213, The Queen's Favorite Husband
When the Scarlet Women invaded, it was common for men to join in the resistance, but it was the first time that men were actually included and received the same military pay.
The news that Yan Chu formed this miscellaneous army quickly spread throughout the North, and everyone knew that this was the Queen's tacit approval. Some people felt that Feng Jun was as brave as a girl, while others thought it was just a joke, and I don’t think men can really go to the battlefield and kill the enemy.
Rumors about the latter are mostly spread in the south, especially in the capital. They all feel that Feng Jun is just causing trouble if he goes there. If a man can go to the battlefield, what's the use of having a girl?
*****
"I think Yan Chu is really crazy about being famous."
Listening to the words coming from the north, Zhang Ruyi sneered and threw the fruit that had just tasted sweet to the ground, splashing some juice onto the moon-white shoes.
"You don't care what he does. If this happens, you can do whatever you want to do with him."
Zhang Li took her son's hand and told Zhang Ruyi not to forget important things for insignificant things.
"Dad, I'm still a little worried. Our Zhang family is helping her like this. How can we guarantee that she won't kill her in the end?"
Zhang Ruyi looked at the Zhang Li family, still feeling a little uneasy. After all, what they had to do was too big. One of the bad things was that it would be a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
"Don't worry, this is the receipt given by the concubine, and it also has the concubine's private seal printed on it."
Zhang Li smiled proudly, and handed something tightly wrapped in oil paper to Zhang Ruyi's hand: "The one who refused to give you the title of a monarch is fine, not to mention that the concubine's husband's family is weak, even if the new emperor He is still a little young when he ascends the throne, and when the time comes for him to be in the court, the only one he can rely on is our Zhang family. "
Zhang Ruyi eagerly opened the oil paper and saw a large deed written on the silk handkerchief and a bright red mark, but she was still a little uneasy.
"I am six years older than King Lin. By the time King Lin comes of age, I will have already passed the age of flowers. Even if I occupy the position of a true king by then, how will I be favored? Dad, otherwise this matter will be like this Give it up."
At that time, I only agreed to Zhang Li's words because I was angry. But after a while, when I thought about my current situation, I suddenly felt that this approach was inappropriate.
"Yi'er, now it's not whether you think about it or not, but whether the Queen will give our Zhang family a way to survive after she comes back. Instead of dying, it's better to burn the boat."
At this time, Mrs. Zhang Li could no longer care about her past love for her son. Now it was a matter of life and death.
Zhang Ruyi was silent, thinking about the news coming from the North, that Yan Chu could have his own private army. Although it was just a miscellaneous army formed by a group of men, since the Queen agreed, she was interested in making a reputation for the other party, regardless of papers. How do people view Yan Chu's excessive behavior? At least in the hearts of ordinary people, such a Fengjun is more worthy of their admiration.
Maybe his idea was wrong at the beginning. The Queen didn't have any thoughts about that man, but he just deceived himself and couldn't see clearly.
Coupled with a friendship of life and death, when the Queen returns victorious, will there really be room for him in this deep palace?
"What does it matter if you are older than Princess Fenglin? Older men will love others, and the Queen is young. Before she reaches the age of being drafted, she will only have you by her side. For such a long time, Dad doesn't believe you are still here. You can't win over a child like her. As for your identity, don't those barbarians have the custom of inheriting the daughter after the death of the mother, and the sister after the death of the sister? By then, as a person, you have not been favored by the late emperor and have been born a noble son. Why can't you take on the title of Fengjun?"
In Zhang Li's view, her son is the best, not to mention that they have the concubine's autographed letter in their hands, so they are not afraid of the other party's denial.
"Everything in the capital is ready now. The Queen is too domineering and won't leave a way for others to survive. As long as the Queen Lin raises her arms, by then, this Tianhuang Kingdom will change."
Zhang Li sighed softly, confident.
"Don't worry, dad. Leave this palace to me."
Now that things have happened, there is no room for Zhang Ruyi to regret it. It’s just that Feng Zhao’s previous methods were too cruel and decisive. The courtiers in the court may not all hope that the monarch will be wise. The queen is too strong, which makes the ministers incompetent. In this world, there is nothing more than money. , power, sex, these three things Empress Feng Zhao cannot give, but her weak and immature imperial sister can.
He was the same way. If he couldn't control Feng Zhao's heart, how could he not control a nine-year-old child? Even if the concubine was still alive, what would happen? He was determined to be Lord Feng.
"Half a month later...the Queen...was assassinated..."
The words that followed were too soft to be heard clearly. Zhang Ruyi put her ear to Zhang Li's mouth, her expression became more and more obscure, and finally, she nodded heavily.
*****
"Over there, let's start taking action."
In the past few days, the Red Girl tribes have raided Lingtian Pass several times. Each time, Feng Zhao and Yan Beitian led troops to stop them. In one of them, Feng Zhao personally beheaded the enemy's Zuoqi General. It was the person who killed Prince Ling in full view of the public. The morale of the army rose greatly. Although the Red Girl tribes also increased their reinforcements, they still could not attack the city.
