Chapter 401: The first day of October is a good day
On the first day of October, the air is crisp and clear in autumn; although the wind blowing is already a bit chilly, it makes people feel very comfortable under the sunshine.
Tian Hu feels like this now. Since the uprising, he has almost never ridden a horse or fought in a battle. With Bai Ying's help, he was almost able to conquer the four states in a time that he never dreamed of.
Forty-two counties; Tian Hu didn’t react until he proclaimed himself king and emperor in the palace built under Bai Ying’s supervision.
He is no longer a hunter who earns a living by relying on his skills, nor is he a green forest hero who gathers a group of brothers to fight in the Howling Mountains. Instead, he is an emperor who is isolated in the south and has the borders of the four states in his hands.
But Tian Hu's life was not happy. The Song army came faster than he expected. What made him even more unhappy was that his two brothers, Tian Bao and Tian Biao, were killed and were used against him instead.
If he were still a hunter and a forest hero, Tian Hu would have crushed Li Kui to ashes long ago; but he was a king, with his hands tied, and wanted to consider what the civil and military officials would think and think before taking action.[
Concubine Wu's death made him even more unhappy. The murderer clearly wanted to make Concubine Wu commit suicide, but he chose to use the white silk. In Tian Hu's view, this was simply an insult and a challenge to his authority.
Bai Ying followed Tian Hu's order to investigate, but of course nothing was found. Tian Hu was so angry that he directly trapped and killed the maids in the harem.
Under Bai Ying's intentional guidance, Tian Hu became more and more suspicious of his biological son Tian Ding, and gradually lifted his suspicion of Bai Ying.
After all, the appearance of this man quickly gave him a large territory.
If Bai Ying was going to deal with him from the beginning, why bother to help him start a fight?
Even so, Tian Hu still asked Bai Ying to accompany the army. Somewhere in his heart, Tian Hu felt that this was the safest approach.
Last night, Fan Meiren's service was very good. She almost tried her best to please Tian Hu. This made Tian Hu feel better. Of course, this did not mean that Fan Meiren could dominate the harem.
In the past few days, Tian Hu has turned his attention to the palace maids Gong E who accompanied the army, and some of them are quite to his liking.
"After we defeat the Song soldiers, we can create a few more concubines when we go back."
Gradually understanding the importance of checks and balances, Tian Hu will not favor Fan Meiren alone.
After a night of fun, Tian Hu put on eye-catching armor and rode the best BMW with the cool breeze blowing. Tian Hu felt very comfortable.
It was only thirty or forty miles away from Huo County, and Tian Hu was full of expectations when he thought that he would soon kill the traitor Sun An with his own hands.
"It is so easy to conquer a country; it is so difficult to protect it!"
Tian Hu recalled that he had gone to Tongtian Mountain to invite Qiao Daoqing several times, and Sun An was also Qiao Daoqing. He regarded these two as his right-hand men. Unexpectedly, within a few months, they all surrendered to the Song army. Not only did one go to practice Taoism, but the other actually turned against him.
Come over and help the Song army attack this country.
"Damn! Everyone deserves to die!"
Tian Hu gritted his teeth. The comfortable feeling just now disappeared, and instead he felt an indescribable irritability.
The hillside next to it is getting taller and taller, and it is a continuous mountain. Lu Zhen, the leader of the Forbidden Army next to him, is holding a cooked copper stick and pointing with his right hand: "My lord, this is Mianshan, over there is Fenyang Prefecture, and all the way to the west is Huo County.
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Tian Hu chuckled and said: "You need to tell me, when I was a hunter, I knew the geography well. I have been to deep mountains and old forests. Is there anything strange about Mianshan?"
"Your Majesty, you have great talent and great strategy, don't let the famous emperors from ancient times be allowed!" Lu Zhen complimented him a few words, and his flattery flew into the air, making Tian Hu feel better again.[
Later, Fan Meiren asked Huangmenguan to invite Tian Hu and said: "It is said that Mianshan Mountain has beautiful scenery, also known as Jieshan Mountain. It was the place where Jiezi lived in seclusion. There is a Jiezi Temple in the south forest of Baigou Village at the foot of the mountain. Those who are on their way
If you feel bored, why not go and enjoy it for a while?"
Tian Hu also knew about Jiezi, and frowned and said: "A mere Jiezi is worthy of my visit. Unless he is a pedant, if he refuses to go down the mountain and hold a tree and be burned alive, what will be the end?"
"The empress said that Jiezi is a famous loyal minister and righteous man. If the lord goes, it will appear that he values loyal ministers." The Huangmenguan replied in a low voice: "The empress also said that the lord will definitely not regret it if he goes up."
"Don't regret it?" Tian Hu thought to himself: "Is it possible that the tricks last night were not enough, and there are new tricks today?"
Turning around to look at the cart behind her, she saw Fan Meiren and Gong'e lifting up the curtains of the cart and giving Tian Hu a sweet smile, which seemed to be teasing.
After weighing the two, Tian Hu ordered the army to stop for a short rest and let Bian Xiang take charge. He took Lu Zhen and hundreds of forbidden troops to accompany him, and behind him a cart pulled Fan Meiren to the Jiezi Temple at the foot of Jieshan Mountain.
After a while, Baigou Village could already be seen. Lu Zhen asked for an order and led the soldiers of the imperial army forward to drive away the people first so as not to disturb them.
