The rain was getting heavier and heavier, ink splashed all over the sky, thunderbolts were flying, bright white lights flashed from time to time, splitting and splitting the sky, and the wind seemed to come from the sky, roaring and shaking the world.
The window lattice was beaten as if it was about to break open at any time. Xia Zhaoyi was mixing medicine in the Zen room. Ye Zheng brought two people over to reinforce the door and window, and then lit a candlestick for her.
The whole temple is not big, and incense has been scarce in the two hundred years since the temple was built. This is the first time it is so lively.
Those who cooked the food cooked, those who healed the wounded healed, some took care of the horses, and some repaired the weapons.
The old guard in the temple did not dare to say anything and stayed with Xia Zhaoyi to prepare the medicine.
After the rice was cooked, Zhai Jinsheng brought the tray and asked Xia Zhaoyi to eat while he stayed with the old man.
Xia Zhaoyi knew that Zhai Jinsheng was worried about leaving the old man alone to prepare the medicine, fearing that the old man would mess around with the ointment and pills.
She turned around and said goodbye to the old man, then went outside to take a look, held an umbrella and left.
Shen Lie and the others brought their own dry food and rice, and Zhuang Qi and Wu Shaoning also moved most of the Lingzhou specialties in Xia Zhaoyi's carriage. Therefore, outside the monastery, the fragrance of rice was rich, and there was also a lot of tangy aroma of fish and bacon.
Before Shen Lie had dinner with everyone in the lobby, Xia Zhaoyi walked through the dark courtyard and stopped outside a private room. When the men who were talking to Shen Lie in the room saw this, they all found excuses to leave.
Coming out of the door, everyone bowed their heads, shouted "Miss Ah Li" and walked away quickly.
Xia Zhaoyi closed her umbrella and leaned against the eaves in front of the door. She raised her head and saw Shen Lie coming out. Under such dim skylight, his complexion looked extremely cold and white, his eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and his pair of bright and quiet eyes were full of warmth. , so soft that it seemed to melt her.
Shen Lie took her hands away, and the thumb that had held the sword for many years gently rubbed her finger bones. It was a day in June and July, no matter how heavy the rain was, it would not get much colder.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Are you afraid that I'll get cold?"
Shen Lie looked at her deeply: "Wu Shaoning said that you only ate half a piece of glutinous rice cake today."
"But I haven't lost weight, but you have. I postponed the appointment to give you more time, so you don't have to rush. But you came to Songzhou to bully the Songzhou soldiers. You have been running for days, and your face has become thin."
Shen Lie smiled calmly: "After I entered Yushuiyuan Town, I captured Qian Fengrong in less than half an hour."
There was no exaggerated expression of pride on his face, but Xia Zhaoyi read his pride and said deliberately: "Are you saying I can't do it?"
"……What?"
"In Congxin Mansion, I couldn't beat Qian Fengrong. In Qingxiang Village, Qian Fengrong escaped from under my nose after injuring Zhi Changle."
Shen Lie smiled lightly: "Then let me change my explanation."
"Change your statement?"
"After I entered Yushuiyuan Town, in less than half an hour, Qian Fengrong was captured by Long Ying. He couldn't outrun Long Ying and was rushed from behind by Long Ying, kicking him and throwing him to the ground."
"Pfft!" Xia Zhaoyi couldn't help laughing, "Dragon Eagle kicked him?"
Her smile was bright and bright, her teeth were white, and her serious smile became deeper. He didn't eat any candy at the moment, but he felt that everything from his lips and teeth to his heart was filled with sweetness.
The food in the house had just been brought before Xia Zhaoyi arrived, and it was still smoking.
Shen Lie took the food out of the tray, set the bowls and chopsticks, and looked up at the girl standing in front of the desk: "Ah Li, eat first."
Xia Zhaoyi responded casually, it was really perfunctory, and his eyes followed every mark Shen Lie made on the march map.
Shen Lie came over: "What are you thinking about."
Xia Zhaoyi said in a low voice: "If a large army attacks the territory, it is actually very easy to capture the entire Songzhou, but it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It will also be easy for others to fight back Songzhou."
