Rebirth of the poor elder sister-in-law

Chapter 168 Good Strategy ([-])

"It is a lamp made by a man named Kong Ming. It is also called a wishing lamp. If you write your wish on the lamp and light a candle, you can fly to the sky to teach the gods to know."

Liu Man'er explained that it was a pity that she was not able to release the Kongming Lantern with Ye Yuan, but it didn't matter, it was great to be able to be with him now.

"So that's it, you wait." Ye Yuan stood up while speaking, Liu Man'er raised her head, watched him go away, and said, "Where are you going?"

"I didn't go anywhere." In just two sentences, Ye Yuan came to her side again, he opened his hand slightly, and said, "What do you think this is?"

Liu Man'er took a look, and saw that the flickering thing lying in Ye Yuan's hand was not the firefly.

"Firefly?" Liu Man'er was a little puzzled.

Ye Yuan spread his hand completely, and the firefly flew up again, Ye Yuan said, "No, this will be your wishing lamp, hurry up and make a wish on it."

"I'm not stupid." Liu Man'er gave Ye Yuan a blank look, but he didn't see it in the faint moonlight. He just stretched out his hand to embrace her and said, "We don't need to make a wish. I will do my best to help you with everything you want." You achieve."

"En." Liu Man'er nodded, and snuggled into his arms.

The two stayed on the mountain for a while, seeing that the night was getting late, the temperature on the mountain dropped suddenly, and Liu Man'er felt a little cold, so the two decided to go down the mountain.

On the way down the mountain, Liu Man'er said to Ye Yuan: "I have a solution."

"What?" Ye Yuan didn't hear clearly for a moment.

"I said, I have a way, maybe I can make them voluntarily surrender." Liu Man'er moved closer to Ye Yuan's ear and said it again.

"What way?" Ye Yuan asked.

"I'll talk about it when I get back, I can't make it clear right now." Liu Man'er hugged Ye Yuan's waist tightly, put her head on his back, and the two of them galloped down the mountain all the way.

After a while, they returned to the station. When the guards saw that it was Ye Yuan and the two of them, they naturally didn't dare to stop them, and respectfully let them in.

After arriving at the big tent, after washing up, Ye Yuan asked, "What solution did you think of?"

"Lantern trick!" Liu Man'er did not betray Ye Yuan.

"What is the lantern trick?" Ye Yuan asked in confusion.

Liu Man'er sat down on the bed and said, "Didn't I tell you before that I'm going to use a series of tricks, one is the beauty trick, the other is the empty city trick, this lantern trick is similar to this empty city trick."

"Back then, Mr. Kong Liang held a feather fan and stood high on the wall to scare Sima Yi away. Today, we use the lantern trick to see if we can make the enemy surrender without a fight."

Liu Man'er hadn't figured out how to use this empty city strategy before, and even wondered if there should be a better strategy, but after going for a walk on the mountain with Ye Yuan tonight, she finally thought of a good way.

"Tell me quickly." Hearing Liu Man'er speak like this, Ye Yuan felt more and more unpredictable about her.

"You ask someone to cut some long bamboo, hang lanterns on it, and walk up our mountain today. I just discovered that we can see the scenery of the opposite mountain from this mountain. When they see this scene, they will definitely think that the court Send us more people." Liu Man'er told Ye Yuan her thoughts.

"I understand what you mean. You don't call it an empty city plan, but a plan to make a living out of nothing." Ye Yuan also felt that it was feasible after hearing this, and said:
"Tomorrow, I will have people cut bamboo and make lanterns. I will let people spread the news in the city that the imperial court will send people over in a few days. After a few days, I will let the soldiers carry a lantern full of lanterns. The bamboo passed by on the mountain, and then sent people to call for formation the next day, presumably they mistakenly thought that reinforcements would arrive, and they would voluntarily surrender!"

"Yes, now we can finally sleep well." Liu Man'er said leisurely, and lay down on the bed.

"Go to sleep." Ye Yuan also lay down beside her, today he just hugged her obediently, and it was rare that he didn't toss about any more.

However, the matter was not completely settled, and the two of them were still a little worried.

The next day, Ye Yuan still summoned other people to see if there was a good plan, but within a short period of time, none of them thought of any good plan, so Ye Yuan ordered the soldiers to chop bamboo, planning to use the plan Liu Man'er came up with.

Last time, the enemy army on the opposite side was deceived by Ye Yuan's side to take away their horses, and their morale was a little low. On this day, the spies suddenly saw a lot of flames on the opposite mountain, faintly, as if they were marching at night one by one.

They reported the matter to the leader, and the leader came out to have a look, and saw that it was indeed the case. Countless soldiers walked over the mountain with torches.

The leader couldn't help feeling a little flustered, these days, they have been trapped here, although they are happy to occupy the mountain as king, but they are a little uneasy in their hearts, because they are afraid that the imperial court will send troops to attack.

Fortunately, they didn't send many people. After several battles, he won the battle instead. They didn't send troops to attack for several days. He thought they were afraid, but he didn't expect that, It turned out that reinforcements were sent.

Looking at the number of reinforcements, there must be at least [-] to [-]. If this is the case, can my side survive?

