(I'm two days late, I'm really sorry, so I'm posting the two chapters together)...
"Shishan, if you want to kill or behead me, you should give me a good time. Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are missing." Mu Zhiping glanced at Shao Yan and said disapprovingly. At this time, he was like a bereaved dog. He spoke some unpleasant words when he opened and closed his mouth.
He used dirty words to try to force Shao Yan to submit. How could Shao Yan not know his little thoughts? He smiled and pretended not to hear.
Seeing that Shao Yan didn't speak, Mu Zhiping glared and said even more fiercely: "I told you that you are a stupid kid. Humph, you dare to go out and hang out with just this little courage. I'm surprised. In terms of courage and wisdom, I, Mu,
In what way is Zhiping inferior to you? Why do uncle and Yingmei think so highly of you?"
Day, you are the only one who dares to mention "courage and wisdom" to me. Damn it, when I came out with the knife to kill people, you were not there yet. Shao Yan rolled his eyes and was too lazy to waste unnecessary words with him.
Mu Zhiping became more and more proud and shouted coldly: "If you are surnamed Shi, please let me go, otherwise I will make you look good someday."
No matter how loud this guy yells, Shao Yanquan thinks he is farting. This trick is called "mind attack" in psychology. In other words, the only way for those who make trouble unreasonably is to let them talk to themselves.
, when his mouth is dry, no matter how strong his will is, it will naturally be destroyed, especially a paper tiger like Mu Zhiping
"Haha——, I wonder what kind of talented person he is, it turns out he is just a turtle with a shrunken head. Alas, the uncle and the movie girl really have no vision." Mu Zhiping burst into laughter, but there was a bit of unspeakable bitterness in his laughter.
Mu Boqing couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward and slapped him hard, "You beast, do you know who you are talking to now? This Mr. Shi is today -"
"The Queen Mother's nephew." Mu Boqing had just finished half of his sentence when Shao Yan quickly cut off the second half of his sentence. Mu Boqing was so smart. When he saw Shao Yan winking at him, he quickly reacted and subconsciously said
Echoed: "Yes, Mr. Shi is the Queen Mother's nephew. This time he went to the capital to protect her under the orders of the Queen Mother."
Mu Ying was startled, but when he saw his father's expression, he didn't seem to be talking nonsense. Then he thought about it, there are indeed many extraordinary things about Brother Shi. In addition to his strange words and deeds, there was also the strange scene at the foot of the mountain that day.
Five hundred famous generals appeared
Just imagine that no matter how rich a wealthy family is, with at most dozens of servants around them, it is impossible to have so many people protecting them. Even noble officials’ families rarely receive such treatment. No wonder Brother Shi’s words are so different.
He always safeguarded the interests of the royal family. It turned out that he was really related to the royal family. Mu Ying was surprised and happy, thinking that the previous emperor would only regard us as thieves and guard us at all times. Brother Shi was sent by the imperial court.
Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, does not have the airs of a high-ranking official. It seems that the current emperor is still a benevolent king. Dad is right. It is a troubled time now. As the people of Donglin, we should do our best for the people of Donglin.
Mu Zhiping was shocked when he heard that Shao Yan was an imperial envoy of the imperial court. He thought that although the Empress Dowager's nephew was not a royal noble, he was still a relative of the emperor. If he was offended, he would definitely be killed. Moreover,
What he was playing was the banner of 'protecting the emperor'. As long as he could rein in the situation in time and balance the merits and demerits, he believed that he could still save his life. Thinking of this, he shamelessly said, "It turns out to be Mr. Shi. What a common man."
I have eyes that do not recognize Mount Tai, so I have offended someone, please forgive me."
Damn, did I hear that right? Shao Yan laughed loudly and said, "Mr. Mu is out for a visit. I was ordered to enter the palace to escort him. When I passed by, I saw Guizhai under the banner of the rebel army. I came here to visit. I never wanted to talk to Mr. Mu.
