Chapter 143： Prepare for war

The rose arrived at the imperial mausoleum, and when it got dark, it slipped into the courtyard where the four princes lived. This year, he and Zhang Yunzheng were trained in the south as key people to carry wine barrels. The fat he had raised at that time had long since been trained and replaced by two arms crossed meat. Although he was not so good at light work, he jumped up to the top of the wall, pulled up, and easily got up to the wall. Then he sat on the wall, took the pebbles, and hit the lamp window.

Hearing the sound, Neibu Ding got up and got up in his clothes, his heart jumped out of the door, and into the yard. In the winter moonlight, he looked up at the rose on the wall. Although his face was a little fuzzy, he knew it was right away. Rose. Naibu Ding only felt that his eyes were immediately moist. Rose is his only friend in his life, a person who has fellowship with him on an equal footing. He broke into his life, told countless ghost stories indiscriminately, and then suddenly disappeared. Now he came back suddenly, Ding Naibu half-opened his mouth and stood helplessly, as if stupid.

The rose smiled softly, jumped off the wall suddenly, and fell in front of Ding Neiji, Ding Neiji stepped back in fright. The rose smiled and said to the servant Ding: "Ha! Little Dingzi! You are scared, look at me, now it's amazing! Come on, touch my arm, it's a big bump! My son asks me to lift a hundred every day. Hundreds of times! I’m so terrible! I think about you every day! Now no one brings me water, no one cooks for me! It takes a long time to ask someone to pass a spoon, or It's good to be with you, it's really like being in heaven! I'm looking forward to living with you one day..." As he said, he pulled the wooden Ding Nei into the house.

Ding Nei waiter entered the room, and then recovered a little bit, hurriedly lighted the lamp, and went into the inner room to call the fourth prince. The fourth prince was also awake, sitting on the bed. Neibu Ding retrieved his voice and whispered to the fourth prince: "It's the rose." The fourth prince put on his coat and went to the outer hall with Neibu Ding.

The rose was more serious and saluted to the fourth prince, unwrapped the package on his back and gave it to the fourth prince, and said, "These are some southern dry goods, which my prince gave to your highness."

The fourth prince motioned to Ding’s attendant and asked, “Does your prince have any letters?

Rose shook her head embarrassedly, looked at Ding Naishi, smiled and said, "I...we just passed by... come to say hello..."

The four princes understand, dare to love the rose is to come to see the servant Ding! He was somewhat disappointed-he secretly expected that there might be Su Wanniang's letter or something. He sighed and asked casually: "Where are you going?"

The rose said cautiously: "The coast goes north."

The fourth prince knew that he was transporting things to the border, so he nodded and said: "Okay, talk to you, I'm going to sleep." He went back to the back room sadly.

Chinese rose smiled and asked Naibu Ding: "Do you have any food?" Naibu Ding stammered and said, "Yes...Yes..." Just about to go out, she stopped again and looked carefully at the door of the back room.

The fourth prince lay down in the back room and listened to the outside servant Ding's servant whispering to the rose: "You follow me... to the living room..." The rose agreed, and the two went out, and it was quiet outside.

The four princes couldn't sleep anymore, and turned over and over again. According to Shen Wen's estimation, Bei Rong would attack in a year, with a fierce momentum. It's only a year, and I don't know how the preparations are going on everywhere... He rarely feels anxious, but he can't do anything except being trapped here.

The rose went to the living room with the waiter Ding, and the waiter Ding went to the kitchen and made noodles for the rose. Knowing that the rose had a large appetite, he had a catty of noodles, put bacon, nested two eggs, ordered sesame oil, and gave it to the fourth prince. Of course he would not tell others about the level of

The rose ate happily, and he kept talking, and told two ghost stories to Ding Naibu. In the middle of the winter night, guarding a solitary lantern, seeing the strange light from the eyes of the rose, Ding Naibu blinked in fright, giving the rose a sense of accomplishment.

In the second half of the night, the rose was full of food and drink, and he hiccuped and said to the waiter Ding: "Xiao Dingzi, thank you! I'll just say, you are the best person in the world!" After a few nonsense, the rose said: "I have to go, and I will tell you a story next time I come back."

