Qingchuan History

Chapter 913
Gu Chunyue has never done many things in this small half of her life, including this moment of ups and downs, swimming to the human world outside the mansion like swimming to the sea.

The eldest princess of a country has such an imposing name, but she is also a gorgeous and dense cage. Silence prevents her from trying anything new that doesn't match her identity.

Only going to the Candle Tower with her seventh younger brother Xingyan every year is her respite.

She carried her skirt and walked back and forth on that winding narrow staircase, Xing Yan always followed silently, as if she knew that she needed this moment of distraction, the silence in this lonely candlelight.

Once on the small terrace, seeing the crowd and hearing the voices, the silence disappeared.But she was still happy for this moment of slack, so she could always talk freely with Gu Xingyan at that time, talking about everything.

This half-brother was one of the few friends she had during her noble and lonely days as the eldest princess.

I don't know what's going on with him at the moment, has he clashed with Ji Ping, was defeated and imprisoned, or is he still vain, waiting for Xinglang?

The water flowed all over the body, penetrating everywhere.She had been holding her breath for a long time, and many past events flashed through her mind:
Spring is coming to welcome the god of spring, she accompanied her mother and empress to take the noble daughters of the capital for an outing, the colorful and prosperous world scene, the fragrance of clothes on the temples, the red makeup accompanied by butterflies;

When she was 15 years old, she met Ji Ping on the porch. The other party wanted to propose a marriage. She handled it fairly well. On the way back to the palace, she met Xinglang, but her brother asked her, "Why is your face so red?"
On the night of the bridal chamber, she showed timidity, and when Ji Ping approached, she was so panicked that she wanted to escape from the bed.Ji Ping also didn't expect her to be a paper tiger with her elegant demeanor, she persuaded him with a soft voice, took out a book, and said that it was his first time to read it together, and studying and studying together, it wouldn't be too bad;

When Chen'er smiled at her for the first time, Xia Feng blew the eaves bells, and the whole Yingdao was turned into colorful glazed colors.

The liveliness and sweetness finally flowed through the river of her life, enough to comfort the tragic road ahead.Thinking this way, Chunyue felt relieved, and found that she could swim freely without holding her breath.She stretched her limbs and drifted with the flow, and saw Ji Qi gesticulating in front of her eyes in a trance, countless bubbles rising rapidly and chaotically.

She didn't understand, she smiled, her long hair was scattered in the water like seaweed, and she could hear Yingdao's eaves bells in a trance.

No, I have been diving for a long time, and after changing my breath three or four times, I have swam far away, and it is impossible to hear the bell of Yingdao again.

No, she had brought the bell into the palace and hung it under the corridor of the Chonghua Palace, even if it was close to Yingdao, the bell could not be heard anymore.

She suddenly became sad, her smile couldn't be helped, and she gradually became sad.Then her wrist tightened, and there was severe pain. It was Ji Qi who desperately carried her up.

The sky is too bright, and it is like the world under the water.Gu Chunyue coughed loudly and couldn't open her eyes. Ji Qi patted her on the back and told her to keep her voice down. The scene was very embarrassing.

Fortunately, the hustle and bustle of the human world on the water completely covered up the embarrassment here.

Ji Qi grabbed the lower edge of the platform with one hand, and the two floated unsteadily in the shadow between the water surface and the platform.

This noise is too unusual, mixed with many local dialects with accents, and the four characters "The Return of the King" that only occasionally resounds are official dialects.

Ji Qi's heart was full of ups and downs, he didn't know whether to be happy or afraid.Turning to look at Chunyue, she coughed and breathed a sigh of relief, the whole person seemed to have not recovered, she was in a daze, and did not respond to the shouts from far and near.

"Sister-in-law." Ji Qi had never seen her in such a state, and was a little worried.

Chunyue Fang pulled back her thoughts from some past events, and asked softly, "Why did you bring me out?"

