[Zuzhou] White clothes in the world

The horseshoes stepped on the snow, splashing a piece of slush.Gu Minglan ran directly to the battlements of Fufeng County, alone.The purged Tianyu army stood by, guarding the Fufeng City Gate.

Gu Minglan jumped off his horse and quickly walked up the battlements. Qingyi and Wu Xuan were already waiting for him on the city wall.Gu Minglan glanced around, the strong north wind was blowing, and the flags embroidered with the bird of paradise pattern on the city wall were waving, heralding that a big battle was coming.

Qingyi's face turned slightly pale, seeing Gu Minglan approaching, he couldn't help but turn sideways, and hid himself behind Wu Xuan, avoiding Gu Minglan's gaze.Wu Xuan was still as cold as before, and nodded slightly to Gu Minglan, not intending to say anything to Gu Minglan.

For a moment, there was an eerie silence on the battlements.Gu Minglan noticed that the expressions of the two of them were different today, it was just that the battle was coming, and the two were nervous.He patrolled around the battlements, making sure that every pass was defended, then walked back to Qingyi and Wu Xuan and stood there, looking coldly at the five battlements of Chilong County across the river: "Shu How did you know that Baibai would not disclose the combat time to the public so easily?"

Wu Xuan, who had been keeping calm all this time, froze for a moment, then recovered in an instant, and said as usual: "Didn't the general arrange for Shen Cang's people to be among the ink cavalry?"

Although Wu Xuangang's strange expression was only for a moment, it all fell into Gu Minglan's eyes.Gu Minglan lightly tapped her finger on the cold battlements, her eyes gradually became sharper, which made the usually calm and reserved person flustered a little.Gu Minglan did not force Wu Xuan to question him. Even if his life was threatened, this Shao Si Ming who was born in Shi Le Si Ming Yuan would never be able to pry his mouth open.

"Qingyi, tell me." Gu Minglan's gaze passed Wu Xuan and fixed on Qingyi.

Qingyi was flustered at first, seeing Gu Minglan looking at him, the corners of his lips trembled slightly, and the hand holding the folding fan could not help but tighten the handle of the fan.He lowered his eyes to avoid Gu Minglan's gaze, but he knew in his heart that the other party had already seen his panic in his eyes. "I... I asked Bai Yue to arrange it." It took Qingyi a long time to think of such an excuse.

Gu Minglan snorted coldly, turned her eyes back to Wu Xuan who had her eyes closed, lingered for a while, then turned her head to look at the five huge battlements opposite, with a sharp sneer on the corner of her mouth: "Although Shu Xibai is not a famous general in Zuzhou, But he knows how to seize the opportunity. In the battle of killing the enemy three years ago, he seized the opportunity and ambushed in the haystack beside the Chilong city wall. How can such a calm and alert person who knows how to grasp the best combat blows leak the most critical timing of the first battle?" Gu Minglan said, walked to Wu Xuan, and put his hand on Wu Xuan's thin shoulders , looked straight into Wu Xuan's cold eyes, and continued, "What exchange did you do with him?"

The cold wind blowing from the north is getting stronger and stronger, and the white bird-of-paradise banner of Shile is blown by the wind.Qing Yi, who was avoiding Gu Minglan's gaze, felt cold sweat behind him, he took a sneak peek at Wu Xuan, who was always calm and composed, Wu Xuan's face gradually turned pale, and the sleeves covering his hands were blown up by the wind, it can be seen that The hands that covered the sleeves were also tightly clenched into fists like Qingyi, but they didn't tremble.

Wu Xuan blinked his eyes and calmed down. He took a small step back, avoiding Gu Minglan's hand on his shoulder, and suddenly a sneer appeared on the corner of his cold lips.Qingyi looked at Wu Xuan who was laughing, and felt that the pores all over his body were erected.

"Wu Xuan..." Qing Yi murmured, but didn't know what to say.

"The general violated the contract for half a month, so what right do you have to question us?" Wu Xuan looked directly at Gu Minglan, not avoiding it.

There was a sound of brisk footsteps coming from behind, walking towards Gu Minglan and the others.After a while, the sound of footsteps stopped behind Gu Minglan, Qingyi's face changed abruptly, and he didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, Wu Xuan chose a perfect timing to ignite all of Gu Minglan's anger here.

The cold smile on the corner of Wu Xuan's mouth deepened, and the usually calm person actually laughed out loud. He opened his mouth and repeated word by word what he said not long ago in the Fufeng County Guard's Mansion: "The captive Mo Jingzhi wants to kidnap the Azure Dragon King." Ben escaped from Fufeng, returned to Yankong, was discovered by Shao Siming Wuxuan, cut his hand on the spot, cut off his head, hung it on the gate of Fufeng County, to..."

