Chapter Eighty-Four: Leaving Qin
The Chu and Zhao cavalry that had been stuffed into Qin from Yan had not yet arrived in Xianyang, and the cold wind from Siberia had already blown along the Helan Mountains and across the northern Shaanxi Plateau to both sides of the Weishui River, and Xianyang was very cold overnight. Early in the morning, Mi Xuan in Huayang Palace was helping Mi Xuan thicken his bedclothes. In order to prevent the shoulders from being exposed, the upper end of the Chu-style bedgown is specially made in a '凵' shape, and the '凵' is just right to fit the neck, so that the bedwear can cover the shoulders.
The bedding and bedding were all changed and thickened, and the thorns, who had been moved to another bed, were only watching, unable to speak. After looking at it for a while, she turned her head and looked at the scenery outside the window. It's late autumn, and the meadows are yellow, covered with golden leaves. The branches were bare, and only a few red fruits could be seen hanging on the branches in the autumn wind, which made her miss the taste of red fruits.
When I was young, I was in Jiying, Chu State, and the end of autumn was the season when the red fruit was ripe. The rulers in the palace were instructed by the princesses and princes to climb the red fruit tree more than ten zhang high, pick the red fruit from the tree, or simply beat it with bamboo, and then pick it up on the ground. The red fruit is red, but unfortunately if the fruit is too ripe, it will be pecked by the birds; If it doesn't break, it feels very bitter when you bite hard. The old man in the palace said that if the red fruit is too hard, it should be put away, and it will be delicious when it is soft. When it is soft, it is not only not astringent, but as long as the skin is pierced, the flesh inside can be sucked out.
Mi Thorn's mind is full of memories of childhood, full of innocence. It wasn't until Mi Xuan whispered in her ear that she was going to eat that she came back to her senses. Seeing Mi Xuan with a smile on her face, Mi Xuan returned to the real world: she was going to die soon, and her most beloved niece could only marry the King of Qin instead of the King of Chu, whom she liked......
"Zheng'er greets the Empress Dowager Zu." The temple maids had just arranged a few cases of eating utensils, and Zhao Zheng came to say hello. When he came, everyone bowed and bowed.
"I've seen the king." Although Mi Xuan is Su Bai, she doesn't say the word 'concubine', which makes Zhao Zheng look directly at her every time.
"You are already a good person, and you should say that you are a concubine when you see a widow." Thinking that the King of Chu actually entered Qin for the sake of Mi Xuan, Zhao Zheng felt a kind of displeasure in his heart.
"I've seen the king." Mi Xuan said goodbye, but still didn't say the word 'concubine'.
Disobedience to the king is a capital offense, and it is rude to be a concubine of the king and not to be humble and call herself a concubine. Zhao Gao was about to shout 'rudeness', but Zhao Zheng quickly stopped him, and he glared at Mi Xuan before leaving with frost on his face.
"Alas!" After Zhao Zheng left, the old temple man Shang Wu sighed, but the temple maid of Huayang Palace began to respect Mi Xuan and no longer talked to her. Mi Xuan pretended not to be aware of this, and only smiled and fed Mi Thorn.
"When will you leave Qin?" In an unknown corner of Huayang Palace, the maid Cai Bai was talking to a temple man with his back to her.
"I have received the message, and I will leave Qin the day after tomorrow." The voice of the temple man was characterless except for a low one.
"The day after tomorrow is too anxious, and the son-in-law should not give up the Empress Dowager and go." In the siev-like Xianyang City, it is not difficult to get out of the palace and out of the city, and the real difficulty is whether Mi Xuan is willing to leave Mi Xuan. With the previous experience, Cai Bai felt that even if he told the truth, Mi Xuan would not go out of the city.
"The king's envoy is coming, and he must go out of the city if he does not go out of the city." When the temple people saw someone coming in the distance, they left this sentence and hurried away.
