Above the clear blue sky, a few fluffy and soft white clouds floated leisurely around.

The warm sunlight poured down from the heights, painting the thick walls of Qingzhou Mansion with a layer of golden yellow.

Xuanwu General Zhang Baiqian raised his head with his chest straight, and walked hurriedly. He was followed by two guards. One of them carried a jar full of wine, and the other carried a large bamboo food box filled with layers of steaming dishes.

Walking to the gate of the Guanxi Palace, Zhang Baiqian looked up at the sun above his head, as if muttering to himself: "Even if it is a newlywed Yan'er, it is time to get up and go to the ground at this hour, right?" ”。

He turned around and put the jar of wine in the guard's hand under his armpit, and reached out to take the full food box, Nunu mouthed and motioned for the two entourages to go back to the barracks first, and he raised his legs and stepped up the steps in front of the palace.

The guards in front of the door saw General Zhang and hurriedly saluted, and Zhang Baiqian asked casually, "Are your princes and ladies up?" The Sprinkle family made a special trip to bring wine and food to them to say goodbye. ”

The soldiers opened their eyebrows and smiled: "No wonder we can smell the fragrance of wine and food from a distance of eight zhang, my prince is blessed!" They were not seen when they came out to change the guard just now, and the general could go to the inner courtyard to look for them. My lord once explained: General Zhang's visit does not need to be reported, let alone blocked. ”

Zhang Baiqian smiled slightly and strode towards the inner courtyard of the palace.

Before he stepped into the gate of the inner house, the sound of "crackling" fists and feet from the courtyard startled Zhang Baiqian. He couldn't help muttering in his heart: It's over, it's over, just got married, and he started to do it, how will he live in the future?

Quickened his pace into the courtyard, but saw that Zhai Longbiao and his newlywed wife were dressed in a neat and short dress, and the two of them were holding their cuffs high at the same time, fists and feet, flashing and moving, and fighting together, and it was difficult to distinguish Zhong Bo for a while.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Baiqian only felt that his head was as big as a fight, but he didn't dare to get too close.

One is that he is unable to move while carrying wine and food, and the other is that he sees the two of them fighting hard, and the whirring wind driven by his fists and feet is loud, for fear of breaking in suddenly, the two of them can't help but hurt themselves by mistake.

He had no choice but to shout at the top of his voice: "Lord Wang, move slowly, madam, you are also dissipated, can you give me a few thin noodles, sit down and eat some wine and food before theorizing?" ”。

His shouts startled the two people in the arena who were originally concentrating on the fight, and they hurriedly retracted their fists and feet at the same time, and turned their heads in unison to look at the place where he was standing.

When he saw that it was Zhang Baiqian, Zhai Longbiao immediately smiled and stepped forward to meet him. Seeing the wine and food in his hand, his eyes immediately lit up, rubbed his big hands and said with a smile: "Brother Bai Qian is really a person who sends charcoal in the snow, my wife and I have been fighting for a long time, and I happen to be hungry at this time." ”

The plump cow girl, the newlywed Yan'er Mrs. Zhai also came over, smiled lightly and bowed to Zhang Baiqian slightly.

Zhang Baiqian was so frightened that he almost jumped up, hurriedly put the thing on the ground, bowed down and saluted: "I can't help it, I can't help it, you are now respected as the lady of the palace, and I should give you a salute at the end of the meeting." ”

Zhai Longbiao waved his hand and said, "Alas...... There are no outsiders here, I respect you as my brother, and you are a big matchmaker for the two of us, so what if you accept a gift from your brother and sister? ”。 He then turned his face and lowered his voice and said softly: "Madam, call a few maids and women to come in, and move the wine and food brought by Brother Bai Qian to the pavilion, can you and I have a few drinks with Brother Bai Qian?" ”

At the southwest corner of this courtyard against the wall, there is a dome wooden pavilion, there are stone tables and stone benches in it, and some bamboo, flowers and plants are planted around, which shows a rare atmosphere of elegant books.

After the three of them sat down in the pavilion, Mrs. Zhai first cleaned her hands with the water in the copper basin held by a maid behind her, and then very considerately wrung the towel into a half-dry, and turned around to hand it to her husband.

Zhang Baiqian saw that the two of them were still fists and feet just now, refusing to give in to each other, gritting their teeth and wanting to eat each other alive, but suddenly they became very affectionate, and suddenly their mouths were a little closed.

Zhai Longbiao noticed his strange appearance, and couldn't help grinning: "Brother Bai Qian, don't be surprised, last night I made an appointment with my wife to have a kung fu match today." Who knew that before the winner was scored, he was mixed up by you again! ”。

General Xuanwu shook his head, nodded speechlessly, smiled and clenched his fists and said: "Bai Qian is here to say goodbye to the prince and his wife, and congratulate the two of them on finally becoming a family." In the future, we should raise our eyebrows, respect each other like guests, grow old together, and give birth to a noble son early. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhai's face turned red, and she lowered her head slightly shyly, and the two deep dimples on her lips looked extremely charming.

Zhang Baiqian continued: "Second, I just received a handwritten letter from the saint to Prince Zhai this morning, and I am afraid that there will be any urgent military affairs and I can't delay it, so I took the liberty to bring it here, and I ask the prince to take the trouble to read it. ”

Zhai Longbiao took the letter, frowned slightly, turned his face and asked his wife: "Madam, old Zhai, I don't have any ink on my chest, can you help me see what the imperial brother's letter says?" ”。

Mrs. Zhai shook her head lightly in embarrassment, indicating that there were not many words she could recognize.

