Usually, there is no such thing as a female family in the Yuanri Dynasty, but this year, the emperor intends to make it bigger, and even the female family members get up early in the morning, and they are consumed with cumbersome and lengthy etiquette.
Mu Mingtang wore a heavy dress and had a sore back. After waiting for the end of the ceremony, Mu Mingtang immediately found a seat to rest as soon as he was able to move freely.
She believes in Xie Xuanchen in the future, she is a pig brain!
Mu Mingtang really had no energy today, so he deliberately avoided the crowd. I didn't expect her to hide so far, but someone still pursued her perseveringly.
Jiang Mingwei has been complacent recently, and she seems to finally have an outlet for her anger that has been held for a year. For a full year and a half, Jiang Mingwei watched Mu Mingtang hold the moon in the eyes of the stars and show off their power. Xie Xuanchen spent a lot of money for her. The emperor and empress followed her everywhere, and even Mrs. Jiang persuaded Jiang Mingwei not to fight with Mu Mingtang. Be patient, be humble.
Everyone told her that Xie Xuanchen would not live long, and Jiang Mingwei only needed to endure for now. Jiang Mingwei endured it like this, until the end, Mu Mingtang was still willing to spend money like dirt, Jiang Mingwei still swallowed her promises, and even Xie Xuanji showed no signs of coming forward.
Everyone in the world said that Xie Xuanchen was going to die, but he refused to die. He just survived the poison, and after half a year of martial arts recovery, his body is almost the same as when he was in his prime.
He made no secret of his concern for Mu Mingtang, and could not wait to declare the world that Mu Mingtang was his only anti-scale, and he would die if he touched it.
Jiang Mingwei once felt that the tragedy of the previous life was repeated, and she could not see the end of the road ahead. It can be considered that the hard work has finally come, Xie Xuanji was finally reused by the emperor, Jiang Mingwei turned over to call the shots, and immediately came to Mu Mingtang to show off.
She could not wait to show it to Mu Mingtang, and tell Mu Mingtang that Xie Xuanji is now more relied on by the emperor, and how many people come to the Jin palace every day. Jiang Mingwei seemed to use this method to convince herself that her choice was right, and her husband was still the uncompromising man of destiny.
Mu Mingtang sat in a secluded place to rest, and saw Jiang Mingwei coming towards her from a distance, and sighed in annoyance.
It's really annoying, Jiang Mingwei has no end in the end.
Jiang Mingwei stopped beside Mu Mingtang and asked deliberately, "Sister-in-law, is there anyone in this position?"
Mu Mingtang rolled his eyes secretly and said, "No one."
Jiang Mingwei sat down as she wished. After she sat down, the sharp-eyed palace maid immediately stepped forward to change the tea for Jiang Mingwei, Jiang Mingwei lifted the tea lid and took a sip, then turned around and smiled apologetically at Mu Mingtang: "It's my sister-in-law taking offense, it's just that I have a bad spleen and stomach, and I'm only used to drinking it. Fresh hair tips, no other tea leaves can be eaten."
Mu Mingtang gave an "um", and couldn't bear to ask: "Princess Jin came here specially, thinking that she has something to say. If you have something to say, brother and sister, but it's okay to say it, so as not to delay each other's efforts."
"I wasted my sister-in-law's time, and my concubine is very ashamed." Although Jiang Mingwei said this, she changed her voice and asked, "On such a lively day of the first day of the year, you should celebrate the New Year with everyone and celebrate the New Year. Why is my sister-in-law alone? Sitting far away? Could it be that on a good day, no one talks to your sister-in-law?"
Mu Mingtang raised her eyebrows, endured it, and said, "You can think whatever you want. Is there anything else to do with Princess Jin?"
It can be said that Mu Mingtang's meaning of chasing guests is undisguised. Jiang Mingwei is embarrassed, but the tone in her heart is still stubborn, so she sits down cheekily.
"Sister-in-law is really angry today. Could something go wrong?"
Mu Mingtang almost couldn't help rolling her eyes, she didn't bother to pay attention to Jiang Mingwei, she changed direction, closed her eyes and rested on the table to rest.
Mu Mingtang supported her forehead with her elbows, her sleeves were drawn down naturally, Jiang Mingwei saw a bruise unexpectedly.
