Chapter 587 Song Que, take your dog’s head!
Lu Miaozi clutched the bottle containing the elixir, with a stern look on his face: "I was so angry at the time that I showed up to argue with Li Yuan and his two sons. Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng became angry and ended up with me. We were fighting for a while, and Li Yuan made a sneak attack from behind. I was hit by his palm, and was injured by Li Yuanji. I had no choice but to escape from the palace, use the secret passage reserved when building Yang Gong's treasure house to avoid the pursuers, and return to the flying army. Ma Ranch, you all know what happened next.”
Chu Pingsheng and Chai Shen looked at each other to figure out the cause of the incident.
Lu Miaozi's martial arts skills are not inferior to Li Shentong's. It is normal for Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng to fight together and be evenly matched.
As for Li Yuan, he used to be the younger brother of Ba Dao Yueshan, and his martial arts skills are not too bad. It is normal to rely on surprise to severely injure Lu Miaozi.
Chai Shen said: "What Li Yuan did is really bad."
Chu Pingchang sighed and said: "As long as the benefits are big enough, what does it matter if you betray your friends? Li Shimin even wanted to kill his own brothers. "Like father, like son. If a son is like this, how can he be a kind father?"
Chai Shen looked stunned, thinking he was talking nonsense. Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng were obviously still alive. Why did Li Shimin kill his brother?
Lu Miaozi said: "I know that Xiu Xun is playing petty and avoiding marriage in Chang'an, which makes you and your son very unhappy, but no matter what, the child in her belly is also a member of the Chai family. Now that he is in the hands of the Song family, Song Que is better off, but his younger brother Song Zhi, oh, I'm really afraid..."
Chu Pingsheng said: "Isn't it just to go to Lingnan? Don't worry, you? I would have gone even without saying anything.”
"Shao'er! You have to think carefully, Song Que is a master who is not weak to the three great masters." Chai Shen was a little worried.
“Dare you threaten me with my child?” Chu Pingsheng sneered: “It’s time to fulfill my promise to Song Yuzhi.”
His promise to Song Yuzhi?
Lu Miaozi and Chai Shen looked at each other, wondering what kind of promise Chai Shao had given Song Yuzhi.
……
Seven days later.
Ziweicheng court meeting.
Yang Tong sat on the dragon chair with a crown on his head, yawning from time to time, looking tired and exhausted.
Behind the bead curtain, Xiao Meiniang remained silent, neither sad nor happy, just looking at Minister Chai standing in the aisle, as if that was all he had.
“What? Expedition to Lingnan to attack Song Que?”
"You want the Empress Dowager to go to Luanjia to fight in person? Does he know what he is talking about?"
"Crazy, crazy, he wants to...don't harm the Empress Dowager."
>"Don't he know how capable the Song family in Lingnan is? When Emperor Wen personally led an army to conquer Lingnan, the Tiandao Song Que led 10,000 elite cavalry. Facing a force ten times his own, they won ten battles outside Cangwu City. , forcing Emperor Wen to have no choice but to grant him the title of King of Zhennan in a gentle way. For so many years, he neither listened to the tune nor the propaganda. Even with Emperor Wen's talent and national strength, he could not defeat his opponent. He...he actually played. Please ask the Empress Dowager Luanjia to personally fight?"
"I seem to have heard that the Lingnan Song family gave the Chai family an ultimatum, asking Chai Shao to hand over two people."
"Is it possible for him to do so? Are you doing this to save those two people?”
"Is this the problem? Liu Wuzhou and Liang Division in the north are constantly moving, Li Mi is on the border with Yu Wenhua and Chen Bing, and Li Yuan in the west is negotiating with Xue Ju. Under such circumstances, an expedition to Lingnan is simply asking for death!"< br>
"That's right. Once the army leaves the country, what will happen if the surrounding forces come to attack? Do you want Luoyang City?"
"It's swollen. He is so swollen. After a trip to Chang'an, After taking advantage of the Li family, I don’t know who my surname is, how much money I have?”
“…”
The civil and military officials were talking about it, and most of them were talking about the Chai family. The young master held objections to the bizarre proposal of "crusting against Song Que in the south of Lingnan".
Only a few people remained silent.
The internal letter ordered Yuan Wendu to come out and say: "I think the plan proposed by Chai Shilang is inappropriate. How can the Empress Dowager leave the Eastern Capital with a body of thousands of gold? Not to mention the distance between King Zhennan's territory and Luoyang is more than two thousand miles away, and is separated by the three forces of Zhu Can, Xiao Xian, and Lin Shihong..."
Chu Pingsheng did not let him finish his words, and said with squinted eyes: "Master Yuan does not need to say more. I have asked people to contact Zhu Can and Qian Duguan in the south. They promised to provide convenience for the army to cross the river. Xiao Xian is the nephew of the Empress Dowager and will not dare to block the expedition. As for Lin Shihong... Being recruited by the Empress Dowager, he will be responsible for all the food and fodder after the army crosses the river. Is Lord Yuan satisfied with this arrangement? "
"This..."
Yuan Wen was taken over by him? His eyes flashed, and he shuddered.
Others were whispering again, but they didn't expect that Chai Shilang would open the route to the south quietly.
Guo Wenyi, who had been silent until now, looked at Dugu Feng, Minister of the Ministry of War, and then at the figure behind the bead curtain. He secretly calculated in his heart that without the approval of the Empress Dowager, Chai Shao would dare to make such an important proposal rashly. Propose it?
He also thought about the constant turmoil between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry in the past two months. He originally thought that Chai Shao had offended the Li family in Chang'an, and that the expansion of the army was to defend against the possible city defense battle. Now that he thought about it, it was too If the Empress Dowager was focused on defense, why didn't she reinforce the city instead of spending all her money on making armor weapons and buying war horses and siege equipment?
