Dingjiangshan

Ning Yan intends to enjoy Ning Huaijin's rare warmth for a while longer, but it's a pity that the weather in this military camp is unfavorable, let alone a good time to get close.

The two of them just calmed down and talked for a while, and within half an hour, there was a slight noise from outside the tent.

Ning Huaijin listened attentively and realized that it was Xie Jue who had returned.

"It's Zhaoming who's back." Ning Huaijin said, "Although he and I will split up and cross the Huaishui River, it won't be more than an hour at night. It must be something happened on the way."

Ning Yan came in a hurry this time, and only knew the general situation of Ning Huaijin and Xie Jue's impromptu surprise attack, so he let go of Ning Huaijin's hand knowingly, stood up, and said, "Go out and have a look."

Ning Huaijin nodded, then stretched out her hand to pull back Ning Yan who was about to step out of the tent, and fastened the loose cloak tie on him again.

"It's cold outside, you don't wear too much." Ning Huaijin said, "I'll call Zhaoming in later, if you have anything to ask, then ask."

As Ning Huaijin said, she shook Ning Yan's hand again, then opened the curtain and walked out.

Following Xie Jue's return to the camp, the barracks became much more lively, bonfires were lit everywhere, and the captains of the soldiers and the commanders of the battalions also came out to count the number of people.

The coach's camp was at the back in the middle of the entire camp. Xie Jue walked in from the outside with heavy steps. When he got close, Ning Huaijin realized that he was already soaked and was dripping water as he walked.

Xie Jue also saw Ning Huaijin, and was about to say hello, when there was a rustling sound from the tent next door to Ning Huaijin, Cheng Yuan opened the curtain and rushed out with somewhat hasty steps, and hurried away After taking a few steps, he looked at Xie Jue up and down.

"It's okay." Xie Jue smiled at him first: "But there are about twenty soldiers outside, I'm afraid you have to go and see."

Cheng Yuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said, "Okay."

Dr. Cheng had been with Xie Jue in the border town for so many years, always hanging out in the military camp, and he was used to these things. He habitually turned around and went back to the tent. After a while, he took out a small box from inside.

"Doctor Cheng stay here." Ning Yan who came out of the tent happened to stop Cheng Yuan, took out a palm-sized porcelain bottle from his arms, handed it to him, and said, "This is the golden sore medicine I brought with me, Doctor Cheng." Take it and use it, occasionally in an emergency."

Xie Jue never thought that a man as big as him would appear out of nowhere in this barracks, so he was taken aback: "Your Majesty?"

Ning Yan hummed.

Cheng Yuan was also confused, he stayed in the tent all day long, completely unaware of how Ning Yan appeared in Ning Huaijin's tent without a trace.

But Xie Jue said that there were still wounded soldiers to be dealt with outside, and Cheng Yuan didn't pay much attention to this trivial matter, so he hurriedly thanked him, and then hurriedly walked towards the place where the wounded soldiers were placed.

Ning Yan stuffed the medicine bottle into Cheng Yuan's hands, then folded his hands together and retracted them into the cloak, looking like a tightly wrapped cocoon.

"Zhaoming has worked hard." Ning Yan said without changing his face, without explaining why he suddenly appeared here: "Did you get attacked on the way back?"

"...Yes." Although Xie Jue was still in a daze, he subconsciously replied: "When I came back, I encountered Feng Yuan's ambush soldiers in Huaishui. When we met, we fought hand-to-hand. They are all good, and they got away without fighting."

"Why did Your Majesty come out?" Ning Huaijin asked.

Ning Yan tightened the cloak on his body, and said, "I remembered that I had medicine on me, so I handed it to Dr. Cheng."

"Your Majesty should keep some ready-made things on his body for emergencies." Ning Huaijin said: "There are medicinal materials in the army."

"It's okay." Ning Yan smiled and said, "There's still more in Shili, at worst, I won't let him ask for another bottle."

Xie Jue: "..."

General Xie twisted the water on his long hair, his eyes turned suspiciously between Ning Huaijin and Ning Yan, he didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he always felt that something happened between the relationship between the monarch and his ministers A little change.

Ning Yan was no different from the past, he always looked defenseless in front of Ning Huaijin, talking about everything in daily life.But what made Xie Jue feel subtle was that when Ning Yan spoke, Ning Huaijin's eyes kept falling on the other party, looking at him very seriously.Even when his eyes collide with Ning Yan from time to time, Ning Yan always looks away first.

The emotion contained in that gaze was too strong, worry was as clear as disapproval, and it was really not in line with Ning Huaijin's usual euphemistic style.

——Xie Jue suddenly had a bad feeling.

He shouldn't have gone up the mountain to hunt rabbits on a whim that day, General Xie thought numbly.

"Zhaoming's body is still covered with water." Ning Yan seemed unaware of this change, and said with a smile: "Don't rush to talk about anything, go back and tidy up, drink some hot soup and talk again. "

"That's right." Ning Huaijin suddenly remembered something, he glanced at Ning Yan, and then told Xie Jue: "Doctor Cheng will come back later, please ask him to come too."

Ning Yan first wanted to ask if he was injured from the expedition, but before he could say anything, he realized that Ning Huaijin probably invited him for him.

Both Yan Qing and Jing Zhan stayed in Beijing, Ning Huaijin was worried about the cold poison on his body, so taking this opportunity, he wanted to ask Cheng Yuan to come over to see his situation.

In fact, Ning Yan knew very well that Yan Qing and Jing Zhan had tried their best to get rid of most of the cold poison in his body, but there was no antidote for that thing after all, and it was impossible to restore it to its original state.

