Chapter 57: The triumph of the Zhou army
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This is the first snow of the year, as the saying goes, the snow is a good year, looking at the thick layer of snow, there will be a good harvest in the coming year.
Although the weather is cold, this does not affect people's excitement, and every household is like celebrating the New Year, with lights and firecrackers. Everyone was dressed and huddled in the city of Tokyo, stretching from the Oliang Gate to the entrance of the Imperial Palace.
With such a big battle, of course, there are important scenes about to happen, and important characters to appear. And this important figure is the current emperor. The Zhou army, which pacified the border, under the emperor's personal conquest, lasted for almost half a year and finally ended half a month ago.
Half a year ago, the Shu army invaded the border. Chai Rong, the emperor of the Zhou State, personally led the Zhou army to crusade against the Shu State, with the general Fan Ai of Zhenguo and Xiang Xun, the envoy of the Xuanwei Southern Academy, as generals, after dozens of large and small battles, recovered the land around Qin, Feng, Jie, and Cheng. He promised to sign a peace agreement with Shu, seized important strategic points, and blocked Shu within the range of Xichuan, so that it did not dare to use troops lightly and harass the western border of Zhou. At this point, the territory of the Zhou State expanded to the west.
The news of the triumph of the Zhou army reached the city of Tokyo half a month ago, and the capital was naturally full of joy, proud of the wisdom of their emperor, expelling the enemy and defending the country. Therefore, today's people cheered, and hundreds of officials knelt down in front of the palace gate to greet them, shouting long live, and the earth shook the mountains. The sound of salutes, drums, and rewards is endless, and the three armies are excited, and the people are envious.
It wasn't until noon that the excitement that shook Tokyo finally came to an end.
After the ministers retreated, the emperor returned to the Qianwen Palace, and the concubines were already waiting early, and when they saw the emperor coming in, they hurriedly knelt down and shouted three long live. These women, who have been lonely in the palace for almost half a year, finally have to see their husbands, and they don't know who is lucky enough to be his pillow person tonight.
Concubine De took the lead and said: "Congratulations to the emperor's triumph, the emperor, please remove your armor first, and after lunch, you can go to the queen mother to say goodbye." ā
The emperor glanced around, frowned, and asked, "What about Concubine Li?" Why didn't you see him? ā
Everyone was stunned, the emperor had been abstinent for almost half a year, and when he saw so many beauties in front of him, his heart didn't move, and he asked where his concubine Li was as soon as they met. Concubine De smiled awkwardly, "Concubine Li didn't come." ā
"Why?"
Ma Gonggong on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Concubine Li's health has not been very good since the beginning of winter, and the weather has been cold these days, and her body and bones are even more unbearable, and she is already sick." ā
"Sick? What did I explain to you before leaving, since you took care of her until she was sick. "Killing decided, how many days and nights, he was thinking about her, wondering if her injuries were healed, whether she was stuffy in the palace, whether she missed him too. He had fantasized that when he saw her, he would have to hug her hard and rub her into his own flesh, but now, he was told that she was sick.
Concubine De hurriedly interjected: "Concubine Li is delicate, and she is sick on a cold day, so she can't come to meet her." There is a deep meaning in these words, saying that Concubine Li is delicate and delicate, and she will be sick in the cold, which shows that she is spoiled and delicate, thinking that she can do whatever she wants if she blocks an arrow for the emperor. When the emperor returned to the palace, she didn't come to greet her, she violated the palace rules.
The emperor didn't believe Concubine De's words, and asked Ma Gonggong: "What's the matter?" ā
Ma Gonggong shuddered, he didn't want Concubine Li to get sick, but if he was sick in this life, where could he decide. "Yes...... It's the aftermath of that night. ā
"What's going on? What's the aftermath? ā
"It's a posterior onset. The imperial doctor said that when it rains or cold, the pain in Niangniang's heart will be unbearable. ā
The Emperor snorted coldly, "What did I tell you before I left?" ā
Ma Gonggong hurriedly knelt down and trembled: "The old slave should die." ā
"I'll clean you up and drive the Jade Immortal Palace."
Everyone looked at each other, and when the emperor returned to the palace, he didn't go to say hello to the queen mother first, but went to see a concubine first, which was incompatible! Concubine De hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the emperor has just returned to the palace, and the Queen Mother is very worried and waiting for you!" ā
Without stopping, the emperor had already walked towards the gate, and a majestic voice came out of his mouth. "Go over and say hello to the queen mother first, and I'll come in a moment."