The following words were all drowned out by Gu Minglan's roar. Gu Minglan held Wu Xuan's shoulders tightly with both hands. His eyes were red. If his eyes could turn into sharp blades, Wu Xuan would have died long ago. "Say it again?" Gu Minglan gritted her teeth.

Qingyi wanted to persuade Gu Minglan, but before he could open his mouth, Wu Xuan's cold voice came to his ears, piercing into the opponent's heart like a dagger in the face-cutting north wind. "The captive Mo Jingzhi wanted to hijack Qinglong Wangben to escape from Fufeng and return to Yankong, but was discovered by Shao Siming Wuxuan, who cut him off on the spot. He cut off his head and hung it above the gate of Fufeng County, as a warning to others!"

"Say it again!" Gu Minglan roared again, like a wild beast, grabbing a thin prey and almost breaking its neck.

Wu Xuan repeated loudly again: "The captive Mo Jingzhi wanted to hijack Qinglong King Ben to escape from Fufeng and return to Yankong, but he was discovered by Shao Siming Wuxuan, who cut him off on the spot. He cut off his head and hung it on the gate of Fufeng County. Be a warning to others!"

"Say it again!"

"The captive Mo Jingzhi wanted to hijack Qinglong King Ben to escape from Fufeng and return to Yankong, but he was discovered by Shao Siming Wuxuan, who cut him off on the spot. He cut off his head and hung it above the gate of Fufeng County, as a warning to others!"

No matter how many times I say it, this is not the answer Gu Minglan wants.The shoulders tightly held by Gu Minglan gradually became numb. Wu Xuan kept looking at General Shi Leyu, who was approaching madness. Seeing his gradually dejected gaze, he suddenly felt his heart tremble. He subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the worried face. Looking at Qingyi, Wu Xuan quickly turned his head and closed his eyes the moment their eyes met.No...he shouldn't have such feelings.

Gu Minglan let go of Wu Xuan, his breathing became extremely slow and heavy, he took a few steps back, but bumped into something.Gu Minglan took another big step forward like an electric shock, finally turned around, looked at the familiar head on the wooden plate, stretched out her hand, and carefully tidied up Mo Jingzhi's messy hair.His fingers touched the edge of Mo Jingzhi's lips, the familiar smile was still there, everything surged in his heart, and gradually buried again, he put away all the sternness in his eyes, and restored his former face. "What should I do?" Gu Minglan turned her back to Wu Xuan and Qing Yi, held up Mo Jingzhi's head, and asked the two young people behind her.

"Hanging its head on the city wall, it will frighten Yan Kong." Wu Xuan said.

"And then?" Gu Minglan tore off a piece of cloth from the corner of her clothes, tied it on Mo Jingzhi's bundled hair, and continued to ask.

"After a while, Shu Xibai retreats, and his head can be returned to the general." Wu Xuan said calmly.

"I hope you do what you say."

"Wu Xuan is guaranteed by the position of the young commander." Wu Xuan gradually loosened his caged hands, and finally relieved the stagnation in his heart.

Qingyi looked at the desolate battlefield under the battlements by the light of the fire.The head hanging on the city wall swayed from side to side in the wind, he touched the cold person standing beside him, and said in a low voice: "The time has passed, Shu Xibai has also retreated, Lord Mo's head can be taken Come down now."

Wu Xuan nodded lightly, with a trace of fatigue on his brows, this confrontation seemed to be over, but the planning for the next one was about to begin.

Qingyi ordered people to take off Gu Minglan's head tied to the city wall by himself, put it in a box made of nanmu, and asked the attendants to send the box back to Fufeng Bieyuan.After tying up Mo Jingzhi's head, Gu Minglan drove away on the horse. The person who was light when he came came, but when he left, the horse's hooves sounded heavily, and the sound of the horse's hooves hitting the snow made Qingyi's heart flustered.

"Is the chief minister worried about the teacher?" Qingyi finally asked the question that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time. From the moment Wu Xuan followed Gu Minglan to Fufeng, Qingyi guessed that the commander-in-chief was very serious about Gu Minglan. wary.

Wu Xuan looked up at the lantern on the city wall that was swayed by the wind. The light of the flickering fire shone on his cold face, covering it with a layer of haze. "On this chessboard, you must not miss a single move. This move seems redundant, but it has to be played."

"That's right, the two-month standoff has cost the lives of Beiyang County and Yankong Jingliehou. Mo Yishen is not caring for him. Although there are only two counties left in Yankong, Yanjing and Chilong, they still have to breathe. I am afraid that next time it will be Mo Yishen's turn to settle first." Qingyi took a few steps towards the battlements, the waves crashed against the shore, and the sound of the waves was endless, which sounded very abrupt at night.

