Chapter 326 Helian Shuchi
Although Taoist Qingyang stayed in Yuqing Palace every day, he always heard about recent events from the palace servants who delivered meals to him.
He was unwilling to accept the gold and silver package:
"Your Highness, there is no need to do this. I don't need gold or silver to accept you as my disciple."
Concubine Shu did not give the Taoist priest a chance to refuse:
"The world outside is in turmoil. To prevent my son from suffering, please keep these gold and silver for future use."
Taoist Qingyang was stuffed with gold and silver, asked to get on a carriage, and then went out directly from the north gate of Chang'an, which was connected to the north of the palace city.
When he arrived at the north gate, he saw another large carriage with several guards armed with swords outside.
"Master, please." The palace servant who drove Master Qingyang gestured for him to go to another carriage.
Taoist Qingyang lifted the curtain of another carriage and saw Murong Li sleeping soundly on the couch inside the carriage.
I don't know whether he fell asleep after getting on the carriage, or was lifted into the carriage while he was half asleep.
Taoist Qingyang was very happy to see Murong Li sleeping. He felt that the young man's breath was pure when he was sleeping, which was most suitable for practicing.
"Let's go back to Qingluan Mountain—"
The guards with swords drove away in a carriage.
Concubine Shu stood at the palace gate and watched the carriage go further and further away.
Although she was reluctant to leave her son, she also had many concerns about his long journey.
But she couldn't let Li'er stay in Chang'an.
Li'er cannot be an emperor.
Princes of the previous dynasty who cannot become emperors cannot stay in Chang'an. Whoever ascends the throne in the future will regard Li'er as a thorn in his side.
She just wants Li'er to live well and without worries.
Shufei also wanted to go with Li'er, but she couldn't.
Ning An hasn't come back yet.
Because Tiele Khan suddenly changed his mind and the marriage team encountered an accident, her original plan might have to change during implementation.
At the moment, none of the people she and her brother Qin Yuan sent out have sent back any news.
Ning An didn't know what was happening outside.
Shufei will leave the palace, but will not be too far away from Chang'an.
She was afraid that if her daughter came back one day, she would never be able to find her again.
"The Empress's orders have been issued. Everyone in the harem who wants to leave will leave within the next two days."
Nanny You whispered beside Concubine Shu:
"My lady, it's time for us to go."
Concubine Shu stood up, her sleeves and skirt brushing against the chrysanthemums in the courtyard.
When she walked out of Yaohua Palace, there were palace maids fleeing around her.
She glanced back at the crowd.
The garden is full of autumn chrysanthemums in golden bloom.
The vermilion palace walls look like blood scabs.
"Madam, I entered the palace in the fifth year of the Yongjia reign and have lived here for twenty-one years."
Concubine Shu sighed, "When I entered the palace as a child, I never thought that there would be a day when I could leave the palace."
Aunt You laughed:
"From now on, this old slave will have to change his tone and stop calling me Madam."
Concubine Shu looked up at the sky:
"Mammy, the weather is really nice today, much better than the day I entered the palace."
It's a good day to go home.
When they passed by Myeonghye Palace, they glanced sideways.
I saw that every branch of the locust tree in the yard was covered with leaves, dancing in the wind.
The leaves turn slightly yellow in autumn and shine golden in the sun, appearing even more vibrant than in summer.
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Mammy, look, it's alive."
The sky is cloudless and the autumn sun is shining brightly.
The warm sunshine shines down equally on everyone, whether good or evil.
Two hundred miles north of Chang'an.
Tiele Khan's army marched across the dry land.
The team was also very large, not only including Hu people, but also the Dayu army that had defected.
Guannai Province is adjacent to Gyeonggi Province, and they were almost reaching the border with Gyeonggi Province when they were negotiating before.
Afterwards, he suddenly changed his mind about the peace talks and continued to march south while Dayu was off guard. It didn't take long for him to reach the capital.
Walking in front of the team were generals, each riding a tall Hu horse.
There was a carriage mixed in.
The march was fast and the carriage was bumpy.
He Tingfang was sitting in the carriage, his old waist almost broken by the shaking.
My body is about to fall apart, but my consciousness is very focused.
Ever since he was rescued by the Tiele Khan, he has never relaxed for a moment.
He heard the news when Murong Yu ordered the beheading of the He family.
He has done some dirty things and seen a lot of bloody scenes.
He could imagine the scenes of his family members being beheaded, knew that the bodies that were not collected would be thrown into mass graves, and knew what would happen to the people in the mass graves.
But there was nothing he could do at that moment.
In order to rescue him, Tiele Khan lost many men and was unwilling to go to the capital for him again in the short term.
The west wind blew across the wilderness, lifting a corner of the car curtain.
He Tingfang looked through the gap in the curtain and just caught a glimpse of the profile of a Hu man riding on a horse.
It's a woman.
A tall Hu woman with thick black eyebrows like charcoal, a nose that hooked down abruptly like an eagle's beak, and thin and sharp lips like two pieces of iron.
She was the daughter of Tiele Khan, Princess Helian Jochi.
He Tingfang took one look and didn't want to look at it anymore.
He had never thought that it would be a woman who led Tiele Khan's army this time.
