The Ouchi Jinxiang Hall in Tokyo is the main hall where the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty received the congratulations of hundreds of officials. When Chai Rong came out of the Jinxiang Hall on this day, he was furious.

He walked into the apse on the north side of the Jinxiang Palace, and suddenly saw the queen Fu and the palace people at the door, so he suppressed the anger a little and walked into the palace with the queen. After the emperor sat down, Fu Shi walked up with a marigold in his own hand and said softly: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the official family is still so angry. ”

When the emperor saw that the marigold was bright in color and the soup inside was crystal clear, he reached out to take it. Fu Shi was silent, and his jade white fingers held most of the marigold, but he was very careful when he took it, and he didn't even touch his fingers. A man in a yellow dragon robe sat on the couch, and a fairy-looking queen next to him handed over the marigold, but the scene in the palace was very beautiful, not like the scene of the mortal world.

The emperor spoke politely, and he also respected the Fu family, and the two people respected each other like guests, and the palace people had hardly seen the two of them blushing for so long.

Even if the emperor's face is not at ease now, he is not coming for the Fu clan. He soon began to say why he was unhappy: "The envoy sent by King Wu Yue arrived in Tokyo today, and he reported to the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty that he promised Shu to ask for help, and also sent a sea ship to go to the Khitan and Northern Han from the sea, which is to deal with our ......."

Fu Shi persuaded with good words: "Because in addition to the vassals, the rest of the countries also regard the Great Zhou as a big country, so they have to contact so many countries to dare to confront China." Just like the Qin State during the Warring States Period, the six countries were all hostile to the Qin State, and that was because the Qin State was the most powerful; Now the Great Zhou Dynasty of the official family is the Qin State of the Warring States. ”

Chai Rong seemed to feel much better when he heard this, but he said: "So many countries have been under the jurisdiction of 'China' since ancient times!" ”

Fu said: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, it has fallen apart, and the territory has been divided for decades, just when the official family unified the countries and achieved immortal achievements. ”

Chai Rong's expression gradually calmed down after hearing this, and said: "Then the Southern Tang Dynasty has never put our 'China' in his eyes, according to what Wu Yueguo saw and heard in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, often talked about going north into the Central Plains, and took the Northern Expedition to destroy China as his own responsibility. I think he really has that in mind! Li Shouzhen rebelled in the previous dynasty and Murong Yanchao rebelled in this dynasty, and Li Jing wanted to contact the Northern Han and other countries to take the opportunity to start an incident; Last year, I led my troops to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, and I was also ready to move...... This man is like a wolf on the side of the couch! ”

Unexpectedly, the Fu family couldn't help laughing, Chai Rong frowned and said, "Why did the queen laugh? ”

Fu Shi gently touched the tips of his ears and temples, as if he was afraid that his image would be damaged, and then gently covered his mouth and smiled: "The concubine doesn't dare to laugh at the official family, but at Li Jing...... In the Spring and Autumn Period, people want to make great efforts to govern the country, but they are lying on the salary and trying to be silent, how can they shout everywhere before they are ready? I've been shouting for many years, do you see Nantang calling?

If you want to see the concubine's knowledge, Li Jing's only chance was when the (later) Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the Khitans, when the Khitan retreated and the Central Plains was ownerless. If Li Jing can lead his troops north to various towns, how can he not vote? (North) Han Gaozu saw that the Southern Tang Kingdom was going north, and he dared to call himself the emperor in Hedong; Even if you dare, there are so many people in such a big place as the Southern Tang Dynasty, and if you go to the Central Plains and then attract all kinds of festival towns, the chances of winning against Han Gaozu are still quite big.

He can't grasp such a good opportunity as the owner of the Central Plains, how can those people rebel in the back like a big thing, what kind of opportunity is it? Now that the Great Zhou is under the rule of the official family, the monarchs are bright and virtuous, and the Southern Tang Dynasty is not in trouble. ”

Chai Rong nodded frequently when he heard this, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "When my father died, first tell me that Wei Renpu should not leave the Privy Council ......" He said this and kept silent.

Fu Shi heard it strangely, there was obviously a second half of this sentence, and then he could pick up the topic just now...... For example, praise yourself for two sentences, say that you have insight and so on. But the official family stopped here, and she didn't want to ask, and she sighed secretly in her heart, and said in her heart: Could it be that the second half of the sentence is the will of the emperor, so that the official family can make himself the queen, and then assist the official family?

She whispered: "After the end of the Tang Dynasty, often when the founding emperor died, it was difficult for his successor to continue; The first emperor was worried about the official family. But the official family is a generation of Ming Jun, Gaoping battle, you are as stable as Mount Tai, and now it has only been a year and a half, and you can comfort the spirit of the emperor. ”

Chai Rong said sadly: "My father's teachings are like in my ears. ”

After a while, he returned to the divergent topic back to just now, it was all business. made Fu a little disappointed, she always felt that she and the official family seemed to be a monarch and a minister, not a husband and wife, and there was always something missing. Fu secretly thought: It is not easy to be a woman, not only to let the emperor appreciate with his insight and fearless bearing, but also to spend meticulous effort to get the favor of the official family.

