I don't want to return

A total of three days of hunting activities in various areas of Heiyun Mountain came to an end.The crowd caught more than a thousand small prey such as hares, birds, crucian carps, etc., and more than a hundred large ones such as antelope, spotted deer, weasels, and wild foxes.

The harvest has been quite fruitful, and it can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need, but if it is said to be a peace of mind, it is still far away.

When it was time to distribute the meat for the first time after returning from hunting, Chen Kangsi and the others no longer had any dissatisfaction with Mu Chongyu, and he led his men to offer more than a dozen large prey to Mu Chongyu without hesitation.

Unexpectedly, Mu Chongyu refused.

"I can't eat so much by myself, so take it and share it with your brothers." He was leaning over to look at the map on the table right now, without raising his head.

It has been nearly half a month since the battle of Hukou Ridge, Xu Lihui's subordinates suffered a great loss, and his money and food were all gone. He expected that the opponent would send troops to attack if he was unwilling, so he has been strictly guarding around Heiyun Mountain for the past few days , but there was no news at all, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Anyone who is robbed of food and grass by the bandits will not let it go. There is no movement at the moment, and it can only be considered as planning a bigger counterattack.

Thinking of this, Mu Chongyu couldn't help but wrinkle his handsome eyebrows even tighter, and a shallow gully was printed between the smooth and white eyebrows.

He has not slept well for several nights.The feeling of facing the enemy and arranging troops that he hadn't felt for a long time made him return to Nanyan a few years ago in a trance.At that time, the army of Beiyu was pressing down on the border, and Nanyan had been retreating steadily. All the successes and failures were finally tied to the capital Jinling.

But that year, a rare phenomenon happened again. The north wind, wrapped in a chilling chill, hit his people with the wind, frost and snow that Nanyan Nuancheng had never endured, together with the iron cavalry of Beiyu.

When Mu Chongyu kissed the battlefield, when the last sharp sword in his hand was cut off by the enemy, he heard a sigh for no reason: "Nanyan is destroyed, it is God's will."

Mu Chongyu didn't think it was God's will.Although it was in that last battle that he was seriously injured, and was invaded by the cold wind, lingering on the sick bed for a long time, so that during the years of being imprisoned in Beiyu, every cold winter and twelfth lunar month made him suffer unbearably .

But the more painful it was, the more it aroused deep grief and indignation in his heart.

Where is the providence?Some are just a peaceful corner of Nanyan in the past and do not want to make progress, but they are elite soldiers and generals in Beiyu who are working hard.

It's man-made.

This cold winter, he will not repeat the same mistakes.

Chen Kangsi looked at the faint bruises under Mu Chongyu's eye sockets, and saw that he was silent in thought, so he wanted to persuade him again.But before opening his mouth, he froze in place.

Mu Chongyu stood leaning forward in front of the table for a long time, maybe he wanted to walk around and rest for a while, he straightened up while supporting the table, closed his eyes, but when he was about to move his legs, his body swayed twice inexplicably, Chen Kangsi Before he could react, he heard a "plop", and Mu Chongyu fell to the ground!

"Third Master!" He hurried over, knelt down and shouted at Mu Chongyu, but there was no response.

Beiyu court.

Now that the New Year is approaching, at this time in previous years, the Beiyu court is full of joy and auspiciousness, tributes and food from all provinces are being brought in one after another, and various celebration banquets are also being prepared in the palace, which is very lively.

But this year, it was very different from usual.The emperor didn't seem to be happy at all, and the atmosphere in the palace was filled with a bit of boredom.

In particular, another report came from the mansion, saying that the food handed over in Jingchu area in the south was looted by bandits, more than 2000 soldiers and horses were damaged, and the main general was beheaded.

In the past, although I heard that there were many bandits in the south, no one had ever dared to set the abacus on the heads of the officials, especially since this was the grain and grass that the army personally escorted!So when the news came, it caused quite an uproar.Now, Xu Lihui, the general in charge of this batch of food and grass, came to the court to plead guilty in person, which made the insiders even more embarrassed.

It's true that Xu Lihui had already taken refuge in the Beiyu court in secret, but he had never formally entered the Beijing court in public. It can be seen that he still had his own plans on the surface, but now he entered the court for the food and grass. Could it be that he intends to formally submit to the North? Yu?Someone guessed so.

Above the Beiyu Great Hall, Xue Jinghong looked at Xu Lihui who was kneeling below to plead guilty, frowned and said nothing.

He was deeply impressed by this person. He remembered that he was a civil servant under Chongyu at the beginning. Because his official position was too low, he was not counted among the prisoners. Therefore, after several years of keeping a low profile and recruiting troops, this person has the power he has today.Thinking about it now, he regretted it endlessly.

Such a cunning person should have been beheaded by him long ago.

In his previous life—before his rebirth, it was this person who helped Chongyu escape from the imperial capital of Beiyu, but he betrayed his promise and betrayed Chongyu to the court of Beiyu at a time of crisis, which made the two of them meet again. At that time, all kinds of pain and despair have been separated.

Xue Jinghong rejoiced more than once that it was him who was reborn, not Chongyu.The hardships, misunderstandings and pains of the previous life are for him to bear and remember alone. Since he is lucky enough to be reborn, he will cut off all the bitter fruits one by one and keep them far away from Chongyu. .

