It is rare to see her like this, at least in the impression that she is as gentle as water, but now, her face is still the same, but her eyes are like a wave of clear pools, as if there is no half of the waves, and the woman who is as beautiful and pure as a dream is now standing proudly not far away in a military uniform, as if overlapping with the appearance that has long been deeply rooted in the heart, and seems to be another figure that has never met but feels extremely familiar, once you see it, you can't help but ask in the bottom of your heart: Who is this person? Why is it so familiar?

Yes, now she is the young marshal of the Yanyun Dragon Cavalry Guard-Xiao Jue!

I was still smiling, and she, although there was no smile on her face, I knew that she was also smiling, and her heart was rejoicing.

It's nice to be able to love someone so much!

couldn't help but take a few steps closer to her, but he stopped himself at a distance of three steps, just afraid that if he took another step forward, he would not be able to control his heart, ignoring the eyes of the guards around him, and wanted to hug the person in front of him tightly into his arms.

Glancing around with some excitement and some apprehension, he realized that the sergeant who was guarding outside the tent had long since disappeared.

I was secretly happy in my heart, the smile on the corner of my mouth deepened, it was difficult to suppress the restlessness in my heart, and I wanted to get closer to her, but I took a step, but I saw her smile slyly, but I politely hugged my fist and saluted, with some general's majestic tone, and said:

"The High Supervisor is polite!"

The atmosphere froze for a moment, and my expression was a little strange, these two people seemed to be too close and didn't seem to be very good, such as greeting each other in such a serious way, and I couldn't get used to it for a while.

I coughed twice in embarrassment, cleared my throat, and bowed with my fists, my tongue seemed to be a little knotted:

Xiao ...... Young Marshal Xiao is polite, today, today I have to see the demeanor of the young marshal, it is really better to see it than to hear it, haha!"

As I spoke, I scratched my cheeks helplessly, and I felt that I couldn't pretend to be able to do it, so I secretly glanced at her, signaling if this set could be avoided.

But she didn't seem to know anything, the faint smile on the corner of her mouth lingered for a long time, and she glanced past me and glanced at Ah Zheng, who was standing not far behind me, and commanded, saying:

"Ah Zheng, pick up a cloak for your son-in-law to wear, and I'm coughing, if I catch the wind cold again, it will be troublesome. ”

"Yes!"

Ah Zheng didn't ask much when he heard the command, he cleverly ran back to his tent, and it didn't take long for him to come out with a cloak, and after calling me "Son", he carefully put the cloak on me.

I stared at her with a wry smile, and I don't know which one our young marshal sang this for, since he recognized Ah Zheng, but deliberately pretended not to know me, could it be that I made her angry again?

Ignoring my crying and laughing expression, Xiao Shaoshuai bowed slightly, and Ah Zheng retreated to his account very respectfully.

When they met my eyes again, Xiao Shaoshuai turned to me with a somewhat serious demeanor and said:

"The commander has something serious to discuss with the senior supervisor, if it is convenient for the senior supervisor, can you go all the way with the commander?"

So you're here to talk to me about business?!

I didn't feel secretly lost in my heart, and sighed helplessly, although the mood was indeed a little different, but I could still distinguish the priorities, I knew that Wan'er would go back to the camp to do business, because the person who asked the generalissimo to order her to return to the camp of the Chinese army was me!

"Okay, then let's get down to business!"

Saying that, I made a pleading, since this time she wants to distinguish between public and private, then now she is Xiao Jue, the young marshal of Yanyun Dragon Cavalry, and I am the supervisor of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

She looked at me quietly, and the two of them couldn't help but smile at each other, and then walked side by side.

Tonight there is a light snow, the bright moon is not as beautiful as hidden in the thick clouds are difficult to find, although a little cold, but fortunately there is no strong wind, in the surrounding firewood pile under the light, the two people are so quietly walking side by side, it is also rare to be quiet and peaceful......

Since she became Xiao Jue's expedition, it seems that it has been a long time since the two of us have walked quietly side by side at night like this, but strolling is a very leisurely thing, but the business I am going to talk to her about next is not so leisurely.

I saved the politeness, went straight to the point, and asked:

"Young Marshal, I don't know what the situation is in Jizhou now?"

"20,000 Yanyun dragoons rode to Jizhou, Jizhou assassin Shi Shao first closed off, and now the two armies are facing each other, but they have not officially fought!"

I nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Wan'er has been trying his best to avoid a head-on conflict with the Jizhou defenders to avoid the expansion of the war, and Shaoxian's attitude also confirmed what Wan'er thought before, Shao Xian insisted on avoiding the battle, firstly, because he was afraid that Yanyun Dragoon was being demoralized, and wanted to temporarily cut its edge, plan and then move;

No matter what purpose Shaoxian chooses to stand still, it is the best opportunity for us to gain time.

I smiled slightly, then clenched my fists and said in a consultative tone:

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the young marshal's big tent, I want to borrow someone from the young marshal!"

Xiao Shaoshuai looked at me with interest and said:

"Oh?"

"Chen's Chamber of Commerce is less in charge - Chen Xiaoyu!"

Xiao Shaoshuai pondered for a moment and did not answer immediately.

I knew she had concerns, and I knew she had guessed my intentions, but there were some things that had to be said.

"Recently, a large number of refugees have begun to emerge near Yecheng, mostly from the direction of Pengcheng. Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty is upright and the country is in crisis, the soldiers are in trouble, and the people are being poisoned, and seeing that their homes are destroyed and their flesh and blood are scattered, where can those who can survive go to the next place? It is said that the king is the parent of the people, and the only person they can take refuge in the end is their king, the Son of Heaven who lives in the capital of Qi. The more refugees flee from the direction of Pengcheng, it means that Pengcheng is not far from the day when it will be lost. The young marshal should have already received the battle report from Pengcheng, right?"

Xiao Shaoshuai bowed slightly, and said with emotion:

"Ouyang Qi, the assassin of Jizhou, is worthy of a generation of famous generals, with 30,000 people against Nanchen's 100,000 troops in the absence of soldiers and food, and no foreign aid, he has been attacking the city day and night, and he has been difficult to defend for more than half a month. If this continues, at most half a month, Pengcheng will be attacked by Nan Chen!"

"Yes, so we must take Yecheng within half a month, and we must try to be as bloodless as possible. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Shaoshuai frowned slightly, and said with some concern:

"Are you trying to persuade them to surrender? But in the current situation, they may not be willing to surrender?"

I shook my head and said:

"We have no choice, more than 200,000 refugees have poured into Yecheng, whether it is for Northern Qi or for us, it is a disaster and an opportunity, the key is who appeases these more than 200,000 refugees first!"

Young Marshal Xiao stared at me fixedly and did not speak.

I couldn't help but smile and say:

"Although I said, 'The influx of more than 200,000 refugees into Yecheng is a disaster and an opportunity' is a bit utilitarian, but in my heart, the people of Northern Qi are also the people of the world, and I also want to help them.

Hearing this, the corners of Xiao Shaoshuai's eyes seemed to be dyed with a smile, and his eyes suddenly became a little more firm, and he said:

"We can try to move half of the military rations, but if we want more than 200,000 refugees to survive the winter safely, we can't do it without four million stone food. If you want to rely on the imperial court to allocate it, you are now worried that your strength is insufficient, and it won't take long to be stretched; and all the grain in the northern part of the Northern Qi River has been plundered by Nan Chen, and the grain in other regions is small, and if you want to make up enough grain for three million stones, you are only afraid of difficulties, it seems that you can only start from the rice merchants of Northern Qi!"

Because the Northern Qi Dynasty has the largest grain production site in the Jianghuai region, and the salt and iron industry is also booming, the rice merchants and salt merchants of the Northern Qi Dynasty are the two most prosperous merchants, and the most common means of some unscrupulous rice merchants is to collude with some local high-ranking officials to forcibly purchase and hoard a large number of grains left over by the people after paying taxes, and then sell them at a high price when the grain is in short supply, so as to make huge profits.

Now that the war in the Northern Qi Dynasty is tight, this group of profit-seeking merchants should have been prepared to release grain at a high price, and if they want to prepare a large amount of grain, it is most suitable to find these rice merchants.

I nodded appreciatively and said:

"Therefore, Chen Xiaoyu is needed to take action, she is familiar with business, and has more means, it is difficult for those rice merchants to conceal their grain storage or sit on the ground to deceive her, as long as she uses the name of Chen's Chamber of Commerce to buy grain, the imperial court can also intervene to reduce prices when necessary, so as to provide maximum support for Chen Xiaoyu. It's just that with such a large amount of money, even if the Chen Chamber of Commerce is rich and rivals the country, it will fall in one fell swoop......"

