—— This day is the Duanyang Festival, which was originally a big day in Dachu, but now the soldiers of the Beijing division are pressing the border, whether it is a dignitary or a common person, they have no intention of celebrating the festival. In addition, Yulan is still sick, the old lady and Mrs. are all exempt from her morning and dusk, Yulan cat is in the room, and Qian's mother Xiaoyue Xiaoyu ate a few zongzi and hung calamus, and this Duanyang Festival is over.

Soon Yulan got the news that the emperor's holy drive set off on the seventh day of the fifth month, and the harem concubines and civil and military officials all had to accompany him, and the old lady had already obtained the holy decree to stay in Beijing to help Ye Yichen deal with government affairs. The old lady is also old, and her health is not good, so she can't bear the fatigue of traveling and driving, so the old lady and the emperor asked for a special decree and left the old lady in Beijing.

The eldest master's family, the second master's family, and the fifth master's family all had to follow the emperor's "southern tour". Count the days, and the day after tomorrow will set off. The emperor walked in such a hurry this time, called patrolling, but in fact he was fleeing for his life, which shows that he was indeed frightened by the iron cavalry of the barbarians.

Since yesterday, Qian's mother has taken Xiaoyu to tidy up and pack up the cages. Xiaoyue stayed by Yulan's side and waited, and when she saw Yulan lying on the bed, she couldn't help but persuade: "Girl, you have been watching for more than an hour, and your body is not very good, you said that you don't take the top prize, don't exhaust yourself!" ”

Yulan put the book aside and sighed slightly. Ever since she knew that she was going to go out of Beijing, she had been unsteady in her heart. Always rest assured that Ye Yichen is full of rumors in the city, all saying that the Tuwu and the Jurchens are cannibalistic people, and the alliance between the two clans is unstoppable, although Yulan knows that this is not true, but the more he listens to it, the more worried he becomes.

"Xiaoyue, you say...... Shall we stay in Jingshi? ”

"Girl? How dangerous it is here, Abrupt and Jurchen barbarians, I don't want to see it again. The emperor's royal car must be protected by a large army, or follow the emperor, and it will be safe to Nanjing. "This trip to Changping, as bold as Xiaoyue, was also scared to death.

Yulan laughed self-deprecatingly when she heard this, she was still hesitating at this time, what was the use, the emperor's will had been issued, and she had to go.

As soon as the curtain was lifted outside, the eldest lady came to report to a little maid in front of her: "Seventh girl, there is a girl outside who came to see you, saying that she came from the Qingjiang County Lord's Mansion." My wife asked me to bring it to you. ”

"Qingjiang County Lord's Mansion?" A strange look flashed in Yulan's eyes, "Please let her in." ”

It didn't take long for the little girl to bring in a heroic little girl, seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a grape purple armor, a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, not beautiful, but it makes people like it. As soon as the little girl came in, she knelt on the ground, and her voice was crisp: "The slave maid Yuan Zi has seen the seventh girl!" ”

Yulan was startled, and hurriedly said, "Why does Miss Yuan bother to make this big gift, please hurry up!" Xiaoyue hurriedly stepped forward to help Yuan Zi, Yulan looked at this girl carefully, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar she felt.

Yulan asked tentatively, "Miss Yuan, I don't know if the Lord of Lu Dao sent you, is there something wrong?" ”

Yuan Zi was very hearty and said with a smile: "Girl, I have served the king...... Oh no, it was the order of the county lord to come and wait for the girl, accompany the girl all the way south, and protect the girl's safety. ”

"Huh?"

"From today on, the girl is my master, I will listen to you for everything, I will beat whoever you ask me to beat!"

Three black lines on Yulan's head: "This? What the hell is going on? ”

Yuan Zi glanced back at the maid in the house, Yulan immediately waved her hand, and when everyone retreated, Yuan Zicai said: "It was the prince who sent me over to protect the girl, the prince said that there are thousands of mountains and rivers along the way, maybe there will be danger, although my kung fu is not as good as my brother, but I can deal with a few young men in my spare time, so I was sent to protect the girl." The prince said that as long as I protect the girl, as soon as I come back from Nanjing, I will ask Brother Da Niu to marry me. Then I went to the Qingjiang County Lord's Mansion first, and then from the County Lord's Mansion to your Mansion......"

