The Ugly Empress

After Xue Junliang heard Jiang Yu's words, the expression on his face turned cold for a moment, and then he immediately recovered his friendly look, and continued to listen to Teng Yun's lecture to the little prince.

Only Jiang Yu was sweating in his heart. King Xue was in such a good mood today because the spies reported that King Feng had come to Mingshui, which happened to be the day when Mingshui was poured into the city. official seal.

Naturally, there is no need to speculate on this anymore, it must be that Zhao Lu came to Mingshui, so what he was doing in Mingshui was self-evident, and Xue Junliang made a good guess.

Xue Junliang sat for a while, and finally came out, and said as he walked, "Gu Gu guessed correctly... Gu wants to guess wrong."

"Then... how does the king plan to deal with Zhao Lu?"

Xue Junliang paused, "If you don't deal with him, what to do with him, Gu just pretends he doesn't know anything. Zhao Lu is just showing pity for a while, and his heart is still toward Xue Guo."

At this time, northern Xinjiang was also enjoying some scenery. As Teng Yun said, Cheng Tian sent troops deep into the hinterland to practice Taoism quietly, and planned to flood Xue Guo's food and grass with water, causing Xue Yu and Teng Shang to mess up.

Teng Yun suggested to use the method of surprise attack on light cavalry. Cheng Tian's soldiers and horses were practicing Taoism and neglected to take precautions. Just withdraw.

Repeated this several times, Cheng Tian couldn't bear the disturbance, he knew that the news had been revealed, his plan had been known by Xue Junliang, and it would be useless to practice Taoism any more, so he had to withdraw his troops.

Teng Yun felt that Cheng Tian's climate was almost gone. At this time, if he defeated the enemy with all his might, Teng Shang could come back as soon as possible. At least Teng Shang was in the court, and at least Xue Junliang's tricks were obvious, while Xue Yu was hard to guard against.

Teng Yun gave Xue Junliang another plan. Cheng Tian was defeated twice by Xue Jun. According to Cheng Tian's temperament, he must have lost his temper, and then sent troops.

However, Cheng Tian is also a person who has been in the officialdom for many years, and he will definitely not go straight to the pass. The pass has been easy to defend and difficult to attack since ancient times, so it is undoubtedly like throwing sheep to feed the tiger, so Cheng Tian also thought of a strategy, which is to intercept the stronghold in the middle of the night , Kill Xue Jun by surprise.

Teng Yun asked Xue Junliang to study the book and go to northern Xinjiang. The small county is relatively close to the enemy army, and the isolated city is difficult to defend. Cheng Tian Jiezhai will definitely consider this place first, and let Teng Shang clear the small county within a day.

When Cheng Tian's army arrived, it turned out to be an empty city. He felt that something was wrong. At this time, some soldiers rushed to report that his camp was on fire!

Cheng Tian knew in his heart that he had been tricked, and wanted to rush back with a curse. At this time, Teng Shang had led his army to surround the small county and closed three of the four city gates, because there was a river blocking the way outside one of them.

The enemy army was surrounded by people, and they were in disarray for a while, fleeing for their lives in all directions

, The gates of the city were closed, so I had to break through the unclosed gates. Just after I left the gate, the river blocked my way again, which can be described as extremely embarrassing.

Cheng Tian's army was in disarray, with the river blocking the way in front, and the chasing soldiers fighting in the back. Many soldiers jumped into the river in desperation, fighting for their lives. Most of the soldiers were drowned in the river, and those in the past were too exhausted to fight again.

Everyone escorted Cheng Tian back to the camp. At this time, there was no fire in the camp. Teng Shang sat on the watchtower and drank tea calmly. He said with a smile, "The general is back, why don't you shoot arrows?"

At this moment Cheng Tian understood that he had been tricked again, but there was nothing he could do. The pursuers came again and there was nowhere to escape, and his own soldiers couldn't fight. Even if they were physically strong, their weapons and horses were submerged in the river.

Cheng Tian's subordinates broke through desperately, but what Teng Shang and Teng Yun did not expect was that he had such a brave man under him, and three manpower guards Cheng Tian, ​​under the situation of two sides attacking, actually let Cheng Tian break out of the encirclement, with The remnants withdrew.

Teng Shang felt that these three men were talents, but judging from their aura, it seemed that they were loyal to Cheng Tian and did not force them. They repelled Cheng Tian, ​​but Teng Shang did not pursue them, burned down the camp, and withdrew his troops back to the pass.

Xue Yu blamed Teng Shang for having a different heart, otherwise why didn't he take advantage of the victory and pursue it.

Teng Shang sneered, the reason why Cheng Tian was defeated so embarrassingly was not because Xue Jun was so brave and good at fighting, but because he was playing tricks on Xuanyu. It's not good to be in a hurry.

