Chapter 51: Love Over Time?
Six wins in six battles......
On the same day, the Zhou army returned to the Zhou camp in triumphant spirits, as a celebration of the victory, Xie An instructed the men to add vegetables for the soldiers of the three armies, when the tail of fresh fish was boiled into buckets of fish soup and placed in front of the barracks, tens of thousands of Liang soldiers screamed and rushed to surround it.
"Goo, goo, goo......" couldn't wait to pour a bowl of fresh fish soup into his stomach, a big Liang soldier smacked his lips with surprise on his face, and asked the man in astonishment, "Hey, brother, why did you get such delicious fish soup in the camp?" ”
"What? You don't know? The man smiled and explained, "When you are waiting to fight with the Taiping thief army, I am not idle in the rear camp, according to the instructions of the adults, in the Beiying Lake mouth of the river net fishing, the adults said, our soldiers have been working hard for days, tell me to wait for the fish to make soup, and ask the soldiers to fight tooth sacrifices!" ”
"Huh?" Outside the barracks, the soldiers of the Great Liang were inexplicably surprised, they never imagined that their commanders would have the time to consider their food problems while thinking hard about the strategy of defeating the Great Liang army, which really moved them extraordinarily.
At this time, the barracks was pushed over by more than a dozen soldiers, and there was a man standing on the car, holding an iron spoon in one hand and an iron pot in the other. ”
What is only half a pot per person?
Countless Liang sergeants looked at each other, really a little confused, after all, it was as delicious as the fish soup just now, and the man also said that it was enough.
Suddenly, one of the soldiers sniffed with his nose, and then his face flushed a little, and he exclaimed with joy, "Wine? ”
Time. It was as if a few drops of cold water had been dripped into the boiling oil pot, causing the entire camp to suddenly explode, and countless Liang sergeants rushed to those wine barrels to take out the spare kettles.
"Bell, bell!" Seeing this, the soldier standing on the cart knocked a few more times, and said very seriously, "First convey the order of the lord!" -- This wine is to celebrate the hard work of our soldiers in the past few days, each person only has half a pot, if there is too much, if anyone is drunk and mishaps. ...... Military Law
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the impatient Liang soldiers.
"Okay, okay, who of our brothers in the Great Liang Army doesn't know the rules in the army that you can't make mistakes because of alcohol?"
"Er Li, they are all from a military camp, what do you think my brother has drunk and mishapered with? Hurry, hurry, hurry. Since leaving Jinling, the brothers don't know what the wine tastes like......"
"You guys......" The soldier who was standing on the cart and was called Er Li shook his head helplessly, and said angrily, "Okay, then divide the wine, what squeeze?" Get in line! ”
"Er Li, you kid ......"
"Lao Tzu is in the same barracks as you. Stinky boy! ”
"It seems that the adults don't care about you stinky boy for the sake of rewarding drinks!"
Scolding and scolding, all the Liang sergeants helplessly patted the long line, and some were standing. Some squatted, some gulped the cured meat in the bowl, some watched others eat the meat and smacked their lips, and some were reluctant to give up the meat in their bowls. I want to wait until I get that half pot of wine and enjoy it again.
I have to say that at this moment, the enthusiasm of the Liang army in the camp is even higher. It is no less than fighting with the Taiping thief army.
In the account of Commander Xie An, the generals of the Great Liang Army and several people from Dongling and Jinling were participating in the small celebration banquet held by Xie An, which was supposed to reward the officers and soldiers of the Great Liang Army for the war in the past few days.
Except for Mo Fei of the Dongling Crowd who asked Xie An to resign because of his personality problems, the rest of the people were full, after all, they all defeated the Taiping Army in six battles, which was a great military achievement, and there was no doubt that all the officers in the tent could be promoted by one level at this moment.
Ah, it's officers of the Great Liang Army like Liang Cheng and Wang Huai, after all, spy agencies like Dongling Zhong and Jinling Zhong are not among them, after all, their authority is already quite large, and besides, they are not the same system as the military, and there is no concept of so-called promotion.
