I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

"So, what are you going to do in the future?"

Wen Qingzhi thought of her parents who had gone to the north to guard the border, and asked the child in front of her.

He said excitedly, "I want to be a great general like the city lord!"

"When I become a general in the future, I will protect the people of Jiangcheng!"

"work hard."

Wen Qingzhi smiled and touched his head, as a way of giving him some encouragement.

After the child left, Wen Qingzhi went to sit with Chang Baicao to look at the scenery in the distance, and then Chang Baicao began to talk to her about some things in Jiangcheng.

"Jiangcheng's General Jiang Yufei is a rare talent. He is the only one in Jiangcheng who has gone out and become a general."

Chang Baicao spoke of Jiang Yufei with admiration in his eyes. "He once served under your father, but for unknown reasons, he was expelled from the army. He later returned to Jiangcheng and became the lord of the city."

"He served under my father?"

"yes"

Chang Baicao asked, "Master, don't you know?"

"I……"

Wen Qingzhi hesitated and shook her head, "I haven't heard my father mention it."

Jiang Yufei was a soldier under his father's command, so did he also know about the situation back then?

She didn't expect that she would get such a clue after coming to Jiangcheng.

It is not easy to be the mayor of Jiangcheng. It is a remote and barren place, facing the Southern Liang Dynasty. It is hard to tell when it will be destroyed.

She suddenly became curious. Given the current situation in Jiangcheng, what were they going to use to defend the city?

With just a few old, weak, women, children and remaining soldiers, if she were the emperor of Southern Liang, she would have ordered an attack and captured Jiangcheng long ago.

"Master, are you curious why Nan Liang didn't launch an attack?"

Chang Baicao asked when he saw her puzzled expression.

She hummed and nodded, "Yes."

Chang Baicao sighed and said, "After the Regent and the others had their discussion yesterday, I went to the Regent and asked him about it."

"Jiangcheng wasn't like this before. It also had elite soldiers and strong generals. Jiang Yufei came from your father's army and is no coward."

"He's a good leader, but as soon as he brings out good soldiers, those people from the capital will come and take his soldiers away, leaving behind a few crooked ones."

"Gradually, the number of soldiers in Jiangcheng has decreased, because those who remain cannot endure the hardship at all, and they will come to say goodbye."

Chang Baicao said this and shook his head helplessly, "Jiang Yufei is too insightful. He knows that keeping these people will only lead to bad consequences. So when they say goodbye, Jiang Yufei will agree, and gradually, these people are the only ones left in Jiangcheng."

"Will Nan Liang not become suspicious?"

"Yes, so the people of Jiangcheng, regardless of day or night, the remaining soldiers need to patrol all the time to give Nanliang the illusion that Jiangcheng's military strength is strong."

"In fact, many of the soldiers are women and young boys in disguise. Because Jiangcheng doesn't open its gates to trade with Nanliang, they can only watch from afar, so they haven't noticed yet."

The more he spoke, the worse his expression became, and he glanced at the people beside him from time to time.

"This flood not only damaged Jiangcheng, but also made the people of Nanliang aware of the current military situation in Jiangcheng, right?"

Wen Qingzhi asked.

Chang Baicao nodded silently, and neither of them continued the topic.

Short-lived happiness doesn't come easily, so don't ruin it.

"Girl, go back to the tent. It's cold outside."

Chunyu urged her to go in. Wen Qingzhi looked in the direction of Nanliang opposite and felt unhappy.

When she turned back into the tent, she called the Han brothers in.

As soon as they entered the tent, Wen Qingzhi found a place to sit and asked Han Shuo, "Han Shuo, does your master know about Jiang Cheng's affairs?"

Han Shuo acted unnatural and nodded, "Yes."

"Don't those people know the importance of Jiangcheng?"

"Those in high positions don't care about the lives of ordinary people. If Jiangcheng falls, there will be other cities to support it. In short, even if there is blame, it will not be on them."

Except for Wen Qingzhi, everyone else who heard this frowned, looking shocked and puzzled.

It can be said that everyone has realized what it means that human life is worthless.

"Do you know what they talked about with Jiang Yufei last night?"

Wen Qingzhi asked.

