After lunch, Huayan called An Shiqi to visit Lingnan with her own letter.
An Shiqi looked left and right, Yun Chi was not in the room, he seemed to be a thief, leaned close to Hua Yan, shook the sealed letter and whispered, "Young master, let me go to Lingnan Sending a letter to Yun Rang, does His Royal Highness know?"
Huayan glared at him, slapped him on the head, and beat him hard, "What do you think?"
She has no strength now, even if she hits An Shiqi's head hard, she doesn't have much strength.
Naturally, An Shiqi didn't feel the pain, so he chuckled, "Young master, my head is hard, so be careful if your hands hurt."
Huayan's hand really hurt, she withdrew her hand, twisted his ear instead, and said viciously, "You betrayed the master, you can bear it, right?"
An Shiqi immediately stopped laughing, made a bitter face, and yelled, "Young master, you are merciful, it hurts, sister Shiqi, don't screw up good sister, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I dare not do it again .”
Huayan let go of her hand bitterly, "Old things, what do you tell me that you know a lot?"
An Shiqi rubbed his red ears, and explained with regret on his face, "That day, I accidentally slipped my tongue, and by the time I remembered that His Highness was still by my side, it was already too late."
Huayan snorted, "There will be another time, see if I can't spare you."
How could An Shiqi dare to do it again? Next time, he almost got his ear twisted off this time, but he still didn't dare to hide. If he did, even though the young master has no strength now, there is still a way to deal with him. It must be better than twisting his ears. ruthless.
He didn't dare to offend Hua Yan, and whispered, "Qingyuan City is too far away from Lingnan, the young master sent me to deliver a letter to Yun Rang, but I won't be able to come back for a while, the young master told me, I will definitely be by your side, the palace banquet If you were hijacked, I would be guilty of dereliction of duty, and I will leave now." After a pause, he asked tentatively, "Can you send someone else?"
"I was hijacked at the palace banquet. I don't blame you. It's because Su Zi's outfit is so similar, it's almost seamless. No one would have thought of it. Now that His Royal Highness is by my side, you just go at ease." Huayan looked at him seriously. Said, "This time, it's not just as simple as asking you to send a letter."
An Shiqi looked at Huayan, and asked seriously, "Is there something else that the young master must tell me?"
"Yeah." Huayan nodded, and she was going to discuss with Yunchi, and asked An Shiqi to bring her letter to help Yunrang to prevent Su Zizhe from succeeding in his scheme with the King of Lingnan.
An Shiqi thought that this was indeed a big deal, and immediately put the letter into his arms, "You and His Royal Highness have been staying here in Qingyuan City." After finishing speaking, he said, "If you're not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. I still think that young master, you are pregnant and your health is better, so it is better to return to Beijing as soon as possible. After all, as you are getting older, if there is a war, you will not be able to bear it."
Hua Yan naturally considered this, and nodded, "Wait for Yun Mie to come back first, and according to his news, His Highness the Crown Prince will discuss with me to make a decision." After she finished speaking, she sighed, "It is true that as you said, the months are getting older. I can't take any more risks. This is certainly not the place for me to stay."
"Young Master has a plan, as long as you send me away, don't send Brother Sixteen away again, you must let him follow you." An Qiqiqian reminded Wan Wan, "Hello, everyone."
Hua Yan took it very seriously, "You can go ahead without worry, if I leave here, Su Qingfeng's army will not withdraw for a short time, I want to leave Shiliu to Su Qingfeng, I am afraid that once a war breaks out, Su Qingfeng's army will not withdraw for a while. Qingfeng lacks experience on the real battlefield, so she can't bear it."
An Shiqi became anxious immediately, "Then there will be no one around you."
"Why is there no one here? There are the hidden guards of the Hua family and His Royal Highness's hidden guards." Hua Yan stretched out her hand and patted him on the shoulder, "I won't let anything happen to me again, and I will learn my wisdom through a pitfall. Come back, I have learned a lesson, and I will definitely arrange someone to protect me, don't worry."
An Shiqi was actually not at ease, but thinking about it this time, His Royal Highness might be more cautious. Since the young master said so, he had to leave, so he could only nod.
So, the two sorted out the Lingnan Palace and Yun Rang, the established arrangements and possible situations. An hour later, An Shiqi set off and left Qingyuan City.
On the day An Shiqi left, Yun Mie returned to Yun Chi with a few people.
The news that Yun Mie came back from inquiring was that Qingfeng Mountain also had 300,000 soldiers and horses. Although it was not comparable to the soldiers and horses of Jiuhuan Mountain, they were all elite soldiers and strong generals, not much worse.
At the same time, he also brought back a piece of news that Su Zizhe had learned that the 200,000 soldiers and horses in Wumeng Mountain had been lost. Out of rage, he planned to mobilize the soldiers of Fengfeng Mountain and Jiuhuan Mountain to join forces. In one place, they unfurled the banner of the rear beam and came to attack Qingyuan City.
