Liu Xiu summoned her to the palace, and Qin Zihua was quite surprised. She had always known that the emperor Liu Xiu didn't have a good impression of her. If he summoned her to the palace this time, she might cause some trouble!
But no matter how unsure she was, she had to go when the emperor summoned her. Qin Zihua changed her clothes and went to the palace.
In the Imperial Palace, Qingliang Hall, Liu Xiu met Qin Zihua.
Qin Zihua still looks the same, but her clothes are a little more frugal.
"My maid has met your Majesty!" Qin Zihua walked into the hall and saluted Liu Xiufu.
Liu Xiu waved her hand and said, "Mrs. Qin, please get up! Sit down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Zihua sat down beside him.
Liu Xiu's impression of Qin Zihua was not very good, but it changed a lot later, especially after Qin Zihua rescued Yin Lihua. He smiled and greeted, "How is Mrs. Qin lately?"
Qin Zihua bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Thanks to your majesty, everything is fine with me."
Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "Is Anhao so good that he spent all the money Ziyan has accumulated over the years?"
Qin Zihua looked at Liu Xiu in surprise. She did not expect him to be so straightforward and straightforward. She was stunned for a moment and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have recently purchased some shops and fields. These are all for long-term considerations!
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Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows.
Qin Zihua said seriously: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has defeated the bandits and unified the world. It is the general trend and the will of heaven. In the future, Luoyang will be more prosperous. If you buy shops and fields in Luoyang, in the long run, you will definitely make a profit!"
"Yes!" Liu Xiu nodded in agreement and suddenly asked: "So, how much money does Da Sima's mansion have left now?"
"This..." Qin Zihua was speechless for a moment.
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Mrs. Qin has already spent a lot of money on it, right? So, what will the whole family eat and use in the next few days?"
Qin Zihua said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's concern, I have taken off my clothes and gone on a diet, so I can still get by!"
Liu Xiu looked at Qin Zihua for a while and said: "Ziyan is away fighting, but the Sima Mansion is living a life of stripping down clothes and dieting. How can Ziyan feel at ease? How can Ziyan feel at ease when he is distracted and thinking about things?
campaign?"
"His Majesty……"
Before Qin Zihua could finish speaking, Liu Xiu waved to her, and then nodded to Zhang Kun. Zhang Kun walked quickly to the door of the hall and waved outside. Two chamberlains walked in carrying a small box.
The box was not big, but it looked very heavy. It took two chamberlains to lift it. The two chamberlains carried the small box to Qin Zihua and put it down. Even though the movement was very gentle, there was still a dull thud.
ring.
Zhang Kun stepped forward, opened the lid of the box, bowed to Qin Zihua and said, "Mrs. Qin!"
Qin Zihua took a closer look and saw that the box was filled with golden cakes. One gold cake weighed one kilogram. There must be at least fifty gold cakes in this box, so this is five
Ten pounds of gold.
After looking at it, Qin Zihua looked at Liu Xiu with a surprised look on his face, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, is this?"
Liu Xiu said: "It is not easy to run a household. If Mrs. Qin manages the Sima Mansion well, Ziyan will have no worries. These golds are my reward to Ziyan and Mrs. Qin, but there is one thing.
Mrs. Qin can only use it for household purposes and is not allowed to use it for land purchase."
Qin Zihua was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Liu Xiu meant. Liu Xiu rewarded so much gold, firstly, to dispel Wu Han's worries, and secondly, to reassure himself. He paid attention to the recent rumors and
Didn't take it to heart.
Liu Xiu could trust Wu Han to such an extent, but he was not affected at all even when rumors were spreading. He could still trust Wu Han as always, which surprised even Qin Zihua.
Throughout the dynasties, the emperor has always been suspicious, fearing that his ministers might have a large number of troops and rebel against him, but Liu Xiu seemed to have no worries in this regard, which is really impressive.
As a talented general, it is really a blessing in life to meet such a broad-minded emperor! Qin Zihua sighed in her heart, she bowed to Liu Xiu and saluted, and said: "On behalf of my husband, I thank you for your kindness!"
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Liu Xiu smiled and said meaningfully: "Since you are married to Ziyan, you must live a good life in peace and contentment. Ziyan is a big Sima and has a high position. It is inevitable that people will hate you. As Ziyan's wife, you
, as the mistress of the Grand Sima Mansion, she should keep her composure, not be influenced by the outside world, not be able to mess up her position, and should not take rumors to heart. Only in this way can we stabilize the hearts of the whole family!"
Qin Zihua looked at Liu Xiu dumbfounded and could not recover for a long time.
She did all this to avoid suspicion and to show Da Sima's loyalty to the court. She didn't expect that the emperor would persuade and comfort herself in turn. This was so surprising.
To be fair, Liu Xiu was indeed cunning and ruthless when dealing with his enemies, but he was also trustworthy, tolerant, and considerate towards his ministers.
Qin Zihua stood up, kowtowed to Liu Xiu respectfully, and said, "Your Majesty's heart and words make me ashamed. I thank you for your teachings and your kindness!"
Liu Xiu smiled, waved her hand and said, "Mrs. Qin, please get up. At noon, Mrs. Qin will stay in the West Palace to have dinner!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Gongsun Shu followed Gongsun Guang's advice and spread rumors in Luoyang, saying that Wu Han was planning to rebel in Nanjun. The rumors were so powerful that many ministers in the court were also affected by the rumors and appealed to Liu Xiu to impeach Wu Han.
But Liu Xiu only read the beginning of these articles and threw them aside without reading further. The reason why Liu Xiu did not take strong measures to stop the rumors in the city was to give Luoyang County Government time to let them go.
Follow the clues and find out more details hidden in Luoyang.
