Chapter 183 Three sighs

On June 22, the seventeenth year of Zhaowu, today is the seventh day that Qin Lei arrived under Xiangyang City.

Accompanied by Yang Wenyu, after inspecting the camp, it was nearly noon. The two went back to the Chinese military tent for dinner. The food in the army is very simple, and even if the supply of the revival yamen is endless, it is impossible to get tired of eating as usual.

Large pieces of beef in sauce, whole roasted wild geese, stir-fried mushrooms with shallots, and a large bowl of stewed sparse elbow meat, plus bright red soup, it tastes extraordinary.

The two of them were also really hungry, so they lowered their heads and snorted and ate violently for a while, and only when they felt a little full did they raise their heads to speak. Scooping a bowl of lettuce and egg drop soup and pressing it greasy, Qin Lei asked softly, "Have you written the annunciation excerpt for the imperial court?" ”

Yang Wenyu swallowed the last piece of flatbread in his mouth, took another sip of pure vegetable soup, and nodded: "I prepared it last night." As he spoke, he asked the soldiers to take them out from behind the tent and show them to Qin Lei.

Qin Lei wiped his hands, took the recital and looked at it carefully. After a while, Qin Lei muttered: "The deadline given by the imperial court is the end of July, so I think there should be no problem, right?" ”

Yang Wenyu thought for a while, nodded and said, "It's been almost a month since the food in the city was cut off, and we blocked it back several times. Shannan defeated bandits and local believers fought-for-tat, and in order to grab rations, bloody battles broke out often. Moreover, it is rumored among the followers that their Buddha girl was killed by the Buddha, and the Buddha took care of his own arrogance and lasciviousness after ascending the throne, and did not care about the life and death of the people at all, compared with the original Buddha girl, it can be said that it is a heaven and an underground, so the believers' trust in the puppet emperor has fallen to the freezing point. ”

After a pause, Yang Wenyu concluded: "Based on these signs, the last general thinks that the entire southern territory will be recovered by the end of June and the beginning of July. ”

Qin Lei said with a smile: "So the numbers on the fold are still conservative." ”

Yang Wenyu also saw that Qin Lei meant something else, so he asked tentatively, "What does the prince think?" ”

Qin Lei smiled and said: "Wen Yu, no one will reward us for completing it ahead of schedule, and until the last moment, who knows if anything will happen." So Lone thinks it's better to be steady. ”

Yang Wenyu smiled bitterly: "The prince is an old man's serious words, but the military situation is like fire, how can it be delayed casually?" ”

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Qin Lei explained unhurriedly: "How should this battle be fought and how to fight, Lone means that the time for reporting will be delayed." ”

Yang Wenyu thought about it, and it really didn't affect the battle, so he nodded and said, "Just according to the prince's orders, I don't know what day is appropriate?" ”

Qin Lei muttered: "Since the imperial court gave the end of July, there is no need to use it in vain, just write before the 25th of July." He had a premonition that the day the news of the recovery of the south reached the imperial court, it was when he was recalled, but he still had many things to deal with, and he could not return to the court without a beginning or an end.

Yang Wenyu nodded in response, and asked again: "What about the results?" Twice or three? ”

"Twice as much, and any more lonely will be panicked."

Somewhat coincidentally, the report of the Zhennan Army and the secret letter of Gong Liangyu were almost placed in front of the bookcase of the two bigwigs in Kyoto.

Li Hun didn't read the letter, and all the documents were read to him by the staff. When the clear-faced blue-shirted staff member held two letters and asked him which one he wanted to hear first. The old man Li, who was sitting on the tiger skin chair with the big sword golden horse, said in a sullen voice: "I don't want to hear any of them, ***, there is no good news." ”

The staff smiled, opened the two letters by himself, took a cursory look at them first, and then put the one from the Zhennan Army on it, and said with a smile: "Then it's not so bad to listen first." In Dongweng, most of the Maitreya religion in the south has been exterminated, and the rest have all been compressed into the two cities of Xiangfan, and the pacification of the south is just around the corner. ”

Li Hun pulled his white beard like a steel needle and asked in a rough voice, "Have you reported the date?" ”

The staff nodded: "Before July 25." ”

Li Hun pouted and said, "I didn't expect this kid to be very powerful, Lao Zhou." You're going to be blind this time. ”

The staff surnamed Zhou was not ashamed, and still said lightly: "That master's performance in the south is indeed similar to that when he was in the capital, it is unexpected, and his subordinates admit that they are gone." Having said that, he was not half embarrassed.

