In the third month of Bai Qige's appointment as General Guangshu, General Xiao Baishan was replaced as deputy general and went to the southern border. The communication that had been interrupted for nearly a month was finally restored again, and the content of the first letter sent back to the Dayao Imperial Capital was not optimistic. It could even be said that
, so bad that it’s unimaginable.
"General Bai was invited by Xinguo Anling to go to the meeting alone. The soldiers accompanying us did not see General Bai return for half an hour. Then there was the sound of artillery in front. When our army received the order, rescuing General Bai would be the priority.
When we rushed into the meeting place, General Bai was nowhere to be seen. Only a hundred enemy troops were left to meet with artillery fire. Our army... suffered heavy losses."
In the court hall, the civil servants who recited the news reported by the Guangzhou Garrison Army were so heartbroken that they could only beat their chests and stamp their feet and cry loudly to show the sadness and pain in their hearts. Other civil and military ministers had their eyebrows brooding, some were dumbfounded, and some sneered silently, but Yi was the only one.
Chen's face was expressionless, and he stood silently as if his heart was dead.
The letter was written by Xiao Baishan, and the facts were dictated by the two lieutenants Peng and Ai. According to what the letter said, it seems that Bai Qige colluded with the enemy to set up an ambush to lure the Guangzhou Garrison Army into their trap. What's even worse is that the weapons used by the enemy army actually came from Guangrong Army.
Military arsenal, sand cannons that Bai Qige personally checked. Yi Chen naturally did not believe that Bai Qige would collaborate with the enemy and treason, but the facts were before his eyes, no matter what others thought, he could not stop it. All he could do was quietly observe Yaohuang's face to see who he was.
How will a man who has admired and hated make a decision?
After pondering for a long time, Yaohuang patted the armrest of the dragon chair, and the courtroom where whispers continued to fall silent immediately.
"Don't jump to conclusions before General Bai is found. Immediately reply to Xiao Baishan to take over the Guang garrison. There is no need to send troops to conquer, as long as we guard our Dayao border. If General Bai returns, let her rush back to the imperial capital immediately. I have something else
The task is assigned to her.”
After listening to Yaohuang's words, Yi Chen felt relieved. He was not particularly worried about Bai Qige's safety. After all, Ning Xizui, who had great supernatural powers, could not harm her at all through ordinary conspiracies and tricks. What he was most afraid of was that Yaohuang would take the opportunity to convict her.
The previous actions that were clearly aimed at Bai Qige made Yi Chen worried. It was unclear whether Yaohuang was ruthless and truly wanted to kill Bai Qige or just to separate them.
After going to court, Yi Chen did not go to see Emperor Yao immediately, but stopped Ou Suiliang, who was also looking deeply worried. The two of them arrived in silence all the way to the general's mansion, closed the door and let out a long sigh facing each other.
"Are you sure Bai Yatou will be fine?"
"I entrusted someone to take care of her, and that person's care for her is no less than mine."
"That's good..." Ou Suiliang sighed a few times, his face showing some signs of fatigue, "It's good that Bai Yatou can come back and explain everything. If she just disappears like this, even if the emperor intends to help her, she still can't get rid of the charge of surrendering to the enemy.
Tu...I have inquired about the Queen, and she really doesn't know about this matter. She has not had any contact with them since Yan Hushi left, so you should know who is causing trouble in the dark."
Yi Chen sneered.
Who else could there be? Yi Chenxuan was the only one who was good at playing political tricks and hated him and Bai Qige to the core. I didn’t expect that he would not be honest even if he was appointed king to the frontier, and he would still want to put out the unquenchable heart.
Bring out your evil intentions to cause trouble.
After thinking for a while, there was nothing else to talk about between the two of them, Ou Suiliang pulled off the tight court clothes casually: "I'll go change my clothes and then go with you to see the emperor. Let's take this opportunity to get Bai Yatou back.
After all, that kind of place is not a place for a girl to stay."
