In the warm pavilion of the wing, the atmosphere was lively and noisy.
"The imperial doctor has just made a diagnosis, and it is indeed a happy pulse." Facing Daiyu's shining eyes, Baochai's plump and pleasant face smiled broadly, and the joy in his voice could not be concealed.
Under Daiyu's smoky eyebrows, her clear eyes were as bright as water. She smiled softly and said softly: "That is really a happy event."
Aunt Xue smiled, stretched out her hand to greet Daiyu and said, "Girl Lin, sit here, and you guys can talk nicely."
Daiyu said "Hmm" and as she spoke, she came to the side and sat down on the embroidered pier covered with mattresses. She whispered: "Sister Bao is pregnant now. I should take good care of her these days."
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Brother Heng just said that Feng Yatou would dispatch some maids to take care of him. Girl Lin, you come here as usual and talk with us to relieve your boredom."
There was a hint of coquettishness in Daiyu's voice as she said, "Auntie, I can come over at any time."
While everyone was talking, they heard a maid enter the side room and said: "Madam, Second Grandma Lian is here."
While he was talking, he saw Sister Feng, accompanied by Ping'er, Feng'er and other maids, entering the wing and said with a smile: "Brother Heng, you just asked someone to call me."
Jia Heng's eyes were as bright as water and he said softly: "Sister Xue is pregnant. We should send more nuns to the back house to take care of her. Sister-in-law Feng, you should also help take care of her."
Sister Feng's gorgeous and unprovoked face had a smile on her face, and she said: "Brother Heng, don't worry, I've definitely arranged everything for you. This won't happen once or twice now."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but have strange expressions on their faces.
However, after a second thought, I also felt that what I said was not wrong.
Jia Heng stayed in Hengwu Garden for a while while Sister Feng talked to relieve his boredom.
Then, without lingering much, he and Daiyu left the wing together.
Under Daiyu's smoky eyebrows, her shining starry eyes glanced at the young man in the python suit and said, "Brother Heng, let's go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion."
Jia Heng responded softly, and immediately followed Daiyu to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion
Although it is summer and the heat is scorching, the wind is quite loud. The green bamboos outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion rustle with the wind, and the blue waves form waves, and the people are gloomy.
Jia Heng and Daiyu came to the side room and sat down on the soft couch. Daiyu's beautiful face, as white as snow, seemed to show a hint of loss, and she said quietly: "I don't want to, Sister Bao has a child now."
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Jia Heng smiled, joked, and said, "Yes, does Sister Lin also want a child?"
When Daiyu heard this, the delicate Qiong snorted, and her tone couldn't help but feel a little coquettish, and said: "Who wants a child?"
As soon as she thought of her pregnant belly, Daiyu's flawless white face suddenly turned as red as drunkenness, and her starry eyes sparkled.
Jia Heng chuckled lightly, put his arms around Daiyu's shoulders, and said, "Sister Lin is not young anymore. It's okay to have a child."
Daiyu softly said "Hmm" and didn't say much else. On her plump, white face, two beautiful, bright blushes suddenly appeared, like peach blossoms in February, bright and moving.
Jia Heng stretched out his hand and gently put his arm around Daiyu's shoulder and said, "Sister Lin."
Daiyu responded softly, her starry eyes sparkling, and she said softly: "Brother Heng, are all the affairs in Beijing over? I heard that there is a war in Sichuan."
Jia Heng put his arms around Daiyu's shoulders, stretched out his hand to gently shepherd the plump and soft lamb, and said: "You have heard that my sister is staying in the back house?"
Daiyu never pays much attention to these things, but it seems... too big.
Daiyu was delicate and straight, and she couldn't help but snort under her nose, gently stroking the young man's delicate hands, and her face as bright as the clouds seemed to be covered with a layer of blush, a bright blush, trembling.
He said in a loud voice: "Brother Heng, I also asked Zijuan to keep an eye on what is happening outside."
Jia Heng said: "Yes, after this war, the situation in Beijing will stabilize."
Daiyu's smoky eyebrows were filled with sympathy and she said: "Brother Heng, I should be able to relax completely by then."
Jia Heng gently hugged Daiyu's shoulder and said, "It's almost done. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's take a rest later."
I probably won’t be able to completely relax at that time.
Then, Jia Heng hugged Dai Yu's delicate body, which had become slightly plump with age, but his mind was thinking about the war that happened in Sichuan.