It seems that he has a very high status in Li Hun's heart, if others dare to be so salty and not light, it is estimated that Lao Li Tou would have been furious and let go of the dog, instead of agreeing like this now: "The little fox's tail is hidden deep enough, but as long as it is exposed once, he will no longer be able to pretend to be a little dog." ”

Mr. Zhou said in his heart, what kind of metaphor is this, but he echoed it: "What Dong Weng said is very true, since this fifth elder of the Qin family has revealed his tail, it is better to cut it off as soon as possible." ”

Li Hun pulled his beard and groaned: "Don't be too early, wait for him to leave the Zhennan Army, the old man doesn't want to completely fall out with my in-laws." ”

Mr. Zhou smiled and said: "Marshal Bo Xian in the Zhennan Army is indeed like a lion king, and it is not easy to deal with. ”

The topic shifted to Bo Xian's parting, and Li Hun said with a slight annoyance: "I see that this old thing has been staying by the river for a long time, and his brain has also entered the water." actually followed Qin Lei's gang to mess around, throwing decades of friendship into the river. ”

Mr. Zhou said in his heart, didn't people force you to force it, how could the Zhennan Army, which had worked so hard to pull up, hand it over to you, and sighed: "We are a little too hasty in this matter, if we wait for the fourth prince and Miss Bo Xiang to get married, maybe Marshal Bo Xian's reaction will not be so strong." ”

Li Hun shook his head and said: "It's all the same, the old man also thinks that the two families will get married next year, why won't he screw it with me, right?" I didn't expect Zhennanjun to be so heavy in his heart, and he looked like an old man in his seventies......" After speaking, he sighed: "The old man told him that as long as he let this step, Zhennanjun will still be his uncle in twenty years." The old man remembered that when he was young, he parted with affection and righteousness, and for the sake of full brotherhood, he could make unconditional concessions. Who knows...... Hey, it's changed, it's changed......"

Mr. Zhou was also annoyed in his heart, he didn't approve of prematurely provoking Bo Xiang to part, and it turned out that he was right, so he didn't dare to say more, otherwise he would be suspected of showing off, which was likely to cause the proprietor to be unhappy. I could only comfort the old lady a few words in a gentle voice, and then asked softly: "What about the drawings?" ”

Li Hun was only slightly emotional, and quickly regained his composure, and said in a deep voice: "The old man will personally write a letter to Bo Xian Farewell, urging him to go into the wilderness, otherwise it will be impossible to have a decent ending after the matter is stabbed." ”

Mr. Zhou nodded to indicate that he knew, and then unfolded Gong Liangyu's letter and said, "The one in Xiangyang City who threatens us, if you don't give him the drawings and Qin Lei's head, he will shake out the secret between us!" ”

Li Hun stroked his beard and laughed: "Childish, this little white face is naïve, the old man dares him to come and go with unknown goods, how can he not guard against him?" The old man is still afraid that he will not be public. ”

Mr. Zhou also laughed and said: "Yes, when the time comes, it will be enough for our Majesty to drink a pot, and I am afraid that the royal reputation will also fall to the bottom." ”

Li Hun smiled and said: "Who let my bastard son-in-law let my good grandson not stand, but he wants to set up a rabbit master, he deserves it, hahahaha......"

When he finished laughing, Mr. Zhou smiled and said, "According to this kid's vicious temperament, whether we agree or not, he won't let us go?" Why don't we just ignore it? ”

Li Hun shook his head and said: "No, promise him all, it's not easy for people to come here, you have to let him go back happily, otherwise people will laugh at our Qin people's poor etiquette." After saying that, there was another burst of laughter, and he looked very proud.

