The Red Mansions

Chapter 571 Empress Song: He Made an Unintentional Mistake

Chapter 571 Empress Song: ...he made an unintentional mistake

Zheng County, in the back hall

Jia Heng handed the two letters to Jinyi's personal guards, and he galloped towards Shenjing, and then accompanied Princess Xianning to the small hall in the back hall, where they had a meal together.

On the side of a small table, there are all kinds of dishes, which are delicious in color, fragrance and taste.

Princess Xianning is wearing a blue dress with wide sleeves and moiré patterns, and her original silk is tied into a flying fairy bun. After bathing, she has a beautiful and beautiful face with pears and blushes, bright and charming.

"Sir, when are we going to Kaifeng?" Princess Xianning held chopsticks in her hand, picked up scrambled eggs with leeks, and put them in a small bowl.

Jia Heng said: "We will start our journey after dinner. Now there is no news from the Runing Mansion. It has been a few days. I don't know where Xie and Xiao are."

Compared with his unhurried front line in Kaifeng, Luoyang, the [-] cavalry led by Xie Zaiyi were much faster and quicker. They could rush to Runing Fucheng overnight and break through the enemy's lair with one fell swoop.

So far, he has been marching and resting boringly, and has not really fought against the enemy.

In fact, this was the normal state of war in ancient times. A lot of time was spent on the march. Unless there was a siege, the battle would not last for a long time. Otherwise, even the supply of military supplies would not support a protracted war.

Princess Xianning glanced at the boy who was eating rice, and said in a clear voice, "Sir, I've been busy these days, eat more fish."

As he said that, he picked up a chopstick of fish and put it in Jia Heng's bowl, a blush quietly appeared on his clear and snowy cheeks, and his eyes lowered.

During the past few days, the two of them dined at the same table.

Jia Heng nodded and said softly, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Picking up the fish, he ate a piece lightly, then took a piece of fish from the plate and put it in Princess Xianning's bowl, and said softly: "This fish is delicious, Your Highness will also try it, but pay attention to the thorns."

"Well, thank you, sir." Princess Xianning lowered her head a little bit shyly, eating the food, the girl behaved quietly, sipping food without making any sound.

After a while, Jia Heng took the porridge bowl at the side, picked up a big spoon, scooped up a bowl, handed it to Princess Xianning and said, "Your Highness, have some porridge."

"Thank you sir, I'll just come by myself." Princess Xianning quickly reached out to take it, her eyes met with a smile on her face.

A word suddenly appeared in my heart, and I raised my eyebrows.

Jia Heng asked: "Your Highness, what do you think of being with the army these days?"

Princess Xianning stirred the porridge bowl with a spoon, and said softly, "Fortunately, it's just that I'm a bit tired from rushing all the way, and the enemy hasn't been seen."

"March to fight, march first and fight later, this may be different from the tricks in the Three Kingdoms storybook." Jia Heng smiled and explained.

Although he promised Princess Xianning to accompany the army, he was actually a little worried.

Whether there are female generals, there must be.

From the wife of Wu Ding in the Shang Dynasty to Fu Hao, to Xun Guan in the Jin Dynasty, to Xian Ying in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, to Princess Pingyang in the Tang Dynasty, and Qin Liangyu in the Ming Dynasty...

Although Princess Xianning does not have the arrogance of a noble daughter of the royal family, she is not suitable for this hardship. Of course, it is good to learn about military affairs with him.

Princess Xianning thought for a while, and with a serious look on her face, she said, "It's a little different."

As he spoke, he seemed to realize something: "Mr. is persuading me."

Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Actually, the imperial concubine told me the other day that it would be too risky for His Highness to lead the army to fight. Don't say that the imperial concubine is worried, I also..."

The more you care, the less assured you are.

Princess Xianning's beautiful eyes sparkled, her heart skipped a beat, and she stared blankly at the boy opposite.

also what?He is not at ease, is he?

Jia Heng said: "Your Highness is right to discuss some military matters. It is not necessary to go to battle in person, but you need to know what is going on in general. From now on, Your Highness will just follow me."

Princess Xianning: "???"

Follow him in the future?

After thinking about it, I realized that was not the meaning, and said softly: "Military affairs are not a trifling matter. I originally wanted to follow my husband, not to lead the army alone."

Jia Heng nodded, and finally said with relief: "If there is a chance, it will not be too late for His Highness to lead the army alone."

He never thought of making Princess Xianning a famous general. It is enough to help him maintain a good relationship with the emperor and not make him jealous because of his military power.

Princess Xianning said softly: "During this journey, I have also discovered that leading troops to fight is not what the poems and story books say. General's son."

