The Ugly Empress

The story of Xue Yu's massacre of the captives was spread by those who wanted to, not only the government and the public, but even the people in the capital were a little panicked.

The people's thoughts are always simple. Of course, they don't know the factions and intrigues in the court. They think that what they do as ministers must be ordered by the king.

Suddenly Xue Junliang became a tyrant, a tyrant who was turned into a tyrant...

After Xue Junliang suddenly understood Zhen Zonghou's "good intentions", he had to laugh at himself. He really underestimated Xue Yu. Xue Yu was no longer the little prince who only wanted to save his life. It's time to eat.

Teng Yun was asked twice by King Xue. He thought how to solve such a problem, but Teng Yun didn't want to help him. After all, he helped fight the war because he could get benefits. Not only did he write down Xue Guo's defense map I also got news that Teng Shang was on the front line.

But to help him stabilize his heart, even if Teng Yun had a way, he would never be able to do it. After all, they were still enemies.

Teng Yundao: "This concubine only learned some rough art of war by reading a few wrong books and stabilizing the hearts of the people. I really dare not speak out."

Xue Junliang was choked by him "respectfully", only to realize that he, the empress, is a master who does not suffer, and will never do anything that is not beneficial.

Xue Junliang naturally didn't force it. After all, he asked Teng Yun's thoughts, just wanted to know how many surprises this queen could give him, and he already had a well-thought-out plan for the matter of popular support.

King Xue sent people to northern Xinjiang, reprimanded Xue Yu for acting recklessly, and demanded that Zou Zhenying's body be sent to the capital within a certain time limit.

Everyone was dumbfounded now, Zou Zhenying was beheaded, his body was thrown away somewhere long ago, his head hung on the city gate, the northern border was windy and dusty, and it was blown away within a few days.

Xue Yu was not in a hurry, and asked someone to randomly pick up a rotten head outside Xiaojun, no matter who it belonged to, put it in a brocade box, and ordered people to send it to the capital quickly.

When Xue Junliang opened the brocade box, all the ministers almost vomited out, and the rancid smell permeated the entire hall.

However, Xue Junliang pretended to have a mournful expression, feeling sorry for this generation of heroes, and ordered Zou Zhenying to be buried according to the etiquette of Duke Hu. He is indeed an invincible general, King Xue is a person who cherishes talents, if he can be used by King Xue, he will not end up in today's end.

Xue Junliang also ordered that if Zou Zhenying's family members are seen, the massacre is prohibited, and local officials will take care of them.

People with more scheming minds may think that King Xue is not only cruel, but also hypocritical and good at dancing. However, this move really appeases the people and lets them know that this is not Xue Junliang's original intention, so that people will not be panicked.

Xue Junliang later introduced a series of regulations, not allowing the slaughter of captives at will, otherwise they will be punished as the crime of treason and immorality.

Of course Xue Yu knew that it was for him, but he didn't care. As the saying goes, military orders abroad are not accepted. How could it be possible to follow rules and regulations when there were so many sudden changes in the frontier wars.

After being busy with these things, Xue Junliang summoned Jiang Yu and said, "There are two things."

Jiang Yu bowed his head respectfully, waiting for Xue Junliang's order.

"First, tell Qiushui to follow the queen, and report her words and deeds every day. If there are many leaks, she can go back to accompany Concubine Teng."

"Yes."

"Second," Xue Junliang said, "write a letter to Zhao Lu and ask him to investigate the queen's affairs in Fengguo, and report in detail no matter how big or small it is."

"Yes, the old slave will do it now."

"Don't rush."

However, Xue Junliang raised his hand to signal Jiang Yu not to go out, and said with a smile, "Has King Feng already set off for the river patrol that we mentioned earlier?"

"Return to Your Majesty," Jiang Yu said, "With Zhao Lu's report, King Feng has set off three days ago, and it is estimated that he will arrive at Mingshui in a few days."

"How are you doing with what I told you earlier?"

"The following has been done. It has been wet and rainy for the past few days. It's the right time and place, so I need the king's driver."

Xue Junliang nodded, but his brows were wrinkled. Jiang Yu was also able to observe his words and said, "I don't know what His Majesty is worried about?"

Xue Junliang said: "Although the time and place are favorable, we still need to send people and..."

Didn't Jiang Yu understand what he said very well, that the inside should cooperate with the outside, isn't this called harmony between people?

