A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 331
When she woke up, she found that she was looking at him with wide open eyes.

"Morning."

"Ah, morning." Seeing him waking up, she was still a little flustered.

Wu Huaiyu looked at Duan Wan who had already removed her make-up, and it was not the first time that she looked at her so clearly. She was beautiful when she was wearing make-up last night, but this morning when she was not dressed up, she still had the beauty of natural hibiscus carved out of clear water.

"Your eyes are a bit swollen, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Wu Huaiyu finished his military affairs yesterday, came back to entertain guests, and drank a lot of wine with him. After returning to Qinglu to complete the important ceremony, he fell asleep very quickly, and it was dawn at this time.

Duan Wan hardly slept last night.

The most important moment in life is very different from the scenes she had dreamed about.

She once thought about the scene of her wedding, such as conversing poems with her husband, drinking a cup of wine, and even saying some affectionate words with her husband in the green tent.

But last night Wu Huaiyu was so drunk, there were no love poems, love words, even the important moment, she seemed a bit rude and direct, and there was no tenderness afterwards.

"Fortunately."

Although she has had physical contact, Duan Wan still feels that Wu Huaiyu is a little strange.

In the morning, he seemed to be much gentler, which was very different from last night when he was drunk and a little rough.

Huaiyu didn't get up in a hurry either.

The two were lying in the tent, facing each other sideways.

She is shy and unnatural.

Wu Huaiyu told her two little jokes, so the atmosphere became much more natural, and she looked pretty when she smiled.

Huaiyu is very good at chatting and complimenting, and even specially recited two affectionate poems for Duan Wan.

"These two poems are full of affection, which are quite different from Alang's frontier poems. I have never heard of them before."

"New work for you."

When Duan Wan heard this, her heart was as sweet as honey, and her eyebrows were curved with a smile.

The stars last night, the wind last night, the west bank of the painting building and the east of Guitang, the body has no colorful phoenix and double wings, and the heart has a clear understanding...

Being outside the Great Wall, there is no need to get up early to pay homage to my uncle.

The more they chatted, the happier they were, especially Duan Wan, who didn't sleep last night, worrying about gains and losses, and even a little lost, but Wu Huaiyu's conversation in the morning made her laugh again and again, and her heart was as sweet as honey.

It wasn't until her stomach made a gurgling sound during the chat that her face turned red and she was very embarrassed.

"Oh, what time is it now?"

"The sun is rising." Huaiyu stood up with a smile. The two chatted for more than an hour, and it was almost noon. "What do you want to eat, I will make it for you myself?"

"Ah Lang, I'll go prepare breakfast for you." She hurriedly got up, but when she got up, she yelled.

"Let me go." Huaiyu said with a smile.

Duan Wan blushed with shame.

After Wu Huaiyu washed up, he brought breakfast. The kitchen had already prepared breakfast, so he didn't need to do it himself. The breakfast was very rich.

Duan Wan also got up, took a shower and changed clothes, and even painted her eyebrows and lips with a thin layer of makeup.

The two went to the living room to have breakfast.

The servants in this small courtyard came to pay a visit one by one. These were servants and servants who were married by Duan Wan. Although Mr. Duan was dependent on others, he had indeed saved a lot of money over the years.

Marrying this younger sister to Wu Huaiyu cost a lot of money. The dowry she bought was in the millions, no less than that of Wu Huaiyu's other wives.

But Wu Huaiyu didn't care about these things.

After breakfast, Duan Shen also came.

He came to say hello with a smile all over his face, seeing his sister's pink face with spring, looking at Huaiyu with tenderness in his eyes, he also heaved a long sigh of relief, this little girl is what he cares about most in this world.

"It's getting late, I have to go back to the barracks."

"Are you coming back tonight?" Duan Wan looked expectant.

"Well, come back, you have a good rest at home."

Wu Huaiyu and Duan Shen went back to camp together.

"In a few days, you arrange someone to send Qiniang to Yanzhou, and it will be very inconvenient here,"

"Okay." Duan Shen was also quite straightforward.

Back at the barracks, Wu Huaiyu specially sent wedding candies to Yang Gongren and other generals. Duan Shen prepared for him, rock sugar, granulated sugar, and caramel. The rock sugar and granulated sugar were all sold by Tianzhu merchants. The luxuries of the rich and powerful are even more expensive when stuffed.

Several marching chiefs ate sweets and congratulated Huaiyu.

Duan Qiniang is Wu Huaiyuna's fourth concubine.

