"Help me choose a name." Xia Chengxuan said this as soon as he sat down. Seeing Mei Yuanchen's blank expression, he said disdainfully, "The baby in Xiao Ling's belly, please give me a name."
Rui Xiaoling was already six months pregnant and was about to give birth in a hundred days.
There is a dragon-shaped time leak in the Imperial Ancestral Temple in the palace, which is called "Tian Ji Yi"; in the Tian Ji Yi there are twelve hollow copper pills called "Shi Shi Pills", on which the twelve characters of Tiangan are cast in sequence.
According to the Dahua etiquette system, a hundred days before the birth of the first heir of the new emperor, the twelve names should be written in gold lacquer on brocade and silk and placed in the birth pill; once the prince is born, the bell of the ceremony hall will ring, and the eunuch on duty in the imperial temple will listen. After hearing the sound of joy, he would take off the "Zhishi Pill" and present it to the emperor.
The name of the newly born prince was naturally written on the brocade silk of the Maruchi Maru.
In recent days, the Ministry of Rites had been admonishing him diligently, but Xia Chengxuan couldn't bear the disturbance, so he had to use the excuse of the visit of the Xian Ma Mission as an excuse. Unfortunately, Xiao Pu left the capital yesterday and this excuse can no longer be used.
In fact, it was just a name for his baby. With his knowledge, there was no problem at all. There was a hidden reason why he didn't choose it for a long time.
"I told Yuan Chen before he left that we would give our baby a name when he comes back." That was his answer to Rui Xiaoling.
It is true that such rhetoric should never be made public in the court, but for believers, "a gentleman's promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold."
Moreover, that is not only a promise, but also a kind of compensation.
A compensation that no one can understand.
"Ah? Did you really ask me to name you?" Mei Yuanchen was a little embarrassed and said seriously, "I also thought you were just talking about it, but you have never thought about it carefully."
Since leaving the capital, he has been practicing immortality skills, cooperating with Yun Xiaoyang in treating illnesses and injuries, and then busy with other affairs of the Ruozhou Martial Arts Association. It is rare that his mind is filled with the blood feud of Mei Mansion, for the unborn " He really never cared about naming his adopted son.
When Xia Chengxuan came to ask, he felt really guilty, and his face showed guilt.
"Hey, take whatever you want! Whatever comes to mind." Seeing his embarrassment, Xia Chengxuan said nonchalantly, "If you like, you can call it 'Wangcai', 'Laifu', 'Yu Litou' or whatever."
"Wangcai" and "Laifu" are the names of ordinary people's watchdogs, not to mention "Rattus", the despicable meaning is beyond words.
"Bah, bah, bah! How can you abuse your own child like this!" Mei Yuanchen scolded with a smile, "He may be the emperor of Dahua in the future, how can he choose a name casually?"
Seeing that he finally laughed, Xia Chengxuan turned his face to the side and secretly raised his eyebrows, as if his conspiracy had succeeded.
"How about '昶'? The character 'Chang' is from 'Yong' on the left and 'Ri' on the right." Mei Yuanchen said tentatively, "Xia Jichang."
"Sure." Xia Chengxuan agreed without thinking, and said, "Choose a girl's name."
The royal genealogy has been compiled long ago. His generation name is "Cheng". Boys must have "Fire" in their names, and girls must have "Water" in their names.
The previous generation of "Cheng" is "Mu", and the next generation is the turn of "Inherit". The name of the male heir must have the character "日" next to it, and the name of the female heir must have the character "月" next to it.
This "Jichang" is naturally a boy's name.
"How about the word 'Meng' on the left 'Yue' and on the right 'Meng'? Xia Jimeng." There are so many constraints on the name of the royal family. For a moment, Mei Yuanchen could only think of the word "Meng" that was appropriate and appropriate.
I thought Xia Chengxuan was going to say a few words, but he actually patted his thigh and said firmly: "It's done. Xiao Ling gave birth to a prince and named her 'Xia Jichang'. If it was a girl, he would call her 'Xia Jimeng' .”
The two of them talked about each other, talking about Mei Xinyue and Fu Changsheng who were far away in Tianxinzhou, Kuaizhou; they talked about their classmates Xue Ning, Fei Gedong, and Ou Xiaoxiao from Zhizhitang; they talked about Xian The Matt Mission and Xiao Pu; also discussed the current situation in Anxian and Penan.
"Over at Binan, I have sent a letter to Chengcan quickly, asking him to prepare military supplies. He will win the battle with Mu Danqing one day and not lose." Xia Chengxuan put away his previous carefree attitude and said solemnly, "Here Victory, Duan Muyu dare not withhold the antidote to the 'Dream Demon', our military force can intimidate Xiao Xiaoxiao in all directions. If this battle is defeated, the army of Jue State will surely move to the Tanzhou area to station, stay high and wait for the right opportunity to directly lead the army. Going north to Qingxi County, if the situation becomes difficult for a while, we will occupy the city as a base, forming a stalemate between the two armies. And Yiyi... No matter what, this battle must not be defeated!"
"Chengcan is young after all. If the White Army and Chu Nan's army join forces, Mu Danqing will definitely not be his enemy." Thinking of the beauty's life hanging here, Mei Yuanchen couldn't help but suggest.
Mu Danqing is a general who is as famous as the former "Martial King" Xia Muyang, while Xia Chengcan, the chief general of the White Army, is only more than 20 years old and can only fight in a few battles. In terms of paper chances of victory, Dahua has no advantage.
