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Chapter 35 Chapter 5 Looking North in Surprise

my queen 谢楼南 12000Words 2018-03-16
On the first day of October in the eighteenth year of Deyou, the day when the peace was shattered was no different from any other day in the past. In the quiet time of the autumn afternoon, the scouts who broke into the harem without even taking off the armor covered in blood and dust, knelt under the stone steps, and shouted with a voice almost roaring: "The Tatars are invading, Datong is in danger!" !" Xiao Huan, who had listened silently to the scout's report, finally raised his head: "All officials are ordered to enter the palace to wait for the decree, and the nine hundred li hastened to summon the king of Chu to the capital."

The Tatar invasion was a completely different offensive from the Jurchen rebellion ten years ago. The elite bloodthirsty cavalry captured the Datong Mansion, which is known as the golden soup, in one fell swoop on the third day after the battle report was sent back. Liu Zhen, the general soldier of Datong, died in the line of duty. , 30,000 soldiers did not surrender in a bloody battle, and none of them survived. The capital, which had lost its barrier, was exposed to iron hooves overnight. No one expected that the prosperity of Kangning would be full of flames of war in just a few days, and no one expected that the capital, which had been stable for a hundred years, would be in jeopardy overnight.

On the fifth day of October, the third day after the Tatar cavalry set up camp outside Gyeonggi, the whole court was already shrouded in talk of surrender.The courtiers who used to be impassioned and pointed out the country, while instructing their families to pack their bags, even began to advocate moving the capital and fleeing south. In the Qianqing Palace where there were constant debates that day, the former auxiliary king, dressed in dusty white clothes, walked up the long steps made of white marble step by step, and his cold voice was like a golden sword: "Move the capital? Where are you going? Hangzhou?" ? What do you want to learn, my lords? The Song Dynasty went south?"

The emperor, who had been leaning on the throne and listening quietly, opened his eyes at this moment, and said coldly, indifferently as usual: "I just said that those who moved the capital will each receive fifty court sticks. Someone let me hear the two Word, cut without pardon." Almost beaming, she relayed to me what she heard from the little eunuch Chaoshang, and Jiaoyan sighed again and again: "You don't know how majestic His Royal Highness Chu and our Long Live Lord are, but as soon as the words fell, the entire hall was buzzing with excitement. There is no one who dares to breathe!"

"Come on..." I laughed amused by her exaggerated description, I waved my hands, "If you can't even breathe, you'll be suffocated!" Jiaoyan smiled a little shyly: "Didn't I describe the amazing power of Long Live Lord and His Royal Highness the King of Chu, scaring those spineless ministers from muttering anymore..." "It's amazing, the two of them are not evil spirit beasts..." Laughing again, I patted her on the shoulder, "Stop gossiping, go and ask the imperial dining room to remove the lunch on the table and replace it with a new one. This time it was too cold."

"Oh? It's not a beast to avoid evil, so what are we?" A smiling voice sounded from behind. Do you have a portion for me at lunch?" Turning back in a hurry, behind Xiao Huan who was smiling at me, the man in white raised a pair of pale dark eyes, and smiled brightly: "Gang Cang, long time no see." "Xiao Qianqing..." I stood up from the chair and smiled softly, "Long time no see." The smile in the pale black eyes was even stronger, he walked past Xiao Huan in front of him, grabbed my arm, then leaned over and hugged my shoulder tightly: "I miss you so much, Cang Cang."

I was so strangled by him that I couldn't breathe, I couldn't help but rolled my eyes: "Thank you for thinking of me, I said, but I haven't seen you in less than a year, so you don't have to hug me so tightly..." Letting go of his hands and looking at me, Xiao Qianqing pursed his lips lightly, narrowing his eyes with a smile: "One year is a long time..." I also looked up at him, and I smiled: "That's right, a year is not short..." In these years, there were really few times when I didn't see Xiao Qianqing for more than half a year. Even though Xiao Qianqing left the government affairs to Xiao Huan that year, he ran back to the fief for fear of letting him take care of things again.

However, on the one hand, Xiao Huan never formally issued an edict to take back Xiao Qianqing's auxiliary government duties; Cha Wu still ran back to the Forbidden Palace in a grand manner, and stayed here for ten and a half months, treating this place as his palace. "Okay, don't be so wordy," I said to Xiao Qianqing with a smile, and I grabbed his and Xiao Huan's sleeves, "You're all tired! Come and eat! Otherwise, I'll have to go back to the dining room and do it all over again!" They all smiled and let me pull to the table. Because I haven't seen each other for a long time, I still chatted casually with Mrs. Xiao Qianqing, and the three sat down to eat together.

