The Hu cavalry chased all the way, the dust was flying, they were getting closer and closer to the target, more than a dozen Han cavalry were also killed by them, more than a thousand war horses were quietly concentrated on the side of the road, the rugged road made it impossible for them to run anymore, and had to wait for fate uneasily.

But the target of the Dihu cavalry was not these horses, their target was the two people in front of them who were still desperately running, and the distance between them was only more than a hundred paces.

The bow and arrow shè of the Hu people were far inferior to the Central Plains army, although they also had some composite bows that flowed from the Central Plains, but most of the bows and arrows of the Di people were still relatively primitive single bows, and the shè was only sixty or seventy steps.

The arrows came intensively, most of them fell about a dozen steps behind Tao Li and Jiang Yu, but there were also a few strong arrows, over their heads, whistling shè, Tao Li and Jiang Yi were so anxious that they were sweating profusely, desperately beating their horses and running, just when they were about to despair, an army suddenly appeared in front of them, it was a wooden cattle grain team, about a thousand wooden oxen, and they were lining up to walk quickly to this side.

"Help!" Tauli yelled, "Chase and kill in the back, save us!" ”

At this moment they saw hope again, shouted for help, desperately ran to the wooden cattle team, this wooden cattle team came from the upper valley, to Xinji County to transport grain, the head of the general is Wang Ping, he suddenly heard the cry for help in front, he couldn't help but stop the war horse, only to see the front of the official road galloping two people, one in front of the other, looking frightened, the back of the dust, the sound of horses' hooves like thunder, obviously there is a large group of chasing soldiers.

He was stunned, and waved his hand: "Crossbow arrows ready!" ”

More than 1,000 barbarian soldiers have taken out crossbow arrows, Zhang crossbow arrows, lined up in an attack formation on the official road, soon, Tao Li and the two rushed to come, Tao Li often traveled on the Qishan Road, knew Wang Ping, he was so excited that he shouted: "General Wang, save us, there is Di Hu chasing behind!" ”

Wang Ping also recognized Tao Li, he was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Prepare the bow and crossbow, and hit the pursuers behind!" ”

Tao Li and the two rushed through the barbarian grain soldiers like the wind, dozens of barbarians immediately used wooden ox carts to deploy obstacles on the official road, at this time, the Hu cavalry gradually pursued, they were red eyes, desperate to chase after the horse, this is the front of the Hu found that there was an abnormality in front, not waiting for them to restrain the horses, the dense crossbow arrows were overwhelming, the arrows were strong, shè pierced the head and chest of the cavalry, and the Hu cavalry screamed and fell off their horses.

The cavalry behind finally reined in the war horse, and the general at the head saw that there were countless Han soldiers in front of him, and knew that they couldn't kill the target, plus this was already the actual control of the Han army, once the front and back were blocked, they couldn't run away, "Withdraw!" The leader shouted, led hundreds of cavalry to turn around, and ran away without a trace in a moment.

Wang Ping saw that Hu fled, and ordered someone to go to the front to check, at this time, Tao Li and Jiang Yi stepped forward to thank, the two were shocked, grateful for Wang Ping's rescue, Wang Ping only then knew that Tao Li was accompanied by the envoy of the King of Qiang, and he was secretly glad that he was decisive, otherwise he almost missed the big thing.

"Please rest assured, I will personally escort the two of you south, all the way south, there will be no more danger."

"Thank you, General Wang, for your help!"

At this time, Tauley's men rushed up and told Tauli about the cruelty of the Di people, and when they left, they also stole most of the horses, and Tauli comforted them one by one, at this time, saving Xìng's life was the first priority, and the horses were robbed of insignificance.

He thanked Wang Ping again, and Wang Ping arranged for the sergeant to transport grain and lead five hundred escort soldiers, and then smiled at the two of them: "Let's go!" Continue on your way. ”

Tao Li and Jiang Yi nodded, and continued to the south under the escort of the Han soldiers

These days, Liu Jing's mansion is also in chaos, mainly because Liu Jing was canonized as the king of Han, Tao Zhan was canonized as the princess of Han, and the mansion became a palace, which involves a lot of changes in the details of the rules, the title must be changed, the etiquette must be changed, the rules must be changed, the plaque must be changed, etc., although Liu Jing and Tao Zhan are not very concerned about the issue of identity and etiquette, but after all, their words and deeds and the Han Wangfu represent the face of the entire Han Kingdom, so many things are also involuntary and must be changed.

However, Tao Zhan still tried to simplify as much as possible, she didn't want to be bothered by cumbersome etiquette, especially to restrain the people in the mansion, and not to harass and extort others in the name of the Han Palace.

On the other hand, Sun Shangxiang's pregnancy is also a big deal, she had signs of miscarriage a month ago, which made the Liu Mansion very nervous, and it took a lot of effort to barely save the fetus.

Tao Zhan didn't dare to be careless, she knew that once there were signs of miscarriage, she could have a miscarriage at any time later, and she could not breathe a sigh of relief until after term, and now Sun Shangxiang was only more than six months pregnant, which was the most dangerous time.

