princess

Chapter 81

The fact that Emperor Xuanhe wanted to send Princess Changping to the northwest caused controversy in the court, and many ministers strongly opposed it. This was expected by Emperor Xuanhe, but it was unexpected that among those who opposed it was the Years account for the majority.

Those old courtiers were more silent on the contrary. After all, they are old, and even if they want to go to the northwest, they can't afford to go to the northwest, unless they want to bury their bones on the road. Those in their 30s and [-]s are at the right time to fight hard, and they also know that they may have no other chances except this time.

There are also quite a few people from the Lin family among them. They are most opposed to the eldest princess going to the northwest. The northwest is their reliance. They finally got rid of Murong Xi. Just know.

Emperor Xuanhe sat on the dragon chair, looked at the people below, and suddenly asked, "Wang Guangjian, what do you think?"

When Wang Guangjian heard what Emperor Xuanhe said, he stood up, bowed and said, "I think it is appropriate for the eldest princess to go to the northwest."

Before the Lin family could speak, Emperor Xuanhe said, "I feel the same way. Since the Jin Dynasty, there have been princesses on the battlefield, but this time I only sent the eldest princess to assist in managing the affairs of the northwest. Do you think Taizu made a mistake in sending the princess to the battlefield, or is my Princess Changping inferior?"

How do people answer this? They don’t say whatever they want, but Emperor Xuanhe gave him two choices. Some people who have long been disgusted with or loyal to Emperor Xuanhe said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise."

Those who disagreed could not speak at this time, so they could only drift with the flow, but thinking about it, no matter how powerful the eldest princess was, she was still a woman, and she would come back by herself after seeing the bitter cold in the northwest.

This is no worse than the last time when she went out, when Nanny Tang shed tears for a long time, but this time she didn't say anything, but carefully packed the things Xiao Yuanmin wanted to bring.

There are more than a dozen boxes of clothes, not to mention those for jewelry. Emperor Xuanhe even ordered a lot of new medicinal materials to be purchased, and the Imperial Hospital rushed to make various medicines overnight.

These did not follow Xiao Yuanmin, they were sent slowly, and Xiao Yuanmin didn't take many things away directly.

"Sister, you really only bring 1000 people?" Xiao Yuzuo said with some dissatisfaction.

Xiao Yuanmin was looking at the bow and crossbow that Xiao Yuzuo sent her. The crossbow was different from ordinary ones. It was smaller and could be held with one hand or even fired three arrows in a row. "That's enough, it's not for war."

Xiao Yuzuo didn't want to say anything more, but just took out a smaller crossbow, "This sister is directly tied to her arm." This one can't be fired in succession, and it is better than Xiaoqiao's surprise.

Xiao Yuanmin stretched out his arm directly, and Xiao Yuzuo tied the crossbow to Xiao Yuanmin's arm, covering it with the wide sleeves outside, so if you don't pay attention, you won't be able to find it.

"It's not bad." Xiao Yuanmin smiled, "How long will it take to match these two to each of the thousand elite soldiers?"

Xiao Yuzuo pondered for a while, pointed to the slightly bigger one and said, "Give them one for each of them, and forget about the other one. There are no more than five people who bring the craftsman to know."

Xiao Yuanmin immediately understood Xiao Yuzuo's meaning, this is to be her secret weapon, "Okay."

"But I'm afraid it won't match for a while." Xiao Yuzuo said, "I'll send you to the Northwest within three months at most."

"Okay." Xiao Yuanmin responded with a smile, "It feels good to have a backer, I can let go and do it, anyway, I have you behind me."

"Sister." Seeing her sister's smile, Xiao Yuzuo suddenly said, "Don't worry, Murong is just a fox, and it's not that easy to get into trouble."

When Xiao Yuanmin heard what Xiao Yuzuo said, the smile on his face disappeared. It has been twelve days since Murongxi disappeared, but she is still in the palace.