After eating, before the first cup of tea was brewed, the children had heard the news of Xiao Qianqing's return to the palace at some point, and a beehive ran over, "Uncle Qing" and "Uncle Qing" yelled stop. Picking up Xiaoxie and putting it on her lap, Xiao Qianqing smiled charmingly: "Xiaoxie...do you miss Uncle Qing? Have you ever dreamed about Uncle Qing?" Xiaoxie's crazy girl was also very happy, hugging his neck and giggling: "I dreamed of it! Besides Daddy, Xiaoxie likes Uncle Qing the most!" The two were having a good time, and Lian and Yan were having fun together, so Xiao Qianqing bent down and pulled Lian over without politeness, and kneaded Lian's little face with both hands.

"Hey!" I couldn't stand it and said quickly, "Don't tease my daughter and bully my son at the same time!" Xiao Qianqing didn't let go of Lian's cheek, and sighed: "I can't help it, who made Xiao Lian look so much like his father, I want to bully him..." What kind of logic is this!I couldn't help but roll my eyes, I had to watch Xiao Qianqing rub Xiao Lian so viciously, and then laughed with Xiaoxie and Xiaoyan with a sense of accomplishment. One Xiao Qianqing and three children, even though they were making a fuss...but they seemed to be enjoying themselves.

I love to play, but I don't often have time to hang out with the children. Xiao Huan is naturally quiet, and his health is not very good. Even if the children are attached to their father, they always hold their breath in front of him obediently, for fear of making a noise. He, but Xiao Qianqing always led them crazy, as long as the four of them met together, the harem would never be peaceful... After arguing with the children for a while, Xiao Qianqing stopped, took out three pendants like jade hooks from his bosom, one for each of them, distributed them to the three children, and patted their heads: "The gift Uncle Qing gave you , all worn around the neck, if you lose it, you will be spanked..." After receiving what Xiao Qianqing gave them, the three children looked at the texture of the jade ornaments curiously. I was far away, and I could only vaguely see dragon scale-like lines on the jade hook. Xiao Huan, who had been watching us with a faint smile, suddenly spoke in a low tone: "Qianqing, what did you give them?" "The Kuilong pendant worn by the patriarch of the Qinglong Branch has been cut into three pieces." Without looking at Xiao Huan, Xiao Qianqing said calmly, as if what he said did not represent the Qinglong branch of the Xiao clan who was second only to the patriarch of the Zhuque branch. The patriarch's Kuilong jade pendant. My heart was cold, and before I had time to speak, Xiao Huan had already said, "Qianqing, do you want to go out this time?" "I'm not going, why are you going?" With a snort, Xiao Qianqing raised his head to look at Xiao Huan, "Just because of your appearance that you have given up martial arts a long time ago?" Xiao Qianqing was really ruthless when he spoke.Eight years ago, Xiao Huan fought against the Lingbi Sect in Tianshan. After taking medicine to remove the cold poison in his body, his internal energy was no longer restrained by the cold air, and he could use it as he wanted, but at the same time, the backlash doubled to his body.Later, in order to save Xiao Huan, Chen Luomo poured all the yin and cold internal energy he had practiced for nearly twenty years into Xiao Huan's meridians, and only then suppressed the extreme yang internal energy on Xiao Huan.At the same time as doing so, Xiao Huan's skills were abolished.So now Xiao Huan has long lost his internal strength, and Wang Feng has been put away and not used for many years. Seeing Xiao Qianqing lightly smiled, Xiao Huan didn't speak any more.On the contrary, when the three children heard Xiao Qianqing's words, they all fell silent at the same time, and looked back at Xiao Huan anxiously.Xiaoxie hesitated even more, climbed down from Xiao Qianqing's lap, walked over and pulled Xiao Huan's clothes, and said timidly: "Daddy, you are not in good health, don't go to the border to fight, okay?" He looked back at Xiao Qianqing, with a troubled look on his face, "Xiao Xie doesn't want Uncle Qing to go either, can Uncle Qing not go either?" Involuntarily following Xiao Xie's gaze to look at Xiao Qianqing, my heart seemed to be stagnant, I was actually speechless. "Heh" let out a chuckle, Xiao Qianqing raised his chin and raised his eyebrows: "What is Xiaoxie afraid of? A few Tatar savages, your Uncle Qing hasn't paid attention to them. You wait at home obediently, wait It's time to go, and Uncle Qing will bring back a Tatar sweat horse for you to ride on." As soon as he heard the sweat horse, Xiao Xie's eyes lit up immediately: "Is it really a sweat horse? The one that sweats red?" "Yes," Xiao Qianqing stretched out his hands with a smile, this time with each hand, he grabbed Lian Heyan's cheeks, and said while rubbing, "You two stay with my sister well, even when I come back!" Hearing what he said easily, the expressions on the faces of the