Zongzheng hurriedly picked her up and placed her on the soft chair in front of the bed. I couldn't help but say that I first opened the cloth wrapped around one of her fingers, and she couldn't stop it if she wanted to.

In my eyes, it is not the white skin of the past, but the red and swollen, bloody wound after being washed away by the mud and sand, frostbite worsens in the cold weather, and the flesh and blood are blurred, which makes people feel very painful when they look at it.

Zong Zhengwu's heart trembled, his face changed greatly, his eyes were gloomy and unpredictable, and his voice was already mixed with anger, "What's going on?" ”

Her eyes flashed slightly, she struggled to withdraw her hand, hid the extremely ugly wound in her sleeve, lowered her eyes, and her tone sounded relaxed and indifferent, "Accidentally grinded, you don't have to be so nervous, it's just a small injury, it doesn't hurt anymore." ”

Doesn't it hurt? How can such an injury not hurt! He felt an unspeakable soreness in his heart, and hurriedly went to check her leg again, but she panicked to stop it, not caring about the wound on her hand at all

"Don't look at it!" Her voice was hoarse with a tone of pleading. Bent his legs, clinging to his knees with his arms, raised his head, and looked stubborn, "Don't worry, please, don't look at it." "The wound that was uglier than her finger and she couldn't bear to look at herself, don't let him see it.

He looked at the fragility and powerlessness hidden behind the stubbornness in her eyes, as if someone had pulled a handful of salt from his torn heart, burning to the point of suffocation. He slowly squatted down in front of her, his knees on the ground, his hands grabbed her arms hard, and his voice trembled slightly, "Why don't you let me see it?" Serious, isn't it? ”

"No", she still smiled hard, swallowed all the sadness into her stomach, precipitated it in her heart, and shook her head gently, "It's because ,... It's ugly and doesn't want you to see it. Don't worry, with Ke'er, it will be fine soon. ”

Is it really because it's ugly? When will she care about that? He didn't believe it! But she's so stubborn, no matter how reluctant she is, it will only hurt her.

"Why did you get hurt? Tell me. His eyebrows were furrowed, and his deep pupils were filled with intense distress. Seeing that she lowered her head and didn't want to speak, he clasped his fingers tightly, as if to crush her arm, stared at her eyes, gritted his teeth and repeated word by word: "Tell me!" That momentum, as if I didn't know the answer, I didn't give up.

In the face of him, there is no refusal. Kiss and look, she sighed, lowered her head and whispered, "I just don't want my mother to stay in the middle of the road and be trampled on." ”

His hands trembled, and they saw his mother's ashes scattered by the wind and melted into the snow, how could they not let her stay in the middle of the road? "You............ What did you do? ”

"Bury that snow." The hardships of three days and nights were so lightly stated by her few words, but he was shocked when he heard it. The snow that melted the ashes and fell was fluttering one after another, such a big piece, such a cold day, how could she do it alone?

His thin lips opened slightly, trembled a few times, his eyes were complicated, and he looked at her for a while before he asked slowly, and there was endless pity and endless chagrin and self-blame in that voice, "You...... Buried for three days and three nights? So didn't come back until today? ”

She nodded slightly, tears in her eyes, and her voice was a little choked, "I know this can't make up for anything, but this is the only thing I can do ......." Tears slid out of his eyes and rolled down in strings. He raised his hand to hold her emaciated face, hot tears brushing the skin of his hands, burning the cold heart.

"Aman...... All his distress, gratitude, and guilt were all in this soft call. I wanted to say thank you, but I never said it. He was grateful to her for tolerating him and understanding him when he lost his mind, and for doing what should have been done for him, and he fell this wound without complaint.

"Don't look at me like this, don't worry, I'm your wife, and doing these things is what I should do. You don't have to be grateful, and you don't have to feel guilty about me...... You and I are husband and wife, and all the happiness or misfortune in life, we ............ Bear it together. She caressed his eyebrows with her injured hand, and her voice was sincere and gentle.

Guilty together, sad together, and unfortunate fate together, he and she are not alone.

There are no words to describe the emotion in his heart at this moment. In this life, it is his luck to meet her and fall in love with her. The eyes are intertwined, and there are some words that don't need to be spoken. What he thinks, she understands is enough.