Not counting those servants and housewives, Wu Huaiyu now has one wife, four concubines and five concubines. This time, she took Cao Shisanniang from the Cao family in Lingzhou as the fifth concubine, and now she also accepted Duan Decao's grandniece as the fourth concubine.

Even Yang Gongren envied Wu Huaiyu, young people are good and energetic.

To lead the troops out of Chang'an is to make meritorious service and enjoy success to the fullest.

Old men like them can only watch, they don't have the energy anymore.

"We are discussing that it is time to withdraw troops."

Yang Gongren said.

In this summer offensive, Shuofang and Lingwu were the main troops, and Yansui, Bingqing, and Yuanhui were also assisted in dispatching troops, and more than 5 troops were dispatched.

But Chai Shao and the others hadn't dispatched yet. From the beginning, they only planned to plunder the tired enemy, and they didn't plan to attack the fortified Liang.

Counting the time now, it has been two months since the Dragon Boat Festival dispatched troops to July now, and Tang Jun's progress is still very good.

Tang Jun plowed almost the entire Xia, Sui, and Yin prefectures controlled by Liang Shidu.

Although they did not attack the city, many small forts and villages were forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Liang Shidu used himself to fortify the wall and clear the field, which was even more of a suicidal defense.

This attack on Shuofang has resulted in a population of more than [-] and hundreds of thousands of livestock.

And ruined its crops.

Master Liang couldn't shrink back, and it was useless to guard those castles. The Tang army retreated at this time, and the fake Liang was also severely injured, completely shattered.

"The art of using troops is the lowest to attack a city, and use it as a last resort.

Now the Liang thieves are afraid and stick to it. Now that there is nothing to plunder, they can retreat.It will be of no benefit if the troops are further consolidated under the city. If the soldiers are exhausted and have no place to advance and retreat, it will be dangerous, so it is better to withdraw the troops. "

This time the imperial court dispatched troops from the Five Paths. Although Yang Gongren was only the chief of Lingwu Dao, he had high qualifications, ability, and rank, so the emperor also had an order.

Yang's withdrawal of troops at this time is also within the plan.

The countryside was also plundered, people, livestock, and food that could be taken away were moved away, and villages and houses that could not be taken away were destroyed, and even many castles that surrendered were destroyed, as well as canals and crops. .

The mission has been completed and it is time to retreat.

Duan Decao, Duan Lun, Li Xiuxing and Fan Xing also agreed to withdraw troops.

Shuofang City is still very strong and tall, especially this time Liang Shidu was timid and did not fight, but this also preserved Liang Guo's vital strength.

Duan Decao once captured Shuofang's Outer City and Dongcheng, but that was when he lured Liang's army into a field battle on the outskirts, defeated its main force, and killed Shuofang City before the rest of Liang's soldiers arrived in time. At that time, the division capital did not have many troops in hand, so they voluntarily gave up the outer city and the east city, and defended the west city alone. Finally, they held on until the Turkic reinforcements arrived, and Duan Decao had to withdraw his troops.

"Then split up and withdraw troops?"

Wu Huaiyu thought for a while and stood up and said, "I have a situation to inform everyone. Currently my people are lurking in Shuofang City. After using a plan to get Liang Shidu to kill Li Zhengbao, I am still trying to instigate Liang Luorenzhong. I have made some progress. , but it will take time.

If Liang Luoren can be successfully instigated, then it is possible to win Shuofang City by then. "

"How sure are you?" Yang Gongren asked.

"It's hard to say, I think there should be opportunities." Huaiyu said.

Duan Decao stroked his beard, "I think Master Liang has just experienced Li Zhengbao's incident, so I'm afraid he will become more cautious. Even if Liang Luoren can be incited to rebel, it may be very difficult for him to mutiny and seize the city in Shuofang City.

Moreover, it is impossible for our army to stay here any longer, and we have to consume a lot of food and grass every day. Now the summer is hot and hot, and the troops are unbearable. "

Li Xiuxing was also unwilling to stay any longer.

It is inappropriate to wait for an uncertain result with tens of thousands of troops, mainly because too much food and grass are consumed.

If we continue to stay, we have to start transporting food and grass from the back of the mainland, and it is very hot now, which is very difficult.

Moreover, there is a severe drought in Shandong this year, and it is said that the summer grain harvest is basically exhausted. The imperial court has issued an order to exempt the Shandong states from taxes.

So now on Shuofang's side, it's time to close as soon as it's good, and it can retreat when it reaches the predetermined goal.

As for the matter of instigating Liang Luoren's rebellion, it can continue. If it really succeeds, Liang Luoren will lead the crowd to surrender at that time, or the imperial court will send troops to respond.

Duan Lun and Fan Xing had similar opinions.

