When Brother Xu entered the palace this time, he received a lot of greeting gifts, which can be said to be a rich harvest.
Emperor Qing'an could not stay longer in the inner hall of the East Palace, so he held the two children for a while and then gave the children to Empress Yuan. Feng Shaojun smiled and stepped forward and hugged his brat.
Brother Xu doesn’t accept birth, so he can be held by anyone. However, it is natural for children to be close to their mothers. He still likes Feng Shaojun the most. When he was in Feng Shaojun’s arms, Brother Xu was extremely happy. His little chubby hand touched Feng Shaojun’s cheek,
He also leaned his head over.
Feng Shaojun's heart softened.
How can there be a mother in the world who doesn't love her children? For the sake of the little one in her arms, she is not afraid of any sword, mountain or sea. A mother who is as indifferent and cruel as Jiang is really rare in the world.
Just when Emperor Qing'an was about to stand up and leave, a chamberlain hurriedly ran in, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "I am reporting to the Emperor. I dare to report. An urgent report has been sent from the border. Say it is... say it is.
The Tatars attacked the city, and His Royal Highness the Prince was seriously injured while defending the city..."
What?
The prince is injured?!
This news was like a bolt from the blue, causing everyone to change their expressions!
Queen Yuan's face turned pale, and she stood up suddenly: "What did you say? What happened to the prince?"
Yuan Min's face also turned pale, and her voice suddenly rose: "Where is the person who sent the message?"
Emperor Qing'an's temples were beating hard, blood was rushing to his mind, and he said in a stern voice: "Have the person who sent the message come over immediately, I want to ask him personally."
As soon as the words fell, the chamberlain was ordered to retreat. Empress Yuan was trembling all over, and she couldn't even hold the child. Yuan Min suppressed the grief, fear and panic, and hugged Brother Liang over. Little Brother Liang still couldn't listen.
Understanding the meaning of the word "seriously injured", I hugged my mother tightly with my little hands.
Feng Shaojun's heart sank and he quickly glanced at Shen You.
Zhu Yun is the "only" son of Emperor Qing'an, and he is the crown prince of Da Qi who is loved and supported by all his ministers. What if something goes wrong... It's not an accident, but he has already been injured. Listening to this tone, the injury is not serious!
There was a dark fire in Shen You's eyes, and his brows furrowed tightly.
Soon, a tall man entered the inner hall. This was also a familiar face. He was one of the prince's personal soldiers. He was often around Zhu Yun on weekdays.
The soldier's face was covered with dust and his eyes were red. He knelt down after entering and spoke urgently and quickly: "To your Majesty, the Queen, the Crown Princess, eight days ago, the Tatars launched tens of thousands of troops to attack the city. The situation is critical, Your Highness.
Go to the city gate in person to supervise the battle and boost morale..."
The siege battle that day was thrilling.
At the cost of dying in battle, General He burned most of the Tatars' food and grass, and the Tatars also suffered many casualties. The remaining food and grass could only last for more than ten days at most. The Tatars were also in disarray, and several tribal leaders discussed the matter.
Next, we decided to attack the city with force. As long as we conquer the city in the shortest time, we can snatch the food and grass needed by the army from the city, as well as countless people, gold and silver.
That day, all the Tatar elites came out and attacked the city without hesitation. Under the city gate, corpses were everywhere and blood flowed into the river. The casualties of the frontier soldiers on the city gate were equally heavy.
His Royal Highness the Prince personally went to the city gate to beat the war drums for the frontier soldiers guarding the city, boosting the morale of the army. With His Highness the Prince present, the frontier soldiers were full of enthusiasm, fearless of death, and repelled the attacking Tatars again and again.
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This battle lasted until dark, when the Tatars threw the corpses on the ground and called for gold to withdraw their troops.
Early the next morning, the battle continued. The Tatars also had to fight hard. The lack of food and grass greatly damaged the morale of the army. They could only attack the city in one go. If the city was not conquered within a few days, the Tatars would be defeated.
Slipping back.
In the afternoon, the Tatars attacked the city gate again. Among the Tatars who went up to the city gate, there were actually several sharp archers. After entering the city gate, under the cover of the brave fighting of the Tatars, they drew their bows and shot arrows one after another.
Several arrows were fired in unison at the tall tower. One of the arrows hit His Royal Highness the Prince who was playing the drum.
"...His Highness was wearing soft armor, and the arrow missed his vital point and hit His Highness's right arm. His Highness held on and did not allow people around him to make any noise, so as not to shake the morale of the army." The prince's soldier was kneeling on the ground in tears.
With tears streaming down his face, he cried and said: "The arrow wound is not serious, but the Tatar's arrow was coated with poison. Your Highness soon became poisonous."
"Fortunately, there was an imperial physician accompanying him in the city tower. The imperial physician made a prompt decision and gave His Highness some poison-killing medicine, then cut the flesh and drained the poisonous blood. His Highness was able to save his life."
"The younger one was ordered to return to the capital to deliver a message. Before leaving, His Highness was still unconscious."
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No one blamed the soldier for crying out of character.
Empress Yuan and Yuan Min's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each burst into tears.
Emperor Qing'an looked extremely ugly, his right hand clenched into a fist, and his vision suddenly became blurry.
Eunuch Yang hurriedly stepped forward, held Emperor Qing'an's left arm, and whispered hastily: "Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body! His Highness the Crown Prince was only injured, and his life was finally saved, which can be considered a blessing in the midst of misfortune."
Emperor Qing'an closed his eyes forcefully and took a deep breath. When he opened them again, he had regained the composure that an emperor should have: "Let go, I can hold on."
Eunuch Yang had no choice but to let go of his hand, took two steps back slightly, and stared at his master closely.
Emperor Qing'an has been cold on the outside and hot on the inside since he was young. Although Emperor Qing'an was always picky about the prince, he actually had very high expectations for the prince. From the perspective of a father, how could Emperor Qing'an not love his son?
Emperor Qing'an managed to calm down, walked to Empress Yuan, and comforted her in a low voice: "My dear, don't worry. Our daughter will be fine."
Empress Yuan burst into tears and was speechless. She tightly grasped Emperor Qing'an's arm with both hands. Emperor Qing'an was in unbearable pain and had to hold on to comfort Empress Yuan.
Yuan Min didn't even have the strength to stand up, so she just sat on the chair and cried.
The atmosphere was so dull and stagnant that it was almost impossible to breathe. Brother Xu seemed to be infected, and he put his head into Feng Shaojun's arms.
Feng Shaojun looked at Shen You again.
Shen You recovered from the shock at this time, took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have the guts to make a statement. Now call the emperor's personal guards to set off."
If we set off with the army, it will take at least ten days to reach the border.
Shen You is going to take five hundred personal guards and ride fast horses all the way, trying to reach the border in the shortest time.
Emperor Qing'an was far less calm in his heart than he appeared on the outside, and nodded without thinking: "Okay. I will give you a verbal order to immediately gather people and set off first."
Shen You accepted the order in a deep voice.
Emperor Qing'an looked at Shen You and his voice was a little hoarse: "When you arrive at the border and see the prince, you immediately send someone to send a letter back to the capital. Shen You, remember, your task is to protect the prince. No matter what emergencies happen, you
We must protect the prince’s safety!”
Shen You tightened his thin lips and said in a low voice, "Yes."
