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Chapter 83

When Xiao Yuanmin sent someone to invite Lin Duan, Lin Duan was discussing matters with the military adviser. Hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Invite someone to drink tea and say that I will be there right away."

"Why does the military adviser think the eldest princess did this?" Lin Duan waited for the servants to go out before asking.

"I'm afraid it's because of Murong Xi's matter." The military adviser thought for a while and said, "The eldest princess is arrogant and willful, the lord must be more patient."

Lin Duan opened his mouth and said, "I know." A little intolerance leads to chaos, and Lin Duan is not a fool to make it to this day.

When Lin Duan went, Xiao Yuanmin was making tea, the faint tea fragrance, slender white and delicate fingers, as if he was in an exquisite palace.

After Lin Duan saluted, Xiao Yuanmin said, "General Lin please stand up."

Lin Duan stood up, "Thank you princess."

Xiao Yuanmin pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Sit down."

Lin Duan was not polite, so he sat down, Xiao Yuanmin poured a cup of tea by himself, glanced at Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi stepped forward and poured a cup for Lin Duan, "General Lin please use tea."

Lin Duan took it, took a sip and said, "Good tea."

Xiao Yuanmin pursed his lips and smiled, "I brought them from the capital. When General Lin leaves later, Zhang Yi will bring some to General Lin."

"Yes." Zhang Yigong said.

"Thank you, princess." Lin Duan smiled with a hearty feeling, like a Confucian general with no heart.

"I wonder if there is the whereabouts of Little General Murong?" Xiao Yuanmin asked.

Lin Duan sighed, "To tell the truth, the eldest princess, I have been looking for Little General Murong, but there is no trace. I even led people deep into the barbarian territory..."

"Oh." There was no emotion on Xiao Yuanmin's face, "Then General Lin doesn't mind if I send someone to look for it?"

"How dare a subordinate official."

"En." Xiao Yuanmin responded, "By the way, the food and grass prepared by my father have already been delivered a while ago."

Lin Duan was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized Xiao Yuanmin's meaning, but before he could figure out how to answer, Xiao Yuanmin said, "I have troubled General Lin to help keep it during this time, and General Lin is busy in charge of Northwest affairs, so I don't need to occupy you in the future." It's time."

In fact, Lin Duan was reluctant to give the grain and grass to Xiao Yuanmin. You must know that the grain and grass are not a small amount, enough for 5000 people to use for three months, and the grain and grass on the Northwest Army's side are also very tight. Barbarians, in exchange for victory in wars, and cooperation with barbarians.

"Zhang Yi, I remember that I brought the account book from Beijing." Xiao Yuanmin finished drinking the tea in his cup, put down the cup and stood up, "Bring the account book, please General Lin to lead the way."

Lin Duan had never suffered such a big loss. Seeing the cartload of food and grass being transported away, his heart was bleeding, but even so, he had no reason or qualification to stop it.

Xiao Yuanmin was sitting on the chair, and the soldiers around him checked the quantity of food, clothing and weapons with the ledger.

Her expression was leisurely, not as if she was in such a rough place in the northwest, and in this severe cold weather, it was more like she was at a flower viewing party in warm spring.

When Ye Zheng brought 20 people to the gate of the city, it happened to be Murong Xi's turn to pass through the gate. He looked at the person in front of him, his eyes flickered, but he didn't speak.

There was more interest in Yuan Luo's eyes. Ye Zheng and the others did not surround the city gate, but spent money on tea stalls around the city gate, bought tea and cakes and ate comfortably. Several people got together Talking and chatting, those who had no place simply found a place to sit at random, very leisurely.

It was Lin Duan's confidant who was guarding the city gate. He frowned and looked at Ye Zheng and the others, and whispered a few words to the soldiers around him. sentence.

After listening to those soldiers, they nodded, and the inspection became more severe and rude, and they muttered, "The higher-ups have ordered that a suspicious person must not be let go."

One person was even pushed to the ground by the soldier, but no one in line dared to say anything.

Ye Zheng didn't even wrinkle his brows, he just asked someone to help the one who fell on the ground up, and brought the tea over with his own hands, "Drink some water to calm down the shock."

The man took the water with shaking hands, and carefully glanced at Ye Zheng, "Master... little..."

