"Exactly what you said!"

When the long-famous Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was surrounded by Liu Yuan's people, his face never showed any signs of trouble. When he heard that the pirates from Sifang Island were attacking Yangzhou at night, he just glanced at Liu Yuan lightly and asked, "What does Mr. Liu want me to do?"

Liu Yuan really admired his unshakable temperament.

But he didn't expect that Uzhida's light words now made his veins burst and his face became ferocious.

Liu Yuan looked at Liao Rao thoughtfully.

Wu Zhida lost two of his front teeth due to the tea cup, and his lips and tongue were stained with blood. He stared at Liao Rao, his mouth leaking: "You have been colluding with the Water Dragon King for so long, don't you know that the Water Dragon King bribed the people around you? What secret did he discover from this old servant?"

He met Liao Rao's knife-like gaze and said with a smile, "It was her carriage that I blew up! I can't survive today. It's not a loss to have Governor Liao's wife by my side!"

As he finished speaking, Liao Rao's originally calm eyes gradually turned red, and the veins on his neck bulged, and there was a "click" sound. His throat was twisted and severed.

Wuzhida's eyes widened in pain, like a pheasant whose neck was pinched. He said "ho ho" twice, and soon became completely silent.

Liu Yuan did not expect that Liao Rao would dare to kill Wu Rida here.

With Liao Rao's intelligence, it is impossible not to know that Wu Zhida's immortality would be beneficial to him. Killing Uzhida at this time, in the eyes of others, is somewhat like killing someone and silencing him.

"Governor Liao, Uzhida is a prisoner of the imperial court. One of our missions on this trip is to capture him alive." Liu Yuan said calmly: "Why did Governor Liao do this? Is it possible that what Uzhida said is not what he said? "It's a fabrication, but it's true?"

"Don't you know, Eunuch Liu, that I didn't collude with the Water Dragon King?" Liao Rao slowly let go of his hand and said hoarsely, "After all, Eunuch Liu will kill me if I leave Jinxiu Pavilion." Wu Zhida put the blame on me, so I will take action myself to avoid dirtying Eunuch Liu's hands. I am going to lead the troops to kill the bandits. Will Eunuch Liu stop him?" As soon as

he said this, Liu asked . The several warrior generals behind Yuan all stared at Liao Rao with wary expressions, their hands on the long swords on their waists.

Liu Yuanding stared at him and raised his hand slightly to ask them to retreat.

"Governor Liao, please stop!"

Liao Rao curled up the five fingers of his left hand and kept the same posture as he had just pinched Uzhida's throat. He lowered his eyelashes and said word by word: "What you want, only Fan Jin in this world The book knows where it is."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away.

Every step he took was extremely steady, and as the steps fell one by one, the ferocious look on his face gradually dissipated.

But for some reason, what appeared in front of him was the man who pushed open the study room many years ago and asked him: "Liao Rao, have you betrayed Dayin?"

He pulled her into his arms and swore to the sky, Said that it was impossible for him to betray Dayin.

She was probably doubtful in her heart, so she just looked up at him quietly and said: "Those who seek skin from tigers will eventually be attacked by tigers."

Those who seek skin from tigers will eventually be attacked by tigers.

She said it so seriously that time, but what did he think? He thought, the old grandson of the Water Dragon King was just a big insect in the water that couldn't stir up waves. He could crush him to death with just a raise of his hand. How could such a person backfire?

Even if it was a backlash, he would admit it.

He chose this path from the moment he received half a piece of jade from the second prince.

The old minister was once his best, and he asked him to marry Fan Jinshu. He wanted the civil and military factions in the court to be united and share the same hatred, so as to create a sea and a clear river for Dayin.

What a great expectation!

He had hoped so too.

The emperor divided the military power into two parts, and the people in the Ministry of War had the power to mobilize troops, but they had to draw a clear line between them and all the generals in Beijing.

They became the emperor's men, no longer mere generals.

He was rejected by the military commanders, but could not blend in with the civil servants.

They can only rely on the emperor.

But what if the emperor dies?

Whoever becomes emperor in the future will have the support of military commanders and the support of civil servants.

As a man walking in the middle, who can he rely on in the future when both sides are offended?

