Chapter 44: Goodbye Beauty

After Liu Hou led the main army to Panyu, he took over Zhu Bao's troops in an all-round way, and after he came back, he immediately learned how Zhu Bao's work was done during this period and what the current situation of Panyu City was.

After listening to Zhu Bao's report, Liu Hou summoned a few more eyeliners who he had left in the army and asked them about the situation. Liu Hou was very satisfied with what Zhu Bao did during this time, he not only completed the task of dragging Bu Qi, but also stirred up the whole city of Panyu.

Although the Shu army was still in the last two wars, and Bu Qi did not dare to act rashly because of the prestige of the Shu army, Zhu Bao's several moves were indeed good, although a total of four moves were made, but each move was exhausted by the Eastern Wu army.

Liu Hou doubted that if this continued, Panyu City would really be defeated by him. When Liu Hou was secretly there, the soldiers came to report, and the negotiating envoy of Soochow asked to see him.

Although Liu Hou parachuted a letter of persuasion to Buqi, he did not have much hope for Buqi's surrender. He knows very well that this kind of person is not simple, he has been poor since he was a child, has gone through hardships, struggled step by step, and finally became the prime minister of Eastern Wu from a small master.

Such a person must be resolute and unforgiving, and it is unbelievable to say that such a person will surrender lightly.

"Let him in, I'll hear what he has to say." Liu Hou motioned to his soldiers to invite the negotiator in.

Not long after, two people came in from outside the big tent, one tall and one short, one strong and one thin, a man and a woman. The man is about 20 years old, handsome, with a crown and a broad belt, a cyan scribe's uniform, and a goose feather fan.

Liu Hou secretly despised him, he was studious or not, how could he learn Zhuge Liang still held a goose feather fan in his hand and pretended to be 13, even if he wanted to install it, he also made a paper fan, the paper fan looked much more elegant. As everyone knows, this is completely the standard dress of a literati in the late Han Dynasty.

The folding fan in Liu Hou's mind that later generations of literati used to show off elegance has not yet been invented.

The woman standing next to the handsome scribe was graceful, dressed in an emerald green gauze skirt with a gauze scarf covering her face, revealing only a pair of beautiful eyes and a smooth forehead.

As soon as Liu Hou looked at this girl, a familiar feeling swelled up. However, he couldn't help but think about it, so he listened to the handsome scribe:

"In Xiawu County (now Jiangsu) Lu Mao Lu Zizhang, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Shu." As he spoke, he bowed and bowed, and the woman bowed as well.

"The surname Lu? I don't know if it has anything to do with Lu Xun? Liu Hou thought in his heart, but on the surface, it seemed as if he hadn't heard Lu Mao's words, and his eyes continued to stare at the girl without blinking.

"This is the daughter of my first governor of Eastern Wu, surnamed Zhou Mingxue." Lu Mao introduced.

"Oh? First Governor? Surname Zhou? Could it be Zhou Yu? Liu Hou asked subconsciously.

"It's Gong Jin." Although Lu Mao didn't like Liu Hou calling Zhou Yu's name directly, he couldn't help it for the sake of the overall situation.

"Hehe, she is Zhou Yu's daughter? Is her mother Little Joe? When Liu Hou heard that this girl was Zhou Yu's daughter, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Humph!" Zhou Xue snorted, don't look over.

"Well, Mrs. Zhou is Qiao's." Lu Mao didn't expect that this prince would not know how to be polite, and he would call Mrs. Zhou Xiao Qiao.

"Haha, good, good, good!" Liu Hou said a few good words happily, thinking to himself, I haven't seen an eternal beauty like Xiao Qiao, and it's not bad to see her daughter. Zhou Yu is handsome, Xiao Qiao is pretty, whether this Zhou Xue looks like her father or her mother, it won't be too bad.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also thinks she is okay, she is the first beauty in our Eastern Wu, Master Bu said, if the prince likes it, he will give her to the prince, and let her wait for the prince's pillow in the future." Lu Mao continued.

Liu Hou secretly despised shì, what is the first beauty, is it really the first beauty, and he didn't give Sun Quan and Sun Lang those big and small beauties to waste? Or do you have your turn? is really the first beauty, and it is not a mere Jiaozhou assassin who can call the shots.

Liu Hou knows that these people are unreliable in their words, and they say that they are the first beauty at every turn, how can they prove that she is the first? Is there still a beauty pageant in this era? Even if it is a beauty pageant in later generations, those Miss XX champions dare not say that they must be the first beauty.

You must know that beauty is a matter of opinion, everyone's aesthetic views are different, and the beauty in their minds is also different, some people like goose egg face, some people like melon seed face, some people like skinny fairy, and some people like plump.

When you say Zhang Sanmei, some people will definitely say that she is not beautiful, but Li Sicai is the most beautiful. Therefore, the first beauty is completely nonsense, and most of them are just false rumors by those who are good deeds.

"I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still satisfied with this beauty?" Lu Mao continued to say unhurriedly.

"If it's the daughter of the governor of Zhou, it must be satisfied." Liu Hou continued to stare at Zhou Xue, her saliva almost flowed, although she covered her face, but looking at the figure, looking at the exposed eyes and forehead already gave people a stunning feeling. If the veil is lifted, I don't know what will happen to Meicheng?

Liu Hou is looking forward to it more and more.

"Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is satisfied, it is the best, Miss Zhou will definitely serve His Royal Highness the Prince, we Bu Lord hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can retire and return to Xishu as soon as possible, so that he can marry Miss Zhou."

"What, what?" Liu Hou thought he had heard it wrong, didn't Bu Qi show his brains? Send a beauty and want to retire yourself? Buqi's mind shouldn't be so simple, sending a beauty can make the army retreat after years of conquest, hundreds of thousands of troops have traveled long distances, traveled thousands of miles, and are about to achieve complete victory?

