1306 Interlude
Early the morning of the next morning, the east sky had just lit up a trace of white fish belly. Outside the Liaoyang Prefecture Gate, the five thousand cavalry had already gathered, standing quietly on the chilly spring land like a black tide, exuding a solemn feeling of killing. Liu Keshi and Zhang Qiyan, who rushed back to Liaoyang Prefecture overnight last night, worked with other officials of Liaoyang Prefecture, as well as wealthy businessmen and famous families, gathered about a hundred people, and were arranged on both sides of the Liaoyang Prefecture Gate, to cheer for the King Yan of Song Ting who was heading to Danluo today.
Zhang Qiyan just glanced carefully at the five thousand troops gathered outside the city, and a nervous suffocation suddenly surged in his heart. The five thousand troops without a single person were like thick dark clouds covering the sky and the sun, as if with just a command, they could instantly destroy the entire Liaoyang City behind him.
As for those rich and powerful businessmen and famous families, they didn't even have the courage to look at the five thousand troops outside. They were always avoiding their own sight and contacting the Song army with a murderous intention in the distance, fearing that a small look would attract the murderous aura of those troops or bring unintentional disasters.
Li Shi'er, sitting in the carriage, secretly lifted the curtains and looked at the scene outside when people were not paying attention.
The dispatch of officials from all sizes of Liaoyang Prefecture was naturally as expected by her. After all, the current Liaoyang Prefecture is more suitable than the territory of the Jin Dynasty.
The emergence of those wealthy businessmen and famous families was completely beyond Li Shi'er's expectations. She even couldn't figure out why Ye Qing agreed to let these people go out of the city to see him off? Could it be that... the reason why he created such a big pomp is just to show off his prestige in Liaoyang, the Jin Kingdom?
Mr. Li didn't know why Ye Qing was like this, and didn't know what medicine was sold in Ye Qing's gourd.
In addition to not knowing why Ye Qing wanted to send these famous families and wealthy merchants to see them off, Li Shi'er was even a little surprised that Ye Qing did not go on a carriage this time, but rode on a tall and handsome war horse with five-black hair all over. Although he was not wearing a armor that made people fear and awe, he was just a casual outfit and that piece... The fur that Wanyan Jing gave to Ye Qing back then made people feel his power as the King of Yan of the Song Ting.
Even now, Li Shi'er is not very clear about what the fur that Wanyan Jing gave to Ye Qing back then meant to Ye Qing?
She had thought before that the reason why Ye Qing wore that black fur was just to show her the show, so that she could think that Ye Qing always had a place for Wanyan Jing in his heart.
But when he had been in contact with Ye Qing for a long time in the past two years, including when he celebrated the New Year in Yanjing Prefecture on the New Year's Day the previous year, even on the New Year's Day, Ye Qing was wearing this old black fur, although Li Shi'er didn't know the reason, he also realized that this old black fur might really have an unusual significance to Ye Qing, right?
What she didn't expect was that this fur not only seemed important when worn on Ye Qing, but even when changing seasonal clothes, this fur must be carefully taken care of by Yan Qingcheng before it will be carefully put away.
It is precisely because of the careful care of this black fur that this black fur is so durable. Although the fur on it looks extremely old and the warmth effect is different from those new furs, it has always been the piece of clothing that Ye Qing cares most about.
When he secretly lifted the curtain again, he watched Ye Qing sit on the horse's back and greet Liu Keshi, Zhang Qiyan briefly exchange greetings, and other officials around him, including some famous families and wealthy businessmen, all looked at Ye Qing with passion and sincerity. Li Shi'er's heart suddenly lit up, and suddenly he seemed to understand why Ye Qing wanted these people to see him off, and why he did not choose to take a car every time he went to war, but chose to ride a horse.
"It turns out that Ye Qing sent the famous families and wealthy merchants in Liaoyang City to see them for Zhang Qiyan and the officials in Liaoyang." A clear smile appeared on the corner of Li Shi'er's mouth. A palace maid and eunuch sitting in the car looked a little confused. He didn't know what the queen, who had become extremely curious since she got on the carriage, suddenly said.
