Chapter 109: Pride in the Sky
As soon as the team of Dayan peace talks arrived, they were taken into the city by General Wang Hui and Liu Zhifu, who had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that there was also a girl with a stunning appearance accompanying her, how could everyone not understand?
The hot-blooded men who fought on the battlefield had some heat on their faces.
They are not like the group of people who only know how to talk on paper in Kyoto, greedy for life and afraid of death. Rushing to the front line, I have seen the cruelty of war with my own eyes, and I know the role of the elderly, weak women and children in the war.
The men fought to the death, in order to let the strong enemy no longer harm the women and children in the family, so that everyone could have food and clothing, so that children could have books to read and grow up safely. Therefore, any man with a little blood does not want rape, adultery, captivity, and plundering to happen in front of him!
If they fight to the death, it is because they are not good at work, and they will not be able to control what is behind them.
But they haven't fought to the death, but the emperor asked an innocent girl to send her to the door, isn't this a slap in the face?
The Emperor of the Great Zhou bullied Da Yan in every way. The emperor listened to the slander of the demon queen, brutalized Zhongliang and did not say anything, and ignored the voice of the people.
The blood of the loyal and righteous people in the Dingguo Mansion has not yet been cold, and all the soldiers are working hard to fight, but the emperor is so greedy for life and afraid of death, Da Zhou casually said a word of peace talks, and the emperor took the initiative to send the daughter of Qin Taishi regardless of his previous suspicions.
Everyone has nowhere to vent their evil anger in their hearts, they hate the faint monarch and the demon queen very much, they are extremely painful to the Dingguo Mansion that was tragically destroyed, they are extremely sympathetic to the Qin Taishi who they have always respected, and they also pity the daughter of the Qin Taishi very much.
It was General Wang Hui and Governor Liu and his entourage who were extremely polite to Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Yining.
"Master Qin, Miss Qin, please settle in the prefect's yamen for the time being."
Qin Huai said from afar: "The matter of resettlement is not urgent, I am afraid that there will be many dreams at night and sudden variables, it is better to order someone to send a letter to the enemy camp now, and finalize the location and time of the peace talks first." ”
Governor Liu nodded and said, "Yes, what Taishi said is reasonable." ”
Qin Huaiyuan turned back to Qin Yining and said, "You go to Haosheng to rest first, I will order someone to pick you up if there is something." ”
"Yes, father." Qin Yining saluted everyone and retreated.
The prefect's wife was guarding the door with the maid and the mother-in-law, and when she saw Qin Yining coming out, she immediately politely led her to the inner house of the yamen, arranged for her to live in the upper room of the main courtyard, and ordered the maids and daughter-in-law to prepare good meals and serve hot water.
This night, Qin Yining tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
No matter how strong she is, she is still a girl who has not yet reached the end of her life, and the thought of what she is about to experience makes her nervous and cold.
She kept saying that she could see and kept telling herself that nothing was important to live.
But when the matter really came to her eyes, she suddenly began to wonder if she could still persist in living if she was really insulted, and what was the purpose of living.
Looking at the light cast on the tent, it was not until the sky turned white that Qin Yining fell asleep in a daze, and it seemed that he had just fallen asleep when the voice of the subordinate replied outside.
"Master Qin has ordered someone to invite the fourth lady."
Qin Yining sat up as soon as he was excited, opened the tent, and saw a colorless pine orchid and rock candy with red eyes.
"Got it, you go and tell my father, I'll be there later." Qin Yining's voice was a little hoarse.
Rubbing his slightly aching temples, Qin Yining said to Bingtang and Songlan, "Serve me to make up." ”
"Yes."
Song Lan choked up, and took out a jasper-colored brocade gown and a jade pigment brocade cloak with a white fox armpit fur collar for Qin Yining to change into, and Bingtang turned on makeup and put on makeup for Qin Yining.
The clouds are piled with green buns, the moth eyebrows are lightly swept, the eyes are watery, and the lips are ......
Qin Yining looked at herself in the bronze mirror, different from her usual plain makeup, she was much brighter today than in the past.
She tried to smile.
She laughed, but the rock candy and Songlan on the side cried.
"Girl, you, you......"
"Don't cry. I'm not going to die. Qin Yining stood up, stroked the long hair that fell on his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Don't go with me, wait for me here." ”
"Girl! I'll go with you! Rock Candy sniffed: "I can use poison anyway, if that old immortal is really not good for you, I will poison him!" ”
"Poisoned him, the peace talks failed, and the next person to die was the entire Qin family." Qin Yining smiled bitterly and took a handkerchief to wipe away tears for rock candy, "Don't be afraid, no matter what, I will come back alive, it's inconvenient for you to follow me, just wait for me here with peace of mind." ”
Song Lan choked and knelt down, grabbed the corner of Qin Yining's jade-colored cloak and said: "Girl, the slave's life was saved by you, if you are not there, the slave and maid will follow, and then serve you!" ”
"Me too! If you are gone, I will go back to find the demon queen and die together, and I will serve you at the bottom! Bingtang also knelt down and grabbed Qin Yining's hand.
"Stupid."
Qin Yining pulled the two up, patted Songlan's shoulder, and pinched the apple face of rock candy.
"You're all still young, and if I'm really gone, you won't want to help me take care of my mother?"
"Girl......" Songlan cried even more fiercely.
Qin Yining blinked and forced back the tears that were about to pour out, leaving them with the brightest smiles.
