warm garden

... "

The two walked, watched, and laughed all the way.

The sky is high and the land is wide, the sun, the moon and the stars, the spring clothes are flying with the wind, and the young man is always suitable for the pommel horse, proudly traveling to the frontier to serve the country's ambitions, a pair of people in the north and south.

After walking happily for five days, I finally made a thorough tour and returned to the capital. After Ming Xiaoyang returned to the mansion, he reported the things along the way, what he saw, what he worried about, and what he gained to his parents.

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Mother, do mothers and the officials know about the fact that [-]% of the army's salary was deducted in many places and that the Hu family kept armored soldiers?"

Bai Heyun said: "Yes."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Then why don't you care?"

Bai Heyun said: "The part you can see is not necessarily the root of the problem. Uprooting is the key to solving the problem. You only see the embezzlement of military pay and killing people to silence them. What do you do? Kill the local governor? The Hu family The next Zhizhou will be created. Kill Huhang? This kind of Zhizhou will also breed the next Huhang. This is a state matter and should not be hasty."

Ming Xiaoyang said in a rare deep voice: "Yes, mother!"

Ming Ruiran asked: "This time you have patrolled half of the country, do you have a strategy to defend against the enemy?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "There are some, and there are others I have to think about for a while."

Ming Ruiran smiled and said, "Let's talk about what comes to mind first."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "For Xia, the terrain of the military equipment, and for Liao, it is necessary to build up momentum in defense, and a fine formation in attack. A simple strong attack is not advisable."

Ming Ruiran said: "Yes. How to create momentum?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "For Liao, I said that we can dig rivers to divert water to protect the border, and Zhao Yi said that various trees can be used to defend against cavalry."

Ming Ruiran nodded: "Very good."

Bai Heyun smiled and remained silent.

After finishing the report, Ming Xiaoyang went to the courtyard and stretched his muscles and bones, looked at the place where the three big stones were originally placed, and thought: "Where are there big stones, I have already smashed them to pieces by this son." It was the day when I was pushing hard against the big rock, and I couldn't help but smile slightly.

Ming Le ran over and said, "Brother! What did you bring me?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "A cat face mask, here you are!"

Ming Le was very happy, and went to find her mother wearing a mask.

Ming Xiaoyang returned to his room, lay on the bed, hugged the pillow, and said softly: "Haha, I haven't seen my bed for a long time! Sleep well tonight!"

When Zhao Anchen entered the city, he went directly to the palace. First he went to the imperial study and explained everything on the way. The official said: "Well, good son, I lost weight after tossing about. Let's go to your mother's to eat more!"

Zhao Anchen: "..." He looked at Dad without moving.

The official said: "Xiaoyang and Xuanqing are to my father, the same as your Aunt Yun and Uncle Ming look at you. It doesn't matter whether they are on the list, what do you think about the replacement?"

Zhao Anchen replied: "For the matter of taking the list, we must punish those who bribed and accepted bribes and those related to this matter, and all of them will be investigated and punished."

The official said: "Chen'er, you are smart and upright, and you will become a... uh... a smarter person in the future. Dad told you that the perpetrators of the case of replacing the list and the case of Xiang Jun are not a group of people, nor are they the same thing. But they are grasshoppers on a rope, do you understand?"

Zhao Anchen said: "I don't really understand."

The official said: "Don't worry about these things, let alone try to interfere, you will understand soon, trust me. Let's go! Let's go find your mother, your mother misses you very much."

Zhao Anchen had dinner with his parents, and just left the palace in the evening, and went back to Nuanyuan to take a bath and rest.

Ming Xiaoyang stuck to his bed and didn't want to get up. When the whole house was still asleep, Ming Xiaoyang took a big bath and went to bed early. When the whole house was going to sleep, Ming Xiaoyang got up...

My heart is always restless as if I forgot something, I can't sleep with staring eyes, and I think of Baixiangzui again, and I can't sleep anymore, so I ride Tianyou to Nuanyuan.

Ming Ruiran said: "Just came back a few hours and left again, my son is really lively."

Bai Heyun said: "I went to find Chen'er."

Ming Le shook his head and said, "This is what makes my elder brother refuse to stay!"

Ming Jue came back, saw Ming Le's cat face mask, and said with a smile: "This mask is so good, where can I buy it, I want it too!"

Bai Heyun said with a smile: "Jue'er is already this big, when he is a second-rank official, he still wants a mask, haha!"

Ming Jue said, "Mmm, it looks good!"

Ming Le said: "Brother gave it to me."

