Senyan Palace.
Zongzheng stood far away, staring blankly at the dilapidated palace with only a corner left. The scorched walls and broken bricks and tiles are the imprints left by a fire. The fire that year brought the fate of this once glorious palace to decline, leaving this ruins, but what it brought to his life was a destructive hatred. In his memory, in his blood, The burning became more and more intense, and it lasted for more than ten years.
He stepped forward slowly and pushed open the door of the main hall. The windows in the hall were sealed, no light came in, and it was very dark inside. He walked in, taking every step very slowly. In the darkness, his blurred vision reflected four thick and rusted iron chains, each with barbed hooks in the middle, and brown blood stains on them.
He vaguely saw that there was another person in the iron chain, a beautiful and beautiful woman, her limbs were chained, her face was haggard, her hair was disheveled, and her eyes were closed.
"Mother, mother." A four-year-old boy ran towards the girl, "Mother, what's wrong with you."
The woman opened her eyes and said in surprise: "Chier! Why are you here?" After being surprised, she glanced at the tall guard behind the child, anxious and angry, "Who asked you to bring him here? He just escaped a catastrophe , are you afraid that he won't be caught fast enough? Take him away!"
"I don't want to go, I want to be with my queen. I don't want to go back, I hate that place, it's dark and cold, there is only one steamed bun to eat every day, I have to read a lot of books, and I have to practice martial arts-,-my queen, I am so happy tired."
The woman's eyes were distressed, as if she wanted to hug the child, but her hands were locked and she couldn't do so. With sad eyebrows, she said with tears: "My heart, poor child! Mother knows that you have worked hard, but it is for your own good. If you stay here, you will only die. Mother can't watch you die, you Understand?"
The child half understood, and said at a loss: "Mother, I don't understand. You are the queen and I am your son. Why did the father kill me? And lock you up?"
The woman said: "My mother was murdered by a traitor. Your father only loves that woman, and he wants that woman's son to inherit his throne in the future. However, you are the eldest son. According to the ancestral system, the throne should belong to you Yes, and when your father ascended the throne, he also promised you to inherit it. Now, he has repented, so he wants to kill you... You are still young, and you still don’t understand these things. When you grow up, you will naturally understand, you Just remember every word your mother said to you. Go away, mother will not be able to visit you in the future, you must listen to them, study hard, practice martial arts well, mother is waiting for you to rescue me... "
"No, ma'am, someone is coming!"
At this time, footsteps came from outside, and the guard quickly reminded him. The woman's complexion changed, she glanced at a secret door on the wall, and hurriedly said: "Take him in quickly, and without my order, no matter what happens, don't make a sound."
Zongzheng Wuchou's hand touched the secret door, it was inside, he saw his mother was pierced through the spine with a barb ordered by his father, she gritted her silver teeth, and did not make a sound. He couldn't believe that such a mother who protected him with her life actually deceived him by pretending to be crazy!
Her madness is false! Why
For so many years, she hid in the Tianqiumen, watched him struggle in hatred, but did not recognize him.
The annual bone-piercing pain was just to remember his mother's pain back then. He didn't believe that his mother didn't know it.
Mother, what kind of role does she play in Tianqiumen? Those people called him young master, because the master of Tianqiu Sect once said that his mother was his master, so-"-
"Chier."
Just as Zongzheng was lost in his own thoughts, someone suddenly called at the door. He was stunned for a moment, then slowly turned his head, his lightly drooping eyelashes concealed the unbelievable hurt look in his eyes, and only slightly saluted: "Mother."
Fu Yuan was dressed in a brocade phoenix robe, gorgeous and dignified. She walked in with a motherly smile on her face, "Mother heard from the servants that you are back, are you tired on the road? Why don't you go back to the palace to rest first, but come here instead gone?"
Zongzheng Wuchou cast his eyes on the gray and black ground, and said in a calm tone: "It's nothing, it's just... Suddenly remembered something from my childhood, so I came here."
Fu Yuan smiled and said, "It's been so many years since I was a child, it's rare that you still remember it."
"I will never forget it for many years." He raised his head, looked at the woman across from him, seemed to be thinking, but also seemed to be probing, and asked: "My child wants to know why back then, why did the queen mother disregard her own life because of me, and even willingly endured it?" Piercing pain? Did the queen forget that I am not only your son, I still have his blood on my body. "
Fu Yuan was slightly stunned, her loving expression on her face remained unchanged. She stepped forward and looked at the iron chain dragged from the wall to the ground. The rusty stains reappeared like blood. She saw waves in her eyes, but she didn't know the joys and sorrows. She just smiled softly: "From the moment he wanted to kill you, you are no longer his son. As a mother, do you need a reason to protect your own child? Just like you, in order to avenge your mother, you have suffered so much for so many years, isn't it because I am your mother?"
