Chapter Twenty-Eight: Step by Step
It was night, and the moon was as cool as water.
There is a fragrant fragrance hovering in the Chaofeng Palace, as cold as the cold weather of this wax moon.
Sending out the palace people, Yun Tian gently snuggled in Lan Jun's arms, only to feel that although there was a warm dragon heating in the palace, it was still as cold as ice and snow.
It was only until today that Yun Tian slightly understood how much her mother was carrying that she didn't know, this burden was too depressing, and sometimes it would even overwhelm people, it turned out that even if she lived in the most noble place of the Dajin woman, it was difficult.
"It is said that the stepmother is difficult, and the queen mother has tried her best to tolerate it, but she is tired of my son being wronged, and the queen mother is incompetent!" Lan Jun's voice contained infinite sadness, Yun Qian wept when she heard it, she raised her head to look at Lan Jun, and said in a slightly eager tone: "It's not like this! The queen mother, today's things are blamed on the sons and daughters who are too impulsive, the sons just don't want to hear them criticize the queen mother, and they argued with them a few words in a moment of anger, and now the sons know that they are wrong, and the sons will never be like this again in the future, please don't be sad anymore! ”
A faint smile appeared on Lan Jun's lips, and he said softly: "Although it is possible to be able to do things for a while and solve a momentary hatred, it is not a long-term method after all!" Yuntian, you have to remember that although you and I are in a high position, we still have to find the most solid support for ourselves! People live in the world, never only by their own strength and achieve long-term stability and wishes, must rely on each other, even if they stand in the highest position, there are also high places are not cold, so, for this dependence, it is necessary to pay more hard work and hardship to obtain, not a moment can not relax, always be vigilant, always patience! ”
Yun Tilt listened quietly, only to feel that this road was rugged and unpredictable, and his heart was as uncomfortable as being crawled by layers of ants: "Erchen remember, don't dare to forget, you must always take the word forbearance as the top!" ”
Lan Jun sighed, and continued: "The queen mother knows that you have always been angry with Emperor Jin for the destruction of the Yan Kingdom by the Jin Kingdom, and you don't want to be close to him, but how can there be such a good thing in the world?" She stared deeply at the clouds, with a sense of helplessness, and slowly told what she thought was the way of fate, "In life, who doesn't want to abandon the traces of fate and live freely, but who can really break free from the shackles of fate?" It's not that we can't fight, it's that we have to fight in moderation in order to have a smoother life! You have also seen today's events, only the wrath of the Son of Heaven can crush everyone! Now that you and I are under the fence, we must learn to bow to fate at the right time in order to seek long-term peace. Yun Tian, you have to promise the queen mother, don't be estranged from the emperor again, because he is the biggest and only support to protect you and me in the Jin Kingdom for a long time! ”
Yun tilted his head, leaned on Lan Jun's knees, and let the tears soak into Lan Jun's luxurious robe of the Hundred Birds Chaofeng Palace: "The sons know that the queen mother is bitter in her heart, and the patience and concession are all the sons and daughters, and the sons will never live up to the trust of the queen mother, and they love Emperor Jin as if they were their own fathers, and they will not embarrass the queen mother, please rest assured!" ”
Lan Jun showed a knowing smile and said lightly: "Only those who can endure can have a big belly, and they will have great blessings!" My son is smart, and God will not treat him lightly! ”
This turmoil was finally calmly unveiled under the patience of Lan Jun and the pressure of Emperor Jin, and at this point, the words of criticism of the queen in the palace were completely cut off!
Yun Tian stood on the top floor of the Mingxiao Pavilion, looking up at the sky, the thin mist could not block the stubborn penetration of the sun, and the earth was still in a patch of white to welcome the faintest ray of morning light in winter. The war at the northern border of the Jin Kingdom also became more and more difficult at this time.
On the fifth day of December in the thirtieth year of Yongqian, Xi Ze again led 70,000 troops to capture Qichuan Town, defeated the Xiao army, attacked Shanguan Town again the next day, and recaptured Shanguan Town on the ninth day of December.
On December 15 of the 30th year of Yongqian, King Chang, who was seriously injured, was transported back to the imperial capital, but he was still unconscious. Emperor Jin sent the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat, and after three days, he turned the crisis into safety.
On December 19 of the thirtieth year of Yongqian, that is, the day after King Chang woke up, there was urgent news of war ahead, but there were only two words: no food!
Today's Jin army in the north has indeed reached the point of running out of ammunition and food. Mu Chengjiang, the brave general who originally guarded Cangzhou, the northern border of the Jin Kingdom, had to mobilize all the people in Cangzhou to donate food to the soldiers, and the people responded, however, even so, the current Jin army can only rely on gruel and steamed buns every day to survive.
Soldiers are hungry, and even the best generals can hardly win battles.
Xiao Jun calculated this point before choosing a roundabout route, wanting to besiege the Jin army, now the strategy failed, Xiao Jun was furious, this time Xiao Jun's leader Xiao Dingnan waved 400,000 troops to launch a general attack on the Jin army.
Xi Ze led his troops to resist to the death, however, there was a shortage of food and grass, and the front line was crumbling day by day.
This kind of war situation made the Jin palace all worried, the Jin Emperor has tried his best to raise grain and grass, has been transported to Cangzhou twice, but the war took too long, in the end, the Jin Emperor had to borrow grain from the whole country, call all over the emergency grain to send to Cangzhou, at the same time, stop the New Year's celebrations, temporarily reduce all the royal family, officials to the minimum.
This is quite a dangerous move. The call for emergency grain storage in various places means that if there is a food shortage in some places, it will cause a large-scale famine disaster, especially in Jiangzhou and Zhejiang, which have just been relieved, and it is very likely that famine will break out again. On the other hand, the salaries of the royal family and officials used were reduced to a minimum, that is, only to meet the needs of food and clothing. Such a move would directly offend the interests of the aristocracy, and would even shake the foundation of the imperial court, causing chaos or even disruption of the central ruling order.
However, at the end of the 30th year of the Yongqian Dynasty, there was no large-scale famine in the prefectures and counties of the Jin Kingdom, the foundation of the imperial court was not shaken, and the ruling order of the central government was still in order.
For the first time, Yun Tan saw the astonishing solidarity of the Great Jin in the face of foreign invasion and the imminent crisis of national destruction. This is something that the subjects of the Yan State are far from being able to do.
From the end of December of the 30th year of Yongqian to the beginning of the 31st year of Yongqian, under the leadership of the Jin Emperor who ate porridge and steamed buns every day, the Jin Kingdom from the princes and nobles to the common people of Li lived with porridge and steamed bread every day, and spent the most deserted and thrifty New Year in the history of the Jin Kingdom.
Along with these grains and grass saved from between the teeth, they were sent to Cangzhou along with the cotton clothes sewn by all the palace maids of the Jin Palace.
At that time, the army of Xiao was concentrating on attacking Cangzhou, Cangzhou had already fallen into the pocket of the Xiao army, 300,000 Jin troops plus the original 100,000 troops who originally guarded Cangzhou were left less than 200,000, in the face of such an urgent situation, Emperor Jin ordered the transfer of Wuzhou and Jizhou troops adjacent to Cangzhou A total of 50,000 troops supported Cangzhou, and the situation of the Jin army was finally reversed.