Chapter 71: Talk Before the Grave (Part 1)
After the worship was completed, Huang Wei was silent for a while in front of the mausoleum, and then asked: "How did the Imperial Master come to the Cangxian Valley?"
"When Zhao Kun started a rebellion, the State of Zhao sent a group of troops to join forces with the Kang army to flank Xiping, forcing Xiping to withdraw its troops. My wife must have known about this."
"Although I have lived far away from the Ning family in the past ten years and have rarely heard about military matters, I still know about this matter."
"The men who flanked Xiping went straight to the royal city of Xiping, robbed the national counselor who left the city, and then escorted her back to Dingyang. After receiving the news, I sent people to sneak into the Zhao Kingdom and intercepted her outside Dingyang City."
"That's it." Huang Wei showed a look of relief, "This is great, I can see the beauty of the Imperial Master again." [
He Ran blinked and said, "This is how it has always been explained to the outside world."
"What? Isn't that true?" Under the light of the torch, you can see a slightly angry look in her eyes, because He Ran's expression was clearly playful.
Seeing that the sadness on her face had finally subsided, He Ran straightened his expression and whispered: "There is a hidden story in this, and I don't want to hide it from my wife. In fact, it was not Zhao Jun who attacked Xiping, but me, Yi Yi."
It was I who personally led the troops there. Because I was trapped in Xiping, and the King of Xiping showed me the favor of not killing me, it would be ungrateful to lead the troops into the territory, so I agreed with Zhao Min to fake the name of Zhao Jun. This is what I mean.
Details."
Huang Wei looked at him in surprise and said in disbelief: "Your Excellency, you have really led a lone army across the Zhao Kingdom? Are you not afraid..." Seeing He Ran nodded slightly, she sighed, "People say that the magical military advisor is extremely bold and is particularly good at military conduct.
Risky moves come with honest words."
"It was also forced out."
Huang Jing looked at him, her long and beautiful eyes shining brightly under the lights, "Why did your Excellency take such a big risk to attack Xiping? Although I only have a rough understanding of the art of war, I also felt that Yi Guo had to help Zhao if necessary.
For the sake of the country, the first choice is to attack Zhao Kun directly, which is better than attacking the imperial city of Xiping from the side in terms of distance and risk."
He Ran hesitated slightly and hesitated: "Uh..., Madam is proficient in strategy, and what she said is absolutely true. I was... um..."
Huang Juan stared at him and said: "I heard that the master ran thousands of miles to attack Ji Gong to avenge a maidservant. It was just as I expected. The master took great risks and personally led the troops to attack Xiping. I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of
Will you help Zhao Guo relieve the siege?"
He Ran scratched the back of his neck and said with a slight embarrassment: "Madam, I am very smart and can guess right. I am actually not a military strategist. I am reckless and careless. The national strategist has saved my life. It is rare to catch him."
It was such a good opportunity, so I took a gamble, and luckily I got pretty good luck."
Huang Juan looked at him for a while, then moved her gaze to the tomb and stopped talking.
He Ran warned: "This fact is not enough to be explained to outsiders. I have to go on an expedition for my own selfish interests, and I have to bear the reputation of being ungrateful. I cannot live up to the king's kindness, and I have betrayed the loyalty of the soldiers. So please be kind to me, madam."
Keep this secret."
"But you are worthy of the imperial master." Huang Wei spoke softly, still looking at the mausoleum without turning his head. After a while, he asked in a softer tone: "It's such a secret, why do you treat me like this who has not known me for a long time?"
Where will the secret be revealed?" As she spoke, she turned her head and looked directly into his eyes.
"Ah... because as soon as I saw Madam, I could see that Madam is not the kind of person who holds back her words, so I wasn't worried that Madam would leak out, um..., besides, Madam has an old relationship with the Imperial Master, and I will know these things sooner or later.
, so I’ll just say it now.”
Huang Juan blinked her beautiful eyes, turned to the mausoleum, and said softly: "Thank you for your trust, I will never say anything to anyone."
"If I don't trust Madam, I won't dare to say this."