King Xue said with a smile: "Zhao Lu has been in Fengguo for so many years, I am afraid that he has already developed feelings, but I know Zhao Lu is a man, and his skills will not have two hearts, but there will definitely be compassion. If Zhao Lu pity King Feng halfway , give him a tip-off, the plan that has been planned for so many years will fall short.”

"This...is still His Majesty's foresight."

"Go and ask the people in Fengguo to pay attention to Zhao Lu's every move. During the few days when King Feng is out of the capital, let him... fulfill his duties in the capital."

Feng Ming drove to patrol the river, but in name it was a southern tour. He wanted to give Mingshui officials a warning when they were unprepared, so as to prevent the river from being ruled and flooded every year.

Feng Ming didn't bring Zhao Lu with him this time, nor did he bring Lu Shichen with him. He kept Lu Shichen to assist the Marquis Zhulu in the capital.

Before leaving, Feng Ming also specifically asked Lu Shichen not to be eager for quick success, but to leave more messages and retreats for the ministers, and to jump over the wall if they are in a hurry, let alone veteran ministers, let him listen to Zhao Lu's opinions more.

Lu Shichen is very concerned about Feng Ming's instructions, and he also knows that he is too jealous. This kind of thinking is good, but it is almost impossible to be innocent. Lu Shichen is also slowly changing himself, letting his temperament Get a little softer.

He has always respected Zhao Lu, so naturally it doesn't make sense.

It's just... since King Feng came out of Beijing, Zhao Lu has been complaining that he was sick in the mansion, and even the military aircraft department was presided over by Zhao Lu's cronies, not Zhao Lu himself.

For the memorials presented below, those that can be played at the military plane will be kept and played, and the more important ones will be brought to the mansion by Ruixue, and will be written by Zhuluhou. After the score is finished, Ruixue will bring it back to the military plane.

Zhuluhou's illness has reached the point where he can't leave his room, so he called some of the most experienced old imperial doctors from the imperial hospital, and when he came back, he just said that the cold and evil entered his body, and he worked hard, and he will be fine after a few days of recuperation.

However, things from the government cannot but be criticized, and the memorials sent to the mansion every day are not a small number. I heard that Zhao Lu's condition is getting worse day by day, and even the servants of Lord Hou's mansion don't see Zhao Lun for a few days. one side.

Lu Shichen was worried about Zhulu Hou's condition, so he sent a doctor to check his pulse, but he was turned away. I'm just afraid that it will be passed on to Master Xiang's emergency, if Xiang Lu also falls ill, there will be chaos in the court."

After all, Lu Shichen was not as scheming as Zhao Lun, so he thought it was right, so he left.

Ruixue held the wooden tray covered with yellow cloth, knocked on the door, and said, "Master, servant Ruixue."

Then he opened the door and went in, then turned around and closed the door.

Ruixue turned into the inner room, but the inner room was empty. She put the tray containing the memorials on the table and sighed.

On the night when Feng Wang left Beijing, the master secretly followed in disguise.

Ruixue didn't know if the master trusted her too much, so she left the memorial for her to correct. Although Ruixue was happy for King Feng, the master still pretended to be him in his heart, but this kind of trust was still a bit heavy, especially since she was just a girl... …

At first, Ruixue thought it was Zhao Lu who was heartless, Zhao Lu was kind to her, Ruixue would never betray Zhao Lu, she had been with Zhao Lu for a long time, but Ruixue felt that she could not understand the righteousness of their country after all, he just Knowing that Feng Ming is a good person, at least towards Zhao Lu, Feng Ming is the most infatuated person, no one can surpass Feng Ming, even himself is ashamed.

But the fact

In fact, Zhao Lu was just talking with a knife, as soon as Feng Ming left Beijing, he could no longer sit still, and even changed his appearance and followed.

Feng Ming left the capital and walked south first, the local officials picked him up, the next day King Feng left, the team diverted and headed towards Mingshui.

Mingshui has been cloudy and rainy for the past few days. When it doesn’t rain, the flood can’t be resisted. Local officials can only repair the embankment when it’s not raining. Disperse.

There was a sudden heavy rain in the middle of the night, and the local plumber Cao Shushi was still sleeping. As a result, the gate of the yamen was soaked in water because of the low terrain, and the servants knocked on the door tremblingly. .

So he quickly put on his official uniform and ran up the embankment.

Many local officials came up the embankment. The heavy rain washed away the temporary house for supervisors. Everyone was wearing oil jackets. At first, they asked their servants to hold oil umbrellas. The bamboo and wood bones in the middle are left, and the oil coat is not very useful. The official uniforms are all wet, and some official hats have been blown away.

