214, The Queen's Favorite Husband
What is treason? Zhang Ruyi is just that.
Hearing what he said, everyone present couldn't help but gasp. What does "if the empress is still alive" mean? Is the empress dead?
"You have all seen the current situation. It is clear what to do. If you are willing to submit to the new emperor, I will forgive all the past grievances."
This time it was the concubine who spoke, Feng Lin's biological father. He also planned the rebellion.
Originally, in his opinion, the throne should belong to his son. It was only because the empress died early that the older Feng Zhao took advantage of it. Now he just returned the property to its original owner and took it back.
And Feng Zhao took so much advantage of his son for nothing, and she deserved to pay it back with her life.
These words thoroughly analyzed his wolfish ambitions over the years.
"How dare you? The Queen is fighting at the border. Have you ever thought about what the situation would be like if the Queen died? If the Red Women invaded, not only the throne, but also the Tianhuang Kingdom would be gone."
An old minister said to the concubine and others with an ugly face.
The people left by the late emperor for Feng Zhao were not all mediocre ministers. There were also some people who were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and could distinguish right from wrong.
"Isn't there still Yan Beitian at the border? If the Red Women's army can't be stopped, let her die to apologize. Besides, hasn't the Red Women's tribe always wanted me, Tianhuang, to marry the prince? At that time, as long as there is peace talks, the war will naturally stop."
The young Feng Lin didn't think it was a big deal and said arrogantly.
Several ministers kneeling in the hall almost vomited blood after hearing this childish answer. If Lingtian Pass was really broken, Yan Beitian must have died in the battle. Why would he need to die to apologize? What's more, can the ambition of the Red Women's tribe really be solved by marriage?
One hundred or one thousand Feng Lins are not as good as one Queen Feng Zhao. Such people still want to be the emperor of Tianhuang. Does God think that their fate is about to end?
"I will give you one stick of incense to think about it. Those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish. Everyone, think about it carefully."
Zhang Ruyi looked at these prisoners, especially Liu Lin and others, and said this with a smile. In the eyes of those people who wanted to eat him alive, Zhang Ruyi actually felt a kind of heartfelt joy.
This is the taste of power, it's really good.
"Zhang Ying, Su Quan..."
Several loyal old ministers pointed at the ministers who participated in the rebellion: "You are rebelling against the emperor, and you must not die well."
"Haha, you should take care of yourself first. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This world has already belonged to the new emperor."
Zhang Ying, Zhang Ruyi's biological mother, was standing at the top of the ministers at this time. Her son was about to become the Phoenix King, and she, as the regent minister, would lead the Zhang family to the peak.
What does a temporary infamy count for? History books are written by the victors.
"Brother Deqing, I have always been loyal to you."
The concubines standing behind Liu Lin walked to the other side and smiled at Zhang Ruyi in a flattering way. Similarly, some of the captured ministers stood behind Zhang Ying and others to save their lives.
The crying of children and the sobbing of men made the palace chaotic.
"The time has come. Since you want to be loyal ministers, go with the late emperor."
Zhang Ruyi looked at Liu Lin standing next to the Liu family and the ministers who shared the same hatred with the Liu family and were unwilling to surrender. He showed a hideous smile and immediately asked the concubine to order all these people to be beheaded on the spot.
"My Deqing, you are so majestic."
A cold voice suppressed anger and came from outside the palace. The originally bustling crowd suddenly dispersed, and the empress who should be dead or about to die in Zhang Ruyi's mouth appeared in front of everyone intact.
At the same time, a black-armored army that appeared at some unknown time surrounded the entire palace, and half of the people originally brought by Feng Lin turned their guns and pointed their weapons at their companions.
In an instant, the situation on the field changed drastically.
"Feng Zhao."
Zhang Ruyi felt a dull pain in her chest, and she felt a sweet and fishy taste in her throat. Her legs softened and she knelt on the ground.
Wasn't she assassinated? How did she come back alive?
It's over, everything is over.
*****
"Have you heard that General Yan has returned with a large army?"
"I heard that it is said that Feng Jun also returned victoriously."
In June, the capital seemed more lively than ever, with lights and decorations everywhere, and no one knew what good things had happened.
Speaking of which, a lot of major events have really happened in Tianhuang Kingdom during this period of time.
First, Princess Feng Lin colluded with Zhang Deqing to try to rebel when the Queen was personally leading the expedition, and also tried to assassinate Her Majesty the Queen, but was finally stopped in time by the Queen.
For a whole month, many high-ranking officials in the capital had their homes confiscated, and the Black Armor Army roamed the streets all day long, causing panic among the people.
The failure of this rebellion led to a major change in the power in the court. Most of the old troops left by the previous emperor were killed in this rebellion, and the new forces supported by the empress quickly filled the vacancies and took over. Now there is a brand new atmosphere in the court.
