Chi Fei led his army to take refuge in Gu Shubai, and everyone was happy about it.
At the same time, the rebel army stationed south of Lin'an was full of grief.
Many of them have never seen snow before, and the Lingnan area is like spring all the year round. You may not see snow once in decades.
When they first saw such a raging goose feather and heavy snow, everyone was very curious. Later, after the cold and sickness, they realized that the snow seemed beautiful but could make death silent.
Like a gentle knife, a knife cuts human lives.
Yin Shuo didn't care about this very much. He set strict military orders to require soldiers not to leave their posts without authorization, even if it is cold, they must stick to their posts to prevent Gu Shubai's army from sneaking.
As long as the overall situation in the military is not chaotic, it doesn't matter what is next to it.
"You can find out clearly, is there really no intention to open the city gate in Lin'an City?"
Yin Shuo stood in the snow, with a few dead branches covering the lonely grave. He wore a white robe and was weak, standing alone in front of him.
"Yes, son. Emperor Ning was afraid of Gu Shubai. In order to prevent him from leading his troops into the city, he simply turned away the original Zhenjiang defenders. Now that the thousand defenders in Zhenjiang have voted for Beili, Emperor Ning is even more disappointed. ."
Yin Shuo nodded slightly, "It is also expected that Emperor Ning would not open the city gate, so the situation in Huzhou will be safe, and there is no need to worry about Gu Shubai leading the army's raid. If Lin'an city gate is not opened for a day, we will have an advantage. ."
The subordinate slowly raised his head, worrying: "But our generals are unstable. They have not only been suppressed by the Beili army for a long time, but also suffered from the freezing disease of the severe cold weather. Today's military report posted another 12 people to death. , Son, shouldn't we add some cotton coats and quilts to the weak soldiers?"
"Those who are old, weak, sick and disabled will freeze to death, and some food rations can be reduced."
Yin Shuo remained unmoved, waving his hand to signal him to retreat, and walked toward the depths of the snow-covered grave.
The subordinate stood behind him and shuddered unconsciously.
There are many unowned solitary graves on this mountain, mostly civilians who haven't had time to escape after the war, and they can only be buried in this mountain without a single monument.
The people have heard that this mountain is still a treasure of geomantic omen, and that a nobleman of the imperial court was also buried here, and there is no way of knowing where he was buried.
In this season of turmoil, it would be nice to have a place to hold the bones. Who cares if it is a treasured land of geomantic omen
Yin Shuo also listened to the people's comments, and only after sending people to inquire about the specific location, there was a small valley in the depths of this mountain road that was difficult to slide.
In the cold winter, the bottom of the valley is warmer than the outside, the snow does not cover the entire ground, and some places have already begun to melt.
Looking at it from a distance, Yin Shuo picked up a branch from the side and continued to walk toward the valley with it.
Going all the way to the deepest part of the valley, a tall tomb appeared in front of you, with a stone monument on top of which was roughly engraved with the words "The Tomb of the Ning Family's Female Taboo Danyang".
Such a nondescript epitaph, her life was dishonorable, she did not even have the qualifications to be buried in the imperial tomb, and only a cryptic "royal girl" was left on the tombstone—
Not even a princess, the eldest princess.
If it weren't for the word Danyang, Yin Shuo couldn't believe that the once noble and unparalleled woman was lying in this little valley where no one cares, with an epitaph that no one knew.
He slowly squatted down, brushed the empty space in front of the monument with his sleeves, and brushed off the snowflakes on it.
There is a small incense burner on the side. It looks like it was originally placed here for sacrifice, but it was overwhelmed by the heavy snow. He raised the incense burner and stood upright in front of her tombstone, but there was no incense to respect.
He couldn't help smiling wryly.
"I came here to find you, but I didn't carry the incense, so I can't offer you one. I don't know if I subconsciously don't want this tomb to be yours, or I'm not even willing to give you this little affection."
There was no answer from the cold tomb, and there was only a howling wind in the valley.
He simply sat on the ground, leaning on the tombstone of Princess Danyang, and muttered to himself, "This mountain is full of unowned solitary graves. Compared with them, your tomb is tall and well repaired. But I think you are probably. Not satisfied. Because this is not an imperial tomb, the noble status of your princess is not written on the tombstone, and even an underground tomb was not dug. Compared with the real tomb of the royal family's descendants, it is extremely shabby."
The chill spread to him from the tombstone on his back. He shivered unconsciously, then took a jug of wine from his waist and poured two sips into his mouth.
"Ahem..."
While covering his mouth and coughing lightly, he poured the wine in the flask on the snow-covered place in front of the grave, where the ice and snow melted wherever the hot wine could reach.
Yin Shuo coughed and laughed, "What am I talking about? You are already dead, how can you know what your tomb is like? How can you be satisfied or dissatisfied? If you die, you will feel it, The most dissatisfied is to marry me. I will be hurried all my life, even if I die, I will lie here alone."
He smiled, tears oozing from the corners of his eyes, reflecting his pale face and slipping to the corners of his mouth, penetrating his chapped lips.
Far away, a few subordinates stood by the dead wood outside the valley waiting for him, worried that he would be unpredictable alone, but did not dare to approach him.