Cai Bai is the maid next to Mi Xuan. Her kindness was used by Zhibisi and became a spy by Mi Xuan's side. Mi Xuan left Xianyang, and she naturally followed her out of Xianyang. However, the day after tomorrow is really anxious, especially the Empress Dowager Zu has not yet fallen. The next day, when the lantern was in charge, while the temple maids were holding candles everywhere, she finally said in Mi Xuan's ear: "The king has sent people to Xianyang, and wants to welcome the princess into Chu......"
"What do you mean?" Mi Xuan's body trembled and looked at her in surprise.
"The king has sent people to Xianyang to welcome the son-in-law into Chu." Cai Bai repeated it quickly, and at this time, Cui Sleeve and the others had already returned after holding the candle. "Tomorrow, the son-in-law will leave Xianyang City, remember."
"I can't ......" There was a heavy cough from the west room, and before Mi Xuan could finish his answer, he heard something being pushed off the bed, and then the voice of Shang Wu anxiously summoning the imperial doctor.
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"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is critically ill." In Qutai, Weinan, Zhao Zheng's cases finally disappeared, and only a map of the Qin State was placed, with Wei Yi and Zhang Han on one side. According to the news from the cities along the Jingshui route, the enemy's cavalry was very fast, and the enemy broke through the blockade the evening of the day before yesterday, and today the advance has reached Qixian, which is more than 200 miles away from Xianyang.
"What do you say? What does the Imperial Doctor say? Empress Dowager Zu was critically ill, and Zhao Zheng could only suspend the current discussion.
"The Great King: Leave your words, do your best, and obey the destiny of heaven." Zhao Gao said. "The imperial doctor ordered that the Empress Dowager Zu would also die."
"Hey!" Zhao Zheng slammed his fist on several cases, and sighed deeply. "This matter will be ...... by Wei Qing"
In order to maintain maximum secrecy, this ambush was only known to Zhao Zheng, Wei Yu, and Zhang Han. Zhang Han is indeed proficient in the art of war, he actually asked Zhao Zheng not to enter Xianyang City in Weibei, and waited for the King of Chu to attack in Zhangtai Palace in Weinan.
Such a bold request surprised even Wei Yu, who recommended him. However, the advantages of this were obvious: the Chu and Zhao cavalry would all be attracted to Weinan, and once the boat division took control of the Long Bridge and the Weishui coast, they would have no way to fly. The disadvantage is naturally Zhao Zheng's safety. Chu Zhao's cavalry army ran thousands of miles, just to kill the king, and if they really wanted to succeed, then all the arrangements were meaningless.
Regarding Zhang Han's suggestion, Zhao Zheng did not agree or object, so of course it was not okay to leave like this. With the speed of the enemy's cavalry, as soon as tomorrow, its forward will appear on the Xianyang Plain the day after tomorrow.
"Jing people want to go to Xianyang, and they have been Ganquan and Gukou, and Qing and the others really think that they can pull out Ganquan within a day?" Zhao Zheng looked at the courtiers who wanted to keep him, and asked. Taniguchi Sai is more dangerous than Ganquan Palace, so Zhao Zheng thinks that the enemy will come from Ganquan Palace.
"How many days does the king think it will take to break the Yan clan's stop?" Wei Han wanted to speak, one step ahead of Wei Yi, and the young Zhang Han stood up and asked.
"If there is a ladder for rushing to the car, at least five days." Looking at this little-known general, Zhao Zheng replied.
"How many days does the king think it will take to break the dynasty?" Zhang Han asked again.
"It will take five days." Zhao Zheng replied again. Yan's Fortress and Chaona City form horns with each other, dozens of horses, more than 100 horses can pass through, and 5,000 horses can pass through it, which is unreasonable. "Zhang Qing thinks that Jing Ren has the secret skill of breaking the city?"
Zhang Qing's title made Zhang Han's heart tremble, and he finally entered the eyes of the king. "I think so." Zhang Han said. "Five thousand horsemen galloped down, and the Yan clan and Chaona must have broken the city, otherwise our cavalry will follow, and the Jing people will be uneasy."
"Overnight, the Yan clan was destroyed, and the two cities were conquered?" Even though he had argued with Wei Yi that day, Zhao Zheng still couldn't believe the speed of the Chu army's breakthrough of the city. But to say that the Yan clan and Chaona did not break the city, this is really unimaginable.
