The people loved him very much, spontaneously investigated the spies, and reported the suspicious people in the city to the Xue army. Under the daily inventory, the fine work in the city gradually became extinct. This land is finally completely and unquestioningly reincorporated into the territory of Daqi.

Xue Yuxiao has been recuperating from his injuries for many days, and in addition to handling some desk documents, only supervision and practice are left. There were many good news ahead, and she rarely had a few days to spare, and she received a letter from Ruyi Garden again.

The war is outside, and there are noble girls among the sixteen guards, so there are frequent letters from the clan. The frequency of letters received by Xue Yuxiao is not eye-catching, she is finishing replying to some military documents, taking the letter, and cutting the letter with a jade knife next to the case.

The letter was unfolded, and only the words "wife" were written at the beginning of it, and then the pen said:

"Everything in the garden is sufficient, the top and bottom are stable, and the etiquette is all in place, so don't worry. The early spring has arrived, everything sprouts, and when you return, you can sweep away the wind, snow and cold. Shenzhou is full of mountains, and Guanhe Road is full of snow. Zhiqing is full of heavenly ambitions, only hatred, the moon is bright in the west window, the lights are falling, and only the shadow is wandering. There are thousands of things to do on the battlefield, and it is difficult to send natural music books, and I don't know how to look back on my children. Husband, Pei Yuxue. ”

Xue Yuxiao rubbed his chin and looked at it for a long time. She didn't avoid people, the letter was spread out on the table, and Wei Qingyan asked curiously on one side: "Young master, what does Lang Jun mean by this?" ”

Although she learned to read, she could not understand the meaning.

Xue Yuxiao said: "He said a basket of good things about my safe return, virtuous and virtuous, and finally tried to see the dagger, saying that I only know how to give ...... Uh, I don't know how to write him more. ”

Wei Qingyan naturally doesn't understand these "pen and ink tastes".

When Xue Yuxiao saw what he said in the letter, the figure of Pei Lang sitting alone in the west window immediately appeared in his mind.

Although there are lights falling, there is no chess piece tapping, although there is a bright moon in the sky, but there is no bright moon around him, wandering alone, hanging from each other. She thought of this, thinking of his soft and slightly cool long hair, the hairband that fluttered to the palm of his hand with the pine breeze under the window after he bathed, and the green silk brushed between his fingers, like a watery touch...... Xue Yuxiao lost his mind for a moment, and the ink marks on the tip of the pen dripped into the letter paper, leaving a shallow smudge.

But she didn't mind, the materials were tight, so she didn't change the paper, and wrote it down.

"Chanjuan replied to Pei Langshu:

I smell that there is a famous vinegar in Xuzhou, which is brewed with glutinous rice, which is fragrant and mellow, and very sweet. It happened that the people of Xuzhou gave me a car, and I said that it doesn't have to be like this, why do you use it so much? In the end, everyone didn't obey, and said that they could give it to Pei Jun for use, so they accepted it with a shy face. After returning to Beijing after this victory, there was nothing else, no good gifts for relatives and colleagues, just for Pei Lang to give this car. ”

She paused, feeling that the joke was too much, and she was afraid that Pei Yuxue would be really angry, so she added another sentence.

"I expect that Jingzhao peach blossoms have been released, and I can't see them, which is no regret. It's a pity that Pei Lang is lovesick, I can't see it, it's a deep regret. In addition, "When I wrote this word, there should be a follow-up sentence, but Xue Yuxiao did not continue, only said, "The pen and ink are full of paper, a thousand words are inexhaustible, and I will recount it when I return to Beijing." ”

Then put down the pen.

