Anecdotes of Tianyuan: The Long Night is Young

The prime minister received a letter from Zhao Xiyan, knowing that the prince and princess of Mobei may flee the capital and return to Mobei recently, preparing to attack the border of Daqi.The prime minister also knew that Mobei had been in a truce with Daqi for many years, and there should be changes now, but what should be done if Daqi's borders were insufficiently armed.The two armies are at war, and the people are afraid that they will suffer.The next morning, the prime minister met with the emperor to express his feelings before the court, and Emperor Shaoyuan became even more angry.Old Eleven was really ignorant, Emperor Shaoyuan knew that there would be a battle between Daqi and Mobei, but it was completely inappropriate now.Emperor Shaoyuan summoned Commander Xia of the Yulin Army and ordered Commander Xia to act according to circumstances.Two days later, Emperor Shaoyuan summoned Zhao Xiyan and still wanted him to marry Ulanya, but Zhao Xiyan was still stubborn and unwilling, so angry that Emperor Shaoyuan took his position as deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army and fined his salary for three years, even with Concubine Xia. Expenses, banned for three months.

Seeing that the days had dragged on for too long, Emperor Shaoyuan summoned the Prince Mobei alone.Emperor Shaoyuan knew that he couldn't twist the old eleven's resistance, so he had to change his method.Emperor Shaoyuan promised Twelve Jing and the princess to get married to the royal family of Mobei when they became adults, and gave another 20 yuan in money, and [-] yuan in food and tea.Seeing Ulanya's expression that day, the prince of Mobei knew that Prince Duan would rather die than marry, and now Emperor Daqi tried to appease him in another way.The prince of Mobei had no choice but to agree, and went back to the post house.That night, Wulan Kacha took a group of people to flee back to Mobei privately, but was caught by Commander Xia.Wulan Kacha led his own soldiers to fight a bloody way, but Xia Tong led too many people and couldn't break out at all.Ulan Kacha and Ulanya were invited back to the post by Commander Xia, but General Balu escaped alone. General Balu's son protected Ulanya to death and was unwilling to go with his father.

"Your Highness, but I, Daqi, didn't entertain you well? I have to go back to Mobei in the middle of the night."

"Stop talking nonsense." Baja has an irritable temperament, and seeing Commander Xia speak like this, he couldn't help being a little angry.

"The emperor ordered us to wait to entertain and protect the envoys in Mobei. Please let the eldest prince and the princess live in the post house. The food and clothing are the same as before. It's just that there are many people in the capital, so don't mess around with the prince and princess. Let’s go, how will I explain to the emperor if I get lost.”

"House arrest is house arrest, and the words are so pleasant, it is worthy of the Central Plains."

"I am ashamed of my humble position, so I won't disturb the rest of His Highness the Prince and Princess."

Commander Xia left the yard, Ulan Kacha and Baha snorted coldly, but Ulanya remained silent.Balu fled, and Commander Xia sent his masters to chase him down.Emperor Shaoyuan ordered that Balu's martial arts skills are strong, it is best to catch him alive, otherwise he will be executed on the spot.After a few days, Zhao Xiyan was released by the emperor's decree.As soon as Zhao Xiyan came out, Xia Shuning was waiting at the gate of the prison.Zhao Xiyan hadn't seen Xia Shuning for a long time for the sake of the Imperial Forest Army, for Su Qingshu, and for the sake of the Mobei Mission. Suddenly, he was a little happy to see this cousin of his childhood sweetheart.Today Xia Shuning wore light blue clothes, looking gentle.

"Cousin, why are you here?"

"Today you are released from prison, here to pick you up."

"Where's Qing Shu? Didn't you come?" Sure enough, Zhao Xiyan was still asking about his concubine. Xia Shuning was a little sour, but very reasonable.

"Sister Wangfei heard that the emperor was angry with you a few days ago, and even removed your official position and punished your aunt. She was worried that she would get sick."

"Qingshu is sick? Is it serious? Did you go to see it?"

