The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

It has been twenty days since Yuan Chun gave birth to Bao'er, and she hasn't taken a bath... Although she often scrubs with hot water, it always "doesn't quench her thirst"; the lochia stopped, but she didn't stop applying the medicine , now the smell can be imagined.Even so, Zhao Zhizhen insisted on living with her, which meant that he might not be able to drive him away tonight, and he would sleep in the same bed with her.

Yuan Chunxin said that I can't stop it, so if I can blow you up, it won't be in vain to waste my whole day worrying about you.But she also understands very well: this does not despise her, she is probably going one step further in the heart of the prince.

Yuan Chun is unavoidably underestimating herself. In Zhao Zhizhen's heart, she is not only a step forward...

But they said that they both slept very deeply that night, and Zhao Zhizhen woke up the manager for the first time in the early morning of the second day. He looked at Yuan Chun who was sleeping soundly in his arms, struggled a bit, and still carefully set Yuan Chun up. The limbs on his body "returned one by one".

But as soon as he sat up, Yuan Chun muttered "Why is it so cold", and then opened his eyes.

The two stared at each other, and Yuan Chun suddenly said, "Ah... what time is it?"

Zhao Zhizhen smiled and said, "I should get up."

Yuan Chun also sat up quickly, but Zhao Zhizhen pressed his shoulders lightly before the bed was lifted.Zhao Zhizhen said softly: "It's good to rest, you don't have to get up with me."

Yuan Chun was stunned for a moment, and asked stupidly, "Is this okay? Can I still make further progress?"

Zhao Zhizhen was happy, "How do you want to make an inch?"

Yuan Chun cleared his throat, "My lord, I'm thirsty."

Zhao Zhizhen hurriedly got up and poured water for her.After a while, Zhao Zhizhen came to Yuan Chun with a tea bowl, "Taste it, see if it suits you."

Yuan Chun took Zhao Zhizhen's hand, moistened his throat, and then said with emotion, "If you continue to do this, I will be so proud of you."

"Your 'arrogance' is to ask me to pour you a glass of water?" Zhao Zhizhen deliberately regretted, "You can be more 'arrogant'."

The two of them are used to sweet talk, and Yuan Chun is also happy with it. She can also guess: she guards the palace, and the prince will only treat her better, but... when will it start, her girls, and even the chief executive of the palace will have a look of "it really is so!" "It looks like it!

Anyway, his skin is thicker and thicker, Yuan Chunquan pretended not to notice it, and for the prince, after last night, no one can compete with him for that seat... Yuan Chun consciously rests at ease, waiting for the will.

Zhao Zhizhen was determined to be a good son, and he didn't ask for anything that the Holy Majesty didn't intend to give, whether it was merit or power, let alone fight for it.Up to now, everyone has seen the "door way", he is still expressionless, he goes to the palace to discuss matters and lead errands as usual, honors his parents, loves his brothers, and cares about his children, as always.

For this reason, not only the old and important ministers admired him more and more, even the emperor secretly told the concubine, "I hurt him to the bone, and I was reluctant to say anything serious. In the end, he thought I was too old to die! On the contrary, the little Seven, I used to think that this child was too cold, who knew..."

The imperial concubine laughed softly: "Who knows what?! I know my son best!"

The Holy One shook his head, "I really can't say enough about you."

The imperial concubine said solemnly: "The princes are all outstanding, and the seventh brother is also at the right time. If it were his brothers, they would do the same thing."

"You always love to forgive me." The Holy One suddenly said, "You can't let Xiao Qi bear the infamy of brother murder...don't try to persuade me anymore."

At this time, the Holy Majesty felt compensatory, and planned to help Lao Qi take back the hearts of civil servants and military generals, and then capture his second son who committed a big treason and put him in a tight circle, or simply "finish it once and for all". Pass the seat to the seventh child—this time, the physical and mental injuries were severe, which made the Holy Majesty also intend to abdicate.

However, after three days, Beijing and China returned to their former prosperity.

