Wang Yue thought about it for a while and then said to Liu Zhang: "The pure will be pure by themselves, and the turbid will be turbid by themselves. Wang Yue doesn't care about other people's opinions. Please tell me what you want Wang Yue to do."
"Okay, swordsman Wang Yue, a man of great ambition in his old age, a true hero." Liu Zhang said to Wang Yue: "Do you wonder, swordsman Wang, why Zhe Lanying, the leader of the Di people, did not invade Yongliang this time? I tell you, it's because Zhe Lanying is my king's woman.
, that is to say, the army of 100,000 Di people is my army.
But it is not entirely true that it is my army, because it lacks a general, a general who is both loyal to the Han Dynasty and capable of conquering and fighting.
The king intends to incorporate the northern grasslands into Han territory, but there are no unparalleled generals among the Di people, and Zhelan alone will not only be unable to unify the grasslands, but it will also be difficult to split up the grassland forces in the future.
If there is a strong general who is loyal to the Han Dynasty, it will be much easier to conquer Xianbei in the east. In the future, the grasslands will be divided and new institutions will be established, and there will be much less obstacles.
Wang Yue, do you know what I want you to do?"
"The king of Shu wants me to be a general of the Di people?" Wang Yue was shocked. Cao Cao relied on his daughter's army and knew that Zhe Lanying was Cao Cao's daughter. They all thought that Cao Xian must be with Cao Cao. No one could
Unexpectedly, Zhe Lanying actually served Liu Zhang.
There were rumors in the past that Cao Xian escaped from marriage, but now it seems that it was just a show. Wang Yue felt that Liu Zhang's chess piece was buried very deep. If it weren't for Zhe Lanying's sudden withdrawal, even if Cao Zhang didn't capture Chang'an, Zhang Liao would have retreated at most.
The loss will never be too much.
Although Zhe Lanying did not attack Cao Jun, because he gave up Ma Chao and Wang Shuang's army, Cao Jun gave away hundreds of thousands of troops in vain.
From this point of view, Zhe Lanying's defeat of Zhou Buyi was also fake. Wang Yue immediately realized that the captured Han people were deliberately given to Zhe Lanying by the Sichuan army in order to strengthen the Di people's strength and gain a foothold in the grassland.
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That's not all. The addition of a large number of Han troops also helped to change the nature of the Di army, in preparation for controlling the grassland forces.
Liu Zhang really wanted to collect the grassland as he said, and he had been arranging it very early.
Wang Yue marveled at Liu Zhang's ambition. Since ancient times, no Han people have been willing to take over the grassland territory. Even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty just drove the Xiongnu out of the desert and retreated to the Great Wall, because the grassland was too desolate and it would cost a lot to rule it.
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But these emperors never thought that if they left the grassland there, the losses caused by the annual invasion would be more than the aid from direct rule. If a war broke out, the war expenses would be even larger.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that it would be fine if he drove out the Huns, but there were still Xianbei people. Before the Xiongnu, there were Donghu and Qiangqu. Who said that there would be no nomadic occupation after Xianbei?
There will always be people living in that grassland, even if Zhe Lanying leads the Di people to defeat Xianbei. If it is returned to the Central Plains, new forces will still emerge from the grassland and threaten the Central Plains again.
Wang Yue then lamented that his ambition was short-sighted and he only wanted to defeat the Hu people. Now after listening to Liu Zhang's words, he realized that there would be no way to defeat the Hu people.
Wang Yue became more determined to surrender to Liu Zhang.
The more Wang thought about himself, if he went to the Di people to become a general now, neither Zhe Lanying's identity as Cao Cao's daughter nor her loyalty to Liu Zhang would be revealed to the world. In other words, the Di people would still be an alien army.
He had just led the Xiongnu army to invade Chang'an, and then abandoned Wu Jun and defected to the powerful Sichuan army. Now the Sichuan army did not accept him, and he defected to the foreign race again.
Then my reputation is really in ruins.
But Wang Yue didn't care much. Wang Yue had always dreamed of helping the Han Dynasty to defeat the barbarians. He had been depressed for decades. If he had paid attention to his reputation when he was young, his reputation was not that important to Wang Yue now.
And if he became a general of the Di People's Army, he would not only fight against the Xianbei forces, but also completely eradicate the northern border troubles. Wang Yue felt that compared to eliminating the Han Dynasty's northern border troubles, what would his reputation be?
Seeing Liu Zhang nodding, Wang Yue leaned down and bowed down: "Wang Yue is willing to obey the order of His Highness the King of Shu, go to the Di camp, and surrender to Zhe Lanying."
"If you like, you should call me Lord." Liu Zhang said with a smile.
Wang Yue was stunned and immediately bowed down: "King Yue of Yanshan pays homage to the Lord."
"Okay." Liu Zhang helped Wang Yue up, "I will arrange your escape in the middle of the night today. About tomorrow, I will issue a wanted order. Are you sure you can escape?"