"It's none other than Song Zhiyi," Shen Lie looked at the march map, "Anjiang is to the north of Songzhou, which is the root of Song Zhiyi. He will not allow Songzhou's military and political power to fall by the wayside."
Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes and looked at him: "By disrupting Songzhou this time, you are trying to pull out Song Zhiyi's reverse scale."
Shen Lie chuckled: "I'm not the only one, everyone is pulling it out."
"Yun Bozhong?" She just saw the mark Shen Lie made between Guzhou and Songzhou.
"Nie Huimo also moved," Shen Lie pointed at Fushang County, "I didn't expect that he would send troops, and Zhuang Mengyao would also move."
Xia Zhaoyi's lips curled up slightly: "We're going to send King Guangming."
"Ying Jinliang, I have other uses."
"Huh? He has been hiding in Tongdu to protect himself. Can you still put him to use?"
"Xie Zhong ran away again," Shen Lie said quietly, "If you were Xie Zhong and wanted to make a comeback, who would you choose?"
Xia Zhaoyi's eyebrows were raised slightly, and he met the clear and deep black eyes of Shen Lie.
Suddenly, she smiled: "It's not Ying Jinliang, your bait is Fang Yinai or Fang Yiping."
Shen Lie nodded: "Yeah."
The big forces that have formed, such as Song Zhiyi, Tian Dayao, and Zhuang Mengyao, will never be considered by Xie Zhong.
However, the Zhao family in Yun Bozhong and Zheng Bei did not occupy much land, but their soldiers were extremely skilled, united and loyal.
Only Ying Jinliang is a fool, while Fang Yinai and Fang Yiping beside him are generals with extraordinary force.
If the rebellion is successful and Ying Jinliang is killed with one blow, Xie Zhong can become the prime minister directly without any effort.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said: "If you were not Shen Lie, but a fierce general beside Tanzhou Lin Gong, I think Xie Zhong would also keep an eye on you."
"But I am," Shen Lie smiled lightly, "Ah Li, do you want to eat first?"
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Okay, let's eat first, but I'm thinking of another person."
"who?"
"Li Xiao," Xia Zhaoyi looked back at the march map, resting his chin lightly with his finger bones, thoughtfully, "Li Qian was completely destroyed. All the princes and princes of the original Li Qian clan must be running around to find allies. Although Li Xiao doesn't have much capital, , but he is brave and skilled in military affairs, arrogant and daring, and extremely impulsive. However, Li Xiao already has many advisers around him, so it may not be easy for Xie Zhong to win Li Xiao's trust."
Shen Lie sighed softly: "Ali..."
"In addition to Li Xiao and Ying Jinliang, there are actually..."
Her hand was suddenly gently taken by Shen Lie.
"Huh?" Xia Zhaoyi raised her eyebrows and looked back at him.
Shen Lie said nothing, his black eyes looked at her helplessly and dotingly.
Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "Okay, let's eat first."
But while eating, she had other thoughts in her mind.
The chaos in Songzhou is actually beneficial to the whole world. Song Zhiyi will be restrained from the rear, and the pressure on others from the front will be reduced.
Now, Li's cavalry and Guan Ning's troops are causing trouble in the northeast of Song Zhiyi, her Xinhuaxia is stationed due east, Tian Dayao and Yun Bozhong are exerting pressure in the west, and Zhuang Mengyao's Jiangnan is in the south...
In fact, she can also add fuel to the fire.
New China cannot move and needs to recuperate, but in the northwest direction, she can write to General Ouyang Jun and ask General Ouyang Jun to lead his troops to "hunt" from time to time.
There is also Zheng Beijun in the far north. Zhao Xun must also be happy to see Song Zhiyi in a state of distress.
Xia Zhaoyi chuckled: "Shen Lie, you have made a good start. If this trend can continue, I seem to have seen the world pattern in the next six months."
Song Zhiyi, the Emperor of the Great Ping Dynasty who made a fortune by taking advantage of the national crisis and stepped on the refugees and victims, now has to taste the feeling of being besieged on all sides.
It could be seen that she was in a very good mood, and Shen Lie also chuckled: "...Yeah."