Cheng Tian returned to the palace in embarrassment. The deputy general was the younger brother of Cheng Tian's clan. He felt that Cheng Tian was exhausted, so he cut off Cheng Tian's head while he was sleeping. Because he did not dare to resist due to his lustful power, he elected Cheng Tian's younger brother as the new king, and there was a mess in the court, and he could no longer harass other countries in a short period of time.

Xue Junliang received the good news, and happily invited Teng Yun, who had won the first prize this time, to the hall. All the officials kowtowed and kowtowed, and shouted that the empress is a thousand years old. They never thought that this great victory turned out to be the masterpiece of the mother of the dynasty. He was not convinced for a while. of.

Xue Junliang said with a smile: "The contributions of the soldiers should not be forgotten either. Since the victory in northern Xinjiang is great, let the Marquis of Zhenjiang and Teng Canjun return to the court, and we must celebrate their achievements properly."

Teng Yun finally heard that Xue Junliang asked Teng Shang to return to the court, and he let go of his long-term worries.

After the decree went down, some of Teng Shang's soldiers returned to the court soon. These are already Teng Shang's confidantes. When cutting off the village, Teng Shang not only sat on the watchtower as Cheng Tian saw Drinking tea and beating the drums in person boosted morale.

Such a general who lived and died together, ate and lived together, how could the soldiers not love him, and more and more people were willing to follow him.

But this time, Xue Yu didn't come back, and detained a large part of his troops. What Teng Shang could bring back was already his best effort.

Xue Junliang had expected it a long time ago, how could Xue Yu come back obediently, he was under house arrest and died after he came back, and finally escaped from the capital. It is true that he recruited troops in northern Xinjiang. This was expected, and Xue Junliang didn't care.

When the army returned to the court, Xue Junliang took his queen and all the ministers to welcome him to the gate, and held a big banquet for three consecutive days to celebrate Teng Shang's achievements.

Teng Shang worshiped the king and queen as a hero, Xue Junliang said: "I have not misunderstood the person, Mr. Teng is a talent, and he can make the best use of everything in my Xue country..."

Before Teng Shang opened his mouth, Xue Junliang said again: "But Gu also knows that you are a stubborn person. As a king, what you dislike the most is arbitrariness and reluctance. Reluctant is reluctant to come to Wanchao to congratulate."

Teng Shang stood with his head down, he didn't know what it was like, why Xue Junliang understood such a simple truth, but King Teng didn't understand, he was always moved by King Xue again and again, and stuck to himself again and again belief.

He knew that King Xue was trying to persuade him to surrender, but he was not touched. He was really afraid that one day, he would not be able to resist such kindness and love, and he would really surrender.

Xue Junliang had achieved his goal, and said with a smile: "This time, it's probably the empress' plan and credit. The empress often tells Gu that she respects Mr. Teng. Now that you have the opportunity, you can talk."

After he finished speaking, he got up and walked out with Jiang Yu.

Teng Yun was startled, thinking that Xue Junliang saw something, even if it was public or private, Xue Junliang shouldn't have left his queen and a person from an enemy country alone to talk alone, even though Xiuyao, Qiushui and some palace officials were present.

Teng Shang didn't understand what Xue Junliang meant, and thought that this time King Xue sent his concubine to persuade him to surrender.

Seeing Teng Shang's vigilance, Teng Yun didn't know what it was like, so he couldn't help laughing bitterly.They are relatives, but one day they will fall into suspicion...

Seeing that the queen hadn't spoken for a long time, Teng Shang had no choice but to say first: "According to Teng's knowledge, it was probably the empress' plan to defeat Cheng Tian this time. Thank you, Teng."

Teng Yun didn't make a sound, but just motioned Xiuyao to help Teng Shang.

In order to avoid suspicion, Teng Yun never looked at the other party, not even a piece of clothes, but just stared at his cuffs, as if trying to count how many kinds of flower threads there were.

After a long time, Teng Yun finally opened his mouth, his voice was a little dry, as if it was very difficult, and he said: "While holding no soldiers, you can cover up by surprise... Mr. Teng's teachings, I dare not forget them in my heart."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the tea bowl, Qiu Shui immediately understood,

Said that the empress was tired and was going to rest.

Teng Shang also forgot the etiquette, and suddenly raised his head to stare at Teng Yun, but at this time Teng Yun's face was covered by the tea bowl, his eyes were downcast, and no expression could be seen.

Teng Shang was so shocked that he couldn't help himself, and couldn't recover for a long time. Qiu Shui called three times before he woke up from his dream. out.

Xue Junliang fiddled with the candle with a gold spoon, and Jiang Yu led Qiushui in. Xue Junliang didn't turn around, and said, "What's the matter?"

"Dodge, Teng Shang has already left the palace."

"Oh...then what did they talk about?"

