Chapter 50: Desperate Situation

But he said that he remembered an arrow, accidentally miscarried, Yuan Hao did not expect it, and he regretted that he had no children so far, so he could only press the table. It happened that the Jianing army led by Yeli Rongwan was attacked by the army led by Han Yuqi on Jingyuan Road, suffered heavy losses, and was also short of supplies, so he had to summon Zhang Yuan to take care of Yizhi, leaving Helan Zhen and a small army to guard, and he personally led the army to withdraw to the territory of Western Xia.

Zhang Yuanmu sent the army away, returned to the village, to go to the king of Eno, suddenly heard the female envoy hurriedly come to report, Dao Yizhi took advantage of the crowd to send the Western Xia army away, slack, knocked out a female envoy, I don't know where to flee, suddenly shocked, hurriedly ordered to count the horses, and raised the village to search.

Suddenly, he heard a report from the watchtower and found Yizhi's whereabouts, Zhang Yuan hurriedly led someone to ride a horse, only to see Yizhi wearing a single coat and staggering, no matter how he called her, he just fell step by step, and went deep into the snow.

Zhang Yuan slipped off the saddle and chased after him and shouted: "Girl, your arrow wound has not healed, and you have just had a miscarriage, you wear the ground so thinly, and you are still walking in the ice and snow, how to make it!" ”

Yizhi just blindly moved forward, Zhang Yuan chased after him, untied the crane, and draped it on Yizhi's body.

Yizhi swung her shoulders, and the crane fell into the slush, her lips were blue from the cold, and she said timidly: "Who wants you to save me...... I don't want my life, what about my body? With that, he continued to wade through the snow.

Zhang Yuan picked up the crane, patted the snow water, and said, "Girl, what's the matter, since you survived, isn't it good to live well!" ”

Yizhi stopped, looked back at him, and said, "You don't have to pretend, are you afraid that if I lose or die, he will be angry with you......"

Zhang Yuan said: "Since the girl knows, she can't spare my life, you don't want to live, but I want to." ”

Memories sneered, turned around and continued walking.

Zhang Yuan said: "There are still people waiting for me in Song Kingdom, I have to go back, I have to go back after I have a career!" ”

Remembering the head did not reply: "You traitor, who is still waiting for you to go back, not hating you is already the limit!" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "This girl also knows each other. ”

Yizhi stopped unconsciously, Zhang Yuan stepped forward quickly, wrapped Yizhi tightly with a crane, and said, "Her name is Wen Wan." ”

Suddenly, she shook her body slightly, and wondered, "Sister-in-law Liu...... You said...... You said Liu Yisun's wife was waiting for you...... Did you say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong? ”

Zhang Yuan held Yizhi and said: "I lost my father since I was a child, my mother was seriously ill that year, I had no money to treat her, so I had to ask for help from the elderly, that is, her father, so we got acquainted, and later my mother died of illness, and she also accompanied me to survive." ”

After remembering for a long time, Zhang Yuan continued: "Her parents are good people, but it's a pity that I took the exam twice and failed to pass the ...... Six years, she waited for me for six years, a woman, there are several six years to waste. It's that I don't deserve her, it's me who asked her parents to choose another good son-in-law, and I didn't say goodbye. I can't think of ...... She's still waiting for me. ”

Yizhi thought of Su Ri's gentle attitude towards Liu Yisun, and thought that she had nothing to do, and the Wen Mansion took the initiative to take a concubine for Liu Yisun.

She stayed for a long time and asked, "She's already married, she's ...... She's unclean......"

Zhang Yuan sneered and said, "People like you are actually trapped in this matter? ”

Yizhi's eyes were stunned, looking at the endless snow, and he said unconsciously: "Further on, it is the Ejina River, follow the river to the east, and I can go home." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The rivers are frozen. ”

Yizhi's eyes were red, and he said, "Yes, I can't go back......"

