Xie Xin frowned slightly.
She recognized every single word in that line.
But when they were grouped together, she didn't understand what it meant.
She looked at the letter, then at Yan Wei, and felt even more puzzled.
If Yun Chuwei is still in Li Ping's hands, why are they able to send her a letter so openly?
Could it be that Yun Chuwei really made some kind of agreement with Li Ping?
Should Yun Chuwei accept Li Ping and the others' surrender?
But this won't do. My father has made it clear that Li Ping and his entire family must die.
Not only would they die, but they would also be displayed on the city wall.
The Emperor intends to use the heads of Li Ping's family to deter the restless masses in the world.
If Yun Chuwei were to offer amnesty to Li Ping, it would surely anger her father, the Emperor!
Xie Xin felt that Yun Chuwei would not knowingly do such a thing if she angered her father.
There must be something she doesn't know.
Xie Xin looked at Yan Wei and asked, "Uncle Yan, what exactly is going on? What does Chu Wei want to do?"
Yan Wei said earnestly, "I guess it's because of the security of the subsequent operations that my young lady didn't write down the specifics clearly. So, I can't say much more. Just do as my young lady wishes!"
After Yan Wei finished speaking, she turned and left.
The most important thing to avoid when an army is to reveal its marching route.
Since the eldest young lady hadn't informed the fifth princess, he naturally couldn't tell her either.
Xie Xin's brows furrowed more and more. She called out to the side, "Jiang Wanqiu, Huo Qingjue, come here for a second!"
Upon hearing this, the two quickly came to Xie Xin's side.
Xie Xin handed the letter in his hand to the two of them.
"Look, isn't this Miss Yun's own handwriting?"
She only trusted Yun Chuwei. As for Yan Wei, one can only say that one should always be wary of others.
She didn't really know Yan Wei's character. If Yan Wei betrayed Yun Chuwei, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Currently, the people who have been with Yun Chuwei the longest in the military camp are Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue.
Therefore, she needs the two of them to identify her.
After reading the letter, Jiang Wanqiu handed it to Huo Qingjue.
Finally, they both nodded.
"This is indeed Miss Yun's handwritten letter!"
"Are you really sure?" Xie Xin asked seriously.
She hoped the two men could provide evidence to convince her.
Jiang Wanqiu nodded seriously: "Miss Yun's handwriting is like this; it's very difficult to imitate. In addition, she has a habit of drawing a small auspicious cloud in the corner as her signature."
Xie Xin glanced at the corner and, sure enough, saw that faint auspicious cloud.
Xie Xin breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"
Putting everything else aside, this at least shows that Yan Wei did not betray Yun Chuwei.
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Xie Xuan was somewhat surprised when he learned that Li Ping's army was going to attack Goryeo.
Yun Chuwei asked him to return to the capital first, but he refused.
He was worried about leaving Yun Chuwei alone in Li Ping's army.
Firstly, launching an expedition against Goryeo was inherently a dangerous undertaking.
Secondly, Li Ping's two sons always appeared in front of Yun Chuwei like peacocks displaying their plumage, and he knew exactly what they wanted to do.
Therefore, he decided to stay by Yun Chuwei's side and accompany her to Goryeo.
They set off at noon and arrived at the border between Da Chu and Goryeo by evening.
Ahead was a mountain road, with high mountains on one side and deep valleys on the other.
Li Ping looked at the sun hanging in the sky, still somewhat hesitant.
The section of road ahead is clearly not suitable for camping.
If they continue forward, they may not be able to find a place to camp before dark.
Setting up camp here seems a bit too early.
Li Yuanyi noticed Li Ping's hesitation and said, "Father, why don't we set up camp first and continue tomorrow? If we go now, we definitely won't be able to set up camp before dark. That will cause problems!"
Li Ping felt that Li Yuanyi's words made a lot of sense.
He looked at Zhang Gong, wanting to ask for Zhang Gong's opinion.
Zhang Gong pointed in Yun Chuwei's direction and said, "General, why don't you go and ask Miss Yun?"
Li Ping also thought it made sense.
He went directly to Yun Chuwei.
Yun Chuwei gave him a straightforward answer: "Full speed ahead!"
Li Ping returned to Zhang Gong, frowning, and said, "Miss Yun means to proceed at full speed!"
Li Yuanyi frowned and said, "If we keep going, we definitely won't reach another suitable place to camp before dark. Are we supposed to travel all night? What if something goes wrong in the dark?"
Li Yuanmu also felt that his brother made sense.
He turned to Zhang Gong and said, "Sir, why don't you do the calculation?"
Zhang Gong shook his head: "I need time to perform divination. Since Miss Yun said to proceed at full speed, it means there's no time to waste. General, let's proceed at full speed!"
Li Ping frowned deeply, but finally ordered them to advance at full speed.
Li Yuanmu and Li Yuanyi also frowned and remained silent.
They secretly thought that Miss Yun was just being ridiculous.
However, although they did not believe Yun Chuwei, they did believe Zhang Gong.
For this reason, although they were dissatisfied with Yun Chuwei, they still followed Zhang Gong's instructions and advanced at full speed.
Sure enough, as darkness fell, they still hadn't reached the next suitable place to set up camp.
They didn't choose a place to set up camp until it was almost completely dark.
By then, the soldiers had already begun to complain.
Hearing the complaints of the soldiers around him, and then looking at Yun Chuwei sitting by the fire in the distance, Li Yuanyi couldn't help but whisper, "Father and Mr. Zhang value her so much, but is she really of any use?"
Li Yuanmu rolled her eyes at Li Yuanyi: "You're asking me? How would I know?"
Actually, he felt that Yun Chuwei was useless.
However, since Mr. Zhang was such a capable person and so highly praised Yun Chuwei, he couldn't say anything.
"Anyway, I'm not going to try to please her anymore!" Li Yuanyi said with dissatisfaction.
The main problem is that their attempts to curry favor with Yun Chuwei seem to have little effect. Her attitude towards them is the same as towards any other soldier; every time she sees them, she greets them with a smile, polite but distant.
She was quite close to the assassin beside her.
Also, he felt that Yun Chuwei was not worthy of their flattery.
Seeing that his father and Zhang Gong were busy listening to the scouts' reports and obviously had no time to pay attention to them, Li Yuanmu said, "Then let's not go."
The next morning, Li Yuanyi and Li Yuanmu had just gotten up when they received news that heavy rain had caused a landslide in the area they had passed through the previous day, burying the road.
The man also said that if he hadn't come yesterday, he wouldn't have been able to come today.
The two looked at each other in disbelief. They hadn't expected that their journey would allow them to avoid the heavy rain and even a landslide.
"Mr. Zhang, could it be that Miss Yun foresaw this?" Li Yuanyi asked Zhang Gong.
Zhang Gong remained silent for a moment before saying, "After I arrived at the camp yesterday, I cast a divination several times, and the result was a desperate battle with our backs to the river. At the time, I didn't understand what it meant, nor could I fathom the fortune or misfortune, so the general and I went to ask Miss Yun."
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