Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In the harem, Mrs. Huarui was waiting for Meng Chang to come back from the court, and she carefully packed her clothes early.

The decoration here is very beautiful, with a lot of Shu brocade used in the curtains and silk decorations. Shu brocades are famous for their bright colors, and the palace looks colorful, as if in the bright spring. The curtains swayed gently, and the spring breeze from outside brought the fragrance of flowers. A scene of wealth and beauty.

Mrs. Huarui picked up a colored emerald jade bracelet, looked at the window, and saw that the color was crystal clear and emerald green, as if it contained all the colors of early spring. There is a saying that gold has a price and jade is priceless, this bracelet is very valuable, it is a good gift from the emperor.

But Mrs. Huarui put it down lightly and replaced it with a pair of gold bracelets. She prefers gold and gems to jade...jade is too brittle.

In fact, compared with the palace built for her, the status of the seal, and the fertile land rewarded, a little gold jewelry is not considered valuable. But Mrs. Huarui's hobbies have not changed. She doesn't feel much about Guangsha Liangtian, but she is particularly obsessed with gold jewelry. When she was a geisha, she lived in no fixed place, and only the jewelry she wore with her could follow her, so she liked those things the most.

In this alone time, many memories always come to mind unexpectedly. What she learned in Jiaofang was the most impressive thing in her life. The teacher said, "Why do men spend a lot of money on you? You have to pay for your worth, otherwise the cheap ones can only become sisters in the kiln, and you don't have much money for hard work. Beauty, fame, singing and dancing can all increase the price. You must understand what is expensive and what is cheap..."

All along, her most valuable body is her body, so she also likes to use various expensive clothes and accessories to set off the value of her body.

Mrs. Huarui picked up a gold waist chain inlaid with gemstones and decorated it on her soft waist. Looking down, her fair and smooth skin was set off to make it more delicate and noble. There was also a small hole in the belly button. She picked out the shiny wooden box and found a small gold ornament inlaid with red gemstones. She held it on her fingertips and looked at it. She felt that the color did not match, so she immediately changed to a green one, and she was immediately satisfied.

She stayed in front of the bronze mirror for an hour before dressing herself up. All of a sudden, the person in the mirror is exquisite and brightly colored, and looks like an ordinary woman, whose status is clearly distinguished.

After waiting for a long time, Meng Chang finally came back surrounded by shouts and hugs, and Mrs. Huarui bowed her knees to welcome her. I saw him sitting down on the Yutan, heaving a long breath, as if he was very tired. The maid brought tea, Madam Huarui stretched out her jade hand and said, "I'll come, you guys go down."

"Yes." Everyone retreated one after another.

The color of Mrs. Huarui's fingers painted with light red patterns matches well with her white hands. These hands are holding a jade-white teacup, with emerald green tea leaves in the water, which expresses the cup of tea very beautifully. Sure enough, Meng Chang couldn't help but want to drink, so he took it.

Madam Huarui let go of her teacup, stretched out her hand to gently rub Meng Chang's temples, and said softly, "Your Majesty has worked hard for the affairs of the state, you have worked hard."

Meng Chang was immediately full of manliness: "My world, of course I have to work hard."

After finishing speaking, he puffed up his chest, but the breath in his speech was still weak.

Mrs. Huarui glanced at him, Meng Chang had a plump forehead, regular facial features, fair skin, and a pretty good face; but Mrs. Huarui knew that his body under the clothes was actually in a bad state, because he had been addicted to alcohol for a long time, his internal organs were weak, there was a lot of fat accumulated on his body, and the skin on his body was also very loose. But if men have to be picked and picked like singing prostitutes, Mrs. Huarui won't like this kind of man who looks good in clothes at first glance, but looks bad on the inside.

Her concept of choosing people is also formed by thinking about men's minds. Just like when a man chooses a singing girl, he will not only look at the face, but will look at all kinds of concrete things, such as skin, chest, waist, legs, etc. Men don't have so many intuitions that are plausible... This is also the reason why Mrs. Huarui usually doesn't wear too much makeup, because the kind of man who can afford it doesn't care about what is put on his face, and it is of little use.

Mrs. Huarui stopped those useless thoughts, carefully observed Meng Chang's expression, and asked softly: "I heard that the Zhou Dynasty army attacked our country, did the court discuss a countermeasure?"

Meng Chang was no longer as panicked as he was in the morning, and said calmly: "I have already made arrangements, from the defense strategy to the employment of people, so I don't have to worry about my concubine."

Madam Huarui asked, "How did you arrange it?"

Meng Chang said: "It's nothing more than North Road, East Road, Jianzhou and Kuizhou. North Road sent Han Baozheng there last year, and East Road I asked Wang Zhaoyuan to supervise the army and urge the defenders to adopt the imperial court's strategy. The Kingdom of Shu has natural dangers, and it will definitely keep the Zhou army out of the country."

Mrs. Huarui murmured: "Your Majesty, don't take it lightly. Since the Zhou Dynasty dared to use large-scale troops, they must have some confidence."

