Who is this emperor Lao Tzu of Huang Qiong? Back then, he was able to take back the rights from under the noses of the ministers, without a trace. And after the change of the current situation, he stabilized the throne in the shortest possible time, and firmly sat on the throne for more than ten years, relying on not only Huang Qiong's mother. If he wasn't a person with extreme scheming and skill, how could he have been dictatorial for so many years?

In the astonishment brought by the initial news, the emperor who came to his senses immediately tasted a different taste. Stood up and paced back and forth in the Wende Hall for a full time of incense. Gao Wuyong, who was waiting outside the hall, called in: "Go and ask Imperial Doctor Guo to go to the other courtyard of the King of Shu to see how the King of Shu died." ”

"Tell Imperial Doctor Guo that he will enter the palace and tell me as soon as he has the result. Today's early dynasty has stopped, and I am doing nothing now, just waiting for news from him here. As for King Jing's family, you also ordered them to go down and settle them in the British King's Mansion first. As for how to resettle in the future, we will talk about it after this matter is clarified. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor pondered for a moment and then said, "After passing on my message to Imperial Physician Guo, you don't have to rush back. I'm running a trip to the British Prince's Mansion in person. Tell him about the death of the king of Shu. In addition, he told him that during this period of time, King Jing's family was taken care of by me. If something goes wrong with King Jing's family in his mansion, let him take care of his skin. ”

After listening to the emperor's orders, Gao Wuyong dared to delay. Send someone to inform the ministers who are waiting for the court, after the cancellation of the court this morning. He hurriedly left the palace again and ran to Imperial Physician Guo's mansion. After passing on the emperor's message, he took the guards personally selected by the emperor to send the family members of King Jing who had just been temporarily placed directly to the British Palace.

And when Gao Wuyong took King Jing's family and rushed to the British Palace. Huang Qiong was bathing under the service of Tingting's second daughter, ready to take a break after washing away her tiredness. Along the way, because he was worried that the King of Shu would not give up on giving himself a last stand. Huang Qiong didn't even take a breath of air except for a short rest of the horses along the way.

Fortunately, when the emperor transferred the main force of the Xiao cavalry battalion, he left him as a pro-army Xiao cavalry battalion soldiers were all cavalry. In this era, even if the horse is fast, it is only more than 100 miles a day. This is only possible if the horse is a good horse and there are horses replaced along the way. If the horses can't do it, they will be exhausted to death and won't be able to travel more than 200 miles for two days.

And in order to ensure that when returning, there will be no problems due to horsepower. In the case that it is impossible to rest at the post station along the way for the sake of secrecy, and there are not so many horses along the post station that can be replaced. Before leaving, Huang Qiong confiscated all the horses suitable for cavalry combat in Zhengzhou City.

Fortunately, when the main force of the rebels was dismissed outside the Tiger Prison Pass, all the horses were brought back to Zhengzhou. As for his second brother, although the number of horses in the house is not so large, there are more than 300 horses, and they are all good party horses. Among them, there are even more than 20 Qinghai horses, as well as the best of the Khitan horses, which are only used by the royal family in Northern Liao.

Huang Qiong took a lot of painstaking efforts to ensure that two-thirds of the people around her had two horses, and they could be guaranteed to be replaced along the way. to maintain horsepower and not be exhausted by speeding all the way. Moreover, in the Great Qi army, especially the elite of the Xiao cavalry battalion, although it cannot guarantee one person and three horses like the Northern Liao cavalry. But the horses used are basically first-class party horses.

Under the condition of ensuring one person and two horses, it is enough to maintain a travel speed of more than 100 miles a day. And several accompanying carriages in the team, in order to ensure that they can keep up with the speed of travel, are also one car with three horses. Moreover, the horses that drive are not ordinary horses. At the same time, each vehicle also carried three horses on reserve so that the horses could be replaced if needed.

It was precisely because of the relatively adequate preparation that Huang Qiong was able to be installed in Zhengzhou by the King of Shu and before those eyeliners along the way reacted. Within two days, the starry night rushed back to the capital. Not to mention that the King of Shu had given up fighting to the death under the persuasion of that old man, even if he didn't give up, at Huang Qiong's speed, it was unlikely that he would leave time for the killer he arranged to react.

Before he knew it, the King of Shu, who was already preparing to flee the Western Regions, had already given up the final blow. In order to be able to bring a group of old and weak women and children back to the capital safely, Huang Qiong also took great pains. You must know that around him, there are not only women like He Yao who can ride horses, but also women who have strong bones because of long-term martial arts.

There are also Lin Hanyan, who can't ride horses or practice martial arts, as well as King Jing's side concubines and children, such a group of weak people who can only ride a carriage. And after Liu Hu, as well as the last few guards around him on this expedition, stayed in Zhengzhou to protect Su Jin and Jian Yong, Huang Qiong felt the lack of manpower around him.

Although Duan Jin and He Yao's martial arts are not low, they have no experience as guards, and their manpower is limited. Although the number of pro-troops around him is alleged, they may not be able to prevent those pervasive killers. At this time, the number of old and weak people to carry around is far more than the time I went to Michigan. Therefore, how to bring people back safely, Huang Qiong can be said to have done enough work.

Originally, Huang Qiong wanted to take Lin Hanyan and King Jing's children first. As for King Jing's side concubines, because even if they return to the capital. Because there are not many things that are known, there is not much actual threat to the King of Shu, and the King of Shu may not attack them. In addition, the bones of the body are more delicate than the other, and they may not be able to withstand the sleepless bumps along the way, even if it is only more than two hundred miles.

