Chapter 173: Night
After getting out of the carriage, Li Xiaonuan and the others were taken to a small house in the middle of nowhere. The junior general had said before that he would lock them up in a forbidden room. It can be seen that this is the legendary forbidden room.
Li Xiaonuan looked around and found that this place was no different from the Li family with four walls when she first crossed over before. The only difference is that the windows of this low house are built quite high, and they are still very small.
Li Xiaonuan took a closer look and found that those windows could not be called windows at all. Because even a five-year-old child like Xiaojun can't climb out of that opening.
The small house is surrounded by stone walls nearly two and a half meters high made of large stone bricks that have been hewn out of large stone bricks. Since entering this small courtyard surrounded by high walls, Li Xiaonuan and the others have been divided into two waves, men and women, and locked up in two rooms respectively.
Before dark, Li Dacai and several of them were also brought here one after another. The forbidden room was instantly filled with people from the Li family. Especially Li Xiaonuan's house, all of them are women and children, and it is very lively.
It's early autumn, and although it's very hot during the day, it's still quite cool at night. In this forbidden room, there was nothing but two rows of bed boards, not even straw.
What's more, in this mountain forest, the most terrifying mosquitoes or something, that is really as dense as a cow's hair. Especially the three youngest children, Jun, Xiaoxian and Xiaozheng, who had not stayed for half an hour, were already tossed by those mosquitoes and couldn't stand it.
Mao and Chen sighed while distressed to repel mosquitoes for Xiaoxian and Xiaozheng, tickling and sighing.
It's not that Chen didn't want to ask Li Xiaonuan what trouble he had caused again. But before she came, Lao Wuli Dali warned her to keep her mouth shut and not say anything. Therefore, even if Chen hates it in his heart now, he doesn't dare to show anything.
The old lady smeared some saliva to relieve the itching in the place where Xiaojun was bitten by insects (the older generation in the countryside did this), and discussed with Li Xiaonuan.
"Xiao Nuan, do you think we can ask them for some mosquito repellent straw. I see, we can't hold it like this. Also, the night in the mountains is so cold, if there is no cotton bedding or something, what will they do with the army? The old lady had a bitter face, and the more she talked, the more sad she felt.
Li Xiaonuan thought about it and felt that this would not work. She said, "I'll go to the door and ask if I can ask for something." ”
Just when Li Xiaonuan and the others felt powerless to survive tonight, in the mountains, Zhou Liufei was carrying a big knife on his back and climbing towards the southwest. In a cave on the mountainside in front of him, a man leaned against the mountain wall with a dying breath, and a language that did not belong to Qi Song came out of his mouth.
At the same time, Wei Yu, Qi Ji and Sang Moyun had already arrived outside the barracks one after another. Qi Ji looked at Wei Yu who was waiting to enter the camp with a tired face, and asked him, "I called you several times on the road, why didn't you agree?" ”
Wei Yu replied expressionlessly: "In a hurry." ”
Qi Ji was speechless.
After Sang Moyun got off the horse, he leaned directly on a camphor tree outside the camp, and it took a long time to ease up. She stepped forward and complained, "Brother Yu, even if you're in a hurry, you can't pretend that you can't hear us calling you." I was almost thrown off by a horse. ”
Wei Yu was still expressionless, and said lightly: "Aren't you also in a hurry, and you still care about what you're doing." When you go in, you two must not act privately, you have to listen to me, understand? ”
Although it was a flat tone, the commanding tone was unquestionable.
Sang Moyun pursed his lips and did not object to it. Qi Ji didn't have any ideas, so he also went with Wei Yu. The three of them stood quietly at the entrance of the barracks and waited, who had no intention of making a sound.
The sound of gnats resounded throughout the four fields, and there was silence outside the barracks. In the surrounding mountains and forests, a nocturnal bird occasionally flew out, and Sang Moyun was so startled that he leaned towards Wei Yu and Qi Ji. The foraging owl is also very cute from time to time, which adds a lot of mystery to this quiet night.
Soon, one of King Jing's attendants came out in person and led Wei Yu and the three of them in.
"Miss Li, how are they? It's so late, can you bring them some food? While walking in, Qi Ji asked.
"Not yet, the prince is talking to the chief soldier about the conditions, but there is no negotiation. Miss Li still has nothing there for the time being. The attendant replied.
"Then what are you princes doing all afternoon?" Wei Yu was a little dissatisfied.
"Lord Wang, he didn't wait for the chief soldier until just now, so he didn't accomplish anything." The attendant was humiliated for his own prince.
"Who is the chief soldier stationed here?" Qi Ji asked. It's no wonder he doesn't know, it's really that he's not interested in officialdom. If it weren't for this incident, he might not have cared about the border guards here for the rest of his life.
Wei Yu thought about it for a while, and worked hard to search for information about the general army of Yongzhou Mansion in his mind.
"It's Qian Lin, Qian Dafu's brother. In the court, there is no object to climb. This man is brave and resourceful, but not scheming. Wei Yu told what he knew.
"Rich money? Isn't it the current guard in Xinzhou Village? Qi Ji understood.
The Qian family is an upstart in the court, and he has followed the current emperor to fight the country and made a lot of military achievements. The men of their clan are all brave and brave men. On the battlefield, you can not only kill the enemy bravely, but also retreat from the enemy with wit. In short, the status and reputation that their clan has earned now are well deserved.
It is precisely because of their unshakable position and power in the army that many nobles and thoughtful people are trying to win them over. It's just that this Qian is quite interesting, no matter how others curry favor and woo them, people always look like "I am only loyal to the person on the throne".
Although Qian Lin is not scheming, he has two deputy generals and divisions around him, which is very effective. I think those two people may have been bribed to instigate Qian Lin to snub King Jing. Wei Yu said worriedly.
"What is their reason for targeting King Jing? King Jing is an upright prince, how can a general of one side afford to slack off? Qi Ji didn't understand.
Perhaps, in their eyes, King Jing's name is no longer a threat. So they are unscrupulous and not afraid of being held accountable. Wei Yu analyzed.
"Could it be that this incident also implicates King Jing?" Qi Ji asked.
"No, this incident is aimed at King Jing. All these things are for King Jing. That's right, it's like this, someone is putting a trap on King Jing. Wei Yu suddenly felt that he had found a breakthrough, and all the strange things were solved.
Sang Moyun silently followed behind a few people, and the smart one didn't say anything. Because of those topics, she doesn't know at all and doesn't plan to understand. She is worried about Li Xiaonuan and them now, and feels that Li Xiaonuan's family is more difficult now.
Immortals have always fought, and those who suffer are only mortals. (To be continued.) )