Although this is the junction of the three prefectures of Weisheng, Jinning, and Fenyang, and it is also Tian Hu's country, Tian Hu has never been interested in people kneeling down to greet them. Thinking of Fan Meiren's "
"Tricks", I have some small expectations.
A group of people came to the Jiezi Temple. Except for the regular cleaning during the Cold Food Festival, it was quiet everywhere and there was only one person there. Lu Zhen came and asked the Forbidden Army soldiers to search around first, and then went to guard the outside.
Don't let anyone in.
Fan Meiren got out of the car and came, as expected, she was a big beauty. Seeing the dilapidated appearance of the Jiezi Temple, she frowned slightly. Tian Hu hurriedly ordered Huang Menguan and the palace maid Gong E to go in and clean it first, and then the two of them entered.
There was a clay statue of Jie in the main hall, and the incense on the altar had long been extinguished. Fan Meiren pointed her delicate hand and asked the palace maids to change a furnace of agarwood, lit it, and ordered people to spread several layers of fur on the ground. Then she called the palace maids to the palace.
The Huang gate officials all went out and closed the door.
Tian Hu looked on with joy: "How did the beauty know that I like this? Since the incident, I have never tried it."
Fan Meiren's shirt was half unbuttoned, and she let go of her small clothes. She lay down on the white fox fur very charmingly, and her eyes were filled with thoughts: "Then the Lord is not here yet?"
"Come on, come here!" Tian Hu saw Fan Meiren's white skin, which complemented the white fox skin. He hurriedly took off his armor, took off his weapons and threw them far away. He took off his shoes and rushed forward to hug Fan Meiren and said: "Beauty,
What a good day today is!"
Fan Meiren chuckled, but before she could reply, a man next to her said: "Today is the first day of October, which is a good day for me, but for the Lord?"
Tian Hu was startled. He had long recognized that it was Bai Ying. He hurriedly let go of Fan Meiren and jumped up. A person appeared from behind the clay statue, all dressed in black. It was Bai Ying.
Tian Hu hurriedly went to pick up the weapons with bare feet. A man in black suddenly appeared from behind the pillar. He stretched out his feet and gently picked up the armor and weapons, causing Tian Hu to pounce on them.
"Bai Ying! What do you mean?" Tian Hu's face sank. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he still tried his best to maintain his dignity.
Bai Ying stepped forward with a smile, keeping a certain distance from Tian Hu: "What do you mean? I don't mean anything, I just want you to go on your way."
"It turns out you did it all!" Tian Hu shouted: "You are very courageous. As long as I give the order, hundreds of forbidden troops from outside will rush in. How can you two just run away?"
"Run? Why should I run?" Bai Ying laughed and said: "Your two brothers were killed by Li Kui. Yes, I did it. But Li Kui was killed in prison, but he was locked up with me.
On the contrary, your son Tian made it custom-made."
"That black guy is just a dog. He will die if he dies. It's nothing special." Tian Hu's eyes were shining brightly, and he knew that he had wrongly blamed his son Tian Ding: "You arranged for Li Kui to attack and then surrendered, just to give me
A difficult problem! My son started to do it, but he was sharing my worries!"[
Bai Yingdao: "Tian Ding is indeed a good prince, but he is sometimes too impulsive when he is young. However, this is not a bad thing for me. As long as I use some means, I can make you suspicious of your good son, right?"
Tian Hu did not deny it and continued to ask: "Then was it you who caused Concubine Wu's death?"
Seeing Tian Hu mention this, Bai Ying sighed instead: "Yes, I did it, and I did it myself. I have to say that Concubine Wu's skin is still very slippery, especially her neck."
"You!" Tian Hu's eyes almost burst into flames and he stared at Bai Ying fiercely: "Why did you want to kill her!"
"I'm just the one who started this matter." Bai Ying smiled and pointed at Fan Meiren who was sorting her clothes next to her: "It was Fan Meiren who was instigating it behind the scenes."
"What!" Tian Hu was shocked and turned to look at Fan Meiren, but he happened to see Fan Meiren giving Bai Ying a resentful look.
"The slave family has given you everything, why are you still framed the slave family like this?" Fan Meiren said: "Men are indeed unreliable."
These words made Tian Hu so depressed that he almost vomited blood. Bai Ying did not defend himself and said to Tian Hu in an understatement: "No matter what, I will let Fan Meiren lure you here today, and you will be ready to hit the road."
"You want to kill me, why did you help me in the first place?" Tian Hu said sternly: "I was just a hunter at the beginning. The government oppressed the people and wanted to recruit righteous people to start a rebellion. If it weren't for you, I might not even have Wei Shengzhou now.
Beat it down!"
Bai Yingdao: "It's very simple. I need a flag and an army to help me accomplish a big thing."
"Even if you kill me, you can't command the army outside!" Tian Hu stared at Bai Ying fiercely: "You want to send me on my way? You can't do it! Without me, how can you command the army? Not to mention me.
You just temporarily handed over the command to Bian Xiang, he won't believe you!"
As soon as Tian Hu said this, Fan Meiren's expression suddenly changed. Bai Ying just asked her to think of ways to seduce Tian Hu, and did not mention the details. But what Tian Hu said was indeed the key.
Bai Ying needs an army, but without Tian Hu, there is no way to command the army.
"Hahahaha!" Bai Ying laughed suddenly, laughing so hard that he could hardly stand up straight: "Do you understand? I want to send you on the road today, but I am not sending Tian Hu on the road."