From eunuch to emperor

It was getting dark.

Di Lingyi took Zhang Man, Luo Qiwei, Qiu Kuohai, Hu Feiyang and Tu Zhi's troops forward.

After leaving the customs, Di Lingyi and Di Luoxi divided their forces and pushed them northwest like a net.

Di Luoxi divided the Long family army into ten teams, and Di Lingyi also divided the soldiers and horses to expand the search area.

Some of the knight-errants who followed out of the customs followed Di Lingyi, and they reaped a lot of benefits.

When the soldiers and horses of the Northern Camp charged ahead, the ghost soldiers scattered and fled.

Zhang Man looked back at the people in the rivers and lakes behind him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Princess, we fight in the front, and they take advantage of it in the back."

Di Lingyi said: "Let them go. These people's targets are ghost soldiers. It's good for them to do this, so that we don't have to divide our troops to chase and kill the ghost soldiers who are alone."

It is not cost-effective for a large army to chase down the ghost soldiers who are alone. It is better to let these people in the rivers and lakes do it. Di Lingyi can concentrate his forces to surround and kill a large group of ghost soldiers.

Hu Feiyang came over and said, "Third Princess, why do I feel that there are fewer and fewer ghost soldiers?"

There are at least 8 ghost soldiers who escaped from the battlefield. After chasing and killing them for so long, less than [-] ghost soldiers were killed, which is really very small.

Di Lingyi shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe these ghost soldiers are too scattered."

"Don't worry about these things, we will continue to hunt, the queen mother and Long Chen haven't been found yet."

According to Di Lingyi's plan, at least he had to catch up with Long Chen and the empress before he could stop.

Hu Feiyang agreed with Di Lingyi's idea, the more they kill now, the fewer ghost soldiers there will be in the future, such a good opportunity must not be missed.

"Princess, it's getting dark, shall we camp here?"

Luo Qiwei saw that the weather was getting better, so she suggested camping on the spot.

Di Lingyi stopped and said, "Okay, set up camp on the spot. The North Camp is in the northwest, the Southern Liang soldiers are in the south, and the wolf tribe is in the north. Someone must patrol at night."

"Also, the logistics army, let them camp with us to prevent them from being raided at night."

The logistics army is large in number and poor in combat effectiveness. If ghost soldiers attack at night, the situation will be very bad.

Luo Qiwei nodded and said: "The general knows, those knight-errants..."

Di Lingyi shook his head and said, "Don't worry about it, just let them go."

Luo Qiwei immediately arranged for the army to set up camp. When people in the rivers and lakes saw the officers and soldiers camping, they immediately stopped and set up camp with the officers and soldiers.

These people are very thieves. They must follow behind the officers and soldiers when they attack, and they must follow the officers and soldiers when camping, and they will never act alone.

...

Great Zhou, the capital.

A letter eagle landed in the palace, and the maid in charge of intelligence immediately took off the reed tube from the letter eagle's leg, and hurried into the East Palace.

The snow this winter was exceptionally heavy, and the roof of the palace was covered with a thick layer of snow.

The palace was very quiet, and white lanterns were hung on the beams, illuminating a small area.

In the East Palace.

Di Yuwei was sitting by the stove, Di Xingwan was sitting on the couch, holding a stove in his arms, and Hubu Shangshu Duan were both sitting underneath.

He Ningxin flipped through the ledger next to her, and Duan Shuangshuang reported: "This winter's snow is too heavy. Several counties in the north have suffered heavy snowfall. Many people's houses have been crushed. The household department has sent grain, rice and warm clothes, and the houses have been rebuilt. I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until spring.”

Di Xingwan asked, "What about the south?"

There is snow every winter in the north, and the construction of the houses takes into account the pressure of the snow, so the problem is not the biggest.

In the south, there is usually little snow, but when it suddenly encounters heavy snow, the problem of housing is even greater, and the problem of people's protection from the cold is also more serious.

Duan Shuangshuang said: "The problem is not small. Many people did not expect this winter to be so severe, and they are not prepared enough for the winter."

"Fortunately, King Wu specially ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to prepare supplies in the fall, and all the things in the counties and cities were divided."

In autumn, Long Chen sent letters to the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, asking them to prepare supplies to deal with the severe cold in winter.

