The White-Haired Imperial Concubine

Chapter 94

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Zongzheng Wuyou hastily picked her up and placed her on the soft chair in front of the bed. She couldn't help but untangle the cloth wrapped around one of her fingers first, but she couldn't stop it even if she wanted to.

In the eyes, it is not the white and jade-like skin of the past, but red and swollen, bloody wounds after being washed away from the mud and sand, frostbite worsened in the cold weather, bloody and bloody, making people feel very painful .

Zongzheng Wuyou's heart trembled, his face changed drastically, his eyes were gloomy and unpredictable, and anger was already mixed in his voice, "What's going on?"

With a slight flash of her eyes, she struggled to withdraw her hand, hid the extremely ugly wound in her sleeve, lowered her eyes, and said in a relaxed and indifferent tone, "It was accidentally worn, you don't have to be so nervous, it's just a small injury, It doesn't hurt anymore."

Doesn't it hurt? How could such an injury not hurt! There was an unspeakable soreness and annoyance in his heart, and he hurriedly checked her leg again, but she stopped him in a panic, without any hesitation about the wound on her hand

"Don't look!" She said in a pleading tone, her voice hoarse. She bent her legs, hugged her knees tightly with her arms, raised her head, with a stubborn face, "Wuyou, please, don't look at it." Don't let the wound that is uglier than her fingers even she can't bear to look at it. he sees.

He looked at the fragility hidden behind the stubbornness in her eyes, as if someone had taken a handful of salt from his torn heart, causing the pain to suffocate. He squatted down slowly in front of her, knees on the ground, grabbed her arm with both hands, his voice trembling slightly, "Why don't you let me see it? It's serious, isn't it?"

"No", she still smiled hard, swallowed all the sadness into her belly, settled it in her heart, and shook her head lightly, "It's because...it's ugly, and I don't want you to see it. Don't worry, I'm here, soon It will be fine."

Is it really because of being ugly? When will she care about these things? He doesn't believe it! But she is so stubborn, no matter how hard she tries, it will only hurt her.

"Why did you get hurt? Tell me." He frowned tightly, and his deep pupils were filled with intense distress. Seeing her lowering her head and not wanting to speak, he clasped his fingers tightly, as if he wanted to crush her arm, stared into her eyes, and repeated word by word through gritted teeth: "Tell me!" That momentum, as if he would not give up if he didn't know the answer .

Faced with him irresistible. With a kiss and eyes, she sighed, lowered her head and said in a low voice, "I just don't want my mother to stay in the middle of the road and be trampled on."

His hands trembled. They saw their mother's ashes being blown away by the wind and melted into the snow. How could they prevent their mother from staying in the middle of the road? "What did you do?"

"Bury that piece of snow." The hardships of the three days and nights were so lightly described by her in a few words, but he was shocked after hearing it. The snow that melted the ashes fell one after another, such a big piece, such a cold day, how could she do it with her own strength

His thin lips parted slightly, trembling a few times, his eyes complicated, he looked at her for a while, and then asked slowly, there was endless pity, endless regret and self-blame in that voice, "You... buried for three days and three days Night? So you didn’t come back until today?”

She nodded slightly, with tears in her eyes, her voice choked up, "I know this can't make up for anything, but this is the only thing I can do." Tears slipped out of her eyes, rolling down one after another . He raised his hand to clasp her thin face, hot tears wiped the skin of his hand, burning his cold heart.

"Aman... all his distress, gratitude, and guilt are contained in this soft call. He wanted to say thank you, but he never said it. He is grateful to her for allowing him to understand him when he lost his mind, and for him. He did what was supposed to be done by him, and suffered all the injuries, without any complaints.

"Don't look at me like this, Wuyou, I am your wife, and doing these things is what I should do. You don't have to be grateful, and you don't have to feel guilty about me... You and I are one, and all the luck or misfortune in life, we ... Bear it together." She stroked his brows and eyes with her injured hand, her voice was sincere and gentle.

Guilt together, sorrow together, bear the unfortunate fate together, he and she are not alone.

