"...So when the last commander left Chen County, he dispatched the Hu Ben army to set up hidden stakes in the river channel and fill the estuary, so that the dark river would never see the light of the sun. It is true that this route to Liu Song is also a shortcut, but our country of Wei is no longer than the navy army. , but Liu Song knew about this river for a long time. If this dark river is really used, it is hard to say whether my Wei took advantage of it, or Liu Song is easier to use..."
To Tuoba Tao and the other courtiers, He Mulan shared his thoughts on why he did this.
"No other suzerain knows about the dark river in the Wubi of the Yuan family except the Yin family. Yuan Zhe is dead. Although Yuan Fang and Yuan Hua are the heirs, Yuan Zhe has been in control of the Wubi of the Yuan family for a long time, in order to protect the Son, many secrets have not been fully disclosed. For example, about Liu Yuanjing, Yuan Fang does not know what happened. But he manages the Yuan family caravan, and the Yuan family once took people to where and knew. Song's spies can ask Bailu officials to investigate carefully, and they will be able to find out who colluded."
Su Hejun was overjoyed when he heard the words, and nodded again and again.
"That's right! Liu Yuanjing doesn't know the whereabouts of the other people, and I think they don't all know each other. But most of them came from the Yuan family to my Wei, and now they have cut off a passage, it's true Great!"
Tuoba Tao was still listening intently, when Cui Hao suddenly asked Di Yefei, "What did you gain from going this time?"
Di Yefei was sent to "study", but this battle didn't start at all. He Mulan brought the two tigers to fight a soy sauce, only besieging but not attacking. Apart from making the two armies more familiar, it seemed that there was no difference. achieve the purpose of training.
And I originally imagined that Wubi along the road might have small movements, and because of the plague patients, everyone is in danger. How can I care what the army is going south for!
On the other hand, Liu Song immediately Chen Bing in the northern border, as if to prevent the Wei people from going south, which made Tuoba Tao and others more sure that Song Guo had a lot of detailed works in the Wei border, and it was even possible that the Wei people reported the news, otherwise Song The country's defense will not be so fast.
Because of this, when Di Yefei heard that his teacher was testing him in court, he thought for a while and replied: "First, follow General Hua's march, and learn about camping, supplies, and the deployment of state and county along the road during the march of the army. The second is to learn to estimate the amount of the army's supplies; in the second, although there is no fight, but this is the first time I lead the Huben army to go out, and they are also running well with each other..."
Cui Hao twisted his beard satisfactorily: "Yes, I let you go, so that you can learn how to march. As for not fighting, it is better for us. The war is about grain and supplies. Spend swords and soldiers, and win without consuming food and grass, if we have more generals like General Hua, we don’t have to worry about how to squeeze out money and silk every day.”
"Ha ha… "
"Hahaha… "
Several adults present laughed after hearing the words.
"There are more than 870 households in Wubi of the Yuan family, with a total of more than 30,000 people, including more than 20,000 young and strong people, and more than 10,000 children and old people. The exact number has been counted by Xue An. There are more than 100 people, except the young and old who are not suitable for running around and stay in the prison of Chen Junfu, the rest have been escorted to Beijing."
He Mulan thought of the "noble people" who were used to being pampered along the way, and couldn't help feeling pity.
"Most of them don't know what kind of ruthless things Yuan Zhe did, they just thought that Yuan Zhe tried to rebel and implicated them, and they hoped that His Majesty would be able to see through and spare their lives."
In ancient times, rebellion was an "unpardonable" crime. It was a common occurrence to sit in the nine clans. The first offender was even divided into five horses and executed in a hurry. Therefore, Yuan Fang was willing to be the "head of the house" for the Yuan family. .
If he does not become the head of the family, Yuan Hua will come out to be the head of the family and take the blame. But Yuan Hua's physical condition, I am afraid that he will die in the middle of the way before he reaches Pingcheng.
It's ridiculous that the Yuan family had almost fought infighting over the family master's fight, and the Yin family even took the child to defect to her parents' family, in order to make a comeback in the future...
Wait, could it be that Yuan Fang did it on purpose? He was in control of the Yuan family's armored soldiers at that time, not to mention women and children, not even a dog could escape.
He actually calculated her again under her nose to let his little nephew escape from prison!
"Mulan, what are you thinking?"
Tuoba Tao called He Mulan, and seeing that she didn't respond, he called again loudly.
"Ah, it's nothing." He Mulan was distracted in front of her, but she was also guilty, and immediately shook her head: "I can't bear it when I think about the old and young of the Yuan family."
