He Mulan naturally knew that Princess Xingping was courting her, hoping to gain her favor. It's a skill that pretty women are born with, and there's no difference between using her appearance to make herself safe and her using her force to make herself safe.

He Mulan is not averse to this kind of "overture", and he does not think that there is anything wrong with Princess Xingping doing such an act. But she is a woman after all, and she can only take care of her within a reasonable range.

As for her saying that she stinks or something, to be honest, it really hurt Hermulan's self-esteem.

They are the team that is about to cross the desert, where water is very precious.

With a huge mission of more than 5,000 people, the replenishment of water and grain and grass knows how complicated and troublesome it is to use every time, and they can only supply about five days at a time, and the rest must be replenished by the oases and towns in Beiliang along the way, and no water and grain and grass will be wasted before entering the next supply point.

Don't look at Princess Xingping can still sit in the car in full clothes now, this is because she has not yet entered the desert. Once in the desert, the car cannot drive on the sand, and even Princess Xingping has to start riding horses and camels.

All the baggage and belongings placed on the cart were to be replaced by camels to carry, and the carts were to be abandoned on the border of Beiliang, until they reached the city of Chin Khan, and then there were chariots and horses to replace the camels.

He Mulan once marched in a hurry, and he also experienced a time when he couldn't take a shower and wash his hair for several months, so he naturally knew that the smell on his body was not very good. Friends and fire companions who knew her identity once muttered about whether to save the water they drank to wipe her, but she also refused.

There's no need, anyway, tomorrow will be sunburned, and it will be muddy again, with sand on his face, and he can relax and wash himself when he arrives at the oasis, and before that, as long as he is camping in the wild, he must leave a qiē resource.

But she is a woman after all, and she is inevitably a little aggrieved that she is sloppy enough to directly smoke another woman to the point of covering her nose and yelling.

Who doesn't want to take a shower and wash their hair!

Who doesn't want to nibble on watermelon in the big tent refreshingly!

If I hadn't escorted you, would I have had to suffer this?

"General Hua, the guards said you didn't eat anything at night...... Zheng Zong came in from outside the door, holding a bowl of soup in his hand, which should be boiled with dried meat and some vegetables, and it was steaming with an appetizing aroma.

"I'm going to get up early tomorrow, so let's have something to eat first."

At this time, He Mulan was flipping through the file, and when he saw Zheng Zong coming in, he began to scream in his stomach. At this time, she remembered that she had not eaten when she came out of Princess Xingping's tent at night, and she had been a little depressed by the matter of "I stink", and she actually forgot to call someone to pass the meal.

He Mulan thanked Zheng Zong for the dinner, and while drinking it cold, he looked at him curiously: "Why are you here to deliver the meal?" What about them?"

Zheng Zongzheng was overjoyed that he could be so close to He Mulan, and said with a smile: "The temperature on the ground is too high during the day, and their horseshoes are a little wrong, and when they arrive at camp, they all take care of their horses, so I volunteered to deliver food......

He sat on a camel, and although he was not comfortable, he had no such concerns.

"In this case, it is not enough to travel continuously, the horseshoe will be abolished......" He Mulan sighed, "it is better to travel in the desert than camels."

"King Liang has prepared thousands of camels for us in the oasis of Qingtongxia, and there are guides to follow, and when we reach Qingtongxia, we can replace the sick horses with camels. The good horses that Bei Liangjin dedicated to our country are also difficult to serve, and it has only been a few days, and there are already diarrhea starters."

Zheng Zongzai was speechless: "Now I don't know if Princess Xingping can adapt to the hardships on the road, if she wants to have a case on the road, we will all be unlucky."

He Mulan thought about Xingping covering his nose and shouting, and his eyes couldn't help but darken.

"Whether she can adapt or not, she has to be patient."

"General Hua, I heard that you just went to Princess Xingping's tent?" Zheng Zong lowered his voice and finally said the point of his visit: "What I said last time was not a joke, you better stay away from this princess. If she complains to Her Majesty that you have been disrespectful to her, even if Her Majesty will not condemn you, I am afraid that she will have a knot in her heart."

It was because he heard that He Mulan had gone to Xingping's tent alone, so he volunteered to come and deliver food.

He Mulan laughed after listening to Zheng Zong's words, and felt that Zheng Zong was really careful and grateful, and on the other hand, he felt that it was really funny:

"Haha, you don't have to worry about me, no matter who you suspect, you can't be suspicious of me."

Zheng Zong didn't know the identity of He Mulan's woman at all, but seeing that she was so sure, he could only stop the "advice" suspiciously, and began to talk about what he had seen and heard along the way:

"General Meng Yulong is indeed very good to the Bodhi Prince, and he has to go over every half an hour to take a look and ask......"

