Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 587 Song Que, I’ll take your dog head!
Lu Miaozi clenched the bottle of elixir in his hand, his face stern, "I was so angry at that time that I showed up to argue with Li Yuan and his two sons. Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng were so angry that they fought with me. After fighting for a while, Li Yuan attacked me from behind. I took his palm and was injured by Li Yuanji. I had no choice but to flee the palace. I used the secret passage reserved when building Yang Gong's treasury to avoid the pursuers and returned to Pegasus Ranch. You all know what happened next."

Chu Pingsheng and Chai Shen looked at each other and finally understood the cause of the incident.

Lu Miaozi's martial arts skills are not inferior to Li Shentong's. It is normal for Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng to fight on equal terms.

As for Li Yuan, he used to be a younger brother of Ba Dao Yue Shan, so his martial arts skills must not be too bad. It was normal for him to inflict heavy damage on Lu Miaozi by surprise.

Chai Shen said: "What Li Yuan did was really despicable."

Chu Pingsheng sighed and said, "As long as the benefits are great enough, betraying friends doesn't matter. When pushed to the limit, Li Shimin would even kill his own brothers. As the saying goes, like father, like son. If the son is this kind of person, how can the father be a good person?"

Chai Shen was stunned, thinking he was talking nonsense. Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng were clearly still alive, so why would Li Shimin kill his own brothers?

Lu Miaozi said: "I know that Xiuxun is being petty and avoiding marriage in Chang'an. This makes you and your son very unhappy, but no matter what, the child in her belly is also from the Chai family. Now it is in the hands of the Song family. Song Que is better, but his younger brother Song Zhi, ah, I am really afraid..."

Chu Pingsheng said: "Isn't it just going to Lingnan? Don't worry, I would go even if you didn't tell me."

"Shao'er! You have to think carefully. Song Que is a master who is not weaker than the three great masters." Chai Shen was a little worried.

"You dare to threaten me with my child?" Chu Pingsheng sneered, "It's time to fulfill my promise to Song Yuzhi."

His promise to Song Yuzhi?

Lu Miaozi and Chai Shen looked at each other, wondering what kind of promise Chai Shao had made to Song Yuzhi.

……

Seven days later.

Court meeting in Ziwei City.

Yang Tong sat on the dragon throne with a crown on his head. He yawned from time to time and looked exhausted.

Behind the pearl curtain, Xiao Meiniang remained silent, neither sad nor happy, and just stared at Minister Chai standing in the aisle, as if that was everything to him.

"What? Expedition to Lingnan to attack Song Que?"

"She wants the Empress Dowager to lead the army in person? Does he know what he is talking about?"

"He's crazy, crazy. He wants to...don't harm the Empress Dowager."

"Doesn't he know how capable the Song family of Lingnan is? Back then, Emperor Wen personally led a large army to conquer Lingnan. Tian Dao Song Que led 10,000 elite cavalrymen and faced an army ten times larger than his own. He won ten battles outside Cangwu City, forcing Emperor Wen to conciliate him and confer him the title of King of Zhennan. For so many years, he neither listened to orders nor obeyed orders. Even with Emperor Wen's talent and the national strength at that time, he could not defeat an opponent, but he...he actually petitioned the Empress Dowager to lead the army in person?"

"I seem to have heard that the Lingnan Song family issued an ultimatum to the Chai family, demanding that Chai Shao hand over two people."

"Could it be that he did this just to protect those two people?"

"Is this the problem? Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shi are constantly making moves in the north, Li Mi and Yu Wenhuaji are stationed at the border, and Li Yuan is negotiating with Xue Ju in the west. Under such circumstances, an expedition to Lingnan is simply courting death!"

"That's right. Once the army leaves, what will happen if the surrounding forces attack? Do you want Luoyang City anymore?"

"He's so arrogant! He's so arrogant! He went to Chang'an and took advantage of the Li family. He doesn't even know his own name or surname, and how much he weighs."

"..."

Civil and military officials were discussing the matter, and most of them were opposed to the strange proposal of the young master of the Chai family to "attack Song Que in Lingnan".

Only a few remained silent.

The Secretary Yuan Wendu stepped out and said, "I think the plan proposed by Minister Chai is inappropriate. How can the Empress Dowager leave the Eastern Capital so easily? Moreover, the territory of the Prince of Zhennan is more than 2,000 miles away from Luoyang, and there are three forces in between: Zhu Can, Xiao Xian, and Lin Shihong..."

Chu Pingsheng didn't let him finish his words. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, Lord Yuan. I have asked someone to contact Zhu Can and Qian Duguan in the south. They promised to facilitate the crossing of the river for the army. Xiao Xin is the cousin of the Empress Dowager, so he will not dare to stop the expedition. As for Lin Shihong... he has been recruited by the Empress Dowager, and he will be responsible for the food and grass of the army after crossing the river. Is Lord Yuan satisfied with this arrangement?"

"This……"

Yuan Wendu shuddered at his gaze.

The others began to whisper again. They had not expected that Minister Chai had quietly opened up a route to the south.

Guo Wenyi, who had been silent, looked at the Minister of War Dugu Feng, then at the figure behind the pearl curtain, and thought to himself, would Chai Shao dare to rashly propose such an important proposal without the approval of the Empress Dowager?

He thought again that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works had been in constant motion for the past two months. He originally thought that Chai Shao had offended the Li family in Chang'an, and that the expansion of the army was to defend against a possible city defense war. Now think about it, if the Empress Dowager was determined to defend, why didn't she strengthen the city, but instead used all the money to make armor and weapons and buy war horses and siege equipment?