When Shui Cao got to the river embankment, he just cursed people, but he poured water into his mouth as soon as he opened his mouth. After a few curses, the wind was too loud and he couldn't hear clearly. His hair was wet on his face, and he lost all prestige.

However, even if there is money now, the gap in the embankment cannot be blocked. At this time, Shui Cao thought of organizing everyone to rush to repair it.

Feng Ming arrived at Mingshui a day ago, he ordered the boat to stop at a place farther away, in case the local officials found out, and played some superficial tricks, he took a few cronies off the boat to check the embankment.

It rained heavily at night, and the attendants themselves didn't want to let King Feng go to the embankment. After all, the king is a man of gold.

But Feng Ming was determined to go, and everyone had no choice but to follow. The rain poured down the road, and the long follower knew that he couldn't say anything to the king, so he could only kneel down and beg to carry Feng Ming on his back to the river embankment. This is the difference between monarchs and ministers.

When Feng Ming came to the embankment, everyone was dumbfounded.

Shui Cao didn't care about swearing, he knelt down and shouted Long live Jin'an, the rain mixed with the river, and when he knelt down, he almost didn't pass everyone's knees, and no one dared to dislike anything. Now the rain is not as good as Feng Wang's face It seemed more and more cordial.

Feng Ming looked around at their river-building masterpiece, almost felt furious, kicked Shuicao over, and Shuicao lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Feng Ming smiled and said, "How are you guys? All the money allocated by the orphans has been let you do this? Every year, people die every year. If you don't die today, you don't know what it's like."

Shui Cao almost fainted, couldn't even speak, so he could only kowtow

.

Feng Minghan said in a cold voice: "Get out of here and see who hasn't come, as long as they are receiving the imperial salary but are not present now, there is no need to be an official. When the weather is fine tomorrow, throw them all to Gu Feed the fish in the river!"

Shui Cao responded again and again, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty... I implore your Majesty to move, the rain is too heavy, it is not safe here, please move!"

Feng Ming said: "It's really rare, you actually know it's not safe here?"

"I know that I am wrong, and I cannot escape the blame for my death, but I beg Your Majesty to move forward. I have made a big mistake. If Your Majesty has something good or bad, I will be ashamed of my ancestors even if I die!"

Feng Ming listened to the sincerity of what he said, it was raining heavily, and if he was able to run to the river embankment at the first time, he was also thinking about repairing the river.

In this way, Feng Ming's complexion improved a little, and he became gentler, and said: "Gu also knows, I can't just rely on you, but to the present situation, how dare you say that you are not corrupt? Didn't take the responsibility of repairing the embankment?" Dividing money? People’s taxes are not used to raise moths. You eat and wear them with their hard-earned money. The embankment collapsed and the people drowned. Who will support you high-ranking officials?”

After listening to Feng Ming's words, everyone present felt a little touched by this scene, as expected, there are some things that they cannot understand until they are in a desperate situation.

Having achieved Feng Ming's goal, he didn't think about what to do. If all the ministers were thrown into the river to feed the fish, who else would serve him?

Under the begging of everyone, Feng Ming planned to go back to the imperial boat. Since everyone already knew that he was coming, there was no need to dock the imperial boat so far away.

It’s just that before he left, an official came running over, in such a panic that he forgot how to behave, and shouted, “The embankment has burst! The embankment has burst! The flood is coming!”

His voice was almost drowned by the strong wind and the crackling rain, but it was unexpectedly very clear. There was a bang in everyone's minds, and Shui Cao and other officials immediately escorted Feng Ming to the next mountain.

But the flood came fiercely, submerging the place where they were just now, chasing the footsteps of the people all the way, and the small hill suddenly became smaller in front of the water.

Although Feng Ming stayed in the palace all the year round, he never slack off his martial arts practice. Shuicao was not as physically strong as him. When everyone ran to the foot of the hill, that Shuicao started to have difficulty breathing and choked on several sips of water.

Feng Ming was said to be cold-hearted and cold-hearted, but in fact it was just an appearance. He saw Shui Cao staggered two steps and threw himself at his feet. He just paused for a moment, and the next moment he lifted him up with his hand, and shouted: "Let's go."

Shui Cao couldn't even utter a moving word at this time, and for a young man, he didn't know whether it was rain or tears on his face.

There is a small temple on the hill, the terrain is a bit higher, and the small temple is also a Qi temple, barely sheltering from the rain. If the incident was not too urgent, no one would know that there is a Yuelao temple here.

