From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 356

"Your Majesty, I, Zhou Yuan, was busy with the war and focused on the battlefield in the Central Plains. I was unable to report the changes in the war situation in time. Please forgive me."

"I captured Yancheng on April 12 and Chenzhou on April 13, and annihilated 110,000 enemies. A report has been sent to me before."

"Wait, my troops will be divided into two groups. Deputy Governor Liu Fang will lead an army of more than 17,000 people to bypass the Central Plains and go south to Huguang to wait for the commander's order. I will lead the five military camps and the Kaifeng regiment training troops, totaling 50,000 people, to attack Runing."

"However, the enemy is too many, Yingcheng, Songyang, All the soldiers from Nanyang came to support, totaling 130,000. I knew it was difficult to win this battle, so I had to find a new way and win by surprise. "

"At that time, Zhang Bailong sent Chu Feifan to assassinate me, so I took advantage of the situation and pretended to be dead by disguising myself. I went west overnight and went north through Funiu Mountain to Song County. "

"I ordered Li He, Xiang Yong and others to pretend to surrender, and transferred Zhang Bailong away from Luoyang. I disguised myself as Zhang Bailong, entered Luoyang and became the emperor, summoned 60,000 troops from Luoyang, attacked Nanyang, and fought a decisive battle with Zhang Bailong in Funiu Mountain. "

" On the second day of June, the decisive battle of Funiu Mountain, a total of 210,000 peasant soldiers fought to the death, but were burned to death by my fire in Funiu Mountain. "

"Zhang Bailong was defeated, and only 20,000 to 30,000 people fled in panic and returned to Luoyang."

"As of the second day of June, I led the Five Army Camps and annihilated 300,000 peasant soldiers, sacrificing 7,000 soldiers from the Five Army Camps and 40,000 soldiers from Kaifeng, not counting the wounded."

"The situation in the Central Plains, Kaifeng, Nanyang, Yancheng, Chenzhou, and Shanzhou have been recovered, and Yingcheng, Songyang and other cities, It is an empty city and can be recovered at any time. "

"There are only more than 30,000 defenders left in Guangzhou and Runing. The defenders of the major counties will chat for a few days. I will sweep all the major cities and recover them all within half a month."

"Your Majesty, thanks to the grace of the emperor, the situation in the Central Plains has been completely reversed after the battle of Funiushan, and Zhang Bailong's defeat has been within a few months."

"Your Majesty, please wait for the news of the recovery of the Central Plains."

"On the second day of June, Zhou Yuan was in Nanyang."

The letter was very long, filling up eight pages.

Empress Zhaojing read it many times, fearing that she would miss a word, and then slowly put the letter on the table.

She walked to the window and looked at the sunset. For a moment, her nose was sour and tears came out inexplicably.

When she was in the most difficult time, when the Great Jin was in the most difficult time, the little junior brother stood up again.

Like a giant, standing on the land of the Central Plains, declaring whose land this is.

65,000 soldiers in the army camp, only sacrificed more than 7,000 people and 40,000 militia soldiers, annihilated 300,000 peasant soldiers, recovered most of the land, and stabilized the situation in the Central Plains.

Such military exploits and miracles, even if not as good as Wei Huo, are not much worse!

The hardships and pressures I endured in the court are nothing compared to what my junior brother endured in the Central Plains.

Fighting means bloodshed and death.

"Your Majesty..."

Xiao Zhuang whispered: "This is an unprecedented victory in the Jin Dynasty in decades. Congratulations, Your Majesty. After this battle, no one in the world dares to say that Your Majesty is a mediocre king."

Hearing this, Empress Zhao Jing felt mixed emotions in her heart, and tears slid down her face.

She wiped it off quickly and choked up, saying, "Xiao Zhuang, Junior Brother said he would hand over the Central Plains to me within half a year, and he did it, miraculously."

"I have him, I am not afraid of anything. No matter how bad the country is, I have the confidence to create a new era."

Xiao Zhuang smiled and said, "It is just like the saying in "Three Kingdoms" - I have Kong Ming, just like a fish has water."

Empress Zhao Jing chuckled and whispered, "You are also starting to speak well of him."

Xiao Zhuang shook his head and said, "I only tell the truth and will not praise or criticize people."

"Zhou Yuan is young, but he is talented. He can write poems, be good at politics, and win battles. He can be said to be a great man of his generation."

"In this case, the so-called lust, impulse, and disobedience are nothing. shortcomings."