It's better to accept the surrender, maybe the court is still willing to make himself an official.

The next day, Ye Yuan sent people to call for a strong battle, saying that if they did not surrender, they would attack them, and after some twists and turns, these people surrendered.

In this expedition, it can be said that all the enemy troops were taken down without a single soldier, and even this general had to be convinced.

Some surrendered troops were incorporated, while others were escorted to the capital for disposal.

It can be said that Ye Yuan made a great contribution this time, and Liu Man'er was very happy in her heart. Finally, her trip was not in vain, and she helped them.

This time, Lou Ye was completely convinced by Liu Man'er, and felt that some people were born with military talents. However, only Liu Man'er knew that she was just standing on the shoulders of giants.

It's also because these people already have the intention of surrendering in their hearts, otherwise, it's hard to say whether her strategy will work. If they are determined and observe carefully for two days, they will naturally understand that Ye Yuan and the others are just bluffing.

Of course, the reason why these people want to rebel is for a better life, and naturally they will not risk their own lives. In the past few days, after being interrogated by Ye Yuan, he found out that the [-] soldiers, except for some Except for the regular army, the rest are just ordinary people.

The tax here is too high, and it is difficult for them to survive. Under the instigation of people with good intentions, they raised the banner of resistance. Of course, they are all used by people with ulterior motives. Even if they resist desperately, they will succeed , It's just someone else's dream of an emperor.

Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are fiercer than tigers.

Taxes vary from place to place. Anyway, there are commercial taxes for businessmen, agricultural taxes for farmers, and there are people who set up stalls on the street every day, and some people collect taxes, such as cloth tax, salt tax, tung oil tax, etc. Head, it's overwhelming.

Let’s talk about the agricultural tax. Every acre of land needs to collect a tax. The harvest is good, and the harvest is not wrong.

"Why does our country collect so much tax?" Liu Man'er sighed. In fact, she also knew that a group of low-level people supported the high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

"To raise soldiers, we need to save up some grain to prevent disasters. What's more, the national treasury is empty now, so these taxes are a bit heavier." Ye Yuan explained a few sentences.

"It's a little heavy. The people worked hard, and almost one-third of them paid taxes. If you are a servant, you have to pay rent. Life is really too difficult." Liu Man'er sighed.

Ye Yuan's eyes sank a little, "We can't talk about these things, they are all Tian Family's decisions, and the higher-ups naturally have their own considerations."

"I was thinking too much, yes, we just need to take care of our own house." Liu Man'er changed the subject and said, "With our hard work, our family finally has enough food and clothing, and has embarked on a broad road."

"Well, thanks to you." Ye Yuan smiled again, and said, "It's also thanks to you for finding a way for me this time."

"So let me tell you, you can still bring me a lot of benefits." Liu Man'er smiled and said, "But this time, don't say that I came up with these methods. If someone asks, you just say yes." You can do whatever you want."

"Alas..." Ye Yuan sighed, and said: "It's a pity that you can't make meritorious service. I will try my best to ask you for a good life when the time comes."

"If you have the ability, please ask your mother first. She has worked hard all her life to bring you up. As for me, as long as you take me to the capital this time, I will be thankful."

Liu Man'er turned around, staring at him with sparkling eyes unblinking, last time she was only one step away from the capital, but unfortunately she turned a corner and went elsewhere, if she has the chance this time, she must go and see it.

"Okay, I'll bring you this time." Ye Yuan didn't hesitate this time, and nodded in agreement.

Liu Man'er was overjoyed and went to pack her things, but unfortunately she didn't have anything to pack, it was just two sets of clothes.

In order not to make her itinerary look too abrupt, Ye Yuan asked someone to make a special military uniform for her, but it didn't achieve his purpose. Wearing this military uniform on Liu Maner's body made her appear petite, curvy, and even more beautiful. is compelling.

"How is it?" Liu Man'er put on the military uniform and walked around Ye Yuan, but Ye Yuan's eyes darkened, and said: "You should change your clothes, this military uniform is really a little... no Very suitable."

"I think it looks pretty." Liu Man'er was a little reluctant to take it off, she said: "Heroic and handsome, do you think I'm particularly good-looking?"

Liu Man'er raised an eyebrow at him, and cast a winking eye. In broad daylight, Ye Yuan felt as if he had been struck by a lightning bolt, and his heart sank. He hurriedly turned his head slightly, and said, "It's not suitable, you replace it." It..."

He couldn't bear his beautiful wife to be seen by these rough men in the army.

"Alright then." Liu Man'er changed it helplessly, Ye Yuan wouldn't lie, she also felt that the clothes were a little too big.

After changing her clothes, Liu Man'er sat at the desk and prepared to write a letter to her family, telling her family that she was going to the capital, and picked up some interesting things about the army and wrote them down on a piece of paper, she guessed, When they see the letter, they will surely be equally happy.

Putting down the pen, after showing it to Ye Yuan, he was about to wrap it in an envelope, and just as he was about to send it out, a messenger came outside the door, it turned out to be a reply letter from home.

"Finally received an answer." Liu Man'er opened the envelope while speaking, but after reading it, she showed a worried look on her face.

(End of this chapter)