nycdaug Chapter 218 Princess Yongqing's Resentment and Grievance
Chapter 218 Princess Yongqing's Resentment and Grievance
Knowing that there were more than a thousand wounded people in Huanzhou City, Luo Li sent Siyu there as well, asking her to bring five female military doctors to help Guishou.
It was freezing cold outside, but the fire pot and the earthen kang made the room warm as spring. Luo Li stayed in the warm room, drinking hot tea and eating the delicious snacks she brought with her, enjoying a few days of comfortable life in this cold northern battlefield.
Commander Pan Mei was still stationed in Daizhou. He was overjoyed when he learned that Shuozhou and Huanzhou were captured in one day.
The two invincible swords of the King of Qin and Yang Yanzhao are really good. At this rate, all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will be in their pockets in no time. The Western Army has made greater contributions than the Eastern Army, and Yang Yanzhao, as the commander of the Western Army, has also made greater contributions. This immortal achievement will have a strong mark in history books, and the reward of a county king is a foregone conclusion.
Although Pan Mei was eagerly looking forward to it, as a famous general who had fought for many years, he also had a high level of military literacy. He knew that the strategy of Qin Wang Zhao Defang ordering the frontline soldiers to rest for a few days before attacking with all their strength was correct, so he did not order to urge them, but only sent troops to take over the defense of Yanmen Pass and Shuozhou, and ordered Yang Ye to lead his troops to Huanzhou to wait for the Qin Wang's Moyun Cavalry to join forces and prepare to attack Yingzhou.
The military supervisor Wang Quan was eager to go to the front line to supervise the battle. Pan Mei had no choice but to let him lead 5,000 elite troops to Shuozhou City outside Yanmen Pass to take over the defense and supervise the battle nearby.
The urgent military intelligence was delivered to the capital by messengers over a distance of 800 miles, and the news that the Western Route Army of the Northern Expedition had captured two cities in one day was quickly conveyed into the palace.
The emperor was overjoyed! His ambition to expand territory grew even higher.
"Good! Good! Good!" The emperor stood up and shouted "good" three times in a losing attitude. When he was about to praise the brave general who had made great achievements, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart and he swallowed the following words.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang was wise and courageous, with numerous ingenious strategies and invincible bravery. He led two thousand elite Moyun cavalrymen deep into the enemy's territory, won by surprise, and captured Shuozhou City in an hour. This sharp blade is really useful for killing enemies, but if the blade stabs back...
The excitement and ecstasy on the emperor's face slowly disappeared. The heat in his eyes was replaced by coldness. He paced back and forth in the imperial study with his hands behind his back.
Should I continue to use this sharp blade to expand my territory? Or should I break this sharp blade that I fear as soon as possible? ...
The eunuch Wang Jie'en secretly watched the emperor's expression change, thinking silently in his heart: A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind! The more outstanding you are, the closer you are to death, King Qin.
The emperor, whose ambitions had not been fulfilled, paced three times in the imperial study and finally made up his mind.
Let the sharp sword of the King of Qin take a few more cities for me first! After all the sixteen states of Yanyun, which are of important military status, are taken into the bag, a large army will be stationed at the dangerous pass in the north facing the Liao State. At that time, the sharp sword of the King of Qin will be of no use.
"Draft an imperial decree to order the vanguard troops of the Western Route Army to attack Yingzhou and Yunzhou immediately while our army's morale is high, the enemy is afraid of fighting, reinforcements have not arrived, and the defenders are in great chaos!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Jie'en did not forget to flatter him first, and then went to prepare the imperial edict and writing materials.
After her son went to war, Queen Song ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day. She copied scriptures in a small Buddhist temple, burned incense, worshipped Buddha and prayed to the Buddha, asking the Buddha to bless her son Zhao Defang to return safely.
The more terrified she was, the more she wanted to find a spiritual pillar to rely on. The worried Queen Song burned incense and prayed to Buddha every day, trying to support her belief that the prince would return safely, but she became more and more depressed and haggard.
Princess Yongqing felt distressed and worried when she saw her mother's haggard appearance, but she had no way to comfort or persuade her. She sent people to deliver several messages to the emperor's sister-in-law outside the palace, hoping that she would come to the palace to comfort her mother. But for some reason, the emperor's sister-in-law was nowhere to be seen. Every time, her maid Ruhua blocked her way, saying that the emperor's sister-in-law was too busy to come to the palace.
What is the imperial sister-in-law busy with? After the emperor went to war, she didn't care about her husband's safety, but was still concentrating on making a lot of money? Princess Yongqing felt a little resentful and aggrieved, imperial sister-in-law! After you rescued me from the fire pit of the marriage to Tubo, did you ignore me? Without you as the backbone, my mother and I were so panicked and uneasy in this deep palace, do you know?
"Princess, the Princess of Qin has sent someone to bring delicious food to you and the Queen." Wanting, the personal maid, walked in with two food boxes, smiling.