Li Shi'er put down the curtain of the car, glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids she was trying to accompany her, and said with a smile: "The reason why Ye Qing let these people see him off is nothing more than to tell Zhang Qiyan and other officials of Liaoyang Prefecture through these practical actions that Ye Qing is the will of the people in Liaoyang. So he is also warning Zhang Qiyan and others that even if he leaves Liaoyang, they will not have any inappropriate thoughts in Liaoyang. After all, Liaoyang is now Liaoyang under his rule by Ye Qing."
"Then in this way, the King of Yan has no intention of riding a war horse instead of riding a horse?" The palace maid and the eunuch have been following Li Shi'er for a long time, and they are already quite familiar with each other. Moreover, during the so-called exile days in recent years, Li Shi'er has long forgotten his identity as the queen, and naturally the relationship with the palace maid and eunuch is no longer as clear as before.
The eunuchs and palace maids who followed her to Danluo were the ones who were very easy to use in the palace. Since the beginning of her escape, their unrestrainedness, loyalty, and meticulous care for Li Shi'er also made Li Shi'er feel grateful to them.
"The gift from famous families and wealthy merchants is for Zhang Qiyan and the others. I ride a horse and not ride a carriage, so I naturally watch it for the 5,000 soldiers under his command. This is probably the sentence that the Song army often talks about: soldiers should share the joys and sorrows." Li Shi'er turned around and looked at the palace maid and explained with a smile.
Now everything has become indifferent in her heart. What is the identity of the queen, the restoration of the Jin Kingdom, and the ambition to become the empress dowager. With the development of the current situation, the decline of the Jin Kingdom, and the strength of the Song court have been gradually wiped out and forgotten by time. The only thing that Li Shi'er did not forget was the avenge of the late emperor Wanyan Jing.
As the morning sun rose, the seemingly simple farewell was coming to an end. Under the eyes of everyone who was reluctant to leave, the orders that echoed outside the Liaoyang Prefecture Gate sounded like thunder in the sky, and five thousand Song troops in thick armor began to march towards Danluo to the east.
For Li Shi'er, everything was still extremely novel with the army again. Although he had experienced the imperial army's personal expedition with Wanyan Jing, that expedition was more like a trip for them or a patrol within the pass.
Of course, the result of that expedition was something that Li Shi'er didn't want to mention, but no matter what, after being rescued by Ye Qing's help from the Mongolians, all the dangers and tensions also dissipated with time.
So this time, with Ye Qing on the expedition, for Li Shi'er, it may be considered the first time that he went with the army in a true sense.
Starting from the gate of Liaoyang Prefecture City, everything at first was fresh and curious. Especially after leaving Liaoyang, Li Shi'er had never put down the curtain of the carriage where he was sitting. Even if the dust raised by the army floated into the carriage, Li Shi'er was still very curious about everything outside.
Even when the march was almost an hour ago, Li Shi'er, who was sitting in the carriage, could no longer suppress the heart on her chest that wanted to let herself go. After Ye Qing frowned and refused to let her ride a horse, Li Shi'er, who had pouted and felt a little frustrated in the carriage for a while, caught Jia She's opportunity to pass by the carriage, and forced Jia She to give up the horse and say that she would ride a horse no matter what.
Jia She obviously did not dare to offend this queen who had lost power. Although she was no longer the queen of Jin, Jia She, who was the commander of the Prince of Yan's personal guard, knew better than others that if this queen, who was no longer the Queen of Jin, would even make a three-pointer in front of Yan. As for him, the commander of the Prince of Yan, he naturally did not dare to violate other people's orders in front of others.
In desperation, Jia She had to accept his fate and gave up his mount to Li Shi'er. He himself held the other soldiers' war horses casually, and then sat on the horse's back, watching Li Shi'er with the help of the eunuch and the palace maid, finally climbed onto the horse's back.
Li Shi'er, who climbed onto the horse, was already sweating profusely, but even so, she still couldn't hide the excitement of looking at the thousands of troops after sitting onto the horse.