Waiter Ding could not say anything, so he accompanied the rose to the yard. When they were together at that time, Neiji Ding was often silent, and Rose had long been used to talking to herself, and she didn't feel anything unusual about Neiji Ding.

Before going to climb the wall, Rose patted Ding's shoulder on the shoulder: "Little Dingzi! Why are you so thin and usually eat more!" Ding's waiter made a face, and said nothing, Rose smiled: "You are still so dumb! "Then he flew over, went up to the wall, turned his head and waved his hand, jumped off the wall and disappeared.

Nai Attendant Ding looked at the high wall, and then choked up after a while and said, "Who...who is staying..." He is usually very smart, who ever said he was staying.

After fifteen, Yan Sanguan and his wife left for the wine cellar first, and Yan Erguan also took a group of excited students to bid farewell to the college and set off.

Shi Helin carried the package and joined the team of Yan Erguan. Su Chuanya sent him off with an unhappy expression: "Master is partial! How can you leave me?"

Shi Helin sighed: "You are taken care of here, and I am thinking about your senior brother again. He has never been alone in the past. I don't know how he is now. I have to go and see him."

Su Chuanya said, "Isn't the master afraid of the cold, why are you going to the border gate?"

Shi Helin replied, "Isn't it spring? I'll be back in winter."

Su Chuanya had to go to the border gate, but the master thought that he wanted to take the opportunity to drop out of school, and suffered the ruler again. Shi Helin thought that the master was very responsible, so he told Ji Yan that he would go to the border, hoping that the master would take care of Su Chuanya more often. Ji Yan also thought of going to the border, and simply told his grandfather that Su Chuanya was valued by the master, Shi Langzhong would leave, so he let Su Chuanya live in his grandfather Yan Jing’s residence, saying that it was convenient for reading and preparation. Imperial examination.

Su Chuanya really felt that everyone had abandoned themselves, depressed, and holding a good exam, rushing into the sky, hurrying to become a civil servant, and ending this life of being kicked and kicked.

On the day when the students left, the academy was very lively. In addition to the parents who were seeing off, other students also came to see off. A large group of horses, horses and vehicles came out of the city in a hustle and bustle. No one noticed that there were two more horse-drawn carriages inside.

When it was dinner, Mrs. Yan asked to say that Ji Yan had entrusted her to take care of the child for a day. Just now, another person came to send a letter saying that it was for his grandfather, and Yan Jing knew that something was wrong.

He got Ji Yan's letter. After reading it, his face turned blue with anger. He said to people, "Go and invite the officials!" Then he read the letter again.

In fact, the letter only said that Ji Yan couldn't worry about his husband. Taking advantage of the escort, he went to the border to visit and asked his grandfather and grandmother to help see the child. However, Yan Jing always felt that the letter was still not enough. After reading it a few times, he suddenly said: "Go to the courtyard of the second official and ask if the second wife is still there." How could Ji Yan walk alone must be accompanied by a female family member? Okay, looking at this situation, his second daughter-in-law must have gone too.

Sure enough, people soon reported that the second lady had gone to the border with the second official. He said that he would wait a day or two before telling the old official Yan. The person came back with a letter written by the second official Yan. It was nothing more than right. The father apologized, saying that he was embarrassed that his wife was going to follow, so he went with him, and he promised that he would not make mistakes.

Yan Jing is even more angry, why is this son so confused! There is no one who has traveled thousands of miles to the border, but brought his own wife! ...Suddenly, his heart trembled, yes! My own son has always followed the rules and helped him manage the academy. He has always been orderly and rigid. He shouldn't take his wife to the border because his wife is noisy! Moreover, my daughter-in-law is not an unruly person, unlike her daughter...

Yan Jing suddenly felt half cold! That Yan Wu! Unscrupulous, arrogant and crazy! Who is she married to! Shen Jian, the second son of Zhenbei Hou, is now at the border! Yan Wu must have gone...

