The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress

Chapter 41

This winter, the price of hot coal in Yejing is so high that the people of Yejing are speechless. +++Mobile reading visit m. . However, there are a lot of rich and powerful people in Yejing, and every family does not show the mountains or the water on weekdays. At this time, there is only a little bit of (exposure).

Zhumen wine (meat rou) smells bad, and there are frozen bones on the road. It is most appropriate to describe Yejing today.

Ordinary people are still struggling to survive the harsh winter, but the wealthy are competing for a hundred taels of silver and a catty of coal. Even because it is hard to find Fotan, many wealthy families who bought enough of Fotan first held a red fire banquet, inviting relatives and friends to enjoy the snow and plums.

The Red Fire Banquet, as the name suggests, is when the rich and wealthy people surround their garden with thick cloth to block the cold wind, and then place many heaters in it. Then the snow will not melt in the courtyard and the winter plums will be in full bloom. Guests sit around the stove and boil wine and enjoy the snow, in order to show their wealth.

An Changqing looked at the number on the account book and said with emotion: “It’s really a drought caused by drought, and a flood caused by waterlogging.”

The new shop has only been opened for more than ten days, and the hoarding of 15 thousand catties of coal has been sold short. However, there are more and more people in the porridge sheds outside the city. Not only the poor people, but even some poor students who go to Beijing to prepare for the exam, can’t hold back the hunger and cold, and go to the porridge sheds in groups to get the porridge.

Zhou Helan has seen a lot, and the **** (color) said lightly: “Since ancient times, this has been the case. The rich have a stinky wine (meat rou), and the poor have no more food.”

An Changqing sighed, “I really hope that spring will begin earlier.”

He has done his best to build porridge sheds and distribute winter clothes in an effort to give these people more chances. But after all, the power of one person is limited. Even so, many people still can’t survive, and they freeze to death silently in the cold night. And Yejing’s situation is pretty good now. I heard that Suzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Yanzhou, and Chenzhou, which are further north, were more affected by the cold winter. Because the weather was too cold, many people had already been frozen to death.

Listening to Xiao Zhige, the local folds were sent up one by one, and they were sent to the case of Emperor Anqing by the Prime Minister’s hands. Emperor Anqing didn’t even look at them, just sending people around to look for the whereabouts of the mad Taoists. An Xiangguo has always tried to figure out what he wanted, but after that, whenever there were similar folds, he suppressed it.

However, the situation in various places is urgent, and even Xiao Zhige, who is in Yejing less inquiries about the affairs of the court, has received several Yanzhou emergency reports.

Yanzhou is located to the north of Daye, bordering the North Desert, and is the first pass to guard Daye. For the soldiers and civilians of Yanzhou who are accustomed to the cold in such a cold winter, they can still endure it, but it is even more difficult to deal with the Beidi people who are running south due to lack of food and clothing.

Beidi has a strong body, good at riding and shooting, and has always lived by the water. When the food is not abundant in winter, the elites of the whole clan will be taken to the south to burn (kill sha) as a captive and grab enough supplies for the winter.

Every winter, it is a tough battle for the three states of Yebei.

This year, due to the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother, Xiao Zhige was recalled to Yejing early. Yanzhou had only a lieutenant in charge. For the Beidi people who hated and feared Xiao Zhige, it was the best opportunity.

After An Changqing read the book, when he came back from the shop, the light in the study was still on. Squinting his eyes, he saw a blurry figure standing by the window. When I got closer, I found out that Xiao Zhige was standing with his back on his back. He didn’t know what he was thinking, and he didn’t even notice when he came.

An Changqing pushed the door in, and Xiao Zhige turned around and frowned when he saw the snow falling on his shoulders.

“Wang Fugui said that the prince hasn’t used dinner yet?” An Changqing saw that the furrows between his eyebrows became deeper, and he knew that he must have been upset.

“Yeah.” Xiao Zhige didn’t want to make him worry, only said: “I don’t have any appetite at night,”

“I just didn’t eat it, the prince accompany me to eat some?” An Changqing smiled.

