Chapter 50: Women Are Kind and Amorous
It's been two months, Kuta's eyes are red and he stares at dozens of people kneeling in front of him, it's been two months, and he hasn't even been able to get a little decent information, his original words are extremely harsh: "Even a pig with a brain is now running back and forth between Da Zhou and Gaul for more than a dozen times!" "Why, why do you have a first-class intelligence network, but you can't get anything decent? Was it because the opponent was too cunning, or was it becauseβhis gaze was once again fiercely aimed at the backbones on the ground that he had pulled up by himself, and seemed to have sensed the wrath of his master, and the main leaders were trying to stick their heads in the soil like ostriches, perhaps thinking that this would allow them to escape first, and put on a strange pose.
- Or is it because this waste is so stupid?
In order not to make a few more jumps of anger, he was willing to believe that it was the former reason, but now, how could he report the same information that these useless fellows had brought back again and again to that god-like man in the Gallic rebels? He suddenly had a sense of foreboding, it seemed that he had to learn the same ostrich skills as his subordinates.
"Until now, you still said that the young man was still in Da Zhou?" It was evident that even the young woman herself was a little confused about the question, not so much asking those who were kneeling before her, but as if her tone was more about convincing herself that it was true.
After the two people who bowed their heads and knelt down slightly in front of each other glanced at each other, one of them slowly spoke: "I'm sorry, but now it seems that it is, we just received a secret report from Jizhou today, saying that the Jizhou army and more than 30,000 light cavalry from Jinzhou, which began to assemble two months ago, have been stationed in the Jizhou camp, and there is no other action except for every practice, and according to our spies, all the grain transferred from the north has been sent to the Jizhou camp, this matter has been personally confirmed by the two altar masters, and there should be no problem." β
As if to supplement him, another person also spoke: "I have also privately confirmed that the Jeju army, which suddenly went north, also joined the northern camp of Hebei a few days ago, and did not go out of the customs alone. β
The person who had been pacing there suddenly stopped, "Could it be that they are secretly crossing Chen Cang on the plank road?" β
The man who fell on his knees smiled bitterly: "Even if they really want to draw out their troops, but the food must be prepared, now there are 150,000 troops in the Jizhou camp, even if they act separately, they have to bring enough food for three days." If there is no food, tens of thousands of people from Jizhou will have to drink the northwest wind all the way from Jizhou. "Maybe it's because I'm dissatisfied with my boss, but the person who kneels is not angry. To tell the truth, if it weren't for the man who had been wearing a mask and commanding the Gauls in the midst of his victories, he would have been too lazy to pay attention to this man who was showing off his might in front of him.
"You!" As if provoked by the attitude of his subordinates, the man with a veil over his face stomped his feet, but he did not get angry.
"How is the situation on the Jingshi side, is there any news from that person?" The man at the top spoke suddenly.
The two leaders who knelt on the ground were shocked, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, it's just..."
"What?" As if he was particularly dissatisfied with the attitude of the two people, the masked man's voice suddenly became much lower.
The two of them wiped the sweat from their faces, and said in unison: "That person wants another five hundred catties of gold, he said, when will it be sent to the old place, when will he give us news again, because it is the news that I have just received, and the amount is too large this time, so the small one does not dare to call the shots." β
Before the person sitting at the top could speak, the veiled man seemed to be angry, and his excited tone was filled with hatred for the person in their mouth, "That old fox is really bold, five hundred catties of gold, what a lion's mouth!" Even if he really sent the head of that prince to the account, it was not worth the price! You immediately fly the pigeon and tell the altar masters in Beijing that we will not do this deal! β
"Slow!" The man at the top stood up suddenly, as if reproaching the veiled man for staring at her impatiently for a while, and then suddenly laughed, "Prepare the gold as he said, after all, the old fox has already passed on the news to us, and the guard dog must give him some sweetness from time to time, right?" β
The masked man's tone was frivolous, as if a rich young master was rewarding a beggar.
"Your Highness, Sister..." The veiled man was startled and immediately jumped up as if he had been caught on fire, "He hasn't given us any information yet, why do you give him the gold!" Even if we are rich in gold in Gaul, we can't stand his sky-high asking price! β
"Yu'er!" The masked man's voice suddenly rose a lot.
The veiled man opened his mouth, trying to say something at the end but couldn't.
