Chapter 233: Flee at Night
"The Queen Mother?" Ruoyun was confused, she hadn't had much contact with Empress Dowager Xiao all the way, and she didn't want her to have something to say, and she also needed Rong Yixuan to convey it.
Rong Yixuan glanced at her strange look, and said truthfully: "She said, I was a kind-hearted person, sigh that you are a pity, but now she retracts this sentence." ”
"What do you mean by that?" Ruoyun remembered her evaluation of herself in the palace, but she didn't take it to heart at the time, and now she thinks about it completely vaguely.
"Along the way, you are not pure in your words and deeds, but you have a broad heart so you don't care, so how can you be trapped in a corner of the world." Rong Yixuan said eloquently, and said with some regret at the end, "As soon as the queen mother's words came out, even I couldn't help but think twice, although it is easy to keep you, but it must be like a cage to you, you promise not to be my enemy, if I imprison you, it will be difficult to feel at ease." ”
"Lord Wang, ...... you" Ruoyun was a little stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at his calm face, and finally realized that he had no intention of embarrassing, and couldn't help but sigh, "The prince knows that I keep my promise, so I can rest assured that I drank poisonous wine?" ”
"This king said that even if it is really poisonous, he will drink it, and it is enough for you to risk death to save him, and I owe you a lot." He corrected hoarsely, stared firmly at her bright eyes, and then turned to look at her lips that were pale in blood due to the cold, and only after a while did he reluctantly look away, shook his head and said, "It's winter, it's been a long time away from the capital, and the whole army will go south of Yizhou after three days, if it goes well, you can meet the imperial brother before the first snow." ”
"Lord Wang, you mean?" Ruoyun couldn't help but exclaim.
"He trapped me in unkindness and injustice, I must personally settle this account with him, how can I let the Qingping Sect get hold of it first?" Rong Yixuan snorted disdainfully. Glancing at the fortifications in the distance, he turned his horse's head back to the camp.
Ruoyun sat down in front of the horse with relief. From time to time, he touched his silver armor that turned from cold to warm, but the excitement of Fang Cai gradually condensed despite the strong wind. - She achieved her goal, but she couldn't be happier.
On the surface, Rong Jinhuan calculated accurately and had a full plate in his hand, but he walked alone to suppress all the relatives, and watched Rong Yixuan drift away step by step, even if he was in the same dynasty in the future, he could no longer be as close as he was a child, and in the end, no one won, once the cold dragon chair was sitting, it would be lonely forever, Rong Yixuan may have seen this before he knew how difficult it was to retreat.
The first snow is almost over in March, and she follows the phrase "don't read it when it's cold". While carefully protecting himself, he kept himself busy, and the sentence "Don't return late" weighed heavily on his heart.
Gu Yinzhao sent someone to send a stamped letter to Yizhou to facilitate the evacuation of the army, and while Rong Yixuan rose from the camp, the rest of the country was left in place, and only a very small number of people such as Suo Tai were brought with him, and General Fu's men and horses were on the side of the army, almost protecting Ruoyun's carriage without leaving.
Rong Yixuan visited her frequently, but Hu Yuer saw it in her eyes but pretended not to know. Only concentrate on protecting the fetus in the womb. However, Ding Shufang, who lived on the side of the camp and finally showed up, always yelled at her, which made Rou Yan very dissatisfied with her, so that Suo Tai protested to Rong Yixuan, and Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Ding Shufang coldly and lost her voice.
Ruoyun is tired of this noise. When she got free, she begged General Guo to teach her to ride a horse, and rumors about her identity spread with the horse's hooves. Before waiting for people's hearts to be uncertain, I don't know who sang the songs of their hometown in the army. In particular, the Qianzhou people led by General Zhao have been guarding the border all the year round, and the attention of the people in the army has gradually turned to returning to their hometowns.
"Not everyone wants to be a rebel and a thief. It's not bad to have a chance to surrender, not to mention that now is a good opportunity to make a name for yourself. "It's the day to the border of Xuanzhou. Gu Yinzhao moved his muscles and bones, and said without pain.
"Master Gu is accurate." Ruoyun stopped his horse, looked at the heartlessness he pretended, and wanted to come out of the emperor to treat him.
But following his gaze, she clearly saw that there were troops stationed in the low mountains, and there was a river crossing in front of them, and Rong Jinhuan's men and horses were really not in a hurry to shrink here, making it clear that they were going to fight for attrition at the beginning.
"If I am Lord Rong, I will ascend the throne immediately, the emperor never thought of giving up the throne at all, do you believe it or not?" Gu Yinzhao was very bored lying on the stake, still looking lazy.
"Do you want to see the thunderstorm after the emperor's miscalculation, or do you want to see the emperor's people who ordered the king to abandon Hongzhou City and turn his head to beat the prince Rong?" Ruoyun glared at him angrily, "If I have a pen and paper at this moment, I will write it down for you and show it to the emperor in the future." ”
"In the future?" Gu Yinzhao raised his eyebrows, watching her move freely on the horse, and said a little incredulously, "So you want to see the emperor?" ”
"You ......" Ruoyun resisted the urge to turn his face with him, and trotted around with a horse's belly in a negative manner, and shouted to Gu Yinzhao from a distance, "If I were you, I would think about the abnormality of the Qingping Sect." ”
"Anomaly?" Gu Yinzhao repeated slowly, and then was a little puzzled, "This chessboard is not my hand, I don't really see it." ”
As he spoke, General Fu had already settled his men and horses, and was still leaning against the bare tree not far away.
