Lintai Storm Record

Qianzhi spoke, and the young man said: "I know Lord Hou is suspicious. At this time, the night is quiet, only you and me. My name was given by my concubine, Fu Jingrui, to let me shine like a beautiful jade, and at the same time know how to hide my edge , be a wise person. I am still young, and I don’t understand many things. I have never seen my father and queen since I was born, and my mother and concubine are quiet and polite. She is the person I admire the most. As long as I can protect my mother and concubine, I will Alright, and if I want to protect my mother and concubine, I shouldn't put myself in danger. Being an emperor is the greatest danger."

Song Qianzhi finally spoke: "So, you have also thought about it, if you can sit in that seat..."

Fu Jingrui snapped back and said, "That was just an idea that was dismissed as soon as it came up. I don't want to be an emperor."

"If someone gives you the imperial seal for nothing, will you also stick to your heart and not be the emperor?" Song Qianzhi asked forcefully, he controlled his voice so that it would not sound so sharp or oppressive, as if he was a The persuasive teacher is asking questions about the text taught.

Fu Jingrui clenched the quilt tightly, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, he stared at Song Qianzhi silently for a while, and what he saw was an extremely handsome face, the moon moved in the sky, Qinghui slipped along the window Coming in, Song Qianzhi's eyebrows and eyes are full of the charm of a handsome man. His eyebrows are neat and neat, his eyes give people a sense of depth, his nose is not blindly straight, and the slightly raised part in the middle is like a sharp jackknife.

Fu Jingrui swallowed nervously, took a deep breath, and said lightly: "You are so handsome..." His eyes flashed suddenly, he lowered his head, and stammered, "No, I mean, I won't be the emperor, no matter what Won't."

Song Qianzhi smiled, at first it was just a curve on his lips, then he burst into laughter, but he was afraid of alarming the people in the yard, so he covered his mouth and gradually stopped laughing.

"That's good, then I'll just say it straight." Song Qianzhi didn't hide anything from Fu Jingrui, and told him bluntly that the people who came to the palace were to pick him up to be the emperor, but there was a deal among them, and there was a lot more. big risk.

"One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and there cannot be two empress dowagers in one palace. My aunt is Rongzong's empress. According to the etiquette system of Great Chu, the empress is a legitimate empress dowager. If you want to be an emperor, the concubine loves you and is naturally willing to make sacrifices for you. "

Fu Jingrui remembered the things that the people from the palace brought to his mother and concubine that day, and said angrily with a pale face: "So the queen mother wants to give mother and concubine death?"

"Yes." Song Qianzhi didn't analyze the power of his relatives with Fu Jingrui, but said, "You don't have to worry, we will set off tomorrow, and go north with General Bai's Zhenbei Army, and integrate the army along the way."

"But the emperor has no intention to let me go back to Beijing. Wang Feizhao, who has a fief, cannot enter Beijing. If he does so, the emperor will punish him..." Fu Jingrui interrupted Song Qianzhi in panic.

Song Qianzhi: "Your Majesty will never punish you, but please remember what you said to me tonight. You must protect your mother and concubine, and never let her be harmed for any reason or benefit. Heart is something that a son will never be able to repay, all goodness and filial piety come first, only if you don't become an emperor, your mother and concubine will be safe and sound."

Fu Jingrui rubbed his head under the quilt with half understanding, leaving only a pair of eyes to look at Song Qianzhi.

There was a doubt in his heart, and he lingered on his lips without asking. Only when there were two queen mothers, would his mother and concubine be in danger of life. If there was no queen mother of Zhou, and he became the emperor, his mother and concubine would be able to become the world. The most noble woman in the world.

In the afternoon of the next day, Bai Guyou sent a lieutenant general with a small branch of 30 people, and Lu Lin led his people, passed more than [-] people, and gathered in the town to buy.

Song Qianzhi fed the horses in the stables, combed the black horse's shiny mane, and gently stroked the horse's neck with the palm of his leather glove.

"It seems that King Dongming has not been weaned yet, and he is very dependent on his mother." Xu Ruiyun loitered over to bathe his horse, and the water splashed everywhere, making the ground muddy.

Upstairs, Princess Dongming was sitting on the porch basking in the sun, Fu Jingrui was picking and picking at the side, tasted a lot of candied fruit, and looked dissatisfied, and finally picked out a small plate of Princess Dongming's favorite food for her.

"Where's Liu Pingwen?"

"I went shopping with Zhou Xian. He didn't want to buy it himself. He bought it to coax that lunatic."

