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Xie County is a small county, and there is only one county government office in the whole city that can be temporarily used as the emperor's palace.

Although the county government office is small, it was repaired the year before last. The lobby and wing rooms are clean and bright, and the civil servants and generals have their own residences. The prison cells in the north were also emptied due to the war, and temporarily transformed into the emperor's soldiers. residence.

When Li Ju received the news from Meng Liang Jie, he was eating breakfast under the service of the internal officials.

At present, there are very few armaments and supplies, and it is difficult for a cook to cook without rice. Li Ju hasn't seen any serious meat for a month.Although he has been an unfavored prince since he was a child, he has never suffered such hardships. He drank soup cakes mixed with oil residue, thinking that Da Yu had only been in his hands for only ten years, and he had left the common people without clothes. No food, everywhere in the situation of beacon smoke, Li Ju could hardly swallow food.

The military report that Meng Liang was taken back cheered up Li Ju, who was sad and desolate in his heart, and asked the messenger who came to report: "How did you capture it? Tell me quickly!"

The messenger said that Ah Xin of the Xie family led ten thousand private soldiers, ten thousand civilians who had fled before, and twenty thousand large Yu troops to take advantage of the foggy weather to attack cleverly and pour the water of Changshui into Mengliang City to take back the city. .

"Xie's Axin?" Li Ju, who was originally happy, slowly put down the bowl in his hand when he heard the name, raised a word of Sichuan between his eyebrows, and asked, "Then who is Meng Liang now?" Guarding the city? Who is commanding the three armies?"

The messenger said: "Return to Your Majesty, Liu Guan, the prefect of Mengliang, died for his country. Now there is no one to take over the post of prefect. And the three armies... because General Wang Wei and General He Yannian have both died in battle, Xie Axin took Mengliang back, so Several school lieutenants and centurions are temporarily following her orders."

Li Ju frowned even more after hearing this, and waved his hand to make the messenger retreat, took a few mouthfuls of soup cakes in a hurry, and asked someone to come and change his clothes.

Now that Meng Liang has taken it back, he must go back to sit in town immediately.Xie's Ah Xin really contributed a lot in this battle, but he can reward Xie's Ah Xin with endless glory and wealth, but he can't ask a woman to lead the three armies, even if this woman is Xie Sima's daughter.

Once this precedent is set, there will be endless troubles in the future.

The servant in charge followed the emperor all the way and escaped from the fiasco in Mengliang. Now seeing that the emperor still wanted to go back to the land of wolves, he was 1 unwilling, so he called a little Huang The door ordered him to pass the news to Huben Lang Xia Jing, asking him to dissuade the emperor.

As soon as Li Ju's clothes were fully dressed, he heard someone come to report that Huben Lang Xia Jing asked to see him.

Li Judao: "It's just in time for me to come. I have something to call him."

When Xia Jing entered the door, she heard that Li Ju was a little more brisk than the previous few days, saying that she was going to Mengliang, and asked him to make some preparations and leave immediately.

"Your Majesty, you cannot go."

Li Ju disliked the slow action of the internal officer, so he reached out and took the golden crown and put it on himself: "Why?"

Xia Jing bowed on her knees and said, "Your Majesty, although Meng Liang has recovered, the iron cavalry rushing to Jin haven't really retreated. According to my understanding of the Jin people, I'm afraid they will regroup and make a comeback within three days. Ah Xin and the others did win the battle, but the nearly [-] troops suffered heavy losses, and she herself was seriously injured and bedridden. I don't know if she can withstand another wave of siege from Chongjin. Your Majesty is a man of gold, You must never come to dangerous places again.”

Hearing that Chongjin would attack again after three days, Li Ju Xiguan's movements obviously slowed down, but he said: "How do you know they will attack again in three days?"

Xia Jing said: "Return to Your Majesty, the spies sent by the minister reported that the Jin army was stationed fifty miles outside Mengliang City and was already preparing to attack the city. Their military supplies were destroyed in Mengliang City in the previous battle. More than half, now I am afraid that they want to rush to capture Mengliang, otherwise no matter how strong the beards are, they will not be able to last long in the ice and snow. So now Mengliang is the most dangerous place, and there will be waves after waves A wave of hard work!"

Li Ju sat back on the couch, hesitated for a long time, and suddenly said loudly: "But if I don't go, who will lead the three armies!"

