reborn on the happy hall

There were many small things along the way, but they were always eager to go, and no one really delayed the trip.In this way, the original month's journey was more than ten days later, but since approaching Xinzhou, Qin Shuang and Lin Yun have both noticed that the atmosphere is not right.

Xinzhou is not as prosperous as a place like Qinzhou, but it is not as desolate as it is.Especially after the opening of the trade route to the Western Regions, merchants from all over the world gathered, and there was always an endless stream of people rushing to the Western Regions to pan for gold.Although they will not stay in Xinzhou more, there will never be a caravan missing on the official road between you and me.

This is even Lin Yun's clear understanding.But now they are walking on the official road, and they haven't seen a caravan in the past half a day.Not even mentioning the caravan, there were not even pedestrians along the way, as if there were only three of them alone left on the busy official road in the past.

Such an abnormality made the three of them a little vigilant, so after galloping for half a day, they slowed down their horses for the rest of the journey and walked a lot more carefully.In the end, Qin Shuang, who had been a scout, took the initiative to stand up and said, "This is not the right situation. There is no one on the road. You stay here and find a place to hide. I will go to a village to inquire first."

Lin Yun naturally agreed, pulled the rein and controlled the horse to run down the official road and into a dense forest beside the road.

Qin Shuang glanced at the direction in which the two disappeared, and quickly rode away.But it took him a long time to walk, until the sun set in the sky, and the two people hiding in the forest vaguely heard the sound of returning horses' hooves.

Qin Shuang, who came back from inquiring about the news, looked very unhappy. When he saw Lin Yun, he said to her, "The Qiang people rioted again five days ago, and now Xinzhou City is surrounded by those rebellious Qiang people. The merchants are afraid to come when they hear the news. People don’t dare to go out easily, that’s why the road is so deserted.”

This is really not good news, but Lin Yun was a little confused, so he asked: "I remember that in order to maintain the commercial roads leading to the Western Regions, the Xinzhou garrison increased by nearly 5 horses, and the Qiang people in Xinzhou combined may be more than this." Not much more. Father didn’t have enough money, so how could he ask these Qiang people to surround the city?” Doesn’t the convention say direct suppression? !

Qin Shuang's face became even uglier, and he said, "The general has also had an accident, and he is now in a coma and can't take charge."

Lin Yun clenched his fists when he heard this.If Lin Xiao's accident just made her worry, her father's collapse made her feel that all her support had collapsed, her heart was at a loss, and she panicked.After finally calming down, he hurriedly asked, "Then who is in charge in Xinzhou now?"

This time, Qin Shuang relaxed his brows and eyes, and even had a smile on his face: "It is said that the magistrate was going to go up the tower to direct and supervise the battle, but he was beaten halfway through with a sap, and he couldn't get up in bed. Finally Our wife has come out to defend the city."

This is really... A discerning person can tell at a glance that Mrs. Lin is the one who attacked the prefect.

But so what?When Mrs. Lin was in the north with the army on the frontier, even the heroine of the female class who was praised by the first emperor, also justified her status as a female general.Although she no longer has a military position in the army, her prestige is not comparable to that of a magistrate. What's more, the army is full of old troops left by the Lin family and his son. More convincing.

Lin Yun sighed in his heart for his mother's generosity, but Xia Han was taken aback by Mrs. Lin's bold and reckless approach.She subconsciously glanced at Lin Yun who didn't think it was strange, and she was always glad that the other party hadn't been so outrageous.

It is much more convenient for the mother-in-law to guard the city than other people. After thinking about it, Lin Yun asked, "Then what is the situation outside the city of Xinzhou now? The Qiang people are surrounded, can we still enter the city?"

Qin Shuang sighed, glanced at Xia Han again, and replied, "I'm afraid there is some trouble."

Both Lin Yun and Xia Han understood his gaze, and both of them felt a little uncomfortable. In the end, Lin Yun said calmly: "If you are troublesome, please be troublesome. There is no way out now, so please trouble Qin. Brother."

Qin Shuang didn't know what to say to the two of them.But what Lin Yun said is right, no one has retreated now, and it is impossible for him to leave Xia Han alone outside the city—to be honest, he is also a little surprised and admired that this young couple can persist all the way. - Then he just waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll try to contact the people on the city wall when the time comes."

No matter how many worries and doubts there are, everything will have to be discussed after entering the city, and the urgent thing right now is to hurry.

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In the middle of the night, the group of three finally approached Xinzhou City in the dark.From a distance, you can see that the city is brightly lit, and piles of bonfires are also lit below the city, spreading out piece by piece is quite spectacular.

The three of them stopped their horses at a distance and didn't dare to approach, but they could make a rough guess by looking at the situation up and down the tower.

Lin Yun looked around for a while, pointed to the bonfire in the distance and asked in disbelief: "Those Qiang people are besieging the city? But how dare they guard the city in such a grandiose way? Are you afraid that the garrison in the city will rush out and kill them by surprise? ?!"

Even though Lin Yun has never been on the battlefield, she has read military books, and she has never seen such a casual "arrangement of troops".In her opinion, these Qiang people are even more like a mob. If they encounter an army, they can be broken with force!As a result, the garrison on the tower stood still, which also caused Lin Yun to have endless doubts—is such a stalemate really necessary?

