The first battle lasted for three full days, and at the end Ashina blew the drum to withdraw the troops, and we won a staged victory and came to an end.After that, we fought intermittently for more than a month, and our army was still firmly stationed here.

The winter solstice is here.Lu Jiuan made some dumplings.Although it is pitifully small, it is a hot meal after all.I also ordered people to set up a big pot and boil a thick pot of beef bone soup to warm the stomachs of the soldiers.

I sat on the top of the city gate with my rice bowl in my hand in a daze.Looking at the food and salary that Uncle Wei exchanged for with his life, he gritted his teeth, opened his mouth and poured it all in.I was burned to tears, and just barely swallowed it, when I heard the sound of the horn, I quickly threw the bowl to carry the flag.The soldiers above the city gate were waiting in full battle. Xu Changzhi hurried over and said, "Your Highness, the Turkic people are calling for a battle. Let you go down to the tower for a duel. Why don't I go down instead of you, and kill a few of his enemy generals to kill their morale?"

"No, it's not necessary." I replied with my arms around the battle flag.General Liu was provoked at the beginning, but he ended up on this. It seems that there are many experts among the Turkic people.We don't need to die for the sake of being quick for a while, let him call out, anyway, if I don't get down from this tower, you can't do anything to me.

However, the Turks kept yelling and scolding my eighteen generations of ancestors in bad Central Plains dialect.I remained indifferent until the Turkic people carried a flag and stood under the city gate and shouted loudly: "People from the Central Plains, your general is here, why don't you come down and have a look?"

Uncle Wei's head was tied to the top of the flagpole.With the swaying of the Turkic people, it was like a dilapidated camel bell, shaking slightly in the wind.

My heart was suddenly clenched into a ball, and the fire in my chest almost burned out my blood.The soldiers guarding the city were enraged instantly, many of them lay on the tower and roared, calling Ashina a beast.Taking advantage of our unpreparedness, Ashina sent archers to attack us.Several soldiers were hit, and they became a mess for a while.

Shangguan Xia prostrated himself on the ground to treat the wounded.I put the battle flag on my shoulder, and shouted condescendingly: "Ashina, you are a **** bitch cursing the streets, grandpa, I just won't go down, and I won't give you a chance to play dirty tricks. You insulted our general His body, but his soul cannot be broken! If you have the ability, you can capture this city! Grandma, I dare to live and die with the city, what else can you do besides playing tricks and killing your own people?"

"Win the king and lose the bandits, if the king of the Central Plains is not convinced, come and fight!" Suddenly a person shouted from under the gate, speaking much more fluently.

I saw the feather headdress on the man's head, and guessed that he should be a little leader, so I sneered and said: "Kou? You are a group of sycophants who are stepping on our land and robbing our things. You continue to fight for us." Ashina will serve you, there are only two endings - be defeated by us or be killed by Ashina."

"The king of the Central Plains, don't you have to stir up discord!" The man became furious, put his hips on his hips and began to yell again.

I was too lazy to listen, so I laughed a few times and scolded: "Slave dog! Go and ask your master, how much blood of your own clan is stained on your hands! I dare to stand here as a shield for my clansmen, but Ashina shrank Stab a knife in the back. You treat him as a "king", but he treats you as a dog. I am too lazy to talk to you pathetic mangy dogs, so stop beeping if you can!"

After all, I winked.Xu Changzhi immediately raised his longbow, and an arrow shot through the man's head.The soldiers applauded, but I muttered to myself: "I also learned archery together, why can't I even straighten my bow..."

Seeing that they couldn't deceive me, the Turks stopped calling out and launched an attack again.The sound of slashing and killing spread far and wide, like floods rushing, like thunder and thunder, making the city walls buzz.Clanking and clattering, gold and iron are all ringing.A group of Turkic people carrying long ladders climbed up the city wall in darkness.I also ordered people to throw rocks down, and poured hot oil if it didn't work.After fighting for several more days and nights, corpses were strewn all over the city walls, bloodstains were frozen into ice in the fierce cold wind, and red paint was painted everywhere.

It was night, and the Turks once again withdrew their troops and temporarily retreated.The heavy snow and the north wind urged them to bury the corpses that fell to the foot of the city wall with compassion.With an idea, I ordered people to carry cold water and pour it down the city wall in jars.After waiting all night, as expected, the city wall was covered with a thick layer of ice.The Turkic people couldn't support the ladder when attacking the city, and they couldn't find the ice, so they could only jump their feet and continue to scold me.

