"Hoo, ho." Hu Ji Yao supported the big tree with one hand, half-bent down and supported his knees with the other hand, gasping loudly. He was already over sixty this year, and even though his body was still strong, he couldn't stop running like this.
Bai Mingjing looked around and saw no Ailao people chasing after him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Hu Jiya: "Your Majesty, the Ailao people have retreated."
"That's very good. Let the soldiers take a rest here and continue to Xinping City tomorrow. Bai Aiqing, where is this place? How far is it from Xinping City?" Hu Jisao said. Just now they were in a panic and no longer knew where they were going. .
Fortunately, Bai Mingjing was familiar with the terrain in this area. He already knew where they were when he looked around. He immediately replied after hearing this: "Your Majesty, this place is still in the mountains and forests in the northwest of Ha Tinh Province, about seven kilometers away from Tan Binh City. Eighty miles. But it takes about thirty or forty miles to get out of the mountains and forests."
"Seventy or eighty miles?" Hu Jisao asked the guards to spread a mat on the ground, sat down and said, "In the mountains and forests, the fastest you can walk is twenty miles in one day, and it takes two days to walk thirty or forty miles. After you get down the mountain, you can still walk." We have to walk for a day, and we can reach Xinping on the 26th of the first lunar month the day after tomorrow."
"Your Majesty is right," Bai Mingjing said.
Hu Jiya nodded and did not answer. Instead, he lowered his head to think. After a while, he said, "Bai Aiqing, how much dry food do you have now? Is it enough to feed the soldiers tonight?"
Bai Mingjing glanced around. At this time, although many soldiers had been beaten to death by the Ailao people, and some others had fled to unknown places, there were still more than 80 soldiers guarding Hu Jiya.
"Your Majesty, when we retreated just now, the two guards carrying food were beaten to death by the Ailao people. In the rush, we couldn't stop and pack carefully. A lot of dry food and dried meat were lost. But fortunately, the food in hand was enough for four people. If there are more than ten people to eat, two soldiers must share a portion of the food."
"This is not possible! We have been tired all day today and have to travel early tomorrow morning. It is not possible to only eat half a portion of food!" Hu Jiya said immediately: "Bai Aiqing, please arrange for a few people who are familiar with the terrain here to search around. Wild vegetables, go fetch some more water, and make some vegetable soup for the soldiers. If it would be better to hunt some wild animals, it’s okay if you don’t have them.” Because he was in the team, they also carried a small iron pot and a few Small wooden bucket and tea cup.
Bai Mingjing was very reluctant to accept this task and said: "Your Majesty, if a fire is lit, it may be discovered by the Ailao people, it is better not to light a fire."
"It's so dark, how can we easily detect the light of a fire in the distance? Just find a few big rocks to block the light of the fire when lighting a fire." Hu Jisao said. He used to go out for picnics. If he deliberately blocked the fire at night, the fire would be small. It's hard to find.
Bai Mingjing had no choice but to accept the order, called a few of his cronies over, and ordered them to dig wild vegetables, while he took a few others to fetch water from the stream.
After a while, Bai Mingjing came back with water, piled the dry firewood he collected together, lit a fire with fire sticks, and waited for the people who were searching for wild vegetables to return. Then he threw the wild vegetables into the pot. After a while, the vegetables were cooked, and the soldiers They each shared half of the food, and lined up to get soup. Now the remaining Annan soldiers are Hu Jiya's imperial guards. Many of them have helmets, and several of them share the helmet to serve soup.
After all the soldiers had eaten, Bai Mingjing arranged for a few well-fed soldiers to stand guard in all directions. Most of the soldiers cleared out a stone-free place and rested in undressed clothes. Hu Jiya also asked the guards to spread it on the ground. Make a layer of bedding and lie down to sleep.
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"Grand Master, Your Majesty has something to give to the Grand Master."
"Thank you for your kindness." Hu Jiya took the item in his hand and said to the eunuch who came to give it to him.
He then opened the box, took out a rolled-up calligraphy and painting, and unfolded it to look at it. He saw that the painting was divided into four parts, each of which showed a man wearing a long gown, and a child. Or lying in bed together with people who are dying.