Even the old minister chose the eldest prince in the end, and why couldn't he find a way out for himself when the emperor was terminally ill?

He is a military commander.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, even if the second prince falls in the future, he will admit it!

However, if it really wants to backfire, it should also backfire on him!

How could it backfire on Fan Jinshu!

Liao Rao stopped and stared at a point in the air.

She refused to allow him to enter her house, and he complied.

She forged letters and joined forces with the old minister to bring him down, but he admitted it.

Even though she tried her best to cover up the whereabouts of Gu Changjin and Pan Xueliang, he pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Just think of it as letting her vent her anger.

After all, the emperor won't live long. When the second prince ascends the throne, she will know that he made the right choice.

Until then, then...

Jinxiu Pavilion is Liao Bao's place.

He only brought two of his confidants with him today, and now both of his confidants were injured. Liu Yuan probably wanted to keep them alive instead of killing them.

Liao Rao looked at them, deceiving himself and thinking that today was the night of the Ghost Festival, and she might stay and burn paper clothes in the Buddhist hall, she might not go out, she might not get on the carriage.

"Go back to the Governor's Mansion and see if Madam is there. If she is there, tell her that the Sifang Island pirates are coming and I won't be able to come back for probably ten days and a half." His voice was hoarse, "Tell her not to be afraid. , I will not let those people step into Yangzhou."

Jinxiu Pavilion.

After Liao Rao left, a man came forward and said to Liu Yuan: "Master Liu, will Liao Rao really go to reinforce General Liang? My subordinates are worried that he will take the opportunity to flee."

"He will go." Liu Yuan said calmly: "You go Check to see if Mrs. Liao is really in that carriage. If she is-"

He paused, "it would be easy to die."

"Yes." The man took the order and left.

Liu Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at Uzhida's body.

Liao Rao was right. Today he was indeed planning to kill Uzhida and put the blame on Liao Rao, not only for Uzhida's death, but also for his own death. He was also planning to blame Liao Rao.

When he came to Jinxiu Pavilion, what he swallowed was a secret order from the second prince to Liao Rao. This secret order was naturally fake. His plan was just a dangerous move, and it was unclear whether he could use this secret order to bring down the second prince.

It depends on the abilities of Gu Changjin and Liang Xiao, whether the old minister can hold on until his body is transported back to Beijing, and it also depends on the emperor's thoughts.

Only now, what Liao Yao just said didn't cost his life. Thinking of the taste of the wax-wrapped paper ball, Liu Yuan sighed softly: "It was swallowed in vain."

After sighing, he endured it. He couldn't help but make a "hiss" sound.

Just when he led people into the house, Uzhida shot him in the chest with a firecracker. Fortunately, he was pushed by someone from the warrior camp. The steel ball passed by and tore a strip on his shoulder. The deep opening of the bone is visible.

Liu Yuan picked up the firecracker used by Uzhida and looked at it carefully.

This fire gun has been improved, and its lethality is stronger and more accurate than before. If the pirates on Sifang Island were to use such sophisticated firearms tonight, this water battle would probably not be easy to fight.

No wonder Uzhida dared to attack Yangzhou so boldly. If he succeeded tonight, many people in Yangzhou would die.

Liu Yuan sneered: "Take Wu Rida's body away together with the shopkeeper of Jinxiu Pavilion. Keep an eye on him and don't let the shopkeeper die. The rest of us will go with our family to protect the city!"

Under the city wall, Qixin was guarding the city. Someone was sent to carry the medicine prepared by Rong Shu into the City God's Temple. A person from the warrior camp hurriedly said something in his ear. His eyes immediately turned red. After a moment, his face became stern and he said, "Put the medicine away quickly. Everyone, cheer up our family, no one is allowed to be lazy tonight!"

In the night, a dozen old doctors carrying medicine boxes and dozens of medicine boys hurried to the Chenghuang Temple, and many of them were wearing women's buns. Women walked quickly from home in groups.

Even the maids and ladies from Qin Lou Chu Pavilion came over to help.

Decoction the medicine, cut the cloth, and do what you can in an orderly manner.

Rong Shu held the wooden plank holding his bones between his left feet and was unable to use his strength. He could only jump out of the temple door with his right foot.

