Chapter Twenty-Three: The Trend of the World
The city of Andong is complete, the officers and soldiers are orderly, and people come and go, as the fortress where the three roads and the capital are handed over, it has restored its former prosperity.
Recently, the Xiang family is going to hold a happy event, and the entire Andong City is full of joy.
Although this happy event does not sound very festive, a young daughter marries a son who died at an early age, and she is widowed when she is married.
However, no one laughed at it, because of the names of the two sides of the marriage, the daughter of the Southeast Dao Jiedu, and the nephew of the heroic general Xiang of the Longyou Dao Jiedu.
"There's something we can't guess about." The old men stopped the laughter of the young people in the family, "The marriage of this kind of family is not just the love of men and women. ”
Especially at this time, Ankang Mountain's father and son were dead, and Shi Chao, who was called the emperor, fled to Mobei, but there was no peace in the world, and the female Hou had just fought with Yanhaidao...... Southeast Dao and Longyou Dao are married, what does it mean?
The festive atmosphere of Andong City hides tension.
The atmosphere of the Xiang family was also very tense, several masters of the Xiang family went in and out with their faces pulled, and the servants were cautious.
"Zhao Jin, that slut." The fifth master of Xiang, who had been ill for a long time, also got up from the bed because of the happy event of his deceased son, and stood in the room and scolded angrily, "He has the ability to dig up our Xiang's ancestral grave!" ”
With Xiang Bei and Qi Acheng marrying, Xiang wanted to return to Taiyuan Mansion again, but was still rejected by Zhao Jin.
"There are also additional garrisons outside Taiyuan Mansion." Master Xiang didn't scold, his face was gloomy.
Old lady Xiang waved his hand and said, "That lady is also on guard, don't let us sneak into Taiyuan Mansion, so as not to damage her foundation." ”
Master Xiang Wu frowned anxiously and said, "Then what should I do?" Are we going back? ”
Talking indoors, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, accompanied by the doorkeeper shouting "Miss Qi is here" to greet inside, obviously not daring to stop people.
A few old men turned their heads to look, and Qi Acheng strode towards with his maid.
"Why don't you set off yet?" She asked, "My father, they're all coming." ”
Master Xiang Wu endured his temper and said kindly: "Zhao Jin won't let him in, this is not just coming back.....
Qi Acheng frowned: "What else to investigate, we don't want anyone to allow us to go back, we want to go back!" “
Master Xiang Wu understood what she meant, but: "There are a lot of soldiers and horses in Hedong Road, and Zhao Jin has added troops on his side, so how many of us are there..."
Qi Acheng sneered: "When the crime of stealing the country is announced, everyone in the world will be punished, and if you dare to resist, you will be a rebel, and we will also occupy the righteousness with few soldiers and horses, not to mention Zhao Jin's dog thief, how many people dare to stop it?" “
At the beginning, the rebels did not fight, and Zhao Jin surrendered.
The marquis's soldiers and horses came, and Zhao Jin surrendered immediately.
This kind of villain can surrender once or twice, and of course a third time.
In this way, the old men of the Xiang family are thoughtful, and the reason is right, but they still feel that they are not cautious enough.....
"I'm here." Qi Acheng pressed his waist knife, "Our 7,000 soldiers and horses can also defeat the Hedong Road of 30,000 soldiers and horses." ”
There was silence in the room for a while, and several old men looked at her with complicated eyes.
Qi Acheng was annoyed by their eyes.
"I didn't fight last time." She said, "This time, I will show you what I am capable of." ”
A few old men hurriedly waved their hands, "Don't be impatient", "Ah Cheng, calm down first"
Old lady Xiang coughed lightly: "Ah Cheng, what you said is also reasonable, our troops are stationed in Hedong Road, even if we don't fight, it will be a great deterrent to them, at least it can prevent them from going to the aid of the female marquis." ”
Qi Acheng didn't care about the words he didn't fight, and she didn't expect these old men of the Xiang family, it was enough to have her Qi Acheng in battle.
She said directly: "I'll take the soldiers and horses first." ”
Old lady Xiang stood up and was about to say something, when there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside.
"Master, it's not good, the letter soldiers came to report, and the female marquis led the soldiers and horses to Anton!"