Hu Ji Yao only glanced at it, then immediately knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the palace and said: "I will definitely follow the example of Duke Zhou, Duke Huo, Marquis Zhuge Wu and Doctor Su to assist the officials. If you go against this, God will despise you." .”
In an instant, the scene changed. Hu Jima, who was about fifty years old, was standing next to an old man in royal robes, walking in the beautiful imperial garden. He only heard the old man in royal robes say: ""The Taishi's relatives and state affairs are all entrusted to them. Now the country is weak and the widows are old and old. After his death, the officials (referring to the emperor of the Chen Dynasty) love his ministers and appreciate them. If they think they can assist, they will assist him. You can take it yourself."
Hu Jiya immediately took off his hat and knelt on the ground and kowtowed. At the same time, he pointed to the heaven and the earth and swore: "I can't do my best to assist the official family and pass it on to my descendants, and ghosts and gods will abandon it. And King Lingde (the deposed emperor of the Chen Dynasty) has done harm before." If your heart is not your majesty's powerful spirit, then I will die with a smile on my face, and what will happen today? My body will be broken into pieces, and I will not be able to repay you. What if I dare to have any different plans? I hope your majesty will learn from this heart and not be overly worried."
In the blink of an eye, the scene changed again, and Hu Jiya was seen wearing a dragon robe, sitting high on the stage, and countless ministers knelt down and said: "Long live my emperor!"
"I love you!" Hu Jima asked them to get up with a smile, and then said to the five-year-old child standing aside: "You, the king of the Chen Dynasty, are dim. Today, I will take the position of the king of the Chen Dynasty by God's will. Can you Are you dissatisfied?"
The child immediately knelt down and said in a stuttering voice: "My father is ignorant and immoral, but what your Majesty did was very appropriate."
Hu Jisao nodded and said: "I originally wanted to depose you as a commoner, but since you are my grandson, I have now made you the King of Baoning and moved you to live in the western capital."
"Thank you for your grace." The child kowtowed again.
It was already noon when the enthronement ceremony was completed. Hu Jiya returned to the harem wearing a dragon robe. After lunch, he lay down to sleep. Suddenly he dreamed that King Yizong had a ferocious face and shouted to him: "What you said that day." , but do you still remember?”
Hu Jiya looked up at the sky and saw a bolt of lightning striking his Tianling Cap.
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"Ah!" Hu Jisao suddenly shouted, straightened up and sat on the bed.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" the only eunuch who was still with him asked hurriedly.
Hu Jisao looked around and found that he was in the mountains and forests. He said, "It's okay. I had a bad dream."
"Your Majesty, you must be too tired these past few days, so your Majesty is dreaming. When you get to Xinping City, your Majesty can have a good rest," the eunuch said.
Hu Jiya gave him a few perfunctory words, looked up at the sky, saw that it was already dark in the east, put on his clothes and stood up.
At this time, the surrounding soldiers were still sleeping. They were really tired yesterday, and if no one woke them up, they could sleep until the morning the day after tomorrow.
Hu Jima walked to the northernmost part of the open space, facing the direction of Thang Long City, and muttered silently: "Could it be that the reason why I was reduced to the state of subjugation just three years after taking the throne is because I usurped the throne of the Chen Dynasty? , the reason why all the ghosts and gods in heaven and earth have abandoned me?”
He also thought back to the past dynasties of China and Annan. "I am just talking about the past dynasties of Annan. In the Central Plains countries, those who have long-lasting rule are the emperors who hold the throne very righteously, such as the Han, Tang, and Yuan dynasties. Although the Song Dynasty enjoyed great prosperity, It has been a long time, but the country is inherently deficient and has never been able to unify the Central Plains and succumbed to the barbarians.'
‘Could it be that seeking to usurp the throne is really something that heaven and earth will not tolerate?’
He then lowered his head and muttered silently: "If it is true as I said below, please let the sky send lightning or the Ailao people attack my camp." After Hu Jisao said this, he knelt on the ground facing north.
But after a while, no lightning struck, and no pursuers appeared. Hu Jiyou breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and walked back to his original position. He was about to call the eunuch to wake up Bai Mingjing. Suddenly, a sound came from the east. When it comes, it screams to kill.