Cannon Fodder Strategy

At this time, Lily was lying on her horse with a smile. She was wearing an ordinary cloth dress, with her long hair held loosely. She didn't have the complicated hairpins or fancy clothes before, but she looked better than before. The impression was even more impressive. Ye Shizi was speechless. He did not expect that he would stand tall and watch her being detained and guarded that day, while he watched with cold eyes. It has only been a few years now, but she has become a prisoner. She sits on the horse and stares at him with a smile. It is true that the situation has changed and the retribution is not good.

Thinking of what she said before, Prince Ye never dreamed that a waste like the Zhou family could raise such a knowledgeable girl who could accurately express the emperor's thoughts. It was a pity. .

He himself didn't know what he was regretting, but he felt vaguely embarrassed in his heart, and he didn't want her to see this side of him. If someone else pulled him under the horse today, I'm afraid he would still be able to tell himself He endured the humiliation, pretended to surrender and then found a way to regain the disadvantage, but once he found out that the person who captured him was the chess piece that he had never seen before, the feeling of humiliation was stronger than ever.

Ye Shizi was born as a proud son of heaven. He was of good family background, tall in appearance, talented, and good at literature and martial arts. He had an excellent friendship with the King of Yue since he was a child. After successfully helping the King of Yue win the throne, he became a leader among the children in the capital. , the emperor had made it clear to him that if he handled his errand properly on this trip, he would be crowned the Duke of Nanguo. He would be hereditary and the Ye family would be glorious.

At that time, the emperor's words were still in my ears, but now it seems like a mirror. It’s no longer within reach.

Zhang Hongyi is already brave. If he gets another scheming wife, the emperor will not be able to control him in the future.

Whether it was his loyalty to the emperor or the fact that Ye Shizi had some shady feelings in his bones that he was unwilling to admit. At this moment, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Mrs. Zhou should have died on the way to Yingzhou when her family was raided that day. She shouldn't be alive now, especially since she was his fiancée in name only. Now that he is married to a vulgar and reckless husband, he has also suffered losses at her hands twice. This is even more intolerable for Ye Shizi, who has been blessed with countless honors at a young age!

Kill her!

This thought lingered in his mind. If he killed Lily, Zhang Hongyi would be in a state of confusion. Such a brave and foolhardy man would not be in danger. Once she dies, these people can be easily taken down by himself. He practiced martial arts when he was young and has been in the army for many years. His skills are not bad. As long as these people die here, his mission can still be completed. The emperor's plan would not be ruined. No one knew that he had been left behind by a woman, and no one knew that this woman would be the legitimate daughter of the Zhou family that he once looked down upon.

Everyone gasped, obviously when Lily revealed her identity, it was not only Ye Shizi who was surprised, but also the group of people who accompanied Lily to Beijing and survived.

It's really a coincidence. Everyone was speechless looking at Ye Shizi's green and white face.

Lily calmed down the horse and glanced at the capital not far away. After delaying for a while, the sky was already dark. The morning air still carries the smell of earth and vegetation. Every time he took a breath into his chest, there was a moist and clear feeling of mist, mixed with a faint trace of blood.

"Okay, let's talk about old times. We also made our identities clear to each other, and it's dawn again. If you guys have packed up, it's time to go into the city, right? I'm afraid the emperor is waiting to invite him to the palace over Zhang Hongyi's side. Let's discuss it. "Rewards for merit." Lily said with a smile, emphasizing the words "rewards for merit", her voice was soft, and her expression now showed an indescribable sarcasm, and she stared at the ground. Prince Ye, who had a mixed expression, looked at him: "Prince Ye probably hasn't given up yet, right?"

When Ye Shizi heard her words, his brows furrowed, and heaven and man were at war in his heart.

