Food bloggers made fortunes in ancient times

The days passed one by one, and it was early summer in the blink of an eye.

After the spring plowing, Song Yan received a letter from Song Zhengdu from Jiangnan, saying that he was preparing to set off for Yizhou.

After reading the letter, Song Yan almost couldn't breathe.

Yizhou was in the midst of war, and Song Zhengdu dared to run there with only two guards!

How audacious!

This letter was sent back from Jiangnan, and it took at least half a month and at most a month on the road. By the time Song Yan received the letter, Song Zhengdu had probably already arrived in Yizhou.

Song Yan was so angry that her teeth were itching. She would kick the ass of this stinky brother when he came back!

Fortunately, Shu Changyu secretly sent guards to protect him along the way, otherwise Song Yan would have gone crazy.

In mid-April, Song Zhengdu finally sent a letter from Yizhou to report that he was safe.

The letter said that he met several like-minded students in Yizhou, and they traveled to the battlefield ruins together and witnessed the cruelty of war with their own eyes.

"...Where the war has spread, nine out of ten houses are empty. The people are displaced and starving people are everywhere. When I was a child, I read the poem 'Bone exposed in the wild, no roosters crow for a thousand miles' and thought it was an exaggeration. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that what the poem said is true..."

The words are full of compassion for the world.

Song Yan felt heavy-hearted as she read the letter.

He wrote back, reminding Song Zhengdu to be careful and not to take any risks.

Hanzhou, Zhaoping City.

Li Jingyan stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, a hint of gloom between his brows.

Since the capture of Zhaoping the year before last, the imperial court has sent troops to attack several times but failed and suffered heavy casualties.

The two armies have been confronting each other for nearly a year, and the war situation has reached a stalemate.

During this year, Li Jingyan seemed to be recuperating, but in fact he had suffered several assassination attempts and had to retreat back to Jizhou to bide his time.

As for the assassin who assassinated him, he has also found out his origins.

It was the secret guard left behind by the late emperor!

Li Jingyan's face looked extremely ugly.

Although he was cautious and did not trust them completely when the secret guards defected to him, he did not expect that these secret guards would turn against him in the middle of a battle and almost cost him his life.

He is indeed the lackey left behind by that man, and is as sinister and cunning as he is.

"Your Highness," the counselor said cautiously, "The Emperor's army is running out of food and morale is low. This is a good time for our army to launch a massive attack."

Li Jingyan stared at the small flag representing Yaoguang City on the sand table with a sinister look: "No hurry. Wait a little longer."

He turned to Gu Qianfan who was standing in the corner: "Mr. Gu, in your opinion, how should Yaoguang City be captured?"

Gu Qianfan, who was standing in the corner, trembled.

Although he had read history books in his previous life, he knew very little about Yaoguang City.

Being called out for questioning at this moment, he had no choice but to step forward.

"Your Highness, I have heard that Yaoguang City's defender Zhao Yan has a strong temper and is not good at strategy." Gu Qianfan's voice was hoarse, and his mind was racing, "If a violent attack fails, maybe we can... use our wits to defeat him."

"Oh?" Li Jingyan raised his eyebrows, "How to outsmart them?"

Gu Qianfan's fingers trembled slightly on the sand table, and he pointed calmly to the southwest corner of Yaoguang City: "The city wall here has been in disrepair for a long time. If we attack it with fire at night, the defenders will be in chaos."

Li Jingyan narrowed his eyes and tapped his knuckles on the table: "Fire attack?"

"That's right." Gu Qianfan swallowed his saliva and continued with all his strength: "The spring plowing is just over, and the defenders must be lax. We can send our soldiers to sneak in with kerosene, and when the fire starts, the army will attack the border..."

Several generals in the tent exchanged glances.

The deputy general couldn't help but speak out: "Mr. Gu, Yaoguang City is built by the water, and the moat is three meters wide. How can we sneak in?"

Beads of sweat broke out on Gu Qianfan's forehead. He really didn't know the specific situation of Yaoguang City.

He stared at the winding moat on the sand table and thought quickly: "It is the spring flood season now. The river water is surging. We can use the water force to attack the city gate with fireboats."

Li Jingyan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly slammed the table and stood up: "What a good plan!"

"Mr. Gu is indeed resourceful! Pass the order down, prepare the fire ships immediately, and attack Yaoguang City at night in seven days!"

Although the generals in the tent had doubts, they did not dare to disobey military orders and left one after another.

After everyone left, Gu Qianfan stood alone in the tent, his clothes already soaked with cold sweat.

He looked at the small model of Yaoguang City on the sand table and felt uneasy.

He had come up with this plan in a hurry, and if it went wrong...

Seven days later, at midnight.

On the moat outside Yaoguang City, dozens of small boats loaded with kerosene and hay approached quietly.

"Let go of the boat!"

With an order given, the fireboat sailed downstream and soon approached the city wall.

However, at this moment, countless torches suddenly lit up on the city wall, illuminating the river surface as bright as day.

