One Curtain Wind Moon Nine Heavens

Chapter 28
Under the night, the thick stone walled city platform is heavily guarded, and the sentry tower is towering to look out, alert to the commotion in the Yanshu border area in the distance.

This city wall was built, and it was still a long way from Nanzhou City, and it took more than half a day to ride a horse.

Dingyuanhou, that is to say, the residence of the great general Bei Yueyan is inside the wall, facing the city tower far away.Standing in front of the window, you can see the sentry post on the city wall, and the small training ground under the inner wall, which used to be the favorite place for the little princess to play.

That little monkey cub, who didn't know how to live or die, would jump over the stone railing and jump down when the guards were not paying attention every time he saw the familiar lieutenant general training soldiers off the field.

Just jump and dance, whoever's child will have a headache.

But when she jumped, she shouted "Uncle So-and-so caught—", "Uncle So-and-so, I'm coming too--" "Ah, I'm going to fall to my death--" and so on.

Even if you want to pretend you can't see, you're not deaf, so you have to pick it up.

If she catches it, there is nothing wrong with her laughing, the person who caught her almost broke her arm; if she didn't catch it, hehe, regardless of the identity of the general's daughter, the crime of "not doing enough to protect the princess" is enough to be present The general accepted it.

Over time, in the barracks, the soldiers were not afraid of heaven and earth, let alone the enemy's invasion. They were only afraid of hearing the sharp cry for help from the little princess, which often scared people out of their wits.

Fortunately, General Beiyue was very self-aware, and resolutely threw the little bastard back to live in the city, and let a group of people guard her.By the way, the soldiers heard that she couldn't stay in the mansion and ran to fight with children, and she won.

Haha, right, that is her battlefield~.

In the past, she was occasionally allowed to visit the camp, but her pranks escalated, scaring everyone so much that she was banned from coming to the camp.Because the general was worried that the soldiers would take it lightly and ignore the enemy's situation because they only cared about preventing her from dying.

The camp without the little princess finally returned to normal, and there was peace and tranquility everywhere.

But tonight, the general's residence was brightly lit, and there were figures shaking in front of the window.

"Father, Daoist," Bei Yueli, the captain of the patrol battalion, came off duty, changed into a normal uniform, came over to pay respects to the elder, and bowed his hands happily, "Thanks to the presence of Daoist, otherwise our army would have suffered heavy casualties, and my father and son would have been hard to leave." blame."

This is a war without gunpowder, so my sister Yuan Zhao said.

Knowing that the front line was hit by an unknown epidemic, and worried about the safety of her father, brother and soldiers, she sent a letter of sympathy and asked about the situation on the front line.

She said in the letter that she wanted to come and have a look, but her father resolutely and tactfully refused.

That little evil star, once she came, the whole camp was made worse and more chaotic.

"The captain's reputation is too high," Gong Zhi said, waving his hand, "God bless Wu Chu, the poor Taoists just follow the heavens. The medicinal herbs for this disease were picked by the soldiers from the Yanshu border without fear of hardships, and the poor Taoists just talked about it Can’t take the credit.”

The words were very official, because in the main hall, besides Beiyue's father and son and Gongzhi Daochang, there were also several lieutenants, Changshi, Jianjun and others.

On the surface, everyone seems to be one of their own, but only God knows what is actually going on, so be careful with your words.

"By the way, have you heard? Nasi Wu is back!" Deputy General Hong in his early thirties put down his copper cup angrily with a beard on his face. Luyan County, after learning that the border epidemic has eased, immediately returned to Nanzhou alone..."

He also declared to the outside world that he had never left, and had been sticking to the city with the people, bah, shameless!
I and the soldiers stationed at the border with their heads up. Under the banner of the warlord, these royal relatives came to the barracks regularly to show off their prestige and then returned to the city.

When he returned to the city, he didn't do any serious business. He lay drunk on the knees of beauties every day, and lived in the flattery of officials.Here the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and there is no one to restrain him. The real emperor surnamed Wu lives happily like a fairy.

When he returns to Beijing in the future, his contribution to Governor Wu must be higher than that of the general, which is even more irritating.