"Wait, wait!" The girl was straightforward and said everything, but Yulan was dizzy. "You mean you know martial arts, and martial arts are very high?"

Yuan Zi nodded again and again: "I can do thirty moves under my brother!" ”

"Who is your brother?"

"My brother is Yuan Wenshan, and others call him Yuan Toutou. It's the captain of the pro-soldiers next to the prince! ”

Yulan was taken aback: "You are the sister of the big head?" "No wonder she felt a little familiar just now, this will take a closer look, isn't it, there is a shadow of a big head between the eyebrows, and the way of speaking is exactly the same.

Yulan immediately stood in awe of her. Although the big head is honest, he is a loyal and brave man, and Yulan admires him very much. Yulan hurriedly asked her to sit beside her and said, "Is your brother okay?" Are all his injuries healed? ”

Yuan Zi said: "His injuries have already been seen by the doctor, and they are not in the way." When he fled back from Changping, he followed the prince everywhere every day! ”

Yulan said: "The prince asked you to come over and wait for me, I really wronged you!" ”

Yuan Zi shook his hand and said, "No grievances, no grievances." The prince asked me to be a maid at first, I was really unhappy, if it wasn't for the prince saying that he would ask Brother Erniu to marry me after completing the task, I really wouldn't want to come, but now I see that you are very good, and it is nothing to be a maid for you. Looks like my brother is right. Hehe......"

Yulan sweated profusely, after she came to the ancient world, she was in the back house, intriguing every day, she hadn't met such a direct and cute girl for a long time, not only did she not get angry, but patted Yuan Zi's hand very kindly.

Since it was sent by the prince, Yulan of course accepted it. She sent a grandmother back to the eldest lady, only saying that Yuan Zi was rewarded to her by the lord of Qingjiang County, and the eldest lady was busy packing up the cage and packing for a long trip, how could she have the kung fu to care about these, and Yuan Zi followed Yulan justifiably.

Yulan was still a little interested in the martial arts masters of this era, so she asked Xiaoyue to help her to the courtyard and let Yuan Zi perform for her on the spot.

Yuan Zi is a soft sword, usually around the waist, I saw her moving and jumping in the courtyard, fluttering like a frightening dragon, like a dragon, a soft sword turned into a little cold star, she was dazzled, although Yulan didn't understand martial arts, but she could also see that Yuan Zi was not bragging, her martial arts were extremely powerful.

Her performance attracted people all over the yard. Xiaoyue Xiaoyu all looked happy, this way is not like usual, maybe the barbarian soldiers will chase after them, there is such a master to protect the girl, they are much more relieved.

The prince thought thoughtfully for her everywhere, and Yulan's heart was warm. She arranged for Yuan Zi to stay, and sent two little girls to serve her. She understood just now, the official position of the big head is a thousand households of the fifth grade, how can his sister be a maid. It's not because of the prince's order that she is willing to give in to protect herself, and Yulan certainly won't treat her as a real maid.

On the seventh day of the fifth month, the holy car officially toured the south.

Because it is "running for his life", all the rituals are simple, Rao is like this, and it is still a clear banner, the crown is like a cloud, the emperor brought 10,000 elite soldiers, three battalions of the Beijing Division, a total of 22 guards, 170,000 soldiers and horses, and more than half of them were transferred to the northwest, because the sword soldiers have not been used for a long time, the camp discipline is lax, and the army has a serious empty salary, and there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people left, all of whom are old and weak, and the emperor took away almost all the people who can fight in the Beijing Division.

The queen, Concubine Xiao, Concubine Hui and the lords of each palace, and almost all the concubines in the harem came with them. Those who are not favored are naturally left in the Forbidden City, and the concubines and palace maids and eunuchs in the Forbidden City add up to tens of thousands, how can the emperor bring them.

The prince drove with him, and Yuxin naturally wanted to follow the prince. In addition to the crown prince, the little prince Ye Minzhao is also in the team. The civil and military officials, who can speak in front of the emperor, naturally followed the emperor, plus their families, the team is thousands of meters, and there is no end in sight.

The people of the Yang family basically came out with them. The eldest master, the second master, and the fifth master each took their families, and everyone sat in the carriage respectively, and the ceremonial boxes and cages were concentrated in the carriage at the back.

