Jiang Sanlang smiled to himself and said, "I will introduce someone to you."
Wei Ci didn't understand what medicine Jiang Sanlang was selling in his gourd. He followed the direction Jiang Sanlang pointed and glanced at the maids holding lamps, which illuminated the woman's face.
Wei Ci was stunned for dozens of breaths. He didn't even know that he had dropped the wine glass in his hand. He stood up suddenly and said gaffefully:
"she…"
"That's her." Jiang Sanlang was very calm now. After letting Wei Cixin read it, he asked the maids to take Princess Youzhou back.
When Wei Cixin learned the whole story from Jiang Sanlang, he couldn't help laughing.
On the way back, Ying Niang looked at the maid holding a lamp in front of her and heard the sound of water flowing under the bridge.
Ying Niang looked into the distance and suppressed her impulse. She had already confirmed that she could swim in the bathroom pool just now.
Zhuli Pavilion.
The maids retreated one by one and stood guard at the door and window. There were sounds of patrols outside.
Ying Niang sat on the smooth and shiny floor. She lowered her head and waved her sleeves gently, as if she was sweeping something.
Then he wrote the word Zhou Xu again.
She scratched the floor with her fingers, the tips of her fingertips turning white from the force.
No trace is left.
Chapter 290 (Daughter Plot)
On the dark river surface, a huge warship was parked on the bank of the Yangtze River. It was so majestic that Xiao Qingxue would feel afraid of heights every time she lowered her head to look down.
According to her visual inspection, this building is at least thirty meters high. This is still a conservative estimate. The reality is that it will be higher. There are a thousand soldiers on the ship alone. Its shooting pole is like the long wings of a bird. , is fully eighteen meters long, and there are eight pairs of such poles.
Such a warship can knock over countless small boats just because of its size, but it rarely ends up in trouble. Its symbolic significance is greater than its actual significance. It is more like the backbone of the navy, standing there majestically, with its flag flying. , is enough to make all the soldiers go crazy and fight for their lives.
Just far away from the warship, there are many giant vehicles, ships, and battleships. The smell of blood is still floating on these ships, and the river cannot wash away the dark traces on their Class A poles. Just half a month ago, they Ambushed the imperial troops fleeing from Xuzhou to Luoyang.
Liu Hui, who led the army, did not know any tactics and was beaten to a pulp. He fled in despair. All the imperial troops he had hidden in Xuzhou were buried under the river and turned into fish maw.
Xiao Qingxue walked along the side passage of the building ship without letting Xia He follow. When she walked to the gangway, she put up the wooden handrail and finally reached the highest level of the building ship.
Under the full moon, Dad and Cui Langjun were sitting on the ground. The lanterns were hung high on the side of the ship, and circles of light were swaying, illuminating the various documents piled high on the table.
Amu, who had returned from Runzhou, was sitting at the desk on the lower left and was reporting on official duties: "Runzhou city defense is now guarded by Battalion Commander Ding. He wrote a letter to you a few years ago. I haven't seen your reply for a long time, so he asked me to forward it to the prince. Ask the prince if he can receive the letter."
As soon as she arrived, Amu stood up immediately, stepped forward and stretched out his hand...
Only then did Xiao Qingxue understand what he was going to do, and a small smile appeared on her pretty face: "No, I can just do it myself."
She put the tray in her hand on the corner of her father's desk without touching the documents and maps.
"Dad, I asked the kitchen to stew chicken soup. You can drink some." Xiao Qingxue put down the tray and opened the lid of the stew pot. The chicken soup was golden, clear and fragrant.
"I didn't know Cui Langjun and Amu were here too. I asked the kitchen to bring two more bowls." Xiao Qingxue noticed that Amu had returned to his original position and glanced at him. She learned about the victory of the Runzhou War from Hu Dali's mouth. , this man won a battle and kept a low profile as if he had lost a battle, and he didn't write to her to tell her.
Zhou Xu finished the soup in two or three mouthfuls: "The wind in the river is cold, please wear more clothes next time."
"I understand." Xiao Qingxue put away the stew pot and went downstairs. Wherever her father was, she would follow him. She was not afraid of fighting scenes now, she had become very brave.
Not long after, Xiao Qingxue heard Amu's voice.
She stood at the side of the ship, watching him jump down from the ladder in a hurry, calling her Qingxue in a panic.
Tuoba Mu looked at Mrs. Xiao and her clear eyes, wanting to ask her how she was doing recently, and also wanted to tell her about the Battle of Runzhou and the worries that he had never told her. Finally, He just said this dryly: "I will still win the battle in the future, you believe me."
