Huan Rong

"Brother."

Qin Yu made a tentative sound, Qin Jing turned his head, and the smile on his face had disappeared.Just like the sudden north wind, it was icy cold, but it made the former heaved a sigh of relief.

Cold is cold, cold is cold, it looks normal after all.

"Brother, are you leaving the city today?"

"The scouts have been dispatched." Qin Yu stood beside Qin Jing, followed his gaze, and asked curiously, "What were you looking at just now?"

"It's nothing." Qin Jing shook her head and attached the city brick with one hand. The black robe was blown up by the wind, and the sleeves fluttered. The goshawk on her shoulder vibrated its wings and let out a loud cry.

"Last year, it was cold, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death in the grassland. This year, the new wind is blowing up again, fearing that there will be another natural disaster, and we need to beware of the tribes of Rouran going south to disturb the border."

"Indeed." Qin Yu's expression became serious, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Murong Ping and Murong Chui won't fight for long, and the winner will be decided, and one side will have free hand, and the vicinity of Changli and Pingzhou will be even more unstable."

"Not necessarily." Qin Jing raised the corner of her mouth.

"How to say?"

"A few days ago when Murong Chong returned from the south, he and Murong Ling were bound to have quarrels. If we don't try to resolve the matter, sooner or later the Wandu will be in chaos. Even if Murong Chui can defeat Murong Ping and gather the defeated soldiers to expand their strength, the land of the Three Koreas may not be stable."

Speaking of this, Qin Jing paused, and her voice was slightly lowered, "Besides, Murong Ping is so cunning and cunning, it may not be completely defeated by Murong Chui."

Just as Murong Chui wants to be on guard against Murong De, and guard against being stabbed in the back, Murong Ping will not completely reveal his back in front of Rouran's tribes, but will definitely hide part of his strength, so as to avoid being caught by other tribes when the battle goes wrong Under the knife or even annexation.

When Murong Chong returned to Wandu, without Murong Chui's suppression, he would definitely have a dispute with Murong Ling.

Since Murong Chong went south, Murong Ling's actions were really not small. Taking advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rioters in Goguryeo, [-]% of the officials in Wandu were replaced, and Murong Chong's confidants were not left.

This matter was not kept secret, even Changli had heard a few rumors, let alone Murong Chui who was in Kumoxi.

While dealing with foreign enemies, he also has to worry about his son and nephew fighting behind him. The former King of Wu and today's Lord of Goguryeo must be tired.

"Murong Chong returned to Wandu?" Qin Yu's expression brightened, "If this happens, Murong Chui will definitely have a headache for a while."

"Yes." Qin Jing handed out the silk cloth, took it back halfway, tore it from the middle, and hid the second half in her bosom.

Qin Yu: "..." If you give it, you will give it, if you don't give it, you won't give it, what's the matter with half a card?

"Brother?"

"..." Well, half a sheet is half a sheet!If you hesitate any longer, you may not even see half of it.

After taking the silk cloth and unfolding it, Qin Yu's eyes widened involuntarily.

In just a few lines, there is really a lot of content recorded.

First, Murong Chong returned to the north and sailed northward with the merchant ships from Youzhou, without the territory under the jurisdiction of the Qin family, so there was no need to worry about the commercial route being spied on by Xianbei.

Second, Youzhou has opened up a large number of wastelands, and this year has a good harvest, and rice, millet and wheat are piled up in granaries.However, due to the needs of resettling refugees, starting from next month, the corn recovery contract from the city to the north will not increase unless there are special circumstances.Of course, the pre-determined toll fee will not be reckless, and it must be sent to Pengcheng exactly.

Third, the business of Youzhou and the Qin family is as usual, and will not change due to changes in the situation in the North.At the same time, Huan Rong also hoped that Qin Jing would keep his promise, that Di people...

The content behind has been truncated, and it may not be possible to figure it out if you guess your head.

Qin Yu was really curious, raised his head, and looked at Qin Jing eagerly.I hope that the other party can look at the "brotherhood" and make some accommodations.

Qin Jing was unmoved, coughed lightly, but refused to take out the silk cloth.

"Brother, what is written on the back?" Don't show it, let's talk about the head office?

"The Di thieves are recruiting several Rouran tribes, and the border of the grassland is temporarily stable. Jingdao is worried that they will go south, so there is a saying that the Di people will invade the territory in the future, and I hope I can send troops to attack on both sides, and then take the Di thieves counties, or worse," Qin said. Jing paused for a moment, and then said louder, "The soldiers are coming to Chang'an."

