Ruoshui is downstream, thirty miles outside of Chenzhou City.
Because it is close to water, the water here is beautiful and the grass is fertile. At a glance, the densely packed camps are the Shang army.
On the temporary tower, the "Su" flag fluttered in the wind, and the sergeants on patrol were watching the distance with sharp eyes, not daring to let go of any suspicious target.
A few days ago, the 50,000-strong Shang army, led by General Su Linxi, easily broke through Guizhou City. However, they did not use force against the people in the city. They only left two thousand elite soldiers after the wealthy households in the city did some daily military supplies.
Defending the city, the rest of the people followed Sulin River and marched north along Ruoshui. In less than three days, they arrived at Chenzhou, the most prosperous water city in the southwest of Yun State.
Chenzhou is not a border. Except for the 3,000 troops under the jurisdiction of Zhizhou, it is only garrisoned by 5,000 elite troops under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.
After Mu Zili discussed with Simeng and Sima Luocheng, they rushed to Chenzhou overnight.
After entering the city, the two soldiers divided into two groups. Shi Meng went to the Chenzhou General Military Mansion to convey Sima Luocheng's orders to the General Soldier Wei Xiang stationed here, while Mu Zili went alone to the commercial camp on the outskirts of the city to explore the reality.
Wei Xiang used to be a subordinate of Shangguan Liuyun, the general of the Yun Kingdom, and Shangguan Liuyun's favorite disciple. He was originally a very promising military general. Later, he became aggressive due to his greed for merit and almost killed hundreds of people. According to the military law,
The death penalty should be imposed.
However, Shangguan Liuyun was concerned about his past friendship and did not report it to the monarch. He just scolded him in front of the lieutenant general. Afterwards, he regretted it. He knew that he had let down his mentor's hard work and was overwhelmed with guilt.
He actually submitted a letter requesting to be transferred out of the Chinese Army, demoted three levels in a row, and became the general soldier of Chenzhou City with his 5,000 personal guards.
On the day when the merchant army attacked the city and Guizhou city was defeated, Shangguan Liuyun committed suicide on the Guizhou tower. When the news reached Chenzhou, Wei Xiang had gathered all his troops and wanted to go south to avenge his mentor. But his army had not yet set off.
, news has come that the merchant army is marching north to Chenzhou.
Now, he just wished he could open the city gate and fight with Su Linxi right away.
When Sima Luocheng was a prince, he was very familiar with Wei Xiang when he was training in the army. He knew that he was a rare general. Unfortunately, he had a short temper and was difficult to teach.
During this trip to Chenzhou, Sima Luocheng specifically asked him to stabilize Wei Xiang's mood like a dream before his army arrived, and never let him act rashly or scare the snake.
General Military Mansion, Wei Xiang's study room.
When Shi Meng took out Sima Luocheng's secret decree and handed it to Wei Xiang, he looked at Shi Meng with a flash of doubt in his eyes, but the holy intention was in front of him and he took it over without haste.
Just as he lowered his head to read the emperor's decree carefully, Shi Mengzai took the opportunity to secretly look at this General Wei who was rumored to be greedy for power and aggressive but extremely brave.
I saw that he was wearing a gray cloth gown, with black hair high and neat, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a straight nose, probably due to being exposed to the wind and sun in the military camp for a long time. His face was dark and slightly red, and he exuded the uniqueness of a soldier.
There's something masculine about it.
When he heard that she was the emperor's secret envoy, there was clearly a trace of doubt in his eyes, but now after reading the secret edict, his attitude seemed to have changed.
Wei Xiang raised his hand and picked up the fire folding table, and blew lightly, and the flames quickly engulfed the secret edict.
Turning his eyes, he saw Xi Meng standing in front of the desk, looking at him quietly, grinning hurriedly, cupping his hands and saluting: "Wei Xiang was rude just now, please don't blame me if you are negligent!"
It is common sense for him to be so careful about major military and political matters. Xi Meng did not pay attention to it. He also smiled at this moment and said: "General, you are overly worried. In extraordinary times, you should be more prepared!"
