Furthermore, Wen Yuanbai remained secluded at home, as if he, the heir of the Xuan King, did not exist in the capital city.
This made Xiao Youran wonder, could it be that the Crown Prince stole all of Wen Yuanbai's credit?
However, the person in question wasn't in a hurry, and her doubts only flashed through her mind without being investigated further.
So on her way to the Xuanwang Mansion, she completely forgot about these troubles and only frowned as she pondered the matter of Yunhou.
In my previous life, my great-uncle's reinstatement was not scheduled for the following year, which seemed as suspicious as the entry of the Western barbarians into the pass.
Something must have happened to bring these two events forward.
She wanted to ask what merit her cousin-in-law in Liaozhou had made.
Is it the same as in the previous life?
Her sudden arrival threw the people in the Xuanwang Mansion into a flurry of activity.
Xiao Youran only heard from the gatekeeper that her senior brother was meeting with guests in the study, so she couldn't just barge in and had to wait in the flower hall in the side courtyard.
About half an hour later, she finally saw her senior brother, who was a little out of breath.
She asked curiously, "Senior brother, why are you running so fast? I've already waited for almost half an hour, a little longer won't hurt."
Wen Yuanbai smiled and said, "You've come to inquire about the Marquis of Pingyuan?"
Xiao Youran nodded vigorously, "Yes, how did my eldest cousin suddenly get reinstated? What great achievement did he make?"
Wen Yuanbai took a sip of tea before saying, "I just received news and had someone investigate. A month ago, the Western Barbarians suddenly attacked the south of Liaozhou, advancing north and seizing three cities, reaching the southern part of Wansha City on the northern border of Liaozhou. Before that, the northern part of Wansha City had been fighting against the Western Barbarian army for half a month. The General of the Northern Garrison, Marquis Ningyuan, who was guarding the border, never expected to be attacked from both sides and was seriously injured due to a moment of carelessness. The 500,000-strong Northern Garrison Army was leaderless. Marquis Pingyuan was appointed to lead the Northern Garrison Army in Ningguta in a time of crisis. He commanded the Northern Garrison Army to retreat westward, used a feint to lure the enemy into the city, and then surrounded them from the south, capturing all the Western Barbarians. At the same time, the true mastermind behind the rumors of collusion with the Northern Barbarians last year was also found, completely clearing him of the suspicion. That's why His Majesty reinstated him to his original position."
Xiao Youran nodded as if she understood, then asked, "Who is the mastermind behind this?"
"Rumor has it that he was a former deputy general under Marquis Yun. After all, he had guarded the border in Dingzhou for many years, and there were still many of his old subordinates in the army. As soon as he wrote a letter, someone secretly investigated and verified it. This time, the secret entry of the Western Yi people into the pass was also due to someone leaking information about the key route. Following the clues, he actually found out who leaked the real news about the Northern Di people seizing the three counties in northern Yanyun three years ago. It turns out that the Western Yi and the Northern Di people had long been colluding together. This time, they planned to cooperate from both sides. After the Western Yi people seized Liaozhou and secured their rear, the Northern Di people would flank them from the left and take advantage of the situation to occupy the remaining counties of the sixteen counties of Yanyun to the east."
Xiao Youran was completely confused. "So, the person who leaked the Qinshan secret passage this time is related to the person who betrayed the Yanyun Three Prefectures last time?"
Wen Yuanbai shook his head and flicked her forehead. "This time, even we Great Zhou people didn't know about the Qinshan secret passage. It's hard to say whether the information was leaked. Maybe the Western Barbarians discovered it themselves. However, Marquis Pingyuan captured the Western Barbarian commander and several deputy generals alive and interrogated them severely. Only then did one of the deputy generals reveal their battle plan and confess to being a Great Zhou deputy general who colluded with the Northern Di people when they captured the three counties of Yanyun last time. This person..."
He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "My surname is Shi."
"Deputy General Shi?" Xiao Youran asked curiously, "Could it be that Deputy General Shi from Wufeng County, Taizhou? Shi Wenxia's father?"
Wen Yuanbai nodded. "He was originally a scout in the army, often going out on missions to gather intelligence. Once, he disappeared for two days and two nights, and returned covered in wounds, saying he had almost fallen into an ambush by the Northern Di. In fact, he was captured by the Northern Di that time, and he betrayed the military deployment of the three prefectures of Yan and Yun, which allowed him to escape with his life. However, the Western Yi people came to attack northern Yan and Yun later. Even though Marquis Pingyuan fought desperately to defend the city, he still lost three cities. Marquis Pingyuan later realized that there must be a traitor in the army, but no one would associate it with a scout who was gathering information on the border of the Northern Di, so no matter how hard they investigated, they couldn't find any results."
Xiao Youran stared at her senior brother Da Bai in astonishment, her mind a jumble of thoughts.
In her previous life, she knew that this deputy general surnamed Shi had died from an arrow wound while protecting Marquis Pingyuan during a border battle in a later year. Before his death, he entrusted his daughter Shi Wenxia to Marquis Pingyuan.
This led to Shi Wenxia moving into the Marquis's residence.
In this life, the benefactor of Marquis Pingyuan, Deputy General Shi, has become a traitor.
Seeing her looking so dazed, Wen Yuanbai ruffled her hair and chuckled, "What's wrong? Yun Hou has been exonerated, aren't you happy?"
Xiao Youran nodded, "Happy, of course I'm happy! By the way, where's my brother-in-law?"
Half a month ago, Yunfu received a letter from Zhao Huai sent to Wufeng County, saying that after completing the mission of repelling foreign invaders in Qingshan City, he went north to Liaozhou with a part of the army to form an encirclement with the Liaozhou border army.
Wen Yuanbai smiled and said, "General Yun was very pleased to receive the news that his son-in-law had joined the army in Liaozhou and has already arranged for him to be stationed at the front. Presumably, he will take him to the capital to report for duty soon."
Xiao Youran then remembered the matter of the Crown Prince and asked, "Senior brother, it was clearly you who fought against the Western barbarians in Qingshan City, so why did His Highness the Crown Prince get the credit and return to the capital? Also, weren't those potatoes also grown by you in the surrounding counties of Wufeng County? Why did you give the credit to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Wen Yuanbai's face stiffened for a moment before he said, "He is my cousin and needs to make merits to secure his position, so it's fine for me to give it to him."
Xiao Youran blinked. "Does the border troops have enough food?"
Wen Yuanbai blinked as well. "You mean, you still have food?"
Xiao Youran decisively decided to lower the price, "One hundred taels per cart! That's a fair price, isn't it?!"
"Deal!" Wen Yuanbai also decisively decided to close the deal.
"Hmph! You're my senior brother, and you don't even help me earn more money!" Xiao Youran pouted.
Wen Yuanbai slowly said, "Five hundred carts will be transported to Liaozhou, and five hundred carts will be transported to Taizhou. Two hundred carts from each of the two prefectures need to be grain seeds."
It must be admitted that the grains Xiaoyou Ran took out last time were all high-quality rice.
The quality is simply superb.
My junior sister is like an endless granary!
Xiao Youran was instantly delighted, "A total of one thousand carts?!"
One thousand carts equals one hundred thousand taels of silver!
It's out! It's out!
500 points of luck are nothing!
but……
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