Like Li Shun, Liu Yuanzong was also waiting for the return of the mission, but after waiting for half a month, he did not wait for any clues of anyone returning.

He knew that this was impossible, during the supply of the army in the city of Chin Khan, he obviously and secretly smeared laxatives on the lid of the drinking barrels of the army, and when they were left to stand still, of course, the medicine would not enter the water, but once the march was bumpy, only three-quarters of the water would shake to the top of the barrel lid, allowing the laxatives to soak into the water, and eventually the drinking people began to have diarrhea.

Horses also need to drink water, even if horses are more resistant than humans, there will always be problems, not to mention that he has already added a kind of "horse weed" to the horse's hay that will make the horse weak and diarrhea.

This grass is a common grass in desert bushes, and it is slightly toxic, but it looks very much like the grass that horses eat, and horses also love to eat it, so there are often caravan merchants who have diarrhea and weakness in their horses, but they don't know what the reason is.

Liu Yuanzong didn't know this kind of grass originally, but because he had been on an envoy to Beiliang, he learned about this grass from an experienced guide, and since Li Shun wrote a letter from Pingcheng to ask for help, Liu Yuanzong quietly collected a lot, and this time he put it in the horse's hay. Because the amount is not large, and the appearance is not much different, ordinary veterinarians can't see the reason.

With the dual guarantee of laxatives and horse herbs, the army should begin to show signs of diarrhea and weakness on the first day of entering the desert, and by the afternoon or third day of the second day it should be completely incapacitated, and eventually have to turn back and think of healing.

He is even ready to diagnose the "unadaptable" Langzhong, as long as it is delayed for a while, it will be after the middle of July.

The desert in July can roast people to death, it is not the time for the march of the army at all, no one wants to walk in the desert where they can scald eggs, and the horses' shoes can also hurt the horses.

If you delay for a while, the King of Northern Liang will be able to withdraw his hand to calm down the chaotic situation in the country, and the Northern Wei Dynasty will also have a little more jealousy.

But why......

Could it be that Hermulan is so stubborn that he has to walk through the desert even if the whole army is suffering from diarrhea?

Or is there some other reason?

Liu Yuanzong was uneasy in his heart and began to sound.

Dian Nong Du Wei Mansion.

"Feng Heng! Feng Heng! Liu Yuanzong burst into Feng Heng's mansion in a rage, shouting the name of his best friend. I know you're in the house, and your family has said it! "

"What to do, what to do......" Liu Wenji hid behind Feng Heng's bookcase, eager to make a hole in the wall, "My grandpa must have appeared!" "

Feng Heng didn't expect to be able to hide it for long, just like Liu Yuanzong couldn't hide him from anything, but Liu Wenji was afraid that his father was so scared, seeing him running into him like a headless fly, Feng Heng pointed to the inner room of the study, and said to his nephew: "You hide in first, don't ...... whatever you have."

"It's late!"

Liu Yuanzong stepped into the study like a god of revenge.

"Ahh

Liu Wenji jumped up in fright.

"Oh my God!"

Feng Heng looked at Liu Yuanzong and then looked outside.

"You can't come in over the wall, do you?"

He knew that a quarrel was inevitable, so he went out first and retreated before returning to the study.

In an instant, it was as if the previous scene of Feng Heng torturing Liu Yuanzong had been looped again, which made Liu Yuanzong feel a sense of absurdity.

He looked at Liu Wenji, who was almost digging a hole in the ground, and snorted coldly.

"I said how Feng Heng can manage so much, it turns out that you are eating inside and out!" He viciously glared at his son.

Liu Wenji shuddered and shrunk his body even smaller.

"Brother Liu made me sad when he said this, how can I use words like 'eating inside and out'." Feng Heng stood in front of Liu Wenji." The friendship between you and me, I can't be considered an outsider?"

"What the hell did you do? Both Kucao and Liangcao said that you took someone to change the hay, and it was just two days before the army left. And water, ...... the hell you"

Feng Heng's face was cold.

"If I hadn't done it to the original state, your time of death would have come! Yuan Fang, the main bookkeeper beside General Hua, had already found out that something was wrong, and found me in private, asking me to cover it up for you, otherwise once it is revealed in public, your whole family's life will not be guaranteed! "

"How is it possible, the hands and feet I did were not ...... at all"

"Master Yuan really didn't show what you did, but he wasn't stupid. The leopard thing is so reckless, they have already suspected you."

