The fear in his heart was more unbearable than the annihilation of the entire army. A fear of imminent loss completely surrounded him, and King Qin's body was almost shaking, as if he had never experienced a cruel battle.
He hugged her and almost yelled, "Girl, why don't you rest on the island? Why did you run out?"
"It's Liu Ning who's coming. I didn't expect it was Liu Ning. He won't let go so easily..."
"Who cares about Liu Ning and Zhang Qi? Girl, why do you care about this? You will never listen to what I tell you! Why are you doing this? Are you deliberately seeking death and leaving me? You..."
"I told you to rest, but you didn't take a good rest... Really... Where is Ma Su? I will punish him severely for completely ignoring my orders. The same goes for Third Uncle... "
"Don't blame them... I forced it, and they can't do anything..."
"They simply don't take me seriously. It's all their fault..."
A hand stretched out and gently placed it on his lips, covering his endless angry words.
He turned away in anger: "Girl, don't do this, don't think I will let you go..."
"Dad, why did you scold mom?"
With a childish voice, the little tiger head rubbed his sleepy eyes and stood at the door, looking at his father's angry face in surprise. Lu Wenlong stood behind him, his face also full of panic. Under the firelight, he could see that his mother was getting paler and paler. His face is as frightening as a layer of gold paper.
Little Hutou was also surprised: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
King Qin turned his face, his eyes were slightly moist, and said angrily: "It's all my fault, you two brats. I told you to go back to Luoxia Island, but you didn't listen and didn't look at your mother..."
"Dad, you big bad guy... you called my mom... bad guy... Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Hua Rong smiled slightly and said softly: "Mom, it's okay, little Hutou, we are going home..."
The little guy didn't realize what was going on at all. He suddenly looked at the light of fire outside and said in surprise: "Is there a bad guy coming?"
It was Lu Wenlong who answered him: "A lot of bad guys came just now, and we have already beaten them away."
"Brother, why didn't you ask me to watch it? Why?" Little Hutou was very depressed.
"You were sleeping at that time."
"You should wake me up even when you're asleep. I've been waiting to see..." His mouth flattened and he was about to cry, "You didn't call me... Mom didn't call me either..."
Hua Rong looked at his aggrieved appearance and sighed softly. This time, he could still sleep safely in the cabin. What about the future? Can Zhao Deji give up? I'm afraid, the real danger is yet to come.
She turned to look at King Qin, his eyes widened, and she could even see her own clear reflection in them.
"Qin Shangcheng, I'm really worried about Liu Ning leaving and coming back..."
"Girl, don't worry about this for now..." King Qin was angry, anxious, and complaining. It was a heartbreaking feeling. The joy of the victory just now was slowly diluted.
He picked her up and strode down the cabin.
On the side of the ship stood Uncle Yang Sanshu and Ma Su, both of whom were fully armed. When they saw King Qin coming down with Hua Rong in his arms, they immediately felt something was wrong:
"Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty..."
King Qin glared at them fiercely, walked away quickly without saying a word.
Hua Rong was slightly angry: "Qin Shangcheng, you don't want to be like this. It was my order. You can't blame them..."
He growled angrily: "Shut up!"
You're already like this, and you still don't have a good rest, and you still have to show off your strength!
She really closed her mouth, murmured, and nestled in his arms. At this moment, the pain on her body was far less than the peace of mind. It was a great sense of security, as long as he was there, as long as he was there What's so scary about everything around us
However, his face was still dark, like the dark clouds before the storm.
She stared at his anger and lowered her eyelids. Only then did she realize that it was already dawn and she was tired. She was really tired and needed a good rest.
On the island, the panic of all the residents has slowly subsided. A night of war happened dozens of nautical miles ahead. Who can sleep
But seeing that their side had achieved a complete victory, especially when King Qin and his wife returned, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Many people saw him holding Hua Rong and were about to come up to say hello, but he was sullen. Several guards immediately stopped them, and he rushed into his "imperial palace" holding Hua Rong.
"Leng Da, please call Leng Da."
Leng Da was already waiting at the door, holding the cooked ginseng soup, "Your Majesty..."
"Don't drink the ginseng soup now, please check on my wife's condition..."
Leng Da immediately went up, felt Hua Rong's pulse, and his expression changed slightly: "Madam, this is..."
