The Ugly Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress, Chapter 76, vol 2 Chapter 30: The Emperor personal expedition
When Xue Jun Liang finished reading the letter, he suddenly laughed and said, "Let Xue Yu come to the palace, and let Lang Jing come with him by the way."
Xue Hou Yang heard this, and immediately understood that the note brought by Teng Yun from the border must have recommended Xue Yu.
Xue Hou Yang retreated, found Lang Jing at the military office, and said, “His majesty summoned Lord Lang and Lord Xue to enter the palace."
Lang Jing responded and went out to report to Xue Yu.
Xue Yu was still drinking tea in the mansion at this time. His maid was fanning the fan for him, which looks leisurely.
When Lang Jing saw Xue Yu, Xue Yu said with a slow smile, “Is Lord Lang free?"
“His Majesty the emperor calls." said Lang Jing
“Oh?"
Xue Yu smiled and said, “He's busy fighting the Feng state. What can I do? Do you want to find me wrong for being idle?"
Lang Jing said, “I don't think so. Just now the military office received the border guard, and the Marquis of Wannian submitted his Majesty the emperor, which may be related to the Shui River."
Xue Yu said with a smile: “Although Emperor Xue said that he can let me go to the court regardless of the past, can he still ask me to lead? Does Xue Jun Liang has this bearing?”
Lang Jing said, “You may enter the palace, Lord.”
Xue Yu changed his official uniform and asked his servants to prepare the horses. Then he went to the palace with Lang Jing.
As soon as the sign was handed over, Xue Yu and Lang Jing were immediately led by palace people.
When they entered the hall, Xue Jun Liang didn't look up and said, “Come and sit down."
They thanked him. Sitting down, Xue Jun Liang looked at the memorial and said, "Xue Yu, Zhen remember that you made a lot of contributions, didn't you?"
“It is."
Xue Jun Liang added: “When the first emperor was alive, he said you were intelligent and brave. At this time, when the Feng state raised its troops, but you were drinking tea and listening to the opera in the mansion, did you attach importance to the first emperor?"
Xue Yu said with a smile, “His majesty joked that the Xue state is full of talents. Even the Imperial consort can go to the battle to kill the enemy. What else do I need to do as a young and ignorant person? The Feng state is bound to be frightened by the news."
Xue Jun Liang finally looked up and chuckled, “Don't make sarcastic remarks. We can't say a word or two about our holiday, but you can't say how the Marquis of Tengnan is. It's really cruel and unscrupulous things. He's on the front line, but he wrote back to recommend you."
Xue Yu stood up and said, “The Marquis of Tengnan recommended me?"
“Yes, he recommended you to me and put you in charge of military power. Xue Yu, what's your opinion?"
Xue Yu has been staring at Xue Jun Liang for a long time. There are some doubts in his eyes. Of course, Xue Jun Liang knew his mind. How can a monarch like himself give his military power to someone who has made a mistake?
Xue Jun Liang said: “Sit down, don't stand. We are now open to talk about the national crisis. I don't want any gap between us brothers. What's the point of fighting in our nest for so many years? What's the good for anyone? You want to sit in the Dragon chair. If you do, I will want to kill you. But I can't kill you. If you go on like this, why not?"
“Hum." Xue Yu sneered and said, “His majesty is so refreshing. Now, it's quick to admit that he wanted to get rid of this Imperial brother?"
Xue Jun Liang threw the pen away with a smile, leaned on the Dragon chair, and said: “I've always been a cheerful person, but I've been an emperor for so many years, and I can't say anything pleasant. Now close the door, it’s just the three of us."
Xue Yu said, "Let’s talk about his majesty. Let's talk about everything."
Xue Jun Liang nodded and said: “The Shui River sent the report, the Marquis of Tengnan won the first battle, beat back the Imperial court official Lu Shi, and took back the grain and salaries. Although the first battle was a beautiful one, both the Marquis of Tengnan and I don't feel happy about it. The Shui River has a long stretch. When the Feng state's army is defeated in the lower reached, it will find other breakthroughs. The navy war means that our troops must fight the Feng state in the Shui River. There is another place."
"The Peng County."
At this time, Lang Jing put in a word coolly.
Xue Jun Liang didn't blame him for interrupting, nodded: “It's The Peng County. There is a small county not far from the upper reached of the Shui River. Although there are not many residents, it is an important place for soldiers. The Peng County is next to the Shui River. There is a big gap in the upper reached and a valley. Because the terrain is dangerous, there is generally no danger passing there."
Lang Jing then said, “Although the Peng County is easy to defend and hard to attack, if it is captured, it is a large plain to the north of The Peng County, and only a large army can fight to defend. In this way, the battle between the large forces will be severely damaging. In addition, with the fall of the fortress, the army will be unstable and it is difficult to guarantee that it will win."