"Master Yuan is sure that he must have been passive in the grain and grass, and has already sent a letter to the Egret official, as long as something happens to the army, the waiting officials of the Ten Thousand Cities will arrest your whole family and enter Beijing. Brother Liu, Mulan is a martial artist, she won't have any fancy intestines, and she won't meet you to make moves, once the military general is angry, there is only one way to kill! "

Feng Heng saw that Liu Yuanzong finally showed a trace of fear, so he said more vigilantly: "Do you think Li Shun was attacked by a leopard by accident?" If Mulan is a stupid person, how could Emperor Wei let him send an envoy to Beiliang?"

"…… So you changed the grain and grass, and let everyone hide it from me......" Liu Yuanzong glanced at Liu Wenji: "Rebel, what have you done!"

"I ...... I went and asked a few of my uncles, and found out that they had smeared something on the lid of the bucket, so I took a group of brothers to change all the lids."

Such a big project, of course, can't be completed by Liu Yuanzong alone. Liu Yuanzong also doesn't have the ability to give laxatives to all the water bladders and water bags, and he can only use his hands and feet on the big bucket for cooking, as long as there is a helper, it is impossible to be secret. [,！ It's not airy, no matter how loyal Liu Yuanzong's family is, they were frightened by the young master, and they all said it.

At the end of the day, they're scared too.

As long as you know which parts have been moved, and then change back to the original shift, the workload will be much smaller, and it will be much more hidden.

There is also a small ear like Liu Wenji, when Liu Yuanzong left, when he worked, when he was in the mansion, Feng Heng knew everything about it, and he concealed it up and down, which turned the town guard general into a blind and deaf man.

It was also Feng Heng who surrendered to Hua Mulan first, otherwise with such an action, no matter how the Egret official investigated, he would be able to find out what was going on, and then Liu Yuanzong would be unlucky.

"Brother Liu, why are you so confused!" Feng Heng shook his head, "We are now going forward as if we were tied to the car of the Wei Kingdom, and we must not jump out or stop halfway, otherwise we will be trampled on like dirt and stones on the ground. Li Shun dared to do this, it must be some promise given to him by Lord Liang, but if you do this, who can protect you?"

"As soon as Beiliang and Wei fight each other, the city of Qin Khan will fall into dire straits. To this day, when I close my eyes, I will recall the firelight in the sky at that time, and those homeless people who were humbly greeting you one moment ago have become mobs the next time......"

Liu Yuanzong has a huge shadow hidden in his heart, and I am afraid that he will not be able to get out of it in this life.

"My opinion is the same as before. If that happens, it would be a remiss on our part. If we have done everything we should have done, done our best, and finally achieved this destiny, then we also have a clear conscience." Feng Heng shook his head. Wei has won the mandate of heaven, since the succession of the Buddha to the throne, there has been no defeat, all the way is like a bamboo, this battle is inevitable no matter what, what you should do is to make the official warehouse abundant, the more you take care of yourself, so that when the day comes, how many people can we protect."

"Whether it is the homeless people of Beiliang or the homeless people of Xia Kingdom, as long as everyone has something to eat, they will not become such beasts. Moreover, General Hua has already promised me that if Beiliang and Wei fight each other, the army will protect the city of Qin Khan first, so that the people will not be affected......"

Feng Heng patted Liu Yuanzong on the shoulder, "Brother Liu, you are so tired, it's time to unload the burden on your body, we are now standing behind the Wei State, and the situation will not be worse than when we were under Helian Bobo."

When Liziyuan was first built, I don't know how many people died and how many women were harmed.

I got through it at that time, how can there be a reason why I can't survive now!

"I ...... I'm ashamed! Perhaps it was the sentence "too tired" that completely shattered his heart, and the town guard general actually cried like a child.

"I'm ashamed! I didn't protect my wife and children, I didn't protect the people, and now I almost hurt my whole family! "

"Grandpa, that's not your fault, none of us blame you, even if it's my brother...... Brother won't blame you for ......"

Liu Wenji wiped his tears.

"It's useless for me, if I have martial arts like General Hua, I can protect the whole family, how can I not let the homeless people block the way home......"

The father and son seem to be more useless than anyone else, and you and I cry one by one, which caused Feng Heng to cry and laugh, hugging this at once, comforting and comforting that at once.

War will take away a good thing.

He doesn't know it.

But can this kind of thing really be stopped by intrigue and trickery?

As long as people are not satisfied, war cannot be avoided one day.

"I just want ......"

Feng Heng muttered to himself.

"All the people around me are fine."

Because of Feng Heng's help, He Mulan's trip should not be too smooth.

At this time, it was already the end of June, and the weather was terrible, but it was not yet the hottest dog days, because there were hints made by the guide and the envoys of Beiliang in advance, so everyone in the Tiger Ben Army was shrouded in cloaks, except for the eyes and nose outside, the other parts were all wrapped in cloaks.

