"Your Royal Highness, how are you doing? Is it adaptable to this bitter cold land in the north? ”

An inquiry made Murong Xiyue, who was really thinking about her heart, suddenly sober up, and when she saw Zhao Xun appear behind her, she bowed and said, "It turned out to be His Royal Highness King Zhao, although the weather in this Youzhou is colder than Luoyang, but the heart is warmer." The old lady and the princess are very close to me, and I am already very good here. ”

Immediately, Murong Xiyue remembered the words of the old lady and several princesses, her face turned slightly red, and she said, "Xiyue is already a homeless person, and she is no longer a princess. His Royal Highness King Zhao only needs to call Xiyue, the name of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Xiyue can't afford it. ”

Zhao Xun sighed secretly, full of pity for the seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in front of him, because of the palace rebellion at a young age, the Daozhì family was ruined and exiled. Although staying in this Zhao Wangfu, he is cautious in everything and never wants to say much.

"Since that's the case, then I'll call you Xiyue, and you don't need to be polite, just treat this Zhao Wangfu as your own home. Listen ......"

"Lord Wang, the sunset moon ......"

"Mercy!" "Xiyue has seen the princess!"

Xu Qinlian hurriedly grabbed Murong Xiyue's hand and said with a smile: "Xiyue, didn't I say it, don't be so polite." From now on, we will be a family. ”

Murong Xiyue's face turned red, and after saluting Zhao Xun and the others, she left in a hurry.

"Is there something wrong with me?"

"Don't die yet, about you and Yuzuki! How? Blame me for disturbing your good deeds? Xu Qin said with a smile.

"Me and Yuzuki? What's the matter? Zhao Xun was puzzled.

Xu Qinlian sighed and said, "Xiyue is already twenty-nine years old. ”

"Eighteen, what's wrong? Questions? ”

"He is Princess Dayan, and he is also old enough to get married. This Da Yan princess is not something anyone can marry, in this Zhao land, except for the prince, who else can marry Xiyue? Who else would dare to marry Yuzuki? Xiyue is now cautious everywhere because of the palace rebellion, living in a corner of the palace and not daring to communicate with others. ”

Zhao Xun raised his eyebrows and said strangely: "No, you mean to let me marry Xiyue?" ”

"It's not the meaning of the concubine, it's everyone's meaning, what? It's cheap, and it's good, right? My mother already knew about this and was already making arrangements. In addition, the setting moon also knew. According to Xiyue, you were in Luoyang in the past, but you helped her, and she had a good impression of you. Xu Qin said with a smile.

"No, why didn't anyone tell me about it?" Zhao Xun said urgently.

"The prince has been fighting abroad for most of the year, how can he say it in detail? Furthermore, this matter is a matter of the inner government, and Mother said, let us make our own decisions. Okay, the prince will inform the secretary of administration when he sees the news, and let them make preparations. This is a great thing, and it is also a great joy, let the people of Zhao Di have a lively time. ”

"What? The prince is unwilling? Could it be that the prince is willing to let Xiyue marry someone else? Xu Qin asked with a smile.

Zhao Xun was dumbfounded, although he had no love for Murong Xiyue, he was naturally unwilling to let a beautiful woman like Murong Xiyue marry someone else. After getting along with Murong Xiyue for a while, there is also a trace of affection no matter how you say it.

Youzhou finally fell the first snow of winter, but the entire Youzhou City was boiling. The reason is that their benevolent lord King Zhao married, and Zhao Xun, the king of Zhao, married Murong Xiyue, the princess of Dayan.

Since the palace coup, Murong Xiyue fled to Youzhou and has been stationed in the palace of King Zhao and lived with Princess Zhao. As the princess of Dayan, although her family was killed, the identity of the princess still exists. Therefore, Murong Xiyue, who is still over twenty-nine years old, no one dares to marry.

For Murong Xiyue, Zhao Xun was full of pity, at a young age, he suffered from the destruction of his family. In King Zhao's Mansion, both the old lady and Princess Zhao were extremely concerned about Murong Xiyue. And Murong Xiyue also understood her situation, and she also had a very good impression of Zhao Xun, so with the help of the old lady and Princess Zhao, she married Zhao Xun in the name of the side concubine. For these, the civil and military officials under Zhao Xun's command all agreed. As a princess, it is extremely advantageous to be able to absorb Dayan officials and talents for Zhao Xun and rule the newly attached places.

