Zhurou

Chapter 107
Seeing Zhao Mingzhi looking towards the door following the sound, Mu Xiang said: "Girl eat first, I'll go out and have a look."

However, as soon as the words fell, an unknown heavy object was heard outside knocking on the door, which was louder than the knocking on the door just now, followed by another person screaming.

This time, everyone looked over.

Only the cook had already gone out, and she heard the noise in front of her, and when she looked back, she saw that the white mist on the surface of the egg custard was getting less and less, Zhao Mingzhi refused to eat it, she was really anxious.

She felt as if fleas had grown on her body, she felt uncomfortable all over, she couldn't walk or stop, she just wanted to turn around, picked up the spoon, and fed Miss Zhao a mouthful first, so that she would know how delicious the custard was.

But thinking that the vegetables and meat that I specially ordered yesterday had just arrived in the kitchen, waiting for inspection, I didn't dare to delay, so I had to leave without hesitation.

Mu Xiang also hurried out.

But Muxiang left quickly and returned quickly, and when she came back, she just said nothing happened, it was just a misunderstanding.

Although Zhao Mingzhi didn't believe it, he didn't ask any more questions. He lowered his head and ate the egg custard slowly. Because he had something on his mind, he didn't bother to savor the taste carefully. He felt half full, so he immediately put down the bowl.

For a while, someone came to clean up the dishes, and Mu Xiang said: "Miss, take a rest before taking medicine. It's windy outside. I'm afraid it's not easy to go out for a while. If there is anything you want urgently, I will ask someone to look for it." Just come."

Zhao Mingzhi thought for a while, and asked, "The room at the back, with potted orchids hanging outside the door, is it a study?"

Mu Xiang said: "It's the study room. The second head of the family has already explained that there are books kept by the family in it. You can look through them at will. If you want to, girl, go and have a look at this moment?"

He added: "I'm going to find Steward Feng to get the key."

The study room has always been the most private, and the owner is not there right now.

Hearing that the door was locked and the key was still in Guanshi Feng's possession, Zhao Mingzhi hesitated a little, and said, "I won't go. If there is a suitable map in the study, can you borrow it for me to have a look?"

Mu Xiang responded, and went out, and after a while, she came in with a stack of books and scrolls.

The earth dragon was burned in the room, and it was very warm. There was a desk next to the window, with pens, inks, papers and inkstones on it. Zhao Mingzhi opened the window halfway to take in the light, and spread out the scrolls one by one, looking at them carefully.

The map that Mu Xiang brought back is very complete, including the whole region of Jin Dynasty, half region, and different levels of prefectures, roads, and prefectures, as well as those under the jurisdiction of Fandi and Beidi, although the accuracy is not too high. , but it is already very rare.

Zhao Mingzhi deliberately found Xuzhou all the way out.

She picked up a fine pen, took another white paper, and according to the original map, she drew the topography and terrain around Xuzhou in the same way, and carefully distinguished the familiar place names.

Even if they don't know military affairs and the art of war, a layman like Zhao Mingzhi understands that if he can ambush halfway when the Di people retreat, wait for work and intercept them, even if they can't wipe out them all, they can get twice the result with half the effort and give Di the thief a head-on blow.

In fact, the national strength of the Great Jin was far superior to that of Beidi, and there were so many reasons why it was so defeated that it is difficult to list them all, but the words "heart spirit" and "courage" are hard to avoid.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

The emperor can only run for his life, how can he expect the generals to spare their lives, and the soldiers to spare their lives?
At this moment, wanting to quickly reverse the situation is like a dream, but if he can take advantage of the situation and win a game, even a small victory, or even a tie, Zhao Mingzhi dares to brag about it.

As long as the people's hearts can be gathered a little bit, and the people, especially the people in the Central Plains, know that the Jin Dynasty is not vulnerable, the Zhao Jin court is still trying to support it, and the generals have not given up, and the decline can be stopped.

If there is one or two possibilities, the status of the younger brother is different, so it is not easy to move, otherwise there will be endless quarrels in the court, but she may not be unable to kiss the front line and go back.

Even if they can only stand behind the formation like a clay sculpture, as long as someone surnamed Zhao is there, it can be a source of encouragement, and even the servants who deliver grain and fodder can feel calmer.

It's just such a plan, and it's just a little imagination right now, it's hard to say whether it will be possible, and I can ask Pei Yong in detail when he comes back tomorrow.

There is also Qian Weiwu, who should have led his troops to flee to the south by now, and maybe he will be shot to death by Liu Ya in a short time.

This man was guarding the capital. After his death, the imperial army led by him was rushed by the Di soldiers who went south, and each of them broke up. Because the court was out of reach, the power shrunk, and finally only gathered more than a thousand remnants.

If the response goes well this time, maybe the imperial army can be gathered together a little bit.

