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Chapter 25: Staying in the Capital

Emperor Qinzong adopted Zhu Fan's plan, and the refugees in Bianliang City were indeed gone. Not only did the refugees leave, but even the original people in Bianliang City moved south.

Many merchants in the south closed their shops and moved their families back to the south of the Yangtze River. The dignitaries and nobles in the city also transported some gold and silver property to the south. The people in Bianliang City saw the urgent reports from the border to send them to the palace one after another, and the imperial guards outside the city were transferred to the city. Naturally, they were filled with panic. The fierce and cruelty of the Jin soldiers killing without blinking. The taverns and teahouses were talking about the weakness and incompetence of the court's repeated battles and defeats. For a time, the people in Bianliang had doubts about their kings and became uneasy about their future destiny.

There are still ships coming and going on the Bian River, and many ships come to transport grain and fortune. Many people living in Bianliang have also begun to leave the city and go to other places to visit relatives and friends. A city that has been prosperous for nearly a century has kicked off its decline, making this most prosperous capital in the world at that time never listed on the list of the capital!

The Prime Minister's Mansion was also in panic. Mrs. Fan had already sent someone to send a letter to Mrs. Hu in her hometown in Xiangyang, saying that they would also move back to her hometown for refuge. Liu Anguo saw Mrs. Fan hurriedly packing up her things and shouted loudly: "The Song Dynasty has not yet destroyed the country, why are you panic!"

Mrs. Fan said, "Why are you yelling? Who among all the officials in the capital has not sent their wives, children, and children to the south? Apart from you, you, the old man, are still like nothing else all day long. If you don't come to help, you yell, instead of making noise!"

"What are you helping? If you don't stay in the prime minister's house, you have to run back to your hometown in Xiangyang! Didn't you say 'I dreamed of living in the capital'?"

Mrs. Fan also followed Liu Anguo's past tone and said, "This is the time, and that is the time. You came to be an official at the time, but now the Jin people are coming to fight. Can that be the same?"

"What can the Jin people do when they come? I am a great Song Dynasty, and I am still afraid of these barbaric northern Tartars?" The old man came from somewhere and was still full of fantasy about the court.

"Come on, you! Our Song Dynasty has won several victories in recent years, and even the Prince Wang..." Mrs. Fan did not continue, for fear that Liu Anguo would be sad again. "Xuan'er told me that the Song Dynasty must not be able to defeat the Jin people. He said that 'The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed and that it was the Southern Song Dynasty. Let's go south!"

"Listen to him nonsense! What did he know?" Liu Anguo certainly didn't know that "the Southern Song Dynasty was after the Northern Song Dynasty." He only knew that "eat the king's fortune and worry about the king's affairs." Since the emperor asked him to be a prime minister, he must be loyal to the emperor.

Liu Yixuan and Wang Zichun were dancing to grab sticks in the backyard. Wang Zichun asked him: "Brother Liu, are you really planning to stay in Bianliang to fight with the Jin people? I heard that my aunt is going to take you back to her hometown in Xiangyang!"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Of course I have to stay, otherwise my shooting skills will be in vain. Then our brothers will fight side by side and kill the Jin soldiers without leaving them!"

"But, don't you often say that the Song Dynasty will be destroyed by the Jin people sooner or later? Why should you stay in Bianliang?" Wang Zichun asked.

"Well, how can I say that the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty was written in our history textbooks. This is a certain fact in our era. But now that I have come to the Northern Song Dynasty, how can I see my Central Plains people being bullied by foreigners? I want to give it a try, and I can't let these golden dogs destroy the Song Dynasty so easily!" Liu Yixuan also fantasized about making achievements in the Song Dynasty and leaving a name for history. It was really naive and naive.

"Okay, let's go into battle to kill the enemy together, so that these barbarians know that we are not easy to bully!" Wang Zichun also rekindled his fighting spirit.

When Mrs. Fan came to the backyard and saw the two of them talking and laughing, she said to Liu Yixuan: "Xuan'er, don't you pack up yet, see what else is fun and delicious in the capital. Buy some quickly and go back to your hometown in Xiangyang with your mother in two days!"

Liu Yixuan said: "Mom, I won't go to Xiangyang, I will stay in the capital to accompany my father!"

Mrs. Fan said, "Don't be disobedient. Your father is the prime minister and the emperor's destiny is with him. He cannot leave the capital. Why are you staying here? If a war starts, wouldn't it be dangerous? Listen to my mother's words, go back to my hometown in Xiangyang with me. When the limelight passes, the Jin people retreat. Let's come back again!"

Liu Yixuan said: "Mom, the golden man will not retreat!"

"Then are you still here? Your father follows the emperor and has someone to protect him. We are in the way and will only cause trouble. Let's go back with your mother and be obedient!"

Liu Yixuan said: "How could I cause trouble! I am a man, I want to defend the Song Dynasty, and I want to stay in the capital with Brother Wang!"

Mrs. Fan hurriedly asked Wang Zichun again: "Chun'er, you won't go back? Then what should you do with your mother?"

Zichun said: "Auntie, I wrote a letter to my grandfather and uncle the day before yesterday, asking my mother to go to my uncle's house to stay in the capital. Although the emperor pardoned my sins, he wanted us to make meritorious contributions, so I don't plan to go back."

"Oh, so that's it." He said to Liu Yixuan again: "Your brother is from a martial arts department and has been on the battlefield again. I'm relieved to stay him. You haven't even killed a chicken. Why are you staying here? Let's go back to your hometown with me!"

Liu Yixuan said: "I won't go back, I won't go back! I want to stay with Zichun!"

While he was talking, he suddenly came to pass the message and said, "Madam, Young Master, Eunuch Zhang from the palace is here, saying that he is going to summon the master and the prince into the palace!"

Mrs. Fan said, "Summon Master and Xuan'er into the palace? Do you know what's going on? Xuan'er has no official or no title, why do you still want him to enter the palace?" Liu Yixuan was also puzzled. After all, what's going on, and the text will be broken down later. (To be continued)
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