The corner of Xiao Ci's mouth twitched. If he didn't know Song Qinghuan well, he might have taken this strange painting to be some kind of secret code, and he might have been so confused that he wanted to spread it out and ask everyone to follow him.
However, after Xiao Ci had been with Song Qinghuan for so many years, he naturally knew that she was bored.
At that moment, he calmly folded the ugly painting that even ghosts disliked and put it back into his arms, saying: "It's okay, I will take care of it myself."
Then he continued to discuss the war as if nothing had happened.
Although Ye State is only a small country, it can be considered a prosperous country and a strong people. It has been able to exist for so long under the eyes of the Dali Dynasty for hundreds of years. It shows that it has its capabilities. It is just that its territory is smaller and it suffers a bit. If the territory is
To be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Dali, I'm afraid even Dali will be a bit afraid.
Xiao Ci is now located at Yanmapo on the border of Tongye State in Dali. Since the army was stationed, he has attacked twice to test the reality.
The territory of Ye Kingdom is not large, but its geographical location is very advantageous. There are only two borders between Ye Kingdom and Dali, one is Tianlanguan across the sea, and the other is Yanmapo across the mountain.
Both places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The people of Dali Dynasty are not good at water warfare, so they can only start from Yanmapo. Most of the troops of Ye Kingdom are now concentrated on Yanmapo, followed by Tianlan Pass.
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In other words, as long as the Ye Kingdom defends Tianlan Pass and Yanmapo, it can maintain peace, but if it cannot defend it, the entire country will not be able to defend it.
Xiao Ci visited Yanmapo twice in a row and didn't get any advantage. Although he was discussing the war with his staff, he was not in a hurry.
On the way here, he figured out the reason why the imperial court asked him to attack Ye Kingdom. It seemed that he had been exposed himself, and the person behind it wanted to use this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
Whether the Ye Kingdom can be taken or not, he may not be able to return with his life.
Of course, if he wins, that person will use his own hands to expand his territory for him.
If Xiao Ci didn't know the person behind the plan, forget it. Maybe he would really be here, but now that he knew who it was, he wouldn't let others plot it in vain.
For no other reason than that there is still a very idle Song Qinghuan waiting for him in Kyoto.
In the military tent, all the staff ignored the coded letter and had a heated argument about the war in Ye Country. Xiao Ci did not join in and just dozed off with his head propped up for a while, and then he woke up.
Well, these people didn't even come up with a countermeasure.
He was still thinking about the painting in his arms that was so ugly that even ghosts could not recognize it. He lost his patience. He waved his hand and said: "Okay, since there is no result yet, let's leave it like this for now. Send the order to the whole army."
Rest for three days."
Anyway, there was no countermeasure for the time being, so Xiao Ci gave the order in a leisurely manner, and everyone didn't know what to say, so they all agreed and left.
As soon as everyone left, the tent became quiet. Xiao Ci put his feet on the table, took out the ugly painting from his arms, looked at it carefully, and then realized that it might be a picture of the resident.
The tree in the middle.
The worries of many days in a row were suddenly swept away. He curled his lips and smiled and said: "Talent, talent, only a little thing like you can give away this kind of masterpiece."
After a pause, he added: "It's better to hurry up to 800 miles. It's a waste of money."
Although he said this, he still neatly spread out Song Qinghuan's ugly painting on the table, polished the ink himself, and used the pen to make some repairs on the painting.
In his early years, Xiao Ci had a reputation as a romantic, but he was also admired by many girls. His face was not empty. He was good at all the six skills of a gentleman. At this time, an ugly and twisted thing like Song Qinghuan was in
He can also save it through his writing.
As he kept writing in his hand, he thought of Song Qinghuan in his heart, and there was an indescribable tenderness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
When Chuhan came back from outside, he felt sour when he saw Xiao Ci looking like this.
Xiao Ci seemed unaware and asked without raising his head: "What's wrong?"
Chuhan looked solemn and replied: "We have already contacted him, but Princess Nanyao wants to see the prince."
Princess Nanyao is Xiao Ci's cousin. Ten years ago, in order to consolidate the relationship between the two countries, Ye State specially sent an envoy to Dali to propose marriage. Princess Nanyao was married to Ye State at that time.
Xiao Ci kept moving his hands and continued: "What's the specifics?"
Chuhan responded: "Princess Nanyao said that she will wait for the prince in Ruoshui City in five days. As for what the prince said, we will discuss it in detail after we meet."
"Got it." Xiao Ci responded lightly. The tenderness between his eyebrows was no longer as gentle as before, replaced by coldness.
The movements of his hands quickened, and it took only a moment to complete the transformation of Song Qinghuan's ugly painting. After the ugly base was completely invisible, he handed it over to Chu Han with satisfaction: "Eight hundred miles hastily sent it to the princess.
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Chu Han glanced at it and carefully waited for it to dry, but his brows couldn't stop beating wildly. It took 800 miles to rush to deliver these things? It would be overkill and overqualified.
I was thinking this in my heart, but I didn't dare to say it with my mouth, so I had to respond respectfully.
Xiao Ci stood up, put his hands behind his hands and walked to the map of the entire Ye Kingdom. After looking at it carefully, he found the word "Ruoshui City" in an inconspicuous place.
He frowned and thought for a long time, and then told Chu Han: "Go and get ready, we will go to Ruoshui City early the day after tomorrow."
The two armies of Dali and Ye Kingdom are at war, and the people of the two places are no longer allowed to communicate with each other. If Xiao Ci wants to enter Ruoshui City of Ye Kingdom, he has to find a way to sneak into the Ye Kingdom area. In addition to ensuring that no one is discovered, Xiao Ci must also
You have to protect your own safety.
Princess Nanyao has been married to Ye Country for ten years. Now that the two countries are at war, it is unknown which side she is on. Going to Ye Country in this way is indeed a risky move.
But the person behind it was really sinister, and if Xiao Ci didn't take risks, there was no guarantee that he would be able to sleep peacefully.
After Xiao Ci explained, Chuhan immediately started preparations.
On the second day after arriving, Xiao Ci claimed that his old illness had relapsed and he was recuperating in the camp. All the generals visited him one by one, but they were afraid of shaking people's hearts, so they hid this moment.
Xiao Ci couldn't take charge of the matter, so he pushed someone out to take care of it. The next day, while it was still dark, he and Chu Han quietly left for Ruoshui City.
When Princess Nanyao sent someone to deliver the letter, she also gave him a piece of Tongxing Jade Butterfly. Xiao Ci took Chuhan to drill through a rocky crevice in a mountain in Yanmapo, relying on the piece of Tongxing Jade Butterfly, and made several turns.
Finally, we entered Ruoshui City on the date specified by Princess Nanyao.
As soon as the two entered Ruoshui City, they were watched. At night, a group of men in black broke into the inn where they were resting, and slashed at the bed with gleaming scimitars.