The ink marks are dry, please send them back to the postman. Xue Yuxiao continued to sort out military affairs, but this time it was difficult for her to see it, some thoughts did not belong, and when Xuzhou City ushered in the sunset, a fast horse ran into the city, and reported: "The army has gone down to Gaoping!" ”

"Okay." Xue Yuxiao only said one word. She knew that the supply was insufficient, and she needed to rectify it before trying to follow up, and was about to speak, when the messenger said, "After the victory, the vanguard officer immediately changed his horse and returned to the city, only a small step behind him, and it was about to arrive." ”

Xue Yuxiao's breath stagnated, and he quickly got up and took off his coat, and said, "You didn't say it earlier." Hurry—"

As he spoke, he was about to enter the inner room from the council chamber, intending to be sick in bed, sell a pitiful, and let the military doctor in the city cover it.

It's a pity that Li Qingchou came too fast, as fast as the wind, and the guards in the city didn't dare to stop him when they saw that he was a pioneer officer. Xue Yuxiao was just ready, she pushed the door in, her body was still killing, the cold around her body could force people back, she stepped up in three steps and two steps, stood by the bed, and asked urgently: "Where is the injury?" How's it going? What does it mean to be bedridden? But by the way, the military doctor! ”

The military doctor hesitated and said, "My lord, my lord, the general is suffering from an emergency. ”

Li Qingchou asked, "What emergency?" If you can't cure her, I'll—"

Before the words fell, Xue Yuxiao didn't want to implicate the doctor, so he got up and said to Li Qingchou: "I heard that you captured Gaoping County, and this injury is much better all of a sudden." ”

Li Qingchou looked at her for a while, his eyes rolled on her face, and suddenly said, "Don't be reckless." I have even prepared for you, don't worry, don't say it's a soldier in the army, even the horses under the Chinese army's tent will be dressed in linen and filial piety for you......"

Xue Yuxiao broke into a cold sweat and persuaded: "No, no." ”

"How could it be, our General Xue is very heroic, dare to stay alone to defend the city, talk and laugh in front of the enemy formation without changing his face, then if there are a few imprudent arrogant people in the Tuoba Infant Division, you will definitely die." Li Qingchou actually saw that she was not seriously injured, but she deliberately cooperated, just to teach this triumphant marquis, "You cherish the people too much, the so-called people who love the people, but it is annoying, and it will become the weakness of the enemy army to deal with you in the future." If you go on an expedition in the future, even I won't dare to let you defend the city, let alone General Huan. If you die like this, if I don't let out my sorrow and cry for three days and three nights, won't I be blamed by the world? ”

Xue Yuxiao knew that she was a little angry, coughed lightly, and looked at him: "I should congratulate you on your return from a great victory." ”

"You don't have to celebrate, if it weren't for your message, you wouldn't have won so quickly." Li Qingchou threw down his sword, pulled over a chair and sat on the edge of the bed, dusted off the wind and sand caused by the whip, "I caught Tuoba Ying's subordinates and asked, only to know that you scared them away, and they were probably not injured, but I am afraid that you have suffered internal injuries and outsiders don't know, so I am still anxious and fall for your conspiracy." ”

Xue Yuxiao whispered: "Our friends of life and death, Sister Jinlan, how can this be considered a conspiracy." ”

Li Qingchou glanced at her and said, "You are a natural chess player, taking the world as a game and the common people as chess, even you can enter the game yourself, let alone me?" Fortunately, I wasn't really seriously injured, otherwise I would have chased Qianli and would have cut off the head of Tuoba Infant. ”

As she spoke, she reached out and patted Xue Yuxiao, slapping her on the bruise. Xue Yuxiao froze all over, then slowly fell down, and said in a muffled voice: "Don't touch it, if you touch it again, you will die." ”

Li Qingchou: "...... Really hurt?! ”

The military doctor said: "The general is indeed wounded. ”

Li Qingchou withdrew his hand, feeling guilty, and said with concern: "How is it?" Are you okay? Let me see the wound. ”

Xue Yuxiao said motionlessly: "Don't murder me, I'm as fragile as paper, a Confucian general, I can't help your hand." ”

Li Qingchou shook his head and smiled when he heard this. How can there be such a Wenchen who scares away thousands of troops in front of the battle? She knew that this was Xue Chanjuan's words of reconciliation, so she said, "Forget it, I don't care about you." Your 'poisonous scheme' makes the Xianbei people fear and hate, and they still say that you are insidious and cunning. With our friendship, I don't really blame you-"

