The Ugly Empress

Feng Ming never knew that Zhao Lu would be clingy. Normally, Zhao Lu always had a cold face and a rather ruthless manner, but these two days, he even came to see him when he had time.

Feng Ming thought it was because he was about to go to war, because after all, he didn't want him to go to war, but in this Feng country, Feng Ming would only trust Zhao Lu unconditionally.

Zhao Lu was still not very talkative, and he didn't show any emotion, it was the same in the past, so Feng Ming didn't care, but Zhao Lu knew in his heart that he was a little uneasy, now that the two countries are imminently fighting, this day will finally come.

Feng Ming recruited ministers to discuss the strategy of sending troops, everyone asked Lu Xiang to talk, Lu Shichen said: "I am a scholar, I only know how to calm the people, marching and fighting depends on the meaning of the Marquis of Lu."

Zhao Lu looked at the map and pondered for a while, as if he was thinking, every sentence he said was very difficult, and every sentence seemed to be suffering.

Because every step of his was full of elements of deceit, deceiving Feng Ming and making him lose to Xue Junliang.

Zhao Lu said: "The State of Xue itself is strong and strong, and now King Xue has subdued the army of the State of Teng, let alone underestimate us. On the surface, it seems that we are at a disadvantage... But if the State of Teng surrendered and King Teng was imprisoned, the people's hearts must be at odds. Your Majesty can take advantage of it. At this point, start with Teng country, break through the gap, and occupy Teng country, then you can attack Xue country from both sides."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, Lu Shichen said: "It's a good strategy, but Teng is far away, and it's not easy to march. How can we take Teng?"

Zhao Lu said: "People in Teng country are in panic now, so why not send someone to spread rumors, saying that King Xue is going to cut off the neck of Marquis Teng Nan, and that he hates the people of Teng country for killing the queen, and wants to kill the grass and roots of Teng country, so that everyone in Teng country will be free Of course, there is no time to fight. In this case, please order [-] troops to lead the vanguard, Qingqi will go over to make a surprise attack, disturb the morale of the army, and let them open the city and surrender."

After he finished speaking, everyone agreed. This is indeed a good idea, and Feng Ming also thinks it is good. In this way, they will stand on the territory of Teng country. Teng country has food and water, and there is no need to set up a stronghold to set up a camp. Attacking, Xue Junliang was caught in the middle, even if there was a huge difficulty, it was difficult to care about the left and right.

Lu Shichen said: "Although it is reasonable, I am afraid that King Xue will send troops to fight against the back of the Marquis of Zhulu. If the back is cut off, don't you run out of troops and food?"

Feng Ming said: "Gu sent people to pretend to be false and harass Xue Guo directly, so as to distract Xue Junliang's attention, so that Hou Zhulu can go to Teng country unimpeded."

Zhao Lu nodded, but sighed in his heart, Feng Ming believed in him so much, and wanted to help him eliminate the danger.

Everyone discussed the best plan together, until it was dark and the gate of the Forbidden Palace was about to be closed, the ministers dispersed, and Zhao Lu stayed in the palace.

Although many people think that Zhao Lu climbed to his current official position by climbing the dragon bed, they have to admit that Zhao Lu is familiar with military books, marching and fighting, no one is better than him, and he has to be admired.

Zhao Lu was about to go to war in a few days, but Feng Ming was tormented by him over and over again. Feng Ming used to be a general, so his physical strength was naturally not bad, but he still couldn't stand being so ruthless.

It's just that he never rejects Zhao Lu, even Lu Shichen can see this lump.Once Feng Ming and Lu Shichen were discussing about rebuilding Mingshui, they ignored Zhao Lu, the two chatted very happily, Zhao Lu didn't know that he had a taste, and even kissed Feng Ming in front of Lu Shichen.

Feng Ming was more thoughtful than him, Zhao Lu was willing to be jealous of him, of course he was happy, but Lu Shichen was frightened stupid, Lu Shichen was a scholar himself, so he was inevitably a bit pedantic, made a big red face, he didn't dare to look up at the two of them for a long time, he always felt that he should Like avoiding.

It was almost noon when Feng Ming woke up the next day, Ruixue stood aside, her expression didn't know whether she was crying or laughing, she saw him get up and hurried over to take care of washing and dressing.

Feng Ming's body was sore, although he was used to this kind of thing, but his body was not made of iron, so he couldn't take it for a few days.

"Where's your master?"

The corners of Ruixue's mouth were a little twitched, and she said in a trembling voice, "Master said it's not too late, and I'm going out with troops this morning."

