Li Jingnan's expression was a little sad, "He was originally stationed in the southwest, and the barbarian tribes were afraid of him. If Mozhou hadn't fallen, my father would not have sent him to the north..."
Seeing an eight-year-old child worrying about the country and its people, Hua Qingxue felt a sense of absurdity and strange sadness in her heart.
"What about the general who was stationed here?" Hua Qingxue asked.
"Dead." Li Jingnan stared at the lazy flame in the stove, "Once I heard my mother say to my uncle that compared with martial arts and martial arts, my father focused all his energy on martial arts, but martial arts was too perfunctory. , As a result, our great country, Da Qi, has no generals to use."
As the prince, Li Jingnan definitely felt uncomfortable when the emperor was talked about like this. His face darkened as he recalled the scene at that time.
"My uncle also said it was my father's fault. It was clear that more troops could be sent in the battle of Mozhou, but my father chose to sue for peace and ceded all three states to the Liao people."
Hua Qingxue frowned, the queen said that was enough, the queen's brother also said the same, isn't it a bit treasonous...
Li Jingnan turned to look at Hua Qingxue and said, "I was still young at the time, so I overheard this and told my father."
Hua Qingxue was surprised, "Then what was your father's reaction?"
"He didn't say anything, just smiled and continued to review the memorial." Li Jingnan said with a certain certainty in his tone, "My father is definitely not wrong. He is the emperor, so he must be right."
Hua Qingxue felt inexplicably uncomfortable when she saw Li Jingnan's face showing precocity that was not suitable for his age. She nodded, "Yes! Your father must be right."
Li Jingnan sneered at her: "What do you know?"
Hua Qingxue tilted her head and thought for a while, then replied: "Some emperors dreamed of opening up new territories and expanding their territory, and some emperors dreamed of peace and prosperity for the country and the people. Your father was not wrong. It is majestic to record the achievements of opening up and expanding territories in history books, but if you want to To truly be famous for generations, it depends on whether the people live and work in peace and contentment."
Li Jingnan curled his lips, "Without a strong army to protect the country, how can the people live and work in peace and contentment?"
Hua Qingxue felt that Li Jingnan's idea was too extreme. She was worried that when Li Jingnan became emperor, he would only focus on martial arts and not on civil affairs, so she couldn't help but worry, "A strong army is definitely important, but think about it, when it comes to which country is the best, who will say which country is the best?" To judge whether the country has a large territory and a strong army? Everyone must judge whether the people of this country are rich, whether the officials are honest, and whether people get along well with each other. To put it bluntly, it is the economy, politics, and social atmosphere. These are all It can’t be done by relying on the military.”
After she finished speaking, she was afraid that Li Jingnan wouldn't listen, so she continued: "Besides, it's not that your father doesn't care about martial arts at all. It's just that he's unlucky. In an era where powerful enemies are around him, he can't cope with it no matter how many soldiers he has." come on!"
The expression on Li Jingnan's face relaxed a little, and he gradually smiled, "Well... I also think that my father must have his reasons for doing things."
…
That night, Li Jingnan slept particularly well. He was neither disturbed by nightmares and talking in his sleep, nor was he tossing and turning all night long.
As a child, he should be invulnerable when he falls asleep, but Li Jingnan is easily startled and easily awakened.
In recent days, he has slept much more deeply than when he first arrived in Renqiu. Hua Qingxue attributes this to herself...
Well, she actually understood that Li Jingnan's performance was a process of adapting to the environment.
But looking at his sweetly sleeping little face, Hua Qingxue just felt that the words she said must have played a role in making Xiao Jingnan truly recognize his father from the bottom of his heart, so he felt relieved. Knot, sleep so soundly.
Hua Qingxue was very happy.
Looking at the little person sleeping peacefully next to her, she felt a very satisfied sense of happiness.
Hua Qingxue never thought that her happiness would be caused by the sleeping face of a child. Maybe it was fate that created some kind of invisible connection between her and him
... However, this connection may disappear soon.
Hua Qingxue's heart sank.
That General Fu didn't intend to take him away with him...
So what if the general takes him with him? Li Jingnan will one day return to that distant palace...
Hua Qingxue had no intention of entering the palace. She did not want to be a slave or a benefactor in the palace. Not to mention that it would be too embarrassing, even the attitudes of the emperor and empress were unknown.
She knew that people here valued the majesty of the royal family and would do many incredible things for the honor of the royal family.
-Li Jingnan once said a little thing. When he was six years old, he accidentally knocked over the teapot and wet the bedding. When the palace maid cleaned it up the next day, she thought he had wet the bed. Originally, this matter was not a big deal, but the palace maid had a mouth. But it was not reliable, and she told others that His Royal Highness had wet the bed. As a result, the queen had all the people who knew about it beaten to death.
This kind of thing is not common. The people who serve personally are usually screened at all levels and will never reveal anything about the master to the outside world.
However, once this happens, the consequences will be disastrous.
