The Adventures of the Crying Princess

“Father, you can’t do that…” The prince was anxious. He stepped forward and knelt down. “The third brother was assassinated not long ago. His wounds have not healed yet. If he travels a long distance again, I’m afraid he will be in danger. Father…”

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My injury is not serious. Besides, compared with the interests of the country, my injury is nothing." It's not that Yuwen Ji couldn't say nice words, but he just disdained to do so in the past.

"Okay! I agree. From today on, I will appoint Prince Yi Yuwen Ji as General Pingnan and lead an army of 100,000 to quell the rebellion in Hua'an County."

"Thank you, Father." Five years ago, Yuwen Ji had been through a lot on the battlefield. After the incident with Zhenbei Marquis, he became a depressed man. Now that he is leading the army again, many people agree with him in their hearts, even though they don't say it.

After the court session, Su Beichen was already waiting outside the palace gate. When he saw Prince Yi coming out, he hurried forward and said, "The matter in Hua'an County is not that simple. I heard from my father that the Kingdom of Yue has long intended to invade Daxing. Your Majesty has tried to settle the matter several times, either by giving money or beautiful women.

However, the Yue people were greedy and their appetites grew bigger and bigger. Just because they were short of half a sheep this year, they started to harass Hua'an County.

This is clearly a provocation. Are you going there to appease them or to fight? The Yue people are good at fighting. If you lose, you will be held accountable when you return to the court."

"Then there is no possibility for me to win?" Yuwen Ji saw that Su Beichen knew some inside information, and listened with his ears perked up.

"Win? Your Highness, are you kidding? Daxing has been emphasizing literature over martial arts in recent years and is no longer what it used to be.

If the Marquis of Zhenbei were still alive, I would believe what you said. Now, things are different from the past. Go and ask around, how many of our Daxing soldiers are capable of fighting?

Especially the soldiers in the capital, they are all rich kids, very spoiled. Let alone fighting, I think you are amazing for being able to get to Hua'an County smoothly."

Yuwen Ji did not comment on this, otherwise Bai Yimeng would not have entered the palace, as if he was just entering his own back garden. But he had already accepted the task, and it was too late to regret it.

"You are just too young and shouldn't take this job." Su Beichen felt sorry for his good brother, "But don't worry too much, with Master Bai and Master Long Gu here, there shouldn't be any big problems.

If I hadn't been so busy with the affairs of Jingzhao Prefecture that I couldn't get away, I would have accompanied you."

Yuwen Ji patted Su Beichen on the shoulder and said, "What are you afraid of? It's not like I haven't been to the battlefield before. I fought bloody battles before and survived. If the Marquis of Zhenbei is still alive, he will bless my Daxing."

Suddenly, a stone flew from the sky and hit Su Beichen on the forehead. Then a figure flashed by, and Bai Yinan folded his arms and looked at the two of them, "Are you saying bad things about my father?"

"Why are you here in broad daylight?" Su Beichen was shocked and looked around quickly.

"I'm telling you what to say. I'm not a ghost. Why can't I come out during the day?" Bai Yinan seemed very different today. He was wearing ink-colored clothes and looked like a completely different person.

"Go back and pack your things, and go on a long journey with me. By the way, from today on, your name is Long Zinan."

"Long Zinan?" Bai Yinan didn't understand and looked at Su Beichen.

Su Beichen answered enthusiastically, "When your sister came to the capital, she reported the name Long Ziyin, so shouldn't you be similar to her?"

Bai Yinan frowned. How strange! He was the eldest brother. How could a brother be named after his sister? Then he thought it was just a name, so he didn't take it too seriously.

The matter was urgent, and five days later Yuwen Ji assembled a hundred thousand troops and left the capital under the attention of Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Chengde had no choice but to do this. Looking at the court, there was no one else who could take the lead except Yuwen Ji.

The old emperor knew that all the 100,000 soldiers were spoiled young men from wealthy families, but what could he do? In recent years, suppressing military commanders and belittling martial arts has become a trend.

Perhaps a war is needed to rekindle the people's fighting spirit. He is old, and it is time to choose a successor.

