In recent days, Qin Fang has been troubled.
A few days have passed since the last time the Imperial Master sent the puppet. There is no doubt that this puppet was prepared for the upcoming Dafeng War and should be sent to the Dafeng Dynasty. And Qin Fang is in trouble here. Who should be sent to make this happen? She thought about it for several days, but she still didn't have a suitable candidate in mind.
Gui Qing, who is in the Twelve Realms, should have been the most suitable candidate, but she has become a saint in this world, so she is restricted and cannot leave the capital.
The construction of Fengdu Capital is extremely important. If one place is built incorrectly, all previous efforts will be wasted. Therefore, the Imperial Guard needs to supervise the construction day and night.
As for the young Taoist priest who used to like to stay with Chen Luyao, he has found an opportunity to break the mirror from his beloved woman, and will be in seclusion in the next few days.
Apart from these true masters, the remaining people must not only have the strength to go to Dafeng, but also must be trustworthy by Qin Fang. After thinking about it, there are only a few maids who grew up with Giliu. .
But these maids are still not fuel-efficient lamps.
For example, Taozhi, although she is submissive on the surface, is actually the most disobedient. If she is really allowed to go to Dafeng, she will probably stay with Geiliu and never come back. When the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who can control it?
As for Qingxue, although she is the most obedient among them and speaks her truth, she is also the most stubborn among them. There is already a rift between the master and servant, and when the two of them meet, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts again.
Therefore, the only candidate left in Qin Fang's mind was Jin Zhi. And this is where Qin Fang really gets into trouble.
Among the three daughters, she was neither quietly selected to be Geiliu's future wife like Qingxue, nor was she loved by the prince like Taozhi who was good at seducing her with her charming charm. But she is the one Qin Fang loves the most, and she has always been like this.
Especially when she rushed to Yao Tiao to seek death at the risk of twenty years of life, her status in Qin Fang's heart was no different than that of Guiqing Hu Meizi.
What I fear the most is that I will not be able to stay in the world, and my beautiful face will be like the flowers in the mirror and the trees. Especially for women, how many twenty years in a hundred years of life can be squandered?
After bringing Jin Zhi home from Fanke Mountain, Qin Fang made up her mind and would not let her do anything risky from now on. Having lived twenty years less than Qingxue and Taozhi, it was time for her to enjoy the quieter years.
So Qin Fang really didn't want her to go on this extremely dangerous trip to Dafeng.
After today's breakfast, Qin Fang looked through the roster of all the warriors in the palace, even though she knew it was a futile move.
During this period, the little child also visited the house and reminded him and her that according to the predictions made in advance, a war would break out in Dafeng in more than a month at the latest, and it would take twenty days at the earliest to get from the capital to Dafeng. Therefore, there cannot be any delay in transporting the puppets. We should leave tomorrow at the latest.
Qin Fang already had a headache from worry, and hearing his words was like flies buzzing in her ears. She suddenly felt upset and angry, so she kicked him out unceremoniously.
But the last words left by Xiao Zhidong when he left Jiaofang Palace immediately touched Qin Fang's heart.
"Cowards make heroes, and ugly women make beauties. For the happiness of some people, others must endure suffering. There is never the best of both worlds in this world. Your Majesty should understand this truth better than me."
At this moment, after a night of bumpy carriage and horseback riding, Guiliu and his party had successfully entered the second military town, and were temporarily placed in a remote and simple courtyard by Xu Wen.
To be honest, the moment he first entered the yard, even Guiliu, who rarely complained about the harsh environment, couldn't help but twitch his lips. This is simply an abandoned yard that has been deserted all year round. The weeds growing there are even as high as the knees. Entering the house, Geiliu was even more shocked. There was not a table or a chair, and even less of a bed to sleep on. The only thing that could be used for resting was a torn straw mat. It was hard to tell whether it was scratchy or not, but it was covered with at least several years of dust. If the entire straw mat was put into clear water, the water would probably turn into mud.
"There's no way to rest in this place." Guiliu looked helplessly at the man beside him.
Xu Wen looked embarrassed, "According to the plan, we should arrange for you to rest at the inn. But I just got the news that the captain in charge of this military town should have been on the way to Beijing to meet the saint, but for some reason he went back. , I estimate that I will be back in half a day, so I brought you all here."
Guiliu frowned slightly, "How is your relationship with that captain?"
Xu Wen shook his head, "I'm not too familiar with him. I just drank alone a few times before, but we couldn't talk together."
Guiliu thought for a while and asked: "How many troops are there in this military town?"
"Nearly eight thousand people, two thousand of them are my people." Xu Wen answered truthfully.
"That's it..." Guiliu looked at the veiled woman and blinked, "What do you think?"
The woman rubbed the scabbard and replied, "That's fine."
The girl pouted, "Since the captain is coming back, can we still leave tonight? I'm in a hurry."
Xu Wen said quickly: "Don't worry about this. Once midnight tonight, I will be the only one left on the city wall. As long as there is less movement, there won't be any problems."