Seeing that Xue Jinghong was silent, Xu Lihui below wailed even more: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, the only one who dares to put his idea on the official food is the old Yan mob who has not given up his thieves! The minister has long I heard that Heiyun Mountain is the place where the old Yan mobs entrenched. They only stared at the people of Beiyu, robbing houses, murdering and setting fire, doing all kinds of evil! Now they dare to kill the ministers and rob the official food, It can be seen that the old Yan mobs are vile in nature and have a wicked heart, if they are not eliminated in one fell swoop, I am afraid they will cause great disaster to our court in the future!"

I face?Xue Jinghong raised his eyebrows, and his face turned colder. Seeing that Xu Lihui had yelled enough, he pursed his lips and said coolly, "Does General Xu's words mean that he wants to surrender to me, Dayu?"

Xu Lihui was stunned, and quickly kowtowed and said yes: "I have admired the power of Dayu for a long time. If your majesty allows it, I will be grateful..."

Xu Lihui was about to take this opportunity to show his loyalty, but was interrupted by Xue Jinghong impatiently: "Okay, let's discuss this matter again. I only ask you. You keep saying that the 'official food' was robbed, but why don't I remember? When did you go to the land of Jingchu to collect food and grass and bring it to Beijing? Since there was no edict, how did you say 'official food'?"

Xu Lihui obviously didn't expect Xue Jinghong to ask such a question, so he was stunned for a while, and hesitated to speak.

How can he say this?Isn't that what we did in previous years?It's just that there were no bandits in the past, so the food and grass were quietly sent to the yamen of the household department in the capital of Beiyu, and Beiyu never had the intention of rejecting it.

Both parties had a very tacit understanding of this kind of dark secret, and Xu Lihui also benefited a lot from it. He had long regarded Beiyu as his backer, but right now this matter cannot be put on the table.

He looked at the expression on the emperor Beiyu's face, and his heart sank—is Beiyu planning to turn his face and deny anyone?

Seeing this situation, the courtiers all looked at each other in dismay. After a long while, Li Zhizao, Minister of the Household Department, stood up, glanced at Xu Lihui indistinctly, and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. General Xu is eager to lose food and grass, and there are occasional slips of the tongue. But Xu It is commendable that the general is loyal to me, Dayu, and what he said about the banditry is indeed true, I hope His Majesty will not take it lightly."

Xue Jinghong was silent for a while, then turned his gaze to Mr. Li.

Li Zhizao's face was the same, and he was speaking impartially, so that no one could see the problem.

He sneered and asked, "Then according to Master Li, how do we deal with this matter?"

"I suggest that the generals of the Ministry of War be dispatched immediately to lead the troops to the south to eliminate the bandits in Heiyun Mountain and regain the lost food and grass, so as to warn the people of the old Yan in the world that those who dare to disobey our Great Yu will only die!" Li Zhizao said. , and raised his hand-toothed wat, and recited the last sentence sonorously and forcefully, the lingering sound echoed, as if he was a straight minister.

If it was before rebirth, Xue Jinghong might have been deceived by Li Zhizao's face.After all, Li Zhizao has been in charge of the household department for more than ten years. He manages financial management well, has a good income and expenditure, and has never made any mistakes. The people of Nanyan are willing to pay food and taxes to Beiyu and accept Beiyu's asylum.

But now he knew how far this man had fooled himself with his apparent justice.

Li Zhizao, did you ever want to protect the people of Nanyan?Not only did he not, but he regarded it as a malignant beast and wanted to destroy it in one fell swoop.It was true in the last life, and it is also true in this life.

Xue Jinghong glanced at Li Zhizao with a gloomy expression, but said nothing.According to his expectation, another person will stand up to support Li Zhizao and Xu Lihui.

Sure enough, after observing for a long time, one person finally couldn't hold back any longer. He took a step forward and raised his voice and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that Master Li is right. Sending troops to Heiyun Mountain to crusade against the bandits of the old Yan There is no delay!"

This man's name is Yang Tingyun, who is the prime minister of the dynasty.In the previous life, it was he who made ruthless schemes in the process of chasing down the remnant generals of the old Yan. more than.

Turning around, he was able to write a letter telling himself that the people were well and that General Nan Yan surrendered voluntarily. Only the stubborn little people refused to be disciplined, so they were punished with severe punishment out of helplessness.

……

Xue Jinghong squinted his eyes, smiled, and said slowly: "In that case, according to Qing's wishes, send troops to Heiyun Mountain immediately. However, the Ministry of War has the responsibility to protect the capital, and you are not allowed to leave your post without authorization. For such trivial matters, I respect Jin Wu Just go and kiss the general."

Although the Minister of the Ministry of War was promoted and appointed by him personally, he can be trusted, but below the minister, from the left and right servants to the fifth-rank chiefs, they are all placed by the prime minister Yang Tingyun, so we have to guard against it.

Xu Lihui, who had been kneeling in the hall, finally breathed a sigh of relief silently when he heard this decree, and when he raised his head again, there was a flash of hatred in his eyes.

The author has something to say: I watched The Legend of the Blue Sea at home during the winter vacation, and suddenly I couldn't look directly at the name Shen Qing...God knows why I came up with such a name at the time, and wanted to beat my chest with a small fist! 【vomit】