Li Qingxia's heart moved, and asked, "Your father is a soldier?" The older boy exclaimed, "Yes! Our father is a soldier, just because of you, a bad princess, my father had to go to war with Yan Yunjun, and as a result, the result was ......" The young man couldn't help crying as he spoke, and the younger brother next to him also cried.

Li Qingxia only felt that her heart was poked hard, and said to the guards: "Let them go!" The guards looked at each other, and the captain of the guards said: "Your Highness, they dare to assassinate the royal chariot, they should be exterminated by the nine clans!" Li Qingxia said angrily: "I said let it go!" The captain's heart sank, and he hurriedly answered, turned around and shouted;" Let them go! The guards let go of the two boys. The two teenagers originally thought that they were dead, but they didn't expect the princess to let them go, and they both looked at the princess stupidly.

Li Qingxia said to the two: "The reason why I want to fight Yan Yun is because Yan Yun will destroy our Western Xia sooner or later, and then all of us will end badly!" Your father died on the battlefield and was our hero of Great Xia, as his son, you should be proud of him, and inherit his legacy and fight Yan Yun to the end! Yan Yun is not only our great enemy of Great Xia, but also the enemy of your two brothers who killed their fathers! ”

The two brothers opened their eyes, their faces flushed with anger, and they were panting heavily. Immediately, the two brothers knelt down towards Li Qingxia, kowtowed three times, and the elder brother said, "We were wrong!" The princess is right, our enemy is Yan Yun, we want to find Yan Yun for revenge, beg the princess to accept the two of us! After saying that, he kowtowed again.

Li Qingxia nodded, "Okay, you can go back with me." The two brothers were overjoyed, hurriedly thanked them, and stood up. Li Qingxia smiled slightly, turned around and boarded the carriage. The procession continued towards the Princess's Mansion. Back in the mansion, Li Qingxia handed over the two teenagers to the captain of the guard, and then returned to the study in the back. Sitting behind the desk for a while, he shouted, "Someone! A maid came in at once, bowed, and said, "What does the princess command?" Li Qingxia said: "You go to the Privy Council and invite Master Dao Chong to me." The maid answered and withdrew.

Soon after, the right prime minister rushed to the study of the princess's mansion and saluted: "The princess is calling, I don't know what to order?" Li Qingxia smiled bitterly, "My lord must already know what my father has done to me, where else can I command!" Dao Chong sighed, "The princess didn't do anything wrong, it's just that God has no eyes and favors Yanyun!" Li Qingxia shook her head, "The country competes for power, and the fight is strength and wisdom, Yan Yunjun is extraordinary, Chen Xiao's skills are superior, and we are not unjustly defeated!" Dao Chong smiled bitterly and nodded, "That's what the princess said!" Then he frowned, "Princess, it's really strange that we lost this battle!" ”

Li Qingxia asked puzzledly, "Why did your lord say this?" Dao Chong looked at Li Qingxia, "Have you thought about it, princess, how could Yan Yunjun know the movements of our army, so as to set up an ambush in Shendui Station?" Li Qingxia had always faintly felt that there was something wrong with this battle, and then after saying this, she realized what was wrong with what she had been feeling, and nodded: "Not bad!" This is really problematic! Under normal circumstances, Yan Yun would have no time to arrange such a careful trap after getting the news, unless they had already gotten the news at the same time as we decided to send troops! "My heart shook, and I said in a trembling voice;" Could it be that there are Yan Yun's spies among the important ministers of our court?! ”

"Other than that, I'm afraid there is no other explanation!" Li Qingxia looked at Daochong, "Who do you think your lordship thinks?" Dao Chong frowned and shook his head, "I don't know." Li Qingxia lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is not trivial, this person must be dug out as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" Daochong sighed, "Before the princess returned, I had already made a suggestion to His Majesty on this matter. However, His Majesty blamed me for approving of the use of troops against Yan Yun and drove me out, but I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to adopt my suggestion! Li Qingxia was ashamed in her heart and said: "In this battle, we have suffered heavy losses and losses, and the country is in danger, no wonder Your Majesty is angry, and this is not to blame him!" Daochong nodded.

Li Qingxia looked at Dao Chong and said, "It's better for the adults to investigate secretly." "I think so too." Glancing at Li Qingxia, "If you want to find out this person, you will definitely be able to do it with some time, but if you want to collect evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Li Qingxia pondered for a moment and said coldly: "Extraordinary means are used at extraordinary times, as long as this person is found, we don't have to ask our father!" Daochong nodded, "I see what the princess means!" ”

Li Qingxia remembered the purpose of calling him, and frowned: "I met two teenagers today. Glancing at Dao Chong, "They are all family members of the fallen soldiers, but they are very poor in rags, what is going on?" There was some anger in his tone.

