Chapter 1223 Chapter 1223: Come on, Zai Zhong (Part 1) [Asking for monthly votes]
“I’ve met my ancestors.”
Outside the camp, the young man was very proud that he had borrowed flowers to offer sacrifices to the Buddha and won over the military commander without spending a penny. But before the joy could reach his brows, the general opposite him suddenly clasped his fists behind him and saluted, as if he had seen someone terrifying.
The young man reacted suddenly.
In an instant, he put away his unnecessary expression and bowed deeply to the medicine collector, with a respectful and humble attitude. Looking up again, there was only admiration in his eyes. As a down-and-out child, he knew that everything in front of him was brought about by this cheap ancestor, how could he dare to be scornful?
The medicine collector raised his hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite.
“What were you talking about just now? It sounded fun?”
Although the young man is scheming, he has not practiced it well enough. He cannot distinguish the true emotions behind the medicine collector's words. He is worried whether the other party really didn't hear it or whether he knew it and asked the question. However, the general next to him reacted quickly and said, "Little Lang just asked the general for advice."
The medicine collector glanced at the other party lightly.
“Oh? What did he ask you for?”
The implication is, what is the confusion that makes you unable to talk to an ancestor like him, but you have to bow your head to a half-hearted outsider?
Just one glance made the hairs on the general's body stand up, and his scalp felt itchy and numb, as if hundreds of ants were crawling over him. The military general swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva nervously, resisting the urge to use his martial energy to resist the pressure of the herb collector, and said: "I'm asking for advice on how to settle the female prisoners who were rewarded by the Lord... Xiaolang is young and kind-hearted, and he doesn't want women and children to suffer. bully…"
Young men don’t understand, but generals understand a little.
In the era when the medicine collector lived, killing was common and even more cruel than today. At their most ferocious, warlords fought against each other, and revenge and revenge were commonplace. The wars became more and more crazy, and every battle involved rape, robbery, and even massacre, so that every household was covered with silk.
At that time, men's youth was rapidly withering away. Women not only had to work hard to give birth, but also had to bear most of the livelihood. Even so, the speed of childbirth and childbirth still cannot keep up with the warlord's butcher knife.
The population has been cut in half again and again, and the forces of all parties have also failed to recover.
Founded by the pressure of a sharp decline in population, the major warlord forces had to reach a certain tacit agreement, whether fighting or plundering, to spare the lives of female prisoners as much as possible. Herb collectors who came from that era may not understand the practice of using female prisoners as military prostitutes to reward soldiers. The general didn't know whether his speculation was right or wrong. Fortunately, the medicine collector's reaction gave him reassurance.
He raised his eyelids: "Oh? How do you want to deal with it?"
The young man’s face turned pale as he listened.
He did not dare to interrupt, praying in his heart that the general would not give the wrong answer.
Fortunately, this military general came to his wits in a hurry and was also eloquent: "These female prisoners were given by the Lord and they are noble women of Youguo. Their status is special and it is difficult to release them at will. The general is going to send someone to make inquiries. , see if there are any soldiers of suitable age who have done meritorious service but are not yet married, and match them up to create a marriage, which will also show the Lord's kindness to the humble and the weak. "
"Cherishing the humble and cherishing the weak? Oh, he is somewhat human."
The herb collector left with his hands behind his back.
The young man opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
He inadvertently met the dark pupils of his ancestor, and the pores all over his body exploded in an instant, his mind went blank, and he almost lost the ability to think. When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find that the inner lining was wet with sweat at some point, and the soft satin was sticky against his skin.
The other person’s slightly playful words came into my ears.
"...You can't forget your origins. I remember that your ancestors also faced rough circumstances. As her heir, you don't have to say how to honor your ancestors, but at least you shouldn't rub salt into the wounds." The herb collector dropped these words before leaving, with a tone that sounded like Too impatient.
The young man did not dare to move until the herb collector had left for a long time.
His cheeks burned badly, and all kinds of embarrassment surged up. He didn't know whether it was because the herb collector's right to dispose of the things thrown to him was interfered with, or because the "gift" promised to others was forced to be withdrawn, or because he learned that My ancestors also encountered this kind of thing, and they were told frankly in front of outsiders. The young man relied on his family background, illustrious ancestors, and innocent life experience. Even if he is now in dire straits, his bloodline will bring him back to the clouds...
The appearance of Cui Zhi and the medicine collector convinced him of this.
But he didn’t want his ancestors to expose him personally.
The general saw at a glance that the young man was uncomfortable, so he casually found an excuse to leave the place. Continuing to stay here would only make people uncomfortable.
The medicine collector has no idea about the young man's psychological activities.
Even if you know, you still can’t understand what the other person is thinking.
When he was young, let alone ordinary people, even nobles and royal families could not have enough to eat every day, let alone cover their bodies with silk and satin. Survival is still a problem, who still worries about the crotch issues between men and women?
