last time

Chapter 185
Zhuo Ran gently pushed Li Yanchuan away, pretended to be angry and turned his head towards him, and said softly, "It's too late to regret it now, anyway, Uncle Zhou doesn't know now, and it won't have any effect after we parted."

"Are you angry like this?" Li Yanchuan couldn't help laughing, he hugged her into his arms again, and grabbed Zhuo Ran's wrist to prevent her from moving, "We Xiaqiu are so small?"

"I didn't." Zhuo Ran said in a low voice.

Knowing that Zhuo Ran didn't dare to resist forcefully because of the injury on his left arm, Li Xunchuan had to pinch the person's chin to make people look up. Zhuo Ran frowned slightly, Li Xunchuan smiled, then bowed his head and kissed the person.

This kind of half-holding really didn't feel safe, Li Yuchuan only cared about controlling people to keep her from moving, ignoring Zhuo Ran's most fearful feeling.Sometimes he would think, why such a person came into his heart, although Zhuo Ran was better than the other ladies, but what Li Yuchuan wanted before was not everything that he needed to bring the other party a sense of security , It's different now, he is addicted to the feeling of being a backer, as long as Zhuo Ran is still relying on him, he will not feel empty and difficult.

Similarly, Zhuo Ran will not abscond.

"We'll talk about separation later," Li Yanchuan gently picked her collar with his fingertips, and kissed the side of her neck, "Zhuo Xiaqiu, if you dare to say it once, I dare to bully you like this once, but..."

Zhuo Ran hid back, and Li Yanchuan gently pressed the person's back: "...don't try to run away from me, I won't give you this chance, do you understand?"

Li Xunchuan endured for a moment, then supported Zhuo Ran's back and pushed him into the quilt.Perhaps it was because of his shyness, when Li Xunchuan saw that Zhuo Ran's cheeks and eyes were flushed, he raised his finger and stroked the end of her eyes to make the redness more obvious, and he only noticed the wetness when he tilted his head and kissed her.

Li Xunchuan opened his eyes wide. Seeing Zhuo Ran closing his eyes and lashes flickering, and the clear stream continuously dripping down his temples, he immediately panicked.Li Xunchuan grabbed her hand and put it in his arms, calling her name softly: "What's the matter, Xiaqiu, look at me."

Zhuo Ran turned sideways slightly, and buried half of her cheek in it. She didn't speak, but her trembling breathing completely disturbed Li Yanchuan.He raised his fingers to wipe off the increasingly heavy wetness, and asked in a low voice: "Did something I say make you sad, good Xiaqiu, look at me, and tell me if you have anything."

Zhuo Ran still didn't say a word.Li Xunchuan left her slightly, reached Zhuo Ran's back with one hand and pulled her directly into his arms, Li Xunchuan turned around and let Zhuo Ran fall on him.

Almost instantly, Zhuo Ran opened her eyes suddenly, and realized that Li Xunchuan was pressing her back, she put her hands on his chest, and leaned back slightly: "What are you doing?"

"Every time I burst into tears, my eyes are all red." Li Yuchuan touched the end of her eyes, "What's wrong, did I say something wrong? If I make you unhappy, I will apologize to you, what do you want? It will be all right."

Zhuo Ran lowered her eyes: "I don't want to be so hypocritical."

"Not hypocritical," Li Yuchuan said softly, "My Xiaqiu is not an ordinary woman, she will be the mistress of my family in the future, and others will not envy her."

"Chi Yue." Zhuo Ran squeezed his hand.

Li Xunchuan responded, "What do you want to say?"

Zhuo Ran thought for a long time, pressed against his chest for a while, and decided not to say anything.Some words are changed and said in different ways, but in fact they all have the same meaning.She can change the promise of love words to make Li Yanchuan happy, but that is not true after all.The more she wants to be with Li Yuchuan, the more she has to endure the separation now. In fact, the days of separation are not that difficult.It's just that sometimes, when she was tired and wanted to find some warmth to rely on, she found that except for the half of lovesickness that could be placed in the things in her hands, the rest seemed useless.

She always has some dreams recently, the good and bad ones make her almost unable to distinguish between reality and dreams.Zhuo Ran didn't dare to tell Li Yunchuan that this is not a good omen.

