Chapter 716: Reply
If it was just speculation before, after listening to Lu Changxian's words, she was already able to determine that Hua Mingfu's letter must be hidden in Mingtang.
Hua Mingfu's abnormality in front of Lu Changxian should be a hint for her to crack the letter.
"The battle situation ......" After Lu Changxian went out, the cuckoo muttered in his mouth, picked up the letter again, which he had read many times, and analyzed it word by word again.
The letter was not long, but it was only a few words.
This time, Cuckoo's eyes quickly locked on the last paragraph of the letter.
Finally, her gaze lingered on the last paragraph of the letter.
"Although Mr. has to offer medicine to help, but the strength of the enemy and me is too disparity, even if my soldiers are brave, they are really powerless to return to the sky, Jingyuan City is afraid that it will not be able to hold it, for the sake of safety, Mr. Please evacuate quickly."
In the whole letter, the only one that can really be said to be related to the war situation is the last paragraph.
Du Juan stared at this passage and muttered for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out what Hua Mingfu wanted to express.
Is she dissatisfied with the Ming Palace's move to borrow medicine and win over the army, so the letter is beaten, so that she doesn't waste her mind anymore?
Or is there no malice, and the letter is to ease relations and seek greater help?
If it's the former, it's okay to say, just ignore it.
But if it is the latter, Hua Mingfu has the intention of befriending the Ming Palace, then the Ming Palace, it must be taken seriously.
It's just that Hua Mingfu's letter is too vague, and Du Juan can't tell Hua Mingfu's attitude at all, whether it is the former or the latter.
Du Juan thought about it for a long time, and finally felt that Hua Mingfu's letter didn't look like a beating.
Hua Mingfu, who learned from Lu Changxian's mouth, was by no means pedantic.
At the beginning, Lu Changxian and others were able to stay in the army, but Hua Mingfu still contributed, which shows that this person is willing to accept things that are beneficial to the army.
This time, the medicinal materials are also urgently needed in the army, and they are used by the soldiers to save their lives.
Can he accept the people who left the Ming Palace, but not the medicine of the Ming Palace?
If she said that before, she visited the generals everywhere, and when the meaning of wooing was obvious, Hua Mingfu came to the letter and knocked it, she felt that it was normal.
But for the sake of this batch of medicinal materials, or the medicinal materials bought with money in the army, Du Juan felt that this possibility was not very likely.
Therefore, Hua Mingfu's sudden letter, she was more inclined to the latter, Hua Mingfu mentioned the battle situation to Lu Changxian, and complained in the letter, it should be to get more support from the Ming Palace.
Du Juan's eyes lit up, whether this was Fang Youqun's instruction or Hua Mingfu's personal meaning, Ming Wangfu couldn't miss it.
Hua Mingfu is Fang Youqun's henchman, if the Ming Wangfu can take him, it will definitely be of great help to subdue Fang Youqun in the future.
immediately took a pen and paper, and had to reply to Hua Mingfu.
Suddenly, she looked stunned again, and then she was surprised, and said with a smile: "A letter that didn't say anything actually made me almost lose an inch, and under the fame, it was really true!" ”
Shaking his head, the cuckoo picked up the letter again, read it again, and then put it away, his face completely calm.
She suddenly figured it out, even if she wanted to befriend Hua Mingfu again, she couldn't Hua Mingfu come to a vague letter without the slightest hint of it, and she would lose her every inch.
Cooperation always has a mutually beneficial basis, and if Hua Mingfu really has the heart to communicate with the Ming Palace, he must have his interests.
Now he took the initiative to find the Ming Wangfu, and the non-Ming Wangfu took the initiative to find him, the initiative should be in the hands of the Ming Wangfu, how could he let him lead the Ming Wangfu's nose?
Thinking of this, Du Juan's eyes skimmed, picked up a pen and paper, and replied to Hua Mingfu.
It didn't take long for a letter to be written.
The cuckoo summoned Lu Changxian, who was still waiting outside, and handed the letter to him, so that he could send it to Hua Mingfu after dawn.
