"Liu..." Cao Xuanjiao hesitated, saying that it is easiest for women to enter a woman's inner world. However, although she could see Liu Meng's thoughts, she could not guess what Shao Yan was really thinking. In her opinion,
, Liu Meng values love and justice, is reasonable, and is indeed a good girl. Logically speaking, Shao Yan should accept this love without hesitation. However, the final result is exactly the opposite.
Shao Yan did not give any explanation for this, but hurried back to the imperial study. Mu Ying saw that his face was stern, and the pen in his hand for reviewing memorials rose and fell, then he threw it aside and simply leaned on the chair.
He closed his eyes and rested, looking like he had a lot of troubles. Just when Mu Ying was about to comfort him, he heard the eunuch's high-pitched voice coming from outside the door: "The Queen is here."
Shao Yan slowly straightened his body, picked up the brush, and pretended to carefully review the memorial.
"I have met the emperor." Cao Xuanjiao slowly walked in from the outside with Yun He.
"Slave, please see Long Live the Lord." This girl Yun He is usually domineering in front of other maids, but she behaves very honestly in front of the emperor.
"Du Ping Shen" Shao Yan put down the pen in his hand and waved his hand listlessly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Cao Xuanjiao stood up, she signaled Yun He to step back.
In order to avoid suspicion, Mu Ying subconsciously held her hands towards the two of them and was about to turn around and exit the imperial study. Cao Xuanjiao called out softly: "Mrs. Mu, please stay. You are the emperor's personal official, so you don't have to worry so much."
"Yes" Mu Ying respectfully retreated behind Shao Yan.
Shao Yan sorted out the pile of memorials and asked casually: "Why did the queen come to me?"
Cao Xuanjiao said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing important. I just want to do something for Miss Liu..."
"Oh, so it's because of this." Shao Yan looked at Mu Ying behind him, then at Cao Xuanjiao in front of him, and found that both girls were looking at him curiously, and he couldn't help but chuckled: "You guys
Do you all think that I am ruthless? Oh, by the way, I remember there is another idiom, which is specially used to describe those who are heartless. What is the meaning of love and meaning? I can't remember it at the moment. Anyway, it is a derogatory term."
"Emotional and unjust" Cao Xuanjiao blurted out, and soon realized that her words were rude, and hurriedly said with a red face: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I am my concubine..."
Shao Yan smiled heartily and said: "Queen, don't be nervous. I didn't say I would blame you. You are my wife, and Mu Ying is my personal female officer. You are the closest people to me. Others don't understand me and still have feelings for me."
But you should know that I am not that kind of person, but..." At this point, he sighed and shook his head.
Before the two of them could ask further questions, he explained the reason to them straight to the point:
The night before yesterday, after having dinner, Shao Yan was walking alone in the back garden. Suddenly he heard that the eunuch came to report that Liu Fuju wanted to see him. At first, he thought there was something wrong with the construction of the warship. Who knew that Liu Fuju would see him?
His first sentence not only surprised him, but also made him dumbfounded. In short, Liu Fuju did not want his daughter to become his imperial concubine.
"Brother, you are a sensible person, how can you have such vulgar thoughts? Marriage is a major matter and cannot be forced. If you want Mengmeng to be good, you should think more about her and respect her own ideas."
In the side hall, Shao Yan was walking around with a frown on his face. He suddenly turned around and looked at the helpless Liu Fuju.
Liu Fuju looked embarrassed and said: "Brother, the eldest brother did this out of helplessness. Now that things have happened, I will tell the truth. He will not live for a few years after giving birth."
Shao Yan's expression suddenly changed, "Brother, what do you mean by this? Isn't the baby alive and well now?"
"Yes, he is indeed living happily now, but his current state will not last more than a year at most." Liu Fuju sighed deeply and twisted his beard and said: "The baby has been bitten by a dog since he was a child. Since then,
Since then, there has been a toxin hidden in his body, and he will bite people randomly when he gets sick. I have also found many famous doctors over the years, but they only temporarily alleviated his incidence, but they could not prevent the final bad luck."