"Hey, it's just a folk rumor. This general believes that he is definitely not the one who abandoned the city and fled." Bei Yueyan said generously, looking at the dissatisfied Lieutenant Hong, and reminded him, "Hong Fusui, don't copy what others say, and the disaster comes from Mouth out."

Hong Fusui is one of his own, with an upright and irritable personality.If you don't stop him on the spot, he will come with foul language.If it is passed on by someone with a heart, it will be very bad for Hong Fusui.

Unless there is a little princess around, he would rather suffocate to death than say harsh words without the general reminding him.

I'm afraid that if she learns it, she will lose face to him and Bei Yueshi when she returns to Beijing.

"Don't worry, general, Ah Fu has his own measure." Deputy General Jiao next to him said with a smile, and raised his cup to respect the supervisor from a distance, "Everyone can escape this time. Here's a toast to you..."

Changing the topic, lest Ah Fu will lose his words and be missed by others.

Alcohol was not allowed in the camp, but today is an exception.Not only the generals had wine to drink, but also the soldiers, to congratulate everyone on their narrow escape.

"Don't dare, dare not, I didn't do anything." Supervisor Zhao with a mustache returned the gift with a smile, "If it weren't for the bravery of Deputy General Jiao, who led people to pick up a large number of herbs in silence, we are now More bad luck than good luck."

He really didn't do anything, nothing more than agreeing with the general to send people to the border of Yanshu to steal medicinal herbs.

Under normal circumstances, although the supervising army does not have the right to lead troops, in addition to supervising the marching situation, it also has the right to speak at certain times.If the general insists on going his own way, Bei Yueyan will be punished if he reads a book when he returns to Beijing in the future.

"You don't need to be shy and humble. In short, this time it all depends on everyone's concerted efforts to tide over the difficulties. Come on, all uncles and elders, this junior is here to offer a toast to everyone!" Bei Yueli happily raised a cup and said, "Tonight, if you don't get drunk, you won't return. !"

"Yes, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

All the generals yelled one after another, and in an instant, the hall was full of joy and joy.

Bei Yueyan glanced at everyone with a smile on his eyebrows, and was deeply pleased with his son's temper and methods in dealing with others.The generals present were only a small group, and there were still soldiers on duty outside, so that the normal operation of the patrol work would not be delayed.

Among the people present, only Gong Zhidao was not in high spirits, and he put down his chopsticks after drinking two cups.

"The Daoist is very preoccupied. Could it be that this epidemic is not just an accident, but something else?" Bei Yueyan frowned and guessed.

The two left the table and walked side by side on the platform.

"No, I am wondering, who is so capable of poisoning an ordinary herb so that the poisoned people will have symptoms of the plague... master!" Gong Zhidao stroked his beard lightly, thoughtfully talking to himself.

Yes, what the border guards contracted was not a disease, but poisoning, a poison that spreads through the air.

The most wonderful thing is that the poisoner knew that the border guards in Nanzhou had the habit of eating wild vegetables.And that kind of wild vegetables can alleviate the toxicity and alleviate the symptoms of poisoning, so that even if the Nanzhou border guards are infected, they will not have to worry about their lives for the time being.

For the time being, the antidote must be a kind of herb from Yanshu, which is very close to the border.

It can be seen that the other party only wanted to poison the people in Yanshu, and had no intention of targeting the Nanzhou Army.

The reason for this is unknown, and Taoist Gongzhi didn't want to attract attention, so he only told Bei Yueyan the truth and kept his mouth shut to outsiders.

"Benhou received the news that the nobles of Yanshu are looking for a fugitive, and the reward is ten thousand taels, which is not light." Unfortunately, no more detailed inside story can be found, Bei Yueyan pondered, "I don't know what this person and the Taoist priest are referring to. Whether people are related."

"Anyway, since he doesn't intend to hurt anyone, Lord Hou, even if you meet him in the future, don't provoke him." The fair master said seriously, "With your family's current situation, one thing more is worse than one thing less."

Just like him, he knew there was something wrong but pretended not to know it, and made it public according to the other party's wishes.

You have to forgive others and forgive others, the other party is not someone who can be offended.

(End of this chapter)