"Suppress the chaos and revitalize the great nation." Thousands of guests raised their glasses together.
At nightfall, Liu Zhang came outside Sun Shangxiang's boudoir. Just as he was about to enter, he was stopped by two maids holding swords. One maid said: "His Royal Highness, the King of Shu, cannot enter my lady's boudoir like this."
"Can't we enter like this? Can I still fly in?" Liu Zhang asked strangely.
The three maids covered their mouths and laughed. One maid pointed to a shelf and said to Liu Zhang: "There are three wooden swords on it. Your Highness, King of Shu, can choose one of them. My lady will use the wooden sword to try out moves with His Majesty and beat my lady."
Only Your Highness can have a bridal chamber with my young lady."
"Have a great wedding night, why are you beating me so hard? If I lose my strength after beating you, your lady will be the one who suffers."
The maid blushed and smiled, and said sternly: "If Your Highness is unwilling to take action, leave on your own to avoid embarrassing yourself."
Liu Zhang became impatient and was about to go in. At this moment, the door suddenly opened and Sun Shangxiang stabbed out with a wooden sword.
Liu Zhang hurriedly got out of the way, but Sun Shangxiang kept attacking and pressed towards Liu Zhang again.
"Ma'am, what are you doing?"
"If you win, I will be your wife."
Liu Zhang tried to dodge several times, but Sun Shangxiang's swordsmanship was by no means ordinary, and it was soon difficult to dodge, so he could only draw a wooden sword to resist.
Liu Zhang has been learning Xiao Furong's swordsmanship for six years, and his swordsmanship is pretty average. However, Liu Zhang practices swordsmanship for up to half an hour every day, purely for physical fitness. How could Sun Shangxiang practice so well when he has nothing to do? After a dozen moves, Liu Zhang couldn't resist it.
, the wooden sword was also thrown away.
The tip of Sun Shangxiang's sword was placed in front of Liu Zhang, and he immediately took it back, turning his back to Liu Zhang and said: "Sun Shangxiang has sworn since he was a child that when he marries, he must marry someone who can beat me. If you can't beat me, I won't marry you."
"That's unreasonable." Liu Zhang shouted angrily. Sun Shangxiang's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Liu Zhang was going to say something, but Liu Zhang said, "Do you think you have defeated the king? The swordsmanship practiced by the king is a killing sword. What is this wooden sword? You
Just stand still and wait for me to fight again with a real sword."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he decisively turned around and left with his soldiers.
"Real sword? What else is in His Highness's waist?" A maid asked suspiciously as she watched Liu Zhang striding away with a sword in his waist.
"Xiang'er." Qiao Wushuang walked over from the side: "I told you not to do this long ago. Now that the King of Shu is gone, what do you think we should do?"
"I...who said her skills are inferior to others?" Sun Shangxiang was a little angry. He muttered: "He just left like this. Will he die if he says something nice again?"
"You." Qiao Wushuang shook his head: "You still have an immature mind. Who is His Royal Highness the King of Shu? He is not a military commander. He is a king who commands hundreds of thousands of troops and is in charge of tens of thousands of people. Why are you fighting with him?
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If you really want to get married, listen to your sister-in-law, and if His Highness comes again later, you should let him have some time, otherwise he, the King of Shu, may not come again in the future because you have lost face like this."
"Oh." Sun Shangxiang responded in a low voice. Then he suddenly said: "Then what if he never comes again?"
"Then who is to blame? Why don't you blame yourself?" Qiao Wushuang saw Sun Shangxiang lowering his head with regret on his face. He couldn't bear to say any more and comforted: "Okay. If His Highness the King of Shu doesn't come, my sister-in-law will go and get it for you.
He said, but let me tell you first, after you get married, you cannot treat your husband like this.
Even if you want to be strong, you should know the responsibilities of a woman. Especially women who are heroes, you should know how to take care of them and let them relax when they are with you, instead of letting them take care of your temper, you know?"
"I know." Sun Shangxiang just looked at the door where Liu Zhang disappeared, responded casually, and suddenly turned around and said: "Sister-in-law, have you treated me like this before?"
Qiao Wushuang looked sad and forced a smile and said: "I'm going back first. Just wait. If His Highness doesn't come in two hours, my sister-in-law will go and talk to you."
Qiao Wushuang turned and walked to her room, her soft face was sad, Sun Shangxiang was also married, and Qiao Wushuang could see that now Sun Shangxiang fell in love with Liu Zhang, and he had found a good home, but where was his husband?
If it weren't for those selfish aristocratic families, I would definitely be happier than Sun Shangxiang, as well as my sister. After Zhou Yu disappeared, I don't know if she was doing well or not, but I guess it should be worse than me, and I still have Sun Shangxiang with me.
In that place in Jiangdong, I couldn't even find anyone to talk to. Why was my sister's life so miserable?
After Liu Zhang left the house, Wang Xudao said: "This girl from the Sun family is too pretentious. She is already married anyway. It is her loss to be famous or not. My lord does not need to pay attention to her. If he neglects her for a few days, all the edges will be smoothed away. By then there will be only
She came to beg the Lord."
"She is only sixteen years old, and she is marrying far away. It's okay to accommodate her, but if Wang doesn't defeat her tonight, she will be in trouble in the future. This is terrible." Liu Zhang got on the horse with a cold face.
He got on the horse and said to Liu Zhang: "Yes, it's okay for a woman to be left unused. Lord, let's go find Military Advisor Huang now and ask her to teach the Lord one and a half moves. By then, Sun Shangxiang will be beaten with teeth all over the floor."
