Chapter 369: The Weak Prince
Hemulan is certainly not a genius in geography, and she knows where coal is produced because her colleague is from Shanxi and his hometown produces coal. Music-Text-
After working with him for a long time, he had nothing to joke about "Shanxi Coal Boss", and He Mulan also knew that there were coal mines in those places in Shanxi.
The ability of the Gaoche people to identify the "tinder" is unique in the world, and they are the main body that directly uses the coal mine, and they dig out the coal, which is more convincing and easier for the DPRK and China to pay attention to.
He Mulan sent a fortune to Di Yefei because he was not good at this, and he really wanted to find an ally for himself.
Di Yefei's foundation is also thin, and his personal strength is not as strong as his own, but then again, how many people in this world can have such an adventure as her, and can live three lives? Di Yefei's growth is already very, very fast among his peers.
But He Mulan is still not satisfied, she hopes that Na Luohun, Di Yefei, and several people can grow up quickly, enough to grow to the point of assisting Tuoba Tao.
Di Yefei went back as if sleepwalking, thinking that within a few months, the high-speed car people would move, and when she returned to Pingcheng, it would be the time when the high-speed cars made steel.
Yuan Fang was busy at home using Chen Bu and Chen grain and flowers, and then came back with new ones, and packed up the goods that were convenient to carry and prepared to go to Beiliang with the mission to sell, and he was busy every day.
Father and Mother Hua lived very aggrieved in the house, and was thinking about whether to pick up all the abandoned gardens behind them to raise vegetables, and the fields that might be barren in Liang County, and also find someone to cultivate them. Military households had to pay taxes on their fields, and it would be a pity to pay taxes in vain if they didn't cultivate them.
Yuan Fang couldn't understand why the Hua family's parents were still living so cautiously, but he was not good at interfering in other people's affairs, He Mulan had already agreed with him to make money He Mulan eight and two, he had to save enough money after the autumn to get the more important family members of the Yuan family to Huafu to run errands, otherwise it would be really a thousand miles of exile, and I don't know if I could live.
The next day, the Master of Compassion came, and when He Mulan heard that the Master had come at the appointment, he immediately went out to greet him personally.
Compassion is still the standard dress of monks in this era, monk robes and shoes, with a hat on his head, when he saw He Mulan come out, he clasped his palms and smiled: "The donor is polite." ”
He Mulan returned the salute and invited him in, but found Compassion standing still, his brow slightly furrowed.
"Has General Hua encountered anything strange in the past few months?" Ci Xin looked at He Mulan in surprise, "I have never seen anyone with such a strong yang energy......"
Hermulan's heart chuckled. Aside from that Kou Yizhi, this was the second enlightened person to warn her about the problem of excessive yang energy.
Hu Benjun then she ordered the upper and lower levels not to be allowed to spread out, and Xue An is not a person with a long tongue, so this matter is still a secret for the time being, but once the attacks become more and more frequent, it is impossible to hide it from everyone.
Gai Wu, who was standing on the side, hurriedly asked for advice on how to solve the problem, Lu Shuihu people believe in Buddhism, so Gai Wu is also very polite in front of compassion.
"When the general marries, it should be fine." Ci Xin's smile was actually a little obscene, "The general should know what I mean, right?" ”
When He Mulan heard that this was still the case, his heart couldn't help but sink. She is a woman, and she can't marry a wife, but she will die faster, and if she can't draw out the yang energy in her body, sooner or later she will die violently.
Gai Wu's face suddenly darkened. He thought of the "Mulan is inhumane" Yunyun he heard that day, and instantly understood why He Mulan was so preoccupied.
Such a simple life-saving method is impossible for the Master. However, the things that the Master cannot be humane cannot be leaked casually, otherwise it will damage the majesty of the Master......
Thinking like this, Gai Wu intuitively felt that God really likes to toss people, so he gritted his teeth and asked the Master of Compassion in a low voice: "If Master is unwilling to marry a wife, is there any other way to solve it?" ”
Cixin paused, as if he didn't understand why such a simple solution Hua Mulan couldn't, but he still thought about it carefully, and said with some uncertainty: "The qi in the human body can be consumed, if you don't use the method between husband and wife, you can only consume a large amount of your body every day to gradually reduce the growth of yang qi." But this is a palliative rather than a cure, because if you continue to consume it like this, there will be less yang energy, and you will most likely die of physical exhaustion. ”
He Mulan was overjoyed, because this method was much simpler and safer, and he didn't need to burden anyone, nor did he need to work hard and lose money, but he was just tired to death, and he was grateful for the guidance of the Master of Compassion at the moment, and at this time, a little hope was good.
