Chapter 845: Embattled
In the next few days in the Great Liao King City, Temujin and Qishilie Zhushen Nu nominally rested their troops, or because of the slippery road after the snow, they planned to lead their troops back in a few days, but everyone knew very well that these guys were grinding because the Great Liao Kingdom did not give them enough thank-you gifts and did not satisfy them, so they refused to leave.
When they had been staying in the Great Liao King City for more than five days, Temujin and Qishilie finally planned to leave early tomorrow morning.
The cattle, sheep and horses of the steppe had grown fat and strong after a short summer, so for Temujin, although he was also fond of gold, silver and jewelry, he preferred these things such as livestock and cloth, which brought greater benefits to their tribe.
The begging stone lie gods and slaves obviously also communicated with Wan Yan Jing, so they chose half and half, so what was left for Ye Qing was only the gold and silver jewelry looted from Khorezm, and the boxes of gold and silver jewelry that Yeluyue of the Great Liao Kingdom gritted his teeth and moved over.
On the second day, Temujin and Qishilie left the Great Liao King City one after another, and the Great King of the Southern Courtyard, Xiao Li, finally felt a sigh of relief in his chest, and suddenly the sky that was originally high and cloudy and the picturesque scenery of the royal city had the most familiar feeling to him.
Ye Qing, who had sent away Temujin and Qishilie Divine Slaves, sat in the camp tent and looked at the first-hand news related to Song Ting's side, these days because of the distance, the things he could see about Lin'an and Yangzhou were almost all the news from a month ago.
And even now, the news in my hand now is what happened more than half a month ago, the relationship between Bai Chun, Zhong Qing and Zhao Ruyu is getting stiffer and stiffer, and it has even reached the point of tension.
Mo Xiaobao rushed into the tent, wiped the sweat on his forehead, first handed the secret letter sent from Wu Lian in Xia Guo to Ye Qing, and then said: "My lord, it's over, all the gold and silver that we exchanged with Temujin for cattle, sheep, horses, cloth and other things have been given to Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
"Have you found out what happened to Xia Ren Su Dao and the king of the Southern Courtyard these days?" Ye Qing asked as he opened the secret letter.
After Su Dao arrived in Liao Wangcheng, he officially parted ways with them, and he didn't have the idea of going to Khorezm at all, so with the westward expansion of Ye Qing and others, Su Dao stayed in Liao Wangcheng, and when they were about to return to Wangcheng, Su Dao had already set off from Liao to return to Xia.
"Sightseeing, eating, drinking, and having fun, basically nothing else. Her Royal Highness has been keeping a close eye on you during your absence from the Royal City, only knowing that they are very close, but not discovering any secrets. Mo Xiaobao sat down and said.
"Okay, I'll leave for China in three days." After reading Wu Lian's secret letter, Ye Qing frowned and hesitated before saying.
"Your Excellency...... Or...... Or shall we wait? Mo Xiaobao said with some concern.
"We can't wait any longer, and if we wait any longer, it may not be beneficial for us." Ye Qing said with a long sigh.
Combined with all the news in his hand now, he can completely faintly analyze that now the three kingdoms, including Song, Xia, and Jin, have woven a net against him to kill him, and now they are waiting for him to take the initiative to jump in.
Ye Qing was not sure, from these incoherent news, it could be determined that they would use a large army to ambush themselves back to the Song Dynasty, but this time they obviously had enough time to plan their actions against themselves.
"It's ......." Mo Xiaobao hesitated, and then said, "But if we continue to stay in Liaowang City, even if they want to do some kind of conspiracy, there will be no way to implement it, right?" In this way, once it is a long time, I don't believe that they can still not fight among themselves? ”
Ye Qing shook his head silently, thought for a while, and said, "There must be an agreement between Su Dao and the king of the Southern Courtyard, we can't stay in Liaowang City for a long time, and ...... Staying in Liaowangcheng for a long time will only make us more passive, and if we retreat because we are afraid that the Xia people will ambush us on the way, we will have no support at all. But if we leave the Liao Kingdom and enter the Xia Kingdom, no matter what, once we encounter an accident that prevents us from going back, Yu Yunwen and they will be able to accept us a little better. And who can we count on here? ”
"Me." Yeluyue's voice sounded outside the tent, and then the pretty woman's red face appeared in front of Ye Qing: "Mo Xiaobao is right, as long as you continue to stay in my Great Liaobei Mansion, whether it is Xia Ren or Nanyuan, there is nothing you can do." So once the time goes by, they will inevitably let their guard down, and if you go back then, maybe it will be safer along the way. ”
When Ye Luyue said this, even she didn't know whether she was selfish or not, but judging from Bai Chun's letters and other news, if Ye Qing returned to the Song Dynasty at this time, it would be better to say something in the Liao Kingdom on the way, but once she entered the territory of the Xia Kingdom, I am afraid it would not be so smooth.