Shao Yan once witnessed Liu Chan's illness. He looked terrible and bit people randomly. This disease is called rabies in modern times. Ancient people did not know the seriousness of this disease and they would not believe it.
, being bitten by a dog can actually be fatal, so most of the victims take a chance, and in the end one by one dies in a "bizarre" way. What is terrible is that even in the high-tech modern world, there is no effective drug treatment.
"Brother, I no longer have any illusions about the baby's life. I just hope that he can spend these two years happily."
As a time traveler, Shao Yan certainly didn't want to see such a living being fall down like this, but even if he moved a modern hospital to ancient times, he still couldn't change everything. After all, prevention of rabies is the most important thing.
Instead of waiting until the onset of the disease to seek medical treatment indiscriminately, it will only waste money and in the end you will still be unable to escape death.
He deeply understood Liu Fuju's deep love for his son and the pain of cherishing his son. Just from this aspect and so on, it is not difficult to understand the real reason why Liu Fuju was determined not to let Liu Meng become the imperial concubine. It was said that raising children would provide for old age.
, but when the son is gone, who can the parents look to? Of course, those with daughters rely on their daughters, and those without daughters go to nursing homes. It is a pity that there are no such good welfare in this era.
Thinking of this, Shao Yan couldn't help but take a breath of air, patted Liu Fuju's shoulder gently and said: "Listening to what the eldest brother said, brother, I finally understand. You want to keep Mengmeng by your side forever, right?"
Liu Fuju knelt down as if he had found a savior, and said with tears: "Those who know me, brothers, I know that this is a bit selfish, but other than that, I really can't think of any other good way."
It's not selfish, but very selfish. How can any parent want to tie their children to their side for the rest of their lives? Shao Yan was angry in his heart, but on the surface he had to calmly say: "Brother, this is your family matter, brother, I shouldn't have to interfere.
, but I still hope you can think about it carefully. If, what I mean is if, Mengmeng can marry a good husband, won’t you still enjoy happiness in the future? "
Liu Fuju was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on Shao Yan's face, which made him feel a little panicked. He thought to himself, "Hey, why are you looking at me like that? I was just making a metaphor, and I didn't say it was me."
Gradually, the joy in Liu Fuju's eyes faded, and he sighed: "My dear daughter, Mo Ruofu, I know her cute character. If she is by your side, I'm afraid she will get into trouble sooner or later. I know her affection for you.
My daughter is good at everything, but she is too stubborn. No one can stop her from doing something she is determined to do."
Today, even if you are a father, you can't stop me, but you leave this 'good job' to me. Don't you know why you are posing a problem for me? Shao Yan asked bravely: "Then what do you want me to do?"
Liu Fuju said sternly: "The cutting continues, and the reasoning remains chaotic. I hope you, brother, will come forward and explain it clearly to her, so that she can completely give up on this idea."
Shao Yan was very embarrassed, but when he saw Liu Fuju's helpless eyes, he couldn't bear it. After thinking about it, he had no choice but to nod and deal with it...
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After listening to Shao Yan's story, Cao Xuanjiao and Mu Ying were both angry at Liu Fuju's actions. Why would a father have to let his daughter choose one of the two things when he could obviously have them both? This approach is not only cruel, but also extreme.
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"No, I'm going to go find Mr. Liu and explain clearly, how could he treat his daughter like this?" Mu Ying became more and more uncomfortable as she thought about it, and turned around to leave.
At this time, Bai Ruxue suddenly hurried over from outside the door and reported immediately: "Your Majesty, something bad is going on. According to reports from spies, outside the mountain, the Western Chu Kingdom is gathering a large army to approach Badaling."
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Shao Yan was doubly surprised and hurriedly asked: "Have you ever found out how many troops they have?"
"Preliminary estimates suggest that there are probably more than 50,000 people, but according to reliable information, Liang Jun's follow-up troops are also approaching here. The specific number is unknown," Bai Ruxue said.
Shao Yan thought to himself, unknowingly, it has been more than two months since the troops came here. During this time, it has been calm, there are no pursuers outside the mountain, and there is no movement on the island. Unexpectedly, these gangsters will come at any time.
, without saying a word, he immediately ordered Mu Ying to summon generals of rank three or above to the main hall to discuss the matter of resisting the enemy.
In the main hall, the generals expressed their opinions. Some suggested that the imperial court directly send troops to intercept and use all their strength to deal with the Chu army before the armies of the two countries gathered together. Others advocated focusing on defense and using time to defeat the enemy. But as soon as this suggestion came out
, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of most generals. They thought that this move was undoubtedly an escape. In this way, the enemy would definitely feel that our Donglin country had few soldiers and major generals, which would only be counterproductive in the end.
However, more than half of the generals agreed with the first suggestion. Zhang Baihu added on this basis, that is, to unite with the nearby Orions to lead the Chu troops who attempted to invade into a dead end, and then kill them all. Li Changsheng had always
He was brave and foolhardy, so he never had a chance to speak. However, he also felt that this plan was effective and feasible, and took the initiative to ask Ying to be the vanguard.
Shao Yan sat on the dragon chair and said nothing. After listening to everyone's suggestions, he coughed twice and said seriously: "Zhang Lian, how many troops do we still have on hand now?"
Zhang Baihu took two steps forward and said seriously: "Except for the 10,000 guards stationed in nearby cities and counties, there are probably more than 60,000 people."
"Oh" Shao Yan nodded and calculated with his fingers: "Sixty thousand versus fifty thousand, we are very sure of the outcome of this victory, but in this way, our army will lose some vitality. Tell me, we won't send a single soldier."
With one move, they can be thrown into disarray."
Everyone present shook their heads in confusion. Even Zhang Baihu was confused.
Shao Yan said sternly: "Since the soldiers from these two countries invaded our territory, they have burned, killed and looted everywhere, committing all kinds of evil. In my opinion, they are not human beings at all, but animals. In this case, we simply use animals
to deal with them"
The generals still didn't quite understand. Zhang Baihu seemed to figure out what he meant, and said in a vague way: "Could it be that the emperor wants to..."
"That's right, pass on the order and quickly ask Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao to go out with the 'first-level killers' they trained." Shao Yan ignored everyone's surprise and said confidently: "Also, Zhang Lian, you take Zhang Long,
Zhao Hu, leading a group of troops, tried every means to get behind the enemy and cooperated with Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao's actions."
"The last general's decree" Zhang Baihu, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu said in unison
Shao Yan continued: "Li Changsheng, Lu Jin, Lu Yin, Lu Cai, the four of you, each with three thousand soldiers, closely monitor Liang Jun's every move. If the situation goes bad, you will bluff first, and then
Taking advantage of the Chu army's chaos, they quickly withdrew."
Li Changsheng asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why do you want to withdraw? Tell me, just annihilate them all."
Shao Yan smiled lightly: "What I want is a bluff, not a face-to-face battle. In this way, the enemy will not be able to figure out our situation at all. Moreover, if nothing happens, those beasts will be enough for them to eat."
"
Everyone present laughed. Li Changsheng frowned and said worriedly: "But, will those ferocious beasts listen to people?"
"It depends on Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao," Shao Yan said calmly. In fact, he was a little unsure, but thinking about it on the other hand, there was no point in trying. Besides, there is ice and snow everywhere in the mountains and plains. As long as the appropriate
If more troops are sent to guard there, I believe that the soldiers of Liang and Chu will not take much advantage.
Just when Shao Yan was about to give orders to others, Mu Ying walked in quickly from the door. In order not to disturb everyone, she quietly whispered in Shao Yan's ear. Shao Yan's expression suddenly changed, and immediately
Dismiss the meeting and quickly walk out of the hall...