Jiaohua

Chapter 1124
Xia Zhaoyi originally thought that the cook was invited from Yong'an, so she said that the cook might go back.

I never thought that it was sent to learn the craft.

Leaving the Chengming Pavilion, the road to the Kangjian House has a clear lake breeze, the moonlight passes over the jade pole, and shines behind the tops of flowers and trees, bright and beautiful from time to time.

Xia Zhaoyi walked slowly, and the memories of those years in Yong'an, accompanied by the breeze and bright moon around her, overflowed in front of her eyes.

Zhiyu Waterside Pavilion takes tranquility and elegance as its theme, and sets off the spirit and nature of the lake water. The whole manor building is in a quiet and elegant manner, revealing vigor and agility.

In a prosperous age, Xia Zhaoyi could imagine how gorgeous the distant lake would be after dusk.

People talk on the shore of the spring breeze, and the boat is full of songs and songs. Those children running with lanterns will make a lot of happy laughter.

Suddenly, I really miss my second brother, and... I want to go to Shen Lie for a walk along the embankment, to talk, to talk about anything.

However, there are still very important things waiting for her now, and she needs to get busy.

Xia Zhaoyi took a deep breath, collected his thoughts, and quickened his pace.

The people who went to Zhiyu Shuixie to ask questions returned to Qingyue Pavilion, Du Xuan waited at the door, and the people who came back muttered in front of him, Du Xuan suddenly smiled, turned and ran into the mansion.

Qingyue Pavilion has been vacant for a long time in the Guangzhiyuan Study Room, the bright moon is looking away from the window, the flowers and branches outside the window are swaying slightly, and the shadow of the painting falls into the window, leaving a very thin layer of light and shadow on Shen Lie's face behind the desk under the window.

Du Xuan stepped into the threshold, his face couldn't hide his happiness: "Master, Ah Li, she ate two bowls of rice!"

Shen Lie, who had just finished taking a bath, wore a snow-white light shirt. Hearing this, he raised his eyes confidently, and the corners of his lips raised slightly: "Where are the ribs, how much have you eaten?"

"I also ate a lot, and I didn't realize that a woman like A Li, who is so incomprehensible in the world, has a time when her mouth is greedy."

Shen Lie smiled and said, "Everyone has it."

"Young master, don't you have one? Oh! No," Du Xuan's expression became treacherous, "I'm also a foodie, the young master is so greedy...hehehe."

Before Shen Lie's handsome face turned cold, Du Xuan smiled and slipped away immediately.

Shen Lie looked at the door closed by Du Xuan for a long time, his eyes were dark and deep, suddenly, he smiled clearly, and looked away from the window.

Two bowls of rice, it can be seen that she really likes the ten-spice pork ribs.

But thinking that she hasn't eaten her favorite food for so many years, Shen Lie feels distressed.

A slow evening wind blows, the fragrance of flowers floats softly, and the branches of the trees sway in the wind.

I wanted to see her so much all of a sudden, but it was too late at night, so I decided not to disturb her.

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April [-]th, dawn.

Just after Maoshi, a corner of the sky was lifted by the sunlight and filled with colorful clouds. Jiao Jinhu's army on the right finally set foot on the southernmost isolated village of Hengxiang.

The commander-in-chief of this right-wing army is Chen Xihua, the nephew of Chen Zibao, the former captain of the military mansion of Zhangzhou.

As soon as he landed, Chen Xihua immediately sent his guards to find the spies who were connected.

After about half a stick of incense, a man in plain clothes walked quickly with the guards.

"General, I have waited for you!" When the man saw Chen Xihua, he even forgot to salute, and quickly said, "Several major events have happened in Hengxiang these days, and the situation is quite chaotic. Zhao Huien ran away and his whereabouts are unknown. Qiu Sanming also Run away, Tianxing Chamber of Commerce's lair was almost taken away, Liu Junjun was captured by Xia Jiajun, and he is still detained there!"

About Xia Jiajun's presence in Hengxiang and Captain Qiu's escape, Chen Xihua met the spies who came to look for them early yesterday morning, and he already knew about it.

But the spy came a few days in advance, so the news was delayed.