Like the Mongolian cavalry and the cavalry configurations in the early years of the Jin Dynasty, the heavy cavalry of the Song Dynasty were also equipped with two war horses one person. The vacant war horse was often used as a tool for soldiers to put other items when they were not ridden or entered the battlefield, such as spears, bows and crossbows during the battlefield, and even items such as changing clothes, dry food, etc.
So when Li Shi'er climbed onto the horse's back, the eunuchs and palace maids who helped her get on the horse were carrying spears, crossbows, and even the clothes and dry food that Jia She wanted to change were hung on the two of them.
The entire team was not very fast, and after Li Shi'er rode a war horse and became familiar with the habits of this war horse, Li Shi'er, who had just learned how to ride a horse, immediately wanted to ride a horse.
Jia She, who had been taking care of her tightly, felt a moment of nervousness in an instant, but it was too late to stop Li Shi'er from riding the horse. After the former queen of Jin left a scream in Jia She's ear, her entire upper body also leaned back, and then hurriedly leaned forward, holding the saddle tightly with both hands, and began to let the horse gallop forward.
Jia She had no time to stop him, so he had to slap his legs hard on the horse's belly, let go of his speed to chase Li Shi'er in front, and shouted to ask the other cavalry to make way out of a passage.
At this time, he was discussing the two-day march route for the breaking camp with Song Yuanqing to Danluo, and where to station this afternoon, including Ye Qing, who will lead his personal guards to Danluo first. When Song Yuanqing and his team were planning to lead the army, they suddenly heard the screams of a woman from behind, as well as the sound of iron hooves of other soldiers and war horses rushing to give way.
Ye Qing and Song Yuanqing hurriedly turned around and saw Li Shi'er's clothes flying in the wind in the distance behind him, like a colorful butterfly dancing on the horse's back.
However, Li Shier's pale face, a little nervous expression, and her eyes widened, grabbed the saddle tightly with her hands, and her whole body looked extremely stiff and nervous on the horse's back. She screamed from time to time and stopped, stop, and stop quickly... The embarrassment destroyed the beautiful scene of flying like a graceful butterfly.
"Stop the war horse." Ye Qing's expression suddenly became gloomy, and his tone even shouted at the soldiers behind him with a hint of anger.
Then, when several soldiers who heard Ye Qing's orders behind him immediately rode out of the cavalry team, trying to stop Li Shi'er and the horse running with all their might.
But because of Li Shi'er's identity and under the gaze of King Yan, these soldiers did not dare to be too reckless when intercepting the war horses and Li Shi'er, and did not dare to be too rude when intercepting the war horses. This caused the two or three people to intercept the war horses, but also because of their restraint, several soldiers fell off their backs to intercept the war horses. The war horses that were originally carrying Li Shi'er as if they were frightened, ran faster and faster. In order to avoid the soldiers' interception, the war horses had already taken Li Shi'er away from the official road and began to run towards the uneven fields on the side of the official road.
Song Yuanqing looked at the soldiers under his command and did not intercept a running war horse. He couldn't help but whisper a useless whisper to the soldiers behind him.
At this time, Ye Qing looked at several soldiers who fell down because of intercepting war horses, and there was no intention of blame. After all, when these soldiers intercepted, they had become very nervous because of Li Shi'er's identity and his own gaze. In addition, Li Shi'er's screams on the horse's back, naturally they did not dare to intercept them as hard as they did on the battlefield. So in order not to let Li Shi'er be injured, they had to choose to let themselves fall off the horse's back.
"Don't blame them, it's not their fault." Ye Qing finally heard Song Yuanqing scolding the soldiers.
Although Ye Qing was talking to Song Yuanqing, his eyes were staring at the war horse running towards them, and Li Shi'er, who was about to cry because of nervousness and fear on the horse.
As the frightened and galloping war horse got closer and closer to Ye Qing and Song Yuanqing, it seemed that he felt the anger suppressed in his heart, and as if he didn't want to run past Ye Qing, he actually began to rush into the bumpy fields at about twenty steps away from Ye Qing, hoping to avoid Ye Qing's interception.