"Don't worry, I saw it, it's just the wind and cold, melancholy and depression. I prescribed a prescription to recuperate, and it will be fine soon, you don't have to worry."

"That's right. Cousin Xiao Wang is the head disciple of the Supreme Hospital, and she has excellent medical skills. Then my cousin would like to thank my cousin for taking care of my wife." Zhao Xiyan also saluted Xia Shuning seriously.

"Okay, don't be poor. Go back home." Zhao Xiyan's words about his wife and cousin really made the relationship clear.The wife is a princess, and her side concubine is just a cousin.Xia Shuning was sad, but she gave Zhao Xiyan tea and cakes with a faint smile on her face, and rubbed his temples to relieve his fatigue.Xia Shuning had already ordered his servants to prepare hot water, new clothes, grapefruit leaves, tea and rice, and a small pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine. He also called Zhong Qingzhong to beat Zhao Xiyan's legs and back.Zhao Xiyan is a person who loves cleanliness very much. When he heard that Su Qingshu had fallen asleep, he hurried to take a bath.Zhao Xiyan came out of the shower, put on new clothes and came to the dining table. Xia Shuning was already waiting with grapefruit leaves.Xia Shuning took a grapefruit and beat Zhao Xiyan, which was considered to remove bad luck.Zhao Xiyan saw that the table was full of his favorite dishes, and after more than ten days in the prison, the food was very boring, so he moved his index finger.Picking up the bowl to eat, Xia Shuning couldn't help smiling when she saw Zhao Xiyan eating so deliciously while holding the bowl.After Zhao Xiyan was full for a while, Xia Shuning handed him a cup of Longjing with some sweet-scented osmanthus in it.Zhao Xiyan took it and took a sip to relieve his tiredness, full of joy.

"It's Ning'er who knows my preferences best, and is considerate in everything."

"You don't blame me for not going to the sky prison to see you." Xia Shuning really wanted to go to the sky prison to visit Zhao Xiyan, but the princess knew about it, fearing that it would affect their friendship, so she refrained from going.

"It's better for my daughter's family not to go to a place like the sky prison. If you don't come, how can I blame you?"

"That's good, go back to your room quickly. I told Zhong Qing Zhongai to wait for you, go and loosen your muscles and bones."

"Ning'er is the one who knows me." Zhao Xiyan smiled heartily, and Xia Shuning couldn't help but be happy to see him so happy.Zhao Xiyan went back to the room and lay down on the imperial concubine chair, lovingly massaged his legs.Xia Shuning ordered everyone to avoid Zhao Xiyan's yard so as not to disturb his rest.Su Qingshu knew that Zhao Xiyan was very happy when he returned to the mansion, so he ran to Zhao Xiyan's house with Ying Er.Su Qingshu didn't dare to disturb Zhao Xiyan's sleep, so he sat by the bed and waited for Zhao Xiyan to wake up.

"Why are you here, aren't you seriously ill?"

"My lord, you are awake! Are you thirsty?"

"I'm a little thirsty, bring me a glass of water."

Zhao Xiyan got up, Yinger brought tea and handed it to Su Qingshu, Su Qingshu fed Zhao Xiyan to drink.After drinking the water, Zhao Xiyan felt that his throat was moistened a lot, so he gave the teacup to Ying Er, and held Su Qingshu's hand. "Aren't you sick? Why don't you take a good rest and come to me?"

"It's just a minor illness. The medicine prescribed by Concubine Xia is effective, and you'll be fine in a while. When I heard that the prince has returned to the mansion, I must have come to see you right away."

"Whether I can run away or not, I can come and see you anytime. You only care about taking care of your body, which makes me feel relieved."

"My lord, Qingshu misses you so much." Su Qingshu threw himself into Zhao Xiyan's arms again, and the shy Yinger slowly retreated, leaving the two of them tender.

The next day, Zhao Xiyan was summoned by Emperor Shaoyuan.When Zhao Xiyan entered the Taiji Hall, he saw his father's expression was not good, and he was also worried.

