A Piece of Li Song Changting Twilight

The emperor fixed the death date of the Meng family, but Zhao Pingzhen did not ask; the emperor gave each of the Meng family a glass of poisoned wine, but Zhao Pingzhen did not ask; the day of Meng Jinling's funeral, Zhao Pingzhen did not ask...

However, that day he brought two jars of hundred-day drunkenness to the Qin residence, and really got himself drunk.Qin Xiaolou was sitting on a stone bench by the lotus pond, and Zhao Pingzhen was lying on his lap. The candlelight in the lotus pond flickered like ghosts in the dark night, forming a piece.Zhao Pingzhen opened his eyes blankly, but his eyes were out of focus. In his eyes, Qin Xiaolou's face was sometimes far away and sometimes near, as if in a dream.

Zhao Pingzhen murmured: "Yinghua said she would curse me...is this her curse?"

Qin Xiaolou bent down, saw through the dim light of the fire that Zhao Pingzhen's eyes were indeed dry and did not shed tears, and asked, "Is Zhenqing sad?"

It took Zhao Pingzhen a while before he raised his hand to hold his chest: "I don't know... my heart is stuffy."

Qin Xiaolou sighed softly, and murmured softly to himself: "You don't like him much...people like you..."

Zhao Pingzhen was suddenly a little angry: "How about my palace? Qin Xiaolou, you are the most ruthless person in the world!"

Qin Xiaolou smiled desolately: "Yes, I am the most ruthless."

Zhao Pingzhen stopped talking.After a while, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.Qin Xiaolou gently stroked Zhao Pingzhen's long hair, and murmured: "If I were the most ruthless, it would be great..."

This year's golden soldiers came fiercely. In the past, they entered the pass to plunder every autumn harvest, and left after robbing food and money, but this time their vision was not only on money.They want the city, they want the master of the Central Plains, and they are unwilling to rely on others.

The news of defeat in the north came to the capital one after another, and there were no generals in the capital to send.The cities fell one after another, and the golden soldiers had already entered the pass in a blink of an eye.

The emperor was so worried that he summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures every day. However, the emphasis on civil and military affairs over the past century made the Mu Dynasty no generals. The brick wall could not stop the golden men and iron cavalry. .

On this day, Zhao Pingzhen was called into the palace by the emperor, but he didn't see his father in the main hall, only saw his prince brother Zhao Nanke.

Zhao Nanke's eyes were red, obviously he had cried just now, holding a copy of the imperial edict in his hand, his joints were turning blue with such force.

Zhao Pingzhen asked: "Where is the father?"

Zhao Nanke shook his head: "He's tired, and he doesn't want to see anyone."

Zhao Pingzhen wondered: "My father called me into the palace, what's going on?"

Zhao Nanke said: "Father asked me to tell you, go back to the house to pack your things, and prepare to go."

Zhao Pingzhen was shocked: "Go? Where are you going?"

Zhao Nanke paused and said: "Move the capital."

Zhao Pingzhen was stunned for a long time when he heard the words, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Move the capital? Does it have to be like this? Could it be that we really can't fight?"

Zhao Nanke looked at him sadly: "How to fight? Are you going to fight or should I fight? Are you going to send those veterans who only know the four books and five classics but have no power to fight?"

Zhao Pingzhen was silent for a long time, then said softly: "Brother..."

Zhao Nanke sighed: "Don't worry about the others, go back and pack your things, and notify your close ones to go south as soon as possible to take refuge. Except for those you trust, don't tell anyone about this matter."

Zhao Pingzhen asked, "When will the capital be moved?"

Zhao Nanke shook his head slightly: "Wait..." His voice choked up: "Wait until Bincheng falls."

Bincheng is in the northwest of Bianjing. If Bincheng falls, the Jin soldiers will really come to the city.Zhao Pingzhen understands that this is the last bargaining chip pressed by his father - no one wants to be a bereaved dog unless it is absolutely necessary.

He glanced at the edict in Zhao Nanke's hand: "Brother, this is..."

Zhao Nanke hid the edict behind his back: "It's none of your business, don't ask too much. Let's go, go back quickly, pack up the things that can be transported, and quickly transport them away."

Zhao Pingzhen didn't dare to ask more questions, so he had to leave.

