The Tyrant’s Beloved Empress

When the two returned to the general's mansion together, Zhou Helan had already invited the craftsman back. +++Mobile reading visit m.readwn.com Yanzhou is not wealthy, and the lives of rich families are not luxurious, so there are few jewelry shops in the city. The only two jewelry shops also sell gold and silver jewelry, rarely inlaid with jade and jade.

After Zhou Helan asked one by one, he finally found an old craftsman who could be seen and invited back to the house.

The old craftsman took the jade, looked left, looked right, looked right, looked left, and then tremblingly said: "It should be right, it is jadeite. It's just that some are good (color) and transparent; some are mixed. This jadeite If there is something in it, I won’t sell it."

The old craftsman slowly separated a dozen "stones" on the table. Most of the top here was what he said was not good (color); the remaining half was the transparent and flawless fine jade.

But even so, if the remaining half of the jade can be sold in Yejing, it will be able to sell a lot of silver.

Even Zhou Helan, who had always been calm, couldn't help but quicken his heartbeat when he thought of the huge benefits hidden behind it.

When An Changqing and Xiao Zhige returned, Zhou Helan was calling for the old craftsman to take a rest. Seeing the two came back, they quickly reported the matter. An Changqing fiddled with the pieces of emeralds, still feeling like a pie dropped from the sky, and looked back at Xiao Zhige shiningly.

Xiao Zhige pondered for a moment and asked Zhou Helan if he still remembered where the mountains were. He wrote to Chang Zaichang, asking him to send troops to investigate secretly.

Zhou Helan recalled it, but the time was long and the location was not very certain. He only drew a rough topographic map and roughly described the appearance of the mountain. After that, Xiao Zhige wrote a letter himself and affixed it with a private seal. On the same day, they were sent to Liangzhou quickly.

Liangzhou is adjacent to Yanzhou, and it will be able to go back and forth in three or four days. Xiao Zhige estimated: "There should be a reply in three days at the earliest."

However, three days later, he did not receive a reply from Chang Zaichang, and even the sender never returned. Instead, the scout came to report that Hu Yanxun, who had been beaten back, had regrouped and was ready to attack the city again.

Xiao Zhige convened the generals to discuss countermeasures. Although Yanzhou has been relieved for a while, these grains and grass will not last long. In addition, it has already begun and will be ploughed soon. Daye has always used fields to raise soldiers. In addition to the grain and grass allocated by Taifu Temple, soldiers will also farm during the truce. If the war continues, the Beidi people are barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, but they can't afford it.

"You must fight quickly." Xiao Zhige said solemnly.

"But Hu Yanxun should not retreat easily this time." Qi Wei said solemnly: "Bei Di's eyeliner sent back news that Bei Di was greatly affected by the snow disaster this time, and many cattle and sheep were frozen to death. In the spring, the livestock got sick again. They suffered heavy losses. (Qiangqiang) attacked Yanzhou as a last resort. If they cannot capture Yanzhou and cannot bring back food, Hu Yanxun, as the chief general, will definitely be prosecuted."

If this were not the case, Hu Yanxun would not be defeated at Hongya, and after breaking his arm, he (强qiang) would not retreat. Like a lone wolf who has lost his way, he has to take a bite (meat rou) from Yanzhou to die.

Xiao Zhige thought slightly, and tapped his finger on the Beidi Wangting on the map: "Hu Yanxun has brought most of his troops out this time. The Wangting's strength must be empty. It is better to draw pay from the bottom of the tank and cut his back."

The Royal Palace of Beidi is in the depths of the North Desert, with complex terrain, and if he rashly leads troops to attack, it is easy to be ambushed. But this time was an excellent opportunity. Beidi's forces came out of the nest, and the king's court was bound to be empty. If it were to take troops to attack at this time, it was very likely to solve this confidant trouble in one fell swoop.

"It's too risky." Xie Ling, who has always been more stable, disagreed: "If you want to hide from Hu Yanxun, the number of raids should not be too many, but if this is the case, you may not be able to capture the royal court. And in case Hu Yanxun notices in advance , Withdrawing troops and returning to aid, it is very likely to be flanked back and forth."

The other generals nodded, also with this idea.

However, after Xiao Zhige was silent for two or three breaths, he said in a deep voice, "I will go personally."

Qi Wei frowned: "The general can't take risks. If something happens to you, Yanzhou's morale will be dissipated!"

In recent years, it is not necessary to say that Xiao Zhige is the pillar of Yanzhou. As long as he is there, the soldiers and the people of Yanzhou can breathe a sigh of relief, and they can grit their teeth and defend the city. He is the sky of Yanzhou. But if the sky fell, Yanzhou City would not be able to hold it.

It's too risky.

Other generals also echoed Qi Wei, and did not approve of Xiao Zhige's going.

Xiao Zhige got up and paced two steps, pointing to the Beidi King Court and said: "The Beidi King Court is empty and is in the midst of civil strife. Only five thousand people can (kill sha) them by surprise."

After a pause, he said again: "Besides, King Beidi and Hu Yanxun have not dealt with each other for a long time. If he is defeated and returned to the royal court, he will definitely be questioned. But if King Beidi is dead...he can replace him."

King Hu Yanxun of the Great Golden Crow is the younger brother of King Beidi. Brave and good at war, he was loved by the people of Beidi, so he was always jealous of the king of Beidi, and the two had been at odds in private for a long time.

"Five thousand soldiers, gamble on Beidi to fall apart, gamble on Yanzhou for a few years to be stable," Xiao Zhige looked at them with a solemn expression: "Gamble or not?"

