After reading the secret letter jointly sent by Pi Xiong and Chen Youcai, Zhu Yongxing had a detailed understanding of the situation in Shuixi. Similar to his analysis, Skin Bear was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Shuixi Native Army. The most important point is that although An Kun's subordinates have jurisdiction over forty-eight soil orders, but the hearts of the people are different, it is good to say that if there is a setback, it is inevitable that there will be a disaster of Xiao Wall.

"Since Shuixi came to ask for help, he took this opportunity to fight for more authority for Kuang Guogong, a military advisor in name only, I am afraid it will be difficult to influence the war in Shuixi." Zhu Yongxing thought for a while, then raised his head to ask Ye Hu's opinion.

"Your Highness is wise." Ye Hu complimented him before he said his analysis, "Although Shuixi claims to be able to support hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it is just a rabble, and Tumu has considerable power, and it may be difficult for An Kun to completely control it. At present, there are not many Qing troops in Guizhou, and they can still set off momentum, if the Qing army in Yunnan Province enters and suppresses, Shuixi will be defeated. ”

"Even if I fail, I want to rely on the dense mountains and mountains, and Shuixi can support it for several months." Zhu Yongxing is judging according to the time in history, don't underestimate these few months, this is a rare opportunity for expansion and development, and it may even affect the war situation in Yunnan Province, "I originally wanted to let Shuixi fend for itself, but when I think about it carefully, I feel that it is inappropriate." Wait for careful deliberation, come up with a charter, and do what you can! ”

"Xia Guan also thinks that in the matter of Shuixi, he can make a small effort and make a big difference." Ye Hu echoed Zhu Yongxing's opinion, paused, and said tentatively: "There are several people from Kuang Guogong's old department who have been sent to contact this time, as well as his granddaughter. ”

Zhu Yongxing was stunned for a moment, then nodded lightly, there was nowhere to go before, so Pi Xiong had to leave his only granddaughter by his side. Now that he has a solid base here, for the sake of the Pi family, he sent his granddaughter over and saved a trace of incense.

"Kuang Guogong's whole family was martyred for the country, and only this daughter remained. Let's settle it down! Zhu Yongxing sighed with some emotion and said, "I will meet them now, and I will also learn more about the situation in Shuixi." Well, what is the person like, you can tell me. ”

Ye Hu made a brief introduction before he came out. A moment later, he walked in with a man and a woman.

A middle-aged man was tall with a beard and a cloth wrapped around his head. Zhu Yongxing knew that this was for the convenience of walking, and he had shaved his hair and was easy to wear, and when he arrived here, he would wrap himself in a cloth to cover his shame. The other woman, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, had washed her face and looked dignified.

"Your Highness Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." Chen Fenglin and Luo Yinglan entered the house. Seeing a person sitting at the back of the table, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Excuse me!" Zhu Yongxing said loudly: "You are trapped behind enemy lines, and you are loyal, which is really gratifying and gives you a seat. ”

"Your Highness." Chen Fenglin and Luo Yinglan got up, and a personal guard brought two benches, and the two of them only sat on half of them stiffly.

"Coming from afar, aren't you tired of sitting like this?" Zhu Yongxing smiled playfully: "Mr. Chen." I heard that you were brave in the battle array, why did you come here and be a little shy back? and Luo Yinglan. Good at making double knives, she is a heroine, how can she also follow the state of a weak woman in the boudoir? ”

"Your Highness is majestic, how dare you be presumptuous?" Chen Fenglin hurriedly bowed down and bowed his hand, but his body moved, and he still sat down a little firmer.

Luo Yinglan didn't know what to say. secretly glanced at Zhu Yongxing a few times.

When she was 18 years old, her father and husband both died in battle. Since then, she has been following Pi Xiong in the mountains and mountains of western Guizhou, but fortunately, her uncle Zhang Mo is a teacher in Ankun Shui. Therefore, when many Ming Dynasty fugitives captured An Kun and sent them to local officials in the Qing Dynasty, she and her grandfather were unharmed.

Since the age of fifteen, he has been fighting with his grandfather and parents for six years. Not at all a pampered lady who doesn't know anything about the world. She has also wielded her twin swords into battle many times, and her skillful and agile sword skills have also killed countless enemies and avoided countless dangers.

"By the way, Kuang Guogong's surname is Pi, why are you surnamed Luo?" Zhu Yongxing asked with a smile.

"Back to His Royal Highness, my grandfather's real name is Luo Lianfang, and he was fostered in the Pi family when he was young, so he changed his name to Pi Xiong. When it was passed to my father, he returned to the sect, and the folk girl was surnamed Luo. After Luo Yinglan answered Zhu Yongxing's question, she suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and her body sat up straighter.

"I see." Zhu Yongxing nodded suddenly, and seeing that the atmosphere had eased a lot, he asked about the situation of the various departments in the western part of the water, and Chen Fenglin and Luo Yinglan complemented each other and answered one by one.