Words cannot describe the emotion in his heart at this moment. In this life, it was his luck to meet her and fall in love with her. Eyes intertwined, some words don't need to be said again. It was enough for her to understand what he thought.

"I'll take you back to Manxiang Hall to rest." He picked her up.

In his arms, she responded softly, "Mmm.!"

That day, he stayed in Manxiang Hall to accompany her, and the two lay side by side in the bed, neither of them spoke. The room was very quiet, and after a while, he would soon fall into a deep sleep because he hadn't had a good rest for many days. She listened to his steady breathing, turned her head slightly to look at his tired face in sleep, tears rolled down the corners of her eyes, and wet the pillow.

When she woke up the next day, he had already left. Not only left Manxiang Palace, but also Jiangdu. He didn't want her to say goodbye. She got up and found a note on the table beside the bed. The two words left on it were written vigorously, as if written with life: "Wait for me."

She raised her lips and smiled, although it was bitter, she was also relieved that she still left these two words. She picked up the letter gently, and after reading it for a long time, she carefully put it under the pillow, so that she could take it out and read it when she missed that person.

In the 176th year of Cangxian in the Wanhe Continent, in December, the Southern Dynasty formally launched a war against the Northern Dynasty. The Southern Emperor led his own conquest and led an army of 150,000 and 7,000 people from Wuyinlou to break through the Huitong Pass and captured four cities in a row without any effort. , 800 soldiers were lost and 30,000 soldiers were surrendered, and their momentum was unstoppable.

Cangxian, Wanhe Continent, January 177, when the emperor of the Northern Dynasty recovered from his injuries, he led 200,000 cavalry to the south to face Zixiang Pass, and joined the 30,000 defenders of Zixiang Pass to form a confrontation with the army of the Southern Dynasty. Both sides are masters in using troops, and their strength is also equal, so it is difficult to decide the outcome for a while.

After Zongzheng had no plans to go out, Manyao sat in the court. Just four days after Zongzheng Wuyou set off, she received news that envoys from fourteen countries, six of them were killed at the southern border, five dead and one injured, including the envoys from Chenfeng Kingdom. She ordered someone to revise the national book to apologize, and promised to find out who did it as soon as possible, but everyone knew that these cutscenes had to go away, and it would be useless to go away. All countries are watching, waiting for the opportunity to get a piece of the action. But she found out that the magistrate Yu did not follow her orders that day, but made arbitrarily arbitrarily sent nine teams of troops, resulting in the death of the envoys of the six countries and giving others a handle. After she heard the news, she ordered Yu Zhifu to be escorted to the court. After interrogation by the third division, she beheaded the public according to the law, as an example to others.

In the majestic and solemn Qianhe Hall, behind the high dragon chair, there is a golden bead curtain hanging from the laurel, the woman wears a phoenix crown, and a golden silk phoenix robe. affairs.

A blood-stained soldier rushed towards the main hall, and the imperial guards guarding the palace were about to stop him, but they saw him holding up the memorial with his hand, and shouted as he ran, "Hurry up six hundred miles!"

Man Yao's complexion changed slightly, and he called out, "Broadcast!"

The soldier rushed in quickly, knelt down and presented the expedited memorial with both hands, "Qi Zuo Niang Niang, the three kingdoms of Tuxian, Yishi, and Yushui have assembled an army of 120,000 to attack our western border. Shacheng is urgent, please hurry up!" Send reinforcements quickly!"

So fast! The alliance of the three countries came sooner than she imagined. There are 120,000 troops, and there are only 40,000 defenders in Shacheng on the western border. How can they resist? She frowned and asked, "How about the casualties?"

The soldier replied: "Our army is guarding the city gate, the casualties have already exceeded half, and I am afraid that it will last for five days at most.

There are only five days, and there may be less than five days! Man Yao looked at the ministers under His Majesty Dan, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the best plan for you dear ones?"

