"Father, Yong'an County of Chu State arrests the head?" Liu Rou said with a smile; "You are from Chu State and you have soldiers with you, but are you deliberately deceiving me?"
Long Bing'er said from the side: "Mother, he is Xu Qing, the commander-in-chief of the Chu army this time, and his father is indeed the head hunter."
Liu Rou smiled and said: "So you are Xu Qing? My husband told me before that I wanted to abduct Bing'er's father away from me? What about us, mother and daughter?"
Xu Qing thought for a while and said: "Actually, Chu State is quite big, and a whole family can live there."
He didn't dare to say it in front of Liu Rou. In fact, he not only wanted to take General Long away, but also wanted to take Long Bing'er away, so Liu Rou didn't have to consider mother and daughter at all. In fact, she only needed to consider one person...
Liu Rou heard Xu Qing's words and laughed: "That won't work. My husband has always been loyal to the Zhao State. I'm afraid the Long family can't afford the Chu State's love. But since you are Bing'er's good friend in the Chu State, why don't you come with me?
Sit at home for a while?”
Xu Qing nodded and said, "Of course it's better to be respectful than to obey."
Liu Rou asked as she walked, "How many people are coming from Chu State this time?"
Xu Qing said: "There are a hundred thousand troops and an excessive amount of firearms. However, the army set out from the capital of Chu State all the way to the capital of Zhao State. The soldiers were exhausted after the rapid march, so I ordered the soldiers to stop in the capital of Zhao State.
I need to rest nearby for a few more days before setting off to the border to meet His Majesty the Emperor of your country and hand over my credentials. Who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would still have the heart to enjoy himself in the harem amid internal and external troubles."
Liu Rou sighed and said, "There is a difference between a monarch and his ministers. Of course, you can't make mistakes. It's all the villains around your majesty who have deceived the saints, which has caused Zhao's current domestic and foreign affairs to go from bad to worse."
Xu Qing could only comfort him politely: "It will get better."
But if I want to get better, I'm afraid I need to change my emperor.
But this day always feels like it's not too far away.
Xu Qing followed Liu Rou back to the Long family, but the shadow guards under Xu Qing were not idle. When they met the Shezhao people who committed crimes, they beat them up severely and then took them back to the Chu State military camp.
The Yamen and the Twelve Guards of Zhao State did not dare to take care of it.
As the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy.
Today's Zhao State is the weakest among the three countries in the Central Plains. Even the other two countries have entered the era of thermal weapons, but Zhao State is still standing still.
The Yamen of Zhao State felt uncomfortable being caught in the middle.
As for arresting She Zhao, I am afraid that I will really break up with She Zhao and His Majesty will blame me.
If you want to capture Chu State...are you crazy?
Do you believe that one hundred thousand troops and a huge number of firearms are just outside the city, and the capital can change hands anytime and anywhere?
If placed in other countries, even reinforcements from other countries would never be stationed near the capital, but now Zhao is different. In the face of She Zhao's attack, it has long lost the qualities that a country should have.
The right to speak.
All the officials in the capital, big and small, were in danger, and those who dared to arrest Chu people were no less serious than those who rebelled.
So a scene like this appeared in the city.
The people of Shezhao were arrogant and tyrannical, and the shadow guards of Chu State beat them with force. The people of Zhao State watched and applauded, and finally Chu State's prestige greatly increased. Have you ever seen this strange scene?
And no one dared to stop it.
Now, almost two-thirds of the imperial army in the capital of Zhao State have been deployed to suppress King Ming, and the capital's defense force is very weak.
If they dare to stop them, there will be a hundred thousand troops equipped with huge amounts of firearms waiting for them outside.
At this time, the dignitaries in the capital were hiding at home and did not dare to go out, waiting for the people of Chu to vent their anger.
Anyway, they only have a few days to rest and wait until they see off the giant Buddha.
And Xu Qing's actions were not without reaction. At the very least, the emperor of Zhao could no longer do business in the harem with peace of mind.
It is said that no one can sleep soundly under the bed. Zhao State has a hundred thousand troops from neighboring countries stationed next to the capital. Song Ding's position as emperor suddenly became precarious. It's strange that he can still create people with peace of mind.
The Emperor of Zhao immediately reprimanded the Grand Eunuch Bai Fu in front of many ministers. Although the Grand Eunuch was reprimanded, he did not dare to object at all.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor is giving instructions to the state of Chu.
I mean don't blame me. I didn't miss the Chu envoy on purpose. It was all because of the turtle grandson who didn't come to report.
If he comes to report, I will definitely see him!
After punishing Bai Fu, Emperor Zhao quickly sent people with heavy gifts to the place where the Chu army was stationed, apologized, and invited the commander-in-chief of your army to come to the palace to see him.
At this time, Xu Qing was helping to prepare lunch at Long Bing'er's house, so naturally he didn't know about these things.
Liu Rou sat outside the house and became more and more satisfied as she watched Xu Qing and Long Bing'er working in the kitchen.
The daughter is only responsible for washing and chopping vegetables, and Xu Qing can prepare a table of sumptuous food.
Not even servants are needed.
Where can I find such a marquis?
For people in high positions like them, eating every day is actually a top priority. They are afraid of being poisoned and assassinated. Food is even more important. But if they can cook, they will also be afraid of others.
Is this a problem with poisoning?
Obviously not.
Besides, such a person can cook the dishes so fragrantly.
Liu Rou became more and more satisfied as she watched, even though she didn't know what she was satisfied with.
But then Liu Rou felt guilty again in her heart.
She felt that her daughter and Xu Qing were very good friends, so she invited him to her home for dinner. It was good now that the guest was busy with his own work, and he, the master, was waiting to eat.
This...how unbecoming is this?
But fortunately, his daughter is still there to help, otherwise the Long family would really have no place to put their face.
After a table of delicacies was served, before the three of them had time to move their chopsticks, they heard the concierge come to report that a man from Chu State was asking to see them.
, Xu Qing had no choice but to stand up and come to the door. Wu Ming, the shadow guard, saw Xu Qing and told Xu Qing everything that happened in front of the camp.
It turned out that at the gate of the Chu army's camp, the eunuch was helped over to apologize, and invited the commander-in-chief of the Chu army to come into the palace to meet the emperor.
Bai Fu didn't know that Xu Qing was in Long Mansion, so he had to wait there.
The trusted shadow guard had no choice but to go to the city to tell Xu Qing the news and asked Xu Qing's opinion on how to deal with it.
Xu Qingdao: "Just say that I am busy with official duties and have no time to go to the palace to meet any saint. Let him go back and forth wherever he goes. The Chu army does not care about the eunuchs' food!"
When Wu Ming heard Xu Qing's words, he immediately clasped his fists and resigned.
After Wu Ming retired, Xu Qing returned to Long Mansion and continued eating.
I just took the initiative to visit you, but the emperor was not there. Now I invite him and he will come?
Do you really think that Xu Qing has no temper at all?
It seems that Zhao Guo has never understood who is begging whom now!
Then Xu Qing doesn't mind spending a little more time, and we'll see who is anxious when the time comes.
