Chapter 44: Palace's Scheming
The White Feather Battalion rested in place for a few more days, and after the commanders absorbed Zhang Yuntian's essence, their bodies recovered very quickly, and in just one night, as if there was no one, they were all alive, and their original pale faces became more ruddy, probably in addition to recovering their health, the adjustment of feelings was also a good medicine.
These days are said to be rest, in fact, Zhang Yuntian just wants to rely on a few more days, and live a while without shame with the commander of the seventh battalion, after all, the Huns have retreated, and when they return to the capital, Fu Xiangyu will definitely take back his military power, and at that time, it will be even more difficult to find these beauties to catch up.
When people are happy, time always flies quickly, and half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and the battle report of Fengcheng's victory has reached Xiangzhou City, not only that, Fu Xiangyu also specially appointed an envoy to reward the three armies.
said that it was a reward for the three armies, but in fact it was to urge Zhang Yuntian to return to the capital as soon as possible, and now a general with great power has not come to return to his life after winning the battle, which makes any monarch feel like he is on pins and needles.
Especially a military wizard like Zhang Yuntian, not only saw through the tricks of the Huns, but also single-handedly destroyed the Hun king, now he has not only been supported by the army, but also loved by the military and civilians in the three border states, and even in Xiangzhou City, in the court, there are many people who admire him, as long as he says a word, there will be countless magnates to join his camp and are willing to become one of the members of his harem group.
The current Zhang Yuntian can be said to be in full swing and famous, but the more such people, the easier it is to be suspicious of the monarch, and the high merit is something that the monarch of any dynasty is worried about, and the world of women is even more so, compared to men, they are better at suspicion.
Zhang Yuntian also knew that he couldn't delay it any longer, although he, like the commanders, was reluctant to leave the waterhole in front of him, after all, it contained too many sweet stories, but the king's fate was difficult, if Zhang Yuntian was allowed to fight against Fu Xiangyu or Fu Caiyi, he was really a little unbearable, since he couldn't fight, then he could only obediently return to Xiangzhou City to resume his life.
Under the urging of the envoy several times, Zhang Yuntian ordered the Bai Yu battalion to set off, but the road was still charming, everywhere he went, on the grounds that the commander of the sixth battalion had not healed from his injuries and needed to rest, and then acted recklessly, even so, a month later, the team still arrived at the city of Xiangzhou.
The commander of the seven battalions could only stop there, because Fu Xiangyu did not summon them at all, so after the battle, he went directly back to the camp outside the city and waited for new instructions.
Zhang Yuntian, accompanied by Qin Shuixian, entered the city alone.
He came back this time in order to delay time, deliberately quieted down, and picked a long way to detour, it stands to reason that no one should know the specific time when he arrived in Xiangzhou City, but unexpectedly, the moment Zhang Yuntian entered the street, the pedestrians on the road immediately and consciously divided into two teams, holding all kinds of food, embroidery, tips and other items in their hands, and presented them to Zhang Yuntian, as if they had been preparing for this moment for a long time.
At first, Qin Shuixian was asked to pack it in a bag, but after only a few steps, it was filled with two big bags, and he had no choice but to hire an ox cart to load it, but just after walking a street corner, the ox cart was also full, so he added another ox cart...
In this way, when Zhang Yuntian came to the gate of the palace, there were originally only two people entering the city, but now there were twenty or thirty more ox carts behind him, all of which were piled with gifts like a hill, even if the former empress went on patrol, she might not have received such courtesy.
Zhang Yuntian ordered these things to be sent to the inn, and he planned to spend money to rent a warehouse, or rent an extra room, but the proprietress saw that it was a gift from Zhang Yuntian, so she didn't want a penny, so she emptied the entire inn and gave him a gift.
Indeed, today's Zhang Yuntian is as dazzling as a star, and the inn he has stayed in will naturally double in value, and the proprietress is also shrewd, suffering from immediate losses and earning in the long run.
After everything was settled, Zhang Yuntian left Qin Shuixian behind and entered the palace city alone.
Under the guidance of the strategist, Fu Xiangyu deliberately took hundreds of civil and military officials to the gate of the palace to greet him, in order to show his respect for the heroes.
Not only that, but she also deliberately held Zhang Yuntian's arm affectionately and walked side by side with him.
