dhibooks Chapter 46 46
Chapter 46 46
Xie Fanghan told everyone in Beidi with practical actions that her words were really not just words.
The dark guards entered Huaichun City that night - it was the closest city to the next day pass where Dayue's main force was now stationed.
Xie Fanghan personally wrote a letter to the dark guard who was so angry that he would not pay for his life.
The dark guard returned to the next day pass on the second night, and according to his report, the speaker at Dayue's side was very irritable after waking up in the morning, but he strangely did not anger the people in the city.
The generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the dark guard's answer.
Xiao Di took the initiative to ask Xie Fanghan about his next plan.
Xie Fanghan: "Pressing again, it's not enough."
Feng Yu and Xiao Di looked at each other, and Wu Xiaoshan asked in puzzlement, "What exactly do you want?"
Xie Fanghan didn't hide it, and told the people in the room what he thought: "The timing of Da Yue's crime is too coincidental, and he started to prepare for this winter just after the new year? And it just happened to catch Dayan's civil strife. I personally suspect that the DPRK and China have their internal support."
Feng Yu nodded, and continued her words: "We also have doubts about this, but who it is, we have been in the northern border all year round, and the situation in Xijing is not clear, so we won't be able to figure it out for a while."
"I think it's the second prince." Xie Fanghan gave his answer.
Her first object of suspicion was actually the Xie family, but she quickly denied this conclusion.One is that it does not match the time in the book, it is too early.Second, Dayue's dispatch of troops was too hasty. Xie's father and son had been planning for so many years, and it was not like their style to be anticlimactic.
If it's not the Xie family, it's because there are people in the upper echelons of Xijing colluding with the enemy and traitorous to the country.
With strength and ability, and a reason to do so, Barra counts on his fingers that he is the three princes who are doing things.
"The eldest prince is timid, and he values his royal status very much. He dares not to collude with the enemy and betray the country."
"The third prince is an idiot. His mother's family is powerful, but the layout is not enough. They can't think of such a big way out."
"The second prince has been on the battlefield, and he is an unscrupulous person, so the possibility of doubting him is the greatest."
Feng Yu frowned: "I heard that the night the Three Kings conspired, only the Second Prince was not caught?"
"Yes." Xie Fanghan nodded, "I haven't found him in Tuocheng, and the secret agents are still investigating secretly."
Wu Xiaoshan interrupted suddenly: "Then is it possible that he escaped to Dayue?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in the tent became ugly.
If this is the case, although Dayan has no near-term worries, there must be long-term worries.
The second prince had led soldiers before, and as a prince himself, he knew much more than ordinary traitors.
Wu Xiaoshan saw that the people present fell silent because of his words, and quickly said something to make amends: "I just said it casually, and it may not be like this."
Xiao Di shook his head, the scars on his face looked horrifying under the light of the candle, but what he said was even worse: "The general who was killed by the major general at Lianshan Pass before is the second prince's subordinate. of……"
He looked up at Xie Fanghan with a solemn expression: "He said it himself after seeing us."
The tent became quiet again, everyone's expression was very heavy, it was unknown whether it was because of the situation or because of the second prince.
Xie Fanghan was the first to come back to his senses. They are all veterans of the battlefield. The matter of the second prince will not shake their hearts, but it is inevitable to be worried.
In any case, morale cannot be dissipated.
She ordered the table and woke up the three who were still pondering separately, "The three generals don't need to worry. The matter of the second prince cannot be concluded just like this. The most urgent thing now is to regain the lost ground."
Following Xie Fanghan's words, the atmosphere in the camp eased down.
Wu Xiaoshan nodded in agreement: "Yes, what the major general said is reasonable. It is useless for us to think about the second prince's matter now. He didn't stand in front of us and say that he treasoned and went to Dai Viet. We still have to find a way to take the rest of the city. return."
Xie Fanghan followed his words and began to arrange tasks: "Jing Bufan should arrive tomorrow, and I still need Master to bring someone to pick him up. Bring more, make a big noise, and let Dayue's spies know that the food has arrived."
She looked at Xiao Di again, with a casual tone, "General Xiao will follow me to Huaichun City tomorrow, just the two of us, let's go negotiate with the people of Dayue."
"Nonsense!" Feng Yu immediately said.
Xie Fanghan glanced at Xiao Di, then turned to his master, rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "No nonsense, they dare not go out of the city, if it wasn't for fear of your disapproval, I wouldn't even take General Xiao with me."
"I don't agree with taking it with you, it's too dangerous for two people to go!" Feng Yu sternly said.
Xie Fanghan's eyes fell on Xiao Di again, and Xiao Di said in time: "People must be taken, there is a stone forest outside Huaichun City, and the soldiers are lying in ambush there. Action, support from Shilin is also in time."
Feng Yu took a deep look at Xie Fanghan when he heard the words, but didn't make a sound to stop him.
Wu Xiaoshan waited for a long time but didn't hear Xie Fanghan arrange things for him, so he couldn't help interjecting, "What about me? What am I doing?"
Xie Fanghan laughed "hehe" twice: "Since the food and grass in Xijing have arrived, the soldiers must have a good meal first, and I have to ask General Wu to arrange it. Except for drinking, everything else is fine. As for eating?" , let’s exchange grain and grass with the people in the seven cities, and set a higher price for the people.”
Wu Xiaoshan still had a face of disapproval when he heard that, but when Xie Fanghan finished speaking, his whole face was full of smiles.