But then again, who wouldn't want to come with a drink for nothing? Counting over and over, I'm afraid that only Mo Fei, who has a relatively obedient personality and can't stand the crowd, will dismiss Xie An's kindness.
"This cup, first of all, I salute the heroes of our army in the past few days!"
In the tent, Xie An, who was the commander-in-chief, personally raised his glass and toasted the first glass of wine to Liang Cheng, Wang Huai and other soldiers of the Liang Army, I have to say that this is a great honor.
"How dare you praise like an adult? It's all thanks to the adults' strategizing, and the first merit of this battle should be the great talent! More than 20 generals of the Great Liang Army in the tent stood up in flattery, and the main general Liang Cheng waved his hand again and again, saying that he did not dare to be.
"Hehe, you don't have to wait." Smiled and patted Liang Cheng on the shoulder, and exchanged drinks with him in the latter's happy face, Xie An said with a smile, "Winning all six battles depends on the lives of the soldiers of the Great Liang Army, don't you say?" ”
"Yes, yes! - What your lord said is very true! In the corner of the tent, Xiao Li buried his head and feasted, sometimes pouring wine into his mouth, this embarrassing appearance made Ding Qiu next to him a little ashamed to raise his head.
Glancing at the reckless man in the corner, Xie An secretly shook his head, and touched the wine cup with Wang Huai beside Liang Cheng, making the somewhat flattered latter smile happily, and poured the wine in the cup in one gulp, almost choking.
The greatest credit for winning all six battles, Xie An gave it to the Great Liang Army without favoritism, and the rest were the Dongling people and the Jinling people, as for himself, he never even mentioned it in the battle report.
It's not that Xie An is trying to win people's hearts, the key is that he is now the secretary of the criminal department, and among the hundred officials, he is only under the prime minister Li Xian, and the rest of the five books, including his teacher Ruan Shaozhou, are on an equal footing.
In public and private, Xie An does not intend to do this, firstly, Li Xian is indeed a great talent here, and he is more suitable for this position than him Xie An, and secondly, the official duties of the position of Shangshu of the Criminal Department at the moment are enough to give Xie An a headache, after all, as the highest official of the Criminal Department, he must be responsible for the criminal crimes of the states and counties in the Great Zhou, and this workload has made him almost have no time to accompany the wife of the house, not to mention the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials who have to be responsible for all military affairs, people's livelihood, and policies in the Great Zhou?
Since the official position has been promoted and cannot be promoted, why not give the credit to the soldiers of the Great Liang Army? Anyway. As the commander of this army, he will definitely receive a rich reward after the war, such as silver, silver, silver.
In order to redeem [Mirage] Qin Ke'er, Lord Xie can now be said to have a breeze on his sleeves.
After three rounds of drinking, the enthusiasm in the tent gradually faded, after all, sitting in the tent, except for a guy who was immersed in feasting, were all people who put the overall situation first. Naturally, we know what is a priority.
"My lord, count the days, General Feng He has burned down the grain hoarding place of the Taiping Thief Army in the mountains and forests on the east bank of Poyang Lake, right?" Wiping the wine stains from the corners of his mouth, Liang Cheng asked.
"Hmm." Xie An nodded and said. "The day before yesterday, General Feng He sent several cavalrymen to the camp to report that they had successfully burned the grain and grass of the Taiping army......
Liang Cheng looked at Xie An strangely, and asked suspiciously, "This is a good thing, why is the adult's face full of sadness?" ”
Xie An smiled faintly when he heard this, and reminded the generals, "Don't forget." The place where the Taiping army stockpiled grain was once burned down...... In other words, what General Feng He burned down was the granary that the Taiping Army should have burned down a long time ago! ”
"Yuzhang Prefect Kong Yan?" Liang Cheng's complexion changed slightly. His eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by ......?"
"I have to guard against it!" Glancing at the people in the tent, Xie An said in a deep voice. "Yu Li, the prefect of Pengze County, was by no means the first person to attach himself to the Taiping Army, nor was he the last. Even if our army can defeat Liu Qing and successfully attack Jingzhou, we must not slack off in the slightest, from the day when Yu Li secretly helped the Taiping army, our army should be vigilant, it is not only the Taiping army......"
