The First Daughter Reborn: The Snake Queen is not easy to mess with

Chapter 237 Dragon Shadow Visits
Meng Yizhen touched a colorful snake, listened to its hoarse "hissing" snake language, then smiled if he got something, and then fed it a delicious and fat vole as a reward , the thin snake swallowed it whole, showing a look of satisfaction and enjoyment, then wriggled its slender body that seemed bulging, and got out of the tent through a gap.

"The army of the Lan Kingdom stationed in the dense forest has already set up its camp and is coming towards us." Meng Yizhen opened the side curtain of the camp and said to Li Xiaochuan.

It was Meng Yizhen who used her unique ability to control snakes to send many snakes she found in the mountains and forests to serve as sentries for the Soul Suppressing Army, and obtained the most detailed military situation of the Lan State Army in a timely manner.Those kept in the dark by the Lan country army would never notice that the little snake would be the most secretive spy. At most, they thought that there were many snakes in northern Xinjiang, and they could not guard against all-pervasive snakes for their strategic deployment and marching route. spies.

"Good Yizhen, thanks to the information you provided, the battle is going so smoothly." Li Xiaochuan said with a smile: "Knowing ourselves and the enemy, we can win a hundred battles, and with our huge intelligence advantage, we are destined to be the final victory in this battle." By."

"The Lan Nation army originally stationed in the dense forest is the largest army, as long as we defeat them, the rest of the army will be nothing to fear." Meng Yizhen raised his head and said, "What are you going to do in the next battle? "

"It's enough to fight head-on. Although there are more people than us, every man in the soul-suppressing army is a coward." Li Xiaochuan was full of pride.

"But in this way, the casualties won't be too great." She wasn't worried about the combat power of the Soul Suppressing Army, but in this way, a large number of soldiers would die in battle, and such a result was not what she wanted to see.

"I have a plan, can you see if it works?"

. . . . . .

When General Zhang gathered up the remnants of the army and led the remnants of the army to the station of the Soul Suppressing Army that he had learned from the spies, he was faced with empty marching tents. The army set up a defensive array, and at the same time sent out spies to scout around again to find out the enemy's intentions.

The expected sneak attack did not come, he breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he was thinking too much, it should be that the enemy army saw the number of his army, did not dare to be an enemy, and had already quietly fled.

At this moment, a panicked spy almost rolled into the tent with hands and feet, and reported: "General, something is wrong, something is wrong?"

"Why panic? Even if the enemy comes in, our army is already prepared, so there's nothing to be afraid of!" General Zhang's face darkened. This panicked spy didn't have the style that a soldier should have, which made him feel uncomfortable. Very unhappy.

"General, general, it's not the enemy army, it's not the enemy army." The sweaty spy hurriedly argued, "It's a flood. The river has burst its embankment, and it's all flooding towards us!"

"What?!" Frightened, General Li crushed the teacup in his hand and hurried out of the tent.

The turbulent river water filled the air from a distance, and the sound of the surging water sounded like a curse to General Li's ears. At this moment, there was only deep despair and helplessness in his heart!
"We won!" The news that the Lan Kingdom's army was wiped out in the flood soon spread to all parts of northern Xinjiang, and everyone was jubilant.

"Xiao Chuan, we won." Meng Yizhen gently put his arms around his waist, resting his head on his shoulder, with a joyful look on his face, the worries of the past few days finally disappeared at this moment.

Looking at Meng Yizhen in his arms, Li Xiaochuan stretched out his big hand to stroke her hair, wondering what he was thinking.

The [-] troops of the Lan Kingdom attacked the northern border, but in the end the entire army was wiped out. The news spread back to the government and the people, and all the civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded.

The soul-suppressing army, which was thought to be nothing to fear, was like a thorn in Li Chaohua's heart, making her restless.

The soul-suppressing army in Northern Xinjiang once again achieved a miraculous victory to make its reputation even louder. The forces from all over the country who were dissatisfied with the empress's brutal rule rushed to northern Xinjiang and defected to it, and the strength of the soul-suppressing army grew rapidly.

On this day, after Li Xiaochuan had received several family leaders who had just defected to the Soul Suppressing Army, he was notified by his servants that it was Young Master Longying from the Long Family in the south who had come to visit.

Li Xiaochuan hurried to the living room and saw Long Ying who had been waiting here for a long time, he was overjoyed: "Brother Long's visit really made my Northern Xinjiang flourish, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

"Yeah, long time no see Xiao Chuan." Long Ying also felt a burst of emotion.

"You came here from the south, today I will be the host and clean up the dust for you!"

As he spoke, he led Long Ying towards the restaurant in the city.

At night, in the box of Qixiang Pavilion.

"This strange-flavored fish is the signature dish of Qixiang Pavilion. The taste is really unique. Come, Brother Long, you can try it." Li Xiaochuan pointed to the delicious food on the table and introduced it to Longying: "Although Northern Xinjiang is located in the Central Plains, Its products are prosperous, but there are many unique things that are not found in the Central Plains. It is a pity that you finally come here and don’t experience it.”

