The Ugly Empress

Xue Junliang did not expect him to ask such a question. In fact, there are many things that are obvious, but they are blindfolded, and some simple metaphors can make people understand a lot.

Teng Yun glanced at him, seemed to be recalling, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, do you know why Teng Shang vowed not to surrender? Why would Teng Shang marry Wannianhou, who is also a man, and save his life before applying for service? Teng Shang It's not stupid, it's just because he has received a great kindness, and he should spring up to repay it."

Teng Yun paused and said: "Back when Teng Zhengxuan fought in the South and the North, there would naturally be sick people where the dead were. No matter what the purpose is, as long as it is a war, the people will suffer in the end. Teng Zhengxuan will not hesitate to get sick and donate the porridge himself , once rescued a dying child, he saw that the child was pitiful, so he adopted him as a foster son, the child said, 'May I have a piece of clothing to resist the wind and cold', Teng Zhengxuan named him Tengshang."

Xue Junliang listened to him quietly, and sighed: "No wonder."

"Since Your Majesty has obtained most of the world," Teng Yun paused and said, "Why don't you take advantage of this to secure the world?"

Xue Junliang was silent for a while, nodded, left Yunfeng Palace, and asked Jiang Yu to summon the ministers to start discussing the matter of Yujia's disaster relief.

Shen Yi guessed that Xue Junliang was moved by Teng Yun's words, he knelt down with a smile, and said: "After the king is virtuous, the world can be at peace."

The disaster relief work cannot be delayed, Yu Jia must go, but Yu Jia is moving slowly, even if Xue Junliang ordered everything to be kept simple, it will not be too fast, Xue Junliang ordered Shen Yi to take a group of people to open a porridge factory first, to solve the urgent need.

Shen Yi didn't refuse either, as expected he was not just talking, he immediately backed out, asked people to prepare all the items, and set off on the road soon.

Because the journey was not close, Xue Junliang arranged for Xue Houyang, the iron hat king, to preside over the overall situation. Xue Houyang must know about any transfer of troops and guards, and only with his official seal can further processing be done.

In a few days, the preparations for the royal driver were ready. Xue Junliang was about to leave, but Teng Yun didn't take the initiative to come here. Xue Junliang had no choice but to live in Yunfeng Palace at night before leaving.

Xiuyao knew that King Xue was going to leave tomorrow, so she must not be idle this night, so she sent all the palace people out very "considerately", which made Teng Yun not think about that conveniently, and had to think wrongly.

Speaking of which, Teng Yun and Xue Junliang had skin-to-skin relationships, especially during Teng Shang's expedition, Xue Junliang had the audacity to ask for a kiss in exchange for a residence paper, but he didn't do anything too extreme after all.

Firstly, Teng Yun felt that although he became a woman, he would always be a man mentally. Although he didn't hate Xue Junliang as much as before, after all these days he knew that he was a good monarch, but he didn't expect to really get along with him. How is he.

Second, Teng Yun is smart

For a person who has enough money but is not good at talking about feelings, let him read military books, let him talk about who he cares about, Teng Yun really can't tell, mainly because he hasn't thought about that.

Xue Junliang made small gestures to him from time to time, Teng Yun thought it was because Xue Junliang thought he was his queen, if he didn't get close to his wife, who else should he get close to?

And Xue Junliang is also used to being a monarch with his eyes above the top, so it is really difficult for him to say his feelings for Teng Yun sourly.

So Xue Junliang, who is usually used to being impudent, and Teng Yun, who is usually used to being impudent, sat face to face in silence.

The maids and servants were all driven outside by Xiuyao, the door was closed, dim candles were lit, delicate dishes and drinks were placed on the table.

Xue Junliang thought, he should travel far tomorrow, as a concubine, shouldn't he say some auspicious words, or show courteousness?After all, he was not in the palace for such a long time.

Teng Yun sat across from him and thought, tomorrow is going to be a long journey, why Xue Junliang can still sit here in good spirits, neither talking nor drinking, shouldn't it be time to recharge your batteries?

Xue Junliang finally couldn't bear it anymore, coughed, and said with a smile: "Sitting like this is really boring, you might as well tell a few more short stories to listen to."

Teng Yun didn't understand, since he felt bored, why didn't he get up and leave instead of telling stories?Usually the little prince would come here, relying on himself to listen to the story. It turns out that only a father is like a son. It is not Xue Pei's eccentricity to like listening to stories.