Feng Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "What's the matter, before I can't bear it, you just look like you're about to cry? Are you reluctant to bear with your master?"

Ruixue wiped the corners of her eyes, "My servant... I am reluctant to do this for you."

Feng Ming said: "I believe he will come back safely, Zhao Lu has never lost a war before."

When Ruixue heard these words, she couldn't hold it back any longer, and she burst into tears. Feng Ming also treated her as a little girl who had never seen the world of war, so he comforted her a few words, gave her a vacation, and let her Go back and rest.

He didn't know that Ruixue was crying and Zhao Lu left, this time he really left, and this trip will never come back again.Before leaving, Zhao Lu stroked Feng Ming's hair, and softly told Ruixue to take good care of Feng Ming, saying that there was no caring person around him, and only Ruixue was more considerate.

Zhao Lu put on his armor, glanced at the direction of the palace, ordered ten thousand cronies, raised a banner, wrote a letter "Chasing the Pioneer", and sent troops to Teng country in a mighty way.

Teng Yun led troops to build a temple in Teng State. The people heard rumors that Xue Junliang wanted to kill Teng Nanhou, and they were afraid that the people of Teng State would cause chaos, so they wanted to eliminate future troubles, but Teng Yun's arrival dispelled their worries.

The local officials were still afraid of Xue Junliang's majesty. Although they didn't want to contribute money or effort, they still helped Teng Yun build the temple together.

The three He brothers refused to accept Teng Yun at all, and threatened to

They can only be killed, they would rather beheaded than do hard work, Teng Yun didn't force them, but rolled up his sleeves himself, and built temples with the soldiers.

Seeing this, the three He brothers stopped abusing Teng Yun even though they were still unconvinced.

The wealthy businessmen of Teng Kingdom, those who have a heart for the world, all came to visit Teng Yun and funded him to build the temple. Many refugees living in the temple or those who could not live in the local area came to join the army one after another. They had gathered in a few days 2 people.

Although Teng Yun has been going abroad all the time, Teng Country is his hometown after all, and he knows exactly who is a clean official and who is a corrupt official there.

Teng Yun brought the three members of the He family to the houses of these corrupt officials and arrested their sons and nephews to serve as soldiers. How could the officials want their juniors to join the army? Anyone who didn't want to join the army had to pay money as military pay.

Those who have no sons are arrested, saying that these people have rebellious bones in the back of their heads and must be beheaded, otherwise they will endanger the country and the country in the future. Of course, corrupt officials are afraid of death, so they can only bribe Teng Yun with money.

This is what Teng Yun wanted. With the He family and the three of them, he could control the place. In terms of kung fu, the guards of these corrupt officials' homes couldn't beat them at all, even if they wanted to be tough.

Soon this matter reached Xue Junliang's ears, and several officials jointly reported that Teng Yun accepted bribes and robbed people's property, which made Teng Guomin miserable.

As soon as Xue Junliang received the report, Teng Yun sent He Zhong to send the ledger. Within three days, more than [-] soldiers were conscripted, and countless gold and silver were confiscated, all of which were used as military pay.

Xue Junliang asked He Zhong, "Has Teng Ying ever been corrupt?"

He Zhong scratched his head and said, "The three of us moved the money by ourselves, and he never touched it."

Xue Junliang nodded, didn't say anything more, and didn't give any instructions. He thought that since the other party dared to do this, there was naturally a way to appease him, and he didn't need to do anything extra.

Teng Yun asked the spies to inquire about the news, and knew that it was the Marquis of Zhulu who led [-] troops and was heading this way. Teng Yun conscripted [-] soldiers to guard the Teng country with food and money, and was not afraid of anything.

It's just that most of these [-] soldiers are new recruits. If they really go to the battlefield, they haven't been trained, so they won't be able to do anything.

Teng Yun ordered people to dig pits and set up traps, and sent troops to Zhishui to set up a boat formation to intercept the army of Zhuluhou.

Sure enough, the elite soldiers sent by Zhao Lu fell into the pit, and were killed by the soldiers ambushing nearby. Although Zhulu Hou's army was well-trained, they were unavoidably panicked.

Teng Yun didn't let anyone chase him, but continued to guard Zhishui.

The three of the He family couldn't wait for the fight to stop like this, and wanted to go out and have a good time, so Teng Yun sent three people to rob the village in the middle of the night, harassing the enemy army, and preventing Zhao Lu from building the camp.

The three of them each led dozens of soldiers and horses, and attacked from three sides, but they didn't fight desperately, they just turned back when they reached the point.

