Chapter 588 Even if I am a concubine, I will marry him
"General Chen Wu, calm down." Cen Wenwen persuaded: "The Empress Dowager is your Majesty's aunt after all. The Sui Ting army took advantage of this road to go south to expedition to the Song Dynasty. On the way, Zhu Can, Fang Zetao, Shang He, and Qian Duguan all helped me greatly. If Liang Guo betrayed his trust and killed him, it would be inconsistent with emotion, reason, and justice. His Majesty did not come to the Han River in person to see him off, and the Sui Ting army also Not sending an envoy to inform the meeting is a mistake."
Xiao Mian nodded slightly when he heard this, Chen Wuzi looked unhappy, and Zhang Xiu, who was wearing fine clothes next to him, couldn't get rid of his anger: "Master Cen is very affectionate. Righteous, don’t you know that the business we are doing is precisely to overthrow the Yang family dynasty. The Sui Dynasty army used it in a grand manner without any other expressions. If outsiders saw it, wouldn’t they laugh at us for being cowardly? What's the difference between Lin Shihong and Lin Shihong?"
Xiao Mian also nodded when he heard this, and his attitude towards this matter was a bit confusing.
Cen Wenwen said: "May I ask these two generals, what are your views on the Empress Dowager's southern expedition?"
Chen Wu said: "The imperial court must be defeated."
Zhang Xiu echoed: "Song Dynasty Quexiong has been in the south of the Five Ridges for a long time, the people's hearts are attached to it, the city is as solid as gold soup, the Sui court has a long march, the horses are tired, the soldiers are not acclimatized, how can they win? ?”
Lei Youshi, Zhu Zhong, Su Chuo and other generals behind him all echoed.
Cen Wenwen chuckled and stroked the mustache that was less than an inch under his chin: "Since the Sui army is bound to be defeated, what is there to be angry about? Why don't we let the Song family help us vent our anger? And if you think about it, Luoyang City will definitely be empty when the Sui army marches south. Even if Zhu Can and Qian Duguan have secretly defected to the Sui court, facing the armies of Chang'an Li Jia, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Mi, Yu Wenhua and other forces, this battle will be impossible. Can we win? Once the expeditionary force is defeated, we can only take the opportunity to send troops to the southeast. As your nephew, your Majesty will protect the Empress Dowager and take refuge in Jiangling. How dare Lin Shihong come to our territory to rob people? "
Chen Wu was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Master Cen is very calculating. In this way, we can gather the defeated Sui army in the name of the Empress Dowager."
Zhang Xiu also touched his palms and said: "I heard that the Chai family and his son donated all their family property for this southern expedition, expanded Luoyang's military strength from the original four-guard full force to eight-guard full force, and also reproduced the military force established by Yang Guang at that time. The eighteen elite cavalry, all equipped with weapons and armor made by the Dongming sect, numbered five thousand. As long as these troops were successfully gathered, in the future, Lin Shihong would conquer Lin Shihong from the east, invade Bashu from the west, and sweep both sides of the Yangtze River and Han Dynasty. Are there still no soldiers to worry about? "
Xiao Mian laughed loudly and said: "This is called a snipe and a clam fighting for the fisherman's profit. Chen Wu, Zhang Xiu, Master Cen's far-reaching vision, are you convinced? "
How many times? Everyone says "admire".
At this moment, Cen Wenwen looked thoughtful again: "It's just... there is something I can't understand."
Xiao Mian leaned forward: "Master Cen What’s unclear?”
Cen Wenwen said: "It is the Mid-Autumn Festival now. If we are in the Jiangbei area, we should attack the city and land, and fight and kill. However, the Lingnan area is still humid and hot, and poisonous insects and miasma are hard to prevent. Using troops from Hebei to attack the stronghold in Lingnan is not suitable for the water and soil, and the time and place are not favorable. People and all three are lacking. Even if the Sui army could rest in Lin Shihong's jurisdiction, it would be best to avoid the current period and enter Lingnan after October. Lin Shihong could not be unaware of this situation, but why didn't he dissuade him? He bought food to reward the soldiers in Hebei for three days, and then allowed the Sui army to continue going south. "
Chen Wu said: "Could it be that... Lin Shihong also hoped that the Sui army would be defeated and then send troops south to clean up the mess. , to seek benefits?”
