In the harem, Madame Hua Rui was waiting for Meng Chang to come back from the court, and she carefully packed up early.

It is very beautifully arranged, and the drapery and silk decoration use a large number of Shu brocade, which is famous for its bright colors, and the palace looks colorful, as if it is in the bright spring as if the mirror is bright. The curtains swayed gently, and the spring breeze from outside brought the fragrance of flowers. A rich and glamorous scene.

Madame Blossom picked up a jade bracelet of color, looked at the window, and saw that the color was crystal clear and green, as if it had captured all the colors of early spring. There is a way that gold is priceless and jade is priceless, and this bracelet is worth a lot of money, and it is a good thing given to her by the emperor.

But Madame Blossom put it down lightly and replaced it with a pair of gold bracelets. She prefers gold and precious stones to jade...... The jade is too brittle.

In fact, compared with the palace built for her, the status of the seal, and the fertile land rewarded, a little gold jewelry is no longer valuable. However, Madame Blossom's hobbies have not changed, and she has little feeling for the vast mansion and good fields, but she is particularly obsessed with gold jewelry. In the past, when she was a courtesan, she had no fixed place to live, and only the jewelry she wore with her could follow her, so she liked those things the most.

In this time of solitude, many memories always come to mind unexpectedly. What she learned in the workshop was the most impressive in her life, and the head of the church said, "Why do men spend a lot of money for you? You have to take the value, otherwise the only lowly person with a low value is to be a sister in the kiln, and the hard work is not much. Appearance, fame, singing and dancing can all increase the price, you must understand what is expensive and what is cheap......"

She has always been the most valuable thing about her body, so she also likes to use all kinds of expensive clothes and accessories to set off the value of her body.

Madame Blossom took up a gold and jewel-encrusted girdle and adorned it on her soft waist, and when she looked down, her fair and smooth skin was set off with more and more delicate and luxurious appearance. There was also a small hole in the navel, she picked it out in the shiny wooden box, found a small ornament with gold and red gems, took it to her fingertips and looked at it, felt that the color did not match, and then changed to a green one, and was immediately satisfied.

She stayed in front of the bronze mirror for an hour before she dressed herself. For a while, I saw that the person in the mirror was delicate and brightly colored, and it looked like an ordinary woman.

After waiting for a long time, Meng Chang finally walked back in the hug, and Mrs. Hua Rui bent her knees beside her to greet him. I saw him sitting on the royal collapse, taking a long breath, and he seemed to be very tired. The palace maid came up with tea, and Mrs. Hua Rui stretched out her jade hand and said, "I'll come, you guys go down." ”

"Yes." Everyone retreated.

Madame Blossom's light red fingers and white hands match just the right color, and these hands hold jade-white teacups and emerald green tea leaves in the water, and for a time this cup of tea is very beautiful. Sure enough, Meng Chang couldn't help but want to drink it, so he took it.

Mrs. Hua Rui let go of the teacup, reached out and gently rubbed Meng Chang's temples, and said softly: "Your Majesty has worked hard for state affairs. ”

Meng Chang was immediately full of the spirit of a big man: "Of course, I have to work hard in my world. ”

After saying that, he puffed up his chest, but his mid-air speech was still very weak.

Mrs. Hua Rui glanced at him, Meng Chang's forehead was full, his facial features were upright, his skin was white, and his face was actually quite good; But Madame Blossom knew that the body under his clothes was actually very bad, because he had been indulging in wine for a long time, and his internal organs were very weak, and there was a lot of fat accumulated on his body, and the skin on his body was also very loose; Those who know him well know that he also has a lot of minor ailments...... Of course, Mrs. Hua Rui doesn't care about these, Meng Chang has the right to have money, this is the key. But if a man is to be picked on like a courtesan, Madame Blossom will not like this kind of man who looks good at first glance in his clothes but is too bad on the inside.

Her concept of human selection is also formed by figuring out men's minds. Just like a man picking a courtesan, he will not only look at the face, but will look at all kinds of real places, such as skin, chest, waist, legs, etc., and men don't have so many specious intuition...... This is also the reason why Madame Blossom usually doesn't put on too much makeup, because the kind of man who can afford to spend money doesn't care about what is smeared on his face, and it is useless to wipe it.

Madame Hua Rui restrained those useless thoughts, paid attention to Meng Chang's expression, and asked softly: "The concubine heard that the army of the Zhou Dynasty attacked our country, and the court discussed a countermeasure?" ”

Meng Chang was no longer as panicked as in the morning, and said calmly: "I have already made arrangements, from the deployment strategy to the employment of personnel, Concubine Ai does not have to worry." ”

Madame Blossom asked, "How is it arranged?" ”

Meng Chang said: "It's nothing more than North Road, East Road, Jianzhou and Kuizhou. The North Road sent Han Baozheng last year, and the East Road asked Wang Zhaoyuan to be the supervisor of the army, urging the defenders to adopt the strategy of the imperial court. The state of Shu has natural dangers, and it will definitely be able to keep the Zhou army out of the country. ”

Madame Hua Rui muttered: "Your Majesty should not take it lightly, since the Zhou Dynasty dares to use troops on a large scale, they must also have some certainty." ”

"Haha." Meng Chang said with a smile, "Blacksmith Guo was forced to be helpless, and the courtiers just now thought that he was not willing to come. The people of the Zhou Dynasty were poor-minded and reckless, and now they are very unreliable internally, and they need to occupy places and loot the results to maintain it. Zhou Ting was unwilling to sit still, so he naturally forced Guo Blacksmith to come; Because the marriage between Blacksmith Guo and the Fu family is trusted, and the military power is in his hands, who can rest assured if he doesn't come? ”

Madame Hua Rui recalled her understanding of Guo Shao, and a illiterate man from a poor place appeared in her mind, and nodded after some thought: "When the courtiers say this, it does make some sense. That Guo Shao has already sat in a high position to enjoy glory and wealth, not like a person with great ambitions......"