"There is also the Taiping Army in the skin of a local official in the Great Zhou!" Gou Gong calmly said what Xie An had not finished speaking.
The generals in the tent nodded secretly, after all, the enemy in the light is much easier to deal with than the enemy in the dark, and it is not interesting to be stabbed in the back by a guy who seems to be an ally.
"Speaking of which, when did the Lord order the attack on Liu Qing's camp?" Wang Huai, the general of the Great Liang Army, asked.
"Well...... frowned, Xie An shook his head, and it seemed that he hadn't made a final plan yet.
Seeing this, Liang Cheng said curiously, "My lord, the last general thinks that the thief army has lost six battles and six defeats, and has no fighting spirit, and our army's General Feng He has successfully burned down the place where he hoarded grain, just in one fell swoop to annihilate it!" ”
"That being said, Liu Qing has no power to fight back! - Don't forget, she still has at least 35,000 Taiping troops under her command, and she can't easily eat them in one bite! -- It's better to be safe, Liu Qing is running out of food, so he naturally has to withdraw his troops, and then our army will cover up and kill, so that the losses can be minimized! ”
"What if she doesn't withdraw?" Wang Huai asked subconsciously, but as soon as the words came out, he himself was happy, and without waiting for Xie An to answer, he said with a smile, "Look at what kind of stupid thing the last general asked, if she doesn't withdraw, then she will have to starve to death here, with her 35,000 Taiping army!" ”
"Exactly!" Smiling slightly, Xie An Zhengse said, "Liu Qing will definitely withdraw, the problem is that this woman is very careful and cautious, if she wants to withdraw the army, she will naturally not make a big show, therefore, this government did not recall the nine thousand cavalry of General Feng He, and continued to let him lead the troops outside, if our army's foot soldiers can't catch up, then we can only rely on General Feng He to bite the enemy's tail and delay time for our army!" ”
"It turns out that the adults have already calculated!" The generals laughed when they heard this, but they didn't talk about it in detail, but only cared about toasting with Xie An.
At the same time, in the small tent next to the handsome tent, [Mirage] Qin Ke'er was lowering her head and stroking the qin, and it could be seen that she seemed to be in a low mood at the moment.
Did you do it anyway......
leaked that man's plan to [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing and his enemies in this battle......
Alas!
Qin Ke'er sighed slightly.
"......" Not far from Qin Ke'er, the little girl Wang Xin glared at Qin Ke'er with a dissatisfied face, and said unhappily, "Since Fang Cai, what are you sighing about?" ”
"What?" Probably interrupted by the little girl's words, Qin Ke'er raised her head and asked.
"I mean, what are you sighing for! - I've asked you several times, Wild Fox! With her hands on her hips, the little girl put on a shrew-like posture and glared at Qin Ke'er.
This girl is really undisciplined......
Rao is Qin Ke'er was not in the mood to quarrel with this little girl at this time, but she was also angry.
That guy is really, so used to this girl, this girl who doesn't learn well will not be lawless in the future?
If it's my Qin Ke'er's daughter, I have to be ......
Come to think of it. Qin Ke'er was suddenly stunned, looking at the little girl who was tilting her head and looking at her with a complicated expression.
How did you come up with this?
"......" Qin Ke'er opened her mouth wordlessly, looking a little panicked.
"Inexplicable!" The little girl muttered, and seeing that Qin Ke'er didn't react at all, she raised her voice and said, "Hey, I said you're inexplicable!" ”
"I hear you! - New to learning? Qin Ke'er glanced at the little girl helplessly, feeling a little angry and funny that the little girl liked to play in front of her or Xie An every time she learned a new word.
"Who...... Who said that, I would have it a long time ago! "The little girl is a little weak-hearted. Subconsciously opened Qin Ke'er's eyes, and then seemed to think of something, and said angrily, "I won't stay here with you, I'm going to go to the tent next to me to drink with my brother......"