"No, mother was wrong!" He shook his head, categorically denying that such deep hatred is not just a product of blood relationship. In the darkness, he couldn't see the sadness buried in his eyes, only his handsome face was calm and unwavering. He turned around and looked at the same place as her. Slowly said: "If I hadn't witnessed the bone-piercing pain my mother endured for me when I was four years old, I wouldn't have used the thirteen years of bone-piercing pain to remind myself of this sworn hatred; At the risk of his life, he secretly went to see me in those damp dark rooms, ignited my inner desire for warmth and family affection, and made me understand that I could have had a completely different life... If I hadn’t escaped the pursuit every time, Just lived a peaceful life, and soon his whereabouts were found again, continuing the seemingly endless escape. If there was no Yihe who was reunited with his mother when he was seven years old, but witnessed his mother being buried in a sea of flames... If not These, then I think, maybe I won't be so persistent in hatred."
Bo Yuan's eyes changed slightly, she looked at his face full of vicissitudes, and heard the sadness in his tone unconsciously, she moved her eyes slightly, her voice was soft and distant, and asked gently: "Chi'er, are you blaming mother?"
Zongzheng raised his head without a care, took a breath and let it out slowly, turned to look at her with very complicated eyes, as if he was entangled.
"I won't blame you. The hatred of the queen mother is my hatred. I will not give up revenge just because the mother is still alive. Don't worry, I will not let him and Concubine Yun's son go. But, I beg you , in the future... don't design to hurt Rongle again. The grievances between us and Zongzheng Wuyou should not be borne by her." He spoke seriously, with unconcealable distress in his voice.
Bo Yuan said: "She chose Zongzheng Wuyou, she can no longer stay out of it."
"That wasn't her choice." He frowned thickly, his heart was suffocated, and his voice suddenly became hoarse, "It was us who forced her to Zongzheng Wuyou's side. She never had a choice." His eyes were sharp, his voice Low and low, after finishing speaking, he didn't seem to want to say more, turned around and wanted to leave.
When Fu Yuan heard that sentence, her complexion changed in shock, and she hurriedly called out, "Chouer."
He stopped and asked without turning his head, "Is the queen mother still doing something?"
"You... have you heard something?" Fu Yuan's tone was as calm as usual, without any trace of nervousness or discomfort.
"My queen thinks, what should I hear?" He still didn't look back, looking at the bleak and disabled scene outside the door, his eyes were as cold as ice, "There is only my queen by my side, and I don't want to lose her again." Happiness is an irreversible fact, he doesn't want his life to lose even the last trace of warmth, perhaps, those warmths have long since been worn away by hatred. However, in this cold palace, he didn't want to be alone, living like a walking dead.
He walked out of the dilapidated and empty hall, and Fu Yuan was behind him, looking at his back, his gaze changed several times, complicated and unspeakable. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but in the end she didn't say it.
The daylight was getting dark outside, Zongzheng Wuchou had just walked out of the Senyan Palace, the personal eunuch led a dusty soldier walking towards this side quickly.
"Report to Your Majesty, hurry up to 800 miles!" The soldier knelt down and handed over the urgent memorial with both hands.
Zongzheng frowned and opened it, only glanced at it, his body shook suddenly, and his eyes opened suddenly.
The city of Zixiang is broken! ! More than 200,000 armored troops were wiped out, and none of them returned.
And the person who broke the city was her!
His fingers trembled slightly, and the bright yellow memorial fell to the ground with a "pop". His footsteps were flimsy, he staggered unsteadily, and froze as if he couldn't accept it. "Why, is it her?"
After the army of the Southern Dynasty captured Zixiang Pass, they attacked three cities in a row. The morale of the Southern Army was unparalleled.
Shoufu of the Capital of the Fenling Capital.
Bored all over the sky, wandering around in the garden. For a while, Wuyou didn't let her do anything, she didn't let her get involved in any affairs in the city or in the army, only let her care for her baby. She knew that he was doing it for her own good, but she didn't have a long life, and it felt like a waste of time to pass the time so boringly.
