Wang Xifeng's hand shook, and the sugar-knotted garland beads almost fell to the ground. She stared at Ping'er who ran in all the way, her face turned pale, and her heart tightened subconsciously, "Little hoof, you are screaming so loudly that you are going to scare people to death."
Pay with your life? What happened? The sky is falling?"
Ping'er also realized that she was wrong, but she went out to find out the news at the request of her grandma. As soon as she walked to the front yard, she heard Huan Laosan roaring impassionedly: "This bunch of people in Jingying are all trash, 80,000
The whole army was made dumplings by the Mongols, and the whole army was wiped out. The "Today's News" even shamelessly talked about the unfavorable start of the army.
It’s all over!”
Just one sentence made Ping'er's heart melt.
Grandma had only mysteriously told her to inquire about the war situation outside the city before, but she felt strange at that time.
Previously, there were rumors in the city that although the Mongols had invaded, there would definitely be no problem with the Jizhen army and hundreds of thousands of elite troops from the Beijing camp defending the capital. Later, there were rumors that something had happened in Xuanfu, and another Mongolian army
They invaded from the Xuanfu side along Yanqing Prefecture, causing three fears in the city every day, rumors flying everywhere, and people panicking.
It was finally said that the Datong Army and the Xuanfu Army had blocked the Mongols and had been stable for a few days. Why did it come out that the entire Jingying Army was wiped out by the Dumplings?
If this is really the case, will the capital city really be unable to be defended and will be occupied by the Mongols?
Ping'er didn't care much and hurried over to see that the two brothers Jia Huan and Baoyu were arguing.
Baoyu was still arguing that it was not that serious and was just a minor setback, but Jia Huan revealed the truth mercilessly, saying that he had already learned the news from his classmates in the academy, whose elders served in the Ministry of War.
It is no longer a secret in the imperial court. The news published in "Today's News" is just a reflection of the previous news. Didn't you see that there were many fewer soldiers in the capital city?
When Ping'er heard this, he didn't care much and pulled Jia Huan to ask what happened.
Jia Huan didn't hide anything. He directly said that the 80,000 men in the Beijing camp were defeated in Yongping Mansion. The Mongolians stole the camp and made dumplings. They captured 50,000 to 60,000 people and the remaining 10,000 to 20,000 people.
It can be considered a defeat, and the whereabouts are unknown.
Now that the Mongols are gaining momentum, they are demanding ransom from the court, otherwise they will take these soldiers from the Beijing camp back to the grasslands, but it seems that the court simply cannot afford so much money to ransom these people.
“You are saying that the Beijing army was surrounded and annihilated by the Mongols in Yongping Prefecture, and tens of thousands of people were captured?” Wang Xifeng also felt a chill in her heart.
Jingying is Wang Ziteng's hometown. His uncle has served as Jiedushi in Jingying for many years. It can be said that everyone in Jingying respects Wang Ziteng. Even if Wang Ziteng leaves the position of Jiedushi in Jingying, the subsequent successors will no longer
It was difficult to achieve his level of influence. Unexpectedly, tens of thousands of troops from the Beijing camp were defeated by the Mongols in one fell swoop.
"From what Brother Huan heard from the outside, this should be the case. It was also written in today's newspaper. Brother Huan said he was vague because he was afraid that the news would be too clear and cause panic among the people in the capital city. But in fact
Everyone who is well-informed already knows it." Ping'er said with some fear: "The 80,000 troops in the Beijing camp were defeated by the Mongols. Isn't Uncle Feng still working as a co-inspector in Yongping Mansion? I don't know what the situation is like?"
Ping'er's words also aroused Wang Xifeng's thoughts.
Wang Xifeng herself couldn't tell clearly what she felt about Feng Ziying. She definitely couldn't express her hatred at the moment, but it was not true that she was definitely not annoyed at all.
But the taste of this annoyance is very complex, with annoyance, embarrassment, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy. Wang Xifeng herself feels as if this man has unknowingly walked into her heart and walked into her life.
She used to be disdainful and contemptuous of this man, but after a few incidents, her attitude towards this man changed from the original contempt to the current one where she gradually has some awe, and then it is still a very complicated feeling.
It seems that I have a pillar of support that I can rely on. If something happens, I can come up with a reasonable response strategy by just looking for the other party.
Suddenly I heard that Yongping Prefecture was attacked by the Mongols, and the Jing camp was defeated. What should I do about Yongping Prefecture? Is it better to evacuate quickly to save lives, or do I have other plans?
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"Brother Keng is a civil servant, but he is not a military commander. Whether it is guarding Yongping Mansion or fighting the Mongols, it is not his main responsibility. If the situation is urgent, it is normal to evacuate. If you really want to ignore it,
To defend the city at all costs and to use eggs against rocks is what a wise person would not do. Apart from giving two more corpses to the Mongols, what else can we do?"
Wang Xifeng didn’t know what the situation was like in Yongping Mansion. She just subconsciously wanted to defend Feng Ziying.
