Chapter 519 Marriage

Hearing Zhong Yangui's words of confidence, his subordinates burst into laughter in agreement. The mount that was licking the broken cakes on the ground seemed to be infected by the laughter of the crowd. He couldn't help but raise his head and scream, with a long voice in the sound of gold and iron, which went straight to the sky.

After a great victory in Xunyang City, Jiangzhou, this ancient city was full of vitality. Not long ago, the heavy atmosphere of the storm was blown away by the wind of victory. The sound of the trumpets of the people carrying armored staffs and supplies, and the noise of children following behind the vehicles formed a lot, which diluted the murderous aura that filled the city.

In the governor's mansion, there were many generals and civil servants gathered. Most of the people's faces were full of confusion and excitement. A few people appeared, but the rest did not participate in the battle last night. They heard early the next morning that the governor left the city at two o'clock last night, defeated the Hongzhou army, and killed countless people. Then they received an order to go to the military proposal in the governor's mansion. Many people in the hall could only describe the feeling in their hearts as uneasy.

"The governor is here!" With a sound of sound, Zhong Yangui quickly came out from the back of the hall. He was still wearing iron armor. Although he had been scrubbed heavily, there was a faint smell of blood. Some people with ulterior motives couldn't help but shake slightly and lowered their heads subconsciously.

"The last general congratulations to the Lord of the Mansion for defeating the thief army!" Everyone in the hall bowed and congratulated in unison.

"Forget it!" Zhong Yangui waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "You guys should have heard of what happened last night, so I won't say much here. There is another thing to call everyone today." Speaking of this, Zhong Yangui brived and said: "Pick that thing up!"

In front of everyone, a servant walked out from behind, holding a small gold-inlaid wooden box in both hands. The officers who were close to each other could smell a scent of sandalwood. Obviously, the box was either made of sandalwood or smoked with spices. Everyone knew that although Zhong Yangui was the governor of a state, he was very modest and had no habit of incense. Obviously, this wooden box was not owned by him.

Zhong Yangui took the wooden box, opened the lid, took out a stack of letter papers from it, raised it for everyone to look at it, and said in a deep voice: "This wooden box was obtained from the treacherous army commander's tent. Many of the letter papers came from this city, and many people were standing in this hall now."

As soon as Zhong Yangui finished speaking, the hall was in an uproar. Everyone's faces looked different, with surprise, anger, panic, and despair. However, Zhong Yangui did not speak, but just quietly observed the faces of everyone in the hall.

"Mr., this evil thief who colludes with foreign enemies must not be spared. The last request will be sought out one by one, and behead them and show them to the public. His wife is in danger of being a slave in the government office!" A general jumped out of the ranks and said loudly.

"Not bad!" "That's right!" The hall immediately filled with congratulations, everyone was afraid of falling behind, which attracted fatal suspicion.

"Silent!" Zhong Yangui said loudly, General Zuo from the hall calmed down. His eyes swept across everyone's faces, and he could see the fear of trying hard to suppress it on many people's faces. Zhong Yangui sneered in secret and said, "Come on fire!"

Soon a follower took a lit candle. Zhong Yangui bit the letters one by one, and the flames quickly swallowed the white paper and turned into a small pile of ashes. Zhong Yangui poured the paper ashes to the ground, threw the wooden box on the ground, making a crisp collision sound.

"Zhong Kuangshi was born with his father and son, and his army was strong. A certain family had only one city in Jiangzhou, and he was weak. Everyone here had parents, wives and clans. If you follow this method of self-protection, you won't blame you!" Zhong Yangui suddenly changed his voice: "But in the battle last night, you can see that although there were many soldiers, the generals could not be the generals and the army was not in order. If you find the time to attack him, it would not be difficult to defeat. Now the King of Wu has sent 30,000 troops westward to help us. If you all work together, you will surely be able to achieve unparalleled achievements and protect your descendants for generations!"

After hearing Zhong Yangui's words, the generals in the hall bowed and replied: "I am so kind to you, so I dare not serve you!"