The task of the Five Route Army is completed, and they cannot stay any longer.

Otherwise, it won't be long before Tang Jun will have food supply problems.

The five supervisors all suggested that they withdraw now.

Wu Huaiyu thought for a while, "Why don't we retreat at the rear of the Yanzhou Army Palace? We can either take cover at the rear, or we can wait and see. It would be better if there is a chance. If there is no chance, it doesn't matter if we leave last. Anyway, Yanzhou The state is next door."

Duan Decao said, "It's better for me to come to the queen. I am the governor of Xiazhou, and this is my territory."

"My plan is to only leave behind the Yanzhou Jingqi Qiandian, and the rest of the infantry will withdraw first, and Duan Duan doesn't have to stay either,"

After some discussions.

The last five stewards all agreed that Chang Shi Wu Huaiyu would lead Qingqi to the rear, and we will wait and see.

However, both Yang Gongren and Duan Decao specially pulled a thousand fine horses from Ling and Xia's army.

So Wu Huaiyu had [-] elite cavalry, and another [-] Youzhou sudden cavalry armored cavalry collected by Ping Luo Yishi.

Three thousand three hundred riders stayed.

The rest of the armies returned to the original way one after another.

Yang Gongren gave Wu Huaiyu half a month, if there is no chance within half a month, he would evacuate quickly.

Su Lie, Sima of Yanzhou, Liu Lancheng, Sima of Xiazhou Governor's Mansion, and Cui Yixuan, the new Sima of Gyeongju Governor's Mansion, assisted.

The military meeting is over.

Yang Gongren and others immediately issued an order to retreat.

Although they left troops for Wu Huaiyu, they also repeatedly told them to be cautious, but the operation could not go smoothly, and finally he capsized with three thousand and three cavalry.

Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu has a good record and is assisted by three battle-hardened veterans, Su Lie, Liu Lancheng, and Cui Yixuan, otherwise they would not dare to let Wu Huaiyu stay.

"How sure is he?"

Su Lie asked.

"It's a big deal."

Su Lie waved his fist excitedly, "I believe in you."

"Did Cui Yixuan mention Cui Susu's marriage to senior brother?"

Lord Cui Yixuan was granted the title of Duke of Qingqiu County. He voted for Li Mi back then, and was transferred from Zuo Silang to Sima of the Gyeongju Governor's Mansion to replace Qiu Xinggong. This person is also Qinghe Cui, but he wants to marry Cui's adopted daughter to Su Lie's eldest son. Cui Shanwei is from the same family but not from the same family.

Cui Shanwei is from Zhengzhou Fang, and Cui Yixuan is from Yanling Fang.

"I was going to tell Erlang about that matter. Before Cui Shanwei wanted my Dalang to marry the adopted daughter of the late Cui Shanfu. I followed what Erlang said and told the Cui family that Dalang had been engaged earlier, and the Cui family didn't want to marry me. replied.

This time Cui Yixuan came, but he carried Cui Shanwei's words, saying that he didn't figure it out before, and he was very sorry for bringing up the marriage hastily. "

Cui Shanwei, the governor of Shanzhou, probably saw that Su Lie had a close relationship with Li Jing and Wu Huaiyu, and this time he made a lot of new achievements, which was especially appreciated by the emperor, so he acted accordingly, not only did not blame Su Lie for his ignorance, but Instead, he took the initiative to admit his mistake, and then proposed to marry Cui Shanfu's adopted daughter to Su Lie's third child.

At the same time, it was proposed that Su Lie's eldest daughter should marry Cui Yixuan's eldest son Cui Shenji.

One good deed becomes two good deeds.

Qinghe Cui's two spouses are married to Su Lie.

This is very face-saving, but in Wu Huaiyu's view, it can only be said that Cui Shanwei and Cui Yixuan are well-informed and have a unique vision. Seeing that Su Lie has woken up, they can immediately make up for it.

Turn an enemy into an in-law.

Cui Shanfu died young, and Cui Yixuan was not a big branch in the Yanling House, but after all they all belong to the Qinghe Cui family.

"What do you think, brother?"

"I think Mrs. Cui is very considerate and sincere." Su Dingfang, the dignified future god of war, was flattered by Mrs. Cui's generous behavior.

He was somewhat unwilling for the eldest son to marry the adopted daughter of the Cui family, but if the concubine married the adopted daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe, and the daughter married the first son of the Cui family of Qinghe, no matter how you look at it, he would be a high fan of the Su family.

The influence of famous families is still great.

God of War is not immune.

"Since that's the case, then I agree." Huaiyu laughed.

(End of this chapter)