My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 331 Su Chen eats both ends
The military exercise of the three armies has ended, and the sound of drums and horns for withdrawing troops to return to camp began to sound. The generals of each army still had some unfinished business, leading their troops and horses to withdraw from the Longqiao site in an orderly manner.

The civil and military officials who were watching the ceremony also left one after another, and the common people and children of wealthy families outside the fence also dispersed. They were still excitedly discussing these armies and generals with their companions along the way.

Soon, heavy rain poured down from heaven to earth, and many people ran wildly in the rain back to the city.

at the same time.

Su Chen rode the ancestral hearse to the medical center closest to Dongwumen. After all, it was the closest. Although there were doctors accompanying the army, it was impossible to delay sending Li Xuanba back to his home for treatment. The delay was too long. .

Heavy rain fell on the roof, weaving bead curtains on the eaves.

Su Chen led Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Wu Zixun under the eaves. Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, and several generals who were waiting outside the door were about to salute, but Su Chen raised his hand to interrupt.

"No need to salute, how's it going inside?"

"The doctor hasn't come out yet."

Qin Qiong retracted her hand and glanced at the closed door, "The doctor in the army is also inside. When I brought Xuan Ba ​​over, he had no external injuries on his body, nor was he blackened by lightning strikes. I think he will be fine."

No matter in this world or in later generations of Chinese dynasties, many people were struck by lightning during thunderstorms. There is nothing surprising or miraculous in this regard.

Su Chen nodded and waited for a while with Dian Wei and others outside the door. About half an hour later, Huo Qubing, Li Jing and others also came over, paid homage to Su Chen, and then they stayed here together.

"That silly big guy should be fine." Huo Qubing is arrogant by nature, but he has an inexplicable taste for Li Xuanba. This is probably because he is young and has been incarcerated in another hospital for many years. He has no big ideas and makes him feel comfortable getting along with him. .

After a while, there was a soft squeaking sound.

The door opened slowly, and the doctor inside the building came out first. When he saw Su Chen and a group of generals, he was trembling with fear. He was about to kneel down in a hurry, but was pulled up by Yu Chigong.

"How are the people inside?"

"Go back to Your Majesty and the generals. It's nothing serious."

Su Chen listened to the doctor talking, crossed the threshold and walked into the room. The doctor was wiping the hands and feet of Li Xuanba who was sleeping on the wooden bed. When he saw the emperor coming, he held a towel and stepped aside, calling him respectfully. Voice: "Greetings to Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite, since it's nothing serious, why didn't he wake up?"

Su Chen sat by the bed, looked at Li Xuanba who had taken off his armor and was still in a coma, put his hands back on the quilt, and then carefully looked at his appearance. There was no change, and there were no signs of burnt hair or beard.

"Xuanba?"

After calling twice, Li Xuanba showed no reaction on the bed, but he was breathing evenly, as if he was sleeping.The doctor in the army next to him followed up and said: "Your Majesty, General Li is still so stable after being struck by lightning. His body is extraordinary than that of ordinary people. He is still sleeping now. It should be caused by the excessive stimulation of thunder in his head. I have to do my humble duty here. In two hours, General Li will be given acupuncture points, and he may be well in two days."

"Maybe?" Su Chen turned his head slightly and looked at the other party.

The doctor's mouth trembled, and he quickly bowed: "Although lightning strikes are common, my humble job has never cured them, so I can only try my best."

What he said was indeed the truth. Most people who were struck by lightning died on the spot, or their bodies were burned and became disabled. Few of them were treated by doctors. Li Xuanba's body was extraordinary, so he could withstand the lightning strike without being damaged. limbs.

"I believe you, please go out first."

Su Chen raised his sleeves and waved outward. The doctor bowed and exited the room, gently closing the door.In an instant, Li Shimin came in through the wall, stood in front of the bed, and called twice to Li Xuanba on the bed.

As if hearing his second brother's voice, Li Xuanba made some movement on the bed, and his eyes moved under his eyelids.

After a while, his eyes slowly opened. Seeing Su Chen and Li Shimin beside the bed, he said, "Second brother... Your Majesty... Have I been hit by a thief?"

"Hit, but it's okay. You're fine." Li Shimin has felt sorry for his younger brother since he was a child. He sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to hold Li Xuanba's hand, and softly comforted him: "Xuanba is fine. He will be fine after a few days of rest." alright."

"Second brother, don't worry, I'm fine."

Li Xuanba took out his hand from the quilt and rubbed his head, "Your Majesty, when you reward me, don't give me a random title, but give me a belt so that others can know at a glance that I am the most powerful general in Xia Kingdom!"

After listening to his words, Su Chen didn't react at first. After thinking about it, he bumped Li Shimin with his elbow.

"Has Your Majesty noticed that Xuanba's words...are a little different?"

"It seems...the awareness is a little higher."

The two looked at each other, slightly surprised. Could it be that this thunder made Li Xuanba a little higher than his previous understanding?Although it is similar to the original, it is much better.

