Han Ningshuang has not been in charge for five days, and Wang Xuansu is in charge of all the affairs of the Han army in Suzhou. Wanyan Zongbi asked to see him many times, but he was not allowed. The generals of the Han army thought that she intended to do so, so they all understood it and did not pay a keen visit, lest the eldest lady pretend to be sick and embarrassed. Because Zhao Xingde was about to leave Guannan, he deliberately used the excuse of visiting the sick and prepared to resign to Miss Han in person with the drawings of the firing boundary of the gun position that had been arranged in recent days.

After the maidservant Si Nan Bing, Han Ningshuang immediately reported that Zhao Xingdemai walked into the inner tent and smelled the medicinal fragrance full of tents. When I looked up, I was even more shocked. Unexpectedly, Miss Han was really sick. Han Ningshuang was wearing a grizzly bear skin, as if she was wrapped in a thick quilt, her face burned red, and her eyes dimmed a lot.

Sinan tested her forehead with the back of her hand, touched her body again, and felt hot, and couldn't help but worry: "I have taken the medicine according to Langzhong's instructions, and I have seen sweat at night, why haven't I gotten better?" ”

This little maid was worried, but Han Ningshuang persuaded her instead: "The illness is like a thread, and every time you have a fever and headache, it will have to be delayed for seven or eight days." She spoke with a heavy nose, and said to Zhao Xingde, "Let Mr. Zhao smile." He sat up straight and said with a slight smile: "No one knows about this illness except Wang Xuansu, until now, only Mr. has really come to visit him." She was secretly a little annoyed at this time, and when she met Zhao Xingde like this, she felt haggard. She put her hand on her forehead, frowned slightly, and then thought, "Fortunately, it's not the ghost of tears and snot flowing and plasters on your temples a few days ago." Only then did his heart widen slightly, calm his mind slightly, and gaze at Xingde.

"General Wang is also quite responsible for acting military affairs, why does Miss Han work so hard." Zhao Xingde looked at the books spread out on the desk and said. It is the Han army report matters in Liaodong, which is annotated with a red pen circle, and the ink marks are still fresh, thinking that in the past few days, she is still holding herself sick and reading the military book, no wonder the generals of the Han army think that Han Ningshuang is just calling it sick.

"I'm too lazy to steal it, but I can't steal it." Han Ningshuang smiled bitterly and said, "Xia Guoxiong looks at the world, and all major matters are entrusted to the five mansions, and His Majesty still reads tens of thousands of words every day. Liaodong is in ruins, how dare I slack off. The subordinates may be loyal, but people are not sages, there is always an negligence, and it is always good for someone to read these things more often. ”

"Having said that, since you are sick, you should rest in peace."

Han Ningshuang's cheeks were flushed, and she was silent for a moment, then sighed faintly: "How can things be as good as they should be. She felt a slight headache, rubbed her forehead with her hand, and continued, "When I was still young, although my uncles and uncles in the Han army and the Wanyan tribe were all good to me, I was always panicked and nervous every day, like a chess piece, always being led involuntarily. It wasn't until later, when I was much more sensible, with the wholehearted assistance of the king's master, and my loyal subordinates, that I gradually felt more at ease in this day. However, even so, there are still many things that I can't help myself. ”

Han Ningshuang spoke for a while, his spirit was consumed a lot, he closed his eyes slightly for a moment, and then said: "The method of building the city offered by Mr. Zhao before was quite ingenious, but Nanshan City is very important, although I can trust Mr., but I am not capable of excluding public opinion, and I insist on going my own way." Later, because of the murder of Shenzhou Han'er, Mr. Zhao's intention was brushed again, and Ning Shuang also felt guilty in his heart. Just think about it, the Khitan people have always used brutality to intimidate the Han'er, if they don't return the color, I am afraid that in the future, everyone will be frightened, and the army and civilians will not be available. This is also something that has to be done. Slaughtering innocents, if there is really karma, I, Han Ningshuang, deserve it. A resolute look suddenly appeared on her face, and she coughed violently twice, her cheeks flushed, and the anxious Sinan was at a loss beside her, handing water, beating her back, and crying: "Miss, if the Bodhisattva is to blame, the servant will also go with you to reason." ”

"Miss Han's hardship, Zhao has long understood, there is no need to blame yourself for this."

