Chapter Forty-Eight: Princess Yongjing of Lan Zhaoguo (Part 2, Chapter 1)
Chapter Forty-Eight: Princess Yongjing of Lan Zhaoguo (Part 2, Chapter 1)
Lan Zhaoguo Princess's Mansion. Princess Yongjing and the concubine Yang Cheng are ready to leave for the imperial capital.
Packing up, Yongjing Company asked Yang Cheng: "You said, introduce me to the imperial general Zhang Shan, you won't lie to me, right?" ”
Yang Cheng said: "When did I lie to you, I and Zhang Shan have known each other since childhood. He was trained according to the standards of a general, I came from a humble background and only practiced martial arts, so my martial arts were acceptable, but I didn't know how to arrange troops and rectify the army, Zhang Shan was the best at it. ”
Princess Yongjing hesitated and said, "The hibiscus on your body has not been quit yet, why are you in such a hurry to return to the imperial capital?" ”
Yang Cheng replied: "I'm afraid Qiuyue can't wait, I've been here for more than a year, and I want to rush back if I can walk." ”
Princess Yongjing hesitated and said, "Why didn't you write to Qiu Yue before and ask her to wait for you." ”
Yang Cheng replied: "At that time, my injury was not healed, I was afraid that I would drag her down if I was disabled, but now that my injury is healed, I want to go back directly." ”
"Then here, isn't there anything you miss about?"
"Princess Yongjing, thank you, I will introduce you to General Zhang Shan, and I will also ask him to teach you the way to strengthen the army. I will always remember your life-saving grace. In the future, if you need anything, just write to me, and I will never give up if I can do it. ”
Princess Yongjing wanted to say, "That's it, that's it, what do I need this for?" I want you to be a real husband! She will never be able to say this, not because of the shyness of a woman, but because Yang Cheng doesn't love her.
“……”
After half a year of getting along, Princess Yongjing fell in love with Yang Cheng, but what Yang Cheng missed in his heart was always Qiuyue. I didn't say a few words when I saw him, it was how Qiuyue was, Qiuyue was so good, Qiuyue was so good, and how Qiuyue was before.
They are nominally husband and wife, but in reality they are in name only. It was a helpless move that the two of them discussed together at that time. Princess Yongjing was full of joy, thinking that she could slowly cultivate her feelings after marriage, but Yang Cheng's feelings were too persistent and never gave her a chance. Everything was carried out according to the previous agreement.
The Tianshan Snow Lotus is a coveted treasure in the martial arts and even the royal family, it is said that it can cure a hundred poisons and is a miracle medicine that can bring the dead back to life.
Lan Zhao is most famous for medicine and poison. Just because Lanzhao is a small country, surrounded by endless mountains and mountains, there is only the only foreign trade channel - Tianwei Road (named because the traffic fortress is extremely limited. )
Lanzhao is more like a small tribal country, the national strength is weak, because of the steep terrain, the national strength is not strong, and there is no ambition to invade the outside world, so how the Central Plains countries change the dynasty, bloody wind and rain, Lanzhao can be in a corner of peace. The kingdom of Lan Zhao was almost isolated from the rest of the world.
External contacts are all about the sale and purchase of drugs and materials. Lan Zhaoguo transported the medicine to the bazaars of various countries or the Central Plains through the Tianwei Road to sell, and then bought iron, copper and other items that were lacking in Lan Zhaoguo.
A year and a half ago, the crown prince of Gao Zhaoguo spent a lot of money to ask Lan Zhaoguo to buy Tianshan Snow Lotus. For a small country like Lan Zhaoguo, this honorarium is really tempting. Princess Yongjing led the army from Lan Zhao Kingdom, and after half a year, she arrived at Tianshan Mountain, looking for Tianshan Snow Lotus, and rushed back to Lan Zhao Country non-stop.
This Princess Yongjing is the eldest princess of Lan Zhaoguo, now twenty years old, and is the most beloved princess of the king and queen. There are also two imperial brothers, the eldest imperial brother Yongzhao, who is sixteen years old, and the younger imperial brother who is fourteen years old.