It is not enough to say that it is one, because there are several connected together, and looking at the shape, it looks like someone's finger is holding this place and accidentally pressed the bruise.
Inadvertently piercing the heart is the most deadly. Jiang Mingwei suddenly felt suffocated, and she couldn't say what she was ready to show off.
Yesterday, Mu Mingtang also entered the palace. Jiang Mingwei could see clearly that she did not have this position yesterday. That is to say, it was added last night
Jiang Mingwei gave birth to an extremely indescribable feeling. She remembered that when Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen were just engaged, Jiang Mingwei was unhappy, and Mrs. Jiang also persuaded her, saying that Mu Mingtang was a widow when she married, which is comparable to Jiang Mingwei's husband-in-law. Desirable, honey and oil.
Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the person who was basically a widow became Jiang Mingwei.
Xie Xuanji's mansion is full of beauties, including princesses sent by Beirong, palace maids sent by the queen, and beauties sent by subordinates. Later, everyone saw that blowing the pillow by the wind was useful, and they became more and more dedicated to giving Xie Xuanji a beauty. Now, the palace is fat and thin, and each has its own merits. Each day is not enough. How can Xie Xuanji pay attention to Jiang Mingwei.
Only on the fifteenth day of the first day could she see Xie Xuanji in her own room. Later, Jiang Mingwei listened to the dowry maid's words, opened her face to the glamorous dowry maid, and kept Xie Xuanji with fresh people.
With etiquette on top, Jiang Mingwei certainly wasn't thinking about this kind of thing. However, she has no children yet.
This is the source of her anxiety.
Jiang Mingwei came to find Mu Mingtang today, firstly to find the place where she once was, and secondly, to inquire about the truth of Prince An's mansion. What the hell happened to Xie Xuanchen, and to what extent did his body recover.
Looking at Mu Mingtang's expression now, these two questions seem to have answers.
Jiang Mingwei suddenly felt sluggish, what was the meaning of her coming to show off, and what was the strength of her entanglement in the past. Jiang Mingwei felt bored, sat for a while, then got up and left.
Mu Mingtang could not ask for it, wishing she could go back and forth from where. Jiang Mingwei went out for a short distance, and people outside saw Jiang Mingwei and smiled and greeted her to talk to her.
Jiang Mingwei immediately raised a polite and generous smile. Halfway through, Jiang Mingwei turned her head back, and saw Mu Mingtang leaning on the seat and closing her eyes, she seemed weak and unable to bear it.
The light coming in from the rear window spread a sliver of gold on her sleeves, and even the pattern on her knees seemed to be gleaming with golden light. She sat in a mist of fine gold, like a magnolia inlaid with gold. She was incomparably noble and noble, and she was born with power and wealth. She was like a begonia after the rain, shining bright and unbearable.
At the very beginning, Mu Mingtang looked like Jiang Mingwei.
Mu Mingtang was sent into the palace as Jiang Mingwei's stand-in in his previous life, and this became a bad relationship between the two. They were not alike, but they lived together like a shadow and never died. Such two people are like light and shadow, and there is always one living in the shadow of the other. In the past life, the halo of Jiang Mingwei, a "dead man", has always enveloped Mu Mingtang. In this life, Jiang Mingwei is not dead, and her white moonlight halo has also been broken by herself.
It turns out that only the dead can be perfect forever and never fall into the mortal world.
In this lifetime, Jiang Mingwei married Xie Xuanji as she wished, and all Xie Xuanji's goodwill, expectations, and fantasies towards her were also consumed in the real married life.
What Xie Xuanji likes has always been the "Jiang Mingwei" in his imagination.
On the contrary, it was Mu Mingtang, who broke away from the identity of the second lady of the Jiang family, and suddenly shined brightly. She showed her true temperament and true hobbies, but instead made those people in the previous life not dare to provoke her, and Xie Xuanji's eyes frequently stopped on her. Xie Xuanchen, who should have died early, gave birth to a relationship between men and women. He loved her almost morbidly, controlled her, and depended on her.
If the substitute is too dazzling, it will in turn suppress the original owner. Nowadays, many people will subconsciously put Mu Mingtang's preference on Jiang Mingwei. Jiang Mingwei unknowingly became a stand-in.
