C149 Countermeasures

Oolong Town's camp.

After Yue Pengju and his men returned from inspecting the terrain, it was already late.

The moment he sat down, he ate two rough snacks and drank a bowl of congee. When he heard that Yu Peng had returned, he immediately stood up and went to welcome him.

Yu Peng was about to bow, but he held him up first: "How is the situation?"

"I found out that the Ambassador of Song was detained by Zong Han."

His expression changed greatly, wouldn't Hua Rong fall into Zong Han's hands?

"At present, we have received news that the Lord Yuwen did not return from a banquet, and only seven important members have been detained, excluding Madam. The news that Zhang Xian sent back is that their group is temporarily hiding in Jin Wushu's palace. Madam told them not to worry. "

However, even if Hua Rong was lucky enough to escape, how long would she be able to stay alive for?

Furthermore, it was in Jin Wushu's palace!

He understood Jin Wushu's intentions the best. There were many times when he couldn't obtain the means to harm Hua Rong, so how long would it be safe to stay in his palace?

Yu Peng knew that he was worried, and asked: "What should we do next?"

Yue Pengju pondered for a moment. The two nations' negotiations actually depended on the strength of the nation, and whoever had sufficient troops would have more authority to speak. Now that the Golden Man was acting so arrogantly, he naturally had nothing to be afraid of.

In the past, when the Oolong Town's garrison was under the command of the imperial government, they were nothing more than decorations. They never dared to confront the Golden Man head-on, nor could they effectively protect the safety of the Han people around them.

"We also received news that Gu Shen's troops were stationed fifty kilometers away to recuperate. Now, it's also the start of spring, so every year, they would come to the border to hunt in March and April …"

The so called "hunt" was a large-scale assault on the border, plundering the possessions of the citizens of Da Song. Sometimes, this kind of operation could even extend to one to two hundred miles around the border.

"Alright, then let's take the initiative and give them a bit of a warning."

"Yes."

This deployment had already been planned long ago, and it was necessary to not make any mistakes in order to hit the target immediately. The date of departure was tomorrow night.

It was bitterly cold in the north, and there was no supply of charcoal. After Hua Rong left, the fire on the brick bed burned out, and it became very cold as she laid down. However, the reason why she kept tossing and turning about was not because of Leng Ning, but because of loneliness — the loneliness that seeped into her very bones.

His heart was as cold as ocean water, half of it was fire. He had just tasted the wonderful taste of marriage, and knew that there was another realm in life. But soon, they parted, leaving each other for a long time.

A young man's blood boiled like lava, but his wife wasn't by his side. Not only that, she was also in danger. For a moment he thought he saw her float in through the narrow window, full of moonlight. He reached out in surprise and hugged her, but she was cold.

He wondered why he had never missed her so deeply before. He had only been separated for seven or eight days, yet it was like he was living a new year. Every second felt like he was suffering.

After lying down for a while, he heard an urgent voice from outside, "Yue Xiang Gong …"

After he was promoted to the position of Envoy, his subordinates took him as "Hubby", it was Wang Gui's voice, and it was extremely urgent. He quickly got up. The moment he opened the door, he saw a person walking in. He was accompanied by two bodyguards.

The person who came first spoke, "I've heard a lot about Peng Ju, I'm Shan Wu Jie of Chuan …"

Wu Jie had a medium stature and was around forty years old. When they first met, he had called his "Pengju", precisely to show his friendliness.

Yue Pengju was overjoyed, and bowed respectfully: "So it's Sir Wu."

Even before and after the great disaster at Jingkang, the Golden Army would have to circle around Sichuan in an attempt to occupy the rear of the city and attack it from the front and back. However, due to being pushed back by Wu Jie, they did not succeed. Because of this, he was highly recognized by Zhao Deji. But, at that moment, why was Wu Jie here?

Once the two sat down, the guards handed over the hot tea s. Wu Jie looked around the simple room, and laughed: "I've long heard that Pengju is extremely strict in the management of the army, and is not good at spoils. When I saw you today, I know that you live up to your name …"

"Sir Wu, you flatter me."

"Truth be told, I've come here on orders …"

Originally, Zhao Deji felt that this matter was extremely important, and the envoys of the Song Kingdom had been detained many times. He was anxious, afraid that these envoys would never return, so in order to be absolutely safe, he suddenly thought of Wu Jie going to the north against the enemy, and leaving Chuanshan City. Before he could return, he sent a secret order for him to help.

Although Wu Jie had heard of Yue Pengju's name before, as a martial general of the Da Song, he was used to exaggerating his battle achievements.

Wu Jie's "sudden attack" this time, not only did Yue Pengju not dislike it, he was instead overjoyed. This kind of personal style, when compared to the likes of General Liu Guang and Du Chong, the difference was too huge, no wonder he was able to stand guard for so many years without being defeated.

At the same time, Yue Pengju also understood Zhao Deji's intentions. Originally, he had been the same as Hua Rong, thinking that after Zhao Deji ascended the throne, he was always timid and had high hopes for him, and was gradually walking down the path of his father. At this moment, his impression of Zhao Deji could not help but change greatly. He was finally willing to fight without hesitation for the sake of his mother.

The two famous generals did not agree to negotiate with the Golden Army. They knew that only victory in the war could be used as a bargaining chip, and the two shared the same thoughts. They looked at each other and felt that this was a great opportunity.