If these people were in front of him now, Yan Jing would definitely give them ten commandments without hesitation! They're just fooling around! Yan Jing helped the table and sat down. Yan Wu also said to the outside that she was praying for her husband. If this is discovered, what about her fame? What about the women's feast of the Yan family! That's why my second son and daughter-in-law went to the border to persuade her to come back, but why did they pull Ji Yan again! Isn't this messing up...

Some people say that the official Yan is here, and Yan Jing nodded heavily and let him in.

Official Yan was a little hunched, and there were ink stains on his clothes. His expression was a little dull because he was studying all the year round. He came in to salute Yan Jing, "Father is good."

Yan Jing looked at the elder son a little hard to speak, this son likes to do learning, is famous for his essays, and is regarded as an accomplished scholar. He is very proud of him. It is said that the blessings of parents can be seen from the children. No matter how powerful and glorious the parents are on the surface, if the children are not talented, it means that the parents are lacking in character. With such an accomplished son, Yan Jing felt that he shouldn't be that bad.

He hesitated for a while, and then slowly said: "Your second brother-in-law, accompanied your second brother to the border."

Official Yan was puzzled: "Why!"

Yan Jing sighed and shook his head: "It's not because of his troublemaker daughter!"

Official Yan was puzzled: "Isn't Yan Wu married to the second son of Zhenbeihou, isn't he in the temple praying for the husband who is far away at the border?"

Yan Jing said with a cold face, "Do you think Mrs. Shen will be so honest!"

Official Yan said, hurriedly looked at the door, and whispered: "Father! You mean she went to the border to look for her husband! The second brother and younger siblings just went to find her, what a troublemaker! If this spreads out. Now,'The second lady who prayed for Shen is not in the temple', then her famous festival..."

Yan Jing also whispered: "What's the fame! According to Xiu Ming, Bei Rong has committed a crime this year..."

Official Yan stumbled: "Why are the second brother-in-law going there! What if there is a fight!"

Yan Jing looked at the official Yan bitterly, and gritted his teeth before saying: "Your daughter will also go with them, leaving the child here..."

"What!" the official Yan shouted, "how could she do this! She came to see me yesterday, but she didn't tell me! This unfilial..." His tears were about to come out.

Yan Jing sighed: "She is looking for Xiu Ming."

Official Yan was about to beat his chest and his feet: "This unfilial girl! How good is this! Dad, I will chase them!"

Yan Jing said in an air: "What do you think! If you leave, the whole family will chase after you!"

Official Yan was completely lost: "Father, what should I do! That is my eldest daughter, the jewel in my family! I have always spoiled her the most, and my wife is about to cry to death..."

Yan Jing comforted: "Don't tell your daughter-in-law. Your second brother and sister-in-law may just go to the border to persuade your daughter to come back. Your daughter may come back with them."

Official Yan was still desperate. Yan Jing picked up a booklet from the table and said to official Yan: "Go, look at this booklet. In this tone, write more than a dozen strong articles. The military theory is still the same, saying that Beirong is strong, and it is recommended that the court increase its troops and supplies, but it must be written with knowledge and the name of this'passerby'! It is printed in the academy, and the students can pass it everywhere."

Official Yan took the pamphlet, looked through it, and said, "I also heard people say about this passer-by. His writing is not so profound. There are still places to be perfected in the quotations, but the arguments are amazing. The idea is beyond ordinary people. Argument. According to what he said, this person belittles the prince and favors the third prince..."

Yan Jing said: "The three princes are determined to fight. At this time, they have nothing to do with them. They can only follow the ideas of the passer-by to build momentum for the three princes. I hope..." He didn't finish. I hope that if the ruling and the public are excited and unanimous. In the main battle, if Bei Rong would not invade Yan Jing felt impossible, he only sighed and murmured: "I hope they can come back in the summer..."

Of course he was disappointed.

Two months later, Yan Erguan took the students to the border.

Upon hearing the news, Shen Jian Yan and Ji Wenzhao led soldiers out of the city to greet them, and met with Yan Erguan.

Upon seeing the courtesy on both sides, Yan Erguan saw Yan's tanned skinny, his throat was tight for a while, and Yan deeply bowed: "Father has worked hard." Shen Jian also said guiltily: "I have seen my father-in-law."