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The city gates of Andong were suddenly closed, and the soldiers and horses scattered on the city walls made a gesture of battle, which caused the people in the city to gather and anxiously ask what was going on, but no one answered them.
There can't be a rebel army coming at this time, right?
The sentinels sped through the streets, and the people did not dare to stop them, but watched more nervously.
"The maiden walks very slowly, and once she sets up camp, she will stop in the local area for four or five days."
"It's still far from our Anton."
The letter did not appease the old men in the hall, but only asked: "Is it really coming to us Anton?" ”
"Yes." Xinbing said, "The news sent by the capital that the princess is going to come to the wedding in person. ”
Old lady Xiang sneered: "Brought 30,000 soldiers and horses to attend the wedding?" ”
Ghosts don't believe it.
She clearly came to besiege the city.
The hall was noisy again.
"Come on, come on." Qi Acheng stood up and said, his eyes lit up, "Let's fight." ”
Finally able to meet this legendary princess, to fight her, to see how capable she is!
"Don't mess around!" Master Xiang Wu scolded, "She came to attend the wedding, and you went to fight her, wouldn't it be a surprise to the snake?" ”
Yes, her father hasn't announced Qingjun's side yet, and she can't fight.
Qi Acheng's eyes brightened, and he said, "Welcome her in and control her in our hands." ”
Master Xiang said helplessly: "Miss, there are 30,000 soldiers and horses, who controls whom?" ”
It's so daring! Qi Acheng frowned: "How do you know if you don't try?" ”
"The lady is not good." Old Lady Xiang said in a deep voice, "We don't meet or greet us. ”
Their soldiers and horses are vulnerable in front of the marquis, but they .....
"The important thing for us here is not the soldiers and horses, but the people."
Andong City is a city with tens of thousands of people in it.
This is the main force to deal with the female marquis, and it is also the safest guarantee for the people of the Xiang clan, so he did not follow Qi Shan's suggestion to wait outside the Taiyuan Mansion.
"Prepare for war in the clear field of the strong wall, and wait for the news of Qi Du Yun'er and them."
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Xiang Yun already knew.
The female marquis went out of the capital with great momentum, and she did not hide her whereabouts at all.
"It's also admirable that she dared to leave the capital." Xiang Yundao turned his head to look at Jiang You, "I thought she was going to guard the young emperor at all times." ”
Jiang You said: "She has a lot of soldiers and horses, she claims to be fearless, and she doesn't care about the hatred of the court officials and the queen mother for her. ”
Xiang Yun smiled and asked, "It's all arranged in the capital, right?" ”
Although he fled the capital, he still left people in the capital, and there were two adults, Wu Zheng, who lived in the court of the capital and endured humiliation.
Jiang You nodded, and worried: "The female marquis must have noticed something, so she went to Anton to blackmail, and the people in Anton City are just afraid that they don't know what to do." ”
To fight is to send to death.
To welcome you in is also to send you to death.
How is this good?
Jiang You could think of the panic of Andong Chengxiang's family and was at a loss.
Xiang Yun said: "It's easy to do, let's ..... first"
Before he finished his words, there was a commotion ahead, and soldiers and horses galloped over, and at a glance he saw the flying Li character banner.
"Governor." Jiang You said in a low voice, "Li Mingyu is here." ”
Xiang Yun looked over, Li Mingyu had already arrived in front, and the young man had grown a little taller, jumping down from his horse and rushing towards Xiang Yun.
The surrounding soldiers surrounded and guarded, Li Mingyu didn't notice it, and stopped and shouted "Uncle Xiang" before Xiang Yunbing could stop him.....
"Hurry up." Xiang Yundao.
The pro-soldiers on both sides of the guard took advantage of the situation to stop Li Mingyu and pick him up.
"Uncle Xiang." Li Mingyu said, looking aggrieved, "I have never dared to say it, I have never encountered such a thing....."
As he spoke, he looked around, and when he saw the carriage Han Xu was in, he immediately rushed towards it.
Xiang Yun hurriedly shouted, "No! Li Mingyu was already in front of Han Xu's car, and the guards rushed to stop him, but fortunately, Li Mingyu just looked at Han Xu who was sitting inside.
