Winters in the south of the Yangtze River are rainy, especially in Quanzhou in the first year of Jingyan of the Song Dynasty. Although the rain has stopped in the early morning, the heavy humidity has risen, shrouding the wilderness in mist. A team is surrounded by two soft yellow cloth sedans carrying four carriages in a narrow
The team marched slowly on the muddy country road, which stretched for several miles. In addition to many chamberlains, palace maids holding ceremonial guards, and officers and soldiers wearing armor and carrying bows and swords, more people in the team were wearing cloth shirts and holding various colors.
The local warriors were armed with weapons, but each of them looked panicked, and the team looked disorganized and nondescript, completely lacking the so-called dignity.
"Dou Xing, is there any news from the official family?" The curtain of the soft sedan chair at the beginning was lifted, with a bead curtain hanging down, and only a graceful middle-aged woman could be seen sitting in it.
"I'd like to report to you, General Cai sent someone to inquire about it. He said that after being separated that night, the official family left the east gate and entered Junjiang Bay from the Kaijiang River to Dongshizhai under the escort of Zhang and 6. We are on our way to meet
The officials and their families are meeting." Dou Xing, the chamberlain minister who was walking in the sedan chair, informed.
"Well, it's good that the official family is out of danger, and the slave family can feel relieved." The Queen Mother nodded and asked, "What are the casualties of the volunteers after the end of the war? How many have returned?"
"Empress, according to the report from those who returned, Xu Hanqing and his wife, Wen Xinlang and Xu Hanqing, led thousands of villagers to bravely resist the Pu family's pursuers for seven days and nights. Later, the Yuan army arrived and was defeated. They led the remaining troops to retreat to Shejiazhai.
The Zong Yong righteous soldiers led by Cai Qiao, Cai Ruoshui, and Huang Xianyao were responsible for leading another part of the pursuing troops, feigning defeat and leading the troops into the Daoqiaopu sinkhole. Due to the disparity in strength, the rebels had to fight and retreat, suffering casualties along the way.
Countless people have returned last night, and now there are less than a thousand people left." Dou Xing said with a sad expression.
"If we were all such loyal ministers and righteous men in the Song Dynasty, why would we be like this!" The Queen Mother was silent for a long time before saying. Now that the old Queen Mother and the Emperor have surrendered, all the officials were frightened and no longer wanted to resist, and surrendered one after another. Most of the people were indifferent.
They looked on and watched the country fall at the hands of foreigners. But now there are soldiers and civilians in Quanzhou risking their lives to save them. Although they knew it was a hopeless battle, they still rushed forward without hesitation. This is really a rare move.
"Don't be sad, Madam. With these loyal people here, there is hope for the restoration of the country!" Dou Xing saw that the Queen Mother looked sad and quickly offered words of comfort.
"Hmm. w w?w?.?b?i?q?u?g?e?.?c?n?" The Queen Mother nodded and asked, "How is Qilang today? Is he feeling better?"
"Empress, His Highness King Wei is much better today. He slept well last night. He ate something again in the morning and fell asleep in the sedan chair." Dou Xing reported back.
"Qilang has always been well-behaved in the past, why did he suddenly become so restless, talking nonsense, and no longer recognize people? If something happens, how can the Ai family deal with the first emperor..." The Queen Mother shed tears as she spoke.
He gave birth to seven sons, but four died in infancy, and the fifth legitimate son was kidnapped by the Mongols only two years after he ascended the throne. Now that his eldest son ascended the throne, he was separated again when he broke out from Quanzhou. Now he only has his youngest son with him, but he has
She suffered from hysteria, which left her mentally and physically exhausted.
"Your Highness is just a little frightened. It's nothing serious. You'll be fine in two days. The Queen Mother doesn't need to worry too much." What Dou Xing can do now is to comfort him, but think about the sudden rebellion of the Pu family that day and the dispatch of troops.