Lily's expression seemed to see through all the thoughts in his heart. This feeling was extremely unpleasant. He wanted to refute, but before he could speak, he felt that his refutation seemed guilty and short of breath. Lily's eyes and tone made him She felt uncomfortable in her heart. She clenched her hands into fists and tightened them again. When she saw Lily's eyes, there was a smile at the corner of her mouth. Compared with a few years ago, her eyebrows and eyes were much longer, and her temperament was also different from that of a few years ago. The virtuous and gentle person he used to be had some changes. For some reason, the feeling developed in the battlefield told him that Lily didn't try her best when she just took his weapon. If he took action rashly, he might not be able to bear the consequences.

I don’t know what happened to a girl in the boudoir in the past few years. He closed his eyes and took action now. If he succeeds, there is no need to say anything. If he fails, there is only death. Even if Lily does not kill him, the emperor will do it for If he is silenced, he will definitely die.

One end is Qingyun Road, and the other is the underworld gate. Do you want to gamble or not? He hesitated for a while and finally let go of his hand.

"I was indeed sent by the emperor, but what you said before was pure nonsense. The emperor just ordered me to be here to kill the remaining members of the deposed prince." In the end, Prince Ye did not dare to bet. He had parents and a wife, and he still He is young and promising, with a bright future. If he is humiliated today, he can find a way to solve it later, but if he dies now, he is really dead.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lily smiled and didn't say whether she believed him or not. She just shook the reins with her hand:

"Whatever you say is what you say." She pinched the horse's belly with her legs and shouted. The horse spread its hooves and ran towards the foot of the capital in the right direction.

It was already half a quarter of an hour later when everyone cleaned up the aftermath and tied up Prince Ye to follow.

Zhang Hongyi's 40,000-strong army was stationed outside the capital. There must have been a fierce battle here the day before, and the blood stains sprayed on the city walls had not yet been cleaned up. When Lily came to the city gate, the soldiers were setting up pots to cook. A group of soldiers could not enter the city without the emperor's call. Otherwise, the remnants of the deposed prince would be eliminated, and Zhang Hongyi would be labeled as a rebel.

When he heard Lily's arrival, Zhang Hongyi came out of the tent in a panic. His hair was still messy, his beard was not shaved, and he was wearing a soft green cloth robe. He ran out with bare feet.

It was already dark now, but the city gates were locked. The capital had been sealed off a few days ago due to the siege of the deposed prince and his rebel army. No one was allowed to go out for the time being. Zhang Hongyi didn't expect Lily to arrive in the capital so quickly. He originally thought that he would have to wait for another day or two. But he didn't expect Lily to come so quickly.

"Daughter-in-law!" He stretched out his arm to hug Lily's waist, and the other hand hung softly by his side. The green robe on his body must have been put on in a hurry when he came out. At this moment, there was a sweat towel around his waist. Before he was tied neatly and before anyone touched Lily, Lily could already smell the blood on his body.

"Injured?" Lily took a step back, but his hand was empty, and he desperately wanted to come and catch her again. Hearing Lily's question, Zhang Hongyi grinned and glanced behind him casually. He saw the person escorting Lily behind his back with Ye Shizi tied up behind his back, and slowly followed him into the camp. Naturally, he recognized Prince Ye at a glance. His brother died at the hands of Prince Ye that day, something Zhang Hongyi did not mention later. But it is firmly in my mind.

Ye Shizi was originally supposed to be in the capital. When did he leave the city and was tied up by a group of people? Zhang Hongyi did not open his mouth to ask in a hurry. Instead, he only glanced at it, withdrew his gaze and nodded:

"A slight injury, nothing to worry about." Lily could tell if he was slightly injured by smelling the blood.

She didn't talk nonsense to Zhang Hongyi, she just took off his clothes and went to see the injury.

