Chapter 118: The Edge of Defeat
Chen Shou woke up leisurely in the morning, only to feel dizzy for a while, and his body was soft and couldn't lift the slightest strength.
After taking the Daimyo's Mansion, he returned to the Mansion and drank freely, and only woke up until he was drunk.
When I reached out and touched it, there was no one around, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the sun was already shining.
Chen Shou habitually shouted: "Peach." ”
There was no movement, most likely not in his own room, after a while a maid came in with water, and said with a smile: "Tao'er is not here, the master has finally woken up, if you want me to say that you have this amount of wine, you can drink it leisurely in the future, it's noon." ”
Chen Shou then remembered that after he returned home, he drank with Li Lingyue. It seems that his alcohol consumption is far worse than that of his wife.
The little maid in front of her was wearing a goose-yellow narrow-sleeved shirt, with a peach-colored half-arm, and a small pleated skirt underneath, very delicate and cute, not her mature and sexy maid in the Western Regions at all, but Li Lingyue's maid Zhihua.
Chen Shou feigned anger and said: "Bold, even I dare to laugh, see if I don't tear your mouth." ”
This little girl is quite fashionable in dress, and this little skirt is really sultry.
Zhihua and Li Lingyue were used to bickering, neither big nor small, nor afraid, so they brought the water to Chen Shou, rolled up their sleeves and washed his face.
Chen Shou was wiped very uncomfortable, so he had to sit up straight, and pinched her ass as if to vent his anger.
"Don't do anything, miss... Madame hasn't agreed yet. ”
"Just a few taels of meat... Hum. Although Chen Shou said this, he didn't dare to tease her anymore, for fear that this little girl would sue Li Lingyue.
"In a few days, I'll discuss it with Yue'er and I'll give you a face, okay?"
Chen Shou is immortal after all, as he spoke, he lifted her small pleated skirt and glanced at it shyly, "You are as thin as a bamboo pole, and you can't tell that you have a good pair of legs." ”
Zhihua was ashamed, threw the handkerchief into the water, pinched his waist and said, "Master wash it yourself." ”
Chen Shou twisted his eyebrows and said: "The birthmark on your thigh, how can it be the same as Zhiqi." ”
After finishing speaking, Zhihua's face changed, and Chen Shou also secretly screamed that it was not good.
Drunkenness hurts people, and sure enough, Zhihua Xing's eyes were round and asked, "Master, how do you know?" ”
"Huh? Haha, that..."
"Okay, you even dare to be the eldest lady's maid... That's my own sister, I'm going to tell Madame to go! ”
Chen Shou was anxious, got up and hugged her, and coaxed with a smile: "My good man, you keep a secret for me, and you also help your poor sister." If you do, she's out of luck. ”
Zhihua was petite, and was pressed on the bed by Chen Shou, unable to move, and kicked his little feet vigorously.
"You let go of me, let go of me..."
There was a sound of footsteps outside, and Li Lingyue asked through the window: "Knowing the painting, knowing the painting, isn't the master awake yet?" ”
Chen Shou hurriedly got up, wiped his neck at her, raised his chin proudly, and wrinkled his nose at him.
Zhihua shouted out the window: "Wake up, I'm washing my face." ”
Chen Shou said in his heart, this little girl only thought that she had seduced Zhiqi, but fortunately she didn't think about Li Lingfeng, even if she told the truth, it would be fine.
He straightened his robe, and when he went out, he happened to meet Li Lingyue, who was wearing a short swallow suit, her face was ruddy, and her forehead was stained with sweat, it seemed that she had just gone to practice martial arts.
Chen Shou was afraid that she would stay with Zhihua for a long time, so he asked, "I'm going to the Taoist temple on the outskirts of the city, will you go?" ”
"Go!"
It was rare for Chen Shou to take her out, and Li Ling was suffocated the sooner, clapping his hands and laughing: "People go to change their clothes." ”
A huge cave carved out by man, located in a secluded mountain col on the outskirts.
The spring breeze outside the mountain is still cold, but inside the cave is a raging heat wave, and the stone wall is lined with blazing pine torches to illuminate the mountain cave.
More than a dozen towering iron furnaces danced wildly, and dozens of craftsmen wielded sledgehammers with their bare hands to create all kinds of weapons. The clanging sound of hammers and cutting boards echoed through the cavern.
Chen Shou smiled and greeted a few big craftsmen, these people didn't care about the politeness of Lord Zhongyonghou, wiped their sweat and smiled in response, and continued to work.
"Shandong is in turmoil this time, I don't know how many troops to recruit, after arming them, it will be our family's soldiers and horses." Chen Shou said with a smile.
Li Lingyue nodded again and again, and said, "Our family's soldiers and horses must be recruited more, my second brother can't count on them." ”
Chen Shouxin said If your second brother can't count on it, now he is fleeing to the south, Li Xin is too capable of fighting, and he has resisted the newly established Mongol Khanate.
Those warriors who have been fighting each other for hundreds of years on the grassland, for the first time, have their own king, and their spirit is in full swing, and the first battle is blocked in Datong, and it is difficult to advance an inch.
Although there are also reasons why his own logistics are really powerful, in the final analysis, Li Xin's ability is outstanding. Hebul is already under the city of Datong, and two sons and one nephew have died.
The wolf king who crisscrossed the grassland could not withstand the Xiliang God of War after all, and the pressure on the Khitan side also increased, and the conquered tribes were ready to move, so that Hebul already had the idea of withdrawing his troops.
He felt that maybe this was not the best time to go south, or it might be a better choice to attack the Khitan in the east.