"Even if I am sheltered by you for a year, it will be useless." Ye Qing smiled, watched Yelu Yue sit down next to him, knocked on the map on the desk and said: "No matter when I return to China, as soon as I enter the Xia Kingdom, they will definitely know within a day, and if I want to return to the Song Realm from the Xia Kingdom, even if there are no obstacles along the way, it will take nearly twenty days." The twenty days it takes to travel through the Xia Kingdom, no matter what time it is, is enough for the Xia people to readjust their actions against me again. And...... If I go back later, can you guarantee that the more than 20,000 defenders of Kedun City, which borders the Xia Kingdom in the east of Daliao, will still obey your Beifu? ”
Yeluyue frowned, this is exactly what she is a little worried about now, the king of the Southern Courtyard has now begun to gradually extend his hand to Kedun City, and although she is also trying her best to stop it, it can't completely prevent some people from secretly submitting to Xiao Shuli.
Therefore, following Ye Qing's meaning, Ye Luyue actually understood that Ye Qing would continue to stay in the royal city, and once the more than 20,000 defenders of Kedun City were co-opted by Xiao Li's thorn into a large-scale climate, then it was possible to launch an ambush on Ye Qing in the area where Ye Qing entered Xia from Liao.
And at that time, Xiao Li's thorn will inevitably do everything possible in the royal city to obstruct the Beifu to send troops to rescue Ye Qing, and the army of the Song Dynasty is separated from Ye Qing by a Xia country, and if you want to help, it is unless you capture the entire Xia country first, but this is obviously impossible to accomplish.
"Is there really no other foolproof solution?" Yeluyue blinked her beautiful eyes and asked worriedly.
Ye Qing's eyes were hollow, and he shook his head and muttered, "This is an unsolvable dead end. The Xia Kingdom may ambush me when I am about to leave Liao and enter Xia, because there is a vague area on the border between the two countries, so even if something happens, whether it is Xia or Liao, they can shirk the responsibility for the ...... of the thieves and bandits. ”
"I personally sent you out of Liao and into Xia, I don't believe they dare to offend Liao and Song in a row." Yeluyue said coldly.
"It's useless." Ye Qing helped Ye Luyue brush the somewhat messy hair around his ears, smiled and said: "What I said just now is just speculation, and since we can think of it, then Hot Gongji must also believe that I will be best prepared when I leave Liao and enter the summer, so he will never come to ambush me at this time." Zhao Ruyu's people went to the Xia Kingdom and also went to the Jin Kingdom, so I guess that he will ambush me when I am about to leave the Xia Kingdom and enter the Song Realm, after all, at that time, whether it is me or the Flower Planter Army, in their opinion, they should be in the state of mind to return to the country, and they will inevitably relax their vigilance along the way, so it is their best ambush moment. ”
Ye Qing pointed to the map and continued: "Zhao Ruyu will never promise benefits to the Jin people in vain, and if I want to return to the Song Dynasty, I must pass through the borders of the Xia, Jin, and Song Kingdoms. And once something happens to me, even if Song Ting investigates it, Xia and Jin can completely shirk the responsibility to the water bandits and grass cobs in the Sanzhi area. What's more, Song Ting will not pursue it at all, and will only turn a blind eye, which is why I can't let Yu Yunwen and Xin Qijian Chen Bing put pressure on Jin and Xia to help me break the siege. ”
In the end, Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh helplessly and melancholy, he didn't solve Zhao Ruyu in one go when he was in Yangzhou, and the trouble left behind was so serious that he actually let himself fall into an embattled predicament, which shows how ruthless Zhao Ruyu's counterattack was.
"My lord, is the queen ......." Mo Xiaobao's face was gloomy, and after hearing that Song Ting didn't care about Ye Qing's life or death at all, Mo Xiaobao's hands involuntarily clenched into fists, but he looked at Ye Luyue next to him, and swallowed back what he wanted to say.
"She has already designed it once in Yujin Garden, so since there is a first time, why can't there be a second time?" Of course, Ye Qing knew who the queen Mo Xiaobao was talking about, but Li Fengniang would bite her shoulder fiercely every time she finished venting from her, and then gritted her teeth and swore an oath: I, Li Fengniang, will chop up you, a minister, and feed the dog one day sooner or later!
"Then you shouldn't have let the begging stone gods go back first, or was it ...... Or leave Temujin to pass with you all the way, which can also give the Xia people some deterrence. Ye Luyue was in no mood to care about Ye Qing's dirty affairs with Empress Song Court at this time, her thoughts were now on Ye Qing's safety.
Ye Qing came for her, but it was precisely because of her that she fell into a desperate situation of being isolated and embattled.
