It is not easy to swallow the big food from a small one. There are more Zhao soldiers than Xia soldiers, so it is difficult to digest. Fortunately, the Zhao army has Empress Dowager Jiang in charge.
Her prestige ensured that the 90,000-strong Zhao army was obedient and made the generals trust her. However, it still had to be adapted and reformed, and it had to be restrained by the generals.
Thanks to King Zhao's military reform, there were many poor families in the Zhao army. It was relatively easy to take over the Zhao army. At least most of them defected completely.
"Now is not the time to digest the Zhao army. We should destroy the Zhao State in one fell swoop." Li Rusi and He Heng both suggested this, but put the training aside for now. They have already swallowed the elephant, so just eat yourself. support.
"That's right. Before Zhao's monarchs and ministers could react, they went to rob Zhao. There are a lot of good things in Zhao's treasure house."
Empress Dowager Jiang also suggested that the money she had saved should be given to his younger brother's father if King Zhao didn't need it, so as not to be robbed by others.
"Since everyone has decided like this, then let's do it." Because of Zhuang Xunjian's miraculous ability to kill the tornado, his already important position became an out-and-out statement.
Now Zhuang Xun said that no one dared to resist him whether moving forward or retreating, even if the decision was wrong. This was the newly established prestige. The effect of slashing the hurricane with the sword established Zhuang Xun's status as the destined emperor.
Both the former soldiers and the new soldiers had a kind of blind admiration. Not to mention the generals who saw this scene up close, no one believed Zhuang Xun when he said that he was not the emperor.
This is also the reason why Xia Jun successfully took over Zhao Jun. Hurricanes can break down, and most people have basically lost the will to resist and surrender to the power beyond themselves.
Zhuang Xun was very ordinary and knew that he was doing this kind of thing out of luck. He arranged the war, and the generals who were ordered to leave took their orders and went straight to Jinyang to completely destroy the Zhao Kingdom.
The remaining generals were still thinking about dealing with Zheng Guo and Jing Guo, but Zhuang Xun's thoughts were not here and drifted to Zhan Huihuang.
She thought about the person speaking in her mind, the deity who called herself Hou Tu, and it was she who taught her the so-called maxims of the emperor.
Does this great god also support him? Was she responsible for the last earthquake?
The Houtu in Bi Yuewu's mouth was a great god with almost no face, who was mysterious. Even if Zhuang Xun had extremely doubts and wanted her to answer them, he couldn't do anything now that he was not around.
While thinking about these issues, I listened to the discussion. After some discussion, the consensus was to eat Jing Guo's offensive troops first, otherwise it would be troublesome for Jing Guo and Zheng Guo to unite, and they had to catch these people off guard.
Quickly capturing Jinyang became the key, so that we could use the name of Empress Dowager Jiang to capture Zhao's power and eat Zhao's legacy.
The meeting was over and the war machine was running at high speed. Zhuang Xun walked towards the room where Xuannu was under house arrest. Xuannu was already seriously injured when Huan Huan was beheaded. Hearing Empress Dowager Jiang's words of persuasion to surrender, she fell into a coma. She had been there for several days and is now in a coma. , Zhuang Xun went to see if he was feeling better.
Gently opening the door, I found that Xuannv was already sitting by the window, her delicate face was slightly haggard, and her bright and discerning eyes were looking out the window, lonely and lonely.
"Are you here? Sit here quickly." Xuannv patted the empty seat next to her and motioned for Zhuang Xun to sit over.
"Well, empress, are you okay?" Zhuang Xun sat down and looked at Xuannv, looking at her haggard appearance, showing a distressed expression.
"It's okay, I'm just about to die." Xuan Nu showed a smile, but the words she spoke were extremely terrifying, with a sense of freedom and ease that she didn't care about life and death.
Zhuang Xun's heart trembled, he showed an ugly expression, took a deep breath and said, "This is nothing, my dear, please stop teasing me."
"I'm not teasing you. I'm really going to die. The Zhao Kingdom will be destroyed. The karma of the entire country will be entangled with me. I will tear off the three flowers on my head. I will have five qi in my chest and my soul will disappear. There will be no such person in the world."
Xuannv's smile was warm, as if she wasn't talking about herself. A sense of detachment and indifference to life and death was reflected in her body.
"Ah, this..." Zhuang Xun was taken aback. His shock prevented him from speaking nonsense. If Zhao failed, would the consequences for Xuannv be so serious?
Subconscious worry appeared in his heart. He felt as if he had done something wrong. He had just deployed a plan to destroy Zhao State. He had the urge to go out and stop it, but he knew that he could not be willful.
"It's okay, it's okay. Zhao Guo's fate has been determined. I have accepted this fact. It's great to see you again. I thought I was farewell last time. It's great to see you before I die! "
Xuannv said happily and hugged Zhuang Xun. As a practitioner, life and death were already indifferent at this moment. She felt happy to be by her lover's side at the end of her life.