There was no war in the Lan Zhao Kingdom all year round, and there was no large-scale army. The two princes also lacked interest in army management, so the burden shifted to Princess Yongjing.
Princess Yongjing knew that the army of Lan Zhaoguo was low, and it was okay to deal with mountain bandits or small armies, and if she encountered a large professional army, she would have no power to fight back. But Princess Yongjing will still strengthen her training, dreaming of one day building a strong army.
It was also this trip to the Tianshan Mountains that made her meet Yang Cheng and turned her life upside down.
Princess Yongjing has been in the army all the year round, with a straightforward and lively personality, tall and elegant, with red and phoenix eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a smile like a flower.
She was unmarried in her twenties, but she was anxious for the king and queen to let her choose a husband, and this time she went to the Tianshan Mountains to find the Tianshan Snow Lotus. The king and queen decreed their death, and if they did not choose a husband, they would not be allowed to leave the mountain.
Princess Yongjing said: "As long as the daughter is a hero among the people, can be literate and martial, and fights on the battlefield, she will never want that weak scholar or a gentleman." If there is no harmony after marriage, my sword will not have long eyes. Whoever eats and consumes my fist, come and propose again! ”
The queen said: "But looking at the entire Lan Zhao Kingdom, there is no such person. ”
Princess Yongjing said with a smile: "That daughter is looking for it from the Central Plains, and there are many heroic men in the Central Plains." Queen Mother, this time I will go to Tianshan, and I will exchange you for a son-in-law who is one in a million. ”
The queen glanced at her and said, "You are walking on the mountain road this time, and you have not passed through the Central Plains city-state. How to find a husband, didn't he fall from the sky? ”
Princess Yongjing pondered for a while, as if thinking about the feasibility of this problem, and then her eyes lit up and said: "That's not known, the Central Plains people said: There is a fate to meet thousands of miles away." Maybe my husband really fell from the sky, and he must be one of the best and best heroes. ”
The queen knew that she was ridiculing, so she said helplessly: "You will play tricks, anyway, within this year, you must get married." If you come back from the Tianshan Mountains this time and you can't find a husband, your father will marry you. ”
Princess Yongjing just wanted to do it anyway, when the priest of Lan Zhaoguo stood up and said: "Back to the emperor and the queen, the old man just pinched his fingers on this trip, and Princess Yongjing's red luan star moved, and she had to meet the true son of heaven." Just ......"
Speaking of this, Princess Yongjing smiled and asked, "Lord Shaman, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." "The shaman has loved Princess Yongjing since she was a child, and she thought that this time it was to relieve her, so she wanted to end the queen mother's concerns first.
The shaman no longer helped her out of the siege, and said with an unusually serious face: "It's just that this star has a displacement, and the numerology is not smooth, and it takes a lot of experience to get the right result." ”
Princess Yongjing almost laughed, and forcibly asked, "Is it really for me to drop a husband from the sky?" ”
The shaman said, "Don't let the secret of heaven be revealed! ”
“……”
The queen said: "The queen mother is not joking with you, if you come back this time, you can't bring back your husband, I will give you a marriage." You've got to think about it, but don't get into trouble again. ”
Princess Yongjing said: "Queen Mother, in front of all the ministers today, my daughter swears to you that in the name of the monarch and the god, if you meet a lover on this trip to the Tianshan Mountains, you will come back and get married as soon as possible." If it falls from the sky, it will be married when you return to the palace. ”
What else did the queen want to say, Princess Yongjing said: "Queen Mother, I'm about to set off, this time the crown prince of Gao Zhiguo has paid a lot of money, and the daughter of Tianshan Snow Lotus will definitely be found in order to expand the army." It is unlucky to delay the auspicious time. ”
After saying goodbye to the emperor and queen, he set off. This little episode, she just regarded it as a joke and didn't take it to heart.
This trip to the Tianshan Mountains, after finding the snow lotus in April, Princess Yongjing rushed back to the palace in a hurry, and she wanted to exchange the reward as soon as possible.