Xue Jun Liang then turned to Xue Yu and said, "The Peng County is the source of the Shui River, and the water flow is like a giant eagle spreading its wings..."
He said, smiled, and said, "Xue Yu, you are always conceited, you are young and successful, and you always hate the sky for being too low. Then I will give you an army and horses, give you the trust you should have, and see how high you are, a giant eagle, can't fly!"
Xue Yu also stared at Xue Jun Liang for a long time and said: “Hi majesty, don't worry. Although Xue Yu is impulsive and irascible, he also understood that without the Xue state, I'm not even the governor of the town. Only when the Xue state is prosperous can I consider how to rebel, right?"
Xue Jun Liang said with a smile, “It's hard for you to think so clearly. It's really hard."
Xue Yu said: “This Imperial brother will make a military order. If The Peng County is lost, he will join the Shui River without much efforts."
“Good."
Xue Jun Liang said, “You can take Lang Jing with you. Lang Jing is loyal to you. You can take him with you. This is the trust that Zheng, as the emperor, should show to the Imperial court official, right?"
“His majesty is brilliant."
Xue Jun Liang turned to Lang Jing and said, “How many soldiers and horses are needed to guard The Peng County?"
Lang Jing didn't answer, but said to Xue Yu, “Please let the master announce it."
Xue Yu just paused and immediately replied, “2500 elite soldiers, will be enough."
“OK," said Xue Jun Liang, "Like the Marquis of Wannian, we need 2500 cavalry. Let's start as soon as possible."
Xue Yu went out of the palace, led 2500 soldiers and horses in the camp in the outskirts of the Imperial capital, and soon left for The Peng County.
While on the way, Lang Jing also analyzed the terrain and situation of The Peng County. The Imperial court official Lu Shi was defeated. The Marquis of Tengnan's army had been fighting with the Feng army in the Shui River. Soon the Feng state would send troops here to protect the Shui River, but also to make things upset.
The advantage of The Peng County lies in that it is located in the upper reached of the Shui River. It is not easy to pass through canyons, and it is easy to defend and attack from a far.
Lang Jing said: “The Lord can only defend, but not attack. The front of the Feng army will take too long to respond to self-rescue. If the Feng army cannot attack for a long time, it will have to withdraw. At this time, you can send a letter to the Marquis of Tengnan above the Shui River and the four tiger generals of Zheng'an. If there are three sides attacking together, the Feng army will lose."
Xue Yu said, “That's good. How can we keep the Peng County safe?"
Lang Jing smiled and said: “The Lord has always been lucky. He can't attack the city for a long time. Generally, the enemy will think of fire encirclement. It's a pity that The Peng County has rain and water all the year round. Even if the fire encirclement can be put out quickly, he will not be afraid at all."
Xue Yu nodded, but said: “What about an attack by the water? The upstream of the Shui River is turbulent. What if the enemy's is doing trenching and water diversion?"
Lang Jing said: “I also thought about this matter. In fact, we might as well let the Feng army dig ditches. On the day of completion, we might as well start to be strong, draw water to flood the army, and take advantage of the gains."
Xue Yu thought it's a good way, and has to admire Lang Jing's quick thinking. In the past, Lang Jing often admonished him, but Xue Yu didn't want to listen at all. After all, he was also a young hero. He was born without any hardship. Only when he experienced real hardships can he understand.
Xue Yu went to The Peng County and personally inspected the problem of building the city and the sentry tower. He also asked the soldiers to reinforce the city wall and the gate, and moved the residents close to the Shui River to the high-lying place. He also sent the spies to survey around the Shui River, and got the news of the Feng army at the first time.
When everything was ready, we waited for the Feng army to send troops to attack the city.
Within half a month, the Feng army came. The Feng state general personally led 3000 elite soldiers to attack the city. Xue Yu had been on guard for a long time. The Feng army was following the canyon because there was water flow in the canyon and it was not easy for the Xue army to use the fire attack. Xue Yu ordered people to dig traps in the Canyon. When the Feng army arrived, they fell into the trap one after another, then Xue Yu asked the soldiers to stand on the canyon and push down the boulder. The boulder rolled down from the mountain, and the army fled. Although only a small part of the army was blocked in the canyon or fell into the pit, it was the first a show of strength from Xue Yu.
Then the Feng army counted people and horses, they saw that they lost more than 500 soldiers, and was on even numbers going to fight with Xue Yu's 2500 troops.
When the Feng army attacked the city, he began to dig ditches and channels secretly to prepare for water diversion and irrigation. Xue Yu had been prepared to let people stare at their works all the time, but pretended not to know. He just focused on the enemy. Although the enemy could not attack for a long time, he was not afraid, but he was happy to think that he had attracted Xue army's attention and felt that the situation was inevitable.
