Royal Prosperity

Chapter 3 Old Knowledge
After galloping day and night, in the twilight, the giant silhouette of Changfeng City has appeared at the end of sight.

Jiang Zaichu reined in his horse, and a soldier among the arrow stacks asked, "Who is here?"

He raised his gaze heavily, and exchanged glances with the soldier.

"It's the general."

Behind the city gate was the sound of busy iron ropes twisting, and the city gate wrapped in thick iron sheets slowly opened. Jiang Zaichu urged the horse to enter, and the horse's hooves made a crisp sound on the road paved with bluestone slabs.It's just that they didn't run very far, and there was a patrol cavalry squad head-on.

Every night patrol is done by Jing Yun himself. In order to prevent the enemy from attacking at night, he needs to arrange the key points of city defense for that night, and today is no exception.Someone came riding alone at the gate of the city. Jing Yun reined in his horse until he saw the person clearly. A relieved smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he immediately raised his hand. The cavalry all got off their horses and saluted in unison.

The general was riding on the horse, without moving, he just said calmly: "Get up."

Jing Yun said something in a low voice to the adjutant beside him, and the cavalry mounted their horses and left one after another. Jing Yun led the horse and was about to say, "General, you come back alone—" when he suddenly saw him behind him. The bulging front, evidently, the black cloak concealed the other.

Jing Yun fell silent suddenly, and smiled wryly: "You still brought her back?"

Jiang Zaichu didn't answer the words, and there was no expression in his deep eyes, making it hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.He just wrapped his arms around the woman in front of him and clamped the horse's belly.

Wu Jinju galloped past, but when Jing Yun passed by, he said: "Come and find me at the house."

Wu Jinju stopped at the gate of the General's Mansion, Jiang Zaichu untied his cloak, wrapped it around Weisang's body, turned himself off the horse, and extended his hand to her.Weisang glanced at him, then slowly shifted his gaze to his hand, and put his own hand on it very slowly.He carried her off the horse and walked straight to the mansion.

Wei Sang followed him to the door, and turned to go to Xiyuan where he lived, but he stopped, looked at her indifferently, and asked coldly, "Where are you going?"

Her gaze seemed to be out of focus, and it took a long time to react—she had been like this since the incident last night. Slowed down, and stopped.

"Xiyuan is for the military advisers. Han Weisang, do you think I really regard you as a counselor?" He walked forward slowly, and suddenly reached into the cloak he put on her. The clothes inside were already torn. Unbearable, he can touch the delicate and naked skin with a single touch, and his eyes are a little frivolous, "What is your identity now, you are so smart, don't you know?"

The hand on his waist obviously had a thick callus from years of marching. Weisang could only feel his body trembling slightly. Fortunately, he didn't seem to intend to do anything to her here, so he quickly withdrew his hand. , quite casually said to the guard who rushed over: "Take her to the south, Jing Yun will come over later, let him go to the study to find me."

Jiang Zaichu's favorite is Bo Ji, but it doesn't mean that Bo Ji is the only woman by his side.

Some were prisoners of war sent by their generals, and some were kabuki sent by local officials to please them. Most of them were in name only, but they all had the same status—the concubine of the general.

Now there is just one more.

There were girls talking and laughing in the yard, which stopped abruptly when Weisang walked in. They looked at the newcomer wrapped in a black cloak curiously, with speculation in their eyes, and perhaps unconscious jealousy—one more People, they will share more honor and favor.Not everyone is as lucky as Bo Ji.

Weisang turned a blind eye to these gazes, and only came back to his senses when a young girl rushed up to her.

"Girl, are you okay?" Wei Xi grabbed her by the shoulder, looked her up and down, with tears on her face, choking, "I'm useless, I'm not good."

Weisang looked at her steadily, as if he wanted to reach out and pat her on the shoulder, and comforted her softly, but in the end she still didn't move, but said with difficulty: "It's none of your business, Weixi, I I want to take a bath."

Wei Xi asked for hot water, and poured buckets into the bathtub.

Wei Sang sat there, his eyes staring blankly, motionless, and his delicate face became more and more blurred after the white hot steam evaporated.Weixi reached in to test the temperature of the water, "Girl, it's ok."

In the past few days, she waited in fear, fearing that something might happen to Weisang. Fortunately, she came back safe and sound, but she seemed not in good spirits.Wei Xi didn't dare to ask further questions, walked around the tub to Wei Sang, reached out to untie the cloak for her, but she didn't expect Wei Sang to block it with her hand, her voice was hoarse and deep: "I'll do it myself, You go outside and wait."

Wei Xi was a little puzzled, but didn't ask further: "Then I'll wait at the door, and call me when the girl is ready."

She closed the door quietly, and sat on the steps. Hearing the faint rustling sound of undressing in the room, and then the sound of water, she felt relieved, and lowered her head to pull out a weed and fiddled with her fingertips.

It was getting dark, Wei Xi reckoned that the water in the bucket was getting cold, and was about to get up, but the kitchen asked for some more hot water.

The door of Nanyuan was suddenly pushed open, several guards stood at the door, their figures were straight, and the young man's figure appeared after them, with solid steps, walking straight in his direction.

Wei Xi stopped in her tracks.

The dim moonlight and starlight did not blur the clear outline of the man. Although he was wearing a light robe, but the unbreathable aura was still on his body, Weixi quickly knelt down and lowered his head: "General."

The general paused, "Where's the person?"

"The girl is taking a bath." She moved her body quietly, trying to block the door, "I'll call her right away."

She raised her head slightly, but saw that the general's jaw was slightly tensed, and he kicked the door open without even letting her finish speaking.

With a loud bang, the latch shattered.

Among the debris and dust that suddenly rose up, a bean of light flickered on and off, but no one could be seen.

Jiang Zaichu strode towards the screen, and the boxwood bathtub looked empty, with only a faint mist on the calm water surface, and faint ripples.

His deep and thick black eyes suddenly tightened, and suddenly he reached down, grabbed the long hair that was as smooth as a weed, and lifted it up with a clatter.

Han Weisang was lifted up to the surface of the water before he could touch his strands. Perhaps he choked on the water and started coughing heavily.Perhaps because of fright, her body was limp and about to fall down, but because he pulled her hair so hard, she could only half support herself with her arms, in a panic.

The long black hair was a little messy, covering the chest, but it couldn't hide the punctured flesh scar on the chest.That night, she ran into him with the determination to die. Although he retracted his gun, he still pierced half an inch.All the way back to Changfeng City, she never paid attention to it, as if the wound never existed.At this time, because of the hot water soaking, the skin and flesh were cracked and glowing white. The wound was about an inch long. It was originally impervious to water, and now it is afraid that it will get worse.

Jiang Zai Chu decided to look at her pale face, he couldn't help tightening his fingers, forcing her to raise her head and meet his gaze.Perhaps for another moment, when he touched her haggard eyes, he was also startled, but immediately the indifference and toughness overwhelmed everything, he let go, turned around and faced Wei Xi who was standing behind and didn't dare to show his breath. He beckoned.

Wei Xi took two steps, and he threw a small porcelain box into her arms, and said softly, "Give her medicine."

He coldly backed away two steps, watching Weixi lift her up from the water, put a clean coat on her, turned his back to him and began to apply medicine to her.Until she packed everything up, he calmly said, "Follow me to the study."

After that night, she never said a word to him again, now after Weixi, she finally spoke slowly: "The general wants to see me, why bother to come here?"

He hooked his lips, and there was no smile in his eyes: "Han Weisang, I said you can't die now—or, before you die, you still have something to hand over."

Biting her lip, Weisang stood up without saying a word, her body was still staggering, but she stubbornly pushed away the maid who wanted to help her, and just stared at Jiang Zaichu: "You are dreaming! "

He didn't get angry, and even raised his eyebrows slightly, he only uttered a sentence: "Don't you want to know about Ah Zhuang's whereabouts?"

Weissang's cheeks suddenly flushed, and she felt a heart beating faster and faster, almost falling out of the wound: "You, you really know..."

"You don't have to believe it." His voice was firm, and he turned and walked away.

"Girl, girl..." Weixi's voice was very soft, but seemed very anxious, but Weisang seemed to have never heard it, and followed Jiang Zaichu's back, and stumbled out of the door.

Countless eyes in Nanyuan stared at this eye-catching figure, but Wei Sang didn't pay attention at all. She also forgot that every moment of breathing is actually affecting the wound, and the back of this person in front of her made her think of That night - he ruthlessly destroyed all her shame and pride.

