Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 92

Chapter 2 The Door Covers the Dusk
The message was very short, only a few sentences, but the meaning in it surprised Su Mi.

Mr. Ge and Wen Xian have set off to return to the north!

Freed from the shackles of the high and deep city walls of Daqi's capital, Su Mi's communication with outside forces is naturally unimpeded.Accurate information has already been obtained, Nanchen's capital city was destroyed by Ni Yuan at the end of March, but the battle is not over yet.Although Ni Yuan's achievements in this battle were brilliant, the results were not satisfactory.In particular, Nanchen's Prince Regent was supported by loyal generals and broke out of the capital, which left a great hidden danger for Ni Yuan's next conquest.

Thinking carefully about the current situation, I can't help but feel emotional. Northern Qi and Southern Chen, the capitals of the world's two most powerful countries have fallen into the hands of the enemy, but the emperor is also out, seeking to restore the country and counterattack timing.

Now Prince Nanchen is retreating to Zhanye in the south. It is said that not long ago, a grand enthronement ceremony was held in Zhanye, where he proclaimed himself emperor, and respected the emperor Nanchen who fell into the hands of the Qi army as the Supreme Emperor.

After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he immediately issued a call for restoration, calling on the forces of King Qin from all over Nanchen to gather soldiers and horses. At the same time, he contacted the mountain tribes in the south to regroup their forces and prepare to counterattack the capital.

After Ni Yuan led the army into the city, he has been busy rectifying the affairs of the capital and appeasing the people.He had no choice but to let Nanchen Xindi summon all forces to mobilize his troops.

The situation in the South is now at a stalemate for the time being.

I remember the last time Su Mi received Ge Chengming's letter from Feige, saying that he was about to enter the pilgrimage to meet Nanchen's new emperor and plan a countermeasure together.This time, the sudden death of Prince Cheng also dealt a great blow to Ge Chengming.I had to stay in the south for a long time to deal with some affairs.

Su Mi looked at the departure date of the news again, counting the days for the two of them on the road, thinking about it, but heard a loud shout from outside.

Su Mi raised her head and saw from a distance through the open door that it was their neighbor Pei Shun returning from the mountain road.

Hearing his voice, the sister-in-law of the Pei family rushed out to welcome him, "Didn't you say that you would visit your sister and brother-in-law's house at night after going to the market? Why did you come back so soon?"
"Don't mention it, where is there any market? I went to the market in the morning, but found that the market had already dispersed." Pei Shun waved his hands and said dejectedly.

"Ah, why did they break up after a good time?" Mrs. Pei asked in surprise.

"It's not all because of those barbarians in the capital. Now they are burning, killing and looting everywhere. They are more fierce than wild wolves in the mountains. How can anyone dare to put things in the market?" Pei Shun said with a sigh, "Isn't everyone Can't you stay in the city and not come out? It's good now, we are looting everywhere, so that we dare not open the market in the countryside." He originally brought his prey to the market at the foot of the mountain to trade, but he made a trip in vain .

"Hey, those goddamned savages are really guilty!" Mrs. Pei couldn't help but said bitterly, and suddenly noticed that Pei Shun's hands were empty, she couldn't help changing her face, and asked in horror: "Then what about the goods you brought?" ? Could it be that he was also robbed? No one was hurt, right?" while holding her husband's hand to look him up and down.When Pei Shun went out, he brought a lot of wild game and delicacies to sell.

"I'm not hurt, don't worry about it." Pei Shun shook his head and said, "I saw that the market was over, so I went directly to my sister's house. Who knows... well, don't mention how miserable it is."

Su Mi remembered hearing Mrs. Pei mention before that Pei Shun's younger sister married into a farming village near the capital, and lived quite affluently.

"What's wrong?! My sister's house was robbed, right?" Mrs. Pei asked nervously.

"Isn't that right? Those goddamn Liao troops robbed them all. There wasn't even a single grain left. The family was so hungry that they couldn't open the pot. Fortunately, the seeds in the ground have been planted long ago, and green shoots have already emerged. Originally, my sister said that I would use these to fill my hunger first, but my brother-in-law is very stubborn, and he will not allow the family to touch these seedlings."

"Fortunately, I went there today and left all the prey that I wanted to sell, so that they can live for a while. In two or three nights, I'm afraid I'm going to starve to death. I heard that the nearby villages have suffered. If you are a little bit unwilling, you will kill people with a knife. My brother-in-law and the others were killed in the village by a dozen, a dozen lives! And everything was robbed, how will I live in the future. I am afraid that in the future... ...Hey, it's really not as good as killing him with a single knife."

