"I'm sorry, Xiaoxiu." Zhang Fu lowered his eyelashes, "We can't go back yet."
Xiao Xiu was surprised: "Why, why?"
"Now is an opportunity. When I first came here, I didn't expect their internal conflicts to be so deep. Now, the Queen Mother and the Emperor have reached the edge of intolerance and are on the verge of breaking out."
Zhang Fu (fu) raised his head, with a sense of confidence in his bright eyes: "As long as I give another push, this militarily powerful nation will most likely fall apart from within."
"Now our Jin Dynasty occupies Zhengzhou. We are at odds with the Quan Rong clan. If there is civil strife among the Quan Rong people, it will be a God-given opportunity for our Jin Dynasty. Our lord will be able to become a truly powerful overlord who can compete in the Central Plains."
His eyes were burning: "How could I be willing to leave at this time?"
Xiao Xiu was a little excited and a little panicked: "However, the Queen Mother is a shrewd woman. She may be suspicious of your husband. His situation is really too dangerous."
Zhang Fu raised his head, looked through the window, and looked far away in the direction of Bianzhou.
"I have been a very conceited person since I was a child. Because I was a little talented when I was young, I was wrongly loved by my husband and classmates, who often called me 'genius' and 'prodigy'. I may appear humble, but in reality I am more and more humble. I am so proud of myself that I gradually start to look down on others. I feel that all living beings are stupid, but I am the only one who enjoys playing with other people's hearts."
Zhang Fu recalled the past and shook his head slightly: "When I first followed my lord in Bianzhou, I was so proud that I didn't even care about my lord. At that time, I always felt that my lord was a person who could easily see through. When my lord was here In my heart, I feel a little weak and overly compassionate, and I even feel that he is not a suitable candidate for the lord at all.”
Xiao Xiu also remembered the situation at that time, and felt as if it was a lifetime ago.
"Yes. I was full of doubts at the time." Xiao Xiu responded with a smile, "My lord, she not only sympathized with the slaves and civilians. She even went to the city gate to give porridge in person every day. She also went to the dirty refugee camp to supervise the construction of shacks. , I went to the muddy Bianshui River to check on the water conservancy. I bought all the wretched slaves I saw on the road, so that the maids in the palace are all old and young, and there are not many decent ones. "
"But it is precisely because he has Chicheng's heart for the people that so many people are now willing to surrender." Zhang Fu said seriously, "He made me see for the first time the demeanor of a truly wise king. He is also the first person that I, Zhang Fu, have loyal to sincerely.”
He stood up and said: "My lord cherishes the life of every soldier. He once warned me not to lose my respect for life. If I can use my own body this time to exchange the blood of hundreds of thousands of sergeants in the Jin Dynasty, What should I, Zhang Fu, fear?"
He straightened his sleeves, raised his feet and walked out the door.
The empress dowager of Xirong is sitting in her palace.
She grabbed a letter in her hand and pursed her lips tightly.
There were two deep nasolabial wrinkles at the corners of her mouth, making her face look even older.
This letter was sent by Wei Mingshan after he fled Zhengzhou. The letter explained his helplessness, grief and anger. At the end of the letter, he mentioned that his actions were known to the enemy in advance, and he suspected that the news might have been leaked by Ho Kyung.
The Empress Dowager Wu Zang pressed her forehead: "I am old. It seems that I am really old."
Her nephew did not hide Pei Zhen and stood in the hall.
At this moment, he looked at his aunt's face and said cautiously: "Wei Mingshan really dare not even return to Hao Jingdu? Did he run all the way back to the grassland? If he made his aunt so upset, my nephew would just send someone to invite him back." "
"Do you think he will come back?" The Empress Dowager Wu Zang shook her head and sighed, "It's too late. Unless I go to invite him in person, it is impossible for him to return to Hao Jing on his own initiative."
Pei Zhenrao raised his head and said, "It's a bit strange to lose this battle. I still know Lao Wei's leadership ability. He led his elite troops to break through in the middle of the night. How could he be intercepted by the Jin people?" Those Jin dogs seemed to have gotten the news and launched an siege at the same time. The Yuanqi brothers who stayed in the city were caught off guard and lost the city. Could it be that they had an insider and leaked the military plan? "
"Hmph, I'm afraid the mole is someone close to us." There was a stern look in her eyes, "Go and bring Zhang Fu to me."
Wu Zang Pei was really about to leave, but he saw his little aunt, Wu Saffron, the biological sister of the Empress Dowager Wu Zang, running in in a panic.
When Saffron entered the palace, she immediately fell on the Queen Mother's knees.
"Sister, sister." She patted her face, "I really mistrusted the villain. We were all deceived by that Zhang Fu!"
She stretched out her arm and pointed outside the hall: "That Zhang Fu, that Zhang Fu, turned out to be Empress Liang's man. He walked out of my mansion in a strutting manner today, but got on the carriage of that old man Liang Ji, and even openly moved into the palace. Liang Mansion went."
"Hmph!" The Empress Dowager Wu Zang rolled up her sleeves and slapped her sister, "They are all good people you recommended!"
No Saffron covered her face and cried a few times, but she didn't dare to tell the difference.
Pei Zhen was furious: "No wonder everything has not gone well for us these days. It turns out that this boy is causing trouble! The Han people are so cunning. I said at the beginning that the Han people should not be trusted easily, but neither of my aunts believed what my nephew said. "
In Queen Liang's palace, a celebration banquet was being held happily.
Empress Liang sat upright and raised her wine glass happily: "It was Mr. Zhang's clever calculation that allowed the Queen Mother to suffer such a big loss. I would like to toast you sir."
"I will order people in Haojing to publicize the 'great achievements' of the Queen Mother who destroyed the Great Wall and forced General Wei away. Let's see how she can hold her head high in front of those military generals in the future, haha."