The charcoal fire was burning in the warm room, the bronze beast stove in the corner of the room was fragrant, and the room was filled with a faint sandalwood, Sun Shangxiang was half-lying on the couch, covered with a quilt, her face was a little pale, she drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, put the porridge bowl on the table, and frowned slightly: "Sister, when did you say the general will come back?" ”

Tao Zhan understood her worries, she was afraid that Liu Jing would not be able to catch up with the birth of the child, so she smiled and comforted her: "There are still three months!" I think he should be able to get back. ”

Sun Shangxiang sighed and complained a little: "It's only been back for two months, and he's gone, he's too busy as the king of Han, can't he hand it over to his subordinates to do?" ”

"There's no way around it." Tao Zhan smiled bitterly and said, "Cao Cāo is almost sixty years old, and he still has to be recruited in person, isn't your brother the same?" They are all working hard, and I heard that this time they are going to clean up the Hu people, and I hope he will not get a chief's daughter back. ”

Sun Shangxiang chuckled, "The eldest sister was worried that he was having an affair outside?" ”

Tao Zhan's face turned red, and he quickly shook his head, "He's not that kind of person, and I'm not so careful, just hey!" I don't like to deal with Hu women, this way and that the rules are different from ours, it's hard to live together. ”

"The eldest sister has a point, and I don't like it either."

Sun Shangxiang smiled slyly and said, "Why don't we write a letter to him together and sue him." ”

Tao Zhan hesitated, "Forget this." ”

Sun Shangxiang knew Tao Zhan thought in his heart, but because of his identity, it was not good to write this kind of letter, she didn't care, he dared to bring a bearded girl back, let him wait and see, Sun Shangxiang smiled and shook Tao Zhan, and whispered: "Don't worry about this matter, sister, I'll write a letter." ”

Tao Zhan also knows that her husband loves Shang Xiang very much, this kind of thing between men and women, he never listens to his own opinions, but he cares about Shang Xiang's feelings, although Tao Zhan is sometimes uncomfortable, but she is more broad-minded, plus Sun Shangxiang herself is also a simple-hearted person, which is lovely, and respects herself, Tao Zhan also tries not to care about competing for favor, in order to maintain the harmony of the family.

At this time, she couldn't help laughing, "I'll explain it first!" I don't have that kind of thought, it's none of my business. ”

Sun Shangxiang blinked, "Of course, the eldest sister is the princess of Han, and she should focus on the overall situation, so I, a spicy woman, ignore him." ”

Speaking of this, both of them laughed, and at this time, there was a maid at the door who reported: "Princess Qiyu, Tao Xianghou is asking to see you outside!" ”

Tao Xianghou is Tao Zhan's father Tao Sheng, although he is in Chengdu, he rarely comes to visit his daughter, Tao Zhan knows that his father must have something, so he nodded and said: "Please wait for him, I will come immediately." ”

She said to Sun Shangxiang again: "You lie down and rest, I will come to see you at night." ”

"Hmmm! Bring Zhu'er and Chan'er, I haven't seen them for a few days, but I miss them. ”

Tao Zhan gave a few more commands, and then walked quickly to the outer house

In the guest hall of the outer house, Tao Sheng sat on the soft seat and drank tea with a heavy heart, he was also very busy in the past two months, he had just returned from Chang'an, his son was promoted to Jingzhao County Taishou and Chang'an Order, this is a major event of the Tao family, even ten times more important than his township, Tao Sheng consulted Jia Xu, Jia Xu told him that at most two years, the Han Kingdom will move the capital to Chang'an, and his son Tao Zheng will be the first Jingzhao Yin without accident.

Tao Sheng was very excited, if his father Jiuquan knew, he didn't know how relieved he would be, but he also knew that his son's high move was entirely because his daughter became the princess of Han, this was Liu Jing's cultivation of relatives and improving his daughter's status, so he knew that he should do something, and he needed to communicate with his daughter to let her understand the family's movements.

At this time, there was a sound of ringing, Tao Zhan walked into the hall from the outside, Tao Sheng hurriedly got up, stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "See the princess!" ”

Tao Zhan was slightly stunned, "Father, why do you want to do this?" ”

"This is a courtesy, and it is already rude that I did not bow down." Tao Sheng smiled: "This is not only your face, I have to give face to King Han." ”

Tao Zhan nodded silently, "Father, please take a seat!" ”

Tao Sheng sat down, leaned over and said with a smile: "Do you know about your brother's appointment as the Taishou of Jingzhao County?" ”

"I heard about it, but it wasn't the general who told me, I heard from my sister-in-law, she came a few days ago."

"Didn't King Han tell you these things?" Tao Sheng asked with some puzzlement.

"Father!"

Tao Zhan stretched out his voice with some dissatisfaction, "I told you before, I never care about the Tao family's affairs, and I also hope that the Tao family will not use my name to fool around, as for the promotion of my brother, I have already agreed with the general, he doesn't have to tell me these things, and I don't want to know about it." ”

Tao Sheng was a little embarrassed, he was silent for a while: "Of course I remember what you said, but some things can't be too extreme, after all, you are the daughter of the Tao family, and your brother's appointment as the Taishou of Jingzhao County and the Chang'an Order also has something to do with you, this is a fact, you can't deny it." ”

"Father, I didn't deny it, I just said that I don't want to know about these things, what does the general think, I won't interfere, let alone offer him to take care of the Tao family, do you know what I mean? The Tao family's affairs may have something to do with my identity, but it has nothing to do with me. ”

Tao Sheng smiled and nodded, "I can understand, it is a wise move for you not to interfere in politics, but as a member of the Tao family, as a daughter, you should know how I, the head of the family, and your father, think about it, I hope you can give a little advice." ”

Tao Zhan was silent for a moment and said, "Father, please speak, I'll listen." ”

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