Chang'an is good

But Wei Shuyi thought again, she must have been in a hundred times more pain at that time than he was now.

The snow in Beidi is foreign snow, so it must be colder and more unbearable.

But he believed that when she lay in the snow, she must have no regrets in her heart.

She drew her sword outside the pass that year, and he made his move inside the pass today, and they have no regrets.

Knowing that it was not a wise move, he still chose to give his life... Now, he could finally truly understand such a person.

In the past, he considered himself the most insightful person in the world, who could always see through everything easily. He also regarded those inflexible and retrograde people as the embodiment of stubbornness who did not know how to adapt to the rules of the world.

Now he understood that his former self-confidence in everything was nothing but a kind of arrogant wandering.

He has always been detached from this world. Although he has been an official for many years, it was not until today that he finally developed the "awareness" of an official.

This feeling is painful. It hurts because this world is cruel and all living things are suffering; it hurts because the universe is vast, but there are so many heartless people.

At this moment, he felt affection for this world and realized that he had been one of the heartless people in the past.

He had been wandering around for half his life and finally began to try to take root in this world, but it happened to be the dead of winter with heavy snow and frozen ground, and he was destined not to live until the next spring.

I have been a plant for a long time, but I have no chance to see spring. How can I not feel regretful?

The heavy snow fell on the young man's quiet and empty face, on his eyebrows and eyes, like snow covering green mountains, gradually obscuring the original clear colors.

The sounds of fighting on the official road began to weaken. The outcome of this fight without suspense was already clear.

Changji staggered over, turning the snow red wherever he passed.

"Lang Jun!"

"Come on!"

Changji tried to pull his husband up, but he himself was too weak and fell to the ground.

Wei Shuyi did not move, but just asked: "Changji, is the sword still there?"

Changji, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, still spoke with a powerful voice: "Changji still has a sword!"

As Changji spoke, he leaned his sword in the snow with one hand, gritted his red teeth, and tried to help Wei Shuyi up with his other hand.

"Then use the sword in your hand to give your husband some respect."

Changji's blood-stained hands froze, but he cried out in anger and grief: "...My dear, you are seriously ill!"

"Changji." Wei Shuyi closed his eyes: "Thank you for your help."

The snow was falling faster and faster, and the deadly rebels were approaching behind them.

Changji, who was seriously injured, felt that he was hallucinating. In this hallucination, the sound of approaching horse hooves came not only from behind him, but also from the front.

In the chaos of despair, Changji raised his head and looked forward, but the next moment, his face suddenly changed, he lowered his body, and pounced into the snow.

Feathered arrows flew overhead, piercing the rebels who were chasing them.

For a moment, Wei Shuyi thought that the young master of the Yue family was too soft-hearted and chose to leave and come back. He was afraid that his death today would be in vain.

But the thought only lasted for a moment.

Although he did not act rashly, as the sound of horse hooves got closer, he could see that the arrows from above were becoming denser and denser, like heavy rain.

The large flakes of snow that were originally falling straight down in his sight broke into pieces and danced wildly in the rain of arrows.

When the rain of arrows stopped, the sky above, which was blocked by the arrows, was still dark, and was replaced by a huge cavalry team.

The strong war horses were galloping, and the riders on them were all wearing ink-colored cloaks.

This thick ink color suddenly appears in the vast snowfield, like ink splashed on white paper, splashing out the most natural, heroic and valiant shape.

Those black iron cavalrymen rushed past continuously, and the sound of their horses' hooves made the snow on the ground tremble slightly. Along with this piece of heaven and earth, Wei Shuyi's heart and soul also trembled.

A group of dark cavalry surrounded him, and soon a striking black and white appeared above his sight.

On top of the warhorse, the person was wearing a black cloak with white fox fur trimmed in it. The hood attached to the cloak covered her head and face. Her small face was half hidden by the fox fur on the brim of the hood, and her chin was also blocked. Only her eyes were clearly visible.

The owner of those eyes stared at him, somewhat surprised: "This piece of dry food is almost going to mold."

Wei Shuyi finally blinked his eyes tremblingly, shaking off the snow on his thick eyelashes, and regained some of his senses.

There were still cavalrymen passing by behind her, but she stopped her horse and asked him, "You are so anxious to die when you first arrive in Lingzhou. Why don't you try to delay it for two more days?"

Wei Shuyi looked at her, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly: "I didn't know that the envoy Chang Jie would come, so it's better to do it today than to wait for a day."

He had calculated all the possibilities and tried his best to adapt to the time, place and people, but he never expected that she would suddenly appear.

She had always been outside of his plans, and even outside of this world.

This was the first time the two met after he knew all the details of her identity.

She was sitting on the horse and he was lying in the snow, and the line between life and death was close as they looked at each other.

She asked him, "You are lying so elegantly and freely, I guess you won't die, right?"

He answered slowly: "If Envoy Chang Jie comes, Wei will not die."

"Then sit up. I'll have someone check your wound and stop the bleeding." After Chang Suining finished speaking, he rode away to check the situation ahead.

The direction from which Chang Suining's army appeared was opposite to the direction from which the Shuofang rebels appeared, and overlapped with the direction from which Yue Chunyan fled.

Therefore, the group of soldiers who were protecting Yue Chunyan had not gone far when they encountered Chang Suining's army.

At that time, Yue Chunyan and his companions looked at the overwhelming cavalry coming at them and felt that they were as small as ants and would be crushed into powder in the next moment.

But those people did not hurt them. After finding out the situation, they took them back.

On the way back, the young Yue Chunyan was more surprised than relieved. He was surprised at how these at least 50,000 cavalrymen could suddenly rush to Lingzhou silently... Why didn't anyone report it along the way when they entered the inner pass? !
What are they planning to do in Lingzhou?

The cavalry led by Chang Suining on this trip indeed numbered 50,000.

Fifty thousand cavalrymen, even if they were not heavy cavalry, was an astonishing number no matter where they were placed. Among them, only ten thousand were Chang Suining's men, and the rest were from Bingzhou.

Most of the war horses of the Great Sheng Dynasty were produced in the north, and Bingzhou and Jizhou were the largest horse-breeding areas in the north. The Bingzhou cavalry was known as the "Wolf Riders" in ancient times.

Cui Jing knew very well that training cavalry was of utmost importance in resisting the Northern Di. Since he took over Bingzhou, he had never let anyone slack off on the important tasks of raising horses and training cavalry.

However, it is rare to see the Bingzhou cavalry stationed in the important area of ​​Taiyuan march out of Hedong Road together. Even many people outside are not aware that Bingzhou still has such a large cavalry.

With 50,000 cavalrymen charging over, there would naturally be no suspense at all when facing the Shuofang rebels numbering in the thousands.

Chang Suining ordered his men to keep as many people alive as possible, including the captain named Quan.

After all, it's meddling in someone else's family affairs, so restraining yourself is basic ethics. Whether to kill or not, it's better to leave it to the Shuofang Army to deal with it afterwards.

Besides, a living person would be the evidence. When the soldiers counted and tied up the rebels, Chang Suining got off his horse and walked to Wei Shuyi.

The arrow in his arm had been removed, but fortunately no arm bones were broken.

But it took a lot of effort to stop the bleeding. At this moment, the bleeding had barely stopped and the bandage had been completed. Wei Shuyi's face looked paler and weaker than ever before. Two soldiers helped him up, one on each side.

The young man Yue Chunyan stepped forward, knelt down in front of Wei Shuyi, and bowed his head: "Prime Minister Wei risked his life to save me, Chunyan will never forget it!"

Chang Suining felt more relieved when he saw this scene.

As she hurried here, she also asked people to keep an eye on the itinerary of Wei Shuyi and his group of imperial envoys, estimating that Wei Shuyi had just arrived in Lingzhou today.

With Wei Shuyi's intelligence, he might be able to think of a way to delay entering the city. Chang Suining originally wanted to discuss the plan of action with Wei Shuyi after meeting him... But when she arrived here, she saw this guy lying in the snow, waiting to die.

But this does not mean that Wei Shuyi's decision was meaningless.

On the contrary, the "good" situation at this time was far beyond Chang Suining's expectations.

Wei Shuyi put himself in the game to lure those with ulterior motives into taking action.

A true counsellor often includes his own death as part of his plan.

The danger he encountered allowed those who had not lost their original intentions to clearly see the true face of those who had different intentions. Once this matter was exposed, the stalemate in the Shuofang army could be broken.

In this way, the next steps will be much simpler, and everything will have a legitimate reason.

Chang Suining came to Wei Shuyi and asked, "Can I still enter the city?"

Wei Shuyi, with a pale face, nodded to her without hesitation.

Chang Suining turned around and told She Cai: "Pass the order down and select 20,000 cavalrymen to follow me to escort Wei Xiang into Lingzhou City."

Wei Shuyi tried to raise his hand to express his gratitude, but Chang Suining had already turned around and said, "Save your energy."

The corners of Wei Shuyi's pale mouth twitched and he revealed a smile.

Yue Chunyan felt somewhat uneasy, and subconsciously looked at a soldier beside him - this envoy Chang Jie brought 50,000 cavalrymen, and wanted to use 20,000 to escort Wei Xiang into the city. What about the remaining 30,000?
It's really hard to relax when a strong man with a knife suddenly breaks into your home.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yue." Wei Shuyi's voice was weak, but with a hint of smile, he looked at Chang Suining's back: "Chang Jieshi is a good person."

