Chapter 156: The Golden Year of Chang'an (15)
After a stalemate for a long time, seeing that the fourth watch was about to pass, Mu Qing was secretly anxious, but Zheng Guanyi only kept crying, and even her cousin couldn't bear it, so he urged twice.
Zheng Guanyi took advantage of Mu Qing's words, tasted them over and over again, weighed them again and again, and finally relented, jumped off the horse and walked towards Mu Qing, solemnly made a full salute, and tried to stabilize his voice, "Thank you Qi Niang for making it complete, but I can't repay it." If he enters the Du family one day, my structure will be the same as He'er, and I hope that Qi Niang will take care of it more. ”
Mu Qing's heart fell, and he nodded with a smile, "Yi Niang can rest assured." Then she pointed to one of the man's arms, "If this Ah Lang wants to be stable in the future, he must cut off the carving." ”
The man leaned over and arched his hand, "Thank you for the reminder." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Zheng Guanyi, wanting to pull her on the horse.
Zheng Guanyi looked back at Mu Qing again, his eyes were covered with tears, and he smiled at her reluctantly, "Mao Xing and Chu Ke often say that Keming is unique, and he is only said to be unparalleled in the world, presumably there should be a peerless worthy of him, except for the lady, I am afraid that there will be no one again." ”
The soldiers who had been deployed in the forest were brave enough to get the order, and retreated out of a road, carrying two people on one horse, galloping out of the forest, stepping on the moonlight that had gone west, all the way to the north.
Mu Qing turned the horse's head and slowly walked to the other corner of the forest, a carriage was quietly parked, she carefully protected her belly, and was about to jump down, and the two martial maids nearby hurriedly stepped forward to help her dismount. Before her feet landed, a person rushed to the carriage, and hurriedly leaned over to her, "Qi Niang's kindness, but Ying Niang doesn't know how to thank you." ”
"Since I promised that you would not hurt her life, I will not break my word. If it weren't for Mrs. Changsun to tell Mrs. Changsun as soon as possible, I would be fine, or Yi Niang, I am afraid that I will lose both sides, but I will only make wedding clothes for others. Now it is considered to be a complete merit, but there are two things missing. ”
Zheng Yingniang knew that she was referring to something, and the disaster was indeed provoked by her husband for no reason, so she felt guilty, so she bowed again, "Which two?" Please also ask Mrs. Gu for advice. ”
Mu Qing replied solemnly: "Now that the person has run away, how can Da Lang explain it, and ask Mrs. to mediate one or two." ”
Mu Qing was clear in her heart, with Li Jiancheng's gloomy mind, how could she not guess the original situation, Ying Niang's mediation was of little use to her, it was nothing more than borrowing Ying Niang's thin face, earning a little security for Yi Niang, and not teaching Li Jiancheng to pursue it. This matter is not difficult, Zheng Guanying should respond with full certainty, "Why is the other case?" ”
"This is the second one...... The car I was riding in had already been damaged by them, and I had to ask the two ladies to take me back to the house. Mu Qing pointed to the scattered carriages in the open space and said with a smile.
The eldest grandson lifted the curtain on the car and probed out, "That's nature." ”
The matter was handled neatly, Mu Qing felt comfortable, and got into the car with a smile at the moment. Leaving a few government soldiers to clean up the corpses behind them, the rest of the government soldiers followed the carriage and walked all the way back to the city.
When we arrived at the city gate, the sky was not yet dawn, and the sky was faintly white. The soldier who was on duty at night was about to change shifts with his comrades, when he saw a small group of men and horses coming in the direction of the city gate from afar on the tower of the city gate, and smiled indifferently in his heart, and the conclusion he had reached last night had been fulfilled again. The more than ten people who left the city really didn't come back, and there was really only one way back to the city.
