After Zhao Ziliang returned to Huayin, he spent the New Year in Huayin with Mrs.
Meng and his second son Zhao Ting.
During the New Year period from New Year's Eve to the seventh day of the first lunar month, the entire army carried out normal activities except for morning exercises and evening classes.
All drills were stopped and the soldiers were on holiday.
Soldiers from each unit were allowed to take turns going out to camp, but they had to return to the camp site before nightfall every day.
Although there are many restrictions on holidays during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, the soldiers of the Tang Army are still very happy to be able to go out of the camp to go shopping and play.
Many soldiers have no relatives at home and have saved a lot of military pay and have no place to spend it.
Now they can During the holidays, I can go out on the streets and use the military pay I have saved.
The Tang army had more than 100,000 people in Huayin.
The holidays for the army officers and soldiers brought great business opportunities to Huayin City.
The streets were very lively.
Throughout the New Year and before the eighth day of the Spring Festival, the streets were crowded with people and small vendors.
Both the business and the store are making a lot of money.
After the seventh day of the first lunar month, all the soldiers returned to the camp for normal training.
The Tang Army returned to its previous intense drills.
The Marshal's Mansion and the generals at all levels in the army also returned to normal duty shifts.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Ziliang was dealing with the backlog of official documents during the Spring Festival.
Wang Can rushed into the lobby and reported: "Commander, I just received the latest news.
Wang Sili and his 20,000 troops have successfully arrived in Nanyang.
With these 20,000 With the addition of fresh troops, Lu Jiong's force was reinforced.
When the rebels Li Guiren and Bi Sichen learned that 20,000 people had arrived in Nanyang, they led their troops to retreat thirty miles, and the siege of Nanyang was temporarily lifted."
"There is also news that Yang Sichang deliberately delayed the imperial edict after receiving the imperial order to send troops across the Yangtze River and march north to Pengcheng.
Ma Shouye, the prefect of Yangzhou, received a secret order from the imperial court and held a poetry competition in Linjiang Tower on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Yangzhou students participated who There were more than 100 people, and he invited Yang Sichang and Yangzhou famous officials to be judges.
In the middle of the poetry meeting, Ma Shouye mobilized the Yangzhou city defense troops to surround the poetry meeting, read out the emperor's secret edict on the spot, and executed Yang Sichang.
He quickly sent people to Yang Sichang The generals in the army gathered together to read out the emperor's imperial edict.
All Yang Sichang's trusted generals were captured, and Ma Shouye successfully took over the military power.
Now Ma Shouye has sent his troops across the river to march north to Pengcheng.
It is said that Wu King Li Zhuan is extremely powerful in Pengcheng.
Shocked, originally After receiving the imperial edict, he still wanted to submit a letter to delay the time, but now he did not dare to delay any longer.
He had already personally led 18,000 people to Shangqiu.
In addition, Helan Jinming, who was guarding Linhuai, did not dare to watch the fire from the other side anymore.
Send troops to reinforce Xu Yuan in Shangqiu."
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, in this way, the defense power of the south, east and southeast will be greatly enhanced.
It will be impossible for the rebels to attack cities and seize territory as easily as before.
We can also safely send troops here."
Attack the rebels from the front" After the first month passed, February was coming.
At that time, the temperature began to rise, the weather began to improve, and the war was quickly approaching.
Taking advantage of this free time, Zhao Ziliang decided to deal with his personal matters quickly.
After getting off duty in the evening, Zhao Ziliang sent a soldier to the military camp outside the city to call Zhao Ting back.
He returned to the backyard and asked the cook to add two more dishes tonight.
Mrs.
Meng came over and took off his armor and put him in regular clothes.
He then sat down.
At the same time, she also asked Mrs.
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Meng to sit down and said: "At the end of last year, I went to Chang'an to meet the emperor.
The emperor told me something. , saying that he admired Ting'er very much and wanted to marry Princess Yining to Ting'er.
I didn't know Ting'er's thoughts and attitude at that time.
Besides, he had never met Princess Yining, so he didn't agree at that time, but There was no objection.”
Mrs.
Meng became interested and asked quickly: "Oh, and why are you talking about this now?"
"It's too late, you can hide it."
Zhao Ziliang smiled, and then said: "The emperor and I have discussed it.
Isn't it the Lantern Festival in a few days?
When you go to the capital to visit the imperial concubine, I will ask Ting'er to bring some The personal soldiers will escort you there.
At that time, the emperor will arrange for Princess Yining and Ting'er to meet alone to see if they are compatible.
If they get along, this matter will be settled.
The marriage is done.
If the two of them can't get along, the matter will be abandoned.
So for the time being, they can't let them know that this meeting is for them to go on a blind date, so you can't reveal it on the way to Chang'an.
If Ting'er and Yining The princesses have fallen in love with each other, so don't come back in a hurry, stay in Chang'an for a while, and let Ting'er and Princess Yining get along with each other more."
Mrs.
Meng was very interested in this kind of thing and said happily: "Okay, I will take care of this matter."
After saying that, Mrs.
Meng stopped smiling and asked: "Husband, who is this Yining Princess?
Why haven't you heard of it?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Princess Yining is the daughter of Li Heng, born to Zhang Liangdi."
"Ah, why is she Li Heng's daughter?"
Mrs.
Meng looked shocked and said, "Isn't Li Heng being imprisoned now?
What future will Ting'er have by marrying his daughter?"
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "I, Zhao Ziliang, do not need to look at the family background of my daughter-in-law when marrying her.
