"Zhaoyi, Zhaoyi... come here, call the imperial doctor." Zhuang Xun was really dizzy and panicked. He went over and shook Empress Dowager Jiang, subconsciously calling for the imperial doctor.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm so angry that I'll wake up soon. Don't worry about the practitioner's physical condition. Your Majesty, don't worry."
Bi Yuewu reached out to check Empress Dowager Jiang's pulse. After finding out that there was no problem, she comforted the nervous Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, that's good..." He helped the unconscious Queen Mother Jiang, carried her to the bed, arranged her clothes and tucked her into bed.
"Are you so worried? She is indeed your beloved concubine." Looking at his nervous expression, Bi Yuewu was slightly jealous.
"You are also my beloved concubine. I was so worried when you were in a coma. Did you forget when I was rescuing you in the underground palace?" Zhuang Xun said casually, looking at Queen Mother Jiang, she was still a little worried, really afraid that she would be angry to death. .
"He also said, why were you such a gangster at that time, and you still wanted to repay a favor." Bi Yuewu's jealousy was suddenly diluted, and his face turned slightly red as if he was recalling the scene when he first met Zhuang Xun.
"A great beauty asks me if I want it. What do you think I am? What kind of sage do you think I am? You should blame you for being so beautiful that ordinary people are not tempted to possess it. Besides, I have never been a rogue."
Zhuang Xun tilted his head slightly and made an unreasonable accusation, saying that he stood out as a scoundrel who did bad things but had no regrets, and even felt very wise.
"You really can't say anything nice, so just stay with your Queen Mother Jiang. I think I feel comfortable and I'm leaving."
Bi Yuewu couldn't stand Zhuang Xun's rogue words and walked out. She couldn't say soft words.
It should be said that she couldn't speak softly in front of Zhuang Xun. She was used to being called a beast. Now if she was asked to speak softly and sweetly, she couldn't do it.
"No, didn't you agree to stay and celebrate?" Zhuang Xun turned around, grabbed the hand wrapped in black gauze, and pulled it to Queen Mother Jiang's bedside.
"Jiang Zhaoyi is already like this, what else do you want to do? You are such a beast." Bi Yuewu squinted his eyes and swayed slightly, showing his joy.
"What are you thinking about? You said you wanted to accompany me with Jiang Zhaoyi. Now that Jiang Zhaoyi is like this, you can't talk to me. I can't be bored here."
Zhuang Xun found a reason to keep Bi Yuewu. He didn't have big intentions. Bi Yuewu occupied a small part and was even heavier than Queen Mother Jiang at the moment, so he knew who to please.
Liking and status are not the same thing. Queen Mother Jiang seems to have found her own little wife. She is beautiful and eye-catching, but she is only beautiful and eye-catching.
"Come on, what are you talking about? A 60,000-strong army lost 40,000 soldiers and was defeated by an under-trained Xia army of 30,000 soldiers. Aren't you going to make Jiang Zhaoyi angry to death?"
Bi Yuewu sneered and said that Zhuang Xun's feelings were not deep. As the person behind Youguo, she was responsible for the astonishing battle loss ratio of the Xuanjia Army when she was there. An army of 40,000 was enough to sweep across Jizhou. Now Buried here.
It is a pleasure to have a great revenge.
Moreover, this is a serious injury to Zhao State. The training of Xuanjia Army takes a long time, and Zhuang Xun's Tiance Army has always been a beggar's version.
"She hasn't woken up. It's okay to talk about it. Is she so fragile? I won't be like this even if Tiance's army loses ten thousand people."
As for practitioners, Zhao still has most of these psychological qualities, and is still the strongest among the four countries on paper.
"What are you thinking about? You are still the king of a country. How can your loss of one-third be the same as her loss of one-fourth? The soldiers can recover at the same speed. This time, it almost broke Zhao Guo's backbone. It is not appropriate to use force externally within five years."
Bi Yuewu waved his hand and said with disdain for Zhuang Xun, it was completely different. Originally, Zhao State was a big step ahead of the Three Kingdoms, but now it is almost on the same level, and more importantly, it has lost the initiative.
"Ah, is that so? It's really pitiful..." Zhuang Xun couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, the smile of a winner.
"So can you not laugh? Are you sick because you are worried about others and laughing? It's disgusting. I want to chat with you. I won't be able to chat until you Jiang Zhaoyi wakes up, right? Then I'd better go."
Bi Yuewu was very familiar with Zhuang Xun's appearance, and it was not the first time she had met him. She thought of herself again, and Zhuang Xun was so pitiful towards her with a smile. It was no longer possible, and the humiliating memories came to her head.
"Hey..." Looking at Bi Yuewu running away, Zhuang Xun thought about it, is it so disgusting? That really shouldn't be seen by Queen Mother Jiang.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he suppressed his smile, held his plain jade hand, and looked at Queen Mother Jiang's frowning face, Zhuang Xun felt a little softer.
