The wind outside was still blowing loudly, but the violent storm inside had quietly subsided. The sky outside the hall gradually became brighter, and the light gray clouds were still drizzling with light rain. The air was no longer dull, and a refreshing breeze began to surge from the sky.
The chirping of birds was a natural alarm. Zhao Yong opened his eyes in confusion, and felt a burning pain in his back when his soul returned to its original position.
Perhaps thinking of the swaying wind and rain last night, he turned his head slightly to avoid waking up the sleeping princess.
Ji Yao, who has messy hair, has not yet woken up. Her pretty face is still flushed, her red lips are slightly pursed, her expression is sweet, and she is cute and charming.
Zhao Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart: How wonderful it would be to live like this in a peaceful and prosperous age. With a heavenly wife and concubine by his side, there is no need to worry about missing out.
At this time, Ji Yao suddenly turned over and opened her bright autumn eyes. She yawned and glanced at Zhao Yong. After being stunned for a moment, she suddenly grabbed the quilt and covered her head, then rolled up the quilt all at once. Zhao Yong lay there naked, stunned and at a loss.
"My concubine... I'm too embarrassed to see anyone." Ji Yao huddled in the quilt and said.
Zhao Yong joked: "I remember, you were not like this yesterday. Did you forget how cruel you were last night? Let's see who scratched my back."
"Your Majesty..." Ji Yao muttered under the quilt. After a while, she revealed her head and looked at Zhao Yong pitifully.
Zhao Yong had no choice but to get up and look for his clothes on the messy floor. He saw that Ji Yao's luxurious wedding robe from last night had been crumpled and thrown casually on the ground. He picked it up and was about to put it on the ground. However, it was cold and wet where he started. By some mistake, he held it in front of his nose. Smell it.
Zhao Yong wrapped himself in his middle coat, glanced back at the bride, and then walked towards the side hall. "Someone, go get some hot water."
Ji Yao didn't seem to wake up too much. The whole day's schedule yesterday was too much, and she went to bed late at night. She waited for Zhao Yong to walk out of the palace, then lay down on the cave to rest for a while.
After a while, Ji Yao slowly opened her eyes. She suddenly remembered Zhao Yonglin's actions when he left just now. She shyly covered her head in the quilt and said, "I'm so embarrassed. I'm so old and still wet the bed. If I let others do it, I know...it's really embarrassing...'
She saw a royal robe that Zhao Yong had not worn in the corner of the bed, so she carefully pulled it over and held it in her arms. Ji Yao suddenly wanted to laugh, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was too disrespectful. 'The king is better than he thought. Who would have thought that King Zhao, who was known for his decisive killings in Zhengdu, would be so gentle to him. '
...After a long time, at noon, Ji Yao slowly walked out of the bedroom.
In the main hall, Zhao Yong was looking through the memorial that had just been presented by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Hearing the noise, Zhao Yong turned around and happened to catch Ji Yao's eyes. Her expression suddenly became panicked and her eyes hurriedly glanced away.
He looked even more shy than yesterday.
However, when she saw a palace maid standing beside Zhao Yong, Ji Yao immediately turned around and bowed to Zhao Yong. Looking at the expression on her face, it is really rich. It is faster than the folk face-changing show, but it is more subtle. If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to feel her complicated mood in a short period of time.
However, the etiquette and rules of this world helped her. No matter whether it was a royal family or a commoner, the etiquette of human relations after marriage was upright, so he believed that Ji Yao could still accept it.
Her face was a little pale, and she still looked a little tired even after sleeping. Her black hair was casually tied into a high bun with a jade hairpin. She had changed out of yesterday's heavy and dignified red wedding robe, and now she was wearing a Confucian red close-fitting dark gown. From the floral silk ribbon at her collar, she could see her smooth and white neck, which matched the solemn and dignified look of yesterday. Compared with today's Ji Yao, she can highlight the aura of an elegant girl.
Ji Yao didn't know when there were three more women around her. One of them was the little palace maid he met yesterday. She must have been her personal palace attendant when she was in the Han Palace. The other two young ladies seemed a bit unfamiliar.
After a while, he remembered that it was these two girls who stayed at the end before doing things last night. Originally, Zhao Yong thought that the two were maids from Longtai Palace, but looking at their faces, he had never seen them in the palace before.
Now that I think about it, it should be Ji Yao's concubine Teng. Yesterday, Zhao Yong didn't pay attention to the two women at all, mainly because Ji Yao's appearance was too outstanding. Compared with her, these two women seemed ordinary and not of much interest.
But looking at it now, he felt that if the two girls were not by Ji Yao's side, they would actually be good-looking. After all, they were girls carefully selected by the Korean clan, mainly because they were young.