Fortunately, Tuoba Tao always knew that He Mulan was soft-hearted, but he was an emperor after all, and he would not forgive the Yuan family because of He Mulan's soft-heartedness.
"The Yuan family does this kind of wicked thing, even if Yuan Zhe is dead, the helpers can't be tolerated. The Egret officer must find out the accomplices who robbed people in various places. As for the people who participated in this matter in the Yuan family, I will ask them all in the autumn. Beheaded. Yuan Fang, the head of the Yuan family, has made meritorious deeds for his crimes, and he can be exempted from the death penalty, but he will not escape the death penalty.
He thought about it for a while, and then continued: "The Yuan family's males are not slaves, and the Yuan family's female relatives will be exempted from the crime, and the rest of the female relatives will be convicted as palace maids. It happens that there are women coming to the harem, and there are not enough manpower..."
Tuoba Tao thought that so many literate women are really good helpers of the Queen Mother Dou, and he couldn't help but feel satisfied.
He Mulan breathed a sigh of relief. It is much better to be an official maid in the palace than to be sold to the official office as an official prostitute or other female slaves. Women from noble families who can at least read and write will be well treated in the palace. Empress Dowager Dou was born as a female family member who committed crimes.
It's just that the males are a bit miserable. They are deprived of their slave status. The most male slaves in Wei State are either building fortifications or serving as military slaves in the army, which is not a good job.
I only hope that the men of the Yuan family will be more skilled. The bureau, which is responsible for allocating officials and slaves, may send them to some court officials to be accountants or stewards. Otherwise, if they are sent to the border, they will die.
He Mulan and Di Yefei stayed in the hall to answer questions for the ministers, and did not return until evening. When Lin sent them out of the palace gate, Su and Jun quietly pulled the two aside and whispered the news to them.
"Your Majesty wants to reform the law and implement the 'three chiefs' system in the original territory of the Yuan family. After Cui Taichang and a large clan who came from the suzerain, they strongly discouraged. Tomorrow's court, His Majesty will definitely raise this matter, the two..."
He looked at Di Yefei in embarrassment: "It's better to understand how to do things."
After listening to Su Hejun's words, Di Yefei didn't understand what was going on at first, but when He Mulan also looked at him with worried eyes, he immediately understood and shivered.
No wonder Cui Taichang suddenly wanted to test him in front of the temple just to remind him of his identity!
Di Yefei was Cui Hao's disciple, but Di Yefei was a young general used by Tuoba Tao, and he was He Mulan's political ally and a good personal friend, so he must be in a dilemma for both sides. .
But as the deputy commander who once went to the Yuan family, he also has a certain say in this matter. Especially when they entered the Yuanjia Wubi, almost the entire Wubi men, women and children smashed their heads with eggs, indicating that the suzerain and the people in the south did not want Wubi to disappear. These are also facts.
Cui Hao and other Hanchen's concerns were not entirely for personal gain.
But for Tuoba Tao, he naturally hopes that the country's fiscal revenue will be more, and the local power will be less. This is an irreconcilable conflict with the local.
At this time, it depends on who has the more armed forces.
Tuoba Xianbei's cavalry is famous all over the world, and there has been no sword fighting in the south for a long time. If there is a turmoil because of this, He Mulan and Di Yefei must lead the soldiers back to their original places.
So Tuoba Tao was embarrassed and couldn't bear the temptation. When they went back today, there must be a lot of arguing in the palace. When they go to court tomorrow, they are afraid that the quarrel will turn into a pot of porridge.
At this time, the opinions of the generals are very important.
If the generals were unwilling to fight for this kind of thing, then Tuoba Tao would have no choice but to change his mind.
Among the younger generation of military generals in Beijing, apart from a few great clan queens and clan generals who entered the dynasty under the shade, He Mulan and Di Yefei were the most outstanding. In addition, there were hardly any forces behind them, so Tuoba Tao could not be concerned. The ideas of other forces use them, almost better than the Yulin Army.
He Mulan and Su Hejun both looked at Di Yefei, almost dripping with cold sweat when they looked at Di Yefei. He was not someone who had received these kinds of education from a young age, nor was He Mulan who received the information explosion in later generations. When he saw that Tuoba Tao and Su Hejun seemed to be suspicious of him, he was immediately apprehensive.
But when he swept over He Mulan who was standing unburdened again, Di Yefei suddenly came to his senses!
