roccoschili Chapter 274: The country is rich and the army is strong, Helian is supported, and the country is gov
Chapter 274: The country is rich and the army is strong, Helian is supported, and the country is gov
Wang Miaomiao lowered her eyes weakly, her gaze falling on her hands covered with blood.
What is she planning?
Tu Chen is most indifferent to her?
Is it because he refused to save her?
She knew that he only had Yun Musheng in his heart and could no longer tolerate other women, but she still couldn't let go. Even though she was scarred, she still couldn't hate him.
Wang Miaomiao's whole body was covered in wounds, with many abrasions, and even her bones hurt, but she was not as distressed.
The carriage turned sideways and made such a loud noise. Chen Zou must have heard it, but he could remain indifferent and not be moved at all.
Wang Miaomiao's eye circles were getting redder and redder. She was wronged by Jude. For such a big girl, the biggest grievance she suffered was from Chen Zui.
She lay on the ground, feeling sorry for herself.
At this moment, the groom anxiously ran to Wang Miaomiao.
"Miss, are you alright?"
The groom was at a loss and wanted to help Wang Miaomiao, but he was of low status and did not dare to help her without permission. Rich women hated being touched by low-status slaves.
Wang Miaomiao's tears fell to the ground, making the dirt in front of her wet.
She wanted to say she was fine, but her throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't say a word.
She wanted to stand up, but found that there was no pain anywhere in her body, and the pain made her whole body tremble.
Wang Miaomiao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
It's no big deal, doesn't Chen just dislike her?Did she fall down recently?Isn’t it just physical pain?
But it's not like she's dying.
As long as you don't die, everything will be fine.
Wang Miaomiao comforted herself in her heart like this, but she just felt wronged and couldn't control her tears.
She and the groom were in a stalemate for a while, and time seemed to have stopped. There was silence in the air, and the silence was terrifying.
But soon, the sound of a rapidly approaching horse's hooves penetrated the dead silence like a sharp arrow, and was clearly transmitted to Wang Miaomiao's ears.
The next second, a horse stopped in front of her.
She looked up little by little along the horse's legs.
The orange-red rays of the setting sun fell on him, as if his whole body was glowing.
His entire face was hidden under the halo, and Wang Miaomiao couldn't see his face or his expression clearly for a while.
Even so, one could tell from his superior posture that he was looking down at her.
His temperament was noble and cold, aloof like a god, and he made her look like weeds in the mud.
Wang Miaomiao felt inferior for a moment, but in front of him, she didn't want to reveal anything and be despised by him.
Wang Miaomiao raised a smile. Even if she was in a mess, she didn't want to bow her head in front of him.
But she overestimated herself, and her inner grievances burst out at this moment. Her facial expression was obviously smiling, but her eye circles were getting redder and redder. It was very obvious that her eyes were overflowing with water, and finally she... The words fell out of the corner of his eyes.
Chen looked at her most condescendingly for a long, long time.
This scene suddenly brought him back to the time when he met Yun Musheng for the second time a few years ago.
At that time, he returned home from missions to various countries.
When we were about to return to Yongan, it rained heavily.
It was also in this area that I met Yun Musheng.
Her carriage flipped over, throwing her out of the carriage.
Her clothes were soaked by the rain, and she was covered in mud. She looked as embarrassed as a clay figure, but it still couldn't hide her amazing beauty, and even added a sense of brokenness to her. One look at her and she couldn't help but feel protective.
At that time, he did intend to get close to Yun Musheng and wanted to take advantage of her.
However, at this moment, Chen Zui couldn't tell whether he was fascinated by her beauty at that time.
Chen Zui looked at Wang Miaomiao lying on the ground.
Wang Miaomiao is very beautiful, but not one-tenth as beautiful as Yun Musheng.
Her face had nothing to do with Yun Musheng, but when Chen Zui looked at her appearance at this moment, he couldn't help but think that her face was that of Yun Musheng.
In his eyes, Yun Musheng was lying on the ground in a miserable state, looking up and smiling at him, but her smile was sad and her tears kept flowing.
Chen Zui's eyes couldn't help flashing with longing and distress.
He subconsciously asked: "Does it hurt?"
These two simple words shocked Wang Miaomiao and made her unresponsive.
He actually asked her if it hurt?
Is he caring about her?
Is he finally willing to take the initiative to talk to her?
Wang Miaomiao came to her senses and cried with joy.
If you can get his care, no matter how many grievances you have, they are not worth mentioning.
Wang Miaomiao raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and shook her head: "It doesn't hurt."
This "it doesn't hurt" successfully shattered the illusion created by Chen Zui.
Wang Miaomiao's voice was crisp and delicate, completely different from Yun Musheng's gentle and flowing voice.
Chen Zui saw Wang Miaomiao's face clearly, and his expression became even sadder.
He was really confused.
Mu Sheng was gone long ago, and the person in front of him was Wang Miaomiao.
He moved his eyes away from Wang Miaomiao and looked around.
The scene at this moment is exactly the same as before, except that there was no heavy rain today, and there was no lightning or thunder.