three children also relaxed, and they gradually laughed again. Taking advantage of Xiaoxie letting go of Xiao Huan's clothes and running to Xiao Qianqing's space, I stretched out my hand and held Xiao Huan's hand under the table. He also shook me lightly, his hand was dry and stable, with a touch of warmth in his palm. Turning her head, she met his gentle gaze.He smiled slightly at me, but he didn't speak. In the face of the national crisis, even Xiao Qianqing put away his thoughts of playing with the children, sent the three devil kings away in the afternoon, and the Hall of Mental Cultivation became a place for confidential ministers to shuttle back and forth again. Fortunately, there is nothing important in Fenglai Pavilion, so I will stay in the palace in the afternoon. Although I can't go into the inner room to listen to their discussions on state affairs, staying in the outer room can also help Feng Wufu who is a little dizzy. When the evening dragged on until nearly Xu, all the courtiers retreated. When I entered the warm pavilion, I saw that only Xiao Huan and Xiao Qianqing were left sitting on the soft couch in the mist filled with incense. He lowered his head and rested his forehead with his hands. Sighing, I walked over: "Should I go out for dinner, or just put the dinner here?" Seeing me go in, Xiao Qianqing looked up at me and smiled: "Put it in, it's troublesome." I went over to the soft couch, Xiao Huan raised his head and smiled at me: "Cangcang." Ever since I entered the door, I always felt that his face was a bit wrong, so I walked up to him and stretched out my hand: "Brother Xiao..." Before he could say a word, he lowered his head and held his chest and coughed lightly. Hurry up to support him, I panicked: "Brother Xiao, how are you doing? Does your chest hurt?" Xiao Qianqing on the other side of the soft couch also changed his color slightly, leaned his body to this side, then frowned and hummed softly: "I can't stand it like this! I'm so weak." Holding my arm, Xiao Huan raised his head, smiled and shook his head: "It's just a little tired, it doesn't matter." The last time it dragged so hard to the end, he also said "a little tired". Frowning and stomping my feet, I finally could only say: "Do you have an appetite? Let me help you in and take a rest first?" Probably seeing that I was too careful, Xiao Qianqing hummed: "It's for support, do you want to hug it in?" I don't know why he was so sore there, I turned around a little funny: "It's too heavy for me to hold, why don't you come to hold it?" Choked for a moment, Xiao Qianqing blushed a little, and turned away with a "hum" sound: "My hands are slippery, and I can't hold them so heavy!" "Hmm..." Xiao Huan said, smiling, "I won't be too heavy..." Without even thinking about it, Xiao Qianqing immediately said, "Do you want me to hug you?" After she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong, her lips were pursed, and her jade-colored cheeks were half flushed. It was rare to see Xiao Qianqing still supporting Xiao Huan when he was so embarrassed, I laughed "haha", Xiao Huan also lowered his head, and coughed lightly twice obviously to cover up his smile. Although it was a joke, Xiao Huan didn't go to rest first, but he still didn't eat anything for dinner.Originally, Xiao Qianqing and him seemed to plan to discuss something after dinner, but after the meal was finished, Xiao Qianqing stood up and said, "I'll go back and rest first."Then he lifted his legs and went out without looking sideways. I didn't even have time to send him off, so I had no choice but to look back at Xiao Huan: "Are you tired? Do you want to take a shower and change?" He sat on the couch, looked up at me slightly, and shook his head with a smile: "It really doesn't matter, it's just that I feel a little tired at the moment." Seeing him wrinkle his nose, I snorted softly: "You are so outrageous, I don't believe you!" As I spoke, I walked over, sat beside him, and hugged him. Unknowingly, the arms actually used a lot of strength, hugging him very hard, as if... If you don't hug him, you will never be able to hug him again. I was selfish. When I heard that the Tatars had captured Datong, I didn't think about the danger of the country or the displacement of the people, but what should Xiao Huan do? Everyone can escape, even if the imperial army is broken and the capital falls, other people can still escape, go into exile or simply surrender to the Tatars, only he cannot. In the world of Dawu, only the emperor can be counted, and the emperor of Dawu can only be in the capital.Either keep the gate of the country, or die in the country, there is no third way to go. Suddenly, I wish I hadn't left him in the rivers and lakes. Xiao Yuncong or Bai Chifan in the rivers and lakes are amazingly talented and omnipotent. Even if they are forced to Tianshan, if he didn't seek death, even the strength of the Lingbi Sect would not be able to move. He doesn't.But when he is the emperor of Dawu, this position has too much to bear, this