Kun Yu woke up leisurely, only to hear the noise in the courtyard.
She sat up from the bed and looked out, only to see the old emperor chasing after Ning Xuan panting, leaning on a cane, "You bastard, who told you to challenge His Majesty without saying a word? Do you still have me in your eyes?" This father?"
Ning Xuan has experienced in the court for several years, and he has long been a figure who can stand alone, but he was chased and beaten by the old emperor, and he was powerless.
While hiding, he said: "Father, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. There is no suitable general in the court who can suppress the rebel army, and no one is willing to go. If my son doesn't go, will the people suffer from the war?"
"How dare you talk back!"
The old uncle hit him on the leg with a stick, "You know that no one is willing to go, and you still take the initiative to go? Do you know how cruel and powerful those rebels are? Where they went, the people were in dire straits, and those officials and wealthy businessmen were even worse off." Mold! If you go, if they know that you are a member of the royal family, they can't wait to take your skin?!"
After circling around in the courtyard for a few times, the old emperor finally couldn't run any longer. He stopped and leaned on his crutches to pant heavily, "What if something happens to you? Pregnant with twins, you are so heartless to leave us old and young women and children to fight on your own?"
"If you are embarrassed to tell His Majesty, as a father, go to the palace and tell His Majesty, let him take back this Pingnan County King, whoever loves it will be whoever it is!"
After saying that, he walked out, Ning Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to hold him to stop him.
When the father and son were arguing, they suddenly saw that Kun Yuyang had gotten up at some point and was leaning on the doorpost to watch them.
"Yuyang, why are you up? The imperial doctor said you should lie down and rest, be careful about heatstroke."
The father and son stopped arguing immediately, and went into the room to sit down with Kun Yuyang. Ning Xuan hurriedly ordered someone to fan the wind beside Kun Yuyang. The wind should not be too small to dissipate the heat, nor too strong to hurt her body.
Kun Yuyang's spirit had recovered a lot, but he was lazy to speak. The old emperor knew something was wrong when he saw it. She had never lost her temper when she married into the mansion.
This time the anger can be considered a big move.
The old emperor said: "Yu Yang, don't worry. I'll go into the palace and make it clear to His Majesty that Xuan'er will stay in the imperial capital to accompany you and not be allowed to go anywhere!"
"Father!"
Ning Xuan looked at him in embarrassment, and said so much that the old emperor still insisted on his own opinion, but he couldn't say in front of Kun Yuyang those words that everyone was responsible for the rise and fall of his family and country.
Only then did Kun Yuyang speak, "Father, the tiger in autumn is hotter than summer, so please don't be in a hurry to enter the palace. I'll help you go back to rest first, don't get angry."
The old uncle looked at Kun Yuyang, then glared at Ning Xuan, thinking that his own son was not as considerate as his daughter-in-law.
He quickly waved his hand, "No need, you are inconvenient, just lie down. Let the servants help me go back. You can persuade this bastard, don't let him think about going to the south to suppress the rebellion."
Leaning on crutches, he slowly walked out of the house.
Only Ning Xuan and Kun Yuyang were left in the room, and Kun Yuyang spoke first, "Have you made up your mind to go? You don't know that the rebels in the south are so powerful that many people in the south have fled to Beili and Xi'an. Kun has gone, and you still want to catch up?"
Ning Xuan paused, Kun Yuyang had always been gentle and submissive since marrying him, this was the first time he objected to his opinion.
She is not thinking about others, but thinking about her own life.
He said in a deep voice, "Yuyang, you are also from the royal family of Xikun, so you should understand my difficulties. Your Majesty is not a good emperor. Because of this, I, as a child of the royal family, have to take action to save the people of Dongling from the fire and water. .This is my responsibility as a child of the royal family, and it is also my destiny that I cannot escape."
Kun Yuyang was silent for a moment, and when he raised his eyes, there were tears in his eyes, "Then will you sacrifice your life to save the people?"
Ning Xuan quickly shook his head, "I promise not. If I really can't beat me, I'll come back and think of a way slowly. I don't worry about running out of firewood to keep the green hills. I understand the truth. Besides, there are three of you, how can I Can I leave you guys?"
Kun Yuyang broke through his tears and laughed, "Then it's settled, if you can't beat you, you will come back. If it doesn't work, let's go to Beili as a family to join Yufu. I heard that Beili people are open to equality between men and women. I have long wanted to go. .”
Ning Xuan paused, and hugged her gently, "I've wronged you, but you have to be tied up in this deep house and compound, and let you wash your hands and make soup."
"What nonsense?"
Kun Yuyang pouted, "I'm willing to do it for you, and I'm not wronged at all. Even if we get to Beili, if you don't like me, you still won't show your face. How about that?"
Ning Xuan couldn't help laughing, "How can I be so stingy? If one day we really have to go to Beili, I will let you be free and don't have to abide by Dongling's etiquette, and let you live the life you really want .”
Kun Yuyang shook his head, and leaned into his arms, "With you around, that's the life I want."
…
In the East China Sea, there is a huge ship parked on the sea, standing in the wind and waves without fear.