If she didn't talk about Li Yuchuan, of course she wouldn't know.Zhuo Ran shook her head and said, "You stay with me more, I won't collapse like this at will."

Li Xunchuan laughed softly, "Aren't I accompanying you now?"

"It's just for a while." Zhuo Ran sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Earlier, Mr. Meng mentioned to me that he would call all the officials in charge of Yuzhou, and hoped to manage Yuzhou well together with them." .I was thinking, let them come over as soon as tomorrow is over."

Li Xunchuan still didn't ask what happened to Zhuo Ran, but when she heard about Yuzhou, he also changed the subject.Li Xunchuan counted the days and said, "Today is New Year's Eve."

"Yeah." Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Yanchuan's shoulder, "I want to watch the New Year with you."

"Of course." Li Yuchuan rubbed the back of her neck, "We still need to explain our principles to those officials, and if they dare to do whatever they want, they can just get rid of them. Yuzhou doesn't need a second Weizhuang, but There should be more Meng Weidao."

Zhuo Ran said: "Actually speaking, I respect this Mr. Yan Ming very much. I heard that he was born in a poor family, but before he became Mr. Wei's counselor, he also used his own money to help those children who could not go to school. Not only that , I heard from Wei Xun that he had been doing things related to dismissing officials before, but Mr. Wei didn't come forward, and he did a lot of things."

"Fired officials?"

Zhuo Ran grabbed Li Yanchuan's braids and said, "This is not unusual. Only by laying off officials and choosing the best and abandoning their jobs can the internal operation of Yuzhou be guaranteed. But in this way, Mr. Meng may offend many people. But look at Yuzhou This place is very similar to Luzhou, the folk customs are simple, and there are not so many intrigues."

"It's the best if it's really like this," Li Yuchuan said, "I'm afraid that Yuzhou is not what we saw. When you talked about the destruction of the porridge shed, I was thinking that these refugees are all thanks to Yuzhou. People in Yuzhou, it is rare to escape and save their lives, even if they are acting, they shouldn't be so arrogant. If they don't want to make Yuzhou better, we can't kill all these people."

"Wei Xun locked all the troublemakers in the prison, and the rest of the people are not without eyesight. Naturally, they know the truth of killing chickens and monkeys." Zhuo Ran said softly, "Don't worry too much about this matter. Now that the imperial guards are here, they If you dare to pretend, you have to weigh it first."

Li Xunchuan smiled.

Zhuo Ran said: "By the way, speaking of the Forbidden Army, how about Xiong Zhenghao in Beili?"

"It's good." Li Yuchuan said, "He can also learn from his brother-in-law. I took him for a walk around the northern border. There was a strong general named Tattoo next to Yeno. He was covered in tattoos all over his body. Xiong Zheng When we were fighting with him, we kept scolding each other, and couldn't understand what the other party was saying. Xiong Zhenghao's physique was too different from his, and when he came down, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, he was very embarrassed."

"The ancient Qiang people are superior in their physique." Zhuo Ran smiled when he heard this, "You have to find a way to make them less miserable."

"That can only be practiced by himself," Li Yuchuan patted Zhuo Ran's back, "I can't help you much. Let me think about it. If it is possible, I will take you back to Beili after Yongxin Tu Sanzhou is captured. , should still be able to come across tattoos."

"Are you going to take me to the battlefield?" Zhuo Ran raised her head, and Li Yanchuan nodded between her eyebrows: "What are you thinking?"

"But having said that," Zhuo Ran found a comfortable position, "How do you think about Beili firearms? Delaying too long will be a loss to Beili, you have to hurry up."

Li Xunchuan sighed: "It will take time. After this winter, the ancient Qiang may not be able to supply enough food and wages. As long as we survive this winter, I think we should still be able to catch up."

Zhuo Ran nodded: "Wei Xun and I also heard that there is a general in Yongzhou who is proficient in making firearms. He followed my father before. If you have a chance to find him, you can ask him for advice."

"Then it depends on us, Xiaqiu." Li Yanchuan held her cheeks, "As long as Xiaqiu wants to, he will definitely be able to do it."