Song Qianzhi frowned, and threw away the horse brush: "Don't call yourself a lunatic."

Xu Ruiyun spat in embarrassment, but he didn't dare to raise his voice, and muttered, "He's a lunatic, so don't tell anyone. By the way, there's a letter from the capital."

"Whose letter?"

"You never would have imagined it." Xu Ruiyun smiled, and the brush splashed water droplets, which condensed on the horse hair. He grinned and looked bright, "Your cousin Song Chengyang."

Song Qianzhi's pounding heart sank.He forced a smile, wiped his hands, and asked innocently, "Where is the letter, I'll go and see."

Xu Ruiyun pursed his lips, and in the direction of his chin, a corner of the envelope was exposed from his chest.

As the evening approached, Bai Guyou's large troops stationed in Qizhou, except for the left behind troops, were all stationed a dozen miles northeast of the town.

Bai Guyou rode a fast horse to the town and knocked on the door of Princess Dongyang's room.

Fu Jingrui had just fallen asleep, Princess Dongyang was wearing a gray sheepskin fox jacket, and the long hair that had been untied hung down like a waterfall on her waist. Her face was yellow and she looked haggard.Seeing Bai Guyou, Princess Dongyang's eyes moved slightly.

Bai Guyou nodded to her and made a gesture.

Princess Dongming followed him downstairs, and followed Bai Guyou's footsteps in the small courtyard.

The yard was not big, and after walking around, Princess Dongming raised her head and glanced at the man's back. Compared with Princess Dongming's petite figure, Bai Guyou looked like a giant.Every time he took a step, the cloak on his body made a metallic sound, and the sword around his waist swayed with his steps.

Princess Dongming parted her vermilion lips lightly, but did not make a sound yet.

Bai Guyou stopped and turned around.

"Prince Concubine, I have already recruited the soldiers of the Dongming Palace in Qizhou. The incident happened suddenly, and I didn't ask you in advance. Please forgive me." Bai Guyou clasped his fists and said.

The princess was very surprised, she forced the corners of her lips, and said with a smile: "All the soldiers and horses in the world belong to the general, and the country is in peril. If I can use these people, I am a woman with little knowledge, and I have done some meager things for the people Power."

Bai Guyou nodded, and said indifferently: "The minister selected dozens of elite soldiers, and Wang Wei'an sent them to the empress. In addition, Marquis Anding has a special status. He is a descendant of Zhou Taifu. He was also ordered to protect his safety. This small army will keep a certain distance from the big army, and Wang Wei'an will contact the army at any time. The journey must be tiring, and the situation is urgent. Please bear with me."

"Why did the general say that? It's because our mother and son are working too hard." The concubine leaned back, "I wonder if the general has verified the will?"

Bai Guyou raised his head, and after a long time, two cold words fell from between his teeth.

"Verified."

Princess Dongming smiled and said, "That's very good."

Bai Guyou stepped out of the inn, and was stopped by a familiar voice the next moment.

Song Qianzhi strode forward, Bai Guyou's eyes under the helmet gleamed, when Song Qianzhi approached, Bai Guyou hugged him hard, and hit Song Qian's back shoulder twice with his right palm.

Song Qianzhi coughed and stood up straight: "Uncle Bai, be gentle, if you push harder, I will vomit blood."

Bai Guyou laughed out loud.

"Is it convenient to deliver letters in Uncle Bai's army?"

Bai Guyou stared intently at Song Qianzhi for a while, adjusted his armor, and casually asked, "Where are you sending it?"

"Of course it's the capital city."

Bai Guyou's eyes turned away and fell on Song Qianzhi's face.Back then in Zhou Taifu's mansion, he saw Song Qianzhi, Song Qianzhi was still a child chasing his nurse all over the yard asking for sweets and cuddling, he had clearly never seen the later Song Qianzhi, but he seemed to be able to imagine that Zhou Taifu was How to urge Song Qianzhi to study, and how the second young lady of the Zhou family stood under the flower stand to watch her son learn martial arts from his master.

Bai Guyou's eyes dimmed, and he stretched out his hand to rub Song Qianzhi's head: "As long as it is not sent to the palace, the capital is fine, but the time is unpredictable."

"Send it to the palace, and send it to the emperor's pillow. I want Lu Guan to receive this letter."

Bai Guyou half-closed his eyes.

Song Qianzhi took out three letters from his bosom, and there were different numbers of small ink dots on the upper right corner of the envelopes.