Xiao Zhige obviously didn’t have much appetite, but he hesitated for a moment, and nodded. An Changqing asked An Fu to pass the meal. It was freezing cold outside, and the two of them didn’t stick to the rules, so they arranged vegetables on the small table in the house and sat around the stove to have a meal.

An Changqing held a bowl of chicken soup and blew lightly. After drinking a small bowl to warm his stomach, he couldn’t help but finally asked, “Is there something wrong with Yanzhou?”

“Yeah.” Xiao Zhige didn’t want him to worry, but after thinking about it, if he really wants to go to Yanzhou, he can’t keep it secret. He can only say: “Beidi people have hated me for a long time, and now they know that I’m not in Yanzhou. It happened to have encountered the severe winter that has not been encountered in a century, and all the soldiers of Beidi have been gathered to prepare (qiang) to attack Yanzhou.”

There are three states in Yebei, Yanzhou in the middle, Liangzhou and Chenzhou guarding the two sides respectively, and the three states are connected to form a line of defense. Now the leaders of Liangzhou and Chenzhou are both present, but there is no leader in Yanzhou. Although there are lieutenants in the town and the cavalry under his command, there is still a prince’s one-party supervisor in the middle. If the Beidi people concentrate all their forces to attack, they may not be able to defend themselves under internal and external troubles.

Moreover, in such a cold winter, Liangzhou and Chenzhou were too busy to take care of themselves, and presumably they could not rush to help. Once the Beidi people break through the city, not only will the people of Yanzhou suffer, but his years of management will be destroyed. The Emperor Anqing will inevitably be held accountable for this, and the prince and the third will be even more troublesome.

Nothing in it was the result he wanted to see.

An Changqing looked down, her heart was already clear: “The prince is going to Yanzhou?”

Xiao Zhige said, “I must go.”

After saying this, his clenched palm loosened a little and looked at him a little sorry.

An Changqing was not as dissatisfied as he thought, but with a reduced look (look) and asked: “When will we leave?”

“I will enter the palace early tomorrow morning, and I will leave the next day at the latest.”

An Changqing looked down, hesitated, and asked, “Can I go together?”

Xiao Zhige shook his head: “The situation in Yanzhou is urgent. You can’t go on this trip day and night.”

“I understand.” An Changqing nodded, did not say more, only calmly said: “Then I will pack up for the prince.”

This night, the two still hug and sleep as usual. After learning that Xiao Zhige was going to Yanzhou, An Changqing never expressed (exposed) any emotions from the beginning to the end, but only when she was asleep, she clung to his (body shen) body and let it out (exposed). Feeling unwilling to give up.

Although her eyes were closed, An Changqing did not fall asleep. He tried hard to recall the events of the previous life. But found that the memory of this period is too vague. At this time in the previous life, Xiao Zhige also went to Yanzhou. However, he didn’t know how to resist the enemy or whether he was in danger during the process. At that time, he cared too little for Xiao Zhige. He only learned from the words of his servants that the battle was difficult, but in the end he won.

But that battle was only the beginning. The Great Yejiang Mountains, handed down by the great ancestor, were in the hands of Emperor Anqing, and now only a layer of empty shell remains. Internal and external troubles are concealed under the deliberately maintained false prosperity. A snow disaster became the beginning of prosperity.

Soon after the snow disaster, the Queen Mother’s 60th birthday was celebrated. In order to pray for the Queen Mother, the Emperor Anqing built ninety-nine longevity pagodas in order to levy taxes and levies. After the snow disaster, the people in the Northland who had not yet eased up were squeezed again, and finally some people were overwhelmed and rose up. Since then, there have been repeated uprisings and suppressions.

There are constant internal worries and constant external troubles. Xiao Zhige has been guarding Yanzhou for three years since then, until the Emperor Anqing suddenly fell ill and ordered him to return to Beijing, and he returned to Yejing again.

In Xiao Zhige’s eyes, perhaps this is just a small parting, but An Changqing’s heart is full of reluctance. The two fell asleep together day after day after they got married and never separated. Now that the difference was suddenly mentioned, he finally realized that the man sleeping beside him had quietly integrated into his life.

Just thinking about the days when there was no such person warming up his hands and feet after the separation, I felt that there was nothing left in my heart.