For a moment, the two of them had nothing to say, and it was awkward. Huang Juan talked about Wu Niang, which was a topic suitable for the occasion. She recalled it until tears filled her eyes, and she fell silent again.
He Ran lamented along with him and said: "She is too strong-willed, and she really shouldn't give up her life lightly."
Huang Juan replaced the sacrificial incense that was about to burn out, then stared at the dots of red light on the sacrificial incense, and said quietly: "It is difficult for adults to understand our lonely feelings when they care about the world. When people have no interest in life, they are not afraid of death.
Well, the fifth sister-in-law and the fifth uncle have a very deep relationship. I have never seen her smile since the death of the fifth uncle in the war. She once told me that if she had not fulfilled her filial piety on behalf of the fifth uncle, she would have gone underground to be with him.
We got together, and now in order to save the lives of all the children, I couldn't tolerate it from my mother-in-law, and she was provoked by other people's words, so she took the short-sightedness. Thinking about it carefully, death is not a bad thing for her."
After hearing her remarks, He Ran felt a headache, and simply asked directly: "Madam, you have a lot of time, don't you also have such evil thoughts?" [
Huang Juan bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about me. The main purpose of surrendering is to prevent too many of our own soldiers from dying in vain. You don't need to use kindness as a measure. I know in my heart that your vigil at the funeral is just an excuse. In fact, you want to be lenient and persuade me.
I am a very important person, and I can no longer afford to spend so much time on you. Please go back to your tent and have a rest. I will not waste your sincerity and will not seek death."
Hearing the sadness in her words, how could He Ran leave like this? He has always cherished flowers and regarded beautiful women as treasures given by God. He could not see them suffering. He said sincerely: "It's not that I can't understand the fifth lady's state of mind.
To be honest with you, Madam, I once felt world-weary and took death very lightly. The reason why a person is like this, just as Madam said, is that life is boring. It is precisely because of that kind of personal experience.
Therefore, I have never just advised people to live. It is true that life is worse than death and when there is no chance of turning around, it is better to just end it. But now that my wife is undergoing a huge change, she should not just think about the road to death, but should stabilize her mind first, at least
It’s not too late to make a decision until you see clearly what the future will be like.”
"Well, I will remember the good advice of the military advisor. From now on, the military advisor will take care of me. I think I won't face any difficulties again. It's very late. Military advisor, please come back." Huang Wei's tone seemed more relaxed.
He Ran knew that she was deliberately perfunctory, and that he was good at trying to figure out other people's psychology, so he ignored her words and said: "After taking down Jingqu City, the teacher can return to the court, and you can meet Sister Nuanyu."
Oh, oh! I still don’t know who is older, Madam or the Imperial Master, and how can I use the title of ‘sister’?”
Huang Wei whispered: "How old is the imperial concubine? But I don't dare to talk too high. I would never use the title of 'sister'."
"She is not so arrogant now. You will know it when you see her. Oh, yes, there is another person you must meet."
"Which one is it?"
"They are also clumsy thorns and bright qin tea flowers."
"What a strange name. Could it be that it comes from a foreign country?"
"Exactly."
Huang Wei asked curiously: "I don't know why I must meet this distinguished lady."
"Perhaps she can become a close friend with you, because she was much more miserable than you at that time. She didn't even have a sword to kill herself, so she had to borrow it from me. At least you still have a sword around your waist."
Huang Juan looked at him, raised her slender eyebrows, and asked, "Did your words imply that I should hand over my sword?"
"No, no, no, madam, I'm overthinking it. I don't agree with it." If he hadn't been at the wake, he might have laughed, because he found Huang Jing's words and expression very interesting, and it was the aura of an intellectual beauty that he admired very much.
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This time, before He Ran could find another topic, Huang Juan spoke first, "I heard earlier that your Excellency treats his wife well and that there is no distinction between good and evil in the Military Advisor's Mansion. I thought it was nonsense, but now I heard your Excellency mention Princess Zhuyin and Mrs. Mingqin.
Using the same title, I realized that this rumor was also a belief."
"Most of the rumors about me that sound ridiculous are true." Hearing from her words that her mood was indeed relieved, He Ran felt a little relieved.
Chapter completed!