Chapter fifty-two: who is fighting
Su Muwan was worried about Shangguan Yu's safety and even prayed for him secretly, but she didn't know that there were people in the palace who only hoped that Shangguan Yu would die in the battle.
In the Chaoxia Palace.
"Empress, the eldest prince is here."
Madam Gui respectfully announced to the back of the crystal curtain.
Behind the curtain, the precious concubine was half-siding on the beauty's couch and closed her eyes to rest. Next to her was a palace maid waving a feather fan woven from the feathers of flamingos to fan her gently. A small piece of precious spice worth a thousand gold was burned in the incense burner not far from the room. At this time, the smoke rose and a refreshing fragrance in the room.
After hearing Madam Gui say this, she immediately opened her eyes, her watery eyes were shining, but she had a bit of a girlish look.
"The emperor is here, please invite him in."
Concubine Zhen quickly got up, opened the crystal curtain, and saw Shangguan Qian walking in from outside the hall.
"My son wishes my mother a blessing."
When Shangguan Qian came in, he first greeted the concubine Zhen. His appearance was very different from the two brothers Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Chen. Compared with the emperor Shangguan Sha, he looked more like the concubine Zhen, especially his eyes, which were carved out of the same mold.
However, Shangguan Qian always looks humble and gentle and gentle in his daily life, which makes people always pay more attention to his gentle and elegant demeanor, which makes people ignore his appearance.
Concubine Zhen quickly asked Shangguan Qian to sit down and asked the palace maids who were serving in the hall to retreat first. Only Shangguan Qian, Madam Gui and her three were left in the hall. Madam Gui was her confidant, and she usually did not avoid her when discussing matters.
"How is it, my son, what did you find out?" Concubine Zhen spoke anxiously.
"Mother, I sent a spy to Yumen Pass to send a message back and said that the generals admire Shangguan Yu very much, and this battle is very likely to be defeated." Shangguan Qian frowned and replied.
"If he wins this game, the military generals on the border will probably start to support him in the future. Although the military generals are not as good as those of the civil officials in the court, the emperor will also care. And the more important thing is the people's hearts. If this battle is won, he will have a lot of support in the people's hearts than you."
Concubine Zhen was very afraid of Shangguan Yu, afraid that his voice would rise after winning. Since ancient times, the people have had a sincere trust in the generals who won the battle.
And more importantly, the veteran general Shen Guang, who has always acted indiscriminately and has not yet publicly expressed his support for any prince. Most of the generals stationed in Yumen Pass are his subordinates. If they express their appreciation for Shangguan Yu, is this what Shen Guang meant?
Shen Guang is the weather vane among military generals. There are many disciples and confidants among military generals in Beijing. If he openly stands on the side of Shangguan Yu, most of the military generals in the court will stand on the side of Shangguan Yu. This situation is not what he wants to see.
"Your son, do you think Shangguan Yu also wants to compete for the throne? Or is it because the emperor wants him to take this position?"
The more Princess Zhen thought about it, the more she felt right, so she wanted to hear her son’s opinions.
Shangguan Qian's originally gentle aura disappeared at this time. After throwing away the hypocritical mask, he now has a desire for power.
"Shangguan Yu should not have this intention. We sent people to test it many times before, but he was indifferent. How could he suddenly feel like fighting?"
He and Concubine Zhen had attacked Shangguan Yu many times. Before, they sent someone to give Shangguan Yu aphrodisiac called "Three Petals Plums", with the intention of ruining Shangguan Yu and making the emperor suspicious of his character. However, he did not succeed in the end, but Shangguan Yu did not arouse suspicion.
In this silent battle, Shangguan Qian always felt that he had occupied the right time, place, and people, and was destined to ascend to the throne.
Concubine Zhen gave birth to him just earlier than the queen gave birth to Shangguan Ling, so although Shangguan Ling was the legitimate son, she did not have the "long" she had taken.
Moreover, Shangguan Ling was indecisive and had no opinion. Many ministers in the court thought that he was not the source of emperors. Now only the queen's father and ministers of the Taishi Zhou were the ones who supported him, so he was not as strong as the ones behind him.
There are also Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Chen. Their mother was originally the emperor's favorite woman. She once made Concubine Zhen very afraid, but now she has passed away and has no help to the two brothers. The two fought alone. Although they were loved by the emperor, there was no support from ministers behind them, which was not worth worrying.
The only variable is that this time the father directly appointed Shangguan Yu to fight on behalf of Liang Zheng. Could it be that as my mother said, the father wanted to push Shangguan Yu down to that position? This is even worse.
Shangguan Qian thought secretly, his face changed constantly, and after several thoughts, he became more and more worried about Shangguan Yu.
"No matter what, no matter whether he is thinking or not, we can't sit still and wait for death. If he wins, find a way to keep him at Yumen Pass forever."
Concubine Zhen had a vicious smile on her face, and her voice was a little vicious. She was afraid that the emperor would come, and she couldn't believe that her usual gentle concubine would smile so sinisterly.
The palace maid outside the hall suddenly felt a chill when she heard her laughter.
Shangguan Qian picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, with a meaningful look on his face.
Shangguan Yu can't stay anymore!
