with words in mind

Chapter 176 The Battle of Mangzhou 3
On the beacon tower in Mangzhou, the soldiers who received the order lit the beacon smoke and released some green powder, which flew up with the beacon smoke!Straight to the sky! !
At this time, in the capital, in the imperial palace, the emperor was furious because the 30 reinforcements failed to reach the northern line! !
Emperor: "Shangshu of the Ministry of War! What's going on?!!"

Shen Shangshu had already knelt on the ground: "My lord! The 30 troops came from different parts of the country. During the march, the further north you went, the greater the climate change, and many people were not acclimatized! Symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, and diarrhea were delayed on the way." "

"What do military doctors do?!" The emperor shouted loudly!
"Your Majesty! No wonder the military doctor is responsible for this!!" Shen Shangshu pleaded, "Since learning about Captain Yao's illness, the troops have been reorganized and replaced. Many of them are new recruits who have never experienced trekking and actual combat! Acclimatization depends on individual physical fitness. No wonder the military doctor!!!”

"My minister agrees!" Hong Shangshu remonstrated, "Your Majesty, right now is the time for employing people, and military doctors are indispensable! The most important thing now is how to alleviate the symptoms of recruits and let them reach the northern line as soon as possible!!"

Emperor: "Tell the imperial physician!"

Eunuch Liu: "Yes! The Imperial Physician—"

Imperial Physician Huang and Imperial Physician Ruan came down to Xuxiong Hall under the hasty leadership of the palace staff!
"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Emperor: "What's the best way to deal with soldiers who are not acclimatized to the north?!"

Imperial Physician Huang was puzzled and said: "Unacclimatized people usually appear on people who are not physically strong enough. Soldiers need to train every day. Logically, it shouldn't be possible."

Shen Shangshu: "Most of the 30 troops going north this time are recruits."

Physician Ruan: "The folk method is to take local soil boiled water and drink it, which can relieve symptoms."

Shen Shangshu: "This method is not completely effective, some soldiers have improved, but most are still"

Physician Huang: "The northern line is slightly cold, and some soldiers may still suffer from the cold. Ginger water warms the stomach and warms the body, you can also try it"

"You said, don't the military doctors know?!" The emperor roared angrily!
"Your Majesty, calm down!!" Imperial Physicians Huang and Imperial Physician Ruan hurriedly fell to the ground and begged! !Even Shen Shangshu knelt down to plead guilty! !

"A bunch of trash!" The emperor stood up angrily, just about to explode!The father-in-law's voice came from outside the hall! !
"Report—Your Majesty, outside the Nanqing Gate, someone is beating the Drum of Injustice!!!"

Everyone even the emperor was shocked! ! !
Even though the emperor was furious in his heart, he had to endure first: "Bring the man up!!"

At Nanqing Gate, the palace guards took a middle-aged man with a fat figure and a sad face to the Xuxiong Hall after receiving the order.
On the other side, the prince who hadn't closed his eyes properly for several days was supposed to be in the East Palace, but at this moment, he was in the Yi'an Palace.He was dressed in guard clothes and sat in the main room of Yueming Courtyard, and Qi Ming was sitting opposite, both of them were helpless.

"Brother Ming, I have been sitting in the military plane for a few days, but I haven't found any clues. This time Lingzhou fell, is it true that someone in the palace is cooperating with others?" Jin guard pondered, "Zhao Qing stole the defense map of the capital. She and Li There is no information about Lingzhou among the officials I have contacted."

"Beisho's secret work, the Three Musketeers, and Yuan Shangshu," Qi Ming thought, "That day, the people behind the scenes wanted to silence them quietly, and didn't want to be bumped into by Yan'er and me on the spot. That's how Yuan Shangshu was involved. , not like the mastermind behind the scenes, let alone the missing Three Musketeers."

Guard: "How did you find the Three Musketeers?"