The sea breeze blew up the flag on the ship, it was Beili's military flag, but the people on the deck were looking at Dongling's city.
In the past, the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but now the mountains and rivers are broken and the people are separated, which makes people feel a sense of sympathy and sympathy.
Gu Wenqing stood by the mast at the bow of the ship, her eyes were reddened by the wind, she suddenly turned her head and asked the people beside her, "Where is the fifth young master?"
"Returning to the general, the fifth son said that he has thought of a good way to use this wave of waves to spread His Majesty's will to the territory of Dongling, so that the people of Dongling will know where to go."
"oh?"
Gu Wenqing became interested for a while, "Brother sent us to try out the sea fleet, and observe the situation in Dongling Middle School by the way. Unexpectedly, the fifth brother came up with a new method, I will go and have a look."
When he got into the cabin, a small boat had just docked and pulled the boat full of straw. Gu Xiang enthusiastically greeted him and ordered someone to deliver the straw to the cabin.
"Fifth brother."
Only then did Gu Xiang see Gu Wenqing, "Fourth brother, you came just in time, let's see how I do it?"
He split the straw into finger lengths with a sword, twisted the written note into strips, and finally wrapped it in kraft paper and stuffed it into the hollow belly of the straw, and a simple letter box was ready.
Gu Xiang walked out of the cabin and threw the straw stuffed with the note into the sea. Waves of ocean currents pushed the straw pipe to Dongling's side of the coast.
Gu Xiangdao: "What do you think of this idea, fourth brother? Let's do more, and if one tenth or even one percent of it floats to the shore, our publicity goal will be achieved. This straw is light, even if it can't reach the shore, it won't pass two days." The sun will also be blown into the water by the wind and waves, and it will melt with the water after a long time, isn't it clean?"
Gu Wenqing's eyes suddenly brightened, "This method is good. It saves manpower and property, and can let the notes written with His Majesty's will be passed on to the people of Dongling. It's just that the country is in chaos. Will the people care to look at the straw floating in the sea?" How about this, use eye-catching red paint to paint marks on the straw tubes, so that once some Dongling people see it, they will spread the word that the straws with red paint marks are Beili's open policy."
"Okay, let's do that!"
Gu Xiangxi said: "Brother, they shot the note into the opposite city with arrows at the border, but they can only manage the city on the border of Dongling. With this method, we will definitely let more Dongling people see Beili's sincerity!"
After all, the soldiers on the ship started to move their hands. Except for those who stood guard and cooked in the kitchen, the rest were in shifts to make straw postboxes.
Someone split the straw, someone painted it, Gu Wenqing and Gu Xiang personally wrote the note, and then the soldiers wrapped it in waterproof kraft paper and carefully packed it into the straw.
At night, tens of thousands of stalks floated along the ocean currents towards the coastal cities of Dongling. In the dark night, they looked like thousands of stars, reflecting the vast sky of stars.
At twilight, an old man with a bamboo basket on his back was picking up oysters and seaweed by the sea, when he suddenly saw a large densely packed thing.
He straightened up and rubbed his eyes, thinking that his eyes were dazzled, but when he took a closer look, he found that there were countless straws cut into small pieces, and there were traces of red paint on them.
This kind of thing looks like it was carefully made by someone.
He set up an awning with his hands and looked at the distant sea. The cool sea breeze was blowing in the morning, and the sun had not yet risen, so the sea was calm and waveless.
A distant black spot can be vaguely seen, forming a shadow under the colorful morning glow, like a huge ship parked on the horizon.
The old man smiled, "My old man is really old and dizzy. How can there be such a big ship in the world? Can it go so far?"
Without thinking about it, he casually picked up a handful of straw, put it in the basket behind him and turned away...
The navigation officer on the ship was very accurate in judging the ocean currents. The straw was passed from the city of Dongling Sea to the inland, not only to Yin Shuo of the rebel army, but also to the court.
"I heard that the middle school of Dongling was in turmoil. I sympathize with the common people and set down the following policies. First, those who fled to Beili will divide their land into farming according to their population. Second, Dongling exiles will be exempted from taxes for three years for recuperation. The same right to the imperial examinations is granted by Mistress Beili."
Ning Xuan, who rushed to the south to suppress the rebellion, was dumbfounded when he received this straw letter in the army.
He was happy, because Yu Fu was a wise and wise ruler at a young age, she cared for the people, and even though she had her own selfish intentions in accepting the refugees from Dongling, the essence was still for the people.
I don't know if Xikun has heard about Beili's generous treatment, but they even ordered people to spread the word about the treatment that refugees can get when they go to Xikun. The regulations seem to be imitating Beili.
Ning Xuan was really worried that Xikun would take advantage of this time to attack Dongling. There was the rebel army before and the Xikun army behind, so who could the 50,000 remnants of the Gu family army he led beat anyone
What worries him even more is...
"...Sanke enjoys the same imperial examination rights as the common people of Beili, and the female lord of Beili admires it. The female lord of Beili, isn't that our lady?"
Sitting by the campfire, a group of former low-ranking generals of the Gu family army gathered around to read the straw letter, and their blood boiled with excitement.
