The grass is green, with various small flowers growing sporadically in the grass, and there are little dewdrops under the morning glow.
"Princess, someone is coming!"
A guard wearing embroidered fish armor reported in a deep voice, and everyone standing beside the carriage also turned their attention to a man and a woman who were rushing towards them not far away.
Most of the others had a bit of vigilance in their eyes, but Wei Changtian frowned slightly.
After listening to Li Wutong's "riddle" last night, he decided to go to Fengyuan.
And since he was going to the enemy's capital, the military advisor Chu Xianping must be taken with him.
So after "waking up", he sent a "telegram" to Chu Xianping, asking the latter to come and meet him.
Unexpectedly, Yujia also followed.
"Master Wei."
Li Wutong beside him turned around and asked, "Are they the people you want to take to Fengyuan?"
"Um."
Wei Changtian nodded: "Princess, the three of us need to ride in the same carriage."
"Can."
Li Wutong was determined not to let Wei Changtian "escape", so he quickly added: "But I also want to ride in the same car with you!"
"Fine."
Curling his lips, Wei Changtian didn't bother to promise anything more, he just took a step forward to meet Chu Xianping and You Jia who were already nearby.
"Son."
After the two stopped, they both bowed slightly to Wei Changtian.
The former had a look of helplessness on his face, while the latter had a somewhat uneasy look on his face.
It was obvious that You Jia was determined to follow her, and Chu Xianping couldn't resist her, so he had to let Wei Changtian make the decision.
"Hey, let's get in the car first."
Sighing, Wei Changtian did not drive You Jia back: "We'll talk about other things on the way."
"yes!"
You Jia was overjoyed when she heard this, glanced at Li Wutong and immediately followed Wei Changtian into the carriage.
After Chu Xianping and Li Wutong also got on the carriage and sat down, several carriages soon drove slowly, heading west along the trade road to the boundary of Dafeng.
...
...
Two days later.
Capital City, Imperial Palace, Shiqu Pavilion.
"Wei Qing, you must also know about Yuanzhou."
Standing in front of the huge map, Ning Yongnian looked at Wei Xianzhi, his expression and tone were very calm: "Wei Changtian is probably on his way to Fengyuan now. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"Back to the emperor, I have just learned about this."
Looking at Ning Yongnian, Wei Xianzhi's voice was neither humble nor arrogant: "The dog did not care about his own safety and saved Lord Liang from thousands of troops. I am very relieved!"
"What a relief?"
Ning Yongnian smiled: "I am also very pleased...but I am not asking you this."
"Huh? I wonder what the emperor is asking about?" Wei Xianzhi asked knowingly.
"..."
Ning Yongnian did not answer immediately, but took a deep look at Wei Xianzhi, and then slowly moved his eyes back to the map in front of him.
"Wei Qing, now that Yuanzhou City has been destroyed, Wen Wen leads his troops to rebel against the enemy."
"Although our army has deployed defenses in Feng County, whether it can be defended remains to be seen."
"While the two countries were at war, your son followed Princess Da Feng all the way to Fengyuan."
"Tell me, how would I feel?"
"this......"
Wei Xianzhi touched his nose, and immediately exclaimed as if he had a "sudden realization": "Your Majesty! Do you think dogs can also rebel against the enemy?!"
"I didn't say that, and I understand that Changtian must have been unable to control himself."
Ning Yongnian shook his head: "But what people in the world will think is beyond my control."
"..."
The incense burner was burning with awakening incense, and the memorials were arranged neatly on the table, with those that had been reviewed in one pile and those that had not been reviewed in another pile.
Looking at Ning Yongnian, Wei Xianzhi frowned slightly, and after being silent for a long time, he said something rather arrogant.
"Your Majesty, the civil strife in Daning is not over yet, and foreign enemies are on the rise again. At such a critical moment, the most important thing is to protect our country in Daning."
"yes......"
After a pause, Ning Yongnian let out a deep sigh as if in agreement.
"Everything is safe, that's the most important thing."
"Wei Qing, I remember that you have a daughter, her name is Qiaoling, right?"
"How old are you now?"
"this......"
Wei Xianzhi was stunned for a moment and answered truthfully: "Back to the emperor, he is eight years old."
"Eight is indeed too young. In that case..."
Ning Yongnian turned around and smiled: "Wei Qing, when Changtian comes back from Fengyuan, I plan to betroth him to a princess."
"how do you feel?"
"..."
The emperor granted marriage.
Wei Xianzhi naturally knew that Ning Yongnian wanted to ease the relationship between the two families through marriage.
Since Wei Qiaoling is too young to marry into the royal family, Wei Changtian can only marry a daughter of the royal family.
To be honest, Wei Xianzhi was not opposed to Ning Yongnian's "delay strategy".
Although such a marriage cannot establish a strong relationship at all, while Ning Yongnian can take a breather, the Wei family can also take a breather.
What's more, if you refuse, strictly speaking, you are committing the crime of "disrespect."
only......
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I have to ask Quanzi about this first."
"Hahaha, Wei Qing, this kind of thing has been the order of parents since ancient times. Why bother asking about the matchmaker's words?"
Ning Yongnian asked with a joking smile: "Isn't it true that the Young Master is the master of the Wei family now?"
"..."
Faced with this problem, Wei Xianzhi unexpectedly did not try to fool him, but looked at Ning Yongnian and calmly raised his hand.
"Return to the Emperor."
"yes."
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...
Jizhou, Jizhou City.
After more than a month of continuous siege by the imperial army to suppress the rebellion, although Jizhou City was not broken, the city was already deserted.
In ancient times, there were two ways to fight and besiege a city.
The first is ten sieges, which completely surround the city and leave no room for the people in the city to escape.
The second is the nine sieges, which not only leave a glimmer of hope, but also weaken the defenders' fighting spirit to fight to the end.
The imperial army chose the latter. Although the Xu family and the Jizhou army have not escaped so far, many people in the city have fled.
As for the ones left behind...
Some people don't want to escape, and some don't have the money to escape.
There are a very few people like Lao Zhangtou who don't take this battle seriously at all.
"Grandpa, what are you thinking about?"
In the dilapidated wooden house, Agou, who had just tiptoed to pour a bucket of water into the water tank, turned his head and looked at the old Zhangtou who was sitting on the kang in a daze and asked:
"Didn't you say you were going to take me to eat roast goose today?"
"The goose will be roasted for a while."
Lao Zhang came to his senses and asked blankly: "Agou, what day is it today?"
"It's April 22nd."
"which year?"
"this......"
Agou blinked his eyes, obviously not knowing the answer.
"Forget it, I'll ask someone else."
Lao Zhang waved his hands and got out of bed, put on a tattered shirt and walked out of the house: "You wait at home, I will buy roast goose for you when I come back."
"good!"
When Agou heard this, he immediately became energetic. Soon after Lao Zhangtou left, he moved a small stool and ran to the door to sit down. His mind was filled with the scene of the fragrant roast goose flying into his mouth.
but......
"Agou!"
About half an hour later, a familiar shout came from the alley.
Agou stood up suddenly, and the smile on his face froze when he saw Lao Zhangtou's empty hands.
She was just about to ask her grandfather why he didn't bring back the roasted goose that she had longed for, but the latter's urgent shout came to her first.