There was an incoherent sound of the xun outside the house. It was Zell who was playing the xun hard.
"Woo-oh-poof-"
The sound was intermittent, even harsher than when Mo Lingfeng first blew the xun - Mo Lingfeng didn't have enough breath and would take a break after blowing for a few times, but Zell had full breath and could blow endlessly.
The sound of the xun was mixed with several curses from the soldiers. When Zell left the room, he would immediately receive a beating.
Mo Lingfeng soaked in the water, suppressed the heat, stretched his arms, picked up the letter from the bath bean box, and continued to read.
In the letter, Wu Jin was investigating the court situation with extraordinary eyesight and calmly analyzing the key points.
"In the dispute between the crown prince and the Wei vassal, the clansmen and courtiers relied on each other, only paying attention to the positive and negative, fighting for power and profit, and the top and bottom were ineffective. Chaos also emerged in each state, causing the emperor to sit on the imperial collapse, and it was difficult to implement the government orders. Even if he had the intention, he was powerless.
Naturally, some of the astute people in the court saw through the emperor's intentions.
It's just that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The emperor and the clan are connected by blood. If the emperor wants to rectify it today, it may happen again tomorrow, so it is better to pretend that he can't see clearly.
The emperor lacks one person - this person must serve the country and the people, be fearless of life and death, be upright, not be influenced by others, or even have no regrets, and be willing to be killed in the future.
Because in the future, when the new king takes office, he will be cooked by lackeys. When the good bow is hidden, the new king must kill this person in order to appease the dissatisfied clan members and rebuild the relationship with them.
The emperor uses my intention to express everything here.
Listening to the wind, I have entered the chess game, you can make your move. "
When he wrote this, he suddenly turned his pen: "Today I bought two lotus root flowers from a vendor at a discount, inserted them into a vase, and stood on the desk. The shadows of the flowers, the breeze, and the pen and ink all fell on the paper. Only then did I have It's a moment of peace of mind, otherwise the endless waves of summer would be really tiring.
On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month in the 30th year of Yuan Zhang, Wu Jin. "
Mo Lingfeng held the letter and saw Wu Jin sitting in front of the case writing a letter.
There was the sound of cicadas chirping outside the window, and the evening breeze blew through the lotus flowers in front of the case, falling on Wu Jin's hand holding the pen. His eyes were warm, flawless and calm that she was familiar with.
And his figure must be upright, like a mountain, not afraid of swords and axes, willing to be a pawn in the game, doing trivial things for the people, and protecting her from the wind and rain.
She read the letter again word for word, then immersed it in the water and watched the writing on it spread out and become mushy. She could no longer see clearly what was written on it, so she picked it up, held it in her hand, and threw it away. to the ground.
Zell's sound of playing the xun became quieter, he made two low "tut" sounds, then stopped "tud" and muttered a few words in Qiang language.
When Yin Nan asked him to speak in human language, he changed his words and said, "It's too hot and I want to drink water."
And Yin Nan responded very coldly, "Bear it."
Zell obviously couldn't help it, and soon there was a sound of opening the door. Before the door could be closed, soldiers lying in ambush on one side pounced on Zell and struggled with him.
After a while, it became completely quiet outside the house, with only the sound of Yin Nan kicking stones out of boredom.
Mo Lingfeng grabbed a handful of bath beans and washed his face. After washing, he stood up and wrung out his hair. He rolled it with a clean towel and wiped the water droplets on his body. He put on a goose-yellow gauze shirt, pulled on his shoes and shouted : “Yin Nan, what’s for lunch?”
"Meat noodle soup." Yin Nan opened the door and came in to clean up the mess.
As soon as Mo Lingfeng heard the word "meat", her raging appetite immediately halved. When the food arrived, it was indeed meat soup noodles. Fortunately, it was not steaming hot, otherwise she would not be able to eat a single chopstick.
She picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, and said to Yin Nan: "When we get back, let's eat cheese in an ice bowl, put the lychee syrup in the ice bowl, pour the peaches into the well water, and let the kitchen make cold dishes. Eat until you're full. .”
Yin Nan took a sip of saliva and said "Hmm" loudly.
The broth noodles were not scalding hot, but Mo Lingfeng also broke out in a sweat. After eating, she stretched her neck and took a look outside, and saw the sun shining brightly on the ground, creating distorted heat waves.
She sat for a while and gathered up the courage to inspect the tower.
The fortress is built on an unobstructed high ground. The sun is scorching and there is nowhere to hide. Looking from the top of the city, the whole sky and earth are like fire and gold, shining with dazzling light. When the scorching wind blows, the flowing clouds fly. Only by moving and casting large shadows can people have a moment to breathe.
When Mo Lingfeng arrived at the female wall, Zhong Jiaqing had been standing there for a long time. When he saw her, he stretched out his hand and said, "Come and see, here we come again."
Mo Lingfeng stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat that fell from his eyes. Looking around, he saw a series of emergency vehicles entering Jinlu's camp.
Although Jin Lu was stationed under the fortress, the city was high and the pond was deep. There were countless tarpaulins draped in Jin Lu's tent to serve as a ceiling. The merciful car was still far outside the ceiling, so it was not possible to see clearly.
The contents can only be roughly distinguished based on the bulging shape of the tarpaulin when the emergency vehicle is closest.
The day before yesterday it was arrows, yesterday it was swords, today it is grain and grass.
Mo Lingfeng looked away: "How many cars are there?"
The archer replied: "One hundred and seventeen."
Zhong Jiaqing frowned: "The decisive battle is imminent."
Mo Lingfeng nodded.
Since taking off the war-free card, Jinlu has not attacked the city until June, when he began to take frequent actions.
Mo Lingfeng looked at it for a moment and said to Zhong Jiaqing: "The top layer is made of grain and grass, but the bottom layer is not quite the same and is much heavier."
After hearing this, Zhong Jiaqing quickly squinted his eyes and looked carefully. After a while, he recalled the peace carts that used to deliver grain and grass in the fortress, and found that Jinlu's grain cart was indeed much heavier.
The archer whispered: "Two generals, could it be a heavy crossbow?"
Zhong Jiaqing shook his head: "We have already seen Jin Lu's heavy crossbow. They don't need to use food and grass to cover it up."
Mo Lingfeng watched intently for a long time. It was not until all the trains entered the camp and were hidden under Jin Lu's unfolded tarpaulin that she said, "If you are so secretive, could it be gunpowder?"
The word "gunpowder" was like thunder, which struck Zhong Jiaqing unable to move.
"Impossible!" He replied resolutely, "The firearms workshops in the north and south are controlled by the Forbidden Army, and there is no access between the inside and the outside. If Jin Lu could really steal it out, the fort would no longer be able to defend it."
Mo Lingfeng asked, "What if they do it themselves?"
Zhong Jiaqing frowned and said nothing after a moment, "It's possible."
The two generals, one in his prime and the other in his old age, had both experienced countless wars and survived mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They both felt frightened while they were answering.
The land of Jinlu is narrow and the land is thin, and their muscles and bones have to work hard to survive the cold and heat. Therefore, they have many good generals and sharp soldiers. From the beginning of the previous dynasty, there was a saying that Jinlu was "invincible". Now, according to the archers' repeated inspections, there are already tens of thousands of them. people.
Coupled with gunpowder, this battle will be difficult to endure.
Zhong Jiaqing was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked: "How long has it been since you returned to the city?"
"Three months and nineteen days."
"I'll give you a day off and go back to see your brother."
"Yes, wait until I come back to write a military report. What about you?"
"I'm here to guard you. From the first day I joined the army, I was ready to die for my country."
