[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

The queen is not in the palace, and Princess Hede is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the harem. Fortunately, the queen established a relatively scientific budget system at the time. At this time, there is no favorite concubine in the harem who dares to challenge the princess, so Princess Hede is in charge of palace affairs It went well.

This year's exchange of rituals follows the example of last year. The biggest difficulty is not that I don't know how to do it, but that there are too many and complicated comings and goings. Princess Hede is willing to help the poor emperor brother share his worries, and she has been too busy lately.

Knowing that the prince and princess returned to the palace, Princess Hede personally urged people to replace the curtains, quilts, and sheets of the Ganlu Hall, and prepared many dolls that imitated the designs designed by the queen.

Mrs. Cheng Engong brought her grandson and granddaughter straight into Taiji Palace in a large carriage, followed by eunuchs and maids all the way, and nurses and nurses carried the children to Ganlu Palace.

Princess Hede greeted the young masters with the maidservants from the dyeing house. These maidservants also assist Princess Hede in managing the palace affairs. As long as the emperor still thinks about the queen, they are still decent.

Mrs. Xing Li taught a few children to call her aunt, and the dolls should still have some impressions. They yelled softly, which melted Princess Hede's heart.

Princess Hede held a few new dolls for the child, Tie Zhu looked at the dolls and asked, "Is it the queen mother's dolls?"

Everyone couldn't help feeling sour when they heard this, Princess Hede said: "To welcome you back to the palace, my aunt made it specially."

But Dazhu said, "We have dolls made by the queen mother."

Mrs. Xing and Li hurriedly educated: "Tie Zhu, Da Zhu, Yuan Yuan, this is my aunt's wish. You can't be rude. Say thank you aunt."

The children then thanked Princess Hede and entered the Ganlu Hall.According to Tu Yuanyi's request, let them sleep in the green gauze cupboard. Naturally, it is inconvenient for the emperor's bedroom to bring children, but this Ganlu Palace is no problem.

After Tu Yuanyi heard the news, he moved over from the Imperial Study Room. After seeing Dongzhi, more than a month had passed, and he actually felt that the children had grown up a lot.

As soon as the three little radish heads saw him coming into the house, they hurried over on their short legs, completely forgetting the greetings from their grandmother.

"Father hug!"

"Father hugs the big pillar!"

"Yuanyuan wants Father!"

It was rare for Tu Yuanyi to show a gentle smile, and thanks to his strength, he was very approachable, so he picked up the three children at once.

The three dolls are not too crowded, giggling.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Tie Zhu misses his father!"

The other two children were also busy expressing their admiration for him. Tu Yuanyi carried the children to the kang and said, "Are you being naughty at my grandmother's house?"

The three children couldn't speak very clearly, but they just twittered and showed off. Some things they said half a sentence, which tested Tu Yuanyi's listening comprehension. Fortunately, Mrs. Xing and Li hadn't left yet, so they would translate by the side.

It was rare for Tu Yuanyi to be amused by the steamed stuffed buns. After rewarding Mrs. Xing Li with something, Mrs. Xing Li wanted to take Yu Nu out of the palace, but the flattering Yu Nu told Tu Yuanyi and the three buns about father and son. After she fell in love with her, she relied on him and hugged his thigh.

This made Tu Yuanyi can't help but miss Xing Xiuyan's problem back then, and allowed him to stay and play with the princes.

At night, Tu Yuanyi put the children to bed by himself, and the children asked him like they would ask their grandmother every night.

Tie Zhu asked: "Father, when will the Queen come back?"

Tu Yuanyi couldn't help but feel sore, and said, "Hurry up, my father sent someone to pick him up."

Yuanyuan asked, "Does the queen mother like Yuanyuan?"

Tu Yuanyi stroked the little girl's head and said, "Of course I like it."

Several other children also asked if they would like them, but Tu Yuanyi said patiently, "The queen mother likes you very much, and must miss you very much."

……

Xin Xiuyan, who is far away in southern Sichuan, is surrounding the fire in the hall of the cottage, telling stories to dozens of children. The story is "Journey to the West" she is familiar with. Of course, it is impossible to memorize "Journey to the West" with small strips. The details are of course written in own words.

After the children, there were some grown-ups around, and they were fascinated to hear that Sun Wukong turned into Miss Gao, tricked the pig demon into carrying him, and teased the pig demon all the way, which made everyone laugh.

Xin Xiuyan finally finished talking about Gao Laozhuang this time, her mouth was dry and she was drinking tea when she sneezed violently.Wiping her nose with a cotton handkerchief, she hit her a few more times. She wondered if someone was scolding her or stabbing her.

