Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 648 Five Flowers

Shui Fu held the knife at her waist and stood straight and solemnly at the foot of Zongyang Palace.

She was extremely tall; her father was tall, but her mother was petite.

Her parents were very loving, and her father was a mid-level officer in the Iron Harriers, so her family was considered a well-off family in Western Xia.

All this changed because of a man named Li Shifu.

At that time, Li Shifu, who had not yet changed his name to Li Xianzhong, first pretended to surrender to the Jin Kingdom, and then captured the Jin army marshal Wanyan Salihe, preparing to take him as a hostage and return to the Song Dynasty, but he was caught up on the way.

After a hard battle, Li Shifu led 26 of his trusted men and fled diagonally to Western Xia, thus saving his life.

Among his twenty-six confidants, there is the current Lu Tianming.

At that time, the young Xixia emperor Li Renxiao had just ascended the throne. In order to gradually regain power from Prime Minister Ren Dejing, he highly valued Li Shifu, a general who had no connection with Ren Dejing, and appointed him as the Yan'an Recruiting Envoy.

However, Li Shifu was determined to return to the Song Dynasty. When Ren Dejing got the news, he accused Li Shifu of treason and forced Li Renxiao to send troops to suppress the rebellion.

At that time, Li Renxiao was completely unable to compete with Ren Dejing, so he had to issue an order to arrest Li Shifu.

As a result, although Li Shifu fought hastily, he was able to defeat the larger force with a smaller one. He first used the terrain to defeat the Western Xia ace "Iron Harriers", and then mobilized the entire army to kill nearly 10,000 Western Xia soldiers.

Afterwards, Li Shifu decided to go all out and simply posted a notice on the spot to recruit soldiers.

There were many Han people in the local area, so Li Shifu quickly recruited more than 10,000 soldiers.

Then Li Shifu led this newly recruited army and attacked the Jin territory.

The Jin people did not expect that their little brother Xixia would actually attack them, and Li Shifu conquered Fuzhou City in one fell swoop.

Li Shifu entered Fuzhou City and killed all the enemies who had killed more than 200 members of his family. Then he led his army south to join Wu Jie, the Sichuan Xuanfu Envoy of the Song Dynasty.

Afterwards, he was given a name by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, which is now known as Li Xianzhong.

Shui Fu's father was the general who commanded the Iron Harriers at that time.

Li Xianzhong first broke his horse's leg with a hammer, and then smashed his helmet with another hammer, causing his brain to burst and he died.

From then on, Shui Fu's life changed dramatically.

She blamed it all on Li Xianzhong.

She wanted to wait for Li Xianzhong to come to Zongyang Palace and present the captives to the emperor, and then chop off his head with one knife!

……

In Prince Jin's Mansion, Fu Guang and Han Su looked at each other. They wanted to cry, but also wanted to laugh.

They never thought that the other party had the same idea as themselves. If they could talk it out earlier...

Unfortunately, neither of them trusts the other.

Sometimes there were some tentative words, but because of caution, no one dared to express dissatisfaction with the Jin Kingdom, so...

The poison in Fu Guang's body has already taken effect.

Han Su was hit by two hairpins on her chest. The loss of blood made her eyes go black for a while, and she was about to die.

They were too weak to struggle, but their strong desire to survive made them let go of each other at the same time, and they screamed for help with their last bit of strength.

"There's a military parade today. I heard it's going to be very lively. My uncle is going to wear armor, ride a white horse, and show off his military prowess in front of the emperor. Oh, it's so impressive just thinking about it."

Zhao Ning'er said this with a beaming smile, but then she stopped smiling and pouted, "It's a pity that my father said I was a girl and wouldn't let me go up to the gate tower of Zongyang Palace to watch the ceremony."

"Oh, you are so stupid. You have to go to the gatehouse to watch the ceremony."

Li Fengniang held Zhao Ning'er's hand and said, "Money makes the world go round. Come with me. I promise to find a good place for you to see clearly."

Zhao Ning'er was delighted: "Okay, okay, then let's bring along Sister A'man, Sister Qingtang, and Sister Ata. It will be more fun with more people."

"Um……"

When Li Fengniang first arrived at the Yang family, she was a bit bossy and conceited, thinking that at such a young age she would become the mistress of the Yang family. Therefore, she and Xiao Qingtang did not get along well.