Many days later, when he finally knew the content of the edict, he regretted not getting to the bottom of it.But after thinking about it again, what can be done to get to the bottom of it, there is nothing he can do.No one can do anything about this.

A few days later, the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Zhao Pingzhen poured wine on Qin Xiaolou's collarbone, using it as a wine vessel, and slowly drank half of the jug of wine.He is very satisfied with Qin Xiaolou's body, even though Qin Xiaolou is past his best age, he is still reluctant to kick Qin Xiaolou away.So after drinking, he straightened Qin Xiaolou's clothes: "After you go back today, let your brother leave the capital and go south as soon as possible with your belongings."

Qin Xiaolou squinted his eyes and thought about it carefully, then he understood in a blink of an eye: "Is the capital going to be moved?"

Zhao Pingzhen looked sadly: "Yes."

Qin Xiaolou thought for a moment, and was about to speak when a messenger staggered in, broke in without even knocking, and fell at the feet of the two of them.

Zhao Pingzhen was about to get angry, when he took a closer look, he found that the person who came was Zhao Nanke's confidant, so his anger disappeared immediately: "What happened, so urgent?"

The messenger gasped out of breath: "Gold, the gold thief is here, too... His Majesty asked me to inform His Highness to leave through the east gate!"

"What?!" Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou jumped up from their chairs at the same time: "The gold thief is here? So fast?!"

The messenger said: "Hurry up, the news in a stick of incense will spread throughout the city, Your Highness, go!"

Jin Bing came faster than everyone expected.Bincheng fell in a blink of an eye. When the news reached Bianjing, thousands of cavalry from the Jin people came together.

Although Zhao Pingzhen was reminded by Zhao Nanke, he did not expect that Jin Bing really came in a short time, so Xiruan hadn't had time to clean up, but the carriage and horses had already been prepared.

He pulled Qin Xiaolou up and walked towards the side door in the backyard: "Follow me."

Qin Xiaolou broke away from his hand and begged, "Your Highness, lend me a fast horse."

Zhao Pingzhen immediately understood: "Are you going to find your brother?"

Qin Xiaolou nodded again and again, but now he couldn't hold on to his usual calmness, and there was inevitably a hint of anxiety on his face.

Zhao Pingzhen pulled him and continued to the side door: "Didn't you hear him say that the news will spread throughout the city within half a stick of incense? There is not enough time from here to your house for half a stick of incense! When the time comes, the people will be in chaos. , the city will definitely be closed, and you won’t be able to leave!”

Qin Xiaolou pushed him vigorously, Zhao Pingzhen let go, and Qin Xiaolou fell to the ground.He knelt and crawled to Zhao Pingzhen's feet in a panic, and said in a trembling voice, "Please, please!"

Zhao Pingzhen stared at the top of his head with some annoyance, and finally pulled him up: "Go, I will take you to fetch the horse."

In Zhao Pingzhen's mansion, there is a fast horse that came as a tribute from the Western Regions and named Zhuifeng, which is a gift from the emperor for his 20th birthday.When Qin Xiaolou arrived at the stable, he stared straight at Zhuifeng, but Zhao Pingzhen only led him a middle horse, and said coldly, "Zhuifeng is too strong, you can't tame him."

Qin Xiaolou suddenly came to his senses, and naturally understood that Chasing the Wind was to be left to Zhao Pingzhen himself, so he hurriedly got on his horse, said "Thank you, Your Majesty", and stumbled away.

His riding skills were not good, he used to travel a lot in a carriage, now he galloped on the horse and nearly fell off the horse many times, but he gritted his teeth and tightened the reins, and galloped all the way to the Qin residence.

Seeing that halfway through the journey, Qin Xiaolou felt a burning pain in the palm of his hand. He looked down and saw that the rein of the horse was already stained red by the blood on his hand.He was anxious and frightened, and when he loosened the force on his feet, he rolled off the horse.

"Shut up!"

At the critical moment, Qin Xiaolou felt a strong force grabbing his waist, and with a blur in front of his eyes, he had already sat safely on the other horse.

Zhao Pingzhen rode Chasing the Wind, holding Qin Xiaolou in front of him, his handsome face was so cold that ice could fall from it: "The sick man who can't ride a horse still wants to save people?"

