Chapter 141 Purple: [Open-minded Female Official]
Only after Su Ze left Princess Shouyang's residence in a panic did he have time to open the shop.
There really is purple!
Su Ze looked at the system store in surprise. It was really a metaphysical card drawing system.
[Female official with an open style]
Grade: Purple;
Effect: None;
Evaluation: "A female officer who is good at speaking, but has an open style. In the team, she will cause disgust among morally conservative teammates."
Price: 500 wentai and 100 baht coins, and a monthly maintenance fee of wentai and baht coins is required, and a certain amount of free time at night is required every month.
Looking at the system description, Su Ze was too tired to complain.
[Open-minded]? This seems to be a neutral term.
If it is a negative entry, the negative effect is too weak, but as a positive entry, there are some negative consequences of a decline in moral evaluation.
It turns out that the system also has [Neutral Affixes].
The suffix profession [Female Official] may itself be a purple follower. The neutral terms will not affect the quality of the follower and may bring some positive or negative effects.
Then, if you encounter a beautiful woman with the [Open-minded Style] attribute, can't you send her to seduce the enemy to indulge in lust and death?
Or a handsome man with an open mind? A Marquis of Changxin for the Northern Wei?
But handsome men and beautiful women should all be orange followers, right? After all, beauty is an extremely scarce resource in any era.
Su Ze summoned the [Open-minded Female Official], only to see a middle-aged woman dressed in female official uniform appear in front of him.
Judging from her facial features, this female official is just like the ordinary women in the palace. She has an ordinary look and with her humble appearance, you wouldn't tell that she has such a strong addiction!
Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance!
After Emperor Xiaowen reformed the system, he set up female officials in the palace. The role of the female officials was to assist the empress dowager and the queen in handling some documents, teach young princesses, and handle some palace affairs.
The peak of the female official system should be the Wu Zhou period. The famous Shangguan Wan'er was a female official, and the entire Sui and Tang dynasties also had a tradition of employing female officials.
Su Ze asked her a few more questions. This purple-quality female official answered fluently and had her own opinions on daily administrative affairs. She was considered a very good adviser.
Su Ze thought for a moment and said, "You will be called Feng from now on. I will find an opportunity to introduce you to Princess Shouyang, and you will assist her in the future."
"As you command, my lord."
The next one was actually another purple product.
【Pills to strengthen the body】
Grade: Purple;
Effect: Strengthens the essence and consolidates the body, effective after one course of treatment, no side effects;
Evaluation: "Chinese medicine to tonify the kidney"
Price: 1600 Wen.
What's wrong with their kidneys? It's you, the system, who has kidney deficiency!
But Su Ze bought the purple product without hesitation. No man can refuse such a product. What if he can use it in the future?
It’s a pity that apart from these two purple products, nothing else of value was output.
Su Ze once again wondered if this system of yours was someone else's system? The two things that were swiped out were both useful to Princess Shouyang.
One is a female officer who can provide advice, and the other thing is also indirectly "used" on her. Why do I feel like I have become someone else's plug-in?
Forget it, Su Ze still bought the pills and put them into the system's warehouse. The matter in Hengzhou has been concluded, and after the army passes the Baidao, they will enter the northern area where the six towns are located.
Su Ze was full of expectations for the legendary Six Towns. He also wanted to see what the Wuchuan and Huaishuo heroes who had stirred up the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui and Tang dynasties for hundreds of years were like now.
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"Su Ze! I will cut you into pieces!"
The Rouran king Anagui drew out his sword, cut off a few pieces of wood, and then fell into deep fear.
The Rouran cavalry that had infiltrated Hengzhou was his trump card. Although he did not trust the Yujiulü Brahmin, as long as he could return to the grassland and have the support of the Northern Wei, he would have a chance to regain the throne of the grassland Khan.
But now that this army was defeated by Su Ze, he had no way to retreat, and his life and property were now in the hands of Li Chong.
Anagui hates this feeling very much. He has lived with this intense insecurity since he was a child.
As his father's outstanding youngest son when he was young, he needed to carefully control his own edge, not to surpass his elder brother who was the heir to the Khan, nor to appear too incompetent and be abandoned by his father Khan.
After his father Khan died, his brother Yujiulü Chounu succeeded to the throne, and his position became even more embarrassing.
He fell into great panic, and only because his brother had no children could he be allowed to continue living in the tribe. However, Anagui had been carefully cultivating his own reputation and pretending to be humble to recruit his own confidants.
Just after the news of his brother's pregnancy came out, Anagui felt so uneasy that he chose to collude with his cousin, the Rouran general Yujiulü Shifa, and designed to kill his brother.