In front of everyone, Yan Erguan was not easy to say anything, so they could only nod their heads.

Soldiers escorted the students and entourage into the garrison compound. Official Yan Er sent two carriages to a courtyard, and Mrs. Yan Er and Ji Yan got out.

The Yan family who entered the hospital with Yan Erguan widened his eyes and whispered: "Mother! Cousin! Why are you here!"

Mrs. Yan Er cried: "You have no conscience! Let the mother worry to death! This time you go back with me!"

Ji Yan also cried: "That's right, Wumei, let's go back together..."

Yan jumped his feet: "How can I go back! I'm so busy!"

Mrs. Yan Er said: "What are you talking about! What a death!"

Ji Wenzhao and Shen Jian arranged personnel to meet the two officials of Yan. As soon as they entered the yard and saw two women crying at Yan, Ji Wenzhao was stupid. Ji Yan cried and saluted Ji Wenzhao: "Husband... "

Ji Wenzhao gritted his teeth: "You will leave tomorrow! Go back!" The battle is about to start, didn't you come to add chaos?

Ji Yan cried and said, "I want to come and see you..."

Ji Wenzhao scolded: "How can you come! You are so naive! You should take care of your children at home!"

Ji Yan masked his face and couldn't cry: "If the husband is not happy...I will die here..."

Mrs. Yan Er said again: "What's the matter with you! Jing said that this is useless! Big nephew, it's not that I said you, we have come all the way, and let your daughter-in-law go no matter how you open your mouth! You have to coax her anyway! For a few days, she has suffered along the way..." Thinking that she had also suffered, Madam Yan's second wife burst into tears, and she quickly said to Yan's family: "You are here to persuade you for your mother's sake. Come home with me..."

Shen Jian nodded and said to Yan Shi: "Yes, you can go back with your mother-in-law..."

Yan's stare: "Don't interrupt! You go back first! I'll talk to my parents." Yan blasted Shen Jian away, pulled the second wife Yan's sleeve and said, "Mother, let's go in and talk. "She brought Yan Erguan and his wife into the room, Ji Wenzhao sighed, and could only help the crying Ji Yan's arm into another room.

Ji Yan has been a delicate young lady since he was a child. This long-distance trip felt extremely bitter. He entered the house and threw himself into Ji Wenzhao's arms, just crying constantly. Ji Wenzhao was afraid of this little junior girl crying. In the past, when he saw Ji Yan's brows frowned, Ji Wenzhao's great talent also surrendered. The current situation is no better than before. Ji Wenzhao insisted not to let go. In the end, Ji Yan cried so much whether it was true or not, and fainted in Ji Wenzhao's arms. Ji Wenzhao was frightened, and hurriedly carried Ji Yan to the bed, thinking that he had to let Ji Yan rest first, and then slowly persuade her to go back.

Yan Shi entered the house, closed the door, and let his parents sit down. The second wife of Yan Shi Yan said, "Mother! You shouldn't have come at such an old age!"

Mrs. Yan Er continued to cry: "You didn't listen to Master Ji just now. As a mother, you have to take care of the child. You are my child. Your brother is fine now. In front of the county magistrate, I have to take care of you."

Yan sighed: "How old am I!"

Yan Erguan snorted: "No matter how old you are!"

Yan laughed at his father: "Father, fortunately you brought people here. We are too short of people here."

Mrs. Yan Er wiped her tears: "Son, since your father has sent someone to you, then someone will take care of it. If you assign the task well, let's go home."

Yan's face became stern, and he whispered: "Father, mother, Bei Rong is already preparing for a big battle. We are short of food and soldiers, as well as internal traitors, waiting for traitors to collude with enemies!"

Yan Erguan immediately widened his eyes: "There is such a shameless person!"

Yan nodded and whispered: "Someone wants to remove Shen Jiajun..."

Although Yan Erguan was in charge of the academy at ordinary times, he also knew about the affairs of the court. He fell into deep thought when he heard this. Mrs. Yan Er was anxious, and said to Yan Shi: "Then you have to go home too! What can you do as a woman!"