Master Compassion and Gai Wu, the two envoys she had privately invited, arrived, and in the following days, He Mulan spent almost all of his time in the Honglu Temple and the palace. On this mission, she was only a general who accompanied the army to protect the envoys and the prince of Beiliang, not the chief envoy, but some etiquette and precautions that should be known must always be clarified in advance.
Tuoba Tao carefully instructed her and Yuan Poqiang, the two left and right Simas, to explore the topography and landforms of Beiliang, including the customs and customs of Beiliang. Tuoba Tao even directly asked the steady personality of He Mullando to "mess around" a few times to try the depth of Beiliang, especially the strength in the army.
He Mulan was worried that he couldn't use up his yang energy, and he actually agreed to be happy, which was unexpected by Tuoba Tao.
Under the divination of the officials of Qin Tianjian, He Mulan followed the envoy Li Shun of Beiliang and the envoy team of Beiliang who returned to China in the early morning, and led the tiger army with Yuan Poqiang, and set off in a mighty way.
This mission is expected to take more than three months to reach Beiliang, because it is a welcoming team, and they also bring a lot of wedding gifts, which are precious gifts.
In addition, there are many deserts and insurmountable dangers on the way to Beiliang, so it is necessary to detour to reach it safely, and it takes longer.
Zheng Zong, who has always made He Mulan feel at ease, has also become her attendant, every time He Mulan sees him, the shadow in his heart lingers, and he has already thought of a way to kill him halfway, and he climbed back to Tuoba Tao's side because of his meritorious service on this mission.
The army set off, the team was endless, Di Yefei and other colleagues and friends came to see each other, and the flower father and mother were even more uneasy.
He Mullan and his party traveled long distances, including crossing the desert. It's early summer, and when you get to the desert, it's definitely hot, and it's more likely to reveal your identity. Even if the identity is not exposed, it is not an advantage to be roasted under such a scorching sun.
Just look at the color and skin of the envoys of Beiliang such as Fuqu Muqian, and you can see that Beiliang and the surrounding environment of Beiliang are really not good.
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A month later.
From Pingcheng to Beiliang, from the map, it seems to be just a straight line, as long as you go all the way to the west. But in fact, they had to go straight south to merge the state, then turn back to the west, and then cross the Yellow River and cross the desert to reach Xiliang.
During this month, He Mulan and others marched in the Wei realm, and after passing through the state and entering the Xia realm, they could cross the river.
The journey was more arduous than Hermulan had imagined, and she even wished to simply march to the place and rest for the night and start the attack as if she had fought before, rather than swallowing slowly and slowly on the road, as if she was being tortured.
"General Hua, that ......" Bai Guangping, the deputy envoy of Beiliang who suddenly ran to the front of Hemulan's horse, rubbed his hands embarrassedly, "Our third prince ......"
"You're not feeling well and want to rest, don't you?"
Yuan Poqiang, who was beside Hemulan, sneered, and sneered angrily: "A big man, he can't travel much every day and will be tired, how many times have you been sick along the way?" If you ride a horse for a long time, you will fall! Now it's tiring to sit in the carriage, is it possible to let General Hua carry him away? ”
Bai Guangping's face was red and white for a while, Wei Ren's previous attitude was quite polite, and he rested as soon as he heard that Fuqu Mu was unwell, but there were too many times like this along the way, no matter how polite he was, he was impatient.
It's okay if Fuqu Muqian is the princess they ushered in from Beiliang, but it is a tall prince, and he will get sick at both ends in three days, and no one will think it is deliberately difficult.
In addition, He Mulan had a holiday with Fuqu Muqian before, and even General Huwei's Mansion was blackmailed by Tuoba Tao from the Beiliang people in exchange for a huge amount of money, and it was normal for Fuqu Muqian to want to make things difficult for He Mulan all the way.
It's just that offending this Tiger Benzuo Sima, is there any benefit?