"An Kun appointed his cousin Cha Jia as the commander of the Western Army, this person is arrogant and arrogant, so happy, but he really has no talent......"

"An Kun's uncle, An Ruding, commanded the army and Yudong, although this person is shrewd, he is not good at fighting in battle......"

"Shuixi rebelled, although it attacked Dafang City and Wusa Acropolis, but the internal opinions are not unified. Led by Cha Jia, he advocated driving the army to the west and rejecting the enemy; Ahu Muhao advocated luring the enemy deeper, following the story of his ancestor An Bangyan, closing the door and beating the dog; There is also a faction led by Mu Kai Mukui, who believes that it is not possible to fight to the death with the Qing army, and the purpose is to promote peace......"

Zhu Yongxing asked while quickly jotting down on the paper, and he finally understood the meaning of what Pi Xiong said in the secret letter, "If you can't help, you don't have to take risks".

The people of Shuixi are not aligned, An Kun worships Pi Xiong as a military advisor, but he gives all the power to command the army to his incompetent cronies, how can he be undefeated? No wonder Pi Xiong would rather take the risk than send his granddaughter here, it turned out that he had the ambition of martyrdom and tried his best in Shuixi.

"Is there any danger along the way from Qianxi to here?" Zhu Yongxing changed the topic and no longer asked about the situation in Shuixi.

"Back to His Royal Highness, there is an official document stamped with the seal of the Wu thief, and along the way, he either pretended to be a messenger of the Qing army, or took a remote road, but it was safe." Chen Fenglin replied truthfully.

Zhu Yongxing fell into thought, a small number of people can pass like this, but how much of a role can it play? Launching rashly in Yunnan Province can effectively contain the Qing army, but how many great results can be achieved? Isn't it worth the loss to help Shuixi in this way?

"His Royal Highness has hundreds of thousands of troops, thousands of miles on the ground, and there are famous generals such as King Jin and King Zhao. Luo Yinglan said a little excitedly, obviously, she was thinking too simply, and she didn't know the situation of the Ming army in Yunnan Province.

Zhu Yongxing smiled slightly, noncommittal, and asked a few more casually. This concludes the summons. Things are not easy to do, and he has to consult with the generals before he can make a final decision.

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After Zhu Yongxing was summoned, Chen Fenglin, Luo Yinglan and others left the Jade Emperor Pavilion and returned to the arranged residence.

"When His Highness completes the dispatch of troops, we will return to Guizhou Province." Luo Yinglan felt that the future was bright. The mood was also quite excited, "Uncle Chen, how long do you have to wait?" ”

Chen Fenglin, as a confidant of the leather bear, somewhat knew some of the thoughts of the leather bear, and escorted Luo Yinglan here, he had completed the task and had an explanation to the benefactor. At this time, I couldn't bear to tell the truth, so I just smiled and perfunctory.

"When I came, I saw that the city was very lively, so let's go out and go shopping. So I ate outside. Luo Yinglan made another suggestion, but no one objected this time, everyone wanted to open their eyes, after all, they hadn't seen such a peaceful and worry-free place for a long time.

This time when he came to Yunnan Province, Chen Fenglin took six loyal guards and two Yi elites to greet the officials of the post house, and the post house specially arranged a guide. The group then walked onto the streets of Mengzi.

"You have come to Mengzi, but you can't help but eat rice noodles." The guide was a local. enthusiastically introduced, "Mutton rice noodles have to eat Dongchang, beef rice noodles have to eat Sha's, rabbit rice noodles are canned and canned, as well as fried sauce rice noodles and stewed meat rice noodles...... If you want to eat a big piece, let's go eat the famous dish Tubawan......"

"Where is the wine good. and where to eat. Chen Fenglin grinned, his requirements were not high.

"This—" The guide hesitated for a moment, and said, "The war has not ended, the food is not abundant, and His Highness has already issued a ban on alcohol. But. There are still fruit wines and sweet potato wines, and if they are stronger, they are still sweet potato wines. ”

"Yunnan Province has not yet been fully recovered, but it has to raise hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is reasonable for His Highness to ban grain and wine." Chen Fenglin didn't know exactly the number of Ming troops in Yunnan Province, but he was not dissatisfied, and waved his hand freely, "I'm going to drink sweet potato wine, and I'm going to have a good time today." ”

The guide said yes and led everyone to the restaurant they were familiar with.

Since leaving the post house, Luo Yinglan has been walking side by side with a Yi person named Atu, which is another small group. In addition to the guides, everyone was not surprised.

Ah Tu was born as a slave, but he was very intelligent and studious, and he was physically strong, and he had a wit and courage that ordinary people could hardly match. Therefore, he was valued by the Han Mukui Han Zuoli, and was praised by the slaves of the villagers, and became the small leader of the local soldiers.

