Seiwa

On the second day after the governor Chen Hui led [-] cavalry to set off, the heavy snow for days suddenly stopped.

The blue sky stretches as far as the eye can see, and the cold wind blows across the vast northern land, bringing with it the roughness and pride unique to Saibei.

The Yan army, especially the frontier army stationed in the northern part of the country, has long been accustomed to such weather.

Thick cotton coats, spirits in leather bags, and hot soup rolling over a bonfire.Even if this year is colder than usual, there are ways to deal with it.

Princess Yan personally ordered the opening of a warehouse to release grain, and took out most of the grain and poultry meat stored in the palace and distributed them to the soldiers guarding the city.The women in the city who blocked the southern army at Lizhengmen, and the inspectors, soldiers and horses who desperately blocked Qu Neng's attack during the night raid also received food and mutton as rewards.

"People can use their hearts, and they can get a lot of help."

Princess Yan called Zhu Gaochi to her side, and told him earnestly that Peiping was able to defend this time because of God's help, secondly, the unity of the people in the city, and thirdly, the imperial army had an unreliable commander.

"There are many brave and good fighters in the imperial army. The governor Qu Neng and his two sons took advantage of our army to go out of the city to harass the enemy. They were able to sneak a glimpse of the opportunity and almost broke into the city. If it wasn't for the lack of strength and the commander's greed for the merits of his subordinates, he ordered Assemble the army and attack again, and use the help of heaven to help me, today, you and my mother and son may have become prisoners."

Zhu Gaochi stood with his head down, his expression serious and respectful.

As the eldest son of the royal family, Zhu Gaochi was in awe of King Yan, but he was more humiliated by Princess Yan.

Since he was a child, his father didn't like him very much. Who made him inferior to his two younger brothers?

Zhu Gaochi, who was in Xiaopangdun's time, was also sad about this. As he got older, he could more or less understand King Yan's thoughts.If he compares his heart to his own, and has a son who is completely different from his own, he may not like it anywhere.

Understanding is understanding, but there is always something in my heart that I can't let go of.

On weekdays, this complex emotion has been suppressed. In front of King Yan, Zhu Gaochi became more and more respectful and courteous, but he kept holding his breath in private.

If he is not good at walking, he spends more time on reading and cannot ride horses into battle. Hard practice in archery also proves that he has the ability to learn martial arts.

Unable to be loved by his father, Zhu Gaochi was not discouraged. This unyielding character is exactly like Zhu Di.

Without this spirit, Emperor Hongwu would not have come out of the Monk Temple and embarked on the road of rebellion, and finally ascended to the throne of the emperor.The king of Yan will not raise troops to calm down in the wave of cutting down the vassal, and take the throne of his nephew under the banner of the Qing emperor.

Concubine Yan saw this earlier than King Yan. Without her earnest teaching and suggestions, no matter how good-tempered she is, she is repeatedly rejected by her biological father and repeatedly beaten by her two younger brothers. Zhu Gaochi would not have become anti-social. The road will also be distorted in character.I am afraid that the prosperity of benevolence and prosperity after Yongle will not start.

This time, King Yan handed over the defense of Beiping City to Zhu Gaochi, which has already shown his change in Zhu Gaochi from the side.

While excited, Zhu Gaochi was also thinking hard, if he could lose weight earlier and change his image, wouldn't he not have to be blinded for so many years?

Shaking my head, it's useless to think too much about the past, it's better to work harder in the future.

Now, more than half of the crisis in Beiping has been resolved, and the imperial army outside the city has begun to retreat. Presumably, the father has returned to the army to rescue.

If he keeps Peiping, his position will be more stable, and he will be able to further gain his father's love.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaochi clenched his fists, he had to continue eating sorghum pancakes, and when Meng Qian returned with the army, he would find a way to get people to his side again.

This person is not only talented, but also acts eclecticly. Even the monk Daoyan praised him very much, and it is said that he wanted to take him as a disciple.

As the eldest son of the royal family, if his father Wang Jing is difficult to succeed, can he also take a step forward?

No matter how benevolent he is, Zhu Gaochi is also a descendant of the royal family, and he also has a desire for great power.

Concubine Yan noticed that her son was distracted, thinking it was because she was too tired from guarding the city, she immediately stopped the oral education, and told Zhu Gaochi to go back and have a good rest, and asked the palace servants to tell the concubine Shizi that the son must pay more attention to his diet in recent days.