At this time, Feng Zhao, Yan Beitian and many generals were staying in the camp, looking at the secret report coming from the capital, and said with a smile.
She never thought that her good sister had stopped coveting the throne, especially since she had her ambitious father behind her and the old ministers left by the previous emperor in the court, none of whom wanted her to grow up so well.
In the eyes of those people, she, an empress who ascended the throne when she was underage, should be an obedient and sensible puppet who could act under their command.
Feng Zhao laughed sarcastically, and the generals present were no exception.
Now that the situation at the border is stalemate, those people actually want to assassinate His Majesty, without thinking that if the assassination is successful, the army will be in a panic and be defeated by the Red Women's tribes. Even if he is crowned as the emperor, how long can he be crowned? Or do they have the confidence to make the Red Women's tribes withdraw again?
Those who are afraid of death and greed for life, I'm afraid they think that the prince who will marry at that time will be fine, ridiculous, the reason why the Chi Nu tribe is clamoring for peace talks is because the other party also knows that the outcome of this battle is only a 50-50 matter, but once the natural barrier of Lingtian Pass is broken, the Chi Nu tribes will have a greater chance of winning. Since it is possible to get the whole world, why should they give up for a prince and the dowry?
"When does your majesty decide to leave?"
Yan Beitian asked in a deep voice, and he didn't seem surprised at all.
"Those people will take action tomorrow. After tomorrow, I will be seriously injured by an assassination, and I don't know whether I will live or die. At that time, this Lingtian Pass will depend on my mother-in-law to guard it."
Everything has been arranged. She wants to see how those people act, so that she can catch all those who have the intention of rebellion.
This was something Feng Zhao had discussed with Yan Beitian long before she set out for the Northland. The so-called personal expedition was also a trap to encourage Feng Lin's lineage to take action. Now that the fish has taken the bait, she will naturally leave. The capital needs her more than the Northland.
Moreover, everything here has been arranged properly. Even if the news of her assassination spreads, there will be no big problem with Yan Chu guarding it.
At this time, Feng Zhao couldn't help but thank Yan Chu for the trick of the men's army, which accumulated a lot of people's hearts in the Northland. As long as he is well, the people's hearts here will not be scattered.
Thinking of Yan Chu, Feng Zhao's eyes softened a lot: "A Chu also asked mother-in-law to take good care of him. I will explain the pros and cons to him tonight. I believe A Chu can understand."
She couldn't take Yan Chu away. She couldn't guarantee that there were no secret agents of Feng Lin in the entire military camp. Even if she faked the news of injury, only a few absolutely trustworthy people knew it. In this way, if Yan Chu, the Feng Jun who was in the limelight, disappeared, it would easily attract the suspicion of smart people.
Hearing that Feng Zhao was going to tell this secret to her son, Yan Beitian felt more relieved. After this incident, even if his son was no longer favored in the future, respect was definitely indispensable. As long as she and her daughters were quiet, her son's future would be safe and smooth.
*****
"Are you afraid?"
Feng Zhao returned to the camp, and Yan Chu just came back from training. His men were all gathered from ordinary northern people. Although they were strong, they had never received systematic training. Such an army would only die on the battlefield.
Feng Zhao had seen his actions these days, but she didn't take it seriously. She just thought that Yan Chu had found something to do to relieve his stress, so that he wouldn't be bored in the camp.
At this moment, she told Yan Chu everything she had planned before, and waited patiently for Yan Chu's reaction.
"If I lose, you will no longer be the Feng Jun of Tianhuang. As my legal husband, it is very likely that you will be implicated by me and lose your life and the lives of everyone in the Yan family."
"From the day I married you, I thought that if we can't live together, we will die together. What's more, I believe that my favorite Zhao Niang will never lose to those stupid rebels."
What a joke, with him around, I can't lose even if I want to.
What's more, in the memory of the original body in the previous life, there was also unrest in the capital, and the people in the harem were panicked at that time, but in the end Feng Zhao still appeared in time and quelled the civil strife in a swift and resolute manner.
In the north, because of Yan Beitian, the war between the Red Woman Tribe and the Tianhuang Kingdom was dragged into the winter of the north. The Red Woman Tribe was defeated and fled due to insufficient food and grass supplies.
The original body was not clear about the specifics, but the results were all good.
If it were not for the original body's stupidity, Yan Beitian's outstanding military exploits would definitely not have led to his resignation and return home, and no one in the tribe would serve in the government.
Feng Zhao was not the kind of king who was intolerant. Although she had the suspicion and precautions that every emperor had, she had always trusted Yan Beitian, a general with outstanding military exploits. Otherwise, she would not have let the original body be his legitimate king. It was a pity that she taught a son like the original body, which ruined the loyalty of the Yan family that had accumulated for generations.
Feng Zhao held the man tightly in her arms. She naturally did not take the mob seriously, but there was no guarantee of accidents.
What if, what if she loses...
Feng Zhao's eyes were gentle, she had made all the preparations, even if she lost, Yan Beitian would not let Ah Chu get into trouble, even if she could only live an ordinary life in the second half of her life incognito, but at least her life was saved.
