Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 419 5.101 Queen: General Zhou is indeed brave
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5.101 Queen: General Zhou is indeed brave
The third watch that night, the imperial study room.

"The general promised to 'dedicate himself to the utmost', what do you think, the empress?" He entered the battle as soon as he entered the door. After more than half an hour, Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the queen in his arms with a strange expression. He originally thought Yesterday was just a beautiful misunderstanding. I didn't expect to receive an invitation at all.

What makes him even more strange is the attitude of this empress. If he had not been in contact with her a lot during the day and knew that this was the imperial study room, he would have doubted whether this lady had been replaced by someone - there were many girls around him. But the only two young widows who can really get along with him like a fish in water are Li Wan and Wang Shuying. The other girls are more or less unable to let go, and now there is another one.

"General Zhou is indeed brave." The Queen's blushing cheeks slowly faded away from confusion, her eyes returned to focus, her tone returned to her usual calmness and dignity, and she immediately got into official duties, "Excuse me, General, to come over today. I have something to do." Xiangqiu, there is no way to know the situation of His Majesty outside the city now, but it is difficult to say that it is going well.

I know that the general entered the city on the order of that girl Ron'er. It was only because of the special situation that he only brought a small number of elite soldiers. The lieutenant generals of the Dongyingfang Army are elite. I have also heard Ron'er praise him many times. Therefore, it is Wouldn't I trouble you to go back and bring more people to see His Majesty?As for the defense in the palace, I think we can let Miss Zhao take a look. "

"You're welcome, Madam." Zhou Yang silently raised his hand and slapped him. Feeling the softness of the lower half-moon, he knew that the matter was not simple. Even if the Queen needed a man, she would not take the initiative to invite him to meet him in the middle of the night. In order to make him work hard, I gave him benefits first.

This palace incident was essentially an internal struggle for the throne within the royal family, so both sides deliberately controlled the scale of the conflict. Regardless of whether the court was civil or military, both sides saw the intentions of both parties, so on the surface they both chose "neutrality", especially In terms of martial arts, most of them not only made it clear that they would not participate, but also specifically strengthened the control of military power - private activities are another matter.

But if Zhou Yang leads someone to attack first, no matter how many people he brings, he will be the first to break the "rules". Unless he can solve the matter quickly and neatly, the Supreme Emperor will never watch it honestly. Emperor Yonghe's influence on the military was far less than that of Emperor Longwu. Even Prince Yizhong, who inherited his father's legacy, was not necessarily worse than him.

"General Zhou, you know the current situation even if I don't tell you." The queen let him bully her despite her little shame, and even took the initiative to flatter him by lying in his arms. "You followed that girl Rong'er a long time ago. Kai'er's relationship is not a secret, and I don't say anything about grace or reward. If His Majesty has something that he cannot bear to say this time, what do you think will happen in the future?"

"When the nest is overturned, the eggs will not be finished." Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head. What would happen without the support of the top management?Can he still know that Jia's family finally fell into "a vast expanse of white and the earth is so clean", how much better can other martial arts be? "I understand what I mean, but have you ever thought that once I take action, the scale of this matter may be out of control."

"I heard from Dongfang about the combat effectiveness of your firearms troops yesterday. However, nearly a thousand rebels were completely defeated with only half a hundred losses. There will not be too many rebels at Tanzhe Temple, and there is Commander Qi. The troops are here, I believe the general can win the battle quickly." The queen took the initiative to adjust and allowed him to enter the port again, "What's more, the troops are expensive and fast.

I understand what the general means, but the situation is different now. Things in the palace have been decided, and there will be no recurrence. As long as the outside is dealt with, even if there are still people in the capital who have any thoughts, they will not be able to do anything; another one , you only consider the disadvantages of sending troops, but don't think about what might happen outside the city. Will sending troops be even worse? "

"Yes, there is still hope if you do it. If you don't do it, you will probably be doomed." Zhou Yang immediately understood the queen's meaning and nodded slowly, "But in this way, can the empress be able to handle the affairs in the palace? The most important thing is One point, Your Highness must not make any mistakes, otherwise no matter what I do, the future will be nothing more than nothing."

"Flower in the mirror, moon in the water, please rest assured, General, I still don't care about my face after you do this to me, so of course I know why." The queen nodded with a smile, "After today's dinner, I have already made arrangements. There are manpower in the palace and in the outer city to send the general out in time, and there are ten fast horses specially prepared outside the city, so the general will not be delayed."

"You really are." Zhou Yang was speechless. He was determined to fight tooth and nail, right?
"What do you think, general?" The queen smiled gently and let him hold her in his arms and enjoy her.

