Chapter 693: Victory in Tanzhou

The air after the rain was particularly fresh, Yuchen was a little bored in the house, and took two maids to the garden.

This season is the season of blooming flowers. Yuchen saw pear blossoms, chrysanthemums, and lilacs along the way, and finally heard that they were brought into the peach blossom forest. It is an exaggeration to say that it is a peach blossom forest. There are a total of twelve peach blossoms planted in the garden.

As soon as I got close, I smelled a refreshing fragrance. As I approached, I saw many pink flowers blooming in the peach forest. But this time is already the late stage of the peach blossom, some flowers have withered, and the color has turned into pink.

Yuchen came here to collect some peach blossoms on purpose. Not for bathing, but for perfume and rouge. The incense and rouge that Yuchen used were made by himself.

It took two quarters of an hour, Yuchen collected a bag of petals, and then prepared to take the maid back to her yard. On the way, Yuchen ran into Mrs. Xiang.

Mrs. Xiang supported her waist with her hands, looked at the bag in Yuchen's hand and said with a charming smile: "Sister, are you going to pick up those petals again? Let me tell you, it's good for my sister to send two servants to pick them up. Why bother to do it yourself! It's nothing Rare things." The petals are not rare, but the incense and rouge made by Yuchen are better than those bought outside. But Yuchen is for personal use and rarely given away.

Seeing Mrs. Xiang approaching him, Yuchen took two steps back, raised the bag in his hand and said, "Sister Xiang, what I hold here are peach blossoms." Mrs. Xiang is allergic to peach blossoms and apricot blossoms. Tell Mrs. Xiang not to approach her.

When Madam Xiang heard this, she stopped immediately.

Yuchen smiled lightly and said, "Sister Xiang, stroll slowly, I have something to do, so I'll go back first." She didn't want to get in touch with Mrs. Xiang, not because she was afraid, but because she didn't want to cause trouble.

Mrs. Xiang looked at Yuchen's back and snorted coldly: "Pretending to be non-human incense all day, I really think I am a fairy!" What Mrs. Xiang hates most is Yuchen's indifference. They are all the prince's women, and everyone is vying for the prince's favor, as if she is so superior.

The servant girl didn't dare to speak ill of Yuchen, and said with a smile: "Ma'am, let's go back again!" After finishing speaking, she went to Fuxiang Madam.

The last time there was a maid who spoke ill of Yuchen behind her back and was heard by A Bao passing by, and this maid was whipped by A Bao. The servant girl was not only disfigured, but also kicked out of the palace. With A Bao as a powerful weapon, few people would dare to provoke Yuchen in the backyard of Prince Yan's Mansion, even Mrs. Xiang herself would not dare to provoke Yuchen too much.

Just as Yuchen cleaned the peach blossoms he had collected, he heard the servant girl say that Yan Wushuang had come. Yuchen was a little puzzled, but he put down what he was doing and went to serve Yan Wushuang.

Back in the main room, Yuchen saw Yan Wushuang leaning on the soft couch with his eyes squinted. Yuchen whispered: "My lord, why don't I let my concubine play a song for you?"

Yan Wushuang hummed, and said, "The maid last time was pretty good, let her come here." The maid Yan Wushuang mentioned was called Le'er, her mother used to be a medical girl, and Le'er learned massage from her mother.

Yuchen immediately ordered someone to call Le'er, while he went to pick up the piano from the relative's room next to him.

Yan Wushuang likes to come to Yuchen when he is bored, because Yuchen doesn't chatter a lot, and doesn't give eye drops to other people, so he stays quietly in the backyard all the time. Yuchen is so knowledgeable that it is comfortable for him to stay there.

Le'er got Yuchen's order, and didn't dare to massage Yan Wushuang's head, but began to massage from her shoulders. Le'er's massage skills are already good, and during this period of time, she has specially studied with the imperial physician, and her skills have become even better. Coupled with Yuchen playing a relaxed and joyful piece, Yan Wushuang gradually narrowed his eyes.

Seeing that Yan Wushuang had fallen asleep, Le'er gently climbed off the couch. Seeing that Yan Wushuang was not covered with a quilt, she said in a mosquito-like voice, "Ma'am, should I put a quilt on the prince?" Le'er is now the second-class maid beside Yuchen.

After Yuchen had the experience last time, she didn't dare to step forward to cover Yan Wushuang with a quilt. Yuchen said softly to Le'er, "Go down!"

After Le'er went out, Yuchen started playing the piano again. When the fourth piece was played, Nanny Gui came in and whispered into Yuchen's ear, "Madam, Meng Nian has something to discuss with the prince." Meng Nian is the prince's confidant, and they can't afford to offend them.

