In the fifth section, Wu Ming is flipping through "The Twelve Essentials of the Yang Family Gun" on his desk.

Although it is a manuscript, Yang Xiong is very careful, and many of the annotations in it have been copied. He hadn't read the original book, but there were dense annotations on the title page, and Wu Ming knew that Yang Xiong didn't hide it at all, and the content of the text must also be in this manuscript.

Just watching, Yang Yi shouted outside, "Commander." ”

Wu Ming closed the book and said, "Come in." ”

The door opened, Yang Yi walked in, and saluted: "My lord, the Yushu of the imperial court is here." ”

After the occupation of Pangui, the imperial court sent a feather book, ordering the guard camp to rest nearby. This time, the three-way army attacked at the same time, and the first to break through was the middle road, which was probably a little unexpected except for the prime minister, and everyone else in the court was a little unexpected. After waiting for so many days, the latest order should have arrived. Wu Ming opened the letter and looked at it, but his brows furrowed.

Yang Yi Daqi asked, "My lord, is there any problem?" ”

He still frowned, and replied, "It's not a problem, it's just that the prime minister ordered me to rest in Pangui for the time being." ”

Yang Yi said: "In the successive battles, our army has also been damaged, and such orders from the imperial court are also expected, do you think there is anything wrong with your lordship?" ”

Wu Ming shook his head and replied: "The military situation is like fire, and now the beacon is in flames, but the prime minister asked me to rest here." It's weird. ”

Yang Yi smiled and persuaded, "My lord, our progress is too fast. Pangui City, there are tens of thousands of soldiers alone. With these tens of thousands of captives, just selecting and dismissing them is a laborious task. However, the respect of the Chinese and Western students for the imperial court has always been limited, and it is not good, but it is possible that the people's will will be lost, and even cause the people to mutiny. Prime Minister Ding also saw the key, so let's stay here and play the pressure. ”

This kid is now becoming more and more general. Wu Ming also laughed: "Xiao Yi, you have finished speaking, what else can I say." It was decreed that no one should harass the people of the city without any reason. Except for the vigilantes, everyone else camped outside the city. ”

Yang Yiyi's face was upright, and he said respectfully: "Get the order." ”

After sending Yang Yi away, Wu Ming put away the book, got up and walked outside. The book of Yu was full of pages, of course, not only what Wu Ming said to Yang Yi. In the letter, in addition to asking Wu Ming to cooperate with Zuo Ying to rectify the internal affairs of Chengzhou, the prime minister also told him to treat Esther well. Wu Ming is not good at government affairs, and he thinks there is nothing wrong with the prime minister's orders. He was kind to Esther, but he made him have two big heads.

In the Yu book, although the prime minister didn't say much. But there are many complaints about him imprisoning Esther. If he wants to cancel the house arrest of the Persian saint immediately, it is better to apologize, so as not to get into a stalemate with Persia. The prime minister is resourceful and wise, and naturally knows that it is not appropriate for the court and Persia to be hostile now. just asked him to apologize to Ashter, but Wu Ming was extremely unwilling. But in any case, Esther's house arrest could not continue.

Pangui City has a total of about 500,000 residents, and this city is built on the mountain. There are only two gates, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. When Liao Qing pacified the rebellion in China and the West, the then King of China and the West, Tuwuni, relied on this city to defend for several months. Later, because of the lack of food, the city was unbearable, launched a riot, killed Tuwuni, and sacrificed the city to survive, and Liao Qing took the city.

This adventure and raid on Pangui is of course Wu Ming's desire for revenge, and he is a little anxious for quick success. But the most important thing is that he knows that this city is dangerous, and he really wants to attack the city in a dignified manner, and he doesn't dare to attack this city without more than 100,000 men. But the imperial court is now sending troops from three directions, and the remaining troops have to guard against the Southern Han Dynasty. This scale is already the limit of national strength, where can an army of 100,000 troops be organized to besiege the city?

The location of Wu Ming's office is Liao Shi's Governor's Mansion. This guy enjoyed it very much, and the entire Governor's Mansion was built magnificently. Inside, there are rockery pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, cornices and tiles, and corridors are tortuous, which are almost comparable to the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Southern Han Dynasty. Although Wu Ming's Commander's Mansion is majestic, when it comes to floor space, it is difficult to reach.

Walking out of the Governor's Mansion, a personal soldier had already led Nanwang over. He stretched out his hand to take the reins of the horse, turned over on the horse, shook the reins, neighed at Nanwanghuan, spread his hooves and ran.

If Nanning City is described as a neat Jiangnan girl, then Pangui has the feeling of a country woman. Because it is a living house, the buildings in this city are also a bit messy, and the houses are of different heights. Even the streets, which are mostly mud compacted, occasionally reveal one or two pieces of bluestone, which are also sparse, which makes the road surface look worse.

The city was somewhat deserted, except for the occasional squad or two of cavalry patrolling the streets. Most of the citygoers chose to hide in their homes, and for them, the word Dahan was strange and familiar. The strangeness lies in the fact that although the five central and western provinces have always nominally belonged to the Eastern Han Dynasty, there are not many times when the imperial court is actually directly under its jurisdiction. Even if Gaozu was returned to Qingting, the five central and western provinces still had a great deal of autonomy. Many of the resolutions were also issued through the meetings of the Guò tribal confederation. Now that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court have arrived, for them, it is nothing more than a change of way of rule.

