There was someone outside Zong Sui City requesting to meet Xuan Tianhua, this was already unexpected, moreover, the person who came said it was a woman, this was even more confusing.
Xuan Tianhua first thought of Feng Yu Heng, because he received a secret report from a flying eagle two days ago, saying that Royal Consort Yu had left the capital and was heading towards the eastern border. But calculating again, it was impossible for Feng Yu Heng's footsteps to be so fast, at most, she was not even halfway there! It was impossible for her to suddenly appear here.
He shook his head to himself, expressing that he could not understand, but also instructed the soldier who sent the order: "Bring the person to the commander's tent!"
When he entered the commander's tent, the table and chairs had just been set up inside, the moment he sat down, the woman who requested to meet him had already arrived at the door. Xuan Tianhua sent the person in, but he saw that the person was wearing a black cloak, the large hat behind the cloak covered her head tightly, her facial features could not be seen clearly, and he could only tell that it was a woman based on her voice. She said to Xuan Tianhua: "This subordinate came under Master's orders to pass a message to Dashun's Seventh Prince, Master hopes that you can turn back and not participate in this battle. Or change to another commander, in short, you cannot personally go into battle. "
Xuan Tianhua did not understand, "Who is your Master? Why is he saying this to me? "
That woman still had her head lowered, saying: "It is not convenient to reveal this, our Master also has good intentions, we only hope that Your Highness the Seventh Prince can listen to this advice and not go onto the battlefield! Zong Sui has Duanmu Anguo's help in this battle, that person is certain of victory, Dashun will definitely not win. Your Highness the Seventh Prince will only die if you go onto the battlefield, our Master … … does not wish for you to die. "
These words caused him to be even more confused, Xuan Tianhua asked her: "Are you from Zong Sui? Being able to know about Duanmu Anguo and knowing that he has a plan to win, then, your identity should not be ordinary. But I do not have any acquaintances in Zong Sui, why is your Master helping me? "
The person shook her head, "Your Highness the Seventh Prince does not need to ask, I am only responsible for passing the message, I do not know anything else. Now that I've delivered the message, goodbye. " After she finished speaking, she turned to leave. However, how could the Dashun soldiers guarding the entrance of the tent let her leave so easily? Qian Li waved his hand and a soldier immediately blocked the entrance with a long saber in his hand. The girl turned her head slightly and asked Xuan Tian Hua with a bit of dissatisfaction: "I brought master's advice with good intentions. What is it, does Your Highness the seventh prince want to keep me here to do something ungrateful?"
After Qian Li heard this, he angrily shouted, "What ungrateful? Do you really think of yourself as a benefactor? You came to our camp for no reason and didn't even dare to show your face. You said some strange things to confuse the soldiers. How can we let someone like you go back? "
The woman ignored Qian Li and turned to look at Xuan Tianhua. Seeing this, Qian Li also said to Xuan Tianhua, "Your Highness, you cannot let her go. At least, you have to make her say who her so-called Master is!"
Xuan Tianhua did not speak and only stared at the woman, as if he wanted to see through the eyes that were faintly revealed under her hat. But he gave up after looking for a while, then waved his hand and said to Qian Li, "Let her go."
"Your Highness!"
"Let her go!" His attitude was firm, only saying to Qian Li, "This young lady does not have any ill intentions, I can see that. Let her go."
Since Xuan Tianhua had spoken, no matter how unwilling Qian Li was, he could only let her go. He then sent soldiers to send her out of the camp. Only when the woman had walked far away did he enter the tent and walk in front of Xuan Tianhua, asking in confusion, "Your Highness, why did you let her go? That person is most likely from Zong Sui. If we capture her, we can get a lot of information out of her! "
Xuan Tianhua shook his head, "It's useless, she is just a hidden guard. Have you ever heard of a hidden guard that would betray their Master? Even if we forcefully make her stay, what we get in exchange is just an ending where she commits suicide. There is no meaning. It would be better to have someone follow her secretly from behind. Wherever they can follow her, it's better than letting her die. "
Qian Li was enlightened, thinking that he only cared about leading troops to fight and his brain did not know how to think properly and did not think of this point. So he quickly sent someone to follow her, then turned around and asked Xuan Tianhua a question: "If Duanmu Anguo really has absolute confidence in winning, then what is his confidence? This Subordinate cannot understand, what could be more powerful than our Dashun's heavenly lightning and firearms? "
Xuan Tianhua shook his head, "I cannot understand it either. But since that Zong Sui's Second Prince Li Jian has the ability to usurp Li Kun's throne, then he is not a stupid person. Duanmu Anguo has the ability to persuade the new Emperor of Zong Sui to fall out with Dashun, he must have the ability to convince the other party. Dashun can have heavenly lightning, other people can also have strange moves. Maybe that strange move … … is more powerful than our heavenly lightning. "
No one could think of what could be more powerful than heavenly lightning and firearms. Qian Li and He Gan could not think of what Duanmu Anguo could get his hands on no matter how hard they racked their brains. Xuan Tianhua could not understand it either. In addition, he had already divined his own death and was prepared to cut off all means of retreat. Along the way, he left many markings for Xuan Tianming, indicating the direction their army was heading in. Those markings were all correct, but he did it on purpose. He understood that Ninth Brother too well. That kid had an awkward personality. The more he left the correct markings, the more the other party would feel that they were wrong, then they would follow his wishes and head in the other direction. He did not know how long he could delay Xuan Tianming for, but he had to at least take down Zong Sui's first city! He had to meet the people of Zong Sui first, to find out what kind of path they had.
