Chapter 211: It’s hard for distinguished guests to wait, but there is an undercurrent in the army
Chapter 211 It’s hard to treat a distinguished guest like an undercurrent in the army
Although it is almost the Hungry Ghost Festival, the morning light in Xizhou still comes very early. Just after Yinzheng passed, there was clear light coming in from the high window. Pei Xingjian stood up gently, picked up the robe that had been prepared by the bedside, and just as he picked up the belt, Liuli opened her eyes, "What time is it?"
Pei Xingjian turned around and said, "But did I disturb you? It's actually too early. I have to go out of the city with the guards today to work in the army. I'm afraid I won't be able to go home until tomorrow. There's nothing going on at home, so you can sleep a little longer."
Liuli was stunned for a while, then smiled bitterly, "Why are you okay? I want to clean up the yard next door." After saying that, he got up and put on his coat, lit the candle, helped Pei Xingjian put on his turban, straightened his clothes, and put on his clothes. The belt is tied with an arithmetic bag and other items.
Pei Xingjian hugged Liuli and patted her back gently, "Just leave some things to Ayan and the others. Don't work too **** yourself."
Liuli smiled and shook his head, "It's just arranging a place to stay, how hard can it be?" - As long as the distinguished guest being arranged can cooperate a little, anything can be said easily.
Pei Xingjian sighed, as if he didn't know what to say. He thought for a moment and then said, "When the army passes through, the neighbors at the city gate will be more guarded. Don't worry. With the defense of Xizhou, the Turks will not easily come to make plans; it's just in the cellar." It is better to store more grain and rice so that you are prepared for any trouble..."
Liuli felt warm in her heart after listening to his detailed instructions, and she nodded obediently. Pei Xingjian lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, let go of his hand, turned and walked out of the door.
As soon as his footsteps came down the steps, a clear and sweet voice sounded outside, "Pei Changshi, I heard that you are going to the army today, but you will meet General Su, can you..." Before he finished speaking, his voice was slow. Slowly lowered. Then Pei Xingjian's indifferent voice came out, "Pei has official duties today, so I won't accompany you."
Liuli couldn’t help but shake her head and smile bitterly. His white face made him sing quite easily, alas! She hurriedly put on her coat and went out. In the yard, Pei Xingjian has long disappeared. Ashina Yunyi is neatly dressed and has a silver-sheathed scimitar on his waist. It is obvious that he has been prepared, but at this moment, his face is full of frustration. , when he saw Liuli, he felt as if he had met his savior. He took a step forward and took her hand, "Sister, General Su is leading his troops outside the city. Can we go to see him together? I am the most familiar with the roads here, and I will definitely be able to help." With the general's help, we can destroy the traitor Helu as soon as possible!"
In the past few days, Liuli had heard similar words countless times, and her ears were about to get calluses. She sighed in her heart, and could only smile on her face and hold her hand, "Yunyi, don't worry, this big event will happen." Tang Xiong sent 100,000 troops to march to the western frontier in order to wipe out the rebels. As soon as there is news, we will send you back immediately. You want to be reunited with your family, so why rush for this moment? "
Ashina Yunyi's eyes suddenly turned red, "If He Lu is immortal, how can we reunite? You always say these things to deal with me, but you just think I am a burden!"
Liuli was really impatient and sighed, "Yun Yi, if you don't want to be a burden, you'd better wait in Xizhou City and wait for news from the front. Don't say that the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty is strict, and women cannot Entering the camp means you can go to the military camp. When the two armies are facing each other, can you still go into battle and kill the enemy? Instead, it would be a real burden for General Su to allocate manpower to protect you! "
Ashina Yunyi raised his head and looked at Liuli blankly, as if he didn't expect that Liuli, who had always been so kind to him, would say such harsh words, and he held back his tears for a moment.
Liuli simply continued, "You also know that Pei Changshi is also going to the army. General Su is still my adoptive father, but do you think I will make trouble to follow him? If Pei Changshi followed his adoptive father to the front of the battle , all I can do is to take care of the house and stay in seclusion so that he will not have any worries. Yunyi, when you are at home, if the warriors in your tribe want to go out to kill the enemy, your wife and daughter will be gone. Are you chasing after me and shouting that you want to follow me?”
Seeing Ashina Yunyi slowly lowering his head, Liuli breathed a sigh of relief, and then softened his tone, "You can settle in peacefully for now. The yard next door has been vacated today. We will decorate it later." How's that?"
Ashina Yunyi was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "You don't have to bother my sister to arrange the arrangements. I just need to set up a tent in the yard so that Pozha and I can stay."
Liuli suddenly wanted to look at the sky. My adoptive mother sent a distinguished guest to her door, she clearly sent a lot of trouble!
Of course, Mrs. Yu's letter has already made it clear that this Ashina Yunyi is the precious daughter of the chief of the Nishu tribe of Western Turks. The Nishu tribe has always been at odds with Ashina Helu, who rebelled this time. Last year, Ashina Helu was killed. He Lu was defeated completely, and Yunyi's five or six concubines, eight or nine sisters, and many tribal women became prisoners of He Lu. No one could tell their identities in the chaos. Yunyi and her maids were spotted by Mi Dalang for some reason, and they tried to buy them with money, hoping to sell them to Chang'an for a high price, but they received a letter from Pei Xingjian on the way. Sent to Su Dingfang's house.
