Chapter 941: Seizing the opportunity to seize power
"What happened to Yeyang?"
When Guo Ruomei heard that Xiao Yeyang was in trouble, she immediately became nervous.
Daohua showed the two the pigeon message sent by Su Hongxin and briefly explained the situation: "Xiao Yeyang pursued Xiao Yechi into the Death Swamp of Western Liao. It has been more than half a month now."
Hearing this, Guo Ruomei panicked a little. Chu Lang saw this and quickly comforted her. Then he looked at Daohua and asked, "You want me to go find Xiao Yeyang?"
Daohua nodded hesitantly: "I know, this is a bit embarrassing for Uncle Chu."
Chu Lang interrupted Daohua directly and said, "Oh my god, even though that brat Xiao Yeyang doesn't respect me very much, he is Ruomei's son. I won't sit idly by and watch."
Daohua immediately showed gratitude on her face: "Thank you, Uncle Chu. Uncle Chu, you stay with mother first. I will send someone out to see if we can find a guide familiar with the swamp. I will come back to see you tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
"Don't worry, I'm here!"
As soon as Daohua left, Chu Lang helped Guo Ruomei back to the house. Seeing that she was absent-minded, he had to comfort her with kind words.
Guo Ruomei looked at Chu Lang with guilt in her eyes: "That Death Swamp is very dangerous!" Maybe Chu Lang couldn't get out after entering, but her son was in danger, and she couldn't ask him not to go.
Chu Lang hugged Guo Ruomei: "He is your son, and he is also my elder. How can an elder ignore the younger generation when they have problems?"
"Don't worry, I've been through a lot in my life and have faced many life-threatening situations. I'm sure I can bring your son back this time too."
Guo Ruomei reached out and hugged Chu Lang, her eyes moist: "Thank you!"
Just then, Bishi came over with two hunting dogs.
"Madam, Master Guo, my daughter asked me to bring these two hunting dogs here. They have very good noses and can help find my son-in-law."
Chu Lang smiled and said, "Yan girl is very thoughtful. With these two hunting dogs, I will be more confident."
On the other side, after Daohua returned to the yard, in addition to sending Yan Shouhou and Cao Chuan out to inquire about people who were familiar with the terrain of the Death Swamp, he also called the secret guards who were responsible for collecting intelligence.
"Ma Teng from Bamu Border Town, are you still in contact?"
The secret guard nodded and said, "Still there. Ma Teng knows Western Liao quite well. Some of us were placed in Western Liao through his channels."
Daohua immediately said, "Send a message to Ma Teng right away. Ask him if he can find a guide familiar with the Death Swamp. Get back to me as soon as possible."
The secret guard nodded, then went downstairs to send the message.
As soon as the person left, Daohua began to walk around the room, thinking quickly about what else she could do to help Xiao Yeyang.
"Grain Rain."
Daohua called Guyu and said, "Go and bring me all the ginseng tonic pills that are stored in the pharmacy."
Xiao Yeyang hasn't come back yet. He is most likely trapped in the Death Swamp. There is definitely nothing to eat in there. Ginseng tonic pills can quickly replenish the body's energy. One pill can last for several days.
After coming to Xiliang, she was afraid that during the war, Xiao Yeyang would be trapped somewhere and lack food and water, so she asked her medical apprentices to make ginseng tonic pills.
Every time Xiao Yeyang went out, he would carry some with him.
The pharmacy in the mansion has always been managed by Gu Jian. Not surprisingly, Gu Jian found out when Gu Yu went to get the ginseng tonic pills. Then, Gu Jian and Gu Yu came to see Daohua together.
"What happened?"
Looking at the old man with a worried look on his face, Daohua could only briefly explain the matter.
Gu Jian frowned and cursed with gritted teeth: "This lineage of Concubine Wan is really haunting us."
Daohua quickly comforted him, "Master, don't worry. Uncle Chu promised to leave for Xintunwei to find Xiao Yeyang tomorrow."
Gu Jian sighed: "Ye Yang is still too young, otherwise he wouldn't put himself in danger just by chasing someone."
Daohua: "He wanted the war to end quickly so he could come back to be with me and the kids. Come to think of it, it's my fault too. I shouldn't have shown such reluctance every time he left."
