Gu Yuanbai just laughed at these rumors.
He did not take this matter to heart, and instead talked to Kong Yilin about border issues. The tone of voice was leisurely, no major events could be said on the street, and the conversation between the two was like small talk. In the end, Kong Yilin took the initiative to tell Gu Yuanbai about the border.
Endless wind, endless grassland, and blue sky.
Gu Yuanbai listened to his words and began to think, what would Daheng's border be like
This thought flew to the sky, swayed by the wind and swayed to the northern frontier.
*
When the Daheng soldiers cleaned the battlefield, they also brought the wounded and dead horses back to the camp for meat.
It's a pity that the horses of the Khitans were so hungry that their fur covered their bones, and the remaining meat was not enough for the tens of thousands of soldiers, let alone the disaster victims.
The last of these meats were all made into horse broth, and very few people could eat a bite of meat, so they could only use broth to satisfy their cravings.
Marching and fighting is hard work, disaster relief is urgent, and the meat is small, and it has been eaten very early. The only people who can help the soldiers to improve their rations are the cattle and sheep that were snatched from the nomads and the injured horses on the battlefield. Therefore, after a small victory in the battle of Rilian, Xue Yuan and General Xue brought them along. Twenty thousand horses completely surrounded the tribe of Riliana.
The order of the Sage is to fight against the nomads who frequently invade the border, and negotiate peace when they are preparing to unite within them, in order to seek stable development, contaminate the economic lifeline of the nomads on the grasslands, and form a fixed trade route.
If you don't succeed, then hit. If you succeed, then play another way.
All the tribes of the nomadic people numbered 200,000 to 300,000 people, and the one who suffered from the locusts was also one of them.
No way, Daheng has few horses and few cavalry, so it takes time to train cavalry. How long has it been since Gu Yuanbai was involved in the army, not to mention the training of a large number of cavalry, and not many horses have been seen.
The purpose of this time is to use the locusts and soldiers and horses to frighten them, and then evoke their already surging internal disputes.
General Xue kept the words of the sage in his heart, and took 20,000 horses to take advantage of the right time and place to fight Rilian that could not lift his head. Daheng's soldiers took the opportunity to snatch all the cattle, sheep and horses of the Rilian tribe and captured 8,000 enemies. The rest of the army was taken by Rilianna, and they fled to the north in extreme embarrassment.
The horses that were robbed were raised. As soon as these horses ate the delicious food and grass, they no longer struggled. They buried their heads under the grass roots and chewed in large mouths.
Some of the remaining cattle and sheep, which were also skinny and skinny, were left behind, and some were all killed for meat!
"The remaining cattle and sheep can be slaughtered and eaten when the weather is freezing cold," General Xue discussed with the generals, "Rilianna ran northward, and should be going to the tribe of Siwandan. Banten is bold and cautious, and his tribe is also affected by the plague of locusts, they will accept the tribe of Riliana, but this winter, he will not start a war with us for Riliana."
"They can't take care of themselves," Xue Yuan said. "This winter, whether it's them or us, the first thing is to save lives."
The captured Khitans were used as slaves to contribute to the housing construction of the victims.
This winter is not easy. The victims are naked, and it is good to have a warm bedding. Some of the victims have already contracted the cold these days. Fortunately, there are medicinal materials and doctors here, so that they can be treated in time.
The locusts have entered the nymph stage. If the locusts are not eliminated during this period, once the locusts enter the adult stage to lay eggs, they will have to weed and mow the eggs, and dig trenches to bury the cockroaches.
The people in the tent were silent for a long time, and their hearts were worried, but at this moment, there was a duck call outside. No one in the tent took it seriously, they just thought they had heard it wrong.
But then, the dense duck calls sounded, making people's ears hurt. Xue Yuan raised his eyes suddenly, looked at General Xue and then turned around and strode out.
The curtains of the tent were lifted, and the ducks croaked even louder. Everyone followed the chirping, and as soon as they went out, they saw tens of thousands of black ducks.
