Brother Wanfu

Chapter 108 I'm always in front of you

The princess was assassinated frequently. Although the guards guarded her tightly and the princess was not injured once, it could be seen from the side that the emperor on the dragon chair couldn't bear it anymore.

Sun Wenjing and Qin Shen convened everyone for an evening discussion.

Sun Wenjing said, "The emperor can't bear it anymore. Whether it's the killers sent to assassinate the princess, or the soldiers recruited from various places, they have all increased sharply in recent days. Su Zheng's army has suddenly expanded to this point. With the help of the generals, there are still not enough soldiers. If we want to go north with all our strength, we will weaken the defenses of the southern territory and the south, which will give the imperial court an opportunity. With the current situation of the imperial court, such an opportunity will definitely not be missed. If not as soon as possible If we gather our forces to go northward and capture the imperial city, the imperial court will gradually encroach on the Suzheng army from the periphery, which is also in danger. For the current plan, the only way is to recruit troops and buy horses."

On this matter, everyone basically reached a consensus.

Since the expansion of the Suzheng Army after the year, Zhang Shouyuan made people spread the propaganda everywhere, and designated the Suzheng Army as the remnant of the former crown prince. It was not a rebel army at all, but a righteous army to clean up the government and bring order out of chaos.

One after another, many people are willing to join the Suzheng Army as soldiers and generals, but the Suzheng Army does not want to force conscription, and it loses popular support at critical moments, and the number of new recruits is very limited.

"Most of the people are still hesitant, and they don't touch His Royal Highness, what kind of benevolent existence is it?" Zhang Shouyuan sighed. He has always valued spreading the benevolent name of the first prince.

For ordinary people who can't read, Zhang Shouyuan's recruiting strength is not enough.

He couldn't help saying, "To put it bluntly, we don't have the manpower of the imperial court to convey Shangyi down. It's basically like a villager who doesn't understand the meaning of the county magistrate, but is willing to listen to the few in the village. According to scholars, these scholars with mediocre reputations are the ones who can change the minds of the common people."

But the scholar who raised his son to connect with the ministers of the court and the Chinese government was not the same as the Suzheng army.

Sun Wenjing couldn't help sighing, "Are we also holding imperial examinations like the imperial court? To win over scholars? The Suzheng Army doesn't have such energy."

Mr. He also said that it was useless, "But any scholar who wants to be an official must be an official of the imperial court. Although the Suzheng Army is not an anti-military force, it cannot represent the imperial court. They may not actively take the imperial examination. But you won’t come to take the imperial examination that I’m going to run, it’s not right, let’s think about other ways.”

Everyone was thinking in silence, but at this moment Qi Ji said something.

"Gentlemen, why don't you think about a treasure land under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou?"

This made everyone look over.

Sun Wenjing asked him, "Which place are you talking about?"

He hadn't thought of it yet, but Qin Shen realized it all at once.

"But Qufu?"

As soon as the words fell, Qi Ji nodded quickly.

"That's right, that's right! The Temple of Confucius is right in front of you, why don't you pay respects to Confucius and pay respects to Confucius?"

There is no scholar in the world who disrespects old master Confucius. Qufu entered the territory of Suzheng army early in the battle of Yanzhou. The main army seldom went to bother, which left this geomantic treasure behind.

As soon as Qi Ji came up with this idea, everyone said hello, and Sun Wenjing said, "Then I will send someone to ask the Confucius family what they want to see if they want me to go to sacrifice Confucius, if they are willing, the old man and I will go there. "

This idea really woke up Sun Wenjing, but Mr. He laughed.

"What's the matter with you and me offering sacrifices to Confucius? The princess should be invited to worship in person, that's the right way."

The orphan represents the last will of the former prince. With the last will of the former prince, and the favor of the Suzheng army to the scholars, the Suzheng army can gradually grasp the hearts of some scholars who are not officials in the court. With the support of scholars, it will be much easier to recruit troops and buy horses.

Moreover, among the scholars, they are gradually returning to the army, and the civil officials and officials of the imperial court are not shaken?

If the Suzheng army wants to bring down the person who is sitting on the high seat of the dragon chair today, it shouldn't just start with the war. If the foundation of the imperial court is shaken, is it still far from the collapse of the dragon chair?

Everyone quickly discussed how to arrange for the princess to go to Qufu to worship Confucius.