The rumbling sound of artillery fire gradually approached, and she raised her eyes to the distant sky.

The waxing moon hangs high and the stars are shining brightly.

Suddenly he remembered his past life. After Gu Changjin came back from Yangzhou, he probably knew that Mr. Gu from the Metropolitan Procuratorate almost lost his life because of protecting the city, and the old neighbors in Wutong Lane quietly sent a lot of food.

Not only food, but also peace charms from Daci'en Temple and wild flowers blooming in the mountains.

Rong Shu put the flowers into the sapphire vase and said to him with a smile: "Lang Jun has made great achievements this time, and the people have sent many things."

Gu Changjin was about to wake up and listened. After saying this, he leaned against a pillow and raised his eyes to look at her.

"It's not my fault to defend Yangzhou," he said.

The man had long hair shawl, his face was pale, but his eyes were very calm.

"Many people guarded Yangzhou with me, including the little beggars on the roadside, the Turtle Man in Fengyue Pavilion, and even the gray-haired old man."

He looked at her and said slowly in a low voice: "They made me understand that no matter how humble a body is, there are mountains, rivers, sun and moon in the blood flowing through it. No matter how soft the bones are, they can support the weather of our home and country."

"So, it is not my fault to defend Yangzhou City. "

It was a sunny and snowy day, and the warm sunlight poured in from the side window. The man's usually stern eyebrows were rarely gentle.

The morning dew among the flowers fell on her fingertips, and Rong Shu's heart trembled slightly.

But with just a few words, she seemed to have a scene in front of her of countless people guarding their homeland in the flames of war.

At that time, she felt it was a pity that she could not accompany him to defend his homeland amidst the smoke and artillery fire.

Now she is in Yangzhou, but her mood is completely different.

She didn't stick with him, but with countless others. She sticks to this land not because she is Gu Changjin's wife, but because she is a citizen of Dayin.

There was no other moment that made her realize so deeply what home and country are.

What does it mean? It is nothing more than a faint glow, making a torch into a sun.

Rong Shu didn't know why the pirates' attack on the city happened early in this life, but she thought that with so many people working together, this time it would definitely be better than the last one.

At least Uzhda died early.

Rong Shu heard the news about Wu Zhida's death from Qixin.

In his previous life, Uzhida was dragged to death by Liao Rao during a battle at sea. In this life, he was killed while sneaking into Yangzhou. The pirates on Sifang Island were leaderless. Maybe this battle could end earlier, and Governor Liao might not die.

Rong Shu never expected that Wu Zhida's two younger brothers would go crazy and attack Liao Rao's warship after learning that their brother was dead.

"Governor Liao was also red-eyed, and even though he was injured, he did not get off the battleship." Qixin returned from the patrol and said to Rong Shu: "There is also Mr. Gu. He has returned from Sifang Island this morning and led Jiao Feng under his command. Thousands of pirates attacked Uzhida's people from behind."

Qixin paused deliberately and said, "I heard that Mr. Gu was also injured."

This Qixin father-in-law was attacked almost every day. Tell Rong Shu about the battle situation outside. This is the first time I heard him talk about Gu Changjin.

Rong Shu was used to seeing Gu Changjin injured.

In his previous life in Yangzhou, someone had two bloody holes in his back with a firecracker, and he almost died. Now he only suffered a few injuries, which really didn't matter.

So after listening to Qixin's words, Rong Shu just nodded calmly and turned to ask about Jiao Feng.

"It was Jiao Feng who had been secretly helping General Liang before?"

Although Qixin was surprised that she didn't care about the Lord, he still replied truthfully: "It is her. Now Jiao Feng and the pirates who followed her have been recruited." , and became a naval force in the garrison."

Rong Shu curled his lips, "In this case, Pan Gongshi's crime can probably be cleared."

Qixin also smiled.

Liao Rao personally killed Uzhida in full view of the public. It looked like he was killing someone to silence him. With Jiao Feng's testimony, Liao Rao would probably not be able to escape the crime.

Qixin was quite grateful to Liao Rao for killing Wu Zhida, otherwise the master would have died.

The only regret is that no evidence of Liao Rao's affair with the second prince has been found so far.

