Chapter 174: Sad Man

Duyang Ping is located on the road leading to Liangu and Xinqin, the area is not large, after many years of wind and rain washing, sediment siltation, forming a flat place, the center is a soil mountain with an altitude of only ten meters, just like a traffic roundabout in a city, but there is a lack of water here, and there is no danger to defend, there is no soldier stationed in peacetime, it can be said that the mountain is not dewed, so it is also to attract the attention of the Song army and Brother Cha, the army did not leave people to garrison - 1 - but it was favored by Zhao Ta, and the troops were transferred to fortify here, and the earth mountain was transformed into a fortress, and the Hezhou army, which cooperated with the battle, was sent by him to ambush in the mountains a few miles away and was led into an ambush.

Zhao Ta led the army to set up fortifications in Duyangping, from the morning more than ten miles away there was a constant sound of gunfire, but everyone waited left and right and waited in the sight but there has been no shadow of the Baotai army, can not help but be anxious, keep sending sentinels to reconnoitre, but there is fierce fighting, gunpowder smoke is filled, only to see the soldiers and horses back and forth conflict, the specific battle situation is not clear.

Entering June, the weather in the northwest has also become very hot, and in the hidden department, Zhao Ta is wearing a military uniform and listening to the increasingly fierce gunfire, and his heart has settled down, "See Xi get me some water to drink!" "At noon, the hidden part of the department became more and more stuffy, and the sweat was even more uncomfortable with the armor on his body.

"Second master, drink water!" But it was Wangfu who brought water in, and he didn't see Xi's figure.

"Where did this kid go, let him stay in Fuzhou and not listen, he had to follow me to the battlefield, but he didn't follow him honestly!" Zhao Ta took the water cup, took a big sip and said indignantly.

"Xiye has been with the second master for a long time, so I went out to breathe, and the second master had something to tell us!" Wangfu said with a smile.

"I don't want you to accompany me, just accompany your Xiye later, don't let Xia Bing be injured!" Zhao Ta said angrily, the mood that had just gotten better had deteriorated again, and the people who had been with him every day in the past were not there, what the hell was going on?

In the shade on the back of the mountain, I saw Xi wearing the shirt and flashing the wind, pinning a pistol to his waist, and stuffing a dagger in his boots, but his head was still sweating, "Xiye, why do you say that the second master is unhappy these days, is he angry with me!" Zhao Xinxin, who was sitting on the side, wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and asked.

"The second master loves you the most, how can you be angry with you, did you do something to embarrass the prince!" Seeing that he smiled and said, in the past two days, the prince has been drooping his face all day long, and he has eaten less, and he has scolded a few words of confusion from time to time, which makes everyone very nervous, and I don't know why.

"Hmm!" Zhao Xin lowered his head and whispered, "Since the Battle of Fengzhou, the girl has not come back, she must have been angry with me, the second master didn't say anything, he must have blamed me in his heart!" ”

"No, now the war is urgent, Zhao Ren has no news all the way, and now that the city has lost the land, some people have taken the opportunity to make trouble, which makes the second master annoyed, the second master will not be angry about those little things, and the reason why the girl left can't blame you, that's for another reason, but you have too much to the girl!" Jianxi shook his head and said.

"Oh, why didn't the girl come back?" Zhao Xin asked in surprise when he heard that this matter had nothing to do with him.

"You should know the influence of the Zhe family in Linfu Feng Sanzhou, right?" Seeing that Zhao Xin nodded, he said that he understood and continued: "The reason why the girl has accompanied the prince for so many days this time is actually an attempt, they are now hereditary governors of the prefecture for several generations, although they have been rewarded, but they have not been able to go further, so they want to use the method of marriage to get in touch with the royal family and seek greater power!" ”

"After subduing Fengzhou, didn't the second master give them the post of prefect of Fuzhou, isn't this enough?" Zhao Xinzhi said that the prince had been troubled by the arrangement of the position of the governor of Fuzhou, and now he met their requirements, but he said angrily. …,

"Be quiet, don't let outsiders hear!" Seeing Xi hurriedly covered Zhao Xin's mouth and said, "You be quiet, let others hear it badly, but both of us are the prince's cronies, it doesn't hurt to talk to you about this, although the Zhe family got the prefect, but they failed to achieve their goal, they want to imitate the Fuzhou state, hereditary replacement, generation of officials, and the second master only gave them a rogue official after many considerations, and it was replaced after three years, so it caused dissatisfaction among the Zhe family, this is one of them!" ”

"It's really good to fold the family, use women as bargaining chips, and do business with the prince, doesn't the prince know the way?" Zhao Xin sneered at what the Zhe family had done.