This is a pretty good way to gradually open up the scholarly class, but Qin Shen couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he thought of the person who had repeatedly assassinated the princess today.

After the discussion was over, Qin Shen went to the Princess Mansion.

Qin Tian was not there, so he asked a question.

Tian Dong answered him.

"The princess heard that General Shen invited Mr. Li to dinner alone, so she sneaked over to have a look."

Qin Shen was silent for a moment.

She is not afraid of the frequent assassinations recently, and dares to go to peek at other people's affairs.

Qin Shen was speechless, but he searched all the way there uneasy, and indeed found her in a restaurant in the city.

She was quite cautious, taking both Wei You and He Lei with her.

Wei You is his man, and He Lei is the capable person beside his father before.

Later she became the princess of the Suzheng Army, and instead of sending He Lei back, his father sent another team of men that He Lei was used to, and they all followed her, together with Wei Wei to protect her Zhou Quan.

When they saw him coming, they both saluted and greeted him, Qin Shen asked, there was nothing wrong, and went into the private room.

Qin Shen went in, only to find that the second girl Li was also there, and the two little girls were pressing their ears against the wall, listening hard to the wall.

Li Chunzhen was shocked when she saw Qin Shen coming over.

She respected and feared this rumored Young Master Qin, who would have thought that it was rare for her to do something stealing, but was bumped into by Young Master Qin.

Li Chunzhen was so startled that her feet were unsteady and she staggered. She didn't want to bump into Qin Tian, ​​who was next to him, who was listening with her back and didn't even notice it.

Qin Tian was bumped by Li Chunzhen, and also fell forward, knocking over the teacup on the tea table in hand, and the hot tea was spilled out immediately, and it was all in her hand.

The accident happened in an instant.

Li Chunzhen was stunned, but saw that the eldest son of Qin stepped forward, and grabbed Qin Tian's hand in his palm.

"Is it very hot?"

The backs of their hands were red, but the two of them were just listening to the wall, and the tea had been hanging aside for a while.

Qin Tian said it was okay, "It's a little hot, but it's nothing serious, just soak it in cold water and it'll be fine."

When she said that, Li Chunzhen saw that Mr. Qin still didn't let go of her hand, but waited for the people below to bring in a basin of cold water, and personally held her hand and put it into the cold water.

"Okay?" He asked after a while.

"Okay." Qin Tian replied, "It doesn't hurt at all."

Only then did Young Master Qin let go of his hand, took the handkerchief, and handed it to her instead of wiping his hands first.

Li Chunzhen was relieved to see that Qin Tian was fine, and blamed herself for being guilty and overreacting, but Qin Tian didn't mind.

But for some reason, she wanted to apologize to Mr. Qin as well.

She seemed to subconsciously feel that it wasn't her friend Tian Tian who got hot, but this eldest son.
It's just that there was a commotion here, Miss Shen and her elder brother who was invited to treat alone next door also came over after hearing the noise.

As soon as the eldest brother looked over, he understood everything, reproached her and gave her a helpless look.

Shen Xiao didn't understand so quickly as Li Weizhen, but when she asked Qin Tian why she was here, seeing her flickering eyes and hearing her faltering tone, she also reacted.

She glanced at Li Weizhen inexplicably, the latter smiled and winked at her, and Shen Xiao's cheeks blushed instantly.

As soon as her face turned red, Qin Tian couldn't help but want to laugh, but if she laughed, Shen Xiao would be even more embarrassed.

Li Weizhen waited so hard for this dinner, she couldn't just ruin it like this, so she didn't care about her own hands, and hurriedly said.

"I have something else to do, I'll go back first."

She wanted to leave, but Li Chunzhen didn't dare to stay any longer, and said she wanted to go home immediately.

The two flashed out like the wind.

Qin Shen naturally followed Qin Tian, ​​said goodbye to Li Weizhen and Shen Xiao and left.

After returning to the Princess Mansion, he asked Qin Tian again, "Is your hand all right?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Qin Tian thought that he almost messed up Brother Li's affairs just now, so he couldn't help muttering, "Why did the elder brother come here suddenly? We almost broke things."

Qin Shen glanced at the little girl.

If it wasn't for her being a princess, and secretly listening to the wall like a folk child, would something bad happen?

It's him to blame.

But he watched her eyebrows stretch, and the eavesdropping seemed to be more than enough.

