It was unexpected that someone wanted to see Xuan Tianhua outside Zong Sui City, not to mention that the person said she was a woman, which made people even more confused.
Xuan Tianhua first thought of Feng Yuheng, because just two days ago he received a secret report from the Eagle, saying that Princess Yu had left the capital and was heading for the Eastern Border. But if you think about it again, Feng Yuheng's speed can't be that fast. At most, he has only walked less than half the way! It's impossible for him to suddenly appear here.
He shook his head to himself, indicating that he couldn't figure it out, but he also ordered the messenger to say, "Bring the man to the commander's tent!"
When he entered the commander's tent, the table and chairs had just been set up. As soon as he sat down, the woman who wanted to see him had already arrived at the door. Xuan Tianhua called the person in, but he saw that the person was wearing a black cloak, and the big hat behind the cloak tightly covered her head. His facial features could not be seen clearly, and he could only judge that she was a woman by her voice. She said to Xuan Tianhua: "I am here to pass on a message to the Seventh Prince of Dashun on the orders of the master. The master hopes that you can turn back and not participate in this war. Or change another commander, but you can't go into battle in person."
Xuan Tianhua was puzzled. "Who is your master? Why did you say such words to me?"
The woman still lowered her head and said, "It is not convenient to disclose this. Our master also has good intentions. We just hope that the Seventh Prince can listen to this advice and not go to the battlefield! In this battle, Zong Sui has the help of Duanmu Anguo. That person is sure to win, and Da Shun will definitely not win. If the Seventh Prince goes to the battlefield, he will die. Our master... does not want you to die."
This made people even more confused. Xuan Tianhua asked her, "Are you from Zong Sui? If you know Duanmu Anguo and know that he has a winning strategy, then your identity should not be ordinary. But I don't have any old friends in Zong Sui, why did your master help me?"
The visitor shook her head, "Seventh Prince, there is no need to ask more. I am only responsible for delivering the message, and I know nothing else. Now that the message has been delivered, goodbye." After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but how could the Dashun soldiers guarding the door of the tent let her go so easily? Qian Li waved his hand, and immediately a soldier held the long sword in his hand and blocked the door. The woman turned her head halfway and asked Xuan Tianhua with some dissatisfaction: "I brought the master's advice with good intentions. Why, Seventh Prince, do you want to keep me here and do something ungrateful?"
After hearing this, Qian Li shouted angrily: "What do you mean by ungrateful? Do you really think you are a benefactor? You came to our camp for no apparent reason, didn't even dare to show your face, and said some weird things to confuse the army. How can someone like you be released?"
The woman ignored Qian Li and only looked back at Xuan Tianhua. Seeing this, Qian Li also said to Xuan Tianhua: "Your Highness, you can't let her go. At least you have to let her tell you who the so-called master is!"
Xuan Tianhua didn't say anything, just stared at the woman, as if he wanted to see something from her eyes that were faintly visible under her hat. But he gave up after looking for a while, then waved his hand and said to Qian Li, "Let her go."
"Your Highness!"
"Let her go!" He was firm and said to Qian Li, "This girl has no ill intentions. I can see that. Let her go."
Xuan Tianhua had spoken, so Qian Li had no choice but to let the woman go, and he sent soldiers to escort her out of the camp. He didn't enter the tent until the woman was far away, and then he walked up to Xuan Tianhua and asked in confusion: "Your Highness, why did you let her go? That woman is most likely from Zong Sui's side. If we catch her, we can get a lot of information out of her!"
Xuan Tianhua shook his head. "It's useless. She's just a secret guard. Have you ever heard of a secret guard who would betray his master? Even if we force her to stay, the only outcome we get is that she commits suicide. It's meaningless. It's better to have someone quietly follow her. It's better to follow her wherever she goes than to let her die."
Qian Li suddenly realized that he had been so busy leading troops to fight that his mind was no longer flexible and he had not thought of this. So he quickly sent someone to follow him, and then turned back to ask Xuan Tianhua a question: "If Duanmu Anguo is really sure of victory, what is the certainty? I can't figure out what else can be more powerful than our Dashun's thunder and firearms?"
Xuan Tianhua shook his head, "I can't figure it out either. But since Li Jian, the second prince of Zong Sui, has the ability to usurp Li Kun's throne, he is not a stupid person. Duanmu Anguo can instigate the new emperor of Zong Sui to fall out with Da Shun, so he must be able to convince the other party. Da Shun can have the thunderbolt, so others may also have other tricks. Maybe that trick... is more powerful than our thunderbolt."
No one could have imagined what could be more powerful than thunder and firearms. Qian Li and He Gan racked their brains but could not think of what Duanmu Anguo could get. Xuan Tianhua could not figure it out either. In addition, he had already calculated his own death, so he was ready to burn his boats. He left many marks for Xuan Tianming along the way, indicating the direction of their army. Those marks were all correct, but he did it on purpose. He knew his ninth brother too well. The kid had a weird temper. The more correct marks he left, the more the other party would think it was wrong, and then go in another direction as he wished. He didn't know how long he could delay Xuan Tianming, but at least he could take down the first city of Zong Sui! He had to meet the people of Zong Sui first to find out what the other party was up to.