Ji Qi did not understand whether this question was about going out of the prime minister's mansion or out of the water.

Chunyue didn't even think about it clearly, seeing him in a daze, forced a smile: "Why did you take me out of Xiangfu?"

Ji Qi was still questioned.He should have a reason to swim directly to Yingdao after digging the canal, but he was at a loss for words when he had to answer.

"I want to save elder brother." He said after a while, "but I'm definitely not as capable as my sister-in-law, and I have to count on my sister-in-law to help."

It is midsummer, it is not cold to soak in the water, and it becomes more pleasant as the sun rises.

Chunyue laughed again in panic, "If I had been able, the matter would not have come to where it is today. I can't persuade him, let alone persuade the king."

"But when I met my sister-in-law in Yingdao earlier, she was clearly as calm and alert as before, and clearly prepared at all times."

Gu Chunyue regained some of her spirits because of these words, and the light in the depths of Jian Shui's pupils was faintly visible, "We can't show up for the time being. We can't let anyone know that you and I have left the prime minister's house."

Ji Qi didn't understand what he meant, but the hustle and bustle came to this end, it was the people from all over the country who entered the capital to make way for the Lord, pushed and shoved onto the broad platform, standing next to each other.

The two listened in the shadows for a while, and after roughly understanding the situation, Chunyue whispered:
"Go ashore."

It's so chaotic, even if you climb up it wet like this, no one will pay attention, and no one will care if you pay attention.

But Ji Qi understood what she meant: how could a woman appear in front of people like a drowned chicken?
He looked up at the pile of shoes and legs above his head, picked and picked again, and chose a pair that fit his eyes. He stretched out his hand, first knocked and then pulled, which made the people on the shore exclaim.

The man turned his head and looked down, and several people around him followed suit, and immediately found two heads of a man and a woman, like water ghosts, staring at them with four eyes eagerly.

"What are you doing!" The man was annoyed, he was just watching the return of the emperor, where is the bad luck? !

"Big Brother, Big Brother." Ji Qi's voice was full of emotion, "I have counted the days to escape this morning, and the setbacks involved are really hard to see at a glance." He turned his head to look at Chunyue, with a look of pity and love, "We really love each other, My family is also really not worthy of her family, so I had to come up with this bad plan. Everything was going well, but who would have thought that such a big event as His Majesty's return would happen!"

Chun Yuequan didn't expect this method, she was a little dumbfounded, but she cooperated immediately on her face, showing a cowardly and bewildered attitude.

She is well maintained, even though she is five or six years older than Ji Qi, she is just like a lotus flower at the moment, which makes this elopement rhetoric more true.

"I was almost chased by her family just now, so we had to dive into the water. Now," he looked at Chunyue again in a state of embarrassment, "I just asked my elder brother to pull me up, she—"

Several men looked at each other and understood.Since they went south with their lord loyally, they are all honest and upright people, and the poor family boy fell in love with the high-class girl, was opposed by the family, and fled hand in hand. This kind of story is enough to arouse their empathy, but ——"We are all men, and we have no clothes for this little lady!"

There were very few women in the team going south, and now they were even more scattered in the corners, and as far as the eye could see, there were men all around.

"It's okay!" Ji Qi hurriedly said, "We just borrowed a robe to put on." Only then did I realize that Chunyue might not be able to let it go, so she turned her head and asked cautiously:
"Is it ok?"

Chunyue nodded.

In such a midsummer, if you look down from a high altitude, you can see that the golden capital is crowded with unprecedented crowds.Among the crowds, on the straight main road, the emperor and his wife rode their horses side by side, and stopped when they were about five miles away from Zheng'anmen.

Because the courtiers had already stood still in front of the palace gate, with Ji Ping as the leader, respectfully welcoming them.