Zhuo Ran stretched out her finger to hook the red rope on his wrist, Li Yanchuan looked sideways at Zhuo Ran, and saw her tilt her head and kissed the back of his hand, Li Yanchuan smiled softly: "Remember, I will do it again for you when you watch the old age." one."

Zhuo Ran moved her body, rubbing her knees up against Li Xunchuan's thigh, Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, Zhuo Ran leaned over, and Li Xunchuan supported the back of the man's neck.At the beginning, it was just a taste, but now it's different, Zhuo Ran pulled Li Xunchuan down with a provocative meaning.The so-called saying goodbye to the old is not just to welcome the new. They need to find the feeling they had before in the old year. Affection is not calculated according to the length of time. What.

The brand-like kisses are like gusts of snow outside, one after another, the whistling wind is not scary, this is not a frightening action, it is for a new life.Every time the love is narrated, it is a replay of the torment after the entanglement of fate. They run in the heavy snow and feel the unscrupulous friendship. For those who have lost their way, this is salvation.

***
When Peng Ge brought his people to the border, it was as if they had suffered a catastrophe. There was not much food left that could survive the winter.Ye Baiqi was also embarrassed to say, after all, they had a better chance of winning when Peng Ge came, but the food issue was still very important.

Ye Baiqi sighed, the fighting has eased due to the heavy snow these days, they still have time to resolve these matters.Peng Ge was naturally aware of the problem at the border, he lifted the curtain and entered the big tent, Ye Baiqi looked up at him: "Why are you here?"

Peng Ge sat across from him and said, "Look at the snow, I'm afraid it will last for two or three days. It's a good thing for us if Gu Qiang doesn't come... What are you going to do about the food and salary?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Ye Baiqi said, "It's also my fault that I didn't arrange it in advance. It's a matter of debt to anyone who asks for help at this moment."

"It's like this in wars," Peng Ge said. "Emperor Chongwen was still there before, so he could still supply the border, but now that Emperor Taiping is on the throne, you are doing these things out of righteousness. Naturally, few people want to help."

Ye Baiqi sighed: "It's really not possible, I'll write to Xiqi to see if I can send the food as soon as possible."

"This matter can't be done." Peng Ge shook his head, "General, Xiqi is far away from the border, just to transport food and pay, the weather is not good, it may take a month to deliver it, and the border lasts until one month later, Gu Qiang I don't know how many times I can attack."

"But there is no way now." Ye Baiqi said, "Bei Li is also worried about Gu Qiang's affairs. Ah Yu said before that there was also a problem with the food and wages sent to Bei Li. Beili. Besides, Yongxin Tu Sanzhou may not be willing to help sincerely, so it is not appropriate to take risks at this time."

Peng Ge frowned: "Actually, if we leave, General, you can last for a while."

"General Peng has already helped us a lot," Ye Baiqi thought for a while and said, "Without General Peng, I wouldn't be able to do this on the battlefield alone. General, you don't have to worry about this, I will find a way to solve it."

Peng Ge looked at the map in Ye Baiqi's hand, he looked down, and said softly: "General...Actually, I think Yuzhou... Beili and Yuzhou are close, and there is some connection between the two. We can try Please ask Yuzhou for help."

"Yuzhou?" Ye Baiqi said, "The state capital of Yuzhou is Weizhuang. What does this person say? It's true to love the people like a son, and it's also true to be stingy. He can't easily agree to us. He must have some reward."

Peng Ge smiled: "Revenge? I'm good at revenge. If he doesn't agree, we'll move our troops to Yuzhou. Is this considered revenge?"

"What revenge?" Ye Baiqi was also amused, "They say that they are all civil servants, and the people are still very important. Ah Yang has probably returned to Beili now. If it is not possible, I will communicate with Ah Yan to see if it can be done. Ask him for help."

Peng Ge nodded: "Let's do it this way, you go to Lord Hou, I'll go and see the situation in Yuzhou, no matter which one succeeds, we won't lose, how about it?"

Ye Baiqi thought about it and said, "That's fine, but you have to remember not to go too far. If there are any excessive demands from Yuzhou, don't rush to agree."

"I know."

Peng Ge took the pen from Ye Baiqi, and they wrote the letter together.But the weather is bad, and I don't know if the letter can be delivered as soon as possible.Ye Bai started to light the table, almost knocking over the tea on the table.