She didn't want to go against his wishes, so she could only be an idler. Sighing softly, she walked under a grape trellis, and raised her hand to touch the fresh shoots emerging from the grape vines on the trellis. The fresh life made people feel joyful and melancholy. She touched the gradually protruding abdomen, feeling the child's growth day by day, her heart was soft and soft, both happy and worried.
This is her and Wuyou's child, who must be smart and beautiful.
"What are you thinking?" She was immersed in the endless imagination of their child, when suddenly a pair of slender and powerful arms came around from behind, Zongzheng Wuyou suddenly made a sound, which startled her. She regained her senses, turned her head and said angrily, "Don't scare the child."
Zongzheng Wuyou raised his eyebrows, he seemed to be in a good mood today, he lowered his head and pecked her delicate lips, and said arrogantly: "If this child doesn't even have the guts, he is not worthy to be my Zongzheng Wuyou." Son of Zheng Wuyou!"
Man Tian squinted at him, and said with a smile: "How do you know it's a son, maybe it's a daughter?" When it came to the child, she was in great interest, leaning in his arms, looking up, and asked, "Wuyou, do you want to see me?" son or daughter
Zongzheng Wuyou took her to sit on the bench, leaned lazily against the strong wooden frame, pulled her into his arms, looked sideways at her beautiful face, with a gentle expression, and the corners of his mouth were slightly sinister Said: "The son wants it, and the daughter wants it too."
"You are too greedy. If there is only one, do you want it to be a son or a daughter?" As an emperor, it is better for the child to be a boy, although she prefers a girl.
He looked at the happy smile on her face that was unique to a mother. It was so beautiful that it was dazzling. He smiled and said, "Both sons and daughters are fine, as long as they are born by you. It is best to have more children. If they have companions, they will be happy." I won't be alone." Just like him and Lao Jiu. There was a hint of bitterness hidden in his smile, which was almost imperceptible.
The smile on the corner of Man Tian's mouth stagnated slightly, and his eyes dimmed, but only for a moment, he raised a brighter smile, "A few more children, let them surround you every day, making you dizzy and annoyed by the noise Trouble." If that's the case, I'm afraid he will unceremoniously grab their necks and throw them out of the door.
Zongzheng Wuyou's voice was slightly lowered, "As long as I'm with you, I won't find them annoying."
Man Tian suddenly felt that the corners of his eyes were astringent, and turned his head away quickly, his voice was still smiling, "Even without me, you can't find him annoying. Wuyou, our child, you must be more patient and love him well , give him a happy childhood different from ours."
Zongzheng Wuyou rested his chin on her shoulder, their faces were touching, he lowered his eyes, did not make a sound, but held her tightly with his arms tightly.
Seeing that he didn't respond, she turned around and asked seriously, "Aren't you going to agree?"
Zongzheng Wuyou raised his eyelashes, his eyes were determined, "As long as you love them, I will naturally love them.
Man Tian was startled, and his eyes were dimmed. Of course, she would love their children, but it was up to her whether she had the opportunity to love and take care of them.
"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother." From a distance, the Ninth Prince raised half a piece of paper in his hand, and ran towards this side quickly. He looked excited, as if he had found a treasure. Xiao Ke followed behind him, his face was obviously not very good. The Ninth Prince shouted loudly: "I found it, I finally found it."
Man Tian and Zongzheng Wuyou's eyes brightened. When the Ninth Prince came over, he saw Man Tian was there, and he was taken aback for a while. Zongzheng Wuyou winked at him and said, "Aman, you have not been out for a short time. Alright, I'll take you back to your room to rest."
Man Tian understood in his heart, and smiled softly: "No, you and Lao Jiu have something to do, so go ahead and let Ke'er accompany me."
Zongzheng Wuyou glanced at Xiao Ke indifferently, nodded and said, "That's fine."
Mantian was left with Xiao Ke's hand, Zongzheng Wuyou watched her back completely disappear, and asked eagerly in Caiyu: "Have you found a way to detoxify?" hope and joy,
The Ninth Prince met his expression, thinking about the detoxification method, the excited expression on his face suddenly froze, he looked at half a piece of slightly yellowed old paper in his hand, "Looking for... I found it, but... "
Zongzheng Wuyou frowned, "Just what?"
The Ninth Prince hesitated, and said cautiously: "I, I dare not say, you... see for yourself."