"There's an ambush!" the deputy general exclaimed.

Archers on the city wall fired arrows at the fireship like raindrops.

What was even more terrifying was that several iron chains were pulled up on the river at some point, intercepting all the fireboats a hundred steps away from the city wall.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

But it was too late. The imperial troops lying in ambush on both sides of the river sprang up in all directions, and arrows flew like locusts.

King Chen's army suffered heavy losses and had to retreat in a hurry.

At dawn, the defeated troops retreated back to the camp.

Li Jingyan's face was livid, and there was still blood on his armor.

"Gu Qianfan!" He grabbed Gu Qianfan by the collar, his eyes filled with murderous intent, "Is this your brilliant plan?"

Gu Qianfan's face was ashen, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak.

How could he know that Yaoguang City was well prepared?

The history books clearly record that Zhao Yan was brave but not wise...

"Your Majesty, spare my life!" Gu Qianfan knelt down and knocked his forehead heavily on the ground. "I, I didn't know that the defenders would..."

"I don't know?" Li Jingyan kicked him over. "You lost three hundred of my elite soldiers and you want to get away with it by saying you didn't know?"

"Your Majesty, please give me another chance. This time I will definitely come up with a foolproof plan to help you capture Yaoguang City!"

Gu Qianfan was in tears and kowtowed so many times that soon blood marks appeared on his forehead.

King Chen looked down at Gu Qianfan's embarrassed state at the moment. Considering his contribution in taking down Zhaoping City, he finally suppressed his killing intent and said in a cold voice: "If you fail again, I will tear you into pieces!"

Gu Qianfan felt as if he had been pardoned and thanked him repeatedly, but he felt even more frightened in his heart.

He knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to show his real ability.

But he was just an ordinary scholar in his previous life and knew nothing about military affairs. Now he could only rack his brains to recall the few words in history books.

In his previous life, after he became a ghost, he wandered in the human world for some time.

During those years, he stayed with Song Erlin and followed him to the Hanlin Academy, which all students dreamed of, and witnessed with his own eyes the process of the historians compiling the "Veritable Records of Emperor Xiaoling".

This "Xiao Ling" was naturally the posthumous title given to Emperor Kangrui by Prince Chen, intended to satirize his stupidity and incompetence.

Gu Qianfan returned to his residence like a zombie, locked himself in the room, and kept pulling his hair, looking like a madman.

"There must be another way..."

Although Gu Qianfan was a wandering soul at the time, he remembered the contents of those historical records clearly.

The details of the battle recorded on those yellowed pages flashed rapidly through his mind at this moment.

"correct!"

Gu Qianfan suddenly straightened up, and a crazy light burst out of his bloodshot eyes.

He remembered the record in Volume 7 of "The Veritable Records of Emperor Xiaoling" - in April of the eighth year of Kangrui, Zhao Yan, the defender of Yaoguang City, was ambushed and killed because of his greed for merit and reckless advance!

Gu Qianfan covered his face and suddenly burst into laughter: "Right! It's not that my plan is wrong...it's that the timing is wrong!"

"The historical records show that the battle took place in May, and it's only the beginning of April now!"

This discovery made Gu Qianfan feel like he had found a treasure.

He asked to see King Chen overnight and offered a new strategy - keep the troops in place and wait for the opportunity.

King Chen believed his words for the time being and kept his troops in place for the time being.

April 28th, Yaoguang City.

Just as Gu Qianfan said, the defending general Zhao Yan gradually relaxed his vigilance when he saw that King Chen's army had been besieging the city for a long time without attacking.

That day, he received a report from a scout saying that a small group of enemy troops were discovered transporting grain to the west of the city, so he immediately led 500 elite soldiers out of the city to pursue them.

"Your Highness, your plan is brilliant!" The deputy general looked at the dust rising in the distance and clasped his fists excitedly, "Zhao Yan really fell into the trap!"

Li Jingyan sneered and waved his hand to signal the archers ambushing in the woods on both sides to get ready.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred——

The gate of Yaoguang City, which was supposed to be empty, suddenly slammed shut.

At the same time, the "food transport team" led by Zhao Yan suddenly changed direction and turned out to be a disguised elite infantry!

"It's a trick!" Li Jingyan's face changed drastically, "Sound the retreat!"

But it was too late.

Countless kerosene barrels rolled down on both sides of the valley, instantly blocking the retreat route.

Arrow rain came from all directions, and King Chen's army was immediately thrown into chaos.

In the melee, Li Jingyan was shot in the shoulder and only managed to break out of the encirclement with the desperate protection of his personal guards.

When they returned to the camp and counted the number of soldiers, they found that nearly half of them were lost!

"Gu! Qian! Fan!"

In the main account, Li Jingyan overturned the table, and the map sand table scattered all over the floor.

"Your Majesty..." Gu Qianfan trembled as he crawled back, "This is impossible...history books clearly record it..."

“Shut up!” Li Jingyan kicked him in the chest, the tip of the sword against his throat, “You have offered me advice twice, and I have lost thousands of my elite soldiers. If I don’t cut you into pieces today, I will never be able to let go of the hatred in my heart!”

