Chapter 12: The Emperor's Pleasure

General Zheng's beard is already very long, and the bearded General Zheng is not only worried about his daughter's red sleeves, but also distracted to take care of his son-in-law; He couldn't sleep at night, looking at the night sky and wondering why his daughter's life was so miserable

Prince Lian didn't know what to say to comfort the two sons-in-law except for trying to find someone, so he had fewer words; No matter how ruthless he is, he has to find the red sleeves, otherwise he will have a bad conscience in this life.

The three big men suffered every day, and as the days passed, their hearts became heavier and heavier; Even if they knew the news that the three soldiers were pressing the border and the emperor was so worried that he couldn't sleep day and night, they didn't have the slightest joy.

At this time, Fanbang Zhongji will only scare the Celestial Empire, not attack it seriously: only when the spring flowers bloom will they really use troops.

It's just that such a large number of soldiers are pressing, even if there is no need to attack the city, the daily consumption is not a small amount; When the end of spring and the beginning of summer next year come, I am afraid that they will not be able to attack the city, Prince Lian and the Shen family, and they don't want to see the Celestial Empire being trampled by the iron cavalry of the foreign gang; But they didn't want the emperor's life to be too easy, so they arranged it like this.

The current emperor is like an ant on a hot pot, how can he not worry about the pressure of soldiers on three sides, there is money and food, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops, but who will be in command makes him so worried that his hair is almost gray.

At this time, he thought of the Shen family and the Zheng Mansion again, but it was too late; There are many generals in the court, but there are no people who can be in charge of the overall situation; And it is a three-sided use of soldiers, and the choice of the general is not one person.

The emperor now remembered the comfort of the Shen and Zheng families, and the first remorse since he dealt with the Shen family rose in his heart: if they were still there, he didn't have to worry at all, just the Shen and Zheng families were enough.

Right now, he looked at the music on the table and frowned: these generals are all insufficient; But the dwarf pulled the general, how to find the person to lead the army, the emperor patiently looked at one after another, and finally he singled out three people.

Although he has remorse now, he is still very dissatisfied with the Shen family's growth, so he doesn't want to make another Shen family, so he chose three people to be handsome.

Because he didn't want anyone to support the army anymore, he carefully selected and selected in his mind, and selected three princes to be overseers. It wasn't until dawn that he thought it through.

The emperor rubbed his forehead and asked people to come in and change their clothes: it was time for the last dynasty.

He did not consult with the ministers first, because there were some ideas that were inconvenient to talk to others, so he would think them through first and then consult with them; However, all the ministers were opposed to the matter of overseering the army, believing that there was no suspicion in employing people and no suspicion of using them, so it was not enough for the prince to oversee the army.

Seeing that the ministers were almost unanimously opposed, the emperor could only agree not to use the overseers, but to send two princes to distribute grain and grass to the tripartite army: in this way, it was tantamount to choking the throat of the army.

Although the ministers still have strong advice, the emperor has made up his mind, and the princes above the court all strongly support what the emperor says, so the ministers can only shut up.

At this time, the emperor had already left the Shen family behind, and he had to take care of his country first; The Secret Guards were also recalled by the Emperor, and after changing their identities, they joined the Tripartite Army and used them as the eyes and ears of the Emperor.

Before the army set out, it had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the generals: but they could only endure this breath and set out with the army.

It was because the imperial court was now busy with foreign enemies, coupled with Prince Lian's caution, that they did not attract any attention from the imperial court in Fengchuan County.

After another day of searching, Shen Miaoge returned to his residence and went to find wine to drink without saying a word: in the past month, he has not drunk at all, and at this time, he is desperate if he wants to drink.

Prince Lian stopped him: "Let's go to Fengchuan County tomorrow to find out; Not here, maybe they're in the city. ”

Shen Miaoge looked at Prince Lian: "They are seriously injured, how can they enter the city" His heart was no longer there, it was not broken, nor was it dead, but it just went with the red sleeves.

He gently pushed Prince Lian's hand away, and his hand still went to carry the wine jar: he just wanted to sleep now, and he just wanted to see if he could see his sleeve in his dreams.

At the same time when he was desperate, the bits and pieces of his life with Sleeve came to mind: Sleeve gave a light sweat test, Sleeve looked at him and smiled a little disgustedly, and Sleeve made dim sum by himself, which was so small that it could not be smaller, but at this time it was as clear as Red Sleeve had just done.

And like Red Sleeves once detoxified him, once ran thousands of miles for him, etc., no matter whether he opened his eyes or closed his eyes, they all flashed in front of his eyes.

What pained him the most was that when Red Sleeves needed him the most, Red Sleeves was the only one who needed him the most; And Red Sleeves was on the last journey of his life, but he was not by her side.

Red Sleeves left like this, leaving alone Shen Miaoge thought that Red Sleeves didn't see him and the children at the end, and his whole body was in pain.

