Yuanding thirty-two years, July 23.
Princess Li Xian's double tenth birthday.
Li Zhao has been in poor health since the death of King Yong Li Jin in battle. Li Xian specially explained that he should not be extravagant, and only set up a few tables, inviting the prince Li Zhu, the second princess Li Yan, the prince Li Pei, three members of the royal family, as well as female relatives of a well-known family in the capital.
In the main hall, two siblings sat opposite each other.
"Sister, there are twenty luminous pearls here. If you put twenty of them in one room, they will be as bright as day. Dedicated to my sister as a gift for the double tenth birthday."
Li Xian's lips showed a shallow pear vortex, her expression was gentle, and she motioned Xiaoci to put away the congratulatory gift.
"Pearl has a heart."
Li Zhu looked at Li Xian for a long time, and said, "Sister seems to have lost a lot of money these days, but isn't the cook in the house unsatisfactory? Do you want me to release the royal chef who served my sister before?"
Li Xian looked at Li Zhu with relief: "Pearl has really grown, so sister doesn't have to worry."
When Li Zhu heard what Li Xian said, she smiled ashamed. She couldn't help but recall that when Li Zhong was still there, the two brothers and sisters were at odds many times. Now that I look back on it, I was indeed disrespectful. In the past six months, he has grown a lot, and he has truly escaped the protection of his eldest sister and stood alone at a high place. Only then did he really understand how much Li Xian had paid for him.
"Sister, brother-in-law still can't come back?" Li Zhu suddenly mentioned Lin Feixing.
"She... This season in the north is a tense time."
Li Xian hid it well and didn't let Li Zhu see any clues. Only Xiao Ci, who knew the inside story, gave Li Xian a distressed look.
"The military affairs in the northern border are busy, and my brother-in-law has worked hard."
North
"Big guy!"
"See you, Master!"
"Well, how's the progress?" Lin Wanyue was wearing a military uniform, followed by Youqin who was inseparable.
"Returning to the commander, there are not many stones left. The stone materials from the adjacent cities have all been shipped. The project is huge, and the current stone materials are only one of the ten..."
Lin Wanyue stood on the city wall of Yangguan City and looked towards the east.
Said to be the city wall, it seems that the heat is poor, and it is less than half a zhang high.
In the last war, although he successfully defended Yangguan City and temporarily destroyed the alliance of the five Xiongnu tribes, Lin Wanyue looked at the endless corpses under Yangguan City, and suddenly had a war-weary thought.
She began to understand the meaning of the sentence that Li Mu left her on her deathbed: fighting to support the war, until the point is reached.
Lin Wanyue couldn't help but sigh, once upon a time, when she was young and vigorous, she held some military power in her hands, and with Lin Yu's death in battle, her hatred for the Xiongnu swelled to a peak, and she even thought of genocide against the Xiongnu. Times have changed, and when she truly mastered the military power in the North, she realized how arrogant she was back then.
Fortunately, she corrected her mentality, otherwise it would be a real life, and if she wanted to achieve her original wish, the sergeants in the north did not know how much they would have to die in battle!
Now she has realized the weight of this handsome seal.
She began to think, when will the war be fought? How much blood will be left on this long border.
So, in the early 32nd year of Yuanding, Lin Wanyue had a bold idea.
There are a total of fourteen cities bordering the Xiongnu in the north. If these cities are connected by a wall of several feet high, and the contact between the Xiongnu and the people of the country is completely isolated, will it be possible to avoid many wars
Fortunately, there are many craftsmen in Yangguan City, and together with hundreds of thousands of troops, the impossible has become possible.
Taking advantage of last year's heavy snowfall, Lin Wanyue instructed craftsmen to draw lines and nails with special paint.
As soon as the permafrost period ended, construction began.
It's just easy to think about, but there are many obstacles in real action.
Now in the entire northern region, there is no stone material available!
After a few days, the battle of the autumn harvest came. This poor city wall was only repaired half a zhang high, and some places were not even connected, so it could not play any defensive role at all; the city wall was bound to be damaged to a certain extent. After the battle is over, it is the frozen soil period, and it is more difficult to open the mountains and cut rocks.
The real time left for them is only a few months each year. The city wall is to be completed, and I don’t know what year and month it will take...
Lin Wanyue has no intention of giving up, even if she spends her whole life in the North, as long as she can complete this project with her eyes closed, she will be able to rest in her eyes!
"Since there is no ready-made stone material available in the northern territory, we will dig the stone nearby! There is still a period of time before the autumn harvest, and we can make as much as we can."
"Yes!"
Lin Wanyue took Youqin to inspect the barracks, and then returned to the Marshal's Mansion.
Standing in the courtyard, Lin Wanyue suddenly asked, "Youqin, what day is today?"
"Go back to the commander, July 23rd."
"Oh, you go down first."
"Yes."
Lin Wanyue stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the four corners of the sky above her head, she murmured, "July 23rd..."
"Lin Feixing, born in Daze County on April 29 in the 12th year of Yuanding, Li Xian, born in the capital on July 23 in the 12th year of Yuanding; these two characters form a six-digit number..."