"Mother and concubine don't need to worry too much, my son is used to eating corn porridge and sorghum cake. And the prince's mansion opened a warehouse to release food, so my son should set an example."

Princess Yan looked at Zhu Gaochi, her eyes were full of relief, "My son has really grown up."

"My son just did his duty, so he should not be praised by his mother and concubine."

Feeling Zhu Gaochi's "love for the people", Princess Yan quickly ordered that from now on, everyone in the palace will eat millet and millet as their staple food, meat and poultry can't help it, but waste is strictly prohibited.

Concubine Yan has long been displeased with the extravagance and waste of some people in the palace. She obviously can't eat much, so she insists on putting on a show.Forget it on weekdays, when is now, no one will be allowed to do this again.The daily meals are more quantitative, dare to spoil things?Don't blame her for being rude.

When she was in her boudoir, Princess Yan often listened to Wei Guogong talk about the difficult life in the early years. It is good to eat bran and swallow vegetables. When it was the most difficult time, she couldn't eat a mouthful of dry food for several days.

Zhu Gaochi's behavior aroused the memories of Princess Yan, and made Princess Yan make up her mind. Since then, the palace has started a vigorous movement of remembering bitterness and thinking sweetness from top to bottom.

The female relatives who were used to fine rice noodles couldn't eat the coarse pancakes at all, but they didn't dare to protest to Princess Yan face to face.Of the prince's three sons and five daughters, only two daughters were not born to Princess Yan, and they belonged to the "unknown mother". In Prince Yan's mansion, apart from Zhu Di himself, Princess Yan was the absolute second in command.

Who dares to refuse?Definitely pack it up without negotiating.

He picked up the sorghum pancakes in front of him, tried to take a bite, and immediately stretched his neck for water, but he really couldn't swallow it.

Yan Wangfei's handling method is also very simple, do not eat a meal, hungry.

Don't eat two meals, continue to be hungry.

Don't eat for three meals, then get hungry.

No one can bear the hunger for several meals in a row.

When the corn porridge was served, even the youngest princess jumped at it with red eyes, and after eating it in two or three bites, she was not half full.

I never thought that porridge made from corn would be so delicious!

Having seen Princess Yan's wrists, no one would dare to go on a hunger strike and be silent. If King Yan is not in the mansion, starving to death can only be considered unlucky.

Princess Yan was satisfied, she soaked the sorghum pancakes in the porridge and ate two big bowls.

From whom did Zhu Gaochi inherit his appetite?It's really hard to say.

At first, Zhu Gaochi didn't understand why he only distributed sorghum pancakes, but looking at it now, he had to admire his mother's wisdom.

According to the words of that Meng Qianshi, this is the so-called extravagant asking price to pay back the money?

First give a price that is absolutely unbearable, and then gradually throw out the bait, so that the other party will step into the noose willingly, and finally be grateful.

Isn't the current palace like this?

No one complained that the princess ordered everyone to eat sorghum pancakes, but praised the daily corn porridge.

The future Emperor Renzong deeply understood the highest state of cheating people. Meng Twelve Lang, who followed the army of King Yan to Beiping, did not know that he had inadvertently taught Zhu Gaochi another lesson.

Although the speaker was Princess Yan, it was Meng Qing and the teaching assistant who made Zhu Gaochi understand the essence of cheating.

The activity of remembering bitterness and thinking about sweetness in Yanwangfu soon spread throughout the entire city of Beiping. The soldiers guarding the city were so moved that they shed tears when they saw the steamed buns and white flour pancakes in their hands.

The concubine and the eldest son ate sorghum pancakes and corn, but gave them white noodles. If a man dies for his confidant, he must repay him with his body!

Residents in the city were also greatly moved. The so-called effective from top to bottom, regardless of ordinary households, many families with rich families began to eat sorghum and corn every day, mixed with buckwheat and other things.

The villages outside the city heard the news late, and the old people in the village got together to discuss, and put the white flour and precious rice at home into the bullock carts, and transported them to the city to the prince's mansion, named "Laojun".

Mengjiatun is now the head of the village, not to mention Meng Qinghe, even Meng Hu and Meng Qingjiang, the voices of the Meng clan are louder than others.

Meng Chongjiu sat with the old people in Lizhong, and took two mouthfuls of cigarette pouches, not showing it on his face, but also proud in his heart.

