After Xie Xuanchen smashed Yeluji in Mengshan, Yeluji fled with 20,000 people. Xie Xuanchen did not rush to chase, but first returned to Enzhou City to replenish food, grass, soldiers and horses, and let the army rest for two days before taking Mu Mingtang with him. set off. Xie Xuanchen stopped for two days, and of course the marching speed could not keep up with Yeluji, but after he arrived at Zhending Mansion, he easily caught Yeluji.
After the sixteen states of Youyun were cut off, the Ye Dynasty could only rely on the three major army towns in the north to defend the foreign enemies. Among them, Taiyuan was in the west of Taihang Mountain, while the other two were in the east of Taihang Mountain, and they were firmly blocked on the road of Yeluji fleeing north.
Therefore, Xie Xuanchen was not in a hurry at all. Zhongshan and Hejian had been holding back for a long time. After receiving Xie Xuanchen's letter, he learned that there were only 20,000 horses left in Yeluji, and they all came out to fight for their exploits. Now, Yeluji was stopped by the garrison in Zhongshan City.
The guard of Zhongshan is General Xu. Although Xie Xuanchen has not worked with the Xu family directly, there is a lot of common relationship between the two families, and it can barely be said that they have never met an acquaintance. Xie Xuanchen and General Xu communicated, and they discussed attacking before and after, annihilating the Beirong people and capturing Yeluji alive.
The Xu family was full of young and strong men. After receiving the letter, they all wanted to fight and beat the Beirong people. They were shrinking the encirclement, and seeing that they were about to enclose Yeluji into an iron barrel, they suddenly received an urgent order from the capital.
The emperor asked them to retreat, opened the border, and let Yeluji go back to Beirong.
Tokyo, surrounded by Yeluyan.
Yeluyan had been besieging Taiyuan all the time. Taiyuan had to survive for two months with only 3,000 people. Later, Yeluyan received the news of Yeluji's defeat, and left Taiyuan, which was about to fall, and went straight to Tokyo.
Yeluyan only brought 50,000 people. The emperor had 100,000 imperial troops and 100,000 diligent kings. He felt that the victory was in his hands, so he boldly sent people to fight. As a result, in this battle, due to the two civilian officials vying for merit, the order was changed, and the command failed, and it was a disastrous defeat.
20,000 people were taken prisoner by the Imperial Army, and the others fled. Yeluyan shot and killed 5,000 prisoners of war in front of the city gate of Tokyo in front of the guards. At that time, the blood of the captured soldiers poured into the city gate, and the floor tiles of the main street were soaked red.
The various teams of Qin Wang tried to rescue the capital, but they were all defeated by Yeluyan. Yeluyan surrounded Tokyo, forced the emperor to surrender, and bowed his head to Beirong. At the same time, he also asked the emperor to release Xie Xuanchen's military power and immediately let King Dongdan go out.
When the news of Tokyo's siege reached Zhendingfu, everyone was shocked.
Mu Mingtang was using tremella soup in the mansion, and when he heard the news, he accidentally dropped the spoon. She didn't care to clean up her wet skirt, and immediately went to ask the maid who sent the letter: "Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true. Now, the envoy from the capital is still in front of him and he is talking to the prince."
Mu Mingtang was dizzy, and the maid was startled when she saw it, and hurriedly helped Mu Mingtang to sit down. The maids were so frightened that they were surrounded by Mu Mingtang and didn't know what to do. Mu Mingtang calmed down, paused for a while, and asked, "What else did the messenger say?"
The maid who delivered the letter glanced at Mu Mingtang timidly, as if she did not dare to say: "The messenger also said... The emperor asked the prince to hand over his military power and immediately let the king of Dongdan go out."
Although Mu Mingtang did not participate in the war, he also knew that Xie Xuanchen and General Xu of Zhongshan City were closing the net. Seeing that Yeluji was about to be captured alive, he suddenly received such an order.
Once the Yelu machine is released, Xie Xuanchen's hard work will be in vain.
The maids are also uncomfortable thinking about this. Seeing that they are about to be caught, but they want to let them go, who can be willing
The maids asked cautiously, "Princess, what should we do next?"
What should I do? Mu Mingtang also wanted to know. Letting go of Yeluji is not the most deadly, the key is military power. If Xie Xuanchen really handed over his military power, in the next step, will Yeluyan force the emperor to call Xie Xuanchen back to Beijing alone
Yeluyan made such a request, and it was really heartbreaking.
Mu Mingtang's heart was heavy, she shook her head and said, "Take a step and see a step, the lord will make arrangements."
At this moment, the front office is indeed very restless.
