Dajing Sun and Moon

Chapter 77
Xia Houchun turned around a few times and said with a smile, "Does Commander Chen think this body of this palace is conspicuous?"

Chen Xuanli's eyelids twitched, and the veins on his brows became more bulging. You called me here in the middle of the night to ask this?

After pursing his lips for a while, he forced a smile on his frozen face, and praised insincerely:

"His Majesty's majestic appearance is rare in the common world, and it is difficult for even an exiled immortal to match it."

Xiahou Chun grinned loudly. He flung his cloak back, and pulled out a topographic map from the thin Sichuan brocade embroidered blanket behind him. A line of eye-catching blood-red strokes surrounded it. Looking at its route, it was impressively the course of a river. and shipping routes.

He took a step forward, handed it to Chen Xuanli, stared at him, and shouted loudly: "Where is the Thousand Riders Camp?"

Chen Xuanli clasped his fists subconsciously, and replied with a vibrating voice: "The Qianqi Battalion is here!"

Xia Houchun looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "I order you to lead the Qianqi battalion to go northward by boat as shown in the map in three days, and meet us in Hengzhou."

Dajing boat masters can travel thousands of miles a day, but Qianqiying is not a boat master and cannot ride on a warship. Therefore, this time the boat on the Luo River is still on a water boat, but after a long talk with Qin Rui just now, everything It has been solved.

This time, Qianqiying can steer the paddle steamer to the east along the current. The boat rides through the water with two wheels and sails with sails. There is no need to fear even the huge waves of the ocean, and it is no longer empty to travel thousands of miles a day.

Although it is more than [-] miles from Shenluo to the mouth of the Jinghe River, with the speed of a boat division and warship, it will take two days to arrive, and then go north along the land by sea, go north on the Hutuo River, and reach Hengzhou directly. day.

Bing is expensive and fast, but that's all.

Chen Xuanli was startled, and pressed his purple and green lips tightly, but he did not immediately take the picture, but stared at Xia Houchun, and asked in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect. My duty in Qianqiying is to protect His Highness going north. How can I leave alone?"

Xia Houchun smiled gratifiedly, put the marching map in his hand, approached and said in a low voice: "Hasn't the general heard of the plan of 'building plank roads in the open, crossing the warehouses secretly'?"

The other party was suddenly taken aback, but still refused to answer, stubbornly shook his head and said: "Although this plan is good, it cannot be guaranteed to be foolproof. If something happens to His Highness, the general will die even if he dies. Please forgive me for being so humble."

This guy knows Yu Zhong, but stubborn to the extreme is stubborn.

Xia Houchun stroked his forehead helplessly, and after lightly beating a few times, he pondered for a while, then raised his eyes to stare at Chen Xuanli, and said quietly:
"To be honest, I will go north with the Qianqi Camp to attract those ghosts and ghosts hiding in the dark, and my confidence lies in the Qianqi Camp. If you can't arrive on time, not only will my trip northward be frustrated , even the matter of appeasing Youyan is difficult to go smoothly.

He patted Chen Xuanli and said, "You have a heavy burden on your shoulders."

Chen Xuanli still shook his head: "No matter how valuable the burden is, it is not as important as His Highness's safety."

After all the calculations, he never expected that something went wrong here, which really stumped him.

This ramming product has always obeyed the emperor's order, and the rest will not listen to it. It is a proper 'royal party'.

Perhaps knowing that toughness would completely offend the prince, Chen Xuanli hesitated for a moment, looked up at Xia Houchun, and said in a deep voice:
"If your Highness insists on going north alone, you must bring the humble officer by your side, and there are seven generals under the humble rank. If a strong enemy really invades at that time, eight of us will cover you, and your Highness will be safe."

Xia Houchun smiled: "Even the Qianqi Battalion can't protect the palace, can you just wait for eight people?"

Chen Xuanli looked ashamed, and Wannian Bingshuang's face was a little ashamed, he hesitated to speak.

However, although Xia Houchun does not have the ability of an emperor, he has the temper of an emperor. He waved his hand decisively, "Needless to say, this matter is settled."

After finishing speaking, he helped Chen Xuanli up, and said with a smile: "But you can stay by Bengong's side, and I don't worry about the rest."

Chen Xuanli was stunned, his eyes flashed a little complicated, and he said softly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust."

When everything was stable, Xia Houchun naturally moved quickly, and he left the Jin Palace with a cup of tea.

The stewards and officers in the mansion were either sleepy, or panicked, or gathered in groups of three or four anxiously.

They can actually understand that His Royal Highness set off in the middle of the night, but haven’t you seen the vast expanse of whiteness, the snow as heavy as goose feathers is flying all over the Northland, why is it the season for marching, isn’t this just a joke?

Liu Wenzhen hesitated to speak. After gritting her teeth, she braved the wind and snow and risked being punished by the crown prince, and advised her:
"Your Highness, even if you go north, there is no need to be in a hurry. You might as well wait for the wind and snow to subside before starting."