What is that surging feeling in the bottom of my heart?Weisang just felt at a loss, was it hatred?But even if it is hatred, I am afraid that his hatred is still more than his own.As for the previous love, who would dare to love in troubled times?
I have forgotten who told me that in the world, love is the most misleading person, and the person who can't let go has more weaknesses than others--she abandoned this terrible weakness a long time ago. In a brutal way.

Wei Sang staggered and followed him to the gate of Nanyuan. Jiang Zaichu slowed down and turned to look at her.

She stopped hastily.

"Ah Zhuang, are you willing to suffer all kinds of humiliation for him?"

"He is my nephew and the only bloodline of the Han family." Weisang said calmly.

"Then what about me?" The smile on Jiang Zaichu's lips suddenly turned cold, "If it's not your Han family, your people, the so-called heart is worthless, isn't it?"

Weisang lowered his head, not letting him see his face, and only said softly, "What's your intention?"

"Forgot?" He gently lifted her chin with his fingertips, and gave a short laugh, "That would be even better."

There were two strange soldiers standing in the study room. With a wave of Jiang Zaichu's hand, they presented a small burden and withdrew.

Jiang Zaichu opened the bundle, but a pair of children's silver bracelets and a pair of mandarin jackets were revealed inside.

Her heart beat violently, and she recognized the bracelet that her nephew had been wearing since she was a child and never left her body—it was the eldest brother who found the pattern and asked the silversmith in the house to make it himself.As for the little gown, when the sister-in-law was embroidering the group blessing pattern, she was puzzled: "This little gown, Zhuang, will not be able to wear it until three or four years later, right?"

"Little girl, you will understand when you have a child in the future. Mother... always think about preparing for the child early."

Now, Ah Zhuang is seven years old, but she hasn't seen him for three years.

"Yang Lin abolished Taohou and sent the child here. Now I have found someone to take good care of him." He sat down slowly, "Is it credible now?"

Weisang came back to his senses and said in a trembling voice, "Is he all right? Where is he now?"

Jiang Zaichu didn't answer, but tapped his fingers lightly on the ebony table, raised his phoenix eyes slightly, fixed her eyes on her, but didn't say a word.

She knew what he was waiting for, but how could she give this kind of thing, the only chip left in her hand?
Seeing that she was silent, he pursed his lips slightly, and said with a smile, "Don't you want to die? If that's the case, why don't you pretend that Jianxue is already dead?" He paused, and said softly, "Han Weisang, Jiang Xue Hand over the secret order and list."

Wei Sang took half a step back, the last layer of vitality faded from his already pale face.

"Ah Zhuang's name is Han Donglan, right? You haven't seen him for three or four years." He threw a pen in front of Wei Sang, "Do you really want to see him?"

"What do you want Jianxue to do?" Weisang asked in a hoarse voice, his eyes fixed on the pen.

"What do you do with it, what do I want it to do. How did you escape from the palace back then, didn't you rely on these dead men?" Jiang Zaichu smiled slightly, "Your Han family is already in Taodi. Broken root, Jianxue is in your hands, it would be more useful in my hands."

The sharp pain in her chest made Weisang feel a little dazed, Jiang Zaichu's voice was far and near, and she felt that she had never been so hesitant.

Someone outside knocked the button lightly, and Jiang Zaichu said "Come in".

Holding the tray, the maid gently placed a bowl of medicine in front of Weisang, and then backed out.

Jiang Zaichu raised his jaw slightly, motioning for her to drink it.

Weisang looked down at the bowl of medicine that was still steaming, and the bitter smell diffused in the study. She stared at the bowl of brown liquid, but she thought in her heart that her life would only be useful to him. At that time, it seemed more expensive.

Not long after, Weisang picked up the medicine and drank it. Jiang Zaichu stared at her with narrow and bright eyes until she put down the bowl, but he seemed to read her thoughts and said with a smile: "Han Weisang, I see you You can't die for a while, so this medicine is not for your wounds."

Weissang was startled.

Jiang Zaichu smiled more frivolously, "You just don't deserve my child."

Weisang suddenly remembered what happened that night, his face turned a strange flush, his whole body trembled slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

But he lost the patience to continue talking to her, so he just called the guards to send her to the next room, and said flatly: "Han Weisang, don't overestimate my patience. After tonight, even if you want to change, I will I don't remember the account."

Standing there, Weisang had stopped shaking, but his figure looked a little more gloomy.

She just stared at Jiang Zaichu with a slightly strange expression.

The guard said to her very politely: "Miss Han, please."

But she didn't move, she just said: "I could have used all of Jian Xue's power to rob Ah Zhuang out."

Jiang Zaichu lightly raised his eyes to look at her.

"Maybe I'm too stupid." She smiled softly, staggered and turned to leave.

Jiang Zaichu had already walked around the desk and stopped in front of her. The hem of the black thick brocade robe was shaking slightly, and there was a hint of intricacy in his stern expression: "Then why did you come to me?"

Wei Sang looked at him, the clear starry eyes in the past were now only dim, but he refused to say any more, only said: "I will hand over Jianxue, and I hope the general will keep Han Donglan safe."

He still stood there and didn't move away. In a daze, Wei Sang bypassed him and followed the guards out the door.

The house was quiet, except for the whimpering sound made by the night wind passing by the bamboo branches outside the house.

"Maybe I'm too stupid..."

Recalling that sentence, Jiang Zaichu clenched his fists unconsciously, and it was hard to vent the stagnation in his chest, until someone at the door sighed softly and said, "Your Highness...why bother?"

Only then did Jiang Zaichu realize that Jing Yun had been standing at the door for a long time, but with his hearing, he didn't notice it, which shows that he really lost his composure.

But after a while, Jiang Zaichu had recovered his composure, and only said in a cold voice, "What did you call me?"

"Yes, General." Jing Yun secretly regretted his slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said, "Is she willing to hand over Jianxue?"

Jiang Zaichu was noncommittal, and only said: "I'm not here these two days, what's happening in the court?"

"That's it. The imperial court is divided into two factions. As usual, the Empress Dowager's faction is very powerful, clamoring to send people to conquer, but the final decision should be Yuan Haoxing, right?"

Jiang Zaichu pondered for a moment: "With his decisiveness, Changfeng City has been taken, but it has been so long without any movement. It's really weird."

Jing Yun pursed his lips, as if hesitating to speak, Jiang Zaichu lowered his eyes slightly, and scolded: "What do you have to say, it's just you and me, do you still need to worry?"

"General, you said that." Jing Yun took a deep breath, "Jing Yun has endured these words for a long time."

Jiang Zaichu was a little surprised, but said in a low voice, "Tell me."

"You said that Yuan Haoxing has dragged on for so long without taking any action, but what about you, Your Highness? It is the best policy to take advantage of the opportunity to pursue the Changfeng City after taking Changfeng City. It is the best policy to plunder the imperial city with the fastest cavalry, but you... for her, throw Down here for a whole day."

Jiang Zaichu was startled, and didn't speak for a while.

Jing Yun could already see that his face was livid, he had only half-spoken, and there was absolutely no reason to swallow it, so he simply stepped forward, picked up the medicine bowl that Wei Sang had just drunk, put it under his nose and lightly sniffed it.

"I heard what you just said...Your Highness, this is obviously an anti-inflammatory medicine, why did you tell her that?"

Jiang Zaichu listened expressionlessly, but did not say a word.

"Although Jianxue is good, he is the dead soldier of the Tao people. Han Weisang handed it over. Do you dare to use it, Your Highness?" Jing Yun paused and said, "Why did you force her to hand over Jianxue, Your Highness, you and I I know it well."

Jiang Zaichu's eyes were cold, he just looked at Jing Yun, and said in a thin voice, "Why do you say?"

"On the way you brought her back, did she intend to seek death?" Jing Yun gritted his teeth and said, "You think it's not enough to use Ah Zhuang alone, so you want her to hand over her clansman—if you have more chips in your hand, she won't It’s easy to seek death, isn’t it?”

"Enough!" Jiang Zaichu interrupted him abruptly, "I keep her useful, so I don't need to tell you one by one."

Jing Yun originally wanted to say more, but saw that Jiang Zaichu's face was really scary, and the courage that was not afraid of death suddenly dissipated, and he just knelt down on one knee, and said softly: "General, this woman is a disaster for the country."

He suppressed his breathing very low, but when he heard Jiang Zaichu's breathing behind the desk, it was several times heavier than his own.

