"Well, everyone disperses, let the distinguished guests rest, now the weather is hot, there is no wind at all, alas. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" An old man with gray hair had a bitter face, and shouted twice before people dispersed, but they were still around, because they had never been stationed here, at most they were just passing by, and looking at the appearance of Hou Ruifeng and his party, it was obviously a very powerful nobleman, and it was strange not to arouse their curiosity, but the aristocrats left a very deep impression on them, so they didn't dare to resist, and honestly watched from the sidelines.

The young couple with their children could come closer.

The two of them carefully accompanied the smile and stood on the side.

"Sit down. Hou Ruifeng pointed to the mat on the ground, then looked at the two children and asked, "How long have you been here?" ”

"My lord, we'll be here after that day. The four sat down, and the man replied.

"Oh, tell me what you have seen in the mountains, my territory has not yet been reached. Hou Ruifeng asked, anyway, there is nothing to do now, it's all nonsense, it's the same to ask anything, and the situation of the group Xia Houbo is already asking.

The couple in front of them was stunned for a moment, and then stumbled and spoke carefully. In fact, they don't go to many places, they have been hiding, and they will encounter soldiers at any time, so they don't know much about it, and they don't dare to tell lies, so they can only talk carefully about the familiar hiding places.

But this is just right for Hou Ruifeng's appetite, he thought thoughtfully: There are still a lot of dry goods in the mountain, I didn't find it at the time, I just had to fight those wild sheep, wild boars, rabbits, pheasants, wild ducks and the like that were specially bred in captivity, and others are rare, it is estimated that they were scared away by the large group of guards, or they were specially driven away, it seems that next time I have to go to the depths to see a better scenery.

A few people were talking, the prince and King Qi were resting with their eyes closed on the side, the time passed quickly, and the sky was getting dark.

The two children gradually became active, interjecting from time to time to talk about some fun and delicious things in the mountains, and let out crisp laughter.

At this time, a few guards came back with food, all of which were meat cakes and other foods, as well as a few small jars, which looked like the wine that King Qi had brought with them.

There was no Li Zheng in the village, there was only a patriarch surnamed Yuan, it was the gray-haired old man who shouted, he also followed behind the guards, and the smile on his face washed away the pain that had been frozen for a long time. Because when Xia Houbo went to see it just now, he said that most of them were for the villagers here, and in addition to catching a fish to eat, the sheep, chickens and ducks fed at home were not willing to eat at all, even if it was an egg, they would be taken to the market outside the city to exchange for daily necessities.

And today, the tall guards brought a lot of meat and delicate food, all of which they had to think twice about before deciding whether to buy them during the New Year, and they couldn't eat them at all, but now it was enough for them to eat.

The villagers had long known about the situation when the children ran around from time to time to convey their words, and when they saw the guards coming, they all enthusiastically went up to help, and then received their share.

Xiahou Bo also returned to Hou Ruifeng's face, approaching and waiting to speak.

"Okay, go eat, you're going to be hungry. Hou Ruifeng saw that the faces of the couple in front of him were getting more and more nervous, and they were inversely proportional to their own children, and they had already begun to repeat the scenery, so he let them go away.

"Thank you, sir. The two breathed a sigh of relief, saluted, and hurriedly took the child and left.

"Immortality is kindness. Xiahou Bo patted his ass, and then said, "I've already figured it out." ”

"Let's talk about eating. Hou Ruifeng patted King Qi, who was a little sleepy, and asked him to get up to eat.

The guards made a few large torches around the perimeter, and the light of the fire flickered in the darkness, but it was a little hot, because there was no wind at all.

A few people hurriedly ate a little food.

Hou Ruifeng touched the sweat on his head and said, "I'll wipe it, it's not good." That's all for today, let's go back to eating shaved ice. ”

The crown prince and King Qi suddenly smiled, and the prince said, "Why don't you go to Lone's mansion today, the ice cubes in Lone's house are well prepared." ”

"Okay. "It doesn't matter if Hou Ruifeng arrives, looking at the weather today, it won't rain at night, he might as well go to the prince to sleep in the Palace of Peace, this guy has been sleeping around the ice cubes, and it is estimated that he has played a lot of tricks, you can go and see.

Without saying goodbye, the group left under the smiling gaze of the surrounding villagers and returned to the eastern capital.

......

And in the south, in Liu Ding's imperial study.

The windows are wide open to let the cool breeze blow through at night, and it is very pleasant to serve with shaved ice and frozen juice.

Liu Ding and Sun Yu were sitting by the window talking, looking at the relaxed faces of the two, it was estimated that something good was happening.

