"Huh, you should prepare some. That kind of unicycle is easy to walk on the mountainous terrain, and it is also flexible to operate."
The young leader was breathing heavily, carrying a long stick that was originally a wooden gun but now a pole on his shoulder.
Two sacks of sticks were tied to each end of the pole, which together weighed nearly a hundred kilograms.
However, due to the lack of meat for a long time, these web spies who originally enjoyed the generous meals under Zhang Qi's command actually performed less well than the refugees who had long been accustomed to hard work.
Knowing that the sacks were filled with food, the refugees wanted to hang their poles all over the sacks. If the young leader and instructors hadn't scolded them, these people would not be able to walk now.
Even so, the refugees picked more things than the spies, and they also walked faster than them.
"It's better to wait until we get up the mountain to chat. It's a bit difficult."
The young leader was a little breathless in the last period. It was still for the same reason. The diet during this period was far less nutritious and balanced than before. He ate whatever was available, and most of it was wild vegetables and mushrooms.
In one fell swoop, the young leader and the crew members who helped carry the supplies delivered the items to the top of the mountain.
There is still a lot of water left by the river, so they still have to go back and forth once or twice.
Take a break.
The middle-aged man chatted with the young leader.
"Your Majesty has given an order. From now on, those who occupy the mountain will call themselves Commander Qu, and they can expand their ranks without attracting the attention of the Han Dynasty or putting their own safety in danger."
"Those villagers who cannot survive are good targets. Theoretically, there is no upper limit on the number of people you can recruit, but it also depends on the situation."
The middle-aged man sat on the ground, pinching the weeds on the ground with his fingers.
The young leader nodded: "Taking special care, I have twelve spies here, and they are all weft spies. We are good at provoking people's hearts and so on.
Furthermore, the Han Dynasty was also self-inflicted, and the tax rate was increased again, but this time their target was businessmen, knowing that these ordinary people below had little money. "
"Yeah." The middle-aged man nodded: "The higher their taxes are, the more their troops are getting. This is not a good thing for us. The only thing that helps is to wait for me. Plans to win hearts and minds were fueled.
But I still say, act according to your ability. You are far away from the supply point, and the road to transport food and grass is not smooth. "
"I understand."
"Um."
After a short rest, a group of people on the top of the mountain went down the mountain again, but this time, everyone went to speed up the transportation of supplies.
——
Zhao State.
"Princess!"
"Princess!"
The maid's steps were hurried, with a thick smile on her face.
The Liaodong military lieutenants who were responsible for guarding Linshui Villa quietly moved away when they saw the maid running towards them.
They knew this person as Ni Chang, the maid who always accompanied Princess Qingling.
"Your Highness!"
The door of the palace was pushed open by Nishang. She was out of breath as she ran, but the smile on her face did not diminish at all.
"What's going on? I'm so busy."
Princess Qingling was doing something similar to embroidery. The silver needle passed through a beautiful piece of satin, with grass rippling on it and two white deers standing next to each other.
Pulling out the needle and thread, Princess Qingling used the needle to straighten the black hair on her temples, and glanced at the colorful clothes that came in through the door.
"Your Highness~"
Nishang walked quickly to Qing Ling, took the thing in her hand and put it on the pillow.
Then he asked her for credit with a mysterious look on his face: "Your Highness, what do you think I just overheard?"
Qing Ling nodded Nishang's nose with some annoyance.
"You, stop doing these eavesdropping things. If you are discovered, I can't protect you!"
"Hey, aren't you used to this? Your Highness, before you got engaged to Marquis Liao, those people were all holding back their bad feelings."
"I know, it's all because of your cleverness that we can survive in this palace without any warmth. Tell me, what did you hear again?"
Qing Ling put Ni Shang aside and picked up the satin, while Ni Shang put her head closer and whispered.
"I learned from the maids serving King Zhao that His Highness's wedding is scheduled for the eighteenth day of next month, and King Zhao is already preparing the ceremony and dowry."
"ah."
The silver needle pierced the white slender finger, and a little red bead came out.
Qing Ling sucked her fingers into her mouth, her face turned red and her eyes trembled uncontrollably.
"So fast? But my deer singing handkerchief hasn't been embroidered yet."
"Embroider slowly, there's still more than a month left."
Nishang had a teasing look on her face.
Qing Ling's face blushed even more.
"You sharp-tongued one, humph, don't even think about running away, I will treat you as my first maid!"
"Ah, this is so embarrassing. Princess, what are you thinking in your head?"
This time it was Nishang's turn to blush, but after Qingling said these words, she had already softened to the point of collapse. She had hurt the enemy 800 times and suffered 1,600 losses to herself.
As expected, things were similar to what Nishang overheard.
Within a few days, Queen Zhao came over with all the concubines in the harem to give Qing Ling pointers on this and that.
From dressing up, choosing hair accessories, and changing buns, everything is taught one by one.
And besides these external ones.
Queen Zhao also asked several concubines to come to Linshui Villa at night to teach Qing Ling what to do on the night of her wedding to Marquis Liao.
Anyway.
The content is exciting.
Don't write.
——
"Counsellor Bai, this is the 'letter of alliance' sent by Zhao Guo. The auspicious day is chosen on the eighteenth day of the next month."
Duwei Mansion.
The dotted line agent brought a letter sent from Zhao and some birds and beasts to the main hall of the Duwei Mansion.
Bai Xing frowned.
"Naji's name should have been sent to Zhao by your Majesty!"
"There is no way, this is Liu's daughter, we have to do it the other way around."
The dotted line agent also looked helpless.
Bai Xing pursed his lips and put the cloth and silk alliance letter into a wooden box.
"I understand. I will hand it over when your Majesty comes back."
Although Zhang Qi is in the Kingdom of God at the moment, Bai Xing is not panicked at all, because the king will come back once in a day at the earliest and in seven days at the latest.
There is still plenty of time to take a boat from Liao to Zhao.
The dotted line agent nodded and then pointed at the birds and beasts that were sent together: "What should I do with these?"
"Send them to the ice cellar. These are all good things."
"promise."
The dotted line agent walked out carrying the birds and beasts.
Bai Xing quietly took out the alliance letter, read it several times, and finally pursed his lips and put it back.
On the desk.
Those official duties that were originally handled with ease now made Bai Xing confused and upset.
Several times, Bai Xing wanted to throw out the unrealistic things in his mind.
But all failed.
Get up.
The main hall was empty.
Inside the bathhouse.
Bai Xing immersed himself entirely in the pool.
(End of chapter)
