Chapter 229

The couple smiled back together and said, "thank you, Mr. Liu."

Liu Guang was quite frank. Seeing Hua Rong salute to him, he quickly sang another song to her: "Zhang Sanlang boasted about his children every day. If he saw Mrs. Yue, he was afraid that he would be ashamed to hit the wall..."

"Zhangsanlang" is Zhang Jun's ranking. One of Zhang Jun's concubines is a famous prostitute from Yangzhou, who is known as Yan Ming The main wives and concubines of the three generals are all famous prostitutes, and Han Zhongliang also has three wives and concubines who are called beautiful and charming prostitutes; Liu Guang himself also has two concubines who were born as famous prostitutes Liu Guang himself was a rude man. After saying what he thought, he found the emperor in the column and leaned awkwardly

Zhao Deji didn't think much of it either, but said, "Peng Ju, this time I called you back to Beijing for important business. Now, our song dynasty has internal and external troubles, including the coercion of the puppet Qi Liu Yu army and the rampant water bandits in the Southern Dongting Lake. You are stationed in Xiangyang, and the two lakes are your garrison. What's your opinion about the water bandits?"

There was a group of villagers in Dongting Lake. In the early years, they gathered boats to revolt. According to water, the court didn't notice at the beginning. Now, it has unexpectedly developed to hundreds of thousands of villagers. They gathered in the lake and became king independently. The leader Yang Yi called himself "King Yang"

Dongting area was one of the important sources of tax and grain for the imperial court at that time. Now it is occupied by King Yang, and the imperial court has cut off its financial resources. Naturally, it regards this water invader as the first-class trouble

According to Yue Pengju's plan, it was to attack the puppet Qi first, and then eliminate the internal troubles. But seeing that the emperor obviously put the water invaders first, he thought for a while and said, "the national situation is difficult, how dare I resign? When he first arrived in Xiangyang, he once stopped by to check Huxiang. The officers and soldiers are good at land warfare, the water invaders are good at ship warfare, and several times he sent troops in autumn and winter. When the water invaders are rich in food and grass, it is natural not to attack each other's strengths based on their own shortcomings. In his view, it is better to change the strategy and attack in the hot summer..."

Zhao Deji had heard the suggestions of many generals because of this great trouble, but they were all unhappy. Hearing Yue Peng's words, he nodded secretly, thinking that Yue Peng's words were indeed different from others, and said, "we'll discuss this matter again. Now it's getting late, and we'll give a banquet first."

The royal banquet is no small matter

Three tables were set aside, and Zhao Deji sat first; Yue Peng held a table for his wife and Liu Guang

There was a kind of precious coconut wine on the table. Zhao Deji took three big gold bottles and filled them for Yue Pengju and Liu Guang. Knowing that Hua Rong was not good enough to drink, he only poured half a cup for Hua Rong Originally, the Emperor gave a banquet, which was also an occasion for such a senior general. If a woman appeared, it would be extremely impolite. Liu Guang was surprised. Zhao Deji smiled and said, "rong'er has been with me for a long time. Although she is a female, she has done more than many generals to escort her. I will give you a toast in person if I get the opportunity today..."

Hua Rong stood up with a smile: "thanks to the protection of the official family, Hua Rong can have today, and also thanks to the noble grace of the official family..."

Liu Guang then understood the reason, and raised his glass and said, "Mrs. Yue is a heroine. I also propose a toast to your husband and wife."

The couple laughed and drank. Zhao Deji laughed and said, "this is the coconut wine presented by General Liu to me. It's very delicious..."

Liu Guangshi was very proud: "my minister in the army, according to the instructions of the imperial court, changed his business and made a lot of money. It was thanks to his majesty Hongfu that he bought this wine from Guangzhou."

