Facing Mulan's questioning, Zhao Junsheng knew that this matter must not be admitted, he knew too well what Mulan was, she was a person who dared to act boldly, was rigid on the outside and on the inside, and was jealous and hateful, she was not only restrained, but also unambiguous in the face of major rights and wrongs, if he admitted it, Mulan would definitely be extremely disappointed in him.

He hurriedly said, "What are you talking about? I borrowed Yan Guo's hand to get rid of the seal? You think too highly of me, I don't have such a big face, and the monarchs and ministers of Yan Kingdom are not stupid to be at my mercy! ”

"And how do you explain what I just said?" Mulan immediately asked.

Zhao Junsheng said: "Youzhou is a border town area, and there will be wars with Rouran and Yanguo at any time, and the first thing I do when I take office is to prepare enough grain and grass to deal with the war at any time, which is the first thing that needs to be considered as a border town general!" ”

Hua Mulan asked about the army again: "How do you explain that those soldiers and horses are gathered in Jixian County?" It just so happened that the Yan army came over, and your soldiers and horses are all in Jixian County, and the people and horses are complete, and the grain and grass are complete, this is too much of a coincidence, right? ”

Zhao Junsheng asked rhetorically: "Then do you know how many soldiers and horses Fan Yang Taishou Mao Xiuzhi and Yanjun Taishou Li Yuande had before I came?" Not counting the garrison of the fort, Mao Xiuzhi has seven or eight thousand people, and Li Yuande has more than 10,000 people, so I naturally can't let them control so many troops, so I even used coaxing and deception, division and coercion, coercion and inducement to let them hand over their military power, I will concentrate these people in Jixian County for training, eliminate the old and weak, and leave the strong, those who should be dismissed will be sent home, and those who cannot be dismissed will be gathered in Tuntian, and they can also have a way to live, so most of the soldiers and horses in Youzhou are in Jixian County."

Mulan had nothing to say, she looked a little embarrassed, probably because she suspected that her fiancé had sinister intentions and looked guilty, she shouldn't not believe him.

"That······ Brother Junsheng, I was wrong, I shouldn't have doubted you! ”

This is Mulan, who can change her mistakes and admit her mistakes.

"Don't be stupid, how can I blame you?"

In fact, Zhao Junsheng also knew that using the Yan army to get rid of Feng Yu seemed to be just a political means, but it was to lure the wolf into the house, which was not advisable, and the introduction of the Yan army caused great harm to the people of Yuyang, causing a large number of casualties, production was completely stopped, and the countryside was destroyed, causing a large number of ruins.

But he has no other way to deal with Feng Yu, he must control the entire territory of Youzhou as quickly as possible, he can't help but carry out the emperor's order, if he doesn't control Yuyang, he can't establish a logistics base in Yuyang, and the emperor's intention to attack Beiyan in August can't be realized, and he can't afford this responsibility.

Zhang Xing did a good thing in Yuyang, that is, he built a large camp outside Yuyang City, this camp was originally built by Zhang Xing to protect Yuyang, and planned to fight Zhao Junsheng here, so it was built very firmly, the defense facilities are very complete, the area is also large, and the wall is not only firm and tall.

The first thing Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan did when they returned to Yuyang with their soldiers and horses was to recruit craftsmen and laborers to continue to build storage warehouses in this camp.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan divided the labor, Zhao Junsheng was responsible for organizing officials to appease the people of Yuyang, let the people of Yuyang who had taken refuge return to their homes, and organize officials and craftsmen to repair the houses of the houses damaged in the war, so that the people could resume production as soon as possible and stabilize their lives.

Zhao Junsheng also had to organize the people to prevent floods and droughts, prevent insect pests, and raise money to buy food to resettle the victims.

Mulan is responsible for recruiting artisans and organizing soldiers to build material storage warehouses in the camp.

"General, where is this storehouse going to be built? How big? An official in charge of construction from the Taishou Mansion asked Mulan.

At this time, Mulan was taking the officials and artisan leaders to check the camp and look for a suitable location to build a warehouse.

Hua Mulan said: "How to build and where to build, this is your business, it will not matter, but the construction of the treasury is required, the warehouse for storing grain and grass must be kept dry, to be built on a slightly higher ground, all the warehouses must not leak rain, can not be flooded, to be able to withstand the wind!" The size of the grain and grass storehouse should be large enough to hold 100,000 people to eat grain and grass for three months."

"In addition to the grain and grass storehouse, it is also necessary to build a storehouse for storing weapons, armor, and other materials, and the scale must be built according to the scale that can be used by 100,000 people for three months!"

"In addition to the storehouse, build stables, cowsheds, and sheepfolds!"

The accompanying officer cautiously said: "General, if you still need to build stables, cattle sheds and sheepfolds, I am afraid that the area of the camp will not be enough, and a large number of pastures will be needed to graze ······."

"Is that a problem for you?" Hua Mulan pointed to a large open field outside the city, "So much open space is not enough for you to use?" ”

"This······ General, except for the two or three miles near the city that is the land of the government, the land outside is the owner! ”

Hua Mulan waved her hand: "No matter who it is, it will be requisitioned in the name of the government first, and the government will not use their land in vain, and they will be compensated with money when the time comes!" ”

“······ Yes, the lower officials will go to consult with the owner of the field later! ”

A large number of craftsmen and free soldier labor were used, and the logistics base built on the basis of the existing camp was completed in only about ten days.