The Northern Liang envoy Bai Guangping looked pitiful, Yuan Poqiang was sneering on the side, but He Mulan could only carry the ball to the chief envoy Li Shun.
The chief envoy Li Shun had sent four envoys to Liangzhou before, and he had a very good personal relationship with this prince, and I am afraid that Beiliang had a lot of benefits for this envoy, so no matter how frustrated the Muqian was along the way, he stopped when it was time to stop. Hemulan's Tiger Army is just a team of guards, except for safety matters, Bai Guangping will come to discuss with her about how to arrange the itinerary, just to save her face.
Sure enough, after a while, the leader of the team, Li Shun, asked the whole army to rest on the spot, and the Tiger Ben army could only obediently stop and wait for the order to go on the road.
"It's really stopped, it's so grinding, when will I be able to get to Beiliang! It's been a month, and it's only been a month to get to the state! ”
Chen Jie scratched his ears and cheeks, looked at the rising sun, and took a sip on the ground.
"Phew! At noon, when it is hot, people can shed a layer of skin, and they do not take advantage of this time to hurry, and when it is hot, there is neither shade nor rest, isn't it tossing our tiger army? ”
Li Shun is a son of a family, there are dozens of slaves when he goes out, and the others are riding horses, and when it is hot, people are tired and horses are tired, but no one is waiting!
Zheng Zong, who was following by He Mulan's side, was very thief, and when he saw that the team stopped, he immediately went to the rear to investigate. He used to be an official of Honglu Temple, and he was very familiar with the process of the envoy, and he had followed Li Shun to Beiliang, and he was familiar with all sides, and he ran back after a while.
"His Highness is throwing up outside the car!" Zheng Zong's expression was also very strange, "He even vomited when he rode a car, how did he ride a horse?" And looking at his face, I'm afraid he vomited all the way, and finally couldn't help it when he got here. I don't think I'll have to rest any longer, and I'll be sick and unable to go on the road. ”
"!"
Mangu burst into a foul mouth, turned over and dismounted.
"That's a! Let's rest! Rest! ”
"Master of Compassion, what kind of illness is the Prince of Fuqu Muqian?" No matter how good He Mulan's temper is, he can't help it, Master Compassion, as a monk who is proficient in medical skills, has been invited to see the Fuqu Muqian once, and now when this kind of thing happens in Liansan, she can only ask for compassion.
"The Third Highness of Beiliang is not sick, but simply frail. However, those who are infirm are sensitive to the hot and cold climate of the outside world and are prone to illness. In addition, he didn't rest well because of the bumps along the way, and he would vomit for fear that he would be dizzy......"
Compassion is also wondering.
"It's rare to see a man of his stature so weak."
He looked at Hermulan again.
But any man with a physique like Mulan rarely sees such a strong one.
Isn't it interesting that he has seen all the strange things in this world?
If it is a disease, it can be treated, but it is not even a disease, He Mulan thought about it, couldn't help but pull his horse, and went to Li Shun's side.
Li Shun also seemed to be frustrated by the frustration of Mu Qian, and sat on the blanket with his lips pursed without saying a word. He Mulan found Li Shun and said straight to the point: "Fuqu Mujian is too slow for us, can you leave some people to take care of him, let him slowly return to China later, and we will set off first?" If this continues, we won't be able to return home at the end of the year! ”
Before Tuoba Tao left, he told Li Shun to discuss everything with He Mulan, he was an important member of the court, He Mulan was just a junior, and he was not very happy in the first place, and when he heard He Mulan's construction at this time, his face was even more ugly.
"Prince Fuqu Muqian sent an envoy to our country to conclude a friendly alliance between the two countries, and now that he is unwell, we must treat him with the bearing of a great power, how can we leave him halfway? If he has an incident on the way, we will both be punished. ”
"The march is a little slower now, but at least nothing happened to the whole team......
"Li Yuanjun, we have too much rest, and there is not enough water!" A small official came over in a panic, "Every time the horse rests, we have to drink a lot of water, and our water is given to the horse, so if we go on like this, we must go into the city tomorrow to replenish supplies, otherwise we won't even have water for cooking!" ”
As soon as Li Shun said that the whole team was not affected, the little official came out naked/naked/naked and slapped his face, Li Shun's face suddenly turned dark, and he stared at the little official inexplicably, and he was a little embarrassed when he looked at He Mulan again.