Xue Yu also quietly organized soldiers and people to dig ditches from the abandoned areas of the city, leading the Shui River.
When the Feng army was ready to take The Peng County without any effort, the Feng army scouts returned. It seemed that The Peng County had something wrong happening. At this time, the enemy found out that Xue Yu also dug ditches, the Feng army’s General wanted to lead his troops back, but when he got to the canyon, he couldn't pass because of a huge stone blocking the pathway. If he had to turn around he couldn’t, he was in a dilemma at once. When the flood came, it scattered the 2500 elite soldiers of the Feng army without the Xue army lifting a sword.
When the report of The Peng County was delivered to the capital, Xue Jun Liang felt a lot easier. If it wasn't for Teng Yun to recommend Xue Yu, Xue Jun Liang, though he also knew that Zhenjiang Hou was a generalist, couldn't let go of his heart to reuse him.
Although Xue Jun Liang was sitting in the capital, he couldn't relax for a moment. He's afraid of an accident in the front line. The military office will send a lot of the report to the Shui River every day.
Xue Jun Liang received the report from the Shui River and the report from Xue Yu. He thought it was a quick report, but it was also a quick report. The Marquis of Tengnan and the Feng state's chief inspector Qi Zi Jie fought for the first time. He beat Qi Zi Jie back, but he also captured nearly 300 prisoners from the Feng state.
Just one thing, the Marquis of Tengnan was poisoned by sword. In order not to let the Feng army know, he broke the arrow shaft and fought until the Feng army returned to the south of the Shui River.
Although sword poison is not a deadly poison, because of the long time he spent fighting, the Marquis of Tengnan fainted when he returned to the camp, and the military doctors were trying their best to treat him.
Xue Jun Liang looked at the letter for a long time and suddenly said, “The Feng state knows?"
The visitor replied, “According to the Shui River army, before the general fainted, he told us to keep the secret and not let the people reveal any of it. He was afraid that the Feng state would take the opportunity to build up troops to invade."
Xue Jun Liang nodded and said, “That's good."
But at the next moment, the heart came up again and said, “The wounds on Marquis of Tengnan, can they be cured?"
To humanity: “Will not know”
Xue Jun Liang didn't speak any more, just stayed up all night, and the next day came the military report. The Marquis of Tengnan hasn't woke up yet. It seemed that there are spies of the Feng state in the military camp. It's said that most of the Xu state's governors have been poisoned for a long time. It seemed that the Feng state is ready to attack the Shui River again.
Xue Jun Liang panicked for a moment, and then ordered to convene the Imperial court, which was in the main hall.
The Imperial court officials just left the palace and were called back. Xue Jun Liang asked people to read the report and ask their opinions.
Xue Hou Yang said: “It's a big taboo to have no general in the army... The Marquis of Tengnan has finally taken over the military heart. If someone is sent to the Shui River now to replace the Marquis of Tengnan and change people rashly, it is not appropriate and it will make the army morale down."
"Zhen thought so too. If the Marquis of Tengnan is not health enough, he should send someone to go there, but..."
It was suggested by officials that soldiers could say the Marquis of Tengnan one after another, which would also delay for a while.
Shen Yi stood out and said, “This method is not appropriate. Now it's a confrontation between the two armies. Since the enemy heard that the Marquis of Tengnan is seriously ill, even if it's a rumor, they will seize the opportunity. In this way, when walking around waiting the Marquis of Tengnan to recover, I'm afraid it's they found out what we are trying to hide, which made the Feng army more confident and fearless."
Xue Jun Liang said, “What about this Imperial tutor any word?"
Shen Yi said: “There is a way to this low Imperial court official, and this is absolutely the way to work. It only depends on how his majesty does it."
“But it doesn't matter."
Shen Yi looked up at Xue Jun Liang, and slowly spits out four words, “The Imperial expedition."
As soon as he finished, there was a sudden uproar in the hall. Xue Hou Yang said, “If the emperor marches in person, it can really boost morale, but... What about the capital? If The Peng County is lost, the capital will be in danger."
Shen Yi said: "For now, there is only a dangerous way for soldiers to travel. The Marquis of Wannian is in the capital. The camp in the outskirts of the capital is properly guarded and there is no possibility of man-made rebellion. In the first war of The Peng County, the Marquis of the town has long been famous to the Feng state, and Emperor Feng should also consider the issue of loss, and will not venture to attack the Peng County again."
Xue Jun Liang was really moved by Shen Yi's words. The Imperial expedition can not only boost morale, but also he can get to see Teng Yun. Teng Yun was poisoned with sword wound poison. So far, he has not been awake. He can't let go of his worry.
