C199 Frontier warfare

During the past few days when Duan Yunfei had been grounded, the war on the border was talked about daily in the imperial court.

Yuwen Di did not inform the officials that Duan Yunfei was going to go on an expedition with the army. That was his way of protecting Duan Yunfei.

All these years, Yuwen Di had followed Duan Yunfei's personality. Duan Yunfei liked swords and spears, so Yuwen Di sent Duan Yunfei to the General Wei Yuan to learn martial arts together with him. In order to satisfy Duan Yunfei, as soon as she heard that some rare military books appeared, she would immediately send someone to find them and gift them to Duan Yunfei.

Regarding Yuwen Di's "doting", some officials were straightforward about it, expressing that this was not proper etiquette. Even more officials did not dare make a sound, discussing that Duan Yunfei did not look like a princess at all. Regarding all of this, Yuwen Di was well aware of it.

Once the matter of Duan Yunfei going to war with the army was known by the officials in the imperial court, there would inevitably be discussions about it at that time. And the people Yuwen Di was most worried about were still his sons.

The Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince were currently fighting to represent Yuwen Di in leading the troops to the battlefield, sharing the reputation of being the representative of Yuwen Di.

If the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince knew that Yuwen Di had promised to go to the front lines, they would probably stop him on the way. Since they were both members of the imperial family, this Several princes was too unlucky. Yuwen Di was truly disappointed.

After the Minister of the Left returned to his residence every day, he would either criticize the actions of the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince, or sigh continuously, in order to keep up the difficult battle situation at the front lines.

Zuo Yuan felt that in just a few days, the white hair on the Minister's head had grown more and more.

"Master, why are you sighing again today? It's not good for your health to sigh like this all the time." Lady Zuo patted the Minister's shoulder as he comforted him. He even used one of his hands to wipe the frown on his face.

"Well, Madame does not know. The current situation is too dangerous, how can I not be anxious? I only hate myself for being a mere scholar. If I was half of General Wei Yuan, even if I was once involved in military affairs, I wouldn't be sitting at home right now. "

"Old master, so what if you are a scholar? ~ Does Jin Country only need martial generals? The military generals were used to defend the land, while the scholars were used to give advice. The two did not conflict. Why are you so confused now? "

It was not that the Lady Zuo was unreasonable, but the Minister of the Left did not want to listen to these words. It had to be said that the Golden Horde Kingdom had come prepared this time. Although the arrival of this war was sudden, and the Minister of the Left could sense that something was amiss, this did not change the critical situation in the Jin Country.

It was a good thing that the commoners did not know that at the moment when they thought the entire country was at peace, the border was silently warring one fierce battle after another. They also had no idea how many soldiers had sacrificed for their country behind this peace and quiet.

After the morning assembly, the Fifth Prince returned to his own residence. Before he even heated up his chair, he could not wait and summoned his "trusted aide" Su Yi.

"You, hurry up and invite Mr. Su Yi over."

The eunuch was wiping the porcelain and was startled by the Fifth Prince's order. He almost dropped the porcelain in his hand.

"Servant will go now." Fortunately, the eunuch was quick to react. Otherwise, his life would have ended with the fall of the porcelain. It had to be known that that was the top-grade blue and white porcelain that was the tribute from the Western Regions, bestowed to the Fifth Prince by Yuwen Di. Although the Fifth Prince couldn't be considered to be very precious, how could a gift like this be damaged?

After the Fifth Prince gave his orders, the young eunuch hurriedly ran out of the room and collided with the cold wind, causing his heart to feel extremely cold.

At this time, Su Yi was not at home, but at Duan Changge's residence. However, since the two of them were involved, no one else knew about it. Su Yi entered through the back door of Duan Changge's residence, which did not attract anyone's attention.

"Mister, please give it a try."

After Duan Changge learned for a few days, he finally managed to make the tea he wanted. After many rounds of practice, he had already reached the level where it was easy for him to control. Duan Changge impatiently wanted to reveal his skills to others. After thinking about it for a while, in the entire capital, other than Duan Yunfei, it seemed that Duan Changge could only look for his friend to enjoy the tea that he had brewed.

Yesterday, Duan Changge sent someone to secretly relay the news to Su Yi, and today, Duan Changge started to wait for snow to fall early in the morning.

Snow water was the essence within it. If it was missing, Duan Changge's performance today would not have any other meaning. Duan Changge had been waiting, waiting, and just when he was about to give up, snow slowly fell from the sky, and not long after, it started to snow.

"How come the Tenth Prince has the leisure to make tea today?" Su Yi felt that there was something different with Duan Changge today, and he quickly realized that the reason why Duan Changge was different was because he was smiling proudly.

"Mister will know after you drink it."

Looks like Duan Changge's pride came from this cup of tea. Since it was like that, Su Yi will follow Duan Changge's instructions.

Su Yi took a sip, "Good tea."

The fragrance of the tea penetrated his nose, and the taste of the tea was strong. The taste of the tea was bitter at first, but was extremely refreshing.

Su Yi had also drank the tea that Duan Changge brewed before, the taste was not quite the same as the ones today. Cooking tea was a skill, just like a person's personality, it would not change easily. Su Yi wanted to know why the taste of the tea Duan Changge brewed today was different from before.

"Tenth Prince, Su Yi has a question that he wants to ask. I wonder if it's convenient for the Tenth Prince to answer."

"Sir, please speak." Duan Changge could actually guess what Su Yi wanted to ask. He had even thought of the answer.

"Tenth Prince, why does the tea that Su Yi wants to ask have a different flavor from before? Su Yi can feel that these tea leaves are the same ones that you have brewed before. Your technique seems to be the same as before, but the smell is somewhat different. "

"Before returning to Teacher's question, can you tell us whether it is the old or the new?" Duan Changge had yet to answer her question, but he threw another question at Su Yi.

"It must be better today. Of course, it was not bad in the past."

"This way, I won't be worried. Mister, you don't know that today's tea is boiled in melted snow, so the taste is different. "

"So that's how it is, Su Yi has truly gained experience."