He knew that he still couldn't convince Jiang Zaichu after all, so he just sighed and wanted to leave.

"Are you laughing at me in your heart, like a fool?" Jiang Zaichu said softly, his eyes flicked to the outside of the room, his thoughts seemed to wander.

"Don't dare." Jing Yun's footsteps faltered.

After all, there was no more sound behind him. When Jing Yun left, he boldly glanced back, but the general had already looked down at the map, his side face was as cold as a carving, as if... he had never asked that sentence .

The night was getting darker.

The maid quietly put a cup of hot tea at the general's hand, stepped back three steps, and asked, "General, it's time, do you want to go to Madam Bo?"

Jiang Zaichu raised his head from the file, drank the hot tea in one gulp, and said softly, "I won't go today, let her rest earlier."

He walked out of the house, paused at the door of the wing room, and could vaguely see the figure sitting at the table.

Without knocking on the door, he went straight in. Han Weisang sat down under the lamp without turning his head.

He leaned against the door, looked at her back, and said nothing.

The air seemed to be condensed with invisible water vapor, she was about to fall, she moved slightly, and said softly: "Jianxue's master can only be surnamed Han. I have taken over from my brother for four years, unless I die... Dong Lan naturally became the master of Jianxue, besides that, Tao people's dead soldiers will never listen to outsiders' orders."

"Are you telling me that there is no way to hand it over?" Jiang Zaichu walked to Wei Sang's side, but saw the gentle and warm candlelight illuminating her ivory white face uncertainly, and the long eyelashes covered the moment. eyes.

"This is the secret order used by Jianxue, and I have written it all down." Wei Sang stood up obediently, and handed over a piece of paper with both hands, "General, if you want to drive Jianxue, you only need to use the secret order above, and... the token. "

He stared at the complex set of incision codes, and asked, "What token?"

The palm of Weisang's right hand was open, and in the palm was a one-inch-long, warm-colored fish-shaped jade pendant.

Jiang Zaichu took it from her hand. The jade pendant was ice-cold. Although it was a good jade, it was not distinctive or special.

Xu Shi was aware of his doubts, and Wei Sang pulled out a silver hairpin from his hair, and pricked it on the tip of his right index finger, a drop of blood gushed on the fingertip, like a group of red flowers blooming suddenly.

She wiped the blood from her fingertips on the jade pendant, and the original luster of the jade was suddenly stained with a layer of blood. The blood seemed to be alive, but it actually penetrated into the inner layer of the jade pendant.

"Secret order, blood jade, both are indispensable." Wei Sang said softly, "General, this is the sword snow you want."

"Only the blood of the Han family can make this jade a blood jade?" Jiang Zaichu asked in deep thought.

"Yes." Wei Sang replied, "At the beginning of the Luo Dynasty, there were many witches in Taodi, who were good at witchcraft. The ancestors of the Han family were able to calm down the danger of Taodi witchcraft, which has something to do with the amount of witchcraft in their blood."

She lightly raised her gaze, and met Jiang Zaichu's gaze, calmly: "The general should already be clear about this."

His pupils seemed to shrink a bit, but after a while, he had returned to calm.

"Although Jianxue's subordinates are dead soldiers, please, general...don't abuse them." Wei Sang bowed softly on the ground, "General, please agree."

"Get up." Jiang Zaichu stared at her back for a moment, then raised his hand and put the piece of paper on the candle flame to burn.

Confetti was flying up and down like black withered butterflies. Wei Sang was still kneeling and raised his head in shock. Jiang Zaichu pursed his lips and smiled, and handed the blood jade back to her. He said calmly, "Now Han Donglan is in my hands. Come on, I forgive you for not daring to have second thoughts. As for Jianxue... I will naturally ask for your blood when I need it."

Weisang hesitated for a moment, although he wanted to ask about his nephew's whereabouts, but he still didn't ask.

The slight hesitation was seen by Jiang Zaichu, but he didn't ask any more questions. He only walked two steps into the inner room, then turned around and said, "It's getting late, go to bed."

This wing presumably was the place where he rested every day. Ever since Wei Sang was ordered to come to this wing to write secret orders silently, he knew that Jiang Zaichu didn't intend to just use Jianxue to let him go.After being here for more than an hour, Weisang had already prepared, but when he spoke like this, she still trembled slightly, stood up from the ground in a hurry, but her knees were soft.

Jiang Zaichu turned his back to her, as if he was unaware of everything he found behind him, he just slightly opened his arms and motioned for her to undress.

Weisang carefully stood behind him, and went around with his hands, carefully untying the knot on his chest.Jiang Zaichu just lowered his head, her fingertips were slender and soft, the puncture just now did not heal immediately, and a cinnabar-like blood spot was spotted on the white fabric of his chest.He was startled, and stretched out his hand to hold her wrist, perhaps because of too much force, she threw herself on his broad back, and hummed softly because she hit the wound on her chest.

It was just a soft hum.

Immediately there was no more sound.

The warm and soft feeling spread to the skin through the thin fabric, Jiang Zaichu closed his eyes slightly, the only sound in the room was the sound of candles, and the night was infinitely long.

"Are you trembling?" Jiang Zaichu's voice pierced through the silence at the moment, extremely calm, "Are you afraid of me?"

Weissang didn't answer, but it was also because he didn't know how to answer.

He finally let go of her wrist, and she took a step back, just lowered her head submissively, and said softly: "I'm afraid that serving you won't satisfy the general."

The warm touch like a hug melted away quickly, Jiang Zaichu pursed his lips, and a sarcastic smile appeared in the corner of his eyes: "Like the time immediately, you were crying, it really didn't suit me."

Weisang's body froze, and watched him lie down on the bed, but his whole body felt damp again, with layers of cold sweat oozing out.

"Do you want me to carry you up in person?" He leaned half against the bed, his voice slightly hoarse.

Weisang gritted his teeth, and walked to the bed in only five or six short steps, but to her, it was like a thousand mountains and rivers. She really had to risk everything to do... such a shameless thing like climbing into his bed, right?

But he leaned against the bed with great interest, as if admiring all of this, without making a sound to disturb.

Just as his knees bent and touched the brocade mat, his body lightened. Jiang Zaichu had already wrapped his arms around her waist, impatiently picking her up and placing her on the inside of the bed.Supporting her pillow with one hand, his slender body seemed to be covered up in the next second, Weisang told himself over and over in his heart not to be afraid, and forced himself to look at that face, it was still the same, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, so handsome He couldn't move his eyes, but he also had indifferent and cruel gazes. The self reflected in his eyes was just a prey.

"Back then, the bright matchmaker was marrying you and didn't want you, so he was only worthy of having sex right away..."

She has never dared to remember that sentence, but at this moment, this sentence is so clearly engraved in her heart.

"Actually... how do you know that I don't want to marry the bright medium at that time?" She suddenly couldn't restrain herself, she said in a low voice, but her eyes were scattered, as if she wasn't talking to the man beside her.

Her tone was so soft and vague that Jiang Zaichu almost suspected that he heard it wrong. He looked hard at her slightly wriggling lips. After a long time, his gaze became cold. He pinched her neck with his right hand and tightened it slowly. .

"Han Weisang, how many times have I asked you, how many times have I begged you?" He smiled instead of anger, "How did you answer me back then?"

Her face was pale, her eyes were almost protruding, and she couldn't help reaching out to grab his arm, but she couldn't match his fury at the moment, she just struggled in vain, making a hoarse voice of despair.

The moonlight came in from the window sills, through layers of bed curtains, and when he realized that she was really going to die, he finally let go.

Weisang put his hands on his neck and coughed violently.

But he had recovered his composure, seeing her face flushed and coughing and trembling, he smiled softly and said, "Do you still dare to say such a thing?"

She huddled in the corner of the bed, shaking her head desperately.

He smiled lightly and lay down again, "Go to sleep."

After coughing for a long time, it finally stopped.The oppressive feeling of suffocation was still there, Weissang looked at his slightly open arms and knew that he was waiting for her.

Weisang finally leaned over and put his head on his arm lightly, as if nothing had happened.

The young man's breathing was gentle and peaceful, and he was clearly lying with his neck crossed. Such a lingering scene, but her heart was always cold, and...how could she sleep peacefully?Today's him is cold and indifferent most of the time, but he doesn't know when, uncontrollable hostility will erupt.But she... can only bear it like this.