Before the words fell, a guard suddenly said outside the door: "Young master, Li Xianguan is here." ”

Li Xianxianguan? Li Qingchou turned his head and asked, "Am I not here?" ”

The guard replied, "It's another one." ”

The faces of the two suddenly changed. Before Xue Yuxiao could react, Li Qingchou covered her with a quilt, grabbed her hand by the bedside, looked worried and sad, and said, "Chanjuanniang, you can recuperate with peace of mind, and I will handle everything......"

"What the hell is wrong with her!"

Li Furong crossed the threshold, also covered in blood, and had not changed her clothes. When she entered the room, her face was a little colder, and there seemed to be an undercurrent surging in her chest, revealing a feeling that she didn't know how to describe: "She owes me too much, I haven't recovered my face, why is she so seriously injured in bed." I said I wanted to leave, but she had to not listen, conspiracy is always a dangerous plan, Xue Yuxiao, you are such a fool! ”

Li Qingchou said, "What are you doing here?" She and you are at most comrades, why hurry back to Xuzhou, you don't even want military exploits? ”

Li Furong was choked for a while, and said hatefully: "I see how she died, so I can make fun of her!" With that, he stepped forward and lifted the quilt.

The two looked at each other.

Li Qingchou couldn't stop it, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his face and take half a step back.

After a moment of silence.

Li Furong stepped forward and grabbed her arm and shook it, staring at her and said sadly: "Sanniang really wants to die, I'll give you a ride, why do you lie to me like this, you lie to me again, and lie to me, how dare you plan life and death?" You're this, you're this...... A scheming woman! ”

Xue Yuxiao was shaken and dizzy, and said, "...... Resting anger, resting anger. I didn't expect you to be in a hurry, I didn't know you were ...... too"

Li Furong interrupted loudly: "I'm not in a hurry!" ”

"Yes, you're not in a hurry, you just happened to sweat a little, happened to kill the enemy bravely, and happened to come to visit." Li Qingchou said perfunctorily, "She really has injuries on her body, be careful of the pain." ”

Li Furong paused, turned her head and asked, "Really?" ”

Li Qingchou said: "I will lie to you? Am I not credible? ”

Only then did Li Furong withdraw her hand and breathe a little angry. She folded her arms and said: "The army will return to Xuzhou for rearmament, and after we take Gaoping, the old land of Zhaojun will naturally return without a fight." There is still room for power this time. ”

In fact, many people have her thoughts. So far, the Qi army has won successive battles without much casualties. Moreover, the military supply and supply have always been in place, and everyone naturally has the idea of pursuing the victory and expanding the results of the battle.

Xue Yuxiao said, "No." ”

Both looked at her.

Xue Yuxiao got up and put on his coat, walked as he wore it, and said, "You come with me." ”

The two followed her all the way downstairs to the warehouse of the underground warehouse. Xuzhou is a place for the hoarding and transit of grain and grass, and if you hold here, the front-line army will not have to worry about supplies.

The storehouses were piled up with grain, which looked like enough to supply the army. Xue Yuxiao didn't say a word, took out a bag from it, raised his hand and cut the bag with a knife blade, and on top was the aged coarse grain.

"Is there something wrong?" Li Furong asked.

Xue Yuxiao widened the rift and tore underneath. Li Qingchou was accustomed to poverty and cherished food, and when he saw her tearing the bag, he immediately subconsciously reached out to cover the gap to prevent the grain from leaking out and getting dust, but what he started was not food, but grass wool.

Li Qingchou was stunned, tore open the bag with his own hands, and found that except for the upper layer of stale grain, the bottom was all grass wool, wheat straw, and mixed sand to increase the weight.