Yuchen placed his hands on the qin, and the sound of the qin stopped abruptly. , and Yan Wushuang, who was originally asleep, opened his eyes instantly as if someone called him. Yan Wushuang sat up and looked at Yuchen and asked, "What's going on?"

Yan Wushuang's precautions, Yuchen has long been aware of, so not surprised. Yuchen got up and saluted, and said: "My lord, forgive me. Just now, Mr. Meng sent a message, saying that I have something to report to my lord."

Yan Wushuang got up and went out.

Meng Nian said to Yan Wushuang, "Your Majesty, there is news from Tanzhou that Yu Wenhe is dead, he was poisoned by Mrs. Li."

Yan Wushuang asked with unchanged expression: "The news is true?" He admired Yu Wenhe, but Yu Wenhe was not someone like him. Whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with him.

Meng Nian said, "There should be nothing wrong."

Without any evidence, Yan Wushuang knew that Yu Xi was behind the scenes. Yan Wushuang said: "Mr. Han's action is really beyond my expectations! I just don't know if she made the decision alone, or did she discuss it with Yun Qing?" Regarding Yuxi's poisoning of Yu Wenhe, Yan Wushuang didn't think much of it. feel something. It doesn't matter what method is used, the important thing is to achieve the goal.

Meng Nian was interested in whether Yun Qing knew or not: "As soon as Yuwenhe died, Xu Zhen and Yu Cong attacked Tanzhou. With Yuwen Nanqing alone, Tanzhou might not be able to defend it."

Yan Wushuang said: "Tanzhou will fall sooner or later." It's just that it was earlier than he expected.

Meng Nian said: "Once Xu Zhen joins Yunqing, even the general and our 100,000 troops will not be able to come back." The general had no way out.

Seeing that Yan Wushuang was silent, Meng Nian said: "My lord, letting General Lian defend Jiangxi can only delay for a while, and it will not change the situation of the battle. My lord, order General Lian to come back!" Now ordering General Lian to return by water Beijing. But in a few months, it won't come back.

Before Yan Wushuang could speak, Aqian raised his voice and said, "My lord, there is a secret letter from Jiangnan."

After reading the secret letter, Yan Wushuang looked at Meng Nian and said, "Yu Baojia said in the letter that he wants to guard Jiangxi with a general of 100,000 troops." Yu Baojia is delaying this matter.

Meng Nian said with an ugly expression: "My lord, do you want to promise him?" More than 70,000 people have been hired before, and now they have to use their 100,000 troops as cannon fodder. Yu Baojia's calculation was too good to be true.

Yan Wushuang handed the secret letter in his hand to Meng Nian and said, "You read this first before we talk about it."

Meng Nian was silent for a while after reading the secret letter. Yu Baojia said in the secret letter that during this period of time, he would ship the property accumulated over the years to the capital. At that time, half of the property transported to the capital would be handed over to the state treasury, and he and Yan Wushuang would share the rest equally. Yu Baojia has occupied the south of the Yangtze River for more than 20 years and has accumulated a huge amount of property, so they have no way to refuse such an offer.

Yan Wushuang said: "I will write a letter to follow Yu Baojia. When he arrives in the capital, he must take General Yu with him." As for the 100,000 army, he can't care about it now.

Meng Nian was in a heavy heart, but he couldn't say anything against it. With this huge sum of money, they can do a lot.

Xu Zhen and Yu Cong fought for seven days and seven nights, killing and injuring more than 50,000 people, and finally defeated Tanzhou.

The army from the Northwest entered Tanzhou, and the rich and powerful people basically suffered. At noon that day, a group of people passed by Li's house. One of the soldiers looked at the closed vermilion lacquered gate of Li's house, and asked the adults of their hundred families: "My lord, why don't you go in this house? This is a big family." Just like rich people.

Baihu said: "There is an order from above, and the Li family cannot be attacked." As for why the Li family cannot be attacked, that is not his business, he just obeys the order and acts.

Li's two sons also hid in her mother's house. Yuxi promised to protect her and her children's wealth, but she didn't promise to move the military mansion. After Li hid her property, she took her children and fled to her natal family.

The soldier felt a little pity, but he didn't have the courage to disobey the order, and left without turning his head.

Two days later, Xu Wu entered the study with the victory report, and happily said to Yuxi who was reviewing the papers: "Princess, Tanzhou has won."

Yu Xi put down the brush and brush, and asked, "How many casualties?" Hearing that Xu Wu said that there were more than 50,000 casualties, Yu Xi's expression turned a little ugly. Yuwenhe died and they paid such a high price to take Tanzhou. This shows how strong Tanzhou's defensive capabilities are.

Seeing Yuxi lost in thought, Xu Wu said, "Princess, what are you thinking?" up.

