Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Jinghan smiled and said, "No, everything is fine with me. There is nothing to worry about. This child is very well-behaved and never makes trouble to me." Jinghan touched her belly. Now she has been pregnant for more than two months. There has been no reaction.

"But, should we send Qingyuan and Qingyao away? They are the flesh and blood of the Lin family and must be protected." Jinghan thought of her two sons, "If my parents are at home, they will definitely take good care of the children. This way I can feel more at ease." Jinghan doesn't want to leave Zixuan. No matter what she faces in the future, she will stay with Zixuan. But Qingyuan and Qingyuan are still too young to stay here.

Zixuan sighed. He naturally understood Jinghan's stubbornness, "Okay, let's send Qingyuan and Qingyao away. We can't have the whole family here."

"Stop thinking nonsense. Maybe the imperial army will be able to defeat the Beiyuan Kingdom soon? Then wouldn't we be fine?" Jinghan advised softly.

In fact, Jinghan knew in her heart that this time the Beiyuan Kingdom was coming fiercely, and it would not be so easy to repel it. Beiyuan Kingdom has been quiet for many years, and now it suddenly launches an attack. It must be ready. I just don’t know if the imperial court can take it seriously.

Zixuan shook his head, "You and I both know that this time, Beiyuan Kingdom will not give up easily. Now Beiyuan's Khan Mona is a hero with great talent and strategy. In these years, Beiyuan Kingdom has unified the grassland The tribes in the north have also been included in the rule, and some small countries in the west have also submitted to the Beiyuan Kingdom. The strength of the Beiyuan Kingdom today is extraordinary. "

In Xizhou in the past few years, Zixuan has used various channels to inquire about the situation in Beiyuan Kingdom, and has mastered a lot of this information. And the more I know about it, the less sure I feel about this war. The people of the Northern Yuan Kingdom are all brave and good at fighting. It is not easy to resist their attack.

The couple talked for a while, and Jinghan felt a little sleepy, so she went to sleep on the kang.

The next day, Jinghan sent someone to send Qingyuan and Qingyao back to their hometown. Originally Jinghan meant to send even Qian back, but Qian disagreed. On the one hand, Jinghan is now pregnant. A woman's pregnancy is equivalent to a trip to hell, which makes Ms. Qian worried. In addition, Qian had a lot of apprentices, so she couldn't just abandon this matter.

"Jinghan, I can't leave. Since I have decided to open a school to teach students, I can't give up halfway. Besides, if a war breaks out, I can help treat the wounded here. From today on, I will teach first For those children, let them learn how to treat wounds first, so that they can apply what they have learned. "This was not what Qian originally planned, but this Chinese medicine cannot be learned in a year and a half. It would be faster if they were taught how to treat trauma first. If the war calms down in the future, we can just teach again.

Now that Mr. Qian has said so, Jinghan can't say more. Having Mr. Qian by his side can indeed have a great effect. "Since my aunt wants to stay, and there are really many things that Jinghan can't do without my aunt, then let's do it. It's just going to hurt my aunt." Jinghan said apologetically. "My aunt could have enjoyed her old age in peace in the capital, but now she has come to a place where there is trouble because of Jinghan. It is Jinghan who has caused trouble for her."

"Silly boy, what are you talking about? It is the happiest thing in my life for my aunt to get to know you and your wife. With you by my side, my aunt has no regrets at all. If Beiyuan Kingdom really attacks, let our family, Just be loyal to the country." Qian patted Jinghan's hand and said with a smile.

In early May, the imperial army left Jiayuguan to fight against the Northern Yuan Kingdom. The two countries' 400,000 troops fought fiercely for several days. The imperial army was defeated and retreated to Jiayuguan. Several battles followed, with both sides suffering casualties. The armies of the two countries faced off at the front line of Jiayuguan.

Mo Yongcheng, the general of the northwest march, is sitting in the army and commanding decisively. The back and forth with Beiyuan Kingdom turned out to be a very enjoyable one.

Marching and fighting are not things that happen overnight, and the emperor naturally understands this truth. So we mobilized the whole country to fully support the northwest, mobilized troops from various places again, collected grain and grass, and sent them to the front line.

The war had not yet spread to the northeast, but Lin Zixuan, the governor of Xizhou, reported to the imperial court and requested the imperial court to allocate troops to garrison the border. The emperor was well aware of the importance of the Northeast region, so he ordered the troops stationed in the Northeast to gather toward the border.

Stationed in the northeast is Mo Yongcheng's nephew, Mo Yongan's eldest son, Mo Hongfan. Mo Hongfan's army was stationed in the southwest of Hanzhou, but it did not march further north in accordance with the emperor's order. Mo Hongfan reported to the court that Xizhou was only a small area and was not of concern, so it was better to station outside Hanzhou. Here you can attack if you advance and defend if you retreat. It is a battleground for military strategists.