"I'll let you go back to the Manxiang Hall to rest." He picked her up.

She was in his arms and gently replied, "Hmm.!" ”

On that day, he stayed in the Manxiang Hall to accompany her, and the two of them lay side by side on the bed, neither of them spoke. The room was quiet, and soon he would fall into a deep sleep because he had not rested for many days. She listened to his steady breathing, tilted her head slightly to look at his still tired face from sleep, tears sliding down the corners of her eyes, wetting the pillow.

The next day, when she woke up, he was gone. Not only left the Manxiang Palace, but also left Jiangdu. He didn't want her to say goodbye. She got up, and on the table next to the bed, there was a note, and the two words left on it, the pen was vigorous, as if written with life: "Wait for me." ”

She raised her lips and smiled, although bitter, but also relieved, and she still left these two words. She gently picked up the letter, read it for a long time, and then carefully placed it under the pillow so that she could take it out when she missed the person.

Wanhe 6 Cangxian 176, December, the Southern Dynasty officially started a war with the Northern Dynasty, the Southern Emperor drove the expedition in person, led 150,000 troops and 7,000 people without concealment to break back to the Pupil Pass, effortlessly captured four cities in a row, lost 800 soldiers and surrendered 30,000 soldiers, its momentum was unstoppable.

In 177 years, in January, the emperor of the Northern Dynasty recovered from his injuries and led 200,000 iron cavalry to the south to meet Zixiang Pass, meeting with 30,000 defenders of Zixiang Pass, and forming a confrontation with the army of the Southern Dynasty. Both sides are masters of using soldiers, and their strength is also equal, so it is difficult to decide the winner for a while.

After Zongzheng set out for the expedition without a plan, he sat in the court for a long time. Just four days after Zongzheng came out, she received news that the envoys of the fourteen countries, six of whom were killed at the border pass of the Southern Dynasty, five were killed and one was injured, including the envoys of the Dusty Wind Country. She ordered someone to revise the letter of apology and promised to find out who did it as soon as possible, but everyone knows that these cuts will not work if they don't go, and it won't help if they go. Countries are waiting to see what time is right. And she found out that the prefect Yu did not act according to her orders that day, but only sent nine teams of men and horses to make an opinion, causing the envoys of the six countries to be killed, giving others a handle. After she learned the news, she ordered someone to escort the Yu prefect into the court, and after the three divisions interrogated, she beheaded the public in accordance with the law to set an example.

In the majestic and solemn Qianhe Palace, behind the high dragon chair, a golden bead curtain hangs laurel, the woman wears a phoenix crown, a golden silk phoenix robe, and she sits behind the curtain, listening to the courtiers discussing large and small affairs.

A blood-stained soldier went on a rampage and rushed towards the main hall, and the Praetorian Guards guarding the palace were about to stop him, but he saw him holding up the music with his hand, shouting as he ran: "Six hundred miles urgent!" ”

Manyao's face changed slightly, and he shouted: "Pass! ”

The soldier rushed in quickly, kneeling on the ground and presenting an urgent twist with both hands, "Qi Song Niangniang, the three kingdoms of Tuxian, Yishi, and Yushui have gathered 120,000 troops to attack my western border. Shacheng is in an emergency, please send reinforcements! ”

What a fast degree! The union of the three countries came sooner than she imagined. The army of 120,000, the defenders of Shacheng on the western border are only 40,000, how can they resist it? She frowned and asked, "What about the casualties?" ”

The soldier replied: "Our army is defending the city gate, and half of the casualties have already passed, and I am afraid that it will last for five days at most."

There are only five days, and there may not be five days! Manyao looked at the ministers under His Majesty Dan and asked in a deep voice, "What is the best plan for Aiqing?" ”

"Qi Niangniang, Tuxian, Yishi, and Chengshui are all small countries, and the reason why they dare to provoke our dynasty so much is because the main forces of our dynasty are in Zixiang Pass. The battle of Zixiang Pass has lasted for more than a month, our dynasty and the north of the DPRK can not hold on, in this month three frontal battles, both sides suffered heavy losses, if they continue to fight, they will only lose both, if someone attacks from the east at this time, our country will be in danger! For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, the minister implored Niangniang to advise the emperor to temporarily withdraw his troops and return to the court, and then go north in the coming day. As long as I return to the army, the three small countries will surely retreat. "The one who speaks is the prime minister.

