Her maiden name is Xiao and her husband’s surname is Wu?
The second prince of Tubo didn't pay much attention when he heard it at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he was stunned like a lightning strike. As far as he knew, there was only one woman who could connect these two surnames together.
That is...Princess Changle of Daqi.
There is a slight age gap between the old woman and Princess Changle, but considering the princess's experience, it is not impossible to look older.
Previously, the king had wanted to describe the people in the village as the remnants of Princess Changle, so that killing the people in the village would be a great achievement, but was that false?
What's more, how can the remnant be compared to the princess herself?
No, that's not right.
It was like something suddenly fell from the sky and hit the second prince in a daze. Princess Changle was dead. He had heard about this from his father. The people in Daqi didn't want the princess to return to their homeland, so they simply went under the Tubo regime.
At the time of the change, the princess was buried in Tubo.
How could a dead person suddenly come back to life and stand on the tower in good health?
The second prince reached out and pinched his eyebrows, then looked towards Luquguan, and saw that the short figure was still there.
"General Wang Zeng has been brought to me, please hurry up."
The second prince made an agreement with Wang Zeng. They would not meet again before Luqu was conquered, in order to prevent others from seeing through Wang Zeng's intentions. It was impossible for Tubo to openly control Taozhou and Minzhou. Conquering it was one thing, but guarding the pass
It's another thing. It would require investing too much troops. He doesn't have the strength now, but he is reluctant to conquer and grab some things before leaving, so leaving the two states to Wang Zeng is the best choice.
On the surface, Wang Zeng is a minister of Da Qi, but in fact he works for him secretly and secretly controls the money of the two states. How is it different from owning the land of the two states? This is his plan and why he dares to take the risk to come to Taozhou.
The reason is that he will not trade at a loss.
Unexpectedly, after entering Taozhou, there would be such a change. The second prince had a hunch that the woman was a princess, which could explain why he could not attack Taozhou for a long time.
In this case, Wang Zeng could no longer stand by and watch. The two of them had to join forces to quickly capture Taozhou and capture the princess.
The second prince took a deep breath. It was more dangerous than he thought before, but if he succeeded, he would get more than before, and the reputation he would get would be enough for him to become the next Zamp.
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Wang Zengzheng was hiding and did not dare to show up, because he had already given Feng Chenghai to the Tubo people. At this time, he should be "fiercely fighting" with the Tubo people to try to rescue Feng Chenghai. He had to wait until the Tubo people left before he could carry the wounded
The army recaptured Taozhou.
Wang Zeng took a sip of the wine, chewed the dried meat in his mouth, and then smacked his lips. Everything was good, but the wine was not as good as the one in Fengxia Village. But the wine in Fengxia Village was too strong, so he couldn't drink it at this time.
Being drunk will make things worse.
He suddenly remembered and looked at the concubine beside him: "You said that after the war, can you still drink the buttermilk? Could it be that the Feng family killed everyone in Fengxia Village?"
The concubine shook her head: "I don't know who I am."
Wang Zeng sighed: "Maybe I won't be able to drink anymore. If I had known I should have started first, at least I would have figured out how to make buttermilk... What a pity..."
Human life is not a pity, but what is a pity is the good things made by the people of Fengxia Village.
"Tell me, why are those people so skillful with their hands? I've only been here in Taozhou for a short time, and they've already made so many gadgets. If this continues, there's no telling what else will happen."
The concubine smiled and said: "What else can I have? It's just food and drink, and it can't be put on the big table."
Wang Zeng found this matter difficult to explain. The group of people were strange and strange, and he couldn't see through it. Is it really because the father of a No. 1 scholar is here?
Wang Zeng stopped thinking about what he couldn't figure out, and turned to ask his concubine: "How is the tea?"
The concubine smiled and said: "A lot has been shipped, and a batch will arrive tonight. Why would I be in a hurry to transport tea at this time? When Taozhou and Minzhou fall into my hands, wouldn't it be okay to do whatever it takes?"
Wang Zeng stretched out his hand and pinched his concubine's face: "You know that Taozhou and Minzhou will eventually be in my hands, how can people know that? What they see is Taozhou, and Minzhou is fighting again, no matter what the war is.
As a result, the passes will be tightened for a while, which will make it difficult for goods to circulate. This batch of tea can be sold at a good price."
"Besides, I have to make a good start and raise the price of tea. After I take charge of this place, the price of tea will only be higher than this, and will never be lower than this. This is what I want to set for them.
rule."
The concubine understood after hearing this: "It turns out that I have already thought so long-term."
"It doesn't work if you don't count it," Wang Zeng said. "A small family and a small business are different from those disciples of high-ranking families. There is no support from the clan, and every penny is earned by myself. I have spent all these years working hard to save the family business."
Enough has happened, and I have to let them taste the pain at my hands."
The concubine smiled again and immediately poured wine for Wang Zeng.
Wang Zeng counted the days, and the people he left behind in Guzang Fort were about to leave to deliver military supplies. Just as Wang Zeng was thinking about it, he saw the curtain of the military tent opened, and the deputy general on duty walked in immediately.
"General," the deputy general said, "the second prince has sent someone."
Wang Zeng was startled: "Taozhou was captured so quickly?" Apart from this, he could not think of any other reason why the second prince was so anxious to find him.
The deputy general shook his head: "No, the second prince lost a lot of soldiers and horses in Taozhou, and even the reinforcements were used, but the city of Taozhou has not been broken yet."
Wang Zeng put down the cup in his hand.
The deputy general continued: "I'm afraid there is some inside story, but the person who sent the letter refused to tell the general."
Wang Zeng nodded, and the deputy general went to take the messenger into the military tent. Upon seeing this, the concubine left with the deputy general.
There was no one else in the military tent, so the scout who delivered the message dared to speak bluntly: "My prince has something to ask General Wang. Does General Wang know who the guard general of Taozhou is?"
Wang Zeng said: "Isn't he the number one scholar of the Song Dynasty?" Could it be that the number one scholar was a secretive person?
The scout shook his head: "No, there is an old woman on the wall who calls herself Xiao. Did the general know about it before?"
The scout raised his head and looked at Wang Zeng, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "Princess Changle of Daqi may be here."
Wang Zeng stood up immediately.
"Impossible," Wang Zeng shook his head, "Princess Changle has died long ago."
If she was not dead, how could the Feng family let her go? The village might just be related to Princess Changle, who had been imprisoned in the village for so many years.
"Someone must be pretending," Wang Zeng frowned, "Maybe it was the method that Song Zhuangyuan came up with. Scholars are always cunning. Song Zhuangyuan's father was like this, and he created Fengxia Village."
Wang Zeng had heard about Old Mrs. Song a long time ago. Zhao Luoyang was still a disciple of Old Mrs. Song. Since he could teach such students, he could also raise such a son. However, he had been deceived before.
The scout asked: "General Wang, can you be sure?"
Wang Zeng frowned. He had been planning for so many years in Guzang Fort. It was impossible that he could not have thought of this. How could a princess keep her head down and survive in Taozhou?
Just when they thought of this, the two of them suddenly heard a "boom" sound, as if the whole earth trembled. Wang Zeng quickly walked out of the military tent, a fire lit up in the darkness, and the billowing smoke was actually mixed with the smell of tea.