They massacred the Quanzhou eldest son who was approaching. Thousands of people were killed in the blink of an eye. Corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed. He was so frightened that he peed his pants. How could a five-year-old child who had grown up in the palace not be afraid after seeing this? Even if he was crazy,
It's also normal.
"Why did you stop? Are there any enemy troops ahead?" As she spoke, the advancing team suddenly stopped moving, and the Queen Mother asked in a trembling voice.
"Don't be impatient, I'll send someone to ask later." Dou Xing also replied with an anxious look on his face.
"His Majesty, the spies are here to report that due to the strong pressure of the Tatars yesterday, the officials, under the protection of Deputy Privy Envoy Zhang and all the troops, left Dongshizhai and went to Nan'an to go to Zhangzhou Water Camp. We can't go any further.
." Before Dou Xing could send anyone, a military general flew from the front. He jumped off the horse before the horse could stop, and saluted the sedan chair.
"It's bitter, it's bitter..." The Queen Mother couldn't help crying after hearing this. The road ahead was blocked, and there were enemy troops chasing her behind. Wouldn't it be a dead end?
"General Cai, what should we do?" Dou Xing also panicked and asked urgently.
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"Your Majesty, sir, now we have no choice but to turn south and head to Nan'an to meet up with Your Majesty." The general thought for a moment and said.
"Oh, then let's listen to General Cai's arrangements!" The Queen Mother also had no idea, and could only do this now, she sighed and said.
"Yes, your Majesty, I will ensure the safety of your Majesty and Your Highness even if I am shattered to pieces." The general saluted again, and then the team immediately turned around and accelerated their pace southward, hoping to get rid of the enemy before they caught up...
"Holy crap, are you riding in a sedan or rocking a Lantern Festival!" The sedan suddenly moved forward and shook violently. The person who was napping in it was almost thrown out of the sedan by the violent shaking, but there was no fire, so he just muttered helplessly,
He grabbed the sedan pole with both hands and tried his best to stabilize his round body, but his two short legs could not reach the bottom of the sedan, and his body still swayed from side to side like a rootless duck. It was very hard to support him.
After a while of speeding, the people in the sedan were jolted to the point of vomiting, but the accompanying attendants still kept urging them to move quickly, but the sedan curtain had been lowered, and the people in the sedan could only see the bearer through the gap that opened indefinitely.
The undulating back, the sound of heavy footsteps and breathing, could not be seen at all, but it was obvious that the atmosphere had become extremely tense, and the bearer also changed from a brisk walk to a trot.
"The Tatar cavalry are catching up!"
"Protect the Queen Mother, Your Highness goes first!"
"The rear team stopped advancing and blocked the Tatars!"...
"Quick, quick, quick..." The urging voice outside the sedan sounded again, and the bearer quickened his pace again and ran fiercely. The accompanying soldiers and country warriors also unsheathed their swords and unstrung their arrows. The battle was about to begin.
"It's over, it's over, I'm afraid I won't be able to get away today!" The thunderous roar of the horse's hooves hitting the ground was getting closer and closer, as if it was coming in an instant. The face of the person in the sedan was ashen, and his lips were trembling.
"If I were caught by the Tatars, should I pretend to be pitiful or act like a tough guy? Well, I guess after they know my identity, I'm afraid they won't listen to me and will go ahead and cut them in half, chop off their heads and exchange them for silver..."
"Ouch!" Just as the person in the sedan was thinking wildly, the sedan that was moving forward suddenly stopped, and his body suddenly leaned forward. He couldn't hold it anymore, and rolled out like a meat ball, falling heavily.
The horse lay on its back. The situation in front of him was so frightening that he almost fainted. The bearer below him was hit by an arrow in the neck and was bleeding profusely. His mouth and nose were spraying blood as he breathed, but his eyes were wide open.
, holding the arrow shaft with his hand and trying to pull it out.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I frightened the king, and you deserve to die!" A group of people saw the man falling out of the sedan chair. Instead of stepping forward to rescue His Highness, who was half-dead from fright, they knelt on the ground to plead guilty.