The defenders of Yan and Chaona each had 3,000, and 5,000 cavalry was too few, so it was impossible for one army to temporarily surround Yan and Chaona, and the other army galloped towards Xianyang. It is impossible for 5,000 horsemen to gallop through at night, and the defenders of the Yan clan and Chaona are mostly cavalry, and they will definitely pursue them with all their might. And it turned out that there was no Qin cavalry chasing the enemy - the enemy galloped past the Feixun station, but there was no time to destroy all the Feixun stations, and the news that there was no chasing soldiers behind the enemy cavalry could still be transmitted to Xianyang intermittently.
"I think so." Zhang Han said affirmatively. "If the Jing people can break through the two cities of Yan and Chao overnight, they will definitely be able to break through the valley mouth overnight. Therefore, the minister thought that the Jing people would cross the Jingshui to attack Xianyang in the future. ”
"The day after tomorrow?" Zhao Zheng was surprised by Zhang Han's judgment, this speed was too fast and too fast.
"It's not the day after tomorrow, it's a day later." Wei Yi's judgment was not as extreme as Zhang Han's, and he felt that it would take at least two days from Qi County to Xianyang.
"The Jing people have the skill of breaking the city, and the minister thinks that he will break out of the valley." Zhang Han said again. "Our army still has eighteen hours at most, and whether the king stays in Weinan to lure the enemy must make a decision as soon as possible. After tonight, we will not be able to transfer troops to Weinan tomorrow night. ”
"The widow stays in Weinan!" Thinking that the king of Chu dared to enter Qin, Zhao Zheng was competitive again, and he wanted to stay in Weinan.
"The Great King is brave." Zhang Han praised. "Ranchen has another matter, please ask the king."
"What's the matter, Zhang Qing, please speak." Zhang Han's praise is a praise from the heart, Zhao Zheng is happy.
"Please, the king, be axed and his ministers tonight. Only when a minister has an axe can he command the whole army. Zhang Hanlang said. The talisman can only be used to transfer troops, and the axe can be killed and captured.
"No." was so bold and in such a hurry to give the axe himself, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but look at Zhang Han twice. He felt that this courtier must be a man of power.
"There's one more thing." Zhang Han said again, this time Zhao Zheng was a little impatient.
"Zhang Qing said." Zhao Zheng said again.
"The people of Mi Liang go out of the city to lure the enemy, but everything is not certain in wartime, and the ministers may not be able to protect it." Zhang Han talked about Mi Xuan. Mi Xuan will be taken to the Xianyang Plain by the spy of the Marquis of Chu to meet the king of Chu. It's okay for the King of Chu to go to Weinan, if the King of Chu returns immediately, the scene of interception will be very chaotic, and the safety of Mi Xuan cannot be guaranteed at that time.
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Zheng's mind flashed Mi Xuan's bright face, and then thought about her disrespect to herself, and blurted out the word harmless.
"The king believes in the ministers, and the ministers will win the king of Jing." After the requirements were raised, Zhang Han bowed to Zhao Zheng.
After a while, he was summoned to the temple to be given an axe. He was a great general, and Xianyang, who was urgently summoned, ordered Zhao Yong to protect his army. When the Taimiao gave the axe, there was a cry in the Huayang Palace.
It's Mi Qian who is crying bitterly. After marrying into the Qin Palace for seven years, every time the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji was presumptuous, the Empress Dowager Zu came forward to reprimand and block it. Now that the Empress Dowager Zu is about to die, she can't help crying when she thinks that she will have to face Zhao Ji alone in the future.
Mi Qian cried bitterly, and Mi Xuan was about to step forward to comfort her. Cypper pulled her back again. "The person sent by the king is from outside the Saiwai, and countless soldiers will die even if they are delayed for a moment, please leave Xianyang tomorrow afternoon."
Caibai's words reminded Mi Xuan of a bloody picture, which made her unbearable, but when she saw the thorns on the bed with her eyes closed, she couldn't help but give up. After a long silence, she finally said: "Please tell the king, my aunt is critically ill, and I must not leave." ”
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