Princess Jin Yao woke up from the nightmare. She actually couldn't believe that she was having a nightmare. After all, she didn't dare to fall asleep these days.
A pair of gentle hands touched her shoulders and forehead, and at the same time there was a soft voice, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, wake up, wake up."
Princess Jin Yao looked at the woman in front of her, who seemed familiar yet strange at the same time. Her consciousness condensed and she remembered what was going on.
"Dan, Dan, Miss Chen." she said.
Chen Danyan smiled at her: "I am Chen Danzhu's sister, Chen Danyan."
Princess Jin Yao knew who she was. When Chen Danzhu was ill, she came to visit her in the cell and met her once, but she couldn't remember her name for a while.
"I know you are here." She said hurriedly, looking around and speaking a little incoherently, "Old man Chen, I knew it was him as soon as I saw him - where is Zhang Yao?"
She recognized Chen Liehu at that time and saw Zhang Yao fainting. She panicked even though she hadn't panicked along the way, and she didn't know anything about it after that.
Is Zhang Yao dead?
Chen Danyan touched her shoulder again: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang is fine. Doctor Yuan is here and has already taken a look at him."
Doctor Yuan, Jin Yao breathed a sigh of relief and said anxiously: "The people from Xiliang have brought troops and horses, over there in Fengcheng——"
Chen Danyan said softly again: "Princess, we all know that several guards have reported back before you."
Princess Jin Yao unloaded it in one breath and leaned softly on the bed. Yes, she and Zhang Yao were ambushed. In the middle of the night, there were no lights or fire in the village. It was as quiet as a no-man's land. It was clearly already
On alert.
Sure enough, the guards managed to get out successfully.
"That's great." She murmured, tears falling down until this moment.
The door curtain rang and Doctor Yuan walked in: "Princess, you are awake."
Princess Jin Yao sat up straight and wiped away her tears: "You already know the news, right?"
Doctor Yuan nodded: "A total of three people came back. One of them dragged his breath and passed away after saying that. The other two injured one's arm and one's leg, but their lives are not worried."
Princess Jin Yao murmured a few thanks to God and asked, "What do you need from me?"
Doctor Yuan said: "The princess wants to return to Xijing to take charge. Although she has begun preparations for war, the coach here cannot be controlled by us."
Here, we, what we are talking about seems to be very complicated. Chen Danyan is sitting aside, seeming to understand but not understanding, silently.
Princess Jin Yao understands that we are naturally referring to Chu Yurong. Chu Yurong is no longer the iron-faced general and is still being hunted——
"Has your father cleared the grievances of Sixth Brother?" She thought of a key question and asked hurriedly.
Doctor Yuan shook his head.
So Sixth Brother was still being hunted for murdering the emperor? Princess Jinyao tightened her grip. At that time, officials from Honglu Temple told her that the emperor had deposed the prince as soon as he woke up and arranged for someone to stop her marriage to Xiliang.
, why has it been so long and I still haven’t mentioned Sixth Brother——
However, Princess Jin Yao's eyes were filled with sadness. She should have guessed that her father really wanted to——
Doctor Yuan saw the girl's mood and said softly: "Princess, this is not important."
This is not important. Chu Yurong also said it. Princess Jin Yao sighed inwardly and raised her head: "Yes, the most important thing now is to defeat Xiliang."
She got off the bed, thanked Chen Danyan, and then went to see Zhang Yao who was sleeping in the next room. Zhang Yao was very weak. Only then did Princess Jin Yao see that he was also covered in injuries, but fortunately he no longer had a fever.
"Princess, don't worry, he will be fine in just a few days." Doctor Yuan said.
Princess Jin Yao looked at Chen Danyan: "Then he will be entrusted to you, the eldest lady."
Chen Danyan said with a smile: "Don't worry, princess, I will take good care of him."
Princess Jin Yao glanced at Zhang Yao again and followed Doctor Yuan out. She originally wanted to meet Chen Liehu, but she couldn't see Chen Liehu from left to right, so she had to leave first.
Watching the team disappear into the village, Chen Liehu walked out of the backyard with a shovel. Children gathered around him outside the door, looking excited.
"Old man Chen, the trap we set up can really catch people."
"What do we do now?"
Chen Liehu looked at them and smiled, pointing the shovel forward: "Deploy defenses in all directions, iron walls and copper walls."
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The horses galloped out of Xijing non-stop day and night, changing horses and post soldiers all the way. As the sun rose and set, they finally arrived at the first post station in the capital city.
"Urgent report from West County." The postman said. He fell off his horse and was about to faint.
The guards in the post station were already prepared and stood him up steadily. Someone else took off the letter bag in front of him. The new post guard was already leading the horse and was ready. He took the letter bag and tied it in front of him.
He got on his horse and went out.
But the letter soldier who was carried unconsciously into the house did not notice that the new post soldier did not rush straight to the capital with the letter, but turned into a fort guard.
