When the girls in Beijing asked about the situation in Shazhou...
Shazhou.
Zhenxi Army Camp.
In the torrential wind and snow, Kuang Qingwu carefully opened the curtain, and immediately heard a suppressed cough.
He couldn't help but frown, quickly turned back to cover the door, and strode behind the screen - Mr. Leshan, who had always been cold and reserved, was lying in the brocade tent with a pale face. The boy serving in front of the bed was holding a bowl of medicine, carefully Blowing.
"Let me serve you, sir!" Kuang Qingwu stepped forward and said to him.
Mr. Leshan's illness was very sudden.
From the moment he arrived in the camp, he basically stayed in the camp, and it could be said that he never left the house. Occasionally I go out, that is, I go to Shuai's tent and Kuang Qingwu's tent. There are plenty of charcoal fires in these tents day and night, and they are as warm as spring. When I go out, I have all the fox fur and mink hats available, and I can't see back and forth. A few steps within range.
It is said that with such treatment, you will not be frozen no matter what. You must know that the soldiers standing guard in the army are far inferior to him in terms of food, housing and clothing, and few of them are sick.
However, the icy and snowy climate in Western Xinjiang is indeed not suitable for living. Especially Mr. Leshan, although he is resourceful, is just a weak scholar in terms of physical fitness.
… He has been lying on the bed for three days since he fell ill. During these three days, Kuang Shihan invited the best doctors in Shazhou City and took out a batch of precious medicinal materials that he had collected. It can be said that he did his best. It's just that Mr. Leshan has never recovered, and now he looks even more seriously ill.
Kuang Qingwu was really worried.
Hearing his request, the book boy looked at Mr. Leshan and saw that the master did not agree but did not refuse either. He handed over the medicine bowl without saying a word, stood up and stepped aside.
"Mr., your cough today seems to be worse than yesterday?" After he finished drinking the medicine, Mr. Leshan personally served him. Seeing that his face had returned to a trace of ruddy color, Kuang Qingwu couldn't relax his frown, "In the military camp, it's really... It’s not a place to recuperate.”
He pondered for a moment and finally said the suggestion, "Sir, how about I ask you to go to the Shazhou City mansion to recuperate?"
Although both he and Mr. Leshan enjoyed the best conditions in the Zhenxi Army Camp, some things were better than Kuang Shihan himself. But a military camp is a military camp, and it cannot be as comfortable and livable as housing.
Mr. Leshan has not been sick before, but he usually gets better soon after taking the medicine.
This time there were symptoms of serious illness. Kuang Qingwu felt that this was all due to the lack of a good environment.
"Going to Shazhou City will indeed help me get better quickly." Mr. Leshan looked very weak, and his hoarse voice was full of exhaustion, "But you can't go. The army cannot enter the city. It will be too dangerous for you if you only bring guards. "
Kuang Qingwu's heart warmed and he said with a smile: "Sir, I can go quietly and dress up as a guard. Anyway, in this season, who is not wrapped up tightly? Who can recognize me?"
"Then I won't go." Mr. Leshan's method of persuading Kuang Qingwu was always so simple and crude, and the effect was often surprisingly good - Kuang Qingwu had prepared a lot of rhetoric, and he blocked him every time. After being at a loss for words for a long time, he reluctantly compromised: "Then I'll prepare a bodyguard for you."
"Don't be too elite, and don't have too many people." Mr. Leshan ordered calmly, "That will only invite disaster for me, and it will also be a waste of the manpower your father has finally cultivated... Just arrange a few soldiers to replace my book boy. , The coachman just takes the luggage. I am a scholar, no one will care about me."
Kuang Qingwu knew his temper and forced a smile: "...Yes!"
After leaving the account, he went to see Lao Zheng - Lao Zheng was the person with whom he could speak most freely. Naturally, he said what he had to say directly: "Sir, he doesn't want me to take risks, but it's just that if he doesn't go to the city due to his condition, I'm afraid it won't be good... After all, Mr. He's too old. I plan to send my own bodyguard to escort him, but I'm afraid he won't like it."