Meng Chang sighed: "It's just that the Southern Tang Kingdom is too soft, not only does it call the ministers to send land and money, but even the lord of the country listens to the Zhou Dynasty; Otherwise, the Zhou Dynasty was forced to be in a hurry this time, and it would be much better for us to fight the Southern Tang Kingdom...... Does Concubine Ai also think that I should give up my dignity in order to avoid the edge? ”

Madame Blossom shook her head: "Your Majesty should not have given up his throne in the first place. ”

Meng Chang said: "Didn't you say this for fear of disobeying me? ”

Madame Hua Rui was silent for a while, and called "Your Majesty" softly, and then said: "The harem concubines compete for favor, and often make a mistake, always wanting Your Majesty to collect thousands of favors and become the final winner; But such people often don't get what they want. There are all kinds of women, in fact, as long as they can be liked by His Majesty, they don't have to be separated from others. ”

Meng Chang's face was a little confused, and he didn't understand why Mrs. Hua Rui suddenly went to the harem to compete for favor.

Madame Blossom glanced at him: "But if several men like a woman, then there will be a winner, and only one person can hold the beauty." No matter how good he is, as long as he is slightly worse than others, he will be excluded. Is that so? ”

Meng Chang nodded along her topic and said, "That's the case, unless that woman is immoral, and she has to have an affair with several people at the same time." ”

Mrs. Hua Rui said: "The competition between women is easy to do, but the competition between husbands is much more cruel, and there is only one final winner among the participants." For example, in the dispute between Chu and Han, the overlord of Western Chu is also a masterpiece, but Han Gaozu is slightly better; In the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms, each country has its own strengths, but it cannot always coexist. She looked at Meng Chang and persuaded with good words, "Your Majesty should indeed hurry up and prepare, and when the time comes, he will go all out to determine the Central Plains." ”

Meng Chang nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Madame Blossom could not go on, she knew that it would be harsh to say more...... Contrary advice should be those loyal and outspoken, she is not a minister, there is no need to disobey the emperor and make him unhappy.

Anyway, in her opinion, although she is now a noble concubine, her mood has not changed from that of being a courtesan; It's just a little better for the time being. The difference is that in the past, it was necessary to please many men who watched the song and dance, but now it only needs to make one man happy.

Although Shu is surrounded by mountains and is convenient for defense, if it does not fight for it when the Central Plains is chaotic, it can only sit and wait for death. After all, there is only one winner in the end...... And that day shouldn't be too long, the end of the Tang Dynasty has been fighting for a hundred years now, and there is no reason to be chaotic for decades.

"The concubine is a woman, and she has read some books so that she can talk to Your Majesty and not let herself talk too informed." Madame Hua Rui implicitly persuaded, "The concubines can understand the truth, Your Majesty must have understood it a long time ago." ”

Meng Chang said seriously: "It makes sense. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty called me to defend the Shu Kingdom, and only Wang Zhaoyuan often said that he wanted to go out of Shu to fight for the world. That's what I've set my eye on. ”

Madame Hua Rui asked, "There are more people with high eyes and low hands, how does Your Majesty know Wang Zhaoyuan?" He's not the kind of ambitious person who is sparse, right? ”

Meng Chang hesitated a little, and muttered: "Wang Zhaoyuan is known as Wolong, Yu Zhen, just like Zhuge Kongming is to Liu Bei...... Probably、There should be some ability。

Now that the Central Plains is in chaos after Guo Rong (Chai Rong) dies, it looks like it's going to be chaotic again. As long as they return from their efforts this time, they will collapse from within. It's time for me to work hard and get ready to go out of Sichuan to dominate the world! ”

Meng Chang said very quickly, and said seriously: "According to Wang Zhaoyuan's strategy, after this battle, our country should counterattack from two ways. all the way to recover Qin and Feng thought they were preparing to enter Guanzhong; All the way down the river to occupy Jingzhou, as the former fort of the Sichuan...... Today, Liao's civil strife, the weakening of the Northern Han and Southern Tang Kingdoms, and the collapse of the Central Plains are a great opportunity for the Great Shu to compete in the Central Plains......"

Madame Blossom looked with great interest and listened patiently to his plan. But I inevitably remembered that Meng Chang wanted to work hard at the end of last year, but as soon as the Zhou army withdrew and the pressure eased slightly, Meng Chang continued to travel through the flowers. Does he really want to fight for supremacy?

Anyway, now that the Zhou army is under pressure, Meng Chang seems to be able to get through this hurdle with such hard work in military politics...... She can't worry about the future.