After Yun Chi heard this, he turned his head to look at Huayan, and said to her in a gentle voice, "Since Su Zizhe has plans, will he really come to attack Qingyuan City?"
Huayan pondered for a moment, then shook her head, "It's not surprising that he had such a plan in a moment of anger, but it may not come true. Order people to pay close attention to the movement of Jiuhuan Mountain. I still prefer him to use the Lingnan curve to plan. "
Yun Chi nodded, "I don't know if you can send An Shiqi there in time. If not, consider it the worst."
Huayan regained consciousness, "Yeah, when Su Zizhe mentioned that day, he had obviously already taken action, and now it's been a few days, and it might be a step too late to go before the seventeenth. Or, as I guessed earlier, I'm thinking on the bright side, if it's really the worst." After finishing speaking, she sighed, "I only knew Yun Rang for a few days in the past, and I really can't guarantee whether he has changed. "
She talked and thought about it, looked at Yun Chi, and said to him, "Why don't we take a gamble?"
"How do you bet?" Yun Chi asked.
"Just bet on what I said, Su Zizhe may not attack Qingyuan City, let's set off back to Beijing as soon as possible, and leave Su Qingfeng and Shiliu with half a million soldiers and horses in Qingyuan City, just in case."
Yun Chi looked at her, "Your body needs a few more days of cultivation. Doctor Han said at least half a month."
Huayan shook her head, "I know my own body. The carriage is more comfortable. There are not many bumps along the official road, so I can drive. There is not much difference between lying on the bed and lying in the carriage. Walking Just be slow. You said you were sick and you went out of Beijing to rescue me secretly. The civil and military officials don’t know about it yet. Once the news of your presence spreads out, the civil and military officials will be afraid that people will panic. An Shuli is in court. Zhongding will be under great pressure. Not long after he was appointed as the first assistant, he was under the exhaustion. Everyone in the world knows about this matter, and I am afraid that everyone in the world is watching how you handle it. You cannot handle this matter unless you return to the court. In addition, "
Huayan rubbed her lower abdomen and paused, "Compared to this place, the capital is still safe. I don't want our child to have any troubles again. It's better to go back to Beijing to have a baby. If I go back to Beijing by myself, you must be worried, so, Let's go back to Beijing together."
Yun Chi nodded, "That's natural, I'm naturally not at ease if you return to Beijing by yourself." After finishing speaking, he said, "As you said, we will leave for Beijing tomorrow and leave Su Qingfeng and An Shiliu here. In addition to dealing with the affairs of the Lingnan Palace in Beijing, it is also necessary to urge the Ministry of War to prepare food and fodder, and now we are still in a tug-of-war with Su Zizhe, there will be a battle sooner or later, so we should return to Beijing to sit in charge."
Huayan nodded, "To deal with Su Zizhe, don't be in a hurry, just don't be in a hurry." After finishing speaking, she praised, "Fortunately, you took 200,000 soldiers from him before saving me, otherwise, with his powerful force , but I dare not gamble, he has that self-confidence, he will definitely lead the army to send troops to Qingyuan City at this time, and there is no need to lose 200,000 soldiers and horses, and rely on Lingnan King."
Yun Chi lowered his gaze, "In the final analysis, the court failed, and so did I. In the past five years of supervising the country, I have never discovered that there are so many soldiers and horses raised on the wasteland. Bei'an City increased taxes privately, and all those granaries were transported to the wasteland. The mountains have raised private soldiers. Think about it, how many soldiers and horses were raised by the people of Southern Chu in taxes, 800,000 in the Southwest Territory, 300,000 in Bei'an City, 300,000 in the Jinglu Army and Horse Camp, plus soldiers from the five cities Horses, soldiers and horses of the Royal Forest Army and the Imperial Guard Army, the imperial court alone has raised 1.5 million soldiers and horses, and now Su Zizhe has raised another 800,000 soldiers and horses. Counting together, 2.3 million, the Lingnan Palace must also There are private soldiers, probably not less than 200,000. There are also three to two thousand soldiers and horses in the counties and counties. In total, the entire Southern Chu may have 2.67 million soldiers and horses. The loss is huge, and it is really not easy for Nanchu to maintain the superficial peace."
Hua Yan heard Yun Chi's calculations, she didn't know, she was really shocked, she sighed, "Originally, the imperial court raised only a million soldiers, but what happened last year because of the turmoil in the southwest, now because of the Su For Zizhe, soldiers must be raised, and this battle must be fought. There is nothing to do. After Su Zizhe is settled and the world is at peace, you can reduce the number of soldiers and release them to work in agriculture. Don’t worry, take your time.”
Yun Chi nodded, and sighed softly, "I can only take my time, I'm tired of taking care of this world with me."