The Red Mansions

Chapter 946 Emperor Chongping: I don't know how many people want to see their monarchs and ministers... Weng's son-in-law jokes!

Kunning Palace

In the evening, the glowing sunset glow dyed the western sky red, and thousands of rays of light shone in front of the steps, covered by the slanted shadows of the maids serving with their hands down on both sides, with gnat heads and crescent eyebrows, and jade faces repairing rituals.

In the hall, separated by screens, Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong were talking together. The Chinese New Year was just around the corner. King Liang had just opened the government office not long ago, and Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong had already discussed marriage plans thing.

The noble concubine Duanrong wore a blue waist-length underskirt, with pink hairpins on her temples, willow brows and starry eyes, her jade face was exquisite, and she said softly: "Sister, the young lady of Yongchang's consort's family looks good."

The beauty in the vermilion embroidered phoenix dress, with a graceful face like a peony flower plate, smiled brightly, and said: "Yan'er looks good to me, but she is too young."

Concubine Duanrong said softly: "Yes, the cardamom is just at the age, I heard from the medical officer that if you have a child too early, it may have some hindrances to your body, and there will be many dangers in the future delivery."

Empress Song's beautiful eyes flickered, and she asked curiously, "Why did my sister ask the medical officer this?"

"I..." Concubine Duanrong didn't know how to answer for a moment.

It can't be said that she is worried about Xianning and Jia Ziyu's conceit.

Empress Song glanced at Concubine Duanrong, her eyes flickered, and she felt a little enlightened.

At this moment, the inner eunuch came over and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."

When Empress Song heard the words, she smiled and said, "Sister, let's go to greet her together."

Concubine Duanrong responded, and following Empress Song got up, she led the female officials and eunuchs out of the palace gate to meet them.

Under the eaves of the corridor, the concubine and concubine stand tall in buns, graceful and gorgeous, and the plump and graceful lady's figure is bright and beautiful under the sunset glow.

Looking at the tired-looking Son of Heaven, Empress Song was startled, saluted with blessings, and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Chongping raised his eyes and looked at the welcoming Empress Song, with a normal expression, and said, "Zitong, Concubine Rong."

Empress Song approached, under the crescent-shaped willow-leaf slender eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were as bright as water, she looked at the haggard middle-aged emperor with concern, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have had trouble sleeping and eating these few days because of side matters. Ann, it's not a long-term solution."

Emperor Chongping sighed, and said: "Ziyu has been at the border for five or six days, and so far no military information has been delivered. The outcome of the war is still uncertain, and my heart is restless."

As he spoke, he entered the palace accompanied by Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong.

Empress Song supported the Son of Heaven to sit down on a pear wood chair covered with soft mattresses, and said softly, "Your Majesty, I think the front line has not been fought yet, so no military information has been delivered."

Emperor Chongping sat down, shook his head, and said: "A military report came from the Xuanfu the day before yesterday that Jurchen gathered an army of [-] to [-] troops to attack the city, but Ziyu's side is peaceful."

Empress Song's eyes were as soft as water, and she said with relief, "Your Majesty, no news is good news."

As he said, he took a towel and served Emperor Chongping, washing his hands in the copper basin.

Emperor Chongping washed his hands, wiped them lightly with a towel, sat down, sighed, stared at Concubine Duanrong, and asked, "Where are Xianning and Chanyue?"

Because Concubine Rong is not as tender as Empress Song, Emperor Chongping usually does not stay in the palace where Concubine Duanrong lives.

Concubine Duanrong parted her pink lips slightly, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Xianning and Chanyue are in the Princess Mansion at the moment, and they haven't been to the palace much these days."

Emperor Chongping nodded, and said: "After Xianning opened the mansion, she was carefree. Ziyu led the army to fight in the north, and she didn't worry about it."

Concubine Duanrong: "..."

Is this feeling sorry for your son-in-law and blaming your daughter?

At this time, Empress Song handed over a pair of bamboo chopsticks with her slender hands, and said, "Your Majesty, let's have dinner first."

Emperor Chongping nodded and said nothing else.

At this moment, a female officer came from outside the corridor and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess and His Royal Highness the Princess have come to see you, Your Majesty."

Empress Song said softly: "Let the two of them come over."

As he spoke, he ordered Xia Shouzhong: "Go and order the imperial dining room to make some more meals."