Moreover, since the emperor personally announced the marriage, he must have his reasons.
Can I refuse the emperor's marriage proposal on the spot?
Moreover, it was he who took the initiative to marry the princess, but it was not me, Zhao Ziliang, who asked the emperor to marry the princess.
If I refused, everyone in the world would probably say that I, Zhao Ziliang, am too ignorant of promotion."
Mrs.
Meng nodded and said, "That's true."
Zhao Ziliang said: "You don't need to arrange this matter.
After arriving in Chang'an, you go to see the imperial concubine first.
The emperor will naturally make arrangements.
Whether the two of them can like each other by then depends entirely on themselves.
I will treat them differently."
I don't force or object to things between them.
If they like each other, I support them.
I won't dislike Princess Yining because she is Li Heng's daughter.
I won't be disappointed if they can't get along.
You understand.
That’s what I meant” "Okay, I understand this."
Not long after, Zhao Ting, who was fully armored and had a sword hanging from his waist, rushed back excitedly.
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When he entered the backyard, he shouted: "Third aunt, I want to eat the food you cooked.
What delicious food have you prepared today?"
Zhao Ziliang was sitting in front of the main room in the backyard reading a book.
He glanced at Zhao Ting and continued reading, ignoring him.
Zhao Ting didn't expect Zhao Ziliang to return to the backyard so early today, so he quickly and cautiously saluted: "My child has seen his father."
Zhao Ziliang then raised his head and said: "I asked you to come back for dinner, but you ran very fast.
I have never seen you so active in going home to say hello to my father and your aunt."
Mrs.
Meng smiled and said: "Okay, the food is ready.
Ting'er, please wash up, change your clothes and come over to eat."
"Oh," Zhao Ting agreed, patted his head and turned to his private room.
During dinner, Mrs.
Meng kept picking up food for Zhao Ting, asking him to eat more.
Although the food in the military camp was better than the food in other military camps, it could not be compared with the food at home.
Zhao Ting ate the vegetables and rice with great gusto.
Zhao Ziliang said while eating: "Tomorrow your third aunt is going to Chang'an to see the imperial concubine.
By the way, she will celebrate the Lantern Festival in Chang'an.
You will return to the military camp later. official business Hand over, let Chu Ge take over for you.
Your third aunt is pregnant.
You can't make any mistakes during the trip.
You choose twenty people from among your father's soldiers and escort her all the way until she returns to Huayin from Chang'an.
You can't. neglect" When Zhao Ting heard that there was such a good job, he could legitimately go to Chang'an to play.
If he would never have such an opportunity, he quickly agreed: "Okay."
After saying that, Zhao Ting asked Mrs.
Meng again: "Third aunt, how long will you be leaving?"
Mrs.
Meng smiled and said: "It's hard to say.
Maybe I'll come back after the Lantern Festival, maybe it will take ten or twenty days to come back, but I will stay at least seven or eight days."
When Zhao Ting heard this, he suddenly became a little overwhelmed with joy and said happily: "That's great.
I can accompany San Yiniang to visit Chang'an City.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ci'en Temple, West Market, East Market, and Furong Pond.
I can visit these interesting places."
I’ve never been there.”
"Ahem!"
Zhao Ziliang scolded: "Look, you get carried away when you talk about playing.
If you only focus on playing and something happens to your third aunt, I won't break your legs."
"Haha" Zhao Ting smiled and touched his head and said, "Don't worry, kid."
On the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Ting escorted Mrs.
Meng to Chang'an, rested for a while at her home in Chang'an, and then went to Huaqing Palace to see the imperial concubine after dinner.
When they arrived at the gate of Huaqing Palace, they saw a carriage coming out of it.
Because the carriage coming out of it was going so fast, it almost hit Mrs.
Meng's carriage that had stopped.
The driver of the carriage hurriedly reined in his horse and stopped, causing the people in the carriage to let out a cry of surprise.
The groom quickly jumped out of the carriage and knelt on the ground to apologize: "You deserve to be punished for disturbing your master."
A pleasant but frightened female voice came from the carriage: "What happened?"
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The groom said: "In reply to the master, there was a carriage parked on the opposite side.
The villain drove the carriage a little faster for a while, and almost ran into it.
The master was frightened.
The villain will be punished by death."
This was when the curtain of the carriage opposite opened, revealing the face of a delicate and beautiful girl.
The girl saw a young general riding a tall horse next to the carriage opposite.
She was a little stunned for a moment, but she saw the other person staring at her with shining eyes. , which made her face turn red with embarrassment, and she quickly said: "I almost hit the general's car.
This little girl apologizes to the general on behalf of my groom."
Zhao Ting looked at the woman stupidly, as if he was deaf to her words.
"Ahem!"
Mrs.
Meng's voice came from inside the carriage.
"Uh" Zhao Ting came to his senses and said quickly: "Miss, you are serious.
It doesn't matter.
Miss wants to leave the palace, please come first."
After saying that, he asked Mrs.
Meng's groom to drive the carriage to the side of the road to let the carriage on the opposite side pass first.
"Thank you, General," the woman said shyly, lowered the curtain, and the carriage passed by Zhao Ting.
Zhao Ziliang quickly turned his head and looked over, only to see that the curtains next to the carriage were pulled open to reveal the beautiful face and loving eyes just now.
Until the carriage was far away, Zhao Ting still turned around to look at it.
Madam Meng's voice came from the carriage next to her: "Ting'er, it's getting late.
The third aunt has to go see the imperial concubine early.
You are right outside the palace."
Waiting" "Yes, third aunt":