"This one, with a dot in the upper right corner of the envelope, is for Lu Guan. This one has two dots, and it's for Liu Suguang. This one with three dots, it's for Jiang Meng, the eunuch in charge of the Empress Dowager's Palace."

Bai Guyou twitched his eyebrows lightly, took the letter hesitantly, his fingers trembling: "Send them all to the palace?"

"Yes." Song Qianzhi affirmed, "And as soon as possible."

Bai Guyou paused for a while, his eyes quickly slipped across Song Qianzhi's face, and he snorted.

"I can only promise you to try."

"Uncle Robert."

"Qin Yuning, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, is your grandfather's favorite student. This may be the last time we communicated with the capital before we entered the capital. You have no letter to send to him? And Li Yeyuan, I heard that he is very close to the queen mother, and he must have never been to you. There is no lack of careful teaching. These two are important courtiers, and you have no letters to pass on to them?"

Song Qianzhi shook his head: "No, only these three letters."

"Okay. I'm afraid there won't be such a peaceful time in the future." Bai Guyou looked up at the sky, his expression softened by the moonlight, and he lovingly touched Song Qianzhi's head, "The moonlight is pretty good tonight, but it's a pity No good wine."

"In the future, there must be a time to enjoy wine with Uncle Bai." Song Qianzhi affirmed, "This future will never be too far away."

Bai Guyou smiled, and walked forward to the old horse that had been prepared for a long time. His horse skillfully arched its head into his palm. Bai Guyou touched the horse's head and turned on the horse's back.

The sound of horseshoes hurried away, the streets and alleys were empty, the night wind was cold, Song Qianzhi raised his hand and rubbed his shoulders, looked up at the sky, touched his chest, and touched a small hard object, through the material, He felt more at ease, and returned to the store to rest.

☆, Back to Beijing ([-])

Two days later, in the morning court, Fu Mingshao made a fuss in the court, and the military newspaper smashed his head and face on Qin Yuning's head, and paper-like documents were thrown on Qin Yuning's feet.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were silent for a while, and no one dared to play.

In his speech, Fu Mingshao was very dissatisfied with Qin Yuning, accusing him of not having the talent to select and use talents, and pulling out Yang Wen to scold him, and smashing the holes in the national treasury deficit all these years on the heads of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War.

Fu Mingshao sat sideways on the dragon chair, his chest heaved up and down, he was panting, and his face was pale and uncertain.

"Civil servants are useless, my country is lost in the hands of you people!" Finally, Fu Mingshao shouted such a sentence full of despair in the court.

None of the courtiers answered.

In the Chengyuan Palace after the court was over, Li Yeyuan limped into his seat with the palace servants. Qin Yuning and Yang Wen's faces were ashen. However, Yang Wen only turned his back to him, and cupped his hands at Li Yeyuan: "At last, Prime Minister Li has come to court."

Li Yeyuan had been sick for five days, and as soon as he went to court, he caught up with the fall of Fengpingxia.

Fu Mingshao withdrew his eyes peeping on the curtain, Sun Xiu helped him untie his court clothes, changed into his regular clothes, uncovered the steaming ginseng tea, Fu Mingshao held it in his mouth, and spit out into the spittoon after a while.

Yang Wen's voice outside stopped.

Sun Xiu helped Fu Mingshao take the seat, and after Li Yeyuan sat down, Yang Wenbi inevitably met Qin Yuning's glance, suppressed his anger, and sat down with the back of his official robe.

"How much money is left in the treasury?"

Yang Wen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, he didn't expect that Fu Mingshao had no patience to maintain his dignity and demeanor, and directly asked such a question that touched his hole card.

"Converted into silver, there are about six million taels." Yang Wen raised his eyes carefully, and saw Fu Mingshao raising the teacup in front of him. To block, then put down his hand, sweating profusely.With his subconscious actions, he almost forgot the king's wrath, he had only to suffer.

Fu Mingshao sneered.

All three people in the hall heard it, and Yang Wen's forehead was sweating even more, greasy as paste.Li Yeyuan held his right knee tightly without saying a word, looking like he was having a rheumatism attack.Qin Yuning persuaded: "Your Majesty, calm down."

"How much is the tax collected in various places?"

Yang Wen wiped his sweat with his sleeves, and carefully replied: "less than [-]%, the delivery may not be timely. After the Fengping Gorge was breached, the north-south transportation was almost completely cut off. Governments in various places did not dare to take risks. If the money and food were robbed by the enemy , the situation will be even more unfavorable.”