Seeing that the enemy army was so stupid, He Zhong was overwhelmed and fell into the pit himself. The horse broke his leg, Zhao Lu should lead his men to catch up, and he was about to kill him. The soldiers rescued He Zhong.

Zhao Lu has been marching and fighting all his life, and his skills are not blown out, and the two attacking each other is not a failure.

Seeing that the three of them had not returned for a long time, Teng Yun sent someone to spy on them. The spies reported that the three generals were intercepted by Zhulu Hou in front of Zhishui and were fighting.

Teng Yun knew something was wrong, so he asked the soldiers on Zhishui to hold up open flames and beat drums loudly, pretending to be fighting, and he himself led thirty elite soldiers ashore to rescue people.

When he passed by, He Zhong just crawled out of the pit and rushed up to fight Zhao Lu. Teng Yun ordered people to surround Zhao Lu, but he didn't dare to fight for a long time, for fear that Feng Guo's soldiers and horses would catch up. Easy to handle.

The crowd surrounded Zhao Lu, intentionally revealing their flaws, and let Zhao Lu rush out through the breach and steer his horse back to the camp. Teng Yun didn't want to fight, and when Zhao Lu left, he immediately returned to Zhishui with his soldiers.

The army had its own documents to report these things to the capital, and Xue Junliang asked Xue Houyang to read the mansion newspaper, and Xue Houyang was shocked.

"This...my brother can't believe it. If Teng Ying has such talents, why would he help Teng Qianyi set fire?"

Xue Junliang also shook his head, "I don't understand either."

Xue Houyang seemed to think of something suddenly, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Lu led the army to attack. Although Teng Ying stopped the enemy army by surprise, it is just not a long-term strategy. Once the enemy army finds that Teng Ying's men are all recruits, they will naturally attack boldly." , Teng country is still in crisis at that time, it is better to send troops to support, so that the people can feel at ease."

Xue Junliang suddenly laughed, shook his head, and said, "Just wait for Zhao Lu to return."

Xue Houyang didn't know why, but Xue Junliang didn't point it out, so he couldn't ask any more questions.

Teng Yun knew how many catties and taels Teng State had, and it was too late to train soldiers now. Zhao Lu was on the north bank of Zhishui, and he was on the south bank of Zhishui, so he had to use water to demarcate the border. fear.

Teng Yun was sitting on the boat looking at the other side, meditating on the countermeasures in his mind, when he heard someone singing, a small boat was going down the river, the canvas was full of wind, and it was coming towards them.

The punter looked like a beggar, with a pot on the sail, singing and rowing this way. The soldiers on the boat saw a gun poking at his boat and wanted to stop him.

the beggar

But he laughed, flicked lightly with the bamboo pole, and actually lifted the spear in the soldier's hand into the water, and disappeared with a plop.

Seeing that he was the son of the Lian family, the three of the He family became determined to win, and took the spear to make a gesture, but before the spear touched the boat, He Zhong was hit in the chest by the broken pot unluckily. Lay down for a long time and can't get up.

That broken pot with black balls is still full of fishy smell.

Teng Yun told everyone to stop, stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Could it be that this hero wants to join the army?"

The beggar laughed, "Are you a smart boy?"

"Senior just made a move, but didn't try his best. It means that he doesn't want to see us like us, and there is no hostility."

The beggar said: "Since you know this truth, why are you stationing troops in Zhishui?"

Teng Yun was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant, and said: "I still need to ask senior to enlighten me."

The beggar said: "Zhao Lu has stayed in the north of Zhishui for ten days. If he really wanted to attack and conquer Teng Kingdom, he must have acted already. Now there is only smoke from the kitchen and no drums, which means that Zhao Lu has no intention of sending troops. Just like you said, No hostility."

Teng Yun also felt reasonable when he said that, but Zhuluhou didn't come here to fight, so he still surrendered?

The beggar said: "The general might as well put on a suspicious formation and confront Zhao Lu head-on. Zhao Lu has no reinforcements behind him. If he loses, he can cut off his food and grass. Will 3 horses be afraid of him with 1 horses?"

Teng Yun was secretly startled when he heard this. This man clearly came from a long way, but he knew his own details clearly. This made Teng Yun both surprised and happy. He is a person who loves talents. And the kung fu is not weak, if you can use it for yourself, it will be great, but if you can't, it will be a serious problem.

Teng Yun bowed again immediately, and invited the man to sit in the town. The beggar did not refuse after hearing this, and said with a smile: "This is the first time I come to Teng country, and the Marquis of Teng Nan despised me for being ugly, so I drove him out of the city at thirty sticks. His surname is Teng, but he has a different spirit."