"There are many people in the Iron Guard Battalion in Beiliang who seem to be reluctant to go to Pingcheng, and they are complaining all the way......"

"It was said that Sha Fat was coming, and the Daxingyi was not there, and the adults in the mission didn't dare to urge the trip, and some were still discussing whether it would be better to take the waterway......"

"Your Majesty's letter hasn't arrived in Beiliang for a long time, and they all said that the war in Beiyan may not be very smooth, and I don't know if the letter from the stable really can't be delivered, or if there is something wrong on the way......"

He Mulan originally just listened to Zheng Zong's words casually, but when he heard that he was able to collect so much information in a short period of time, and he could also say it in a clear manner, he was simply a talent!

"Do you have it? [,！ Have you ever thought about being an egret officer?" He Mulan suddenly came up with this sentence: "I think you have the potential to be an egret official."

Zheng Zong was chattering, but he didn't expect He Mulan to say this, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Me? Egret officer?"

In the Wei State, where there was no Yulu, the Egret official was probably the most fertile and most valued official position. When searching for evidence or investigating witnesses, no one will say anything even if they are scavenged, and Tuoba Tao will always give rewards in order to hold the loyalty and integrity of the Egret Officer.

The most important thing is that the Egret official is clearly on the face and in the secret, you are the Egret official does not affect you to continue to climb up with the official position on the surface, on the contrary, in order for your Egret official identity to be waved to the extreme, often the officials who are secretly the Egret official climb very quickly.

There is no access to any information at the bottom, and only when the identity begins to be important can enough important information be detected, which is why the Egret Officer is valued by so many people.

"I'm afraid I can't be an egret official...... I don't have the ability to make a gentleman ......" Zheng Zong naturally has a lot of expectations in his heart, and becoming a white egret official is an advantage or disadvantage in the minds of many people.

"I can only be a translator, writing documents or something......"

"You can imitate other people's handwriting, you have a delicate mind, and you have enough brains to deal with crises. You are used to collecting trivial information to sort out the information you need, and you can bend and stretch, I don't think there are many people like you in the Egret Officer. Do you remember Li Shun?"

He Mullan began to praise Zheng Zong.

When Zheng Zong thought of Li Shun, he couldn't help but think of the fact that he had designed Li Shun to die. Although he did want the leopard to bite him to death, he didn't expect to get a hydrophobia.

This matter is still a secret between Yuan Fang and him, and as soon as He Mulan mentioned it, he couldn't help but feel a little weak.

"Uh...... What ...... do you have with Li Yuanjun?"

"Li Shun wants you to be his internal response, not only do you play the role of a traitor well, but also gain his trust. This is what the Egret Officer has to do a lot of the time, don't you think this is your own talent?"

The more He Mulan talked, the more he felt that perhaps Zheng Zong, this kid, was more suitable to be an egret official than a "eunuch".

"That's it, when I return to Pingcheng, I will help you and Su Hejun and His Majesty to say a few beautiful words. As long as you are willing to become an Egret officer, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

He Mullan's transfer of him from the palace as an interpreter is actually equivalent to damaging his future. He was originally a housekeeper by Tuoba Tao's side, but because Helian Mingzhu's affairs were not favored, and he went to Bei Liang, it can be said that he was excluded from the core position around Tuoba Tao.

If he can't find a suitable position after returning to Beijing, his identity will become very embarrassing.

But joining the Egret official system is different, he himself is a sheren, and it must not be low when he enters the official position of the waiting officer Cao, with her recommendation, it is very likely that he will be directly summoned by Su Hejun as a henchman, the system of the Egret official is different from other official positions, for Zheng Zong, a person from an ordinary background, it is not the best place to swing his skills.

Of course, Zheng Zong couldn't ask for it, he didn't expect that He Mulan would think so much about him, so he immediately bowed down to He Mulan and thanked him.

How did He Mulan know that Zheng Zong said to kneel and kneel, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly picked him up.

"Why are you kneeling me? Isn't that a big deal?"

"For the general, it is just a word of recommendation, but for many people, it is the road to heaven." Zheng Zong said gratefully: "I became a sheren from a petty official in Honglu Temple, and there were originally many former colleagues who were envious and jealous, and then I didn't mix well around His Majesty, and I was left out in the cold, and the rumors and rumors spread by those villains back then were even more embarrassing, if I can really go to wait for the official Cao, why be afraid of the words of these villains?" As long as I can do things for His Majesty and the general, I am already satisfied! "

"You are doing things for His Majesty and Da Wei, not for me." He Mulan smiled and corrected his mistake, "I didn't mean to send you to Houguan Cao to be my confidant, don't think too much."

"Yes, but even if the general doesn't think so, I won't do anything to be sorry for the general." Zheng Zong's eyes widened to show loyalty: "There will be no one in this world like the general, not to take advantage of it, but to care about the future of my little person......"

