The air after the rain was particularly fresh, and Yuchen was a little bored in the house, so he took the two maids to the garden.

This is the season when the flowers are in full bloom. Yuchen saw pear blossoms, chrysanthemums, and lilacs along the way, and finally listened to the peach blossom forest. It is an exaggeration to say that it is a peach blossom forest, and a total of twelve peach blossoms are planted in the garden.

As soon as I got closer, I smelled a refreshing fragrance. When I got closer, I saw a lot of pink flowers blooming in the peach forest. However, at this time, it is already the late stage of peach blossoms, and some of the flowers have already gone, and the color has changed to peach.

Yuchen came over to collect some peach blossoms. It's not for bathing, but for perfumery and rouge. The incense and rouge used by Yuchen are all prepared by themselves.

It took two quarters of an hour for Yuchen to collect a bag of petals, and then prepared to take the maid back to his yard. On the way, Yuchen met Mrs. Xiang.

Mrs. Xiang held her waist with her hand, looked at the bag in Yuchen's hand, and said with a smile: "Sister is going to pick up those petals again? If you want me to say, my sister will send two people to pick them up, why bother to do it herself! It's not a rare thing." "Flower petals are not rare, but the incense and rouge prepared by Yuchen are even better than those bought outside. However, Yuchen is all for his own use and rarely gives it away.

Yuchen saw Mrs. Xiang approaching him, took two steps back, raised the bag in his hand and said, "Sister Xiang, I am holding a peach blossom in my hand." "Mrs. Xiang is allergic to peach blossoms and apricot blossoms, and Yuchen said this to ask Mrs. Xiang not to come near her.

When Mrs. Xiang heard this, she immediately stopped.

Yuchen smiled lightly: "Sister Xiang walks slowly, I still have something to do, so I'll go back first." She didn't want to come into contact with Mrs. Xiang, not because she was afraid, but because she didn't want to cause trouble.

Mrs. Xiang looked at Yuchen's back and snorted coldly: "Pretending to be not eating incense in the world all day long, I really think I am a fairy!" Mrs. Xiang is most disgusted by Yuchen's indifference. They are all the prince's women, and everyone is competing for the prince's favor, as if she is just on top.

The maid didn't dare to speak ill of Yuchen, and said with a smile: "Madam, let's go again!" After speaking, she went to Mrs. Fuxiang.

Last time, a maid said bad things about Yuchen behind her back and was heard by Ah Bao passing by, and this maid was whipped by Ah Bao. The maid was not only disfigured, but also driven out of the palace. With Ah Bao's big killer, few people dare to provoke Yuchen in the backyard of Yanwang's Mansion, even Mrs. Xiang herself, and she doesn't dare to provoke Yuchen too much.

As soon as Yuchen cleaned the peach blossoms he had collected, he heard the maid say that Yan Wushuang was coming. Yuchen was a little puzzled, but he still put down what he was doing to serve Yan Wushuang.

Back in the main house, Yuchen saw Yan Wushuang leaning on the soft couch, his eyes squinting. Yuchen whispered: "Lord Wang, why don't you let the concubine play a song for you." ”

Yan Wushuang snorted, and said, "That maid's skills were good last time, let her come over." "The maid Yan Wushuang said is called Le'er, her mother used to be a medical girl, and Le'er learned massage from her mother.

Yuchen immediately ordered someone to call Le'er, and he went to the next room to get the piano.

Yan Wushuang likes to come to Yuchen when he is bored, because Yuchen doesn't talk a lot, and he doesn't give eye medicine to other people, so he stays quietly in the backyard. Yuchen is so knowledgeable, let him stay comfortable.

Le'er got Yuchen's order, and didn't dare to massage Yan Wushuang's head, but started from the shoulder. Leer's massage skills are originally good, and during this time, I have deliberately talked to Tai Medicine, and my skills are getting better and better. Coupled with Yuchen playing a relaxed and pleasant tune, Yan Wushuang's eyes gradually narrowed.

Seeing that Yan Wushuang had fallen asleep, Le'er gently climbed down from the couch. Seeing that Yan Wushuang was not covered with a quilt, he said in a mosquito-like voice: "Niangniang, should you cover the prince with a quilt?" Le'er is now the second-class maid next to Yuchen.

Yuchen had the experience of the last time, and she didn't dare to step forward to cover Yan Wushuang with a quilt. Yuchen whispered to Le'er, "You go down!"

After Le'er went out, Yuchen began to play the piano again. When playing the fourth song, Mama Gui walked in, leaned into Yuchen's ear and said, "Niangniang, Meng Nian has something to discuss with the prince." "Meng Nian is the prince's henchmen, and they can't afford to offend.

