On the second day when Yunqing arrived in Tongcheng, he went to inspect the city wall. Last time, because Yuxi was ill, he rushed back to the capital in a hurry, but he didn't come to Tongcheng to have a look.
The wall of Tongcheng was strengthened and widened by Qiu Dashan. Today, the height of the wall is only 16 meters, the width of the base is 20 meters, and the width of the top is 16 meters. There are 100 enemy observation platforms on the wall, and there are horse paths around the wall.
The walls are all made of stone, and glued with glutinous rice juice. They are very strong.
It was by this wall that Donghu people were defeated again and again.
Si Bainian stood on the wall and looked around carefully, saying: "the wall is much higher and wider than that of Yucheng." The walls of Yucheng are made of bricks. No, it's also made of glutinous rice juice.
"The Donghu people have the same fighting capacity as the Beiqu people, but their population is much larger," Yun Qing explained Every soldier guarding the frontier is worthy of respect.
With that, Yunqing looked in the direction of the Donghu people's court and said, "it's not easy to fight this war, but let them lose this time. There won't be another big war in five years." Fortunately, they occupy favorable terrain. Otherwise, even if they have a million soldiers, Yunqing is not sure to win this battle. Fighting at once has always been their weakness.
Si Bonian said softly, "if only the Donghu people could be destroyed." Last year, nearly 300000 people and horses were killed in the battle in Tongcheng. It is certain that there will be a lot of casualties in this battle in the near future. Hundreds of thousands of lives can only be exchanged for five years of peace. It's hard to think about it.
"I'll leave it to Kai Hao." The population of Donghu people is several times that of the northern captives. Even if hundreds of thousands of people and horses are lost, they still have strong fighting capacity. Moreover, their old nest is deep in the grassland, and the imperial court will send troops to attack it. In all likelihood, it will never come back. Moreover, the imperial government's Treasury is empty now, the world's population is withering, and now the most important thing is to recuperate. Therefore, it is impossible for them to initiate large-scale war on their own initiative. Therefore, it is impossible to exterminate the Donghu people in 20 years.
The wind outside the Great Wall is very strong. It blows over and lifts up the Cape.
Yunqing pulled up his cloak and walked all the way along the city wall. Seeing some soldiers, Yunqing occasionally stops to talk with them and ask them some questions. Of course, he didn't understand Liaodong dialect because of his translation.
Jujube to find cloud Qing small half a day, just found.
When he saw the man, Yunqing was standing on the observation platform.
Jujube walked to Yunqing and asked, "Dad, you don't call me to patrol the city." She originally wanted to find Yunqing to have breakfast with him, but she didn't see anyone.
See cloud Qing only see distance ignore her, jujube some wonder. However, he didn't speak when he saw spernian shaking his head, and then he followed Yunqing in silence.
After walking on the wall for a long time, lunch was served with the guards on the wall.
Today's food is Wowo with potatoes and a small plate of pickles, plus a bowl of egg soup. Wowo is full of potatoes, but there is only one bowl of egg soup. It's over, but it's not.
Zaozao took a mouthful of delicious egg flower soup, then said with a smile: "Dad, this egg flower soup doesn't exist on weekdays. It's the kitchen. You've added it on the wall. "
The daily consumption of food and grass is amazing. The price of the egg is the same as that of the meat. It can only be eaten during the Spring Festival. There are too many people. It's unrealistic to think of one egg per person, so they all drink egg soup.
"If you don't talk about food and sleep, you've forgotten what your mother taught you?" In fact, cloud engine itself can't do it. But cloud engine is in a bad mood today, don't want to listen to jujube jijiwai.
Jujube think cloud engine today strange, also dare not to provoke her, immediately bowed to gnaw nest. Well, I miss the white steamed bread and mutton dumplings made by Bai Ma!
It was not until the evening that Yunqing came down from the wall.
Seeing his calm face, even jujube dare not talk, others are more.
Back to the place where she lived, zaozao ordered Si Bonian: "tell the kitchen that there must be braised pork for dinner!" Braised pork, her favorite. Although there is no white mother with the moon floor to do delicious, but also can satisfy the craving.
Because the border town is hard, jujubes are eaten with the soldiers, which means that she shares weal and woe with the soldiers.
Spernian answered with a smile.
Cloud Qing asked: "how is the Yan Family's shooting skill?" Master Yun highly praised Marshal Yan and praised the shooting skills of the Yan family like a flower. He himself is not interested in learning, but if jujube learning is also good.
No longer willing to speak with a straight face, that's good. Jujube said: "only learn a little fur." It was such a superb shot that she had to work hard to learn it.
"If you see Yan Wushuang tomorrow, let him come to me at noon." Yan Wushuang has made contributions to his family's unique learning, so he has to show something. Otherwise, other people must have ideas. Yunqing always rewards for meritorious service and punishes for mistakes. Although he hated Yan Wushuang, he would not violate the rules he made.
Jujube simply should say: "good!"