"What is it? Tell me quickly?"
"Overworked, damaged the heart..."
King Qin's voice trembled slightly: "How is she? Tell me quickly?"
"To recuperate, take a good rest first. There is no other way but to rest."
"Okay, I understand, you can go down first."
Leng Da retreated, and King Qin waved his hand and drove out the two children who were peeping out: "Let's all go out and play. Don't hinder mother's rest..."
"What happened to mom?"
"Go quickly, or I will get angry..."
"Bah, mom is not yours alone... the big bad guy..."
King Qin ignored Little Hutou's muttering and closed the door, completely blocking the eyes of the two children.
Hua Rong smiled bitterly: "Look, it's okay. Don't scare the children..."
He sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her angry voice, and said it was okay. It was like this, how could it be okay? With a sullen face, he picked up the ginseng soup and said, "Drink quickly!"
She didn't dare to say anything anymore and just drank half the bowl of ginseng soup obediently.
"Feeling better?"
She nodded: "Much better."
"It's not a panacea, how could it heal so quickly? You lied!"
Hua Rong couldn't laugh or cry. She sat on the bedside and held his hand: "Qin Shangcheng, you are becoming more and more domineering."
"snort."
The guard's announcement came from the door: "Your Majesty..."
His expression changed: "Now, no one should bother me..."
"Qin Shangcheng, there is an urgent military situation, please go out first."
"Girl, you still have to worry about this?!"
Her eyes became so strange: "Qin Shangcheng, you know. I have been waiting for such a long time for a day like this. How can I not worry?"
He stared at her eyes that were suddenly full of energy. Such eyes were brighter than on the wedding night, full of strong fighting spirit and passionate feelings.
I felt sour in my heart, and the intense distress and heartbreak were even more intense, but my voice was still muffled: "Girl, you rest first. Once you have rested, I will let you participate in the whole process."
There was also surprise in her voice: "Really?"
If she is not allowed to participate, the situation will probably be more serious than the current situation. King Qin sighed: "However, you must listen to me from now on and stay with me all the time. Otherwise, I will send you to Luoxia Island."
"Ha, Qin Shangcheng, do you think I am a little tiger head? Just threaten me if you want to?"
His eyes became dark again. At this time, did she still have the intention to joke
She stuck out her tongue and immediately closed her eyes.
Just rest, just rest.
But she took his hand and leaned her head softly in his arms. This human flesh pillow was so comfortable.
"You rest with me. I can't sleep without you."
It was such a fierce battle, and it was a moment of life and death, but I really didn't feel that nervous. This life was picked up in the first place, and I survived for such a long time. Fate was really full of blessings, and I was still worried. what? What else can’t be let go? Instead, I have a mindset of enjoyment, and living every day well is the most important thing in life.
Her light-hearted attitude completely infected King Qin. Even he temporarily relaxed his mood and felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if her life had the ability to heal itself.
She soon let out a slight breathing sound, so evenly, and her long eyelashes were motionless, obviously she was fast asleep. King Qin was also very tired, and he quickly fell into a dark and sweet dream while holding her in his arms.
When I woke up, it was already dusk.
He opened his eyes, and the person in his arms also slowly opened his eyes. The way she slept was very strange. She always liked to lie sideways, with her legs pressed against his body, and almost half of her body was pressed against his body. She also put her hands on his chest, completely treating him like a human cushion.
He had long been accustomed to her strange way, but when he saw her eyelids move slightly a few times, he lazily moved his arms a little.
"Girl..."
He looked at her momentarily, his eyes slowly becoming filled with a layer of surprise.
Her voice was still lazy: "What's wrong?"
Her scarf had long been scattered on the pillow, revealing her long hair. I don't know when this hair started to grow. The new black hair that grew out was five or six inches long, and it was all black.
Three parts black and seven parts white, it looks so weird - but it is youth, a strong life full of youth and vitality, like a phoenix bathed in fire, slowly reborn.
He was so startled that he almost jumped: "Girl, your hair... girl..."
