Zhang Shiqing, the eldest princess of Fangde, reminded herself that she must be calm, and she must not be in a hurry, and regarded Yahuan as another self, and said to her: "Xu Ji promised, so he will definitely come, even if he doesn't come, or if he comes too late, it doesn't matter, you can't just wait to be rescued, you have to find a way to save yourself." ”

Colorful Liansheng didn't understand the princess's intentions, and replied: "I save myself, I ...... How can I help myself? ”

"The general trend, everything is in the general trend."

"Oh, what's the trend? Don't be too big, I might not be able to handle it. ”

"The general trend is not for taking, but for thinking."

"Then I can't think of it."

"If you can, I can teach you."

"Huh? If it's more difficult than writing, the princess won't teach it, I can't learn it. Colorful face flushed, remembering all the difficulties and embarrassments when she learned to read.

Zhang Shiqing pulled Colorful to sit at the table and said with a smile: "It's not difficult at all, it's much easier than writing." In less than a month after Xu Ji taught, I learned, I tried it when I was in Yecheng, but it was not very successful, this time I have to be more attentive. ”

Colorful breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not difficult, but ...... The princess can learn it alone, right? ”

"No, you have to learn too, be my first disciple."

"I'd rather be the princess's maid."

"It's both a maid and a disciple." Zhang Shiqing picked up the teapot on the table, "What is this?" ”

"Teapot." Colorful immediately replied, thinking that this was a test, and felt that the answer was too simple, and added: "Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang porcelain teapot." ”

Zhang Shiqing put the pot on his side and said with a smile: "This is Yecheng." ”

Colorful was stunned, "It's obviously a teapot, and inside it is the tea I just brewed." ”

"Silly girl, this is a metaphor, pretending that it is Yecheng, and this table is a Jizhou graphic."

"Oh, as soon as the princess said this, I understood, the teapot is Yecheng, the water in it is the people, and the tea is the official, where are the empress dowager and the lord of Huanyan?"

"It's none of their business first, just remember that the teapot is Yecheng."

"Hmm."

Zhang Shiqing put a cup in front of Colorful Fun, "This is Yuyang." ”

Colorful smiled: "I understand that Yuyang is smaller than Yecheng, so use a cup." ”

"Yes." Zhang Shiqing picked up two more cups and put them upside down on the top and left side of "Yuyang", "One is He Rongbu, and the other is the Bingzhou Army." ”

Colorful was puzzled again, "Are He Rongbu and Bingzhou Army so small?" ”

"It's just a metaphor ......" Zhang Shiqing saw the pastries on the plate next to him, pinched off two small pieces, and put them on top of the "He Rong Department" and the "Bingzhou Army" respectively, "Is this time enough?" ”

Colorful clapped his hands and said: "Pastry is a soldier, right?" ”

Zhang Shiqing nodded.

Colorful stared at "Yuyang", "The princess and I are hiding in this teacup." ”

Zhang Shiqing smiled and shook his head, "This is the general trend outside, there is Yecheng in the south, which is under attack, and is eager to invite reinforcements from He Rong's department, so marry me, no matter what, it won't save me." ”

"The princess is soft, maybe ......"

"This is the general trend, not just give in, the Queen Mother, my family, and the county lord of Huanyan...... No one will come to my rescue. ”

"The general trend...... It's tough. ”

"Of course, so let's watch the general trend first. To the north is Yuyang, our temporary hiding place. Further north is the He Rong Division, where it is said that the army has been assembled and will soon attack the city, asking Yuyang to hand me over. A little to the west is the Bingzhou army, which is not far from Yuyang, but it doesn't dare to get too close, waiting for the cavalry of the He Rong Division. ”

"The state army is timid."

"That's because the Yuyang guards are bold."

Zhang Shiqing pushed the pot and cup away, freed up a space, it was a pity to be colorful, and put them one by one, even the pieces of pastries were gathered together, so that they could be cleaned later.

Zhang Shiqing took the tray where the tea set was placed and placed it between the two of them, "From now on, it is Yuyang." ”

"It's become so big all of a sudden, bigger than Yecheng." Colorful looks very surprised.

"The metaphor has this advantage, the size is arbitrary, and the meaning is on the line."

Colorful nodded blankly.

Zhang Shiqing brought two more teacups and placed the first one on the tray first, "This is Yuyang Thorn Shi Huangfu." ”

Colorful smiles quirkily.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Look at this teacup, it's short and chubby, it's really a little similar to the emperor's assassination."

Zhang Shiqing also smiled and continued: "This Huangfu is the younger brother of the Huangfu Kai of Jizhou, the relationship between the Huangfu family and our Yecheng is very complicated, one or two sentences can't be explained, in short, you remember, the Huangfu only wants to keep Yuyang City, and doesn't care about anything else." ”

"I don't care about the princess in particular, I noticed that when he came to see the princess, he was dissatisfied, and always wanted to drive the princess away."

Zhang Shiqing put down the second cup, "This is the Zhonglang General Tang Shi sent by Yecheng." ”

"We haven't met this general yet, and he didn't come to see the princess, it's very rude."

Zhang Shiqing smiled: "Although he is rude, he is an important person. He brought thousands of soldiers, far more than the original strength of Yuyang City, so although he was an outsider and his official position was not high, he was a real defender in the city, and the emperor had to give three points to him. It is because of his protection that we can live in Yuyang City and not be kicked out. ”

"Then this General Tang is a good man." Colorful stretched out a finger and gently pressed it twice on the rim of the cup.

Zhang Shiqing couldn't help laughing, "General Tang is still a smart man, and when the state army attacked, if he was replaced by someone else, he would have closed the city gate a long time ago, ready to defend it, but he did the opposite, opened the four gates, let people enter and exit, and also sent envoys to reward the state army." In this way, the state army did not know why, but stopped in the distance and did not dare to approach. ”

"It's stupid to join the state army."