He curled up (shen) body more and more nostalgic, clinging closely to Xiao Zhige. The man seemed to be aware of his uneasiness, and accepted him with his arms widened, gently patting his back with his powerful palms.

After a long silence, An Changqing whispered somewhat recklessly: “I want to go to Yanzhou too.”

Xiao Zhige paused, but his heart was hot: “Yanzhou is cold, remote and barren. It is still infested by the Beidi people all the year round. There are not many days in a year to live a stable life. There are not many generals. People…not as good as Ye Jing.”

An Changqing’s forehead touched his (chest xiong) mouth, muffled and said: “But Yejing does not have you.”

“The Queen Mother’s birthday has not passed. I will come back when the Yanzhou war subsides.” Xiao Zhige could only say that.

An Changqing struggled out of his arms, bowed her head and looked at him: “This is what you said. You will come back on the birthday of the Queen Mother. Otherwise…or I will go to Yanzhou to find you.”

Xiao Zhige only thought he was angry, hugged the person again, and tucked the quilt behind him again, and said helplessly, “Okay.”

An Changqing snuggled into his arms again, and for a long time, he added in a small voice: “The prescription you gave me, I will do it. When you come back… we will round the house.”

Xiao Zhige (body shen) stretched, and after a while, his mute voice healed.

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Early the next morning, Xiao Zhige really entered the palace, and Yanzhou was in critical condition. Please order to return to Yanzhou to fight Beidi as soon as possible.

The Emperor Anqing was unclear, but the prince was the first to object: “There are lieutenants in Yanzhou and 80,000 soldiers, can it be no match for the northern barbarians? Besides, the 60th birthday of the emperor’s grandmother is about to be born, and filial piety is the first… …If you want me to say that my second brother really doesn’t have to be so anxious.”

Although Emperor Anqing didn’t speak, his expression (lust) was quite agreeable. This second son has held Yanzhou’s military power for many years and made Yanzhou like an iron bucket. Although I can’t see the strangeness at present, it makes people worry about it in the end. This time he was called back to Beijing by the birthday of the Queen Mother. Just to take advantage of his absence, to arrange (insert cha) manpower in Yanzhou.

Although Emperor Anqing still counted on this son to guard the border for him, he couldn’t prevent it.

Xiao Zhige looked like a knife and looked at the prince coldly: “It’s okay if I don’t go back, but if the city is broken, can the emperor be willing to take responsibility for me, the guardian of the city? Can you pay for the lives of the people in Yanzhou who have been trampled by the Beidi people? ?”

“Yanzhou is the first line of defense at the border. Once Yanzhou City is broken, and Chenzhou in Liangzhou will not be able to rush to help, the Beidi people can drive straight in and march south to Suzhou, and then go straight to Yejing. Yejing is in danger, and the emperor may be responsible for it. under?”

The prince was speechless by him. He was not good at marching and fighting, so he could only have no confidence: “Why is the situation so urgent that the second brother said. It is the Yanzhou city that is broken, and there is no Suzhou behind it? Shen Tuxu? Could it be that I can’t hold it? Is my Da Ye soldier so incompetent that even the mere North Barbarians can’t match it?”

Xiao Zhige sneered: “Why don’t the emperor go and ask Senior General Shentu first, can he defend or not?”

“Enough!” Emperor Anqing interrupted the two people’s argument without worry, his face changed for a while, he was still afraid that Beidi would really break Yanzhou City. The prince had never been on the battlefield at a young age, but he had been on the battlefield with the first emperor. The brutality of the Beidi people is indeed chilling.

Three ordinary soldiers may not be able to fight a Beidi cavalry. Otherwise, it will be a mere Beidi, and it won’t be the worry of Daye for many years. For so many years, there is also Xiao Zhige in Daye, who can be more fierce than Beidi people, which makes them shudder.

Emperor Anqing pondered for a long while, and finally waved his hand, saying, “No matter, you go now. This battle is only allowed to win, not to be defeated!”

“Yes.” Xiao Zhige knelt on his knees to make an order, then got up and went out of the city to call in soldiers in the wind and snow.

The author has something to say: Counseling: here, you can round up the room when you come back (anxi