Although the imperial guards can directly meet the emperor, if there is no urgent matter, they cannot be easily disturbed.

If because the emperor trusts him, he is casually close to the emperor, or if he has nothing to say, it is also a sign that he does not know the general situation, and it will be difficult for this guard to be for a long time.

This is especially true when the emperor is talking to the ministers.

Now, the Emperor of Yuanheng is discussing with several ministers such as Scholar Lu and King Beijing.

It is said that at this time, Zhou Tong should not be close, so as not to hear their conversation.

There are some secrets that you shouldn't know, so it's better to stay away. If you don't get it right, you will bring trouble to yourself.

Usually, Zhou Tong pays attention to this, but today, he doesn't care about it.

He just brought Lichun here, and along the way, he didn't ask Lichun questions. He knew that when Lichun came back, he must have brought news of Princess Chang'an.

However, if Lichun doesn't say it, he shouldn't ask.

Zhou Tong didn't care if anyone was there, and went straight over.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report."

Yuan Heng Tianzi hesitated.

However, he knew that Zhou Tong would not be so reckless if there was nothing particularly urgent.

"There are no outsiders here, just talk about anything."

"Back to the emperor, Miss Lichun is back, asking to see the emperor."

"Lichun, which Lichun? You mean, it's the Lichun next to Chang'an? ”

"Back to the emperor, it's her, just came back."

"Tell her to come in, quick, quick, come in."

Without waiting for Zhou Tong to go out, Yuan Heng went out by himself, and as soon as he went out, he saw a person like a beggar.

"The slave maid Lichun knocks to see the emperor."

"Are you really Lichun? What about Chang'an? Are you back? Why don't you come to see me? Hurry up, call Chang'an to see me. ”

Yuan Heng was a little incoherent.

"Back to the emperor, His Highness didn't come back."

"Didn't come back? Could it be that she ...... Chang'an. ”

"Your Majesty, please relax, His Royal Highness is still alive and with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and everything is safe. The two highnesses called the slave and maid to come back and report safety to the emperor, please don't worry. ”

"Where are they now? Why not come back? ”

"Back to the emperor, the two highnesses are in the Wendula Mountains, and they can't come back for the time being."

Yuan Heng was concerned about the chaos, and as soon as he heard that Lichun was back, he subconsciously thought that Chang'an was back. At this time, I came back to my senses, if Chang'an came back, where could I not come to see him?

However, when he heard that the crown prince and Chang'an were alive, he felt a lot more relieved. knows that the two have not returned, there must be a reason.

"Lichun, get up quickly, come in and talk, and tell me the details. Zhou Tong, give Lichun a seat and watch the tea. ”

Scholar Lu and King Beijing also knew about Lichun, and knew that when she came back, she must have brought news of Chang'an.

I want to leave at this time, but I want to hear some news. If you don't go, I'm afraid that the emperor will be taboo.

While hesitating, the emperor kept them.

"You Aiqing are not outsiders, so you don't need to avoid it, just listen to it here and discuss countermeasures. Lichun, you say, don't be afraid, speak slowly. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid just said it. This time I came back, and it was Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess who sent slaves and maids back. The two Highnesses are fine for now, they have not been captured or injured, and they are in the Windula Mountains. ”

"That's good, that's good."

Yuan Heng already knew the result, and when he heard it, he couldn't help muttering two more sentences.

"The emperor is blessed with all the heavens, and the two highnesses are safe and sound, which is gratifying."

Several ministers also congratulated them in a timely manner, although there was no lack of flattery, but also from the heart.

"How did you end up in the Windula Mountains?"

"Back to the emperor, this matter is a long story, and we have to start from the beginning."

"Okay, you say, tell me about it."

"On that day, when the imperial army reached North Ventura, the Tatars came to surrender. Her Royal Highness the princess and Li Chengbin were not relieved, and suspected that they were fraudulent. So he told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that he would take the opportunity to destroy them. ”

"However, Han Tiankui tried his best to say that the Tatars were really surrendered, and they were afraid of the imperial army, so they tried their best to trick His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into accepting surrender, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was deceived and agreed."

"Unexpectedly, the Tatars really surrendered by fraud, and then the main force of the Tatars came, so they joined forces with the people who surrendered by fraud and attacked us."

"Originally, it would not have been defeated so quickly, but not long after the battle, Han Tiankui's Ningguta army began to retreat and flee. Seeing that they had fled, the Goryeo army followed suit. Subsequently, the provincial corps of the provinces also began to flee. ”

"At this time, everyone only cares about their own lives, and no one cares about His Royal Highness the Prince. Her Royal Highness the Princess and Li Chengbin are leading 1,200 men and horses in their headquarters to fight the Tatars to the death, and if we retreat at this time, the Tatars will not be able to stop us. ”

"We fought for more than an hour and fought our way out of the encirclement. At this time, I heard that everyone else had fled and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still trapped in the array, so I killed back and rescued His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"By the time we found His Royal Highness the Prince, there were less than a thousand people left with him. So Her Royal Highness the Princess and Li Chengbin led us to open the way in front, and His Royal Highness the Prince's soldiers and horses guarded on both wings, and after more than an hour, they forcibly opened a bloody road and rescued His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"However, the Tatars are still in hot pursuit, so Her Royal Highness the princess and Li Chengbin led us to break the rear, and then returned to intercept the pursuing enemy."