You must know that at this moment, apart from the Western Army, the Forbidden Army is already the only combat force that can be used.

So, at that time, who should lead this army?
Although Zhao Mingzhi can trust Pei Yong's character, public is public and private is private. At this time, with his power, another army must be raised to check and balance with him. It is also for mutual assistance. It is better to stand alone than to fight alone.

It's just that in a hurry, it is really difficult to find a suitable candidate.

Zhao Mingzhi was thinking over and over the names of various people in his mind, when he suddenly smelled a strong smell of medicine, turned his head and saw that it was Muxiang.

Holding a bowl of medicine in her hand, she approached and said, "This medicine has been drying for a while, and it's neither hot nor cold at this moment, so the girl just drank it in one gulp."

Zhao Mingzhi didn't hesitate, he reached out to take it, held his breath and drank the bitter concoction in one gulp, and then went to fetch the preserved fruit to suppress the taste.

Just as he was eating, Mu Xiang said again: "The two medicines that the girl was going to prepare last time were cured yesterday. I took them to Dr. Liu, and he said that the medicines prescribed by him are not incompatible with the medicines. It is at this moment." Do you want to eat, or put it away first?"

As he spoke, he put a porcelain vase and another fist-sized urn on the table, pointed to the left porcelain vase and said, "This is a pill."

He tapped the urn again and said, "This is medicinal juice."

Zhao Mingzhi was stunned, and subconsciously touched his face with his hand. Sure enough, it was bumpy, but there was a layer on the face, so he didn't feel much.

——What I touched was the black wart on the side.

She originally thought that since she wanted to try to see Pei Yong, it would not be easy to put on such a pretense, besides, she did it in order not to cause trouble, and now that she is in Jingzhao Mansion, it would be serious to let go of it earlier.

But now that he knew that Second Brother Li was Pei Yong, if he did such a sudden action, he would feel a little embarrassed for some reason.

Besides, they don't know what Pei Yong's plan is.

When Zhao Mingzhi was in Caizhou, or even on the road, as long as he could win over the Jingzhao Mansion, he was prepared to do whatever it takes, and he was not afraid of people's words. If he could achieve his goal, the world would let them do whatever they wanted.

But at the moment when things changed, the thoughts in her mind changed subtly.

Once you use that face to wander around the Jingzhao Mansion and people recognize it, making people think that Pei Yong has been tricked by a beauty, what should I do?

She didn't really want to disclose her identity, and she didn't want people to think that Pei Jiedu was willing to obey the court because the princess came to persuade her and promised countless benefits.

It is natural to have such rumors in private, but it is another matter for her to bear the identity of the princess and confirm such rumors.

It can be said now, maybe the government and the public will discuss it, most likely there are still many people envious of Jingzhao Mansion's strong soldiers and horses, Pei Yong's power is so powerful that the court bows down for him, and even the princess can only commit himself to beg.

But if there is a future...

If there is a future, everything today will be a crime tomorrow.

She hesitated for a moment, her hand was already on the urn, she finally took it back, and said to Mu Xiang: "Put it away first, I'll see and talk about it later."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and forced himself not to think too much, just transcribed the names he had read in his mind one by one on the paper.

Zhao Mingzhi naturally knew that today's situation was much better than last time.

But now it is all created by chance, if you don't take advantage of the trend, you will not escape bad luck.

She wants to take advantage of the fact that the imperial court is still in Caizhou, and she holds her own soldiers in her hands. Many people on the way to the south still rely on the two siblings for food and protection, and now she has added help—as long as the reasoning makes sense and makes sense Through it, most of them can persuade Second Brother Pei to stand up.

At that time, the volume of her and her younger brother's voice can be louder.

If they can really hold Qian Weiwu's tens of thousands of forbidden troops in their hands, the two of them will really have a little foothold.

Zhao Mingzhi thought over and over in his mind, although he didn't have any ingenious ideas, or even many strategies, he could only do a dojo in the snail shell, looking for the slightest chance of survival.

She was thinking about it, the pen in her hand was still writing, but her head was already bit by bit, like a chicken pecking rice, her eyes were slowly closing, even if she opened them forcefully, after a few breaths, she closed them again consciously .

It didn't take long before he finally lowered his head, pillowed it on his arm, and fell asleep on his stomach.

When Mu Xiang came back after putting away her things, she saw that the little girl standing beside her was about to step forward, but she was hesitant to make a move.

She was able to go up and saw that Zhao Mingzhi was asleep, with half of his face exposed, although there were large unsightly black warts, and his skin was withered and brown, but just looking at the sleeping face on that side, his facial features were really exquisite.

And there are three or four maps laid out on the desktop, including the two roads of Gyeonggi, the vicinity of Xuzhou, and Qinzhou and Fandi.