She chuckled, her face slowly turned red, and her voice was low: "When I was in Zhongjiazhuang, I asked the doctor about some folk remedies to make hair black, and I secretly used them... He said that women have early hair. White, there is a particularly good folk remedy, which is to use a pound of vinegar mixed with half a pound of black soybeans and boil them until they are mashed. Every time I wash my hair, I use it to dye my hair... I have been using it for so long... Besides, the ginseng you gave me. There is also polygonum multiflorum in the tea, and polygonum multiflorum can also make hair black... "
He asked Leng Da to search for a lot of Polygonum multiflorum in the hope of turning her hair black, but he was not as eager as she was because he never cared whether her hair was white or black.
Her voice was even more inaudible: "I originally wanted to... originally wanted to..."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I wanted to make my hair black before I got married to you... However, I have tried hard for so long, but I haven't been able to do it, so I didn't tell you... In fact, my hair turned a little bit darker before I got married, but, like this It’s even weirder, so I didn’t say it…”
His eyes were slightly moist. Which woman in the world doesn't love beauty? He thought she didn't care at first, but then he realized that she got up early every morning, put on a headscarf, and insisted on washing her hair every day. He had never cared about this before, thinking it was just because she was naturally clean.
It turns out that she is also a woman, and she is also a woman who hopes to be the most beautiful bride!
Her hope is just to be her most beautiful bride!
"Girl... you look best like this..."
She smiled sweetly, blushed and touched her hair: "Look, isn't it weird that I look like this?"
"No, it's not strange at all, girl, you are so beautiful..."
Her eyes shone slightly and her face was so bright red.
"Girl..." His voice began to become rich again, full of a deep affection. He was newly married, and he wished he could not be separated from her day and night, and they were separated for just a few days, just like three autumns apart. At this time, , holding her in his arms, the blood in his body almost rushed out.
However, the deeper the desire, the gentler the movements: "Girl, after you recover, we can have a little girl again, okay?"
She blushed and just nodded, biting her lip slightly and listening to his thumping heartbeat.
And for a moment, I couldn't hear my own heartbeat, so calm!
In the lobby, the lights are brightly lit.
In the middle, there are two identical large tiger-skin gold chairs.
King Qin and Hua Rong sat together and looked at the generals in the room.
This was the first time that the generals had seen Hua Rong sit on the throne with such caution - no distinction between him and the King of Qin, no distinction between superiority and inferiority.
In the past, Uncle Yang would have had some slight objections, but after last night's battle, he witnessed Hua Rong climb the tallest mast at the critical moment, wave the signal and the flag of attack, and shoot Wan Qixi, which made him One's own side turned defeat into victory.
He coughed and said nothing.
Ma Su and Liu Wu didn't even know what to say, they had long been used to it.
King Qin looked around: "Everyone tell us what you have learned."
Liu Wuxian said: "Your Majesty, we have counted the battlefield and burned more than 900 imperial ships and seized more than 300 ships, including 5 large ships, one of which was the command ship used by Zhang Jun. Although the bodies fell into the sea and cannot be counted, but , according to estimates, this time, not even one out of ten of the army led by Zhang Jun will survive."
Ma Su said: "Liu Ning took a detour to attack. He had obviously been prepared for a long time. He acted according to the opportunity and escaped quickly. Less than 30% of the people died. At present, he has retreated to an island a hundred miles away. He will definitely come back."
The pirates were all delighted:
"Zhang Jun can't run far..."
"Hahaha, the imperial navy are all pustules... big bear bags..."
"Your Majesty, why don't we take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill Liu Ning..."
…
King Qin waved his hand to stop everyone's controversy: "What do you think we should do about Liu Ning?"
Liu Zhiyong said: "Isn't Liu Ning an army general? How come he is proficient in water warfare?"
"The biggest fear is that the imperial court will increase its troops again. Since Zhao Deji has paid such a high price, he will not give up easily."
"Why don't we just do it without stopping, raise troops and fight to Lin'an, capture the Dog Emperor, and elect the king as your majesty. We will also win a hero who founded the country and make his wife and son..."
"Yeah… "
…
Ma Su: "Don't get excited. Liu Ning is no better than others. He is currently the most capable general in the Song Army..."
Zhou Qi disagreed: "So what if he can fight well? His ability lies on land. Don't forget, how can the fourth prince not fight? He still has no power to fight back at sea."