"Although Dingzhou is deadlocked, it is not the main force, since the Qingping Sect has trapped the emperor in this battle, why don't you stop the people of Prince Rong? Although we have captured a few Qingping Sects along the way and tried to instigate the exodus, we have not been attacked in the end. Ruoyun ran around, then stopped beside him, full of worry, "Could it be Tianyi, is there anything more attractive than the emperor's life?" ”
Gu Yinzhao thought about it and nodded: "You mean, the emperor originally wanted to kill two birds with one stone and destroy the dormant main force of the Qingping Sect at the same time?" ”
"But we have surrounded the front and back of the mountain, and we have not seen a large number of people. Although the emperor brought few people, it was enough to break through. Ruoyun became more and more sure of her guess, and suddenly became depressed, "Could it be that he just put up a shelf to bring the prince here, but in fact, the Qingping Sect has been almost cleared at all?" ”
"Even if the whole country is purged for half a year, it seems difficult to say." Gu Yinzhao straightened his clothes this time and stood up straight, "If you have the courage to besiege the emperor, it means that you have this strength, otherwise it is much better to raise obscurity than to attack rashly." ”
"Hmph, it's not an uncommon thing to attack the west, you and other literati and inkmen, how do you know the method of using soldiers?" General Fu probably couldn't listen to their loud talk, and snorted angrily, his voice loud enough for the two of them to understand.
"Since this is the case, Gu went to tell the prince, saying that the emperor was safe and could withdraw the troops." Gu Yinzhao picked up the shelf, smiled and talked nonsense, and moved away step by step.
"Striking the West?" Ruoyun repeated it, and suddenly remembered the Qingping Sect's raid on the defense during the Western Expedition, and felt more and more that something was wrong, but looking at the calm camp, she couldn't see anything unusual.
It stands to reason that it is the best policy to instigate the Suotai mutiny, or take the opportunity to attack the weakness, and it is also a good way to kill the emperor if it is not good, and then drag it down until the early snow falls in winter, the firearms are not so powerful, and in the suburbs and mountains are not as good as the capital, it is very difficult to detonate thunderbolts and ignite fires at close range, and when the firearms cannot be used as the main force, and the men and horses are insufficient, the Qingping Sect will not pose a threat to Tianyi at all.
Ruoyun thought about getting more and more bored, and after a few laps, she had no intention of practicing again, and while thinking about it, she paced back to the tent, and as soon as she entered the door, someone with her face covered and only her eyes showed her salute.
"Miss Su, please return immediately." Bai Li and the other two secret guards appeared in unison, and their voices were nervous.
"What happened?" Ruoyun instinctively felt that it was not good, and took off half of the cloak and put it back on.
"Lord Baize stormed Dingzhou, delivered the soldiers and horses, and led his own people to retreat to Longhua Villa." It was the wind that spoke.
"Please Miss Su leave immediately, I'm afraid the situation will change." Qing Shu also interjected.
Ruoyun was stunned, still trying to understand her meaning, but after thinking about it cursoryly, she nodded and said: "I originally wanted to wait for Prince Rong to make a move before leaving, and the time just happened to be able to suppress the March appointment, but now that I am afraid of variables, I will leave tonight." This is the junction of Xuanzhou, and we have to go to Fengzhou to bypass. ”
Bai Li and the others saw Ruoyun's agreement, looked at each other and happily retired.
Ruoyun immediately sorted out her clothes, turned out the moire gold thread dress that was specially taken out of the palace, and felt extremely heavy when she put it on, she barely walked a few steps, twisted the hairpin into her hair, and took the belt to tie the clothes on her waist and abdomen, wrapped some coiled dry food, and brought the light sword that Xiaocui had advised to accept, just waiting for dark.
"Your Majesty, we have been surrounded by the Eagle Banner." The slightly older but rugged and burly general clenched his fists at the emperor who was playing chess alone, "My subordinates have ordered the whole army to be ready to go." ”
Rong Jinhuan only wore a single coat and a thick coat, twisted a sunspot and fell, and only moved his lips when he heard the words: "I know." ”
"Your Majesty, is Prince Rong really here to exterminate the rebellious party?" The general's tone was anxious and full of doubts.
Rong Jinhuan held the chess game in his hand, carefully discerning the chessboard, this time there was no response, only raised his head slightly and signaled the attendant to bring the lamp closer.
"Your Majesty, the food and grass we brought are sufficient, even if we are trapped, we have not lost much, it is a good strategy to break through at night, and we will not be able to escape from the eagle's eye if we move after dawn." The general reminded with some stubbornness.
Rong Jinhuan's phoenix eyes swept away his uneasiness, sneered, ignored his advice, and said lightly: "It doesn't matter if anyone moves first, I'm waiting for a signal." ”
The general was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to hang his head.
Rong Jinhuan looked at the chessboard again, then stood up and ordered: "It's okay to move your muscles and bones, and it won't take two or three days." ”
The general bowed his head, and before he could sigh, the voice of a soldier came from far and near from outside the tent: "Report to the general!" The furnace is moving! ”
"What?!" The general was shocked, "The flag of the furnace is a chaotic party!" Is it a desperate fight? ”
Rong Jinhuan listened to his judgment, his eyes flickered, he reached out to take the soft armor that was hanging, and asked, "Where are you going?" ”
"Across the river!" The soldier fell to his knees, panting.
"Directions?!" Rong Jinhuan suddenly became anxious and asked loudly.
The soldier was stunned by the question, thought for a while, and said, "It's like ...... It's like heading east! ”
"Herald! Chase the troops! Don't let anyone go! Rong Jinhuan put on his soft armor in a hurry, opened the curtain, and strode to the high ground, only to see the faint light of the stars at the gap in the mountains meandering and quickly leaving in reverse, and his face suddenly changed. (To be continued......)