At the same time, there was a very small commotion on the edge of Kuotai in the east. It was Ji Qi and Chun Yue who went ashore one after another—it didn’t attract more attention, because all the attention was in the middle of the main street, and the fateful mandarin duck who had "attempted to elope" tried his best to suppress the noise. lowest.

The two of them didn't rush to squeeze inward, and stood behind the big brothers standing by the water and raised their ears.

The voice of Shan shouting long live came first, and Ji Ping soon heard saying: "We are discussing the new policy in the court meeting, and suddenly we heard that the emperor has returned, and we were overjoyed."

The tone is respectful, but the wording reveals an indescribable weirdness.

"New Deal?" Then Gu Xing spoke loudly, he was always gentle and friendly.

"Yes. A few days ago, the Tan family conspired to rebel, causing turmoil in Jidu, and many people were implicated in it. When the case was closed, the minister simply suggested the new policy that had been brewing for a long time. You have traveled thousands of miles and are busy with the border and new area wars. I haven’t heard of it yet.” Ji Ping said eloquently, with his usual proper demeanor.

Even across the vast sea of ​​people, Chunyue still has the exact picture in her mind.She knew both of them too well.

Ji Qi clenched his fists tightly, as the water vapor continued to evaporate, the cracked flesh was painfully stretched.

"I have heard about it." Gu Xinglang said with a smile, "but I didn't quite understand it. I wanted to discuss it with Ji Qing in detail after I got back, but how can I?" His smile suddenly faded, his voice darkened,
"The northern border was attacked again, and all the newly acquired counties and towns were returned to Wei. The vast hinterland of Qibei is about to fall. When the people are suffering and the country is falling, I really don't have the time to listen to some dispensable new policies!"

The instant change in Ji Ping's expression showed that he knew the situation in the northern border.

But you can't admit it when answering. Once you admit it, you will lose a piece first.

"The incident happened suddenly, Jidu's side did not receive the military report! General," naturally referring to Chai Zhan, "never mentioned it at the court meeting!"

The lord is not in the palace, and Xiangguo has already retired. If there is an urgent military situation, it is most reasonable to send Chai Zhan directly, so Ji Ping's answer is still watertight.

"Where is Chai Zhan?" Gu Xinglang pushed the boat along.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the young wife of the Hussar General's Mansion has a new funeral due to childbirth. I heard that the child born in a thousand difficulties is not doing well recently. The General is sick because of this, and Chai Yinuo is busy with family affairs. Both of you have not seen each other for a long time. It's time for the court meeting."

If there is any family in Jidu that has the power and the possibility to help Gu Xinglang fight against the Ji family, it must be the Chai family; Gu Xinglang chose Chai Zhan as the top foot of the court before his departure to be equal to the eldest princess People, also to strengthen this alliance.

Pian Chai's family has chosen to close their doors since the Meizhou Rebellion, and by coincidence, there was an accident that could be used as a shield both emotionally and rationally.

In Buzhou Mountain, Ji Huan told him that the five families were Ji, Chai, Tan, Cui and Xiao. 【1】

It was later proved that this statement was deceitful, because the Xue family was one of the five families, and Xue Zhan chose to fight against the family for Gu Xinglang.

In addition, the three surnames of Ji, Tan and Xiao have been confirmed.

Then there are only Cui and Chai, who is black and who is white, choose one of the two.

After the Cui family moved into Yingcheng, their power naturally concentrated in Yingcheng. Now in Jidu, only Cui Yi, who is in charge of the women's class with Ruan Xueyin, and Cui the doctor girl in the palace. 【2】

And Yingcheng is very close to Ji, once there is a commotion here, no matter whether it is an assist or a rescue, it should come in handy.

Gu Xinglang hoped that if Cui Shi was dispatched, it would be to assist Ji Ping instead of protecting himself - that would mean that Chai Shi was dormant at the moment, waiting for him to come back and complete a winning counterattack together.

