Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 277 He's flirting with me

Jinzhou.

The Pingyang County City, which is currently under expansion and nearing completion, is much larger than before. Standing on the east bank of the Fen River, it resembles a giant beast and is large enough to garrison tens of thousands of troops.

In the governor's mansion, Gao Huan planned to go back to his residence for a nap during his lunch break, but he saw his wife sitting in the corridor, humming a northern tune, in a very good mood.

Beside Lou Zhaojun were many gifts, and she was fiddling with a belt.

Gao Huan took off his shoes and walked down the corridor, the wooden planks creaking.

Before Gao Huan even approached, Lou Zhaojun frowned and said:
"Husband, I told you to wash up when you came back. You were covered in sweat after coming from the construction site!"

"I don't have time to wash up. I need to sleep for a while and then go back. If this city isn't expanded properly, I could lose my life."

Gao Huan sat down next to Lou Zhaojun, watching her fiddling with her belt, and said:

"What a beautiful belt!"

"Beautiful, isn't it!"

Gao Huan took it and wanted to try it on, but found that it didn't fit.

"This isn't for me!"

Lou Zhaojun snatched it from Gao Huan's hands with a look of resentment.

"Oh dear, this is for Cheng'er, don't break it."

Gao Huan smiled, but seeing Lou Zhaojun's distressed expression towards her son, he seemed to remember something and added:

"Zhaojun, Yang'er is all grown up now. You shouldn't be so biased in some matters, only caring about Cheng'er!"

Lou Zhaojun rolled her eyes at Gao Huan and said with dissatisfaction:
"Where have I shown favoritism? Cheng'er is all grown up. In a few years, he'll be old enough to get married. Shouldn't he wear a nice belt when he goes out?"

Lou Zhaojun was biased, but she refused to admit it. Not only that, she even tried her best to argue with Gao Huan.

Lou Zhaojun kept talking, and Gao Huan, annoyed to the point of exhaustion, quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, how much did this belt and all this stuff cost?"

Gao Huan scooped a bowl of plain water from the basin and was about to drink it when he heard Lou Zhaojun say:
"What do you mean how much money it cost? It was all a gift from my sister Aru."

Gao Huan was drinking water when he heard this, and he spat out a mouthful of water.

"Are you overreacting?"

He snatched the belt from Lou Zhaojun's hand again, examined it carefully, and Lou Zhaojun whispered something in his ear.

"Now that Le Ling is pregnant, I sent her some red dates and brocade a few days ago, and Sister Aru returned the favor."

Looking at the exquisite patterns on the belt and then at the other gifts, Gao Huan came to a conclusion.

"Sao Ohno is flirting with me!"

Lou Zhaojun was taken aback. She looked at Gao Huan, somewhat puzzled as to why he had suddenly uttered such a statement.

"Why did you come to that conclusion? And why did you use the word 'flirt'?"

"You wouldn't understand men's affairs!"

Gao Huan ignored Lou Zhaojun and stood up abruptly. Under Lou Zhaojun's gaze, he paced back and forth in the corridor, appearing somewhat uneasy.

"This Da Ye Shuang has already started flirting with me. How many others are flirting with Yuwen, Heba, and Hou Mochen?"

Gao Huan shook his head and sighed, pounding his chest and stamping his feet, looking utterly helpless. Finally, under Lou Zhaojun's completely incomprehensible gaze, he left behind a single sentence.

"This governor of Jinzhou is no longer fit to be a position!"

Seeing that Gao Huan was leaving without taking a nap, Lou Zhaojun said goodbye.

"You've gotten sunburned!"

As she spoke, Lou Zhaojun continued to fiddle with the gifts beside her, humming a little tune.
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Erzhu Rong was on horseback, leading a group of cavalry on a march.

He was not in a hurry, for his army had already trapped Chen Qingzhi's army.

Next, it's time to harvest the spoils.

In order to avenge his previous humiliation, Erzhu Zhao volunteered to lead troops to pursue Chen Qingzhi.

"Brother, what do you think of this battle?" Yuan Tianmu, who was following Erzhu Rong, saw that he looked relaxed and replied:

"Chen Qingzhi's troops are like trapped beasts. Although they still have fighting strength, they will surely be defeated as they are worn down. However, Tianbao's thoughts are probably not on Chen Qingzhi!"

Erzhu Rong listened to Yuan Tianmu's words and said:

"If Henan is pacified, the Central Plains will be at peace, and the affairs of the world can be settled."

What Yuan Tianmu heard in these words was a strong sense of ambition.

Erzhu Rong was no longer just his sworn brother; he was increasingly resembling a hegemon.

But his next sentence shocked Yuan Tianmu.

"Unless, someone doesn't want peace in this world."

Yuan Tianmu understood Erzhu Rong's implied meaning, but he pretended not to.

"Yes, with the Liang people in the south, how can the world be at peace?"

Erzhu Rong glanced at Yuan Tianmu, a smile appearing on his face. But there was a hint of mockery in that smile.

However, Erzhu Rong didn't say anything, squeezed his legs together, and rode away.

Halfway there, they received a battle report from the front.

"General Tianzhu, we have Chen Qingzhi completely surrounded, but..."

Before the person could finish speaking, Erzhu Rong frowned.

“I don’t listen to nonsense. Didn’t Erzhu Zhao brazenly declare in front of me that he would capture Chen Qingzhi and present him to me? What happened to him?”

"A fierce general from Liang Army led several thousand men and charged into our battle formation, joined forces with Chen Qingzhi, and rescued him!"

"A fierce general of Liang's army?"

Erzhu Rong became suspicious and, for a moment, stopped pursuing the matter of Erzhu Zhao.

"Do you know the name of the visitor?"

"That man identified himself as Lan Qin, a General of the Liang Kingdom!"

The General of the Palace Guard was a close advisor to Emperor Liang.

Erzhu Rong had no recollection of this name, and asked:
"Big brother, do you know him?"

Yuan Tianmu replied:
"Lan Qin's father should be Lan Ziyun, who spent his early years in Luoyang and later joined the Liang Kingdom."

The Northern Wei and Southern Liang had close relations. The Northern Wei absorbed many Han Chinese who had defected from the Southern Liang, while the Southern Liang also accepted many non-Han people from the Northern Wei.

It could even be said that the Southern Liang dynasty sometimes did a better job than the Northern Wei dynasty in pacifying foreign tribes.

Many Hu people served in the Southern Liang army.

"I never heard of such a hero among the Liang army! Come with me to see!"

Erzhu Rong was filled with the heroic spirit of hunting on the battlefield, but he was dissuaded by the person who came.

"General Tianzhu, the Duke of Yingchuan reminds you to be careful."

"what for?"

"Scouts report that the Liang army has already amassed 50,000 troops at the border, with reinforcements to follow. Warnings have also come from Xuzhou, indicating unusual activity by the Liang army there."

Erzhu Rong understood that with his army of tens of thousands marching south, Xiao Yan could no longer sit idly by.

Erzhu Rong did not heed Erzhu Zhao's advice to stay in the rear, but instead led several thousand cavalry to the front line to join Erzhu Zhao.

At this moment, Lanqin, who had been supporting Chen Qingzhi, had broken out of their encirclement and escaped to the other side of the river.

Across the river, Erzhu Rong watched as the two large banners bearing the characters "Chen" and "Lan" fluttered in the wind on the opposite side. Although the enemy was in a losing position, their military discipline remained impeccable. He couldn't help but sigh:

"Although Emperor Liang is old, he should not be underestimated!"

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(End of this chapter)