This year is probably the most boring year in Beijing.
On the first day of the first day, I was shocked to hear the news of the fall. On that day, the imperial court urgently sent people to support Taiyuan. As a result, on the eve of the war, the coach himself was afraid of running away, and only 3,000 people remained in Taiyuan. The siege of Taiyuan has not yet been resolved, and the capital is approaching ten miles away.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, there was news that Xie Xuanchen was going to fight. It was true or false, and everyone didn't know who to believe. Suddenly, it was rumored that Xie Xuanchen was going to take Mu Mingtang to the expedition, or he would refuse to fight. The emperor went away in a rage. He and Xie Xuanchen confronted him for a few days. After all, the emperor couldn't wait and finally compromised, as Xie Xuanchen intended. But as a price, Xie Xuanchen could only take 8,000 people away.
From 100,000 to 8,000, this gap is really not small. Everyone sighed that An Wang was very zealous, the hero was short-tempered and his son was long-term, and he ruined his own affairs. Unexpectedly, Xie Xuanchen was not at all dissatisfied. He personally went to the forbidden military camp to select 8,000 soldiers, 21 soldiers, and left that afternoon.
Jiang Mingwei has been flustered this year. She listened to the movement of the neighbor all day yesterday, and even she was flustered. After noon today, Prince An's mansion next door suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Mingwei didn't go out to watch, but she had already guessed: "King An and Princess An, are they gone?"
"Yes." The maid went out to look at the road, and when she came back, she reiterated to Jiang Mingwei, "Although the official family didn't say anything, many people on the side of the road were watching. There were three cars behind Princess An's carriage, and each car was equipped with It's full, it's just the way out of the city, and Wang An personally came back to pick it up. The slaves watched their motorcade drive out of Suzaku Street, and the rest can't be seen."
Jiang Mingwei sighed, not only Mu Mingtang is packing things, Jiang Mingwei is also secretly packing her life-saving care. According to the plot, Yeluji will soon cross the river smoothly and the soldiers will come under the city. The 100,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo were beaten down, and the capital was lost in sight. The emperor, the concubines and concubines of the harem, as well as many royal relatives, state relatives, public officials and nobles panicked, so they could only evacuate in a hurry. They lost a lot of money and slaves along the way. When the situation was critical, they even lost their children, and they were very embarrassed to be chased.
It wasn't until after crossing the river that I finally got better. After this battle, the emperor was afraid of the north, so he simply returned to the capital of Lin'an, where he once settled, and re-established the imperial court in Lin'an.
Lin'an is backed by the moat, and has the capital of the imperial court. It prospered within a few years, and the prosperity was not lost to Tokyo. The royal family became accustomed to the ease of the south and gradually became addicted to it. Later, someone proposed to conquer the old capital Tokyo, and many people in the court were unwilling.
After fleeing south, the emperor suffered a lot, and when he returned to Lin'an, the old place, he relaxed and his body collapsed quickly. On the way, Xie Xuanji stepped forward. He was a young man and quite decisive. He was very relied on by women and children such as the queen and the queen mother. Even the emperor gradually delegated power to him and let him arrange the itinerary. Xie Xuanji completely replaced the emperor and became the spiritual leader of the group. After Lin'an settled down, Xie Xuanji became the prince naturally.
Not long after, the emperor died of illness and passed the throne to Xie Xuanji. After Xie Xuanji ascended the throne, he made great efforts to organize the harem, and vigorously promoted his cronies. However, despite Xie Xuanji's ambitions, Ye Chao's road to conquering his homeland has not been smooth.
After the emperor and others abandoned the city and fled, Tokyo became a lamb under the iron hoofs of the Beirong people. Yelu Jiguang carried the treasures captured from the palace's official residence for three months. , There are countless girls and women who have been ruined. The ten rooms and nine empty spaces of Tokyo, which used to be a bustling city that never sleeps, have been completely reduced to an empty city.
The royal family fled south, and large tracts of land in the north were handed over to others. Many people in the private sector refused to submit to the North Rong, and struggled to organize resistance troops in various places to survive in the cracks. Many generals who stayed in the local area, or simply refused to follow the imperial court to the south, defended the city and fought against Beirong. Although these cities fought against foreign enemies, they were far apart from each other, and there was no unified leader to lead them, so they could only fight on their own. They repeatedly asked the imperial court for reinforcements, but they watched themselves become an isolated city, and in the end, like a burning spark, they fought hard and finally went out.
Taiyuan, Hejian, Zhongshan, Xiangyang... none of them survived. At first, adult men guarded the city, then teenagers, and finally, even women fought on the city walls.