"Now that the treasury is empty, the pension can only be issued 30%, and this is still dependent on the additional taxes in recent months, otherwise not a single copper coin will be issued!" Yesterday, His Majesty decided to raise taxes again, I'm really worried! Li Qingxia frowned, "Maybe you can ask the nobles to donate some money...... "Dao Chong shook his head, "It's impossible!" ”

Li Qingxia said angrily: "The country has reached the point where it is now, can't those nobles see it?" If the Great Xia Kingdom is over, their glory and wealth will definitely not be preserved, their lips are dead and their teeth are cold, don't they understand such a simple truth! Dao Chong smiled bitterly: "The princess is right, they really don't understand!" The Han people have a saying called 'If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears', which is what they say! ”

Li Qingxia frowned tightly and said, "No matter what, you should give it a try!" If it really doesn't work, then there's no way to do it! "My lord, you should make this suggestion to your father!" "Dao Chong was taken aback, and said secretly: 'If I make this suggestion, won't I be hated by all the nobles!' As soon as he thought of this, he said very embarrassedly: "This, I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" Li Qingxia understood, this right prime minister was just a guy who was wise enough to protect himself, and couldn't help but feel irritable, feeling that it would be a waste of tongue to talk more, and said coldly: "The princess is going to rest, go back!" ”

Yu Daochong knew that Li Qingxia was in her head, and said with a wry smile: "The princess must think that I am protecting my life, but the princess has misunderstood!" I just think it's futile to do it, so why bother doing it! ”

When Li Qingxia heard this, her expression softened. Dao Chong saw the change in Li Qingxia's expression, and continued: "Princess, the current situation is very unfavorable to our Great Xia, and the root cause of this situation, to say a big disrespectful word, is actually all because of His Majesty the Emperor!" Li Qingxia frowned, feeling that this was indeed the case, and couldn't help sighing, she had a helpless feeling about this matter.

"Since the root cause is here, what is the use of other things we do?" ......" Li Qingxia heard his voice and looked at Dao Chong, "What do you mean?" The intermediary suddenly stood up and knelt down towards Li Qingxia, "Princess, now only the princess can save Great Xia!" Our Great Xia is going to be reborn from the fire, and only Her Royal Highness the Princess will sit on the throne! Li Qingxia was shocked, Huo Ran got up, and shouted: "You dare to say rebellious words!" ”

Yu Daochong raised his head and looked at Li Qingxia excitedly, "Princess, you can't give up your loyalty for the sake of small loyalty and small righteousness!" If there is an opportunity to save Great Xia and not grasp it, then in the future, Great Xia will be overturned, and Her Royal Highness the Princess will be the sinner of Great Xia, and what loyalty and filial piety can there be! ”

Li Qingxia's heart was pounding, and her heart was extremely chaotic. Yu Daochong continued: "Now that we are in Great Xia, only under the leadership of the princess can we turn defeat into victory, and it is possible to continue to survive!" For the sake of the Great Xia, for the well-being of thousands of people, the princess must not stay out of the matter!! ”

Li Qingxia glanced at Dao Chong, "I, I can't do this!" ......" said urgently; "Princess......" Li Qingxia raised her hand to interrupt him, "I decided this way, not entirely for the sake of my father, but also for the sake of Great Xia!" Glancing at Dao Chong, "What you said is not unreasonable!" But now that Yan Yun is eyeing the side, if there is another problem within us, I am afraid that the catastrophe will come sooner! Dao Chong hurriedly said: "If we act quickly, we won't give Yan Yun a chance!" Yan Yun already can't live with food and grass, and he has just experienced a few fierce battles, and the grain and grass have been exhausted, and it is impossible to launch an offensive again, we have at least a year! If we don't take this opportunity to make radical changes within us, we really don't have a chance! Dao Chong said it sincerely, and Li Qingxia couldn't help but be moved.

There was a moment of silence, "I, I need to think about it. Dao Chong sighed and nodded, "It's human nature that the princess can't make up her mind for a while!" After a pause, "I only hope that the princess will think more about the country's society and the well-being of the people!" Loyalty is divided into big and small loyalty, and righteousness is different from big and small, I believe that the princess can make the right choice! Li Qingxia was in a mess in her heart and didn't make a sound.

Seeing that what should have been said had been said, he got up and saluted, "It's not too early, I won't disturb the princess's rest, take your leave!" Li Qingxia came back to her senses and nodded, "Good go, my lord!" Dao Chong bowed to Li Qingxia again and left.

Li Qingxia came to the lake in the backyard, strolling leisurely, turning over and over in her mind was what Dao Chong said just now, she felt that what Hu Dao Chong said was reasonable, but she didn't want to betray her father, it was really a dilemma for her!

