The Four Concubines

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"Is your reaction a little too big?" Yun Xiao said nonchalantly.

Zhou Chen's face was serious, and his tone was decisive, "Your Majesty, other things are easy to discuss, this matter is absolutely not!" He glanced at Xiao Chuo again, "It's not that I can't trust Miss Xiao, people in Liaojiang are naturally martial, if you go and fight They are negotiating, if they don’t talk about it, let’s not talk about it, first of all, they will definitely not let you back.”

"Although the words are harsh, the truth is true." Xiao Chuo glanced at Zhou Chen and nodded in agreement, "There is no need to discuss this matter, so don't think about it, just stay here and think about how to draft the agreement, Liaojiang I'll go talk to them over there."

"Are you so sure?" Yun Xiao raised her eyebrows and looked straight at Xiao Chuo.

Xiao Chuo raised his head to meet Yun Xiao's gaze, and said in his usual tone, "Yes."

Yun Xiao stared at Xiao Chuo for a moment, and Xiao Chuo's heart felt hairy, curled his lips, and looked away, "Okay, since you all said so, let's do this first."

"When do you plan to go back?" Yun Xiao asked Xiao Chuo.

"There's no rush. After your waterwheel is set up, there's no rush to go back." Xiao Chuo seemed to have plans long ago, and acted with ease.

Yun Xiao didn't have any objections to this, but asked Zhou Chen to arrange Xiao Chuo in the prefect's mansion. Although those killers were found, there was no guarantee that there would be others with the same idea.

Xiao Chuo naturally agreed to this arrangement. She originally planned to check the situation this time, so she didn't bring many guards with her. She stayed in the prefect's mansion, and her safety was guaranteed.

Wang Xia's efficiency is very high. Since Yun Xiao went to explain the principle of the water wheel and the purpose of each component to them, the manufacturing progress of the water wheel has been rapid.

The first snow in Zhanjiang City fell intermittently for half a month before it completely stopped, and the waterwheel was completely built on the second day when the weather cleared in Zhanjiang City.

On the day of setting up the water tanker, Wang Xia tacitly allowed the people of Zhanjiang to go to the top of the city to watch. Zhou Chen called in the Dingbei Army and surrounded the surrounding area tightly. good location.

Wang Xia directed the strong men on the spot to assemble the water trucks one by one.

"what is that?"

"Huh? Oh, that's a pulley, it saves effort."

"What about that?"

"That's called... well, a wooden pile driver, used to set the left and right supports for the waterwheel."

"That and that!"

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Yun Xiao explained to Xiao Chuo with a wry smile that she really knew Xiao Chuo today, although she usually has a sullen face and no expression, whenever she encounters new things, she becomes alive.

The assembly and construction of the waterwheel went smoothly. In the evening, the last part of the erection was completed. Driven by the turbulent water in Zhanjiang, the waterwheel slowly turned for a while. Wang Xia ordered the bamboo "water pipe" that had been prepared before to be erected. , the water flowed through several spliced ​​bamboo joints, and slowly flowed into the water tank beside Wang Xia.

"Look, look, look!!"

"There is water! We have water!!!"

"My God! Master Wang is really a living Bodhisattva! We don't have to worry about running out of water anymore!"

"Hahahahaha! You don't have to look at the faces of those Liaojiang people anymore!"

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The people in Zhanjiang were excited. They heard that Wang Taishou was building something that could "lift water". Although the participating craftsmen were all happy every day, they held a skeptical attitude. After all, Zhanjiang City It was high and far away from the river, and they had already tried the usual method, but it didn't work at all.

So when they heard that the water truck was going to be pulled up on the river today, they all came out to join in the fun. Only when the water really flowed down did they believe that their prefect Wang was not joking, and they no longer have to worry about pulling it. water!

How could the Liaojiang people on the other side of the river not be aware of such a big commotion in Zhanjiang city? Scouts have been watching from the opposite side since the morning. After reaching the shore, the scouts couldn't stay still.