Jiang Mingwei sighed heavily. She wants to tell herself that everyone has their own way, that she and Mu Mingtang are married to different forces, and it is unknown whether they will be higher or lower in the future. Before Jiang Mingwei thought about it, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.
The female family members were startled, and after reacting, they all asked what was wrong, and even the queen who presided over the ceremony also sent a confidant to find out the news.
Soon, panic spread from the previous dynasty to the harem, and before the maids sent by the queen came back, the female relatives had already received a terrifying news.
There was an urgent military report for 800 miles from the border, and the Beirong people raided the border last night, and the city fell.
In the fourth year of Suihe, on New Year's Eve, Beirong blitzkrieg raided the border. The Ye and Rong countries were so powerful that they signed a peace treaty for only half a year, which was completely torn up.
Hearing this news, Mu Mingtang also stood up in surprise. She and Xie Xuanchen said this a few days ago. Xie Xuanchen expected that Beirong would harass the border, but he thought it would at least after the opening of the Spring Snow.
Unexpectedly, on New Year's Eve, they stretched out their wolf claws.
After Mu Mingtang was shocked, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Yeluyan really knew the Ye Dynasty, or in other words, the emperor.
As expected, the court held a big banquet on New Year's Eve, and even the borders would inevitably raise the city to celebrate and set off firecrackers. Everyone was feasting and eating, and the already fragile city defense was even weaker like paper.
The patrolling of the city wall was slack and the sound of firecrackers covered it up. Beirong made a sneak attack on New Year's Eve, and he succeeded in one fell swoop.
This news was tantamount to a thunderclap on the ground, and the female family was so frightened that her face was pale, and even the queen changed her face and left in a hurry. Seeing the queen leaving the table, the rest of the female family members were even more upset. There was only panic in the hall where the banquet was still talking and laughing. Everyone was looking for people they knew to inquire about the news, and there were even some madams who wanted to leave the palace immediately. .
Jiang Mingwei also panicked. She actually knew for a long time that there would be a war in Suihe in five years. However, in her previous life, she was in another camp and did not feel the cruelty of the war very much. Now that the war was coming, Jiang Mingwei felt panic.
She even questioned her choice in this life for the first time. Is it really right that she escaped from Beirong and returned to the Ye Dynasty
In the panic, Jiang Mingwei saw Mu Mingtang walking out quickly. Jiang Mingwei was so happy that she stopped Mu Mingtang: "Mu Mingtang, where are you going?"
At the critical moment, Jiang Mingwei didn't call "Second Sister-in-law" anymore, but called Mu Mingtang's name directly.
Of course, Mu Mingtang wanted to go outside to find Xie Xuanchen. At this time, it was only safe to be by Xie Xuanchen's side. Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingwei suddenly shouted, and the people on both sides were startled, and they all looked at Mu Mingtang.
Mu Mingtang suddenly became the focus of attention, she could only stop, raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm just going outside to find the prince. What does Princess Jin think I'm going to do?"
Jiang Mingwei was hesitant to speak, because she was forced to move the capital because she knew that the Ye Dynasty had failed miserably in her previous life. Jiang Mingwei was preconceived and naturally thought that Mu Mingtang wanted to sneak away.
But all this has not happened yet. Beirong is only invading the border, it is still far from Tokyo, and there are several military lines of defense in the middle. Although everyone was shocked now, no one would think that the Ye Dynasty was about to face the disaster of national subjugation.
Jiang Mingwei knew about the development but couldn't speak. At this moment, she moved her lips, and finally she could only cover up: "I didn't misunderstand my sister-in-law. I just watched my sister-in-law go out, worried that my sister-in-law would encounter an accident, so I just reminded one or two. "
remind? Mu Mingtang doesn't think so. Jiang Mingwei looked at her expression just now, an expression that she was sure that she would escape from battle and could not wait to block her.
Mu Mingtang felt that Jiang Mingwei's performance was very strange, and even more than that. Many times before, Jiang Mingwei had done some things that seemed unimaginable at first glance, such as avoiding fire during the New Year's Day last year, such as negotiating peace.
Or even earlier, Jiang Mingwei suddenly ran back to disturb the wedding ceremony and changed her mind to marry Xie Xuanji, which made it a little unreasonable.