The next morning, the morning mist was hazy, and the sky was even cooler than at night. At a fork in the road from the capital to the eastern border, Bai Ze stood in front of a big tree and looked at a mark on it that was very difficult to detect. Then he shouted to Xuan Tianming who was still on horseback, "Master, this mark was left by the Seventh Prince. They should have gone this way." As he spoke, he pointed to a road. The road was very wide, and there were even traces of the army walking on the road. Bai Ze was very confident in his judgment. He said, "It seems that the army has passed here for at least a month, which is about the same as the Seventh Prince's walking speed. We must be right to follow this road."
But Xuan Tianming shook his head, raised his hand, pointed to another road and said, "Let's go that way."
"Why?" Bai Ze was puzzled. "The Seventh Prince has already left a mark!"
"Because he doesn't want me to catch up with him." Xuan Tianming said with a gloomy face: "Seventh Brother wants to get rid of us and fight that battle for me. But it's not possible. Since he is not returning to the capital, at least I have to fight side by side with him. How can I be on my way when the battle has already started on his side? The mark he left behind is fake. We should just go in the opposite direction."
Xuan Tianming stubbornly chose another path, but he didn't know that Xuan Tianhua had successfully calculated his awkward temperament and successfully led him to the "correct" path he hoped for.
Deep winter has arrived, and both Dashun and Zong Sui have ushered in a season of large-scale and intensive snowfall. However, the snow in Zong Sui is less than that in Dashun, especially in the capital of Zong Sui. Even in the severe winter, the snow is only a thin layer, and even the branches in the palace cannot hold a single snowflake.
Empress Chun Yuqing stood under the open window of her bedroom, looking at the light snow flying outside, and said to the maid beside her: "I heard that it will snow heavily in Dashun, and it will pile up thickly in the capital. People will sink into their feet immediately when they step on it, and it will make a creaking sound. Is that true?"
The maid Ruohong replied, "Your Highness, that should be the case. Didn't we hear the envoys who visited Dashun talking about the snow in Dashun a few years ago? It is said that the further north you go, the heavier the snow is. It is difficult for people to walk in the northernmost places. It is covered with ice and snow all year round." As she spoke, she pointed to a few wintersweet trees in the yard, "Your Highness, look, although the wintersweet here is blooming brightly, when it snows, only the flowers get wet. But it is said that in Dashun, every winter, there will be a grand scene of snow hitting the branches. The branches and flowers are all covered with white snowflakes, a thick layer, reflecting the petals, which is very beautiful. More particular families will ask their maids to collect the snow water from the plum blossoms and collect it in a jar, and then use this water to make tea, which will have a hint of plum blossom fragrance!"
The maid's words made Chun Yuqing look yearning, and he sighed: "It would be great if I could live in a place like that!"
"What did you say, Madam?" Chun Yuqing's voice was very low, and Ruohong didn't hear it clearly. But Chun Yuqing just shook his head and didn't say anything else.
Suddenly, a figure moved beside them. Ruohong screamed "Ah" and turned around to see a female guard standing behind them with a cold aura. Ruohong knew the rules and immediately led all the servants to retreat, leaving the bedroom to Queen Chunyuqing and the female guard.
"Is everything done?" Chun Yuqing asked first. She looked at the female guard and said calmly, "You came back three days later than expected."△≧△≧
The female guard nodded and said, "My lord, the Seventh Prince of Dashun sent a secret guard to follow me. In order to get rid of the secret guard, I had to take a detour halfway, which is why I came back late. I have done what my lord ordered, but I don't know whether the Seventh Prince can follow his instructions."
"Yeah." Chun Yuqing sighed, "Just convey the message. It's his choice whether to listen or not."
The female guard was puzzled and asked, "Master, why did you do this? Shouldn't we just hope that Dashun loses this battle? Why do you have to remind the Seventh Prince?"
Chun Yuqing's eyes fixed, he looked at the female guard coldly, and shouted in a low voice: "Who taught you to ask so many whys? My Chunyu family trained you just to let you question the master one day?"
The female guard was startled and quickly knelt down - "Your subordinate is too talkative!"
"Back off!" Chun Yuqing was very unhappy, and at the same time, she was worried. The female guard had doubts, and if these doubts gradually expanded, it would not be a good thing for her. Once the matter of her sending someone to pass on Xuan Tianhua was known to outsiders, it would not only be her who would be in trouble, but also the entire Chunyu family. As she thought about this, she became irritated. After the female guard left, she walked to the door, stretched out her hand to open it, and shouted to the outside: "Wu Yan, come in."
The man named Wuyan was a eunuch in his twenties, the supervisor of the central palace. After he came in, Chunyu Qing just touched his neck with his hand. Wuyan raised his hand and pointed upward silently. Seeing Chunyu Qing nod, he did not ask any more questions, and disappeared in the bedroom in an instant...
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