Teng Yun thought about it for a while, and his mind was full of some battles he fought, but most of what he said was about the battle with Xue Jun. Of course, he couldn't say it, so he had to tell some stories about local customs and ancient sages.

Because Teng Yun himself is a native of Teng country, located in the south, and there are many differences from the north, Xue Junliang was just looking for a topic at first, but after listening to it, he was quite fascinated, and smiled: "You are really knowledgeable, and you know so many things about Teng country. "

Teng Yun's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he had said too much, but seeing that Xue Junliang's face was nothing special, and he didn't intend to test it, he gradually sank his heart back.

Xue Junliang said: "Houyang is conceited that he is familiar with marching and formation, but he doesn't know anything about navy. It seems that he will ask you for advice next time."

Teng Yun didn't say anything, he was vague, he still had a knot in his heart, even though King Teng had become Marquis of Teng Nan, he still couldn't accept it for a while, if he wanted to hand over his knowledge to his former rival Xue Houyang, Naturally, I was not very happy.

After all, Teng Yun was able to defeat Wannianhou with his navy. Xue Houyang was a native of the north. There are almost no large lakes and seas in the north. The battles are all on land. The soldiers suddenly turned into waterways. Ships on the sea were unstable, swaying left and right, and soldiers were unable to aim their guns and knives.

Under the ambiguous candlelight, the two talked for a while and sat in silence for a while until very late. Xue Junliang saw that Teng Yun was not energetic and seemed to be sleepy, so he asked Xiuyao to withdraw the food and drink and prepare for bed.

Xue Junliang was lying on the outside, looking at the top of the bed all the time, and it was not that he hadn't been on a tour, but this time he was a little bit reluctant. Thinking of not being able to see Teng Yun for such a long time, he felt faintly unhappy.

Thinking about taking Teng Yun with him?It's just that no matter whether it's just a show or a real disaster relief, they will definitely suffer a lot. Moreover, the southern epidemic disease is described as horrific, and Xue Junliang doesn't want to take Teng Yun with him. What if he gets sick.

Looking at the top of the bed in the middle of the night, he suddenly sighed, it turns out that he can be so considerate of others, is it because he has been fascinated?Especially the other party is a person with a different surname, even if he is different, he should not be so vigilant. Now that Teng Guo is accepted, Feng Guo is always a serious worry.

Xue Junliang turned his head to the side, and Teng Yun was sleeping with his back facing him. From Xue Junliang's side, he could only see his brocade-like black hair, but he couldn't see his expression. He was breathing steadily.

Xue Junliang stood up, supported the bed with one hand, and gently brushed away the hair scattered around Teng Yun's cheeks and neck with the other hand.

Perhaps it was because the hair was pulled together, the neck was caught in the wind, Teng Yun shrank his neck, and Xue Junliang was so disturbed by this movement that he didn't dare to move, as if he was a thief.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Teng Yun didn't move any more, it seemed that he hadn't woken up just now. Looking at Teng Yun's small fan-like eyelashes, they trembled from time to time, and there was a feeling of melting in his heart, and he suddenly remembered Shen Yi's words, "After being virtuous, the world can be safe."

Xue Junliang lowered his head slowly, kissed Teng Yun's earlobe lightly, adjusted the quilt for him, and lay down again by himself.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yu came over to wash and change Xue Junliang's clothes, and put on a more formal python robe than usual.

Xue Junliang signaled Jiang Yu to speak softly, and then asked Jiang Yu to serve breakfast in the outer room after dressing, so as not to wake Teng Yun up.

The person on the bed only moved slightly when he heard the sound of the door opening and closing. After a long time, he slowly stretched out his hand from the quilt and touched the faintly feverish earlobe.

Teng Yun didn't know why, but he had insomnia last night.Xue Junliang has not been staying in Yunfeng Palace for a day or two. When he becomes crazy, he comes to stay overnight almost every day, but he doesn't do anything. When he goes to bed, he only teases him, and then covers him with the quilt to sleep.

Teng Yun felt that he should get used to this kind of pattern, but he really suffered from insomnia last night. Xue Junliang leaned on his back, and the north was much colder than the south. The two of them took advantage of their body temperature, and Teng Yun finally felt sleepy. The person behind sighed, then stood up.

Teng Yun didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but the man's hands were irregular, always brushing his hair, Teng Yun moved a little, and the man became restless after a moment of being honest.

Later, the warm air sprayed on his neck, and the wet kiss fell on his earlobe. Teng Yun almost jumped up, but he restrained himself from moving, and tightly grabbed the corner of his clothes with his hands hidden under the quilt.