That rainy night that year became Chen Zou's obsession and he could not forget it for a long time.
Mu Sheng, I can't hold on any longer. I really want to go down there and find you.
Such thoughts flashed through Chen Zui's mind.
But he couldn't worry about Helianguo.
This time, it was not because of Jiangshan Sheji, but because of Helianguo and the people Yun Mu Sheng cared about.
There were her parents, her grandmother, uncle, and cousins.
What if he dies and the Helian Kingdom is disintegrated by the alliance between Dashuo and Zhao?
Mu Sheng must not want the relatives he cares about to die, right?
Therefore, he couldn't die yet. Even if he died, he had to wait until the world was at peace before he could go to Mu Sheng without any worries.
When he sees Mu Sheng, he can tell her that everything is fine in Helianguo and that her family is fine too.
Chen Zui exhaled a breath and his eyes fell on Wang Miaomiao again.
"Why do you do this?"
"You clearly know that I have no intention of doing anything to you."
"The person I feel most sorry for in my life is Mu Sheng, and the one I love most is Mu Sheng. Even if I die in the future, I will still go to her. You don't have to waste your time on me."
Wang Miaomiao thought he asked her if it hurt because he opened his heart to her.
Unexpectedly, he still decisively rejected her.
She knows, she knows everything, but what should she do if she can't control her feelings?
Wang Miaomiao cried and said: "I didn't mean to pester you, but I can't help it, just like you can't help missing Yun Musheng. Can you understand that feeling?"
Chen Zui was speechless for a moment.
He knows better than anyone.
He didn't want to live like a zombie every day, but he couldn't control it. All he could think about was Yun Musheng.
He would think that if he had not used Yun Musheng back then, she would not have died.
If he had fallen in love with Yun Musheng at first sight, he would never have allowed her to go to Nalan Country with him, and she would not have met Fu Shoucheng.
If he could have killed Fu Shoucheng when he was in Xuanyuan Kingdom, Mu Sheng would not have to die.
Everything was his fault, he was guilty, he was the one who killed Mu Sheng.
Chen Zui fell into deep self-blame and was unable to extricate himself.
In the dead of night, it was the most difficult thing for him to hold Yun Musheng's ashes. It was difficult to fall asleep. After finally falling asleep, his dreams were all about Yun Musheng's fragmentation when he was killed by the bomb, and the flames shooting into the sky.
He was trapped in it and couldn't extricate himself. How could he let go of it? Perhaps only by dying and seeing Yun Musheng could he let go of the past.
"I can feel how you feel."
Wang Miaomiao felt a little comforted when she heard his answer, thinking that she still had hope, but then she heard Chen Zui say: "But my pain is not the same as your pain, and your feelings are not what I can Responding.”
Wang Miaomiao felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
Chen Zui is still so stubborn and hard-hearted.
No matter how weak a woman is, she cannot get into his eyes. Yun Musheng has already filled his eyes and heart.
How could there be someone like him in the world, so affectionate that it makes people feel heartbroken.
Yun Musheng has been dead for a year, but he is still thinking about her and refuses to forget her for a moment.
"Are you planning to be alone for the rest of your life because of Yun Musheng?"
"You thought you were going to get married and have children. I guess you don't want the Chen family to be ruined with you, right?"
Wang Miaomiao made a final struggle, but unfortunately Chen Zong didn't care about incense or not.
He didn't even want to live anymore, he still cared about what the incense did.
"Miss Wang, I only need Mu Sheng in my life until my death. She is enough."
"But she is already dead." Wang Miaomiao told the implementation with great grief.
Chen Zuizi said calmly: "Death is very simple, I can die with her."
Wang Miaomiao was immediately frightened by his words, and she looked at him blankly.
"Chen Zui, you are crazy."
Chen didn't think he was crazy at all. He was sober and knew exactly what he was doing and what he was talking about.
"Miss Wang, it's better to leave me alone."
After he finished speaking, he turned his horse's head.
Wang Miaomiao cried and begged: "Chen Zui, are you going to leave me here?"
The sky was getting dark, and it would be dark soon.
It is still more than ten miles away from here to Yong'an City. It is very unsafe for Wang Miaomiao to be a girl with a groom.
Chen Zui glanced at her a few times.
I saw Wang Miaomiao looking at him helplessly, her eyes and nose were red from crying.
If it were anyone else, Chen would simply not care.
But although Wang Miaomiao is a bit difficult to deal with, she is not bad. Not only is she not bad, her brain is somewhat stupid, but she is stupid and not annoying.
She is the Queen Mother's niece and Helianjue's cousin. If something happens, he will not be able to escape the blame.
Chen Zui thought for a moment and stretched out his hand to her.
"Come up, I'll take you back."
At this moment, Wang Miaomiao forgot about her sadness again, her heartbeat quickened as she looked at Chen Zui's slender and beautiful hand.
Chen Zui pulled her onto the horse.
Just as Wang Miaomiao was about to hug his waist, she heard Chen Zui say, "You can't touch me."
