After Wei Jing set out for the expedition to Gucheng, Shao Qing was quite worried.
Even though he was calm and composed, and had everything arranged properly, she was still worried. There's nothing I can do. My husband is going to the battlefield. It would be a lie to say I'm not worried.
With such eager anticipation, battle reports were sent back one after another.
After He Hong died, Wei Jing successfully took over his power and won a beautiful victory in the first battle, capturing Gucheng.
But things were not so smooth afterwards. After all, He Xin had an army of 300,000 men under his command, many brave generals, and help from wise counselors such as Bai Gu.
The battle entered a stalemate and lasted for half a month. Finally, Wei Jing's ambush to lure the enemy deep into the territory broke the deadlock.
Our side began to win victory after victory.
He Xin was defeated and retreated, fighting as he went. He wanted to retreat to his southwest base camp, but was unsuccessful. Finally, he was forced to the vicinity of Nanshui in the east of Anfeng County, where Wei Jing led his army to besiege him.
Wei Jing finally blocked the enemy army, and the enemy was trapped and unable to escape.
Even though He Xin suffered heavy casualties, he still had an army of 200,000 men under his command. If they fought desperately at the last moment, they would still have great destructive power and would be extremely difficult to deal with.
The two sides entered a stalemate again.
One side is waiting for an opportunity to attack, the other side is waiting for an opportunity to break out. The fighting has been suspended for seven days.
Shao Qing handed the battle report to Zhuang Yan and Kou Xuan: "I'm afraid we'll have to remain in a stalemate for the next few days."
She and Zhuang Kou and others followed the army's pace all the way, posting notices to reassure the people, recruiting deserters to surrender, and doing all kinds of post-war work.
We are now in Xunyang, the capital of Anfeng County, only a hundred miles away from the army, so it's quite close. After a seven-day stalemate, Wei Jing wrote to her, saying that the central army was in Xinzheng City and was very safe, and she could come and join him.
He missed her.
The content of the letter was very serious, and it carefully analyzed the security reasons such as the troops guarding Xinzheng City, the enemy could not reach it and would not break out here, and so on. Adding this short sentence at the end reveals infinite longing.
The war has stopped and he is not so busy. The couple have been separated for almost a month, so it is natural for him to miss her.
Shao Qing finished reading the letter and smiled slightly.
She missed him too.
But after careful consideration, she decided to give up. Firstly, Xun Yang had just experienced a war and was already busy enough; secondly, she didn't want to go to the front line and distract him.
A war may break out at any time ahead. Although Xinzheng City is safe, he will always be worried if a war breaks out.
"If love lasts forever, why should we be together day and night? I miss my husband very much, but..."
Since he was not going, he had to say more nice things to coax him. Shao Qing picked up the pen and wrote several pages of paper, and then sealed them with wax himself.
"Madam, are you not going to Xinzheng?"
Zhuang Yan read the battle report carefully and passed it to Kou Xuan. He looked up and saw her actions, and smiled and made a joke.
Wei Jing also had another letter for everyone, in which he gave instructions on official business, and at the end he hinted that if the lady left, you should be extra careful.
Zhuang Yan understood the elegant meaning of the music by hearing the music, and immediately knew that his lord wanted to take his wife to Xinzheng to reunite. But their lady was very opinionated. Seeing that she had written a long stack of letters, he guessed that she didn't want to go.
Shao Qing smiled and said, "Xunyang has a lot of complicated things to do. It won't be too late to go after you sort them out."
Her voice was gentle, but it sounded like she had made up her mind. However, before Zhuang Yan could speak to her, something unexpected happened and changed her mind.
"Report!"
A loud announcement was made, and news arrived from the Central Plains.
The young man from Qing Zhaiwei who rushed all the way back to Yizhou looked as exhausted as he had ever been, but this time, he looked obviously solemn and the corners of his lips were extremely tight.
Shao Qing looked up and his heart immediately skipped a beat.
What big deal is going on?
But the current situation in the Central Plains has nothing to do with them? Prince Ji is coming with such force that the emperor should be troubled by this. He certainly cannot take care of Yizhou.
Her mind raced, and she immediately dismissed Zhuang Yan and Kou Xuan, saying, "What's the matter? Tell me now!"
