Chapter 435

In September of the lunar calendar and late autumn, it's chilly in the morning and evening. Qiao Wei, wearing a small jacket, walks out of the tent and takes a breath of the fresh air in the morning. The cold breath invades her heart and makes her feel excited.

All the way north, the lower the air temperature, if in the capital, a small cotton padded jacket will be able to cope with, but now we have to add a coat outside the small jacket.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the fog was all around. The mountains and the trees were all covered in a white mist. Occasionally, there was a carriage passing by not far away, but only the sound was heard, but no one was seen.

Qiao Wei stretched her muscles and bones for a while, and soon saw Ji Mingxiu coming from the direction of the East hillside. His shoulders and vamp were covered with frost. It seemed that he had been gone for a long time.

Qiao Wei took out a piece of dry cotton cloth from the curtain, wiped the frost on his shoulder, and asked, "how about it?"

Ji Ming said: "the front should be Qishui town. We'll stay in the town for one night and meet Yanfei."

Yanfeijue went to the villa to detain Mu Qiuyang. Because the villa was in different directions, they went north first and asked yanfeijue to come later.

Qiao Wei raised a fire, baked a dozen sweet potatoes and corn cobs, the breakfast of the party was solved.

Compared with the comfortable life of eating, drinking and living when they went to the hermits, they are now living a miserable life of vagrants. They have less chance to run into inns and more opportunities to show their picturesque food.

Qiao Wei is bitter. This kind of thing is common to her, but Ji Mingxiu is different. He was born with a golden spoon. He didn't even drink raw water. This time, like them, he ate hard dry food, black sweet potato and corn cobs, and drank raw water from the stream.

Of course, upset stomach is inevitable.

Fortunately, more than ten days later, almost exercise a pair of copper intestines iron stomach.

They quickly had breakfast, packed up their bags and tents, and went to Qishui town by carriage.

Qishui town is very close to the northern border, and it is also a transportation hub in the north. Many businessmen from south to North will transfer here. Yeluo is in the desert far away from Xiongnu. To go to yeluo, you have to go through Xiongnu, but where to go is a question that needs careful consideration.

Qiao Wei is not familiar with the geography of Daliang. After Ji Mingxiu and her popularization of science, she finally understands how Daliang and Xiongnu meet.

Generally speaking, the two countries are big countries with vast territory. There are three cities bordering on Xiongnu border: Pucheng, Liaocheng and yuanancheng. Yeluo and Xiongnu envoys came to yuanancheng. Because this city is the most straight distance, if that person is anxious to take Jingyun and others back to yeluo, he should choose this city.

"Is general DORO and Li Yu stationed in Yuan'an city?" Qiao Wei asked.

Ji Mingxiu nodded, originally only general Dora, but Li Yu in order to please the future father-in-law, also volunteered to hang the name of a temporary deputy general, and went north with his father-in-law: "I've sent a letter to general Dora, let him pay attention to the movement of the city, as soon as there are suspicious people, take it immediately."

"What about the other two cities?" Qiaowei asked, she was worried that the other side knew the relationship between general DORO and Ji Mingxiu, and would not choose to jump into the fire pit.

Ji Mingxiu said thoughtfully, "among the remaining two cities, the leader of Liao City has a good relationship with the imperial court. It's hard to say about Pucheng."

Qiao Wei was stunned: "what does it mean to have a good relationship with the imperial court? Aren't they all cities of Daliang? Is Not under the jurisdiction of the court? "

Ji Mingxiu explained: "they are small families in the north. Although they submit to the imperial court, they also have the right of independent administration, just like a small vassal state."

Qiao Wei seems to have an epiphany: "what's the matter with Pucheng you just said? I don't seem to get along well with the imperial court. "

Ji Mingxiu's eyes were deep: "yes, the leader of Pucheng is really dissatisfied with the imperial court."

Not only dissatisfied, but also very dissatisfied. I'm afraid Pucheng is not dissatisfied with the prime minister's comments.

"Why?" she wondered

Ji Ming Xiu Dun, said: "is Pu City Lord's fiancee."

"What?" Qiaowei was completely shocked.