"I know that Mr. Zhao is a reasonable person, if you hadn't been able to turn around, this disaster would not have disappeared without a trace," Zhao Xingde did, Han Ningshuang also guessed most of it, and she said in a low voice, "It's just that if I don't explain it to you, I'm uneasy." Stretched out his hand to take the medicine bowl handed over by Sinan, and drank it with a frown.

Zhao Xingde wanted to leave Suzhou at this time, he always seemed to feel a little guilty, he considered this word, "Marshal Han" has not yet been exported, Han Ningshuang has put down the medicine bowl, Jinpa wiped the medicine stains on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "This time, Wanyanzong threatened with more than 100,000 Han people in Liaoyang City, if I ignore it, it will be chilling." Knowing that this was a trap, he had to rush forward. In this way, there is still hope to save more than 100,000 Han'er in Liaoyang City. I've thought about it carefully in the past few days, and I can't avoid it for a while, and I can't avoid it for a lifetime. Although our Han army is weak and desperately fighting, it is also very important in this Liaodong. As long as the decisive battle between the Liao and Jin states has not yet been decided, they will not be able to make more enemies. I plan to take 1,000 elite horsemen and 3,000 foot soldiers to Liaoyang. We only listen to the tune, not the announcement. If Jin Guo is not too persecuted, he will help him attack Liaoyang. Otherwise, fight a fish and die and the net is broken. Liaoyang is 600 miles away from Suzhou, and everyone has a bloody way back. ”

Zhao Xingde couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, stood up and said in a deep voice: "The girl is the heart of the people of Liaodong, how can the marshal go to the danger lightly?" ”

"People's hearts?" Han Ningshuang repeated in a low voice, "Mr. Zhao, as the captain of the Protectorate Mansion, should know that most of the fiefs of the founding princes are on the border of Anxi and Anbei, if there are more than 100,000 people of the Xia Kingdom trapped by the enemy country, will these founding princes abandon the people and flee alone?" Even if the enemy is strong and we are weak, if there is a glimmer of opportunity, can the generals not go to relieve the siege? She coughed in a low voice and sighed, "Among the founding princes, as far as I know, at least Xin Xiao, Zhang and Li Zhuguo will definitely do their best to serve as private soldiers, in all fairness, even if it is an egg hitting a stone, the captain of the Protectorate Mansion would rather die on the battlefield than sit idly by and watch the people be taken captive." ”

Han Ningshuang's words revealed his understanding and confidence in the lieutenant of the Duke of Xia Guo, and he was far above him, Zhao Xingde said unconsciously: "The sergeant is subject to the imperial court, and it is his duty to eat the people's fat and the people's ointment, and to protect the territory and the people." "Heavenly duty," Han Ningshuang repeated in a low voice, "In this way, it is the duty of the Han army to protect the Han people in Liaodong." She looked at Zhao Xingde and smiled slightly: "Wang Xuansu wants to stay in Suzhou to preside over the situation, and the attack on Liaoyang is indispensable for artillery, can Mr. Zhao help me again?" ”

"This ,......" he hesitated for a moment, but actually nodded in agreement.

Zhao Xingde sighed when he stepped out of Han Ningshuang's tent, and shook his head helplessly. Although he has experienced many things, he can't compare with Han Ningshuang. I don't know if these words in her illness came from a wit or a heartfelt statement. It's just that the military affairs of the eighth battalion of Chengying in Liaodong are to assist the Han army in dealing with Liaojin, and protecting Han Ningshuang is also the top priority. Moreover, more than 100,000 Han people in Liaoyang are more than half of them craftsmen and slaves in the blacksmith shop, and Zhao Xingde is also thinking about recruiting more people to Kaizhou in the future, and the scale of iron smelting and governing the army will expand all of a sudden. It's just that in this way, the opportunity to test the musket gun in actual combat is probably under Liaoyang City.