If Xue Junliang found out that he was pretending to be asleep, it would be an embarrassing situation.

Xiuyao waited for King Xue to leave, and came in after a long time, saw the Empress sitting on the bed, with one hand touching her earlobe in a daze, not knowing what she was meditating on, her cheeks were still faintly suspiciously red.

Can't help laughing out loud: "Your Majesty, come back to your senses!"

Teng Yun was startled, and Xiuyao laughed even more, "Your Majesty must have been exhausted last night, otherwise why did you sit in a daze early in the morning? Your Majesty has been gone for almost half an hour."

Seeing him staring at her unkindly, Xiuyao didn't dare to continue joking. The empress is thin-skinned, if the embarrassment turns into anger, it will be herself who will suffer, so she took out a letter politely and presented it to Teng Yun.

Said: "Niang Niang, this is given to you by His Majesty before leaving, and you can take it apart and read it after you wake up."

Teng Yun didn't know what Xue Junliang was trying to sell, but he still wanted to get a letter mysteriously, like some kind of clever plan.

He took it and tore open the envelope. Inside was a piece of letterhead. When he opened it, there were only eight words...

——After being lonely and virtuous, the world can be safe

Teng Yun looked at these eight characters, lost his mind for a long time, and really didn't know what it was like.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Xiuyao didn't dare to read what was written on it, stood for a while and then retreated silently, really not understanding what the empress was thinking.

Marquis Tengnan lived in a posthouse on his way back to Tengguo. The posthouses in small places were mixed with fish and dragons, and the food and accommodation were not very particular.

After dinner, Teng Nanhou went back to his room to take a rest and continue on his way tomorrow morning.

It's just that when the attendant was about to close, someone came to visit. Marquis Teng Nan didn't know who it was. After all, there was no place in front of the village, no shop behind, and no one he knew well. Moreover, now that he was in such a poor state, it was really strange for someone to visit.

The person who came was none other than Xue Yu.

This time Xue Yu did not bring the counselor named Lang Jing with him, but came alone.

Teng Nanhou didn't know what kind of conspiracy he was playing, Xue Yu saw that he was so wary, and smiled: "You don't have to be like this, the younger generation has already said that we should help each other in the future, otherwise you will not be able to live in your 'emperor'. City', I can't defend my northern border, can I?"

Marquis Tengnan remained silent, Xue Yu said again: "You must not be willing to be called Lord Marquis, then you can understand my thoughts? When Emperor Xue Guoxian was alive, he loved me the most. Xue Junliang used tricks to deceive, if I hadn't escaped quickly and rushed to the northern border, how could I have survived to this day? Now you are Lord Marquis, and I am Lord Marquis, you should understand my thoughts."

Teng Nanhou remained silent.

Xue Yu said: "I used to be called Your Majesty, but now I am called His Highness, are you willing? If you say you are willing, this junior will leave immediately and will not bother you again."

Teng Nanhou's complexion finally changed, and he said after a long time, "Then what can you do?"

"The younger generation dares to come, so there is a clever plan." Xue Yu said with a smile: "The younger generation can be regarded as your old acquaintance of Lord Hou, and naturally knows the character of Lord Hou, so it is not convenient to tell you what the plan is now, wait for you to come back Teng Guo, I will send someone to meet him and tell me the plan in detail."

Marquis Tengnan wanted to get angry, he was a monarch before, no one dared to doubt himself, and he spoke to himself like this, but Xue Yu was not afraid of him, and said with a smile: "Whether you want to be a master or a slave for the rest of your life, it depends on this time." Yes. You are in the south, and I hold the military power in the north, so our relationship couldn't be more intimate."

After he finished speaking, he laughed, pushed open the door and walked out.

Teng Nanhou didn't know whether what he said was true or not, so he hurried to Teng country in doubt.

A few days after he arrived in the territory, someone came to offer advice. At that time, the epidemic broke out, and even many people in the capital were infected. The man asked Marquis Tengnan to order the soldiers to search the city from house to house. Those dignitaries who do not leave the city will be buried alive.

After the First World War, the people's livelihood in the capital itself withered, and the patients were driven out of the city in this way, and the voice of the people spread, and it was quickly spread to Xue Junliang's ears.

The man began to suggest again, so that Marquis Teng Nan secretly recruited troops and bought horses, and ambushed swordsmen on the only way from Xue State to Teng State.