Zhang Yuan said: "The purpose of Yan Daguan doing this may be that he doesn't want you to go back. He may have thought that it would be better for you to stay in Western Xia and stay with the vultures. ”

Yi Zhi shed two lines of tears, she turned her head, stared at Zhang Yuan, and said: "He wants me to be the internal response, home and country, he still chose the country, isn't it great?" I think it's great, too...... But I'm very wronged...... I'm so stupid, I can't do anything, I've been through so much, I've lost my faith, I just want to go home......"

She paused and said, "After the New Year, I am only eighteen years old, and I am still a child, but my father has just cut me off ......."

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Girl, when you should be self-reliant and self-reliant, it doesn't matter your age. ”

Yizhi looked away with his eyes and muttered to himself: "I am still a child myself, and I have a child, but I haven't been able to protect him yet...... The father doesn't want his children for the sake of the country, and what about me, I don't know anything......"

Zhang Yuan said: "Girl, I hope that the Song court will be vigilant, and I only ask the Western Xia to establish a country and sit on an equal footing with the Great Song Dynasty, you don't have to do anything, just appease the vulture and make his heart soft enough." ”

Remembrance: "I don't have this ability. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "You have to let yourself have this ability." He paused and said, "Girl, you have no way out. ”

Yizhi angrily pushed Zhang Yuan, she felt that she had tried her best, but she couldn't push him, so she had to say stupidly: "Do I have a way out, what does it have to do with you, don't count me in your majestic career, I'm not rare." As he spoke, he had to move forward again.

Zhang Yuan shouted at the back of Yizhi: "What about your father, can you ignore it?" ”

Remembering to be stunned, she stood for a long time, and finally couldn't support it, her legs bent, and she fainted in the white snow.

But she said that she was bent on death, did not eat decoction, was muddy and heavy all day long, had more times when she was confused, and less when she was sober, all hanging with a mouthful of ginseng soup, and became more and more confused. Zhang Yuan couldn't, so he reported the matter to Yuan. Yuan Xuan was afraid that the army's heart was turbulent, and he was not allowed to turn back in person, so he had to let Zhang Yuan take Yi on the road and also go to the territory of Western Xia.

Zhang Yuan and his entourage, under the goose feather snow, walked all the way, from the Song realm to the summer realm, it took nearly two months, they returned to the small village when they first entered the Western Xia, the female envoy carried a basin of hot water to the house of memory, and suddenly saw a cluster of crimson figures standing under the green pine and white snow, it turned out that the memory was dressed in a big flamingo, and his eyes were straight, looking at the bubbling Ejina River. Unconsciously dropped the wooden basin in a panic and hurriedly reported to Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan thought that she was getting weaker and weaker day by day, lest it be a return to the light, so he hurriedly asked the military doctor to accompany him, but when he arrived, he remembered that he was not under the green pine, and when he returned to the house, she had slept on the kang, and she was full of muddy and whimpering.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are stunned. The military doctor stepped forward to check the pulse, Zhang Yuan touched the big hair of the crane, and the palm of his hand touched a cold, thinking that what the female envoy said was true, so he hurriedly flew the pigeon to pass the book, and presented the matter to Yuanxuan.

Yuan Xuanyuan was in Xingqing Mansion, learned about this, hurriedly threw all the trivial things to Sunur, and hurried to the small village.

At that time, the female envoy was serving Yizhi to take medicine, Yuan Xuan saw that she only had the breath out, not the breath in, and felt a jump in his heart, waved his hand, asked everyone to retreat, and he sat down on the edge of the kang, and looked at her for a long time before saying: "You have grown up to endure, beat people and abscond, and hunger strike and do not take medicine...... "Regret for a while, and then hold her arm with only a handful of bones left, sighed, and said: "Why are you suffering?" ”

Yizhi suddenly said: "I want to go on a safari." ”

Yuan Xuan smiled: "You take good care of your body, and when the snow melts, I will take you there." ”

Remembering the way: "In March, if you are in Bianjing, the snow has melted. In a few days, the major gardens will be opened, and everyone can go to the garden to fight for grass. She smiled again: "If you win the fight, you will get a reward...... Many of the gardens are owned by elegant people, and their colorful heads are particularly rare. ”

Yuan Xuan was silent for a long time and asked, "Do you hate me?" If I don't take you back to Western Xia...... You're still the carefree little lady. ”