"Okay, okay, if you say such a meaty thing again, I'm going to turn my face." He Mulan rubbed the goosebumps on his arm amusedly.

"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, it's not too late to thank you when Su Hejun and His Majesty accept you."

Zheng Zongxi couldn't help but stand up under the support of He Mulan, and his eyes were already a glorious life in the future.

Even if the Egret official is a Zhishi, he will be sent to some idle errands to retire, he is only in his twenties now, and he can work for at least a few more decades......

"And as an egret officer, even if I'm not with the general, I can get news of the general at any time......

Zheng Zong thought happily.

"I heard that Su Hejun has a good relationship with the general, and if I can get Su Hejun's favor, maybe I can also get close to the water and get the moon first, and I will often contact the general......

He has always been worried about the fact that he is going back to the palace and goodbye to He Mulan, and now He Mulan is willing to give him a future, it is like a dream.

The person he admired in his heart was just a stone's throw away, not only did he not look down on him, but he also thought that he was an elite who could become an egret official, and this kind of treatment made Zheng Zong couldn't help but flutter, and posted it next to He Mulan.

Just pasted it, Zheng Zong showed that there was something unusual about He Mulan.

He shrugged his nose.

He Mullan was right in front of Zheng Zong. [,！ Thinking of Princess Xingping's words, he took a few steps back with some embarrassment.

"Isn't it a taste ......?"

She can only scrub and scrub today, does it smell still washed?

"General Hua, I've always wanted to ask......"

Zheng Zong looked at He Mullan inexplicably.

"Why is it that after a day of marching, everyone smells bad, but you have the least smell?"

"Huh?"

He Mulan was dumbfounded.

Zheng Zong continued to say with a strange expression: "Also, you rarely go to the toilet, obviously you have enough water on your body, but I haven't seen you drink much, you sweat so much, but you drink less water, and you don't go to the toilet with everyone on the road......"

Zheng Zong's expression became more and more strange, and He Mulan's heart became more and more panicked.

On the march, the most troublesome thing is to go to the toilet, the time for the army to stop is counted, everyone takes advantage of that time to go to the toilet, you can see the man who opens the gate and releases the water after any mound.

So she has become accustomed to drinking less water when marching, and the original habit of drinking a glass of water every morning has gradually been forgotten because of the frequent marching, just to solve a few personal problems a few times.

She originally thought that no one would notice these details, but she had just praised Zheng Zong's delicate mind and the most suitable for being an egret official, and the next moment she lifted a stone and shot herself in the foot......

Is this guy going to be the first of all to come up with the truth by his own reasoning?

He Mulan looked at Zheng Zong nervously, only to see that he looked He Mulan up and down carefully with a look of doubt and condemnation, especially the place where his face, neck and armpits should be full of sweat stains, and shook his head sternly.

"General Hana, that's what's wrong with you. Although you love cleanliness ......"

He frowned and admonished.

"You can't secretly leave the drinking water behind to scrub your body!"

"The kidneys will go bad!"

What kind of neuropathy is this!

At this time, I was still thinking about what happened to her kidneys!

Bad...... Bad for you!

Hermulan was full of faces.

Perhaps because of the episode born on Zheng Zong, a trace of frustration caused by He Mulan's dislike by Princess Xingping is also gone.

Originally, she didn't have this kind of sad temperament, but now compared to other people around her, she is already very "neat and clean", and she didn't hesitate to leave this kind of thing behind.

Don't talk about it from afar, just look at Chen Jie and Na Luo Hun, just stink all over the body, and every time you march to rest, you have to untie your head and pour water and rub it indiscriminately.

In this era, everyone has long hair, men are fine, and some palace maids who serve Xingping can't help but untie their clothes after a few days, and put the lightest clothes on their bodies.

For this, He Mulan also deliberately beat everyone in the Tiger Army, if anyone dares to run to offend these women, they must be prepared to be sent by her to be "promoted".

However, this promoted official can only be a eunuch.

Frustrated Bodhi still likes to run to her, Meng Yulong is not worried about this at all, but hopes that she will "take care of His Royal Highness the Prince more" with that sincere face.

Can you not take care of it? Bodhi is almost the little tail behind her.

And so I walked for another day, and the itinerary headed towards a place that I couldn't go to.

That oasis of Li Shun's disease.

When they came to Guzang, it was only three days away from Guzang, and Li Shun fell ill in that oasis. In order to worry that he would spread the rabies, He Mullan ordered everyone to march quickly, and sent a few tiger warriors who were not afraid of death to guard the sick Li Shun.

In addition, it is the loyal old servant of Li Shun's family.