Ming Jue looks around: "Has Yang Yang come back? Where is it? Tell me quickly what you have seen and heard along the way?"

Ming Le said: "If you see Brother Ning Wang, then you can almost see my brother."

Ming Jue said aggrieved: "Go to Nuan Yuan again? It's been so long since I haven't seen me and you don't even wait for me, it really hurts Yang Yang for nothing."

Bai Heyun smiled and asked: "Jue'er, you are 21 years old, it's time to discuss marriage, do you have a girl you like?"

Mingjue said: "No."

Bai Heyun said with a smile: "Does Jue Er want to meet her beloved according to fate? Or is it that your parents will arrange a good marriage for you?"

Ming Jue thought for a while: "Let's meet a lover according to fate!"

Ming Ruiran narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

At night, Ming Ruiran pulled Bai Heyun into the bedroom, closed the door, and said, "Yun'er, can you not mention Jue'er's marriage?"

Bai Heyun asked, "Why?"

Ming Ruiran said: "Jue'er is a rare talent. He has a warm disposition, gentle and elegant, smart and handsome, with a pure heart and no distracting thoughts. He will be a good husband in the future."

Bai Heyun felt that this remark was not quite right, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Ming Ruiran whispered: "Could it be possible...to wait a few more years without the fat and water flowing into outsiders' fields?"

Bai Heyun pinched Ming Ruiran lightly, and said with a smile, "Okay, you! It's a good plan!"

Ming Ruiran said: "This is such a good son-in-law, there is no second one in the whole world, Le'er is our precious daughter, Chen'er is certainly good, but the officials always want Le'er to be their daughter-in-law, after many years they have never given up. Chen'er will be the emperor in the future, and you said that you don't want Le'er to marry into the royal family, I agree. Le'er also seems to have no intention of Chen'er, so Jue'er is the best, what do you think?"

Bai Heyun said: "I can see it too!"

Ming Ruiran grinned happily and said, "Good Yun'er!"

Bai Heyun said: "Do you think Le'er and Jue'er have that meaning?"

Ming Ruiran said: "Le'er is not stupid, she has a unique vision, she has your demeanor, she is still young, and she will definitely be able to tell the difference between good and bad in the future. In the same way, Le'er will naturally be as beautiful as you when she grows up, both civil and military. Jue'er is not stupid!"

Bai Heyun smiled slightly and said, "I hope it's as you said!"

Ming Xiaoyang rushed to Nuanyuan with Baixiangzui, but when he entered the door, he asked, "Has the young master come back?"

The female envoy said: "I'm back, I look tired, I fell asleep."

Ming Xiaoyang suddenly felt a little inexplicably upset, pouted and went to Yangxiaolou to drink enough, smelled of alcohol and swayed into Chaomuju, took off his outer robe, threw off his shoes, and instinctively crawled into Zhao Anchen's couch Rubbing on Zhao Anchen's side, he fell asleep.It never occurred to him that he lived in Chaomuju's cubicle in Nuanyuan.

Zhao Anchen sighed helplessly and bored, closed his eyes in a state of distraught, and wanted to continue falling asleep.

☆, changing situation

Ming Xiaoyang slept dishonestly, and his sleeping posture was extremely poor, let alone drunk.Zhao Anchen was just about to take Ming Xiaoyang's arm off his chest and set it up, but before he could move, a leg flew over again, and he rubbed unconsciously a few times before he stabilized...

Zhao Anchen patiently pushed Ming Xiaoyang, the more he pushed, the tighter he was, like a sloth, and he grunted reluctantly, Zhao Anchen had no choice but to give up, intending to accept his fate, just sleep like this.Gently pulled down his neckline, sighed softly: "Hot..."

Ming Xiaoyang rubbed forward again, riding a little deeper, with his chin hanging on Zhao Anchen's shoulder, he smirked softly: "It smells so good, brother Chen, hehehe."

Zhao Anchen slowly opened his eyes frantically, and whispered, "I'm Zhao Yi."

Ming Xiaoyang was half asleep and half humming: "That's right, brother Chen is Zhao Yi, hehehe..."

Zhao Anchen hesitated to ask something: "You..."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "I like your smell, um..." He still sniffed unscrupulously in Zhao Anchen's neck, leaning his head and not moving.

The night was deep, and in the pitch-black room, no one could see each other's expressions clearly. Zhao Anchen remained silent for a while: "..." After being silent for a while, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and an ambiguous atmosphere gradually permeated the quiet Chaomuju. , rustling.