Seeing Xiao Yuanmin like this, Xiao Yuzuo felt uncomfortable, "You can go there in the future."

"Well." Even if Xiao Yuanmin was worried about Murongxi, he still felt reluctant to give up on Xiao Yuzuo. After all, the entire palace will depend on him in the future. Nanny will go to the East Palace to take care of you, and Nanny Tang will stay in Fengyang Pavilion."

It's not that Xiao Yuanmin doesn't trust Nanny Li and the others, but that Xiao Yuanmin has arranged staff in the palace, and among them are many people left behind by Queen Huiyi.

All these Xiao Yuanmin were handed over to Mother Zheng and Mother Tang. Among them, Mother Zheng stayed with Xiao Yuzuo, while Mother Tang stayed in Fengyang Pavilion. The two could communicate with each other and help Xiao Yuzuo better.

Xiao Yuzuo also understood, nodded and said, "Sister, don't worry, I won't let anyone neglect Madam Tang and the others."

Xiao Yuanmin responded and said a few more words, Xiao Yuzuo left first.

The relationship between Xiao Chengxuan and Xiao Yuanmin is not good, but it is by no means bad. The two seem to cooperate with each other, so Xiao Yuanmin was not surprised that Xiao Chengxuan came to Fengyang Pavilion, but Xiao Chengde would come with him.

"Second brother, fourth brother." Xiao Yuanmin greeted and said with a smile, "I was thinking about saying goodbye to you later."

"Is everything packed?" Xiao Chengxuan asked.

"En." Xiao Yuanmin responded, and after the two sat down, he let Madam Zheng serve tea, "There is some chaos in the palace, if the reception is not good, don't be offended."

"No." Xiao Chengxuan smiled, looked at the busy people in the palace, and sighed, "Sister, sometimes I really envy you."

No good man has the heart to make contributions, but Xiao Chengxuan knows that it is impossible for Emperor Xuanhe to let him go to the northwest, and he is afraid that he will not even be able to leave this capital.

Xiao Yuanmin naturally saw what Xiao Chengxuan meant, smiled and didn't say anything, Xiao Chengxuan didn't say anything anymore, just started to tell her to be careful in everything.

Xiao Chengde sat on the side silently, looking at the scene of brothers and sisters kissing, feeling unspeakable sarcasm in his heart, and waited for the two of them to finish speaking before saying, "I lost."

When Xiao Chengxuan saw Xiao Chengde open his mouth, he stopped talking, held the teacup and started to study the tea, while Xiao Yuanmin smiled and said, "Is there any winner or loser between you and my brother and sister?"

"You won." Xiao Chengde said it again as if he didn't hear Xiao Yuanmin's words.

Xiao Yuanmin's face also became serious, she looked at Xiao Chengde, and didn't speak, at this moment, it was not appropriate for her to say anything, and Xiao Chengde seemed to finally speak out what was in his heart, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was relaxed Quite a few, "I give up."

Xiao Yuanmin smiled brightly, "Fourth brother, thank you."

Xiao Chengde also laughed, after a few people chatted, Xiao Chengxuan and Xiao Chengde left, and Xiao Yuanmin sent them to the door, and the smile on his face disappeared when they left.

Madam Zheng also frowned, "Princess, Fourth Prince..."

There was some sarcasm in Xiao Yuanmin's eyes, "If he really gave up, how could he come to tell me these things, besides, it has nothing to do with me whether he gives up or not, that's his own business."

Madam Zheng nodded.

"Let my brother pay more attention to him, I'm afraid he will jump over the wall in a hurry." After Xiao Yuanmin finished speaking, he stopped talking.

In fact, Xiao Yuanmin took away a total of [-] elite soldiers, in addition to the twenty hidden guards and four female soldiers arranged by Emperor Xuanhe.

The ordinary soldiers escorting food and grass had already set off on the road first, and they carried enough dry food on the road.

