Leaving in excitement and returning in defeat is what Li Chengxian's mother and daughter are in mood at the moment.

When I returned to the Changping Marquis Mansion, as soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I saw the grandmother in my yard running over in a hurry.

"Madame, Mademoiselle, you have finally returned."

Li Chengxian chuckled in her heart, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?" ”

Mama ran closer, met the anxious eyes of Li Chengxian's mother and daughter, was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "It's the New Year's gift of the palace!" Not long after Mrs. and Miss went out today, the convoy of the palace arrived, and the steward was waiting in the flower hall to reply to you. ”

"It's time for the New Year!" Li Chengxian was overjoyed, lifted the skirt and walked quickly to the flower hall.

In the past, when the Qianwang Mansion and the Changping Marquis Mansion were in the capital, I didn't think that I wanted to go back to my parents' house and take the carriage in less than half an hour, which was as simple as visiting the door.

Nowadays, the distance between the Changping Marquis Mansion and the Qianwang Mansion is not thousands of miles, at least hundreds of miles away, it is not easy to go back to his parents' home, and he doesn't even know if he has the opportunity to go back to his parents' home in this life.

In this era, how many women who marry far away are married to say goodbye, and they will never have the opportunity to step into their parents' house again until they die.

Cai Shiyi felt her mother's eagerness and quickly followed, she was actually more curious about what kind of New Year's gift the palace sent?

Jiankang City is not as prosperous as the capital, the area of the city is not as large as the capital, the imperial court moved south, and the powerful and wealthy businessmen in the capital suddenly poured into Jiankang City, you can imagine how tight the housing is.

Most of the powerful businessmen have their own courtyards in Jiankang, but the courtyards are not as good as the residences in the capital after all, and they are incomparable in terms of area and luxury of construction.

The Changping Marquis Mansion is no exception, they have another courtyard in Jiankang City, but the area of the courtyard is only five miles.

More than 100 masters and servants of the Marquis of Changping lived in, and the five-entry mansion suddenly became cramped.

From the gate to the flower hall, Li Chengxian arrived in less than half an hour.

"The little one has seen the county lord!"

"The old slave has seen the lady!"

The old housekeeper of the Marquis of Changping Mansion was chatting with the steward of the palace, and when the two saw Li Chengxian coming in, they immediately got up to salute.

"Excuse me!"

Li Chengxian walked past them and sat down on the throne, and looked at the palace steward with a smile, "Are my father and mother well?" Are the two brothers still adapting to Lingnan? ”

The steward knew that the brother in her mouth was the eldest Li Chengshang and the second grandfather Li Chengzhan.

"Everything is fine with the prince and princess, and everything is fine when the uncle and the second master arrive in Lingnan, it's just."

When he paused, Li Chengxian's heart was raised, "Just what?" How do you talk like you slave likes to talk half and leave half, and you are in a hurry to die! ”

Cai Shiyi handed her a cup of tea and comforted her softly: "Mother, don't worry, listen to the steward slowly, you drink tea first to moisten your throat." ”

Li Chengxian also knew that she was not dignified enough, so she took the teacup and took a sip of tea to stabilize herself.

The steward met Li Chengxian's slightly annoyed eyes and glanced at the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion who was standing next to him.

How shrewd is the old man who can climb to the position of the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, the steward knew what he meant with a small look, and said with a smile: "Madam, it's almost the New Year, there are many things in the house, and there are many things waiting for the old slave to arrange. ”

Li Chengxian bowed: "The housekeeper is busy." ”

Waiting for the housekeeper to leave, she looked at the steward, "What happened in the palace, you shouldn't tell the truth!" ”

"Anything else is okay, but something happened to the uncle." The steward told Li Chengshang about his injury when he went into the mountains to suppress the bandits.

When Li Chengxian heard that the eldest brother had become a fool, she was furious, and her eyes turned black for a while.

"Are you alright, County Lord?"

The grandmother and the maid hurriedly helped her in fright, for fear that she would fall from the chair.

"County Lord, don't worry, now the uncle is not in danger of life, although. But life is saved, and it is a great disaster to die and there will be a blessing in the future! Seeing this, the steward was anxious and didn't dare to help, so he could only try his best to comfort her.

He was afraid that if she fell ill in a hurry, he was really afraid that he would not be able to leave the Changping Marquis Mansion.

Cai Shiyi stroked her back to help her breathe, "We are separated from my uncle, what's the use of you being in a hurry, didn't the steward say it, my uncle is fine." ”

Li Chengxian finally eased up, she shook her head, she only has two brothers-in-law in the palace, the second brother is out of tune, now that the eldest brother has an accident, the palace will definitely not fall on the head of the big house and the second room in the future, and after a hundred years of her father, who else in her mother's family is willing to help her?