In public. Except for the patrolling soldiers not far away. There were also soldiers who escorted Lily all the way. Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes almost popped out, and Zhang Hongyi smiled in his eyes. It had been a long time since the two separated, and he was no longer the one who blushed when Lily touched him. Zhang Hongyi became angry. At this time, he grabbed his clothes tightly and pressed Lily's hand on his chest. It was not that he was afraid that she would tear off his clothes in front of everyone, but he simply didn't want his boudoir pleasure to be enjoyed by others. Although he didn't blush, he still refused to admit defeat as before, shouting loudly:

"As soon as you come, pull on my clothes. When you turn around, I'll take them off myself so you can have a good time touching me." As soon as he said these words, the people not far away who listened with their ears pricked up laughed out loud. Lily listened to the nonsense he was talking about and was not serious, so she stretched out her palm to slap him. Not only did he not hide, but he also lowered his head so that she could reach her. At the same time, he cautiously opened his eyes and warned: "Don't hit, don't hit. , if your hand hurts after a spanking, it will be my fault again."

Ye Shizi, who was tied up on the horse, saw a complicated look in his eyes when he saw the two people getting along.

Zhang Hongyi is now regarded as a general in the army. He has risen very quickly in the past two years. He is not afraid of death and is said to be brave enough to be invincible. Deng Zhizhou admires him very much. He did not expect this. A tiger general, who feared his wife as much as his life, was beaten by a woman in front of many subordinates, which made Ye Shizi feel indescribable.

This woman was once unwanted by him, but now she was treated like a piece of jewelry. Zhang Hongyi, a reckless man who he once looked down upon, had robbed Deng Zhizhou of his love. Now he has picked up a woman he didn't want, but he dotes on her so much that he even lets her climb on top of him to dominate him. Yes, even in front of all his subordinates, he would make her happy without any shame.

When Ye Shizi saw Lily beating Zhang Hongyi, she clearly had a smile on her lips.

At this moment, he couldn't even explain how he felt in his heart. It was definitely out of the question that he liked him, and at most he was a little unwilling to do so. He was born as a favored son of heaven, and he was also smart by nature. Logically speaking, he should be a winner in life. But now that he met this unattractive couple, the two of them were quarreling and laughing, but it seemed to make Prince Ye feel uncomfortable all over.

Zhang Hongyi's clothes were torn off in the tent. A knife wound was cut diagonally from his left shoulder blade to the right side of his waist and abdomen. The blood on the tied linen cloth had not yet dried. Zhang Hongyi had just stood up and walked around, and now the wound It cracked again, and his face turned a little pale, but he seemed not to feel the pain in his body and just stared at Lily and smiled stupidly.

"What are you looking at?" Lily slapped his face with a 'pop' sound. He laughed twice, stretched out his hand to rub his cheek, and then moved the other side of his face towards her:

"Hit it again."

The two have been separated for these years, and he always feels like she is by his side in his dreams. It was as if when the slap on his face sounded, the sweet and sour feeling in his heart overwhelmed the pain in his body. Only the shadow of lily was reflected in his pupils, and nothing else could be seen.

This is the first time I heard someone ask for another beating after being beaten. Lily did as he wished and slapped him in the face again. He licked his lips and stared at Lily for a long time. Suddenly he grinned widely, and regardless of her struggle, he pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

"Why are you so crazy?" When Lily saw his wound, she actually didn't dare to struggle vigorously. Zhang Hongyi rested his chin on the top of her head, and the newly grown stubble was stuck in her hair, which was a little itchy. He seemed to have noticed Lily reaching out to scratch it, and even rubbed his chin deliberately.

"You miss me so much. Even meeting you seems fake. Now I feel at ease." He rubbed his chin and put his hand around Lily's waist. He rubbed his thumb twice on her waist through the clothes, and he thought of something, and suddenly he calmed down.

Lily was so close to him that she could hear his heart beat faster:

"Now that you are here, your man has become somewhat successful. He can afford to buy you maids and wear silks and satins for you. When we enter the city, I will buy you two of the embroidered shoes you like. Pair, let's put it away if we can't finish wearing it. I want to hire a girl to comb your hair. I bought all the rouge, gouache and so on. If you put it on, it will definitely look better than others." When he said this, before Lily could speak, he stretched out his hand to pull her. The palm of his hand placed her palm against his chest. The blood stains in the linen moistened Lily's palms. But he seemed not to feel any pain:

"We've been putting it off for so many years. This time we go to Beijing, it's time to get things done. I've always been left hanging like this. Isn't that good? Look at other people my age, the kids are all running around. ." as he spoke. The voice was sincere, and Lily listened quietly without making a sound.