Yan said: "Mother, we have too few reliable people. You know that I am good at art. I can manage several things now. From the fortifications of the city to the layout of the outside of the city, if I leave, these things If we don’t complete it, we will definitely be defeated. If we really lose, we will be subjugated. I will go back with you, and I will not escape death!"

Mrs. Yan Er was shocked: "It's so serious!"

Yan nodded heavily: "If Yancheng falls, the army commander of Beirong Middle Road will drive straight in, and the inland is empty, who can stop it. Moreover, there is also Beirong all the way to the east. If they pass, they will go south along the east. The coast is rich, and the passers-by will inevitably increase. Looting is like a tiger with wings, and the capital will soon fall. Dad, mother, our Yan Family Academy cannot be left alone. Even if the family moves south, our Yan family’s millions of books cannot be taken away."

What Yan Erguan has done in his life is to manage the academy for his father, and those classics are all registered by him. If the Yan Academy is gone and the books are ruined, his life's deeds will be wiped out.

Yan Erguan pondered for a long time, and asked: "Which one do you need most?"

Yan Shi said: "There is a shortage of everyone, the most lack of reliable people!"

Yan Erguan raised his head: "Is your father unreliable!"

Yan's stunned: "Father, what do you want to do!"

The second official Yan said: "I have been in charge of your grandfather's college for more than 20 years, and I am naturally good at reviewing personnel registration. Since you say that you have an insider, I can help you manage your household registration, search for suspicious people, and investigate the spies."

This time, it was Yan's turn to be anxious: "Father! You can't stay here if there is going to be a big battle in the future!"

Yan Erguan said unhappily: "How can you be so rude if you are a girl who is still taking care of your father?"

The Yan family hurriedly pulled the sleeves of the second lady: "Mother! You and Dad hurry back, the things here are not something you can do..."

The second official Yan shouted: "What the hell! You are my daughter, only half my age, I should be more capable than you! According to you, even if you go home, you can hardly escape disaster, it is better to be here? It’s better to do something here and do your best than to be anxious behind...Oh, you can ask your mother to take Ji Yan back..."

Mrs. Yan Er cried again: "What are you talking about! We have been married for so long, wherever we have been apart for a day, the children will be older, and I can’t control them anymore, I’m fine. Don’t let me go, I’ll just I'm guarding you..."

Yan's head held his head: "Father! Mother! You all go back!"

Yan Erguan waved his hand: "Okay, just leave it alone..."

Yan stomped: "Why can't I care if you are my parents..."

Yan Erguan curled his eyebrows: "Then how can we care if you are our daughter, although some do not obey women's way..." He voiced dissatisfaction.

Yan is about to cry: "Father! I beg you..."

Mrs. Yan Er wiped her tears, and even laughed: "You have today too! How did I beg you in the past, you have never been obedient! That's it, we will go out tomorrow to rent a yard and live in. You will come back when you have time. Live, there is also a place to stay, don't stay in the barracks every day..."

Yan Erguan looked at the sky and sighed: "The inconsistency in rituals is not humane..."

Yan's despair: "How did it become like this!"

The second official Yan coughed: "I will start to do things tomorrow. You just have to say my title, and no one will be dissatisfied. Yan's Academy is a well-known academy. Your grandfather is a professor of learning. No matter what chores, what about me? It should be regarded as the head of a hospital..."

In the end, Yan Erguan and his wife actually rented a yard in the city and stayed there. Ji Yan cried to Ji Wenzhao every day, but Ji Wenzhao never let go. Hearing the news, Ji Yan cried again to Ji Wenzhao and said that there was no one to accompany her to go back. The journey was so long that she could not walk alone and she wanted to live with Yan Erguan and his wife.

Ji Wenzhao remembered how he had reached the border back then, and felt that he was not accompanied by a female family. Ji Yans still don't walk such a long way by himself. After making this decision, he immediately felt that the burden on his shoulders was a hundred times heavier: Originally, he was not completely sure of defending the city, but now his wife can only succeed but not fail when he arrives in the city.

Ji Wenzhao finally sighed under Ji Yan's snuggle: "Then you just... stay here." After he finished speaking, he shuddered suddenly.