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Funing Palace, in the palace——
Concubine Duanrong is sitting in the Xinuan Pavilion. In midsummer, the sun shines through the thin window screen into the wing room.
The beauty wears a bright dress and elegant make-up. She has a beautiful bun, and her clear and frosty face is covered with a layer of frost, making her look like a bright moon.
At this moment, he was clearly thinking about how to persuade Empress Song.
"Do you want to talk to Xianning about this?" Concubine Duanrong frowned her beautiful eyebrows, feeling both embarrassed and worried.
It was better not to talk about it for now. She persuaded him to cut off contact first.
After all, Concubine Duanrong had not made up her mind.
And at this moment, I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, a nun from outside entered the Nuan Pavilion in the palace and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen is here."
Because the Empress of the Song Dynasty had not yet been given the title of empress, and her position had not been reduced, the maids and female officials in the palace still referred to her by the name of the empress.
When Concubine Duanrong heard this, her heart trembled inexplicably and she stood up.
After a while, I saw the Empress of Song Dynasty wearing a plain white dress with wide sleeves and a cloud pattern. Her bun was beautiful and elegant. Her snow-skinned face seemed to have a charming smile.
Concubine Duanrong trimmed her eyebrows, looked at the beauty, and said in a charming voice: "Sister, are you here?"
Queen Song smiled and said, "Come here to see you. Why haven't you seen Ze'er in the past few days?"
Concubine Duanrong said softly: "Ze'er went to school and hasn't come back these days."
At this time, Concubine Duanrong raised her eyes and stared at the smiling Empress Song. For some reason, the previous scene in the palace always appeared in her mind, that scene of being picked up and bullied by the boy in the python suit.
Thinking of this, Concubine Duanrong's eyebrows and heart beat, and there was some inexplicable color in her eyes.
Otherwise, for the concubine Duanrong, who has always been traditional, what she saw before was shocking.
Concubine Duanrong calmed down and asked, "Sister, why are you so free today?"
Queen Song smiled and said, "Yes, it's okay to be idle in the house, so come over and talk to my sister."
While talking, he sat down nearby, stared at Concubine Duanrong, and said: "Xianning will bring the child to the palace sometime, so we can come over and talk together."
Concubine Duanrong's face, as white as jade, had a charming smile, her eyes were as bright as water, and she said, "That's what I was saying."
Then, the beauty stared at Empress Song and said softly: "Sister, Ziyu didn't say anything about coming to Xianning in the past two days."
Empress Song pursed her pink lips and said, "Ziyu is not busy with the war in Sichuan."
I don’t know which vixen I’m hanging out with right now.
The imperial concubine Duanrong's emerald eyebrows were as curved as willow leaves. She stared at the beauty, her glossy pink lips twitching slightly, as if she was about to speak but stopped.
"Over there in Sichuan, Ran'er and Wei'er are not there. I don't know what will happen after this war." Concubine Duanrong sighed and said softly.
Empress Song whispered: "Zi Yu asked me to write a surrender letter to Ran'er and Wei'er earlier."
Concubine Duanrong was silent for a moment and asked, "Did sister write it before?"
Your little lover asked you to write, so you just write.
Concubine Duanrong stared at Empress Song. For some reason, she felt a sudden slander in her heart.
"I've already written it, and I'll send someone to deliver it in the next two days." Under the Empress Song's emerald willow leaves and thin eyebrows, her charming and flowing eyes showed a touch of sadness, and she whispered: "I don't know.
Will they both listen to the advice?"
Concubine Duanrong nodded and asked: "Sister, third brother and fourth brother, how are they two?"
Mentioning her third brother, Queen Song sighed quietly and said softly: "The third brother is now under house arrest in the mansion, and the fourth brother is in Kaifeng Mansion. The third brother could have been released, but now Ran'er and Wei'er have to
After something like this happened, we are still being monitored by the detectives of Jinyi Mansion."
Concubine Duanrong also accompanied Empress Song and sighed softly, saying: "The two of them are not easy to worry about. How can they hang out with someone like Chen Yuan?"
Under the plump eyebrows of Empress Song, her beautiful eyes were shining like water. She sighed and said, "Yes, Chen Yuan is notorious. Ran'er and Wei'er were bewitched by them. This
This is what happened."
At this moment, there was a hint of anger on Queen Song's fair-skinned face.
Concubine Duanrong responded softly, while lowering her eyes, she was thinking about how to persuade Empress Song.