After a while, Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe entered the hall arm in arm. The dignified cousins ​​saluted Empress Song and Emperor Chongping and said, "I have seen my father, I have seen my mother, I have seen my mother." concubine."

Li Chanyue also approached and bowed to Emperor Chongping and Empress Song, she lowered her eyebrows and said like a good girl, "I have seen the emperor's uncle and aunt."

Emperor Chongping looked at the girl, smiled and said, "Xianning and Chanyue are on par."

"Thank you, father." Princess Xianning said softly.

Concubine Duanrong looked at her daughter, her eyes lingered on her bright and beautiful face, seeming to catch the charm that had not been left in the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, a strange feeling appeared in her heart, and she said: "Xianning , what are you and Chanyue busy these days?"

Princess Xianning stepped forward and said softly: "Mother and Concubine, I accompanied Chanyue to Ningguo Mansion to talk to the daughter of Lin Shilang's family."

Daiyu and the little princess are quite speculative in temperament, these two people often talk together these days, and Princess Xianning also visits the Grand View Garden.

Concubine Duanrong was startled for a moment, and then said in a concentrated voice: "Well, you should walk around more when you go to Ningguo Mansion."

Under Princess Xianning's eyebrows, she stared at Emperor Chongping with clear eyes, and said softly: "Father, the capital has been talking about the war in the north these days, sir, do you have a military report?"

As Princess Xianning said, when Xuanfu was besieged by Jurchen soldiers and horses, all the officials of the Han Dynasty were paying attention to the progress of the war in the north.

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, then said: "Ziyu has no military situation yet."

Princess Xianning said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. is in the north. In a few days, Xu Youbao's memorabilia will be delivered."

Emperor Chongping raised his eyes and glanced at Princess Xianning, and said, "You have quite confidence in him."

"Royal father..." Princess Xianning said with a tone of anger and annoyance, her jade cheeks flushed with blush.

Emperor Chongping smiled, and immediately said with a firm gaze: "However, since Ziyu led the army, he has indeed planned before acting, and he has never disappointed me in military matters."

Of course, other government affairs did not disappoint him.

Princess Xianning's clear eyes flickered, and she said: "Sir, he insisted on sending troops this time, and he thinks he has a plan in mind. Father, don't worry too much. Seeing that father has reduced a lot in the past few days."

Empress Song had an encouraging look in her eyes, and said softly: "Yes, Your Majesty should take care of the dragon's body, let's have dinner first."

Suddenly, on the long palace road from the front hall of the Daming Palace to the rear palace, an inner eunuch trotted all the way, his pace was fast, he was so close to the Kunning Palace, he was already out of breath, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

Immediately, he came to Dai Quan's side, with joy on his fair and beardless face, he whispered a few words: "Eunuch Dai, the Military Aircraft Office sent over the urgent report of the six hundred miles from the Marquis of Yongning."

Because Emperor Chongping had said something a long time ago, and Jia Heng's memorial was brought over immediately, the internal supervisor of the Military Aircraft Department was staring at it almost day and night.

Emperor Chongping, who was eating his meal, had keen hearing and was startled. The spoon in his hand hit the porcelain bowl and made a "clang" sound, and asked, "Dai Quan, is this the memorial of the Marquis of Yongning?"

Dai Quan had already received the memorial from the eunuch at this moment, and with joy on his face, he said: "Your Majesty, the memorial that was urgently delivered by the Marquis of Yongning from Liubaili, is said to be a memorial of victory."

The Minister of the Daming Palace deliberately emphasized the word Baojie.

The combination of keywords such as "Baojie" and "Yongninghou" is almost like a beam of joyful warm wind blowing into Kunning Palace.

Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong stopped the ivory jade chopsticks one after another, lifted up a plump, bright, beautiful and pure jade face, and cast their eyes over it.

As Dai Quan said, he stepped forward quickly, almost staggered, and handed over the memorial.

Emperor Chongping couldn't wait to take the memorial, and quickly opened it to read it. After a while, the words written in small letters on it jumped into his eyes, and as the past passed, the middle-aged emperor's hand holding the memorial trembled.

Looking at Emperor Chongping whose sunken cheeks were flushed, Empress Song was very worried, and called softly: "Your Majesty."

Concubine Duanrong had quietly clenched her handkerchief tightly, but there was a look of concern in the crystal clear eyes under the willow-leaf slender eyebrows.

Princess Xianning and the little princess also looked at the middle-aged emperor eagerly, waiting for Emperor Chongping to tell the news about Jia Heng.