Jiang Zaichu got up about two hours later.Hugging each other and sleeping all night, he just held her in his arms and didn't make any further movements.

Weisang was still in a deep sleep, obediently lying on his side, wrapped in the quilt and motionless.

Jiang Zaichu got up on his own, put on his outer robe, but when he went out, his footsteps paused, he looked back at the figure on the bed, and smiled faintly.

His voice was still hoarse in the morning: "Han Weisang, warm my bed every day from now on, if you can't sleep at night like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on."

The figure on the bed finally moved, and the bed curtain fluttered slightly.

Weisang moved his already stiff body, and slowly sat up from the quilt. Hearing the sound of the door being knocked, he closed his eyes drowsily.

She did not sleep all night, and her body did not relax until he went out.

But she desperately suppressed her breathing so low that he even knew that she hadn't fallen asleep...

Even if they share the same bed, they are still on guard against each other, right?
Wei Sang smiled wryly and slowly lay back on the bed. She was exhausted and sleepy after the injury, and she could finally sleep for a while with peace of mind.

In the early morning, the moon and stars were still sparse, and the guards had already prepared their horses.Jiang Zaichu took him by the hand, got on his horse, and galloped towards the military camp stationed near Yongning Gate.

Before dawn, Changfeng City was shrouded in a thin layer of white mist, and the sound of horseshoes hitting the wet stone slab was as clear as rain.Several major military camps were still resting along the way, and only the patrolling soldiers stood aside respectfully and saluted him when they saw him.

The candle lights were still on in the tent of the tiger and leopard rider, Jiang Zaichu got off his horse and kicked in through the door.

But he saw that Meng Liang had already woken up, he was supposed to be guarding the city wall today, he had already been trained by the general last time, so he didn't dare to be late and was urging the guards to equip their armors.When he looked up and saw the general coming in, he was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "General..."

Jiang Zaichu didn't say much, he took two spears from the weapon rack and threw them to Meng Liang: "Your personal guard, come practice with me."

Meng Liang chuckled, stretched out his hand to take it, threw it to the guard beside him, and said with a smile: "You guys are lucky, the general wants to practice with you."

The personal guards held spears in their hands and stood on the training ground, looking at the general in a black robe, they looked at each other, but no one dared to make a move.

Meng Liang stood aside and said with a smile: "You bastards, don't embarrass me. Whoever can pierce the corner of the general's coat with a spear in his hand will be rewarded."

In Jiang Zaichu's hand was a long lacquered wooden pole with the tip of the spear broken off. He looked at the four fearful tiger and leopard riding guards in front of him, and said with a smile, "Whoever can pierce the corner of my clothes will be promoted to tiger rank." The commander of the leopard rider."

He has always been very aggressive, even though he said so, no one dared to act.

Jiang Zaichu frowned slightly, and swept out the long stick in his hand, bringing out a gust of wind, one of them moved a little slower, did not avoid it in time, was swept by the wind of the stick, and turned back somersault.

The remaining three looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and thrust out three spears at the same time, with astonishing power.

"That's right!" Jiang Zaichu gave a low praise, turned over and avoided, the long stick in his hand was like a dragon going out to sea, the speed was as fast as lightning, but two of them had already been lifted into the air.

"It's fucking useless! Change people!" Meng Liang looked anxious, waved his hand, and changed four people.

The sun was rising, and the training ground was in a mess. The people lying here and there hadn't crawled away yet, and some people were being swept to the ground, moaning continuously.

Half an hour later, seeing his own bodyguards in disarray, Meng Liang sent someone to invite Lian Xiu and the others together, thinking in his heart that it would not be too embarrassing for everyone to be ashamed together.

This military training alarmed several major military camps, and the guards were still falling one by one, but the general in the field did not intend to stop, and all the generals clicked their tongues.Meng Liang even asked Jing Yun who had just arrived in a low voice: "Is he that...then what..."

Jing Yun glanced at his colleague inexplicably.

"Desire...dissatisfaction." Meng Liang said with a bad smile, "Didn't Mrs. Bo take it with me?"

Jing Yun glared at him, and raised his voice: "General, it's almost done—if you continue to practice, you will miss the time for the whole army to practice."

Jiang Zaichu slowed down his movements, but to his surprise, the fighting was in full swing. A soldier didn't hold back his spear and stabbed straight at Jiang Zaichu's forearm.Although he hurriedly avoided, he still pierced his clothes.

Realizing what he had done, the soldier dropped his spear in fright and stood dumbfounded.

Jiang Zaichu practiced from the dawn to the sunrise, and he was really hearty. He looked at his arm, laughed, and reached out to pat the soldier's shoulder: "Which battalion is it?"

"Tiger and Leopard Camp."

"Okay! The first one to stab the corner of my clothes today, if it is on the battlefield, I will give you this arm - Meng Liang, promote him to be a commander!"

Meng Liang was very proud, and hurriedly said: "Yes!"

Jiang Zaichu casually threw the long sticks in his hands to the others, and said to the crowd, "Go and train yourself." Then he called Jing Yun to him, and said as he walked, "After the training, come with them."

He got on his horse, but Jing Yun said: "General, last night..."

Jiang Zai started practicing, sweat was all over his face, and there was a smile on his lips.Hearing him mentioning this suddenly, his eyes turned slightly cold, "I have my own measure."

Jing Yun looked at his back, knowing that he was warning him not to say any more.But when was the last time he was so sleepless looking for someone to practice martial arts?Jing Yun thought about reminiscing for a while, but he only remembered that it was the first time he led the army to conquer the Xiongnu. Perhaps because of his youthful vigor, he would inevitably be proud of winning the battle.But now, the general's prestige is soaring day by day, and his emotions and anger are immovable, but after today's military training, he can't tell whether he is depressed or happy...

But anyway, it was because of that woman.

Jing Yun suddenly thought of the past, but he didn't know what the future would hold, so he could only sigh softly and pursed his lips in silence.

Weissang only felt that he had fallen into a light sleep for a while, and was woken up by the sound of arguing at the door.

She had been sleeping restlessly, so she simply put on her clothes and got up, and when she opened the door, she saw Weixi standing at the door, being twisted by two girls, and another older one with a big ear was about to slap her.

Weisang frowned, and said softly, "Stop!"

Although the voice was soft, it was extremely majestic. The three girls involuntarily stopped their hands and looked behind them.

Wei Xi took advantage of the situation and ran to Wei Sang, angrily said: "Girl, they insist on breaking in—"

Weisang had already seen Bo Ji standing not far away, the corners of her lips were slightly pursed, and those beautiful eyes were looking at him, with naked and undisguised hatred in her eyes.

She was startled.

"You still call her a girl?" Bo Ji sneered, "The general has accepted her, so it's time to call her madam?"

Wei Sang stared at this jealous beauty, or maybe he was stabbed by the word "Ma'am", he suddenly looked away, and said softly, "Mrs. Bo, I have neglected you earlier."

Bo Ji lifted her footsteps lightly and went straight into the house.Last night, she learned that Jiang Zaichu had left someone to stay in the wing room. She couldn't believe it for a while. She had been favored by Jiang Zaichu for nearly two years, and it was the first time she tasted the feeling of being spoiled. He wanted to see Jiang Zaichu - he didn't expect that he had already gone to train and still left the woman in the room.

It turned out to be her.

Bo Ji saw that Wei Sang was standing there with a pale face. Although his face was haggard, he also had a charming posture.Recalling that she entered the mansion in the name of a luthier and pretended to be a counselor, she managed every step of the way, and now the general actually left her to sleep in the wing...sneered, "Where is the general?"

Wei Sang just looked at her. The young woman in front of her was wearing a lotus-colored skirt, loosely adorned with a fairy bun. Although she didn't wear makeup, she was still beautiful and moving. In those eyes...she could easily read, It is resentment.

Since ancient times, when women compete for favor, they all hide themselves under gentle and gentle masks.How much should Jiang Zaichu dote on someone to allow her to express all kinds of emotions undisguised?
As if something crawled over his heart, Wei Sang tried his best to restrain his emotions, and smiled: "I don't know—"

Before the words finished, Bo Ji turned around and said harshly: "Don't think that you dare to talk to me with this tone just because the general favors you for a while!"

Wei Sang smiled, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, and said, "If Madam can persuade the general...to release me from here, I will be very grateful."

Her ordinary tone sounded like great irony to Bo Ji's ears.

Bao Ji was short of breath for a while, and pushed her chest hard with her backhand.

