v2.Chapter 308 (1/2)
Chi Fei leads his army to take refuge with Gu Shubai, and everyone is happy about it.
At the same time, the rebel troops stationed in the south of Lin'an are full of grief.
Many of them have never seen snow before. The south of the five ridges is like spring all the year round, and they may not see snow once in decades.
At the beginning, people were very novel when they saw such a fluffy snow. Later, they found that the snow seemed beautiful, but it could make people die silent.
It's like a gentle knife. It cuts people's lives.
Yan Shuo didn't care much about this. He made a strict military order that the soldiers should not leave their posts without permission, and even if it was cold, they should stick to their posts to prevent Gu Shubai's army from sneaking attack.
As long as the overall situation in the army is not chaotic, it doesn't matter what's next.
”Have you made it clear that Lin'an didn't really mean to open the gate?”
Yin Shuo was standing in the snow, with a few dead branches covering the solitary grave. He was weak in white robes, and stood in front of him with a bow.
”Yes, sir. Emperor Ning was afraid of Gu Shubai. In order not to let him lead his troops into the city, he even turned away the Zhenjiang garrison. Now Zhenjiang's 1000 garrisons have thrown themselves into Beili, and Emperor Ning is even more unpopular. ”
Yin Shuo nodded slightly, ”it's expected that emperor Ning would not open the city gate. In this way, the situation in Huzhou will be safe, and there's no need to worry about Gu Shubai's military raid. If the gate of Lin'an doesn't open for a day, we will have an advantage. ”
His subordinates slowly raised their heads and worried: ”but our soldiers are not stable. They are not only under the pressure of Beili army for a long time, but also under the cold weather. Twelve more soldiers were killed by freezing in today's military report. Young master, should we add some cotton padded clothes and quilts to the weak soldiers
”The old, the weak, the sick and the disabled can freeze to death. They can also reduce some rations.”
Not moved, Yin Shuo waved his hand to sign him to step back and walk towards the snow covered grave.
The subordinates stood behind him and shivered unconsciously.
There are many ownerless graves on this mountain. Most of them are civilians who haven't been able to escape after the war. When they die, they can only be buried on this mountain without a tablet.
People have heard that this mountain is still a geomantic treasure land. A noble man from the imperial court is also buried here. There is no way to know exactly what his identity is and where he is buried.
In this time of war and chaos, it's good to have a place to hold bones. Who cares if it's a geomantic treasure land?
After listening to the people's comments, Yin Shuo sent someone to inquire about the specific location. It was deep in the slippery mountain road, where there was a small valley.
In winter, the valley is warmer than the outside. The snow doesn't cover the whole ground. Some places have begun to melt.
From a distance, Yan Shuo picked up a branch from the side and continued to walk towards the valley.
Until we reached the deepest part of the valley, a tall tomb appeared in front of us, on which stood a stone tablet, roughly engraved with the words ”Tomb of Ning's royal family women taboo Danyang”.
Such a nondescript epitaph made her a disgrace all her life. She was not even qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. On the tombstone, there was only a hidden ”Royal daughter” --
not even a princess, the eldest princess.
If it were not for the word Danyang, Yin Shuo could not believe that the once noble and matchless woman was lying in the small valley with an unknown epitaph.
He squatted down slowly and brushed the empty place in front of the monument with his sleeve to remove the snowflakes.
There is a small censer on the side. It seems that it was originally put here for sacrifice, but it was knocked down by the snow. He picked up the censer and stood upright in front of her tombstone, but there was no incense to respect.
He couldn't help laughing bitterly.
”I came here to find you, but I didn't bring any incense. I can't provide one for you. I don't know if I subconsciously don't want this tomb to be yours, or if I'm not willing to give it to you. ”
There was no reply from the cold grave, and there was only the howling wind in the valley.
He simply sat on the ground and said to himself with his back against the tombstone of Princess Danyang, ”this mountain is full of ownerless tombs. Compared with them, your tombs are tall and well repaired. But I think you are not satisfied. Because this is not a royal mausoleum. The tombstone does not indicate the noble identity of your Royal Princess, nor does it even dig an underground mausoleum. Compared with the real Mausoleum of the descendants of the royal family, it is extremely shabby. ”
The chill came to him from the tombstone on his back. He trembled unconsciously. Then he took a pot of wine from his waist and poured two mouthfuls into his mouth.
”Cough...”
As he covered his mouth and coughed softly, he poured the wine from the jug on the snowy place in front of the grave, where the hot wine could reach, and the ice and snow melted.
Yan Shuo coughed and laughed, ”what am I talking about? You have long been dead. Where do you know what your tombs are like? How can you be satisfied or dissatisfied? If you have feelings about your death, the most dissatisfied thing is to marry me. You are in a hurry all your life. Even if you die, you have to suffer from me and lie here alone. ”
He was smiling, tears seeped from the corners of his eyes, and his pale face fell to the corners of his mouth, penetrating his dry lips.Far away, several subordinates were waiting for him on the edge of the dead wood outside the valley, worried that he would have something unexpected, but they did not dare to approach him.
After all, Princess Danyang is the only wife in his name. It's not a matter for others to intervene whether they love or dislike this wife.
”Fortunately, this tombstone is written on the royal family, not my wife. Just like what this tombstone says, let's assume that we have never met before and have nothing to do with each other. If I see you again in the next life, you will torture me, you will force me to die How are you
Yan Shuo supported his numb body and sat up slowly from the ground.
Wine can warm the body, but it can't warm the heart. His heart is colder than this tomb and harder than this tombstone. So many soldiers in the army have never been able to figure it out.
With stiff legs, he walked slowly out of the valley.
”Young master, do you want to build a new mausoleum for the eldest princess, or Change the tombstone? ” The subordinates waiting outside the valley saw him come out and asked.
Yan Shuo didn't pay attention, his face was as cold as ice and snow, looking at the valley far behind, the tomb was out of sight.
”No, it's good.”
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”General, I think the rebels are too cold to fight? What's more, it's almost new year's day. I think they are going to wait for the Spring Festival to fight again? ”
The war had not stopped, but Gu said that there was peace in the White army. The soldiers also prepared Spring Festival couplets and new year goods to spend a simple new year in the army.
Gu Shubai didn't stop them. Zhang Chi and Du Fang were the way to manage the army, but he didn't agree with Yan Zheng's words.
”You're wrong. The more everyone knows that the rebels can't stand the cold, the more likely Yin Shuo is to use this opportunity to fight back. You have to understand that he is a politician, not a military general. He will only lead the troops for the purpose of fighting with the court officials, and will not care for his soldiers to die of frostbite in this season. Do you understand? ”
Yan Zheng was stunned, ”what the general meant was that we thought they were too cold to send troops, so Yan Shuo deliberately let us think so. When we relax, he will attack Lin'an secretly? ”