Chapter 172: The Liang army is defeated
Murong Trai was sent by Meng Tao to triumph with the Uighur army, but he did not expect that the Uighurs would unite with the tribes of the steppe, causing Murong Trai to suffer a great defeat. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 After the info news was transmitted back to Chang'an, Meng Tao was shocked, and even the Empress Dowager Shu, who had always been exhausted, had a pale face, and Chang'an fell into a panic.
Duanyue, who lived in Ninghou Mansion, couldn't feel the noise outside, she was immersed in her own world, and the only thing she was worried about was whether the wind could be implicated at the border pass. Lu Qingyi's thoughts are the same as hers, and she writes countless letters every day, like a wild goose flying to the border.
"Is the county lord worried about Lord Hou and General Murong?" Jing Yan came to Duanyue's side exquisitely, and when she saw her frowning appearance, she was also very uncomfortable in her heart.
Even people like her heard about these political affairs, and their hearts tightened unconsciously. Today, I heard from the people who went out to buy vegetables that Daliang might have to cut off a few pieces of land to seek peace, which made people panic. It has only been a year since the new emperor ascended the throne, and this incident happened, and people can't help but wonder if this means something.
Duanyue shook her head, but she lowered her head and pondered for a moment before nodding. "When is this battle going to end?" She sighed and looked up at the wide open door in the distance, as if talking to herself. "No one is thankless, and they make their lives miserable"
"Yes, now the homeless people are all running around, complaining about the misery. The slave maid felt that it was still the king of Qinghe. Jing Yan pouted and said.
Duanyue glanced at her in surprise. "What are you talking about?"
"Huh?" After Jingyan realized his gaffe, he immediately covered his mouth and shook his head again and again, and no longer dared to speak.
"You can rest assured and say it boldly, what are you afraid of anyway." Duanyue frowned and her tone sank, there was no way to respect Yan, so she had to say her rebellious words to Duanyue.
"The slave and maid say...... The first emperor might as well pass on the throne to King Qinghe. At least it won't be like now, everything is tied up by the Empress Dowager. What is the difference with Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty! ”
Listening to what Jing Yan said, Duanyue couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Meng Tao is indeed not an emperor material, he can ascend to this position is nothing more than the will of the Queen Mother, there are often songs and jokes in the streets and alleys of the wine shops, "The palace shows a strange scene, and the two emperors in front of the curtain and behind the curtain".
"You can't say that kind of thing outside of that." Duanyue retracted her gaze and got up from the stool, and she slowly walked outside.
The height of summer is coming to an end, and the wind is gradually increasing. Jing Yan immediately followed Duanyue out, and she nodded hurriedly in response. "The slave knows that she is wrong, I will only think about this kind of thing in my heart in the future, and I will definitely not say it!"
Duanyue nodded her head helplessly and said. "You'd better not think about it." She pouted and smiled, then waved her wide sleeves and walked out of the courtyard, just in time to bump into Lu Qingyi who was in a hurry.
Her face was agitated, and her expression was in a hurry, and she did not have the usual calm appearance of being choked up. Duanyue saw her strange expression, and walked forward suspiciously and asked. "Sister-in-law, what's going on? So uneasy. ”
"I'm ......" Lu Qingyi saw Duanyue open her mouth slightly, as if she was choked
"What's wrong?" Seeing her look like this, Duanyue also looked stunned, knowing that something must have happened, so she asked.
Lu Qingyi looked at Duanyue, sighed helplessly, and said slowly. This time, the Uighurs won a great victory, and they wanted to cut the city and sue for peace. However, the emperor was unwilling to cut the city, so he thought of a way to choose a princess of the royal family and relatives with the Uighurs, and withdraw troops from the border passes. ”
"Royal princess? How can there be so many princesses for the Uighurs to choose from, even if the emperor is willing to do so? It's all his own sisters, how can he give it! Duanyue said sharply, and Lu Qingyi also nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that's what I thought, too. However, the emperor issued another order, and when the Uighur envoy entered Beijing, he summoned the daughters of the ministers of the two grades in the city to pick up the wind and wash the dust together, and it is conceivable that he wanted to choose one of the ministers' daughters to marry as a princess. Lu Qingyi lowered her eyes worriedly. This kind of thing is not uncommon throughout the ages. ”
Thinking of Lu Qingyi's worried look before, Duanyue finally knew what she was worried about, and she must be afraid that Duanyue would be unlucky and be chosen to marry a Uighur. How many of the women who went to the kiss ended well?
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about me, I am the daughter of the Shen family, and the Uighurs have not dared to marry me. I'm still worried about my brother. She showed a shallow smile to Lu Qingyi, and her warm hand grabbed her hand, which made Lu Qingyi feel inexplicably relieved.
"Master Hou has already returned from the border pass, and he will be back in less than three days, don't worry." Lu Qingyi reluctantly pulled out a smile and nodded slightly at Duanyue. But the smile didn't last long before she sighed again. "What the hell is going on during this time, nothing is going well."
From the death of the emperor to the defeat of the Uighurs, half a year has passed, and not a single happy event has been heard. She could only pat Lu Qingyi's sword and comfort her with a clear conscience. "Everything will be fine, and the Uighurs are now taking advantage of the disillusionment of the old and the new generations."
"Hmm." Lu Qingyi nodded, and she suddenly looked at Duanyue as if she had reacted. "You're getting dressed up, are you going out?"
Duanyue nodded without hesitation. "It's boring to stay at home, and I want to go out for a walk......"
Before she finished speaking, she saw a maid with an unfamiliar face running over in a hurry, she knelt down in front of Lu Qingyi with a plop, and the two of them involuntarily retreated and looked at the maid suspiciously. "What's going on, so in such a hurry!"
"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, that Xiyuan ...... Xiyuan ......" her anxious tongue was bigger, and she heard the word "Xiyuan" intermittently. Duanyue guessed that something must have happened to Cuiguo.
Lu Qingyi thought the same thing, she frowned and hurriedly asked. "What's wrong with Xiyuan? Did something happen to Cuiguo? ”
"Cuiguo is red!" The maid swallowed and cried out.
Duanyue and Lu Qingyi both turned their heads to look at each other when they heard this, and they suddenly didn't know what to do. Lu Qingyi was still determined, and she immediately ordered to go down. "Hurry up and invite Imperial Doctor Ye over! Just go! Rong'er, who was standing silently beside him, immediately let out a "hitch", and then rushed out.
Lu Qingyi did not delay, and rushed to Xiyuan with Duanyue.