Chapter 38:
Li Mu went to pick up the imperial decree from Emperor Luoshen's uncle. Luoshen did not go out to greet him, but remained in the house.
The maid came in, and a few of them served Luoshen together. The hands and feet were quickly settled, and in the end there was a long hair that was not completely dry.
Aju helped Luo dry her long hair. After combing through it, she carefully tied the long smooth black hair loosely in a bun behind her head.
At this time, half an hour had passed since Li Mu went out to meet the imperial decree.
He hasn't returned to the house yet.
Luoshen was sitting in front of the mirror box, holding a fine-toothed jade comb in his hand, subconsciously fiddling with it, and the person was slightly ecstatic.
Even when Aju called her to go to bed, she didn't respond.
She was really in a trance.
It's not because Li Mu has been gone for so long, but because of her thoughts, she is still immersed in the feeling he gave her before he left.
Feeling quite frustrated.
After he left just now, Luoshen calmed down and suddenly realized that, before he knew it, he accepted his current marriage as if resignedly.
Although the door was closed, she still had nothing to do with him. She occupied the bed, and he slept on that couch the whole time. It was getting colder at night, and it was just a cover at night.
But apart from that, Luoshen realized that since these days, everything was very different from what he originally imagined.
She and his mother get along closely. "Ajia" was originally a tongue-in-cheek title, but these days, it was almost as smooth as "Aniang".
Ah Ting became her sidekick.
On an impulse, she stood up for the wife of brother Li Muyi, who had only a few relationships with her.
In addition to them, she has become increasingly acquainted with the neighbors near Li's house...
Everything she did seemed to coincide with the identity of Li Mu's wife.
That's all, what frustrates her the most is Fang Cai.
She was also doing him a favor. I think that the final disposal is also appropriate, and to treat the Shen family with kindness and prestige, Jiang and his wife will no longer have any worries in the future.
Everyone, including his mother, is very grateful to her.
Not only did he not say a word of thanks, but he was so disrespectful to her.
Not only was she rude, but what she said made her very unhappy. The most annoying thing is that she is still touching her.
Until this moment, the skin on the back of the neck that he touched seemed to still have a sense of hairy discomfort.
Luoshen was extremely remorseful. Annoyed at how stupid he was just now, he didn't fight back immediately.
Now, everyone else is gone!
All the happy and relaxed mood that this day brought her was gone.
She was so annoyed that she wanted to pull her hair!
A servant girl peered at the door.
Aju walked over, came back and said to Luoshen: "Little lady, your majesty's decree, appoint Li Langjun as the governor of the festival, and go to Jiangbei Pingliangzhou Rebellion."
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The imperial emissary who was ordered to deliver the decree was Feng Wei, the middle servant.
There was another visitor who walked behind Feng Wei, and that was Yang Xuan.
But Yang Xuan was not an imperial envoy, nor did he even come in the name of Xu Mi.
Xu Mi transferred him back to Jiangling upstream, and continued to garrison Jingzhou.
At this moment, he should have set foot on the road to the west.
But he went in the opposite direction and turned to Jingkou first. Tonight, as Li Mu's old boss, or in other words, an old boss who is concerned about him, appeared here.
Feng Wei arrived in a hurry, exhausted on the road, and after preaching the imperial decree, the whole group was exhausted. Li Mu and the Beijing password who arrived after hearing the news sent the people to the post house. After the reception was completed, it was late at night when they returned.
He sat opposite Yang Xuan.
A candlestick was lit in the corner of the desk, the fire was burning, Yang Xuan's face was solemn, and his eyes fell on the object in front of him.
When Feng Wei came here, in addition to bringing the emperor's will, he also gave the bronze seal and tiger talisman.
The two things that were put aside side by side on the case were the seal and the tiger talisman used to mobilize troops.
The thick copper floor, under the light of candlelight, showed a layer of dark golden luster representing power and majesty.
Being alone but missing the same thing is the most important thing.
army.
Li Mu was ordered to cross the river to fight against Yuan Jie, an opponent who originally belonged to Beixia, became the emperor's consort, and was sealed in Liangzhou to rule the local area.