"At this time, there are more than 1,200 people in our department, and there are only more than 800 people left. After killing more than a thousand Tatars, in the end only more than 400 remained. ”

Li Chengbin asked Her Royal Highness the princess to withdraw first, but Her Royal Highness did not withdraw. Li Chengbin ordered 50 people to kidnap Her Royal Highness the princess and retreat first, to chase the prince, and enter the Wendula Mountains together. He led less than four hundred men, leaving behind to intercept the pursuers. ”

"By this time it was almost dark, and after another hour of fighting, it was no longer visible, and the Tatars withdrew."

"What happened to Li Chengbin? Are you back? What about the warriors who were broken? ”

"It's back, it's back, but there are only twenty-three people left, almost all of them wounded. In the middle of the night, I finally made peace with the crown prince and princess. Li Chengbin: He ....... ”

Speaking of which, Lichun was already in tears.

"What happened to Li Chengbin?"

Yuan Heng was also a little moved.

Li Chengbin was hit by more than a dozen knives and 23 arrows, and when he was brought back with a horse, he was already dying. Less than half an hour after he returned, he died. ”

At this time, Lichun couldn't cry anymore.

In the final analysis, she is just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, who has experienced such a tragic fight and the threat of death, coupled with dozens of days of displacement on the road, she has long been physically and mentally exhausted, and it is all with a sense of responsibility and belief that she has persevered to this day.

Yuan Heng, Scholar Lu, King Beijing and others also looked solemn and were silent for a long time.

Before Li Chengbin died, he left three last words, asking Her Royal Highness the princess to tell the emperor. His Royal Highness told the slaves and maids to report to the emperor. ”

"What did he say? Say it. ”

"First, he has lived up to the emperor's kindness, please treat his family as well as possible."

"This nature, this nature. I'll be kind. What about the second one? ”

"The second is to ask Her Royal Highness the princess to tell Chief Min, that is, Jia Min, that he has lived up to Chief Min's entrustment."

"What did Jia Min entrust him?"

Jia Min told Li Chengbin that Her Royal Highness the princess is a good girl, and if she is in danger, she tells Li Chengbin not to care about decency, retreat immediately, and desperately protect the safety of Her Highness, and never let Her Highness become a prisoner of the Tatars. Once His Royal Highness becomes a prisoner of the Tatars, there will be endless troubles for the imperial court. ”

"What about the third one?"

"The third one is, it's ......."

Lichun hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to say it.

"Li Chengbin asked Her Royal Highness the princess to tell the emperor and send Jia Min to Wendura to clean up the mess."

As soon as this sentence was said, even the emperor stopped squeaking.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward.

In order to divert this awkward atmosphere, King Beijing pondered for a moment and changed the topic.

"You have entered the Wendura Mountains, do you have military rations? What to eat? Where to stay? ”

This is indeed a very real problem.

"Live in a cave, or build a few shacks. To eat is to hunt some wild beasts, catch insects and snakes, collect wild fruits and vegetables, peel some bark, and dig up some grass roots. Fortunately, we are all trained to survive in the wild, and we are still safe to survive. ”

"Wilderness survival training?"

King Beijing was puzzled.

"Yes, wilderness survival training. When we were training in Yeduju, Jia Min trained us. Later, His Highness trained there, and this subject was also practiced. It's just that although they can survive now, the Tatars have surrounded the Wendura Mountains and often go into the mountains to search. Now there is no salt, and the inventory on the grasslands of Wendura in the north and south is very tight. After all, being in the mountains is not a long-term solution. ”

"This time I came out in disguise, and I only dared to walk at night, and try to pick some desolate roads. Originally, I wanted to go to Bukui, but the Tatars were tightly sealed, and I was afraid that Bukui would also be occupied by the Tatars, so I made a big circle, entered the Han land in Xiwuda, and went on the official road, so I rushed back. ”

These days, everyone has avoided the topic of Jia Min in front of the emperor for fear of causing embarrassment.

Fortunately, King Beijing changed the topic in time, so that the atmosphere returned to normal.

Yuan Heng asked Lichun some more things, and only then did he figure out the general situation of the matter.

"Lichun, you have worked hard, go down and have a good rest, if there is something in the future, I will call you again."

"Slave and maid, thank you, Lord Long. It's just that there is one more thing, I wonder if the emperor will agree? ”

"Say it."

"Her Royal Highness the princess asked the slave maid to go to see Jia Min, I don't know ......."

"Alas, that's it, since Chang'an told you to go, you can go."

Lichun receded, and peace returned to the house.

"Ladies and gentlemen? What do you think about this matter? Is it really as Li Chengbin said, asking Jia Min to clean up the mess? ”

Yuan Heng was naturally reluctant to ask Jia Min to go.

Whether you can clean up the mess or not, you can't afford to lose this face alone.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's impossible."

Seeing King Beijing say this, Yuan Heng was a little puzzled.

Previously, he had received a secret report from the Jinyi Army, saying that King Beijing, Ji Dashi, Liu Changfeng and Xiu Tonggui had gone to Zhili to meet Jia Min.

He thought that King Beijing would approve of Jia Min's going.

"Shui Aiqing, since Jia Min can't, who can take on this responsibility?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister thought that the Jingying Festival would make Wang Ziteng take on this position."

Shui Rong said unhurriedly.