He waved his hand, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Qin Shangcheng, if you are so capable, I will appoint you as a regiment training envoy, lead a troop of soldiers and horses, and reward you with a gold ingot. We also welcome people with lofty ideals from all over the world to serve the country... "
The lowest military commander in this dynasty is the ninth rank, and the "Tuan Lian Enshi" is already the fifth rank. When everyone heard that the Ninth Prince was so generous, the crowd let out an "ah" in admiration. Everyone was gearing up, feeling that they would join the army this time. , you will really embark on a bright career path of being a wife and a shadow.
King Qin accidentally looked over and saw that Hua Rong was calming himself down, but his face was pale and he was looking at himself nervously. He was about to make a fuss, but he had to suppress the anger in his heart and chuckled: "I am impatient to be restrained. But I can’t do such a lowly job. Without an official position, I’m light-weighted. I only want gold and don’t need an official position..." After saying that, he actually picked up the big knife and turned around to leave.
There was a burst of regret from the crowd. The Ninth Prince was very displeased, but when he saw everyone looking at him eagerly, he immediately came up with a plan: "Everyone, you might as well have a competition today. If there is anyone with strong martial arts skills, I will win." The king still rewards generously..."
Everyone was overjoyed and immediately went to prepare for the competition.
Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and then realized that his palms were full of sweat, and even the bow and arrow were hot from pinching. Fortunately, everyone was focused on the competition, and no one paid attention.
She quietly turned around and walked back. When she was approaching her dormitory, she saw King Qin leaning against a thousand-year-old locust tree, staring at her.
She was panicking, but she didn't care. She didn't look at him at all, and strode into the dining hall next to her. Breakfast had already been served here, and the day in the military camp had officially begun.
King Qin had already understood that she was definitely not joking. What to do, but he didn't know what to do. He subconsciously clenched the sword tightly, but when he saw her retreating back, he was so thin and frightened that he felt sour and bitter in his heart. Leaning against the big tree, I pulled off a piece of bark and took a bite, feeling even more astringent in my heart.
The news that the second emperor was escorted to the Kingdom of Jin has spread.
In the past few days, Hua Rong suddenly discovered that Yingtian Mansion was more lively than ever before. Every day there was an endless stream of local officials and famous families sending money, food, and military horses. She was very happy at first. If the power grows day by day, then she can regain the country. , it is not impossible to expel the gold men. However, in the next two days, I found that it was a little subtle, because in addition to these, the local officials also sent many women one after another, and many of them were even daughters of famous families.
Only then did she realize that the country was now ownerless and the Ninth Prince was about to ascend the throne as emperor.
Sure enough, for three days in a row, courtiers came to persuade him, all of which asked the Ninth Prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible. As usual, they said something like "a country cannot live without its owner for a day".
However, the Ninth Prince refused to accept the offer, saying that both his father and brother were suffering in a different place. If he did not rescue his father and brother, he would not dare to ascend the throne rashly.
On this day, the puppet emperor Zhang Bangchang personally brought the seal of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to Yingtian. It turned out that although Zhang Bangchang had become a traitor, he was still timid and knew that the Jin people were using him. Now that the Jin people have withdrawn, the people of the Song Dynasty are eager to eat him. After peeling off the skin, he voluntarily gave up the throne of the emperor and brought all the things to Yingtian to plead guilty to the Ninth Prince.
Zhang Bangchang knelt down and said: "The country cannot be without a master for a day! The criminal Zhang Bangchang specially invites the prince to ascend the throne as soon as possible."
"If my father and brother do not return, I will not dare to succeed to the throne."
Wang Boyan on the side immediately said: "The world knows that Your Majesty is benevolent and filial. However, there are two types of 'filial piety', one is filial piety to relatives, and the other is filial piety to the people of the world. The latter is the great love and love to the world." Take responsibility and hope that the prince will take the overall situation into consideration and ascend the throne as soon as possible to boost the prestige of the Song Dynasty and win over the people. Besides, Empress Dowager Meng also wrote a personal edict for the prince to succeed to the throne... "
Empress Dowager Meng was the only old empress who slipped through the net. She escaped the disaster because she lived outside the city and chanted sutras and worshiped Buddha.
Wang Boyan's words were very convincing, and all the ministers agreed. At this point, the Ninth Prince finally nodded in approval. The ministers were overjoyed and immediately began to plan the enthronement ceremony.
After discussions among the veterans, it was decided that the first day of May was the Zodiac Festival, and it was decided to ascend the throne on this day. So, with the lights on in Tianfu nightly, they discussed the important matter of the Ninth Prince's enthronement.
Zhang Bangchang not only brought all kinds of property, but also brought several outstanding beauties to the Ninth Prince. In addition, Wang Boyan and others had previously donated, and the Ninth Prince's harem now included Wu Jinnu, Zhang Yingying, Liu Yuzhu, Pan Yingying and other important ladies. The concubines were named concubines. Because they were presented by various high-ranking officials, the Ninth Prince naturally had to sell these names. Therefore, he temporarily named the concubines as wives. He said that he would give them names after he ascended the throne.
Hua Rong felt more and more happy when she saw that the Ninth Prince and his concubines were receiving more and more gifts. Moreover, the Ninth Prince had not even summoned her these days because of his busy schedule, so she worked hard to train new recruits with peace of mind, planning to wait for Yue Pengju to come back, no matter what. , all left with him.
As for Qin Shangcheng, he was stimulated that day and stopped going to the military camp for training. The Ninth Prince sent someone to bring 10 taels of gold, but he didn't refuse. After taking it, he openly went to the city to buy wine and eat meat. He was drunk all day long, and he couldn't do it for several days. I have never been back to the military camp.
