Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 258

"The Peach Blossom Pond is thousands of feet deep, and it's not as good as Taoer giving me love!"

Tao Huayuan frowned and said, "What does this poem mean?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "The main reason is that Peach Blossom Pond is very deep and there is a lot of water."

Tao Huayuan punched Xu Zhiqiong hard, and said with a smile, "Thief boy, where have you been these days?"

Xu Zhiqiong made up some irrelevant excuses, focusing on the battle of Qianlonggang.

Tao Huayuan said in shock: "This battle is so dangerous? I should have known that I should stay by your side."

"You are not by my side, but you have done a great deal. The twelve mountain bandits in Yongzhou have all fallen into your hands."

Tao Huayuan sighed: "Although it is said that fallen grass is a bandit, Xuanren's blood is still undiminished. I only said that I want to fight Tunu, and there is no ambiguity in every cottage!"

Xu Zhiqiong was startled: "I really didn't have any ambiguity."

Tao Huayuan patted her conscience and said, "I will kill all the ambiguous ones, and the rest will be unambiguous."

Xu Zhiqiong touched Tao Huayuan's face carefully.

If you marry her back home, will your life be in danger in the future?

The officials in my family are the most considerate, but if there is any inconsiderateness, I will kill him.

……

With [-] elite soldiers, [-] reinforcements, and [-] bandits recruited by Tao Huayuan, a total of [-] troops surrounded Huangjiapu.

Knowing that there is no food in Huangjiabao, Chu Xin is not in a hurry to send troops, and let the army take the opportunity to rest.

In Huangjiabao, Che Luosha was drowsy, and the silver needles in his temples could not be removed, and Che Luosha often had a splitting headache.

After the war ended like this, Che Luosha no longer had any illusions, he only hoped to leave Yongzhou alive, as for how the emperor would deal with it, he could only resign himself to fate.

At noon, Che Luosha drank a bowl of horse broth and was about to fall asleep in a daze when the sergeant came to report and the general Ke Guchan asked to see him.

Che Luosha didn't want to see him at first, but there was no food in Huangjiabao, the soldiers had been hungry for a few days, and their morale was unstable, so they had to discuss countermeasures with Ke Guchan.

Ke Guchan also came here for this purpose: "Commander, all the horses have been killed, and the hay in Huangjiabao is almost eaten up. If there is no food, the sergeants may mutiny."

"Don't say such useless words, let's talk about your countermeasures." Che Luosha took out the bronze mirror and straightened his hair.

Ke Guchan said: "There are countermeasures. If the subordinates can find a batch of food, I'm afraid the commander-in-chief will not agree."

Che Luosha closed his eyes, rubbed his forehead, and said, "You've come to this field, what else can you not agree to? There are many Xuanren handymen in the Huangjiabao, are you thinking about their flesh?"

Ke Guchan lowered his head and said: "Cannibalism, this thing, I'm afraid it's degrading."

Che Luosha laughed and said, "What did you say, but I didn't hear clearly? What is gentleness? Have you eaten too little human flesh along the way? When did you become concerned about being gentle?"

Ke Guchan sighed: "I used to be less scruples, but now if I don't scruples anymore, I am afraid that Xuanren will not forgive me."

"Xuanren? You mean Xuangou? How could they spare you? What nonsense are you talking about?" Che Luosha sensed that the situation was wrong, and opened his eyes to look at Ke Guchan.

Ke Guchan raised his head, looked directly at Che Luosha and said, "So, this matter has to be agreed by the commander-in-chief."

Che Luosha sneered: "Ke Guchan, what do you want to do?"

"I don't think so. The lieutenant soldiers want to eat a full meal after being hungry for a few days."

Several generals came before Che Luosha, Che Luosha looked around at the crowd, and smiled: "It's no wonder our army has lost consecutive battles, because you have no desire to fight."

Ke Guchan shook his head and said: "I am willing to fight Xuanren for life and death, but it falls into your hands. I make mistakes again and again, and I fall into a situation where I can't eat enough."

Che Luosha laughed and said, "What are you talking about? You're here, I just have an explanation to the commander-in-chief."

Ke Guchan let out a long sigh: "Even if there is no such thing, even if you can return to the capital alive, you will blame us all. Instead of waiting to die, we might as well find a way out by ourselves."

"Come on, let me see what you are capable of."

While speaking, Che Rosha stood up.

Among these generals, the one with the highest cultivation level is Ke Guchan, who is only the fifth rank of Xiongshen, and Che Luosha is sure to deal with him.

But just as Che Luosha stood still, he felt dizzy again, his body trembled, and sat back on the couch.

It shouldn't be!

Although there was a silver needle in her temple, Cherasa was not so weak.

Ke Guchan smiled and said: "Do you still remember the witch we mentioned? You said that his surname is Tao, he is an onmyoji, and the stunning beauty of Daxuan.
I saw her, she was beautiful, more beautiful than any Tunu woman I ever saw,

It's a pity that I dare not touch her, I will die if I touch her, she is a noble woman of Xuanren, I dare not take a second look,
She gave me a packet of powder and said that this packet of powder, together with the silver needle in your temple, can make you a cripple. "

"Spoof me, use this stupid way to deceive me, when did you poison me?" Che Luosha didn't believe it!