Although their rank is not high, they have a deep impression of Yufu in the Gu family army. She has rescued many Gu family army soldiers who were poisoned, and saved a large number of casualties.
Even the Great General and the Major General received her life-saving grace.
Looking at the three extremely attractive conditions in front of them, even ordinary Dongling people couldn't help but be tempted, let alone them, the soldiers of the Gu family who have a long history with Yufu
"Miss is the mistress of Beili. The general, the young general, and several sons have all gone to Beili, and even Deputy General Yan and the others have gone. I want to go too! If I can leave, who wants to fight such a troublesome battle here? ?”
"Exactly, considering that those rebels are peasants with no way out, I can't be cruel. If it weren't for the reputation of the Gu family army and the salary of the court, I would like to get up and overthrow that stupid king. Who wants to Fighting for him? Look at our great general who fought for his whole life and was almost beheaded by the foolish king in the end, is it worth it?"
If it was the past, and the word "hunjun" was spoken directly, some people would sigh and panic.
But now that the rebellion is on the rise in the country, the people are struggling to survive, and the word "faint king" is often mentioned, and people no longer fear it over time.
Ning Xuan heard everyone's words in the dark, and he, who originally wanted to chat with everyone, quietly retreated back to the big tent.
"Your Majesty, aren't you angry when they say that?"
The attendant felt wronged for Ning Xuan, he knew that Ning Xuan was a person who cared about the common people and was talented, otherwise he would not have volunteered to join the army when no one dared to come to the south to suppress the rebellion.
But when the soldiers scolded His Majesty for being a fool, he had no choice but to retreat as a child of the royal family.
"I'm not angry. They have a point. Although we can't stand on the same side, it doesn't prevent me from understanding their thoughts. I'm just worried that their emotions will make this already difficult battle even harder."
A few generals are fine, he can comfort them patiently, even beg them to calm down the flames of war for the sake of the people. But what about the soldiers below
He is not Gu Huaijiang, nor Gu Shubai, he thinks that he does not have such strong influence as them to be able to respond to everyone in the army.
If it is Gu Shubai who is in the tent now, out of trust in him, the soldiers would not doubt what they are going to do, right
He sighed softly, "It would be great if Gu Hou and Shizi were still here..."
Gu Shubai who was far away at the border of Beili sneezed.
He thought it was Yufu who was thinking about him, and he smiled unconsciously, but he didn't know that it was someone else who was thinking about him.
Yan Zheng stepped forward to add a cloak to him, and looked beyond the railing of the tower, "It's windy in the mountains at night, the general is standing on the tower, let's add a cloak."
Gu Shubai waved and pointed to the sky, "Look, tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Yan Zheng followed his gaze and saw a golden and bright full moon hanging on the treetops, he couldn't help laughing, "Time flies so fast, general, do you still remember last year's Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Why don't you remember?"
They spent the Mid-Autumn Festival last year at the border. That time they experienced a fierce battle with Xikun. Thanks to Yufu's arrival, Kunwu's treacherous plan did not succeed.
He laughed and said, "You go to Zhuguan City and Xiaozhuguan to buy moon cakes, so that the soldiers in the army can eat them. The moon was so big and bright back then, but it's a pity that I still couldn't be with Yufu."
"Miss Yufu arrived after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
When there were no outsiders, Yan Zheng was more used to calling Yufu Miss. He couldn't help saying: "This year is too deserted, and even the fourth and fifth sons are still at sea. Well, the court also issued a commendation document saying that the two young masters will be rewarded!"
Gu Shubai looked up at the night sky. In the deep night, the light of the moon blocked the stars, and the mysterious and unpredictable Milky Way was even more remote.
He couldn't help thinking, what is Yufu doing now? Is it a lively palace banquet, or enjoying the moon alone in the palace
Does she miss herself the same as she misses her
Yan Zheng glanced at him, "General, what are you thinking?"
Gu Shu was on the verge of vernacular, and suddenly changed his words, "It's nothing, I just wondered if the second brother and the others are doing well in the capital. The imperial examination is in progress, I wonder if the third and sixth brothers can get good rankings in the exam?"
Yan Zheng raised his chin proudly, as if they were not discussing Gu Shubai's younger brother, but his younger brother, "Of course! Our third and sixth sons don't talk about martial arts, even the literary test is probably not a problem !"
Yan Zheng was right, both Gu Hanmo and Gu Yi had passed the Wu Jinshi examination and were only waiting for the final round of palace examinations.
It was originally planned to let Gu Shubai be in charge of the martial arts, but after Gu Shubai went to the border, Gu Jiuge took over. Looking at the names of his two younger brothers on the roster, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed.
Li Xia in the melon field, he knew that he was frank and frank, but he had to avoid suspicion, especially when Yu Fu was on the throne.
For this reason, he made a special suggestion to Yufu.
In the imperial study room, Yu Fu held the memorial he wrote in his hand, and couldn't help frowning, "What? You said you want to cancel the imperial examination for martial arts?"
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It's over, Gu Shubai's ears will be cut off by the moon tonight...