Looking at Ye Lu Yue, who was already annoyed and began to drop a few things because he couldn't think of a solution, Ye Qing hurriedly held down Ye Lu Yue's hands, looked at Ye Lu Yue, who was frustrated, annoyed, unhappy, and about to cry, and said with a smile: "If I go out of Liao with them, it is very likely that Hot Gongji will be aware that I have realized that they may ambush me." Besides, whether it is Temujin or the begging gods and slaves, will they help me? ”
Hearing Ye Qing's words, Ye Luyue, whose two hands were held by Ye Qing, could only kick the carpet under her feet with her feet, venting her dissatisfaction in her heart, and Mo Xiaobao also drooped her head at this time, thinking about it, now for them, it is really as Ye Qing said, it is completely a desperate situation on all sides!
"Whether it is Her Royal Highness the princess or the army of the flower planter, they have all fought against Temujin on the grassland, so it is already commendable that Temujin did not help the Xia people and the Jin people to fall into the well at this time. As for the begging stone martyrs, the gods and slaves ....... Mo Xiaobao sighed weakly: "His father Qi Shi Lie Zhining and his brother Qi Shi Lie Zhizhong can be said to have died in the hands of adults, so ......." ”
"So after he entered the Jin Kingdom from the Xia Kingdom, he began to wait for us to return to the Song Dynasty, and then avenged his father and brother." Ye Qing still said with a smile.
Ye Luyue pinched Ye Qing who was still laughing at this time dissatisfied, at this time, she couldn't wait to turn back time, just don't let Ye Qing come to Liaoguo, she was depressed and worried, but at this time, she had a feeling that the sky was falling.
"Stay in Daliao and don't go back to Song!" Ye Luyue suddenly grabbed Ye Qing's hand, looked at Ye Qing with firm eyes, and said seriously: "In this way, they will not be able to threaten your safety, and ...... I know you have a way to take Bai Chun and them over, as long as you take them safely, I'll ...... Shall we be in Daliao together? I will ask my aunt not to persecute or use you in the matter of the battle between the North Mansion and the South Courtyard. And...... And...... If you take Bai Chun and them, ....... Ye Luyue's face was already flushed to the neck, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "According to the tradition of your Song people, Bai Chun and they are still big, I ...... I'll just make the small ones. ”
Mo Xiaobao on the side looked at Ye Luyue, who was blushing in disbelief, and then looked at Ye Qing, who was always smiling, and after a grunt in his throat, he stammered in a dry voice: "Big ...... I think it's feasible, but if it doesn't, then ...... Then in a few years, when it is settled, we will go back ....... ”
Although Mo Xiaobao also knew that once a few years passed, even if Ye Qing returned to the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that he could only go back secretly as a judge, and if he wanted to lead the army back behind him, this life was obviously hopeless.
Ye Lu Yue's bold confession made Mo Xiaobao stammer, and Ye Qing actually held the back of Ye Lu Yue's head with one hand under Mo Xiaobao's gaze, and then kissed Ye Lu Yue's face that was originally like a red cloth when Mo Xiaobao's eyes were about to fall to the ground.
"Okay?" Ye Luyue couldn't care about being shy at this time, and she couldn't care about Mo Xiaobao, who had eyes like copper bells and a big mouth open, and asked in an almost begging tone.
Ye Qing gently stroked Ye Luyue's cheek, then shook his head and said, "One day I will definitely come to Liao Kingdom to pick you up, but ...... This time....... ”
Seeing that Ye Luyue's eyes were becoming more and more crystal clear, tears were rolling in her eyes, but Ye Qing also had to continue to refuse ruthlessly: "My life and death are small matters, but ...... Mo Xiaobao and the entire army of the flower planters are innocent, and I don't care if they lose the recovered Northland Five-Way Territory, but there are still Yu Yunwen, Xin Qiji, Li Heng, Lao Liu Tou, Zhao Qi'er, and so on, what should they do? Once I stay in Liaogou to live, the Song court will not let them go, they have all been labeled as Ye Qing's fellow party, once I don't return to the Song court, I will be regarded as treason, Yu Yunwen and they will be regarded as fellow judges, I don't care about life and death, reputation, but I can't care about their life and death. ”
Ye Luyue held back the tears in her eyes, of course she knew the truth of what Ye Qing said, but she was very reluctant to let Ye Qing leave, and she was even more worried that Ye Qing's return this time would become their farewell.
Ye Qing, like her Yeluyue, is no longer an individual who can do whatever he wants and doesn't care about anything, and their every move affects the survival of countless lives.
Ye Qing shoulders the responsibility of recovering the lives of many Song ministers in the five roads of the northern land, and Ye Luyue's shoulders have been carrying the Beifu to fight against the Nanyuan Xiao, even if she wants to throw everything away now and advance and retreat with Ye Qing desperately, but the responsibility and pressure of being the princess of the Great Liao Kingdom also make her think about it in her heart.
"Is there no other way?" Ye Luyue asked helplessly, and at this time, Mo Xiaobao had already walked out of the tent, and he was in a heavy mood, and he didn't know how to protect Lord Ye back to the Song Court at this time.