Chapter 180
When the meeting was over, it was already dawn.
The fifth leader of Muyun Village came out of the meeting hall with a frown on his face.
During the meeting just now, Zhou Yi asked him to inspect the five major granaries in Nankang City and asked him to separate three batches of grain from these granaries while ensuring that there was enough grain in the city.
The three batches of food are divided into marching rations, defending rations, and surrendered rations.
Military rations were the most important thing for a march, and this mission seemed to be of great importance to Muyun Village. But he was here to fight, not to take care of trivial matters.
I'm not happy about it, but I can't refuse.
*
In the meeting hall, everyone except Fu Wei had left. Zhou Yi finally spoke, "I heard from Captain Gu that the Fifth Master has been pestering Madam Yu. What are you thinking?"
Fu Wei knew that Zhou Yi wanted to remind him not to conflict with the people from Mu Yun Village.
"If he doesn't go too far, I won't do anything. But if he does..." Fu Wei paused, his voice growing colder. "I beg your pardon, sir. I will not tolerate him."
Zhou Yi sighed, "If that's the case, then not only you, but I, too, won't tolerate him."
One is principle, the other is military morale.
No matter if it was in the army, if anyone dared to seize his property, he could not control the army under the jurisdiction of others, but if it happened under his command, he would definitely punish him severely.
The two of them only exchanged a few words before Fu Wei said goodbye.
Fu Wei walked out of the meeting hall and saw the fifth boss leaning against a pillar with his arms crossed.
Fu Wei walked past him without looking sideways.
As he passed by, the man spoke: "Madam Yu is different. It's hard not to notice her."
Fu Wei paused slightly, turned his head and looked at him with a calm expression.
"I wonder what the Fifth Master wants to say?"
The Fifth Master put down his hand, stood up straight, and sneered: "Finally you're willing to look me in the eye?"
In the past two days, except for the meeting at the city gate, this man didn't even glance at him. He only looked at him straight in the eye when he mentioned his wife.
Fu Wei raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that I should become brothers with the person who covets my wife?"
Fu Wei's attitude seemed calm and gentle, but his dark eyes were not gentle at all, but cold.
The Fifth Master suddenly smiled and said, "Indeed, I can't."
"Well, although I am amazed at my wife's surprise, a man should have a wife. A love affair between a man and his wife is not in the best interest of the overall situation. I don't want to be the one who causes discord between Muyun Village and the Zhou family."
He said he liked Madam Yu, but that was too much. He was mostly attracted by her unique temperament and wanted to know more about her.
If the Zhou family and Muyun Village were to create a rift because of stealing someone else's wife, it would be more trouble than it's worth.
I wasn't overly concerned right now, so letting it go wouldn't be that hard. Besides, yesterday, they didn't say a single word to each other. Just a glance made it clear that no one else could get in the way.
Fu Wei would judge people to some extent. The person before him could not be said to be very upright, but he was not a bad person either.
Moreover, according to what Ah Ying said, the fifth leader called the leader of the village "uncle", and the leader of the Muyun village was a capable man and would definitely not send an emotional person to assist the Yuzhang army.
Therefore, the words of the man in front of him must be taken seriously.
Fu Wei smiled and said, "The Fifth Master is quite upright."
The fifth master raised an eyebrow: "That counts?"
"Knowing that the beautiful woman is married, yet still insisting on pursuing her, even if you come to your senses and turn back, it's not entirely honest, is it?"
"You scholars love to quibble over words, it's boring." He showed his disdain without hiding it at all.
The matter was made clear. He turned and waved his hand. "The task you, General Zhou, assigned me today was simply to keep me occupied and so I wouldn't have the time to bother anyone. You can tell General Zhou that from now on, I won't bother a married woman anymore."
Having said that, he walked out.
Fu Wei watched the fifth boss leave, then turned around and glanced at Zhou Yi in the meeting hall.
Zhou Yi smiled helplessly.
Fu Wei nodded slightly, then turned and left.
*
The march took three days to rest, but Yu Ying and a group of military doctors had no time to rest.
They were busy from day till night, and even if they slept at night, they would still keep their eyes wide open with intense concentration throughout the day, and many people's eyes would become red.
Yu Ying is no exception.
Fu Wei grabbed some herbs and went to the kitchen to boil some medicine.
After the medicinal juice is boiling, pour it into a basin, place a cloth in it, and bring it to the second floor.
The military doctor staying in the inn and several generals watched their military advisor, Mr. Fu, go into the kitchen, personally boil the medicine, and personally bring water upstairs.
Scholars always say that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, so how could they not be surprised to see that the exiled immortal Mr. Fu also had some worldly touch?
They were all betting whether the water would be used by Mr. Fu himself or for his wife.
After Mr. Fu entered the house for a while, everyone encouraged Wei Yong to knock on the door to check.
Wei Yong had no choice but to knock on the door with some heat-removing flower tea.
The person who opened the door was Fu Wei, dressed neatly, with no signs of medicine on him. There was a faint smell of medicine in the air in the room, but his husband was not there.
