In the wind and rain, the small pavilion could not avoid the cold rain, Hatun looked into the distance, vaguely saw a little light flickering, braving the wind and rain, Hatun ran over. Pushing open the open door, which was rotting and half dropped, Hartun ran through the courtyard and into the lighted room, knocking on the door. A well-groomed middle-aged woman came out of the room and looked at her curiously.

Hatun said: "I came at night to temporarily hide from the wind and rain, and there was a lot of disturbance. ”

When the woman saw that she was soaking wet, she quickly let her into the house and took out some clothes: "The wet clothes hurt the body, so the lady should quickly change them, don't be too rude." Hartun took it and put it on, and his body was much more comfortable.

The woman handed over a cup of hot tea and said, "Warm up." ”

Hatun thanked him, took a sip of tea, and looked around carefully, the room was simple and tidy, and orderly. The woman was about forty years old, and although Shaohua had passed away, she could still tell that she must have been a beautiful woman when she was young.

Hartun asked, "Dare to ask what Madame is called?"

The woman smiled faintly and said with infinite vicissitudes: "I wonder if Madame has ever heard of Madame Chrysanthemum?"

"Mrs. Chrysanthemum?" Hatun was taken aback: "You are the Lady Chrysanthemum who was favored by the emperor for a while?"

Mrs. Chrysanthemum smiled: "The world only knows that I was favored for a while, but they don't know that I have lived alone here for twenty years. ”

"Twenty years, in this house?"

Mrs. Chrysanthemum said calmly: "The emperor's favor is only temporary, and his own years are a lifetime, if the women in the palace do not have a calm mentality, how can they survive the vicissitudes of the years." ”

Hatun couldn't bear to ask more, although he didn't know how she was belittled, but he couldn't help but be in awe when he thought of her going from red face to white hair, and she was at ease. Thinking that he almost jumped into the lake last night to find a short, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. That night, Hartun and Mrs. Chrysanthemum fell asleep, and slept very sweetly. Early in the morning, Hatun said goodbye to Mrs. Chrysanthemum, thanked him and left, and his mood was not comparable to last night.

Li Li stared at the surface of the lake, and even felt that it was difficult to breathe. If there is no Hatun, what joy in this life, if he can exchange for Hatun, he is willing to do everything he can in exchange for another encounter. Li Qian has never hated the lake as much as he does now, which foolish ancestor is doing with such a big pool of water at home?

Feng Wu looked at Li Qian worriedly, speechless and comforting. The guards came again to say: "Your Majesty, I still haven't caught it." Li Li's face was gloomy, and his heart was like ashes.

Feng Wu said: "Maybe the princess is not in it at all. ”

Li Li looked at the bow in his hand, and really couldn't find a reason to convince himself, which could prove that Hatun was still alive. Feng Wu suddenly shouted, "Princess." ”

Feng Wu pulled up Li Li, pointed to the distance, and exclaimed, "Princess." ”

Li Li followed Feng Wu's line of sight, and was suddenly as stupid as a clay carved wood sculpture. I saw Hatun come out of nowhere, wearing a simple cloth coat, with a kind of sleepiness on his face. Li Qifei ran over, calling her name as he ran, not to be able to say anything, holding her tightly in his arms, never wanting to let go anymore, his heart was full of joy and happiness that had been lost and regained.

Hatun didn't know why for a while, and didn't understand why Li Qian was so excited, and everyone saw this and retreated. Hatun asked strangely: "Early in the morning, why is the emperor bringing so many people here?" Li Li's face was full of tears, and he only hugged Hatun and did not answer.

Hatun gradually understood, and muttered, "Could it be that the emperor thinks I'm in the water?"

Li Li put the bow in front of Hatun's eyes and said, "You frightened me. ”

Hatun broke free from Li Li's embrace, looked at him and said seriously: "The concubine didn't scare you, the concubine really wanted to jump last night, but now she has changed her mind." ”

Li Li said nervously, "What do you want?"

Hatun looked at Li Qian with a strange look and said: "Hatun can't afford to be a princess, so I implore the emperor to allow the concubine to move and stay away from the emperor from now on." ”

Li Li said domineeringly: "Don't go anywhere, you are my favorite woman, in this life and this life, you are by my side." ”

Hatun said slowly: "There are countless women in the emperor, why torture the concubines." ”

Li Li was heartbroken: "I was wrong, no matter if you love me or not, no matter who you have in your heart, I will not let you leave." ”

Hatun looked at Li Yan suspiciously: "Who does the emperor think the concubine has in his heart?"

Li Li didn't speak, just hugged Hatun tightly, Hatun suddenly realized, it turned out that Li Li had suspicions, Hatun looked up at Li Li gently, and suddenly found a few strands of white hair on his sideburns, and was taken aback. I didn't see it overnight, Huafa was born early, it turned out that it was really possible, and lovesickness happened overnight.

Hatun burst into tears: "The only man the concubine loves in her heart is the emperor." Brother Maizu grew up with me since he was a child, and naturally, just like a kind of dependence, but not the love of men and women, what the emperor brought to his concubines was a completely different feeling, admiration and admiration. Bit by bit, unforgettable, can't the emperor tell the difference?"

