Tang Ji's tent is not far from the royal tent. It is a fairly spacious tent, enough for Tang Ji and the accompanying maids to live.
"The plateau is not vast enough, and the materials are not abundant. I feel sorry for you, madam." Fu Shou said with a smile, showing the reserve of a queen.
Tang Ji ordered the palace maid to tidy up, and then turned to signal Fu Shou to come out of the tent to speak.
As soon as they left the tent, the little palace maid who had been holding back clenched her little fists and jumped twice. They had lived on the plain for so long, always crowded in a shabby tent with few decent furniture. Now they moved to
On the plain, both the tents and the furniture were far beyond her imagination.
She spread the mat quickly with her hands and feet, and arranged the furnishings in the tent like a new house, striving to put everything in the most suitable position.
Outside the tent, Tang Ji listened to the suppressed cheers of the little palace maid, bowed her hands and said softly: "Thank you, Queen."
Fu Shou showed a faint smile, then put it away, holding his hands up. "Madam, you are serious. This is your Majesty's and my heart."
"How are you doing, Your Majesty?" Tang Ji asked casually.
"It's pretty good." Fu Shou tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said: "I'm just busy. Not only do I get up early and go to bed late, but I also practice martial arts and perform formations. When I have some free time, I still have to study and meet with ministers.
At the end of the day, I was so tired that I fell asleep and I didn’t even get a chance to talk to him for a while.”
Fu Shou held Tang Ji's arm affectionately. "Sister-in-law, he listens to you, please help me persuade him. Although ZTE is difficult, you still have to pay attention to your health, right?"
Tang Ji felt uneasy and wanted to take her arm out of Fu Shou's arms, but Fu Shou held her tightly.
"Queen..."
"Sister-in-law, just help me." Fu Shou begged.
Tang Ji glanced at Fu Shou with a wry smile. "I am an ominous person. How dare you interfere with the secrets of the palace, especially the affairs between Your Majesty and the Queen? Isn't the Queen making things difficult for me?"
Fu Shou lowered his head and burst into tears. "I can understand that my sister-in-law is in trouble. But the sage also said that in urgent matters, authority should be followed. Even if my sister-in-law doesn't think about me, she should think about the late emperor's bloodline. Your Majesty is the last of the late emperor's bloodline. If anything happens,
…What went wrong, what should I do?”
The corners of Tang Ji's eyes twitched, and her eyes became cold. She resolutely pulled out her arm, took a step back, and bowed to salute.
"Thank you for your trust, Queen. However, the Queen should discuss such important matters with the ministers. People who are inauspicious of my concubine should not dare to hear about it."
After saying that, she bowed again, turned around and went into the tent, closing the tent door and blocking Fu Shou out of the tent.
Fu Shou's face turned red and white, biting his lip, but he didn't dare to have an attack, so he could only return in frustration.
Liu Xie was sitting in front of the case, waiting for the meal to be served. The nobles Song Du and Dong Wan had already arrived, and they were talking lively together. When he saw Fu Shou coming in, he looked unhappy again, looked at each other, and stood up quickly.
Come forward and salute.
Liu Xie didn't see Tang Ji. It was probably because Fu Shou and Tang Ji didn't agree, so he didn't say much. He motioned for Fu Shou to take a seat and ordered someone to send some food to Tang Ji.
"Eat, eat more." Liu Xie said with a smile, "This may be our last full meal."
Fu Shou just picked up the chopsticks. After hearing these words, his hands shook in fright and the chopsticks fell on the table again.
"Your Majesty, what...what does this mean?"
"In the next few days, we can only eat one meal a day." Dong Wan said first: "Food is limited, women, children, the elderly and the weak can only eat one meal a day to save food supply for the soldiers."
Fu Shou looked at Liu Xie, his face turned pale.
Liu Xie nodded. "This was just decided in General Anji's camp. I haven't had time to tell the queen yet."
