The Wife is First - 59Chapter 59 Cloud City

“How did you know there was something wrong with Wang Er?” After Jiang Lang left, Mu Hanzhang walked up to Jing Shao and asked, how could such a good person suddenly think of checking up on an accounting secretary.

Jing Shao reached out and hugged the person tightly, holding his waist with one hand, and writing a peace note to his father with a pen: “I saw his eyes flickering today, and I became suspicious.” Jing Shao said nonsense, but in fact he didn’t see it at all. Wang Er’s face, a majestic king would not admit that he did this just to kill his disciple who coveted his own princess!

The body in his arms smelled faintly of medicine. Jing Shao originally didn’t like the smell of this medicine, but when it touched his princess’s body and mixed with his own breath, it smelled surprisingly good. He couldn’t help but bury his nose in the clothes. He sniffed hard.

Mu Hanzhang was tickled by him, so he broke away from his arms and sat aside: “Are you going to report the Southeast King’s changes to your father?”

“Yeah.” Jing Shao was quite dissatisfied that he couldn’t eat tofu. However, although his princess was sitting next to him, he couldn’t write if he stretched out his hand from that angle, so he had to give up and finish writing the book honestly.

“Please mention Hao Dadao’s contribution and the bravery of the Shu army.” Mu Hanzhang glanced at what Jing Shao had written and reminded him aloud.

“Shu Army?” Jing Shao turned to look at him in confusion. Hao Dadao’s achievements and background had to be mentioned. He also expected his father to quickly make Hao Dadao a general, but what happened to the Shu Army? They just followed Hao Dadao to fight. They were no different from the Hunan Army and the Guizhou Army. Why should they be mentioned in particular?

Mu Hanzhang smiled and said, “My lord, have you forgotten that the Shu army was still in Yunnan and Tibet a while ago, following the eldest prince to fight against the Southern Barbarians?”

The Shu army was transferred to rescue the eldest prince. After Jing Rong was rescued, he led the Shu army to attack the Nanman, but with little success. When the Battle for the Southwest began, Emperor Hongzheng transferred the Shu army back to follow Jing Shao in the southwest fiefdom, leaving only the troops of General Zhengdong that had been assigned to the eldest prince to continue to torment him.

Jing Shao frowned and thought when he heard this. If he praised the bravery of the Shu army, Emperor Hongzheng would remember that the Shu army had no achievements in the hands of the eldest prince. The two would compare and judge.

“Jun Qing… Fortunately you didn’t marry anyone else!” Jing Shao said slowly after a moment of silence.

Mu Hanzhang shook his head and sighed softly: “Even if I married someone else, I would never help him wholeheartedly.” I’m afraid there will be no second person in this world like you who dotes on me and believes in me. people. He didn’t say the last sentence, but looked at Jing Shao quietly. Seeing his mouth gradually widening, he couldn’t help but reach out and pinch his cheek.

“That’s natural. Among the royal family, there is no one more handsome than me.” Jing Shao said proudly.

Mu Hanzhang was immediately amused by him, pursed his lips and chuckled: “That’s right, there is no one in the royal family who is thicker-skinned than you.”

The two of them finally finished writing the peace book after much fussing, and Zuo Hujun came to reply with the results of the interrogation.

Wang Er couldn’t stand the interrogation and quickly confessed everything. The person who contacted him was a small official in Beijing. He gave him money and only asked him to hand over the total amount of food for the army every day. He didn’t need to worry about anything else.

“When did it start?” Jing Shao asked.

“We contacted Wang Er from the outskirts of Beijing when he became secretary, but he didn’t send any news at that time. He started after crossing the border of Shu.” Zuo Hujun gave a very detailed answer. He has always been responsible for interrogations in the army. Responsible, so he knows best when asked to what extent.

By handing out the daily rations, one could judge the number of soldiers in the camp. Jing Shao frowned. No wonder the horse archers came to surprise him that day. They were sure that the army was not in the camp and there was a high chance of killing him.

