C102 Confession (1/2)

Yue Pengju replied respectfully: ”The important thing about a soldier is that they are extraordinary and unfathomable. When fighting in formations and then fighting in battles, the way in which the tactics and tactics of a soldier are used are very common. These words later became a famous military motto.

Zong Ze was overjoyed: ”Pengju's words are indeed a wise move.” He paused, then changed the subject. ”In your opinion, how should we use troops in the future?”

Yue Pengju said: ”I have been out fighting with Western Xia for many years, the and I have already returned back to the Southern Mountains. Right now, we might as well send an army to guard the two rivers.

Zong Ze said: ”This is just what I want.”

The two discussed for a while, just as Yue Pengju was about to leave, he suddenly remembered and knelt down, ”Master, please forgive me.”

Zong Ze was very surprised: ”What is it?”

”My master was once a mediator for this humble general. However, this humble general has already resigned from his marriage with the Princess. Please forgive me.”

Zong Ze was shocked. He had just returned to Ying Tian and did not know about this news.

”Penga, why is that?”

”The little general likes Hua Rong. to marry Hua Rong... ”

Zong Ze suddenly stood up, and said angrily: ”Yue Pengju, are you crazy?”

”and I are not siblings …”

Zong Ze thought back to what he saw tonight, how intimate the two of them were. Only now did he understand why Yue Pengju did not get promoted. In his entire life, he had experienced countless trials and hardships, yet he had never encountered such a difficult situation. Recalling the situation where the Emperor and Hua Rong had answered each other, he thought that things were not good, if the Emperor knew, how could he be willing to let it go?

”Yue Pengju, do you know that the current emperor intends to bring your sister into the palace?”

”I know.” Previously, when he was in Xiangzhou, he had asked for my sister to be his wife, but she had refused! ”

”How dare you! Despite knowing this, he still dared to break the engagement? You don't want to die? ”

”This general wishes that this sister and I can grow old together. I won't waver even if lightning strikes in the sky!”

Zong Ze was shocked and angry at the same time, ”Pengju, you have to give up. I saw with my own eyes that your sister can speak a few words in front of the emperor. Huang Qianshan's men would always be there to welcome him. If there is someone beside the Emperor who dares to speak out and is his favorite, it will be a good thing for all the people in the world … ”

Yue Pengju refuted: ”Accompanying a sovereign like a tiger, when have I ever seen a concubine truly be able to interfere with the government?”

Zong Ze couldn't answer right now. It was absurd for a woman of the court to influence the political situation of a king.

He did not know how to continue to correct Yue Pengju's ”shocking” behavior, so he could only wave his hand powerlessly: ”You may leave first.”

On the second day, Xu Caizhi followed the order to look for the two of them: ”Miss Hua, Pengju, Shangguan Family has summoned you two to the palace for a feast.”

Knowing that the situation was dire, the duo could only brace themselves and advance forward. The banquet was set up in the imperial harem, there were not many people there, just the emperor, Wu Jinnu and a few familiar faces Xu Caizhi, etc.

She knelt down and bowed, and the Emperor immediately stood up to support her. ”Rong Er, no need to be so courteous. We are all familiar with each other, I just want to ask you all to reminisce about the past and to help Pengju carry it out. ”

Yue Pengju was supposed to be replying to the Emperor's military intelligence, but when he saw the posture and the expression in his eyes when he supported his sister, his heart skipped a beat.

Seeing Yue Pengju, the siblings nodded and then sat down in their respective seats.

The banquet began. Everyone had their own cases. In the first, there were ten kinds of fruit, such as goose pear, golden apricot, spring peach, pine nut, lotus seed meat, gingko, steamed date and so on; in the second, there were ten kinds of ”carved nectar winter melon, carved nectar bamboo shoot, carved flower ginger date, carved nectar persimmon”; in the third, there were ten kinds of ”savoury salt acid”, such as pickled chicken, pickled rabbit, vinegar mutton, etc. After tasting each dish once, the guest began toasting.

The wine was made from silver light and broken jade. They were both millet wine that came from the Xiangzhou. The wine was lustrous, the silver wine was sweet and heavy, and the crushed jade wine was refreshing and refreshing. Most of these wines are yellow rice wine with low alcohol content.

Each cup of wine had two ways of persuading others. The first was lamb in the cooking milk and roasted chicken legs; the second was goat's belly soup and a stick with a head. There were fifteen of them in front and fifteen in the back, and thirty of them were not repeated.

The broth is a sweet broth cooked with licorice and other medicinal herbs.

All the utensils used for the feast were top-grade kiln with rouge. When everyone was eating, there was also a group of Kabuki players playing. One was playing the lute while the other was playing the flute.

Hua Rong and Yue Pengju both came from the Humble Class, and had never experienced such a feast in their lives. They only felt dazzled, and every dish in front of them, was not a tableware, but a top-notch work of art.

The emperor sighed, ”If it was in the past, the royal banquet would be 108 dishes. Now, in times of crisis, everything would be simple …”

Hua Rong thought, if this was still a simple task, then what would happen if it became extravagant?

She looked up at the Emperor and saw him staring back at her. His face was a little flushed from the wine, and his eyes were strange.

Wu Jinnu, who was at the side, inadvertently observed the Shangguan Family's expression. She smiled slightly and turned to Yue Pengju, ”General Yue is a young hero, Miss Hua is talented and beautiful.

”Thank you, Empress.”

The Emperor started laughing as well. ”Pengju, you've accomplished a great deed this time but didn't receive a reward. Have you ever felt regret in your heart?”

Yue Pengju put down his wine cup, ”Reporting to your majesty, this subject knows that I am guilty. How can I dare to regret this? ”And to thank Your Majesty for repaying the marriage with forgiveness.” ”

”Now, this evil thief, Jin Wushu, is forcing you incessantly, leading the army to gather at the Ying Tian. Pengju, this General Zong will hold you up, so I order you to listen to his orders. In the future, you have to leave and follow his lead. Sigh, we have placed all our hopes on the General Zong, you must not disappoint our kindness. ”