Cai Shiyi saw that her mother's face was bloody, and turned her head to ask the steward: "What about the New Year's gift list you sent?" Bring it to your mother and show it, and make her happy. ”

The steward carefully took out a gift slip from his sleeve pocket, "Another gift slip was sent to the Hou Ye, this one is a small copy of the backup." ”

Cai Shiyi took the gift list and handed it to Li Chengxian, "Mother, let's see what gift your grandfather has prepared for you this year?" ”

Speaking of King Qian, Li Chengxian had a smile on her face, she didn't even look at the gift list, and said confidently: "My father will always love me the most, and the gift he chose must be the most in line with my heart." ”

This sentence also appears in the study.

"Your grandfather will always love your mother the most, and he has been married for decades, and he has prepared for the annual resignation ceremony of King Qian's mansion."

With that, Changping Marquis Cai Shen handed the gift list to his son Cai Xinghui.

Cai Xinghui flipped through the long gift list, and said with emotion while reading it: "My grandfather loves his daughter, which can be seen from the gift list, and the gifts selected are extremely attentive. ”

Marquis Changping pointed to the gift list and asked, "What else do you see from it?" ”

Cai Xinghui, the prince of the world, flipped through the gift list up and down, and asked inexplicably: "What else can a gift list explain?" Isn't the palace so prepared for the New Year's gift every year? ”

Changping Hou frowned slightly, "Can previous years be compared with this year?" ”

"In previous years, everyone was in the capital, but this year it is just two places apart, what does this mean?" Cai Xinghui still didn't understand what Changping Hou wanted to express.

Marquis Changping knocked on the gift list on the table, "You also said that in previous years in the capital, and this year everyone fled south, you said that the palace can still prepare such a rich New Year's gift, what does this mean?" ”

Cai Xinghui followed his words and asked, "What does it mean?" ”

Marquis Changping: "."

Ouch!

That's angry!

The only son didn't inherit his brilliant mind!

What does this mean? There's a lot to say, do you know what year it is? ”

When Changping Hou saw his son shaking his head, he really wanted to go over and knock his head open to see how much water was in it.

"Drought and white plague, year after year of disasters, now the most scarce thing in various places is materials, but King Qian can still give such a rich New Year's gift in such a disaster year, do you know what this means?"

As soon as these words were asked, Changping Hou regretted it, and it was in vain to ask these words.

didn't think about it, this time Cai Guanghui reacted quickly and replied: "It shows that my father-in-law is not short of supplies!" ”

“.” Changping Hou pursed his lips: "It shows that there is no shortage of materials in Lingnan, and it can also be said that your father-in-law is not short of materials." ”

Looking at the current situation, Marquis Changping has long regretted that he did not follow the palace to Lingnan in the first place.

I tried my best to take the boat back, and as a result, I followed the new emperor to live in fear in this Jiankang City, I really don't know that one day Beidi or the rebels will break through the border defense line, rush into Jiankang City to burn and plunder, and not leave a glimmer of hope for the people to survive?

Cai Guanghui was suspicious in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Isn't Lingnan a wild place?" You said he had plenty of supplies there, but my son didn't believe it. ”

In fact, he believed that these New Year's gifts were collected from all over the world by King Qian.

"Believe it or not, the facts are right in front of you." Changping Hou sighed, "At this moment, Ben Hou is a little skeptical, is it right or wrong to insist on coming to Jiankang in the first place?" Didn't we go to Lingnan with us, so we don't have to worry about it here? ”

Cai Xinghui's thoughts are not as complicated as those of Changping Hou, "Since my father thinks Lingnan is good, it is necessary to find a time to move over, and the only difficulty is probably to hurry." ”

Because it is very hard to travel, it is really not a human life that is exposed to wind and rain.

Changping Hou listened to his words, and said angrily: "The family moves, do you think it's as simple as a door?" The sea of things that have affected here has gone! ”

Cai Xinghui pursed his lips, disapproving, parents always like to think too complicated when thinking about things, in fact, sometimes simple things are done simply, and there may be unexpected results.

Marquis Changping didn't have the heart to study deeply with his son, "The New Year's gift we gave to the palace this year is too light, and you will discuss it with your daughter-in-law, and then prepare two gifts for the palace steward to take back, just say that you selected them specifically for the prince and princess." ”

"Got it." Cai Guanghui scratched his eyebrows and agreed to the matter.

Many times, things turn out unexpectedly.

Ten days after the palace steward left Jiankang, that is, on the day of the new year, the rebels occupying Sanzhou suddenly led their troops to attack Yangzhou despite the rain and snow.

The momentum was huge, known as 300,000 soldiers and horses, and the soldiers were divided into three routes, starting from Tongshan County, Shanxian County and Wangjiang County, and raiding Yangzhou.