Compared with Taiwei Li's spring breeze, Prime Minister Wen's study can be called a solemnity. Pinching the thin letter paper in his hand, Wen Yanbo's face was gloomy and could drip water. There was also a middle-aged scribe beside him, who also looked incredulous.

What Wen Yanbo held in his hand was the threatening letter sent to him by Gong Liangyu. After a long time, he said quietly: "Is it really the old man's daughter?" ”

The scribe said softly: "He said that he was taken captive from the fourth elder of the Qin family, so he shouldn't be wrong." ”

Wen Yanbo grabbed the inkstone in his hand tightly, and said angrily: "People have been lost for a few months, Qin Laosi, a brute, even dares to blackmail the old man out of thin air, the courage is really overwhelming!" Slapped the inkstone on the table, and said: "Take those evidences to Guo Bizheng, let him prepare to prepare, and give me Qin Laosi to death next morning!" You was puzzled and shouted angrily: "Qin Laosi, the old man has made you irreversible!" ”

Seeing that Wen Yanbo had completely lost his former grace and composure, the scribe couldn't hold back and said, "Dong Weng, there is a sentence in the student's heart that has been held back for a long time, and today I really can't help it. ”

Wen Yanbo snorted: "Speak! ”

The scribe gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "It is understandable that the prince is afraid of his family, but are you a little too ...... to this little lady who has never met?"

To vent, Wen Yanbo had already regained his senses, he closed his eyes and leaned on the Taishi chair and said softly: "Too concerned? ”

The scribe nodded and said, "To say something presumptuous, your old man is deeply blessed, and the house is full of children and grandchildren, and there are more than ten young ladies and young ladies and grandchildren, and the students don't think that a young lady in the outer room is worthy of your ...... Care! ”

Wen Yanbo was silent for a long time before he said softly: "This daughter is more ...... In particular, the old man can't give it up. ”

But the scribe did not stop, and asked in a deep voice, "What is so special?" Is it worth being so valued by Dong Weng? ”

Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "It's inconvenient to say much about this matter, don't ask Mr. Qiu." There was a hint of displeasure in his tone.

The scribe surnamed Qiu had no choice but to give up and sighed: "Dong Weng thinks twice." ”

Wen Yanbo opened his eyes and looked at the think tank that had accompanied him for many years, and didn't want the two to be estranged from this, so he reluctantly explained: "Forgive the old man for being difficult to speak, please forgive me." I can only say to my husband: She is related to the life and death of my Wen family, especially in this stormy time. ”

This has been said clearly enough, Mr. Qiu's eyes widened, and he couldn't imagine that this young lady in the outer room, or her mother's family, could have such a big stake. But his proprietor said so, and it was inconvenient for him to ask any more, so he said respectfully: "It's the subordinates who are abrupt, please forgive Dong Weng." ”

Wen Yanbo waved his hand and said softly: "It's okay, let's have a good relationship, we should have nothing to talk about." Saying that, he said tiredly: "The old man is a little tired, so Mr. should go and get busy first." ”

The scribe looked at the proprietor, who had aged a lot these days, sighed again, and bowed down and went out of the sky, a large net that made him echo among the civil officials, so that the other two did not dare to touch him easily, especially before the two sides decided the final winner. The second is the balance of power policy of helping the weak but not helping the strong, just as it was for the royal family and later for the emperor's family, and it has been strictly neutral until now. He knew very well that as long as one family won the final victory, the civil official group would have no qualifications to sway, and would have no choice but to bow down, and he, the lord of the hundred officials, would naturally disappear.

This third article is the relationship with that person, as long as that person is alive, his Wen family will always have a glimmer of life, and the maintenance of the relationship between the two must be based on the daughter who only knew her whereabouts half a year ago.

Qin Lei, who was thousands of miles away, naturally had no way of knowing, he was sitting upright at the table, holding a brush like a chicken paw, and writing letters to Shiyun one by one......