Zhao Anchen suddenly turned over, pushed him down, and caressed Ming Xiaoyang's slightly drunken face.

Ming Xiaoyang seemed to be aware of the warm breath blowing on his neck and face, as if being kissed delicately, his heartstrings were twitched one after another, and he asked softly: "What are you doing..."

Zhao Anchen called softly: "Don't move."

Ming Xiaoyang chuckled softly and murmured: "Hehe, Brother Chen..."

Zhao Anchen whispered in his ear: "It's all your fault!" He squeezed Ming Xiaoyang's chin, kissed his lips domineeringly, and kissed him eagerly and predatorily for a long time.

Ming Xiaoyang drank a lot of Baixiang drunk, his head was hot and groggy, he just felt very comfortable, lightly raised his arms around Zhao Anchen, and gradually hugged him tightly.

Zhao Anchen paused, his heart exploded like fireworks in an instant, Ming Xiaoyang groaned twice breathlessly, Zhao Anchen gradually became gentle and delicate, Ming Xiaoyang responded to Zhao Anchen's kiss with a light smile, It was only after the intimacy that he calmed down his breath, and when his lips parted, Zhao Anchen seemed unsatisfied, and couldn't help pecking at the corner of his mouth again, and gently embraced him in his arms.

Ming Xiaoyang hummed contentedly: "Hehe, I like Brother Chen..." fell into a deep sleep and didn't toss about any more.

Chaomuju rustled for a moment, and gradually became as quiet as night.

In the early morning, outside the window, Yanyu yingsong sang sweetly, and Zhao Anchen closed his eyes and sat quietly beside the desk, calmly adjusting his breath, Ningxiu was picturesque.Ming Xiaoyang opened his eyes slightly, lying on his side on the couch, staring at Zhao Anchen, doing the routine of Ming Xiaoyang's morning routine.

Ming Xiaoyang always wakes up with his body first and then with his head. After a while, he starts to think. He slowly sat up and asked, "Zhao Yi? Why am I in your bed?"

Zhao Anchen said calmly and softly: "I drank too much, I climbed up by myself. Don't drink so much in the future."

Ming Xiaoyang let out a long sound "Oh", looked down at his middle coat, the belt was all untied, and the fragrant shoulders were hanging on his body, he slowly stretched out his hand to lift it, and thought: "Well, I can't drink too much There are too many." Inexplicably remembering Shen Xuanqing's appearance on the ground like an earthworm back to his room, he burst out laughing.

Zhao Anchen opened his eyes and looked at him: "What are you laughing at?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Well, it's nothing." He got up slowly, and when he washed his face, he suddenly remembered: "Last night, I seemed to dream... er, Zhao Yi kissed me? It's not the first time I've dreamed about it, I'm used to it. What kind of a dream is this?" Touching his lips, he paused for a moment, feeling a little hot in his heart, and hurriedly lowered his head to continue washing his face.

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Didn't your father tell you to go to court?"

Zhao Anchen said: "I just returned to Beijing, my father promised me to rest for three days."

"Yeah! Good dad!" As he said that, he went out to practice boxing in the yard by the door.

Zhao Anchen glanced at it, then closed his eyes and concentrated on it, calmly adjusting his breath.

In Wu Guogong's mansion, Ming Le sat on the steps in the courtyard early in the morning, thinking: "Father and mother are already busy, and they are getting busier. They usually don't go back to the mansion during the day, but now they can't even see each other at night. , What’s the matter, wearing the stars and wearing the moon. The silly brother also disappeared with Brother Ning Wang. He finally came back and ran away after giving him a mask. Brother Jue is busy, and sister Shen is too... An idler like me, boring..."

Just after noon, Bai Heyun came back, bringing with him a fifteen or sixteen year old boy, tall and tall, only a few inches shorter than Ming Xiaoyang, with clear and delicate facial features, white eyes and big eyes.Like Huo Yuan, she was dressed in a red brocade auspicious cloud robe with a black armor belt around her waist.The matching sword is as deep as black jade, hanging on the side at the waist.

Ming Le thought in his heart: "It's probably the idiot's Jingwei who just came out of the oven."

Bai Heyun called Butler Zhu: "Make arrangements."

Butler Zhu said: "Yes, madam." He went down.

Bai Heyun said: "Huo Tong, from now on you will live in the mansion and follow Young Master."

Huo Tong said: "It's the head of the house! Uh, where's the young master?"

Bai Heyun smiled and said: "I ran out to play, just see him when he comes back, the two of you will definitely get along."