The wedding ceremony that tossed for a day is finally over, and in the cave room, the red candles are shining high, and the room is as warm as spring. Zhao Xun took Murong Xiyue's white and tender little hand and led her to the carved tooth bed, and the two sat down with each other.

Murong Xiyue raised her head shyly, her eyes as clear as water reflected Zhao Xun's shadow, the beads on the phoenix crown trembled slightly, the bead curtains on the side of the tooth bed swayed gently, and the flickering candlelight reflected her delicate face.

"No wonder everyone says that the bride is the most beautiful!" Zhao Xun's heartbeat seemed to stop for a moment, he couldn't wait to stretch out his hands, Xiyue lowered his head slightly, and following his wishes, he took off the phoenix crown, and the green silk coiled up above his head hung down like a waterfall, making the snow-white pink neck looming.

The girl's youth and the bride's coquettishness, at this moment, the moon melted, even Zhao Xun was already familiar with her smile, and he couldn't help but lose his mind slightly.

"Lord Wang!" Xiyue saw Zhao Xun stunned, her face was blushing, and she called softly, her voice was like a spring breeze blowing a silver bell.

"Xiyue, it's time for you to change your name!"

"Husband...... Husband! Xiyue's face turned red and she whispered.

The Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold! The sound of Xiyue's soft moaning suddenly made Zhao Xun no longer control. So he slowly stretched out his hands, untied the Xia veil, untied the new wedding dress, and when only a thin layer of belly pocket remained, revealing the snow-white flat lower abdomen, and the alluring shape of the green fruit on the chest.

Zhao Xun couldn't help but lean down, buried his face in Xiyue's chest, greedily breathed in the girlish breath with a virgin fragrance, felt the contact of the tender skin, and listened to the girl's more and more violent heartbeat.

"Ah, husband...... The husband ......" the girl groaned softly, and her skin suddenly turned red like jade.

Zhao Xun smiled, pulled the quilt to cover the bodies of the two, and removed his clothes and pants. Sucking the neck of the sunset moon, while reaching behind the sunset, caressing the tender skin, slowly finding the hateful rope, and eagerly untying it and pulling it hard, the last barrier between him and the sunset moon was thrown away.

Zhao Xun's touches and gentle licking made the sunset moon like sitting on green clouds, fluttering, and the soul flying out of the sky. The delicate body bounced like electricity, and the mouth came out of the heart, and the suppressed moan/moan. Zhao Xun even reached out and grabbed her thin dirty pants and stripped her into a naked lamb. The girl's legs are not so plump, but they are tender and abnormal, Zhao Xun's magic hand slid slowly, only to feel indescribably delicate, moving upstream between the legs, already feeling a little wet.

Gently parting Xiyue's legs, Zhao Xun bowed his head and sucked her earlobe, and whispered in her ear: "My husband is coming!" ”

Xiyue, who was in confusion, was already at a loss, and just passively grabbed his head in response. Zhao Xun grabbed the snow mound where the girl couldn't slip and prepared to knock. Finally, lift your waist and strike hard.

"Ah...... It hurts ......" Xiyue screamed in pain, and her misty eyes couldn't help but shed tears. Zhao Xun hurriedly kissed the tears in the corners of the girl's eyes, and moved his hands on the girl's skin. He knew that the pain was normal. After a while, the pain of the setting moon disappeared, and another indescribable feeling of comfort permeated the whole body, and suddenly, a seductive reverie sounded in the cave room......

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Zhao Xun was overjoyed, but Murong Cheng was furious. Zhao Xun's marriage to Princess Dayan is definitely not a good thing for Murong Cheng. What made him even more annoyed was that Zhao Xun didn't send them a word at all. You must know that Murong Cheng is a relative of the Dayan royal family, and in terms of relationship, this Murong Cheng is Murong Xiyue's closest relative. Worried, Zhao Xun got married, but he threw him aside, without even a word of notice.

Of course, Zhao Xun's wedding has nothing to do with him, and Murong Xiyue's marriage has nothing to do with him. However, the combination of Zhao Xun and Murong Xiyue had an impact on him. Murong Xiyue is the princess of Dayan and the daughter of the first emperor. And Zhao Xun is a prince and the overlord of the north. The combination of the two will have a big impact.