Wan'er understands the meaning of my words, this large amount of money to buy grain may only be paid by the Chen family, only because of the war of the whole country, the most expensive food, the imperial treasury under the new household department Shangshu Wang Xuan raised in many ways, it is not easy to roughly raise enough money and grain for the Eastern Crusade, used to supply military supplies and reward the meritorious soldiers of the Eastern Crusade, after this battle, the Northern Wei Dynasty may have been empty in the inner court, and it is even more impossible to have a large amount of silver money from this group of insatiable rice merchants to buy grain, so they have to rely on a large trading company like the Chen Chamber of Commerce to mediate the turnover, but this move will definitely crush the Chen Chamber of Commerce！

Wan'er had already taken this into consideration, so she didn't make up her mind immediately at first, after all, this was a major national event, but the Chen family was left to bear it, and the price to be paid was too heavy for the Chen family!

"If it is just a personal need, I will never open my mouth to Xiaoyu, but it is related to the well-being of the people in the world, the life and death of more than 200,000 people, even if it is difficult, I can only open my mouth to Xiaoyu. If the Chen Chamber of Commerce is crushed because of this, then I hereby promise that as long as there is a Northern Wei Dynasty, the Chen Chamber of Commerce will be able to stand, and in this way, it can be regarded as an explanation to the Chen family!"

Hearing such sonorous and powerful words and atmospheric promises in Wan'er's mouth, this momentum and mind are by no means comparable to ordinary people, and from the bottom of my heart, I feel admiration and love, and I can't help but bow down.

Young Marshal Xiao replied with a fist, it seems that for the first time, she and I expressed our admiration for each other as the young marshal of the first army and the supervisor of the first army, and suddenly felt that we had a different understanding of each other.

When the four eyes met, both of them couldn't help but have a smile in their eyes, and then Xiao Shaoshuai spoke first:

"I'll lend you the person you want, and if there's anything else you need my help with, let's talk about it all together!"

Knowing that I am like her, with such a good friend and confidant, and a red face, I should also envy the world, but I can be white!

I smiled slightly, getting along like this makes me feel that our relationship is not so much like lovers, it seems to be more like a close friend who cherishes each other, Gao Chen loves Xiao Wan, but he and Xiao Yu have become friends?!

Hehe, the taste is still worth playing!

"Since you've said so......"

As he spoke, he took out a generous gold cake from his bosom and handed it to her, and then asked:

"See if you know this?"

Xiao Shaoshuai carefully looked at the gold cake in his hand, and felt that this gold cake was well-made, and it was quite heavy in his hand, which showed that the purity was extremely high, and when she touched the small seal engraved in the gold cake 'Lin' word, her expression couldn't help but change, and she stared at me in some surprise, as if she was waiting for me to tell me the origin of this gold cake.

"The night before yesterday, a caravan of dozens of people with several carts of valuable goods wanted to go south to Chen Kingdom, but they never thought that because the trucks were too heavy, coupled with the wind and snow weather, the snow along the road was heavy, and the wheels were stuck in the snow pits and it was difficult to move forward, and the whole caravan was trapped in place, and it happened to be met by the patrol sergeant, and the owner of this caravan hurriedly sent out a valuable sunken wooden box, which contained ten such gold cakes, and they wanted to ask the patrol sergeant to let them go......"

At that time, the sergeant in charge of the patrol was subordinate to the subordinates of the second horse Muyan, and now the Northern Wei army is in the city, and the merchants who want to flee with their families and relatives are grabbing a handful, just because the army prohibits the looting of people's property, these junior sergeants started from these fleeing merchants, and the merchants generally have a solid family background, and their lives are at stake, even if they encounter such extortion and extortion, they dare not speak out, and they only think about breaking the fortune and eliminating the disaster, which makes the sergeants patrolling outside the city more enthusiastic about searching and intercepting those caravans who want to escape from Yecheng by war in order to squeeze ill-gotten gains。

When the leader opened the beautifully carved sunken wooden box, and saw that there were ten yellow and clear gold cakes inside, he was ecstatic, but more fearful, so he hurriedly sent someone to stop the entire caravan first, and then sent someone to immediately find the top boss of the second horse Mu Yan, waiting for the second horse to make a decision, which is why that night after seeing this gold cake, the three horses and I went out of the tent overnight, in fact, to check this caravan.

When Young Marshal Xiao heard this, his eyebrows frowned, and he didn't ask why the sergeant would stop a caravan, but just snorted lightly and said:

"The word 'Lin' on this gold cake is the symbol of the Northern Qi court's royal use as the forest courtyard in the fang, that is, this thing comes from the Northern Qi court, such a heavy and exquisite gold cake, that is, only the emperor can have and order the manufacture of the royal thing!"

I nodded, and said:

"That's true, and this kind of golden cake emperor will only reward meritorious princes and princes, and it is a symbol of glory, so these golden cakes have never circulated in the bazaar, and ordinary merchants are unlikely to have this thing!"

