Chapter 238 Chang Kuo must die
It was a woman with a maid.
The woman was wearing an ink-black cloak without any patterns. Under the cloak she was wearing white mourning clothes. Her gray hair was tied up in a bun, and she only used a pair of plain white jade hairpins.
Chang Suining walked over with some surprise: "Mrs. Lou."
Mrs. Yun’s original surname was Lou.
Lou's face still had a sick look, and she looked at Chang Suining with a gentle look. When she nodded, Chang Suining said, "It's already late at night, Madam is still ill, you should rest early."
"It's already late at night, and Madam Chang has just come back to rest." Lou said, her eyes showing gratitude and shame.
Chang Suining: "Madam, do you know me?"
"It's so well-known that I don't know it." Lou said, "Although I'm in Hezhou, I've heard everything about Madam Chang's deeds in the capital."
She herself was not a person who adhered rigidly to worldly etiquette and rules, and she was always very interested in the strange things and stories about women.
So today when I heard my second son mention the name "Chang Suining", I was only surprised, but not at all unfamiliar.
Hearing the words "like thunder piercing my ears", Chang Suining just smiled and asked, "Did the lady wait for me here on purpose?"
"Yes, but I didn't wait too long." Lou said truthfully, "I knew that Madam Chang was so busy these days that she only came back at this time, so I came to see her at the right time."
"Then please go in and talk, ma'am."
Lou nodded, followed Chang Suining into the courtyard, and asked the maid she brought with her to make hot tea.
After entering the hall, Lou did not rush to sit down, but bowed to Chang Suining: "I came here today to thank Madam Chang. My son Agui has woken up."
Chang Suining calmed down and the person woke up, which meant he had survived the life-and-death crisis.
"It was all because of Madam Chang's life-saving medicine that my child was able to survive in time."
"It's just a small favor, I hope Mr. Sanlang is safe."
That bottle of pills was prepared by her at the request of Doctor Sun when she was about to leave Beijing. When taken when seriously injured, it has the miraculous effect of quickly stopping bleeding. It is a must-have when at home or when going out to seek revenge and kill enemies.
Although she only brought one bottle, Doctor Sun also gave her the prescription, which she had handed over to Yun Hui. In the past few days, she had ordered the city's pharmacies to prepare a large batch of the medicine and distribute it everywhere.
Every pill distributed may save a life at a critical moment, and this is all thanks to Doctor Sun.
"I also heard from Ah Hui that General Chang and Madam Chang knew that no more reinforcements would arrive when they were on their way to Hezhou, but they were still willing to take the risk to help Hezhou..." Lou bowed again: "This great kindness will be forever unforgettable to the Yun family and the people of Hezhou."
This action has nothing to do with military orders or stance. It is just that although they are strangers, they still help others at the cost of their own lives.
Lou's eyes were filled with gratitude: "This is the good fortune of my Yun family and the people of this city."
"How can it be luck?" Chang Suining said, "It's because the governor, his wife, and the three gentlemen all have great spirits. Those who follow this great path will naturally not walk alone."
She said, "My father and I came here for this reason. The reason why the people of Hezhou are united in fighting the enemy today is because Hezhou has a good governor and his wife and husband who are worthy of their trust."
In Chang Suining's opinion, the direction that people's hearts go in this world is never determined by luck.
Just as the "luck has run out" of many dynasties and emperors, it is never accidental, everything must have been foreshadowed.
Hearing the words "Those who follow this great path will not walk alone", Lou's eyes were slightly red: "Hezhou is our home and our place of return. We are still defending one family and one city. General Chang and Madam Chang are the ones who truly have the great path in mind."
Chang Suining held the hot tea to warm his hands and said with a smile: "Now that we are all in the same boat, there is no need to differentiate between each other."
Hearing these words that seemed to be trying to find joy in misery, Lou also smiled. Although this small broken boat was still in a precarious situation due to wind and rain, as the little girl had just said, they were not alone.
"Is Madam also a martial artist?" Chang Suining was quite curious about the Madam of the Yun family. Not wanting to make the topic too serious, he asked casually.
"I haven't really learned it." Lou said, "But my father was a military officer guarding the border. I have been with him since I was young. When he had free time, he taught me some riding, archery, and boxing skills."
At this point, she smiled and said, "My husband and I were engaged since we were young. My father said that if he treats me badly in the future, I can beat him until he is obedient... If I really can't beat him obediently, I can ride a horse back to my mother's house, carry my father on my back, and let him beat me."