Although the woman's force wasn't very strong, it pushed right at her wound. Weisang felt his eyes go dark and his chest hurt sharply. He couldn't stand still for a while, and fell to the ground.

"You—you're still pretending to be weak!" Bo Ji was even more furious, and was about to step forward to scold her again, but the maid at the door shouted: "Ma'am, the general is back."

Bo Ji didn't want to entangle with her any more, so she turned around and went to find the general.

Inside the house, Wei Xi quickly ran up to help Wei Sang, almost crying, "Girl, are you alright?"

Weisang took a deep breath, suppressed the sharp pain, and said with a smile, "You help me up first."

Wei Xi helped her onto the bed, and carefully unbuttoned her clothes, only to see that the wound that had been covered with medicine earlier had a shallow layer of scabs, but now all of them were cracked, and blood was slowly dripping out, which was shocking.

Weixi was so frightened that her hands trembled, and she really cried: "Girl, I, I'll go to the doctor."

General Jiang Zaichu stood up from the hot water, and a pair of soft arms embraced him behind him.

The warm touch reminded him of last night. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly realized who was holding him, and gently pulled her hand away. He said softly, "What's wrong?"

She was relentless, although she held a white soft cloth in her hand, she didn't wipe his body for him, she just choked up and said: "Now the general...don't look at me anymore?"

When Jiang Zaichu turned around, Bo Ji's eyes were slightly red, she stared at him stubbornly, and said word by word: "General, do you still like me?"

He had a somewhat indifferent look on his face, but when he heard this sentence, "Do you still like me?"... But he remembered something, but his tone became gentler, and he lifted her chin and said: " What's wrong with you?"

Seeing that he was not angry, Bo Ji became more courageous, wrapped her hands around his neck, and said angrily, "Didn't you take in another woman?"

Her whole body was tightly attached to him, and the thin long skirt was also soaked in water, and was suffocated by the heat, making her curves even more exposed.She was determined to please him again, her slender and flat belly rubbed against his strong waist, and she stood on tiptoe to kiss his lips.

Jiang Zaichu stood still, holding her shoulder with one hand, and let her kiss her lips lightly for a long time, but pushed her away gently, and said in a deep voice, "Stop making trouble, Jing Yun and the others are still here." wait for me."

Suddenly being pushed away, Bo Ji bit her lip hard, almost crying.

But he had already put on his clothes, walked to the door, Fang turned his head, wrinkled and said: "You don't want to see her."

He was talking about the woman.

I was the only one left in the room, only the water in the bath was still curled up with white mist.

Bo Ji remembered that when she first met him, she was still a mulberry picker working in the countryside.

I heard my father chatting with the neighbors in the village, saying that the Jiangnan mansion has changed, and some people have led a rebellion.At that time, she didn't quite understand the meaning of rebellion, but she knew that fighting would kill people, so she just prayed in her heart that her father would not be arrested and served as a soldier.

As a result, the days passed day after day without any change.As usual, they pick mulberries in spring and feed them to silkworm babies.Instead, I heard that the man who led the rebellion passed an order to reduce taxes and corvees.With the saved money, maybe I can ask my mother to buy a box of rouge for me.Thinking of this, she went to the mulberry forest to pick mulberries every day, and she was very happy.

That day was a beautiful spring, and she went out with the sisters in the neighborhood. Because she was wearing her mother's trousers, the style was a bit outdated, and she was afraid of being teased by the sisters, so she tied two thin ropes to the bottom of the trousers, making walking easier.

When walking beside the official road, several horses passed by very quickly, raising dust all over the sky.

She was so choked that she turned around and walked a bit slower, cursing those riders in her heart, but it was hard for a black horse to go and come back, and it came straight towards herself.

She had never seen such a tall steed. Amidst the clear neighing, it raised its front hooves, but when she thought it would definitely kick her, it stopped firmly.

The young man on the horse wore a light robe, tied up his black hair with a hosta, and looked at her without blinking.

And behind him, all the cavalry guards turned around and chased after them. They retreated about two or three feet away, separated into two rows, and waited silently.

She was still in shock, but when she met those deep and bright eyes, she suddenly blushed.

She had never seen such a good-looking young man... The young man's face was a little pale, but his expression was a little strange. His eyes seemed to be affectionate and hatred.

"What's your name?" He lowered his gaze and asked softly, his voice was melodious and low, and it was a standard mandarin.

"Father and mother call me Ah Man." It was only when she blurted out that she realized that she had actually told him her baby name.

"Okay, Ah Man, are you...willing to come with me?" He smiled faintly, his gaze fell on her not-so-good-looking attire.

She thought she must be crazy to say to a stranger, "But I'm engaged."

The young man lightly supported his chest and laughed until his cheeks turned red, "So what if you have a marriage contract?" He bent down, carried her on the horse and put her in front of him, and the basket of unfinished mulberry leaves fell All over the ground, flying in all directions.

It was her first time riding a horse, and she was so frightened that she couldn't move.

Next to his ear was his low voice: "Aman, you just need to follow me."

Such a deep but melancholy voice almost made her feel that he had admitted the wrong person.

But he clearly really dotes on her.

Parents no longer have to work hard, and live a life they never dared to imagine before.

When she was by his side, she was cautious at first, but he was really obedient to her, and he would not say a single harsh word, so he gradually became confident.This kind of happiness and luck came too easily. She hadn't been spoiled by anyone in more than ten years, so she often did some unruly things, but those were not because she was born unruly, but just wanted to test his bottom line.

But every time, he would not be angry, and looked at her more like looking at a child.

Now, he frowned, and said in a cold voice, "Don't go see her."

Bo Ji let go of her hand, and the soft cloth fell into the pool with a slap.

At this time, in the study room, Jiang Zaichu pushed the door open and entered, all the generals under his command had already gathered, there was no sound for a while, only his footsteps were heard walking to the case without haste, pointing at the map, and said in a deep voice: " I have considered it clearly, the army will set out tomorrow, this time, it will directly take the imperial capital."

Even Meng Liang, who was as brave and belligerent as Meng Liang, took a deep breath, not to mention the other old and prudent generals, who obviously had countless doubts in their hearts, but they were afraid of the majesty of the general, and they didn't know how to speak.

Jiang Zaichu had a panoramic view of the generals' reactions, but he only pursed his lips and smiled lightly. He touched the map made of parchment with his slender fingertips, followed the undulating hills and the bends of the river all the way up to the imperial city, and said softly : "The troops are divided into two routes, this is the route for the First Army to dispatch troops."

"Well, isn't this a lot of detours?" Meng Liang frowned and said, "General, the shortest route should be from Changfeng City, passing through Yinshui, Taiyuan, and Yanmen all the way to the Imperial City."

"The shortest route is not the fastest." Jiang Zaichu inspected the crowd, obviously not talking to Meng Liang alone, "Taiyuan Yanmen is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It’s time for the imperial court to prepare. Although this road is difficult, few people pass by it, and the guards and troops are not enough to worry about.”

"Our cavalry is good enough, and we can reach under the imperial city within fifteen days. At this time, the imperial court panicked, and Yuan Haoxing must order troops from various places to serve the king. At this time, the troops from Taiyuan, Yanmen, Pingcheng and other places marched towards the imperial city If the second army marches along the road mentioned by Meng Liang, it should be easy to take down these few passes.”

"At this time, several armies will inevitably rush back. Our two armies will bypass the imperial city and attack back and forth. We will wipe out these armies first. The rest of the imperial city will be like searching for something."

"Ah……"

"Is that so..."

Everyone is an expert in leading troops to fight, and Mao Sai suddenly realized that this road has never been used by anyone, but it has never been used as a military path.

In the soft exclamation, what everyone chanted silently in their hearts was a sentence: The soldiers are treacherous, and the man in front of him who lifts the weight lightly is really a master of this art of warfare.

"General, I still have one thing I don't understand." Lian Xiu, the commander of the Guanning Army, took half a step, "Originally, it was the best time for us to send troops immediately after taking down Changfeng City. Why did we delay it for a few days? What about the time for the imperial court to prepare?"

Jiang Zaichu's face was as calm as water, and he seemed to have lightly swept Jing Yun who was standing aside, and said, "I specially reserved these few days for the imperial court."

"If Changfeng City is taken down and troops are dispatched immediately, there will be no doubts from the top and bottom of the court. They will definitely send troops to encircle them immediately. If they are given a few days..." Jiang Zaichu smiled sarcasticly, "Yuan Hao There will inevitably be conflicts between the line and the faction of the Empress Dowager."

