Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 111 Getting Married
Beijing.

After the eunuch Xiao Dezi came back, he told the emperor what he had seen and heard in Taiyuan.

He didn't dare to speak the pure truth, he was worried that Emperor Qingxiang would be furious if he spoke too well of Su Yuanzhi.

So, he can only add fuel and vinegar.

People in Taiyuan are all disheveled and disheveled; Bei'an soldiers are unscrupulous on the street, oppressing goodness;

Emperor Qingxiang was very happy to hear this, which was in line with what he had heard about Taiyuan.

However, when he thought that he, the great emperor of Zhou, wanted to make peace with someone like Su Yuan in order to delay the attack, he immediately became angry.

When he learned that Su Yuan was demanding property as a dowry, he was even more furious.

"This bastard! Does he think that my imposing Princess Da Zhou is the daughter of a poor and lowly businessman? I'm actually entangled in the dowry!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Fu Chengyang, who was at the side at the moment, said in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, even though Su Yuan was born as a prince, Beifeng Town is sparsely populated and lacks material resources. It is only natural for that kid to be greedy for money after he rose to power... This further shows that he has short-sightedness and nothing to worry about."

Fu Chengyang said so, but he was very suspicious in his heart.

According to the information he collected, Su Yuan was by no means a greedy person.

Which greedy person will substantially exempt the common people from taxes?Will you give free land to the people who have no land?
Fu Chengyang is really unheard of.

Therefore, he guessed in his heart that Su Yuan might have made this gesture on purpose.

Of course Emperor Qingxiang didn't know about it. What he knew was what Fu Chengyang wanted him to know.What Fu Chengyang didn't want him to know, he didn't know at all.

This gorgeous and exquisite imperial palace has already made the emperor blind and deaf. Except for everything inside and outside the palace, he was told by others.

Emperor Qingxiang didn't like private visits in micro-services, so he knew everything outside the palace and the capital through memorials.

As for what will be written in the memorial, naturally the ministers have the final say.

"Well, that makes sense." Emperor Qingxiang said, "However, such a piece of trash can actually force me, Da Zhou, to marry him! It can be seen how unbearable Xu Yichuan, Li Shengtian and others are to be reused!"

Xu Yichuan was the shepherd of Mozhou. Emperor Qingxiang hated him the most. He easily let Su Yuan seize Mozhou and grow stronger.

Not to mention Li Shengtian, how optimistic he was at the beginning, how disappointed he is now.

It is really unexpected that this generation of the Li family with great military exploits would be so crotchless.

In fact, not only Emperor Qingxiang, but many elders of the Li family couldn't believe Li Shengtian's defeat.They wanted a detailed battle report several times to see why they were defeated, but in the end, there was no valuable information at all in the battle report.

There are only things like "Su Yuan makes noise at night to tire the enemy", "the general in white robe is invincible".

In the eyes of the Li family, these cannot determine the success or failure of a war at all, especially when so many soldiers are involved.

It’s just that there’s nothing you can do if you don’t accept it. The matter has come to this point, and I can only hope that it will be remedied in the future and the family’s glory will be restored.

Fu Chengyang listened to Emperor Qingxiang yelling at Xu Yichuan and Li Shengtian, but he didn't mention Gongsun Kuo, and his heart was clear.

Because of Concubine Yu, although Emperor Qingxiang was resentful towards Gongsun Kuo, he didn't want to mention it, especially he didn't want to mention it in court.

He was just afraid that the ministers would turn their attention to Concubine Yu and attack Concubine Yu.

If you look back, the earliest sign of the rise of Su and Yuan is the defeat of the northern camp guarded by Gongsun Kuo.

If it weren't for this battle, it would not be so easy for Su Yuan to rise.

Gongsun Kuo, a pussy who relies on his nepotism, will inevitably pull out Concubine Yu once the ministers investigate.Once Concubine Yugui is pulled out, Emperor Qingxiang himself will inevitably be implicated.

The more trash Gongsun Kuo is, the more foolish and blind the Emperor Qingxiang who promoted him would appear?
For this reason, if Emperor Qingxiang didn't mention it, the officials would not feel uncomfortable.

This made Gongsun Kuo look like a forgotten person, and no one cared except for Gongsun's family.

After venting his anger, Emperor Qingxiang sighed and said, "This is the end of the matter, give this rebel Su Yuan what he wants, and he will get it back anyway sooner or later."

"Yes."

"Also! If the seventh princess is traveling, don't make a fuss."

"...Slaves understand." Fu Chengyang whispered.

He was able to figure out Qingxiang's thoughts. From the latter's point of view, it would be a shame to send the princess to get married. It would be best to send her there secretly, without revealing any news.

"Well, Cheng Yang is the one who understands my heart best." Emperor Qingxiang glanced at Fu Chengyang with satisfaction, "You are the chief eunuch of the Zhou Dynasty and two dynasties, and you have worked hard. I will definitely treat you well."

"Thank you for your majesty's grace." Fu Chengyang quickly knelt down, his face full of excitement and gratitude.

"Come on, go and find Chong'er for me."

"Yes."

Fu Chengyang turned around, the expression on his face instantly became gloomy, but a sneer appeared casually.

He knew that deep down in Emperor Qingxiang's heart, he might have designated Zhou Chong as the crown prince, which can be seen from his frequent conversations with Zhou Chong alone recently.

In this way, the day of Chong'er's ascension to the throne may not be far away...

At that time, my long-cherished wish for many years will finally come true!
Fu Chengyang looked resolute and quickened his steps.