“That little official,” Mu Hanzhang slowly rubbed the agate paperweight on Jing Shao’s table, “I think it was the hidden stake planted by the Southwest King in the capital.” The one who started paying attention to the trends in the army before the army set off should be the Southwest King. .

“Wang Er doesn’t know that person’s name. There is another person who contacted him after arriving in the southwest.” Zuo Hujun handed over a letter. “This is a message that Wang Er didn’t have time to hand over today.”

There were only neat words and a few numbers written on the note, and it was wrapped tightly with a piece of oil paper.

Mu Hanzhang held the note and looked at it for a moment, then took a piece of paper and wrote down a few words, which were the same as Wang Er’s, except that the number on them was nearly three times larger: “This is a calculation.” The number of Shu troops at that time.”

Jing Shao took the note and read it, and immediately understood what his princess meant. If the other party mistakenly thinks that the Shu Army has returned to camp, the Southwest Army or Southeast Army ambushing nearby will not dare to act rashly. If they break camp tomorrow, the chance of encountering an ambush will be greatly reduced.

Zuo Hujun looked at the note in his hand and was surprised. Originally, he spared Wang Er’s life because he was afraid that the prince would use him to deliver false news. Unexpectedly, the military advisor had such a unique skill: “Your Majesty, what will Wang Er do? Disposal?”

Jing Shao frowned: “Kill him, don’t make any noise first.” Although he really wanted to beat the coveted military advisor, no, the collaborator and treasonous person to death in front of the whole army, he wanted to use Wang Er’s name to deliver the news. , you can’t make any announcement.

Breaking camp the next day, Jing Shao asked Jiang Lang to add another quilt to the bottom of the carriage because he was afraid of bumps on the road.

From Shengjingguan to the hinterland of the southwest, the journey was unexpectedly smooth. The note yesterday must have worked. Hao Dadao’s vanguard had already reached the vicinity of Yuncheng. The Southwest Army did not have the energy to deal with the ineffective increase in the army, so they probably had already returned for reinforcements.

Seeing that there were no obstacles on the road, Jing Shao got into the military advisor’s carriage and let Xiao Hei follow the carriage around in boredom.

The little tiger lay on the window of the carriage and looked out. He was very curious about Xiao Hei outside the car. He stared at the house intently. When he saw that Xiao Hei was just walking with his head down and ignoring him, he stretched out his paws towards Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei glanced at the hair ball by the window and blew hot air on it.

“Meow~” The little tiger cub was startled, rolled into a ball and fell down, falling on the soft quilt, and let out a shrill scream.

“Hey, he can even meow like a cat,” Jing Shao was surprised. He grabbed Xiao Huang and tugged his ears, “Mow again.”

“Wow!” The little tiger was unhappy when he saw Jing Shao and shook his head to prevent him from touching his ears.

Mu Hanzhang smiled and touched the soft round ears: “Why don’t you go out? What do you mean by staying in the carriage?”

“The strategist’s injury has not yet healed. I love my talents as much as my life, so I naturally have to take care of the strategist in the carriage.” Jing Shao lay down on the big soft pillow and leaned next to his princess.

“What will the people in the army think when you act like this?” Mu Hanzhang sighed helplessly. The right guard had already asked blatantly that day. Jing Shao must have done something without him knowing.

“Whatever they think.” Jing Shao said nonchalantly, thinking about how to let everyone know that the military advisor was his princess, so as to stop some people’s thoughts. Ever since he discovered that Wang Er had secretly kept Jun Qing’s portrait, Jing Shao realized how popular his princess was in the military now. He couldn’t help but admire even such a detailed work. Aren’t there more others? Suddenly, he felt a sense of crisis that his treasure was discovered by others, and he didn’t even know that this treasure belonged to him.

Mu Hanzhang glared at him, took the little tiger into his arms and closed his eyes to sleep.

The little tiger wriggled around in its owner’s arms, pressed its beautifully shaped chin with the fleshy pads of its claws, and rubbed its round head against it.

