Chapter Ninety-One: The Wind Tightens and the Night Chills

In the afternoon, the autumn sun was shining, and there was a burst of laughter from the courtyard of Luo's mansion from time to time.

Miao Jin and her mother prepared the meal and were sitting around the dining table waiting for her father to come back and eat together. After waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for his father, but he saw Bai Dolphin enter the house with two entourages, saying that Luo Feng suddenly fainted and was unconscious at the banquet, and took Miaojin to Shuaifu to take care of him.

Liu and Miaojin were very panicked when they heard this. Although the two had a trace of doubt, they were quickly replaced by worries, and after a brief discussion, they agreed.

Before leaving, Miaojin had an extra heart and quietly hid the short blade given by Li Yunhan under his armpit.

In less than half an hour, Miaojin followed the white dolphin to the Shuai Mansion. Entering the compound, she glanced around, and saw that the house was quiet, and the servants who came and went were normal, and her heart immediately relaxed.

Bypassing a rockery, a maid stepped forward lightly, saying that Luo Feng had fallen asleep in Xiyuan and took Miaojin to see it.

Miaojin entered the Xiyuan house, only to see candlelight and cigarette smoke in the hall, and there was no father. She was stunned when the door was suddenly locked from the outside.

Miao Jin suddenly felt that something was wrong, and banged on the door and shouted loudly. Suddenly, she felt a man hug her from behind and dragged her to the bed.

She immediately understood, and shouted "help" as she struggled. How could Chu Mo be cold and strong, and threw her down on the bed with a lewd smile.

Miaojin resisted desperately and struggled to kick down the oil lamp on the desk. The lights gradually spread and burned the drapery. After a while, the room was filled with smoke.

Taking advantage of Chu Mohan's panic, Miaojin quickly broke free.

Miaojin pulled out a dagger and threatened that if she dared to force her again, she would die to Chu Mohan. Chu Mohan was stunned when he saw this, panting and not daring to step forward.

The lamps lit the curtains, and the light of the fire illuminated the room.

When the white dolphin saw the fire in the house, he hurriedly opened the door and ordered the servants to put out the fire.

Miaojin took advantage of the chaos and escaped.

"Damn, the swans are flying again." Chu Mohan looked frustrated, kicked down the white dolphin, and scolded, "If she runs away, I will ask you!" ”

"Don't worry, Dashuai, she can't run, so the minions will chase after her." After speaking, the white dolphin hurriedly got up and walked out of the house.

The white dolphin led people to catch up with Miaojin and escorted her home. In order to prevent another accident, he left seven or eight soldiers to keep a close guard, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

As soon as Miao Jin returned home, he saw his mother hugging her head and crying.

Liu was very angry when he heard what happened to his daughter; She was worried about her husband's safety, and scolded Yuan Chong and Chu Mohan from time to time.

Feng Shi was secretly sad when he heard it, and wept silently.

Luo Feng was detained in a small room in the confinement hospital, sighing incessantly, regretting that he did not listen to Li Yunhan's advice and fell into Chu Qing's trap.

At this time, Long Biao quietly walked to the front of the house, walked the soldiers who were guarding him with two pieces of silver, and went into the house to talk to Luo Feng. He said that he was Li Yunhan's old friend, Long Biao, and now he is under Chu Mohan.

Seeing that Luo Feng was suspicious, Long Biao talked about the last time he gave a sachet to Miaojin.

Luo Feng was a little relieved when he heard this, and asked him what was the matter?

Long Biao said that he wanted to save his life and escape.

"Help me?" Luo Feng smiled bitterly, "It's not a pity for me to die when I'm old, it's just that I have affected my family, and I really can......'t regret it."

Seeing that Long Biao was still persuading, Luo Feng took off the ring on his hand and begged him to try to save his family.

Long Biao readily agreed. He arrived at the old house of Luo Feng in the west of the city, entered the courtyard in the name of being ordered to inspect, saw Miaojin and Liu, and presented the ring to explain the intention to the two.