After Xiao Shaoshuai pondered for a moment, he looked at me in a daze, and asked a little hurriedly:

"Where is this caravan now? Have you ever identified the owner of this caravan?"

I was silent for a moment, and did not reply immediately, but a few heavy emotions flashed in her eyes, she clearly received this message, and there was a strange look on her face, but her hand unconsciously clenched the gold cake in her hand.

I felt that her mind was disturbed for a moment, and I couldn't help but reach out and take her, and said with good words:

"I have sent someone to keep watch over that caravan, and as for the owner of that caravan, I have placed people in the marshal's tent, and he is safe. ”

As soon as she heard me say this, Xiao Shaoshuai basically confirmed her conjecture in her heart, she sighed a little helplessly, and then handed the golden cake back to my hand, and took the opportunity to withdraw her hand from my palm......

After being silent for a moment, Xiao Shaoshuai took the initiative to ask and said:

"What do you think, master of the caravan?"

I couldn't help but pout, smiled, pretended to think for a moment, and said:

"Well, it's ordinary, it's the same as a businessman. ”

Hearing me say this, Xiao Shaoshuai's handsome face is quite different, could it be that his conjecture is wrong?

And my next words dispelled her doubts.

"But the butler who was inseparable from him was very different. I had never seen a caravan master who knew more hospitality than a butler, and from the first time I saw them, the master was very polite and warm, while the butler seemed inflexible. Moreover, his appearance and eyes are indeed different. ”

Xiao Shaoshuai pondered for a moment and asked curiously:

"Oh, how does he look? Looks, what?"

The corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and I cleared my throat a little, and said:

"Well, if you go to see this appearance, you will know, what I want to say is his eyes......"

As I spoke, I fixed my eyes on her, the eyes of that man, which I had seen when I was with her, and then said in a serious voice:

"You're more qualified than him to have that kind of look!"

"Oh?"

Then I leaned over slowly, whispered four words in her ear, and said:

"The King's Contempt!"

Xiao Shaoshuai's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he unconsciously aggravated his tone and lowered his voice and scolded:

"Don't talk nonsense!"

I then grinned, as if I was joking, shrugged my shoulders, and said helplessly:

"As smart as you are, you should have already guessed his identity. If we want to end the Eastern Crusade as soon as possible, we urgently need the edict and the table of surrender written by him, but he refuses to admit his identity. He prides himself on his noble status, is arrogant, and has empty eyes, and he will not take me, who is just a concubine governor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in his eyes; not to mention that the princes and ministers, father and son, the three outlines and the five constants, the courtiers cannot criticize and criticize the king, so I am not the best person to persuade him to surrender, that person must be you, and it can only be you! This is not only because you are all royal, but more importantly, you defeated him!"

When Xiao Shaoshuai heard this, he was silent for a long time.

I smiled and continued:

"In the past, the king of Zhengbin set up the mountain of Junqi and obtained a bird. The lonely luan did not sing for three years, and the king loved it very much, and he wanted it to sing but could not do it. Smell the bird to see its kind and then chirp, so the hanging mirror to reflect it, Luan to see the shape of the feeling, sigh sadly, mourn in the sky, a desperate and desperate; this three years of not singing the lonely luan, because in the mirror to see their own figure and mistaken for a companion, then angry screaming, spread wings and fly to death. Qingluan danced in the mirror, and finally died of sorrow, which is sad and lamentable; if the Lord of Qi sees you, although he will not die of sorrow, he should also be ashamed of himself and shameless. He'll be sure to confess his true identity to you!"

When Xiao Shaoshuai heard this, he knew that the person in front of him had done a lot of things within his power for this Eastern Crusade, and he also thought more deeply than anyone else, and this person he couldn't help but fall in love with was now more and more capable and excellent, because her heart not only contained the people of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also the people of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and she already had a compassionate mind.

She should support her, always support her unconditionally behind her, accompany her, because she promised her to face the hardships and tribulations of the future with her......

Xiao Shaoshuai bowed slightly, with a look of relief on his face, and said:

"Okay, I promise you, go and persuade the Qi Lord!"

