Chang'an [Rebirth]

Although Chai Yuandao was half a soldier and not good at intrigue, he has seen it before at this age. He knows that Ruan Linshuang is like an ancient sword. What can this sword cut.

Chai Yuandao is proud of his sons and daughters who are both civil and military, and he is also proud of Ruan Linshuang, who is Yuzhang's daughter, and these younger generations are growing up vigorously... He always thinks of the past these days, thinking of Liangzhou City back then ——

The eternal sky is high and the land is wide, and the yellow sand that is scorching hot during the day turns as cold as iron at night.

The four of them... himself, Lin Lang, Zhao Qian, and Ruan Yuzhang like to stand on the city wall, looking at the distant moonlight. Sometimes there will be the sound of ox horns in the Beijue camp, or maybe the bamboo flute in the city behind him.

Such nights are rare, because the border guards always fight each other, life and death.

The bright moon, the yellow sand, the city, and the young people are always idealistic.

Chai Yuandao wants to move his army north, so that the people of Beijue, no, let no tribal country dare to bully Dajing in the whole world;

Zhao Linlang wants to be a role model for women in the world, whether she is willing to embroider flowers or dance swords, those rules and regulations imposed on her body can be crushed under her feet;

Zhao Qian wants to be a generation of Mingjun, so that everyone can eat and sleep well, clean up the officialdom, restart the imperial examination, and return the world to a Haiyan and Heqing;

Ruan Yuzhang didn't have such pride, he just said: "If the Seventh Prince is really able to become a great treasure one day, I will do my best to assist. Brother Chai has killed everyone so frightened, so I will be the envoy to persuade you to surrender. As for the Ninth Princess... I can't help either. Whatever you want, I hope that I will have a daughter in the future, who is as tolerant and gentle as you are, yet sharp-edged, surrounded by the world, and I will help her overcome obstacles."

Chai Yuandao also had his youth, and now the people who go their separate ways also have their youth, full of enthusiasm and vows, thinking that they can compete with the vicissitudes of the world.

"Little Ruan," Chai Yuandao sighed, "Come and sit down."

Ruan Linshuang would not put his heart and eyes on these elders. In order to protect himself and Chai Zheng from growing up safely, Chai Yuandao has made a lot of efforts. He even followed him personally when he first arrived in Xichou County. Chai Yuandao will show his teeth and act like a crazy old father to scare him away.

Although the method is not desirable, the heart is good after all.

Ruan Linshuang sat down opposite Chai Yuandao very obediently, she lowered her head slightly, and her already well-behaved face looked even more harmless now, as if she was ready to listen to Chai Yuandao's advice.

But Chai Yuandao did not speak for a long time. After a while, he picked up the imperial decree on the table and handed it to Ruan Linshuang.

Chai Yuandao once regarded Ruan Linshuang as a child who needed and was worthy of protection, and now he would still protect little Ruan, but not a child, but the most calm and calm strategist in Liangzhou City.

"Xiao Ruan, Sun Qi's mansion is here to take you back to the capital. It's a foregone conclusion. Even if one of Sun Qi's mansions is dispatched today, there will be Qian Qi's mansion and Li Qi's mansion tomorrow. If you don't go back to the capital, the Holy Majesty will not." Let it go, but I hope Chai Zheng can go back with you."

What Chai Yuandao said at this time, even Ruan Linshuang was somewhat unexpected.

He continued: "I understand what Sun Qi's mansion said, and I know every line of the imperial decree, but if the situation in the DPRK and China is allowed to develop, even if the sixteen prefectures of Mobei are not ceded to the Beijue people, I am afraid they will be There is a riot, so I hope you and Chai Zheng can think of a way."

"Uncle Chai," Ruan Linshuang said softly, "I only have one question to ask - if the Holy Majesty insists, he will even sit down all those who oppose it. Do you choose to listen to the court and give up the sixteen prefectures of Mobei, or would you rather go with it?" Live and die together?"

Silence, another long silence, the old raven outside was still barking, with Chai Zheng's character, he didn't catch the old raven to teach him to speak as soon as he went out.

Ruan Linshuang still lowered her head, she was waiting for Chai Guogong's answer, and this answer was very important, which would mean whether the Duke would be the biggest obstacle when she and Chai Zheng went against each other.