Several children gathered around, coquettishly: "Battle Commander, Battalion Commander, we still have to listen to Monkey King!"

Xin Xiuyan was pulled and shaken by the children, and she couldn't show her stepmother's face on her face. She still maintained a kind smile, but she thought in her heart: Sure enough, the brat is troublesome.There are still one or two episodes of TV dramas a day, and people's TV still uses electricity, but she doesn't have electricity.

Xin Xiuyan said: "You can't indulge in storytelling and waste your studies. Will you write the ten characters that Mr. Duan taught you today?"

A six or seven-year-old child said: "Yes, yes!"

Xin Xiuyan: "When you go back to practice, you will not only know how to write, but also write beautifully. Well, you must also teach your parents how to read."

The children couldn't help feeling sorry when they saw that they couldn't fool the battalion commander to continue telling Monkey King.Xin Xiuyan looked at so many people around the hall, they were not resting in their own rooms, but came out to listen to her storytelling to the children.Just like when "Journey to the West" and "White Snake" were played on someone's color TV in the countryside in the early 90s, neighbors flocked together.

It turned out that she had already spoken so well as a storyteller, and suddenly her vanity was greatly satisfied.

It's just that "Journey to the West" is not her original creation. After finishing "Journey to the West", she has to find a way to talk about her own novel.

Xin Xiuyan's memory has also recovered a little at this time, including being a writer in modern times, but she is still confused why she wears them.

In the twelfth lunar month, every household in the cottage where the "Datong Army" was stationed was also preparing to celebrate the New Year. Although there were very few women, they organized over a hundred normal families.

But there are more bachelors. Most of them live in the same house with four people, and they always think about their daughter-in-law after they have enough food and clothing.

It would be a lie to say that these bachelors don't want Xin Xiuyan, but the battalion commander is unbearable, he is a murderer without blinking an eye.

They felt that they had no role to play, so they discussed in private whether the battalion commander would marry Mr. Duan or the company commander Chen, because neither of them had a wife, they were good-looking and literate.

After Xin Xiuyan knew about her scandal, she also realized that these people were out of space, so she trained them as usual on the fourth day of the first lunar month.

……

But he said that because of the continuous admission of refugees, by the spring of the second year, the Datong Army had more than 1000 to [-] people.

At this time, the whole army, men, women and children, after more than half a year of getting along and cooperating, established a relatively deep relationship, and the biggest crisis of food shortages passed.

After sowing the seeds, there was a relatively free period of time, so Xin Xiuyan took the opportunity to hold several public seminars, asking everyone to discuss "whether joining the White Lotus Sect can give me a happy life".This kind of discussion gradually deepens. Through the examples around me, I tell my true stories in such a simple way, so that these people can clearly realize that the White Lotus Sect cannot save themselves, only themselves can save themselves, and only by uniting with friends , in order to guard their homeland.

As a result, it was a matter of course, and Xin Xiuyan made all men, women and children establish the "master" spirit of the "Datong Army".Xin Xiuyan said that only members of the "Datong Army" are "awakened former White Lotus Sect members", and they have "ideological awareness" higher than ordinary believers.

Therefore, they will not blindly follow the actions of the White Lotus Sect outside the "Datong Army". They must unite around the "Military Committee" and follow the command of the "Committee" in all actions, because only the "Committee" really cares about them in this world. life and interests.

Xin Xiuyan wrote another simple article "The Organic Unity of Power and Obligation", first let the "committee members" study it, and then distributed it to all companies and platoons to study.

Xin Xiuyan is not ordering everyone to listen to her, but to explain why they must observe discipline and obey orders. Failure to observe discipline and disobey orders will cause serious consequences to the collective. After the collective interests are lost, it will eventually damage their personal Benefit.

She also set up a system for each unit to select "models at the grassroots level", and "basic level personnel" with outstanding performance will be rewarded.The outstanding role model of the year, the battalion commander will treat guests to dinner.

For those who steal, rape and play tricks at the grassroots level, the whole village will be announced, and "labor re-education" will be carried out as appropriate.

This series of methods and steps amazed Duan Zhi, Chen Yi and other insightful people. Duan Zhi was a bit conceited, but this woman repeatedly challenged his three views.It turns out that farmers can still be managed in this way. This method has gradually made this group of ordinary farmers out of the mob and become an elite force.

From spring to autumn, during the year, many rebels and bandits attacked the village because they coveted the food, grass and women of the Datong army, but they were all beaten by the Datong army.