She was stunned for a long time, then turned her head to look at Xue Yuxiao: "You already knew." ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "On the second day of defending the city, I sent someone to carefully check the amount of grain. At that time, Furong Niang was outside to clean up military discipline and didn't know about it. From the third batch of grain and grass transported, all of them were only on the top layer. ”

As she spoke, she squatted down, pulled out the grass wool at the bottom and held it in her palm, and continued: "I sent someone to secretly recount these grains and make a book, and re-bag and transport the edible grain and grass. The lack of military rations will shake the morale of the army, and I can't say anything about this, so I have to make this decision to make you worry. ”

Li Qingchou closed his eyes and opened them again, and sighed: "You ...... Alas, if this seven-trick exquisite heart were born in my chest, it would exhaust me to death. ”

"So, we have to go back to Beijing." Xue Yuxiao said, "Your speed is faster than I expected, and there is still room for supply, but nothing dangerous happened." I suspect that the chief logistics dispatcher is Master Li Jingyao, the chief farmer, and her concubine and cousin are here, so she will definitely not do this. Si Nongqing probably didn't know about it...... The grain was taken from the state treasury, and it is not known what year it was......"

According to the generations of relatives, although Li Qingchou is a side branch, he is also Li Jingyao's cousin who has made a few turns.

Li Qingchou said: "You mean, that one doesn't want us to fight?" But the matter of grain and grass is not a child's play, if you do not hide the calculation, once the lack of grain and grass is discovered, morale is weakened, and people's minds are returned, they may not be able to capture Gaoping, I am afraid that it will force the army to return to Beijing for a truce. ”

Xue Yuxiao said: "She originally just wanted to get back Xuzhou...... Being able to retrieve Gaoping County and half of Zhao County is an unexpected joy. No hurry, let's wait a few days"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for a decree."

Both of them were silent.

As expected. In the days of preparation, the holy decree was issued to the main general's case, the content of which was that the Xia State had sent an envoy to negotiate peace, and ordered Huan Chengfeng to immediately return to the court.

The Lord lost his temper in front of the messenger and smashed the inkstone given by the emperor to pieces, and the rest of the soldiers were also indignant and hated to miss this opportunity. Only Xue Yuxiao was slightly relieved in his heart - Xie Fu wanted to negotiate and repair, enhance national strength, and reduce wars, his thinking was understandable, but his method was too extreme...... Problems with these grains and grasses were easily detected during distribution, and the quantities were carefully controlled, with the intention of forcing the army to return, so as not to have a situation where "the general is outside, and the emperor's order is not subject to it".

Now everyone doesn't know about grain and grass, and they have laid down Gaoping County. Xie Fu was full of doubts and did not dare to be tempted, so he immediately ordered a recall.

……

When this decree passed through the Feng Pavilion, Wang Xiu personally entered the palace to meet the saint.

Xie Fu has been waiting for a long time, and he greets him with great respect and respect. Seeing this, Wang Xiu knew that something was wrong, and asked at the table: "The front line has frequent good news, even if the Xianbei Xia Department sends envoys to negotiate peace, we can also let the army press the formation, fight for food and land, and even return the population, why did Your Majesty make a holy decree first?" ”

Xie Fu said: "I have never asked about the military dispatch. Now that we have won, I have not expected it, and we should take advantage of the victory to achieve results, instead of blindly using military force. Doesn't the prime minister know what the national strength is? Don't you know that people's livelihood needs to be rested and rectified urgently? There are many people in the family who accumulate wealth, but they want the treasury to contribute, and I really have more than enough to do. ”

Wang Xiu frowned when she heard this, realized that there was a deep meaning in her words, and asked, "Please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Xie Fu said: "The day before yesterday, the commander of Ziweiwei told me that the third batch of military rations sent from Jingzhao Huangcang was the grain and rice collected from the old years, although it was still edible, but the bottom layer had been hollowed out by insects. Those turbid officials guarding the warehouse, fearing their crimes, privately added grass and willow catkins to prevaricate, and colluded to bribe the grain officials who investigated, and sent them to the front line...... These moths, I have been beheaded and questioned. ”

Wang Xiu was silent for a long time when she heard this, her hand held the teacup on the table, and the water in the cup shook uncertainly.

