Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Xiang Zhang!" King Han took a sip of tea: "If it doesn't work, then this game will end here, right? It's getting late, it's almost time for lunch!"

"No!" Zhang Wenguan waved his hand: "Let me think about it again. Even if we fail in the Central Plains, we can still compete for the four corners. The outcome is still uncertain! As for lunch, what's the big deal if we eat it late!"

"That's all, it seems that I'm going to be hungry at noon today!" King Han said with a bitter smile.

"King Han, don't worry!" Wang Wenzuo interrupted with a smile: "At most, I will ask someone to bring a few dishes, and you two can eat while you continue!"

"Thank you so much, General!" King Han shook his head, casually took out two black stones from the chess case, and turned his attention back to the chessboard. At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and Wang Wenzuo turned around. At first glance, an official in Tsing Yi hurriedly entered the door, with an excited look on his face, and presented a letter with both hands: "Emergency military information has been sent to Qinghai!"

"Oh! Bring it quickly!" The first person to speak was not Wang Wenzuo, who was watching the game, but Zhang Wenguan, who was thinking hard about the chessboard. He stood up and took the document. The sleeve of his right hand seemed to have inadvertently swept across the chessboard, moving the chess pieces on it. The whisk is messed up.

"Xiang Zhang, what are you—" King Han became anxious.

"Oh?" Zhang Wenguan laughed twice: "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't notice it just now. How about we start another game later?"

"You -" King Han was so angry that his beard almost stood up, but he could only shake his head: "That's all, let's check the military situation first, and let's put the chess game aside for now!"

Zhang Wenguan was so happy that he had escaped certain death. He opened the document and read: "On the second day of April, the army of the Western Expedition defeated the Tibetan thieves and won the title of 1,200-level first-class soldiers. The livestock and armored battles were useless, and the formations killed the emperors." Ling's younger brother Brenzan Blade - ah! This is a great achievement!" Zhang Wenguan said in surprise.

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo nodded reservedly: "I never thought that this kid would break a thief."

"On the second day of April, it was already more than a month ago! This military information was transferred so slowly!" King Han complained.

"The journey is long and the road is difficult and dangerous. It's not surprising!" Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "There is still more down there! So we advanced quickly with light troops, traveled both ways, and arrived at Shudun City three days later. It was early in the morning, General Yanliang We ordered the soldiers to tie them up with spears and lean on them to climb the city. The thieves did not expect our army to arrive, so they were defeated. Our soldiers took all the savings and household registration documents of the Tibetan thieves, beheaded more than 600 people, and captured more than 300 relatives of the thieves and chiefs. There are more than 2,000 people with a mountain of food, armor, weapons, and weapons. The wives, concubines, young sons and daughters of the Tibetan bandit general Qin Ling are also among them!"

"Even Qinling's wives, concubines and children were captured!" Zhang Wenguan was already trembling with excitement: "Isn't that, isn't it, that Qinghai has been leveled?"

"That's not necessarily true. After all, Qin Ling still has a hundred thousand troops under his command. A man like him will not take his wife and children too seriously!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his right hand, took the document from Zhang Wenguan, and read it again After reading it again, he thought for a moment: "More than 600 people were beheaded, but more than 2,000 soldiers were captured alive. This shows that they were really caught off guard. It didn't take long for the Tubo people's resistance to collapse!"

"No matter what, this is a great victory!" King Han said with a smile: "It is really gratifying to have a successor to the general!"

"These two kids are pretty good at it!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "I didn't expect them to win so easily this time! But this is also a happy event, so we'd better report it to Her Majesty the Queen first!"

"Yes, yes!" King Han said with a smile: "Not only do we have to report to Her Majesty the Queen, we also have to report it to the world. When the army returns, we also have to defeat the Imperial Ancestral Temple and report it to our ancestors!"

"Victory at the Imperial Ancestral Temple?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "This is unnecessary, right? After all, Qinling is still fine. Besides, even if Qinling is defeated, he is just a Tubo general, and it is not worth disturbing the late emperors!"

"Xue was so ashamed of Feichuan, why shouldn't he sue the Imperial Ancestral Temple?" King Han smiled and said: "General, you don't have to say anything, I will report it to Her Majesty the Queen and let her make the decision!"

