Chapter 24: Persuasion of Peace
"Your Majesty, are you retiring from the army?" A close adjutant general stepped forward to ask. >
The news of Wen Zhuang's arrival spread quickly. Lin Yuan's eyebrows were pale, she had already learned before she came to Beisai that Yuan Lie led elite soldiers to bypass Jingbian City and attack the Xiongnu King City. It was precisely because of Yuan Lie's absence that she dared to come to Jingbian City. Yuan Yeol did not show up, but Wen Zhuang ......
Lin Yuan waved his horsewhip and walked forward. The further forward it became, the more dangerous it became, but she wasn't afraid. She slowly approached where the Emperor was, trying to see more clearly.
In the distance, the woman's sedan chair could be faintly seen in the open space where the two armies were facing each other.
An arrow pierced through the air. Lin Yuan exclaimed in surprise, but fortunately, the few henchmen behind him were strong in martial arts, and they swung their swords in time to block it. However, the tail of the arrow that was out of direction still broke a bloody hole in Lin Yuan's shoulder.
"Kill!" Luo Rongzhen shouted: "Those barbarians have started shooting arrows again!" Quick, give the order, line up! β
After the initial retreat, the Mongols, ignoring their concubines, attacked again!
Tuoba Hong had expected that the other party would not simply retreat, so he hurriedly ordered the vanguard to catch up. Lin Yuan covered the wound, and the pain was so painful that she almost fell off the horse, but on the battlefield, this injury was too commonplace, and the sergeants next to her saw that she was not fatally injured, and no one even had the heart to come over to care about her.
She finally ran to the front of the army. She didn't go to the emperor, and at this time, Tuoba Hong wouldn't even look at her.
The shield wall is tight, and as long as you are not particularly unlucky enough to bump into the stray arrows that occasionally fly through the shield wall, it is generally safe. Lin Yuan's heart was beating fast, and she finally saw Wen Zhuang.
It was a very poor woman. She knelt between the two armies with her young prince in her arms.
To her left are the Mongolian Tiger King and Eagle King. On the right is her royal brother.
The Tiger King was the younger brother of the leader of another tribe, Murhan, who was noble and brave in war, and was the famous Mongolian god of war, so he was named the Tiger King, and he was above the kings. The Eagle King is the uncle of Yuan Lie's relatives, and he is also a general who has made great achievements on the battlefield.
According to common sense, only those who come from the same tribe and are related to each other trust each other. But the strange thing is that the Tiger King is from a side tribe, but he is the most trusted by Yuan Lie and is Yuan Lie's henchman. The blood of the Eagle King and Yuan Lie is thicker than water, but the two are not close.
The Tiger King suddenly shouted, and copied a scimitar in his hand: "Warriors! In front of him is the Emperor of Qin! Kill him, and we'll rule the world! β
War horses galloped past. Wen Zhuang watched the dust and iron hooves stomp on the ground, and she instinctively wanted to retreat in fear.
However, in the next moment, she hugged her son tightly and got up to meet the tiger king, who was running at the forefront and had a strong physique. She stood with the child in her arms, standing in front of the army.
"Could it be that the eldest concubine wants to betray Mongolia?!" The Tiger King's eyes were full of fierce fierceness: "A woman, how dare you stop the two countries from fighting!" Get out of the way! β
A sneer appeared on the corner of Wen Zhuang's lips: "Tiger King, you are presumptuous!" β
The Tiger King Pegasus galloped towards the opposite side. I thought it was just a woman, but how could I not be afraid of the army at the moment? Do you really want to be trampled to death by a war horse?
However, the concubine did not move.
The Tiger King is getting closer. When Kankan galloped in front of Wen Zhuang, he was first timid. No matter how you say it, Wenzhuang is the main room of King Khan, and she still holds King Khan's eldest son in her arms! Then he tightened the reins, and the horse's free front hooves swept over Wen Zhuang's head.
In this thrilling moment, the child was so frightened that he cried, but Wen Zhuang didn't even blink his eyes. The Tiger King was forced to stop by her because he didn't dare to kill her, and said angrily: "I respect you as a concubine, don't be ignorant!" Although you have become the main room, do you think that you are the queen of the Qin country, and you even have the power to listen to the government! We Mongolia advocate force, and no matter how noble a woman is, she can't get on the stage! β
"Yes, I'm just a woman! It's just that the Tiger King doesn't kneel when he sees me, and when he sees Chizhen, do you dare not kneel! Wen Zhuang didn't give an inch: "King Khan is not in the camp, Chizhen is the most noble king here!" β
The Mongol army stagnated, but the Qin people did not stop attacking. Dao Dao arrow feathers swept over their heads and inserted into the Mongolian army, and the Mongols wanted to charge naturally without a shield array, and suddenly a miserable howl sounded.
