Chapter 72: The Mausoleum of Cloud and Frost

Fang Yuan had been out early and returning late recently, Chu Zhaonan was clear about this, and he had already secretly investigated this Shu Yu, and after feeling that it was nothing serious, he let it go, after all, he couldn't interfere too much in other people's affairs. He really has no memory of his own. After all the things in his head, he worked hard and Gu Lingge.

"General, there has been an abnormal movement of the barbarians in the past two days." A herald ran in and looked at Chu Zhaonan, who was holding his cheeks in contemplation, and reported without a word.

"Really? Say, General Ben listens. Chu Zhaonan's eyes didn't move, and his voice was calm while wandering out of the world.

"Lately the Tatars have been running around the city walls with white horses in the morning, as if to survey the terrain, and at night there is often a sound of rustling in the grass under the city gates, but when I go down to check it out, there is nothing." Thinking about it a little, Chu Zhaonan had a general idea in his heart, but after all, he still needed to be confirmed.

"Then find a few men to lie in ambush under the city walls, observe them for a few days, and report them to me. During the day, you can estimate the distance yourself, and if you can get into the range of your bow and arrow, shoot it down for me. Chu Zhaonan smiled at the corner of his mouth, but his voice was vicious. The herald nodded, and walked out quickly.

This group of soldiers has been here for so long, and they have fought so many times in the north, and none of them have been Han Qin who took the initiative to attack, and they can do it. Chu Zhaonan doesn't like to be passive, but he's not a fool either.

When the soldiers heard the order, they felt a different kind of enthusiasm in their hearts for the first time. When they were sent to the frontier for the first time, they were all iron-clad and hot-blooded men, but every time they were only passively beaten, and no one listened to them, so they slowly forgot about it

He used to be the person who "would rather be a ghost under the sword than be comfortable and depressed".

Three days later, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. The white horse sent by the Tatars was successfully killed, and the people who were in ambush at night found nothing.

Chu Zhaonan realized that he had miscalculated. I just thought that it would be better to do both of them, but I forgot that there were conditions. Their horses were frightened, and in the afternoon they could notify all the personnel, and those who were in ambush at night could only be blown by the cold wind in vain.

The next night, Chu Zhaonan was busy with the relationship arranged in the army, and he was thinking all day. The north is not better than the south, the place is vast, the population is sparse, and the blow after dispersing is difficult, most of the defenders of the Han and Qin dynasties live in the south, and if they don't understand the north, it will be the loss of human life.

It didn't matter if he thought about it, what mattered was that he had forgotten to withdraw the soldiers who had been lying in ambush under the city walls, and when he remembered it again, the herald came in, and with an anxious look on his face, they were all destroyed.

"All?" There was a voice next to it, and I looked surprised. Chu Zhaonan raised his eyes and looked over, and he didn't know how such a fat-brained person got into the army, and he was able to discuss matters in the main account.

"Yes." The herald knelt down on one knee and replied word by word. A total of eight people died, although the number is small, but they are all elite elements, and it is indeed a pity to die like this.

Moreover, this is the first time that the frontier has taken the initiative to attack for more than ten years, but in exchange for casualties, it is not at all the eyebrows raised as mentioned before.

"I don't know what the general thinks? This was the first operation of our army since the general took office. Sure enough, Humpty Dumpty, who had just spoken, came again. A vaguely aggressive attitude appears.

Chu Zhaonan didn't even give him a look, he poked a few times according to the map in front of him, and then said loudly: "Inform the guards that everyone must bring bows and arrows to the wall within two days and prepare for battle."

When it comes to fighting, Chu Zhaonan is not worried. Although all of these people are lazy, after training for so long, they have gained some vitality and with the right amount of encouragement, things will not be too big. Even if the Tatars want to attack here, all they have to do is defend the city, and he has not wasted to the point that he can't hold a city.

In the afternoon, he originally said that he would ask Fang Yuan to go and find Shu Yu, but when he looked around, he found that Fang Yuan had gone without his consent at all. Half crying and laughing in my heart, half envious. He also hoped that one day he could be with Gu Lingge so wantonly, and he would be able to stay with each other no matter what happened.

"You said that the whole city should be put under martial law?" When Chu Zhaonan saw Shu Yu, this guy was holding Fang Yuan's waist and whispering. He coughed awkwardly and then explained his intentions, in exchange for Shu Yu's great surprise.

Shu Yu has not issued any martial law in the two years he has been here, not even the most ordinary curfew. He didn't figure out why Chu Zhaonan had to fight as soon as he came. Obviously, I get along well with the Tatars, and I don't mess with the river water.

"You can understand for yourself that this battle is inevitable. Don't tell me what's going on in the city, you don't know anything. Chu Zhaonan also opened the skylight and said something bright. Shu Yu has been here for two years, not to eat rice.

Yes, Shu Yu understands. I have understood since last year, every month, every time the population is counted, there will always be fewer people, but I have not heard of any big funeral, there is not a decent funeral, where can people believe it?

It's okay if you don't see one or two, but often a family is not there, the houses are empty one by one, the government knows that there is a problem but doesn't know where it is, and the city gate guards have never seen anyone related to it go out, obviously everything is without warning, but there is a strange existence.

