The General and His Enemy Your Highness

The battle of the Northwest continued until the cold winter. King Xiping led his army back to the Qizhou, and beheaded Jiang Rong, the general of Xixia before the battle. Even Jiang Zichuan, the princess of Xixia, had to escape to save her life. I took it back.

The good news kept coming back to Yong'an, and Mei Geng also became the powerful King of Xiping from the brave young general back then. The reputation of the aristocratic family guarding the northwest for hundreds of years is gradually declining, which symbolizes the decline of the Chu State. Almost everyone believes that the Mei family in the Northwest When the clan is exterminated, it is the day when the great Chu country is subjugated.

But no one expected that the young general, dressed in silver armor and holding a long spear, was still smiling a moment before he made the move. He looks resolute and rough.

Mei Geng's name resounded throughout the northwest, and the Xixia army hated and feared him. When the New Year's Eve was approaching, Mei Geng led his army to break through Linzhou and approached Luzhou. Xixia finally couldn't help but send envoys to negotiate peace.

Charcoal fires were burning in the military tents to keep out the wind, frost and cold.

After several months of fighting, the already imposing King Xiping looked more like a thick blood-stained blade. He wore a dark black long-sleeved robe that was incompatible with this cold winter. He looked neither like a rich man nor a serious general. , Hearing that the Xixia envoy raised his eyebrows when he asked for an audience, he laughed lowly: "Let someone come in."

However, when seeing the beautiful woman wrapped in animal skin come in, Mei Geng was really taken aback for a moment, and his face suddenly became playful.

Qi Xiu and Ge Chu on the side looked at each other, feeling chills down their spines—the same expression they had when the general tortured Jiang Rong to death last time.

Laughing colder than the wind and snow outside the window.

"Your Highness the Princess." Mei Geng sat quietly without any intention of getting up, looked up and down at the enchanting and beautiful Princess Xixia, and sneered, "Going into my king's tent alone, you are very brave."

There was a smile on the corner of Jiang Zichuan's mouth, and coldness and resentment in her delicate and beautiful eyes, she sneered, "The King of Xiping has won the prize."

She really didn't come alone, it's just that everyone who was traveling with her was stopped outside, and even her weapon was taken away.

Seeing each other disgustedly, Mei Geng twirled his fingertips, lowered his eyes and smiled casually, "Back then, the princess was very majestic in the Jiaolan Palace."

At the end of the words, there was a bit of coldness.

When the Xixia envoys entered the Chu peace talks, they wanted to misbehave against Chu Ce in the Jiaolan Palace, and became angry and injured people. Mei Geng remembered it clearly, but Jiang Zichuan frowned, and the confusion flashed in his eyes for a moment. Things have been forgotten.

"The princess is on an envoy to Dachu, forcing my Highness, Prince Huai of Dachu, to marry Xixia." Mei Geng said softly, and from the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Zichuan's ugly face, and he felt a little joyful, and chuckled lightly. , "What happened that night, the princess should still remember it? Not only was my little policy taken advantage of, but he almost lost his life. This king has kept this matter in his heart for many years, and I hope that one day he will pay back."

Jiang Zichuan's face had already turned pale. Although she didn't remember the palace, she knew what happened that night.

At that time, she thought that the great Chu's subjugation was not far away, so she unscrupulously bullied the weak fifth prince with her uncle, but she was used by the great Chu to turn against the general, not to mention the benefits. Whether it's serious or not, it's a bad thing for a man.

"It seems that the princess has remembered." The young general in the black robe smiled, and his demeanor was dignified. His slender and white knuckles casually grabbed the rough pottery cup on the table and threw it to the ground, making a loud cracking sound. With a roar resounding through the military tent: "You deserve to die!"

Since ancient times, the Central Plains has prided itself on being a country of etiquette, bound by strict and complicated rules.

But Mei Geng has never been a rule-abiding person.

He wished he could peel the skin and bones of this beautiful snake-like woman in front of him, but King Xiping's anger shocked Qi Xiu and Ge Chu. The prince has never had a bad temper, but the two of them were still shocked by the four words "my family's small policy". His expression was subtle with surprise.

The problem that had been troubled for several months finally came to an end, and the two looked at each other—it seemed that the future princess was His Highness Duke Huai.

"Do you know how Jiang Rong died?" Mei Geng seemed suddenly interested, "He was wounded on the battlefield and I captured him alive. I tied his bare feet to a tree and buried his feet in the snow for an hour. Roll it around in boiling water and take it off when he's awake."

Mei Geng's tone was gentle and long, as if it was just a few gossips, but it already made Jiang Zichuan tremble a little. She really didn't expect Mei Geng's methods to be so cruel, and even faintly regretted her trip.

But Mei Geng's tone suddenly became lighter, and he smiled, "I dismantled him whole, peeled off the skin and flesh, then connected the bones with steel nails, and sent them back to Xixia together with the internal organs, but I didn't expect Xixia to say He died in battle, but it doesn't matter, presumably it will spread in the army in a few days."

Jiang Rong's death was really unexpected. As the heir of Xixia, Jiang Zichuan condescended to come here in person. Unexpectedly, he arrived here only half a month before the soldiers came to the city. His mother sent a letter asking him to negotiate a truce with King Xiping. I really didn't know that Jiang Rong died so miserably.