The three of them got up happily and headed to the Manna Hall. The chamberlain had already passed the news, and the three of them entered the hall and bowed as expected. The King of Han presented the victory document and said with a smile: "Thanks to the blessings of our ancestors and the soldiers' lives, our soldiers have just defeated Tubo in Qinghai. We killed Qin Ling's younger brother Bren Zanren, trapped him in his lair, and captured his wife, concubines, nephews alive." , I have all the equipment and documents in the city, this is a great victory against the Western thieves that has not happened in ten years!"

"Behead Qin Ling's brother, trap him in his lair, and capture his wife, concubines, nephews alive?" The queen looked at the document in her hand, and then at Wang Wenzuo, with a look of horror on her face: "General, is this true? "

"How can the victory document be false?" Zhang Wenguan said with a smile.

"Xiang Zhang, I'm asking about the general!" the queen said angrily.

"I made a mistake, please forgive me!" Zhang Wenguan hurriedly bowed down to apologize. Wang Wenzuo coughed: "This is a military intelligence document. If there is any falsehood, it will be a serious crime. Even if it is my own son, this is a serious crime that will not be forgiven!"

The Queen took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in her heart, and said with a smile: "General, is it Hu Liang who is leading the army this time? You are so lucky! You have such a capable son, and you will have good successors!"

"It's all due to the trust of the Emperor and you!" Wang Wenzuo said in a deep voice: "My father and my son have been greatly favored. Even if they are broken into pieces, it will be difficult to repay your kindness!"

"Okay, okay!" The Queen muttered "Okay" several times, and she didn't know who she was praising. She suddenly asked, "How should I reward Young Master Hu Liang for his great achievements like this?"

Before Zhang Wenguan and King Han could speak, Wang Wenzuo arrived: "The war is not over yet, and the army in Qinling's hands is still intact. It is still early to reward and protect the good. However, the meritorious officers and soldiers under his command must be rewarded quickly, so that they can continue their efforts. , and made contributions to the Tang Dynasty!”

"Yes!" The queen nodded. Wang Wenzuo's words spoke to her heart. According to her thoughts, Hu Liang's official position has been promoted quickly enough. Counting this great contribution, he will either leave next. Wang Wenzuo's path to becoming a military boss was to either enter the political hall or go out to work as a frontier official. No matter which path they take, taking into account the power in Wang Wenzuo's hands, the father and son can simply block the sky with one hand. Is the surname in this world Li or Wang? Although this credit must be counted, it is better to delay it for a day. She glanced at Wang Wenzuo, and her eyes softened a lot: "The general is indeed very considerate, and he deserves to be the pillar of the auxiliary country!"

"I don't dare!" When Wang Wenzuo and the other three left, the queen fell into deep thought. The sudden victory brought her not joy, but fear. If what those in positions of power should do is to ensure that the balance of power is balanced so that it does not tilt too far to either side, the huge victory that Moriyo just achieved undoubtedly adds another weight to the already severely tilted balance. He was just in his early twenties, married the emperor's sister, had a father like Wang Wenzuo, was supported by powerful vassals outside, and achieved such military exploits. Even if he could only live for another thirty years, his accumulated power and prestige would be Unbelievable. The distinction between monarch and minister has been eliminated in one leap. Now it seems that Wang Wenzuo is not that kind of person, but what about his son who is a successful young man? The queen doesn't know.

The queen regained consciousness from her thoughts and realized that she had unknowingly arrived at the door of a side courtyard. That was where her husband, the current emperor Li Hong, was recuperating. Only then did she remember that most of her The month has not come. She pushed open the courtyard door and walked in. Suddenly she found a lot of fallen leaves in the courtyard. It had obviously not been cleaned for a few days. She couldn't help but get slightly angry: "Young Master Wang, what's going on?"

Wang Shaojian hurriedly knelt on the ground: "This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die, it's all because of my lax control!" After saying that, he slapped himself seven or eight times, and his cheeks suddenly turned red and swollen.

"Even if the emperor does not hesitate, he is still your master. You have deceived the emperor like this. Please deal with it!" The queen said coldly. With a burst of wailing and begging for mercy, the maids and chamberlains in charge of the courtyard were dragged down. Wang Shaojian knelt down. On the ground, silent and trembling. The Queen looked at Young Supervisor Wang coldly: "This time, you are not strict with me, and I will only be fined for one year. If there is a next time -" She paused for a moment: "There will be no next time!"