However, Yujiulü Shifa ignored the secret agreement with Anagui and forcibly ascended the throne of Khan after killing his brother Chounu. Although Anagui had prestige, he was always suppressed by his brother. The army he actually controlled was not as good as Yujiulü Shifa's, so he was forced to go into exile in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Anagui knew that this was his last chance. Yujiulü Shifa was seriously injured in the war against the Gaoche people. As long as he could reach the royal tent, he could inherit the throne of Khan. This was the closest he had ever been to the throne of Khan.
But the current situation is that Su Ze has just made a contribution, and he must be trying to alienate me from Li Chong. If Li Chong defeats the invading Rouran people and does not release me, what should I do?
No! I can't just sit there and wait for death.
Anagui said to his confidant, "Is Li Chong's son Li Shizhe in the army?"
The confidant immediately said: "Li Shizhe is in the army."
"Take your money and find a way to bribe Li Shizhe. The Khan wants to see him!"
Anagui thought clearly that the secret agreement between himself and King Yuan Yi of Jiangyang was the only guarantee of his safety, and Li Shizhe was sent by King Yuan Yi of Jiangyang to urge Li Chong, and he was also Li Chong's son.
Even if Li Chong doesn't consider himself, he has to consider his family, and he always has to take his son's opinion into consideration.
As long as the Rouran people in the Six Garrisons do not retreat, then I still have a chance!
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Wuchuan Town, military camp.
"He Liuhun! The imperial army has arrived at Baidao City!" Hou Jing strode into the military camp and said to Gao Huan.
Upon hearing that the imperial army had arrived at Baidao City, Sima Ziru also smiled. The imperial army had finally arrived!
Although their Huaishuo reinforcements defeated the Rouran people who were besieging Wuchuan City, the Rouran people did not withdraw completely. They were still looting near the Six Towns. Those tribes that were far away from the towns were simply unable to resist these Rouran bandits. The entire area was littered with burnt tents and the grassland was stained red with blood.
What's worse, after being looted by the Rouran people, the border residents of the six towns had no tents or livestock and no food to eat. They gathered near the town and asked the town commander for relief.
More and more people gathered. In order to prevent civil unrest, the Wuchuan town general who had not appeared for a long time issued an order to prohibit these border residents who fled famine from entering the city, and ordered the army to drive these border residents away from the city walls.
In the past few days, Gao Huan also led his troops out to drive them away several times. Unlike the fight against the Rouran people, every time he carried out this order, he felt uncomfortable. No matter how much wine he drank when he came back, he could not relieve this feeling of frustration.
Not only Gao Huan, other soldiers in the army had the same idea.
What made Gao Huan even more frustrated was that although he had defeated the Rouran people, the situation in Wuchuan did not improve at all, and even got worse.
The number of border residents gathered in Wuchuan has reached a terrifying number. These hungry border residents gathered under the city of Wuchuan, and no one knew what would happen.
Hou Jing said happily: "When the imperial army arrives, we can distribute food to relieve the disaster, and then we can go fight the Rouran people! I have been climbing the city walls to defend them every day these days, and I am so depressed!"
As more and more refugees were outside the city, the Wuchuan Army commander Yuwen Gong ordered the Wuchuan soldiers to guard the city day and night, and even reinforcements like Hou Jing were pulled up to defend the city.
For Hou Jing, he would rather fight the enemy on horseback than stay up all night guarding the city wall.
Gao Huan shook his head and said to Hou Jing's optimism, "It's impossible. The imperial army is also short of food. How can we distribute it to the refugees outside the city? And do you know how many refugees there are? If Wuchuan releases food, I'm afraid all the refugees around will gather here. Even if all the food in Pingcheng is moved out, it will not be enough to feed so many disaster victims."
Hou Jing added, "Even if the army doesn't have enough food, General Li can order the granary in Wuchuan Town to release food! We have handed in so much food to the granary over the years! The food in the granary should be enough to cope with it, right?"
Gao Huan shook his head. He looked at the three huge granaries in the city. How much grain was really stored in these granaries?
Although Gao Huan didn't know anything else, he knew that there were several black markets outside the city that secretly sold grain. The grain there was very expensive, but it was always sold out and would be magically replenished the next day.
The soldiers of Wuchuan will pretend not to see who is the master behind these black markets. In short, they are closely related to several large and powerful families in Wuchuan City, such as the Yuwen family, the Dugu family, and the Li family.
Hou Jing continued, "Oh, right! I heard another piece of news today! Lieutenant Su under General Li defeated the elite cavalry of the Rouran king's tent that had sneaked into Hengzhou! He also piled up the heads of the Rouran people on the edge of Baidao City to form a Jingguan! The Rouran people near Baidao were so scared that they ran away!"
Captain Su?