"Didn't he kick you out without drinking?" Qin Ke'er rolled her eyes. He said angrily, "What kind of wine do you drink at a young age?" ”
"Who...... Who's small?! The little girl seemed to have been stepped on by the tail, and the whole person jumped up, glared at Qin Ke'er angrily and scolded, "You are only young, wild fox, fox spirit!" ”
"Oh?" Qin Ke'er took a deep breath. Showing off her full breasts, she looked at the little girl with a smile and said, "What did you just say?" ”
"......" The little girl's shoulders trembled slightly angrily, and her eyes were red. Stomping his feet and scolding angrily, "You will sigh in the tent until you die!" - I'm looking for my brother! With that, she staggered out.
A moment later, the little girl came in again. He grinned and said, "Hey, hey." I don't drink, I'll pour wine for my brother! - Brother didn't call you, did he? Hee-hee! With that, she proudly ran to the side of the handsome tent.
"......" Looking at the swaying tent, Qin Ke'er couldn't help but shake his head.
This stupid girl, I don't think I'm out of favor?
Recalling the smug smile of the little girl, Qin Ke'er couldn't cry or laugh a little, and then, she sighed and muttered, "Yes, why?" ”
Why do you want to leave under the pretext of being unwell and sigh alone?
Is it because you feel guilty because you have done something sorry for him, and you dare not face him?
No! No!
It was he who was not good, first forcibly tarnished his innocence, and then wanted to get involved with another woman and abandon himself...... Well, he hasn't done that yet, but he will, like those shameless and guys!
Qin Ke'er patted her cheeks, comforting herself with some panic, forcing herself to leave behind the troubles that disturbed her mind.
And at this moment, a report from the guards came from outside the tent.
"Miss Qin, Mr. Mo Yan asks to see you!"
Mo Yan?
Qin Ke'er was stunned, and she didn't understand what the Guangling scholar Xie An hired with a salary of five thousand taels was doing when she came to see her at this time, after all, although she was also from Guangling, there was no intersection between her and the scholar.
"Let him in!" Qin Ke'er said softly.
"Yes!"
After a while, scholar Mo Yan lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent, chuckled and glanced at Qin Ke'er, who was playing the piano in the tent, and said, "Why is Miss Qin here alone?" ”
Glancing at Mo Yan deeply, Qin Ke'er always felt that this guy had something to say, smiled slightly, and said softly, "Isn't Mr. Mo also alone?" How? Didn't my lord invite my husband? ”
"That's not it," Mo Yan smiled and said, "The Lord treats people warmly and sincerely, even if he is poor and sour in the countryside like Xia, it's just that he feels defenseless, and it's really not good to stay in the handsome tent and drink, so he came out under the pretext...... I happened to hear that Miss Qin was here to play the qin, so I dared to come to visit! ”
Fuqin? How did I play the piano?
Wrinkling slightly, Qin Ke'er said lightly, "Mr. Mo heard it wrong, right?" How could the concubine have ever stroked the qin? ”
"Huh?" Mo Yan showed a little surprise on his face, and then suddenly said, "Oh, yes, yes, yes, I made a mistake in the next memory, it may be that Miss Qin's beautiful music when she was on the battlefield today is still echoing in my ears!" ――I've never heard such an impassioned piece of music before, and I can't help but make people's blood boil, I wonder what that song is. ”
"Embattled!" Qin Ke'er frowned and said.
"Embattled......" Mo Yan nodded suddenly, suddenly glanced at Qin Ke'er, and said with a smile, "More than that, right?" ”
"......" Qin Ke'er was suddenly startled in her heart, only to feel a little cold on the ten fingers stroking the strings, and pretended to say calmly. What does Mr. Mok mean by that? ”
"Miss Qin is not in a hurry, I just think that with Miss Qin's attainments in piano skills, she will not be able to play the wrong repertoire, right? Or was it something that Miss Qin did on purpose? ”
Oops......
Could it be that this guy heard it?
