"Boss, Kitahara has not moved for many days, which is really abnormal. I am afraid that he will cheat in secret, so I have to guard against it. I hope the boss will give an order and send the last general to disguise himself to investigate. A red-clothed general stood in the center of the chamber, leaning over and clasping his fists, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"General Yingxiao's words are wrong, according to the old man's opinion, it was the northern barbarians who saw that my Dongqi army was pressing, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to come out." The brown-clothed old general Wu sitting on the side of the hall looked contemptuous, only saying that the newborn general had never seen the world, so he said it was very true.

"It is better to believe that there is something than to believe that it is not, and the most taboo thing on the battlefield is to underestimate the enemy. Moreover, since the war between the two countries, General Wu must have also deeply realized that today's Beiyuan is no longer what it used to be. Shadow Jiu's movements remained unchanged, his eyes did not move, and he retorted in a loud voice.

"You!" In front of the public, he was accused by a junior of being arrogant and underestimating the enemy, and General Wu couldn't save face for a while. However, the Ying family has always been highly used by the war king, and if they quarrel at this time, it is likely to cause Yu Feng's displeasure, and the gains outweigh the losses. So his face was gloomy, he threw his sleeves angrily, stepped aside, and said no more.

Yu Feng on the main throne looked solemn and pondered slightly. If you change to before, the national strength of the Northern Plains is weak, and capable people and generals are scarce.

But now, the seven princes of the Northern Plains, Xuanyuan Tuo, are sharp, and they have made a difference in leading the army to set up the formation, although they have not been in power for a long time, and the way of using troops is still a little rusty, but coupled with the combat effectiveness of the Northern Plains people who are originally different from the Dongqi, since the start of the war, the two countries are worthy of a draw, each with some injuries.

If over time, the situation of the Northern Plains growing and the Dongqi being attacked on three sides will be much more severe.

"Shadow Bow listens."

"The end will be." Ying Jiu Shi Ran knelt on one knee, his face not changing.

"Ben Shuai ordered you to set off immediately, disguise yourself and infiltrate the Northern Plains to investigate the military situation. Remember, don't rush in. ”

"Yes."

In the mansion of the city lord of Yuncheng, Yu Zijin was wearing a milky white coat, sitting on the soft collapse of the small hall of the guest room, holding his chin with one hand, lightly buttoning the table with the other, and his eyes were fixed on the celadon vase in front of the window.

When she arrived in Yuncheng early yesterday morning, Xuanyuan Tuo saw that she had no relatives in Beiyuan, so she arranged for someone to take her to live in the city lord's mansion, and her life was quite comfortable. Although Xuanyuan Tuo ordered someone to take Xin'er to Baicheng the day before yesterday, Lin Xiao has not been seen so far, and he has not even given an answer.

But if you think about it carefully, it's nothing, Lin Xiao just promised her father to help take care of her, but she also has her own things to do, so she was in a hurry to find her here, maybe she was delayed by something else.

Anyway, it's nothing, just wait. Thinking of this, Yu Zijin couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in his heart, and his expression darkened. But soon he shook his head again, swept away his worries, sighed softly, and continued to stare at the celadon vase by the window.

"Xiao Ran." A warm call came from outside the door, recalling Yu Zijin's thoughts.

"Brother Yuan Tuo, why are you here?" Yu Zijin withdrew his hand supporting his chin and sat up straight.

"I'll come to see you when I'm free." Xuanyuan Tuo smiled slightly, walked to the round chair on the side, and sat down leisurely, "It snowed a little last night, and many carriages and horses were stranded on the road. ”

"Hmm." Yu Zijin's heart was slightly warm, Xuanyuan Tuo was probably worried that he was worried about his long-lost friend, so he said this comfort, but he did guess what she was thinking, and he couldn't help but relax a little.

"I see that there is no snow outside today, but it is also suitable for traveling, Xiao Ran wants to go for a walk?" Seeing that Yu Zijin was still a little hesitant, Xuanyuan Tuo smiled softly, and added softly, "It just so happens that I have nothing to do today, so I will take you to the Cloud Tower to see how it is?" ”

"Cloud Tower?"

"Well, unlike Dongqi, there are cloud towers in every city in the Northern Plains, which are built tall and stand at the top, overlooking the entire Yuncheng scene, which has a unique flavor." Xuanyuan Tuo explained, while slowly getting up, looking at Yu Zijin with a smile, warm, but with a hint of irresistibility.

"Okay, that's for you." Seeing that Xuanyuan Tuo looked like he was about to leave, Yu Zijin no longer hesitated and calmly accepted his invitation. Recently, most of the time I have drunk medicine and lie in bed, bored, but now I have recovered some of my spirits, and it is also a good thing to go out for a walk, and I will move my muscles and bones.

The cloud tower of Yuncheng is built in the south of the city near the border, standing vertically and horizontally with thick wood, about five zhang high. Yu Zijin and Xuanyuan Tuo walked slowly up the wooden ladder supported on the side, and walked to the top of the building, only to feel that the chill was even worse, and Yu Zijin couldn't help but tighten the big air on his body.

Although the first time the high place leaning on the railing was a little restrained, but looking at the scene of talking and laughing in the market in front of him, Yu Zijin couldn't help but sigh that the person who built the cloud building was very far-sighted, no wonder the poet always likes to climb high and write poetry.

The splashy skin in the east of the city is playing around, the old people in the west of the city are busy in front of the stalls, the big men in the north of the city are wielding knives to chop meat, and the young people in the south and south of the city are holding large strings of red sugar gourds and shouting for sale. Everything at a glance.

