Chapter 682: The Eve of the Great War

In February, young green leaves sprouted from the willow tree, fluttering gently in the slight spring breeze, as if knowing that the hostess was going to go far away there to see him off.

Yuxi took six children and sent Yunqing to the door of the house. Thousands of words were reduced to five words: "Take care of yourself."

Yun Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will return in triumph." Although the future is unpredictable, the attitude must be shown.

Zao Zao raised his voice and said: "Father, then I, mother and brother will wait for your triumphant return at home." It's a big battle this time, so it's a pity that we can't follow.

Yun Qing nodded with a smile, then got on the horse and waved to his wife and children: "Go back!" After speaking, he rode away without looking back.

The group of people had already walked away, but Yuxi still watched intently. Before that, Yuxi's behavior was too indifferent, which made several children think that Yuxi was not worried. But at this moment, only a few children can deeply feel Yuxi's reluctance and worry for Yunqing. Zao Zao walked over, held Yu Xi's hand and said, "Mother, Dad is gone, let's go back!"

Yuxi nodded her head and said, "Well, let's go back!" Although she is used to separation, she is always worried about separation every time. Only when she no longer needs Yunqing to lead troops to fight, can she really feel relieved.

With Yun Qing's departure, Yu Xi started to get busy again. Once people have something to do, they will be enriched.

The only one who feels depressed is the triplets. Yuxi would tell stories to them before going to bed, but since Yunqing left, this benefit is gone.

Brother You said: "I don't know when Daddy will come back?" Before that, he wanted Yunqing to leave quickly, otherwise he had to be careful, lest he accidentally provoke Yunqing to be beaten again. But now they feel that it is good that Yunqing is here, at least they have stories to listen to at night.

Brother Rui said: "I heard from my eldest sister that this battle is very difficult, and it may take a year and a half." It means that his father will not be able to come back until half a year at the earliest.

Brother Yu sighed angrily, and said, "It's been so long?"

Yuxi walked to the door just in time to hear Brother Yu's sigh, walked in and asked with a smile: "What troubles do you have at such a young age? You just sigh like others."

Brother You threw off the quilt and happily jumped to Yuxi's side, took Yuxi's hand and said, "Mother, you are here."

Yu Xi hurriedly stuffed Brother You back into the quilt, in case of catching a cold, it's not for fun: "You still say that you are a little man, so don't worry about it."

Brother Rui asked, "Mom, are you done with your work?"

Yu Xi covered Brother You with a quilt, and said with a smile: "I just finished my work, and I heard you guys talking, so I came over to have a look. Why are you still not sleeping so late?"

Brother You looked at Yuxi's tired expression, and said distressedly: "Mother, let's go to bed right now, you should go to bed early too!"

When Brother Rui and Brother Xuan heard this, they said in unison: "Mother, we are fine, you go and rest!"

Yuxi was indeed a little tired, and she didn't hold back when she heard her son's words: "Then don't talk for too long, go to bed early." Seeing the three sons nodding, she got up and went out.

Brother Rui looked at Brother Yu and said, "I thought you'd let mother tell stories?"

Brother Yu snorted and said: "Mother worked so hard, how could I be so ignorant?" But when Mother is not busy in the future, let Mother make up all the owed.

Brother Xuan said with a smile: "My brother is the most sensible." Brother Yu is the least sensible of the six siblings. However, since Yunqing took that whip, Brother Yu has restrained himself a lot, and will not cause any troubles like the previous three days or two days.

When Yuxi was taking a bath, Quan Nuo told her one thing: "Princess, there is a rumor outside that the young master of the Feng family and the girl of the Chang family were engaged two years ago. Went to Han's house,

It ruined the marriage with the Chang family. "

Without raising her eyelids, Yu Xi said, "Tomorrow I will have someone investigate this matter." This matter must be a rumor deliberately spread by someone with a heart, but I don't know who it is.

When Quan Momo heard this, she knew Yu Xi's attitude: "Princess Wang thinks this rumor is false?"

Yu Xi hummed and said: "Feng Dajun is not a perfidy, and the Chang family is the Chang family's natal family. If Zhi Ao is really engaged to a girl from the Chang family, it is impossible for their husband and wife to invite a matchmaker to the Han family to propose marriage."

Sister Quan nodded and said nothing more.

After taking a bath, seeing that it was still early, Yuxi lay down on the couch and asked Tong Fang to give her a full body massage.

The next day, Yu Xi told Xu Wu about this: "Go and investigate and see who spread this rumor."

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay."

Lu Xiu was not angry when she heard this rumor, because it was too unreliable, but she still sent someone to Feng's house to ask Chang's what was going on.

