Tang Dynasty Bandits

Chapter 62 The Flame is Coming
Although Lan Suting has a pure nature, she is also quite capable in her work.

She said that she wanted to show the letter to Zhu Wen because it must contain important information.

Zhu Wen nodded: "Let me see it."

Lan Suting took out a piece of letter from his body. The precious rice paper exuded a faint fragrance, which was exactly the same as the body odor of Chaoying.

Using fragrances that match your own body odor can indeed give people this impression. On the contrary, it will smell a bit strange to people with a keen sense of smell.

The handwriting is in the delicate small regular script with hairpin flowers, and it can be clearly seen that it imitates Lan Suting's brushwork.

This lady Chaoying did not hide her love for Lan Suting at all.

It's not surprising that she would fall in love with a woman, because outstanding women in the entertainment industry cannot be trained by men and are often brought up by older prostitutes.

The letter was written in quite a colloquial style, which was certainly not due to a lack of literary talent. With Chaoying's knowledge, he could have easily written Six Dynasties parallel prose.

But sentences that sound like ordinary conversation make people feel as if the other person is right in front of them, with their beautiful lips parted and sweet words spoken softly.

"Seeing your letter is like meeting you in person, and reading your letter makes you look happy."

"Sister Zhizhen, recently, Alliance Leader Wang's second disciple, Shang Rang, proposed to me, and his words were very sincere. Chaoying has already accepted his proposal."

Seeing this, Zhu Wen curled his lips and said, "Women's hearts are really fickle. She said she was infatuated with my Zhizhen, how come?"

But Lan Suting said nothing and continued reading.

"Chao Ying has already told Shang Langjun that she has someone she loves, but he doesn't care at all."

"Chao Ying also said that she aspired to comprehend the Way of Heaven and reach the realm of 'Sword Heart Enlightenment'. Even if she married him, she would not engage in sexual intercourse. He said that he only wanted to be with Chao Ying every day, to discuss the Way with her, and that the title of husband and wife was enough."

Tian Jun came over at some point and said, "Hey, isn't this guy an idiot?"

"Of course there have been such fools in history, but Shang Rang is definitely not one of them," Zhu Wen said confidently. "He is universally recognized as the smartest among Alliance Leader Wang's disciples. He also contributed strategies that helped defeat Song Wei's army during the Battle of Songzhou."

"Then what does he want?" Tian Jun asked doubtfully, "Is it like you do to your sister Zhizhen, where you just hug her and take advantage of her, and you're satisfied?"

"Tian Jun, don't think I won't hit you just because you have my junior sister backing you up." Zhu Wen pinched Tian Jun's face angrily. "You were crying so hard just now, and I even wiped your tears."

Tian Jun originally wanted to accuse Zhu Wen of taking advantage of her again, but suddenly remembered that she was the one who took the initiative to throw herself into his arms. Her face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

"There's a saying, 'When busy, Zhong Wuyan; when quiet, Xia Yingchun.'" Zhu Wen said, "This is an allusion to the wise king of Qi, King Xuan, during the Warring States Period. There's also an allusion to this man, 'I'm a womanizer.'"

"I know that," Tian Jun said, eager to show she was not illiterate. "King Xuan of Qi married an extremely ugly woman as his queen. Zhong Wuyan was nicknamed the "Wuyan Woman." The word "Wuyan" is still used today as a symbol of ugliness."

"A man who is extremely lustful married an extremely ugly queen. It is obvious that the queen is not suitable for bed. It is only because this queen is extremely intelligent that she complements King Xuan of Qi's own talents and can solve many problems in state affairs."

Zhu Wen was quite direct: "Even a woman as beautiful as Chaoying, if a man doesn't have sex with her, she's no different from Zhong Wuyan. But that's not a problem. Just take one or two Xia Yingchuns as concubines. After all, you can't deny the family line, right?"

The so-called marrying a virtuous wife means looking for a partner and gaining the other person's wisdom to help you.