At that time, many people in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry disagreed. They felt that the logistics pressure at Yanmen Pass was so great, and it was not appropriate to distribute supplies and prepare for the blizzard that would not necessarily come.

Now they all say that Long Chen has a vision, but luckily he has prepared supplies.

"What about Nanliang?"

Di Yu asked slightly.

Duan Shuangshuang said: "Master Gongsun sent a letter, saying that there is a snow disaster in Linjiang City, but other places are fine."

"Last year, Nanliang planted rice in the fields, and the harvest left rice for disaster preparation. Linjiang City has already started to deliver grain and rice for disaster relief."

Di Xingwan put down the memorial, rubbed his temples, and said, "Fortunately, we are all prepared. The most important thing for the winter is to have enough food and rice. If you are full, you will not freeze to death. If you are not full, you may be gone in the middle of the night. "

In the face of severe cold, besides clothing, the most important thing is to have enough food.

There is enough food to talk about everything, but it is difficult to survive the severe winter if there is not enough food.

A maid hurried in, holding a reed pipe in her hand.

"Eldest Princess, Second Princess, the message from Yanmen Pass."

The maid stood and picked up the reed tube, she didn't give it to Di Yuwei, nor to Di Xingwan.

No matter who you give it to, it will offend the other, so the maid just held it and waited for the two princesses to extend their hands.

In a place like the imperial palace, one must be careful everywhere, even a humble court lady must be smart.

Di Xingwan didn't reach out his hand, Di Yu slightly motioned He Ning to take it.

He Ning took the reed pipe heartily, and the maid immediately left the room.

He Ningxin presented it, and Di Yu pulled out the letter slightly.

"The third sister's letter."

Di Yuwei looked at the signature first, and the signature underneath was Di Lingyi.

"say what?"

Di Xingwan was very nervous, she knew that Yanmen Pass was at war with the ghost clan recently.

Moreover, the letter was actually signed by Emperor Lingyi, why not the Empress and Long Chen?Nothing will happen to them, will they?

Everyone stopped and looked at Di Yuwei, waiting for the content of the message.

"Third sister said that the mother queen and Long Chen are destroying the ghost clan. The mother queen and Long Chen are chasing and killing martial sages and ghost girls. Tomorrow... is yesterday. The third sister and fourth sister will lead the army out of the gate to hunt down the ghost soldiers."

Di Yuwei's face was ecstatic, and Di Xingwan said happily: "Break the ghost clan, hunt down martial saints and ghost girls? That's great!"

The battle at Yanmen Pass weighed on everyone's hearts like a big rock. Everyone was very worried about defeat and prayed silently in their hearts.

Now the news has finally arrived, Yanmenguan has defeated the ghost clan, and the war has turned into a counter-offensive stage.

"Great!"

Duan Shuangshuang stood up excitedly.

Fighting is burning money, and the Yanmen Pass has been stalemate for so long, and the pressure on the household department is the greatest.

Duan Shuangshuang's hair turned grey, not only to raise money for Yanmen Pass, but also to ensure domestic expenditure.

Yanmenguan was won, and according to the original plan, it is likely to be over next year, and the Ministry of Households can finally take a breather.

"Ancestor bless!"

Di Yu raised his forehead slightly with his hands, and leaned back happily.

Di Xingwan said: "Immediately write this matter into an announcement, post it outside the palace gate and the market, and pass it on to Jinling and Dingxi City at the same time, and let the world know that Queen Mother and King Wu have defeated the ghost clan, and we have entered the stage of counterattack!"

He Ningxin immediately drafted an announcement, and after Di Yuwei and Di Xingwan revised it, they immediately posted it outside the palace gate and in the market.

The news that Long Chen and the empress defeated the ghost clan at Yanmen pass spread immediately.

Qingyun Temple.

Taoist Xuanzhen and Mojie sat opposite each other, with a chessboard in the middle and hot water burning next to it.

Xuanhui, Xiaodaotong, and Zou Kai were wearing thick clothes around a stove, and Zou Kai roasted chestnuts in it.

Boo!

The chestnuts exploded, sparks flew, and Xuan Hui almost burned his eyebrows.

Xiao Daotong laughed and said: "Xuanhui, be careful, if your eyebrows are burned, there will be no hair left on your head."