And there were only 50 secret guards in the entire Jin Dynasty. Except for the 20 people around Xiao Yuanmin and those sent out to do missions, there were only ten people around Emperor Xuanhe, and four of them were protecting Xiao Yuzuo, that is to say, protecting Xiao Yuzuo. Emperor Xuanhe had only six people, and Emperor Xuanhe took out 20 people to protect Xiao Yuanmin...

On the day Xiao Yuanmin left, Emperor Xuanhe sent it to him in person. Xiao Yuzuo's eyes were red, and Xiao Yuanmin was wearing a fiery red riding uniform, with his hair tied high with gold hoops. Behind him were a thousand soldiers in neat silver armor.

"I entrusted my most beloved daughter to you for protection." Emperor Xuanhe said.

"Never fail His Majesty's entrustment."

Emperor Xuanhe looked at Xiao Yuanmin, with pride in his eyes, reached out and patted her on the shoulder, "Go."

"Father, my daughter will come back with news of victory." Xiao Yuanmin said calmly, "My daughter is gone."

"it is good."

Xiao Yuzuo said, "Sister, I'll wait for you."

"Yeah." Xiao Yuanmin pursed his lips and smiled, got on the horse directly, raised his hand and waved, and the thousand soldiers behind him got on the horse at the same time, Xiao Yuanmin took a last look at the gate of the capital, then at the people who were seeing him off, and turned the horse's head. The horse leaves.

The thousand soldiers separated on both sides, followed Xiao Yuanmin in an orderly manner, and the dust was blowing up. For some reason, Xiao Yuzuo felt that his sister was very dazzling at this time, like a phoenix with spread wings.

In fact, Murong Xi was even more dangerous if he didn't delay for a day. It's just that with so many people, even if they rushed, it took them twelve full days to reach the northwest.

It has been almost a month since Murong Xi disappeared, and his life and death are unknown. It is Lin Duan, the second son of the Lin family and the second elder brother of Concubine Lin, who is in charge of the northwest affairs.

He is around forty, with a refined face, and looks more like a scholar. Lin Duan is a general but has no title, while Xiao Yuanmin is the eldest princess of Changping, who is higher than a prince. In terms of identity, Xiao Yuanmin is much taller than Lin Duan. You can ride on the horse and receive Lin Duanquan's salute, "General Lin, get up."

Lin Duan greeted him at the gate of Wangbei City with all the soldiers, and when Xiao Yuanmin opened his mouth, Lin Duan stood up with someone, "Princess, please, the minister has already cleaned up the general's mansion, but the inside is rudimentary, and I have wronged the princess. "

Only then did Xiao Yuanmin turn over and dismount, and the soldiers behind him also dismounted. Xiao Yuanmin threw the reins into the hands of a female soldier, holding a whip in her hand, looked up at the words "Wang Beicheng", and said after a long time, "It's okay." A look of peace of mind after occupying the general's mansion.

This made many people brought by Lin Duan dissatisfied. In their eyes, the eldest princess was useless at all except for being the emperor's daughter. They even felt that Emperor Xuanhe sent such a princess here as a favor to the Northwest Army. contempt.

Especially the style of the eldest princess just now. Although the eldest princess has a high title, this is the northwest and not the capital. In their eyes, daughters should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children, and come here for nothing.

Xiao Yuanmin didn't know, but even if she wasn't like this, those people wouldn't obey her. It's difficult for Murong Xi to gain a foothold here, so what if she's a princess, it's better to show her identity from the beginning and keep away from those people. And you can also relax Lin Duan's guard against yourself and treat her as an arrogant person.

The Northwest is indeed not rich, and passers-by on the road hid and knelt aside when they saw them, not daring to raise their heads.

Xiao Yuanmin just glanced at it and didn't care anymore, but he already had a rough idea in his heart. The Lin family is really the emperor of the land in the northwest. If it wasn't for those barbarians who didn't take down, it might be...