"Didn't it mean that those Liao soldiers stayed in the city and couldn't come out? Why did they go to our countryside to grab so much gold, silver and jewels in the city?" Mrs. Pei said in horror: "His father, what do you think?" Will you snatch us here?"

"We are such a poor village, they don't think so..." Pei Shun's voice gradually faded away.The two have come a long way.

Hearing these words in the room, Su Mi couldn't help but feel sad. The Liao army started to move, which was expected. The weather was very cold a few days ago and it was inconvenient to march. Now that spring is warm and flowers are blooming, it is the best time to loot and collect food and grass. good time.

The war in the south is not yet over, and Ni Yuan has not turned against the Liao army. The roads in Yongzhou must be smooth. If we only talk about the army's supplies, the Liao army should not be short of them. Now they are looting everywhere. I want to store more food and grass as soon as possible to prepare for future changes in the situation.

The fire in the capital at the beginning was clever, but it not only caused the people in the capital, but also the people in the surrounding countryside and mountain villages to have a hard life.

While thinking about it, there was a "squeak" sound of pushing the door. Su Mi looked up and saw that it was Qi Hao who had returned.

He was dressed in clean and simple coarse cloth, with the sleeves rolled up for the convenience of movement. He was completely dressed like an ordinary hunter in the mountains, but he still couldn't hide his noble and elegant temperament. It is completely obvious, but there are still two rabbit ears in his hand, but the two rabbits are not dead yet, kicking their legs vigorously, which somewhat destroys the image.

"What are you thinking about?" Qi Hao asked casually, carrying the rabbit in his hand into the room.

"I was thinking... No wonder the little girls in the village like to walk by our door recently." Looking at Qi Hao's handsome and elegant face, Su Mi felt naughty in her heart, and teased.

"Don't the boys in the village like to pass by our door?" Qi Hao retorted jokingly.

Su Mi gave him an angry look.

"Is there nothing going on today?" Qi Hao asked, "You didn't look very well just now."

"It's nothing." Su Mi said, telling the news just heard from Pei Shun.

Qi Hao nodded and pondered for a moment, then said: "This is unavoidable. The Liao Army must not be willing to give up the capital like this. They don't know what kind of war there will be in the future. The grain and grass reserves in the capital will definitely not exceed three months. , This is still the result of looting all the rich and noble families in the city. In my opinion, even if the roads in Yongzhou remain unobstructed, Ni Yuan's treacherous and cunning will not allow them to stockpile enough food and grass. Looted."

Su Mi didn't ask him where the accurate news came from. Although the two of them lived in the mountains these days, they still kept in touch with the outside world. Not only Su Mi, but Qi Hao also had hidden forces in the capital. his source of information.

Su Mi took the little rabbit from his hand and asked, "How did you catch these two little things back today?"

"I don't know how to do other things, so what can I do." Qi Hao sighed, "There are only a few rabbits, and it's easier to make." Of course, Qi Hao hunted far more than these, but the rest of the prey , the two of them didn't need it, so they simply gave it to others in the village.

Hearing Qi Hao's tone of "resentment", Su Mi couldn't help but smile.

She remembered that when the two of them tried to make chicken for the first time, the chicken feathers flew all over the sky, Su Mi was pecked several times by the chicken, and even Qi Hao, a top expert, was hit hard. It was better to ask Mrs. Pei next door to come over and help me to get the chicken done.

After that, Qi Hao never dared to beat any animals that needed to be plucked to eat and came back.The pheasants and pheasants in the mountains also escaped unharmed.

"I'll come today," Qi Hao said with a smile, "Just roast and eat." At least he has some experience in hunting and barbecue, and a rabbit can handle it.

"Yeah." Su Mi nodded, turned around and went to the backyard to get vegetables and charcoal.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw another pigeon flying in.

When she stepped forward, the pigeon gave a gentle "coo-coo" and let her pick it up in her hand.

Qi Hao, who was dealing with the rabbit in the room, also heard the voice, and raised his voice and asked, "Whose one?"

Su Mi looked at the color of the cloth strips on the pigeon's feet, and it was indeed silver-gray, so she smiled and said, "It's yours."

Said, took the pigeon into the house.

Qi Hao took it, pulled out the letterhead and read it.