Hua Qingxue will naturally not publicize Li Jingnan's affairs to the outside world, but in this era, "knowing" is a crime.
She and Li Jingnan spent day and night together, eating, drinking and sleeping together. She had seen Li Jingnan in every kind of embarrassment, let alone bed-wetting.
Hua Qingxue would not be naive enough to think that members of the royal family could tolerate her existence. Even Li Jingnan... Hua Qingxue was not sure whether he would be able to tolerate her existence when he grew up. After all, she had seen him at his most desolate state...
Hua Qingxue was worried, and she didn't sleep well that night.
Early the next morning, two Liao soldiers delivered two large packages of cotton-padded coats. Just as Hua Qingxue expected, these clothes had been cleaned by the military camp's internal affairs. They were not dirty themselves and were only lined with mink fur. The blood stains needed her to wash.
She counted and found that there were ninety-two pieces in total. As long as she was more diligent, she could finish washing them in two or three days. However, her yard was small and she couldn't dry many pieces of clothes at one time. It seemed that this work had to be done in batches.
Hua Qingxue was thinking about whether she should buy a few more bamboo poles, prop them up high, and put them on a few more floors so that she could hang more clothes.
Not only did she want to buy bamboo poles, she also wanted to buy some steamed buns. In fact, she used to be more accustomed to eating rice, but now she has only a few recipes in her head, but she really has no cooking skills. She doesn't want to waste money on equipping with complete kitchen utensils, so steamed buns and steamed buns are the easiest thing to do, especially steamed buns. Hua Qingxue is really in love with all kinds of fillings now. buns…
Hua Qingxue went out and before she reached the entrance of the alley, she heard the noise coming from the street in front of her. She immediately stopped and felt a little drumming in her heart...
I stood there and listened carefully for a moment. There was a roar of people, all kinds of shouts, and there seemed to be the sound of collisions of some things.
Hua Qingxue leaned her whole body against the wall, slowly moved to the entrance of the alley, and saw many people running around!
-problem occurs!
This was the first thought that flashed through Hua Qingxue's mind!
She turned around to get away from this chaos!
A figure suddenly jumped out, and Hua Qingxue was slammed to the ground!
I saw a young man holding a bag of rice and also fell down. The white rice was scattered all over the floor, but he quickly got up and shouted: "Don't block the way!" Then he picked up the bag of rice and turned towards the alley. Run everywhere!
Hua Qingxue was a little confused, and her rationality made her ignore the pain in her body. She got up and ran towards home very quickly!
As she ran, she told herself in her heart: Don't be afraid, don't be afraid...
It is only a matter of time before trouble breaks out. In any place that has been occupied, the local people cannot live in depression all the time...
They need to break out... and sooner or later they will! Small messes, big messes, over and over again...
These are all things that will happen sooner or later...
Everything was as she expected...
do not be afraid…
do not be afraid…
As long as the doors and windows are closed tightly, it will pass after these few days...
Despite comforting herself in this way, Hua Qingxue still stumbled several times on her way back. Even though she was only a few steps away, her legs were weak from running.
Arriving at the door, Hua Qingxue stumbled again!
Just as he was about to throw himself on the threshold, there was a sudden tightening behind him! He jumped into the air and stopped abruptly—
Hua Qingxue turned around and saw that it was the bearded man who was helpful last time...
Fu Tingye waited for Hua Qingxue to stop and released the hand holding her collar.
There was no expression on his face, but just standing there, there was an invisible aura that was hard to ignore.
Hua Qingxue couldn't help but wonder, what does this person usually do to have such an amazing aura...
She found that she had calmed down, probably because there was this man standing here, who seemed very reliable...
"Thank you... Thank you for last time..." Hua Qingxue thanked the other party awkwardly.
In fact, she usually walked quite steadily. The only two times she fell down were because of this person...
After she finished speaking, she realized that Fu Tingye was holding a big bag in his other hand. The bag was bulging.
Hua Qingxue had a look of astonishment on her face and said, "Did you come here to return my radish? No need...it's just a bag of radishes..."
Fu Tingye: "..."
Fu Tingye thought for a while and didn't know how to answer her. In the end, he chose to skip the topic directly, put the bag in his hand in front of the door, and whispered: "Here are some grains, vegetables and fruits, enough for you guys." It’s daily life, several grain stores outside have been robbed, and the streets are in chaos. Don’t go out without my notice.”
Hua Qingxue looked at him blankly—
In this place, at this time, who else would specially bring food to her and the prince
Fu Tingye turned to leave, but suddenly there was trouble in the city. The Liao soldiers would definitely take action next, arresting people, detaining them, torturing them, or killing them to scare the monkeys...
He couldn't let these things affect the prince's rescue plan. He still had many things waiting to be arranged. He didn't have enough manpower, so he had to do it himself.
"Fu... General Fu!" Hua Qingxue shouted behind him, with obvious nervousness in her voice.