Seeing the terrified expression on the charming beauty's face, Mei Geng suddenly felt bored, thinking that she should really see it with her own eyes, her eyes cut on Jiang Zichuan's exquisite and delicate body like a knife.

"A few days ago, I, Da Chu, also sent people to negotiate peace. You killed people and threw their bodies in Jinwu Ridge. As the saying goes, murder pays for life. Today, the princess doesn't have to go back."

The Xixia envoys were directly detained before they passed Mei Geng's level, apparently refusing peace talks, and Mei Geng didn't want to procrastinate in the cold weather, so the next day, he pressed the Xixia princess who had broken her tendons in front of the battle , ordered the siege.

Xixia was originally a land made of blood and bones. The laws are strict but only useful to the powerless.

But Mei Geng came over in one go, and his ruthless style had already spread throughout Xixia, so that when the always arrogant and ruthless Xia people heard that King Xiping was attacking the city, their first reaction was not to dampen his spirit, but to think about how to protect themselves.

When the army was in a state of disarray, they saw the princess who had always been lawless imprisoned in an iron cage. Her hands and feet were crippled and she was miserable. Fear overwhelmed her anger, and her defeat was a foregone conclusion.

Over the years, Xixia has been arrogant and arrogant, thinking that the Central Plains is already in his pocket, but he killed Mei Geng, the evil god, and caused great disturbance in Yong'an, causing everyone to be jealous, fearing that his juniors would make a mess. Killing the Quartet in the northwest scared the Xixia warrior into a tortoise.

Seeing the Chu army approaching step by step, their generals died tragically or became prisoners one after another, the Xixia army's morale has long been scattered.

The news of Xixia's desire for peace talks still failed to reach Yong'an. When Mei Geng sent back the Xixia princess who had her eyes gouged out, her tongue was cut out and her hands and feet were crippled, she completely gave up on Xixia's peace talks.

Never die.

It just so happens that this is the scene that Mei Geng is happy to see, what are we talking about?The people of Great Chu who died under Xixia’s iron hoof should not, the Northwest Army who died in Jinwuling should not be with the Mei family’s predecessors, and neither should he, Mei Geng.

Controlling violence with violence, stopping killing with killing is certainly not the best strategy, but——

What can I do?

Gods can't save all sentient beings. In this troubled world, someone has to break out of the siege.

When King Xiping displayed his power in the Northwest, His Royal Highness Huai Wang was never idle in Yong'an. First, he found out the Taoist Ying Shangzi who was bribed by the former empress, and saved the life of the Emperor Chu. , Scientific examination election.

Since the 18th year of Xianzhang, the scientific examination has been held once a year. After Mei Geng took a drastic step to clean up a group of corrupt officials, many officials were involved in the case and ransacked their homes one after another.

Because of this day-to-day strife in the court, the stubborn conservative faction and the young talented faction quarreled with each other citing scriptures, but the early court was bound to be chaotic, and the generals looked at each other in dismay and did not mix it up. It was as if the fragile pride had been poked.

His Highness Duke Huai is so diligent, gentle and refined, and treats people with dignity and courtesy.

What followed was murderous intent.

Assassination, poisoning, and even blatant siege, if not for Liu Changjue and Fengyuelou's protection, ten Chu Ces would not be enough to die.

Most of the new policies he implemented were for the well-being of the common people, for the farmers, for the children of poor families, which naturally harmed the interests of the rich and powerful, and affected the whole body. When he enjoyed a good reputation, he would also fall into crisis.

This chaos lasted for two full years.

In the 20th year of Xianzhang, in March of Yangchun, the auspicious snow rustled.

The reform proposed by His Highness King Huai has been carried out for one year, and with the completion of the canal and smooth business roads, the empty treasury of Great Chu has been filled, and its prestige has surpassed that of King Luo.

And King Xiping in the northwest, with three years of layout and two years of war, led his army to defeat Xixia, forcing the Queen of Xixia to surrender and seek peace.

The snow is covered with bluestone slabs, and the full moon is in the sky. The young man came on the snow and covered the moon. The delicate cloak reflected the flowing silver light, like the galaxy falling and hanging all over his clothes. Chu Ce has long been a handsome young man. Slightly feminine and beautiful, like warm and exquisite white jade, extremely gentle and harmless, but at this moment, with tired eyes, she hurried into the courtyard.

Another figure Shengxue in white clothes suddenly stepped out from the darkness, the snow-colored wide-sleeved robe without pendants, his eyes full of indifference, Liu Changjue followed him, and said lightly: "The envoys sent to the Xixia peace talks will definitely down?"

There is already a three-point similarity between the eyebrows and eyes of the two, but Chu Ce is gentle and warm, and Liu Changjue is cold, and you can't see the clue unless you look carefully.

Chu Ce nodded slightly, and sighed, "It's Xin Zhi, the emperor has become more and more afraid of me these years, and it took a lot of effort for nothing."

In fact, Chu Ce and Chu Hengzhi have two similarities in appearance, but they still look more like the concubine Shu who came from the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with warm eyes, coupled with the rumors back then, Chu Hengzhi was always vacillating, I don't know if Chu Ce is of royal blood.

After a while, Chu Ce frowned slightly, lowered his head slightly, his eyes sparkled, and murmured in a low voice: "He's coming back soon."

To be honest, I never thought in my life that Dou Fu and Wang Zhen would be sensitive words, and I am convinced that I am willing to bow down.