Buqi isn't that naïve, is it? Is he stupid or does he think he's a fool? If he really quits Lingnan because of a beauty, and returns the territory that hundreds of thousands of soldiers have worked so hard to fight back to Dongwu, what is the difference between himself and the king of Zhou You, who is the prince of the Beacon Theater?

Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, a person who is so shrewd will not understand his own character? His cousin in the Jingzhou War, the cousin who conquered Nanzhong, and the cousin who attacked Lingnan this time are enough to let Bu Qiu understand what kind of person he is?

He can be regarded as a great achievement, even if such a person Bu Qi does not think that he is a man of great talent, at least he will not see himself as a stupid king like King Zhou You. If this is the case, what is the purpose of doing this?

"Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to withdraw from Lingnan and return Lingnan to me Soochow." Lu Mao said again.

This time, Liu Hou finally took his eyes back from Zhou Xue, and the expression on his face changed from obscene pig brother to stern in an instant, although his face change speed is not as fast as the face change master of Sichuan Opera, but at least it can be compared with the doctor in Dr. IQ ("Alalei").

"First of all, I want to say that you just made two mistakes." Liu Hou said seriously.

Lu Mao looked at the prince's suddenly changed Yan Sù's expression, and couldn't help but feel a little like sweating.

"First, you just called me the prince of Shu, which is a great disrespect to my Han dynasty. Our country name is Han instead of Shu, and you change the title of our country name without authorization, which can be regarded as an insult and provocation to our country. This matter can be big or small, and to put it strictly, it is the fuse that can provoke a war between the two countries. ”

"This, this, this ......" Lu Mao's cold sweat finally flowed, of course he knew that insulting a country's name was indeed a big or small thing. This is also because he is still too young, although he has already been famous, but after all, he has little experience, and his on-the-spot reaction is still not fast enough.

If you change Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Lu Xun and other big names, you will definitely not be frightened by Liu Hou's words, you have led troops to occupy almost a state, and what are you saying to provoke a war between the two countries, isn't it a joke?

"Excuse me, may I ask His Royal Highness the Prince, what is the fuse?" Lu Mao stumbled and asked.

"Uh, this, this, this is the dialect of Xishu, which means the cause of a thing, the origin." Liu Hou accidentally said a term that only later generations have, and had to answer it awkwardly.

"Regardless of this first, the second mistake, you said that Bu Qi sent this beauty to me, but he covered his face and couldn't see his face clearly, isn't this insincere?"

"It's not that we're insincere, it's because this beauty is going to be given to the prince, the concubine who is about to become the prince, how can she still show other vulgar men her face? That's why we asked her to cover her face. This is done precisely to respect your Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Oh, there's this one thing to say, okay, you've passed this level, and now you're in the big tent, and there's no outsider left, so you can lift the veil and show me, if Bu Qiu sends an ugly woman over to pretend to be the first beauty, then I'm not a big loss." Liu Houdao.

"Humph!" Zhou Xue snorted coldly again.

"Miss Zhou, please unveil and show it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Mao said in a daze.

Zhou Xue reluctantly took off the veil, Liu Hou's eyes suddenly lit up, it was indeed a peerless face, the key is that he had seen this face before, and often appeared in his dreams.

This Zhou Xue is the girl who pretended to be a singer in Jingzhou at the beginning, was fought over by Uncle Fat Pig and Liu Hou, and later assassinated Liu Hou.

"Sure enough, it's you, great, I can see you again." Liu Hou's true feelings were revealed this time, and he wanted to see that this girl's mood was not half fake.

Lu Mao saw that Liu Hou was so interested in Zhou Xue, and couldn't help but be secretly happy, and had a little more confidence in his ability to complete the task this time.

Zhou Xue didn't answer, nor did she look at Liu Hou, which made Liu Hou feel very boring.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, can you see Miss Zhou's face still in your eyes?" Lu Mao asked.

Liu Hou really thinks it's strange, how can this Lu Mao seem to be pimping, even if Lu Mao is this kind of person, Bu Qi is not this kind of person. Bu Qi is also a hero, not the kind of person who sells a woman's body for benefits, he disdains to do this kind of thing.

This is Liu Hou's crooked thinking, women in this era have no status at all, and it is very common to give a woman as a gift, even if the exchange of concubines is no different from the behavior of those in later generations who exchange stamps and change toys to play.

Even the emperor was willing to give his daughter to a foreign race, and called it "harmony", did he think about how it was like to face a bunch of barbarians in the bitter cold land of the princess who had been pampered since childhood?

Therefore, in matters of men and women, Liu Hou really doesn't understand the thoughts of these so-called heroes and heroes.

"Yes, yes, Miss Zhou really has the appearance of a shy flower and a sunken goose, I like it very much, oh, by the way, what did you just say? Give her to me? Still waiting for a pillow seat? Liu Houdao.

"Yes, yes, yes, this is the mind of Lord Bu, and please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to smile, I don't know when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince plans to retire?"

Liu Hou didn't seem to hear Lu Mao say anything about retreating, and slowly paced around Zhou Xue. His eyes were staring at her, as if they were about to catch fire. Zhou Xue was looked at by his hot eyes, uncomfortable, the roots of her ears were red, and the pink hairs behind her ears stood on end.

Liu Hou was ostensibly violating Zhou Xue with his eyes, but in fact, his heart was like electricity, since he knew that Bu Qi would not give a beauty to himself so nonsensically, and he also knew that he would not retire for a woman, what was his purpose?

Besides, since this woman is Zhou Yu's daughter, with Zhou Yu's status in Soochow, even if he has been dead for many years, his daughter is not a Jiaozhou assassin like Buqi, who wants to give it away. There must be something strange about this.

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