While talking, she got up and came to the old man, knelt down on the wool blanket beside him, shook her grandfather's arm and said softly and slowly: "Don't you often say that if a person has too much good luck, he should try his best to repay the world? You see, I have your pain, and two of the best mothers in the world, father, second uncle, Ming Shi... Wu Tsui, and many people who have given me kindness."
"I often think that there is probably no luckier person in the world than me. Your good luck is bought by fighting with your own life. When you come to me, you enjoy it. You have done nothing, but you have got the best. What must I do to deserve such good luck?"
"You often say that doing this is not for others, but for your own conscience. Your granddaughter is also following her heart."
"If you and Wu Tsung had made the same choice as me, I wouldn't have stopped you from going."
The girl's voice is beautiful and sweet.
Hearing this, the old man felt sour and painful. He raised his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with calloused fingers.
The girl who had been held in his hand since childhood leaned gently on his shoulder, just like when he was a child.
"And I haven't told my grandfather yet. I had a long nightmare before. In that dream, our family, Wu family and the world can hardly be guaranteed..." she whispered, "after waking up, I'm very afraid that the nightmare will come true. Sometimes I often think, why did you ask me to have such a dream?"
In this life, she met Wu Tsung, had a different intersection with him, and then knew each other——
In the dark, Wu Tsui learned the secret of his life experience early and changed the trajectory of the Wu family.
And the long princess. At first, she only came into contact with the truth of the long princess's accident for Jiao Jiao.
Things like this are strung into a line
This line guides her forward until she comes to the next step.
The Xu family and the Wu family have all been saved.
If she can use her power to turn the tide of the world and avoid a time-consuming war, her "dream" will really be in vain.
She is now thinking that a person can have such an opportunity, or it is arranged by God.
Leaning on the old man's shoulder, she said with some nagging: "... I know you never ask me to do anything, as long as I can be happy. At present, this is what I want to do. Isn't it the happiest thing to follow my heart?"
Like her grandfather, she is attached to her family and the people she likes.
Also nostalgic for the smoke and fire under the stability of the world.
It is human's instinct to do something for attachment.
The Duke of town just listened quietly.
He knew that the child had really grown into a big child.
Have your own ideas and determination.
Life and death are very important for people to live for a lifetime, and it is also very important to do what they think is worth it.
As an elder, many things are more important than self-protection.
At this moment, he was worried, reluctant, afraid, but also proud.
He once said that whatever a child wants to do, even if he doesn't agree with it, as long as she really decides and considers it clearly, he only needs to do one thing - pave the road for her as smooth as possible.
So
"Grandpa agreed."
Xu Mingyi's eyes lit up: "thank you, grandpa!"
It was impossible to do it alone. Her grandfather's consent was very important to her.
Then, I heard the old man say, "but we still have to discuss how to get to Beijing. We must not act impulsively."
"Yes, it's natural!" Xu Mingyi nodded very simply.
Entering Beijing is the first step.
The more risky it is, the more careful it is to be.
Otherwise, if you haven't done anything, wouldn't it be too cowardly for people to explain this first step first?
She doesn't like to do stupid things in her life, let alone die.
She raised her hand to pour a bowl of tea and held it to the old man: "Grandpa, you drink tea, let's discuss it slowly."
Now that you have the grace of the old man, you still have to show your filial piety.
The Duke of the town was also very useful. He took the tea bowl and thought, "now the gates in the capital are closed, and the people are not allowed to go in and out of the capital. Unless the people of the imperial government, they can't go in and out of the capital at all. I'm afraid it's impossible to get in..."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
She thought about it, too.
Now the capital is under martial law, and the imperial court doesn't care about the livelihood of the people. Once the city gates are closed, it's afraid that someone will sneak into the city and be harmful to the emperor.
This alone is not enough. It is said that there are arrest guards patrolling the city every day. If you see any suspicious people, you will catch them for interrogation.
Speaking of this, I have to mention the incident that happened in Linyuan city a month ago——
Grandpa was assassinated in the street that day.
Fortunately, uncle Qin's reaction was smart enough to catch people in time.
The man looked just like ordinary people. At first, no one cared.
Later, after careful examination and examination, it was admitted that the imperial court was buried in the front line of Yuan Yuan City many years ago. The dark identity was also an arrest guard. This was the secret letter of the new commanding officer, who was ordered to assassinate her grandfather.
Because of this, they gave them an opportunity to pull out the eyelid of the imperial court.
My father did it. It took me nearly 20 days to find more than ten companions of the wanted guard in the city.