The mother-in-law came back soon and said, "Second Madam, Mrs. Feng said that her natal sister-in-law really wanted to betroth her daughter to the eldest son of the Feng family, but they were rejected by their husband and wife. Mrs. Feng said that she would send someone to investigate and see Who is spreading such rumors?"

Lu Xiu nodded and said, "It's fine if you don't have one." It's really unlucky for such a good marriage to get involved in these things.

In the evening of that day, Xu Wu told Yuxi the news he had found out: "Princess, the one who spread this rumor is Mrs. Yuan's wife, Mrs. Xiao's companion."

Yu Xi was a little surprised, and asked: "It turned out to be the Xiao family? Have the Feng family and the Han family had an enmity with the Xiao family?" It is impossible to do such a thing without injustice or hatred.

Xu Wu shook his head and said: "General Feng has a good relationship with Sir Yuan, and the two families have been in contact these years. As far as I know, the Han family and the Xiao family have never had any feud. At the end of last year, the Xiao family went to Participated in the chrysanthemum banquet in Hanfu."

Yu Xi didn't quite understand: "That's strange? It's all right, what is Xiao doing for spreading such rumors?"

Xu Wu said: "Before Xiao Shi wanted Miss Han to be her daughter-in-law. I don't know if it was because of Miss Han's promise to Zhi Ao, which caused Xiao Shi to hold a grudge, so he spread this rumor."

Yuxi shook her head and said: "It shouldn't happen!" After thinking for a while, Yuxi said: "Let my second sister-in-law negotiate this matter!" She has no time to deal with these trivial matters.

Xu Wu nodded.

Yuxi asked: "Do the math, the prince should have arrived in Lanyang by this time." Lanyang City is only more than a hundred miles away from Caozhou, Shandong.

Xu Wu nodded and said: "It's been ten days, the prince must have arrived, and the news should come in these two days." Xu Wu was not surprised at all why Yun Qing led troops to attack Caozhou. Attack Caozhou, so that the imperial court will not have more troops to reinforce Jiangnan. Yun Qing's move made Xu Wu think that this would reduce the pressure on Du Zheng, Guan Tai and others.

Yu Xi nodded and said: "I hope this war can end soon." The war ends early, which can save a lot of deaths and reduce expenses. In the past two years, he has managed to slow down, and this battle will lead to a difficult life again.

Xu Wu said truthfully: "This battle is not easy to fight, and it will not end in half a year." The problem is that they don't have much confidence in this battle.

Yuxi was silent.

Yunqing dispatched 100,000 troops, and Yan Wushuang knew the news immediately. But Yan Wushuang always thought that Yunqing was going to Luozhou to join Du Zheng and then attack Fuyang. But unexpectedly, Yunqing did not go to Luozhou, but to Lanyang.

When Yan Wushuang got the news, he frowned tightly.

Meng Nian said: "Yunqing's 100,000 soldiers are going to Lanyang, is this going to attack Caozhou?"

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said: "The front line to attack Caozhou is too long, and it will consume too much for them. With the current strength of the Northwest, it will not be able to last for a few days." It is wishful thinking to break through Shandong in a short time. And Yunqing is not a rash person, he must have a purpose in doing so.

Meng Nian felt that Yan Wushuang's speculation made sense: "Then what is the purpose of Yunqing doing this?"

Yan Wushuang spread out the map and studied it seriously. After studying for a long time, Yan Wushuang clicked on a place and said: "Yunqing's attack on Caozhou is just to confuse us. His real purpose is probably Xiayi?"

Meng Nian shook his head and said: "Even as the prince said, Yunqing's goal is in Xiayi. But we also sent heavy troops to guard Xiayi. If he wants to break through Xiayi, he will have to pay a heavy price. And by then, Xuzhou The reinforcements from Huaizhou can also arrive, and they will definitely wipe out his remaining soldiers." Although Yunqing has a million soldiers, but his battle line is too long, there are not many soldiers he can call . The 100,000 soldiers brought by Yunqing this time are the last ones that can be called. Even if Xiayi is captured, too many troops will be lost at that time. If Yunqing wants to increase his troops, he must transfer troops from Luozhou or Shanxi. But this will weaken the combat effectiveness of Luozhou or Shanxi, and Luozhou and Shanxi will be in danger. And if Yunqing doesn't send troops to reinforce, Xiayi and the others will be able to take it back soon, and then they will even be able to attack Shangqiu instead.

Yan Wushuang himself couldn't figure out Yunqing's plan, so after thinking about it, he summoned the minister of the Ministry of War, Lin Fengyuan and other important officials to discuss the matter. Brainstorm, maybe someone can think of the mystery. Unfortunately, to Yan Wushuang's disappointment, none of the more than ten ministers provided any useful information.

