After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Mrs. Tian Qi may never forget that late night. That was the first time she used the cosmetics used by aristocratic women. There was no bronze mirror in her house. In fact, she didn't know what she had become. Her mother-in-law looked at her with a happy face. Her father-in-law went to collect firewood early in the morning. Her son followed him, saying that they were going to pick wild fruits. Her daughter hugged her neck and said, "Mom, you smell so good today."

Before going to bed at night, she was reluctant to wash her face to wash away the fragrance.

The husband is back.

He came back quietly, covered her mouth with his hand and said in her ear, "It's me, it's me."

In the darkness, she reached out and felt around. Her husband's nose was still there, his ears were still there, his hands and feet were still there, all ten fingers and toes were intact. She used her hands to check her husband's health while listening to what he said with her ears.

"I was not transferred to Tongguan. I don't know how I ended up in Wuguan. I don't know how, but Da Shangchen ordered the gate to open and let Ganzhou Gong in, saying it was a secret order from His Majesty. Someone questioned it and was killed by Da Shangchen! Ganzhou Gong was not an enemy, so he eventually entered Wuguan. Not long after, Ganzhou Gong's eldest son sent an envoy out of the pass. I saw from a distance that it was indeed the Lord of Shenyuan Palace. That night I also heard that Da Shangchen died for some reason, and Wuguan was taken over by someone from the Taiwei clan. I thought that there must have been another coup in Chang'an, so I quietly ran back while the situation was very chaotic.

I came back to report that I'm safe. I can't stay at home now. I have to hide in the mountains for a while. It's okay, it's okay. There are many soldiers who came back with me. I don't know how chaotic the situation is now. In the end, I'll save my life and deal with it as the situation changes. "

She walked him out the door and saw her husband's face clearly under the dim starlight.

The next day, when the sun rose, the old woman who had received a bag of silver from the Northern Qi lady pulled her aside and whispered, "My son also came back last night."

She was sure that this was not a dream. The men had all returned and were very lucky. They had never had to fight against the Northern Zhao people. They were transferred to Wuguan. Wuguan was in chaos first, but not too many people died. Somehow they had the opportunity to escape.

Mrs. Tian Qi lived to the ripe old age of ninety. She was a widow when she died, but she had no regrets. She was already a great-grandmother, and her husband had died of old age. She was enjoying the cool in the evening when he suddenly passed away without any pain. The neighbors all said it was a happy funeral. She was in her nineties and had forgotten many things, but she remembered one thing - how hard the lives of the survivors were. I told the Deputy Envoy about it, and not long after, I heard that there would be a reform... I'm used to saying that, so I called him the Deputy Envoy. Oh, you kids, don't blame me!

Deputy Envoy Zuo, you look like a fairy, your eyes seem to be light blue... Hey! No need for you to correct me, I must have remembered it wrong, it's not light blue, Deputy Envoy Zuo asked me a lot of things about the persecution of the survivors, I was brave enough to tell them all. Anyway, the year I met Deputy Envoy Zuo, Wuling Pass was recovered, your great ancestor was a Qiang, half Qiang, but he was not held accountable, the land was returned to us, and he helped us repair the old house... No, I didn't meet Deputy Envoy Zuo again, just once is enough, how can I have more blessings, alas, what a pity.

Those makeup boxes were all left by the Left Deputy Envoy. I presented pickled vegetables and sauces there back then... Don't ask, because I have forgotten the details. I don't know why the Left Deputy Envoy gave me cosmetics at that time. Anyway, I used the cosmetics, and not long after, your Emperor Gaozu returned safely. I just remember that the commander of Wuling Pass at that time even asked me about it, and then I knew that the cosmetics were given by the Left Deputy Envoy.

What? The Left Deputy Envoy only went on a diplomatic mission once? Yes, only once... No, I did meet the Left Deputy Envoy. She talked to me that day and asked me about the survivors. No, she didn't give me anything... Maybe it was handed over by the entourage? It's been too long, decades, how can I remember it so carefully? You guys... Believe it or not, it's up to you, kids, you haven't experienced that era, you always think I'm bragging, but there is one thing I remember clearly, Chang'an was still in chaos at that time, and Wuling Pass was captured!

That general said he was from Dayu, so from then on we were under Dayu's jurisdiction. But no matter if we were Qiang or Yu people, as long as we were willing to submit, we would not be harmed. From then on, our lives were truly settled. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a rare good man... Of course I have seen him. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally led an expedition to Chang'an, and on his way back he passed through Wuling Pass, and he even asked me to present pickled vegetables to him!"

Tian Qisao's descendants firmly believed that their great-grandmother had concentrated all the experiences of the entire town on herself.

The prince did come to Wuling Pass back then, but how could it be possible that his great-grandmother had offered him pickled vegetables? If this really happened, it would have spread throughout Guanlong long ago. Why was it... just the great-grandmother's words?

Sikong Yuehu looked up at the bright moon this year. He has now arrived in Hanzhong City and is keeping his troops still, waiting for the news whether the Lord of Shenyuan Palace has arrived in Xiangyang safely. A house somewhere in Hanzhong is not an inn but a stronghold. The two-courtyard house is inconspicuous, which makes it easy to hide.

