reborn on the happy hall

Lin Yun was awkward for a few days, but couldn't bear Xia Han's active enthusiasm, and finally chose to compromise.

"Let me tell you, there really is no next time. If you dare to leave me and run around alone again, it will be my turn to write the next He Li Shu." Lin Yun vowed to threaten a pass, which is for himself Seek justice for the grievances I suffered before.

"I know, there won't be a next time." Of course Xia Han agreed, with a solemn face and a clear memory in her heart.After agreeing, she asked a question that was obviously many days late: "But Ayun, have you explained to your uncle and aunt about your departure this time? At such an extraordinary time, the capital city is a place of right and wrong. I am afraid that my uncle and aunt will not let you go. You are with me."

This is a rather pointless question, since the answer is obvious.Lin Yun gave her an angry look, and didn't bother to respond. After all, she must be punished if she goes back after running away, and she has been walking with Xia Han for many days, and it is impossible to turn back. The trouble is to wait until the future to get a headache.

With a clear attitude and speaking, the two became intimate again visible to the naked eye.

The capital city is far from Xinzhou Road, if Lin Xiao hadn't marched in such a hurry and took shortcuts across mountains and ridges, the official road would have taken a month to walk.However, Xia Han and his party obviously didn't come back to Beijing for sightseeing, so they stepped up a lot on the road, and they didn't stop to rest until midnight every day.

After walking like this for half a month, the distance to the capital is already close. Although it is still far from reaching Gyeonggi, the news that the capital has been approached by barbarian soldiers has already spread.So when Lin Yun and his party settled down at the posthouse that night, they could clearly feel the anxiety of the people in the posthouse, and they didn't even bring meals and accommodations as well as those posthouses before.

Lin Yun and Xia Han looked at each other, and their relaxed mood on the road suddenly became tense.In the end, Lin Yun gave Xia Han a peaceful look, and then took the initiative to inquire about the news with Yi Cheng.

Xia Han and the others used Xia Shilang's famous spurs to live in the post house, and Lin Yun also had a token from the general's mansion in his hand, so he was someone who could not afford to offend the low-level post office.When Lin Yun asked, Yicheng naturally didn't dare to hide anything, so he told all the news he knew.However, he is just a small postman, and the news he knows is mostly hearsay, and there is no certainty.

After dinner in the evening, Lin Yun and Xia Han went back to their room to discuss.

After thinking about it, Lin Yun first made a decision, and said to Xia Han: "This place is not far from Gyeonggi, we will have another day's journey tomorrow, so let's find a place to stay temporarily. You can send someone out to find out the news. .”

Xia Han didn't object, because the closer the battlefield was, the more dangerous it was. No one knew if the barbarians would suddenly turn their horses around and burn, kill, and loot if they couldn't attack for a long time.And she came to the capital only for peace of mind, to go home as soon as possible to see her parents and family after the crisis in the capital was lifted, she didn't come here to fight the barbarians head-on.

Nodding in agreement with Lin Yun's decision, Xia Han then asked, "The capital has been besieged for a month, how is the situation now?"

Lin Yun shook his head when he heard this, frowned and said, "The postman doesn't know much about it. He only knows that Beijing Central Committee sent people to Qizhou a month ago, and he didn't know the news until he passed by this post station to change horses. However, Qizhou has not sent troops to King Qin so far, so it must be the same as Xinzhou, and did not dare to act rashly without seeing the imperial decree and tiger amulet. The rest are just hearsay."

In the post house, if the news says that it is well-informed, it is also well-informed, and if it is said to be closed, it is also closed.If someone passed by the accommodation, they would certainly be able to bring the latest news, but if no one passed by, the Yicheng would only be nestled in the posthouse, and his eyes would be dimmed.

This post house is not far from the capital, and there were many passers-by on the road in the past, and news from all parties can be inquired about.When the barbarians entered the pass, a group of refugees who had escaped from the military disaster passed by outside the post house, and the post office got the news of the capital at the first time, and what they heard one after another was the news that the capital was at war.As for what kind of beating, how do those fleeing people know?

Recently, everyone who should have escaped has fled. The people outside the post house have not passed by for a long time, and the post office has not received any new news for many days.Before that, the news he had heard was that the fight was still going on, and the barbarians who entered the customs seemed to be fighting against the capital.

Such a general news should not be wrong, but Lin Yun and Xia Han who heard the news couldn't help but worry.

Lin Yun was surprised at first: "There are a lot of soldiers and horses stationed in Beijing, and it is impossible for them to be transferred easily. In addition to the reinforcements brought by my brother, it has been fighting for a long time and there is no end. Also Those barbarians are too confident, and they are not afraid of being cut off when they go deep alone."

The troops stationed in Northern Xinjiang are not vegetarians either. Although they stumbled a lot this time, it was only the result of a conspiracy.In terms of familiarity with the land, how can these soldiers who have been stationed at the border for many years compare with these barbarians who have just entered the customs?According to General Lin and Mrs. Lin's inferences, at most half a month, the defeated troops in northern Xinjiang will be able to regroup again.

Xia Han looked at the problem in a different direction. She pointed out another key point: "I'm afraid there is something wrong in the capital." After she finished speaking, she frowned and said, "If the new ruler comes to power, and Hu There is a covenant with the Hu people. For example, the Hu people pushed him to the top, and he cede land and pay compensation to send the Hu people out of the country, and these Hu people can be confident regardless of the future."

However, no one knows the situation in Beijing. Are the garrisons inside and outside the capital just for display?

At this time, Lin Yun and Xia Han didn't know anything, and all they could do was to protect themselves, and then send people out to find out the news as soon as possible.