Jing Yun remained silent until now, only then did he understand Jiang Zaichu's true meaning.

The empress dowager's nephew, Zhou Jinghua, is now the prime minister. He is arrogant and arrogant, but because he is a relative and controls the little emperor, he has great power.Yuan Haoxing, the leader of the young officials, is thoughtful and considerate.There are constant disputes between the two factions, and they are often at loggerheads.

Jiang Zaichu took down Changfeng City and did not march north immediately. It was not for the sake of women getting lost in the fight.

On the contrary, he deliberately left time for the two factions in the imperial court to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Thinking about it this way, I was too abrupt and superficial last night.

"I have always trusted the cavalry of the Guanning Army." Jiang Zaichu pointed at Lianxiu with a smile, "Axiu, you follow me, let's work harder and take a trip down the imperial city."

Lianxiu's eyes lit up, and she said loudly, "Yes!"

"As for the second army, General Jing, I'll leave it to you." He raised his head lightly and looked at Jing Yun, "I will reorganize the tiger and leopard cavalry shence army and hand it over to you. The first army will set off in seven days."

Feeling the envious eyes of his colleagues on him, Jing Yun only felt his blood aroused, touched the ground with one knee, and said in a low voice: "I will definitely live up to the general's expectations."

He recalled those nights when Jiang Zaichu discussed the formation with him, and finally said lightly: "Ah Yun, if you follow me, you might lose your head." Jing Yun could only chuckle, "Your Highness, I'm not afraid die."

For three full years, the General had more and more good generals under his command, but everyone knew that the only person who could make the General entrust his life to him was only one Jing Yun.

The military order has been issued, and the follow-up preparations for food and grass and the drawing of road maps will be led by his subordinates one by one. Jiang Zaichu sat alone in the study when he heard the guard come to report: "Doctor Li has seen Miss Han and is waiting at the door." .”

Doctor Li was originally an old imperial doctor in Beijing, and he returned to Jiangnan after retiring from his old age.And because of Jiang Zaichu's incident, the old man came uninvited, smiled while holding his beard and said: "Your Highness, your childhood illnesses were cured by the old man. Now, you still need this old bone, right?"

Jiang Zaichu had always respected the old man's superb medical skills. Seeing him step by step, he stood up and helped him.

"How is her injury, sir?"

"This girl has suffered a lot, right?" Doctor Li gave him a sidelong glance, "The nail was pulled out, there was a red mark around her neck, and the wound on her chest finally scabbed and opened again."

Jiang Zaichu remained silent.

"But these are traumatic injuries, and they can be cured." The old man changed the topic, "Do you know that there is something weird in her body?"

He was startled: "What?"

"The old man can't tell what's wrong, but it stands to reason that a woman's inch pulse always rises and falls, but her inch pulse is extremely weird..." The old man frowned, "In short, a woman with this pulse condition, It will be difficult to conceive in the future."

"Difficult to conceive?" Jiang Zaichu repeated softly, "Is it her...is her physique like this?"

"No." The old man shook his head and said, "This is the weird thing. I saw that her Cun pulse seemed to be suppressed by something, but I couldn't tell what it was, but it was definitely not a commonly used gold stone medicine. Maybe, Gu it."

There was a stagnation in his heart for a moment, as if blocked by something, Jiang Zaichu was silent for a long time, and Fang asked: "Sir, can such a physique be recuperated?"

"Let's give it a try."

After sending Doctor Li away, Jiang Zaichu walked to the door of the wing room, and was about to open the door to enter, but heard whispers inside, as if someone was sobbing softly.

He frowned, put his hand on the door, and pushed in without any effort.

Suddenly, Wei Sang's voice was heard, although it was weak, it was quiet: "Wei Xi, don't cry... I'm fine."

"How could it be okay? Such a big hole?" Weixi sobbed, "I should have stopped the girl... I am useless."

"Madam Bo didn't mean it either." She continued intermittently, "I'm very sleepy now, if you keep crying like this, I won't be able to sleep..."

Suddenly stopped crying, Weixi said: "I'll go and show the girl the medicine, the girl sleeps for a while."

It wasn't her who was crying...Jiang Zaichu closed his eyes, but for some reason, he breathed a sigh of relief, but felt empty and empty.She would not cry a long time ago, even if she was almost strangled to death by herself last night, she just looked at him and endured it wholeheartedly.

Jiang Zaichu suddenly remembered that she was curious about his sword Lek Kuan before, and secretly drew it out to play with him when he was not around.

He happened to return home, she panicked, the long sword in her hand fell to the ground with a bang, and her finger was cut by the blade.

He approached with a livid face, but she thought he was going to scold her, and when she raised her head, she looked at him pitifully with tears in her eyes.

Knowing that cutting his fingers didn't hurt that much, and knowing that she was just pretending to be pitiful, he still felt sorry for her, and he stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, and said helplessly, "Show me your fingers."

I can still remember her sly eyes, timid but very agile.

——It's not like it is now, forbearance of silence, so that he can no longer peek into her mood.

"Shang--" Weixi opened the door, but was shocked to see the general standing at the door, and was about to salute, but was stopped.The general nodded slightly, without any expression: "Is she okay?"

"Just fell asleep."

He nodded.

"General... Do you want to go in and see the girl?" Wei Xi still remembered his fierce look yesterday, and dared not leave for a while.

He didn't answer, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally turned around and left.

The soldiers and horses of the various barracks in Changfeng City began to mobilize, and there was a constant flow of people and horses on the streets.

The Shence Army is the main battalion. Jiang Zaichu took the seat, unfolded the map in his hand, and discussed with Jing Yun in a low voice how to break through several passes.

From noon to late at night, Jiang Zaichu had a simple meal during the period, and Jiang Zaichu told Jing Yun about his concerns in detail, but the battlefield was changing rapidly, and more, it had to rely on the commander's experience and judgment.

"General, I am a little worried about you..." Jing Yun dismissed the guards, and said in a low voice, "Although the Guan Ning army is elite, there are only 6 people in the end. If they are dragged along the way, the army will encircle and suppress them..."

Jiang Zaichu smiled nonchalantly, "Even if you want to attack head-on, if you have a tough battle to fight, the Guan Ning army is more than enough."

"Or, you still bring the second army, and I will take the second and first army."

"This time the cavalry just wants a quick word. I have led the Shence Army to chase the Huns in the desert for nine days and nine nights. I have more cavalry assault experience than you. Besides, I have thought about sending you to win the pass. In the formation of troops, you learn the most orthodox art of war, and no one in the army can beat you, which is perfect." He lightly shook his head, "It's all done in one battle, Ayun, if it goes well, you won't have to do this in the future. He was wandering and fighting everywhere."

Jing Yun looked at his calm side face, sincerely convinced, and said softly: "Yes."

"One more thing." He paused, "I don't feel relieved to hand it over to others."

Jing Yun vaguely guessed it in his heart, but he didn't say anything, just said: "General, please tell me."

"I speculate that Yuan Haoxing's counterattack, in addition to encircling and suppressing on the spot, has another... that is to attack the rear camp." Jiang Zaichu was silent for a moment, his handsome eyebrows were raised slightly, and his eyes were sharp, "Changfeng City, maybe would be his target."

"You mean he might come straight here regardless of the two armies?" Jing Yun felt a little unbelievable, but after thinking about it, he frowned like Yuan Haoxing's style, "Then what should we do?"

"The two armies must act quickly—as for this, you send someone to send the female relatives, the old and the weak, back to the rear."

"Women's family?" He paused, then asked intentionally, "Send them all back?"

Jiang Zaichu stood up, "She stays here to recuperate, and I will send her over in two days."

Jing Yun didn't ask who "she" was, but with a slight twitch on his forehead, he asked, "Where are you going?"

"Beside me." Jiang Zaichu said briefly, "I have selected a few people from the personal guards, as long as you know."

"General—" Jing Yun suddenly didn't know how to persuade him, "It's really inconvenient to take her with you when you're marching and fighting."

There was a night wind blowing in from outside the camp tent, and the candles flickered on and off. The young man's long and narrow eyes slightly narrowed, but they still dimmed a little after all, and he no longer had the calmness he had when he was pointing Wanjun.

He didn't seem to have heard that sentence until he reached the door of the tent, and then he heard Jing Yun say again: "General, I will send her to the rear, and let people watch day and night... How about this?"

"What if she disappears?" He paused without looking back, "I can't afford to lose this second time."