Wang Miaomiao: "..."
"If I don't hug you, if you fall down, you won't kill me?"
"Clamp the horse's belly tightly, I won't ride too fast."
Wang Miaomiao rolled her eyes.
For Yun Musheng, you are so infatuated that you have kept your integrity like a jade.
On the way back, Wang Miaomiao did not touch Chen Zui. She finally had a chance to have close contact with him. She did not want to be left behind by him.
The two didn't speak for a long time, and Wang Miaomiao was a little embarrassed.
She struggled to find a topic in her mind.
Suddenly he thought of the question that Gu Wangshu once asked about the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
She felt that if Gu Wangshu knew about the problem, Chen Zui would definitely know about it.
If she behaves well in front of Chen Zui, she will definitely attract his attention.
Thinking of this, Wang Miaomiao pretended to be nonchalant and said:
"it's getting dark."
"..."
Chen Zui said nothing, and Wang Miaomiao was not annoyed and continued: "It's quite interesting that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day."
"..."
Chen Zui remained silent.
Wang Miaomiao glanced at him from behind and could only see Chen Zui's chin, but she concluded that he was still expressionless.
Can you give me some reaction? Wang Miaomiao is a little speechless.
Chen Zui said nothing, so she could only bite the bullet and say: "Master Hou, do you know why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west?"
"..."
"It's almost dark here, and there's a place where dawn is about to come."
"..."
"Actually, the place we live in is called the earth. The earth is round and rotates. It is the rotation of the earth that creates day and night."
"..."
"Such a simple knowledge, the Marquis must know it, right?"
"I don't know." Chen Zui spoke for the first time.
But Wang Miaomiao didn't quite believe his answer.
"Master Marquis doesn't know? I don't believe it. You must be kidding me."
"believe it or not."
His attitude was cold and he stopped talking.
Wang Miaomiao could only talk to herself.
She told her everything Gu Wangshu told her.
The earth is divided into three layers: core, mantle, and crust from the inside to the outside.
What air is a mixture, mainly composed of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, rare gases and other substances.
Beyond the earth is space. In space there are the sun, moon and other planets.
The space is huge and boundless, and the stars in the sky are far away from us.
Wang Miaomiao is not smart, but she likes to listen to Gu Wangshu's lectures.
As for whether what Gu Wangshu said was true or false, she no longer cared. She just thought of it as listening to a story. What she told broke her inherent knowledge, so the more she listened, the more interesting it became.
Wang Miaomiao thought that Chen Zui would still ignore her. Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Chen Zui suddenly asked:
"You just said that the earth has a core, a mantle and a crust?"
Wang Miaomiao's first reaction was that Chen Zui had a really good memory. She only said it once and she remembered it.
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Isn't there an underworld?"
Wang Miaomiao: "..."
She also asked Gu Wangshu this question. At that time, the Queen Mother and the Young Highness both looked at Gu Wangshu with confused expressions.
In their understanding, there are gods in the sky and ghosts in the earth.
But Gu Wangshu told them that this did not exist at all, which Wang Miaomiao could not accept for a long time.
But then Gu Wangshu said, "Maybe there is an underworld, but I don't know for sure."
At that time, the reason why Gu Wangshu said this was because she had died once before, but instead of entering the underworld, she was reborn as a human again.
She has encountered such metaphysical things as time travel and rebirth. Maybe there really is an underworld, but with the current human scientific research technology, it cannot be confirmed.
Wang Miaomiao thought for a while and replied: "Yes, but with our human ability, we cannot reach it."
The reason why she said this was that Wang Miaomiao wanted Chen Zui to have a beautiful fantasy about seeing Yun Musheng after death.
Even she felt strange.
He obviously liked Chen Fahuang to death, but he couldn't help but feel jealous when he missed Yun Musheng.
I used to feel jealous, angry and unwilling, but now, these feelings are all gone.
In fact, she is much happier than Yun Musheng. It doesn't matter if Yun Musheng is favored again, she no longer exists in this world, and only the living can contact the people they love.
She could get close to Chen Zui, touch him, and breathe his unique breath.
Wang Miaomiao quietly reached out and wanted to hug Chen Zui from behind, but after much hesitation, she lost her temper.
Instead, she quietly grabbed the hem of his clothes. Even so, she felt extremely happy.
"Master Marquis, the fabric of your clothes is so special. When the sun shines on it, it will reflect the colors, which are as beautiful as the feathers of a crow. Where did you buy it?"
Wang Miaomiao's question reminded Chen Zui of Yun Musheng again.
Today is the anniversary of Yun Musheng's death, and he specially wears the clothes she made for him.
He treasured this dress so much that he was reluctant to wear it for fear of wearing it out.
"Zhao's cloth line." He replied calmly, without any emotion.
"Only Zhao's Cloth Shop has such special fabrics."
"The embroiderer in the Marquis's house is very skilled in craftsmanship. She cut this dress very appropriately. It will highlight your noble temperament even more when worn on the Marquis."
Her compliments didn't make any sense to Chen Zui at all.