Ji Yan burst into laughter, and said more closely: "Don't worry about me. I know you, and I will definitely win."

Ji Wenzhao swallowed, nodded and said, "Yes, I must win."

Yan couldn't persuade his parents, so he gave up. Sure enough, Yan Erguan went to manage the household registration. He has experience and is old, and soon became the supervisor of the urban defense household registration management.

The Yan family brought Zhang Ding and a few students from the Yan family academy, invited the old carpenter from the woodcarving shop, to go out of the city to the mountains near the border. She led people to climb to a high place, pointed to the place, told the old carpenter what mechanism she wanted to do, and then asked the teenagers in the academy to measure the distance she requested, make a mark, and explain to the old carpenter what kind of bunkers need to be built. In this way, for more than ten days, Yan Shi walked seven peaks and marked the layouts needed everywhere.

After returning to the city, the old carpenter took the apprentices to work, and after completing a cart, Zhang Ding took the students to the mountain to install it. At a high place, the old carpenter built a small wooden platform by following the mountain. A rope was tied to the key pillar and pulled horizontally all the way into the wooden shelter. This bunker can accommodate one person to hide inside, facing the sun to avoid wind, and the top is slightly pointed. Two months later, all the layouts on the top of the hill were in place.

According to Yan's request, Shen Yi asked him to seal off the mountainous area that would block the Northern Rong army in the future. Yan brought thousands of people to the dilapidated city wall and prepared for the battle with Bei Rong according to Shen Wen's design. I don’t know when this section of the Great Wall was built, and it’s already dilapidated. Yan directed the sergeants to move boulders, cut down trees, and pile them up on the hillside. They also brought slabs from the back of the mountain and buried them shallowly on the ground. Lay some hidden piles at the place. These things must be done both concealed and perfected. Yan tried his best not to expose too much changes, and planned to come back in winter to put more things.

Shen Yi began to expand his guards. He selected people he knew from the camps one by one. In just one month, there were more than 10,000 people. In another month, another 10,000 people were added, which is more than what Shen Wen suggested at the beginning. Doubled. He still led troops stationed outside the city, and did not enter the city at all, so that the people in the city could not figure out the number of people, even Zhenbeihou thought he had only a thousand more people. Shen Jian is in charge of the supply of munitions. If he doesn't say anything, no one will know the exact force.

The urban construction in Yancheng has begun to take shape. After more than a year of running-in, the construction teams have now become skilled workers, and the construction progress has been accelerated. The blacksmith also knocked out the huge parts of the city gate, only the final installation.

Naturally, the large-scale infrastructure of Yancheng was reported to the emperor. Shen Jian explained to the emperor that the Yancheng was worn out on behalf of Zhenbeihou, and once again pointed out that now that Beirong has gone through a famine year, it is very likely that a large-scale invasion has to be guarded! This memorial was naturally understated by the prince. It was not in the other memorials. The three princes wanted to point it out, but Shen Zhuo saw the statement of urban construction in it and said no. Zhenbeihou was building the city, so don’t provoke the emperor. do not like. The three princes did not give additional approval.

Zhang Yunzheng successfully received the cargo ship arriving at the northern port and used the convoy to transport the first batch of weapons and food to the vicinity of the border, and hid them in several Li's merchant houses. Then he did not stop, and immediately followed Shen Wen’s description of Beirong’s marching route from the border to the wine cellar. Along the way, people painted all the valleys with red paint and said “Beijing must die when entering the valley”. Put Ji Wenzhao's strategy into practice.

When he arrived at the wine cellar, he took people to carry the wine barrels, transport them into the rock caves on the cliffs, dig hidden fortifications, set up scaffolding at the southern exit of the valley, etc. When he was busy, he would often go to see the old Taoist alchemy... Every day he thinks of Shen Wen, and tells Shen Wen what he has done in his heart. In his imagination, Shen Wen always smiles at him with admiration... He knows that the little stupid pig who eats has nothing to do with him.