One is the prince, and the other is Emperor Yao's confidant. Is it not easy to meet Emperor Yao? However, Ou Suiliang and Yi Chen never expected that when they stepped into Ziyun Palace as usual, what was waiting for them,
It was an unexpected ban.
The war in the southern border was chaotic and complicated, and the life and death of the general Bai Qige was uncertain. The only people who cared about Bai Qige most in the previous dynasty were the general Ou Suiliang and the prince Yi Chen. However, at this time, Emperor Yao suddenly issued an order, ordering these two people to be confined to the general's mansion and the prince respectively.
In the Prince's East Palace, no one is allowed to ask for an interview until the stay-at-home order is lifted.
The emperor's order cannot be violated, and the two people under house arrest in their respective residences cannot resist, but they all have the same doubt in their hearts for no reason. Is this a sign before the storm? Is Yao Huang planning to deal with Bai Qige but he doesn't want to see what the two of them do?
I begged for mercy, so why did you take this drastic step?
Things developed rapidly in an unpredictable direction. The first spring thunder of the year in Yaoguo had already boomed dullly in the cloudy sky.
The Guangzhou Garrison Army, which had lost its leader and was scattered, suffered heavy losses. After Xiao Baishan took office, he immediately began to make adjustments and inventory. At the end of the calculation, he was shocked to realize how much losses he had suffered because of Bai Qige's distant country. After Bai Qige disappeared that day, the people hiding around the ferry
The enemy bombarded the Guang garrison, killing more than a hundred soldiers on the spot, and leaving more than 300 disabled. In addition to the heads of two carriages of soldiers from the scout battalion who were later sent to the gate of the camp, the total strength of the soldiers was nearly 700, and that was not all.
Counting the large amount of lost weapons and baggage.
Looking at the gloomy Guang garrison, Xiao Baishan was worried. While he continued to send people to search for Bai Qige's whereabouts, he tried his best to eliminate the rumors in the army that Bai Qige had surrendered to the enemy and treason. But just when the situation became too chaotic, Bai Qige suddenly returned.
It was a good thing that Bai Qige came back safely, but Xiao Baishan couldn't laugh, and his heart was heavy. The people who sent Bai Qige back were the Anling soldiers who bombarded the Guang garrison.
"The incident was not caused by Anlingguo. There is another hidden reason for the invitation to meet. I will explain the specific situation later." Bai Qige looked tired and pale as paper. She insisted on letting the carriage and horses that brought her back go and fell to the ground with a plop.
, except for Xiao Baishan who hurriedly stepped forward to help, everyone else stood there indifferently.
She was once a legend in the military and a war concubine who was supported and revered. Now, she is a traitor who has killed countless soldiers and made tens of thousands of Guangdong troops hate her. Who is willing to show mercy to this disfigured woman who is covered in injuries and wounds?
According to what Deng Shenjun said later, Bai Qige was lucky that she was not hacked to death by the angry soldiers.
The sequelae left by the miscarriage caused Bai Qige to lose almost half of her life. There were no military doctors in the Anling military camp, and it was inconvenient to treat the disease to those men. Bai Qige had been enduring it and persisted without any medicine to relieve pain.
Returning to the Guang garrison camp. Ning Xizui advised her to rest for a few more days before leaving, but Bai Qige was afraid of something happening in the army and had to rush back as soon as she could stand up. Fortunately, Lu Feidu and Wu Siying
There was not much obstruction. She only conveyed some favorable words from Lord Anling and sent someone to send her back. Ning Xizui and Su Buqi were forced to leave by Bai Qige midway. Whether they were judged to be a misunderstanding or guilty, she
The bottom line is not to harm others, especially Ning Xizui, a close confidant.
It was already late at night when he woke up from his sleep. Xiao Baishan, who heard that Bai Qige was awake, hurried to the tent with two hot eggs in his hand.
