Chapter 21: The Lady is Extraordinary
Wang Li worked very hard all the way.
The generous fairy lady was very angry this time, and did not give him an escort, nor did she give a single piece of money and dry food.
If he wants to return to Linzhou, he has to pass through the place controlled by the rebels in the capital, which is not easy in the first place, but now because of the chaos in the north and south of Xiangzhou, the rebel guards are full of thieves and bandits, and it is very difficult for him to walk alone.
Along the way, he stole and robbed, pretended to be a robber and a homeless person, stumbled and walked back.
Wu Ya'er was not in Linzhou.
Since His Majesty ascended the throne, Wu Ya'er has been guarding Linzhou, sitting in the DPRK and deploying a large army to lay an iron wall in Linzhou.
It is not easy to build this copper wall and iron wall, and the number of soldiers and horses gathered in Linzhou is large, the good and the bad are uneven, and the people are different, and they rely on conquest and killing generals.
After killing more than a dozen generals and civilian officials who did not obey orders in a row, the army of more than 100,000 finally had a unified appearance, and it still needed to be polished.
Wu Ya'er actually set out in person at this time.
Sitting in Linzhou was Hu Aqi, holding a pen and pretending to be in the official office, and said: "The crow said that this battle can only be won and not defeated, and the stakes are very important, so I went in person." ”
There are so many undefeatable wars, the war is victory and defeat, and the defeat is to fight again, and the stakes are significant, just a Xiangzhou, can it be more important than the capital? Wang Li pouted, the important thing is Mrs. Wu.
If you can't capture Xiangzhou and can't attract the rebels in Ankang Mountain, Mrs. Wu's Anton will be gone.
"I'm going to Xiangzhou." Wang Li held his breath and went to Xiangzhou non-stop.
Hu Aqi was generous and gave the three soldiers two days of dry food, and there was no more.
The beginning of spring is the most scarce time for food, although His Majesty said that the first priority is to supply soldiers and horses, but he can't really let go of his stomach to eat, and starve His Majesty and the concubines of the harem.
Wang Li rushed to Xiangzhou in one breath and finally saw Wu Ya'er, at this time, the last trace of arrogance in the remnant winter receded, and the spring was warm and willow and green flowers bloomed.
Wu Ya'er took off the red cotton robe, only wore a red and black single suit, and stood under the big willow tree in the courtyard of the Xiangzhou Mansion, looking as stable as an old pile from a distance, and as soft as a spring branch.
Wang Li poured out and sat on the ground in one breath, and said the most important news: "My aunt is safe for the time being. ”
Wu Ya'er said: "I know, I have long said that I don't have to worry about my mother." ”
Wang Li took a deep breath: "That woman is very, very angry, when I left, I didn't give a penny or a horse to eat." ”
Since they had a relationship, Mrs. Wu had never let them leave empty-handed.
The companions next to him laughed: "It's already a great politeness to let you leave alive." ”
The truth is this truth, Wang Li waved his hand to drive them to laugh, and his expression was solemn: "Mrs. Wu is very angry, although I was very good to my aunt when I left, who knows what it will be now?" A woman's qi is strange and does not decrease over time, but rather increases. ”
Wu Ya'er smiled and said, "Young Lady Wu is not an ordinary woman, she has great ambitions, so she doesn't care about these small things. ”
Tricked or trifle? Wang Li was a little puzzled, that woman would hate Wu Ya'er.
"Whether she is deceived or not, this battle must be fought, as long as the result is good, she can accept it." Wu Ya'er said, "As for what she thinks of me as a person, it doesn't matter. ”
Therefore, as I said before, his mother's safety is at stake on him, whether he can make a meritorious career, whether he can be famous, and whether he can bring greater benefits to others.
They were originally trading and cooperating, he didn't have time to ask her about the feasibility and arrangement of cooperation, let alone spend on speculation about whether she was credible or not, as long as he could provide enough benefits and benefits for this business, that young lady Wu would continue to do it.
Wang Li spit it out in one go, well, in addition to this little thing, he has other things to talk about, such as the turmoil in the Gwangju family.
They didn't know about it beforehand.
"I heard it halfway through, and it wasn't at the Gwangju border at that time, so I knew that this matter was a big deal."
"We changed the shape to cover up our tracks, if Mrs. Wu can't control this turmoil, when things are out of control, we can take the opportunity to take action, kill two birds with one stone, can rescue my aunt, and can also take over Gwangju Mansion."
"These families have officials in the court and prestige in the locality, but they can really make trouble, they have all kinds of means, and they dare to kill people."
The more Wang Li spoke, the more excited he became, and he told him all the things he saw and heard, and they would also encounter these things, so they had to be prepared early.
"Mrs. Wu is also very powerful, I originally thought that raising soldiers and horses was to kill thieves, but I didn't expect to be able to control the city, there is a team of soldiers and horses that are specialized in spying, which is different from scouts to probe the rebels, and they are staring at their own people, whether they are officials or people, they are not noticed and are everywhere, it is said that what is called a prison."
"So they know everything, but they pretend they don't know anything, and they don't do it until they are given an order."
"What's even more incredible, can you guess?"
Wang Li asked with a little pride, and the men in the circle shook their heads, but everyone is not interested, you say I guess, just smash it with a fist, hurry up.
"Mrs. Wu Shao fabricated a letter saying that the person surnamed Huang colluded with Ma Jiang and beat the person surnamed Huang to death." Wang Li's expression wanted to smile and flicker, "How terrible." ”
This Gwangju civil strife is really wicked against wicked.
He looked at Wu Ya'er again: "Crow, this woman is really a thief, very scary. ”
No matter how good she is to her aunt, she can't deny the wicked behavior of holding her aunt hostage.
