The two hugged for a while as if they were stacked on top of each other. Finally, Song Jianing became cold first and reminded King Shou to pull the quilt that he had just torn apart.
Zhao Heng lay on her shoulders, his head didn't move, he stretched out his hand to touch the side, grabbed the quilt and pulled it over, which was not tightly covered. Song Jianing thought he was lazy afterwards, so he covered up the quilt, wrapped his arms around his waist, and tried to put his legs down. Zhao Heng raised her waist cooperatively, and when she was flattened, he lay down again.
It was a storm just a moment ago, but now the calm and calm become warmer. Song Jianing rubbed his head, finally remembering the porridge in the kitchen, and asked him with a smile, "Does the lord still use porridge?"
His own princess was gentle and gentle, and all of a sudden it was about eating. Zhao Heng opened his eyes and hummed.
Song Jianing patted him on the back: "Then the lord, let's get dressed, I'll ask Liu'er to bring it."
Zhao Heng looked up and saw that her cheeks were still flushed, and her moist almond eyes looked at him shyly and softly, without any caution or unease, Zhao Heng finally understood, she didn't hear his stammering "An An" at all. , at that time she was being cleaned up by him and was dying, maybe she couldn't even hear her own cry
Zhao Heng quickly regained his composure, kissed her red mouth, and then got up.
He sat at the end of the bed and put on his middle clothes. Song Jianing grabbed the towel that was on the side and covered himself. He hid in the bed for a while before he sat up blushing and rang the bell to call Liu'er. After staying in the warm bed for half an hour, neither of them wanted to change places anymore, so Liu'er brought the tray into the tent, and then the couple held a bowl of yam and wolfberry porridge and sat cross-legged facing each other to eat.
"My lord, you are probably going to add another nephew or niece." Song Jianing said to him with a smile, only now did he understand that if he didn't pick her up in the carriage, he must be thinking about the important matter that Emperor Xuande explained.
Zhao Heng looked at her unexpectedly.
As expected, Song Jianing felt more comfortable, and said enviously, "My sister-in-law will ask for a pulse tomorrow, and I'll soon know that you are sure."
Zhao Heng's mind immediately came to his nephew Sheng Ge'er's tiger head. Thinking that there might be multiple nephews at the end of the year, his eyes were a little softer than before, and he said, "Good thing."
Song Jianing held the bowl in one hand and scooped the porridge with the other. Seeing him like this, he could tell that his prince liked children. Song Jianing lowered her eyes and looked at her belly. She suddenly looked forward to the day when she gave birth to a child, and looked forward to seeing how King Shou coaxed the child.
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Zhao Heng's current official position is not high, but he is a prince, so he is also qualified to go to the morning court. He woke up before dawn, and simply packed up and went out. Next door, Guo Boyan was about to go out, when he heard the movement in front of the palace gate, he deliberately waited inside the gate for a while, and when the palace carriage turned out of the alley, he rode to the court.
When they reached the main hall, Zhao Heng and Prince Rui followed King Qin and stood in front of the line of civil servants. The Prince of Wu'an, the King of Chu, and Prince Gong were on the side of the military officers. Although Guo Boyan and Zhao Heng were Weng's sons-in-law, they were like strangers in the courtroom. .
After Emperor Xuande was seated, he publicly announced his decision to attack Jin, and asked the ministers of civil and military affairs to discuss it.
Privy envoy Cao Yu and other military attachés mostly supported the emperor's campaign against Jin.
The civil officials headed by Prime Minister Xu Wei disapproved. The obvious reason was that Jin had strong Liao support behind him, and that it was difficult to fight in this battle. Moreover, Jin was a small country, and the people in the southern area had been in the majority as early as when Emperor Gaozu attacked Jin. If you move into Dazhou, it is useless to fight it again, and it is not worth the labor and money. But at the root of it all, these civil servants were still worried that Emperor Xuande was not the material for wars. After all, almost all the world in Da Zhou was defeated by Emperor Gaozu.
How could Emperor Xuande not guess the thoughts of these courtiers? Just because they looked down on him, Emperor Xuande had to prove his ability as an emperor to the civil and military officials and the common people. When he took the Jin state that his elder brother Emperor Gaozu couldn't solve, then he could really get out of his elder brother's shroud. Shadows on his head.
"You don't need to say more, I have made up my mind to send troops to attack Jin today."
Overlooking the civil and military officials below, Emperor Xuande announced in a deep voice.
The civil servants were silent, and the military officers shouted Shengming.
After the dynasty disbanded, Emperor Xuande summoned the privy envoy Cao Yu and several other high-ranking military officials to the Chongzheng Hall to discuss matters. The princes and Wu'an County also went to discuss the two strategies. Cao Yu led an army of 100,000 to besiege the state of Jin. , and dispatched the Zhenbei general Han Da, who was stationed in Xiongzhou all the year round, to lead troops to intercept the reinforcements from Liao.
The battle strategy must be implemented immediately.
King Chu and King Gong both wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy, but were restrained by Emperor Xuande. The brothers were depressed and unable to do so. Zhao Heng saw that his father's plan to fight for aid coincided with him, so he didn't say anything. Only Guo Boyan returned. After the imperial government, he immediately wrote a letter to his son who was thousands of miles away. The eldest son left Beijing in October last year. Guo Boyan did not pass a letter to his eldest son for three months. Now that the eldest son is on duty under Han Da, he will definitely play in this battle.
Three days later, in Xiongzhou, since being transferred from the capital by his father, Guo Xiao received a letter from his father for the first time. Seeing his father's exhortations and warnings to him, Guo Xiao smiled lightly, his face tanned a little, even more so The teeth are white and neat, like a blade of cold light. Putting away the family letters, Guo Xiao got on his horse, holding the reins in his hand and looking at the direction of the capital.