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Bashu, Yangpingguan
This pass city is the only way from Hanzhong to Bashu. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. The city is high and steep, with winding passes. The mountains are lush and green with eye-catching vegetation.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Ma Chao fought against Zhang Fei here, and Huang Zhong beheaded Xia Houyuan at Dingjun Mountain Formation. Countless heart-wrenching things happened.
It was the scorching summer, and we could see rows of birds flying across the sky, turning into black shadows and disappearing into the sky.
At this moment, the vanguard of the army from Beijing to conquer Sichuan arrived at Guancheng from Hanzhong.
This pass city was originally a pass to guard Shu and prevent the Shu army from attacking from the Jinniu Road. However, it was easier to spread the troops by sending troops from the Guanzhong Plain.
On the steep and towering pass, flags with the Chinese character "Han" embroidered in black and red brocade fluttered in the wind. Under the shining light, the cloud brocade surface was as bright as fire.
The guard general, Pei An, the commander of the Baoning Mansion, was wearing a copper chainmail armor and holding the Yanling sword tightly on his waist. Under his thick eyebrows, a solemn look could not help but appear in his eyes.
At this moment, just five miles away, the Beijing camp army was setting up camp, and the cavalry troops were going back and forth to guard against the soldiers and horses in the city coming out to rob the camp.
Pei An's face was as solemn as iron, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said loudly: "The imperial troops are coming with great force, don't underestimate them."
The deputy general next to him, Yu Decheng, who was also the guerrilla general stationed at Yangping Pass, said: "Command, these troops from the Beijing camp have just wiped out the Jiannu in Liaodong. It is a time when morale is like a rainbow and there is no disadvantage. Our army cannot confront the enemy head-on."
Pei An nodded and said: "The imperial court has been conquering the east and west in recent years, and has been invincible in all attacks and battles. Our Shu army has experienced few wars and has neglected the battle formation. It is indeed difficult to fight hard."
Yu Decheng said: "Securing the passes tightly, relying on fortified cities, and holding on to the Han army are the strategies to defeat the enemy."
Pei An said: "For now, this is the only strategy that can help."
Pei An's face was as solemn as iron, but at this moment, he did not express the worries in his heart.
That is to say, the imperial court has Hongyi cannons, which can completely bombard Guancheng. Can the Shu army withstand it?
Pei An suppressed the worry in his heart for a moment and ordered: "Go back to the city first, and I will gather the generals to discuss matters later."
Yu Decheng followed Pei An down the city wall along the horse path.
Yangpingguancheng, in the government hall——
Pei An sat down behind a lacquered wooden table and patrolled the generals present with aggressive eyes.
Pei An looked solemn and asked: "The imperial army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are coming with great force. I don't know what strategies the generals have to defeat the enemy?"
A general named Qian below stood up, raised his hand to Pei An, and said: "Commander, I am closing the city pass to defend the city. You are not allowed to leave the city to fight in the field."
Another general spoke up and said, "We may not be able to hold on with our troops alone. We need to send people to Chengdu Prefecture for reinforcements."
Pei An nodded and ordered: "With my general's order, please ask Chengdu Mansion for reinforcements."
Hearing this, a burly soldier immediately raised his hands.
Pei An was about to speak, but at this moment, "Dong dong..."
Deafening drum beats came from outside, causing the expressions of the generals in the hall to suddenly change.
"The imperial troops are attacking the city." Pei An frowned, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Obviously, the usually slow-moving Bashu army was slightly frightened by the vigorous and resolute posture of the imperial camp.
A large number of Han troops from the Beijing camp surged under Guancheng like a tide, and their shouts of killing shook the sky and penetrated the sky.
The sergeants from the Beijing camp carried wooden ladders and approached the Guancheng wall.
The person who led the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp to attack the city was Chi Rui, the governor of the Lianwu camp. He was also a rising star of the Beijing camp who was promoted to the governor of the capital after he made great achievements in the Liaodong campaign.
"The Hongyi artillery was pulled forward, and there were thunderbolts, rushing into Guancheng." Chi Rui said in a deep voice, his face covered with frost.
Guerrilla general Peng Hai asked: "Do you want someone to persuade the Shu army to surrender first?"
Chi Rui shook his head, with a cold look in his eyes, and said: "There is no need to do anything more. Now is the time for the Shu army to disobey the imperial court. Let's attack them head-on. You and I will work together to win Yangping Pass."
