The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Early next morning

When Yan Shu woke up, Jiang Ci was still lying beside him.

Jiang Ci slowly opened his eyes and looked at her lovingly: "Do you feel better today?"

Yan Shu nodded: "It's much better. I heard from my second brother yesterday that you are discussing the fate of the three thousand Qi troops. Have you made a decision yet?"

Jiang Cidao: "Most of them are refugees who were forcibly captured by the King of Qi to join the army last year. The King of Qi was cruel and deducted food, grass and military pay. These refugees were not only starved of food but were often beaten in the military camp. They were not sincerely loyal to the King of Qi." , so I want to hand over these soldiers to Qi Tianyi for training."

Yan Shu thought deeply, if these three thousand soldiers are really what Jiang Ci said, they are indeed worth recruiting.

"I was afraid that the King of Qi's spies were among them. That day when my second brother and Shisan went to chase Zhen Niang, the more than 20 soldiers who were left to guard were all killed with one knife. They had almost no power to fight back. I once I smelled mandarin incense on those corpses, and among the people present at that time, only Dr. Meng was proficient in medical skills, so I suspected that he was most likely a member of the King of Qi. If Dr. Meng was really a spy, then the military camp in Qilian Mountain was very likely Already exposed."

Jiang Ci gently held Yan Shu's hand: "After learning that you were arrested, I have already controlled Doctor Meng. Before he revealed the address of the general camp, King Qi has already learned that Ye Shujin After receiving the bad news, he will definitely come to me to seek revenge. Yesterday, news came from Nanwei Mansion that the 100,000 troops stationed there by King Qi urgently withdrew 30,000 troops and have already come here. "

Yan Shu looked worried when he heard the news: "We have less than 10,000 soldiers. This place has already been captured by King Qi. It may not be that easy for us to evacuate safely."

Jiang Ci slowly sat up, pulled Yan Shu into his arms, raised his hand to pick up a strand of Yan Shu's hair and played with it.

"I had no intention of escaping. I stayed here just waiting for King Qi to come and seek revenge."

Yan Shu raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him: "Have you thought of a countermeasure?"

Jiang Ci lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in his arms fondly: "On the day I killed Ye Shujin, I sent people to Xinyang Mansion quickly. By this time, Liu Bin's Northern Hebei Army must have been on the way."

"Aren't you worried about Liu Bin defecting before the battle?"

Although she had done a lot to win over Liu Bin and the others in the past six months, she helped Liu Hanyue treat his illness and found Liu Bin's wife, but the Liu family and his son were all deep-minded and it was difficult to see through their true inner thoughts.

Liu Bin's original intention was to watch the fire from the other side. No matter it was the imperial court, King Qi or the third prince Yelanxuan, he did not want to easily switch sides. Later, Liu Bin and Jiang Ci secretly had close contacts. I don't know what terms the two negotiated in private. She It can be vaguely seen from a series of major events that have occurred in the past six months or so that Liu Bin's scale has tilted towards Jiang Ci.

However, since he has never obtained the military power of the Northern Hebei Army, it is difficult to convince people just by relying on his verbal promise to Liu Bin.

Jiang Cidao: "Yuan An has returned to Beijing. The old emperor must have learned that Xilin Wei died due to the joint efforts of Liu Bin and I. What do you think the old emperor will think of him?"

Yan Shu pondered for a moment: "The old emperor is suspicious by nature. He will definitely think that Liu Bin is already yours. However, after Yuan An returns alive, your identity will be completely exposed."

"All the Xilin Guards sent by the old emperor were lost in Xinyang Mansion. Only one Yuan An returned. The old emperor may not believe everything he said. I will not give Yuan An this chance. As for Liu Bin, what is before him There are only two options, either join forces with King Qi and become a notorious rebel, or cooperate with me to fight for a bright future. The Liu family has been a fierce beast locked in an iron cage for a long time. When a ferocious beast puts away its claws, it must be fed. Without the desire to hunt, it will naturally become docile and obedient. The ancestors knew what they meant at that time, so they allowed the Liu family to stay in Xinyang Mansion from generation to generation and gave them freedom. We can't let them be too free and feed two other beasts at the same time in front of its bed. Their mutual restraint is the result that the owner most wants to foresee. "

After finishing speaking, Jiang Ci looked at Yan Shu: "Speaking of which, you did me a big favor again this time. You gave Liu Hanyue 50,000 kilograms of potatoes, allowing Liu Bin to see the biggest trump card in our hand. Now the entire Sui Dynasty is In the predicament of no food harvest, Liu Bin has to raise troops and solve the livelihood problems of tens of millions of people in Xinyang Mansion. Do you think he will be stupid enough to become our enemy? Jiaojiao, don't worry, I don't completely trust him, Thirteen I also returned to Qilian Mountain a few days ago, and the more than 10,000 soldiers on the mountain are also on their way. "

Yan Shu felt that Jiang Ci's analysis was very reasonable. Liu Bin was an old fox, and he would naturally not engage in loss-making business.

If the risk to him is greater than the benefit to him if he takes refuge with the King of Qi, if the King of Qi loses, he will be a traitor and a traitor, and will be infamous for thousands of years. He will be recorded in the history books, and he will be a sycophant criticized by generations of literati and poets. During the more than two hundred years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Liu family can To remain prosperous, he follows the golden mean, hiding his strength and avoiding his edge. Naturally, Liu Bin would not take such a risky move.

But Jiang Ci is different. He is the son of the late empress, and he has been appointed as the crown prince since birth. Before his disappearance, the old emperor had not officially deposed him as crown prince, so it would be logical for him to take that position. Succession to the throne is naturally more legitimate than that of King Qi, a vassal king.

She will take the opportunity to make more bombs in the past two days, which will definitely come in handy.

Thinking of space, Yan Shu remembered something important.

Mr. Cui, who was rescued by her at that time, was still in the space. He had experienced too many bad things recently, and she had forgotten about it while recuperating. It was estimated that the old man had already woken up.

Seeing that Yan Shu's face was not very good, Jiang Ci asked with concern: "What's wrong? But you feel uncomfortable?"

Yan Shu looked at Jiang Ci and told him how he rescued Mr. Cui.

"Grandpa Cui is in the space. You stay here and I'll go in and see him."

"Go ahead, I'll help you look out."

Yan Shu used his mind to instantly enter the space.

As soon as he arrived in the small space courtyard, he saw a snow dumpling rushing toward him.

"Little Snowball, you seem to have gained a lot of weight recently." Yan Shu picked up Little Snowball, and the little guy happily rubbed his head in her arms. A smooth fox tail was raised high, showing that it has What a joy.

Hearing Yan Shu's voice, the door of the room was suddenly opened.

Yan Shu followed the sound and saw Mr. Cui hurriedly walking out with a little baby in his arms.

"Yan Yatou, you are finally back."

"Grandpa Cui, are your injuries healed?"

Cui Lao smiled and said: "It has healed. The water, air and food here seem to be very nourishing. I have only eaten fruits and drank water these days, and the wounds on my body have recovered quickly. Even the scars have disappeared now." By the way, Yan Yatou, what have you been through recently? My master said you might be in danger, but neither of us can go out, so we can only worry here all day."

Master? Yan Shu glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on the little baby with bare buttocks in Cui Lao's arms.

Before Yan Shu could ask, the little baby in Cui Lao's arms snorted softly: "You little fool, how did you get yourself into this state?"

Mr. Cui, an ordinary person could not see the problem with Yan Shu, but the small town was an artifact forged by Xuan Ji with his whole life. The moment he saw Yan Shu, he sensed that she was seriously injured, and there was still a faint feeling lingering around her. The breath of death.