Chapter 34 Waiting for the Monarch to Return
The boat went down the Fen River into the Yellow River, and with the help of the river water and the north wind, it took only three days to arrive at Fenglingdu, which was 800 miles away, and was only 200 miles away from Chang'an City.
Three days was a short time, but for a rapidly changing battlefield, it was enough for cavalry to advance three hundred miles with a lightning offensive. The army of the Northern Qi Dynasty was like a bamboo, and almost did not encounter any decent obstacles, and it was now west of Huozhou, Changshan in winter, and Handan in the south, and a huge gap was carved out on the eastern front. The capital city of Taiyuan was surrounded by ten times the number of troops, and it was already in danger under the strong attack day and night, and as far as the current situation was concerned, it was a matter of time before the city was broken.
The battle line was pushed too far and the grain and grass could not keep up, and the Northern Qi Dynasty did not force the army to advance anymore, but turned to build the pass city defense, first eat this springboard to the Central Plains, and wait for the Northern Qi to gain a firm foothold, it will not be easy to fight back. It can be said that in the past few days, the only good news is that Xu Buling captured the king in front of the battle, and the rest is all bad news.
With the fire of war in the east, the style of Fenglingdu Town has changed greatly, and the Jianghu guests have disappeared without a trace, replaced by the Guanzhong army with no end in sight, marching towards the north under the leadership of the general.
At the crossing of the Yellow River, on the terrace on the second floor of the shipbuilding, Lu Hongluan and Xiao Xiang'er stood together, looking at the mighty army on the riverbank.
Neither of them knew much about the war march, the news on the ship was closed, Xiao Qi didn't tell them about the Taiyuan war, and when they learned that Xu Buling was safe and sound, he was brave and unmatched, and when he saw the huge reinforcements of the imperial court, his heart had settled down.
This time I went to Jiangnan to greet a kiss, there were too many forks, Lu Hongluan just wants to go back to Suzhou as soon as possible, even if he is ordered to gnaw grapes, it is better than being frightened here.
Lu Hongluan folded his hands on his waist and said softly: "Xiang'er, when will Ling'er come back?" It's been a few days......"
Xiao Xiang'er didn't know, but her personality was a little calmer, and she comforted softly: "My sister has already sent the news to Lu Liang, Xu Buling will rush back after receiving it, and it may be slower to take the land route, but without the hindrance of the Qi army, it will not go wrong." ”
Lu Hongluan pursed his lips, he didn't know much about the situation at the border pass, so he didn't say much.
In the room below the two, they were also paying attention to Xu Buling's whereabouts. The large room is a place to play, the piano table and the painting case have been moved to the wall, and on the carpet in the middle of the room, a large map is placed, on which various geographical locations are marked.
The nightingale sat on her knees in front of the map, with a wooden stick in her hand, and told earnestly:
"If the news is delivered quickly, Childe should have set off from Luliang yesterday, and now he has probably come here......"
Around the map, all the people sitting were women.
Zhu Manzhi crossed his arms around his chest, his brows were tightly locked, although he didn't understand much, he still nodded lightly from time to time, looking like he was racking his brains to make suggestions.
Ning Yuhe's apprentice was still outside, his expression was the most worried, and after listening to a few words, he said softly: "Why don't I go to pick up Ling'er and Qingye?" It's chaotic outside, and there's a helper to be more stable......"
Zhongli Jiujiu sat next to Ning Yuhe, and the little sparrow stopped on his shoulder and fell asleep. Zhongli Jiujiu is already Xu Buling's little daughter-in-law, where can she not worry about her husband, when she left Taiyuan, she wanted to go out to find it, but unfortunately she was stopped by Xiao Qi. Hearing Ning Yuhe's words at this time, she frowned and said:
"What's the use of you going? Who can find someone in such a big place except my sister and me? If you want to answer it, it's me who should be ......."
Zhongli Chuchu sat on his side and leaned on Man Zhi, still a little resentful of the master who stole the food. Especially when I heard that Xu Buling and Ning Qingye were in Taiyuan, they 'captured the king and captured the enemy general alive' in Taiyuan, such magnificent heroic deeds made Man Zhi envious to death, but the two of them could only sit on the boat and escape, watching Ning Qingye as the heroine across the battlefield, their hearts were naturally unbalanced.
Manzhi is okay, his martial arts are not high, and he is not tall, so he didn't have the opportunity to accompany Xu Buling on the battlefield. Zhongli Chuchu is different, she has a good foundation, if Zhongli Jiujiu was willing to teach her real kung fu back then, instead of teaching her how to be beautiful, this time she would definitely be able to capture the enemy army alive with Xu Buling, how could she become like a vase here?
Hearing Master's words, Zhongli Chuchu snorted slightly dissatisfied:
"Originally, I could have helped Xu Gongzi, but I was disgusted because of my poor martial arts. If I could learn half of what Master is capable of, I wouldn't be sitting here in a hurry now......"
As soon as Chu Chu spoke, Jiu Jiu felt ashamed, and his momentum naturally weakened a little:
"Alas~ I'll teach you, I'll definitely be able to use it next time, let's talk about the current solution first......"
Song Yufu is not a woman in the rivers and lakes, so she naturally opposes this kind of self-assertive thing and runs to help, and softly discourages her:
"Sister Jiujiu, don't go out secretly, let's make a mess, Miss Xiao knows, and she is distracted again......"