That's true. In the news that came this afternoon, the army from the south had broken through the fortress of a barbarian tribe and won a great victory.

And now, the rebel forces of the barbarians are left with the last copycat, and the rest are scattered people, so there is no need to pay too much attention to it, after all, scattered rebellions are often occurring, and it is easy to surrender.

As long as the barbarians in the west are not ready to break through the last stockade in the deep mountain stronghold, then the barbarians in the west will have to think about it if they want to go south.

They didn't know the barbarians' plans yet, but they didn't really want them to go south, after all, no matter where they went, they had to fight, and if they went to the south, they would stretch the front. And who knows what is going on in the minds of the barbarians?

There must be a secret in this, it is better to start a war in the west, there are a little more troops nearby that can support, and finally the Praetorian Guards who defend the capital can be put on top, of course, at that time, it should be Qiang directly participating in the war, and it is still in the early stage, and they will transfer back enough soldiers in the later stage.

And Cao Fu will also launch an attack in the north, which is enough to make them panic.

The situation was a bit of a good feeling, and the two were interested in talking at night.

At this time, Liu He came in with an unhappy face.

Liu Ding saw it clearly under the candlelight, and he said a little angrily, "Is that guy encouraging the queen mother to get married again?" ”

Seeing that Sun Yu was also there, Liu He controlled his emotions and nodded, "Yes." ”

"I'll have someone warn him tomorrow, does he really think I can't move him?" Liu Ding said fiercely.

Liu He's marriage was not the focus of attention at this time, but after the news of today's victory came, the guy who had previously agitated to marry Liu He to the south brought up this topic again, saying that it was just to stabilize the other party's mood now, and marrying Liu He was the best choice, where the wandering patriarch would understand the court's intention to win over and would not join the rebellion, of course, this was not said to Liu Ding, but to the Queen Mother, and said that many of those patriarchs were young and promising, and they would definitely not wronged Liu He。

These words can only deceive the queen mother who has been in the deep palace all her life, and even the current queen can't deceive her, and naturally she can't bluff Liu He.

It's a pity that the other party's family background and official position are more sensitive, and she can't do it directly, which makes her very depressed, so she can only talk to Liu Ding, otherwise no one dares to talk to him directly.

Hearing Liu Ding's words, Liu He smiled a little, greeted Sun Yu and returned to the harem, ready to continue to fight with the queen mother who had soft ears. Because the reason why the Queen Mother agreed was because she was old and wanted to marry her, otherwise there would already be a lot of gossip outside.

Sun Yu couldn't speak about this matter, so he could only pretend not to know and change the topic, "Your Majesty, Qiang's actions, does the general have a new judgment?"

Further news has come slowly, and the people in the capital who are going to run have also run, and the others don't think it's a big deal, anyway, they have been fighting for a few years ago, and they haven't seen it here, even if Qiang is strong, it doesn't matter, anyway, the defense of the capital is very tight, and there are Janissaries, which are not so easy to break.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is no precursor to Cao Wei's war from the north, so ordinary people are very relieved, everything is still in order, unlike some far-sighted guys who have already transferred most of the family in the city, and run away when the situation is not right, or have already escaped.

"Not yet. Liu Ding shook his head, his relaxed face disappeared, "The barbarians have been persuaded not to turn back, they are determined to start an incident, Qiang's attitude has been ambiguous, and it seems that there is no large-scale gathering of clansmen, it is really not clear." ”

"The barbarians must have Qiang behind them to dare to do this, otherwise they would have such a big courage there. Sun Yu said.

"The general said the same thing, but Qiang's actions are incomprehensible, they support but do not gather the clansmen, and after the barbarians are broken by us, are they not afraid of being implicated?"

Sun Yu naturally didn't know, but he had already decided on the strategy of defending first in the early stage and then attacking depending on the situation, so this actually didn't have much impact, mainly whether to continue to mobilize grain and grass and troops to wage war against Qiang, or to control the war on the edge of the forces of both sides, because those barbarians lived there.

And Liu Ding naturally wanted more soldiers to go to the west, and the general was now very wary of Hou Ruifeng and Cao Wei, and he didn't allow it, and it depended on the situation to decide what to do, and the two sides were deadlocked here.

But fortunately, this is not a big deal, Liu Ding has a set of plans in his heart, that is, when Cao Fu acts, he will put the Praetorian Guards on top and attack Qiang's territory together, so as to save the time of transferring the army back from the north.

Liu Ding told Sun Yu about his plans, and there was not much to hide.

"Do you want to talk to the immortals?" asked Sun Yu after hearing this.

"Let's wait a minute, I'll talk about it when there is definite news, and now he is still with Cao Fu." Liu Ding hesitated.