The city gate was wide open, and the carriage galloped all the way into Jinyang City, and did not stop until it stopped in front of the gate of the small mansion in the market. When Mu Qing got out of the car, there was a glimmer of light in the sky, Ah Liu ran out of the house, and saw Mu Qing standing in front of the door at a glance, Ada was turning over and dismounting, handing the reins back to a government soldier, this scene, taught her to immediately bend her smiling eyes, hurriedly stepped forward to grab Mu Qing's arm, and dragged her to the house.
"Just let her go?" Aliu asked in a whisper.
"What else? No matter what she thinks in her heart, she is the daughter-in-law of the Du family after all, if she really wants to make trouble, wouldn't it be difficult to Keming? It is involved, how to say it clearly in the future, in the end, it is not as good as cutting through the mess quickly. Besides, I can also understand a little bit about this, she treats her cousin as a true affection, if it is me, someone threatens Keming's safety, even if it is a bad thing, why don't I do my best to do it? ”
Aliu shook his head, "Phew, bah, don't say such things." ”
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On the outskirts of Hedong County, because of the conquest all the way, the army led by Tang Guogong was no longer the 80,000 at the beginning, and in the wilderness fifty miles away from the city, nearly 200,000 troops were stationed in the mighty way, and the soldiers in the battalion would shuttle back and forth, so it was not lively.
Li Jiancheng's tent was dead silent. A servant bowed his head and bowed back to him, "On the way to Jinyang, the Zheng family encountered soldiers and bandits, and in order to keep the name festival, the bouldering sank in the Fenshui, which coincided with the surge of the Fenshui, the water flow was very fast, and the body was nowhere to be found. After finishing speaking, he raised his head and glanced at it carefully, and stammered, "That Zheng's cousin...... And the other thirteen dead men, they, they, disappeared one night without a trace. His voice grew softer and softer, and when he said "no trace," he could barely hear it again.
Li Jiancheng twitched his nose twice, and an indescribable anger rose in his chest, but he didn't know where to burn, and his chest hurt so much that he raised his foot and kicked the shoulder of the servant, kicking him to the ground. He turned back and forth in the tent twice, then turned around and glared at the servant underground, "Go back, bring a message to your lady, so that she can restrain the rest of the dead soldiers, and don't make any more trouble." ”
The servant was looking at this, got up from the ground, bowed and ran out of the tent.
Li Jiancheng closed his eyes, hatred was like weeds in his heart, there was a Du Ruhui in the army who instigated Erlang to resist and restrain him everywhere, his father relied on him, Erlang protected him, and he couldn't even move him. There was another Gu Qi Niang in the back, who quickly set a fire to his back house, and taught him to lose 14 loyal dead soldiers. This loss will be calculated by her sooner or later.
"Eldest son, Duke Li is invited." The people outside the tent seemed to be able to sense the anger inside the tent, and they did not dare to enter the tent to spread the word, but only shouted respectfully outside the tent door. There was no movement in it, and he was about to raise his voice and shout again, when the tent door was kicked open, and Li Jiancheng, who was full of coldness, walked out of the tent with a cold air, and walked towards the big tent without saying a word.
There were still dozens of steps away from the big tent, and two figures on the other side crashed into the corner of his eye, and he glanced at them, which were the two people he didn't want to see at this time. When they met in the middle of the road, he pretended not to see him, as if his heart was weak and afraid, so he stopped and waited in the middle of the road.
"Eldest brother." Li Shimin had a calm face, and he opened his mouth lukewarmly and called first.
Du Ruhui waved his hand, and then called "eldest son".
Li Jiancheng only didn't see the two of them, and said straightly: "Do you still want to bypass the east of the river and take Daxing directly?" ”
"Don't change your original intention." Li Shimin replied coldly but firmly.
Li Jiancheng sneered a few times, "But I have been rolling and climbing in the battlefield a few times, and I am so arrogant." Yan Yan moved his gaze and turned around on Du Ruhui's face twice, seeing his half-smiling and shallow expression, he was extremely irritable, so he simply turned around and turned away.
