Rebirth of Tao Yao

After a month of peaceful days, Yan Li finally waited for the imperial edict.Unexpectedly and within reason, the new emperor is a decisive, courageous, and quite confident person—he believes that he can stabilize the court situation at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and he is also willing to believe in Yan Li, a young general who has just emerged, so in the After three days of weighing, the imperial decree of the Northern Expedition was finally issued.

Yan Li's official position was promoted again, from the fifth-rank Guerrilla General to the third-rank General Yunhui.Although she had a solid foundation in repelling the barbarians, she is still dissatisfied now, but she has almost achieved the official position that her father was promoted to after the age of 30. It is no longer a simple sentence that can be described as young and promising.

When the news spread, the soldiers and civilians in the border town were very happy.They have been used to the protection of the Yan family for nearly a hundred years. The Yan family has fallen one after another, but the border town has continued steadily under the protection of the Yan family for many years.When Yan Qing suddenly fell down, they would naturally panic, but Yan Li who quickly stood up and supported everything gave them hope and support, and they also gave Yan Li their unchanging trust.

Even when Yan Li went out occasionally these days, he still received sincere congratulations from the people.Besides, occasionally, someone would even jokingly ask, "It's been a while since General Yan got married. I wonder if there's any news about the little general?"

The Yan family has a clean and upright family style, and has always been friendly to the people. Even though Yan Li's power is getting stronger now, the people in these border towns are not afraid of her.They seemed to be joking, but in fact, they really cared about the inheritance of the Yan family—there was only one seedling left in the Yan family since it flourished. .

Of course, it is quite embarrassing to ask this kind of question in front of the person involved, especially Yan Li understands her choice, the incense of the Yan family is destined to end with her.So every time I use filial piety to perfunctory the past.

Apart from these small episodes, after the imperial decree was delivered, Yan Li became obviously busy.

She was busy training troops, formulating strategies, arranging food and grass, and most importantly, preparing grassland maps... yes, maps on the grasslands.Although many people in the army swear that there are no roads and no maps on the grassland, in fact, it is impossible to have no traces in places with people.Naturally, there are still roads, but the vast grassland is not very friendly to outsiders.

Yan Li was busy preparing for the Northern Expedition, and the new Emperor Chaozhong also began to dispatch troops and generals to allocate food and grass. The entire Liang Kingdom seemed to be busy for the upcoming Northern Expedition. Even Wen Ziran, who stayed in the General's Mansion all day long, Also began to deploy more wound medicine.

In the evening, Yan Li returned to the General's Mansion in the afterglow of the setting sun.As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Wen Ziran was busy guarding a pile of medicinal materials, and beside him were Wen Qing and Mo Yun who were helping. The two dogs seemed to dislike the strong smell of medicine in the room, so they ran out early, even if they saw the banquet When Li came back, they only sent him to the gate of the courtyard and then turned around and slipped away.

The two little maids, Wen Qing and Mo Yun, naturally had good eyesight, and when they saw Yan Li's return, they saluted and withdrew.

Everyone left, and Yan Li's aura instantly subsided.She walked up to Wen Ziran, first put her arms around her daughter-in-law's waist, and rubbed her neck affectionately, then slightly loosened the distance and said, "Have you been busy for another day? In fact, Wenqing and the others can do these things Yes, why do you have to tire yourself." After speaking, he buried his head and rubbed his head: "I will feel bad."

Wen Ziran put down the medicinal materials in his hand, he was used to Yan Li's more and more intimate intimacy, and he habitually raised his hands to hug someone who was really busy all day long.Her brows were soft and she seemed to be smiling, but she said seriously: "I have to do something for you."

Yan Li wanted to say that there was no need for it, since the prescriptions would be prepared by others, especially this time because the new Emperor Beizheng allocated a lot of supplies, Wen Ziran's prescriptions could also dispense a lot of medicines, so she didn't need to bother so much.But Yan Li is also very clear that Wen Ziran really did all this for that kind of intention, it is no different from preparing food, clothing and bags, but she doesn't know what needs to be prepared for Beizheng Grassland.

Being cared about by others, Yan Li's heart is still warm.She couldn't persuade her any more, she could only sigh helplessly, and said: "Well, the medicine prepared by Madam is always different from other people's. I will use it later and the wound will heal faster."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were finished, Wen Ziran raised his hand to cover his mouth, and the latter frowned dissatisfiedly: "You haven't set out yet, why are you talking about injuries?! I would rather you never need these medicines."

If it was quite emotional, Yan Liming knew it was impossible, but his always cold eyebrows and eyes were still bent.She grabbed Wen Ziran's hand covering her mouth and kissed it, she didn't promise not to get hurt, she made jokes and talked about other things.

The two still get along as usual, but cherish every moment together more than usual.Because even if she is as proud as Yan Li in her heart, she does not have full confidence in this Northern Expedition. Even if she has the grassland map that the Yan family has collected in every possible way for decades, even if she manages to leave a group of Hu merchants to lead the way. , even if she has the full support of Liang Guoxin Emperor behind her.

But the battlefield is changing rapidly, who can guarantee that they will be safe and sound? !

Yan Li knew that he actually owed Wen Ziran.From the moment she expressed her intentions, she was pulling the other party into the quagmire.Even if they are happy with each other and can't be said to be a burden emotionally, when she decides to take on the responsibility of the Yan family, she owes her a debt.

These days, the two tacitly did not mention the consequences of the failure of the Northern Expedition, and did not dare to think about the ending of Yan Li's death on the battlefield, but as time went by, Wen Ziran would inevitably think of other things.She hesitated for a long time because of this, but today she finally opened her mouth: "A Li, did the imperial envoy who delivered the decree stay in the border town all the time?"

