"Good Bai Ling, please stop making fun of me. Can you see the haggard look on my face? I have been busy going to various places to purchase medicinal materials recently, and I almost broke my bones. Yang Fan, who is not fastidious, is so tired.
He didn't even let me rest, unless he had no one available, so he asked me to send you the medicine."
Duan Yulang said with a plaintive look, just like a resentful woman.
"I don't care. No matter how urgent the border is, it won't worry my stomach. Let me offer sacrifices to the five internal organs temple first. Young Master, I lived in the open air, and now I am so hungry that I can eat a cow."
"The government strictly prohibits the killing of cows. I don't dare to commit crimes against them. But I killed six pigs. Just let your belly go and eat them. I won't be responsible if you die from stuffing yourself."
Bai Ling said, beckoning the girl to come closer and ordered:
"Prepare a table of wine and food for Mr. Duan, just like the ones in my father's house."
The maid took the order and left, with Bai Ling walking in front and not accommodating Duan Yulang's pace.
"We haven't seen each other for a while, can't you be more polite to me?"
Duan Yulang originally wanted to be gentle, but changed his words again, fearing he would be beaten.
"No...can." Bai Ling bared her little white teeth and said word by word.
Duan Yulang covered his chest, looking like he had received a critical hit of 10,000 points, and was about to fall on Bai Ling.
"Give me some integrity, and if someone sees you, I will skin you!"
Taking a quick step to avoid Duan Yulang's approach, Bai Ling glared at him and said:
"Come in quickly, I have something to ask you."
Duan Yulang put away his careless image and walked behind Bai Ling.
The two of them came to the guest room where Duan Yulang stayed temporarily and sat on the heated Kang in the outer room.
In the Northeast, it is really uncomfortable to eat on the ground in winter. Bai Ling felt that he was incompetent, so all the houses were designed like this.
"It's better for you. The guest room is set on fire for me. It's so comfortable!" Duan Yulang put on his shoes and got on the heated kang, lying on the pillow regardless of his appearance.
"It's a beautiful thought, as if someone is thinking about you."
Bai Ling snorted, pointed to the cellar door in the corner and said:
"When my family built a house, they specially made a cellar. It was filled with moist leaves. If it was lit, it would keep it stuffy all winter. If it didn't burn out, it would keep the house warm."
What Bai Ling didn't say was that after Duan Yulang insisted on reserving a guest room, the family had a special discussion, and finally, with Bai Ling's only objection and invalid vote, Duan Yulang's guest room was also filled with leaves.
This is also the reason why Bai Ling will lead people directly to the guest room.
"Tell me the truth, how much medicine is needed at the border? Is the imperial court planning not to send any medicine, or has something changed?"
Looking at Duan Yulang's thinner face, Bai Ling asked.
"I thought you would stick to your principles and not ask these questions."
Duan Yulang chuckled, and when Bai Ling threw a pillow over him, he quickly put away his smile, cleared his throat and said:
"Someone at the imperial court made a stumbling block and lied about the military situation, saying that there was an urgent war somewhere else, and then asked for the supplies. It is estimated that after the war stopped, the supply matter was completely shelved."
Duan Yulang did not say that the emperor was also happy to see such a result. Only by dampening the vigor of the Zixiao Army could he sit on the dragon throne with peace of mind.
Maybe they will take advantage of the opportunity to add people to the Zixiao Army, or even directly take away the military power.
As for the consequences of the defeat of the Zixiao Army, Duan Yulang has no idea whether the emperor did not expect it or had a backup plan.
"The news you got, how long will this war last?" Bai Ling frowned, smelling a conspiracy.
But Bai Ling thought she was just a small peasant girl and didn't want to get involved in the court, so she didn't ask further.
"Hard to say."
Duan Yulang smacked his lips and sneered:
"The border is not peaceful, and wars of all sizes have not stopped in the past few years. But when the person above gave the Zixiao City to the first generation of King Hanwang with a different surname, he had orally said that everything in Zixiao City
All tax revenue belongs to the private property of the King of Han, and the Zixiao Army is also fully vested in the King of Han. Unless it is a major battle, all military needs will be handled by the King of Han himself."
Bai Ling lowered his eyes and secretly scolded the old emperor for being cunning.
It is obviously a favor to the King of Han. If the King of Han rebels, he will be reviled by everyone in the world. (To be continued)