At this time, there is no way to see that it is a city that is being eyed by a large army of 400,000.It’s just that the cloudy weather makes the colors of this ancient city dimmer and old.
A pair of sedan chairs stayed in front of the mansion. A young woman with a lit eyes walked down from the sedan chair and asked several people from the mansion to enter the house through the side door.
She is Luo Mo Niang, the chief assistant Yang Shiqi's family, and it is normal for her to appear in the mansion.
Everyone knows that Yang Shiqi's relationship with Yu Qian is both a teacher, a father and a friend, and is a story about Shi Lin, so it is no wonder that the families of the two families have contact.
But in fact, Yu Qian's wife, Dong, and Luo Moniang, did not have much relationship.
It was a rare invitation, so when Luo Mo Niang was invited to Yu Mansion, she was not casual at all. It can be seen from her outfit that she had carefully prepared it.
Luo Moniang sat in the tea hall of the back house and saw that her shirt was wearing almost beige satin, with light-colored flowers and a crimson purple material on the whole; the goose yellow silk ribbon was used as a silk cloth, and she was gently tied to her waist from her shoulders.
The top is tied into the skirt, and the lower skirt is made of brocade embroidered with variegated patterns in the moon.
The whole person looks rich and vulgar, which is very consistent with the family trend of a big bureaucrat.
In contrast, Mrs. Dong, who has the same status, is much simpler and casual. She is not a false statement when she relies on clothes and horses. Dong, who is wearing a cotton-padded moon-white jacket and skirt, is compared with others, as if she is not a woman of the same class.
Dong was obviously a little wary of this girl who was not yet married but dressed up as mature and decent, but she did not show any hostility. She forced a smile and asked in a polite tone: I heard that Miss Luo sent a letter from Jiangxi to the palace. When did you go to Jiangxi?
Luo Moniang replied honestly: Early August.
Oh... I went so early.
Dong nodded, and she calculated slightly in her heart that Zhang Ning didn't set off in mid-August to set off from Wuchang. Miss Luo obviously didn't go to find Zhang Ning...
Although Luo Moniang and Zhang Ning did not have a successful marriage back then, everyone in the capital was aware of it.
Then who will Luo Mom go to Jiangxi to meet?
Without any suspense, she went to find her confidant Dong's husband Yu Qian.
But Dong stopped talking and did not want to expose it in person.She invited Luo Moniang today, neither for arguing like a shrew in the market nor for questioning.
Dong held his cold fingers on the teacup to keep warm, and said: My husband is an official in Jiangxi. Rumors have spread recently. I am worried and worried every day. When I learned that Miss Luo had just returned from Jiangxi and was from Yangge's hometown, I had the idea of inviting Miss Luo to my humble house and wanted to ask what was going on there recently.
The situation was not very good, Jiujiang was very dangerous, so I was driven back.Luo Mo Niang said.
Dong asked hurriedly: Why is it not a good method?
Luo Moniang lowered her face and thought for a moment, then she was about to come to paper and pen. Go up, north, south, south, west, right and east, the Yangtze River flows roughly like this. Our Wuchang is here, Jiujiang City is here, and to the east is Poyang Lake.Three armies of the government army besieged Jiujiang City, with more than 100,000 troops... Before I left, a battle was fought in Poyang Lake here, and the entire Jiujiang Army's navy was wiped out. I heard that the total loss of water and land exceeded 15,000 people.Now, except for Jiujiang City, all parts of Jiangxi have changed their surnames.
The imperial government army attacked Jiujiang City from the east and south, and King Xiang and Lord Yu led the troops in the city.The Administration Bureau also has a large army in Huangzhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and also crosses the river and attacks Jiujiang from the west.
Dong looked at the wires on the paper for a long time: Can the prince and the others still leave?
Luo Moniang said in a deep voice: It’s hard to leave, and they don’t want to leave either.After a short while, Wuchang was the place where the war was fought.
What should I do?
Dong suddenly grabbed Luo Moniang's wrist, and his previous jealousy and hostility towards Luo Moniang seemed to have become unimportant.
In a strange city in the distance, I have never been to, two men, one is her support for living in the world, and the other is her lover whom she hates and longs for.
If these two people disappeared in that city together, what would she do with all her life?
Do you need to commit suicide at home and follow Yu Mian, but what should I do if I haven’t grown up yet?