She still maintains a noble and elegant temperament, and she doesn't want to learn from some lowly women in the harem, and she can't be coquettish and unreasonable to invite favor in front of men...... It's just that in front of the official family, she has tried her best to behave gently and amiably.

Chai Rong said: "Although the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty does not seem to be the king of great things, he has a vast land and many people, and there are many soldiers and generals, and he is still a big threat in my belly. Its minions must be removed first! ”

Fu Shi hurriedly asked: "Do the officials want to go to the royal family again?" ”

Chai Rong nodded without hesitation. A country like the Southern Tang Dynasty, which is close to Huainan when it is transferred to Huainan, cannot be compared with the Shu State. Chai Rong didn't think that he could send 18,000 soldiers and horses to unite with the nearby Jiezhen to settle the war like taking Qin Fengcheng's four states. The attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty will inevitably evolve into a larger-scale campaign, and the elite troops will be exhausted, and the power of the army must be in their own hands.

Fu took the opportunity to say: "Let the concubine accompany the official's family together." ”

Chai Rong said: "I'm going to fight, what is the queen going to do?" ”

Fu finally couldn't care about his face, and said in a coquettish voice: "Last year, the official family went to fight the Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty), and the concubines were worried every day in the palace, and they lived like a year, so they could only eat fasting and pray for the official family every day, which was really grinding......

She wasn't lying, she was really worried at the time. As she said before, for five generations, the second generation of the emperor is very difficult to be; If Chai Rong unfortunately didn't win the Battle of Gohei, then I really don't know what would happen in Tokyo. The Fu family had married Li Shouzhen's son before, but it didn't take long for him to be wiped out, and he married Chai Rong again, so did he have to rely on luck to survive in the chaos?

She continued: "This time the official family is on an expedition, and the concubines will go together!" The concubine can take care of the living life of the official's family, and maybe she can also give you ideas; When the official family is bored, the concubine can also accompany and talk, so you let the concubine go......"

"We'll talk about it then." Chai Rong saw that the Fu family was bent on begging, and he rarely refused her request, and he couldn't bear to refuse for a while.

Fu Shi hurriedly said: "When will the official family go on the expedition?" ”

Chai Rong said: "I am discussing with the minister. Originally, he planned to take advantage of the shallow waters of the Huai River to send troops at the end of this year, but he didn't expect to attack Shu so quickly, and now it seems that he can go on the expedition...... There are some different opinions in the DPRK and China, some people say that the river should be crossed while the water is shallow; But some people say that the Southern Tang Kingdom routinely 'puts shallow' every year, and sends heavy troops to garrison the Huai River as soon as winter comes, but it is not easy to do it, and the troops can be taken by surprise in summer and quickly break through the Huai River line. ”

"It's so cold in winter, since the official family has decided, it's better to be early. The Shu army suffered heavy losses in the new defeat, and now it is frightened and will not dare to move; The Southern Tang Dynasty sent out a sea ship, but the Northern Han Khitan probably didn't have the heart or strength at this time. Fu seemed to be in a hurry.

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The whole country of Shu is indeed very afraid. Meng Chang has already transferred heavy troops to Jianmen Pass and other places several times to fortify them layer by layer.

Meng Chang was in the palace, looking a little uneasy, today was supposed to be a very interesting day, but he was absent-minded. It was the beginning of May, and it was the day to give money to the beauties of the harem, and in the past, Meng Chang had his eyes wide at this time, taking a closer look at the benefits of various beauties. But today he was not interested.

The eunuch was reciting his name, and when he read a name, a beautiful woman in the most beautiful clothes walked past Meng Chang's collapse, and then received money and thanks. Every beautiful woman has the opportunity to be admired by the emperor.

I have been reading it since the morning, and I have been reading it at noon, and I have walked through countless beauties. Meng Chang didn't see any of them clearly. At this time, the palace maid told him to go to lunch, and he asked the eunuch to continue to pay money, and he was no longer in the mood to look.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Madame Blossom prepared a light vegetarian dish with her own hands. She was still carefully preparing the last dish with her back to this Meng Chang, her clothes were light and her figure was graceful.

At this time, I heard her soft voice and persuaded her: "The world is fierce and fierce, and 'China' has been raising troops year after year...... Those women spent a lot, but they couldn't solve the emperor's problems. Qin and Feng Zhuzhou failed, why didn't the emperor take advantage of the current situation to select the virtuous and capable, rectify the forbidden army, and make great efforts? ”

Meng Chang said: "There is no chance now, Qin and Feng are also lost, wait for the opportunity, and only when China is in a melee can we enter the Central Plains." ”

Mrs. Hua Rui said without looking back: "You can't achieve hegemony, at least you must be able to protect yourself." Qin Feng has become a four-state state, and it will be lost in less than a month, if 'China' really wants to attack it, but I don't know how to ......"

When Meng Chang heard this, he became more and more frightened in his heart, and he was anxious. After a while, he said angrily: "The Zhou Dynasty is full of thieves and soldiers, and it will never be possible for me to call the ministers, so I will recruit soldiers and prepare for war with the whole country, and see what he can do to me!" ”