Episode 175 Can't wait
That night, Xiang Xiaoqiang slept early. Accompanied Tang Yunsheng to run around for a day, and after listening to the story of Old Man Tang's "The Most Bullish Horse" at night, he was sleepy for a while, and went to bed before ten o'clock. And slept very deadly.
I don't know when, someone around him pushed him, and a voice whispered in his ear:
"Wake up, sir! Wake up, my lord! Nanjing Phone! ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang finally opened his eyes, and saw that it was Xiuxiu. Xiuxiu is still neatly dressed, and at first glance she is still busy, and she is far from sleeping.
"How...... Xiuxiu? Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted sleepy eyes, slowly propped himself up and asked, "You are on duty again tonight?" ”
"No, Qiu Yu is on the night shift. But Qiu Yu is still sleeping. What time do you think it is, my lord? It's only eleven o'clock. ”
"Oh......"
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at his pocket watch, and sure enough, he had only fallen asleep for more than an hour.
"Nanjing call?" He frowned, "Who's?" What's the urgency? ”
Xiuxiu glanced at him and said:
"Blaze."
"Xuanxuan?!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned for a few seconds, still unable to remember why Zheng Yuxuan called so late.
"Because Xuanxuan came here, just looking for you," Xiuxiu said a little sourly, "I didn't ask her what the matter was." ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, took Xiuxiu in his arms, kissed it lightly, and said:
"My Xiuxiu has worked hard. I'll ask the kitchen to stew two suckling pigeons with ginseng for you, and make up for it. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Xiuxiu's chest with a grin, and then put on his pajamas and got out of bed. Xiuxiu's face was slightly flushed, but she also smiled, not so sour.
Xiuxiu helped him bring the telephone into the bedroom, put it on the small coffee table next to the sofa, and then obediently withdrew and closed the door.
Xiang Xiaoqiang picked up the earpiece and said with a smile:
"Don't look at what time it is...... You girl, you always have to ...... on a whim."
A flustered girl on the other end of the phone said:
"Ah...... Xiang, please wait, I'll ask the county lord for you......"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled, and his face was a little hot. complained in my heart that Zheng Yuxuan's girl didn't wait for the phone call, and she had to run away for a while, and she had to let the maid guard here......
After a while, Zheng Yuxuan's voice appeared:
"Xiaoqiang, ......"
Unexpectedly, Zheng Yuxuan's voice was the same as Xiuxiu's, it was sour.
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly woke up: No wonder! He and Fourteen Gege quietly planned to get married, Xiuxiu knew, Qiu Yu knew, Zhu Yourong knew, only Zheng Yuxuan didn't know. This thing is almost done, but I haven't told Zheng Yuxuan yet! This must have been the news she got from her cousin! I simply forgot about others!
Xiang Xiaoqiang was ashamed and ashamed, and said very humbly:
"Hey, it's me."
Zheng Yuxuan "snorted" and just said:
"Cousin asked me to tell you, you get ready, and fly to Nanjing early tomorrow morning."
"Huh? Why? ”
Zheng Yuxuan's voice became a little happier, and he said:
"No, because I wanted to see you, I told my cousin, and then my cousin called you back."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was angry and funny, and just wanted to scold her, the girl continued:
"By the way, my cousin is also going to discuss with you about marrying Princess Liaoyang or something."
Xiang Xiaoqiang really can't do anything with her mouth. Obviously, the latter is the main thing, and she has to turn it upside down, just to take advantage of this. But......
"Fly back tomorrow?" Xiang Xiaoqiang was a little puzzled, "Didn't I just ...... Ahem, well, isn't this just about to start attacking Tianjin? When I go back at this time, what will I do with military affairs here? ”
"Then I don't know," Zheng Yuxuan said with a faceless face, "You like to give it to whomever you like." Isn't that Xiuxiu of yours quite capable? Then you'll leave it to Xiuxiu. Anyway, you have to show up in Nanjing tomorrow, you can do it. This is my cousin's order. ”
Then, the girl hung up the phone.
"Holy."
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the phone receiver and said.
……
Fortunately, Xuzhou is not far from Nanjing, and it is only an hour's flight. Plus the round-trip drive between the two sides, it doesn't take more than two hours. Faster than later generations to work in Beijing and Shanghai.
The next morning, that is, on the 25th, Xiang Xiaoqiang took Hu Jiong and Wu Yanbin and flew back to Nanjing in a Junkers-52. At half past nine in the morning, they were already in the Nanjing Imperial Palace.
"Quite right," Zhu Yourong frowned, looked at the calendar and said, "We don't have much time." If marriage is to be given, it must be before the Beijing offensive is launched. If it's too late, this justification won't be needed. ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart warmed. Although Zhu Yourong must be sour in her heart, it can be clearly seen in every sentence that she is on her side. He glanced at the fourteen squares across from him and made eye contact with her.
Since Fourteen Gege entered the palace to express his position, he was kept in the palace by Zhu Yourong for hospitality until he "got married". Because of the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, before the princess got married, she did not have her own princess mansion, and she lived in the palace or palace with her elders. After getting married, he went outside with his horse to live in Kaifu. Princess Liaoyang belongs to the "outsider", and she has no place to live if she doesn't open the house, so she is an exception. Now it's time to get married, so according to tradition, she lived in the palace before marriage as the eldest princess, and she was Zhu Yourong's nominal "sister". Now Fourteen Gege still goes to work in the People's Guard during the day and lives in the palace at night.
Now in this small hall, there are only Zhu Yourong, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Fourteen Gege, and Wei Zijin. Xiang Xiaoqiang's entourage Hu Jiong and Wu Yanbin, and Fourteen Gege's entourage Xiaowu were all waiting outside. Wei Zijin lowered his gaze, but he was obviously a little distracted. Probably because he knew that the sweetheart he hadn't seen for many days was outside the door.