Xia Houchun glanced at him indifferently, "There is a saying in the art of war, surprise and surprise, and you can win with one move."

He pulled up his white gauze felt hat, looked dimly, and said with a light smile: "Even you all think that snowy nights are not suitable for marching, how can those thieves think that my palace will go north at a starry night?"

Only Jiang Weijun's face was pale, and he said with a troubled expression: "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's at least seven hundred miles from Dongdu to Youzhou. If you count the trek over the mountains, it's at least a thousand miles away. Can you take it?"

Xia Houchun smiled lightly at him, and said casually: "Didn't it only take a few days for Mr. Jiang to travel from Suzhou to Dongdong? Could it be that you can do it, but this Palace can't?"

"Humble job." Jiang Weijun's face changed slightly, and he was about to defend himself, but Liu Wenzhen suddenly jumped up beside him, chopped him unconscious with a hand knife, and placed him on the horse's back.

Ding Zhong's eyelids twitched at the side, only to hear Liu Wenzhen, the chief eunuch of the East Palace hesitate, "Your Highness, he won't freeze to death on the road, will he?"

But at this moment, Xia Houchun glanced at the secret letter in his hand, and waved his hand indifferently, "This person is suspected of defecting to the enemy. It doesn't matter whether he lives or dies."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and smiled at Ding Zhongyin, and said warmly: "General Ding must not misunderstand, just now the secret envoy under the command of my palace sent a message that there is indeed something hidden about Chen Gel being trapped, and this long history is among them." It played the role of matchmaking, which can be regarded as a 'great contribution'."

Ding Zhong was relieved and exhaled quietly, as long as he didn't kill the donkey, he nodded and said: "That's how it is."

He glanced at Jiang Weijun, who was limp on his horseback, and sighed inwardly. Civil servants in the northern region have little character, even rebellion is not uncommon. In the past, when he followed Ji Chan, the governor of the Zhenbei Army, several civil servants under his command confessed after being captured. The army suffered many losses and even heavy losses.

At the beginning, Ji Chan was naturally full of anger, wishing to confiscate the traitors' families and exterminate their clans, and eat their flesh and bones, and still couldn't get rid of their hatred, until a certain "surrender" who returned from rebellion smiled miserably:
"We have no strength to restrain chickens, how can we resist their cruel punishments, they threaten my wife, children, old and young, threaten me with '[-] knives', threaten me to be abused day and night for several years ,what can I do?"

"Yes, we are greedy for life and afraid of death, but how many people in this world are not afraid of death? We are only mortals with naked eyes, we also have emotions, we also have ups and downs, and we can feel the pain of every thorn and fire whip on our bodies by those jailers and cruel officials. The burning pain can be resisted in a day, and it can be gnashed in three days, but what about three months, or three years?"

The man's eyes were slack, he shook his head and murmured, and slumped his head in a burst of raving.

At that moment, he seemed to see the truth, the 'human nature', and the cowardice and fear of death.

After appeasing the staff members of the Jin Palace, Xia Houchun galloped his horse across the Chengfufang Road. The bridge across the river had already been covered with a foot of white snow, and he could pass by just by breathing.

"Woo~~" He suddenly reined in and lifted the reins, the horse neighed, and its front hooves jumped high.

A few riders followed behind, but immediately looked at each other, and after a glance, they retreated dozens of steps tacitly, and the Zhaoyi army of hundreds of riders walked like a dragon and stopped like a forest.

On the bridge, a woman in a red jacket with an embroidered peach cloak sat on top of a stone-carved beast's head, looked at him with her legs up, half a smile, and said jokingly, "Oh, someone wants to leave us and fly alone, what a mistake! If you give the river water from your heart, it will flow eastward.”

The whole body of the cotton-padded jacket is crimson, burning like fire like the morning glow, and the smiling face is like peach blossoms.

In the middle of the road, a masked man in a white robe clings to a beautiful woman, who is dressed in velvet brocade like snow and frost, like a "hibiscus in snow".

She smiled sweetly, and there seemed to be glances flowing in her eyes, ecstasy and soul-stirring, making one's heart flutter, and the ripples were in vain, and she said in a soft and shy voice: "Your Highness, we have been waiting for you for a long time."

A trace of embarrassment wiped Xia Houchun's face, and immediately laughed loudly, whipped his horse quickly, and rushed past him without hesitation.

He bent down and wrapped his arms around his waist, and hugged him in his arms amidst his exclamation.

There seemed to be rampant laughter resounding on both sides of the Luo River:
"Lonely soldiers, town all over the world!"

"Lonely beautiful woman, better than the emperor!"

　Chivalrous demeanor, beauties, general demeanor, and noble aura are all Xiao Ke's heartfelt thoughts~~ [(timid) ps: Please recommend, collect, and ask for a monthly ticket (the first time asking for a ticket)]

　　
　
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