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Outside of the battle, Lin Yun and Xia Han still had time to quarrel. Although they were worried about the situation in Beijing, they were mostly optimistic.But the situation in Beijing is actually not as good as they imagined, and even the battle situation is not optimistic.

In the capital, in the Xia Mansion, Xia Shilang, who was originally outstanding in appearance, is now showing his old age.In just one month, it seemed that he had consumed too much effort, wrinkles were added to the corners of his eyes, and the sideburns were also stained with wind and frost, only a pair of eyes were as clear as before.

Xia Huang also looked tired, with a little fear remaining in his eyes: "Father, last night, something happened to the Chen Mansion next door."

Of course Xia Shilang knew, he picked up the teacup with one hand, but found that the hand holding the tea was trembling slightly, so he put it back before he picked up the tea completely.He frowned tightly, leaving heavy marks between his brows. He was obviously full of thoughts, but he also comforted him: "Don't be afraid, just wait a little longer. I won't believe it until the barbarian retreats." There are still people who dare to commit crimes in Beijing!"

In one month, the number of important ministers in the court decreased by nearly half, and most of them were massacred.Up to now, no one would believe that there were bandits in the capital. It was obvious that someone had trained killers to take advantage of the chaos to eliminate dissidents.

However, everyone could have guessed that the person behind the scenes must be extremely powerful, but at this time, that person has never revealed his identity.I think the other party is a cautious person, and the dissidents who have been excluded these days are even more of different identities-the former Jinwang Party, Qinwang Party, and Hanwang Party, each of which had important ministers suffer, which made people in the court panic , It became a mess, and I couldn't tell the good from the evil.

Xia Huang still had lingering fears when he thought of the strong smell of blood that he smelt this morning.This was also the closest they were to Miemen, and what was even more desperate was that the Chen family next door seemed to have a secret room, but the people hiding in the secret room still failed to escape!

After hesitating for a moment, Xia Huang still asked: "Father, the female relatives hiding in the secret room should be sent away, it is not safe to stay at home."

Xia Shilang glanced at him, and asked back: "The capital is besieged, where are you going to send people?"

Unfortunately, Xia Huang's father-in-law, Dali Temple Shaoqing, was assassinated a few days ago, and Xia Tan's father-in-law's family also failed to escape.It can be seen from this that there is no safe place in the capital today, and there are murderous intentions everywhere.

Xia Huang's eyes darkened, but he also had a plan: "Find a few ordinary households, and give some money to disperse them." He said with a self-deprecating smile: "In the past, we officials and eunuchs were superior, but at this time However, it is the ordinary people who are truly peaceful.”

In a month's time, adding up the massacres from time to time, there were twenty or thirty households of courtiers who were massacred.But the capital city was not destroyed, and ordinary people lived in peace. At least the mastermind behind the scenes was not too idle for the killers to kill everyone they saw.Even because of the recent unrest in Beijing and the turmoil, even those rogues who caused troubles on weekdays have recently restrained themselves, and the law and order in Beijing has been cleared up.

After Xia Shilang heard the words, he said: "Maybe someone in our house has been watching for a long time. If you send people out now, don't you can't save them by then, and the people who are too tired to take in will lose the lives of the whole family."

Xia Huang lowered his eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said firmly: "I have a way, father, we can't just sit and wait for death!"

Xia Shilang finally agreed, and handed over the matter to Xia Huang, but the depression in his heart did not lessen because of this. In the final analysis, now the isolated city seems to be unsafe anywhere in the capital, and the real break still has to wait for the barbarians After retreating.

But at this moment, in the temporary barracks outside the city, Lin Xiao was stopping Di Rui from letting him go.

Di Rui pushed Lin Xiao away, pointed at his nose and said angrily: "You Han people really don't have a good thing. You said it so nicely, but you still don't take the lives of our Qiang people!" Pointing to the direction of the capital, he continued: "We have been fighting for more than half a month, and we have killed several times under the tower, but what did those people do? They didn't open the door for us, didn't let us enter the city, and didn't recognize us as reinforcements. , just watch us Qiang people and those Hu soldiers kill you to the death!"

After half a month, even if the Qiang people were tough, the defenders in the capital did not cooperate, and the Qiang people suffered heavy casualties on the battlefield.Seeing such casualties, Di Rui, the young patriarch, was heartbroken, and he couldn't bear it until now.

Lin Xiao also had a headache, but he still had to bite the bullet and stop him, persuading him, "Brother, don't be so angry. Seeing that the barbarians are weak now, isn't it just a matter of taking the credit for us leaving now?" Let people, have so many people died in vain?"

Di Rui had already been persuaded in this way several times, but today he was held back by the defenders of the capital again, and he was so angry that he just wanted to take his tribe back.As for fame, wealth and court rewards, he doesn't care anymore, so go to hell!

The young patriarch insisted on going his own way and wanted to retreat, so the young general couldn't just let him fail, so he stopped people to persuade him with nice words.But after a lot of persuasion, Di Rui couldn't help but feel suspicious, and his eyes gradually turned unkind when looking at Lin Xiao—could it be that the father and son surnamed Lin tricked them, trying to use the Hu people who entered the customs to consume them with the Qiang people , and then wait for their vitality to be seriously injured before destroying them?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility, and the young patriarch's thoughts were surging, and he was about to speak out to let Lin Xiao be taken down.As a result, Di Xuan came in at this time. She also heard the two arguing outside, and she said after entering: "Okay, stop arguing, and listen to me first!"

The two men fell silent, Di Xuan spoke up, she simply didn't mention the retreat, but she came up with a crooked idea first.