It was late at night and the discussion was finally over. People in the lobby came out one after another. Yu Qian stepped out of the threshold and saw Luo Yaoniang pacing next to a lamp. He quickened his pace and walked up. Luo Yaoniang also saw Yu Qian,
Then he put his hands behind his back and smiled at him. Yu Qian asked: "Didn't I send someone to settle a house for you? Why are you still here? It's cold in autumn, isn't it cold outside?"
Wei Bin and others walked past, cupped their fists and said, "Sir, take your leave."
Yu Qian turned around and returned the greeting, and heard Luo Yaoniang say: "Look at you like this. You have something to do tomorrow. Why don't you take advantage of the evening to finish your work so that we can meet you? I just came today and you didn't fulfill my friendship as a landlord."
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Yu Qian said: "The situation has suddenly become more urgent recently. I apologize to Miss Luo."
Luo Yaoniang's eyes were still smiling. She looked at him and shook her head twice in a row: "Well, it doesn't matter. A real man will naturally put important things first, I understand."
"Let's sit in the living room next to it for a while. I'll ask the guard to bring you some hot tea to warm you up." Yu Qian pointed to the door next to the lobby, "Please."
The room next to the lobby has a total of three doors in front. You can clearly see the scene inside from the outside. It is the rest room where officials and generals wait for official meetings when they enter the lobby for meetings. Yu Qian invited Luo Yaoniang to this place.
His words were somewhat meant to avoid suspicion. Although the two had known each other for many years, there were differences between men and women.
He sat down and said, "The King of Xiang will come to Jiangxi."
"Oh?" Luo Yaoniang looked surprised, "Did he write to you?"
Yu Qian shook his head and said, "No, that's what I expected. It's because of official business. I have to write a memorial tonight, and he may leave as soon as it's delivered to Wuchang."
"It's really unfortunate that I met him here..." Luo Yaoniang said thoughtfully, and then smiled again, "Tingyi is such a clever strategist. He can even figure out where others will go."
Yu Qian was noncommittal and probed: "Miss Luo once had a lot of contact with King Xiang and had an engagement. Now you haven't thought about asking Mr. Yang to bring it up again?"
Luo Yaoniang's expression sank, remembering the causes and consequences of Yang Shiqi's family defecting to Wuchang. Later, Peach Blossom Fairy took the initiative to take responsibility, saying that she had leaked the note on her own initiative (the evidence was in the hands of the eunuch Wang Gou'er);
But it is difficult to tell the authenticity of this incident, and after the incident, Yang Shiqi was forced to be used by Zhang Ning, which was the most beneficial result for Zhang Ning... Therefore, Luo Yaoniang had to suspect that it was Zhang Ning's intention.
She couldn't say that she hated Zhang Ning in her heart, but she always felt that she no longer had the impulsive and urgent feelings she had back then. Maybe a few years would dilute many things, and Zhang Ning was already married to his wife.
Luo Yaoniang sighed quietly, then forced a smile and said: "Even if he becomes King Xiang, I don't want to be his concubine."
Yu Qian said: "Being called a prince is different from ordinary scholars. Even if you are not the first concubine, the second concubine is different from the concubine."
Luo Yaoniang shook her head and said: "Once you become a concubine, you have to stay in that deep palace all day long. I really don't know how the women inside live, and they don't feel bored? It's just Mrs. Zhou, his official wife who is being married by the media, at least
Now that I have a destination to look forward to, what's the point of other women? Besides, there is Mrs. Yao above the second concubine, and Princess Zhou is in charge. I don't want to get sulky by looking at other people's faces."
"That's true, everyone has their own ambitions." Yu Qian smiled slightly, "What Miss Luo said does make some sense."
At this time, Luo Yaoniang seemed a little unhappy. When she mentioned this matter, she felt a little annoyed. She didn't know what to do with her life. Even if she was older, she could actually find a husband of the right family, a girl older than a boy.
It's not impossible, but she has a high spirit and a lot of knowledge, and she really has no interest in seeing those boys who haven't grown up yet.
Seeing that she had nothing to say, Yu Qian said: "Let's settle in earlier today... By the way, if you want to go out for fun and ask Zhao Cai to take a few people with you, it's best to go back to Wuchang early. There's going to be a war in Jiangxi.
There is no peace of mind.”
He then gave Luo Yaoniang a ride, and she lived in the same building. Then he went back to his room to write a memorial.
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As Yu Qian expected, Zhang Ning became restless as soon as he received the news that Jiangxi was going to war, thinking that it was time to rush to Jiangxi in person to take charge.
Jiangxi cannot live without Yu Qian at this time, at least the Jiujiang Army needs him to stabilize it. Zhang Ning doesn't think he can do a better job than Yu Qian in combat deployment. But this battle is related to the overall situation, and this is not his first time on the battlefield.
It's really uneasy to stay in Wuchang and wait for the news.
A few days later, I received something from Yu Qian sent to Wuchang again. This time it was not a letter, but a large stack of paper. In the letter, Yu Qian re-examined the reasons why he did not deploy defenses on the Eastern Front and some strategies.
Insights. The large stack of papers is mainly a record of the topography and scenery near Poyang Lake. It can be seen that it has been hastily organized.
Yu Qian thinks that Huizhou's eastward advancing army is a feint attack?
Zhang Ning really couldn't judge for a moment. Military intelligence in this era is really careless. Unless someone in the enemy's upper-level center directly participates in decision-making and comes up with intelligence, how can he judge the enemy's combat plan with only these spies with unknown data?
?But before that, Jiang Youde, the secret agent leader, contacted Wang Gouer, the eunuch and eunuch of the imperial court, to get information, but he did not receive a reply.
Therefore, in Zhang Ning's view, everything is guesswork. Yu Qian's judgment must also be regarded as guesswork, but the ancients said it is called magical calculation.
Zhang Ning's guess about this battle is that he can only wander around in the Chu Palace looking at the "map" drawn by others. This kind of map really tests one's imagination. There is nothing to ask for, only some place names and a few drawings.
There is no information about mountains or rivers, altitude geometry, whether the terrain is hills or mountains, climate, economy, road traffic conditions, etc. You can only look at this paper and imagine what the situation at that location should be like.
Compared with such a fugue, he felt that Yu Qian's judgment might be more reliable. Yu Qian had conducted detailed on-the-spot inspections of the experiences recorded on such a large stack of paper. Maybe he said that feinting was right?
One night, when he went to sit with Yao Ji, he told his plan: "I am ready to leave for Jiangxi. There are several cabinet ministers in Wuchang who are in charge of the overall situation, so it should be fine; Xia Chang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Attendants go in and out of the cabinet office every day. If the mother and concubine want to know about military affairs, she can ask Attendant Xia Chang."
After listening to this, Yao Ji's eyes showed a hint of gloom when she thought of Zhou Mengxiong's control over the entire military power of Wuchang. But at the same time, she understood that the Battle of Jiangxi was of great importance, so she did not persuade her to stay. She only said: "Queen Ma has been imprisoned. I
The grudge against her was settled with victory, but it is inappropriate to celebrate at this time. I will wait for you to return from Jiangxi after winning."