The young man selling sugar gourds suddenly looked at Yunlou, grinned at Yu Zijin, and then took a string of sugar gourds from the grass and wood sticks and handed them to the man wearing a guard service on the side. Then he took the money, smiled at him, and turned to continue shouting.

The guard walked up the escalator to the cloud tower, and respectfully handed over the large, red sugar gourd.

"For me?" Yu Zijin was slightly stunned, he didn't take a second look at the sugar gourd, and Xuanyuan Tuo could see that she was a little greedy, and he couldn't help but be a little shocked in his heart.

"Well, try it." Xuanyuan Tuo is still that gentle appearance, as if he can see through people's hearts, there is nowhere to hide, but he is polite, so that people will not feel embarrassed.

Yu Zijin stretched out his hand from the big cloud, rubbed it a few times, and politely took the sugar gourd in the guard's hand.

Taking a bite, the whole person paused for a moment, sweet but not greasy, sour but not soft, if it weren't for being in Beiyuan, Yu Zijin would have mistakenly thought that this was a sugar gourd made by the old grandfather who often set up a stall outside Lingzhuang when he was a child.

I still remember that at that time, I, Yu Zipei and Chu Moheng often sneaked out of Lingzhuang, followed the broken silver knocked from the little maid, and went to the old grandfather's stall to buy sugar gourds.

In the end, he was caught by his grandfather and said. It's okay for me, at most I have been nagged a little more, Yu Zipei and Chu Moheng are often punished with Zamabu, although they are tired and begging for mercy every time, but they also die without repentance, and they commit it again and again.

Looking at the place where the young man who was selling sugar gourds was standing downstairs, but he didn't want to be gone, Yu Zijin smiled with relief, thinking that he had gone elsewhere to attract business.

"It's windy up there, so let's go down and take a look." Seeing Yu Zijin's hands slightly red from the cold wind, Xuanyuan Tuo suggested softly.

"Okay."

As soon as he walked down the cloud tower, a man in armor walked towards the two of them, and after glancing at Yu Zijin as if he had not yet done so, he walked in front of Xuanyuan Tuo, leaned over and clasped his fists and saluted.

"Then I'll go first, thank you for taking me out today." Seeing that the man seemed to be afraid of his existence and spoke for a long time, Yu Zijin also said goodbye with interest.

"I'm sorry, I was going to show you around...... In that case, I'll send you back first. Xuanyuan Tuo frowned, as if he was not worried that Yu Zijin would go back alone.

"No, you're busy first. Rest assured, I know the way back. After speaking, Yu Zijin smiled at Xuanyuan Tuo, and without waiting for him to say anything more, he bowed slightly and turned his head to leave.

Xuanyuan Tuo's face still had that humble and polite appearance, raised his hand and tightened the draped coat, looked at Yu Zijin's back as he gradually moved away, and said softly, "The people of the war king? ”

"Yes, under the command of the War King, the little general of the Shadow Kui." The man leaned over and clenched his fists, standing respectfully to one side, quietly waiting for Xuanyuan Tuo's next words.

"Then I will tell you to go down, and you can start preparing." After speaking, Xuanyuan Tuo put away his usual smiling face, and left in the opposite direction of Yu Zijin with his hand.

The folk customs of the Northern Plains are very different from those of the Eastern Qi. In Dongkai, people used copper plates to break silver when buying and selling goods in the market. In the northern plains, although silver was also traded, most of them were bartered, with the hunters exchanging the freshly caught beasts for rice in the granary, and the silk weavers exchanging freshly cut cloth for charcoal in the stoves.

Therefore, when Yu Zijin walked on the streets of Yuncheng at this time, he could see many exchangers who were negotiating the equivalent value, pulling their voices and chattering non-stop.

Suddenly, he felt that someone seemed to be walking towards him, Yu Zijin raised his eyes slightly, and saw that the young man who was selling sugar gourds before was grinning and greeting him, "This young lady, please stay." ”

Seeing Yu Zijin stop, the young man walked quickly in front of her with a grass stick, "When Miss Fang Cai was on the cloud tower, I noticed you below, and when I saw Miss's appearance, it seems that she is not from Beiyuan."

Miss, don't blame, maybe I'm a little abrupt. It was originally from Dongqi in the next day, and recently followed my grandfather to Beiyuan to see the world, and suddenly saw Miss, and felt a little kind, so I couldn't help but want to come up and ask. After speaking, the young man smiled and scratched the back of his head, as if he saw Yu Zijin with a trace of vigilance on his face, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and his cheeks were slightly red.

"Your grandfather?" Yu Zijin was slightly startled, and only then did he feel that the taste of the sugar gourd was a little familiar, and when he heard the young man say this, he couldn't help but feel that maybe there was really that possibility, "Your grandfather is a sexual Yang, there is a mole on his left cheek, and he often can't open his eyes when he laughs." ”

When the young man heard this, he also became energetic, "Miss knows my grandfather?" ”

"It's really him!" Yu Zijin was suddenly a little excited, it was a coincidence that he couldn't write a book, he didn't expect to meet the old grandfather who sold sugar gourds when he was a child in Beiyuan, "Where is your grandfather now, I haven't seen him since I left Lincheng." ”

"Grandpa, he is selling sugar gourds in the north of the city today, I didn't expect it to be so coincidental, no wonder I think Miss is familiar, I think it should be when Grandpa set up a stall in Lincheng before, and he had a relationship with Miss." The young man still smiled happily, "That's it, tomorrow I will come to the south of the city with my grandfather, if the young lady comes when she is free, I think my grandfather will be very happy." ”

"Okay, then let's talk about it, it's a deal." The corners of Yu Zijin's lips rose and chuckled.

The young man also bent the corners of his eyes, and said loudly, "One word is a certainty." ”