However, after following Princess Jin and Emmanuelle Belle for so long, and seeing and experiencing many things, her vision and mindset are now very different from what they were before.

Forget it. I am a magnanimous lady and won’t bother with her. I’ll just call her over.

So, Li Fengniang magnanimously nodded and said, "I'll listen to you. Let's go."

"Help! Help~~"

The two men were just passing by Miss Han Su's window arm in arm when they heard a weak cry for help from inside.

Li Fengniang and Zhao Ning'er stopped suddenly and looked at each other.

Then, Li Fengniang rushed over and boldly opened the door.

A moment later, Li Fengniang took Zhao Ning'er's hand and ran out of the house.

The two girls' faces turned pale and they ran away screaming in fear: "Help! Someone is dying..."

……

"Big Teapot" found Mr. Qu Da.

Now Mr. Qu Da is the only one in charge of the affairs of the Tongzhou Club.

Because Old Man Song, Uncle Ji and Uncle Gou were invited to join the parade as veterans.

This is unprecedented in the history of military parades.

When it comes to military parades, the most important thing is to select the most heroic and majestic troops.

However, it was outrageous for Yang Yuan to use 8,000 imperial guards who had not yet recovered from their injuries as the main force in the military parade.

Some of them still had their arms in slings, and some were using crutches.

It is unprecedented for the government to review a group of veterans who have long retired.

However, the King of Jin agreed, and the emperor also agreed.

Many of the court officials disagreed. They felt that a group of old soldiers with gray hair and big bellies, and a group of soldiers with broken limbs and unhealed injuries, would make the military parade lose its majestic and morale-boosting feeling.

However, Yang Yuan understood the great significance of inviting these veterans who had fought for the Song Dynasty for half their lives and letting these brave wounded soldiers become the troops on parade.

As for Old Man Song, Uncle Ji, and Uncle Gou, although they usually cursed the Song Dynasty, the emperor, and the corrupt officials when they were drunk, when the people from the Xianggong Office came to their door and invited these old soldiers to participate in the review, they agreed immediately.

They dug out the old military uniforms that had almost lost their original color from the bottom of the box, washed them clean, and sharpened and polished the knives again and again...

There are many veteran soldiers like them.

Some are now in good circumstances and have become wealthy men;

Some of them have a limp in one leg and are now just night watchmen in a certain neighborhood;
There are also small traders like Uncle Gou and Uncle Ji who open small shops to make a living.

However, they all cherish this opportunity very much.

There was an old soldier whose legs were paralyzed. When the township government came to pick up his household registration, they saw his condition and didn't want to let him go.

But in order to win this position, the old soldier had to use his meager savings to bribe the neighborhood council. Many neighbors, including the old soldier's son and grandson, did not understand why the old man valued such a thing so much.

Does it make sense?

They don't understand.

……

The Qiyun Archery Club, which has not yet been sold, is overgrown with weeds.

Yan Shen, the Fifth Buddha, and the Jin spies who arrived one after another gradually gathered into a team of more than 40 people.

The Fifth Buddha was explaining his plan to everyone.

"We should not move during the military parade. When the parade team passes and the prisoner presentation ceremony begins, we will break through the guard posts of the Song army soldiers and head straight to Zongyang Palace."

"By then, I will be the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin!"

The Fifth Buddha said, taking out the token he had prepared long ago: "The Jin Kingdom was defeated in Lianghuai and sent me as an envoy to take the initiative to seek peace with the Song Dynasty.

And for this purpose, the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty was sent back to the Song Dynasty to show the sincerity of our Jin Kingdom. "

After hearing this, an unhealthy blush appeared on Zhao Chen's face.

Does he hate the Jin people?
Of course I hate it.

No one hated the Jin people more than he did.

But, he is still alive, and as long as he is alive...he can only look forward.

At the beginning, he had the opportunity to escape from Bianliang City, flee south and establish a new court.

Unfortunately, the eunuch chief around him forced him to leave the city and surrender to the Jin people. From then on, he became a prisoner and lived in the north for a long time.

He did not want to die in obscurity. He was the emperor's son, born to the empress, and the indisputable legal heir to the Song Empire.

He had never been to Lin'an before, and this was the first time. He saw that Lin'an was as prosperous as the former Tokyo Bianliang.