Ever since he learned that he had a bloodline alive, the herb collector couldn't help but recall the details of that year. I think about it every day and dream about it at night. I remember some details in my dreams these days. He vaguely remembered that the other party was a young widowed woman and her last name.
Being from a wealthy family, life is not easy.
She was captured when the city was destroyed, and her luck was given to a pretty good man, who protected her and her family members for two years. It's just that the man was unlucky, and his life was taken away by a stray arrow during a certain attack on the city. Huanyi Nu followed her few relatives and wandered all the way, and found other tribesmen who were kind and willing to take her in and give her a place to live.
The lady in coat clothes in the dream has a pair of hands covered with thick calluses. She relies on others and has to do everything by herself, including all menial and tiring work. That day when they were entangled by the stream, he was only filled with curiosity and the novelty of experiencing the clouds and rain for the first time, and he didn't pay much attention to anything else.
Compared with most ordinary women at that time, Huanyi Nu was lucky. She at least lived to the end of her life and had her descendants around her. But these are not enough to erase the pain of the early years. As her descendants, we should not be ashamed not to pity our ancestors.
After all, he is not watching the child who was born or raised. The herb collector is not very close to the boy, and he can only give a few pointers. It's best if you can understand it, it doesn't matter if you can't understand it...
The bloodline he longs for is the bloodline that can inherit everything he has.
It’s not like he’s not picky about anything.
The young man knew that he had offended his patron, so he turned around and went to the Cui family master for advice. Cui Zhi is an uncle who is a family friend, and the other party will definitely not ignore him. If he can establish a good relationship with Cui Zhi, he will become a big help in the future and help him rebuild the glory of his family!
What happened here soon reached the ears of the Lord of Qi State. She puffed out smoke and stared at the white jade cigarette holder in her hand with great interest: "...I thought he was a murderous master, but I didn't expect that he was also a lover of flowers. People are fine in their roughness.”
“Lord, those captives?”
The leader of the state of Qi said: "Just do what you have to do."
Except for the female prisoners who were targeted by the medicine collector, all other prisoners, regardless of gender, were dealt with according to the old rules. Those who deserved to be killed were killed and those who deserved rewards were rewarded. She saw Qi Cang sitting in the corner wandering in his thoughts, and deliberately named Qi Cang and asked Qi Cang's opinion on this matter.
What does Qi Cangneng have to say?
He is just passing the time by watching other people having fun.
When the excitement is not enough, he will deliberately provoke a fight: "I don't care about this, I just think that if Mei Nujun knows about this, she will try her best to write a letter to stop it..."
In Qi Cang's view, Mei Meng is a woman who knows how to survive. She knows very well that if she wants to survive in a crisis-ridden environment, she cannot do it with the strength of one person alone. It is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. Waiting for Chehou to be beaten to death.
The right thing to do is to win over allies as much as possible.
Not only does he win over every woman who can cultivate internally, but he also makes a clear appearance externally. After Mei Meng came to power, in every war won by Qi State in foreign wars, the captured women could not be rewarded and rewarded as casually as before, and the soldiers were rewarded. In order to appease the sergeant's dissatisfaction, Mei Meng made up for it in material terms. Most of the loot was given to the sergeant, and the military salary was sufficient. The effect was considered satisfactory.
Although this move offended a group of people, the compensation was adequate and the resistance encountered was not as great as expected. At the same time, it also attracted a group of allies for Mei Meng. This group of allies started too late and the growth time is too short. If you want to see benefits from these people, you still need to wait patiently. Mei Meng has this patience, but the leader of Qi State does not.
The bulk of the loot should belong to her. The loss of profits can be seen with the naked eye, but the gains will be more than ten or even decades later. Who knows what the situation will be like at that time? Is she still the owner of the land beneath her feet?
Hearing Qi Cang mention Mei Meng, the king's face darkened visibly, and he said, "Jinghe will understand Gu's difficulties."
Generals are not so easy to drive.
These are all wolves, tigers and leopards who neither see meat nor show their mouths.
Mobilize their enthusiasm for fighting and make them willing to sacrifice their lives to capture the city. Gold, silver, jewelry and the power of beauties are the most direct and effective stimulation! Fighting requires money, governance requires money. Instead of spending your own money, it is better to spend the enemy's money to do your own thing.
It’s not that she doesn’t understand Mei Meng’s intention.
It just feels too stupid and thankless.
She is the head of the country, the head of the country who holds the power of life and death. Those who are beneficial to her power are her allies! Power is her ally! The enemy's woman is just a resource for her to achieve her goal! Why pity? Why risk offending your own people to be kind? Which high-ranking person in the past and present did not rise to the top by stepping on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? How can a foot-stepping thing be divided into men and women?
She only cares about immediate gains and losses.
Qi Cang mentally shrugged and said, "Maybe."
Not long after, Cui Zhi came to ask for an audience.
Qi Cang was very discerning and resigned, leaving some space. After walking out of the tent, he looked face to face with Cui Zhi, squinting slightly to try to see the man's thoughts. He opened his mouth with a strange tone: "Who else is Cui Gong going to recommend to the Lord?"
