Chu Nanzhi asked Sang Qi to bring up two clean clothes, and said quietly: "The Langzhou Army will arrive here tomorrow, so I have to make the two of you pretend to be servants of my house for the time being."
"What's the big deal."
Xie Jingchen smiled and frowned slowly: "Are you sure that Ji Rongheng is really capable of protecting you? I heard that the wife of the governor of Langzhou is Princess Yan Jing who married here, and the governor of Langzhou Pei Yuanzhi
Although she has been ill these years, Princess Yan Jing is not a weak woman. She has run Langzhou for Prince Consort Pei for many years, and has quite a prestige in Langzhou official circles and the army, even though Ji Rongheng is in charge of the Langzhou army.
, and I dare not be arbitrary."
"I am the chief minister appointed by His Majesty to patrol the south of the Yangtze River. Even if she is the eldest princess, does she dare to detain me by force?"
Chu Nanzhi replied solemnly.
What's more, since Chang Lao holds King Qin's edict, Princess Yan Jing will not join the Yizhou army in plotting rebellion.
"It's better not to underestimate this person."
Xie Jingchen kindly reminded: "After all, King Qinghe is now aggressively attacking Jinling City, and the various powerful forces attached to the Tang family will naturally help. Even if the provincial governors are willing to protect Jinling City, they will not dare to lead troops into the capital rashly. What's more?
They would also sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Langzhou is the chokepoint of the Dahe Empire. Whether King Qinghe goes south or his husband goes north, it is a top priority. Princess Yan Jing must be well aware of the stakes. She will not do it casually.
compromise."
"I can't care about that much at the moment. Letting the Yizhou Army retreat first is the top priority."
Chu Nanzhi took a slow sip of tea and said with a wry smile: "Anyway, staying in Langzhou is better than falling into the hands of the Tang family, don't you think?"
"That's true."
Xie Jingchen nodded and said: "Anyway, you have a generous heart and can handle it calmly no matter what situation you are placed in. At most, you are heartless and leave everyone alone to die alone."
Recalling the scene when she risked her life to face the Yizhou Army alone, he still felt brooding in his heart.
If she really had something wrong with her, she would have no intention of living anymore.
"Okay, let's not mention the past. I'm relieved now that you wake up."
Chu Nanzhi stood up. Thinking of the fact that he sent three thousand dead soldiers to hold back the Yizhou Army, he couldn't help but ask more: "Your brother led an army of 150,000 and pushed me towards the border. I have to hurry up."
If I try to find a way to send you back to Shita City, do you have anyone to help you?"
"No."
Xie Jingchen guessed that she was testing him, and he shook his head calmly and said: "What I can mobilize are the spies arranged by the Prime Minister. If there are others, they must be the work of my brother."
In recent years, Li Nanfu had sent people to sneak into the Dahe Empire just to find out the secrets of the Lin family, and to find the deceased son of Prince Ting'an and take the opportunity to go north. Xie Jingzhan's intention must have been just to conquer the city, so most of his spies were placed in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.
"That's true. If Prince Xie really had great hands and eyes, he wouldn't be trapped in Jinling City."
Chu Nanzhi smiled evilly at him: "You can have a good night's sleep. In order to escort my family and my family out of danger, you even sacrificed all the money accumulated by Mrs. Li for many years. My husband and I will never do it."
I'll treat you badly, and I will definitely escort you two back."
Li Shiyao felt the most distressed when this matter was mentioned.
Her father had been planning for many years, hoping that these spies would find out the whereabouts of the late prince's posthumous son, but just now she heard someone mention that the Dahe Empire had announced to the world that they would welcome the posthumous son back to Beijing.
Looking back and forth between Chu Nanzhi and Xie Jingchen with a deep look, Li Shiyao asked with complicated eyes: "Sister Chu must have known for a long time that your husband is the posthumous son of Prince Ting'an, right?"
After learning about this, Xie Jingchen spit out the tea as soon as he took a sip of it, and stared at Li Shiyao in shock: "What did you say?"
Li Shiyao turned around coldly and walked straight towards the next room.
"Little Zhizhi, are you hiding something from me again?"
Xie Jingchen glared at her angrily: "How could you hide such a big thing from me?"
"I only learned about it not long ago."
Chu Nan Zhizhi smiled stiffly and said: "But since you know that I have obtained the imperial edict from King Qin to come to the capital, you should have guessed the details based on your intelligence."
"Yes, yes."
Xie Jingchen scratched his head and shook his head: "He is right in front of me. I should have thought of this. King Pingning's lineage has been deposed for hundreds of years. Even if the emperor of your dynasty pities these unpopular clans, he will not reuse your husband for no reason, unless
He is the posthumous son of Prince Ting'an, so it is no wonder that the two most famous scholars in your country are willing to retire to protect him."
At this point, he couldn't help but sigh a few times: "It's all my fault for being careless."
"Why, could it be that Prince Xie also has other ambitions?"
Chu Nanzhi asked meaningfully.
"I don't have any ambitions."
Xie Jingchen sighed helplessly: "If I were not in the royal family, I would rather be a wandering cloud and wild crane. It's just that Mr. Xiangguo and my Sixth Emperor uncle have worked hard to cultivate me for many years, and I don't want to let them down too much."
"The Xie family was considered a noble family in the previous dynasty, but after all, they had different intentions. When the Qinghe family entered Jinling City, they led the top ten wealthy families to retreat to Shita City. Since the choice was made at the beginning,
Now there is no need to be obsessed with it anymore.”
Chu Nanzhi persuaded patiently: "After all, the Dahe Empire has been established for hundreds of years. It has gone through several generations of prosperity. It has a deep foundation and the people's hearts have already attached themselves to it. Even though there is some turmoil at the moment, the people's hearts are just looking forward to repeating the prosperity of Dahe. However,
No one has ever thought about restoration. Dynasties change as time goes by. Prince Xie is the crown prince of Baiyu and should understand this truth. Some things are not yours, no matter how hard you force them, they are still not yours."
"I certainly understand the reasoning behind it."
Xie Jingchen replied sincerely: "Little Zhizhi, your husband is very talented. If he ascends to a high position in the future, he will definitely be an unparalleled leader who can follow the example of the two great emperors of your country and Qinzong. I have nothing else to ask for in this life."
, even if my father passes to me a hundred years later, I only hope to protect the country and the people, and prevent my people of Baiyu from suffering from war again."
After a pause, he continued: "I know how hard the Empress Dowager asked you to escort me south. Once I go there, I will definitely persuade my father to stop the troops and make a truce. I also know that relying on your country's southern navy is not enough to defeat King Qinghe.
I am willing to send troops to help you. I just hope that after your great cause is established, the two countries can trade with each other and there will be no war."
"Thank you to the Crown Prince for saying that I risked my life to bring you out of Jinling City in vain."
Chu Nanzhi said with a smile: "If that day comes, I will definitely persuade you to have good relations with your country forever."
The Dahe Empire has experienced the torment of the two dynasties of party strife, and has long been reduced to nothing but empty frames. She also knows that the empire can no longer make enemies on all sides, and the only way to recuperate is to rest and recuperate.
Now that Xie Jingchen himself had a strong desire to survive, Chu Nanzhi became more confident in escorting him out of the country.
Just as he was leading Sang Qi out, Xie Jingchen's heavy voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Little Zhizhi, you have to promise me that no matter what danger you encounter in the future, you will never risk your life again."
"knew."
Chu Nanzhi turned back and smiled lightly at him, then hurriedly walked out of the private room.