In terms of strategy, Huo Chang is not much better than him, but why is he never seen worried? It is precisely because he doesn't care about these things and only obeys the monarch's orders, so he doesn't have to care about what to say!
Although he is Cui Hao's disciple, it is a reward for him, not a punishment for him. It is not that he went to Cui Hao's house by begging the scumbag. His Majesty made the most famous scholar in the world as his. Sir, it is for him to learn his knowledge, not for his allegiance to him.
Although he accepted Cui Hao's teaching, it was His Majesty who gave him rewards and a future. It was His Majesty who made Gaoche stand up as a man. Cui Taichang was his teacher, but His Majesty was his king. !
Master and teacher, which is more important, you can tell at a glance.
Thinking of this, the troubles in Di Yefei's heart were swept away, and he immediately smiled like a spring breeze: "Yes, what is your majesty's order, as long as there is an order, it will be followed in the end."
He Mulan heard this sentence, and suddenly felt so familiar, thinking about it, she couldn't help laughing.
Isn't this what Tuoba Tao and Kumoti said when she and Kumoti were worried that she would not be able to deal with the Xiutu people before
Di Yefei finally figured it out.
He is a general, not a politician, how can he not know which way he should go!
Su Hejun also smiled happily, and seemed to agree with his "children can be taught". He glanced at He Mulan meaningfully, and then smiled: "General Di is very smart. General Hua is a good friend. It's not worth your Majesty's support."
Immediately after seeing them off and leaving the palace, Shi Shiran went back to resume his life.
As soon as Di Yefei left the palace gate, he was called away by Cui Hao's family, and he parted ways with He Mulan on a horse and went to another way.
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When He Mulan returned from the palace to the flower house, it was already dark. If she came back later, I'm afraid the Duwei who patrolled Pingcheng would arrest her as a prisoner who broke the curfew.
At such a late hour, He Mulan was surprised to find that the Changping Square where the General's Mansion was located was brightly lit, and the alley where the four horses could walk side by side was full of carriages and horses, as if she was not worried about the "curfew". He looked so shocked that his eyeballs were about to fall.
It is for this reason that Changping Square is either rich or expensive, so it is impossible to be as crowded as the East and West Market, not to mention that it is getting late...
When He Mulan quietly squeezed through the crowd to the door of the house, two noble servants in fancy clothes stopped him, squinting and shouting, "Which one? Are there any rules? Everyone is at the door. Wait outside, how dare you jump in the queue to go inside?"
He Mulan scratched her face and asked him sincerely: "I live here in the next house, I really don't understand what the two of you are talking about. What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for?"
Hearing that He Mulan lives here, he must also be a son of a prominent family. In addition, there is no competition, the two high servants immediately changed their expressions and said kindly:
"It turned out to be Mr. Lang, who lives in Changping Square. We misunderstood and offended your Excellency. My master heard that General Hua's parents had gone to Beijing, and specially ordered us to come to see him with gifts. Too many people came, and General Hua's parents can't receive so many people at the same time, and everyone can only line up according to the order, status, and relatives."
He sighed: "This is just a gift first. When the masters of the family come to see you tomorrow, I don't know what the crowd will be like."
What the servant said was quite right.
Naturally, the gift is to send some housekeepers and carriages over, and it is good to see the owner face to face and clarify his identity. But if you want to come to visit in person, you must be well-equipped with horses and servants. If a female family member comes to visit the Yuan family, then there must be more servants with daughters or female juniors in the family.
He Mulan turned pale when she heard the words, and asked almost in a panic, "It's just that General Hua's parents went to Beijing. How could so many people come? This is too… too… "
When the two servants saw it, they were even more certain that He Mulan was not a servant sent by another girl's family, and answered the question with a smile:
"You don't know, this General Hua was originally a hero, and now he has been reused by His Majesty. It can be said that he is a good candidate for a gentleman in the hearts of the ladies in Beijing. In addition, he saved so many women in Hu Konggu before, and he was angry with the crown. Hongyan, the reputation of Lianxiangxiyu has spread more widely. All daughters in the world love heroes, not to mention that this hero is neither slutty nor has a bad reputation, even if he is not handsome and handsome, he is still first-class in terms of character and ability. A good boy."
Another servant excused: "It happens that this general goes out to fight every day, and the girls can't find anyone, and there is not even a female family in the general's mansion. Even if you want to walk around often, you can't be shameless and skinny every day, right? And General Hua I haven’t gotten married yet at this age. I heard that the previous marriage was because the woman couldn’t wait for it, so the masters of each family wanted to make peace with General Hua’s parents directly. The so-called marriage matters, the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents, and the words of General Hua himself. No time to see each other, his parents always have to think about their children, right?"