It's a long story. In the early days of Pucheng's submission to the imperial court, the old city master took his two sons to Beijing to be granted the title. At that time, the emperor had not even become the crown prince. To be exact, his father had just become the crown prince. He was just a little wretch with a runny nose in the east palace.

The imperial palace is a place that changes rapidly. If there is a mother and her son are expensive, there is a son and his mother are cheap. The little wretch's wife is not high, and he is not respected.

But no longer respected, also can't stand, he has a prince father, the old city Lord's two sons no suspense to live in the east palace.

In order to make the best of the friendship of the landlords, several aristocratic family members and young CHILDES were selected into the east palace as companions, including the queen.

In fact, the emperor has many brothers, but the queen is blind and plays with the little wretch with a string of snot all day.

Of course, it took a long time for the little wretch to know that the little girl who was half a head higher than herself was actually one year younger than herself.The two sons of the old city Lord were not sociable at first. They both fell into the water when they were playing. It was the queen who saved them.

The old city master was very grateful to the little girl. It happened that he had no daughter, so he took her as his adopted daughter.

The old city master loved the queen very much. When he returned to Pucheng, he took the queen with him. This time, he went there for several years.

It can be said that the queen grew up in Pucheng.

When the emperor was 13 years old, he went to Pucheng with the former Emperor and met the queen again. The little girl in his childhood became a graceful girl. The emperor felt that he was just like a fairy. To be honest, the Queen's appearance was only medium. There was still a big gap between her and the beautiful woman. This time, the emperor felt that she was beautiful everywhere Mei wants to marry her.

At that time, the emperor already had a place in the prince's mansion. He was smart, diligent, and could please his father and grandfather. The former Emperor thought it was a good thing, but the old city master didn't want to. He had already regarded the queen as his own daughter. He was worried that the queen might not be able to live up to the royal rules if she married into the royal family.

The emperor swore to the old city master that he would treat the queen wholeheartedly in the future and would not let her be wronged.

It turns out that the emperor talked big. One by one, the concubines in the harem didn't bring the same kind of concubines. However, the old city master was very angry. In addition, the empress died young. The old city master felt that the empress had been killed by the emperor. In a rage, he simply cut off his friendship with the emperor.

The emperor knew that he was wrong and didn't dare to fight against the old city leader. He tried his best to open his eyes and pretend to be blind about Pucheng. In the early years, Pucheng would pay tribute every year. After the new city leader took office, he would not pay tribute.

When she heard this, Qiao Wei understood how the relationship between the emperor and the queen came to her. She also wondered how the emperor had been so fickle since ancient times that she never let the queen be wronged in such matters as palace fights. Sure enough, there was no love or hatred for no reason in the world.

But is it really for a adopted daughter? I always feel that there is something inside that outsiders don't know.

Qiao Wei touched her chin: "it seems that we can only pray that they never leave Pucheng."

Otherwise, the city leader's hatred of the emperor and the court should be willing to let go the prime minister's enemies.

However, the day does not fulfill people's wishes, Qiao Wei's most worrying thing has happened.

In the evening, the party arrived at Qishui town and stayed in the inn that general DORO had informed in advance. When they entered the inn, general DORO's guards had been waiting here for a long time.

The guard saluted Ji Ming and said solemnly, "I inform you that the general sent people to search the city on the first day of receiving your message. Yuan'an city has been searched by the general for three times, and there is no one the prime minister wants to find."

Ji Mingxiu's eyes are cold.

Qiaowei pinched her fingers and asked, "are they disguised?"

The guard said respectfully, "if you go back to your wife, the general will not."

So they didn't go to Yuan'an city.

So where are they going? Liaocheng? Pucheng?

After a while, the guard of the Lord of Liao City also arrived at the inn. The Lord of Liao City made friends with the imperial court. Although he would not search as hard as general DORO, he opened the gate and welcomed Li Yu to search the city. Li Yu also turned Liao City upside down and found no trace of Jingyun and Wangshu.

Li Yu's conclusion is that Not in Liaocheng.

"Going to Pucheng?" Qiao Wei looks at Ji Mingxiu.

Ji Mingxiu's big palm was a little bit squeezed into a fist, and a chill appeared between his handsome eyebrows: "rest for one night, Pucheng tomorrow morning."