"Xuanba, do you feel anything is different?" Su Chen continued to ask.

Li Xuanba looked at Su Chen and his second brother strangely, frowned and shook his head: "No, I just feel like there are more things I can think of... By the way, Your Majesty, you must remember to make a tiger head for me. Big belt, the majestic kind!"

Yes, I still remember it.

"it is good!"

Seeing that he was fine, Su Chen was also happy, and immediately asked Li Jing and Huo Qubing who were outside to come in to visit. A group of generals crowded in front of the bed, grabbing Li Xuanba's face and pulling it around in an incomprehensible manner. After all, this was Li Shimin's younger brother. That was the generals in the Tang army, who took the lead and greatly increased the reputation of their Tang Dynasty generals.

Huo Qubing also patted his thigh heavily: "Hurry up and recover from your injury. I will take you to ride horses outside the city another day."

"Oh... then... then you have to teach him well..." Li Xuanba's face was rubbed back and forth by several big hands, and his voice became broken.

Leaving this place to them, Su Chen quietly exited the room, took Dian Wei and Xu Chu outside, and asked Wu Zixun to finish the tiger head belt requested by Li Xuanba. At the same time, he also asked him to send a message to the Wu envoy. Imperial Palace, don’t let the envoys from the other three countries know.

On the way back to the city, the voices of the emperors rang out from the memorial tablets in the car.

"What does immortality mean?" Liu Yu was a little confused, "Didn't you just summon the Yue envoy?"

"No need to ask, it must be to drive the tiger and swallow the wolf!" Cao Pi showed his figure and leaned against the wall of the compartment. Without Cao Cao, he talked a lot more.

"Ha ha!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's soul body bounced out of grooves, and he said with a smile: "The immortality science is broken, and I want to knock out the brains of Wu and Yue."

Su Chen sat on the big tiger-skin chair and smiled without saying anything. He wanted to recuperate and recuperate, so how could he let the other four countries develop with peace of mind. The economy in the northwest was cut off, and disputes were created in the south. One was attracted openly and the other secretly. In the past two years, Just don't let them stop.

In his thoughts, the ancestral hearse returned to the palace, and the soldiers moved the memorial tablets of the ancestors into the ancestral temple. Su Chen looked at the memorial tablets of Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who had not spoken to each other for a long time, and felt uncomfortable in his heart. If they had not sacrificed the incense, With the help of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Liao, if they fight against a country with a single army, even if they win, it will still be a partial victory.

"Taoist Master, how can Emperor Wu of Wei and Emperor Zhaolie come back again?" Su Chen offered incense, put on the incense burner and asked the Taoist priest who was chanting sutras.

Li Tiangang rolled his eyes, only then did he think of him. "Your Majesty, pay more tribute to them and think of their kindness. You will come back without any hesitation."

"What about the First Emperor? On the day he ascended the throne, he was clearly not unlocked but could possess him. What happened?"

Hearing this, Li Tiangang was stunned for a moment. He pinched his fingers for a while, then suddenly stopped and shook his head, "Your Majesty, do you know why you chose the word "immortality"?

Does this have anything to do with my choice of words?

"My cousin was given the name by an old man who passed away from the Fang family. The meaning is eternal and unchangeable, and will last forever."

Li Tiangang stroked his long beard, opened his eyes slightly, looked at Su Chen who was also looking at him and smiled: "Haha, what is the greatest wish of the First Emperor in his life?"

Here, Su Chen blurted out without thinking: "Longevity."

"That's right, everything is determined, Pindao is optimistic about you."

Su Chen frowned and said, "Taoist Priest, you are wrong. You are half-talking and half-hiding. You are trying to be mysterious and make people think wildly."

"The secret must not be leaked. Talking too much will make His Majesty's thoughts wander."

On the altar table in the ancestral temple, a group of statues gathered curiously and gossiped. They tilted their upper half of the spiritual tablets, looked at Su Chen curiously, then looked at Taoist Li curiously, and then whispered to each other:
"Do you understand what I mean?" Song Taizu looked back at the other emperors.

All the spiritual figures shook their spiritual tablets together.

Su Chen, who didn't get a reply here, bowed his hands to the emperors, chatted and left. He didn't come here to unlock the emperor, so there was no need to stay long. He was thinking about what Li Tiangang said just now all the way out of the ancestral temple.

We were having a good chat about the First Emperor, but why did we get involved with him?

What does it have to do with his cousin?
Are you saying that you are the First Emperor?That's too much nonsense. Although he had a good life in his previous life, he was not a talented and strategic person like the First Emperor.

In the afternoon, a eunuch came quickly, whispered a few words in Wu Zixun's ear, and then stepped aside.

"Your Majesty, Wu Guo's envoy Liu Guangchen is waiting at Wenxin Pavilion."

The so-called Wenxin Pavilion is just a remote small attic in the front palace. It was a place where Emperor Zhao Chuanting of the Wei Kingdom used to grow flowers, read and rest in peace and quiet. Compared with the main hall, it is not grand.

