C314 His territory

Hua Rong was startled, but maintained her amiable expression: "Okay, I only bought some smithereens, and only spent one hundred. As for the remaining six hundred, I'll give them all to you."

"No need, you keep it, I'll think of something."

"What can you think of? How can I use so much money alone? We have all the rice and foodstuffs in the house, so I don't need to buy anything. "

"No, you have to keep one hundred slots."

"I really don't need it. I don't have anything to spend on." Seeing her husband's insistence, she said, "Well, I'll keep fifty slots. In any case, it won't even take half a month, and you still have a salary to pay. "

Yue Pengju let out a long sigh: "It's been hard on you, Big Sister Shi Qi."

She took the opportunity to push his hand away and smiled: "Are you thirsty? Let's drink a cup of cold tea. It was hot. Is there any movement from the Yang Me Army, how long will it take to take them down? "

Yue Pengju wiped the sweat off his forehead, took the cold tea and drank a mouthful, then said: "I am waiting for the best opportunity, maybe, after we settle this matter with Qiao Niang, it will be our chance."

She picked up the fan beside her and fanned him. "Hur hur, it won't be long then."

"Sister Shi Qi, you're tired too. Rest early."

"Yes." "Since your eyes are still on edge, rest early. I'll read some more."

"Okay. "Then I'll go to sleep first."

That night, Hua Rong stayed in the study room and meditated. In the middle of the night, Yue Pengju opened his eyes and realized that she had not come back.

Zhang Jun was in the army camp, Supreme Commander. When it came down to it, the news of him defeating Yang Me on both land and water made him very excited for a while. But following that, Yue Pengju did not move, he did not launch any attacks, and he did not engage in any military action.

He would ask Yue Pengju about it from time to time, but Yue Pengju didn't have a clear overall attack schedule. He was born and became a scholar, and as a government official, he was naturally not willing to ask Yue Pengju about anything, but he was very willing to meet with all of Yue Pengju's scholars. Li Ruoxu, Xue Bi, Sun Ge and the other scholars were all his guests, but, they could not give him any more information about the military.

One day, Zhang Jun, the main officials of Jing Hu Nan Road and the others were drinking the sour plum soup as they discussed about the military news. Two soldiers stood beside him, fanning him, and he was still sweating profusely. "It's too hot," he said. "When I reached Supreme Commander Lou, I couldn't find any clues to break the enemy's defenses. It really is like falling into a fog of five miles."

At that time, many of the generals wanted to coerce the imperial government to give more money to the soldiers and horses, and every time there was an emergency, they deliberately refused to release any troops. Zhi Zhou Xu Yi suspected that Yue Pengju was also trying to hold the army back and was suspicious of the enemy, so he took the chance and said: "lower official thinks, we should ask Yue Xiang Gong to explain it to us."

As they were speaking, an official came in to report that a Gold was being handed the imperial edict. It turned out to be the emperor Zhao Deji's edict, ordering Zhang Jun to return to Lin An to discuss the matter of Autumn Defence. was completely terrified of Jin Wushu's army. Seeing that it was already halfway through the summer, he was anxious to set up defenses against the Golden Army's attack. He thought that if Yang Me's army couldn't calm down right now, he would wait until next year.

Zhang Jun showed the edict to Xue Bi and the others, and Xue Bi said worriedly: "Now that Jing Hu is surrounded by drought, great soldiers, great fires, I'm afraid there won't be any money left for food after autumn. This time, the Zhang Henggong and the Yue Xiang Gong personally went to Hu Xiang, they were afraid that it would not be appropriate to return without success. If he comes back next year, he might not be able to get more money and food. Zhang Henggong might as well summon the Yue Xiang Gong over, and see what the arrangements are for him. "

Hearing that, Zhang Jun immediately summoned Yue Pengju to the Governor's Palace to discuss the military affairs.

Yue Pengju brought his main generals and generals, Zhang Xian, Yu Peng and the others over to the Governor's Palace. Zhang Jun and the others sat down and exchanged greetings, then revealed Zhao Deji's hand signal. I wonder if Captain Yue Tai has any chance of victory in this battle? "

Yue Pengju took out a large map from his sleeves and spread it out on the table, then said: "This is the result of the discussion between lower official and the generals, please take a look, this is the deal."

When Zhang Jun looked at it, he could see that many of the mountains and rivers, including the Cyan Grass Lake, were outlined on the map with lines of ink, and the locations of the remaining 33 gates of the stronghold were also marked on it. He could not tell what was going on, but he was unwilling to show that he did not understand, so as to not be looked down upon by the generals, he said: "Although Yang Me was defeated, but I have a strong base, so I do not have any opportunities. It would be better for Captain Yue Tai to withdraw his troops and arrange defenses in the upper reaches of the Great River for the coming autumn and winter before attacking. In this way, our clan has to return to the imperial court and obey orders. "

Yue Pengju said: "There is no need for another year, I would be troubling Zhang Henggong to stay a little longer for lower official, within eight days, I will break through Water Cock, and will definitely not delay Zhang Henggong's return."

After Zhang Jun heard this, he was shocked, and asked: "Captain Yue Tai didn't make any big promises?"

Li Ruoxu could not help but say: "Captain Yue Tai and his family have long discussed everything thoroughly. Zhang Henggong needs to know, Captain Yue Tai has never been one to boast shamelessly."

Yue Pengju explained: "lower official using the Water Cock to attack the Water Cock, is definitely a success."

He recounted his plan briefly. Zhang Jun, hearing it, was half convinced and half doubtful, and said: "Since that's the case, I will stay in Tan Zhou for half a month, and watch the Captain Yue Tai and the generals defeat the enemy."

