allonlinenovel Chapter 278: The Old, Weak and Disabled Soldiers Are Dispatched
Chapter 278: The Old, Weak and Disabled Soldiers Are Dispatched
Within half a month, Song Qingwan had created an antidote that could cure all the poisonous foods, and she quickly called A Rong over.
"Arong, go to the Yan residence and hand this letter to Madam Yan. Remember to be quick."
"Yes, master"
Arong has grown a lot in the past few years. He learned a lot of cultural knowledge from Yan Hui. In addition, Awu took him to his side for daily training in the past few years. Now Arong can be regarded as a young boy who is both civil and military.
He took the letter, got a fast horse from the backyard, mounted the horse and galloped towards Yan's mansion.
Mrs. Yan has been staying at home in recent years, concentrating on taking care of Yan Hui at home. She occasionally writes to Yan Yu and her husband to find out about their situation.
The reason she did this was, firstly, because Madam Yan followed her husband to the battlefield in her early years and had too many injuries and needed to recuperate, and secondly, the current situation required the Yan family to keep a low profile.
In the past few months, Prince Huai's Palace suffered heavy damage, and the Yan family also had a hard time.
In the past, Madam Yan would occasionally attend court on behalf of her husband, but later she fell ill and stopped going.
Most of the people who serve as officials in the court are accustomed to putting down the powerful and praising the weak. When the Prince Huai's Mansion fell into decline, the Yan family naturally became the target of ridicule.
Besides, Mrs. Yan was just a woman, so naturally no one took her seriously.
Rather than going to the palace and suffering criticism from others, it is better to stay at home and take care of my son.
Song Qingwan's return during this period also made Mrs. Yan feel much better.
"Besides this letter, does your princess have anything else to tell you?"
"The master asked Arong to tell Madam to be careful and not to send too many people out, so as not to alert the enemy."
"I know this. Where are these medicines?"
"In the palace, the master said that once Madam has prepared all the troops, the master will personally escort you out of the city."
Mrs. Yan took the letter and put it away carefully, then said solemnly.
"I've taken note of it. Go back and tell the princess that the Yan family will always be the backer of Prince Huai's mansion."
"Yes"
A Rong gave Mrs. Yang a standard gift, and his heart was also touched.
The Huai Palace has been in a very difficult situation during this period. Ever since the prince ran away in danger, most of the officials in the court who originally supported Huai's party have not been heard from, leaving only the Yan family who has been standing firmly on the side of Huai Palace.
After A Rong left, Mrs. Yan immediately gathered all the servants of the Yan family together and began to assign tasks.
The servants of the Yan family were naturally not ordinary people. Most of them were old, weak and disabled soldiers who had retired from the army led by General Yan.
Although these people's fighting power is not as good as before, their vigilance and discipline are still better than those of ordinary people.
"The Prince Huai's Mansion is in trouble now. The Zhong family colluded with the Dongyue Kingdom to poison our soldiers' food and fodder, so we old guys are needed to go out again. Everyone, please beg you to deliver the medicine safely to the camp."
Mrs. Yan finished her words with full energy, saluted towards everyone, and bowed slightly.
"The Yan family is in the care of you all."
"Madam, if you need us to do anything, just give us an order. The Yan family has been very kind to us. We don't care about the disputes in the court, and we don't care if the Zhong family is a traitor. As long as you need us, we will never back down, even if we have to go through fire and water!"
"The boss is right! Madam, please rest assured that we will deliver the goods even if we die!"
"Okay, everyone please follow me!"
Madam Yan strode ahead, leading a group of veterans towards the Zhong family's backyard.
When we arrived at the training ground, everyone gathered together to start arranging personnel assignments, planning routes, and the time required.
Mrs. Yan managed to complete the tedious preparations in half a day.
Early the next morning, she led two old soldiers to Prince Huai's Mansion. When Song Qingwan heard that Madam Yan had arrived, she put down her work and went out to greet her in person.
"The life and death of Ajin and the entire Pang family army is in my aunt's hands."
"Please rest assured, Madam, the Yan family will definitely fulfill their mission!"
No need to say more, everything is self-explanatory.
Song Qingwan didn't act any more. She called Arong and Chunya and immediately took out the medicines that had been packed in advance.
Song Changwei prepared several carriages early in the morning and parked them in front of the palace gate. A group of people hurriedly loaded all the medicines onto the carriages, which actually filled three large carriages.
Finally, Qingwan handed the list to Mrs. Yan. Mrs. Yan took it, checked it carefully, said goodbye to Song Qingwan, and drove the convoy back to the Yan family with the medicines.
That night, Song Qingwan received a letter from Madam Yan via carrier pigeon, which contained only a few simple words.
“Everything is on the way.”
Song Qingwan let out a long sigh and sat down on the chair.
It has finally been sent out. I just hope these medicines can arrive safely in the northern border and Lingnan, otherwise the remaining food will not last long.
On the other side, Zhao Huaijin also caught the spy in the army. The position arrangement was also very interesting. It was the three ordinary soldiers who received military rations and were responsible for cooking.
Not only was his position ordinary, but his appearance was also not outstanding. He would not be noticed in a crowd.
At this moment, the three of them were kneeling in the big tent, trembling as they listened to the next order.
Zhao Huaijin sat in the main seat with his eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed on the three people below. He called Shangguan Li in.
"But have you checked carefully? Are you sure it's these three people?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Tell me, the three of you, how did you get in touch with the Third Prince of Dongyue? You are so bold to do such a thing."
Zhao Huaijin's voice was not loud, but every word he said was like thunder striking the hearts of the three people below. The three of them were immediately frightened and turned pale, and almost wet their pants.
One of them stepped forward tremblingly and replied: "We don't know who that person is. He just told us to mix some ingredients into the military rations and said it would be harmless. Then you gave us 100 taels of silver each so that we don't have to fight for a few taels of silver."
"Oh? So you did give silver?"
"It's me. The three of us sent the money back home."
"They said there was no poison, and you believed it?"
"Please spare me, Your Majesty. When that thing was delivered to us, it was indeed colorless and tasteless."
"Colorless and tasteless means non-toxic? You have been in the Pang Family Army for a few years, how can you be so stupid? For this little bit of silver, you almost sacrificed the lives of hundreds of thousands of brothers in the Pang Family Army. Do you know your crime?"
"Your Majesty, please spare us. Your Majesty, please spare us. We really don't know!"
The three of them were so scared that they kept kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, as if they had really been cheated by accident.
Shangguan Li looked reluctant and stepped forward to plead for mercy.
"Your Majesty, considering that they are first-time offenders and the brothers have not really been tricked, it is better to punish them and spare their lives."
"You actually really believe that they poisoned unintentionally? Shangguan Li, you have really lived in vain these years! Let me tell you, not only will I punish them, I will also make an example of them!"