Yu Xi said: "More than 50,000 people have died, and only 70,000 people are left for Xu Zhen and Yu Cong. But there are no soldiers left in the northwest."

Xu Wu asked: "Princess, what do you mean?" There are only 50,000 soldiers and horses left in the city of pickaxe, and these troops must not be moved. The stability of the city of pickaxe is the most important thing.

Yuxi said: "Only more than 58,000 people in Tanzhou surrendered this time, which is a bit small. But it can make up for it if they are recruited." The soldiers in Tanzhou are not bad at fighting, and if they are recruited, they can be directly brought into the The battlefield is fought.

Xu Wu said realistically: "In addition to the 100,000 troops led by Lian Hetai in Jiangxi, there are also 200,000 troops sent by Yu Baojia. With more than 50,000 horses, Xu Zhen and Yu Cong may not be able to defeat Jiangxi."

Yuxi doesn't know how to fight, but she knows people's hearts: "As long as you plan properly, you may be able to take Jiangxi without much effort."

Xu Wu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Princess, what should we do to win Jiangxi?"

Yu Xi said two words: "Persuade to surrender."

Xu Wu shook his head and said: "General Lien is notoriously stubborn, trying to persuade him to surrender is as difficult as climbing the sky."

Yuxi said: "I didn't talk about persuading Lian Hetai to surrender, and the same goes for persuading the generals below." After a pause, Yuxi said: "Yan Wushuang put the 100,000 troops in Jiangxi, and the situation is still not good enough to withdraw troops. The order itself is to treat them as abandoned sons. Now that they have been abandoned as abandoned sons, do you think they will work for Yan Wushuang again?" Except for a very small number of people who are completely devoted to Yan Wushuang, no one else is willing to be cannon fodder of.

Xu Wu nodded and said: "Then let our people contact the generals in their army?"

Yuxi smiled and said: "The day lily will be cold until we contact it now." Two years ago, she asked Yang Duoming to send someone to contact some generals under Lian Hetai's command. Of course, it wasn't persuasion before, it was just making friends with these people.

A smile also appeared on Xu Wu's face: "So the princess has already made preparations?" It seems that not only the prince, but also the princess is not idle!

Yu Xi didn't answer these words, but lowered her head and continued to review the papers. If you don't prepare early, you don't have to be in a hurry****.

In the evening, several children went back to the backyard for dinner. As soon as Zaozao saw Yuxi, she smiled and asked, "Mother, I heard that Tanzhou has been defeated." Every time she heard that a battle was won, Zaozao would eat half a bowl of rice.

Yuxi smiled and said, "You still ask if you know?"

Zao Zao said cheerfully: "Didn't I confirm with my mother? After Tanzhou was defeated, only Jiangxi and Zhejiang were left. When these two places are captured, Dad will come back." Dad went out After more than half a year, she missed her so much that she panicked.

Yuxi shook her head and said: "Zhejiang is Yu Baojia's old nest, this battle is not easy to fight."

Brother Hao said: "Mother, when Jiangxi is taken down, the three groups of soldiers and horses will attack Yu Baojia together, and they should be able to take Zhejiang soon, right?"

Brother Rui's ears perked up, and Brother Xuan and Brother Yu also listened very carefully. Regardless of their young age, they are also very concerned about the war.

Yuxi said: "It's not as easy as you said to take down Jiangxi. Jiangxi guard Lian Hetai is a veteran who has fought in the battlefield for 30 years. He still has 300,000 soldiers and horses in his hand, of which 100,000 soldiers and horses were brought by him." The Liaodong Army that came over."

Brother Hao didn't say anything.

Zaozao said with a smile: "Anyway, I believe that Dad will be able to bring down Zhejiang and Jiangxi." To Yunqing, Zaozao is full of confidence.

Yuxi said: "If all the troops and horses are finished, even if such a battle is won, it is actually lost."

Brother Rui stretched out his head and said, "Subduing the enemy without fighting is the real victory. Is that what mother means?"

Zao Zao patted Brother Rui on the back of the head, and said, "Stop saying a few words, no one will think you are dumb!"

Only then did Liu'er interject, "Mother, the dishes are all here. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after you've finished eating! Otherwise, the dishes won't taste good when they're cold."

Yuxi smiled and said: "Eat first, and then we'll talk after eating." It's a good thing that the children are interested in learning about the battle ahead, and she naturally supports it.

It's a pity that before Yuxi finished eating, there was another message from Jiangnan. After Yuxi finished eating, she said to a few children: "I'll tell you more about it when Mother has time."

The children all knew that their father was away and their mother was very busy, so they didn't have any complaints.

Zao Zao smiled and said: "Mom, go ahead! We can ask Grandpa and Uncle Xu about the war." (To be continued)