As soon as the construction of this place was completed, a steady stream of grain, grass, ordnance and other military supplies was brought in one by one.

The Assassin Mansion sent a special official to be responsible for receiving the supplies, but Hua Mulan was idle, and she missed her mother and younger brother a little bit after this leisure.

On this day, Zhao Junsheng returned to the Thorn History Mansion from outside, he was very tired, and before he had time to take a sip of water, Mulan came over: "Brother Junsheng, why did you come back so late today?" ”

Zhao Junsheng picked up the teapot and drank two bowls of water in a row before he felt better, "A few days ago, it rained for several days in the north, the water level of the bath fifty miles away skyrocketed, a section of the river embankment burst, and fifteen villages were flooded, and I brought two thousand soldiers and horses to rush over to block the mouth!" ”

Mulan was shocked, "Is the loss big?" ”

"The damage was huge, more than 300 villagers were drowned, more than 200 villagers were missing, and almost all houses, fields, and livestock were spared. More than 30 of the soldiers I brought with me died when the embankment was breached! ”

"It's miserable!" Mulan muttered to herself, and she came back to her senses: "You must be hungry, I asked the maid to bring the food over, let's eat first, and then go wash after eating!" ”

The maidservant girl quickly brought the food over, Zhao Junsheng was indeed hungry, Hua Mulan had been waiting for him, but he didn't eat, and the two of them ate in big gulps.

"That······ Brother Junsheng, I want to go back to Wuchuan Town! Mulan decided to tell her plan as she ate.

Zhao Junsheng was stunned for a moment and stopped his chopsticks: "Why did you mention the matter of returning to Wuchuan again?" If you think you have nothing to do, go and help me train the soldiers, in addition to the Youzhou army can be used in front of it, the combat effectiveness of the other troops and horses is not good, I plan to conduct a comprehensive training of the soldiers and horses of the Youzhou troops, according to the pre-formulated drill subjects and content from beginning to end of a drill, this training process will take about one to two years, if the court does not have other arrangements for you, you still have to stay, I will send someone to take my mother-in-law and little brother to live together, so that you can also do things with peace of mind, okay? ”

Hua Mulan thought about Zhao Junsheng's thoughts, "With my understanding of A-Niang, A-Niang will definitely not come, she finally settled in Wuchuan, and Grandpa's cemetery is still there, and now she has not passed the filial piety period, and the road is far away, how can she come?" Besides, I'm ······ I miss my mother and my little brother, I want to go back and see them, my grandfather is gone, and my little brother is still young······"

Zhao Junsheng couldn't stop Hua Mulan from reuniting with his mother's little brother, he couldn't be too selfish, and he didn't say anything superfluous, just asked: "Okay, when are you going to leave?" ”

"I don't have anything to prepare, let's go tomorrow, go directly north out of Juyongguan, go back to Wuchuan outside the Saiwai is much closer in terms of distance, and the road is easier to walk, and you can get there in three or four days."

The next morning, outside the city.

Hua Mulan took Hua Hai, Hua Yu and more than 20 personal soldiers to prepare to set off, Jing Xin was about to give birth, and she couldn't ride a horse for a long distance with a big belly, so Hua Mulan left her in Youzhou to be with Li Bao.

"Li Bao, take good care of your daughter-in-law, don't bully her, if you let me know that you treat her badly, I won't spare you!" Mulan admonished.

Li Bao touched his head and smirked, "Don't worry, general, she is my daughter-in-law, how can I treat her badly?" ”

Hua Mulan turned to Zhao Junsheng and said, "Brother Junsheng, after I leave, you have to pay more attention to rest, take care of your body, and eat and sleep on time······

Zhao Junsheng kept nodding.

At this time, a personal soldier galloped from the city, "General Qiqi, there is news from Pingcheng!" ”

Zhao Junsheng took a note from his own soldier and looked at it, and looked up at Hua Mulan after reading it.

Hua Mulan asked suspiciously: "Brother Junsheng, who is the news?" ”

"It's Zongai! Mulan, you may not be able to leave, Zong Ai sent someone to send a message saying that the emperor has issued an order for you to be reinstated and continue to serve as the general of the Right Wing Army, and the Right Wing Army will come to Youzhou with the imperial driver to prepare for the eastward expedition to Yan Kingdom, and the angel will soon come to Youzhou to announce the decree, even if you return to Wuchuan at this time, I am afraid that the eunuch who announced the decree will soon rush to Wuchuan, and may be caught up on the way."

Hua Mulan didn't say anything for a long time when she heard this, so she could only sigh and say: "Heaven always fails people's wishes!" ”

Only two days later, the holy decree arrived in Jixian County, Youzhou, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan had to rush back to Jixian County from Yuyang to receive the decree, and sure enough, just like the news sent by Zongai, Hua Mulan was reinstated.

Sending away the eunuch who announced the decree, Zhao Junsheng said to Hua Mulan, who was holding the holy decree: "Mulan, you see, although the emperor doesn't like you to be an upright and upright courtier who dares to contradict him, but he still has to use you, he needs a beard and a horse, and he also needs a talented courtier like you, this emperor is still very sensible!" ”