noffsinger Chapter 653: Silver Flowers Disappear
Chapter 653: Silver Flowers Disappear
The next day, Zhou Chang was awakened by the skinny monkey. King Xian's deputy general Wu Ling had been outside asking for a meeting for a long time.
"Let him in." Zhou Chang sat up and put on his inner robe.
Since the death of King Xian, Jiang Meng took over the military camp. All the confidants around King Xian during his lifetime have been left idle by Jiang Meng. It doesn't matter if they are left idle, as they are just waiting to escort the coffin back to the imperial capital.
Only Wu Ling came to Zhou Chang from time to time.
Wu Ling bowed and walked in, looking respectful: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Yi."
"What's the matter?" Zhou Chang took the tea brought by the skinny monkey and rinsed his mouth.
Wu Ling looked at Zhou Chang's grumpy face and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, today is the seventh day since Prince Xian passed away. It is time to bring his body back to the capital. The soldiers have been looking forward to your Highness Prince Yi arranging this matter these days."
Zhou Chang naturally remembered that today was the seventh day after the death of King Xian. "Indeed, I was thinking about this as well. Today I will send Brother Xian off. I hope his spirit in heaven can rest in peace."
Wu Ling hesitated for a moment, then boldly asked, "Who does Prince Yi want to escort the coffin back? I can also inform them in advance so that they can make preparations early."
"This..." Zhou Chang had never thought about such trivial matters. These days, he and Jiang Meng had no time or energy to deal with this matter. Wu Ling was standing in front of him, so he just asked casually, "Do you have any ideas? You are also a close confidant of Brother Xian Wang. It would be best if you send him back."
Wu Ling could not hide his intentions. "Your Highness Prince Yi is wise. General Han Hui and the others also have the same intention. However, I am concerned about the front line. If Your Highness does not abandon me, I am willing to hunt down Your Highness Prince Yi..."
Before he could finish, Gao Yuan suddenly rushed in from outside: "Your Majesty, it seems that all the Mirage Army has been dispatched today and lined up under the city. This is unusual."
"Ah?" Zhou Chang subconsciously turned his head to look at the sky outside the window.
It's not even dawn yet, why are the Mirage Army here so early today?
Could it be that he was also going to see King Xian off?
"Where is General Jiang?" Zhou Chang was not so fanciful, and the first person he thought of was Jiang Meng.
Gao Yuan answered directly: "General Jiang has already led his men to the tower to prepare for battle."
"Then let's go take a look." Zhou Chang put on his outer robe and walked out.
Unfortunately, Wu Ling hadn't finished his words yet, so he had to follow behind.
Zhou Chang walked out of the room in two steps and passed Wu Ling. He knew that he had not finished what he had just said, so he asked again, "Regarding Brother Xian Wang's matter, has there been any news from the court?"
These days, my mind, eyes and heart are filled with money, and I have not had time to consider the movements of the court.
Although this war can continue, it must have the support of the court.
"I haven't received it yet." Wu Ling originally fell behind Gao Yuanhe. When he heard Prince Yi's question, he took two quick steps forward and lowered his voice quickly, "But... according to what I know, Commander Jiang seemed to have received a reply from Jindu last night."
Zhou Chang has been depressed. She has been getting the news from the first hand. She can't help but ask: "Do you guys send letters at 800 miles per hour? Or is there any other faster way?"
Wu Ling followed closely, but his tone was more hesitant: "This... 800-mile express can only be used for emergency military affairs, and it is not available for normal use. Generally speaking, if you want to exchange letters, it is faster and more convenient to use Fei Ge Gang, Ji Feng Post, Yu Feng She, etc."
"Yufengshe?" Zhou Chang knew the first two names, and only noticed the new one.
While they were talking, they had already left the yard and were heading towards the north city tower.
Gao Yuan called the soldiers guarding outside the courtyard, who were also specially dispatched by Jiang Meng to protect Prince Yi, to follow.
Wu Ling followed closely, always paying attention to Zhou Chang's attitude, and then cautiously tested him again: "Your Highness, have you ever heard of Yufeng House? As far as I know, Yufeng House seems to have some relationship with the Long Yuyuan family."
"Hmm?" Zhou Chang paused, "'Yufengshe'? Which words are they?"
Wu Ling looked at Zhou Chang's normal face, then he boldly answered: "'Yu' is the defense, 'feng' is the wind that blows and rains, and 'she' is the house."
Zhou Chang thought about it for a while and felt puzzled.
It's not surprising that the Long Yu Yuan family had their own post office, but why didn't they include the characters "Long" or "Yu" in their names? I've never heard Yuan Qi mention it.
But it was obviously no longer appropriate to ask Wu Ling any further questions about this issue.
The group had already left the city defense post and were quickly heading up to the city wall, so this issue was put aside for the time being.
When Zhou Chang arrived at the north tower of Maicheng, the morning sun in the east had just jumped over the mountainside.
It was planned that Jiang Menghui would wait on the city wall, but there was no sign of him.
Zhou Chang was not surprised and didn't ask, and looked far away at the enemy camp opposite the city.
The fields are vast, and the Mirage Army's positions are spread out on a plain. It is dark and overwhelming, and you can't see the end of it at a glance. It seems as if all the troops have been dispatched.
Zhou Chang took a deep breath and pretended to be relaxed: "Could it be that they knew that today is the seventh day after Prince Xian's death, so they came to say farewell?"
The skinny monkey rolled his eyes behind him: "Your Majesty, it's broad daylight now, and you didn't drink last night."
"Yes, I was busy talking to Brother Jiang last night, but I guess you ate a lot." Zhou Chang was just saying this when Yuan Qi and Wu Hong quickly went up to the city wall.
I was worried: "Why are you here? Didn't you say it's dangerous here and it's best not to come?"
Yuan Qi wore a more low-key blue-purple cloak today, with his face still deeply hidden in the hood: "I wanted to set off back to Beiji, but I just heard that the situation of the Mirage Army today is unusual?"
Zhou Chang frowned slightly and was about to persuade Yuan Qi to leave as soon as possible.
Yuan Qi immediately asked back, "Did the prince prepare all the money last night?"
Zhou Chang then remembered that the most crucial "prop" had not been brought up yet, and hurriedly turned back to find Gao Yuan: "Gao Yuan, go and ask Jin Run and the others to bring up the 300,000 taels of silver that they prepared last night, no... bring up the remaining 400,000 taels as well."
Across the city, the dark and massive enemy army was like a swarm of rats rushing out of their nest. Without enough preparation, it would be difficult to keep them obedient.
"Dong dong dong..."
As soon as Zhou Chang finished speaking, the Mirage Army beat the first war drum.
Wait until the drums of war stop.
As usual, the city gate was opened below the tower and a sign of no war was hung.
"Woooooooo..."
Then, the soldiers arranged by Jiang Meng in advance came out one after another, lined up in a row, and blew long trumpets to the sky.
This is to express condolences to Xian Wang Fengzheng.
"Woo-wu-wu..."
After a long thirteen-beat horn sounded, Jiang Mengcai led his personal entourage from the bottom of the tower to the top of the tower.
Jiang Meng's face was solemn. He came to Zhou Chang and stood beside him. He did not greet him, but looked at the Mirage Army from a distance and said coldly: "If the Mirage Bandits on the opposite side still have any conscience, they should know to stop after hearing this call."