Emperor Tianchen's new funeral, according to the ritual system, the wedding of Huaqi should be postponed. However, Xiao Chiye betrayed Qidu, and Qidu asked Qidong. The queen mother and the cabinet discussed in detail many times, and finally married Hua Xiangyi in July.
This time, the Queen Mother did her best to prepare Hua Xiangyi's dowry for more than ten miles. According to the arrangements made by the Ministry of Rites, Han Cheng personally led the guard of honor to see off, and there were countless maids and maids accompanying him.
Hua Xiangyi boarded the carriage, and when she was about to set off, the Queen Mother chased after two steps and almost called out. But in the end she had to take her face into consideration, letting Dongzhu shake by her ear, she just held Aunt Liuxiang's hand and whispered, "My nannan..."
The guard of honor left Qidu and headed for Qidong along the official road in Trent, where they would brush shoulders with Chazhou. Han Cheng was originally worried that the Chazhou bandits would come to loot, so he brought the Eighth Camp on purpose. They continued to go south, and Qi Zhuyin was already waiting in Qidong.
"Speaking of this Qi Zhuyin," Han Cheng's horse leaned against the carriage, and said to Hua Xiangyi through the curtain of the carriage, "You haven't seen Third Miss yet, have you?"
There was a soft hum inside.
Han Cheng loved to rely on the old and sold the old, and when he heard the words, he was in high spirits, and said, "The old minister told the third lady about family affairs. Although Qi Zhuyin is a daughter, she is not easy to get along with. The third lady often lives in the big house, and she must not know that she is fierce and vicious when she enters the capital every year. Appearance. In the Xiande year, the household was in a tight situation. For the sake of the Qidong army, she dared to call her own soldiers to block the sedan chair of Mr. Wei. But the household really couldn't get the money. They made friends and roamed the streets."
Hua Xiangyi and Qi Zhuyin had only seen each other across the screen, and at the banquet where all the officials were men, Qi Zhuyin was a special case. She was not eye-catching in Qidong in the early years. When Qi Shiyu hadn't handed over the handsome seal, everyone guessed among her brothers. After the battle to rescue Qi Shiyu was over, Qi Zhuyin was first refused entry to the capital, and the DPRK and China dragged on for several months on the grounds of "records to be investigated". When the seal was approaching, there was another storm called Yulong Typhoon. It is only to replace Qi Shiyu's handsome seal, not to inherit Qi Shiyu's title. In other words, every battle that Qi Zhuyin fights now is only to accumulate prestige for Qidong, not for herself. If she doesn't get married in this life, she will still be a "Qi's daughter" in her later years, without a title. , on the contrary, her brothers, as long as they give birth to their sons as soon as possible, can sit back and enjoy the success.
Han Cheng was still talking, but Hua Xiangyi in the carriage seemed to be asleep. Han Cheng gradually felt boring, and stopped embarrassingly.
When the honor guard ran to You, a red line suddenly appeared in the sky. The heat wave rolled, the horses' hoofs shook, and the Qingqi that stretched for several miles were all covered in red robes. Qidong's military flag rattled in the wind, driving straight ahead like a long dragon. The yellow sand billowed, brushing off the dust on Han Cheng's face.
Qi Wei took the lead in dismounting, waving the flag, and shouting: "Welcome - salute!"
The light riders behind them rolled over and fell to the ground, kneeling on one knee neatly and uniformly, and the armor made a sonorous sound when raising its arms. They shouted in unison, "Welcome Madam!"
These two thunderous roars shocked the palace maids who came out, and even Han Cheng almost covered his heart. He fluttered at the dust, frowned and said, "Where's the handsome..."
The sound of hooves came around, and the red shadow had already arrived in front of the carriage. Before Han Cheng could stop him, he saw Qi Zhuyin pick up the curtain with the scabbard, tilting her head and looking in.
Hua Xiangyi hadn't covered her head yet, wearing the golden jade phoenix crown looked at Qi Zhuyin in shock, her chest was pounding, she didn't know what she wanted to do.