Zongzheng Wuyou was already in a hurry, seeing him hesitating, he felt impatient, so before he finished speaking, he snatched half of the yellowed Japanese paper from Ninth Prince's hand.
The Ninth Prince pointed towards a place, and he looked along that position, his heart suddenly trembled like a thunderbolt.
His expression changed immediately, and he said angrily, "What is this?! Can this also be called a detoxification method? Look again.
"No more, Seventh Brother."
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The Ninth Prince was a little depressed. After searching for so many days, he didn't expect such a solution! Regardless of whether this method is good or not, I have finally found it. As long as Brother Qi is willing to use it, it is a method.
The anger exuding from Zongzheng Wuyou's body was gradually replaced by a piercing sorrow. He stared at the messy and scrawled handwriting on the half of the paper, and remained silent.
The so-called detoxification method is only for pregnant women. When the woman is about to give birth, a unique golden needle passing through the acupuncture points will gather the toxins in the mother's body into the baby's body, and the toxins will be released with the birth of the child. But this child needs medicine to support his life, and his life span is only twenty-four years old.
What a cruel detoxification method! A life full of hope is doomed to a lifetime of pain before it is born. Just ask the parents in the world, who can be so cruel
Seeing his expression, the Ninth Prince felt sad and comforted him, "Seventh Brother, the most important thing is that Seventh Sister-in-law can live, and you can have more children in the future."
Zongzheng Wuyou clenched it tightly with his fingertips, and the half yellowed day paper was crushed in his hands. The slight cracking sound came from the bottom of his heart, far away and painful. He stood under the grape arbor, looking up at the sky, the vast and endless sky, which would never end in sight.
He let out a heavy breath, and when he turned and left the door to go back to the room, Man Yao sat there very quietly with his back to the door, as if there was no one there, which made people feel uneasy. The long snow-white hair draped over her shoulders, and under the white sunlight through the window, there was a faint brilliance that seemed holy but also sad. Her back was thin and she looked a little stiff.
Xiao Ke stood beside her with his head bowed, when he saw Zongzheng Wuyou enter the house, he silently left the door, and secretly hid at the door with the Ninth Prince to listen to the movement inside.
Zongzheng Wuyou looked at her back, his heart skipped a beat, and he walked towards her slowly. Listening to his slow footsteps, Man Yao suddenly turned her head and put her hands on her lower abdomen, with surprise and excitement on her face, but boundless sadness and despair in her eyes.
She smiled and said: "Wuyou, he moved. If you touch it, our child will move. He can move in less than four months. He must be a smart and cute child..." She pulled Holding his hand on her stomach, I want him to feel this life with her.
The baby in my belly moved, and then moved again. Zongzheng Wuyou's body stiffened suddenly. It turns out that giving birth to a new life is such a delicate feeling, the subtle, soft blend of joy and sorrow. He felt a pain in his heart, and quickly lowered his eyelids, deliberately choosing to let the sudden burst of strange It feels negligible.
With his eyes downcast slightly, he looked at her slightly swollen abdomen, looked at her pale snow-like fingertips, and heard the joyful tone of her vocal cords mixed with deep sorrow.
She said: If he is a boy, he will be like you in the future, looking down on the world and strategizing. If it's a girl, I hope she stays away from the shackles of imperial power, meets a man she loves and loves her deeply in her best years, and lives a happy life forever... "
She raised her face and looked at his frowning brows and his drooping eyelashes that occasionally trembled. She couldn't see the expression in his eyes, but could only see his thin lips stiffened like a straight line without any curvature. Her heart was heavy, and in his stiff expression, her guess about the decision he was about to make was confirmed.
Struggling with conflicts in her heart, her beautiful eyes were misty and blurred with the hope and imagination she uttered. Her heart tightened for a while, her red lips trembled slightly, her voice was far and quiet, and she continued: "But whether he is a boy or a girl, I hope Pi hopes that they will stay away from harm and illness, be carefree and happy Live a lifetime,... worry-free, can you understand what I mean?"
Zongzheng Wuyou was startled, raised his thick eyelashes, met her pleading expression after tears, and asked in a hoarse voice: "You know everything?"
"Yes, I know all about it." She stood up suddenly, hugged his stiff body suddenly, her hands tightly grasped the clothes on his back, her arms seemed to want to embed herself into his body vigorously, Since then, the two have become one and will never be separated.