"But what if they just went to a safer place to survive? If you leave one by one, it will not be considered a mass displacement, and you will not be interrogated. Although Shu Yu knew that something was wrong, he still had luck. His speculation is justified.

"I don't care if you have to be so self-deceptive. This is the farthest town on the border, and even if you have to get to the nearest city, you won't be able to reach it in two days. And they had to pass through such a long wasteland, all of which were Tatar settlements. Do you believe that they don't want to die like this? Chu Zhaonan rolled his eyes.

The city had a disadvantage that it was impossible to evacuate through the inner part of the city, and it was necessary to leave the city gates and cross three kilometers of terra nullius to find a turning road and make a detour back to the city. Therefore, it is not surprising that no one will leave this city, and all the supplies here rely on the military to transport supplies, and there is a guarantee of safety, which is not too scarce.

"Then check, the whole city is curfew, and the entry and exit are strictly checked. Satisfied? Shu Yu didn't seem to deal with Chu Zhaonan much, and his tone was different.

"Alright. I'll go first, feel free to do so. Chu Zhaonan stopped talking, turned around and left. Fang Yuan stood there with his mouth open, and in the end, he still didn't say a word.

Palace.

Yunshuang looked at the queen in front of her, who was full of pearls and greens, and she was dressed up tightly, her eyes lowered, and she had another plan in her heart.

"Yunshuang is back and has seen the master." Yunshuang bent over, neither she nor Murong Zhi had the habit of making a big salute, and when she saw it, she would only feel that her diaphragm should be tight.

From her point of view, Murong Zhi has lost weight during this time, and she doesn't know what day she is dressed so well today, but unfortunately, no matter how perfect the makeup is, the tiredness and discomfort in the corners of her eyes are also obvious.

At least from Yunshuang's point of view, it couldn't be more obvious.

"I'm back, sit down and rest. Lixia, come over and help me see if there's anything else I haven't done. Murong Zhi's voice was light. There is no concern and no indifference, just right.

Lixia, who was hanging her hands, walked forward slowly, looked at the person in front of her in front of the bronze mirror, helped her straighten out the hairpin, and then whispered, like a spring breeze: "It's all right."

Yunshuang felt ignored for a moment. The two people in front of her were more like master and servant, she was like a guest who came to visit occasionally. Suddenly I felt restrained.

"Alright. Today, the emperor wants to celebrate Wang Jingchen's birthday, you just came back and rest here more, just watch the palace up and down by the way. Murong Zhi said a word without dragging his feet at all, stood up and helped his hand and left. From beginning to end, Yunshuang was not given the slightest chance to speak. Except for the greetings she said when she just came back.

Yunshuang sat in place for an afternoon, her mind was in a mess, she didn't know what she had done, and the mistakes that made Murong Zhi ignore herself so much and didn't know where she was wrong were often the most tormenting.

In the evening, Yunshuang was still sitting, her eyes were blank, and after dinner, Yunshuang was still sitting, her eyes were still blank. The people who came in and out also shook their heads when they looked at her like this.

If you want to catch a person in this palace for a long time, you must ensure that you are present all the time, obviously Yunshuang did a good job before, and she chose to leave at this time, and now she comes back after so many things, how can Murong Zhi recognize her?

When Murong Zhi came back with Lixia, her entire neck was sore. The shaking of the steps gave her glory and eye-catching, but it also made her tired.

Murong Zhi sat on the dresser, and Yunshuang stepped forward, wanting to help her remove the excess hairpins, but she raised her hand and refused. Lixia stepped forward as usual, and her hands were extremely gentle and freed her hair. When it was all done, Murong Zhi stretched her waist, and Lixia supported her steadily behind.

Originally, this was the closest time for Yunshuang and Gu Lingge.

"Lixia, go down." Murong Zhi glanced at Yunshuang obliquely, and gently raised her plain white hand to let people out. Lixia replied softly, then lowered her head slightly and walked out.

"Yunshuang, sit down." Murong Zhi turned around and looked at Yun Shuang with a pair of deep eyes, which were so dark that even Yun Shuang shuddered.

"Why didn't you tell me when you went out?" That's all Murong Zhi was actually angry about. She didn't want to know what she had done, she just wanted to know when she didn't even have the right to know.

"I'm sorry, master. I'll ......" Yun Shuang paused before she figured out what Murong Zhi meant. But she couldn't say anything but apologize. She was only a little sluggish, and the little complaint in Murong Zhi's words was that she caught it just right.

"Yunshuang, I don't know the details, but I can't not know your whereabouts. After all these years, you know what I'm afraid of. "They have been with each other for so many years, and they have confessed everything to each other. No one wants to go through the bloody lesson a second time.

"I'm sorry, master. It's Yunshuang's lack of consideration. Yunshuang originally thought that Murong Zhi was hating her, and even decided not to want her, but now it seems that it is just routine worry, which makes her feel relieved and her heart is relieved a lot.

"Alright, you're tired all day today, go rest. I'll tell you tomorrow about what happened during this time. Murong Zhi's eyes were calm, her voice was also calm, and she said with a half-smile.

Yunshuang had a beautiful smile on her face and went out happily. Murong Zhi looked at the crow that had stopped behind Yunshuang just now, her eyebrows furrowed.