Xiang Xiaoqiang thought about it for a moment and said:
"It shouldn't take a few days to take Tianjin. The fastest is three or four days, and the slow is a week. After that, the troops will definitely have to repair, and at the same time persuade the Qing army in Beijing to surrender. Anyway, as long as Tianjin is defeated, Beijing will be surrounded on three sides. So whether to fight or not, when to fight, it's up to us. ”
Zhu Yourong nodded and said:
"Zijin."
Wei Zijin immediately said:
"Lord Xiang, there are two plans now. One is not to hold a wedding at first, get engaged first, and wait until the war is won. This is a bit more relaxed because the engagement ceremony doesn't need to be complicated and can be done right away. However, after all, this is only an engagement, not an official marriage. His Majesty is worried that this will have a limited impact on the Qing army and the coup organization. …… The second option is not to get engaged and marry directly. Then, it is more urgent, and it must be completed in the last ten days. It may also be simpler. But the upside is that this is an excellent signal for both the Qing army and Beijing. Well, and ......"
Wei Zijin stopped and didn't say any more.
Zhu Yourong looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, then at Fourteen Gege, and said with a smile:
"Moreover, my sister and Tingzhi will be able to get married as soon as possible. Hehe. ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Zhu Yourong, looked at her demure and serene smile, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He looked at Fourteen again, and Fourteen looked a little uneasy.
"Uh, this ......" Xiang Xiaoqiang lowered his head, pinched his chin, and pretended to think, "I...... Well...... Actually...... What do I think about it......"
Fourteen Gege suddenly looked hesitant and said:
"Your Majesty, Liaoyang has some concerns......
"What are my sister's concerns? Oh, sister, please say. ”
Fourteen Gege hesitated:
"Right now, the soldiers are still fighting bloody battles on the front line, and Lord Xiang is a hero in their hearts...... If they suddenly heard that Lord Xiang had married Princess Liaoyang, would it have an impact on morale? Will the soldiers feel that we are fighting bloodily in front, but Lord Xiang has already put one ...... Married a Manchu Gege home...... So, will they have ...... Will it feel betrayed? ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang raised his head suddenly, and "groaned" in his heart, and felt that this was really the case for a while. It's just that this fourteen is also true, and now she is thinking about how to marry her into the door, but she can't open which pot there......
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yourong smiled calmly and said:
"Sister, don't worry, I've already discussed this with Shen Ge and them. Zijin. ”
Wei Zijin said again:
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Lord Xiang, you have decided to do this for now. At the same time as getting engaged or married, a batch of leaflets was printed, which were printed with a group photo of Lord Xiang and Her Royal Highness the Princess at the ceremony, and then written in Manchu and Chinese languages on the national reconciliation policy after the Ming War, plus some words of persuasion, which roughly means: Brothers of the Eight Banners, you should not have any worries, lay down your arms and surrender, after the war, you are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty, and you will be treated equally. You see, although Commander Xiang has always been a hardliner against the Qing Dynasty and a pioneer in destroying the Qing Dynasty, didn't he also marry the Princess of the Banner People? And so on. Some of these leaflets were airplaned to the Qing army, and the other part was distributed to our soldiers to give them an opportunity to distribute these leaflets to the enemy. ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly realized:
"Oh, I see. Actually, this is what I wrote to my soldiers. When they look at it, they will understand that this is actually a 'political marriage'. I married Princess Liaoyang not for myself, but to better persuade the Qing army to surrender, so that the soldiers would shed less blood in the front. In this way, the soldiers will not only have no resentment, but will support our marriage. …… Hehe, he deserves to be Shen Ge Lao. ”
Zhu Yourong nodded and smiled:
"Yes, exactly. In this way, my sister's concerns can naturally be dispelled. ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege quickly exchanged glances, and then said to Xiaoqiang:
"Well, I've decided. Let's get engaged simply. It was the wedding that was postponed after the war. Now that the war situation is tense, I will not be allowed to spare a lot of time to stay in Nanjing for the wedding. ”
Zhu Yourong nodded, glanced at Wei Zijin again, and then with Fourteen Gege, all smiling. After a while, Zhu Yourong smiled and said:
"In that case, we're all set. Do it today. ”
Xiang Xiaoqiang was not mentally prepared at all, and was startled:
"What? Do it today? ”
"Yes," Zhu Yourong said with a smile, "I've checked the yellow calendar, and today is a good day." Moreover, it is also the Lantern Festival. For many days to come, it will be difficult to find such a good day. It just so happens that you don't have to fly back and forth again. Zijin. ”
Wei Zijin immediately got up, bowed down and smiled at Xiao Qiang and Fourteen Gege:
"Your Royal Highness Princess, Lord Xiang, please come with the slave maid."
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Fourteen Gege both stood up. Xiang Xiaoqiang hesitated:
"It's ...... to go"
Zhu Yourong also got up and said with a smile:
"Pick out the clothes, look at the venue, get familiar with the process. The celebrant and the royal press service are there, and I want to talk to you first. Because the ceremony takes place in the afternoon, followed by a dinner. When the time comes, it will be officially announced in the evening, and there will be many reporters. …… Hehe, I know it's sudden, but I can't help it, we're pressed for time...... Hehehe...... Sister, this way ...... walk."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned, and followed Zhu Yourong, Fourteen Gege, and Wei Zijin out of the small hall very calmly. Fourteen Gege lowered his head and looked at the red ears from behind. Zhu Yourong's ears are also red.
This girl is in such a hurry, she wonders if she can't wait, so she has to finish the fourteen grid things as quickly as possible, and then it will be her turn?
This book.
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