Chapter 474: The expedition is imminent
After Xiao Heng left, Yueji really kept her promise and sent all the grain and grass over, this time, Yueji undoubtedly lifted a stone to hit her own feet, she thought that Xiao Heng was a knife that could be held in her hand, but she didn't expect Xiao Heng's knife to be disobedient, and it would hurt her in turn, it seems that she can't trust Xiao Heng as before in the future.
Xiao Mohan used Xiao Heng to clear a major hidden danger in Xiao Guo, if those fine works were lurking in Xiao Guo, he would have to be distracted when he went on the expedition, but now it is okay, the entire Xiao Country is a lot clearer.
It's just that he has paid a lot of price for eradicating those fine works, although those fine works didn't expect him to suddenly make a move and be caught off guard, but the trapped beast still has three points of strength, so Xiao Mohan also lost a lot of dead soldiers.
"This Xiao Heng is really stupid, he betrayed Yueji behind his back, didn't he weaken his strength in disguise? When the time comes, he will suffer a loss himself, which is not cost-effective at all. β
When Qian Qianqian learned about this, she was still a little surprised, and at the same time she was also very embarrassed, feeling that Xiao Heng was really not the emperor's material.
"Xiao Heng is ruthless, insidious and cunning, and he can do everything in a hurry, not to mention that he and Yueji are just cooperating, not a person all the way at all, even if he and Yueji are the same master, he will not let Yueji be arrogant in front of him."
Xiao Mohan didn't care, Xiao Heng is a person, he knows too well, in the past, in the palace, he often liked to compete with his brothers, and now he has fled to southern Xinjiang, and the same is true, it is really "easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change." β
"But this is too disregarded for the overall situation, and directly gave Yueji a heavy blow, it is estimated that Yueji will be dizzy by his blow, and her vitality will be greatly injured, and she will not be able to recover in a short time."
When Qian Qianqian thought of this, she wanted to laugh inexplicably, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she supported her chin with one hand, which was quite a bit of schadenfreude.
"Yueji won't suffer this dumb loss in vain, Xiao Heng will use his own way to govern his body, and Yueji will also make up for it, they look at it as if they are cooperating, in fact, they have already parted ways."
Xiao Mohan said lightly, there was no superfluous look on his face, and every word was full of ridicule.
"Xiao Heng is not worth mentioning without the backer of the Central State, and if the Central State does not have Xiao Heng, a chaotic minister and thief, it will be difficult to break into the Xiao Kingdom, once the cooperation between them breaks down, then this battle will definitely be lost."
Qian Qianqian thought in her heart, although she was a woman, she also knew the situation of Xiao Guo very clearly, so she understood many things.
Xiao Mohan didn't speak, just took a sip of tea, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and there was a mixture of light and dark in his deep eyes, which made people unable to see it really, and he couldn't figure it out at all.
"Before I set out on the expedition, I will clear all the troubles in this capital, if you have any accidents, let Xue Yi go to Qin Li, he is the commander of the forbidden army in the palace, and he will protect you."
After a while, Xiao Mohan put down the tea cup in his hand, and then lightly instructed, he had already thought of a way out for Qian Qianqian, as long as Qian Qianqian did what he said, he would definitely be safe.
"Qin Li won't go with you?"
Qian Qianqian came back to her senses and was a little surprised, it stands to reason that there are not many generals who can be used in the court now, Qin Li is a good fighter in war, and the emperor should not send him.
"I asked him to stay, there must be someone to guard this capital, if there is no capable person, what chaos will happen in the capital, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
Xiao Mohan spoke lightly, his tone was gentle, but full of weight, he always thought so long-term, taking all aspects into account, so that others were impeccable.
"Also, what about Jiang Sheng? Is he with the army? β
Qian Qianqian nodded, suddenly remembered this, and was puzzled again, in the past, Jiang Sheng followed Xiao Mohan in the frontier, but now that Jiang Sheng has become Ling Yin of the Tai Hospital, the situation may be different.
"He is now a imperial doctor, and he has to serve the emperor and the master in the palace, how can he follow the army?"
Xiao Mohan asked rhetorically, with a smile on his face, his eyebrows were still heroic, but he was a little more indifferent from the world.
"Then you don't have a competent doctor by your side, but it's okay?"
Qian Qianqian was a little worried, the sword on the battlefield has no eyes, and it is inevitable that she will be injured, besides, the people of the central country are used to poisoning, if Jiang Sheng doesn't go, what kind of injury does Xiao Mohan suffer, and no one treats him?
"There are military doctors in the army, and they are not in the way."
Xiao Mohan said lightly, as if he didn't take this matter to heart at all, and he didn't care at all, fighting was originally a matter of life and death, but when it came to his mouth, it was as ordinary as eating and drinking, so that there was no room for refutation.
"No matter who you are, in terms of medical skills, you can't compare to Jiang Sheng, can you talk to the emperor and let Jiang Sheng go with you?"
Qian Qianqian was so dedicated to Xiao Mohan that she couldn't take care of anything, and she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her words.
"Jiang Sheng is the commander of the Imperial Hospital, except for serving the emperor, no one can move him, who is the emperor, who might let him go with the army?"
Xiao Mohan's thin lips are deep, his deep eyes are mixed with light and dark, his facial features are cold and hard, and his eyes are sharp, which makes people shudder.