"It wasn't made by the embroiderer, Mu Sheng sewed it specially for me."
Wang Miaomiao: "..."
Whenever Yun Musheng's name came out of Chen Zui's mouth, it was so gentle, so gentle that it didn't seem like he had said it.
"Miss Yun is so kind to Mr. Hou."
"Yes, Mu Sheng has always been very kind to me." But his kindness to her was not even one-tenth as good as hers.
Chen Zui lowered his eyes and glanced affectionately at the urn in his arms.
Mu Sheng, we will be home soon.
The person behind me is Wang Miaomiao. You should know her. You won’t be angry if I ride with her, right?
Don't worry, I will only like you in this life, the next life, and the next life.
Chen Zui said this in his heart with a very solemn expression.
During the second half of the journey, Wang Miaomiao hardly spoke.
She also saw that Chen Zui didn't want to talk to her, so she simply shut up to avoid upsetting him.
Wang Miaomiao thought to herself: I am still too kind. Chen Zui, you bastard, you must know how to cherish me, okay?
When the two entered the city gate, it was already dark.
There are thousands of lights in the city, and there are almost no people on the streets of Taiping Street.
Before arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wang Miaomiao saw the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The servants looked anxiously in the city and kept calling her.
Wang Miaomiao shouted to those people in confusion: "What are you doing?"
When the servants heard a familiar voice, they turned around and looked over.
Then in the dim candlelight, they saw Wang Miaomiao sitting behind Chen Zui.
Suddenly, the anxiety on his face was replaced by joy.
"Miss, I finally found you. Where have you been? Why did you come back after dark? The Prime Minister and the Gu family are both crazy."
Only then did Wang Miaomiao realize that she had not informed her family in advance about her departure from the city, nor had she told Gu Wangshu.
The family thought she had been following Gu Wangshu, but Gu Wangshu only learned from Qiu Chi that Wang Miaomiao had left the Yun family early. She thought Wang Miaomiao had returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but who could have imagined that Wang Miaomiao never went back at all? , but stayed with Chen Zui in the temple for a day.
Wang Miaomiao was a little embarrassed.
She said to Chen Zui: "Master Hou, someone from my family has come to pick me up."
"Then just let them go back."
"Oh..." Wang Miaomiao was a little disappointed. Didn't he even care about her?It's so heartless.
Wang Miaomiao turned over and dismounted. When her feet landed on the ground, she suddenly cramped.
She exclaimed and was about to fall, but was caught by Chen Zui.
"Are you okay?"
Just the simple concern made Wang Miaomiao's mood soar.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Hou."
Chen Zui just glanced at her casually and then rode away.
Wang Miaomiao sighed, Chen Zui was really ruthless.
She watched his back disappear into the night, and then followed the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
When passing by General Gu's mansion, they happened to see Gu Wangshu and Qiu Chi.
This was the first time that Wang Miaomiao saw Gu Wangshu looking so anxious, and her whole face wrinkled together.
"Have you not found Wang Miaomiao yet?"
"not yet."
"It's getting dark. Where did this damn woman Wang Miaomiao die? I can't wait any longer. I want to go out and find her."
"Miss, please calm down first. The Prime Minister's Office and our General's Office have already sent people to look for him."
Gu Wangshu was anxious to death: "If something happens to Wang Miaomiao, I will be the one to blame."
After all, Wang Miaomiao followed her to Yun Mansion. Now that Wang Miaomiao is missing, how can she not be anxious.
She didn't want to create a gap between the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion because of Wang Miaomiao's incident.
Wang Miaomiao is still the niece of the Queen Mother. If something happens to her, the General's Mansion will not be able to bear the consequences.
Just as Gu Wangshu was about to take Qiuchi to look for Wang Miaomiao, he suddenly noticed Wang Miaomiao walking towards them and a group of servants following her.
"Gu Wangshu, stop looking for me, I'm back." Wang Miaomiao smiled at Gu Wangshu.
When Gu Wangshu saw her, the big stone in his heart finally fell, but soon she angrily yelled:
"Wang Miaomiao, where have you been? Do you know that the Prime Minister's Mansion and our General's Mansion are scared to death because of you alone?"
"You are just fooling around. If you don't stay at home, why are you running around outside?"
Although Gu Wangshu's tone was not good, his words were full of concern.
Wang Miaomiao was very happy with this. She walked up to Gu Wangshu and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell you. Aren't you back safely now?"
Gu Wangshu gave her a hard look: "Tell me, what have you been doing all day?"
"Hey, I've been with Chen Zui all day today."
"Huh?" Gu Wangshu didn't believe it: "Are you and Chen Zuo together?"
"Yes."
"Chen Zui didn't even go to Yun's house. Where did he go?"
"you guess."
"Wang Miaomiao, now is not the time to joke. I am asking you seriously."
"Tch, you don't understand humor at all." Wang Miaomiao rolled her eyes at her, and then said: "I went to the temple outside the city to find Chen Zui. As expected, he prayed for Yun Musheng there. I have been at the temple all the time. Stay with him."