Guiliu nodded, "Okay, let's rest here first."
It wasn't until he heard this that Xu Wen breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, a soldier rushed into the yard and whispered something in Xu Wen's ear.
"Excuse me for now. I will pick you up tonight."
Xu Wen, with a pale face, strode out of the yard.
After he left, Guiliu quickly looked at the woman and asked, "Did you hear what he said?"
"It's probably a dialect, I can't understand it," the woman replied.
"Indeed, we in the Dajing Army also have the habit of communicating in dialects. What we are afraid of is that big monks like you will use magical means to eavesdrop."
Guiliu yawned, tears streaming down his face, and he immediately felt sleepy. You know, this man kept watch all night, and he didn't sleep for a while until he couldn't bear it anymore at dawn.
There was no place to rest in the whole yard, not even the shabby straw mat, which was very painful to lie on. So Geiliu simply lay down on a large patch of weeds and slept while basking in the sun.
The little girl seemed very comfortable seeing the man's expression, so she lay down next to him.
Perhaps it was because they were really comfortable. The two of them, one big and one small, fell asleep in a short while, and they all snored slightly.
The woman held the sword in both hands, leaned against the wall, closed her eyes and meditated.
In the entire yard, the girl was left bored. There was neither a place to lie down nor a place to sit, so she could only pace back and forth, kicking the grass and playing.
On the other side, the gloomy-looking Xu Wen got into a carriage after leaving the yard. He did not put down the curtain immediately, but waited for the soldier who had just sent him a message to step up.
Xu Wen, who had looked extremely unhappy just now, suddenly became extremely submissive and did not dare to make a sound.
The soldier took off his helmet and said expressionlessly: "It really will take half a day at the earliest for him to arrive?"
"Replying to Sir Xu, Lieutenant Gao Xiaoxiao has already assembled the troops from the two military towns before and after. It is estimated that it will only take an hour to act according to the plan."
"Yes. By the way, what do you think of what the prince said earlier?"
"Xu Wen" hesitated and said cautiously: "When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden. The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked. Although the words are beautiful, they are not credible."
The soldiers laughed loudly, "Does he really think that I, Xu Wen, am still the Xu Wen that I was before? The head of a prince and the head of a powerful minister's daughter are presented together. Isn't it much better than what he gave me?"
"Facing a grandmaster who is among the top ten in martial arts evaluation, eight thousand people are not enough. What about twenty thousand people?"
"Xu Wen's" eyes were scorching, and this was also an opportunity for him to rise to the top in one fell swoop.
Only four words echoed in the carriage for a long time.
"You can't escape even if you have wings."
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It wasn't until dusk when fire clouds burned through half of the sky that Gui Liu woke up.
He sat up and found that there was only squashed grass around him, but the little girl was nowhere to be seen.
Looking around, even the girl and the woman were gone.
Guiliu became a little anxious and quickly stood up, calling the little girl while searching, but he searched the whole yard and couldn't find anyone.
Only then did Giliu realize that the firewood gate of the courtyard was open.
After walking out of the yard, I looked to the left and discovered that there was an inconspicuous fire on the hillside not far away, as well as three vague figures.
At this time, Guiliu also heard the voice of the little girl in the distance, "Here! Here!"
When Guiliu walked in, he discovered that several people were surrounding a bonfire with several fish on the bonfire.
"Who set up this bonfire? Who caught this fish? Is there a river next to it?" Guiliu asked directly.
"The fish was sent by the uncle, and he helped us set up the bonfire." The little girl replied, looking at the sizzling grilled fish with salivating eyes.
Guiliu sat down next to the little girl. Only then did he realize that the scenery here was excellent. He could see many farmhouses under the hillside and the pink sunset on the horizon more closely.
The evening breeze was slightly cool, but with the campfire, it was even a little warm.
"In this case, it's not bad." Gui Liu said with emotion.
The little girl suddenly pointed to the large farmhouse at the foot of the hillside and said, "It's already getting dark, and it's time to eat. Why don't the houses in this large area neither raise smoke nor light up the lamps?"
"Really." Guiliu said in surprise.
The girl holding her knees with her hands put her chin on her knees and whispered softly: "Since the war, people have been displaced. Such desolate villages are now everywhere."
"Yes, in any power struggle between big figures in history, the most innocent victims are the common people."
Although the little girl asked questions, she didn't pay attention to the conversation between the two people. Her eyes were just staring at the grilled fish on the campfire, and her mouth was already drooling.
"alright!"
She still couldn't hold it back, so she reached out to grab it.
Gui Liu suddenly slapped her hand out of the air, dumbfounded, "What's good? It's not yet cooked inside, you want to eat raw fish."
Suddenly, a falcon flew high from the woods surrounding the hillside. It swooped down quickly and was in front of several people in an instant. It passed over the bonfire and took away the fish that the little girl had coveted for a long time.
The little girl was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears.
But then, the falcon suddenly died suddenly for unknown reasons and fell heavily to the ground.
Gui Liu instantly thought of a very possible fact.
This fish is poisonous!