"I'm sorry, Wuyou, please forgive me"...I can't agree to use that method, can't... absolutely not. That's our child, we can't be so cruel to him! "No matter how much she is reluctant to leave Wuyou, if she wants to exchange her child's life, she can't do it no matter what. How can she give him a life, let him come to this world in pain, waiting The death that may come at any time will never see the dawn of hope. How cruel is that?!
Zongzheng Wuyou frowned, and let her hold him stiffly, his hands were hanging on his sides, the palms were cold, as warm as soaked in snow. His gaze crossed her white hair, cast it on the cold and hard ground, split it with a bang, and scattered away.
"What about me?" After a long time, he asked slowly. His voice was slightly hoarse, the three very light words fell on her heart so heavy, so heavy that she suffocated. Her face leaned against his shoulder, her lips parted, but she didn't know how to answer, she was afraid to see his despair.
Zongzheng Wuyou withdrew his gaze, the grief and emptiness in those eyes gradually turned into intense unwillingness, he suddenly grabbed her shoulders, pushed her away without warning, fixedly stared into her eyes, his eyes seemed to gouge out into her heart. His voice was low and painful: "Being cruel to him is cruel to me! Do you know your position in my heart? Could it be that in your heart, I am not as good as an unborn child?"
His sudden excitement made her flustered, and she said to him in a trembling voice: "He is your child!"
"So what?" Zongzheng Wuyou turned his eyes away, and his eyes were full of cruelty, "If you can't bear to see him suffer alive, then I can immediately end his life after he is born."
Man Yao's body trembled violently, her eyes widened, and she looked at him in disbelief. Is this what he said? Is this what a soon-to-be father should say? She raised her hand, her eyes shattered, and she pushed away the hand that was holding her shoulder tightly. She staggered back, and back again... Looking at him, her eyes became strange, as if she had never known this person before. She could accept his ruthlessness towards anyone, but she couldn't accept that he killed his parents and children just because he wanted to save her life.
That child is none other than their child! It took a lot of hard work to save a child! On that day, she pierced her stomach with a sword and almost killed him with her own hands. In the days of Dust Wind Country, she was so regretful, self-blame, worried, and afraid, but this child finally escaped from death, but now he has to face even more serious problems. How could she accept such a miserable fate
But his eyes were so resolute, as if he had made up his mind that no one could change it. Behind her, the edge of the carpet under her feet was slightly rolled up, and she still moved back with her frivolous and unsteady steps, and she fell to the ground after being stirred.
Zongzheng Wuyou heard his heart sinking with a "dong", he tried his best to control the desire to help her. Turning his head away, he didn't look at her shocked and disappointed eyes, her pale face like paper, or her sitting on the ground bursting with tears.
Outside the door, Xiao could see the situation, and wanted to come in to help her, but was held back by the Ninth Prince. Xiao Ke turned his head and stared at him, just about to explode, the Ninth Prince whispered: "Don't go in, you want Li Yue to die?"
Xiao Ke was taken aback for a moment, looked at the room, then retreated after hesitation.
Man Yao lay limp on the ground, crying silently. It took a long time before she stood up on the ground. At this time, the tears had stopped, and the sadness in her eyes faded away, only stabbing the determination of being a mother. She didn't look at Zongzheng Wuyou, turned her head and called out: "Ke'er, go ask Xiao Sha to prepare the carriage, I want to go back to the palace."
"Ah? Now?" Xiao Ke was surprised, Man Yao nodded: "Yes, now.!"
Xiao Ke let out an "oh" and took a look at the Ninth Prince before leaving. Said: "Sister-in-law Qi, are you going back now? Don't you say that you will fight with us all the way to the capital?"
Manyao turned her head and didn't make a sound. Zongzheng Wuyoubo pursed his lips tightly and did not say a word. The Ninth Prince saw that the faces of the two of them turned in two directions, with uncompromising expressions on their faces, he stomped his feet anxiously, "Sister-in-law Seven, brother Seven is just talking casually, do you believe what you say in a moment of anger? Think about it, That's your child, brother Qi sticks in his hand and it's too late for the baby, how can he be willing to kill? Brother Seven, don't you think so? Oh, Brother Seven, you should say something!!"
Zongzheng Wuyou turned his head slightly, but instead of looking at her, he called out: "Come here."
A maid came in and saluted, "Your servant is here."
Zongzheng Wuyou said: "Pack up things for the imperial concubine."
The Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment, and called out strangely: "Seventh Brother?!"