Therefore, people are afraid of comparison.
The two girls immediately stepped forward, followed behind Ji Yao, and saluted Zhao Yong.
"Get up." Zhao Yong nodded.
Only then did he know the names of the two girls. The older one was called 'Xin', and she was Ji Yao's sister according to her seniority; She is Ji Yao’s niece...
The status of Teng concubines is higher than that of ordinary concubines. For royal marriages, if the head wife dies, the Teng concubine with the same surname will replace the head wife as the link to maintain the relationship between the two clans. But so, these two women must at least be concubines.
Zhao Yong greeted them in a casual tone: "Sir, come and sit next to me."
"Here." Ji Yao walked to his side with a still a little nervous expression.
Zhao Yong did not touch the bride again, but glanced sideways at her, then took the memorial note aside and started to review it. It wasn't that he meant to neglect the bride. The first day of a wedding was supposed to be a time for intimacy, but it wasn't his fault. The content in the briefing was really too urgent.
The spring light of last night fades away, and what will be ushered in is endless killing. This is love in the flames of war.
The news of the memorial came from the state of Yan.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has penetrated all the countries in China, but the Yan State has been the deepest. In addition to the reason why Su Qin left a large number of backup forces in the Yan State, there is also the fact that the Yan State itself relies on the Zhao State.
This brief letter came from the palace of King Yan.
Ji Shuo, the King of Yan, fell ill after returning to the country. Although the Yan State had sworn alliances with other countries, there was no check and balance from the King of Yan in the country. Coupled with the continuous surge of pro-Qin forces in the Yan State, even the supervisor of the country was now Prince Ji Hui also began to waver.
In fact, whether Yan State sends troops to Hangu is not the most important thing to Zhao State.
What worries Zhao Yong is that even if the Yan Kingdom does not fight, Zhao is still afraid of chaos.
If the state of Yan is in chaos, it will get crazy and act randomly if it is not guaranteed.
Regarding his own rear area, Zhao Yong would never allow a Yan State to dynasty Qin and Zhao Zhao.
Ji Yao knelt down quietly next to Zhao Yong and carefully observed the changes in his expression. She saw that he sometimes frowned and sometimes calmed down, so she knew that her husband must have encountered something unexpected. But Ji Yao did not speak rashly to disturb his thoughts.
After a while, someone from the palace would bring the food. During the meal, Ji Yaocai asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you worried about the war in Qin?"
Smelling the body fragrance emanating from the beauty beside him, Zhao Yong's originally anxious mood calmed down again. He turned his head, grinned an ugly smile at Ji Yao, and said domineeringly: "No need to worry, they are just some clowns."
Ji Yao also responded with a beautiful smile: "I dare not interfere in state affairs, but I am afraid that I will not be able to share the king's worries. If it is a matter of the palace, the king will know how to meet my concubine."
After all, Ji Yao was born as a princess, and she still had knowledge and aura. Although she had not been officially given a title, she already looked like the mistress of the Zhao Kingdom.
"You are really a good helper to me. It will be a blessing to the country of Zhao to have you." Zhao Yong said happily.
After lunch, Ji Yao continued to perform her etiquette: sealing the palace and being worshiped.
The etiquette was not complicated at all. Ji Yao returned to her bed and put on a majestic robe again.
The queen's bedroom is located at the side and rear of Longtai Palace, in a place where the sun is shining, so it is called the "Greenhouse Palace".
Once the ceremony of conferring the title is over, Ji Yao also has to receive court officials with official positions in the palace to show that she is the master of the harem.
Finally, Luo Hanhuan, Meng Rou and Siyue passed over the three concubines, who were dressed solemnly. In the main hall, the three goddesses looked solemn and knelt down to Ji Yao to bow to Ji Yao to show their submission.
After accepting the audience, Ji Yao led the five concubines to Longtai Palace to thank Zhao Yong.
Zhao Yong looked at the beautiful and fragrant concubines and nodded happily. Now the heroine of the Zhao Kingdom has been established, and the yin and yang are about to merge.
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Compared with the joyous wedding day in Handan, there is a sense of solemnity outside Hangu Pass.
Outside the pass, the camp of the Wei and Han allied forces stretched vertically for more than ten miles. If viewed from a high altitude, the dense military camp looked like a giant black dragon devouring everything.
In the commander's tent of the Chinese army. Gongsun Yan stood on the main seat. He pointed to the sand map in the middle of the camp and said to the generals in the tent: "Hangu Pass has become a natural chasm in the east of Qin since Xiaogong established it. Hangu Pass is difficult to conquer because it is It is dangerous and dangerous. Judging from its terrain, Hangu Pass is surrounded by plateau to the west, Juejian to the east, mountains to the south, and a large river to the north. If our five-nation army wants to defeat it, it can only attack from the front."