"Alright, I'm leaving." With that, he turned around and pushed the door out without hesitation.
Bingtang and Songlan whimpered and chased after them, but they could only stand under the porch and watch Qin Yining's back as he followed the prefect's wife and drifted away.
Qin Huaiyuan didn't sleep all night, and at this time, he was standing under the porch wearing a black sable fur, looking up at the clear blue sky. General Wang Hui was already preparing for his trip outside, and Governor Liu was standing aside.
"Father."
A clear call made Qin Huaiyuan retract his mind.
Following the prestige, I saw Qin Yining, who was dressed elegantly, but was so bright that people couldn't take their eyes off it.
"Father, shall we go now?" Qin Yining smiled.
Qin Huaiyuan's Adam's apple kept rolling up and down, and it took a long time before he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Whether the location of the peace talks is placed in the city or outside the city, it is not reassuring, it is because after consultation last night, temporary tents will be set up in the two army formations outside Xihua City, and each side is allowed to bring a hundred soldiers with it." Sister Yi'er, you will go with your father later. ”
Qin Yining nodded obediently, the pearl tassel on his sideburns swayed slightly, "It's just right not to be in the city, lest the Great Zhou people sneak in and be unfavorable to us." We must also close the city gate when we travel, and leave people to guard it. ”
"That's what you're talking about. Wei's father had already discussed with Liu Zhifu and General Wang Hui, and the peace talks were presided over by Wei's father and officials from the Ministry of Rites, and General Wang Hui and Liu Zhifu still stayed to defend the city. ”
"It's so good, we can rest assured."
In a short time, General Wang Hui had already selected a hundred men in the army, Qin Huaiyuan and Cui Wenqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in front, and Qin Yining left the prefect's yamen alone.
Before leaving the city gate, Qin Huaiyuan took Qin Yining to the city tower. General Wang Hui, Governor Liu, and a hundred men who accompanied him followed.
Standing on the towering city gate, a gust of wild wind blew, and the long hair on the back of Qin Yining's head fluttered in the wind.
She looked at the great mountains and rivers under the rising sun, looked at the Great Zhou military camp under the soldiers near the city not far away, and looked at the pale and stretching mountains in the distance, and suddenly felt that the sky was high and the earth was wide, and her depressed mood was relaxed.
Qin Huaiyuan stood with his hands in his hands and asked loudly, "Sister Yi'er, are you afraid?" ”
"Afraid of what? When people come to the world, no one can leave alive, and if they die, what is so terrible? ”
Her voice was not high, but everyone present could hear it clearly.
The original 100 men who were selected were all determined to die, and even Cui Wenqing, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was nervous and broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
In case the peace talks fail, Da Zhou will turn his face, and none of them will survive.
But now, these men are full of enthusiasm, boldness, and pride!
Afraid of what?
A little woman still has such a heart, it doesn't make sense that they, the gentlemen, are still afraid of death!
General Wang Hui said movingly: "Miss Qin is worthy of being the daughter of a famous family, I admire it!" Master Qin rest assured, if the peace talks fail, we will fight to the death to kill this group of thieves who dare to deceive the door of Dayan! ”
"Good. With General Wang and Governor Liu guarding the city, we have no worries. Qin Huaiyuan smiled calmly, and then said in a loud voice: "Prepare the carriage and horses, and set off." ”
"Yes!" The men responded loudly, and the sound shook the sky.
Qin Huaiyuan and Cui Wenqing got into the first carriage, while Qin Yining sat alone in the second carriage, escorted by a hundred soldiers, all the way to the temporary camp that had just been set up in the two armies.
Because the two sides brought the same number of soldiers, plus the tents they set up and the main tents used for peace talks, the camp occupied a large area.
As soon as Qin Yining and his entourage entered the camp, they saw that two waves of men and horses dressed in red clothes, black armor and yellow military uniforms had already occupied half of the camp in an orderly manner.
The people in red clothes and black armor have a tiger head logo on their cuffs, and behind these people, several gold tiger flags on a black background and a big flag with the word "逄" in black letters on a red background are waving in the wind.
Behind the men dressed in normal khaki Da Zhou military uniforms, the banner of the word "Lian" is fluttering.
Qin Yining knew that the one in red and black armor was the Tiger Army of Prince Zhongshun. And the Tuhuang military uniform is an ordinary Great Zhou soldier, who should be a person from the Ministry of War.
The carriage slowly stopped, and Qin Huaiyuan and Cui Wenqing got out of the carriage one after another.
Qin Yining also stepped on the black lacquered wooden stool on his feet and slowly got out of the car.
When I looked up, I saw a group of people walking out of the camp tent opposite.
The leader was a general over fifty years old, with a sturdy body, but with low bags under his eyes, a shiny face, and wearing gold armor.
As soon as this person saw Qin Yining, his eyes straightened, and his footsteps stopped for a moment, and he couldn't wait to gouge out his eyeballs and hang them on Qin Yining's body.
Such a womanizer must be the secretary of the Great Zhou Military Department.
Qin Yining was disgusted in his heart, he just didn't know it on his face, his beautiful eyes turned, and his gaze fell on an elderly man wearing a light gray cotton cloak, a flowing beard, and a fairy wind of Dao bones.
Who is this? It's like a strategist.
And this old immortal-like elder was staring at Qin Huaiyuan with a hateful gaze.