12dz Chapter 507 Sending Troops to Yanmen Pass
Chapter 507 Sending Troops to Yanmen Pass
"Your Majesty, a report has come from the front that the remnants of the former Crown Prince of the Great Yong Dynasty, Xing Yiming, have led a total of 30,000 troops into Yanmen Pass in an attempt to take revenge and make a last stand. The captain of the Sikong's personal guard, Berger, was seriously injured, and the Sikong, in a fit of anger, pursued them back."
"I remember the previous memorials said that the remaining rebels had been wiped out. So where did Xing Yiming come from? And where did these 30,000 troops come from?"
"Your Majesty, it is the Feng family army of the former Empress of Dayong, and Xing Yiming's guards! They separated from Xing Qiyu near Yannan City. The reason why Lord Sikong ordered Deputy General Meng Benbo to continue searching Canglan Mountain was to find Xing Yiming."
After Changfeng finished speaking, Di Beizun calmed down. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Eunuch Wang, summon the two generals to me immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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So at noon that day, Emperor Beizun personally led a large army to Yanmen Pass, with a very simple purpose.
One option was to wipe out all the remaining rebels in one fell swoop, reorganize Yanmen Pass, and send a large army to garrison Yanmen Pass. The other option was to capture Sikong Jin and bring her back to marry him.
On the evening of the second day after the army set off, they arrived at the foot of Canglan Mountain. A heavy snowfall made the journey difficult, so Emperor Beizun ordered the army to temporarily set up camp at the foot of Canglan Mountain, since it was only a day's journey from here to Yanmen Pass.
That night, Meng Benbo, who was searching for the remaining rebels, accidentally stumbled into the hands of Emperor Beizun's patrol guards and was arrested. Then, Emperor Beizun sent a letter to Sikong Jin, and the messenger was Changfeng.
Changfeng didn't know what was written in the letter, but he knew that when Lord Sikong saw it, his expression was very strange. Later, he heard that she flew into a rage and even cursed at her subordinates, threatening to boil their leader alive and then kill him...
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When Emperor Beizun arrived in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty with his entourage, it was already mid-December, on the twelfth day of the twelfth month.
Princess Di Yuanyun personally received Su Yue and Xing Fuhua, and in accordance with the Northern Emperor's decree, settled them all in the new Sikong Mansion. This mansion was originally bestowed by the late emperor before Princess Di Yuanyun's marriage. After the princess married, this magnificent mansion was left empty, and the Northern Emperor directly bestowed it upon Sikong Jin. Therefore, this mansion is now under Sikong Jin's name, and Su Yue, Sikong Mo, and Xing Fuhua are temporarily settled here.
The entire mansion is naturally very large, and the environment is also quite nice, nestled against the mountains and by the water, making it very suitable for recuperation.
When Su Yue and her entourage first arrived at the Sikong Mansion, the Su family came to visit. Before marrying Sikong Qi, Su Yue was a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a member of the Su family. Now that she had returned, she naturally attracted a lot of attention. Now everyone in the capital knew that their emperor was in love with Sikong Jin and that it was only a matter of time before he married Sikong Jin as his empress.
So after the Su family came to visit, other dignitaries also brought gifts to the door. Fortunately, the eldest princess sent people to stop them, otherwise, who knows how lively the Sikong Mansion would have become.
As the year draws to a close, the weather grows increasingly cold. A heavy snowfall transforms the entire capital into a pristine, silver-clad wonderland.
However, even in such cold weather, the capital city remained as lively as ever. People were busy preparing for the New Year, and everyone was secretly looking forward to the day before the New Year when His Majesty had instructed the Ministry of Rites to make arrangements to marry Sikong Jin as Empress.
In other words, the harem of their Great Zhou Emperor, which had been empty for many years, finally had a mistress!
The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty had heard a lot about Sikong Jin. Their Northern Emperor, who had unified the world, was a sacred and inviolable god in their eyes, a deity they would worship forever. Naturally, they wanted to know what kind of woman could be chosen by their great emperor.
So everyone was looking forward to it, eagerly anticipating the arrival of this day.
Inside the Sikong Mansion in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the air was warm and pleasant.
In the small courtyard where Xing Fuhua was temporarily staying, the fireplace in the small flower hall was burning brightly.
The eldest princess of the Great Zhou sat on the soft couch, elegantly brewing tea. She pointed to the seat opposite her and said with a smile, "Princess Chang Le, please sit down as well. You are a princess personally appointed by His Majesty of the Great Zhou, and you have the same status as me. There is no need for you to be so reserved."
As Yuan Yun spoke, her smile was very warm, which surprised Xing Fuhua somewhat.
She didn't know much about the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but she was somewhat surprised that someone of her status could be so easygoing and gentle.
Especially after spending these days together, Xing Fuhua increasingly discovered that this princess was not only beautiful and elegant, but also possessed the demeanor of a great lady. She truly deserved to be the princess of the Great Zhou! Such temperament and charm were something that Xing Fuhua herself could not possess.
"Your Highness flatters me!"
Xing Fuhua didn't know what to say, but seeing how warm and friendly she was, she didn't refuse and sat down.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yun smiled and said, "No need to be so polite with me. A Jin even calls me Sister Yuan Yun! We people of Da Zhou are not as reserved as you people of Da Yong. It's good to be more straightforward."
As she spoke, she poured Xing Fuhua a cup of tea and continued, "I've heard about what happened between you and Ajin. More than ten years, it must have been so hard for you. I'm a woman, and I can understand the pain of waiting. It's hard to accept when happiness and hope suddenly vanish before your eyes."
The reason Yuan Yun came to find Xing Fuhua was because of a letter that Di Beizun had sent her, asking her to take good care of Xing Fuhua and to try her best to find some good young talents for her, so that she could find a good place for Xing Fuhua in the future.
Naturally, Emperor Beizun would not tell Sikong Jin about these things.
"The eldest princess..."
Xing Fuhua looked up at Yuan Yun with some surprise, naturally astonished that she would actually...
"I met Ajin on the northwestern border of the Great Yong Dynasty, before you all met her. At that time, she was seriously injured, and I saved her. That's when I learned that she was a woman. Later, I found a token left to her by His Majesty on her, which confirmed her identity. I have to say, when I learned that she was Sikong Jin, I was also very shocked, but I also sincerely admired her, even admired her. You have to understand, it's not easy for a teenage girl to get to where she is now."