Huo Tong said: "Yes."

Ming Le came over and said, "Mom, where's mine?"

Bai Heyun said: "Your ones are the same as yours, they haven't grown up yet."

Ming Le said: "Your name is Huo Tong? Come play with me!"

Bai Heyun smiled and said: "Go, this will be your home from now on, she is Ming Le, my daughter."

Huo Tong gave a slight salute and said, "Hi, Miss."

Ming Le was very happy, someone finally played with him, and thought: "Don't come back, idiot, Huo Tong can borrow me to play for a few days." He led Huo Tong out to play.

Ming Xiaoyang worked very hard in the Nuanyuan these days, studying military formations in the Sansheng Pavilion all day long with the materials recorded by patrols, and he really didn't run around and play around, it was surprisingly quiet.

After Zhao Anchen rested for three days, he went to court. He really had a lot of things to do, even more than before he went on tour. From white to dark, he could only live in the palace temporarily.

More than a month later, above the court, a soldier entered the hall and reported: "The border is urgently reported, and the Daliao has violated the border. The defenders challenged the battle twice, regardless of the outcome. Xia also frequently provoked the northwest border, and the army assembled. Offensive momentum."

The official said: "Understood."

The ministers began to discuss again.

"It's really going to be fought. Fortunately, we sent a large army to defend."

"Yeah, they definitely can't get a bargain."

"I think so too."

The official said: "Duke Wu Guo is the commander-in-chief in the northern borders of the Song and Liao Dynasties, and General Shao Huangfei is the deputy general. General Bai Heyun is the commander-in-chief and General Mengqing is the deputy general at the northwestern Songxia border. We will set off in three days and rush to the border to lead the army to defend against the enemy."

Ming Ruiran said: "The minister takes orders."

Bai Heyun said: "The minister takes orders."

All the officials in the palace felt that something might be wrong.

"No? Is it a big war?"

"That's right, they were all generals sent to Gufang a month ago, why did Duke Wu and his wife also send them?"

"Not only Wu Guogong and his wife who are in the capital, but also two generals and lieutenants are going out together. The situation at the border may be very serious."

"That's natural. The border is restless. There are frequent fights. There are soldiers and generals guarding the border. If there is no serious incident, is it worth going back to Beijing to report?"

"Yes, it makes sense. Returning to Beijing to report means that the court will send generals to deal with it."

"All the commanders of the Forbidden Army in the capital have been dispatched. What should we do?"

The official said: "All the generals of the Forbidden Army will be transferred away. Who will lead the 28 Forbidden Army in the capital? Can Duke Wu make any arrangements?"

Ming Ruiran said: "Master Hu Hang has rich experience in running the army, and the imperial guards in Beijing can be temporarily handed over to Mr. Hu."

The official said: "Okay, then General Hu will temporarily act as the commander of the front of the palace and the commander of the bodyguards, and lead the imperial guards to protect the capital. The handover will be in two days."

Hu Hang said: "I obey the order!"

As soon as the order was confirmed, many courtiers in the hall gave furtive glances, then lowered their heads and remained silent.

Qi Yushi saw that Bai Heyun's face was very bad, and he was very worried: "Your Majesty, I think that General Bai is not suitable to go out this time."

Everyone looked at Qi Yushi, and the official asked, "Why?"

Qi Yushi said: "There is a state-owned war, and everything needs to be cautious. In recent days, General Bai seems to be unwell and may not be suitable for the expedition."

The official asked, "General Bai is unwell?"

Bai Heyun said with a pale face, "I'm fine."

Another courtier said: "Earlier, I also heard that General Bai was suffering from a serious disease, which could not be cured for a long time, and became weaker and weaker day by day. I also think that General Bai is not suitable for going to war."

The officials looked at Bai Heyun and were silent for a moment, while the officials discussed in whispers.

"I've also heard that General Bai didn't think much of it when he came to court every day. Looking at it this way, his face is really not very good. I'm afraid he is really seriously ill."

"Oh, what can I do?"

"I can also hear that General Bai may not survive the end of the year."

"Nonsense, how could it be..."

Hu Hang sideways looked at Bai Heyun from top to bottom, saw that her face was pale, her figure was unstable, and her breathing was uneven, so she thought: "I also heard that Bai Heyun was seriously ill before, could it be true? See This situation is really not as good as before." While thinking about it, I heard another courtier suggesting that the Northwest coach should be replaced.

The official said: "Well, it's better to find out about military and national affairs. Xuan Tai Physician!"

