On the third day after following the messenger into the cold, He Mulan received the first reply from Pingcheng.
There was the summer realm of Nuoda between Wei State and Beiliang, and it took too long for letters to come and go. In particular, the post station in Xiajing was renovated after the Xia Kingdom was conquered. When the population was insufficient, it was slow to do anything. The same was true for the construction of post roads. So by the time He Mulan received this letter, the time to deliver the letter from Pingcheng had passed. It's been a month.
In the letter, he roughly wrote about the current situation in the DPRK and China. For example, the situation in Beiyan has changed abruptly, and Beiyan may be conquered within this year, and Gaocheren donated new weapons and will equip the Tiger Ben army in advance.
What brought tears to He Mulan's eyes the most was Tuoba Tao's reply to Li Shun.
Only four words.
"When cut, cut."
These four characters were approved by the imperial pen and Zhu, and there is an imperial seal under the holy decree, and its function is no different from the imperial decree. With this letter, even if He Mulan really beheaded Li Shun, he would only be punished by the official when he returned. It's all about Shen Yu, without Tuoba Tao's order to be dismissed from office and arrested, Su Hejun and her good brotherhood, no one dared to touch her.
Along with the letter from Tuoba Tao, there was also a letter from Su Hejun, who was Hou Guanling.
For the letter to reach Beiliang so quickly, it must have taken the information route of the egret official, and it is normal for Su and Jun to "entrain" a private letter.
Different from Tuoba Tao's succinct and succinct style, which is like introducing the outline of a story, and Su Hejun's letter is obviously "mother-in-law".
He first talked about the situation in Beijing. Basically, he was sharpening his knives for Beiyan. Kumoti led 50,000 troops deep into western Liaoning, and the military town in the east was ready to help at any time.
Su He-jun was worried that Tuoba Tao might have to go on a personal expedition once the war ended. Su He-jun hoped that He Mulan would accompany the army at that time, and hoped that He Mulan could complete this mission as soon as possible and return to Pingcheng before winter.
In addition to this incident, Di Yefei was promoted to Gao Che Hu Ben Zuo Sima, and her position was equal. Su Hejun said that Di Yefei had become the head coach and was currently "practising" in the north of Pingcheng, but He Mulan knew at a glance that he was going to dig coal, or else it would be smelting coal.
He Mulan was sincerely happy for this companion after learning that the Gaoche people had obtained the fief and that a large number of Gaoche people had already begun to migrate.
Several people's sisters and several cats became the second pregnant woman in the harem. After Tuoba Tao cleared the harem, the cats became pregnant, which shocked many women. On the other hand, Tuoba Tao also became pregnant at night. There is no peace, and I work almost day and night, ahem, everyone understands.
Wang Muyun was highly regarded by Mrs. He because of her superb martial arts skills and her daring and meticulousness. Now she is the top female official by the eldest prince's side. If it wasn't for the fact that she might be married in the palace after she was born, I am afraid that in the future, the prince's "nanny" will be chosen. on her head.
Tuoba Huang also admired her and called her "Aunt Wang". Wang Muyun is also a strange person, he even taught this four-year-old child to ride, shoot, and martial arts, and Tuoba Huang also learned well, making Tuoba Tao Longyan happy, holding Tuoba Huang in front of the ministers and shouting "I have a successor".
There is a hint of sadness in Su Hejun's letter, I am afraid that he feels that Wang Muyun is getting more and more attention, and his little thought will end without a hitch.
Regarding the matter of Li Shun, Su Hejun wrote much more than Tuoba Tao. Li Shun may have colluded with Beiliang or other forces. The Egret official has been investigating. Tuoba Tao's reuse of him is just to relax the vigilance of him and the forces behind him, and make Li Shun more courageous, so as to expose the clues.
Yuan Po Qiang was nominally protecting the envoys of Bei Liang, but in fact it also played the role of monitoring Li Shun. Long before He Mulan, Yuan Po Qiang had already fought between He Mulan and Li Shun, and the one beside He Mulan had been fighting. The news that Lu Shuihu and the interpreter might be bought was sent back to Pingcheng.
In order to gain Li Shun's trust, he didn't dare to scare the snake, and he couldn't get along with He Mulan.
Yuan Po Qiang was another confidant of Tuoba Tao. He went to Liangzhou to contact the old department. At this time, he kept a low profile just to avoid attracting attention from others. Su Hejun hoped that He Mulan could help Yuan Po Qiang in Liang country, and deliberately made some movements to cover up Yuan Po Qiang's actions to contact the old ministers of Nan Liang.
Seeing such a request, He Mulan almost dropped the letter.
If the entire Liang Kingdom can be so alarmed that they don't pay attention to Yuan Po Qiang's actions, wouldn't she want to make a shocking voice? Is it okay for her to be so rambunctious
After He Mulan saw it, the more she saw it, the more shocked she became.
In the letter, Su Hejun said that the egret officials had inquired about He Mulan's fainting repeatedly, and Tuoba Tao issued an edict to invite Kou Qianzhi and Kou Yizhi. I am afraid that they will arrive in Pingcheng soon after the letter is sent.
The letter expresses a strong condemnation of He Mulan's concealment of her physical condition, and said that even if He Mulan had a serious illness, His Majesty would not let her "go to office" because of her illness, so she didn't have to hide it so deliberately, there would be Kou Tianshi when she returned to Beijing. Heal her.
Suhe-jun even asked Tan Wujin to recommend several virtuous monks who practiced in Beiliang, all of them ascetic monks who did not care about politics. He Mulan went to Dunhuang to look for it if he had time in Guzang. Get a windfall.