position is too high... so high that it is almost empty and there is nowhere to go... At this moment, it is not like me to worry about gains and losses and shrink back. "Brother Xiao..." I buried my head deeply in his sleeve, I heard a trembling in my voice that couldn't be concealed, "I'm afraid..." "Cang Cang..." His cheeks were cupped by his indifferent and warm hands, and he still looked at me gently. There was a warm smile in his eyes as usual, "It doesn't matter, just trust me." He said After a pause, he smiled again, "The capital will not fall, and I will not let it fall." This is something no one has dared to say since the Tatars broke through the gate, but in just a few days, people's hearts have long been scattered. Except for Xiao Qianqing's loud accusation at the temple this morning, no one dared to say such words, saying that Tatars will definitely Being defeated, the capital will definitely not fall. Looking at him blankly, I took a deep breath, then looked up. What am I doing?Like those cowards facing up, they were scared out of their wits before they saw the Tatar war horses... Like the cowardly and hopeless women, they only know how to hold their husbands and cry when disaster comes! Raising my eyebrows, I hugged him even harder, and I raised my voice: "Who said I'm afraid of the Tatars? The stinky barbarians come and chop off one by one, and a pair of them! I'm not afraid that my male pet is too delicate, so give me Who accidentally broke it!" He frowned slightly, and finally couldn't hold back his smile: "I'm so fragile and delicate... I told Qianqing and you two, do I still look like a man..." "You are the male favorite who eats soft meals at home!" I pushed back unceremoniously, and I bared my teeth at him. He coughed lightly and laughed even harder. It was just sporadic coughing, and he was still sleeping peacefully at night, but Xiao Huan couldn't get up the next morning. In the early morning, he woke up as usual, but he didn't have the energy to get up anymore. Looking at Xiao Qianqing who rushed over after learning the news, he smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, Qianqing, I'm afraid I will take care of you." Xiao Qianqing snorted softly with his nose, and stood with his chest folded. Xiao Qianqing's expression was not good, and he shook his sleeves and said, "Don't be brave if you are sick! Don't worry, you can't die without Dawu!" After speaking, he turned around and said Walk. Looking at his back, which was not as elegant as it used to be, I couldn't help but smile even though I was worried, and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Xiao Huan's hand on my cheek. Yang Tai had been here just now, this strict and upright doctor who was completely different from Li Mingshang, after removing his finger from Xiao Huan's inch scale, he still said the same thing as when Xiao Huan passed out last time: overworked, careful nursed back to health. Hearing this diagnosis again, I didn't know what it was like, I didn't get angry and scolded Yang Tai, I just watched Jiaoyan send him out, and then I just sat beside Xiao Huan. When the indifferent warmth of his palm spread to my cheeks, I raised my head and smiled at him: "Don't look at his stubbornness, Xiao Qianqing actually cares about you... He loves beauty so much, when he just arrived, he didn't even tie his hair properly ..." He smiled lightly: "Qianqing has been stubborn since she was a child...but it's okay..." For a long time, I always felt that Xiao Huan and Xiao Qianqing were awkward. I really didn't ask them about their childhood, so I smiled and said: "You know him well, when did you first meet?" He smiled again: "This... is about Delun's eleventh year? When Qianqing was four years old." This moment really stunned me: "It's so early..." "It's not too early," he smiled, "At that time, the third uncle had not been entrusted to Chu, and the palace was in the capital, but Qianqing didn't bring him into the palace for the first time until he was four years old, so We just met at that time.” "I see." Thinking of the past, I nodded. Although Xiao Qianqing's father, Xiao Danyan, was the son of Emperor Jingzong and the younger brother of Emperor Yingzong and Ruizong, no matter whether it was the former dynasty or the inner palace, they were quite indifferent to the third prince. So Xiao Qianqing's father, Xiao Danyan, came out of the palace at the age of sixteen and lived in the palace in the capital. So although Xiao Qianqing is already the second king of Chu, he is actually Xiao Huan's cousin.This was also an important reason why Xiao Qianqing was embraced as emperor by many veterans when the Empress Dowager Liu's palace changed in the ninth year of Deyou. He was indeed the royal family closest to the Suzaku branch in the Qinglong branch of the Xiao family at that time. Xiao Qianqing was born to a dancing girl in the mansion when Xiao Danyan was sixteen years old, and she should have been nine years old when she left the capital for Chu. Thinking about it this way, he really