The letter was opened and dropped in front of my eyes.
"Is there a fight?" someone asked in a low voice next to him.
Bingwei, who was holding the letter, nodded to him and looked at the contents of the letter. There was no trace of nervousness on his face. Instead, he said: "This news came out quickly enough."
The person next to him sat down and said, "What's wrong with the Crown Prince of Xiliang? You didn't stop him like this? Have they caught the princess?"
Bingwei, who was holding the letter, shook his head: "I didn't say it above, but it's not important anymore." He lit the letter on fire, threw it away, and watched it turn into ashes in the air.
There was the sound of horse hooves outside the door, and several people in the room immediately stood up and walked out.
A group of soldiers galloped into the fort, and the leader asked: "Master Zhou is inspecting, what's going on?"
Those people stood upright and responded: "No."
The leading general nodded: "Pay attention to defense and strict inspection."
Several people responded and watched the general turn around and gallop away. The leader clapped his hands gently and wiped away a little bit of ashes on his fingers.
"It's not like we didn't listen to Lord Zhou." He smiled softly and said, "Master Zhou said, don't worry about anything."
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Standing on the thick city wall of Xijing, she could seem to hear the sound of fighting. Princess Jin Yao looked hard. Although she couldn't see anything, she still couldn't help but tremble all over.
"Fengcheng, this must be the situation we are facing." She whispered.
A guard stood beside her and said: "My condolences, Princess. Fengcheng was greatly damaged, but at least the city was not breached, and more than half of the people were saved."
Princess Jin Yao took a deep breath and asked: "How is the defense line around Xijing?"
The guard whispered: "Master Du Junwei is in charge of the war, we have no right to know."
This guard was also arranged by Doctor Yuan, but it was just a guard. He could not know how the war was progressing or how to deploy troops and generals.
Princess Jin Yao turned around and walked down the city wall: "I'll ask General Du."
When he heard Princess Jin Yao's visit, General Du did not refuse to see her, but he just refused to say anything when the princess asked about the war situation.
"Princess, you don't have to worry. There are 20,000 Xijing border troops, and they have reported to the court urgently. The capital will come to help soon. There is no need to worry about the Xiliang soldiers and horses." He said, and advised Princess Jin Yao, "Princess, please return to the capital as soon as possible.
Bar."
As Che Zuluo finished talking, Princess Jin Yao couldn't ask anything. She could only throw up her sleeves angrily and walk out. When she saw several generals running towards her in a hurry, Princess Jin Yao stopped and soon heard an argument coming from inside.
, and soon several generals came out with red faces.
"This won't work at all!"
"If you only defend without attacking, you will inevitably fall into passivity."
"What on earth are General Du waiting for?"
"Waiting for Tiger Talisman, otherwise how could the imperial court know about his great achievements in guarding the border?"
"Something happened to the prince, and he is in a state of panic."
Several people whispered angrily and left. Princess Jin Yao stood there and frowned. Then she looked back at where General Du was. Two maids were walking in and changing refreshments for General Du in the room. At this time, this General Du actually
Do you still have time to drink tea?!
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Night once again enveloped the earth, and the capital could not hear the cries of fighting on the battlefield, and everything was peaceful.
The silhouettes of people under Peach Blossom Mountain were rising and falling, accompanied by sharp bird calls. It seemed that countless birds flew out of the night and gathered on the road, turning into a dense sound of horse hooves.
"The news has been blocked." Wang Xian urged his horse and caught up with Chu Yurong who was at the front. "It was not sent to the capital."
Chu Yurong asked: "Have you checked out the place and people?"
Fenglin nodded on the other side: "I've found out."
Chu Yurong looked at the dark night ahead and said nothing.
The intensive sound of horse hooves and the intensive sound of swords were like raindrops hitting the fortress in the dark night. Looking at the group of people standing in front of them, the guards in the fortress who were easily disarmed looked shocked. They were actually wearing Daxia military robes.
"Who are you!" the leader of the guards shouted, "how dare you——"
Before he could finish his words, he saw a flash of light from the knife, and his head flew up with blood and rolled to the ground.
The remaining guards exclaimed and saw a black horse approaching. The man on the horse had black hair and a jade face. He was only wearing a very ordinary black cloak, but his aura was terrifying.
One of the guards looked at it blankly, and suddenly thought of a beautiful picture, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Yes, it's the Sixth Prince——"
Before he finished speaking, Chu Yurong raised his hand and waved, another waist knife flew towards him, and the guard's head and voice disappeared together.
It was so cruel that he cut off the head without saying a word. The remaining guards felt their legs go weak. Is this really the sixth prince who lives alone due to illness and never sees anyone else?
Their fear did not last long. Chu Yurong waved his hand expressionlessly. This time, no knife flew, but other people struck and eliminated the remaining guards.