The internal official who was waiting on the side took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, you can personally appoint a person as General Zhenyuan, and let this person be the representative of the emperor. Why do you have to take risks yourself!"

Li Ju frowned and said, "Who will be named? Who else can be a general in Meng Liang? Not to mention Meng Liang, even if you look at Da Yu, it will be difficult to find another person who can command the three armies!"

The name Xie's Ah Xin came to Xia Jing's mind.

In terms of the ability to lead the army and kill the enemy, no one can compare with her at present, but it is a pity that she is a woman.Not to mention that the first emperor had his destiny first, even because the emperor hated the eldest princess deeply, he would never allow a woman to be a general to fuel Li Yanyi's prestige.Xia Jing had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, I feel that Guo Xiao, a subordinate of Xie's Xin, may be appointed as a general. This man is brave and resolute, and he is a man to be made."

Li Ju didn't speak to signal him to continue.

Xia Jing explained: "Your Majesty, the fact that A Xin of the Xie clan was able to take Meng Liang back from Chong Jin's hands is enough to show that this person is a rough jade capable of conquering wars, and he is also from the direct line of the Xie family. But in extraordinary times, extraordinary strategies should be used. His Majesty appointed her subordinates as Zhenyuan Generals. In this battle of seizing the city, rewarding and rewarding the three armies is a must-do strategy to boost the morale of the army. This reward from Your Majesty is indispensable; Secondly, this Guo Xiao is a loyal man, and he is Xie's capable right-hand man. Even if he is named a general, he will probably obey Xie's orders in the future. The enemy can also retreat. As for the Xie clan, Your Majesty can reward them with gold and silver, and after defeating the enemies, you can also be granted the honor of the princess and then promise a fief as a reward, which is enough for a woman."

After hearing this, Li Ju pondered for a while.What Xia Jing said was not a good idea, if it wasn't for the Xie family being a woman, he would have named her a general early in the morning, stationed in northern Xinjiang to kill the enemy.Now that Da Yu's general talent is not enough, he can't ignore Xie's ability. Feng Guo Xiao can use Xie's talent without having to bear the infamy of disobedience to the late emperor. More importantly, it will never encourage Li Yanyi to support women for The official's arrogance can be said to kill three birds with one stone, only one thing...

"According to what you said, since Guo Xiao is so loyal to the Xie family, it may be a good thing to seal him now. But what about after the enemy is defeated? What Da Yu needs is a general who is loyal to the emperor, not a general who is loyal to a woman."

Xia Jing said: "Your Majesty's worries can be resolved with just one grace. Guo Xiao can give him an official title but he has no soldiers in his hands. No matter who he is loyal to, it doesn't make any sense. And being loyal to the Xie family Axin is loyal to the Xie family , Patriarch Xie Sima of the Xie family is a big brother, little Guo Xiao is nothing to be afraid of."

After Li Ju hesitated for a while, he asked the internal officials to serve him with pen and ink, and the two orders of rewards were rushed all the way to Mengliang by the soldiers of Huben.He himself stayed in Jiexian County.

Back to Meng Liang three days ago.

Zhen Wenjun and Ah Xin joined forces in the White House to fight against the two generals who rushed to Jin.On the bright side, Zhen Wenjun's weapon is a spear, but in fact, the Golden Cicada Knife is the weapon she uses to seal her throat when she sees blood.Bull wanted to cut off her arm with a knife, but she raised her hand to block it, and blocked his knife.When Bull was surprised, Zhen Wenjun cut his throat with a golden cicada knife.Burtu was killed, and Zhen Wenjun was also attacked by other soldiers, and his back was cut three times.

Under the severe pain, she gritted her teeth and stiffened her teeth. No matter how other soldiers attacked, she and Ah Xin only wanted to take Hu Erji's head.

Hu Erji was chased by two people, and it was very painful to be attacked by the enemy.The two-day and two-night battle had actually exhausted all his physical strength, and now he is still struggling.Ah Wen suddenly jumped out of the dark room, which caught Hu Erji's attention for a moment.

The master fights, the victory or defeat is only a moment.

Seeing his eyeballs slightly tilted, Ah Xin knew that his mind was swaying, and immediately seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and pierced his heart with a sword.

Hu Erji was killed, and all the soldiers present looked at each other with fear on their faces. Ah Xin and Zhen Wenjun used their last bit of strength to chop off Hu Erji's head, and dragged Ah Wen out of the encirclement.No part was intact from head to toe, and they couldn't even walk clearly. Zuo Kunda and Guo Xiao, who were all strong-willed, happened to lead their troops to meet them and protect them safely.