Li Xin only took less than half a year to run the Yingzhou Mansion into an iron plate, fortunately this person is a little stupid and loyal, if he is a careerist, and there is Xiliang behind him, who has long been dissatisfied with the imperial court, and has just ambushed the Qiang people who can fight well, it is not impossible to sweep the world.
Li Lingyue saw that he didn't belong, and he didn't speak, shook Chen Shou's arm, and asked, "Although he scolds you every day, second brother, we are a family after all, don't you hate him." He's like that, and my father and I don't want to see him. ”
Chen Shou chuckled and said, "Your second brother is very powerful, I admire him very much." ”
"Less."
"Really." Chen Shou said seriously: "He is a principled and ethical person, and in this regard, he is already better than most people." ”
The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and few people can avoid vulgarity, including themselves.
But Li Xin is different, thinking about it from his point of view, the empire he is loyal to is already terminally ill, but he still works hard for it, painstakingly and painstakingly, although he is not understood by relatives, friends, and subordinates, his mind has never wavered in the slightest.
At the end of the cave, there were boxes of blades, Li Lingyue picked up one, weighed it and said, "It's much better than Xiliang's blade." ”
Chen Shou smiled and didn't speak, Xiliang's horse is a good horse, a soldier is a good soldier, and the baggage or something is too bad.
Li Xin was much more vigorous under his own baggage supply, and there were also reasons for this. The pure Xiliang soldiers and horses under his command were trained by himself, and he had an undefeated record, although there were only 10,000 people, but they should not be underestimated.
It was also the surprise attacks of these people that made the Mongols have the idea of retreating.
Coming out of the cave, Chen Shou's clothes were wet, but fortunately he had his own house in the Taoist temple.
The two of them held hands and came to a small courtyard, Li Lingyue looked at it curiously, and said with a smile: "Okay, you, there is still an outer house here, I want to check if there are any fox spirits." ”
She shook off Chen Shou and entered the courtyard, where a few Taoist children cleaned up the room and just went out.
"I've seen Uncle Shizu, Uncle Shi's grandmother."
Li Lingyue twisted his eyebrows, "It's too ugly." ”
Chen Shou gloated and did not speak, the room was very tidy, with soft mattresses spread on the seats, and all kinds of snacks such as candied fruit shops.
Li Lingyue sat on the chair, very comfortable, and said with a smile: "You can really enjoy it, you don't wronged yourself anywhere, you haven't brought other women here, have you?" ”
Chen Shou said with a smile: "What do you say, although this is a Taoist temple on the surface, in fact, my warehouse barracks, you are really an outer courtyard." I still have three more places like this, and I'll take you to play them one by one another day. ”
He was about to find someone to fetch some water, when suddenly Zhang He ran into the courtyard in a panic and shouted through the door: "My lord, Miss Li wants to come here to incense on the ground." ”
Chen Shou's eyes were stunned, and Li Lingyue, who was sitting on the chair over there, had already squinted, "Why is my sister here?" ”
Chen Shou smiled dryly: "Haha, what a coincidence, is your sister so faithful?" ”
"Didn't she believe in Buddhism before, let's go, I met her so coincidentally, don't you want to meet her?"
Chen Shou touched his nose and said, "For your sake, you have to go." ”
In the outer courtyard hall of the Taoist temple, under the statue of Sanqing, Li Lingfeng was very pious, and he didn't know what to say silently.
Seeing that she looked at her lower abdomen from time to time, it should be related to the child in her belly, and the fragrant mist was swirling, after Chen Shou came in, he coughed lightly and said: "You still don't come to this place often, it's not good for your health." ”
These incense are not agarwood, I don't know if there are any side effects if I smoke too much, Chen Shou Huzi is heartbroken, and he will say it when he smells it outside.
Li Lingyue felt even more strange, Li Lingfeng inside entered the Taoist temple, and heard the Taoist priests say that her sister was also there, she turned around, and her expression was a little resentful.
Chen Shouke hadn't been to the Summer Palace for several days, and although she knew that he had gone to the Daimyo's Mansion, she was still a little sad in her heart.
"This incense is an offering to the gods, what nonsense are you talking about here?"
When Chen Shou heard this, he just wanted to refute, but Li Lingyue had already stepped forward, took his sister's arm, looked very affectionate, tilted his head and asked, "Sister, how do you know that you came to this Taoist temple." ”
Chen Shou looked at her wildly, and Li Lingfeng was even more angry when he saw his cowardice, and said in a weird manner: "Isn't this trying to borrow the immortal energy of your husband, the golden feather servant." ”
Li Lingyue's eyes were curved like crescent moons, "Does my sister come here often?" ”
Feeling that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Chen Shou coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Sleep until noon, I'm a little hungry, let's go eat together, haha." ”
Li Lingfeng frowned and said, "Sleeping until noon, you drank again?" ”
Chen Shou secretly screamed in his heart, what is this for? When this sentence is said, doesn't it make it clear that there is something wrong with the two of us, I don't know if she has been pregnant and stupid for three years, or on purpose.
Sure enough, Li Lingyue turned around, his expression was already starting to be wrong, and his smile had not faded yet, but it was a little infiltrating.
"Husband... Did you get drunk a lot before? ”
Chen Shou snorted, "No, last time I fought with the prince, I almost missed a big event, but fortunately I had my sister to help." Wine is a thing that hurts people..."
The sunset under the high eaves passes through the branches, and under the gaze of the Sanqing statue, the sisters hold hands, their posture is graceful and exquisite, and their appearance has their own merits, like a pair of Tilian.
They all smiled sweetly, but Chen Shou's heart was hairy.
"This morning glow tonight is really good, hahaha."