So, Li Weizhen and Shen Xiao have made progress today, is she happy to see it?

Qin Shen didn't ask her, but just followed her words.

"It's my fault this time. Tomorrow, I will ask Fu Wen to give Mr. Li two flying geese."

Send flying geese?
Help someone propose marriage?cough cough!
When did he become so familiar with Brother Li?Haven't you always maintained a polite distance from others?
Qin Tian glanced at the elder brother outside, and the young man let her look at him with ease.

A phantom-like thought flashed through the little girl's mind, vaguely guessing why his attitude towards Big Brother Li had changed before and after.

But the phantom is a phantom, and in a flash, he opened another mouth and blew the phantom away.

"Today, Mr. Sun and the others discussed the sacrifice to Confucius and asked the princess to go in person."

He told her about the sacrifice to Confucius, and given the current shortage of major generals in the Suzheng Army, this should happen soon.

However, the severe winter cold receded, and the land was filled with spring, and Qin Tian hadn't traveled for a long time, so he was looking forward to this sacrifice to Confucius.

"Is elder brother going with you too? Elder brother is not a favorite student of Confucius, is he?" the little girl asked softly.

Qin Shen was a little amused when she heard her question, he was not the favorite student of Confucius, so who would?
Qin Shen didn't have any candidates in mind, but he couldn't help thinking of Wei Yunce?
Wei Yunce seemed to have disappeared, and his name was far away from Qin Shen's life. It was a little strange to think of it so suddenly.

Will the Wei family really disappear so cleanly?

But he didn't want to mention irrelevant people at this time.

He just said, "Of course I don't count, but this time, Her Royal Highness Princess who is going to sacrifice to Confucius, I don't know how ranked in the eyes of Confucius?"

Qin Tian choked.

Her studies are not even ranked among the female students of Heming Academy, let alone in the eyes of Confucius.

She doesn't want to go to worship Confucius anymore. Confucius probably doesn't want to see a backward student like her, right?
But just as she thought about it, she heard the elder brother who asked the question say something.

"Don't worry too much about Tian Tian, ​​I'm always in front of you."

Qin Tian:?
If he was always behind her, he could comfort her.

In front of her, what is this?

Qin Tian almost didn't come up in one breath, even he turned a corner and laughed at her, right?
But the fact is that even if he is a warrior who leads the army in battle, he was once the proud student of Zhou Shanzhang of Heming Academy. It can be seen that his studies are not bad, so he did not continue to study.

Qin Tian was angry and helpless, his cheeks puffed up.

As if he was happy to see her, he said goodbye to her with a smile and went to the army.

He left, but Qin Tian was not angry anymore, he pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

It seems that they haven't bickered and played together like this for a long time, especially after her thoughts changed, she was always guilty.

But this time, he seemed to like the state between them very much.

But what kind of love is this?

The little girl had some fanciful and hopeful interpretations, but she didn't dare to let herself think too wildly, after all, she still called him big brother.
*
Qin Shen, who had left the princess mansion, walked about halfway, only to realize that Fu Wen, who was following behind him, had been sneaking a strange look at him from time to time, and when he looked, he quickly looked away.

"I have horns on my head?"

Fu Wen hiccupped in shock when his son suddenly said this.

This ugliness made the young man laugh.

"Tell me, what are you looking at?"

Fu Wen was in a dilemma, but he still said, "This subordinate just watched the young master just now, all the time, all the time."

"What's been going on?"

Fu Wen whispered, "It's the young master who has been laughing all the time. When he came out of the princess mansion, the young master had a smile on his face, and the halfway horse racing didn't stop at all. The subordinates are just a little curious."

He was really curious, what kind of happy event did the young master hear at the princess's place, so that he could keep laughing like this.

He has been with the young master for so many years, and he has never seen the young master have anything to do, and he can be happy for such a long time.

And before the princess lived in the Liefeng mountain house, he rarely saw the young master showing any emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

At that time, he would never have imagined the young master of today.

Hearing what he said, Qin Shen realized that he was laughing halfway.

He didn't have any big happy events to make him happy, but the words he bickered with her kept ringing in his mind just now, just these few simple words to and fro could make him so happy.

Qin Shen was amused, but also helpless.

He thought she must not understand yet, but he suddenly thought of her appearance in the alley during the Chinese New Year.

