Chapter 294 The Imperial Court Begins to Control Salt
"I don't feel any pain at all!"
Jintang pulled his hand back and wiped it on his body in disgust, moving a little further away from Shao Songchen.
Yun Shuixian's face turned pale and she asked sharply, "What are you doing? How dare you betray the Second Prince?"
"What Second Prince? Who is he? We are the guards of the Huo family!"
What?
What's the meaning?
Yun Narcissus's dull head was in a mess.
The old lady said calmly: "These are all people I arranged, and the news you spread is all false.
Based on the stronghold you provided, the Second Prince nearly died on the spot.
I also let go two of the guards who came with you. Before leaving, I let them watch a scene of our loving mother and filial daughter.
Your Yun family has now been raided by the Second Prince on the pretext of harming the royal family."
Yun Narcissus was stunned.
"No, it's impossible..."
So, these days, she has been being played like a joke!
The Yun family has been raided, and she can't go back!
Yun Shuixian finally realized her situation, fell to her knees on the ground, and burst into tears.
"Aunt, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me again, please, for my mother's sake, please..."
The old lady shook her head.
“Now I know that if flowers don’t grow well, it may not be because the gardener is not careful, but because the seeds are not good.
Your last name is Yun, what does it have to do with me?
Ice cannot tolerate fire, and mud cannot climb a wall."
"Hang her and throw her back to the charity cemetery outside the capital to reunite with Yun Feichi and his daughter!"
The old lady took Jintang's hand without looking back, and Shao Songchen, who was as sticky as a dog-skin plaster, followed her.
Yun Shuixian had a belt strangled around her neck. She looked at the old lady's back in despair, her five fingers stretched forward as if trying to grab something.
"Old lady—"
A guard came running over with a loud voice.
"The Huo family army has won a great victory! We have repelled the Western Liao and recaptured the three cities of Yequan, Dewu, and Changji!"
"Good!" The old lady was overjoyed.
Yun Shuixian's hands dropped, her eyelids closed, and she could see nothing.
The remaining trace of consciousness seemed to have returned to the road of exile.
If she had followed obediently at the time, even if she did nothing, she wouldn't have ended up like this, right?
Why on earth was she so impatient and turned against the Huo family?
Because...
Sang Ning'er...
She beat her again and again, and the Huo family listened to her...
Obviously, they forced me to do it.
Consciousness is interrupted.
Yun Narcissus is completely dead.
…
On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yuzhi's family and relatives arrived in Liangzhou.
On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the three elders of the Huo family led the clan to Liangzhou.
On the same day, Xie Yurou's family, Xie Zhizhou, arrived in Liangzhou.
Xie Yurou originally thought that her parents had abandoned her, but she didn't expect that it was because her father was implicated and framed by his colleagues and imprisoned. If Huo Changan hadn't sent someone to pick him up, she would have died in prison.
When a family meets, they naturally cry and complain.
Except for the second family, which has drawn a clear line with the Marquis's Mansion, all other in-laws have been arranged.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Huo Changan declared his sole control over the northwest and was named King of Dingxi.
The news that the Huo family army defeated the 300,000-strong Western Liao army with a smaller force spread throughout Dongyang like wildfire.
It’s snowing heavily and the end of the year is approaching.
The gates of Yequan City were wide open.
A solemn army in black armor escorted a large, exquisitely carved coffin into the city.
"Welcome General Su home——"
"Welcome General Su home——"
Thousands of people watched in the heavy snow.
Who is General Su and why did he say he wanted to go home?
A guard in the front shouted, "Su Huiye, formerly known as Su Erdan, was the son of Su Dazhuang, the owner of the Su family grocery store in the south of Yequan City. He was the garrison commander of Liangzhou. He died on the battlefield while defending the people against the Western Liao.
My wish before death was to drive out the Tartars and recapture Yequan.
General Su, Yequan has returned, you can finally rest in peace—"
The people behind were also carrying a tall stone statue. It was of Su Huiye, who looked majestic and raised his sword to the sky.
