Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 478 Wang Shao's Speculation

As long as we don't enter Hehuang, we will never be safe.

"No, if something happens to Jun'er, what's the point of us escaping to Hehuang?"

Empress Dowager Xiao insisted, "We must stop and rest tonight, and those soldiers can't hold on any longer."

"Sister! The Han Chinese have a saying that goes, 'The first push is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted.'"

Xiao Asu lowered his voice and said, "Once you stop, your breath will be lost. It's hard to say whether you can get up tomorrow."

"I understand what you said, brother, but Jun'er is the only son of the late emperor and me. If anything happens to him, how can I have the face to see the late emperor? Moreover, Jun'er is also our hope for restoring our country. Without him, who do you think will accept us?" Empress Dowager Xiao retorted.

"Can…"

Xiao Asu opened his mouth and gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's take a night's rest. No matter what, we must continue on our journey tomorrow!"

According to what he and Empress Dowager Xiao had discussed, if they wanted to restore their country, they could only rely on the Song Dynasty.

Neither the Liao Kingdom nor the Hehuang were strong enough to help them restore their country.

However, there were too many cities on the road from Shangjing to the Song Dynasty. In addition, Yelu Yixin strengthened the border defense to prevent the Song Dynasty from intervening when he sent troops to the grassland to eliminate Yelu Chongyuan. They could only flee to Hehuang and then escape to the Song Dynasty through Hehuang.

If Yelu Jun wants the Song Dynasty to accept them, he must be alive.

Yelu Jun is the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom. For the Song Dynasty, it can fully utilize his identity to attack the Liao Kingdom.

Only then will they have the opportunity to restore their country.

Once Yelu Jun died, they would be of no value at all. They might even be used to befriend Yelu Yixin and sent to the Liao Kingdom.

So after some hesitation, he agreed.

Empress Dowager Xiao was delighted when she heard this and said, "Okay, let's do as Big Brother says."

"You take good care of His Majesty first, I will make some arrangements." Xiao Asu said and left the tent.

After arranging the defense and eating something, Xiao Asu came to the tent built for him by his personal soldiers.

After running around for several days without any rest, Xiao Asu fell asleep soon after he lay down.

After an unknown amount of time, the earth began to shake slightly. Xiao Asu seemed to hear the sound of thousands of horses galloping in his sleep and was awakened by the sound.

"Luckily it was just a dream..."

Xiao Asu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still in shock.

"wrong!"

Xiao Asu felt a slight vibration under his body, and quickly got out of bed, lying on the ground and listening.

When he heard the sound of horse hooves, Xiao Asu rushed out hurriedly.

"Enemy attack, quickly gather the troops."

The personal soldiers at the door of the tent were sleeping soundly. Xiao Asu was so angry that he kicked them a few times to wake them up, asked them to gather the troops, and then ran to the tent of Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao was sleeping soundly and was still a little dazed when she was awakened. But when she heard Xiao Asu say that the pursuers were coming, she was startled and woke up instantly.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

"Hurry up and bring His Majesty out. I will arrange troops to resist, and then we will go alone. This way we will be less conspicuous, otherwise we won't be able to escape!" Xiao Asu whispered.

The soldiers under his command were now exhausted, and could not outrun the pursuers. He could only let these people hold out for a while while he and Empress Dowager Xiao ran away with the little emperor.

"Okay, go ahead, big brother."

Xiao Asu nodded and left the tent.

Empress Dowager Xiao slept in her clothes last night. She got up, wrapped her unconscious son in a tiger skin, and held him in her arms.

Just as he was about to leave the tent, he bumped into Xiao Asu who was coming in.

"Brother, you..."

"They may not be pursuers. The horse hoof sounds came from the west." "Are they soldiers from Xixia or Hehuang?"

"I don't know. Let's take a look first and then tell you."

Xiao Asu shook his head and said, "You stay behind with His Majesty, I will go up to see, if the situation is not right, I will come back and reunite with you."

"Okay!" Empress Dowager Xiao nodded repeatedly.

Xiao Asu left the tent and headed in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from, leading hundreds of cavalrymen.

The sky was just beginning to turn white at this time, and not long after walking, a large number of cavalrymen were seen galloping towards them in the distance.

When he saw clearly what the cavalry were wearing, Xiao Asu breathed a sigh of relief.

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"Zhong Huai!"

Wang Shao hurried into the tent, his face solemn, and said, "I just got the news that Dong Jian led several thousand cavalrymen to the Liao Kingdom the day before yesterday."

"He wants to support Empress Xiao and others from Liao?" Gu Tingye frowned and asked, "Isn't he afraid of bringing the war to Hehuang?"

He knew a little about the situation in Liao, after all, it was not far away.

The day before yesterday he received news that the Empress Dowager of Liao had escaped with the little emperor to the capital, and it was almost time.

His mission was to monitor Dong Zhen and guard against Western Xia, but once Empress Dowager Xiao fled to Hehuang, the war would inevitably be brought here, which would disrupt Zhao Xing's arrangements.

After receiving the news, he discussed with Wang Shao and sent someone to meet Dong Zhan to inquire about his attitude.

Due to the distance, the person who was sent has not returned yet, but unexpectedly Dong Zhan has already gone there.

"He probably doesn't have the guts to do that. Although accepting Empress Dowager Xiao and the young Liao emperor would give him a legitimate reason to expand into Liao, it is precisely because of this that Yelu Yixin will definitely gather a large number of troops to deal with him, and may even directly attack Hehuang.

Although Dong Jian has some means and appears to have completely controlled Hehuang, there are still many hidden dangers inside, and he dare not provoke the Liao Kingdom now. "Wang Shao shook his head.

"Then he went to drive away Empress Dowager Xiao... That's not right."

Gu Tingye said this, shook his head and said: "If he wants to drive him away, he doesn't need to go in person. Zichun, what do you think he wants to do?"

"I suspect he wants to send Empress Dowager Xiao and others to the Song Dynasty!" Wang Shao said seriously.

He didn't know that Han Zhang guessed that Dong Jian would accept Empress Dowager Xiao and others, and use their identities to expand towards the Liao Kingdom.

However, he was more familiar with the situation in Hehuang and concluded that Dong Jian was most likely trying to divert the disaster to other places.

Gu Tingye pondered for a while after hearing this, and exclaimed: "Sending Empress Dowager Xiao and others to the Song Dynasty to cause disputes between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom is really a good plan!"

"That's right!"

Wang Shao nodded and said, "Once the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom really go to war, Xixia will definitely target the Liao Kingdom and will not attack Hehuang. He can also take advantage of the situation and expand his power."

"We must find a way to stop it, and send someone to report to His Majesty!" said Gu Tingye.

"We cannot have a conflict with Dong Zhan now. Send a letter to Qinzhou and ask them to prohibit Empress Dowager Xiao and others from entering the country." Wang Shao reminded.

Although Dong Zhan may have evil intentions, now is not the time to fall out with him.

"I understand. I will send someone to deliver the letter to Bian Jing and give it to Zichun." Gu Tingye said.

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Bianjing
Zhao Xing had already received the news that Empress Dowager Xiao and others had escaped from Shangjing and fled to Hehuang without any worries.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Empress Dowager Xiao and others escaped and remained alive, they would be a threat to Yelu Yixin.

Before this threat was resolved, Yelu Yixin would never provoke the Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)