Yuchen put his hands on the piano, and the sound of the piano stopped abruptly. , and Yan Wushuang, who was originally asleep, opened his eyes in an instant as if he had been called. Yan Wushuang sat up and looked at Yuchen and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yan Wushuang's precautionary heart was something that Yuchen had already understood, so he wasn't surprised. Yuchen got up and bowed, and said, "The prince forgives the sin, just now Mr. Meng asked someone to send a message over, saying that he had something to ask for the prince." ”

Yan Wushuang got up and went out.

Meng Nian said to Yan Wushuang: "Lord Wang, news came from Tanzhou that Yuwenhe died, and he was poisoned by the Li family. ”

Yan Wushuang asked with an unchanged expression, "Is the news true?" He admired Yuwenhe, but Yuwenhe was not him. Whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with him.

Meng Nian said: "There should be no mistake. ”

Without any evidence, Yan Wushuang knew that the person behind the scenes was Yuxi. Yan Wushuang said: "Han's hand, it's really beyond my expectations! I just don't know if she decided it alone, or did she discuss it with Yun Qing?" Yan Wushuang didn't feel anything about Yuxi's poisoning of Yu Wenhe. It doesn't matter what method you use, it's important to achieve the goal.

Meng Nian was not interested in whether Yunqing knew or not: "As soon as Yuwenhe died, Xu Zhen and Yu Cong attacked Tanzhou. With only Yuwen Nanqing, Tanzhou is afraid that it will not be able to hold it. ”

Yan Wushuang said: "The fall of Tanzhou is a matter of time. "It's just that it's a little earlier than he expected.

Meng Nian said: "Once Xu Zhen and Yunqing converge, even the general and our 100,000 army are afraid that none of them will be able to come back by then." "If you wait until Yunqing captures Zhejiang, and then you will be caught between the two armies of Xu Zhen, and even the general will not even have a way to retreat.

Seeing that Yan Wushuang didn't say anything, Meng Nian said: "Lord Wang, letting General Lian stick to Jiangxi can only delay for a while, and it can't change the situation of the war. Lord Wang, order General Lian to come back!" But in a few months, there will be no return.

Without waiting for Yan Wushuang to speak, Ah Qian raised his voice outside and said, "Lord Wang, there is a secret letter sent from Jiangnan. ”

Yan Wushuang read the secret letter, looked at Meng Nian and said: "Yu Baojia said in the letter that he wants to guard Jiangxi with 100,000 troops of the general. "Yu Baojia is stalling for time.

Meng Nian said with an ugly face: "Lord Wang, do you want to promise him?" More than 70,000 people have been put in before, and now they have to let their 100,000 army be cannon fodder. Yu Baojia's abacus is inevitably too good.

Yan Wushuang handed the secret letter in his hand to Meng Nian and said, "You read this first." ”

Meng Nian was silent after reading this secret letter. Yu Baojia said in the secret letter that he would load the property accumulated over the years and transport it to the capital during this time, and when the time came, half of the property transported to the capital would be handed over to the treasury, and he would share the rest equally with Yan Wushuang. Yu Baojia has been entrenched in Jiangnan for more than 20 years and has accumulated a huge amount of wealth, so they can't refuse such conditions.

Yan Wushuang said: "I will write to Yu Baojia, and he must bring General Yu with him when he arrives in the capital." As for the 100,000 troops, he can't care about them now.

Meng Nian's mood was heavy, but he couldn't say anything against it. With this huge amount of money, they can do a lot.

Xu Zhen and Yu Cong attacked for seven days and seven nights, killing and wounding more than 50,000 people, and finally defeated Tanzhou.

The army in the northwest entered Tanzhou, and the rich and powerful families basically suffered. At noon on this day, a group of people passed by Li's house, and one of the soldiers looked at the closed vermilion lacquer gate of Li's house and asked their hundred households: "My lord, why don't you go into this house? "If you have a big family, you will be equal to a rich person.

Baihu said: "There is an order from above, you can't move the family." "As for why he can't move the Li family, that's not his business, he just does what he is told.

Li and his two sons also took refuge in their parents' house. Yuxi promised to protect the wealth of her and her children, but did not promise not to move the general military mansion. After Li hid his belongings, he took his children and went to his parents' house.

The soldier was a little pity, but he didn't have the courage to disobey the order, and left step by step.

Two days later, Xu Wu entered the study with the good news, and said to Yuxi, who was reviewing the excerpts, with a happy face: "Princess, Tanzhou has won the victory." ”

Yuxi put down the sheep's hair brush and asked, "How many casualties?" Hearing Xu Wu say that there were more than 50,000 casualties, Yuxi's face was a little unpleasant. Yuwenhe died, and they paid such a big price to take Tanzhou. It can be seen how strong Tanzhou's defensive ability is.

Xu Wu saw that Yuxi fell into deep thought, and said, "Princess, what are you thinking?" This will make Xu Wu a little happy, fortunately Yuwenhe is dead, otherwise, even if more than 50,000 people are killed and injured, it is estimated that he will not be able to take Tanzhou.

