Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 229
The husband and wife returned the gift with a smile: "Thank you Mr. Liu for your compliment."

Liu Guang's temperament is quite straightforward, seeing Hua Rong salute to him, he quickly sang another song to her: "Zhang Sanlang brags about how beautiful his child is every day, if he sees Mrs. Yue, I'm afraid he will be so ashamed that he will hit the wall... "

"Zhang Sanlang" is Zhang Jun's ranking. One of Zhang Jun's concubines was born in a famous prostitute in Yangzhou and has a good reputation.The main wives and concubines of the three generals were all famous prostitutes, and Han Zhongliang also had three wives who were said to be beautiful and charming prostitutes; Liu Guang himself had two concubines who were famous prostitutes.Liu Guang himself was a rough man, he said what he thought of, and after he finished speaking, he realized that the emperor was in line, and turned sideways in embarrassment.

Zhao Deji didn't take it seriously, he just said: "Pengju, I called you back to Beijing this time because I have something important to discuss. Now, our Great Song Dynasty has internal and external troubles, both threatened by the army of the puppet Qi Liu Yu, and the Southern Dongting Court. The water bandits on the lake are rampant. You are stationed in Xiangyang, and the two lakes are your garrisons. What do you think about the water bandits?"

There is a group of villagers in Dongting Lake. In the early years, they gathered boats to revolt and became king according to the water. At the beginning, the court did not pay attention to it. Now, unexpectedly, it has grown to hundreds of thousands of villagers. They gathered in the lake and became king independently. ".

The Dongting area was one of the important sources of grain and rice for the imperial court at that time, but now it is occupied by Yang Tianwang, and the imperial court has cut off its source of income. Naturally, this group of water bandits is regarded as the first-class serious problem.

According to Yue Pengju's plan, it was originally to attack the puppet Qi first, and then eliminate the internal troubles, but seeing that the emperor obviously regarded the water bandits as the first, he pondered for a while and said: "The country is in a difficult situation, how dare I say goodbye? When I first arrived in Xiangyang, I stopped by to check In Huxiang, the officers and soldiers are good at land warfare, and the water bandits are good at ship battles. Moreover, several times the troops are dispatched in autumn and winter, which is when the water bandits have plenty of food and grass. Naturally, it is impossible to attack the opponent's strengths based on one's own weaknesses. In my opinion, it is not as good as Change your strategy and take advantage of the hot summer to attack..."

Zhao Deji's confidant was worried about this, and he had listened to many generals' suggestions, but they were all unsatisfactory. Hearing Yue Pengju's words, he nodded secretly, thinking that Yue Pengju was really different from others, so he said: "Let's discuss this matter again. It's getting late now. Give the feast first."

A royal banquet is no small matter.

Three tables were set up, and Zhao Deji took the first seat; Yue Peng held the couple's table, and Liu Guang sat at the other table.

There was a kind of expensive coconut wine on the table, Zhao Deji took three big golden bottles, and asked people to pour it for Yue Pengju and Liu Guangman, knowing that Hua Rong was not in good health and could not drink, so he only poured half a cup for Hua Rong.Originally, the emperor gave a banquet, and it was such an occasion for a general. If a woman appeared, it would be extremely inappropriate. Liu Guang was wondering, but Zhao Deji said with a smile: "Rong'er has been with me for a long time, even though she is a woman, she deserves credit Better than all the generals, I have the opportunity today, and I will personally toast you..."

Hua Rong smiled and stood up: "It's all thanks to the blessings of the officials, Hua Rong is able to be what she is today, and I must also thank the officials for their kindness..."

Only then did Liu Guang understand the reason, and he raised his glass again and said, "Mrs. Yue is a heroine, and I also offer a toast to you and my wife."

The husband and wife drank it with a smile, and Zhao Deji said with a smile: "This is the coconut wine presented to me by General Liu, it is very delicious..."

Liu Guangshi was very proud: "I am in the army according to the imperial court's instructions, and returned to the Yi business, and I got a lot of money. It was thanks to His Majesty's blessing that I bought this wine from Guangzhou."