The veteran general Zhu Wei came out and bowed: "In accordance with the general's order, the servants called the Qin army to fight in front of the pass. However, the Qin army refused to come out no matter how provocative they were."
An Chengjun, Han Yue, frowned, bowed his head to Gongsun Yan and said, "How can we break the barrier with such a fighting method?"
Han Yue has white hair on his temples and looks to be in his sixties, about the same age as Zhu Wei. He is a royal general left over from the previous generation of Korea.
Gongsun Yan did not show any displeasure with Han Yue's doubts in his words. The two had dealt with each other during the Battle of Jinyang, and he also knew the veteran's temper. Then he asked humbly: "General, what are your suggestions? It doesn't matter if you tell me."
"I dare not take it seriously. I thought it was time to attack the city and break the barrier!" Han Yue said with determination.
After hearing this, Gongsun Yan shook his head: "The commander-in-chief of the Qin Army is Gongziji. He is known as a 'think tank'. If he rushes to attack the key points, he may be changed."
"I'm looking for camp today. I see that the morale of our Wei and Han soldiers is at its peak. If the general doesn't attack now, when will he wait?" Han Yue said.
Gongsun Yan looked at Sha Yutu and thought carefully for a moment: "At this time, there is no opportunity to fight, so we must not rush rashly." After saying that, he turned to Zhu Wei and continued: "Let the soldiers who called for battle outside the pass withdraw first. "
"Here!" Zhu Wei replied respectfully. After saying that, he wanted to pay the bill, and he had great trust in Gongsun Yan.
Han Yue immediately said anxiously: "General, wait a moment."
"I would like to lead the Korean army to attack the city first."
"Jun An Cheng, no! You need to obey the order of Xishou at this time." Han Cang stopped him from the side.
Seeing his prince speaking, Han Yue couldn't say anything more. During this trip to attack Qin, South Korea was nominally led by Han Yue, but in reality it still had to follow Han Cang's orders.
Han Yue bowed to Gongsun Yanzuo and said: "General, please note that my army of hundreds of thousands consumes thousands of stones of food and grass every day..."
Gongsun Yan glanced at him and said calmly: "When the armies of Zhao, Yan, and Chu arrive outside the pass, the five countries can break through the pass in one fell swoop. If we fight now, it will only be a waste of damage."
...In Hangu Pass, the Qin Army camp was also having a heated debate.
The one-armed Yingji turned his back to the generals, his eyes fixed on the large map in front of him.
The generals couldn't see his expression and didn't care to speak arbitrarily at this time.
After a while, Ying Ji slowly turned around. He looked calmly and said to everyone: "If you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy, please feel free to speak out."
"General, the five countries have just arrived at the two countries, and the troops of Yan, Zhao, and Han are still on the way. I thought it would be better to take this opportunity to go out, defeat the Wei and Han coalition forces, and destroy the five-nation alliance. arrogance, and then intercept the reinforcements of Yan, Zhao, and Chu respectively." The hot-tempered Ying Hua said immediately.
The Battle of Sangqiu and the Battle of Jinyang destroyed Yinghua's reputation in the Qin army. Although the King of Qin did not punish him excessively, the soldiers in the army were already critical of him, a frequently defeated general. At this time, he urgently needed a victory to restore his reputation.
The general on the side also echoed: "First defeat his sharpness, and then defeat his tired army, then this battle can be won."
Ying Ji nodded, then glanced at Sima Cuo, who didn't say a word. "Do you have any good strategies for defeating the enemy?"
Sima Cuo came out and bowed and said: "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. If we divide our troops, our Qin army will be even more powerful and weak. I think it is inappropriate."
Since being redeemed, Sima Cuo has not left the Sima Mansion for half a year. His face has obviously lost weight in the past six months, and the vigor in his expression has long disappeared.
Zhong Geng Yingpu glanced at Sima Cuo and said dissatisfiedly: "The soldiers of the Qin army have always fought with one against ten and are not afraid of death. Even if they are defeated, the corpses of our Qin army will have to fill Hangu Pass first. All countries want to To enter the customs, you must step over our corpses."
Yingji stood up and said: "Okay! I feel very relieved when I see your momentum of victory. But this battle is not compared to the previous battles, but a battle related to the survival of the country. You must not turn on or off the switch until it is absolutely necessary. enemy!"
Ying Pu said displeasedly: "Listen to the general, do we, the Qin army, want to defend Hangu?"
Yingji's eyes narrowed slightly: "If Hangu is lost! Qin is in danger! If we lose this battle, you and I will both be dogs that will lose our country. This battle must be won!"