But... Is it really impossible to defeat the barbarians, or is the Lin family afraid that after defeating the barbarians, they will be recalled to Beijing... Xiao Yuanmin narrowed his eyes, probably the latter one is the truth, and the emperor also guessed it, but the Lin family is in the northwest The foundation is already deep, if you want to... just hit them once and they won't be able to turn over.

The General's Mansion is being built in the center of Wangbei City. It is indeed a bit crude as Lin Duan said, but there are obvious signs of cleaning up inside.

A middle-aged woman stood at the door with a few maids. When they saw Xiao Yuanmin, they knelt on the ground and saluted, "Welcome to the eldest princess."

Xiao Yuanmin didn't say anything, but looked at Lin Duan, who explained, "I'm afraid that no one will serve the eldest princess, so I..."

"Take it away." Xiao Yuanmin said without waiting for him to finish speaking, and then walked in without taking a second look.

Lin Duan's complexion changed slightly, and he regained his elegance. He waved his hand and let these people go first. He didn't expect that the eldest princess would be so difficult to deal with. When that Murong Xi came, he was not so arrogant. Thinking of Murong Xi, Lin Duan's eyes flashed a trace of cruelty.

Xiao Yuanmin walked in and found that the small yard had been planted with flowers and plants, and she knew it was newly planted at a glance, and all the furniture was new. She didn't say she was satisfied or dissatisfied. When Lin Duan came in, she asked, "Where are you going to arrange the soldiers I brought to live?"

Lin Duan only brought his military adviser in, and said, "I would like to listen to the eldest princess."

"Then live around here." Xiao Yuanmin's voice was very calm, as if he was talking about something insignificant, and he ordered the people around him, "Ye Zheng, leave the guards of this mansion behind, and the rest follow Lin Lin." General, go out and live around."

"Yes."

Lin Duan's complexion changed when he heard the words, he didn't expect that the eldest princess would climb the pole.

You must know that the General's Mansion is originally located in the center of Wangbei City, and it is surrounded by the residences of Lin Duan's confidants and personal guards. Even if he vacates the General's Mansion, he will only move to a house not far away. Lin Duan didn't speak, but quickly touched him, Lin Duan said, "It's better to leave the guards who protect the eldest princess, and the rest of the guards live in the barracks, so that we can get acquainted with the Northwest Army earlier."

"No need." Xiao Yuanmin directly refused, "They're just protecting me." He frowned, "Could it be that General Lin asked me to give orders just now, just as a polite remark?"

"How dare you, Weichen will arrange it now." Everyone has a temper, not to mention Lin Duan. You must know that he has been in the Northwest for more than ten years, and he has long developed a temper that is unambiguous. And being instigated again and again, it would be strange if he didn't get angry at all.

"Go down." Xiao Yuanmin ordered as if he didn't notice the change in Lin Duan's face.

"Yes." Lin Duan went down with the military adviser. The guards brought by Xiao Yuanmin had been scattered around the courtyard, protecting the entire courtyard. Although there were still some loopholes, such a result could be achieved in such a short period of time. It can be seen that these 1000 people They are all elite.

The soldiers at the door were also in order, and they didn't relax in the slightest because of the general's absence. Lin Duan narrowed his eyes, and then walked towards the soldiers he brought, and ordered the eldest princess to ask. The dissatisfaction and the hostility in the eyes when looking at the guards brought by the princesses.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Lin Duan felt a little more comfortable, sighed, and said with distress, "No way, the eldest princess ordered, Wuyou, you can make arrangements."

"Yes."

In an unremarkable private house, a girl in a coarse cloth dress knocked on the door a few times with medicine in her hand, and said, "Brother Rong Mu, can I go in?"

Although this young girl has an ordinary face, there is a bit of gentleness when she smiles, which adds a bit of color to her.

The person called Rong Mu then closed the window and said, "Xiu'er? Come in."

(End of this chapter)