After Beixia was defeated in the first battle of Jiangbei in Dayu, the country was on the verge of collapse. Instead of going to King Qin, Yuan Jie went out to Liangzhou and quickly occupied the Hanzhong area. He immediately took control of the last regime in Shu, which originally belonged to Dayu, Baguo. attacked. The Ba kingdom was defeated, and the Ba king fled to Dayu, and the kingdom was destroyed.
The southwest area of Jiangbei fell into the hands of Yuan Jie.
Yuan Jie founded the country and called himself Emperor Han.
What Emperor Xingping asked Li Mu to do was to help the King of Ba restore his kingdom and kill the self-proclaimed orthodox Han kingdom built by Yuan Jie.
Yuan Jie had 100,000 troops and occupied a large area of fertile land in Bashu.
As for Li Mu, in addition to the title of "Captain Commander", the emperor gave him only 3,000 soldiers and horses.
The three thousand soldiers and horses were all from the Suwei Army.
The Suwei Army is usually stationed in Jiankang, and its duty is to defend the imperial city and the palace city. Compared with the real army that has been attacking the city all the year round, its combat effectiveness can be imagined.
The Suwei was divided into six armies, each with 1,000 men.
Emperor Xingping selected half of them.
And these were all the troops that Emperor Xingping could mobilize himself, plus the 3,000 troops that Gao Qiao had transferred from Guangling Gaoyun.
The tiger talisman in Li Mu's hand can be called by the 6,000 people who were temporarily assembled.
Yang Xuan's gaze, from the copper seal on the case, turned to the face of the man opposite him who was once his subordinate, and there was a look of worry that could not be concealed in his eyes.
He shook his head.
"Jingchen, it's not my hindsight. Back then, I thought it was inappropriate for you to marry Gao Xianggong's daughter. Now, it really puts you in the vortex of right and wrong. Your Majesty, Xu Situ, the Lu family, and even Gao Xianggong are all eyeing you. How can you win against Yuan Jie with these 6,000 mixed people?"
This battle, in fact, could have been fought or not.
In the eyes of the imperial court and even most southerners, the land of Jiangbei has long been a distant dream land. It is good to be able to get it back, but it is normal to lose it.
It’s hard to find people who were facing north on the riverside at the beginning of Runandu, crying and missing their homeland.
But the emperor issued this imperial edict at this time.
Emperor Yu Xingping, with a fluke and impatient heart, wanted to bet on the strength of the poor general in his favor, and also bet on his luck as a prince.
Yu Xu Mi watched from the sidelines, waiting to see how Gao Qiao would deal with this son-in-law, whom he was not satisfied with. When the news of the defeat came, Gao Qiao's face must be enough to drink a pot of wine. And incidentally, he also secretly laughed at the wishful thinking of the emperor's son-in-law who was unwilling to settle with the status quo.
For Lu Guang, the humiliation brought by the unsuccessful marriage has not dissipated to this day. It is said that Gao Qiao felt very guilty. He had sent three letters to Lu Guang in a row and invited him to the banquet, but they were all rejected by him on the grounds of his illness. Highland confrontation is inevitable. What Lu Guang wanted to see most now was about the same as Xu Mi.
And Gao Qiao…
As the head of the Gao family, there are too many things to consider and weigh.
Even though Li Mu was already his son-in-law, the Gao family would never unreservedly support Li Mu at such an impending and sensitive period, or, in other words, support the emperor in this wild and whimsical act.
Besides, what is Gao Qiao thinking now, who knows?
A son-in-law is not a son. It really came to a critical moment when the family was in danger, and many family owners were even able to sacrifice one or two sons.
Not to mention the so-called son-in-law?
The emperor is going to fight this time, and it is not that he has never asked for someone from the Ministry of War.
But the Book of Five Soldiers, apart from the dusty and dusty military and horse records in his hand, could not produce half a real person.
Xu Mi and Lu Guang both found excuses to shirk.
In response to the above, Gao Qiao adjusted Gao Yun's 3,000 troops, which was considered a statement.
The rest of the heavy burden was placed on Li Mu's shoulders.