Qiu Shui said: "The empress only said one sentence from the beginning to the end, 'holding no soldiers, cover up by surprise'. Teng Chang's reaction was a bit out of control, the servant called three times, but he didn't react."

"There are no soldiers."

Xue Junliang laughed, and read out every single word. These words were not difficult to understand, but meant to rely on the principle of winning without soldiers, in order to reduce casualties.

The words are actually understood by everyone, and they are not shocking words. Although you will feel enlightened after listening to them, you will not lose your composure. Xue Junliang is a smart person, so of course he immediately understood that it should not be What is said, but the person who said it should be...

When Teng Shang left the palace, he was still in a daze. Xue Houyang hadn't seen him for several months, and he cared so much about him, so he naturally missed him very much. He prepared a car at the gate of the palace to pick him up and go back together.

Xue Houyang didn't find anything wrong at the beginning, after all, he was careless by nature, and didn't know much about feelings, but even though he was careless, he gradually discovered something wrong.

"Mr. Teng... Is there anything wrong? Did His Majesty say something just now in the palace, which made you care? You don't have to take it to heart."

Teng Shang shook his head, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart at this moment.

"With no soldiers, cover up by surprise."

"How do you fight without soldiers?"

"Employ people's heart, use resourcefulness... You have to remember that in the future, when you go to war to take command, war is not only the business of the king of a country, but also the business of ordinary people. Their life and death are in your hands. Whether it is a big or small battle, you must take care Casualties are reduced to a minimum... Those of us who are intriguing and deceitful, let's save ourselves more virtue."

"Don't worry, Uncle Huang, Teng Yun will never forget it."

Recalling the past, Teng Shang couldn't help sighing. He didn't expect to hear such similar words in the days to come, especially after that person died...

r>Xue Houyang saw that he didn't speak, thought he was tired, just turned his head, but saw the man's red eyes, bloodshot inside, more incomprehensible and complicated, he had never seen Teng Shang so fragile, Teng Shang Chang has always been invincible, and with an elegant posture, even if he becomes a captive, everything is under control.

Xue Houyang's heart felt as if he had been twisted, and his internal organs felt uncomfortable. He stretched out his hand and gently put it on Teng Shang's shoulder, letting him bury his face in the socket of his shoulder, without saying a word.

Teng Shang didn't speak either, just quietly lowered his head against him, Xue Houyang could even feel Teng Shang's breath, this was the first time he was so close.

After a long time, Teng Shang raised his head, coughed, and said, "I made Hou Ye laugh, but... just want to think of an old friend for no reason."

Xue Houyang immediately thought of Teng Yun. He naturally knew the relationship between Teng Shang and Teng Yun, so he didn't say anything.

After Xue Junliang heard Qiushui's return, he went to Yunfeng Palace again.

Xiuyao couldn't find Qiushui in Yunfeng Palace, thinking that Qiushui had asked her to hide and not work, so she inevitably complained to Teng Yun, saying: "Mother, you also talk about Qiushui, she really thinks she is a Concubine, Your Majesty just said that, did she really believe it? You can’t find anyone every day, and there is a servant who is doing her best by your side. According to the servant, you should be on guard against her, in case you are treated like a concubine Teng. It was sold."

While talking, Qiushui came back, she brought some small dishes, and said with a smile: "I've been celebrating for the past few days, and the servant girl thought that my mother might be tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas, so I went to the small kitchen to bring some refreshing small dishes for appetizers. .”

Qiushui can talk and please people, even Xiuyao scolds her for a moment, maybe she will be flattered or bought by Qiushui the next moment.

Not long after Qiushui came back, Xue Junliang arrived at Yunfeng Palace, saw the dishes on the table, and stayed for refreshments together.

Xue Junliang said: "I was talking about the draft some time ago. The showgirls have arrived in the past few days. They are thinking about filling in a side wife for Wannianhou. I don't know what you want?"

Listening to this, Teng Yun felt some elusive feeling in his heart. It stands to reason that this is a good thing. Filling Xue Houyang with a side room will save Teng Chang from embarrassment when he sees Xue Houyang.

But thinking of Xue Houyang accepting a concubine, I don't know if the concubine will show Teng Shang's face. After all, Teng Shang's surname is Teng, and the one who can serve as Xue Houyang's concubine must be a lady from a famous family.

When the time comes, the concubine will have backgrounds and connections, and I'm afraid Teng Shang will not get along well.

Xue Junliang looked at him with a look of embarrassment, and said: "After all, Teng Shang is a man, and men cannot conceive. Xue Houyang is also a rare loyal minister. You can't let him die, can you?"

Teng Yun said in two dials: "

Since His Majesty is thinking about Lord Hou, it is better to ask Wannianhou himself for his opinion on this question. Even if other people can make the decision, they cannot represent Lord Hou's opinion, can they? "

Xue Junliang smiled and nodded his lips, and said, "I never expected that the lonely queen would become more and more sharp-mouthed?"