Yingshu opened the window and saw people coming and going outside. The man, who had taken off his disguise, was writing with great speed, but he still had the energy to glance sideways at her. Suddenly, he put down his pen and just stared at her.

"Your Highness has an order?"

"No order, but if the Left Deputy Envoy is worried and can't sleep, you can add one more task." Sikong Yuehu suddenly put down the other pen: "Come with me."

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary residential building. Of course, it is impossible to build a five-meter-high building. Standing in the yard, you can only see a boring night sky. The wall is like a well, and people inside the wall are like frogs at the bottom of the well. Yingshu is quite puzzled.

"Tomorrow, there will be a thunderstorm."

"Your Highness can actually observe the celestial phenomena?" Yingshu was shocked.

"I can't, but there are others who can." Sikong Yuehu said, "I want to take advantage of tomorrow's weather to arrange a plan to induce chaos, but I can mobilize less than 30 detectives. To be safe, I have to lead the team myself. If Deputy Envoy Zuo is free tonight, please check the accuracy of the secret code for me. There can't be any mistakes, and it must be delivered to each team as soon as possible to facilitate the implementation of the entire plan."

Yingshu reacted immediately and realized the situation was urgent.

"You can probably tell my next deployment by looking at the secret message. I believe you can be a competent support."

Without further explanation, Sikong Yuehu stared at Yingshu and said, "I will go, and you will provide support. This will reduce the casualties of at least 800 soldiers."

"it is good."

Yingshu no longer hesitated.

"Listen carefully. I will personally lead a team to sneak out of Hanzhong city tonight and launch a surprise attack on the Lianzhushan military headquarters. I will only bring ten people with me. Of course, I will not fight them head-on. I will just attack their sentry posts. But I will not return to the city in the next few days. You must rely on the twenty men I leave for you until the day after tomorrow. At least cause three fires in Hanzhong city. I will tell you the locations of the fires in detail later. What you need to pay attention to is that these three places should be guarded by the Yinguanwei. This group of people are Jiang Xiongying's confidants." Sikong Yuehu paused slightly when he said this.

Ying Shu immediately thought: "It is very likely that Officer Yin Guang has received the secret report from Ran Zhugu!"

"With Ran Zhugu's insight, he may have already thought of the danger in Hanzhong. However, due to the civil strife in Northern Han, the Jiang Tai brothers took away a large number of elite troops. Ran Zhugu is now unable to dispatch troops to fill this loophole in Hanzhong. He even dares not withdraw the troops stationed at Dasan Pass to Hanzhong."

Although Sikong Yuehu had already thrown down his pen, he did not seem to be in a hurry to act. He slowly sealed the secret letter he had written with wax and handed it to Chazi to send out. There were also a few silk letters, which were sent by carrier pigeons. His slender index finger slowly and carefully wrapped the silk strips around the pigeon's claws while continuing his analysis: "There are only a thousand soldiers guarding Dasan Pass. Even if they are transferred to Hanzhong, it will be difficult to play a role in defending. Ran Zhu Guqing knows that if we want to attack Hanzhong, the number of troops we will mobilize will definitely not be less than 20,000. If even the soldiers guarding Dasan Pass are buried in Lianzhu Mountain, then there is no doubt that even Dasan Pass will be handed over. If Dasan Pass is lost, Chang'an will be attacked by the two countries. Although our army is temporarily unable to fight against the coalition forces of Northern Zhao and Northern Yan, Northern Han will undoubtedly go to exile immediately. They will have no choice but to go into exile in the desert like Jiang Tai.

The Yinguangwei was originally Jiang Xiongying's personal guard, and most of them were killed in the coup started by Jiang Tai. Now there are less than a hundred remnants in Hanzhong City. They fled in the coup. Fortunately, they met Ran Zhugu who led his troops to rescue and saved their lives. But at that time, Jiang Xiongying had been controlled by Jiang Tai and wrote an edict to abdicate to Jiang Tai. Ran Zhugu did not dare to disobey the order, so he hid the remnants in his tent in Ganzhou. This time, Ran Zhugu had to mobilize the Ganzhou troops to seize Xiaoguan, completely cut off Jiang Tai's retreat, and force Jiang Tai out of Guanlong. He could not use the remnants, so he mobilized them to support Hanzhong.

The Hanzhong defenders have already fled north with Jiang Tai, and only the governor Tongwu is left in the city. I should have seen this Tongwu Left Deputy Envoy."

Yingshu had just arrived in Hanzhong a few months ago and had seen the governor of Hanzhong who accompanied Jiang Baiji and his wife to welcome the envoys, so she nodded and said, "He should be Jiang Baiji's follower."

"To be precise, he is Jiang Baiji's son-in-law. In our words, Tongwu married Jiang Baiji's concubine's daughter, but the Northern Han Dynasty once did not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children. Although Gao was born into a Xiongnu noble family, she had the highest status among Jiang Baiji's wives and concubines, but Gao did not mind the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, especially her daughters. Tongwu married Jiang Baiji's eldest concubine's daughter, and he himself was a small leader of the Qiang tribe. The garrison stationed in Hanzhong in the past all belonged to Tongwu's military department."