Dong felt miserably that bad luck and disaster were coming on his head. Is this a punishment for his sins?
Luo Moniang said: Do you know that there are many military camps inside and outside Wuchang City?
Seeing Dong shook her head, she explained: Ping An... The King of Xiang gave General Zhou the military power of the new Wuchang army, who was the father of Princess Xiang, who had about tens of thousands of soldiers; General Zhou should lead the army east to rescue him.
Dong asked: When will General Zhou send troops?
...In the Chu Palace not far from Yu’s mansion, Yao Ji also had the same question.
She had a great influence in the Wuchang regime. She was indebted to be the identity of Emperor Jianwen and Prince Xiang’s biological mother. She was one of the five ministers and was her father and mother’s elder brother. She also had an eunuch. Her tentacles stretched from the officialdom and the barracks to the city. Even the bureaucrats of the Southern Ya (official officials of the temples at the southern gate of the King of Chu Palace) often had letters with her.
But Yao Ji's influence is almost indirect. She has never had a precedent for directly participating in the government affairs or issuing orders to ministers.
After all, it is not the situation in the Wu Zhou Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty. The literati and officials are more incompatible with the direct participation of women in the harem. Yao Ji herself usually pays attention to the degree of duty.
So now she cannot directly order Zhou Mengxiong to send troops, so she can only pay attention to the movements of the cabinet.
She was still having lunch today and had just moved her chopsticks. When she heard that Shi Changshi Xia had come back from the cabinet, she immediately put down her chopsticks and called Shi Changshi Xia in to speak.
Zhou Erniang and Zhang Xiaomei, who were having dinner with her, also put down their chopsticks and sat and waited.
Xia Yu walked into the room, looked at the people inside quietly, then bent down and said to Yao Ji: The discussion in the lobby has just broken down, and Zhou Butang has also come.He tried his best to persuade Shoufu Yang and the other two cabinet ministers Zhu and Zheng, saying that now is not the time to send troops and he has to wait a little longer.
Yao Ji's face was pulled down, and Zhou Erniang hurriedly lowered her head.
Xia Yu glanced at Zhou Erniang and said carefully: Zhou Butang is not unwilling to send troops. He believes that the training of the new army is not enough now and is unfamiliar with the battle formation. He needs to hurry up and train diligently, and only send troops when he is sure.
Yao Ji frowned and pondered. Xia Yu thought it correctly, and then hurriedly said: By the way, the ministers of the Pavilion also asked Lord Zhou, what if Jiujiang fell and Yongding Camp was destroyed, the consequences would be unimaginable?
How did he answer?Yao Ji couldn't help asking.
Xia Yu said: Lord Zhou yelled in front of the ministers. When he reached that point, he would be willing to die in Lingchi.
Xia Yu took a step forward and lowered his voice, saying, "It is reported that most of the Huangzhou government troops have crossed the Yangtze River." The cabinet believes that this government troops will not attack Wuchang, but will surround Jiujiang City to the east.The Jiangbei Army has been deployed between Wuchang and Jiujiang City, claiming to be 100,000, but the information inquired by the Ministry of Eunuchs and the number of local troops increased should be between 50,000 and 60,000.If Lord Zhou sends troops at this time, he must fight with the North Road team first. If he cannot defeat the North Road Army, there will be no way to discuss the rescue of Jiujiang City... Lord Zhou's concerns are reasonable. The new army in Wuchang has been preparing for the last year and has not yet become an army. If Lord Zhou fails to defeat the North Road Army this time, and even loses the new army, our entire Huguang will really have no troops available and it will be difficult to support the attack of the official army.
Yao Ji closed her eyes gently, her eyelashes trembled slightly.A while ago, rumors of Zhou Mengxiong storing the old man of the Suzaku Army in the new army flashed through his heart.
It took a long time to ask coldly: What did Zhu Heng say in the lobby?
Xia Yu couldn't figure out what Mrs. Yao meant for a while, but her intuition was a little strange. Zhu Heng was neither the chief minister nor the military power. There were also several other cabinet ministers, but why did Mrs. Yao ask him what he said?
Xia Yu thought about it and replied: Zhu Butang urged Lord Zhou to make progress twice, but he did not ask him to send troops immediately.
Yao Ji raised her sleeve and waved her lightly, saying nothing more.Xia Yu hurriedly took the gift and retreated: his subordinates took his leave.
