The Red Mansions

Chapter 578 Princess Xianning: Why are you still wearing this?
Daying
It was past midnight, the camp was brightly lit, and there were many people.

The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were standing on the walls of the surrounding villages, armed with weapons, looking vigilantly in all directions.

Princess Xianning stood in front of the tent of the Chinese army, looking at the young man who was striding forward surrounded by guards in brocade.

If the princess hadn't followed Jia Heng to Henan to quell the chaos, then the degree of attention caused by this strong sense of participation would not have been very high, and the fall and recovery of Kaifeng Mansion might have been more like a strange place name, Doesn't make much sense.

"Your Highness." Jia Heng walked closer, the coldness on his face melted a little, and called out.

"Sir, what's the battle situation over there in Kaifeng Prefecture?" Princess Xianning saw Qi Ji on her snow-cold jade face.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Just now, the government army has captured Kaifeng Fucheng, and the ministries are still clearing out the remnant enemies in Kaifeng Fucheng, Kaifeng has recovered."

Hearing this, Princess Xianning almost exploded with joy in Fang's heart. In the cold voice that melted like ice and snow in the past, she couldn't hide her joy, and said: "That's good, that's good."

Xia Houying, who followed from the military tent, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Kaifeng City had been recovered.

"Your Highness, it's windy outside, let's talk about it after entering the tent." Jia Heng said softly, then opened the curtain of the tent on the side, and entered the tent.

Seeing this, Princess Xianning hurriedly followed Jia Heng.

Behind her, Xia Houying's complexion changed, and she put down the steps she had taken to enter the tent, and then stood aside, pressing the knife and waiting.

"Liu Qianhu?" Xia Houying looked at Liu Jixian with a frown, and said in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with Liu Qianhu?"

Liu Jixian was startled, shook his head, and said, "It's okay."

Xia Houying let out a "hmm".

Liu Jixian also reacted, and waited outside with a group of personal guards.

In the military tent
Princess Xianning's flawless white jade face was full of joy, and her beautiful eyes under her beautiful eyebrows were shining. She said softly, "Sir, Kaifeng City has been recaptured. Where are those bandits? Have they been captured?"

Jia Heng turned his head to look at the girl with pure temperament and pretty face, and said, "I'm going to talk to Your Highness."

Princess Xianning condensed her bright and clear eyes, looked at the boy in the python suit opposite, and waited quietly for his words.

"Originally there were five gangs of thieves and bandits in the city of Kaifeng, and five of them were bandits. Among them, He Guosheng and Luo Jinzhong were both killed by the Beijing army. Still on the run, I sent Pang Shili, a general of the Yangwei Battalion, to hunt him down, but there has been no news yet." Jia Heng looked calm, and said slowly: "Wang Sishun is gone, I heard that he led people to drive a boat along the The waterway escaped to the other side of the Yellow River."

Princess Xianning thought about Jia Heng's words, and asked: "The person who was captured alive, sir, is Gao Yue who broke the Kaifeng Mansion?"

Gao Yue's name, because of breaking Kaifeng, has already resounded throughout the whole of Henan.

Princess Xianning approached so close, she suddenly smelled the thick bloody smell on Jia Heng's body, her jade face changed slightly, and she asked in a startled voice: "Sir, did you fight with the bandits?"

Quickly looking at the boy in front of him, he saw that the cloak on the outside of the python suit was almost unscathed except for some dust and bloodstains. Princess Xianning felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "Gao Yue was brave and strong, and even killed my general of the Beijing camp. I am the commander of the Beijing camp. I couldn't bear to see him flaunting his martial arts, so I fought against him personally and captured him."

"Sir, do it yourself... It's too dangerous. I heard from General Qu that Gao Yue is very brave. He escaped from the pursuit of General Qu at Sishui Pass earlier." Princess Xianning said anxiously, sipping Pursing her pink lips, she said softly: "Sir, I heard people say that the son of a daughter cannot sit still."