These ducks quack quack, nibbling at the locusts on the road, but they are too fat, so clever movements also show a bit clumsy.
Fat ducks are completely different from all the skinny cows and sheep in the frontier.
Many people swallowed, and Xue Yuan even heard clearly that several generals around him swallowed. These ducks are next to each other, each with the size of a human's calf, running towards this side like a wave, and the person who escorted the army of 100,000 ducks shouted anxiously: "Dare to ask where General Xue is?"
Yang Hui, the general beside Xue Yuan, said hoarsely: "General Xue is here!"
The soldiers and victims who were blocking the way in front of them quickly gave way, Xue Yuan's eyelids jumped a few times, and he strode forward in front of everyone's expectant eyes.
When the visitor saw him, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "General Xue, the little one sent 100,000 ducks from the rear! The road was bumpy, and more than 200 ducks were lost, and the remaining 99,000 ducks were left. There are more than 700 animals, please also ask General Xue to check them!"
The crowd behind them was in an uproar.
One hundred thousand ducks! This, there are actually 100,000 ducks!
Xue Yuan was also shocked by this number, and then came back to his senses, concise and to the point, "All these ducks eat locusts all the way?"
The visitor laughed even more enthusiastically, "Yes. The locusts outside are almost eaten, and these ducks are all full and round. After the last locusts are eaten up, these ducks are the crowd. For the dishes on the table of the soldiers, I just hope that all the soldiers don't think that they eat locusts."
Plate Chinese food.
Xue Yuan glanced at the ducks with green light in their eyes. These ducks have shiny feathers and bright eyes. Locusts are a delicacy for ducks, but these ducks, whose meat has been exercised more chewy and firmer because of the journey, are also delicacy for soldiers, and are extremely rare and delicious food.
Xue Yuan's Adam's apple rolled, and everyone who heard this also fixed their eyes on the duck, so enthusiastic that they couldn't take their eyes away.
The sound of the drumming of 100,000 ducks also became wonderful at this moment, and there were thousands of people who transported the ducks to the border. The leader saw Xue Yuan's expression and said very politely: "If the general wants to try it. The taste can be slaughtered today."
"No hurry," Xue Yuan said politely, then smiled slightly, "Leave them a few days to peck out the frontier locusts."
These ducks arrived just in time, completely saving them the need to use human hands to catch locusts and remove locust eggs. The corners of Xue Yuan's mouth twitched secretly, feeling extremely happy.
Gu Yuanbai sent so many ducks to the border because he missed him, so he wanted to save him some time and let him return to Beijing quickly
The famous General Xue suddenly laughed twice.
He was still thinking about how to deal with the locust laying eggs, but the 100,000 ducks from the back had already solved the problem.
Such a coincidence before and after gave Xue Yuan a feeling that he and Gu Yuanbai had a good heart.
Just like when Xue Yuan was tricked by the Taoist priest to buy the talisman paper, he began to think about the possibility of having a consonance in his mind again.
Can Gu Yuanbai know what he thinks on weekdays
If they knew, then wouldn't the two of them have fallen in love with the phoenix several times long ago, and have already been entangled in affection, regardless of you and me
*
Xue Yuan's happy mood continued.
The plague of locusts is stable inside, and there are no enemies watching outside. This period of time is a rare and stable time. After having free time, Xue Jiuyao's whole mind is on Gu Yuanbai. When he thinks of this person, it's like drinking eight points of wine. I can't sleep, and I have to put up my guns and cannons in the morning.
Xue Yuan even washed his trousers for half a month, and every day the trousers fluttered in the wind in front of the tent door. The soldiers and generals who passed by his door knew what was going on at first sight.
General Yang, who was familiar with Xue Jiuyao, also ran over to remind him kindly: "Xue Yuan, don't be so presumptuous just because you are young, you have washed your pants for half a month, right? Why are you so angry!"
Xue Yuan lay lazily basking in the sun, and when he heard the words, he lifted his lips, "Don't block Lao Tzu's sun."