There are many misunderstandings. If you think about it carefully, most of them were made by the imperial envoy."
"How dare you? Master Shi is too polite." Mu Zhiping changed his previous arrogant attitude and said with a smile: "If there is a wise man like Master Shi in the court, why worry about being unable to drive away the invasion of powerful enemies?"
Shao Yan only knew that this boy was an arrogant young master before, but he didn't expect that he was also a flatterer. He then asked Chang Yixiao to untie the rope for him. Mu Zhiping knelt down and kowtowed with tears of gratitude, and then took the initiative to confess 'everything'.
When the Mu family father and daughter saw that the gap between them had been eliminated, they couldn't help but look happy.
That night, Shao Yan summoned several capable officers in the village to hold a temporary meeting in the side hall, mainly focusing on the intelligence provided by Mu Zhiping, to discuss a plan to deal with the enemy.
Jin Dingguo came back from Nanliang this time and mobilized 250,000 troops. In addition to the five-way vanguard who had stayed in Donglin State, the total number was more than 400,000 people. This did not include the more than 10,000 Donglin rebels led by Li Guangyou.
According to reliable sources, Jin Dingguo had arrived at the outskirts of Changqing three days ago. When he learned that the Donglin Army had captured five cities in a row, he immediately became furious and ordered the vanguard from the East Road and the West Road to encircle Changqing City.
100,000 soldiers, and at the same time ordered Li Guangyou, Zheng Qingyi and other subordinate generals to be responsible for dealing with the Golden Spear King in Qixian County
Zhang Baihu and several other generals defended the city of Changqing. At this moment, they had faced off with Liang Jun no less than ten times, and the King of the Golden Gun was also fighting fiercely. Liang Jun could not attack for a long time, so he continued to increase his troops.
Recruiting strong people, the team soon grew stronger
In this situation where we were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered, Zhang Baihu followed Shao Yan's previous plan and ordered the Donglin defenders in five nearby cities to communicate the battle status to each other through underground passages so that supplies could be made in time, thus avoiding the danger of
The possibility of being defeated by Liang Jun one by one, so as to join forces and effectively beat the enemy. Although Liang Jun has many troops, they have never seen the so-called tunnel battle. After several battles, there were countless casualties, many of which were inadvertently
was attacked by someone...
When the brothers in the village heard the news, they applauded one after another. Shao Yan gave a detailed explanation of the battle. In his opinion, whether it was a tunnel battle or a frontal battle, although our army had achieved some victories, the victory was still limited.
It's skill, not manpower. In other words, if Jin Dingguo devotes all his troops to the human sea battle, even if Zhang Baihu, the Golden Spear King and others join forces, it will be useless. Sooner or later, the city gate will be broken.
The top priority is facing two major problems. One is the supply of troops. Seeing that the enemy troops are getting more and more war-torn, our army will never be able to forcefully capture young men in the city, not to mention that there are few men in these cities. The second is the shortage of food and grass, which is the most urgent problem at present.
The key issue is that Jin Dingguo has ordered people to seal all the passages to the outside world. It will be okay in the short term, but over time, the city will inevitably be in civil strife due to insufficient supplies.
During the dinner, Shao Yan humbly solicited everyone's opinions. However, these people used to be farmers carrying hoes and did not know how to fight at all. Even the respected Mu Boqing could not answer the question for a while.
It was getting late at this time, and you could still hear the faint cries of crickets on the roadside. After Shao Yan left the conference room, he was worried about Changqing City and the Imperial Palace as he walked. He originally thought that there would be strength in numbers, maybe
What good strategy could he have, but at the meeting, Mu Boqing and others could only nod or shake their heads, and failed to mention a single point from beginning to end, which made him very disappointed.
As he walked, he came to the door of his room unknowingly. Just as he was about to step in, he suddenly saw a petite figure in the room wiping the table with a rag, and then turning the table upside down.