Ping'er also noticed this and nodded repeatedly: "Grandma is right. Uncle Feng is a civil servant. Fighting is a matter for military commanders. It shouldn't be his turn to go to the battlefield. Maybe he has already evacuated to a safe place.
went."
"As for the specific situation in Yongping Mansion, did Brother Huan say anything? Is it introduced in the newspaper?" Wang Xifeng held a string of sugar-knotted blue beads in her hand and was filled with confusion. "Now that my uncle has gone to Huguang, he doesn't know.
Who are you asking for this information? I don’t know anything about these things, so what should I do?”
Ping'er saw Xiaohong next to her glance at Wang Xifeng in surprise, and coughed slightly, "Grandma, there's no need to worry too much. Uncle Feng has his own destiny. If Uncle Feng is fine, he will naturally deliver the letter to the house."
Come, Miss Bao and Miss Lin can also get the news as soon as possible. Our family has benefited a lot from Uncle Feng, and grandma is a grateful person. If anything happens in the future, just take more care of Miss Bao and Miss Lin."
Only then did Wang Xifeng suddenly wake up. She had been confused by the news brought back by Ping'er. She didn't notice that there was Xiaohong next to her while she was talking. Although this girl was quite obedient around her, such secret matters were
I can't let her know yet.
His face felt hot, and Wang Xifeng calmed down, "Ping'er is right. If it weren't for Brother Keng's help in our mansion, how could Baoyu have the desire to study and write like this? How could Brother Huan go to Qingtan Academy?"
Brother Lang and Brother Keng also agreed to move around for him. If Brother Keng can return safely, the government should really pray for Brother Keng and burn incense."
"Then what should we do now?" Ping'er asked, "Maybe Miss Bao and Miss Lin know something about the situation, so I can go and ask."
"Well, go and ask. How about I go sit with my wife and see if there is any news." Wang Xifeng pretended to be calm. She didn't know that Ping'er was too impatient and hurriedly didn't hear the full details of the situation.
Ran back.
In fact, "Today's News" not only introduced the defeat of the Beijing Camp in the Santun Camp in Yongping Prefecture, "Today's News" also focused on the Yongping Prefecture Minzhuang Army's successful defeat of the Mongolian attack in Qian'an City, and even
Thousands of enemy soldiers were also killed and wounded. This news was widely written about in the newspapers and was even a bit unbelievable.
Who would have thought that this same Mongolian army could annihilate 80,000 Beijing troops in one fell swoop, but that it could suffer a bloody blow in a small county like Qian'an City?
While there was chaos in Wang Xifeng's yard, Baochai and Daiyu also learned the news.
"Sister, I heard that Brother Feng has returned to the capital city. Yesterday he also met with the emperor and received rewards and praises from the emperor?" Daiyu hurriedly took Zicuckoo to Hengwuyuan, without caring much, and asked directly.
"Is this all what was said in "Today's News"? Where did my sister learn about it?" Baochai also stood up and faced Daiyu, his eyes full of inquiry, "There are a lot of rumors outside now, I don't know what they are.
Whether it is true or not, it is true that "Today's News" does not dare to lie and deceive the people, but it may not be because the imperial court did this in order to ease the worries of the people in the capital city..."
“But as long as Brother Feng returns to the capital city, he will naturally come to the mansion. Won’t we know it by then?” Daiyu bit her lip and said.
“But what if these were all written by the imperial court on purpose by "Today's News" to comfort everyone?"
Baochai has always insisted on reading "Today's News" every day. In her impression, "Today's News" rarely publishes this kind of current affairs news. Even if it does, it is mostly about topics that have long been settled or have results.
Baochai felt that such a major event that had just happened had never been published in a newspaper before, and he was afraid of misleading the public.
But today's issue of "Today's News" was uncharacteristically introducing these battles at length, which naturally made Baochai suspicious, but she did not dare to say it in front of Daiyu, she only dared to think so in her heart.
"What are you thinking about, sister?" Seeing that Baochai remained silent, Daiyu couldn't help asking, why did Sister Baochai say so little about such a big matter? This made her very unhappy.
"Didn't my sister tell you everything? If Brother Feng really returns to the capital city, he should come to the house in the next two days. As long as we can meet in person, everything will be explained clearly." Baochai explained to Daiyu,
"If my sister is still worried, why not ask Zijuan to go to Feng Mansion and ask Qingwen about the situation."
“Sister is calm and confident.” Daiyu always feels that Sister Bao is not caring enough about this matter, and seems to be letting things go as they come.
Baochai was so smart that he immediately heard the displeasure in Daiyu's words. He stood up and held Daiyu's hand: "Sister, don't worry about it. I'm afraid no one can lie or fabricate the matter of the emperor's personal summons. Sister
It is also about oneself and chaos. In fact, if you can read the article in "Today's News" carefully several times, you can actually get a general idea."
Daiyu was stunned for a moment, thinking sideways, and felt that she seemed to be a little impatient. Compared to the calm and elegant sister Bao, she seemed to lack some firepower.
This chapter has been completed!