Lin Fengyuan returned to his mansion and fell into deep thought. But no matter how he thought, he couldn't figure out what Yunqing's purpose was.

Gu Jiu looked at Lin Fengyuan's appearance and said, "General, don't think about it if you can't figure it out. Maybe King Pingxi just wants to surprise and attack Shandong!"

Lin Fengyuan shook his head and said, "Impossible. Yunqing's goal is Jiangnan, and attacking Shandong won't do any good except to prolong the war."

Gu Jiu thought about it for a while and said what he said from the bottom of his heart: "Even if King Pingxi really has another purpose, it is impossible for us to guess it like this." Based on the little information Yan Wushuang gave, it would be impossible to guess in a lifetime.

Lin Fengyuan smiled wryly and said, "You're really right." Even if they doubted it, they couldn't guess Yunqing's purpose.

Gu Jiu said: "General, it's lunch time, let's eat first. Think about it after dinner!" Gu Jiu said, the war in the south of the Yangtze River is not their turn to worry about. Anyway, it is impossible for Yan Wushuang to let their general go to Jiangnan.

During the meal, Lin Fengyuan asked: "How is Master Lu doing in Zhuangzi? Is it okay?"

Gu Jiu smiled and said, "It's pretty good." He thought that Master Lu Er couldn't adapt to the life in Zhuangzi, after all, if he fell from a high place, many people would be decadent. Unexpectedly, Master Lu and Mrs. Lu got along very well. Over the past few years, Mr. Lu has learned the farm work of farming and vegetables, and he is doing very well. Those who didn't know, thought he was an old farmer!

After saying this, Gu Jiu asked: "General, where is that little bastard Lu Lin now? Is he still in Sichuan?" Gu Jiu was very shameless to Lu Lin, for his own future, he even ignored his parents and family. .

Lin Fengyuan shook his head and said, "After the rebellion in Shu was subdued, Lu Lin was transferred to Xihai. I heard that Han Yuxi personally ordered this."

Gu Jiu smacked his tongue and said, "Looks like this, Han Yuxi is also wary of Lu Lin. But it's true, how can someone who can ignore his parents believe it." Lu Lin has been in Shu for so many years, he must have cultivated a lot of It is also dangerous to let Lu Lin stay in Sichuan without a confidant.

Lin Fengyuan shook his head lightly and said: "This matter may not be as simple as we imagined."

Gu Jiu asked strangely: "General, how complicated can this matter be?"

Lin Fengyuan said: "A lot of things can't just be seen on the surface." Seeing Gu Jiu's puzzled expression, Lin Fengyuan said: "Think about it, if Yunqing and Han Yuxi win the world in the future, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a Lu Lin in the Lu family?" Won't it just go downhill?"

Gu Jiu's wide mouth could hold an egg. After a while, Gu Jiucai said: "General, you mean that Lu Lin's rebellion was actually ordered by Master Lu Er? Can't it? There are dozens of members of the Lu family, big and small, in the capital! Even if Master Lu doesn't care about others Xìng life, but he can still ignore his own life and death?" Gu Jiu felt that Lin Fengyuan's guess was too unreliable.

Lin Fengyuan said: "I didn't say it was instructed by Master Lu Er, I just said that once Yunqing wins the world, with Lu Lin in Lu's house, there will be no decline."

Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "Han Yuxi is guarding against Lu Lin now, can you still count on him to revitalize the Lu family?"

Lin Fengyuan shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Maybe Han Yuxi transferred Lu Lin to Xihai to protect him!" To be precise, it was to protect Lu's family. Of course, these are just his guesses.

Gu Jiu said: "General, I think you think too much." Because you think too much, you often suffer from insomnia.

Lin Fengyuan smiled and said, "Maybe!"

Gu Jiu couldn't help gossiping: "It's fine if Yunqing fails in this battle. If it succeeds, there are beauties in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you think Yunqing will take the two beauties back?"

Lin Fengyuan said expressionlessly: "What does King Pingxi have to do with concubines? I want you to be so excited?"

Gu Jiu said cheerfully: "Han Yuxi is a jealous vat, if he takes two beauties back, Han Yuxi will probably be in trouble." It's no big deal to watch the excitement.

Lin Fengyuan looked at Gu Jiu's foolishness, and said slowly: "Then you will be disappointed. Even if all the girls from Jiangnan look like gods, Yunqing won't want it."

Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "Speaking of which, Yun Qing is also a hero, why is he so afraid of his wife!"

Lin Fengyuan smiled: "How do you know that he is afraid of his wife instead of loving his wife? Besides, men don't rely on how many concubines they have to show off their skills."

Thinking about Lin Fengyuan's background, Gu Jiu didn't dare to speak anymore. (to be continued)