"How long have you been talking about these false etiquettes? Quickly help His Royal Highness get into the sedan chair." Finally there was someone who understood. An officer stepped forward and shouted loudly, and a group of people stood up and stepped forward to fight His Highness.
He was lifted up by his feet, and then he was stuffed into the sedan chair, who was unconscious from the fall. The officer grabbed another person and asked him to replace the injured sedan bearer and hurriedly started on the road. As for the injured, he was abandoned on the roadside without anyone.
Don't worry about his life or death anymore.
'Gege...' Huddled under the sedan chair, His Highness's teeth were chattering, and he was shaking while hugging the chair cushion. It was the first time in these days that he looked directly at death at such a close distance. He was gone in the blink of an eye, but he could not remember the person carrying the sedan chair.
Is the little Huangmen called Fuzi or Shunzi? I just remember that he was quite strong and loved to laugh. Every time he went out, he would carefully lower the sedan chair and kneel on the ground to help him get on the sedan chair.
It disappeared from the world in an instant. No wonder the children were frightened to death by this bloody scene.
'Duh...' Two arrows passed through the sedan curtain and were nailed to the seat, which frightened His Highness so much that he shrank back and held the chair cushion in front of him, as if this could block the incoming arrows.
Several more screams came from outside the sedan. The sedan fell to the ground again, and was quickly lifted up. After a few steps, it fell down again and was lifted up again. It was like riding a roller coaster. Finally, it fell and stopped. Apparently, the sedan bearers were all playing.
It’s over.
"Heaven and earth, God, Buddha, Queen Mother, Jade Emperor, which one of you is playing tricks on me like this?" His Highness shrank back into the sedan chair again, but he was already against the sedan chair wall and had no way to retreat. He couldn't help it.
He looked up to the sky and wailed, but none of the people he named responded to his words, even a smile or a like!
"One mistake will lead to eternal hatred. I have to be possessed by such an unlucky child when I start my new life. Why didn't I walk more carefully before? But who the hell knew that a courier could kill me!" At this moment, a fight was already starting outside the sedan, and weapons were displayed.
The clanking sound of collision, the popping sound of piercing the human body and the miserable howl of the dying people all rang out together, making people feel heart-stopping. His Highness regretted it endlessly, but there was nothing he could do about it...
There was a loud bang, and His Highness felt as if the sedan had been hit by a train. He flew out as if he were sitting on an ejection chair, somersaulting in the air and falling on all fours.
He looked again and saw that his sedan chair had been smashed to pieces by the Tatar horses. The bearers were twitching on the ground with bloody bodies. The generals who protected him had joined the battle group. Several chamberlains were holding hands in front of him.
, trying to stop the galloping war horse.
"Damn it, they are just trying to catch chickens. How can they stop them?" His Highness thought in his mind to get to this dangerous place quickly, but his legs were so weak that he couldn't even struggle, so he pedaled in vain.
Two little legs, screaming loudly in terror.
At this moment, a Tatar cavalry broke through the obstruction of the escorting general, immediately discovered the high-value target that was still struggling on the ground, and rushed over here with a sword raised. How could the 'defense line' composed of several weak internal servants be able to stop it?
The high-impact war horse was knocked into the sky in an instant, spitting out blood rain all over the sky.
"It's over, even the unlucky prince can't do it this time..." His Highness saw that the horse's hoof as big as a bowl was about to kick his pink face, and he instinctively raised the chair cushion that was still in his arms.
He raised it up, trying to block the falling horse's hooves, lest the great gods would not recognize him when he was reincarnated again, but he knew very well in his heart that it would be weird if this thing could block it!
"Get out!" Just when His Highness was about to wait for death unwillingly, he suddenly heard a loud roar, and a big man suddenly rushed over and hit the horse hard. The Tatar was struggling to hit the horse.
Chapter completed!