The general will give birth soon

Emperor Chengxuan summoned Gu Chongming alone in the king's tent. The case in front of him was full of the daily newspapers and the four treasures of the study sent by the inner court's meeting cabinet on horseback. Looking at the thick ink in the inkstone, he knew that he must be back soon. Just deal with official business non-stop.

After Gu Chongming saluted, Emperor Chengxuan put down his pen and leaned back on the back of his chair.

"Gu Qing, I have some ideas about the future battle plan, I want to talk to you first, and then discuss with the generals."

Gu Chongming immediately lowered his head, "My minister is all ears."

"We are not far from the country of Yue. If we fight all the way there, the king who is greedy for life and fear of death will definitely send envoys to cede territory, proclaim his ministers and negotiate peace. It is time-consuming and meaningless to come and go. It is very annoying. So I want to hurry Send troops to capture other state capitals, then surround the capital, trap them in it for a while, and then attack the city, then it should be defeated in one blow."

Gu Chongming frowned and thought, "It's okay..."

Seeing his hesitation in answering, Emperor Chengxuan said, "You are familiar with the Yue Kingdom, if there is something wrong, just speak up."

Gu Chongming shook his head, "Judging from the current battle situation, this is actually quite good, but I dare not make arbitrary decisions."

"Battle strategy, or based on the understanding of both the enemy and us, or based on experience, or based on intuition. I haven't fought much with you, and I really need to ask others." Emperor Chengxuan gave a rare smile, looked at Gu Chong Ming, "Will you talk to Si You as soon as you go back?"

Gu Chongming misunderstood, and hurriedly said: "If it is not necessary for official business, we don't talk about it. Especially the order of His Majesty, if there is no special order, the minister will not tell him."

"I don't want to ask this." Emperor Chengxuan sighed wearily, and lowered his voice, "I just want to ask, you and Siyou... what do you usually talk about and do?"

Gu Chongming was taken aback.

"He is a military commander, and you are Wen Sheng. You are three years older and have different temperaments, but you... have never had any conflicts, and you... don't quarrel much."

Gu Chongming understood completely, and taking advantage of Emperor Chengxuan's confusion, he said, "Your Majesty, the minister and Si You have known each other so far, only the time from Yuntan to the northern border is considered to be together every day, and the rest of the time is either due to official business , or it is separation, so we cherish every moment of getting together, so there are fewer conflicts. What do we say and do when we get together..." Gu Chongming smiled, "There is nothing deliberate about it, most of it is nonsense. , probably because we get together less and leave more, so we are happy no matter what we do when we are together."

"The implication is that I get together too much with the envoy?" Emperor Chengxuan murmured, "No, the envoy was not in the palace for the first three years, and even though he came back, there were still two years. I didn't meet him very often, and although he got better later, he went to the northern border not long after..." Emperor Chengxuan frowned, "If you think about it this way, I and the envoy also get together less and leave more."

Gu Chongming's head grew dizzy for a while, and his forehead was a little sweaty, "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be generalized."

"I know that too, but..."

Emperor Chengxuan was very distressed, he had no choice, so he wanted to find someone who was good at this way to learn from him.

Gu Chongming looked worried, and was about to ask questions step by step, so he said, "Your Majesty, how is Your Majesty's health?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chengxuan immediately sighed deeply.

"I didn't tell the envoy this time, because I was afraid that he would be worried. Although he was ill, once he woke up, he couldn't stop worrying. He is so smart. I heard that I kicked you in public. , blamed Siyou again, and guessed my intentions by keeping the navy in Yuntan unchanged. Then you also know that he played a show for Sixing's spies with his sick body, and secretly practiced deploying sailors to maintain the soldiers He insisted on getting up, took a boat from the camp to Yangjiang, and stood on the river to enjoy the wind... After all, he didn't trust me."

"He is so stubborn that no one can persuade him." Emperor Chengxuan felt guilty and helpless, "Just now the imperial doctor said that his condition is worse than before, and I don't know when he will wake up. I have to pray to heaven and work hard at the same time. Hope he is happy."

"Why, why doesn't he trust me?" Emperor Chengxuan said in confusion, "Obviously, I can be alone."

"Because Your Majesty loves His Majesty deeply in his heart, he is not at ease."

Emperor Chengxuan was taken aback.

Gu Chongming smiled and said: "The minister and Si You are also like this, no matter how big or small the matter is, they are not at ease with each other."

"But..." Emperor Chengxuan recalled Xiao Yuheng's words that day, with a troubled expression on his face, "Isn't the envoy responsible for me?"

"If it's purely a responsibility, how can the emperor be angry?" Gu Chongming swore, "Which subject in the world dares to be angry with the emperor face to face?"

Emperor Chengxuan was startled, enlightened again, and suddenly caught something that both he and Xiao Yuheng had overlooked.

Needless to say his intentions for Xiao Yuheng, Xiao Yuheng seems to be loyal to the word "envoy", but his actual behavior has betrayed himself, but they are so deeply involved that they cannot be cleared by onlookers.