When the Qing soldiers went south, An Kun surrendered and temporarily opened up to Pi Xiong and others, while Ah Tu was ordered by Han Zuoli to place Pi Xiong and others in Hanpoling and take more care. Under the contact between Luo Yinglan and Atu, they developed feelings.

"Is this the peace, is this what we are fighting for?" Luo Yinglan looked at the lively street market and the pedestrians of all ethnic groups shuttling, and muttered a little confused.

"Perhaps?" Ah Tu was dazzled, and he couldn't tell what nationality he had walked by, and where he could see the costumes and costumes.

There are also occasional Yi people walking by, and the dress is very different from that of Qianxi, in central Yunnan, the unmarried women of Yi in southern Yunnan wear bright cockscomb hats decorated with red tassels and beads, which attracts the attention of Atu.

Hmph, hum, Luo Yinglan made a dissatisfied voice, Ah Tu didn't notice it until he walked into the restaurant, he didn't notice Luo Yinglan's displeasure, but he was stupid and didn't know what it was.

Cold chicken, button chicken, button meat, hooves and green bamboo shoots, fried meat, egg rolls, steamed pork, three-wire fried noodles. In each large bowl, in addition to the meat covered above, there are also various vegetables hidden underneath, and there are eight vegetables under the eight meat dishes, which can be described as a healthy dish with a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables. After these ordinary dishes are made into successful husband dishes, they become the famous dishes of the Red River that are raked, rotten, light and hot - Tuba Bowl.

If you have money, you can always find a place to spend it, and you can always buy what you want to eat. Although the wounds of the war have not yet been completely healed, and although all kinds of materials are not abundant, Mongolia is located in a key place, and there are many merchants coming and going, so there are naturally high-end restaurants.

The wine and food were put on the table, everyone drank and chatted, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer. Luo Yinglan ate happily, and her face softened.

While eating, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the restaurant, Chen Fenglin just glanced at it casually, and then couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Your Highness—" The two words squeezed out of his throat.

Luo Yinglan hurriedly turned his face to look when he heard the sound, but only saw a figure with a helmet and armor, slowly driving past surrounded by dozens of cavalry.

"That's right, Your Highness." The guide was already accustomed to it, and he didn't think it was so unusual, and explained with a smile: "It should be going to the martial arts hall." ”

"No, isn't it clean?" Chen Fenglin had an incredible expression on his face, and the others were similar.

"Clean Street?" The guide shook his head again and again and said, "His Royal Highness Min doesn't like this, saying that it is disturbing the people." ”

"Ahh

"It's a pity, it's a pity, I was blocked by that big black man, and I didn't see His Highness's dignity clearly." One of the guards slapped his thigh in remorse.

"Hehe, that big man is not simple, a first-level combat hero, called, called Nina Servant." The guide hurriedly reminded: "I heard that he used to be a slave of Luo Luo, and later served in the army to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, His Royal Highness personally awarded the medal a few days ago, and left him as a personal guard. Tsk, there are only three people in the whole army who have won this award, which is amazing! ”

Rollo slaves? Others sighed and admired, but Ah Tu suddenly had another thought. The Yi Tusi in various places maintained basically the same slave system, which was compatible with the low social productivity, and the Yi people could basically be divided into three levels: Tusi and black bones, white bones and domestic slaves. According to the thousand-year-old rules handed down by the ancestors, the people cannot resist even if they die.

When encountering a more lenient Tumu, the people can still be fed and clothed; If you encounter a greedy and violent person, it will be like falling into fire and water. Silver, horses, and grain, if you pay a little less, it is difficult to be good, and it is often difficult to collect all the money in the house, and you have to flee in all directions. Ah Tu's parents were blackmailed to death by Tumu, and he couldn't stay in his hometown, so he fled to the Shuixi Huasha Department.

"Can a slave be a big official or a general?" Atu muttered to himself.

"As long as someone in the family is in the army, it is a citizen, not a slave." The guide turned his head and gave Ah Tu a strange look.

"What's going on with the martial arts hall?" Luo Yinglan somewhat guessed Ah Tu's thoughts, and felt pity in her heart.

"Jiangwutang is an officer school, and His Highness often goes there to teach in person. With His Royal Highness's attention and cultivation, in the future, the generals in this army should be more from the martial arts hall. ”

Luo Yinglan secretly wrote it down, and when she saw that Ah Tu was also listening attentively, she couldn't help but smile. His Royal Highness Min seems to be a good talker, if he pulls Uncle Chen to plead with him, he may be able to do it. Let Ah Tu enter the martial arts hall to study, he is an officer of the Ming Army, and others will no longer look at the affairs of the two of them with a different eye. If Ah Tu is out of the picture, he will become a general or something in the future...... (To be continued......)