Let's have a meal, and why are you doing it while sitting?
Yao Ji looked at the woman at the same table and forced a faint smile.
Then he said a few good things to Zhang Xiaomei and asked her, is the dish cooked by the chef delicious at noon today?
It's delicious... Zhang Xiaomei said in a mosquito-like voice.Yao Ji heard something strange and turned her head to look at her. What's wrong?
Zhang Xiaomei suddenly cried, buried her head and wiped her tears with her sleeves, and choked, "My brother was surrounded by enemy soldiers. I don't know what he is eating now, and whether he can have enough food...
After hearing this, Yao Ji patted her sister's back with great care. Don't worry, your brother is the commander of tens of thousands of people in the army. If he can't even eat enough, what should he do if so many people?So you don't have to worry about this.
Zhou Ernie was neglected for a while, and when she saw this, she comforted Zhang Xiaomei and said: My father will definitely lead his troops to help the prince. I will go back later in the afternoon and ask him.
After hearing this, Yao Ji said softly: Ning'er is not at home, so you can go back to your parents' home to stay for two days and be filial.Zhou Ernie hurriedly said: My mother has my brother Zhou Zhong, and I should be filial to my mother-in-law now.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't care about the conversation between the two, but only remembered that Zhou Erniang said she would beg her father to send troops to rescue her. She immediately showed some confidence: When my brother left, he seriously promised me that he would definitely defeat the official army and would come back if he won.
After hearing this, Yao Ji felt that Zhang Xiaomei was attracted by others, so she said: Wenbiao is the one who loves the most. He has never deceived you. He should be able to do what he says.
By the afternoon, Zhou Erniang had indeed cleaned up and went out of the Chu Palace to go back to her parents' home.
When his father Zhou Mengxiong came back in the middle of the night, he was wearing a piece of iron and tired face. When he saw Zhou Erniang in the living room, he didn't ask anything and immediately grasped the key point: It's the main thing you have to be pregnant with the blood of the Zhu family earlier, and you still have to pay attention to military, political and national affairs?
Zhou Erniang said: My daughter said nothing, how could my father think I was interfering in politics?
Zhou Mengxiong said: Then stop talking about anything, you understand, wait for this night and go to bed early.
A pair of sedan chairs stayed in front of the mansion. A young woman with a lit eyes walked down from the sedan chair and asked several people from the mansion to enter the house through the side door.
She is Luo Mo Niang, the chief assistant Yang Shiqi's family, and it is normal for her to appear in the mansion.
Everyone knows that Yang Shiqi's relationship with Yu Qian is both a teacher, a father and a friend, and is a story about Shi Lin, so it is no wonder that the families of the two families have contact.
But in fact, Yu Qian's wife, Dong, and Luo Moniang, did not have much relationship.
It was a rare invitation, so when Luo Mo Niang was invited to Yu Mansion, she was not casual at all. It can be seen from her outfit that she had carefully prepared it.
Luo Moniang sat in the tea hall of the back house and saw that her shirt was wearing almost beige satin, with light-colored flowers and a crimson purple material on the whole; the goose yellow silk ribbon was used as a silk cloth, and she was gently tied to her waist from her shoulders.
The top is tied into the skirt, and the lower skirt is made of brocade embroidered with variegated patterns in the moon.
The whole person looks rich and vulgar, which is very consistent with the family trend of a big bureaucrat.
In contrast, Mrs. Dong, who has the same status, is much simpler and casual. She is not a false statement when she relies on clothes and horses. Dong, who is wearing a cotton-padded moon-white jacket and skirt, is compared with others, as if she is not a woman of the same class.
Dong was obviously a little wary of this girl who was not yet married but dressed up as mature and decent, but she did not show any hostility. She forced a smile and asked in a polite tone: I heard that Miss Luo sent a letter from Jiangxi to the palace. When did you go to Jiangxi?
Luo Moniang replied honestly: Early August.
Oh... I went so early.
Dong nodded, and she calculated slightly in her heart that Zhang Ning didn't set off in mid-August to set off from Wuchang. Miss Luo obviously didn't go to find Zhang Ning...
Although Luo Moniang and Zhang Ning did not have a successful marriage back then, everyone in the capital was aware of it.
Then who will Luo Mom go to Jiangxi to meet?
Without any suspense, she went to find her confidant Dong's husband Yu Qian.