"After coming and going, each family immediately prepared as soon as they received the news that General Hua's parents had entered Beijing."
"… what to prepare?"
He Mulan opened his mouth wide, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.
The two servants gave a "you're stupid" look.
"Hehe, General Hua's parents are just ordinary military households. With so many wealthy families holding dowries to propose marriage, it's hard to say which girl is the most important. Naturally, they are preparing dowry and asking for marriage!"
"what?!"
"Not only that, but there are also various families who came to send posts. In the past, the female family members could not come to the door, that was because there was no woman in charge of the Hua family. Now that the Hua Mu has come, that is the mistress. The mistress and the mistress always walk around each other. Is it alright? It's convenient to take a few girls from home as guests, right? Even if you invite them to go for a walk in Fuzhong, you might run into a few young girls at home by chance..."
These servants have been servants for generations, and they know the process of their masters' blind date very well. Now they are waiting in line to get bored, and they winked when chatting with He Mulan, with extremely rich expressions.
He Mulan was curious and funny, thinking that with Yuan Shi's character, she was scared to death, not to mention walking around...
"Hey, General Hua's respected relatives are also sincere, and they see each other. It's hard for us, we have to queue up here..."
The older servant sighed and looked at the crowd in front of him.
"When will this be lined up? I can't tell if I will be scolded when I go back. It's our fault that we are late, and we are lined up now!"
My God, where is sincerity, her grandfather can't afford to offend anyone, and she is afraid that her popularity will deteriorate and she has a reputation for being domineering.
Gifts can either be declined, or the servants at home can take them!
When He Mulan heard that Hua's father and Hua's mother had been seeing people since the afternoon, she was worried that her bowels would be knotted. The two of them were neither in good health nor sociable, so don't let anything happen!
At the moment, I don't care whether it will attract the attention of others, so I flicked the reins when I turned over.
"Yueying, show your skills, this is even more urgent than taking the head of an admiral in the army!" She leaned down and whispered to Yueying: "Let's rush over!"
"Hey hee hee hee..."
"Langjun, don't do stupid things, there are so many people, you'd better hold your horse and wait for the comparison..."
The servant's eyes widened, looking at the person in front of him in disbelief, he couldn't help crying:
"My God!"
He Mulan suddenly accelerated, Yue Ying's body like a black shadow inserted into the gaps of many carriages and horses, and the packhorses that knocked away many loads rushed forward.
Yue Ying was originally a great horse, and he was bigger and stronger than these packhorses. For a while, there was chaos in front of the Huafu gate. The crowd who had been lining up had long been irritable. Some were even ready to call their family members to use force.
The front of Huafu is so bustling, and some people, Na Luohun and others are also afraid of accidents. The strong soldiers at the door are guarding the door. Even if you are a relative of the prince, you have to queue up for me.
Seeing the commotion in front of me at this time, the servants of each family were even ready to make a move. Luo Hun, the left guard, immediately felt that it was not good, and was about to mobilize twice as many people. Suddenly, a dark horse flew over the heads of everyone...
and many more!
Naro rubbed his eyes.
There are indeed horses flying in the sky!
How can a horse fly in the sky
"Who dares to smash in front of the general's mansion..." Chen Jie was about to show his arrogance, and when he saw the horse that jumped down, he suddenly closed his mouth.
"General!"
It turned out that He Mulan, who really couldn't get through, patted Yue Ying's butt in a hurry. Unexpectedly, this kid suddenly got angry and jumped up and down.
It has long legs and strong explosiveness, and is a fickle age. It immediately crossed the heads of everyone, scaring everyone's servants to flee in a hurry, but it jumped into the open space that others had given up, and snorted proudly.
"Pfft..."
He Mulan jumped with power, and everyone heard that Chen Jie, a personal soldier, called her "General", and they didn't know who was coming. They were immediately in awe of her "Pegasus" ability. I must wait for these domestic servants to go back to publicize, and tomorrow this Changping Square will be even more crowded.
Seeing Yueying's sudden appearance, He Mulan was so angry that she wanted to beat it, but there was no other way to do it now, so she could only give it a stern look, and got off her horse and wanted to go home.
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Just when everyone made way for her, a figure suddenly rushed in front of her, leaning on her body and crying.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu” I’m exhausted today!“
This fake cry is not someone else, but a few people who have taken care of the parents of the Hua family for so many days.