The so-called "Hui Yi" refers to doing business in the military.At that time, the imperial court was extremely short of funds, and it was common for the army to be in arrears with food and salaries.In order to solve this problem, the imperial court allowed the miscellaneous soldiers in the army to engage in business transactions to subsidize their salaries.The miscellaneous army refers to the logistics other than the main combat force, such as the fire army, the soldiers who transport food and grass, and so on.

In Yue Peng's army, in the past two years, he gradually began to "return to Yi", but the money he got was used for military equipment, so he was naturally not as generous as Liu Guang.He took a sip and praised: "It's really delicious."

Liu Guang was complacent: "My family is also known as Tao Zhugong in the army..."

Tao Zhugong was Fan Li, a famous official of the Spring and Autumn Period, Wuyue. He retired after his success and took a beautiful woman to live in seclusion.This allusion was naturally told to Liu Guang by others. At this time, he said it triumphantly, Zhao Deji drank a cup and said with a smile: "I want you to be Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Song Dynasty, not to be Tao Zhugong... "

Liu Guang didn't know who Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were. Hearing the emperor's half-joking, half-reproaching tone, he hurriedly said, "I don't know which dynasty Wei Qinghuo is from?"

He heard Wei Qinghuo Qubing as "Wei Qinghuo", Zhao Deji laughed out loud, seeing Hua Rong beside him couldn't help but said, "Rong'er, please explain for General Liu..."

Hua Rong smiled and briefly told Liu Guang about Wei Qing and Huo Qubing's deeds. Her voice was crisp and clear. Although she smiled, she had no intention of ridicule, and Liu Guang didn't mean to be ashamed. After listening to Hua Rong's gentle explanation, she just said : "Thank you Madam Yue, I understand."

Zhao Deji looked at his Confucian clothing, and said with a smile: "Liu Guang, you have been with me for many years, why haven't you been able to read and write?"

Liu Guang laughed at himself: "I know that Han Wu and Zhang Sanlang are also illiterate..." Han Wu is Han Zhongliang, and it is well known that he and Zhang Jun are illiterate.

Zhao Deji sighed: "Four generals, only Pengju can read and write. In your spare time, you should also study and learn from Yue Pengju."

Yue Pengju said anxiously: "I dare not, I can only know a few words."

This feast, because of Liu Guang's joke, everyone was in an unprecedentedly cheerful mood.This is also the reason why Zhao Deji invited him to the banquet. The jokes made by these illiterate warriors often make him overjoyed, which is something that even the beauties in the harem can't get.

After the banquet, Liu Guang resigned, and Yue Pengju and his wife were about to resign, when Zhao Deji said, "Rong'er, I want to talk to you alone."

Hua Rong looked at her husband, Yue Pengju gave her a casual wink with a smile, and she said, "Hua Rong complies."

Yue Pengju's wink was so clever that even Zhao Deji never saw it, and only sent Hua Rong back to the study to close the door.

He took a closer look at Hua Rong. At first, the woman who thought she was dying of serious injuries was smiling like a flower. How could she look critically ill?He only asked: "Rong'er, you went to the Kingdom of Jin, it was really hard work, and you almost died..."

Hua Rong had already reported in detail what he had seen and heard about going to the Kingdom of Jin in his letter. At this moment, seeing him ask, he couldn't bear it any longer, and told about the experiences of Queen Mother Wei and Queen Xing one by one.

Although Zhao Deji had already read the letter, but hearing Hua Rong tell it in person, he was very moved and burst into tears.

Hua Rong said cautiously: "Officials, I see the situation in the Kingdom of Jin. Only by defeating them with an overwhelming military advantage can there be a possibility of negotiation..."

Zhao Deji nodded: "I summoned the four generals these days to clear up internal and external troubles, and truly welcome back my mother..." He wanted to say "Second Sage", but in front of Hua Rong, he didn't act.

Hua Rong listened to him not mentioning it, but felt a little comforted in her heart. After all, the official family hadn't completely played the show in front of her.Because of this, she was even more hopeful: "Officials, Hua Rong has seen the faces of Qin Hui and his wife in the mansion of the Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Jin. These two are really people with evil intentions..."

Zhao Deji pondered for a while: "Rong'er, it's not just you, Princess Tianwei also mentioned this to me, to be honest, I will be on guard..."

