empress and princess

Fenggu City, a city on the border between Qin and Zhao, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.It used to be the city of Zhao State, but it lost the battle years ago and was taken by Qin State. Now it is the territory under the jurisdiction of Qin State. King Zhao is probably looking forward to his shame on the grounds that he made an appointment to fight this city.

This battle between Qin and Zhao was unusual, Qin Tangjing did not dare to take it lightly, and withdrew his cynical attitude, discussed with Li Shizhou day and night, was busy with the war, and actively listened to the advice of his advisers.

Afterwards, he marched quickly, and for half a month, Chu Huaimin rarely saw Qin Tangjing's figure, and sometimes passed by her army tent early in the morning, but saw the lights not extinguished all night.

Another day, the sun rose.

The maid Ami suddenly saw Chu Huaimin coming out of King Qin's tent, and she was taken aback: "His Royal Highness..."

Chu Huaimin stretched out his index finger to his lips and made a silent movement.

Ami nodded hastily, and saw that she was walking hurriedly into the tent. Looking at it, the king of Qin was lying on the table with a tired face, a bowl of steaming soup was placed beside him, and a cotton shirt was draped over his shoulders...

Not long after, Qin Tangjing opened his eyes and woke up to stretch.

"Ami, is it dawn?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ami picked up the fallen cotton shirt.

"What time is it?" Qin Tangjing casually picked up the soup bowl on the desk, the chicken stewed with shiitake mushrooms in it, and the meat tasted delicious.

"Go back to your majesty, just after Maoshi."

"Oh. Ami, your craftsmanship is good, and you have improved again."

Ami faltered, but did not dare to say that it was sent by the eldest princess.

In the early morning of the next two days, when Chu Huaimin came to deliver the chicken soup again, Qin Tangjing noticed it, but he only suspected that there was no evidence, because Chu Huaimin came the next day, sometimes he didn't come, and it was not until today that he paid special attention to it. She caught it straight.

The curtain was lifted, and the visitors poured in with the cold morning wind.

Qin Tangjing still closed his eyes.

The soup bowl on the table still smelled the same, Chu Huaimin put the soup bowl away and turned to leave, Qin Tangjing narrowed his eyes, quietly watching her come and go.

Did not dismantle it face to face.

After all... Qin Tangjing benefited from the eldest princess's sneaky concern, and she drank all the chicken soup that was boiled.

She pondered for a while and decided that she should return the gift, so with a big wave of her hand, she gave her a beloved horse 'Chang Fu'.

All the way was safe and sound, and tens of thousands of elites arrived in Fenggu City smoothly after half a month.

It was early winter, and the frontier was cold and windy, which was very different from the scenery and climate of Chu State. Chu Huaimin was born in the south and was weak, so he put on warm fur coats early and added a layer of smock.She rode a good steed, with icy muscles and bones, her gestures were graceful and elegant, and her brows revealed the supreme nobleness naturally, which made those who came out of the city to meet the imperial driver scrambled to sigh in amazement.

With the 'Changfu' on his back, Chu Huaimin looked up at the city gate facing the scorching sun.Chen Hao came over and took the rein, patted the horse, and said with a smile, "Princess, King Qin's horse is just extraordinary. It's still so energetic after running for three days and three nights."

Chu Huaimin looked at the person in front of him, touched the horse's neck with his hand down, and the 'Long Fu' was very human and immediately raised his head and neighed in response.

The generals who defended the city came to the city gate early to greet them. When they saw the dragon flag fluttering in the wind, they respectfully saluted the horseman:

"Li Shiqin, the last general, pay homage to the king!"

"General Li, you don't need to be too polite." Qin Tangjing shook the reins, got off the horse and went to help him get up personally, "General Li has guarded the city for many years, you have worked hard."

"The end will not be hard!"

With a vigorous and forceful voice, Li Shiqin straightened his back, full of blood and loyalty.She is a man of the Qin Dynasty, and Li Shiqin is as loyal to the monarch and defending the country as his elder sister Li Shizhou.