"Ziyu led the army of the Beijing camp out of Datong City, and unexpectedly encountered the two armies of the Jurchen Xianglan Banner and the Zhenghuang Banner. The two sides fought and killed more than 4000 Jurchen Xianglan Banners. Liu Zhiyuan also led the rebel army to surrender to our big man, and the general of the Beijing camp, Pang Shi, set up an array and beheaded the Jurchen Gushan beizi Wu Dahai." Emperor Chongping spoke in a mellow tone, and the joy on his face could not be concealed.

Because of the emotional agitation, the originally majestic and calm voice began to tremble, and it was obvious that the emperor had lost his composure.

How not to gaffe! ?

This is a big victory since the Longzhi period, and it is even more fruitful than the previous victory in Chongmingsha, Jiangnan.

The Jurchen Xianglan Banner was wiped out with more than 4000 cavalry, and more than 3000 Han generals and Han soldiers who were attached to the Zhenghuang Banner were captured.

Zi Yu is really his Wei Huo, who won the first battle after going out of the fortress, and more than ten thousand Jurchen soldiers defeated him in the first battle.

Seeing the excited Emperor Chongping and Princess Xianning, under the curved and beautiful eyebrows, joy was revealed in the crystal clear eyes, and she asked: "Father, sir, did you win?"

As he spoke, he leaned closer and said softly, "Father, let me read the memorial."

Stretched out his hand to hold the memorial, well, he didn't pull it all at once!
It was actually held tightly by a pair of hands and would not let go.

Princess Xianning: "..."

No, what is the father doing so hard?
Seeing this scene, Concubine Duan Rong was ashamed and annoyed, and said angrily: "Xianning, don't be rude, your father hasn't finished watching yet."

Emperor Chongping also turned around, regained his senses from a certain emotion, smiled and said: "It's okay, Xianning can also take a look."

As he said that, he let go of the memorandum, and looked at his daughter, his eyes were full of kindness.

She found a good husband in Xianning.

Li Chanyue also looked at Emperor Chongping in surprise, with a look of joy on her clear face under her fine eyebrows.

Mr. Jia won another battle?
Empress Song's brows and eyes were full of smiles, and a soft voice sounded: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

Concubine Duanrong's worried look of snow on her eyebrows also gradually receded, and she said with emotion: "Your Majesty, Ziyu has won the battle.

"Victory in the first battle." Emperor Chongping calmed down the turmoil in his heart, his face was still not without excitement, and said: "This battle is enough to see that Jurchen's so-called invincibility is just a cowardly speech by some generals."

According to the memorandum, Xianglan Banner is the real Jurchen elite. In addition to those Han generals who have forgotten their ancestors, there are more than 1 troops. Even though they are not afraid of death, they are still defeated by the Han cavalry.

Looking at Princess Xianning, who was looking at the memorial with great enthusiasm, and the little princess, who was watching with a close face, worried that the two of them would not understand, the emperor, who was full of interest, explained: "There are only eight elite banners in the Jurchen headquarters. Abandoning a flag is not to say that the vitality is seriously injured, but it is also broken by a finger, which hurts the muscles and bones."

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the current battle is the first victory to destroy the Jurchen, and it can also sweep away the timid and fearful atmosphere of the Han and Beijing camp troops.

At this moment, Princess Xianning handed the memorandum to Empress Song and Concubine Duan Rong, saying: "Father, sir, it was not easy for him to win this battle. The elite cavalry from the capital camp came together to face more than [-] Jurchen Eight Banners. There were also many casualties."

Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Xianning is right. Ziyu also mentioned in the memorandum that he was caught off guard. On the grassland, the opportunity to fight is fleeting."

On the grassland, let alone scouts, scouts are not satellite radars. They are often judged based on the experience of reference objects such as the number of flags. The army inside and outside.

Even in the age of firearms, there are fewer encounters?

On the other side, Empress Song read the handwriting written on the silver hook and iron painting on the memorabilia, and for some reason, there seemed to be a young man with a stern face and a black and red python suit, writing at his desk with an oil lamp.

Frowning, he quickly dispelled some chaotic thoughts.

Concubine Duan Rong's jade face overflowed with joy, and her red lips were slightly parted. It turned out that the voice was as clear as a mountain spring, and because of the uncontrollable joy, it was mellow and charming, and said softly: "Your Majesty, after this battle is over, there should be no other wars in the future." Alright."