"Yo," Qi Zhuyin greeted, "Little girl."
Han Cheng was shocked, he stepped forward and closed the curtain of the car in a hurry, and couldn't help but scold: "How can the commander easily lift the curtain of Third Young Lady before he arrives in Cang County!"
"Take a look," Qi Zhuyin retracted her hand and said, "How many times have you stopped on the way? According to the budgeted time, it should have arrived yesterday."
Han Cheng followed Qi Zhuyin's horse and said, "It's a long way to go, and I'm in a hurry. It's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen. I thought the commander would meet him at the southern side of Chazhou, but no one was there."
"I just drove back from Bian County, and I don't have much time left." Qi Zhuyin turned around and asked Han Cheng, "What are you doing off the horse?"
Han Cheng looked around and said, "It's already time for you, it should be here..."
Qi Zhuyin pointed to the east with his horse whip, and said, "After running for a while, you can reach Cejun in Hai Shi. There are horse trails in Cejun, and the road to Cangjun will be smoother. Get on your horse."
Han Cheng had been running for a day, exhausted at this moment, and he wanted to say something, but Qi Zhuyin had already driven his horse away. Qi Wei mounted the horse from the other end, wrapped the honor guard with a light cavalry, and said politely to Han Cheng, "Commander, let's go."
Even if Han Cheng was in a high position in the capital, he would not care about the military and household affairs. Jin Yiwei can show off his might in Qedu and other places, but he is no threat to Qi Zhuyin. She is the military commander of the five counties in Qidong, and Qidong is her territory, where Han Cheng has no right to speak, not to mention that the Queen Mother now has to rely on the Qidong garrison.
Han Cheng held grudges in his heart, but he couldn't show his face, so he could only smile at Qi Wei, and got on the horse and continued to run.
Hua Xiangyi came back to her senses, and her heart palpitated when she saw Shicai's startling glance. The curtain shook, she tilted her head slightly, and along the gap, she saw the back of Qi Zhuyin riding a horse in front of her.
Qi Zhuyin is tall and tall, so she must have been specially dressed today. She wants to ride a horse, and she doesn't have the usual cloud bun, but it's still very chic. There is no Zhu Chai grate and exquisite pearls in the hair, which looks neat and neat.
She was born beautiful.
Hua Xiangyi wanted to continue to look at her, but she suddenly turned around.
* * *
Xiao Chiye said congratulations, but he was still prepared. Xiao Jiming also has to prepare the ceremony. They have a good relationship with Qidong. Even if it is a little subtle at the moment, their affection is still there, especially for Qi Zhuyin.
The wedding of Huaqi showed that the queen mother temporarily won the competition in the capital city, and the cabinet had to stabilize the prince to continue to deal with it, and Xue Xiuzhuo made a very wise decision at this moment. He negotiated with the cabinet and put Jiang Qingshan back. Juexi, settled the granary in Qedu.
Yao Wenyu got on the four-wheeled vehicle and was pushed out by Qiao Tianya. The weather in Ibaraki has been bad recently, the autumn rain is coming, and the scene in the suburbs is even more bleak. Yao Wenyu didn't bask in the sun for many days, and now she seemed to be exposed to the outside world.
"As you expected," Shen Zechuan looked at Shuangye Cangcang, standing beside Yao Wenyu with solemn mountains and rivers, "he really transferred Jiang Qingshan back to Juexi."
"I originally thought that Jiang Qingshan should go to Huaizhou even to restrain Izuku." Zhou Gui rarely wore a strong suit today, and he came on horseback. He wiped his sweat and said, "Luoxiaguan is next to Quancheng, and Quancheng is Xue's hometown. He shouldn't worry about it. He didn't think he would really put Jiang Qingshan back in Juexi."
Yao Wenyu held a cat in his sleeve and said, "Because of the geographical location of Luoxia Pass and Quancheng, it is inevitable for the two of you to have such concerns. Judging from the current situation, Xue Xiuzhuo only put Jiang Qingshan in Huaizhou. It's best for the Xue family."
