Cheng Xiu and others split into two groups and sent someone back to inform the girl.
Wei Xiyin received the news after the Lantern Festival.
It's only a few days before the beginning of spring, and it's still snowing heavily outside.
Not only scouts but also a team of Hedong soldiers came back, saying that they were there to protect the safety of the Princess of Hedong.
Wei Xiyin sat in the hall, where the fire outlet was connected to the hole of the earthen kang. Water was boiling on the stove in the next room, and the room was as warm as before.
Cheng Xiu reported all the information he had found out. When talking about the Hedong Army, he repeated what Guo Xiu had said.
"That Mr. Guo is no ordinary person. He didn't allow his subordinates to show up in Huayin County. He also took advantage of the severed connection between Lushi County and Huayin County to escort his subordinates to Lushi County and deliver the letter from Gong Liulang."
Cheng Xiu quickly looked up at the girl and continued, "This incident did not alarm other people in Huayin County."
There were numerous monsters along the way, and without the Hedong Army, Cheng Xiu couldn't guarantee whether they could escape unscathed. He was afraid that in the end they would be forced to use the little black ball to escape.
Because the girl said that her own life comes first.
But doing so is very likely to alarm other people.
Wei Xiyin listened quietly, but in her heart she was wondering about Hedong Kingdom's intentions.
It is not difficult to see that various forces gathered in Huayin County and were forced to unite because of attacks by monsters and hidden enemies.
Once the external threat is resolved, I am afraid that they will turn against each other at any time.
The Hedong Army had only 10,000 troops left due to the death of 3,000 soldiers. All the heavy crossbow carts they carried were lost in Hongnong County, and they were already at an absolute disadvantage.
Did Mr. Guo want to help Gong Chun take charge of the Gong family, take the opportunity to incite Gong to rebel, and then drag her into the water?
really.
Next.
Cheng Xiu continued with a strange expression, "The Gong family members who received the letter had different attitudes. Some were overjoyed, while others had gloomy expressions and said nothing..."
In the past, it was normal for families to engage in internal intrigue in order to compete for family resources.
But logically speaking, now that she knows that her husband is still alive and has come back from thousands of miles away, Qichuan Gong should be happy.
No matter what, Gong Chun is a direct descendant of the Gong family.
In this world, outsiders cannot be trusted, so how can we not trust our own family members?
"But they still wrote two reply letters. Please ask my subordinates to take them to Sixth Young Master." Seeing the different reactions of those people, Cheng Xiu realized that something was wrong. He stayed in the city for a day, and after finding out the situation of the Lu family, he hurried back to Lingqiu County to report.
As for the three missing members of the Gong family, Lu's County had not received any news at all. They thought that they were still in Huayin County. After asking a few questions about the situation in Huayin County, they did not care.
Mr. Guo told him not to tell anyone about it for the time being, and hinted that he should reveal the matter to Gong Chun.
The Hedong Army that escorted them returned with them.
After hearing this, Wei Xiyin stroked her chin and sighed, "Mr. Guo is indeed a trusted confidant of the old Hedong King. Unfortunately, the information we both received was unequal. He thought we were simply looking for someone."
That's why he didn't avoid Cheng Xiu and even used her subordinates to do things.
Alas, it seems that as a woman, she is looked down upon.
Others did not regard her as an equal opponent, nor did they remember her kindness just because she saved Princess Hedong.
Wei Xiyin could probably guess what the strategist was thinking.
Guo Xiu was intent on masterminding the plan, aiming to capture the enemy and secure food, minimizing casualties among the Hedong army.
Then Gong Chun and she would be very useful chess pieces.
The former is the direct descendant of the Qichuan Gong family. Now that he is back, it is legitimate for him to be in charge of the family. He only needs to reach an agreement behind the scenes and add fuel to the fire. Once the Gong family turns against him, the alliance of the three major families will collapse.
The Hedong State could even offer conditions, such as dividing the grain equally or inviting the Gong family to move to live near the fiefdom, thus saving a lot of subsequent trouble.
After all, the Gong family of Qichuan didn't even want their own fortress anymore, but still wanted to guard the granary, and their purpose was naturally food.
As for Wei.
A team of more than 2,000 elite soldiers, led by a girl, is still in the dark, and perhaps even the enemies behind them are unaware of their existence.
The most important thing is that the leading girl has been with their princess for many days.
Yuan Jin's personality makes it impossible to be on guard against him after spending a long time with him.
The Hedong Kingdom then used the excuse of helping her find someone and offered her food as bait to lure her into the game, treating her as a secret force to deal a heavy blow to the others.
Favor is favor, benefit is benefit. At worst, after using her, I can repay the princess for saving my life.
"What a good plan." Wei Xiyin snorted lightly, "You set your sights on me, and you want to use an open conspiracy against me? That's just a coincidence, I'm best at playing open conspiracy."
Let’s see who has the better move!
Cheng Xiu didn't dare to respond.
Mr. Chu and Mr. Qu were not around, and the girl had no one to give her advice.
The matter was of great importance, so he dared not give any advice without thinking.
Wei Xiyin said calmly, "Give orders. The Hedong Army is not allowed to approach Gong Liulang for the next two days. Have Brother Yao watch over him personally."
Cheng Xiu was stunned: "What about two days later?"
"Any time after two days."
If Gong Chun really reached an agreement with the Hedong Army, Wei's role would be dispensable. She invited Gong Chun to go on the journey, not to make wedding dresses for others.
The Wei family can jump back and forth and choose between the Hedong Army and the Qichuan Gong family, but they cannot.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and my friend can also be my enemy.
If he wants to use Gong Chun to dismantle the alliance of the three major families, it depends on whether she agrees!
"Yes." Cheng Xiu immediately agreed and continued to report: "As for the current population of Hongnong County, Lushi County has 6,000 militiamen and about 3,000 civilians. About 2,000 people fled from Hongnong County to that place..."
"Huayin County has about 30,000 troops from both sides, and about 10,000 militia members and civilians."
That adds up to almost 50,000 people.
Although there are 30,000 Cheng'an troops in Xuzhou, according to Yuan Jin, they still have people in their fiefdom, not to mention the Xie and Liu families in Fufeng.
As expected, Sizhou, where aristocratic families are everywhere, can allow so many people to survive... The ability to respond instantly when a disaster occurs is very strong!
In comparison with Yizhou, apart from the Qinghe Wei family, the Hejian Zhao family, and Guangping whose situation is currently unknown, there is almost no information about other families.
But it's useless to think about these things now.
Wei Xiyin pondered for a long time, thinking about how to make use of these people.
They only have more than 2,000 people. How can they play the greatest role in the situation in Sizhou?
Seeing Cheng Xiu still standing there, she said, "You go down first and give me the reply letter from the Gong family. I will personally give it to Gong Liulang later."
"yes!"
Cheng Xiu put the letter down, left the house, and hurried to look for Dong Zhiyao.
When Dong Zhiyao heard that he was asked to look after Gong Chun, he agreed without asking any questions.
As soon as Cheng Xiu left, he looked up at the next room with sharp eyes.
Gong Chun rarely goes out recently. Except for meals, he stays in the house most of the time.
There were only five of them living in the main courtyard.
The girl was in the main house, he and Gong Chun were in the two side rooms on the left, and Wei Lang and Yuan Jin were in the side rooms on the right.
It would not be difficult for the Hedong Army to meet Gong Chun as long as they came in under the pretext of meeting the princess. The difficulty lies in not giving them the opportunity to be alone with him.
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