Chapter 14: The Story of Cinderella and the Prince
In Kaifeng City, Wanyan Honglie looked at the news he had just received and fell into deep thought.
Three days ago, he received the last news from Akang, asking him to rush to the central capital city, his father was about to die, so the sixth prince of the Jin Kingdom left Kaifeng with hundreds of personal guards, but before he could walk a hundred miles, he received the news of the closure of the central capital, and the lag of information made him in a dilemma.
For the sake of safety, Wanyan Honglie returned to Kaifeng City and waited for the follow-up news, which was three days.
The central capital city was sealed, and no news could be transmitted, and the purpose of the crown prince Wanyan Hongyu to seal the city was not only to arrest Yang Kang, but also to leave time for himself to prepare.
In the past three days, the prince's family of people and horses have carefully cleaned up the forces left in the central capital of Zhao Wangfu, if Yang Kang hides in the forces of the pro-Zhao Wangfu, he will definitely be captured, no one thought that Yang Kang relied on the power of the gangs in the rivers and lakes, which made him lucky to escape.
After clearing the power of Zhao Wangfu, Wanyan Hongyu still has to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, forge the edict, and arrange the ceremony, which will take time, but the central capital city cannot be closed for too long, otherwise rumors will spread.
Wanyan Honglie received the news that the emperor had died and the prince was about to ascend the throne with the support of the ministers, and he learned from secret channels what happened that night in the middle capital.
But which path will Akang take?
Yang Kang and Mu Nianci were walking on the country road, they did not take the official road, but took a more tortuous road, which was the road that Qiu Chuji took him to take at the beginning.
At this time, it is the turn of spring and summer, the weather is comfortable and suitable, and the wheat seedlings in the fields are green. The roadside was full of wildflowers, and they stopped and stopped, talking and laughing, not like they were fleeing, but like they were on an outing.
This is Yang Kang taking care of Mu Nianci's injury, but Mu Nianci is used to living a life of eating and sleeping in the open with Yang Tiexin. The body is not so delicate, the children of poor families have always been hard, she thinks Yang Kang walks too slowly, but she also likes this kind of free time to talk and laugh.
Since Mu Nianci entered the palace of Zhao and came into contact with a qiē in the palace, she knew that this was another world, and she could not talk and laugh loudly, walk around at will, or express her emotions in the palace. You have to learn to be patient, although it is good to treat her with mercy, but she can't ignore the rules because of this.
She sometimes watched Akang from the sidelines, watched him read, watched him joke, watched him frown and ponder......
However, Mu Nianci felt that she and Ah Kang had nothing to say, and the world she knew was completely different from the world that Ah Kang knew, like a chasm between them. But when they left Zhao Wang's Mansion and walked in the countryside. The girl felt that the gap had narrowed.
Under the urging of Akang, Mu Nianci began to tell about the days of running around with Yang Tiexin over the years, she originally thought that Akang would be impatient to listen to these trivial things, but she didn't expect Akang to listen carefully, and from time to time let out some feelings that life is not easy, which resonated with girls.
If it was the little prince of the Jin Kingdom who had finished Yan Kang before. I will definitely not be interested in these folk trifles, but Yang Kang, the traverser, is not, he was also an ordinary person before he crossed over, and he understood the joys, sorrows, and sorrows of ordinary people, so he would empathize.
It is this attitude of identification. makes Mu Nianci feel that she and Ah Kang are the same kind of people, Ah Kang is really the child of his father-in-law, and his heart is so kind, and the girl thinks happily in her heart.
In this way, the two of them laughed all the way to Zhongnan Mountain.
The pursuers of the prince Wanyan Hongyu came to the town where Mu Nianci was seeking medical treatment, they were looking for two children, one of whom was also wounded, and the sergeant went to the pharmacy and interrogated him to know that the two children were on this road, which led to Chang'an City.
Thinking of Chang'an City, Wanyan Hongyu couldn't help but think of the negotiation he had with Wanyan Honglie a year ago on whether the child would be the head of the Quanzhen Sect, and in the end Wanyan Honglie did not agree to his conditions, and the child did not become the head of the Quanzhen Sect, but was succeeded by an old Taoist priest.
Is there some conspiracy in this?
No matter what conspiracy he has, catching that child right now and retrieving the jade seal of the country is the most important thing, so Wanyan Hongyu mobilized thousands of soldiers and horses and went straight to Chongyang Palace in Zhongnan Mountain.
After Yan Honglie received the news, he confirmed that Ah Kang was fleeing towards Zhongnan Mountain, and also sent troops, including martial arts masters like Peng Lianhu and Sha Tongtian, who must rescue Ah Kang and get the jade seal of the country, but they will be three or four days later than the prince's men.
Yang Kang didn't know that in order to get the jade seal of the country, the two people sent by the two Jin princes drove to Zhongnan Mountain at the fastest speed, he and Mu Nianci were still walking slowly, and when they met the village, they would find villagers to spend the night for a night, and if they couldn't meet them, they would find a cave in the wilderness to make do.
At night, they snuggled together but not cold, but a little warm, at this time Yang Kang would tell Mu Nianci some strange stories, all of which girls had never heard, and felt very fresh.
In particular, the story of a Cinderella and the prince made Mu Nianci remember it in her heart, she also wanted to meet a kind fairy, wear the crystal slippers, and finally live a happy life with the prince, although the girl doesn't know what the crystal slippers look like, but they must be extremely beautiful when they think about it.
Along the way, they got to know each other again, sometimes when their eyes met in one place, they would look at each other and smile, Mu Nianci lowered his head, still held his hand by Yang Kang, no matter what was ahead, she would follow.
But they didn't know that the situation on Zhongnan Mountain had already changed abruptly, and when the prince's pursuers came to Chongyang Palace, Yang Kang and Mu Nianci were still telling stories in the mountains, and Song Daoan, the head of the Quanzhen Sect, faced the aggressive general of the Jin State, and could only explain again and again that he had not seen the little prince of the Jin Kingdom.
The general of the Jin Kingdom did not find any trace of Wan Yankang after chasing all the way, but they did not leave, but laid a big net in Zhongnan Mountain, as long as the child appeared, he could not escape.
Song Daoan sat on the futon in the Chongyang Hall and meditated quietly.
A year has passed, and the statue of Chongyang Zhenren has already been reshaped, even taller and more powerful than the statue that was broken by Ouyang Feng, Song Daoan faced the statue of Wang Chongyang, thinking about a question, should you send someone to inform Yang Kang not to come to Chongyang Palace?
Zhongnan Mountain is the birthplace of the Quanzhen Sect, as long as he is in charge of the teaching, there will be countless people to report the news, but he hesitates, this year he has been in charge of the Quanzhen Sect, enjoying the wonderful feeling of calling the wind and rain, being worshiped by the believers, but two years later, he will put down this glory, return to the previous handyman's trade, give way to a child.
What will others think? What will those believers think? Will they be willing?
If Song Daoan was bent on the development of the Quanzhen Sect in the past, then at this moment he began to think about himself, and this was the change brought about by power. (To be continued......)