He touched Teng Yun's lips, and subconsciously pursed his lips. He didn't expect this action to be as ambiguous as kissing Xue Junliang's finger. Thinking about these days, in order to get news about Teng Shang in northern Xinjiang, Xue Junliang frequently contacted him. Kissed and cheated several times.

Teng Yun's face was feverish, and Xue Junliang was in a good mood watching him. He just liked to see the other party's calm and breezy expression being disrupted by himself. Xue Junliang was a little addicted to that expression of bewilderment, panic, shame and indignation.

At first Teng Yun glared at Xue Junliang, but then he gradually got used to it. No matter what kind of mentality he has, habits are terrible things. Time is the best feeling. Those who can withstand the grinding of time can be polished by time. What is deep-rooted is what Xue Junliang wants to get.

The two were talking, and someone presented the memorandum, saying that although it was not too serious, it was quite urgent. It was the memorandum of officials in the suburbs. Originally, the grade of the officials was not high enough, so this chapter could not be included, but the officials in the suburbs, big and small, could do nothing about it. , I had to bother the Holy Majesty.

Xue Junliang laughed when he saw it, threw the memorandum on the table, and said, "I dare to work alone for this kind of thing. It seems that the local officials will be replaced."

Hearing what King Xue said, Jiang Yu quickly put away the memorial and wanted to withdraw, because he would not be lightly spared if he disturbed the king's good deeds.

It's just that Teng Yun glanced at the playbook and unconsciously saw a few words.

Seeing the interest in Teng Yun's eyes, Xue Junliang raised his hand to signal Jiang Yu to take back the playbook and show it to the queen.

Teng Yun skimmed through the playbook, sometimes frowning and sometimes raising his eyebrows, Xue Junliang felt itchy in his heart, and stretched out his arms to rub Teng Yun's waist.

When Teng Yun is concentrating, he will never find anything wrong, especially when he is making psychological contributions to himself.

Three people's names were mentioned in the playbook, and these three names could not be more vulgar. They were called He Daba, He Erba, and He Sanba respectively, but they were countrymen from the names, no wonder Xue Junliang didn't care much about it. .

The meaning of the memorial is that the chariots and horses of the beautiful girls are going into the city, but a group of robbers suddenly appear in the suburbs. The bandit leaders are these three tyrants. Holy majesty.

Moreover, these robbers stopped the chariots and horses, and only wanted to rob money, regardless of whether men, women, women and children were not killed and the other was not taken away, they were all released.

Without their carriages, horses and belongings, the showgirls naturally couldn't come to Beijing, which delayed the draft.

Xue Junliang didn't know the background of these three people, but Teng Yun knew that these three people were the fierce generals who desperately escorted Cheng Tian out of the encirclement that day.

The three of them were all generals of the time. At first, they were bandits on the mountain, but they were appreciated by Cheng Tian. They asked them to go down the mountain and take it back for their own use. After receiving Cheng Tian's kindness, they swore to serve them to the death. After Cheng Tian died, the three He was determined not to switch to others, so he simply packed up his belongings and brought his dead brother with him to become a bandit again.

Moreover, the three of them hated King Xue for sending troops to kill their Bole, but they had no strength to resist, so they sneaked to the suburbs to do some troublesome things, which made the local officials feel uneasy.

They are all people who have been in the army for a long time, and the strict military discipline is also affected for a while. Although they rob money, they don't kill people indiscriminately.

Teng Yun was overjoyed when he saw the names of the three men. Wouldn't it be a good thing if he could take them back for his own use? But he is now in Xue Guo, if the gang leader Xue Junliang recruits three soldiers, Xue Junliang will be like a tiger with wings added, and it will be even more difficult to deal with .

But if they don't recruit security now, the three of them will cause enough trouble, and it would be a pity to lose the good talent and run away after taking away the property.

Teng Yun wondered for a long time before he felt that a hand was rubbing and pinching his waist, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, making his body sore and limp.

Teng Yun staggered back a little, Jiang Yu stood on the side and covered his mouth and laughed, King Xue would only make some small movements in front of the queen, and these small movements also made King Xue more humane.

Teng Yun said: "Your Majesty doesn't know, these three are powerful generals in the world, they are invincible if they win one, let alone three at the same time, they were under Cheng Tian's command before."

"Oh?"

Xue Junliang leaned over again, "Do you have a good way to recruit?"

"Yes, yes..."

Teng Yun said: "But my concubine has an unfeeling request."

Hearing his serious tone, Xue Junliang teased instead: "Then just give me a kiss. The queen is so beautiful, give me a kiss, and I, the king, will lose my head and agree to everything."