Yue Pengju calmly said: "Other than the day that we are going in and out, within eight days, lower official will present Yang Me and Zhong Ziyi to the Governor's Palace. During this period of time, the lower official would like to invite all the masters here to participate in a small banquet. "

"Oh? "What banquet?"

"A simple banquet."

Zhang Jun was still skeptical, but he could only say: "I hope that Captain Yue Tai will win."

Although Hua Rong was no longer involved with her husband's military arrangements, she was definitely not a woman who did not listen to everything outside the window. Normally, she would take note of it, but after knowing that her husband did not seem to care at all, but in reality, he had planned everything out meticulously.

She had originally wanted to go out and buy some things, but it was difficult for a woman to do such a thing, and she couldn't get anything out of the shop either. She only strolled around outside everyday, hearing that her husband was calling for Zhang Jun. When they arrived home, they saw their husband and Li Qiaoniang chatting happily. Li Qiaoniang's voice was soft, her voice gentle, while her husband was beaming with joy. She didn't know what she was thinking either. These days, looking left and right, she always felt that her husband was looking at Li Qiaoniang with feelings for him. It was as if they were two men and women who were truly in love.

She stood there for a while, sighing in her heart. She was a few years older than Pengju, and she was also a broken flower that had been defeated. Perhaps she really wasn't worthy of Pengju.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard Yue Pengju call out, "Sister Shi Qi, come back and pull me."

She gathered her thoughts and walked in, but Li Qiaoniang shyly bowed and took the chance to leave.

These days, for some reason, Yue Pengju started to worry about the money and food in the house, he kept asking her if she had enough, to make her not need to eat and live frugally, saying that it would be alright, since the salary arrived. This was because he only had fifty percent of the money, and he was afraid that Pengju would discover that he had spent it, so he went to raise the money and make things difficult for him. Therefore, she could only pawn the few good clothes and jewelry he had, but it was still a drop in the bucket. She worried about money every day, and gradually, without even feeling the sadness, became numb with anxiety.

Yue Pengju sized up her clothes, but before he could speak, he heard a loud voice from the door: "Yue Pengju …"

Her expression changed as she gritted her teeth, "King Qin, why have you come?"

Yue Pengju disagreed: "I invited him."

Hua Rong watched as King Qin came in and sat opposite of him with his big thorny head. King Qin looked at her and was surprised by the expression in her eyes. A few days ago, he had seen her wear a beautiful light green silk shirt, but today, it was the kind of ordinary clothes that ordinary people wear.

Although it was only a change in clothing, he still felt vaguely uneasy. In the past few days, he had stayed in Tan Zhou City mostly because he was envious of Yang Me's big ship. It was like an alcoholic seeing fine wine, determined to get the real key to building a ship so that he could go back and expand his influence. The other was worried about Hua Rong's change. But he complied with Hua Rong's request, and did not dare to get too close to her, nor did he know what exactly had happened.

Seeing that he was looking at her, Hua Rong's face became as gloomy as the dark clouds in the summer sky.

King Qin could only shift his gaze away, but Yue Pengju actually chatted happily with him: "This time around, I want to fight Yang Me using a type of weapon. King Qin, do you have any experience with it?"

"Haha, your father is most adept at this …"

The two discussed for a while. Because of Hua Rong's expression, King Qin did not stay long; he stood up to take his leave. Just as he was about to leave, Yue Pengju smiled and said: "King Qin, tomorrow, I invite you to the banquet."

"Oh? "What banquet?"

"Ordinary family feast."

King Qin looked like he was about to cry when he saw Hua Rong's expression. However, at this moment, the situation had changed and he actually revealed a smile in an instant, "King Qin, come at me."

King Qin had not seen her smiling face in a long time, and felt that something was wrong with the boss, so he nodded in agreement.

When the King Qin left, Yue Pengju stood up, but saw that his wife's face was gloomy, and said in surprise: "Sister Shi Qi, what happened to you?"

Hua Rong could no longer suppress the humiliation in her heart, and practically shouted out. "Why did you ask King Qin? Why? "You know full well that he is my enemy …"

Yue Pengju patiently said: "King Qin is not your enemy!"

Not an enemy! However, for someone like the King Qin to personally witness the "benefactor" whom he had chosen to rely on for his entire life, to happily marry and marry to another girl and have a concubine as his son, how could he endure that?

Seeing the disapproving smile on her husband's face, Hua Rong only felt a chill from the bottom of her feet, as if she was not a good man, but a hypocritical demon. After a long while, she wanted to suppress the humiliation in her heart, but no matter what, she couldn't suppress it. She loudly said, "No, I firmly disagree with inviting him!"

"Why not? He is also our friend. Sister Shi Qi, do you even have this much? "

Was he warning himself of jealousy?

"Sister Shi Qi, you need to know that this is the woman sent over by the emperor and empress dowager. I can't refuse his, so naturally, I have to actively prepare …"

He had already refused it in the past, but now, he could no longer refuse it. She still stubbornly said, "No."

Yue Pengju said in a deep voice: "Sister Shi Qi, I have always listened to you in the past, this time, you have to listen to me too."

She raised her voice. "I won't agree."

"I will make the decision! You can't refuse. Moreover, you yourself promised King Qin. "

Hua Rong was flustered and exasperated, she pointed at his nose and shouted, "Get out, you get out today!"

Yue Pengju said with a smile that was not a smile: "Sister Shi Qi, this is lower official's tent!"

She froze for a moment, then realized, the one who should be leaving, was her, not Yue Pengju. This was his territory!

Tears welled in her eyes, but she swallowed them down and said slowly, "Okay, I'll go."