Princess Danyang is, after all, the only wife in his name. Whether she loves or feels pity for this wife is not something that others can intervene.
"Fortunately, this tombstone is written by the royal family, not my Yin Shuo's wife. Just like this tombstone is written, just as if we have never met in this life, and there is nothing to do with it. If we see you again in the next life, you Come torture me, you come to force me to die... OK?"
Yin Shuo sat up slowly from the ground with his sore and numb body.
Wine can warm the body but not the heart. His heart is colder than this tomb, and harder than this tombstone. There are so many soldiers in the army that no one has ever figured out.
He stiffened his legs and walked slowly out of the valley.
"My son, do you want to rebuild a mausoleum for the eldest princess, or... change the tombstone?" The subordinate waiting outside the valley asked him when he came out.
Yin Shuo ignored it, his face was as cold as snow and ice, looking at the valley behind him, the tomb was no longer visible.
"No, it's good."
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"General, I think the people in the insurgents are so cold that they have no strength to fight? What's more, it's almost the New Year. I think they plan to shrink and wait for the beginning of spring to fight again?"
The fighting hasn't stopped yet, but Gu Shubai's army is peaceful. The soldiers also prepared Spring Festival couplets and New Year's goods, ready to spend a simple year in the army.
Gu Shubai didn't stop them. It's the way to run the army with relaxation, but he didn't agree with Yan Zheng's words.
"You are wrong. The more everyone knows that the rebel army will not be frozen, the more likely Yin Shuo will use this opportunity to counterattack. You must understand that he is a politician and not a military commander. Bing, he doesn't care about his soldiers freezing to death in this season, do you understand?"
Yan Zheng was stunned, "The general meant that we thought they were afraid to send troops in the cold, and Yin Shuo deliberately made us think so. When we relax, he will secretly attack Lin'an?"
"Wait for us to relax?"
Gu Shubai smiled and pointed to the soldier who posted the Spring Festival couplets outside the account, "Do you still have to wait? Isn't our army slack enough?"
Yan Zheng was agitated about the pasting of Spring Festival couplets. Originally, everyone just wanted to prepare some peanuts and melon seeds to drink tea around the stove, but Yan Zheng ordered the army to write the Spring Festival couplets in red paper to paste, and asked the servant woman who was burning in the kitchen to cut the window grilles. .
Fortunately, those servants couldn't do this with clumsy hands, otherwise the army would not know what they would be dressed like.
Yan Zheng immediately blushed, "Then I will tell them to stop posting, and be careful and prepare to fight at any time!"
He said that he was about to rush out, and was stopped by Gu Shubai, "No need. Let them post as much as possible. Yin Shuo wants us to relax, then we relax to show him. Only when he sees our relax, he can It will relax."
Fortunately, Yan Zheng has been following Gu Shubai for a long time. After thinking about the logic of his going around for a while, he understood, and immediately opened his eyes and smiled, "So, I'm still doing something good, right?"
Gu Shu gave him a vain look, and his proud tail, which was raised high, was immediately put away.
He breathed a sigh of relief: "What you did is right. The soldiers of Bei Li came to Dongling all the way, but they couldn't go home to reunite with their parents after the Chinese New Year. The wanderers always feel homesick, and you take them to the fun. The excitement is very good. This is exactly what a compassionate soldier does."
Yan Zheng only smiled and touched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.
Gu Shubai continued: "But don't let everyone overplay it. Those who should be vigilant should still be vigilant, and those who should be prepared should continue to prepare. Only when Master Chen persuades Ning Di to open the gate of Lin'an, he can turn defense into offense."
When Chi Fei heard this, he said: "General, what if your Majesty refuses to open the gate in the end?"
"Then use the second strategy you have prepared."
Gu Shu Baifen didn't change his color, obviously he had already considered all the possibilities. He raised his eyebrows, Yan Zheng and Chi Fei were both thoughtful.
He couldn't help smiling, "What are you still waiting for? The Spring Festival couplets of the big account have not been hung yet."
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"How's Dongling's battle going?"
As the new year passed, Yu Fu cared more about the situation on Dongling's side, and had to ask it every few times.
When Chen Jingxing came forward to report this morning, his face was very ugly, "Your Majesty, Emperor Ning is too much! The minister tried every means to persuade him to open the gate of Lin'an and let the army pass through. He refused to live or die. Directly pointed me that Bei Li intends to attack Lin'an. Your Majesty acted openly, except for the ten important towns and surrounding areas that were promised to Bei Li, we did not take a large number of cities. Ning Emperor actually insulted me Bei Li!"
Yufu knew that Chen Jingxing was a pragmatist, and if he hadn't tried all kinds of methods, there would be no way. He would not raise this matter in the court to expose his incompetence.
It seems that Ning Chengzhi is determined not to let Gu Shu Bai lead the army into the city.
Yufu nodded slightly, thinking about the way to deal with this matter, and saw Tian Yunpo stand up and said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing related to this. The ministers want to propose together so that the ministers can discuss and make a ruling."
"Teacher, please say."