Cui Zhi smiled and said nothing.
Qi Cang pinched his throat deliberately: "Cui Gong is now a popular person beside the Lord, but I have something to say to you. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, let alone a tigress."
Cui Zhi got straight to the point: "General, you might as well speak frankly."
“Mei Jinghe was plotted by you?”
Cui Zhi looked directly at Qi Cang's scrutiny with a calm expression: "The general's words are an injustice. Didn't she commit suicide by committing suicide?"
Why did the evildoer complain first?
Why didn’t you say that his wife Cui Hui almost died at the hands of Mei Meng?
Qi Cang snorted heavily, rolled his eyes and walked away.
Cui Zhi did not regard Qi Cang as a threat.
Qi Cang is a rebellious person, a white-eyed wolf who can betray at any time. If I really want to say that I am somewhat sincere, it would be for Zheng Qiao back then. After all, Zheng Qiao was really generous to Qi Cang, and the two of them had similar personalities, so it was hard not to get along. The current king wants to do what Zheng Qiao did and surrender to Qi Cang? Not likely.
Maybe one day he will be stabbed in the back by Qi Cang.
The king didn't care about the conversation between Qi Cang and Cui Zhi outside the tent. She only cared about how Cui Zhi's affairs were going. Cui Zhi was a little surprised by the eagerness of the king: "...As far as I know, Gongyang Yongye seriously injured the famous general of Kang State with a huge advantage and returned with a great victory. There is no brave warrior in Kang State who is more troublesome than Gong Xiqiu... "
As for Shen Youli being slightly better than Gong Xiqiu?
This is news from a few years ago.
Shen Guozhu concentrated on taking care of state affairs and handling state affairs. How could he have so much time to practice? He was probably left behind by Gong Xiqiu.
The capture of Gongxi Qiu was a blow to the morale of the state of Kang.
The king was still dissatisfied and even urged Cui Zhi.
The leader of Qi State could only tell the small details of the recent past, and sighed: "...As the saying goes, one can only tell by seeing the slightest, but I feel that Gongyang Yongye is not the same person. Even if he is asked to repay a favor and ask him to surrender and help for a while, it is after all an external force and cannot be relied on for a long time. ”
The herb collector will not help her for long.
But Kang Guo will always be a hidden danger unless he is killed.
She will naturally be impatient.
Before that, she had one more thing to do.
"...Every member of the Youguo clan has been taken. Youguo has been completely destroyed. Let's write a message to tell the world. Let's see how Shen Youli responds. Will she shamelessly continue to mess around, or will she retreat with the knowledge? !”
Gong Xiqiu suffered a great loss and did not know whether he would live or die.
The person named Shen still has sense, so she should reconsider.
Just because there will be a war sooner or later does not mean that it will start now.
Not long after it was sent out, Shen Tang responded quickly, and the content of the response was quite rude. The leader of the State of Qi ignored the insults and long nonsense that made the Three Corpse Gods furious, and refined the core of the article - the leader of the State of You had already predicted Qi State's prediction, and guessed that Qi State would be ruthless, so he took a backup plan. , send Youguo Zongji to Kangguo territory in advance!
This Zong Ji is the last bloodline of King You’s royal family!
Unless she dies, who can say that You Kingdom has been destroyed? If she doesn't shed the last drop of her blood, who can say that Youguo has no hope of recovery?
The leader of Qi State almost broke his pipe.
The canines were rubbed together and a few curses came out in dialect.
“…Does the person named Shen still want face?”
Who can prove that this Princess Youguo is real? Could it be that the person named Shen found someone to disguise himself? The Qi State questioned Zong Ji's identity and took out the royal family tree of King You. They were the members of the Youguo clan who were slaughtered according to their genealogy. Where did they slip through the net?
The daughter of the Youguo clan was so angry that she vomited blood.
A mouthful of blood spilled all over the ground, and his face turned pale.
With the bad news that the country of You was destroyed and the clan was massacred, she lost all hope for a time. I knew Qi Guo was ruthless, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless! After the grief, there is overwhelming hatred! There was only blood left in the world, and the word revenge was filled in his mind.
Revenge is easier said than done.
With no friends or relatives, all alone.
What can she use to get revenge against the powerful country in the southwest?
unless-
She made a desperate move and pinned all her hopes on Shen Tang.
Like a drowning person grasping the only straw, she grabbed the hem of Shen Tang's clothes, raised her head and begged: "The common people ask for nothing, only ask for her—thousands! Knives! Ten thousand! Cut her to pieces! All I want is for her to die a good death!"
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Hey, sigh, when I bought a car, didn’t others treat me to a treat and congratulate me? Why am I treating you? I emptied my wallet when I bought a small car (I dug out my pockets and found not a single penny was missing. JPG) Now it’s fine. Two banquets were promised. It happened that my cousins joined the army and came back to visit relatives, so we might as well celebrate together (I You have to eat as much as you can with an open stomach!)