Liao Rao said that Mrs. Liao knew where what they wanted was?

What does this mean?

What they want is naturally evidence that Liao Rao and the second prince are having an affair with foreign enemies. Mrs. Liao has been helping them find it these years. If she knew about it, she must have given it to the old minister.

Thinking of this, Qixin couldn't help but glance at Rong Shu.

That day, Mrs. Liao's carriage was bombed. After the girl found out, she was very sure that Mrs. Liao would not die.

Mrs. Liao was on her way to Jinxiu Pavilion when the carriage exploded.

At that time, the people in the city were in panic, and there was almost a stampede accident. Seeing this, Mrs. Liao got out of the car by the Xiao Qinhuai River, and took two guards to personally direct the people to leave.

It was this move that saved her life.

Uzhida had buried a lot of explosives in that carriage, and the explosion affected a wide area. Although Mrs. Liao was not life-threatening, she was seriously injured and she has not yet woken up.

Rong Shu and Qixin talked for a long time, and then Zhuiyun came over. The news he brought was the same as Qixin's, about Gu Changjin's injury.

Why are they both telling her about Gu Changjin's injury?

From the tone of Qixin's words just now, it seemed that Gu Changjin's injury was not serious. Why did Zhuiyun look so worried?

"Master Gu was seriously injured?"

Zhuiyun said: "The weapons used by the pirates on Sifang Island this time were very sophisticated. When a blunderbuss was hit on the body, there was a bloody hole. A blast from the cannon, no matter how sophisticated the naval vessel was, could not stop it. "Come on, the master is injured in many places on his body."

Zhui Yun only said half of what he said. Gu Changjin was indeed injured by the fire gun, but it was just a scratch. A sprinkle of medicine can heal it.

When Rong Shu heard this, he sent someone to bring a wooden box of medicine and said to Zhuiyun: "The owners of the major drug stores have sent a lot of medicine. Mr. Yun, please take this box of medicine to the front line and give it to the injured soldiers. Mr. Gu can also use it."

After she said this, she remembered that there were still many medicines that had not been counted and classified, so she gave some instructions on the dosage and went off.

Luo Yan followed her, glanced at him, and then went to work with Rong Shu.

Zhuiyun choked her words, but she had no way to refute, so she had no choice but to take the medicine.

Rong Shu has been really busy these days.

When war breaks out, not only emergency medicines must be prepared, but food and grass must also be in short supply.

Dayin's treasury was not always very full, and the food and grass supplies of various health stations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were often stretched.

This time, the pirates on Sifang Island are coming fiercely. It is not known when such a tough battle will end. Sufficient food and grass are the confidence of the front line. We cannot let the soldiers on the front line go hungry to kill the enemy.

Liu Yuan had originally left the matter of food and grass to Qixin, but Qixin saw that Rong Shu had only been able to convince the big medicine merchants in Yangzhou City to donate medicine in two days, so he simply asked Rong Shu to ask for food with him.

Rong Shu readily agreed.

The Shen family started out in the grain business. There were several large granaries in Yangzhou. Unfortunately, Shen Zhi had already transported most of the grain in exchange for salt.

Rong Shu took out all the remaining grain and grass and sent it to the front line. He also personally went to several large households in Yangzhou to ask for grain.

When she goes out now, she always takes Luo Yan with her.

In the past, in Datong, the head of Danzhu County was responsible for logistics.

Food and grass in Datong are even more scarce than in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The main food in Danzhu County has to be as thick-skinned as a brick and has to go out of its way. Even a taciturn person like Luo Yan can't get enough food. Able to talk a few words.

With Luo Yan around, Rong Shu got used to these logistical matters very quickly.

In his previous life, General Liang and the others fought fiercely for three months to defend Yangzhou. Rong Shu's goal was to prepare enough food and grass for three months.

It would be best if you can persuade others to donate. If not, you can still borrow it.

Zhuiyun would communicate with Chang Ji every two days.

Sometimes it's Changji who comes, sometimes it's Shiiyun who passes by.

Shiiyun is here today.

The two previous times when Zhuiyun came over, Gu Changjin was not there. He was either discussing military affairs with General Liang or following Jiao Feng's ships to kill the enemy.