Tian Jun was shocked and said, "This guy is too cunning."

"How cunning! Aren't you just too stupid?" Zhu Wen said helplessly. "Shang Rang has obviously heard of Fairy Chuoying's intelligence. They're not so much a marriage as an alliance. Any intelligent person always balances love and career." He turned to Lan Suting and said, "Your Lady Chuoying hasn't changed her mind. You can still ask her to be your Zhu Yingtai. There's nothing wrong with that."

Lan Suting's face was as red as maple leaves: "What did you say, commander?" When she finished speaking, her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

"If that's the case, then there's no problem, right?" Tian Jun asked.

"No, this is a serious problem." Zhu Wen said to Tian Jun, "A few days ago, I received intelligence that Alliance Leader Wang's troops were moving to the Jingchu area."

Lan Suting said, "The land of Jingchu is full of refugees and bandits. Alliance Leader Wang obviously wants to recruit fugitives there to expand his power."

Zhu Wen said, "If I'm not mistaken, Chaoying has already arrived at Alliance Leader Wang's army to help Shang Rang with his strategy."

"However, the defense of the Jingchu region has always been in the charge of the most fearsome woman in the Tang Dynasty. She had already taken action during the final stages of the Battle of Songzhou."

In the Battle of Songzhou, after the allied forces of Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao defeated Song Wei and Qi Kerang, they surrounded the city of Songzhou. General Yan asked the governor of Yingzhou to lead the Huaixi troops to the north to relieve the siege, and sent his capable general Chen Liqing to assist. In that battle, more than 2,000 soldiers of Wang Xianzhi's troops were killed, causing the morale of Cao's army to decline and abandon the siege.

"Flame Marshal remained silent for several months after that. It seems to me that she might be preparing a big surprise."

Lan Suting opened her mouth slightly. "Could it be that Shang Rang actually thought that with Sister Chaoying's help, he could help Alliance Leader Wang defeat Marshal Yan?"

"For a young man, what better way to become famous than by shattering the myth of the Four Marshals' invincibility?" Zhu Wen sighed. "But the last time I saw through Snow Marshal Qi Kerang's scheme, it was already quite thrilling. Besides, Flame Marshal is generally acknowledged to be a more ruthless military commander than Snow Marshal."

"Compared to the young men, even if they are equally intelligent, the Four Marshals have twenty years more battlefield experience."

People say that if Snow Marshal's military tactics are like a sudden snowfall overnight, leaving people stranded and unable to move when they wake up, then Flame Marshal's style is like a meteorite suddenly falling, turning into a raging fire that burns and destroys everything with unparalleled momentum.

"Before the Battle of Songzhou, none of the four generals had ever suffered a defeat," Zhu Wen commented. "It might seem arbitrary to say that General Yan's military prowess is inherently superior to General Xue's. However, after winning battles, General Yan has always killed more enemies than General Xue."

Lan Suting whispered, "Maybe it's just because Marshal Xue is kindhearted and doesn't want to kill any more people?"

After getting to know Mrs. Aqing, she had a good impression of Qi Kerang.

"That's not important anymore. What's important is that once you die, you don't get a second chance." Zhu Wen said resolutely, "I must see Master immediately. The Alliance Leader might be in big trouble."

Zhu Wen himself did not think it was a wise decision for the Cao army to immediately go to fight General Yan, General Feng, or General Lei.

Although he was not afraid of these people.

Those who rely on the size of their country and the number of their people and want to show their power to the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and arrogant soldiers will be destroyed.

The Battle of Songzhou gave Cao's army unprecedented confidence.

But pride is also unprecedented.

This kind of pride can be a force to defeat the enemy, but it can also lead an army to destruction.

Even though many people on Wang Xianzhi's side wanted Zhu Wen to die, it would not be a good thing for Huang Chao's army if Wang Xianzhi's army suffered a devastating blow.

The lips and teeth are interdependent, which is as obvious as lice on a bald head.

(End of this chapter)