Thief Emperor

Chapter 643 A Misunderstanding

Xue Yun'er was a little surprised.

Although she was in Nanjing, she also heard some news from the battlefield. She knew that the Pinglu Army had once again moved south and was fighting with the Jiangdong Army in Jiangbei.

But she never expected that in the blink of an eye, Du Qian, the Prime Minister of Jiangdong, came to find her and told her about the palace!
This change came too quickly, catching Xue Yun'er off guard.

Moreover, this matter was originally a family and national affair. Even though she was the mistress of Jiangdong, it was not appropriate for her to ask about it. So she looked at Du Qian and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, this matter..."

"Has my husband seen it?"

"The superior said, leave it to me to decide."

Du Qian paused, and continued, "The superiors are busy and don't have time to deal with such matters. I can fully understand that, but this matter is not small after all."

He smiled and said, "I am afraid that if we decide now and start construction, the superior will not be satisfied, so I came to ask Madam. As long as Madam agrees, even if the superior does not like it in the future, it will be difficult for him to say anything."

Xue Yun'er took the blueprint and looked at it. After all, she was not an expert in this area. After reading it once, she did not see any clues, so she said, "Mr. Du, I am a woman and I don't understand these things. Since my husband asked you to make the decision, you can do it."

Du Qian thought about it, but didn't know what to say. He just bowed his head and said "OK", then smiled and said, "My superior told me before that he would let me teach the eldest son in the future. How is the eldest son now?"

Li Yuan had indeed decided early on that Du Qian would be Li Yuan's student. Hearing Du Qian's words, Xue Yun'er quickly said, "Yuan'er can already read now. I'll take you to see him."

By the end of the year, Li Yuan would be three years old. At this age, and having been influenced by his surroundings, it was not surprising that he could recognize words.

Du Qian nodded and said yes. Soon he followed Xue Yun'er and met Li Yuan, the eldest son of the Li family, who was being taken by Dong'er. Du Qian said a few words to Xue Yun'er, then smiled and said, "Madam, the eldest son still has at least two years before he can start elementary school. I will teach him some basic things first so that he can start elementary school as soon as possible."

Xue Yun'er was delighted when she heard this, and quickly said with a smile: "Mr. Du is from the Jingzhao Du family, so his family must have some family-inherited teaching methods. I'll trouble you with this child."

"I'll go get some snacks for you, sir."

After saying that, Xue Yun'er turned around and left. Before leaving, she called Dong'er and asked him to keep an eye on things.

Then the Jiangdong mistress came to the front yard of Qianyuan Garden. Just as she was about to arrange for people to prepare food, Dong'er ran over and found her, whispering, "Miss, the eldest son can write his own name now!"

Xue Yun'er was a little surprised and asked, "So fast?"

Dong'er nodded with a strange look on her face.

"Mr. Du taught the eldest son how to write his own name, and then asked him to write his own name on a piece of paper..."

Xue Yun'er was startled when she heard this, and then she burst into laughter: "These scholars are really cunning."

"Never mind, forget it. Ignore them. It's just a palace."

Xue Yuner looked up at the sky, remembering what Li Yun had said to her, and said softly, "It may not be a place to stay for long."

Thinking of these things, she turned around and looked at Dong'er, and whispered, "Dong'er, didn't you sleep with your husband several times? Why is there no movement in your stomach?"

When the daughter of a wealthy family gets married, she brings a maid as a dowry. Usually, she is a maid who sleeps with her husband.

Dong'er is naturally no exception.

Dong'er's face flushed when she heard this. She lowered her head and said at a loss: "How...how do I know..."

"Wait for him to come back, go a few more times, and when you are pregnant, your status will be determined."

Xue Yuner smiled and said, "We two sisters can be together forever."

Dong'er was overjoyed, but she had grown up with Xue Yun'er and guessed what her young lady was thinking. She smiled and said, "Young lady, are you going to lead the harem?"

"It's not a harem yet."

Xue Yun'er lowered her head and pinched herself, feeling the pain from her fingertips, and once again confirmed that she was not dreaming. Then she turned her head to look at Dong'er and sighed softly: "Dong'er, it really feels like a dream."

“Who would have thought…”

Dong'er nodded gently and said, "Yes, it's only been a few years."

"Miss, you are destined to be a noble man."

Dong'er said softly: "Even if you marry the wrong person, I will snatch her back from you."

Xue Yun'er couldn't help but be absent-minded when she thought about the incident of being taken to the mountain that year.

