Qingzhou trip

Scattered Uighur and Beixia caravans came to Shahai, but they could not enter the city, so they had to settle in the auxiliary city.But the news still spread quickly: the Northern Xia monarch passed the deadline, slaughtered and imprisoned the people who forced the palace together in Beijing.Li Jixin couldn't return to Xiajing, and Jiying Village was set on fire again.Now only thousands of stragglers are brought around to rob goods to survive.

"What's so good about being an emperor? If you're not careful, you'll be dragged down."

"What's so good about dragging the emperor? If you're not careful, you'll get killed."

Li Shancui and Yan Yunhan chatted in the kitchen while baking noodles, "It's better for us to forge iron in the sea of ​​sand safely."

But blacksmithing does not mean Ansheng. The safety of Shahai does not depend on the wishes of the people, but on a group of self-righteous people: those who are the emperor and those who drag the emperor.King Jin temporarily comforted Sha Hai's heart, and everyone felt that she should be promoted to a noble for such a great contribution.But he is already a dignified prince, how can he add it?Is it possible to let her be the emperor?

Then she should be rewarded with gold and silver treasures.Everyone is waiting for the excitement from Beijing—a large group of horse-drawn carriages carrying gold, silver, agate and emeralds to King Jin.

When Shan Cui was serving the dishes, she asked Jin Wang who suddenly came to her house for a drink in a micro-service, "Your Highness, when will the treasure from Jingli be delivered?"

Zhao Yifang was stunned, and then replied, "It's still early." When it comes to wisdom, ordinary people's wisdom is much more straightforward than that of temples.Zhao Yifang's letter asking for rewards for the soldiers and stating the dangerous situation in the Northwest was sent to the capital in these two days.In the style of King Ying, it is unavoidable to bring back a few cars for eating, drinking and having fun in Beijing.

Yun Bailu leaned helplessly next to Li Suyue, "Bring back a box of treasures to enjoy the mountains and emerald greens, and the dowry is enough." After speaking, he glanced at Li Suyue, the blacksmith smiled slightly, as if he was really angry, "Nonsense. "

After talking with Lu Jinhua, Zhao Yifang looked at Yun Bailu even more with admiration, "You are far away in the border village, and you can actually mobilize the Deshun Army and the Zhenrong Army, and you know the people's hearts of the battle. A Lu—" You are worthy of thanking your teacher's apprentice.But King Jin didn't want to say in the second half of the sentence, "Alu—this time you are outside and we are inside. It is thanks to Yueniang who took the risk of sending letters back and forth, so that we can advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and attack and defend well. I have invited rewards for you all, dowry Enough."

Shan Cui clapped her hands happily, but was glared at by her elder sister before she stopped and left, "I'll go serve the food again."

Although Yun Bailu is also concerned about the dowry, he is more concerned about Beixia's movements, "I also heard that—my father, Yun Fangjiang was appointed as the new Southern Xuanhui envoy since the day Xiajing was in chaos. Let’s talk again in Shahai.”

Li Suyue, who was serving her vegetables, had her arms stiff in the distance, and she spoke bluntly, "Why don't you talk about trouble? Why don't we come to collect the money after a meal?"

The corner of King Jin's mouth raised, "It's still a clay sculpture made of paper and paste by us." She also heard about Yun Fangjiang's appointment as Xuanhui envoy, but it has not been confirmed yet.If people from Beixia really come to do this—she looked up at Yun Bailu, "If your father comes to be a lobbyist, what will people from Beixia think?"

"He knows the internal affairs of the two countries, so he must know how to negotiate the price. There was civil strife in Beixia, which caused chaos in the Sand Sea area. They came to ask for the price. It is urgent to make a good deal." Yun Bailu regained his spirits and looked at King Jin. When watching and talking, Li Suyue's eyes are shining brightly.

"That's right, Bei Xia is busy clearing up internal troubles, so he definitely doesn't want our army to take the opportunity to go north. If they send people, it's to find out what's true and see what the king and the court say." Zhao Yifang's smile made Yun Bailu suddenly rise. An ominous premonition, "Don't just get married." King Jin said.

It is unlikely that King Jin will get married, but it is possible for Beixia to send her own father to arrange her daughter's marriage under the circumstances of being unreasonable.Yun Bailu is also a descendant of the Bai family, and his mother is quite famous in the northwest and the court.A daughter from a famous general's family who married Bei Xia was the best candidate to ease the atmosphere between the two countries.

Just as Yun Bailu was about to have a fit, Li Suyue held her hand tightly, "After Wang Zhaojun got married, the Han and the Xiongnu still fought?" Her face was flushed red, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes were shining with anger, "You can't marry! What is it like to be a woman in the sand sea?"

Zhao Yifang drank water and wine, and the words "I am a woman from Shahai" inexplicably gave her a sense of peace of mind. She went to pay homage to Baizhi several times, because she came to Shahai and heard Yelang Bangzi sing her many times, so she could Gradually know the weight of this sand sea woman in people's hearts.

"I, a girl from Shahai, fight like thunder, and have a heart like rivers and seas. How can I be willing to be a husband at home, and want to support the girls of Shahai for generations to come." Yun Bailu muttered, and patted the back of Li Suyue's hand after adding wine to her, " Don't worry, I won't marry."

Li Suyue looked at Zhao Yifang worriedly, and saw that King Jin also nodded, "I don't agree either."

"I'm very curious, Bai Zhi is a rare and heroic woman, how could she condescend to marry Yun Fangjiang?" King Jin asked Yun Bailu.

Yun Bailu smiled bitterly, "People in the world often ask me this question, one is because I am not as brave as my mother, and the other is because my father surrendered to Beixia. An unborn woman and a cowardly man will probably give birth to a daughter who will be neither fish nor fowl. .” Yun Bailu noticed that Li Suyue’s eyes suddenly softened, and she gritted her teeth, “But I don’t care anymore.