"It's not advisable to sneak into the city..." the town recognized that he really weighed: "if you sneak into the city, even if you get lucky to enter the city, you can easily fall into the hands of the arrest guard if there is no cover after entering the city -"
Xu Mingyi nodded again.
The truth is that
But you can't sneak in. You can't mix in
Jiao Jiao can't get out of the city now
Moreover, it is well known that Jiao Jiao is close to her. Even if Jiao Jiao uses the means to get out of the city and wants to take her in without being found, it is as difficult as heaven. It is clear that it is to send her to the door as a hostage and bring down the princess Chang's house.
Xu Ming thought, only listening to his grandfather's thoughtful way: "there is a man who may be able to help... But I don't know if he can convince him."
Who?
Xu Mingyi was about to ask, but a man had jumped out of his mind.
"Ming Imperial historian?"
"Clear effect."
Both grandparents and grandchildren spoke almost at the same time.
Xu Mingyi's eyes moved.
I almost forgot that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is still staying in Qicheng
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty strongly advocated peace. Under this situation, the king of Yan has captured several cities, and the court's 70000 troops and horses are almost destroyed in Ningyang. The reason why those troops in Qicheng can be stable without direct attack depends on the emperor's insistence——
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't want to have a war. His heart of peace can be learned from the sun and the moon.
However, at present, all parties have their own positions to consider, and the power of one person is always slim.
But looking at this, it may be a good place to start
Although the Ming censor was stubborn, she was not a person who did not understand flexibility. She still remembered that when King Yan was in Beijing, she secretly entrusted the Ming censor to come forward in order to expose the collusion of King Xiang with the enemy——
In short, OK or not, and give it a try.
……
The next night, in the Qicheng government office, a soldier quickly stepped into the back hall.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" magistrate Qi Cheng asked, looking at the soldier.
"Go back to the magistrate and report to the imperial envoy. Just now, the Xu family army sent an envoy to deliver a letter, saying that General Xu invited the imperial envoy to Linyuan city to discuss peace!"
"What!" mingxiaozhi got up after the case and was surprised.
Xu Jiajun agreed to make peace?!
The magistrate of Qicheng was also surprised.
"Come on, give me the letter!" Mingxiao hurried.
The soldier presented the letter to him. He took it and opened it quickly.
"This is indeed General Xu's autograph...!"
Invite him to Linyuan to discuss peace in person!
"This... Two adults, there is something strange about this!" said the aide on the side of the magistrate Qi Cheng: "at the beginning, when Xu Jiajun first entered Linyuan, he was still unwilling to negotiate peace under the unpredictable situation. At present... At present, King Yan and the Wu family have won many wars, and the situation is beneficial and harmless to Xu Jiajun. Why did he suddenly agree to the proposal of negotiation? I'm afraid it's fraud!"
Cheating?
Qi City magistrate frowned and thought.
Strange is strange, but if you say there is fraud, what is it?
Can't you use this name to deliberately deceive the imperial historian of the Ming Dynasty?
But
What's the picture?
The magistrate of Qicheng secretly looked at the censor.
Can't it be Tu who speaks to me? Tu is bald?
The emperor of the Ming Dynasty said, "there are no other requirements in this letter. I'm just invited to discuss peace. I can't see anything different."
It doesn't seem to make sense to deceive him into taking him as a hostage - although he is an imperial envoy, he doesn't have much weight. Taking him as a hostage is nothing more than a waste of food. Can you really expect the emperor to give in for him? Don't you dream?
And when the identity of the little prince was not pierced at the beginning, Xu Jiajun disdained to put forward conditions in exchange. At this time, it is even more impossible to see him.
In a word
Although there was something wrong with the matter, the worst result was nothing more than something wrong with him in Linyuan City, which was not enough for him to fear.
And people always have some dreams.
What if Xu Jiajun secretly talks with King Yan and wants to turn back?
With full of hope and despite the persuasion of the magistrate of Qicheng, the imperial Shi of the Ming Dynasty took a group of more than ten people to Linyuan city early the next morning.
Everything went well on the road.
After being welcomed into Linyuan City, there was no difference.
No, there are still "different"——
Sitting in the carriage, the imperial governor of the Ming Dynasty pulled up the curtain and looked at the shops, vendors and people on the street. His heart was touched.
Now, I'm afraid only Linyuan city can have such a stable and lively scene
The carriage stopped outside Linyuan mansion.
"My general has been waiting for a long time." a soldier invited people into the Yamen and took them directly to the back study.
Along the way, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty deeply felt that the ritual sense of peace was seriously insufficient.
In particular, General Xu was sitting in the study——
Oh, and his granddaughter. The little girl is sitting behind the bookcase and writing something leisurely.
Where is the atmosphere of half peace?