Dongwangfu, at the dinner table, Dongwangniang Yang complained to him while serving vegetables to Dongwang: "Xiaoshan, this kid, returned victorious, and you put him on death row as soon as you came back, isn't this too unkind?" ”

"You don't know, he can't let me get off the stage in front of so many people, and if I don't deal with him, where is the prestige of my Dongwang?" Yang Xiuqing ate and replied.

"Then you mean you won't let him die." Yang said with relief.

"Just lock him up for a few days, go to his arrogance." Yang Xiuqing really didn't want to kill Xiaoshan.

"Then I'll ask Qiao Niang to bring some things to see Xiaoshan, it's always okay. The young couple haven't seen each other for so long. Yang immediately answered, it was Qiao Niang who came to beg her before, and she agreed to help give it a try.

"Whatever you want, I'll just let him stay inside, and you can do whatever you want." Yang Xiuqing put down her chopsticks and was relieved.

"What about the affairs of the West Princess? We can't let her be buried in peace. Yang asked cautiously.

Yang Xiuqing sighed and said, "She is the righteous sister of the Heavenly King, so leave it to the Heavenly King's Mansion." Don't mention this person in the East Wangfu in the future, and you won't allow it. ”

Suddenly, Lai Wenguang, the prime minister of the East Palace, came in a hurry.

"What's the matter?" Yang Xiuqing was shocked, it was not a special thing to happen, Lai Wenguang would never come to disturb at this time.

"King Dong, the big thing is not good, Shi Guozong was plotted by Zhang Guoliang, the general under Xiang Rong, and died on the battlefield." Lai Wenguang said sadly.

It turned out that Xiaoshan had not returned to Beijing on time before, and there was really no suitable commander around Yang Xiuqing, so Shi Xiangzhen took the initiative to ask for battle at this time. He is the cousin of the winged king Shi Dakai, and he is also a brave and good general, and he has made a lot of achievements with Shi Dakai. After Tianjing established the capital, like Wei Jun and others, as the brother of the prince, he was named the emperor of the country.

Although Shi Xiangzhen is not as dazzling as Yang Xiaoshan, he can be regarded as an outstanding battleman, and his status is not low. The king of the east asked him to lead his troops to encircle and suppress the Jiangnan camp of the Qing army, but the opponent he met was the old fox Xiang Rong. Although he is magnificent, he is still a little worse than the cunning Xiang Rong. In a hand-to-hand encounter, he met Zhang Guoliang, a general under Xiang Rong.

This Zhang Guoliang was originally from the Tiandihui, and later rebelled and helped the Qing court suppress many Tiandihui uprisings. He was captured by Shi Xiangzhen in a heads-up with Shi Xiangzhen, but this Zhang Guoliang was very cunning, and he pretended to be powerless to resist. Taking advantage of Shi Xiangzhen's inattention, he took out the dagger hidden in his boots and stabbed Shi Xiangzhen to death.

Yang Xiuqing got the news of Shi Xiangzhen's death, and his body couldn't help but be stunned, and there was one less powerful general in the kingdom of heaven, how could he not feel distressed.

"King Dong, do you want Xiaoshan to come out instead of Shi Guozong to exterminate the old thief." Lai Wenguang is still facing Yang Xiaoshan, and wants to take the opportunity to pull Yang Xiaoshan out of death row.

"Xiang Rong, this old thing, has been chasing us all the way since Guangxi, and it is really ghostly." King Dong muttered, "Pass my order, let Shi Da return to Beijing as soon as possible, and lead the troops to attack the Jiangnan camp of the old thief." Yang Xiuqing still didn't choose Yang Xiaoshan, but chose Wing King Shi Dakai.

"Yes, King of the East." Lai Wenguang shook his head, it seemed that the East King was still angry with Xiaoshan.