A battle that could have been fought or not, in the end, because of the court battle and the people's calculations, it became a murderous situation that Li Mu had to devote himself to.
See how he ends, how the emperor ends.
This is about what everyone is waiting for these days.
"Jingchen, there is one more thing that I have to remind you. It's just that the officers and soldiers of the three thousand resident guards are unusable. The other three thousand soldiers of Guangling, although brave and good at fighting, are people of Gao Yun. Gao Yun hates you very much, although I heard Gao Qiao's order to send troops, but from top to bottom, I'm afraid you may not be under your control. Yuan Jie is strong, and you have no soldiers available to you. If there are people from Gao Yun who will hinder you, I'm afraid you will be more fortunate and less fortunate! You! Listen to me, immediately cultivate the book Gao Qiao and ask him for help. From now on, you will follow him with all your heart. You can do whatever he wants from you. In this battle, without his full support, you will never win! Wan Bu said that if he is willing to come forward and ask His Majesty to withdraw his life and avoid this battle, it is not impossible."
Li Mu didn't say much. At this moment, he finally raised his eyes and looked at Yang Xuan who was worried. He smiled and said, "The soldiers will come to block. Since I have my life, I can't shirk it, so I can only give it a try. Thank you, General, for coming here on purpose. Li Mu is very grateful for this report!"
Yang Xuan understood.
He declined his advice.
From the moment he heard the news, Yang Xuan was very anxious, so he ignored Xu Mi's adjustment order, put down everything, and rushed to Jingkou first, wanting to persuade Li Mu to obey the advice, and beg for the better of marrying Gao Luoshen and offending him of Gao Qiao.
Although he also understood that Gao Qiao might not be willing to take action so easily.
But this is undoubtedly a more feasible way than giving up death in vain.
Yang Xuan was silent for a moment, sighed secretly, and could only change his mouth.
"Jingchen, don't blame me for not helping you. You used to be a soldier in Sima Battalion who wanted to go north with you to fight, but Xu Situ didn't speak, and I was helpless. Fortunately, you have always been good at fighting, and you are good at using soldiers. It is even more beyond my reach. My Dayu can defeat the Xia Kingdom in Jiangbei, but how do you know that Li Mu can’t conquer more with less and pacify Liangzhou?”
Li Mu smiled and thanked him: "In the past, thanks to the promotion of the general, Li Mu has the beginning of today. How could Li Mu not know the difficulties of the general? With the help of General Jinkou, Li Mu will do his best to conquer the land of Shu in this battle. Please General wait for my news!"
Since Yang Xuan had his life on his hands, after meeting with Li Mu, he said what he should say, and left overnight to go to Jiangling.
Li Mu sent Yang Xuan out of the capital for twenty li, and finally stopped at the river bank. Before leaving, he said to him: "General Yang, the Central Plains are in chaos, and the world will be in chaos again. Xu Bi is not the British leader. For the long-term plan, I advise the general. , plan early, and stay behind."
Yang Xuan was startled and stared at Li Mu.
Li Mu's expression did not change, and he bowed: "I know that the general is a person who values love and righteousness. This is really disrespectful. However, what kind of person is Xu Mi, the general must know a lot, far better than me. Out of the general's goodwill towards me, Fang rashly opened his mouth. If you offend me, please ask General Haihan."
Yang Xuan was silent, and after a while, he smiled bitterly: "I don't know! But in this world, if I wait for the barren family, where can I go if I don't belong to the Xu family? Gao and Lu are not necessarily better than Xu Mi. How brilliant! And Xu Mi is also a kind of knowing and useful to me."
"That's it! Take one step, see one step! Now I only hope that you can get through this difficulty. If you can pass this level, with your ability, you will definitely make a difference in the future!"
Yang Xuan patted Li Mu on the shoulder and rode away.
Li Mu watched him and his entourage go away on horseback, and the figure gradually disappeared into the night.
The cold moon is silent, and the big river is soup.
He did not return to the city immediately, but stopped by the river and stood alone under the moon for a long time.
In this life, what he faced was still those people.
However, everything was completely different.