In the desert, the wind and sand will fascinate the eyes, and the horses' feet are also wrapped in cloth towels, not so that they have no sound, but for fear that the horseshoe will burn the horseshoe.

Yue Ying is a BMW with Da Wan blood, in this environment, the other horses from the north are obviously uncomfortable, even Da Hong has no energy, only Yue Ying is a hundred times more energetic, extremely vibrant, everyone in the Shenjun can't open their eyes.

Even He Mulan had to control it carefully, otherwise once it ran crazy, it would rush far away at once, and Na Luohun and the others were half frightened to death, and they chased after her, for fear that she would be plotted.

Because the group went along the desert oasis to Guzang City, they inevitably met many merchants who came and went.

Some of these merchants received the news in the city of Chin Khan and deliberately chose to go out with the Wei mission, while others came across occasionally while resting in an oasis in the desert.

There are a number of basins and oases in the desert, and this kind of thing is very common. After many of the caravan leaders pleaded with Hermulan, Hermulan kindly agreed to the caravan's request to follow them.

There is no shortage of merchants who employ many good men in these caravans, and walking together is also a bit more powerful.

He Mulan even asked Gai Wu to take the Lu Shuihu people to pick up the work, and in order to curry favor with He Mulan's apprentices, these caravans that followed more or less invited some Lu Shuihu people as bodyguards.

He Mulan only allowed the caravan to follow them, but would not divide the armed forces to protect them, but these Lu Shuihu's Tiantai army was different, now the supply was already troublesome, and the Lu Shuihu people were scattered and scattered into various caravans, so that they could monitor every move of each caravan and prevent any spies. [,！ ] in; Second, you can increase your income, reduce your burden, and at least have less mouth to eat.

Thinking about it, Hermulan felt that he was really smart.

Most of these caravans were merchants from Wei and Northern Yan who sold silk and other goods to Beiliang or even further west, especially the Wei people, because they were people from the same country, they all trusted the Tiger Ben army very much, and the Northern Yan people tended to hire Lu Shuihu people and then follow the Hu Ben army.

There were also merchants from Shanshan (Guloulan), Gaochang, Qiuci and other countries in the caravan, and it turned out that most of them were selling fine felt, benzoin, hu powder, and jade to Wei, which were particularly popular in Pingcheng and other prefectures.

What makes people pay attention to the fact that Buddhism is common in these countries, and He Mulan saw that many people were wearing monks' robes, and then asked whether they were monks who went west to study Buddhism, or monks who came back from preaching to Beiliang. There are also women, many knits, wearing leather clothes and trousers, men with deep eyes and high noses, Gai Wu is very similar to their facial features, and is often mistaken for the blood of the Western Regions, although he keeps explaining that he is from Lu Shuihu.

Both Shanshan and Gaochang were friendly to the Wei people because the Wei people defeated the Rouran people. Rouran used to have a very vast border from east to west, and they made a living by plundering, and merchants from Shanshan and Gaochang were repeatedly robbed by Rouran horse thieves, which can be described as miserable.

Rouran was broken, the Xia State was also destroyed, the Western Qin returned to the Wei State, and the Northern Liang Dynasty opened its borders, and the trade route from the Western Regions to the Wei State was unblocked, and the merchants who came and went were more frequent.

The envoy went to meet the princess of Beiliang, naturally with a lot of dowry, so the march was not fast, but now with the caravan, it is not a drag, because most of these merchants have sold out the goods, and returned to China with easy-to-carry gold, silver, silk and other things.

Yuan Fang was like a fish in water, soaking in the caravans of all sides every day, trying to figure out how much the things that were vacated in the Hemulan Mansion could be sold for a good price.

Most of her things were given by Tuoba Tao, all of them were valuable, and all of them were fine, and many merchants immediately heard the news and came to trade.

He Mulan didn't care about these mundane affairs, and handed them over to Yuan Fang to toss, and one day, Yuan Fang came in with a gold utensil, and pointed to one of the marks to He Mulan in shock.

"Lord, look, is this a trace of Li Shun's gold branding Zheng Zong!"

He Mullan himself doesn't know how many of these things he has pinched, so he naturally knows.

"It's this, what's the matter, I still haven't finished pinching?"

"No...... This was given by the king of Beiliang after the envoys of Gaochang offered treasures! Yuan Fang said with a heavy face: "Li Shunde's gold is something from the Beiliang royal family. Either the King of Beiliang wanted to frame him and kept a back hand, or he wanted to frame us, so he deliberately gave Zheng Zong and Lu Shuihu these gold ......"

When He Mulan heard that Li Shun had been bribed by the Beiliang royal family, he suddenly had the urge to draw his sword.

"He really dares to communicate with foreign countries!"