However, this was only the worst plan, as Yan Chu said, she didn't believe that she would lose to the man who only had ambition but not enough wisdom under all the preparations.
We can't live together, but we want to die together.
As the tip of her tongue kept moving over this sentence, Feng Zhao hugged the person in her arms tighter.
This time, after calming down the civil strife and repelling the Red Girl tribes, she could give him whatever he wanted.
A pair for life? Not a bad idea.
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On the third day, when the queen was about to mount her horse and go out of the city to defend the enemy, the horse suddenly became violent and ran wildly in the camp. Finally, the queen fell from the horse and her head hit the protruding stone, splashing all over the ground. He was bleeding, and it was said that his hands and feet were injured, and his abdominal organs were also damaged to varying degrees.
Now that the life or death of the empress is uncertain, people in the barracks are in panic. If General Yan hadn't repelled the attacks of the Chi Nu tribes and had the prestigious Feng Jun guarding them, morale would have been weakened even faster.
Because the camp was so chaotic, no one noticed that a small group of people left in the middle of the night.
*****
"It's done."
It was a long distance from Beidi to the capital city. By the time Zhang Ruyi received the news from home, it was already the seventeenth day after the successful assassination.
In the past, because they were not sure that their plan would succeed, and they were not sure whether the Queen was really injured, the capital had been holding back. Now that the news came, it was confirmed that the Queen was injured, so they could naturally take action. .
As for the Queen not dying?
Isn't it an easy thing to let a seriously injured person die? What's more, their people are still in the barracks. If they add something to the meal or light a fire, they will die.
By then the new emperor has secured his throne, will Yan Beitian still dare to rebel?
The ancestral graves of her Yan family are still outside the capital city. Unless this foolish, loyal and filial woman is willing to bring down the entire Yan family and watch her ancestors being crushed to ashes, she would not dare.
When things came to an end, Zhang Ruyi was not so sad after seeing the news that the Queen was seriously injured. He had no real feelings for the Queen in the first place. He entered the palace not so much because of the Queen, but just because she was the Queen.
Now that the Queen's position is occupied by someone else, he will naturally be worshiped by someone else.
"Nongfeng, tell us to go down and let our people take action."
Zhang Ruyi held back her excitement, burned the letter, and then said to the people around her.
"yes."
A short man who had been standing behind him nodded and left from Chende Hall.
Overnight, the harem changed.
Before Liu Lin and others realized what had happened, the palace door was opened in the middle of the night, and tens of thousands of troops rushed in. The palace guards were quickly subdued.
These concubines, the palace attendants in the harem, were still sleeping when they were awakened by the fireworks in the sky and the harsh sound of weapons clashing. They only had time to put on their clothes before they were pushed to the front hall by the rebels.
The fire there was in the sky, as bright as day.
The ministers and relatives of the Feng family who were qualified to appear in the court were all present. Some were standing and some were sitting. In addition, the male family members and children of their families also appeared in the front hall.
The front hall square of Nuo University was actually packed to the brim.
Liu Lin and other noble concubines finally managed to squeeze into the front hall under the push of the rebels. They looked at Zhang Ruyi standing next to the phoenix chair and Princess Lin sitting on the phoenix chair. They were full of fear. Confidence.
"Bold."
Liu Lin hasn't figured out the current situation yet, but he understands that only the Queen can sit on the Phoenix Chair. What's more, Zhang Ruyi is the Queen's man and should not stand with Princess Lin for any reason.
"Liu Lin, Liu Huiqing, I'm afraid you haven't seen the current situation clearly yet."
In the harem, Zhang Ruyi hated Yan Chu the most, and the second most annoying thing was that Liu Lin had not run away. Especially during the more than a month of Yan Chu's absence, the other party took advantage of his right to be in charge of palace affairs and ridiculed him a lot.
Seeing the other party's embarrassed appearance, Zhang Ruyi felt extremely happy.
"Mom, daddy."
Liu Lin looked around. In addition to his mother, his father and several brothers and sisters were also in the front hall. They looked as embarrassed as him, and they were all kneeling on the palace.
What exactly is going on?
Liu Lin's head was in a mess, and he was terribly flustered.
He looked at Zhang Ruyi standing high up in disbelief.
How dare the other party?
His throat was a little dry. The Queen was fighting at the border right now. If they did this, have they ever thought about what would happen to the people at the border?
In the past, Zhang Ruyi always laughed at him for being stupid. He was stupid, but stupidity was better than being poisonous.
"If you do this, the Queen will not bypass you."
Liu Lin looked at Zhang Ruyi stubbornly and said.
"Oh, then she has to stay alive."
Zhang Ruyi couldn't help but laugh wildly. In a few days, I'm afraid the news of the Queen's death will come. By then, it would be natural for Feng Lin to ascend the throne.
As for those who are disobedient, let them be buried with the "late emperor".
But soon, he stopped laughing.
The author has something to say: It was reported that the description was too violent, so I deleted and deleted the scenes on the battlefield. I also had to modify the plot of the previous short story, so the coding of this chapter was relatively slow. It felt like Maybe it’s the story about humans and ghosts (/w\)