Wang Xian looked at Chu Yurong from the side and couldn't help but be distracted. If Chen Danzhu was here at this time, he would definitely doubt whether the man with the cold eyebrows in front of him was Chu Yurong and see if she dared to act coquettishly in front of him.
Selling crazy, acting wildly.
The poor girl didn't know the true appearance of the Iron Masked General at first, and later she didn't know what kind of temperament the Sixth Prince had beneath his soft appearance.
Wang Xian came to his senses and asked: "Do you want to send news of the crisis in Xijing to the imperial city?"
Chu Yurong's fair face was cold and indifferent: "No, there's no need for them to know."
Are you really angry? Wang Xian hesitated and asked: "Then -"
Chu Yurong looked in the direction of Xijing: "Order the Northern Army's Hu Cavalry and two more cavalry schools to rush to Xijing's aid."
Wang Xian was stunned for a moment. If this happened, the whole world would be moved.
The emperor really knew that the soldiers and horses were really not in his hands anymore.
Chu Yurong said calmly: "It's time to let him know."
Wang Xian stopped talking and looked at the night sky to the west, hoping that he could hold on there.
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Under the night sky in Xijing, the city was not as violent as the war, but it was quiet and tense.
Footsteps suddenly moved in the brightly lit Captain's Office, the lights became dim, scuffles and shouts could be heard, figures were shaking, and figures were falling.
General Du was dragged out of the inner room. Looking at the people standing in the hall, his face was full of shock.
"Princess?" he shouted, "What are you doing?"
Princess Jin Yao took off her cloak and hood and looked at him: "I plan to let you rest, General Du, while I take control of the military power."
Is this a rebellion? That's not right. Princess Jin Yao is a princess. She can't rebel against her own family. General Du opened his mouth to shout but couldn't speak. He could only struggle angrily: "Your Highness, please stop fooling around!"
When did this happen! I will not hand over the military talisman to you, and no one will listen to your command——"
After saying this, many of the alerted guards from outside rushed over and surrounded the hall. When they saw the princess standing in the hall, they hesitated for a moment.
General Du shouted: "Get them!"
The general issued an order, but even if the other party was a princess, they could only obey the military order, and the guards would rush over.
Princess Jin Yao raised her hand, and a fish charm swayed under the lamp: "Stop!"
Seeing this fish charm, the guards seemed not to know what it was, but suddenly half of the guards stopped.
"Take them down." Princess Jin Yao said again.
The stopped guards turned their weapons and aimed them at the guards around them. The torrent that was originally flowing in one direction split into two sides in an instant.
this?
General Du was stunned and stared at the fish charm in Princess Jin Yao's hand: "What is it? What is this? Who is -"
Before he could finish his words, he was struck down by Doctor Yuan's palm beside him. General Du fainted and fell to the ground. Immediately, swords and guns collided, and the remaining guards were subdued.
Seeing General Du and others being cleared and taken away, Doctor Yuan praised Princess Jinyao: "Princess is decisive."
Princess Jin Yao held the fish charm in her hand and murmured: "To be honest, I'm actually still trembling now."
She never thought she would do such a thing, but it didn't matter. Looking back, she had already done a lot of things she had never thought of in this short period of time.
Doctor Yuan smiled.
"This General Du is indeed unreliable." He said, "The princess was right to seize the military power."
His eyes fell on the fish charm in Princess Jin Yao's hand, and he sighed.
"The tiger talisman belongs to His Majesty, and the fish talisman is what His Highness the Sixth Prince has been running in the military for so many years."
Princess Jin Yao looked at the fish talisman with a complicated expression, and she naturally understood what it meant.
This is a treasonous thing. Once this is used, Chu Yurong's guilt will be confirmed and there is no turning back.
No wonder Sixth Brother said that he didn’t blame his father either, he was really——
Princess Jin Yao took a deep breath: "Now I just want the people of Xijing and Daxia to be safe. Brother Six gave it to me for this purpose."
Doctor Yuan nodded yes, but hesitated: "With the fish talisman, we have seized the military power, but there is still one problem, the general."
It does not mean that you can fight a war if you have ten thousand soldiers and horses. How to deploy troops and generals to form formations, and how to attack and defend all depends on the command of the general.
"I'm just a doctor." Doctor Yuan said with a look of shame on his face, "I don't know how to fight."
Princess Jin Yao smiled bitterly: "Neither can I." But her eyes lit up again, "There are generals! There are very powerful generals!"
Doctor Yuan also thought of it at the same time.
Chen Liehu.
but--
Chen Liehu was a member of the original King of Wu, and he did not hesitate to go against the court for the King of Wu. However, because the King of Wu himself was no longer the King of Wu, Chen Liehu had to retreat sadly.
He was dissatisfied with the imperial court and His Majesty.
Princess Jin Yao shook hands: "I believe Miss Danzhu."
Doctor Yuan smiled bitterly: "I also believe in Miss Danyan."
However, Chen Liehu even gave up his daughter for the sake of King Wu.