Wu Han continued to repair his ships in Yiling, and after Cen Peng captured Wuyang, he sent cavalry to attack Guangdu. Guangdu is located between Chengdu and Wuyang, only fifty miles away from Chengdu. It can be said that it belongs to Chengdu.
The last line of defense.
The Han cavalry suddenly rushed outside Guangdu City. The defenders were so shocked that they didn't even have time to close the city gate. The Han cavalry entered the city through the wide open city gate.
The two sides started street fighting in the city. There were a lot of Shu troops in Guangdu City, but not a lot of Han cavalry. However, during the battle, the Han cavalry charged and killed the Guangdu defenders and sent them fleeing in all directions.
The street fighting lasted for less than two hours. The Shu army could not hold on and abandoned the city and fled. The Han army's cavalry took advantage of the situation and captured Guangdu.
This news reached Chengdu, and the whole court was filled with panic. Even Gongsun Shu was so frightened that he was covered in white hair, stamped his feet, and said the famous saying: "Who is this god?"
What kind of immortal is he, Cen Peng, who descended to the human world?
From Nanjun, he opened the gate of Bajun and led his army into Bajun. After that, he opened up Bajun and then invaded Qianweijun from Bajun, crossing the whole county and fighting all the way to Shujun.
Now they have captured Guangdu in Shu County, and are about to attack Chengdu. In Gongsun Shu's eyes, Cen Peng is not a human, he is simply a god!
The God of War who will win every battle and conquer every attack!
Guangdu is less than fifty miles away from Chengdu, which means that the Han army may approach the city at any time and take the capital directly.
Gongsun Shu was helpless against Cen Peng, a fierce general, and all the civil and military officials in the imperial court were helpless. At this time, no one in the court dared to step forward, ask for help, or resist Cen Peng.
Cen Peng alone defeated the entire Western Shu court. No one dared to confront Cen Peng. You must know that Cen Peng only led 50,000 Han troops, and Chengdu currently has at least 200,000 soldiers.
horse.
If Gongsun Hui and Wang Yuan led
If the troops come back after killing them, then Gongsun Shu will have 300,000 soldiers and horses, and he can completely encircle Cen Peng's army.
But no one dared to do this. In their minds, even if they used 300,000 troops to besiege Cen Peng, they would still be defeated by Cen Peng's 50,000 troops.
The battle has not yet begun, but people have already lost their confidence, have no fighting spirit, and are full of fear. How can we fight this battle?
Some ministers even began to suggest that Gongsun Shu move the capital to temporarily avoid Cen Peng's influence.
When Gongsun Shu heard this, he was almost angry. Shu County was already located in the western border of Yizhou. Where else could the capital be moved? Should it be moved to a wild land outside Yizhou?
How to deal with the Han army led by Cen Peng? The Chengjia court was completely at a loss. The civil and military officials in the court could not think of any way.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Gongsun Shu summoned Mo Yan immediately. Now, he could only place his hope on Mo Yan. However, Mo Yan had something to do and was not in Chengdu. It was not until evening that Mo Yan returned to Chengdu and went to the palace to see Gongsun Shu.
The two of them spread out in the garden of the palace. Gongsun Shu sighed and said: "Cen Peng is coming with great force and is unstoppable. No one among the civil and military officials can defeat Cen Peng!"
Mo Yan clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the night sky. Gongsun Shu stopped, looked back at Mo Yan with confusion, and asked, "Mr. Mo?"
"Has your Majesty seen it?"
"Look...what do you see?"
"The star is weak and about to fall."
"Ah?" Gongsun Shu rubbed his eyes and looked up at the starry sky. The stars were dotted across the Milky Way sky. He couldn't tell which one was the general star and which one was about to fall.
After watching for a while, he withdrew his gaze, looked at Mo Yan, and asked, "What does Mr. Mo mean..."
Mo Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, just wait patiently!" After saying that, he continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back.
The general star is about to fall, but there are more general stars shining brightly, the way of heaven has been fulfilled, and it has become the general trend. After all, this imperial court cannot compare with the Han family! Mo Yan sighed in his heart.
He has tried his best, but still cannot win the way of heaven.
Currently, the main force of the Han army, led by Cen Peng, is stationed outside Wuyang City. However, the place where the Han army is stationed makes Cen Peng a little depressed. It is not that the location is not good, but that the place name is bad. It is called Peng Sui, and its full name is
Peng died and gathered.
The place name overlapped with Cen Peng's name, and it also contained the word "die", which was so unlucky that even Cen Peng himself felt guilty. However, Cen Peng did not dare to put all his troops in Wuyang City.
Firstly, the situation in the city is not stable and it is easy to be attacked by Shu forces from inside and outside. Secondly, Wuyang and Pengsu are close to each other and form an angle with each other. Even if there is internal chaos in Wuyang, it will not be fatal to the Han army.
threats.
Because the Han cavalry had captured Guangdu, the people in Guangdu and surrounding areas rushed to Wuyang. Many people moved here with their families and all their belongings.
Chengdu is about to go to war. People like them living in the surrounding areas of Chengdu may also be affected by the disaster of war, so naturally they dare not stay in their place of origin.
Furthermore, Wuyang has been occupied by the Han army and the Han system has been implemented, and the people are willing to come and live in Wuyang.
More and more people are fleeing. During this period, Wuyang and Pengxuju received hundreds of people almost every day. The city of Wuyang was overcrowded, and many people gathered inside and outside Pengxuju.
The food carried by the people was quickly eaten up, and the people without food could only wait for relief. These people became a big burden for the Han army. In order to prevent the people from starving to death, the Han army could only divide a few of its own.
A lot of military rations.
The lieutenants and generals found Cen Peng together and said: "General, this is not an option if we continue like this! We don't know how long it will take to capture Chengdu, but now, our army does not have much food and grass left!"