Although I don't know what Chai Shao is up to, but considering what he did in Chang'an...

Guo Wenyi took a step sideways, walked to the center of the aisle, bowed and said, "I think that Minister Chai's proposal can be considered." The Minister of Revenue Fan Zigai also glanced at the woman behind the pearl curtain, stepped out and said, "I second the proposal."

Wow, the officials around started whispering again, secretly cursing these two people for ruining the country and the people.

"Um……"

At this time, a female voice behind Emperor Huangtai brought the officials back to their senses.

"I think Minister Chai's proposal is feasible. Let's do this. Chai Shen, from today on, I will promote you to the rank of General of the Twelve Guards, commanding the troops of Luoyang. Chai Shao, you will be the vanguard officer of the southern expedition. Dugu Feng, you will be responsible for the transportation of the army's baggage, food, and fodder. I will... support you and the others. The other departments must cooperate with the Ministry of War and put military affairs first."

Xiao Meiniang paused, looked around at the officials on both sides, and seeing that no one objected, she continued, "Emperor Huangtai will stay in the Eastern Capital, Huangfu Wuyi and Yuan Wendu, you two will be fully responsible for the defense of the capital."

Huangfu Wuyi and Yuan Wen both looked miserable.

During this southern expedition, Chai Shen and his son took away all the elite troops, leaving behind some old, weak and sick people. How could they resist the attacks from the north and east?

However, the two of them still looked at each other, bowed their heads, and shouted in unison, "We obey your orders."

Xiao Meiniang waved her hand, and Fei Xungao shouted "Dismiss the court". All the civil and military officials respectfully saw Xiao Meiniang and Yang Tong off, and then walked out of the hall, talking among themselves.

Conquering Lingnan is too big a deal. Even Yang Jian couldn't do it, so how could a woman like her accomplish it?

It's fine if Chai Shen and his son go crazy, but the Empress Dowager also goes crazy with them? Isn't this equivalent to handing over the base camp to others?
……

A month later.

The cicadas are chirping in the cold autumn, and the fallen leaves are turning yellow in the yard, bringing a new chill.

On the streets of Luoyang, Chu Pingsheng was wearing a round-necked green shirt, carrying a purple-gold Zhanlu sword on his back, and riding a precious horse donated by Shang Peng half a month ago. He was walking slowly towards the south gate of Luoyang City, his body swaying gently.

The Persian beauty Linglongjiao dressed as a man, wearing a dark black robe with a red collar, a small crescent crown, and riding a chestnut horse.

Although both sides of the long street were filled with common people who came to see her off, and some celebrities shouted "Master Chai", flirted, and waved ribbons, most people's expressions were not happy, especially the scholars, who kept talking and pointing, and were not optimistic about the Empress Dowager's decision.

Not to mention the generals who had read military books, led troops, and understood marching and fighting, even ordinary people knew that it was unwise to travel thousands of miles on an expedition to Lingnan.

"Did you hear what they said?" Ling Longjiao asked coldly, "What do you think?"

Chu Pingsheng glanced at her, his mouth corners slightly raised: "Do you really want to know?"

"Yes."

Chu Pingsheng counted on his fingers: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..."

"I've slept with you more than a dozen times, but you still look so cold. Aren't you tired of being an abstinent beauty? I might as well take you to the battlefield and let you see how strong your man is so that you can cooperate more in bed in the future."

"you!"

Her delicate eyebrows were raised high, her green pupils were cold, and visible anger was surging on her face.

"I like people to be consistent in what they say and do, but I don't like you to be the same in bed." Chu Pingsheng didn't care how ugly her face was. Amid the polarized voices of the onlookers, the horses' hooves moved briskly, carrying the wind, and caught up with Xiao Meiniang's phoenix chariot with yellow and scars and four horses.

The iron cavalry in front had shining helmets and gleaming spears, the cold light was frightening, and the murderous aura penetrated the sky, especially the eighteen riders in the lead, who were all wearing golden armor from man to horse. The sunlight flashed by them, and it was so blinding that it was hard to open one's eyes.

……

More than half a month later.

In Jiangling, the capital of Liang State, inside the imperial palace which was converted from the General Administration Mansion.

Xiao Xin, who was of sturdy build and majestic appearance, with bulging temples on both sides of his temples, was wearing a yellow robe and sitting on the dragon throne with a golden sword in his hand. Behind the armrest on his right hand was a golden sword.

From any angle you look at him, he is more like a mountain king than an emperor.

In fact, this is very normal. Xiao Xin was originally the boss of the Baling Gang, a true underworld tycoon. Now he took advantage of the chaos in the world to gather a group of good men, and went on expeditions to the east and the west. He occupied the whole of Hunan and several counties south of Hubei, established the Liang Kingdom, and moved the capital to Jiangling. Although his title and living environment changed, the living habits he had developed in the past were not so easy to change.

"Cen Wenben, where is the Sui Dynasty's army?"

The long-faced civil servant standing below stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the Sui army crossed the Han River with the help of Zhu Can, Feima Ranch, and Jingling Duba Villa, and headed southeast. According to the time, they have now arrived in Yuzhang, which is under the rule of Lin Shihong."

A military officer with a wide mouth and thick lips snorted coldly and said, "The Sui army marched a hundred miles from our Liang territory and turned into Lin Shihong's territory without sending an envoy to inform us. This behavior shows that they don't take Your Majesty seriously. In my opinion, why don't you take advantage of his fatigue and seize the food and supplies in the rear to feed our army?"

(End of this chapter)