Chapter 89: Empress Zhang's Careful Thoughts
As we all know, Chengdu is less than 300 kilometers away from Langzhong, according to the speed of transportation at that time, this distance is not far, but it can definitely not be called close.
Empress Zhang only brought three palace maids with her on this trip, Zhang Shao only brought two entourages, and only Dong Qi led 300 brothers from the forbidden army as escorts.
Liu Yong had urgent matters to deal with, so he had to travel one day later than Empress Zhang and others.
More than a dozen simply decorated carriages went out from the city gate, and in addition to some sacrificial items, there were also necessary materials on the road, if it weren't for the forbidden army following them, the soldiers guarding the city didn't even know who was sitting in the car.
Less than thirty miles after the car left the city, Empress Zhang's car suddenly stopped.
One of the leaders of the forbidden army, who was next to Empress Zhang's car, didn't know what was going on.
"Do you have any instructions?"
Empress Zhang in the car groaned.
"Would you like my brother to come and talk back?"
"Niangniang Chitose waits, and the villain will call Uncle Guo." The leader of the Praetorian Army promised Pegasus and came to the front of the third car.
Zhang Shao, who was dressed in soft casual clothes, jumped out of the car and stretched hard.
"People who are used to riding war horses really can't sit on a car." He muttered quietly and walked over to Empress Zhang's car.
At this time, Xi Yue had already stood next to Empress Zhang's car with two other palace maids.
"My little sister hasn't traveled far for a long time, I'm really tired from sitting in this car, can my brother discuss with General Dong Qi and rest here for a while?" Empress Zhang lifted the curtain and said to Zhang Shao in a consultative tone.
Zhang Shao glanced back at the way he came.
"My sister is really pampered, if you follow this way, I'm afraid I won't be able to get to Lang in half a month."
Empress Zhang pursed her lips and smiled.
"Brother Hugh wants to laugh, after a few days the little sister gets used to the bumps, she will walk faster."
Zhang Shao wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xi Yue, who had been covering his mouth and stealing fun beside him: "Uncle Guo is really stupid, don't you really understand the intention of the queen?" ”
"Shame on the moon, don't talk nonsense!" Empress Zhang immediately interrupted Xi Yue's words, but her small face was already flushed with a faint flush.
Zhang Shao glanced at Xiyue, and his gaze fell back on Empress Zhang's face.
"What else does the girl think?"
"Brother Hugh listens to this girl's nonsense, and my little sister is just a little tired." Queen Zhang said, and simply lowered the curtain, worried that everyone would see her unnatural appearance.
Shame Yue leaned over to Zhang Shao's side and whispered something.
Zhang Shao slapped his thigh: "It's still you who are smart, why didn't General Ben think of it." When General Ben goes to discuss with Dong Qi, he will take a rest here. ”
Before the words fell, Dong Qi, who didn't know what was happening in front of him, had already arrived on horseback.
"My sister has to wait for Your Majesty to ......" Zhang Shao, who has a straightforward personality, grinned, and was hurriedly stopped by Xiyue in the middle of speaking.
"Niang Niang Chitose is tired, and I asked General Dong Qi to order a short rest here."
Dong Qi's brows also frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty wants to go to Jiangzhou to inspect, how can you pass by this road?"
"General Dong Qi should ask more, just do what you are told." Shame Moon said with a small face.
Dong Qi didn't ask any more questions, and turned the horse away.
Until the evening, Dong Qi did not get the order of Empress Zhang to leave, so he had to ask the forbidden army to set up temporary tents.
Empress Zhang's tent was placed in the very middle, with three hundred forbidden warriors scattered around, while Dong Qi and Zhang Shao lived in the same tent.
"You girl, don't guess the thoughts of this palace in the future, fortunately my brother is not an outsider, otherwise how can this palace accommodate you today?" Empress Zhang complained to the shy moon who was about to serve her sleep.