Although Qicheng was taken back, the food in the city had been looted by the Great Viet Army long ago. The livestock and poultry were not moved much because they were not easy to integrate, but even if all the livestock were slaughtered, it would not be enough for the family to last long. There has been no allocation of grain and grass for a long time, and even if the central government orders to allocate, it is not known how long it will take for the grain to arrive here, and the people can't wait for that time.
The 30 shi of grain was military rations decreed by the emperor. Even if they wanted to help the people, no one could bear the charge of using public grain for private use.
Although Xie Fanghan's action was still somewhat inappropriate, no one could say anything about her on the stage.
A major matter that weighed on his heart was resolved, and Wu Xiaoshan always took the wind all the way when he left.
After the three of them left, Xie Fanghan, who was still sitting upright, suddenly collapsed on the chair.
She had just recovered from a serious illness, and she went out for a long time in the morning to blow the wind. When she came back, she didn't want other people to worry about it, so she persisted like this until now.
Xiao Hua came in from the outside carrying warm medicine.
Xie Fanghan suffocated in one gulp, looked at Xiaohua who was cleaning up the bowl and asked curiously, "When I was awake, how did I drink the medicine?"
Xiao Hua gave her...a flat look, and answered her in a cold voice: "Remove the jaw joint and pour it down."
hiss……
Xie Fanghan took a deep breath, touched his chin and thought to himself that if this little flower doesn't speak, it will be "reign of terror" when she speaks.
Xiaohua left after delivering the medicine to her. Xie Fanghan took out the folded letter paper from his bosom, looked at the sharp handwriting on it, and unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth.
This was given to her by the dark guard after she woke up.
The paper is the finest Chengxin paper.
What comes out of the paper spread is the fragrance of crabapple flowers.
It's just the content on the paper... It doesn't match the fragrance of flowers. The whole article is business affairs, and the wording is also rigid. The matter of Qicheng Food was mentioned just now, and she only noticed it in the letter.
"This Haitang is in vain..." She muttered, while lightly refolding the letter paper.
"Come out." She said to the outside.
The curtain of the tent was motionless.
Xie Fanghan raised his eyebrows, and continued, "I know you are here, so I don't make it difficult for you, just take a letter back for me, anyway, you have to send it back yourself."
After finishing speaking this time, the dark guard took the initiative to show up to save her face.
Xie Fanghan found a pen and paper, wrote a reply in two or three strokes, folded two at random and handed it to the secret guard.
"Here, take it back for me,"
The dark guard received the reply, and was very suspicious that His Highness the Fifth Highness would be "beaten" after seeing this random "paper".
He thought so, but he didn't dare to say it, and rushed out of the tent after receiving the letter.
Xie Fanghan thought about Yan Yutang's expression after receiving the letter, smiled and shook his head.
I don't know if it was because she was far enough away that the embarrassment and worries that had been lingering in her heart after her identity was revealed had dissipated a lot, or maybe they didn't.
It's just because the longing is so heavy that they can't break free.
On the second day, there was a fine weather, the sun was shining brightly, and there was no cloud in the sky. The weather was good and people's mood also improved. When Xie Fanghan went out of the camp, Xiao Di had already ordered his soldiers and was waiting for him to set off.
According to last night's arrangement, after arriving at the stone forest outside Huaichun City, the accompanying soldiers stopped, and only Xie Fang Han and Xiao Di were left riding their horses leisurely.
Xiao Di held the rein with one hand, and his eyes fell on Huaichun City, which was still some distance away, "The Major General has something to say to me. There is no one else right now, but it doesn't matter."
Xie Fanghan grinned, talking to smart people is comfortable, "Has General Xiao ever thought about rehabilitating his family?"
Speaking straight to the center, apart from Yan Yutang, Xie Fanghan seldom considered the other party's mood when speaking.
Xiao Di lightly pinched the horse's belly, the horse shook its head, and took two quick steps, surpassing Xie Fanghan by half a horse's head.
Xie Fanghan blinked, surprised that this person still didn't forget to protect her safety at this time, thinking of what he was going to say next, he felt a burst of embarrassment in his heart.
Sigh, sigh, there is still something to say.
Xie Fanghan: "The Xiao family was considered a big family in Xijing more than ten years ago. Later, they were involved in an unprovoked disaster that led to the destruction of the whole family. In order to preserve the blood of the Xiao family, Master Xiao arranged for you to go north to join the Northern Army. The scar on your face It must have been injured when he was hunted down on the way to the Northland."
Xiao Di was very calm, and was not emotionally affected by Xie Fanghan's words, "Since the major general knows so much, he must also know who the person who destroyed my Xiao family was."
Xie Fanghan nodded, since she mentioned it, it is clear.
"It's Grand Master Xie."
Xiao Di: "Oh? Since the Major General knew about it, he mentioned it to me again. Are you going to turn against your family for me?" When he said this, his tone was slightly mocking.
Does he not hate it?Of course he hates it!
But he knew that he couldn't do anything for the Xiao family now, and keeping a low profile was the best choice.
Xie Fanghan took off the bow from the horse's back, stretched the bowstring, and was not angry when he heard Xiao Di's tone, "You may not believe me, but my relationship with the Xie family is very ordinary."
Xiao Di looked at her in surprise.
She continued: "The specifics can't be explained clearly in a few words, but if I have to choose between Xie's family and you, I will definitely choose you."
Xiao Di was silent, lowered his head as if he was struggling, and when he was about to reach the range of Huaichun City, he said again, "What does the major general want me to do?"
"It's not a big deal." Xie Fanghan said lightly, "It's just that I'm resigned from the Zhenbei Army and come back to Xijing with me to help me train a private soldier."