After hearing this, he knew that it was impossible to go to his mother and concubine for help, so he could only return to his mansion in frustration. However, Huang Qiong, who was having dinner with Situ Huanshuang after receiving the report from the eunuch Yong Wang that he had returned to his mansion, said nothing. After finishing the meal, he saw Situ Huanshuang looking at him. After rinsing his mouth, Huang Qiong didn't want Situ Huanshuang to know about King Yong.
In fact, Huang Qiong was a little surprised that King Shen chose a county prince. None of his brothers is lewd, and Huang Qiong knows this. And he also knows that he is not a good bird, but he is also one of them. Therefore, Huang Qiong only planned to give a warning regarding Prince Shen. But Huang Qiong didn't expect that the always honest King Shen would actually get involved.
Just thinking of the once honest King Ji, Huang Qiong couldn't help but smile bitterly. Then I remembered that Prince Shen was not as honest as he seemed. But when I think about it, Princess Shen, who had just been married for only two years, had a difficult delivery last year, so neither mother nor son could survive. Now King Shen has become a widower and has no concubine. As for whether the concubine will support him in the future or choose another concubine for him, he has not thought about it yet.
King Shen is different from the lustful King Yong. It is normal for King Shen to have some thoughts at this time as a widower. The women in the Guilin County Prince's Mansion have all been trained with great pains. Most of them can be considered talented and beautiful. It is Liu Min and Liu Ling, these two daughters raised outside, in addition to their good looks, they also have talents. This is famous all over the world.
Presumably this is what King Shen wanted to do this time when he wanted to woo the country prince. Moreover, if he really pointed out that country prince to King Shen, it would be able to appease the hearts of those Wang Zong who were probably frightened. It can also let the people of the world look at themselves and the imperial court. Of course, does King Shen have other thoughts in this? Is he really going for people or money? Huang Qiong is unknown.
However, given King Shen’s character, he shouldn’t have anything else on his mind at this time. He was probably just trying to add insult to injury by getting himself a concubine with both sex and art. If I designate that country gentleman as Princess Shen, I don't know how this guy will feel. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong couldn't help but stop the chopsticks in his hand. Huang Qiong kept thinking about the feasibility of this matter in his mind.
Looking at the chopsticks in Huang Qiong's hand, they were just moving back and forth on a plate of vegetables, but they didn't pick up a single vegetable leaf. When two people dine together, eunuchs and maids are generally never allowed to serve. Therefore, if Situ Huanshuang did not interrupt Huang Qiong's thoughts, no one would disturb him. He also knew that the Wang Zong of the Guilin County Prince's Palace had already escorted Situ Huanshuang to Beijing.
He didn't know the dirty things that King Yong had done. Not to mention that King Yong and King Shen were both thinking about Wang Zong, the prince of Guilin County, who was being escorted to Beijing. What Huang Qiong was wondering at this moment was whether to directly refer to the country prince who was favored by King Shen as the princess to appease those royal clans. I thought Huang Qiong's absence was due to those matters in the court. Situ Huanshuang, who just didn't want to interfere in the government affairs, did not interrupt Huang Qiong.
Instead, he gently moved the plate of dishes in front of Huang Qiong. The slight sound when the plate was moved made Huang Qiong react from his daze. Looking at Situ Huanshuang's concerned eyes, Huang Qiong realized that she had been distracted for a while, and shook the picture with a wry smile. She secretly cursed Queen Yong for doing such ridiculous things. Huang Qiong did not tell the truth to Situ Huanshuang.
But I made a haha and brushed it off. After another conversation with Situ Huanshuang, Huang Qiong did not go to anyone, but returned to Wende Hall. Just when we were having dinner, someone from the Military Aircraft Department sent a message saying that they had just received a military report from Guangnan West Road eight hundred miles away. Since the rise of the rebels, Huang Qiong has never dealt with military reports from all the routes south of the Yangtze River, no matter how late they are.
Huang Qiong, who returned to Wende Palace, opened the Eight Hundred Miles Memorial and read it by candlelight. It turned out that the rebels, who had been on the verge of collapse before, retreated to Wuzhou and Nanning, the two last territories, and resisted extremely tenaciously. Coupled with the epidemic, the officers and soldiers who went south suffered heavy casualties. In particular, the rebels relied on their familiarity with the terrain to repeatedly set up ambushes and sneak attacks on the officers and soldiers on Guangnan West Road.
Just before Cao Rui wrote this excerpt, he had lost 300 troops and horses due to an ambush. The heads of the brothers who died in the battle were chopped off and piled up outside Wuzhou City. Nowadays, the military morale in various frontline departments is somewhat impatient. Generals at all levels have become more cautious when operating in peacetime, and less than a thousand people cannot move alone. Relying on the grain seized in Jingjiang Mansion, the food and grass can barely survive, but there is a lack of medicinal materials.
Cao Rui asked the court to allocate some medicinal materials. At the same time, a group of doctors are being recruited and sent to the army. Especially for the treatment of malaria and snake bites. At the end of this story, Cao Rui reported that he sensed the intervention of new forces from the changes in the rebels. Because they captured some military attaches who were obviously not from Daqi on the battlefield. And these people cannot be local tribes.
Putting down Cao Rui's book, Huang Qiong frowned deeply. The rebels repeatedly set up ambushes, causing the frontline troops to suffer certain losses, which Huang Qiongdao didn't care about. But Cao Rui's final report made Huang Qiong suspect that the Shanchan Houfu had intervened. He remembered that Duan Jin had said that Shan Chanhou's elite soldiers were absolutely top-notch in Dali Kingdom. It is much more powerful than the army directly under the royal family.