That's what happened.
Gu Wangshu could finally rest assured, but he still said a few words to Wang Miaomiao: "You are a wealthy lady, are you not afraid of going out of the city by yourself? If something happens, your family will be so distressed, I will definitely be criticized verbally and writtenly."
"Yes, yes, is it okay if I don't do this anymore?"
"Okay, stop being such a mouthful and go back to the prime minister's house. Your family may be worried about you."
"Gu Wangshu, see you tomorrow."
"Well, see you tomorrow."
After the two separated, Wang Miaomiao returned home and found that the prime minister's mansion was in chaos. When she came back, Wang Hanbo scolded her. But when he learned that she had been with Chen Zui all day, the old prime minister suddenly Instead of losing his temper, he looked gossipy.
Not only him, but everyone else in the Prime Minister's Mansion also had bright eyes.
Wang Hanbo chuckled: "Girl, how far have you and that boy Chen Zui progressed?"
Wang Miaomiao sighed: "No step was reached. He knelt in front of the Buddha statue all day long. I stood next to him for the whole day. I didn't eat a mouthful of food or drink a mouthful of water that day. I was almost exhausted." starving."
Wang Hanbo glared at her fiercely.
"You're so stupid, how can you not have something happen when you are alone and alone?"
Wang Miaomiao:? ? ?
Grandpa, do you know what you are talking about?
Wang Miaomiao's father and mother also looked regretful.
Just listen to her mother say: "Miaomiao, you are not young this year. You will be 20 years old after the Chinese New Year. When my mother was your age, you were already four years old."
Her father said: "You are so stupid. A man like Mr. Chen Marquis would be extremely satisfied as a son-in-law and as a father. It's so hard to be alone with him. How could you not have something happen to him? You, you, as a father I don’t even know what to say about you.”
Wang Miaomiao: "..."
Did she hear it correctly?She even doubted whether her parents knew what she was talking about.
She is a woman, should she be allowed to ignore her reputation and cheat on her?Really speechless.
Why!The strange thing is that Chen Zhi was so outstanding that her grandfather, father and mother were so anxious that they wanted to spend half of their property and force her into the Marquis Mansion.
Wang Miaomiao lamented in her heart, if Chen Zui could handle it so easily, would she be sad and hurt her body?
She fell out of the carriage, her body was bruised in many places, her clothes and hair were messy, as if she had been robbed, but her family was too busy discussing Chen Zui.
Wang Miaomiao quickly returned to her courtyard on the excuse of being tired.
First she washed herself, then asked her maid to apply some medicine to her wound, and finally ate her dinner.
After eating and drinking, she lay down on the bed.
She was very tired this day, and she fell asleep soon. She had a dreamless night and slept until dawn.
Wang Miaomiao got up, washed up, and went to the palace after breakfast. She continued to follow He Lianjin and listen to Gu Wangshu's lecture.
The days are still going on as usual.
Gu Wangshu stayed in the palace all day during the day, and was sent home again at dusk.
He Lianjin's progress was visible to the naked eye. He had memorized everything Gu Wangshu taught him. He didn't even need to review it, it was firmly engraved in his mind.
The Queen Mother was getting older, and she could insist on staying with He Lianjin at first, but after sitting for too long, her back hurt, her legs hurt, and her head hurt.
In the end, he simply gave up and left He Lianjin to Gu Wangshu.
Wang Miaomiao has changed a lot. The eldest lady has lost her temper and is very happy every day.
She leaves early and returns late. After coming out of the palace, she will go to the Marquis Mansion to see Chen Zui.
In fact, she and Chen Zui had nothing to say, and they had nothing in common.
Chen Zong usually would not take the initiative to talk to her, she would just talk to herself.
As time went by, Chen Zui got used to it. She talked about hers and he did his, and the two of them were at peace with each other.
In winter, the weather is getting colder and colder.
Winter is the season least suitable for combat. Cold weather requires far more combat supplies than in summer.
Winter clothing alone is a major task, and because of the cold, if the soldiers cannot eat enough and wear warm clothes, their bodies will become cold. If their bodies are cold, their actions will be sluggish.
However, these problems are not a problem for Helian Kingdom.
Because there are two major businessmen in Helian State.
One is Zhao Bingcheng and the other is Jiang Yi.
The two packed up winter clothes and provisions, which could provide the soldiers with their daily needs.
The soldiers of Helian Kingdom had experienced the battle in Mobei, and fought against Xuanyuan Kingdom and Nalan Kingdom. In these battles, they successfully completed their missions and gained rich combat experience.
The country provides them with the best life needs, and they can move forward without any worries.
With Helianhuan's strategy, he could defeat the enemy at the minimum cost, so he would not easily let his soldiers die. Therefore, in the past few months of fighting against Dongling Kingdom, Helianhuan's losses were very small. .
Like fierce tigers, Helian's army kept marching towards the capital of Dongling, getting closer and closer, and finally came directly to the city.
King Dongling was completely dumbfounded. He knew that he had no hope and became the king of subjugation. In desperation, he had no choice but to die to apologize.