Wu Jie said in a low voice: "My thirty thousand troops and horses are still two hundred fifty kilometers away, and the vanguard is in front …"

Yue Pengju also said: "I found out news that after Jinguo's death, her successor was not enough to convince the masses. Now that the Jinguo is at odds, if we can seize this opportunity, we can take back the two rivers …"

"Exactly!"

The two of them lit up the lamp and chatted at night. The more they chatted, the more they speculated, and the more they hated each other for knowing each other too late.

While his mouth was parched and tongue-tied dry, Wu Jie took a sip of coarse tea and sighed: "Pengju, you sure have lived a bitter life …"

Wu Jie was a famous general, came from a famous clan, dressed in extravagant clothing, his hobbies also fit the noble tastes of the current dynasty's scholars, appreciating poems and songs, liking women's voices and voices. Even in the army, there was a strict dietary requirement, moreover, there were always several talented concubine attending to serve him.

Therefore, looking at these coarse tea buns that were brought out because they welcomed him, he felt like he couldn't eat them.

Wu Jie looked around him, "Penga, you have been in the army for a long time, and no one can take care of you. Why didn't you let a few concubine s go by your side?"

Yue Pengju chuckled, and took a sip of tea: "Pengju has his own wife by his side."

"Oh? Your wife in the army? "

Naturally, he couldn't say that his wife had gone to rescue the empress dowager. All he said was, "She temporarily has matters to attend to so she left."

"Since that's the case, there should be a concubine by your side."

He shook his head.

Wu Jie saw that he was a young man full of vigor, and that the way he looked at him and the color on his face. However, when he saw the bloodshot eyes of the young man, he knew that it was because he was "not satisfied yet". According to habit, all the great generals in the army would have concubine accompanying them. For such a young man to stay alone in the army for so long, it is truly unbelievable, and it is also not conducive to his health. He laughed and said: "Peng Ju, this time when I am heading north, I have a few pretty girls in the army.

"Milord, you absolutely cannot."

"Why not? Could it be that Madame Yue is a tigress? "

"My wife is gentle and virtuous, she has never been a fierce Jealousy."

"In that case, why not?"

At that time, there was an indispensable virtue of being the official wife of a woman: to tolerate and live in harmony with her husband's concubine. That was why he could be called a "good wife". Seeing that he claimed that his wife was definitely not a ferocious Jealousy, Wu Jie advised him even more: "Pengju, your military affairs are very busy, you must have someone to take care of you, this matter is settled …"

Yue Pengju laughed and bowed, "Master might not know, Pengju was not putting on an act. In fact, because he had deep feelings for his wife, he has promised to never disappoint her in this life."

Wu Jie disagreed, was it possible that a man with a concubine would have a bad wife? He thought that Yue Pengju's wife was probably a tigress, and thought that he, a martial general of his generation, was also so 'afraid'.

This meeting with Wu Jie caused Yue Pengju's plans to slightly adjust, delaying him by a few days. He and Wu Jie felt that the emperor had finally done something, and he was already full of vigor and vitality. He was determined to win this battle, not only to save the empress dowager and the others, but also to take back the two rivers.

That evening, he returned from his investigation. Yu Peng quietly stepped forward with a smile on his face as he said in a low voice, "Yue Xiang Gong, Sir Wu has sent you a beauty. You sure are lucky …"

It turned out that after Wu Jie left and thought about how young Yue Pengju was, he wanted to find a beautiful wife for him in the army. It just so happened that he saw his daughter when he was patting the widow of a sacrificial general in the station. The daughter's name was Yong Xu, and at her age, she was literate, had a clean background, and was pretty and charming. He immediately gave the widow a generous pension and bought herself some jewelry. When Yong Xu heard that she was going to marry the famous general Yue Pengju as his concubine, she was naturally extremely willing.

Yue Pengju was startled. In the past, there had been people who had gifted beauties to him and Zhao Deji had also given them to him. But this time was different. This time, during the interview with Wu Jie, he felt that meeting him was better than being famous, and he also felt that his kindness was greater.

However, taking a concubine was absolutely impossible. Not only was it because he had promised Hua Rong to be a wife for life, even though he had yearned for the beauty of marriage in his mind, he had never imagined that it could be obtained from another woman besides his wife.

Not even such a thought had occurred to him.

In this world, who could be more pleasing to the heart than his wife?

Thus, it became a difficult matter to find a way to deal with this woman.

Yu Peng and Wang Gui saw that he was unsettled, the two of them had been following him for a long time, and knew that he and his wife would definitely not take in a concubine at this time, but the two of them could not come up with any ideas on this kind of matter, so they could only laugh and wait to see how Yue Pengju, who had won a hundred battles, would handle such a troublesome matter.

Yue Pengju saw that not only did the two of them not come up with anything, they were even acting like they were watching a good show, and said helplessly: You two tell me, what do we do?

Yu Peng laughed as he said in a low voice, "In my opinion, this Yue Xiang Gong might as well enjoy the beautiful fortune that has been delivered to you. It doesn't mean that you have failed to live up to your Sir Wu's good intentions …"

"Yeah, it's not good to offend Sir Wu. "Furthermore, Madam is virtuous and will not blame you for showing consideration for the hardships of the military …"

Yue Pengju placed his hands on his forehead and asked anxiously: "What kind of rotten idea is this? Sigh, I'll think of a way myself. "