The same two sentences as the last time they met, repeated over and over again, Xiao Qingxue looked at Amu, how strange this person is, he has been helping him since he first came to this world. At first, he secretly helped Zhou Liu behind his back. Later, when she participated in the Battle of Huiyi, she used Snow Eagle to deliver messages to her under her father's nose. Now, he is fighting everywhere as if he is fighting for her, so he must win.
Xiao Qingxue wrinkled her nose half-complainingly and half-worriedly: "You won the battle and you didn't tell me in a letter. I thought you had an accident in Runzhou, which made me worry for a long time."
Tuoba Mu took a step forward and was surprised by Madam Xiao's concern for him: "Can I write to you?" The last time he corresponded with Madam Xiao in Huiyi Ke, it was because of his mistress, so it was not considered an affair. Letters from foreign men.
"Of course." Xiao Qingxue was speechless. For a long time, Amu thought that he could not write to her.
"Then I will write to you when I go elsewhere, and you don't have to reply to me." Tuoba Mu was happy and then remembered that the Zhongyuan Law was strict on women. If they communicated with each other, it would be harmful to Xiao Xiao's maiden name. , it would be fine if he wrote the letter unilaterally. If someone discovered it, he would be the only one who shamelessly pestered Mrs. Xiao.
"Why?" Xiao Qingxue didn't understand.
Tuoba Mu took the tray from her hand and held it for himself, then looked down at Madam Xiao's fingertips, and was completely relieved when he saw that they were not burned red by the stew pot.
Hearing the confusion in Madam Xiao's tone, Tuoba Mu didn't tell the reason. He always felt that if he did, it would seem that he had suffered a lot of injustice or sacrificed something for Madam Xiao, but this was not him. want.
From beginning to end, it was his love alone.
It has nothing to do with Miss Xiao.
"The war situation is constantly changing, and it's not convenient for me to receive letters there." Tuoba Mu said.
Xiao Qingxue and Amu were walking side by side. She snorted and said with empty hands: "What were you talking about up there just now?"
"General Jin has received good news. Xuzhou will be captured soon. My lord is deploying a siege network on the Jianghuai waterway. When Wei Guogong is defeated from Xuzhou, he will join forces with the navy forces of Shou and Luzhou to pursue bravely." Tuoba Mu replied.
Xiao Qingxue looked up at Amu's side face and realized that this man was really a fool. He always answered whatever he asked.
"Qingxue."
He suddenly stopped and faced her with visible nervousness.
Xiao Qingxue looked up at him: "What's going on?"
"I heard in Runzhou that you persuaded the lord to lift the ban on killing and surrender." Tuoba Mu's hand holding the handle of the knife became tighter and tighter. He lowered his head, and the long golden hair beside his ears was still braided into a small braid. The braid hangs down, and the red hair ornaments are as red as blood in the night.
"That's the case, what's wrong?" Xiao Qingxue noticed that Amu seemed to have grown taller, and raising her head made her neck feel a little sore.
"Next time..." Tuoba Mu slightly bent over and bent his knees. His whole posture was funny and strange. He was holding the wooden tray with one hand and pressing the handle of the knife with the other. His eyes were level with Miss Xiao's.
This was the first time Xiao Qingxue saw Amu looking at her face. Usually when he looked at her, he would either lower his head or avoid looking at her.
Amu looked at her with dark blue eyes, his expression extremely serious, to the point of seriousness.
"Next time if you have any disagreement with the lord, or even discord."
"Can you?" Tuoba Mu said sincerely, "Can you wait for me? Wait until I'm by your side."
Xiao Qingxue looked at Tuoba Mu, the distance was too close, so she could clearly see the begging in Amu's eyes, mixed with some fear, and the slightly trembling corners of his mouth.
He was worried about her, very worried.
Xiao Qingxue realized it later.
She clasped her hands in her palms, feeling very uncomfortable for a moment and wanting to avoid Amu's eyes. It was really strange. He used to avoid her. Why, she wanted to avoid him now.
Xiao Qingxue straightened her back, raised her neck high, and said, "What are you worried about? Dad won't punish me. You have to be reasonable in doing things. Dad did what he did with the surrender order. If it's wrong, it's wrong. I didn't mean to quarrel with my father. My father won't punish me whether you come or not. Is it right to kill and surrender? You don't have to worry. "
Xiao Qingxue's mind was in a mess, and she didn't know what she was talking about, she was just trying to be strong and proud.
In fact, no one knew that when her father lifted the ban on killings, she was still a little scared in her heart.
How could you not be afraid? Aniang is not around, and she has no one to rely on.
"I mean, if you make the lord angry, the lord will punish you." Tuoba Mu was so confused by Madam Xiao's random words that he said, "I'm by your side, and you can do it when the time comes." Let the lord punish me, or put the blame on me, then you will..."
Before Tuoba Mu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiao Qingxue yelling.