Su Dingfang learned the identity of Ashina Yunyi, and after careful consideration, he decided to send the chief's daughter back to Xizhou. Once he got in touch with the Nishu tribe, he would return her - if he could find her in the Western Turkic tribe, he would return her. Gaining an ally is naturally beneficial to the war effort. It's just that the chief's daughter was extremely stubborn. As soon as she heard that she could return to Western Xinjiang, she wanted to take revenge and see He Lu's head fall to the ground with her own eyes. Her identity was neither important nor important, and it was hard to let it out. Mrs. Yu had been having headaches for months trying to appease her, and now Liuli was taking over. He said that this residence was not suitable for her to squeeze into this small courtyard with him. What if she lived far away and she ran away on a whim? She finally persuaded the Hu merchant next door to sell the yard, but she actually wanted to set up a tent in the yard - why didn't she just put her father's name on the door of the yard?
Liuli thought for a long time and could only smile and said, "Living in a tent is naturally very convenient, but as you all know the weather in Xizhou, I am afraid that people will be half-cooked in the tent at noon. Why not wait for the weather to be slightly cooler in two months?" "
In the past few days, Ashina Yunyi had probably seen the power of the sun in Xizhou. He raised his head and looked at the still cloudless sky, and nodded shyly.
The yard next door had already opened a door to the front yard. After having breakfast, Liuli and Ayan and others started to tidy up the small yard, adding a lot of furniture and objects, and making the family happy. The shopkeeper of the horse shop sent a few more maids and maids over, and it was already the afternoon of the second day when everything was settled. Ashina Yunyi was very satisfied and dragged Liuli to drink three bowls of milk wine according to Turkic rules.
How could Liuli drink this? Just when she couldn't shirk it, Xiaotan ran over and said, "Alang is back. He said he had something to talk to my wife."
Ashina Yunyi suddenly stopped. Liuli suppressed her smile and sighed to her, "You rest now, I'll come over to see you later." In the upper room of the inner courtyard, Pei Xingjian, still wearing a robe, was already sitting and drinking water. Liuli saw He smiled and said, "You came back just in time."
Pei Xingjian pulled her on his lap and sat down. He stretched out his hand and held her hair, "It's really hard for you."
Liuli smiled and shook his head, "The past two days have been fine. I didn't bother to find my adoptive father to enter the military camp. You have seen your adoptive father. Is he in good health?"
Pei Xingjian nodded, "I talked to my mentor in the middle of the night yesterday, and his appetite is better than before."
His tone was strangely calm. Liuli looked at his face carefully and said, "But what's wrong? Is the battle that my foster father is going to fight extremely dangerous?"
Pei Xingjian smiled faintly and said, "There is nothing wrong. My mentor is responsible for escorting grain and grass in the West Route Army this time. I think there will be no danger."
Liuli couldn't help but be a little stunned. Su Dingfang and Su Haizheng were both former military commanders. Even if the West Route Army was led by Su Haizheng and Su Dingfang was his deputy, he shouldn't be responsible for escorting grain and grass, right?
Pei Xingjian saw a worried look on Liuli's face and smiled, "What have you been busy with these past two days?"
Liuli knew that he didn't want her to think too much, so she had to change her topic and talk about Ashina Yunyi's tent in the yard. The two of them talked and laughed for a while, and Liuli went out to ask someone to prepare some water. So that Pei Xingjian could bathe and change clothes.
Looking at Liuli walking outside the door, Pei Xingjian let out a long breath. The situation was actually worse than he said. The West Route Army gathered a total of 30,000 elite soldiers from Yi, Ting, and Xizhou. However, as the former military commander, his mentor had no one to use except for the less than 1,000 elite soldiers brought from Chang'an. Su Haizheng euphemistically said that food and grass were the basis for victory and that a veteran like Su Dingfang needed to be responsible, but in fact he was not prepared to give him any chance to go into battle to kill the enemy. The mentor smiled and said that both the master and the apprentice were responsible for transporting grain and grass, so that the master and the apprentice could work together for once, but one can imagine the frustration in his heart.
But this matter cannot be changed by wisdom or courage. After all, this may not be just Su Haizheng's intention. Cheng Zhijie, the chief manager of Congshan Dao, may not be willing to see such a situation - maybe in his opinion, behind his mentor's back, It has more or less the shadow of Empress Wu...
After simply taking a shower and changing clothes, Pei Xingjian had calmed down and told Liuli some interesting things that had happened in Chang'an this year. Liuli suddenly said, "Keep your promise, things are changing rapidly on the battlefield, and not everything can be arranged by others." That’s right. No matter you or your adopted father, you should always make more preparations. I think your adopted father is born to be the kind of person who will show his talents once he goes to the battlefield!”
Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh, "You are right." After thinking for a while, he said, "My mentor talked about you again today and lamented what you did before leaving Chang'an. You have three tastes in the art of war, and your talent is probably better than mine back then, and it’s a pity that you are not a man.”
Liuli's ears felt a little hot and she smiled, "My foster father just loves to talk nonsense!"
Pei Xingjian frowned and nodded seriously, "Exactly, if you were really a man, my mentor could have one more disciple, but what should I do?"
Liuli couldn't help but laugh. Just as she was about to say a few words, Xiaotan's voice came from the yard in return, "Madam, someone is sending chickens who have moved here."
Liuli lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "This is a happy event. Is our new neighbor from Xizhou or someone who has moved elsewhere?"
Xiaotan's expression was extremely strange, "Yes, I know the lady."
The transition chapter is so difficult to code... I will update it tomorrow. Can I shamelessly ask for pink in advance?
(End of this chapter)