Liu and Miaojin were deeply moved when they heard this, and after some thought, the mother and daughter were unwilling to escape, so they had to wait until they rescued Luo Feng.

Long Biao nodded silently after hearing this......

On this day, Chu Mohan wanted to promote 300 subordinates to generals, and summoned Shi Ming, Yan Guo and other generals and strategists to come to the marshal's mansion to discuss.

Chu Mohan said to everyone: "Since Ben Shuai took charge of the three towns, all the soldiers have stepped up preparations for war according to the order, and Ben Shuai is very relieved. Now that the matter is imminent, this commander wants to promote another 300 loyal and brave men as generals, I don't know what you think? ”

Shi Ming, Sun Xiaozhe and other generals said that they had read the list and had no objections.

Chu Mohan said: "Okay, then report to the court as soon as possible." ”

"Handsome and slow." Yan Guo took a step forward and said, "Because of this time, there are a lot of generals promoted, and I think that if I get His Majesty's permission, I must have Lin Xiang's help." ”

"What do you mean, sir?" Chu Mohan's brows furrowed.

"Since Yang Silang became the left minister, he will obstruct all Yuyang's reports. If there is no Lin Xiang to make a move in this matter, I am afraid that it will be delayed again. Yan Guo replied cautiously.

"Hmph, it's him again!" Chu Mohan was very annoyed when he heard this, and slapped the table hard.

At this time, a soldier came to report, saying that Yuan Chong had an urgent matter to see.

After a while, Yuan rushed into the house and met Chu Mohan.

Chu Mohan squinted his eyes and asked him what was the matter?

Yuan Chong took out a letter and said, "Last night, I received an urgent report from the Academy, saying that the Ministry of Rites urgently urged Lord Luo to return to Beijing and organize the wedding of the eldest son with him. "It turned out that Lu Ke sent a messenger to the Jizhou Inn last night and handed the letter to Yuan Chong.

Chu Mohan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and scolded: "Damn, this emperor is too tight." ”

Yan Guo looked at it and was suspicious, stared at Yuan Chong and asked, "Why did Luo Feng urge him to return to Beijing as soon as he arrived on his front foot?" ”

Yuan Chong ignored Yan Guo, and said to Chu Mohan: "Marshal, Luo Feng has been stationed in Beijing for many years, and he has many contacts with officials from various ministries, and he must have a decent and grand wedding for the eldest son." ”

"This ......" Chu Mohan listened noncommittally and fell into deep thought.

Yan Guo saw Chu Mohan hesitating, and persuaded: "Dashuai, the wedding is very important, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Chu Mohan was a little angry when he heard this: "Mother, why don't you hold a wedding, what if I don't go!" ”

"It's not right." Yan Guo's face was solemn, "The marriage date is set by His Majesty, and you have been informed; What if he blames him? ”

Shang Yan didn't think so, and said to Yan: "The three armies are about to start an incident, how can it be delayed because of a wedding!" ”

Shi Ming said: "That's right, if Your Majesty listens to Yang Silang's slander and takes the opportunity to slash the power of the marshal's army, then won't you give up your efforts!" ”

"Damn, what's there to fight about, haven't I left yet!" Chu Mohan paused and asked Shi Ming, "How are the three armies preparing?" ”

Shi Ming said: "At present, the three armies are stepping up their drills as planned. More than 20,000 sets of new armaments and armor have been prepared, and the rest will be produced overnight, and it is expected that they will be completed within two months. ”

"Well, that's good;" Chu Mohan nodded, and asked again, "Can you start the army on time at the beginning of October?" ”

"No." Shi Ming shook his head, "Since the fire in Xiongwu City, the food has been tight, and it can only last for a month at most." ”

Chu Mohan couldn't help but feel a little frustrated when he heard this, and asked Yan Guo why he didn't step up his urging to the imperial court?