Shen Zechuan stepped on the leaves on the bottom of his boots, he stood still and fell into contemplation.
If Jiang Qingshan is transferred to Huaizhou, firstly, he can fight with Cizhou to prevent the formation of the Cicha-Huaishang Road; secondly, he can ensure that Quancheng is safe, and work with Quancheng to put pressure on Luoxia Pass, which in turn puts pressure on Libei. These are all things that Shen Zechuan can think of, and Xue Xiuzhuo can naturally, but he still, as Yao Wenyu expected, gave up the safety of Quancheng and chose Juexi.
"Xue Xiuzhuo put Jiang Qingshan back," Shen Zechuan said solemnly, "this is what makes him difficult to deal with."
This move not only means that Xue Xiuzhuo will curb the development of Libei and Zhongbo from food, but also means that he doesn't care about Xue's gains or losses at all. In other words, he has no selfish desires, which makes him completely different from Hua Siqian, Wei Huaigu and others. Different, he seeks the interests of not one party.
"Jiang Qingshan has a strong hand and is very effective in governing the area. It is rumored that he cannot tolerate sand in his eyes, but it is actually the opposite." Yao Wenyu touched the cat with his fingers, "Juexi sits on thirteen cities, with two prefectures and two ports under it. It is a veritable granary of Da Zhou today. Xi's business is the largest there, and the waterway of Dicheng Hua's family also passes there. If you have been to Juexi, you will understand that Juexi's prosperity is not accidental. Jiang Qingshan has an open mind. Extraordinary, employs people regardless of family background, never refuses in the face of major events, but he is very sensible in the face of small matters. He will never forgive those who should be held, and he will never go back on those who should be relaxed. With such a political envoy, Juexi is in Xian It is not surprising that after the natural disaster in the German years, he was able to recover quickly. Jiang Qingshan is such a person, he introduced Xue Xiuzhuo as a lifelong friend, precisely because the two have the same political views and the same ambition."
Zhou Gui nodded when he heard the words, and said, "I have heard about the political achievements of these two people for a long time. When Yuan Fu promoted Xue Xiuzhuo to Dali Temple, no one in the court opposed it."
"Tongzhi has also read Xue Xiuzhuo's strategy," Yao Wenyu said, "Does Tongzhi still remember Taifu's wish?"
Shen Zechuan recites like a fluent, because he inherited Qi Huilian, and he knows best what Qi Huilian wanted to do back then. He was silent for a moment, and said, "Understand the household registration of Dazhou, measure the fertile land in the world, merge local miscellaneous taxes, and restore the revenue and expenditure of the national treasury."
Yao Wenyu looked at the distant mountains and said, "This is what Xue Xiuzhuo wants to do. From this point of view, he and the teacher are looking for one thing. The teacher has the support of officials from the poor family such as Kong Qiu and Cen Yu, and Xue Xiuzhuo has Yi Jiang. With the support of the doers led by Qingshan, he is not alone."
But can this week really do it
It took Qi Huilian many years to promote the Yellow Book naturalization to the local area. Why was Donggong framed for treason? Because after naturalization of the Yellow Book, it is to measure the fields. The embezzlement of private land in the eight cities of Yedu is quite serious. Once implemented, the aristocratic family will not only have to return the private land and be sentenced according to the law, but also bear the land tax by themselves. Killing the prince will prevent the implementation of the policy. Hai Liangyi taught Li Jianheng that way to heal his wounds. He hoped that Li Jianheng could hold the cabinet tightly, wield power, and make changes from top to bottom. For this reason, he willingly charged for Li Jianheng.
But Li Jianheng couldn't do it.
Xue Xiuzhuo realized this earlier than Hai Liangyi. He immediately abandoned Li Jianheng and no longer had hope for the emperor or even the Li family. He needs a new emperor, an emperor who can sit quietly on the throne. This emperor must not interfere with the cabinet, and he will not sway in the struggle of noble families and poor families, and he will not be biased towards the so-called brotherhood. The frontier of heavy troops, so he found Li Jianting.
