The city of Tokyo was filled with smoke, and the people in the capital, who had always been optimistic, became less confident as the emperor went to the war zone in person. Ever since the last time Kou Zhun deceived the emperor to go to the border and finally signed the Chanyuan Alliance, the emperor of the Song Dynasty was no longer confident.
I have never been to the border.
The emperor would not go to war until it was a matter of life and death. The most worrying thing was that the emperor's trip was voluntary, not a clever minister's trick.
Messengers coming back from the border pass through the city gate every day, so many of them are only seen by the people of Tokyo. The sad faces on the faces of those messengers seem to indicate that the great empire of the Song Dynasty has indeed encountered the biggest crisis since its founding.
There is a war in Hebei Province, a war in Zhending Prefecture, and a fierce battle at Yanmen Pass. Now, the latest news shows that Fu Bi has also begun to conflict with Xixia in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty never knew what secrecy was. They would sit in a brothel and drink some wine and start talking loudly about the world's crisis. All kinds of thoughts came out of their mouths, which won the endless admiration of countless brothel girls.
admire.
With the reputation of a famous general, Di Qingkong led 60% of the Song Dynasty soldiers to the danger of the pass. However, he could not withstand the attack of the young emperor of the Liao Kingdom.
How did the earth stop the Liao people's cavalry?
How could the good Chanyuan Alliance be torn apart overnight? Couldn't the Song Dynasty take out tens of thousands of gold and silver? If a war must be provoked at this time, who is the instigator?
The famous general Yun Zheng led 50,000 soldiers to face the Liao people's 400,000 troops and struggled to defend Yanmen Pass without losing. This was the limit of his ability. The reason why Fu Bi would bite the bullet and fight the Xixia people was to defeat the Xixia people.
The people's combat power was directed to Qingtang, thus ensuring that the front line of Yanmen Pass could support Di Qing to repel the Liao people.
Yun Er was sitting in a private room, and Di Yong was sitting across from him. The two of them were listening to the nonsense of the scholar-bureaucrats and drinking continuously.
Hearing the disgrace, Di Yong threw away the cup in his hand and said angrily: "How dare these sour scholars do this!"
Yun Er took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "There is nothing we can do. These people only have one mouth to live with. How can you not allow them to speak? Let him go, we can just drink."
Di Yong sighed and said: "I wish I could join my fathers in killing the enemy on the battlefield. It is better than staying in Tokyo and suffering from these birds of a feather."
"Staying in Tokyo is the best way to help our father and brother. These people are actually very restrained when they say these things. They only talk about their abilities and not their people's hearts. This is kind enough. Did you know that my sister-in-law has already gone to Yanmen Pass?
, Xiaoshi is also at Yanmen Pass. I often want to fly to Yanmen to fight with my elder brother, but it doesn’t work. There is still a large family at home waiting for me to take care of me. Once I go to Yanmen Pass, the people in the court will immediately
They attacked my eldest brother in groups.
In their opinion, the reason why my eldest brother is fighting conscientiously at Yanmen Pass is because of the existence of hostages like us, so we can't go there, and we can't go there."
Di Yong suddenly sat up and cupped his hands and said: "It's so boring to tell the truth. I'm going to leave first. My mother is in a bad mood recently. I'll go back and spend more time with her to prevent her from having random thoughts all day long."
Yun Er also stood up and said with a smile: "Then let's go back together. Going out to relax will make you angry, so why not stay at home and entertain my little nephews and nieces."
After getting out of the hook fence, Di Yong pointed to the sparse crowds on the street and said: "We are not the only ones who are unwilling to go out now. In previous years, Ma Xing Street would have been bustling with people coming and going. Now it is getting dark.
There are no more people on the street. It seems that these people are really scared. I thought they were really heartless and stupid."
The two of them were walking side by side on the streets of Tokyo in the summer, feeling the particularly bleak street scene this year. They are naturally handsome and lovable. The little girl selling flowers on the street likes to put a large bouquet of flowers into their hands, and then express their affection.
Looking at them pulse.
Di Yong was very happy, holding the flowers and giggling. In his hometown, he often encountered this kind of experience, but the little girl selling flowers looked at him and didn't leave. Why did he come? When he was in his hometown, the most daring thing for those girls was to let the maids take care of him.
She gave herself the flowers and then turned around and ran away. How could a girl in Tokyo...
Seeing Di Yong's rustic appearance, Yun Er couldn't say anything, so he took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and threw them into the little girl's basket. The little girl estimated the number of copper coins in the basket, and then turned around to look for the next fat coin.
Sheep, I never have any nostalgia at all.
Pushing Di Yong, who was still in a daze, Yun Er said angrily: "Don't be stupid. Girls in Tokyo are well-informed and know what kind of people they should face and what attitude they should have in dealing with them. You
People like me seem to be rich in gold and jade, but in fact, we are the last girls in Tokyo who want to mess with us, especially the girls running businesses on the street who are all as smart as monkeys, so they will not take the initiative to find someone who doesn't matter to them.
trouble.
People who are looking for Tokyo Pankang masters will not look for us. Give up this idea, unless you spend a lot of money to buy your daughter over, hahaha, in that case, you can do whatever you want, and people will look at you.