Yulan's illness has not yet recovered, she has been recuperating in Lujing Zhai for a few days, taking the pills specially prepared for her by Doctor Xue every day, and her body is getting better day by day, but if she wants to get better, I am afraid she will have to wait a few days. Mother Qian took a few girls to spread a thick felt blanket on the inside of Yulan's carriage, Yulan covered it with a quilt, and Yuan Zi also sat in the car and talked to her to relieve her boredom.

Although she has less fancy intestines, she is very affectionate, and she promised the prince to protect Yulan well, and she really didn't leave her for a moment. Yulan also likes to talk to her, she is not like Yulan who lives in a deep house, and she can't come out all day long, she told Yulan about the experience of martial arts with her brother when she was a child, as well as some fun things outside, Yulan listened to it with relish, and she no longer felt lonely.

Yulan lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, only to see that the huge convoy could not see the head in front and the tail in sight, and at this distance, she could not even see the emperor's royal chariot. At this time, the convoy was still in Beijing and had not left the city, and martial law was already on the street, but through the windows of the houses on both sides, you could still see the people hiding behind the windows and peeking. Yulan could see the frightened and desperate faces.

Da Chu Cheng has been peaceful for a long time, and the people have lived a happy life, but now they are suddenly invaded by foreign tribes, and everyone is afraid, the emperor is so timid, he took the lead in running to Nanjing to take refuge, up and down, who dares to stay here to resist foreign enemies.

This glorious imperial capital is now short of soldiers and major generals, and the people's hearts are scattered, can Ye Yichen hold it?

Yulan expressed deep concern.

After thinking about it, Yulan saw a young man, dressed in a gold-embroidered python robe and an extremely long coat on the outside, galloping on a tall horse, and the saddle inlaid with countless pearls and precious stones sparkled in the sun. He was already very fast, but when he saw Yulan, his eyes suddenly glowed with an astonishing look, and his horse's speed slowed down. Yulan recognized it at a glance that it was the little prince Ye Minzhao.

Immediately opened a gentle smile to him, the little prince immediately replied with a bright smile, a whip, on the horse to make a "sister" mouth shape, here is not convenient to speak, the little prince looked at her twice, saw that she was still good, then rode a horse with the guard to the front to chase the royal car.

This is surrounded by everyone's young lady's car, Yulan found that many cars around the curtain have secretly raised a gap, when Ye Minzhao is growing his body, every time he sees him, he feels that he has grown up a lot, the ancients were more precocious, and now it seems that he is already a beautiful young man. It should be normal to be able to attract a little girl who is in love for the first time.

The little prince rushed out with the guards, and Han Shi and Yu Peng rushed over from the front. "Little prince, where have you been? Concubine Hui has asked the minions several times? If you don't say goodbye again, the lives of the minions will really not be saved this time! ”

Last time, the little prince not only went out of the palace, but also followed Ye Feng out of the Forbidden City, although he came back unscathed, he also scared Concubine Hui half to death, and she was half angry. As soon as the little prince returned to the palace, he was grounded by Concubine Hui, so he wanted to visit Yulan but never got out of the palace. Han Shi and Yu Peng were pulled out of the city and beaten twenty boards when they went back. At this time, the wound on the buttocks was not yet good, and the two of them stayed on horseback, and their buttocks did not dare to sit firmly.

The little prince smiled: "This king will go back with you to see the concubine, don't worry, the concubine will not blame you this time!" Ha Luha smiled and said: "Today's weather is really good!" ”

The emperor's royal drive left the capital, and the political center of Dachu was transferred to the palace of Prince Jin on Qianhai West Street. Tens of thousands of pairs of eyes across the country are looking here.

If Ye Yichen can't hold the Jingshi, then Da Chu's will be at least half finished, if not immediately.

At this time, Ye Yichen convened all the civil and military generals who stayed in Beijing in the Jin Palace, and held the first plenary military meeting.

Ye Yichen was dressed in a military uniform, standing solemnly at the top, the tiger skin chair, he did not sit, his expression was solemn, his eyes swept away all the civil and military generals, and his tone was stern:

"The front of the horse has been probed, the Tuwu Khan Zuo Yan personally led 30,000 soldiers and horses, has broken through the Bauhinia Pass, if you want to escape, you can go immediately, I will not stop you, you can still catch up with the emperor's royal car, but if you don't go, only with me, fight until the city is broken, and you will die!"