"Speaking of my mother and my father's marriage, half of it was forced by the court." Yun Bailu's smile suddenly turned cold, "Although my grandfather asked the court to grant my mother the commander of the Baosheng Army, the Privy Council has issued several orders to my grandfather. He cut off my mother's right to lead the army. Otherwise, he would directly send people to Beijing to take over. You also know that in the past few decades, most of the commanders sent by the Privy Council were civilian officials, and the court has not forgotten to send internal servants to build the army. Ten battles and ten Those who lose, they are coming, and the Northwest will be messed up."

"So, as a concession, the Privy Council accepts your father, and the Bai family wants your mother to marry your father in order to keep the line of the Baosheng Army?" Zhao Yifang had heard this in Beijing.

"Why is it my father? Because he is a grandpa general who is well versed in military affairs in the Northwest. He was born in the command battalion in front of the palace and was trusted by the Privy Council. In addition, he repeatedly assured my mother that even if he became the commander of the Baosheng Army after marriage , all matters in the army are based on my mother's leadership." Yun Bailu peeled the beans, "I think, my mother was also cheated by a man's mouth."

Zhao Yifang thought of Lu Jinhua who led the troops away, she shook her head lightly, "General Bai was not deceived, but lacked determination. After all, if he really took that step, in the eyes of the court, it would be treason and leaving home."

"My mother was born and grew up in the military camp. Since I was a child, I followed my father and grandfather to drive captives. It's not surprising that my mind is full of loyalty and righteousness." Yun Bailu thought for a while, "But the reason why Hua Niang led the soldiers away is also because of her love for my father. Don't worry. At that time, if she was not pregnant with me and was close to giving birth, she might have left too. After giving birth to me, she was pushed out by the people promoted by my father." After giving birth to herself, Bai Zhi finally stayed in Shahai until her death.She established a school, accepted girls for a living, promoted Xie Penglai and others, and strengthened the defenses in the sand sea and surrounding areas.Bao Shengjun was also distracted because of her stay.

Zhao Yifang pinched her chopsticks thoughtfully, but Yun Bailu muttered, "My father really wants to come to talk, and I also want to ask His Highness to preside over the matter."

She wanted to change back to the Bai family's surname before meeting Yun Fangjiang, "The surname Yun will be entangled in the filial piety of that Lao Shizi, and I want to get married."

"Baizhi, Bailu, these are good surnames." King Jin nodded, "Yes. But..." She glanced at Li Suyue, and signaled Yun Bailu to think more deeply.

"When I have daughters, I will call them Baiyu and Baiyu..." She looked at Li Suyue and smiled, "But I'm afraid I won't be able to give birth, so let Shancui adopt a daughter for me."

"Then it's better to beg for nothing." Li Suyue seldom made a joke of her, and suddenly realized that the other party wanted to adopt her daughter's thoughts from Shan Cui, her cheeks blushed again.

Zhao Yifang looked at the shy man who was stuck on both sides of the window paper, and temporarily put her thoughts aside.After chatting with them for a while, he walked out of Li's shop.Seeing Ren Liu stamping her feet anxiously in the distance, she beckoned, "What's wrong?"

Ren Liu ran over, "Your Highness, there is a message from the mansion, King Ying please return to the capital as soon as possible." He handed over the letter he had just received.

After Zhao Yifang finished reading, she glanced at the sky with her hands behind her back and remained calm for a long time.

Xie Penglai hung a sheep's head that Toutuokong gave her now under the eaves, and lightly hit the raccoon cat on the head with a stick in his hand, "It will be pointed at it in the twelfth lunar month of this year, you are not allowed to steal your mouth."

The cihuamao was knocked twice before pretending to lie obediently by her lap and acting coquettishly.Xie Penglai put down the wooden stick and went back to the kitchen to boil water. Lien Zhan had been sick for several days, and she felt that her body was particularly not refreshed. It would be better to take a bath and then rest.

Shahai county magistrate, holding "Zuo Zhuan" in his left hand and stuffing firewood in his right hand, read a few pages, and King Jin appeared again in his mind.Before leaving the palace, there seemed to be the sound of broken cups behind him, it must be that His Highness was in a hurry.Xie Penglai wants to do his best to help her in the northwest, don't try if you can't figure it out.She was born in a family of scribes in Jibei, how could she know the thoughts of the Tian family?

An indistinct sense of shame emerged again, Xie Penglai felt that what Bai Zhi said before was correct, "The most feared thing in this world is to think you are smart." To pretend to be smart is to bring shame on yourself.

When the hot water in the pot was bubbling quickly, someone tapped on the courtyard door hastily.She put down the book, said "here we come" and went to open the door. The King Jin in front of her made her stare.

"Is this king so scary?" Zhao Yifang glared at her, and she hesitated in front of the door for a while.

Xie Penglai hurriedly made a "please" gesture, closed the door and followed King Jin step by step.King Jin strode straight to Xie Penglai's main house.

"Close the door." King Jin sounded extremely impatient.

Xie Penglai plugged the latch, and was caught by Zhao Yifang as soon as he turned around, his pinched chin was in pain, and the dry lips were suddenly moistened with softness.Xie Penglai continued to stare, and after a while, he put his arms around Zhao Yifang's waist, completely accepting her irritability.

"Tighter." Zhao Yifang taught Xie Penglai, her tone softened.

Xie Penglai closed his eyes, opened them immediately, and tightly circled Zhao Yifang as if he had made up his mind.After brushing her cheeks and forehead with her lips, Zhao Yifang buried her head on her neck and said in a muffled voice, "Master Xie, this king is going to steal his mouth now."