As a courtier, no matter how outstanding his status is, he must also walk behind the king to show that life and death accompany him, and it is rare in history for someone like Zhang Yuntian to be able to walk with the empress.
In the eyes of others, things that seem to be extremely envious are not very comfortable in Zhang Yuntian's heart, because he knows Fu Xiangyu's character very well, this girl is not a person who is easy to succumb, she has an arrogant and noble personality, and she has never put any man in her eyes, she is even more suitable for the position of empress than her mother.
So now she is showing enthusiasm and appreciation, which is nothing more than a show, just to let the world know that she is a wise monarch who appoints people on the basis of merit.
If she speaks coldly to Zhang Yuntian, this is not enough, at least it shows that she is very real, and now that she has made such a move, it can only mean one thing: Fu Xiangyu is ready to regain power, and the first step to regain power is to eradicate the characters who threaten her, and Zhang Yuntian is the first to bear the brunt!
This trick hides a knife in his smile, if it is used on ordinary people, it is estimated that this person will not know who did it until the moment of death, and he may still be grateful to Fu Xiangyu.
But this trick is not easy to use for Zhang Yuntian at all, because he looks at people and things, never looks at the present, not at the surface, but from the perspective of interests, everything on the outside can be pretended, it will deceive people, only interests are the foundation of people's pursuit, as long as these people can get the benefits they expect, then they will naturally be at their mercy.
Since you want to play, then I'll play with you to the end!
Zhang Yuntian thought so, so he deliberately pasted Fu Xiangyu's **** with his elbow, although the latter was disgusted, but she also knew that today was a reception banquet, and she must be decent and thoughtful no matter what, if she turned her face at this time, it would only make people in the world mistakenly think that she was narrow-minded, could not tolerate heroes, and gave people a handle in vain, so she could only endure it, secretly keep this account in her heart, and wait until the day of revenge to calculate it together.
Zhang Yuntian saw that Fu Xiangyu dodged slightly, so he no longer resisted, and he also knew the calculation in her heart, and he was even more unscrupulous at the moment.
He didn't use his right hand, but he used Fu Xiangyu's left hand to point to the east and west, and he didn't have anything to say to chat, in fact, he just took the opportunity to rub oil, the more the latter forbeared, the more interesting Zhang Yuntian felt, so he became more unscrupulous, sometimes directly straightened his arm, and then deliberately rubbed it on her chest before returning to his original position.
Playing tricks on an ice and snow beauty who has murderous intent towards herself is more interesting to Zhang Yuntian than her delicate body.
This was originally only two or three miles away, for Fu Xiangyu, it was an extraordinarily long walk, and sometimes she really wanted to kill Zhang Yuntian immediately, but for the sake of the overall situation, she had to endure it, and she was both hated and ashamed in her heart, and finally survived to the central hall.
Fu Xiangyu seemed to have seen a savior, walked a few steps quickly, came to the phoenix couch and sat down, and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, in the central hall, in front of the phoenix couch, there were rows of dining tables, Zhang Yuntian and Fu Caiyi, respectively, sat on the left and right seats closest to the phoenix couch, the table was much more luxurious than other ministers, and the aisle for serving dishes was reserved between the rest of each row of tables, and behind each table there were male servants serving behind them with wine jugs, only behind Zhang Yuntian, there was a girl wearing a white transparent gauze dress, with a melon seed face, big eyes, and white and tender skin.
According to the logic that the stronger the woman in the Yanyu Country, the more beautiful she is, the maid behind Zhang Yuntian is definitely not an ordinary person, in terms of appearance, she is on par with Bai Rushuang, and it is likely to be a chess piece buried by Fu Xiangyu beside her, I don't know what conspiracy is hidden in this meal.
Fu Xiangyu's cold face rarely showed a smile, she raised her glass and said: "This dinner, we all borrowed the light of Zhang Yuntian, the commander of the Colorful Army, if he didn't turn the tide, I'm afraid that our Yanyu Country is still fighting hard with the Huns, and I don't know how many people will be displaced, so let's toast him together, He Xiongnu will not dare to violate the borders of my Yanyu Country again!" ”
Zhang Yuntian hurriedly stood up, bowed, and excused himself: "It is not my work alone to defeat the Huns, if it were not for those colorful warriors who are loyal to the country and are not afraid of strong enemies, there will be no peace in today's Yanyu country, so this glass of wine should not be to honor me, but to those colorful soldiers who are not above the palace, but have paid the price of blood and life!" ”
He is not stupid, Fu Xiangyu's words seem to be complimenting himself, but he is actually provoking the relationship between himself and the Colorful Army, if he is so stupid to do this glass of wine, it is equivalent to taking all the credit on himself, although in the hearts of those generals, it has been determined that this victory depends on Zhang Yuntian's ability, but if he admits this, his prestige will still be greatly reduced!