Yizhi stayed for a long time and said: "I fell into the dungeon, my father has too much to protect, he can only give up on me, no matter what, it is impossible for me to return to my original life." ”

She teased again: "So, most people in the world love to have a lot of children, and if you give up one, you can spare it." ”

She lay on her back, looked at the roof, and said with a smile: "I really want to find someone to hate, but who can I hate, Su Yiyi?" To her, I and my father are hateful people, no matter what, she is more pitiful than me, I can't hate such people. As for Brother Liangbi, he died nine times in order to save me. I can't hate it. As for you, you rescued me from the dungeon, knowing that I was bent on lurking beside you...... Again and again showed mercy to my men.

The crisis of the Song state was of its own making, even if it was not the Western Xia, the Tibetans, the Uighurs, the Liao, or the newly invading Beizhou rebels in the territory...... I was angry, but I couldn't hate, it was my home, I couldn't give up, even if I died, I just wanted to die on that land. ”

Yuan Xuan was stunned, he held Yizhi's hand, as if holding an iron ingot, hard, cold, he hated and regretted, and said with red eyes: "You will be fine." ”

Yi Zhi held Yuan Xuan's hand and said timidly: "Li Ping, when I die, put my body on a small boat and flow east along the Ejina River, and I will be able to go home." ”

Yuan Xuan listened to Yizhi's words, like a thousand arrows in his heart, he picked up Yizhi, hugged him tightly in his arms, and said for a long time: "You will be fine......"

Yizhi said again: "Li Ping, even if you are just Li Ping, it is better than now......"

Yuan Xuan cried and laughed, and said, "I am Yuan Xuan, so I can have you." If I were just Li Ping, I would only look up to you. ”

Yizhi said softly: "It's not ......"

Yuan Yu waited for a long time, didn't see her speak again, understood in his heart, and suddenly a sadness rushed to his brain, he released the loneliness buried deep in his heart, and cried bitterly for a long time. He ordered someone to buy a boat and deal with the aftermath for Yizhi.

When Zhang Yuan heard the news, Dao had already been alert, so he had already prepared all the things, and this time, he only needed to order someone to carry it out.

Yuan Xuan hugged Yizhi, stayed for a while, and listened to Zhang Yuan's return was ready, so he walked to the lower reaches of the Ejina River with Yizhi, and when he put her in the boat, he couldn't help himself for a while, and he burst into tears.

Zhang Yuan turned the big red crane over, revealing the white velvet lining inside, and covered the red side on Yizhi's body.

Yuan Xuan said: "She loves flowers, but it's a pity that there is nothing this time." ”

Zhang Yuan was silent for a long time and said: "The girl wants to go home, and there is nothing that makes her happier than going home." ”

Yuan Xuan stared at Yizhi's face and said with a smile: "I saw her sick first, her face was sallow, and she was thin and out of shape. Now, being baked by the warm sun of this snowy land, it is beautiful again......" He rubbed the back of his fingers against her face and said, "It was as if she had just fallen asleep." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The girl just fell asleep, but this sleep is a bit long, and I don't know when I wake up again." ”

Yuan Xuan held the boat and said, "I shouldn't have brought her to Western Xia." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled again: "I see that the girl likes Xixia very much, although this land is barren, it has a different kind of beauty. The girl used to want to live a good life here. ”

Yuan Xuan muttered, "Yes...... How did I forget......" He stayed for a long time, and then sent the boat into the distance, his eyes followed the boat, and he soaked his right hand in the bone-chilling water, as if he could accompany her.

There was only a black spot left in the boat along the bright river, Yuan Xuan stood up, shook his right hand that was already unconscious, looked at the direction where the boat was drifting, and said: "Mr. Zhang, Jianing Army will be handed over to Mr. in the future, Yeli Rongwan will be demoted to deputy marshal, and he will be dispatched by Mr. Hou, he is a cannon temperament, please take care of Mr. more." ”

Zhang Yuan stayed for a long time, then suddenly woke up, rubbed his hands, and said respectfully: "Thank you!" ”

Yuan Xuan was silent, looking at the person he was thinking about, and only moved for a long time. He entrusted the rest to Zhang Yuan, and did not stop, immediately got on the horse and returned to Xingqing Mansion.