I smiled heartily, nodded, couldn't hide the sweet expression, and then handed a handkerchief from my bosom and handed it to her, and said with a smile:

"Then please ask the young marshal for a private matter, and ask the young marshal Dai Chen to transfer this silk handkerchief to my princess. The lord of Qi is not in Yecheng, and his three-year-old prince is not accompanying him, I am worried that there will be changes in the court of Qi, if someone with a heart is to support the little prince as the lord of Qi, and order hundreds of officials, I am afraid that the battle of Yecheng will become more and more intense, and the people who will suffer the most will be the people of Northern Qi. Therefore, it is imperative to enter Yecheng to persuade hundreds of officials to surrender. There will be a lot of danger here, and maybe there will be a prison sentence, but don't worry, because I promised my princess that I would not dare to pay for my life without her permission. Just let Young Marshal Lao inform my princess, so that she can rest assured!"

Xiao Shaoshuai thoughtfully took the silk handkerchief from my hand, only to find that there were some familiar peach blossom patterns on it, which was actually the one she had embroidered with her own hands at that time......

Quietly looking at the silk handkerchief in his hand, there was no trace of waves in Xiao Shaoshuai's deep eyes, and then he raised his head and asked softly, saying:

"Is she still for her stepfather?"

I nodded silently and said without concealment:

She said, "If I win, spare her father's life, and if I die, she will give me back." ”

Xiao Shaoshuai sighed a little helplessly, looked up at me with a somewhat sad look, and then said with some complicated feelings:

"How is it good that you attract bees and butterflies so easily?"

I was a little shy and pretended to cough twice, and my cheeks were not slightly red, and I looked at her as if she was a little jealous, but it was also so cute and charming, that I couldn't help but feel a ripple in my heart.

"Who is the man who said this to me?"

Is it Xiao Wan, the young marshal of Yanyun Dragon Cavalry, or Xiao Wan, the noble eldest princess?

When Xiao Shaoshuai heard this, he blushed slightly, and immediately changed the topic and said:

"How many people do you need to bring with you to Yecheng?"

I smiled at the corners of my mouth, knowing that she was shy, and I didn't dare to tease her too much, so I replied:

"The fewer people there are, after all, this trip is full of dangers, maybe if you don't agree with those hundred officials in Northern Qi, they will shout and drag me to the flag, if the people accompanying me are not brave enough, it may drag me down, it's better for me to go by myself!"

"I'll let Mei go with you. ”

Xiao Shaoshuai's words are categorical and cannot be ignored.

I didn't feel embarrassed, and when I thought of Mei dressed in black, it would make people feel wary at first sight, and I said with some worry:

"Mei, is this appropriate?"

Xiao Shaoshuai smiled indifferently, obviously seeing through my thoughts, and said:

"He can be disguised as a little servant and enter Ye City with you, with him by your side, no one can hurt you. ”

I've also seen Mei's skills, and when I heard Wan'er say this, I had no objections to this decision.

"Good!"

I nodded and stared at her stupidly, thinking in my heart, now that the business is almost discussed, the specific plan can be discussed with the generalissimo and the generals tomorrow, and she will soon return to Jizhou again, then we may not be able to meet for a while, so can we take some time to talk about each other's private affairs now?

When Xiao Shaoshuai saw me like this, he was still staring at her intently, and he knew what I was thinking. couldn't help but hang his head, blushed slightly, and reminded in a low voice:

"Don't be cranky, this is a barracks. ”

Hearing this, I felt a moment of frustration and hung my head.

When Xiao Shaoshuai saw me like this, he couldn't bear it, and was about to say a few words of relief, but he saw the accompanying herald hurrying towards him, and he seemed to be holding an urgent letter with purple feathers in his hand, which was a letter sent by Ziyu.

The herald knelt on one knee and clenched his fists and said:

"Young Marshal, there is an urgent report!"

After receiving the urgent letter, Xiao Shaoshuai waved his hand to let the herald retreat, and then opened the letter to inspect, in addition to reporting the dynamics of Jizhou, the letter also wrote a person's news.

Xiao Shaoshuai buried his head in the letter and said:

"There's the whereabouts of the girl. ”

Ming Yi this girl is a new royal painter, but also the first female imperial painter in the Northern Wei Dynasty, because she completed the royal real merit, the Empress Dowager gave her permission to go out to study, and now she is traveling around. It's just that I've been busy with business lately, and the news she asked someone to pass back is getting less and less, and I haven't been able to receive a little bit of news from her recently, and I don't know how this girl has lived in the past few months, so I can't help but be very worried about her comfort, so Yang Wan'er sent someone to find her whereabouts, and now I hear the news of Mingyi, how can I not be happy in my heart, and hurriedly asked:

"Oh, the girl is okay, where is she now?"

Xiao Shaoshuai's face suddenly became more and more solemn, and when I met my expectant gaze, I could even see a few cold lights flashing in her eyes, and suddenly, I had an ominous premonition in my heart.

"Something happened to her!"

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