Wei Yong said with a guilty conscience, "Master said that scented tea can dispel internal heat, so I specially brewed a pot of scented tea and sent it to you."
Fu Wei took it, thanked him, and told him, "You should get some rest early."
Wei Yong responded, bowed without looking away, then turned and left.
Fu Wei closed the door and entered the room carrying a cup of scented tea.
Yu Ying lay on the bed, her eyes covered with medicine bags, wondering, "Wasn't the scented tea already brewed and placed in the room? Why did they suddenly send another pot over?"
Fu Wei didn't reveal Wei Yong's intentions. He put down the tea and walked to the bed. He sat down on the edge of the bed and continued what he had been doing. He placed his wife's feet on his lap, pinched the soles of her feet, and said, "Maybe she wants to show her filial piety to you."
"The word 'filial piety' sounds awkward, as if I'm already in my seventies or eighties."
Fu Wei smiled faintly and stopped talking about Wei Yong. He turned to something else and said, "The army will set out tomorrow. If everything goes well, we will conquer Lingling and Guiyang counties without any casualties."
The journey from Yuzhang to Nankang allowed Yu Ying to witness the cruelty of war. It would be best if there were no casualties.
After massaging his wife's feet, he went to the side to wash his hands, and then took her hands and massaged them carefully.
I have been maintaining almost the same posture for several days, and my wrists are slightly stiff.
The medicine bag was cold, so Yu Ying took it away.
After applying it for a while, my tired eyes seemed to feel much more comfortable.
Putting the medicine bag into the basin beside her, Yu Ying looked at Fu Wei who was rubbing her arm with great care, as if he were a treasure. She felt a little sweet in her heart.
Finding sweetness in bitterness, that's all.
"You've been tired for a few days, let me give you a massage."
Fu Wei shook his head: "I am a man, and I have practiced martial arts since I was young, so I can withstand resistance. You are different."
As a woman, her physique is inherently weaker than men. The reason she was able to hold on was that her willpower was stronger than that of ordinary people.
When he saw her coming to Nankang, he was only surprised for a moment, and the rest was filled with worry and heartache.
His Ah Ying has never had a peaceful life since she accompanied him in Lingshui Village.
He loosened his hand, took out a handkerchief, and gently and carefully wiped away the remaining juice from the corners of her eyes.
Yu Ying looked at Fu Wei's eyebrows, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in her eyes.
After thinking for a moment, and when Fu Wei wiped her eyes and put down the handkerchief, she sat up, put her arms around his shoulders from behind, and rested her head on his shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Fu Wei asked.
"Nothing, I just thought you seemed a little worried."
Fu Wei couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "I really can't hide anything from you. If it's not something else, then it's something I'm thinking about later."
"Don't think too much when you're resting." Yu Ying advised gently.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." He reached out and held her soft hand, caressing it gently.
Yu Ying suddenly thought of someone and asked curiously, "Why haven't I seen the Fifth Master of Muyun Village these past few days? What did you say to him?"
Fu Wei arranged for Zhou Yi to go to the Fifth Master to get food, and his purpose was the same as hers, as well as the conversation they had in the council hall that day.
Hearing that the Fifth Boss no longer intended to bother her, Yu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Wei patted her hand and said, "You must get up before dawn tomorrow and rest early."
Yu Ying let go of Fu Wei, and when he lay down, she took the initiative to nestle into his arms and found a comfortable position.
Fu Wei held her in his arms, and the couple snuggled together.
*
Since the governors of Lingling and Guiyang counties were already in Zhou Yi's hands, there was no need to resort to war to conquer Lingling and Guiyang counties.
It took only five days to successfully conquer Lingling County, but the generals of Guiyang County were dissatisfied.
He had originally been dissatisfied with the governor and rebelled against the court, but he had no choice but to obey.
Unexpectedly, the prefect first rebelled and defected to Nankang, but only half a month later he surrendered to the Yuzhang army. In a rage, he cursed you all as traitors who stole the country, closed the city gates, and refused to surrender.
The city gates were tightly closed, and there was no support from within the city, making it difficult to attack. Even if it was attacked, the losses would be heavy.
In such cases, attacking the city is secondary and besieging the city is the primary strategy.
The army is in the city, and the granaries are full of food, which may last for half a year.
But the people in the city couldn't do that.
Food prices had already skyrocketed at the beginning of the year, and the people, who had little money, naturally could not hoard much silver.
Because the city was closed for war preparations, business could not be done. Without business, it would be difficult to buy rice and grain, and there would be no work to support the family.
If the people in the city did not have the help of the government, they would starve to death within half a month.
In this way, without providing aid to the people, the granary had enough food to supply the Guiyang army for half a year.
But even if we get help, we may not be able to survive for more than three months.
If no aid is provided, the people will starve to death and the army will lose morale. Even more seriously, the people will gather together to grab food.
Internal strife broke out in the city. By then, we could persuade the people there with reason and emotion, and the attack on Guiyang County would be defeated.
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