The messy books were stacked neatly, and after a while he ran to the bed and laid out the quilt... Seeing all this, Shao Yan's mind suddenly flashed into such a tender face. It was this girl a month ago.
He cleaned up the house for himself, but now the building was empty. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
When the figure in the house heard this sigh, he quickly put down what he was doing and walked out. Shao Yan initially thought it was some girl from the village, but he didn't expect it to be the eldest daughter of the Mu family. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Miss Mu, you are so late.
Are you still awake? Are you here to find me?"
Mu Ying's face was slightly red, but her expression was a little uncomfortable, and she said casually: "No, no, I happened to be passing by here and saw that the oil lamp in your room was about to go out, so I replaced it with another one for you."
If you come to me, come to me. Why do you have to make excuses? The lamp I just replaced last night ran out of gas so quickly. Hehe, the little girl is dishonest. I will spank you carefully. "Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Mu."
Miss”
Mu Ying blushed and hesitated: "No, you're welcome. Oh, by the way, I forgot that there is a lamp missing in dad's room. I will send it to him right now." After saying that, he lowered his head.
Turn around and leave
"Since Miss Mu is here, why don't you sit in the room for a while?" Shao Yan saw that the girl was talking about leaving, but she had no intention of leaving, so he laughed and said: "I can't sleep anyway, so why not accompany her?"
Let me chat”
A hint of excitement flashed across Mu Ying's face, and she hurriedly asked: "Is it really possible?"
"Of course." Shao Yan nodded, pouting and smiling: "What? It's so late at night, is Miss Mu afraid that I will eat you? Or is she afraid that others will gossip?"
Mu Ying said confidently: "I'm not afraid. There is a saying in the Central Plains called 'men and women are not intimate with each other'. This sentence is not practical for us Miao people. As long as you have a clear conscience, you can say whatever others want."
Just say it”
"You have a clear conscience, then please come with me into the house." Shao Yan praised in his heart. This girl's unrestrained look is a bit like Liu Meng, but compared to Liu Meng's aggressive personality, it is obviously a bit more
warmth
Shao Yan walked into the house, and a fresh fragrance hit his nostrils. He saw that the entire room had been cleaned inside and out. The tables, chairs, and coffee tables had been polished to a shiny shine. The quilts on the bed were folded very neatly, and the sheets and pillows were neatly folded.
It seems that the sets have been changed.
Mu Ying just left in such a hurry that he forgot to leave the rag on the table, so he quietly tucked it into his sleeve while Shao Yan was not paying attention. Shao Yan happened to notice this scene, and Shao Yan pretended not to see it, cheerfully
He smiled and said, "Miss Mu is such a careful person. After you cleaned up this room like this, I almost didn't recognize it."
"Brother Shi, I think you're satisfied." Mu Ying pouted, shy and a little cute.
"Satisfied, of course I am satisfied. The eldest lady tidied my room for me, which is of extraordinary significance. How can I, Shi Shan, be dissatisfied?"
Mu Ying's cheeks were a little hot, but she felt indescribable happiness in her heart, "Brother Shi is really good at talking. Are all the imperial envoys so eloquent?"
Shao Yan said boldly: "The word "official" has two mouths, so it is natural to rely on one mouth to eat. However, this imperial envoy is different from other high-ranking officials. What this imperial envoy pays attention to is to do more things and do practical things. This is why I have determined to be an official since I was a child.
's epitaph"
"Epitaph?" Mu Ying was stunned.
"It's like a motto of life." In case the girl didn't understand, Shao Yan smiled lightly and said: "For example, contentment always brings happiness, where there is a will, things come true, etc. In short, they are classic sayings that can accompany a person throughout his life."
"Oh, so that's it. I understand. Is this your Central Plains culture?" Mu Ying giggled and said, "Brother Shi, you know so much, you are amazing."
Prizes, prizes, I'll tell you slowly when I get the chance in the future, until you don't want to hear it, Shao Yan directly got to the point and said: "Why did Miss Mu stay up so late? Could it be that she came here to clean up the room for me?"