With that, jujube hesitated and asked, "Dad, what's the matter with you today? "I'm full of worries." Last night was fine. I don't know what happened.
Cloud engine silent next say: "I don't remember your grandfather's appearance." When he was three years old, he was sent to the capital to accompany master Yun. Fortunately, when Yun Qing was seven years old, he came back to celebrate his birthday. As for the two younger brothers, the elder brother remembered that it was a round little fat paper. The younger brother had never seen it and didn't know what it looked like. Yunfu, however, only saw him when he was five years old. Half dead that time, Yunfu only stayed in the capital for three days, but he left early and returned late. Therefore, he often thought of cloud father is just a figure.
"Don't be sad, Dad. I believe that my grandfather's spirit in heaven will be very pleased to see you let people live and work in peace and contentment. " It's not for the sake of the safety of the family and the people to live and work.
Cloud Qing hears this words, the facial expression is a little slow.
"Dad, don't think about the past. I have to look ahead. You see, it won't take long to have a grandson. What a happy thing! "
"I don't know you're so comforting now."
Zaozao said with a smile, "I'm not comforting you. I'm telling the truth. Dad, you see, you have a virtuous wife, a brilliant son, and a lovely daughter. You are the master of the world. Dad, do you think you are the happiest man in the world
Yun Qing glanced at jujube. Although he didn't speak, his frown was loose.
In the evening, zaozao had a big dinner, and then went back to practice sword for two quarters of an hour.
Yan Wushuang heard zaozao say that Yunqing wanted to see him the next day and asked, "what did he see me do?"
Jujube very simply said don't know, also let Yan unparalleled himself to ask. It's nothing to do with her. Jujube won't talk too much.
Hearing Yan Wushuang's request, Yunqing immediately rolls up the map on the table. Half rolled up, he put the map back and flattened it out: "let him in." The rejection and guard against Yan Wushuang has formed a conditioned reflex.
Yan unparalleled into the room, see cloud engine did not kneel down, but asked: "what do you want me to do?"
Si Bainian said in a cold voice: "if you don't kneel down to see the emperor, do you want to rebel?" It's ridiculous that he is just a loser and even shows such a proud look.
Yan matchless look to cloud Qing, see each other look light, said: "want to kill to kill!" His pride does not allow him to kneel at the foot of cloud engine.
Cloud engine waved to let the year go. When there were only two people left in the room, cloud engine said, "it's nothing special to call you here. I just want to talk to you."
Yan Wushuang was very surprised and found it particularly interesting: "let me chat with you?" I still remember the last time I saw Yunqing, this guy still looked disgusted. Today I came to chat with him. This is the sun coming out in the West.
"I don't remember what my father looked like. what about you? Do you remember the appearance of Marshal Yan? "
Mentioning Marshal Yan, Yan Wushuang could not help straightening up and standing upright: "naturally remember."
"Yes, you grew up with Marshal Yan. How can you not remember what he looked like?" With that, Yun Qing sighed and said, "I've only seen my father six times. Four of the six times I saw only my back. "
Yan Wushuang finally knows why Yunqing specially called him here. Because they were all victims of the Tongcheng tragedy in those years, they had more common language when they talked about it.
"I just hope you don't let the Tongcheng tragedy happen again. Otherwise, there will be people who have lost their homes and children who have lost their parents. " The Tongcheng tragedy left many orphans.
"Such a thing will never happen." This word, cloud Qing says definitely.
Yan Wushuang nodded and said, "I believe you."
Cloud Qing a Zheng, turned to smile to say: "do you know? I had a dream that I died in your hands
"Unfortunately, dreams are the opposite." If Yun Qing was killed by him, he would not be reduced to this point.
That nightmare has always left Yunqing with a lingering fear. Even now, he can't be relieved: "in my dream, I am bewitched by you. I promise to eradicate the imperial concubine song and the Song family with you."
At that time, he really wanted Yunqing to revenge with him, but he failed.
"I said yes. Later, you killed emperor Changtai, made Zhou Yan a puppet emperor, and became Regent himself. After that, you made me governor of the northwest. "
Yan Wushuang was very busy and asked unexpectedly, "and then?"
Yun Qing glanced at Yan Wushuang and said, "then you'll kill me with a beauty trick."
Eh, Yan Wushuang asked, "Han Yuxi turned against you because you were trapped in the beauty trap, and then you were killed by the beauty?"
Cloud engine did not answer this question, but said: "in the dream, you became the winner, but killed me. And now I'm not killing you. "
Yan unparalleled ignore this, but a face don't believe ground ask a way: "one day husband and wife a hundred days favor, even if you fell in the beauty trick, with Han Yuxi's temperament also can't watch you be killed by me?"
"Why do you talk so much?"
Yan Wushuang said with a smile: "it's not that there are too many words, but that there is no logic. Not to mention anything else, even for the sake of children, she won't see you killed. "
Yunqing still didn't answer.
PS: the backstage collapsed, just climbed up.