“Haha…” Mu Hanzhang was tickled and lowered his head to look at it.

The little tiger turned its belly up like a baby and called out to its owner. Because the sound was too high-pitched, the “wow” turned into “meow”!

Jing Shao couldn’t bear to see it, so he went over to pick up the tiger cub and threw it into the corner of the carriage. He walked over and occupied the seat next to Jun Qing.

Seeing his childish behavior, Mu Hanzhang couldn’t help but chuckle, and reached out to touch the top of his hair: “If you don’t want to go out, just sleep for a while. It’s hard to get a good night’s sleep in Yuncheng at night.”

Jing Shao felt so comfortable being caressed by the slender and warm hands that he couldn’t help but squint his eyes, bury his face in the chest of the person next to him, and hugged the narrow waist: “Then you sleep with me.”

“If I’m not here, where else can I go?” Mu Hanzhang smiled, slid down a little, and slept on the same pillow with him. During this battle, he was able to take a nap so peacefully, and still It’s really a steal of half a day’s leisure.

There were no obstacles along the way, and there were not many scattered weapons or corpses. This must be the reason why Hao Dadao didn’t forget to clean up the battlefield as he fought all the way. It is reported that Hao Dadao broke through the tiger’s tooth and crane’s beak, bypassed the Erzhong Pass and broke through the pass in one fell swoop, and then joined Zhao Meng and fought without stopping. The Southwest Army did not expect that Shengjing Pass would be lost within a few days. They were immediately in a panic and suffered defeats along the way.

The southwestern fiefdom is not big at all. Not far from Shengjingguan, there is the main city – Yuncheng.

When they arrived near Yuncheng, Hao Dadao was already leading people to attack the city.

The reason why Cloud City is named this is because of its special terrain. It rises from the ground and is much higher than its surroundings. Looking from outside the high city wall, it really looks like it is built in the clouds.

It was getting late, and the army had just returned to camp. When Zhao Meng saw his own troops, he ran over first.

When Hao Dashao saw it, he told the soldiers to disperse on their own, and he also dismounted to greet them.

“Military strategist, strategist, those three tips you gave are so useful! They are really amazing. I, Old Zhao, really admire you!” Zhao Meng didn’t see the prince, so he ran straight towards the military strategist’s carriage and stood outside the carriage. Shouted loudly.

The car curtain was opened, and the first person to step out was their coach!

Jing Shao slept soundly in the car while holding his princess’s fragrant and soft body. He got out of the car and stretched his limbs, then turned around to help the people in the car. The hand that had always been shiny and slender was handed out, and he was holding it, and slowly walked out of the military counselor in snow clothes and jade crown, and the furry tiger in the military counselor’s arms.

Zhao Meng was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: “Why didn’t I see the prince? He was hiding in the military advisor’s carriage.”

“General Zhao, you are well.” Mu Hanzhang greeted Zhao Meng.

Afraid that he would injure the wound again if he jumped off the carriage, Jing Shao took the little tiger and threw it into Jiang Lang’s arms, then reached out to lift his princess down.

“Your Majesty!” Mu Hanzhang was hugged by him unpreparedly, and his face suddenly turned red. In front of so many people, even if others knew that they were husband and wife, it was embarrassing, not to mention that in the eyes of these people, they were just military advisers and husbands. Regarding the relationship between the coach and the coach, this behavior is really rude!

“You’re injured, don’t move!” Jing Shao said without changing his expression, carefully putting the person down.

When Zhao Meng heard this, he immediately forgot about the ambiguous situation he had just seen, and asked anxiously: “I heard that the camp was attacked. Is the military advisor injured?”

Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, glared at the person who was obviously doing it on purpose, and said with a chuckle: “It doesn’t matter, it’s just a minor injury.”

“Haha, it doesn’t matter. My old Zhao also got a lot of glory this time. As a man, you have to have a few scars on your body to be a man!” Zhao Meng laughed and was about to pat the military advisor on the shoulder. Shao’s eyes were quick and his hands were quick to catch the wrist.

