The princess doesn't talk much

Chapter 156 Burning Food and Grass
The Thirteenth Prince was extremely efficient in his work. In just two days, a [-]-foot-wide trench was dug out of the entire Wulu City, which was [-] feet longer than the [-]-foot-wide moat suggested by Yan Buzhi. Zhou's soldiers were indeed well-trained and highly mobile.

Those ditches are still full of inverted piles of wooden thorns, and now only the bridge slab built at the south gate is left. After Zhou Jun withdraws from Wulu City, that bridge slab will be demolished, and the four With the city gate closed, this Wulu City has completely become a dead deer city. As long as someone climbs over the wall and falls into the ditch, they will undoubtedly die.

The matter of the closure of the city is easy to talk about, but the matter of Han Hetai has been investigated unclearly. None of the family members accompanying Han Hetai can tell how much assets Han Hetai has, and even the 60 dan of grain and grass have not been heard. Said.

There is also Han Hetai's son, Han Gaoyi's sudden death on the road, which also aroused the suspicion of the Thirteenth Prince.

Didn't Qinglang say he was a master of the rivers and lakes?How could such a master allow the eldest son of the employer's family to be assassinated quietly?
It can be seen that what the masters of the rivers and lakes said may not be true.

That blue wolf is not a master of the rivers and lakes, so he suddenly disappeared, his whereabouts are secretive, maybe it has something to do with the grain and grass.

The Thirteenth Prince and the King of Jin discussed it, and in the end they both felt that Han and Tai should never be taken to the capital. If they were spies, neither of them would be able to walk around.

But they won't take Han Hetai's life easily. After all, Han Hetai brought a lot of property. If they directly killed and seized the treasure, who would dare to defect to Dazhou in the future?

So how to deal with Han and Tai, the two princes were in a tangle.

"My lord, Miss Shangguan asked if today's ginseng and hen soup is ready." A servant's voice sounded from the door.

The corner of the Thirteenth Prince's mouth twitched, and he said, "Is the hen soup good? You can ask the kitchen. You have to ask me about this matter too?"

The servant said in a rather helpless tone: "My lord, Miss Shangguan said that the comatose man is someone who is very important to the lord, and he must take good care of him, but the chicken soup sent yesterday did not contain ginseng, so..."

No ginseng?The thirteenth prince looked at King Jin suspiciously. Isn't this matter left to King Jin to arrange?

King Jin curled his lips and said: "How poor is this Wulu City? Where did I get the ginseng from? I didn't bring it with me when I led the soldiers. Don't you have it? what."

The thirteenth prince covered his forehead with some headaches, and said, "Brother Ten, that Shangguan Ling'er is the eldest lady of the Medicine King Sect, let alone you didn't put ginseng, even if you put it in less than a hundred years, she can smell it Believe it or not? Don't fool other girls."

King Jin snorted and said, "I don't have it, but you have it, so go and give it away!"

The thirteenth prince pursed his lips, he really didn't have any, who marched and fought with century-old ginseng.

The Thirteenth Prince thought for a while and said: "Go and report to Miss Shangguan, just say that we will leave Wulu City early tomorrow morning, and when we return to the army, there will be none in a hundred years, but there will always be a few in ten or eight years. When we return to the capital , as much as you want. Let her think of a way to last for a few days."

"Yes, this subordinate knows." The servant turned around to leave, but before he could take a few steps, the thirteenth prince suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said, "Hey, wait, don't go, it's still me go alone."

The servant was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any questions, but retreated obediently.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at the bronze mirror in the room, stroked his hair, straightened his clothes, thought for a while, then put down the riding whip he was proud of, and finally grinned at the bronze mirror, looking silly , so that King Jin couldn't bear to look directly.

King Jin said, "Thirteen, I want to remind you that she is your future sister-in-law Jiu."

The Thirteenth Prince said in a disdainful tone while getting dressed, "I'm not stupid, of course I know it's Ninth Sister-in-law, so I want to make a good impression on my future sister-in-law. It's you, Brother Ten, don't be all right Passing by Miss Shangguan's courtyard, I think that Miss Shangguan doesn't like to go out, so it's impossible to meet her by chance."

King Jin snorted coldly, and left in a huff. He was just curious about how good-looking Shangguan Ling'er was. After all, when Yunqiu came back to report that day, he had a red face on his face, as if he had been lost. General soul.

