Chapter 175: Calculation
It wasn't until Yu Ziqi's figure walked away that Han Xin cautiously climbed into the window.
Yu Miaoyi pursed his lips and gritted his teeth, sitting on the edge of the collapse with a worried face, when he saw Han Xin come in and raised his head, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes when he looked at him.
Although Han Xin was far away, he also heard a rough idea because of his excellent ear power. Seeing Yu Miaoyi's worried look, he stepped forward to hold her hand and comforted her softly; "Don't worry, Yu Cheng is in his prime, he has always been strong and strong, I think it is probably the wind disease caused by the deep Yue Di so the water and soil are not adapted, and it will be no big problem if I want to return to Pengcheng to recuperate for a few days."
Yu Miaoyi nodded a little flusteredly when he heard this, hesitated for a while, and then pleaded in a low voice; "Brother Han, my father is sick now, I really can't rest assured, can we leave later, I want to see with my own eyes that my father is okay and leave with you."
Han Xin sighed slightly, but he also knew that he couldn't be reluctant, a person as kind as Miaoyi, even if she was willing to fly away with her now, she would definitely not be at ease for the rest of her life.
It's just that he really had some doubts in his heart, he listened to Yu Ziqi's tone at first, it was completely a brother-sister tone, but he suddenly said the news that Yu Qi was critically ill, which was really a little abrupt. But this is just his suspicion, and there is no basis, if he forces Miaoyi to follow him away and fly away now, he really can't bear it. If he guessed wrong, Yu Qi was really seriously ill himself, so let Miao Yi be so self-contained, what face would he have to see his relatives.
So Han Xin didn't say his guess, he didn't want Yu Miaoyi to be embarrassed, so he had to give up one of them in family affection and love. He just hugged Yu Miaoyi's delicate body and patted her shoulder to comfort her; "It's okay, I'm here. Since your father is sick, let's wait a few days, and we'll leave when you're at ease. ”
Yu Miaoyi nodded lightly, lowered his head and whispered; "Brother Han, after I'm sure that my father's health is fine, I'll always follow you and never be separated from you again for the rest of my life, okay?"
Han Xin kissed her forehead and smiled; "Okay, I'll never be separated for the rest of my life." After speaking, he looked out the window again and said, "There is something wrong with your look just now, I am worried that your brother will be suspicious, and it will be bad if he bumps into him when he comes back." It's late at night, I'd better go first, and you should rest early. ”
Yu Miaoyi in his arms said softly, but he didn't let go, "Brother Han, stay with me for a while, I'm afraid that all this is a dream, and you will never come back if you go." ”
Han Xin lowered his head, touched the tip of her nose, and smiled affectionately; "How can it be, as long as I have a breath here, I will crawl to marry you."
Yu Miaoyi said softly; "What if someone won't let us be together."
Han Xin smiled, "What are you afraid of, who dares to object, I will carry a three-foot sword and kill it." ”
"What if God wouldn't let us be together."
"If a man stands in his way, he kills; If the heavens are reversed, the heavens will be destroyed. Han Xin said in a calm tone.
Yu Miaoyi's face showed a shallow smile, and he buried his head and responded, "Okay." ”
The two hugged each other for a long time before Han Xin spoke; "I'm really leaving, and I guess your maid will wake up no matter how late it is."
Yu Miaoyi nodded, Han Xin lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and jumped out of the window, his body blending into the vast night like a big bird, and there was no trace of him.
Yu Miaoyi leaned against the window, looking at Han Xin's disappearing back stupidly, until he was woken up by the night wind for a long time, then he shivered and returned to the room.
When Han Xin sneaked back to the inn where he was staying, it was already late at night, and Han Xin fell asleep until three o'clock in the morning, and then he lazily got up and washed.
Over the years, he has rarely had the opportunity to sleep leisurely, thinking that when he was in Huaiyin City, he was eating, drinking and sleeping all day long. But now he has become a high authority, but he is not free, and he has to get up early every day to go to bed, and there will always be unfinished official business delivered to him.
Han Xin slowly went downstairs to the lobby, it was time to eat, and the hall was already full. Han Xin finally found a remote corner and called Xiao Er to serve some simple meals.