At the Nanjun Governor's Mansion in Hongzhou Town, there were bursts of roars heard from the hall, and the sound of objects being broken from time to time. The maids, servants, generals and officials who passed by were all lighter, fearing that they would fall and become the targets of the anger in the hall to vent their anger.

Zhong Kuangshi was extremely angry. His face was twisted and his muscles seemed a little hideous, which made people afraid. He pointed at Chen Xiang who was kneeling in front of him and cursed: "You led more than 10,000 troops, hundreds of warships, and the thief had only five thousand soldiers in his hand. You were defeated in one battle. You escaped like this and threw all the armored staff and equipment to that guy. You still have the face to come back alive to see me."

"My general deserves to die, My general deserves to die!" Chen Xiang kowtowed on the ground like pounding garlic, raised her head and begged: "I just found a few important things on the battlefield. I must inform Liu Hou as soon as possible. My general endured humiliation and died a few days later. After talking about the matter, My general would naturally dare to keep the Hou Axe!"

Zhong Kuangshi snorted coldly, took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, say it!"

Chen Xiang kowtowed another head on the ground, took two steps to get closer to Zhong Kuangshi: "The last general was siege of Nanhuzui Village overnight, and was attacked by the enemy. He was defeated. According to the detailed information from the thief army, the thief went to bed early that night, and the generals had dispersed and could not attack at all." When Chen Xiang said this, Zhong Kuangshi was already impatient and interrupted the other party's words and said: "What are you talking about there? Zhong Yangui is unable to attack you. Who is going to attack you? Could it be that the heavenly soldiers and generals are not successful?"

"It's not the heavenly soldiers and generals, but the Huainan army!" Chen Xiang replied: "The traitor colluded with foreign enemies and formed foreign enemies to respect themselves. Our army was caught off guard and suffered a defeat. Seeing that the defeat was decided, I was afraid that the news would be destroyed in the chaos, so I fled back to Hongzhou and reported to the lord, hoping that the lord would understand the little sincerity of the empress!"

Hearing Chen Xiang's answer, Zhong Kuangshi's face suddenly changed, he paced back and forth, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked: "You said that it was a surprise attack by the Huainan Army, but you fled back to the generals. No one said that you saw the Yangwu flag guard." Speaking of this, Zhong Kuangshi's voice suddenly turned sharply: "Is it because you used false words to deceive a certain family and avoid your own crime?"

Chen Xiang was not panicked when he heard Zhong Kuangshi's scolding, and defended one by one: "The sky was unclear at that time, and he was in the defeated army. How can you determine that it was not the Huainan Army in the chaos? I was also the enemy cavalry that it was confirmed that it was the Huainan thief army. Besides, even if it was the Huainan thief army raiding, the last general, as the leader of the army, could not escape the crime of being unrestrained and defending against the crime of being unprepared. Why should I add the crime of deceiving the king?"

Zhong Kuangshi heard Chen Xiang’s answer, thought for a moment, and said with a gentle expression: “You get up!”

"Thank you!" Chen Xiang kowtowed and stood up. He kowtowed a lot. His scalp had already been broken, and blood flowed out of the wound, looking extremely embarrassed. When he saw Zhong Kuang frowning, he obviously because of what he said about Zhong Yangui colluding with the Huainan army. He carefully stepped forward: "The Wu people are cunning, and the generals are mostly for a hundred battles. Zhong Yangui is also well aware of the inside story of Jiangxi. When the two ends are together, the master must be careful to deal with it!"

It was just when Zhong Kuangshi was upset. He took the position of the Zhennan Army throne that he had been thinking about day and night. Only then did he realize that the throne seemed to be covered with a thick layer of thorns, and it was very pricking. It was fine if Zhong Yangui seduced foreign enemies to invade, but even his father-in-law had an ambiguous attitude. He just managed his own small Fuzhou Kingdom and did not give him actual support. In comparison, Chen Xiang in front of him seemed much more close. After all, he was his own person. Thinking of this, Zhong Kuangshi couldn't help but sigh: "I finally know why the emperor calls himself "whole". I'm alone. Everyone is making up for you, but none of them are willing to help you."