Lu Changxian took the order to leave, and the cuckoo got up and came to the door, and looked at the sky, it was almost dawn.
After thinking about it, he summoned the monks around him and ordered him to strengthen his vigilance.
She is cautious, Hua Mingfu's letter, the last sentence of which made her leave quickly, may not be impossible to warn herself.
Although this possibility is small, it should not be left unguarded.
After all, the news from the DPRK and China has come, His Majesty and King Ming have torn their faces, and it is hard to guarantee that there will be no loyal monarchs who will try to provoke a war between King Ming's Mansion and Fang Shuai by attacking her.
For this, the cuckoo is not too jealous.
As long as Fang Shuai didn't want to kill her, with the escort force around her, safety could still be guaranteed.
As for whether Fang Shuai will kill her to show his loyalty to Xinjun?
Du Juan thought that the possibility was extremely small, Hua Mingfu's letter was proof, if Fang Shuai wanted to kill her, Hua Mingfu would not be able to write to her at this time.
Therefore, it is enough to be more vigilant in eating and living.
The next morning, fighting resumed.
The banner barbarians attacked again, a bloody battle, and how many sons died on the battlefield.
Hua Mingfu stood on the city wall, watching the blood-stained corpses being taken off the city wall, and then raised his eyes to look at the banner fluttering in the wind ten miles away.
"Look at the banner and posture, are you not ready to collect the troops?"
Hua Mingfu heard the voice, turned his head, and saw Lu Changxian standing beside him with a stern face.
"From this moment on, if they don't take Jingyuan City, they won't collect their troops!" Hua Mingfu sighed.
"Won't you call it in?" When Lu Changxian heard this, he immediately turned his head, but saw that Hua Mingfu didn't say anything more and turned away.
Lu Changxian hurriedly followed, and the two of them went down the city tower and returned to Hua Mingfu's office.
The war is critical, Fang Shuai has personally sat on the front line, and the soldiers under him have also come with him, which has the meaning of living and dying with the city.
Hua Mingfu also followed Fang Shuai and worked downstairs in the city.
The people who followed Hua Mingfu to protect him were not the monks of the Lian family, but also the monks of the original Bamboo Leaf Gate.
Before entering, Lu Changxian glanced at his junior brother, and the man stayed outside the door and did not follow up.
There were only two people left, Lu Changxian did not hesitate, quickly took out the letter and handed it to Hua Mingfu.
Hua Mingfu took it and glanced at Lu Changxian first, Lu Changxian nodded: "Mr. Du wrote it himself." ”
Hua Mingfu glanced at the wax seal and saw that it was intact, so he asked, "Do you have something to explain?" ”
"Never!" Lu Changxian shook his head and said.
"Got it." Hua Mingfu nodded, didn't read the letter first, but muttered: "Rumors are spreading in the army today, I guess Your Excellency has heard about it." ”
"I know a little bit about it." Lu Changxian nodded.
He did hear something, not from the cuckoo, but from the army.
As soon as he came over today, someone from Zhuyemen found him and asked about the affairs of the court, saying that it was rumored in the army today, and at the enthronement ceremony, His Majesty and King Ming turned their faces, and the court and China were in chaos.
Hua Mingfu had a calm face and said: "The thief saw that the situation in my dynasty was settled, and he was worried that our reinforcements were coming, so he rushed to take northern Jiangsu." It is to deliberately spread rumors, slandering the news that His Majesty is unknown, that the Ming King is disloyal, that the courtiers are not virtuous, and that the warlords are chaotic to hit the hearts of our army. Now the army's heart is shaking, and the banner barbarians take advantage of the situation to attack, and retreat without leaving, which shows that the general attack is imminent. I also hope that Your Excellency will dispatch all the masters under your command and be ready to go all out. ”
Although I haven't gone to Du Juan to confirm these news, I have heard the rumors about the enthronement ceremony today.
Lu Changxian felt that this might not be a rumor, and it was precisely because it was not a rumor that it would have such a big impact on the morale of the military.
