In the blink of an eye, it was April.

Gyeong'an Mansion on the north side of Jiannan Province ushered in a spring rain.

A drizzle of rain fell from the sky and fell on Bai Qi's body.

He stood straight in place, his deep eyes looking at the city wall in the distance, and the whole person was like a statue, motionless.

Side.

A partial general sighed and said in a deep voice: "It seems that Shan Xin is planning to defend Jing'an Mansion." ”

Shan Xin was the Zhennan general of the Zhou State, and was appointed by the Zhou Emperor as the chief general of the 200,000 army to lead the troops to quell the rebellion.

Another partial general scolded angrily: "Sitting on an army of 200,000 and fighting so conservatively, what a mischievous species." ”

The voice fell.

The crowd fell silent.

They don't say it, but they understand it all in their hearts.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it is the new approach that is the most troublesome.

Sitting on an army of 200,000 people, it defended the city of Jing'an with high walls.

They also hoarded supplies in the city and built catapults that could threaten artillery.

Not to mention that Bai Qi only has 50,000 men under his command, even if there are 500,000 people, he can't attack them in a short time.

Jing'an Mansion is the throat connecting Jiannan Province and Jianbei Province, and if it can't be captured, it means that it can't continue to advance, and the army led by Bai Qi is dragged here.

If that's the case, it's not unacceptable.

After all, the capture of the Zhou State did not happen overnight.

After a period of rest, he slowly managed Kennando Province and dragged this war into a stalemate.

The first to be anxious must be Emperor Zhou!

The problem is that, according to the intelligence of the first village, Emperor Zhou sent envoys to lobby Emperor Yan not long ago.

If Emperor Yan agreed to send troops, Bai Qi and his 50,000 men would fall into a situation where they would be attacked without fortifications!

The consequences are unimaginable!

Therefore, for now, there are only two choices in front of Bai Qi.

The first is to lead the army back to Jiannan Road, hold the city, and wait for the other party to attack.

The second is to leave a part of the people behind and use the advantage of weapons to contain the 200,000 troops of Shan Xin.

Bai Qi led another part of the people, bypassing Jing'an Mansion and continuing to attack the city and plunder the land.

There is no doubt that the second option is extremely risky.

Not to mention that the state capitals of Jianbei Province have begun to clear the walls, and it is difficult to capture the city when the troops are divided.

Let's just say that Shan Xin has 200,000 soldiers under his men!

No matter how weak their will to fight is, they will still go out of the city to test if they find that there are fewer enemy troops outside the city.

If Bai Qi only left 10,000 or 20,000 people, he might not be able to involve them.

If 30,000 or 40,000 people are left, the remaining army will not be enough to attack the city and plunder the land.

In addition, there is another problem, that is, once the army of Yan State is involved, Bai Qi will definitely be defeated.

No matter which way you look at it, for Bai Qi, returning to Jiannan Road is the best choice.

But.

These generals followed Bai Qi's side, and discovered a long time ago: General Bai led his troops to fight, unlike ordinary people, and often made some unexpected decisions, and could achieve good results.

Therefore, they did not think that returning to Jiannan Dao was a sure thing.

They all looked at the straight back standing at the front, and guessed in their hearts what General Bai would do.

Minutes and seconds passed.

The drizzle gradually stopped, and a ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and shone on Bai Qi's shoulders.

At the same time, a deep voice sounded slowly, only two words.

"Withdraw troops."

When the generals heard Bai Qi's order, they were slightly stunned, and wondered how General Bai would follow the rules this time.

After thinking about it, I felt that it was reasonable, after all, Shan Xin was sitting on an army of 200,000 and was still cowering behind a high wall, so they had no other choice but to withdraw their troops, so they bowed:

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

In the yamen of Jing'an City.

A soldier hurried to the front of a middle-aged man, and said with a little excitement: "General! Bai Qi has withdrawn! ”

The middle-aged man was wearing an official robe, standing at the table, drawing with a pen, and when he heard the report of the soldier, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, and the movements of his hands did not stop, but he just said: "Got it." ”

Seeing this, the soldier deserves to be a single general, he is not arrogant or discouraged when he wins, and he can't learn this kind of qi cultivation kung fu for ten years.

Shan Xin dipped his pen in ink, glanced at the soldier, his face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "Anything else?" ”

The soldier hurriedly said: "Several generals want to ask if they take advantage of the enemy's withdrawal to go out of the city to attack and disturb." ”

Shan Xin said: "No need. ”

After speaking, he took the brush and continued to paint.

With a few brushstrokes, a beautiful landscape painting is outlined.

