Chapter 100 The General is Humiliated (3)
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No one understood what the regent meant by this action.
Only Zhu Qingchen understood.
He was blowing himself a kiss.
In the previous world, when they were deciding on the secret code, the villain said he wanted to blow a kiss, but Zhu Qingchen disagreed and ended up scratching his head instead.
In the end, he still likes to blow kisses.
Zhu Qingchen held the reins, let out a long breath, turned his head away, and didn't want to look at him.
The Regent rode his horse two steps to the side, reentered Zhu Qingchen's field of vision, and raised his hand again.
Unable to get a response from Zhu Qingchen, he kept on using secret codes.
It’s so annoying!
Zhu Qingchen could only quickly raise his hand and touch his hair.
That's it, that's it, don't show up again.
After confirming that the person opposite was Zhu Qingqing, the Regent was satisfied. He waved to the cavalry behind him and withdrew.
The Duke of Zhenguo looked confused and asked Zhu Qingchen, "No, what does he mean? He just took the soldiers out for a stroll and then went back?"
Zhu Qingchen curled his lips and said, "It's okay. There aren't many of them. They probably saw that we are strong and didn't dare to come easily."
"That's true."
Suddenly, the regent opposite raised his hand again.
The soldiers immediately became alert again and tightened their weapons.
The Duke of Zhenguo also quickly raised his hand, ready to fight again.
As soon as he gave the order, all the soldiers charged forward immediately.
The next second, a prairie cavalryman dismounted, put down his weapon, trotted forward, holding a horn made of cow horns, and shouted in unskilled Chinese: "The Regent is sincere in negotiating, and specially invites the Duke of Ying and the Duke of Zhenguo to have a chat!"
The Duke of Zhenguo and Zhu Qingchen looked at each other, and the Duke of Zhenguo asked, "Is the regent in poor health and mentally ill? He hurriedly summoned troops just for peace talks? What is he doing with his hands raised? I am almost scared to death by him."
Zhu Qingchen thought about it and covered up for the villain: "Their old emperor passed away not long ago, and the new emperor is young. The country is in turmoil, and the regent must have a hard time. In order to seek stability, he came here to negotiate. As for raising his hand all the time-"
Zhu Qingchen paused and said, "Maybe he is really sick and has shoulder pain."
"That's right." The Duke of Zhenguo agreed. "What do you think, young master? Should we negotiate or..."
"It would be best if we could negotiate. In our current situation, we are not able to deal with foreign enemies."
"right."
Zhu Qingchen turned around and waved to Chu Yunyang: "Yunyang, shout to the other side..."
Chu Yunyang nodded, took the horn from the soldier, raised it high, and shouted: "The two Dukes accept the peace talks! Tomorrow at this time, here and now! Let's talk frankly, and no one is allowed to wear armor or lead soldiers. Those who violate this will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"
The regent on the other side picked up the horn and simply responded, "Okay!"
After both sides finished shouting, they began to withdraw their troops one after another.
The Duke of Zhenguo remained vigilant at all times. During the retreat, he stayed behind to guard the rear and looked back from time to time, fearing that the grassland people were cheating.
The Regent, however, was not on guard and rode away from the battlefield without looking back.
If Zhu Qingchen shot an arrow at this time, the villain would be killed.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and said to the Duke of Zhenguo, "It's alright, let's go back too. When you go back, remember to write a memorial about this matter, so that you can explain it if the emperor asks about it."
“It’s natural.”
*
The two sides agreed on a time to meet for talks.
As soon as it got dark, Zhu Qingchen sent Chu Yunyang and his personal guards to sneak to the other side of the river and cut all the grass on the other side.
The grass along the river bank is lush and can easily hide a few enemy soldiers. When we meet tomorrow, it would be better to clean it up to prevent the enemy from cheating.
As a result, Chu Yunyang just arrived at the river, before he had time to wade to the other side, he bumped into someone on the opposite side.
The Regent also sent people to prepare to cut the grass.
The two teams crouched in the grass and looked at each other.
Finally, Chu Yunyang made a gesture: "We will cut our side, and you cut your side. There is no need to cross the river."
The little leader on the opposite side nodded and agreed: "No problem."
So both sides started to cut the grass on their own side.
At least I can get the job done.
Chu Yunyang bent over and swung the sickle like a sword. With a few swipes, he cut down the grass on the river bank.
Soon, both sides of the river were razed to the ground, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Chu Yunyang raised his head and saw that the opponent had almost finished chopping, so he clasped his fists towards the opponent.
The little leader on the opposite side also returned the gift.
Although they were polite, they still didn't trust each other. Both sides slowed down their movements, stared at the enemy, and then began to retreat, returning to their respective camps.
In the tent, Zhu Qingchen sat in front of a long desk, his chin on his hand, writing a memorial to the emperor, holding the pen and scribbling on the paper.