Seeing the resentment on Concubine De's face, Concubine Shu smiled sarcastically and said, "Concubine De, what kind of character Concubine Li is, the emperor knows best." Concubine Li is not a person who is spoiled, and when she went to see her in the palace yesterday, she couldn't even speak. ā
Concubine De snorted and said in a deep voice: "This palace has been busy lately, so I can't spare time to see Sister Li. Since Concubine Shu's sister is a frequent visitor to the Jade Immortal Palace, Concubine Li is sick, why doesn't her sister report to the palace? ā
Speaking of which, Concubine De doesn't know if Concubine Li's illness is due to Concubine Shu's fault for not reporting it, cut. Concubine Shu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and said with a smile: "Sister Concubine De is in charge of the phoenix seal, naturally the palace is busy, since Concubine Li woke up, my sister has not been able to spare a little time to see it!" ā
"You ......"
"If my sister is fine, I'll retire first."
Now that Concubine Shu has already submitted her farewell and left, it is not good for the other concubines to stay in Qianwen Palace, after all, this palace is the emperor's bedroom.
The armor was not removed, the battle robe was not taken off, and the emperor rushed to the Jade Immortal Palace in a hurry, and did not forget to ask along the way: "How is she doing in the palace during this time, to be honest." ā
Ma Gonggong naturally didn't say anything about what happened in Xiangguo Temple last time, and Concubine Li told him a few days ago that the emperor had just come back, don't tell him those things, so as not to upset the emperor. So he said carefully, "If you go back to the emperor, Concubine Li is not bad in the palace." Two months ago, Niangniang was still in the mood to go out of the palace to relax! Niangniang suddenly fell ill, it was the slave who did not take good care of her, please forgive the emperor. ā
"You'll talk about that later."
Speaking of which, the person had already come to the Jade Immortal Palace, and without anyone notifying, he went straight into the Jade Immortal Palace. The people in the Jade Immortal Palace didn't expect the emperor to come over so quickly, and they didn't make any preparations, so they were in a hurry.
Mo Yu was originally closing his eyes to recuperate, and when he heard someone say that the emperor came in, he hurriedly lifted the blanket and wanted to get down from the soft collapse. Who knew that the emperor's movements were faster than her, and before his feet landed, the person had already been stopped.
"Don't move." The voice was majestic, with an inviolable command. The tone of the battlefield has not yet changed, shocking everyone present. "Let me take a good look at you."
It was not only Mo Yu who was surprised, but also the palace maids and eunuchs behind him who opened their mouths in surprise. The emperor ignored Moyu's sluggishness, reached out and rubbed her hair and cheeks, and said with pity: "Look at you, how you take care of yourself, your face is so pale, you have lost weight several times." When I left, your chin was still fleshy, and now all I can touch is bones. ā
These words are very lingering, and they are the whispers of extreme care that Moyu has never heard before. She felt her heart slowly warming up, warm. A crystal teardrop slipped unconsciously, she hurriedly reached out to wipe it, and said, "Your Majesty, you ....... Ahem......"
"What's wrong?" The Emperor hurriedly reached out and patted her on the back, pulling up the blanket on her body. "Why do you cough so badly?"
Mo Yu took the tea in Biyue's hand, took a sip, her throat finally felt better, and said with a smile: "It's not that serious, it's just that my throat is a little itchy." ā
Seeing that her little face was flushed with a cough, I knew that she was just comforting him. After looking at his body, he suddenly reacted and said, "Look at me, it must be me who brought the cold air in, this armor is hard and cold, no wonder you cough like this, I am too anxious to see you, but I hurt you." ā
"It's not."
Father-in-law Ma stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, or, change into your robe first, and then talk to your mother." "Fortunately, before he entered the door just now, he had asked people to go to Qianwen Palace to get the emperor's robe, and sure enough, the position of the chief manager was really not good.
"It's fine." Turning his head to Mo Yu, he said, "Then you wait a while." ā
"Hmm." Mo Yu nodded, and after watching the emperor walk through the screen, he ordered: "Biyue, go and wait for the emperor to change clothes." Tian'er, go make tea. If you want to be tolerant, go to the kitchen, boil a bowl of ginseng soup, bring a basin of hot water, and in addition, pass lunch. ā
"Yes." And they were commanded, every man took his place, and every man did his own work. Mo Yu stayed, his head was still a little dizzy, he tried his best to settle down, walked behind the screen, took the belt, and put it on for the emperor in person.
Seeing that it was her, the emperor hurriedly took her hand and said worriedly: "Why did you come down, can your body still hold on?" ā
"How can it be so delicate." Mo Yu said with a smile while putting on Yingluo on him: "These girls of mine have never served the emperor, and the emperor should not dislike them for being clumsy." ā
"Haha, you are used to their clumsiness, I have never seen a palace maid eunuch like the one in your palace, there is no big or small fight all day long."