After Qi Ming was silent for a while, he sighed softly and said, "Royal father doesn't want me to interfere too much in this matter. However, my younger brother secretly entrusted various forces in the world to investigate, and so far no progress has been made."

When he heard the previous sentence, Guard Jin clenched his palms, and suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he saw Xiao Qiming, who had just lost his mother and concubine, with teary eyes on his soft and waxy face. I should go to the northern line to investigate carefully, maybe I can get something. When I left the palace today, I heard that the newly assembled 30 reinforcements were delayed on the way north."

Qi Ming was slightly surprised: "Why?"

Careful guard: "Lieutenant Yao's illness is not an exception, so the army has been rectified. Among the soldiers assembled this time, the proportion of recruits has increased. Some of them are going to the northern front for the first time, and they have symptoms of acclimatization."

Qi Ming frowned and pondered for a moment: "How many people have symptoms of acclimatization?"

"Nearly half." Jin Weiwei replied, while looking up, Qi Ming was thinking about getting up and pacing.
"Lingzhou fell, and the reinforcements were blocked. It seems reasonable on the surface, but the internal situation has always been right to Brother Beishuo. We should go to the northern line to have a look!"

The guard Jin smiled and said, "Brother Ming, what's your plan?"

Qi Ming frowned and said, "Father and the courtiers are afraid that it will be difficult for me to get involved in military affairs."

The guard Jin continued to laugh and said: "Since Master An has made the magical boots, someone must take them to the northern line. It seems that we are going to act again!"

Qi Ming looked back at him in surprise!
Suburbs of Beijing, military camp.

After an hour of receiving the baton, the soldiers on watch in the outskirts of Beijing saw the green smoke rising ten miles away, and hurriedly stepped forward to report the message!After running wildly all the way, he ran into the main tent out of breath, and reported on one knee, "Commander! The beacon tower is sending a message! It's the green beacon!!"

Qian Yishou listened, and strode out of the tent to wait and see!After confirming that it was the green wolf smoke, he ordered: "Quick! Notify Your Majesty that the enemy army has invaded our Mangzhou!!"

"Yes!!!" The informer had to order to mount his horse and go straight to the palace! !
Imperial Palace, Xuxiong Palace.

Emperor: "Who is Your Highness?"

"The grass man's name is Shan Jianzhang, a merchant from Mingzhou." Shan Jianzhang said with a trembling voice, "Zhu Wangshan, the magistrate of Mingzhou, is good at amassing huge wealth, and used grain and grass bonds to swallow up all the property of the Caomin family! Drive the Caomin family out of the mansion, You're living on the streets!" He began to sob and sob.
When the emperor heard it, his blood rushed to his forehead! !It’s true that misfortunes never come singly, the reinforcements have been blocked and the local officials are still thinking about how to make money from the country! !
Just at this time, the father-in-law's voice came from outside the hall: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Yi'an have an audience—"

"Xuan!" The emperor said bluntly!

Shan Jianzhang couldn't restrain himself, and didn't dare to cry loudly, so he could only cover his mouth to hold back his sobs, the hall was extremely quiet, and the faint cry of the middle-aged man seemed particularly sad.
"My sons and ministers see father and emperor." The prince and King Yi'an entered the hall and saluted together.

"Get up! It's just in time for you to come! Let's listen together!!" The emperor said coldly, and then said to the kneeling man, "Go on!"

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Wen Xinxu continued, "The Caomin learned that the mission of Mingzhou is to issue 100 million taels of grain and grass bonds to distribute to the grassroots' homes. It should be 5000 taels. However, Zhu Zhizhou said that the grassroots must take out 5 taels of silver! That is the entire net worth of the grassroots. Ya Caomin argued with him, but was brutally beaten by him." He slowly raised his head, brushed up a lock of hair, and showed the large bruises and swellings on his forehead, "It's more than that! He also sent someone to ransack the house, Drive the grassroots and their wives and children out of the house!!"