"My lord, you can issue a wanted order tomorrow at midnight." Wang Yue said with enthusiasm.
"You have courage." Liu Zhang praised, then suddenly smiled awkwardly: "General Wang, there is one more little thing that I hope you can help with."
"Well? Wang Yue will obey all orders from the Lord." Wang Yue looked at Liu Zhang doubtfully.
Liu Zhang looked at a rusty sword in the corner, which was Wang Yue's tear-stained sword. When Wang Yue was arrested, Wang Yue did not resist, but his only request was not to touch the sword, so the sword has been with Wang Yue.
around.
Wang Yue didn't pick it up just now because he didn't want to arouse the fear of others.
Liu Zhang said to Wang Yue: "I know that General Wang cherishes the tear-stained sword very much, but I just want to borrow the sword for a while and return it to General Wang within an hour at most. How about it?"
Wang Yue looked at the Tear-stained Sword, with a troubled expression on his face, and bowed to Liu Zhang: "My lord, unless Wang Yue doesn't want to borrow the sword, if the lord likes it, Wang Yue can give the Tear-stained Sword to the lord.
But once the tear-stained sword is unsheathed, there is a farewell. Wang Yue has drawn the sword twice in this life, and both times have come true. If this sword harms the lord, Wang Yue will die without redemption."
"Is there such a weird thing?" Liu Zhang was surprised and walked to the corner to pick up the Tears Sword. "Could it be an evil sword? But I don't believe in evil."
Liu Zhang didn't believe that there was such a strange thing, so he said to Wang Yue: "If General Wang is willing, I will take it away first, and I will definitely send it back within an hour."
Wang Yue sighed and watched Liu Zhang leave.
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"Miss, Miss, the King of Shu is here, wake up." A maid hurriedly pushed Sun Shangxiang, who was taking a nap on the table. Sun Shangxiang lazily pushed himself up, and suddenly stood up with a sudden inspiration.
"He's here, where is he?"
Several maids covered their mouths and laughed. Sun Shangxiang knew that he had lost his temper and glared at several maids. Seeing that Liu Zhang had entered the courtyard, he could only walk out with his wooden sword.
Qiao Wushuang, who was in the side room, hadn't slept yet. Hearing the noise, he opened the small window and looked out. When he saw Liu Zhang coming in, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Sun Shangxiang had taken away the husband she liked, Qiao Wushuang would have felt pitiful.
I just hope that Sun Shangxiang knows some sense of propriety this time.
Sun Shangxiang walked out of the hospital and was five meters away from Liu Zhang. He couldn't help but keep his face and said in a stiff tone: "Why are you still here? Hey, your martial arts skills are not good. As long as you can block three of my moves, I will let you go."
you……"
Sun Shangxiang was embarrassed to say the next words, but the first words alone made Sun Shangxiang feel hot. He didn't know that he was letting Liu Zhang enter the bridal chamber with him. It seemed that he was in a hurry. If he had known better, he would not have engaged in any competition.
Shooting yourself in the foot.
"Madam. Oh, no, Miss Sun, I am very skilled in martial arts and don't need you to give in. If you must give in, you just have to be able to withstand my three moves. I will never step into your boudoir, how about that?"
"You..." Sun Shangxiang, who was still shy just now, suddenly became angry when he heard Liu Zhang's arrogant words: "You have such a loud tone, today I..."
"Miss." A maid pulled Sun Shangxiang and shook her head anxiously.
Sun Shangxiang stamped his feet fiercely, resenting Liu Zhang in his heart. Even though he couldn't defeat him, he acted like a wolf with a big tail. People said that he wanted to save face and suffer the consequences, but why did Liu Zhang want to save face and suffer the consequences?
Sun Shangxiang was about to compromise when Liu Zhang said again: "But if you can't stop my three moves, you must obey me in everything after you get married. If you look like a woman, if you dare to disobey again, you are willing to accept the family law. Your sisters
And all my soldiers can be witnesses."
"I heard it." Hao Sheng said. Other soldiers also agreed.
Sun Shangxiang's face turned livid. He didn't want to endure it anymore. He raised his sword and said in a hateful voice: "Liu Zhang, I have tried my best not to marry for the rest of my life, but I still want to beat you down."
Qiao Wushuang, who was in the side room, shook his head and thought to himself, why is this girl so careless? It’s okay to have a bad temper since she was a child, this is a lifelong event.
But there was no way to stop him at this time. With Sun Shangxiang's current mood, he probably wouldn't be able to persuade her.
"What's the point of holding a wooden sword? I have already told you that I am learning a killing sword. Let's change it to your sword." Liu Zhang said disdainfully.
"You..." Sun Shangxiang turned around and went to get the sword. A maid quickly pulled Sun Shangxiang's sleeve along the way. Sun Shangxiang said: "I have a sense of propriety."