"Good! As expected of General Li, he is better than your father, Dr. Li, and not inferior to your elder sister."

"Your Majesty, please don't praise the last general. Li Shiqin is a big bastard. He can't bear the praise of the king, and he is also inferior to Father and Elder Sister." Li Shiqin scratched his head and smiled, then cupped his hands, "The king has been running all night, and the last general is ready." Food and drink, please enter the city for a short rest."

"Don't worry, the lonely king first came to Fenggu City, he should comfort the soldiers first."

The king's personal expedition, Qin Tangjing's arrival undoubtedly boosted the morale of the army, especially this female king went to the army camp to comfort the soldiers as soon as she arrived, her method of winning people's hearts was excellent.This is due to Uncle Huang, who brought Qin Tangjing to join the army for many years, and has been among the soldiers for a long time, so that Qin Tangjing knows the discipline of the army and the mentality of the soldiers well. The relationship was closer, and the soldiers were flattered, and now their blood boiled even more.

At this moment, the sun is fierce, shouting again and again.

On Wutai, Qin Tangjing was so energetic that he knocked down all the big men with his sword.

She raised her sword, as if pointing directly at the world.

"So, who else is not convinced? Come on stage and make gestures."

"Your Majesty, it's the end of the future!" After saying that, a figure flew out of the crowd and landed firmly in the middle of the Wutai.

Qin Tang took a closer look, he looked like a white-faced scholar, not like other burly soldiers, his eyes were firm, with a long knife in his hand, his whole body was upright and awe-inspiring.

"You, report your name."

"The last general is General Li's deputy, Han Wenxiu!"

"Oh. Your surname is Han?" Qin Tangjing asked with great interest.

"Yes."

"What is your relationship with the Han family?"

"It doesn't matter." Han Wenxiu answered without hesitation.

"That's good." Qin Tangjing raised his hand, and the silver spear shone in the sunlight, "Just let the horse come here."

"A sword has no eyes, be careful, Your Majesty!"

The two shadows fought, the silver spear and the long knife collided and sparked, and there was a shrill sound, and then, the two fought on par for a while.As expected of General Han, who has experienced many battles, he has both offensive and defensive capabilities, making it difficult for Qin Tangjing to find a fatal flaw.

"Good work." Qin Tangjing praised him when he was free.

"Thank you, King, for your praise!" Han Wenxiu pressed forward step by step with a big knife in his hand, while Qin Tangjing countered with swords, each of them did not back down, and cautiously stared at each other's moves.

Under the stage, the two stood still, and Li Shizhou watched with curled lips: "In the view of the eldest princess, the king wins, or General Han wins?"

After watching the meeting, Chu Huaimin said, "At most a tie."

"Why?"

"General Han won't win, and he can't win."

Because this is the way of power and monarchy.

Li Shizhou smiled: "The general is out, and the military order is not accepted. General Han may not lose, and the king may not win."

Chu Huaimin frowned: "General Han won, so King Qin..."

"Your Majesty's heart is not so small." Li Shizhou said lightly, "If you don't believe me, just take a look."

On the stage, hundreds of moves were fought fiercely, and the two became more and more excited when they met their opponents. Qin Tangjing was still calm and composed. The next moment, Han Wenxiu's face changed, and the two separated suddenly. Han Wenxiu cupped his hands and said The skills are not as good as others, and everyone thought that there was no distinction between winning and losing, but Chu Huaimin saw Qin Tangjing deliberately showing his weakness just now, which made the two of them draw a draw.

She looked sideways, with light in her eyes: "Young lady, look, it's still a tie in the end."

"Mistake, I lost." Li Shizhou shook his head.

At this time, Chen Hao approached, bowed to Li Shizhou first, tilted his head and said in a low voice: "Eldest princess, the master has sent a letter."

Chu Huaimin frowned and hummed.

"Miss, Huai Min has to go back to the city beforehand, excuse me."