The early morning sun shines on Bianliang City, and there is a splendid and joyful scene everywhere, birds chirping in the branches, and the street is also bustling and very lively.

A tavern facing the street was already full of seventy or eighty percent of the guests, and the drinkers were drinking and talking, almost all of them about the recent battle, and everyone was very excited. I saw the short and fat drinker with two small beards slap the table and say excitedly: "What a pleasure! It's been a long time since I've had this pleasure! King Yan's annexation of Datong Mansion is really happy!! The surrounding drinkers nodded in agreement, and an old man with gray temples sighed: "In the past, I only heard in the mouth of the storyteller that our ancestors opened up the territory, and it felt like a myth and legend. ”

Everyone laughed, and a young man said loudly: "Today, we have annexed Datong Mansion, and we will destroy his Liao Kingdom in the future!" Everyone echoed, and a very strong middle-aged man picked up the wine bowl and said loudly: "King Yan let us raise our eyebrows, let's respect King Yan for a bowl of wine!" Everyone picked up the wine bowls, and the fat man who spoke before said loudly: "It's done!" The crowd shouted, "It's done!" Immediately, I saw all the drinkers in the restaurant dry the bowl of wine together, and then Ping Pong slammed the wine bowl on the table and laughed.

A drinker dressed as a man sitting by the window gently bumped the man next to her with her elbow. The man turned his head, the woman squinted her eyes and smiled, and whispered, "Husband, you see how much the people worship you!" It turned out that this man was none other than Yang Peng, the king of Yan, and the woman next to him was the current concubine of the king of Yan, Zhao Lihua, who was dressed in men's clothes, and she still couldn't hide the compelling color.

Yang Peng smiled. Zhao Lihua showed a look of memory, and said faintly: "Bianliang was in danger that day, thanks to the eldest brother who led the army to fight in Gushan, the concubine was able to escape the catastrophe!" Retracted his gaze and looked at Yang Peng, his eyes showing sea-like affection, "Big brother, do you know?" That day, I watched you lead the army to fight with the Khitan army, my heart was broken, I only felt that you were the only real man in heaven and earth, and I felt that I was a little woman protected by you, and since then, I can't let go of you in my heart! After that, although life quickly settled down, I couldn't be happy all day long, looking out the window every day, just waiting for you to appear! Yang Peng listened to her infinite infatuation, and couldn't help but get drunk, a heart seemed to be entangled by thousands of soft silks, and couldn't help but reach out and grasp Zhao Lihua's slender hand.

Zhao Lihua glanced at Yang Peng infinitely gently, and the eye waves were like spring water. Yang Peng was ashamed in his heart, to be honest, after the fall of Bingzhou, he really never thought of Zhao Lihua, compared to the other party's deep affection, he can indeed be regarded as a negative luck.

Zhao Lihua's eyes showed a gentle smile, "But the slave family is wrong to blame the husband!" Yang Peng smiled, feeling ashamed, at that time, he sneaked into Lin'an, but he actually had nothing to do with Zhao Lihua's half a dime. Zhao Lihua looked at Yang Peng stupidly, and said very proudly: "The man of the slave family is the Yan King of the Megatron world, God really treats the slave family well, and the slave family has nothing else to ask for in this life!" Yang Peng held Zhao Lihua's slender hand tightly and said softly: "Big brother can get you, which is also a blessing accumulated in his previous life!" We not only have to be husband and wife for a lifetime, but also in the next life, in the next life, in the next life, we all have to be together! Zhao Lihua was excited, flipped her slender hand, and held Yang Peng's palm, staring at Yang Peng with infinite tenderness.

Dangdangdang! Bang bang! Suddenly there was a noise of gongs and drums in the street, and the two people's thoughts were pulled back, and they turned their heads to look down the street, only to see a group of officials beating gongs and drums marching to a courtyard, which was the courtyard of a commoner. The team of officials stopped in front of the courtyard, and the leading officer raised his voice and asked, "Is it Li Jinfu's house?" At this time, the drinkers in the restaurant crowded to the window to watch the excitement.