You will be outside, and your orders will not be accepted. The emperor had no choice but to acquiesce. Fortunately, the troops of Bei Yuan Kingdom have always been concentrated in the northwest. In the rest of the country, there were only sporadic small groups of Beiyuan people who raided the border, but no serious losses were caused.

On October 26th of this year, Jinghan gave birth to a daughter. Zixuan was so happy that he named his daughter Qingning, which naturally means that the sea, the rivers are clear, and the world is peaceful. Jinghan's long-cherished wish was fulfilled, and she was satisfied and full of joy.

After winter, Beiyuan Kingdom also stopped attacking. The north is already cold, and the snow in winter is too heavy, which is not conducive to marching at all. So the two countries unanimously stopped their attacks and allowed their armies to recuperate. In this way, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

The twenty-sixth day of the winter lunar month is the full moon in Qingning. Although the situation this year is not very good, Zixuan still held a full moon banquet for Qingning and invited relatives and friends to come and drink full moon wine.

Zhixin and Xingjia naturally received good news. The old man of the Lin family was in poor health, so Xingjia could not come. However, Zhixin and his wife had nothing to do, so they braved the severe cold and came to Xizhou.

"It was snowing yesterday, but it's sunny today. It shows that our family Qingning is very lucky. So many people come to drink her full moon wine." Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Xue were talking in the room. , "This child is really worry-free. When Jinghan was pregnant, there was no problem at all. It was much better than Qingyuan and the others at that time. The birth was also smooth, and it didn't take more than half an hour to give birth. . Our Jinghan is very impatient, and these three children were born very quickly.”

Mrs. Don't stop. We are still far away at home. This Xizhou is right on the border. We are worried about it all the time." As he spoke, Mr. Xue talked about his own situation. worry.

"At that time, we knew that Jinghan was pregnant and had sent Qingyuan brothers home. We were worried to death. What if Beiyuan Kingdom came over? Anyway, this time The year has passed peacefully, and Jinghan has given birth to a child. Even if something happens in the future, she will be able to bear some responsibility." Speaking of this, Ms. Xue could not help but shake her head and sigh, worried about her daughter.

"Okay, don't think about this. Jinghan is a lucky man and nothing will happen to him. Maybe after this year, the Beiyuan Kingdom will withdraw its troops directly." Mrs. Qian comforted Mrs. Xue.

Many guests came today, including state government officials, some prominent figures in Xizhou City, and people from various counties. Moreover, many female relatives came, so Qian and Xue helped Jinghan greet those female relatives.

Zixuan also had to be in front to receive the guests who came to congratulate him. Wenxuan and Ziwen came together this time, so they happened to help, so Zixuan was not so busy.

"Sir, the prefect is here." Someone came and reported to Zixuan.

Upon hearing this, Zixuan hurriedly went out to greet him, and when he arrived at the gate of the mansion, it turned out that the prefect was arriving in a carriage. Zixuan stepped forward quickly, "I've seen you, sir."

The prefect got out of the car, saw Zixuan, and smiled, "Zixuan, you don't have to be so polite. Do we still need to be so polite between us?"

It has been more than a year since Magistrate Zhou came to Longzhou. He is a generous and humble person and treats his subordinates very politely. Therefore, everyone in the government office respects this magistrate.

Mo Hongfan's army was stationed outside Hanzhou City. When the army is stationed, it is inevitable to recruit grain and grass from the local area. In order to raise grain and pay, Zixuan has a lot of contact with the Zhou Prefect. Although the two people are quite different in age, they have a feeling of sympathy for each other. Zixuan is young and talented, but Magistrate Zhou is experienced. When these two people are together, they can always come up with a lot of good ideas. Men's friendship sometimes starts with mutual appreciation.

"Sir, please come inside quickly. It's such an honor for me to have a laborer come here in such weather." Zixuan quickly let Prefect Zhou into the living room.

When the officials in the room saw that the prefect was coming, they all got up to pay their respects.

Magistrate Zhou waved his hand, "No need to be polite, today is the full moon banquet for the daughter of the Lin family. We are all elders and we are all here to drink."

After Magistrate Zhou sat down, the rest of the people also sat down. Everyone was not too restrained and said whatever they needed to say. Of course, everyone's talk was still focused on the invasion of Beiyuan Kingdom.

"In the past year, our Daqi and Beiyuan Kingdoms have been attacking each other, and neither one has taken much advantage. But generally speaking, we have the advantage of geographical location. There is a solid Great Wall along the Jiayuguan Pass. Naturally, the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Kingdom cannot cross over, but if we want our army to go out of Jiayuguan to fight the enemy, it will not work. "