When Xie Xuanchen heard the news, he immediately cracked the table. It was incredible. One hundred thousand troops were defending the city. Yeluyan only brought a total of 60,000 people. After the exhaustion in Taiyuan, he was already very tired. The 100,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo, plus the diligent kings of various places, would actually lose
He was intent on driving the Beirong people out of the borders and regaining lost territory, but he never expected that such a big mess would appear behind him. That is a dignified capital.
But it's too late to say anything now, all the subordinates watched Xie Xuanchen smash the heavy table case, all of them were frightened and kept silent. None of them dared to speak, and it was easy to see that Xie Xuanchen was calmer, and then someone asked tentatively, "My lord, what do you think now?"
Yelu machine will not be released, military power will not be handed over
Xie Xuanchen was very angry. He stood in front of the table for a while, feeling that his reason was back, and then said, "Notify Xu Jiajun and let him go."
When the crowd heard these words, they were filled with righteous indignation: "My lord, we have already surrounded him, and we will be able to catch him in three days. Why..."
"Just because our capital is surrounded by people." Xie Xuanchen said in a cold voice, "Let's release people. Yeluji can still be caught if he is released, but Yeluyan has 20,000 prisoners of war in his hands, and he cannot take their lives. joke."
Several young men were so angry when they heard it, many of them were heroic in battle and were promoted by Xie Xuanchen. They fought with Xie Xuanchen all the way, of course they knew how difficult the situation was today, but they were really unwilling to let them go on the eve of their success.
But no matter how unwilling they were, they knew that Xie Xuanchen was right. Tokyo is still surrounded by people. The emperor, queen, empress dowager, as well as all the officials of the central government, dignitaries and nobles are inside, and they cannot gamble.
Xie Xuanchen stood on the ground and thought for a while, and when he spoke again, he had already made up his mind: "Come here, bring your pen and ink."
As he said, he glanced at the ground and said, "By the way, move a new table."
When everyone heard Xie Xuanchen's words, they immediately clasped their fists. They had just recovered from their anger, but now they have calmed down and are not very discouraged. Because they know that Xie Xuanchen will always have a way.
Xie Xuanchen wrote a letter to General Xu to repair, and General Xu sighed after receiving the letter.
The following sons knew that something was wrong when they saw Old General Xu's face, and after reading the letters one by one, they were also filled with grief and anger.
Xu Jiaqilang was so angry that he drew his sword and chopped down trees on the spot. General Xu let his sons vent. In the end, he sighed deeply and said to his second son: "Erlang, go and call Liulang back. Open the border and let King Dongdan leave. , and no one shall stop it."
Xu Erlang was old and had a calm temper. Although he was helpless when he heard his father's words, he could only take orders. Xu Qilang was young and vigorous, not as calm as his brother, and said angrily when he heard the words: "Father, are we watching him leave like this?"
"Otherwise?" Old General Xu gave Xu Qilang a deep look, with implied coercion, "You are not allowed to secretly lead people to chase and let King Dongdan leave safely. If you let me know that you acted rashly, I can't forgive you."
Xu Qilang was so angry that he could only look up to the sky and sigh in the end. After being angry for a while, he asked, "Father, King Naqiyang..."
"What is King Qiyang?" Old General Xu stopped, "It should be called King An."
Xu Qilang quickly changed his words: "What is King An going to do? Could it be that he really wants to hand over military power?"
Xie Xuanchen's name is like thunder, and the Xu family is full of generals. Xu Qilang basically grew up listening to the name of Qiyang King Xie Xuanchen. The title of King Qiyang is so famous that Xu Qilang was reminded several times, but he still couldn't change it for a while.
In the imperial decree, if they just let them leave the Yelu machine, they are at the border anyway, and they will look for opportunities in the future. But the emperor asked Xie Xuanchen to hand over the right to disarm... This is too much, isn't it
Xu Qilang was so angry when he heard it, not to mention the people over Xie Xuanchen? Old General Xu also sighed, with worry in his tone: "I don't know either."
This kind of thing is sensitive, especially Xie Xuanchen's identity involves the struggle of two generations of imperial power. The Xu family is just an ordinary military general, and they should be respectful when they see civil officials, not to mention such a sensitive matter of inheritance of imperial power? General Xu did not dare to ask any more questions, he suppressed his thoughts and warned his son again: "King An said in the letter that Princess An may come in a few days. You go home and restrain the bastards below, don't make trouble, and don't let the princess see it. It's a joke."
Xu Qilang was startled when he heard it: "Princess An is coming?"