"Speaking of it," Ye Baiqi smiled, "General Peng and I seem to be in the same sympathy. There is no emperor's order at all, and we are still guarding here. It is said that it is for the safety of the Great Yu, but it is not entirely true."

Dayu peace is only the purpose of their work.But no one will always think about these things. In their eyes, the life of one person is the same as the lives of thousands of people. They are glad that their subordinates are willing to follow them to do such mindless things. Decided to be proud and guilty.Without the emperor's order, there is no so-called reward, they can only fight to the end here with all their enthusiasm, and no one will remember their names when they die on the battlefield in the future. This is entirely a matter of morality.

Ye Baiqi is such a fool.He was silly from the start.When he first came to the border, it was more difficult than now. At that time, he didn't know the purpose and significance of coming here. He just felt that the border was his cage, because everyone was at home, and only he was far away at the border, just like Li Yuchuan. , is trapped.

But as time passed, he stopped thinking that way.As if being on the frontier was his mission, he slowly longed to go to the battlefield to win the battle, and he indulged in every victory, because every time he felt extremely happy, happier than ever.He has found what he needs to survive.

Both Xiqi and Gao no longer had any real news about their relatives, although Ye Ji would send letters from time to time telling him that Xiqi was fine.What made him happiest was the letter from Li Yuchuan. At that time, he was blocked in the war and retreated repeatedly. Li Yuchuan told him that Ye Lanyi was about to give birth. This was the first child of Emperor Chongwen, and he was the future prince. He felt happy for his sister. Thankfully, this also imperceptibly fueled his courage, allowing him to quickly escape from the trough, and naturally successfully pulled the front line back.

He found something that had never been found before.

Now that he met Peng Ge, he felt that Peng Ge was the same.At the beginning, an imperial decree asked him to investigate the bandits in Luocheng. He led the soldiers and could not disturb the normal order of the official road, so he had to take a detour. Sometimes the detour was not right at all. He was always on the lookout for the bandits in Los Angeles, and he was already at his wits end.Difficulty in the journey is just one of them. Their clues are not easy to come by, but they will inevitably get wrong clues, and in the end they find that their efforts are in vain.

After the death of Emperor Chongwen, they didn't get any order to return to Gaodu, so they tried their best to investigate.When he met Li Yuchuan at the border, he wanted to understand a lot of things, and he also felt that he and Ye Baiqi were the same.The reason why he stayed was not only because he had nowhere to go, he also wanted to let these people know that there are people in this world like him who can give up everything that is not worth it for what they want.

Peng Ge couldn't help laughing: "This is called... a fellow."

"Indeed." Ye Baidian nodded, "I just hope that I can have a good death, no matter what, I just want a good result."

"Then I wish you, General, all your wishes come true." Peng Ge looked at Ye Baiqi and said in a deep voice, "This is a New Year's wish."

"It's New Year's Eve?" Ye Baiqi finally realized.

Peng Ge nodded: "I hope to have a good year."

***
With a slight push by Zhuo Ran, the wall stack was immediately loosened.Li Xunchuan pulled people to his side, and said softly: "It seems that they have spent all their money on people's livelihood. This city wall has not been moved for decades."

"Fortunately, He Xilai didn't use gunpowder last time." Zhuo Ran patted the mud on his hands. Seeing this, Li Yanchuan took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped Zhuo Ran's hands. After a few rounds of gunpowder explosions, Yuzhou City will be destroyed without attacking, so you don’t have to do anything.”

"Have you talked to Wei Zhuang about this?"

Zhuo Ran shook her head: "I didn't have time, I'll tell them when I go back later. By the way, you kept frowning when you looked at the porridge shed just now, but is there any problem?"

"No problem." Li Xunchuan put the dirty handkerchief into his arms, and was blocked by Zhuo Ran, he said, "I just think the porridge shed is really big, and there are not so many refugees, and Yuzhou City is too big." No beggars, some waste."

Zhuo Ran pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "It's not a waste. The second master didn't see the scene that day. Many people did flee for a long time. There is no big or small porridge shed. It depends on the situation." separated."

(End of this chapter)