Unfortunately, her father passed away very early.
However, her husband was very good to her and he was completely submissive on his own, without her having to beat him, so all her kung fu skills were useless.
Later, when she gave birth to sons, she thought that she still had sons to beat and that she would always have a place to use her skills. However, she didn't expect that all three sons followed their husbands and were more obedient than the other.
Especially her eldest son, who had been a gentleman since childhood. When he turned eighteen, his marriage had been arranged and his wedding clothes had been made. He should have started a family with his sweetheart and then headed for a bright future...
But all this came to an abrupt halt when Xu Zhengye started his rebellion, and then collapsed and disappeared.
And she could never have imagined that the martial arts she had learned since childhood would have its final destination and use on the battlefield.
Chang Suining was not very good at comforting people, so he could only say softly, "Madam, please accept my condolences."
Lou nodded slightly.
It didn’t matter, she might be able to see her husband and eldest son again soon.
That day, she held the bodies of her husband and eldest son and said that she would let them go first and that she would go find them after she had fulfilled her responsibilities.
She didn't want the girl in front of her to bother comforting her, so she took the initiative to change the subject and instead praised her earnestly, "I've heard that Madam Chang is talented before... but I never thought that she is as capable as any man on the battlefield."
But not only that, she knew that this girl's shadow was also present in many of the decisions and details in the city recently.
At this time, voices and footsteps were heard approaching from outside the hall.
It was Chang Kuo, and Yun Hui who sent him back.
The two men discussed matters late into the night and reviewed everything again on the way.
Yun Hui was a little surprised to see his mother here.
Lou bowed to Chang Kuo, thanked him solemnly, and said with a smile: "...I was just saying that General Chang's way of educating his daughter is really brilliant. I am also really curious about how General Chang raised such an outstanding girl."
Chang Kuo stroked his beard and smiled without saying anything.
The cleverness of this lies mainly in the fact that he doesn't know how to raise it, and the main purpose is to make it confusing.
If he really had to give an explanation, it would only be: "It's all natural, I just raised it casually..."
Lou couldn't help but laugh: "If you raise it casually, it will be so outstanding. If you don't raise it casually, what will happen?"
Yun Hui was confused as he listened. Why did A Niang keep talking to General Chang about someone who was not present?
And why did Ah Niang keep looking at Mr. Chang while she was talking? Lou did not say anything more and stayed for long: "General Chang and Miss Chang have worked hard all day, please rest early, Ah Hui and I will not disturb you anymore."
Yun Hui: “……?”
Chang Kuo nodded: "Mrs. Lou, take care."
Yun Hui wanted to ask but could only bow and leave with A Niang. After leaving the courtyard, he could not help but ask, "...where is the young lady Chang that A Niang has been talking about?"
Lou paused, looked at her son seriously, and raised her hand to touch his forehead.
Yun Hui: "...Mother?"
"Ah Hui, just tell mother, are you having trouble thinking or are your eyes hurting?" Mrs. Lou asked with concern.
"My son is fine!"
The maid also said in a serious tone: "Then... Madam Chang has been standing in the hall the whole time, how come you can't see her?"
Could it be that the young master brought back something unclean from the battlefield, affecting his mind? The same thought also appeared in Yun Hui's mind - he looked at his mother and the maid in disbelief, who were also looking at him in disbelief.
The maid couldn't resist the urge to break the young doctor's middle finger: "Madam, would you like me to give Second Young Master a try..."
In her hometown, if you want to test whether a person is possessed by an unclean thing, you can find out by bending the other person's middle finger hard!
Lou signaled her not to rush and asked her son seriously, "Then tell me, besides you, General Chang, and me, was there anyone else in the hall?"
"Of course, Mr. Chang is here too!" Yun Hui didn't understand the meaning of this question.
Lou: “…”
She finally understood.
The strange thing about this matter is not the gods and ghosts, but the son’s mind.
After the maid realized what was happening, she was both amused and confused: "Where is Mr. Chang? Isn't that just the Chang family's daughter?"
Lou sighed, "So when you mentioned this to me today, you called him 'Chang Langjun'. It wasn't that you were trying to hide your daughter's identity in front of the servants."
He really didn't know she was a girl! Yun Hui seemed to be struck by lightning, and his mind was a little confused for a while.
At this moment, he was like a piece of hopeless wood, standing there blankly.
Lou was helpless: "Didn't I tell you long ago that her name is Chang Suining?"
Yun Hui finally managed to find a trace of his voice: "...Isn't General Chang's son called Chang Suining?"