"
Mu Ying had a trace of blush on her face, and after a while she said: "Brother Shi, I want to hear your story." When she said this, her heartbeat was speeding up, and her face was a hundred times redder than before.
Let me just say, this girl could have come over to clean my house during the day, but she chose to do it at night. It turned out to be 'premeditated'. Shao Yan said seriously: "You see it's so late, I think it's still tomorrow.
Come to me tomorrow and I will definitely tell you, whether it is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Two Han and Three Kingdoms, or the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, I will tell you whatever you want to hear."
Mu Ying shook her head, her expression full of disappointment, "Brother Shi, please stop lying to me. Dad has already told me that you are leaving tomorrow, right?"
As Mu Ying said, due to the critical situation in the capital, Shao Yan decided to rush to the capital after tonight. He originally planned to hide it from the girl and sneak away early tomorrow morning, but he didn't expect that the girl was acting like a detective, what?
Now that everyone knew it, he couldn't hide it any longer, so he said seriously: "Miss Mu, the current situation is in chaos. You and I both know in our hearts that as long as the Chu and Liang countries are determined to destroy me, we, the people of Donglin, will not die.
He will be in dire straits. As an official of the imperial court, Shi really cannot stay here for too long, otherwise it will delay the war."
"Then -" Mu Ying took a step forward, her eyes were a little red, and she asked foolishly: "Then will you come back?"
Shao Yan nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I will definitely"
"This is what you said. You must mean what you say. Dad and I will be here waiting for your arrival."
The journey there was dangerous, and Shao Yan couldn't even guarantee whether he would come back alive. However, seeing this girl staring at him with anger and joy, her eyes full of expectation, he couldn't attack her.
He had confidence, so he walked over, took her little hand, and said solemnly: "Just wait here for the good news from your Brother Shi."
"Yeah." Mu Ying leaned on his shoulder, Shao Yan gently stroked her black and beautiful hair, smelling the faint fragrance emanating from it.
For a long time, Mu Ying subconsciously wiped away a few tears from the corners of his eyes, and said affectionately: "Brother Shi, do you have time tonight?"
Shao Yan nodded happily without even thinking about it: "Yes, I have a lot of time. What story do you want to hear? After tonight, I don't know when we can meet again. What do you want to hear?"
, just say it”
"No, I'll leave those stories for you to tell me when you come back someday. I just want you to go out for a walk with me."
"Going for a walk? Where?" Shao Yan was startled and thought to himself: Could this girl want to elope with me? This is no joke.
"Just walk around this village. Anyway, this is also the time for checking sentries. If you have time, it would be a good thing to get more familiar with the terrain here. Of course, if you don't have time, forget it. I'll go alone."
Saying that, Mu Ying turned his head and was about to walk forward.
Shao Yan took her hand and said with a smile: "Who said I don't have time? Didn't I say that I have a lot of time? Let's go."
The two walked together and went to each checkpoint one after another. During this period, Mu Ying introduced the situation in the village to him in detail as he walked. Shao Yan also told her some of his own opinions frankly. This girl is actually a smart person.
, and soon organically combined his views with the current situation of the cottage, and formed the original old team into a new type of regular army.
Along the way, the two chatted very enthusiastically, and eventually they began to treat each other as brother and sister. The topics covered a wide range of topics, such as talking about ideals, politics, the future, etc. Whenever talking about life, Shao Yan always avoided it intentionally or unintentionally.
This aroused Mu Ying's curiosity even more. Under her repeated questioning, Shao Yan could only briefly summarize the past events between him and Yun Yun. Mu Ying was deeply moved after hearing this.
On the way back, Mu Ying saw that Shao Yan was a little unhappy. Knowing that he was still worried about the situation in Changqing, he expressed his opinion directly: "Brother Shi, there is no need to worry too much. If you can trust me, little sister,