Zhang Hongyi softened his tone and coaxed her in a low voice:

"Daughter-in-law, you are my wife, everything about me is yours, your man's heart, your man's body, money and salary, even if you take my life, I won't blink an eye," he said here, his words He paused and said, "But there are only two things I can't promise you. First, I can't give you the little brat named Ye. He is the murderer of Lu Liu's mother and son. When I became sworn brother with my brother that day, I couldn't give it to you. We should live and die together. I am greedy for life and can't bear to leave you, but I swore in front of Lu Liu's grave that I would avenge him." After he said this, Lily remained silent. She wanted to nod, but Zhang Hongyi As if he was afraid that she would speak, he pressed her head heavily with one hand, and then spoke again: "Secondly, raising a man after marriage is absolutely impossible. To calm the emperor's chaos, this business Once you're done, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the next few decades. I'll take you to Jiangzhou and I'll watch over you every day from now on. You won't go anywhere. You are not allowed to take another look at this wild man."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Hongyi felt that Lily's hand that was pressed against his chest stiffened, and he continued:

"Especially the one named Ye. I know you were engaged to him, but now I am your man. I..." Before he could finish his words, Lily couldn't help but reach out and grab his hand that was hanging on his chest. A strand of messy hair that was not tied up was pulled hard.

"Oops." He screamed, his eyes wide and round: "Why did you hit someone again?"

"Do you think Ye Shizi is the man I want to steal?" Lily laughed angrily. Zhang Hongyi felt something was wrong and subconsciously let go of her. He instinctively wanted to hide, but he had been separated from her for a long time and didn't want to put his hands on her. Moved away from her.

"Isn't it?" In fact, when Lily asked him, Zhang Hongyi guessed that he was wrong, but now seeing her smiling and narrowing her eyes in anger, Zhang Hongyi loved her for being so angry in his heart. Like this, he actually regretted it from the day he joined the army. That bitch Ye Er tricked him into joining the army. He jumped in and separated from her for many years. Whenever he thought of the way she chased him and beat him, and how she combed his hair and sewed it. Looking at Yi Shi's appearance, I began to miss home.

As he performed more and more meritorious services, Deng Zhizhou appreciated him more and more. He was not short of money and salary. Even now that he was in a high position, he responded to everything. But in fact, what he thought about most was still those two broken houses and the one sitting in them. Just people sewing by the door.

Later, he ate a lot of rare and delicious food, but he still felt that it was not worth the bowl of potato crispy rice she had cooked. It was also delicious when boiled and soaked in water.

Seeing her glaring at him and sneering, Zhang Hongyi knew that she was angry and wanted to hit someone, but he deliberately provoked her: "If not, why are you doing it with him? What's the point of that pretty boy? I'll just punch her You can beat him until he has teeth all over the floor."

Lily sneered and didn't say much to him, but her eyes began to wander around the tent. She saw the armor hanging on the shelf nearby, and a pair of axes hanging on the side. She stood up to get it, and Zhang Hongyi followed behind with a grin. It doesn't hurt when this girl hits someone. Normally, he has to move his fleshy part to her and hit her, knowing how to get something. In order to prevent her from feeling the pain after hitting her hand, Zhang Hongyi remembered that one time she hit her, and the palm of her hand was red. She didn't feel it, but he felt distressed for a long time. At that time, he didn't know how to respond. Even though he was doing something wrong, he thought there was something wrong with him. It was obviously her who was hurting, but he was the one who hurt her. Later, he realized that he missed her deeply, but he didn't know it at that time.

