The next day when he went to court, news came that Xu Jin had lost two cities in a row. The young emperor Li Hai was furious, and sent Li Qingshan, who came from a family of generals, to meet the enemy. He was defeated again within a few days. Seven or eight pillars of the country in Li Hai's heart were dispatched successively, but none of them could survive a round under the enemy's attack.
In desperation, Li Hai could only let his newly married queen Rong Changan go to the front to fight.
After Li Hai came to Rong Chang'an's palace, Rong Chang'an put down the book in his hand and knelt down to salute.
"See Your Majesty. Aren't you in the morning court? Why are you here now?" Rong Changan brewed a cup of tea and handed it to Li Hai.
Li Hai frowned, "Xu Jin was defeated, Li Qingshan was defeated, and the later generals ran away before going to the battlefield. I am here today to appoint you as Marshal, to sit in the army and defend against foreign enemies."
"I can share your worries, of course I am willing, but the queen mother..." Rong Changan's expression was very docile, as if he didn't know that Li Hai had always wanted to murder her.
"I'll tell you, let's go as soon as possible!"
Li Hai didn't want Rong Changan to go back to the barracks at all, so he would be even more unable to control her, so he was forced to finish the matter helplessly, without saying a word of politeness, and went to the queen mother's palace. The queen mother naturally had no objection, and there was nothing she could do about it, because she had no one to lead troops to kill the enemy.
On the morning of the second day, Emperor Li Hai came to the court, "My dear friends, can you choose someone to lead the army to meet the enemy?"
Everyone was silent for a while, and after a while, "Is it true that I don't even have a single leader in the war?" Li Hai thought about Rong Chang'an in his heart, and felt that these courtiers were too unfriendly.
"Qizou Your Majesty, it's not that there is no one in our country who takes on this important task. The general who protects the country can take on this important task. It's just that she is now a queen, and she is afraid that it will be inappropriate to go out to fight."
Zhao Hongru, Minister of Rites who has always attached importance to etiquette, is in his sixties with gray hair and sharp eyes, and he objected, "Your Majesty, the queen is already a married woman, so it is not appropriate to go to war again. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
In the past, Rong Changan led troops to fight, Zhao Hongru objected to saying three obediences and four virtues, and now he came out to oppose her leading troops. Anyway, as long as Rong Changan wanted to do, he never agreed with one thing. He is really a deep-rooted old stubborn!
With a gloomy face, Li Hai had no choice but to agree, "Zhao Shangshu, do you have a candidate for command?"
Zhao Hongru blushed, "Ah, Your Majesty, there is no one to choose for this veteran." His family's heirs are all civil servants, and they have no interest in martial arts.
Li Hai also didn't like it in his heart, so he decided, "The queen is also the queen of our country. If the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. This time she is the candidate for the head coach and deputy head coach. Do you have any?"
At this moment, Bai Xiangwan, the servant of the Ministry of War, blinked his eyes and thought about the emperor's psychology, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I think that Yushi Yan Li has an upright personality and is a loyal minister, so he can take up this position."
Li Hai was overjoyed, thinking that Bai Xiangwan had won his heart, so he waved his hand, "Sure."
The candidates for the chief and deputy commanders had been decided, and Yan Li was ordered to go to the imperial study alone after retiring from the imperial court, where he carefully explained the mission.
"This trip, you are the deputy commander, and there is another task for you, and only you know about it."
Yan Li looked at Li Hai's mysterious expression, with a flattered look on his face.
Li Hai is very satisfied with Yan Li's expression, this is a loyal subject to him, "You have to supervise Rong Chang'an secretly, and tell me immediately if there is any trouble."
Yan Li hurriedly said yes, "I will definitely supervise the Empress Empress and prevent her from doing inappropriate actions. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the task." Even more satisfied.
Three days later, Rong Changan and Yan Li led the three armies on a trip as the main and deputy commanders.
The flags are fluttering and fluttering in the wind, the women under the banner are heroic, and the men are facing the wind. On the surface, they really are a match made in heaven! It's a pity that one is the lord of the harem, and the other is the favorite of the emperor!
Seven or eight days later, the group stayed in a small town called Lianhua Town.
Today, it happens to be the River Lantern Festival here. Rong Chang'an, Yan Li and others also came to this noisy street.
Many men, women and children carry small river lanterns that they made or bought. Unmarried men and women set off river lanterns to pray that they will marry a good husband and a good girl. Those who get married wish their children a healthy growth and a safe family. Children even urge to come soon. Let the river lanterns go.
Looking at this happy scene, Rong Changan was very happy. The gentle light of the river lamp shone on her delicate facial features, and the hair on the sideburns fell naturally. This female general who has fought in the battlefield for many years is full of soft light.
Yan Li beside him turned his head and saw Rong Changan who was different from usual, his heart was shocked. He raised his hand involuntarily and wanted to touch the temple, but when he saw Rong Changan looking at him in surprise, he realized how abrupt his actions were, so he had to stiffly point his finger in the direction behind Rong Changan, "Do you think that river lantern looks good?"
A pink lotus lantern with a diameter of about half a meter passed through one small lantern after another, came to the front, and went down with the water. A group of children are still chasing, and the adults are shouting, let's go away together!
At this moment, sudden cries sounded, and a five or six-year-old boy stood alone in the middle of the crowd!
"Whose child is this?"
"Why is this child here by himself? Where did the adults go?"
Rong Changan walked up to the little boy and asked softly, "Did you get separated from the adults at home?"
The little boy sobbed, and replied timidly, "My parents went to buy me a river lantern, but they suddenly disappeared!"
Rong Changan comforted the little boy, "Don't cry, your parents can't find you, they will come to you quickly, can you wait here for a while? Auntie will accompany you."
The little boy looked at Rong Changan, confirmed that she did not look like a bad person, nodded and followed her to the side of the road.
"How old are you? Do you live nearby?"
"I'm eight years old and I live in front of my house. My name is Wuwei. Auntie, will my mother come to see me?"
Rong Changan nodded affirmatively, "I will, your adults must be in a hurry, looking for you everywhere?"
After a while, the number of people gradually decreased. A middle-aged couple ran over looking for it. The woman still held a river lantern in her hand. The man saw Wuwei from a distance, ran up to him and pulled Wuwei's arm as if to hit him, yelling, "What if I let you run around and lose it?"
Rong Changan stopped him, "Brother, we got lost and let Wuwei lead us. It's not his fault."
When the middle-aged man saw Rong Changan's clothes, he thought it was a lady from some family, so he stopped playing Wuwei. The woman gave the lamp to Wuwei, "Here is your favorite rabbit lamp, let's go home!" The family of three left together, only Wuwei looked back at her from time to time.