Emperor: "Deng Shangshu! Prime Minister! Check this matter immediately!!"

"Yes!" Deng Juli and Ji Yun both saluted and accepted the order!
The emperor slightly softened his tone and asked, "Shan Jianzhang, where is your wife and children?"

Shan Jianzhang wiped away his tears again and said, "Your Majesty is outside Nanqing Gate."

The emperor looked at the other party's dust and dust, and ordered: "Come here, so that they can settle down with their family!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shan Jianzhang kowtowed vigorously to thank him, and exited the Xuxiong Hall under the leadership of his two father-in-laws.
"Report—the enemy invaded Mangzhou! The enemy invaded Mangzhou!!"

As soon as Shan Jianzhang's figure disappeared, there was a messenger rushing over! !

"Report to Your Majesty, the Beacon Tower has received a message" The soldiers running like the wind!While kneeling on the ground, due to inertia, he slid to the front of the hall steps, "About an hour ago, the Mangzhou Beacon Tower sent a message that the enemy invaded!!!"

Both the prince and Qi Ming were shocked: "!!!"

Hearing this, the officials panicked and looked at each other, and there was a faint sound of cloth rubbing
"What are you panicking about?!" The emperor shouted in a deep voice!
"Your Majesty!" A certain official said, "The Beishuo troops are attacking fiercely this time. I think it's better to pretend to cede the city, pretend to negotiate a peace to stop the war, and cede some poor small places in order to lure the enemy to negotiate a peace. Day, buy some time for the reinforcements."

Prince: "No! The troops stationed on the northern front and the 15 urgently dispatched, total no less than [-] troops. The outcome is uncertain. How can we give up the city! Besides, Beishuo doesn't care about small places! Ceding the city is just to let the people in the city Become a fish under the sword of others!"

"Father!" Qi Ming bowed on his knees, took out the iron box in his sleeve and presented it, "These are the new miraculous boots made by Master An."

The emperor looked at the small iron box, frowned and said, "Magic boots?"

Everyone followed curiously to wait and see
After Eunuch Liu took the object and presented it to the emperor, Qi Ming continued: "This is the iron boot improved by my minister based on the five-change armor. Press the knob on the lid of the iron box to open it."

The emperor looked at the iron box and pressed the knob according to his son's words, sure enough!The iron box clattered into a boot skeleton! !

Facing such a miraculous thing, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and there was a moment of silence in the hall.
Qi Ming: "Father, the magical boots can not only defend, but also strengthen the feet. There are hidden mechanisms at the bottom of the boots, which can project power and increase the power of the attack!!" Seeing that everyone was intimidated by the magical boots, he took the opportunity to ask for orders, "Father! Your Majesty, my son is willing to bring a new weapon to the northern line to help the princess!!"

"No!" Shen Shangshu refused, "King Yi'an has never been involved in military affairs. He is not familiar with many matters on the northern line, so he is not a suitable candidate!"

When the ministers saw it, they all seconded it!

"Royal Father!" Qi Ming pleaded again, "The people of the Beishuo tribe are tall, if our army has the help of magical boots, it will definitely increase our chances of winning!"

Shen Shangshu: "May I ask King Yi'an, how many magical boots have been made in Master An's workshop?"

Qi Ming: "There are now fifty pairs!"

Shen Shangshu: "Our army has tens of thousands of horses, fifty pairs is not enough!"

Qi Ming: "These fifty pairs were ordered by Master An to rush to make these fifty pairs. If you want to mass-produce them, Master An's workshop can also lay them out!"

"King Yi'an, your hands are stretched too far!" Shen Shangshu knew in his heart that His Majesty is most jealous of King Yi'an's participation in military affairs, so he boldly refuted, "Furthermore, making magical boots requires a lot of expenditure! It’s so tight, how can there be such a thing as spare money!! Mr. Nan! Don’t you think so?!”