"Old Eleven, you are really good. You are No.1 in this imperial decree."

"My son deserves death!"

"The matter between you and Princess Mobei can be resolved by saying that you deserve death."

"My son is guilty."

"You should be beheaded for resisting the decree, but you sent a letter to the prime minister to inform the news that the Mobei Division was going to flee privately, so that the Yulin Army could intercept the Mobei envoys, delaying time, and should be rewarded. You said it yourself Tell me how to deal with you."

"My son, my son thinks that the two have matched each other, and if there is no reward, there will be no punishment."

"It's a good sentence. If you don't reward, you won't be punished. The cause of the incident is you, and the result is also you, but what's the point of not rewarding or punishing? If you don't tell me why today, you will continue to go back to the prison and sit again." sit."

"My son thought that the wolves in Mobei were ambitious, and Daqi and Mobei would eventually have a battle. I heard that Mobei is now strong and powerful, and very ambitious. But because of the harsh terrain in Mobei, every year in winter, they eat less and wear less, making life unbearable. Therefore, if you want to invade our Great Qi, and want to rule the Central Plains, you will never lack food and clothing."

"Very well, let's talk."

"Now that we have insufficient military equipment on the border of Daqi, we should first prepare soldiers, rations, weapons, and horses in case Mobei invades at any time. Secondly, at this time, we should select a person with reputation and military talent in advance as the marshal to lead the suppression of the invasion."

"Do you know that there are only 15 soldiers at the Mobei Border Pass, led by your seventh brother and Zhenbeihou, and the other border soldiers can only gather 20 troops, and the rest will guard other border passes. How about 30 troops? Against Mobei [-] cavalry? And now that the national treasury is empty, how can we get so much military pay?"

"My son thinks that firstly, the princes and princes who have opened their mansions should reduce the army by [-] to fill the army. The governors and officials in the capital will each draw [-], and the border gates will draw [-], and then recruit [-] soldiers. In January After the internal recruitment is completed, they will be sent to the frontier for training first. The minister thinks that the soldiers and generals should be given an extra half of the original salary to facilitate recruitment."

"What about the silver?"

"My son took the lead in raising 5 taels of silver and [-] dans of grain. My son asked my concubine to take the lead in reducing the cost of food and clothing in the harem. The palace has been reduced, so how can the princes stand by and watch. The princes took out the money and food, and the officials I can’t move anymore, so I have to take out the silver. Then I will give the rich merchants more money, let them take out the silver, and promise them that it will be cheaper in the future.”

"I thought you couldn't say anything about it. It seems that you still have a lot of plans in your chest. But if you act like this, you will cause dissatisfaction from everyone, and you will become a thorn in the big guy's eyes. There are quite a few people. If these people are dissatisfied, so what if it’s the other way around?”

"Doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times, there is nothing you can do to dislike your ministers. You can only see what the father does if you act like this. If the father is kind, these people will dare not speak out even if they object. In the future, when the victory comes back, the father If the emperor grants a gift again, I'm afraid it will only be joyful and not dissatisfied."

"How do you know that you will win the battle?"

"My son learned from the eldest prince of Mobei that Mobei is now competing for the crown prince, and the eldest prince is competing with the second and fourth princes. This means that the interior of Mobei is not as united as it seems on the surface. Who do you listen to? This is the key to my victory."

"Who do you think is competent for the position of Marshal?"

"My son has not entered the court deeply, so I don't know which adult is competent."

"Very well, I spared you today. Remember, if you resist the decree in the future, you won't have such a good chance."

"I thank my father, my father, long live my father, long live my father."

"Get up, it's not appropriate to say anything about this matter. I still need to discuss a safe solution with the ministers. Just now you said to take the lead in donating money and food, so send it here as soon as possible to set an example."

"Yes, Father."

"You come to supervise this matter, and I will hurry up after I make an order, do you know?"

"My son understands."

"You have to go to Mobei this time. Go to your concubine mother's place later, your concubine mother has been so angry with you for several days that she can't eat well and can't sleep."

"My son retire."

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