Xie Xuanchen was scolded by thousands of people for being unfaithful and unfilial, and he must bring the princess out of the capital. After that, all the way to the north, he has been carefully protecting the princess at the back. Everyone can see how much Xie Xuanchen cares about his princess, why, now suddenly send the princess to them
What does he want to do
Old General Xu shook his head and said, "Don't ask or think about unrelated matters. We can't manage anything about King An. He is willing to send the princess to us, and he already trusts us very much. You go home and tell your mother. With your sisters-in-law, clean up the house and prepare utensils for Princess An. Don't ask anything extra."
Xu Qilang took the order and left. Old General Xu thought of the situation outside and sighed deeply.
Strong enemies are all around, natural and man-made disasters, but the court is still busy with party struggles, and every day prevents the warriors from seizing power. When will there be a truly stable court
In fact, on Xie Xuanchen's side, when he heard the messenger asking him to hand over his military power, he took this sentence as fart.
It is the bottom line to let Xie Xuanchen let go of the prey he has reached, and it is impossible to expect Xie Xuanchen to hand over his military power obediently.
The faction in Zhending Mansion was busy, and everyone was busy packing their bags. Xie Xuanchen has ordered the whole army to set off on time at 9000 tomorrow, and go south to return to Tokyo.
The reason why he started tomorrow instead of immediately was actually because of Mu Mingtang. Xie Xuanchen wanted to march in a hurry, and it would be inappropriate to take Mu Mingtang with him. He was worried that he would leave Mu Mingtang alone in Zhending Mansion. After thinking about it, he finally decided to send Mu Mingtang to Zhongshan City.
Zhongshan City has been guarded by the Xu family for generations. The Xu family is full of military generals and has a good command of the army. Zhongshan City is popular and has a deep foundation. It can be said that it is the strongest among the three military towns. Xie Xuanchen had heard of many deeds of the Xu family before, and he trusted the character of their family. Now that Xie Xuanchen had to leave, it was the safest way to put Mu Mingtang in Zhongshan.
Xie Xuanchen repaired a book for General Xu yesterday, and today he personally sent Mu Mingtang to Zhongshan City, and he took his troops away tomorrow.
General Xu knew that Mu Mingtang was coming, but he didn't expect it so soon. At this moment, the young and old of the Xu family are standing at the city gate, welcoming Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang into the city.
Xu Qilang has been looking forward to it since he received the letter yesterday. Xie Xuanchen is famous, and he has been curious for a long time. I didn't expect to see a real person today.
Mu Mingtang's carriage drove into the city gate and stopped at the second gate of Xu's house. At this moment, the courtyard was already full of people, and when Mu Mingtang got out of the car, he was startled by the sight in front of him.
I have long heard that there are many Xu Jiaerlang, but... are there so many
General Xu has a total of seven sons. The eldest son and the youngest son Qilang are twenty years apart. Now, except for Xu Qilang, all the other brothers have married and have children. These married brothers have given birth to many nieces and nephews, and even the oldest nephew married last year.
Daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law stand together with their children, and the battle is amazing. When the daughters-in-law of the Xu family saw Mu Mingtang, they all gathered around to greet him curiously.
"It turns out that this is Princess An, she really is a beauty."
"I've admired the princess' name for a long time, and I finally got to see it today. The princess will stay in our house for more days!"
Mu Mingtang was shocked by the situation. Mrs. Xu was afraid that her daughter-in-law would frighten Mu Mingtang, so she tapped her cane lightly. After the daughters-in-law dispersed, Mrs. Xu slowly walked over and smiled at Mu Mingtang: "They have been in the wilderness for a long time, and there are no rules, please don't take offense, Princess."
Mu Mingtang recognized at a glance that this was General Xu's wife, the old lady of the Xu family. She immediately saluted the younger generation: "Mrs. Xu. I have heard the name of the old lady for a long time. It is because the younger generation caused trouble to the old lady."
Mrs. Xu quickly supported Mu Mingtang and said, "You can't do this, Princess, you will ruin your old body."
Several other daughters-in-law of the Xu family also gathered around to help Mu Mingtang, but Mu Mingtang was really no match for their large numbers, so he had to give up the salute. The Xu family hustle and bustle brought Mu Mingtang closer to the main hall to speak. General Xu and many Xu Jiaerlang accompanied Xie Xuanchen and walked towards the back house: "Is King An going to return to Zhending Mansion soon?"
"That's right." Xie Xuanchen nodded and said, "In the past few days, General Xu has been bothered to take care of the princess."
