Chongxi [rebirth]

When the garment workshops in Weizhou City started to rush to work, the houses in the outer city also started to be built at the same time.

When the refugees from Weizhou near the state capital heard the news, they flocked to Weizhou. The population of Weizhou increased rapidly, and temporary shelters were set up outside the city. Those refugees either worked in the garment workshops in the city, or They helped build houses outside the city, and some people went to work in two mines.Most of the refugees have been properly resettled.Although life is still bitter, there is new hope.

The princess said that after the houses in the city are built, those who are willing to stay in Weizhou can spend money to buy the houses and distribute the fields, and then they can settle down in Weizhou.

In such anticipation, half a month is fleeting, the twelfth lunar month is over, and the new year is here.

This year's New Year's atmosphere is not strong, there are Xihuang outside, there are snow disaster refugees inside, no one is in the mood to celebrate.On the contrary, the closer to New Year's Eve, the more serious the atmosphere in the army.

The time Li Fengqi stayed in the Dudu's Mansion suddenly became extremely rare, and most of the time, he was camped outside the city.Sometimes they even live directly in the camp.

Although Ye Yunting didn't know the situation in the army, he guessed in his heart that Xi Huang, who had been calm for so long, was finally about to move.

The night before New Year's Eve, Li Fengqi still didn't come back.

Before this, the two hadn't seen each other for nearly three days. Ye Yunting was busy with the garment workshop and the expansion of the outer city during the day. Those who have never returned home.

One side of the large bed was empty, and there was a stove burning in the room, and hot soup was stuffed in the bedding, but after getting used to the body temperature of a person, it still felt cold.

Ye Yunting curled up and fell asleep with Tang Pozi in his arms.

Sleeping in the middle of the night, he vaguely heard every movement in the house. Ye Yunting had slept lightly for the past two days. When he opened his eyes, he saw a tall figure standing by the stove, carefully dispelling the chill from his body.

"My lord?" Ye Yunting stood up with his elbows propped up, making sure that this time he was not dreaming, it was indeed Li Fengqi who had returned.

"Wake you up?"

Li Fengqi only wore unlined clothes, he had just returned from the camp outside the city, he was afraid of waking Ye Yunting up, he wanted to sleep in the guest room or the study, but he really missed Ye Yunting, so he went back to the house in the dark.

He didn't turn on the lamp, took off his coat in the dark, and was afraid that the cold on his body would freeze him again, so he baked in front of the stove, preparing to go to bed when he was warmed up.But unexpectedly, Ye Yunting was woken up.

"No." The corners of Ye Yunting's mouth curled up unconsciously, and he said in a low voice, "I haven't slept lightly for the past two days. Come up quickly."

He looked sideways at the sky outside the window, it was still dark, and he didn't know how many days it was.

Li Fengqi hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards him.

The cold air on his body hadn't dissipated yet, when he got into the bed, there was a gust of cold wind, Ye Yunting shivered slightly, but still stubbornly found the most comfortable position in his arms to lie down.

The two were lying face to face, Ye Yunting squinted his eyes and wanted to see him, but it was too dark in the tent, so he could only grope with his hands.

"I have a beard." His fingers lingered on Li Fengqi's chin, where the thick stubble pricked his hand.

"Well, I don't care about shaving in the military camp." Li Fengqi retracted his arms and brought his waist towards him. The two of them got closer, and he rubbed Ye Yunting's neck with the stubble on his chin. .

Ye Yunting was itchy from being rubbed by him, and pushed him with some disgust: "It smells all over me."

"?" Li Fengqi froze, lowered his head and smelled himself suspiciously.After staying in the barracks for a few days, unshaven beards are common.But after all, he still thinks that he is a family man, and he pays attention to cleanliness, so why is it smelly?

"Really? I'm going to ask someone to boil water for a bath."

Ye Yunting chuckled lightly, pulled him to prevent him from getting up, then raised his head and kissed him on the chin: "I'm lying to you."

Li Fengqi took a heavy breath, hugged him tightly, nibbled heavily on his lips, and breathed heavily: "I miss you very much these two days, do you miss me?"

There were waves in Ye Yunting's eyes, and his fingers brushed his firm browbones, straight nose bridge... and then passed the smooth mandible, his fingertips were itchy from the beard stubble: "Think."

He squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's cold to sleep alone, but two people are warm."

He does not mean that.The atmosphere between the two suddenly became ambiguous, and even the surrounding air seemed to be much thicker.

Li Fengqi originally just wanted to simply go back to sleep, but now his eyes were slightly dark, and he pinched his chin and kissed him again.

……

It was too late, and both of them had another busy day, and this time it didn't take too long.

The two-day parting made each other a little anxious, not gentle, even a little rude, but they got along better.