"He really said that?" Qin Yu gasped.

"Yes." Qin Jing stretched out her hand, motioning for Qin Yu to "return" the silk cloth.

"Brother, I know you have a good relationship with Huan Jingdao, but this matter," Qin Yu hesitated, "it's better to be more serious. If you want to send troops, you need to report to the majesty in advance. No, it's best to send the letter now."

"Brother, what do you mean?" Qin Jing frowned.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't agree with sending troops. It's my wish to be able to come to Chang'an." Qin Yu explained.

"However, you also know that Eldest Brother is interested in Luozhou, so he is permanently stationed in Hedong County. Although the Majesty has not nodded, according to the news from Xihe, he has not given up."

"so?"

"So?" Qin Yu frowned, thumped Qin Jing's shoulder in dissatisfaction, and said, "Are you pretending to be confused with me? Brother is stationed in Hedong County, opposite to Bingzhou! If you want to send troops to Chang'an, you must not go around here. If you don't want to find a way to He invites you to return to Wu Township, this matter may not be possible."

"Brother, how do you know it won't work?" Qin Jing raised the corner of his mouth.

"Of course not!" Qin Yu stared, "Who did Huan Jingdao believe in in cooperating with Wubao? It was you! If you didn't come forward, where did you get the food, sea salt, and the business of the past few years!"

Qin Jing didn't make a sound, and looked at Qin Yu quietly, knowing that her brother was really in a hurry, otherwise she wouldn't have said the name "Wubao".

"Brother, the contract between the Qin family and Youzhou, to put it bluntly, is a business between you and Huan Jingdao. No one else can intervene, and you can't intervene. The majesty knows the content, so he has never sent people from Xihe to transfer this It's all up to you."

"This time it involves sending troops, so we need to be more cautious than doing business. Huan Jingdao will only trust you. If it were anyone else, it might not be possible."

"Trust?" Qin Jing murmured in a low voice, a trace of inexplicable flashed across her expression.

Qin Yu scratched his head and sighed.

"I have always been clumsy and not good at talking, but I can see clearly that it is you, Huan Jingdao, who is willing to show this sincerity. If it were someone else, the dispatch of troops this time would definitely not work, let alone the soldiers coming to Chang'an."

When the time comes, will we be on guard against each other, marching in two directions, and working together?

It's not bad if you don't fight first!

Qin Yu spoke quickly, with a serious expression, even a little anxious.

Qin Jing's left ear went in and out of his right ear, and he suddenly became distracted.

Recalling that early morning in Xuyi, brushing her lower lip with her fingers, Huan Rong's words sounded in her ears again: "Qin Xuanyin, don't die!"

In an instant, my heart seemed to be swept by the wings of a butterfly, trembling involuntarily.

This feeling is very subtle, I have never experienced it in more than [-] years of life, and it is really difficult to describe it in words.

Halfway through Qin Yu's speech, he realized that Qin Jing was "fairly" ignoring him, and his mind was distracted on the spot.The remaining half of the sentence was stuck in my throat, I didn't say it, and I didn't say it, don't mention the pain.

"Brother."

Qin Jing was distracted.

"Brother!"

Qin Jing continued to be distracted.

"Brother!!" Qin Yu's voice rose three degrees.

Qin Jing finally turned her head and looked at her brother with a smile, causing him to take two big steps back in fright.

"What's wrong, brother?"

"What's the matter? I still want to ask you what's the matter!" Qin Yu rubbed the back of his neck, "Why did you suddenly lose your mind in the middle of talking? You are still laughing like this, what did you remember?"

"It's nothing." Qin Jing caressed the goshawk and said with a smile, "I just remembered that we have an appointment with him, and we will meet each other on the battlefield someday. Before that, we need to cherish the good head."

What? !

Qin Yu stared in astonishment.

This is funny?

Can normal people laugh?

Qin Jing raised her eyebrows, she didn't say anything to explain, and she didn't intend to explain.

"Recently, Chang'an has only signs of moving troops to the south, and there is still plenty of time to invite my father to discuss the matter of garrisoning troops in Hedong."

When Qin Jing spoke, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, the sky was gathering dark clouds, and there were faint signs of heavy snow.

"If Majesty nods, I will write to Youzhou to discuss this matter in detail."

"Can……"

"Brother, big brother has not crossed the line after all."

Qin Yu still wanted to say something, but seeing Qin Jing's expression, he swallowed the words again.Finally, he patted Qin Jing on the shoulder and sighed, "Okay, I will do as you say!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed the back of Qin Jing's neck, leaned into his ear, and whispered, "No matter what, I'm on your side."

