Chapter three hundred and ninety-eight there is another secret
Li Tianlan walked to the street and said to the old woman selling noodles: "Mother-in-law, two bowls of noodles."
"Just one bowl will do." Tang Ning turned around and said to the old lady, sat opposite Li Tianlan and explained, "I'm not hungry."
At the noodle stall, the old woman looked at him with the same unkind expression as last time. She might add some ingredients to it, but to be careful, he just watched her eat.
After Li Tianlan sat down, he looked at him and said, "These days in the south are not peaceful. You may not be able to leave for a while."
Tang Ning nodded and said, "We will wait until the imperial court suppresses the rebellion before setting off."
After a while, the old woman had served the noodles. Li Tianlan took the chopsticks and said: "The court is already preparing for the redress. The King of Zhou can only occupy the land of the five states and cannot achieve success. When the time comes, you can set off with the army.
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By following Chu's rehabilitating army, safety would naturally be guaranteed. Tangning didn't hesitate too much, nodded and said, "Okay."
He watched Li Tianlan eat the noodles in small bites, and the aroma spread over the noodles, and he swallowed unconsciously.
Li Tianlan looked at him, took an empty bowl, gave him half of it, and said, "It's too much, I can't eat it."
A porridge and a meal are hard-earned, and it is shameful to waste food. Since she can't eat it, you can help her share some.
Tang Ning didn't care that she had already eaten two bites. Anyway, it wasn't like she hadn't eaten the leftovers. It had to be said that the old woman's noodles were really delicious. He wanted to spend a lot of money to cook the secret recipe before going back.
I bought it and gave it to Xiaoyi Xiaoru and the others to try, but judging from the current situation, she probably won't sell it.
Tang Ning ate her noodles under the unkind gaze of the old woman. She looked at Li Tianlan and asked, "Now that the crown prince has been deposed and King Xin has succeeded to the throne, there is nothing to worry about. What are you going to do in the future?"
Li Tianlan thought for a while and said: "Stay in the court to assist my father, or lead troops to the north. The grassland is always a big threat, and sooner or later there will be a war."
"Ahem!" The old woman coughed heavily and said, "You are from a girl's family, and you are in charge of the court and the wars. Girls should do embroidery and find a good family to marry..."
Although as an old woman selling noodles on the street, she shouldn't interfere in the princess's affairs, Tang Ning agreed with her point of view this time.
As a woman, she doesn't think about herself, she always thinks about the court, the country, etc. It's really hard to understand.
However, precisely because she is Li Tianlan, not Zhao Man or Wanyan Yan, it is normal for these thoughts to appear in her.
If her interest and ambition were only to embroider and find a good man to marry, she would not know Master Xiao Li, and the two of them would not be sitting in a noodle shop in Kyoto, Chu State, eating a bowl of noodles together like today.
After Tangning finished eating her noodles, she took out her handkerchief to wipe her mouth, when her wrist was suddenly held by the old woman.
She looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Where did you get this handkerchief?"
Tangning subconsciously wanted to break free when she held her wrist, but her skinny palm was like an iron pliers, unable to move no matter how hard she tried.
Li Tianlan looked at the old woman and said, "Mother-in-law, it's okay."
This handkerchief was handed to him by Li Tianlan last time, and he had always kept it with him. Before he could explain, the old woman let go of his wrist.
After the old woman glared at him, she packed up the bowl and walked out. Tang Ning rubbed her wrist, looked back and said, "The old man is quite strong."
Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "My mother-in-law taught me martial arts."
Tangning looked back again, with a look of surprise on her face.
He may never be able to catch up with Li Tianlan's martial arts skills in his lifetime. It's really hard to imagine how powerful her master is.
The saying "master" among the people is true at all. The old beggar who sells pornographic books is a master, the butcher who kills pigs is a master, and now even the old woman who sells noodles is a hidden master.
An old beggar once said that the famous masters in the world are actually just that. On the contrary, they are hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the people, and there are always extraordinary masters.
