Alas, they were doomed to disappointment.

At the end of November, when the snow fell, a new prophecy of the prophet spread all over the world.

King Wu, who lost his son one after another, looked at the much older King Wu with a tense face and said in a deep voice: "What did you say? Say it again. ”

The little official who was pushed out as cannon fodder gritted his teeth with hatred, and his legs and stomach trembled with fear, and he stumbled a little when he spoke, "Back to the Holy Word, the prophet, the prophet predicts that this year's cold winter, the northern part of Wu will be hit by a snow disaster, and if you don't prepare early, you will suffer heavy casualties." ”

The huge hall fell silent.

"Bang!" King Wu kicked over the luxurious ornaments in front of her, and rose angrily, provocatively, this was a provocation, she used this method to tell them that she was still alive and well, and they paid such a big price and got nothing.

Do they believe such a prophecy?

If they believe, they must act, which is tantamount to announcing that the world has recognized the identity of the prophet.

Isn't it the same thing? But in their hearts, they really believe in the identity of the other party's prophet, and if they do nothing and show their disbelief, if they suffer heavy casualties, they will surely lose the hearts of the people.

I don't want to do anything! How to do it is at a disadvantage!

How can King Wu not be angry!

"Dare to ask the Holy Lord, how the ministers will arrange it!"

"How?" King Wu was furious, gritted his teeth and said, "Can you believe what she said?" When will it be the turn of Princess Liang to criticize the affairs of my Wu Kingdom? If you have the leisure to worry about idleness, it is better to think about how to take down the Liang Kingdom for me, instead of losing the city repeatedly. ”

"The minister is incompetent, and the minister is guilty."

"Get out."

King Wu's fury was expected by Xia Hanqiu. His inaction is not surprising, thinking of the picture seen in the prophecy, Xia Hanqiu sighed deeply, she told the world publicly, there should be someone who believes it.

She is not entirely kind, and once the prophecy comes out, if King Wu makes a move, it will be equivalent to telling the world that he believes that she is a prophet, which may be very low.

But even if he didn't believe it, she was still the one who benefited.

Even if Wu Wei does not act. Ten out of a hundred people believed in her. She has accumulated virtue, and because of her early warning, she is grateful for her kindness, and those who have not been affected will also feel that Princess Daliang, who thinks about other countries, is a kind-hearted person, and she can't see anything good at the moment. In the future, when the world is unified, the rebound will certainly be much less.

This year's snow was exceptionally heavy. It's a bit difficult to get around. Xia Hanqiu felt that she had already dressed as a ball, and she still couldn't stop the cold wind that invaded her clothes.

The yamen had already posted a notice that this year's wind and snow were heavier than usual, and as early as early November, soldiers were helping to strengthen the roofs of the people. As the year approaches, there have been no reports of deaths due to snowstorms.

The situation in Wu is not good.

After the prophecy came out, in the spirit of the psychology that it would not be wrong to make more preparations, basically all the people made some preparations, but the little preparations made by most people could not withstand the wind and snow this year, the houses collapsed, and the number of casualties increased day by day.

Because of the previous prophecy of Princess Daliang, many people paid attention to this matter, and when things were really as predicted, the awe of the prophet increased a little more.

The morale of the armies of Min and Wu was drained again and again, and Daliang took advantage of the victory to pursue, and it was not surprising that he would add to the victory.

Everything seems to be going in a good direction.

This year, Huiting City is almost jubilant, and it is hard to decorate the joy in the snowy world.

But the atmosphere in the Qiwang Mansion was so heavy at this time that there was no trace of New Year's joy, and even the early cleverness of the mouth was closed silently, making a serious appearance.

Duan Ziyi asked the most critical question, "What about the casualties?" ”

The soldiers who galloped all the way to deliver the war report held the stove in their arms, drank two cups of hot tea, and their bodies were still swinging, and their voices were even more trembling like autumn wind and falling leaves, but they said as briefly as possible what they knew, "Back to the prince's words, nearly 20,000 soldiers died, more than 50,000 were injured, and another 20,000 soldiers were captured. ”

"Nian An is injured?"

Hearing the question, it was the princess, and the soldier became more and more respectful, "Yes, before the last general came back, General Guo specially consulted the last general, and asked the last general to bring a message to the princess to say that he was only slightly injured, please don't worry." ”

It's really a slight injury, Xia Hanqiu can't help but worry, roughly calculated, Nian'an has been on the army for a year and a half, and every time she writes a letter, she says that she is very good, everything is good, but how can she not know how to grit her teeth to get used to the days when no one is waiting for her, and everything has to come by herself.

Duan Ziyi opened Duan Baiyu's letter and read it a few times, and snorted lightly, "It's really extraordinary, he is arrogant when he wins so many cities, but he makes so many people pay the price for his pride, what face does he have to face so many soldiers." ”

The loss of two cities, the casualties are so great, this can be regarded as the heaviest loss since the Liang raised the army, if it were someone else, the war is a matter of victory and defeat, and then win back.

