Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 709

"What's the urgent matter, Prince Yu?" Qu Tu was very puzzled and asked as he bowed his hands and saluted.

"Zheng Guogong, you see Master Cheng is here too." King Yu smiled and pointed his head back at the smiling Cheng Rong.

"Ju Tu, congratulations, the lady is pregnant!" Cheng Rong said with a smile.

"What? Master Cheng, is it Xinyue, or that one?" Jue Tu suddenly felt ecstatic, and asked with a smile on his face.

"Naturally, the two wives have young sons." Cheng Rong repeatedly congratulated. "Oh my God, I, Dug Tu, have today." Suddenly, Dug Tu felt extraordinarily sad and happy.

"Xin'er, is this lady really pregnant with a son?" Jiang Caibing felt a little shudder at Zheng Guogong's mansion when she saw her gradually plump body.

"Yes, ma'am, I'm really pregnant, but whether it's the son or the group leader, I'm afraid it will have to wait five months." Xin Er said with a smile.

"I heard that Xinyue is also pregnant, Xin'er, do you think this woman is really fertile? My wife looks at her willow figure, she looks so lowly, how can she deserve the flesh and blood of the Duke?" Jiang Caibing couldn't help but Grit your silver teeth.

"Ma'am, do you want the servants to knock out the flesh and blood in the aunt's belly?" Xin Er preached and taught, flatteringly looking at Jiang Caibing, who had a jealous face.

"No, it's hard for me to have the flesh and blood of the Duke. At this time, I'm going to try to rectify Xinyue. If Jue Tu feels resentful towards me, it's not worth the loss. In my opinion, it's better to wait for my child to be born. , if it is really a boy, then the position of Zheng Guoshizi must be the son of this palace, and no one can dare to fight for her!" Jiang Caibing showed a sly smile.

After returning to the mansion, with a very rare smiling face, Que Tu kindly comforted the two wives surrounded by pearls and emerald greens. In the middle of the night, the lights in Que Tu's study were always on. When he reached the door of the study room, he took a closer look, and Jue Tuzheng frowned, staring blankly at the wick in front of him.

"My lord, it's getting so late, I'd better take a rest, tomorrow I have to go to court to deal with the government affairs." Xinyue came to Qutu's eyes lightly, holding tea.

"Xinyue, let me ask you, if one day I, Jutu, want to leave the court, can you deal with this family?" Jutu stared at Xinyue's moist eyes with blood-red eyes very solemnly.

"My lord, you are the pillar of the court, how can you leave the court? Neither the emperor nor the queen mother will agree." Xinyue couldn't help being very surprised.

"Then if there is such a day, will you blame me for being cruel?" Jue Tu stared at Xinyue's face, and held Xinyue's bright wrist.

"My lord, for so many years, Xinyue has followed you desperately. There is nothing I can't bear, but you must tell Xinyue why?" Xinyue couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Xinyue, because there is one more me in the court, there will be no peace. I really have to leave. You understand that once the emperor succeeds in reforming the court, I will end up surrounded by the powerful. At this time, if I can't give up my power, then there will be a bloody battle in the court! Our Great Zhou will surely perish." Jue Tu said solemnly to Xinyue.

"So the Duke must escape from reality? I understand that recently there are unscrupulous guys who are going around slandering the reputation of the Duke, and even creating crimes out of nothing to pour sewage on our Duke Zheng's mansion, but even if those rumors are vicious, we are too. You can make it through!" Xinyue tried her best to persuade her.

"No, Xinyue, you don't know. In fact, I don't want to live so tired for a long time. I want to live my own life. You have to understand my painstaking efforts!" With a guilty look in his eyes, Xiang Xin Yue said firmly.

"Master Guo, no, Qutu, don't worry, Xinyue understands that since I followed the first emperor for so many years, I understand the intrigues in the palace very well, don't worry. I won't tell anyone else what you said." Xinyue bowed solemnly to Qutu.

In the Hall of Shuilong Shuren, the Taiwei played today: "A large number of Xirong troops have assembled outside Shuilongguan. The general at the head is Boli, the younger brother of Marshal Boding of Xirong. He is clamoring to avenge his brother, and he will challenge Zheng Guogong to challenge him!"

"Oh? Since Xi Rong moved its capital to Luoyang, Xi Rong has never dared to invade. Why is it suddenly raising troops to attack again, especially to challenge the Marshal of the Huben Army?" Chu Xiu immediately became furious.