But Ning Yan didn't say anything, since Ning Huaijin wanted to see it, I begged him to rest assured.

Ning Yan came over empty-handed, and managed to get half a bed in the prince's tent just because of his face. He was drinking a bowl of hot soup by guarding a charcoal basin brought from the kitchen.

He ran out from Nanyang in a hurry without bringing a single memorial, so he couldn't do anything now, but could only sit on the side and watch Ning Huaijin handle military affairs.

——It’s really Feng Shui, Ning Yan thought.

After a while, there was a voice at the door, and Ning Yan pulled the thin blanket covering his legs to invite Xie Jue in.

Xie Jue was someone who was used to taking care of himself in the military camp, and it was easy to take care of himself. When he came back, his body was covered in mud and grass, and he was as wet as a water ghost crawling out of a river. The kung fu of sticking incense is also cleaned up.

"Why did Your Majesty come here suddenly?" Xie Jue pulled a slightly lower chair, sat around Ning Yan two steps away from him, and said, "But what happened to Nanyang?"

"No." Ning Yan opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I had a terrible dream the night before, dreaming that the east was glowing red, and I felt uneasy, and the messenger who called to send the message didn't return, so I wanted to come and have a look. "

Ning Huaijin: "..."

Ning Huaijin couldn't bear to look straight at her and picked up the pen she had just put down, pretending she didn't hear His Majesty's nonsense.

"This time, because the minister and the prince are visiting Tongbai County together, there is no commander in the camp, so I have finished replying." Although Xie Jue felt that the reason was a bit ridiculous, but after all, it was related to Ning Huaijin, and Ning Yan was in a hurry. It's normal, so he gently advised: "It's common to lose contact on the battlefield. Your Majesty must not go to dangerous situations so easily in the future. Not to mention the danger of the battlefield, if your Majesty's whereabouts are known by the enemy, it will cause chaos."

Ning Huaijin didn't expect Xie Jue to be fooled by Ning Yan, she really felt ashamed, so she coughed dryly and said, "Zhaoming is right."

Ning Yan: "..."

Ning Yan couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't expect his own people to turn against each other, so he could only nod his head, admit defeat and said: "Okay, I know."

"But just now Zhaoming said that when you came back, you encountered an ambush in the Huaishui River?" Ning Yan changed the subject and asked, "It stands to reason that after the surprise attack, the soldiers and horses in the city will not be faster than ours, why? An ambush will be set up in the Huai River."

"Your Majesty doesn't know something." Xie Jue said, "The surprise attack was not to find out the reality of Tongbai County, so it only caused a riot and then retreated. We don't know much about the strength of the troops in Tongbai County, so They didn't dare to retreat immediately, so they hid in the surrounding villages and mountains for a long time, and it was dark before returning to set out."

Ning Huaijin picked up the conversation at the right time, and told Ning Yan the purpose of this surprise attack and the operational rules from beginning to end.Ning Yan listened carefully, interrupting Ning Huaijin from time to time to ask for some details.

"Huaijin is saying that you just sent people into Tongbai County this time to make such a big commotion?" Ning Yan said.

It really wasn't his delusion, Xie Jue was startled suddenly, thinking that he had changed from "Uncle Emperor" to "Huaijin" after not seeing him for a few days.And looking at Ning Huaijin's expression, apart from subconsciously looking at Xie Jue, it seemed that she didn't resist at all.

Xie Jue: "..."

General Xie seemed to have a turbulent storm in his heart in an instant, but the two people in front of him looked at each other calmly.

——If Ning Huaijin's forced composure can also be counted as "calmness".

He seemed to hesitate for a moment—Ning Huaijin weighed in his heart whether this occasion should be considered "in private" or "on the surface", and in the end he still didn't classify Xie Jue as an "outsider". "Swallowing your breath" complied with this claim without rebuttal.

"Indeed." Xie Jue said dumbly: "We picked out six men of different sizes, but unfortunately, except for Qin Liu, the rest of them didn't get in."

"Not at all?" Ning Huaijin frowned.

"Yes." Xie Jue made a gesture and said, "It was agreed before that if it fails, we will return to the team at the nearest place. At that time, the prince withdrew earlier, so they found me."

"It took a long time from the commotion in Dongcheng to my retreat." Ning Huaijin said, "After so much effort, only one Deputy Commander Qin got in?"

"According to the soldiers who came back, after the commotion in the east city, the city gate was closed almost before two incense sticks." Xie Jue said: "——that Feng man led the troops well, and he also defended the city well." A good player probably has already guarded against this move."

This result was far from Ning Huaijin's expectations. Although he had prepared for the worst, he never thought that the guards in Tongbai County would be so strict.

"And I heard that it's not easy for those who get in." Xie Jue said worriedly: "I heard from the nearby farmers that the man surnamed Feng has come to his senses and locked everyone who entered the city this morning. No one is allowed to leave, whether they are familiar or not. When I came back, there were already farmers crying nearby begging for help from the city.”

Ning Huaijin frowned even tighter.

He knew Qin Liu's background, and also knew that those people who had been by Ning Yan's side all year round had some real skills.But the battlefield is no different than others, no matter how powerful he is in martial arts, if he is flooded with crowd tactics in the enemy camp, it will be difficult to escape.

Ning Yan glanced at Ning Huaijin's expression and roughly guessed what he was thinking. He drank the last bit of hot soup slowly, put down the bowl, and stretched out his hand carelessly in front of Xie Jue, and shook it. Ning Huaijin's hand.

"It's okay." Ning Yan said, "From this point of view, I came just in time."