Not to mention, even under Murong Cheng's rule, many officials began to discuss this important matter. Many officials who had been deposed by Murong Cheng and Situ Lei when they were in power also began to go north and throw themselves into the north. For them, voting under Zhao Xun is equivalent to serving under the first emperor.

According to the intelligence, it is the land of annexation, and many of the former local officials who abandoned their officials because of Zhao Xun's attack also went out of the mountains to serve the Zhao army.

"Our Qi army has worked hard for more than half a year, but it turned out to be cheaper than Zhao Xun. You say, why don't those old bastards work for this king, but instead take refuge in Zhao Xun? I knew that I should have ...... in the first place," Murong Cheng roared angrily.

Zhang Tu and the others were speechless, not because they didn't understand the reason, but because they couldn't answer. These went north to Zhao in the name of the princess's wedding, in addition to wanting to be an official under Zhao Xun as a princess, why not because you don't need people? These officials, when you Murong Cheng and Situ Lei were in power, deposed or belittled and did not submit to themselves? If you don't use others, don't you allow others to take refuge in others?

"Zhang Tu, under my rule, can I provide what my army needs to fight again next year? How long will it take for the army to be ready for the march? Murong Cheng said gloomily.

"Lord Wang, this year, almost all of our army participated in the war, first Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou in the north, then Yongzhou, Jiaozhou in the south, and Xizhou in the east, and nearly one million soldiers were dispatched successively. The reserves of my Qi land have been almost consumed, therefore, my subordinates have built yì, we will rest for a while, and then discuss the matter of Situ Lei in the north. Zhang Tu said unhurriedly.

Murong Cheng sneered: "You mean to say that we give up the operation to conquer Situ Lei? In this way, the actions that we have been fighting hard for more than half a year will be useless. We are exhausted, but why not Stuart? In addition to us, the Tang Army, the Xuzhou Army, the Yanzhou Army and even the Zhao Army, the princes are united, how long can he Situ Lei hold out? Let's take a break, why not give Situ Lei a chance to rest? ”

Zhang Tu smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, this is indeed the case. In the battle between the two sides, the subordinates also firmly believe that it is the righteous us who will win in the end. However, when this Situ Lei was unstoppable, he would rather give up his subordinate territory to Zhao Xun than us. This land of annexation, isn't it that Situ Lei can't resist it, and in order to stabilize Zhao Xun, let it out? This time it's a merger, where will it be next? Although we won, the final benefit did not fall into our hands. In other words, the current situation is almost like we are working for Zhao Xun. In this way, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Murong Cheng's face froze, obviously understanding what Zhang Tu meant. If you think about it carefully, the situation is really as Zhang Tu said. Suddenly, I felt extremely aggrieved in my heart, and my face became more and more ugly.

"No, if we stop the conquest of Situ Lei, then all our hard work for a year will be in vain. Not only that, but we will never have the opportunity to sweep away Situ Lei completely. Only by occupying the righteousness this time can we let the princes from all walks of life crusade against Situ Lei at the same time, and only then can the Xuzhou army, the Tang army and the Yanzhou army also be used by us. If the expedition is stopped, then these petty princes will no longer obey our orders, but will become our enemies. ”

Zhang Tu said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, in front of Shili, this so-called righteousness is not worth mentioning. Although we occupy the name of righteousness, we do not benefit from the results, but we have to be restrained. Although Zhao Xun simply responded to us, he actually got the great benefit of merging the state. For example, today, we, Zhao Jun and Situ Lei's Yongjun occupy eighty percent of the world. If one side is strong and the other side is weak, it will have incalculable consequences. Therefore, we should put real profit first, and false name last. ”

"What should we do with you? Ignore it? Murong Cheng said hatefully, "Zhao Xun occupies the state of annexation, and at the same time is also seeking the land of Beisai in the northwest of the state, in addition, he also attacked the Turks and gained the fame of Nuoda." You have left this king indifferent, and when the time comes, you will gain nothing of real profit and fame. ”

