After hearing what Geng Yan said, Liu Xiu was very happy, laughed loudly, and said: "Well said! It's rare for Bo Zhao to have such ambitions. Once Chimei and Deng Feng are pacified, I will use Bo Zhao to pacify Peng Chong."
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Among Liu Xiu's courtiers, Geng Yan was younger than Deng Yu, and Liu Xiu also favored them more.
After a few glasses of wine, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Yu, and he said apologetically: "Zhonghua, this time I removed your official post as Chief Situ, you won't blame me, right?"
Deng Yu quickly said: "Your Majesty, I made a big mistake in the battle of Hu County, which caused heavy casualties to our army and made the war passive. No matter what kind of punishment your Majesty punishes me, I will have no complaints. If
If Your Majesty does not punish the humble minister, the humble minister will feel uneasy."
Liu Xiu said quietly: "The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have come to impeachment one after another. Zhonghua must have heard about it. If I protect Zhonghua again and again, it will only make the gap between Zhonghua and the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government deeper and deeper. Yu Zhonghua
Hua is not good."
Deng Yu said seriously: "Your Majesty's painstaking efforts are well known to me."
Wu Han cleared his throat and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I should say a few words for Zhong Hua, but..." The problem is that now even he himself is in trouble because of the Nanzheng incident, and he has too much time to take care of himself. How can he do anything else?
Stand up for Deng Yu.
Deng Yu was overjoyed, and held his hands to Wu Han and said, "I accept Ziyan's wishes. Come to think of it, Ziyan's life in the court will not be easy during this period!"
Wu Han shook his head and sighed: "Either way, we are inseparable brothers! Come on! Zhonghua! Let's have a drink!"
The brothers and sisters picked up each other's wine glasses, toasted each other, and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Geng Yan said: "After the battle at Guidi, the vitality of the Red Eyebrow Army was severely damaged. Now it is at the end of its powerful crossbows. There is no need to worry about fighting a trapped beast!"
Liu Xiu said: "Early tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the army to fight to the death with Chimei!"
Deng Yu couldn't help but remind him: "Your Majesty, don't be careless! Among the red eyebrows, there are dragons and snakes mixed together, and among them are four dead soldiers. They are extremely brave. When the two armies clash, your Majesty has to be on guard."
Mentioning Si'a's dead soldiers, Geng Yan nodded repeatedly with lingering fear and said: "During the siege, Si'a's dead soldiers attacked the city several times. Although they were all repelled by our soldiers, they also caused harm to our brothers.
Huge casualties.”
Liu Xiu murmured thoughtfully: "The four dead soldiers... now, it's time to end things with them!"
Everyone chatted until nightfall, before Deng Yu and Geng Yan got up to say goodbye to Liu Xiu and returned to Yiyang City. Liu Xiu also specially sent elite imperial troops to escort them back.
Liu Xiu returned to his sleeping tent. This time the wife accompanying him was Yin Lihua.
It has almost become Liu Xiu's routine to take his wife with him on expeditions. When he was conquering the world in Hebei, his wife was always Guo Shengtong. After he established his capital in Luoyang, when he went on expeditions, most of the people who accompanied him were Yin.
Lihua.
Seeing Liu Xiu entering the camp, Xueying, who was combing Yin Lihua's hair, saluted Liu Xiufu with red paper. Yin Lihua also stood up and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu first waved to Xueying and Hongjian, signaling them to leave.
Then he walked up to Yin Lihua, picked up the comb, and combed her hair. Yin Lihua's hair was black, shiny, soft and smooth, and combing her hair was really a pleasure.
Yin Lihua asked: "Your Majesty, how has Zhonghua been doing in the past two years?"
She and Deng Yu were also old acquaintances. They had not seen each other for more than two years, and they were somewhat missed in their hearts. Liu Xiu sighed and said, "After nearly three years of Western Expedition, Zhonghua has been tempered and matured a lot!"
Although the former Deng Yu was very mature, he still had his youthful ambitions and high-spirited moments, but the current Deng Yu appears to be much more mature and steady, talks less and is cautious in his words and deeds.