had many opportunities to get along with Xiao Huan when he was a child. "Oh? What did Xiao Qianqing call you at that time?" Thinking about it, I smiled and asked Xiao Huan, "Isn't it His Royal Highness?" "At that time..." Xiao Huan smiled, "Qianqing always called me Brother Huanhuang." "Ah? He really is? Did he chase after your ass and call him Brother Huang?" I laughed. When Xiao Qianqing met Xiao Huan, he used to say "Your Majesty" with a sarcastic and indifferent tone. However, when he said "my brother Huang" in front of me, his eyebrows were still cold. I couldn't imagine that he would call Xiao Huan "Brother Huan Huang". He started to laugh lightly, but Xiao Huan didn't even shake his head. He frowned slightly and smiled again: "It's not as hard as chasing buttocks..." Gently gossiping with me, there was no tired look on his face, and the smile on his lips was always gentle and gentle, but under the faint sunlight, his face was as pale as if transparent. "Brother Xiao." Pressing his hand tightly to my face, I looked up at him, wanting to laugh, but finally I didn't raise the corner of my mouth, I was really selfish, "Brother Xiao, I'm glad you can rest. " No matter the aggressive Tatar cavalry outside the city, no matter the chattering courtiers, no matter what opportunities for war appeared, no matter the land that was being fought for every inch of the battle. As long as he is willing to temporarily drop everything and take a rest when he is tired, that's fine. The gentle voice remained the same, with a smile, he looked at me: "Cang Cang, let you worry." Before the Tatar army and horses approached Juyongguan, the last barrier of the capital, on the eighth day of the eighth day of October in the eighteenth year of Deyou, standing next to the throne of the Qianqing Palace, the eunuch Feng Wufu, who was in charge of the official seal, read out the imperial edict in his hand word by word: The imperial conquest was conducted in person, and the king of Chu stayed in Beijing to supervise the country. "Okay!" In the warm pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the bright yellow silk imperial decree was thrown to the ground with a "slap", Xiao Qianqing sneered: "You can even pretend to be sick! Our Long Live Lord is really clever!" The people in the room had been cleared out long ago, and there was silence. I could only smile, and walked over to pick up the imperial edict: "Xiao Qianqing, you lose your temper when you lose your temper. What did you smash?" Still sneering, Xiao Qianqing ignored my intentional interruption, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, since the emperor is unparalleled in resourcefulness, then please forgive me for being dull and ineffective, I will resign..." "Xiao Qianqing!" I yelled again in a hurry, and even said such words, it seemed that Xiao Qianqing was really angry this time. "Qianqing," Xiao Huan, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and looked at Xiao Qianqing, "If it wasn't necessary, I wouldn't do it." Meeting his gaze, Xiao Qianqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and sneered again: "The necessity is to pretend to be sick on purpose, push the government to me, and then suddenly issue an edict to personally conscript?" "Please stay in court, Qianqing," Xiao Huan paused, still looking into Xiao Qianqing's eyes, "Lian'er is still young." Qian Dai's eyes narrowed and then let go, Xiao Qianqing still sneered, turned around and left: "I'm not here to raise your son for you!" Knowing that Xiao Qianqing said so, he would not leave, so I didn't call him again this time, and seeing his figure walk out of the palace gate, I smiled, put the imperial decree in my hand on the table, walked to Xiao Huan, and held his hand Hand: "You're such a good singer, I never thought that Xiao Qianqing would be cheated one day." He smiled lightly, and raised his hand to touch my cheek: "Cang Cang...causing you to worry these days." "It's okay," I sighed, and I looked up at him. "Anyway, I'm used to you getting sick all the time, and I guess you'll go to war by yourself..." The personal imperial edict was drafted right under my nose. In the past two days, I watched him lean on the bed in his spare time, writing and drawing casually with a pen, but he never went over to see what he was writing. . In fact, he has been in good spirits for the past few days. Although he said he was sick and rested in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he went to bed early and got up early every day, and he still had leisure time to lean on the soft couch and play chess with Lian'er... If you have time to visit the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xiao Qianqing I'm afraid I've already found out that I've been lied to. According to Xiao Huan's personality, if he didn't have other plans, even if he couldn't get up from the bed, under the situation of such a strong enemy, he might still cling to the government and not let go. During the war, everything was kept simple. The imperial decree