But it was the future monarch who suffered the defeat, and if it was spread out, I am afraid that all his previous credits would be wiped out, and even those who had already been convinced of him would have to question it again.

Duan Ziyi was so annoyed that he wanted to run to the front line to clean up the people.

But instead of doing so, he had to find a way to minimize the impact of this matter.

"Come, take him down to rest."

The frostbitten soldier hurriedly got up and retreated, his legs arched unnaturally as he walked, and he didn't need to think about it to know that his inner thighs must have been badly injured by galloping.

Xia Hanqiu felt a little headache, and the good Chinese New Year's Eve couldn't be lively because of this bad news, so he simply arranged: "Mother, master, master brother, third senior brother, Yang Lao, you all go and rest, I will discuss this matter with Changzhi." ”

"Mother ......" opened her hand to Xia Hanqiu early.

Xia Hanqiu wanted her mother to take her away early, but Duan Ziyi took the lead and said: "It's okay, hold it, just take it as a New Year's Eve together." ”

Xia Hanqiu thought about it and took the child over.

Unusually well-behaved early, quietly lying in his mother's arms without making noise.

Holding his son's soft hand, Xia Hanqiu raised his head, "It's impossible to hide this news, what are you going to do?" ”

"I can only make some small moves here, guide the rumors not to spread too badly, it really depends on Bai Yu himself to recover, a defeat is nothing, even if there is damage, it is normal, but then he must not lose again, what I am worried about is not this."

"What's that?"

"Morale." Duan Ziyi frowned, "Fujian and Wu have been suppressed and their morale is low before, but this time they have fought a turnaround, and they will definitely drive the morale of other places to be prosperous, and the army of the Liang State may be suppressed, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to take the city like before." ”

"The speed of taking the city like before is not normal, and it is nothing to slow down, I am more worried about Bai Yu, he is still young, will he not be able to hold on?"

"But you're underestimating him." Duan Ziyi picked up the letter that was thrown aside and handed it to her, "If you want to be defeated so easily, it won't be the Duan family." ”

Xia Hanqiu took it and scanned it a few times, and she understood, this letter was full of fighting spirit, even if there were a few words of admitting mistakes, looking at it could make her think of him gritting his teeth.

I really haven't been knocked down at all.

"It seems that we are worried in vain, but what he means by this is that he intends to take the city back? Is it a hard fight? ”

"Qiu'er, you will lend Shi An to me."

"Do you want Shi An to go to Bai Yu's side?"

Duan Ziyi nodded, "Xia De is very good, he will be a good military advisor if he grinds it again, but he is too young, and he is not yet fully sinking, Shi An is a person who has come from adversity, and Xia De will be good for him for a while." ”

"Okay, I'll talk to him."

"It was originally scheduled to be unsealed on the fifth day of the first month, but now we need to unseal it in advance, and we will go to the yamen early tomorrow morning, and then make people go to each house, and if you can't spare it, you will continue to take a vacation, and it will be enough to come half."

"Okay." I have to be busy on the first day of the new year, and I am afraid that I will be busy to death this year, as long as I think about Xia Hanqiu, I feel that my whole body is soft, when is it a head!

The situation was much better than the two expected, and when the families received the news that the prince and princess had gone to the yamen in the morning, the officials packed up and got into the carriage and went to the yamen before they arrived.

In the last count, there were only eleven officials from other cities who were attracted by the decree and Mao Sui recommended themselves, and they did not come back to their hometowns for the New Year, and there were many in the pavilion.

"Mr. Shi, this time I'm going to borrow your power."

Shi An smiled bitterly, he knew better than anyone else that going to His Royal Highness was the best way out for him, after all, that was the one who would have to ascend to the throne in the future.

But he really feels very comfortable following the princess, she gives herself enough trust, and she will not pretend to understand when she encounters problems, she only thinks that her idea is the best in the world, forcing him to accept it, he is more willing to be used by the princess than anyone thinks.

He had already refused once before, but the current situation could not allow him to rebel any longer, so he bowed deeply to the end and said, "Obey the order." ”

Seeing that he was relieved, Xia Hanqiu breathed a sigh of relief, "The situation over there is not good, Mr. Please bother more, although Bai Yu is young, he has a high heart and can tolerate people, but the people in that position have a strong desire to control, Mr. makes me very comfortable when he gets along with me on weekdays, so he will not dislike it." ”

"Yes, thank you for the mention."

"I'm also selfish." Xia Hanqiu sighed and said: "Xia De has always been conceited, this time I am afraid that he will be hit hard, and he has to ask Mr. to pull him, he is taking the same path as Mr., but he is far less capable of it, if Mr. wins the sacred heart at that time, he is afraid that he will have some thoughts in his heart, if this is the case, I hope that Mr. will explain a thing or two for him at that time, sometimes, jealousy and unwillingness can ruin a person, that is my maternal cousin, and has always treated me kindly, I have to think farther, Mr. Don't laugh." ”

"Niangniang's meaning is understood, and the minister will not let Niangniang down." (To be continued......)