Chapter 0073: Hot Pot
There was a sense of embarrassment in the air.
Qu Yunmie lowered his head and turned the letter over silently. He continued to look at the letter seriously, but his eyes did not move for a long time.
Xiao Rong was laughing so hard that his body was shaking. He stood up and leaned down, not caring at all about how dark Qu Yunmie's face was.
Qu Yunmie angrily slammed the letter onto the table and asked Xiao Rong, "Haven't you laughed enough yet?!"
Xiao Rong took a long breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his thumb, and then slowly sat up straight: "Your Majesty, I have laughed enough."
Qu Yunmie: “…………” Want to hit someone.
But it's just a thought.
The emotions of both of them gradually calmed down. They were always like this. When they quarreled, it seemed as if they were about to fight in the next moment, but when they made peace, it seemed as if nothing had happened in the previous second. Qu Yunmie was not used to getting along with others like this, but whether he was used to it or not... it was like this anyway. …
After Xiao Rong's breathing stabilized, he reached out and picked up the letter that Qu Yunmie had been reading. Even though it was already in his hands, he still asked symbolically, "Can I take a look?"
Qu Yunmie wanted to ask if it was a little late for you to ask, but he had never won in verbal battles, and he was always the depressed one. So he simply skipped the process and just stared at Xiao Rong silently without saying a word.
Xiao Rong understood, so he flipped his fingers and began to read the letter at a glance. …
This is a letter sent by Yuan Baifu. The first half talks about the military discipline and the Xianbei's movements. The Xianbei army is also gathering in large numbers, and envoys are often leaving the city, probably to ask for reinforcements.
Xiao Rong didn't care about these. In history, the Xianbei were just a grasshopper in autumn. Even if Qu Yunmie had been reckless and reckless, he would have been able to defeat them. What's more, now that they were well prepared, he just took a glance and continued reading.
The second half was not about military affairs, but casual conversation. Yuan Baifu picked up a few interesting things and told Qu Yunmie, letting him know that nothing was wrong in Yanmen County, everyone was fine, and the entire army was waiting for the king's arrival. As for Wang Xinyong, who Qu Yunmie did not trust very much, he was busy training the army and counting coal mines all day long. As a former Nanyong person, he was indeed more afraid of the cold than northerners.
In the end, Yuan Baifu advised Qu Yunmie to listen to Mr. Gao's advice, to seek advice from other gentlemen more often, to change his bad habit of speaking too directly, and not to offend scholars again. Hearing that Mr. Xiao had accomplished many things in Chenliu, he advised Qu Yunmie to control his temper in front of Xiao Rong. Although Xiao Rong was a rare scholar who could allow Qu Yunmie to coexist peacefully with him, the breakdown of a relationship often did not happen in an instant, but over time. Perhaps he did not know when he offended Xiao Rong, and when Xiao Rong left, it would be too late for him to regret.
Finally, he said that this year's General's Wine was ready to drink. He left two jars and waited for Qu Yunmie to come over so that they could drink together happily.
Xiao Rong: “…”
After reading it once, he couldn't help but read it a second time, because this was not a pure military report, but a family letter in another sense. Xiao Rong always knew that Yuan Baifu was the person Qu Yunmie trusted the most in F4, but he hardly ever saw them get along with each other. Now after reading this letter, he remembered why he had never seen it.
Because when Qu Yunmie and Yuan Baifu were together, it was usually just the two of them, and whether it was personal or official matters, Qu Yunmie tended to only look for him. …
This feeling of trusting a person and using that person to death...
Xiao Rong didn't comment much on Yuan Baifu, after all, he couldn't say he knew him, but he was a little puzzled. Qu Yunmie trusted him very much, and he even led his troops south for him, which was a treatment only Prime Minister Gao could have. But why did Qu Yunmie never let him do more work? Sometimes when he saw that he was too busy, he would be very unhappy and ask him not to be so overbearing and take all the official duties in his hands.
Xiao Rong: “…”
Did Qu Yunmie think that this was what he wanted? If Qu Yunmie had a few useful people under him, he would not be so eager to use himself as ten people.
Forget it, it was too bad to think about it. Pushing the letter back to Qu Yunmie, Xiao Rong said, "General Yuan cares a lot about the king."
Qu Yunmie glanced at him and said, "Indeed, you should learn more from him."
