Longxi Mansion, Longcheng.
Mr. Xu has already mobilized the main force of the army gathered in Jingbian City, Qifeng Prefecture. This will be the starting point of his expedition against the Northern Barbarians.
Although the Northern Barbarians had withdrawn from Longxi Mansion, Mr. Xu did not allow the people who fled Longxi Mansion to return to their hometown after careful consideration.
Before the Northern Barbarians were completely defeated and destroyed, the people returned to Longxi Mansion. Once the Northern Barbarians came again, it would be another disaster.
As for the whereabouts of the people of Longxi Mansion, Mr. Xu used a tough attitude to transfer them to Qiping Mansion.
Qiping Prefecture experienced a locust plague and a civil uprising caused by Song Dahu. The population in the territory was greatly reduced, and it was time to replenish the population.
Moreover, compared to the weather and environment of Longxi Mansion, Qiping Mansion is much better.
"Phew...it's so damn cold!"
Early in the morning, Mr. Xu rubbed his hands and exhaled white breath, appearing outside Mr. Xu's room.
This is only the middle of July. Although winter comes early in the North, it is still too early. This time last year, it was not so cold.
"Dad, it's getting cold very fast today. It's not a wise move for us to go north now!"
Boss Xu, who originally agreed with Mr. Xu to lead troops to attack the Northern Barbarians, raised objections the moment he saw his father.
"Yeah, it's getting cold too fast!"
Mr. Xu didn't want to say that he was woken up by the cold last night.
This is mid-July, and it feels like winter is coming, and the weather is unusually cold.
"Dad, then, let's...?"
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and gather the troops. We have to go north before it gets cold, set a fire and then come back!"
The weather is getting cold so fast. Mr. Xu knows very well that if the army goes out at this time and encounters extremely bad weather, they will perish in the cold without having to fight with the northern barbarians.
"Dad, I think so, let's wait and see first!"
Boss Xu once again disagreed with Mr. Xu, "When I got up in the morning, I heard from the people below that it might snow!"
"If it really snows here, it will definitely be colder in the north, and it might have already snowed!"
"Have you heard any news about the scout's return?"
"Not yet, I'm afraid it won't be until noon."
"Then just wait and see!"
Although Mr. Xu wanted to avenge Guan Ting and others who died in the battle at Huang Fengkou, he had not lost his head because of this. Revenge is not about going all out, otherwise, the previous revenge will not be avenged, and new revenge will be added, and he will also suffer from the torture of conscience for a lifetime.
The sun is rising higher and higher, but the temperature has not increased much.
The whooshing cold wind blows from the north.
The side where the sun shines is hot.
The side where the sun doesn't shine is cold.
By noon, the scouts sent by Mr. Xu returned one after another and brought back very bad news. It was really snowing in the north.
"Is it snowing now?"
Mr. Xu was shocked, and his expression became more solemn.
The weather got cold so suddenly, and they didn't have enough warm clothes prepared, so what about the Northern Barbarians
At this moment, Mr. Xu probably understood why the Northern Barbarians came again this year after experiencing a huge defeat last year, and why they came so fiercely.
The northern barbarians are stocking up on various supplies for the winter.
"Dad, what should we do?"
"Immediately summon the third child and ask him to prepare more warm clothes and dry firewood."
"Command the entire army to go out and chop wood and prepare for the winter!"
It was only July, and snow had already fallen on the northern border, which meant that winter was coming soon in Longxi Mansion.
Without enough firewood, people will really freeze to death this winter.
At this time, Mr. Xu felt more and more that he had made an extremely wise decision by not letting the people of Longxi Mansion return to Longxi Mansion.
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Binghe Mansion, Ningyuan City.
The Zhao family, who left Anshun County, Xiangyi Prefecture, were full of complaints at the moment.
Zhao Bingjun's sons and grandsons were all shivering in the cold. Even though there was a charcoal pot burning in the house and the fire pit was burning, they just felt cold.
As the eldest son of Zhao Bingjun, Zhao Yixuan is the legitimate first heir to the Zhao family.
He has many brothers who are quite dissatisfied with him on weekdays.
But today, Zhao Yixuan's group of younger brothers all follow his lead.
"Brother, aren't you curious about what this old man wants to do?"
Zhao Yide is Zhao Yixuan's fourth brother, and he is a brother from the same mother, but he has always been the most unlucky to Zhao Yixuan.
After all, as a child of the same mother, why could Zhao Yixuan inherit more than 80% of the old Zhao family's family business, while he could only get a small change
"What dad wants to do, of course he has his own opinions. Could it be that my fourth brother has some opinions?"
Zhao Yixuan is not stupid.
Although he has some eyes above his head, he is very clear about his thoughts about these three younger brothers.
How submissive they are in front of him now, how much they want to trick him. If you want to use him as a swordsman, you won't look in the mirror to see what they look like.
"What can I say?"
Zhao Yide chuckled, "As for me, I won't inherit the family business. Aren't I worried about you, eldest brother? Although our old Zhao family is as rich as the rest of the country, if we suffer a military disaster, we will lose everything."
"Is it?"
Zhao Yixuan glanced at Zhao Yide mockingly, then turned to look at the other two younger brothers, the second brother Zhao Yizhen and the third brother Zhao Yiming.
"You two, do you think the same thing as Xiaosi?"
"Brother, I don't think so!"
Zhao Yiming smiled and said, "Our father suddenly brought us here. Ninety-nine percent of the reason is related to our second uncle. When our aunt married into the Xu Mansion, my eldest brother has not forgotten what happened next!"
"Say whatever you want!"
As the eldest son of Zhao Bingjun, Zhao Yixuan was older than Mr. Xu when what happened that year, so he naturally remembered a lot of things.
"At first, because of my aunt's affairs, my father and my second uncle separated."
"But during this time, my father and my second uncle got together again. I asked our housekeeper and my father mobilized a lot of money and gave it all to my second uncle."
"I think dad and second uncle may want to rebel!"
Zhao Yiming spoke his analysis without hesitation, "The barbarians in the north were beaten like dogs by the soldiers of Xueji Pass in the past, but now they have successively conquered Xueji Pass and even defeated an elite army led by Duke Dingguo. !”
"Even if what you said is true, what do you want to express?"
Zhao Yixuan looked at the concubine's third brother indifferently, with a rather strange look in his eyes.
"Brother, rebellion is a serious crime against the nine tribes!"
"It has been said since ancient times that those who win the hearts of the people win the world!"
"In the Tang Dynasty, the people's support has not been lost. No matter who wants to rebel, they are destined to fail!"
"We can't just watch our father go to the point of no return, we have to do something." (End of Chapter)