was issued on the eighth day of October, and on the ninth day of October, the royal family and the forbidden army would leave Beijing from Xuanwu Gate to the front line. On the morning of the ninth day of October, I was sitting on a chair in the hall of Yishuiyuan. "The income of thirty-eight pawnshops in Jiangsu this month is..." Muyan stopped speaking, and shook the file in front of my eyes, "...Did you hear that?" Looking away from the window, I nodded: "I heard that the business of pawnshops, grain shops, cloth villages and gambling shops in various places is much worse than last month, and the money shop has been withdrawn a lot of money, because the people are busy cleaning up the money after the war. Ready to escape..." Muyan sighed helplessly: "I'm not telling you that the income has decreased a lot, I'm telling you how much money we can give to support the imperial court and appease the people..." I nodded: "In the face of the national crisis, we do have to do something." After speaking, I froze for a moment, not knowing what to say. Su Qian waved her hand: "I think we should do whatever we want, just skip you." Muyan was also happy to hear this sentence, and immediately nodded and stood up: "In this way, I will ask someone to do the calculation, and when I get the specific amount, I will show it to you." Knowing that I was absent-minded so I delayed the business, I am a little sorry and smiled at Muyan: "I'm sorry, this matter has to trouble you." Muyan raised her eyebrows: "When did you become so polite?" She didn't talk to me anymore, and hurried out. Su Qian picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "I didn't expect you not to follow." I smiled, and turned my head to look out the window: "I have other things to do, so I can't follow him all day." The scene of waking up this morning flashed before my eyes. It was no different from the usual morning. We got up together, washed and had breakfast together.I put a kiss on the corner of his lips, then said goodbye to him with a smile, and came to Fenglai Pavilion. The capital is in danger, and the enemy is at hand. I am the Pavilion Master of Fenglai Pavilion, and I have the responsibility to stand up at this time and give confidence to all the disciples. "Can you really let go?" After a moment of silence, she glanced at me, and Su Qian spoke. "I have other things to do," I looked away, and I smiled at her, "There is no way to leave." Looking at me, Su Qian suddenly turned her head and sighed softly: "At this time, I don't have any demands at all... Sometimes I really envy Pavilion Master Bai's indulgence to you... It's not like an emperor treats his queen... " That's the way it is said, any empress who can be called a virtuous queen should stand by the emperor's side at this moment, be his support, share his worries and resolve difficulties as the mother and wife of the country. "Brother Xiao doesn't need it." After a pause, I laughed, "It may be a bit irresponsible to say this, but Brother Xiao is not a person who needs someone to support him all the time. When he does something Sometimes, it's better to be alone. "Besides, I never loved him as a queen," I said with a smile, I turned my head and looked at the golden ginkgo outside the window again, "he never loved me as an emperor. Like you are my queen, So you just do what you want, even if you become my queen, you are just my queen and no longer have other identities... Brother Xiao would not say such things, let alone think so. " Taking a deep breath, I smiled: "That's why he's worth it...Su Qian, it's worth it. Even if it's for him, sometimes I almost forget who I am, and I still won't regret it." She lowered her head in silence for a long time before Su Qian sighed softly and got up from her chair: "Forget it, as the hall master of Fenglai Pavilion, I actually advised my own pavilion master to abandon the disciples in the pavilion and run away in times of crisis." It's a bit out of character to go looking for your own man." She nodded at me, "Even if you are restless, you can stay in the pavilion at this time, I am very happy." Is this a compliment?Why didn't I hear any compliments in it... This woman really didn't miss a chance to hurt me. I looked at her with a helpless smile, and I nodded: "Thank you for your approval..." When the voice faded away, there was a sudden "bang" sound outside the window, followed by a deafening sound that seemed to be louder than the other, and the sound was continuous, and even the floor under your feet seemed to be trembling.It was a salute of 108 guns, sending you off respectfully. The long salute finally stopped, Su Qian lowered her head, looked at me and raised her lips lightly: "It's noon, the army that the imperial conquest has left." "Yeah." I nodded and smiled at her. Su Qian smiled, walked down the steps, and walked away through the courtyard. I raised my hand and patted my cheek to clear my mind. My eyes still fell on the steps.There are a few thin fallen leaves, shaped like a small fan, golden in color, which