Hua Rong suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and said loudly: "What's wrong with me? You ask me what's wrong? I'll tell you the truth. You and I have been living like ascetics every day for these years, and we've had enough." Jin Yi People long for fancy clothes and delicious food. I am a woman, so it’s okay if I don’t have wealth. But my husband, who is a high-ranking official, still has to live such a frugal life. I have had enough... "
Yue Pengju felt very sad when he heard his wife say such words. He couldn't help but let go of her waist and said in a deep voice: "Sister Qiu, you knew my temper when you married me, not just today! Li Qiaoniang is a young girl. Willing to live in poverty with us..."
It was a good thing that he didn't mention Li Qiaoniang. At this moment, Hua Rong almost collapsed. He sneered and said loudly: "So I regret it! I don't want to live such a life anymore."
“!!!!!!”
Yue Pengju gasped and looked at the flames burning in his wife's eyes, and shook his head, feeling sad and disappointed. He never thought that his wife, who was close to each other and shared the same goals, would have such thoughts.
He stood up and walked out, slamming the door.
Hua Rong sat up sideways and heard the rustling sounds outside, which was the sound of Yue Pengju coughing, and then the gentle voice of Li Qiaoniang: "My husband is not fully recovered yet, drink a bowl of hot soup and rest..."
She could only hear Yue Pengju's coughing sound, but not his response. She was worried about her husband's health, but when she heard Li Qiaoniang's gentle voice, she slowly lay down again and said to herself, it's okay, since there are other better ones. If a woman is suitable for him and takes care of him, let him be.
This night, I tossed and turned, where could I sleep? At dawn, he quietly stood up and opened the door. Yue Pengju had already been doing morning exercises in the forest outside. Li Qiaoniang ran back and forth to follow him, serving tea and water, dressing and handing over hats, and taking care of her in every possible way. Under the morning sun, Hua Rong only saw Pengju. At the age when a man is at his best, Li Qiaoniang is an eighteen-year-old girl. She is surprised to realize that these two people are so well matched, heroic and beautiful. More importantly, Li Qiaoniang is physically healthy and can bear Peng Ju's son! It seems that the Queen Mother has really put some thought into this!
She looked at it a few more times, only to feel that her body was broken, like a fallen flower at dusk, and there was a surge of energy and blood, as if touching old scars. She turned around quietly, then went back to her bed and lay down, feeling dizzy and dizzy.
After Yue Pengju finished his morning exercises, he stood silently at his wife's door for a while and knocked on the door, but saw that she did not respond at all. At this time, his aide Li Ruoxu had come to remind today's military meeting that the imperial court had sent Zhang Jun, the left prime minister, to supervise the division. Waiting to meet various generals, he had to rush to do business.
After the Miao-Liu Incident, Zhao Deji did not use Qin Hui for various reasons, but instead used Zhang Jun, who was originally sent out. Zhao Deji was very worried about the Dongting water bandits, the biggest concern in the country, and after sending Yue Pengju, in order to show his attention, he asked Zhang Jun Jun personally supervised the division.
Zhang Jun was a Jinshi and looked down on military students. When he saw Yue Pengju, he did not address him as "Xiangong" but his military rank: "Captain Yue has been stationed in Dongting for more than a month. How do you use your troops?"
Yue Pengju explained his deployment. Zhang Jun didn't understand, but he couldn't show his ignorance in front of these "warriors", so he couldn't ask more questions. He only asked Yue Pengju when the enemy would be defeated, but Yue Pengju didn't say a time limit. Jun then talked freely about his views, but Yue Pengju just listened with an open mind. Zhang Jun was very proud to see his respectful attitude.
After the discussion was over, it was still early, so Yue Pengju returned to his office to discuss with the staff and tell the story about Superintendent Zhang Jun. When the discussion was in full swing, he heard a guard report: "I am reporting to Mr. Yue that there is a man named Qin. The guest asks to see you."
"please come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of laughter: "Hahaha, Yue Pengju, have you ever defeated the Dongting Water Bandits?"
… …
Yue Pengju was overjoyed when he saw it was King Qin. He immediately stood up and said, "King Qin, why are you here?"
Most of the people here are generals who have followed Yue Pengju for a long time, especially Zhang Xian and others. They once fought with the King of Qin on the sea against the Jin soldiers. They have a deep connection with each other. Most of them got up to meet him.
King Qin sat down at the guest seat arranged and said loudly: "Before I came, I went to inquire about the enemy's situation, but I saw that Yang Mo had many magnificent ships, and the battleships were bigger than me, so I came to watch and see how you deal with it. he… "
"Okay. I just want to hear your opinion on water warfare. You are an expert in this field."
The King of Qin was not polite and sat down to discuss it with everyone. But when he saw Yue Pengju taking out a stack of captured sketches of an unfinished warship from Yang Mo, he was amazed at how detailed the design was and how huge the scale was: " My five-tooth warship is not as big as Yang Mo's. How much money does it cost to build such a big ship? How much money does Yang Mo have to say that even the rich and poor are equal? How can he afford to build such a big ship? "
Everyone started talking about it. After the meeting, Yue Pengju was very enthusiastic and invited him: "King Qin, come to my house for a casual meal."
King Qin hadn't seen Hua Rong for a long time and was eager to go. However, thinking of her attitude, he didn't want to make trouble for himself anymore, so he refused and said, "No, I have my own place to live."