Xin Xiuyan's use of troops is completely lacking in the demeanor of a gentleman.

Seeing that the opponent's coming is not good, they will open and set traps on the road, and some will lure the enemy to go deep and then use more to bully the less.Once, when encountering a vicious rebel army of 2000 people, the Datong Army was far outnumbered by them. Xin Xiuyan led the whole army to flee to the back mountain, pretending that she did not dare to fight with them, and first gave up the village and the whole village's food and grass. , which made the other party complacent and lowered their vigilance.

However, at night, Xin Xiuyan's Datong army relied on their familiarity with the village and took advantage of the enemy's surprise to attack at night. More than 400 people defeated more than 2000 people.

The Datong army, large and small, was invincible in defense battles, which made all the soldiers and civilians admire Xin Xiuyan very much.Xin Xiuyan is kind, does not bully the masses, and has good looks, so she is deeply loved by the Datong Army.In fact, at this time, if she wanted to leave and made up a lie, no soldiers or civilians would question her, but she didn't leave by herself.

The Datong Army annexed these people, and then reorganized the team. The number has reached nearly 500, and Xin Xiuyan has also been promoted from the battalion commander to the "regiment commander". There are three reinforced battalions, a guard company, and a huge logistics team camp.During the busy season, it is the land reclamation construction/corps, and during the war, it is the combat force. All men, women, old and young, military and civilian, have the status of organization and establishment.

In November, the rice planted in the paddy fields had already been collected into the granary, and Xin Xiuyan and her subordinates went to dig the [-] mu of sweet potatoes planted on the mountain.

These sweet potato seedlings were obtained from the farm of a big landlord in Leshan.The farm of the big landlord in Leshan was also breached by other rebels. A team of the Datong Army went down the mountain to inquire about the news and collect grain seeds, and brought back some sweet potatoes from Zhuangzi's cellar, which made Xin Xiuyan feel like a treasure.She personally led the logistics team to open up barren hills to grow sweet potatoes. These sweet potatoes have been domesticated for several generations in Sichuan, so the cultivation and planting went smoothly.

Xin Xiuyan and Chen Yi watched as they dug about half an acre of land, and asked people to stack them together, and then weighed and added up batch by batch.

There was no chemical fertilizer at this time, but half an acre of land weighed more than 700 catties. Xin Xiuyan couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and the eyes of everyone around her were bright.

An old farmer in his forties sighed: "It only takes two to three hundred catties to grow millet per mu, but this thing can weigh more than 1000 catties per mu. What a thief!"

Chen Yi said: "Next year we can grow more sweet potatoes, so no matter how many people there are, no one will go hungry."

Xin Xiuyan was in a happy mood, and ordered everyone to put sweet potatoes into baskets. Suddenly, a soldier came to report, saying: "Two thieves have come to the village. They are very powerful. They have escaped our triple defense trap and injured our people."

Xin Xiuyan was taken aback: "Is our person seriously injured?"

Xiao Bing said: "That's not serious, but the thieves are powerful, our people can't beat them, and Wu Battalion Commander leads the bow and arrow battalion to surround them and slip away."

Xin Xiuyan asked: "Where did the thief come from? Is it a member of the White Lotus Sect or a member of the official army?"

Xiao Bing said, "I don't know."

Xin Xiuyan hurried down the mountain with Chen Yi, her body was still covered with a lot of mud, only after she got down the mountain did she realize that the two thieves had been invited into the lobby by Duan Zhihaosheng to serve tea.

Xin Xiuyan thought to herself that she was probably a member of the White Lotus Sect, and if no one was killed, it would be fine.

Duan Zhi was serving tea to greet the two of them, and wanted to set the other party's words, but he didn't expect the other party's rich experience in the world to follow his words, and the two sides started to go around in circles.

Suddenly I heard the report from the guards outside: "Military division, the commander is back."

But seeing four guards guarding a man and a woman striding into the lobby, the woman laughed loudly and said: "Old Duan, where are you from friends! I also heard complaints from the people below on the mountain, and I heard that they are very capable. Well, we can't hold our face anymore!"

Duan Zhi laughed and said: "Instead, there are two good men here, Mr. Yang and Mr. Yu. They heard about the leader's name in the area of ​​Yibin by chance, and they said they came to see him because of his fame."

When Xin Xiuyan was proud or thoughtful, she would habitually smile with her hands behind her back and her head tilted. When she saw the two men in long robes, she couldn't help being surprised.

