Return of the Swallow

With a crisp sound, Yuchiyan's face was slapped to one side, and blood dripped from the corners of her cracked lips.

Yuchiyan supported Qin Huaiyuan, who was kneeling on the ground, with both hands, and looked up at the angry, panting emperor with halberd fingers in disbelief, as if she didn't know this person for a while.

When the emperor punished the prince, he would reprimand him and ground his feet. If he was beaten, he would never slap his face.

A slap on the face of the prince is equivalent to shattering all his dignity and prestige. This is how the prince will convince the public in front of his courtiers in the future?

But now the shocked and angry emperor can't care about this at all. In the eyes of the emperor, apart from the resentment of the incompetence of his officials, he was also afraid of the people of the Zhou Dynasty coming to the capital. Where else was left?

"I see that you have been a prince for too long, and you have a big heart! Now you dare to shout at me in the face of an important minister. If you are called to the throne in the future, your tail will not stick to the sky! Then you will Where are you going to put me!"

Still puzzled by his hatred, the emperor grabbed the heavy inkstone and threw it towards Yuchi Yan.

Fortunately, King Ning took a step forward and reached out to catch the adult man's slap-sized inkstone, which prevented Yuchiyan's head from blooming on the spot, and did not dare to wipe the ink on his hands and sleeves, so he had to stick his forehead to the ground. Kow again.

"Brother, calm down."

"Reverse, reverse!" The emperor pointed at King Ning, and became more and more violent.

"Brother Huang, His Royal Highness was also negligent for a while. Besides, you are only such a son. If you hurt his life, wouldn't your brother feel distressed?"

King Ning's persuasion was also well-intentioned. The emperor originally had few children, and he only had a single seedling of the crown prince. If people were beaten up in anger, who would inherit the throne in the future?

But when he heard these words in the emperor's ears, he couldn't help but think about it more, squinting at King Ning, wondering if he was mocking his ability in some aspect.

Seeing that King Ning's words distracted the emperor's attention, Cao Guozhang directed the fire back to Qin Huaiyuan, and said with righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, calm down, His Royal Highness has a pure and honest heart, and he will bump into the Emperor in person today, it must be because of an adulterer. Instigation and misdirection will make one's heart sway, and I hope the emperor will learn from it."

Traitors instigate? Who is the prince close to? Who taught the prince a while ago? It is self-evident who the traitor is.

The emperor looked at Qin Huaiyuan, snorted gloomily, pointed at Qin Huaiyuan with trembling hands, and flicked his sleeves fiercely for a while, but did not continue to reprimand, and turned to look at Cao Guozhang.

"Contact the Tatar from the king's side,

Got the news? If there is no more news, I am afraid Zhou Bing will call! "The emperor sat irritably on the official hat chair.

Cao Guozhang didn't look good when asked, and said with an apologetic smile: "Your Majesty, this minister has tried his best to persuade the Tartars, but on the Tartar side, something has happened recently."

"What's up?"

"My ministers heard that the Tatar Khan was assassinated by his only son a few days ago."

"What? Son killed Lao Tzu?" The emperor heard the words, and subconsciously looked at Yuchiyan beside him.

Cao Guozhang nodded and said: "Yes, it is said that the Tartar Khan took a fancy to his daughter-in-law and forced her in public. When her daughter-in-law committed suicide in shame, his only son killed him angrily, and Ana Princess Ri avenged her father and killed her brother. Now the Tatar court affairs are in the hands of Princess Anari, and the three factions of their Tatar courtiers are fighting fiercely. I am worried that Princess Anari will not have time to send troops. ."

When the emperor heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.

"In this way, that girl may not be able to sit firmly in that position! How can the father of the country find a good person to contact, what kind of climate can a girl-like generation become!" The emperor complained impatiently.

Cao Guozhang's face was even more ugly.

The emperor himself is incompetent, and the affairs in his country are handled improperly at the critical moment, and he still needs to ask the Tartars to help him all the way away, but now he thinks that the other party is a female class.

Cao Guozhang sneered and said, "Your anger, rest your anger, now, regardless of whether the Tartars are in power, whether they are men or women, the first thing we need to do is persuade them to send troops. The Tartars have fought with Da Zhou for many years, and this old man doesn't believe Da Zhou. Our treasury can support the battlefields on both sides, otherwise they would not have deceived us!"

"Emperor Dazhou can attack us so fearlessly. To put it bluntly, isn't it because they are guarded by Ji Zeyu in the north! If there is no Ji Zeyu, the Tatars will definitely drive straight in, and when Dazhou arrives, the enemy will be attacked on both sides. I will swallow him bravely, and I will definitely You can stop the Great Zhou people outside the gate, and beat them back to their own territory!"

Cao Guozhang's remarks were impassioned, and the emperor was so excited by what she said, as if he could see that Da Zhou was not only flying above the cities that he had abandoned.

"In this case, Lao Guozhang still needs to continue to contact the Tartars. As long as they are willing to send troops, our crisis can be solved." The emperor stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Cao Guozhang should surrender.

Qin Huaiyuan's brows were already furrowed, and he said in disapproval: "Your Majesty, please listen to Wei Chen's words. Of course Cao Guozhang's analysis is reasonable, but after all, the Tartar Mountains are high and the road is far away, and the far water cannot be reached. Almost thirsty."

