On the official road north of Fengyundu in Xinzhou, two horses were walking side by side.
Song Qing untied his tobacco pouch from Young Master Liu's waist with his backhand, and threw his wine bag to Young Master Liu with a sad look on his face.
"Looking at you, it seems that the concubine is a bit difficult to deal with, right?"
Liu Mingzhi took the wine bag thrown by Song Qing, looked up and took a sip with a strange expression, smacked the corner of his mouth with a sigh, secretly rubbed his waist and smiled bitterly.
"Yes...it's quite difficult to deal with. I almost can't resist it."
Song Qing extinguished the fire and put it into his robe, and slowly blew out a puff of smoke.
"You can tell by the haggard look on your mind, but this is also reasonable.
Although Wu Zong died young, he still held the throne for two years. The dowager and the empress dowager often fought openly and secretly for the position of the empress dowager, the head of the palace.
Although in terms of force, the two of them are just weak women with no strength and are not our opponents.
But mentally and in other aspects, it is really not that easy to reconcile.
King Zhao was her only son, and he would do anything to save her son's life.
Regarding the handling of King Zhao Li Tao, you didn't let Concubine He go, right?"
"It's quite tight...ah...it's not loose, of course it's not loose!"
"It's okay if you don't send it. The current situation is still turbulent. If the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers of the Sixth Guards of Northern Xinjiang don't surrender, your position will not be truly stable.
When the emperor succeeds, King Zhao and Li Tao are the best candidates to support orthodoxy. If you don't let go, Marshal Yun and the others will not be able to find someone to support orthodoxy, so that the initiative can be in your hands.
I know that Concubine He cannot force you by force, but I have been worried that you will be persuaded by her.
Now I can finally feel relieved.”
With a strange expression, Liu Mingzhi stuffed the wine bag and threw it to Song Qing.
"You are wrong, this woman is not bad at martial arts, she is capable of killing people.
drive!"
Song Qing looked at Mr. Liu's figure riding away, scratching his chin in confusion.
"Good martial arts? Impossible. During the time I was on duty in the palace, I didn't see that Concubine He had any foundation in practicing kung fu!
Is it because I am blind and don’t know how to recognize experts?”
Song Qing, who didn't understand why, wrapped his tobacco bag around his waist and rode after him.
On June 25, the first year of Dalong's Taiping reign, the sun rose in the east.
Liu Mingzhi, who was traveling all the way to the north, came to Yingzhou in person, and the Six Guards Cavalry arrived at Yingzhou City unimpeded.
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
"All officers and soldiers are exempted from the gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
On the boundless wilderness at the south gate of Yingzhou City, Liu Mingzhi looked at the 200,000 soldiers and horses arrayed in salute, and then galloped away.
"Command the soldiers to set up camp!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to set up camp!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to set up camp!"
The officers and soldiers of the three armies gathered with flags and headed towards the rear army's position, and began to set up camp outside Yingzhou City.
Song Qing stopped his horse beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Your Majesty, why are there only about 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the other two groups of soldiers and horses?"
Liu Mingzhi turned over and jumped off the horse, smiling slightly meaningfully.
He bent down and picked up a handful of loess, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it deeply for a few times. Liu Mingzhi showed an expression of enjoyment.
Such a familiar smell!
"Going to where they should be!"
Song Qing frowned, nodded silently, and did not continue to ask.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"Baoyu, Chu Jing, Buer, Ning Chao!"
"I'm here!"
"Urge the three armies to set up camp without delay!"
"We have the order!"
Song Qing held up his telescope and looked at the city wall: "Your Majesty, look, Marshal Yun is standing on top of the city tower watching our actions."
Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi loosened the loess in his hands and let it scatter on the ground. He patted his palms and took the telescope handed over by Song Qing. He put it in front of his eyes and looked towards the city wall.
Liu Mingzhi didn't know if Yunyang had seen where he was, but he could see every move of Yunyang and a group of generals.
After taking a look at Yingzhou, where the city gates were closed, Liu Mingzhi put down the telescope and handed it back to Song Qing with an elusive expression.
"Shu'er, Sister Ya, have you prepared all the things your husband asked you to prepare?"
Two soldiers dressed as personal soldiers immediately stopped beside Liu Mingzhi.
"Husband...Your Majesty, everything is ready!"
The two raised their heads and suddenly revealed the true faces of sisters Wenren Yunshu and Qi Ya from Lushan.
Liu Mingzhi turned around and looked around, looking at the Qi Ya sisters with a faint smile.
"The soldiers are all busy, just call me husband!"
"Husband!"
"Husband!"
Song Qing was not surprised that the two sisters Qi Ya appeared in the army. He silently took the telescope that Liu Mingzhi returned and sighed faintly: "Third brother, what should we do next?
Really...are we really going to fight with swords?"
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and was silent for a while, looking at Song Qing helplessly.
“Brother, whether it’s war or peace, can I alone control it?
You and Cheng Kai and the others will urge the brothers to set up camp first, while Sister Ya and Shu'er, I, and I will go to the city wall to meet with Mr. Yun and see what he means."
Song Qing's face changed sharply, and he hurriedly stepped in front of Liu Mingzhi and shook his head solemnly.
"No, you are the emperor today, and you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. How can you go into danger alone? If you have any orders from this humble position, you should go and discuss it. You must not act like this.
Now and then, you are not only the commander-in-chief of the three armies, but also the emperor of the dynasty.
I can't bear the slightest mistake."
"Brother, do you believe me?"
"I believe it, but the current situation..."
"Just believe it and do what you are told!"
"Your Majesty, think twice before you act!"
"Brother, do I seem like someone who died in vain?"
"this........."
Song Qing hesitated for a long time, then took out a bamboo tube from his arms and stuffed it into Liu Mingzhi's hand.
"If anything goes wrong, sound the arrow immediately!"
Liu Mingzhi took the bamboo tube from Song Qing and put it into his sleeve with a warm heart.
To be continued...