This is an inn that integrates dining and accommodation, with people living upstairs and drinking and dining downstairs. The shop is just a small shop, so the meal is also very simple, just a few common soups in Chu and Qi, Han Xin is not picky, but eats with relish.
At this time, there was a noise in the street outside the store, and the walking crowd dispersed to make way for a wide road. Immediately, the sound of chaotic footsteps came, and a large number of Chu soldiers in full gear and halberds trotted through the street in a sparse line. It wasn't until this group of Chu troops passed by that the crowd gathered again and returned to normal.
Han Xin saw it in his eyes, and suddenly had some doubts in his heart, so he stretched out his hand and beckoned the shopkeeper to come over.
The little second long's sharp-beaked monkey cheeks looked like a very clever person, and when he saw Han Xin stretching out his hand to greet him, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Guest officer, do you have any orders?" ”
Han Xin pointed out the door and said with a smile; "So many military masters passed by just now, I was worried when I saw it, but there was going to be a war."
The little two grinned and said; "Guest, you're a foreigner. You must know that Pengcheng is the capital of my Great Chu, and army mobilization is a matter of course. Especially during this period, there were always troops requisitioned from the south to enter Pengcheng, and then turn north. Don't worry, uncle, this army is expected to be the same. ”
"But guest officer, why are you so worried about the army?" The shopkeeper looked at Han Xin a little strangely, Han Xin's appearance was tall and fair-skinned, and he didn't look like a Chu person, which inevitably made him suspicious.
Han Xin smiled slightly and reached out. The shopkeeper only felt a tightness in his hand, but when he looked at it with his backhand, he saw that there was already a string of Qin money stuffed in his hand, and he immediately smiled.
Although Pengcheng is a Chu land, Xiang Yu's founding time is still short, and the rule of Qin has only been withdrawn from Kanto for two or three years, so most places in Kandong still have a large number of Qin coins in circulation. After the restoration of the Chu State, new Chu coins were also shaped to replace Qin goods, but due to the limited technology, most of the Chu coins were shoddy and the copper content was often insufficient. Now it is a forest of vassal states, and the orders are uneven, so the circulation between merchants and merchants is still dominated by Qin goods. Coupled with the fact that Qin coins have been circulating in the Kanto region for more than ten years, these advantages are not comparable to new currencies.
That Xiao Er thought that Han Xin was eating simply, but he thought that he was just an ordinary person, but he didn't expect him to be so generous, and he was overjoyed for a while. Knowing that this money was enough for him to use for a month, he hurriedly turned over his hand and stuffed the money into his sleeve, and said with a smile on his face; "Uncle, if you have anything to ask, just ask, there is nothing I don't know about in this Pengcheng land."
Han Xin couldn't help but smile when he saw that this kind of old fritters in the market were so good, and nodded with satisfaction; "I'm a businessman, a businessman, and I want to make money in harmony. If you encounter a war and a trade route is blocked, it is a small matter, but losing your life is a big thing, so you are particularly worried about the affairs of these military masters, do you understand? ”
The little two nodded repeatedly, "Understood." ”
"Then let me ask you, little brother, there have been a lot of Chu soldiers from the south stationed in Pengcheng for more than a month?"
Xiao Er thought for a moment, and then replied; "There are quite a few, one after another twenty batches, I heard that they are all recruited from the south, more than 10,000 in one batch, less than five or six thousand, all passing through the streets in broad daylight. There was a lot of rumors in the city, saying that the overlord was going to fight a big battle and wanted to swallow the Central Plains and Hebei in one go. ”
Han Xin's mind turned rapidly, it seemed that Xiang Yu had successively recruited and requisitioned more than 100,000 troops from the south, presumably the south was empty and abnormal now. This is good news for Peng Yue, but I don't know if he can grasp this rare opportunity.
It's just that the battle situation in the Central Plains is going to go and the other is going to grow, and it seems that Liu Bang will definitely not be able to support it, which is a problem. However, in the short term, it will definitely be extremely difficult for Xiang Yu to pacify Qidi and Hebei, and there is still a lot of time for Qin. I want to solve the worries of the Huns as soon as possible, and open up Bashu to welcome back the army left in Lingnan, so that I can have the capital and Xiang Yu to compete in the Central Plains.