But Dong stopped talking and did not want to expose it in person.She invited Luo Moniang today, neither for arguing like a shrew in the market nor for questioning.
Dong held his cold fingers on the teacup to keep warm, and said: My husband is an official in Jiangxi. Rumors have spread recently. I am worried and worried every day. When I learned that Miss Luo had just returned from Jiangxi and was from Yangge's hometown, I had the idea of inviting Miss Luo to my humble house and wanted to ask what was going on there recently.
The situation was not very good, Jiujiang was very dangerous, so I was driven back.Luo Mo Niang said.
Dong asked hurriedly: Why is it not a good method?
Luo Moniang lowered her face and thought for a moment, then she was about to come to paper and pen. Go up, north, south, south, west, right and east, the Yangtze River flows roughly like this. Our Wuchang is here, Jiujiang City is here, and to the east is Poyang Lake.Three armies of the government army besieged Jiujiang City, with more than 100,000 troops... Before I left, a battle was fought in Poyang Lake here, and the entire Jiujiang Army's navy was wiped out. I heard that the total loss of water and land exceeded 15,000 people.Now, except for Jiujiang City, all parts of Jiangxi have changed their surnames.
The imperial government army attacked Jiujiang City from the east and south, and King Xiang and Lord Yu led the troops in the city.The Administration Bureau also has a large army in Huangzhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and also crosses the river and attacks Jiujiang from the west.
Dong looked at the wires on the paper for a long time: Can the prince and the others still leave?
Luo Moniang said in a deep voice: It’s hard to leave, and they don’t want to leave either.After a short while, Wuchang was the place where the war was fought.
What should I do?
Dong suddenly grabbed Luo Moniang's wrist, and his previous jealousy and hostility towards Luo Moniang seemed to have become unimportant.
In a strange city in the distance, I have never been to, two men, one is her support for living in the world, and the other is her lover whom she hates and longs for.
If these two people disappeared in that city together, what would she do with all her life?
Do you need to commit suicide at home and follow Yu Mian, but what should I do if I haven’t grown up yet?
Dong felt miserably that bad luck and disaster were coming on his head. Is this a punishment for his sins?
Luo Moniang said: Do you know that there are many military camps inside and outside Wuchang City?
Seeing Dong shook her head, she explained: Ping An... The King of Xiang gave General Zhou the military power of the new Wuchang army, who was the father of Princess Xiang, who had about tens of thousands of soldiers; General Zhou should lead the army east to rescue him.
Dong asked: When will General Zhou send troops?
...In the Chu Palace not far from Yu’s mansion, Yao Ji also had the same question.
She had a great influence in the Wuchang regime. She was indebted to be the identity of Emperor Jianwen and Prince Xiang’s biological mother. She was one of the five ministers and was her father and mother’s elder brother. She also had an eunuch. Her tentacles stretched from the officialdom and the barracks to the city. Even the bureaucrats of the Southern Ya (official officials of the temples at the southern gate of the King of Chu Palace) often had letters with her.
But Yao Ji's influence is almost indirect. She has never had a precedent for directly participating in the government affairs or issuing orders to ministers.
After all, it is not the situation in the Wu Zhou Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty. The literati and officials are more incompatible with the direct participation of women in the harem. Yao Ji herself usually pays attention to the degree of duty.
So now she cannot directly order Zhou Mengxiong to send troops, so she can only pay attention to the movements of the cabinet.
She was still having lunch today and had just moved her chopsticks. When she heard that Shi Changshi Xia had come back from the cabinet, she immediately put down her chopsticks and called Shi Changshi Xia in to speak.
Zhou Erniang and Zhang Xiaomei, who were having dinner with her, also put down their chopsticks and sat and waited.
Xia Yu walked into the room, looked at the people inside quietly, then bent down and said to Yao Ji: The discussion in the lobby has just broken down, and Zhou Butang has also come.He tried his best to persuade Shoufu Yang and the other two cabinet ministers Zhu and Zheng, saying that now is not the time to send troops and he has to wait a little longer.
Yao Ji's face was pulled down, and Zhou Erniang hurriedly lowered her head.
Xia Yu glanced at Zhou Erniang and said carefully: Zhou Butang is not unwilling to send troops. He believes that the training of the new army is not enough now and is unfamiliar with the battle formation. He needs to hurry up and train diligently, and only send troops when he is sure.