After a while, Chai Yuandao said slowly, "Soldiers, it is my bounden duty to obey orders. I should listen to the Holy Majesty and the court, even if their decisions are extremely absurd."

"But..." Ruan Linshuang helped Chai Guogong answer the turning point, and Chai Guogong continued, "But the general is out, and the military orders are not accepted, not to mention that I have never been an obedient and standard courtier, otherwise after so many years, the city of Chang'an It’s not enough to tell me that I’m a villain who can’t live without making trouble.”

"..." Ruan Linshuang inexplicably felt that Chai Guogong enjoyed being a "villain".

Then she found some unexpected shadows in Chai Zheng, and the corners of her lips curled up because of it.

"Xiao Ruan, I also know that this matter is very involved. We are destined to die for Dajing, not on the battlefield, but also because of revolution. If we want us to watch Dajing decay, it is just to gouge out the flesh in our hearts. , so we have to fight. But you and Chai Zheng don’t have this need...I’m not teaching you to treason, but I don’t want you to be killed, there will always be a better way to change the world.”

Chai Yuandao pressed his rough palm on the top of Ruan Linshuang's head, "I hope your generation can find this way."

Ruan Linshuang still didn't change her face when she was suddenly entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, she just replied: "I will definitely do my best."

When Chai Guogong and Ruan Linshuang were still discussing the general situation of the world in the small room, Chai Zheng had already returned to her room. She had just pushed the door when two black figures suddenly appeared from inside and slid down to her kneecaps, and then the bird hugged her. Chai Zheng's calf frightened the young general, who had experienced many battles, so much that he thought it was an enemy attack and almost made a move.

Fortunately, in this incident, Chai Zheng had good hearing and eyesight, and the two black shadows spoke very fast, otherwise the flood might have washed into the Dragon King Temple.

Wang Wan hugged his left leg and wailed: "I thought you would never come back, little general. Those generals outside said that you must be in danger, and they bet with me whether you left the whole body or were bombed to pieces. !"

"..." Oh, how dare those uncles arrange me like this when I was born and died? ?

Chai Zheng wanted to sharpen his knife crazily.

Zhang Fan didn't hold back at all at the moment, he hugged his right leg and complained: "Just now, just now, General Liu came to lie to me, saying that the little general's body had been found, and cheated me of two jars of wine while I was sad! "

It was saved by Zhang Fan when he was helping out in the kitchen, and it is considered good wine here.

These old and disrespectful people know how to scare children, and scare them to the point of losing their minds.

Wang Wan continued to yell: "Zhang Fan and I just wanted to clean the room for the little general because we were too sad, and leave a last thought." He said, and lifted up the darker colored cuffs to show Chai Zheng: "I'm all crying!"

The minimum age for conscription in Dajing is 16 years old. Now Wang Wan and Zhang Fan are only [-] or [-] years old. They may not have their birthdays yet. They are not too young, but they have never experienced real life and death. They can swim through the moat and kill Bei Building an artillery camp and transporting heavy weapons back to the city is already great, and there is nothing more to criticize.

Chai Zheng pulled them up from the ground: "Okay, okay, haven't you figured out the virtues of those old generals until now? You really believe it?"

If Chai Zheng was definitely dead, Liu Chuan would definitely wish he could fight for it himself, so he wouldn't have the time to swindle the young man's two jars of wine.

Zhang Fan was not convinced, "But General Liu said so well, I didn't believe it at first, he still wanted to drag me to see the corpse, so I..."

"Little brat, I'm still the instructor of the training ground. If you speak ill of me behind your back, you won't be afraid of getting hurt and won't get out of bed tomorrow?"

Zhang Fan hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by a thick voice from outside the room. Liu Chuan didn't come by himself, he was followed by eight generals.

Some of these generals were close friends of the Chai family, and they ran with them during the South and North Wars, and some were the city guards of the sixteen prefectures in Mobei. Chai Zheng would call "Uncle Uncle" when they saw it.

Thinking about it is also heartbreaking, Chai Zheng's age is too restrictive, there are few people in the army who are younger than her.