But it is said that Maitia carried a sword on her back, and looked at the boat, along the Ejina River, all the way through the snow, leaving a string of ears of wheat footprints, she obstructed it several times, and could not stop the boat, and the boat collided east and west, and went down the river in a hurry.

Maitia chased after her, she took out the eagle grappling hook on her waist, pinched the rope and swung it in the air, and suddenly threw it out, the eagle grappling hook hooked the edge of the boat, Metia was dragged by a huge force for a long time, Yu Guang saw a huge poplar tree, hurriedly twisted around, the rope around the poplar tree, and kicked the tree with her feet, pulling with all her strength, the rope was sharpened on the poplar tree for a long time, and the boat finally stopped.

Mattia gasped and circled the poplar several times to secure the rope before heading to the boat.

She stepped on the gravel by the river, her fists loosened for a while, and then she took the rope and pulled the boat to the shore, she leaned back, and kicked the earth with both feet, one step at a time, and finally succeeded, one end of the boat went ashore, no longer drifting with the river, and Mattia fell to the ground, tired and panting.

She rested for a long time, then stood up and walked over, she made the eagle claw hook firm, took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve pocket, opened the big one, saw the white and tender face of Yizhi, drank the potion again, and crossed it with her mouth, then she breathed a sigh of relief, and went to the neighborhood to collect firewood, and lit it with a fire breaker.

With the light of the fire on her face, Maitia took out the cake rack from her bag and roasted it on the fire.

After a long time, Yizhi let out a coughing sound and searched his heart and liver. She sat up abruptly, dizzy, and her eyes rolled down. Seeing this, Maitia put down the firewood in her hand, walked over, took out another bottle of medicine from her hidden pocket, poured out a red pill, and fed it to Yizhi.

After about a cup of tea, Yizhi woke up again. She felt a warm cloud of fire burn in her chest.

Maitia helped her up and said, "I fed you the Essence Blood Pill, which can give you a temporary boost. Yizhi stayed for a long time and nodded.

Mattia helped Yizhi to sit down by the campfire.

Remembering asked, "Mattia, where are the clothes?" ”

Maitia opened the package, and inside was a set of men's green silk gown and Confucian trousers, which she changed into for Yizhi. Seeing that she was extremely weak, he said: "Do you know what kind of tiger and wolf the medicine that helped you fake your death, if that famous Yuan Hao refuses to let go, if it is a little delay, you will really die." ”

Yizhi smiled weakly: "Isn't this okay?" ”

Maitia stared at the memory for a long time, but sighed lightly and said: "Your body has been corrupted, you can have a good life in the future, and you can't make any more dangers!" ”

Yizhi nodded and said, "Thank you so much." ”

Maitia put her long hair in a bun for Yizhi, and Yizhi asked, "Maitia, how old are you?" ”

Maithia said her birthday, and she smiled and said, "One year younger than me, I can hold up a big one and listen to you call my sister." ”

Maitia looked at Yizhi and lowered her head to bake the cake.

Remembering that he was talking, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and after a while, the Song army surrounded him with Changge in his hand.

Seeing that it was Song Jun, he glanced at Maitia, but Maitia had to press it down, and the breath of Yizhi was dying, and said: "Master Jun, I am a Song person!" ”

The young general of the Song army, led by Yizhi, looked Yizhi and Maitia up and down for a while, and said: "Now that the Western Xia thieves are rebelling, it is the time of the battle, if you are a good person, why are you wandering on the border of Song and Xia. ”

Remembering the way: "I am a detective of the Song Kingdom, I have been involved in the Xingqing Mansion of the Western Xia, I have a general map in my chest, and I have also found out some important secrets of the military aircraft, and I know a little bit about the party writing, so I can do my best for the Song army to resist the Western Xia people." ”

Seeing that he was skeptical, he said: "If the military master doesn't believe it, just tie me back and give me paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and you will know whether what I said is false or true." ”

The young general pondered for a long time, and then ordered the two men to tie their hands, follow behind the horses, and then lead the army and continue to the mountain.