Everyone was exhausted after running into the temple, Feng Ming slapped the altar hard, the roof was broken a lot, and the altar was already wet by the rain.

Feng Ming held on tightly to the corner of the altar. Although it rained heavily these days, the minister wrote that the flood this year was much weaker than in previous years. No matter what Feng Ming thought, he felt that it was impossible to have such a large amount of water.

But Feng Ming never thought about it, Xue Junliang had already found out about his whereabouts, and Xue Junliang specially built a road for him, leading flood water and Ming water into the city together.

Feng Ming looked at the heavy rain outside, although they are not in danger for the time being, but how many people are there in the city, the river embankment is washed away, and the whole city will be submerged in the flood immediately, and the small temple will not be spared after a long time .

Zhao Lu secretly followed Feng Ming and his party. When Feng Ming boarded the embankment, he was nearby. The official shouted, "The embankment has burst." The meaning of King Xue.

Zhao Lu knows that as a king, one cannot have the benevolence of a woman, and the country is full of bones, so why care about a small city with countless refugees, but Zhao Lu has experienced being displaced, he knows what it is like, and he also knows how he feels. Life is not a person who does big things.

There was a panic on the embankment, it seemed that officials were escorting Feng Ming, he seemed to be about to run up the mountain, he gritted his teeth, and finally turned around and rushed into the city.

In fact, Zhao Lu should thank those officials who did not go to the embankment. He rushed to the government office and took out the official seal. The local officials immediately woke up from the dream and did not have time to meet.

Zhao Lu asked all the people in the yamen, whether they were officials or soldiers, to go out and knock on doors from house to house, and drive the people in the city to higher ground.

After he finished these things, he immediately turned back and went to look for Feng Ming.

Feng Ming was choked with water, and when he woke up, he felt his chest was constricted, almost exploding, his throat was burning, but he spit out a mouthful of water, the momentum almost spit out his intestines.

He looked around, it seemed to be a dilapidated house, there was a person sitting not far away, seeing that he was awake but not moving, Feng Ming thought he was asleep.

When Zhao Lu went to look for Feng Ming, the small temple had already collapsed, and everyone fled in all directions. Feng Ming couldn't swim, so he choked on a few sips of water and passed out.

Zhao Lu rescued him and took him to a safe place. He changed his face, but he was still afraid that Feng Ming would recognize him.Although there is nothing wrong with each being their master, he never thought that his actions would almost kill many people, and he would be ashamed to see Feng Ming again.

Feng Ming's boa robe was washed away a long time ago, leaving only the white undergarment, covered in water and mud, his identity could not be discerned at all.

He saw Zhao Lu in the distance, but he didn't recognize him, he just said: "You saved Gu...cough, saved me?"

The other party didn't recognize him, so Zhao Lu felt relieved and didn't say anything, afraid that he would be familiar with his voice, so he nodded and gave up.

Feng Ming stood up staggeringly, his limbs were a little weak, and he couldn't use any strength at all, but he still stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your kindness, sir."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly softened and was about to fall to the ground, Zhao Lu stood up and caught him, but felt ashamed to touch Feng Ming, supported him to sit down, and stepped back a few steps by himself.

-

"Your Majesty."

Xue Junliang had nothing to do these few days, so he went to personally check on the little prince Xue Pei's reading. It happened that Xue Pei was pestering Teng Yun to teach him the art of war.

The little prince has a close relationship with Teng Yun, but Xue Junliang has no objection, he himself has some admiration for this queen, let alone the prince.

Xue Junliang came, and Teng Yun and Xue Pei were supposed to greet him, but Xue Junliang signaled that there was no need to be formal, and said with a smile: "Continue talking, just sit and sit casually."

Although Xue Pei felt that his father's smile was really ulterior, and his eyes were bent, but he could only tremble secretly, he didn't have the courage to say it out.On the contrary, the queen mother is relatively calm, and she really has to admire it.

Jiang Yu didn't want to disturb Xue Wangyazhi at this time, but the military plane was urgent, and it was his own fault for the delay, so he had to bite the bullet and come here.

Seeing him, Xue Junliang said: "What's the matter, but it's okay to say, the queen and the prince are not outsiders."

Jiang Yu always dared not say it out loud even if he had a hundred courage. If the king wants to put on a friendly face, he can't really take it seriously.

Still bowed his head and attached his ear canal.

"Your Majesty, the spies report that the official seal of the Marquis of Fengguo Zhulu was found near Mingshui."