"Mistress Qizuo, Tuxian, Yishi, and Chengshui are all small countries. The reason why they dare to provoke our dynasty is because the main force of our dynasty is at Zixiang Pass. The battle at Zixiang Pass has lasted for more than a month. Our Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty are at loggerheads. We have fought three times in this month. Both sides have suffered heavy losses. If we continue to fight, we will lose both sides. If someone invades from the east at this time, our country will be in danger! For the sake of the country, my minister I implore your majesty to advise the emperor to withdraw his troops and return to the court for the time being, and to return to the north in the future. As long as my army returns to the court, the three small countries will definitely retreat in spite of difficulties." The person who spoke was the prime minister.

What he said is not completely unreasonable, Man Yao naturally knows that now is not the best time to go north, but after the Huitong Pass, who can persuade Wuyou? Who can persuade him? In any case, this is not the time to discuss the right and wrong of sending troops to the north. She straightened her face, and said in a calm and deep voice, "The battle to the north, whether to attack or retreat, the emperor has his own opinion. What I am asking now is how to deal with the three countries in the west?"

All the ministers know that the total strength of the court and the central government is not enough to 120,000! It was also impossible to dispatch soldiers and horses from the emperor, so they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

Manyao was annoyed, they were all alone every time there was nothing to do. Ruohanghe, piles of truths, now, in the face of national crisis, everyone has become dumb! Her complexion was gloomy, her eyes were sharp, she scanned for a week, and finally her eyes stopped on Luo Zhi, the frowning leader of the Luo family army, and she asked, "General Luo, how many troops are you going to stab in?"

Luo Zhi went out and replied respectfully: "Mistress Qizuo, the emperor took away 150,000 troops, 20,000 guards on the east border, 20,000 guards from Yushang Kingdom on the south, and 40,000 on the west border. Luo's army is 70,000."

After contemplating Man Yao's brows, Fang said: "The 70,000 Luo's army will take out the remaining 20,000 in Gaza City, but the remaining 20,000 are only 90,000... General Luo, are you sure you can win this battle?"

Luo Zhi didn't answer right away, since he learned his lesson last time, his arrogance in front of her has subsided a lot. After thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I'm 70% sure about the end." He wasn't sure, when he arrived in Shacheng, would there be any soldiers available in Shacheng? If there are only 70,000 people against the enemy's 120,000, it is indeed difficult to be sure.

Man Yao was silent, and a minister stepped forward, "Madam Qizuo, our policy is that the imperial court must send troops with holy thieves. Madam Zuo asked the emperor to help Shacheng, so I can also hear what the emperor means?"

"Master Qi's words are very true, I think this is the most appropriate way."

"The minister also agrees with the proposal of the two adults."

Man Yao's eyes changed slightly, he glanced at them twice, without denying them, and asked the others: "The rest of the loves, do you also think that you should report this matter to the emperor first, and then make a decision?" As soon as she finished speaking, There are a few people who are trying to join in. She couldn't help but cast a cold gaze, stood up suddenly, opened the bead curtain, and walked out. If you must follow these rules at this time, you may not need to send troops, but just wait for others to attack Jiangdu. She just thought about it, but didn't say it directly.

Seeing her suddenly stepping out of the curtain, all the ministers were taken aback for a moment, and those who were about to speak also paused. The expression on her face didn't seem to show signs of anger, but the sudden coldness in her eyes made people involuntarily fearful. She raised her head slightly, looked down at everyone, her steps were slow, she stepped forward step by step, stood on top of Dan Bi and stopped, "General Luo, what do you think?"

Luo Zhi pondered slightly, frowned and said, "Miss Qizuo, the general thought that the warplane cannot be delayed. We only have five days. If Zuo asks the emperor for instructions, from Jiangdu to Zixiang Pass, one round and one round, it will take six days at the fastest." Day. Shacheng is in danger, I'm afraid we won't be able to wait until then."

Manyao's eyes showed admiration, she really saw this person right! Restraining the emotions in her eyes, her sharp gaze swept everyone one by one, "Prime Minister, do you think what General Luo said makes sense?"

"This..." the prime minister said, no matter what. He is the head of civil servants, if he agrees to transfer troops without approval from the emperor, in case of defeat, he will not be able to escape responsibility. If he disagreed, Shacheng would fall and he would become a sinner. After much deliberation, he could only remain silent in the end.

