Tongtian Bamboo Repair

Chapter 354 Ambition

Yuan Chonghu was born very noble because he was the son of the emperor. But it is a pity that the emperor has more than one son, and the most pity is that he is the emperor's second son.

This is the most tragic thing for Yuan Chonghu. Just because he was born a year later, he could only watch his useless eldest brother ascend to the throne! The new emperor did not inherit based on ability, but based on seniority. This was the greatest injustice to him.

For as long as he can remember, Yuan Chonghu has always longed for that superior position. When he got older, he found that his eldest brother was good at eating, drinking and having fun, and was stupid, arrogant and omnipotent. He was just such a fool and a straw bag. Because he is the eldest son, he can become the unquestioned crown prince, which makes him very unbalanced.

He wants to change everything, he wants to ascend the throne, he wants to become the emperor. Over the years, he has been working tirelessly towards this goal.

He practiced martial arts secretly and worked hard at writing. Use martial arts to strengthen your body, and use culture to arm your mind. He did not have the right of the crown prince to open a palace, so he secretly raised dead soldiers and quietly attracted scholars. It is a pity that he is unknown and has no status after all. It is difficult for him to win over the important ministers in the court. If you don't support a ready-made crown prince, why should you risk the world's disapproval to support him, a second prince?

Although the crown prince eats, drinks and has fun and does not like government affairs, those virtuous and loyal ministers do not mind this. As long as the righteousness is upheld and the crown prince does not rebel, then he will get the most support and become the emperor naturally.

Seeing that the old emperor's health was getting worse day by day, at the beginning of spring this year, the old emperor was actually bedridden due to a cold. The old emperor's inability to die left some breathing space for the second prince, so he simply started to give it a try. After the old emperor fell ill, he proposed marriage to the Xue family of Wei Guogong of the Shangzhu Kingdom in the name of bringing happiness to the emperor.

Unlike Zheng Guogong's Zhang family, which is a newly promoted prince's family, the Xue family is a family of veteran generals, and their disciples are all over the army. If there is support from the Xue family, they can get the support of at least half of the generals. And with the support of generals, seizing power by force is guaranteed.

The Xue family also understands this truth, and they are not willing to take this risk. If they get married to the second prince, and if the second prince ascends the throne, what can the Xue family do? Duke already has the highest title, Shangzhu Kingdom has the highest position, and the Xue family has no shortage of these honors. Even if he is not married to the second prince, after the crown prince ascends the throne, his family will also have such honor.

And if it fails, then their family will be a house of rebels and will be liquidated directly. No one with a bit of brains is willing to do this kind of thing with high risks and no returns. Therefore, the Xue family rejected the second prince's marriage proposal, and in order to prevent long nights and nightmares, they actually chose to marry the new prince Zhang's family!

The second prince was not a fool. He had high political literacy. He immediately understood the Xue family's plan, which also made him furious. He got married to the Xue family, on the one hand because of the Xue family's influence on the generals, and on the other hand, because he took a fancy to the beauty of the Xue family - Xue Lihua.

Although this woman was not very public, the second prince knew through the intelligence network that this general woman had great strength, insight into the battlefield, a keen sense of politics, and a beauty that did not belong to this world. Such a beautiful woman is his best match, and the future queen position should be prepared for her.

When the Xue family rejected the second prince's marriage proposal, they immediately entered into a marriage alliance with the Zhang family. This strategy came from the Xue family Lihua. Xue Lihua actually wants to marry herself to the son of the Zhang family! This is her own decision!

After knowing the truth, the second prince was really furious. Could it be that he, a dignified prince, was not as good as Zhang Miao, who came from a poor family? The Zhang family is indeed the family of the Duke, but this is the new Duke. He has no background at all. How could Xue Lihua fall in love with such a person!

Xue Lihua must have looked down on her and felt that the boy from the Zhang family, who was born in a poor family but was now on par with them, could be better controlled!

After careful consideration, the second prince decided to kill Zhang Miao to let Xue Lihua know how wrong her choice was! ——

The roaring dragon-shaped energy hit Zhang Miao. Before Zhang Miao could move, the expressions of the girls beside him suddenly changed. Ling Bo suddenly jumped out from behind, her hands clenched into fists, and the huge white whale was empty. The shadow appeared behind her, and the family-herited Bolang Wrathful Whale Fist was violently blasted out, causing a sound of water like a turbulent wave, rushing towards the second prince.