"What else can you do? If you want to gain something, you have to give in." Since it is unavoidable trouble, Zhou Yang naturally doesn't want to talk nonsense, but he has to eat before leaving. He smiled evilly and hugged her tightly. The empress bit her ears and murmured.

"You really are not afraid of death." The queen gave him a strange look, but she still stood up and put on the queen's uniform, and knelt in front of the bed in a graceful figure. "That big outfit is too cumbersome for you and me. People can wear it. If you feel it is not enough, I will allow you to find an opportunity to change it after your triumphant return. How about you do whatever you want?"

Now that he had decided to take action, Zhou Yang no longer wasted time. After coming out of the imperial study room, he returned to the main tent, woke up the girl who was still sleeping soundly, explained the follow-up questions clearly, and then grabbed the Li brothers, leaving everyone else behind. In the palace, the three of them left the city through the passage arranged by the queen and went straight to the military camp, but they did not arrive until dawn. "Brother Zhou, how is the situation in the palace?" Zhao Qiying, who had just returned to the compound behind the military camp and had gotten up for morning exercises, rushed back to the living room. "For some reason, there is no news from Tanzhe Temple."

"I already know." Zhou Yang quickly interrupted her and narrated the situation in the palace again. While the two were talking, family members who had moved to the army arrived one after another, and he also came to the end, "Anyway , the situation is a bit urgent now, I am going to lead the troops directly to Tanzhe Temple, no problem can occur no matter what."

"Brother Zhou, since we have sent out troops, I will not stop you, but have you thought about how many troops and horses you will bring and how to get there?" "Confidential Secretary" Xing Xiuyan, who had just arrived, asked softly.

"Soldiers are expensive and fast. I'm going to bring all the cavalry there, and just bring one hundred infantry cannons." Zhou Yang had already thought about it on the way, "Unfortunately, those six ten-pound field cannons were in vain, their mobility is too poor , it won’t be used at all this time.”

"Brother Zhou, although this arrangement is the fastest, it is difficult to say whether our cavalry is worthy of it." Zhao Qiying said helplessly, "Now in the army, our subordinate cavalry, except for the half of the bodyguard cavalry who were taken away by you. Outdoors, there is a cavalryman who controls three hundred households, three thousand households each with two hundred households, and then the remaining half of the bodyguard cavalry.

Except for some elites, these cavalrymen are all newly recruited for less than two months. Although they all have riding experience before, they have only received preliminary training so far, but in the use of firearms, because with the infantry, you start from scratch. I have been rushing them to strengthen it since the beginning, but now it is usable. "

"That's enough." Zhou Yang nodded, "Let Zhang (Hao) Haitong take the two hundred households in the cavalry town as a last resort; for the other six cavalry households, as long as they can ride over, it will be fine. After arriving, they all dismounted and formed a formation to use as flintlocks. Finally, there was an artillery unit. I took the cavalry to cover it. As long as there were more than [-] people on the opposite side, a shot of gunfire was enough.

At the military camp, I will tell Chen (Qian) Yongjia to set up the six ten-pound field guns directly at the gate, and let Meng (Kun) lead the infantry on duty first. No matter who has any ideas, it will be enough to make them honest. ; On the other hand, you still have to take good care of your family. Now that Yan Ling is in the palace, I can only trouble you to do the hard work alone. "

"Master—" Qingwen hesitated and leaned forward, threw herself into someone's arms and said, "I don't dare to say anything about things outside. Can you wait until the master comes back and then take me in?"

"Crow's mouth!" Zhou Yang knocked her angrily. Is this "get married when you go back"? FLAG flew up immediately, but he didn't dare to say that he could bear it. "Okay, don't think too much. This time I come back and I am truly successful. The good days are behind me. You will not talk about glory and wealth in the future. This is my destiny." 'Identity is not something that cannot be considered."

"Seriously?" The girls' eyes all lit up.

"How can this be true or false?" Zhou Yang smiled and took Zhao Qiying in his arms and said, "You have all forgotten that this is a third-class guard officer of the sixth grade, and he is the guard commander under the name of Princess Yongjing. Why? Isn’t that enough?”

"Let me count." Zhao Qiying, who was "given an example", was not so easy to talk to. "Just talking about the family, sister Xiuyan, two sisters from the Xue family, and three sisters from the Jia family. These are the six imperial orders. What's more? Sister Lin and Sister Shi are indispensable, right? These are not to mention the few that are hard to say. My Lord, can you really do it?"

"Ahem!" Someone who was drinking tea accidentally choked, and the originally cheerful girls all cast resentful glances.

"I don't dare to say more, but it's not just Sister Qiying who said it." Qingwen said quietly, "The two princesses will definitely not need it, but there is also Sister Suyun, Sister Ying'er, and Sister Dongfang who have official status. besides."

"I said are you still finished-"

(End of this chapter)