The two of them are currently connecting with the outside world through flying pigeons, and the pigeons can't see their faces. The only information to distinguish who they are is the color of the cloth strips on the pigeon's feet.

Qi Hao's eyes quickly swept across the note, and when he saw it, he paused, couldn't help but look up at Su Mi, but immediately lowered his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, deep and unfathomable.

Su Mi was somewhat surprised, and asked: "What news?" Could it be related to her.

Qi Hao smiled, "It's nothing, it's just those old news, the Liao people started a big search in the capital again." He said and crushed the note in his hand with internal force.

Su Mi looked at the scattered pieces of paper and didn't say anything. Based on her intuition, she knew that Qi Hao must have something to hide from her. He trusts the other party completely, and will not expose all his family background and secrets, but there is still a kind of depression in his heart.

"I'm going to get the food first." Su Mi forced a smile, turned and left the room.

Qi Hao smiled wryly and shook his head.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat dull, Qi Hao took a piece of rabbit meat and put it in Su Mi's bowl.

Su Mi picked it up and took a sullen bite. The fragrant rabbit meat was tender and tender, and it was grilled just right.

"How is it? My craftsmanship is much better than yours." Qi Hao smiled.

"It's okay." Su Mi said noncommittally.Qi Hao's words were another small stimulus for her. After a few months of rural life, her cooking skills were not as good as the man in front of her. Is it because I am not good at these by nature?

"The frying of this dish has improved." Qi Hao picked up two chopsticks of vegetables, chewed them carefully, and a brisk smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Hearing his words, Su Mi glared at him depressedly, reached out and picked up a chopstick and put it into her mouth.

So salty!
But... really made a lot of progress, at least, this time it's just a little salty, unlike before...

Immediately, he remembered the first time he was cooking, the corners of Su Mi's mouth could not help but rise up, he really wronged Da Qi's prince to eat such food.

"How do you feel now that I, the only prince of Daqi, cooks for you?" Qi Hao asked with a teasing smile as he put another piece of roasted rabbit leg meat into Su Mi's bowl.

The one and only prince! ?Sensing the meaning of his words, Su Mi was a little surprised.

"Not long ago, Prince Fu who was hiding in the capital was searched out, and he was killed by the Liao army. In this way, I am the only one left of the late emperor's son and those who were named princes by Shixun." Qi Hao said casually.

Su Mi couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness. Daqi's more than a dozen princes and county kings all lived in the capital, and this time they were wiped out.Prince Fu is the seventh son of the first emperor, with mediocre qualifications, he can be regarded as a wealthy prince.Thinking about it, he is also the younger brother of the person in front of him.

"Aren't you sad, are they all your relatives?" Su Mi asked unconsciously.

"Why should I be sad for them?" Qi Hao looked at her amusedly, "When I was young, they only knew how to bully me, despise me, and despise my blood. At that time, I wished I could kill them all. We royal people have never had any sincere family affection at all. The imperial palace is the most ruthless place in the world. Only the weak and the strong prey on the strong. Where can there be harmony between family and people?"

"Hmph, then there's no need to be so happy," Su Mi said with a bit of anger, "When they are all dead, it will be your turn to inherit the throne."

"That's not necessarily the case. I knew from a very young age that the nobles of Da Qi would not tolerate a bastard with pale eyes sitting in that seat." Qi Hao said frankly.

Su Mi was silent for a while, Qi Hao's childhood must have been not very happy, she can imagine how difficult it would be for a prince with no background to establish such a power now.

"How long are we going to live here?" Su Mi's mood softened, and she casually changed the subject and asked.

"Of course it's time to wait until the situation changes," Qi Hao said with a wry smile helplessly. "According to the strength in our hands, we can't confront people head-on. Both Ni Yuan and the Liao people are lions with heavy troops in their hands." , Compared with these two male lions, we are just hyenas looking for minced meat. We can only wait and see what happens, and wait for the opportunity to move."

"... Mr. Ge and the others will be back in a few days." Su Mi calmly said the news he just got today.

"That's a good thing." Hearing the news, a strange color flashed across Qi Hao's eyes, and then he said with a smile: "After all, what we got on paper is still too vague. After listening to Mr. Ge himself talk about the current situation in the south, we It’s better to plan ahead.”
"Well," Su Mi nodded, feeling inexplicably depressed, maybe because she understood that once Ge Chengming came here, their leisurely and peaceful days would be over.

Suddenly, I was a little afraid to count the days when the two of them arrived.

Monthly ticket, monthly ticket,
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