Wei Xiang, still smiling, came out from behind the desk, stretched out his hand to signal her to follow, and asked, "Does Miss Meng have a place to live in the city?"
Xi Meng understood the idea and followed him out of the study, saying: "If you go back to the general, it's urgent and you haven't found a place to stay yet."
"In that case, why not stay in the mansion! It's just that I don't have any female relatives in the general military mansion. They are all soldiers who have followed me through life and death. I'm afraid I don't have smart attendants to take care of the girl's daily life!" Wei Xiang saw that she was young,
She has been so highly regarded by the king, and she was actually ordered to deliver such an important secret order alone. She must be a very special person, and it would be harmless to treat her with more courtesy.
Xi Meng was straightforward and thought he meant well. He also remembered that he was an unfamiliar place and it was better to stay in his house than in an inn outside. So he thanked him with a smile and let him lead her to the west wing.
guest room.
Sure enough, as he said, the few commoner boys he saw along the way, although they all did menial work, could already guess from their stature that they were all martial arts practitioners.
However, the huge General Military Mansion was kept very clean and tidy. Even the railings under the corridor and the windows of the side rooms were spotless. It didn't look like a mansion without women at all.
She originally thought that the generals in the army were rough men. They trained on the battlefield every day and rolled in the mud. They must have been dripping with sweat and couldn't get anywhere clean.
But she didn't expect that what she saw in front of her was exactly the opposite of what she thought. Wei Xiang was dressed in a long robe, and he looked like an official. If it weren't for the dark and red face, and the heroic look between his eyebrows,
His temperament makes it really difficult to associate him with General Chen Zhou.
After Wei Xiang placed her in the wing, he ordered someone to bring her hot water, two pairs of clean clothes, a few delicious side dishes and a bowl of porridge.
After Xi Meng had freshened up and was preparing to eat, the door of the room was suddenly blown open by a gust of wind.
Under the dazzling sunshine, a handsome man in a blue shirt walked in. If she hadn't smelled the unique fragrance on his body, she would have thought that some young man had gone to the wrong door.
"So soon? I thought you would have to come back at night!" With a soft smile on her face, Shi Meng stepped forward and took his hand, sitting down next to the shorter boy.
Mu Zili saw that there were still water drops on her hair and smelled a faint fragrance of soap locust. He knew that she must have just taken a bath. His face turned red for no reason. He was afraid of being seen by her, so he quickly raised his head.
The sleeves coughed and said: "The merchant army is powerful, and the leader is actually a woman, but her skills in the school field are very good, even stronger than men."
Hearing him talk about the commander-in-chief of the merchant army, Shi Meng suddenly became interested. However, he had not eaten since last night, and his stomach was really empty. He couldn't help but pick up the porridge bowl and drink the porridge with his head buried in it, while not forgetting to raise his eyes.
motioning for him to continue.
But Mu Zili saw that she was eating in a hurry and couldn't bear to distract her. He just held her shoulders and secretly used magic to dry all her naked hair. He then picked up the grate on the edge of the couch and dried her hair for her.
Comb them out one by one.
Xi Meng's hand holding the bowl of porridge trembled slightly, and the hand holding the vegetables froze in mid-air for a long time. A red glow appeared on her cheeks for a moment, and she lowered her head unconsciously.
When she lowered her head, the grate caught the root of her hair. She grimaced in pain and almost dropped the porridge bowl, but she resisted and did not say anything. Finally, she put down the bowl and chopsticks and said softly: "Okay, I'll do it myself!"
Mu Zili handed the hairband to her and saw that she had tied her hair up high and tied it with a lavender hair tie. He also saw that her clothes had been changed into men's clothes, so he joked: "If Meng'er were a man,
, I’m afraid he is also a rare handsome man in the world!”
"Hey! Come on! This is the General Military Mansion, and there are always men coming and going. It would be inconvenient for me to wear women's clothes for the first time. Besides, we have important things to do, so this outfit is more neat.
Shi Meng rolled her eyes at him, then tied her hair tie tightly and prepared to stand up.