Pulling the reins in twos and threes, they wandered back and forth on the opposite side. The horses under them seemed to feel the restlessness of their masters, and they were also a little irritable. From time to time, they raised their front hooves and snorted leisurely.

The common people got down from the city wall one after another and went out of the city gate to take a closer look at the waterwheel. A group of people surrounded Wang Xia in an instant.

The children were wearing thick clothes, their little faces were flushed from the cold, but they couldn't stop rubbing against the water tank. The taller ones had quietly put their hands into the tank, scooped out a little river water and sent it to themselves. mouth.

Then she bared her teeth and showed a little red face, not sure if it was cold or happy.

Yun Xiao looked at the joy and harmony below, and couldn't help being happy in her heart, with a satisfied smile on her face, she suddenly felt that it was okay to suffer this time in the freezing Northland.

It's not because she's the emperor, or because her name will last forever. Putting all these aside, this is the first time she has "personally" felt the value of her existence.

She admits that she is a little content with whatever comes her way. To put it bluntly, she is not self-motivated, but she has lived for more than 20 years in her previous life, and she has never known what her goal is. She is an orphan. She can live and live alone.

In this life, although she was still at the beginning of "going with the situation", she began to gradually become "motivated", just like what she promised Xiao Chuo before, that she would completely change this great era, and she would let Daqin shed its rotten shell My son, she wants to make a peaceful and smooth life wherever she can touch.

Xiao Chuo suddenly saw Yun Xiao beside him standing up, standing on the edge of the city wall, staring at Zhanjiang with deep eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Chuo saw for the first time from Yun Xiao the aura that an emperor should have, standing in the sky and earth, but looking down at the sky.

"I'm planning to go back." Xiao Chuo said calmly, looking at the scouts going back and forth on the other side of the Zhanjiang River.

"Ah? Let's go now? Are you sure?" Yun Xiao returned to the original state in a second.

Xiao Chuo didn't know why he was relieved to see Yunxiao restored to his original appearance, "Almost."

When Yun Xiao heard Xiao Chuo's answer, she suddenly turned her head and looked at Xiao Chuo seriously.

Xiao Chuo raised his eyebrows subconsciously, and said with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Seeing the smile on Xiao Chuo's face, Yun Xiao said in a deep voice, "You are lying to me."

Xiao Chuo felt a "thump" in his heart.

"You don't have much confidence, do you?" Yun Xiao said the question, but her tone was certain.

Xiao Chuo tried his best to maintain the previous tone, "Since I said I want to go back, I must."

Yun Xiao looked at Xiao Chuo's wringing hands unconsciously, and turned to look in the direction of Liaojiang, "If I were the leader of Liaojiang, the first thing I would do when I see a waterwheel is to identify whether it can really draw water. , if possible, it must be destroyed.”

Yun Xiao paused, turned his head back, looked at Xiao Chuo and continued, "You know better than me what kind of temperament they are, let alone what will happen if you stop them, Pang Huaibing's people are still in Liaojiang, if they provoke What about the relationship between your five clans?"

"As for my promise, it's just 'I said' at the moment, and they won't just believe in such a 'good thing', so for safety's sake, a fight is the most appropriate, and if they win, they can take the opportunity to file a claim." Please, if you lose, I will push you out again, and talk about the 'good things' I promised earlier."

"On the one hand, there are civil strife among the five clans, and on the other hand, there is going to war. How do you choose, eh?"

Every word Yun Xiao said was in Xiao Chuo's heart, just like what Yun Xiao said, she basically had no confidence in "persuading" them.

Yun Xiao looked at Xiao Chuo's lowered head, squeezed his own big collar, thought for a while and said seriously, "I'll tell you, Zhou Chen is waiting for you to call."

Xiao Chuo raised his head and looked at Yun Xiao in surprise, war has two sides, it is not good for anyone, Zhou Chen is a good general, he will not make fun of his soldiers, unless they have... something that can guarantee Undead?

Xiao Chuo looked at Yun Xiao complicatedly, and Yun Xiao nodded slightly under her complicated eyes.

