Chapter 53: The First Expedition (3)
Initial Campaign
On the 28th, Kang Lang feasted. Mu Qing carefully dressed up and went with Du Ruhui. His sons and daughters were playing in front of the wine shop, Mu Qing got out of the carriage and laughed with them for a while, and one of them gave a small red gold peach pit, which was tied to the delicate little wrist with a red rope. A child of Hu ancestry, with big eyes and curly hair and long eyelashes, looks beautiful and pleasant. Du Ruhui couldn't help but reach out and pinch the soft cheeks of the child's flesh tuo and tease it. Ah Liu quietly teased: "Qi Niang likes it, why don't you give birth quickly, look at Ah Lang is happy, and there will be a little Ah Lang another day......"
Mu Qing nudged her elbow and smacked her, "This is also nonsense, no matter how much nonsense you talk about, you will be sent to marry after the New Year." ”
"What nonsense, it's the most serious." Ah Liu Yu smiled and argued, Du Ruhui turned his head and asked what they were discussing, both of them stopped, but a thin layer of red clouds fainted on Mu Qing's cheeks.
When I entered the wine shop, I still went to the usual compartment. As the cubicles moved away, Mu Qing already regretted coming with him, and He Suizhao happened to sit upright for a while, raising his eyebrows and smiling at her exaggeratedly. She looked at Du Ruhui, he didn't seem to care, so he had to move to the table head, and when he saw that Li Shimin was also in the seat, he bowed and sat down.
"Qi Niang has been recuperating so well recently." He Suizhao really laughed unceremoniously, and looked at her unscrupulously. She frowned slightly, remembering that he had helped him twice in danger, and reluctantly raised her head and smiled at him perfunctorily, which was considered to be overdue.
In the name of the banquet, He Sui Zhaotong handed over the news that Yang Xuan was about to rebel, he had a heavy army, and this reversal had a chance of winning. "Tang Guogong went to Liaodong Town for grain, Yang Xuan felt that Liyang Town grain, if he guarded Youzhou, refused to send troops and did not send grain and grass, and cut off the connection between the imperial drive and the eastern capital, Tang Guogong would be blocked in Liaodong together, and he would not be able to return." Du Ruhui dipped in wine, roughly drew the boundary on the case, pondered for a moment and said: "Such a pattern, coupled with Yang Xuan's sense of power in the court, he only needs to send someone to assassinate the lord and blame Tang Guogong, while purging Tang Guogong externally, and on the other hand, he can win over courtiers to help him ascend to the throne, and he can justifiably enter the government." ”
Mu Qing couldn't help but shudder when he heard this, and when he raised his eyes, Kang Lang folded his hands, tightened his brows and stared at the situation drawn with wine on the case. He Suizhao put away his frivolous appearance, and said to Li Shimin with a rare face: "If Da Lang gets this news, Yu Erlang is afraid that it will be a big disadvantage." ”
"What about Yang Xuan's sensibility?" Mu Qing interjected softly.
He Suizhao responded: "Rigid and self-serving, courage is indeed brave, but the plan is indebted." Then he seemed to remember another incident, "He had some dealings with Li Mi in the past, and this time he wanted to do something, so he sent someone to summon Li Mi secretly." The news that he wanted to rebel was handed over by Li Mi. Because he was suspicious and conceited, Li Mi was reluctant to follow him. ”
Du Ruhui pinched the small wine cup and paused for a while, with a smile on his face, "Let Li Mi answer the call, and don't pay attention to Wagangzhai for the time being." Only let Li Mi conspire for him, and tell him that according to Youzhou, the emperor is the best policy, enter Daxing, control Tongguan is the middle policy, attack the eastern capital, the victory is difficult to decide, and the next policy. Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at Du Ruhui suspiciously.