Zongzheng Wuyou didn't even look at him, but looked at Man Yao in a blink of an eye. His eyes had already suppressed all emotions, and he looked calm. He said indifferently: "You can go back to the palace, and go back to raise your baby. When the war is over, When I return to the palace, I hope you will still be there. It doesn't matter if you are not here, either I will go down to accompany you, or... let the whole world be buried for you." After he finished speaking, he walked away without even looking at her again.
Man Yao was stunned, staring blankly at the man who had already walked out of the door, the sunlight outside was dazzlingly white, covering his lonely and desolate back, painting his resolute expression.
His meaning is very clear, she is alive, he is alive, everything is fine. If she is dead, even if he is alive, it will be like death, and nothing is meaningful to him, including children, including Jiangshan Tianxia. He used such a domineering way to make her understand that she was everything to him. Stay or go, she decides for herself.
Love can be fulfillment or destruction.
She lay limp on the ground again, unable to move. The soreness and bitterness in her heart merged into unspeakable complex emotions. She raised her hand to wipe the astringent corners of her eyes, but there was no more tears.
Back to the Jiangdu Imperial Palace, it was already the twelfth of April. The continuous heavy rain began to fall continuously for a whole month without stopping. The army of the Southern Dynasties did not delay their march because of the weather, and the Southern Emperor Zongzheng Wuyou raced against time like crazy, and captured the cities of the Northern Dynasties crazily, without stopping for a day. The Northern Dynasties dispatched troops from the frontiers in a hurry. In the end, the water was too far to quench their thirst. In just one month, the Southern Army broke out and captured more than a dozen cities in the Northern Dynasties. They came to the last important hurdle outside the capital.
The army is approaching the city. At this time, Wanhe Continent suffered the most serious flood in history. The dams were completely destroyed, and the floods rushed down like beasts, engulfing villages or cities one after another.
People who had no time to escape died in panic, and even their bodies were rushed to nowhere.
In this era of war and turmoil, and floods and floods, the people were displaced and miserable, there was a cry of mourning everywhere, and the whole world fell into a state of panic.
Compared with other countries, the Southern Dynasties had more severe floods. Officials from all over the country handed in papers one after another, asking for their opinions. Floods in some places almost flooded the entire city, blocking communication. Ming and Qing were discussing with the prime minister repeatedly and decided to go to the palace to meet the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine of the Southern Dynasty, who was five months pregnant, came to court again.
The Hall of Qianhe is solemn and majestic.
All the ministers knelt down and bowed: "See the imperial concubine, the empress, the empress is a thousand years old!"
Behind the dragon chair, a bead curtain hung down, Man Yao sat on the phoenix seat, slightly raised her hand and said, "Ping body."
"Thank you ma'am."
All the ministers stood up, Man Yao looked solemn, and said: "Floods have hit all parts of the country, houses have been washed away, and in just a few days, countless people's homes have been destroyed. Today, the palace invites all adults to the palace to hear what you have to say. A good strategy for water control?"
A minister came out and said, "I would like to tell my mother that in my humble opinion, we should send more people as soon as possible to repair the dams and stop the flood from spreading."
The prime minister immediately said: "I think this method is inappropriate. With the current flood, building a dam may not help. It will not only waste manpower and material resources, but also delay the rescue of the disaster. Please think about it!"
Another minister came out and said, "I would like to tell you that in ancient times, Dayu used it for thirteen years. time, and even if we send several times more people there, it will take several years at the fastest "...
Master Pei sneered: "What is the difference between Master Qiu saying this and not saying it? In a few years, the water will not need to be treated. I am afraid that by then, the people will have died."
Mr. Qiu was stunned by this meal, his face turned ugly immediately, and he retorted, "Mr. Pei thinks this is not good, so you can tell us a good way!"
Master Pei snorted, and Ming Qingzheng reprimanded in a deep voice: "What time is it, you two are still arguing!"
The two adults quickly lowered their heads and said nothing more. Ming and Qing were saluting to their superiors, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I believe that it is not impossible for Lord Qiu to learn from Dayu's method of water control."
Man Yao frowned and listened to him.
Ming and Qing were hesitating slightly, and said again: "My minister heard that the empress ordered someone to make a weapon, which is so powerful that it can blow up the city wall."
Man Yao frowned, and asked: "Master Ming, what do you mean, use explosives to open up mountains and rocks, and achieve the goal of dredging the flood as soon as possible?"
Ming and Qing Zheng respectfully said: "Exactly. Your Majesty has learned a lesson."