Qin Xiaolou leaned on Zhao Pingzhen's chest, the oncoming wind made his cheeks hurt, but his heart calmed down, and he said softly: "Thank you, Your Highness..."

Zhao Pingzhen snorted coldly, and Qin Xiaolou smiled a little more: "Thank you... Zhenqing."

Chasing the wind is worthy of being the red rabbit in the middle of the horse, and he can reach the Qin mansion with a cup of tea.Qin Xiaolou stumbled off the horse, pushed open the door and rushed in, only to see Qin Chengxue leaning on the pillars of the corridor, fascinated by the peach blossom petals in his hands.

Without saying a word, Qin Xiaolou rushed forward and grabbed Qin Chengxue's arm before running out: "Follow me!"

Qin Chengxue was stunned for a moment, then obediently followed him and ran out of the house, seeing Zhao Pingzhen waiting outside the house, she was stunned again.Qin Xiaolou didn't have time to explain, he dragged Qin Chengxue's waist and said, "Get on the horse!"

Zhao Pingzhen stretched out his hand to Qin Chengxue, Qin Chengxue hesitated and refused to take his hand, Zhao Pingzhen's face turned cold.Qin Xiaolou hurriedly grabbed Qin Chengxue's hand and stuffed it into Zhao Pingzhen's palm. At this critical moment, Zhao Pingzhen didn't bother to argue with their brothers. With a little effort, Qin Chengxue was pulled in front of him.Immediately afterwards, Qin Xiaolou got on the horse and sat behind Zhao Pingzhen. Fortunately, the Qin brothers were much thinner than ordinary people, and it was not difficult for the chasing wind horse to carry the three of them, and hurried to the east gate.

As expected, the people in the city learned the news that the Jin soldiers had attacked the city. When the three of them left, the road was not as smooth as when they came.

Zhao Pingzhen didn't care about the lives of others, so he rode his horse to charge forward, but there were so many people in front of him, no matter how much Zhao Pingzhen beat the chasing horse, he couldn't get past it.

Zhao Pingzhen shouted angrily: "Get out of the way! I am..." Before he could say anything, Qin Xiaolou hurriedly covered his mouth from behind, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Don't tell me your identity!"

Zhao Pingzhen looked back at him angrily, Qin Xiaolou lowered his voice and said: "Now is the time to run for your life, even if you are the king of heaven, no one will make way for you. Once the people know that you are the prince, we will be even more inseparable." Now, they will pester you, because they think it must be safe to follow the prince."

Zhao Pingzhen finally calmed down a bit: "Then what should we do?"

Qin Xiaolou took a deep breath and shouted: "The golden soldiers came from the north, hurry to the south gate! Run!"

After hearing this, the people shouted and urged: "Go south! Those in front go south!"

In an instant, the road to the east was slightly loose. Zhao Pingzhen shouted at the right time, patted his horse and rushed over. The frightened people made way for him, and the three finally escaped from the crowd.

After a while, the chasing horse galloped to the east gate.

The guard at the east gate obviously had already got the news. He saw Zhao Pingzhen's horse galloping from a distance, and quickly ordered the soldiers to block the people blocking the door and make way for Zhao Pingzhen.

The general hurriedly said: "Your Highness Fifth, why did you come here!"

Zhao Pingzhen was too lazy to explain to him, and asked Qin Chengxue, "Can you ride a horse?"

Qin Chengxue saw the commotion in the city all the way, was immersed in shock, and did not respond in a daze, but Qin Xiaolou, who was riding behind, answered for him: "He won't."

Zhao Pingzhen frowned irritably, thought for a moment, and said, "Get me a carriage."

The general had been prepared for a long time and led Zhao Pingzhen to the gate of the city. The three of them got off Chasing Wind and boarded a four-horse carriage.

Before leaving, Zhao Pingzhen asked: "Is the emperor gone?"

The general said: "I left half an hour ago!"

Zhao Pingzhen said: "What about the prince?"

"Prince?" The general looked at him in surprise.

Seeing his expression, Zhao Pingzhen thought that Zhao Nanke hadn't left.He was startled, and wanted to ask more questions, but thinking that it was Zhao Nanke's confidant who came to inform him, Zhao Nanke must have been prepared.The situation was urgent, and he had no time to think about it, so he drove away immediately, waving his whip, and left in a hurry.