Chapter 201 A chill suddenly rose from the fingertips
Chapter 201 A chill suddenly rose from the fingertips
Ever since he could remember, Xie Yong had been trapped in this remote and desolate place.
He couldn't understand why this happened before, but later he realized that it was because he had no power.
He was not like the little emperor who was born in the imperial city. He was not as lucky as the previous emperor and sat on the throne without any effort. Whatever he wanted, he had to fight for it by himself.
Xie Yong is very self-aware. When the disputes in Beijing were the most serious a few years ago, he did not rush into action like those idiots, but quietly lurked, recruited soldiers, and trained secretly.
It has been lying dormant until now, waiting to deal a fatal blow to the little emperor when he is happiest.
The closer he got to the goal, the calmer Xie Yong became. After all, this kind of thing could not afford any mistakes.
When the staff heard this, they seemed to think it made sense: "It's fine with the emperor, but the barbarians, Your Majesty must always be on guard against them, otherwise if they don't care, and if they head towards the capital, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control them."
Xie Yong shook his finger mysteriously: "Don't worry about this, I have my own solution."
A sinister smile appeared on his face, and his staff couldn't help but shudder when they saw it.
In the end, I didn't ask what the solution was.
The royal family members are indeed crazy.
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With the situation turbulent on all sides, Wen Hemian led her men on a journey day and night. Although she received a letter saying that the current situation was good, she still did not let her guard down.
After all, from beginning to end, except for a few insignificant provocations, the barbarians never made much noise. The quieter they were, the more unsettling it was.
Who knows what kind of evil ideas he has in mind.
The person who came to pick them up was Qin Yi.
Although she was born into a wealthy family, she was not a weak woman. Otherwise, she would not have fallen in love with Wen Chengyuan and followed him to the border without hesitation.
Although he couldn't lead the troops to kill the enemy, Qin Yi handled the reserve position with ease. Thinking that he hadn't seen his daughter for a long time, he decided to come here.
"Look at you, you didn't stay in the capital, but came to the border at this time. Is the little emperor worth your concern?"
Qin Yi poked Wen Hemian on the forehead in frustration. Thinking that they were still outside, he lowered his voice and turned to call his subordinates: "Take them to settle down first."
Fortunately, they are not short of food now, otherwise they would not be able to support another 3,000 people.
No matter how old you are, you will always be a child in front of your parents. Wen Hemian felt a slight heat in his ears when he was teased like this.
"My daughter misses you and dad too."
"By the way?" Qin Yi snorted. "Although when you first came to the border, mother felt that you were particularly concerned about the little emperor, but I didn't expect you two to be together."
Qin Yi's voice was a little cold: "If it weren't for your father's persuasion, and if I hadn't seen the little emperor fighting bravely on the battlefield these days, I would never agree."
A daughter is a piece of flesh that fell off of my body.
The glutinous rice balls that I held in my arms so long as a child could have stayed with me for the rest of my life. Now that I have grown up, I will eventually have to leave them. I feel reluctant to let them go.
"Forget it, don't talk about this."
Qin Yi didn't want to talk nonsense as she finally got the chance to see her daughter. Besides, there were important things to do everywhere now, so she could only take this opportunity to take some time off.
"Your father discovered that those barbarians also had gunpowder."
The barbarians are a nomadic people. They are tall and strong. They have never been good at using these hot weapons, and they have not shown any ability in the past few years. If it weren't for Wen Chengyuan's quick reaction, many of his men would have been killed.
"Not surprising, it should have been given by Prince Jia."
Wen Hemian frowned: "He's not afraid of not being able to end it."
"Humph, we've always thought this guy was dishonest, but we didn't expect him to make such a big fuss right under our noses. If we had known earlier, we would have taken preemptive action."
Qin Yi pounded his hands in annoyance.
They said so, but based on the previous circumstances, they were not allowed to do so, and they would not cause trouble for their daughter who was far away in Beijing.
Wen Hemian laughed: "It's not too late to solve it now."
"He'd better have the guts to come. I'll beat him till he cries for mercy."
After Qin Yi finished speaking, he looked at her and sighed, "If you want to see the little emperor now, it's probably impossible. The news is slow to get back to the capital, and you probably don't know that he has personally led his men to the border mountains."
Border generals are not allowed to leave their posts without permission. The barbarian troops are elusive and they really cannot do without people here. Now they don’t know what the situation is.
"If it were a normal day, it wouldn't be a big deal, but the weather has been bad recently and the snow is getting heavier."
Qin Yi looked worried: "...Shuang'er, it's good that you're here."
Wen Hemian let out a breath: "I knew he would be a worry."
"I still have to find a chance to go over and take a look."
Wen Hemian looked at the sky in the distance. The dark clouds were overhead, indicating that there would be bad weather soon, which gave people a very bad feeling.
She said in a calm voice: "Mom, don't worry, I won't take any risks."
At this time, any rash action will only cause trouble.
Qin Yi patted her shoulder: "Mom believes you."
The people she brought with her were quickly settled.
Things did not develop as smoothly as she had imagined. As winter approached, the weather here became worse.
When she lived here before, she was not willing to go out in winter. She had never felt it as directly as she did now. The biting cold wind was like a knife, blowing over and almost scraping off the flesh on the face. Even the fingers were stiff.
The sky was filled with snowflakes, like goose feathers, floating down, instantly covering the ground and the distant mountains, making it cold to the bone.
It was also at this time that the barbarian offensive, which had been provocative intentionally or unintentionally before, suddenly became fierce, not only targeting the border, but also the fiefdom of Prince Jia. It was as if a big hole was torn open, allowing more beasts to come in.
In contrast, Prince Jia was extremely quiet, so quiet that it was unbelievable.
Wen Hemian guessed that Xie Lang already knew that she was coming, but as the battle situation became more urgent, there was no time to send messages except for some urgent reports.
To be honest, this situation is actually very disturbing. Due to the development of current technology, Wen Hemian certainly knows that he cannot force it.
But knowing and worrying are not the same thing, especially after not receiving any news for nearly a month, the feeling of uneasiness in her heart reached its peak.
The cat in her arms rolled its eyes as she stroked it.
"If I had known you would torment me, I wouldn't have followed you."
The system's voice is weak.
Wen Hemian was stunned, but after realizing what was happening, he let go of it: "Sorry."
The system jumped onto the table, wagging its tail, and pushed the tea in front of her with its cat paws: "Drink some water, drink some water."
The system doesn’t know how to comfort people, so it can only accompany her in this way.
Wen Hemian accepted its kindness and took a sip.
Suddenly, Wen Chengyuan walked in with an ugly face, still in his armor, and carrying a faint smell of blood. His tone became more hurried: "Hanshuang, I have something to tell you."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Those barbarians are very cunning. They went into the mountains in winter and blew up the valley with gunpowder. In addition, the heavy snow in the past few days triggered an avalanche. The news from the little emperor could not be transmitted..."
A chill suddenly spread from his fingertips, Wen Hemian's hand trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground with a bang.
It fell to pieces.
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