Of course, everyone will grow up, and Deng Yu is no exception. I just don’t know whether his change is good or bad for him.
Yin Lihua did not support Liu Xiu's removal of Deng Yu from his post, but since the Empress Lu Rebellion broke out in the Han Dynasty, rules were set that the harem was not allowed to participate in politics. Yin Lihua also strictly abided by Han law and would not interfere with Liu Xiu's actions.
Decide.
She said meaningfully: "Zhonghua has been following your Majesty for the longest time. Your Majesty was patrolling Hebei. Zhonghua ignored his safety and followed him all the way. His Majesty's foundation was just established. Zhonghua did not want to be comfortable and led his troops to the west. This fight was two
After many years, in my concubine’s opinion, among the ministers of the entire dynasty, only Zhonghua has made the greatest contribution!”
To be fair, Deng Yu made some mistakes during the entire Western Expedition. For example, he was reluctant to confront Chimei head-on, and looked at Chang'an for a long time and sighed. For example, he killed Li Bao rashly, which led to Li Bao's death.
His younger brother rebelled, such as the Battle of Hu County, where he led his army to advance rashly, resulting in a major defeat for the Han army.
But these cannot erase the achievements of Deng Yu's western expedition. Deng Yu fought from Hanoi at that time to Hedong, captured the entire territory of Hedong, and from Hedong, penetrated Bingzhou, and his army approached Sanfu.
When Chimei was in rebellion in Sanfu, it was Deng Yu who recruited the refugees in Sanfu, laying a good foundation for Liu Xiu and the Jianwu court to win prestige in Bingzhou and Sanfu areas.
After hearing Yin Lihua's words, Liu Xiu smiled and said, "How could I not remember Zhonghua's achievements? However, Zhonghua was absent from the court for a long time, but he was in a prominent position, so it was inevitable that he would be annoying.
Jealous, I will demote Zhong Hua to General Right, which will be better for him."
In this way, at least Deng Yu will no longer be the target of public criticism. In addition, Deng Yu does still need to hone his skills.
Yin Lihua was silent for a while and then said slowly: "I know that Your Majesty always prefers Zhonghua."
Liu Xiu was happy and sighed: "When I first met Zhonghua, he was still a child! Haha!" When Liu Xiu and Deng Yu met for the first time, Deng Yu was only thirteen years old and a child prodigy who was famous in the capital.
At that time, Liu Xiu was just an unknown boy. Even he himself was daydreaming about "being an official like Zhi Jinwu and marrying like Yin Lihua"!
After so many years, his daydream not only came true, but it also exceeded it greatly.
Looking at Yin Lihua by candlelight, she was extremely beautiful. Liu Xiu bent down, took a deep breath in her shoulder, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Shengtong has a son, and Xi Ling also has a son."
She is pregnant, but Lihua is the only one, and she doesn’t have my child yet.”
While speaking, he reached out his hand from behind Yin Lihua, went around her waist, and caressed her lower abdomen.
Yin Lihua's jade face was flushed, and she turned back to glare at Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu didn't mind, and the hand caressing her lower abdomen slowly moved up, along her neckline, and touched it in.
"Your Majesty..." Yin Lihua called softly, and Liu Xiu picked her up and said, "Lihua and I also want to have a child of our own." As he spoke, he walked towards the bed.
When he came to the bed, he gently placed Yin Lihua on it, then he sat down, put Yin Lihua's feet on his thighs, and slowly took off her shoes and socks.
Looking at Yin Lihua's slender white feet, the desire in Liu Xiu's belly became more intense. He couldn't help but lower his head and took a bite on her toes. Yin Lihua couldn't help but screamed and pressed her finger on Liu Xiu's waist with dissatisfaction.
Pinch the soft flesh.
Liu Xiu put down her little feet and fell directly on Yin Lihua. The latter groaned and knitted her brows. Liu Xiu looked down and saw that it was his own sword that had been placed on her.
He casually took off the Red Sky Sword, put it aside, and sucked on Yin Lihua's sweet lips.