At this time, the three of the He family interjected: "Why are you called ugly? Are you as ugly as the three of us? You should be called stinky!"

Teng Yun suppressed a smile, respectfully invited him onto the big boat, and ordered him to fetch water for him to wash and take care of himself.

No one expected that the beggar would turn out to be a handsome man with an extraordinary bearing after washing himself up.

He Zhongdao: "Just now you said that Teng Ying is a pretty boy, I see you are paler than him!"

The man laughed, "It's a pity that I, a little boy, accidentally defeated the general just now."

He Zhong was so refuted that he had nothing to say, his face flushed, and he clamored to fight him again, because he made a mistake earlier.

Teng Yun has always

Treating each other with courtesy, the man was also moved, saying: "I am under Zhao Tong, and I am the personal follower of Zhao Lu, the Marquis of Zhulu."

"Zhao Lu?"

The He brothers yelled, and took up their swords to kill Zhao Tong. Zhao Tong didn't panic, snatched his long sword with his bare hands, shook a sword flower with his backhand, and put the sword back into its sheath.

He smiled and said: "Don't panic, generals, I'm here to surrender on behalf of the Marquis of Zhulu."

He Zhongdao: "Ghosts believe you!"

Zhao Tong took out a letter from his bosom, which was Zhao Lu's personal letter, which said that he was originally from the state of Xue, and because of the great favor of King Xue, he was willing to bid farewell to his homeland and go to Feng State to help King Xue inquire about news.

This was written by Zhao Lu when he left Xue Guo, and Xue Junliang's seal was stamped on it, so as not to kill each other when they met in the future.

It's just that Zhao Lu didn't expect that he just sneaked into the military camp, and was promoted all the way to the general, was brought into the palace by Feng Ming, and finally transformed into a marquis who was under one man and above ten thousand.

At this time, it is even more difficult for Zhuluhou to get out.

Now that Fengming sent people to attack Fengguo, Zhao Lu ordered his trusted soldiers, and it happened that the whole army surrendered together.

After reading the letter, Teng Yun couldn't help trembling his hands. He never thought that Xue Junliang's scheming was so deep, and his ambush was so far away. imagination.

Teng Yun couldn't help thinking that if one day, Xue Junliang noticed something, knew that he was not Teng Ying at all, and knew that the dead queen had been replaced all along, what would happen to him, he could not see through it at all. I don't understand Xue Junliang anymore.

The next day Teng Yun took Zhao Tong with him and asked the three of the He family to sit in town on Zhishui to meet Zhao Lu in person.

Zhao Lu had received the signal a long time ago, and had already set up his soldiers and horses. The 1 people stood neatly and put all their knives, guns, swords and halberds on the ground at their feet. None of them held a weapon in their hands to show their sincerity.

When Zhao Tong paid his respects to his master, Zhao Killer shook his hands, stuck his long spear on the ground, took off his helmet, hung it on the head of the spear, and led everyone to surrender.

The incident of Zhao Lu's surrender shocked Fengguo and the whole country, and everyone discussed it. Some scolded Zhao Lu for treachery, and some took the opportunity to pour dirty water on him. helmet.

So the spies brought Zhuluhou's spear and helmet back to Fengguo, and no one believed it anymore. Lu Shichen had always respected Zhao Lu, and he staggered a few steps on the spot in shock.

In a few days, someone asked to see Zhao Lu, but it was Ruixue who came. Ruixue had something on her back, and when she untied it, it turned out to be a broken piano with dried blood on it.

Rui Xue said: "Master... the Marquis's mansion has been raided, and your crimes have been heinously condemned. Someone arrested your subordinates and wanted to behead them. Xiang Lu let me go out of the city and asked me to bring this zither to see the master."

Zhao Lu's outstretched hand was trembling, he gently stroked the broken string and the broken body of the piano, without speaking.

Ruixue wept and said, "Don't you ask King Feng?"

"Oh...how is he?"

Ruixue choked up a little, "Bong Wang... all I can say... all I can say is that he's still alive."

Teng Yun was wary of whether Zhao Lu had surrendered or not, so he had people come to find out the news. It is no wonder that Teng Yun was suspicious when someone from Feng Kingdom came to him suddenly.

He didn't expect that what he heard was indeed such a rhetoric.

Teng Yun sighed, he had heard about the relationship between Zhao Lu and Feng Ming, although he didn't understand why there were such feelings between men, but judging by Ruixue's appearance, sadness was not faked, maybe everything was just a trick of good fortune.