The father is too worried, how could he cause himself an accident? There is also a younger sister waiting for him in the capital.
On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Da Zhou dispatched troops to attack Jin. When Emperor Jin got the news, he was frightened and immediately sent a letter to Liao for help. Jin State is a good chess game for Liao State to restrain Da Zhou. Every year, it provides various rare and precious treasures. Jin State is in trouble. Of course, Liao State will send troops to reinforce, and send two generals to lead 80,000 iron cavalry to the south.
The Liao army must pass through the fortress of Shiling to support Jin. Han Dazao led 50,000 elite soldiers here to wait for work, and two young generals, Guo Xiao and Han Zhengchang, each led 5,000 light cavalry to cross the river ahead of schedule and ambushed on the other side. On February 12, when the Liao army was halfway across the river, Han Da confronted him head-on. The Liao army was not ready to be defeated and retreated. On the way to retreat, Guo Xiao and Han Zhengchang rushed out from the two flanks to cut off their trail, and they attacked with Han Da before and after, fighting fiercely for half a day. More than 30,000 Liao troops were killed, 10,000 wounded, 30,000 surrendered, and the remaining nearly 10,000 fled in embarrassment. Jin was suddenly isolated and helpless.
This time, the main general Han Da made the first contribution. Guo Xiao took the lead and was brave and good at fighting. He captured the Liao general Yeluqi alive, and the credit was second only to Han Da.
When the news of the good news reached the capital, Emperor Xuande praised Guo Boyan as a father without a dog. Guo Boyan was also very proud, but the corner of his lips did not lift. Zhao Heng was expressionless, as if it had nothing to do with Guo Xiao's meritorious service, but Guo Boyan couldn't help laughing. Last year, he personally promised to transfer his eldest son away from Beijing for a year. Now, although the eldest son has made meritorious deeds and the King of Longevity is here, he can't. Call the eldest son back in advance.
Guo Boyan couldn't help feeling a little sullen. After he was suffocated, he remembered the stupid things the eldest son did behind his back. In the end, whether he was proud or helpless, it could only be turned into a sigh. Wait, who offended the eldest son was King Shou? If the eldest son made further military exploits and Emperor Xuande asked the eldest son to come back, then King Shou wouldn't blame them on the Guo family.
What about the prince, the prince has to listen to his father, the emperor!
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King Shou's Mansion.
When Emperor Xuande praised Guo Xiao in the court, Song Jianing had just woken up. Recently, the imperial court attacked Jin, and King Shou was concerned with state affairs. He slept in the front yard a lot. Song Jianing fell asleep again. When he woke up, Song Jianing was lazy and didn't want to move. He silently reminisced about last night. The prince was as brave and enthusiastic as always, but he didn't want to make a sound. Something is missing.
Enough to lie down, it was almost three poles in the sun, Song Jianing asked the maids to come in and wait on him.
Shuang’er and Liu’er served her to wash and change clothes, and Jiu’er folded the quilt to make the bed. She was responsible for recording the master’s menstrual period. According to the law, the master’s menstrual period should come today, so Jiu’er specially checked the mattress and the result was clean. ,Nothing at all. But for menstruation, even if the master is very regular, there are differences in the morning, noon or evening in a day, Jiu'er doesn't take it seriously, just reminds the master with the quilt: "Princess, your menstruation is coming soon, do you want to make it earlier? Put on the belt?"
After Song Jianing entered the capital, his wife and mother took good care of her. She was very well conditioned and her menstrual period was always accurate. Song Jianing nodded after hearing Jiu'er say this. But the menstrual period didn't come until the evening. It was estimated that the prince was going to rest in the backyard tonight, so Song Jianing took off the belt ahead of time to prevent the prince from misunderstanding.
The red sun was setting, and Zhao Heng returned to the mansion, but he did not go back to the backyard immediately, and went to the study alone.
The little maid reported the whereabouts of the prince to the princess.
Song Jianing will no longer be thinking wildly because the prince didn't come to see her in time. Guessing that the prince must have something to do when he went to the study, Song Jianing sat on the warm couch and continued to read "Records of the Grand Historian". With the guidance of the prince, Song Jianing has finished reading
The first volume, the second volume in his hand, flipped through three or four pages, and the King of Shou came.
Song Jianing put down the book and went out to greet him with a smile.
Zhao Heng nodded to her and sat on the chair in the main room, meaning to set meals directly.
Song Jianing didn't think much about it, he sat down to eat with him, and chatted casually at the dinner table, but Song Jianing soon discovered that the prince tonight was as quiet as always, but he was not even interested in listening to her chat. Song Jianing closed his mouth wisely, rinsed his mouth after dinner, and followed him to the inner room. Undressed, the couple got on the step bed.
"Your Highness has something on your mind?" Song Jianing leaned beside him and asked cautiously, always feeling that he was not very happy.
Zhao Heng looked at her and said, "Jinyang City is difficult to attack."
Song Jianing knew that Jinyang City was the capital of Jin State, and Da Zhou sent troops this time, and quickly occupied the prefectures and counties around Jin State, leaving Jinyang City untouched.
"We have a lot of soldiers. It will be a matter of time before we take Jinyang City. Your lord doesn't have to worry about it." Song Jianing encouraged him sincerely.
This is the truth, Zhao Heng smiled, took the person into his arms, squeezed her small hand and said, "It's very smooth to fight aid, make brother brave, and capture the enemy general alive."
Brother Ling... Guo Xiao
Hearing the news of Guo Xiao from the prince's husband, Song Jianing's eyes changed, Zhao Heng looked in his eyes and whispered, "Are you happy?"