Chapter Ninety-Eight

In this way, after living in Baoding Mansion for 20 days, I saw that my mother and sister had recovered a little, and their faces were bloody.

And the injuries of Fei'er and the four brothers and sisters of the Fei family were almost healed, so Tianxiao relieved Guo Jian to settle the account, everyone got on the horse, and let the mother and sister get on the sedan chair and set off.

Tianxiao was in front with a gun, and Fei'er, Xiao Zhao, Guo Jian, and Di Qian were on the left and right. Gonggong Li drove the sedan chair in the center, and the peony, snow plum, auspicious, and wishful protection were on both sides of the sedan chair. After Li Fei, the four brothers and sisters of the Fei family, Dexi, and Hu Yanying, they went back to Longqing to pick up Li's father-in-law's family in Hanzhong.

Everyone is extremely careful on this road, after all, this is the boundary of the Ming Dynasty, and the gates of each prefecture have posted notices to arrest Mo Fei and Zhu Xiao, and the arrest is fast to take the portrait to search in the towns and villages, and there are school officers on the road with military men to set up chucks, and there are also masters in the city, but I am afraid that I will get rid of Mo Fei's mother and daughter.

Fortunately, the detoxification mother-in-law knew how to disguise, and the silver-haired old woman who turned Mo Fei into a cane sat alone in the sedan chair, and let Zhu Xiao pretend to be a young woman with a sword and a black clothed and hand-held long stick, and Gonggong Li was sandwiched between everyone on a big horse, and it was naturally much easier to walk on the road. Although they encountered some troubles when entering and leaving Taiyuan, Pingyang, and Xi'an, the four brothers and sisters of the Fei family are all old rivers and lakes who can say that the dead are alive, and Fei'er Xiaozhao is twenty taels of silver, not to mention that there is a foreign woman like Dixi, everything can always be turned into a disaster, but the original half-month trip took a whole month.

Gonggong Li's home is in a small col of sixteen or seventeen miles outside Hanzhong City, there are more than 100 households, and there are old apricot trees with leafy branches at the entrance of the village, and there are some chattering people sitting under the rocks under the apricot trees. “

You're Li Da, right?" An eldest lady recognized Gonggong Li, and when she saw him nodding, she said, "Li Da, you must have committed something in the palace." A few days ago, a gang of vicious officials came and said that they were going to lock up your whole family and put them on death row, but fortunately, a young woman passed by with two followers and killed those officials. Hearing this, Gonggong Li understood that he was implicated in Concubine Mo's matter, which attracted officials to arrest people, and hurriedly asked: "Then my family is okay now?" The eldest lady shook her head, and another old man said: "That young woman killed the official messenger." Let your younger siblings be fine. Together with the relatives of the Li family, a total of 27 families hired a carriage and left, saying that they were going to a place called Longqing.

But where this Longqing is, I don't know. "Since Gonggong Li's family has sent them to Longqing, there is no need to enter this village. Tianxiao asked Guo Jian to take out two ingots and five taels of small silver and give them to the old man and the eldest lady. It's a tip. Then with a wave of the gun, everyone turned their horses around and left Hanzhong. On the way, I saw that Father-in-law Li was a little worried about his family. Tianxiao said to him: "It's okay, Gonggong Li, Longqing is my territory, and when you arrive in Xuzhou, I will let people visit your family." Father-in-law Li calmed down when he heard this. "Dexi. Tianxiao summoned Dexi and said: "You and Jixiang Ruyi rushed to Xuzhou to spread the word that the Queen Mother and the princess will arrive soon." ”

At this time, the war between Daming and Longqing had just ended, and the army had not yet withdrawn, Feng Li received the emperor's instructions, and hurriedly summoned the generals and officials of Banzhou and Bijiewei to the big tent in the Xuzhou army, saying that the emperor had rescued the queen mother and the princess from the Ming Palace, and would enter Longqing from Xuzhou tomorrow. "There were many people who burst into tears of joy when they were excited, and sobbing sounded. The cheers and the good news that the Queen Mother and the princess would return to Longqing immediately spread to the three armies, and the three armies shouted together: "Long live, long live." Then, the whole city also resounded with the cheers of "Long live long live".