General Yang moved a stool and sat on the side, watching the Khitan prisoners chopping firewood not far away, and said earnestly: "I am a person who has come here, and I know that the troops marching and fighting are all men, and I can't see a single sow, and I am also It should be. But you are exaggerating too much. Tell me, do you have someone in your heart? "
Xue Yuan has been skeptical about the matter of "being in harmony" these days, but as long as he thinks that this is true, if he is thinking about Gu Yuanbai, Gu Yuanbai also knows what he is thinking. Thinking of this possibility, Xue Yuan couldn't bear it.
In these days of spring dreams, could the little emperor also see these spring dreams he had, and then blushed and heartbeat, cold and ashamed
Embarrassed, Gu Yuanbai should not be embarrassed. But he raised his foot and crushed Xue Yuan's brother, the end of his eyes twitched, his lips turned red, just thinking about it, Xue Yuan stiffened.
"Yes." Xue Yuan said lazily.
General Yang's eyes lit up, and he was very curious, "Who is that person, who can make you Xue Jiuyao so fascinated, seven apertures are gone? Does General Xue know? Does Mrs. Xue know?"
"What do you mean I'm fascinated?" Xue Yuan raised his foot and stepped on the low stool beside his feet, and refused to admit it, "How can you see that I'm fascinated?"
Is it true that people who have someone in their hearts are so moody, General Yang wondered, "You look like you get up every morning to wash your pants, aren't you fascinated?"
"Young and energetic, with a lot of anger," Xue Yuan did not change his face, "It's been a bit hot at night recently."
The cold wind in the northern Xinjiang has already blown. In November, everyone else was shivering from the cold, but he said it was hot.
It's a pity that General Yang's mouth is stupid, he knew that he was talking nonsense, but he didn't know how to expose him. When he was sweating with anxiety, a soldier ran over and said, "General, the imperial court has sent someone to deliver something! "
General Yang was stunned, but a gust of wind flashed in front of him, and Xue Yuan had already left in front of him in big strides.
*
In the past few months at the border, both the soldiers and the disaster victims knew the love and care of the imperial court for them.
After the mountains of rice grains were piled up, there were a whole 100,000 ducks. The ducks were so delicious that the victims also ate meat. One mouthful is so fat and oily, so beautiful that people can't wait to swallow their tongues.
Such delicious duck meat is not easy to eat before the plague of locusts. The duck meat is delicious and chewy as soon as you enter it, it almost makes people feel that the hardships of these days have been driven away.
General Xue was also not stingy, no matter how many 100,000 ducks, everyone had to eat a few bites. When the duck meat was brought to the table, let alone the common people, all the generals were like the wind and the clouds, and the chopsticks were like fighting, and the meat was wiped out in an instant.
In those few days, the whole border was smooth and happy. Duck feathers were also very useful, and they were picked to prepare clothes and bedding for winter. No matter how difficult the next day is, the people thought to themselves, how could they be worthy of the food the court gave them, and the meat they had eaten.
They were ready to face the cold winter, and they were ready to fight hard in the worst case, but they didn't expect that the things the court sent to them was not over yet.
What they were worried about was exactly what the court was worried about, and it had been resolved by the court.
The long loading wagon was placed on the clearing, and soldiers flanked on both sides, curious to know what was on the wagon.
"Is it grain and meat?"
"We have enough food, as well as ducks and nomads' cattle and sheep." Others retorted.
Some people worried: "Why does the imperial court keep sending us things? Trip after trip, shouldn't this be saved by the imperial court's savings?"
The whispers in the rear continued, and the voices of the discussions became increasingly noisy. General Xue and the generals in the front had already come out to greet him, and they also wondered what it was.
The officials who escorted the convoy had a good relationship with General Xue. He stroked his beard meaningfully and said with a smile, "If the general can't guess, why don't you let people unload these things and take a good look?"
Although Old General Xue didn't know what this could be, he knew that it must be a good thing for them. The old general opened his lips a few times, and said with guilt and emotion: "I am ashamed, and let the Holy Master worry so much."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the generals showed faint shame.