Although Yan Li was surprised by this topic, she never concealed anything from Wen Ziran: "He is still in the city. He is the new emperor's confidant. After we leave, he will sit in the border city and arrange food and grass by the way." She said for a while. After a pause, he still said: "However, I don't think the grain and grass can be counted on here. After entering the grassland, it may be difficult to deliver the grain and grass. Maybe I have to learn from the barbarians to grab it."

Supporting war with war is the traditional practice of Hu people, but this time Yan Li intends to pick it up and learn from it.

Wen Ziran is not very clear about these things, she only knows superficially about the art of war.But she knew that Yan Li had broken through the royal court in her previous life, so even if the time for the northern expedition to the royal court was advanced several years, she still had some confidence in Yan Li.

At this time, Wen Ziran only frowned when he heard Yan Li say that the grain and grass could not be counted on. Seeing that Yan Li had his own plans, he didn't ask more about the grain and grass.She continued the previous topic, rather worried: "For many years, the soldiers and civilians in the border town have respected and trusted the Yan family. The Yan family's prestige in northern Xinjiang is even higher than that of the emperor. These things are always considered bad by imperial envoys."

Yan Li was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, thinking of the closeness and admiration of the people in the city to him these days, it seemed really eye-catching.But when she thought of something, she smiled again, with a relaxed look as if she didn't care: "What's the matter, we should go when Beizheng comes back, and it's not my turn to be a high-skilled master."

The words "high meritorious service" hit Wen Ziran hard in her heart, and she couldn't help but think of her previous life - a 23-year-old first-rank general who returned with a great victory over the barbarian king's court, and behind him were more than [-] elite Yan family troops .With that kind of power, that kind of prestige, even if he won the emperor's favor, even if he hadn't reached the point where he could not be named a master, the emperor would still be worried, right?

And even if he didn't die early, only Yan Qing died a few months ago, Yan Li, as a fledgling fifth-rank general, was able to take over his military power before the battle.The lieutenants and generals with higher positions than her didn't even seize power, which shows the deep foundation of the Yan family in this city!

As long as Wen Ziran thinks about it, he is worried that if Yan Li wins, he will die on the way to victory like in his previous life.As for defeat, she even didn't want to think about it—is there a way to survive if she loses in the depths of the dangerous grassland—thinking about it this way, it seems that victory or defeat is only a matter of death.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious Wen Ziran became, and this anxiety intensified as the date of the Northern Expedition approached.

Yan Liben is also a sensitive person, so she will naturally not fail to notice the anxiety of the person next to her pillow.It's just that if Wen Ziran didn't say anything, she wouldn't take the initiative to ask questions, and she didn't know the worry in the other party's heart until today.She felt that her daughter-in-law was worrying unnecessarily. After thinking about it, she stretched out her hand and pulled her into her arms, then leaned close to Bai Nen's ear and whispered: "Don't worry, I will run away early."

Wen Ziran was stunned, before he could figure out why and how Yan Li said about running ahead of time, he felt his earlobe suddenly warmed up, as if someone had sucked him into his mouth...

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The Northern Expedition was a major event for Liang Guo. The last time he took the initiative to go deep into the grasslands to fight against the Hu people was the soldiers led by Yan Li's grandfather, General Yan, decades ago.At that time, Liang Guo had been preparing for this battle for several years, but it was a pity that he was defeated in the end. Even Yan Li's two elder uncles were lost in that battle.

Yan Li's request for the Northern Expedition this time was really hasty, and in contrast, the new emperor seemed to agree with it quite hastily.However, behind the "sloppyness" of these two people, there is actually a thousand-year opportunity that cannot be missed, so they have to continue to be hasty in their preparations for the Northern Expedition—the imperial edict was issued within half a month, and the army of the Northern Expedition set foot on the grassland .

There is not enough military resources, there is not enough food and grass, and even this army that is afraid of the grassland has not been fully prepared psychologically.With just enough weapons and horses, Yan Li led the soldiers and horses on the journey.

Yan Li actually thought more clearly than Wen Ziran, she or her father Yan Qing had already seen clearly the crisis of the Yan family.After all, no matter how loyal the family is, the more prestige it has been to lead the army for a hundred years, it will be feared by the superiors.Therefore, more and more members of the Yan family died, and the military power controlled by the Yan family became smaller and smaller. However, in just twenty years, only Yan Qing, the Yan family that was once flourishing, was left trapped in the border town.

The former Yan Qing was a little discouraged, so he guarded the border town without fighting or robbing, nor forced Yan Li to pass on the incense.Today's Yan Li understands even more that the new emperor's entrustment with important tasks is not without calculations.

If she is defeated, the last member of the Yan family will be buried in the grassland as a matter of course, and the prestige of the Yan family's heritage will be in vain, and the border towns and even the military power in the northern border can be taken into the hands of the new emperor logically.And if she wins, the royal court of the Hu people is broken, and the border gate can be kept peaceful for decades without the Yan family guarding the border gate.

Yan Li has never been a person with a bright heart, so he is not afraid to use the darkest thoughts to try to figure out the heart of the superior.

That's why, from the moment he set foot on the grassland facing the rising sun, the high-spirited young general was full of vigilance.Be on guard against the harsh environment of the grassland, be on guard against enemies that may appear at any time, be on guard against imminent wars and killings, and be on guard against most of the people with ulterior motives in your team...

Such days full of wariness are tiring, but there is nothing wrong with it, after all, she promised her daughter-in-law to go back safely.