Empress: The Old Emperor's Way to Pursue His Wife

Chapter 84

It will take fifteen days for Da Chu's army to march from Kyoto to the border.

In the past fifteen days, Rong Di captured the five border gates again with lightning speed.

There are eight border gates in Chu State, and now eight out of five are gone. Now not only the Rong Di family is staring at the plump and fat land of Chu State, but the neighboring Wei and Wu states are also ready to move, wanting to come to share a piece of the pie at any time.

The country of Great Chu, which was originally impregnable, fell into turmoil in an instant. For a moment, the government and the public were shaken, and the people of the world were panicked!

Xiao Yi sent out five gold medals in a row, and the fast horse [-] miles hurriedly ordered Xiao Shu to stick to the territory and step up to recover the lost ground!
Standing on the high city wall, Xiao Shu looked at the blood-flowing city, with a trace of sadness on his face.

This was the second day that the army came to this city, and there were still three days before they could reach their original destination, but they didn't expect that the border gates in front of them had changed hands within a few days.

"Night attack tonight!" Xiao Shu's voice became very high-pitched because of anger.

In the blink of an eye, it has entered November, and half a year has passed since the battle with Rong Di. From early spring to late autumn, there has never been a single moment of fighting.

During these few months, Xiao Shu took the lead and fought hard with Rong Di for half a year, and finally regained the original five cities.The original city was lost again, and in the first half of the year, Xiao Shu's murder was spread more and more fiercely among Rong Di, so that now Rong Di's army is unstable and has no intention of fighting again.

The main task of regaining the border has been achieved, Xiao Shu originally wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue the Rongdi soldiers and horses who were still wandering outside the border.Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi suddenly issued an imperial decree, although Yi Rong and Di were defeated, but the poor should not pursue this, Xiao Shu was ordered to stand still and stick to the city.

Therefore, although Rong Di was forced to withdraw from the border by Xiao Shu this time, more than half of his strength was preserved. According to reliable sources, Rong Di is stepping up his recruitment and planning to cooperate with the surrounding Wei and Wu countries, with a view to conquering Chu together. .

Because of Xiao Shu's relationship, Rong Di's envoys to Wei and Wu countries were intercepted three times, and Xiao Shu sent them back to Rong Di with thunderous means. In the end, no one in Rong Di was willing to go to Wei and Wu countries Wu country.

And Xiao Shu, after integrating the forces of the original non-seat border gate, quietly waited for Rong Di's next move. As long as the Kyoto side gives an order, all the soldiers at this border will mobilize together and make the last fight with Rong Di. A fight to the death!
In such a bloody war between the two countries that lasted for more than half a year, the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze River, which was originally famous for doing business, instantly shrouded in a new halo and glory, because Xiao Shu, this originally unknown Xiao family child, Not only regained the lost ground, stabilized the hearts of the people, but also forced Rong Di to retreat step by step, not daring to fight again!
On this day, the first snow fell sparsely in Kyoto. Although the winter solstice had not yet arrived, the people in the city happily ate glutinous rice balls.

Inside the palace, there were festive lights and festoons everywhere, singing and dancing.The air was filled with thick laughter and the sound of musical instruments playing.

In the main hall, Xiao Yi looked at the dozen or so gorgeous dancers below with a smile, then turned to Mo Yanxiao who was beside him and said, "Master Mo, why are you so interested in arranging such a court dance music today? You are not afraid to let my family Yueyue knows that you are taking other women with her, so she will kill you then?"

"Your Majesty, over the past few months, your Majesty has been overworked due to the war at the border. I took the opportunity of enjoying the snow today to arrange dancers to soothe your Majesty's body and mind. This is for the Emperor's good. How could our queen-to-be kill me?" Mo Yan Xiao said with a smile.