Yuxi said: "More than 50,000 people died, and Xu Zhen and Yu Cong only had 70,000 left. But there are no troops to be deployed on the northwest side. ”

Xu Wu asked, "Princess, what do you mean?" There are only 50,000 soldiers and horses left in Ho City, and these horses will definitely not be able to move, and the stability of Ho City is the top priority.

Yuxi said: "This time, only more than 58,000 people in Tanzhou surrendered, which is a bit small. But they can make up for it by co-opting them. "The combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Tanzhou is not bad, and if they are recruited, they can be directly brought into the battlefield to fight.

Xu Wu said matter-of-factly: "In addition to the 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Lian Hetai in Jiangxi, there are also 200,000 soldiers and horses sent by Yu Baojia, and all these soldiers and horses are transferred by Lian Hetai. Even if more than 50,000 people in Tanzhou are recruited, Xu Zhen and Yu Cong may not be able to defeat Jiangxi. ”

Yuxi doesn't know how to fight, but she knows people's hearts: "As long as you plan properly, you may not need to take much effort to take Jiangxi." ”

Xu Wu's eyes lit up and asked, "Princess, then what should we do to take Jiangxi?"

Yuxi said two words: "Persuade to surrender." ”

Xu Wu shook his head and said: "General Lian is notoriously stubborn, and it is difficult to persuade him to surrender. ”

Yuxi said: "I didn't say to persuade Lian Hetai, and it is the same to persuade the generals below." After a pause, Yuxi said: "Yan Wushuang put this 100,000 army in Jiangxi, and he has not given the order to withdraw his troops in this situation, which in itself is treating them as outcasts. Now that they have been abandoned as outcasts, do you think they will work hard for Yan Wushuang again?" Except for a very small number of people who are desperate for Yan Wushuang, no one else wants to be cannon fodder.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Then let our people come into contact with the generals in their army?"

Yuxi smiled and said, "By the time I got in touch now, the daylilies were cold." Two years earlier, she had Yang Duoming send people to contact some of the generals under Lian Hetai. Of course, it wasn't persuasion before, it was just friendship with these people.

A smile also appeared on Xu Wu's face: "It turns out that the princess has already made preparations?" It seems that it is not only the prince who is prepared, but the princess is not idle!

Yuxi didn't answer this, but lowered his head and continued to review the excerpt. If you don't prepare in advance, you can't be in a hurry.

In the evening, the children returned to the backyard for dinner. As soon as Zao Zao saw Yuxi, he smiled and asked, "Mother, I heard that Tanzhou has been defeated." "Every time I hear that there is a victory in front of me, I have to eat half a bowl of rice more.

Yuxi smiled and said, "Do you know and ask?"

Zao Zao said happily: "Didn't I confirm with my mother? Tanzhou has been defeated, and only Jiangxi and Zhejiang are left." When these two places are taken, Dad will be able to come back. "Dad has been out for more than half a year, and she misses it so much.

Yuxi shook his head and said: "Zhejiang is Yu Baojia's lair, and this battle is not easy to fight." ”

Brother Hao said: "Mother, when Jiangxi is defeated, when the time comes, the three soldiers and horses will attack Yu Baojia together, and Zhejiang should be able to be taken quickly, right?"

Brother Rui'er's ears were pricked up, and Brother Xuan and Brother You also listened very carefully. Don't look at their young age, but they are also very concerned about the war.

Yuxi said: "It's not as easy as you say to defeat Jiangxi. Jiangxi garrison general Lian Hetai is a veteran of the battlefield for 30 years, and he still has 300,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, of which 100,000 soldiers and horses are the Liaodong Army he brought over. ”

Brother Hao was silent.

Zao Zao said with a smile: "Anyway, I believe that my father will be able to defeat Zhejiang and Jiangxi." "For Yunqing, jujube is full of confidence.

Yuxi said: "If all the men and horses are defeated, even if such a battle is won, it will actually be lost." ”

Brother Rui stretched out his head and said, "The soldiers who surrender without a fight are considered real victories, is that what does my mother mean?"

Zao Zao patted the back of Brother Rui'er's head and said, "Don't say a word, no one treats you as a dumb person!"

Only then did Liu Er interject: "Mother, the dishes are served." If you have anything to say, wait until you have finished eating! Otherwise, the food will be cold and it won't taste good. ”

Yuxi smiled and said, "Eat first, and then talk about it after eating." "It's good that the kids are interested in learning about the war ahead, and she's naturally supportive.

It's a pity that before Yuxi finished eating, there was news from Jiangnan again. After Yuxi finished eating, he said to a few children: "I'll talk to you in detail when my mother has time." ”

Several children knew that their father was not there, and their mother was very busy, but they had no complaints.

Zao Zao smiled and said, "Mother, you are busy! About the war, we asked Grandpa and Uncle Xu to do the same." ”