Han Xinzhong thought as he spoke; "Alas, it looks like there is going to be a war, so my business will be miserable."
The little second smiled and said; "Although there will definitely be a war in the north, but the south is still very peaceful, uncle, if you concentrate on the business in the south, you can still make a fortune."
Han Xin pretended to shake his head, "It's difficult, once the fight starts, it is estimated that the entire Chu State will be in chaos, where will I go safely." ”
"Not really." Xiao Er said disapprehantly. "Although the overlord doesn't care much about the people's power, his ability to fight is still first-class, and no one in the world is unconvinced by him. With him, only others will be beaten, how can there be anything in the Chu State, uncle, you can put a hundred and twenty hearts. ”
Han Xin heard what Xiao Er said, so he pretended to be surprised and said; "Oh? Hearing you say that, it doesn't seem to be very satisfying for the overlord. ”
Xiao Er stuck out his tongue, and quickly shook his head and said, "I didn't say much, you can't talk nonsense." ”
Han Xin laughed, pointed at Xiao Er and said; "You know here, I know, heaven and earth know, what's so terrible?"
That Xiao Er thought about it for a while, and only after cautiously looking around that there was no one around, did he approach Han Xin's ear and said: "Actually, everyone knows in their hearts that the overlord will just fight, and the others are messy." Besides, the lords in the north, they did even more excessively, one by one in order to expand their power everywhere to catch strong men, the Central Plains was originally a prosperous and densely populated land, but now after a few major wars, it has already been ten rooms and nine empty, those masters in order to expand the army, even did not hesitate to force all adult men to enlist as soldiers. ”
"Tell me, what's going on in this world? When the First Emperor was still there, everyone said that he was tyrannical and tyrannical to the world. But I don't think he has anything particularly out of the ordinary, isn't he just serving hard labor, and he can go home after gritting his teeth for half a year. Whatever is like now, a small life will be lost. What kind of discipline do you say this is, we have worked hard to overthrow the tyrannical Qin, and our lives are not as good as before, but we have to lose our lives. ”
Han Xin smiled slightly, thinking that this was the difference between the Qin State and the Chu State. The Qin people were accustomed to a life of farming and warfare, and the two most important things in life were farming and warfare. In case of war, you can put on your armor and weapons at any time to form a tiger and wolf army.
The state of Chu was different, accustomed to the poetry and poetry of Song Yu and Qu Yuan, and gave birth to the earliest romanticism in China. The Chu people are so free and advocate an unfettered life, so when Wu Qi and Lian Po were exiled to the Chu State, they lamented that the Chu soldiers were unavailable. During the Warring States Period, in terms of population and territory, Chu was several times larger than Qin, but it was beaten by Qin and had no power to fight back. The main reason is that the Chu people are not suitable for the ideological line of establishing the country by the military, and the idea of using the whole country as a soldier does not work in the Chu State.
Therefore, Xiang Yu, who likes to fight, will naturally not be welcomed by the Chu people, if it weren't for the dazzling victory halo hanging over Xiang Yu's head, I'm afraid the Chu people would have been in an uproar. These Han Shin naturally knew it.
It is easy to break and too much, Xiang Yu is undoubtedly using his genius to kidnap the entire Chu State and make a big gamble.
casually asked Xiao Er, and Han Xin had roughly gotten what he wanted, so he let Xiao Er get busy. He himself left the inn and wandered the streets all the way, seemingly unintentional, but in fact secretly remembering the streets of Pengcheng.
At nightfall, Han Xin returned to the inn and had dinner in a hurry, returned to the room and closed his eyes to recuperate for a while, then changed into inconspicuous clothes and sneaked into Yu's mansion again.
Yu Mansion looks no different from yesterday, the same is a tight defense, constant patrols. You must know that after all, this is the home of the right Yin of Chu State and the city guard of Pengcheng, and it is naturally very heavily guarded. However, most of these patrolmen are just ordinary sergeants, and if you want to guard against ordinary people, you can still do it, but guarding against masters like Han Xin has become an ornament.