"Pang Zhixi's military skills are like gods, and he is good at using tricks. His army of 100,000 tigers is brave and good at fighting. Now they have occupied Xihua City. The attention of the Zhou Dynasty, the tiger Ben army is afraid that it will come in!"

"Now our East Road, West Road and North Road armies totaling 300,000 are gathered outside the city, plus the five army camps, 3,000 camps and Shenji camp in the outer city, nearly 350,000 soldiers and horses, we occupy the The geographical advantage of the capital city, if you choose an excellent general to command the troops and horses, and if you want to come to the Tiger Ben army to attack the city directly, we will defend an impregnable imperial city with 350,000 troops and horses, and it is not without a chance of winning.”

Before waiting for the emperor to answer, Cao Guozhang said sarcastically: "Oh? According to the meaning of the Marquis of Anping, Pang Zhixi is the god of war who is indestructible? My Dayan Dynasty has the real dragon emperor and the heavenly protection, so are you afraid? So a boy with no hair? I think the Marquis of Anping regards Pang Zhixi as his son-in-law, like a flower that he praises!"

Qin Huaiyuan frowned and looked at Cao Guozhang, not arguing with him is useless, but said: "If Lord Guozhang has any opinion on me, it can be resolved in private, anyway, I will also call you father-in-law, you You can beat me, beat me, and scold me, but please don't mix your personal emotions into the political affairs, now is the time of Dayan's life and death, it's not a joke!"

"you……"

Cao Guozhang pointed at Qin Huaiyuan and wanted to refute, but he was interrupted by the emperor before he spoke.

"Stop arguing!"

Cao Guozhang and Qin Huaiyuan both stopped and saluted.

The emperor said angrily: "You guys can't handle the serious business well, and the bickering is more neat than each other. I have raised you for so many years, is it because you are looking at you for infighting at the critical moment?"

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

The crowd salutes again.

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "This matter will be handled according to what the father-in-law said, Cao Guo-zhang, you should contact Tatar as soon as possible."

"Yes." Cao Guozhang saluted, and then smiled proudly at Qin Huaiyuan.

The emperor said to Qin Huaiyuan again: "For the sake of your hard work over the years, I will spare you for the time being. Go back and think about the past!"

Qin Huaiyuan's face was pale, and he stared at the emperor, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and finally his forehead was on the ground, and he replied heavily: "Chen, obey the order."

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Since most of the servants dispersed from the Hou Mansion, everyone gathered in one place to live again. When the disaster came, everyone did not panic, but felt that the hearts of the family were more united.

There are only thirty-nine servants and maids in the inner house, and they have to be responsible for their own masters. Qin Yining is also free from the problem of sooner or later. Sometimes he can let these people talk back and forth to make temporary decisions. In this case, Qin Yining feels this way. A "small family" is really much easier to manage than the "everyone" in the past.

Since Qin Huaiyuan came back from the palace that day, he began to stay out of the house. He was either reading in the wing room, watching the flowers and the scenery by the pond in the back garden, or staying by his own fish pond. Take an umbrella and go fishing. Such a leisurely day is a day.

Over the years, Qin Huaiyuan has never been so relaxed.

This time the war was tense and the city was in chaos, but Qin Huaiyuan found the freedom that he hadn't had for many years.

Qin Yining knew that Qin Huaiyuan was full of depression and could not let go, so he often went to find Qin Huaiyuan with a book after he was busy, or accompany him to fish, or accompany him to have tea and chat, or else he could ask Qin Huaiyuan to explain the book to her. content.

Qin Huaiyuan is far more knowledgeable than the former Qin Yining Xixi. He does not cite scriptures and classics, but he can often use ready-made things in the court as examples, and his language is humorous. Qin Yining, who often listens to it, is addicted to it. The father and daughter often sit under the garden pavilion or the pergola next to the fish pond for a whole day.

"This year's state affairs are chaotic, and my father is also busy. Your birthday is not a good thing for your father, and the wedding ceremony will not work for the time being."

Qin Huaiyuan sat on the cross, dressed in a silk shirt and a straw hat, holding a fishing rod in his hand, and said with a smile.

Qin Yining said with a smile, "I didn't have any birthdays in previous years. On the fifth day of June this year, I ate longevity noodles by myself. As for the ceremony, there is no rush at this time. Anyway, before the age of 20, the ceremony is the same anytime. "

According to ancient rules, a daughter's wedding ceremony can be done when she is fifteen years old, but it doesn't have to be fifteen years old.

Qin Huaiyuan smiled and said, "That's true. It's the same when you bow before you get married."

engagement?

Pang Xiao's masculine and handsome face suddenly appeared in Qin Yining's mind and shook his head with a wry smile.

In this situation, is it still possible for her and Pang Xiao?

"Girl, girl." Song Lan trotted over from outside.

Qin Yining and Qin Huaiyuan both looked over with a smile.

Song Lan saluted and said, "Girl, shopkeeper Zhong Da is here. She's in the side hall at the moment, and the servant girl doesn't look very good when she sees shopkeeper Zhong Da."

Qin Yining stood up when he heard the words and said, "Father, I'll go take a look. Maybe it's about Ning Yuan's side."

"Well, let's go." Qin Huaiyuan responded lazily, and continued to focus on his fishing rod.

Qin Yining couldn't help sighing when he saw his father's appearance, and then walked quickly to the side hall.