Tan Wuzhen is the national teacher of Beiliang, and his technique is not inferior to Kou Qianzhi. Since he recommended Qiren, he naturally gave some hope to Su Hejun and Tuoba Tao.
The so-called emergency medical treatment, Kou Qianzhi is still far away in the mountains and rivers of Wei, and there are the most monks in Beiliang, and it is better to have a monk to suspend the symptoms than to do nothing at all.
Tuoba Tao's letter Jiasu and Jun's letter showed concern and love, which made He Mulan even more excited.
It is fortunate to have a close friend in life, and it is even more fortunate to have a boss who is talented and caring about his subordinates, making people willing to fight for it.
Just because of the concern in the two letters, and Tuoba Tao even disregarding the possible displeasure of Kou Qianzhi and Tan Wujin, and summoning the leaders of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism respectively, it was worth He Mulan's courage to go to Dunhuang.
At most, hope is raised and hope is dashed.
She is not afraid of death, why should she be afraid of this disappointment
Because of this letter, He Mulan kept urging the entire army to speed up the march in the following days, and the caravan that followed the Hu Ben army tossed and complained.
The envoys of Beiliang were all returning to their hearts like arrows, but there were no complaints. Poor Beiliang originally arranged a large number of elite divisions along the road, pretending to be soldiers guarding the city, and the purpose was to promote the force of Liang. Mulan rushed all the way, sometimes not even entering the city in order to hurry, so Liang Guo's preparations turned into a wink for the blind.
Beiliang occupies the entire Hexi Corridor and affects many countries in the Western Regions. It is a very powerful force in the Sixteen Kingdoms.
Juqu Mengxun was a rare Sinicized monarch among the Hu people, and even Tuoba Tao was afraid, which shows his greatness.
Along the way, even with a scale and a half claw, you can see the wealth of Beiliang, oases and mountains stand everywhere. Along the way, the envoys of He Mulan saw no less than 100,000 livestock, and merchants from various countries in the Western Regions came to do business. Such as weaving, and they went to Liang country, and no longer traveled eastward. Many businessmen who traveled east were from Beiliang, and these Beiliang merchants brought back great wealth to Beiliang.
The might of the Hu Ben army also left a deep impression on the people of Beiliang, but He Mulan herself left nothing to the people of Beiliang, because her appearance and figure were too ordinary.
Na Luohun once proposed to let her put on a full suit of armor and appear in front of the people of Beiliang, so as to deter them, but He Mulan rejected it with "It's too hot and I'll suffer from heat stroke".
This kind of thing that does not pull the wind and pretends to be the wind, the only one who suffers is himself, and he will make a difference. What is there to force
The group got closer and closer to Guzang, and just when everyone felt that the journey was going smoothly, they might soon arrive at Guzang, and the accident happened again.
Since Li Shun was placed under He Mulan's house arrest, he was like an invisible person in the mission.
The envoys of Beiliang knew vaguely that Juqu Mujian had brought a huge amount of bribes when he went to Wei State. Find, or bring up this person.
Due to the letter from Beijing, both He Mulan and Yuan Po Qiang had regarded Li Shun as a mortal person, and keeping him from killing was just to prevent the people from Bei Liang from laughing.
Li Shun also knew that there was He Mulan's "overhead", and he injured his arm again, so it was impossible to "seize power". He simply hid in his carriage all day long and could not get out. His appetite was getting worse and worse, and he often had headaches Case.
However, Master Cixin and the imperial physician who accompanied the army have seen him many times, but they could not come to any conclusion. They could only think that his activity was reduced and he was in a carriage on a hot day, and he suffered from heat stroke.
Master Cixin suggested that after Li Shun arrives at the oasis, he should scrub himself well in the warm lake water that has already been exposed to the sun. After all the skin is in contact with the water and a lot of heat is taken away, the discomfort will be less.
He Mulan finally softened her heart after hearing Master Cixin's words. After passing through Qingtongxia, He Mulan found a larger oasis to station. There are several lakes in this oasis, and people and animals can drink. He Mulan sent Hu Ben army. "Escort" Li Shun and Master Ci Xin to take a bath together to temporarily relieve his heat stroke.
However, it was when it was sent to the lake that something went wrong.
Li Shun's mood has been irritable and excitable these days, because he has been under house arrest for a while, and everyone ignored it. As a result, when Li Shun saw Oasis, he suddenly burst out.
Facing the pool that was only the size of a small puddle, Li Shun shouted in horror.
When they were informed by the Hu Ben Army, He Mulan and Yuan Po Qiang cried out in their hearts. They first thought that Li Shun was deliberately feigning illness or madness in order to break the game, and hurried to the small pond with the imperial physician.
Li Shun, who was yelling, seemed to be insane, and his whole body kept twitching and struggling.
At the side, Master Ci Xin held a lit moxa stick in his hand and didn't know where to start, because Li Shun struggled so hard that there was no time to settle down.
A person like Li Shun who pays attention to his appearance, no one will believe him when he says that he is so self-destructing and pretending to be crazy or ill. If a Han person is crazy, he will not be able to work in this life, and He Mulan has not shown the appearance of wanting Li Shun's life, so he doesn't have to sacrifice so much to protect himself.
Therefore, He Mulan's heart had begun to have a bad premonition.
When they saw Li Shun baring his teeth in front of the pool with his own eyes, and his throat spasming constantly, He Mulan and the imperial physician both exclaimed in surprise.
"Hydrophobia!"
"My God, rabies!"