Chapter Ninety-Nine: Remnant Gasp
Silent, the ministers looked angry, but no one dared to speak first. Correspondingly, Yuan Rui's face was also "wonderful", from the initial shock of hearing the words, a moment later, fleeting angry eyes and gnashing teeth, followed by painful struggles, just when Zhou Zhengzhi took a step forward to refute, it finally turned into a long sigh: "The general has worked hard and made great achievements, and it is reasonable to be crowned king!" ”
"Your Majesty!" Many people couldn't help but cry out in pain, looking at Yuan Rui unwillingly.
Yuan Rui closed his eyes slightly, unable to bear to look at them.
is the same as Yuan Rui, and the ministers also sighed. And Han Yan finally showed a satisfied smile, from beginning to end, every expression on Yuan Rui's face could not escape his eyes. With Yuan Rui's cleverness, it is impossible not to see what a dangerous step it is to seal the king Sun Rong, if he refuses to approve, it naturally means that he has not given up the struggle, but if he agrees too quickly, it will expose his hypocrisy, maybe he has already thought of a countermeasure, and dug a trap in front of him waiting for himself and Sun Rong to jump in. Only this process of experiencing inner pain and finally having no choice but to give up resistance can make him feel at ease.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhou Zhengzhi and Dong Xun did not disperse with the crowd, but blocked Yuan Rui halfway.
Yuan Rui knew what the two of them wanted to say, and without waiting for them to speak, he whispered to the two: "Believe me, I will never let Dawei be fine!" Regardless of whether the two of them understood it or not, they left without it.
After a series of changes, the long-suffering Luoyang City finally returned to its previous tranquility, and this silence was a whole year. In the past year, the outside world, especially on the northern battlefield, has undergone earth-shaking changes. Sun Wei and others, under Sun Rong's distant command, completely swept away the remnants of Sima Huaizhong's rebel army, and expanded Sun Rong's sphere of influence to the entire Hengzhou and Yingyang Town; Geng Tong's Eastern Route Army was not inferior, not only recovering all the lost territory, but also ready to go straight to the Rouran royal court, wanting to end the future once and for all. And the further Rouran goes, the more the elixir refined by his national teacher will not be able to meet the needs of the war, after all, alchemy takes time, and the more it will be unable to compete with the Wei army.
Compared with the generals of all walks of life, Yuan Rui's performance is much bleaker. There is no longer any blood in him at all, and now he is either indulging in landscapes, fighting cocks and lackeys all day long, or soaking in the Cuibai Palace and Sun Qian.
It is said that the heart is wide and the body is fat, which is used to describe Yuan Rui in the eyes of regeneration at this moment, it can be said that it is very appropriate, this year he has watched Yuan Rui from dissatisfaction and struggle to accept reality, from hard work to indulgence in pleasure, and the original angular face can now see a double chin. I saw him leaning his ear on Sun Qian's slightly bulging lower abdomen, and his eyes narrowed into a slit: "Emperor, come!" Kick in the face of your father! ”
Sun Qian said angrily: "How can Your Majesty be so sure that he is an emperor!" ”
Yuan Rui's smile became even brighter: "Little princess, come!" Kick in the face of your father! ”
Sun Qian squeezed out a wry smile on her face: "I heard that Han Sikong asked for a seal for the second brother yesterday?" ”
Yuan Rui put away his smile: "The king of Taiyuan has a good way of leading the army, leveling the ugliness of the group, and increasing the fiefdom is also due, I have already approved." ”
Sun Qian said worriedly: "Your Majesty blindly connived at the second brother, and now the whole harem is talking in private, saying that Your Majesty will be the second Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty......"
Yuan Rui stretched out a finger to block Sun Qian's lips: "No, I will not be Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and the King of Taiyuan will not be Cao Cao, I believe that the King of Taiyuan will not mess with my Great Wei Jiangshan." "Turning his head to look at regeneration," I also hope that the King of Taiyuan will believe in me, continue to share my worries and regenerate, and the next time I go to the Han Mansion, remember to truthfully convey my thoughts to Han Sikong, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings. ”
Regeneration is Han Yan's eyes and ears beside Yuan Rui, this is an open secret, he will go to Han Yan every few days, and the guards at the gate also know it, and they will let him go without asking. "The slave will go to the Han Mansion tomorrow, and he will definitely bring His Majesty's words."
It didn't take long for Regeneration to leave. Sun Qian muttered worriedly: "Your Majesty just acted so fakely, Zai and Han Yan are not stupid, aren't you afraid of being seen through by them?" ”
Yuan Rui shook his head: "No matter how fake the play is, it has been performed for a whole year, and people can't help but believe it." Even I sometimes can't tell when it's a play and when it's true, let alone others, don't worry! ”
"Hey!" Sun Qian could only sigh in return, if someone had told her that the queen's life would be like she was on the edge of the abyss and walking on thin ice, she would not believe it. But when she really became the queen, she knew the bitter taste, ordinary peasant women can still enjoy life carefree, and she is not even sure whether the fetus in her womb can come to the world smoothly.