Han Shuo shook his head. "The Regent's inner strength is far superior to ours, so we didn't dare to get close."

Xiao Yi sent them here not only to monitor Wen Qingzhi but also to monitor Feng Yunxiao.

"Then how are you going to transmit the information back?"

Han Shuo was slightly embarrassed. "It's impossible to pass on information under the Regent's nose."

"That you……"

"cough!"

Han Shuo coughed dryly and said, "I'll report what I saw and heard after I get back."

"..."

"Actually, the main task this time is to protect Wen Qingniang's safety."

Just as Han Shuo finished speaking, a frightened voice came from outside, "Oh no! The Southern Liang spies!"

Everyone looked at each other and immediately went out, only to see a few veterans looking in the direction of Nanliang.

They didn't see anything, but the veterans hurried to find Jiang Yufei.

"Southern Liang spies? How can we tell?"

Wen Qingzhi felt a chill in her heart and had a bad feeling.

“They should have their own way of distinguishing.”

Soon, Jiang Yufei, Feng Yunxiao and others came out of the tent and looked towards Nanliang from afar.

Feng Junxiao turned around and saw her, frowned, and walked over.

After arriving in front of Wen Qingzhi, he lowered his head and said, "I will ask Zhang Ye to take you back."

"why?"

After asking "why", Wen Qingzhi was stunned and regretted it.

She would never ask this before...

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Southern Liang army will be at the gates of the city soon. There will definitely be a major battle. It will be dangerous for you to stay here."

"You...are worried about me?"

After she asked, Feng Junxiao turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves, not knowing what he meant.

"Girl, let's go back."

Han Shuo bowed and said, "Southern Liang has become much richer than Northern Ming in the past two years. If we start a war now, we will undoubtedly be defeated."

As she spoke, Wen Qingzhi figured out why Feng Junxiao came along.

Perhaps they also fell into a trap.

Feng Yunxiao is the God of War of the North Sea. He is loved by the people, but he also has many mortal enemies.

Whether at home or abroad, there are too many people who want to pull him down from the altar.

He brought a small number of people with him on this trip to provide disaster relief, and he only had a few close confidants.

If the Southern Liang attacked the city at this moment, he would have to stay and defend against the enemy.

But, without good generals, how could they resist the Southern Liang army?

It is still unknown how many troops Nanliang will send...

No, something is wrong.

Why was my first reaction that those people wanted to pull Feng Junxiao down from the altar?

If Nan Liang wanted to take advantage of the disaster to attack Jiangcheng, she could understand it. After all, she was well aware of the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you.

However, if the spy saw the current situation clearly, he would know that reinforcements were coming from Jiangcheng. How could he rashly attack the city without knowing the enemy's situation?

If it is really as Feng Yunxiao and the others expected, then...

She couldn't help but look in Feng Junxiao's direction.

Someone revealed their whereabouts to Nanliang.

It is unrealistic to fight against a larger force with a smaller one.

Many of Jiangcheng's weapons are broken. How can we fight?

"Miss Wen."

Just as she was thinking, Zhang Ye came to her side and said, "My master asked me to take you back to Beijing."

She should go.

Reason told her that staying in Jiangcheng was not a good choice and she should leave.

She looked at Feng Junxiao and saw him standing on the city wall in a gorgeous black suit, overlooking the opposite side.

There was no trace of fear on his face. Even though he knew that his chances of winning this battle were slim, he did not show a single bit of timidity.

"Zhang Ye, send Chunyu, Zhaodi and the others back. Be careful on the road and don't get ambushed."

"You're not leaving?"

Zhang Ye said anxiously: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Southern Liang army will be at the gates of the city in a few days. By then——"

"By then, Jiangcheng will need a doctor."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Wen Qingzhi.

Her expression remained cold as she stood on the city wall. Her white fur cloak made her skin look like snow. When she blinked, her duck-feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly.

The words of a little man who looks like he could be blown away by the wind are like a guiding stone.

"I'm not leaving either."

Chang Baicao came over and stood next to her. "If the Southern Liang attacked the city in large numbers, we wouldn't be able to defend it. But... I can use poison to kill them!"

It sounded like a joke, but Wen Qingzhi felt that this might be a good idea.

"Do you have enough poison?"