As for Zhou Qingxu, he was very clever this time. Instead of accompanying King Dongling to defend Kyoto, he escaped to Dashuo.
Helianhuan knew that he had escaped, and his generals planned to pursue and kill Zhou Qingxu.
However, He Lianhuan stopped him.
"His life and death cannot change the orders of the Dongling Kingdom. It is easy to kill him, but before he dies, he can still do something for our Helian Kingdom."
The soldiers were puzzled.
He Lianhuan did not explain too much. Once the secret plan was revealed, it would probably be difficult to achieve the results he planned.
When Zhou Qingxu arrived at Dashuo, he would definitely go to see the emperor of Dashuo and analyze with him the next plan of the Helian Kingdom to annex Dashuo and Zhao.
His purpose in doing this was simply to use the help of Dashuo and Zhao to destroy the Helian Kingdom.
Even if Zhou Qingxu didn't say it, I believe Dashuo and Zhao Guo were aware of this at this moment.
It's just that Dashuo and Zhao will not easily mobilize troops against the Helian Kingdom. They have discovered that the current Helian Kingdom is not something they can easily shake.
He Lianhuan analyzed that Dashuo and Zhao Guoguo would maintain good relations with the Helian Kingdom and slowly develop their national strength. After the national strength increases, they would then plot against the Helian Kingdom.
However, how could Helian Kingdom develop peacefully with Dashuo and Zhao Kingdom?
He always finds some excuses to attack Dashuo and Zhao.
He had already thought of any excuse.
It is better to spread rumors that Zhou Qingxu has defected to the Helian Kingdom. The purpose of escaping to Dashuo is not to avoid the pursuit of the Helian Kingdom, but to find out the details of the Dashuo Kingdom.
Would Emperor Dashuo believe such rumors?
He may believe it or he may not.
But this is not the point. Whether he believes it or not, there will be no uncertainty like Zhou Qingxu.
Therefore, Zhou Qingxu will definitely die in Dashuo.
This move not only allowed Dashuo to help him get rid of Zhou Qingxu, but also gave Helianguo an excuse to attack Dashuo.
The excuse is: Dashuo killed the people of Helian Kingdom for no reason.
Wouldn’t this be the best of both worlds?
He Lianhuan's ability to kill two birds with one stone is quite extraordinary.
Just as he expected, when the rumors spread and reached Dashuo, Emperor Dashuo killed Zhou Qingxu without hesitation.
Perhaps he was too impatient, so he didn't even think of assassinating him, but instead he slapped Zhou Qingxu in public.
Zhou Qingxu's death soon reached Helianhuan's ears.
When He Lianhuan heard this, he couldn't believe it (he smiled happily).
"Zhou Qingxu has taken refuge with me, Helian, and he is my people. Emperor Dashuo is provoking me, Helian, by openly killing my people, Helian. If we swallow our anger and ignore it, Dashuo will He's getting more and more arrogant, we can't just let this matter go, we have to go to Dashuo to ask for an explanation."
When the soldiers heard this, their mouths twitched. It turned out that His Highness's intention was not to let them pursue Zhou Qingxu.
What a loss, what a loss.
Someone curiously asked: "Your Highness, should we send envoys to Dashuo first?"
"This is too troublesome. Why don't we lead the troops? Dashuo dared to kill even Master Zhou in the street. If we send other envoys, they will inevitably suffer from this murder. It is most appropriate for us to go. However, for the safety of our palace, we still need soldiers. We will accompany you for protection.”
General Helian: "..."
What His Highness said was too elegant.
With no accompanying protection, hundreds of thousands of Helian troops entered the territory of Dashuo. This was obviously to capture Dashuo.
Your Highness is indeed Your Highness, he speaks with a real sense of art.
In this way, after the Helian Kingdom annexed the Dongling Kingdom, they launched another crusade against Dashuo under the banner of "avenging the Helian Kingdom's minister Zhou Qingxu".
Dashuo did not expect that the Helian Congress would act like this. The war came unexpectedly and caught Dashuo off guard. Dashuo lost five cities in a row.
When Da Shuo reacted and wanted to resist, he suddenly discovered that Da Shuo's army was no match for Helian's army.
Helian's army was extremely brave and marched forward indomitably.
This was the first time for Da Shuo to face the Helian Army directly. He had never felt that before. Once he got closer, he realized that every one of the soldiers of the Helian Army were full of energy. Even the soldiers who were charging into the battle, none of them were sallow and thin. They were all extremely strong.
They wear thick cotton clothes, have tall and straight postures, rosy complexions, and are strong and powerful.
I have long heard that Helianjun's food is the best among all countries. I heard that Helianjun eats white rice, big white steamed buns and meat dumplings, and eats three meals a day, including meat.
They thought it was a lie before, but when the Helian army stationed outside the city gate, set up a cauldron, and the smell of meat wafted to the city tower, they finally believed that the rumor was true.
People in Dashuo could hardly imagine the life that Helianjun lived.
Even if one of their three meals a day contains meat, they feel extremely happy.
