Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Zuo Yi had already bought a batch of weapons from Qi You. With sufficient armament, he was very eager to get the Rong soldiers captured by Feng Rong Zhong.

For this reason, he even collected 30,000 Shengchao slaves two days in advance, and couldn't wait to arrive at the agreed trading place.

On the carriage, he put his arms around Luo Ke and said cheerfully: "I didn't expect you to have such skills, Meiren. If it wasn't for your strategy, how could this king be able to get enough of these Sheng Dynasty slaves so quickly, haha!"

Luo Ke leaned in his arms, fed him a sip of fine wine, and said with a small smile, "Your Majesty is overrated.

"The slave family just has a face of Sheng Chaoren, and it is more convenient to do these things.

"Without you, the slave family would be nothing!"

Zuo Yi was obviously very fond of these pursuits, and when he heard the words, he kissed Luo Ke fiercely: "Hey, it was a correct decision to go to Denrong before, not only did the eldest prince die unexpectedly, but I also got a baby like you. .

"Don't worry, when I become the khan of the Rong clan, I will definitely have a good day for you!"

"Hey!" Luo Ke pretended to be aggrieved and sighed: "The slave family only hopes that the princess will not deliberately challenge the slave family again. Isn't the slave family doing all this for the happiness of the king?"

When he mentioned his powerful wife, Prince Zuoyi snorted with a dark face.

He was silent for a moment, and said, "From now on, you don't want to go back to her again."

Lifting Luo Ke's chin, he looked at her appearance with satisfaction, Zuo Yi swallowed and said, "You will follow this king in the future to ensure that you will never be bullied again."

Luo Ke nodded lightly, and buried his head in Zuo Yi's arms in a blink of an eye.

A few days later, they arrived at the place they had agreed to before.

Lei Li had already brought people, holding the 10,000 soldiers and prisoners waiting there.

The two sides were large groups of people, and it took a long time for them to slowly approach each other. It took a whole day of work to replace them in batches, and this exchange was completed before sunset.

Because the relationship between Qi You and Zuo Yi was more intimate than it seemed on the surface, they even held a dinner party at night.

Zuo Yi brought Luo Ke to the stage as usual, Lei Li and Luo Ke exchanged glances, and then tacitly said goodbye to each other.

"Hahaha, I would also like to thank the King of Bei'an for his generosity!" Zuo Yi toasted Lei Li, "In this way, with weapons and soldiers, I will be able to compete with the fifth prince, who has a soft meal. up and down."

Lei Li raised his glass: "Then let me congratulate the prince on his success."

Neither of them knew the other's language, so Luo Ke, who was sitting next to Zuo Yi, happened to act as a translator.

When the wine was intoxicating, Zuo Yi gradually became drunk, put his arms around Luo Ke's shoulder and murmured, "Oh, beauty, you are really my treasure.

"Fortunately, I listened to your words this time and came over to exchange prisoners in person. Did you see that just now, the eyes of those prisoners looking at me probably already regarded me as their only savior, hahaha!

"But this king is indeed so kind, much better than that **** fifth prince. Hey, when I become a khan, I will definitely make you a tun."

If in the Rong family, Khan means the emperor, then Ketun means the empress.

Luo Ke met him with a charming smile, and gave Lei Li a look.

At night, the two found an opportunity to come out to meet.

The only one who needs to find a chance is Luo Ke, and Lei Li only needs to blow the cold wind for a few hours at the appointed place.

But he did not dare to complain at all.

Before he came out, Qi You had told him thousands of times and told him about Luo Ke's previous deeds. Now in Lei Li's mind, Luo Ke's key to regaining the Five Cities is more important than himself.

Seeing Luo Ke walking on the star and moon, Lei Li hurriedly changed the posture that had been idle due to boredom and waited, and stood up straight.

Luo Ke came here and gave two orders to the two soldiers behind him.

They are actually people from Qi You. They were sent to receive Luo Ke at the beginning, but now Luo Ke has managed to transfer them to him.

The two understood, turned around directly, and stayed outside.

Lei Li awkwardly greeted Luo Ke: "Uh... Luo, Mrs. Luo."

Luo Ke, however, was impatient to do these false salutes, and simply said: "General Lei, listen to me.

"I have observed most of the 30,000 captives, and there is no problem. A considerable number of them are mixed with Rong Sheng, but they have been treated as slaves since they were young, and they grew up with their Sheng Ren mother. The sense of identity is even greater. I don't know what you will think of this group of people, but... if you can, please let go of your stereotypes and treat them like grand people."

Lei Li nodded.

"But among them, you must pay attention to the group of people headed by Qiu Man." Luo Ke frowned, and said: "They... are a bit strange, I can't tell, but I feel that they are interested in returning to the Rong clan, and they will not Not particularly joyful cravings.

"There are still a few groups of such people, but when they got together, they were all drawn by Qiu Man. So, as long as you pay attention to those who are closely related to Qiu Man, you can find them all."

"Qiu Man..." Lei Li murmured the name, then nodded firmly, "Well, I wrote it down."

He asked again, "Is there anything else to say?"

Luo Ke looked outside: "There is nothing else. The situation of the royal court is as I said before, the matter of seizing the throne has progressed to the present, and all the small fish and shrimps that are qualified to compete for the position of Khan have been eaten by Zuo Yi and the fifth prince. Almost there.

"Next year at the latest, Zuo Yi and the Fifth Prince will have a head-on conflict to decide the winner.

"I will pay attention to the signs during this period, and report to the prince as before."

Lei Li nodded.

Seeing that Luo Ke had finished speaking, he pursed his lips and asked, "My lord, let me ask you, do you... do you want to come back?