Under the feather of the arrow, the Tiger King had to order a shield. The archers aimed at the center of the Mongol camp, but one or two were still stuck in Wen Zhuang's side. Wen Zhuang dodged in embarrassment, turned around and shouted at Qin Jun: "Stop! Brother Huang, please, don't fight anymore! β
There was not a trace of float on Hiroshi's face. However, a deputy general beside him couldn't stand it, and persuaded: "Emperor Wenzhuang is the imperial daughter of Great Qin after all......"
Tuoba Hong was silent for a long time before he said, "Okay then." The order went down, and the person who saved the emperor was rewarded with ten thousand taels. However, the military situation is urgent, if the emperor cannot be brought back within two quarters of an hour, and the emperor insists on it, then run over directly. β
Quite a few sergeants rushed out for the bounty. However, the closer they got to the Mongols, the more dangerous it became, and none of the people who left alone made it back alive.
The war between the two armies is still ongoing, and the grandeur is very great, and Wenzhuang is like a lonely leaf in the ocean, drifting around, and will be swept into the bottom of the sea at any time. The crossbowmen of the Qin army pressed up one by one, and the rain of arrows became more and more dense. Two flanking troops were also ordered to outflank the enemy from the east and west. The Mongols on the opposite side also shot arrows with bows, and their large army lined up in the "Taiyin Array", and the spears up to a zhang long were approached by the Qin army with two men. Seeing the fierce enemy army, Tuoba Hong frowned tightly and discussed countermeasures with the henchmen beside him.
At this moment, a group of elite soldiers rushed out bravely, set up a cone formation and shouted to the opposite side. Unlike stragglers, this is tens of thousands of men and horses dispatched at once.
Tuoba Hong was shocked, he did not order the generals to lead elite troops to save Wenzhuang......
"Bring back the Great Elder Emperor!" The military general who was the leader shouted, who is it not Feng Huaien? He slashed down the oncoming enemy with his hand, and the blood spilled from the hand-to-hand encounter splattered on Wen Zhuang's cheeks.
Feng Huaien is brave and good at fighting, and is proficient in martial arts. The group of soldiers behind him was also battle-hardened. This rushed out, and the Mongolian warriors who were stopped in front of Wen Zhuang all panicked, and they were instantly slashed and killed.
The Tiger King was even more annoyed when he saw this, and blamed Wen Zhuang for intervening sideways! He waved his hand to direct everyone to meet the attack, and ordered the two cronies to catch Wen Zhuang: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different!" They want to take you back to Qin? Hmph, the woman of the Great Khan, if she dies, she will be buried in the grassland! β
Feng Huaien saw that the Tiger King had detained Wen Zhuang, he was anxious and annoyed, and hurriedly stabbed the Tiger King with his long sword. The Tiger King snorted coldly and raised his scimitar to parry.
The two fought together, surrounded by soldiers, and Wen Zhuang and his son, Prince Chizhen, stumbled to dodge their swords. On the other side, Tuoba Hong, seeing the chaos of the scene, immediately ordered the army to go out and attack the main force of the enemy.
"Your Majesty!" In the chaos, Lin Yuan galloped to the emperor's side.
Takubahiro didn't expect this usually weak little woman to rush to his side through thousands of horses. He pointed to a few cronies to protect Lin Yuan, holding a battlefield map in his hand and said to her, "You retreat behind the third shield wall!" The sword has no eyes, it's too dangerous here. β
"The emperor is not afraid, but what are the concubines afraid of." Lin Yuan's eyes flickered like stars: "The concubine is a woman, but who said that a woman must be a coward?" Look at Emperor Wen Zhuang, she is standing between the two armies and not giving an inch, even a man is difficult to be fearless! β
"Wenzhuang ......" Tuoba Hong's face was cold: "She is too naΓ―ve, her family hatred and national hatred, how can she be reversed by a woman?" Mongolia wants to divide the world with me, but I will never agree. β
"Your Majesty, will you never stop fighting?" Lin Yuan looked at Tuoba Hong. She knows this man too well, the emperor's innate ambition, the temptation of the whole world is in front of him, he doesn't even care about his own life to come to Beisai, how can he take care of a half-sister in Wenzhuang?