"You give up, the young lady really has no way to live" Prince Lian snatched the wine jar and fell to the ground.

Shen Miaoge stared blankly at the wine on the ground and the fragments of the wine jar, he insisted for so long because he thought that Red Sleeves was waiting for him; If Redsleeves were still alive now, then he would have been killed if he was drunk and unconscious

After he was stunned for a while, he kowtowed to Prince Lian a few times and got up and went back to the room: "Come on, set the meal." "He has to eat, and if he can eat, he will have strength, and he must find the red sleeves.

Even if he finds the body of the Red Sleeves, he has to find it before he can rest; Whether Red Sleeves lives or dies, he has to find her

General Zheng quietly appeared behind Prince Lian, with tears faintly appearing in his tiger eyes: "Actually, you also know that the sleeves are no longer physiological; I'm afraid that it is, I'm afraid that there are no bones left. ”

It's not that there are no tigers, wolves and other wild beasts in the mountains, and they can't remember how many wolves they have killed these days, but there are still wolves in the mountains: if Red Sleeves enters the mountain after being seriously injured, it is not impossible for their masters and servants to fall into the belly of the beasts.

This possibility, whether it is Shen Miaoge or General Zheng, has actually thought of it a long time ago, but they never dare to think about it further; They don't want to face such a brutal truth.

Prince Lian took a long breath: "Let's look for another month" He didn't answer General Zheng's words, because he had indeed determined that Red Sleeves was dead.

General Zheng didn't answer, he just raised his head to look at the night sky: tilt his head, and the tears will not fall; He gritted his teeth and said to himself over and over again: There is still a glimmer of hope.

In fact, he himself knows that Red Sleeves is afraid that he will die and not live; The daughter he loved in the palm of his hand may have gone west before him a month ago.

Prince Lian turned around and looked at General Zheng: "Mrs. Zheng and Hongpeng" He didn't want to see General Zheng fall, in his eyes, General Zheng would be an iron man standing there even if he died.

But General Zheng in front of him is more than ten years old, and he can't look like he will fall down at any time: although he stands up every day.

General Zheng interrupted Prince Lian's words: "I know, the prince can rest assured." ”

Prince Lian finally said something that he had already wanted to say: "General, in fact, I am sorry for you, sorry for Brother Shen, and sorry for Young Mrs. Shen; He wanted to kneel down as he spoke: "If it weren't for me, the young lady wouldn't be in danger alone." ”

However, he did not kneel, and General Zheng's hand, which was as thin as a withered branch, firmly grabbed him: "It's none of your business; There were thousands of people over there, and a few of us old guys and the young people of the Shen family had a lot of effort, and they all alarmed the secret guards several times, except for the red sleeves, and the others could not attract the attention of the imperial court. ”

What General Zheng and others did was the main thing: because they wanted all the people to escape and live in peace and stability in the future; If you send Shen Erye and other capable men over, not only will it be time-consuming and laborious, but if there is less one person over there, there will be a lot of more things, and maybe there will be some big flaws that will be discovered by the secret guards.

They can't take this risk: if they are exposed, they will really lose their efforts, and all their efforts will be in vain.

He closed his eyes, and tears slipped down silently: "Although the whereabouts of the sleeve are unknown now, we must have sent everyone to the island after all, and escaped from the pursuit of the imperial court." ”

Prince Lian gritted his teeth and didn't say anything more, some things don't have to be said; Even if this was the case, he could not forgive himself for the fact that the Red Sleeves were dead.

Little by little, the stars in the night sky disappeared, and I don't know when it will be cloudy.

General Zheng and Prince Lian stood in the courtyard for a long time, until the snow fell from the sky, and the coolness made them sober up, and they looked at each other and went back to their rooms; In the same way, they also ordered that food be served, and even if they no longer wanted to eat or had no appetite, they had to eat more.

They don't eat food: with each bite, Red Sleeves increases the possibility of being saved; For this little possibility, the three big men worked hard to eat, tried hard to let themselves sleep, even if they couldn't sleep, they had to lie in bed to recover their strength.

The arrangements made by Shen Miaoge and Prince Lian, Shizan and others are now working; Those who slandered in the court were trusted by the emperor: because the Shen family and Prince Lian both knew the emperor's mind and knew what he wanted to hear and do.

It's just that what the emperor is doing is digging a grave for himself, and he is still complacent about his wisdom: without the Queen Mother and the Shen family, he doesn't handle the government properly

But the soldiers on the border pass had to endure it no longer, because the weather was so cold, but they were still wearing jackets; And the grain and grass are also cut off for two days and one day, and the generals wrote to the court that the emperor didn't see it at all.

Because someone in the court has dedicated a few new foreign beauties, the emperor also because there is no major war at the border, and the army of the Celestial Empire will win every battle, so he also has a great peace of mind, and handed over the affairs of the court to the princes and ministers of his cronies for two days, and he stayed in the harem, and the emperor thought that it was really the emperor's pleasure now.