"It's okay, after drinking the water, you can continue to line up, aren't you in a hurry to get out of the city?" Seeing the mud in the man's nails, Ye Zheng didn't say anything, and waited for the man to drink the water before sending him over , said to the soldiers guarding the city, "It's not easy to dawdle, why don't you guys go to rest and let us help with the inspection meeting?"

"It's the duty." The inspecting soldier said with a straight face, "I don't know what your lord is doing here? Does the eldest princess have any orders?"

"The eldest princess said that we have arrived in the northwest, and even the people here should help with things." Ye Zheng said angrily, "Then do you see any orders?"

"Don't dare to bother you." The soldier said, "Our head is on the top, why don't you go up and ask him."

"Alright." Ye Zheng tidied up his sleeves as if he hadn't noticed that the soldier wanted to order him away, and then went upstairs, and then said to the person he brought, "You guys continue to drink tea, don't worry about it." It disturbed people's work."

"Understood, head."

"Don't worry, head."

Ye Zheng smiled and went upstairs, chatting with Lin Duan's confidant for a long time, until the sun went down, and said, "It's time for dinner, why don't you buy a table of wine?"

"No need." The man was so bored with Ye Zheng, why would he go out to drink with Ye Zheng, "I have to go back and report to General Lin."

"Then I'm leaving first." Ye Zheng went downstairs in a calm manner, and returned to the General's Mansion with a few soldiers and guards who had drunk their stomachs full of tea.

When he arrived at the General's Mansion, his complexion changed, and he found Zhang Yi and said, "Where is the eldest princess, I have something to report."

Zhang Yi said, "The eldest princess has just come back and is washing up, why don't Mrs. Ye wait in the hall."

"Yeah." Ye Zheng thought of the cloth ball in his sleeve, but he couldn't figure out who stuffed it into his hand. It was just that someone stuffed it into his hand when he was going to the gate of the city. In order not to be noticed, he Endure until now.

Xiao Yuanmin came out very quickly, "What's the matter?"

Ye Zheng quickly took out the cloth ball and gave it to Xiao Yuanmin. Xiao Yuanmin opened it and saw her frowning, "It's really dirty." After speaking, he threw it directly into the charcoal brazier beside him, "Choose 300 people and prepare them. We will prepare them tomorrow morning." Tell General Shanglin to go hunting."

"Yes." Ye Zheng didn't know what was written on the cloth, and he didn't know why Xiao Yuanmin went hunting that day, and even called Shang Lin Duan specifically.

"Tell Lin Duan to bring more people. It will be bad if you encounter a black bear that has spent the winter." Xiao Yuanmin's eyes lit up, "Safety comes first."

"Yes." Zhang Yi said in a respectful voice, remembering every word Xiao Yuanmin said. She said that she would notify her tomorrow morning, so Zhang Yi would not let Lin Duan know tonight.

In Lin Duan's study, he directly smashed his favorite vase, "It's too much to deceive people."

The military adviser also frowned, "I just can't figure it out, what good does it do for the eldest princess to offend the lord?"

"Who knows what that girl is thinking, if it's not..." If it's not something, Lin Duan didn't say anything, and the military adviser didn't ask.

"The food and grass for tomorrow..." The military division was one of the few people who knew about Lin Duan's relationship with the barbarians, so he asked cautiously at this time.

Lin Duan gritted his teeth and said, "Send it to me."

"But Murong Xi hasn't been found yet." The military division reminded.

"The barbarians are unreasonable. It's useless for me to talk to them. They have recognized the food and grass and added [-]% this year." Lin Duan mentioned it full of hatred, "Those barbarians."

You must know that he has many things in the hands of those people. Whether these barbarians handed over the evidence to Emperor Xuanhe or surrendered, it would be a disaster for Lin Duan or the Lin family.

"Tell those people to be careful and send them through the secret roads." Lin Duan said, he was able to trade with the barbarians for so long without being discovered, thanks to those secret roads.

"Yes."

The grain and grass were quietly sent out along the secret road before dawn, and when it was dawn, before Lin Duan could breathe a sigh of relief and went to eat, someone reported that Xiao Yuanmin had arrived at the door wearing a red riding suit embroidered with gold patterns. , it was a gaudy color, but it made Xiao Yuanmin wear it a bit noble.

(End of this chapter)