readytorunbook Chapter 306 This Princess Is Not Afraid
Chapter 306 This Princess Is Not Afraid
Emperor Wu actually ordered the second prince to go to Hushan Pass in public.
This is simply an outrageous mother opening the door for something outrageous. It's outrageous to the extreme.
It was naturally impossible for the second prince to go.
One is that he really doesn't understand military affairs, even though there are some advisers around him who do.
But recently he has been asking people to study the situation at Hushan Pass.
I feel that the situation at Hushan Pass is very bad, and Lao Liu is so persistent that he has already tried his best.
Whether it is money, food, elite troops, or even winter supplies, they are all in great shortage.
Under such circumstances, it is quite difficult for Lao Liu to resist until now.
Otherwise, the Sixth Prince would not have written letters to the old emperor to complain so often, and would have wanted to quit from time to time.
Everyone knows that under the current circumstances, it would be a good thing for Hushan Pass to hold out until the Spring Festival.
It is said that the number of dead people is higher than the city walls, and there are mountains of corpses and seas of blood every day.
He, the second prince, is the crown prince and also the regent. How could he possibly go to that place?
He wanted Lao Liu to be unlucky and wished he would die at Hushan Pass.
You can even bring Lao Liu back to bring him back to justice.
As for who will replace Lao Liu, it’s none of his business. As long as Hushan Pass is not lost, it’s fine.
But he never expected that the old emperor would call his name now.
The Martial Emperor snorted coldly and said with serious dissatisfaction: "Sixth Brother has never learned military affairs, but he still won several battles. You, as his elder brother, have been instructed by so many famous teachers, but you don't even dare to go to the front line. Then stay here honestly and stop talking nonsense."
Everyone understood.
It seems that Emperor Wu did not want the Second Prince to go to Hushan Pass, but to use the Second Prince's name to teach that group of people a lesson.
Everyone knows that the group of people who talk nonsense obey the Second Prince. Now that their master has been named, no matter how stupid they are, they must shut up.
In the end, Emperor Wu ordered Duke Baoguo to serve as the commander-in-chief of the capital's defense.
Send someone to convey the order to the Sixth Prince, reprimand him, and then ask him to quickly send troops to drive away these barbarian forces.
Finally, Emperor Wu sent people to the south to mobilize 30,000 soldiers who had just been trained for two months, and to assemble in the direction of Tingzhou to prepare to support the capital.
Many people were stunned. What did it mean? If their troops in the south wanted to support the capital, they should go directly north.
Why are we gathering in Tingzhou?
Tingzhou is still eight or nine hundred miles away from the capital. What's the point of running there to gather?
However, someone soon realized that the old emperor wanted to escape.
Tingzhou was an important provincial capital heading south, and there were few vassal kings nearby.
Since the decisive battle of Hushan Pass, the old emperor has continuously sent his trusted eunuchs to the south and the governors of various provinces in the south to recruit soldiers with the local autumn grain.
Up to now, the training of troops in different provinces is different.
Some governors said that more than 10,000 soldiers had been trained and were almost ready to go to the battlefield.
But they are just a bunch of recruits, how can they have any combat effectiveness?
Some governors said that due to the lack of various supplies, they were still unable to fully reorganize the new army.
This is also the reason why the old emperor tried his best to make the sixth brother stay at Hushan Pass.
If the troops in the south are not fully trained, he will not have much military power if he goes south.
The 30,000 southern troops gathered in Tingzhou, clearly to support the old emperor as he went south to join them in Tingzhou.
What's the point of coming to the capital? It's just a name.
As soon as the court was over, many officials hurriedly dispatched capable people from home to quickly take the parents south.
Fortunately, as soon as the battle of Hushan Pass broke out, many ministers and officials had already transported a lot of supplies like ants moving house.
Now we just need to take away another batch.
They were all staring at Emperor Wu. If the old emperor escaped, they would definitely run away faster than anyone else.
Yang Long also sent many members of the Yang family to the south.
This time he came to the palace again to ask the old emperor for his daughter.
But the old emperor refused again, giving the same reason: My son is fighting on the front line, I will naturally protect my daughter-in-law, you just need to manage the affairs of the Ministry of War.
The fat man Yang Long left with a dark face.
Similarly, in the palace, the old emperor also gave orders, asking only a few important concubines to pack their luggage and be ready to leave south at any time.
Of course this includes Queen Dongfang Qing.
One is that Dongfang Qing is pregnant, and the other is that as the legitimate daughter of the Dongfang family, she will still be needed in the future.
But the other concubines were anxious.
The emperor just asked those important concubines to pack up their things and ignored them. Who wouldn't be scared?
It was obvious that the emperor was ready to give up on them.
No one wants to wait for death in the capital.
Even a fool knows that there is no way to survive if you stay here.
This time it doesn't seem like the rebellion of those princes who were trying to purge the emperor's court.
If the princes were to capture the capital, the old concubines in the palace would probably have a chance to survive.
As long as the old emperor escaped, they would not be forced to be buried alive with him.
He would not be executed by the vassal king, otherwise the vassal king would have a very bad reputation.
But the barbarian army didn't care about that.
Once the capital is breached and the palace is taken, won’t all the women in the palace become playthings to be tortured?
Being given the opportunity to hang oneself is a gift from God.
The entire palace was in chaos.
Only the two beautiful women, Yang Ziqin and A Luo, were silent.
The eunuch who came to report the news said, "My two princesses, His Majesty has instructed that you prepare your things as soon as possible and follow the army south at any time. Do not wait any longer."
The old emperor naturally would not let them go.
These two are the legal wives of the sixth brother, especially since one is the daughter of the Minister of War and the other is the daughter of the barbarian Khan.
No matter which aspect, there will be opportunities to use it in the future.
Yang Ziqin's pretty face was covered with frost. "Eunuch, I still have to wait for the Sixth Prince to return to the capital. The Sixth Prince is my husband. How can I abandon him and flee south alone?"
A Luo also said immediately: "I won't leave either. They are just barbarians. What's there to be afraid of?"
She was not afraid. No matter who attacked the capital, no one could hurt her.
She just needs to wait until the barbarians break through the capital, and then she will shout to the barbarian army, "I am the ninth princess of the barbarians, and everyone must kneel down."
Who dares to bully the daughter of a barbarian Khan? That's tantamount to seeking death.
Looking at the two stubborn princesses, the eunuch shook his head helplessly: "You two, no one can go against His Majesty's will."
"If you two don't prepare, our family will have to clean up for you."
He waved his hand, and several eunuchs forced their way in to pack up some clothes and valuables.
Yang Ziqin was too lazy to pay attention to them.
She raised her beautiful eyes slightly, glanced at the fearless A'Luo, and snorted softly: "You are the ninth princess of the barbarian tribe, you don't have to be afraid."
Ah Luo's equally beautiful face became interested, and she teased with a smile: "Yang Ziqin, aren't you waiting for your husband?"
"How about waiting for my husband with me?"
"Don't worry, when the barbarian army breaks through here, I will not let anyone bully you. After all, you are my husband's woman, and I have to protect my husband's face."