The next morning, the morning fog was hazy, the weather was much colder than the night. At a fork in the road from the capital towards the east, Bai Ze stood in front of a large tree, looking at a mark that was not easily noticed by others, then shouting to Xuan Tianming who was still on horseback: "Master, this mark was left behind by His Highness the Seventh Prince, they should be heading in this direction." As he spoke, he pointed at a path. That path was very wide, and there were even traces of the army walking on it. Bai Ze was very confident in his own judgement, he said: "It looks like the army has been walking here for at least a month. Calculating it, it is about the same as His Highness the Seventh Prince's journey. If we follow this path, it will definitely not be wrong."
But Xuan Tianming shook his head, raising his hand to point at another path, saying: "Let's go that way."
"Why?" Bai Ze did not understand, "His Highness the Seventh Prince has already left a mark!"
"Because he does not wish for me to be able to catch up to him at all," Xuan Tianming said with a dark expression: "Seventh Brother wants to shake us off and fight that battle for I. But that is not possible, since he is not returning to the capital, at least I have to fight alongside him. How can the flames of war have already started on his side while I is still on the way? The mark he left behind is fake, we just have to walk in the opposite direction. "
Xuan Tianming stubbornly chose another path, but he did not know that Xuan Tianhua had successfully predicted his awkward personality, and also successfully led him to the "correct" path that he hoped for.
Deep winter had arrived, no matter if it was Dashun or Zong Sui, they both welcomed the season of large-scale and intense snow. It was just that the snow in Zong Sui was lighter than in Dashun, especially in Zong Sui's capital. Even if it was a harsh winter, the snow was only a thin layer, not even a single snowflake would hang on the tree branches in the imperial palace.
Empress Chunyu Qing stood under the opened window of her bedroom, looking at the thin snow outside, saying to the maid at her side: "I heard that there will be a lot of snow in Da Shun, and there will also be a lot of snow piling up in the capital. When people step on it, they will immediately sink into the soles of their feet, and creaking sounds will be heard, is that the case?"
Maid Ruo Hong replied: "Replying Your Highness, it should be like this, a few years ago, didn't we hear the envoys who visited Dashun talk about the snow in Dashun? It is said that the further north one goes, the heavier it gets, it is very difficult for people to travel in the northernmost areas, it is a world of ice and snow all year round. " As she spoke, she pointed at the wintersweet trees in the courtyard, "Your Highness, look, even though the wintersweet here blooms beautifully, when it snows, the flowers will only be slightly wet. But it is said that every winter in Dashun, there will be a grand scene of snow hitting the branches, the flowers on the branches will all be covered in white snowflakes, a thick layer reflecting the flower petals, it is very beautiful. People who are more particular will even let their maids collect the snow water from the flowers in a jar, then use this water to brew tea, it will have a bit of the fragrance of the plum blossoms! "
The maid's words caused Chunyu Qing to have a yearning expression, sighing slowly: "If I can live in that kind of place, how good would that be!"
"Your Highness, what did you say?" Chunyu Qing's voice was extremely soft and Ruo Hong did not hear it clearly. But Chunyu Qing only shook her head and did not speak again.
Suddenly, a figure moved beside her, Ruo Hong let out an "ah" sound and turned back to look, only to see a female guard standing behind them with a cold aura around her. Ruo Hong understood the rules, immediately retreating with all the servants, leaving this bedchamber to the Empress Chunyu Qing and that female guard.
"Everything has been settled?" Chunyu Qing was the first to ask, she looked at that female guard, saying calmly: "You returned three days later than expected."
The female guard nodded, "Replying Master, Dashun's Seventh Prince sent a hidden guard to follow this subordinate, to shake off that hidden guard, this subordinate had no choice but to make a detour halfway, thus returning late. The matter Master instructed has been settled, but whether that Seventh Prince can act according to Master's instructions, it is unknown. "
"Un." Chunyu Qing sighed, "It's good that you passed the message, whether he listens or not is his choice."
The female guard was puzzled, asking: "Why is Master doing this? Shouldn't we be hoping for Dashun to lose this battle? Why is there a need to remind that Seventh Prince? "
Chunyu Qing's gaze focused, looking coldly at that female guard, shouting in a low voice: "Who taught you to ask so many whys? My Chunyu family groomed you guys, is it to make you guys question Master one day? "
The female guard was startled, quickly kneeling down — "This subordinate has spoken out of turn!"
"Back down!" Chunyu Qing is very displeased, at the same time, a faint worry arose in her heart. The female guard has doubts, if this kind of doubt gradually expands, it wouldn't be a good thing for her. Once the matter of her sending someone to pass the message about Xuan Tianhua is known by outsiders, not only would she be in trouble, it would also implicate the entire Chunyu family. Thinking like this, irritation rose in her heart, after the female guard left, she walked to the door, reaching out to pull the door open, shouting outside: "Wu Yan, come in."
The one called Wu Yan is a Eunuch, around 20 years old, he is the supervisor of this palace. After he came in, Chunyu Qing made a gesture of touching her neck. Wu Yan raised his hand and silently pointed upwards. Seeing Chunyu Qing nod, he didn't ask any more questions. With a flash of his body, he disappeared from the bedroom in an instant …
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