After tossing and tossing like this, our army guarded for a few more months, until the beginning of spring.Even I find it inconceivable that the city gate tower riddled with holes did not collapse.I am familiar with the guards and soldiers, squatting on the ground with my sleeves in my hands chatting.A few young child soldiers asked me what the palace looked like. When I returned to the palace, it was just like that. It was just a bigger room with more yards. In fact, it was quite uncomfortable to live in because it was cold in winter and hot in summer.In addition, we are so poor that I am reluctant to repair the roof if it leaks.

So a soldier volunteered to help me repair the roof after the war. His family is an ancestral bricklayer.I was very relieved, and was thinking about whether to change the decoration style, Xu Changzhi suddenly pulled me aside and whispered: "Your Highness, the food and salary are not enough, and it can last about a month."

"Have you been in touch with the court? Ask the Minister of the Ministry of War to find a way to transport the grain from the south." I asked.

Xu Changzhi's complexion was not good, and after hesitating for a while, he said: "Your Highness, I dare not hide from you. We have lost contact with the Minister of War for a long time. All the secret letters sent have disappeared... It seems that something happened."

I remained silent, and the uneasiness in my heart increased in vain.I couldn't figure out whether it was Xin being robbed or some other reason, so I just asked, "How are the Prime Minister and the others? Did Sheng Xuanguo and Qi Guo fight out?"

"I don't know." Xu Changzhi lowered his voice a little more: "Your Highness, we have been guarding for four months, but we haven't received any foreign aid...Your Highness, you should prepare for the worst. ..."

I pretended to be calm, and straightened the ill-fitting helmet: "It's okay. The prime minister said that there will be a turnaround after half a year. Let's wait."

I trust Zhong Bochen's ability.No matter how bad it is, there is still my big brother who has gained prestige under the sword.Thinking of Zhong Bochen, I fell in love with each other at night, found a corner where no one was there, took out the jade pendant he gave me and kissed it, secretly thinking that the days are so fast, the blink of an eye is like an eternity.We are a pair of gentlemen who are on their way to the third year, but the old husband and wife have engaged in a "separation of two places", I really want to hurt myself.

As I was sighing, something suddenly rolled out of my sleeve.I picked it up and saw that it was a jade pendant given to me by my mother.I was immediately annoyed, I should leave this item to the Minister of War and the others, lest I can't go back...

Bah bah bah.I hastily spat and suppressed this unlucky thought.At this time, Lu Jiuan came over with a bowl of hot soup, telling me to warm up quickly.I casually gave him the jade pendant and asked him to put it away for me. I was taking a sip from the bowl when I heard Lu Jiuan say in amazement, "Huh? Why are these jade pendants born exactly the same?"

I took a choke, and saw Lu Jiuan took out Alansang's jade pendant from his pocket, held it up in the sun for comparison, and said, "It's exactly the same... Ouch, there are words engraved on it."

I hurriedly snatched it over and carefully identified it.Indeed, the empress's jade pendant is very similar to Alan Sang's jade pendant, except for the inscription on it, from jade material to texture.The queen mother's jade pendant was engraved with the word "Che", which must be the name of the emperor's father; while Alan Sang's jade pendant had the word "Xin" engraved on it, I don't know who it refers to.

I was too shocked to speak, and subconsciously asked: "Do you still remember your mother's boudoir name? I forgot."

Lu Jiu'an replied without hesitation: "I remember, the Queen Mother's boudoir name is Gu Xin."

After all, we both froze.In my mind, I stacked Alan Sang's face with the appearance of my mother's mother when she was young, and they were almost the same, half or half of the same.

I jumped up and ran back and forth like crazy along the tower, so scared that Lu Jiuan chased after me.I was sweating profusely from running, and finally roared to the sky.Was it not my illusion?From the first sight, I felt that Alan Sang was familiar, and I got close to her naturally.I thought I was attracted by someone as brave and beautiful as her, but it turned out that the blood in my bones was at fault.

The "died" daughter of the mother's mother probably did not die, and it was Alan San.The jade pendant, which looked like a token of love for the couple, couldn't be thrown away casually, let alone picked up by Alan Sang's parents.The only explanation is that this jade pendant was given to Alan Sang by his father.

Lu Jiu'an finally caught up with me, he was panting and was about to speak, I hugged his shoulder and screamed excitedly: "I have a sister! My king's sister is still alive!"