……

Bai Yimeng had just left the capital and arrived at an inn, which was the same black shop where she had stayed years ago.

At that time, she was lucky to have taken refuge with Ruimuhertai and escaped from the murder. Now that she thought about it, this black shop was probably the contact point of Xiling.

Fortunately, she changed her clothes when she left Beijing this time, so outsiders would not recognize her at all. When she opened the door of the shop, the proprietress came up to her with her slender waist, "Young Master, how come you have traveled so far without an adult by your side?"

"Sister, I got separated from dad. Can you give me something to eat?" When you are away from home, you have to give yourself an identity.

When she called out "sister", the proprietress's face, who was over fifty years old, instantly blossomed like a peony, "Okay, sister will get you some buns."

"My mother is a Buddhist and cannot eat meat. I want to be a vegetarian, sister." According to experience in the underworld, the meat used in the buns sold in black shops is not good meat. If you eat it, you will either be poisoned to death or sickened to death.

"Okay, little one, you're still picky about food." The proprietress poked her forehead and turned back after a while, "Would you like to eat the black fungus and green onion?"

Bai Yimeng thought about it and decided to eat it. After finishing one tray, Bai Yimeng stretched and ordered another one.

Seeing that Bai Yimeng was still a young boy and could eat a lot, the guests at the next table couldn't help but strike up a conversation, "Little kid, how did you get lost from your family? Do you want me to take you to the police?"

Bai Yimeng saw that this man was probably not a good person, and shook his head, "I went to the market with my father, and he carried me when he got tired. Then, I don't know what happened, someone chased us, and my father ran away, and I didn't catch up."

The inn's proprietress and all the guests understood that this person was not lost but was clearly abandoned by his family.

Everyone sighed inwardly, and the proprietress brought another tray of buns. Bai Yimeng was really hungry and ate them in big mouthfuls.

After eating and drinking, the proprietress took Bai Yimeng to a room and said, "Child, I also come from a poor family, so you stay here first. You can leave anytime. If you want to stay, tell me. I just happen to be short of a waiter."

Bai Yimeng suspected several times that the boss lady's attitude was just a mean thought. In the middle of the night, he heard someone prying the door open. Bai Yimeng had practiced martial arts since he was young, so his sleep was lighter than that of ordinary people.

Not long after, there was a clang as the bolt slid off and the door was pushed open. Two dark figures crept in.

In the moonlight, Bai Yimeng saw two people holding steel knives, which were sharpened to a gleaming shine.

While the two were so absorbed in the search that they forgot to close the door, Bai Yimeng found the right opportunity to slip out. He had originally planned to leave, but then he thought that these Xiling people were really abominable. In a fit of rage, he pried open the proprietress's room. He found a cow tendon rope under the bed.

"How's it going? Is it going smoothly?" The proprietress woke you up and mistook Bai Yimeng for her accomplice.

"You ask me? So far, so good." After saying that, he punched the proprietress, knocked her unconscious and tied her up.

Following the same method, all the mainland employees in the black shop were tied up. Bai Yimeng threw the spies into the lobby of the inn.

Take out a pen and paper and write a note stating the crimes of several people. After doing this, return to the room and continue to sleep.

The next day, Bai Yimeng mixed in with the crowd and watched the fun with everyone.

"It's really crazy that they actually did such a thing. I don't know which kind-hearted person came to help us get rid of the evil and protect the good."

Everyone agreed in unison, and someone reported the matter to the authorities at some point. This black shop was closed down from then on, and the proprietress and her employees were taken away as spies.

"Kid, you're pretty amazing. I saw everything last night." The female guest from yesterday came up to talk to Bai Yimeng again and hugged her. "You have no home anyway, why don't you go with your sister?"

"I want to wait for daddy. If I leave, he will be worried." Bai Yimeng sat on the ground and refused to leave no matter what.

The female guest didn't give up and winked at her companion. The cross-eyed man came over and said, "Little sister, we are from the next village. You can go back to the village with us first. If your father comes to look for you, you can go back with him."

The man's words were full of loopholes, and Bai Yimeng thought of the incident in which Qianyu Pavilion kidnapped a woman. Perhaps he could find out something by following this clue, so he agreed.