Qin Jing closed her eyes, opened them again, and then nodded vigorously.

As if dissatisfied with Qin Yu's sudden approach, the goshawk flapped its wings, turned its head, and without any warning, it pecked at the back of Qin Yu's hand.

Fortunately, Qin Yu dodged quickly, otherwise, he would have seen blood on the spot.

"This guy! I didn't feed you too much, but in the end I only got close to Ah Zheng." Qin Yu stared dissatisfied.While speaking, he touched his face again, and said to himself, "Even in terms of appearance, I'm not bad looking..."

Qin Jing watched silently for a while, then turned her head silently.

According to Brother Rong's words, brother's temperament is completely out of tune.

The new wind is getting colder and colder, and the sky is snowing heavily.

In the sky filled with silver and white, the sound of thunder suddenly came from the distant horizon.

Qin Jing had just walked down the city wall, and when he heard that the soldiers had come to report, his expression changed immediately, and he and Qin Yu exchanged glances, ignoring the heavy snow that was falling all over the sky, hurriedly climbed to the top of the city, and looked into the distance.

"Is this kind of weather making you insane?"

It was determined that the grassland tribe had attacked, and the two brothers did not dare to take it lightly.

The trumpets sounded at the top of the city, and the crossbowmen and soldiers quickly took their positions.The border residents who stayed outside the city quickly returned and hid in the city before the bandits attacked.If it was too late, I chose the nearest Wubao to hide.

Since Qin Yu was stationed in Changli, the city walls have been heightened and reinforced, and small docks have been built outside the city one after another, for the border residents who opened up wasteland and hunted to live and guard against bandits, which are now in use.

"Brother, you come to defend the city, and I will take people to meet the enemy." Qin Jing let go of the goshawk and said seriously.

"I'll go!" Qin Yu grabbed Qin Jing's upper arm, "You were the one who went before, this time I'll come!"

"Brother, you are the guard, don't leave the city easily!" Qin Jing frowned and said, "The bandits are not good, so I will lead [-] cavalry out of the city. !"

The snow was getting heavier and the visibility was poor.

But from the deafening sound of horseshoes and the long black lines sweeping across the silver and white, it can be seen that there are definitely many horse thieves coming.

"The scouts didn't report back in time, I'm afraid it's bad luck. Brother, it's not the time to hesitate, the overall situation is the top priority!"

After the words fell, Qin Jing turned and walked down the city wall.

There have long been episodes that brought armor and horses.

Qin Jing put on the black armor, tightened the leather straps on the arm armor, ordered five hundred cavalrymen, and got on the horse.Dragging the spear backwards with one arm, he pulled the reins suddenly, the horse snorted, its front hooves flew into the air, and the man stood up instantly.

"Open the city gate, follow me out of the city!"

"promise!"

The voices of the 500 people were in unison.

The servants pushed the wooden pole and pulled the noose, and the heavy wooden door opened to both sides.

The suspension bridge was lowered, and five hundred cavalry rushed out of the city like a torrent.Speeding across the suspension bridge, the speed is getting faster and faster, like a sharp long arrow, it leaves the string in an instant and suddenly plunges into the enemy's formation.

Qin Yu stood at the top of the city and beat the war drum himself.

woo-

The trumpet sounded again, and the desolate sound, accompanied by the sound of war drums, pierced through the flying snow and resounded throughout the northern land.

"kill!"

The thieves rushed to them, gray-black leather robes, weird hairstyles, and black-red totems on their cheeks and arms, showing their identities.

Rouran!

The cavalry charged, advancing but not retreating.

Fighting on the battlefield, there is no return!

Two thousand thieves and five hundred Xuanjia cavalry, like two packs of preying wolves, rushed towards each other, biting desperately.

Swords and swords fought, swords and arrows faced each other, and it was just a face-to-face meeting, and large patches of red blood splattered up.

Several thieves rolled off their horses, and they were trampled into mud by the hooves of the charging horses.

The sound of bone breaking merged into the north wind, echoed with the sound of knives and swords, accompanied by the silvery white and splashing red in the sky, forming a tragic mourning song, which opened the prologue in Changli City.

Qin Jing took the lead, and Fan's spear swept across, and all the thieves blocking the way fell off their horses.

After two charges, the thieves gradually cut off the Xuanjia cavalry by virtue of their superior strength, but they were still unable to completely surround the latter, and the casualties of each other were increasing.