The dragon and whale collided, and the air wave exploded violently. Several feet of land and trees around were shaken by the air wave, and exploded outwards in an explosion-like scene.

Ling Bo and the second prince were both shaken back by the opponent's strength. Ling Bo stared at him angrily and shouted: "My man, how can you deal with it! Even if you are the prince of the Central Plains Dynasty, You don’t have this qualification!”

On the other side, Xi Danyang lifted off the fishing net covering his aunt. The two girls had no time to argue with Ling Bo at this moment. They held swords in their hands, and their sword energy was strong in an instant. They formed a sword shadow and prepared to attack the second prince. The two women have been masters and apprentices for many years, and they share the same mind. They are good at combining swordsmanship with each other. When they join forces, they are no match for ordinary martial arts masters.

Only Zhang Miao, who was surrounded by three women, smiled bitterly. He seemed to be a weak person being protected by the three of them. But this is also his image in front of the three women. His image in front of the three women was that of a resourceful scholar with some skills in boxing and kicking.

At this time, the dense forest was crowded with people, and the masked man who was following Zhang Miao and the others finally appeared. As soon as they appeared, they all gathered around the second prince, and then took out special arrows from the second prince's bag.

This special arrow is called the Qi Breaking Cone, which is specially designed to restrain the warrior's protective energy. The warrior's protective energy can deflect ordinary arrows, deflect swords, chop and axe, but it can't deal with this special arrow. It is powerless. If there are three or five such arrows, then a master-level warrior can still resist one or two, but if there are dozens of such arrows, then even a master-level warrior will be shot to death by random arrows.

These arrows are controlled weapons, but the second prince has quite a few of them now. Dozens of powerful soldiers pointed their bows and arrows at Zhang Miao and the others, and the situation suddenly shifted to the side of the second prince.

Being pointed at by dozens of Qi-breaking cones, the three women were also afraid. At this time, Zhang Miao came out. He protected the three women behind him and said to Yuan Chonghu: "Yuan Chonghu? What are you going to do? Killing us will not do you any good at all."

When Yuan Chonghu heard this, he sneered and said: "In the past, killing you would not do me any good, but it is different now. My father will die at any time. But I am not fully prepared. If my father goes, my eldest brother I will definitely have nothing when I reach the great treasure."

"But...if you die here, then the Zhang family will rebel, the Nanhai family will rebel, and the world will be in chaos. When the world is in chaos, my opportunity will come. I don't know how long I can be the emperor."

"If the world is not in chaos, how can people like us have a chance to rise to power! Zhang Miao, otherwise you can just follow me. When I ascend the throne, I will make you a king with a different surname! If you cooperate with me, Princess Nanhai, I will also I can agree to cede territory to you and sign a non-infringement agreement between the two countries, what do you think?"

When everyone heard this, they all secretly cursed the second prince as crazy. In order to become emperor, he planned to disrupt the world and then fish in troubled waters to ascend to the throne. He didn't have any means at his disposal. In order to win over Zhang Miao and others, he boasted about Haikou, even violated the ancestral rules to grant a king with a different surname, and also recognized the separatist regime of the South China Sea. This was simply unbecoming of a son of man.

Zhang Miao stared at him, eyes full of disbelief. He murmured: "You are already crazy. Can you do such a crazy thing?"

The second prince smiled crazily and said loudly: "A real man has something to do and something not to do. For the goal, sacrifice and compromise are indispensable. I have been walking on thin ice all my life. Do you know that I am uneasy? For the goal, I will do everything. You can throw them all away!" Zhang Miao shook his head and said calmly: "If you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy. This sentence is most vividly reflected in you." He spoke unhurriedly, full of energy. He also gradually cheered up, and the shadow of a fierce tiger appeared behind Zhang Miao, roaring to the sky.

The tiger behind Zhang Miao was sure to appear, really like a tiger descending from the mountain. At the moment when the tiger appeared, Zhang Miao's aura slowly dissipated, and the air in the forest began to twist.

This power made the second prince feel a little unhappy. With a wave of his hand, all the bows and arrows were aimed at Zhang Miao.

But at this moment, a crane suddenly sounded in the sky, a high-pitched crane sounded, and a slender figure fell from the sky and landed among the people.

As soon as this person fell, the second prince couldn't help but shout: "Xue Lihua! Why are you here?"

The woman who fell behind was Xue Lihua. She was dressed in white, her clothes were simple, her face was bare, and there was no trace of pink or pink at all. But even so, it is difficult to conceal her peerless beauty and independent temperament.

