Chapter Thirty-Eight
Zhao Liang felt in a very good mood, so much so that he ate an extra bowl of lunch than usual.
Just now, Xiao Ya used the dialer to inform him that the two palace maids had already come. Fortunately, Zhao Liang reminded in time, otherwise they might have been scared to reveal their stuff on the spot. After receiving Zhao Liang's notice, the drama spirit Wang Xiaosi's acting skills were outstanding, and in the face of the "sudden" attack of the palace maid, he naturally pretended to be stupid and stunned, which can be said to be flawless. Not to mention the two palace maids, even if King Zhou You was present in person, he couldn't find anything abnormal at all. At the same time, she and Xiao Si also realized the seriousness of the problem, and asked Zhao Liang to fully consider the difficulty of arresting King Zhou You and make a comprehensive plan.
Zhao Liang thought to himself: Put aside the difficulty first, at least there is a thrilling pass. This shows that good luck is slowly coming back to them. To tell the truth, since coming to this era, God has been joking, and he has not allowed himself to be idle for a moment, and has been busy with things that have nothing to do with the task.
In addition, the departure from the city to contact the Demon King Army has also returned. Those people are all his own brothers that he is used to, whether it is loyalty or skill strength, he is naturally completely at ease for Su Li. The two things have been arranged, and the people who are responsible for entering the palace to rescue Wang Xiaosi and the others are all elite soldiers, and the ones sent to monitor the northwest direction are also elite. For the sake of safety, it was temporarily decided to increase Zhao Liang's original plan of 20 people to 50 people. This is still because I am worried that too many people will easily expose the target, otherwise hundreds or thousands will be fine.
Zhao Liang listened to the report and was very satisfied. He also ordered someone to get a map of Hokyo and the royal palace, and pulled Mi Li to carefully study the plan of action. While Zhao Liang discussed repeatedly with Su Li, he had to secretly think about how to take the opportunity to kidnap King Zhou You, and that feeling of being single-minded made Zhao Liang couldn't help but admire himself.
The two of them chatted to the map until the sun set in the west, and suddenly asked, "Ni Mei, I have always had a question in my heart that I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" β
Zhao Liang said curiously: "Oh? What the problem, you talk about it. β
Sitting up straight, his eyes were bright, he stared at Zhao Liang and said, "Sister Ni, we have spent most of the day planning how to rescue the fourth brother and Miss Xiaoya, is this a little strange?" β
"What's weird?" Zhao Liang vaguely guessed what the other party meant, but he was still pretending to be confused.
Ji Li smiled slightly: "It stands to reason that you should not gather all the generals now to discuss the matter of facing Shenhou?" β
Zhao Liang pretended to be indifferent, and said casually: "Then what is there to discuss?" Fighting, back and forth is just a few routines, and I already know it. β
"I'm afraid not." Yu Li was not fooled by him, and continued: "Although Ni Mei seems to have the chance to win, she seems to be a little indifferent. But I have a feeling that you have given up on this battle. β
Zhao Liang knew that the guy in front of him was not easy to deal with, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Drift: "You won't tell me again, 'You have your own plan, the time has not come', right?" β
"Hey, hey, you guessed it," Zhao Liang said embarrassedly, "I'm really ......"
"You really have other plans, but you don't want to tell me." In the detached words, there was a slight hint of sadness and disappointment.
Zhao Liang hesitated for a moment, and was about to confide the truth to Yu Li, but when the words came to his lips, he held back. How do you explain this? I'm not Zheng Ni, but a temporary soul possession? I'm from the modern era more than 2,000 years later, and I'm here to capture another soul attached to King Zhou You's body? The reason why I don't want to fight this battle is because I will definitely lose, and it has already been clearly written in the history books?
Can you understand that he Zhao Liang can't eat accurately, but it is very possible that he will run away on the spot and beat him hard.
Zhao Liang swallowed his saliva bitterly and said, "Brother Xuan, you misunderstood my little sister. I really have something unspeakable, but it's not that I don't trust my brother, it's just that it's not yet time to say it. If you have to break the casserole now and ask to the end, it is equivalent to forcing people to die! As he spoke, he hid his face with his hands and began to cry with a whimper. Of course, it's the kind of fake cry that thunders and doesn't rain, and peeks out through the cracks of your fingers while crying.
I didn't expect to eat this set. Seeing that Zhao Liang suddenly cried sadly, he suddenly lost his mind, and he didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only stammer: "Ni Mei don't cry, Ni Mei don't cry, it's me who is not good...... It's all to blame for me being too careful...... Ah...... How is that good...... Don't you cry, blame me, blame me, can't you? I...... I won't ask again, if I do it again...... Five, five thunders! β
It took a long time to stop Zhao Liang's crying, and he sighed: "Alas, I really didn't expect that the dignified general also has the side of the youngest daughter's family, my God." β
Zhao Liang pretended to slant at him with disgust, and said coquettishly: "People will only do this in front of you, it's not that you bully others." β
With this sentence, my whole body was crispy, and I felt that my bones were a few pounds lighter. His face was full of joy, and he said with a smile: "Ni Mei looks so cute, I am lucky enough to see it, and it is worth dying." I assure you, no matter what kind of difficulties and secrets Ni Mei has in her heart, I will never ask more questions in the future, or what I said before, I will do whatever you say! β
Zhao Liang also secretly shouted in his heart that God would bless him, and for the time being, he let him straighten out this smart man. But after thinking about it, Zhao Liang couldn't help but feel a little sorry for leaving. It is really sad to deceive this good man with true feelings and true nature in this way. Especially not long after, when he completes his mission and leaves this time and space and returns to the modern world, will Zheng Ni still remember to leave? For the first time, Zhao Liang began to feel that he actually hated his identity and mission a little.