The sage treated them like this, spending a lot of money and material resources to transport things to the border again and again, which was something they never thought of.
Originally thought that Xue Yuan brought so much food to the limit that the imperial court could take out, and it was their love and trust from the imperial court, but only now did they realize that the imperial court was far from treating them like this.
How can this not be ashamed, and how can it not be exciting
The official reassured them: "Why do you generals feel guilty? You wait to protect the safety of my Daheng border, and for my Daheng people's life and death, my Daheng has such a prosperous scene of Haiyan and Heqing, all depends on the generals."
Saying that, he gave a deep bow instead, "It should be me waiting to feel guilty."
When Xue Yuan came, he saw them talking politely to each other. After hearing a few words of impatience, he directly asked the soldiers to unload the truck to see what the Holy Master sent.
Seeing him like this, everyone who had spoken politely for a few rounds stopped and looked at the car expectantly. In less than a moment, what was inside was exposed, and someone in the crowd was caught off guard, and exclaimed in surprise: "Is it actually a winter coat!"
The soldiers suddenly became a mess, scrambling to take a look, "What, winter clothes?"
"The court gave us winter clothes?"
General Xue immediately ordered five soldiers to step forward from the crowd and asked them to change into winter clothes. As soon as the new winter clothes were put on, the feeling of warmth and softness hit the soldiers. The soldiers buried their faces in the winter clothes, only to feel that they were sweating from the heat within a moment.
Old General Xue looked at them and was surprised: "This winter coat works so quickly?"
The soldiers said, "General, these winter clothes are very hot and light, and we are already sweating."
General Xue was dubious, he picked up a winter coat and put it on himself. After a while, shock flashed on his face, and then he was overjoyed.
The rest of the generals couldn't bear their curiosity, so they tried it out, and said in amazement, "Why are these winter clothes so light!"
The official smiled and said nothing, and only gave them a detailed explanation of the reason when they asked.
After the generals knew the reason, they couldn't bear the high-pitched surprise, and hurried to prepare to distribute the cotton-padded clothes.
The official and General Xue hadn't seen each other for many days, and the two were talking slowly after they fell behind. General Xue had already ordered his men to prepare meals and food. The two of them walked to the military tent, Xue Yuan wanted to take the opportunity to ask about matters in Beijing, and went with them.
After sitting down, halfway through drinking, the official who came out of the capital suddenly smiled, lowered his head and said mysteriously: "General Xue, you are far away from the capital, and something big should happen after the capital."
General Xue said, "Oh, what's the matter?"
Xue Yuan happened to pick up a piece of duck meat.
The official said with a smile: "The holy man fell in love with a woman at first sight, and is ready to take this woman into the palace."
Xue Yuan stopped in his hand.
impossible.
Xue Yuan completely scoffed. Not only did he not believe it, but he felt amused in his heart. He wanted to continue eating calmly, but he couldn't move his hands.
General Xue on the side was already applauding and laughing. He kept asking about its details, and what the official said seemed to be true. Would he dare to falsify the words of the sage
What if it wasn't fake.
There was still honey-colored juice left on the duck meat, and the juice quickly slipped from the skin and meat because the chopstick holder's hands were shaking.
Xue Yuan threw the chopsticks and strode out of the tent.
The yellow sand filled the sky, and the cold wind wrapped the sand and rushed towards the face, hitting the face again and again, and the cold air then spread from the heart to the limbs.
After a long while, he got back into the tent and asked, "The sage wants to take his concubine into the palace?"
The voice is hoarse.
The Beijing official said: "... Indeed, the sage... the concubine entered the palace... Qin Se and Ming."
Xue Yuan seemed to be listening carefully, but the words that ran into his ears became intermittent, near and far.
After a long time, when no one spoke in the tent, and when General Xue shouted Xue Yuan's name loudly, from anger to nervousness, Xue Yuan turned around.
He said, "I see."