What he said is not completely unreasonable, Man Yao naturally knows that now is not the best time to go north, but after the incident of returning to the pupil pass, who can persuade him to worry-free? Who can persuade him? In any case, this is not the time to discuss the rights and wrongs of the soldiers who went north. Her face straightened, and her voice was smooth and deep, "The battle to the north is to attack or retreat, and the emperor has his own opinions." What Hongu is asking now is, how to deal with the three western countries? ”

All the ministers know that the combined strength of the DPRK and China is not enough for 120,000! They couldn't send troops and horses from the emperor, so they all bowed their heads and kept silent.

Manyao was angry in his heart, and every time he had nothing to do, they were all there. If the river hangs, there are a bunch of truths, and now, when the national disaster is at the head, everyone has become dumb! Her face was slightly gloomy, her eyes were sharp, she glanced around, and finally her eyes stopped on Luo Zhi, the commander of the Luo family's army who was frowning, and she asked, "General Luo, how many troops are still stabbed in the court?" ”

Luo Zhi came out of the column and replied respectfully: "Qi Niangniang, the emperor has taken away 150,000 troops, 20,000 defenders on the eastern border, 20,000 Yushangguo in the south, and 40,000 on the western border. ”

After contemplating his eyebrows, Fang said: "The remaining 20,000 of the 70,000 Luo family's army in Gaza City is only 90,000 ......, General Luo, are you sure to win this battle?" ”

Luo Zhi didn't answer immediately, since he had learned a lesson last time, his arrogance in front of her had subsided a lot. After thinking about it, he said: "Niangniang, there will be seventy percent certainty in the end." He wasn't sure if there would be any soldiers available in Shacheng when he arrived. If there are only 70,000 against the enemy's 120,000, it is indeed difficult to be sure.

There was silence, and a minister came out of the ranks, "Qi Niangniang, my policy is that the imperial court must have a holy thief to send troops." Niangniang asked the emperor to reinforce Shacheng, and she could also listen to what the emperor meant? ”

"What Lord Qi said is extremely true, and Wei Chen thinks it is most appropriate to do this."

"The minister also agrees with the two adults' recitals."

Manyao's eyes changed slightly, he looked at them twice, did not deny, and asked the others: "The rest of Aiqing, do you also think that you should report this matter to the emperor before making a decision?" As soon as she finished speaking, several people were about to echo her. She couldn't help but look cold, suddenly stood up, lifted the bead curtain, and walked out. If you must act according to these rules at this time, I am afraid that you don't need to send troops, and you will directly wait for others to attack Jiangdu. She just thought, but didn't say it directly.

When the ministers saw her suddenly walk out of the curtain, they were slightly stunned, and the few people who were about to speak also paused. The expression on her face didn't seem to show any signs of anger, but the sudden cold look in her eyes made people involuntarily fearful. She raised her head slightly, lowered her eyes and looked at everyone, her steps were slow, she stepped forward step by step, and stood on top of His Majesty Dan and stopped, "General Luo, what do you think?" ”

Luo Zhi groaned slightly, frowned, and said: "Qi Niangniang, the last general thinks that the fighter plane cannot be delayed." We only have five days, if we ask the emperor for instructions, from Jiangdu to Zixiang Pass, one back and forth, the fastest will be six days. Shacheng is in danger, I'm afraid I can't wait until then. ”

With a look of appreciation, she really didn't misunderstand this person! Restraining the emotions in her eyes, her sharp gaze swept everyone one by one, "Prime Minister, do you think what General Luo said makes sense?" ”

"This ......" the prime minister said, no matter how it should be. He is a civil servant, if he agrees to transfer troops without going through the emperor, in case of defeat, he will not escape responsibility. If he does not agree, then the city of sand falls, and he becomes a sinner. After thinking about it, I could only remain silent in the end.