"Prime Minister." The emperor's attitude seemed to be very sincere, "I don't know about this matter at all, I only found out recently, please ask Zhuqing to immediately seal the seal of Fengge, announce it to the world, and order General Huan to return to the court, so as to avoid a major incident." ”

Wang Xiu remained silent. Her tucked knuckles clenched the cup too tightly, and instead slipped out of her palms with sweat, and when she raised her hand, she fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Xie Fu looked at the porcelain tiles on the ground, and did not blame, but said with concern: "The prime minister is not feeling well?" ”

Wang Xiu raised his head, looked at her quietly, and spoke for a long time: "Your Majesty's imperial order is often blocked and shelved by the Feng Pavilion, and the power is out of his hands, and he has jealousy, anger, and a heart of centralization, which is common sense. Although the minister is the minister of His Majesty, he is also the minister of the world, I can't just abandon the world for the sake of His Majesty's minister, this is the rebellion of the minister for the minister of His Majesty, but he has to do it! Yet, however...... Your Majesty can question the heart of the Feng Pavilion, you can question the heart of the old ministers, you can hate the power of the family, but you can't use calculations on the front-line soldiers, and you can't make them chill if you throw your head and spill blood for Daqi, this is the truth of maintaining the rule, why don't you know?! ”

She leaned down and picked up the piece of porcelain, but the shard cut through her palm, oozing blood. She still didn't realize it, and said to herself: "Your Majesty, in order to recuperate and rest with the people, don't Feng Ge understand these truths?" But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if it misses, we don't know when the next win will be. The two pioneers of the front-line operation, General Huan and Li, General Xue Xiao...... Although the battle report is short, it is full of dangers, birth and death. Doesn't Your Majesty have a trace of regret for his loyal ministers and good generals? Or are you unwilling to throw away your selfishness, thinking that the daughter of the family has such brilliant military exploits and must be crowned king, so you are worried that her merits will be high. Your Majesty, Your Majesty! You are too suspicious of your ministers! ”

With that, she placed the pieces on the desk and got up to do it. Behind her, Xie Fu suddenly stopped her and said, "Prime Minister stay." ”

The Emperor rose behind her.

"This is the Xie family's world, why is the seal of the Phoenix Pavilion and the seal of the prime minister's private more important than the jade seal? Why did the military emergency report come to the prime minister first, but not in my hands? Since it is the Xie family's world, I want the family to supply front-line grain and grass, why are everyone silent? The ministers and ministers blindly imposed demands on me and demanded that I pay, but this high-ranking scholar clan is the moth of the world and the moth of the people! They are full of belly fat and full of gold and silver, but they refuse to hand it over and refuse to think about it. Why is the prime minister only dissatisfied with my accusations and frequently suspicious? ”

Wang Xiu stopped abruptly, but did not look back.

"Prime Minister." Xie Fu walked over slowly, "I still remember that more than ten years ago, when you were teaching and teaching the princesses in Chonghua Palace, you held my hand and said, Your Highness has the heart to help the world, and the ministers will complement each other." Now that I still have the heart to help the world, why is the prime minister angry? ”

Wang Xiu's voice gradually lowered, and said: "Thank you for not regretting, your heart to help the world has been eroded and corrupted by the imperial power, leaving the world behind." What he did was just to pull a cover for himself, but in fact, he was insatiable, cruel and suspicious, lest his subordinates could not kill each other for peace of mind, manipulating the government and ordering the world, in your eyes, it was even more important than anything. ”

She stepped forward, letting out a bitter laugh. When he reached the threshold of the main hall, his figure suddenly fell. The attendants around stepped forward to help, but Wang Xiu vomited a mouthful of blood, shook off the palace attendant's hand, and still stood up again.

When she fell, Xie Fu's face was anxious, and she stepped forward to help, and called "Prime Minister", but she quickly stood still again, looked at the other party's staggering back, and suddenly thought: