"King Youzhou has returned to the city..."
The soldiers guarding the city shouted excitedly, and Yushu, who was in charge of guarding the city, ordered to open the city gate to welcome him. When I approached the city gate, I saw that only 20,000 soldiers were left among the 50,000 soldiers. The king of Youzhou was in a very embarrassed state with unkempt hair and dirty face.
"What's going on?" Yushu asked.
"We were defeated miserably in this battle, more tragic than ever before!" He replied with a choked voice.
"Then, General Yu Wenyan?"
Everyone was minding their own business, and no one noticed that Yu Wenyan was not retreating. Only after Yushu asked everyone did they suddenly remember that General Yu Wenyan had ignored the danger to lure away the ghost soldiers in order to allow everyone to evacuate safely.
"Yushu, lead a thousand brave soldiers to support General Yu Wenyan." Nan Guoguo ordered.
"This is the King of Youzhou." Yushu stepped forward to accept the order and led a thousand brave soldiers to the battlefield quickly.
The battlefield was littered with corpses. The corpses were bloody, their limbs were scattered, and pools of blood overflowed from under the corpses.
The tragedy on the battlefield was shocking. Yushu and a thousand brave soldiers were slightly chilled, and no one broke down in tears.
"How could this happen?"
It was night and the wilderness was quiet. The surroundings were dark and gloomy, and one could vaguely hear the screams of thirty thousand undead souls. Yushu searched everywhere but could not find any trace of Yu Wenyan. He searched through all the corpses but could not identify the one that was Yu Wenyan.
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"It's almost time to give birth, it's almost time to give birth, madam, please use your strength!" Tonight, the General's Mansion was in a panic. When the general's wife learned that the general's life and death were unknown, she became emotional and wanted to give birth prematurely. Premature birth meant that the fetus was in danger. The servant Liushenwuzhu went to Youzhou Mansion for help. Jiang Hui learned about this and brought the imperial doctor and midwife to visit.
"No, I don't want to give birth. I want to wait for the general to come back. Has the general come back?"
"Madam, we can't wait until the baby is born! Madam, hurry up and use your strength..." the midwife said.
"Sister Zilan, hurry up and use your strength, General Yu Wenyan will be back." Jiang Hui said.
"No, I can't give birth. If I give birth, the general won't be able to come back!"
"Sister Zilan, what do you mean?"
"God said that when a baby is born, when a relative dies, the baby will be the reincarnation of that relative. I can't give birth, I want the general to come back!"
Jiang Hui looked at Zilan anxiously. How could her sister, who was usually more sensible, believe such a god's theory and not care about the danger to the fetus' life. "What if the fetus is a girl?"
"Female? No, it can't be a girl."
Ah... Zi Lan still endured the pain and insisted on dragging it until Yu Wenyan came back safely.
It would be dangerous for Zi Lan to continue to be so stubborn. Jiang Hui thought of a way and secretly sent an order to beat gongs and drums outside the house to give the good news that Yu Wenyan had returned victorious from the battle. Zi Lan, who was about to faint from pain, vaguely heard the sound of gongs and drums returning in triumph. She felt relieved and screamed with all her strength...
"Give birth! Give birth! Congratulations, madam, on your daughter's birth." The sound of the baby's cries coming out of the delivery room came from the delivery room.
"Hurry up and bring me here to see." Zilan called in a tired voice.
The midwife said "yes" and carefully picked up the skin-covered baby and placed it next to Zilan's pillow. Zilan felt mixed emotions, "It's a daughter, a daughter is good!"
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The casualties in this battle were heavy. We should have had a truce for a few days to find out the enemy's path before continuing the battle. Going to war rashly would only lead to a repeat of the same tragic mistakes.
Nan Guozhen was eager to save his wife but worried about Yu Wenyan's safety, so he ignored Ju's advice and decided to continue fighting.
Jiang Hui learned about this and hurried to the court to dissuade her. Women from the harem were not allowed to enter the court to discuss politics. Of course, the imperial concubine was an exception. Jiang Hui's appearance made the ministers in the court suddenly confused.
Nan Guo Zhenxiao glanced at Jiang Hui who was kneeling in the court, and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"
"I am here to persuade my husband to slow down the war."
Delay the war?
"This is a temporary truce. Our army's vitality was seriously injured in the last battle and we need to rest for a few days before we can continue the fight." Jiang Hui added.
Haha, Nanguo Zhenchao Jiang Hui sneered and said, "My beloved concubine has been robbed, and the life and death of the general who protects the country is unknown. This is such a big insult. I wish I could go to war immediately, but you told me to postpone the truce." At this point, Nan Guozhen asked sharply again: "How long do you want this reprieve to last?" "
Jiang Hui knew that although brother Zhen'er demoted her from the Fengtuan Palace, he did not order to deprive the princess of her title. This proved that brother Zhen'er still had her in mind. Thinking of this, Jiang Huicai calls Nan Guozhen 'husband' instead of 'King of Youzhou' in court. It is only natural for a wife to worry about her husband. It is not degrading for Nan Guozhen to suspend the truce and not be talked about by the ministers, but Just push yourself to the forefront.