I'm ashamed to say... It's pleasing to the eye.

Jia Heng picked up the teapot at the side, poured a cup for Princess Xianning, and said, "Your Highness has a great reputation, and I have never been exposed to these things when I was young. I also learned while leading soldiers."

Princess Xianning took a sip of her tea, nodded her head, and asked, "A big city like Kaifeng Mansion will be easy to defend and difficult to attack once it falls into the hands of thieves. I wonder if you have a plan?"

Jia Heng's complexion changed, and he said: "Kaifeng Fucheng is a big city with a population of nearly one million. Since the bandits captured the Fucheng, they have burned, killed and looted. The hearts of the people are in me, and I look up to Master Wang, but there are as many as a dozen gangs of thieves, and the hearts of the people are not in harmony, and they are hindered by all kinds of obstacles."

In the previous life, when the Ming army attacked Kaifeng Fucheng, which was occupied by the peasant army, it flooded the Yellow River. The situation of the Han army is much more optimistic today.

Princess Xianning asked: "Sir, you already have a plan in mind, don't you?"

Jia Heng said: "There are some calculations. I was just looking at the map of Kaifeng Prefecture and thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy."

Although there is Qu Lang in the Fucheng of Kaifeng as the internal response, the prerequisite for the internal response to be effective is that the officers and troops are properly deployed, otherwise there will be fewer cases of the internal response being targeted and cleared?

Princess Xianning nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Sir, don't you wait for the follow-up pawns to catch up?"

Jia Heng said: "The infantry of the Beijing camp should still be on their way to Luoyang at this moment. Our army went to Zhongmou County to rest for a while, and then went straight to Kaifeng Mansion."

In ancient times, limited by the traffic conditions, the marching speed was not fast, and the infantry carried the luggage, and it was not bad to travel fifty miles a day, but the light cavalry that discarded the luggage could travel long distances.

Princess Xianning was silent for a while, and said: "I hope everything goes well."

After eating with Princess Xianning, Jia Heng inspected the troops under his command, while Princess Xianning went back to the room and changed into flying fish clothes again. The Jingying army rested in Zheng County for half an hour and then marched towards Zhongmou County.

Cai Quan, who arrived in Zhongmu County first, had already deployed sentry cavalry to reconnaissance and spy on the enemy's situation in Kaifeng Fucheng.

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In the city of Shenjing, the palace garden is shrouded in dense night, and a bright moon like silver hangs in the sky. The cold moonlight silently sprinkles on the Danbi in front of the palace, reflecting it as brightly as water, and the light can be used as a guide. Under the eaves, occasionally lanterns are like The dragon came meanderingly, it was the maid and eunuch who watched the night.

In Kunning Palace, Emperor Chongping is having dinner with the empress of Song. This emperor is obviously in a good mood recently. He even ate two more bowls of rice. His cheeks are rosy and have a long charm. The sunken cheeks on both sides are faintly plump stand up.

After all, there have been frequent good news from Henan in the past two days, and the situation that was originally corrupt and uncontrollable has gradually been contained.

Emperor Chongping ate the medicinal food with a spoon, looked at Empress Song at the side, and asked, "Zitong, have you delivered the gift to the Jia family?"

Empress Song smiled lightly and said, "I left at noon today, and Chanyue has passed."

Emperor Chongping said: "How is Chanyue going?"

"This is not Miss Yuanchun from Jia's family. She is a female official by Jinyang's side. The two of them knew each other before and went to Jia's house as guests." Queen Song explained.

Speaking of the little princess, Emperor Chongping murmured: "That child Chanyue has grown so big in a flash."

Chanyue's father, back then... It's a pity.

Empress Song smiled lightly and said, "Isn't it? After the new year, the vain years are fourteen or five years old."

Emperor Chongping turned his mind back, thought for a while, and asked, "Has he ever promised someone at such a big age?"

"It's not settled yet." Empress Song smiled sweetly on her beautiful and beautiful face, glanced at the emperor's expression, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine wants to make her and Wei'er more intimate." They will be a couple in the future, they were childhood sweethearts."

She betrothed Chanyue to Wei'er as her concubine, so the House of Internal Affairs could also help Ran'er.

"Jinyang has her own opinion, and it's not good for me to help her make this decision." Emperor Chongping put down the spoon in his hand, paused, and said in a low voice.

The prosperous smile on Empress Song's jade face froze for a while, and there was a faint light floating in Gu Pan Liubo's beautiful eyes.

He has his own opinions, but it's a pity that he is too assertive, he shouldn't be meddled indiscriminately, he's in his early thirties, he's been a widow for so many years, and he can't find a man to live with, he insists on taking care of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Son.