Yan Guo shuddered and said: "The marshal doesn't know, the imperial court distributes food and salaries based on the number of people registered by the Ministry of War, and its total number is only 116,000 people, and this is as much as 70,000 or 80,000 different from the actual soldiers and horses in the three towns. ”

Seeing Chu Mohan's surprised face, Shi Ming explained: "In the past three years, the new recruits from all over the country have been organized into eight athlete battalions, with no less than 30,000 people; Last year, nearly 20,000 people from the rest of Asno's army were collected; This is not counting the Yantun guards, logistics, jailers, etc., and now the soldiers and horses in the three towns have already exceeded 200,000. ”

Yan said: "And the extra 70,000 or 80,000 horses can only rely on us to raise our own food and salary." Due to the huge daily consumption, for a long time, I have been unable to make ends meet......"

Chu Mohan pondered for a while, and then asked Yuan Chong, why didn't he buy more rice from Jiangnan?

"Dashuai, I'm still short of money." Yuan Chong drooped his face, "Over the years, the Hedong Gang has been operating salt and iron, tea, and silk, and the profits obtained have been used to fill the deficit of the three armies. However, due to the lack of capital and frequent arrears, those wealthy businessmen and tycoons in Jiangnan were unwilling to expand their transactions with the Hedong Gang. ”

After hearing this, Chu Mohan suddenly sat down on the handsome chair and muttered to himself: "It's over, it's all over now......

Yan Guo said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, don't worry, the only way to do this is to ask the court for it." ”

"Didn't you just say that the imperial court has a limit?" Chu Mohan looked confused.

Yan Guo said unhurriedly: "In the past, Yuyang reported to Zhongshu Province, and Yang Silang saw that he would often press down and delay for various reasons; This time, you might as well bypass Yang Silang and hand over the report directly to Lin Xiang, let him face Chen Shengshang, and use Lin Xiang's strategy to deal with it by himself. ”

"Okay, then let's do it as such, why bother with Ben Shuai!" Chu Mohan looked relieved.

Yan said: "Just because this matter is very important, you need to send a competent person!" ”

Chu Mohan listened to the twisting of his hand, glanced at everyone, and said, "Who can take on this responsibility?" ”

The generals and strategists looked at each other for a while and remained silent.

"Damn, where has your majesty gone in the past, you are like a shrunken turtle when something happens!" Chu Mohan was quite disappointed.

Yan Guo said in a loud voice: "I thought that this matter must be Luo Feng!" ”

"Luo Feng, he ......" Chu Mohan was shocked when he heard this.

Yan Guo's expression was indifferent: "Over the years, he and Lin Xiang have been in one-line contact, and they are deeply trusted by Lin; In addition, he has been stationed in the capital for a long time, and he understands the power of various factions in the DPRK and China, and is familiar with the affairs of various ministries. By the way, you can also plan for the marriage of the eldest son. ”

"No! Luo Feng knows too much, and he is afraid that he will return to the mountains when he goes. Chu Mohan said with a gloomy face.

Yan Guoyin laughed twice and said, "Don't worry, handsome. As a precaution, his wife and daughter were kept as hostages in Yuyang, and it was not too late to get rid of them after the matter was completed. ”

"Well, that's a great plan!" Chu Mohan laughed when he heard this, and then ordered someone to bring Luo Feng to see him.

Seeing this, Yan Guo hurriedly persuaded him to stop; said that Luo Feng was punished and reflected in the confinement hospital, and it was difficult to accept this order for a while, and he needed to persuade him in person.

Chu Mohan nodded lightly after hearing this.

Confinement Hospital.

Luo Feng sat alone indoors with a lonely expression, looking at the wisps of autumn sun shining from the skylight in a daze. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door, and a man came from outside. He looked up, but it was strict.

Yan Guo arched his hand at him and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I've wronged Brother Luo." ”

Seeing that Luo Feng was puzzled, Yan Guo explained: "Brother Luo's punishment was purely a misunderstanding, and Chu Shuai was very unhappy about it, so he sent Yan to visit. ”

Before Luo Feng could speak, the attendant on the side immediately held the gift box and said, "Please accept this hundred taels of gold." ”

Luo Feng was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly excused himself: "The handsome man is so generous, Luo is really difficult to accept." ”

The two pushed for a while, but Luo Feng still refused.