At this time, Yue Pengju also thought of his wife's attitude. In addition, the relationship between him and his wife had become increasingly tense in recent days, and he was unwilling to conflict with her on this matter anymore, so he stopped insisting.
King Qin turned around and left, but Yue Pengju called him to stop him. When King Qin saw that he was about to speak, he glared and said, "What else do you have to do?"
Yue Pengju shook his head and said it was okay. He originally thought that his wife had become more and more abnormal recently. King Qin was also considered an old friend of his wife, and he was also her "adopted brother". He was helpless. He originally wanted to ask this adopted brother, but he didn't want to I didn't think so, so I resisted asking.
It was getting late, and King Qin stood quietly behind a big tree, looking at a light green shadow on the grassy lake in front of him.
At this time, the last ray of the setting sun had set, and there was a bright red flaming cloud in the sky. As the light green shadow got closer and closer, he felt that his eyes were a little blurry, as if he had returned to that summer ten years ago. On the first day we met, it was also such a dusk, with the same color of water and sky. On the endless beach, that barefoot woman, dressed in smart clothes, was so thin, carrying a dagger, ready for the final blow at any time, wasn't it? To kill the enemy is to commit suicide.
A terrible beginning led to ten years of wasted time.
In the blink of an eye, the beach turned into a lake, with green grass and green shade, and rippling waves. Although not as majestic as the sea, it was still vast and boundless.
The woman with the green figure lowered her head, picked up the stones around her, and threw one to the center of the lake from time to time. She occasionally sighed, looking worried. After a long time, she looked up at the sunset in the west, and then slowly stood up.
King Qin stood quietly behind the big tree, watching the light green shadow coming. She was wearing a light green silk gauze shirt and a moon-white skirt. It was carefully cut and slim, especially the dark patterns embroidered on it. The bottom pattern is as good as the inner palace dress. She wears a pair of calfskin air-hole boots on her feet, and carries a small bow on her back. The seven-color flower-feathered arrowheads come out from behind, matching the sunset behind her.
More than ten years have passed by, and the years have left no trace.
His heart was like a drum, roaring endlessly. After a while, he calmed down, closed his eyes, opened them again, and then stepped out and called out: "Girl!"
Hua Rong was stunned, her figure a little stiff. She slowly raised her head and looked at the tall figure opposite in the dusk. After a while, she said lightly: "King Qin, what can I do for you?"
Her attitude was cold and her voice was cold, but this did not stop King Qin's excitement at all. He couldn't help but take a step forward, but when he saw her bright eyes, there was a cluster of dangerous flames in his eyes. He was startled and stopped. He just said: "I came to see Yang Mo's warship."
That's it. King Qin is the overlord of the sea. Hearing that Yang Mo's watercraft is powerful, he is naturally like a drunkard who sees fine wine and comes to watch the battle. This makes sense.
When King Qin saw that she had stopped talking, his expression was cold, as if if you want to see it, just go and see it. What does it have to do with me? Then, she was about to pass by. He said in a hurry: "Yue Pengju is here. Boy, you have thought it through and arranged it well. I never thought of this move. He is getting more and more powerful. I think he will definitely defeat Yang Mo very quickly in this battle."
"oh."
"Today, I participated in a military meeting held by Yue Pengju, and I discovered that he really has something extraordinary. In the past, I underestimated him. Looking at the Song Dynasty, he is definitely the well-deserved number one general. The plan he proposed... "
Hua Rong said coldly: "I'm not interested in these."
Not interested in? How could you not be interested? In the past, didn’t the girl often discuss with Yue Pengju and make suggestions together? Didn't she also work as Lao Shizi's "teacher" for a while
King Qin was still in high spirits. He didn't care what she said. As long as she spoke, as long as he could talk to her, no matter what she said, he was happy to hear her voice and said loudly: " I found that most of his subordinates were honest and straightforward people, but they lacked smooth and tactful people. This is true for his staff such as Li Ruoxu, Yu Peng, Sun Ge, Zhang Xian, etc... "
"So what?"
"If such a group of people meet the Ming Lord, they will naturally become generals and become famous. But if they meet someone like Zhao Deji, they may not end well."
Hua Rong was not too surprised. She had become accustomed to Zhao Deji turning his hands into clouds and rain. Especially this time, he and the Queen Mother traveled thousands of miles to specially "gift" Yue Pengju as a concubine, which made her furious. Moderate fever. The king, the king, the ministers, the king wants the ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. Does it mean that if the king wants the ministers to take concubines, the ministers have to take concubines? He kept saying that he would not let Pengju fall behind, but he was clearly forcing himself to do so.
When she heard what King Qin said, she felt vaguely angry in her heart. This was also the reason why she was no longer willing to participate in any military discussions since Li Qiaoniang came. She just thought, what can I do to protect such a coward? What does it matter if he kills Yang Mo or if Yang Mo kills him? But she kept these thoughts in her heart and did not say them out loud. She simply said: "When the Northern Expedition succeeds, my husband and I will naturally retire."
King Qin breathed a sigh of relief: "You two know how to retreat, so you are not too stupid."
Hua Rong said calmly: "Thanks for the tip."
When King Qin saw that she was leaving again, he immediately said, "I heard that Zhang Jun came to supervise the army?"
"So what?"
"I once heard Eunuch Kang and others discussing government affairs. He said that Zhang Jun is a man of great ambition and talent. If he were in the cabinet, he would definitely introduce Qin Hui."
Hua Rong was surprised: "Why do you see it?"