But today he was lucky, he actually saw Gu Changjin as soon as he entered the camp.

Zhuiyun was about to say a joke casually, but when he saw what was going on, the smile on his lips completely froze.

Gu Changjin was sitting on a soft cushion, with a bloody hole on his left shoulder blade.

Chang Ji was beside him, his eyes red and muttering, while he was flipping through the medicine box.

Gu Changjin's forehead was dripping with sweat. When he caught a glimpse of Zhui Yun, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quietly: "Chang Ji, go out and keep an eye on it. Zhui Yun, bring me a pot of strong liquor and pour the pills inside for me." Pry the steel ball out. "

This is a wound caused by a firearm. If the steel ball inside is not pried out, the wound will not heal.

The dagger was heated over the fire, strong wine was poured into the wound, and the tip of the dagger steadily cut through the flesh.

Gu Changjin closed his eyes, his lips as white as frost and snow in winter.

Not long after, there was only a "dang" sound, and a steel ball was dug out of the flesh and blood.

Gu Changjin slowly poured the remaining half bottle of wine into the bloody hole and asked in a low voice: "How is the inner city?"

He asked about the inner city, but Zhuiyun knew that he was also asking about Rong Shu.

Every time he communicated with Chang Ji, after Zhuiyun finished talking about the people in the inner city, he would always mention a few words about the girl Rong. How is Miss Rong's foot injury? What is Miss Rong busy with now? Who has Miss Rong seen today?

When Gu Changjin asked, he said: "The people are no longer panicking. In addition to the City God's Temple, several places under the city wall are used for treating injured people. Under the leadership of Miss Rong, the people spontaneously formed a dozen A small team takes turns in these places."

Zhui Yun glanced at Gu Changjin as he spoke, and saw that he was listening very carefully with his eyes lowered. He continued:

"Miss Rong's foot injury has healed, and she can walk with her. It used to be the same. A few days ago, didn't Father Qixin ask her to take care of the food supply? The Shen family took the initiative to open a granary to support the front line, and many big families in the city also opened granaries to donate food. I heard that dozens of our guards had been All the food for two months is ready."

Gu Changjin put down the wine bottle, took the cloth from Chang Ji, slowly wiped the blood on his shoulder, and said, "Is she feeling tired?

" Then I knew that my master was afraid that Eunuch Qixin would be too tired to make the girl Rong Rong.

"My subordinates see that Miss Rong is a little thinner than before." Zhui Yun thought for a while and said, "Master, do you want me to talk to Eunuch Qixin?"

Gu Changjin said, "No, if she likes it, let her do it. "She's not the type to sit back and watch. If she gets tired, just give her some advice. The people on Sifang Island won't last long."

Zhuiyun looked at Gu Changjin's pale face and the large blood stain on his clothes. , couldn't help but said: "Miss Rong just asked me to deliver medicine to the master. You need rest more than she does."

Gu Changjin looked at the large box of medicine he brought in, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said: "Don't talk to her about my injury."

After all, he had lost a lot of blood and was seriously injured. After saying this, Gu Changjin said, "Let's all go out."

After the two of them went out, Gu Changjin He stared at the wall and closed his eyes.

The pirates were still frantically trying to get ashore, and the red-coated cannons were bombarding the defense line set up by warships and countless soldiers at Liang Xiao.

Gu Changjin's consciousness was a little blurred, and he felt that the sound of gunfire outside the camp was getting farther and farther, and gradually disappeared from his ears.

It was replaced by his own voice.

"Rong Zhaozhao, are you annoyed with me?"

Gu Changjin opened his eyes and saw a curtain embroidered with pomegranate blossoms.

It's a lonely night.

A weak candlelight flickered by the bedside. With this weak light, Gu Changjin could clearly see the girl sitting on the couch.

The girl's peach blossom eyes were as bright as stars, and she was looking at him with her head tilted while holding a moon pillow.

There was a faint aroma of wine in the air.

Gu Changjin leaned forward gently, and the tip of his nose brushed her soft petal-like lips. He smelled the fragrance of plum blossom wine on her cheeks, and asked again in a deep voice: "Are you annoyed with me, Rong Zhaozhao?"