Princess Yongqing's eyes lit up! "The person who brought the food, did you tell me when the Queen's sister-in-law will be free to come to the palace to see me and my mother?"
"The man handed the food box to Eunuch Liu from the Imperial Kitchen and left. After checking the food box, Eunuch Liu sent a young eunuch to deliver it to Yayan Pavilion without saying anything else."
Princess Yongqing's eyes dimmed immediately, and she pouted and said aggrievedly, "What's the point of the emperor's sister-in-law sending people to deliver delicious food every few days? If you can't see her, no matter how delicious the food is, it will taste like chewing wax."
Every time Princess Yongqing received the delicious snacks sent by the Princess of Qin, she would be happy at first but then disappointed, feeling low, sad and aggrieved.
The maid Wanting advised distressedly, "Princess, the Princess of Qin must be busy with something important. When she is free, she will come to the palace to visit you and the Queen."
Princess Yongqing felt even more wronged and sad after hearing these words that never worked. Tears started to fall from her eyes. "Wanting, do you think the Empress Sister-in-law has forgotten me? I miss her so much..."
The maid Wanting laughed in her heart. The princess's immense dependence on and longing for Princess Qin, her sad tears and resentful tone made her look just like a young woman who had been abandoned by a heartless man.
"Princess, the Princess of Qin will not ignore you, nor has she forgotten you. The delicious snacks delivered to the palace every few days are proof of this."
"Hmph! You are such a heartless idiot Luo. You only send me delicious food but never show up. I don't want you!"
Princess Yongqing angrily scolded her sister-in-law for being heartless. After wiping away her sad and aggrieved tears with a handkerchief, she opened the food box, grabbed a handful of popcorn with her left hand, picked up a spicy strip with her right hand, and began to eat happily.
The emperor's secret order was sent by the messenger at an expedited speed of 800 miles to the camp of the commander-in-chief of Daizhou three days later. After receiving the order, Pan Mei pondered for a moment and ordered someone to send the secret order to Shuozhou to the military supervisor Wang Quan.
Wang Quan, who had originally opposed the decision of Qin Wang Zhao Defang to order the troops to rest after capturing two cities in a row instead of pursuing the victory, was overjoyed when he received the secret order from the emperor. He immediately led 300 guards and rushed to Huanzhou City to urge the battle with the emperor's will.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang, who was discussing military affairs with the father and son of the Yang family, heard that the military supervisor Wang Quan had arrived, and smiled faintly at Yang Ye, "Old General, the little devil is here to urge death. It seems that we have to send troops to Yingzhou in the next two days. Let the craftsmen work overnight on the siege ladders and catapults you prepared. If you make a few more, Yan Zhao and I will have more protection when we lead the army to attack the city."
Yang Ye nodded solemnly, "Your Majesty, you and Yan Zhao will be responsible for the siege, and the logistics and supplies will be well guaranteed."
The King of Qin stood up and said to Luo Li beside him, "Princess, please go back to your room for a while. General Yang and I will go and greet the military supervisor."
Luo Li, who had been listening to a secret military meeting for half a day while drinking fragrant tea and eating melon seeds, said nothing, patted the melon seed shells that had fallen on her body, and got up to go back to her room.
Ever since the female military doctor and the ghost-handed poison doctor brought by the Princess of Qin had treated many wounded soldiers in the wounded camp in Huanzhou City with their miraculous medical skills, especially the ghost-handed poison doctor and the woman named Siyu, who had teamed up to save several dying people with broken intestines and arrows in the chest, Yang Ye respected and appreciated the Princess of Qin from the bottom of his heart.
But at this moment, the old general was also complaining in his heart, "Your Majesty, you also know that you shouldn't bring a woman to listen to the military meeting? As soon as the military supervisor arrived, you immediately knew how to abide by military discipline."
Wang Quan, who came with the imperial edict, was escorted by 300 personal guards, wearing a thick fur coat, and stood at the gate of the government office in Huanzhou City with an arrogant look on his face. When he saw Qin Wang Zhao Defang and Yang Ye and his son coming out to greet him, he stepped forward with a fake smile and greeted Qin Wang and Yang Ye and his son.
The King of Qin and his two men welcomed the military supervisor Wang Quan into the government office. After a few greetings, Wang Quan read out the secret decree sent by the Emperor.
After receiving the order, Qin Wang Zhao Defang stood up and smiled faintly, "To be honest with you, General Wang, even if the emperor's order urging troops to go out has not arrived, General Yang and his son and I have discussed that we will send troops to Yingzhou tomorrow."
Wang Quan opened his mouth in anger, but couldn't say anything. "I, the military supervisor, urged you several times in Shuozhou, but you all made excuses to delay. Now that the imperial edict has arrived, you have agreed to send troops to Yingzhou tomorrow?"
He swallowed the anger that was rising to his throat and said grimly, "It would be great if we can send troops tomorrow!"