"No wonder Jiang Tai was able to easily capture Chang'an through Hanzhong after being transferred from Ran Zhugu. Inciting Jiang Baiji to rebel seemed to be the key to his success." Ying Shu watched the carrier pigeon flapping its wings under the cover of night and quickly disappeared from her sight. Under the corridor, Sikong Yuehu had also stood up. He had already changed into a black suit. Under the light, his slender eyebrows were tinged with a warm color. Ying Shu knelt and avoided Sikong Yuehu's eyes: "Ran Zhugu started the rebellion this time, and Jiang Baiji had no choice but to surrender. Of course, Tongwu had to change course with Jiang Baiji again, and then he had no soldiers at hand."

Sikong Yuehu smiled and said, "The nobles of the Qiang tribe have never been corrupt. It is common for them to change their attitudes according to the situation. On the contrary, it is rare to find someone like Ran Zhugu, who could have competed with Jiang Xiongying for the throne but has always been loyal to his master. The soldiers of the Qiang tribe, except for the imperial guards, also serve their own masters. However, many leaders actually regard the soldiers as slaves, which also makes the soldiers' loyalty to the leaders not so firm.

Compared to Tong Wu, Jiang Tai is better at commanding the army. He was able to suppress so many scattered tribes and strengthen his own military strength during his exile, which shows that he can really win the support of the people. Therefore, after Tong Wu handed over his military department to Jiang Tai, it was difficult to recall it. If we don’t count the nearly 100 silver guards added by Ran Zhugu, there are only 50 soldiers in the Hanzhong governor’s mansion who obey Tong Wu’s orders, plus 80 people in total with the servants. Hanzhong is an extremely important granary in the Northern Han Dynasty, and the places guarded by the silver guards are all military granaries. "

When two armies fight, looting and burning food supplies is a common strategy.

"It is possible to fail during arson, so Deputy Envoy Zuo does not need to worry about our people being arrested. The members I have chosen this time are all loyal warriors. And no one who participated in the arson will know about it because they live in this house. Even if something goes wrong, Deputy Envoy Zuo will be safe here and does not need to worry about being exposed.

But if we fail, Deputy Envoy Zuo will send the secret letter according to my arrangement and mobilize additional personnel in time. If I am not in the city for a few days and something happens again, Deputy Envoy Zuo will definitely notify us in time. After the arson, the ban on Hanzhong will be tightened. It is not easy to send a letter, but you can use carrier pigeons to send letters."

Having explained this, Sikong Yuehu felt that there was no need to say more. He had already written all the backup secret reports, but they had not been stamped yet. Yingshu had another black jade seal on hand, so he could leave such a small matter as stamping it to his support staff.

It's time to go.

Sikong Yuehu pressed his shoulder and moved his arms.

"How is your Highness' injury?"

Under the wind lamp, the woman lowered her head and eyes, as if she had only caught a glimpse of the shadow's movements out of the corner of her eye. She asked casually, without any concern in her voice. It was she who was healing the wound that day, but since other guards had "taken over", it was of course inconvenient to trouble Deputy Envoy Zuo to change the dressings. Yingshu seemed to have forgotten that he was a "wounded soldier". He didn't mind. All his actions were voluntary. She had never asked him for help. He first escaped from the Lantian Palace alone to make various arrangements. From the beginning, he had never thought of leaving her to fight alone in Lantian.

As for the hundred palace guards who obeyed Jiang Tai's orders, he knew that her deployment was very detailed and victory was certain. However, as for her personal safety, it was impossible to make a foolproof deployment because there were too many variables. However, if it were him, he would have made the same decision.

He had promised to keep her safe.

With his support, her plan to escape alone could reduce the risk. Being injured was a common thing for him. He didn't really want to ask for her care, and he didn't want her to feel guilty about it. But Yingshu was too nonchalant. He thought to himself, she was obviously not a heartless person, so why did she have to pretend to be indifferent?

"I'm not recovering that quickly. I'm just going to serve as a sentry. This injury won't be a hindrance."

Yingshu had already opened the unsealed secret report. To others, these words looked like ordinary family letters or casual conversations between friends. There were even one or two letters from a man and a woman who were separated by distance, "sending messages" to each other. But Yingshu had memorized the translation by heart, so there was no need to check the translation to understand the hidden meaning. But now, she looked at these words...

None of them were familiar to her, with particularly obvious handwriting marks that belonged only to Xinsujun.

This man's handwriting is as changeable as his mind. Perhaps it is a skill he has possessed since he started to take charge of the Flying Eagle Tribe. Sikong Beichen once sighed and said - Thanks to my fourth brother, otherwise I would not be able to fully control the Flying Eagle Tribe.

At that time, she had just managed to recover from the pain of losing her father and daughter. These words were like wind passing through her ears, but she believed Sikong Beichen's appreciation of Sikong Yuehu. When did she start to become suspicious?