These words of comfort were very simple, just like coaxing a child.

Yue Chunyan felt inexplicably relieved. He subconsciously looked at Chang Suining and saw that the black and white figure had walked to the side of his father's coffin. He paused slightly, then raised his hand to pull out two arrows that were stuck in the coffin.

Several generals behind her followed suit, and she continued to move forward, without saying anything more, and jumped onto the horse.

The arrows on the coffin were quickly cleared away by her subordinates. Before mounting their horses, they folded their hands in front of their foreheads and saluted towards the coffin.

Then, the cavalry began to line up in order.

Chang Suining led the light cavalry in the front, protecting Wei Shuyi and the wounded Yue Chunyan and others in the middle, while the captured Shuofang rebels were dragged to the back.

However, at the front was still Yue Guang's coffin.

Before Yue Chunyan followed Wei Shuyi onto the carriage, he looked at the ink-black cavalry in front of him, with tears flashing in the corners of his eyes.

The young man suddenly thought naively that no matter what the envoy Chang Jie intended to do, as long as it did not harm his Shuofang soldiers and civilians, he would be willing to follow her arrangements.

Because she would pull out the arrows from his father's coffin and lead the way to send him, the wounded soldiers, and his father home.

The heavy snow outside the car finally showed signs of slowing down.

Changji, who was carried into the carriage by Yuanxiang and his men, and whose eyes were still closed, was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

The rest of the journey was exceptionally peaceful.

But Wei Shuyi and others, even Yue Chunyan, knew clearly where this calmness came from.

Shi Daxiong's ambush troops were hiding on the side, but with 20,000 mighty cavalry here, they had no choice but to stay put.

Brutal killings can only be suppressed by more powerful forces.

What is predictable is that those murderous eyes lurking in the darkness must be on their way to report the news to Shi Daxiong.

Faintly, Yue Chunyan seemed to understand the whereabouts of the remaining 30,000 cavalry under Chang Suining.

When the cavalry approached the Lingzhou city gate, they slowed down in an orderly manner.

Even so, it caused great shock and panic to the guards of Lingzhou City.

But seeing a coffin with white silk hanging in front of them, most of the guards remained calm.

Yue Chunyan quickly stepped forward and explained to them what had happened to Master Daxiong outside the city.

The guards had different reactions.

Yue Chunyan knew that there were also Shi Daxiong's men among them, but the reason why the army was able to form a power restraint was that the distribution of power was roughly equal, so Shi Daxiong's spies did not dare to act rashly.

What's more, there are 20,000 cavalrymen just outside the city.

Yue Chunyan asked the guards to open the city gates and welcome his father's coffin into the city.

The guards knew that they must not stop the envoy's coffin from entering the city, but they were still hesitant.

No matter where the city is, unless it is a wartime, most of the army will be stationed in military camps outside the city. There are not many guards in Lingzhou City at this time, and the number of these cavalry under the city is too large.

At this time, Chang Suining sent someone forward to convey her position, saying that she would only allow one thousand cavalry to escort Wei Shuyi into the city.

Following Chang Suining's order, the remaining cavalry troops retreated to a safe distance behind.

In this way, the gate of Lingzhou city was finally slowly opened.

The coffin entered the city first, and Wei Shuyi and others followed behind. Chang Suining sat on his horse and said to Wei Shuyi, "The city will be handed over to Prime Minister Wei."

The wisdom, courage and even better character displayed by Wei Shuyi this time made Chang Suining believe that as long as he could successfully enter Lingzhou City, he would be able to calm people's hearts to the greatest extent possible.

On the way into the city, Chang Suining had learned that the three deputy envoys of the Shuofang Army were all waiting in the city today for Yue Guang's coffin to return to the city.

But at this time, only two of the three deputy envoys were still in the city.

Therefore, Chang Suining smiled and said to Wei Shuyi: "Prime Minister Wei, go and persuade the two deputy envoys in the city, and I will try to persuade the other one."

Wei Shuyi smiled knowingly and said to her, "Wei will definitely live up to the envoy's trust."

The reason he entered the city at this time was no longer to live up to the court, but to live up to her.

Wei Shuyi, who came for the court, should have died in the snow at this time.

Chang Suining looked at Yue Chunyan and the wounded Shuofang soldiers beside him and said, "Everyone, I saved Wei Xiang's life today. I will not allow him to make any mistakes in Lingzhou City."

She didn't say any threats, but it made everyone feel a chill in their hearts. The young man immediately clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, Envoy Chang Jie, Wei Xiang is also my savior. If anyone dares to hurt him, they will have to step over my corpse!" (End of this chapter)