……

Harem.

Linning Hall, which was not visited by anyone in the past, is very lively today.

Linning Hall was where Concubine Rong Gui lived. After her death, it became the solitary residence of Seventh Princess Zhou Shu.

On weekdays, apart from the two personal servants who waited on the daily life and cleaned the house, few people came to the Linning Hall.

Even Emperor Qingxiang, who is his father, rarely came to visit his daughter, as if this place had left some shadow on him, he would feel uncomfortable whenever he got close.

Zhou Shu lived here with his two servants, and they didn't have any troubles. They just did some chores and read books every day.

As a princess, Zhou Shu didn't have a superior temper, and would wash clothes with her servants on weekdays, which made her two servants love her very much.

And the reason why Linning Palace is so lively today is because all the princes and princesses are here.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, not to mention that the matter of marriage was first discussed in the harem. Although the court has not announced it publicly, the news has already spread in the harem.

Everyone knows that the seventh princess, Zhou Shu, is going to Mozhou to make peace with the rebellious Su Yuan.

They came today to say that they cared and said goodbye, but in fact it was more like a joke.

"Sister Shu, you are really miserable!" The third princess Zhou Qianya held Zhou Shu's hand and said, "They all said that Su Yuan was very ugly with a green face and fangs. It's a pity that you married him..."

"Yeah, sister Shu, you are so beautiful, why did you marry such a guy!"

"Father is also true, can't you just send a palace lady there?"

"Sister Shu, this sword is for you. When you arrive in Mozhou, if someone dares to bully you, you will kill him with the sword!"

"Second brother, what kind of bad idea are you talking about? You'll only kill sister Shu! That Su Yuan is a big bastard, you forgot that he killed our Aunt Jiuyang!"

"..."

When mentioning Princess Jiuyang, everyone was silent for a moment.

Indeed, Su Yuan had personal hatred for them.

If it were any other princess to make peace with Su Yuan, everyone would be very angry, but if it was Zhou Shu...

Several princesses exchanged glances, and they all saw the titter in each other's eyes.

Although they are half-sisters with Zhou Shu, they have long disliked Zhou Shu.

One is because of Zhou Shu's mother, Rong Guifei, who was a strict person during her lifetime. She scolded them many times, which made them hold a grudge. Later, Rong Guifei went crazy and died, and they were so happy.

The second is pure jealousy. Zhou Shu's elegant and refined appearance without makeup makes them extremely envious. She is obviously a noble and beautiful princess, but as long as she appears with Zhou Shu at the same time, other people's eyes will definitely only look at Zhou Shu.

What made them hate Zhou Shu the most was the latter's personality.

They felt that Zhou Shu seemed gentle and quiet, he didn't fight for anything, but in fact he was hypocritical and looked down on them, which annoyed them the most.

It's just that Zhou Shu, as a princess, has a noble status, and they dare not do anything at ordinary times.

Now that they heard that Zhou Shu was going to marry his relatives, they were naturally overjoyed, and quickly called all the princes to come to Ningdian to watch Zhou Shu's jokes.

Facing everyone's malicious concern, Zhou Shu looked indifferent.

She didn't get angry, but thanked everyone in a warm voice.

This made everyone a little uncomfortable. The third princess, Zhou Yaqian, who hated her the most, said eccentrically, "You don't need to thank us, Sister Shu. We want to thank you. If you didn't prevent this disaster for us, then we should marry her." Su Yuan. If that's the case, I'd rather kill myself than marry."

"Well, it's good. I hope that the second sister can find a good husband in the future." Zhou Shu said softly.

Her words almost made Zhou Yaqian dizzy, and before she could say anything, Zhou Chong came.

When the princesses saw him, they all showed flattery.Everyone can see that recently, the emperor often asks Zhou Chong to accompany him to review the memorials, which means it is clear at a glance.

"Brother Chong~" they called out sweetly.

"Humph!"

A discordant cold snort sounded, it was the eldest prince Zhou Cheng.

He glanced at Zhou Chong, turned and left.Behind him were two other princes, who were obviously standing in line with Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Chong's face was a bit ugly, but he didn't pay much attention, and came to Zhou Shu.

"Sister Shu, I heard what your father said about you!"

"..."

"You...be careful!" Zhou Chong pursed his lips tightly, "If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely save you!"

Zhou Chong is different from others. He and Zhou Shu are about the same age, and they often played together when they were young. There is still a sincere brother-sister relationship.

Hearing this, Zhou Shu rarely showed a faint smile: "Okay."

The next day.

A number of carriages departed from the capital, pulling several carts of goods, all of which were the dowry that Su Yuan Shizi asked for, but it was disguised as a caravan.

There were hundreds of people accompanying them. They looked like ordinary merchants and laborers, but they were actually elite soldiers who were responsible for escorting Zhou Shu.

On the trip to get married, there is no red makeup, no tall horses, and no gongs and drums.

Emperor Qingxiang felt so ashamed that he kept Zhou Shu's going to Taiyuan a secret, and even before Zhou Shu left, he didn't even meet her.

He decided Zhou Shu's fate, but he didn't even see her face before she left.I don't know if I can't bear it, or I feel ashamed and ashamed to see each other.

Zhou Shu, who was sitting in a carriage in the center of the motorcade, was dressed in plain clothes, not even a wedding dress.

She turned her head and took one last look at the gate of the capital. Water mist gradually filled her bright pupils, and finally slid down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, mother..."

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