After Zhang Yuntian's resignation, many courtiers in the hall agreed with it, only a few ministers did not speak with gloomy faces, and Fu Caiyi and her cronies looked at this palace scheming with a smile, as if they were enjoying it.
Zhang Yuntian only swept his eyes, and immediately had a general understanding of the distribution of forces in the court, but those who did not echo were basically standing in the lineup of Fu Xiangyu, and the rest of the ministers were all scheming, and they didn't know that there was a bloody storm brewing in front of them, they just acted rashly, which made Zhang Yuntian a little relieved, at least it shows that the court is not all foolish and loyal ministers, otherwise this country of smoke and rain, even if there is no Xiongnu, the internal friction alone will not last long.
Fu Xiangyu wanted to forcibly put the credit on Zhang Yuntian's head again, but when she saw the strategists in the audience shaking their heads slightly, she knew that this matter would not be achieved quickly, so she had to follow Zhang Yuntian's words and said: "Yes, you are right, defeating the Huns is the glory of our colorful army and the entire Yanyu country, come, for the peace of the frontier, we drink this cup!" ”
This time, Zhang Yuntian did not object again, and toasted proudly.
Fu Xiangyu was stunned on the first glass of wine, and her mood was extremely bad, and the second glass of wine was simply not mentioned, and she drank a few glasses of stuffy wine alone, and her mood gradually improved, she looked at Zhang Yuntian and said with a smile: "General Zhang, now that the external troubles have subsided, the Huns have returned to the north with great injuries, this battle, no matter how you refuse, is also a great contribution, say, whatever reward you want, I will allow it!" ”
When the ministers heard Fu Xiangyu say this, they knew that it was time to reward their meritorious deeds, so they all stopped one by one and looked at Zhang Yuntian curiously, wondering what reward this magical man wanted.
After all, such a great achievement as repelling the Huns, even if you want to tear the earth and seal the king, it is not too much.
Zhang Yuntian smiled, and scanned Fu Xiangyu's body with malicious intentions, especially those sexy parts, and looked at it twice, seeing that the latter's face was full of crimson.
"The reward I want is very simple, just a kiss from the Empress!"
A kiss? Fu Caiyi was stunned for a moment, and then showed a knowing smile, the others didn't understand what was going on, and thought that Zhang Yuntian was a lover, and was impressed by the charm of the empress, so they cast envious eyes on the empress.
In the past, due to the respect and orderliness, the ministers were more afraid than respectful in the face of Fu Xiangyu, although they did not deliberately show it, but Fu Xiangyu could also feel it, at this time everyone was envious from the bottom of their hearts, which made Fu Xiangyu, who was a girl, feel unprecedented satisfaction.
"Okay, then the emperor will reward you with a kiss, come here!"
"Your Majesty the Empress Xie!"
Zhang Yuntian stood up and walked in front of Fu Xiangyu, the two of them were very close, and they could lean together at any time, but there was a little distance.
"Please also ask the empress to give her subordinates a kiss according to my method! Close your eyes! ”
Since she agreed, she definitely couldn't change her words at this time, Fu Xiangyu had to do it obediently, as soon as she closed her eyes, her heart beat inexplicably, I don't know when Zhang Yuntian will kiss, this sense of tension and expectation is intertwined, making her breathing more rapid and her heartbeat faster and faster.
Zhang Yuntian was not in a hurry to kiss him, he just gently lifted Fu Xiangyu's pointed chin, stared at her flawless face, and looked at it quietly.
After a long time, Fu Xiangyu didn't wait for Zhang Yuntian's next move, she opened her eyes suspiciously, she just wanted to ask, but before she could speak, Zhang Yuntian kissed her violently, and her tongue attacked her, stirring passionately inside.
After a while, Fu Xiangyu pushed Zhang Yuntian away impatiently, and a touch of red appeared on his face, which did not retreat for a long time.
(To be continued.) )