"Yes, yes, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Wang Shaojian hurriedly kowtowed, looking like he was in trouble. The queen snorted coldly and walked into the room. Li Hong was lying on the brocade couch, his eyes slightly closed and his expression was withered. The queen knelt in front of the bed, grabbed her husband's hands with both hands, and whispered: "Hong, Wang Wenzuo's son has made such a great contribution again. The court has to reward him, but if he rewards again, his power will only increase. No matter how old he is, who can cure him? Wang Wenzuo is indeed a man who misses his old love. He doesn't do anything when he is alive, but what happens after he is dead? How can we, an orphan and a widowed mother, not care about anything? Do it!" At this point, the queen started sobbing.

The queen cried for a long time and felt her husband's fingers twitching. She had obviously woken up. She wiped away her tears and raised her head. She saw Li Hong's eyes opened, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and his lips trembled. He obviously wanted to speak but couldn't. Not coming out, I quickly put it to my mouth to listen. I could only hear a few vague words, but I couldn't make out the meaning. She felt even more desolate in her heart, thinking to herself that it would have been better if she had given birth to a daughter. Then King Poyang seemed to be smart enough to abdicate her husband and let him ascend the throne, and she, the Queen Mother, would have more power. But the child he is now is still too young. Even if he ascends the throne, it will take a few more years. By then, I am afraid things will change.

"Queen, Princess Taiping wants to see you!"

"Oh?" The queen stood up, turned around, and saw Wang Shaojian standing at the door with his head bowed. His face was red and swollen and turned purple. It was obvious that those few blows just now were done with great strength, and she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart: "You I don’t have to do any errands today. I’ll go to the Tai Hospital to get some plaster. I’ll rest for two more days and come back when the swelling subsides!”

"Thank you Queen!"

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"Sister-in-law!" Princess Taiping walked in with a smile, knelt down and said, "I heard there is military information in the west?"

"You are well informed!" The queen glanced at her sister-in-law. No matter what she was thinking, at least she didn't reveal anything on the surface.

"Hehe!" Princess Taiping smiled: "My husband is leading the troops there, isn't it my duty to care about him?"

"Okay, okay, you two have a deep love for each other, but it's me, the sister-in-law, who stands in the middle and does the evil thing!" The queen smiled and took out the document from her sleeve: "Take it and take a look? Your husband will do it this time. But it’s a great achievement!”

"Really!" Princess Taiping took the document with a smile, opened it and took a closer look, her eyebrows suddenly raised: "I killed another Qinling brother, and took Qinling's wife, son and daughter, then Isn’t it a complete victory?”

"Absolutely!" The queen suppressed her unhappiness, especially when she thought of her husband's appearance, her chest was full of bitterness: "But I heard from General Wang that the army around Qin Ling is still intact, and this battle is still intact. Some fight!”

"My wife and children have been arrested, so Qinling still wants to be beaten?"

"Who is Qin Ling? How can he care about his wife and children?" The queen smiled: "He is so cruel!"

"This man really has a heart of iron! Being his wife and children will bring you eight lifetimes of bad luck!" Princess Taiping clicked her tongue and shook her head: "Fortunately, my guardian is not such a person!"

"That's not necessarily the case!" The queen sneered secretly in her heart. She took back the document from Princess Taiping and said, "I've heard all about my husband, what else can I do?"

"Sister-in-law, are you going to drive me away?" Princess Taiping lowered her lips, looking surprised.

"That's not the case!" The queen smiled: "But you are a rare guest here. You can't come once every ten days and a half, so I was wondering if you have anything else to do!"

"Sister-in-law, your words really chill me!" Princess Taiping complained: "I have to go to the Political Affairs Hall again, and there are a group of scholars at home editing documents. I am so busy every day that I don't have time. Listen. It’s my fault that you said that, we both work for my brother!”

"You and your wife are both greedy for power. You are really the only family in Chang'an. We are really not a family. We will not join the same family!" The queen sneered in her belly, but smiled on her face: "I made a mistake. , please forgive me Dingyue!"

Princess Taiping exchanged greetings for a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving. As soon as the queen sent her out, her expression changed and she said to the chamberlain: "When Princess Taiping comes from now on, don't let her come in directly. Just let her wait outside with the ministers!"

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Wang Wenzuo's Mansion.

Wang Wenzuo lay on the brocade couch, exposing his upper body, and was massaged by a maid. Lu Zhaolin stood aside, reporting to him the status of the water transportation of money and grain. Wang Wenzuo seemed to be asleep, his eyes were slightly closed, and he only occasionally made pleasant humming sounds, but Lu Zhaolin seemed to turn a blind eye and continued to read the numbers on the report. (End of chapter)