Old General Xu naturally responded: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. You can trust the old man when you send your wife and family. The old man is sincere and fearful, and will live up to the trust of King An. There are many young people in our family, and Da Lang and his daughter-in-law are at home all day long. It’s boring, just when the princess is here, I can talk to their sister-in-law and make needles and needles together. My granddaughters and granddaughters are also about the same age as the princess, and their young people always have endless things to say, the prince can rest assured.”
Xie Xuanchen was really relieved, he walked into the main hall of Xu's backyard, and was stunned as soon as he entered the door.
There were colorful flowers and birds in the hall, Xie Xuanchen had to look for it to see where Mu Mingtang was. He knows that there are many Xu family members, but... are there so many people
There is only one daughter in Mu Mingtang's family. Although Xie Xuanchen has a brother, he died of a rash at a young age. Xie Xuanchen is no different from an only son. Their two only children were accustomed to small families, and they were shocked when they suddenly saw a large and prosperous family like the Xu family.
Mu Mingtang understood Xie Xuanchen's current mood very well, she immediately got up and walked towards Xie Xuanchen: "My lord."
Xie Xuanchen came back to his senses and greeted Mrs. Xu: "Old lady."
Mrs. Xu naturally declined. The Xu family was able to fill the house with only their own people. One could imagine how lively it was when so many women gathered together, but as soon as Xie Xuanchen entered the door, all the voices stopped.
Xie Xuanchen was surprised. In fact, the female relatives of the Xu family were also very surprised when they saw Xie Xuanchen.
It turned out that this was Xie Xuanchen, the king of Qiyang. The famous god of war, King Qiyang, looks...a little unexpected.
When Xu Qilang saw the expressions on the faces of his sisters-in-law, he knew what they were thinking. Because he had the same expression just now.
It's not that Xie Xuanchen is not good-looking, but he is so good-looking that Xu Qilang can't help but wonder, can such a person go to the battlefield and deter the soldiers below
Fortunately, the other sons of the Xu family were stable and introduced them to both parties one by one. Saying it was an introduction was actually a unilateral introduction to the Xu family. Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang were only two people, and they finished in one sentence.
It took him a long time to just introduce his daughter-in-law, and Mu Mingtang was dizzy. In fact, he didn't remember who was ranked. Xie Xuanchen gave up completely. He seemed to be confident, but he didn't remember a name.
After introducing each other, Xie Xuanchen had to leave after just talking about some scenes. The troops are going to be launched tomorrow, and there are still many things in Zhending Mansion that need to be arranged by Xie Xuanchen.
Mu Mingtang also knew that Xie Xuanchen should leave, and she suddenly felt reluctant. It seems that since their marriage, the two of them haven't really separated. Now Xie Xuanchen doesn't know how long it will take, and the future is uncertain, Mu Mingtang feels uncomfortable just thinking about it.
Why did Xie Xuanchen want to put Mu Mingtang down, but Tokyo couldn't hold it back, so he could only do this. Knowing that the time had passed, Xie Xuanchen reluctantly bid farewell, and everyone in the Xu family sent Xie Xuanchen out together with a mighty momentum. When he reached the door of Ermen, Xie Xuanchen suddenly stopped and turned to look at Mu Mingtang.
Everyone in the Xu family didn't understand anything, so they all stepped back wisely and gave space to the young couple.
Xie Xuanchen looked down at Mu Mingtang, suddenly sighed, and reached out to hug Mu Mingtang. Mu Mingtang also took the initiative to hug him, and Xie Xuanchen's voice floated in her ears, sounding heavy: "I'm leaving."
"Well. You must take care of your body on the road. You were raised by me. I don't allow you to be injured."
"Okay." After Xie Xuanchen finished speaking, he hugged Mu Mingtang hard, and used all his self-control to release her, "You too. Wait for me to come back."
Mu Mingtang nodded, Xie Xuanchen raised his head and nodded to General Xu and others not far away, and finally touched the top of Mu Mingtang's head reluctantly, and turned away resolutely.
He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would not be able to leave.
Xie Xuanchen walked out for a long time, and suddenly turned back. Mu Mingtang was still standing there, and when he saw him turn back, he smiled at him.
Xie Xuanchen understood Mu Mingtang's mouth shape, and she said, "I'll wait for you."
Xie Xuanchen turned back, and without hesitation, strode out.
Mu Mingtang watched Xie Xuanchen walk away, and watched his figure disappear behind the door, and his heart became more and more depressed.
As soon as he left, she already started thinking about him.
He obviously took so much effort to leave the capital, but now that the capital is in danger, he took someone back to rescue him without saying a word.
She guessed right, her savior was indeed a hero. He stands tall and strong, knowing that the trap ahead is aimed at him, and he is willing to risk himself to rescue the enemy.
This is the one she loves.