But this kind of plan has been going on for too long, and all are changing every moment, and Shen Zechuan is the variable. He was at best an abandoned son in Xue Xiuzhuo's chessboard in Qudu, and he could abandon him at will after eliminating Xi Hongxuan and Wei Huaigu. Like Xiao Chiye, he was obliterated in the heavy rain. Xue Xiuzhuo has no selfish desires, which is what makes him terrifying. Xue Xiuyi had ridiculed, ridiculed and even humiliated Xue Xiuzhuo many times, but Xue Xiuzhuo did not kill this eldest brother, because in his eyes Xue Xiuyi was not important at all, whether it was dead or alive, it was like the dust at his feet, there was no difference.
He wants to kill Qi Huilian, because Qi Huilian is the division of the Great Zhou Emperor. He wants to kill Yao Wenyu, because Yao Wenyu is a top talent. He once gave the two people a chance to choose, but both of them refused. A counselor cannot be used by me, and returning it to the mountains is like giving the world famous sword to others. Only by killing it can we avoid future troubles.
* * *
Solitary geese flew across the sky, frost and fog gradually rose, and the cold forest was dyed, getting colder and colder. Qiao Tianya covered Yao Wenyu with a cloak, and they were still in the forest.
Shen Zechuan knocked his folding fan on his palm, followed Hongyan to the south, and said, "Xue Xiuzhuo probably didn't think that Dazhou would collapse in a few years when he taught the prince. Lu Guangbai is the variable. Because Qidong lost Lu Guangbai, he missed the opportunity to hunt down Ce'an, and Qidu changed from besieging and killing him to returning the tiger to the mountain."
The situation of people is always unexpected, not only Lu Guangbai, but also Shen Zechuan, Xiao Chiye, Yao Wenyu and even more unknown people. God has given everyone a different problem, get up and live, all these people who were originally trapped in the game broke free from the shackles. Troubled times mean that the order of the world no longer exists, and anyone can fight hard in it. Some people cling to the incompleteness, and some people wave Ge Ge to break the game.
This is the era of chaotic officials and thieves.
The fog was thick and raindrops fell. Fei Sheng opened an umbrella for Shen Zechuan, they reined in their horses and returned, and the autumn in Ibaraki finally came. The wind stirred Shen Zechuan's sleeve robe and almost blew away his blue handkerchief. When he was holding the handkerchief, the leaves all over the sky brushed past him. The browned flying leaves circled up, beaten by the rain, and fell at Xiao Chiye's feet.
Gujin rode his horse back, waving a small flag, and shouted, "The road ahead collapses, master, we are trapped here!"
Xiao Chiye got on his horse, Wu Ziyu rode his horse out from behind, and said in the rain, "Zhaohui's troops have not arrived, ten miles away is the Tuda Dragon Banner, and Ha Sen's cavalry is nearby!"
"The grain cart is too heavy," Tantai Hu wiped away the rain, "unless we abandon our grain and take a detour, we are bound to meet Hasson's cavalry tonight."
"There is not enough supplies in the fighting area. Once this batch of food falls into Hassan's hands, the lord will be beaten." Chen Yang was on the reins, his cheeks flushed from the cold, he said, "We can stay, but the master must go. ."
According to the military orders a few days ago, Xiao Chiye detoured from the Dajing to the north. He had to go through the Ma Road, which was originally stationed in the camp, to first provide supplies to Zhaohui, and then go to the battlefield to supply Xiao Fangxu. When they got here, Zhaohui's three Liuyang battalions should have come to meet them, but Zhaohui didn't come. It was raining heavily today, and he couldn't fly too far to investigate the military situation. Xiao Chiye seemed to be blindfolded.
Xiao Chiye's eyes were astonishingly calm, and despite the rain dripping down his cheeks, he said in a deep voice, "Turn the direction, let's go to Tuda Dragon Flag."