Chapter 767 Departure (Moyan, I call you affectionately)
Zhao Hanzhang prepared the gifts, chose a date and went to Yuncheng, but before she left, Zhao Ju's Zhao family army moved first.
Because of her special relationship with Gou Xi and the emperor, she could not bring too many troops into Yanzhou, so she only selected a thousand personal soldiers to accompany her.
In the same way, it was impossible for her to bring a thousand people into Gou Xi's territory. From the day she entered Yanzhou, the Zhao family army stationed troops at the border of Yanzhou to obey orders.
Zhao Ming sent the people outside the city. He was rare and calm, but the words he said still didn't sound pleasant, "Look, even if you prepare heavy gifts for the emperor and Gou Xi, you don't dare to go to Yuncheng alone. Even the most basic things
I don’t even have trust, are you sure the big gift will be useful?”
Zhao Hanzhang: "You are too late. The golden Buddha has been packed into a box. It would be too troublesome to open it again."
Fu Tinghan on the side said: "You really don't need me to accompany you?"
Zhao Hanzhang nodded and said: "You go back to Luoyang. I will go back to Luoyang when the sacrifice to heaven is over. Yuncheng is very safe, don't worry."
This time many governors and princes would go, and she bet that Gou Xi would not dare to detain her, let alone kill her.
Zhao Mingdao: "I will go out on inspection in two days. You have to send messages to the border every day. If we don't receive it one day, the army will march towards Yanzhou."
"good."
Zhao Hanzhang then mounted his horse and took Fan Ying, Ming Yu and others with him.
Yes, this time, Zhao Hanzhang brought Ming Yu with him and specially asked him to come back from Luoyang.
It's a place to worship heaven and discuss etiquette. If we go to Yuncheng this time, there is a high chance that the court will discuss etiquette and quarrel with each other. This kind of thing requires a staff that is smooth-talking and well-educated.
And Ming Yu not only has both, he also has many acquaintances in Yanzhou. If there is a conflict, his connections can be used.
It takes two days to get from Chen County to the Yanzhou border by horseback. Zhao Hanzhang set off early, so he walked slowly and took a look at the summer sowing conditions on the road.
At this time, the spring wheat has basically been dried and put into storage, and the summer sowing in the fields has ended. The soybeans that were planted have grown as fast as two fingers high, and have sprouted slowly.
Zhao Hanzhang was happy to see it, but he occasionally looked up at the big sun in the sky and felt a little sad. Although soybeans are drought-tolerant, they also need rain.
The last time it rained was eight days ago.
Ming Yu and Zhao Hanzhang rode in the same carriage, mainly so that they could play chess together. He glanced at the chessboard, followed Zhao Hanzhang's gaze, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I watched the sky last night.
There are clouds today, and it should rain tomorrow.”
Zhao Hanzhang: "Can you still watch the sky?"
Ming Yu: "To be a military advisor, you have to be able to do a little bit of everything, especially looking at the sky to tell the direction, and how to tell whether it's rain, snow, sunshine or cloud."
He said: "If the wind is strong today, it might start raining in the middle of the night before tomorrow."
So when sleeping in the open at night, Zhao Hanzhang asked someone to camp on a slightly higher ground and set up the tent. In the second half of the night, it rained heavily.
Zhao Hanzhang sat up from the wooden bed, put on his clothes and walked out. Tinghe, who was sleeping not far from her, woke up and hurriedly wanted to get up.
Zhao Hanzhang pressed her and said, "Just lie down and I'll go out and take a look."
She put on her raincoat and straw hat and went out to inspect the camp. Zeng Yue happened to come out. When he saw her, he immediately came up to her, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty!"...
Zhao Hanzhang nodded and asked, "Are any tents flooded?"
"No, the water went to lower areas. We all avoided the water channels and lower areas. However, there were not enough wooden boards. Some soldiers slept on the ground with their clothes. Although they set up tents, it was difficult to sleep if the water seeped in."
Zhao Hanzhang frowned and followed him to the camp.
The wooden planks they were stationed on were basically removed from the cars, and were only enough for people above the rank of general. The rest of the captains, soldiers, etc. slept on the ground.
The tent is mosquito-proof in summer.
Zhao Hanzhang looked around and said: "In the future, every soldier will be provided with an oilcloth. The oilcloth is waterproof and can barely be used."
A piece of oilcloth is naturally not expensive, but the ration for the entire army is very expensive. Zeng Yue grinned and agreed loudly.
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and entered a tent to see. Because there was a tent, even if the ground would get wet, the speed would be very slow. She looked carefully at her feet, and there was only a touch of water vapor under her feet.
Zhao Hanzhang frowned and said: "The oilcloth needs to be redesigned. It is best if the soldiers' oilcloths can be connected together. When the time comes, they will be connected to the tents and spread directly over the entire ground to isolate water vapor."
Zeng Yue scratched his head and said, "Your Majesty, it rarely rains here, so there is no need to prepare in such detail, right?"
Northerners like to fight in autumn and winter. In autumn and winter, it may not rain even once a month. It is already good for the soldiers to bring a piece of oilcloth. Why bother to connect them together?
How can the oilcloth that has been cut be joined together again?
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and said: "That's all, I have a specialization in the art industry, let Ting Han do this."
She said: "Do you understand this is called preparation? How do you know we won't go to a rainy place to fight in the future?"
It has to be the Jiangnan or Huainan area, right?
Zeng Yue cursed in his heart.
This rain came quickly and heavily, but it went away quickly. It only lasted for half an hour before the rain gradually stopped. However, there were already small streams flowing on the road, flowing along the terrain to the fields and fields.
Then it is quickly absorbed by the land and crops.
In the dark night, Zhao Hanzhang stood on the side of the road and watched for a while. He couldn't help laughing and said happily: "This rain is coming well. I don't know if it is widespread. It would be great if it can cover the entire Yuzhou."
Ming Yu also came out, held Chang Sui's hand and walked to Zhao Hanzhang. After a slight salute, he said: "It is impossible to spread to the entire Yuzhou, but it should be able to affect the two nearby counties."
Zhao Hanzhang was not disappointed and said happily: "This is also very good."
Looking at the smiling face of the governor, Ming Yu couldn't help but smile, "Your Majesty, it's almost dawn, so we'd better rest early. We will enter Yanzhou tomorrow."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "Okay."
The road was slippery on a rainy day, so Zhao Hanzhang reached out to support Ming Yu and led her to the tent, and then she returned to her tent.
Ming Yu turned his head and glanced at her back. He waited for others to enter the middle tent, then bent down and entered the tent.
Chang Sui whispered: "Sir, you are not in good health. You shouldn't get up. If you accidentally catch the cold..."
Ming Yu shook his hand and said, "It's like I've taken a magical elixir now."
He said: "Even the great general... Gou Daojiang, when he is the most strict and self-disciplined, will not get up in the rain, just to care about whether the soldiers at the bottom will get wet from the rain."
Ming Yu sighed quietly and said, "She has a kind heart, which is a blessing to the world. Before entering Yuncheng, you leave quietly and take my handwritten letter to see General Pei."
"yes."
It was raining here, so Zhao Hanzhang lay contentedly on the bed made of two wooden boards, pulled up the thin quilt and fell into a deep sleep. In the Pingyang Palace, thousands of miles away from them, Liu Yuan couldn't fall asleep.
He touched his forehead and found that he had a fever again. Not only was he dizzy, he was also coughing. He pushed away the medicine brought by the chamberlain with some irritability and said displeasedly: "I've been taking it for seven or eight days, and there's no sign of improvement at all."