"I helped them improve a weapon. If you dare to cross the bridge, you will never come back." After the improvement of bow and arrow, the city wall of Zhanjiang City became the best shooting point. With this kind of high ground, both defense and offense can be achieved. No matter how deep the skills on the backs of Liaojiang people and horses are, there are many dangers.

Xiao Chuo was silent again, she believed Yun Xiao's words, even if she was lying to herself, the battle in Liaojiang was going to be a mystery, this year's snow was heavy, there was not much food for the winter, if there was another war, they would not be able to bear it first.

"Then I want to go back and try." Xiao Chuo said softly, "There are also my people there."

It was rare for Yun Xiao to say nothing, she couldn't refute these words, think in another way, if she was Xiao Chuo, even if she knew the result, she would have to go back and try, in some respects she is very similar to Xiao Chuo, that's why she said a word Xiao Chuo can be found to be lying.

"Hey" Yun Xiao sighed, "I'll give you seven days, after seven days, if you fail to come back to Zhanjiang City, I'll call you there!"

Xiao Chuo looked at Yun Xiao in surprise, she always thought that Yun Xiao was the person who was the least willing to fight, but she didn't expect to say "call him over".

Yun Xiao glanced at Xiao Chuo, pointing, "Sometimes, if you don't fight, you will never be able to sit at the negotiating table and talk properly."

Xiao Chuo didn't speak again, the waterwheel was still bustling and noisy.

That night, taking advantage of the darkness, Xiao Chuo rode his horse back on the bridge.

At the same time, in the study room of the prefect's mansion, No. [-] knelt on one knee and reported what Yun Xiao had arranged before.

Yun Xiao took a pen to draw on the paper, pausing every now and then, after reporting on the first day, Yun Xiao frowned and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, there are two more things, I still need your help I will."

No. [-] was expressionless, "Your Majesty, please tell me." No. [-] was very used to Yun Xiao, an unusually polite master.

"Well, send a few people to find Xiao Chuo, follow along and don't let them find out, report back every day."

"Yes." Number One replied.

"One more thing, go find some saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal."

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No. [-] showed doubts, "Your Majesty, are you sick?" Yun Xiao was pale all day when she came to Beidi. The woman was already cold, and Beidi was so cold. impossible.

He or the top ten hidden guards all knew that Yun Xiao was a woman, and Yun Xiao didn't hide it. After all, there are differences between men and women, and it's always good to say hello first, in case they run into each other at some point in the future. How embarrassing.

Regarding Yun Xiao's gender, the hidden guards didn't have much reaction. As long as Yun Xiao is a member of the royal family and has a brand name, then they will be obedient, it's very simple.

Yun Xiao shook her head, thought for a while and added, "You do it yourself, and prepare as much as possible."

"Yes!" This was the first time No. [-] received Yun Xiao's order to "do it in person", and he immediately understood the unusualness of this matter.

"That's all for now, ah, call Taishou Wang and General Zhou to come in for me." Yun Xiao finally added.

Because of the waterwheel, Wang Xia and Zhou Chen were excited to see Yun Xiao, but their faces were full of excitement. Yun Xiao smiled, and then spoke with a serious face...

The candlelight in the prefect's mansion was lit all night. When Wang Xia and Zhou Chen came out of the study in the morning, they just looked at each other and left in a hurry.

On the first day Xiao Chuo left, No. [-] returned to Zhanjiang City in a carriage.

The next day, Zhanjiang began to snow again.

On the third day, the people in Zhanjiang City heard a loud "bang".

On the fourth day, Yun Xiao took the rest of the hidden guards and Eighteen Cavalry into the mountains, Zhou Chen took the initiative to refuse to go with him, with a determined expression on his face.

On the fifth day, days of heavy snow combined with low temperature, the torrent was as fast as the Zhanjiang River, and the river began to freeze.

On the sixth day, following the news from Xiao Chuo's hidden guard, Yun Xiao's eyes were cold after hearing it.

On the seventh day, Yun Xiao ordered troops.

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