Seeing this, the soldier opened his mouth, and wanted to say something.

Shan Xin put down his pen, and his tone became colder.

"Go back and tell them that no one is allowed to act without the orders of General Ben, otherwise...... Kill it! ”

These words revealed a killing intent, which made the soldiers stunned.

The words I wanted to say were swallowed back instantly, and I saluted hurriedly:

"Yes! Checkmate! ”

............

Chang'an, Xiangguo Mansion.

Fang Xiu came back from the suburbs, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw Shangguan Haitang in white standing there, holding a folding fan in his hand as always, fanning it gently.

"What?"

Fang Xiu walked up and asked.

He knew that the war in the north was in a state of anxiety, the first village and Dongchang came and went, and a lot of information had to be personally identified by Shangguan Haitang, if it wasn't for the important thing, she wouldn't have time to find herself.

"Emperor Zhou sent an envoy to persuade Emperor Yan to cede Yongzhou as a condition, hoping that Yan would send troops to attack Baiqi."

Shangguan Haitang replied.

When Fang Xiu heard this, he said in his heart, didn't he say that Yongzhou would be used as Li Yinyue's dowry, why did he give it to Yan Guo, Emperor Zhou, this kid doesn't talk about morality.

"What else?"

Fang Xiu asked as he lifted the teapot, poured two cups of tea, and handed Shangguan Haitang a cup.

After Shangguan Haitang stretched out his hand to take it, he continued: "The Yue State and the Wu State have reached an agreement, and the Wu State will cede the sixteen cities in the south, and from now on, pay tribute to the Yue State. ”

This news was a bit unexpected by Fang Xiu.

"Didn't you say that Wu and Vietnam would be in a stalemate for at least two years before they could decide the winner?"

Shangguan Haitang was silent for a moment and replied: "The lowly position is a judgment based on the strength of the two countries, but Emperor Wu was eager to end this war, and signed an armistice agreement during the stalemate stage. ”

It's something that the Emperor of Wu can do.

Fang Xiu nodded, remembering the battle report he had read a few days ago, and asked, "Shan Xin's 200,000 army is still cowering in Jing'an Mansion and not coming out?" ”

Shangguan Haitang nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Fang Xiu was a little speechless, fell into silence, and said after a while: "Reply to Bai Qi, just say that his thoughts, the same thing, is nothing more than spending more silver, even if it doesn't work, it is always an attempt, otherwise it will drag on like this, and it will be a bit troublesome for Yan Guo to participate in the war." ”

Shangguan Haitang saluted: "Yes." ”

"Is there anything else?"

Fang Xiu asked.

Shangguan Haitang shook his head.

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Then step aside." ”

"Retire from your duties."

Shangguan Haitang saluted and turned to leave.

In an instant, only Fang Xiu was left in the room.

He sat in a chair, sipping tea while looking at the books in his hand, thinking about how to promote the establishment of the bank.

After a while, I was almost done, slowly closed the book, pushed open the door, and walked out.

For the Ministry of Households, although there are books on banking as a reference, after all, after all, I don't know many aspects for the first time.

Leaving the bank's affairs entirely to them is a little uneasy.

That's why.

Fang Xiu wanted to go to the account department to see where the bank had planned.

I didn't take two steps out of the yard when I suddenly heard the voice of a woman talking to the side.

"Is it okay to pinch like this?"

"It seems to be a bit big......

"So what?"

"It's a little bit small...... This kind of thing, not big or small, is lovely. ”

This is Li Yingyue and Tao'er?

What are they talking about?

Fang Xiu frowned slightly, stopped, and looked at the courtyard on the side with deep eyes, his eyes strange.

During the period after Li Yinyue's amnesia, Fang Xiu had only visited her once.

I don't know how she recovered, whether she remembered something again.

If it had been placed before, Fang Xiu would not have cared about whether she had amnesia at all.

As long as you stay in Xiangguo Mansion with peace of mind, it doesn't matter if you have amnesia or not.

But.

Now the situation is different.

Shangguan Haitang invested a certain amount of manpower in Kunlun Mountain, but did not gain any useful information.

Even the legend told by Li Yinyue has not been confirmed so far.

Although Fang Xiu didn't care about what was hidden behind that door, everyone was curious, and they always wanted to explore if they didn't know.

At present, only Li Yinyue knows the location of that door, and if she loses this part of her memory, it is possible that the door will only exist in legends forever.

"Look at her, it's not a big deal."

As soon as he thought of this, Fang Xiu no longer hesitated and stepped into the courtyard.