Hearing this, Gu Jian had to comfort his apprentice: "How can this be blamed on you? You can't control your emotions. Don't think too much about it."
"If you ask me, it's Ye Yang's own fault. As the commander of the army, he should think twice before doing anything."
Daohua chatted with Gu Jian for a while, then she personally sent the old man back to rest, and she herself did not sleep a wink all night.
She believed in Xiao Yeyang's ability, but she also knew that there were always unexpected things.
"lady."
The next morning, the secret guard arrived with Ma Teng's reply: "Madam, Ma Teng happens to know a herdsman who once accidentally entered the Death Swamp while chasing his horse, but eventually managed to escape alive."
When Daohua heard this, her face suddenly lit up: "Great, I'll go find Uncle Chu now, and you can take Uncle Chu to find Ma Teng later."
After a while, Chu Lang left with a large package of ginseng tonic pills and two hunting dogs.
"Yeyang will be fine!"
Because she was worried about Xiao Yeyang, Daohua even felt a little unhappy about her son for the next few days. She ran to the front yard every day to see if there was any news.
New West Town.
A month after Xiao Yeyang left, Wei Hongcai brought a large group of people to the military town.
On the city wall, when Master Wang saw Wei Hongcai's carriage, his heart sank and he quickly turned around to look for Su Hongxin and Cao Dan.
"Wei Hongcai's coming at this time must have bad intentions. He is the commander-in-chief of Xiliang. Now that Lord Xiao is away, the army is leaderless. He must want to take this opportunity to seize military power back."
When Su Hongxin heard this, he immediately became anxious: "What should we do then?"
Master Wang frowned and said, "Neither you nor I can stop Wei Hongcai, unless someone can suppress him in terms of status, and Wei Hongcai dare not offend openly."
Su Hongxin's eyes moved: "Are you talking about Mr. Gu?"
Master Wang nodded.
Su Hongxin was silent for a moment: "I will send a message to Ganzhou City immediately." Then he left the military tent.
As soon as he left, Master Wang looked at Cao Dan again and said, "Before Master Gu arrives, we must withstand the pressure. Lord Xiao has entrusted the army to you and me, and we must not let him down."
Cao Dan nodded. "Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on the other generals. With Meng Wei's death, even if some have other ideas in mind, they won't dare to openly stand up in the short term."
At this time, there was a noise coming from the military tent, and the two knew that Wei Hongcai had entered the city.
Master Wang said nothing more and walked out with Cao Dan.
Xiao Mansion.
Ever since Xiao Yeyang got into trouble, Gu Jian was too lazy to go to the pharmacy to see patients and stayed at home to take care of his children every day.
Guo Ruomei was making winter clothes for the children in the house. She would lose her mind from time to time when she thought of her son who still had no news and Chu Lang who had gone out to look for her son.
Daohua has to take care of the affairs of the mansion, and after entering August, she has to start busying herself with the autumn harvest, so she can only suppress her worries in her heart.
Several masters were not interested, so the Xiao family simply skipped this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the end of August, Daohua had just finished looking through the account book when she saw the secret guard coming towards her again with an anxious look on his face.
Daohua's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
The secret guard passed the message from Su Hongxin to Daohua: "Wei Hongcai went to the military town. It seems that he wants to take back the military power of the border army while the master is away."
"hateful!"
With a "pa" sound, Daohua slapped the table.
Xiao Yeyang had put in a lot of effort to win over the border troops of several garrisons, and he absolutely could not let Wei Hongcai ruin things at this time.
Daohua took a look at the contents of the note.
Wei Hongcai is the commander-in-chief of Xiliang. Since Xiao Yeyang is not here, he has the right to temporarily take charge of the military power. Su Hongxin and others are not of high status and cannot disobey his orders.
Daohua pondered for a moment, then went to find Gu Jian with the note.
After reading the note, Gu Jian immediately decided to go to Xintunwei.
Daohua was worried about Gu Jian going alone: "Master, I'll go with you."
Gu Jian showed disapproval: "You still have to take care of the children. I have Dongli and Caiju. It's okay."
Daohua couldn't let go of her son, but after thinking it over, she said, "With mother watching over him, Daozi won't have any problems. But things in the army are a bit more troublesome. We'll have to deal with Wei Hongcai when the time comes."
(End of this chapter)
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