Yang Xiuqing's decision inadvertently helped Zeng Guofan's Hunan army. After the victory of Jiujiang in the First Battle, the main force of the Hunan army was almost completely defeated by Yang Xiaoshan and others, and then Shi Dakai took advantage of the victory to pursue. In only four months, except for the provincial capital Nanchang, all the other prefectures and counties in Jiangxi Province were conquered by the Taiping army. The Hunan army brought by Zeng Guofan from Hunan to support Jiangxi was beaten to the ground.

Just as Shi Dakai cut off all the branches and leaves of Jiangxi and finally prepared to besiege Nanchang, the order of the king of the east came. Let the Yiwang lead his troops back to Beijing to attack the Jiangnan camp, and Zeng Guofan, who was hiding in Nanchang, escaped with his life. He wrote in his family letter: "The people of Jiangxi are weak, and when they see that their subordinates are falling together, they suddenly think that the sky is falling and the earth is being demolished, and they do not think about it anyway, and they do not wait for their coercion to obey, and they are willing to help the thieves, hoping to act as army, division, and brigade commanders, in order to blackmail their villagers, plunder counties, villages and towns to enrich their private pockets, and they are to make tens of thousands of people in each battle, and our army is shocked. ”

Zuo Zongtang, who was a staff officer for Zeng Guofan at that time, also complained about the critical situation: "Jiangxi may not be able to do anything, with the people's will completely changing, the general trend has gone." ”

It can be seen that in the tragic situation of the Hunan army in Jiangxi at that time, even Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang had lost confidence, and let Shi Dakai go in and out like no one, and had no power to fight back.

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Yang Xiaoshan in prison is a little bored, this level has been more than ten days, he has been very busy before, and he is not very suitable for such a leisure life. Qiao Niang brought almost all the utensils in his house. The prison guards in the cell also knew that Dongwang was pretending, and with Yang Xiaoshan's background, they were not in a hurry, and the good wine and food had not been broken, and everyone who saw Yang Xiaoshan was allowed to go.

"Yang Dashuai, someone is looking for you again." The jailers were envious, death row could be done like this, and Yang Xiaoshan was the only one, not only did he not have any discomfort, but he also allowed people to come and visit, and even the cell door was open and not locked.

Most of the people who came to visit were acquaintances, and Yang Xiaoshan could know who it was from afar, but today he felt that this person was both familiar and unfamiliar, as if he knew but couldn't tell who it was.

The person who came was taken to Yang Xiaoshan by the jailer, removed his hood, and raised his face. Yang Xiaoshan was pleasantly surprised: "Meiying, why are you here?" ”

The person who came was Luo Meiying, Luo Meiying's cousin.

"Damn the outline, I was deceived by him, he said you were on death row and asked me to come and see you one last time, and you 。。。。。。" Luo Meiying stomped her feet and said angrily, Yang Xiaoshan's situation was completely different from what she thought, and she turned around and wanted to leave.

Yang Xiaoshan smiled bitterly, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that this outline is still trying to match himself and Meiying, so he deceived her." He still involuntarily grabbed Luo Meiying's hand and said softly: "Since you're here, don't leave so quickly, I haven't seen each other for so long, are you doing well?" ”

Luo Meiying didn't shake off Yang Xiaoshan's hand, but raised her big eyes and complained: "How can you be majestic, Yang Dashuai of the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, you have done all the major military affairs, how can we ordinary people compare with you?" ”

"Since Guilin, we haven't seen each other for so long, I can't imagine meeting again or in prison, do you want to rob the prison again this time?" Yang Xiaoshan quipped.

"People are worried that you just came, and you still laugh at me? Have you thought about me for so long? Luo Meiying said coquettishly, her bright eyes flashing at him.

Yang Xiaoshan had a headache, it was really hard to answer, and he hesitated: "Meiying, I am grateful for everything you have done to me, I understand your thoughts, it's just 。。。。。。 ”

"Don't say it, don't be sentimental, I, Luo Meiying, won't be small." Luo Meiying interrupted Yang Xiaoshan's answer, she was afraid to hear what he said below.

"Big brother, I've come to see you. Good news, the East King promised to let you out. Chen Yucheng, who was far away in Luzhou, actually came to death row at this time to report the good news to Yang Xiaoshan.