I heard that his princess also went to the border to find him, but she was deeply in love with Shangguan Yu. How could she break up the pair of Yuanyang as her brother? Then she would die with Shangguan Yu!
After drinking tea, Shangguan Qian left Chaoxia Palace and returned to his palace. He immediately found someone to send a message to Yangliuguan's spy with a carrier pigeon. There were only a few symbols written in a secret order on the small note.
If anyone who can understand the symbol will know that those symbols are just one sentence:
If you win, you will be eliminated by Shangguan Yu and his wife!
Yumen Pass thousands of miles away.
Lan Yu, who accompanied Shangguan Yu, heard that his princess actually came to find the prince, so he hurried over to make arrangements. He neglected this person, and it would be strange if the master came back and didn't punish him.
After Lan Yu saluted Su Muwan, she saw that she looked haggard and had a sick look on her face, so she offered to ask the princess to go and rest first and then inform her when the prince returns from the war.
He also told him that it is normal to fight a war for a long time and will not end very early.
Su Muwan was worried about Shangguan Yu's safety and had no intention of rest at all, but when she thought about it, she had been running around for days and was exhausted. She could not let Shangguan Yu see such a dirty look, so she nodded in agreement.
Lan Yu placed Su Muwan in the military tent where his master lived in the past few days, and borrowed a little maid from the military dependents of the generals stationed here to support Su Muwan's mission.
After making Su Muwan arranging, Lan Yu called Mo Yan and Mo Yu to find out why the princess suddenly came to find the prince, for fear of some bad news.
The two brothers knew nothing about this. They were suddenly ordered by Shangguan Chen to escort the princess to find the master, but they didn't know the reason. They only told Lan Yu about Su Muwan's situation along the way, including that although they were sick, they insisted on rushing on the road because they were worried that Shangguan Yu would not even complain about the pain along the way. It was simply something that ordinary women in the boudoir could do.
When Lan Yu heard the two brothers say this, he let go of his heart. Depending on the situation, it should not be a bad thing. However, the relationship between the prince and the princess is one step closer.
He has always been with Shangguan Yu, and naturally understands Shangguan Yu's thoughts. The princess always keeps being cold and pushes him out. But since he can chase him thousands of miles away, it is estimated that the prince's thoughts will be resolved soon.
Lan Yu was happy to see that his master's troubles were solved. As for worrying about Shangguan Yu? Lan Yu was not worried at all. He knew his master's ability.
If even Shangguan Yu can't win this battle, then there is probably no one in this world who can win.
On the battlefield.
Shangguan Yu held the long sword in his hand, and while walking forward, he swung the sword in his hand towards the enemy. He took the lead, and he was like a sword that penetrated straight into the enemy's throat.
As soon as the sharp edge comes out, who will compete with you!
Rong Lian was not willing to be outdone with a long red tassel spear. He followed Shangguan Yu closely. With the spear, he poked the enemy's throat. After another, he threw the person directly to the ground from the horse and did not regain his life.
One of the two attracted firepower in the front and the other cleared the rear in the back, and they cooperated in a very tacit way.
For a moment, the Hun soldiers became more and more afraid and did not dare to fight, but Dazhou was very motivated.
"Master, the two of them are the generals who Dazhou replaced Liang Zheng. The one holding the sword is the son of the emperor of the Dazhou Dynasty, named Shangguan Yu, and the one holding the gun is Rong Lian, a son of the Duke of Rong."
On the side of the Hun soldiers, a man dressed in a large helmet clothes was saying to the people around him with a flattering look on his face, that the people around him were the eldest son of the Hun King, Historical.
Historical biological mother was the first wife of the Huns King Maodun. Her father was a famous tribe leader of the Huns. In order to gain the support of her father, Maodun married her, but he had no feelings for Historical biological mother.
Later, Maodun accidentally got a woman from a big helmet offered to him by someone else. She was extremely pampered. That woman even gave birth to a second son, Bahu.
Compared to history, Maodun certainly prefers Bahu, the girl he loved, and even has some preference for naming.
"History" means a man like an eagle in the Huns, but "Bahu" means the sun.
The Huns believed in the sun, and even the flag was made of sun patterns. Maodun gave his youngest son this name. His history had to think about it. His father was afraid that Bahu wanted to take over the Shanyu, who was the emperor of the Xiongnu.
How could History be willing? His prairie eagle will definitely peck the sun's eyes and tell him that the king on this prairie can only be himself.
So History asked Maodun several times to fight and wanted to prove himself to him, but Maodun didn't agree. This time it was History's grandfather who helped him speak, so Maodun agreed to let History be the leader to defeat Dazhou's first gate, Yumen Pass.
The man from Dazhou around him was dug up from Yumen Pass for a lot of money. Dazhou said: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Historical thought it was right, so he felt that it was very important to find out the details of his opponent.
At this time, seeing Shangguan Yurong and Lian and the other two were extraordinary, many Hun cavalry did not dare to fight them directly, but instead showed many flaws. The Huns' troops were at a disadvantage for a while.
History shouted, "Get my weapon up!"
He took a giant knife and rode his horse, and decided to meet the two people in person.
Chapter completed!