"Lord Han!" He shouted, his eyes reddening, "Why are you doing this!" ”
Han Xu glanced at him with a blank expression, and did not ask, refute, or speak.
"Okay Mingyu." Xiang Yun said, "Maybe Lord Han has something unspeakable. ”
Li Mingyu snorted angrily: "You disappointed me too much!" Don't look at Han Xu again, look at Xiang Yun, "Uncle Xiang, you don't have to say anything." ”
He reached out and shook Xiang Yun's hand.
"I'll take you to the capital, and all the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Dao are also on standby."
Xiang Yun held his hand and said, "Since everything is ready, let's announce it." ”
Right now?
Not only Li Mingyu was a little surprised, but Jiang You and others were also surprised, now that they are far away from the female marquis, and the Qishan side has not yet formed a siege, will it be too anxious to tell the world that the Qing monarch is on the side?
And the female marquis is closer to Andong City, tearing her face to besiege Andong City, the people of the Xiang clan, and the daughter of Qi Shan are all here!
"Not far." Xiang Yundao patted Li Mingyu's hand, "With Mingyu here, Xuanwudao Capital is surrounded by our people, and it has surrounded the female marquis, and it is ....."
He looked ahead.
"Announcing that the female prince killed the monarch and stole the country, the people know what happened, and they can unite as one, and only then can they solve the danger of Anton."
Jiang You understood what the response was, and Li Mingyu also nodded vigorously.
"Okay, I'll listen to my uncle!"
Xiang Yun raised his hand and ordered, "Take the battle flag!" ”
The guards shouted in unison, opened the cage on the car, took out a pole of military flags, and shook them away in the wind.
"Qingjun side!"
"Hoe traitor!"
"Female Candidate Stealing Country!"
The bright red letters on the military flag spread out, and the sound also rolled, sweeping over the wilderness in early winter.
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Nian'er carefully lifted the curtain of the car to look outside, she was in the midst of the baggage soldiers, far away from the forward army, but listening to the thunderous sound, her face was still pale.
This was her first time in the army, and it was even more terrifying than when she escaped from Taiyuan Mansion before, when the rebels had not yet come and the battle had not yet been fought.....
"Miss, this is really going to fight!" She said in a trembling voice, "We're too close, didn't you say that you would wait until Anton went to ask the Sin Princess?" ”
"You coward." Li Mingqi was not afraid at all, and looked out a little excitedly, "It's good to fight now, when you get to Anton, that Qi'a City is here, and you will definitely steal the limelight." ”
Well, now, she's the one who starts the battle first.
Defeat the Princess! The eldest lady of Jiannan Province, with the army, crusades against the female marquis!
Who will be able to erase her merits in the future!
"Give me a horse!" Li Mingqi shouted in the car.
Nian'er was startled: "Miss, you can't go to war, you'll die." ”
Li Mingqi glared at her: "I'm not stupid, of course I know, and I don't want to die." ”
She just rode a horse in the rear to patrol it, so that the soldiers could see her face, see her face clearly, remember her face, remember the face of the eldest lady of Jiannan Province who fought with them and fought against the princess...... It's her Li Mingqi.
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Xiang Yun's actions on this side were quickly reported to Qi Shan.
Qishan on the border of Gangnam Province was also a little surprised.
"Xiang Dudu is really decisive." The doorman also said, "Anton, but the Xiang clan is here, is this no more?" ”
"If the female marquis besieges Anton and destroys the Xiang clan, her notoriety will be really infamous." Qi Shan sighed twice, "Xiang Du is willing to give up a family, and I, Qi Shan, am just a daughter." ”
He raised his hand and ordered.
"Do whatever you want!"
Dense flags followed.
"Qingjun side!"
"Hoe traitor!"
"Female Candidate Stealing Country!"
The ground trembled as iron hooves struck, and the overwhelming array of soldiers and horses held the wind of early winter hostage in the direction of Anton.
At the end of October of the ninth year of Chengyuan, Han Xu, a 100,000 soldiers and horses of Longyou Road, Southeast Road, and Jiannan Road, announced the truth about the death of the three princes of the first emperor Cui Zheng, and asked the female marquis, and the world was shaken.
The attack was sudden and menacing, and the female marquis's soldiers and horses were defeated and retreated, and they fell into a siege, and they resisted stubbornly.