Moreover, Shanchanhou Mansion is full of talented people, not to mention that the current Shanchanhou Mansion is a master of military operations. Among the younger generation, many tribes in Dali Kingdom have rebelled and surrendered, and many masters of military leadership have been trained. Now that the rebels have changed so much, it should be Shanchan Houfu who sent someone to intervene. This kind of intervention does not necessarily mean sending troops for reinforcements or sending generals to take over the command. The rebels originally lacked qualified military attachés to fight.
The reason is simple. By sending a general to take over the command, you can avoid attracting attention and avoid being publicly involved in the rebellion of the puppet emperor. It can be said that we are at a point where we can advance and attack, and retreat and defend. This Shan Chan Hou is indeed a cunning old man. Even at this stage, he still wants to cover up others' eyes in order to gain benefits from both sides. I don’t know how much the pseudo-emperor paid for sending generals to command the rebels this time.
However, even if the soldiers in Shanchanhou Mansion are elite, they can still fight. But Huang Qiong still didn't think that those Dali troops were more powerful than his four elite battalions. The reason for the repeated setbacks during this period is that the generals on the front line must have been a little careless when it came to closing their mouths now, and it can even be said that they underestimated the enemy. It's a mental problem, definitely not a problem with combat power.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong was very dissatisfied with Cao Rui. Before, when I received every tip from him and approved it, I had repeatedly told him that the more it comes to the end, the more cautious he must be, the more he must act steadily and never underestimate the enemy. Judging from the current battle situation, Cao Rui did not take his words seriously and underestimated the desperate struggle of the rebels and the puppet emperor.
Judging from the combat experience of the generals at all levels ahead and the combat effectiveness of the four major battalions. As long as we are more prudent, this situation will not happen. Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of her nose and picked up the pen, but didn't finish it for a long time. In the end, I became a little annoyed and threw this memorial on top of the other memorials. Huang Qiong originally wanted to recruit people, but seeing that the night was already getting dark, he ultimately didn't recruit anyone.
Huang Qiong was a little irritable. She walked to Wende Hall and raised her head to look at the bright moon outside the hall. But when he saw the full moon tonight, Huang Qiong's originally agitated mind gradually calmed down. Pretending to be too much, Huang Qiong smiled bitterly as he looked at the dozens of eunuchs and maids respectfully guarding the door of Wende Hall. However, Huang Qiong was a little surprised to see Nangong Zhen holding a sword in her arms.
He saw Nangong Zhen standing guard outside Wende Hall, always protecting him. Although he seemed to be wandering, Huang Qiong knew that for those true masters, these were just an illusion. If someone really thought they were napping and wanted to take the opportunity to attack them, they would react immediately. Therefore, Huang Qiong is not very concerned about whether Nangong Zhen is fishing.
And in front of her was Nangong Zhen, who was at least 60% similar to Nangong Mei. But Huang Qiong suddenly remembered the letter he gave to Nangong Mei, but Nangong Mei never replied. Huang Qiong knew the reason why Nangong Mei didn't reply. It's not that she didn't receive her letter, but that she no longer wants to have any direct contact with her. I want to completely cut off the trace of love I once had.
He thought of the love he had with Nangong Mei in the past, and even more of the pressure Nangong Mei was under now after giving birth to his child. At this time, Huang Qiong couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart for Nangong Zhen in front of him. After hesitating for a moment, Huang Qiong walked over and leaned against a century-old pine tree outside Wende Hall, not knowing what to think about. In front of Nangong Zhen who turned a blind eye to herself.
He said softly: "At this time, you should go back and rest. I don't need anyone to guard me now. As long as you are in the palace from now on, you don't have to guard me so late. There are thousands of imperial guards inside and outside the palace, hundreds of No matter how low my martial arts skills are, my Ouchi guards still can't protect me? You don't have to work so hard. Shuang'er and the others are a little overly nervous about my safety, so you guys have worked hard too."
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, Nangong Zhen, who woke up from her distraction, rolled her eyes and said indifferently: "You think I am willing to keep you company so late. If it weren't for my sister, I would be there every other day. You wrote to me, asking me to protect you and your women, so as not to bring disaster to the Nangong family and the Fan family. I won't be so tired."
"If you don't go back to the harem to have a good time, I can only stay here. You are the emperor, and you are the biggest in the world. Didn't it say in the book that the emperor would lay down millions of corpses in anger? Those thousands of troops and horses you mobilized , are still stationed in Xiangyang. Even though the rebels are almost reaching the Yangtze River, they have not been transferred out of Xiangyang City. If you lose a hair during this period, will your troops not slaughter the Fan family? "
Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly at this woman's words. There are some things that he cannot explain too clearly. The reason why he did not mobilize the troops stationed in Xiangyang was to threaten the Fan family to protect him. Instead, he wanted to monitor the Fan family before the rebels were completely wiped out. I am still a little worried about the Fan family. That's why the three thousand troops and horses have not yet been mobilized.
However, looking at it now, the Fan family themselves are still obedient. The rebels were also about to be destroyed. The three thousand troops and horses staying in Xiangyang were of no use. On the contrary, they were a waste of food and wages. Thinking of this and looking at Nangong Zhenjiao's pretty face, Huang Qiong smiled lightly and said, "Since you have said so, I will give the Xiangyang garrison an order tomorrow to let them understand how to withdraw to their original garrison. "
"You have worked so hard to protect me. How can I not agree to such a small disguised request? From now on, you can go to rest after Xu hour, and you don't have to stay up late with me. The current pseudo-emperor , I guess there is no one left to assassinate me. After the rebels are completely wiped out, I will let you go back."