fell from the ginkgo tree outside the door. Autumn, I don't know when it has gradually deepened. On the first day of October in the eighteenth year of Deyou, Prince Ersen of Tatar led his troops to attack Datong Mansion on the grounds that Dawu cut the rewards of Tatar tribute horses. On the third day of October, Datong was broken. Drive straight in, approach Juyongguan, and the capital is at stake. On the fifth day of October, the Palace of the King of Chu, who was urgently recalled to the capital, lashed out at the officials and advocated resistance, and transferred 220,000 guards and vassal generals to guard the capital strictly. On the eighth day of October, Ersen sent 20,000 troops from the East Route, 100,000 troops from the Middle Route, and 50,000 troops from the West Route. Since ancient times, Beikou, Juyongguan, and Zijingguan have aggressively attacked the capital.On the same day, Emperor Deyou issued a decree to the king of Chu to supervise the country, and personally led the elite of the three battalions of imperial guards to go out. On the tenth day of the tenth day of October, the conscript army arrived at Juyongguan. On that day, the vanguard of the army and the Tatar Central Route Army met at the pass. They fought fiercely for one day and wiped out thousands of enemies. The Tatars were frustrated. On October 14th, the city gate of Zijingguan, which had been stalemate with the West Route Army for three days, was opened, and General Longwei Ling Jueding led 5,000 elite cavalry into battle.In this battle, Dawu killed and injured more than 3,000 people, wiped out more than 10,000 enemies, beheaded the enemy general Aci, and the West Tatar Army was defeated. On October 16th, Ersen called for battle in front of Juyongguan. Emperor Deyou came to the city wall and shot an arrow, which hit Ersen's helmet.Ersen was furious and attacked the city with all his troops that day, but the two sides fought for a long time but failed. On October 18th, Jurchen, a vassal state of Dawu, sent troops to rescue the siege with 80,000 cavalry, and Jurchen Great Khan Kumer went out in person. On October 20th, the Jurchen army arrived at Juyongguan, and Ersen led his troops to retreat to Datong, without going out of the fortified wall. In the next few days, the two sides fought several times, each winning or losing, and became a confrontation again. Battle reports came in day by day, and with the victories of the conscripting army, the panic atmosphere in the capital gradually receded, and the peace and tranquility of the past slowly returned to the bustling streets. As usual, he would accompany a few children in the palace in the morning, and go to work in Fenglai Pavilion in the afternoon, so he lived a busy life. It was another afternoon, sitting in the Fenglai Pavilion. I don’t know how many times it happened. I held up my pen and looked at the ginkgo tree outside the window in a daze. Lie on the table, snatched my vermilion pen. Puffing her cheeks, the little girl stared at me angrily: "Mom! I'm talking to you, but you're not listening!" When I regained my senses, I quickly turned to apologize to the little girl: "I'm sorry, mother was thinking about something, what did Xiao Xie say to mother just now? Can you say it again?" Looking at me angrily, Xiao Xie's small eye circles suddenly turned red: "Mother is the worst!" Throwing my brush, turned around and ran away. "Xiaoxie?" I quickly got up and chased after him.Before setting off, Xiao Huan's going to personally recruit was naturally hidden from the children. Lian'er and Yan'er were fine. On the day Xiao Huan left, Xiao Xie was most afraid of causing trouble, so I asked Feng Wufu secretly took them to Fenglai Pavilion.They worked so hard to hide it during the day, and the sound of the salute at noon did not alert them anyway, but at night, when I didn't see them taking them back to the palace, nor did Xiao Huan come to Fenglai Pavilion to pick them up, Xiao Xie immediately felt something. With a "wow", I burst into tears, and I was so panicked that Feng Wufu and I turned around to coax, but we still couldn't coax.What's even more exaggerated is that this girl looks like she has a grudge against me. These days, she doesn't pay much attention to me, even Feng Wufu, who has always been close to her, doesn't pay much attention to her. The little girl ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with her three turns and two turns. Although I knew there would be no danger in Fenglai Pavilion, I was still a little anxious: "Xiaoxie!" I yelled and turned around the door, then stood still and looked forward in a daze. Xiao Xie stopped a long time ago, and a familiar figure in a brown robe lowered his head and hugged her. Looking up at me, there was a friendly smile on that familiar face: "Mao girl..." "Brother..." I still called in a daze, I hurried over two steps: "Brother... are you okay?" There is still obvious travel dust on his body, and his brother came directly from the battlefield.A few days ago, the capital was