"One in each hand, hold it tightly and don't let go. The hotter, the better." Seeing Bai Qige's confused look, Xiao Baishan grinned, "Old folk remedies are effective in treating cold syndrome."
Bai Qige had suffered from colds during the Northern Expedition, and Yi Chen also briefly mentioned it to Xiao Baishan. The childless old general had always taken this matter to heart. After returning to the imperial capital, he asked countless questions before he came up with this folk remedy.
, I didn’t expect it to be used today. Looking at Bai Qige’s pale face, Xiao Baishan seemed to feel much more relaxed. Thinking that there were still a lot of troubles that had not been solved, he couldn’t help but frown: “How could General Bai be with the enemy’s rebel party?
Together? If General Peng and General Ai hadn't stopped us today, those soldiers would have attacked the people who sent you back."
"The people who sent me back were indeed Anling soldiers, but it was not them who initiated the invitation and set up the ambush, but someone else. Everyone misunderstood."
"Is it so easy to ambush General Bai now?" Xiao Baishan sighed, with a sad face, "General Bai, does he know what those people did? They stole our army's sand cannons and caused more than a hundred people to die; and there was also the scout camp.
More than a hundred soldiers, they...their heads were sent back, all of them were good men, but in the end, not even a whole body was found..."
As he spoke, the tough guy's eyes turned red, and he turned his back and quietly wiped away his tears.
Bai Qige was stunned, staring blankly at Xiao Baishan's back. The egg bone in her hand rolled to the ground, with fine cracks and dense cracks, and it could never be restored to its original luster. She really didn't know that so many things had happened, even though she was in the Anling Army.
With Ning Xizui taking care of her and Lu Feidu treating her with courtesy, there was very little news about the Guang garrison. Whether it was shelling the Guang garrison or killing the scout camp, she had never heard of it. She didn't know until this moment.
What a heinous crime the group of people pretending to be Anling soldiers had committed.
And the cause of this sin lies with her.
Gritting her teeth and enduring the abdominal pain, Bai Qige struggled to stand up: "The sand cannon was probably stolen. Has someone checked the arsenal? Are there any other things missing?"
"Other things are not important. Only these sand cannons are the treasure of the Guangzhou Garrison Army. There are only four of them in total, and they are all gone." Xiao Baishan smiled bitterly, looking at the ground in trance, his voice was low and almost muttered, "
The soldier guarding the arsenal has committed suicide. No one can tell who stole the cannon and who was responsible for it."
When he came to the southern border, Yi Chen had told him to take good care of these four sand cannons no matter what. Bai Qige thought that there was no need to use such strong firepower to deal with the Anling Kingdom, so he only led his people to inventory and check if there were any outside the arsenal when they first arrived.
Just as he thought, the result was that something went wrong in the arsenal, and the most important weapon was lost inexplicably, and fell into the hands of a third-party enemy. Bai Qige could not predict how angry Yao Huang would be, but she understood that if it were placed in an ordinary situation,
This fact about a general is enough to punish her with death.
After standing for a moment holding on to the table, Bai Qige raised her hand and reached for the armor on the table: "We'll talk about this later. General Xiao can come to the southern border, and my pressure has been reduced a lot. I finally have someone who can discuss things. Regarding Anling Kingdom, I think
Fighting against them is not the best strategy."
"General Bai..." Xiao Baishan interrupted Bai Qige, hesitated for a moment, and spoke in a low voice, "The emperor has an order for you to return to the imperial capital as soon as you return to the team."
Bai Qige couldn't remember how many times this was the first time in one day that she was shocked. Everything seemed to happen so suddenly, making her unprepared and at a loss as to what to do.
Returning to the imperial capital, returning to the palace, this was the goal she had been looking forward to and working hard for. However, for some reason, some resistance emerged from the bottom of her heart at this moment. It seemed that what the imperial capital was waiting for her to return was not someone's warm embrace, but another storm.
, a conspiracy that extends from here and is yet to be completed.