From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 296

The last rays of the setting sun were left, and the faces of more than a dozen familiar generals suddenly changed, making Qiu Huan unable to react for a while.

He stared at Zhou Yuan with wide eyes and stuttered: "You...you...what..."

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder and smiled softly: "Wake up, Lord Qiu, of course I set the fire, Fu Xing and others were naturally captured!"

"Of course, my disguise is not bad, right? Now you are also captured, this farce is over."

Qiu Huan opened his mouth and wanted to say something harsh, but suddenly a feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart, and he couldn't say anything for a while.

Twenty thousand people fought against two thousand people, and they lost so badly. Half a lifetime of fame was ruined.

Finally, he could only mutter: "Zhou Yuan, you are not a human being!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "This sentence is a compliment from you. Now come with me to the tower. If it's late, His Majesty should be asleep."

After speaking, he picked up Qiu Huan and shouted directly: "Get on the horse! Go to see His Majesty!"

Until then, Qiu Huan saw that there were only more than a thousand soldiers behind Zhou Yuan. Although they were wearing the clothes of the Three Thousand Camps, they were obviously tall and strong, and they were refugee soldiers from the Five Army Camps.

The joy of victory overwhelmed the brain, and the emotions were influenced by the war, so they would naturally be taught a lesson by the war.

Dozens of riders took advantage of the dusk and galloped all the way north. Their speed was very fast, but of course they were not as fast as pigeons.

At this moment, on the tower, the female guards had already rushed up.

"Your Majesty, Zhongwu Earl Zhou Yuan burned the reed marshes, defeated the 3,000-man army, and changed into the uniforms of the 3,000-man army, marching northward."

"At this moment, Zhou Yuan has captured more than a dozen generals, including Jiedushi Qiu Huan, alive, and the military exercise has decided the outcome."

Empress Zhaojing raised her eyebrows, stood up suddenly, and looked at the female guard in disbelief.

But the next moment, she sat down again, with a calm face, "Repeat it again, and be more detailed."

Many ministers around also stood up, including Zhenguogong Song Shanao.

The female guard said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Yuan ordered the remaining more than 1,000 soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp to change into the uniforms of the soldiers of the Three Thousand Army Camp."

"At the same time, there was a woman next to Zhou Yuan who was good at disguise. She took out the pig skin mask prepared in advance and changed her appearance perfectly."

"The generals of the Fifth Army Camp went north on the pretext of capturing Zhou Yuan alive."

"Jiedushi Qiu Huan was too excited and did not see through the disguise, so he was captured alive by Zhou Yuan on the spot."

"Now Zhou Yuan is leading Jiedushi Qiu Huan and other captives towards the tower. It is expected to arrive in an hour."

Empress Zhao Jing glanced at the sky and said slowly, "Light the fire and light the lamp. I will wait for him here for an hour."

Xiaozhuang smiled and accepted the order and went down to make arrangements.

The ministers around were already stunned. They thought that there would be no suspense if 8,000 people fought against Zhou Yuan's more than 1,000 people. Who knew that Zhou Yuan came up with a reverse captive offering and tricked Qiu Huan.

Deng Bochi took a deep breath, his face turned pale, but he said nothing.

He was the one who wanted Zhou Yuan to be unlucky the most. Hearing this news at this moment, he felt mixed emotions.

Yang Guozhong sighed: "Zhou Yuan defeated 20,000 with 2,000. It can be said that he is a pillar of the Jin Dynasty."

Zeng Cheng smiled and said: "What Yang Gelao said is pleasing to the ear. In my opinion, Zhou Yuan had no chance of winning this battle, but he won. What does this show? It shows that he is a person who defies the will of heaven and changes his fate!"

Xu Shigong said in a deep voice: "Such a person should not be exiled to the world!"

He stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, please be magnanimous and forgive the mistakes of Zhongwu Bo according to the bet."

A group of ministers also bowed and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please forgive the mistakes of Zhongwu Bo."

Seeing this scene, Empress Zhaojing was overjoyed and couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

She said calmly: "Since you all plead for him, let's spare him this time."

The ministers looked at each other and sighed in their hearts. At this moment, persuading was purely to win a smile. Things have come to this point, and it is a foregone conclusion. No one can change anything.

Song Shan'ao stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I said before that if Zhou Yuan can defeat 20,000 people with 2,000 soldiers, he will be a contemporary military god and a great man of all ages."

"Your Majesty, please use Zhou Yuan in the future to eliminate the bandits, suppress the chieftains, march north to Mongolia, go east to Shenzhou, recover the mountains and rivers, and rebuild the glory of the Great Jin."

This sentence simply pierced the heart of Empress Zhaojing, and her body couldn't help but tremble.

Song Shan'ao is not a person who praises people!

She was so surprised that she couldn't help asking, "Old Duke, is Zhou Yuan really such a talent?"

Song Shan'ao took a deep breath and said, "It's no exaggeration to say that Zhou Yuan is the contemporary Kong Ming!"

Empress Zhao Jing was shocked again when she heard this.Move, my junior brother is the contemporary Kong Ming! This... is much stronger than expected.

This is not to find a helper for yourself, but to find a support!

This time he won a great victory, not only stabilized his position in the army, but also laid the foundation for the suppression of bandits.

No one dares to compete with him in the suppression of bandits in the Central Plains!

The junior brother must be rewarded!

She suddenly turned her head to look at Princess Qinshui, with a sharp light in her eyes.

Princess Qinshui was excited, with a strange light in her eyes, but suddenly saw the look of Queen Zhaojing, and couldn't help but be startled.

She whispered: "Sister Huang, what... what's wrong?"

Queen Zhaojing looked her up and down, thinking to herself, this body is really good, the junior brother must be satisfied.

She said calmly: "Nothing, I just want to ask you, how do you feel about Zhou Yuan's victory?"

"Ah?"

Princess Qinshui lowered her head and said: "That... Lord Zhou saved my life after all, I... I certainly hope he wins."

Empress Zhaojing stopped talking and just waited quietly.

Soon, Zhou Yuan led dozens of cavalry and galloped to the bottom of the tower.

"Your Majesty! I captured Qiu Huan and a group of generals alive with cavalry! Can we declare victory!"

Empress Zhaojing looked at her high-spirited junior brother, her heartbeat slightly accelerated, she did not speak, just looked at Song Shanao.

Song Shanao said in a deep voice: "There is no doubt that the five military camps won this military exercise."

Here, he paused slightly, his eyes flashed with coldness, and said in a cold voice: "Qiu Huan, take a group of pigs and dogs around you, get eighty military sticks, and then roll to the Duke's Mansion!"

After speaking, he turned and went down the tower.

Qiu Huan and the others looked at each other, with only bitterness on their faces.

They knew that the Duke of Zhenguo was angry, and he would be beaten and scolded for fighting like this.

Empress Zhaojing said: "The case of the Zhongwu Earl assassinating the official in court can be settled. Zhou Yuan, don't do it again next time."

Zhou Yuan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Empress Zhaojing continued: "The five military camps have made meritorious contributions in the military exercise of defeating the strong with the weak. The previous fine will be annulled, and the Ministry of Revenue will transfer the silver soon."

Zhou Yuan was overjoyed. The eldest sister was stingy, but today she was so generous.

He hurriedly shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, he was stunned for a moment, kicked Li He on the butt, and growled: "What are you doing, thank you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The generals reacted and hurriedly half-knelt down.