Concubine, she is so charming

Chapter 279 Darkness Chen Cang
No one expected that the war would start like this, and the young general of the Ye family would make the first contribution.

If you want to say who is the most embarrassing in the harem at this moment, it is natural that a few days ago someone specially sent someone to "concern" Ming Xiuyuan's queen mother.

But embarrassing and won't admit mistakes.

Straightening his neck, he also wanted to say, "Ai's family is the queen mother, so how about teaching the emperor's concubine."

Nanny Fu sighed sadly, but she was also glad that the Queen Mother was not confused, and knew not to continue to find fault with Ming Xiuyuan.

Once there is a war, food, grass, soldiers and horses are naturally indispensable.

The Ministry of War is not needed for the time being. After all, Lingzhou and Zasak still have enough soldiers and horses, so they are just ready.

But the household department is different, the army rations must be gathered quickly and sent to the battlefield.

And the Minister of the Household Department is Yao Xiang's father, Yao Bingshuo, the Hou of Shunyuan.

This time, most of the supplies for the frontline soldiers were in the Yao family's hands.

Ye Yun always felt uncomfortable in her heart, and she could see it from a glimpse. Just looking at Yao Xiang, she didn't have a good impression of the whole Yao family.

Right now, my brother's logistics supplies are held in the hands of such a family, and I really feel uneasy.

But the affairs of the government are naturally not something she can casually comment on.

After deliberating for a long time, I managed to deliver a letter to my grandfather's family outside the palace.

After Chu Xiuwen received a letter from his niece, he asked his younger son Chu Yunhong to go to his father Chu Peiyi's study together.

"Father, what Yun'er means is that he is worried that the Yao family is unreliable, so he has to make two preparations for Zhe'er." Chu Xiuwen said.

As a result, after reading the letter again, Mr. Chu's face became serious.

"Yun'er and the girl from the Yao family have been together in the palace for many years. I think there must be some things that make her worry. Once the front line is fought on a large scale, the food and grass will be used more and faster than usual. If the supply is not enough, I'm afraid. Something big is going to happen."

Chu Yunhong was in a hurry, "Although our family has food, it is for business, so we can't send it in the name of the Chu family. If we want to send it clearly, we have to go through the household department. It still doesn't work."

Isn't it still being strangled by someone?

No matter how much you send, as long as the Ministry of Households holds on, it still won't reach Ye Zhe.

"That's why Yun'er said in the letter that we have to think of a way." Chu Peiyi frowned, and his cloudy eyes were filled with worry.

Three generations sat dryly in the study, thinking hard about how to secretly prepare this food and grass.

Just at this time, the manager outside came to ask questions.

Years ago, the businessman from Zasak ordered a batch of tea leaves and tea sets at the Chu family, but now that the war is raging, it is clear that those nobles are not in the mood to drink tea. These things must not be sold, and he doesn’t want them anymore. .

At this moment, I sent someone to deliver the letter, and I want to refund the money, but I don't want the tea.

The father, son, grandson and grandson suddenly raised their heads at the same time, and looked at the steward in unison, "You can't retreat!"

This battle made the steward tremble with fright, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I'll do it now, little one."

"Wait a minute." Mr. Chu waved his hand, "Go and talk to him, just say that there is a war now, and Zasak's friends are all loyal to the country at the border. At this time, we in Nanqi are all of one mind. Refund, but the money can be refunded, this product is considered to be a gift from our Chu family, tell that brother to go back and report, I will send someone to send it some day."

The manager was stunned, this is not a small sum.

But seeing the serious expressions of the three masters in the room, and not seeming to say it casually, he was surprised for a while.

However, the Chu family has done a lot of donations for the poor in recent years, and now it is justified when the country is in crisis.

And hearing the actions of the Chu family, the businessman of Nazasak was also greatly moved.

In the end, it was decided to pay the Chu family half of the original price.

After the man left, Mr. Chu gave instructions to his son.

"For the tea delivery this time, go find a few reliable people, put tea and tea sets on the top of the cart, and put rice grains on the bottom, and when you arrive at Zasak, order someone to secretly deliver it to Lingzhou."

Obviously Chu Xiuwen also meant the same thing, so he went to do it immediately.

Chu Yunhong was left in the house by his grandfather, and the grandfather and grandson talked for a long time before leaving.

Now that the eldest grandson Chu Yun Huaiyuan is in Lanzhou, only his second grandson Chu Yunhong is an official in the court, so he still has to rely on him to hear the news from the court.

Ye Yun was pregnant, and the Chu family had already made preparations. If a boy was born, there would be a fight.

Even if they don't fight, they have to protect the safety of their mother and child for the rest of their lives.

The Chu family is very sober. Ye Yun is related to their blood, and they are both prosperous and prosperous.

After the matter was arranged, he naturally managed to send a message to the palace.

Ye Yun is also very satisfied with this method of darkening Chen Cang.

Just prepare like this first, after all, when it comes to a critical moment, you can't live without emergency backup food.

The outside of the palace is tense because of the war, and the inside of the palace is even more so.

Although Nanqi's national treasury was abundant, the more money the better in wars, so the queen took the lead in the palace, and the expenses of each palace were reduced by [-]%.

Even if the money saved is not much, it is still the wish of the women in the harem, and it is an attitude.

But saving things can't save two pregnant women.

Ye Yun and Yao Xiang are at a critical time now, so they can't help it.

At the same time, the former dynasty also quickly dispatched troops to Lingzhou and Zasak for support.

There is no need to dispatch too many soldiers and horses for the time being, but the military must be arranged. This is the emperor's attitude and represents the emperor's support.

Yao Xiang's elder brother, Yao Xu, was among the group of people sent there.

On April 25, after the first sneak attack, the Liao people finally launched a large-scale attack on Nankai.

The battle line was very long, because the Liao people were good at riding horses, their cavalry came and went quickly, and they were good at using longbows and scimitars.

In a serious fight, Zasak's tactics are similar to Liao's, but not comparable, but Lingzhou is a little more difficult.

Compared with infantry and cavalry, it is indeed not dominant.

But Nanqi is a big farming country, and there are many cattle but few horses. Most of the military horses are obtained from Zasak, and the quantity and quality are not as good as the Liao people's military horses.

Ye Zhe has little experience, but fortunately he has a stable and mature temperament, so he adopts the tactics of defending the city without enough confidence, and easily refuses to fight.

But something happened to General Xian on the other side.

He was originally a veteran of the previous dynasty, with rich experience and victorious battles, but the stability of the past five or six years did make him careless.

He led the troops out of the city to fight, and when he took advantage of the victory to pursue the enemy, he hit all the enemy's sets. If the lieutenant hadn't tried his best to protect him, he would have almost died outside.

In this battle, General Xian lost nearly [-] soldiers and horses, which was a blow to the entire Lingzhou.

Because he brought five thousand elite cavalry, most of them disappeared in one go.

When the news reached the capital, Ye Zhe's joy of winning the first battle was all dissipated. Ning Chen shut himself in the study anxiously and refused to see anyone for a long time.

Finally, an edict was issued, ordering Concubine Shu's father, Yan Bin, commander of Yuzhou, to bring [-] soldiers and horses to support him, and Huo Cairen's brother, General Huo Pingbei, who was also in Yuzhou, to bring [-] soldiers and horses to support Ye Zhe.

(End of this chapter)