It's just that he feels sorry for the beauty, but he can't feel pity for the reason. It's just that he is the winner now, so he has this feeling of compassion.
The beauty is a painting. As time passes by, the beauty in the nightmare suddenly wakes up and holds Zhuang Xun's hand tightly.
Staring at Zhuang Xun's face blankly, she seemed to be still immersed in a dream, her eyes dull.
"You are deceiving the Ai family, aren't you? General Shao is highly respected. The Shao family is the leader in Shouan, how could they not be able to suppress the local aristocratic families... I know you lost and want to seek comfort from the Ai family. What do you want to do with the Ai family? I promise you, stop teasing the Ai family, you are a gentle person, if this is the case, you would not want to come and tell the Ai family this kind of news."
Her eyes were pleading. She really hoped that Zhuang Xun would lie to her and escape. This was not what a practitioner should do, but it was really hard for her to accept this fact.
"It's true. It's hard for me to imagine, but it just happened..."
"It's over, it's over..." Before Zhuang Xun could finish speaking, Empress Dowager Jiang's tears rolled down her smooth cheeks like broken beads, and she murmured in her mouth.
"It's okay, Zhao Guo still..." Zhuang Xun felt that he still had no chance of winning. This was a big country with a hundred thousand black armor, and he still had to unite Jing and Zheng to fight.
"It's over, Zhao Guo is over..." Leaning on Zhuang Xun's chest, his jade hands grasped Zhuang Xun's shoulders, and his tears moistened Zhuang Xun's dragon robe.
This was the first time that Zhuang Xun saw Queen Mother Jiang so fragile. In the past, Queen Mother Jiang always looked strong and proud even if she was involuntarily manipulated by Zhuang Xun. She was a practitioner and the Queen Mother of Zhao.
"It's not that exaggerated. Zhao State still has more than 100,000 Xuanjia troops, and they are still the strongest in Yuzhou, and even in the world."
Feeling the strength of the jade hand and Empress Dowager Jiang's reluctance, Zhuang Xun comforted her, saying that he shouldn't have comforted her. He stroked Empress Dowager Jiang's sinuous back and his heart softened.
"It's over, the strongest in the world, it's useless, it's useless..." She cried even more sadly, her hard work was wasted, Queen Mother Jiang returned to her instincts, and used crying to vent her pain and sorrow.
"Woo..." The mature Empress Dowager Jiang cried like a child, breaking her defense, although Zhuang Xun didn't understand why Empress Dowager Jiang cried so sadly.
Xia Guocai didn't have the cost of trial and error. Zhao Guocai had his hand cut off, but he was still a big man. Just being there made people feel scared.
The skinny beauty with plump arms looked disharmonious, and Zhuang Xun became the object of tolerance.
Tired of crying, Queen Mother Jiang fell asleep in Zhuang Xun's arms. Zhuang Xun sighed, carefully placed Queen Mother Jiang and covered her with the quilt.
The joy of watching Queen Mother Jiang break her guard was short-lived, and it was difficult to coax people. The main thing was that he didn't want to coax people.
What Empress Dowager Jiang has encountered, it is a pity that Zhao Guo's current situation is not his turn, and she feels even sadder when she thinks of her own situation.
He went out and changed into a robe, had dinner, hugged his son, and saw that his features were similar to those of Empress Dowager Jiang and his own. Perhaps this pity for Empress Dowager Jiang was partly due to the child, Zhuang Xun could only think so.
Empress Dowager Jiang lost her soul again, as if she knew that she had done something convenient to let Xia Jun catch up with Cheng Guo's battle, like a beautiful doll, coldly silent.
There was no hostility towards Zhuang Xun, and there was nothing more sad than death. Zhuang Xun could not arouse her interest in anything he did, and he only maintained basic actions, sitting like a stone statue all day without eating any rice.
Fortunately, she was a cultivator, so she didn't starve from hunger. However, Zhuang Xun was not interested in doing it, and her mood was affected by her, and a low pressure enveloped her.
Zhuang Xun wanted to make her happy at first, but he tried several methods, but they all failed. He stopped trying and basically did not affect her life, so Zhuang Xun said nothing.
He was just worried that if his and Empress Dowager Jiang's son was brought up by such a frustrated mother, he would become facially paralyzed when he got older. He would play with his mother instead of playing with his son. Although his mother didn't buy it, it was just a lackluster look in his eyes. looked at the father and son.
After a month and a half, as the situation stabilized, the surrendered generals and surrendered troops were first sent to Hengdu.
"I want to see Shao Guoliang!" Empress Dowager Jiang, who had always said yes, ah, or even said nothing, asked actively, her tone also changing.
"Okay." Zhuang Xun was a little surprised. The melting of the iceberg was a good thing, and he could understand Empress Dowager Jiang's desire to see Shao Guoliang.
He probably wanted to ask why he surrendered, but Zhuang Xun understood it almost. Shao Guoliang was forced to do nothing, like a Liangshan hero, but he didn't tell Empress Dowager Jiang that it would be better if Shao Guoliang said it himself.
