Chapter 367: Internal and External Troubles (2)
"How did you know that I escaped from King Ning's Palace?" Slightly curious.
Deputy General Zuo replied truthfully: "At the end of the month, King Ning had already sent someone to search Fengzhou, and our spies found something abnormal, and heard that it was Ning Jun who was searching for a woman, and the last general suspected that he was looking for you. Within two days, an anonymous letter was sent to the general, saying that you would be back around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The last general would rather believe that he had it, so he sent people to wait for the rabbit outside the camp. ”
After saying the last four words, Deputy General Zuo felt that it was inappropriate, and couldn't help but "phew": "The last general is a rough man who doesn't know how to use idioms, which makes you laugh." ”
Wei Nong didn't care about correcting him, his attention was on the "anonymous letter", and he hurriedly asked: "Do you still have the letter?" ”
"Keep it, and I'll show it to you." Deputy General Zuo immediately sent someone to bring the anonymous letter and handed it to Wei Nong.
Wei Nong glanced at it, the handwriting was very unfamiliar, neither Yunchen's words nor Yuan Che's words. But to be so familiar with the Yan army camp, knowing that Ming Chen is far away, handing it over to Deputy General Zuo by name, and guessing that she arrived around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, this person must be very familiar with her and the Yan army camp.
Don't think about it at all, the person who sent the letter must be Yunchen.
Wei Nong's heart was quite uncomfortable, but he didn't have the heart to be sad, and asked again: "It is said that King Ning is going to take the initiative to declare war, have you ever heard of it?" ”
Deputy General Zuo nodded: "I heard the grapevine, but the spies didn't send back the accurate message." ”
"Does the Marquis of Zhenguo know? What did he say? Wei Nong asked bluntly.
Vice General Zuo was obviously reluctant to say more, and only said: "Hou La, Zhenguo, heard the news at the end of the month, he has come to Youzhou with reinforcements, and he is now on his way. ”
Wei Nong was silent for a moment: "What is the domestic situation in Yan Kingdom?" ”
Vice Admiral Zuo frowned in embarrassment and shook his head: "The last general has been guarding Youzhou and doesn't know anything about the situation in the country. But don't worry, the last general has always been with the regent and the marquis of Zhenguo, and swear to follow him! ”
With the regent and the marquis of Zhenguo? The regent is dead, who else can he be with the same heart? Wei Nong's mind sank, but he didn't show it, and pretended to smile: "That's good, since the Marquis of Zhenguo can return to the front line, it can be seen that the domestic situation has stabilized." Didn't he say when he would arrive? ”
"At the beginning of February," Lieutenant General Zuo replied truthfully, "if we are lucky, we may be able to come back before the start of the war." ”
Wei Nong nodded, didn't say anything more, only sighed: "You can't be lucky, I'll bother you and the soldiers to take care of it more these days, and I can't come up with any ideas as a woman." ”
Vice General Zuo was flattered when he heard this: "The county lord said that it is our duty to protect the family and defend the country, and besides, you don't let the women have your eyebrows, before the Marquis of Zhenguo comes back, we still have to rely on your guidance!" ”
Before the Marquis of Zhenguo returns? Very good! He smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this, I'm tired, please arrange a camp for me to rest." ”
She paused: "Your Highness's main account hasn't been opened yet, has it?" The Qiankun Array is still there, right? I'll just stay there. ”
The left lieutenant hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and brought Wei Nong over.
Along the way, Wei Nong saw many familiar soldiers, and everyone was very happy to see that the Lord of Yanlan County had come back safely, but they never mentioned the situation of Yan Kingdom. Wei Nong didn't know what to do, and went to the main tent with Deputy General Zuo, and asked unintentionally on the way: "I came out of Lidu this time, and I met a lot of Ning troops on the road transporting something, which seems to be a big box, covered with silk cloth, do you know about this?" ”
"I know," Vice Admiral Zuo replied naturally, "That thing was transported from Jiang Guo, and when he passed through Youzhou, the last general went to see it in person." ”
Shipped from the country of Jiang? Wei Nong's feet stopped, and his mind lifted: "What is it?" Since it was shipped from Jiang Guo, how did you let it go? ”
Vice General Zuo sighed: "It's something that King Ning bought from Jiang Guo, all of them are snakes, insects, rats and ants, as well as some precious medicinal materials. I heard that King Ning's health has not been good in the past few years, so he buys fresh medicinal materials and medicinal materials from Jiang Guo every year, especially this year. Of course, the last general also wants to stop it, but after all, it is the matter of Ning Jiang and the two countries, so what are we stopping it? During the armistice between the two countries, stopping King Ning's medicinal herbs is a provocation! On the contrary, it will fall into people's handles, and it will also make it difficult for Jiang Guo to handle. ”
"Have you seen it? Are they all medicinal herbs? "Wei Nong still thinks it's weird.
"I've seen it, and I will personally check it at the end of the customs clearance, and I wanted to leave two Ganoderma lucidum, but it's a pity that I ...... Hehe, it didn't work out. Vice Admiral Left smiled embarrassedly.
Wei Nong also smiled on his face, but he felt even more wrong in his heart. King Ning is so cautious, no matter how unwell he is, he should be able to endure it in front of outsiders, how can he buy medicinal herbs with great fanfare? And is it still to buy medicinal herbs from Jiang Guo? Isn't this revealing his illness to Jiang Guo in vain? Isn't he afraid that Jiang Guo will do tricks and feet in the medicinal herbs to make him die faster?