Ye Yunting turned sideways, his eyes half closed, and he calmed down his breath slowly, not yet separated from the previous feeling.

Li Fengqi stroked his long hair lightly, like smoothing the hair of a precious cat: "I just lost control, are you uncomfortable?"

"It's okay." Ye Yunting rubbed against him affectionately, and rejected his offer to help with the examination: "It hurts a little, but it's not a problem, it should be fine after a night of sleep."

The preparations were meticulous, so even if he was a bit rough during the process, he was not hurt.

Li Fengqi frowned, and remembered the question that had been left behind, hesitated to speak: "Is it all right? I read in the book that a man who is in love will inevitably get hurt..."

Ye Yunting raised his eyes and bumped into his eyes.In those usually majestic and deep phoenix eyes, worry and self-doubt are mixed at this moment.

Thinking of the inexplicable question in the study last time, Ye Yunting vaguely understood something, reached out and poked the bridge of his nose, rolled down from his chest, curled up into his arms, and said in an imperceptible voice: "Every time you prepare Meticulous, I will naturally not get hurt."

He has not forgotten the sweet and painful torment of the long preparation process...

Li Fengqi was slightly stunned, and then his eyes were full of surprise, he hugged him and asked, "Really? Are you trying to comfort me?"

"..." Ye Yunting often didn't understand what was going on in his mind. He was so powerful when he was real with a sword, but he became nervous and green afterward.

"What did I lie to you for?"

Ye Yunting buried her face in his chest, not wanting to continue this inexplicable and very shameful topic with him.

Li Fengqi was so happy that his chest trembled slightly when he laughed.

Ye Yunting pretended not to hear anything, and buried her head in his arms to sleep.But after a while, he couldn't sleep again, so he showed half of his face and asked in a muffled voice, "Is there going to be a war?"

It was rare that the atmosphere was warm at this moment, and he didn't want to mention these heavy things.But Li Fengqi always went to the military camp recently, and he couldn't just inquire about important military affairs, so at this moment he finally couldn't suppress the worry in his heart.

"Ah."

Li Fengqi did not fall asleep as expected, he responded in a low voice, and ran his fingers through his thick and smooth long hair: "This battle will be fought sooner or later. There are frequent movements in the army, and I guess they may be preparing to sneak attack on New Year's Eve."

During this period of time, the people of Beizhao had a hard time.Xihuang was also having a hard time.According to Li Fengqi's guess, they were planning to forcibly break through Weizhou's defense line to attack the city, but Xihuang's recovery of his legs was unexpected. In addition, it was the first time the generals confronted each other, and he led the troops to fight in person. Jie, morale plummeted.Therefore, it was delayed until today.

The customs of Xihuang are different from those of Beizhao. They don't celebrate the New Year, so they plan to take advantage of the celebration of New Year's Eve in Weizhou City to attack the city.

During this period of time, Li Fengqi was so busy that he didn't even touch the ground, he was discussing with the generals how to deal with the enemy.

"What can I do?" Ye Yunting asked.

Li Fengqi said: "In the past two days, we have discussed two strategies against the enemy. One is safer, but it is difficult to wipe out the main force of Xihuang. They are likely to make a comeback again. The other is more risky, but it can bring in the main force of Xihuang. Catch them all."

The war with Xihuang is inevitable.

The people of Xihuang depend on the sky for their food. If the public is not beautiful today, the snow is falling, and the number of cattle and sheep in Xihuang freeze to death. Not to mention the people of Xihuang, even the army of Xihuang can hardly survive the cold winter.If they wanted to survive, they could only find a way to gnaw off a piece of meat from Bei Zhao.

But how could Li Fengqi let them succeed easily?

If they were to face the enemy head-on, Beijiang would not be afraid of Xihuang, but Xihuang's fighting power was extremely strong, and now it was a last-ditch battle. If they wanted to destroy their main force, they might have to continue to see-saw and pay a huge price.

However, if it is planned to introduce Xihuang into Weizhou City, and to catch a turtle in an urn, it is possible to catch all of them.

But the problem now is that if the Xihuang army is put into the city, the risk is extremely high, and the safety of the people in the city is even more difficult to guarantee.However, if the people were evacuated in advance, Xihuang might be aware of their plan, but if they were not evacuated, once a war broke out in the city, the people in the city would definitely be implicated.It is tantamount to giving up the lives of some people in exchange for the end of the war as soon as possible.

Both strategies have advantages and disadvantages, and the camp has been arguing over which strategy to adopt for two days.A decision would have to be made tomorrow morning at the latest, and Li Fengqi was upset by the quarrel, and he was more inclined to the second strategy, so he only came back in the middle of the night, and wanted to make the final decision calmly.

Ye Yunting listened, pondered for a moment, but said: "What if most of the people are led to the outer city?"