The meeting between the two parties was destined to be awkward. They were old acquaintances. Shao Guoliang was promoted along the way. In addition to his status in the Shao family, Empress Dowager Jiang, who listened behind the scenes, was also promoted.
So how could Shao Guoliang not be embarrassed when his benefactor showed up but he still faced him as a traitor general.
"Empress Dowager!" Avoiding those calm eyes, Shao Guoliang turned his head and looked at Zhuang Xun, who was sitting next to Empress Dowager Jiang. He was holding a baby of several months old. It was rumored that Empress Dowager Jiang was Xia Xia's daughter. A prince raised by a king.
"Tell me, the Ai family wants to hear your reasons." There was no emotion in her words, and the aloof Queen Mother didn't care that there was an enemy monarch next to her. She was just looking for an answer.
"Your Majesty..." On one side was the Queen Mother of Zhao State, and on the other side was the Monarch of Xia State, feeling embarrassed.
"It is what it is. Don't put any pressure on me. I don't care if your words offend me. After all, I asked you to come."
Zhuang Xun took a step back and said that a winner has a winner's margin. He can not care about some things, but he can care about some things.
"This..." There is nothing to be afraid of, just like King Xia said, tell the truth.
"The State of Zhao cannot unify the world, and the State of Zhao cannot unify the world."
After raising his head, Shao Guoliang continued when he saw that Queen Mother Jiang did not respond.
"The aristocratic families are all short-sighted vampire parasites. They lie on the body of the giant Zhao Guo and suck the flesh and blood, affecting everything about this giant."
"Aren't you from a noble family?" Queen Mother Jiang's eyes were still dull.
"So this time I see it more clearly. What I did is beneficial to the State of Zhao. What is the result? It must be framed and framed."
Saying this aroused Shao Guoliang's inner indignation.
"When Zhao Jun entered the country, the aristocratic family used Zhao Jun to start grabbing land. They were afraid that it would be too late and the land would be snatched by others. The people caused by the uncontrolled grain expropriation complained and rebellions continued."
"King Zhao handed over 60,000 Xuanjia troops to me, and I naturally want to bring them all back. Shouan Road, where rebellions are everywhere, needs to allocate troops to prevent being cut off by the rebellions one after another."
"Subsequent developments also confirmed my suspicion. The 10,000 Xuanjia troops that were surrounded and annihilated were delayed in their evacuation by rebellions in various places. I was unwilling to divide the troops, nor did I want to see the rebellion in the rear. In order to compete with the Xia Kingdom to disrupt the baggage and other issues, we proposed the method of giving half of the land to the noble families to stabilize the Shouan Road."
"I promise that I have no selfish motives in this matter. It is just a matter of leaving a name in history. It is also a way to repay the Queen Mother for your promotion. As long as the aristocratic family gives half of the land, plus the relocated population, the common people will actually get the same as the Xia Kingdom. The land is almost the same.”
When Shao Guoliang told his initial plan, he didn't just think about it.
"I am willing to sacrifice the interests of the Shao family and preserve the interests of the Zhao State. I will set an example by giving up Fangyu Road, which will allow the entire Zhao State's excess population to move towards Fangyu Road. Allocating land can best alleviate the conflict. On the contrary, if Fangyu Road If all the people come to the Xia Kingdom, it is better to leave more land in the Zhao Kingdom. The people will be dissatisfied and can be guided."
"But I thought too well of the family. They are Pixiu, they can only go in but not out. In such a critical situation, they can still think of fighting among themselves. Tang Yun is the head of the Tang family again, and he is reluctant to give up the population in his hands. He and I Went to the opposite side.”
"You rebelled?" Queen Mother Jiang heard the veteran's helplessness. At least for now, she judged that he was telling the truth.
"There is no other way, didn't I say that? They want to trap me, they want me to rebel. I can only rebel in order to survive. For the sake of Zhao State, it is me who is working hard from beginning to end, and everyone else is just thinking about taking advantage of it. In some places, the State of Zhao appears to be powerful, but is actually very hollow, and has been hollowed out by aristocratic families."
"I'm sorry for your support, Queen Mother, but I already think that I am worthy of the Zhao State, but the Zhao State cannot even protect the ministers who defend his interests. It has to send people to check and balance, and the troops and horses must be managed separately. Everything is considered to be a check and balance. Maybe the family This system should not exist.”
Shao Guoliang sighed and said with some emotion.
"Although I came from a noble family, I saw that the family was decayed and he would eventually be replaced. In the Xia State, I saw the soldiers of the Tiance Army sacrificing their lives and the people lined the streets to welcome the Xia Army. The State of Zhao was a tyrant. , using aristocratic families as their minions to enslave the people, the Xia Kingdom is a virtuous king who rescues them, the Xia Kingdom that follows the kingly path will prosper, but the tyrannical Zhao Kingdom and other countries will eventually perish."
(End of chapter)