Those who "rebelled" with the Fei family, if they were not killed by the imperial guards and failed to escape in time, they would all be sent to prison.They are exempt from capital punishment, but they cannot escape the end of exile.And I don't know how many people in Beijing are gearing up for the vacated seats: interests can always make people forget their fear.

But this definitely does not include the eldest prince.Even with the support of officials from half the capital city, or even from all over the world, it is still no match for a team of armored and sword-wielding warriors... warriors!His palace was besieged in the middle of the night, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief until Liu Huan and the imperial guards arrived one after another.And all of his sweet dreams suddenly woke up.

In order to win over his courtiers, the eldest prince has always been able to lower his social status, but now he has to bow his head to his younger brother who has been in charge of the army all year round, and he will only suffer for a whole night at most.That night, his staff also advised him to be more cautious, "the future"... may not belong to the Seventh Prince.

The eldest prince sneered at that time, "I just want to ask you, if I were in the palace at that time, would the guards in Qianqing Palace be willing to listen to my command?!"

The staff were speechless.

The eldest prince himself admitted: thanks to his respectful corporal, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and deliberately making friends with many generals, when it comes to "winning people's hearts", he has always been inferior to his always taciturn and tepid seventh brother Zhao Zhizhen!

Fortunately, he is a cheerful person, willing to admit defeat, besides being filial to his father, he is trying his best to repair the relationship with his seventh brother.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhizhen was never stingy when he grasped the victory.And... the eldest prince also quickly got a good opportunity to hand over the "Certificate of Voting", and speaking of it, this matter has something to do with Yuan Chun.

Originally, the two of them didn't have too many taboos when talking, but after "that night", they directly reached the state of "talking about everything".

For example, at this moment, Zhao Zhizhen was lying on the couch, and said slowly, "Father told me today that he will deal with that person, and he will not cause me any trouble in the future."

The Holy Majesty has a clear distinction between love and hate, and when he breaks, he breaks... In other words, Ming Jun is almost like this. Knowing that he is wrong, he always immediately corrects it.

So Yuan Chun replied: "This is great!"

Zhao Zhizhen didn't believe that Yuan Chun couldn't even understand the meaning of these words, but her attitude... Well, I still underestimated her, and only with such a temperament can I remain calm when the palace is under siege.

Yuan Chun also recalled it at this time, he seemed too calm, but why is the prince's tone so excited?

She also complained in a low voice: "My lord, you have such a tone, do you still expect me to be surprised?"

Zhao Zhizhen laughed loudly, "It's my fault again." This was a quick and easy admission.

It's about "the future", Zhao Zhizhen first gave Yuan Chun a reassurance, and then he also became interested, and whispered to Yuan Chun about his knowledgeable elder brother, "I admire the ability to bend and stretch."

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero." Yuan Chun understood what the eldest prince did. "There is too much grass in the capital, and they still have no way to survive? Hurry up and be small, so as not to be the first to suffer."

When the Holy One came to the throne, he was full of vigor, and he didn't kill all the people who didn't like it, let alone the prince, you are not the emperor yet.After thinking for a while, Yuan Chun said sincerely, "Being able to judge the situation is an advantage, but the disadvantage is that you don't have the courage to fight to the death... It's more comfortable than that one. If that's the case, what are you worried about?"

Compared to the prince who has a high self-esteem and is more "unconstrained" and can do whatever he wants, the eldest prince is really an honest person.

Besides, the concubine Han Xu and the eldest prince are considered to be the same kind of people. After several trials after marrying into the palace, she finally found out the sincerity of the prince, and decisively put out the thoughts of "disciplining" her side concubine.

It's just the relationship between the concubine and the prince, which Yuan Chun can't care about: she earns her own face, even herself.

During the most difficult time for Wangfu, Han Xu did not fail to stand out. Of course, after the Wangfu's victory, the rewards for meritorious service were not as good as hers.In the past few days, never mentioning anything about the concubine and the prince is a clear proof.

Zhao Zhizhen naturally understood Yuan Chun's implication.He was about to answer, when he heard Yuan Chun laughing again, "Back then the eldest prince had run on you, but now that the news of the world comes so fast, don't you feel better?"

