concubines

Si De is a native of the capital without much foundation, but he has stayed in the Northwest for several years. When Uncle Ziyang was at the border, he was a little-known soldier, but now he is a general guarding one side. Si De has a serious face and a thin body. Zhao Wei looked pampered by comparison, and both Si De and Zhao Wei climbed up the city wall and talked about the Qiang invasion.

Zhao Weidu asked, "Where is Xinyuan Kingdom?"

Si Dedao: "The spies sent out reported back that Xinyuan Kingdom has no intention of sending troops, but it has continuously provided food and grass to the leader of the Qiang tribe, Aguermu."

The Xinyuan Kingdom is located on the oasis, and the border is where the two major rivers, the Luo River and the Canal, originate. That place was originally a place where small border tribes lived together, and there were all kinds of people. However, the Xinyuan Kingdom was suddenly established decades ago. It accounts for about one-third of them, and they speak and write according to the original language. They have been colluding with the Qiang people in these years, but because the country is small and the people are small, it has not caused too much impact.

Zhao Weidu frowned and said, "Where is the main force of the enemy army now?"

Si De smiled coldly, "The Qiang people raided and killed tens of thousands of horses. The hateful thing is that the Qiang people don't have a fixed garrison at all. They can change places at the earliest a day, or simply distribute them in several places, so the last general said that they can't rush to send troops, Situ But the general felt that there was nothing he could do with 10 troops? So he was ambushed, and the remaining [-] defeated generals fled back in embarrassment."

Zhao Weidu was silent for a moment, and said: "With the strength of Qiang's stragglers, how could they bring such a tragic defeat to Yushu Pass?"

Si De said indifferently: "The general is a blame for the incompetence of the last general?"

Zhao Wei looked directly at him and said: "General Si, this general is just feeling emotional, you don't need to think that this general is going to target you, you and I are both generals sent by the imperial court to guard the border, don't we get rid of foreign enemies, let's fight to the death first? "

Si De was silent for a moment, and said: "It is said that General Zhao is reckless and once beat up the officials. At the end of today, we will see that the rumors are probably false."

Zhao Wei didn't respond, and said lightly: "Everyone has their own way of life."

Si De asked: "Where is King Chun? When will the general introduce you to the last general?"

Zhao Weidu looked at him strangely, "Why would I recommend a centurion to you?"

Si De was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "The general understands."

The first thing Zhao Weidu did when he came to Yushu Pass was to deal with Situ Xu's remaining [-] remnant generals. He would be punished for his crimes and rewarded for his meritorious service. Afterwards, he would organize people to join the army again. After thinking about it, he asked the generals to Yu Pengfei and Chun Wang Li Chen were in charge of this matter together.

Yu Pengfei is in charge of internal affairs and has a meticulous temperament. This is the most suitable job for him. As for King Chun, it is because Zhao Wei thinks that he has no intention of participating in major military affairs, and feels that this job needs to be carefully considered, and ordinary people cannot handle it. King Chun can also hold back those defeated generals in terms of status.Yu Pengfei is Qi Yunruo's acquaintance with General Yu. He is young and kind, and Qi Yunruo likes him very much.

4 people are not a small number. After the defeat, they were depressed from top to bottom. The main generals were all dead. They came here with the heart of making contributions, but they ended up like this. A general with a high official position is also worried.

General Yu re-registered and compiled the list, Qi Yunruo helped his clerks copy the list together, and Li Chen went to ask the generals with higher status to question Situ Xu one by one about Situ Xu's death in battle, intending to ask Situ clearly Why did Xu attack rashly, what was his attacking route, who did he fight hand to hand, and whose hands did he die in?

In the evening, when Qi Yunruo and General Yu had dinner together, Li Chen went to Zhao Weidu's place and told them all about what had happened.

Li Chen held a map, put it in front of Zhao Weidu, and said, "This is Mount Qi, Mount Buzhi, and this is Yanluo Valley, which is the place where General Situ died in an ambush. General Situ Xu was good at fighting, How can one not know that plains are the most vulnerable to ambushes. At that time in Yanluo Valley, as long as the enemy rushed down from Qishan or Buzhishan, he would have no room to fight back. One of the generals said that General Situ had a very trustworthy Spy, he was the one who told General Situ that the enemy troops were stationed in Yanluo Valley."

Zhao Wei frowned, "Who?"

"It is said that he is a traveling businessman who has been active in the pass all year round. He is young and experienced. At that time, many people were skeptical about this, but General Situ trusted him."

"Does Sid know?"

Li Chen smiled, "I also want to know. In terms of understanding the situation here, no one can compare to Si De. The spy said that he disappeared, or he may be dead. I don't know if Si De has seen him."