However, Zhao Huien also ran away, and something happened to Tianxing Chamber of Commerce? !
"Then, where's Zhang Yiqian?" Chen Xihua asked hurriedly.

"I was detained there too! Besides, Xia's army has made a lot of moves in the past few days, but... I don't quite understand it."

"I don't understand what you mean?"

"It is said that the whole city is under martial law, but everyone can go to the streets, and they are free to enter and exit the city. Just go to the 'entrance and exit point' to get a pass stamp."

As he spoke, the spy took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

"General, this is my stamp paper."

Chen Xihua took a few glances, frowned and said, "According to what you said, the martial law in the whole city is not too strict."

"And this." The spy handed over another notice secretly torn from the corner of the street.

Chen Xihua picked it up, and after reading it, he said: "Today is only April [-]th, and the checkpoint will be canceled on April [-]th, so there are still eight days left. But, why is it April [-]th?"

"The death theory has been postponed to the 25th."

"The literati in this world are being teased miserably, they have been delayed in coming to Hengxiang for so long," Chen Xihua laughed, "But they still know how to be human, this room and board are free, and there are banquets every night, who doesn't like it? "

"In the past few days, that little demon girl has been walking around the countryside, bringing a large number of soldiers and horses out."

"You said a large number of soldiers and horses, how many of them are there?" Chen Xihua asked.

"It's...not very clear," the spies were ashamed. "They have never gathered before, so they have no way of knowing. It seems like there are many, but it doesn't feel like much."

"Dingxin, what do you think?" Chen Xihua turned to the counselor Qi Yong who was beside him.

Qi Yong was dressed in a light green Confucian shirt, held a feather fan in his hand, shook it lightly twice, and said solemnly: "General, Zhang Yiqian is a timid and cautious person, and if there is any trouble, he will immediately run away. It can be seen that it is very likely that the other party made a surprise attack, which caught Zhang Yiqian off guard. Then, we have to consider whether the other party discovered and took away the letters that Zhang Yiqian usually communicated with."

"Sir, continue." Chen Xihua said.

"It is possible that we will go to Hengxiang, and the other party has already known."

Chen Xihua frowned: "Then, what should we do, let's go back?"

"No, we have arrived at Hengxiang now, but before we saw Hengxiang Mansion, we didn't know the opponent's strength and turned back hastily. Enyi Guild will blame us."

"This...is difficult." Chen Xihua said.

"Could it be an act of mystery?" Qi Yong looked at the spy, "In your opinion, how many people are there?"

"I see... not many." The spies said.

"There should not be many people left in the Xia family army," Qi Yong said to Chen Xihua, "General, if they really have a large number of soldiers and horses, there is no reason for us not to know. It is impossible for thousands of troops to cross the border without leaving any traces, unless..."

"Unless there are only a few thousand?" Chen Xihua continued.

"There must be only so few people," Qi Yong gently shook the feather fan in his hand, "or, a few thousand would be too much. Counting her Xia's army of 2000, didn't Shen Lie's Tanzhou soldiers just ask the Lin family to leave for a while?" A thousand? I see, there are less than 3000 of them!"

"There is still a road, said to be soldiers and horses of Mountain View City." The spy said.

"Mountain View City? It's just a small broken city," Qi Yong laughed and waved his feather fan, "It's nothing to be afraid of."

From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of Chen Xihua's hesitation, Qi Yong held up his fan and bowed: "General, are you worried about the name of Xia's army?"

"Don't hide from Dingxin, I'm really worried. After all, the Xia family army has experienced many battles. They... oh." Chen Xihua sighed softly.

"This is a great opportunity from heaven," Qi Yong said, "General, if the famous Xia family army is taken down by us, tell me, who would dare to underestimate you in the future? Who would not be afraid of three points?"

"We have more than 4 soldiers and horses, and the opponent has less than [-]. It's nothing to say if we win."

"Who said we have [-] troops?" Qi Yong laughed, "General, how do outsiders know how many troops we have? Just say [-] to the outside world."

Chen Xihua's eyes lit up: "Yes, Dingxin is still smart!"

(End of this chapter)