"I don't know where my husband is now or how he is doing."

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Fengyang.

Li Yun strode into the Fengyang camp. General Deng Yang, who was stationed in Fengyang, and a group of generals welcomed him into the tent with great respect. After Li Yun sat down in the main seat, he looked at the generals standing on both sides and said calmly, "Tell me the situation."

"Yes."

Deng Yang lowered his head and said, "After your Majesty left last time, the Pinglu Army near Chuzhou gathered on the south bank of the Huai River north of Chuzhou. I sent people to monitor them for a while, and then this Pinglu Army started to move and headed west." "According to the intelligence from the Nine Departments, I learned that they were going to meet another Pinglu Army, so I followed your Majesty's instructions and began to intercept and block the Pinglu Army from joining. It took about three days."

"Within three days, I and my subordinates first intercepted several groups of Pinglu soldiers. However, later, the Pinglu army sent 2,000 people to cover their retreat, and I and my subordinates could no longer continue."

"Now, part of these two thousand people have been killed, and most of the others have surrendered."

“Only a few escaped.”

"Our army's casualties are around 800."

Li Yun looked at Deng Yang and said softly, "Then you have made a contribution this time."

Deng Yang bowed his head deeply: "I just followed the orders of my superiors and completed the tasks assigned by them. I dare not claim any credit for it."

"Going to the battlefield and killing the enemy and winning is of course a credit."

Li Yun looked at the generals of the Jinling Army and lowered his head to drink a sip of tea.

Everyone has his or her own personality, and this is also true for these generals. The generals under Li Yun basically have their own styles. It can even be said that now each army has its own style characteristics.

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Because Deng Yang showed up relatively late, and the Jinling Army as a whole lacked combat experience, he fought timidly, and his overall combat effectiveness seemed a bit mediocre compared to that of Zhao Su and the other two.

But even so, with the Jiangdong army having an absolute advantage, Deng Yang still achieved fruitful results.

In this situation, no matter what Li Yun thought, it was difficult to blame Deng Yang.

"The Pinglu Army has already retreated a little bit, and the time to attack will soon come. Meng Qing has already rushed to the banks of the Huai River. By this time tomorrow, we should be able to attack."

Deng Yang immediately said: "Reporting to the superior, my troops have also approached the banks of the Huai River. We are just waiting for the order from the superior to start the attack."

"I will contact General Xiao Meng and cooperate with him."

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "He was brought up by you, and now your official position is higher than his. You don't need to cooperate with him, he should cooperate with you."

Deng Yang was very modest and said with a smile: "The superior said that our Jiangdong Army cooperates with each other."

Li Yun would not argue with him here. After thinking for a while, he said, "I will not directly participate in the command of this battle in Jiangbei. You will be the main general, and Meng Qing will assist you."

At this point, Li Yun said in a deep voice: "Hit it beautifully and keep your butt firmly in place."

At this moment, there was no other sentence that could inspire Deng Yang more than this one.

Because at this time, his biggest wish was to secure his position as one of the four generals.

He stood up excitedly almost immediately, bowed his head and saluted Li Yun, saying: "I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

Li Yun pressed his hands and said calmly: "You are the first one in our anti-theft team to stand out. You must set a good example for the brothers below."

Deng Yang's eyes turned red and he lowered his head deeply.

"Subordinate...understand."

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After being encouraged by Li Yun, Deng Yang immediately plunged into preparations for the subsequent battles, while Li Yun stayed in Fengyang City to rest.

This is often the case when power reaches a certain level. Many times, things can be settled just by talking.

In fact, Li Yun now does not need to leave Jinling. He only needs to issue orders and wait for news of victory or defeat in Jinling City.

But that would be a bit too high-handed. Li Yun still hopes to get in touch with the soldiers below and take matters into his own hands instead of relying entirely on the generals who lead the troops.

On the night when Li Yun met Deng Yang, Li, who was resting in Fengyang, received two messages from the Nine Departments. To be precise, they were two documents seeking peace.

The first document was sent from Jingzhou City by Yang Min, the governor of Jingnan, seeking peace with Li Yun.

The second document was sent all the way from faraway Taiyuan.

Li Yun opened the document and read to the bottom. The signature was Li Zhen.

The content of the document is very simple.

The general meaning is that the Hedong Army has withdrawn and the previous deployment was just a misunderstanding.

"A misunderstanding."

Mr. Li closed the document and muttered to himself.

"What a misunderstanding."

(End of this chapter)