Qin Ke'er was secretly frightened, and said quietly, "The concubine doesn't understand what Mr. Mo is talking about!" ”
"Nope! Miss Qin understands very well in her heart, very clearly! ”
Glancing at Mo Yan deeply, Qin Ke'er was inevitably a little weak-hearted. Reluctantly smiled, "Maybe I haven't played for a long time, and the concubine is playing the wrong one......"
"Did you miss it? ――No matter how wrong it is, it won't be able to play "Jin Song: Grass and Trees Are Soldiers" and "Empty City Strategy" in the repertoire of "Embattled", right? Mo Yan said in a low voice.
"Ding ......" Qin Ke'er panicked, and the string in his hand was suddenly broken.
This guy ...... Hear that?
A poor scholar who is not famous in Guangling. Did you hear that?!
Even Xie An never heard of the flaw, but it was broken by this person?!
Perhaps seeing through the shock in Qin Ke'er's heart, Mo Yan smiled slightly and said, "In the past, when I was in Guangling, I was very idle, so I was idle and stroked the piano when I was idle." Take a look at the masterpieces of our ancestors......"
"......" looked deeply at the smile on Mo Yan's face, Qin Ke'er's complexion gradually sank, and he lowered his voice and said, "What do you want?" ”
"Huh?"
"The concubine asks what exactly you want? Silver? I've heard him say it. You like silver a lot, don't you? How much do you want? 100,000 taels? Two hundred thousand taels? ”
"Huh? Hehehe! Mo Yan chuckled and shook his head, and said lightly, "Money is something outside the body, as long as it is enough...... said. He glanced at Qin Ke'er deeply.
Qin Ke'er's complexion changed slightly, and she subconsciously reached out to cover the few inches of exposed white muscles on her chest. Gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Mo Yan, you don't want to deceive people too much!" ――If the concubine screams here, what do you think will happen? ”
"Huh?" Mo Yan was stunned, then waved his hand again and again and said, "No, no, no, Miss Qin misunderstood, and I don't have the slightest thought about Miss Qin...... Miss Qin is Lord Xie's woman, in other words, she is also the mother of the house, how dare she commit a crime? ”
"Then what are you ......" Qin Ke'er was a little puzzled, she really thought at first that Mo Yan wanted to use this matter to threaten her, intending to touch her body, which she couldn't bear, after all, she had been forced by Xie An once.
"I just want to remind Miss Qin." Under Qin Ke'er's stunned gaze, Mo Yan's face showed a bit of seriousness, and he said with a straight face, "Don't make mistakes!" - Although that Lord Xie did mean to force Miss Qin, Miss Qin couldn't deny that Lord Xie did treat Miss Qin very well, didn't he? ”
"......" recalled that he had pretended to be unwell, asked Xie An'an to pour water for himself willingly, and comforted himself, Qin Ke'er was silent, and whispered for a long time, "What do you want to say?" ”
I saw Mo Yan let out a long sigh and muttered, "People, it is inevitable to focus on what you don't have, and ignore the beautiful things you have now, and even waste your life on it...... Why bother? ”
"You mean concubines?"
"No!" Smiling slightly, Mo Yan said with a smile, "It's just that I thought of someone, but ......" As he spoke, he glanced at Qin Ke'er and said meaningfully, "This sentence is also appropriate for Miss Qin...... Don't be too attached to the past, don't be too attached to hatred, let go of all your troubles, and you can live comfortably......"
“……”
"The famous lady of Yingchun Tower, although she is famous, is not very good after all, but she is not as good as the fifth lady of Xie Mansion...... For the sake of being a person from the same county, I would like to remind you in the next time, don't make mistakes, Qin Yushu! - You are highly valued by that Lord Xie right now, there is no need to ruin your life for the Taiping Army! As he spoke, Mo Yan glanced at Qin Ke'er with a warning look, then turned around and walked out of the tent.
"What do you mean?" Qin Ke'er frowned and said.
Hearing Qin Ke'er's question, Mo Yan, who had already walked to the door of the tent, let out a long sigh, and did not turn his head, his tone was full of a little bitterness, and muttered, "Taiping Army, that should not appear, the relic of the old era, let it still have the goal it is chasing, and it will be buried in history with the years...... In the next farewell! ”
Seeing the swaying tent after Mo Yan left, Qin Ke'er opened her mouth, but she was speechless.