They set up stone statues at the city gates.
Inscribed above: The loyal and brave general who protects the border - Su Huiye.
Biography
"It turned out to be him." Someone's eyes were wet.
"That's him."
"I know that, too."
"His parents are the most honest business people and sell things in the most fair manner."
"When the Western Liao people massacred the city, his parents cooked a big pot of rice porridge, and everyone thought they were trying to please the Western Liao people.
I didn’t expect that they had poisoned the porridge.”
"They were hung on the city walls by the Western Liao people and sun-dried to death."
"Five whole days and nights."
"Before he died, he shouted that his son would come back and kill all the people of Western Liao."
"General Su, you are back as expected."
"General Su..."
The people spontaneously walked to the stone statue and knelt for a long time.
On the city wall.
Sonning wiped his eyes.
"You're back, Su Huiye. You should change your name to Su Erdan."
Huo Changan brushed the snow off her hat and held her slightly cold little hand with his big hand.
"Go back. We will complete his unfinished business for him."
Sang Ning nodded and went down the city wall with him.
*
Yequan Camp.
The fire is burning brightly.
A pot of eight-treasure porridge is cooking on top.
The fragrance spread everywhere.
"My lord, this is a good idea. Those people in the capital will have a miserable New Year. I wonder who should be sent to lead the charge after the New Year?" Yan Meng filtered the thoughts in his mind. It seemed that only the loyal and righteous general could be a problem.
"With the imperial court in front and Western Liao behind, I think we should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and completely drive Western Liao out of the Xihai grasslands first, and then turn back to deal with the Sanggou imperial court."
Wu Gundam was full of energy, and his words revealed a sense of superiority.
Wei Chang and Shao Qing were also very enthusiastic and agreed to destroy Western Liao in one fell swoop.
"We have the Sky-shaking Bomb. Wouldn't it be better to just wipe out the Western Liao Dynasty? Then we won't be bothered by them anymore!"
Listening to what they said, Huo Changan suddenly understood Sang Ning's hidden worries.
A powerful weapon can easily breed ambition in people.
They were immersed in the joy of victory and no one mentioned the 30,000 missing soldiers.
Huo Changan asked Pei Mingan in a deep voice: "Have all 30,000 brothers been recorded?"
"My Lord, the record is complete."
"Yes. Let's not attack Western Liao yet. Let's wait."
"Western Liao will not be attacked yet."
Huo Changan and Sang Ning, who was sitting by the stove stirring the eight-treasure porridge, spoke at the same time.
Then, the two smiled at each other.
There is a tacit understanding that others cannot understand.
Everyone looked at each other.
"My Lord, now is a good time. If we wait for them to rest and recuperate, we can attack them from both sides together with the imperial court..."
"I understand." Huo Changan interrupted Wu Gaoda.
Seeing Sang Ning pause while stirring the porridge, he had a sudden thought and scooped some water into the pot.
Yan Meng smacked his lips and raised his eyebrows.
The mistress really knows how to control her husband.
"We have used up all the thunder bombs. Some of the materials are very rare and cannot be produced at the moment. Let's wait a little longer. I don't want to waste any of my troops right now." Huo Changan said.
It turns out that the thunder bomb is gone.
It turns out that thing is not available in any quantity you want.
The arrogance that everyone had just felt has subsided a little.
"Have the people's food and clothing been distributed?" Huo Changan asked again.
"It has been distributed. Everyone has received enough food and coal briquettes. We have also told them to clean up the wasteland now. In the spring, we will distribute grain according to the amount of fertile land we have." Pei Ming'an reported.
"There's one more thing... The grain delivery from Crescent Mountain Villa was a little late this time. They said the imperial court blocked the road, so they had to take a long detour to get here.
Furthermore, the imperial court began to control the salt market, and they managed to collect only ten bags of salt through various channels.
It goes without saying how important salt is.
Soldiers consume a lot of energy and need more than ordinary people, so they cannot survive without salt.
"Salt?"
Sang Ning looked up, his eyes rolling around like lively grapes.
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