Xiao Rong: “…”
Don't get mad, don't get angry, imagine he's a bison but with the brain of a hamster.
Qu Yunmie watched Xiao Rong's expression change from being frozen to being kind. He didn't know what Xiao Rong was thinking, but he felt it was better for him not to know.
Xiao Rong felt better and could talk to Qu Yunmie in a normal manner again: "Your Majesty, General Yuan, and General Jian all grew up together, right?"
Qu Yunmie hummed, and then added: "And Gongsun Yuan, I first met Jian Qiao, and then I met Yuan Baifu and Gongsun Yuan."
Xiao Rong chuckled: "It has been nearly twenty years since we started dating. I wonder how many people envy the king."
Qu Yunmie didn't understand what was there to be envious of. They were all children of the Zhenbei Army, so it was natural that they grew up in the same place. They had nowhere to go and no one to rely on, so naturally they could only walk together, stumbling and growing up to what they are today.
Xiao Rong could see Qu Yunmie's doubts, but he didn't explain. It's not uncommon to have a few childhood friends, but it's very rare that every childhood friend has the ability to lead troops to fight. Although they are all children of soldiers, there are many cases of good bamboos turning into bad bamboos. However...
It is a good thing and not a good thing that all the members are so powerful. The more powerful they are, the harder it is to control them. The closer they are to you, the easier it is for them to have dark thoughts. Just like criminals, 90% of them are committed by acquaintances. Only those who know you and understand you know how to destroy you.
Xiao Rong was quiet for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, why don't we advance the departure time by ten days? I want to prepare more baggage and let the logistics troops take it. After arriving at Yanmen Pass, Your Majesty will distribute these things on the spot at the oath-taking ceremony. They are not valuable. Each person will be given a heart guard and a white cloth strip. The heart guard is used to protect the soldiers' bodies, and the white cloth strip can be tied to the body or the head. This is a war of revenge and also a war of commemoration. When it is over, the white cloth strip will be stained with the blood of the enemy. There is no more valuable trophy than it."
Xiao Rong calculated the cost of the heart-protecting mirror in his mind. There was no need to make it too big. After all, the spiritual value of this thing was greater than its actual value. There were many old coins accumulated in the warehouse, most of which were moldy. Some were still the currency of the previous previous dynasty. Copper coins were worthless, and when the Zhenbei Army spent money, the amount would start from several thousand silver coins. It was rare for them to pay with copper coins. In addition, these copper coins were of varying quality. Sooner or later, Xiao Rong would have to issue new currency. He had originally planned to keep them for recasting later.
Now it seems that it can be used on the heart-protecting goggles. As for the white cloth strips, it is even simpler. Just a small strip for each person. He can purchase all of them in less than three days.
Xiao Rong was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't notice what Qu Yunmie said. When he came to his senses and asked, Qu Yunmie shook his head, indicating that he didn't say anything.
In fact, what he said was, are you willing to go to the battle with me?
From the beginning to the end, he had no intention of taking Xiao Rong to Shengle City, and even now he had no intention of doing so, but just now an inexplicable impulse made him ask this question.
Xiao Rong was thrifty and frugal, and the few moments of generosity he had were all spent on him.
Although he wanted to give those things to the soldiers, as a general, could Qu Yunmie not see what his intention was? He was helping him to rally the troops, boost morale, and find good reasons for his every stubborn behavior so that outsiders could not slander him with words.
Qu Yunmie wanted to say that he didn't care and that rumors were nothing but wind passing by his ears, but then he changed his mind and it didn't make sense. It didn't matter if he didn't care, but Xiao Rong did care, and he didn't want to hear outsiders say bad things about him.
Xiao Rong was still thinking about how to hold the oath-taking ceremony. Wine was definitely not allowed to be distributed, but Qu Yunmie's speaking skills were too poor. Words alone could not motivate the soldiers. He wanted to give Qu Yunmie some instructions and tell him how to speak at that time, but he gave up halfway. He smacked his lips and said listlessly, "Forget it, I will write the speech before you go to the battle, and you can just read it carefully and recite it then."
Qu Yunmie nodded to indicate that he remembered it.
Xiao Rong looked at him in surprise.
You agreed to it right away? Without even finding fault with his attitude and tone first?
The next moment, something even more horrifying happened to Xiao Rong.
Qu Yunmie actually looked at him quietly and said to him: "I always make you work hard."
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