Look, our Meng family has Hao Erlang, who can hold his head high in front of anyone.

It's not that they didn't say harsh words, after all, who can be sure about rebellion?

But I can only talk about it in private, but I am on the site of King Yan, and the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops can't take down Beiping City.

Seeing Meng Chongjiu, the village chief smiled, and he hesitated to hear Meng Chongjiu's suggestion that each family send some food to the army and send it into the city with great fanfare.

However, the nine chieftains and the elderly agreed to this one after another, and the head of the village had no position to oppose it.

All the elites in the villages were transferred to the city, and the food was sent, more or less for the sake of the clan's children.If you don't want to be promoted like Meng Shierang, at least you can make some good karma with others.

The "Lao Jun" statement was told by Meng Wang to Meng Chongjiu, and Meng Wang saw it from Meng Qinghe's family letter.

Before going to Daning with King Yan, Meng Qinghe sent three family letters in a row.In addition to building turrets and writing wooden signs, he wrote down everything he could think of.

After agreeing with everyone on how much food each village should produce, Meng Chongjiu stopped talking easily.Seeing his appearance as an old god, others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. With a Twelve Lang, the Meng family is about to prosper.

On Gengwu in November, the army led by King Yan arrived at Gushan, but was blocked by the rushing Luan River.

Behind Yan Jun, the cavalry led by Governor Chen Hui was still looking for someone aimlessly in the ice and snow.

For the Confederates who were not used to the northern climate, the harsh snowy weather was really a torture.Many people's hands and feet turned blue from the cold, and the cotton coats on their bodies were not thick enough.But the military order is like a mountain, and the commander personally orders to intercept it, and the subordinates cannot disobey it.

Without accurate information, you can only hit your luck, find it!

By chance, several groups of cavalry sent by Chen Hui found a large number of horseshoe prints not far ahead. Although they were covered by heavy snow, they could still tell that they were going in the direction of Gushan.

"It must be Yan Ni!"

Chen Hui immediately ordered to recall the other hunting teams, the whole army formed a team, followed the Yan army with the forward of the small team, and led most of the troops in the rear.

When the vanguard set off, Dudu Chen repeatedly urged him to keep a safe distance from King Yan's army, so as not to be easily discovered by the other party.If traces are found, don't think about being loyal to the court. It is honor for the emperor. You should preserve your vitality and avoid its sharpness. It is important to report back.

The subordinates were very puzzled, and ran away when they were discovered?Then why fight.

Chen Dudu brushed his long beard under his chin, "When I find out where Yanni's camp is, I will destroy it in one fell swoop!"

"High regards, Commander!"

In the minds of the generals, Dudu Chen's image was instantly elevated.

It turns out that the governor is not only good at fighting, but also good at planning!

Absolutely both civil and military!

Surrounded by the admiring eyes of his subordinates, Dudu Chen silently turned his head and looked at the sky speechlessly.

He thought that he would lead the team for a stroll along the Luan River, and when the news of King Yan's return to Beiping came, even if the task was completed, the coach would have nothing to say.Now, the road is clearly blocked.

Did he hit the luck or the bad luck? Looking for someone like a headless chicken, he could still find King Yan's army!

The Yan army on the bank of the river was more difficult to deal with than Chen Hui imagined, and he soon found himself being followed by a certain team.

King Yan remained calm and sent someone to watch secretly. The most important thing now is to cross the river.

Meng Qinghe walked to the river, looked at the ice floes in the river, and reached out to catch a few falling snowflakes. His heart moved, he walked behind Shen Xuan, pulled Shen Xuan's cloak, and said in a low voice: "Commander, I have a humble job!" Something to say."

Shen Xuan turned sideways and got closer, "Say."

"Commander, it has been snowing heavily for days, and Hanoi has already frozen over. If the heavy snow doesn't stop tonight, the river ice should freeze even thicker. This place is close to a lonely mountain, where you can chop wood to form rafts, or make sledges..."

The sledge is a common means of transportation used by northerners, and its production method is also very simple. As long as there is ice and snow, it can walk, and both people and animals can be pulled.

Shen Xuan listened earnestly, and Meng Qinghe continued: "There is ice in the river, if you are worried that you will not be able to support the entire army to cross the river, you can let people cross the opposite bank first and tie a rope, and if you accidentally fall into the water, hold on to the rope and the wood. can also be rescued."