Looking at her skin, she looked as if she was in her twenties, and her eyes looked like she was in her thirties, but her demeanor didn't tell how old she was. Most importantly, it was the first time she saw a handsome man who was even more handsome than Chen Yi .And these two people carry swords in their hands, they are tall and straight, and they have the bearing of people who practice martial arts, which is different from ordinary people.

Xin Xiuyan raised her eyebrows: "Hey, you are so talented!"

One of the beautiful men said: "Mom..."

Another handsome man pulled him back, but Xin Xiuyan seemed to be a big aunt with a confused face, she narrowed her eyes and said, "I'm not your mother, I can't give birth to a son as old as you." Is she that old?

The two handsome men looked at each other, one of them came out and clasped his fists and asked, "Dare to ask the girl's name? Where is she from?"

Xin Xiuyan said: "Didn't you come here just for the name? You still ask me what's my name?"

The two beautiful men couldn't help being embarrassed, and Mr. Yang asked again: "Are you... Miss Yanxiu?"

Xin Xiuyan nodded: "Yes, I am Yanxiu, where are you from?"

The two handsome men looked at each other again, and Young Master Yu stepped forward to look at her carefully. Chen Yi couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Don't be rude to the leader!"

Young Master Yu hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Miss Yan, I'm sorry, I have no other intentions. May I ask whether Miss Yan entered Shu with the young master of the Chen family of the Hangzhou Imperial Merchant?"

Chen Yi's complexion changed drastically, he let out an ah, and said in a trembling voice, "I...I am Chen Yi. Are you...from Hangzhou?"

Mr. Yang said: "I think the Chen family must be in a hurry to find Mr. Chen. We are here to find... Miss Yan."

"Looking for me?" Xin Xiuyan looked at the two suspiciously, "You... know me?"

Young Master Yu smiled wryly, and said, "So...Miss Yan, you don't know us?"

Xin Xiuyan was startled, and thought to herself: Could it be that the relatives and friends of the original owner came to the door?It's over, and found out that she has changed someone else's core, will they arrest her and burn her to death?Don't be afraid, now she is not a weak woman with nothing, but she has more than 3000 people under her, and she will never go back with them.

She also expected to escort Chen Yi to sneak into Luzhou in two days, and then take a boat out of Shu to take action, so that she can see how to recruit security.She has more than 3000 people and should be able to seal a general of the fourth and fifth ranks, which is better than going back and being stared at by others.

This calculation only flashed in the bottom of my heart for a moment, Xin Xiuyan sighed: "There was an accident the year before last. I was seriously injured and my head was hurt. I don't remember anything from the past."

Young Master Yang and Young Master Yu are exactly Ouyang Lei and Chun Yu Bai.The two looked at each other, remembering that they had traveled all over Sichuan for the past year, but the other party had lost his memory due to a serious injury, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Chunyu Bai said: "There is nothing wrong with that. Mr. Chen rescued you in Hanshui. You disappeared in Hanshui in April last year. The holy... the master has been looking for you all over the world. Sichuan has been looking for you for a whole year."

Xin Xiuyan couldn't help but feel apologetic. They worked so hard to find her, but now that they found it, it's not the original one. She can't be responsible.

Xin Xiuyan asked: "I'm really sorry. Master... is he okay?"

Chunyu Bai said: "Master is good, I just hope for you to go back."

Xin Xiuyan sighed: "Poor parents in the world, I am really unfilial to the extreme, please tell father not to worry about me, everything is fine with me here." But she will not go back.

Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei couldn't help but their brains froze for a moment, and after a while they thought about it, they couldn't laugh or cry.

Ouyang Lei still explained: "Our 'Master' is not your...father."

Xin Xiuyan was taken aback, smiled dryly, and said, "Hehe, that...is that grandpa?" Although Xin Xiuyan was amazed by the appearance of the second hero, she could tell that their actual age must be quite old, and they could be called "Master" by them. "Yes, it must be an older man.

Chunyu Bai said, "It's...it's you...husband."

Xin Xiuyan was startled, took three steps back, and widened her eyes: "Husband?!"

The search for relatives in reality is not as ups and downs and sensational drama tension as in TV. Two beautiful men came here and claimed to know her.

She can be sure that she is not a poor person, otherwise she can't afford to hire someone to look around. You must know that the travel expenses are not cheap. If you don't believe it, let ordinary people travel without work for a year. A few ordinary wage earners can bear it.But whether the original body has money or not is not that important to a boss with more than 3000 people under his command.

However, this "bomb" was put at the end, making her burnt inside and out.Xin Xiuyan absolutely does not want to accept the husband of the original owner. She is a flowery girl, and she directly omits important stages and becomes a married woman. How sad it is.

