"Princess, are these supplies you purchased today going to be taken to Lingnan?" Wu Yuli fanned the wind and asked cautiously: "If Lingnan needs these supplies, then I will go back and purchase a batch to transport there. Our Mou family also has some in Lingnan.
Two shops.”
Xia Jing's eyes flashed slightly, and she shook her head with a smile: "No, the materials to be taken to Lingnan have not been purchased yet. Today, these are going to be taken to the other side of the river."
The Mou family also has a family business, so as soon as Xia Jing opened her mouth to explain, Wu Yuli understood what she meant, "Princess, can our Mou family also bring some goods across the river?"
"It's up to you. You can decide this matter yourself." Xia Jing did not want to interfere in the Mou family's affairs.
In the afternoon, the sun became stronger and the temperature outside became higher. With Wu Yuli and her daughter following her, Xia Jing was no longer in the mood to continue shopping.
After coming out of the teahouse, he said goodbye to Wu Yuli and his daughter and went back to the other courtyard.
As soon as they entered the other courtyard, several people noticed that the atmosphere in the other courtyard was not right.
"Something happened?" Hongmei asked the woman passing by.
"I've met the princess." The mother-in-law saluted Xia Jing, then shook her head to answer the question, "I don't know exactly what happened. I only know that the prince and several other gentlemen in the mansion are in the study."
Xia Jing frowned slightly, which meant something had happened!
She asked Hongmei to go back to the courtyard where they lived first, while she went to the study first.
The guard guarding the door did not stop him and opened the door directly to let Xia Jing in.
"Princess, you are back."
When several people in the study saw her coming in, Mr. Zhang reacted the fastest. He stood up excitedly and said hello.
"Mother concubine."
"princess."
Xia Jing nodded, sat down next to the desk, and asked, "What happened?"
Mr. Zhang looked at King Qian.
King Qian handed the letter on the desk to Xia Jing, "Read it yourself."
Xia Jing saw everyone's solemn expressions, lowered her head and unfolded the letter.
The most unpredictable thing in the world is that things are unpredictable.
Many times things develop unexpectedly and so fast that people can't recover.
After Gyeonggi was occupied by Beidi, the rebel leader Qin Lang led nearly 100,000 rebels and fled to Qingzhou.
After the rebels stabilized the situation in Qingzhou, Qin Lang was unwilling to give up the capital city that he had easily gained to Beidi. He sent 50,000 troops to rush into Yanzhou adjacent to Qingzhou.
The attack was so swift and violent that everyone was caught off guard. The Yanzhou soldiers and horses, which had not received any information in advance, were overwhelmed by the rebels before they could even complete their assembly. They abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in rout.
Although the rebels are composed of a motley crew, there are also some capable people among them.
Fifty thousand rebels faced off against 20,000 Yanzhou soldiers and horses. They were already overwhelming the Yanzhou soldiers and horses in terms of numbers alone. Moreover, the defeat of the Yanzhou soldiers and horses was foreseeable due to their calculations and unintentional intentions.
Yanzhou fell!
The world is in an uproar!
Upon hearing the news, the emperor was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood on the spot and fell into a coma.
After the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital tried their best to rescue him and fought with the Lord of Hell for his life, the furious emperor finally regained consciousness the next day.
The emperor ordered Xuzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou troops to fight back with all their strength, and promised to regain Yanzhou and Qingzhou. People from any of the states could be granted the title of marquis, minister, wife, and son, and became ministers of the imperial court.
Before fighting the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside!
The implication is that although Beidi has strong troops and horses, a lone army entering the Central Plains is like a scabies disease and is nothing to worry about. The rebels occupying the two states are a problem that must be eliminated!
The soldiers and horses of Beidi, who had been on alert since they occupied the Gyeonggi region, breathed a sigh of relief. They wished that Yu would kill each other, killing each other, and finally they would clean up the mess.
It's like the soldiers and horses from both sides were fighting until the end, and finally the soldiers from the third party came out to clean up the battlefield, picking up what was already there without any effort. Do you think Beidi was looking forward to it?
The other four states adjacent to Qingzhou and Yanzhou received the emperor's imperial edict and cursed MMP. Their soldiers and horses went to suppress the rebellion. Who would protect their own state capitals?
Besides, they went to suppress the rebellion in the four states, so whose lost troops and horses belong to them?
The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Since the decree was issued to quell the rebellion, why didn't the imperial court show any reaction? They didn't even allocate military pay, so what could they do to quell the rebellion?
Except for Youzhou, the top officials of other states were even more frightened. Dayu's dynasty in the Central Plains had been without war for at least two hundred years. The soldiers and horses they raised were like flowers in a greenhouse. They had never experienced the wind and rain outside.
Not only compared to the Beidi soldiers and horses who grew up on horseback, even the rebels composed of refugee bandits may not be comparable. The rebels are all untouchables living at the bottom. They have only one belief in their hearts in order to survive.
In order to survive, they fought fiercely, just like hungry wolves abandoned in the wilderness. Their ferocity was unmatched by the soldiers and horses of the state capital who grew up in the greenhouse.
Jiankang Palace.
Emperor Huiyuan was leaning on the Luohan couch, his cheeks were sunken, his energy was like a gossamer, and he had a brocade quilt draped over him.
Jiankang is located in the south. In early summer, it was already possible to wear single clothes. The ministers standing in front of the bed were so hot that they sweated on their foreheads.
The old emperor had to cover himself with a brocade quilt to keep warm. One can imagine how badly his body had deteriorated.
Emperor Huiyuan stared at the ministers in front with his cloudy eyes, "My dear friends, are the governors of the four states ready to attack the rebels?"
The ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the old emperor. They all hoped that Zuo Pushe could bear everything and deal with the emperor.
If they tell the truth, they are afraid that the old emperor will be angered to death, and then the person who speaks will be guilty of a serious crime!
Zuo Pushe lived up to everyone's expectations and took a step forward: "It will take time to gather troops and horses in various states. Your Majesty, please don't be impatient."
Emperor Huiyuan said softly "Oh" and stared at the roof, as if he was confused.
At this time, all the ministers looked at Zuo servant Hua Shaojin with condemnation. A treacherous minister dared to deceive the king!
Hua Shaojin was so angry that his beard trembled. The whole court was full of cowards, cowards, and sycophants!
Unlike him, he was devoted to the cause of loyalty to the emperor, shared his worries for the emperor, worked conscientiously and dedicated his whole life for the Yu Dynasty, for the sake of the emperor's health, endured humiliation and burden, and was willing to bear the name of bullying the emperor.
What a noble character, Hua Shaojin wiped the corners of his eyes and was moved.
"Hua Aiqing, what's wrong with you?"
"No, it's okay. Your Majesty, are you feeling better today?"
"My broken body will never recover!" Emperor Huiyuan seemed to sigh and closed his eyes.
The people standing by the bed were startled. When they noticed his chest rising and falling slightly, they breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. They wanted to calm down when they went back tonight. They were really scared to death.
Hua Shaojin was afraid that the emperor had fallen asleep, so he added tentatively, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. Youzhou has strong soldiers and horses. With them on the march, the mere rebels are nothing to be afraid of!"
Emperor Huiyuan opened his eyes again, "Youzhou can only mobilize 30,000 soldiers and horses. We will not have an advantage in numbers against the rebels. I am worried!"
Hua Shaojin was very confident about this battle, "We, the four states, will unite and attack the rebels from all sides. Even if the rebels number 100,000, they will only be worried about the head and not the tail."