On the contrary, it is surrounded by flower beds and potted plants. There is also a small pond and a pavilion outside. The attic is two floors and has a south-facing terrace, where you can enjoy the flower garden scenery in summer.

Liu Guangchen was sitting in the hall on the first floor, with tea served by the palace maid in his hand. The tea was fragrant and it was the finest tribute tea from Suizhou.

In the morning, he saw the Yue envoy Meng Dan being summoned alone to drink and joke with the Xia Emperor on a high platform. When he came back, his face was red and his eyes were full of contempt. This made Liu Guangchen a little restless. Xia and Vietnam have reached some kind of agreement. Will the two countries send troops to Wu?

While he was thinking about countermeasures, a eunuch came over from outside the door and whispered: "Envoy Liu, His Majesty is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps from outside spread in. Su Chen stepped across the threshold, stretched out his hand and touched Liu Guangchen who stood up to salute, then walked straight to the first place and sat down. Dian Wei followed and stood on one side, and Xu Chu stood at the door with a leaning hand. Standing with the sword in hand, looking around.

The palace maid Shi Shiran served the tea and tried her best to stand out in front of the emperor. After stepping back with graceful steps, Su Chen raised her hand to signal the emperor to sit down and started talking about business.

"Envoy Liu, I won't talk in circles anymore. I'm here to see you today. I have something to tell you."

"Your Majesty, please speak."

"You, the kings and ministers of the Wu Kingdom, may not know that the Yue Kingdom sent me a letter of credence as early as when I ascended the throne, and we will forever be friends with Daxia."

Su Chen spoke first with this sentence.

Liu Guangchen, who was sitting on the opposite side, had a look of horror in his eyes. For a moment, he asked softly in a tentative tone: "Your Majesty agreed?"

"Why didn't you agree?"

Su Chen looked at the other party with a smile and pointed his finger on the armrest of the chair: "I want to recuperate and stop fighting for the time being. Yue is the first country to submit credentials to my Daxia. This is a matter of honor for me. How can I refuse? This morning, Meng Dan said that his royal brother has a daughter who wants to marry me as his concubine and become an ally by marriage."

Opposite him, Liu Guangchen lowered his eyes, his expression was quickly suppressed by him, but in his heart he was undoubtedly scolding Yue Guo for his speed, which was faster than a dog!

But he quickly realized that Su Chen asked him to come here and told him that there must be a turning point here.

"Your Majesty called the foreign minister here and informed the foreign minister of the matter. I wonder what your Majesty's intention is?"

"I... don't like the country of Yue very much. The mountains are barren and the people are treacherous and untrustworthy."

Su Chen's smile became even brighter, he picked up the tea and blew away the lingering heat. The fragrance of the tea hit his nostrils, and he said softly: "In comparison, I prefer the singing and dancing of the Jianghuai land, and the prosperity of thousands of sails."

He put down the tea cup and paused.

"Furthermore, during the dispute between Wu and Yue, I looked down upon what the Yue State did. They treated Wu people harshly and massacred them, causing constant disputes between the two countries. I really look down on such monarchs and ministers, but I had already accepted the credentials of the Yue State. , it is not good to go back on one's word. However, Ambassador Liu, don't worry, my heart is with your country of Wu."

The words hinted at this point, why didn't Liu Guangchen understand what Su Chen meant, and even if he saw Su Chen's blatant conspiracy, he couldn't help but agree.

"What does Your Majesty want?"

"I'm not that greedy. I don't want all the cities and places of your Wu Kingdom, let alone the dangers of the Huaijiang River." Su Chen waved his hand with a smile. Seeing that the time was almost up, he said his purpose: "Your Wu Kingdom is not as good as Yue Kingdom on land." , one is the source of troops, and the other is weapons, armor, bows and crossbows. I can’t help you with the first one, but arrows, arrows, weapons and armors are also available, and I can sell them to you in a steady stream."

This section precisely captures Wu Guo's weakness.

Wu State had many merchants, warships, and was in great demand for bows, crossbows, and arrows. Moreover, it lacked copper and iron ore, and it was difficult to prepare ordinary soldiers and armor, so it was always at a disadvantage in disputes with Yue State.

If these things can be purchased, the army will naturally be greatly improved. Even if it is still inferior to Yue Guo, it will not suffer defeat everywhere.

Anyway, Wu State lacks everything except money.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangchen once again confirmed to the Emperor of Xia in front of him: "Your Majesty, is this really true?"

"This is natural. I never speak carelessly. Once I say something, I will do it!"

Liu Guangchenxi was overjoyed and immediately stood up and thanked him. After discussing the details of the arms deal between the two countries for a while, Su Chen sent him outside the attic and watched him leave.

He raised his hand and waved, asking Wu Zixun to come over.

"Tell Yuan Feng to sort out the old armor, crossbows, arrows, and arrows from Wei State and make them new. Their new owners will come to pick them up and cross the river soon."

(End of this chapter)