Yao Ji frowned and pondered. Xia Yu thought it correctly, and then hurriedly said: By the way, the ministers of the Pavilion also asked Lord Zhou, what if Jiujiang fell and Yongding Camp was destroyed, the consequences would be unimaginable?
How did he answer?Yao Ji couldn't help asking.
Xia Yu said: Lord Zhou yelled in front of the ministers. When he reached that point, he would be willing to die in Lingchi.
Xia Yu took a step forward and lowered his voice, saying, "It is reported that most of the Huangzhou government troops have crossed the Yangtze River." The cabinet believes that this government troops will not attack Wuchang, but will surround Jiujiang City to the east.The Jiangbei Army has been deployed between Wuchang and Jiujiang City, claiming to be 100,000, but the information inquired by the Ministry of Eunuchs and the number of local troops increased should be between 50,000 and 60,000.If Lord Zhou sends troops at this time, he must fight with the North Road team first. If he cannot defeat the North Road Army, there will be no way to discuss the rescue of Jiujiang City... Lord Zhou's concerns are reasonable. The new army in Wuchang has been preparing for the last year and has not yet become an army. If Lord Zhou fails to defeat the North Road Army this time, and even loses the new army, our entire Huguang will really have no troops available and it will be difficult to support the attack of the official army.
Yao Ji closed her eyes gently, her eyelashes trembled slightly.A while ago, rumors of Zhou Mengxiong storing the old man of the Suzaku Army in the new army flashed through his heart.
It took a long time to ask coldly: What did Zhu Heng say in the lobby?
Xia Yu couldn't figure out what Mrs. Yao meant for a while, but her intuition was a little strange. Zhu Heng was neither the chief minister nor the military power. There were also several other cabinet ministers, but why did Mrs. Yao ask him what he said?
Xia Yu thought about it and replied: Zhu Butang urged Lord Zhou to make progress twice, but he did not ask him to send troops immediately.
Yao Ji raised her sleeve and waved her lightly, saying nothing more.Xia Yu hurriedly took the gift and retreated: his subordinates took his leave.
Let's have a meal, and why are you doing it while sitting?
Yao Ji looked at the woman at the same table and forced a faint smile.
Then he said a few good things to Zhang Xiaomei and asked her, is the dish cooked by the chef delicious at noon today?
It's delicious... Zhang Xiaomei said in a mosquito-like voice.Yao Ji heard something strange and turned her head to look at her. What's wrong?
Zhang Xiaomei suddenly cried, buried her head and wiped her tears with her sleeves, and choked, "My brother was surrounded by enemy soldiers. I don't know what he is eating now, and whether he can have enough food...
After hearing this, Yao Ji patted her sister's back with great care. Don't worry, your brother is the commander of tens of thousands of people in the army. If he can't even eat enough, what should he do if so many people?So you don't have to worry about this.
Zhou Ernie was neglected for a while, and when she saw this, she comforted Zhang Xiaomei and said: My father will definitely lead his troops to help the prince. I will go back later in the afternoon and ask him.
After hearing this, Yao Ji said softly: Ning'er is not at home, so you can go back to your parents' home to stay for two days and be filial.Zhou Ernie hurriedly said: My mother has my brother Zhou Zhong, and I should be filial to my mother-in-law now.
Zhang Xiaomei didn't care about the conversation between the two, but only remembered that Zhou Erniang said she would beg her father to send troops to rescue her. She immediately showed some confidence: When my brother left, he seriously promised me that he would definitely defeat the official army and would come back if he won.
After hearing this, Yao Ji felt that Zhang Xiaomei was attracted by others, so she said: Wenbiao is the one who loves the most. He has never deceived you. He should be able to do what he says.
By the afternoon, Zhou Erniang had indeed cleaned up and went out of the Chu Palace to go back to her parents' home.
When his father Zhou Mengxiong came back in the middle of the night, he was wearing a piece of iron and tired face. When he saw Zhou Erniang in the living room, he didn't ask anything and immediately grasped the key point: It's the main thing you have to be pregnant with the blood of the Zhu family earlier, and you still have to pay attention to military, political and national affairs?
Zhou Erniang said: My daughter said nothing, how could my father think I was interfering in politics?
Zhou Mengxiong said: Then stop talking about anything, you understand, wait for this night and go to bed early.