The entire Zhang family was sentenced to be executed. As the queen's man, Zhang Deqing also committed an unforgivable crime. He was only given a decent way to die, and was rewarded with a white silk ribbon, leaving his body intact.
The same goes for the concubine who encouraged the rebellion. As the princess, Feng Lin was lucky enough to have one left, but she was imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for life and no one was allowed to visit her.
The second major event was that the eight-month-long Battle of Lingtian Pass was finally over. The Tianhuang Kingdom was victorious and fought all the way to the imperial city of the Scarlet Girl Tribe. The royal family of the Scarlet Girl Tribe was also escorted this time. Among those entering Beijing.
As for the new king and princess of the Scarlet Nu clan who massacred Prince Ling, they were killed on the spot on the day the Scarlet Nu clan's city was destroyed, and a flag was sacrificed to comfort Prince Ling's spirit in heaven.
And in this battle, the most unexpected hero was Feng Jun and the male army he led.
At that time, the Red Women tribe envoys pretended to attack the other two passes, creating the illusion of a huge army. However, the number of Red Women troops guarding outside Lingtian Pass continued to shrink, and the frequency of sieges became less and less. Yan Beitian could not help but After discovering the plot, he and his deputy led 40,000 elite troops to support the other two cities. On the third day after the army left, all the elites of the Red Girl clan dispatched and stormed Lingtian Pass.
At this time, it was Yan Chu who took his group of male troops and occupied it. Together with the remaining troops in the pass, they held on until the return of Yan Beitian, who realized that he had been tricked.
Especially when he stood on the city wall and shot the arrow that hit the leader of the Scarlet Female Clan, his heroic and martial attitude was remembered by many soldiers of the Tianhuang Kingdom present, and it was widely spread in the days that followed.
Not only that, after helping to defend Lingtian Pass, Yan Beitian adjusted his layout. Taking advantage of the fact that the Chi Nu clan's troops were concentrated on Lingtian Pass for foreign affairs, he asked his daughter who was originally stationed at Jialing Pass and Zhenguan Pass to take the initiative to open the city gate with most of the troops. They surrounded the Red Female Clan army from the rear and caught them off guard with their reverse thinking.
Hasn't the opponent been pretending to attack Jialing Pass and Zhenguan Pass, but actually coveting Lingtian Pass? Then they might as well take the initiative from these two passes and cover them on three sides.
Choosing to take the initiative to attack when the Tianhuang Kingdom's army was always on the defensive was something the Scarlet Girl clan did not expect.
In this battle, the men's army also joined. Under the leadership of Yan Chu, it was this battle that caused the red female tribe to be defeated and flee in panic.
When the news of the victory came, the people of Phoenix Nation all over the world cheered, not only for the generals stationed at the border, but also for the male army led by Feng Jun.
Especially this battle greatly inspired the men of Tianhuang Kingdom, including some of the pampered young men who were living in purdah. They simply regarded Yan Chu as their role model and a role model for men.
He let everyone know that it turns out that men can go into battle and kill enemies just like girls. A man's vision should not be limited to his own one-third of an acre of land, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.
In particular, Fengjun is a role model for men all over the world, and the existence of Yan Chu is the best proof.
Therefore, this time when the army returned victoriously, the people waiting most on both sides of the street were not the girls, but the excited men.
*****
"The world is deteriorating, and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be."
In the teahouse, many people were drinking tea, eating peanuts, looking at the streets outside the doors and windows, waiting for the arrival of the army.
"That's right, how can men go to the battlefield to fight? They don't abide by the rules of husbands and eat and live with so many girls in the military camp. This is simply a disgrace to their future wives."
Some conservative-minded sour scholars couldn't stand the current people's admiration for Feng Jun and the male army he led. In order to show their nobility, they said disdainfully in the teahouse.
"Yes, especially as Lord Feng, he actually had so much blood on his hands. It is said that the general of the Scarlet Nv clan was shot through by his arrow, and the new king and princess of the Scarlet Nv clan were also ordered by him. The person who beheaded him was cruel and unkind, and he has no bearing at all as the Phoenix Lord of our Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom.”
Someone echoed the words of the sour scholar: "We are a great country. Since the Red Numer clan has surrendered in the end, we should show the magnanimity of a big country and treat the former royal family of the Scarlet Nutri clan preferentially. We should also let other small countries know the benevolence of our Tianhuang. What Mr. Feng did was really beneath the dignity of our great country, not to mention that he has been in the military camp with so many girls in the past few months. If he is really loyal to Your Majesty, he should take the initiative to ask Your Majesty to abandon him. Make another virtuous king a righteous one.”