Zhuang Xun was hugged by her, like a dumpling wrapper covering the stuffing, and his head was pressed into a loving embrace, and he was hugged tightly.
"Mother, I, I..."
"Do you feel sorry for me? Why are you sorry for me? I said it at the beginning. State affairs are state affairs and private matters are private matters. I didn't show mercy to you. You almost couldn't defeat Zhao Guo's 70,000 Xuanjia Army. It's my fault. You resisted, you won, you won beautifully, this sword cut through the sky, it was fair and upright, there is nothing wrong with me."
Looking at Zhuang Xun's troubled face, Xuannv hugged Zhuang Xun and was convinced. She was also happy about Zhuang Xun's success, just like Empress Dowager Jiang's mentality. After all, Zhuang Xun won. If Jing Guo and Zheng Guo won, , she would be really uncomfortable.
"Empress, I'm sorry, I can't order to stop the attack on Zhao State." Zhuang Xun pulled out of Xuannv's arms. He suddenly felt great pressure. He was killing Xuannv and was in the process of killing Xuannv.
"Sure enough, I shouldn't tell you. It's just that I died silently and will make you suffer for the rest of your life. I still plan to tell you."
Zhuang Xun's painful expression made Xuannu's smile soften. She held Zhuang Xun's cheek and looked directly into Zhuang Xun's eyes, wanting to convey her feelings to him.
"Death on the road to enlightenment and transcendence is the fate of most monks. Thank you for filling up the shortcomings of my life. I have never regretted falling in love with you. Rather, I feel sweet to be able to dissipate in your arms. .”
"And if you don't destroy the State of Zhao, Zheng and Jing will not give up. I hope that you can be nourished by the State of Zhao, and finally unify the world and become an immortal."
He pinched Zhuang Xun's cheek and brought his head closer. The messy hair made Zhuang Xun feel itchy. He wanted to avoid it, but he controlled it firmly and accepted Xuannv's encouragement.
"I'll tell you what I didn't plan to tell you originally. It will make you hesitate to destroy Zhao State, and it will make you blame yourself now. But if you don't tell it, you will know later. I have seen many people who killed their loved ones by mistake. You will regret it for the rest of your life, I don’t want you to do this.”
"I want you to understand that I accept the fate of failure calmly. You win with dignity, and I lose with dignity. You do not and do not need you to harm the national interests to save me. This is Jackie Chan's fight, and I am just like before Just like those failed gods, don't be sad, life and death are your destiny, I am very happy to be defeated by you, so happy."
Xuannv took a deep breath and said, the fragrance of orchids sprayed on Zhuang Xun's face, which made Zhuang Xun feel better, but still a little heavy.
"Mother...well..."
Xuannv kissed Zhuang Xun on the lips and blocked all Zhuang Xun's words in his mouth. Zhuang Xun was not in the mood to do such a thing and seemed very stiff.
"It's already this time, why can't you let go?" Xuan Nu's eyebrows conveyed, her autumn eyes sparkling.
Zhuang Xun's complicated feelings were hard to describe, but he still couldn't let go, not at all, because the decision he made felt like betraying Xuannv, even though Xuannv didn't care about it.
"Can't you let me enjoy it before I die?" Xuan Nu's teasing smile, she also felt the stiffness of Zhuang Xun's response.
"Now that things are like this, your Majesty, please think of some way to save yourself." Zhuang Xun said anxiously, and then he was kissed by Xuannv again.
"It can't be saved. How can it be so easy to escape? I am the national master of Zhao State." Savoring the scent of her man, Xuan Nu's tone became gentler.
"Daozhang Ge is the national advisor of the Yu State and has escaped. We invade the Zhao Kingdom and ask King Zhao to give me the throne. If you become my national advisor, I can protect you."
Zhuang Xun thought of another national master, Ge Tan, and wanted to replicate Ge Tan's operations and rescue Xuannv.
"Fool, it's not that easy. Ge Tan doesn't have such great karma, and the leader of the Xia State can inherit the Yu State. That's because your status is lower than that of the Yu State. Now you have been promoted to the same level as the Zhao State. How can people of equal status get Zhao Guo's abdication?"
Xuannv pointed out the unrealism in Zhuang Xun's words, and Zhuang Xun's expression became even darker. He wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.
"Don't be sad, and don't think about these meaningless things. Let me show you something good." Xuannv, who had figured it out, looked particularly free and easy, and held Zhuang Xun in her arms again.
"These are the things I have accumulated over more than 100,000 years. They are all treasures from heaven and earth, jade bottles, yaochi mirrors..." Xuannv took out a treasure bag and floated them in the air one by one, emitting a haze of auspicious light. mist.
"This is what I won in a bet with the old gentleman from Sanqing. This is what I won when I was a fairy under the Queen Mother of the West..."