This is not the time to persuade them to surrender. Instead, we should wait all the way to the gates of Chengdu Fucheng.
After hearing this, the guerrilla general Peng Hai ordered the soldiers on the side to reinforce the city wall to resist.
Then, escorted by the Beijing infantry, mules with lush manes pulled Hongyi cannons and approached Guancheng.
"Boom boom..."
The Hongyi artillery roared. At this moment, the artillery fire poured down like a torrential rain, flooding the entire Guancheng. Smoke of gunfire and sand and rocks flew everywhere within sight.
The Shu army had never experienced such a huge baptism of artillery fire, and they were in chaos for a while.
The generals of the Shu army shouted at the soldiers who were fleeing in panic, but most of the soldiers in the Shu army were as timid as headless flies.
As the Beijing camp's army attacked the city with great speed and fierceness, the Shu army on top of the city gradually became unable to cope at this moment.
In other words, the Beijing camp was an elite force that was invincible in every battle. Even the Jurchen soldiers and horses in Liaodong were completely wiped out, let alone the second-rate troops in Sichuan and other places.
After a while, Pei An led a group of generals and personal guards to the top of Yangpingguan City. He looked down at the generals attacking the city below, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Commander, the imperial court has brought in the Hongyi cannon. The fire is so powerful that the brothers can't stand it anymore." At this moment, a bearded general said with a hint of panic in his voice.
Pei An said: "Order the troops to serve with their lives. We are in a dangerous position in the city and can completely stop it!"
At this moment, with the sound of "whooshing" piercing the air, black clay pots were thrown up from below, landed on the towering city top, and exploded immediately.
"Click..."
Streams of black gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the clay pot exploded with a bang. Then, fragments mixed with iron nails exploded in all directions, causing widespread damage. Suddenly, screams and moans rang out one after another.
When Pei An saw this scene, his eyes flashed aggressively, and he felt a little worried.
"Commander, be careful." The general on the side said in a deep voice with an aggressive look in his eyes.
At this moment, a thunderbolt exploded in the air beside him, and countless iron nails and fragments suddenly shot out.
Pei An only felt a pain on his cheek. He stretched out his hand to wipe it away. It was undoubtedly the blood on his hand. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt another pain in his neck.
Pei An's vision immediately went dark and he fell to the ground, unaware of his identity.
At this moment, a series of exclamations suddenly sounded around, which were clearly the exclamations of the surrounding generals, one after another.
In this way, before Yangpingguan Town could completely resist, the defender lost his life under the combination of the red cannon from the Beijing camp and Hong Tianlei's iron fist.
When the generals saw this, their expressions changed and they immediately became confused.
At this moment, the Jingying army launched a fierce offensive and rushed towards Guancheng. In the evening of that day, the pass guarded by 5,000 Shu troops fell into the hands of the Jingying army.
The entire siege process can be described as extremely smooth.
Because this is an elite military force that has experienced hundreds of battles, and is the elite among the Han soldiers and horses.
Xie Zaiyi learned of the news a little later, and then led a group of generals to conquer Shu and galloped towards Guancheng.
Xie Zaiyi was riding on a black-maned horse, looking at Yangpingguan Town in the distance, and said to Jia Yun who was accompanying him: "In the prince's Three Kingdoms book, Ma Mengqi was guarding here, and Cao Wei
We don’t dare to advance even half a step, but today’s Yangpingguan City is obviously not as good as before.”
Jia Yun held the reins of the horse at the side, and she also showed joy under her thick eyebrows, and said: "I am the God of War in the sky. The rebels are frightened and have abandoned the city and fled."
Xie Zaiyi said coldly: "I hope this journey will be overwhelming, we can break through the mountain city and capture the capital of Chengdu in one fell swoop."
Jia Yun was at the side and didn't say much else, she just said yes.
Then, the Beijing army marched toward Guancheng in a mighty manner.
In Guancheng, the shouts of killing were shaking the sky and the earth. It was clearly the elite soldiers from the Beijing camp who were clearing out the rebels in the city. As time passed, some Shu troops began to abandon their weapons and began to show their loyalty to the court.
Xie Zaiyi, accompanied by a group of guards from the Beijing camp, came to the desk in the hall. As the night fell, the lanterns began to light up.
Military reports from various places were also collected one after another and sent to Xie Zaiyi's office.
Yangping Pass was completely captured!
The door for the Beijing camp to march into Bashu has been completely opened!