That night.
The city was silent and dark.
A team of patrolling soldiers discovered that there was a faint light in the courtyard where the Wei family's troops lived.
They went to bed early a few days ago, but today they somehow lit the oil lamp.
A soldier thought about it for a moment and understood. He heard that Madam Wei had asked Mr. Hu for a few horses today, and guessed that the soldiers were still busy setting up the stable.
Madam Wei is really good at making trouble for people.
A group of soldiers stood outside the wall and watched for a while. After confirming that everything was fine, they shook their heads and left, continuing their patrol along the same route.
In the yard.
The horse tied under the corridor seemed a little uneasy after leaving its familiar environment. It kept paddling its hooves and circling in place, as if trying to break free from the rope and find its way back.
In the dim room.
Chu Yu sat under the oil lamp and opened the note written by the girl. He looked calm and read it quickly. After confirming that it was correct, he took the note under the oil lamp.
Flames leaped up.
As he let go, the paper, half of which had turned to ashes, fell to the ground and was instantly engulfed by flames.
Chu Yu stood up and walked outside.
Under the moonlight, the courtyard was quiet and silent.
The panting sounds of the three horses in the corridor were particularly obvious.
Cheng Xiu was waiting outside the house. Seeing Mr. Chu coming out, he asked in a low voice, "Did the girl have any instructions?"
Chu Yu replied calmly, "Everything is going well. The two generals outside the city have surrendered to the princess, and the girl has figured out the distribution of all the troops of Zhongshan Kingdom."
The content on the note was the military deployment situation, which was more accurate than what the scouts had discovered.
Of course, the girl didn't figure it out herself, but the two generals revealed it to Princess Zhongshan.
There are currently seven armies in Zhongshan, totaling more than 26,000 people.
The two vanguard battalions were under the same military command, originally serving as garrison troops stationed at the border, but now they were considered separate armies. In addition to the guard battalion stationed at the palace, there were two other armies stationed at the Zhongshan granary, south of the city walls, and within the city walls, stationed in the inner city and at the watchtower and arrow tower, respectively.
In Chu Yu's opinion, such military deployment is actually very unreasonable.
With so many soldiers, we are fully capable of clearing the surrounding counties and expanding the safe area.
He said that there was no need to arrange for civilians to work in building high walls and cultivating fields, and that the soldiers alone could complete the fortifications. However, Motosaburo ordered all the troops to be stationed inside and outside the city and not let them go out.
You have to know that supporting these soldiers and food are a considerable expense. If they continue to waste resources like this, even without waiting for them to take action, if the Wei family waits another year, Zhongshan will be in chaos.
Did Hu Chengen not want to make Zhongshan's life easy? He simply played that Yuan Sanlang in the palm of his hand.
What exactly does he want to do?
"The girl said that there is a garrison in the city that may rebel. At this time, let the two generals take action. We will wait and see what happens." Chu Yu's eyes were dark. "However, it is time for us to act."
He turned his gaze to the three horses and ordered calmly, "Let the horses go."
Cheng Xiu nodded, "Yes."
As the ropes were untied, the three horses were finally free. The yard door was wide open, and the horses rushed out impatiently, running wildly towards the familiar stable.
Upon receiving the order, Wei's followers pretended to be frightened and chased after him.
The noise that echoed through the night sky naturally alarmed the defenders in the city. Seeing the Wei family's troops chasing the horses towards the horse farm in the south, some soldiers wanted to stop them but it was too late.
That night, the city was extremely lively.
Unfortunately, Wei Xiyin, who had already returned to the palace, couldn't see it.
The next day.
As soon as the palace gate opened, a confidant came to report.
Yuan Sanlang sat at the top with a sullen face.
The palace maids were kneeling on the ground in the hall, with their heads hung low, too frightened to even breathe.
Yuan Sanlang only found out now that Mr. Hu had opened the granary without authorization yesterday and had wasted dozens of extra stones of grain for the people in the city.
His face darkened. "So, this is what Yuan Yuwan meant?"
The confidant kneeling below didn't dare to look up and replied cautiously, "Your Highness, it was the princess's order, and Mr. Hu didn't refuse. I heard that the people were very grateful for the princess's kindness, and everyone in the city was talking about it yesterday."
The princess had a gentle temperament and had a very good reputation in the past.
After this incident happened, even many soldiers in the military camp felt good about the princess's good deeds.
Although it was just some grains mixed with hay, it was a blessing for the people in the city to have a full meal.
You have to know that some soldiers' families are still alive and living in the city. The lower-level soldiers can't even feed themselves now, and their families can only suffer from hunger.
Yuan Sanlang was extremely angry. Yuan Yuwan used his people and his grain to help the people. What made him most angry was that Hu Chengen did not inform him and took the initiative to follow Yuan Yuwan's orders to release the grain.
The food was not given to the young and strong men who could fight, but was distributed to the people in the city who had no fighting ability.
He didn't care about that little bit of food, but felt that his dignity was being challenged.
A sinister look emerged between Yuan Sanlang's brows. "Do you think you can regain your footing in Zhongshan by winning back some hearts and minds? It seems that I have been too lenient with this legitimate sister, and she hasn't figured out her situation yet."
"From now on, send someone to keep an eye on her and don't let her walk around anymore!"
"yes!"
As for Hu Chengen?
Yuan Sanlang sneered. If someone dared to act on his own and pass by him without giving a reasonable reason, he would probably not be able to stay.
The confidant who came to report has not left yet. As the deputy general of the garrison, he naturally knows what happened in the city last night. But seeing that His Highness is very angry at the moment, he hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should report the farce of yesterday.
Last night, Wei's troops ran into the South City Horse Farm to catch horses. Apart from that, nothing else happened.
Mr. Hu agreed to lend the three horses to Madam Wei for riding.
His Highness is very disgusted with Madam Wei and doesn't want to hear any news about her at all. It seems that Mr. Hu is acting on his own again.
Reporting this matter at this time would only add fuel to the fire.
He was able to become the deputy general thanks to Mr. Hu's good words to His Highness. He thought for a moment and decided not to report such a small matter. After all, nothing happened last night, so he didn't want His Highness to get angry with him.
Pingyao Palace.
When the princess wanted to go out again today, she found that there were soldiers from the guard camp stationed outside the palace, surrounding Pingyao Palace.
Leading the way was the centurion who had followed them to the royal tomb.
He saluted without looking away, "Your Highness has ordered that the outside world is not peaceful these days. My Lady, please stay in the palace. I will stay here to protect your safety."
The implication is that he wants to put her under house arrest?
"How dare you!" Xiang Qi and his five followers were furious. "How dare you..."
"Xiang Qi!"
The princess shouted loudly, interrupting them.
Wei Xiyin spoke slowly, "Since the princess can't go out, can we two siblings do it?"
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