"Master Mo, don't look at these women, let's go out for a walk, maybe later we will find a beautiful court lady that I didn't notice before, then I will reward you with her, how about it?" Xiao Yi said at the same time , while putting down Erlang's legs, then stretched out his right index finger and moved it towards Mo Yanxiao, as if I wanted to seduce you.

Mo Yanxiao followed Xiao Yi and stood up speechlessly. Xiao Yi ran over and took Mo Yanxiao's hand with a smile: "Come on, Mr. Mo, the little girl will take you to see the snowflakes!"

Mo Yanxiao:
Not long after, the two walked to a pavilion outside the hall and sat down.

Putting away the giggling appearance just now, Xiao Yi said seriously: "Master Mo, tell me, if you have something to say, tell me quickly, and secretly organize such a dance, lest others will not know that I am indulging in sex and sex, and indulging in wine and sex." ?”

I saw Mo Yanxiao stroking his long beard who didn't know when, and said with a smile: "The emperor thinks too much, and today's ball really has no other intentions?"

"No intention? So what is the meaning, or is it a plot?" Xiao Yi continued to ask carelessly.

"Your Majesty, let's go back to the dance party. Don't disappoint my minister's arrangement. Those dancing girls also took a lot of effort from me to train them." Mo Yanxiao said in an uneven tone.

Looking at Mo Yanxiao indifferently, Xiao Yi was serious, then smiled, and patted Mo Yanxiao's shoulder vigorously with the palm of his left hand.

Mo Yanxiao:
Xiao Yi continued jokingly: "By the way, my brother-in-law has been fighting for so long, why is he stationed there now, neither fighting nor teaching. He must have taken a fancy to someone from Rong Di over there." Princess or princess. I used to see him being honest and honest, but he has a strong lust like someone who wants to see a dancer!"

"The emperor is talking about Xiao Shu?" Mo Yanxiao was a little moved: "Marshal Xiao Shu has fought the battle for more than half a year, and it is not easy. Now that the troops are stationed there, they should be ready to go!"

With a pained look on his face, Xiao Yi said: "I gave this little white-eyed wolf tens of thousands of taels of silver and tens of thousands of dans of food a day. I'm so heartbroken, if it wasn't for fear that my family, Xiao Yueyue, would say that I was stingy , Now I will go over with an imperial decree and let him slap me a few times, and when I beat him, I will say, brother-in-law beat me well, brother-in-law beat me well!"

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Hahaha!" Xiao Yi looked up to the sky and laughed, his eyes aimed at Mo Yanxiao.

From Mo Yanxiao's point of view, Xiao Yi was saying, "I'm just kidding you!"

"Huh? That's right! Master Mo, I seem to have patted you on the shoulder just now, but you didn't vomit blood? Is there something wrong with your body? Go back and see the imperial doctor, nothing can happen!" Xiao Yi continued to tease.

After being teased by Xiao Yi for a long time, Mo Yanxiao couldn't help but feel a little helpless, and finally said in a deep voice: "I am not so weak and sick anymore."

"Hahaha!"

All night long, the night of singing and dancing finally came to an end.

At this moment, sitting in the main hall, Xiao Yi squinted his eyes, but still had a happy expression on his face.

However, Xiao Yi did not fall asleep.

He was thinking about some things: I don't know when, he and Mo Yanxiao, who was his former emperor teacher and now the prime minister, seemed to have a strange defensiveness and grudge between them.

This distance seems to have fallen from the sky, and it is insurmountable between the two of them.At first, Xiao Yi thought that it was because he was an emperor, and because of the relationship between the three principles and five constant principles, that Mo Yanxiao gradually became so submissive.But thinking back to the past, the two of them were also monarchs and ministers, but at that time Mo Yanxiao regarded himself as a friend and brother!But now, he seems to be guarding against something, covering up something, or even avoiding something, and he doesn't say anything about it.

Between the two, at this moment, there is an invisible and solid wall, even if the two can touch each other, but the distance in the bottom of their hearts is that no matter how many steps you take, you can't get closer.

(End of this chapter)