Xue Hou Yang also thought Shen Yi's words were reasonable, but he still felt that he has no foundation in mind to shoulder this task.
Shen Yi added: “His majesty may as well give to the seat to the crown prince with the Marquis of Wannian as Regent to deal with the affairs in the Imperial capital, and he can send the important affairs to the Shui River for his own approval. Although the crown prince is young, he has great wit. I believe that he can be ready to deal with the crisis."
Xue Jun Liang thought of Xue Pei. When he was so young, he not only finished reading in his study, but also began to share his worries and solve his difficulties for the first emperor and began to wander around.
Xue Jun Liang has been pondering for a long time. People are standing in the hall and dare not go out. They are waiting for the decision from Emperor Xue.
It seemed that after a long time, Xue Jun Liang said: “The Imperial tutor has a point. Zhen is ready to fight for the Imperial army. The crown prince Xue Pei will act as the agent of things in the Imperial capital. The Marquis of Wannian Xue Hou Yang will be Imperial Regent and assists the government affairs."
As soon as his voice fell, the Imperial court official fell to his knees and kowtowed, “His majesty is wise."
It's not a small matter for the emperor to go to war in person. It's impossible to start at once. But before starting, the statement has been sent to the Shui River. The general is still worried about the matter the commander in chief. He is afraid that the Feng army will take this opportunity to invade in a large scale. He heard the news that Emperor Xue is preparing to drive in person from central Imperial capital.
The news was encouraging. The troops were soon ready for the battle, and they were well provided with food and salaries. They soon set out.
When Xue Jun Liang was on his way to the Shui River, the Feng army sent troops to fight again. Although they saw the Marquis of Tengnan flag this time, it was not Teng Yun himself but Zhao Tong standing in front.
The Marquis of Tengnan has been in a coma for several days. The military doctors tried their best to treat him, but he did not get better. The Feng army called for a long time. Finally, Zhao Tong angrily ordered 20 ships, grabbed the Marquis of Tengnan's flag and went out to fight.
All the people advised Zhao Tong to be careful to meet the enemy and not to be ambitious. However, Zhao Tong was always grumpy and didn't listen very much. Twenty small boats met the Feng state army.
Qi Zi Jie sent his generals to fight. Zhao Tong didn't even take weapons. He only took the big flag. The small boat and the big boat picked up the deck. Within three moves, Zhao Tong used the flag to defeat the Feng state generals into the water. Later, Qi Zi Jie sent another person to fight. He was also defeated by Zhao Tong.
Zhao Tong stood alone at the bow of the boat. The Feng army was frightened by his momentum, and no one dared to fight again.
Qi Zi Jie even lost two generals and dared not fight any more. He ordered to return to the south of the Shui River. Zhao Tong was not sure. He won the army's troops with 20 boats and did not chase after them. He also ordered to turn the bow and go back to the north bank.
Zhao Tong won a battle on his own. When he returned to the camp, a general came up and said, “General has woken up!"
Zhao Tong was stunned, and then he was very happy. Before he could get to the main account, the sentry ran over and said, “It seemed that there are horses coming this way."
Zhao Tong hurried up to the sentry tower. There was a big army coming here, but it was only close. There was a word "Xue" on the flag.
Zhao Tong realized that it was the army of Emperor Xue.
They rushed out of the camp and knelt down to welcome Emperor Xue. Xue Jun Liang got off the horse and let the general get down. The first sentence was, “How is the Marquis of Tengnan?"
Zhao Tong said, “The general just woke up."
“Woke up..."
Xue Jun Liang repeated. He left the crowd and walked directly in. Zhao Tong naturally knew that his Majesty was eager to see the injury of the governor. He immediately led Emperor Xue to the main camp.
Xue Jun Liang arrived at the main camp, and his own soldiers pulled the curtain for him, but he didn't expect that he had not entered, and he saw the pale face of the prepared Teng Yun.
Teng Yun's lips were white, his face was not bloodstained, the whole person looked a little thin, and he seemed to have no spirit. Because all the soldiers come out to meet him, there is no one in the main camp to wait on him. After he woke up, he was worried about the war, and even dressed in a coat, he stumbled out.
Teng Yun stared at Xue Jun Liang in the snake-skin robes for a long time, which seemed incredible.
When Xue Jun Liang saw his haggard appearance, he twisted his heart hard, reached out to hold Teng Yun, turned his head and said, “All out, Zhen has something to say to the Marquis of Tengnan."
As soon as the voice fell, he reached out and put down the curtain, blocking the sight of the outside people. Then he grabbed Teng Yun horizontally and hugged him.
Teng Yun was shocked. He seemed to be going to straighten out, but he just woke up and has no energy. Seeing Xue Jun Liang's face is not good, he was not struggling. He leaned on Xue Jun Liang and felt relieved.
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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