Concubine Gaomen (87)

With a smile in his eyes, Fourth Master gently held Lin Yutong's waist. He held her in his arms and realized that he was much thinner than he looked. Lin Yutong also knew that he was outside, so he quickly took a bite and let go.

, but his whole body was hung on Fourth Master’s body and he couldn’t get off.

"Why have you lost so much weight?" Fourth Master did not push her, but while looking at the situation on the battlefield, he put his hand on Lin Yutong's waist and squeezed it, frowning and asking.

Lin Yutong leaned into Fourth Master's arms, as if all the fatigue had spread in an instant: "You don't know, I'm almost exhausted during this period."

How could you not know?

News about the secret guards could still be delivered to him from time to time. As for the things in the capital, even if he didn't know 100%, he still knew 80%. He saw that her eyes were black and her face was tired. That scene on the battlefield just now

The indomitable energy in his body seemed to be exhausted at this moment.

Fourth Master stretched out his hand and straightened the hair on her head, "I'm sleepy, let's sleep for a while. Now... the overall situation has been decided, nothing will go wrong, I'm watching."

Lin Yutong nodded gently, "It's not that I'm tired from fighting, but that I have to worry about all these things. I feel tired." As he spoke, his voice became muffled, and he actually fell asleep in Fourth Master's arms with his eyes closed.

Wencai was in the woods on the side, leaning behind a big tree, looking at a man and a woman riding on horses from a distance. He couldn't explain how he felt. He always felt that Lin Yutong was a powerful woman, and such a woman was not

Will rely on men. But who knew what he saw today, which shattered all the self-righteous ideas in his heart. He saw that it was a woman, an ordinary woman who reunited with her husband. The kind of love that radiated from the heart

Trust, dependence, and joy cannot be faked at all. He didn't know why, but he suddenly panicked. He forced himself not to look over there, quickly changed his attention, and looked towards the battlefield. He touched it

With the banknote in his arms, he searched for the figure of the second prince of Northern Liao on the battlefield.

Huyan Tuzhuo was injured on the shoulder by Lin Yutong, and the spear almost pinned him to the spot. The personal guards following him surrounded him, and some shouted to break out of the encirclement. But there were shouts of killing everywhere.

They can rush out easily. Even if they rush out, it is almost impossible for them to escape and ascend to heaven in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Do they want to die here? Do they want the brothers they brought with them to be annihilated along with them? At this moment, I feel

He was not indifferent to Beiliao in his heart! At this moment, looking at the guards who died in front of him one by one, he realized that even though he was half Han Chinese, even though he had been rejected since he was a child. But he couldn't deny that he was still the same in his bones.

A native of Liao! I don’t dare to miss my hometown so much. This is not my hometown! He looked along the gap, and the hatred in his heart spread little by little. He had fallen into the trap of this couple. He forced himself to calm down.

After coming down, I had an obsession in my heart, we can't all die here! As long as we live, there is hope. Just like the black wind group that was raging in Bei Liao, they plundered Han slaves and strengthened themselves. And I, the tribes of Bei Liao,

As long as the general is alive, he will one day return to his homeland.

"Surrender! I surrender!" He yelled in Chinese at the top of his lungs, and then babbled a lot in his native language.

Jiang Zhong heard it, but he kept waving the knife in his hand, reaping life without stopping at all.

Fourth Master watched from a distance, his eyes slightly narrowed. Where could he stop at this time? This team was newly formed at first glance. Once they became red-blooded, they would not be able to enforce orders and prohibitions.

It took Hou Sanhao a long time to blush, lead the horse over, and explain to the fourth master in a low voice: "These people only know that human heads can lead to military success, and they don't care about anything else." Therefore, in their eyes, that is not human life.

, but a ladder to climb upward.

The fourth master nodded. The soldiers of Beiliao were furious because Huyan Tuzhuo wanted to surrender. But from top to bottom, the Weihu Army turned a blind eye to the opponent's surrender. Here, it was no longer a war, but turned into a massacre.

!A massacre that no one can stop.

The fourth master left Hou San behind: "When it's over, you tell their commander, and after the aftermath is done, come to the Wen family's courtyard to talk." He looked down at Lin Yutong, and decided to take her away first. She

I want to win, but I may not be happy to see the current situation.

Hou San responded and watched the consort riding away with the princess. He also saw that although the princess's horse was not ridden, it still followed the consort and the princess at a leisurely pace. This scene matched the sunset on the other side.

Somehow, in the heart of this rough man, he suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was thousands of times more beautiful than the paintings painted by those scholars.