Li Qian said: "I was wrong, I looked at you very generously, and I was not jealous at all when I saw me with the princess of Jinguo." ”

Hatun said with a smile: "The concubine is bent on currying favor with the emperor, can't you see it? In fact, the emperor and the princess of the Jin Kingdom are together, and the concubine is very jealous. It is very hard to be a virtuous and virtuous princess. ”

Li Li said solemnly: "I will not let you be jealous in the future, I swore in my heart that if I can exchange you back, I am willing to give up everything." ”

The years of happiness are always in a hurry, time is like water, and eight years have passed in a blink of an eye. Hatun's son, Brother Xiang, is ten years old, and Hatun's youngest daughter is also six years old. In the past eight years, Li Li paid attention to the livelihood of the people, strengthened the border defense, and always kept an eye on the movements of the Mongols, but the terrible war still came as scheduled.

In the past few years, Genghis Khan has been fighting in the east and west, wholeheartedly striving for a larger territory for this nation on horseback and creating a foundation for future generations. In order to achieve this goal, there is only one way, and that is to plunder, wage war after war, and frantically storm cities. As far as Central Asia and Eastern Europe, as far as the Jin Kingdom, the Song Dynasty, and the Western Xia Kingdom, there are traces of Mongolian iron horses everywhere.

After years of war, Genghis Khan finally eliminated Khorezm. While destroying Khorezm, he also launched many large-scale battles against Daikin, but it was always difficult to completely break through. Genghis Khan decided to first destroy the most solid ally of the Jin State, Western Xia, and cut off its wings to prevent future troubles.

The territory of Western Xia was vast, and Genghis Khan had long coveted it. In addition, there was another powerful reason for him to get rid of it first, and that was that his most beloved general, Mu Huali, died on the territory of Western Xia, which filled him with bitter hatred for Western Xia. In the past few years, he has rested his soldiers and horses, raised strong soldiers and horses, and strengthened his horses, in order to devote the strength of the country to eliminate Western Xia in one fell swoop.

Genghis Khan was full of ambition, calculating, destroying the Western Xia, and then destroying the Dajin, and finally the army entered the Central Plains, and even the Great Song Dynasty was swallowed, and the world was the world of the Mongols. Later facts proved that the Mongols did have this strength, and the reason why Genghis Khan's army was invincible and dominated the world was because he used a management method different from any army to maximize the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

All those who participate in the battle, whether ordinary soldiers, herdsmen, slaves, or even criminals, as long as they bravely kill the enemy, can receive rewards and dividends according to the number of enemies killed. At the end of a war, some people even got more money than Genghis Khan. So the Mongols went to the battlefield and rushed to kill the enemy.

In February 1227, Genghis Khan personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to cross the Yellow River in the south, invaded Jinjishi Prefecture, and then broke through Lintao Prefecture, Taozhou, Hezhou, and Xining Prefecture. The Mongols were extremely cruel to their enemies, killing people and setting fires everywhere they went.

In March, the Mongol army attacked the sandbar again, and the sandbar had many generals, and the city walls were strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Genghis Khan heard that the general Kudu Temur had an old relationship with the Shazhou guard, so he ordered him to surrender, and the Shazhou guard took the opportunity to surrender and captured Kudu Temur. Genghis Khan was furious and ordered to storm the sandbank city, after the sandbank city was breached, Genghis Khan ordered the slaughter of the city, and for a time the city was full of blood and corpses.

In Xingqing Mansion, Li Li was anxious, although he had cultivated the land and raised troops in the past few years, and did not dare to slack off, but in the face of the most powerful army in the world, he was still vulnerable. In addition, it was a cold spring at this time, the grain was green and yellow, and the horses were thin and hungry, which made it even worse, greatly weakening the combat effectiveness. Seeing that the enemy soldiers were approaching step by step, Li Li consulted with his ministers and decided to borrow troops from the Jin State.

In the past few years, Xia Guo has also sent troops to support Jin Guo several times, and the Jin State should also send troops to help. Li Li thought about it again and again, and decided to transfer a large number of treasures hidden in the treasury, in case of accidents, on the day of the city's destruction, as long as the royal heirs still exist, they can still have the capital to restore the country. Li Qian secretly believed in Maizu and ordered him to secretly look for hidden treasures in the area of Helan Mountain, and personally inspect the terrain.

Maizu chose a steep cliff, on the top of the cliff, there is a hidden cave, suitable for hiding treasure, but the top of the mountain is bare, there is not even a tree, it is really difficult to climb. Li Li thought carefully and ordered to tie a rope to the top of the cliff to go down the hole, and ordered the soldiers to tie the treasure to their bodies and transport the treasure into the hole. It took more than a dozen truckloads of gold, silver and jewelry to be transported, and it took a lot of hardships to finish the transportation.

The continuous Helan Mountain, since then there is a legend of the treasure, for thousands of years, the treasure hunters have gone forward and succeeded, and have never been able to find the secret location. Everything is ready, only one thing remains to resist the enemy soldiers wholeheartedly. A disappointing news came, and the envoy sent to the Jin State to ask for help reported that the Jin State had been at war with the Mongols for many years, and was too busy to send troops to save the Western Xia, please understand.