Nan Shulai's eyes rolled steadily a few times, he seemed to glance at King Yi'an, and at the same time he seemed to glance at the officials, wondering: "If the magical boots are effective, the war can end early, and the military expenditures should be allocated reasonably. not impossible”

Shen Shangshu: "Magical boots are useless. When I was in war, I never needed this kind of showmanship! Master Nan! You haven't been on the battlefield so you don't understand!!"

"I..." Nan Shulai secretly glanced at Qi Ming, and fell silent.
"Royal father." The prince thought about it, and was about to speak.
"Okay! Don't talk about it!" The emperor's ancestors stepped forward and said loudly, "Ming'er, don't make trouble! Step back!!"

Qi Ming: "Father!!"

"Prince, come with me! Shen Shangshu! Lord Nan!" The emperor stepped down the steps and called the minister to work, "Go to the military platform!!"

"Father" Qi Ming failed to call his father, and his figure appeared lonely and helpless in the huge palace
Eunuch Liu, who followed the emperor, walked a few steps, turned his head and winked and said: "My lord, come back quickly!" !
The prince frowned and looked back at his younger brother, showing a somewhat worried expression. From the outsiders' eyes, it seemed more like he was worried about King Yi'an's meddling in military affairs!But what worries him is not the uselessness of the magical boots, but the safety of Yan Mo
Looking into his eyes, Qi Ming understood what the prince was thinking, because he was also worried about the same thing!

After leaving the palace, Qi Ming took the horse's rope from the carriage and directly got on the horse and ran back to the palace: "Lanbo! I will leave the carriage to you!"

Lan Bo looked at the figure of the man riding Juechen, and thought, no matter what, the prince never panics and makes him anxious and lose his temper, it must have something to do with the princess!He hurriedly drove the carriage with only one horse and chose the nearest place to put the carriage! !

In the palace prison, Yuan Shangshu didn't know what was going on outside, he just sat in the prison dumbly, with a little hope in his heart, and kept talking to himself with a slightly trembling expression: "That... will definitely think about it. Anyone who finds a way to help me will definitely do it! I will definitely do it!"

Yi'an Palace.

Lu Jiu finally remembered that the shell-handled dagger had never been returned. While waiting for his master to return home, he was about to go to the guest house with the dagger and passed the gate just in time to meet Qi Yun!

"Mr. Qi, your shell-handled dagger!" Lu Jiu ran up a few steps, and said in a friendly voice, "There are too many things these days, so I forgot them too quickly."

Ever since Yan Mo went to the northern line, Qi Yun came to guard the gate every day, as if looking a little more, the master would appear immediately!

"Mr. Qi" Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Lu Jiu waved her fingers
"Huh?!" Qi Yun came back to his senses, "What are you doing? Lu Jiu!"

"Your short knife with a shell handle!" Lu Jiu handed it out with a colorful and fluorescent handle.

"Ah! I'm so good!" Qi Yun bluffed a little abnormally, "Why did you forget about this baby!!"

"." Lu Jiu saw that the other party had something on his mind, "Mr. Qi, the concubine's martial arts are so high, she has the bodyguard of Cangwei, and the prince's five-transformation armor! Don't worry! The concubine is lucky!!"

Chirp!Qi Yun suddenly pulled out his dagger!Terrified, Lu Jiu took a step back: "Mr. Qi?!"

Qi Yun's eyes were like torches, and he stared at the dagger seriously for a while, then suddenly he began to gesticulate randomly! !

"Mr. Qi?!" Lu Jiu's facial features kept twisting together, twitching!Because the opponent's moves are too low-level!It's simply unsightly! !

After Qi Yun played a few tricks like a demon, his eyes suddenly filled with tears, and he said aggrievedly: "Why can't I know martial arts? I don't know martial arts. What kind of dagger do I need? I don't know how to use it. What kind of expert do I need?" A dagger is a waste!"

"Eh?! Mr. Qi?!" Lu Jiu had never seen Qi Yun like this before, and was at a loss for a while, "No, Mr. Qi! Calm down!! Put down the knife first!!"