When the other ministers heard it, their eyes lit up, and they all nodded their approval.
Man Yao was silent, she remembered seeing this method on TV, it could be possible, but... She sighed, "At this time, during the war, the country's military strength is empty, if all these explosives are used for flood control, if the It may be difficult to deal with the enemy's invasion. At the beginning, the collection of materials was limited, and there was not much gunpowder produced, most of which were transported to the battlefield, and there was very little left in the warehouse."
When Ming Qingzheng heard it, he was slightly discouraged, and his two thick eyebrows full of righteousness gradually drew together, worried and unresolved.
The hall became quiet, Man Yao remained silent, and the ministers didn't have any better ideas, so they didn't dare to speak again. Thinking of the people facing the flood and the miserable situation reported by the officials, they were all very sad and couldn't help sighing.
At this time, a Imperial Guard came to report, "I want to report to your mother, General Xiang will meet you outside the hall!"
Manyao was stunned, why did Xiang Ying come back at this time? She hurriedly said: "Xuan.!"
Xiang Ying entered the hall, and Xing Xinshan Manyao asked: "The war is not over yet, why are you back?"
Xiang Ying hurriedly replied respectfully: "Returning to your mother, half a month ago, the emperor saw heavy rain for several days, and it was expected that there would be a flood this time, so the special minister quickly brought back the gunpowder for the chariot and handed it over to the mother, in case of emergency flood control. .!"
Man Yao was stunned, unexpectedly, Wuyou had the foresight half a month ago, and thought of the method of water control in advance!
Ming Qingzheng was overjoyed, clasped his hands tightly, and said excitedly: "That's great, that's great! Madam, in this way, the people in the disaster area will be saved!"
"My emperor is wise! My emperor is wise!" All the ministers bowed down one after another, all exclaiming with delight, the emperor really knew things like a god.
Manyao immediately stood up and gave the order: "Xiao Sha, Xiang Ying, I order you two to take 10,000 people each to the disaster-stricken area to open up mountains and water, and then you are ready to go. There must be no mistakes."
The two took orders: "Yes."
She continued: "Master Ming, the emperor is away on an expedition, and I am pregnant, so it is inconvenient to travel. I now appoint you as the imperial envoy to represent my palace and the emperor to visit the disaster area and appease the hearts of the people.!"
Zhengzheng of the Ming and Qing Dynasties had some intentions, and hurriedly accepted the order happily: "The humble minister will take the decree, and will never fail the entrustment of the emperor and empress.
Half a month later, officials from all over the country came forward one after another. Under the leadership of Commander Xiao and General Xiang, the imperial army and the local government officials worked day and night to open up river channels, and the disaster situation in several severely flooded cities was finally alleviated and controlled. Manyao selected a few honest and honest ministers to bring supplies again to help the victims rebuild their houses, distribute relief funds, and let them settle down as soon as possible. The people in the disaster-stricken areas all over the country were grateful for this decision, and the people of the Southern Dynasties also saw hope for the future through this incident, and praised the emperor and concubine.
The Southern Dynasties was the most serious country in this flood, but it was also the first country in the entire continent to solve the flood and stabilize its subjects. When this incident spread, the victims in other countries who were still suffering from the floods were all envious, only hated that they were not the people of the Southern Dynasties.
The flood was over, and Man Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, at this moment, she received an urgent battle report from Babaili: the army of Qiyun Kingdom invaded massively, broke through eight cities in a row on the 13th, and 300,000 troops approached Wucheng with unparalleled momentum and speed. Wucheng is urgent!
Floods stagnated, and the battle report that was supposed to arrive eight days ago was not delivered to her until today.
Man Yao held the battle report tightly with one hand, and sat there in a daze, without making a sound for a long time. What should come will always come.
Wucheng, only a hundred miles away from Jiangdu, was the most important military city in the imperial capital of the Southern Dynasties. There are only 50,000 defenders there, so why the low-level 300,000 troops
If Wucheng is broken, Jiangdu will be in danger, and the Southern Dynasty will perish!
Brother Huang finally made a move! At this time, she has no army to send, no generals to use, and no gunpowder bombs. What she has is just her heart of a woman who wants to turn the tide, protect the family, protect the country and help her husband.
What is the reason that Qiyun Kingdom's army attacked the city so easily and reached Wucheng almost unimpeded? It seems that all the terrain and situation in the Southern Dynasty are under his control. Such a marching speed is truly terrifying.