In case of an accident, the most likely loss is food, fodder and artillery. As long as people are still there, these are not problems.

"Commander, do you think this plan is feasible?"

"It's possible." Shen Xuan nodded, his black eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly asked, "Why don't you just report to the lord?"

Meng Qinghe was questioned, his eyes blinked, and a little bit of frost condensed on his eyelashes.When he came up with an idea, he found Shen Xuan subconsciously, without thinking about anything else.

"did not expect?"

"kindness."

Meng Twelve Lang answered honestly.

Shen Xuan softened his expression, brushed Meng Qinghe's face with a somewhat cool hand, and tightened the cloak on him, "Is your family in Peiping?"

"Ah?" Meng Qinghe was puzzled, didn't he offer a plan to cross the river?What about his family?

"Not here?"

"Return to the command, the humble family is in the suburbs of Beiping."

"Oh." Shen Xuan withdrew his hand, "After returning to Beiping, I want to visit."

After saying that, Shen Xuan turned around and walked towards King Yan not far away.

Meng Qinghe stood where he was, unable to turn his head for the first time in his life.

Commander Shen is going to his house?

Do you love your subordinates or do you have other intentions?

"Meng Qian." Zheng Heng came over and asked, "Commander Shen has figured out a solution?"

Meng Qinghe collected his thoughts, twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly, "Return to Vice Admiral Zheng, it should be."

He was already conspicuous enough in the Yan army, but as an official, he was ordered to enter and leave the king's tent, how many people looked at him with envy.Even if he came up with the idea and can't figure out Zheng Heng's meaning, there is no need to deliberately explain the difference, it's better to keep a low profile.

Zheng Heng didn't continue to ask, but changed the topic, "Marching for days without rest, Meng Chen must pay attention to his health."

"Thank you."

Whether it was pure kindness or something else, Meng Qinghe smiled.

Reach out and don't hit the smiling person, it's always right to smile.

Zheng Heng looked at Meng Qinghe who was smiling, and inexplicably thought of the prairie foxes he often saw when guarding the frontier.It's not big, but if it eats well, its fur will become shiny and smooth, and it looks extraordinarily beautiful. It's a joy to see, but it's really hard to catch.

Shaking his head, how could he think of this.

When the two were talking, Shen Xuan had already informed King Yan of Meng Qinghe's plan.King Yan made a decision immediately, and set up camp nearby tonight, sent people to cut down trees, made ropes, and marched across the river tomorrow.

Shen Xuan agreed, and King Yan jumped off his horse, walked to the river in the heavy snow, and said loudly: "I am alone in the sky, and I will make peace with the sky. If the sky helps me, the river will heal!"

The wind carried his voice far away, and Shen Xuan spoke out first: "My lord is in trouble, God will help you!"

The snow fell more and more, not only the soldiers who had followed the King of Yan for many years, but also the Mongolian strong men who had not long been attached to them, shouted together with the crowd, "It is difficult for God to calm down, and God will help!"

King Ning looked at the scene in front of him, his expression changed slightly.Zhu Laosi is even more cunning than he imagined, and his ability to pretend to be a ghost is really beyond the reach of most people except their father.I didn't feel wronged when I stumbled.

King Yan was engaging in feudal superstition by the Luan River, causing too much commotion, and Chen Hui, who was following behind him, couldn't pretend not to know.

Probably because Dudu Chen's image of being brave and resourceful is too popular, the forwards he sent to report the discovery of King Yan's army were guaranteed to be the absolute main force. Facing the earnest eyes of the generals, Chen Hui had to give the order to attack no matter how reluctant he was.

King Yan had already reached the Luan River, and he was ordered to lead the cavalry to intercept him, and let the opponent cross the river without moving. Li Jinglong would never give him good fruit.

Being lenient and self-disciplined and strict with others is definitely a true portrayal of the second generation Cao Guogong.

"Ling, take advantage of Yan Ni's unstable foothold, break its sharp edge, and attack with the whole army!"

Chen Dudu bit the bullet and gave the order to attack, and he also had a little luck in his heart. Maybe Yan Jun hadn't noticed that he was following behind, so he ran away after taking advantage of it, and he could explain something to his superiors.

Facts are destined to disappoint Chen Dudu.