Qin Shuang just watched the distance and didn't reply.

Xia Han, on the other hand, answered Lin Yun's question after looking at it twice: "The court's attitude towards the Qiang people is mainly to appease the Qiang people. In addition, since the opening of trade a few years ago, the Qiang people in Xinzhou have obviously settled down. Now suddenly There is probably another reason for such a change."

Most of the Qiang people are very poor, they live in the deep mountains, although they have a tough temperament, they are easy to provoke right and wrong.In the past, corruption was either due to tyranny, famine, or accidental friction.But after the trade route was established, the Qiang people's herbal prey had been sold, and the money they exchanged was used to buy food and cloth. When their lives were better, they were unwilling to make trouble.

During the two years that General Lin has been stationed, the Qiang people have been very peaceful. Except for the two startled horses that made people suspect that they were caused by the Qiang people's secret medicine, there was almost no friction between the two sides.Moreover, before Qin Shuang left, everything was calm, so there was no reason to say that it happened and it just happened!

The current situation was beyond the expectations of the three of them, and they felt inexplicable looking at the invisible confrontation in the distance.But Qin Shuang couldn't find out what happened before, so the first thing to do was to go to the city.

Qin Shuang stood there observing for a while, then said, "The campfires of the Qiang people are several miles away, and it's not too far from the city wall. It's impossible to enter the city from here. Let's go to the north gate or Take a look at the south gate."

Lin Yun and Xia Han had no objection, they pulled the reins and turned around and left.

The three of them walked around from dark to dawn, almost looking at all the four gates of Xinzhou, and as a result, there were more or less Qiang people guarding outside each gate.They wore fur clothes, scimitars on their waists, and bows and arrows on their backs. They stared at the gate of Xinzhou from a distance, with unusually sharp eyes.

Lin Yun and the others are only three people in total, so a head-on collision is of course impossible.So Qin Shuang had no choice but to lead Lin Yun and the others to avoid the Qiang people, and wandered under the city walls of Xinzhou to find opportunities.

Of course, this opportunity is not easy to find, if it is easy to find, something has happened in the city long ago.So they wandered around in vain, until noon, when Lin Yun looked up hungry, and accidentally found that there was a family member he knew on duty on the top of the wall.So he quickly grabbed Qin Shuang, pointed at the top and said, "Brother Qin, Huang San is on top!"

Qin Shuang followed Lin Yun's point and looked up. Wasn't it that familiar face? !

The kick at the door of the house was finally settled, Qin Shuang was overjoyed, and quickly took out a small bamboo whistle from his arms.Put it to your mouth and blow it, the sound is like a bird singing, and then Qin Shuang blows out a special tune, and those who should understand will naturally understand it.

Sure enough, when the bamboo whistle blew for the first time, Huang San on the tower had already moved his ears.But he still waited until the tune turned three times, then poked his head out from the tower to look down, and was pleasantly surprised when he saw the three people below the tower: "Brother Shuang, you're back?!"

Qin Shuang didn't shout to him, but made a silent gesture from him, fearing to attract the scattered Qiang people nearby.Then he made another gesture, Huang Sanming understood, and soon three ropes were lowered from the city wall.

Of course, the gates of the city cannot be opened casually during wartime, and even if they were opened, they would not dare to go through the gates.Although there are hanging baskets on the city tower, it is too eye-catching to put down the tower in this blue sky. Therefore, under normal circumstances, ropes are used to enter and exit the city. The people in the city climbed halfway and were seen by others, so they had to give some cover.

This is an inherent habit, there is nothing to blame, but now let alone Xia Han, even Lin Yun has never tried climbing a city wall like this.She pulled the rope and looked up at the height of the tower, feeling somewhat uncertain.

Seeing this, Qin Shuang couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Okay, you guys tie the rope around your waist, and I'll let someone pull you up."

Lin Yun also heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, thanked him quickly, turned around and went to help Xia Han tie the rope.She may not be good at climbing walls, but she has learned to tie ropes from her brother since she was a child, and even learned some subtle movements.

Qin Shuang took a look and felt relieved. After Lin Yun tied the ropes of the two of them carefully, he pulled the ropes up and shook them.After Huang San probed again, he pointed to the ropes around Lin Yun and Xia Han's waists, indicating that they needed to be pulled up.

Huang San gestured to show that he understood, and Qin Shuang immediately climbed up the rope by himself.He had a burly figure, but he climbed up the wall swiftly and tightly, jumping up to a foot high after a few "chuckles". Lin Yun and Xia Han were not as fast as him when they were pulled up.That agile skill is not like a tiger or bear, but like a dexterous ape.

Not long after, the three of them climbed the city wall, and when Lin Yun looked up, he saw her mother in military uniform!

The author has something to say: Lin Yun (nervous): I took my daughter-in-law to meet the parents unexpectedly, and I was a little panicked.

Xia Han (nervous): I met my parents unexpectedly, and the other party obviously didn't like me, so I panicked even more!

ps: The second update will be sent