Han Xin easily evaded the guards and sneaked into the attic in the backyard again.
The windows were still lit up, and they looked the same as before, except that there was a pot of gladiolus on the windowsill. This is the signal agreed between Miaoyi and Han Xin, if there is nothing to do, put it on the windowsill, and if there is something, let it go, so that Han Xin can be vigilant.
The gladiolus at the windowsill was still quietly open, but Han Xin let go of his worries and gently climbed into the pavilion.
Yu Miaoyi was fidgeting in the room, when suddenly Han Xin fell from the sky, and suddenly stood up with joy on his face, stepped forward and grabbed Han Xin's hand.
"I'm still worried that you're not coming today, but I'm not upset and scolded a lot of people."
Han Xin looked at a girl behind Yu Miaoyi with some astonishment, and handed Yu Miaoyi an inquiring look.
Xue Yan also noticed Han Xin's eyes at this time, so she stepped forward angrily and said; "Uncle, you are so ruthless, you hit me so hard yesterday, hum, I still help you say good things in front of Miss every day."
Han Xin stared at the snow goose and thought for a while, and then remembered that when he was shopping in the night market in Wuzhong, the person who was staying by Miaoyi's side was also a young girl, and there was some similarity between the eyebrows of the woman in her eyes, and she thought it was her. It's just that from a girl who has not yet fully developed to a girl with a beautiful body, it's really hard to recognize.
Han Xin smiled dryly when he heard this: "Okay, little sister, don't be angry, I'm just here for safety." ”
The snow goose "hummed" and pouted; "I don't care, anyway, you owe me once, and if it's me in the future, you will have to give it."
Han Xin was laughed at by her, but fortunately, Yu Miaoyi came up to relieve the siege and smiled; "Okay, Snow Goose, we won't forget your kindness, now you go and do me a favor.
"What's the busy?"
"You help me to see if my brother has returned home, I'm a little relieved."
Xue Yan frowned and said with some dissatisfaction; "Miss, your excuse is really bad, you obviously want to break me through the world of two, and you say it so high-soundingly. Okay, I'm not going to embarrass you, I'm going to flash. ”
Xue Yan walked out of the attic, looked back at the light from the window, and remembered the embarrassing scene when the two of them were broken by her just now, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Although she is only Miss's personal maidservant, Miss has always treated her like a sister, Miss's thoughts, Miss's feelings, and the object of confiding are only herself. Seeing that Miss was depressed all day long, and there had not been a day of real happiness in more than three years, she was naturally very worried in her heart, and now she was very happy to see the long-lost smile reappearing on Miss's face.
It's just that she is also worried about her fate, her status in Yufu is completely because of her closeness to Miss, if Miss leaves Yufu, she may be difficult to gain a foothold. Thinking of this, the snow geese couldn't help but worry for a while, but they were helpless.
While thinking about his thoughts, he walked briskly, through the corridor of the pond, to the front yard. At a corner, he saw a person in front of him, and he was so frightened that he almost cried out. After seeing that the person was in the Yuzi period, he put his mind at ease, and then he thought of something again, and his face turned pale suddenly.
"Less...... Master, why are you here? Snow Goose saluted and stammered nervously.
Yu Ziqi didn't answer, just stared at the snow goose tightly and said slowly; "Snow Goose, let me ask you who is in the young lady's room."
Xue Yan was suddenly shocked, but she didn't dare to admit it, she just shook her head and said, "Young Master, you are mistaken, who else in the young lady's house can go up without permission except me." ”
"Huh." The sword in Yu Ziqi's hand was already unsheathed, pointing at the throat of the snow goose and saying coldly; "I'll ask you one last time, but who's there?"
The snow goose was suddenly frightened, and her legs fell to her knees on the ground, and she was extremely frightened in her heart, so she said everything in 1510.
After hearing this, Yu Ziqi waved his hand behind him, and the snow goose raised his head and looked back boldly, only to see a group of armor soldiers trotting in the distance, and they couldn't see clearly in the night, and there were no less than thousands of people.
Yu Ziqi stared at the loft looming in the distance, and said slowly; "Han Xin, since you came to Pengcheng to beg for death by yourself, then don't blame me for being ruthless."