When Gao Huan left Luoyang, the Yulin Rebellion had just occurred and Su Ze had not yet been appointed as a colonel.
But when he heard that his surname was Su and that he was from the Yulin Army, it reminded Gao Huan of Luoyang's resolute face.
Could it really be Brother Su?
Gao Huan then shook his head. Brother Su was born into a military family. Even if he climbed up the career ladder quickly, it was impossible for him to become a captain of the Imperial Guards now, right?
Could it be that I miss Brother Su too much?
The Six Garrisons and Luoyang are two completely different worlds. Ever since Gao Huan resigned from his post as envoy, he thought that he and Su Ze had no more contact.
Gao Huan then smiled. What he missed was not only Su Ze, but also the time of extravagance and decadence in Luoyang, right?
Just after Gao Huan suppressed these messy thoughts, the handsome young man Dugu walked into Gao Huan's camp as he wished.
"General, Commander Heba orders you to lead your troops out of the city, drive out the refugees near Wuchuan Town, and welcome General Li!"
Gao Huan's expression changed immediately, but he could only clasp his fists and say yes.
When Dugu Ruyuan left, Sima Ziru's face turned pale. Only Hou Jing, who didn't understand the situation, asked stupidly, "He Liuhun, why are you angry?"
Gao Huan said coldly: "The people of Wuchuan are going too far! These refugees are all from Wuchuan. They are afraid of dirtying their hands, so they let us do it. If it provokes a civil uprising, then the blame will fall on us!"
Hou Jing's face changed when he heard this. Sima Ziru pulled Gao Huan aside and said, "He Liuhun, be careful with your words! Heba Junzhu is also from Wuchuan."
After Gao Huan complained, he quickly regained his composure. He said, "But letting us leave the city to drive out the refugees is already a benevolent act by the military commander."
"What?"
Hou Jing no longer understood anything, and now even Sima Ziru could not keep up with Gao Huan's thinking.
Gao Huan said: "Those sent to guard the warehouse are the ones who are truly unlucky."
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After crossing the Baidao, you have officially entered the northern border. Wuchuan Town is not far from the exit of the Baidao.
Heading north along the Chi Le River that Gao Huan had always missed, this lush grassland with abundant water and grass is the essence of Wuchuan Town.
Yu Jin had also seen the description of Chi Le Chuan in his grandfather's book. Coming out of the depressing Bai Dao and seeing such a beautiful scene made people feel refreshed.
"Brother Yu, do you know why this river is called Chi Le?"
Yu Jin recalled and said, "According to my ancestral book, Chi Le means 'vehicle' among the northern Hu people. In order to facilitate movement in deep grass areas, the wheels of this vehicle can effectively avoid obstacles. The wheels of this vehicle are made very high, hence the name 'Gaoche'. They drove the Gaoche during the day, driving horses, cattle, and sheep to graze on the vast grasslands, and slept in the Gaoche at night."
Su Ze nodded and said, "Yes, my teacher Li Gong has also verified that Chi Lechuan is the homeland of the Gaoche tribe. However, the Gaoche have been driven deep into the grassland by our Wei Dynasty, and now Chi Lechuan has been returned to our Wei Dynasty."
The Rouran Gaoche were the Northern Wei's biggest enemy in the north, and they were also the Northern Wei's biggest "sponsor".
Several generations of Northern Wei emperors relied on attacking the grasslands to obtain supplies and survived the stage of primitive accumulation.
However, for these nomadic peoples on the grassland, there was no concept of homeland. Chi Lechuan is now the Chi Lechuan of the Great Wei, and the Gaoche people living here have long been the Gaoche tribe of the Great Wei.
As soon as the two finished speaking, they saw tall vehicles in the deep grass in the distance. Behind these vehicles were horses, cattle and sheep. After seeing Su Ze's vanguard, they quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense grassland.
Is this the Gaoche of the Gaoche people?
This thing is so sturdy, no wonder it can be used as a mobile home on the grassland.
Su Ze suddenly thought of the Queyue Formation that Liu Yu used when he was fighting against the Northern Wei cavalry during the Northern Expedition.
The historical data on how to deploy the Queyue Formation have long been lost, leaving only sporadic records in history books:
"There are four thousand chariots, divided into two wings, moving slowly on square tracks, with curtains drawn on all the chariots, and the drivers holding spears, and light cavalry as mobile troops."
At that time, Su Ze was also thinking, if it was the kind of chariots used in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, how could he resist the charge of the Northern Wei cavalry?
Now it seems that Liu Yu's inspiration may not be the chariots of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the Gaoche people's Gaocha.
If we use the high chariots of the high chariot men, it seems that they can really stop the cavalry?
(End of this chapter)