And she is a ruthless woman.
The Khan of Tiele Khan is 47 years old this year, and Helian Shuchi is his eldest daughter, who is also 31 years old this year.
It is said that before Helian Shuchi was born, the wizard of their grassland predicted that he would be a boy, so the Khan gave the child a warrior name.
Jochi means brave in their language.
But when the child was born, they found out it was a girl.
Everyone asked the wizard what was going on.
The wizard looked as if he had expected this: "Because this girl has courage and strength that is no less than that of a man."
The Khan was delighted and gave the warrior's name to his daughter.
Helian Shuchi did not disappoint people with the name of a warrior.
She is more agile and powerful than most warriors on the grasslands, and she is also ambitious.
This time she took the initiative to lead the army south to attack Dayu because she wanted to expand her territory and fight for land for herself and her children.
In Tiele Khanate, women held a low status. However, Helian Shuchi was an exception. She had defeated eighty-eight warriors in a grassland contest and, as the Khan's daughter, held a high position. She skinned those men who looked down on her and fed them to the wolves. She married three men but gave birth to only one son.
Her son, Helian Bozhi, is fifteen years old and he also went on the expedition this time.
When Helian Shuchi saw He Tingfang for the first time, he said with a forced smile:
"My father said you would be of great help to us, so I sent someone to rescue you."
"To rescue you, I lost over forty warriors. If you don't think it's worth it, I'll chop your old bones into forty pieces."
He Tingfang felt a chill down his spine when he saw Helian Shuchi's wolf-like eyes.
He knew very well that if he did not bring rewards to Tiele Khan, they would kill him first.
He Tingfang used his previous connections in the court to persuade two of Dayu's generals to switch sides in the battle, which made Tiele Khan's military strength far greater than Dayu's.
After this battle, Helian Shuchi greatly admired He Tingfang.
Tiele Khan's original plan was to seize the northern territories such as Dayu Guannei Road, Hedong Road and Hebei Road to expand the territory of Tiele Khan.
They didn't think of destroying Dayu because they knew it was impossible.
There are still a lot of troops in the southern part of Dayu, but they have not been mobilized for the time being. If they were all mobilized, Tiele Khan would definitely be defeated.
So they negotiated for a while.
Helian Shuchi put forward various conditions, including ceding land, paying compensation, and even marrying his father to a young and beautiful princess.
After hearing that Dayu had agreed to everything, Helian Shuchi suddenly changed his mind.
Helian Shuchi said: "I heard that Chang'an is the most prosperous and wealthy place in Dayu. The ground is covered with gold, and every household has a pot filled with milk and honey. Since we have come this far, why not try to take Chang'an."
Since Helian Shuchi spoke, it meant that she had made the decision and there was no need to discuss it with anyone. Everyone had to obey her command.
She combed her ponytail with a sharp knife and asked He Tingfang:
"Master He is so smart, is there any way to help me take Chang'an City?"
So He Tingfang wrote a letter, had many copies made, and sent Tiele Khan's warriors to rush into Chang'an to deliver the letter.
He wrote three days on the letter, but in fact it would take at least seven or eight days to arrive.
The purpose of his sending the letter was not really to make everyone in Chang'an surrender, but to disperse the people's hearts and at least let a large number of people escape.
Throughout history, many people have fought stubbornly only because they had no chance to escape. When forced into a desperate situation, they will naturally fight to the death.
But now he let those people go. As more people left, Chang'an City became empty, and there were fewer people who would actually stay to resist.
As for a bloodless battle?
He Tingfang cannot guarantee it.
Because he thought Helian Shuchi was a slightly crazy woman, he was not sure what she would do.
Bang.
The carriage wheel ran over a stone and the body of the carriage shook violently.
He Tingfang rolled off the couch and his back hit the bottom of the car hard, making him grimace in pain.
Helian Shuchi was riding a strong Hu horse. When he heard the noise, he glanced at the carriage with contempt in his eyes.
The old man's bones were so brittle that she could break them with her hands.
If she hadn't seen that he was useful, she would have thrown him to the wolves long ago.
"Mom, can we really break into Chang'an?" Helian Bozhi asked his mother.
He was fifteen years old and already as tall as a grown man.
It was his first time in Dayu, and the cities he conquered along the way opened his eyes.
The people of Dayu do not live in tents, they all live in brick and tile houses.
Their houses are very beautiful, even the roofs and gates are so beautifully made.
Helian Bozhi was very excited when he heard that Chang'an was bigger and more beautiful than the cities they had captured before.
Helian Shuchi nodded: "Of course it is true. Not only will we invade it, but we will also occupy it. That city and land will be ours."
The surrendered generals of Dayu told them that together with the surrendered troops, they had a total of 150,000 troops, while Chang'an now had less than 20,000 troops left.
Helian Shuchi planned to fight until Chang'an, occupy the area north of Chang'an, and no longer move south.
Later, when Dayu's troops in the south gathered for a counterattack, they only had to defend what they had.
The wind in the wilderness was rough and desolate, blowing harshly across people's cheeks.
There was smile and confidence in the eyes of Helian Shuchi and his mother.
Territory always belongs to the conqueror.
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