Chapter 210 Retreat!
Seeing more and more people dying, the Left Prime Minister had no choice but to give the order: "Everyone, listen up! Retreat!"
At that moment, all the cavalrymen dropped the thick wood in their hands and followed the left prime minister away.
On the city wall, the Cheetah Army watched the fleeing Iron Cavalry, happily waving their weapons and cheering loudly: "Mighty! Mighty!"
Zhan Hu happily congratulated Liang Jingyao: "Congratulations, Master, for the victory in the first battle!"
Liang Jingyao's originally tense heart was temporarily relieved, but the Left Prime Minister would definitely not give up after failing in his first siege of the city. He might go back and do some shameful things and play dirty tricks behind the scenes!
"Don't be too happy. Take your men to check how many wells there are in the city. Be careful that someone has poisoned the wells. Also, have you delivered the message I asked you to send to the North?"
Zhan Hu nodded and replied, "Yes! I've already sent it. Now that we've secured all the entrances to Yangming Mountain, Emperor Liang's men won't be able to intercept our message again!"
Liang Jingyao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done!"
At this time, Chen Hu walked up to the tower with the recorded roster. He bowed respectfully to Liang Jingyao and said, "Master, all the new recruits have been recorded. Two hundred and six of them are from several villages. I plan to have someone verify them tomorrow! However, there are still thirty-five beggars whose identities cannot be verified. I have already separated them for living, but I don't know what to do next. I hope Master can make it clear!"
Liang Jingyao took the list that Chen Hu handed over and, in the light of the lanterns hanging high on the city wall, he roughly flipped through it and asked, "Have the ones I brought been added?"
Chen Hu shook his head and said, "No, do we need to include them? There are also elderly people, children and women here, who are not suitable for joining the army!"
Liang Jingyao returned the list to Chen Hu and explained, "Do you know who I met in the ruined temple?"
Chen Hu asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Liang Jingyao frowned and said, "Emperor Liang gave Jianghu Order 10,000 taels of gold. His purpose must be to kill me! At that time, Jianghu Order's men sneaked into the beggars' den and were discovered by Yue'er and Amian! So now, regardless of gender or age, if their identities cannot be confirmed, they will be locked up for a while! If there are still Jianghu Order members inside, they will definitely take action to complete the mission!"
Chen Hu finally understood and nodded in response, "Yes! I'll send more people to monitor those rooms now!"
Liang Jingyao stood on the city wall until dawn, then he left to go to the valley to visit Lin Xiaoyue.
"I'm back! What delicious food are you making?" Liang Jingyao leaned against the kitchen door frame a little tiredly, looking at the busy Lin Xiaoyue with a smile on his face.
Lin Xiaoyue turned her head to look at the door, only to see Liang Jingyao's obsidian eyes with dark circles under them. She quickly brought out a chair and asked him to sit down.
"You're so tired, why are you still standing? Sit down and rest for a while! I'm steaming the crystal dumplings Yunyun made yesterday. You can try them later!"
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "Okay! Are the Queen Mother and the Princess awake yet?"
Lin Xiaoyue poured Liang Jingyao a cup of ginseng tea, which was originally prepared for the eldest princess. Now Lin Xiaoyue saw that Liang Jingyao looked listless, so she poured it for Liang Jingyao first.
"Not yet, you eat first! I can see from your appearance that you must have not slept all night. Did the Left Prime Minister really bring people to attack the city last night?" Lin Xiaoyue asked curiously.
Liang Jingyao smiled and praised, "Yes, our Yue'er is really smart. She reminded me early on! What strategy will the Left Prime Minister adopt next?"
Lin Xiaoyue pondered the situation and said, "Besides attacking the city gates, what else can he do? Will he turn and seize Yangming Mountain? Yangming Mountain is important, but Yangming Town is even more important. Because it's close to the capital, many people are willing to move here. Yangming Town probably has a population of 10,000 people now! Anyway, I think the Left Prime Minister will continue to attack the city gates, then recruit the young and strong men in the city to join the army, strengthen the Iron Cavalry, and then continue to attack Yangming Mountain. If he can't kill you, he will drive you all the way to the northern border and put you under house arrest."
Liang Jingyao shook his head and said, "Your analysis is correct! The Jianghu Order is also a hidden danger. I think Emperor Liang will continue to spend money to have the Jianghu Order assist the Left Prime Minister!"
This reminded Lin Xiaoyue. She asked in confusion, "Brother Liang, why didn't the Jianghu Order agree to rescue the Princess and the others when you paid them? And now Emperor Liang can persuade them with just 10,000 taels of gold? Don't they have any other relationship?"
Liang Jingyao's expression suddenly changed, and he angrily said, "Humph! I offered a hundred thousand taels of gold, but it didn't persuade Jianghu Ling! If Jianghu Ling works for Emperor Liang again, I will definitely wipe out Jianghu Ling's lair!"
At this time, Princess Mingzhu came over after washing and dressing neatly. When she saw Liang Jingyao coming back, the stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground. She happily took Liang Jingyao's hand and said, "I'm glad you're back safely! I see you've lost a lot of weight. Why don't you go to sleep for a while?"
Liang Jingyao shook his head and said, "No, I'll wait for the Queen Mother to wake up and pay my respects to her, and then I'll go back. The Left Prime Minister led his men to attack the city last night but failed. I guess he will come again today, so I have to hurry back as soon as possible."
Princess Mingzhu patted the back of Liang Jingyao's hand with some heartache and said, "You are such a pitiful child! I put some tranquilizing herbs in the medicine for your mother last night, so she didn't wake up all night and is still sleeping soundly now! Alas, this time, thanks to you for rescuing your mother from the palace, with Doctor Hua here, there is hope for your mother's old illness!"
Liang Jingyao knew that the Doctor Hua that Princess Mingzhu was referring to was the Drunken Old Monster. The Drunken Old Monster had been working in the palace for so many years that the Empress Dowager and the Princess were used to calling him that, so Liang Jingyao didn't intend to ask them to change their way of calling Doctor Hua to the Drunken Old Monster.
"It's okay, this is what I should do! I grew up in the palace and was deeply loved and taught by the late emperor, so there is no way I can just sit back and watch! It's just that life in the valley is hard and there are no maids to serve us, so I have to inconvenience the empress dowager and several adults to live here for a while." Liang Jingyao said apologetically.
Princess Mingzhu smiled and said, "Why bother talking about being wronged? Being able to keep your life is already great! Besides, Yue'er and her sisters are so considerate. My mother and I are very satisfied. You can rest assured!"
Liang Jingyao nodded and said, "That's good! Yesterday I found people from the Jianghu Order in the city. They were sent by Emperor Liang to deal with us. I'm still having people search for the spies. Once I find them, I'll find some maids and servants to serve the Queen Mother and the others. The city is not safe for the time being!"
Princess Mingzhu glared at Liang Jingyao with amusement and said helplessly, "I've already told you it's okay, so don't worry about it! We know exactly what's going on outside! Just go for it!"
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