Liu Chuan's majestic posture scared the two hugging his thighs, but Wang Wan reacted quickly, he pulled Zhang Fan and saluted respectfully, then withdrew, throwing Little General Chai into the mouth of the tiger and wolf.

"...No loyalty," Chai Zheng thought to himself, "I should have pretended to be a ghost to scare them half to death."

This room is Chai Zheng's boudoir, Zhang Fan and Wang Wan thought she was dead, so they came to clean it up, but at this time, she is still alive, it's hard for this group of rough guys to enter the little girl's boudoir again——

Even if they wanted to enter, Liu Chuan would mercilessly interrupt them.

Chai Zheng thought for a while, "If he came to look for Dad, he's in the study."

Liu Chuan was obviously the leader among them, so he took a step forward, "We're not looking for the Duke, we're looking for you."

"..." Chai Zheng suddenly felt that he was promising.

But at the same time, Chai Zheng felt that this matter was not easy. She hesitated for a while, and Liu Chuan asked loudly: "Is Your Majesty going to give up the Sixteen States of Mobei..."

Chai Zheng was just a gag when he rushed up.

Liu Chuan stayed in Chang'an City and the Duke's Mansion for a long time. When Chai Yuan went to the land of two rivers, many troubles in the family also depended on Liu Chuan to come forward, so Chai Zheng always regarded Uncle Liu as a mature and stable elder. Why did this elder suddenly go crazy?

Chai Zheng pressed Liu Chuan's face so hard that she flattened it, and she said, "Let's talk in the room."

The battlefield is already in the final stage of cleaning. Only one or two people in charge were left outside Liangzhou City, and the rest basically returned to the city. Even Wang Xiaoxing of the Beijuan South Court was also imprisoned, waiting to use this person in exchange for a bigger one. Interests.

But after all, the victory is short-lived, you have to learn to accept it when you see it, and the Beijue people are cunning and will quickly organize a counterattack. It is a big taboo to leave Liangzhou City vacant.

Those gathered here in Chai Zheng are basically equal to half of the sixteen prefectures in Mobei, and they are taller than Chai Zheng. Chai Zheng is optimistic by nature, so he is a little nervous at the moment.

She didn't plan to rebel at the age of 14!

Chai Guogong's mansion is close to the city defense of Liangzhou, and it is occasionally used as a command post. There are two places with the best sound insulation and the safest, one is Chai Yuandao's study, and the other is the hall.

The hall can accommodate up to 30 people. A large table is placed in the middle, and a folded map is placed in the belly of the table. Once the doors and windows are closed, even if there is gunfire at close range, it can be reduced to the weakest level, ensuring that everyone can be heard clearly. sound.

Chai Zheng brought a group of angry uncles into the hall, locked the doors and windows himself, and even prepared to pour a cup of tea for each of them to extinguish the fire, but there was no hot water, so they could only chew the tea leaves.

Chai Zheng arranged everything before sitting down with a sigh of relief. Her drowsiness had been blown away by Liu Chuan's words, and she was extremely energetic at the moment, "Uncle Liu, there are many pairs of eyes staring at Duke Chai's mansion now. Sun Qifu, Yin Sui... you can't help but speak rudely."

Liu Chuan naturally knew that he had followed Chai Yuandao since the time of the first emperor, and that people in the army were the most taboo of the emperor, so he had learned to keep his mouth shut. to mention.

However, the emperor's ability to toss about is still fundamentally different from abandoning the entire sixteen prefectures of Mobei. Even if the emperor kills innocent people indiscriminately, how many people can be executed in one day?And when the Beijue people drove straight in, how many people could live in Mobei?

For so many years, the sixteen prefectures of Mobei have always been a barrier, protecting the peace in the northernmost part of Dajing, and they refused to give in to each other. In their hands, the fate can be imagined.

Liu Chuan could endure the stupidity of an emperor, but he couldn't bear to ignore human lives, even tens of thousands, tens of thousands of lives.

He sat in the chair with a livid face, and Chai Zheng could even feel the trembling of the grand master's chair, fearing that he would be chopped into a pile of useless wood if he sat uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Liu Chuan still has some respect for Chai Zheng. This girl is the young master of Chai Guogong's mansion, a vanguard general, with a stubborn temper and ability. She often impresses Liu Chuan.