Isn't it, what does Jiang Mingwei know
Mu Mingtang glanced at Jiang Mingwei and temporarily suppressed her strangeness. Now is not the time to pursue Jiang Mingwei, the upcoming war is the most important.
Mu Mingtang continued to walk forward. At this moment, everyone in the hall was watching Mu Mingtang's movements. Mu Mingtang ignored it. When she walked to the door, she suddenly saw a familiar figure walking down the steps.
"My lord!" Mu Mingtang couldn't help shouting, she couldn't care about anything else, she lifted her skirt and ran down the steps. Xie Xuanchen heard the familiar voice and walked towards her quickly.
Mu Mingtang dragged his long, long-sleeved shirt, and the hem of his shirt dragged a gorgeous trace on the steps. Mu Mingtang flew to Xie Xuanchen's side, Xie Xuanchen reached out and caught her firmly: "I'm here."
With so many disturbances, it was not until now that he saw Xie Xuanchen that Mu Mingtang felt that his heart had fallen into place. Xie Xuanchen did not shy away from many eyes, hugged Mu Mingtang in front of everyone, and whispered, "It's okay, I'm here."
Mu Mingtang threw himself into Xie Xuanchen's arms, his eyes uncontrollably sour. She was surrounded by a familiar atmosphere, and her heart instantly calmed down. At this time, she remembered that she was in the palace, and behind it was the Fuqing Palace where the congratulations were held, and many women and family members of the sect were watching from behind.
Mu Mingtang blushed, quickly came out of Xie Xuanchen's arms, and quickly stood up. Xie Xuanchen's hand was empty, his eyes changed slightly: "What are you hiding?"
Mu Mingtang was embarrassed: "There are still people watching."
"What do they do?" Xie Xuanchen still stepped forward and took Mu Mingtang's hand, but the other hand was very natural and thoughtful to protect Mu Mingtang's lower back, "If you can't celebrate, I will send you back to the house. ."
"how about you?"
"I'll come back in a while, and I'll be relieved if I want to place you properly."
Before I knew it, the entrance of Fuqing Palace was already crowded with people. Jiang Mingwei and many female dependents watched Mu Mingtang pounce on Xie Xuanchen. Xie Xuanchen caught her across the steps without even looking at anyone, so they protected Mu Mingtang and left. . Judging from the direction they were leaving, they should be leaving the palace.
There was chaos in the palace, only Xie Xuanchen came to pick up his wife at the first time, and escorted her home in person.
With Xie Xuanchen present, no one dared to stop him all the way, and he got on the carriage smoothly. Because he was worried that Mu Mingtang was afraid, Xie Xuanchen abandoned his horse and made a special trip to accompany her.
Mu Mingtang really felt a lot more at ease, and he cared about Beirong's affairs: "Is the border failure serious?"
"Suicheng is lost, but the north is an important military defense area, and there are three lines of defense in the south of Suicheng: Zhongshan, Hejian, and Taiyuan. As long as these three lines of defense are in place, the capital will be worry-free. However, there will be unrest for a long time to come. it is true."
Not to threaten the capital, Mu Mingtang breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Jiang Mingwei's expression just now, she thought that Tokyo was about to fall.
Mu Mingtang asked, "How many troops did Beirong send?"
"I don't know the strength of the troops for the time being." Xie Xuanchen suddenly thought of something, and showed a meaningful smile, "But I know who is leading the troops. Speaking of which, he is an acquaintance."
Mu Mingtang was surprised and guessed in a flash: "Yeluyan?"
"That's right." Xie Xuanchen nodded lightly, the smile on his lips seemed to be mocking but not mocking, "It was him who spied on the news during the Shangyuan Festival, he was the one who negotiated the peace, and he was also the one who attacked the border. The Ye Rong peace treaty was originally a joke."
Mu Mingtang also sighed helplessly. Not long ago, officials of the Ye Dynasty swore that "we have a peace agreement", but in the eyes of Beirong people, this agreement was a piece of waste paper from the very beginning.
The loss of the emperor and the Prime Minister of Song also tried to make peace, and almost agreed to the annual currency for "peace". Now being slapped in the face, I wonder if they will regret it.
I don't know if the emperor regretted Mu Mingtang, but it was obvious that the emperor lost a lot of face.