After a while, the imperial physician went to the hall, and after examining the pulse in court, he said: "Master Bai suffered from a disease that I have never seen in my life. It is undoubtedly a serious disease. All the internal organs are damaged, and the qi and blood have stagnated. Such a serious illness, the medicine stone is already unable to recover. If you live well It will be raised, about... probably can live until the end of the year, if there is any change, maybe... maybe it will be impossible to estimate."

Bai Heyun knelt down to ask for a fight, and said: "I rushed to the northwest frontier, and I have a plan for Xia Zhi's battle. I will be able to defeat the enemy within three months. Please fight, and I will die without regret! Your Majesty, please issue an order!"

After pretending to be hesitant, the official said: "I believe in you, General Bai will be the commander of the Northwest garrison, and we will set off as scheduled."

Bai Heyun said: "I accept the order, thank you Your Majesty!"

Ming Ruiran's face was solemn, and he stood quietly upward with his eyes downcast. Many courtiers saw Duke Wu's mournful face, and knew that Bai Heyun's fate was really bad this time, so they sighed endlessly.

After the dynasty was over, the officials summoned Wu Guogong and his wife alone in the imperial study.The three monarchs and ministers discussed for a long time.

The official said: "Are you ready?"

Ming Ruiran said: "Yes."

Bai Heyun: "Yes."

The official said: "Let's send Le'er away, she's still young."

Bai Heyun said: "Yes, I will see you off tonight."

The official said: "Send Xiaoyang away too."

Ming Ruiran said: "He is not young anymore, let's keep Chen'er as a guard."

The official said: "Even if it is ready, there may be many variables, so don't be careless, be careful."

Wu Guogong and his wife said: "Yes!"

☆、Change II

When leaving the palace, Ming Ruiran helped his wife into the official sedan chair, followed by him on horseback, and walked slowly back to the mansion.

The servant of the Hu family ran back to the Hu mansion and said: "Master, Wu Guogong and his wife have left the palace and returned to the mansion. I think that Bai Heyun is really going to fail. Even the official sedan chair was carried in by Wu Guogong."

Hu Hang said: "Well, I see."

Hu Kang walked in and said, "Father, the things have been sent to Daliao."

Hu Hang said: "Okay, how many soldiers are there on the Liao border?"

Hu Kang said: "One hundred thousand."

Hu Hang smiled and said: "Our army guards 13 troops on the border between Song and Liao. It is enough to fight a few small battles in Liao. It seems that they really hate Ming Ruiran, I will help them this time, except this Duke Wu!"

Hu Kang said: "Is that thing really that powerful?"

Hu Hang said: "Well, exactly, the old man was demoted to Qiongzhou at the southernmost tip of the Song Dynasty 20 years ago. This poison was produced on the small island of Qiongzhou. Xia, Liao and Tubo did not have this kind of poison. The toxicity is overbearing and incomprehensible. See blood seal throat."

Hu Kang said: "That Bai Heyun..."

Hu Hang said: "Bai Heyun is already half dead. He must be the commander behind the scenes, and he will not be able to go to the battlefield. If his throat is sealed with blood and he dies in our army tent, the officials will definitely investigate. Who will take the blame? Inevitably, there will be changes. Don't worry, what my father prepared for her is wolf's poison, it won't die quickly, and it will let her die slowly within a few days, her illness happens to be the best cover."

Hu Kang said: "Father is brilliant!"

An evil light flashed in Hu Hang's eyes, and he said: "Now I am the commander of the imperial guards in the capital. After two days, I will hand over the tiger talisman in Ming Ruiran's hand. When we start an incident, we won't be afraid that others will transfer troops to disrupt the situation."

Hu Kang said: "Father said so!"

Wu Guogong and his wife returned to the mansion to prepare, the official sat alone in the imperial study, his expression was cold, and he did not leave for a long time until late at night. gone?"

The official said: "Let me sit for a while."

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, do you have something to worry about?"

The official said: "Liaoxia teamed up to invade the country. This battle is dangerous. If the two commanders of our Song Dynasty died in battle, what should we do?"

When the eunuch heard this, he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to speak. He stood aside and his legs trembled, probably the tragedy of the ruined city and the country appeared in his mind.

The official stood up and said, "Let's go to Jingxi Palace."

The eunuch replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Bai Heyun returned to the mansion, ordered the gate to be closed, went back to the room and took out a small bottle, poured out a small red pill, swallowed it and adjusted his breath quietly for a while, his complexion returned to normal, refreshed.