After the spring, the rain was plentiful but there was no disaster. Then, when the sun should be out, the sun should be out, and when it should rain, it would rain. In June, there was a good harvest of summer grain. All of a sudden, the disaster eased and the price of food began to fall. People have returned to their hometowns to farm, hoping that autumn crops will be equally good.

There were brigades of merchants who collected grain and transported grain. In the far southern mountainous areas, there were also more chariots and horses. Taking advantage of the south wind in summer, the arms and grain were transported to the border again by sea and land, sending more than 20,000 to the front and back. Crossbows and more than a million arrows and countless grains. Although these things were done as far as possible to avoid people's eyes and ears, some people still noticed. One of them was the Luo County magistrate where Zhang Yunzheng and others boarded the ship.

Long after he sent out the memorial that pointed to the collusion between Zhenbeihou and Hepingyuanhou, he finally got a reply from Jingcheng, and asked him to continue to observe, upload things at any time, and gave him a contact in Beijing. The county magistrate Luo noticed that a large number of vehicles had suddenly come to Li's business, and the escorts were all raised eyebrows, not allowing people to approach. After half a month, a big ship arrived ashore, and those people were not allowed to board the ship, unloading the cargo late at night, and then the vehicle left the ship, which was very unfair.

The county magistrate Luo quickly wrote a memorial to the capital, pointing out that Pingyuanhou and Zhenbeihou had rebellious intentions and used the merchant site to deliver weapons and food, which was unpredictable! He didn't know how accurate he was. This memorial was naturally regarded as a treasure by the prince, and it was well preserved.

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It was already summer when the letter from Yan Erguan couple and Ji Yan stayed in Yancheng reached Yan Jing's place.

Yan Jing read the letter and felt that Xia Feng had become cold.

He called the official Yan again, and also found a few key figures under the sect.

Yan Jing said solemnly: "The second official Yan decided to stay at the border to help Shen Jiajun defend the city."

Everyone was surprised. Someone said, "The second official Yan is so brave!"

Official Yan looked at Yan Jing anxiously: "That...that..."

Yan Jing sighed: "She stayed too and wants to be with Xiu Ming."

Official Yan's face was bitter: "How can she do this!"

Yan Jing took a deep breath and said to everyone: "You go and contact the academies immediately in my name to establish a channel for the transmission of letters to let them pay attention to the movement of Beirong. As soon as there is news, the whole people must be encouraged to resist the enemy. Don’t be dead. In addition, send people to contact local merchants and tycoons to promote the wildness of the Northern Army’s looting and the burning of jade and stone, and ask them to prepare money and food. If there is a war, they must promptly provide money and food to support the military and civilians to build up the country...

He was once a high-ranking official and always looked at things from the big picture. Now that two of my three sons have gone, the rise and fall of the family and the country are linked together, so I can't just sit back and watch, and really take action. It’s already summer, and there’s really war. There’s only more than half a year left. How can we make it without hurry

Master Ye from Beijing took a small booklet and went to find Ye Zhongshu: "Father, although this article belongs to the name of a passerby, it was not printed by us. I went to ask, and it was not printed by a few people in Beijing. , Looking at the writing, it doesn’t look like..."

Ye Zhongshu took it, read it slowly, nodded and said, "This passer-by is not a stranger, skilled in writing, sitting on the classics, and he cannot write such words unless he has 20 years of research and study skills. It is only on the point of view. There is nothing new. It should be someone who borrowed the names and influences of passers-by to clarify the theory of strengthening the army and defending the country..."

Master Ye was puzzled: "Why is this person if he has such a writing style, he should be more talented than a passerby, why not use his real name?"

Ye Zhongshu said: "It's not convenient..."

Da Young Master Ye suddenly said: "Then this should be an influential person."

Ye Zhongshu recognized: "Yes, it should be someone who will make the emperor suspect that he is in a party. You don't need to point out this matter, let these words spread, this is someone who wants to help us. You said last time you were looking for Rappers are all found"

Young Master Ye nodded: "I have appointed people in all four cities, and I have written several rap books. By that time, I can sing all over the capital in ten days."

Ye Zhongshu sighed slightly: "This is for the future..." He didn't say any more.

Master Ye is puzzled: "For what?"