Qing Zhaiwei knelt down on one knee, saluted quickly, stood up, took out one of the two bamboo tubes in his arms and handed it to Shao Qing.
"When Prince Ji sent out his edict, the whole country was in an uproar and there was much discussion. Prince Ji immediately mobilized his troops to march north. The emperor of Luojing issued a series of decrees, ordering the prefectures and counties along the way to encircle the city and the army of the capital to gather to resist, while summoning the northern army to march south quickly...."
Shao Qing read ten lines at a glance, and at first glance, it was exactly as Wei Jing had expected. But when she glanced down, she was shocked and exclaimed "Ah", and her face turned pale on the spot.
The new emperor was slandered by Prince Ji, and voices of doubt arose. He was furious. In order to emphasize that the throne came from a legitimate source and to stop the world from gossiping, he produced a copy of the previous emperor's will on the spot.
This turned out to be a will deposing Empress Fu from her position as Empress Dowager.
Just before the late emperor passed away, he ordered Empress Fu to be buried with him. But at that time, Empress Fu was under house arrest in the Pepper Palace, and the two palaces were far apart. He realized that he would die before he could hear the news of Empress Fu's death. In order to prevent any changes after his death, he left behind a secret decree to depose the queen in case of emergency.
Everything went smoothly afterwards, so the secret decree was not used. But now it has become the most favorable evidence for Wei Xian to prove his innocence.
This imperial decree to depose the empress was personally witnessed by the three dukes and nine ministers. These were not all Wei Xian's men. There was even a veteran of four dynasties who had resigned and returned home in anger because he disagreed with the strategy of shutting down the river and attacking Sha.
He almost had a falling out with the new emperor at the beginning, but when asked about it now, he still admitted that it was true.
As a result, the wind direction shifted a little towards the emperor.
However, both the common people and the noble families were unable to distinguish the evidence. Although the court spoke harshly, Prince Ji was also confident. The late emperor was an excellent actor, and the former crown prince loved the people. There were different opinions at the time. Some believed in the court, while others firmly believed in Prince Ji.
Without mentioning the reaction of the people, after Wei Xian took out the late emperor's will, he went all out. He first denounced Empress Fu for being unvirtuous and jealous, and then directly excommunicated the former prince, and had his coffin taken out and moved out of the imperial mausoleum.
The burial place of Empress Fu and the former crown prince. Since Empress Fu was buried alive with the emperor, her burial place would naturally follow the emperor's mausoleum. Now the tomb of the late emperor has been sealed, and even if the emperor's will deposes her from the position of empress, she cannot be moved out.
But the former prince was not so lucky.
Although the late emperor's eldest son had committed treason, he did not demote him to a commoner except for deposing him from the title of crown prince. Therefore, the former crown prince was buried in the royal mausoleum with the standards of a prince, right next to the late emperor.
Now, the new emperor issued an order to expel him from the clan. Since he was expelled from the clan, he was naturally not qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so the coffin was naturally dug out.
The young man from Qing Zhaiwei whispered, "The eldest son is now buried in the western suburbs."
The official in charge of the matter was very careless and just ordered to dig a hole and erect a monument. On the contrary, the recruited laborers were very conscientious. They dug all the pits as deep and neatly as possible, and carved the tombstones as carefully as possible.
But no matter how careful and attentive you are, you can't escape the word "shabby".
The former prince fought for his country and his people, but in the end, his entire family could not rest in peace even after his tragic death.
Shao Qing felt so depressed that he could not help but curse, "Damn Wei Xian! The late emperor should go to hell!"
But no matter how much she cursed, she couldn't change the facts. She was very worried about Wei Jing.
"Has the message been sent to my husband?"
Qing Zhaiwei pulled out another bamboo tube from his arms: "The commander is about to go."
After Shao Qing and Wei Jing separated, letters and reports were sent to both places. Unless it was extremely urgent news that required a decision immediately, it would usually be sent to Shao Qing first, because she was closer and calmer.
Shao Qing frowned: "Can this letter be sent after the war?"
Qing Zhaiwei knelt down and firmly denied: "Madam, please forgive me for not being able to obey your order."
Shao Qing could guess how Wei Jing would react when he heard the news. Things could not be changed. He was in the middle of a war, and she was afraid of affecting his mind too much.