I didn't know Zhao Liang's complicated mood at this time, and he was still immersed in the sweetness that had just succeeded in coaxing Ni Mei to turn her anger into joy, and said excitedly: "Ni Mei, I won't accompany you on the expedition tomorrow." As soon as the army was launched, I took advantage of the martial law in the whole city to rescue Xiaosi and Xiaoya from their cells. I assure you that at the latest the day after tomorrow, the two of them will sit here steadily. β
Zhao Liang retracted his mind and nodded: "Then let's finalize it, you take your brothers to act tomorrow night, rescue Xiao Si and hide here, and then you personally escort Changlie out of the city before noon the day after tomorrow, and hurry up and rush to the Demon King Ridge." Do you understand? β
He no longer insisted, and replied briskly: "Okay, I'll listen to you." β
There was nothing to say that night, Zhao Liang and Yu Li went back to their rooms to rest, and slept until dawn. Because today's army is about to set out, the two of them hurriedly got up, and after freshening up and breakfast, they saw Bao Fu leading eleven generals to report.
At this time, most of the troops of the Sixth Division of the Sect had been assembled, and nearly 20,000 troops were lined up outside the city. According to Zhao Liang's previous orders, a total of 16,000 people went with him to meet the enemy this time, while the remaining more than 3,000 soldiers and horses cooperated with 2,000 Imperial Forest Army to defend the capital.
According to the rules, Zhao Liang first had to take all the generals to the main hall square of the palace, and Zhou Tianzi would take the stage to pay respects, and after officially awarding the military flag and holding a flag sacrifice ceremony, he could lead the troops to the battle. So, this large group of people escorted Zhao Liang and went to the main hall square. Halfway through, Zhao Liang also whispered to Bao Fu about the etiquette of worshipping the marshal and awarding the flag, so as not to show timidity for a while. Praise the rich has long been accustomed to it, and it is not strange that the general does not know the etiquette system in the army, and answers seriously and patiently.
The two walked and chatted, and after a while, they arrived at the place. From a distance, the whole square is already full of colorful flags and crowds. Seeing them arrive, the musician hurriedly started to sell his strength, and for a while the gongs and drums were noisy and lively.
Dazai Ji Lun, Taizhu Guan Bao and Doctor Yu Shifu walked over to greet Zhao Liang and the others, and the general grew up and greeted him with a short greeting. Zhao Liang had just heard Baofu's introduction and knew that this was a rule of etiquette, so he hurriedly dealt with it appropriately. Then, the three of them guided Zhao Liang to the front of the crowd and stood in order.
The ceremonial officer on the high platform saw Zhao Liang standing firmly, and hurriedly gestured behind him, and then signaled the musician to stop. After waiting for more than a dozen snaps of his fingers, he shouted, "The king has arrivedβ"
With the words, the door of the main hall not far away slowly opened, and between the heavy sound of Huang Zhong Dalu, King Zhou You, dressed in imperial clothes, strode out of the hall. Because this was a conquest ceremony, Bao Xi did not accompany him as usual.
A group of inner guards stopped near the high platform, and only King Zhou You climbed the stairs and came to the center of the platform. The ceremonial officer shouted again: "The king has an order, Zheng Ni takes the stage-"
Hearing this, Zhao Liang hurriedly walked down the steps to the stage, and knelt down on one knee in front of King Zhou You: "Zheng Ni see the king!" β
At this time, an attendant presented a roll of gold silk silk silk with both hands, and King Zhou You took it into his hand and slowly opened it, and read it aloud. Because the content of the volume is written in ancient Chinese, Zhao Liang knows nothing about it, and vaguely knows that it is saying: Since King Zhou You succeeded to the throne, Shuntian should respond to the people, and the world has prospered, but there is no choice but "there are always Diao people who want to harm me". Especially that Shen Ziyan. Someone who has nothing to do is looking for trouble to make trouble. King Zhou You has asked all the immortals and ancestors for eighteen generations, and they all said that Shenhou is not beaten, so although he doesn't want to fight, he also feels helpless, after all, God is the biggest, he said that he can fight, and King Zhou You doesn't dare to disobey at all. Fortunately, the ancestors said that if this battle is not fought, it will be won, so it will not hurt everyone's feelings. So King Zhou You thought about it and decided to comply with the will of heaven, and let Zheng Ni, a good girl with the most experience, the most reliable and the most morally noble, go out in person, finish work early, and everyone will have a party to celebrate when the time comes.
At the end of the article, King Zhou You handed over the golden silk silk to the waiter, and then helped Zhao Liang with both hands, and staged a farewell show with affection. Zhao Liang didn't care what he said at all, and patronized to hide from the spitting stars.
finally finished the performance, and finally arrived at the ring step of the flag. Two Imperial Forest Army generals walked up to the stage with a big pole, and the Sect Sixth Division also sent two tall and burly generals to Zhao Liang's back. King Zhou You stretched out his hand to hold the flagpole and led it to Zhao Liang, Zhao Liang hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and then turned around and handed it to the two subordinates waiting next to him. At this time, Taizhu Guan Leopard walked to the flag with a basin of clear water, dipped the water with the branch in his hand, scattered it on the flag, and recited words in his mouth.
After Guan Leopard's prayer, Zhao Liang knelt down to King Zhou You again and shouted: "God bless Great Zhou, our army will win!" The crowd erupted in cheers and tsunami, and King Zhou You also raised his arms and prayed to the heavens.
The drum music representing the victory of the expedition sounded again, King Zhou You took Zhao Liang's hand, led him all the way down the high platform, personally helped Zhao Liang to step onto the war horse, and said solemnly: "Cousin, beat him hard for the widow!" β
"Brother Wang, don't worry, look at it!" Zhao Liang waved his hand on the horse: "The whole army is leaving!" β