Hua Rong was overjoyed: "The official is a sage."

In memory, this seemed to be the first time she said such a compliment in front of her. Zhao Deji sighed: "Rong'er, I was always worried about you during the days when you were seriously injured. I was very sad to hear Wang Jixian say that you died..."

"Hehe, these days, I got a lot of precious Ganoderma lucidum from the officials, and Pengju hunted many tigers and leopards to nourish me. Thanks to the blessings of the officials, thank God, I gradually got better..."

Hearing her earnest thanks, Zhao Deji was very melancholy. From the beginning to the end, the beauty was like a flower across the clouds. When she was seriously injured, he also felt sorry for her, but he felt faintly relieved, thinking that after all, no one would get it. Unexpectedly, one day , she stood up again, her appearance and demeanor were better than before, but she was already like a flower and jade, standing side by side with Yue Pengju, she was known as "Madam Yue" by everyone in the world.

He was in a very complicated mood, and was very disappointed. He was speechless for a while, and Hua Rong saw the opportunity to leave.

In the waiting room outside, Yue Pengju greeted his wife. The two were about to go out when Zhao Deji came out from the study with a smile on his face: "I heard that you two adopted Lu Deng's orphan?"

Yue Pengju hurriedly said: "I am honored to adopt Mr. Lu's orphan Lu Wenlong. Because the journey to Beijing is far away, I never brought it with me. In my haste, I forgot to report to His Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Zhao Deji sighed: "My lord Lu is a husband and wife who are loyal and steadfast. I am sorry that I did not comfort his bereaved family. Now, I am very happy to know that he has a successor. Pengju, Lu Wenlong is still raised by your husband and wife and bestowed with a title. Two thousand pieces of silver and one hundred bolts of brocade will ensure his life is safe..."

Both husband and wife were overjoyed and hurriedly thanked each other.

Seeing Hua Rong was overjoyed and thanked Zhao Deji, he suddenly remembered that Wang Jixian said that even if Hua Rong recovered, he would not be able to conceive. This must be the case, and he was even more enthusiastic about adopting Lu Wenlong. He himself suffered from impotence and was unable to conceive, so he felt pity for Hua Rong. Heart, just said: "Rong'er, thank you for your hard work, you take good care of the child, it is better than your own."

Hua Rong happily saluted again: "Thank you to the officials, Hua Rong will definitely treat Wen Long's child like his own son."

Only then did Zhao Deji say: "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you. Princess Tianwei will get married in half a month... Rong'er, you are also Tianwei's old friend. You should stay in the capital for now until after her wedding." Leave again."

The couple immediately said, "Yes."

The two resigned, Zhao Deji took a few steps on the spot, Wu Jinnu came in with a cup of ginseng soup, and said with a smile: "Official, Mrs. Yue has recovered?"

"That's right. At the beginning, Wang Jixian personally said that she was dying, but I didn't expect that she would get better. It's a pity that she can't have children..." Wu Jinnu observed the words and expressions, she knew the official's hidden disease, and even more knew the official's thoughts that outsiders didn't know, In order to cure his impotence, he has an almost perverted need for women, no matter whether they are in the palace or outside the palace, he will not refuse anyone who comes, as if he wants to find a strange stimulus to "catch himself up in one fell swoop".Because of this, Wang Junhua entered the palace every day, coupled with coquettish gestures and frequent flirtations. For the emperor, the stimulation of this kind of "cheating" was naturally better than the submissiveness of facing his harem's female relatives. Wang Junhua became a little interested.

But she didn't know if the official family had "bounced together", and she was afraid that Hua Rong's return would stimulate the "hope" of the official family. When she heard that she was still infertile, she was really ecstatic in her heart, so she hurriedly said cautiously: " Madam Yue's adoption of a loyal minister's son is enough to comfort her... so, it's true that his husband and wife will go all out to serve the country..."

"Too."

"Mrs. Yue's contribution in escorting the car is far inferior to that of my concubines. This time, when she enters the capital, my concubines must give her a feast to thank her."

"Ms. Wu is still virtuous. If so, it will be troublesome."

(End of this chapter)