Although there is no shortage of food and clothing, being full and eating well are two completely different concepts.
The soldiers of Dashuo stood on the city tower, smelling the rich aroma of stewed meat in the air, and watched Helianjun in the distance showing off his white flour steamed buns and pork vermicelli stew. How delicious the food of Helianjun was. The soldiers of Dashuo looked at it. It's so painful.
Some couldn't help but start whispering.
"I heard that the countries that were annexed by the Helian Kingdom are now living better than before."
"Who did you hear?"
"I have a distant relative who is a businessman. He traveled all over the country and saw a lot of things. Later he settled in the Xuanyuan Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the Xuanyuan Kingdom was destroyed by the Helian Kingdom. I originally thought that life would be miserable, but I didn't expect that the people of the Helian Kingdom would treat businessmen They are not discriminatory at all. On the contrary, they are very respectful. It is said that Helian Kingdom was able to defeat Mobei because a businessman named Zhao Bingcheng provided [-] winter clothes and transported a large number of chickens, ducks and geese to the border for the Helian Army. Eat.”
"My distant relative once came to Dashuo and told me that he was lucky enough to deliver fresh vegetables to Helian Army Camp and saw with his own eyes that Helian Army ate meat and took care of everything. At that time, I thought he was bragging. Today Only when I saw it with my own eyes did I believe it was true.”
Dashuo's soldiers cast envious glances at the Helian army below the city.
"They have met a wise king."
"Yes, now the emperor of Helian Kingdom is not only a wise king but also a benevolent king. It is said that after the soldiers from Mobei, Nalan and Xuanyuan joined the Helian Army, their quality of life has been significantly improved than before."
"If we could join in..."
"Hush, what are you talking about? Are you showing that your life is too long?"
The man shut up immediately. If the general heard him, all of them would die.
Although he didn't say it, his heart was ready to open the city gate and let Helian's army into the city.
If the Helian Army captured Dashuo early, they would also be able to live a good life early.
More and more people have such ideas, Dashuo's people are distracted, and their defeat is certain.
Helian's army stayed outside the city for three days to recuperate their energy, while the defenders of Dashuo watched their meaty life every day during these three days, and their eyes turned red with envy.
Three days later at night, Helian's army suddenly attacked the city.
They thought a battle was needed, but unexpectedly someone took advantage of the cover of night and opened the city gate directly.
Helian's army successfully entered the city. There were very few people in the city who resisted, and they were easily captured by Helian's army.
In the subsequent battles, we encountered this kind of people who surrendered without resistance several times, because they understood that there was no resistance, and instead of being killed, it was better to surrender obediently, and there would be good days waiting for them in the future.
The land area of Dashuo Kingdom is much larger than that of Dongling.
It took more than half a year to capture Dongling, but capturing Dashuo was much easier than imagined.
Seeing that it was the end of another year, He Lianhuan failed to come back before the New Year this time.
But he wrote a letter specifically for Gu Wangshu, wishing her a happy new year.
Gu Wangshu felt sweet in his heart as he took the letter, and wrote back asking him to pay attention to his safety.
Gu Wangshu's happy face was noticed by He Lianjin and Wang Miaomiao.
He Lianjin was unhappy, and his angry look was really cute.
Gu Wangshu pinched his fleshy cheeks.
"What's going on, Your Highness?"
"Hmph! You half-hearted woman."
Gu Wangshu couldn't help but laugh and said: "What did your Highness say? Why was I half-hearted?"
"You still don't admit it?" He Lianjin became even more angry and accused: "I accompany you every day. The two of us are inseparable, but you think about my second brother. Do you think you are half-hearted?"
"Uh..." Why hasn't this guy forgotten those things?
Gu Wangshu was speechless and didn't know what to say, so he simply stopped talking.
He Lianjin's temper came and went quickly, and he had forgotten about it by lunch time.
Gu Wangshu sighed. A child is a child. In fact, he just talks about it. He has no idea what it means to marry her as his wife.
During the meal, Gu Wangshu said: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and I won't come to the palace tomorrow."
The Queen Mother knew that she had been working very hard for nearly a year, so she nodded in agreement.
"Let's do this. After lunch later, the Aijia will order someone to send you back. You will also have a good rest this afternoon, and you will have to stay up late on New Year's Eve."
Gu Wangshu nodded in agreement.
After lunch, Wang Miaomiao also wanted to leave with her.
The two were sitting in the carriage chatting.
Wang Miaomiao asked: "Gu Wangshu, aren't you worried about the safety of His Highness the Second Prince?"
Gu Wangshu shook his head: "Don't worry."
Wang Miaomiao couldn't believe it: "Your heart is too big."
"It's not that I'm arrogant, it's that Dashuo's fate is a foregone conclusion. In fact, when Helian Kingdom captured Mobei, Xuanyuan and Nalan, Helian Kingdom already had an [-]% chance of taking the world into its hands. By the time Helian Kingdom To annex Dongling, the success rate is not [-]%, but [-]%."