"Then please ask the emperor to give an order immediately and shoot Wen Zhuang!" Lin Yuan's eyes were full of bloody madness: "Your Majesty, you can see it clearly!" Emperor Wenzhuang insisted on persuading peace, which ran counter to the emperor's determination to seize the world! If we truce war with Mongolia today, then the emperor will never get a complete Xiongnu and Xia Kingdom, let alone Mongolia in his pocket! β
Is it peace to persuade you? Oh, Wenzhuang! You are the emperor and daughter of your relatives, and you are the mother country on one side and your husband on the other, of course you hope that the two countries will be on good terms.
The status of Mongolian women is inferior to that of Qin, and Mongolian concubines are required to salute their sons according to the law. Wen Zhuang is a princess who is close to her, and surviving in a foreign country is even more like walking on thin ice.
Now Yuan Lie has several princes, the eldest son is from Wen Zhuang, but he prefers the third son. The child's biological mother was the East Horde Jin Yue, who was the most favored by Yuan Lie.
Lin Yuan didn't know much about the Mongolian harem, and after Wenzhuang was canonized as a concubine, Tuoba Hong rarely paid attention to her. Today, seeing that the Tiger King was not polite to Wen Zhuang, he could also guess that it was not easy for Wen Zhuang, the concubine, to do it. She is weak, and after the war between her maternal clan, the Qin State and the Mongols, her position in Mongolia will definitely be even more precarious.
She wants to pave the way for her son's future, but it is much more difficult than Lin Yuan's mother and son.
The moment she stood in the middle of the two armies, Lin Yuan thought of it.
Wen Zhuang persuaded peace, not for the sake of the people of Limin, not for the reconciliation of the two countries, but for her and her son.
When Feng Huaien rushed out to save her, Lin Yuan was even more sure of this. In order to win the political struggle of Mongolia, Wen Zhuang had nowhere to borrow but to collude with the Qin courtiers. If she can promote reconciliation between the two countries, she can use the power of Qin to support Prince Chizhen to ascend to the throne!
And the Xiliang military generals are willing to help her with this, and they must have a plan!
That is the game between King Wu and Donggong in the territory of Qin!
They colluded with each other, how could Lin Yuan let it go. She suggested that Wen Zhuang be shot with one word, shocking the four seats, and then the two generals on the side also echoed: "What Concubine Shu said is very true! Emperor Wenzhuang, as a female streamer, obstructs the war, so she should be killed on the spot! Although the emperor is the princess of our country, she is also the concubine of the enemy. The emperor is wise and martial, and he is determined to be in the world, so he must not delay the military situation because of a woman! β
Among them, there was a Zheng Sanpinsan often cavalry shot surnamed Xue, who was a close confidant of the emperor, and the duty of following the expedition at this time was not to fight, but to protect the emperor. Without waiting for the emperor to give an order, he drew his bow and arrow and aimed at Wen Zhuang, and said loudly: "Please make a decision as soon as possible!" For the sake of a woman, General Feng led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to rush out to fight the Mongols, and suffered heavy casualties. If this continues, is the emperor really ready to exchange the lives of tens of thousands of vanguard soldiers for the lives of Wen Zhuang?! β
Qin and Mongolia were at war, but Wen Zhuang, who was close to her, was her concubine in a beautiful way, which had already made Tuoba Hong not want to recognize this sister anymore. At this time, he was persuaded by several people, and he had murderous intent in his heart, and waved his hand to order: "Attack!" Don't worry about Wenzhuang! β
Xue Cai's bow and arrow shot towards Wenzhuang in an instant.
A sneer appeared on the corner of Lin Yuan's lips. Ye Xiuxin, how much ability do I have to send King Wu to Beisai regardless of life or death, is it just collusion with Wenzhuang?
This ability is not worthy of competing with the East Palace.
The people who helped Lin Yuan to persuade the emperor were all henchmen of the East Palace, and Lord Xue was the emperor's personal soldier on his face, but in fact, he had already stood behind the East Palace. Yun Dan and the officials of Xiliang formed a party for personal gain, and the East Palace would not be slaughtered by anyone, Lin Yuan gathered such people, but it was not for such a time to use them.
Xue Sancai's arrow burst out of the air. As a military general of the third grade, the name of a hundred steps through Yang is not for nothing.
Lin Yuan was calm and relaxed, waiting for Wen Zhuang to die under the arrow.
However, in the next moment, the sound of metal clashing was heard. Feng Huai'en Pegasus came to help, swept away the arrow shaft with a knife, and then held the Chizhen Prince on his horse and galloped to the side of the Qin army.
"Feng Huaien!" Lin Yuan was furious: "Bastard! β
"Deji go away!" He hurriedly said to Wen Zhuang: "You have also seen that the emperor doesn't want to care about your life or death, and it is impossible to persuade peace!" β
"No, you take the prince away!" Wen Zhuang held a dagger in his hand to protect himself: "The two countries must be reconciled, this battle cannot be fought again!" If I can't persuade peace today, even if I live in the future, I will steal my life, it is better to die! β
Wen Zhuang's face was full of determination, and at this time, her cheek had been scratched by the sword, and her thigh had been pierced by an arrow shaft, and she was bleeding.