Hao Dadao looked at the noisy group of people with cold eyes. In this battle, he was really impressed by the prince’s full trust and the military counselor’s clever calculation. However, the two people were so ambiguous that he really couldn’t stand it. But he didn’t bother to care about other people’s private affairs. He suppressed the emotion in his eyes and stepped forward to salute.

Jing Shao looked at Hao Dadao, who was advancing and retreating in a controlled manner, and nodded secretly. Then he looked at Zhao Meng, who was holding his wrist, and couldn’t help but feel a little itchy. He told everyone to pack up and gather in the middle tent. According to the merits and demerits of this attack on Shengjing Pass, rewards and punishments will be given.

Hao Dadao made great achievements this time, and his bravery and skill in fighting were obvious to all the army. Jing Shao directly mentioned him as general. The commander is outside and has the power of life and death, appointment and dismissal. As for the rank of the general, it has to wait for the emperor to decide.

No one had any objection to this, and Hao Dadao knelt down to receive the general’s uniform.

“Haha, brother Hao is so brave that he should be made a general!” Zhao Meng also admired Hao Dadao and happily fist-bumped with Hao Dadao who stood up.

“Don’t be happy yet,” Jing Shao looked at the silly and cheerful Zhao Meng coldly, “Zhao Meng was so impulsive that he ignored the overall situation and almost caused the entire cavalry army to be wiped out. He was no longer able to be a general and was demoted to the rank of Zhonglang General.”

Zhao Meng heard this and knelt down with a mournful face to accept the punishment: “The last general is guilty and accepts the punishment.”

After all the merits and demerits of a group of young generals were rewarded and punished, Jing Shaofang spread out the map and discussed with everyone the plan to attack the city.

“This Yuncheng only has two gates, front and back. The general ordered people to guard the back gate to prevent the Southwest King from escaping.” Hao Dadao pointed at the map and said, “It’s just that the terrain of Yuncheng is too high, so it’s really hard to get close to the city gates. Moreover, In the end, we will find that the walls of Yun City are very strong.”

“This Yuncheng was built at the founding of the People’s Republic of China. To show his favor, Taizu built a high wall with rice soup and mud. It is indestructible.” After hearing this, Mu Hanzhang frowned when he thought of the records he had read in the history books. Eyebrow said.

“Rice soup and mud!” Zhao Meng was astonished. Rice soup and mud would make the mud several times thicker. The city wall built would really be a copper wall and an iron wall, unbreakable.

“I see,” Hao Dadao nodded, “The military advisor is really knowledgeable.”

Jing Shao curled his lips, pointed to the simplified map of Yuncheng, and pointed his slender index finger to the west side of the back door: “One foot to the west is not rice soup and mud.”

Hearing this, everyone looked over in shock.

“How did the prince know that it was not rice soup and mud?” Zhao Meng couldn’t help but ask.

Jing Shao glanced at him without answering: “Tomorrow the troops will be divided into two groups to attack the city. Zhao Meng will be the vanguard to attack the main gate, and Hao Dadao will lead the troops to attack the back gate.”

“Yes!” Everyone took the order and left.

Jing Shao stretched out and followed his princess to the military advisor’s tent.

“Aren’t you going back to the king’s tent?” Mu Hanzhang stopped and looked at him.

“I still have some things to discuss with the military advisor.” Jing Shao said without changing his expression.

“What’s the matter?” Mu Hanzhang glared at him. Was this man afraid that others would not know that he had an affair with the military advisor?

“Don’t you want to know about the west side of the city gate?” Jing Shao smiled and leaned over.

Mu Hanzhang turned sideways: “Raising tigers is a danger. A wise and martial man like Taizu will naturally leave a tactic for future generations. It is not unusual for the prince to know about such secrets of the royal family.” After saying that, he turned and left. .