This colorful world and beautiful rivers and mountains should have been his!
If he wants to take back what belongs to him, he can only rely on the power of the people he hates the most and obey their orders.

Suddenly, Zhao Chen felt an inexplicable feeling of being moved.

“When the identity of the Crown Prince of Song is announced, the current officials of Song will have no other choice under the watchful eyes of the public.

Whether Jiangshan will give way to him is another matter, but he must open the palace gate and personally go out to welcome his brother. When the time comes..."

……

As soon as Mr. Qu heard the report from "Big Teapot", he immediately realized that something was wrong.

He immediately called for a sedan chair, which carried him hurriedly towards Chongxin Gate.

He lived in Houshi Street, which was already a prosperous place. However, because of today's military parade, the Imperial Street was closed and a large number of pedestrians had to take other roads, making the road even more crowded.

At this time, even if there is a car or a horse, it is impossible to run away. It is not as flexible as this waist sedan.

In the Prince of Jin's mansion, the Princess of Jin led a group of palace maids, eunuchs, guards and warriors and hurried to the guest house.

Li Fengniang pulled the curious yet frightened little princess to follow them.

As soon as I entered Han Su's room, I saw Fu Guang and Han Su both fainted on the ground, looking pale.

Fu Guang was suffering from the poison, and most of Han Su's robe was dyed red.

Princess Jin hurriedly said, "Where is the imperial physician? Hurry, save them."

There were imperial physicians stationed in the Prince of Jin's mansion, and two of them hurried forward to examine the injuries of the two girls.

Han Su was easy to deal with. It was obvious that he was stabbed by a hairpin and had lost too much blood.

Fu Guang was in more trouble, as he was clearly poisoned.

When Prince Jin heard about the poisoning, he immediately became serious.

If poison appears, the matter will be serious.

"You must save them. I want to know what happened!"

Princess Jin solemnly ordered: "Search the entire palace immediately, especially Fu Guang and Han Su's residences.

Notify the kitchen to seal up all food and replace it with new food!"

Zhao Ning'er and Li Fengniang were looking around furtively from behind. It was so bloody in here that Princess Jin was afraid of scaring them, especially the young princess, so she quickly asked someone to take them out.

When they got to the corridor, Zhao Ning'er asked curiously, "Sister Feng Niang, why did they fight like that? Was it to win the favor of the King of Jin?"

"Probably, what else could it be for?"

"Wow! They are so awesome! Are all northern girls so tough?"

"Who says it isn't?"

Li Fengniang thought about it and suddenly felt that since the little princess called her sister, she had the responsibility to educate her well and prevent her from growing up in the wrong way.

So, Li Fengniang took Zhao Ning'er's hand and taught her earnestly: "Ning'er, there is an old saying: Not being jealous can hide a hundred shortcomings. A girl's character is high because she is not jealous.

There are seven ways to get rid of a woman, and jealousy is the first of them. If a woman is not jealous, she will be more virtuous in the eyes of a gentleman. If she wants to monopolize favors and is selfish, she will be more alienated from a gentleman.

When you grow up and marry into a husband's family, you must take them as a warning. Don't be too jealous, which will hurt others and yourself, and make your husband dislike you."

The prince consort of the Song Dynasty was also allowed to take concubines. Of course, since the girl he married was the emperor's daughter, he had to get the princess's consent.

Therefore, it was reasonable for Li Fengniang to instruct her in this way.

Zhao Ning'er quickly defended herself, "I wouldn't do that. How could I, such a well-behaved girl, become a shrew?"

"Oh, don't worry, I just thought of reminding you."

"Will you be jealous when you get married?"

"How is that possible! I, Li Fengniang, am so beautiful, do I need to compete with others for men? Tsk!"

Zhao Ning'er got angry and said angrily, "So you're just saying I'm ugly? I don't want to be with you anymore."

"Look, you're anxious again. That's not what I meant. I just meant... well, if a man doesn't like you and me, who are so cute, then he's blind. We don't need to go to great lengths for such a blind person, so naturally we won't be jealous."

"That's true."

"So are you going to watch your uncle's military parade?"

"Go! Go! Go."

"go!"

The two little girls linked hands and ran away happily.

At this time, the imperial banquet in the palace was over, and the emperor, leading civil and military officials, royal relatives and relatives, had already arrived at the Zongyang Palace.

(End of this chapter)