Mu Qing chuckled, "Yang Xuan is arrogant and suspicious, you might as well provoke him with words, the more others say it is good, he feels bad." Let Li Mi keep urging him to take the best strategy, he will definitely abandon it, and only take that strategy as a good strategy. If he chooses the middle strategy, Tang Guogong will be able to lead his troops back to exterminate him, and he will be able to wait for the opportunity to hold heavy troops and join Li in the west. If he chooses the next strategy, it will be difficult to attack the eastern capital, and if he can't attack repeatedly, he will flee west, which is similar to the middle strategy after all. ”
Everyone in the compartment breathed a sigh of relief, He Suizhao stood up and bowed his hand to everyone, "This matter should not be delayed, I will arrange it." The door of the compartment was suddenly removed, and a nervous-looking Hu Nu entered the door, quickly found Kang Lang in a group of people, walked quickly to him, and whispered a few words in his ear, Kang Lang reassured him in a low voice, seeing that the meaning was about to order her not to show panic, Hu Nu tried her best to calm down, turned around and went out again.
Kang Lang said to Li Shimin: "Brother Venerable has just gone upstairs, and he is sitting in the desk outside the compartment by the window at this time. Looking at the situation, it seemed that she was discussing something with someone, and the bearded girl who served the wine in my shop only vaguely heard something, as if she was mentioning Jinchengguan and Xue Gong. ”
"He didn't go to Luodong Building, he came to the Nanshi wine shop to discuss matters, obviously to avoid people's eyes." Li Shimin said coldly: "When my father and I leave the Eastern Capital, he should secretly connect with the Xue family in Jincheng County." ”
In order to avoid Li Jiancheng outside the compartment, the five of them all sat inside and couldn't go out, and after discussing for a while Li Jiancheng wanted to secretly contact the Xue family in the northwest, the incident happened suddenly, and they couldn't say anything for a while. Then it came to this trip to Pingliu Kouzhen to collect grain and grass, Li Shimin fought with the army, and the wedding ceremony was imminent, so he couldn't help but congratulate him, Mu Qing saw that he was not very happy, smiled slightly, and led the topic elsewhere.
After an hour, Hu Nu came again and said that Li Jiancheng had been gone for a while, and everyone dispersed. Li Shimin's entourage went to the back to lead the horse, and it was inconvenient for people to come and go in front of the wine shop, so he stood at the door of the backyard and waited. Mu Qing was also waiting for Ada to set up a car in the backyard, and saw him standing alone in the back alley with his hands behind his back from a distance, his posture was as long as a rainbow, and he had prematurely taken off his youthful appearance, giving people a sense of stability and reliability for no reason. The eldest grandson's vision is good, but it just so happens that Yinghua's vision is so lofty, young and ignorant is just ambitious, when he grows up and understands the rules of the world, he may be able to smile indifferently.
She stared at him for a while, walked forward slowly, and said to him solemnly: "Yinghua is still young, and on the battlefield, there is only Erlang who can protect her thoroughly." Li Shimin seriously arched his hand and said: "Qi Niang, rest assured, I will be protective of my eyes." Since he made such a promise, Mu Qing was a lot more relieved, Cha Aliu came from the front, saying that the car was ready, she nodded and thanked him, turned to get in the car and went home.
After a day's rest, Mu Qing turned the matter between Li Jiancheng and the Xue family in his mind, and thought carefully about how to deal with it. Tang Guogong's side branch Li held heavy troops at the Wuwei border pass, which could balance Xue Ju. Only Tang Guogong personally wrote a letter, sent He Sui Zhao to hand, before Li Jiancheng, informed him that Da Lang had a different heart, urged him to form an alliance with Erlang, and obeyed Erlang's orders, he saw that it was a letter sent by Li Gong's confidant, and he would follow it, and she would go to Jincheng Pass to mediate the rest.
I discussed it with Du Ruhui twice. At first, he was not allowed, and he was sure that he could get Tang Guogong's handwritten letter, but he couldn't promise Mu Qing to go to the west in person. Although He Suizhao's demeanor is a little flurky, sex is something he can trust, but the distance is far, there are bandits along the way, and the bitter cold on the border is what he is worried about, and the most important thing is that he is not at ease, as well as the femme fatale-like Gu Erniang. How can I report that Li Jiancheng has made frequent moves recently, and the travel date is approaching, and there is really no proper strategy. Mu Qing calmly discerned, and carefully sorted out every possibility and every response to him, and He Suizhao also carefully selected four strong dead soldiers to follow the guards, Du Ruhui reluctantly agreed, and he was determined to go with Ada.