Emperor Chongping's tone was brisk, but his expression remained dignified, and he said: "Jurchen is here this time with an army of overwhelming power. Right now, this is just a vanguard army. There may be a few more battles in the future. Everything needs to be cautious."

This time the Beijing camp won a big victory with more troops than the enemy, and Jurchen should not be underestimated.

Princess Xianning said: "Concubine Mu, Mr. has already planned to withdraw to Datong after meeting with Ezhe."

Emperor Chongping said: "Don't be arrogant or impetuous, make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses. This is the old man seeking the country."

He did not choose to continue fighting recklessly with Jurchen because of a victory, but led the army back to Datong. It can also be seen that Ziyu is really confident.

It can be said that most of Emperor Chongping's original apprehension dissipated after this victory. Jia Heng did not rush into the outside of the Great Wall on the grassland as Beijing Central Censor Ke Dao said, fearing a big defeat.

Empress Song's beautiful eyes were as bright as water, and she looked at Emperor Chongping who couldn't hide her joy, and said with a smile on her snow-skinned and jade-like face, "Your Majesty, Ziyu is sitting in the north, and he should be able to send a message."

Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Ziyu should have a comprehensive plan.

Hold on, you must hold on, and you can't be complacent because of this victory.

Empress Song said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why don't you have dinner first, it will be dark today."

Emperor Chongping turned his face, looked at Empress Song, and said sternly, "Zitong, I'm going to call the ministers from the cabinet and military aircraft department to discuss the war situation."

Empress Song: "..."

"Your Majesty, I'm not in a hurry." Empress Song rarely persuaded the emperor not to deal with political affairs, and said softly, "Your Majesty is not in a hurry to finish dinner first."

Emperor Chongping stood up, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Zitong, there is no movement in Beiping, I need to go and see."

He already wanted to see the looks of those who had doubts. These days, how many people secretly wanted to see their monarchs and ministers... Weng's son-in-law's joke!

Now since the commanders-in-chief of Taiyuan and Xuanfu towns in central Beijing have been dealt with by Ziyu Leiting, many people are saying that beheading their own generals before fighting, the morale of the army will be demoralized, which may not be a sign of victory.

This son of heaven with many eyes and eyes naturally knew that there were some rumors in the capital, mainly based on the remarks made by the King of Nan'an at the beginning, followed by the discussions of several officers of the Military Aircraft Department such as Ma Shang, Chen Ruiwen and others and the officials of the Kodao. Fueling the flames, there is quite a market in Beijing and China.

In fact, some people really wanted to watch the fun of the emperor and Jia Heng.

However, as time passed, the news of Jia Heng's victory in the first battle north of Datong spread like wildfire, and gradually spread to the entire city of Shenjing. Although night fell and the sky was dark, the noise was even worse than during the day.

The Marquis of Yongning led the cavalry army to the north to fight the Jurchen, and won the first battle.

More than [-] enemies were wiped out, and more than [-] prisoners were captured. Such brilliant results were unprecedented since the Longzhi period.

However, before Chongming Shada Victory, Jurchen Prince Duoduo was captured alive, and the offering of captives from the Taimiao seems like yesterday.

At this moment, the people in Beijing have been rushing to tell each other, and some shops have set off firecrackers that have not been set off during the Chinese New Year, celebrating the big victory.

Empress Song stood under the eaves of the corridor, the lights reflected this graceful and plump beauty, she looked at Emperor Chongping from afar, sighed softly, and said to Concubine Duanrong beside her: "Sister, Your Majesty, Mr. It’s like this, how can the bones of the body bear it if things go on like this?”

Concubine Duanrong said softly: "The battle in the north is too important, it is impossible for His Majesty not to miss it. Fortunately, Ziyu won a battle. Your Majesty should be able to sleep well these few days."

Princess Xianning said softly: "Mother, I have been persuading my father these few days."

For some reason, I feel that the royal father is more concerned about her than before, maybe he loves the house and hates her?
Empress Song looked at the slender girl with a smile on her face, and said softly: "Well, you have been persuading your father these few days."

Princess Xianning gave a "hmm", glanced at the beautiful woman with a plump and graceful face, and said softly, "My mother, don't worry."

Does the husband like plumpness? She looked at the girl from the Xue family and asked her to eat more.

otherwise……

Apparently the young girl was very worried about Jia Heng's behavior between the bed and the curtain.

(End of this chapter)