“Well, even if Lin Shihong had this idea, doesn’t anyone in the Sui army understand the characteristics of the southern climate?”
“…”
Chen Wu was speechless, but Su Chuo, the general standing behind him, said: "So what if someone knows the climate in the south? I don't believe that there was no one to advise during the court meeting. The Empress Dowager insisted on adopting the advice of the Chai family and his son against all opinions. The idea is off to a bad start. I don’t think the military counselor will be asking for trouble, right? It would be bad if he offends the Chai family and his son and is accused of disrupting the morale of the army. "
Zhu Zhongjiejie, who had a scar on his right eye, smiled and said: "I won't talk about going south with the army. If I were allowed to stay in Luoyang, I would probably plan an escape route for myself."
Lei Youshi, who has sharp ears and a cunning face He glared at him and licked his lips at the person sitting on the seat.
Zhu Zhongfang realized that he had made a mistake and quickly shut up.
Xiao Mian didn't seem to pay attention to his words, tapping his fingers on the armrest engraved with dragon patterns.
Cen Wenwen stopped talking and just looked at Emperor Liang above.
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There are not a few people who have the same idea as Xiao Xian. No, it should be said that the vast majority of people have this idea. Except for Wang Hua who is entrenched in southern Jiangsu and western Zhejiang, he has no idea. Shen Faxing, Li Zitong on the front, Dou Jiande, Luo Yi and others on the north all "looked at the ocean and sighed", wishing they could be near Lingnan so that they could get a piece of the pie when the Sui army was defeated.
Li Mi, Yu Wenji, Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou and others accelerated the war deployment, preparing to take advantage of the Sui army and the Song clan to fight and take Luoyang in one go. On the one hand, it was also helping Song Que. I think the morale of the Sui army officers would also drop to the bottom when they heard that the capital had fallen.
To put it bluntly, Xiao Meiniang doted on the Chai family and her son and listened to the slander. This move would definitely ruin the Sui Dynasty.
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at the same time.
Lingnan Yulin, the home of the Song family, is in the north room of a small courtyard in the northwest corner.
The incense burner in the corner exudes a faint fragrance of moxa leaves. Because the air has been too humid recently and there has been a lot of rain, even though the sun has not yet set, mosquitoes have come out and circled around the human body. The next little itchy red envelope.
Shang Xiuxun is a pretty girl, wearing a fat high-waisted skirt, holding a small fan, leaning against the bedside with her belly raised, and there are many red spots on the back of her hands and neck. These are all after she arrived. The result of a stroll in the garden.
Plop, tap, tap...
There was a sound of footsteps outside.
“Xiuxun.”
It was Li Xiuning’s voice. Dong Dong Dong...
There was another knock on the door.
Shang Xiuxun still ignored him and simply turned his head away from looking out the window.
After a few breaths, the door opened with a creak, and Li Xiuning walked in from the outside. She was wearing a pink shirt with crocheted flowers on the hem, green shoes, and a frown between her eyebrows. She was slightly tired and seemed to be in low spirits. She didn't know whether it was because she was not accustomed to the local environment or because of the recent events that had made it difficult for her to cope with it.
“This is the Lithospermum ointment I asked for from the doctor. It can activate blood circulation and relieve itching. It has a miraculous effect on mosquito bites.”
She walked to the bed and held the red lacquered wood in her hand. The box was passed forward.
Shang Xiuxun smiled coldly and ignored her.
"Xiuxun, I know you are angry with me, but you can't be angry with your body."
Seeing that the female owner was indifferent, she sighed and put the lithospermum ointment beside the bed. Unexpectedly, the former swung his arm and the wooden box fell to the ground.
"Li Xiuning, please stop being hypocritical here. The thing I, Shang Xiuxun, regret most in my life is treating you as friends. If I had known this, I should have kicked you out when you came to my Pegasus Ranch. ”
When Shang Xiuxun said this, his face was not only angry, but also filled with hatred.