Gu Chongming saw hope sprouting from Emperor Chengxuan's expression, and continued: "When two people are together, it is normal to get angry and quarrel, but Si You is very angry! But it doesn't matter, I just need to coax him. , can also enhance feelings!"

"For example, how to coax?" Emperor Chengxuan looked envious, "You are always good at coaxing people, but I can't..."

"Coaxing people is also to do what they like. Si You likes to see the minister act like Xiao Fu lowly relying on him and getting tired of him, so the minister will do the same. However, this matter requires one willing to fight and one willing to suffer. If the minister is not willing If you do this for him, the minister and him will definitely not be able to get together; on the contrary, since the minister is willing, he will not feel embarrassed."

"It's not because I can't save face, but..."

Emperor Chengxuan suddenly realized that he only knew that he liked Xiao Yuheng and didn't want Xiao Yuheng to alienate him and neglect him, but he never thought about what Xiao Yuheng's mood was, let alone how he could be happy.

She keeps saying that she doesn't want to make him angry, but never puts herself in his shoes. This kind of liking is superficial.

Therefore, when Xiao Yuheng was angry and uncomfortable, he was at a loss, never knowing how to persuade him.

But Xiao Yuheng didn't even spare his life for him.

"Gu Qing."

Emperor Chengxuan, who was contemplating, suddenly called out, and Gu Chongming cheered up, "The minister is here."

Emperor Chengxuan's expression was more resolute than before, and he said firmly, "Thank you."

Gu Chongming quickly knelt down, "I'm terrified."

"Don't panic, I really want to thank you, get up quickly."

Emperor Chengxuan stood up, exhaled the exhaustion accumulated in his chest for a long time, and secretly made up his mind: From now on, he will try his best to abandon the ego brought about by his supreme status since he was a child, and he will be like an ordinary husband, like Gu Chongming, Caring and loving his wife.

I only hope that God can give him this chance to redeem.

Daxia crossed the Yangjiang River, divided into two groups, continued to advance all the way, bypassed the capital of Yue State all the way, and invaded the state capital further south. In less than two months, it was like chopping melons and vegetables, and it was almost completely controlled. Leaving Vietnam.

The city of Yongping, the capital of Yue State, is like an isolated island in the stormy waves, and it is self-enclosed in the precarious situation.

The Great Xia army besieged the city, and another month later, the water and food supply in Yongping City could not keep up, and the situation was in jeopardy.

Emperor Chengxuan ordered the siege of the city and handed over the last straw that overwhelmed Yue.

The siege battle was led by Siyou. At this time, he was more than six months pregnant, and his belly was already full.

It was dawn when the battle took place, and Baobao persisted in staying up all night, seeing Si You off with his extremely sleepy eyes open.

Gu Chongming watched Si You put on the armor with his stomach straight, hugged him with a bitter face, and said reluctantly: "Dayou, Yongping City is no longer viable, you are not required to fight, you can go to another general Same! I'll intercede with His Majesty, even if he punishes us both... I think your belly is getting bigger again, it didn't look so big yesterday, Dayou, I'm worried about you..."

Bao Bao also came up, stood beside the two fathers' legs, held Si You's hand and raised his head, "I am also worried about you, General Daddy."

Si You touched two furry heads, one tall and one short, one big and one small, one by one, and said with a smile: "Yongping City is easy to fight, but the King of Yue is in it, and there are some decisions that not all generals can make. Those things have nothing to do with the use of force, and won't tire my body. I don't feel uncomfortable at all, don't worry, I promise, I will be back before midnight."

After kissing them as usual, Si You turned around and went out, mounted his horse and ordered his troops, and marched towards Yongping City.

Gu Chongming put his arms around Bao Bao, looked at Li Ren's back, and said pitifully, "Bao Bao, you will not be a general in the future, father won't allow it."

After the war started, Gu Chongming asked Emperor Chengxuan to board the sentry tower to observe the battle situation.

The siege went smoothly, and it only took an hour for Yongping's thick city gate to be broken open. Si You, holding a chopping lance in his hand, took the lead amidst the war smoke and dust, and led the Daxia soldiers to pour in from the city gate.

Gu Chongming was slightly comforted, but after the army entered the city, there was no reply for a long time, and his heart was raised again.

Then, his eyelids started to twitch, and his mood became worse and worse.

There was no movement in the city, only the faint sound of fighting could be heard, and Gu Chongming was pacing back and forth impatiently on the watchtower.

At noon, a strong strange smell suddenly came from the sky. Gu Chongming frowned and inhaled to identify it. He had just realized what it was, and before he had time to be surprised, he saw the sky above Yongping City glow red, and there was a loud crackling sound. , The entire city instantly ignited a raging fire, and suddenly turned into an extremely terrifying fireball.

"Tung oil! It's tung oil!"

"The Yue Kingdom poured tung oil on the whole city!"

"This is to... die together!"

The soldiers in the rear shouted.

Gu Chongming's legs went limp, he rolled down from the watchtower, and rushed towards the burning city like a madman, terrified in his heart, tremblingly chanting: "Dayou...Dayou! Don't be afraid, don't die ...I'm here to save you, I want to save you!"