In the early morning of the second day, Youqin will see you.
Lin Wanyue was neatly dressed and sat upright in the main seat.
After entering the door, Youqin first looked at Lin Feixing's complexion. Seeing Lin Feixing's tired expression, she asked softly, "Master didn't sleep well last night? Would you like your subordinate to perform needlework for you?"
Ever since Youqin followed Lin Feixing, she found that Lin Feixing had been sleeping poorly. Sometimes Youqin secretly guarded Lin Feixing's door at night, and she could often hear Lin Feixing wake up from a nightmare.
Youqin begged so hard that Lin Feixing agreed to take acupuncture for him to soothe the nerves, and Youqin racked her brains to make medicated meals for Lin Feixing, but Lin Feixing’s temples developed white hair a few days ago. Xinli found the soothing herb for Lin Feixing, and he slept peacefully for a few days, how could he be tired again
Youqin stared at Lin Feixing, the worry in her eyes was clear at a glance.
Lin Wanyue raised her eyes and looked at Youqin, a hint of helplessness flashed in her heart, and she waved her hand: "It's okay, I thought about something last night, and I slept a bit late. What's wrong with you coming to me at this hour?"
Youqin took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Lin Feixing with both hands: "Commander, the letter from Queen Mansha of Toumanbu, please give it to you."
Lin Wanyue frowned, but still took the letter, tore open the envelope, and shook the rice paper.
After reading the letter, Lin Wanyue sneered, "It's a fool's dream, delusional that I will help her defeat the Modun Department? Haha."
Lin Wanyue unceremoniously crumpled the letter into a ball and held it in her hand.
"Youqin, I don't care what mission you were assigned in the past. From now on, you must not have any contact with the Xiongnu, remember?"
"… Yes!"
"Go down."
Youqin didn't leave, hesitated for a moment, looked at Lin Feixing, and said cautiously, "Commander, subordinate... I have something to say."
"speak."
"Commander, my subordinates have been in the Xiongnu for three years, and they have obtained enough evidence before returning to the north. There is a mysterious person in the Modun Department, and it can be concluded that this person is a person from a certain vassal king in Liguo; this person's wolf ambition, It is obvious that the Wuhu alliance is this person who operates in it, and the Maodun department itself is the largest department of the Xiongnu. If it is allowed to annex the other four departments, the Jieshi-Modun department will have no worries for the North. Great calamity; before coming back, the subordinates received... His Highness's order to assassinate the second prince of the Morton tribe, to prevent the marriage between the Morton tribe and the Touman tribe, so as to prevent the Touman tribe from getting out of control, and to cause a crack in the union of the five tribes from the inside, Now, the completion date of our army's fortifications is still far away, and the commander... Reconsider Mansha's request, and the subordinates believe that this is not the time to abandon the headman."
Lin Wanyue sat in the main seat, her face gloomy.
"You go down."
"… Yes."
Youqin withdrew from the main hall, and for a moment, she almost revealed all the truth.
But at the last moment, she held back.
She is an orphan, raised to be needed since she was a child, and has been obeying her master's orders for 20 years, and no one will care about her life.
For a long time, even she herself took it for granted.
Until that day, she was ordered to successfully assassinate the second prince of the Mordun Department, and was chased and killed by the King of Mordun for hundreds of miles.
Along the way, he passed by the god of death several times, and was on the verge of death again and again, which made Youqin, who has always risked his life, also feel scared.
Finally returned to Yangguan City, when the rope was shot, she really thought her life would end like that.
At the moment of confusion, there was a person who came down from the sky with a solid shield on his back. His voice was very nice, and he called out, "Girl?"
Although he has been weak and unable to open his eyes, he knows everything he has done. He hugged him tightly, and he did not let go at the moment of decision.
The wolf poison arrow came, and this man did not hesitate to protect himself tightly in his arms.
These, she knew.
As a flag owner, unless you die, you can never completely lose consciousness.
The princess gave herself to this person like an item. After following him for several months, she watched him sleepless at night, haunted by nightmares, and watched him have gray hair all night...
Youqin can't wait to let herself die to offset his suffering.
It's a pity that this person respects himself enough, but never enters his heart.
That day, Youqin saw Lin Feixing so out of control for the first time. As a woman, Youqin understood: rage is just an appearance, and the real reason is that you care too much.
Youqin knew that she was not worthy of Lin Feixing no matter what, and she would be satisfied if she could stand behind him for the rest of her life, take care of his meals and take care of his body.
Therefore, she would never take the initiative to tell Lin Feixing that the princess and Touman had made an oath that they would not commit any crimes against the North Border Qiu.
Whether she was selfish or ungrateful, Youqin knew that Lin Feixing's persistence and stubbornness tied him to the north and refused to return to Beijing.
If Lin Feixing knew the whole truth...
Youqin didn't dare to gamble, even if she would never have anything with Lin Feixing in this life, as long as she could accompany him every day, she would be satisfied.
If one day, Lin Feixing asked
That's her life...