Zhao Weidu said with a gloomy expression: "The enemy's army is tens of thousands at most, but why can't we win? One is that the enemy's army is often scattered, and there is no so-called main force at all. The other is that the enemy's army is good at sneak attacks, and every attack is in the middle of the night. The third is the kind of spies who eat inside and out, lord, you don’t know, the most people in Yushu pass are Han people, and the most spies caught every time are also Han people, so it’s hard to guard against.”

On the other side, while Qi Yunruo was sorting out the list, he was talking to General Yu. General Yu was not from the capital, he was from the same place as Li Yue, and his father was the deputy governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

General Yu said: "You should visit the Wei stele, your handwriting is too soft."

"Really?" Qi Yunruo tilted his head to look.

General Yu nodded, rubbed his sore neck, and said: "The Heluo sheep yesterday was really good, the inner quality is delicious, and it doesn't smell bad."

Qi Yunruo nodded, curiously said: "You are from Jiangnan, there must be many things in the south that you can't get here."

General Yu said: "When I first went to the capital, I was not used to it. I have been with the army for a few years, and now I can eat anything."

After a while, Qi Yunruo said his goodbyes and went back. He happened to meet Li Chen who was rushing over on the road. Qi Yunruo stood aside and waited for Li Chen to come over. Li Chen smiled and asked, "What did you eat today?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I ate the boiled noodles."

Li Chen nodded, "Wait for me here for a while." After speaking, he went to talk to General Yu, Qi Yunruo waited for a moment, Li Chen came out and said, "Let's go, let's go back."

"Ah."

Qi Yunruo was wearing a blue robe, and his hair was a little disheveled by the wind.Although their temporary residence is not a tent, it is not comfortable to live in. The room is almost full of a bed, a table, a cabinet and a hanger.

It was getting dark quickly, Qi Yunruo lit the lamp, went out to fetch water, and then he went to the kitchen to get two pieces of shortbread for supper, and Li Chen took off his boots to soak his feet, Qi Yunruo handed him one.

Li Chen took it, but didn't eat it.

The shortbread is salty, but the taste is actually good. Qi Yunruo finished his own, drank a glass of water, washed himself, poured out the dirty water, and came back to lie on the bed.

Seeing him busy to and fro, Li Chen felt a lot more relaxed, and all his troubles and worries were far away from this door.

After Qi Yunruo lay down, he turned sideways and asked, "My lord, will you go to war?"

"Ok?"

Qi Yunruo said: "I don't really understand, but we are here to repel the attacking Qiang people, and even annihilate those tribes. When will you go to the battlefield in person?"

"...maybe soon, maybe it will take a long time."

"Oh..." Qi Yunruo looked at Li Chen's side face, and suddenly felt an unspeakable sadness in his heart. This is such an excellent man, he has the right to enjoy all the beauties in the world, as long as he wants.But he himself is like a speck of dust, floating and sinking between heaven and earth, without support or support.

Li Chen looked at the sky and said slowly, "Are you tired today?"

Qi Yunruo withdrew his mind, shook his head, and said: "No, what I did was just copy the list, the lesser general met the people from the position of centurion to above one by one, asked them the number of their subordinates, and compared them with the previous ones. The roster is revised one by one, and he is much more tired."

Those people need a victory to pull them out of the trough of defeat.Li Chen sighed softly and closed his eyes.

On the second day, Li Chen went to Zhao Weidu to discuss matters. Qi Yunruo sat in the room for a while and went to find General Yu, but learned that he went to the rear to check the grain and grass today, but he was not here. Li Chen's guards and others were organized in Zhao Wei He practiced daily in the Imperial Guard camp, and he didn't know anyone else here. Qi Yunruo walked slowly on the street alone, and the fear that had been lingering in his heart returned. Since he became the prince's man, he I always feel that I can't find a way to communicate with others. He has become a person attached to the prince. When he was marching, those guards kept him at a respectful distance. Li Yue's words were always frivolous and made people not want to get close. He would look at it with scrutiny and contempt. During the nearly two-month trip, Qi Yunruo seldom said a word to others.

Qi Yunruo looked at the five-color pouch hanging on his waist, walking among the bustling crowd, but felt that he was isolated from this world.

If Qi Yun didn't know that he was being targeted when he left the place where the army was stationed, it was two Han men who followed him a long way, and a taller man said: "Tsk tsk, I can't imagine that such a person can fight ? Is there no one in Dakang who can fight?"

There was some chill in the other gaze, "It looks like you can't lift your shoulders or your hands. It's not coming to fight. I'm afraid it was the general who brought the bed warmer."

The tall man said: "Could it be Zhao Weidu? Ah Yu, I haven't heard of Zhao Weidu, so it's okay?"

Ayu's eyes narrowed dangerously, "Yesterday I received a secret letter from the king. Someone in the capital told the king that the emperor of Dakang sent his son, who is their King Chun."

"Oh? This is interesting, let's go! Let's go and tie him up! Give it to the prince as a gift."