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"Do you think your lord is a martial arts prodigy?" Liu Zhang glanced at him fiercely, slapped his horse hard, and said loudly: "Go to the prison."
Hao Sheng and Wang Xu and the others are all confused. What are you doing in the prison at this time?
Liu Zhang arrived outside the cell where Wang Yue was imprisoned and asked the jailer to open the door. Wang Yue sat in the corner and stared at Wang Yue with vigilance. Although he could not beat Wang Yue, he could still resist one and a half moves.
"Wang Yue pays homage to His Highness the King of Shu." Wang Yue, who was sleeping, saw Liu Zhang entering the cell and immediately stood up and saluted.
"No need to be too polite. It's been a month. Tell me why you surrendered to the king." Liu Zhang came in with a chair and sat down.
"There is no interest group under the King of Shu, so Wang Yue can be free from constraints and give full play to his talents. His Highness the King of Shu conquered the Five Streams, defeated the Southern Barbarians, attacked the Western Qiang, and wiped out the Western Regions. It can be seen that His Highness the King of Shu is determined to promote the prestige of the Han Dynasty.
Wang Yue is naturally willing to serve His Highness if he can fully demonstrate his talents and realize his lifelong wish to defeat the barbarians with the Han."
"You are willing to serve my lord, but my lord is unwilling..." Before he could finish his words, Liu Zhang stopped him and asked Wang Yue: "Why did you surrender to Wu Jun, and why did you abandon Wu Jun?"
"Wu Jun came from a poor family and thought he would abandon the rules of the family. Wu Jun's first battle was to conquer the Xiongnu. When Wang Yue knew that His Royal Highness, King of Shu, was about to die soon, Wu Jun was Wang Yue's only hope to realize his ambition.
However, Wu Jun later indulged the noble clans and followed the example of vassaling the noble clans. As a result, the rewards and punishments in the army were unclear, and he was unable to use his talents. He also failed to actively control the Xiongnu and blindly compromised with the Xiongnu leaders, so he abandoned them."
"Last question, do you think the king will take you in?" Liu Zhang asked Wang Yuedao.
"Wang Yue just wants to hear His Highness the King of Shu's reasons for not taking him into custody." Wang Yue raised his head and said.
"It's very simple, your reputation is too bad. No matter you have a thousand reasons to abandon Wu Jun, or you have a thousand reasons to seek refuge with Wang, your reputation of being a follower of others is firmly established.
Maybe you, Wang Yue, thought that you were going to help the Han conquer the Hu, but the military discipline of the Xiongnu army you led was too poor. After defeating the enemy, the people were killed, the women were raped, and the property was plundered.
In the eyes of outsiders, that was not done by the Huns, but by you, Wang Yue.
Come on, you have saved my wife and children. I am willing to take you in. With your martial arts skills, I can appoint you as a general.
But everyone in the world thinks you are just a faggot, helping the Hu conquer the Han, so how do you expect me to accommodate you?"
"Does the King of Shu also care about these false reputations?" Wang Yue said.
"Hahahahaha." Liu Zhang laughed loudly and stood up: "Wang Yue, Wang Yue, you have no martial arts skills, but your political IQ is close to zero. Wang is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. The combat power of the Sichuan Army depends only on the quality of weapons and equipment.
, as well as the supply of food and grass, I am afraid there is still the morale of the people and the military, right?
Re-employing traitors would be a great blow to the loyalty of the soldiers, while taking in Han soldiers would be a fatal blow to the people's hearts.
To be honest, I am not as open-minded as you think. Wang always cherishes his reputation. I can offend the family, but Wang must keep the heart of the Han people."
Wang Yue lowered his head and remained silent. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "Thank you so much, King Shu, for speaking out so..." Wang Yue gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Yue does not dare to have any more extravagant requests. He is willing to offer his head and kill one."
Wall grass and Hanjiān should be beneficial to the reputation of the King of Shu."
"Are you using your life to ridicule the king?" Liu Zhang said calmly.
"Wang Yue has absolutely no such intention." Wang Yue said seriously: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu's words just now have reminded Wang Yue that Wang Yue is indeed too naive. It is normal for a king to pay attention to reputation.
The King of Shu is the person in the world who is really doing things for the Han people and the Han Dynasty. He is the person who glorifies the Han Dynasty and makes the world of the Han Dynasty look brand new.
Wang Yue only wants to see the Han Dynasty get rid of bad governance and show prestige to all countries. Since Wang Yue is covered in dirt and cannot be loyal to the king of Shu, if a head can help the weak king of Shu, why should Wang Yue cherish this head?"
Wang Yue stood motionless in front of Liu Zhang. Wang Xu and others were slightly moved. After Wang Yue's words, there was no prejudice at all at this time, but some hope that Liu Zhang would accept Wang Yue.
Liu Zhang sat motionless on the chair. After a while, he suddenly said: "Wang Yue, you have already carried the stigma of being a wallflower and a traitor. Do you mind carrying it a little deeper?"
"Well? What do you mean, Your Highness, King of Shu?" Wang Yue raised his head and looked at Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang said: "I want you to continue to be a traitor, but before I tell you your plan, I want to remind you that as long as you agree, you will be guilty of being a traitor.
Your lifelong ambition is to support the Han and defeat the barbarians. The king suspects that you cannot bear the name of the Han Dynasty. Please tell me now whether you can bear the name.
If not, I will let you go now, not because of anything else, but because you saved my wife and children. If I kill you, I, Liu Zhang, cannot bear the reputation of being ungrateful."
Liu Zhang looked straight at Wang Yue. Wang Yue's face was struggling. Hanjiān, the two words he once despised the most, fell firmly on him. Can he memorize them?