The General's Mansion was quiet, Jiang Zaichu walked into the wing room, Wei Xi was leaning against the table to watch the night, and woke up with a jolt.

Jiang Zaichu signaled her to go out, and went straight to the bed.

Weissang was fast asleep.

He sat down beside her bed, maybe the bed moved slightly, she was very vigilant, and immediately opened her eyes.When she raised her eyes, she saw that it was Jiang Zaichu, and she struggled to get up.

He pressed her body gently, and said in a low voice, "Han Weisang, what have you done to yourself?"

She opened her eyes, her eyes were a little confused, her long eyelashes were soft and slightly curled up, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about.

He leaned down and got closer to her, "What is it that suppresses the Cun pulse in your body?"

Wei Sangshuer smiled, with a humble and soft voice, "Isn't this just what the general wanted? Actually, yesterday, you didn't have to give me that bowl of medicine - because I couldn't conceive. It's just... but I didn't have a chance Tell the general."

His pupils contracted slightly, and the corners of his lips curled up coldly: "What did you do to yourself?"

After all, Wei Sang sat up slowly, lowered his eyes, and said softly: "What have I done to myself, and what has it to do with the general? Isn't this what the general wants?"

His eyes were getting tighter, darker and more gloomy, and suddenly became angry, "When did you plant it on yourself? How do you remove it?"

"When leaving Tao." She lightly raised her eyes, but there was no emotion in those beautiful eyes.

"three years ago?"

"The general is right. I am not worthy of a general's child." She slightly raised the corners of her lips, her smile was thin but with a trace of imperceptible pride and stubbornness, "But a Taoist should not, and will not have The child of the Luo people, isn't it?"

With a crisp snap—

He swung his hand away, the strike was extremely heavy, half of Weisang's cheeks were red and swollen, the corners of his lips were split, and a thin stream of blood slid down.

But she didn't avoid it, just smiled lightly, as if she didn't understand why he was angry.

Jiang Zaichu looked at her face coldly, and said word by word: "Han Weisang, for your words - if one day I take over the world, in the land of Sichuan and Tao, you will have men as slaves and women as handmaidens, and you will never be able to stand up again. !"

Finally, he was so excited that he walked away, watching the slender figure gradually leave, but Weisang slowly gathered his legs and hugged his knees.

Wei Xi hurried in, sized Wei Sang carefully, and said softly, "Girl, are you... crying?"

She hurriedly wiped away her tears and said softly, "No."

"The corner of your mouth..." Wei Xi carefully wiped off the blood for her, "Did the general... hit you?"

Weisang was a little dazed, but in the end he just smiled and said in a voice that only he could hear: "...he...is just a little more sad than me."

Weixi wanted to help her to lie down, but she refused. After a long time of stunned, she asked as if she had just woken up from a dream: "What happened outside?"

"I don't know, I've been running around all day." Wei Xi said softly, "Girl, I heard... what the general said just now."

Wei Sang was startled, "Which sentence?"

"Men are slaves, women are servants..."

Weissang only smiled slightly when he saw her worried eyebrows.

She was injured all over her body, and her brows were often gloomy. This was the first time Weixi saw her smiling so comfortably—as if a flower had bloomed on the dusty soil. The beauty of this smile was far beyond everyone else. Kudos to Mrs. Bo.

"Wei Xi, do you miss home?" She suddenly asked softly.

"I remember the delicious chili sauce at home." Wei Xi whispered.

"One day, we will go back." She murmured, "No one will bully us anymore, no one will force us to embroider until our eyes ooze blood, no."

Wei Xi looked at her half understanding, but felt that she had never seen such a girl before.

So tenacious, yet so beautiful.

The next morning, when Wei Xi was helping Wei Sang to wash up, she muttered, "Why are there so many guards outside?"

Wei Sang looked out, sure enough, there were quite a few people standing in the yard, they were all unfamiliar faces, maybe Jiang Zaichu had changed his guard.

"Let me go in and meet the general!"

A woman's voice suddenly sounded at the door, Weixi was alert immediately, and whispered: "It's her again, girl, don't go out."

Wei Sang waved his hand lightly, indicating that it was okay, and leaned against the window to listen for a while, but the voice became louder and louder, and he wanted to burst into the door.Even so many guards knew that Mrs. Bo was the general's favorite woman, so they didn't dare to stop her.

After a while, the movement outside the door became quieter, but a man's cool and polite voice was heard: "Madam Bo, why are you making such a fuss here?"

"Why did the general send me back to the rear?" Bo Ji's voice softened a bit, but she still refused to give up, "I want to ask the general personally."

"The general is no longer in Changfeng City. The general ordered someone to send you back to the rear before he left. It is also for your safety. Madam, please don't make it difficult for us."

"Then why can she stay?" Bo Ji said angrily, "Why didn't she go back with me?"

Jing Yun was silent for a moment, then replied: "Miss Han has injuries on her body, it is not appropriate to move."

Bo Ji suddenly pointed at Wei Sang, "She can walk on the ground, what's the injury?"

When Jing Yun saw Wei Sang, he nodded slightly, then turned to the guards and said, "Send Mrs. Bo back. The carriage will leave in half an hour, without delay."

"I want to see the general." Bo Ji didn't seem to hear it, and stood there in a daze, "He said that he would never abandon me no matter where..."

Wei Sang looked at this young woman silently. She had been dressed up carefully today. Her hair was tied in a lively and lovely bun. The trousers were originally loose and elegant, but the trousers were tied with red strings. She was pretty and sweet, but now her eyes were red. Be there and just refuse to go.

"Is the general gone?" She asked Jing Yun.

Jing Yun didn't want to talk to her, so he just nodded stiffly.

"Then I'll go to the rear too." She didn't want Jing Yun to do anything, and said in a low voice, "I'll go with Madam."

"No!" Jing Yun blurted out. Seeing Mrs. Bo's resentful eyes, he suddenly felt dizzy, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he said, "Your injury can't travel long distances."

Wei Sang was startled, but he didn't want to entangle him any longer, so he turned and went back to his room.

The noise behind him gradually died down, probably Jing Yun persuaded Bo Ji to leave after all, but she took a look at the now empty study room, and saw that Jiang Zaichu had really left.

Sitting at the table in a trance, drinking water only felt that the taste was a little weird. Wei Xi glanced at Wei Xi who was pursing his lips and giggling, and then realized that what he was holding was a bowl of freshly brewed medicine.

"Girl, let's drink it all at once." Wei Xi smiled and said, "It's just fried."

She pinched her nose and drank it, but saw Jing Yun striding in at the door, watching her finish drinking the medicine, Fang said: "Take care of your body, in ten days or so, I will send you there. "

"Where to go?"

"There is the general." He said calmly, but his eyes moved deeply on Han Weisang's face, as if he was carefully examining her expression.

"Is he Bei Zheng?" Wei Sang was taken aback, "I will cause a lot of inconvenience to him..."

"You know this and I know it, and he naturally knows it too." Jing Yun said lightly, "But he just can't let you go."

Weissan fell silent.

"Han Weisang, if I were him, I would have killed you a hundred times and a thousand times the first time I saw you."

It was not the first time Weisang heard him say this, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, but it touched the wound that opened yesterday, densely filled with tingling pain: "Well, sometimes, I really hope that he thinks like you Same."

A trace of anger flashed across Jing Yun's clear eyes, but he finally held back, "This time, don't let him down again."

She quietly looked out of the window and said softly: "How much I owe him, after all, I will pay him back one by one."

After several days of rapid travel, the elite cavalry vanguard of the Guanning Army had arrived at the boundary of Changhuai.

After resting for an hour in the first half of the night, tens of thousands of horses and horses did not bury their pots and cook food. They just ate dry food silently in the drizzle, drenched in cold rain, and fell asleep next to the horses for a while.Another order came from the front, don't delay, move forward immediately.The rain gradually became heavier and the road became muddy and difficult to walk. The cavalry dismounted and walked forward silently holding the reins.Such a arduous march, but no one complained.Because every soldier knows that their commander-in-chief is at the forefront, also drenched in cold rain, eating dry food like a stone.

"A secret message from the capital." Lian Xiu reined in her horse and handed a wax pill to Jiang Zaichu.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if someone had torn the sky open, and the sea water poured down.Jiang Zaichu took the wax pills, drove his horse to the base of a willow tree, and ordered the left and right lights to be lit.

Crushed the wax pill, but there was only one sentence on the paper inside: Yuan Hao went out of Beijing and disappeared.