Seeing the southern army rushing out from behind, the eyes of the strong Mongolian men who had just raised their arms and shouted were all brightened without waiting for King Yan.In their eyes, these are not enemies, but military exploits and cattle and sheep that rush straight into their arms.

Zhu Di was also unambiguous, after the performance, it's time to get down to business.

Zheng Heng was ordered to guard the Chinese army, and Shen Xuan led the guards of the King of Yan to stop it. The excited Duoyan Sanwei also charged.

Chen Hui and Shen Xuan's subordinates were all shouting and shouting when they charged, but these strong Mongolian men were brandishing sabers, their mouths were full of cattle and sheep, and occasionally they could hear a few words for the pasture.

Fortunately, most of the southern army could not understand Mongolian, and those who could understand Yan Jun pretended not to understand, otherwise the fun would be great.

A soldier can be killed and cannot be humiliated. He yells at cattle and sheep while beheading people. What do the people who are beheaded think?

The Southern Army led by Chen Hui was far inferior to the Yan Army in terms of numbers. Facing Shen Xuan and the Mongolian cavalry who wanted to make a fortune by killing people, their combat effectiveness was even worse. The [-] cavalry were quickly defeated and scattered. flee.

The words Poor Kou Mozhui have become floating clouds. No matter how the Southern Army runs, there will always be Yanshan guards and Mongolian cavalry behind them.

Either be beheaded, or surrender honestly.

He would rather die than surrender than die at the hands of the enemy, so he jumped into the Luan River desperately, wanting to swim to the other side with good water quality, but he didn't expect that the big northern river in the cold winter is definitely not easy to jump.

Winter swimming is really not suitable for inexperienced beginners.

Few of the people who jumped into the water could swim to the other side, and many of them sank to the bottom of the river with their hands and feet frozen.

Chen Dudu was very lucky, he missed the god of death, managed to escape to the other side, took the few dozen people left, and went straight to the Southern Army camp without looking back.

The King of Yan did not give the order to pursue. The Southern Army had already shown him that it was not feasible to cross the river rashly. It was hard to get enough of these people, and they could not make unnecessary sacrifices.

That night, Shen Xuan and Zheng Heng led troops into the lonely mountain, Meng Qinghe slept in Shen Xuan's tent alone, without the body temperature of the other, the tent was extraordinarily cold.

At the right time, the army pulled out the camp.

Stepping out of the tent, Meng Qinghe forced himself to straighten his back and stomped his feet vigorously to warm up his body.

"Look, river surface!"

Suddenly there was a burst of cheers in my ears. It snowed heavily overnight, the ice on both sides of the river bank had closed, and the rafts and sledges had also been piled to the bank.

Meng Qinghe took a deep breath, recalling King Yan's actions yesterday, and looking at Yan Jun's performance, after today, King Yan's image will surely be further deified.

The absolute real dragon emperor, with five claws!

It can be seen that if you want to succeed in the rebellion and eventually become a qualified emperor, you must have strong enough acting skills.

Zhu Di is absolutely capable, and he can play roles in various scenes at his fingertips.Compared to him, Emperor Jianwen can only be regarded as an idol.

Although the idol school Emperor Jianwen is very popular in the eyes of scholars, but when it comes to the emperor's career, it is destined to be the powerful Emperor Yongle who can have the last laugh.

Meng Qinghe patted his sore cheeks from the wind, sneezed, and immediately felt refreshed.

Shen Xuan had reported to King Yan and was selecting the first batch of people to cross the river.With Meng Qinghe's conditions, the absolute first choice is no different.

After receiving the assigned task, Meng Twelve Lang looked down at his small body, feeling a little subtle.

Sometimes, being thin is also an advantage?

As soon as he bent down to pick up the rope, a slender hand like jade had already held the other end of the rope.

"command?"

Shen Xuan had already taken off his cloak, and stood beside Meng Qinghe, looking at the opposite bank, but his voice clearly entered Meng Qinghe's ears, "Your Highness intends to be promoted, and there are some people in the army who are dissatisfied. You need military exploits. I will cross the river with you. "

A short sentence is enough to shake people's hearts.

Meng Qinghe's nose was a little sore, he was so easily moved, he was really hopeless.

If he had been hesitant for various reasons before, after today, he would never hesitate again.

When the opportunity comes before you, even if you get beaten up... Well, it will be beaten up a few times. Meng Shierang said that he can't see the rainbow without going through the wind and rain. Gritting his teeth, he can bear it!