"General Chang's son is named Chang Sui'an." Lou felt a little embarrassed: "The girl at home is named Chang Sui'ning!"
Yun Hui turned his neck stiffly and looked at the small courtyard behind him.
Although he had heard of the story of the girl from the Chang family, he had never remembered her full name accurately.
Plus, since we met, he was dressed as a young soldier in the army, so I had a preconceived notion...
So, he was wrong from the beginning! "But..." He couldn't accept this "change" for a long time, "How could a girl..."
That person who was courageous, brave, resourceful, calm and collected, the one who made him feel inferior the more they got along... was actually a girl?
After that, they went on in silence, but Yun Hui's heart was a hundred times noisier than a thousand cicadas chirping at the same time.
After sending his mother back to the residence, Yun Hui thought about his behavior in front of the Chang family father and daughter these days, and wanted to ask his mother: Does her son look like a fool? But he didn't dare to ask.
Yun Hui turned back silently. Five hundred of the one thousand cicadas had died of exhaustion, and the remaining five hundred were still chirping in his mind.
…
The people in Hezhou City were making preparations to fight the enemy day and night, and no one knew when they would hear the news of the next rebel attack.
…
In Xu Jun’s camp, Xu Zhengye, who was in charge, received a secret letter.
The letter was written by Li Yi himself, expressing his desire to cooperate with him.
Most of his subordinates were excited when they heard this.
"If Li Yi is willing to join, this is a good thing!"
"This coward finally figured it out!"
"I think he is scared. He has lost so many battles, suffered repeated failures, and done so many stupid things... How could the Queen let him go? Rather than sit and wait for death, it is better to find another tree to perch on..."
“No matter what, if we get Li Yi, the general will be even more powerful!” - But this “wing” does not include Li Yi himself, but only the troops under his command.
Xu Zhengye held the letter and smiled, "The Queen initially appointed Li Yi as her commander, but she only used his status as a member of the royal family to improve her appearance. In addition, his father, the King of Huainan, was loyal, so the Queen could safely entrust her with the military power..."
But who could have expected that King Huainan would suddenly die at this critical moment?
Although Li Yi is timid, sometimes a person's timidity and ambition are not in conflict.
Ming Hou would never have thought that Li Yi would become his helper one day, right?
Deputy General Ge Zong was more concerned about another thing: "...Fuck that 100,000-man army, Chang Kuo is really just bluffing!"
They have already had people investigate in the past few days, and Chang Kuo's talk of 100,000 reinforcements is mostly false. Now that Li Yi's letter has confirmed it, there is no doubt anymore!
Ge Zong immediately stepped forward and knelt down to ask for orders: "General, please allow me to lead the troops to attack the city, kill Chang Kuo, and seize Hezhou, so that I can atone for my crime with my merits!"
This time he must avenge his previous humiliation! He wants to personally take Chang Kuo's head, as well as the head of that little cavalryman who caused him to lose face!
Luo Guanlin hurriedly said to Xu Zhengye: "Chang Kuo is a rare military talent. If we can spare his life and let the general use him, he will be of great help in the future!"
Ge Zong, who had always been at odds with him, sneered, "He's just a cripple!"
Xu Zhengye sighed and said, "Chang Kuo is stubborn. I'm afraid he won't submit to me."
Luo Guanlin: "It may have been so in the past, but after the injustice of the young master of the Chang family in the capital, there will be a rift between the queen and Chang Kuo. If the general can treat him sincerely, he may be able to convince Chang Kuo..."
Ge Zong frowned and wanted to say something else, but he saw Xu Zhengye shaking his head.
"Li Yi's intention is obvious. He wants to use me to get rid of Chang Kuo. Otherwise, he won't be able to completely control the hearts of the people in the army."
"He said in the letter that he would discuss the matter with me in person after I took Hezhou... The implication was that if Chang Kuo hadn't died, this cooperation would have been difficult to conclude."
He seemed to feel a little regretful, but still said: "So, Chang Kuo must die."
He needed the military strength in Li Yi's hands, and he also needed to use Li Yi, a member of the royal family, to build momentum in order to gain more support and gather more help.
Luo Guanlin: "But..."
Xu Zhengye raised his hand and interrupted him: "Okay."
He looked at Ge Zong who was kneeling on one knee and said, "Call the troops and attack the city."
The siege plan had already been agreed upon, and only the order was needed at this moment. Ge Zong was greatly encouraged and said happily, "I obey your command!"
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