After finishing the clothes, the two came out side by side through the screen, Mo Yu took the wet handkerchief, wiped his hands, and said with a smile: "I can hear it, the emperor is laughing at me, saying that I am a wild man who is neither big nor small." ā
"You are good for whoever you are, I like them all. Look at you, your hands are so cold. ā
"In winter, of course your hands are cold. The emperor came over at this time, presumably he hasn't gone to the queen mother yet, wouldn't this be bad. ā
The emperor looked at the woman in front of him affectionately, hugged her tightly in his arms, and sighed: "I know, but I miss you very much." How many **** days away from you can be thought of, is this what people often say about love? I can't imagine that I have lived half my life before I know what love is. ā
"The emperor believes in love?" The people in the house retreated to the outside room without disturbing them. Mo Yu's heart was beating faster, and her eyes were confused like she had never been, and she seemed to be moved by the words of the man in front of her.
"Why not. When I first saw you, you were an arrogant Yugui, smart and clever, commenting on the current political head, if you were a man, you would definitely be able to stand in the court and glorify your ancestors. Later, you became my concubine, and I could see that you were not happy, and I thought that you might have lost your freedom because you were trapped in this palace, and I just had a good impression of you at that time, not to mention liking you. Until...... Until that night, you blocked the arrow for me, and when I saw you slowly closing your eyes in front of my eyes, I never felt so afraid, afraid that you would never wake up again, and then I knew that I was in love with you, and I was in love with a woman named Moyu. ā
Every step of the old lady's and the queen mother's calculations was so accurate, as they expected. It's a pity that the biggest loophole in this plan is that she came back to life. If one day, the emperor knows the truth, will he still have such a mentality? "The emperor's words are enough to make a woman unable to sleep for three days and three nights."
"What about you, can't you sleep too?"
"Haha." Mo Yu laughed twice and said innocently: "I'm a sick person now, not to mention three days and three nights, twelve hours a day, half of me is asleep." ā
Hearing this, the emperor felt distressed again, "What did the imperial doctor say, is there no way to cure it?" ā
Mo Yu said truthfully, "The imperial doctor always likes to pick up good words, what to say about peace of mind and rest, not to think too much, not to be sad or happy." The emperor thought that if a person has no sorrow or joy, wouldn't that be a walking corpse. ā
"But in my eyes, you are such a person, there is no sorrow or joy, it seems that you are indifferent to anything and anyone, you don't fight, you don't fight, you don't fight. Sometimes I wonder if there's anything in this world that you care about. ā
What she cared about, she never got it, whether it was Yetian or her mother, they were not around. Seeing that she didn't react, the emperor looked at her curiously, but saw that her eyes were confused, and he said worriedly: "What's wrong, is it uncomfortable again?" ā
"Nope. Lunch has been prepared, I don't know if the emperor is eating in Moyu or going to the Queen Mother's palace to use it again? ā
The emperor stood up, took her hand, and said with a smile: "Let's eat first!" ā
At the dining table, Mo Yu sat opposite him, watching the girls give him vegetables, but seeing that his appetite didn't seem to be so good, he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, is the food not in line with the emperor's appetite?" ā
"It's not that the dishes are bad, it's just that I've been in the army for a long time and I'm used to the meals in the army. How can you eat so little? ā
"I've been taking medicine for the past few days, and there is no taste in my mouth, so I'm eating less. However, I have never heard of an emperor who is not accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. ā
The emperor put down the dishes and chopsticks and said: "Before Liu Bang became the emperor, he also ate coarse grains, and he changed from a small ordinary person to an emperor, so he can better understand the suffering of the people." If he can eat it, I can eat it too. ā
Mo Yu has never seen another side of him, this emperor is majestic and cold on the outside, but on the inside, he is tender and warm. "It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. The emperor can easily do this, no wonder he can be a good emperor in the hearts of the people, and the Zhou country has the protection of the emperor, and the people will be rich and prosperous. ā
"I've heard these words so much that you won't have to say them again. Come on, eat a little more! I made a vow back then, ten years to open up the world, ten years to raise the people, ten years to the world is enough. I promised my people that I would do it. ā
"The emperor will definitely become the first emperor of the ages and be admired by the world."
"I don't want anyone to admire, I just hope that thousands of years later, they will still remember that there is such an emperor as me."
Mo Yu's eyes flashed, weren't all the emperors pursued by ancient emperors all the emperors of the ages, admired by the world? But the emperor in front of her seemed to be different from what she thought. He was ambitious and determined, but he asked for very little in return, just to make the world remember him, nothing more.
Seeing that she didn't speak, the emperor diverted the subject, "Come, eat a little more!" ā
"Okay."