Ke Guchan looked at the soup bowl on the table: "Even I haven't eaten for a day, and you still have broth to drink, don't you think it's strange? The war horses have already eaten up, where did your bowl of meat come from? "

Che Luosha roared and hugged Ke Guchan.

He wanted to hug Ke Guchan into a pulp, but unfortunately he didn't have the strength.

Ke Guchan grabbed Che Luosha's hair and pinned him to the ground.

"You comb your hair so neatly! The Daxuan Witch said that it's better to live than to die. Don't force me to kill you."

……

At dusk, Ke Guchan handed over Che Luosha to Chu Xin, and the [-] Tunu army surrendered that night.

In Yongzhou, all the slaves have been cleaned up. Next, there are two things that require the prince to make a decision.

One thing is not so important, what should we do with the [-] Tu slaves?

Chu Xin's suggestion is to kill them, so as to save military rations.

But the crown prince didn't want to kill them, and the military rations were abundant right now, leaving them for another use.

There is one more thing that is very important. Should this war end here, or continue to attack Tunu's homeland?

This matter is a bit difficult to handle. First of all, Chu Xin does not have a [-] army in his hands, the regular army is only [-], and there are [-] bandits left. The fighting power cannot be compared with the regular army.

But in the battle in Yongzhou, the Xuan army suffered very little damage, and the casualties were almost negligible. At this moment, the situation is that it is very reluctant to fight, and it is a pity not to fight.

The prince decided to fight, Liang Jixiong was very excited!
But Chu Xin had to explain the situation of the battle clearly: "Lead more than [-] people to drive straight in and fight Tunu on the flat ground, and the victory is sure. If you attack the city and pull out the stronghold, it's hard to say who will die."

Siege means huge casualties. Once you lose badly, it will be difficult to turn around. Even if you win miserably, if the casualties are too high, not only will you not be able to occupy the city, but you may also encounter a counterattack, and even lose Yongzhou after gaining it.

Liang Jixiong sighed: "Siege the city and pull out the stronghold, the battle damage is a bit more, but such a good opportunity should not be missed."

The crown prince smiled, but this returned to the first question: "Even if there are casualties, it shouldn't be my army of Xuanxuan. The [-] Tu slaves left behind will come in handy."

Chu Xin said in astonishment: "Your Highness wants Tunu to be captured as vanguards? I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Once these Tunu people return to their homeland, they will definitely not obey the rules, and they may turn against each other before the battle."

The prince looked at Xu Zhiqiong, and Xu Zhiqiong looked at Tong Qingqiu.

Tong Qingqiu thought for a long time and said, "Ten days will make Tu Nu obedient and obedient."

"You can't wait ten days," the prince shook his head, "Soldiers are expensive, five days at most!"

Tong Qingqiu sighed: "Forget it, five days is five days!"

……

Yongzhou was recovered, and the news spread to the capital.

The whole city celebrates with lanterns and festoons, and the actors are now writing their notebooks. The name of the play is "Broken Hair Temple".

In the imperial censor's platform, Wang Yanyang had prepared a memorial to ask Emperor Zhaoxing to step aside as the crown prince, and dozens of censors responded one after another.

Zhang Zhuyang hesitated: "This matter must be discussed with the cabinet first, and the clan kings must also be consulted."

Wang Yanyang said: "Zhang Yushi has a lot of contacts, and this matter still depends on his own efforts. Zhang Yushi must not shirk."

Zhang Zhuyang said with a dry smile: "The old censor thinks highly of me, Mr. Zhang speaks lightly, how dare you speak lightly about the succession of the country?"

Qiu Dongcai sneered: "What are you begging him for? We are speaking out for the sake of our country and society, why should we waste our words with Xiaoxiao? Wang Yanyang, if you are afraid, I will write this memorial!"

Wang Yanyang frowned and said: "Qiu Yushi underestimated me, Wang has already written the memorial, and it will be sent to the palace today!"

……

In the Department of Yin and Yang, Tai Bu sat in front of the blue lantern, polishing his next plan over and over again.

With a wave of his hand, he drew a scroll in mid-air. Since the crown prince went out to fight, the news from all over the capital was on the scroll.

There is news from the northern border, news from the palace, news from the cabinet, and news from the six ministries.

After combing through all the news, there was indeed no omission, and Tai Bu came to a conclusion.

No one wanted to see Emperor Zhaoxing again, except the servant of the Supervisor of Rites and Gongsun Wen who was trapped in Xingwen Pavilion.

The time is ripe.

Xianyue begs to see her, and presents a dressing box to Taibo.

She didn't know what the use of this thing was, and Tai Bu would never tell her.

The crescent moon branched out, Tai Bu waved his hand again, and a bronze mirror appeared in front of his eyes.

Tai Bu opened the vanity box, took out a pack of rouge, wiped a little on his face, and complained: "Gordy!"

……

In the Li Qi tea house, Li Shabai painted a new work, in front of the bronze mirror, a woman is dressing up.

He Fang exclaimed, "Where is this woman, how can she be so beautiful?"

"Your Highness doesn't recognize this person?" Li Shabai said with a smile, "This is His Highness' benefactor!"

(End of this chapter)