Liu Chuan calmed down for a while before speaking again: "Does Your Majesty really mean that?"

No matter how scheming Sun Qi's mansion is, he will never falsely preach the imperial decree. On the contrary, he will definitely convey the meaning of Zhao Qian accurately. Therefore, whether or not the sixteen prefectures in Mobei should be protected has probably been a topic of debate for a long time in the imperial court. , coupled with the help of the Beijue envoys... More luck than luck.

So Chai Zheng nodded slowly.

The audience was in an uproar in an instant. When Liu Chuangang received the news, he thought it was some bastard who was making rumors about the current emperor. After all, Zhao Qian has not done too much wrong. When the situation was just stabilized, the methods were not so glorious.

Liu Chuan couldn't think of it, well, Zhao Qian actually wanted to give the sixteen prefectures of Mobei to the Beijue people, why?Why?

In ancient times, the cession of land was either because the country was weak and unable to resist, and was divided and eroded by the Quartet, or because of years of wars and chaos, the people had no means of living, so a paper contract was an attempt to recuperate, but no matter what the reason was, the core was that the enemy was strong and we were weak.

But at this time, Dajing is just like the sky, the army is strong and the four sides surrender, and Mu Sang has paid tribute year after year, only Beijue is still itching. The people in the sixteen prefectures of Mobei are not clamoring for a truce. The full-fledged official is going to hand over Mo Bei?

"My lord," Liu Chuan cupped his hands, "The great victory in front of us is thanks to you. Except for Marshal Chai, I only listen to your words. Whether we will defend the sixteen prefectures of Mobei or not, if If we don’t keep it, we’d better return all the captured things to Beijue as soon as possible, so that when they can, they will have to take them back from the people first.”

"Shou, why not keep it, don't say that the imperial decree hasn't come down yet, even if it comes down, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the way to Mobei, as long as the evacuation deadline never comes, then Mobei will never It is my Dajing's land, and he Beijue people don't want to get involved in it."

Chai Zheng's words carry a lot of weight. Most of the generals in this room never imagined that one day they would be in Chai Guogong's mansion, listening to a fourteen or five-year-old girl with no hair grow, but Chai Zheng spoke every word. It is pleasing to the ear to step on their hearts.

Chai Zheng is with them all the way. This little girl has the shadow of Chai Guogong when he was young. She is frank but knows the seriousness. A word from her seems to be instantly reassuring.

In order to prevent the people in Sun Qi's mansion from being suspicious, Liu Chuan quickly left Chai Guogong's mansion with several generals after receiving Chai Zheng's reply. touch.

Chai Zheng took off her boots all over her body, and she fell asleep on her back. She originally thought that after Liu Chuan's interruption, she would have to roll for a while to fall asleep, but she lost consciousness as soon as her head touched the pillow.

She slept straight from morning to dusk, and was awakened by the smell of food. Chai Zheng only ate her father's two teas this day, and now her throat was tight and her eyes were dizzy from hunger. Before the brain wakes up to the scent, the body wakes up first.

Ruan Linshuang brought her meals in a three-layer mahogany food box, which could take up half the table. The lady in the kitchen heard that it was for the little general, so she gave some more, and told her, "I'm still growing. , I want to eat more meat, come, come, these are all for you."

So Chai Zheng saw the sharp corners of the meat bowl, and almost couldn't put it in the food box.

"Little Ruan," Chai Zheng buried his face in the rice bowl, while fighting with all kinds of food, he still didn't forget to raise his eyes to look at Ruan Linshuang, "What did you say to my father?"

"Uncle Chai agreed to our rebellion." Ruan Linshuang didn't change his face.

"What?!" Chai Zheng choked a grain of rice into his nose, coughing until tears flowed down his face.

Ruan Linshuang seemed to have expected her reaction long ago, and continued calmly, "Grand Chai entrusted you to me."

"..." Chai Zheng couldn't make a turn in her head, she raised her eyebrows suspiciously, and asked in a hoarse voice due to coughing, "Little Ruan, did you omit a large part of the middle section?" ?”

Ruan Linshuang shrugged noncommittally, holding a county annals in her hand, and flipped to the next page with her fingertips.