He was still laughing when he saw Lily picking up the axe: "Be careful not to drop it and hit your foot. You won't blame me for crying later."

Zhang Hongyi was born with amazing powers, and the ax was tailor-made for him. Each handle weighs several dozen kilograms, and it would be heavy for most people to lift. How could she, a girl, twist it?

But the next moment, Zhang Hongyi saw Lily lifting the shining axe. The steel blade of the ax reflected half of her profile. She grabbed the pure steel ax handle with both hands and chased him. Obviously He just set people off. When Zhang Hongyi saw this scene, he was so frightened that he quickly raised the curtain and went out: "I have no law. I usually just hit me, but now I am carrying an axe. There are no rules at all. I see that I am easy to bully, so I beat me from time to time... "The ax in Lily's hand shook brightly twice. The corners of Zhang Hongyi's mouth trembled, and he subconsciously stretched out his hands to hold it. He didn't dare to hide anymore, for fear that she wouldn't be able to catch him safely. The ax fell and was so sharp that it could cut off the sole of her foot.

He was still injured, but he didn't feel much pain, but when he thought about her being injured and bleeding, he began to feel nervous and worried. He originally wanted to hide, but now his steps were instinctively fast. He ran towards her and coaxed her repeatedly:

"Ancestor, you can't play with this. If it falls, it won't cut off your foot, and if it hits you, your bones will break. This thing is dangerous and you can't touch it."

He spoke like a coaxing child, stretched out his hand to take the ax away, and let Lily glare at him. He felt a little uneasy until he hung the ax up, so he pulled the person far away before giving up.

"Zhang Hongyi, do you think I'm stupid for stealing someone and bringing back someone named Ye?" Lily pinched him, and he yelled "Hey," but refused to let go. Lily knew that what he just said was just intentional. He said that, but he still twisted his ears and vented his anger before telling what happened early this morning.

Zhang Hongyi was still smiling at first, but as soon as she finished speaking, his expression changed. He sat up straight, rubbed his ears that were red from Lily's scratches, and frowned:

"The emperor wants to seize my adoptive father's military power?" He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "You still want to threaten me with you? This piece of shit, if I had known that I should have joined forces to depose the prince yesterday, instead of Kill him!" The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He stretched out his hand and slapped his thigh. He didn't know what he thought of, but he suddenly sneered: "You really have more eyes than that sieve. I almost fell for him. Hold on to your sore feet!”

The people of Yingzhou, especially those who were slaves like Zhang Hongyi, were obviously not as loyal to the emperor as the people of Daqi who were raised as docile as quails. Yingzhou has been a place where the emperor's grace has not been felt since the founding of the dynasty. The people there did not have a strong sense of belonging to the imperial court. The reason why Zhang Hongyi quelled the chaos for the emperor was first of all for his own sake. His future was purely for Deng Zhizhou's kindness.

But at this time, the emperor was plotting against him. He was not so loyal to the emperor, and he was not brainwashed by the idea that the emperor wanted his ministers to die, and the ministers had to die, so he would naturally blurt out the words that went against the emperor.

If he had said this a few years ago, it would have been like a fantasy, but it was different now.

Now he has 40,000 elite troops in his hands. Even if he lost some troops in yesterday's battle with the deposed prince, he still has more than 30,000 elite troops. The maximum garrison in Kyoto is 20,000 troops. If he wants to attack the capital at this time, it is not possible. impossible. Even if the emperor just wants to summon the six major state pastors to come to the capital to protect him, by the time those people come to the capital, the emperor's bones will probably be stiff. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: The third update yesterday was too late and was not uploaded, so I will add an update today. This is two updates in one, one and two updates, a total of 6,000 words. The third update will be in the evening ~ Double 7th, dear friends who have not voted can start voting, because Dian Niang has changed the new rules, one day There is a maximum of two votes, and you can vote again after 24 hours. If you vote now, what if you want to vote for me again tomorrow? No one can say for sure about feelings!