The so-called "exchange" means doing business in the army At that time, the imperial court was extremely short of funds, and it was common for the army to pay in arrears In order to solve this problem, the imperial court allowed the miscellaneous soldiers in the army to engage in trading to subsidize military pay Miscellaneous troops are the logistics outside the main battle force, such as fire troops, soldiers transporting food and grass, and so on

Yue Peng raised the army, and in the past two years, he gradually began this kind of "exchange", but the money he obtained was used for military equipment, which was naturally not as rich as Liu Guang He took a sip and said, "it's delicious."

Liu Guang was complacent: "my family is also called Tao Zhu Gong in the army..."

Tao Zhu Gong was Fan Li, a famous Minister of Wu and Yue in the spring and Autumn period. He retired with a beautiful woman and lived in seclusion. He was called a rich man on the rich side. Later, "Tao Zhu Gong" was called a synonym for a rich man This allusion was naturally told to Liu Guang by others. At this time, he said triumphantly. Zhao Deji had a drink and said with a smile, "I want you to be Wei Qing of the Song Dynasty, Huo Qubing, not Tao Zhu Gong..."

Liu Guang didn't know who Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were. Hearing the emperor's half joking and half blaming tone, he hurried to say, "I don't know which dynasty Wei Qing and Huo were from?"

He listened to Wei Qinghuo's treatment as "Wei Qinghuo". Zhao Deji laughed and couldn't help laughing when he saw Hua Rong on one side, saying, "rong'er, explain it for General Liu..."

Hua Rong smiled and roughly told Liu Guang the story of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. Her voice was clear. Although she smiled, she was by no means sarcastic, and Liu Guang had no sense of shame. After hearing Hua Rong's soft explanation, she just said, "thank you, Mrs. Yue, I understand."

Zhao Deji looked at his Confucian clothes and said with a smile, "Liu Guang, you have been with me for many years. Why have you been unable to read?"

Liu Guang laughed at himself: "I know Han Wu, and Zhang Sanlang also doesn't know big characters..." Han Wu is Han Zhongliang, and he and Zhang Jun are also known to be illiterate

Zhao Deji sighed, "among the four generals, only Peng Ju can read. In your spare time, you should also study and learn from Yue Peng Ju."

Yue Peng said anxiously, "no, I just know a few words."

Because of Liu Guang's joke, everyone was in an unprecedented cheerful mood This is also the reason why Zhao Deji kept him to the banquet. The jokes made by these illiterate warriors often made him so happy that he couldn't get it from the dry beauty in the harem

After the banquet, Liu Guang left, and Yue Pengju and his wife were about to leave. Zhao Deji said, "rong'er, I want to talk to you alone."

Hua Rong looked at her husband. Yue Peng raised a smile and casually gave her a wink before she said, "Hua Rong obeys."

Yue Pengju's eyes were very clever. Even Zhao Deji didn't see it. He just passed the flowers back to the study and closed the door

He looked at it carefully. He thought that the woman who was seriously injured and waiting to die was smiling like a flower at this time. Where was there the slightest appearance of being critically ill? He only asked, "rong'er, it's really hard for you to go to the Golden State, and you almost died..."

Hua Rong had already reported his experience of going to the kingdom of Jin in detail in his letter. At this time, seeing him ask, he couldn't help but bring the experience of Empress Dowager Wei and empress Xing together

Although Zhao Deji had already read the letter, he was also very moved and burst into tears when he heard Hua Rong tell it himself

Hua Rong said cautiously, "officials, I see the situation in the kingdom of Jin. Only by defeating them with overwhelming military advantage can negotiations be possible..."

Zhao Deji nodded: "I have convened the four generals these days to eliminate domestic and foreign troubles and truly welcome back my mother..." he was going to say "two saints", but in front of Hua Rong, he didn't play a trick

Hua Rong heard that he didn't mention it, but she was a little comforted. Finally, the officials were in front of him, and they didn't play it out completely Therefore, she held some hope: "the official family, flowers dissolved in the fourth Prince's mansion of the state of gold, and saw the faces of Qin Hui and his wife with their own eyes. These two people are really evil people..."

Zhao Deji pondered: "rong'er, not only you, Princess Tianwei also mentioned it to me. To be honest, I will be on guard..."