‘What a beautiful woman! ’ Zhang Miao was filled with praise in his heart and a look of admiration on his face. The three women around him snorted coldly when they saw this scene. Zhang Miao immediately narrowed his eyes when he heard this voice. But I have already thought in my mind: "She is Xue Lihua? My fiancée?"

I told you she was so beautiful... Zhang Miao couldn't help but complain in her heart, complaining that her old father didn't even show her a portrait. He thought that the daughter of the Xue family had a hidden illness and looked like a yaksha, which made him feel very unhappy.

Just as Xue Lihua fell, there were sounds of rushing through the woods and grass. More than a hundred soldiers riding elk appeared around and surrounded everyone.

These people rode elk, wore cloaks, and horned hats on their heads. They carried machetes and crossbows, and the crossbows were clearly equipped with air cones. This team is the famous Lutou Army of the Xue family. Their mounts are elk, which can run freely in dense forests, grasslands, and mountains. This dense forest cannot restrict them at all.

This is the heritage of a veteran military general family. While the Zhang family was still training a normal army, the Xue family already had a special army.

Xue Lihua's appearance interrupted Zhang Miao's plan, and Xue Lihua glanced at Zhang Miao and Yuan Chonghu, and said: "Are you going to fight to the death here? Second Prince, are you really ready? ?”

Her voice is clear and graceful, like a lark singing, and like clear water covering raw stones, nourishing people's hearts.

The second prince Yuan Chonghu glanced at Xue Lihua greedily. He understood that there was no chance today. With Xue Lihua's intervention, he could not kill Zhang Miao. He sneered and said: "Xue Lihua, you rejected my marriage proposal, you will definitely regret it in the future. Marrying a swinger like Zhang Miao is the biggest mistake of your life."

After he said this, he waved his hand and left here surrounded by many masked people. The deer head army brought by Xue Lihua did not move, but watched them leave with vigilance.

After all the second prince's people left, Xue Lihua looked at Zhang Miao calmly.

Her eyes were beautiful, with an ethereal tranquility, as if nothing in the world would be reflected in them. Zhang Miao had never seen such beautiful eyes. After a long time, he murmured: "Your eyes are so beautiful, as bright as stars and as bright as the moon. The stars and the moon cannot compete with them."

As soon as his words came out, Xue Lihua was obviously stunned, while the three girls behind him were so angry that they clenched their teeth and wanted to bite Zhang Miao. This person is like this, he never hides his loveliness!

Xue Lihua frowned slightly and said coldly: "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Miao of the Zhang family has a romantic nature and is entangled with many women. Now that I have seen her, her reputation is indeed well-deserved."

When Zhang Miao heard her words, she also felt a bit of disgust. He touched his head in embarrassment and suddenly asked curiously: "Since you know that I am such a person, why did you agree to marry me?"

Xue Lihua looked at him, sighed and said: "Because I don't have the ambition to be in love between men and women, nor do I have the ambition to be in the court. My goal has always been to move forward bravely and pursue the strongest. My marriage to you is just a temporary measure. You and I There is only the name of husband and wife, but there will be no reality of husband and wife. Since I can't fulfill the duties of a wife to you, I will naturally not refuse you to find other women. If you can be accompanied by other women, it will obviously not be affected too much, and it will not affect me too much. It also gives me peace of mind.”

She looked at Zhang Miao seriously and continued: "Don't be attracted by my skin, and don't fall in love with me. After all, I am not your good match. Just live a good life with other women."

Her words shocked Zhang Miao and the other three women. The three women looked at each other and saw each other's disbelief. Zhang Miao's eyes widened even more, and he said in disbelief: "You...you plan to fake a marriage with me?! Are you going to play with my feelings?!"

Xue Lihua glanced at him displeased, interrupted him and said: "You and I have never known each other, nor have we had any feelings, so how can we play with each other? Well, since you are fine, then continue to go to my house to get married. You have already made a mistake. It’s an auspicious time, so don’t miss the auspicious day!”

After saying that, she jumped up to the top of a tall tree, jumped up a few times, and disappeared into the dense forest. Some of the Antler Army left, and some stayed behind, obviously to protect his 'uncle'.

When the three girls saw this scene, they were both angry and laughing in their hearts. Ling Bo even laughed angrily and said: "Well, Zhang Miao, you have today too!"

(End of this chapter)