Just as Liu Xiu was undressing Yin Lihua, his movements suddenly froze, he paused for a moment, and he asked sharply: "Who is it?" As he spoke, he waved his hand and grabbed the Chixiao Sword beside the bed.
, his thumb pressed the snap spring, and there was a sound of sand, and the Chixiao Sword was unsheathed. Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiu stabbed the tent wall next to him with his sword. The tent was made of cloth, which was a thin layer. The Chixiao Sword pierced through it.
He took off the curtain and stabbed directly outside the tent.
At the same time, an exclamation came from outside the tent. When Liu Xiu took back the Scarlet Sky Sword, a red glow was faintly emitted from the Scarlet Sky Sword, and blood beads were flowing.
This sudden change shocked Yin Lihua. Before she could recover, she heard a "swish" sound. Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bu, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, and Xu Fei appeared almost at the same time.
Rushed in from outside.
Seeing the disheveled Yin Lihua, the six people immediately lowered their heads and said in unison: "Your Majesty, noble one!"
"There is someone outside the tent! Xuying, Xufei, Xuting, stay behind to protect Lihua!" After saying this, Liu Xiu waved his arm and opened a long opening in the curtain, and the person jumped out.
Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bo followed closely and rushed out of Liu Xiu's sleeping tent.
Xu Ying, Xu Fei and Xu Ting quickly walked to the bed and protected Yin Lihua on the bed. Xu Ying also picked up Yin Lihua's coat from the ground and handed it to her. Xu Ying,
Xu Fei and Xu Ting are Taoist disciples from the Yiqi Sect. Like Yan Guang, the three of them also practice Taoism and have a pure heart and ascetic desires. They all have a strong immunity to female sex.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu. After rushing out of the camp, he took a closer look and saw several men in black who were about to run away. Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and he raised his sword and chased after them.
Logically speaking, Liu Xiu's sleeping tent was surrounded by Yulin guards, but Liu Xiu removed all the Yulin guards before entering the tent.
The tent was just a layer of cloth, so there was no sound insulation. He and Yin Lihua were going to have sex, and they couldn't let the Yulin guards stand outside and listen.
As a result, as soon as he removed the Yulin Guards, an accident like this happened. Liu Xiu picked up his sword and pursued the men in black with all his strength.
Just when he was about to catch up to a man in black, the man suddenly waved his hand back and shot a dagger straight at Liu Xiu's face.
Without thinking, Liu Xiu swung his sword outward, and there was a crisp clang sound, and the dagger flew diagonally far away. Then, he stabbed forward with the sword and took out the opponent's back.
The man in black waved his sword to block, and with a clang, the man in black was shaken forward and staggered forward. Taking this opportunity, he flew forward even faster.
He was fast, but not as fast as Liu Xiu's flying sword.
There was a pop in the ear, and the Chixiao Sword thrown by Liu Xiu hit the man in black in the back. The latter grunted, fell forward, and rolled a long way to the ground before he finally stopped.
Come down.
Liu Xiu's speed did not slow down. When he passed the body of the man in black, he pulled out the Chixiao sword from his body and brought out a blood arrow. At this time, the Yulin guards stationed around the sleeping tent also heard the movement.
They ran out of the camp one after another.
Seeing clearly that His Majesty was chasing several men in black with swords, Habayashi Wei immediately realized that the other party was an assassin. People shouted: "Capture the assassin! Protect Your Majesty——"
The Yulin guards swarmed up and blocked several men in black. These men in black were all very skilled in martial arts. As soon as the two sides came into contact, the men in black blocked the oncoming spears and halberds.
After getting close, the sharp blade swept out, and in an instant, several Yulin guards fell to the ground with their swords.
Over there at the sleeping tent, Yulin Weiye has surrounded the sleeping tent and is patrolling the surroundings vigilantly.
At this time, Long Yuan came over quickly with a soldier. Due to the distance, the Yulin guards did not see the appearance of the person clearly, so they all raised their halberds and spears and asked: "Who is it?"
"It's me!" Long Yuan said in a deep voice.
Everyone took a closer look and saw Long Yuan's appearance clearly. They immediately put away their halberds and spears, stepped in and saluted, and said in unison: "General Yuan!"