in an emergency, and there were almost no generals available in the court. My brother rushed back from southern Yunnan overnight, and went straight to the Zijing Pass without staying in the capital for a moment.On the second day after arriving at the pass, the gates of Zijing Pass were opened wide, and a bloody battle by General Longwei established the general situation for the collapse of Ersen's three-party offensive. Carefully inspecting every inch of my brother's face and body, my eye sockets gradually swelled. Smiling, the elder brother gently pinched Xiaoxie's face with a big hand: "Why is Xiaoxie crying like this, baby? Tell uncle, is mother bullying you again?" "Brother..." Taking a step forward, I stretched out my arms, and hugged my brother regardless of Xiaoxie, "It's great that you can come back... It's great that you can come back..." "Mao Yatou..." He called out in surprise, and his brother immediately laughed out loudly, "Your brother, I am the ever-victorious general who just killed the Tatars and disarmed them. I didn't escape from death The defeated general who came back..." "Who said you are a defeated general who escaped from the dead?" I let go, and looked up at my brother. "If you came back from a defeated battle, who would hug you? Look at me laughing at you, you useless general." !" I couldn't help laughing, my brother raised his hand, pressed the top of my head, and rubbed it vigorously: "Don't worry, hairy girl." After a pause, my brother smiled, "I have returned safely." The tears that I had endured for a long time finally slipped down my eyes, and I wiped them with my fingers: "I'm not worried about you stupid boy!" Laughing haha, my brother nodded: "I know you don't worry about me anymore, is it done?" "I wasn't worried at all!" My mouth was so rigid... I stared. "Uncle..." Xiao Xie, who was being held by his brother, called out twice, then suddenly pursed his lips, the tears on his face were still shining, "Daddy is gone..." Before he finished speaking, he burst into tears again. Although the elder brother did not get along with the children as much as Xiao Qianqing did, in the past few years he would go back to the capital to see the children when he had time, and he would often bring them some strange gadgets. Uncle's feelings are also very close. After Xiao Huan left this time, Xiao Xie has always looked like she has been wronged a lot. The battle is going on, Xiao Qianqing is sitting alone in the capital, and he can't take care of coaxing her. Seeing her uncle today, this little girl is probably going to be overwhelmed The grievances all cried out. Hurriedly hugging Xiaoxie with her elder brother, coaxing and teasing her, and her elder brother repeatedly assured that since her uncle would come back safely, her father would also come back well, so Xiaoxie stopped crying so hard. Finally, the little girl was tired from crying, sobbing and falling asleep in my brother's arms, I carefully put her in the inner room of the warm pavilion and covered her with a quilt, and my brother and I came out. I sat down in the outer hall, took a sip of the brewed tea, my brother looked at me, and said, "Mao girl, that Ersen is not simple." 哥哥说得一脸郑重,我心里一紧:“怎么样不简单?” 又看了看我,哥哥略微摇头:“我也不是很清楚,不过我到紫荆关的当日,斥候营恰好抓获了一个在城下出没的小兵,严刑拷打之下,问出了阿刺第二天晚上要领兵秘密从山路绕道到关卡另一侧,而后从两方夹击。如果不是有了这个消息,第二天我们抢先开城决战,紫荆关能不能守得住,就很难说了。” 紫荆关是京师西侧的最后一道关口,如果额森大军能够突破紫荆关,就是鞑靼铁骑兵临城下之时,恰好这时最精锐的禁卫军又被萧焕带去了中路前线,京城堪危。 后怕得出了一层冷汗,我连忙问:“这是怎么说?” “我想能够定出这样的计策,额森应该不是传言中有勇无谋的小王子。”哥哥说着,微顿一下,“而紫荆关外这条小路直通关后的小道,除了经常上山砍柴的乡民之外,连在紫荆关驻扎了十几年的老守军都不知道。我怕额森这次出兵攻打京师,绝不止谋划了一年两年……”又顿了一下,哥哥沉吟,“但如果不是早有预谋……” “如果不是早有预谋,那就是大武有额森的内应……”接着说下去,我握紧手。 “还有,”哥哥再次开口,看着我,“那日大败阿刺,我在他营中见到一个会武功的人,招式不是中原武林的流派。”说着,哥哥蹙了眉,“我只跟他交了不到三招的手,但我确定,他的身手在中原武林,绝对算得上一流。” 无意识地紧握着手站起来,直到哥哥叫了我:“苍苍?” 回过了神转头看哥哥,我慢慢呼出从刚才起一直憋在胸中的那口气,勉强笑笑:“我没事,就是听到鞑靼也有武林高手,有点惊讶。” “苍苍,”叫了我一声,哥哥顿顿,微叹气,“算了,毛丫头,你要是真想去他身边,就去吧……” “嗯?”这些年就算来往频繁,哥哥对萧焕的态度可是一点没变过,横眉冷对是常事,我没想到哥哥居然会主动提出让我去找萧焕,就笑了,“哥,你让我去找萧大哥了?” 哥哥冷哼一声:“就算不看你的面子,也得看小邪和炼儿焰儿的面子,谁让我的几个宝贝外甥哭着要爹。” “原来还是几个小鬼头面子大。”笑了起来,我松松握出冷汗的手,点头,“我看这几天凤来阁没什么事了,就抽空往前线去。” 哥哥点头:“带上几个人,路上小心。” 我一笑,颔首答应。 到他身边去吧……我果然还是定力不够。 说了完全信任他,说了不会为一点风吹草动就乱了阵脚,然而却还是在知道他有可能会有危险的第一刻,就控制不了要到他身边去的冲动。 绷紧的神经一旦送下来就一发不可收拾,连苏倩都立刻看出了我心不在焉,冷瞥我一眼说既然身在曹营心在汉,干脆就快点走。 手头还有两件事要交待清楚,下定决心后,我马上想办法交待给慕颜,紧赶慢赶,把出发的时间定在一天后。 只是没想到,见过哥哥的当天晚上,事情就发展的完全出乎意料。 那是我跟苏倩在议事堂商量事情到将近亥时,两个人一同出来回房休息。 脚步才刚踏出议事堂,暗夜中的角落中就突如其来的攻来一道寒光,紧接着跃出一道黑色身影。 手中的暗器立刻脱手,苏倩手中的短刀接上一轮快如闪电的攻势。 愣了一下之后,我也马上反应过来,火枪出手,飞快填上一圈子弹,一枪射出,跟苏倩酣战的黑衣人腰部中枪,踉跄倒退几步。 “苍苍!”面向我的苏倩突然脸色一变,大声喊出。 我直觉的回头,却只看到那道向我劈来的寒光已经近在眼前。 杀气刺透肌肤,从未有一次,我距离死亡这么近。 砍来的却长刀蓦然顿住,灯光下,刀后那双浅金色眼睛闪烁一下,但也只有一瞬,下一个瞬间,他飞快的说出一句话,然后收回大刀,身体向后跃去,夜色中矫健的黑色身影迅速消失。 肌肤上仿佛还留着刚才那道冰冷的杀意,我愣在原地。 “阁主!”苏倩破天荒的开口称呼我,声音里有焦急:“喂!你没事吧?” 眼睛依然定定看向那个人小时的方向,我摇摇头。 “叫你要答应!”松了口气后,苏倩有了些火气:“人吓人吓死人!知道不!” 没有看她,我试着开口,却觉得喉咙中一片嘶哑:“他是额森。” 苏倩一时没听明白:“什么?” “那个黑衣人,他是额森。”又重复了一遍,我转头看她,“鞑靼王子,额森。” 淡漠冷艳的脸上也渐渐泛起了惊疑,苏倩停顿了片刻:“他……想做什么?” “不知道。”冷汗湿透重衣,我摇头,“我也不知道。” 刚才几乎停顿的时空里,那个蒙面的黑衣人清晰而快速的对我说出的话是:“我就是额森,你们皇帝的命,我要了。” 抚上额头,脑中犹如被无数只铁锤击打,我拼命试图理清思路:“额森说,他要萧大哥……” 猛地抬起头,我看着苏倩,声音清晰:“我要去前线,现在。”
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