"Your Highness, I am still useful. I can help you capture the Imperial City!" Gu Qianfan hugged Li Jingyan's legs in fear. "I know there is a secret passage in the Imperial City that leads directly to the inner palace!"

Li Jingyan's sword stopped at Gu Qianfan's throat, and a strange color flashed in his eyes: "Secret passage?"

Gu Qianfan rested his forehead on the ground, cold sweat soaking his thin clothes: "Yes, it is the escape passage built by Emperor Gao, and only the emperors of all generations know about it. I...I accidentally found out where the entrance is."

This is naturally also a secret learned from history books in the previous life.

When Prince Chen invaded the capital, Emperor Kangrui escaped from the palace through this secret passage, but was later killed by pursuing soldiers in the Huguo Temple.

Later, when Prince Chen conquered the imperial city, he completely sealed off the secret passage to prevent thieves from sneaking into the palace and endangering the safety of the royal family.

Li Jingyan slowly sheathed his sword, leaned over and pinched Gu Qianfan's chin: "You better not be lying."

"I am willing to guarantee it with my life!" Gu Qianfan said hurriedly, "The entrance to the secret passage is right under the rockery in the Imperial Garden, and the exit leads directly to the Huguo Temple ten miles west of the city."

"As long as the prince can send someone to sneak in, we can definitely catch them by surprise and strike directly at Huanglong."

Li Jingyan let go of his hand and paced a few steps thoughtfully: "If what you said is true, it would save me the trouble of attacking the imperial city."

But he was suspicious by nature and did not completely trust Gu Qianfan.

We will make a decision only after we confirm tomorrow that the secret passage does exist.

He glanced at Gu Qianfan coldly and said, "Someone, take Mr. Gu away and take good care of him."

Two bodyguards immediately stepped forward, lifted up the limp Gu Qianfan and dragged him out of the tent.

In the dungeon.

Gu Qianfan curled up in a damp corner, his fingertips digging deeply into his palms.

The taste of blood spread in his mouth, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

"No... all of it is wrong..."

He bit his nails nervously, and his mind frantically replayed every word he had seen in "The Veritable Records of Emperor Xiaoling" in his previous life.

The battle of Yaoguang City should have been the key turning point for King Chen’s victory, why is he suffering a series of defeats now?

He was clearly reborn and had the advantage of his previous life. Shouldn't he be the chosen one?

Why is the development of this life completely different from what is recorded in the history books of the previous life?

Could it be that his rebirth changed the trajectory of certain things?

wrong!

There must be something wrong!

He clearly remembered that King Hui died suddenly in the fourth year of Kangrui!

But now it has been eight years since Kangrui, and King Hui is still living well in his fiefdom.

who is it?

Who changed all this?

At this time, Gu Qianfan felt a splitting headache. He couldn't help but bang his head against the wall frantically, making a dull "dong dong" sound.

In a daze, a figure seemed to appear before his eyes. The person was dressed in white clothes as white as snow, like an immortal or a demon.

However, his methods are more cruel than those of the devil.

Thinking of that man's methods, Gu Qianfan couldn't help but shudder and tremble all over.

"It's him...it must be him!" Gu Qianfan growled with gritted teeth, his nails leaving several bloody marks on the stone wall.

At that time, he could not stand the torture and told the man everything about his rebirth. The man must have known what the future would hold.

What if he leaked this information to the court...

No wonder King Chen suffered successive defeats!

The history books of the previous life clearly recorded that King Chen was unstoppable and in just three years he conquered the capital and ascended the throne to be emperor.

But now the war has lasted for more than two years, and Prince Chen has not only failed to capture the capital, but has also suffered heavy casualties and is stuck in a stalemate.

All this must be related to Shu Changyu!

The more Gu Qianfan thought about it, the more hateful he became. A fishy-sweet taste surged in his throat and he actually vomited a mouthful of blood.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the hatred in his eyes became more intense, like a poisoned blade.

Since history has been changed, he must hold on to King Chen as a lifeline.

As long as he helps King Chen ascend to the throne, he can use King Chen to take revenge!

Yunshan County.

"Master, I just received a secret report from Jizhou."

"read."

"Prince Chen failed in his attack on Yaoguang City, and lost nearly half of his troops. Gu Qianfan's plan was wrong, and he is now imprisoned in the army."

Shu Changyu's lips curled slightly: "As expected."

An Wu hesitated for a moment: "There is one more thing...Gu Qianfan revealed the secret passage of the imperial city to King Chen."

Shu Changyu: "He knows a lot."

"Master, do you want to..."

"No need." Shu Changyu said lightly, "It's a good opportunity to use him to give Kang Ruidi a big gift."

An Wu understood and was about to leave when he heard Shu Changyu say, "Send someone to keep a close eye on Gu Qianfan. If he has a chance to escape..."

"My subordinate understands."

In the rain, a Saker Falcon flapped its wings and flew towards the north.