Ah Xin climbed up the bell tower, and held up the head of Hu Erjian, so that all the people who rushed to Jin could see that their general was dead.

Hu Erji was killed, and the Chongjin army was in a state of confusion and exhausted.

Taking advantage of the situation, Ah Xin and Zhen Wenjun drove them out of Mengliang and successfully recaptured the important northern town.

As soon as the Chongjin people left, Zhen Wenjun, Ah Xin and the others couldn't hold on any longer, and fell down on the street and fell asleep.Ah Xi, who was hiding in the cowshed, ran out after the battle was over, and brought blankets to cover them.

After waking up, Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kunda checked the situation of the wounded soldiers in the city. The accompanying military doctors and the female soldiers in charge of bandaging and medical treatment were killed and injured, and there were far from enough manpower to treat the wounded and take care of cooking.After learning of this situation, Meng Liang and the surrounding people volunteered to bandage, cook and stew medicine for the soldiers who rescued them from the beards. This is the only reward they can give right now.

In the atmosphere of bursts of cooking smoke and medicinal herbs, this city that has just suffered heavy damage is about to start to restore its vitality.

Although his parents, wife and children died under the butcher's knife of Chongjin, as long as there are people alive, Da Yu still has hope.

Zhen Wenjun distributed the healing herbs and handed them over to the ladies who were in charge of boiling the medicine, and asked them to cook the herbs and distribute them.In the previous battle, although most of the medicines, food and grass rushed to Jin were in Mengliang City, but these food medicines were also soaked in water.The medicines used to stop bleeding and heal wounds are useless once soaked in water, so these healing medicines are also tightly used by soldiers with lesser injuries, so that they can recover faster. Once the thieves dare to come again, they can also Back on the battlefield in time.The rest of the seriously injured were all retreated to Jie County for centralized treatment.

The clothes and cotton clothes to keep out the cold had also absorbed enough water, and were frozen hard by the cold wind. Ah Xin asked several people to take turns to take the clothes to the fire to roast them before drying them.

The weather was unbelievably cold, Zhen Wenjun put on a big and thick cotton coat that almost covered her whole body, and walked on Mengliang Street like a ball, holding bundles of medicinal herbs in her arms.

Every Mengliang commoner knows this heroine, and they all know that Burtu died at her hands.Many people wanted to see how superficial this woman who rushed to the rank of deputy general was, but they didn't expect her to be a beautiful young lady.

No matter where she went, she was always welcomed by the crowd, delicious food and drinks were stuffed into her arms, and there were even matchmakers for her.

Zhen Wenjun felt the taste of fame for the first time, and at first he accepted some small gifts, but when Bu Jie encountered it, he secretly advised her not to accept it, otherwise she would fall into the eyes of people with ulterior motives, and I was afraid that there would be nothing left to talk about.

When Zhen Wenjun got carried away with his complacency, he forgot about such calculations, and immediately restrained himself and kept a low profile.

Although the city has been recaptured right now, everything needed is still stretched.Early in the morning, Axi led the people to the surrounding mountains to find medicinal materials and mountain treasures, even if it was a drop in the bucket, it could be used to solve the urgent need.

When the edict of Li Ju's reward arrived in Mengliang, Zhen Wenjun was going to discuss with Ah Xin about further defense.Zuo Kunda told her that Chongjin suffered a big loss in Mengliang this time, and according to their Chongjin people's temperament of "those who hurt me must be slaughtered", I am afraid that there will be another fierce battle in the near future.Especially now that the heavy snow has dyed the entire northern front white, Harz, the leader of the Jin Dynasty, lost most of his military supplies and soldiers in Mengliang, and even Hu Erji, the country's number one fierce general, died here, even if it is not for revenge He also wanted to take back Mengliang, just to keep his soldiers from freezing to death in the snow, otherwise this expedition would be fruitless, and he would definitely not allow such a thing to happen.

Bu Jie's words made everyone nervous: "Hartz is very likely to march south himself!"

This time they were able to take Meng Liang back from the Chongjin people because of a bit of luck. If they were snatched back by the Chongjin people again, they would be even weaker if they wanted to counterattack again.It is the top priority to garrison before the Chongjin people attack.

Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kun arrive at the gate of the Baifu, where Ah Xin is temporarily staying, just in time for Xiao Huangmen to read Li Ju's imperial edict with Ah Xin and Guo Xiao.Zhen Wenjun blocked Zuo Kunda, and the two listened silently outside the door, the more they listened, the more ugly Zhen Wenjun's face became.Until the Huangmen's unique voice finished reading in a melodious tone, after Ah Xin and Guo Xiao thanked the kindness inside, the little Huangmen was very satisfied with the two gold cakes given by Ah Xin in his hand, and changed his mind when he came out of the White Mansion. Disgusted when he came, his face was full of joy, he glanced at Zhen Wenjun and Zuo Kunda and said:

"You guys are really blessed! Your Majesty ordered you to win this time, and hold a banquet in Mengliang tomorrow to reward the three armies. You should be grateful for the grace and give your best on the battlefield to serve the Son of Heaven."

Zhen Wenjun glared at the little yellow door, and walked in without answering.

The yellow door was stared inexplicably, "Hey?" He pointed at Zhen Wenjun and said bitterly: "Young lady, how dare you be so rude to our family!"

Ah Xin saw that it was Zhen Wenjun who came, and smiled at her: "You came just in time. I was just talking to Guo Xiao that the city wall in the north of the city had been repaired, but was interrupted by His Majesty's edict. You see, Mengliang is an important town. There are four main gates in the south, east, north and west, and four side gates. Based on my experience of fighting with the Chongjin people several times, they are very likely to set fire to attack the city, and then take advantage of the chaos to attack at the main gate. I need to build four archery towers at the four gates. The heavy armored cavalry used to defend against them need to add a few firing points for kerosene bombs. By the way, there is also a source of water. The Jin army is now retreating to Ping County to station, which happens to be the upper reaches of Changshui. They can poison us to death in Mengliang without a single soldier. You and Ji Yong split into two teams to find water sources, and take advantage of the freezing weather to gather more ice cubes and scatter them in various parts of the city. In the corner, ensure that the soldiers and the common people drink water. Wenjun, if you have any other ideas, please tell us, we are running out of time, and we must not waste a moment."

After waiting for a long time when Zhen Wenjun didn't reply to her, Ah Xin noticed Zhen Wenjun's face as black as an iron pot, and wondered, "What's wrong?"

Zhen Wenjun said: "Meng Liang can take it back, you should take the lead."

Ah Xin understood what she was going to say, and after letting Guo Xiao and Zuo Kunda go out, she said, "You think the emperor's edict is unfair."

Zhen Wenjun said bluntly: "If you talk about rewards for meritorious deeds, you deserve the position of general."

Ah Xin shook her head with a smile and said: "You may not know that the late emperor had a legacy that this dynasty cannot and cannot appoint women as officials. So the emperor's edict is not inappropriate."

Zhen Wenjun didn't expect her to say this: "It's not wrong? Just because you are a woman, you can't get the reward you deserve. Do you think it's not wrong? Which soldier on the battlefield doesn't fight each other with flesh and blood, not with life? Fighting? The emperor does not reward merits, but judges heroes by men and women? Seeing that a fierce battle with Chongjin is imminent, the emperor rewards unfairly. Doesn’t it chill the hearts of the soldiers? Now Guo Xiao is named General Anyuan, and you have nothing, They are still private soldiers! Many of the army are women, what should they think when they see this situation? How can they go out and kill the enemy again? How can such an immoral person be worthy of being the emperor? How can they govern well? After Zhen Wenjun's urgent questioning, Ah Xin remained unmoved, which made her even more angry, "If the eldest princess is in power today, there will be no prejudice between men and women!"

Ah Xin was as calm as ever: "The important thing right now is how to resist Chongjin and seize the city again, rather than worrying about personal gains and losses. Besides, disobedience to the last emperor's legacy is a crime of disloyalty and filial piety. It is not that the emperor has rewarded us, including you and me." It’s all about rewarding gold and fertile land for military exploits, how can you say that the emperor has no virtue? If the women’s department doesn’t get the emperor’s reward, I will never let them suffer. All my rewards are distributed to them. Today Li Yanyi wants to usurp power itself. Great rebellion. Wenjun, I would like to advise you on the friendship between you and me to fight the enemy together, and stop saying "Li Yanyi is in power". .”