"Li Envoy Jun ......" He Mulan sighed, and his tone was not polite. Although we went to Beiliang this time to welcome our relatives, you and I both know what the real purpose is. Frustrated Qu Mengxun is seriously ill, and the situation between Liang and Wei will change at any time, and if it drags on for a long time, it will not be good for either party, what do you think? ”
"Wait until you get on the road after this rest, if His Royal Highness Muqian can't go, I'll go and tell them in person." Li Shun was furious by He Mulan's compelling eyes, so he had to nod.
"It's just that if he can still hold on, it's best not to leave him halfway, which will damage the friendship between the two countries."
He Mulan also forced Li Shun to show an attitude, since the other party was willing to consider it, she would not say much and return to the Tiger Army.
Yuan Poqiang asked her with a hopeful look, but in exchange for her nodding, her smiling tiger teeth were revealed: "Great, I'm fed up with this guy who is dragging his feet!" ”
Yuan Poqiang is the prince of Nanliang who has been destroyed, there is a long-cherished wish between Nanliang and Beiliang, after the destruction of Nanliang, many of his father's old ministers and ministers are unwilling to go to the Northern Wei Dynasty, they all stayed in their hometown, and some returned to Beiliang to continue to live, so this time Tuoba Tao sent Yuan Poqiang and He Mulan with the army.
Yuan Poqiang has prejudices against Beiliang, and it is impossible to be too friendly to Prince Fuqu Muqian, coupled with the fact that Fuqu Muqian has dragged several times along the way, Yuan Poqiang can't wait to scold him for being a dog, and at this time he is even more gloating.
After some procrastination, the whole army continued on the road, but it only took more than an hour of effort, and Bai Guangping came to the Wei team with an apologetic face and went straight to Li Shun.
Looking at his expression, it seems that Bei Liang's own people can't stand the frustration of Qu Muqian.
When the team stopped, there was a burst of boos, and many people looked at the chariots and horses of the frustrated herdsman with indignant expressions. Li Shun and Bai Guangping didn't know what they were arguing about, Li Shun suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of He Mulan, and shouted at Bai Guangping:
"Go and talk to him! Your words are easy, exhausting our three armies! ”
Bai Guangping's face was sweating like rain, and while wiping his forehead, he came towards He Mulan resignedly, and everyone looked at He Mulan nervously, not knowing how He Mulan would treat him.
"Vice Envoy Bai, it's really not good, I'll leave some people and horses to escort your prince forward slowly. If he is really unwell, I can also find a famous doctor for him in the next town, and then catch up with us when he is cured......"
He Mulan didn't wait for Bai Guangping to speak, and he stopped him from speaking.
"I know we've been delayed for a while." Bai Guangping gritted his teeth, "It's not ......"
He Mulan looked at him with a smile, and everyone behind him glared angrily, Bai Guangping felt a void in his heart, he couldn't say anything like the friendship between the two countries, so he could only go back in a gloomy way.
When he entered the city in the evening of the same day, he heard that Fuqu Muqian was carried down, and then Li Shun asked the local county magistrate to properly arrange Fuqu Mujian, and invited a famous doctor, thinking that he had finally thrown off this burden.
Who expected that the next day, the brigade was about to go on the road, but found that the frustrated Muqian, who had been sick and crooked, actually forced himself to ride alone, and asked the attendants and guards to tie him to the horse to prevent him from falling off the horse halfway.
It is really uncomfortable to be tied up while riding, and if he really faints halfway, it is equivalent to being tied up, which is tantamount to a kind of torture, and when he is sober, his whole body will seem to fall apart.
The prince's perseverance at this time made He Mullan and the others impressed, thinking that if he had not been procrastinating before, the whole mission would not be so disgusted with him now.
Unexpectedly, not long after they sighed just now, Li Shun and Wang Liang, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, immediately came together, and the first thing they said to He Mulan was:
"General Hua, please speed up the march! The news that Bei Liang came, King Bei Liang was seriously ill. ”
The author has something to say: Little Theater:
Frustrated Muqian: ...... Lao Tzu is just being eaten back, do you want to vomit and pull and fall unconscious? Author: You play me, right?
Hemulan: (frowning) If I throw you down again, how can it be so easy to return the stealing of people's things! I wasn't so short-lived!
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