Because Zhongli Jiujiu didn't hide it, Zhu Manzhi had already learned about Da Zhong stealing her man, and he and his good sister Chu Chu had the same enemy, and snorted lightly:
"Don't worry, Da Zhong is now Xu Gongzi's little daughter-in-law, where can he dare to alarm Miss Xiao, right, Daning."
Ning Yuhe and Zhong Li Jiujiu were rivals, and they should have laughed at Zhong Li Jiujiu a few words along with Manzhi's words. But the two of them were lying on their stomachs and playing with their tails together, where was they embarrassed to 'laugh at a hundred steps and fifty steps', they just pursed their lips and smiled, but did not speak.
Compared with the blind pondering of a group of chivalrous women, Xiao Qi's side is obviously much more serious.
In the study on the second floor, Xiao Qi sat behind the desk, wearing a long black dress, her expression was a little tired, but her eyes were still clear and sharp, with a 'everything under control' momentum of a superior.
Next to the coffee table in the study, it was not an outsider who sat down, but Lao Xiao, the god of the Suwang Mansion who had not appeared for a long time.
After half a year, Lao Xiao's appearance has not changed much, as always, he has a small hat, a cane at hand, and a teacup in his hand.
In front of the future princess, Lao Xiao rarely accepted the old and unserious appearance, sat upright, and even showed a bit of fairy wind bones.
Xu Bu ordered to go down to the south of the Yangtze River to welcome his relatives, Lao Xiao was busy in Chang'an City for nearly two years, and he made too many enemies in the rivers and lakes, so he didn't follow, and wanted to rest for a few months, and carefully studied the collected collection of unique books at home. As for Xu Buling's promise to help him collect 'strange books' from all over the world, Lao Xiao didn't take it seriously at all, because the little prince must have forgotten it when he went out.
Forget it, forget it, it's a big deal to find it yourself, but this little prince of his own family forgot to collect books, but he didn't forget to call him.
Lao Xiao brewed well in the Suzhou teahouse, and suddenly an urgent letter was sent over, asking him to order the ancestral hall in Wudang Mountain!
I'm dripping God!
Wudang Mountain's ancestral hall, it is better to let him go to the Song ancestral hall, the Song ancestral hall at least does not have so many stinky cow noses squatting with strong martial arts.
It's credible that it's all here, and you can't just pretend that you haven't seen it.
Lao Xiao could only pestle a crutch, ran thousands of miles to Wudang Mountain, wasted no more strength, and touched the outside of the ancestor hall of Tianzhu Peak.
If you order the Patriarch Hall, you can order the Patriarch Hall, a broken house is not a big deal.
But as soon as Lao Xiao set the ancestral hall on fire, the little prince of his own family took charge of the martial arts.
I'm a good girl!
If it weren't for this news, Lao Xiao wouldn't have known that there were still so many old immortals hiding near Wudang Mountain to cultivate immortals, and even Qingxu Zhenren had come out with a sword.
Lao Xiao is now sitting on the boat, and he can't believe that he actually ran out alive.
But the matter is finally done, and if he is tossed by his little prince, he will probably have to die outside.
Lao Xiao put down the teacup and turned his head to look at Xiao Qi:
"Miss Xiao, do you still have orders? I won't wait, I have to go back to keep an eye on the wedding banquet, now that the war is urgent, King Su is afraid that he won't have the strength to do this. ”
Xiao Qi knew that Lao Xiao was the door god of King Su's father and son, and his words were quite close, and he smiled:
"I have already sent a letter to Xu Buling, asking him to dedicate Jiang Kai to the imperial court and ease the relationship between Chang'an and Xiliang, and Elder Xiao can inform King Su of this matter."
Lao Xiao Mo held the teacup and shook his head: "I'm afraid this relationship is not easy to improve, with the temper of the little prince, there is a chance to chop the current saint with one knife, and there will never be a second knife." It's much the same with the saints today. ”
Xiao Qi naturally knew how deep the contradiction between the emperor and King Su was, so he just chuckled at this:
"The situation is changing rapidly, and between emperors and generals, as long as they have similar interests, there is no contradiction that cannot be resolved. Jiangnan and the north are in turmoil at the same time, the Qi army occupies the central part to isolate the east and west, and the soldiers and horses of the Liaoxi Protectorate cannot reach the Guanzhong Road, if the King of Chu and the King of Wu gather troops to enter Beijing at this time, the court does not dare to transfer the border army back to defend Guanzhong, and the only one who can rely on is the King of Su. If the relationship is too stiff, it will be difficult to talk about it then. ”
"What does the eldest lady mean is to let the prince lead troops into the customs and quell the rebellion of the kings? This doesn't seem to be good for Xiliang......"
Xiao Qi's expression was calm: "Naturally, there is no benefit in the short term. But as long as you can enter the middle way, if you can't go back, it's not up to me to have the final say? ”
“……”
Lao Xiao pondered for a moment and nodded slowly: "I don't understand these old bones." Just bring the words, if King Su agrees or not, I can't say ......"
"The trend of the times, King Su has no choice. After I arrive in Suzhou, I will talk to King Su in detail. ”
"Hehe......"
Lao Xiao nodded, said no more, got up and walked out of the study......