Zhen Wenjun sneered and said, "I think you should turn your back on you, Xin. The king you are loyal to is just a cowardly and incompetent person. If he hadn't thought about his own strength and insisted on opening the door to fight, how could Huzi have been killed in Mengliang? How could the people of Mengliang be killed?" Massacred? Tens of thousands of troops ran away like bereaved dogs because the superiors were stupid. Don’t you know about this? Or choose to avoid talking about it? The eldest princess is a descendant of the first emperor and the eldest. Observing the people in the corner, she knows the sufferings of the people. She is more courageous and witty than your loyal emperor when it comes to tactics. Dao, how did Da Yu end up in a situation full of holes? The position of the emperor should belong to the capable, since the emperor is incompetent, why can't he be replaced by a more capable princess? If the princess is the emperor in the future, it will not only create a dynasty It is the first of its kind, and from now on women don’t have to be trapped by their gender anymore. It’s not too much to use your merits to be named a general, how can you spend a little bit of gold and silver in the field?! Why are you also a woman, but you refuse to serve the eldest princess? You still have a relationship with her. Is it just because your surname is Xie? Or do you also think that the eldest princess is not worthy of the position of emperor because she is a woman?"

Zhen Wenjun pointed to the core point every word and questioned every sentence.

Ah Xin stood up and was finally irritated by her: "Today's son is the heir apparent of the previous emperor, and he did not use any insidious means to ascend to the throne. No matter whether he has the ability to be a king, he is the only legitimate successor of the Yu family. Zhen Wenjun, you keep saying that she is not supported by Qingliu and accused by thousands of people because she is a woman. I will tell you today that even if Li Yanyi is a man today, what she plans is treason! The treason should be punished by the nine clans. Written in the history books is a scandal that has been castigated from generation to generation! Do you have the four characters of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness in your heart? The position should belong to those who are capable, as long as they are capable, they can ascend to the throne and usurp the country. Let me ask you, how many capable people are there in the world, can her Li Yanyi's ability surpass the people in the world? Even if she can, there is Li Yanyi today, Tomorrow there will be King Zheng of Zhou, Wu, and Zheng. Everyone will fight for the throne. Everyone will fight fiercely. Will there be peace in the world? Where will the people be placed? She, Li Yanyi, had an unreasonable idea. How can she take advantage of the Hu clan such as Jin today? Since the emperor and Li Yanyi fought, how many civil servants and military generals have died in party struggles and in prison! Internal troubles are frequent, so why worry about external troubles? Not coming? Which of Li Yanyi's schemes is based on the perspective of the common people?"

Ah Xin retorted so much that Zhen Wenjun was a little embarrassed, but she didn't want to admit defeat here: "But Li Ju's inaction is a fact! With him in the throne room, the building will collapse one day!"

Axin said: "Father and son have relatives, and the monarch and ministers have righteousness. This is the way. What's more, if the monarch can govern the country with literature and military power, what should the ministers do? The reason why there are ministers is to assist the monarch and share the monarch's worries. Son of Heaven The burdens you and I have to bear are beyond our imagination. No one is perfect, even if the emperor is careless, he is not a tyrant. There may be a ZTE rule in our hands—if there is no Li Yanyi."

Different road non-phase plan.

Zhen Wenjun didn't want to say any more, and neither could she.

Ah Xin sat down with difficulty supporting her unhealed waist.

Since the unhappy breakup that day, Zhen Wenjun did not step into Ah Xin's mansion for two consecutive days, and has been wandering around the city to set up city defenses, checking for omissions and filling vacancies by the way, but if there are any ideas or things that need to be reported, they will all be handed over to Zuo Kunda Pass it to Ah Xin.

In retrospect, the argument with Ah Xin was really absurd, because the hatred for Xie's family occupied her mind, making her confused and speechless.Ah Xin's words may have been argued with Li Yanyi countless times, and it was quite easy to say, and it was hard to find any flaws.

Xiao Huangmen, who came to reward the three armies on behalf of the emperor, said that he would hold a banquet, but the military rations needed at the moment were not enough, and one person distributed a bowl of soup cake with two grains of oily residue, which was regarded as a banquet from the emperor.

Zhen Wenjun gave his own bowl to Ah Xi, but Ah Xi was heartless, and when he took it, he said: "Although the emperor is poor, he is still thinking about us. Once we fight in two days, we may not be sure. When is the next time you see meat, do you really not want to eat it?"

Zhen Wenjun rolled his eyes twice, took two steamed cakes and ran to the city wall to dry them in the north wind.