"It's not necessarily a good thing for us to take a step first. Mo Jingzhi's reputation in Yankong is second only to the lord Mo Yishen, and the lineage of Marquis Jinglie has been favored by successive lords of Yankong. However, most of the Yankong court is facing the mansion of Marquis Jinglie. Even though Mo Jingzhi lives in Licheng, Marquis Jinglie is still a thorn in Mo Yishen's heart. Mo Yi is afraid of shaking the hearts of his subjects, so he dare not kill Mo himself. Respectful, I would not hesitate to use Beiyang County in exchange for Mo Jingzhi's life, the decisiveness of the wrist makes people feel cold." Wu Xuanshu frowned, raised his finger and pointed to the five dark battlements opposite, and said to Qingyi, "Not to mention Mo Jingzhi's life. Yishen has found a loyal general, and you tell Ze Baiyue to pay more attention to Shu Baiyue in Chilong and Yanjing's eyeliner."

"I know." Qing Yi nodded.

After Tuyue, there is Yuyue.According to the Zuzhou calendar, the first day of the lunar month is the new year.

In a remote courtyard in Shile Cangluo City, amidst the sound of New Year's firecrackers, the sound of sharpening swords reverberated in the courtyard one after another.

The little eunuch who came to deliver the decree was holding the imperial decree and paced anxiously outside the courtyard gate, letting him shout whatever he wanted, but the old servant guarding the gate refused to let him in.

"Ouch, old man, this is the lord's will. The general must take it if he doesn't!" The little eunuch tried to bypass the old servant and rush into the gate of the courtyard, but the old man was so strong that he stopped the little eunuch.

"Thank you for the kindness of the lord, the master is sick, and I really can't enter the Chonghua Palace to celebrate the New Year with all the adults."

The little eunuch lost his temper when stopped by the old servant. He simply stomped his feet, pointed at the old servant's nose, and scolded in a high-pitched voice: "The sound of swords being sharpened in this courtyard keeps coming and going. If General Yu is ill, it's a cold day. Will you still sharpen your sword in the courtyard in the cold wind?! Tell your master quickly, if you don’t come out to receive the order, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"Isn't this Eunuch Xi?" Suddenly a hearty male voice came from behind the little eunuch.

Eunuch Xi was shocked in a hurry, put away the angry expression on his face, and put on a flattering smile in an instant, as if he had changed his face, turned around and faced the people sitting on the carriage, raised the curtain, propped his chin with one hand, and watched the crowd Salute: "Oh, why did the prince leave here tonight?"

Qing Yi looked up at the fireworks exploding above his head, smiled and said: "Everyone says the fireworks in the north of the city are beautiful, why don't I take a little time before entering the palace and take a look first."

"My lord is in a good mood." Eunuch Xi patted Qingyi's flattery.

Qingyi also laughed: "General Yu is really unwell these few days, and this king came to see General Yu's mansion yesterday, Xi Gonggong, so please don't make things difficult for General Yu."

"But this is the king's will..." Eunuch Xi muttered, looking at Qingyi with a bitter face.

Qingyi chuckled, tapped his fan point on his chest and said, "Eunuch Xi must trust me, and this king will speak on behalf of Eunuch Xi in front of the king."

"That's really thankful to the prince." Eunuch Xi saluted Qingyi again.

Qingyi waved his hand away from Eunuch Xi's gift, and looked up at the open door behind the old servant. In the courtyard with withered tangerines, a man could be vaguely seen sharpening his sword with his head buried in the extinguished fireworks.The tooth-piercing sound of sharpening swords came to his ears, Qingyi frowned slightly, lowered the curtain of the carriage, and urged the coachman to drive his horse to Chonghua Palace in Cangluo City.

The fireworks are blurred, and there will always be people who will be confused by the fireworks in this life, unable to get out, and unwilling to get out.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the rest day is full, and on the first morning of the new year, Yun Xuan, the lord of Shile, receives a letter of resignation.Gu Minglan, one of the two generals in Shile, resigned from all his positions and dismissed his servants, leaving only one old servant, who lived in a remote house in Cangluo, the imperial capital.From then on, Zuzhou No.1 will no longer be famous.

On the same day, Mo Yishen, the lord of Yankong Kingdom, appointed a new Marquis of Jingping—Shu Ningbai.

The new year has just passed, and not long after, a ray of spring breeze broke through the icy chill.Yunluan sat with her knees bent by the curtain of the tent, holding a bowl of mare's milk mixed with strong wine, and sipped it in small sips.This was his seventh year in Beimo, and he felt that he would be able to return to Shile soon.

"Shi Le..." Yun Luan looked up at the blue sky, and smiled, "Sha Yang Ren, you have to work hard."

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