Year after year looking south, the court reinforcements never came.
The resistance forces in the north were wiped out one by one, the Ye Dynasty lived in a corner, and the Northern Expedition gradually became an empty talk. Five or six years after Xie Xuanji ascended the throne, he was conceited to recuperate during his reign, the treasury was abundant, and Wanyanduo was connected, so he started to think of crossing the river. However, until Jiang Mingwei died, he did not hear the news of Xie Xuanji's success in going north.
In the past, Jiang Mingwei didn't pay much attention to these, because she was Yeluyan's favorite concubine in her previous life. Later, Yeluyan successfully competed for the throne. She became the concubine of the Beirong Emperor. No difference. But now that she has switched camps, Jiang Mingwei has become the princess of the Ye Dynasty, and she shudders when she thinks back to the treatment of those noble female relatives of the Ye Dynasty who were taken captive to Beirong.
Jiang Mingwei didn't want to try at all. Although she is the main wife of the male protagonist, it is reasonable that the male protagonist's woman will not fall into the hands of outsiders, but when it happens to her, no one can take it lightly. Jiang Mingwei secretly made a lot of preparations, guaranteeing that when the Tokyo siege crisis came, she would be the first to escape.
She heard that Xie Xuanchen went to court, and argued with the emperor in the morning, and she also heard that the emperor agreed to Xie Xuanchen's request, but only gave him 8,000 people. Now, Jiang Mingwei heard that Mu Mingtang left with Xie Xuanchen.
Jiang Mingwei suddenly felt a sense of loss. She couldn't understand why Xie Xuanchen took Mu Mingtang with her, and she couldn't understand why Mu Mingtang was willing to leave the pampered Tokyo and go out with Xie Xuanchen. Even if there are maids to take care of the army, it is extremely hard.
Not to mention, Xie Xuanchen carried 100,000 on the other side with 8,000, and this trip is very likely to be sent to death in the past.
In the end, Jiang Mingwei could only be like many female relatives in Tokyo, half sighing, half sarcastically saying: "The hero is sad at the Beauty Pass. The relationship between King An and Princess An is so good, they are really a fairy couple."
This time, the number of people on the trip was greatly reduced. Mu Mingtang only went out with the maids that he was used to and trusted. The other maids who were not called were simply grateful. Mu Mingtang purifies the manpower in a fair and honest manner. She did not touch the dowry that the Jiang family brought her, but only brought her own furnishings, soft clothes, and gold.
At this time, she was very fortunate that she had collected a lot of gold. Now it seems that not only did she use the emperor's money to the greatest extent, but she also saved herself a family that could save her life in troubled times. Because Mu Mingtang was going to accompany the army, she excused it as her dowry, but in fact, she stuffed the box with gold, put it on the carriage, and left with Xie Xuanchen.
Mu Mingtang was guarded at the core of the Chinese army's marching formation. Although Xie Xuanchen said where he was and where Mu Mingtang was, after all, Mu Mingtang was a female dependent and could not go to the front line. Xie Xuanchen didn't really want Mu Mingtang to go to the battlefield, he just wanted to take Mu Mingtang out of the capital and put him by his side.
He knew his uncle too well, he couldn't trust the emperor.
So after driving out of the Tokyo boundary, Xie Xuanchen placed Mu Mingtang in the nearest town, and he took people to camp by the river, ready to fight.
Qinghe Town is built on the river and makes a living by the river. Mu Mingtang's car frame drove into a local squire's courtyard. This squire's courtyard was already one of the most spacious and luxurious in Qinghe Town. Hearing that King An's concubine was going to be requisitioned, he was busy vacating it.
They were going to move to another house, but Mu Mingtang couldn't bear to let the host make room for them, so she said no, she only took one or two rooms.
She only brought five maids with her this time, and the rest stayed in the palace. Those people were originally from the palace, and if the emperor wanted to take out his anger, he would not take his anger on the servants, so Mu Mingtang left them in the palace to fend for themselves.
In addition to the five maids, the little Taoist priest also followed. This is natural. Xie Xuanchen's cure depends entirely on the little Taoist priest. Neither Mu Mingtang nor Xie Xuanchen will cross the river to demolish the bridge and leave the little Taoist priest alone in the capital. Besides, when Xie Xuanchen was out on the march, there was no shortage of military doctors.
After the little Taoist left the capital in full force, he let out a sigh of relief.
