"Oh, I really didn't look at the almanac when I went out. I, Xie Chuanzhong, have ended up in this situation."
Standing in the small room, Xie Chuanzhong sighed.
His wife said: "Master, don't worry, think of the good in everything. Fortunately, we came out. If we were in Beiping Mansion, wouldn't we have been killed by everyone by now? I heard that the Yan army was like wolves and tigers."
, if you see a man, you will kill him, if you see a woman, you will rob you, if you see a rich man, you will steal everything, and now the city of Beiping has become a hell for everyone."
"That's all nonsense!"
Xie Laocai rolled his eyes at his wife: "If you have long hair and short knowledge, you will follow others and yell blindly. Song Zhong has used this trick before. What was the result? He really died by himself. Where did King Yan's soldiers come from?"
The original soldiers in Peiping were just changed from the emperor's soldiers to the soldiers of the King of Yan, and they became bandits? This is the foundation of the King of Yan, can it be allowed to be in chaos?
I heard that Ge Cheng, Li Rui, and Lu Zhen, who were having liaisons with the imperial court, had their sacrificial flags chopped off when King Yan was in trouble. Moreover, everyone in the family, old and young, was chopped off. This was so cruel.
Son, tsk tsk tsk, it’s a big deal. Otherwise, how can we stabilize the morale of the army? I remember that when your master and I broke into the northern part of the Great Wall, we did the same thing to our subordinates who were trying to cheat others. It works. Kill them as a warning to others. Look at this posture, maybe others will swallow it.
The king can really make a difference!"
"Master, please speak softly."
The woman was timid, so she hurried to the door and looked outside carefully. It was already dark. Occasionally, a few people passed by in the yard and were in a hurry. No one stopped to listen to other people's gossip. The woman felt relieved and turned around and said: "I
Master, let's put it aside, our family didn't miss the little girl's food, but how can you still take care of her when the war is in chaos? The inn is full, and the eldest daughter and the second daughter are all crowded into the same room.
After she went to bed, she was given a room by herself as an outsider, and she was treated more like a eldest lady than our eldest lady of the Xie family. I said, Master, don't you think that my daughter is handsome and want to trick her?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Xie Laocai glared at his mother-in-law again and reprimanded: "Why don't you think you have long hair and short knowledge? You can't take a long-term view? My brother is an official in the court. I thought about it, Peking
If we are always occupied by King Yan, we are afraid that we will not be able to go back, and we will not be able to ask for help at that time. If you have a friend who is an official, where will it be easier to take root?
If King Yan is defeated, we can follow the imperial troops back to Peiping. By then, everything will be in a mess, and we don’t know what kind of situation it is in because of the fighting over it. We want to take it back peacefully.
Doesn’t our family have to rely on help from others to run our house, shop, and farm workshop? What’s wrong with the eldest daughter and the second daughter being crowded into the same room? When our family was poor, the whole family crowded on the same kang and covered themselves with a quilt.
Are you here too?"
While Xie Chuanzhong and his mother-in-law were talking in the room, Xia Xun found out where Xu Ming'er lived and went there quietly. The inn was really full of people, even the dining hall in the front and the aisle in the back.
He's a human being. Fortunately, Laocai Xie is rich, so he used the money to build a few rooms.
Xia Xun also pretended to be a guest staying in the hotel and walked a few steps in front of Ming'er's door. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he ducked and entered the room.
Before the door to the room was opened, the little princess was sitting cross-legged on the kang, with a dim oil lamp in front of her. Yes, as soon as she opened the door, she was seen sitting on the kang. This room was too small, with only one kang bed and one bed. There was a small square table with teacups and teapots on it. There was only one door and one window, so I saw her as soon as I entered the door.
When Xia Xun saw the princess, he immediately rushed towards her, covered her mouth, and whispered: "Don't be surprised, princess, it's me."
The little princess looked at him with a pair of big eyes and pointed at her mouth. Xia Xun quickly let go. Then the little princess smiled and said: "I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of? Do you know why I didn't open the door? Just to wait for you. Coming."
Xia Xun was stunned and asked curiously: "The princess is sure that I will come?"
Xu Ming'er rolled her eyes playfully and said angrily: "Nonsense, you saw me on the street, why don't you come to me? By the way, what secret mission do you have? Why are you dressing up again this time? A craftsman?"
Xia Xun was stunned again and asked curiously: "The princess doesn't know that I am now a prisoner of the imperial court?"
Xu Ming'er said with emotion: "Prisoner of the imperial court, what earth-shattering case have you committed?"
Xia Xun then realized that his case was originally a secret case, and his identity was not disclosed at the beginning. Even if the court publicly wanted him, when the war broke out, the local government appeased the local area, concentrated the people, dug trenches and built city walls. , I have no time to pay attention to him. At this moment, I am in Zhending, far away from Nanjing, and he is not an earth-shattering big shot. How could he possibly spread the news here.
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said, "What other earth-shattering case can I do? I just...saved your three nephews from Nanjing City."
Xu Ming'er wondered: "My three nephews? Ah!"