"Qin Yuning, what do you say?" Fu Mingshao's eyelids were swollen, and his entire eye circles were frighteningly red, "Has the connection between the imperial court and Qizhou been completely broken now?"

"...There has been no news from the Zhenbei Army for more than ten days. The most recent report was made by the Qizhou government five days ago, and it was sent out [-] days ago. The battle with Sun Yi is stalemate."

"Mere Sun Yi, I think Bai Guyou doesn't want to win the battle!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Qin Yuning swallowed, "There is no doubt about General Bai's loyalty. His deployment of troops, offensive and defensive strategies, and combat experience are No. 1 in my Great Chu. Your Majesty must not mess up the position and mess up the position. "

"Fengping Gorge has been broken, Master Qin, as Minister of the Ministry of War, doesn't seem to be in the slightest panic." Li Yeyuan squeezed his knee tightly with one hand, as if even his face was faintly pale due to the burden of his illness.

Qin Yuning: "Your majesty and I advance and retreat together. There is nothing to be afraid of death. Even if the Heidi army invades outside the capital, as the minister of the Ministry of War, I will never show any fear."

"Then Master Qin has a suitable candidate to reject the enemy?" Yang Wen asked aggressively.

Qin Yuning replied: "Your Majesty has already made a choice, so how can I let me be the beak."

Fu Mingshao was puzzled: "When did I choose the candidate?"

"Didn't His Majesty just appoint a general?"

When Fu Mingshao remembered, his face became more and more ugly, but he saw Qin Yuning lowered his head, and continued to say: "I heard that Lu Guan has recovered from his serious injury, and His Majesty has also promoted his official position. Now there is no one in the court." People, Li Qi is an outstanding general, and he is struggling to defend Mengzhou. Lu Guan is sent to Mengzhou to reinforce Li Qi, build a solid barrier, and at the same time urgently order the northern border and Qizhou to gather troops and let Bai Guyou quickly return to Beijing for rescue. There is Meng Honglin in the middle of the capital, and the number of troops brought back from the states around the capital has increased to [-] in a few days, and they will definitely be able to persist until General Bai returns to defense."

Qin Yuning lowered his head very deeply, not daring to lift it up.

After a long time, Qin Yuning heard the emperor's voice, as if it came from far away.

"Sun Xiu."

Sun Xiu responded.

"For the 600 million taels, I will give you 400 million taels. You will assist Lu Guan and set off from the capital in two days. Bring all the recruits that have been recruited for a while, and go south all the way, recruiting deserters and stragglers along the way. The death penalty of running away. The remaining 200 million taels will be allocated to Meng Honglin. You send someone to find Meng Honglin to come to me, and then send someone to pass it on to Lu Guan."

·

It was past evening when Qin Yuning returned home, he got out of the sedan door, and the last ray of sunlight disappeared into the sky.Qin Yuning held down his official hat, and his wife was waiting at the door, so she came up to support her, and said worriedly: "Master, what happened to the court? Your complexion is not good, and the emperor is angry again today?"

The maid next to her said something more.

The servants in the mansion came back early and said that the master will spend more time in court today. Qin Yuning is busy these days, but he is more attentive to his wife than usual, and spends more time with his wife than usual. If he does not return after noon, Mrs. Qin will In a hurry, I waited at the door with my mother-in-law and maidservants.

Qin Yuning remained silent until after entering the room and cleaning his hands, the warmth wrapped his rough hands. Qin Yuning looked at his wife intently for a while, and vaguely remembered the appearance of the two when they were young, so he couldn't help reaching out and touching her. The lady's profile.

As early as six years ago, Qin Yuning had to be instructed by a Taoist priest, not to eat after noon, but to eat walnuts, peanuts, and dried dates at night.He spends more time in the Yamen than at home throughout the year. Mrs. Qin often lives with her daughter in her natal family or with relatives.For dozens of generations, the Qin family's accumulated wealth is not as good as that of his wife's natal family. Fortunately, Qin Yuning has no hobbies. Most of the so-called hobbies are calligraphy, painting and antiques, which require a lot of money to support.

Qin Yuning's wife's surname is Luo, and her name is Xiuyin. She is eight years younger than Qin Yuning, and her daughter just turned twelve at the beginning of the year.As early as last autumn, Luo Xiuyin took her daughter back to her parents' house for three months. She was going to return to Beijing before the year.In February, a cousin of the family went to Beijing. Under the care of an officer surnamed Liu, he went to Beijing with the officer's relatives who were doing business.