Seeing the staggering footsteps of Memories, Mai Tia's face was like paper, and she hurriedly said: "Why don't you tell your true identity, why is this so painful." ”

Remembering panted, he said, "My father killed me in public in exchange for a temporary truce, and now I am here again...... I'm afraid that if they don't believe it, there will be twists and turns, so it's better to wait incognito and wait for the opportunity. I have already figured out that if I am lucky enough to survive, I will help the Song army resist the Western Xia, and I will not consider it for the time being. ”

The Song army walked along the muddy mountain road, all the way up, and finally found a castle, the castle was ruined and broken, in disrepair, and craftsmen and soldiers could be seen everywhere repairing. When they went to a humble house, the soldiers pushed Maitia and Yizhi into the house, and after a while, they brought a low case, an oil lamp, paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and other things.

Maitia trembled when she saw Yizhi, guessing that the essence blood pill would fail, and pleaded: "Master Jun, she went deep into the tiger's den in order to find out the secrets of the military secrets, and now she is too seriously injured, if it is not good for health, I am afraid it will not be good...... I also asked the military master to enjoy the hot soup and hot water, so that she could warm up. ”

The guard of Yizhi glanced at each other and said: "In such a place, we don't have soup to drink, not to mention him, let's draw a map honestly, if the identity is confirmed, don't worry that the big officials don't pay attention to you." ”

Maitia had to beg again: "Master Jun, then please ask Master Jun to drink hot water, she is too cold." ”

When the young general heard the news, he listened to Maitia's words, and saw that Yizhi was really undignified and crumbling, so he ordered someone to light a brazier and bring a bowl of hot water. The soldier was ordered to go, and in a short time the house lit a charcoal basin and brought hot water.

The young general trembled when he saw Yizhi, and couldn't hold the pen, so he had to untie the Xuanqing crane and drape it on her body.

Remembering the Dao of thanks, he said to Mattia: "Mattia, give me another essence blood pill." ”

Mattia frowned and said, "You can't eat any more." ”

Remembering the way: "You put the essence blood pill in the water, I will drink it slowly, and it will be fine." ”

Matthias was furious for a long time, so she had to do so.

Yizhi drank a mouthful of the soup turned into a blood pill, picked up the pen, and with just a few strokes, he drew the general layout of the imperial city of Western Xia, and then went around the imperial city, continuing to outline private houses, streets and alleys, pagodas, sacrificial platforms, schools, etc.

Seeing this, the young general wondered in his heart, and looked at the memories more and more, and unconsciously sat down with her across the desk with his legs crossed, looked at the map carefully, and said: "This layout is similar to that of Bianjing City." ”

Yi Zhiqi said: "Not only the layout, but also the names of the palace gates and the fangsi are the same as those of the Bianjing Imperial City. Wei Mingyuan Hao searched for literati who were unwilling in the Central Plains and recruited ministers and generals. Following the Central Plains system, official positions were established. The Zhongshu Order, the Privy Council, and the three divisions should be copied, headed by Pingzhang Political Affairs, and there are 16 divisions under it, which divide the territory under its jurisdiction into state and county levels.

He embraced all rivers, and there were many Han, Uighur, and Tibetan people in the court, who were important ministers, and were well versed in the etiquette and systems of various countries. He also ordered someone to create a party item, even if we intercepted confidential news, we don't know the details. He also set up 'Fan Studies' and 'Sinology', and translated Chinese classics such as "Four Words and Miscellaneous Studies", "Filial Piety Classics" and "Erya" into Fan characters as one of the scientific examination questions. ”

She said too much in one breath, and she felt a little weaker.

The young general's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in surprise: "What, what, you, you say it again, I, I don't remember ......"

Yizhi gasped and said: "When the villain finishes drawing the map, he will transcribe them one by one, I don't know what the little general is called?" ”

The young general hurriedly said, "Quick, go and invite my uncle!" Before the words fell, he saw that Yizhi's eyes rolled and fainted in Maitia's arms, and hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to light the brazier again, and ordered Lang Zhong, the upper mattress, and the soft pillow.