The five maids removed the table, carpets, curtains and other items from the carriage, and complained that the house of the squire Zhao's house was too small and cramped while arranging them, which really wronged the princess. Hearing the frown, Mu Mingtang said, "We are on the road, thanks to the Zhao family for providing us with shelter from the wind and rain. It is too late to thank us, how can we choose the east and the west? Don't say these words again, and you will be fine after you go out. You must restrain yourself and not cause trouble to the master's family."
The maids bowed their heads when they were reprimanded by Mu Mingtang, and Nuonuo should. In a short time, the house of Zhao Xiangshen was transformed into a brand new look. There was a Su embroidered screen between the inside and outside. The bed in the inside was full of quilts and drapes brought by the palace. Outside the screen, there were sitting and tea tables. The carpet is not cold even if you step on it with bare feet.
When the wife of the Zhao family brought her daughter to greet Princess An, when she entered the door, she was dazed by the battle in front of her.
Is this... still their house? The maid went inside to report to Mu Mingtang, and then came out to lift the bead curtain for Zhao Niang and Zhao Xiao Niang: "Princess, please."
Zhao Niang accepted the service of the maid with some sincerity. When I got inside, I became more and more dizzy, and felt that my eyes were not enough to see. The little lady Zhao who was following her mother was also very surprised, she wanted to look but didn't dare to look.
Zhao Niang and Zhao Xiaoniang saluted Mu Mingtang according to the instructions of the outsiders. Mu Mingtang sat on the side of the collapsed, waved his hands when he saw this, and said, "Zhao Niang and Zhao Xiaoniang please get up. Come, take a seat. "
Miss Zhao couldn't bear it any longer, and secretly raised her eyes to look at Mu Mingtang. It turned out that this was the princess of the capital, and she was as beautiful and beautiful as the fairy in the painting, and her voice was pleasant.
Zhao Niang and Zhao Xiao Niang are not from the capital after all, and they don’t know the rules of the high gate compound very well. When they see Xiu Dun moving in, they sit down seriously. They don’t know the etiquette. They should sit half-length.
Naturally, Mu Mingtang would not care about this with Zhao Niang and others. Seeing that they were seated, Mu Mingtang asked, "The lord and I have been bothering me a lot recently. Please ask Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao Niang, Haihan for the trouble."
Squire Zhao is a small and well-known squire in Qingshui Town, and Mu Mingtang calls him Duke Zhao, obviously to save face. Zhao Niang hurriedly refused and said she did not dare. She said, "King Qiyang is here to fight. He is the benefactor of our entire Qinghe Town. It is an honor for the princess to live in Zhao's house. How dare we take trouble."
This is mutual understanding, Mu Mingtang didn't refuse, nodded and smiled: "I have to work for Zhao Gong and Zhao Niang."
Zhao Niang and Mu Mingtang talked for a while, and felt that the princess in the capital was not as unattainable as she imagined. Princess An looked very kind, even more kind than the magistrate's wife. Zhao Niang slowly relaxed, and casually chatted with Mu Mingtang: "Those Beirong people are really not things, and those who celebrate the new year are not safe. On the fifteenth day, we were going to go to the county to see the lights happily, but the result was Suddenly I heard that there were people from Beirong on the other side of the river, but it scared us a lot. There are still daughters in our family who have not left the cabinet. When they come, how dare I let my daughter go out. "
Mu Mingtang glanced at Mrs. Zhao and immediately understood Mrs. Zhao's concerns. Although last year the imperial court and Beirong seemed to be harmonious and negotiated with each other, in fact, among the people, the Ye Dynasty had a particularly serious resistance to the Beirong Khitans.
Even if Yeluyan and other royal families knew Chinese and learned Chinese culture, they were still people outside the customs. The folk Ye Dynasty and the Khitan were hostile to each other. Now, when Zhao Niang talked about the people of Beirong, she naturally didn't have a good word.
Mu Mingtang has also experienced wars and chaos personally, and he knows this all too well. Instead, she was a little surprised: "Since Zhao Niang is worried about Beirong people, then Beirong is on the other side, why didn't Zhao Niang leave?"
"Where can I go?" Zhao Niang complained, "If there is no way out, who would want to leave a good home. When I first learned that Beirong people came from the other side of the river, I was very scared and packed my luggage. I was planning to go to Tokyo to join my relatives. I didn't expect to hear news two or three days later that King Qiyang was going to fight. After hearing that, I decided to stay and watch for a few more days. Later, my relatives in the capital sent a message. , It is indeed King Qiyang who brought people to fight. King Qiyang is here, so we don't have to run."
Mu Mingtang was stunned and asked in surprise, "You trust him so much?"
"Of course." Zhao Niang didn't even think about it and said, "If King Qiyang can't win, it's useless for us to hide anywhere. It's better to die together as a family and have company on the road to Huangquan."