"Haha." Meng Chang said with a smile, "Guo Blacksmith was forced to do nothing. Just now the courtiers thought he was not willing to come. Zhou Dynasty people are short-sighted and aggressive, and now they are very unstable internally. They need to occupy the territory and plunder the results of the war to maintain it. Zhou Ting didn't want to sit still, so naturally he forced Guo Blacksmith to come; because Guo Blacksmith's marriage with the Fu family is trusted, and the military power is in his hands, who can be assured if he doesn't come?"

Mrs. Huarui recalled her understanding of Guo Shao, and an illiterate big man from a poor place appeared in her mind. She nodded after thinking for a while and said, "What the courtiers said makes sense. Guo Shao has already sat in a high position to enjoy the glory and wealth, he doesn't seem like someone with great ambitions..."

Meng Chang sighed: "It's just that the Southern Tang Kingdom is too subdued. Not only did they honor the ministers and give money to the land, but even the king listened to the Zhou Dynasty; otherwise, the Zhou Dynasty was forced this time, and they could easily attack the Southern Tang Kingdom, and we would be much better off... Does my concubine also think that I should give up my position in the past to avoid the edge?"

Mrs. Huarui shook her head: "Your Majesty should never have given up his honor."

Meng Chang said, "Didn't you just say that out of fear of disobeying me?"

Mrs. Huarui was silent for a while, called "Your Majesty" softly, and then said: "Concubines in the harem often make a mistake when they compete for favor. They always want His Majesty to gather thousands of favors and become the final winner; but such people are often unable to get what they want. There are all kinds of women. In fact, as long as they can be liked by His Majesty, they don't have to decide who wins with others."

Meng Chang's face was a little confused, he didn't understand why Mrs. Huarui was suddenly involved in the harem competition.

Mrs. Huarui glanced at him: "But if several men like a woman, it will be a winner. Only one person can embrace a beauty. No matter how good he is, as long as he is slightly worse than others, he will be excluded. Is this the case?"

Meng Chang nodded along with her topic and said, "That's right, unless that woman loses her morals and wants to have affairs with several people at the same time."

Mrs. Huarui said, "It's easy to fight for favor among women, but it's much more cruel to fight for hegemony between men. There is only one winner in the contest. For example, in the Chu-Han war, the overlord of Western Chu is considered an outstanding man, but Han Gaozu is slightly better. In the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, each country has its own strengths, but they can't coexist forever."

Meng Chang nodded slightly, but said nothing.

Mrs. Huarui can't continue talking, it would be harsh for her to say it when she knows her feelings... Harsh and honest words should be those who are honest and outspoken, she is not a minister, there is no need to disobey the emperor and make him unhappy.

Anyway, from her point of view, although she is a noble concubine now, her mood of wandering as a singing girl has not changed in essence; she just lives better for the time being. Another difference is that in the past, it was necessary to please many men who watched singing and dancing, but now it only needs to make one man happy.

Although the Kingdom of Shu is surrounded by mountains for easy defense, but if the Central Plains is in chaos, if you don't fight for it, you can only sit and wait for death. After all, there is only one winner in the end... And that day should not be too long. Tang Mo has been fighting for a hundred years now, and there is no reason for the chaos to last for decades.

"The concubine is a woman. She has read some books in order to be able to talk to His Majesty, so as not to let her talk be too ignorant." Mrs. Huarui persuaded implicitly, "Your Majesty must have understood the truth that all concubines can understand."

Meng Chang said solemnly: "The words are reasonable. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty told me to guard the Shu Kingdom, but Wang Zhaoyuan often said that he would go out of Shu to fight for the world. This is what I like."

Mrs. Huarui asked: "There are too many people with high-mindedness and low-handedness. How well does Your Majesty know Wang Zhaoyuan? He's not the kind of person with great ambition and talent who can be neglected, right?"

Meng Chang hesitated a bit, and pondered: "Wang Zhaoyuan is known as Crouching Dragon, to me, just like Zhuge Kongming is to Liu Bei... Probably, he should have some skills.

Now after Guo Rong (Chai Rong) died, the Central Plains seemed to be in chaos again. As long as they return after working hard and mobilizing all the people this time, they will collapse from the inside. It's time for me to work hard and get ready to fight for world hegemony! "

Meng Chang was eloquent and said solemnly: "According to Wang Zhaoyuan's general plan, after this battle, our country should counterattack from two routes. One route to recover Qin and Feng as preparations for entering Guanzhong; all the way down the river to occupy Jingzhou, as a former fortress to leave Sichuan... Today's internal turmoil in Liao, the weakening and shrinking of the Northern Han and Southern Tang kingdoms, and the collapse of the Central Plains is a great opportunity for the Great Shu to compete in the Central Plains..."

Madam Huarui listened patiently to his plan with a look of great interest. But I couldn't help but think of Meng Chang's hard work at the end of last year. As a result, as soon as Zhou's army withdrew and the pressure eased, Meng Chang continued to visit the flowers. He really wants to fight for hegemony?

In any case, now that Zhou Jun is putting pressure on her, Meng Chang seems to be able to get through this hurdle with his dedication to the military and politics... She can't worry about what will happen in the future.