Lao Zheng muttered: "Your Majesty, what you say makes sense. If it is just ordinary soldiers escorting you, others will think it is not an important person and will not embarrass you. If it is your personal escort, then everyone will know , he must be someone you value very much, then those thieves will probably choose you as their target!”
He knew Kuang Qingwu's affection and dependence on Mr. Leshan, so he didn't say something: Kuang Shihan was forced by his son to detach some of his henchmen to hunt down Qiu Jinglan, but in the battle at Xiaoshashan, although Qiu Jinglan's The subordinates and Jiang family's dead soldiers killed many people, but Qiu Jinglan escaped in the end.
As long as Qiu Jinglan survives, the manpower dispatched will be hung up for a day, which naturally reduces the number of people available to Kuang Shihan.
These days, the Jiang family and Qiu Jinglan's subordinates have been constantly provoking Ruan and Qiu Jiu in the Zhenxi Army. Although Kuang Shihan has long been prepared for this move, he cannot take it lightly.
The current situation is that Kuang Shihan has to both monitor and guard against these subordinates, and also needs to collect evidence to calculate the general ledger in the future - manpower is already stretched thin. If enough elites are allocated to send Mr. Leshan to Shazhou City to recuperate, it will be I really can’t take care of it!
Therefore, Lao Zheng felt that if Mr. Leshan really wanted to recuperate in Shazhou City, it would be difficult to send too many manpower to him.
Kuang Qingwu was a little hesitant: "When Mr. Leshan first arrived in Shazhou, that person was very polite to him. This matter is not a secret."
"That happened many years ago. How many people still remember it now?" Lao Zheng advised, "And if we don't send a few people to see him off now, others will think that although the master valued his husband very much back then, at the critical moment It's nothing more than that... After all, depending on what Mr. Shizi does, something may or may not happen to him, but if he doesn't do what he says, he will definitely attract the attention of all parties. By then... without the protection of a large army, it's not like one or two elite teams. It can be maintained!”
Seeing Kuang Qingwu still frowning, Lao Zheng used his trump card, "This is also what the gentleman wants. Do you want to make the gentleman unhappy?"
"Then just do what Mr. Leshan wants!" Kuang Qingwu was most afraid of offending Mr. Leshan. He hesitated for a long time and sighed.
But he had no idea that a long time later, in the carriage that was hesitantly heading towards Shazhou City in the snow, Mr. Leshan had lost all trace of his sick look. He asked the book boy who was "looking after" him in the carriage with bright eyes: "There are just a few people outside the carriage." ?”
"There are just a few people outside the car." The book boy, who had always been so taciturn in front of Kuang Qingwu that he gave the impression of cowardice, still looked dull, but with agility that was inversely proportional to his dullness, he pulled out a short dagger with cold light from his sleeve. Jian, please tell me, "Is the young one going to kill them now?"
"No need!" Mr. Leshan said indifferently, "Let them accompany us into the city. There are three or five ordinary soldiers. They will not disturb anyone if they are dismissed after entering the city. They will die on the road. If they are caught by the scouts or soldiers of the army, Others who passed by found out that it was not beautiful! Moreover, according to Kuang Thief's character, there must be spies in the Shazhou City defenders and the mansion in the city! If these people found out that they were missing, they would report the trouble to Kuang Thief. , isn’t it an extra step? Now that the time has come, we should be more cautious and not miss the mark!”
The book boy immediately sheathed the sword meekly and said with a smile: "You all listen to the master."
"It is inconvenient to ask too many questions in the camp, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Kuang thief..." When he mentioned the Kuang family father and son who respected him extremely, Mr. Leshan showed a hint of disgust and told the book boy in a deep voice, "After entering the city, I will immediately put these Record the layout and arrangements in the commander's account, as well as the distribution of troops under Kuang Thief and his entire estimate! When you get to the place, you can also find out from them - how are you doing these days?"