In the process of pushing the cups and changing the cups, the small empty porcelain bottle soon bottomed out.

After a few glasses of strong wine, Long Ying quickly opened up the chatter box, and to Li Xiaochuan, there was no lack of approval in his tone: "The matter of the [-] troops of the Lan Kingdom, those civil and military officials, and the heads of the family, who doesn't think that the soul-suppressing The army's trip is definitely over, but look, what's the result now?"

"A whole army of one hundred thousand people ended up completely wiped out in your northern border. Now whoever talks about your soul-suppressing army doesn't admire you, I, Longying, will only admire you in this life." Longying raised his head towards Li Xiaochuan. Thumb, praised endlessly, but then sighed and said: "It's just that I, Longying, rejected Brother Li's request at the beginning. This matter has been kept in my heart, and I can't sleep well for a long time."

Li Xiaochuan was silent for a moment. The feeling Longying gave him today was very different from usual, and his words always had a taste of flattery intentionally or unintentionally. Combined with the fact that a young master from a southern family traveled thousands of miles to northern Xinjiang, he There is a faint guess in my heart.

After drinking the wine in his glass, he said, "Tell me, Long Ying, why did you come to me? If there is anything I can do to help, I will do my best."

Long Ying's bold expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by only a look of bleakness, took a deep look at Li Xiaochuan, and then said: "Brother Li, my Long family is about to perish!"

It turns out that since Li Chaohua ascended the throne, the Long family has been arguing endlessly over whether to take refuge in Li Chaohua. The faction represented by the young master of the Long family, Long Feng, believes that the empress is powerful now, and only by relying on her can the Long family survive. thereby develop and grow;
But the other faction holds the opposite opinion. Everyone knows Li Chaohua's brutality. If the Long family takes refuge in the empress, maybe their status can be improved again in a short period of time. To consolidate his throne, he would use a knife to attack the Long family. At that time, it would only end in a tragic ending of a family falling apart. Moreover, the Long family also had the ancestral motto of never interfering in the political affairs of the court.

Neither of the two factions of the Long family could convince the other, and this problem has never been resolved.

This situation changed suddenly some time ago. Longfeng, the young master of the Long family, colluded with the empress Li Chaohua secretly without the family behind his back, and even brought out the son who had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to cultivate the Long family. The dark guard presented it to the Empress as a certificate of honor.

With the support of the empress, the eldest young master Longfeng has full confidence. While lobbying everyone in the family, he uses the empress' power to plot the position of patriarch.

The Long family was in a mess, and some old and confused clan elders even supported Longfeng's approach and nominated Longfeng to replace the current patriarch and become the new helm of the Long family.

However, Longfeng's plan quickly fell through, because a maid who gave him sleep and food found a letter written by Longfeng to the Empress, which exposed Longfeng's sinister intentions. It turned out that Longfeng wanted to become the patriarch, not for the sake of the family at all For the sake of future and destiny, he simply regarded the Long family as a bigger gift to the empress in exchange for the greater official position that the empress promised him.

After Longfeng's sinister intentions were exposed, he was unanimously expelled by the Long family.But Longfeng's stubbornness remained unchanged, and he went on to speak to the empress Li Chaohua. The angry empress scolded the Long family for their ignorance of good and evil, and Longfeng, who had the support of the imperial court behind him, let out the wind even more. If Longying did not surrender to the empress again, he would personally Lead troops to flatten the Long family.

"Brother Li, I really had no choice but to seek refuge with you." Long Ying looked desolate, one could imagine how much he had been hurt by the chaos caused by Long Feng.

"Longfeng took refuge in the imperial court for his own self-interest, and completely disregarded the survival of the Long family. I absolutely cannot hand over the Long family to him. It would be harmful to everyone! But this big Lan country really has the strength to fight against Li Chaohua You are the only one, Li Xiaochuan, if you don't take our Long family in, I really don't know how to face the old and young in the family."

"Come on, do one first, Brother Long." Li Xiaochuan said while holding up his wine glass.

After drinking hot liquor, Li Xiaochuan looked at the decadent Long Ying and said seriously: "You have to think about it, I, Li Xiaochuan, don't belong to Beijiang alone, and joining Beijiang means that your Long family will be labeled as a traitor from now on. If we fail, the Long family will probably disappear from now on. If you join the imperial court, at least your Long family will be safe for a short time."

Long Ying grinned bitterly, and laughed at himself: "Safe? Not to mention that our Long family will not take refuge in the imperial court and work under the empress. If you don't pay attention, your head will fall to the ground. Is that also safe?"

Li Xiaochuan ignored Long Ying's self-mockery, and went on to say: "Although we repelled the imperial court's attack this time, the imperial court's strength is still there. Maybe someday we will suffer a second attack, and the number of people will be larger than this time. More, the army is stronger, so Beijiang is not a safe refuge in any way. If you want to join the Long family, you will naturally have to give your own strength, just like the soul-suppressing army, just like Beijiang Like the common people, they are all making their own contributions to the stability of northern Xinjiang in their own ways, and your Long family is no exception. While seeking safety, you must be prepared to pay."

(End of this chapter)