Now the outer city is under construction, enough to accommodate the people in the city.At that time, if there is a war in the city, at most, property will be damaged, and life will not be injured.

"There is no proper reason to evacuate the people directly to the outer city, which may arouse Xihuang's vigilance."

"There is a reason." Ye Yunting blinked and said softly, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve."

Since it was New Year's Eve, it was only reasonable for him, as Princess Yong'an, to call the people to the outer city to give porridge and pray for blessings, and to have fun with the people.

Li Fengqi fell into deep thought when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to hold his hand tightly: "This action may be dangerous." If there is a war in the city, and the people in the outer city are frightened and cause chaos, Ye Yunting is likely to be in danger.

"I will find a way to stabilize them." Ye Yunting said: "With King Yong'an's prestige intimidating, it won't be too much effort."

Li Fengqi hesitated for a moment, then realized that this was the best way.But he didn't want Ye Yunting to be involved in his selfishness: "Then tomorrow, you don't have to show up. Just order people to call the people in your name..."

"You know..." Ye Yunting shook his head, he looked straight into Li Fengqi's eyes, knowing his worry: "The effect is best when I come forward."

He is Princess Yong'an. In the past half a month, he opened a garment workshop in Weizhou City and supervised the construction of the outer city. Many people knew his face.If it were someone else, the panic-stricken people might not be able to stabilize.It would be fine if it was just the people in the city, after all they had no doubts in King Yong'an's power.But these days, a large number of refugees have poured into Weizhou. Although these refugees know the reputation of King Yong'an, they may not trust him when life and death are at stake.

But if Ye Yunting came forward, sitting in it would be different.

He is sure that he can temporarily stabilize them, preventing these people from fleeing in panic and causing chaos.

"...Okay." Li Fengqi's eyes struggled for a long time, but he finally agreed.

Ye Yunting held his hand tightly, buried her face in his arms again and smiled.

This time, he will fight side by side with Li Fengqi.

***

At dawn the next day, Li Fengqi got up and went to the barracks.

But Ye Yunting changed into a suit of light clothes that were easy to move around, and went to the old concubine's yard.He briefly explained Li Fengqi's plan, and ordered someone to escort the old concubine out of the city for temporary refuge.

However, the old concubine did not agree to leave, she patted Ye Yunting's hand: "I will go with you, so it will be more credible."

Ye Yunting showed disapproval, he didn't want the old concubine to follow her into danger.But just as Li Fengqi couldn't persuade him, he couldn't persuade the old concubine either.

"Sooner rather than later, first order people to post notices in the city, and spread the news to the whole city as much as possible." The old princess smiled at him: "I know what you are worried about, but Hanzhang is my son, I believe him."

These words coincided with Ye Yunting's thoughts.

The reason why he dared to risk himself was also because he believed in Li Fengqi.

Ye Yunting no longer hesitated after hearing the words, summoned the servants of the palace, and ordered them to go to the city to post a notice to spread the news——Today's New Year's Eve, the princess and the old princess felt sorry for the suffering of the people, and specially invited eminent monks to set up a dharma field outside the city to pray to heaven , I pray that the snowstorm will end soon and that the coming year will be smooth and rainy.

Blessings last for a whole day and night, starting at noon on New Year's Eve and ending at noon on the first day of the new year.Due to the long time of praying, all the people who participate in praying are provided with three meals and cotton clothes.

The news spread, and the people in the city talked about it.

Some people feel that the time is too long: "It's so cold outside at night, how can you hold it?"

"If you say that you don't have enough clothes, you will be given cotton clothes."

"It also provides three meals. I heard that it is not only porridge, but also vegetarian dishes, which taste like meat dishes."

After hearing that there are vegetarian dishes, many people were moved: "Go and see, if you can't hold on, you can come back."

"Yes, yes, and I heard that the eminent monk specially invited is very effective. The princess and the old princess will stay in the dharma field all day and night to pray for blessings. It is not sunny this day. If the big guys go to pray together, maybe the heavens Gods and Buddhas can hear it, after the heavy snow..."

The news spread quickly in the city, and many people were moved.

At the same time, Ye Yunting brought a large number of people to start building the dharma field and preparing the fast.

At noon, the dharma field, which was roughly completed, was completed. An altar was built in the center of the wide area, and prayer flags were hung on the pillars around it. Chant scriptures.

Ye Yunting and the old concubine knelt in the front, pretending to be devoutly praying for blessings.

The people who came over one after another originally just came to watch the excitement, or just wanted to fill their stomachs, but when they saw the two kneeling straight in front of them, listening to the solemn Sanskrit voice in their ears, they all came one after another. Then he knelt down on the snow that had been temporarily covered with straw.

More and more people spontaneously came to pray for blessings on the execution ground.

In the evening, it was almost crowded with people.The gates of the inner city of Weizhou were wide open, and the city was already empty.