Wang Ye Zhai turned around and slapped the letter on the stone table in front of Zhang Baiqian with a confident "snap", and said: "Old rules, you come and see, and relay it to this king." ”

Zhang Baiqian couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to take the letter in his hand again, read it carefully for a while, folded it and handed it back to the prince of Guanxi in front of him.

Then he spoke: "The saint has learned that the prince is happy to be married, and he has specially prepared a congratulatory gift, and he is currently on the way, and it is estimated that it will take some time to arrive in Qingzhou." In addition, the good news of our army's front line is frequent: the Great Qi Protector Army has been wiped out, and its commander has been beheaded. The Holy Lord has also dispatched troops and sent troops to the capital of Daqi, and the overthrow of Daqi is just around the corner! ”。

Hearing this, Zhai Longbiao stood up excitedly and paced back and forth with his big hands. Suddenly, he said with a sad face: "Such a big battle is not for my Lao Zhai's share, how can it not be annoying!" ”。

Zhang Baiqian hurriedly comforted: "Don't be impatient, the last general heard that the great Khan of the grassland outside the gate has eliminated the dissidents and integrated the various tribes of the grassland, and he is sharpening his knife at this moment." I believe that it will not be long before a big attack will come and attack my Great Chu Feihong Pass. At that time, there will be a big vicious battle, are you still worried that you have no battle to fight? ”。

When King Guanxi heard this, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then he smiled and sat down again with satisfaction, picked up the wine bowl and touched the wine with Zhang Baiqian.

At this time, under the city wall of Taizhou Mansion, which is thousands of miles away from Qingzhou Mansion, it is a different tragic scene.

The thick city wall looked full of holes and crumbling, and the corpses of the subordinates of the king of Da Chu Pingnan, who was in charge of the main attack, were all over the field, but they repeatedly returned in vain.

Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, who dragged back to the camp with a tired body, was furious, took off his helmet and slammed it on the ground, panting heavily.

Fan Junshi, who had a white beard behind him, raised his heavy eyelids, glanced at him quietly, and waved his hand, causing all the idle people in the tent to retreat.

After everyone retreated, Fan Jin took two steps forward, bowed down and saluted: "The prince is troubled, as the saying goes, anger hurts the body, and it is important to take care of your precious body." It's only a matter of time before you conquer Taizhou, and everything won't be smooth sailing, so why be angry because of this?! ”。

Tang Wannian silently turned around and looked at Fan Junshi, sighed softly and said: "The courage of my two armies, a small projectile land can't be attacked for a long time, and our troops are still involved, how can this king not be annoyed?!" The longer it drags on, the morale of the soldiers is low, and I am afraid that the imperial brother will also blame him and secretly scold us for being incompetent."

Fan Junshi smiled slightly, straightened up and said lightly: "Lord Wang, you are too worried, Shi Dazai personally supervised the battle in the Ma family's army, and he knows the current situation of the enemy and me, and he will secretly report to the saint." The prince and the saint are like brothers, and our army is doing its best. Besides, at a time when the imperial court is relying on the prince to expand its territory and make contributions, how can it be blamed? ”。

Hearing this, Tang Wannian felt that his chest was no longer so stuffy, and he felt a lot more comfortable.

He gradually returned to normal, frowned and asked, "The number of horses and horses in this Taizhou garrison is limited, and the combat power should be far inferior to that of the Protector Army. But how can it become so hard to bite? I don't know what good strategy the military advisor can have, which can help our army set foot in Taizhou as soon as possible, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart? ”。

Fan Jin raised his neck, raised his hand to stroke the snow-white beard under his chin, and replied after a moment of silence: "Based on the observation of his subordinates, in the face of the onslaught of our army in the past few days, the soldiers defending the city should have been killed and wounded, or at least exhausted and falling apart. There should still be a team hidden in the city, which has been secretly replenishing the garrison. ”

Tang Wannian's eyes widened and he shook his head in disbelief.

Fan Jin continued: "I don't know if you have noticed, Lord Wang, whenever our army stops attacking and retreats temporarily, the city is crowded with people, and a large number of people are constantly repairing the damaged city wall. It can be seen that someone arranges the scheduling behind it, so it will be so orderly. If you want to reduce the casualties of our army, you must let the defenders in the city or the people completely break their minds and die of their hearts, and they will collapse without a fight! ”。

Tang Wannian asked expectantly, "Oh, what are the tricks of the military advisor?" Let's just say it."

Fan Junshi suddenly closed his mouth, raised his hand and slowly combed the snow-white beard under his chin, deliberately sold Guanzi, and smiled without saying a word.

Tang Wannian couldn't hold his breath anymore, and urged: "Why doesn't the military advisor refuse to speak out, don't you want to kill this king in a hurry?" ”。

Seeing this, Master Fan hurriedly bowed down and said, "My subordinates just have a not very mature idea, why don't I go to the Ma Jiajun camp now, find Ma Dashuai and Shi Dazai to discuss in person, and then make a decision." ”

Although Tang Wannian was full of suspicion and displeasure, he had no choice but to rely on him. The two hurriedly got out of the military tent, turned over their horses, whipped their horses and ran towards the camp of the Ma family's army.