She was well aware of her situation - she had failed once when the Mongols had torn up the Covenant a few years earlier, and she had failed to stop the Khan. She can't afford to lose a second time!
Her background cannot be changed, and she will always be the daughter of the first emperor of Qin. The two countries are at war, and in the end only one side will survive. If Mongolia was annexed, she would have to become a monk in a temple in the capital of Qin. If Qin is defeated and sues for peace, then her position in Mongolia will plummet, and Chizhen will have no possibility of ascending to the throne.
In any case, the Qin state and the Mongols could no longer fight.
She survived today, and she will be worse off than dead the next.
"Kill her!" Lin Yuan was going crazy, she must not watch Wen Zhuang's tricks succeed! Feng Huaien was fighting with his life to protect Wen Zhuang, how many benefits did Wen Zhuang promise him? How many benefits did King Wu promise!
This will not work! Although she is a concubine, she is just a harem maid. Feng Huaien is a military general with real power, and with him around him, it is too difficult to kill Wen Zhuang.
"Bai Fan, you go!" She waved her hand and ordered the entourage beside her: "You are an assassin of Dongchang, this palace doesn't believe it, and I won't kill her today." β
"But Niangniang...... The entourage surnamed Bai was very hesitant, he was not a warrior on the battlefield, he was the premier assassin raised in the Qin Palace. Because of this status, he is the best at assassination and guarding.
He kept following Lin Yuan inch by inch. If he leaves, with the ability of the rest of the guards, I am afraid that he will not be able to protect Lin Yuan.
"Go! Hongu will be fine! Lin Yuan was impatient.
I missed this opportunity today, and it will not be easy to kill Wen Zhuang in the future.
Even, if Wen Zhuang suppressed the Tiger King as the eldest concubine, and eventually led to the withdrawal of the two countries, it would be simply ......
She stared at Wen Zhuang opposite, and calmly stretched out her hand to hang the agate koi pisces that the emperor had given her on her chest.
Bai Fan has already left. He picked up a helmet that had been left on the ground in the melee, and touched a dagger in his sleeve to blend into the vanguard led by Feng Huaien.
Unnoticed, he walked towards the opposite side.
At this moment, a sharp blade cut through the air around Lin Yuan.
The attendant thought it was Lord Bai who had made a move. However, when I think about it, I feel that it is not right, the assassin with the top martial arts will not make a sound when using any weapon......
In the next moment, the woman in front of her, dressed in a luxurious moon white lady dress and her hair in a bun of green silk, fell off the horse.
"Yuan'er!" It was the emperor who was the first to see all this. He was originally staring at the enemy's attack, but when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of Lin Yuan. He saw a white arrow tail stuck in the woman's front placket, and there was a raging stream of blood gushing out.
Screams erupted from all around. Tuoba Hong couldn't check the battle in person, and it was Lord Xue who rushed to Lin Yuan's side on a flying horse, shouting in horror: "Concubine Niangniang!" β
Chu Xue knelt beside Lin Yuan and helped her up, Lin Yuan held a lot of power in the harem, and there were one or twenty henchmen who came to Beisai with strong martial arts, and everyone surrounded her to protect her in the center. However, at this time, more arrows slashed through the air, Hatsuyuki pierced an arrow in his arm, and several samurai fell from the arrow.
"Escort, escort!" The scene was too chaotic, and the attendants beside the emperor had no time to take care of the concubine, so they gathered around the emperor. Chu Xue looked up through the shadows, and when she looked up, she saw a bright and weird smile on Concubine Zhen Yundan's face.
Concubine Zhen raised her hand slightly, and a flying knife was thrown out of her hand, shooting straight at her.
A figure lunged forward, the knife sinking into his back. He fell straight in front of Chu Xue's eyes, his lips purple, obviously the flying knife was quenched with poison.
He is Bai Fan. He failed to assassinate Wen Zhuang, but when he turned back, he saw the most terrifying scene that happened to Lin Yuan.
Fortunately, he finally came back in time.
"Kill!" Yun Dan shouted in a low voice to the Tubo warriors beside him: "The arrow in the concubine has not been quenched, and she is not dead!" I must kill her today! Even if you release arrows, the Qin and Mongolia are at war and chaotic, and the emperor will not be able to find out if you take advantage of the chaos to assassinate you! β
More arrows flew in Lin Yuan's direction.
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