But speaking of it, Shangguan Ling'er was indeed too low-key. Apart from asking for ginseng, he didn't ask for anything, and he didn't go out to meet people. As a result, two days had passed, and he still hadn't found a suitable reason to meet Shangguan Ling. Son.

Now that Shisan found an excuse to go over, King Jin really wanted to follow along, but Shisan's sarcastic appearance made him unable to hold back his face.

That's all, I'll see it someday.

……

It is said that Qiuhu is more miserable than the dog days. In the past, I didn’t feel it when I said nothing. Now I don’t know if it’s bad feng shui in Wulu City. It’s really stuffy and hot.

At this moment, there is nothing to say, lying on the bed stretched out, two white little feet without shoes and socks, dangling on the edge of the bed, the whole person is too fuzzy, I don't know what I am thinking.

Ying Hange, who went out for a while, saw Yan Buzhi's unimpressive appearance the moment he came in, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Without saying a word, he raised his eyes to look at him, ignored him, and continued to think about his own affairs.

Ying Hange felt a little helpless, this girl didn't know if she was too simple-minded, or she didn't know much about male and female defense, this woman's feet couldn't be easily exposed.

Out of a gentleman's style, Ying Hange wanted to remind him, but he also felt that the feet of the words are beautiful, that's all, just be a villain if you are a villain.

duh duh!
There was a knock on the door, and the voice of the Thirteenth Prince came from outside the door: "Miss Shangguan, are you there?"

Without saying anything, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: "If you don't tell me what you are going to do, how will I know if I am here?" If it is troublesome, of course it is gone.

Without saying a word, he sighed, sat up, put on his shoes and socks, sat down properly, and then said: "My lord, please come in."

The Thirteenth Prince pushed open the door with a smile, only to find that Ying Hange was also in the room, and the smile froze on his face.

Although it is said to be a guard, but it can't be with the hostess all the time, how inappropriate!

Just when the thirteenth prince was trying to use some excuse to dismiss this obtrusive guard, he saw Yan Buzhi's face that shook the world and wept ghosts and gods.

The Thirteenth Prince froze in place immediately, he had never seen such a beautiful girl, she was even more beautiful than any girl he had ever seen before.

Even Yue's cousin is not half as good as her.

The thirteenth prince was completely shocked by the unspeakable beauty.I don't remember what to say or what to do.

In his mind, he only thought about why Yunqiu blushed like that after he went back that day, such a pretty girl, if he looked at her twice more, he would feel his heart beating faster.

He just sat there and waited for the thirteenth prince to speak, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any reaction, so he looked at Ying Hange in doubt.

Ying Hange sneered, and said in a low voice, "In this world, no matter if you're a hero or a bear, it's hard for a beauty to pass."

"Uh..." To put it bluntly, Ying Hange's compliments were a bit reserved, but she was very useful.

Without saying a word, he smiled and said, "What's the matter with the thirteenth prince?"

Ah, the thirteenth prince roared in his heart, he was going to die, he was so pretty if he didn't smile, it was so soul-stirring.

The thirteenth prince said with some dismay: "Shangguan... Don't worry, Miss Shangguan, wait... When you return to the capital, there will be as many hens as you want."

In other words: "???" What do I want a hen for?
Ying Hange: "???" What does she want a hen for?
As if seeing the puzzled look on Yan Buzhi's face, the thirteenth prince patted his forehead in frustration, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, there are as many ginsengs as you want."

"Oh..." The words were inexplicable, presumably it wasn't because they didn't want to give people ginseng on purpose, but because there was no more ginseng in Wulu City.

Without saying anything, he looked at Ying Hange and asked with his eyes if he could live without ginseng.

Ying Hange closed his eyes and said yes, but then he breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Thank you, the thirteenth prince, for thinking about it."

"No... no, you're welcome!" The thirteenth prince scratched his head in embarrassment, thinking to himself, no wonder the unfeminine Brother Nine gave away Mo Yu's finger as soon as he went out. Such a beautiful girl, put it aside No one can bear it.

The thirteenth prince realized that his thinking was a bit dangerous, so he quickly put aside those messy thoughts, thought for a while and asked: "Miss Shangguan, I have searched about Han and Tai, but there is no conclusion, I want to hear Listen to Miss Shangguan's opinion."

Ying Hange rolled her eyes in her heart, listening to opinions, she was clearly looking for something to say.

Anyway, I'd be more than happy to give this opinion.

Without saying a word, he asked: "Did the prince find the rest of the food?"