Man Yao snorted coldly in his heart, these ministers have been mixed up in officialdom for a long time, and they have all learned to protect themselves. I can't take all the good things on myself and give the risk to others. She looked at the ministers, and none of them could stand up and say a word?

"Qi Yu Niangniang, Weichen thinks what General Luo said is reasonable, the so-called time shift is easy, and special circumstances should be dealt with specially. Compared with the rules, Wechen believes that it is more important to support the border in a timely manner. "This person is one of the people who was promoted by Zongzheng Wuwu after the former prime minister's example. After he spoke, a few more people agreed, "You should first reinforce the border pass, and then report to the emperor." ”

The few people who had previously held opposing views argued with it, and the two sides quarreled and quarreled. Those people are equivalent to the elders of the DPRK and China, and they are stubborn by nature.

Silently, watching them quarrel so that their faces were red and their necks were thick, until they were tired of arguing and had a dry mouth and temporarily suspended the army, she looked over coldly and said in a deep voice: "Are you finished?" When you're done, listen to what Hongu has to say! ”

Every time she has this expression, she will naturally exude a majestic and fierce momentum, which makes people surrender unconsciously. The ministers were shocked and hurriedly knelt down to listen.

She raised her chin and paced above Her Majesty, the golden step worn by the phoenix crown on her head swaying in a shallow and slow arc with her heavy steps. "Rules are dead, people are alive. If you blindly talk about dead reason, you will never have a chance to innovate! If you don't praise the first soldiers, then the palace will ask you a question today: If the enemy breaks through the sand city and drives straight into Jiangdu because of the performance of the holy report, the enemy can afford the crime of losing the country or the palace? When she asked the last sentence, her face was extremely serious, her tone was sharp, her sentences were sonorous, and the words were so loud that the ministers were speechless.

Seeing that they all lowered their heads, she sneered lightly, no longer paid attention to those people, and directly ordered: "General Luo, this palace orders you to immediately lead the Luo family army to Shacheng to help, annihilate the enemy army, and raise the prestige of our Southern Dynasty." ”

"The last general will obey the decree of Niang Niangyi!" Luo Zhi knelt down to receive the order, and then said worriedly: "Niangniang, grain and grass...

Manyao said: "General Luo, please rest assured, the grain and grass, the palace has ordered someone to prepare it first." ”

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned, it turned out that the imperial concubine had already decided on this matter, but it was just to test whether they knew how to watch the form. All the ministers fell, and no one objected.

After dispersing, she called Luo Zhi to the council hall.

"May I ask what else the mother has to say?" Luo Zhi asked respectfully.

Manyao said: "General Luo just said that this expedition is only seventy percent certain? Then the palace will give you another two percent.

Luo Zhi was slightly puzzled, there was no extra army sent to him, how could he have an extra 20% chance of winning?

Manyao asked, "How does the general think this battle should be fought?" ”

Luo Zhi pondered: "Our army has limited strength, so we should not attack head-on, we should focus on defending the city, waiting for opportunities to attack, and win by surprise." ”

Manyao nodded, "Then the palace will give you four words: attack the heart." I heard that Yi Shiguo had friction with Chengshui Kingdom half a year ago, and now he has released his previous suspicions, which is nothing more than to capture the territory of our Southern Dynasty. The three countries conspired, and during this espionage period, they had their own high and low competitions. ”

Luo Zhi's eyes lit up, "What does Niangniang mean," "Three Kingdoms? The last general understands! "An army composed of three countries looks extremely powerful on the surface, but in fact, the military spirit is not necessarily the same.

Manyao turned around and picked up a thin pamphlet from the imperial case, which was only a few pages. "Here's to you. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible, you make good use of it. ”

Luo Zhi took it and looked at it, stunned, what was recorded on it was the hobbies and temperament of the princes of the Three Kingdoms who led the army this time, as well as the contradictions that had been implicated between them. With this, it is a matter of time to divide the three hearts. He couldn't help but be a little excited, for so many years, he had always looked down on women, but he had to admire the woman in front of him. "It turns out that the mother has been prepared for a long time."