In addition to the map, there are a few sheets of paper that have just been painted on. The paper is full of handwriting, many place names are circled by cinnabar, and some are crossed out. In addition, there is another page with Full name, followed by a place of origin.

Among the many names, Mu Xiang didn't know any of them.

But she followed Zhao Mingzhi for a few days, and the other party did not shy away from things, and the master explained carefully, combined with the surname, origin, and many words and deeds, it was inevitable that speculation would arise.

She kept to her duty and didn't think about it too much, she hurriedly moved Zhao Mingzhi to the bed with the little girl and settled down, and she stood by the side to watch.

This guard lasted until dark.

Seeing that Zhao Mingzhi hadn't woken up yet, Mu Xiang happened to come back from dinner and said that the kitchen had something to do with her, so she went out to the inner courtyard.

Before turning to the kitchen, the cook had been waiting for a long time. She set up three or four dishes and sat down at the table. She personally served her food and sent chopsticks, and asked, "Miss, are you awake? Did you say what you want to eat tonight?"

Mu Xiang was in a hurry and couldn't take care of the many things, she shook her head while eating and said, "The medicine is a bit powerful, but you are still sleeping soundly at this moment, you just prepare it first, I'm afraid it will take a while before taking it."

The cook nodded quickly and said, "There is no need to explain this."

He just said again: "Although you have taken medicine, you can't go to bed hungry! Why don't you persuade people to get up and eat something before going to sleep?"

Mu Xiang said: "You don't understand, you are going to sleep right now, you will wake up when you are very hungry."

The cook asked again: "I walked away earlier, what did Miss Zhao say when she ate the food at lunch?"

"What 'what statement'?"

"Which one do you like, which one do you not like, whether the taste is salty or bland, or whether the method suits your taste, there is no one word?"

Mu Xiang frowned and said: "I think the girl eats whatever she has, and she's not picky. She ate everything she put out, and she didn't say it didn't suit her taste."

"What about egg custard? Is it easy to eat?"

Mu Xiang said: "I didn't say anything."

He added: "If you want to know, why not ask yourself?"

But the cook said: "Don't I want to ask myself? It's just that Miss Zhao is very reserved. I think she is still a guest. She doesn't ask for anything, doesn't pick anything, and she doesn't feel dissatisfied when she asks. This is more difficult to serve.”

Then he stamped his feet and said: "Sin! It's also my fault that I only want to show my face. The egg custard... Oh, I knew that the dried scallops would not be added in it. When it is hot, it will be fresh. If it is cold, the seafood Once the fishy smell returns, not to mention suppressing the aroma of the eggs, it will also bring out the smell of eggs."

"I don't know if the girl tasted fresh or fishy when she ate it!"

The cook was afraid that she would not be able to show her face this time, but she would become ashamed, and eager to make up for her mistakes, she couldn't stop asking Mu Xiang about Zhao Mingzhi's food preferences, and then asked: "I heard that the second head of the family may come back today and tomorrow, do you know?" Did he eat at the mansion?"

It's not easy to answer the others, but Mu Xiang really knows this, so she said: "I'm going back, as for whether to eat or not, you just prepare for it."

After she finished eating, she pushed the bowl away and went back to the backyard.

The remaining cook heard that Pei Yong was really coming back, and looked at the dishes that had been prepared in the kitchen, and counted them one by one. The more she looked, the more she felt that it was inappropriate, so she hurriedly called the boss to look at the fire and the dishes, and explained: " I went to Lao Cai’s house at the end of the street to buy a few crucian carp and make soup, and I’ll come back as soon as I go.”

Said and hurried out of the house.

Of course, Zhao Mingzhi didn't know that there was a cook who was racking her brains to buy fish for herself and Pei Yong, even in the middle of the night.

She fell into a deep sleep, and when she woke up, it was almost midnight, but this time she was too hungry, and she didn't feel anything in her stomach.

Seeing her like this, Mu Xiang asked, "Miss, do you want to eat soup or rice noodles at night?"

Zhao Mingzhi said: "Eat whatever you have, it's so late, it's not easy to ask the kitchen to make trouble."

Mu Xiang immediately laughed, learned a few words from the cook during the day, and said: "She is afraid that the girl will not make trouble!"

He called someone to tell the kitchen.

Only this time, not long after, the little girl ran back in a hurry, called Sister Mu Xiang, paused, and went to see Zhao Mingzhi again.

Mu Xiang said: "Whatever, you just say it."

The little girl had no choice but to say: "I talked back and forth in the kitchen, and only said that Aunt Su went to buy fish at the end of the street, but she hasn't come back since she bought it. It's been almost two hours. I called someone to look for it, but I came back one after another, but no one was found... ...asked around, and seemed to say that he didn't know what happened, and was taken away by the police on the way..."

　Two chapters and one chapter were published.It's been a bit stuck for the past two days, so I'll sort it out tomorrow.

　　
　
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