Yijuan cloud

Chapter 30 A glimpse of true nature
"What are you doing?"

I was muttering something in my mind when I suddenly heard the voice of King Yi. My heart skipped a beat and I hurriedly opened my eyes.

He didn't even look at anyone, just relied on his feelings and knelt down to salute.

After calming down, he replied: "This slave is praying for the frontline soldiers."

Wherever he looked, he could only see his deep crimson woven robe being slightly blown by the wind, and hanging from his waist were a moon-white jade pendant, an enamel sheath knife, and a green-green flat gold-embroidered purse, each piece of which was exquisite and precious.

His voice was calm: "But do you have family members or friends in the military?"

I said, "No, I just hope that they will come back victorious, so that the prince can return to the capital with great merits and virtues, and we, the slaves, can follow him back."

He didn't ask me to get up. He just chuckled and said, "It turns out that I want to go back to Beijing. Don't worry, I've already given you the voucher and I'll be back in a few days."

As he spoke, he left straight away, and the faint scent of Su Hexiang also dispersed.

After a while, I stood up and looked up.

He was walking briskly with his hands behind his back. Zhu Qing followed suit with a bow and arrow kettle on his back. It seemed that he was going somewhere to shoot arrows for fun.

I turned and walked away quickly.

Because it was wartime, reports and imperial edicts came and went urgently.

The horse galloped back, but it took most of the day.

The holy will soon spread throughout the house.

The emperor replied to King Yi's request, saying that the war has just begun and the enemy is dangerous. King Yi should share the same hatred for the soldiers and advance and retreat together. If he returns to the capital at this time, it may affect morale.

King Yi was very anxious after receiving the imperial edict.

Not knowing whether General Fan's team was alive or dead, this added to the panic. He sent people out several times a day to inquire.

One evening, Zhong Ming came over to give Prince Yi a set of riding clothes.

After Linghua took it, Zhong Ming told him to clean it carefully and be careful of the pearl gold thread on it.

At the end, Zhong Ming chatted with a few of us, bared his teeth and sighed: "I thought that when our army came, we would be able to take action. Who would have thought that it would be like this today! The superiors didn't call you back, you He said, if this really happened, we would just be slaves, but what should we, the prince, do?"

Yingjiao said: "You really don't care too much! Aren't there still more than half of the soldiers? Not to mention that there are the General Military Mansion and the Governor's Mansion in the city, so they can't protect our place well?"

Zhong Ming shook his head: "What do women know? If you have to pay eight thousand today and eight thousand tomorrow, how long can you last?"

I said: "Is this a message from the front line, or is it a prophet? The troops led by General Fan just lost contact. It's not like they were in trouble. They were following the prince anyway. Why did they open their mouths? This is going to spread. , if you lie about military information, you will suffer a lot!"

Zhong Ming was playing with a sprig of jasmine in his hand and said, "Don't tell me, you really can't say for sure what happens in the army. Take the former commander-in-chief as an example, who would have thought that he would be stabbed by the Tatars in the city?" Cut it?"

Linghua said: "Bah! You just say depressing words. We are already afraid, and we are here to scare people!"

After sending Zhong Ming out, Yingjiao complained: "It was a good time in Shangjing, but after being gossiped about a few times, I came here. Now I'm scared. If there is an emergency, we will be dragged away. "

Linghua sighed and said, "Let's just do whatever the master wants us to do. It's always not good to talk about the master behind his back." As she said that, she walked away with her clothes in her arms, a cyan coat and an indigo skirt. He is tall and thin and walks slowly and slowly.

Everyone also went about their business.

I was cleaning my pen and inkstone, thinking about what Linghua had just said, and couldn't help but be lost in thought.

From the first time I met Prince Yi in the alley of my hometown in Yangzhou, he was seriously injured. He had been bleeding outside alone for three days and still refused to let go.

I think he must not want to die, he must be nostalgic for this world.

I thought it was just a chance encounter and there would be no chance of meeting again, but I didn't expect to follow Cao Yingshan into the palace and find that he was the groom.

For a few days in the palace, he carefully dealt with the two ladies, but in the end something so messy happened that he simply walked away. Only then did he really see what other people were like before and after them.

Think about it, this is also common.

He is the noble prince of Jin. He has been pampered since he was born. He is fawned over by countless people. He is also in power. He flatters those above and bullies those below. He is romantic and cowardly. He is nothing more than a playboy.

Everyone has his own ambitions. I only need to be a slave, who cares what kind of person my master is?

Thinking about these days again, I felt angry at Prince Yi's contempt and felt unreasonable.

After thinking about it clearly, my heart will no longer be disturbed when I hear something.

No matter what His Majesty's every move is, I will only abide by my duty and hope with all my heart for news about General Fan.

Three days passed like this. In the afternoon, Linghua and I were enjoying the cool air on the porch.

Suddenly Yingjiao came running from outside and said happily: "Great news! General Fan is back! We won a great victory! General Fan chased the enemy for 5000 miles and found one of their camps. He killed more than [-] Tatars in total. He even captured two Tatar officers!"

I stood up suddenly!He hurried over, grabbed Yingjiao's arm, and said happily: "Where did this news come from?"

In the yard, the white sun was shining brightly. I blocked Yingjiao's path. She frowned slightly and said, "It's being spread outside. Come inside quickly. It's almost melting in the sun."

She turned sideways and ran up the steps, saying as she ran, "I heard that General Fan has returned to the camp. I'm sure the news is correct!"

I sat on the edge of the bed and listened to the other three happily discussing the rumors.

They all felt that victory was just around the corner, and they lost all fear, and began to guess when they would be able to return to the court.

I couldn't help but feel excited.

Thinking that this was Fan Li's first time leading an army on an expedition and that he could defeat the fierce and powerful Tatar soldiers, it was time to drink a celebratory drink in the camp.

In the situation where the northern border has been invaded repeatedly and has become a problem for a long time, General Fan won a great victory. The emperor was delighted when he heard about it and praised him greatly.

The decree was passed and he was granted the title of General Fuyuan.He is on par with General Chang and is the general.

He also entrusted the army with an important task and ordered the army to work together to completely eliminate the threat in the north.

(End of this chapter)