I saw a middle-aged couple running out of the yard, both honest people. When the couple saw that they were the public in the yamen, they panicked. He hurriedly stepped forward and opened the courtyard door, came to the front of the team of officials, and knelt down with a plop. This time it startled the leading officer, he hurriedly stepped forward to help the husband and wife up, bowed down and said, "Don't dare to be!" I don't dare to be such a big gift for the two of you! The husband asked tremblingly, "I don't know, I don't know if the official has arrived, what do you have to say?" ”

The official said: "Your son Li Jinfu fought a bloody battle with the Khitans at the Yanmen Gate and died heroically, and we are specially here to report to you!" ......Before the official finished speaking, the husband and wife only felt a whirlwind, the husband was fine, but the wife could not stand on the spot, and the husband saw that his wife was about to fall, and hurriedly supported her. The wife began to weep: "I, my poor son! ”

The official pointed to the small wooden box held by a servant behind him and said, "This is a pension!" Then he pointed to the plaques carried by the other two officials, and saw that there were three vigorous characters written on them: 'Military martyrs' families', and there was a line of small characters below the three big characters, which was: Military martyrs' families, officials and civilians must take off their hats and dismount when they enter this door. The official said, "This plaque is also for you." From now on, your family is a family member of the military martyrs, you can see the officials without worshipping, and the officials and civilians must stop and salute when they see you, which is a great honor!! ”

The husband and wife were very sad about the death of their son, but the words of the official made them feel a sense of pride that they had never felt before, and they felt a little unbelievable.

The official continued: "According to Yanyun's law, if a soldier dies on the battlefield, his parents, wives and children will be raised by the government, and both of them can go to the government to receive monthly payments every month!" In addition, Li Jinfu has not married a family, so his younger brother can enter the government school without examination, and if he is in business, he can also enjoy certain tax incentives! ”

The husband and wife were moved, knelt down one after another, sobbed and thanked: "Thank you, master!" Thank you, sir! The official hurriedly waved his hand and said in fear: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" You are the family of military martyrs, and this is a pain in me! As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head back, then quickly got up and helped him and his wife up. He turned around and asked his subordinates to send the pension, and then asked several other officials to hang up the plaque of 'military martyrs'. After doing this, the officials lined up and bowed respectfully to the husband and wife. The husband and wife were originally honest ordinary people, where did they receive such a great gift, and they never dreamed of it, although they were still very sad in their hearts, but at the same time they felt extremely honored; The surrounding neighbors originally gloated and sighed, but after listening to the words of the servant, they couldn't help but envy when they saw such a scene again.

After the servants had made a great salute, they departed. The husband and wife supported each other and looked at the plaque of 'military martyrs' on the door, and felt a sense of sadness and glory in their hearts. The wife cried, "What a good thing our children are! Others still look down on him, look down on our family, and look down on us from now on! The husband nodded sympathetically, and said with tears in his eyes: "Jinfu child is really good, worthy of a man!" Then he frowned, "What can the pillar do if he is a running hall in a restaurant, why don't you send him to be a soldier too!" The wife was startled, "I only have this one child left!" If so, if he has three more long and two short, we, we," she could not help but weep again.

The husband said: "We have the government in charge, what are you afraid of!" Yu Qi let the pillar be a useless little man for the rest of his life, it is better to let him go to the battlefield to fight! Maybe we can have a general in our family! Even if you die on the battlefield as a soldier, you will die vigorously, and you are worthy of being a man! The wife said in embarrassment: "But, but if the pillar also dies, won't our family, our family be the last?" The husband was also embarrassed, and then his heart moved, "This is easy to do, first ask for a daughter-in-law for the pillar, conceive a child, and then let him go to the army!" The wife thought about it and nodded, although she didn't want her son to go to the battlefield to adventure, she also felt that if she could die with such glory, it would indeed be better than being a little ordinary man for a lifetime.

The husband and wife supported each other, held the wooden box, and walked into the courtyard. At this time, the surrounding neighbors had already discussed, most of them were envious words, and even said in a jealous tone: "Lao Li's family has hung this sign, we can't talk nonsense when we see him in the future, we have to stand respectfully and salute!" Hey, who called their family a hero! No, we can't let the old Li family be too proud, we have to let the kid be a soldier, and our family will also have a hero, so we won't be afraid of his old Li family! ”

The drinkers in the tavern also discussed, "This is right, who will be treated preferentially if you die on the battlefield for the country!" "In the past, the Great Song Dynasty was simply fooling around, and it was useless to hold those scholars to the sky, and the Khitan people called, what could those bird scholars do? You have to rely on the soldiers! "Now the status of the industrial, commercial, peasant and soldier has been raised, especially the soldiers! I'm afraid that the reader will feel uncomfortable! ”

Zhao Lihua asked Yang Peng in a whisper; "Husband, don't you like to read people?" Yang Peng smiled, picked up the teapot and poured a glass of wine for Zhao Lihua, then poured himself a glass, and asked, "Why does Lihua ask that?" Zhao Lihua said with a smile: "Actually, it's not just me who says this, all my sisters also say this in private, and those guards and servants also talk about it, everyone thinks that the husband doesn't like to read." Otherwise, how could the husband cut off all the powers that the scholar originally enjoyed! ”

After all, what happened next, and listen to the next breakdown.