Zhao Zhizhen clapped his palms and laughed, "Where can I just relax? I've been secretly refreshing about this all day long!"

After he had laughed enough, he said again, "For the sake of my father, I will not show my face indiscriminately." As he spoke, his face suddenly became serious, and he pointed at himself, "They are all the same whether I am happy or not. Woolen cloth."

Yuan Chun threw himself into Zhao Zhizhen's arms, and the two laughed together immediately.But because of laughing too hard, Yuan Chun's wound started to hurt slightly again.

In the end, she let Zhao Zhizhen carry her back to the bed to rest honestly... Anyway, this winter, she will stay in bed for the rest of her life.

However, Jia Rong, who was far away at sea, couldn't take it easy. He suddenly bumped into a "hot potato".

However, when Jia Zhu followed King Beijing to report to the admirals of the Nine Gates and the Guards, he did not forget to "give public benefit to private interests". The ship set sail that night, passed through the small port next to the pass, and then transferred to Donglin Port to deliver the letter.

However, General Li Jing led more than ten thousand elite soldiers to fight several times with Beidi's elite soldiers, and they didn't suffer any losses. They didn't receive any news from the big camp in the pass for a while. After discussing for several days, they decided not to move lightly for the time being, but to station nearby In a small town dozens of miles away from Donglin—a number of tribes in the Northeast had always been friends with Da Qi, and Da Qi's cavalry was repairing supplies near Dong Lin. There was no shortage of precedents.

The board and lodging of the entire army was provided by Jia Rong's cheap brother-in-law, together with the local big merchants who were close to Daqi - the food and grass that could supply more than ten thousand cavalrymen showed the family background, means and status of these people in Donglin. prestige.

Therefore, Jia Rong naturally received the news from his cousin Jia Zhu.Jia Rong looked again at the date on his uncle's signature: it was exactly three days ago.He thanked his cheap brother-in-law and aunt for their stewardship in Donglin, and with this letter worth a thousand dollars in his arms, he went straight to General Li Jing.

When Jia Zhu wrote the letter, he had already expected that this letter should not only be understood by Jia Rong, but also understood by Jia Rong's boss, General Li Jing—everyone stood on the side of the Seventh Prince one after another. There is nothing to hide at critical moments.

Among the more than 1 cavalry temporarily living outside Donglin City, [-]% of the military officers above the school lieutenant are from Zhao Zhizhen's direct lineage, and the remaining [-]% are from the Holy Majesty.After reading the letter, Li Jing didn't intend to hold back the news, so he invited all the generals to discuss it together.

It is said that when Jia Rong first read the letter, she only thought of the importance of the matter, and had no time to think about it. She was anxious to deliver the letter to General Li in good condition. Huo Huo Huo Liao: The prince wants to... sit on that dragon chair... This is really a surprise!

Li Jing even said: "Everyone talk, brainstorm, we have to come up with a charter as soon as possible!"

After thinking about it again, I am the youngest here, and the prince personally brought him into the camp, even if he made a mistake, it will not matter!So he boldly said: "Should we share our worries for the Holy One?"

Jia Rong's little brother is also a captain now, and he immediately handed over the ladder, "How do you share your worries?"

The reason why everyone didn't dare to embark on the return journey easily was because they were afraid that there would be a sudden infighting in the camp inside the customs. While they were waiting outside the gate, they would close the gate tightly to prevent them from entering the customs. But it is about to become "dumpling stuffing"!

That is to say, how can everyone act rashly before they are convinced that the camp in the pass is completely "clean"-meaning that the group of people who are determined to follow the prince or those who have ulterior motives have been cleared out?

A consensus has been reached on this point, and Jia Rong will not repeat the old saying. He just whispered, "Too...the one who escaped from the capital must either go north or south."

There are his loyalists in the camp in the north, and in the south... the prince's grandfather is still the general of Zhengnan, and he is confronting the self-proclaimed emperor Pingnan King.

"If they go north, they always have to leave the customs. The Fei family used to have a good relationship with the Beidi people, and there might be Beidi cavalry to accompany them when they flee; if they go south, he...maybe take the sea route."