In the afternoon of the next day, Liu Xuesong sent someone to the Qin Mansion to deliver name cards.

Luo Xiuyin was in trouble, and thought about waiting for Qin Yuning to come back, but before Qin Yuning came back, he had to ask someone to inform him first.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, when Liu Xuesong heard that the palace was recruiting troops, he thought it was a rare thing. He originally took the sign of local patrols. Now, except for the Zhenbei Army, which has strict military discipline, the patrols in various places follow Sun Yi's example, and scattered soldiers are scattered everywhere. Yes, the jurisdiction of state cities all depends on the personal majesty of the chief executive.It didn't take much effort for Liu Xuesong to leave Maozhou. He gave 50 taels of silver notes to the master's concubine, and it was a surprise that he helped Luo Xiuyin on the way.

It was only after arriving in the capital that I heard that Luo Xiuyin was Qin Yuning's wife. This time Liu Xuesong moved his mind and wanted to find a job in the capital. He was also a soldier, so he did a small favor for Luo Xiuyin. He showed his ambitions.Unexpectedly, waiting left and right, the famous post was handed over several times, but Qin Yuning was never seen.

Originally, when Liu Xuesong heard that the palace was recruiting soldiers, he just took it as a joke and went to see the excitement.Unexpectedly, the palace was actually recruiting soldiers, and there were ten taels of silver in the registration list, and two seasons of military uniforms were distributed that evening.

Liu Xuesong joined the army just like that. At that time, he didn't know that the commander of this army was Sun Xiu, the number one personal eunuch in front of the emperor.

·

Lu Guan was about to leave Beijing after dawn, his wounds had not healed, his outline half hidden under the quilt was pale.I don't know what Lu Guan dreamed about, he flicked his fingers suddenly, frowned, his breath tightened, and he took a deep and quick breath.

Facing a pair of staring eyes, Lu Guan's heart suddenly twitched.

"His Majesty."

Fu Mingshao looked away, found Lu Guan's hand under the quilt, and gently grasped it.

"Shunqin, I didn't want you to leave the capital."

Lu Guan remained motionless.

Fu Mingshao said hoarsely: "When you were in Quzhou, you said that you were my last shield. As long as you are here, no one can hurt me."

Lu Guan's ears moved slightly, and he heard the rustling and unbearable tension when the wind blew on the thin sheet of window paper.

"Yes, Your Highness." Lu Guan couldn't be sure if Fu Mingshao would be furious or happy when he heard the old address.In addition, Fu Mingshao did not speak for a long time, and Lu Guan's palms were sweating.

Fu Mingshao drew his palm close to Lu Guan's, held Lu Guan's hand with one hand, and stroked his finger with his index finger.Lu Guan's hand is purely a man's hand, with solid and thick joints, although the skin is not rough, it feels calloused.

"The good times are gone forever." Fu Mingshao said, "Ever since I sat on the dragon chair, I haven't been in fear for a day. The empress is a mediocre woman. Although she is not jealous, her family background and talents are useless. The empress dowager has Li Yeyuan, Qin Yuning, I have nothing. How many courtiers are loyal to me because of the Zhou family's support, they don't care who is sitting on it, they only care about the official hat on their heads, and the bank notes at home."

Lu Guan listened quietly.

"A few days ago, I dreamed of my father. He was wearing a dragon robe, sitting on a dragon chair, with disheveled hair, and was staring at me gloomyly. When I walked up to him, I saw blood in his eyes, mouth and nose."

When Lu Guan's eyes moved, Fu Mingshao buried his head in front of his shoulder, not seeing Lu Guan's expression.

"I'll come to Japan, come to Japan..." Fu Mingshao's voice couldn't help shaking, and at this moment, he heard Lu Guan's deep and firm voice.

"Your Majesty is worrying and worrying all day long, so you must relax. You are the Son of the Dragon, and all evils cannot invade you. Your Majesty knows that I don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I just make assumptions. I also firmly believe that everything in the world is predestined. Your Majesty is a close relative, and if you know the spring, you will protect the country and stabilize it, and your descendants will live forever."

Fu Mingshao's body froze, he stopped his heart, raised his head, held Lu Guan's shoulder, stared at him deeply, his lips trembled, and said: "I will wait for you to return from victory."

Lu Guan: "I will return triumphantly."

The next day, Fu Mingshao dressed in a solemn dragon robe and led all the civil and military officials to see off the newly recruited army. He wore a black fox collar to set off the emperor's sickly complexion.