A Yu rolled his eyes at him, frowned and said: "Situ Xu is dead. After Fu Liang escaped, the soldiers in the pass have also become more strict in interrogating us Han people. We can't get out of Yushu Pass if we attack at this time. Why bother?"

The tall man looked unwilling, and Ah Yu said: "Don't forget the king's entrustment, we have to cooperate with the Qiang people inside and out, and we will be able to use our skills when Bo Tuke enters the pass."

"Okay... I listen to you."

The two followed Qi Yunruo for a long distance and stopped at a wine shop. They looked at each other and followed inside.

A Yu Quanming, Yuan Feiyu, and another man, Zha He, were spies placed by the lord of the Xinyuan Kingdom into the pass, and Fu Liang was the one who gained Situ Xu's trust and led him out of the pass.Aguermu Shanyu, the leader of the Qiang nationality, had eight sons. The eldest son was born to his concubine Gu Liqiu, named Berg, which means a person with profound knowledge; the second son was born to his favorite concubine Ayi, named Botu Ke, which means the eyes are as sharp as an eagle, he is also the main general of the Qiang attack.

In the wine shop, Qi Yunruo listened to some frontier storytelling about the battles that happened in Yushu Pass in recent years.

"...The Qiang people go through the customs every two or three years. Since the founding of the country, there have been hundreds of wars. If you want to tell me what is worth mentioning, the first one is 40 years ago when General Qi Ran was there. The heavy snow was so white that people couldn't see the road in front of them clearly. The eight major tribes of the Qiang nationality came together. Those Qiang people wore thick leather, and we were so cold that we couldn't even wear armor. The army approached, opened the gate of the city, held a red tasseled gun, and led the Qi family army into battle naked. What they killed was flying sand and rocks, and the sun and the moon were dim. On the second day, the blood and water stained the snow red. But the Qiang people were kept in peace for six years..."

A person said: "If the Qi family army is still there, how can we be frightened as soon as possible? The imperial court sent 10 people, more than half of them died, but they didn't even touch the camp of the Qiang people. It’s 10 people, I’m afraid it won’t last for a month!”

Zha He in the corner said softly: "Emperor Dakang ruled out dissidents, and got rid of the veterans with military power one by one. Now these people, Situ Xu has some skills, and Zhao Weidu has never heard of it. Those Qiang people are not smart enough, but they still have a way of fighting."

"This is a plan set by the lord of the country. When the Qiang people and the Dakang people are both defeated, it is the time for our Xinyuan Kingdom to enter the customs." Yuan Feiyu smiled.

Qi Yunruo asked for a bag of cakes to take back, he was still thinking about Qi Ran and the Qi family army that the person just said, Qi Ran was the father of Ziyangbo Qi Suxiao, he was only in his forties when he died, Qi Yunruo had never met He, however, admired him a little bit, and suddenly he was a little worried, if it is true as those people said, the border is dangerous, can the prince have a plan to retreat from the enemy?He walked back to the camp with his head down, his originally gloomy expression gradually regained its brilliance, what was he doubting?How could the prince have no choice?

In the evening, Qi Yunruo prepared cakes for Li Chen as supper. Li Chen looked more tired today than yesterday. Qi Yunruo brought a basin full of hot water to wipe Li Chen's body, and then sat beside Li Chen and rubbed his forehead. Li Chen held his hand and stopped, closed his eyes and said, "What did you do today?"

Qi Yunruo said: "Go out for a walk, and listen to the story for a while."

"Ok?"

Qi Yunruo tilted his head and said, "Talk about the Qi Family Army."

Li Chen was silent for a while, and said: "The Qi family army has long since disappeared." Li Chen had heard of the prestige of the Qi family army when he was young. It was a tiger and wolf teacher passed down from the founding emperor. Each generation is led by the general of the Qi family to defend the frontiers of the Li family's Kang country.More than ten years ago, after Uncle Ziyang relinquished his military power, the generals of the Qi family army were dispersed and sent to various places. Ordinary soldiers either returned to the fields or went to other camps. Now they cannot gather a team.

Looking at his tired face, Qi Yunruo said softly: "Your Majesty, there may be Zhao Jiajun and Yu Jiajun in the future, 'Why is the Huns not destroyed?', which bloody man would watch his hometown being invaded by foreign enemies. I believe you There will be a stronger team that will scare the foreign enemies and be more victorious than the Qi family army. As long as you are here, Yushuguan will not lose hope." This is what Qi Yunruo really feels, he has strong confidence in Li Chen, as if With him here, there will be no danger here.

Li Chen opened his eyes, looked at Qi Yunruo's peaceful face, his heart shook violently, he felt Qi Yunruo's sincerity, so he believed in me so much, Li Chen thought, he couldn't help but sat up, hugged him hard In his arms, after a while, he sighed softly.