Fu Shou left the table and prostrated himself on the ground. "Your Majesty is considerate of the soldiers, which is a blessing for the great man. However, His Majesty is hard at government affairs and has to train soldiers and martial arts. One meal per day may be harmful to the body."
"From tomorrow onwards, I will reduce the time for practicing martial arts. If morale is low and people's hearts are not unified, what can I do even if I am capable of defeating a hundred people? Queen, this battle can be won but not defeated. If defeated, I may not even have one meal a day.
It’s all gone, it will just become meat in someone else’s cauldron.”
Fu Shou shuddered and subconsciously bit his lips.
She had heard about the cannibalism of Xiliang soldiers many times and was no stranger to it.
Song Du and Dong Wan also changed their expressions. Especially Dong Wan, she had seen it with her own eyes.
In an instant, death was within reach and suffocating.
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Early the next morning, Liu Xie got up early, and after exercising a little, he set off again and rushed to Yang Feng's camp.
Yang Feng personally came out of the camp to greet him. The formation was grand and the etiquette was solemn. The procession almost reached the foot of the plain where the imperial camp was located. Not only that, he also held the bridle for the emperor with great respect.
When the news reached the ears of Yang Ding and Dong Cheng, they were so angry that they cursed.
Yang Fengzheng showed no tacit understanding at all, which made them very embarrassed.
Arriving at Yang Feng's camp, the ceremony was completed and the emperor and his ministers sat down.
Song Guo and Yang Feng, who led Hu Benlang in the car, were filled with emotion and their moods were very different when they saw the gift.
Song Guo once served under Li Jue and had a friendship with Yang Feng. Later, he conspired with Yang Feng to launch an army to attack Li Jue. After the defeat, they defected to the emperor together.
Having shared the experience of adversity, the two of them are naturally closer than others.
In accordance with his previous practice of inspecting various battalions, Liu Xie met with Yang Feng's subordinates and presented them with rewards.
Among the long list, Liu Xie found a target.
Xu Huang, a native of Hedong, was one of the five good generals and a fierce man who could compete head-on with Guan Yu.
Liu Xie was ecstatic in his heart, but his face remained calm. He followed the normal procedure and received everyone one by one.
Xu Huang is very young, in his early twenties. He is of medium build, not strong, and does not have the temperament of a famous general. In the military merit book listed by Yang Feng, Xu Huang does not stand out, and is even ranked very low.
It can be roughly known from the names that those at the top should be Yang Feng's direct descendants, from the old Baibo Army. Xu Huang is an alternative - not only does his name have a formal name, but it also has a Chinese character - he joined Yang Feng's subordinates not long ago.
long.
Liu Xie inquired about everyone's situation in detail and expressed his condolences.
The main purpose of his tour this time was Yang Feng's camp. In addition to passing through Yang Feng's camp to meet Jia Xu, he also had the idea of paving the way to Hedong in the future.
If you want to gain a foothold in Hedong, the Baibo Army is a force that must be fought for.
Talking with the emperor up close and personal made these Baibo army generals, who were from the lower classes, beam with joy, dance with joy, and salivate.
Xu Huang didn't talk much and sat quietly aside, with no sense of presence.
After the greetings, Liu Xie proposed to Yang Feng that I was recruiting elites from each battalion to serve as attendants. There were many brave men under the general's command. Can you recommend a few people to set an example for the generals?
The atmosphere was so perfect that Yang Feng was too embarrassed to refuse and chose a few non-direct relatives, including Xu Huang.
Liu Xie got what he wanted and accepted it with an unceremonious smile.
In order to avoid Yang Feng's suspicion, he did not give special treatment to Xu Huang. Together with several others, he became the Vice Minister of Huben and came under Song Guo's command.
Song Guo had an old relationship with Yang Feng, so he would not treat Yang Feng's old men badly, even if these people were not Yang Feng's direct descendants.
Even Song Guo, who was experienced in his official career, did not realize that Xu Huang was the person Liu Xie really wanted, and that everyone else was just a fill-in.