Rabies is only twenty-one days from illness to death at most, and now that you count, Li Shun should have died. Li Shun died, but the Tiger Benjun never sent someone back to report the news, and the old servant did not find Gu Zang, He Mulan could not let go of the uneasiness in his heart, and when he returned, he went back to have a look.

The oasis where Li Shun was located was not a very big oasis, and it was not on the road that Guzang had to pass through, if it weren't for Li Shun's need to find a shady place as if he was suffering from heat stroke, I am afraid that everyone would have marched directly to the next town that could be replenished that day.

Because of this, when He Mullan led the army to turn a corner towards the oasis, he did not expect to see this scene in front of him.

"Array!"

He Mulan blushed as he looked at the sand thieves who were plundering the caravan ahead.

"Get ready to attack!"

"Help! Help us! "

"Someone's coming! Someone from Liangguo is coming! Everyone, run in the direction of the army! "

"Ah Duo, let go! Something for them! Officers and soldiers have arrived! "

The men, women, and children in the caravan shouted for help, and some of them were about to give up their belongings, but when they saw the army in the distance, they resolutely turned back and fought the sand pirates.

The robbers in the desert all walk in groups, sometimes in the hundreds or even thousands, coming and going like the wind without leaving a trace, and once they can't get their hands on it, they will flee into the desert.

The caravans along the road are the most suitable targets for them, this route goes to a small oasis that is not very crowded, and every time it comes, it is also a small caravan, and the risk is much smaller than attacking the big caravan, and relatively the number of people who come out to "do business" each time is not large.

It doesn't matter if He Mulan doesn't encounter it, he will definitely not stand idly by when he encounters such a thing

[,！ After a while, this group of sand thieves was pursued to death by the personal guards led by Na Luo Hun and fled, almost without the main force of Hemulan and the Tiger Ben army, hundreds of sand thieves had already fled without a trace.

In the desert, unlike fighting against enemy countries, especially against sand bandits, you can't leave a single living hole, otherwise these sand thieves will fall far behind you until you are weak.

After seeking the consent of He Mulan, Meng Yulong ordered the Iron Guard Battalion to execute the wounded or did not escape the sand thieves for "attacking the people of Beiliang", and began to pacify the merchants in this caravan.

Knowing that this was the army sent by Bei Liang to Heqin, many merchants in the caravan were grateful to Hemulan, and some of them were crying about the people who had been accidentally injured in the sand robbery just now, and the scene was chaotic.

This qiē was nothing more than a gesture for Hermulan, and the destination of these people's journeys was the same as hers, which was the oasis where Li Shun was, so Hermulan agreed to take this group of people with him temporarily until he reached the oasis.

This caravan was made up of many merchants united to act together, which was also the most common practice of merchants in the west corridor of the Tongguò River, so a group of grateful merchants hurriedly packed up the rest of their belongings, and almost panickedly followed behind the ranks of the Iron Guard Battalion, far away from the main force of the Tiger Army, especially the very ornate carriage.

Offended the princess and foreign generals, it's not a joke .

"Young master, do you think that looks like an old mulberry?" Lu Naro, who had been following Gai Wu's side, saw a middle-aged man with a leaning body in the distance, and couldn't help but point at him.

"Like it?"

Lao Sangtou is the original Tiantai army in the "night owl", equivalent to the scout in the army, is one of Gai Tiantai's most trusted subordinates, after Gai Tiantai's death is missing, I heard that he fled to Beiliang Lu Shuihu people to ask for a living.

Gai Wu naturally remembered this shrewd uncle, and when he saw that the man's back was a little like an old mulberry head, he immediately shouted:

"Old mulberry! The old mulberry head is not you! "

In order to entrap these Lu Shuihu people, by the way, he showed favor to the Wei State, and gave these Lu Shuihu men who were dressed like beggars with new clothes and equipment, although they were not particularly sophisticated, they were far better than before this Lu Shuihu people.

Following the Tiger Army, the Lu Shuihu people are more like a protector than a mercenary army of Ye Luzi.

So when someone in the Wei team was shouting his name, the middle-aged man who was hunched down paused and looked back reflexively.

"Old mulberry, it's really you!"

The middle-aged man only felt a gust of wind suddenly, and a horse instantly broke away from the team of the tiger army and came to him.

The man with the black face right away, wasn't his former companion Lunaro or who?

"You guy, why are you in the caravan!"

Lunaro jumped off his horse and hugged the old mulberry enthusiastically.

"How do you ......"

The old mulberry head showed a dumbfounded expression.

"The Tiantai Army has surrendered to the Wei people?"

"Nothing! Hired and just that! "

Lu Naluo knew that Lao Sang Tou had a knot in his heart about Gai Tiantai being killed by the eldest grandson general of the Wei State, so he casually went over and dragged him around his neck to Lu Shuihuren.

"Let's go, the young master is also over there, I'll take you to see him!"