Teng Nanhou thought this was a stupid strategy. He himself did not believe that the king of a country could personally come to relieve the disaster. It would be fine if it was a flood. It was an epidemic. No king would be afraid of death. disaster relief.

But this is not enough to convince Marquis Teng Nan that the imperial chariot is so imposing and defensive, and the mountains and rivers must be shaken and alert everywhere he goes. How could the swordsman arranged by him succeed?

In particular, the counselor asked multiple places to arrange knives and axes. Wouldn't this be a warning to the snake, and ambushes once, twice or three times?

But the adviser had expected it long ago, so he just smiled and told Teng Nanhou, how can Xue Junliang be killed by such a few swordsmen?The purpose of the knife and ax hand was to attract King Xue's attention.Zhen Zonghou didn't want to kill Xue Junliang, he had a way to let Xue Junliang watch his country being broken by others.

Teng Nanhou was still dubious, he felt that if Xue Yu was really capable, how could he borrow himself, don't use himself as a target to lure Xue Junliang over, so that he can take the opportunity to make trouble.

Especially since he is a surrender, but Xue Yu is always surnamed Xue, when things come to light, he must be the first to be hit.

On the surface, Teng Nanhou listened to the strategist's strategy very well, sent swordsmen on the road, and then immediately changed his face, and asked people to arrest the counselor and put him in a prison, where he was strictly guarded. Can't escape or let him die.

Everyone is happy when things come to fruition. If things fail, Teng Nanhou decided to be the first to hand over the counselor and shift all responsibility to Xue Yu, so that he can also protect himself.

Xue Junliang walked all the way to the south. It is said that there are beautiful mountains and clear waters in the south, and it should be a scene of prosperity. Unlike Xue Guo, there are stretches of deserts and snow-capped mountains.

Teng country is not only facing the water, but also leaning on the mountains, both farming and fishing should be very extensive, but as soon as you enter the territory of Teng country after passing through the pass, you can see a large number of refugees.After Xue Houyang led his troops back, he left an order that all refugees who want to enter the customs should be checked and let in as long as they are willing to work hard to cultivate and not deliberately make things difficult.

Before the group of them reached their destination, they had to temporarily open a porridge factory and gave up porridge twice.

Xue Junliang stood aside in a python robe, and the refugees rushed over to grab the porridge. Only then did he realize that it didn't matter who the king was in the eyes of the people. In the face of hunger and cold, they had no time to think about these things, let alone talk about the righteousness of the country.

Xue Junliang asked people to set up temporary tents for the refugees to stay overnight, distributed clothes to keep out the cold, and allocated some accompanying doctors to stay and treat the refugees.

After walking for a few days, Xue Junliang met Shen Yi who was going ahead.

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw Shen Yi, after all, he had been out for so long and hadn't arrived yet, thinking that he was neglecting the imperial decree and not wanting to contribute.

Shen Yi said with a smile: "I've been watching the stars for the past few days, there are dark clouds covering the top in the south, my humble minister is just a sack, without dragon aura to protect his body, if we rashly go south, there must be danger."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and it was even more affirmed that Shen Yi was a poor-faced scholar and didn't dare to go to the disaster relief.

Only Xue Junliang heard Shen Yi's voice-over.

Xue Junliang laughed, and said, "Oh? The Tai Tuo even knows how to watch the stars and predict bad luck... Then what else did the Tai Tuo see?"

Shen Yi said: "

To be honest with Your Majesty, I have noticed that this dark cloud is gradually moving northward, and it actually intends to approach the capital. I am afraid that the capital is in danger! "

His nagging expression made everyone laugh even more, almost treating him like a monkey, but after he said it, it didn't take long for someone with a little brain to understand something, and shouted "Oops!"

Shen Yi said with a slow smile at this time: "Bah, bah, it's not auspicious. Although the dark clouds have a fierce aura, but I have a premonition, so I specially left a letter and handed it to Marquis Wannian."

Xue Junliang chuckled lightly and said, "So you are the first-class gong, and you can suppress the fierceness of the capital, so how should you solve this problem?"

Shen Yi had already arranged everything. He was always proud of his height, so he couldn't help being a little proud, and said with a smile, "I don't dare to be a lowly official. If you can suppress the fierceness of the capital, you have to be ten thousand years old... But in front of you, the king just needs to adjust it first." A hundred archers, outflank the forest in front, and the king's royal chariot will come later, and there will be no serious problems, so that the royal chariot's dignity will not be disturbed."