Lu Jiuan was terrified, and ran to call Xu Changzhi grumblingly.Xu Changzhi ran over again and asked me what was wrong, whether it was "a relapse of the old disease", and my mind was not clear again.Xu Changzhi knew that his mother had given birth to a daughter, so I showed him the two jade pendants, and finally threw myself on him and said, "Changzhi! Father, he didn't abandon me and sister Huang. Look, he guided me to see him." Arrived in Aransan!"

Xu Changzhi followed me foolishly, carrying me down the tower to rest like coaxing a child.I yelled all the way, and the city guards who didn't know the truth also giggled with me, thinking that I had received some good news, and for a while I felt a little bit of spring.

I really can't lose, I have to go back alive and tell the queen that your beloved daughter is now a beautiful falcon flying high on the vast grassland.She also has a beloved husband, who loves her very much.She has your looks and the heroism of your father.

She is a child of our family, blessed by the ancestors.So she was exiled to a foreign race, and she was still a proud princess.

I threw myself on Uncle Wei's coffin, shouting and telling him the good news.Uncle Wei responded silently inside, laughing heartily in my heart.I cried again, but it was tears of joy.I will snatch Uncle Wei's head back, and I will also defend the city.I have not been greedy in my life, but today I cannot regress.

I held Uncle Wei's sword and continued to squat on the tower.When I was dozing off at night, I dreamed that the sixth brother’s child was born, and he looked like he would grow up when he saw the wind, and he would be able to walk and talk soon, white and tender, and softly called me "Uncle Huang".I just picked up the little cotton ball, and when I turned around, I saw Cen Man walking towards him. He has grown up and is as heroic as his elder brother.Cen Man took his lovely wife, pointed to her round belly and said, "Uncle Wu, you are going to be the emperor's grandfather!" I was so happy that I ran to find my mother to announce the good news.The queen mother was making small clothes for her unborn great-grandson. Seeing me bursting with snot bubbles, she lazily said, "Your imperial sister is about to have a baby, so don't forget to give him a good name when the time comes... I want it from the Central Plains." name……"

I laughed out loud in my dream and almost rolled on the spot.After waking up, I found that I was still sitting on the cold city tower, with the sound of fluttering battle flags beside my ears.Xiaoxiao Maming, leisurely Jingjing, I feel lost, but more determined.I have to hold on to this place so that I can hold on to my sweet dreams.

Two months passed in a flash.When we ran out of food and salaries, we borrowed food from the people in the city.If you can't borrow it, go to the ravine to plan some wild vegetables to satisfy your hunger.I haven't eaten for two days in a row, Lu Jiu'an brought me half a palm-sized pancake and stuffed it for me to satisfy my hunger.But I asked him to feed it to Xu Changzhi. After all, he, a "general", cannot fall down.

Lu Jiuan's originally fat body had already lost four or five circles, and he said with a disheveled face that Xu Changzhi sent a small team to inquire about the news.Ashina's army has also run out of food. He is slightly stronger than us, and he can still rob the nearby people.However, the Turkic people are used to eating meat, and when they eat bran-swallowed vegetables suddenly, they fall ill.They are dying.Our victory is in sight.

I nod weakly.The taste of hunger is uncomfortable. When there is really nothing in the stomach, the stomach starts to digest its own meat.My chest seemed to have touched my back, and my bones seemed to be turning transparent.The condition of the soldiers is also very bad, but even so, there are still soldiers who quietly stuff wild fruits into my hands.I saw that they were not very old, so I shook my head and refused.A soldier who looked like a minor asked me why the court ignored me, the regent, and why no one came to support me.I went back, people are coming soon, I am very popular, they will not stop looking for me.

As a result, someone from the court really came, not only that, but also the person who made me think about it day and night.

The next day, the people Xu Changzhi sent out to inquire about the news returned, bringing Zhong Bochen and some food.I finally took a sip of the hot porridge, collapsed into Zhong Bochen's arms, and let him feed me spoonful by spoonful.I was a little embarrassed, and whispered: "After being separated for so long, we finally meet again, and it turned out to be such an ordinary scene. Logically speaking, shouldn't it be you who came down from the sky to find me stepping on colorful auspicious clouds?"

Zhong Bochen smiled, but the smile was a bit forced, and there was a trace of distress in his eyes.I saw the faint wrinkles at the end of his eyes, half sat up and hugged his neck, and whispered: "Is there something wrong?"

Zhong Bochen stretched out his fingers, touched and kissed my bony cheeks again and again, and finally said:

"Prince Qing treasoned the country and joined the Kingdom of Shengxuan. Together with General Zheng'an, they cut off the Northwest Army's way. Half of the important officials in the court died, and King Chong's army was besieged... Xiao Wu, we have no support."

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