The two original brothers fought for Hedong for half a month, since they captured Huoyi, after killing Song Laosheng, the army was invincible all the way, unstoppable, and reached Hedong, but was intercepted by Qu Tutong, the general of Zuo Xiao's cavalry guard, trapped outside Hedong City, and it was difficult to advance an inch.
Li Jiancheng had been operating in Hedong for several years, and he wanted to recapture his hometown and recall the old department. How can Li Shimin be willing to let him get his wish, preventing him from reuniting with the old situation is one thing, and the other is that the army food is limited and cannot afford to spend time, so it is advisable to fight a quick battle. Tang Guogong was quite hesitant because of what the two sons said, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.
Li Jiancheng strode towards the big tent alone, and Du Ruhui and Li Shimin deliberately rubbed off and fell behind for a while.
"Second son, we have been here for more than half a month, when will we start or attack the city?" Because Li Shimin was friendly with all the soldiers, there were more courageous soldiers along the road who stopped him from inquiring, and his faces were anxious and anxious.
Li Shimin had to "just go to discuss" and other words to prevaricate for the time being. Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "Have you seen it?" The army is irritable, and it is no longer advisable to delay it for a long time, and now is the best time to march into Daxing. ”
Li Shimin took a deep breath, "Now that my father is in a hurry, I want to make a conclusion." The two looked at each other, neither of them spoke, and their feet couldn't help but speed up a few steps, and strode towards the big tent.
When approaching the big tent, he suddenly heard a bright horse neighing, Li Shimin didn't look up, so he said casually: "Good horse, listen to the sound and know that it must be from Dawan." ”
Du Ruhui didn't answer his words, walked a few steps silently, stretched out his elbow and pushed him. Li Shimin raised his head, but before he could say a word, the person froze in place, as if he had been hit by a stick, stunned, and his soul was scattered.
But in front of the big tent twenty or thirty paces away, a soldier was trying to pull a black and shiny horse, which was born very strong, the tendons and tendons of the neck and legs were distinct, and the whole body was black and shiny without a trace of variegation, but the four hooves were white, like clouds stepping on snow.
The black horse was very violent, shaking its head and tail, the soldier could not control it, and took two steps back, and the reins almost came off. Li Shimin hesitantly clasped his curled fingers to his lips, and a sharp whistle tentatively came out, and the big black horse stood still, turned his head to look at him, and no longer moved.
"White Hoof!" He suddenly jumped up like a child, strode to the black horse, and put his arm around the black horse's neck, "You still remember, you have never forgotten." ”
The black steed, knowing human nature, bowed his head and rubbed him on the shoulder. There was a voice in the big tent, not very loud, but the crisp tone made him suspect that he was still in a dream. If it was really a dream, I would only like to sleep more deeply, and not to wake up so quickly, he muttered to himself, and pushed the door open with all his strength.
The people in the big tent stopped because of Li Shimin's sudden intrusion and turned back to visit. All the people in the tent turned their heads, but there was only one man in his eyes.
The man turned around suddenly, the fiery red robe was covered with a silver-white bright light armor, sixteen or seventeen years old, the body was slender and not like an ordinary general, and the face was even clearer, the tip of the nose on the goose egg face was small and straight, the lips were red like diamonds, the apricot eyes were round in surprise, the eyebrows were high, the black hair was combed high, and a simple bun was piled up on the top of the head, and the silver ring was tied. is obviously a beautiful daughter's family, but it is full of heroism that makes people dare not look at it directly.
"Jiro." She was the first to speak, but she didn't know what to do, so she only smiled brightly, her teeth were like rhinos, and her eyes were like stars.
This smile was like a bright sunshine, which suddenly woke up Li Shimin, not seeing more than three years, both of them were no longer as unscrupulous as they were back then, looking around at the generals, he endured the agitation in his heart at the moment, and only smiled and said to her, "When did Yinghua come?" ”R1152