Fu Mingshao returned to the Chengyuan Hall to summon Li Yeyuan to discuss matters, but passed out in the hall.After hearing the news, the Empress Dowager Zhou, who had lived in the deep palace for a long time, strictly ordered the whole palace to block the news, and personally served the emperor.

In the Queen Mother's Palace.

Jiang Meng hurried in, carefully glanced at the Queen Mother's face.

The Empress Dowager moved her eyes very slowly, and finally glanced at the last line. She raised her eyes, and casually took a paperweight to suppress the two letters.

The waitress handed over the hand warmer.

The Queen Mother caressed the stove, and one foot fell from the pedal to the ground, and then she looked at Jiang Meng.

"Li Xiang suddenly had a heart attack, and it is not suitable to move. The empress dowager cherishes the important ministers of the country. The servant has ordered someone to invite the imperial physician He to the Chengyuan Hall. The imperial physician said that he must rest for a few days. Li Xiang just woke up, and the servant has already asked him to use it. For something, after sorting out the list, order someone to buy it on the spot, and now Li Xiang has taken medicine and has fallen asleep."

"understood."

Jiang Meng deliberated and said, "Queen Dowager, do you think it is necessary to invite Master Qin to the palace? The military situation is changing rapidly. The Empress Dowager is devoted to worshiping Buddha these days and praying for the fortune of the country. When talking about the situation on the front line, the emperor always discusses with Master Qin face to face. "

"Please come."

Jiang Meng bowed and did not move.

The Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at him: "What else?"

Jiang Meng hurriedly said: "It's nothing, the slave is thinking, Marquis Anding has been away for a while, and the old lady of the Song family asked to see the Queen Mother many times, do you want to see her?"

The Queen Mother Zhou sneered, "What does she want?"

"I want the house of the Song family." Jiang Meng's voice was extremely soft.

"From the Song family?" The corners of the Empress Dowager Zhou's lips twitched, "Then return her the house of the Song family. The Ai family has drawn up a decree, and you can use it as a seal. The title of Marquis of Anding will be hereditary to the legitimate son, and Song Qianzhi will be replaced by Zhou Qianzhi." , Let the Ministry of Industry send people to rebuild the Andinghou Mansion, and then find someone to do the math, and choose an auspicious day to move the tablets of the ancestors of the Zhou family into the ancestral temple."

Jiang Meng quit in response.

The Empress Dowager Zhou looked down at the letter in her hand again, she was silent for a moment, and opened the stove.

As soon as it touched the charcoal, the letter paper curled up and shrank into a ball, turning into ashes in an instant.

☆, back to Beijing (four)

After several days of traveling, coupled with the rain, Fu Jingrui contracted the wind and cold, and was ill all day long depending on his mother.

Passing by a slightly prosperous town, Song Qianzhi and Zhou Xian went to buy medicine, while Liu Pingwen took Li Xuan.Li Xuannian was over thirty, holding Liu Pingwen's hand, his eyes were rolling around.

"He doesn't seem to be so afraid of strangers anymore." Song Qianzhi bought a string of candied haws for Li Xuan. Li Xuan held it in his hand, and suddenly stretched his arm and handed it to Song Qianzhi, uttering a single syllable, called Song Qianzhi eat.

Song Qianzhi took a bite.

The corner of Li Xuan's mouth burst into a smile, and he ate the candied haws contentedly. In the middle of eating, he gave one to Liu Pingwen. When there was the last hawthorn left, he hesitated for a while, and gave it to Zhou Xian.

"Do you want more?" Song Qianzhi asked Li Xuan, seeing Li Xuan's unsatisfactory expression.

Li Xuan licked his lips unconsciously, did not answer, his eyes chased the sticks of candied haws that were tied with straw not far away.

Song Qianzhi couldn't help smiling, just after taking two steps, the middle-aged man carrying candied haws turned around a row of khaki mud walls several meters long.

Zhou Xian: "You go, we'll wait here."

Song Qianzhi couldn't help slowing down his pace. He saw the man carrying the candied haws take off the coir raincoat on his shoulders, and a [-] or [-]-year-old boy took the candied haws pole, but did not sell a few bunches.

"Father!" The little girl with two pigtails, just reaching the man's waist, handed over a thin roll of wrapped tobacco leaves.

The man reached out and rubbed the top of the child's black hair.

Song Qianzhi raised his steps again, and stopped after taking a step. He saw a man who was somewhat similar to the man who called the man "big brother" came out from the narrow door, and put Several packed boxes and cages were lined up at the door.