Empress Zhaojing said faintly: "I wish he had these shortcomings, the more lustful the better, the more disobedient the better."

"Whoever he likes, I will give him, Qinshui is fine, other princesses are fine, and the concubines of the previous emperor are also charming. If he likes them, I will give them all to him."

Xiaozhuang frowned and said: "Is this too indulgent to him?"

Empress Zhaojing shook her head and said: "Xiaozhuang, my junior brother is so young and has such outstanding abilities. He likes women, of course I should support him."

"The key is that if a person like him doesn't like women, then I will really have a headache."

With unparalleled talent and a young body, if such a person doesn't like women, he can only like power and the country.

Xiaozhuang understood it at once, so he hurriedly said: "Then let him like women! That... Your Majesty, there is one thing, your subordinateI haven't said anything yet."

Empress Zhaojing said, "What's the matter?"

Xiaozhuang blushed and whispered, "The last time I saw Princess Bishui, I saw that her eyebrows were wide and her lips were red and her eyes were bright. It must be... the result of the harmony of yin and yang..."

Empress Zhaojing was stunned for a moment and stared, "Are you talking about Junior Brother?"

Xiaozhuang said, "I'm afraid no one else has the courage except him."

Empress Zhaojing laughed immediately and couldn't help shaking her head and said, "It turns out that Junior Brother really likes the charming young woman. He has the same hobby as Emperor Wei Mengde."

"No wonder he likes Master and the witch of Wusheng Sect."

Xiaozhuang whispered, "Indulging in sensuality is not good for the foundation of the body."

Empress Zhaojing waved her hand and said, "It doesn't matter. This time when he returns to Shenjing in triumph, I will definitely send Qinshui to his bed. The way of dual cultivation cannot be delayed. "

After saying that, she smiled and said, "Don't mention these things. Let's eat quickly. Let Qinshui and Bishui come to the palace. I want to have a few drinks with them and test their minds."

Xiaozhuang nodded and said, "I will go and invite them now."

She knew Empress Zhaojing too well. When Empress Zhaojing was in a good mood, she never called herself "I". She also liked to drink and said some things that only little women would say.

Soon, Princess Qinshui and Princess Bishui rushed to Ziwei Palace. Seeing the table full of food and strong liquor, they were also stunned.

"Sister Emperor, is there any good news today? Why did you prepare wine?"

Princess Qinshui was not in a good mood and her complexion was not good. She was like a walking corpse these days.

Empress Zhaojing said, "There is nothing special. We sisters are lonely and helpless. We should get together more often and drink some wine to relax our spirits."

At this point, she changed the subject and squinted and said, "Speaking of which, there is indeed good news. ”

“Zhou Yuan defeated Zhang Bailong in Funiushan. The situation in the Central Plains has been determined. It is only a matter of time to recover it.”

Princess Qinshui and Princess Bishui were stunned.

“Your Majesty!”

Princess Bishui said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, are you talking about Zhou Yuan? He…he was not assassinated…”

Princess Qinshui said: “Yes, is he still alive?”

Empress Zhaojing smiled and said: “Of course he is alive. The assassination was just a fake death, just a strategy.”

“You two sisters seem to care about Zhou Yuan very much?”

Princess Qinshui lowered her head, but smiled, and whispered: “After all, he is a minister that the emperor sister values. I am also good friends with his wife Jianjia.”

Empress Zhaojing looked at Princess Bishui and squinted: “Yunxian, why do you care so much about Zhou Yuan? Are you interested in him? "

Princess Bishui was startled and waved her hands quickly, saying, "No, no, I... I'm just... I'm just happy for Your Majesty..."

Knowing that this person was still alive, her heart seemed to come alive, and she actually began to feel shy.

Seeing her expression, Empress Zhaojing had already made up her mind, so she smiled and said, "Yunxian, you said that Zhou Yuan recovered the Central Plains, such a great contribution, how should I reward him?"

Princess Bishui said, "This... I don't understand politics, Your Majesty, just make the decision."

Empress Zhaojing said, "Or... let him marry into the royal family? Just let him be your new son-in-law!"

Princess Bishui was so scared that her body trembled, and she said in a trembling voice, "No, Your Majesty, he already has a wife, and they love each other. This action is a punishment instead."

Empress Zhaojing felt happy and had a kind of mischievous fun.

She waved her hands and said, "Sit down, let's talk about this matter properly."