In the yard.

Li Yinyue and Tao'er sat on the stone bench, with their backs to Fang Xiu, and while their hands were moving, they were talking about something in a low voice.

Obviously, at this moment, their attention was all focused on the movements of their hands, very focused, and even the extra person behind them did not notice at all, and continued.

Fang Xiu took steps, walked behind the two of them, looked up, and saw all kinds of porcelain bowls in front of the two of them.

The porcelain bowl contains all kinds of spices, sugar, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, and everything you need.

There are also all kinds of dried flower petals in the porcelain bowl on the other side, and a breeze blows, exuding a surging fragrance.

Besides.

There are also two wooden tubs.

One was filled with flour, or glutinous rice flour, and Fang Xiu couldn't tell the difference.

The other is filled with water.

Both of them have dough of various shapes in their hands...... Or glutinous rice balls, which look a little strange.

Fang Xiu stood aside and looked at it for a while.

The two of them were still concentrating on kneading the dough, without noticing it at all.

After a moment, Fang Xiu finally couldn't help but speak:

"What are you doing?"

Now.

Li Yingyue and Tao'er were engrossed in making pastries, and they were all startled when they heard a man's voice behind them.

Li Yingyue was okay, except for her heartbeat accelerating, she didn't do anything.

Tao'er jumped up in fright, jumped to the side, and turned pale.

"Old, old man......"

After a while, Tao'er came back to her senses, looked like she had more than one season, patted her chest, and called softly.

Li Yingyue turned her head and saw that it was Fang Xiu, and her heartbeat, which had been accelerating, gradually calmed down.

She opened her mouth, wanting to call "husband" softly like Peach.

But the shyness in his heart made him unable to open his mouth, and finally he just said softly: "You are here." ”

Fang Xiu glanced at her, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't speak, just looked at Tao'er and repeated the question.

Tao'er hurriedly replied: "The slave is teaching the lady to make osmanthus cakes." ”

This answer made Fang Xiu slightly stunned, he didn't know that Li Yingyue liked to eat osmanthus cakes, which was a bit similar to the little empress.

After a moment of silence, he looked at Tao'er and said, "Whatever Madame wants to eat, let the kitchen do it, you don't have to do it as before." ”

Put it before.

It's all what the kitchen does, and what Li Yingyue eats.

Because she never mentions eating something or doing something.

Therefore, in Fang Xiu's impression, Li Inviteyue was cold as if she didn't eat the fireworks of the world, and there was nothing in the world that she liked to eat or do.

But now, after amnesia, Li Yingyue seems to have changed in this regard.

In other words, such Li Yingyue is what she is.

Fang Xiu thought so, and heard Tao'er say softly: "Madam doesn't want to eat osmanthus cakes, she just wants to make osmanthus cakes." ”

Don't want to eat, just want to make it?

Fang Xiu was stunned again, and couldn't help but glance at Li Yinyue more, what Li Yingyue liked to do when she was a girl in her heart seemed to be no different from ordinary girls.

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Side.

Tao'er saw Fang Xiu's expression, and instantly understood that the old man thought that Mrs. made osmanthus cakes and just liked to make osmanthus cakes.

But in fact, Mrs. made osmanthus cake because the old man loves to eat!

As soon as she thought of this, she opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, it was not a good thing for the master to have such a misunderstanding.

After a while, Mrs. learned how to make osmanthus cakes, and then sent the pastries made by herself to the master, wouldn't it be more able to reflect Mrs.'s love for the master, and it could be regarded as a surprise.

So, she didn't explain, just silenced.

The other side.

Li Yingyue's good-looking phoenix eyes looked at Fang Xiu, blinked lightly, and asked with some curiosity, "What was it like before?" ”

Before Fang Xiu could speak, Tao'er next to him explained: "In the past, Madame didn't have anything she liked to eat, she would eat whatever Madame did in the back kitchen. ”

Li Yingyue was slightly stunned, she didn't know what she thought, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

After being silent for a while, she still looked at Fang Xiu, her eyes showed a hint of firmness, and she asked softly, "Didn't we eat together before?" ”

Tao'er obviously didn't expect Madame to ask such a question, her heart trembled, and she subconsciously looked at Fang Xiu and prayed secretly......

The lord must not say anything to stimulate the lady, otherwise with the character of the lady, the relationship with the lord will definitely return to the past.

When Fang Xiu heard this question, he wanted to answer truthfully, but when he saw Li Yinyue hesitating with a worried look in his eyes, somehow, the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out.

After a while, he said slowly:

"I'm busy."