Jing Shao scratched his head. In fact, this was really not a royal secret. Taizu had kept this secret, but he probably did it because he thought that the Southwest King might rebel at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty. After a generation of Southwest King An was born, Taizu unexpectedly I also forgot to tell future generations this. In the previous life, one of the soldiers carrying the giant tree was shot dead, and the attack direction was deflected, so the city wall was broken by a crooked attack.

He looked up at the waning moon, which was already as thin as a hook. In his last life, he had been crippled by attacking Shengjing Pass for several months. Now, he had already reached Yuncheng in less than a month. No one shared his excitement. It’s so lonely. So he went back to the king’s tent and wrote a letter to his brother. After the lights in the camp were turned off, he slipped out of the king’s tent and entered the military adviser’s tent.

“Wow!” Xiao Huang, who was sleeping next to the bed, was pinned down by the person who suddenly jumped up to him. He immediately jumped up and roared at Jing Shao, only to be bounced off his head.

Mu Hanzhang sighed helplessly and moved into the bed to make room for him. Jing Shao immediately took off his coat and got into bed happily.

“Can’t you sleep in your own tent for one night?” Mu Hanzhang looked sideways at him.

“It’s not safe to sleep on your own,” Jing Shao squeezed closer to the warm body, “There’s no way there’s another assassin.”

Xiao Huang was very dissatisfied that the bed was occupied, and he pulled Jing Shao by his collar for a long time. However, Xiao Huang could not lift him out of the bed, so Jing Shao picked him up by the neck and threw him onto the footrest. Xiao Huang Qi reluctantly climbed onto the bed and nestled on Jing Shao’s chest. As a result, Jing Shao was pressed down on the bed by a ghost and woke up several times during the night.

The next day, Zhao Meng and Hao Dadao led people to attack the city, and the Southwest Army sent people out to fight. Zhao Meng fought hard with the opposing generals, and the fight was evenly matched. Soldiers from both sides rushed forward to engage in a melee. The Southwest Army mainly defended the city. Seeing that they quickly attacked the city gate, they quickly returned to the city. With this, waves of rolling stones fell from the sky. Taking advantage of the terrain of Yuncheng, it is extremely lethal. Zhao Meng had to lead his troops back.

And Hao Dadao didn’t encounter many situations. Let alone attacking the city wall, it was difficult to even approach the city gate.

After fighting for a whole day without success, the army returned to camp to fight again the next day.

“Hey, I heard that the prince stayed in the military advisor’s tent again last night.” A patrolling soldier whispered to another.

“Hey, ever since the assassin came out, I’ve been checking the king’s tent frequently. The prince has basically never slept in the king’s tent.” Another soldier whispered.

“What nonsense are you talking about!” Right Guardsman slapped someone from behind.

The beaten soldier shrank his head and did not dare to say anything more, and continued patrolling honestly.

“Hey, what’s going on with the prince and the military advisor?” Zhao Meng, who came to chat with the right guard, came out and couldn’t help but ask when he saw this situation.

“I don’t know either.” You Hujun looked at the ground distressedly, thinking of what the military advisor said, he couldn’t help but shudder.

“Doesn’t the prince dislike men? Didn’t there be a fuss when the emperor asked him to marry a man?” Zhao Meng was very curious.

Hao Dadao, who came to share the dried meat with them, heard this and couldn’t help frowning: “Are you saying that the prince already has a wife, and she is a male wife?”

“Yes, don’t you know?” Zhao Meng chuckled, thinking that finally there was something that Hao Dadao didn’t know, “The princess is the concubine of Bei Weihou. She is of noble birth. I heard that she is also very famous among the talents in the capital. .”

His wife is in Beijing as a hostage, but the prince does such a cowardly thing. It’s really…

Hao Dadao put down the dried meat, turned around and left.

Mu Hanzhang was sitting alone by the river, watching the little tiger catching bugs in the grass. When he heard footsteps, he thought it was Jing Shao, but unexpectedly saw Hao Dadao with a dark face.