……

Xin Xiuyan was too lazy to get out of bed the next day, and it was still Rue Xiang who came to wake her up, but seeing that Rue Xiang was in good spirits today, she personally gave her water to wash her face and brush her teeth.

Yun Xiang went to pull her quilt, and said with a smile, "Head, you're getting better."

Xin Xiuyan pulled back the quilt again, and Ruxiang chuckled again, and said, "Leader, it's a happy event for you to find your relatives!"

It is of course a happy event for Rue Xiang, and it is finally 100% sure that the head of the group will not compete with her for the young master, because the head of the group has a husband.If the young master marries the head of the regiment, then the young master really can't see other people in his eyes. The head of the regiment is so "high in martial arts, killing people without blinking an eye", who dares to be her husband's aunt!

While Xin Xiuyan was chattering, she heard from a few girls outside the courtyard that Mr. Yang and Mr. Yu were begging to see each other.

Yesterday she fudged them and let Duan Zhi entertain them when she escaped, but they came to the door on their own initiative.

Xin Xiuyan said she couldn't see her, but Rue Xiang persuaded her: "I worked so hard to find the head of the group, and the head of the group is like this, isn't it chilling!"

Xin Xiuyan still went through a difficult psychological construction before getting up and washing, and then went out to meet the second hero.

Xin Xiuyan went out of the courtyard, took the Erxia around the village, and arrived at one of the school grounds, where a battalion of soldiers was doing morning exercises, practicing the "snake poking sword technique".

Chunyu Bai looked at hundreds of people shouting loudly and practicing uniformly, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It's interesting!" They are the instructors of the Imperial Army, so they naturally have some insight.

Xin Xiuyan said: "I heard that you all have good kungfu, but you should not underestimate our Datong Army. We are concerned about the collective, so the simpler the exercises, the better. The way is the simplest."

Ouyang Lei nodded with a smile and said, "What Madam said is true!"

Zhang Hu, the battalion commander of the first battalion, saw Xin Xiuyan coming to inspect, and quickly ordered to salute. Hundreds of people stood at attention and saluted the military salute.

"Hello, Captain!"

Xin Xiuyan returned a military salute, and then said: "Continue to practice!"

"Yes!"

But seeing hundreds of people practicing hard again, Er Xia couldn't help but look at him with admiration.Xin Xiuyan brought people to the hilltop of the field again. The huge logistics corps were collecting corn, radishes, pumpkins, taro and other winter food and vegetables in the field, and children from the children's group were keeping cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks in the field, and there was a lot of sweet potatoes. Pick it off the mountain.

It is difficult for Er Xia to see such a large-scale production labor in other places, even if there is, there is no such spirit as the people in this village.

Xin Xiuyan led them to stand at the head of the field and said: "You see, our Datong Army is actually different from the White Lotus Sect. We don't burn, kill and loot, and we create everything with our hardworking hands. The common people are very simple, and what they want There are not many, as long as they are not used by those who want to, and they are not coerced into refugees, they can create their own paradise."

Ouyang Lei said: "Madam has benevolence and righteousness in her heart, which is the blessing of the common people."

Xin Xiuyan smiled awkwardly, and suddenly sighed: "Actually... I don't remember anything about the past. Although I feel sorry, I don't really want to go back."

Chunyu Bai was startled and said, "What? You won't go back with us?!"

Xin Xiuyan thought about it for a while, and said: "I am no longer the old me. Not only do I not remember anything, but too many things have happened in the past two years. I can't go back to the past, do you understand?"

Ouyang Lei said: "But... the master has been looking for you very hard, and he misses you all the time."

"He's not thinking about me..." Xin Xiuyan hastily changed her words: "It's not me now. Let me tell you clearly, I will not give up my current life and go back with you, because the past is completely strange to me. I don't Remember your master, and can your master really accept that his wife has been missing for so long and fell into the White Lotus Sect? Can he accept that I have killed many people? Can he accept that I am now the head of the Datong Army?"

Chunyu Bai and Ouyang Lei couldn't help looking at each other, they couldn't answer her 100% of these questions, and Xin Xiuyan lost her memory, so they didn't dare to reveal their real identities easily.

Chunyu Bai said: "Master...he is a man of love and righteousness, he will know... Madam has no other choice."

Xin Xiuyan said: "Although I know it's a last resort, I still have pimples in my heart. I think people should look forward, the past is irreversible, and I'm going back now to slap him in the face. Go back and tell him, just pretend I'm sorry Let him find another wife."

The second hero couldn't help being dumbfounded.