Lin Yutong didn't know how long she had slept, but she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore, so she felt like waking up. Then, she sat up all of a sudden, and she remembered that the Fourth Master was back. At this moment

Son, she couldn't distinguish between a dream and reality. She opened her eyes and looked around, but she felt that her eyes were still foggy.

"I'm here." Fourth Master reached out and stroked her back, "I'm here. Don't worry, just take it easy." She knew it when she saw this. Although her eyes were open, it was obviously a sign that she hadn't woken up yet.

.

Lin Yutong's heart suddenly dropped into his stomach, and he fell straight down again.

"Open your mouth." Fourth Master held the bowl and scooped a spoonful of rice soup to her mouth.

Lin Yutong opened her mouth slightly, and the warm rice soup slid down her throat, making people feel comfortable from the inside out. Then she opened her eyes, sat up, reached out and took the bowl from Fourth Master's hand, and breathed

After drinking it, he said, "How long have I been sleeping?" It seemed like my stomach hurt from hunger.

The fourth master put the pillow behind her, took the bowl and asked her to lean on it and finished speaking. Then he put the bowl down, kicked off his slippers and leaned next to her, "I didn't sleep for long, all day and night."

Lin Yutong looked outside. Sure enough, the sky was dark, and the lamps were lit on the kang table. It was already time to light the lamp. She closed her eyes and leaned into the fourth master's arms. "How is it outside?" It should be nothing.

suspenseful.

"I have been cleaning the battlefield from last night to today. I'm afraid it's not over yet. Let's wait until tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning, Wen Yunshan will bring his people back to life." The fourth master said and sighed, "Fifty thousand

There are basically no prisoners left, so...you have to be mentally prepared for this."

Fifty thousand people!

Lin Yutong's hands were trembling a little, "I know! I want to clean this battlefield, but I'm afraid... it's a bit troublesome."

When the fourth master saw her expression, he immediately changed the subject, "If we hadn't found a way to let 50,000 people enter the border, there would have been 80,000 elite troops at the border. But in the past two years, the border troops... can only receive half of their military pay, because,

The actual number of people was not as high as reported to the court. It was said to be 100,000 troops, but it was not even 60,000."

Lin Yutong understood. With only half of the army's salary, naturally he could only feed half of the people. This was helpless. If the court could not supply enough, what could the generals do?

"In addition, the weapons have not been repaired and replaced for many years, and the most basic materials such as military uniforms and quilts are not in supply, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined." The fourth master looked at Lin Yutong and slowly explained the ins and outs of the matter without her asking.

Come, "less than 60,000 people, against the other side's 80,000 elite troops, the border guard army was discouraged before they could fight. And because of Princess Duan's instruction, some of the forces of King Duan in the border guard army mutinied. The morale of the army was shaken. Although it was ordered by Princess Duan at the time,

The army was suppressed, but no one knew if there was anyone hiding deeper inside. As a result, the officers and soldiers in the army had no determination to fight. After the arrival of Marquis Jing'an, people's hearts were calmed down.

. But again, it’s hard to get back! He couldn’t conjure military pay, food and grass out of thin air. In that situation, the only thing he could do was to divide his troops. I happened to gather the Po Nu Army at that time. I told you before that the Po Nu Army was

At that time, some of the retired secret guards were recruited and organized by the old Duke Jin. In these years, Duke Jin's government has not intervened at all except supply. They have their own system. They can

The border has been quiet for so many years, largely because the local officials are not aware of their existence. Their way to strengthen themselves is not to recruit troops from the surrounding Han people, but to go directly to Northern Liao.

In the territory of Bei Liao, they snatched back the Han slaves in Bei Liao. These people had a difficult life in Bei Liao, and now that they were rescued, they were also determined to break the crossbow army. The men usually practiced constantly and often went to Bei Liao to rob people.

I not only strengthened myself, but also trained my troops in actual combat. Women and children also set up cottages on the border and lived their own lives. The injured old men guarded the cottages, training their children and ensuring the safety of the cottages. I gathered the Po Nu Army

, the Crossbow Army often appeared in Bei Liao, and he knew the situation of Bei Liao very well. Bei Liao has not yet established a prince, but several princes each have their own power. Among them, the eldest prince and the sixth prince have the greatest power.

The second prince is indeed the most inconspicuous of these princes. His mother was a Han female slave. Because of her beauty, she was lucky enough to be blessed by King Khan and gave birth to an heir. A prince with Han blood in his body was born in Northern Liao.

He is unpopular. The environment in which he grew up shaped his character. He loves power, but he may not have much love for Beiliao and his people. Therefore, I chose him. Such a person will put his

Interests override the interests of the family and the country. Sure enough, he was tempted when he heard that the forces of the eldest prince and the sixth prince could be eliminated. I borrowed troops from the eldest prince and the sixth prince as their consorts and clan members.