He took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said with a heavy gaze, "This is the pill that Kuang Qingwu gave me later. If the situation is not good at the young master's side, ask them to send a trustworthy person to deliver this pill as soon as possible." !”
When Mr. Leshan gave these instructions to the boy, two rows of giant tallow candles illuminated a temporary tent set up in a mountain valley hundreds of miles away in Shazhou.
Above, the pale-faced Qiu Jinglan, regardless of her injuries, was wearing armor and holding a long sword in her hand. She glanced at the dozens of people below with a blade-like gaze: "Everyone, haven't you thought about it until today?"
"Young Master!" More than a dozen envoys looked at each other, and the envoy sitting on the first guest's seat stood up to answer, "It's not that our master doesn't trust the Young Master, or is timid, it's really because the thief has nothing to worry about. , in the temple!”
"If you are Empress Dowager Gu, you can rest assured!" Before Qiu Jinglan could answer, the soldier standing slightly behind him said loudly, "Today, the emperor has his grandson on his knees, and the regent of the Empress Dowager has not yet returned to power. ! Both emotionally and rationally, Empress Dowager Gu disobeyed the late emperor's orders and disgraced the Chu family's ancestors! If it weren't for Kuang's shamelessness, she would retaliate against General Wu Lie and usurp the power of the Suppressing West Army at the feet of the Gu family, which would make our country The Duke has no choice but to submit to the Queen Mother Gu for the sake of the country. He has been living with the snake tail for many years. The Duke has already taken the lead in petitioning your majesty to take charge of the country and bring peace to Dali! How could your lord sit back and watch you being angered by Queen Mother Gu?"
This soldier was naturally sent by the Jiang family to protect and assist Qiu Jinglan in Shazhou.
But after listening to his words, the envoys of more than a dozen generals of the Suppressing West Army hesitated for a while, and they all looked at Qiu Jinglan.
"The Duke of Qin is a trustworthy person!" Qiu Jinglan said lightly, and these people breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed to the soldier, "Commander Wang, please don't be offended, this is a serious matter, if you don't ask clearly, go back When the master of the house asks, if I can’t answer, I will definitely be punished!”
The commander-in-chief of the Jiashi King felt his heart sinking slightly: "In the past few days, we have been following Qiu Jinglan and have met with these people frequently. Private benefits have been constantly poured out to them, and they have also taken them. Who would have thought that at the critical moment, we would still just I believe in Qiu Jinglan... No wonder the Duke of Guo ordered us to help Qiu Jinglan, Yichun Fenghuayu, not to underestimate this person because of the Jiang family's sacrifice! "
But he returned the gesture calmly: "What are you talking about? This is what it should be."
Immediately, he spoke out the promise made by Qin Guogong himself before leaving. The content was nothing more than to let these Ruan and Qiu Jiumen follow Qiu Jinglan with confidence and boldness, and also emphasized the relationship between the Jiang family and Qiu Jinglan. Of course, friendship and the marriage between Qiu Yilan and Jiang Yashuang must be mentioned... Anyway, you go and take action, and the Jiang family will deal with the aftermath!
Qiu Jinglan also helped beat the drum from time to time, praising the Jiang family's generosity and righteousness... In short, although the atmosphere at the beginning of this meeting was relatively tense, it ended in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Although the envoys all expressed that they could not make decisions on behalf of their masters, they all revealed the tone that their masters would most likely agree to. Of course, if they gave this tone, the Jiang family would benefit from it. After all, the masters of these envoys could not come here in person for the meeting. They made their choices based on what the messenger said.
The Jiang family has invested so much, so of course they are not willing to fall short here.
Qiu Jinglan watched calmly as the commander-in-chief hinted that his men would reward the envoy in front of her. He was not in a hurry, but when he turned around and saw Ruan Yi waiting for him to remove his armor alone, he was so anxious that he jumped up and down: "Young Master! You Just looking at it?”