Emperor Chongping thought for a while, and added: "If you have that idea, you can discuss it with her, but I see, Chanyue and King Liang have not heard any rumors."

Empress Song had a smile on her face, and said: "Then the concubine should talk to her."

As he spoke, he said softly: "Your Majesty, Ran'er and the girl from the Yan family handed over a sign in the afternoon, saying that they wanted to greet His Majesty, and the concubine followed His Majesty's wishes and asked them to go back first without worrying about it. , since the wedding ceremony that day, the young couple did not enter the palace to greet His Majesty, did they?"

On that day, during the concubine ceremony of King Wei, Emperor Chongping heard the bad news of Henan's defeat and vomited blood and fainted.

However, Emperor Chongping, in addition to summoning King Wei and Princess Wei that day, refused all kings to enter the palace in the next few days, and asked Wei Wang to enter the palace. Wang and Princess Wei Yan were quite disturbed.

Fortunately, not only did Emperor Chongping not summon the king of Wei, but even the two kings of Qi and Chu. The public said that the emperor needed to rest.

As a matter of fact, Emperor Chongping was on the sickbed, and summoning a certain vassal king would cause unnecessary speculation among court officials, which in turn would cause turmoil in the court situation, so they were all seen.

Emperor Chongping pondered and said: "Tomorrow I will summon the vassal kings and clans to the palace to greet them, and their husbands and wives should also enter the palace."

If the princes were not allowed to enter the palace to pay their respects, it would not be good for outsiders, as if the father and son of the Tian family were suspicious. Now that his body has almost recovered, it will be no problem to summon the feudal lords into the palace.

In fact, when Emperor Chongping summoned his cabinet ministers and military planes in the morning, he just conveyed a message to the ministers outside - the dragon is in good health, and all ministers and workers can do their jobs with peace of mind.

Empress Song said with a smile: "The concubine will inform Ran'er tomorrow to greet Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and then looked at Empress Song with a happy face.

He had vomited blood and fainted in the Xihe Palace before. At that time, the queen asked Wei Wang and several other vassal kings to kneel in the side hall without discrimination, and there was the matter of Song Jing... Although the queen is the queen of the world, but Being a mother and a sister have not been easy these past few years.

"Zitong, Song Xuan is now in Kaifeng. If he finds it, he should move to Beijing as an official." Emperor Chongping finally felt indebted, and said.

When Empress Song heard the words, Yu Rong was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed, and there was a bit of suppressed joy in her gentle voice: "The concubine thanked His Majesty on behalf of the fourth brother."

As she said that, Li Ren sighed quietly and said, "I don't know how the fourth brother is doing in Kaifeng mansion now."

Emperor Chongping took a cup of fragrant tea from Dai Quan, and pondered: "Since Ziyu sent people from Jinyi Mansion to Henan to look for it in advance, in my opinion, there should be no serious problems."

"But after so many days, there is still no letter. The concubine's heart is still not settled." Empress Song said with a worried expression.

Emperor Chongping was hesitating whether to continue to speak a few words of comfort.

Suddenly, a call came from the nanny outside, saying: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine and Princess Qinghe are asking to see you outside the hall."

Emperor Chongping was startled, and called out: "Xuan."

Not long after, noble concubine Duanrong and Li Chanyue, surrounded by a group of nuns and female officials, entered the hall, bowed to the emperor and empress and stopped.

"Sister, why are you here?" Empress Song got up and looked at her sister with a smile.

Concubine Duanrong's beautiful face was soft and peaceful, and she said: "After dinner with Chanyue, come and see Your Majesty and Elder Sister."

Empress Song smiled lightly, turned her eyes to Li Chanyue, Princess Qinghe, and asked, "Chanyue, I went to Jia's house and met their sisters. How do you feel? Is it lively?"

"It was quite lively." Li Chanyue smiled lightly, "I met a lot of sisters of the same age, some older than me, and some younger than me. Later, the two sister-in-laws, Princess Chu and Princess Beijing, also came to visit. "

Thinking of what he had seen and heard in Jia's house before, the little princess couldn't help but feel a little cozy and interesting. Earlier, he accompanied a few girls of the same age around the garden, found a kite to fly, and talked with Xue Lin and the girls. poetry.

Empress Song's heart moved slightly, a look of suspicion flashed in her phoenix eyes, and she said, "Prince Beijing and Concubine Chu?"

Concubine Duanrong explained: "The Zhen family and the Jia family are family friends for several generations. Princess Chu and Princess Beijing are going to visit Mrs. Rong Guotai."