Because there are countless checkpoints on the land road to the south and the upper level of the canal, it is simply a daydream for the prince to escape without anyone noticing!

Li Jing immediately understood Jia Rong's meaning, "You are quite courageous," he said, looking up at the group of subordinates, "Everyone talk about whether this way of dividing the army will work."

Dividing the troops is of course risky, but watching the prince's prestige flourish, are they just blocked outside the pass, waiting for the prince to send someone to rescue him?

Even if you don't mention loyalty, integrity and shame, just talk about ~selfish~ desire, for your future prosperity, you still have to work hard, right?

So Li Jing still sat outside Donglin City, but sent several scout teams, followed by more than a thousand elites, and gradually moved to the mountains and forests outside the pass; as for Jia Rong and his good brother, they brought hundreds of People, take a boat all the way south along the coastline of Daqi... This boat is the kind of merchant ship that usually smuggles goods.

However, when they passed through Xiaoyugang outside the pass city, Jia Rong once again received a secret letter from her aunt: the elder brother-in-law of the eldest prince, who was personally promoted by Zhao Zhizhen and transferred to the northern camp as a general, is willing to Cooperate with General Li Jing internally and externally, and wipe out the remnants of the Prince and the Fei family in one fell swoop!

In fact, there are not many generals in the camp inside the pass who are determined to go with the prince, but because Li Jing led the elite out of the pass, the largest number in the camp is the neutral faction, the so-called grasshoppers... These people are still waiting. The Seventh Prince sent someone to "call for security"!

The eldest prince, the eldest uncle, was also worried that his sudden attack would irritate the group of idiots, so he was not afraid of trouble, so he went around several detours and insisted on contacting Li Jing, and discussing how to send troops together.

Jia Rong knew the seriousness, and after hearing the explanation from her aunt in charge, she hurriedly dispatched her confidants to take a small boat back to Donglin to report the news, while he and his brothers continued to go south: in fact, he was also sent here with the intention of trying his luck... The reason for taking the sea route is that he is from Jinling, so he doesn't get seasick!

At this time, the Beijing suburban camp and the imperial guards have just finished rectifying the capital, and shops inside and outside the city have reopened their doors to welcome customers. However, Jia Rong found an abnormality on the seashore in the northeast of the capital: most of the merchant ships sailed along the waterway, and few If you deviate from the waterway, you won't be able to circle around the port...

Jia Rong and the others rushed forward together with the boat, and Jia Rong saw the prince in the surrounded merchant ship.

The Holy Majesty has not decreed to abolish the crown prince, so there is nothing wrong with calling him His Highness now.The prince was quite calm, to be honest, he never thought that he could really escape, but his father-in-law used him as a bait, and now he might have reached the pass city.

Being directly pasted on the face by "hot potato"... this taste...

Ordering people to be optimistic about the prince, Jia Rong and his little brother first wandered around in the cabin for a long time, and finally the two decided: if the sky falls, there will always be a tall man to hold it up!

So this piece of "sweet potato" was "smashed" into Zhao Zhizhen's hands in the afternoon of the next day.

Zhao Zhizhen could still treat this incident as a joke and tell Yuan Chun, "It should be mine, and I can't hide it."

Yuan Chun was also a little embarrassed. She knew that Brother Rong had improved a lot, but she never expected that she would "stand out" to this point after not seeing him for more than half a year.So she could only ask in a low voice, "What are you going to do with it?"

Zhao Zhizhen said solemnly: "Just like Brother Rong, hand over the second brother to the father."

Here, Zhao Zhizhen made a decisive decision. After sending someone to report to the palace, he dressed up and went out of the mansion and took care of Uncle Qing. A group of people "invited" the prince into the capital from outside the city, and met the eldest prince on the road .

The eldest prince didn't come to claim credit, he took out a yellow cloth roll in the carriage, in front of King Qing, Zhao Zhizhen and the crown prince... Spread it out, it's not the one left by the late emperor edict?

The prince smiled, "Why did it fall into your hands?"

The First Prince said: "The Crown Princess gave it to me."