After the soldier fell off the horse, he kept watching the war horse and Li Shi'er. When the war horse ran into the world, he rushed into the field almost immediately and chased the crazy war horse.
Jia She and others who rushed over from behind watched Li Shi'er being carried into the field by war horses, and then saw Ye Qing riding a horse quickly following him like lightning. They immediately felt nervous and thought that they had caused a big disaster again. So even the courage to go to the field to help Ye Qing intercept him faded away, so they had to watch Ye Qing riding on his own, chasing Li Shi'er.
"Ye Qing... Help..." Li Shi'er, who was riding on the horse's back, panicked and saw Ye Qing running towards her. She was already scared to death on the horse's back. At this moment, she had no choice but to care about her so-called queen Feng Yi, and hurriedly called Ye Qing, who was flying not far behind her, regardless of her image.
Ye Qing, chasing behind him, ran faster and faster. The horse carrying Li Shi'er in front was also running faster and faster. Li Shi'er on the horse was getting more and more nervous. His hands that were originally holding the saddle tightly were already numb at this moment, and gradually he could not grasp the saddle. As for the two long legs, his feet were already pushed out of the stirrup because of the bumps of the war horse. Now, he was uncontrollably slapped the belly of the war horse, making the horse more like he had received orders and continued to run forward quickly.
"Help... Ye Qing..." As the horse's back became more and more bumpy, and as Li Shi'er felt that his hands could no longer hold the saddle, and his whole person and his two slender legs were no longer under control, Li Shi'er had only one thought in her mind at this moment, that was, she hoped that Ye Qing could arrive by her side immediately.
The upper body was also bumped by the horse's back, and the bumps became more and more powerful. Li Shi'er, who could no longer hold the saddle. The sound of wind in her ears made her unable to tell at all. Ye Qing was still chasing behind her. So she subconsciously and unconsciously wanted to turn around and look back to see where Ye Qing was chasing. When the war horse under her crotch turned quickly. When she wanted to shake off Ye Qing, who was chasing behind her, Li Shi'er on the horse's back felt a dizzy moment, and she was shaking on the horse's back in vagueness, and then fell straight down.
"Ah..." A scream came out from Li Shi'er's mouth again, and while he fell to the ground, he felt a black shadow suddenly appear in front of him. Before he could react, he felt his waist and abdomen tighten, and his whole body seemed to have been caught. Then a familiar smell and a familiar angered hum could be smelled at the tip of his nose.
Although Li Shi'er had not figured out the situation yet, at least he knew that just when he was about to fall from the horse's back, Ye Qing arrived in time to rescue her.
So when Li Shier felt relieved, his whole body was placed on the horse's back by Ye Qingheng. Then, before Li Shier could calm down the frightened he had just been in his heart, he felt that his buttocks were placed on the horse's back suddenly felt a burning pain, and a bang came from his ear at the same time.
"Ah..." Li Shi'er screamed again, but unlike the one who screamed because she was frightened just now, this time it was entirely because her buttocks were slapped hard.
"Ye Qing, you..." Li Shi'er, who was suffering from pain on her buttocks, lay on the horse's back and began to resist. Her hands that fell down with her upper body began to slap in the air, and the buttocks were filled with pain.
The solid and soft feel surprised Ye Qing at first, but fortunately, the King of Yan is no longer the same as before. He will immediately feel rippled in the face of the temptation of beauty. In addition, the scene just now filled the King of Yan's heart with anger, so he naturally did not care about punishing Li Shi'er in accordance with the rules and etiquette. Anyway, the chase just now has already made them away from the army's sight, so it becomes more natural to take this opportunity to teach the former queen of the Jin Kingdom a lesson.
Li Shi'er was still resisting at first, but when she felt the scorching pain coming from her buttocks, and she was almost unconscious, Li Shi'er completely stopped shouting and let Ye Qing slap her two slaps on her buttocks. At some point, a strange feeling appeared in her heart.
Ye Qing naturally didn't know what Li Shi'er was thinking, who suddenly stopped begging for mercy. The reason why he wanted to beat Li Shi'er was, in addition to almost having an accident because he was riding a horse, he naturally wanted to use this punishment to warn Li Shi'er who might be in trouble again once he arrived in Danluo.