There was a long silence in the chamber. Bei Di fell apart, and there was no war in Yanzhou, which was too confusing for the generals who had been invaded by Bei Di for a long time.

After a long silence, Qi Wei was the first to say: "Bet on his mother! But the general can't go, I'll go! It's worth my life for half Beidi!"

"Old Qi, this bluffing (sexual xing) son, is not suitable for a surprise attack! Let me go." Xie Ling objected.

Several other generals spoke out, all vying to lead the surprise attack.

Xiao Zhige raised his hand slightly to stop their quarrel, and said, "I will go. I am most familiar with the terrain of North Desert."

Others wanted to object, and then they kept silent. Indeed, for so many years, they only wandered around the edge of the North Desert, and only Xiao Zhige had gone deep into the North Desert, who was most familiar with the terrain.

Seeing that they were silent, Xiao Zhige continued to make arrangements: "Hu Yanxun will attack the city tonight, I will (show) one side, and then Qi Wei will lead the army to fight. I secretly took five thousand men and horses and detoured through the ancient road of Amu. You guys. As long as I hold on to Hu Yanxun for five days, I will break the palace!"

Several generals stared at each other for a long while, but in the end they could only say: "I will not insult my life by waiting!"

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After arranging everything in the army, Xiao Zhige went back to the general's mansion.

An Changqing was not asleep yet, she was lightly polishing a piece of deep purple (color) jade in the room. This jade is the best piece (color) of the remaining jadeite, and it is also a rare deep purple (color), the size of an egg, An Changqing liked it at first sight, so I asked an old craftsman to borrow a simple tool , I slowly polished there.

In the previous life, he was idle in the mansion and learned to carve from books. I have also tried simple smelting of jade. It's just that the tools are not complete. He is self-taught and can only do simple tricks. Now that he had good material, his hands were itchy again, so he borrowed the jade tool from the old craftsman, and slowly polished the jade by himself.

"Well, can you still smelt jade?" Xiao Zhige was surprised, then saw the wound on his fingertips, and frowned again: "Why don't you ask a craftsman to do it?"

An Changqing said vaguely that he had read it in the book: "I want to try it myself."

In fact, he suddenly wanted to make something for Xiao Zhige, but he didn't want to tell him in advance because he hadn't done it yet.

Hearing that he wanted to try, Xiao Zhige couldn't beat him. I had to twist my eyebrows to take the medicine for golden sores, and finely apply the medicine to the wound on the fingertips. Yeyu was a hard job, and An Changqing hadn't used these tools for a long time, and it was inevitable that he was born with a hand and accidentally added a few wounds.

"Be careful in the future." Xiao Zhige disagreed.

An Changqing secretly wrinkled her nose with him behind her back, and groaned: "I see, it was just a handman today, and I accidentally injured it."

Xiao Zhige gave him good medicine, and then took away the odd tools on the table: "I hurt my eyes at night, and I will get them later in the day."

An Changqing followed him and gave another obedient "Oh".

Seeing his cooperating attitude, Xiao Zhige's tightened eyebrows loosened a little.

After tidying up their tools, the two went to the penthouse to wash, and then snuggled up on the (bed chuang) to talk. After Xiao Zhige came back, his expression was a bit solemn. An Changqing originally leaned against him cross-legged and half-leaned on him. Seeing that his brows were frowned into the word "Chuan", he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the center of his brows, and muttered, "Why are you frowning again? Eyebrows?"

The raid on the Royal Court of Beidi was a secret operation, and even the person next to the pillow couldn't say it. Xiao Zhige didn't want him to worry, so he changed his statement: "Hu Yanxun will probably lead troops to attack the city tonight."

"Are you going to fight again?" An Changqing sat upright, her eyes slightly worried.

"Well, I'm going to lead soldiers to fight."

These days An Changqing has come to Yanzhou, and he has the same blind trust in Xiao Zhige as the people of Yanzhou. He is not as worried as he started: "Then I will triumph against the prince in the city."

Xiao Zhige smiled in his eyes, held his hand, and said solemnly: "Well, I will definitely be back."

Unknown, An Changqing nodded, thinking it was just an ordinary battle, and didn't notice the Shen Ning in his words.

...

Because Hu Yanxun might come to attack the city this night, neither of them slept. The city seems to be dark, but the deployment of troops and generals in the barracks are all preparing for the upcoming battle.

At three quarters to Chou Shi, the scout came to report that Hu Yanxun's army had arrived ten miles outside the city.

Xiao Zhige put on the armor, bid farewell to An Changqing, and prepared to fight.

An Changqing watched him leave, but didn't feel sleepy anymore. After thinking about it, he asked the soldiers to move a ladder for themselves and climbed onto the roof to look around.

The lights in the dark barracks were lit up one after another, and the rapid sound of the horn tore through the long night. The sound of neat and regular steps can be heard in the general's mansion. The houses in the city also lit up one after another.

At the time of Yin, the soldiers of Yanzhou finished their preparations, and the army of Hu Yanxun whizzed in. Amidst the rush of drums, the sound of slaughter outside the city shook the sky.

An Changqing tried to stretch her neck to look into the distance, but she could only vaguely see the large lights and the black heads reflected by the fire.

...

During the fierce battle outside the city gate, Xiao Zhige had already brought the five thousand armored armies, quietly galloping towards Changri County. From Changri County, go out of the city, then pass the Amu Ancient Road, bypass the frontal battlefield, and then go deep into the hinterland of the North Desert and go straight to the Beidi King Court.

The author has something to say: Here: Every time you lie to me and wait for you, the gift is gone. (Inflated

Counseling:...I didn't lie. (Guilty conscience