"Your Majesty, according to my opinion, we must deal a heavy blow to Xirong in order to show our country's prestige, so I suggest that we send Qu Tu and Cheng Rong to lead the expedition!" Prime Minister Zhou Ji hurriedly raised his wat to recommend.

"Master Zhou, if the two generals of the court led their troops to fight, wouldn't the court be very empty?" Yu Shi Mingchao strongly objected.

"Your Majesty, I think that our Great Zhou is rich in talents and has many generals. Apart from Zheng Guogong and Lord Cheng Rong, is there no other generals? Therefore, I suggest that you send Qu Tu and Cheng Rong to the expedition, and choose other generals." Command the Huben army in the capital." General Fang Yun immediately stepped forward to report.

"Okay, then I'll let you, Fang Aiqing, guard the capital. Besides, the King of Jin is not too young, so he should go out to practice. In this way, I will send King Jin and An Tong to go out with Cheng Rong and Die Tu!" Immediately issued a decree.

"What? The Duke is going to send troops to fight again? But my wife is already pregnant, why did the emperor arrange it like this?" Zheng Guogong's mansion, when they heard that Que Tu was about to leave Beijing for an expedition, the arrogant Jiang Caibing couldn't help crying, and immediately wrote The letter asks his father Qihou to write to stop it.

"Jiang Caibing, don't make trouble for me anymore. It is my duty to lead the army to defend the country. After all, Jiang Caibing is not the only one who is pregnant. Xinyue is also five months pregnant. Be obedient and stay at home." Wait, I'm a dignified man, and nothing will happen!" Jug Tu supported Jiang Caibing, who was crying like rain, and said loudly, although Jiang Caibing was very unhappy, she didn't dare to continue messing around.

Three days later, Chuxiu ascended the altar in Nanshan to pay respects to the generals. He appointed Jutu as the marshal, Jin Wang as the deputy commander, Cheng Rong as the military adviser, and led an army of [-] to rescue Shuilongguan. The cavalry led the way and fought all the way to the outside of Shuilong Pass. It was late autumn, and the climate at Shuilong Pass was already very cold and covered with snow. I heard that the enemy generals were Bordin’s younger brother Boli, An Tong and Jin Wang Shuijian. They all asked for a fight, hoping for a quick battle.

"Marshal, we dispatched the main force of the Huben Army on New Year's Day. Although there are many people, we need a lot of food and grass. It's autumn now, and there are only a few months before the severe winter. At that time, there must be insufficient food and grass, and then we will be passive!" Jin Wang Shuijian stood in front of the map of the military division and suggested to Qudu who was thinking.

"King Jin, we are in a hurry, and Xirong is even more anxious. The best way now is not to fight quickly, but to try to harass the cavalry of Xirong. In this way, I decided to send a personal soldier out of Shuilong Pass and burn all the grass outside the pass. In this way, Xirong's war horses have no grass to graze, and the army's morale is bound to be chaotic. At this time, we will take advantage of the steepness of Shuilongguan and hold on to it, and wait until the morale of the Xirong soldiers declines, and then condescend. road.

"Well, the marshal is indeed my great Zhou general, and he really has a plan!" Jin Wang Shuijian was immediately convinced.

"However, for Qutu, it is not easy to attack and burn Xirong's food and grass. Do you need to find a very wise and brave general to attack in one fell swoop?" Cheng Rong immediately said to Qutu with a smile.

"Well, Mr. Cheng, do you already have someone in mind?" Jue Tu looked at Cheng Rong happily.

"I think that if you want to be able to deceive the enemy general, you must attract the enemy general alone. Therefore, I suggest that you lead the troops to fight in person, and attract the main force of the Western cavalry to fight head-on. At this time, let's send another general to lead the troops. Raiders, take this opportunity to burn Xirong's pasture!" Cheng Rong immediately revealed his plan.

"Master Cheng, leave this kind of matter to me, as long as you can trust me!" Shui Jianjian handed over and recommended himself.

"Okay, my lord, you must be careful!" Cheng Rong couldn't help but said happily.

In the early morning of the next day, with the sound of war drums, Dug Tu was wearing a capital battle robe and holding a spear. His personal commanders, An Tong and An Xiaotong, galloped to attack Xirong's central army. force.

When Bo Li heard this, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "Little Dutu, how dare you come here to find trouble!"

(End of this chapter)