A man turned his head and greeted: "Sister-in-law, tell the children to come out, are the steamed buns installed?"

The female voice from the door replied: "It's ready, come here, I'll wipe your mother's face, and you put on the ox cart first."

Facing the twelve strings of candied haws that Song Qianzhi "bought", Zhou Xian couldn't laugh or cry, but Li Xuan cheered, grabbed several sticks with one hand, rolled his beautiful eyes, and distributed two strings to Liu Pingwen. He looked at Song Qian Zhi and Zhou Xian, tilting their heads, didn't know what they were thinking, and didn't share a bunch with them, just gnawed a candied haws by themselves.

Zhou Xian had a smile on his lips, and was about to make a joke when he saw Song Qianzhi's expression was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xian asked in a low voice.

Song Qianzhi shook his head: "The one that makes candied haws is about to move my family north, so I bought them all."

Zhou Xian sighed, and Song Qianzhi stopped talking about the family, wandered around the town for half a day before finding the pharmacy.

People are still coming and going on the street, and the business of selling food and drink is still brisk. Those places without shops are empty. Under the war, ordinary people fled in all directions, some went north, some To the west and north, people say that the Heidi people from Fengpingxia have already entered the capital, but Mengzhou, which has already been breached, is the safest. If the army invades, they will definitely not occupy that desolate land where no one is shitting.Isn't it true that in the past few hundred years, no one has occupied the deserted land like Qinzhou?

The night is extremely cold, and even with the windows closed, one can still hear the howling wind like a giant beast, blindly crashing against the doors and windows.

Fu Jingrui took the medicine and fell asleep, his face was flushed with heat, the princess closed the door and came out when she saw that her son was fast asleep.

"Where did General Bai's army go?"

Bai Guyou would send someone to report the situation on the front line every day. According to Bai Guyou's intention, he wanted to report to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was crazy and foolish, and Song Qianzhi accompanied him to listen. He waited for Fu Jingrui to fall asleep on the porch outside the door before going back to rest. He didn't expect the princess to ask, so he told her the truth.

The concubine nodded: "I know about General Bai's abilities, but the whole family is involved, so I'm just asking."

Song Qianzhi expressed his understanding, but the princess seemed to have something to say, so she swallowed it back.

If she didn't say anything, Song Qianzhi was inconvenient to ask more questions, so he resigned to rest.

Back in the room, Song Qianzhi's shoulders were slumped, he sat on the couch for a long time, slowly got up to wash up, then blew out the lamp, and lay down in the cold and damp blanket.The long figure curled up into a ball in the dark, twisted and twisted like a snake, and gradually straightened.

Song Qianzhi felt uncomfortable no matter how much he slept, turned over and lay on his back, he was so sleepy that the corners of his eyes were oozing wet, he still stared at the bed curtain in a daze, and when he came back to his senses, Song Qianzhi Qianzhi closed his eyes and fell asleep in the emptiness of his heart.

·

Fu Mingshao had a very long dream, and the scenes in the dream were staggered and shuttled before his eyes. When he woke up, he still felt a pain in his head.

The inner hall was empty, the sky was dim, and the cold wind came in from the wide open windows, throwing the gauze curtains up wave after wave, and letting it fall down.

"Come here." Fu Mingshao said in a hoarse voice.

No one answered.

Fu Mingshao propped up his upper body and squeezed out another sentence from his throat: "Come here!"

The closed palace door remained motionless.

Fu Mingshao frowned, suddenly his face loosened, and a trace of surprise rose from the corner of his mouth, like cracks climbing up his pale face.

Fu Mingshao felt his legs under the quilt, he threw off the quilt suddenly, stared at his legs in disbelief, raised his hand and tapped his legs twice, unconsciously, he changed to Pinch it with your fingers, and your legs are like a pair of pimples.

The violent heartbeat engulfed Fu Mingshao, his ears were buzzing, and he didn't hear the palace door being pushed open.

Suddenly, Fu Mingshao's entire shoulder twitched in shock.

"Your Majesty, be careful, your leg is broken, don't move around, or you will become a living dead."

The woman's voice is very familiar, and it has made him fall in love countless times in bed. It is also this voice, which has a wonderful voice. When she was in exile in Hanzhou, it was all thanks to Liu Suguang's company. Her voice, figure, and the refreshing fragrance in her skin , have made Fu Mingshao let go of his tension and panic.At this moment, Liu Suguang's words made him feel cold all over his body, and his back was dripping with cold sweat.