"Delay until the military advisor comes back."
"No, if we postpone for one more day, Min'er and General Yu Wenyan will be even more in danger."
"If it were the princess who was captured, would the princess still suspend the truce?" Jiang Shangshu asked.
"If it were my concubine who was being held hostage, I would still advise her husband not to save me by sacrificing a thousand people, rather than risking a stone's throw." Jiang Hui replied.
"How can you tolerate the humiliation of taking away your wife?" Nan Guozhen said through gritted teeth as he stared at Jiang Hui.
"A little impatience can ruin a big plan. Have you ever heard of the story of lying on a salary and tasting courage?"
During the Warring States Period, Gou Jian of the Yue State was defeated by Fu Cha of the Wu State. Fu Cha spared Gou Jian's life, but humiliated him in every possible way, seized Gou Jian's wife and children, and made Gou Jian a slave for three years. After Gou Jian returned to Yue, he was determined to take revenge. In order to remind himself not to forget his shame, he tasted gall when sleeping and eating.
"The princess said it lightly. Of course she doesn't know the pain if her own flesh is cut by a knife. Could it be that the princess has been holding a grudge against her for blocking the war? The fact that the king of Youzhou made her daughter his concubine, does she hate her to the core?" Jiang Shangshu said. .
Everyone can understand Jiang Shangshu's worry about loving women, but they can't just say bad words to each other like this? "Liu Taiwei couldn't help but interject.
"The princess always has a cold face towards her daughter Min'er. When she went to battle, the princess slapped her. Fortunately, King Youzhou stepped forward to stop her." When Jiang Shangshu said this, his eyes were fixed on Nan Guozhen, asking Nan Guozhen to give up. He knows the Lord.
Nan Guozhen frowned slightly and said nothing. He knew that he had resentment towards Jiang Hui, but he did not want to see Jiang Hui being criticized and spit on by thousands of people.
"Is there any evidence for this? Lord Shangshu, can't you slander the princess? This is a serious crime?" Lord Shi interjected with a hint of provocation.
"All the generals in the military camp can serve as witnesses." Jiang Shangshu replied.
"All women are unwilling to share a husband with others, and I... am no exception. The temporary truce is not to prevent brother Zhen'er from rescuing sister Min'er. It is just to wait for the military advisor to come back to discuss countermeasures before rescuing. It is to prevent more people from being rescued. The soldiers died in vain." When Jiang Hui said this, Nan Guozhen palpitated slightly.
"Yes, yes, what the princess said is true. We will wait until the military advisor comes back before fighting." The minister who agreed to slow down the war praised.
"Uh! This battle hasn't even started yet, but the princess is trying to boost others' morale in the court and destroy her own prestige. When the military advisor comes back, when will the military advisor come back? I don't know where the military advisor has gone?" Jiang Shangshu became even more excited.
"Is it possible that this battle was a disastrous defeat? Hasn't Jiang Shangshu clearly seen the real situation on both sides? Is it because he can't see the real situation clearly or does Lord Shangshu have an ulterior motive? He wants to sacrifice the lives of all the generals just to save your daughter. Is he going to Youzhou City to ignore it?" Master Shi said to him sternly.
"Master Shi, what do you mean? Every time King Youzhou goes on an expedition, you have to dissuade him. You are the most timid. You are just a little rat pretending to be righteous in front of me."
"You...you are the rat. I don't want King Youzhou to be in danger."
The court said that half of the ministers in the Tuochao Hall supported the continuation of the war, and the most fierce one was Jiang Shangshu. He originally thought that his daughter would enjoy all the glory by being made a concubine, but she unexpectedly suffered this disaster.
Nan Guozhen watched these ministers talking harshly to each other, but no one really helped him solve his problems. "Okay, you all should stop admonishing me. This king's intention in this battle has been decided and there is no need to discuss it any further. Retreat from the imperial court!"
King Youzhou issued a harsh order, and all the ministers did not dare to say anything and dispersed.
All the ministers had left, but Jiang Hui was still kneeling in the court hall.
They both said at the same time, "I..."You..." Finally, Nan Guozhen let Jiang Hui speak first.
"If brother Zhen'er insists on going to war, please take Hui'er with you!"
"Why? There are no weapons or weapons on the battlefield, and it is extremely dangerous." Nan Guozhen asked in shock.
"Hui'er is not afraid!"
"But I'm afraid!"
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