"Alright, there's nothing to do here, go down." The masked man commanded in his usual low tone, "Remember, let the altar masters closely monitor all movements in the Great Zhou Territory, and if there is anything suspicious, whether it is true or not, report it immediately!" β
The kneeling man on the ground immediately straightened up, "Yes, Your Highness." β
"Yu'er," the man who had been wearing a mask sighed as he watched the figures disappear from outside the big tent, and his voice became as crisp as a silver bell, "You're always too impulsive,"
"But sister! That old fox didn't tell us any useful information! The girl called Yu'er ripped off the veil covering her face, a little like a coquette, and like she complained unconvinced.
The man wearing the mask smiled lightly, as if hesitating whether he should use his sister's momentum to teach her a lesson or to drown her again, picked up the scarf that was thrown on the table, and carefully tied it to the person in front of him: "Okay, don't play with the child's temper anymore, think about it, if that person really came to attack with a large army, but he didn't tell us in time, wouldn't the five hundred catties of gold be collected again?" The bright eyes behind the mask blinked smartly, "So, you understand?" β
Obviously there was unwillingness written on her face, but her sister, who did not resist at all, obediently asked the masked man to tie the veil, and there was a sudden expression of realization on her delicate face: "I see! β
The masked man chuckled and shook his head, "Not only that, but if you think about it, even if he gets the gold and deceives us, our life and death are unknown, but he will definitely die." At that time, as long as any person released the news that the left minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty was annihilated, and then searched from his house, he would be speechless, hehe, he would die sooner than later, he would not be able to ask for it. β
The man who retied the veil stuck out his tongue and said honestly: "You are still thoughtful, if it were me, I would not have thought of this layer if I were killed." β
The masked man seemed to smile lightly, "But you are indeed right, he is really an old fox, he knows that everything is okay but he refuses to say it clearly, this is also to hide people's eyes, you say that I am thoughtful, but he doesn't know how many times deeper than us..."
The Veiled Girl thought for a moment, "Then you say... β
The masked man's voice suddenly turned cold: "He will definitely come!" And I'm going to let him die in front of my horse this time!" β
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I was born after my brother, who was destined for all of my father's possessions, power, status, and women before he was born.
It should have been like this, it should have been like this, but he wasn't.
Gauls were crazy in life, and they were not as strict about etiquette as the Han Chinese, as long as they were in love, they chased and frolicked together on the pasture, went to a no-man's place for a tryst together, and even went to their respective homes for a few days without being blamed. During this period, if you feel that the other party is suitable, you can officially conclude a husband and wife, and there is no need for the Ming media to marry the Han people's rules, as long as the respective families of both parties sit together and eat a whole sheep feast, it is considered a family. If you don't feel right, you can leave at any time, and no one will care about it.
The elder brother was like this, and when he fancied a woman, he and his guards went around the streets with a whistle, to rob them, and then laughed and carried them back, and even in the eyes of his sister, who had grown up with him, he was a very handsome man, because his eyes were as blue and transparent as the sky.
There are many women who are lost in those eyes, and willingly follow him to the prince's mansion, and there are more girls who are just beginning to fall in love waiting for his hot lips to kiss, although the prince's mansion is already full of people, but even so, there is still an endless stream of people who come every day.
I don't know if it's a game-like hunting for a man, but I do know that even when he stays in the prettiest woman's room, he doesn't have the slightest emotion. He saw all of these women as his prey, not a princess he wanted to treat with all sincerity. He pursues his prey only to enjoy the impulse and passion of hunting.
He was like all Gauls, tall and large, and although he was born only a moment before me, he surpassed me at the age of seven. After I was nine years old, every time I was born, he began to touch my head with that signature smirk on his face, and once again messed up Tana's hair that had been so hard to get me, and apologized to me in a tone that I couldn't hear apologetic: "Yo, Abruja, why are you getting smaller and smaller?" β
Although he seldom teased me since I was eleven, every time I was laughed at loudly by the son of the king of Gaul with his braids, he would appear in front of me and punch and kick the arrogant man, for which he would be whipped by his father every time he came home.
"Abruja, whoever bullies you, I will always be by your side to protect you," was the first thing he said as he stood limp in front of me, even though his face was covered in blood from his father's whip, and the moment I screamed and pounced on him to block the whip, he said the same thing to me as he was dying.