Come in and preach to yourself, and then go on your own?
What the hell is this guy doing?
I don't need to worry about Qin Ke'er and him, an outsider!
Qin Ke'er scolded angrily, but in her heart, it was undeniable that Mo Yan's words touched her deeply.
Don't stick to unrealistic fantasies, design with an eye on what we have today...... Is it?
"Kerr? Kerr? ”
"Huh?" When she came back to her senses, Qin Ke'er was surprised to find that Xie An had come to her side at some point and put on a coat for her.
A little warmth rose in her heart, and Qin Ke'er smiled and said, "Is the celebration banquet over?" ”
"Yes, after all, it's during the war, you can't drink until you get drunk as usual, just celebrate, but you...... What's wrong, Kerr? Alone here in a daze? Is it really unwell? ”
"Huh? I ......" Looking at Xie An's concerned gaze and opening his mouth, Qin Ke'er smiled reluctantly, "Yes, yes...... Maybe I'm a little tired today, right? ”
"Look at you, sir, what did I say at that time, telling you not to finish the whole story, how tiring it is...... Forget it, why don't you rest here today? ”
"Huh?" Qin Ke'er was stunned, and asked with a little shyness and temptation, "Isn't the master going to ask the little slave to sleep today?" ”
"Well...... Xie An touched his nose a little embarrassedly, and said curtly, "I think so, but ...... Forget it, after all, you are not feeling well today, no matter what I say, my lord, it can be regarded as a pity for the jade, right? As he spoke, he winked at Qin Ke'er.
Qin Ke'er covered her lips and sneered, a pair of beautiful eyes looked deeply at the man in front of her, and suddenly half-snuggled up to Xie An, her fragrant tongue lightly added Xie An's earlobe, and said coquettishly, "However, what does the little slave think......?"
"Huh?" Xie An looked at the active beauty in his arms in surprise, his somewhat drunk eyes were a little dazed, and before he could speak, his mouth was blocked by the beauty in his arms.
Yes, for some reason, after hearing the words of scholar Mo Yan, Qin Ke'er earnestly hoped that the first man in her life could be by her side.
Although she didn't have any love for him......
Even though she had just done something that was worthy of him today......
Is it really wrong? Myself......
Feeling the inexplicable pleasure of Xie An in his body, Qin Ke'er looked at the top of the tent with some distraction.
"Old man......"
"Huh?"
"Don't underestimate that Liu Qing, that woman is always a strange woman with the same name as the little slave, and she has always been talented, maybe ...... Maybe she's seen through the tricks the master has made to her, and she's ready to take revenge! I don't know for what purpose, Qin Ke'er reminded Xie An very vaguely.
It's a pity that Xie An, who is now savoring the taste of her delicate body, doesn't seem to have the heart to think about the war.
"The lord must be vigilant...... Not...... Not...... Be wary...... If the Taiping army has no food, it is bound to ...... It is inevitable to retreat...... Yes...... As long as the master is pressing step by step, the Taiping army will naturally not fight...... Well, it will collapse without a fight...... The lord has a big week...... The Great Zhou court as the backing, too ...... The Taiping army ...... But there is no ......"
"Uh-huh!" Xie An nodded again and again, but looking at his appearance at the moment, it was not difficult to guess how much Qin Ke'er's vague reminder had listened to him.
Seeing the man on her body sucking her chest like a baby, Qin Ke'er couldn't help crying and laughing, but for some reason, she felt an inexplicable satisfaction in her heart, stretched out her arms a little emotionally, and she hugged him tightly.
Ah, I don't want him to win, but I don't want him to lose either......
This is good, maintaining the undefeated situation between him and Liu Qing......
In this way, he can always be by his side, and no woman will come to snatch it from him......
Whether it is [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing, or his original wives......
That's fine......
The so-called [long-term love] is not unreasonable, well, no matter which way it is explained.