"Now we know about the situation in the royal court, and with your help, we also put a lot of people in.

"The outcome of the battle between Zuo Yi and the fifth prince is unpredictable, but no matter how much it will affect you, if you cooperate with us to withdraw at this time, there is a higher chance of retreating."

Luo Ke was stunned when he heard the words.

After a moment of silence, she shook her head gently: "Hey, I don't know what to do when I go back now, so let's just leave it like this.

"I won't give up until I see the final result anyway."

"What is the final result?" Lei Li asked her, "You don't really think we can wipe out the Rong clan, do you?"

He clenched his fists tightly: "In the end, we will recover the five cities, and then beat the Rong tribe to the depths of the grassland.

"The grassland is so big, and the tribes of the Rong tribe are scattered, it is impossible to kill them all."

"I know!" Luo Ke responded, "But in short, not now, it's not yet time."

After saying this, she turned around: "It's been too long, I should go back... Let's get in touch later."

Saying that, she closed the cloak on her shoulders, moved the lotus step lightly, and left again facing the star and moon just as she came.

Lei Li frowned, suddenly inhaled the cool breeze of the summer night in the grassland, and sighed faintly.

——

A full 30,000 survivors of the Sheng Dynasty could not stay in Feng Rong at all.

Lei Li took them back to the city, and after a day of rectification, he kept preparing to bring them back to Jirong.

During this period, some old, weak, sick and disabled people who could not stand it died on the way—

These people have been doing the heaviest work in the Rong tribe for a long time, eating the worst food, and their physical fitness is not good. There were casualties on the way, which Lei Li had expected.

Still, his heart was a little heavy.

In Rejection City, Cao Mi had already received the news and prepared a place to place them.

In Jurong, the only advantage is that the place is large, and it is summer now, so there are not too many requirements for residence.

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Mi ordered a few simple villages to be built outside the city. He planned to let them settle down first, and then send someone to teach them so that they could take advantage of the summer ploughing season to cultivate their own fields.

These people are temporarily placed near Jirong, and they will be assigned to other cities after "inspection" and confirmation that there is no problem.

But suddenly there were so many mouths for eating, which still made Cao Mi feel a lot of pressure.

Listening to Rong Guan's report on the inventory consumption of the past few days, Cao Mi fainted for a moment.

After regaining her senses, she asked, "Well...Is the food in the city...is there enough?"

"Enough." Rong Guan replied, "Because the market was open before, I made a lot of money. The three of them have already arranged for people to buy food. When the food in the city is exhausted, that batch will just be able to make up."

"Yeah." Hearing him say that, Cao Mi breathed a sigh of relief.

The appetite of the 30,000 Sheng Dynasty survivors was far less than that of the 30,000 soldiers. Qi You led the army himself, and was no stranger to the arrangement and deployment of such rations. He had already made Qi San arrange the purchase of food, which greatly eased Cao Mi's pressure here.

After a pause, Cao Mi said again: "By the way... how is the current farming situation?

"The old people in the fields said there was no problem. Now that it's summer, is the situation as they expected?"

Before, Cao Mi asked about the water level of the Jirong River.

At that time, not only Rongguan, but also the old farmers who had been digging in the fields for decades told her that the influence was not great.

Now that the demand for food in the city has increased sharply, Cao Mi suddenly remembered this incident and asked again.

Hearing this, Rong Guan thought for a moment and replied: "Reporting to the princess... Well, according to the villain's observation, the number of rainfalls has been less than in previous years.

"But we are relying on the Jurong River, and there is no pressure to water.

"Everything is normal inside and outside the city now. This year, if there are no other accidents, it is expected to be a bumper year."

Cao Mi nodded: "What about the situation in Liaozhou as a whole? We have the Rong River, but what about those towns and villages without rivers?"

"This... According to the villain's understanding, the situation is not bad." Rong Guan raised his head and glanced at Cao Mi in confusion: "Now there are two markets in the city every month, and each time the villain will follow the princess's instructions and go to the market. Collect the situation in other places and understand the people's sentiments in various places.

"This kind of drought is no trivial matter, and even if there are only signs of it, it will definitely spread people's fears.

"But it's obvious... Liaozhou has no rumors about this recently..."

Cao Mi's frown slightly loosened: "That's it... It seems that I was wrong."

Her original intention was that she had misunderstood the time of the natural disaster in the book, and it might take a few years for the disaster to happen, but Rong Guan understood that she found that she had made a big fuss.

Rong Guan smiled and said, "Princess has a heart for the common people, be cautious, how can you say it's 'wrong'?

"However, Wang Fei really doesn't need to worry much. After you and Wang Ye arrived in Liaozhou, the situation in Liaozhou has improved a lot, and it is no longer the same as before, and homeless refugees can be seen everywhere.

"Your body is important, you don't need to worry about these trivial matters."

Cao Mi smiled.

She shook her head mockingly, changed the subject and said, "You know that, right? In a few days... I'm going to go out for about half a month."

Rong Guan nodded: "Yes, Director Dongli has already told us before."

"Well." Cao Mi then ordered: "After I leave, everything in the city will remain as it was.

"You take care of the affairs of the remnants, remember to pay more attention to their situation... Now that there are so many remnants, I'm afraid there will be some conflict."

Rong Guan straightened his expression and cupped his hands to answer: "Don't worry, Princess, the villain will definitely do his best."

Cao Mi nodded, seeing that there was nothing else to do, so he sent him away.

After that, she Zhi Yi looked at the scene outside the window, her thin eyebrows were lightly twisted, her eyes were deep, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

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