She jumped off the kang, grabbed Xia Xun's hand and said, "Did you save them? Why did they suddenly appear in Peiping? Otherwise, the eldest brother-in-law would not have dared to fight back. It turned out to be you……"
Xia Xun stared into her eyes tightly and said: "Little princess, we are no longer playing games now. King Yan has officially raised the banner of 'Jing Nan Qing Jun's side', and the army of the imperial court's rebellion has also gathered in Zhending. I am a real criminal now, and I want to know...which side are you on?"
Xu Ming'er blinked her big eyes a few times, and asked seriously: "Why do I have to stand on one side? They, the uncle and nephew of the old Zhu family, are fighting over the family property. They can fight as long as they want. It's none of my business, I just... I am worried about my eldest sister and my three nephews who are several years older than me. To be honest, the Emperor is at fault in this matter."
As she spoke, the little girl's face turned red angrily, like a red apple: "My eldest brother is the Duke of the country, and the third brother was born later than him, so he can only be the governor. Shouldn't my eldest brother think about it himself? If the third brother planned to kill his whole family, he would be deprived of his position as the Duke of the country. No matter whether the third brother had the intention or whether he wanted to do that, he would kill them all first? What if it were you? This unlucky third brother, this unlucky fourth uncle, are you wronged or not, do you hate me or not, are you willing to hand over your head willingly? Compare your feelings!"
Xia Xun smiled: "Princess Mingjian!"
Xu Ming'er shook her head, feeling inexplicably sad: "I sympathize with the eldest brother-in-law, but I can't help him, not even a small moral favor. I don't want anything to happen to the eldest sister, but I can't implicate the eldest brother and third brother. Fourth brother, our Zhongshan Palace is on the side of the imperial court after all."
Xia Xun nodded and said: "I understand the embarrassment of the princess. From a big perspective, this is a matter of the state. From a small perspective, this is the household affairs of their Zhu family uncles and nephews. No matter where you talk about it, it is not the princess's turn."
A daughter's family came forward to interfere. I am now a prisoner of the imperial court. I have been captured as a young man and am going north with the army. I plan to find an opportunity to go to King Yan when I get to the formation of the two armies.
But I didn’t expect to meet the princess on the way. The war is in chaos. The princess can’t stay outside anymore. I have told the governor about the whereabouts of the princess. Now that there is a war in Peiping, the governor must be even more worried about the princess’ safety.
, Princess, I advise you to go back to the Zhongshan Palace as soon as possible. It is better to be confined in the palace than to lose your life. You are a little girl alone outside. If anything happens, I am afraid that Xie Yuanwai will not be able to take care of you."
Xu Ming'er nodded and said very sensibly: "I know, but how can I leave now? Xie Yuanwai plans to stay in Zhending City and not go anywhere. I am a daughter and I am alone, so I have to go wherever he goes.
Where, I have met you now, but you have become a prisoner of the imperial court. I can't let you accompany me back to Nanjing and endanger your life. What else can I do?"
Xia Xun nodded and said: "When I left the craftsman camp just now, I also thought about the princess. Now that the princess wants to return to the Zhongshan Palace, I am afraid she will have to rely on the help of the government. If the princess tells them her identity, they will
I will definitely send the princess back to Jinling safely. Of course, the emperor may ban you, but in any case, he is the emperor after all, and he will not care too much about a little girl like you. I will let you do it after some time.
It would be fine if the third brother asked for a favor in front of the emperor.
Of course, if there is another better way, then there is no need to go through the local government. The princess's father is the first general in the Ming Dynasty, and he has commanded many powerful generals. This time, the court conquered King Yan and dispatched 300,000 troops.
Do you know which generals among them are your old subordinates of the Xu family? If the princess goes to find them, I believe they will be willing to help the Zhongshan Palace and send the princess back safely."
"My father's old department..."
The little princess returned to the bed and sat down, tilting her head and remembering. Xia Xun stood there and stared at it for a long time. Suddenly the little girl's eyes lit up.
The little princess shook her head and said: "My eldest brother ascended to the title of nobility at a young age and has not personally led the army for a few days. My third brother has always been the governor. My father's old department... I can't remember. Are my third brother's subordinates like that?"
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Xia Xun nodded and said: "Okay, okay, of course, please tell me one. I have already found out the names of all the generals who followed Changxing Hou north this time. Please tell me one and see if they can be found in the army."
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The little princess said with a mournful face: "I...I know many of my third brother's subordinates, but...I only recognize their people and can't remember their names."
Xia Xun looked blank. The little princess secretly took a look at his face and mumbled: "Yes...I'm sorry..."
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "How can the princess be sorry for me? If this is the case, then the princess will have to do the next best thing and go to the government for help. Anyway, you can't follow Xie Yuanwai and run around like this. Otherwise,
, What a good thing it is, I will have an uneasy conscience for the rest of my life."
The little princess's eyes turned red, and she said with emotion: "You are such a good person. You are like a Buddha crossing the river yourself, and you still worry about my safety..."
At this moment, someone outside the door said: "Is this the store? Governor Gu, this is it."
Then the ajar door gently knocked three times, and someone said respectfully: "The imperial court is asking Gu Cheng, the commander-in-chief of the rear army of the rebel army, and deputy general Zhang Bao to see me. I wonder if the girl has rested?"
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