He went all the way south deliberately to pass through the towns instead of the big cities, firstly because the soldiers and civilians in small counties and towns are easier to win over, and secondly because he didn't want to alarm the big families in the big cities.

Try not to make trouble.He made up his mind and gave the order quietly:
"It's not too late to know now. General Qi died in battle, and I have ordered Peng Wang to lead the cavalry battalion to go north to support; there are still remnants of the rebels in the western new area, and we must send heavy troops to clean them up. Let's shoot the sound battalion. I will issue an order to the Hussar General's Mansion to let Chai Yinuo lead his people to leave; in the south of Baiguo, the court has collapsed, and we must send some troops to the southern border for follow-up, and use the tiger camp."

He finished speaking in one breath, all in response to the urgent situation, and he was even spending all the three battalions of the Forbidden Army except the Shenji Battalion in Jidu.

Taking Yangmou against Yangmou, Ruan Xueyin applauded in her heart, and she couldn't wait to see how Ji Ping would accept the move, and then reflected that she was a member of an existing camp, and could no longer be like the original, appreciative learning and spectator attitude.

There are soldiers on both sides of the long street, from the Shesheng Camp and from the Huben Camp.However, one of the two battalion leaders is at home and the other is on duty in the palace. Wen Zhi, one of the two lieutenants of the Shesheng Battalion, is also far away in the north. Gu Xinglang wanted to visit the general of the town, but he couldn't make it because of the situation and lack of time.

In Qiancheng County, according to Ruan Xueyin's advice, he ordered the wounded soldiers to build the northern defense line again, Wen Zhi, he should go.

The leaders were not there, and there were all civil servants in front of Zheng'anmen, so that no one could respond to this sovereign order for a while.Gu Xinglang glanced around and caught a glimpse of another lieutenant of the Shesheng Battalion.

Standing among rows of soldiers, he lowered his head, as if afraid of being seen.

"Lu Cong, right?" This person was mentioned by Qiu Xin. At that time, Gu Xinglang was too busy to deal with him, and he could only remember his name and face with his photographic memory.

Lu Cong took a big step and knelt before the emperor, "The last general is here!"

"I heard the military order, why didn't you answer it?"

"Reporting to your lord, the leader of the army is not here, and the last general dare not—"

The leader in the middle refers to Chai Yinuo. Although he still leads the Sheshengying after he was promoted, the title has changed. 【3】

"The main general is not here, the deputy general should take over the order on behalf of the whole battalion." Gu Xinglang interrupted directly, sitting on the horse and leaning forward, slightly bowed,

"It's still Lu Qing, do you have another good plan?"

"The last general dare not! The last general will go back to the battalion to reorganize the army and head to the new area!"

At the end of this sentence, he clearly glanced at Ji Ping from the corner of his eye.

Ji Ping didn't respond at all, as if he didn't see it at all and was not familiar with this person, he just bowed to Gu Xinglang, "I think it's not right."

If he didn't say this, Gu Xinglang would be beating his heart instead.

Everything so far is as expected.

"What's wrong?"

"All three sides need support, and they deserve it. However, the forbidden army belongs to the capital and guards the emperor. During the last round of war, nearly half of them have been sent out successively. It is really inappropriate to continue to send out, putting Jidu in danger."

Gu Xinglang sat up straight again, and resumed his elegant posture, but his voice was cold, "If the border of the country is moved, if the hinterland of Qibei is invaded, how can there be stability in Jidu?"

Ji Ping didn't explain much, and went straight to the method: "In my opinion, the largest cities in the north, west, and south are the centers, and the local and surrounding local soldiers are called together to form reinforcements. With the convenience of the location, these three teams can be stronger than the imperial army. We will soon reach the border; at the same time, there is no need for the forbidden army to move out of the camp, and the safety of the emperor and the entire capital will be more secure. It can be described as the best way to achieve both."

[1] 877 Gong crossed the river
【2】768 mutual listening
[3] 789 set the universe

(End of this chapter)