Hua Rong was overjoyed: "the official family is holy."

In my memory, it seemed that this was the first time she said such a compliment in front of her. Zhao Deji sighed, "rong'er, I've been worried about you in those days when you were seriously injured. It's very sad to hear Wang Jixian say you died..."

"Hehe, these days, I have received a large number of precious Ganoderma lucidum from the official family. In addition, Peng Ju has hunted many tigers and leopards to nourish me. Thanks to the official family's great blessing and heaven, I have gradually recovered..."

Zhao Deji listened to her serious thanks, but he was very sad. From beginning to end, the beauty was like a flower across the clouds. When she was seriously injured, he also mourned and pitied, but his heart was faintly relaxed, thinking that no one could get it after all; Unexpectedly, one day, she stood up again. Her appearance was more beautiful than before, but she was already as beautiful as a flower. Standing side by side with Yue Pengju, she was known as "Mrs. Yue" all over the world

His mood was very complicated and lost. He was speechless for a long time, and Hua Rong took the opportunity to leave

Waiting outside in the pavilion, Yue Pengju greeted his wife. They were about to go out. Zhao Deji came out of the study with a smile on his face: "I heard that you two adopted Lu Deng's orphan?"

Yue Peng hurriedly said, "I was lucky to adopt Lu Wenlong, the orphan of Lord Lu. I didn't bring him because I had a long way to Beijing. In a hurry, I forgot to report to your majesty. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

Zhao Deji sighed, "Lord Lu and his wife are all known for their loyalty and faithfulness. I'm sorry that I didn't comfort his survivors. Now, I'm really happy to know that he has successors. Peng Ju, Lu Wenlong is still raised by your husband and wife, given the title, 2000 silver, 100 brocades, and his life is safe..."

Both the husband and wife were overjoyed and hurried to give thanks

Seeing Hua Rong, Zhao Deji looked out of town to thank him. Suddenly, he remembered that Wang Jixian said that Hua Rong could not bear children even if he recovered. He must be so. He was even more enthusiastic in adopting Lu Wenlong. He himself had impotence and was unable to bear children. He felt pity for Hua Rong. He just said, "Rong Er, it's hard for you. You can take care of big children better than your own."

Hua Rong saluted happily: "thank you, Guan Jia. Hua Rong must treat Wenlong child like his own son."

Zhao Deji then said, "well, there's another thing I forgot to tell you. Princess Tianwei will get married in half a month... Rong'er, you are also Tianwei's old friend, so you can stay in the capital for the time being and leave after her wedding."

The couple immediately said, "yes."

When the two left, Zhao Deji paced a few steps in place. Wu jinnu came in with a cup of ginseng soup and said with a smile, "official family, Mrs. Yue has recovered?"

"Yes. At the beginning, Wang Jixian said that she was not cured, but he didn't expect that she was actually better. Unfortunately, she couldn't bear..." Wu jinnu observed her words and expressions. She knew the hidden diseases of the official family and the mind of the official family that outsiders didn't know. In order to cure his impotence, he almost had a abnormal demand for women, whether in or out of the palace, he didn't refuse anyone, as if he wanted to find a strange stimulus, "cheer up" at one stroke Because of this, Wang Junhua entered the palace day by day, plus pinched and flirted frequently. For the emperor, the stimulation of this "cheating" was naturally better than the softness of facing his harem women. Therefore, for a period of time, he was a little interested in Wang Junhua

But she didn't know whether the official family "cheered up in one fell swoop". She was afraid that the flower dissolved back and stimulated the "Hope" of the official family. Hearing that she was still sterile, she was really ecstatic. She quickly and carefully said, "Mrs. Yue's adoption of the son of a loyal minister is enough to comfort... So, it's really good for his husband and wife to go all out to work for the country..."

"So is it."

"Mrs. Yue's escort is far inferior to that of her ministers and concubines. This time, when she goes to Beijing, my ministers and concubines must have a good dinner to thank her."

"Mrs. Wu is still virtuous. In this case, it's labor."