Wang Miaomiao thought about it and felt that what Gu Wangshu said was very reasonable.
Nowadays, Dashuo is at the end of its battle, and it will be annexed sooner or later. Helianhuan has unparalleled strategies and is more than enough to deal with Dashuo.
Once Dashuo became part of the Helian Kingdom, only the Zhao Kingdom would remain.
Does Zhao still have a chance to resist?Maybe, but the chance is very slim.
"There are no surprises in chatting with you."
"Are you sure you want a surprise?"
"determine."
"Wang Miaomiao, after the New Year, you are 20 years old."
Wang Miaomiao: "......"
"You still have the nerve to laugh at me? Aren't you almost 20 years old yourself?"
"It doesn't matter to me. I think it's okay for me to get married at 30."
"Gu Wangshu, why are your thoughts so far away from others? You are 30 years old? You can be a grandma now."
Gu Wangshu shook his head: "30 is still very young. It is the most beautiful age for a woman."
"I believe you. Who wants you when you are 30 years old? I believe you when you say the earth is round. I believe you when you say there is vast space beyond the earth. But I don't believe you when you say you are 30 years old. You Don't try to fool me."
Gu Wangshu raised his eyebrows. Wang Miaomiao didn't believe she could understand.
After all, she and Wang Miaomiao were from two different eras, and her thoughts were still too advanced.
"We had a fight on New Year's Eve last year. It's incredible that we can chat together so calmly this year." Gu Wangshu sighed.
Wang Miaomiao snorted at her: "I still remember that slap you gave me."
Gu Wangshu shrugged: "Who told you that you were too stupid to speak with your brain?"
"Then you can't hit people. Haven't you ever heard of hitting people without hitting them in the face? I was so embarrassed when you slapped me in the face in public."
"Okay, okay, can't I be wrong?"
After spending time with Wang Miaomiao for a long time, Gu Wangshu found that she was very cute.
Straightforward, no scheming.
This kind of character is really rare, perhaps because she is the daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace. She also has an aunt who is the Queen Mother. She has a distinguished status and has never encountered any bad things since she was a child.
This is very similar to her. In her previous life, she was raised to be too simple-minded, so she died tragically.
Fortunately, God gave her a chance to be reborn. In this life, she no longer wants to live stupidly.
The carriage took Gu Wangshu home first. Before getting off the carriage, Gu Wangshu asked Wang Miaomiao: "Are you going to see Chen Zui later?"
"Go, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just asking casually. He didn't go to the palace on New Year's Eve last year. Do you know why?"
Wang Miaomiao didn't know that at that time last year, but now she knows.
When Gu Wangshu asked, a look of pain flashed across her face.
"I'm not stupid this time."
"then you......"
"It would be best if he is willing to go to the palace. If he is unwilling to go, I want to accompany him on New Year's Eve."
He was so afraid of the sound of firecrackers. Seeing his eyes explode and hearing the thunder of firecrackers, he would definitely think of the tragic situation when Yun Mu Sheng died, right?
Wang Miaomiao thought this and felt doubly distressed.
Gu Wangshu comforted: "It will get better and better."
Wang Miaomiao nodded and watched Gu Wangshu enter the general's mansion.
The carriage moved forward again and sent her to the Marquis Mansion.
She comes almost every evening, and the concierge no longer stops her, knowing that she cares about her prince.
However, the concierge did not expect that Wang Miaomiao would come so early today, arriving at noon.
The concierge had a smile on his face: "Miss, why did you come so early today?"
Wang Miaomiao smiled and said, "I don't have any classes in the afternoon, so I came to see your Marquis."
"It's cold outside. Madam, please come in quickly. The Marquis is in the study."
Study room.
Wang Miaomiao thought of the portraits of Yun Musheng in the study.
Those are Chen Zui's treasures. He goes to see her almost every day.
Wang Miaomiao walked straight to the study. Along the way, the servants of the Hou Mansion whom she met all saluted her respectfully and treated her very well, as if they treated her as their hostess. However, Wang Miaomiao could not be happy and was filled with joy. His eyes were filled with worries about Chen Zui.
She came to the door of the study and raised her hand to knock gently.
"Chen Zui, it's me, Wang Miaomiao."
"Come in." Chen Zui's voice came.
With his permission, Wang Miaomiao pushed the door open. She originally expected to see a room full of portraits, but when she saw the furnishings in the study clearly, Wang Miaomiao was stunned.
The place where the portraits were originally hung was empty, and there was no more portrait of Yun Musheng.
She frowned and looked around the study, and finally found the paintings on the desk.
The paintings were all rolled up and placed neatly together.
Chen Zui was sitting at the desk, holding the sketch drawn by Gu Wangshu in his hand.
Wang Miaomiao walked to the desk, her eyes flowing between him and the portrait.
"Chen Zui, why did you put the portrait away? Wouldn't it be nice to hang it?"
Chen Zu did not raise his head to look at her. He kept staring at the portrait and murmured softly.
"The time is almost up."
"???" Wang Miaomiao had a question mark on her face.
"What time is coming?"