After the day went down, Zhao Anchen was called away by Concubine Jing, and was not able to leave the palace until nightfall.He galloped all the way back to Nuanyuan, found Ming Xiaoyang and said, "Ming Huan, Aunt Yun and Uncle Ming will set off in three days!"

Ming Xiaoyang was taken aback for a moment, and immediately got on his horse and went back to the mansion. Zhao Anchen also went back to the Duke of Wu's mansion together.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Bai Heyun standing in the courtyard with a young man talking to Ming Le.

"Mother! Are you going to go to war with my father?" Ming Xiaoyang asked eagerly.

Bai Heyun said: "Yes, we will leave in three days. Your father will go to the northern border, and I will go to the northwest."

"I'm going too!" Ming Xiaoyang said.

Ming Ruiran came out and said: "You can't go, just stay in the capital and study the art of war. By the way, you and Chen'er can go to Nuanyuan, away from the bustling city, and you can have a quiet mind."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "I'm going to see the battlefield."

Ming Ruiran said: "You have been to the Song Dynasty military training ground to participate in the training and deployment of troops since you were young, and you have gone to the school ground to fight. You are not familiar with the battlefield. Besides, the officials won't let you go, so you can stay at home."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "My father and mother are fighting, and I will take care of the house?"

Ming Le saw that the atmosphere was not right, and asked, "Mother, are you really going to fight in three days?"

Bai Heyun looked at Ming Le, but didn't answer.

Huo Tong bowed to Ming Xiaoyang and said, "My lord."

Bai Heyun said: "Xiaoyang, this is Huotong, your Jingwei."

Ming Xiaoyang took a look at Huo Tong, and was very happy to see that he was handsome and bright. He patted his shoulder and said with a slight smile, "Okay, Huo Tong, I am Ming Huan, Ming Xiaoyang. From now on, you can hang out with me." Already!"

Huo Tong said happily: "Yes! Young Master!"

Huotong saw that Xiaoyang was in such a good mood and had an extraordinary appearance, he was happy in his heart, and felt that he was really a good master.Both master and servant felt very satisfied.

Bai Heyun said: "Huo Tong, you escort Ming Le to Yangzhou tonight and entrust it to Shen Xuan, the Patriarch of Xuan Yu Xuan. Tell Shen Xuan to take good care of Ming Le. Then return to Beijing and follow Xiao Yang."

Huo Tong said: "Yes! Patriarch!"

Bai Heyun glanced at Huo Yuan, who nodded slightly.

Ming Le said: "Yangzhou?"

Bai Heyun said: "Well, Yangzhou is a good place, very fun. Uncle Shen Xuan is your sister Shen's father. Go there for a month and then come back."

Ming Le watched quietly without saying a word.

Bai Heyun said to Huo Tong: "Go, let's go now."

Huo Tong took the luggage from Huo Yuan, took Ming Le out of the house and set off on horseback.

Ming Xiaoyang looked at it for just a short while, and within a few words, his sister went to Yangzhou? ? ?

"Mother, Le'er..." Ming Xiaoyang just wanted to ask what was going on.Bai Heyun said: "Le'er is getting older, it's time to see the world, go out and play for a while and come back, you don't need to ask more questions."

Ming Xiaoyang saw that his parents were about to go to war, so he didn't take him with him, so he didn't go to Nuanyuan, he stayed at home honestly, went back to his room to sleep at night, and Zhao Anchen also slept in the Duke Wu's mansion.

Not long after Ming Xiaoyang fell asleep, he heard the door of the mansion open, and a strange voice came: "The urgent report from the border has just entered Beijing, and the military situation is urgent. The officials ordered the two generals to leave immediately!"

Ming Xiaoyang turned over and stood up, put on his outer robe, walked to the front yard, Zhao Anchen also came out to watch.

Ming Xiaoyang saw that his father and mother were already dressed neatly, and Bai Heyun saw his son, and said: "Father and mother are gone, you have to be good." After finishing speaking, he got on the horse with Ming Ruiran without looking back, and quickly left with a drink , with two teams of Jingwei, disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.

Ming Xiaoyang stood blankly at the gate of the mansion, feeling a little uncomfortable. It was the first time since he was born 16 years ago that he was sending his parents off to an expedition. He did not expect such a scene.Without saying a few words, parents went to the battlefield to fight the enemy?All kinds of discomfort in my heart, I was at a loss for words for a while, and I couldn't say anything.

Zhao Anchen also felt very strange, with doubts in his heart: "It was obviously three days, why did it become the same day?"