Hua Rong only begged him not to cause trouble, and didn't ask anything when he left. She just begged him to the ends of the earth and never come back again.
That evening, he drank for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. He remembered that he had not seen Hua Rong for a few days, and he became drunker. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. He wished he could hold her in his arms and make love. Then he thought, While she was away, would Lord Bird take the opportunity to harass her again and take advantage of her? With this thought, he could no longer sit down. Looking at the messy cups and plates on the table, he suddenly remembered that she was in the military camp and the food was very crude. Now the situation was urgent and the supply was insufficient. He saw with his own eyes that she had almost every meal in the big cafeteria. Eating coarse and unpalatable food with the soldiers.
"Waiter, cut up two pounds of beef and wrap it up."
"okay."
When the beef came, he hastily grabbed it and stuffed it into his arms. He also took a few good snow-white steamed buns and rushed to the military camp.
It was getting late at this time, it was the soldiers' meal time, and there was no one outside. He looked around and saw the lights and colorful lights, and the sound of music inside, so he knew that the Ninth Prince had taken a new concubine.
He felt happy that no one was paying attention, so he quietly moved to Hua Rong's dormitory and hid himself. After waiting for a while, he saw Hua Rong walking back quickly with two cheap steamed buns in his hand.
He was about to duck out when he saw Xu Caizhi coming in a hurry with many things and facing Hua Rong: "Miss Hua, I'm looking for you."
"Hey, what's the matter with Mr. Xu?"
"Tonight the official family accepts the concubine..." Xu Caizhi followed the custom in the palace. This dynasty refers to the emperor as "official family". Although the ninth prince has not officially ascended the throne, he has set a date for his enthronement. It is already a fact. He is the emperor. The guards and concubines around him all call him "official".
He treated Hua Rong as an outsider, so he also addressed her as an official in front of her: "The official family accepts concubines because they are the daughters of important ministers and cannot be treated lightly. There are three ladies who were conferred the title at the same time, so the ceremony had to be a bit simple, because they were afraid of gold. We have sent people to assassinate you, so we have stepped up our guard and want to recruit four of your guards..."
Hua Rong had no bodyguards before, but later to guard against the King of Qin, and seeing that she was a single woman after all, the Ninth Prince also intentionally or unintentionally stationed four guards in charge of soldiers' discipline here. Now, seeing Xu Caizhi's important person, Hua Rong Rong immediately said: "It doesn't matter, Master Xu can just transfer him."
Xu Caizhi handed over a bunch of pearls and two jade rings: "Miss Hua, this is a reward from the official family..."
The Ninth Prince took a concubine, why did he reward himself with these things
"No reward for no merit, Hua Rong dare not accept it."
"The official family has been in love with Miss Hua for a long time. Now, it is necessary to rely on various forces to reorganize the country. The official family accepted the concubine out of necessity. After he ascends the throne, he will not fail Miss Hua..."
King Qin was furious when he heard this. He had known for a long time that the Ninth Prince was not a good guy. Sure enough, on the night of the wedding, in order to win over Hua Rong, he shamelessly sent these things - he was really eating the food in the bowl while still thinking about the food in the pot.
He was angry and anxious, for fear that Hua Rong would take the things, and really wanted to rush out immediately, but he heard Hua Rong say: "Master Xu, where are you talking about? Hua Rong is a humble person, and he will never dare to climb up to the officialdom. ,Besides, Hua Rong is already engaged to someone else..."
"Oh?" Xu Caizhi was shocked, "Whose son is he?"
She refused, "Master Xu, please take these things back. Please don't mention this matter again in the future."
"Master Xu, hurry up..." Hearing someone urging in the distance, Xu Caizhi didn't care to ask any more questions, and left in a hurry with full of doubts.
It was already getting late at this time. Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to close the door. As soon as his hand touched the door, suddenly, with a push of his hand, a person rushed in and closed the door with a "bang".
The candles were not yet lit in the room, but as soon as the door was closed, it suddenly became dark. Hua Rong's vision went dark, and he almost screamed in shock. He only smelled the pungent smell of alcohol, and a body like an iron tower stood in front of him, with one hand on his head. The wall surrounded me completely, as if I had suddenly fallen into a dark cage.
She was horrified: "Qin Shangcheng, what do you want to do?"
"Haha, girl, luckily you didn't ask for the reward from Lord Bird. I knew you wouldn't want it."
She calmed down a little: "Of course I won't ask for his reward, but what does this have to do with you?"
"My wife, of course, is not allowed to ask for rewards from other men. Girl, please clean up and leave here with me immediately."
"You're crazy! Qin Shangcheng, leave quickly."
"Girl, you must come with me immediately. Lord Bird is about to ascend the throne. When he becomes emperor, an imperial edict comes down and you have to marry him even if you don't want to. I can't take this risk."
Hua Rong couldn't bear it anymore: "I am no longer your wife. You should stop messing around."
"Girl, I have to be responsible for you."
"Pengju will naturally be responsible for me."
Pengju, Pengju, King Qin was furious when he heard this. He suddenly remembered what she said that day. He picked up the flask and took another sip: "Girl, you said you want to remarry?"
His eyes gradually adapted to the darkness and could see a little bit. Hua Rong forced himself to calm down and said angrily: "Get out, get out immediately! Otherwise, I will engage in military law!"
"Hey, girl, what kind of military law do you want to scare me with?"
"Qin Shangcheng, get out of here right away!"
"Girl, you said you want to remarry?"
When she heard his threatening tone, her whole body became fierce, as if she had returned to the king of hell on the island who ruled over life and death. She was angry and angry: "I am not remarrying! I have never married anyone before!"