"The queen of stay, Zhong Yangui can collude with enemies, and you can also make friends with foreign players! He is just a mere governor of Jiangzhou. You are the queen of Zhennan Army. If you want to make friends with foreign players, wouldn't it be better than him?" Chen Xiang checked Zhong Kuang's face and felt that the other party's anger had gradually disappeared, so she said carefully.

"foreign aid?"

When Chen Xiang saw Zhong Kuang's interest, he whispered: "Zhong Yangui can collude with Yang Wu, and you can form an alliance with Yang Wu's enemies and compete with him. The Zhenhai Army's Jiedushi Lu Fang is in the thirteen prefectures of Zhejiang, and his soldiers are elite. He and Huainan are a great hatred. If you have the favor of Qin and Jin and fight against the Wu bandits together, they will definitely agree. Moreover, with such powerful foreign aid, it is also very beneficial to the Zhennan Army!"

After hearing Chen Xiang's words, Zhong Kuangshi couldn't help but nod, and the sadness on his face also dissipated a lot. Suddenly, Zhong Kuangshi was stunned for a moment and asked, "How good is Qin and Jin? Do you mean..." Zhong Kuangshi's face was full of surprise.

"Yes, my subordinates mean to marry the princess to the Duke of the Zhenhai Army, Lu Xianggong, and the two families become in-laws!"

"No!" Zhong Kuangshi shook his head like a rattle: "You know my girl's temper, both outside and inside. If he forced her to marry her, something might happen. Besides, Lu Xiangzheng was in the prime of spring and autumn, so he must have had a wife and concubine. Could it be that my girl was married and sent to others?"

Faced with Zhong Kuangshi's opposition, Chen Xiang refused to give in and said in a voice: "What's wrong? After the death of the previous king, Liu Hou will be the princess' eldest brother. The eldest brother is the father. You can decide the marriage of the princess. If you say that Lu Gong is a hero in the world, the two families have the same identities and are the princess' good match. How could he treat the princess harshly because of the position of Liu Hou?" At this point, Chen Xiang took another step forward and lowered his voice and said: "If the princess doesn't want it, then it's no wonder that others will. If she hadn't let Zhong Yangui privately release the thieves from Huainan? If the Huainan army invaded, why would you have to form an alliance with the Zhenhai Army to compete with him?"

After hearing Chen Xiang's words, Zhong Kuangshi's expression suddenly turned gloomy and sometimes clear. However, the ideological struggle was extremely fierce. After a while, he suddenly fell and sighed: "Forget it, forgot, I don't care about so much. I just want a close confidant to go to Hangzhou, and I have a good intention, but I don't know who can go!"

Chen Xiang took a step back and bowed, saying, "If you stay with me, I am willing to go there and be a month old!"

Zhong Kuangshi was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a smile: "Well, the relationship is important at this time. The fewer people I knew before, the better. It would be best if Chen Zhanshu was willing to go there!" Speaking of this, Zhong Kuangshi's title of Chen Xiang became Chen Zhanshu again, and naturally the blame for the defeat was thrown out of the sky.

Chen Xiang came to the hall and felt the wound on his forehead stinging. He reached out and looked at it. He saw that his hands were covered with blood. He couldn't help but curse a few words secretly. He just tried his best to deceive Zhong Kuangshi and said that Zhong Yangui colluded with the Huainan army, which could shirk some of his own responsibility for defeat; and secondly, it set a foreshadowing forcing Zhong Kuangshi and Zhenhai Army to marry Zhong Yuancui to Lu Fang. Once Zhong Kuangshi agreed to the marriage, he would naturally not bother the second master in one matter. He was the best candidate to go to Hangzhou. Since he had to use himself to do it.

If you do such a big thing, you can easily escape the responsibility for defeat, and you can also avenge Zhong Yuancui's private revenge on Zhong Yangui. This series of plans is very conspiracy, as long as you get into a trap at the beginning, you will not be able to continue to follow. It is really Chen Xiang's lifelong masterpiece. Anyway, whether the Huainan Army has sent troops is a headless case, and Zhong Kuangshi can't send anyone to ask Zhong Yangui. Thinking of this, Chen Xiang looked up at the wing room in the north, with a sinister smile on his face, and Zhong Yuancui was imprisoned in that wing room.
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