The emperor was embarrassed in front of the people and courtiers of the whole country, and he was very angry. It was rare to make up his mind to fight Beirong. The emperor was so prepared for Xie Xuanchen, naturally it was impossible for Xie Xuanchen to contact the military power, but sent his confidant Tong Shao to lead the 100,000 troops of the Beijing garrison to support Taiyuan.
The Northern Rong troops were divided into two routes, the west route led by the Eighth Prince Yeluyan, attacked Suicheng, and then took the Taihang Mountains to approach Taiyuan. In the east, Empress Dowager Xiao's youngest son, Yeluji, the younger brother of Emperor Beirong, led the troops from Hejian and Zhongshan to attack the east.
After the sixteen states of Youyun were ceded, the Central Plains lost its barrier, and Tokyo could only be defended by the three important towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian. These three cities are related to the safety of the capital, and they have always been taken seriously. The troops and generals have experienced hundreds of battles, and it is not a slap in the face. Among them, the pressure of Taiyuan being besieged was the greatest, and the imperial court sent several teams to support it. Among them, the reinforcements to Taiyuan were the strongest, with a total of 100,000 troops.
Yeluyan brought only 60,000 soldiers and horses. It was easier to defend the city than to attack the city. The reinforcements also brought sufficient food, grass and armaments. Everyone was full of confidence in this defense battle.
No one would have imagined that Tong Shao, who was born in the literati, was greedy for life and feared death, and when he saw the soldiers and horses of the Beirong people outside the city, he was actually scared to fight. The military officer was one rank lower than the civilian officer, and all the generals had to listen to Tong Shao's dispatch. As a result, the top commander Tong Shao not only did not organize the defense, but instead led the soldiers to escape first on the eve of the war. The army in Taiyuan City was in chaos, Yeluyan took advantage of the emptiness to enter, and easily broke through several lines of defense.
The coach ran away, and there were less than 3,000 people left in Taiyuan City, but there were 60,000 Beirong troops outside the city. Taiyuan defenders desperately resisted, resisting Yeluyan's violent siege momentum and holding back the North Rong's march to the south.
Taiyuan could not be attacked for a long time. I didn't expect this to be just a blindfold. Taking advantage of all the attention of the court to be drawn to Taiyuan, Yeluji led the East Route Army to bypass the Zhongshan and Hejian lines of defense, and turned to attack Zhending. After Zhending fell, the officers of the cities along the road were all literati, and no one dared to fight against them. Captain Yelu drove straight in and went straight to the border of the Yellow River, approaching Tokyo City.
When the news reached the capital, the whole country was shocked. It is winter now, and the water of the Yellow River has already frozen. I heard that Yeluji has sent people to the center of the river to test the thickness of the ice layer. Soon, the river will be crossed.
Once you cross the Yellow River and are less than ten miles away from Tokyo, the siege of the capital is just around the corner.
The imperial court blew the pot all of a sudden, the capital had just transferred 100,000 garrison troops to support Taiyuan, and the remaining troops were only 100,000. And Tokyo only relies on natural dangers, and it is not a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once the capital is lost, the emperor, Zaifu, and many princes and princesses will fall together, and the Ye Dynasty will be destroyed.
The emperor summoned Zai Zhi to enter the palace overnight, and all the ministers were clamoring and could not stop for a moment. They are all literati, and they are all panicked at the moment. One of the old officials played: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can only move the capital immediately before Yeluji has crossed the river. If Tokyo is destroyed, it can be rebuilt. If the green hills are left, there is no need to worry about no firewood. As long as Your Majesty is there, there is no need to worry There is no day to rebuild Tokyo. As long as it lasts for this period of time, and then dispatches troops from various places to serve the king, your Majesty will be safe."
The old minister's voice fell behind, and everyone fell silent. The emperor's heart sank when he heard that, has it come to the point of moving the capital? Once the capital was moved in a hurry, the accumulation of several Central Plains courts for decades, Tokyo's prosperous foundation, was completely destroyed.
The emperor couldn't bear it, and asked in a deep voice: "The people of Tokyo live and work in peace and contentment. The population is one million, and I can't bear to abandon the people. Is there no other way except to move the capital?"
After the emperor finished speaking, he was silent for a long time. After a while, the old minister just now said deeply: "In addition to moving the capital, there is another plan."
"His Royal Highness Qifu'an."