"Why is it you?" Fu Mingshao propped his palms on the couch, sat up reluctantly, and looked eagerly behind Liu Suguang, who was followed by two strange eunuchs, "Where is Lu Guan? Sun Xiu..." Fu Ming Shao's voice stopped abruptly, and the cold air entered his throat with his breath.

That's right, Sun Xiu was ordered to accompany Lu Guan and lead the recruits to the south to resist the foreign invasion.

The two eunuchs stopped outside the first door tactfully.

Liu Suguang brought a bowl of thick black and viscous medicine, the smell of which made people sick.Her slender eyebrows were drawn delicately and cleanly, but her face was plain white without any modification.

"I don't want to drink, what about Jiang Meng? Let Jiang Meng serve me." Fu Mingshao frowned tightly, his immobile legs weighed more than a thousand pounds, making it difficult for him to maintain a dignified sitting.

Liu Suguang stirred the spoon and glanced at the emperor casually.

"Eunuch Jiang is the person in front of the empress dowager, and he can't leave easily. The emperor should just make do and let me serve him."

Fu Mingshao keenly heard another meaning from Liu Suguang's words, and said angrily, "I want to see the Queen Mother!"

"I advise the emperor to drink the medicine first. The empress dowager is busy in the Chengyuan Hall. Since the emperor's illness broke out, the empress dowager has been in charge of the front and rear palaces. She has been busy for several days. How can I come to see the emperor. Eunuch Jiang serves The Empress Dowager is powerful, so naturally she can't walk away even a single step." Liu Suguang scooped up a spoonful of medicine and fed it to Fu Mingshao's mouth.

Fu Mingshao pursed his lips tightly.

Liu Suguang didn't talk to him too much, just pressed a spoonful on his lips.

Fu Mingshao tasted a trace of bloody smell between his lips, he couldn't close his mouth in pain, he opened his mouth to scold angrily, the medicine juice poured in was so bitter that he couldn't speak.

"Ahem... What kind of medicine is this?" Fu Mingshao's tongue was numb from the bitterness.

"The medicine for nourishing the mind and nourishing qi, the queen mother specially ordered the imperial hospital to prescribe the prescription. As long as the emperor takes it correctly, the queen mother will treat the emperor kindly."

At first the shock in his heart dissipated, and Fu Mingshao understood that while he was in a coma these days, the Queen Mother of Zhou was already in power, and his leg... was probably ordered by the Queen Mother.

"Where's Meng Honglin?" Fu Mingshao was ready to ask nothing, but Liu Suguang's answer surprised him.

"Commander Meng is always looking forward to His Majesty waking up. This morning, His Excellency should go to patrol the city in person. If His Majesty wants to see him, I can help His Majesty."

"You would be so kind? The queen mother asked you to feed me medicine, so you must be the queen mother's person."

Liu Suguang sighed lightly, and said, "Who made me a person who valued kindness so much?"

Fu Mingshao only hesitated for a moment, then let go: "Let Meng Honglin come to see me."

"Then please take the medicine, Your Majesty, so that I can do business."

This time, Fu Mingshao didn't hesitate at all, when the medicine was brought to his lips, he immediately opened his mouth to hold the spoon.Fu Mingshao thought in his heart that since he was still alive, he was still useful, but with his legs like this, the Empress Dowager Zhou might push him off the dragon chair.The Empress Dowager Zhou is still cautious in her actions. She may have already taken over other matters and acted directly with seals. The only thing that needs to be passed on is the emperor's own writing. Perhaps, the Empress Dowager wants to let him abdicate in person to quell the criticism.

For a moment, many names flashed across Fu Mingshao's heart, full of phantoms. He clenched his hand tightly, let go of his sour cheeks, and drank the bitter medicine that he didn't know what it was for one mouthful after another.

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"Elder-in-law, where are we going?" The woman timidly asked the eunuch who was leading the way. She held one hand on her stomach that was just showing signs of pregnancy, and couldn't help stuffing the other hand into her mouth, her teeth chattering loudly. The index finger was bitten bald, and the delicate eyebrows frowned slightly, the finger wet from the mouth, the fingertip was bitten, and the skin of the fingertip was bitten, and the light red blood oozed shallowly, Zi Jin's eyelids twitched , she blinked vigorously several times in a row, but her eyelids were still twitching abruptly.

"You will know when you arrive, be more careful." The eunuch replied with a sideways body.

Zi Jin couldn't even see his face.