Chapter 583 Sudden Military Situation
Earthquakes, floods, and disasters have affected people's hearts and immersed Xinjing in a gloomy mist.
Feng Yun accompanied Rui Bao in the Qianyuan Hall and read through many disaster classics. At dusk, when the sun had dimmed its dazzling glow, he freed up his hands and asked Xiao Man to accompany her to find Puyang Yi.
She has not been to Taiping Garden where Puyangyi lives for a long time.
Time has obliterated the old things, but the old people are still the same old people.
The eldest princess wore a deep brocade dress with wide sleeves and knelt down at the desk. She was very polite to Feng Yun, which was very different from the way she summoned Feng Yun in the Taiping Garden during the pre-Jin Dynasty.
Things are different and people are different.
Feng Yun bowed slightly.
"Your Highness, Princess, is well."
The eldest princess stood up and returned the courtesy, "Thank you very much for your concern. I am still in good health."
Then he raised his sleeves and said, "My queen, please sit down."
Feng Yun smiled slightly and knelt down in the guest seat.
The eldest princess looks much older. She is obviously pampered, but her hair has grown on her temples, which shows that she has not been comfortable in these years.
Without absolute power, even if the new dynasty gave her an honorable position, it would still be different after all.
She couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
As for her son Puyang Zong, his title of county king should have been retained, but when the new dynasty was first established, he was sent to Zhongjing to take up a sinecure. There is no need to worry about food and clothing, but there is no hope of promotion.
There are some things that don’t need to be said, both of them understand.
Pei Madang was afraid of the clan and princes of the previous dynasty.
The eldest princess probably never thought that the most promising person would be her son-in-law Wen Xingsu. However, the power that is separated by one layer is no longer his own.
The two sat down and talked for a while.
Feng Yun's courtesy was thorough.
The eldest princess is also polite and courteous.
"Nowadays, all the clansmen are indifferent to the situation. Unless it is during the New Year or the festival, it is rare for them to come and go. However, the empress is considerate and is still willing to come and walk around..."
Feng Yun felt a little pity in his heart when he thought of the bustling scene when the eldest princess gained power.
"Why do you have to be so polite, Your Highness? Our two families are very close."
After that, she went straight to the point and explained her purpose with a smile.
"I'm here to see my sister-in-law."
"Your Majesty is interested."
The eldest princess sighed and her eye circles turned red again.
"My queen, please advise her for me. Once you get married, you should stay with your husband. What's the use of staying with an old woman like me all day long?"
It's a bit awkward for the eldest princess to call herself an old woman, but it's not against the rules.
Feng Yun said: "My sister-in-law also wants to fulfill her filial piety, why should Your Highness go against her wishes?"
The eldest princess's eyes were full of exhaustion, "She should do the serious thing by giving birth to an heir for the Wen family as soon as possible."
Feng Yun was silent.
When everyone's eyes are fixed on Puyangyi's belly, how much pressure must she feel?
The two people were talking in the back room when Puyang Yi came over.
She saluted and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"
Feng Yun told the truth, "Brother, please ask me to stay with you more."
Puyang Yi felt a lump in her throat.
I couldn't open my mouth and my eyes were red.
After a moment, she gathered her emotions and said to her with a smile:
"Have you had your supper yet? I asked the stove to cook..."
"Sister-in-law, don't bother, I've eaten, I've eaten."
Feng Yun pulled her and looked at the eldest princess.
"Your Highness, shall I go and have a few words of respect with my sister-in-law?"
The eldest princess nodded slightly and waved her hands towards them, "Go ahead."
Pu Yangyi glanced at his mother, who came out with Feng Yun, and sighed helplessly, "Did my mother ask you to persuade me again?"
Feng Yun made peace with both sides and felt a little helpless.
"Your Highness is also thinking about your sister-in-law."
"I know." Pu Yangyi hesitated and looked at the road ahead, "I'm going to listen to her this time."
Feng Yun was startled.
Just listen to her smile bitterly:
"I was just packing my bags. My husband said that Dan County is difficult...but I am his wife. He can endure hardships, why can't I?"
How can there be pain in the body and pain in the heart that makes people suffer?
Feng Yun looked at the woman in front of him.
From an ignorant girl to the current governor's wife, a first-grade imperial decree...
She has really changed a lot.
"Go ahead." Feng Yun encouraged: "Children are sometimes a matter of fate. There was no news from me for many years. That time I followed Your Majesty to Xijing and I was pregnant when I came back..."
Tears welled up in Pu Yangyi's eyes, but there was still a stubborn smile on her face, and she held Feng Yun's hand tightly with both hands.
"I'll have it too, right?"
"Yes." The variables in life are all impermanent.
But facing these burning eyes, Feng Yun was unwilling to say even half a word of despair.
In order to follow in Wen Xingsu's footsteps, Puyangyi didn't even wait until the next day to say goodbye to Feng Yun before taking her luggage and setting off.
Feng Yun and Xiaoman sent her to the door of the house.
After her carriage had gone away, she bid farewell to the eldest princess and returned to the palace.
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The red sun sets in the west and falls on the glazed tiles.
Qianyuan Hall is bathed in a solemn halo.
A month later, Yu Zhong and Shi Yin went to Cangyan Mountain to receive good news. The Beirong troops were not the 100,000 reported in the report, but only 350,000 to 50,000. They did not dare to fight the Yong Army head-on and used Cangyan Mountain as usual. Terrain, ambushing, burning, killing and looting...
On the third day after arriving at Cangyan Mountain, Yu Zhong and Shi Yin intercepted a vanguard cavalry of Beirong in the canyon and wiped them out.
The court hall was filled with joy and praise for the Northern Yong Army.