"it is good."

After Chu Huaimin left, Han Wenxiu led the soldiers to disperse.Li Shizhou came to the stage to hand water to Qin Tangjing to wipe his sweat, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, you could win just now, why didn't you take this opportunity to establish your prestige in the army?"

Qin Tangjing drank a few sips of water, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. There are many opportunities to establish prestige. Don't be in a hurry. General Han is more popular in the army than the lonely king. If the lonely king wins If you lose him, then he will lose face, if the lonely king loses on purpose, then the lonely king will lose face, if it is a tie anyway, both sides will have face, and the favor will be sold to General Han, why not do it."

Li Shizhou nodded and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty is wise."

Qin Tangjing rubbed his hands and asked, "My lady, how many guards are there in the city?"

"About thirty thousand."

"In addition to the [-] elite soldiers we brought, they are comparable to King Zhao's [-] soldiers and horses. They are all elite troops."

"So head-to-head confrontation will only hurt both sides, and the chance of winning by suppressing troops is small. Before we find out the details of the opponent, we must not act rashly." Li Shizhou followed up with analysis.

Qin and Zhao were victorious and defeated in this battle, Qin Tangjing raised his eyebrows high: "The king of Zhao dares to come, but the lonely king will let him go and never return!"

Li Shizhou smiled and remained silent.

The King of Qin has always been very confident and did not take other monarchs seriously. The battle of 10 people was only a small-scale battle. A few years ago, the King of Qin fought a bloody battle of hundreds of thousands with the Ninth Prince. Thousands of people, tens of thousands of prisoners, and killed the forward general of the Wei army with a single arrow across thousands of troops.

"Miss, where is Chu Huaimin? Why didn't you come with you?" Qin Tangjing looked around, and asked casually when he didn't see anyone.

"The eldest princess has returned to the city."

"What else can she do?" Qin Tangjing muttered in a low voice, thinking of something, he suddenly raised his head, and turned his eyes to Li Shizhou's ear, "Miss, the lonely king has something to do for you."

"Chu country?" Li Shizhou said right.

"Yes." Qin Tangjing sneered, "After being silent for so long, it's time for Chu to stage a big show."

"The exchange of twenty cities is the time to play a role."

"Maiden, it's up to you." Qin Tangjing's lips curled up, coldly and decisively.

"Yes, leave this matter to the minister."

……

The efficiency was surprisingly high. Within two days after Li Shizhou sent someone to release the news, it spread like wildfire, and he was the first to convey it to Chu State.

Thousands of miles away, the king of Chu was unmoved at first when he heard the news, suppressed his displeasure, and firmly believed that the brothers and sisters trusted each other.Before leaving, Ah Min promised to come back with a defense plan to attack Qin together, how could he help Qin instead?The King of Chu pretended not to take it seriously, but in the end he couldn't hold back the rumors like a gust of wind. When someone fanned the flames in his ears, he immediately became irritable. Halfway through the approval of the papers, he viciously threw down the rare treasures in the whole hall, his face full of anger.

"What did you say?!"

"My lord, what I said is true, the eldest princess..."

"Shut up for Gu, get out!" King Chu kicked him out of Feiyun Palace.

He didn't stop until the last jade bowl was smashed into pieces, staggered a few steps and leaned against the pillar, panting.

What a Chu Huaimin!

In less than three months, he turned around to serve Qin and forgot about Chu!

"How is it possible? Ah Min will not rebel, Chu State is her mother country... How could Ah Min not want her home? Not her imperial brother? I will never listen to the words of a traitor!"

The King of Chu muttered to himself, struggling with reason and anger, but the truth was before his eyes. Chu Huaimin went out with the King of Qin, eating and sleeping together and being intimate!His face was getting redder and redder.

"Your Majesty, calm down..." the attendant comforted in fear.

"Go, send a message to Meng Qiong, ordering him to bring back the military defense map to Gu within three months, no matter what price he pays!"