Although I didn't see it in person, I could feel the danger of the two armies fighting in front of the battle.

Jia Heng looked solemn, shook his head and said: "I am not the son of a rich man. I was born in a humble family, and I was promoted by the wise eyes of the Holy One. I was pulled out of the grass, and I will die with my life. Of course, if you are a scholar with no strength, Naturally, they will not overestimate their strength and try to be brave, and the two armies were beheaded in front of the battle, which only makes people laugh."

The so-called son of a thousand gold, who can't sit down in the hall, is like a scholar or Confucian general who has no strength to restrain a chicken.

But for a person like him who can hold a bow with two stones and is born with supernatural power, it is simply ridiculous.

It’s as ridiculous as if Chen Gong said to Lu Bu one day, “Ming Gong’s heart is to sit in the back, so Wei Xu and Song Xian can go forward to fight.” It’s as ridiculous as Yao Guangxiao said to Zhu Di, “You are the suzerain of the country, and your status is valuable. The two armies will fight in front of the battle.” It is as ridiculous as Qin Qiong said to Li Shimin, "We will lead the army to defeat Dou Jiande, and your Highness should sit in the rear so as not to be taken advantage of by the enemy"!
There has never been a son of a rich man who can't sit down, only a gnat can shake a tree, and he can't control himself!

If there is no Zhu Di and Zhao Da's brave generals, and you still have to learn from the two men's imperial conquests, then it will be the pig calling the door, the donkey cart drifting, and being reduced to the world's laughter.

But like Zhu Di and Guo Rong, even if they become emperors, at critical moments, in order to boost morale, they still have to move the banner of the Chinese army forward.

This is still the emperor with a body of gold.

Don't say that he is just a martial arts commander, he is the leader of one party. If he is brave, in an emergency, not only the Chinese army will have to press down, but he will even fight with a knife. What is the difference between a fearless rat who cherishes his life and fears death?
Yue Wumu's words are resounding, generals are not afraid of death, and civil servants do not love money.

Some people have learned to hide in the rear without being too old as officials, greedy for life and afraid of death!

And he was still the young man who sent hundreds of old and weak soldiers deep into Cuihua Mountain to smash into the bandit's lair.

Princess Xianning's eyes fluttered, and she said softly: "It's good that you know what's in your heart, Mister."

Jia Heng looked at the girl opposite, met those clear eyes full of concern, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Highness is worried."

Unlike others, Xianning is also concerned about chaos.

Princess Xianning stared fixedly at the young man opposite, pursed her cherry lips, and said softly: "Just now I have been thinking about whether the troops there are not enough, and a big city like Kaifeng Mansion always needs to bring more soldiers and horses. I'm not here, and you don't need to send [-] troops to protect the city, and you can bring more people to attack the city, and you can get more points."

As the girl spoke, she seemed to have fallen into some kind of self-blame and worry, and her originally cool and pleasant voice was a little low.

Jia Heng paused for a moment, and said: "Actually, at Kaifeng Fucheng, I am also worried about what will happen to His Highness, and I am also worried that there are too few soldiers left."

When Princess Xianning heard the words, she looked at the young man opposite with bright eyes, staring blankly.

She was really worried just now, sir, is he too?

That's right, if it wasn't for worrying about her, sir, he should be sitting in Kaifeng Prefecture right now, instead of returning to Daying immediately... This is why he came to see her.

Thinking of this, a heart in Princess Xianning's chest was beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

In fact, friendship most of the time does not need to be spoken.

Princess Xianning raised her eyes to meet that complex gaze, and felt a sense of joy and emotion brewing in her heart, and an inexplicable impulse seemed to arise in her heart.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, avoiding the gentle gaze, and said in a low voice: "Fortunately, the bandits are not united and each has their own plans, otherwise this battle will still be fought. If Gao Yue hadn't lost his troops at Sishui Pass, with his The generals are a little brave, so they must use their troops to integrate the other families. Thinking about breaking down the city like it is today, it will not be easy. I am afraid that it will take hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of men to try. Break the city."