"The army of Chunan is used for the decisive battle and cannot be moved at this time." Xia Chengxuan shook his head and retorted, "Although Ou Luhai leads an army of 100,000, he has to guard the borders of Chunan and Qingxi counties. The troops stationed in various places Their combat power is weak and they are by no means the enemy of Jue's army. Once there is a gap in the defense line of General Chu Nan's Mansion, they can penetrate through the gap and fight all the way to Xiahe County, and the capital will be in danger."
In the final analysis, the situation at this time has not yet reached the point of a desperate fight, and only attacking without defending is the worst strategy.
"Don't worry, although Chu Nan's army is invulnerable, Gongyang Palace's silver-armored army is not weak at all. With them raiding the formation, Mu Danqing will never take advantage." Xia Chengxuan pursed his lips and smiled. Later, he told Mei Yuanchen about how brother Gongyang Songwa had helped resolve the grudge between Cangsheng Palace and Zhi Palace.
It turned out that after the two brothers Gongyang Songwo and Gongyang Shuwo met Xia Chengcan that day, they had a frank conversation and talked about the pros and cons of their family and country, finally letting go of his anger.
With his handwriting as a letter and his oath as proof, Gong Yangxun naturally moved. A few days later, he secretly went north to the capital with several elders from his clan, and met with Xia Chengxuan, Prince Duan, and Qin Yinzhen. After receiving repeated promises from the court and Prince Zhi's palace, he made it clear that once the White Army fought with the Jue Army, the Duke would The main force of the Silver Armored Army of Prince Yang's Mansion then marched to Tanzhou. If Xia Chengcan was strong, the Gongyang family would just watch and not fight. If the White Army was unable to fight for a long time, the Silver Armored Army would lead the army to join the war after receiving Xia Chengcan's signal.
"If this is the case, this battle will be safe." After hearing the whole story clearly, Mei Yuanchen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Praise me, and I will know that you will not let down the court!"
Talking about the situation in Anxian, Xia Chengxuan mentioned the words "Zhao Qianming" and Mei Yuanchen understood everything.
The hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable, not to mention that the Son of Man is the lord of a country.
Shatuo can't be a piece of iron. People sent by Dahua paid a lot of money and lured them with beauty. The cronies around Chihedan and Chidoha fanned some evil winds and lit some will-o'-the-wisps. From time to time they said bad things about Zhao Qianming, and finally Puba was allowed to Yin sent him to guard the border, and his station was Sayang City, which is adjacent to Dahua.
"It seems that Duanmu Yu also ran that way. What a coincidence." With Xia Chenghuan's Shenshao Battalion plus Ran Jiangong's White Horse Army, Jinzhou Garrison Camp and Suzhou Post, it was necessary to eliminate more than 20,000 Zhao Qianming's rebels. , it can be said that victory is guaranteed.
"I didn't expect Chengxuan to be so meticulous in his military use. I felt something was wrong earlier. Duanmuyu came to Ruozhou privately, and there would not be many guards. Why did the imperial court send 20,000 divine sentry battalions to intercept it? Although there were people who were on guard against rebellion in the Ruozhou military camp. The intention, of course, is that the White Horse Army came with them, obviously heading for Zhao Qianming. He has never let go of this hatred." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of his own uncertainties. Not only did the hatred of his adoptive father not help him much , even the whole reason why the Mei family was destroyed is unknown. Although he concluded that he was inseparable from Zhang Suiguang, he was repeatedly defeated in the confrontation with him, and his heart was full of unwillingness and guilt.
He has always been lax in self-control and expresses his joy and anger in words.
Xia Chengxuan stretched out her foot to tiptoe him and said seriously: "I guess you also know some clues. I didn't want to hide Zhang Suiguang's matter from you. Jiudian did go to Jinzhou when Mei Mansion was in trouble... Jiudian and You must be well aware of the power of the Salt Gang. After many deadly battles, I don’t have many masters left at the moment. It’s very difficult to deal with them. It’s even more difficult for you to deal with them..."
Previously, Prince Jaw's Mansion had top ten masters such as Yongzhu and Xiezhi, as well as Baiweitang led by Hu Xiwei, plus the masters hidden in Ran Guogong's Mansion for many years, at least there was a chance of winning against Jiudian and the Salt Gang.
Mei Yuanchen hurriedly interrupted him: "Chengxuan, you must be careful with the guards around you not long after you have ascended the throne. They were able to poison Yiyi, which shows that they are really pervasive. The people around you must not be distracted. Zhang Suiguang has a deep foundation. My martial arts skills are extremely high, so I really shouldn’t rush for revenge.”
He had personally experienced the Xu family's rebellion and knew that the ferocity of people in the martial arts world was even greater than that of soldiers. Moreover, Duan Muyu could send people to attack Dahua's important officials, which made Zhang Suiguang anxious. Why couldn't he send the nine dead men to assassinate Xia Chengxuan?
Mei Yuanchen didn't want his good brother to face such danger.
"My martial arts has improved very quickly, and I may not be his opponent in a few years. And I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems. I still need to find out more, but I can't miss anyone. Hum, no matter who else is there, there will be someone eventually One day I will finally be able to kill them with my own hands!"
But he never saw Xia Chengxuan's eyelids tremble slightly and his face was bitter.
"But for now, let's put all grudges aside. The most important thing is to find the three herbs to detoxify Yiyi as soon as possible!"