At this moment, another horn sounded, which was different from the war drums and horns in Changli City, and it sounded very strange to my ears.

On the horizon, another army approached.

The same leather robes, the same weapons, but different totems, the leading general even wore leather armor, and unleashed Di Qin's battle flag.

Di people!

No matter Qin Jing or Qin Yu, it never occurred to them that the Di people would bypass Xihe's defenses and attack Changli from the grassland!

The most likely explanation is that the Rouran tribe betrayed the royal court, or the Rouran king reached a tacit agreement with Fu Jian.Either way, it was beyond expectations and caught people off guard.

No one could have imagined that the Di people would abandon the captured border counties and go around to the back of the Qin family and stab them fiercely!

As for whether Murong Xianbei was involved, he had no time or ability to think about it at the moment.What Qin Jing and Qin Yu can do is to guard Changli to the death and prevent bandits from stepping in!

The [-] cavalry were encircled and looked down from the sky, like a small boat in the ocean, which might capsize at any time.

"Brother!"

Qin Yu stood at the top of the city, his eyes were all fierce.

He knew very well that if it wasn't for Qin Jing who led the troops out of the city, the ambush soldiers would not show up easily, and the people in the city would not know that there were more than five thousand bandits!

Hey!

The goshawk fluttered through the new wind and swooped down suddenly.

A bandit was caught blind and rolled off his horse screaming in pain.

The goshawks swooped down again and again, and every time the bandits fell from their horses.However, for the five thousand thieves, this loss is so small that it can be ignored.

The two bandits joined forces, and the five hundred armored soldiers were completely surrounded and fell one by one.

Qin Yu stood at the top of the wall, biting his cheeks tightly, his mouth full of fishy sweetness, his fingers firmly gripping the wall bricks, his nails cracked, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

Youzhou, Xuyi

Huan Rong went to the corridor and caught the pigeon that flew down in mid-air.Just as he was about to untie the bamboo tube from the dove's neck, he suddenly felt heart palpitations.When he didn't pay attention, the jade hairpin that bound his hair slipped and fell down the corridor, with a soft sound, it broke in two instantly.

Frowning, Huan Rong leaned over to pick up the jade hairpin.

Her jet-black hair fell like a waterfall, like top-grade black silk.

"what happened?"

Looking at the broken jade hairpin, Huan Rong was puzzled, but the feeling of palpitation lingered for a long time, as if it was foretelling something.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, followed by Jia Bing's voice: "Duke Ming, Jiankang sent back a message, and the three provinces came together to ask the emperor Xu Minggong to present the form and confer the title of Grand Sima Jiuxi."

Huan Rong turned around, hid the jade hairpin in his sleeves, and tied his hair with a Ge scarf, with the tails casually draped behind his shoulders.

"Has the imperial edict ever been drafted?"

"I heard that Yuan Hong, the minister of the official department, has grass."

"Yuan Hong?" Huan Rong thought for a moment, "But Zeng Zhiwen Satirical Master?"

"It is this man."

Huan Rong smiled ironically, and scoffed: "It's a good thing they can figure it out! Why didn't you find Sun Sheng? That one is really sharp, and the written "Wei Jin Chun Qiu" has been spread all over the north."

Jia Bing smiled and said, "Master Ming, do you want to show up again?"

"Not for the time being." Huan Rong clasped his hands in front of him, looked at a osmanthus tree in the courtyard, his smile gradually turned cold.

"Xi Fanghui has already returned from Jingkou. According to the last emperor's edict, he will be the prime minister even if he does not accept Bagong. Jiankang still has to rely on his aunt to contain Jingkou. He will not really turn his face. At most, he will delay the matter and find some irrelevant troubles. .”

"Duke Ming is wise." Jia Bing cupped his hands and said, "However, Da Sima's condition is getting worse, and it may not take too long. Besides, can Duke Ming make a decision on what the new emperor wants to say?"

"Sima Yao?" Huan Rong shook his head and laughed, "Why should Bingzhi make fun of this?"

What is the position of prime minister, let's see how many days the puppet can do.

He wants to dream a hundred days, and it is not easy for others to stop him.But don't even think about dragging yourself into the water.

Brother Sima Yao's personality can be deduced from just a few faces.Cooperating with such a person, he has his head flooded, and he thinks life is too comfortable.

"Don't pay attention to him." Huan Rong waved his hand and said, "The most important thing right now is to ensure that the ruler of the family receives the Jiuxi. In addition, order someone to pay attention to Taicheng, whether any courtiers have noticed the emperor's golden seal."

"promise!"