"The prince's heart is like a mirror, but now Hezhou and Fengzhou are newly acquired places, and now the war is tense, he has no time to take care of it, so he needs to come forward to maintain it for the time being, so as to avoid chaos, he is so dedicated to dealing with Brother Cha, so he didn't say anything." Jianxi said, "Second, after recovering Fengzhou, the prince used the strategy of luring the enemy to go deeper, gave up several cities, and retreated to the turbidity wheel river, and in the eyes of the Zhe family, the prince suffered defeats again and again, lost a large area of land, and was impeached by others, which will definitely cause the emperor's anger, cut his post and dismissed the official, the prince who fell out of favor is not as good as a courtier, and the prince and several rulers in the court frequently had bad relations, and the Zhe family felt that the prince had no use value, and he would be implicated if he didn't do it well, so he deliberately alienated the prince, and the matter of the girl was no longer mentioned, How could she continue to be by the prince's side! ”

"That folded girl is really good at acting, I think she really likes the prince, but in fact, she thinks it is a snake with the prince, which makes the prince feel sad!" Zhao Xin pouted.

"Alas, the girl is also a poor person, in my opinion, she really likes the prince, have you noticed that she looks at the prince's eyes, she can sit there and stare at the prince motionless for a long time, the prince often says that the only place where people can't lie is the eyes, her eyes can't be faked, and now I'm afraid she's sad like this!" Seeing the joy said with a wry smile.

"Really? But I see how awkward she looks, I hate her for following the prince, it's enough for the prince to have us, isn't it Xiye? Zhao Xin said with a little excitement.

"Zhao Xin, what you said is wrong, the prince has grown up, whether you and I are willing or not, or even whether the prince is willing or not, there will be more than one woman, among which there may be those that the prince likes, and there are those that the prince may not like, this is up to us!" Seeing Xi looked at Zhao Xin's face and said meaningfully, "If you always think like this, I hope you still leave the prince's side as soon as possible, so as not to make the prince sad and make yourself sad in the future; If you don't want to leave and don't want to make the prince sad, you must learn to think about the prince, learn to be lenient, and understand the prince's heart! ”

"Xiye, do you think the prince will be sad for me?" Zhao Xin listened for a while, the excitement on his face was gone, he was a little confused, and a little puzzled, and asked timidly.

"Hehe, don't you really understand the prince's heart?" Seeing that Xi didn't answer, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, stood up and patted the soil on his ass and left.

Seeing that Xi was the prince's companion from the time he arrived at the palace, he accompanied the prince every day, and later there was another Zhao Xin, and he was mixed together every day. Seeing Xi is not a fool, how can he not see through the clues, but the prince doesn't talk about it, Zhao Xin doesn't say it, he can only pretend to be stupid, but as the head of the palace and the prince's cronies, one of his important responsibilities is to take care of the prince and ensure the reproduction of the royal family and the progeny of the royal family. Although Zhao Xin is also loyal to the prince, he doesn't want to see the prince always accompanied by such a woman, today's words to Zhao Xin are both advice and warning, hoping to wake him up and let him know his position and identity.

"Do I understand the prince? Do you want to stay or leave..."Zhao Xin didn't notice Jianxi's departure, hugged his knees with his arms, looked into the distance and muttered, "There are two people around the prince now, Miss Zhu was born in a scholarly family, versatile, gentle and affectionate, the family is innocent, beautiful as a flower, she must be a good wife and mother, a person who has a good family, and has the love of the mother to make this family business for the prince, although the prince doesn't like her, but he doesn't hate her either, thinking that with the character of the prince, he will not hurt the hearts of the mother and Miss Zhu; Folded girl, although she is not as beautiful as Miss Zhu, but she is far beyond ordinary people, and has her own charm, and was born in a family of military generals, since she was a child, she has practiced martial arts, is proficient in the art of war, and her riding and archery kung fu does not let her eyebrows be worried, and it is also the most attractive place for the prince. …,

Thinking of himself, Zhao Xin was gloomy, in addition to accompanying the prince since he was a child, he was barely a childhood sweetheart, what else did he have? On identity, he is a domestic slave; In terms of appearance, I don't know what Lu Dao will look like when I take off my military uniform; In terms of family background, although he was born in a Khitan aristocracy, who can tell him what he looks like now, and then the Great Song Dynasty royal family can allow a foreign woman to become their family? The more Zhao Xin thought about it, the more sad he felt in his heart...

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Just after the hour, the dust and smoke were billowing in the south, and the neighing of people shouting horses was getting closer and closer, "Report to the prince, the Xia army was defeated by my Zhao Lian department, and the remnants want to break through from me!" The scout reported to Zhao Ta.

"How many are there and how far are we from us?" Zhao Ta stood up and asked.

"Report to the prince, there are about 5,000 remnants of the Xia army, most of them are foot soldiers, less than three miles away from me!"

"Zhao Lianxing, most of the enemy was annihilated, I knew that the road was so smooth, why are we still tossing this!" Zhao Tan said with a smile, "Shadui, you go and give an order, and the rest of these people will be handed over to the Hezhou army, and they will be ordered to attack, and the captured prisoners will belong to them, but the battlefield must be cleaned up!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Shadui said loudly, he knew that the prince intended to raise their Quru tribe, and these routs were a gift from the prince to his clan.

"Send an order to Xin Qin, let them attack tonight and annihilate the besieging Xia army; ordered Zhao Lian's troops not to stay, and quickly went to Liangu, recaptured the city, and blocked the mouth of the turbidity wheel; Order Yeli to defend the turbidity wheel to the death, and not let a single soldier of the Xia army pass! "The victory here has been decided, Zhao Ta issued several orders in a row, ready to face Brother Cha!