After a while, Zhao Anchen took the stupefied Ming Xiaoyang and sent him back to the room, saying: "Sleep, I'll accompany you." He took off his outer robe and saw Ming Xiaoyang still standing on the ground.So she came over to help him take off his clothes, pulled him onto the bed, pushed him down, and fell asleep.

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Why did you leave in such a hurry, even Le'er was sent away. Zhao Yi, I have an ominous premonition in my heart, is something going to happen?"

Zhao Anchen didn't know how to answer, and he didn't know what was going on, he said, "It's okay, Uncle Ming and Aunt Yun are strong enough to rule the country, what are you worried about? Go to sleep."

Ming Xiaoyang stared at the roof, unable to sleep.Zhao Anchen looked at Ming Xiaoyang's eyes shining brightly in the night, and knew that Ming Xiaoyang was not in general restlessness.He hugged Ming Xiaoyang sideways to show comfort, Ming Xiaoyang didn't move, and said softly: "Hot."

Just as Zhao Anchen was about to withdraw his hand, he said, "You sleep by yourself."

"I do not."

In the morning, Zhao Anchen woke up and was about to go to the court, when he saw the steward of Prince Ning's mansion coming over, saying: "My lord, I just received the news from the palace this morning, saying that you don't have to go to the court anymore."

Zhao Anchen said: "Understood."

Ming Jue was about to leave the mansion when he saw Zhao Anchen standing at the gate of the mansion and asked, "Will King Ning go to the court?"

Zhao Anchen said: "Not going."

Ming Jue looked back at the mansion, and asked, "My parents aren't going either?"

Zhao Anchen said: "Uncle Ming and Aunt Yun left the city to go to the border last night."

Ming Jue looks surprised: "Ah? When?"

Zhao Anchen said: "At midnight."

Zhao Anchen went back to his room and took off his court clothes, changed into his brocade robe, went to Ming Xiaoyang's room to wake him up.

Ming Xiaoyang had already woken up, sat on the bed, looked at Zhao Anchen and asked, "Why haven't you left yet?"

Zhao Anchen said: "I don't know either. Father said that I don't have to go to court."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Oh."

Zhao Anchen said: "Uncle Ming asked you to follow me to Nuanyuan, let's go."

Ming Xiaoyang expressionless: "Yes."

In the early morning court, Hu Hang looked around at the courtiers in the hall and asked, "Your Majesty, why didn't Duke Wu and his wife go to court early?"

The official yawned and said sleepily: "Last night, an emergency military report came to Beijing, saying that Daliao had raided the defenders, and the situation was serious. I got up in the middle of the night to deal with it, and ordered Wu Guogong and his wife to set off immediately last night and lead the army to defend against the enemy. The two of them People have already rushed to the frontier, I am very tired, I have something to do, and I have nothing to do, let’s retreat, alas..."

Hu Hang was startled, and hurriedly said: "Then what should be done about the handover between Lord Wu and his ministers and the tiger talisman?"

The official said: "My decree has been issued, and the forbidden army will naturally obey your orders. Duke Wu is not on duty every day with a tiger talisman, so it's okay."

Hu Hang thought in his heart: "Although it is not the safest, it is indeed not a serious problem, not to mention that the official family is in the capital, and Ming Ruiran is far away at the border, and will die soon. " Said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch said loudly: "Scatter the court!" He helped the official's family back to rest.

Hu Hang asked the generals of the Forbidden Army who were on duty in Miyagi last night: "Is there an urgent report from the border to Beijing last night?"

The general said: "Yes, I entered Beijing at the beginning of Haishi last night."

Hu Hang asked: "When did Duke Wu and his wife leave the city?"

The general said: "Leave the city at the end of the day."

Hu Hang thought in his heart: "Well, almost, the time is right, there should be no problem." He returned home with peace of mind.

Hu Hang asked in the Hu Mansion's study room, "Kang'er, what happened to the two people sent to the northwest?"

Hu Kang said: "Father, don't worry, those two are ready, and they will attack Bai Heyun on the way back to Beijing, and they will definitely not let her come back alive."

Hu Hang nodded and said: "Well, be careful, be cautious!"

Hu Kang said: "Yes, father."

When Bai Heyun arrived in Qingzhou, the border gate in the northwest, he claimed that he was not in good health and would stay behind closed doors all day without seeing anyone. Once Xia provoked the border gate, Bai Heyun would write a general order in his room and pass it on to the army. The lieutenant general didn't let Xia Bing get any advantage.