"It's not stupid, but there are two things that are unpredictable, one is whether Yecheng will send more troops to set a trap in Yuyang? Second, which side does He Rongbu support? ”

"There are no more troops in Yecheng, and He Rongbu will definitely not support Yuyang." Colorful replied immediately.

"These two things, we know, and the state army doesn't know, so we have to wait and see from afar, but it won't last too much, sooner or later I will understand, how will General Tang deal with it then?"

"How to deal with it?" Colorful also asked.

Zhang Shiqing thought for a while and sighed lightly, "Thinking about it, he doesn't seem to have any other way than to hand me over." ”

"That's not good, since General Tang is a good person, the princess summoned him, let's say more good things......"

"Good words are useless." Zhang Shiqing said with a smile, staring at the two teacups on the tray, "Tian Jiang said that the reason why Tang Shiju was willing to take me in was because this person came out of the general family, and his father and brother died outside the fortress one after another, and he hated He Rongbu very much, so he refused He Rongpingshan's request. ”

"Tian Jiang knows a lot, and he is a friend of Xu Gongzi, the princess should discuss the 'general trend' with him." Colorful is a little out of track.

Zhang Shiqing shook his head, "Tian Jiang has done everything he can to protect me, I should find a way to help him, instead of bothering him again." ”

"What can be done?" Colorful lay on the table and whispered, "General Tang is definitely not short and fat. ”

Zhang Shiqing had a headache and wanted to give up several times and do something else, but she was used to winning since she was a child, and this time she wanted to save herself, so she continued to think about it, and kept chanting the word "general trend" in her mouth.

Colorful had already given up studying, and seeing that the princess was serious, she couldn't say anything else, so she looked at the two teacups on the tray, she was really bored, she really thought that one of them was a thorn and the other was a general, manipulating the two to salute each other, greeting each other, and letting them bump into each other and fight.

Zhang Shiqing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he praised: "Colorful, you are so smart!" ”

"Really?" Colorful is a little embarrassed.

Zhang Shiqing pointed to the two cups, "Tang Shiju has a feud with He Rongbu, Tian Jiang knows, Huan Yan must also know that she must have a deep meaning in sending such a general to guard Yuyang." ”

Colorful nodded.

"The Huangfu family is actually the puppet of the He Rong Ministry, and the Huangfu family is not so much guarding Yuyang for Yecheng, but rather guarding the door for He Rongbu, and when the time comes, he will inevitably betray Yecheng. Master Tang came to guard Yuyang to prevent this from happening. ”

"That's great, General Tang will be able to protect the princess specifically if he defeats the emperor's assassination." Colorful picked up one teacup and tapped it lightly on the other.

"But when Huanyan sent General Tang, he definitely didn't make it clear, and now the two cities are blocked by the Liang army, and the news is not clear, and Tang Shiju doesn't understand Yecheng's intentions, so he hasn't made a move to Huangfu for a long time."

"What then? Send someone back to Yecheng to give the main order to Huanyan County? ”

Zhang Shiqing smiled and shook his head, "That's not good, first, it's too late, and second, what if I guess wrong?" As soon as Huan Yan came to the order, Tang Shiju would immediately send me to He Rongbu. ”

"The princess just said the truth, how could she guess wrong?"

"This is the method that Xu Ji taught me, under the general trend, not only to accept it, but also to rise against the trend. The more uncertain the general situation, the more favorable it is for the lobbyist, and I can ...... To create a general trend, as long as it sounds reasonable, it is enough. ”

Colorful laughed twice, but didn't understand a word.

"But I can't say these words - Tian Jiang can, he will come back next time......"

Before the words fell, there was a knock on the door outside, "Tian Jiang asks to see the princess." ”

Colorful stared at her eyes in horror, but Zhang Shiqing showed a smug smile, "This is a good sign, go and open the door." ”

Colorful got up and opened the door, and was startled when he saw the people outside, "Hey, you...... Uncle in the valley, why are you here? ”

Zhang Shiqing hurriedly walked over, surprised and delighted, and looked out, "What about him?" ”

The old servant was so excited that he couldn't speak, and Tian Jiang said: "Young Master Xu has gone to welcome the state army." ”

Zhang Shiqing was greatly disappointed, and immediately became happy again, "It's okay, he stopped the state army outside the city, and I was in the city...... Tian Zhuangshi, I thought of a way to convince General Tang ......"

Tian Jiang interrupted: "Yecheng has just sent a messenger, saying that the emperor will drive the imperial army to Yuyang and lead his troops to Yuyang, and the county lord of Huanyan will also follow. ”

Zhang Shiqing was stunned for a moment, "The royal driving pro-expedition?" Who to recruit? ”

"In fact, it was the emperor who gave up Yecheng and took refuge in Yuyang." Tian Jiang said.

Zhang Shiqing was stunned again, vaguely feeling that the change in the situation was not very beneficial to him.

"Yecheng still has orders." Tian Jiang continued, "Ask General Tang and Huangfu to hand over the princess immediately. ”

"Let them come and kill me." Zhang Shiqing was in a hurry, and he didn't think about the general trend.

Tian Jiang said: "According to the news from the front, the cavalry of He Rong's army is still three days away from Yuyang, and in these three days, the princess is temporarily safe. Either we persuade General Tang to close the city and hold on, or Xu Gongzi thinks of another strategy, otherwise, the princess will have to escape from the city with me, try her luck, and see if she can avoid He Rong's cavalry. ”

"You can't hide." Zhang Shiqing bit his lip, "Can Tian Zhuangshi invite General Tang?" I will personally persuade him. ”

The old servant at the door looked surprised, and the people in the house did not look like the little county lord he knew.