Qi Yun looked back at Lu Jiu with grievances. Like a marionette, he hung himself feebly, letting the other party take the dagger
"Mr. Qi, this is for your self-defense by the prince. Master An always pursues the details. This short knife with a shell handle is suitable for your hand strength no matter the length or weight of the blade." Lu Jiu said and played a few tricks, "like This way! This way! Even with your strength, you can control it very well!!"

"Oh, but I still can't help the head of the family!" Qi Yun cried like a helpless child
"." Lu Jiu muttered a few times at a loss, not knowing what to say, thinking of the princess who was far away on the northern line and the prince who hadn't had a good rest for many days, seeing the other party so sad, he was also infected, "Oh well Ha, woo woo woo." With a sore nose, tears were about to come out of my eyes! !
"Drive! Drive!!" Qi Ming rode his horse back to the gate of the palace, "Woo—" Pulling the reins, he jumped off his horse and saw two figures who were about to cry at the door, and his heart was full of emotions. miscellaneous!
"Lu Jiu! Mr. Qi! Come with me!!"

"!!!" Qi Yun and Lu Jiu woke up one after another, and followed Qi Ming into the Yanming Courtyard!
King Yi'an sat down at the table, writing quickly, and hurriedly wrote a letter: "Quick! Send it to Mangzhou by the fastest route! Let the princess return to Beijing!!"

Lu Jiu glanced at the lord in surprise, took the letter and said yes, and rushed out of the side room! !

Qi Yun said nervously: "My lord, what happened?!"

Qi Ming: "War has started in Mangzhou, 30 reinforcements were delayed on the way and failed to arrive in time. I am afraid. With Yan'er's temperament, he will definitely go to war!"

"." Qi Yun frowned deeply, "Will the prince get something from entering the palace?"

Qi Ming just frowned and didn't speak.
"This..." Qi Yun guessed from the other party's expression that the prince would definitely not be able to leave Beijing for the northern line, "My lord! No way! My subordinates are going to the northern line!! I want to bring the master back!!!" As soon as he said that, he ran out! !
"Mr. Qi!" Qi Ming grabbed the other party and said, "This king has asked Feng Zhi to bring his guards to support him! The letter is for Feng Zhi! He will come back with Yan'er!!"

".What." Qi Yun couldn't believe it, "The thing that the prince told him to stop was to let him go to the northern line?"

Qi Ming: "This king knows that Feng Zhi used to be a soldier, so he is familiar with the barracks."

"Your lord is really good-looking," Qi Yun said in surprise, "I don't even know this, but it's been a long time since I left the barracks." As he said that, he became worried again, "If you don't practice your hands and feet for one day, you will lose half of it for two days. Is it possible that he has rusted his skills?!" An inexplicable panic surged into his heart, making him uneasy.
"Mr. Qi! Don't worry!" Qi Ming comforted, "The ability to seal is far beyond your imagination!!"

"Ah?" Qi Yun was a little flustered, and he was a little puzzled when he heard the prince's words, as if the other party knew more about Feng Zhi
At this moment, after Lan Bo set up the carriage, he also rode back to the palace, and hurried to the Yanming Courtyard! !
"Did something happen to the northern line? Did something happen to her?! You said it! Nothing will happen to her! You said you were sure!!!" Lan Bo changed his previous obedience, and directly faced Shang Qi over Qi Yun. Ming, shouted sharply! !
"." Qi Ming was not angry, but fell into silence for a while.
Qi Yun felt his mind was full of mud!He hasn't figured out what the lord knows about Feng Zhi, yet another Lan Bo comes!And at this moment, Lan Bo is like a different person!The faint momentum is being released! !It's not like the housekeeper of the palace at all, but what's even more strange is the reaction of King Yi'an. Facing the servant's offense, the prince behaved like a junior who was reprimanded by the elders
(End of this chapter)