, I want to bring them into the customs. They also thought that I was doing it for the throne, and with the second prince beating the drum at the same time, this matter was settled without any effort at all."

Lin Yutong nodded. In their opinion, the fourth master did have the conditions to aspire to the throne. It was not surprising that he borrowed troops for the sake of the throne. And it would be great if they could take this opportunity to capture the imperial city. The two parties hit it off immediately.

, which is also reasonable. The key is that the Fourth Master sees what they want, and they also think they see what the Fourth Master wants.

The Fourth Master sighed: "The eldest prince did not enter the border. It was the sixth prince who brought his own troops and some of the eldest prince's troops who followed the second prince. The eldest prince and 30,000 people were guarding outside the border, just waiting for this

Don't you know that if the frontier army has 60,000 soldiers against 30,000 soldiers, it can swallow up half of them no matter what. And the sixth prince has been killed. And the second prince who is facing you has been captured.

"There is too much blood loss, and the military doctors are watching. Whether he can survive depends on God's will. In this battle, Bei Liao suffered heavy losses. Even if it takes ten years, they may not be able to recover." He said, seeing Lin Yutong listening in a daze, and then

Said: "Po Nu Army... do you have any rules in mind for them?"

Lin Yutong actually thinks that what the Po Nu Army is doing now is quite good: "Can we still place them at the border, and the personal guards will be selected from their people in the future? Of course, we can't let them have no names or status, and they will be rewarded with official titles and titles.

They won’t be left out. I think it’s better not to destroy their purity.”

The fourth master nodded, which coincided with him. It seemed that he had made progress. If these people were left in the city, sooner or later they would be confused by the flowers. By then, the Po Nu Army would no longer be the Po Nu Army.

He said, "Okay, I feel strong now. Let's get up and eat seriously. Then order some rice soup. There won't be much left by now."

The food is still soup, porridge, steamed buns and pickles, which are the most nourishing to the stomach. After all the people serving the food went down, Lin Yutong told the fourth master what happened in the capital during this period: "...there are thousands of things.

There are many things to worry about. After this war, you will be rewarded for your merits, and the soldiers who died in the battle still need to be compensated. But the Ministry of Household Affairs may not be able to allocate the money. In addition, the crown prince has not yet been established, and the hearts of everyone in the court are fluctuating. Who still has the mind to do errands.

Everyone is eager to connect with each other, waiting for the power of the dragon. The surviving disciples of the clan also have all kinds of thoughts. I have just formed an army in the Weihu Army.

At that time, eighteen of them were cut down at once. I guess these people in the clan also had some resentment towards me. The previous life-saving grace was probably offset this time. Concubine Chen wanted to ascend to the throne, but now looking at it, that

It is really difficult. But the appointment of a new king is really urgent. Otherwise... you should do it. In this way, it can be said to be the least resistance."

Fourth Master shook his head: "That's not necessarily the case."

"Why?" Lin Yutong stuffed seven elephant-eye steamed buns, took a sip of black-bone chicken soup to smooth it down, and said something vaguely for the Fourth Master.

The fourth master put away all the steamed buns and steamed dumplings in front of her. It would hurt his stomach to eat them anymore. But he was still talking: "Whose hand is the jade seal now?"

"But a jade seal alone is not enough." Lin Yutong swallowed the soup in his mouth.

The fourth master asked Lin Yutong: "Before, Concubine Chen helped Emperor Yongkang review the memorial. Who in the whole court could tell that it was not written by Emperor Yongkang himself?"

The spoon in Lin Yutong's hand suddenly fell into the bowl. That's right! Gan's imitation of Emperor Yongkang's handwriting will definitely make it look real. The two of them were taught by a teacher since they were young. They read and practiced calligraphy together, and they were very fond of each other.

Understood. In addition, over the past ten years, Gan's deliberate imitation has been ninety percent similar, if not 100% similar. In addition, in this year, the memorials and memorials in Chengdu are all Gan's.

On the contrary, the authentic handwriting of Emperor Yongkang accounts for a very small number. Now that Emperor Yongkang is dead, which handwriting is real and which handwriting is fake are all reversed. Gan's fake handwriting, looking back now,

They all became authentic. Because I didn’t know that Gan had been criticizing the edicts on behalf of Emperor Yongkang. Emperor Yongkang couldn’t criticize the edicts since he couldn’t see clearly. Now, Gan can conjure up many edicts.

As long as she wants!

Fourth Master glanced at Lin Yutong: "Gan's plan has been in place since the moment she poisoned Emperor Yongkang. Otherwise, how could the effect of this medicine cause eye problems? She is a very patient person, and this is a clue.
To be continued...