"Master Shiyun: How are you doing? Yongfu is okay, I miss you very much......" After thinking about it, Qin Lei added a "we" to the end.

"Today is leaving you...... It's your eightieth day, and tomorrow is my ...... On the eighty-first day of our separation, I will do something that will surely go down in history, and if it succeeds, I will live on forever. But if it fails, you will have to laugh for 10,000 years, as for what it is, keep it secret first, and tell you next time. Just as Qin Lei was writing happily with a splash of ink, a soft footstep sounded from far and near, and he hurriedly put the letter paper into the drawer, put the pen down, and sat up.

It was Yunsheng who came, and she was with the army as Qin Lei's personal maid, so she could naturally enter and leave Qin Lei's bedroom at will. After the report, she stood in front of Qin Lei with a curling voice, blessed with a blessing, and asked softly: "The people's daughter Yunshang greets the prince." ”

Qin Lei heard her voice, looked at the perfect girl like a hibiscus in the water, and couldn't help but regret: "The first-class maid of the palace, with a lot of monthly money, high benefits, and good treatment, it is rare that the errand is easy, where to find such a good errand, it would be a pity not to do it." ”

Yunshang smiled and said: "What the prince said is very true, but everyone has their own ambitions, Yunshang can't enjoy this blessing, please forgive the prince." ”

Qin Lei pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "It's a big deal that I won't let you pour the night pot in the future." ”

Yunshang barely maintained that elegance, gritted her teeth slightly, and said: "At the beginning, I worked for a short time, but I didn't owe the deed of sale, and the people's girls are still free to come and go." ”

Qin Lei nodded and said depressedly: "Isn't the Lone King a little attractive?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the small tent suddenly became a little more ambiguous, Yunshang's complexion softened a lot, his long eyelashes drooped slightly, and he shook his head and said softly: "Actually, Yunshang really wants to shelter under the wings of the prince for the rest of his life, and he doesn't have to think about the ups and downs outside." ”

Qin Lei leaned back in his chair and sighed: "Yunshang, although the Lone King has teased you a lot, he still hopes you well from the bottom of my heart. As he spoke, he opened his eyes, looked at the delicate face of the country and the city honestly, and said seriously: "Don't choose that path, it's too hard and tiring and there is no future." ”

The first time she heard Qin Lei talking to herself seriously, Yunsheng's heart trembled inexplicably, she had seen the lazy Qin Lei, who looked unruly and hateful, but she couldn't forget it; She has also seen the majestic Qin Lei, the kind of bold and domineering that kills and decisives, which makes her both admired and unfamiliar; She had also seen Qin Lei when she was silent, the kind of coldness like ten thousand years of ice, so that she could only dare to look from a distance without making a sound, but she wanted to melt the warmth of the ice from the bottom of her heart.

But Qin Lei, who was so honest and clear, was the first time she had seen it, looking at the lake-clear eyes, Qiao Yunshang couldn't help but fall into it, and never wanted to come out again.

But she knew that the person in Qin Lei's heart was not her, but a girl who was far away in the capital, so she had no reason to persuade herself to stay. So after being silent for a long time, she opened her mouth with difficulty and said in a trembling voice: "The prince's kindness is remembered in Yunsheng, but the people's daughter has made up her mind and will not change again." ”

Qin Lei shook his head and sighed: "Why bother......" He really couldn't bear to let this girl who was so beautiful in Zhongtian and Earth do those things like Jingwei reclamation, wasting Shaohua and wasting a lot of good intentions in vain. But he already knew that this girl had the right idea, and he couldn't keep her unless he tied her up.

But why did you tie her up?

Yunshang saw that Qin Lei fell silent again, so she said goodbye softly.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Qin Lei said leisurely: "After the war, King Gu will inspect Shannan, I hope you will also go with you to help appease those people who believe in Maitreya, is it okay?" ”

When Yunshang heard this, her delicate body trembled, and after a long time, she nodded invisibly.