Pei Jue stood beside the desk in the imperial study, with his hands behind his back, staring at the map of Dayong on the table. His expression was cold, as if he was staring at the vast territory of Dayong with murderous intent.
"What did your majesty see?" Feng Yun walked behind him at some point, and gently put her hands around his waist.
Pei Jue was not frightened.
She was the only one who could come and go freely in his study.
"No news from the south, I'm not at ease."
Feng Yun glanced at the map and frowned.
"I thought your majesty was worried about the disaster."
Pei Jue said, "Disasters are God's will and cannot be prevented. Disasters are man-made and must be prevented..."
"Very right."
Feng Yun smiled.
"Brother has been gone for so long, and there is no news?"
"Yes." Pei Jue said, "Five days ago. Everything was normal."
In theory, five days is not too long. If there is no abnormality, it will not be reported. There is nothing, and it is not worth worrying about.
But Wen Xingsu was a cautious person. Pei Cong sent him to Dan County to supervise the army, which meant that he was on guard against the Qi army. As a minister, he should report every day to eliminate the king's suspicion.
Feng Yun's heart skipped a beat and looked up.
"Is there something wrong with my elder brother?"
Their eyes met.
Pei Cong stared at her for a moment and suddenly said in a deep voice.
"Someone come!"
The guard entered immediately.
"I'm here."
Pei Cong said, "Send Wei Zheng from the Tiqi Division."
The attendant just stepped down.
Pei Cong gave another cold order.
"Call all the ministers in the capital to discuss matters in Qianyuan Hall."
"Yes."
Feng Yun looked at him quietly.
Pei Cong hesitated for a moment, "Yun Niang, are you waiting for me here, or do you want to go and listen?"
Feng Yun said, "I'll go check Ruibao's homework."
Pei Cong nodded, and without staying for long, he went straight to the main hall.
The main hall of Qianyuan Hall is very spacious, and it is no problem to accommodate hundreds of people for discussion.
In silence, time passed very slowly...
The courtiers arrived at Qianyuan Hall one after another.
The monarch and his ministers were solemn, and the atmosphere was unusually low.
It took Wei Zheng about a cup of tea to come hurriedly.
However, he was not here to receive orders, but to report the news.
"Your Majesty, the Tiqi Division received news that the Emperor of Southern Qi personally led the army to march west along the river, out of Chunning, over the mountains, and attacked Guyi County... Guyi, lost."
This sentence was like thunder.
The Shangshu Ling was trembling with anger.
"If Qi mobilized 500,000 troops, there must be signs to be found. Are all the scouts raised by our dynasty fools? Why don't they know anything?"
The ministers nodded frequently.
"Guyi has fallen, where is Governor Wen?"
The governor's job is to supervise all military affairs.
The courtiers' spearheads naturally pointed to Wen Xingsu.
Wei Zheng sighed, and his sight was the emperor sitting quietly on the dragon throne.
"You all don't know that the Southern Qi army's actions this time are really secretive. When the Tiqi Division received the news, the Qi army had already arrived at Guyi... Not only that, they had bribed the garrison of Guyi City early on. The garrison rebelled in front of the battle and opened the city gate. There were internal thieves to help. The garrison was hasty to fight and could not resist. In just one hour, Guyi fell. If it weren't for Governor Wen's timely response and mobilizing the Nanyong army in Dan County to intercept the main force of the Qi army at Suoyao Ridge, the situation would be even more unimaginable..."
It takes time to mobilize troops.
Wen Xingsu had done what he could do. The ministers were anxious and couldn't blame him for anything.
Ao Zheng glanced at the emperor on the throne and said anxiously: "If we lose Guyi City and Dan County, Xinzhou will be wide open and in danger..."
"The Prime Minister is right. At this time, our court should immediately mobilize the army to Dan County to support Governor Wen and drive the Qi army out of Guyi!"
The voice has not fallen.
Another long voice came from outside.
"Report--"
"Urgent report from the Nanyong Army--"
Everyone's heartstrings tightened.
This must be the latest news from Wen Xingsu.
In the hall, all the ministers held their breath and concentrated, and there was silence.
The messenger went straight into the Qianyuan Hall, knelt in front of the emperor, and bowed his hands to report.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Qi issued a proclamation, a letter from the country, and announced to the world that he wanted to challenge the Emperor of Dayong."
A challenge?
Everyone whispered.
When the letter from the country was presented, Pei Cong raised his hand and signaled the court officials present to circulate it.
After reading the letter from the country, all the officials were indignant.
In the battle between Jin and Qi, the Jin army, with an absolute advantage, agreed to the proposal of the Emperor of Qi. In order to avoid the expansion of the war and increase the casualties of the people, three questions were used to solve the issue of the ownership of Xinzhou.
Afterwards, everyone thought about it again, and it was clearly a trap set by Xiao San.
It was because Empress Dowager Li was ignorant that she nodded in agreement.
That time, fortunately, in the last round of the competition, the current queen used her superb mathematical skills to break the game and defeated the great scholar Yan Buxi of Qi. In the end, Jin won two games and lost one, and won Xinzhou, which was well deserved.
The elegant way of deciding the winner and the loser avoided bloodshed and sacrifice. This matter was once cited as a good story. The gentlemanly style of the Emperor of Qi also earned him the reputation of a wise king for many years...
Turning around, they took advantage of all the benefits and enjoyed years of peaceful development. They had become strong, but they tore up the alliance first, attacked and seized the city, caught the allies off guard, and then "politely" sent a letter to declare war?
How could this be!
All the ministers cursed in unison.
"The people of Qi are really shameless!"
"Xiao San is shameless and has no moral principles!"
"Since it is a battle, there must be a trick."
"Your Majesty must not fall into their trap."
Pei Ran listened quietly.
Slowly, he put his hand on the dragon chair and stood up.
"I'm going."