"Why don't you beg for mercy?" Ye Qing raised his hand high, slowly put it down, then pulled up the reins and turned around slowly, and slowly headed towards the army.
At this moment, Jia She, who was originally staying on the official road, finally rushed over, and a loud whistle sounded in the field, and the frightened war horse raised a wave of dust and ran towards Jia She from a distance.
"Look, even the horse is not willing to be ridden by you. Jia She called him back with a whistle. Once you ride on it, you don't want to be war horses. If you don't follow the marching rules like this, you will be sent back to Liaoyang." Ye Qing said half threatening and half warningly. Looking at the back of Li Shi'er who had been lying on the horse's back for no reason, Ye Qing couldn't help feeling guilty. Did he take action too much just now?
"You might as well beat me to death. It's easier to do this. Anyway, I'm still a walking corpse alive now. I'll be free from it when I'm beaten to death by you. I can also go underground and tell your students: Your husband sent me here by himself. It's yourselves that you can tell me at that time!" Li Shi'er continued vaguely with a hint of crying, "You fight, you keep fighting, I won't let you go when I'm a ghost! What kind of heroic hero is bullying me, a weak woman, so that you can show the power of your King Yan, right? Well, you fight, you think no one can see me here, and you can't kill one to warn a hundred, right? Well, you'll be in the camp later, and you'll be dealt with by military law!"
Intermittent, vague words came from the side of the horse's belly. Ye Qing looked at the army that was still moving forward in front of him, and then looked at Li Shi'er who was placed on the horse's back. He sighed helplessly. It would be obvious that it would not be appropriate to carry Li Shi'er back like this. No matter how he looked at it, it would make Li Shi'er feel embarrassed and detrimental to Li Shi'er's face.
So after thinking about it, he loosened the reins in his hand, pinched Li Shier's slender waist with both hands, and raised it up towards Li Shier so that he could sit upright on the horse's back with him.
Li Shi'er didn't struggle, let Ye Qing raise himself high on the horse's back, and then actively spread his legs in the air, and sat down on the horse's back with the force of Ye Qing's arms. But as soon as his butt was close to the horse's back, Li Shi'er on Ye Qing's chest screamed as if he was stabbed by a needle.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Qing frowned and asked at Li Shi'er who was struggling with her chest, while the woman was constantly coming from her nose as if she was born.
"It hurts." Li Shi'er said in a low voice. At this moment, Li Shi'er's face turned red, and the scorching pain on her buttocks made her feel ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into it.
"It hurts? Where does it hurt?" The smell on Li Shi'er's body finally made Ye Qing a little confused and mysterious. For a moment, he forgot that he was the culprit who made Li Shi'er feel hurt.
This time, Li Shi'er simply didn't answer, but suddenly reached out and twisted Ye Qing's thigh hard, then snorted coldly: "Does it hurt? Do you know where it hurts?"
Ye Qing took a deep breath and finally understood. He hurriedly pushed away Li Shier's hand that wanted to twist a piece of flesh from his thigh. Then, with the assistance of the palace maid and eunuch, he hugged Li Shier's slender waist and placed Li Shier on the ground with great gentleness.
Li Shi'er stood on the ground, her face was still a little red at this moment, but it was this blushing and charm that made Li Shi'er look so charming. The breeze gently brushed over Li Shi'er's somewhat scattered hair on his forehead, and the dancing clothes fluttered in the wind, making Li Shi'er look so charming at this moment.
Suddenly, Ye Qing, who looked at Li Shi'er, seemed to feel that there was a place deep in his heart being moved. He took a deep breath and stabilized his mind. Looking at Li Shi'er who was still looking at him provocatively, he did not dare to look at the provocative gaze again, and said, "Go to the carriage and have a good rest. Just let Jia She do whatever you need."
"What do you think I need?" After all, women are made of water, and their minds are often more delicate and sensitive than men. The moment Ye Qing put her down with her waist, she keenly noticed Ye Qing's abnormality.
Chapter completed!