This is all conceivable. Gao Yue, who was not lost at Sishuiguan, with 4000 people plus the prestige of breaking Kaifeng's prefecture for the first time, can easily gain control and dominance over several other forces in front of the enemy. At that time, a large city like Kaifeng Mansion did not have more than [-] people besieging it. If you want to break it, you don't even think about it.

"Sir, do you know the casualties in the siege?" Princess Xianning asked softly when she saw the young man avoiding his eyes, biting his lips with cherry teeth, and came closer.

Sometimes, she doesn't even know what her husband is thinking, she has already...

Jia Heng said softly: "The summary of the casualties of the Beijing camp has not yet been sent, but the casualties of one or two hundred people were only used by the cavalry in the daytime to test the city. It would be too much."

This is why he insisted on rushing to attack the city with the cavalry of the Beijing camp that had just formed an army.

Once the thieves and bandits in Kaifeng Fucheng complete the initial integration under the pressure from the outside, and even adapt to the siege intensity of the official army, as time goes by, the coordination ability of each department improves, and the use of Kaifeng Fucheng's defense facilities becomes more and more handy. When the pawns arrive, will they be able to break through the city of Kaifeng as they wish?

Not to mention other things, such as completely blocking several gates in the city, forcing the people in the city to go to the city to help defend, arousing the desire to die.

Although this move may be met with spontaneous resistance from the people in Kaifeng Prefecture, it may also be that there is no resistance at all.

At that time, in view of Li Zicheng's past life history when Kaifeng was opened three times, Kaifeng Fucheng could not be defeated in one battle, and the siege of the city was delayed for a month or two, how could it be done?

The price paid at that time was not as simple as losing [-] cavalry and dual-purpose soldiers overnight, but the protracted offensive and defensive battles, repeated battles, and many casualties.

Therefore, even without Qu Lang as an internal response, he had to use the cavalry he led to try to launch an attack when the thieves had a weak foothold and their control over Kaifeng Mansion was weak.

This is the way of thinking of a military minister who is in charge of the state affairs of the Privy Council and seeks the whole domain.

If you insist on the theory that cavalry cannot attack the city, then the cavalry of the Jin Army should not go south to Kaifeng, and the cavalry of the Xiongnu and Mongolia should sigh to the sky and shout invincible under the majestic fortified cities of the former Han and Southern Song Dynasties.

Those Eurasian countries that were hanged and beaten by Mongolian cavalry called experts, well, they must build cities in the country and build walls on the border.

Princess Xianning turned to ask: "Sir, just now you mentioned that a group of thieves fled to the other side of the Yellow River in a boat? Didn't you send troops to chase and intercept them earlier?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "People have been sent to hunt for boats across the river. Kang Shaowei's tribe has already gone to Yanjin, Fengqiu and other places. His tribe has sent scouts to detect on the north bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng. If any traces of bandits are found, Use light cavalry to wipe out along the road, and tomorrow I will write to the counties to strictly order all places to clean up the bandits."

On the border of the plains, the cavalry was faster than the infantry, and the bandits were scattered across the vast North China Plain, and they could be chased and killed within a short distance of fleeing.

Jia Heng said softly, then turned to look at Princess Xianning who was one step away at some point, stared at those quiet and bright eyes, and said softly: "Your Highness, write a military report to the imperial court later, tomorrow morning Six hundred miles to report the victory to the imperial court."

Princess Xianning said softly: "Then I will write it now."

After speaking, he turned around and came to a desk, picked up a pen and paper, looked at the young man not far away, and said, "Sir, come over and talk, I will write here."

Jia Heng responded, and sat down on the chair beside Princess Xianning, dictating the course of the battle and how the bandits were captured.