The sixteen-year-old Gao's daughter, who did not marry again, became his wife early.
The imperial court, which was like a barrel of iron, also borrowed the traction of this marriage to fission early, as he wished.
And as an inevitable price, when his wings were not yet full, he pushed himself to the single-plank bridge facing each other.
On the other side of the bridge is his immortal ambition and the world power that he once held in his hands to support his ambition.
And below the bridge, the abyss. A little careless, missteps and mistakes, it will be irreversible.
From the first day he asked to marry the daughter of the Gao family, he knew that he had given up the path he had followed in his previous life. In this life, everything can only be done from scratch, and it will only be more difficult than before.
He doesn't know what will happen in the future.
But he was fearless and had no regrets.
At this moment, what was surging in the blood of his body was only blood.
A blood that never cools.
The Battle of Pingshu was the beginning of the Dumu.
He will go forward bravely, for his own ambition, and also for the daughter of the Gao family who already bears his surname.
Let her always be able to do whatever she wants and rely on as she is today, instead of being cautious and aggrieved as she was when she married him in her previous life.
In Li Mu's memory, she was fragrant and tender, and she spoke softly.
If it hadn't been for the later glass of poisonous wine, at that time, the Jade Man in the Jinjing was in love with each other. When I think of it, the lingering fragrance still seems to be lingering in the nose, and it won't go away.
However, even if he never forgets it, and still thinks about it, for her, it is what kind of heart calamity she has to experience to change from her 16-year-old splendid appearance to such a woman who knows how to love a man.
He would rather be a half-life streamer, and she will remain the same.
And the Jieyu woman who once called him nostalgic, buried in the bottom of his heart, is enough.
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Li Mu returned late at night.
Luoshen had already fallen asleep, but because of his suffocation, he kept awake and watched him lie down silently in the dark.
Early the next morning, she woke up, opened the tent, and saw that the couch in the corner of the room was empty.
Even the quilt was taken by himself, and he has long since seen others.
Li Mujia, the official governor, was ordered to cross the river to attack Han and help Pakistan to restore the country. Not only the Li family knew this news, but also the people in Jingkou early the next morning.
The emperor gave him little time to prepare for the battle.
Three days later, it was his departure day.
At that time, he will lead the officers and soldiers of 3000 places to cross the river, join the 3000 troops from Guangling, and then send troops to attack Han.
The whole Jingkou Town is discussing this matter.
Luoshen noticed that in front of him, Lu Shi did not show too much parting worry or reluctance because his son was about to go to war.
Just bury his head and sew him clothes.
Although she was blind, she cut the fabric and felt it slowly, and she was still able to sew excellent fine stitches.
But, it takes a lot of effort.
From morning to night, she has been burying her head in making clothes.
Ah Ting seemed very worried.
She has always been able to eat two bowls of rice, but she can't eat any more these days.
But after only taking a few mouthfuls, he put down his chopsticks and was sullen.
Luoshen guessed that the news of Li Mu's death in battle, which had been falsely spread before, cast a shadow on this little girl, so this time, when he heard that Brother A was going to fight again, he began to worry again.
As for Luoshen, what is she thinking about this news, is she worried about the danger for her titular "husband", or is she glad that at least in the next period of time, she won't have to see his face, even she is not big clear.
In the past two days, Li Mu went out early and returned late.
When he came back, she got into the tent, when she woke up, he got up and left.
After that night, the two of them not only never said a word, but also never met face to face.
Tomorrow is the day when Li Mu leaves home to send troops. The officers and soldiers of the Sanqiansu Guards had also marched to Jingkou, and they were stationed on the shore of the ferry.
This morning, Aju mentioned something in Luoshen's ear, saying that if she misses her family, maybe she can take this opportunity to propose to go back to Jiankang to stay for a while, and it is expected that the Li family will not not nod her head.
Luoshen really missed Aye and Aniang, and when Aju said this, it was inevitable that he was a little moved.
Tonight, Mrs. Lu will cook a meal with her own hands and send her son off.
He should be back sooner.
Luoshen thought, or it depends on the situation. If there is a suitable opportunity at night, she will mention it again to see how he reacts.