She never thought that the Li family would actually use her as a petition to send her to Lingnan to befriend the Song clan and obtain political benefits. In vain, she initially regarded these people as friends, but she actually believed in Li Xiuning and Song Yuzhi. She went to Chang'an to relax, but in the end, because she was pregnant with Chai Shao's child, she ended up in this situation, becoming the brother of Song Que who forced Chai Shao to hand over the hostage of the murderers of Song Shidao and Song Lu.
"Xiuxun, Senior Song has said that you can live in Yulin for a while with peace of mind. As long as Chai Shao brings the murderers of Song Lu and Song Shidao to Lingnan to die, he will let you go."
"Hmph, so I want to thank you for inviting me to Lingnan as a guest?"
"..."
Li Xiuning was speechless.
Shang Xiuxun said: "Chai Shao said at Pegasus Ranch that your Li family were sanctimonious and a bunch of hypocrites. I really let Lard fool me into thinking that he was full of nonsense."
"Xiuxun, please stop talking. The second brother is also forced to do nothing. All this is for the Li family."
"It's for the Li family."
Shang Xiuxun said seriously. He sighed: "It's just for the Li family, so it becomes an excuse for you brothers and sisters to be despicable and dirty? In order to become king and dominate, you will do whatever it takes, and agreeing with the Li family shows that you brothers and sisters are not good people."
Li Xiuning She was so embarrassed by her scolding that he explained to himself: "The Sui Dynasty was unethical. The second brother's actions were also to protect the country and the people, end the chaos in the world as soon as possible, and give the people a peaceful world."
"What do you think? After what happened, how many people would believe such sweet talk? When he made a bet with Chai Shao at Pegasus Ranch, he could break any promise he made. Now, in order to marry Song Yuzhi, he formed an alliance with the Song family in Lingnan and risked his unborn child. He can do something as bad as being a hostage. Can such a person be a benevolent emperor? I think he will only be hypocritical.”
Bang!
At this moment, the door was violently pushed open, and Song Yuzhi, wearing a light yellow skirt, walked in with a look of hatred and anger: "You are not allowed to say that about Brother Shimin, you know he is How did he make this decision? His father forced him, his two brothers forced him, my father and second uncle forced him, Xue Ju from the northwest forced him, Jieli Khan from DTZ also forced him, and even Fan Zhai from Cihang Jingzhai The Lord also thinks this is a good idea, what can you do if you were him?"
Song Yuzhi will never forget that Li Shimin drank to drown his sorrows under these pressures, and finally got drunk and held her to vent his hatred. scene.
"Besides, the second uncle and my father are just the murderers who want to kill the third uncle and my brother, and they will not hurt your life."
Shang Xiuxun smiled sarcastically: "So it's the same sentence, Should I thank you, the Song family, for not killing me?”
"You!"
Song Yuzhi was angered by her: "Yes, you should thank the Li family and the Song family for not killing."
Shang Xiuxun said: "Finally speak out your heart That's it."
Li Xiuning clapped Song Yuzhi's hand anxiously: "Yuzhi!"
Song Yuzhi thought of Song Shidao who died tragically and said furiously: "Who made her insist on giving birth to this child at that time! If she had listened to me and killed the bastard, would there have been so much trouble today? Is she willing to give birth to a child for that bastard? This is the fate she deserves."
Shang Xiuxun suddenly raised his head and laughed. After laughing, he glared at the two of them: "Based on what you have done, not only will I give birth to this child, but I will also ask my father to find Chai Shao after returning to Pegasus Ranch. Even if she is a concubine, she must marry him and give her child a complete family."
"You are despicable!" Song Yuzhi pointed at her and cursed, gradually turning away his anger: "Marrying into the Chai Mansion will give you a wife. You have no chance to breed a complete family. The Chai family and his son are leading the Sui army south, traveling all the way to Lingnan. They want to do something that even Emperor Wen could not do. They will definitely lose in this battle."
(End of this chapter)