That day, the little girl seemed to be blushing.

Qin Shen's horse stopped, but he didn't pay attention.

But Fu Wen saw that the young master stopped smiling, and his eyes were half downcast, thoughtful.

*
The day of offering sacrifices to Confucius was an auspicious day calculated by Taoist Zhang himself.

Sun Wenjing set up a big battle, which is not important, what is important is that after offering sacrifices to Confucius, he must spread the news to the scholars from all walks of life.

Qin Tian gradually got used to the cumbersome etiquette that these princesses must follow. After a while, the descendants of the Kong family looked more at her, a half-way princess.

She was also used to this change in her eyes, she signaled to everyone with a kind smile, and ended the sacrifice to Confucius in a smooth manner.

When she came, it was the elder brother who escorted her all the way, and he would have waited to take her back, but Su Zhengjun made such a big commotion about offering sacrifices to Confucius, it is impossible for the court to be unresponsive, the first time she came On the second day, the imperial court sent troops to raid the two cities occupied by the Suzheng army.

Bai Chen was on the front line, and Shen Xiao also rushed over, but the imperial court's attack was just the beginning, and then there was a large army coming from many sides, Qin Shen had no choice but to leave this place and rush to the battlefield.

The imperial court's reaction to the Suzheng army's sacrifice to Confucius was so great, which was a little bit beyond everyone's expectations, but it could be seen that they were on the right track when they came to this step.

In the evening, Sun Wenjing had someone pass on the story of the princess offering sacrifices to Confucius. In order to let scholars and common people recognize Su Zhengjun more, he also compiled rumors similar to "Books in the Belly of Fish", saying that Su Zhengjun Presenting the relics of the former prince in front of the tablet of Confucius, a golden light flashed in the sky at that time, and the tablet suddenly lit up, the light was dazzling.

The discount that Mr. Sun came up with, Qin Tian has seen similar ones in many drama scripts, although it is similar, there are quite a few people who believe it.

It can be seen that the truth of the world is not important, what matters is how many people can believe it.

Even if she is a fake princess and everyone believes that she is real, then she is a well-deserved real princess.

If one day people no longer believe her, even if she is real, she will become a fake princess.

It can be seen that true or false is not important.

However, is she a real princess or a fake princess?

After thinking wildly for a while, Qin Tian went to bed early, and had to leave for Yanzhou tomorrow.

The important task of the princess offering sacrifices to Confucius was completed, and two battles were fought on the front line.

This time several important cities were guarded by Shen Xiao and other generals of the Yue family army. Although the cities were attacked by force, the imperial court could only retreat if they were unable to attack for a long time.

The imperial court couldn't attack the city of the Suzheng army, and made a big fuss, which was regarded as a reaction to the matter of offering sacrifices to Confucius.

Qin Shen breathed a sigh of relief and asked Fu Wen.

"Has the princess returned to Yanzhou?"

Fu Wen said that he would be able to reach the outside of Yanzhou Prefecture this evening.

He said, "Mr. Sun said that the matter of offering sacrifices to Confucius has been completed, so please focus on the war."

But this time, the imperial court also withdrew its troops, and with the generals of the Shen family army, Qin Shen was finally no longer fighting alone, so he could rest assured that he would hand over his soldiers and horses to them.

Especially facing the sudden attack by the imperial court this time, they proved that the Shen family's army did not get their reputation in vain in the past.

Qin Shen called Fu Wen, "Take your hands and go pick the princess back to the city."

Fu Wen paused.

"Young Master, shall we go now? It will be evening when we arrive. If the princess travels fast, she will probably have entered Yanzhou City. Even if she doesn't, she will be there soon. Outside Yanzhou City is the Suzheng Army camp, which is very safe. "

Fu Wen is telling the truth.

But when the words fell to the ground, the young master gave him a displeased look.

Fu Wen was startled, "It's my subordinate who made a slip of the tongue, my lord, please forgive me!"

But he saw the son slowly shook his head.

"Even if you say that, it can be seen that the defense will not be as tight as before in the last section of the road. This is the time when everyone is lax."

His voice dropped. "You know, in this month alone, the princess has been assassinated five times."

After saying this, even Fu Wen became nervous.

"No way? Will the assassin really be so accurate? Then we are right now...?"

Qin Shen got on his horse.

"go!"

(End of this chapter)