I don't know how she compares to Lao Zheng. Judging from her age, she probably won't be able to withstand Lao Zheng's blows.
But no matter what, with what she did just now, she couldn't afford to offend him.
After finishing eating the noodles and walking out of the shop, Li Tianlan looked at him and said, "When you go back, let your envoy start preparations. The army will set off soon, probably within the next few days."
Tang Ning said: "It was prepared a few days ago."
Li Tianlan nodded and said, "I'm going back to the palace."
Tangning walked beside her and said, "I'll see you off."
The noodle stall was not far from the palace, and the two of them chatted casually along the way. When they reached the entrance of the palace, they suddenly heard the sound of fast horse hooves behind them.
Riding horses is prohibited in Kyoto except in emergencies. Tangning turned around and heard a "boo".
After the horse stopped, it collapsed to the ground and foamed at the mouth. It was obviously extremely tired.
A knight fell off his horse and looked equally exhausted. He crawled on the ground twice with difficulty, took out an envelope from his arms, and hissed: "King Zhou, secret letter from King Zhou..."
Li Tianlan walked over quickly, took the envelope from his hand, and ordered the guards who came over: "Help him go in and rest."
She opened the envelope, and Tang Ning stood beside her and glanced at it. She saw that the white paper was empty, not a word on it.
"You go back first." Li Tianlan looked at him and said, then hurried back to the palace.
Tangning watched her enter the palace, then shook her head and turned to leave.
A secret letter from King Zhou. Didn’t King Zhou rebel? He actually sent a secret letter to Kyoto... It seems that there may be some other secret behind this rebellion.
But this should be a secret of the Chu State. He can just go back to Jinxiu Palace and wait for the news.
In the palace, in the imperial study.
The new Minister of Hubu slowly walked out, cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Hubu has prepared the food, grass and money for the army of 100,000, and it will be on the road tomorrow."
The Minister of the Ministry of War then came out of the queue and bowed: "All the weapons and chariots have been prepared by the Ministry of War."
It had been several days since the news of King Zhou's rebellion reached Kyoto. As soon as the news was received, the imperial court took it extremely seriously and urgently mobilized troops, horses and food to go to Cangzhou to suppress it.
This is the first battle for the new emperor after he takes the throne, and it is also an excellent opportunity for deterrence. If the imperial court can destroy the traitors with thunderous force, then those snakes, insects, rats and ants hiding in the dark and watching will not dare to
Don't act rashly again.
A general knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to accept the order and lead one hundred thousand soldiers to attack the rebels!"
King Xin looked at him, nodded and said: "In that case, I will order you..."
"Father." Before he finished speaking, Li Tianlan quickly walked into the palace, walked up to him, put a letter on the table, and said, "Someone brought it from Cangzhou, saying it was a secret letter from King Zhou."
"King Zhou?" King Xin paused, took out a piece of paper from the envelope, looked behind him, and said, "Get the candle."
Soon a eunuch brought a candle and lit it.
King Xin placed the white paper on top of the candle, kept a certain distance from the flame, and burned it gently. Writings soon appeared on the paper.
After King Xin finished reading, he put it down, stood up and said, "It's those people on the grassland again..."
His eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "They took control of the King of Zhou, and in the name of the King of Zhou, they summoned the generals of the five states to kill those who were unwilling to cooperate, just to cause trouble for us?"
Li Tianlan looked at him and said: "They want our soldiers of Chu to kill each other."
King Xin looked at the piece of paper again and said, "However, this is only a one-sided statement, and it is not enough to be fully trustworthy."
Li Tianlan thought for a while and said: "If what is said in this letter is true, as long as those people can be eliminated, there is no need to mobilize troops and use weapons. It is better to order the army to stay still and send people to explore the news..."
King Xin waved his hand and said: "Since we have gathered troops and horses, we must go on a journey, but we cannot sacrifice the lives of the soldiers in vain. I will send spies to Cangzhou first to find out the truth..."
Li Tianlan thought for a while, looked at him and said, "I'll go."