Qian Qianqian lowered her eyes slightly, and then realized how naΓ―ve what she just said was, it was just her own assumption, in Xiao State, no one's status was comparable to the emperor, so since Jiang Sheng's medical skills were excellent, how could the emperor not keep it for himself?
"Then I'll go with you, I also know some medical skills, although I can't compare to Jiang Sheng, but I'm better than ordinary doctors, I'll follow you."
Qian Qianqian looked at Xiao Mohan with interest, in fact, this idea was not a day or two in her heart, but she never dared to mention it in front of Xiao Mohan, for fear of making Xiao Mohan angry.
"There shall be no woman in the army, and if it is discovered, it will be killed."
Xiao Mohan knew that Qian Qianqian would say this, and he was still calm and calm, without the slightest wave on his face, like a puddle of stagnant water, no matter how many stones were thrown, there was no splash.
"I'm dressed as a man, I'm hiding it carefully, who can find out? Besides, you are a general, even if someone finds out, and you protect me, it is estimated that no one will dare to make a mistake. β
Qian Qianqian squeezed out a smile from her face, and said it very lightly, in modern times, isn't there a story of Mulan joining the army for her father? Hua Mulan has been in the army for so many years, and she hasn't revealed her stuffing, so she doesn't believe it, she can still leak the stuffing.
"The army is full of men, you are a woman, it must be very inconvenient, and the march is difficult, and southern Xinjiang is a wild place, you can't stand the pain, it's better to stay in the capital."
Xiao Mohan is very determined, he has already made up his mind, this time is different from the last time, the last time he had to deal with it, it was only Yang Guo, this time there is more Xiao Heng, and the situation is not ordinary.
"You can bear this, why can't I? The same human, and you won't have one more hand than me? You're underestimating me. β
Qian Qianqian was a little dissatisfied, muttered in a low voice, looked at Xiao Mohan from time to time, and the smile on her face disappeared.
"I've tasted all those sufferings alone."
Xiao Mohan met her gaze, and suddenly spit out a sentence, and his eyes flowed gently.
Qian Qianqian's heart trembled, her face suddenly froze, she understood the meaning of Xiao Mohan's words, just like she sheltered Qian Fen and the others, Xiao Mohan was also sheltering her from the wind and rain.
Although this body is not very old, Qian Qianqian has crossed over, and she is not small in modern times, so if you talk about it seriously, Xiao Mohan should be a few years younger than her, but Xiao Mohan's calm and rational mind is always surprising, which shows how many ups and downs Xiao Mohan has experienced over the years.
Many things in the capital have been settled, seeing that time is passing day by day, and the rice in those fields is also ripe, Wu Shun hired a lot of people to collect grain, and sure enough, as Qian Qianqian expected, the grain was harvested, which also meant that Xiao Mohan was going to go on the expedition.
Qian Qianqian has been busy in the kitchen these days, and she doesn't know what she is busy with, the maid wanted to go in to help, but she refused, and even Xue Yi could only watch from the sidelines, and couldn't intervene at all.
"Miss Qian, what the hell are you doing here? Mysterious. β
Xue Yi poked her head out, but she could only see Qian Qianqian's silhouette, only knowing that Qian Qianqian seemed to be kneading dough, and she didn't know anything else.
"General Xiao is about to go on the expedition, I want to quickly develop a few dim sum dishes and let him take them."
Qian Qianqian was so busy that she was covered in flour, and her face had completely become a big cat, she couldn't share it for Xiao Mohan, so she could only try her best to make Xiao Mohan comfortable, and she couldn't do anything, she could only work pastries.
"What did the slave and maid think it was, it turned out to be this, you don't have to do it yourself, the cooks of this general's mansion are all invited from Jiangnan, and making snacks is a must."
Xue Yi suddenly realized, but she also felt that there was no need at all, this is the General's Mansion, except for the palace, the chef here is the best, so where can Qian Qianqian do it herself.
"No, everything the chef makes is the same flavor, and what I make with my own hands, General Xiao is probably more comfortable to eat."
Qian Qianqian rejected Xue Yi in one bite, sweating profusely, but always with a smile on her face, she didn't want Xiao Mohan to be obsessed with the love of her children, so she didn't go to see Xiao Mohan for the past few days, but not seeing her didn't mean that she didn't care, let alone that she didn't want to miss it.
"Also, if General Xiao knew that this pastry was made by you, he would probably be reluctant to eat it."
Xue Yi joked on the side, since the relationship between Qian Qianqian and Xiao Mohan has improved, Xue Yi has become more and more unscrupulous when she speaks, anyway, Qian Qianqian will be the general's wife sooner or later, and it is estimated that it will not hurt her to joke like this.
Qian Qianqian just pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't say anything, in fact, she was not very good at making pastries, what she was best at was hot pot and pickles, these pastries were made by her memory according to what she had eaten in modern times, whether it was taste or appearance, it was much worse.
And Xiao Mohan also goes out early and returns late, rarely takes it with him in the house, the situation is becoming more and more urgent, the emperor can't sit still, he naturally can't sit still, so the emperor often summons him into the palace to discuss government affairs, and he goes all day.
Only then did Qian Qianqian realize that it was fortunate enough to be an official in ancient times.