Ming Ruiran played against Daliao, fought several times, and won consecutive battles, but he never went to the battlefield to lead troops to fight.Seeing that Ming Ruiran's fighting style was very different from that of the past, the commander of Liao was suspicious, and called all the generals to discuss the matter, saying: "Ming Ruiran used to meet the enemy in person, take the lead, and kill the generals. Why are you fighting big and small now? For four or five games, you didn't even see him?"

A general of the Liao Dynasty said: "After a long time, the method of warfare has changed a lot. It's probably due to getting old, isn't it?"

"Hahaha, reasonable!"

Coach Liao's doubts were still there, he pondered for a while, and said: "It's a good thing that Ming Ruiran doesn't succeed, but I still hope that he can come out and fight again, otherwise...how can we get rid of him? Even if Ming Ruiran doesn't fight in person, he will use troops The treachery is also my great enemy of Daliao. In terms of the combat power of soldiers, my Daliao iron cavalry is much stronger than their Song army, but I have never been able to send troops south. It is not because of Ming Ruiran that we must get rid of him. OK!"

General Liao said: "If he doesn't come out after two more rounds, let's launch a general attack to see if he still doesn't come out!"

Coach Liao nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes!"

In Nuanyuan, Ming Xiaoyang worked so hard for the first time in his life, half a month had passed, he stayed behind closed doors, studied the art of war every day, drank some Baixiang drunk at night, and fell asleep peacefully.

☆、Change Three

There were many good news at the border, and the official family in Chaoshang was obviously in a good mood, and all the officials even flattered and tried their best, coaxing the officials' faces to be rosy.

The official family saw that the queen and the fourth prince were also visiting the garden. The queen stood aside and watched the fourth prince flying a kite by the lake. The fourth prince was stupid, and the kite hung on the tree after a while. , Said: "It's okay, it's not high!"

The queen and the fourth prince hurriedly saluted, the official stared at the kite and ignored them, waved his sleeves casually behind him and said, "Excuse me, excuse me!" He walked a few steps under the tree and said, "Just like this tree, I can get it too! Don’t worry about it, I’ll come!" As he spoke, he was about to climb a tree.

Whoops, this move frightened the eunuch, the servant, and hurriedly lay down on his feet, for fear that His Majesty would fall.The official waved his hand and said: "No, no, I used to climb trees with General Bai when I was young, hahaha, General Bai won the battle at the border, I will definitely climb this tree today! Haha!" Rolling up his arms and sleeves happily So he climbed up, took the kite and threw it down to the fourth prince, and the fourth prince took the kite and said happily: "Thank you, Father!"

The official turned around and was about to fall off the tree, but suddenly one of them lost his footing and fell down!This frightened the people present out of their wits, and hurried up to help them.The queen and the fourth prince were also quite frightened, so they hurried over to have a look.I saw the official waved his hand lightly: "It's okay..." and passed out.

Everyone gathered in the official residence hall, there were many courtiers outside the Funing Hall, all the concubines, several princes and the fourth princes in the hall were all present, a group of imperial physicians gathered around the dragon couch for consultation, after studying for a long time they came to a conclusion: " Empress, ladies and lords, Your Majesty's viscera, muscles and bones are all fine, but he accidentally fell on his head, and the brain was congested, so he was unconscious."

The queen asked: "How can His Majesty wake up?"

The imperial doctor said: "Apply hot cloth towel three times a day, each time for half an hour, if all goes well, you will wake up in about three days."

Kang Wang said anxiously: "Then it's not going well?"

The imperial doctor said: "This...if it doesn't go well...if you don't wake up for seven days, you will die of exhaustion because you can't eat..."

King Qing shouted, "What???"

The queen said: "Is there no other way?"

The imperial doctor said: "Your Majesty has intracranial congestion. It is reasonable to say that the congestion caused by bruises can be cured quickly by taking some medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. But your majesty's blood stasis just pressed on the meridians in the brain and caused coma. If you can't drink it, you can't do acupuncture in the skull, so you can only use hot compresses."

Zhao Anchen felt that the matter would become very complicated, so while everyone was present, he ordered the servants: "Call all the courtiers to wait outside Funing Palace immediately!"

The queen said: "Why did King Ning summon the courtiers?"

Zhao Anchen said: "Father is like this, he can't manage politics. In order to prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos to disturb the government and make changes, some things are better discussed in front of everyone. Fourth brother, third brother, fifth brother, do you have any opinions?"

Kang Wang said: "All according to the sixth brother!"

King Qing said: "Sixth brother has the final say!"

The fourth prince said: "I, I don't know..."