The soldiers shed blood and sacrificed here, and there was no support from the DPRK and China, but on the contrary, it was a miasma of smoke and chaos, how could this not hit the morale of the soldiers, and how could it not make the soldiers feel resentful?
If there are people with intentions to stir up trouble in it, the morale of the army will be shaken, and it will certainly be inevitable that morale will be low.
"Mr. Hua, don't worry, I will go and order, from now on, all the people under the door will be on standby." Lu Changxian sighed in his heart, he couldn't evaluate the affairs of the court, for him, the Ming Palace's mansion was safe and sound.
"There is labor!" Hua Mingfu bowed his hand and thanked him.
"Where the duty is, if Mr. Hua has orders, he will summon them at any time."
After Lu Changxian left, Hua Mingfu smiled bitterly and sighed, he didn't tell Lu Changxian the truth.
Fang Shuai's decision to withdraw troops must not be leaked, the withdrawal of troops is to withdraw troops, and the withdrawal of troops is also strategic, not to say that they just left the city, turned around and ran.
Next, Jingyuan City will not only show no signs of withdrawing troops, but the resistance will become more and more fierce......
Thinking of the soldiers who died on the city wall today, Hua Mingfu took a deep breath and opened the letter.
After reading it, he was stunned for a moment, and then the blood on his face surged slightly, and he felt that there was a mouthful of old blood spurting in his chest.
Holding back the irritation in his heart, he closed his eyes to adjust his emotions, opened them again, calmed down a little, and read the letter again from beginning to end.
Twice!
Three times!
……
In the letter, Du Juan first responded to his praise, saying that whether it is as the Ming Prince's Mansion, Daomen, or the people of Daxia, it is their duty to make a contribution to the cause of resisting barbarism, and they should not be praised.
Later, Du Juan expressed his sincere admiration for the marshal and all the soldiers who were fighting on the front line, and promised that no matter how difficult it was, he would continue to give support to the army as much as he could.
Finally, Du Juan encouraged the army, expressing her firm belief that the difficulties are only temporary, and the victorious people will belong to the righteous side, and Du Juan is willing to work together with the army and the righteous people from all sides to fight for the great cause of resisting barbarism......
Hua Mingfu put down the letter in his hand and finally confirmed that this was an ordinary reply, and there was only a scene in the whole story.
After a long time, Hua Mingfu spit out a mouthful of turbid breath in his chest, staring at the letter on the table silently, his face changing from time to time.
At this moment, just like Du Juan at that time, he couldn't be sure at all, whether Du Juan didn't understand his letter, or did he understand it, but he deliberately pretended not to understand.
In the end, a wry smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Du, Mr. Du, the body of a woman, the name of Mr. Ju, really cannot be underestimated, but I have taken my own humiliation." ”
Hua Mingfu shook his head, it doesn't matter whether the cuckoo pretends to be incomprehensible or really doesn't understand.
Now the problem is that Cuckoo didn't pick up.
His letter did play a little trick, deliberately vague and left no handle.
I thought that even so, the cuckoo would be tempted to come to the door.
However, the cuckoo did not accept as expected.
To be honest, this was really unexpected, and with the eagerness shown by the cuckoo after coming to northern Jiangsu, it should not be so.
Although Hua Mingfu was puzzled, he didn't have much time to think about it, and his time was precious now.
What's next?
Do nothing, just retreat according to Fang Shuai's strategy, or write another letter, a clear and clear letter.
If you don't do anything, just watch Fang Shuai retreat, it will definitely not work.
Before His Majesty ascended the throne, let the marshal retreat, but the marshal did not retreat.
Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, Fang Shuai immediately retreated, how could His Majesty spare the marshal?
If there is no one in the court to help, how can the marshal be responsible for the loss of the country.
Hua Mingfu's heart was heavy, he had no choice, today, except for King Ming, he couldn't find a second person who could keep him handsome.
It's just that once he votes for King Ming with Dashuai behind his back, what will happen to Dashuai's side?
In the end, Hua Mingfu still had no choice, no matter what, he couldn't watch Dashuai go into a desperate situation.