In the early morning of the next day, Feng Li sent Nasha to bring 5,000 female barracks with more flags, and went out of Xuzhou for 70 miles to welcome the Queen Mother and the princess back to Longqing. After breakfast, he sent Shen Zhongyue to bring 5,000 tigers to the camp and more flags, and went out of Xuzhou for sixty miles to welcome the queen mother and the princess. As soon as he arrived in the morning, he sent Zhao Dan to lead 5,000 light cavalry battalions out of the city for 50 miles with banners, and ordered Shi Lan to lead 15,000 Shijia shield troops to go out of the city with banners for 40 miles to welcome the queen mother and princess. Then, he ordered Lei Tianbao to take 30,000 Longqing Iron Cavalry, and he would meet with Xuzhou, Banzhou, Bijiewei and the three city guards Feng Guang, Qin Yin, Shi Xiongmin, Wei Meng, Daliqi, Tuba, Hu Yanli, and Ning Mo personally led 50,000 male divisions to stand in a forest, and the officials of the three mansions went out of the city for thirty miles to welcome the queen mother and the princess back.

Near noon, the sentinel sent to report to Nasha that the emperor's horse team had reached three miles away. Nasha listened to the right hand raised, and the five thousand female barracks shouted in unison, "Welcome the Queen Mother and the princess back to the court", and the voice was loud, and the people of Tianxiao had heard the joy before they arrived, and they were very satisfied. Empress Dowager Mo was even happier when she heard this, as if she had returned to more than ten years ago when she was favored by Mu Zong. When Nasha saw the arrival of the emperor, she led the 5,000 female barracks to kneel on the ground and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live! The queen mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old! All the people welcome the queen concubine and lead the princess back to Longqing." ”

Immediately got up to protect the emperor and walked forward, and was successively greeted by Shen Zhongyue's 5,000 Tiger Battalion, Zhao Dan's 5,000 Light Cavalry Battalion, and Shilan Shiying's 15,000 Shijia Shield Army, which made Mo Fei full of emotion and tears. Then, the colorful flags in front of him were like clouds, silver helmets and silver armor, golden drums were like thunder, and the 80,000 heroes in the midst of the flags shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live! The queen mother is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old! All the people welcome the queen concubine and lead the princess back to Longqing." The sound spread for ten miles, resounding in the sky, this scene made Mo Fei can't help but look up to the sky and smile: "Zaiyuan, have you seen it, our Xiao'er has grown up, and now I am also the queen mother." As soon as the words fell, Feng Li took hundreds of civil and military officials to greet him, knelt on the ground, and shouted "Chitose" three times.

After entering the city, Mo Fei was held by the emperor, embraced by the queen concubine, protected by hundreds of civil and military officials, and saw the streets covered with colors, hanging lamps in every household, and the people rushed to the street to kneel to welcome her, the queen mother of Longqing and the princess, to return to the dynasty safely, and since then she has jumped out of the sea of suffering, and she is the queen mother, and her heart is extremely happy. I also saw the street singing on the stage, dancing colorful dragons, colorful lions jumping, and firecrackers bursting, which can be said to be very lively, and she was full of tears of joy. After walking around and arriving at the mansion, Feng Li invited the emperor, the queen mother, the queen, the concubine, and the princess to take the seat, and then the military attache knelt down, and then set up a banquet, singing and dancing to cheer up, which can be regarded as catching the wind and washing the dust. It was past dusk between eating, drinking, and laughing, and night was gradually falling, and their own soldiers lit lanterns. Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers outside the house pierced the night sky, and then the ceremonial flowers reflected in the sky, colorful, very dazzling, Zhu Xiao looked outside the door, and greeted with joy: "Mother, brother, come and see, the sky is so beautiful." ”

After resting for two days, Gonggong Liu came to thank the emperor and said that the Peony sisters had found a family for him, and he heard that the young woman who killed the official and sent the Li family to save the Li family was named Jianmei, and sent the person to Xuzhou and left. Tianxiao was relieved when he heard this, so he entrusted Liu's father-in-law's family to Yu Dexi to do it, and found Feng Li to ask about the border war. Feng Li said that his father and his uncle were captured alive by Yue Junshi and Shen Zhongzhu, because they refused to surrender to Longqing, and are now under house arrest in Dali Mansion, and more than 80,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty were recruited. Tianxiao listened to it and encouraged it, and told Feng Li to be sure to defend the city in Xuzhou, Banzhou, and Bijiewei, and send more sentinels, in case the Ming Dynasty once again transferred elite divisions to attack Longqing. Feng Li took the order and left, and it was rumored that the guards of the three cities would go to the commander's camp to discuss the matter.