The road surface is very bad, even if you look south and walk up, it is not as fast as the post road. After conquering Pangui, Wu Ming spent the boss's efforts to find a spacious courtyard for this noble Persian saintess. This courtyard is not far from the Governor's Mansion, and Nanwang trotted all the way, and it took a short time to arrive. There were two soldiers of the Guards Battalion standing in front of the courtyard, and when they saw Wu Ming, they hurriedly saluted and said, "Commander." ”

Wu Ming handed the reins to one of them and asked, "Has the Persians moved in the past few days?" The warrior took the reins and replied, "No, it is very well-behaved, and the saint has never been out of the courtyard." ”

"That's right." Wu Ming nodded and strode in.

This is a small courtyard with four entrances, and the previous owner was a Han Chinese. Therefore, the building retains the style of Jiangnan to some extent, with white walls and green tiles, simple and natural. As soon as she walked into the courtyard, a little maid in green called out again and again: "Princess, princess, Lord Wu is here." ”

Esther's lazy voice sounded in the back room, "It's coming, it's strange if he doesn't come." ”

Wu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart, listening to her tone, he must have known that he had come to return her freedom. He took a deep breath, steadied himself, and walked inside.

The furnishings of the room are very simple, just a bed, a table, and a dresser. Esther was sitting at the table, holding her cheeks in her hands, and her blue eyes seemed to be smiling, watching Wu Ming walk in from the outside like a great enemy. As soon as the two looked at each other, Wu Ming hurriedly retreated, retreated to the door, stood up straight and said, "Princess, you still wear a veil and talk to me." ”

Esther smiled tiredly, "Lord Wu, you took off my veil. Why, do you have the courage to lift my veil and not face me? ”

What is this, Wu Ming couldn't cry or laugh. Unveiling his veil by himself was an unintentional move, but when it came to her mouth, it all changed its taste. Just as she was about to explain, Esther said in a straight voice: "Follow the local customs, now in your Eastern Han Dynasty, if I keep wearing a veil, it will be really strange." Lord Wu, you're in the picture. ”

She did have some truth in what she said, Wu Ming thought about it, and finally stepped in. Esther pointed to a chair across the table and said crisply, "Sit down." ”

Wu Ming sat down, and Esther pursed her lips and smiled, "Lord Wu, you are really late." It's been a few days since I was arrested here, and only now did he come to see me, should I be punished? ”

Her voice is already coquettish and greasy, and when she blames, it sounds like she is coquettish. What Wu Ming couldn't stand the most was his voice. Hearing her say this, she was even more uncomfortable, and said without squinting: "After occupying Pangui, the military affairs are busy, and the princess is neglected." ”

Esther looked at him, and said with a smile: "Do you still know that you are sluggish, people say that the golden house hides Jiaojiao, so is there anyone who is looking for such a broken house to hide Jiao?" ”

This courtyard is not big, although it can be regarded as a good house in Pangui City. But if you get Nanning, it's not bullshit. The princess of Esther, who is imprisoned here, must not be very comfortable. Wu Ming naturally knew the allusion to Jinwu Zangjiao, and when she said this, it all changed. Wu Ming was a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly bowed and said: "I came here this time, just to return the princess's freedom, and I was offended before." ”

Esther pursed her lips and said, "After locking up people for so long, is it okay to just say such a light sentence?" ”

Wu Ming had a big headache, knowing that what she said was not true. But her voice and beauty combine to form a strange charm that makes people can't help but want to believe it, even intoxicated. He straightened his mind and said, "I don't know what the princess is doing?" ”

Esther smiled crisply and said, "Actually, it's nothing, I'm here this time to find an alliance between China and the West." But ......"

She dragged a long end note after the sentence, but she just stopped talking. Wu Ming couldn't bear it, turned his head and asked, "But what?" ”

Esther glanced at her and snorted, "Lord Wu is very brave, the iron horse passed all the way, and the two Liao brothers were defeated and lost. I think it's safest to form an alliance with you. ”

The two looked at each other, Rao is Wu Ming was deeply determined, and he was also a little distracted at this time.

He had seen Esther's true face before, but it was only a glimpse. It is not comparable to talking about it on the table now. Esther is indeed extremely beautiful, her skin is like clotted fat, and she is as white and tender as jade. On the face like egg whites, there are a pair of blue eyes. As she smiled, her eyes seemed to be more like she could speak. Combined, it has an indescribable charm. The two of them were facing each other, and Wu Ming only felt that the soft words were fragrant, and the blowing was like an orchid. Hurriedly turned his head and said: "I can't be the master of this matter, the princess really wants to answer, and I need to ask the court for advice before making a decision." ”

As soon as she got down to business, Esther got serious. Stared at Wu Ming and said, "Lord Wu, we don't say code words in front of our Ming people." You give me back my freedom this time. But what is the idea of the Prime Minister of your country? He must have asked you to test my attitude. ”

In front of this woman, Wu Ming really felt an unspeakable decadence. He sighed and said, "Yes." ”

Esther laughed coquettishly again: "Then it's over, Lord Wu, what are you still doing with your twists, this is a big matter that is good for both countries, you can leave me." ”

Wu Ming was speechless for a while, this Nizi didn't even forget to make a few jokes about the negotiation. Are you really deceiving me to be honest?