Ye Zhongshu said: "You don't have to worry about these, just write a few more books, and people will also look for those famous ones."

Master Ye responded.

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After the summer grain was harvested, Yang thought that the disaster year was really over, and once again urged Shen Wen to leave the temple. Shen Wen wanted to keep in touch with the people of Ping Yuanhou, and felt that Beijing was convenient, so he decided to return to Beijing.

Before leaving the temple, she and Su Wanniang discussed their future plans again.

Su Wanniang asked with some worry: "Do you have to leave the Hou Mansion? At the last moment, how can you be safer in the mansion?"

Shen Wen said: "I must let them succeed, otherwise, the prince will not openly launch it. Then the three princes will not fight back, and this deadlock will never be broken."

Su Wanniang sighed: "Then what about your famous festival?"

Shen Wen's past plan was to ignore his own fame, but now with Zhang Yunzheng, he can't be too unscrupulous. She said: "I will try my best to protect myself, but at that time the third brother and the eldest sister must have already left, and I will leave again. The affairs of Hou's mansion are all up to you. I heard the third brother said that the fourth brother has martial arts. Cheng, even better than him, Laoguan is also a reliable one, and should be able to protect the Hou Mansion."

Su Wanniang nodded and said, "Don't worry about us, you should be careful."

Shen Wen asked him to tell the Dujuan in the monk's temple to return to the city with himself, and then return to the capital with Shen Zhuo and Shen Xiang who came to pick them up.

After entering the mansion, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang met with the old lady and the Yang family, and naturally cried, but she felt that the old lady's hair was completely white, and the Yang's hair was also gray. They are getting old so fast! Shen Wen sentimentally: Even if she won the final battle, Yang's best years have passed, and the old lady is in her twilight years. I don't know how many more days she can enjoy... She cried and cried and hugged the old lady. She looks like a little daughter who is not growing up, so she hopes to pretend that she is still young, and that the mother and the old lady are not old yet...

Back in his yard, Shen Wen felt that his yard was old and small. After years of famines, the Zhenbeihou Mansion has survived with the food saved, but there is no money left to renovate the mansion. The paint of the house where Shen Wen lived had fallen off a lot, the courtyard walls were not white, and the walls were peeled off.

A group of maids came out to meet Shen Wen at first sight. Shen Wen found out that they were all older too, they were all seventeen or eighteen-year-old women, and they were no longer girls in chief roles. Youth is perishable, time flies, Shen Wen is also sentimental, with a sad expression.

When he saw Wang Zhi's Xia Zi, Shen Wen's sadness was relieved: Now it has reached the final stage, only half a year has passed since the war. At this time in the previous life, he became the bride of the Zheng family and was enjoying the long-awaited quiet and orderly life without realizing the imminent danger. In this life, she is ready, just open her arms to welcome the last fight.

Shen Wen burst into tears and smiled, holding Su Wanniang's hand, and said with a smile: "It's better to go home, I can sleep in again."

Su Wanniang also laughed: "Sister, hurry up and get more sleep. If you marry in the future, she won't be able to sleep."

Shen Wen said: "I don't want to marry anyone, it's better to be at home."

As everyone laughed, Xia Zi of Wang Zhi's family said: "The young lady used to say that she would marry a civil servant."

Shen Wen pretended to be shy and said, "How ashamed, wasn't it when I was young?

Xia Zi smiled and asked, "That lady doesn't like civil servants anymore"

Shen Wen coyly said: "The civil servants are not civil servants, and it doesn't matter, but you have to be a man of ancient times, Ming Dynasty, and modern times. It's better to be able to write poetry and prose..."

Xia Zi said: "Dwarf oil, Miss, this is looking for a big doctor." Everyone laughed, and Shen Wen embarrassedly and Su Wanniang hand in hand and entered the house. Xia Zi's smile disappeared, her eyes showed resentment, and she bit her lip and entered the room.

After entering the door, Shen Wen and Su Wanniang looked at each other, Su Wanniang whispered: "They will find you someone like that."

Shen Wen smiled faintly: "No, that person already exists, I just make him feel more confident."