Liu Zhang watched Sun Shangxiang take out his sword, and he knew in his heart that after facing the enemy for the first time, although his swordsmanship was not as good as Sun Shangxiang's, he could still sustain seven or eight moves, not to mention that he didn't need so many moves at all.
With a "clang" sound, Sun Shangxiang drew his sword and stabbed Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang sidestepped and held out his long sword. The tear-stained sword without any gleam of light clashed with Sun Shangxiang's sword.
"Chu."
Sun Shangxiang sheathed his sword and stared at his half-broken sword in shock.
"One move." Liu Zhang stretched out a finger: "Do you want to continue?"
"You...you cheated."
"Does Miss Sun want to default on her debt?" Liu Zhang said, and a group of soldiers behind him immediately started making noises. Sun Shangxiang got angry and threw the sword into the room. Liu Zhang handed the tear-stained sword to the soldiers, asked someone to exchange it for it, and walked to Sun Shangxiang's room.
, the four maids no longer stopped him.
Sun Shangxiang sat on the edge of the bed and got angry. Liu Zhang closed the door, walked to the table, poured two glasses of wine and sat next to Sun Shangxiang.
"Here, have a drink."
Sun Shangxiang ignored him, and Liu Zhang said with a cold face: "We just agreed that if I defeat you, you must obey me in everything."
"But you cheated." Sun Shangxiang said unwillingly.
"If it were a battlefield, could you also say that someone using a sharp sword is cheating?"
"I……"
"Okay, I cheated, okay, but I'm here now, you can't kick me out, right?" Liu Zhang put down his wine glass and hugged Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang twisted a little, but he was too weak and was hugged over.
Liu Zhang said: "I can't help it. I am the king of Shu. If I can't even enter my wife's bridal chamber, how can I lead the army? I might as well die tomorrow. You have forced me to do this."
, can’t you forgive your husband just once?”
Sun Shangxiang burst out laughing. With the laughter, Sun Shangxiang felt that the distance between him and Liu Zhang had shortened a lot, and he stretched out his arms to hug Liu Zhang's waist. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Liu Zhang.
"Husband, I really don't know what kind of person you are. The way you were in Xuchang was completely different from the way you were in the farmland. You looked so cold during the day, and you could say these words to Xiang'er. Which one is you?
?”
"It's all me, but why am I so cold to my wife?"
"Wife." Sun Shangxiang muttered, and her pretty face leaned closer to Liu Zhang's chest. For so long, Sun Shangxiang only had Qiao Wushuang as a relative. Sun Shangxiang, who had lost his home, was very afraid of losing his relatives.
Now Sun Shangxiang feels that she has another person she can rely on. Suddenly she feels that she is not so afraid of the future and has a lot more happiness.
"Then can we drink?" Liu Zhang picked up the wine glass and asked.
Sun Shangxiang got up from Liu Zhang's arms and shook his head: "No, it's not like that." Sun Shangxiang took the two glasses of wine from Liu Zhang's hand, stood up, put them back on the porcelain plate, poured two more glasses, and walked to Liu Zhang with them.
"When you get married, the wife should pour wine for her husband. Besides, Xiang'er is still a concubine, so she doesn't dare to make her husband tired."
Sun Shangxiang remembered what Qiao Wushuang said to her. Women should obey their husbands after they get married, especially when they marry a powerful man like Liu Zhang. They are busy with political affairs outside. As a wife, they should be comfortable.
Sun Shangxiang felt that Liu Zhang was worthy of her doing this. She had never thought that she would be so willing to serve a man before.
Liu Zhang took the wine and said when he was about to pass it through Sun Shangxiang's hand: "Xiang'er, I don't have any concubines here. Yue'er just helps me take care of the backyard, but in my heart, you are the same, do you understand?"
"Husband." Sun Shangxiang's voice was almost inaudible. Before remarrying to Chang'an, Sun Shangxiang was very sad about her fate. She was reduced to being someone else's concubine. Even though she is now willing to be Liu Zhang's concubine, but after hearing Liu Zhang's words,
Still a little moved.
Sun Shangxiang drank all the wine in the glass, and then felt Liu Zhang's hand coming over him. A blush appeared on his face, and he fell obediently on the soft couch, his heart pounding.
"It seems that I forgot to undress my husband." Sun Shangxiang thought, but suddenly a hand reached into his sensitive chest. Sun Shangxiang's mind exploded and he could no longer think of anything else.
The beauty was lying on her back, her eyes half closed, feeling the shameful pressure on her chest.
After a happy night, it was already bright when Sun Shangxiang woke up.
"Oh my God, I forgot to wait for my husband to wash up again. What a brain." Sun Shangxiang wanted to hit herself with a hammer. Obviously, her sister-in-law had already taught her, but she had forgotten everything.
But now he doesn't want to move a finger. Sun Shangxiang's body is leaning against Liu Zhang, and she really doesn't want to get up. (To be continued.)