Hua Rong spoke slowly at this time: "I witnessed Liu Ning's battle formation with my own eyes today. He definitely did not go out rashly. He must have made detailed preparations before the battle. Moreover, if I guessed correctly, he dispatched Most of the Dongting Lake navy at that time..."
There was a fierce battle last night and she couldn't see what was going on too far away, but that kind of fighting habit was familiar to her, and it was the elite part of the Dongting Navy.
This was the strongest army left by Yue Pengju back then, and it also became the main force of Zhao Deji's navy from then on. Unexpectedly, it was later used against themselves!
Her heart ached slightly.
Everyone was also shocked. They traveled across the sea and heard that the most powerful naval force in their lives was Zhong Xiang of Dongting Lake. Yang Mo, even the cruiser built by King Qin later, was based on what Yang Mo's navy failed to build back then. Large ship design drawings and molds.
At the time when Zhong Pang and others were relying on the rich land of fish and rice in Dongting Lake, they recruited many believers, and when they were at their most powerful, the navy had 200,000 people, and as many as one million people paid taxes to them. At that time, the population of the entire Song Dynasty, which was relatively peaceful, was only a few million.
Even if King Qin is now in his heyday, with many years of continuous immigration to the island, and the recruitment of a large number of northern refugees and surrounding fishermen, the total military, civilian, children, and elderly people now add up to less than 100,000 people.
Hua Rong saw the panic on everyone's face and said loudly: "In the past, Mr. Zhong, Yang Mo relied on superstitious means to deceive the public and gain wealth for himself, regardless of whether the public lived or died. When many people were captured by Xianggong Yue's army, they were completely Because of drought and poor harvest, they took desperate risks just for food and clothing. They were not devout believers at all. Yang Mo and others claimed to have a navy army of 200,000, but in fact, the number of people who could fight was only a few tens of thousands, and these tens of thousands were not of the same mind. Tongde. How can our Changlin Island be compared with this? The property on the island is distributed according to needs, and the excess is saved as military pay. The children also ask their husbands to teach them how to read..."
King Qin immediately followed up: "In the past few years, I have never starved any of you. Today I declare here that I will share life and death with you. All the people of Changlin Island are soldiers, how can we be afraid of Zhao Deji?!"
These words were resounding.
Everyone suddenly remembered that even the king's former "palace" was gifted to Li Tinglan. The couple got married and lived in a newly built simple courtyard. Looking at Hua Rong, although her clothes are not old, they are ordinary. , do not wear gold and silver. And their two children are not special in any way. They play with the children on the island every day and learn literature and martial arts. They are definitely not the habits of young men.
When Zhong Xiang Yang Mo started the uprising, his slogan was "Equality for all, regardless of wealth or poverty." However, they used the hearts and donations of believers to accumulate tens of millions of wealth, live in high-rise buildings, and eat in Delicious food from mountains and seas, wearing silks and satins, having wives and concubines in droves, dozens or hundreds of sons and daughters all named princes and princesses, the wealth is overwhelming...
The so-called equalization of the rich and the poor, equalizing the high and the low, is just a lie. Back then, after Yue Pengju obtained a lot of facts, every time he conquered a place, he would say, "The emperor you have been waiting for is still the emperor you have been waiting for." "The days of poverty and slavery" as a strategy - in the face of a large number of facts, attacking people's hearts first, quickly caused a large number of believers such as Yang Mo to be disintegrated.
How can the King of Qin be on par with Yang Mo and others
Everyone was excited about it, but their blood was boiling and they were all talking: "We are not afraid of Zhao Deji!"
"Your Majesty treats me like a brother, so naturally we will defend our homeland to the death..."
"Your Majesty, everyone swears to be loyal to your Majesty to the death and kill Zhao Deji..."
“…”
Ma Su and Uncle Yang both looked at Hua Rong at this time. She nodded slightly, with a faint and imperceptible smile on her face. They both sighed to themselves, according to the king's temperament and style, how could he be capable of this? Apparently Madam has already mentioned something. No wonder the king’s behavior these days is becoming more and more “low-key and friendly to the people”. Even the two of them, commonly known as full of wits, have been thinking about how to make the island develop and grow, but But I never thought of this - what really stabilizes the morale of the military and the people!
Don’t worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality.
This is a deep-rooted thought among Chinese people.