Manyao snorted coldly in her heart, these ministers have been in the officialdom for a long time, and they have learned to be wise and protect themselves. I wish I could take all the good things on myself and pass the risks on to others. She looked at the ministers. Could it be that no one could stand up and say something

"My lady, I think what General Luo said is reasonable. The so-called time changes, and special circumstances should be dealt with specially. Compared with the rules, I think it is more important to support the border in a timely manner." This person is the former prime minister. After the routine stage, one of them was promoted by Zongzheng Wuyou. After he spoke, several people agreed, "We should first reinforce the border and then report to the emperor."

But the few people who held opposing opinions earlier argued with him, and the two parties couldn't stop arguing, and they quarreled hard. Those few people are equivalent to the elders of the court, and they are stubborn by nature.

Man Yao kept her composure, watching them blushing from the quarrel, until they got tired of arguing, dry mouth and tongue temporarily stopped, then she looked over coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Are you done? Listen to this palace!"

Every time she has this expression, she will naturally exude a majestic and fierce aura, which makes people surrender unconsciously. The ministers were startled and hurriedly knelt down to listen.

With her chin raised, she paced on top of the Pill King, and the golden steps worn by the phoenix crown on her head made light and slow arcs with her heavy steps. "Rules are dead, but people are alive. If you blindly talk about dead principles, you will never have a chance to innovate! If you don't like to send troops first, then I will ask you a question today: If you are delayed because of the request for the Holy News In the border war, the enemy broke through Shacheng, raped, and hit Jiangdu, the crime of subjugation, can you bear it or can this palace bear it?" When she asked the last sentence, she looked very serious, her tone was sharp, and she said every sentence The sonorous clang, every word hit the ground with a sound, which made all the ministers speechless.

Seeing that they all lowered their heads, she smiled lightly, ignored those people, and directly issued an order: "General Luo, I order you to lead the Luo family army to Shacheng immediately to help, annihilate the enemy army, and raise our prestige in the Southern Dynasty."

"The last general will obey your mother's order!" Luo Zhi knelt down to accept the order, and then said worriedly: "My mother, food and grass...

Man Yao said: "General Luo, please rest assured, the food and grass, I have ordered people to prepare first."

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all stunned, it turned out that the imperial concubine had already made a decision on this matter, but it was just to test whether they knew how to watch. All the ministers bowed their heads, and no one objected.

After the court was over, she called Luo Zhi to the Yizheng Hall.

"May I ask what else is your order?" Luo Zhi asked respectfully.

Man Yao said: "General Luo just said that this expedition is only 70% sure? Then I will give you another 20%.

Luo Zhi was slightly puzzled, there was no extra army sent to him, how could there be a 20% chance of winning

Manyao asked: "How does the general think this battle should be fought?"

Luo Zhi thought about it: "Our army has limited strength, so we should not attack directly. We should focus on defending the city, wait for the opportunity to attack, and win by surprise."

Man Yao nodded, "Then I will give you four words: attacking the heart is the most important thing. I heard that Yi Shiguo had a conflict with Chengshuiguo half a year ago. Now that the past has been resolved, it is nothing more than to capture the territory of our Southern Dynasty. The three kingdoms conspired. , During this period of espionage, there will be a contest between high and low."

Luo Zhi's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, what you mean is, "Separate the Three Kingdoms? Finally, I will understand!" An army formed by the three countries looks extremely powerful on the surface, but in fact the army's spirit may not be uniform.

Manyao turned around and picked up a thin booklet from the imperial case, only a few pages. "This is for you. The so-called knowing yourself and knowing the enemy is invincible in a hundred battles, you make good use of it."

Luo Zhi took it over and looked at it, startled. What was recorded on it was the hobbies and temperament of the son of the Three Kingdoms who led the army this time, as well as the conflicts and entanglements between them. With this, it is a matter of time to alienate the military minds of the Three Kingdoms. He couldn't help being a little excited. For so many years, he had never looked down on women, but he had to admire the woman in front of him. "It turns out that the empress has already prepared."

Man Yao smiled and waved to the door, and immediately a palace official came forward with drinks. Manyao personally poured a cup for him, and handed it over, Luo Zhi was about to kneel down to receive it, but she stopped her, "The border war is urgent, and there is no time to hold a banquet to practice, I am here, toast General Luo, and wish General Luo an early defeat of the enemy Army, return in triumph!"