Li Chanyue nodded and said: "The two sisters-in-law came to talk to Mrs. Qin."

Empress Song didn't ask in detail, but smiled and said: "Xianning went to Henan, and you are lonely at home. Sixth Brother Ni is now teaching with the doctor's banquet in Hongwen Museum, and there is no way to accompany you."

Li Chanyue said: "That's right, the third brother opened the mansion, and in a year or two, the sixth brother will also open the mansion."

Empress Song looked at the quiet little girl on the opposite side, and secretly thought, not to mention the reason why Jinyang is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but to say that the girl Chanyue, regardless of her appearance or temperament, is suitable for Wei'er. There should also be someone who can tolerate him by his side.

At this moment, an inner eunuch stretched his neck outside the hall and looked inside. He clearly saw that everyone in the hall was discussing happily, so he didn't dare to come in.

Seen by Dai Quan who was serving in front of Emperor Chongping, he left the hall lightly, and approached him to ask, the eunuch whispered something in Dai Quan's ear.

Dai Quan's eyes lit up, he took the paper, folded himself in the hall, and said: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping looked at Dai Quan and frowned, feeling surprised.

"Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu ordered Jinyi Mansion to pass on the letter from Zheng County, and it was compiled by Jin Yi Mansion. Please read it by Your Majesty." Dai Quan said quickly, and quickly delivered the paper in his hand.

Emperor Chongping was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, "Ziyu's letter from Feige? Didn't one just come in this morning?"

Empress Song, Concubine Duanrong, and Li Chanyue all stopped talking when they heard the words, and looked at Dai Quan in surprise.

Yes, one came in the morning, and here it comes again?

Really from morning till night, could it be that thousands of thieves were wiped out, or Kaifeng Mansion was recovered?

If it's the latter, then it's really... the speed of the soldiers.

Emperor Chongping didn't think of the Kaifeng Mansion, he quickly reached out to take the paper, and read it with expectant eyes, after a while, his face showed a look of joy.

Sure enough, it is good news.

In fact, Jia Heng also reported good news non-stop in a short period of time, giving the emperor some kind of psychological hint that "Jia Heng is equal to a happy event".

The so-called, good news one after another.

Of course, if the advance is unfavorable, wait and present it with the next good news.

Seeing the emperor's brows beaming with joy and Empress Song's beautiful eyes rippling, Fang felt curious and asked, "Your Majesty, this..."

Secretly, is it really Jieyin?

"Zitong, Song Xuan has been found." Emperor Chongping turned his eyes to Empress Song and said softly.

Empress Song: "..."

Having settled down, the hibiscus jade face was filled with joy, and he asked, "Your Majesty, fourth brother... found it?"

Concubine Duanrong stared at Emperor Chongping with joy in her heart.

Under Qinghe Princess Li Chanyue's beautiful eyebrows, those crystal eyes twinkled.

"Let the people from Jinyi Mansion take over, they have been strictly protected, and the whole family is fine." Emperor Chongping didn't sell and hide half this time.

If the dead body was found, they would probably be beaten to death by the Song sisters on the spot.

"Amitabha, thank God." Empress Song couldn't hide her joy on her snowy and jade-skinned face as she chanted the Buddha's name.

Concubine Duanrong didn't give in, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the worries of so many days had been completely let go.

Emperor Chongping sighed: "Xiangfu County has already fallen into the hands of bandits. If people from Jinyi Mansion hadn't arrived in time to take Song Xuan's family to Tongxu County for protection, I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous."

The Great Han learned the lessons of the local civil servants of the Ming court who were ignorant of military affairs, and randomly intervened in military equipment, which led to self-defeating lessons. They practiced a system of separation of military and government. , instead of being strict with the magistrates and magistrates.

Empress Song's soft and sweet voice was filled with joy, and said: "The concubine has been worried these days, and now I can be relieved, thanks to Jia Ziyu."

Her fourth brother is the seed of the Song family's education. If there is a mistake, she is afraid that she will have no face to see her father who has taken care of her in her hometown, and she will have no face to see her dead mother during Qingming.

In other words, thanks to him.

And that day when he supported His Majesty, although...

Well, why do you think of that day again?

He was inadvertent.

Li Chanyue took the plain hand of Concubine Duanrong, and said softly: "Auntie, you should feel at ease now, I said these few days, Mr. People go to protect, and now there is nothing wrong."

"Yeah." Concubine Duan Rong nodded in response, under Chun Shan's black eyebrows, the narrow and clear Danfeng eyes were momentarily dazed.

That Jia Ziyu, just because of this matter, she accepted his love.

　Don't wait, I can't finish writing.

(End of this chapter)