Han Ningshuang looked at Zhao Xingde's back, the corners of her mouth unconsciously showed a smile, and the maid Sinan said beside her: "The eldest lady has been frowning, and after Mr. Zhao came to visit, he actually laughed several times." Han Ningshuang's cheeks were slightly red, and she immediately restrained her smile, and said in a deep voice: "It's just because Mr. Zhao is of great help to our Han army," she looked at Sinan, and in turn quipped, "Listen to Wang Heng directly, you little girl will never forget him, and when the war calms down in the future, I will give you to Mr. Zhao." ”

Sinan's face was as red as a big red cloth, and he said forcefully: "I only follow the eldest lady." Han Ningshuang coughed lightly twice, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao's wife is the first talented woman in the Song Kingdom, I also saw her when I was in Dunhuang, she is both gentle and virtuous, you follow Mrs. Zhao, the situation is better than following me, I don't know how many times better." The teenage girl was so ashamed that she ran out of the tent with the medicine pot and almost hit Wang Xuansu, Sinan hurriedly checked: "I'm sorry." He blushed and ran away in a panic, which made Wang Xuansu wonder for a long time.

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In the capital, the prince Yelu Yilie visited his father, and after talking about what he saw and heard in the military camp, Yelu Yilie said: "They said that there is an iron pagoda in Bianliang in the Southern Dynasty, with thirteen layers of octagonal and forty zhang high, known as the first tower in the world. ”

Yelu Yilie was only fourteen years old, and according to the law, Khitan boys over the age of twelve often lived in the barracks. In this short period of time, the person has lost a lot of weight, but his spirit is much stronger, Queen Xiao took pity on his heart, stroked the top of his head and said: "The emperor is still ambitious." But Yelu Dashi's face sank, and when he heard Yilie say, "It must be built without the ancients before and without the future." He instead smiled and said: "Good son, there is no one before and no one after you, it is not so easy to do, my father taught you a way." ”

Dashi is busy with government affairs all day long, and it is rare for him to be willing to guide the emperor as a king, and Queen Xiao is overjoyed to pull Yilie to ask for advice. Yelu Dashi ordered people to bring 100 catties of gold ingots, 100 catties of silver ingots, and 100 catties of rubble, mixed them together and spread them in the place where people came and went in the palace, and then said to Yi Lie: "The Buddha said, the law is not passed on lightly, you must test the perseverance and temperament of the school, you go to that pile of yellow and white things, be a golden rooster independent, hold your ears with both hands, stand on a stick of incense, and I will teach you again." ”

Although Yi Lie was puzzled in his heart, he still followed his father's will, held his hands and ears, and made a golden rooster on the pile of gold and silver rubble, and during this time of incense, the guards, palace maids, and slaves came and went, all looked at this strange person with extremely surprised eyes, and when they saw that it was Yelu Yilie, they immediately bowed their heads and walked over in shock. Rao is like this, Yelu Yilie also blushed, and his heart was very ashamed, as if he was crazy, but secretly said in his heart: "This is the painstaking work that my father taught me the way to govern the country. Although he was so embarrassed that he had nowhere to feel at ease, Yeruiel still held on to himself.

This incense stick lasted as long as several hours, and finally waited until the incense was burned out, and Yelu Yilie came to breathe a sigh of relief, hurriedly put down his hands and feet, and left the place just now, and returned to Yelu Dashi's study. When Empress Xiao saw the father and son messing around, she was angry and funny: "Your Majesty, you have to test your heart, the emperor has already passed the test, and you have no jokes." ”

Hearing this, Yelu Dashi put down the fold and said with a slight smile: "Yilie, didn't you just do something that 'no one has ever been seen before, and no one has come after'?" His tone turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Today's matter, the emperor must firmly remember that as a monarch, his words and deeds affect the world, and he must avoid vanity and good deeds." The so-called 'no one before and no one after' is a stupid thing nine times out of ten. On top of history, it is just a joke. ”