Wu Ya'er smiled: "It's all for living, it's all terrible, but there are still differences, the Huang family lives for themselves, and Mrs. Wu Shao lives for more people." If these means were not used to suppress the turmoil, this half of Huainan Province would have fallen into a melee, with countless casualties. ”
Some generals didn't think it was too powerful, but felt that the woman's means: "It's so troublesome to do so many things, just take people directly, with a knife in hand, what is it to kill a chicken." ”
"Because she is different from us, we fight one place, and she wants to rule one place." Wu Ya'er pondered, "The means of governance and fighting are different. How is she there now? ”
Wang Li thought for a while: "Although I have been back for a short time, what I saw along the way is no different from before, no, it is more prosperous, there are many grain merchants, there are many merchants, and there is a senior official named Han Xu who sent her a lot of things, saying that he would help stabilize prices." He snorted again, "And Yizhou, Zhou Xian, this guy." ”
took the opportunity to sue Zhou Xian, what escorted soldiers and horses to Gwangju Mansion to send rice and grain to merchants, and also found a eunuch to be an official, and handed over Yizhou City to others.
Everyone else also laughed and coaxed, "Yes, Zhou Xian hasn't sent anything to us." "Who's Zhou Xian?" "I heard that it is the general under the command of Young Lady Wu."
Wu Ya'er didn't care, and said with a smile: "What is the difference between Mrs. Wu's subordinates and me, it's all the same." Let's talk about Anton's side. ”
Although the result is already known, but the specific process is not known, as Wang Li, who personally participated in the whole battle, told in detail that the young lady of Wu Zhenwu was brave and good at fighting, although they had already felt it in Linzhou, but compared to Jiang Ming's ten people, the march of these thousands of people to attack and defend the city still brought a huge shock.
"I remember saying that almost all of the soldiers under Mrs. Wu were recruited the year before last." A general said.
Speaking of which, he is also a recruit in Dou County, Wu Ya'er smiled in her heart and nodded: "It was originally Dou County, and it has been more than a year." ”
Everyone thought for a while and sighed: "What a powerful military training technique." ”
It's not a veteran of more than ten years, and you can't do it, so what kind of thief is this?
"Also, when the siege was unbearable, there were guards from Henan Province and Taiyuan Mansion to support." Wang Li said again.
If it weren't for the aid of these two guards from both sides, they would have almost died.
"Henan Province and Taiyuan Mansion?" One of the generals frowned, a little incredulous, "They will actually support?" We can't move, so in such a dangerous situation, are they crazy? ”
Wang Li shook his head, he didn't know if his brain was crazy or not, it was crazy to fight.
"Oh, Taiyuan Mansion is an acquaintance of the young lady, the white-robed army." He remembered.
Everyone knows the white-robed army, Xu Yue came back and said that the soldiers and horses in Huazhou changed to wear white robes and were known as the white-robed army, and they had vital assistance in the battle of Surabaya.
"The surname of the young general of the white-robed army is the son-in-law of Li Dadu, the governor of Jiannan Province, this time he visited relatives and returned to Taiyuan Mansion, and when he heard about the war in Andong, he brought soldiers and horses from Jiannan Province to help." Wang Limei said.
Jiannan Dao Guards, no wonder they are bold.
Everyone present was jealous again: "These sons of the family are so blessed, they have family glory and in-laws to assist, and they have what they want." ”
It's like they brought a soldier and a horse, coaxed and cheated, and stole and robbed.
When Wu Ya'er heard this, she said, "Admire." ”
Who do you admire? A white-robed youngster? Everybody look at him.
"Young Lady Wu." Wu Ya'er smiled and explained to everyone, "Young Lady Wu can calm the turmoil internally, and does not hurt the fundamental vitality, the means are simple and neat, and the external can attract the attention of the imperial court officials, and the local guards assist, in this kind of troubled times, everyone is in danger and self-protection, and it is really admirable to be able to do this." ”
It does sound very powerful, but I admire it, and I feel reluctant, those people are all looking at the face of Mrs. Chu Guo who was invited by the governor for her, Wang Li hummed and chirped to say something, and someone outside ran in with a surprised expression.
"Governor, the young lady has sent a gift." He shouted.
Young lady? Everyone present was surprised that they even sent gifts?
Didn't you say that you were angry? Everyone looks at Wu Ya'er.
Wu Ya'er said, "Please come in." ”
He was also a little surprised, he knew that this woman would not turn against him on the surface, but it was really unexpected to give a gift, I don't know what she would give?
Outside the door, there was a large group of people pouring in, more than before, but not carrying boxes or anything, but a group of half-grown children, the oldest eleven or twelve, the youngest eight or nine years old, there were boys and girls, they wore brocade clothes and leather boots, tied jade with hanging sachets, like golden boys and jade girls descending to earth.
The eyes of the children who poured in fell on the brightest young man under the weeping willows.
The youngest child ran to Wu Ya'er, tilted his head and pulled the corner of his clothes, his eyes shining: "Dad, you are better looking than Steward Jiang said." ”
Pretty? Is Wu Ya'er good-looking? The men didn't pay attention to this, and couldn't help but look at the picturesque eyebrows of the young man in the spring.....
Wrong! That's not the key issue!
The men looked at the child smartly, and Wu Ya'er looked at him too.
"Ah Xiao." A boy has already pulled the child back, "Don't be ignorant of the rules, what do you do first thing when you see Daddy?" ”
The child who was called Ah Xiao covered his mouth and was frightened and uneasy, and hurriedly retreated to stand with everyone.
Everyone stood in front of Wu Ya'er, knelt down, and bowed their heads.
"Daddy!" They shouted in unison, "Boy, meet Daddy." ”
The courtyard was stagnant, the spring birds on the trees were frightened and scattered, and the willow branches flew, shaking the face of the crows.
Daddy, Daddy?