"Butterfly, butterfly! When exactly will you be back? Yuan Rui couldn't help but recite this sentence in his heart again.
"Ahh Hanako, who was thousands of miles away, sneezed loudly, touched her nose and smiled apologetically at Cai Zhao beside her.
Cai Zhao was so anxious that he stared at him, and accused in a low voice: "General Hua, be careful, don't alarm the Creeping Khan!" "It turned out that they were ambushing troops around the Rouran Royal Court at the moment, just waiting for the other way Gu Yuchen and Ji Dan to form a siege after they took the position, and sent a signal, so they marched together to capture the Rouran Khan Anagui.
The royal court of Rouran stretched for dozens of miles, there were thousands of tents alone, and Hanako waited for others to lie on the ground, looking up at the starry sky, staring down at the candlelight, and the sweat of nervous hands soaked the handle of the knife, after all, if you can destroy Rouran in a battle, it will be a great merit. Because of this, a sneeze from Hua Zidu can cause Cai Zhao to be shocked. Gradually, however, the fire in the camp opposite became brighter and brighter, and the number of soldiers running back and forth increased, and even the occasional sound of some people shouting and neighing horses could be heard.
"Not good! The Worms have spotted us! They're going to run! Qu to the east, notify the rest of the departments to attack! Hanako hurriedly shouted to Qu Xiangdong, the newly promoted lieutenant behind him, and took the lead in rushing out.
Seeing this, Cai Zhao didn't care about waiting for any signal, and led his subordinates to enter the Rouran camp with Huazi.
Sure enough, by the time Hanako was killed, the Rouran Khan Anagui was gone. After capturing a few prisoners and asking, I learned that a few soldiers somehow slipped out of the big tent in the evening, and when they came back not long ago, they found the Wei army in ambush, which aroused Anagui's vigilance and slipped away before Gu Yuchen arrived.
fell short, and just when Hanako and Cai Zhao almost broke their thighs because they regretted missing the opportunity, a soldier pointed to a piece of fire not far away and said to Hanakoto: "General, there is a large camp tent on fire over there!" ”
Hanako was suspicious: "Go over and take a look!" ”
When I got closer, I heard a terrible wail. "Help! We are Wei people! Amidst all the cries, Hanako finally heard one of them clearly.
"Go and save someone!" Hanako made a quick decision.
Soon, the unkempt and ragged people were carried out of the fire, all chained to their bodies, some of their beards were burned off, and some of their hands and feet were charred, but they were indeed not soft people. According to the soldiers who brought them out, they were chained to stakes, apparently with the intention of burning them alive. Fortunately, the structure of the camp was simple, and the soldiers removed the wooden stakes and rescued the people.
"Who are you? Why is it here? Hanako looked at them suspiciously.
One of the white-haired old men got up tremblingly and saluted Huazi, dragging the iron chain to jingle: "Thank you for the general's life-saving grace, the old man is Tang Shao, the fifteenth generation head of the Tang family knife, who was abducted here by the worm national master eight years ago as a 'companion slave'." Saying that, he wiped his tears, "This 'slave' life is bitter!" We were chained every day, fighting countless worms to train his soldiers. As we fight, the worm soldiers grow stronger, but our physical strength weakens day by day, and the slightest carelessness can kill us. ”
Hanako was shocked: "Everyone in the rivers and lakes said that Senior Tang returned to the countryside eight years ago, but you didn't want to be exiled here!" Could it be that everyone here is going through the same experience? ”
Tang Shao: "Although our experiences are not exactly the same, they are also similar, there are both heroes and generals in the courts, both young and backward, and some are dying and old. The longest of them was the following, and those who came earlier than the second were already tormented and died. ”
Cai Zhao drew a knife and chopped the stone: "Damn! Where is the Worm National Master now? General Ben is going to kill him! ”
Tang Shao shook his head: "It's dead!" It may be that seeing that the worm is gone, he set himself on fire in frustration, and we almost buried him. ”
Hanako patted Tang Shao on the shoulder: "Senior, you have suffered, sit down and rest!" Looking at the withered yellow faces and craggy skinny bones of those "companion slaves", where is there still a little bit of the demeanor of a generation of heroes, I can't help but feel infinitely sad in my heart.
Suddenly, Hanakoto's gaze stayed on one of the faces, his expression was extremely shocked, and he couldn't help but run to the man to take a closer look.
"Flower Hero......? How did you end up here? That person also recognized Hua Zidu, who was Sun Qian's eldest brother, Sun Tai, the former owner of Huaiwu.