There is no way to bring a child, because judging from the approach of the King of Shu to the Duanwang family, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots is what his fifth brother has always done. In order to protect these children, walking with themselves has become almost the only option. But these few women who are not threatening, as well as the others in King Jing's Mansion, are not without other methods.

So Huang Qiong was originally prepared to leave them all behind. Together with the belongings to be transported back to Jingzhao, and because the horses were too short, and at the same time as a cover, to distract the King of Shu from the five hundred cavalry that might be sent by the Assassins. According to the normal speed of travel, slowly return to the capital.

In this way, they will not only not affect the speed of the brigade because of them, but also better care and protection for them. But Huang Qiong didn't expect that Lin Hanyan, who was the current housewife of King Jingfu, resolutely disagreed. Lin Hanyan means to go together, to stay together. In the case that she is still the head of Jingwangfu, she must not abandon anyone.

And Lin Hanyan, who knew too many things, had always been sent by the King of Shu to assassinate those assassins, and it was impossible for Lin Hanyan, who was the first assassination target, to stay. If Lin Hanyan stays behind, then all of Huang Qiong's arrangements will have no meaning. In the face of Lin Hanyan's stubbornness and persistence, Huang Qiong could only reluctantly agree in the end.

So the team, which originally planned only three carriages, suddenly increased to six. This is still King Jing's concubines who have never given birth, and the famous and unknown women around him have been dismissed. All the side concubines and concubines left behind, together with the two daughters born, except for a personal maid left by them, the rest of the people were also dismissed.

Otherwise, even if Lin Hanyan was opposing, Huang Qiong would have no way to agree to her, because it would be too slow down the speed of travel. Be a carriage of this era, not a sedan of later generations. The speed of riding a carriage is much faster than that of riding a horse, and there are too many carriages, which can only drag down the speed of travel. Not to mention that according to Huang Qiong's plan, he rushed back to the capital within two to three days, but he couldn't go back in seven or eight days.

However, even Huang Qiong finally chose to compromise, but despite the opposition of those side concubines, she cried and cried. The luggage of more than 30 carts prepared by these women in advance, plus the remaining maidservants, were all thrown to the follow-up personnel. Fortunately, Lin Hanyan still gave Huang Qiong support in this matter. Otherwise, Huang Qiong would have to go crazy.

It's just that Huang Qiong was a little disappointed that in the face of his mother-in-law's insistence and the support he needed, King Jing's eldest son didn't do anything except let Uncle Jiu call the shots. During the whole discussion, he kept silent and did not say a word, and he could even be said to be an indifferent bystander.

In the face of the younger siblings who were crying because they were separated from their mothers, there was no way to comfort them. Even the biological mother didn't say anything because she was worried about being left behind, and she even cried and made a fuss about it. Before parting, he cared more about his luggage and the few hounds he had by his side.

The performance of this eldest son of Wang made Huang Qiong's frowning brows never let go. Can such an unresponsible person still take on the responsibilities of an eldest son in the future? Can you take on the responsibilities of a family and a patriarch? It's just that in this matter, Huang Qiong doesn't say much. Since he doesn't want to say or do it, it's up to him.

What surprised Huang Qiong even more was not only Lin Hanyan's opposition to his separate actions. and Mrs. Liu, who was originally left by herself and accompanied Liu Hu in Zhengzhou, actually had to return to the capital with her, which made Huang Qiong a little surprised. Just looked at Mrs. Liu, who was a little haggard, in the end, it was someone else's business, Huang Qiong didn't want to ask too much, so she could only go.

In order to ensure the safety of everyone, Huang Qiong specially ordered before setting off that she would not enter any states, counties and post stations along the way to rest and stay. All the people are only allowed to eat the dry food prepared in advance in Zhengzhou. Even the drinking water was prepared for three days before departure. Along the way, except for eating and drinking horses, there are no stops, and no contact with anyone is allowed.

It was also before setting off that careful preparations were made. Huang Qiongcai brought back all the people who should be brought back to the capital safely in the shortest possible time. But even so, the group stayed awake for two days and nights, and they were exhausted after rushing back to the capital in a hurry. Not to mention those old and weak women and children, even the elite soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion are also trapped on the horses and staggering.

After the group entered the city, except for Huang Qiong and Lin Hanyan who were called to enter the palace overnight, the rest of King Jing's family members were directly taken and placed in a separate courtyard in Fusi, Nanzhen. After He Yao and the daughters followed Mrs. Liu back to the British Palace, they didn't even have time to pack their luggage.

After Mrs. Liu, who was also dragging her tired body, temporarily arranged a place to live. Basically, they fell asleep because they were exhausted, and they didn't even care about washing off the dust along the way. Especially after leaving, his body was a little uncomfortable, and He Yao, who came over almost forcefully all the way, didn't even have time to take off his clothes, so he snuggled up to sleep by the bed.

As for Chen Zhizhou, who was arranged to return to Beijing with Huang Qiong in a prisoner car. Together with Sima Hong's family, the elderly, weak, women and children, as well as the luggage of King Jing's family, which was full of thirty carts, either because they couldn't withstand the bumps, or because they couldn't keep up with the team. was left behind by Huang Qiong, and under the escort of the 1,000 cavalry left behind, he left behind and walked slowly.