Tianyun broke: "This time the army has been stationed outside Lin'an city for too long, and the grain and grass have been worn out seriously. However, this winter is extremely cold, and the front line has been stretched too long. It is not easy to transport grain and grass from the capital to Lin'an. The minister thought. So, can other quicker and more effective methods be used to replenish food and grass?"
One is the inability to pass through Lin'an City, and the other is the difficulty in transporting grain and grass.
Yufu nodded and said: "Lin'an is the capital of Dongling, after all, I don’t understand Emperor Ning’s concern. As the Hongyu Temple Secretary, Mr. Chen has always taken good care of diplomacy. If Mr. Chen has no choice, this matter I'm afraid I have to take a step back and ask for it."
Tianyun said: "How to take a step back and ask for it?"
The Bingbu Shangshu was about to go out, and only listened to Yufudao: "It's very simple, bypassing Lin'an City. I know that Lin'an's terrain requires a lot of hard work, but General Gu has a wealth of experience in battles, and he must have the best. By detouring the route and decision-making, you can still win this battle."
She speaks calmly, and obviously trusts Gu Shubai's abilities.
The Ministry of Etiquette and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been preparing for the big wedding one after another, and the Minister of Korea and China has also heard about it, so it is not strange to hear Yufu's words.
If you don't trust his ability, how can you entrust your life to it
The sky cloud paused, and the Minister of War Shangshu had already stated: "Returning to your majesty, your majesty’s thoughts are the same as those of Gu Jiajun. This is the retribution that the minister has just received. General Gu’s intention is to detour Lin’an city attack. In Huzhou, the military is ready. Your Majesty and Gu Jiajun really have a good heart and thought of going somewhere!"
Tian Yunpo glanced at him suddenly, and the Ministry of War Shangshu regretted his failure and hurriedly bowed his head and stepped back.
Yufu smiled and said, "Since General Gu was prepared, that would be great. As for the transportation of grain and grass raised by the Taishi just now...Does the Taishi already have an idea?"
Tian Yunpo retracted his gaze and said, "The minister means that you can buy from the Dongling court. Now the southern part of Dongling is actually controlled by the insurgents, and the northern part is controlled by Beili. The real range that belongs to the Dongling court is Lin'an. And some small cities around Lin’an. However, Lin’an has a large number of munitions, and those people in the city may not be able to eat them in three years. If you buy food from the Dongling court, it is not only convenient, but also mutually beneficial, enhances the friendship between the two countries, and maintains the temporary Partnership."
Yufu looked at the ministers, "Do you have any opinions, Aiqing?"
Mr. Bao said with a smile: "Returning to your majesty, the old minister thinks this proposal is very good. The old minister heard that many families of wealthy families have come one after another in Beilibian City. Those are all dependents of the Dongling court officials. The building will be declining. Nowadays, silver is more important to them than grain. Once the request for grain purchase is made, the Dongling court will surely answer it soon."
Yufu was silent for a moment, feeling sad, "I have also heard of this. Not only the family members of ordinary Dongling officials, but also family members of the three-rank or higher middle-ranking officials came. Even the middle-ranking ministers did not believe their court. Their monarch is now, can Dongling survive?"
After that, look at Xue Bi, the Shangshu of the Hubu, "Although I dislike these officials, their families still need to take care of them, just like the Li family who moved to the tribe. Only the families of those ministers can be stabilized. Only when the ministers consider issues in the Dongling Dynasty, they will be more biased towards me, Beili."
Xue Bi was startled when she heard her first sentence, and said that he would no longer dare to embezzle and accept bribes. Why did your Majesty look at him and talk about this again
He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, and hurriedly went out and said, "Yes, the minister must do so, and he will never disappoint your majesty's expectations."
Yufu's gaze was quite profound, and the corners of his mouth were slightly tilted away from the line of sight, falling directly in front of him.
"In this case, the purchase of grain should be handled according to the instructions of the Taifu and Taishi. By the way, there are few people in the palace, except for me, only Ning'an and Ningping. There is no need to arrange too extravagantly for the year. It is better to allocate these silvers. In the military expenditure, the soldiers can spend a good year in a foreign country."
The ministers quickly persuaded him, "Your Majesty, this is not possible! This is the first year that your Majesty returned to Beili. It should have been extraordinarily grand, so how could you simply wronged your Majesty?"
"I am not wronged. When there is war in the country, you should be thrifty as the master. Although the war is not in Beili, my tens of thousands of men in Beili are fighting bloody battles ahead. I can't bear to relax and enjoy alone."
The officials couldn't help being touched by Yufu's words, and some even shed tears.
It is the blessing of courtiers and Bei Li to have such a monarch.
Mr. Bao took the lead and said: "Your Majesty said that he was young at the age of pleasure, but he could be so restrained. Ashamed, the old ministers are ashamed and are willing to imitate his majesty and donate half of the cost of the new year to the army lieutenant generals."
He took the lead, and the ministers naturally responded, and the voices of donating silver rose louder than ever.
Yufu smiled secretly in his heart, and only touched on his face, "I am so pleased that Aiqing is so, I am very relieved, and I will remember all your contributions to the army."
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Premature ejaculation was two days earlier yesterday, and it is already strong today, hahaha