"Your Majesty can't leave the queen, everyone in the palace knows about this matter, why should Niang Niang Chitose hide it?"
"There are many beauties in Your Majesty's harem, how can you spoil me alone?" Empress Zhang said deliberately.
Tsuki pouted.
"Who doesn't know that since the enemy besieged the city, His Majesty has never been to other palaces, only staying in the palace of Niangniang Chitose, that is, every time he returns from defeating the enemy, he will come to Niangniang Chitose as soon as possible. If Niangniang said this, wouldn't it be sad if Her Majesty heard it? ”
Empress Zhang covered her mouth and smiled.
Liu Yong caught up with the vehicle of Empress Zhang and others at noon the next day.
Liu Yong was accompanied only by Qi Zhen and another warrior.
Traveling in casual clothes is really commonplace for the former Jiangzhou Hou, but since replacing Liu Chan, this freedom has become a luxury. Now, Sima Yan is newly defeated, and it is difficult to make great achievements for a while, and Cao Wei's reinforcements will not arrive for a while, so it is really a rare wonderful moment for him to take this opportunity to walk with Empress Zhang.
Despite this, Liu Yong did not forget what he said to Lian He, and he wanted to pay tribute to his wife, Lian He's sister.
The crowd knelt on either side of the road.
Liu Yong dismounted and first helped Dong Qi up.
"I Shu Han was originally decided, I thought that there would be bandits on the way, and General Dong was so flamboyant, I was afraid that it would attract the attention of thieves." Liu Yong said.
Dong Qi was slightly stunned.
"Your Majesty means you want me to wait for cross-dressing?"
"It's all up to the general, I'm just a wake-up call."
"Your Majesty's words are reasonable, and in the end, he ordered people to disguise themselves, just pretending to be merchants who went to worship their ancestors." Dong Qi thought for a while and said.
Liu Yong handed over the war horse to Qi Zhen behind him, and helped Empress Zhang, Xi Yue and others up from the front of the car.
"If Your Majesty doesn't come again, my mother, Chitose, will stop the vehicle again and wait for Your Majesty." Shame Moon smiled.
Xiyue used to be Liu Chan's personal palace maid, and she was used to it without scruples in front of Liu Chan, although she was now placed by Liu Yong's side of Queen Zhang, but she still did not change her previous temperament, and with her by her side, she would forget a lot of troubles.
Liu Yong smiled and said nothing.
"In that case, please ask General Dong to give an order, and we will do it after lunch."
"That's it, the queen is hungry, Your Majesty's heart hurts, and the slave and maid also need to bear the responsibility." Satsuki continued to laugh.
The wine and food on the way are naturally not as good as being in the palace, but for Liu Yong and Empress Zhang, being able to sit opposite the person they like, even if it is a wild vegetable in the mountains, is already happy enough.
Corporal Liu Yonglixian specially asked Zhang Shao and Dong Qi to sit on the side.
Although there is a distance of nearly five meters between them, for a foreign minister like Dong Qi, this is enough to show Liu Yong's trust in him.
"Weichen heard that the son of Nanyi Meng Shu has been coveting my Shu Han since Meng Shu's death, and he also planned to take advantage of the opportunity to enter when Cao Wei's troops attacked, but I didn't succeed because I defended the city and stuck to the city. Does Your Majesty have any plans for this? ”
When he was halfway through the wine, Zhang Shao suddenly remembered something, and he asked Liu Yong inappropriately.
Liu Yong put down his wine glass.
"I have also reported this matter, and I have sent 2,000 men and horses to closely monitor its movements, and after I have completely defeated the Wei army, I will deal with it separately."
"Your Majesty has a vision, and the minister can't wait." Dong Qi gave a thumbs up.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the side of the road, and hundreds of people in variegated clothes, armed with knives and guns, followed closely behind a dozen war horses and swarmed towards the crowd.
"If there are thieves here." Dong Qi jumped up and shouted, "Come and protect Your Majesty." ”