The Thirteenth Prince shook his head and said, "There is no clue."

Without saying a word, he continued to ask: "Then what will the prince do with the one hundred thousand loads in his hand?"

The Thirteenth Prince said: "Of course we will leave Wulu City with us and return to the Great Zhou Army."

Without saying a word, he shook his head and said, "My lord, if you want me to say, I can't take these one hundred thousand dan of grain and grass."

The Thirteenth Prince wondered, "Why not?"

Ying Hange lowered his eyes slightly to look at Yan Buzhi, then at the Thirteenth Prince, and finally the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a gloating smile. If he guessed correctly, Yan Buzhi would start fooling people again.

Sure enough, after a while, he said without hesitation: "My lord, think about it, if Han Hetai is fine, it's okay, but if he really has a problem, what if the [-] dan of grain and grass are tampered with? What if the lord takes the The food and grass that went back ate people to death, then..."

The thirteenth prince's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but get a chill down his spine.

That's a hundred thousand dan. If it was really poisoned, how many soldiers would have to be poisoned at one time.

The Thirteenth Prince nodded repeatedly and said: "Miss Shangguan's words are reasonable, I wonder if she can help to see if there is any problem with the food and grass?"

Without saying anything, he shook his head, smiled apologetically and said, "I'm just an ordinary doctor, not a poison doctor, so..."

The thirteenth prince expressed his understanding, or in other words, he understood everything she said in the face of this beautiful girl who couldn't say anything.

The Thirteenth Prince said: "Then leave the one hundred thousand dan of food and grass to the people of Wulu City? Then this city closure seems to not put too much pressure on them." One hundred thousand dan can last for a long time.

Of course she had such calculations in her heart, but she couldn't say that.

Without saying a word, he said: "No, I think there must be some Northern Chu spies in Wulu City who can communicate with the outside world. Why don't you burn the [-] dan of grain and grass in front of everyone, and clearly tell the people of Wulu City that they The ammunition and food have been exhausted. The spies hidden among the people will definitely tell the news to Lang Chengbi in Lishui City. When the time comes, pressure from the outside of Dazhou will be exerted, and Wulu City will put pressure on the interior of Lishui City. Don’t worry if Lang Chengbi will not surrender. "

Snapped!The Thirteenth Prince patted his thigh and said in surprise: "Wonderful! As a result, there is not much food left in Wulu City, and they will definitely try their best to find a way to ask Lang Chengbi for help."

Nodding without saying a word: "That's the truth."

The Thirteenth Prince thinks that this method is very good, but the problem of food is easy to solve, and the problem of people is more troublesome.

The Thirteenth Prince asked: "Then what about Han Hetai? This person can't be killed rashly, lest the influence will be bad, but it's not safe to bring him back to the capital."

Of course, Han Hetai can't be allowed to return to the capital. Han Hetai joined forces with King Jin to kill so many strong men, so he must pay for his life.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I don't know about the matter of employing people. In the past, how did the officials recruited by Dazhou deal with them?"

The thirteenth prince said with a tone of disdain: "Most of them are given errands, but among them, there are very few ambitious people. At most, they just want to be rich and prosperous. So they will choose places a little farther away from the capital to do their jobs." Local officials have money and power, and they are not suppressed by the superiors and squeezed out by their colleagues. Oh, there are also people who can’t see the situation clearly and insist on entering the capital to become a capital official. That Northern Chu Guide General Yan Ke was previously captured by me. Ninth brother shot blind in one eye. He thought he was a strong man, but unexpectedly he also surrendered. He brought his family back to Da Zhou, and in order to stay in the capital, he gave away his two daughters, tsk tsk tsk... ..."

In other words, the whole person was stunned. After three months, she didn't expect to hear the news of her own father.

It turned out that Yan Ke had already planned to defect to Da Zhou, and he kept saying that he would take her home after letting her be the leader for three years.

But actually?In fact, she was sent to the military camp to deceive others, so as to buy Yan family some more time to escape from Beichu.

Without saying a word, he sneered. He didn't feel too sad, but he couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

The thirteenth prince's nerves were relatively thick, he talked to himself, and chatted happily, and he didn't see the gloomy expression on his face at all.

On the contrary, Ying Hange was very keen to discover the unspoken abnormality. Ying Hange pursed his lips and said, "The thirteen princes, my lady doesn't understand the matter of being an official. The prince should discuss it with His Royal Highness Prince Jin."

(End of this chapter)