"Thank you, ma'am!" Luo Zhi raised his glass with both hands, and drank it down with his neck raised, completely different from Si Yuting's mood and attitude of refusing to drink last time.

After Luo Zhi retreated, she sent Xiao Sha to come in. Then, he walked slowly to the imperial case and sat down, Xiu Shu told Wuyou exactly what happened today.

Xiao Sha asked: "Master, you gave the food and grass to General Luo, what should the emperor do?!"

Zongzheng Wuyou decided to go out on the spur of the moment, and within a few days, there was not enough food and grass prepared. Sadness appeared on Man Yao's brows, "It snowed a few days ago, and there was a valley road on the road leading to Zixiang Pass. It was blocked by the heavy snow, and the carriages could not pass, and the grain and grass could not be transported. Even if the grain and grass were kept, it would be useless , it’s better to give Shacheng an emergency first.”

"The emperor..."

Man Yao said: "Send a letter to Zhao Yun, asking her to withdraw two hundred thousand taels of silver, secretly buy grain and grass, and must send the grain and grass outside Zixiang Pass within a month."

Xiao Sha looked at her disapprovingly, "You want to entrust the lives of the emperor and hundreds of thousands of soldiers to her?" He was very suspicious of Zhao Yun's ability to handle affairs.

Manyao put down the ink brush and sighed: "There is no choice! I believe that Zhao Yun will definitely get it done even if he tries his best for the sake of worry-free."

That woman's love for Wuyou is no less than her. From the letters and exchanges in this year, she felt Zhao Yun's growth from the lines, and she was very happy for her. Manyao said again: "You just need to write down the situation clearly and tell her to be careful. Remember, tell her that this matter must not be let others know, including Chen Yu." It was a matter of Wuyou's life and death, she had to Be careful, she can't trust anyone except Zhaoyun.

Xiao Sha nodded, "Master has ordered two hundred bronze chariots to be manufactured, and the mechanisms on them have been installed, only the gunpowder needs to be loaded."

Manyao responded with a good voice, and said: "The method of making gunpowder must not be spread."

Xiao Sha said: "Master, don't worry, this matter has always been done by the subordinate himself, no one else knows."

"That's good. Thank you for your hard work!" She smiled gratefully. It feels good to have a few people around who you can trust.

After Xiao Sha resigned, she immersed herself in government affairs until the third watch.

After returning to the Manxiang Hall, I felt weak and tired. She went to the bathroom to take a bath, and after soaking, she leaned against the pool and dozed off again. Recently, it seems that I am more prone to fatigue than before, and I often dream, sleep in a daze, and restless.

In the dream, there was always a hand tightly pinching her neck, and she was breathing hard, unable to breathe no matter what. She shouted desperately, but no one came to save her. She wanted to break the man's hand, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake him. That dream, every time she woke up, cold sweat spread all over her body. In a trance, she seemed to see the man who was strangling her neck bursting into tears, but she couldn't see his face clearly. This kind of dream, day after day, from the beginning to the later part, became clearer and clearer, as if she had experienced it personally, so real.

The weather in February in the south of the Yangtze River has warmed up a little, but it is still very cold at night. The cold wind swept in through the closed gap of the window, and it blew on her naked skin, causing a shudder. She woke up immediately, the water was slightly cold, she got up quickly, put on her clothes, and went back to the bedroom.

There was one person missing in the big bed in the dormitory, and it looked very empty. She didn't turn on the lamp, and walked directly to the bed, lifted the quilt, got into the quilt, and was used to lying in the bed, leaving a place outside.

Suddenly, her hand touched something warm and even hot on the cold breast, it seemed to be human skin!

She was terrified in her heart, jumped up in shock, and threw off the brocade quilt. Looking at it under the moonlight, I was stunned and stopped. It turned out to be...a man's body!

Sorry, it's late, Xiu Wenxiu accidentally fell asleep leaning on the chair halfway through. ! I'm so sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open, I'm going to sleep.

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