But the Qing Zhai Guard has its own rules. Military orders are as heavy as mountains. It is not allowed to withhold information and not report it, no matter what the reason is.
Shao Qing understood and did not embarrass him. He frowned and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
…
Xunyang is only a hundred miles away from Xinzheng. If you ride a horse quickly, you can reach it in half a day. Shao Qing set out in the afternoon and arrived at the south gate of Xinzheng City at midnight.
Wei Jing came out to greet him personally after receiving the news: "Why are you in such a hurry?"
When he first heard that his wife had arrived, he was of course overjoyed, but he immediately felt something was wrong as to why she came in the middle of the night.
Shao Qing's legs and feet were numb after riding for most of the day, and he couldn't get off the horse for a while. Wei Jing stretched out his arm and lifted her down. She staggered, but luckily he half-hugged her.
"But what happened?"
He frowned with distress, but his wife did not show any anxiety, and he had not received any military report about the change in Xunyang. As he was wondering, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a Qing Zhai guard in ordinary cloth among the personal soldiers.
He immediately had a bad feeling in his heart, and he shouted in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
Shao Qing tugged at his sleeve: "Husband, let's go inside and talk."
This news is not suitable to be announced outside.
Wei Jing's expression also became serious. Shao Qing held his hand and walked into the government office. She whispered, "Husband, you, you..."
She didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally said, "Husband, you must remember that I am here with you."
After closing the door, she took out a small bamboo tube and handed it to him: "The treacherous villains are only successful for a while, we will repay them a thousand times in the future..."
Wei Jing seemed to have a premonition of what was going on. He stared at the bamboo tube for a while, then silently took it, opened it, and unfolded the letter.
The fly-sized handwriting was densely packed. He usually read very quickly, but today, he read for a long time.
He stared at the palm-sized piece of paper, motionless, like a stone sculpture.
The hand that was holding the letter gradually turned white, revealing blue veins. His breathing became heavier, and his hands began to tremble. With a crisp "snap" sound, the small bamboo tube was crushed into pieces.
"Husband, you..."
“Aaaaaaah!”
With a roar like that of a wounded beast, the letter was torn into pieces in an instant. Wei Jing quickly drew out his sword, and with a loud "clang", the thick nanmu desk was split into two halves. All the objects and debris on the desk fell to the ground, making a mess.
"Wei Xian! Wei Xun! I will kill you. I will tear you into pieces and turn your bones into ashes!"
In the candlelight, Wei Jing's eyes were bloodshot, his face was distorted, and he was breathing heavily. Deep hatred permeated his eyes and brows. His nails dug deeply into his palms, piercing his skin, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
"Husband!"
Shao Qing was anxious and uncomfortable. He went forward to hug him, holding his tightly clenched hands, trying to separate them and pressing the wound with a handkerchief: "Yes, we will tear them into pieces and grind their bones to ash in the future!"
The dead are the greatest, and are especially important in the eyes of modern people. Once they die, their tombs must be dug out. Any persuasion seems pale and powerless at this moment. She can only say: "My brother will definitely not be happy to stay in the imperial mausoleum. If he moves out, he will feel more at ease."
"We will build a new mausoleum for our royal brother and mother in the future, okay?"
"good!"
Wei Jing hugged her tightly, his big fists clenched and made a clattering sound. After a while, his voice rang out from above her head: "I will kill them, behead them, whip their corpses, and forge them into ashes!"
Every word he spoke was squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with deep hatred.
Tears welled up in Shao Qing's eyes, and she blinked hard, "Okay, okay!"
She hugged him back, patting him gently, whispering to him, trying her best to comfort him.
Only Wei Jing's body was extremely tense and he didn't relax at all.
However, as if it weren't raining, at this heavy and depressing moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried running outside.
"My lord, my lord! Urgent military report from eight hundred miles away."
It was Han Xi, followed by Ji Huan, Zhang Yong and others. As soon as he opened the door, he didn't care about Wei Jing's stiff and gloomy expression, nor did he care about the mess on the ground, and spoke hurriedly.
"Prince An has taken over Nanling County in Jingzhou. He marched to Qishan Road without stopping and is attacking our Cangwu Pass!"
The author has something to say: Prince An coveted Yizhou, and he informed Bai Gu before coming...
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