Xie Xuanchen's title was changed by the emperor to King An, and the people in the capital changed it verbally, but outside Tokyo, the majority of people outside still only recognized King Qiyang.
Mu Mingtang didn't expect that an ordinary citizen would have such great trust in Xie Xuanchen. Not only the Zhao family, but Mu Mingtang came along and found that other people in Qingshui Town did not lock their doors, that is to say, other people in the town did not move.
Everyone trusts Xie Xuanchen so much. Because Xie Xuanchen is here, even if the enemy is on the other side, there is no need to escape.
Seeing Mu Mingtang's strange question, Zhao Niang asked in confusion, "Why does the princess ask that? Don't you believe in King Qiyang?"
Mu Mingtang was stunned and laughed: "Of course I also believe him."
She believed in her teenage hero with all her heart, so much so that she was willing to entrust the rest of her life and follow him to the end of the world.
While speaking, there was the sound of hoofs outside, followed by a series of greetings. When Zhao Niang heard the panic, she immediately pulled her daughter to stand up, and said casually: "The prince is back, and the women will retire first."
As soon as Zhao Niang finished speaking, she quickly took her daughter and ran out. Miss Zhao was stumbled and stumbled by her mother. When she went out, she didn't pay attention to raising her head, just in time to see a man in armor walking towards the main room. With a startled glance, she only remembered that the man was extremely tall and surprisingly good-looking.
This is the most beautiful man Zhao Xiaoniang has ever seen. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be the famous Qiyang King
The place where Xie Xuanchen was stationed was not far from Qinghe Town, and he could walk back and forth in a quarter of an hour on horseback. This is the position he specially chose. He arranged the affairs of the barracks and immediately came back to see Mu Mingtang.
Xie Xuanchen understands why the men who were married in the military camp went home as soon as they were free. He ran between the military camp and his daughter-in-law, and he didn't feel tired on the other side, but enjoyed it.
When Xie Xuanchen came back, the yard was busy for a while. The commoners in Qinghe Town were afraid of the maids of the palace, and the maids were afraid of Xie Xuanchen. As soon as Xie Xuanchen came back, they changed their tea and hurriedly retired.
Xie Xuanchen was so eager to do this, he turned his eyes around the room and frowned slowly: "It's too general, I've wronged you these days."
Mu Mingtang was silent and said from the bottom of his heart, "I think it's okay, it's not a grievance."
She really thinks that the conditions are good, the house is clean and bright, the courtyard is flat and complete, where is it simple
Xie Xuanchen felt that Mu Mingtang was comforting him. He blamed himself more and more and said, "After a period of time to settle down, we will re-purchase the house. I can only aggrieve you these few days."
Mu Mingtang said in the end who was wronged, it was clearly Xie Xuanchen who couldn't accept this kind of small house. After Xie Xuanchen finished speaking, seeing that Mu Mingtang didn't mean to ask any further questions, he asked curiously, "You just believe me like this, don't ask anything, just follow me?"
Mu Mingtang had a faint feeling from the beginning that Xie Xuanchen had no plans to come back after he left. That's why he insisted on taking her and swept away a huge amount of gold.
Mu Mingtang expected it, and was not surprised to hear his words, and even deliberately said with a smile: "Who made me fascinated, I fell in love with you. Of course I don't care about running away with Xiaobai face."
Xie Xuanchen laughed when he heard it, looked at her and said, "You have nothing to fear, eh? Do you think I can't spare time to toss you these few nights?"
Mu Mingtang didn't want to show his cowardice at first, but Xie Xuanchen smiled with evil in his eyes, and Mu Mingtang really didn't dare to provoke him. Xie Xuanchen doesn't care if she goes crazy, she can't afford it.
Mu Mingtang acknowledged the cowardice and did not dare to tease him any more. She deliberately changed the subject and turned abruptly: "How is the preparation on the front line?"
Of course Xie Xuanchen could see that Mu Mingtang was deliberately changing the subject, he didn't push too hard, and said as she wanted: "It's alright, I have everything arranged, I can't finish it in a while, and I can't even stare at it. I'll come back and see you first."
Mu Mingtang was a little worried: "Yeluji is still on the other side of the river, you're not there, is it alright?"
"It doesn't matter." Xie Xuanchen finished speaking, showing a very real disgust, "This is the Ye Dynasty's field, the right time and place occupy more than half of it, it will be more difficult if you can't win."
Mu Mingtang listened to the silence, and after a while, said silently, "Speak well, don't be so arrogant."