The Emperor of the Red Chamber is a

Chapter 42

"Report to General Lin, the troops ahead have been ambushed." The soldier cupped his fists and asked for instructions.

Lin Ruqian sat on the horse, calm and unmoved.

When they passed by Yuniang's mountain last time, they encountered the same thing, but Zhao Mengsong was by his side, and at first he didn't advocate making more entanglements. Later, if he didn't stop him, he would have wiped out a village .

Lin Ruqian smiled slightly.Turning his head, he said to the petite figure in silver armor, "Looking at the current situation, does it look familiar?"

Yu Niang smiled embarrassingly, and touched the back of her head, "Hey, didn't I take other people's money at that time? I didn't know you were so good at fighting."

"You're right." He smiled, "People should know what it's like to kick the iron plate, so that they won't underestimate the Bauhinia Army." Qian still has a bit of gentlemanly demeanor, so he didn't say any more.

"Go and teach those thieves who dared to attack our army a lesson." Lin Ruqian said indifferently, "Tell General Tian that if you don't kill them all, he, the general, has done it too."

The soldier heard the words and took the order to go down.

Yu Niang was surprised, "Knowing that we have an army of [-], you dare to come here to provoke us. Is Li Guo crazy?"

"It's not that they're crazy, it's a good plan." Lin Ruqian explained, "I want to test whether I'm here to go through the cutscenes. If they attack my vanguard and I don't do anything, it's a big deal. The enemy generals really thought we were easy to bully and had no courage to fight back."

This elevated world of Red Mansions does not seem to be like the structure of the Qing Dynasty. The biggest enemy in the northwest is not the Xiongnu, but a place called the Li Kingdom. The land is not large, and the entire ethnic group lives as a nomad, which is also in line with the local climate characteristics. National business.

Since Lin Ruqian dared to bring someone out to fight, she must have a good fight.He came out to find experience points for the Bauhinia Army, not to flatter them.

"General Lin, there is a village in front of it, which has been abandoned for many years. The place where the two armies fought is there." The accompanying general received feedback from his subordinates and quickly told Lin Ruqian the news, "...we The army has no experience in village fighting, so..."

"So the casualties were heavy?" Lin Ruqian gave him a cold look.

"That's not true. We haven't gotten to that point yet, and it's not their ace army that came here." The general said, "It's just that I'm not used to it. The environment here is too difficult. During the training before, Neither of us thought that one day we would be dispatched to the Northwest, most of them claim to be the emperor's personal guards, so there is inevitably a big gap."

This was a vague blaming Lin Ruqian for poisoning the prince, which meant that they were allotted.Lin Ruqian didn't answer, but looked at the village in the distance. The cold wind blowing could faintly smell blood.

"Before, everyone was trained in the Jiangnan area, and the food was the best. Everyone in the family was proud of us. Even when they went out, the local county magistrate would talk nicely, and his status was higher than that of ordinary scholars. a little."

"After coming here, not to mention the food, many times I can't even drink hot soup. There are not many cotton coats and trousers in the army, and they are used by the generals. I saw several of my brothers cold at night. I couldn’t sleep, and when I opened my thighs, it was full of chilblains.”

"In the first month since I came here, three soldiers were buried here because they were not acclimatized to the environment, without even a monument..."

Lin Ruqian raised her hand to stop their complaints, "I know your difficulties, and I can more or less understand what you mean. I used to be from Jiangnan, and this incident happened not long after I came here. I came to the northwest with everyone. Maybe many of you have a lot of complaints against me, saying that the emperor favors me, which is why you have suffered."

All the soldiers listened quietly without saying a word.

"If you don't come here, if you don't face the war, you won't tell me anything, will you?" Lin Ruqian sighed, "I have a lot of things that are stuck in my heart. Tell me, you all don't believe me, after all, even though I am the highest commander in this army, I am also an outsider. You reject me, beware of me, and some even don't want to pay attention to me." Lin Ruqian smiled softly .

"I have noticed your situation since you came to the northwest. I will find a way to deal with it when you go back." Lin Ruqian said earnestly, "Because you are my subordinates, and the emperor gave me the responsibility. It is also because of me. I respect that you are a man who can grow into an iron-blooded army."

The room is silent, and some words can only be understood when they are opened up.It's like a wound, if you don't remove the gauze, you only know it hurts, and you vaguely feel that there is something wrong, but you don't even know that it has festered and rotted inside.