Princess Xianning's calligraphy is very beautiful and beautiful. After a while, the book was written as a military newspaper. She turned her head, looked at Jia Heng with sparkling eyes, and said, "The military newspaper is finished. Please sign and seal it, sir."

While speaking, Xianxianrou handed over the brush.

Jia Heng took the brush, touched the girl's delicate skin, and felt a little cold to the touch. He inscribed his name on the bottom, then took out an official seal from the sachet, and they all breathed a sigh of relief at it. Stamp the blank space below the newspaper, saying: "I will find the marching master book later, and stamp it with a big seal."

Jia Heng put the brush on the pen stand, and turned to look at Princess Xianning, but saw the beautiful girl looking at herself intently.

"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Jia Heng asked softly.

Princess Xianning quickly lowered her eyes, picked up the military newspaper, and said with a trembling voice: "If you want to send the military newspaper, Father, he can sleep soundly."

"Your Majesty is not less worried about the incident in Henan, but I will send the letter to you tomorrow, and the military report will be published tomorrow night." Jia Heng said with a sigh.

I haven't seen his flying pigeons and military newspapers for a few days. It is estimated that the emperor is restless and anxious.

"Sir, you said before that after the rebellion in Henan is settled, you need to appease the people. If so, it will take some time before you can return to Beijing." Princess Xianning said softly.

Jia Heng looked solemn, and said in a soft voice: "In my opinion, the number of rebels in Henan is due to the hardship of the people's livelihood and the intensification of exploitation by corrupt officials. If this matter is not resolved, the bandits and bandits will come together and the people will respond together." , will reappear."

Princess Xianning was silent for a moment, and said quietly: "I thought that after my husband returned to Beijing after suppressing the rebellion, maybe we could catch up with the peach blossoms in the Xishan Garden of Shenjing City."

Jia Heng said: "Your Highness, what is Xishan Peach Blossom?"

Princess Xianning: "..."

So, sir, has forgotten the old covenant?
At the beginning, before the report of Henan’s defeat spread to Shenjing, Jia Heng had a word with Princess Xianning that if there was no civil unrest in Henan, he and Princess Xianning would go for an outing in Xishan Bieyuan to see the peach blossoms in full bloom. , but delayed.

Princess Xianning was having complicated thoughts, when she turned her head, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the young man looking at her warmly, with somewhat inexplicable eyes.

Fang Xin was immediately ashamed and annoyed, was Mr. Cai just kidding herself?

"Sir... huh?" Princess Xianning was about to say something when she suddenly felt startled, and she clearly saw that her hand had been grabbed.

The girl was stunned in place, and the crystal clear eyes under her curved eyebrows saw an unbelievable look, and then Fang's heart exploded with joy.

Mr. He... holding her hand?
Jia Heng said softly: "Your Highness, Kaifeng Fucheng is a famous ancient capital, and there are many places of interest and historic sites in it. Presumably, there are also places where peach blossoms are in full bloom. When the situation settles down, how about I take a stroll with Your Highness?"

How could he not know Xianning's feelings for him?
After recovering from Kaifeng, he relaxed and couldn't help it.

Listening to the young man's narration, especially the gentle touch between the palms and fingers, Princess Xianning's face as clear as snow lotus had two faint blushes, and I felt dizzy in my head, like drinking fine wine, the originally cold voice Already trembling, he said: "Then...then I'll listen to Mr. Kaifeng Mansion as well."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Your Highness, put on more clothes at night, just now I felt a little cold in my hands, as expected."

Saying that, let go of the girl's hand.

I have to say that Xianning's hands are ice-cold and jade-skinned, delicate and delicate. Compared with Baochai and Yuanchun, they don't have that soft and greasy feeling.

Princess Xianning: "???"

What's the meaning?Her hands are cold?So just because of this?
At this time, he felt his hands loosened, his jade face changed slightly, and he couldn't help feeling angry and even a little bit ashamed.

Why do you still bring it like this?
　Went out to dinner with friends and didn't come back until [-]pm.

　
(End of this chapter)