In the afternoon of the New Year, Kang Lang came to visit and sent the New Year's gift that Mu Qing entrusted him to find. In the year, the Tang Guogong Mansion Xingerlang's wedding ceremony, the female dependents had to give each other a lot, and the ordinary embroidered beads were inevitably cheesy, so she asked Kang Lang to bring some fresh objects from the Western Regions. It is not easy to do business in the chaos of war, and there is the Xue Family Pass in Jincheng Pass, this Kang Lang can still take the trade road, and I don't know what kind of magic power he has. She unfolded the layers of wrapping, it was a moon white background decorated with gold thread woven beads and colorful horse pattern thick brocade. She recognized the beaded brocade, the pattern of the Persian State in the Western Regions, which coincided with the brocade craft of the Han people, was abundant in the Han Dynasty, and it was rare to see it after the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty.
"The beaded brocade of Persian Sassanid is not valuable, but it is a rare thing in the world, can Qi Niang still be satisfied?" Kang Lang squinted his eyes, pulled up a piece of brocade to meet the strong light of the sun, and he was quite satisfied with this errand. Mu Qing was used to being casual with him, and he didn't thank him, he smiled at the brocade in his hand and said, "This little object really doesn't show your magical powers." ”
Kang Lang's heart tightened, like countless tiny beads jumping over, and sure enough, she beckoned to Ah Liu Ayun, ordered them to look around, Mo Jiao approached, and then turned his head and smiled at him inscrutablely: "In such troubled times, you can still transport goods freely, you must have found another way." Did I say something wrong? ”
Kang Lang sneered a few times, "That's nature. Mu Qing understood that this business was as important as his life, so he refused to reveal it lightly.
"If I want to go to Wuwei County, I have to bypass Jincheng Pass, do you have a law? Rest assured, I will never reveal this to outsiders. ”
Kang Lang half-opened his mouth, stunned for a while, looked at her weak willow-like figure, and suddenly laughed dryly, "Qi Niang is laughing naughtily." After speaking, he felt as if he was talking nonsense, and shook his head. There are no rebels and bandits, it's just ...... Nearly 4,000 miles away, from the abandoned chicken deer stuffed out of the Great Wall of Yinshan, along the edge of the northern desert through the desert, after the Lingwu supply, then into the desert, until Wuwei County, to bypass the Jincheng Pass. is as delicate and expensive as Qi Niang, not to mention a bumpy and hard work, just talking about the sandstorm in the spring desert, but it costs people's lives. ”
"You just have to draw me the line carefully, and you don't have to worry about the rest. Since there are extremely important things that must be gone, there is nothing to do who walks to that bitter cold place. Mu Qing stared at him and said. Kang Lang lowered his head and touched the beard on his cheek, his face was calm and silent, she thought that he was reluctant to tell all about Mituo's business, and her heart gradually sank. Unexpectedly, he stomped his foot suddenly, raised his head and gritted his teeth, and said, "That's it, that's it." And I will lead you through this path. ”
Mu Qing felt a burst of relief, and he was very grateful to Kang Lang for his righteousness and heroism. This move is dangerous, like a chestnut in the fire, Cheng Ze held the northwest, and also took Xue Ju into the bag, and if he lost, he lost half of the world, maybe even his own life had to be taken, not only her, but also He Suizhao and Kang Lang, as well as a group of entourage.
In front of Du Ruhui, she only said the odds, she didn't dare to say defeat, she had a plan in her heart, she had always cherished her life, if she went to die for the Li family, she didn't want to, but if it was for Du Ruhui, her life could be offered with both hands, and she was only wronged by Kang Langbai. Just as he was about to open his mouth to confide in the apologetic words, Kang Lang waved his hand crisply, "Qi Niang doesn't need to say much, I know all the hardships and dangers, just one sentence, wealth and danger are sought, and there is no profit and no early age." ”
Hearing him say this, Mu Qing felt no guilt and nodded with a smile.
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