I will always be there for you to protect you. There were no ups and downs, not even the slightest intonation of emotion, but his voice echoed clearly in my ears at the ceremony where so many people came to congratulate him on his growth and sincerity, as if I was not in the far seat, but so close, so close to him in a gorgeous costume.
That's when I knew I would do anything for him without regrets, even if it was that woman.
Just as men sometimes never understand what a woman is doing, sometimes, a woman simply can't guess what a man is thinking. In my eyes, she was not even pretty, although she was indeed pitiful, but a person like this was a lot to catch in the streets of Gaul, at least, there was such a long string in front of the prince's palace after every battle.
But what he fancied was her.
She had a very childish name, Feng Qiaoqiao, which was disdained among the Gauls.
She has hands as skillful as her name, and she will use different colored threads to decorate every flower in the meadow little by little.
Flowers that never wither are always breathtakingly beautiful, enviable, and just as crazy.
I don't know if he really likes her, but what he looks at is a kind of madness.
But she didn't like him, she didn't like him at all.
I even heard the woman screaming hysterically at him when I was silently watching his back: "I will never like a murderer who will not even let go of children in my life!" β
The only reason she stayed in the prince's palace was probably because of the seriously injured children, some of whom were trampled on horses, and some of whom were slashed by long knives.
I could see the anger in her eyes.
I could see the pain in his eyes.
But I couldn't do anything, not even make him painless.
I could clearly feel that he had changed, he no longer went to find a random woman to take home, but on the contrary, he even threw out all the women in the family who had nothing to do, including the most beautiful little daughter of the Gallic king, who was already complacent about becoming the new princess.
But he hadn't even touched her.
From the moment she was forced in by him, he never touched her hand again.
She wouldn't let him touch her with his hands.
She wouldn't allow anyone with blood on their hands to touch her.
But he still gathered around her like a child who didn't get candy.
The long line of people at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion became less and less, less and less.
But the victories he fought gradually increased, not only with Da Zhou, but also with Hui.
Gaul is caught in the middle, and no matter which side wins, it is the time of our demise, so while we are happy to see them fight, we will also choose a weaker side every time we fight.
Since then, he has never killed prisoners of war again, nor has he taken pleasure in taking civilians captive.
Not only that, but the soldiers under his command all received his most severe warning, and those who dared to kidnap civilians again would be beheaded!
The father was greatly dissatisfied.
It also greatly displeased the king of Gaul.
But he kept doing it.
The father was a little helpless, he was old, and he no longer had the strength to pull the rope that had been tied to the eagle's neck.
But the king of Gaul is different, he is still young, and he is even more ambitious!
But my brother has long changed, he is no longer the general who likes to kill at the mercy of others, and the confrontation with the Seven Princes of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the first fiasco in his life, and it is also my first fiasco.
I always thought that I could kill the person who would hurt my brother's spirits, but I didn't expect that in the end, he would save me.
The king of Gaul, however, was dissatisfied with the early end of the war.
He needed his brother to occupy more and more land for him, he needed more servants to drive slavery for him, but before that, he needed to hold that rope tightly in his hands.
With a glass of medicine and wine, his brother became his prisoner, he would not want to kill his brother, but he needed a rope that could firmly tie his brother.
It was the first time she had seen him in prison.
Seeing his ecstatic appearance, I suddenly felt a little jealous of the woman with a faint face.
He asked me to take good care of her for him, and he said that as soon as he came out, he would marry her as a princess.
I smiled and told him that if he really wanted to give her happiness, then she would not be a princess, but his queen.
I can still remember my brother's eyes staring at me at that time, so cold, as if the person standing in front of me was not my own brother, but just a strange 'him'
On the way back, a group of unidentified assassins attacked our carriage, and I was slashed in order to prevent the woman from being captured. Looking at her flustered and speechless face, I smiled lowly, how can the injury on my arm compare to the pain in my heart?
The King of Gaul was a man of little sight, but he was by no means a fool, and he knew that if he did anything to his brother, I would kill all the princes and princesses he had fallen into my hands, and finally, add one of his heads.
Besieging the king is a helpless move, even if the Gallic king and my forces are clearly separated, my supporters will not want to cause harm to their families in the city, and I have no intention of involving so many people, it is a war between me and the Gallic king, not to mention, he is just a pawn for me to draw out that person.