Zhang Fu raised his glass with a smile: "Being loyal to the Queen means being loyal to Your Majesty. This is what we should do as ministers."
Empress Liang said jubilantly: "It is rare to have a sensible minister like Zhang Qing. Your Majesty is always aware of your loyalty. Previously, it was not easy to see you because it hindered the Queen Mother's favor. Now that we have said it, let's pass it. In a few days, I will introduce you to your Majesty."
News of the fall of Zhengzhou quickly spread throughout Haojing and beyond.
Strangely, confidential news such as the Queen Mother's secret order for General Wei to go out of the city to meet the enemy, which forced General Wei to "suffer injustice" and flee to the desert, actually spread throughout the streets. It has become a hot topic of conversation among everyone.
Some people say that the Queen Mother is trying to further control the military power and evade His Majesty the Emperor.
For this reason, the Queen Mother even did not hesitate to belittle General Wei, who had made great military exploits for Xirong, and arranged for her family's Wu Zang Yuanqi to be sent to Zhengzhou. Only then did she suffer such a huge defeat.
It is also said that Wu Zang and Pei Zhen suffered a huge defeat in Bianzhou before, and this time Wu Zang Yuanqi once again lost the city overnight, which shows that the Wu Zang family has no leading talents. The Queen Mother is old and her eyesight is dim. She should have returned the power to Your Majesty long ago.
In addition, Weimingshan has always been prestigious among the Xirong army.
As soon as this incident came out, many generals in Xirong, under the guidance of this rumor, inevitably developed a more or less sad mentality.
While sympathizing with General Wei, he also felt a hint of resentment towards the Queen Mother. He began to fall in love with the young emperor.
All kinds of news are flying everywhere, and the situation between North Korea and China is on the verge of breaking out.
In the east city of Haojing, in an inconspicuous courtyard.
Xiao Xiu and two personal guards kept their temper and waited anxiously.
A few days ago, Mr. Zhang openly betrayed the Queen Mother and moved to the home of the Queen's uncle Liang Ji.
He insisted on taking no one with him, and just let them hide here, pack their luggage, prepare the carriage, wait for his news, and be ready to evacuate at any time.
Xiao Xiu paced back and forth in the courtyard. Now, the situation in the Quanrong court was changing rapidly. As a foreigner, the husband was alone in the wolf's den and tiger's den, which really made him extremely anxious.
There were several gentle knocks on the door, three long and two short, which were the signals they had agreed upon in advance.
Xiao Xiu was overjoyed and ran up to open the courtyard door.
Zhang Fu stepped into the house and said the first thing he said: "We will leave immediately."
Xiao Xiu and others quickly hitched the carriage, and the four of them boarded the carriage, exited the city from the east city gate, and headed straight to the east.
Zhang Fu sat in the carriage with a calm face.
Xiao Xiu asked worriedly: "What happened? Sir?"
Zhang Fu shook his head and sighed in his heart.
Today he was discussing matters in front of Emperor Quanrong and the Empress.
The Queen Mother sent someone to announce a banquet in the palace and invited the Emperor and the Queen to go with him.
Zhang Fu immediately realized that the situation was not good and tried his best to dissuade him.
But the female official who came to announce the decree was the emperor's nanny when he was a child, and she said a lot of good things with soft words.
He only said that the Queen Mother was old and would take less care of state affairs from now on. She planned to return power to the emperor. She just asked that there would be no discord between mother and son.
So the ruthless emperor no longer listened to his advice, and only said: The Queen Mother is my biological mother after all, can she still harm me
Take the queen with you to the banquet.
Zhang Fu made a quick decision and found an excuse, slipped out of the palace and went straight to the city gate.
He had been getting along with the Empress Dowager Muzang for several months, and he knew that she was a ruthless woman. That stupid emperor's departure will only bring disaster and misfortune.
"This time, the emperor of Quanrong is finished." Zhang Fu said to Xiao Xiu, "It's a pity. Although Quanrong may be in turmoil for a while, as long as this woman without the hidden pearl is still there, Quanrong will not fall."
Xiao Xiu consoled: "Sir, you have tried your best, and the result now is better than we originally expected. You should be happy, sir."
Zhang Fu didn't speak. He just silently opened the car curtain and looked worriedly at the rolling dust outside the car.
Not long after, there was a faint sound of horse hooves and scolding from behind the car.
Zhang Fu closed his eyes and said, "I'm still chasing him."
He calmly said to Xiao Xiu: "Xiao Xiu, listen to me."
"Stop the carriage immediately and let me stay in the car. You guys get out of the car quickly and walk from the trail."
"What? How... how can it be possible!"
"This is an order, you leave immediately!"
Xiao Xiu had been following Zhang Fu for so long, and this was the first time she saw her husband showing a stern look to him.
The teacher grabbed his hand: "As long as you go back and find the master and tell everything, I may still have a chance of survival. If you stay here, you will just die with me in vain."
Xiao Xiu's eyes were suddenly covered with tears.
Zhang Fu drove a carriage on the road alone.
Not long after, the dog soldiers and cavalry behind them caught up and stopped the carriage.
Zhang Fu got out of the car calmly and surrendered.
He may not know that Xiao Xiu is still hiding in the grass watching all this.
Xiao Xiu bit the back of her hand tightly to prevent herself from making any sound.
He could only watch helplessly as the gentleman he respected and loved the most was roughly pulled out of the carriage by those ferocious Dog Rong soldiers and pinned in the dust.
Directly to Zhang Fu, he was tied up with five flowers, put on a horse, and drove away all the way.
Xiao Xiucai wiped away tears with his bitten and bleeding hand, and fled along the trail with the two escaped guards.
He ran towards Zhengzhou.
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