There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 2260 The princess is in formal dress guarding the ancestral temple
Chapter 2260 The princess is in formal dress guarding the ancestral temple
Xu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "It's always a good thing to be able to help. Tan Zhi is still looking for Hu Fan in the river, but it seems that some prisoners said that they saw Hu Fan coming ashore and ran elsewhere. Do you want to tell Tan Zhi?"
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "No, we don't have time to waste time on Hu Fan and reorganize the army. We have to take advantage of the victory to pursue it. Today we will go to Xunyang City for dinner and set off early tomorrow morning. The target is Huan Xuan in Jiangling!"
At night, outside Xunyang City, there is a camp at Fankou.
The original Chu army camp has now been replaced with the flag of the Beifu army. A handsome flag with the word "Liu" is flying high outside the camp. In the camp, there are sounds of laughter everywhere. The battle has been won. The officers and soldiers of the Beifu Army who were fighting in the battle were drinking and singing loudly. The aroma of beef and mutton was wafting everywhere. The soldiers who had drunk too much were even more excited when they sang about their bravery and prowess in the day's battle. Only those who were guarding the prisoners were not allowed to feast. The sergeants, holding weapons and wearing armor, paced back and forth outside the circle of tens of thousands of prisoners cursing, picking up whips from time to time and venting their anger on a few unlucky prisoners who had made them unhappy.
Liu Yi, He Wuji, and Liu Daogui were seated in the commander's seat and at the top and left. Xu Xianzhi was sitting at an inconspicuous writing desk in the tent, taking notes. In the commander's tent, Liu Tingyun was dressed in leather armor and was dressed as a sergeant. , with two fair-skinned scribes in their thirties who were also wearing obviously ill-fitting armor. Beside them stood a woman in her thirties with a noble temperament wearing silk and satin, and two girls of twelve or thirteen years old. , wearing a dirty sarong, looked somewhat similar to this beautiful woman, with a look of fear on his face, timidly hiding behind the woman, not daring to look at the tall and thick soldiers in the tent, but in In front of them, there were more than ten tablets, on which were written the names and posthumous titles of the ancestors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty starting from Emperor Sima Rui of the Yuan Dynasty.
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "Tingyun, are these Princess Chu Lingyuan of Langya and the two princesses?"
Liu Tingyun nodded: "Yes, thanks to the princess's two brothers, we found them among the rebels. The situation was quite dangerous at that time. The Chu army guarding the Jin Ancestral Temple had been defeated, and the city was full of stragglers. During the robberies, the princess was almost killed by a few thieves. If we had been delayed for even a moment, something would have happened."
With tears in Chu Lingyuan's eyes, she turned around and gave a blessing salute to Liu Tingyun: "Thank you, Mrs. Liu, for saving me. Otherwise, I'm afraid all three of us will die in the ancestral temple."
He Wuji said: "Princess, may I ask why you are dressed in silk and satin palace clothes, while the two princesses are dressed as civilian girls? What is the meaning?"
Chu Lingyuan said loudly: "Since I married into the Sima family, I am the daughter-in-law of the Sima family. The ancestors of the Jin Dynasty are my ancestors. Now that the queen is not here, as a princess, I have to use my own rights to offer sacrifices and visit the ancestral temple. I have to sacrifice my life to defend the memorial tablets of my ancestors, so I must wear formal clothes and guard my ancestral temple as a princess."
Liu Daogui said with a smile: "However, your Majesty was forced by Huan Xuan to abdicate, and the princess was also under Huan Xuan's control. Would Huan Xuan allow it to openly guard the ancestral temple like this?"
Chu Lingyuan said calmly: "General Liu, even if the Sima family is no longer a royal family, these tablets are still the ancestors of the Sima family. As a descendant and a daughter-in-law, they must be enshrined. Besides, I heard that Liu Zhenjun and Liu Guanjun (Liu Guanjun)
(Yi is now the champion general) They succeeded in their uprising and drove away Huan Xuan. We were secretly happy that we had already taken out the emperor's posthumous tablet and enshrined it, but Huan Xuan's men didn't notice it."
A look of admiration flashed across He Wuji's face: "As a woman, the princess is as loyal and loyal as a man. She risked her own life to defend the ancestral temple of the Jin Dynasty. Wuji was impressed."
As he spoke, he stood up and gave a formal military salute. Liu Yi, Liu Daogui, and the sergeants in the tent also saluted solemnly.
Liu Tingyun smiled slightly: "As for the princess's two princesses, you were afraid of being hurt by the rebels, so you asked them to change into folk women's clothes. It's not easy to find them in such a short time."
Chu Lingyuan sighed: "Mrs. Liu is laughing. These two sets of clothes are what they usually wear, and they were not arranged by me. After Huan Xuan usurped the throne, he was extremely deprived of our food and clothing, and there was not much food and clothing in the first place.
, and being exploited by the guarding sergeant, my two daughters wear this suit on weekdays, and I also wear this suit because I have to guard the ancestral temple, so the Queen specially asked Huan Xuan to leave it for me."
At this point, her eyes sparkled with tears, and she almost couldn't help crying. At this time, Liu Yi and others discovered that although Chu Lingyuan's clothes were good, she had almost no decent jewelry, and her skin had become
Rough, far less white and shiny than Liu Tingyun's muscles on the side, he gritted his teeth and said: "Huan Xuan actually abused my Princess of Jin in this way. We will settle this account with Huan Xuan!"
The taller scholar on the left standing on the left, with slightly darker skin, was Chu Lingyuan's eldest brother, Chu Xiuzhi. This time he was recruited by Liu Tingyun to join the army as a soldier in order to seize the princess. He said quickly:
"Commander, my sister suffered such a disaster and was frightened. She is already very tired. Please let her rest more first, okay?"
Liu Yi nodded: "This is what you should do. You two will join the army. Later, I will also ask you to escort the princess, princess and the tablets of the late emperors of the Jin Dynasty back to the capital. I will arrange people to protect you on your way."
Another scribe, who was slightly shorter and fair-skinned, was Chu Lingyuan's second brother Chu Danzhi. His face flashed with joy and he saluted quickly: "Thank you, General Champion."
Liu Tingyun and Liu Yi exchanged glances, turned around and left with everyone. The two little girls, together with several sergeants in the tent, hugged the tablets and quickly disappeared outside the tent.
He Wuji curled his lips and said, "Xile, how did you come up with the idea of welcoming back the princess?"
Liu Yi laughed: "Actually, I didn't expect it at first. It was your sister-in-law who thought of this and reminded me that the queen is now in the hands of Huan Xuan, but the princess and the ancestral temple of Jin Dynasty are in Xunyang. They can grab it.
Some are some, after all, our goal is not only to defeat Huan Xuan, but also to welcome back His Majesty and the Queen."
Liu Daogui said with a smile: "This is an unexpected surprise. Also, the detective horse reported that Hu Fan was indeed not dead. He landed ashore and ran home."
At this point, his face became solemn: "Now, Tan Zhuan also knows about this and has taken his three sons to the Hu family to seek revenge. Brother Wuji, he is your subordinate, and only you can control him."
Yes. Brother Jinu said that he could not harm Hu Fan. This is also Brother Pingzi’s last wish!"