The first to fall was the county seat at the junction with Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

The rebels came so quickly that all the soldiers who were sticking to the border county town could not react.

can only be beaten passively and flee in a hurry.

Anyway, it's not the first time they've escaped from the battle, not much more this time, not much less this time, and the most important thing is to save their lives.

It didn't matter if the front-line soldiers fled, but it frightened the officials at all levels of the imperial court in the rear and the new emperor in the palace.

The road was closed due to heavy snow in advance, and everyone subconsciously believed that the rebels would not lead their troops south until the snow melted in the spring next year.

It's just that things are too unexpected.

The frightened courtiers asked to send the soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi military camp to meet the battle, and they could not send Jiankang to the rebels after Gyeonggi abandoned it to Beidi.

If such a humiliating thing happens again, the new emperor and several members of the imperial court will probably go down in history.

Can the Gyeonggi battalion really resist the rebels' peaks when they go out to stop the rebels?

Don't take it for granted.

In addition to the 200,000 rebels left behind this time, the remaining 300,000 rebels fought against the water, just to capture Jiankang City before the food and grass were cut off, so that the new emperor could move his position.

If the leader ascends to the throne, then these soldiers who follow Qin Lang can basically get rewards, and some may be knighted and worshipped, and their wives and sons will be crowned, and they will enjoy glory and wealth in the second half of their lives.

The rebel army of 300,000 soldiers and horses marched all the way south, advancing without hindrance, and finally pointed directly at the southern capital of Jiankang.

Jiankang is in a hurry!

The soldiers and horses of the Gyeonggi battalion were also unable to stop the advancing troops, and finally Jiankang Fortress was besieged.

The new emperor also learned from the first emperor Huiyuan, and issued several decrees in one day, calling on the soldiers and horses of the world to gallop to help.

It's just that when Jiankang City is besieged, whether these wills will go out or not is up for debate.

Zhu Chong, the chief soldier of the Gyeonggi battalion, stood at the head of the city, looking out of the city.

The vanguard cavalry of the rebels was the first to reach the outside of the city, and slowly a team followed behind, and as time passed, the rebels outside the city became more and more dense.

It can be seen that the number of rebels coming this time is really quite large.

It is claimed that there are 300,000, which will be directly halved, and there should be 150,000 soldiers and horses.

The commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division made Lord Chen climb up to the top of the city, "What is the situation outside the city now?" ”

Zhu Chong raised his chin with a solemn face, "Look for yourself, the soldiers and horses are endless, I don't know if I can escape this catastrophe this time?" ”

How long can the national glory of the Yu Dynasty last?

There is a steady stream of soldiers and horses gathering outside the city, so if the siege continues, can Jiankang City really wait for reinforcements?

After the rebels outside the city were successfully assembled, Qin Lang looked at the tall and majestic city wall in front of him, and said to the staff around him: "Jiankang City is worthy of becoming the capital among the hundred cities in the south, and its strength is still very strong, this is completely a strong city, Mr. has a good plan for this?" ”

The staff looked at the city wall and frowned slightly, "My subordinates think that we and other 300,000 soldiers and horses are gathered here to show the might of the soldiers, and the soldiers and horses in the city will not take the initiative to meet the battle, even if we provoke the situation in every way, they may not take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the battle." ”

If the enemy does not face the battle, then the next war will not have the slightest meaning, and how will everyone hide and divide the victory?

You must know that when the army goes out, the first thing to solve is food and grass, and the rebel army is now running out of food.

In this case, everyone is how convenient and how to come. But it's okay to come casually, but if you can get supplies and solve the logistics problems in the barracks, that's the right thing.

The Dayu officers and soldiers at the head of the city are not fools, of course they know that the team that is coming from afar, and the most lacking of them should be food and grass.

You must know that the army of hundreds of thousands of people consumes grain and grass every day is measured in stones.

"Assemble the team every day, their food and grass consumption must be faster than ours, as long as we insist on getting through it together, there will always be times when they can't hold on." Zhu Chong took it for granted.

Lord Chen: "This is not necessarily, what if their good luck breaks out on the way and someone takes the initiative to send them food?" ”

Although you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun when you hide in the city, you can eat and drink a limited amount of food at each meal.

Now that Jiankang City is besieged, several 'humerus ministers' discussed the results for a long time.

The food in the city is centrally managed, and everyone is supplied in limited quantities for every meal every day, and during the siege of Jiankang, everyone's food is allocated by the government.

In this way, the consumption of food in the city is regulated, and the same amount of food can last for a longer period of time.

Zhu Chong looked at him: "Could it be that the rebels still have allies in this area?" ”

(End of chapter)