Man Yao smiled, beckoned to the door, and immediately a palace person stepped forward with a drink. Man Yao poured him a cup with his own hands and handed it over, Luo Zhi was about to kneel down but was stopped by her, "The border war is urgent, it's too late to set up a banquet to practice, the palace is here, I salute General Luo with a cup, I wish General Luo an early defeat of the enemy army and return triumphantly!" ”

"Thank you, Niang!" Luo Zhi raised his glass with both hands, raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp, which was completely different from the mood and attitude of the last time Siyuting refused to drink.

After Luo Zhi retreated, she passed Xiao Xu in. Then, he slowly walked to the imperial desk and sat down, and Xiushu told the story of the day as it was.

Xiao Xu asked: "Master, you gave the grain and grass to General Luo, what should the emperor do?!" ”

Zongzheng Wuwu decided to go on the expedition temporarily, and in a few days, the grain and grass were not very sufficient. Sorrow appeared between his eyebrows, "There was a snowfall a few days ago, and on the road to Zixiang Pass, there is a valley road. Blocked by heavy snow, horse-drawn carriages could not pass, and grain and grass could not be transported. Even if you keep this grain and grass, it's useless, it's better to give Shacheng an emergency first. ”

"The emperor ......"

Manyao said: "You send a message to Zhaoyun and ask her to take 200,000 taels of silver, secretly purchase grain and grass, and be sure to send the grain and grass outside Zixiang Pass within a month." ”

Xiao Xu looked at her disapprovingly, "You want to put the lives of the emperor and hundreds of thousands of soldiers into her hands?" He was very skeptical of Zhaoyun's ability to do things.

Manyao put down the red pen and sighed: "There is no choice!" I believe that in order to be worry-free, even if Zhaoyun works hard, he will definitely do it. ”

That woman's love for carefree is no less than half a point of hers. This year's correspondence came and went, and she felt Zhaoyun's growth between the lines, and she was very happy for her. Manyao said: "You just need to write the situation clearly and tell her to be careful." Remember, tell her that this matter must not be known to others, including Shen Yu. "It's a matter of life and death, she has to be careful, except for Zhaoyun, she can't trust anyone.

Xiao Xu nodded, "There are already two hundred bronze chariots made by the master, and the mechanisms on them have been placed, only the gunpowder is missing. ”

Manyao replied with a good voice, and said: "The method of making gunpowder must not be spread. ”

Xiao Xu said: "Master, rest assured, this matter has always been done by his subordinates personally, and no one else knows." ”

"That's good. Thank you! She smiled gratefully. It's a good feeling to have a few people you can trust to stay around.

After Xiao Xiao retired, she buried herself in government affairs until the third watch.

When I returned to the Manxiang Palace, I was tired and tired. She went to the bath room to take a bath, and after soaking, she leaned against the pool and took a nap again. Lately he seems to be more tired than before, and he dreams a lot, sleeps dazedly, and is unstable.

In her dreams, there was always a hand tightly around her neck, and she breathed hard, but she couldn't breathe. She desperately shouted for someone, no one came to save her, she wanted to break the man's hand, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake him in the slightest. In that dream, every time she woke up, cold sweat spread all over her body in a trance, she seemed to see the man holding her neck burst into tears, but she couldn't see his face clearly. Such a dream, day after day, from the beginning of the flashing to the later fragment, became clearer and clearer, as clear as if she had experienced it herself, so real.

The weather in Jiangnan in February has warmed up a little, but the night is still very cold. The cold wind swept in through the closed crack in the window, blowing on her bare skin, and shivering. She woke up suddenly, the water was slightly cold, she quickly got up, put on her clothes, and went back to the dormitory.

There was one less person in the big bed in the dormitory, and it seemed unusually empty, so she didn't light the lamp, so she walked directly to the bed, lifted the quilt, got into the quilt, and got used to lying in the house, leaving the outside place.

Suddenly, her hand touched something warm on the cold bed, which could even be called piping hot, like human skin!

She was horrified in her heart, so shocked that she jumped up and lifted the brocade quilt. When I looked at the moonlight, I was stunned for a moment, and it turned out to be ...... A man's body!

Sorry, it's late, Xiuwen accidentally fell asleep in a chair in the middle of Xiuwen's repair.! I'm so sleepy, I can't open my eyes, and I go to sleep.

Phoenix Nirvana, the soul of women