Just think of it as making money, and what I'm thinking about is how to live with Master Pankang, and you won't be there."
Di Yong casually threw the flowers onto the flower tower above his head, and heard a coquettish cry from the flower tower, with charming voices calling him to come inside for a chat.
"Did you hear that? The incense has been scented on the bed. I'm just waiting for you to go up and smell it to see if it suits your liking. Don't let down the beautiful scenery."
Di Yong showed her big white teeth and smiled and said: "Forget it, God knows how many times a day the incense is scented on her bed, it's better for me to sleep in my own bed."
Yun Er nodded and said, "That's right. If you become brother-in-law with a Liao man, you will be beaten to death by your father. It's a good idea to go home early. However, you must eat Granny Zhang's meat-filled wontons. Listen.
She said that her wontons are all made of small pork buns. I like her shrimp wontons the most. There are crabs as big as fingernails in them. They taste the most delicious. Whenever I go out on the street, I will definitely bring them to my little niece.
One bowl, otherwise I will have to sleep with this little beauty at night, and she will cry all night long."
The two of them sat at a small stall and ate wontons in silence. They wiped their mouths and said goodbye. This kind of activity happens every day, for no other reason than to tell all Tokyoites that neither the Yun family nor the Di family escaped.
Both Hebei and Yanmen Pass were in the hands of the Song people. This was done at the private request of Prime Minister Pang Ji.
Carrying the wontons into the house, Bacon took the small basket and went to cook wontons for the greedy diners. Yun Er entered the hall by himself and saw his sister-in-law working on the account books. He planned to go back to his room to read after saying hello.
Lu Qingqing raised his head and said with a smile: "Your eldest brother captured Liao general Xiao Huo'er alive at Pianguan. The fifty thousand elite cavalry of the Liao army were also wiped out. The battle of Yanmen Pass is about to come to an end."
Yun Er raised his head and smiled: "I know it too. I knew it earlier than you did. The Astrolabe's message delivery channel is earlier than yours. In this case, sister-in-law should rest assured."
Lu Qingqing put down the brush in his hand, yawned and said: "I slept for a long time in the afternoon after receiving your brother's letter. Why am I still very sleepy and unable to lift my spirits? It must be the tea I drank in the evening.
not enough."
"You have been in a trance these past few days and haven't had a good rest. Your body is a little weak, and a sleep cannot make up for it. It's better to take advantage of the good news to refresh your mind and get more rest."
Hearing what Yun Er said, Lu Qingqing frowned and said, "Your eldest brother sang a triumphant song. The Liao people have experienced such a huge defeat. Why don't they retreat?"
Yun Er shook his head and said: "It's not that easy. My eldest brother captured Xiao Huo'er alive in Pianguan, but our Song Dynasty suffered heavy losses in Damao Mountain. Yao Du, the commander of the military capital of the Divine Guard Army, defeated Shimenpu, and both sides
More than 13,000 soldiers were defeated by the cavalry of Yelvhua Tower, Yao Du was also beheaded by others, the Liao Army's center line army has already arrived at Tang County, and the magistrate of Tang County has issued the final report of Cheng Ren's death. Where is this now?
The situation is still unknown. The most likely possibility is that the Liao army has entered the territory of Dingzhou. It is because of this that His Majesty moved to Daming Mansion. If the war goes unfavorably, it is very likely that he will go to Zhaozhou. If so, the Song Dynasty
It’s really dangerous.”
Lu Qingqing smiled and said: "It's just exchange after all. What your elder brother is best at is exchange. Don't worry, you won't suffer. Let me ask you, Ge Qiuyan didn't charm your elder brother at Yanmen Pass, right? She was going
The one who protects your eldest brother is not the one who harms your eldest brother.
I can't ask about confidential matters, but as the mistress, I should know this kind of thing anyway, right? Ge Qiuyan is my person."
Yun Er almost choked to death at his sister-in-law's words. He stood up in embarrassment and said randomly: "It would be better for you to ask my elder brother about this kind of thing. This kind of thing will not be mentioned in the secret."
Lu Qingqing frowned and said: "It's not that your sister-in-law or I got jealous, but Mrs. She mentioned this matter to me yesterday, saying that it was unlucky to have women in the army. I was the one who messed up Ge Ge.
Qiu Yan was sent to Yanmen Pass, but now that I think about it, it is really not appropriate."
"Don't women from the Yang family claim to be able to go to the battlefield? How could you say that?"
"It is a woman's main job to take care of her husband and teach her children. The old lady takes the women at home to practice martial arts to inspire the men at home. It is impossible to actually go to the battlefield."
Bacon walked into the hall with Yun Luoluo, the eldest daughter of the Yun family, holding a wooden plate with two bowls of wontons on it.
Lu Qingqing gently stirred the wontons in the bowl with a spoon, looked at Yun Luoluo who was devouring them and said worriedly: "I've already become a little fat, what's the point of eating more?"
Yun Er helped his little niece wipe the juice from the chubby face and said with a smile: "As long as the body is strong, it is a blessing for children to eat more." (To be continued)