"You, how could I do such a thing? One person does the work and the other takes the blame. Even if I accidentally did something wrong, I will admit it. You also asked me to push you out as a scapegoat. Who do you think I am? ." Xiao Qingxue was very angry by the hypothetical thing: "Are you a fool?"
Tuoba Mu looked at the angry Mrs. Xiao helplessly, and looked at her slightly red eyes, and became even more panicked: "Don't be angry, don't cry."
Xiao Qingxue said fiercely: "Who is crying? I didn't cry."
She bared her teeth and claws, but the tears fell more and more fiercely.
In desperation, Tuoba Mu hugged the person in his arms and comforted her: "Don't cry, don't cry."
Xiao Qingxue choked and said: "Are you a fool?" How could there be such a fool in this world.
"No." Tuoba Mu felt Mrs. Xiao's trembling back from crying, and was annoyed at his clumsy words: "I'm not a fool."
"You are!" Xiao Qingxue burst into tears: "You are!"
"Then I am." Tuoba Mu immediately changed his mind: "I am a fool, please stop crying."
When the Jinling Killing and Surrendering Order was lifted in Runzhou, Tuoba Mu almost stayed up all night. He was very worried about her, worried that she would be reprimanded or punished. Why did no one mention the killing and surrendering order in public for so long? Not just to appease the lord's anger.
More importantly, their strength in Jianghuai cannot recruit more surrendered troops than their own. Even if they are scattered and distributed, there is no guarantee that they will be dedicated to Youzhou. Once there are too many surrendered troops in the team, it is very likely that the second God, your head is placed on the enemy's long table.
Moreover, the recruited surrendered soldiers need food and pay. Once they are not provided, it is extremely easy to cause a mutiny. The logistics are limited, and even if the surrendered soldiers are recruited, they cannot afford to support them.
This is a very cruel fact.
When the killing and surrender order was issued, no one openly opposed it.
Mrs. Xiao raised it rashly, which made Tuoba Mu anxious. By the time the surrender troops from Runzhou were killed, the food was almost done everywhere, and the two Zhezhou counties in Jianghuai also surrendered to the lord to show their goodwill.
Only then did the Lord formally issue an official document, and the order to kill and surrender, which was lifted from Jinling, slowly spread to other states and counties.
Madam Xiao said he was stupid, but Madam Xiao was the passionate fool.
Chapter 291 (male protagonist plot)
At the highest point of the building, the night wind was blowing the lantern, and the corners of Cui Shizi's robe were flying. He was afraid of the cold. Even though it was late February, he was still wearing a warm fur coat and had a stove hidden in his sleeve.
A row of long lanterns illuminated the top floor of the building. The river below was rippling with light. Cui Shizi's white hair was blown up by the wind. A maid brought chicken soup. He took it and sipped it, and the chicken soup went into his throat. , warming his cold spleen and stomach.
"Qingxue is really considerate." Cui Shizi sat on the left side of the table and said with a smile after finishing the drink.
Zhou Xu sat cross-legged in the center of the long desk, handling official duties with thick ink on the tip of his pen. Hearing this, he hummed: "She has always been a good child, filial and sensible, and has the same heart as her mother."
Zhou Xu put down his pen and pulled out a few letters from a large pile of documents. Cui Shizi saw at a glance the letters of Ding Yufeng, the current governor of Runzhou, and the letters of Lu Cong of Luzhou. They could still be seen faintly. Letters from important officials of the imperial court.
"Open it and take a look." Zhou Xu gave the letters to Cui Shizi.
Cui Shizi opened it and found that the letter had been read by his lord. The paint on the envelope had already fallen off. He read Ding Yufeng's letter at a glance, and he also read the letter from Luzhou Lu Cong. The two letters had almost the same meaning. , to the effect that it is too early to lift the ban on killing and surrendering. Please think twice. The date of the letter is probably not long after the ban on killing and surrendering in Jinling was lifted.
Cui Shizi coughed: "The brutal killing and suppression will only make Jianghuai more and more resistant to us. Only appropriate acts of mercy will earn their gratitude."
"Lord, you are right." Cui Shizi said. When he first heard the killing and surrender order, Cui Shizi couldn't bear it for a moment. After all, he was not a hard-hearted person, but he did not consume a lot of Jianghuai troops in the early stage. Later they A strong and tenacious resistance will be formed. Now, Shi Funan secretly surrendered to the lord on behalf of the two Zhejiang provinces, and most of the Jianghuai area has fallen into their hands.
"It is even more right to keep Qi Nanhua in the court." Cui Shizi put down the letter. His eyes glowed with ambition on his pale and sick face, injecting powerful power into his frail body. He took half of the country. Who is the hero in this world!