Tianxiao always wanted to find Jianmei in his heart, but he couldn't explain it, but he was afraid that the queen mother would be jealous, and the queen mother would not let her go. After thinking about it, he came to the palace and knelt when he saw his mother. Shocked, the queen mother didn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly helped the emperor up with both hands and asked, "My Xiao'er, why do you want to scare your mother?" Tianxiao asked her mother to sit down and said, "Queen Mother, Xiao'er should have stayed by her mother's side to serve in the morning and evening to fulfill her filial piety." Ke Xiao'er has four major hearts, paying tribute to the souls of my family, saving my mother and sister back to Longqing, and half of the four major hearts have been completed. The other two are to avenge the blood feud of the door, and to find the thunder and rain, and now I am going to leave my mother, so I came to bow down and resign. Although the Empress Dowager Mo was reluctant, she saw that the emperor was so sensible and comforted, so she said: "Xiao'er, my mother is the queen mother, there will be nothing to do in Longqing, and there will be the queen and the concubine by her side, and she will not be lonely." You should pay attention everywhere when you are involved in the rivers and lakes, drink less and rest more, put benevolence first in everything, and reduce blood.

If it is convenient to pass through Baiyue, go to Ziyunguan to see Mo Ya, that is my own sister, it is your aunt. You just say that your mother is out of danger, so let your aunt stop worrying, and come to Longqing to see me in your spare time. Tianxiao nodded, hugged his mother and cried and laughed. found Zhu Xiao again, gave her a large box of silver, and after saying some words, invited Fei'er, Xiao Zhao, Guo Jian, and Di Xi to come over for lunch, which can be regarded as a family reunion.

At the banquet, Tianxiao said to the four Fei'er: "When the queen mother comes back, your harem will be lively." As for me, I still have something to do, don't return to the palace for the time being, and the queen mother will be filial to you. Guo Jian said: "Your Majesty, the concubines will invite Queen An sooner or later to take care of the princess." Tianxiao smiled, and Xiao Zhao asked: "Which ones does the emperor take to the rivers and lakes?" Tianxiao said: "Although this is Longqing, but the remnants of the Heavenly Demon Society have not been eliminated, and there are big details to do activities, although there is a tiger camp escorted all the way to Dali, but I still don't feel at ease." Therefore, I asked Li Shouwei and the four brothers and sisters of the Fei family to accompany you. On this journey, I will take the Peony sisters and that Hu Yanying with me. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Fei'er nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please allow the four concubines to ride horses and hold weapons to protect the queen mother and return to the palace." ”

After the meal, Tianxiao let Fei'er, Xiao Zhao, Guo Jian, and Di Xi get on the BMW, and after a few words one by one, he invited the queen mother and the princess to get on the sedan chair, and then sandwiched the sedan chair in the Huxiao camp, and was escorted back to Dali by Li Fei, the four brothers and sisters of the Fei family, Shen Zhongyue, Li Ai, Dexi, Jixiang, and Ruyi, and he took Peony, Xuemei, and Hu Yanying to wade the rivers and lakes. Before leaving, Tianxiao suddenly thought of one thing, and was busy with the Empress Dowager Mo's sedan chair, stretched out his hand to open the sedan door and said: "After arriving in Dali, please take the time to visit my father and uncle, and persuade them to return to my Longqing as much as possible." ”

Empress Dowager Mo agreed, and sent Tianxiao and the four out of the city with everyone.

rescued his mother and sister-in-law, Tianxiao suddenly felt relaxed, and people were much more comfortable. After leaving Xuzhou City, he paid attention all the way, hoping to find Jianmei.

On this day, when he entered Luzhou City, Hu Yanying chose an inn and asked for two upper rooms, handed over the horses to the shopkeepers, and wandered around the streets with instruments in hand. "Brother, you see there's a martial arts competition there, let's go and have a good time. Peony pointed not far away and said, Tianxiao nodded, and rushed with his sister with a gun, Hu Yanying followed closely behind, squeezing into the crowd of onlookers.

Seeing that there were about 20 people in the two groups, the old ones against the old, the young ones against the young, it seemed that they were on equal footing, and the fight was hot, and the onlookers were not stingy with their voices, shouting loudly to cheer for both sides. (To be continued......)