Dream Hua Embers Records

Zhu'er was stunned and stayed for a long time before she came to her senses, but saw that the courtyard was silent and no one was there.

Daoist Xu didn't know when he had left in the air.On the stone path, dots of fallen wintersweet flowers have withered before they bloom, and have been trampled into dust with a faint fragrance.

The gold leaf flower seeds that fell to the ground happened to be in the shape of five plum blossoms.Pearl leaned over to pick it up, but she didn't want her nails to pierce the flower, and it broke into several pieces, and she couldn't pick it up again.Zhu'er could not resent the emperor's repeated orders, and ordered the people not to sell gold as decorations. Once the gold was crushed into foil, cut into silk, and ground into mud, it would be lost, like being covered with water, and could never be recovered.

Zhu'er was originally lively and cheerful, never hurting the temperament of spring and autumn, but at this moment, for no reason, her heart suddenly filled with sadness, the corners of her eyes were sour, and she was almost on the verge of tears.

"Why did the emperor let us live in Genyuan? Is it because the war situation is not good?"

Before Pearl entered the door, she heard her mother's voice, with a tremor in her words.

"I don't see anything bad, but the situation is not optimistic. Yuanguo's three-way army has surrounded, with a total of 10 people. They requisitioned the civilians in the south of the Yellow River and near the suburbs of Beijing. Every day They only transported rocks and felled logs, built goose carts, and built artillery mounts. They only sent a few rangers to disturb the city, and they were not in a hurry to attack the city. It seemed that they had learned the lesson from last time, came prepared, and prepared for a long battle. "It was the voice of the father.

Pearl pushed open the door and entered, saluted, then snuggled up to her mother and listened quietly.

"That doesn't matter. Since the siege of the city last year, the emperor has ordered to increase the money and food reserves of the capital. Even if it was besieged in the first half of the year, there is no risk of running out of food. I'm afraid that in less than three months, all the divisions that serve the king will gather. When attacking from both inside and outside, they are not afraid of besieging the city. They always retreat in Yuanguo like this every time, and the purpose is just money and population." The princess said while taking Zhu'er's hand , rubbing it in the palm of my hand.

Wang Kang of Yong'an County shook his head slightly: "It's not necessarily this time... The rear army of the Yuan Army is led by Yi Wang Yan Qihao, guarding the Yellow River. Most of our troops are trapped in the north of the Yellow River. He is talented in military affairs, and he was the one who brought down Yanjing ten years ago... It used to be an important city in the northern part of my Great Zhao, but now it has become the southern capital of the Yuan country..."

"Apart from us, who else wants to live in Genyuan?" Zhu'er couldn't help but interjected.

"Princes, princesses, son-in-laws, princes, county kings, and the clans near and far in Beijing all lived there. It is said to the outside world that they are having a winter solstice feast and having fun with the clan."

"But with so many people, where can Gen Yuan live?"

"Therefore, the number of people per household is limited, and we can only go to ten people."

"Ten people? Doesn't that mean you can't even bring servants?" The princess frowned involuntarily.

Kang Wei shook his head: "You mother and daughter each bring two maidservants, and I will just bring three more attendants."

"What? Eldest brother and second elder brother won't go?" Zhu'er asked.

"They're bastards, and they haven't been ennobled, so it's better to stay at home and guard them... I'm old, so it's time for them to establish a family." Kang Wei sighed softly.

"Then who should I bring?" The princess was thinking, "You can bring the wet nurse, and Zixiao?"

Before Zhu'er could answer, Kang Wei cut off the conversation: "You take the four young maidservants, the servants stay in the mansion."

"What?" the princess was puzzled.

"Now the streets outside are in chaos. The whole city is hunting for spies. The idlers in the market have taken the opportunity to create chaos. There have been several accidents. Yesterday, a group of scoundrels encouraged the people to kill Xin Kang, the governor of the East Wall. At that time, the Yuan army The rangers came to disturb them, and they retreated as soon as they fought. The emperor ordered that they only defend to the death and not open the city to meet the enemy, so Xin Kang only ordered to shoot arrows at the top of the city. There was no fault at all, but some people in the city spread rumors that Xin Kang was a spy and deliberately let the Yuan soldiers go. The people made a noise, rushed to the top of the city, beat Xin Kang to death, and threw his body Come down to the city, trample like mud..."

"Amitabha." The princess clasped her hands together and recited a Buddha's name.

Zhu'er opened her eyes wide, and said angrily: "The foreign enemy has not retreated, but my own gang started to quarrel, how can this be?! No one cares?"

"The five leaders were arrested last night and cut in half under the east wall of the city. The emperor has also issued an edict that the people are not allowed to go to the city to defend. He also ordered that the people who have the heart to kill the enemy and serve the country can join the Taoist order The "Liujia Battalion" of the Imperial Army, unified arrangements to defend against the enemy."

"Hey... isn't there still tens of thousands of forbidden soldiers in the city? How can we let Taoist priests go to the altar to pay homage to the general?" Zhu'er said in a disdainful tone again.

Kang Wei shook his head and smiled wryly: "One is that the emperor is a believer in Taoism, and he really believes that the magic of those Taoists can turn the tide, and the other is to use this method to arrest those cunning and rascals in the market, so as to prevent them from causing trouble everywhere. Today In the early morning, a group of people broke into the Duting Station and almost killed the envoys of Yuanguo. The emperor has sent heavy troops to guard the Duting Station. The two adjacent streets have been designated as restricted areas."

"They came to beat us, but we still have to protect him, why?"

"When the two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy." Kang Wei twitched his beard and continued, "What's more, the emperor still has the intention of seeking peace, so he must reserve space."

Zhu'er was startled: "Why do you ask for peace? Although Yuan soldiers are well-trodden, Yuan country is located in a bitterly cold place in the north. Its products are not abundant, its national power is not strong, and it has long-distance raids, so it will not last long. If you drag him to death, you can still take the opportunity to recover the lost ground, so why ask for peace?"

"Amitabha." The princess recited another Buddha's name and sighed, "It's better to seek peace. If you can avoid wars, then don't fight. If you kill less, it is a merit."

Zhu'er pursed her red lips, dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn't want to disobey her mother, so she twisted her body and said, "I'll let Zi Xiao pack up her things!" After saying that, she walked out in two or three steps.

Kang Wei saw Zhu'er walking away, Fang said to the princess: "It's very chaotic outside now, the emperor has granted military posts to those alchemists and Taoists, and each of them led a battalion of the 'Liujia Battalion' to move around, or go up to the city to guard The guards, or go through the streets and alleys to search for spies, the imperial army is already extremely dissatisfied with them, there have been several small conflicts, and I am afraid that there will be major incidents."

"Then what should we do?" The princess was a little panicked.

"Our family of three is in Genyuan, so there is no danger. You will tell the stewards of the inner court later that from today onwards, no women in the mansion, no matter how old or young, are allowed to leave the mansion. I will also go and tell Rong'er and Yin'er to guard A good door. No matter how chaotic the outside is, as long as there is no chaos at home, any catastrophe can be overcome, and the worst thing is if the home is also in chaos, it will only be in danger of overthrowing the nest."

The concubine looked at her husband in a daze, always feeling that there was something in his words, as if there was a deep meaning hidden.

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