Seeing Xiao Ruan like this, Chai Zheng knew that she was teasing herself again, so she asked dully, "Is it fun?"

Ruan Linshuang looked up from behind the county annals, her eyes were curved like a crescent moon: "It's fun."

"..." Chai Zheng likes the way Ruan Linshuang smiles, but little Ruan has a cold nature and rarely can really laugh. Chai Zheng's heart, which originally wanted to make use of it, was instantly comforted, and his mind was full of "it's worth it!"

Chai Zheng cooks rice very quickly, and she needs to recharge her spirits before night falls, after all, when the darkness falls, she will be greeted with another round of trials.

After eating and drinking enough, Chaizheng leaned back on the chair and was lost in thought. It was the most comfortable time of the day, but she suddenly frowned like a cat, her whole body became sharp, and she lifted the lid of the food box and stared at the door .

There was a person standing at the door, his shadow didn't fall on the paper window, so he couldn't tell if he was tall, short, fat or thin. The person didn't even speak, but something flew in and stuck Chai Zheng's face into the bedpost behind her. , When Chai Zheng chased it out, only the dead branches and leaves in the garden were gone.

It took Ruan Linshuang a little effort to pull the sleeve arrow off the bedpost. The original good bedpost was dug out with an inch square wound, and a piece of paper was tied to the sleeve arrow, and a red string was also tied.

There were only two words written on the paper, and it contained a small black pill. Those two words were - antidote.

Of course, it is not an antidote that can completely detoxify. The reason why this kind of toxin is irritating is because the poisoned person must take the antidote for a month before the remaining poison in the body can be completely removed, which means that he is completely under the control of others within one month. As long as you stop it for even one day, the physical pain caused by the poison will be multiplied. Many people can't survive it and choose to commit suicide.

Chai Zheng soon came back from the outside, she did not chase very far, after all, the possibility of diverting the tiger away from the mountain cannot be ruled out... Ruan Linshuang has already been kidnapped once, who can guarantee that the Beijue people will treat her as a sweet bun.

The quietness in the room was unexpected, the sky was already dark, but Ruan Linshuang didn’t turn on the lamp, Chai Zheng almost tripped in the darkness, she smiled self-deprecatingly, this poison is consuming a person’s vitality, Chai Zheng used to He was not tired at all after trekking through mountains and rivers, but he was still staggering at the door of his room at this time.

"Why don't you turn on the lamp?" Chai Zheng supported the door wall and quickly withdrew his hand. The wall was so cold that Chai Zheng thought for a moment that he was going to freeze to death.

Ruan Linshuang moved slowly, she lit the dim kerosene lamp in the room, Chai Zheng squinted her eyes, and saw that there was still a cup of tea on the table, Ruan Linshuang was firmly protecting the cup with one hand Tea.

"Chai Zheng, come here." Ruan Linshuang's voice was inexplicably misty—an invisible but audible thin mist that made Chai Zheng stunned for a moment. If it wasn't for the calm face of little Ruan, Chai Zheng would almost Thought she had just cried.

Chai Zheng walked up to Ruan Linshuang without knowing why, "What's wrong?"

"Drink this cup of tea." With a push of Ruan Linshuang's hand, he pushed the teacup in front of Chai Zheng. The teacup contained cold water, but it was full of the smell of herbs. Just the smell made his tongue bitter. Chai Zheng subconsciously said He tilted his head back, "What is this?"

Then, Chai Zheng's mind suddenly turned around, her eyes sank, and she grabbed Ruan Linshuang's wrist, "What was written on the sleeve arrow that was just shot in? Xiao Ruan, you promised me that no matter what the other party wants, you will You can't give it, you promised me."

"Chai Zheng, let me go." Ruan Linshuang's voice still did not fluctuate, she even tilted her head slightly, her abyss-like eyes stared at Chai Zheng, Chai Zheng couldn't see any shame in it, and followed Feeling guilty, he let go of Ruan Linshuang.

Even under the emotions of disappointment, grievance, and anger, Chai Zheng's strength is limited. Even if Xiao Ruan really does not keep her word, she will not hurt the person she loves, not to mention that Chai Zheng has always believed Ruan Linshuang is a gentleman, and a gentleman... promises a thousand gold.