What Zhao Mengsong said is correct, if there is anything that cannot be solved, let's draw a line and compare it, and it will be a showdown on the battlefield.

Lin Ruqian is also very glad that she used this form to open up the issue face to face with the soldiers today. As for how to solve the Bauhinia Army's complaints about the environment, the solution is very simple. Let them mix with other soldiers stationed on the border for a while. Only those sons and sons who have been raised by the emperor's generous treatment know what it means to be content and always happy.

These people were very moved by Lin Ruqian's words, and they all thought about what to do after returning to the station after the war, but they didn't know that behind Lin Ruqian's gentle and kind smile, there was a bigger conspiracy brewing.After all, she is too young, if it were Zhao Mengsong or Jing Feng, she would have jumped up and run away.

This smiling fox has such a nice smile, it's no wonder that good things happen.

"Yu Niang, are your brothers still used to being in the northwest?" Lin Ruqian looked at the village in front of her, and asked her with a trace of consciousness, "Is anyone bothering you? Is everything you eat enough to fill your stomach? where?"

Yu Niang smiled, "Thank you, General, for your concern. When we first came to the Northwest, the brothers were a little unaccustomed to it, but it gradually got better. The tents prepared by the General came in handy. As for the food, it is indeed better. We were much better when we were in the village." After that, she laughed.

Lin Ru smiled and glanced at her, "It's good to get used to it. You are different from them and do not belong to the court establishment. If you have anything to do, just talk to me directly. If you can do it, Ruqian will not refuse."

"The general has treated us very well." Yu Niang smiled sweetly, fiddled with the snow in her hand, and then said, "Yu Niang really hopes to be with the general like this forever."

In ancient times, it was already very bold for a girl to say such a thing.

Lin Ruqian knew what she meant. From the very beginning, this girl didn't hide her appreciation. He avoided her gaze a little bit, and said, "I don't necessarily have to be stationed in the northwest. I don't know when the emperor will come." Just let me go back to the capital, I'm afraid your wish may still be difficult."

"I'm joking." Yu Niang raised her face and smiled, "The general avoids me like a snake, does he not like my personality, or does he already have someone he likes?"

Lin Ruqian didn't know how to answer.

All the enemy troops in the village ahead have been wiped out. General Tian Xiangtian, who had a grinning face, just came over and saw that the atmosphere between them was not right from a distance. up.

Lin Ruqian patted the horse king. The black horse king was already very close to him, and he was indeed more intelligent than other horses. He was a bit picky about food, and Lin Ruqian had to find a time to feed it. Everything else was fine. Well, I didn't see any illness or anything.

"...Well, I have someone I like." Lin Ruqian thought for a while, "I'm sorry."

Yu Niang rolled her eyes, "Then is she pretty? Is she much prettier than me? How is her figure? Are they all famous ladies? How is her temperament?"

How can this be described?Lin Ruqian thought hard, "...he is beautiful indeed, his personality... is not bad, he comes from a famous family, and his figure... figure..."

Yu Niang suddenly became happy, "I'm not as good in shape as I am, is it? As you said, since you are not the best person in your mind, why did you hang on her crooked neck tree? The beauty outside There are many more. A young hero like the general, how many beauties want to marry you, why don't you take a long-term view and take a look?"

Lin Ruqian paused, and said to herself, girl, if Zhao Mengsong's jealous jar knew what you said, there would be trouble again.

"He is just as bad as millions. In my heart, he is also the first one who is willing to spend a lifetime with me. It means something different to me." Lin Ruqian said lightly, "I hardly have the impression of my parents. Longing to be with someone alone, looking for so many years, he is the best."

"You don't want anyone but her?"

Lin Ruqian nodded.

"Well, when I go back to Duzhong with you, I will take a closer look. Which girl is it that can make you remember so much? She is actually in the realm of jade." Yu Niang bit her lip and said , "One more thing, who is younger, she or me?"

Lin Ruqian didn't dare to confess Zhao Mengsong, so she said, "You are younger."

"Then I'm younger than her, and I can always wait until her beauty is gone, don't you think? Then if that time comes, will you still say that you only have her in your heart?" Yu Niang stared at him closely.

"...It will never change, no matter when, no matter what happens. As long as he is willing to stay by my side, I will treat him well for the rest of his life." Lin Ruqian said softly, "A little girl like you will still be in love with you in the future." There is a long way, why waste it on me, I am not your beloved."

Yu Niang turned pale, and forced a smile, "As you said, I will never change."