Xuannv is like a treasure in the family. Every time she tells a story, the treasures shine with a ray of light, as if in response to Xuannv's words. Xuannv also reveals her nostalgia. These things have accompanied her all the way, and now she needs to find a new support for them. .
"These and those are all given to you. You are invulnerable now and the elixirs are useless to you, but keep them. You may need them in the future."
Like an old mother, taking stock of her various assets, all of them must be left to Zhuang Xun, a filial son. Zhuang Xun didn't understand.
Familiar and unfamiliar words came out of Xuannv's mouth. Zhuang Xun may or may not recognize these auspicious and beautiful items, but it didn't matter. He could feel the will to die sprouting from Xuannv.
"..." Zhuang Xun felt a little depressed when he thought that it was his own person who was about to strike the last blow at Xuannv. However, just as Xuannv said, with the current situation, if Zhuang Xun could not destroy Zhao, Zhao would also be destroyed. Zhuang Xun would also be destroyed. If we give up, it will harm the national interest.
"Others are lucky enough to get just one thing, but you have a sad face. Don't you like these things?"
Xuannv dotingly scolded Zhuang Xun for being dissatisfied. If these things were placed in the world of practitioners, even if they were placed in the fairy world, they would be things that many gods would take advantage of. Zhuang Xun still had a grimace on his face.
"One of the most precious things is lost. My dear, is it really lifeless?" Zhuang Xun asked unwillingly. The better Xuan Nu treated him at the moment, the more uncomfortable he felt. Although he knew that it was a fight for the dragon, success or failure was at his own risk. .
"I can't bear to leave you. I also want to be your thing and not be lost, but there is no hope for the future. Please stay with me for the last time. Think about detachment, and I will stay because of you in the end. So then What are you trying to do?"
Xuannv laughed at herself and said that in her current state, she would not be able to escape from detachment, so what was this for? She worked so hard in vain and got herself involved.
"Cough..." Blood welled up in Xuan Nu's throat, and she coughed it onto her handkerchief, and then she fainted.
"Empress, Empress, Bi Yue..." Zhuang Xun was in a hurry, subconsciously wanting to call Bi Yuewu.
"Don't worry, she's fine. It's just that Jing's army defeated Zhao's army. Zhao's luck was severely damaged and she was affected." A familiar and kind voice sounded from behind Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun turned around suddenly, a kind old woman People appear in the room.
"Empress Houtu?" Zhuang Xun asked tentatively. Compared to Xuannv, the old woman in front of her was more sacred. She had a natural Taoist charm that lasted for a long time.
"It's me. That's great. It's not easy for this little girl to find a home like you. She spent one day helping others, but she forgot about herself."
Hou Tu praised Zhuang Xun and said that she was also looking at Zhuang Xun. His relaxed expression after panic, his doubtful eyes, his willingness to beg, and his temperament had the look of a benevolent monarch.
"The Great Merciful and Compassionate Queen Tu, please save Queen Xuannv." Zhuang Xun knelt down and begged without hesitation. He was really afraid that Xuannv would be dead if she fell.
"Get up, my child will naturally be saved. Rather, the reason why I came here this time is to save him. Do you want to save her? If you don't save her, these treasures will all be yours."
Hou Tu smiled, raised his hand, and a golden elixir was controlled by her to enter Xuannv's mouth. Hou Tu raised his hand, and many treasures floating in the sky came to Zhuang Xun. Normal people knew that these were good things.
"The only treasure here is Empress Xuannv. These things are external possessions. Empress Houtu, don't do such clumsy temptations. I only want Empress Xuannv, Empress Houtu. Is there any way to prevent Empress Xuannv from being backlashed by the fate of the country?" Woolen cloth."
Zhuang Xun stood up, went to the bed and hugged Xuannv. These treasures had no allure for Zhuang Xun. What he wanted more was to save Xuannv.
"There is a way. How about you and Xia Guo choose one? It conflicts with your royal estate." Empress Houtu asked directly.
"I...choose Wangye..." It was this kind of question again, he hesitated for a moment and said.
"Oh, all the oaths made during the alliance are false. It seems that Xuannv has been entrusted to someone else." Hou Tu's expression became stern, and his look at Zhuang Xun lost his kindness.
"Saving her will not affect your ability to unify the world, but it will affect your ability to ascend to immortality. Are you willing to do so?" Hou Tu raised another question, which was not completely risk-free.
"The country does not belong to me alone. It is the result of everyone's joint efforts. The common people, soldiers, generals and officials worked hard to govern and killed the enemy bravely. I can't exchange it for the Xuannv Empress, but the matter of ascending to immortality is mine alone, and I cannot ascend. So what if you are an immortal, I want to save Empress Xuannv! Please help me, Empress Houtu."
Zhuang Xun firmly said that this was his attitude.
The public and private relationship between him and Xuannv was implemented.
(End of chapter)