A group of people talked as if what they said was a correct and just thing.
"I divorce your father's ancestors."
Those people were talking about being in high spirits, when a group of tall and strong girls came forward and overturned their tables, picked up the women who were chatting most happily and beat them up.
"How can you do it? I'm going to sue the Nine City Division to arrest you."
The person who was beaten cried for his father and mother, not knowing why he was beaten. There were many onlookers watching the excitement. Anyway, the army has not entered the city yet.
"The one I'm beating is you, you bastard, bastard and little bastard. Damn your father's great-state demeanor. Have you all forgotten how Prince Ling died? You actually said that Feng Jun ordered the killing of Wang Burende of the Scarlet Female Clan. Get out of here." You bastard, I think it would be too easy for Fengjun Rende to just let them die."
The first woman to take action had red eyes: "My family is from the north. You have a good life in the capital, but you don't know what kind of life we northerners live. As long as the Red Women attack, they will always burn, kill, and rob. Have you ever experienced the pain of your husband and children being insulted? Have you ever watched your children who just called you parents being stabbed to death by arrows? You have never experienced anything. Why do you have the audacity to forgive those demons for us northerners?"
"How do you know what will happen if the Red Women really attack? You talk to them about benevolence? You talk to them about the demeanor of a great country, go to your father's bullshit."
The woman spitted on the man who had just ridiculed Yan Chu and hoped that he would take the initiative to stand up and let the queen take back his position as the Phoenix King.
"You people, what else can you do except talk about benevolence and morality? When Feng Jun defended the country, you drank tea and chatted. When Feng Jun was on the battlefield, you still drank tea and chatted. But you don't think about who brought you the peaceful life now. You really think that you are great because you are a girl. You really think that you can suppress men because you are a girl. People like you are the shame among women. Let alone Feng Jun, you are not even worthy of carrying shoes for any man who guards the border and resists foreign invasion."
"I'm going to stop here today. Feng Jun is a hero of our Northland. If anyone dares to say something bad about Feng Jun again, let's let the people of the Northland hear it, it will definitely not be as simple as a beating."
Several sour scholars were beaten and scolded, and they shrank into shrimps in pain. Feeling the strange gazes of others, their self-esteem was also greatly hit, and they wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Those who originally thought that the words of the sour scholars seemed to have some truth also woke up after hearing the angry words of these girls, and felt ashamed of their previous thoughts. Similarly, because of this paragraph, they began to think deeply.
"The army has entered the city!"
There was a cheer from the end of the street, and the teahouse, which had been in a dead silence, suddenly became lively. Everyone rushed to the door and window. When passing by the sour scholars who fell to the ground, they accidentally stepped on them several times, making those sour scholars complain.
As far as the sight can be seen, a pair of armies slowly came from a distance.
Yan Chu wore silver armor and rode on a black horse. After several months of battlefield life, his momentum became more fierce, and the lines of his facial features also appeared much sharper.
Similarly, the army of men following behind him were heroic, with slightly dark skin, but a mouthful of white teeth that was particularly brilliant. It seemed that because they had never seen the prosperity of the capital and the enthusiastic ladies cheering for them on both sides of the street, their cheeks were red with shame, and they were embarrassed to look to the sides.
But because they were dark-skinned, the blushing was not obvious.
"I used to think that men should be gentle and quiet, but I don't know why, but I suddenly think that such a strong and handsome man is also very good."
These are the words of the girls watching.
"Is that Feng Jun? Why do I feel that he is more handsome than those girls, and he is so majestic. If he were a girl, I would really like to marry him."
These are the words of the brothers watching.
After seeing the group of victorious soldiers, the aesthetics of this capital seemed to have changed overnight.
Feng Zhao stood outside the palace gate, watching Yan Chu riding a horse and walking towards her from afar. Missing and pride filled her heart. In her eyes, there was no room for another person except that man.
"I'm back."
Yan Chu got off the horse and walked in front of Feng Zhao.
He was already tall, and he had stayed in the north for a while, and he jumped up a little, looking half a head taller than Feng Zhao.
"Yeah."
In front of the ministers and the people, Feng Zhao couldn't say many words of longing. She took Yan Chu's hand and asked him to stand beside her and stand side by side with her.
Her behavior proved her recognition of Yan Chu as the Feng Jun, and also made the rumors about Yan Chu lose their attacking position.
One is the beautiful and majestic queen, and the other is the cold and fierce Feng Jun who is taller and stronger than the queen. The two people who were originally not matched stood together, and the picture suddenly became unusually harmonious.
The people of the whole city looked at their queen and Feng Jun, and suddenly felt that the so-called husband and wife should be like this.
It has nothing to do with appearance, but only with emotion.
The author has something to say: There should be a little follow-up tomorrow