Although I don't know what Chai Shao is up to, considering what he did in Chang'an...
Guo Wenyi took a step forward, walked to the center of the aisle, bowed and said, "I thought, Chai Shao The minister's proposal can be considered." Fan Zigai, the minister of household affairs, also glanced at the woman behind the bead curtain and said: "I second the proposal."
Wow, the surrounding officials were whispering again, all secretly scolding these two people for ruining the country and the people.
"Well..."
At this time, the female voice behind Emperor Tai brought the officials back to their thoughts.
"Chai Shilang's proposal is considered feasible by me. Let's do it. Chai Shen, from now on, you will be promoted to the general of the Twelve Guards, commanding the Luoyang soldiers and horses. Chai Shao, you will be the vanguard of the Southern Expedition. Dugu Feng, you are responsible for the transportation of the army's baggage, grain and grass, etc., I... will wait for you, and the other ministries need to cooperate with the Ministry of War and put military affairs first."
Xiao Meiniang paused and looked around at the officials on both sides. Seeing that there was no objection, she added: "Emperor Huangtai will stay in the Eastern Capital, while Huangfu Wuyi and Yuan Wendu will be fully responsible for the defense of the capital."
Huangfu Wuyi and Yuan Wen both looked bitter.
In this southern expedition, Chai Shen and his son took away all the elite soldiers and horses, leaving behind some old, weak, sick and disabled. How could they resist attacks from the north and east?
However, the two of them still looked at each other, bowed their heads, and shouted in unison, "Wei Chen takes orders."
Xiao Meiniang waved her hand, and Fei Xun shouted "Retreat from the court." The civil and military officials sent Xiao Meiniang and Yang Tong off respectfully, and then walked out of the palace, talking among themselves.
The crusade against Lingnan was too much fun. What Yang Jian couldn't do, how could a woman like her do it?
It’s okay for Chai Shen and his son to go crazy, but the Empress Dowager will also accompany them to go crazy? Wouldn't this be equivalent to giving up the base camp to others?
……
One month later.
The cicada swallows the autumn white, and the garden becomes yellow and cool again.
On the streets of Luoyang, Chu Pingsheng was wearing a round-collared green shirt, carrying a purple-gold Zhanlu Sword on his back, and riding a sweat-blooded pony donated by Shang Peng half a month ago. He was swaying slowly towards the south gate of Luoyang City.
The Persian beauty is disguised as a man, wearing a dark black robe with a red edge, a small crescent crown, and riding a maroon horse.
Although both sides of the long street were filled with people seeing them off, and some ladies shouted "Mr. Chai", winked and waved ribbons, the expressions of most people were not good-looking, especially the scholars, who were discussing He kept pointing fingers and was not optimistic about the Queen Mother's decision.
Not to mention generals who have read military books, led troops, and know how to march and fight, even ordinary people know that it is unwise to go all the way to Lingnan.
"Did you hear everything they said?" Linglongjiao asked coldly: "What exactly do you think?"
Chu Pingsheng glanced at her and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "You really want to know?"
"Yes."
Chu Pingsheng counted with his fingers: "One, two, three, four, five." Six, seven, eight..."
"I've slept with you a dozen times, and you still look cold. Aren't you tired of being an abstinent beauty? Why don't I take you to the battlefield and let you see? It depends on how strong your man is. You can be more cooperative in bed in the future.”
“You!”
The exquisite and delicate eyebrows were raised high, the green eyes were cold, and a visible cloud of anger surged on her face.
“I like you to be the same on the outside, but I don’t like you on the bed being the same on the outside.” Chu Pingsheng didn’t care how ugly her face was. Under the polarized voices of men and women watching, the horse’s hooves were brisk and carried by the wind. OK, catch up with Xiao Meiniang's phoenix chariot with yellow and colorful decorations and four horses.
The iron cavalry in front had bright helmets and halberds, and the cold light was frightening. The chilling air penetrated the sky, especially the leading Eighteen Cavalry. From man to horse, they were all covered in golden armor. The sunlight flashed, making it hard to see.
……
More than half a month later.
Jiangling, the capital of the Liang Kingdom, inside the palace renovated from the General Palace.
Xiao Mian, who has a strong build and a mighty appearance, with bulging temples on both sides of his temples, is wearing a yellow robe and sitting on a dragon chair with a golden sword. Behind the armrest on his right is a golden single sword. .
No matter from which angle you look at it, he is more like a mountain king than an emperor.
In fact, it is normal. Xiao Xian was originally the boss of the Baling Gang and a true underworld tycoon. Now he took advantage of the chaos in the world to gather a group of good men and conquered the east and west, occupying the entire territory of Hunan and several counties south of Hubei. The land of the county, the Liang Kingdom was established, and the capital was moved to Jiangling. Although the title changed and the living environment also changed, the living habits developed in the past are not so easy to change.
“Cen Wenwen, where are Sui Ting’s troops?”
The long-faced civil servant standing below walked out: "Your Majesty, the Sui Ting army, with the assistance of Zhu Can, Pegasus Ranch and Jingling Duba Villa, crossed the Han River and turned to the southeast. Counting the time, they have now arrived in Henan under the rule of Lin Shihong. "
A broad-lipped general next to him snorted: "The Sui Ting army marched hundreds of miles from the territory of Liang State and turned into Lin Shihong's jurisdiction, but they did not send an envoy to inform them. This is so. He acted without taking His Majesty seriously. In my opinion, why not take advantage of the fact that he is tired from marching and seize the food and supplies from the rear to feed our army? "
(End of this chapter)