The raindrops fell through the branches and leaves of the willows, and soon the handwriting was wet, and the ink became a paste.Jiang Zaichu gathered his palms together, mused without speaking, his face gradually became serious.

"General, what did you say?" Lian Xiu noticed that there was a change in his face, and asked again.

"Has Jing Yun left yet?"

"Departure the day before yesterday."

Jiang Zaichu stared at the lightning that almost pierced the sky, and suddenly said, "How many days have passed since we captured Changfeng City?"

"Nearly twenty days."

"Twenty days..." He felt a little uneasy in his heart, but at this moment, he had no choice but to forge ahead. He pondered for a moment, and ordered, "Mount the whole army, and must arrive in Huaizhou tomorrow morning."

Guan Ning's army received the order, but saw the black armor tumbling, and the cavalry turned on their horses silently. The continuous team seemed like an awakened dragon, galloping forward in the dark night from front to back.

The sound of thunder rolled, and the lightning did not stop, illuminating the wilderness in all directions.

His vision seemed to be burnt by that long lightning bolt, and a thought flashed by, Jiang Zaichu reined in his horse abruptly, feeling that the wind and rain were getting a bit chilly, and subconsciously shouted: "Lianxiu!"

"exist!"

"You take my personal guard battalion and go back to Changfeng City immediately to fetch Miss Han out!" His face sank like water, and he clenched the reins tightly in his hand.

"Immediately?" Lian Xiu was startled.

"Go back right away!" Jiang Zaichu's lips were tightly pursed, and the rain rolled down his cheeks, his lines were stern.

"General, your personal guard battalion never leaves your body—or I will send some people from the Guan Ning Army..."

Jiang Zaichu did not finish listening to him.

Behind him, a cavalry of dozens of people has already stepped out. The horse lowered its head and snorted. The white breath it exhaled formed a circle and then dispersed in the rainy night. The cavalry, all in black armor, were silent.This bodyguard was selected from the Shence Army, and has been following the general, quietly and without a trace on weekdays—but like a shadow, they never leave.

"Wu Ying, go back with General Lian and make sure to bring her back."

At this time, Changfeng City was also full of violent storms.

The patrol soldiers were on duty on the city wall as in the past, because several major military camps were withdrawn within a few days, and the huge city appeared somewhat lonely and empty under the rain.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, almost extinguishing the torches on the top of the city.

The soldier hid under the eaves of the archery tower on the city wall, trying to avoid the rain a little, but the moment he turned around, he felt that he was hallucinating——

Under the city wall, fires lit up all over the mountains and plains.Although those lights were also shaken by the rain, they shone like the eyes of countless beasts in the dark night.

The soldier rubbed his eyes, finally made sure that he was not mistaken, turned back and rushed into the watchtower, beating the big drum desperately.

thump -- thump -- thump --

The solemn and deep voice pierced through the dense rain and echoed throughout the city.

Weisang's chest injury had gradually healed, but he couldn't sleep because of the sound of the wind and rain that night.

Weixi rushed in and said loudly: "Girl, it's not good! The enemy is coming!"

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Weisang standing by the window looking at the city wall in the distance, but he was already dressed and looked calm.

"Girl, it is said that the enemy is attacking the city!" Wei Xi trembled with fright, "...what should I do?"

Weisang turned his head and gave her a comforting smile, "Don't be afraid, we'll be fine."

She only said this simply, but Weixi felt calmed down, as if the panic had been wiped away in an instant.

"Miss Han." Someone knocked on the door outside the house, and the voice was extremely polite.

Wei Sang motioned for Wei Xi to open the door, and a soldier in armor came in, saying respectfully, "There is an enemy army in Changfeng City, and we will send the girl out of the city at the end."

"Can it be defended?" Weissang asked softly, "Who committed the crime?"

"I don't know these generals." The man just said, "Girl, let's follow."

After walking outside the general's mansion, he realized that dozens of people were already standing on the street in front of the gate. The leading man handed over the reins to Han Weisang and asked, "Can the girl know how to ride a horse?"

Weisang nodded, got on his horse, and asked Weixi, "Can you ride a horse?"

Wei Xi shook her head.

"Come, ride with me." Weissang held out his hand to her.

But the officer picked up Weixi, placed him in front of his horse, and said loudly: "Go!"

They were heading northeast. When they passed an intersection in the city, Weissang suddenly reined in his horse, passed through the team, clipped the horse, and ran towards the city.The accompanying guards obviously didn't know that her riding skills were so superb, they were stunned before urging their horses to catch up.

Weisang rushed to the top of the city to look far away, but saw that in the heavy rain, the siege battle to the north of the city gate had already begun.Under the city wall, there are endless torches flickering, the ladders are being erected densely, and arrows are flying across the open space like shooting stars.

Another flash of lightning struck.

Weisang finally saw clearly that among the enemy troops, the Shuai flag did not fall against the storm, and it was written with the word "Yuan"!

The rumbling sound came from far and near, and even the solid city wall trembled slightly.

"Is it Yuan Hao?" Surprised eyes appeared in her eyes, and she murmured, "How could he lead the army?"

"Miss Han, the castle tower is dangerous!" The guard finally galloped up and stopped in front of Wei Sang, blocking his view, "Miss, hurry downstairs!"

"I just want to see who is attacking from a long distance." Weisang smiled apologetically, "I'll go down now."

"Who is the general guarding the city?" Wei Sang asked suddenly.

"General Hong Ling has already supervised the battle on the northern wall, which has been attacked most violently."

"Then can we go out?"

Before waiting for an answer, a group of sergeants galloped from the northeast, shouting: "Quick! Those who want to get out of the city, hurry up!"

Before leaving, Jiang Zaichu had made all the arrangements, but... did he expect that Yuan Hao would run thousands of miles to attack Changfeng?If he expected it, how would he fight back?Can Changfeng City resist the attack?
With thousands of thoughts in Weisang's mind, he rushed to the northeast city gate, the gate had been opened a small opening, just enough for a man and a horse to pass through.Wei Sang was about to go forward, but was pulled by the rein of the horse. The guard said solemnly: "Miss, just in case, our people go out first."

The guards went out for two-thirds before he let go of the rein and signaled her to go first.

Watertight.But he didn't know whether it was the enemy outside the city or her... Weisang knew it in his heart, but he didn't tell the truth, and rode out obediently.

The city gate slowly closed behind them, which seemed to cut off the fierce siege and defense battle, and they didn't stop for a moment, and went straight to the northeast.

After nearly a night of galloping, when it was almost dawn, the rain finally gradually stopped.

"There are abandoned temples ahead."

The leading guard waved his hand, "Go there and rest for half an hour."

Weisang didn't know where it was, but the jungle was covering it, and the dilapidated earth temple was only covered by a few black tiles among the lush forests and bamboos.The Buddha statue has long been toppled, and the cobwebs are knotted everywhere, and there is a choking smell when you walk in.

"Girl, why is it so uncomfortable to ride a horse?" Sitting next to Wei Sang, Wei Xi complained in a low voice, "It seems...it's split in two."

Weissang smiled silently, "Just get used to it."

"Will someone come to hunt us down?" Wei Xi moved closer to the fire, although it was summer, but it rained all night, at this moment she was shivering from the cold, "Girl, are you afraid?"

Weisang hugged his knees, and heard the beeping sound of firewood burning.

"...Are you afraid?"

That was him lying in her arms, covered in blood, so many wounds... She didn't even know where to help him stop the bleeding.

But he turned his head and just looked into her eyes, with a gentle and calm voice, "Are you afraid?"

She suppressed the tears that were about to fall, and finally said, "You are going to die, but I am not afraid anymore... The worst is to die together."

Waking up from the memory, Weisang smiled and stroked Weixi's shoulder, "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."

——Before the words fell, a sharp whistle sounded outside the temple.

Wei Sang woke up suddenly, but saw the guards rushing in, he said urgently: "Miss Han, get on the horse immediately and go northeast, someone will meet you—"

A lot of arrows had already been shot from outside the door, and all the guards stood up in response, and it seemed that half of them would be left to meet the enemy, while the other half would escort them away.Wei Sang and Wei Xi rode together, and followed several guards to rush towards the northeast. There was already the sound of close hand-to-hand combat behind them, and it seemed that the enemy was attacking extremely fast.

After running for more than ten miles in one breath, an arrow shot obliquely, right in the middle of a cavalry beside Weisang.
(End of this chapter)