But she didn't say this to Deputy General Zuo, and it was useless to say it. She had no choice but to talk to him for a few words, divert the subject, and pretend to be tired and enter the main account. Because no one has lived in it for a long time, the tent is cold and silent, but the furnishings are quite neat.
Seeing that the main tent was untouched and neat as new, it proved that Yan Jun still respected Nie Xingji, at least he had sent someone to clean the main tent, and no one was arrogant enough to dare to live in. Seeing this, Wei Nong was finally satisfied, so he pretended to be moved and bowed back to the left deputy general: "Thank you, I have been thinking about cleaning His Highness's camp tent." ”
All the generals in the army who can speak in front of Nie Xingji know that the relationship between Wei Nong and Nie Xingji is not ordinary, so when they see her speaking in the tone of a hostess, they don't feel disgusted: "Where is the county lord, I am loyal to His Highness, but I don't just talk about it." You rest here, and you have something to summon the last general. ”
As soon as he said this, he shouted "Someone is coming", and immediately soldiers came in with two stoves to warm the night. Wei Nong thanked him again, and saw Vice General Zuo out of the main account.
At this time, it was getting late, and bonfires were lit everywhere in the camp, and if they didn't care, they entered the tent and blew out the candles. But instead of lying down, she pricked up her ears to listen to the movement outside, and heard the left lieutenant commanding in a low voice: "Quick! Replace all the flags! Hang on the regent's. ”
The inside of the tent was dim, but the outside of the tent was bright, and I faintly saw the man hurriedly spreading, his shadow fangs and claws.
*****
Early the next morning, Wei Nong made an excuse, saying that there was a lot of inconvenience in the barracks, and he wanted to go into the city to buy some women's items. Vice General Zuo was convinced of this, and sent a few soldiers disguised as civilians to enter the capital city of Youzhou with Wei Nong.
Wei Nong walked around the market for a long afternoon, bought rouge gouache and so on, had lunch at noon, and continued to buy cloth. In the end, she bought too many things, and several soldiers were too tired to carry them, so she proposed to buy a horse to carry it.
When it was approaching, seeing that the sun was about to set, Weinong still had no intention of returning to the camp, and several soldiers couldn't help but get anxious. Wei Nong was ashamed when he saw this, and explained: "It's almost over, there is still the last cloth village, when we didn't enter Youzhou Mansion, I ordered a few pieces of cloth in that cloth village, but in the middle of the battle, the regent died, and I went to Lidu again...... After a few delays, I haven't picked up the cloth yet. Today is a must-have. ”
The soldiers were helpless, but no one dared to say anything, so they had to follow her to the cloth house, and waited with their horses tied to the door. Wei Nong walked straight in, just stepped into the threshold, hesitated slightly, turned around and smiled: "You have all worked hard today, there is a teahouse opposite, you go and have a cup of tea first." I'll have to try on my clothes, and I'll be half an hour younger, and I'll look for you on the other side in a moment. ”
Before the soldiers could reply, she took out a piece of silver and handed it to a few people: "It's so decided, you're welcome, I will keep this matter secret from General Zuo." ”
The soldiers were originally hesitant, but they did accompany them for a whole day, and they were tired enough, they saw that Weinong had no shelf, and they were generous, so they did not object, took the silver and said: "The county lord is careful, we will keep an eye on the cloth village in the teahouse opposite, if there is anything abnormal, we will come to rescue you immediately." ”
Wei Min hid his face and smiled: "Youzhou is already our territory, what can we do?" Go for it. ”
Without waiting for a few people to answer, he walked into the cloth village by himself, and did not forget to explain to the people inside: "I am carrying a lot of things immediately, I am too lazy to move, you send someone to watch the ...... for me."
The soldiers saw that Wei Nong had already entered the cloth village, so they walked into the opposite teahouse together, found a window position to sit down and drink tea, and several pairs of eyes kept staring at the cloth village, not leaving.
"The county lord can really walk, this is much more tiring than marching and fighting." One of them couldn't help but complain.
"I'm dizzy," the other shook his head, "Actually, I'm in a hurry to go to the toilet, you guys are staring!" With that, he scurried to the latrine of the teahouse.
The other people sat and chatted, and the content was nothing more than the current battle situation in Yanning, when Ming Chenyuan would return, and what was the situation in Yanguo...... Wait a minute. Later, he even talked about the topic of whether Ming Chenyuan would marry Wei Nong after supporting the army and standing on his own, and he was talking about it happily, and the soldier who went to the toilet also came back and asked, "What do you say?" So energetic? ”
"We are saying, if the Marquis of Zhenguo succeeds in the uprising, in order to win over the eldest princess, will he marry the lord of Yanlan?"
"But the lord of the county is not the king...... And she and His Royal Highness the Regent are also ......"
"That's all in the past, the county lord is not the queen now, and the regent has died, is she going to never marry for the rest of her life?"
"Hey! Don't you say it's really possible! Since the death of Princess Jincheng, Hou Ye has not renewed the strings! ”
"Actually, the two of them are quite compatible, and the county lord has a very high prestige in our army......"
The more they talked, the more energetic they became, and it wasn't until Xiao Er came to add tea that they suddenly realized that a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks had been eaten. However, the slight nong has not come out yet!
Several soldiers looked at each other, but they all felt bad, and hurriedly paid the bill and ran out of the teahouse and ran into the cloth village on the opposite street. However, when I went in, where was there a slight half of a figure?