Zhang Tu shook his head and said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates are not just letting Lord Wang just bury his head in development. The subordinates mean that we don't need an all-out war in the coming year. Nominally, we are now preparing for the coming year's conquest of Situlay. In fact, we attacked suddenly and attacked the Xuzhou army or the Yanzhou army. As long as we break these two places, we will have a new situation in the land of Hebei. ”

In addition, Situ Lei must have been extremely unwilling to Zhao Xun to take away his merger. The reason why there was no counteroffensive at the beginning was not because our hundreds of thousands of troops besieged the two passes? If Situ Lei finds out that we have no intention of attacking Yongzhou, presumably, this Situ Lei will also be unwilling to be seized by Zhao Xun. ”

"If Situ Lei and Zhao Xun quarrel because of this, then we can profit from it. Whether it is Zhao Xun's jurisdiction or Situ Lei's territory, we can take advantage of the situation to cut off a piece. ”

"This ......" Murong Cheng hesitated a little, "This is a good idea, but once this suddenly attacks the Xuzhou Army or the Yanzhou Army, then all our reputation will be completely lost." ”

Zhong Yan hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates think that we don't need to worry about any reputation, we can attack Yongzhou in the coming year, and attack one of them under the pretext that the Xuzhou army or the Yanzhou army will raid Yangzhou." Even, we can induce the remaining two sides of the Tang Army, the Xuzhou Army, and the Yanzhou Army to act together. When the time comes, we will not be saddled with the stigma of taking the initiative to attack our allies. As long as one of them is captured, the remaining two sides are no longer a problem. ”

Murong Cheng nodded slightly and said, "That's doable!" So, who do you mean, who do we use as a breakthrough? ”

Zhang Tu and Zhong Yan glanced at each other and said, "Xuzhou Army!" ”

"Why Xuzhou? Yanzhou is also very suitable, the land of Yuzhou in the south of Yanzhou is our army of attacking Situ Lei's army. It is more convenient to attack Yanzhou, and the reason to talk about the target is Xuzhou. Murong Cheng asked in surprise.

Zhang Tu said: "Indeed, in terms of sending troops to fight, it is more appropriate for us to attack Yanzhou. However, while we attack these three minor princes, we also want to let Situ Lei and Zhao Xun have another dispute over the annexation of states. And this Yanzhou has a lot to do with Zhao Jun. What's more, Zhao Jun's canal just entered the western part of Yanzhou, and now both Zhao and Yanzhou have collaborated to dredge the waters of the Yellow River in order to enhance commerce. Therefore, if we take Yanzhou as a breakthrough, we will inevitably involve Zhao Jun. Even, when the Yanzhou army had no way to retreat, it directly fell to the Zhao army, and even surrendered to the Zhao army. Now, within the Yanzhou Army, the attitude towards Zhao Jun is extremely ambiguous, and Yanzhou cannot move lightly. Therefore, our primary target is Xuzhou. ”

"Moreover, Xuzhou and we are also old enemies. If Xuzhou is taken, it will also be a great boost to the morale of our army. The most important thing is that when we were fighting Situ Lei this year, the Xuzhou Army had been bewitching the Yanzhou Army and the Tang Army to unite with it, and secretly disobeyed our military orders. ”

Zhong Yan also added: "In this way, not only can we get out of the quagmire of war, let the dispute between Situ Lei and Zhao Xun start again, but also allow our rear to relieve the pressure of the war." After all, our years of war have also put a lot of pressure on the people in the states under our rule. In the situation under Situ Lei, we cannot but learn a lesson. His subordinates also built that the prince could reduce the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes that had increased due to the war in recent years, so that the people would support the prince more. ”

What Zhong Yan said, Murong Cheng and the others also knew. The states under the rule of the Yongjun were already poor, and the years of war and chaos made them rule the displaced people everywhere, and the mountain bandits and thieves were everywhere. In fact, under the rule of the Qi army, the same is true in many places. However, compared to the rule of Yongjun, it is much better.

"Well, let's prepare! Remember, don't divulge this matter, so that Xuzhou has a guard. In addition, let the navy also be prepared, and in the event of an operation, the navy is also an indispensable workhorse. ”

"In addition, inspections of prefectures and districts will be strengthened to reduce temporary tax increases due to the needs of the war. Since we want to recuperate, we must give the people the most comfortable environment. ”

"My subordinates understand!"

"The prince is wise!"