The emperor here is too suspicious and weighs every word carefully.
If the emperor was Li Yue, he would not bother to write and would just fill it with plain language. Anyway, Li Yue would not doubt him no matter how he read it.
Writing a memorial is really a brain-consuming task.
Not long after, Chu Yunyang lifted the curtain and came in.
Zhu Qingchen raised his head and looked over.
Chu Yunyang clasped his fists, revealing his two small canine teeth: "Teacher, everything is done."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen tilted his head and saw the guards who followed Chu Yunyang out to cut grass standing in a row outside. There was one man who was particularly tall, and his shadow cast on the tent was also particularly tall.
This person...
Zhu Qingchen retracted his gaze and said to Chu Yunyang, "I'm fine. Go and have a rest."
Chu Yunyang was full of confidence: "Okay, thank you, teacher!"
Chu Yunyang turned around and left with his guards.
Sure enough, the tallest man did not follow, but stayed outside the tent, his shadow always shining on the tarpaulin and did not leave.
Zhu Qingchen understood what was going on. He gently put down the pen in his hand, stood up quietly, drew out the long sword he carried with him, and walked towards the door step by step without making any sound.
The system was puzzled: "Minister, what's wrong?"
Zhu Qingchen said, "Chu Yunyang, that little idiot, took five people out to cut grass. When they were done, he came back with six people, but he didn't notice anything was wrong. I didn't dare to tell him just now, for fear that he would alert the enemy."
The system was horrified: "Ah?"
Zhu Qingchen gripped his sword tightly and slowly approached the tall figure.
The next second, with a "rustle", Zhu Qingchen opened the curtain and put the sword across the man's neck, while the man also put the dagger against his heart.
Zhu Qingchen pushed the sword forward, pressing it against the man's Adam's apple, and removed the man's helmet.
Show me who you are!
Yuwen Shu hid under his helmet, tilted his head, and looked at him with a smile: "Teacher Zhu."
It's me, the villain!
Zhu Qingchen took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and hit his chest hard on the armor, making a "bang" sound.
Zhu Qingchen lowered his voice and said, "Are you sick? Didn't we agree to negotiate tomorrow? Why are you here again?"
Yuwen Shu smiled and whispered, "I miss seeing Teacher Zhu. I'm alone in the grassland, I don't have enough to eat or sleep well, I can't even understand what they say, I miss my friends so much."
Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips and looked at him suspiciously: "Didn't your system help you translate?"
Yuwen Shu said aggrievedly: "No, it can do nothing."
Villain system:?
"You're talking bullshit! When have I not helped you translate? You just act pitiful!"
Just at this moment, a soldier patrolling not far away heard the noise and rushed over with his weapon in hand: "Young Master, what happened?"
Zhu Qingchen grabbed Yuwen Shu's armor and threw him into the tent, saying to the patrol soldiers, "It's okay. An eagle flew over and flew away."
"Young Master, if you have anything, please call us anytime."
"Okay, thank you."
After they left, Zhu Qingchen returned to the tent, put the curtain in place and pressed it down with stones.
If someone were to find out that he was meeting with the regent of the enemy country at night, and the news got out, would he still want to live?
After confirming that there was no problem, Zhu Qingchen turned around and called Yuwen Shu: "Please sit down."
Yuwen Shu had already sat down on the cushion, blinking his eyes and looking at him seriously.
Zhu Qingchen took out two pancakes that he had prepared for breakfast tomorrow morning, and then took out the water bag filled with goat's milk and poured him some.
"The food here is not very good. This cake is okay after being baked on the fire. I added some sugar to the goat milk."
Yuwen Shu took a bite of the pancake and said, "Teacher, the food here is delicious. Over on the grassland, we only eat grass."
Zhu Qingchen suspected that he was talking nonsense: "Eating grass on the grassland? Shouldn't it be the cows that eat the grass and the people that eat the cows?"
The villain system shouted: "That's right! That's it! He can only pretend to be pitiful..."
Yuwen Shu held it down as if nothing had happened and covered it with his helmet to physically isolate the sound.
"Ignore it."
The two people briefly exchanged their current situations.
Zhu Qingchen said: "The protagonist here is Chu Yunyang, the kid, and he will go to the capital with him soon."
Yuwen Shu also said: "My old emperor just died, and a group of bastards fought for the throne, and found a child who looked obedient to take the throne."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen nodded. "My mission should be relatively easy. I will complete it if I can protect Chu Yunyang. What about you?"
The villain's task is to trip up the protagonist and bring him down with disgrace.
Zhu Qingchen must protect the protagonist, but the emperor is far away in the capital, what should he do?
Yuwen Shu said calmly: "I will lead the troops to the capital with Teacher Zhu."
Zhu Qingchen shook his shoulders vigorously: "No! What are you thinking about? You are the regent of the grassland now!"
If the news got out, they would be killed before they even reached the capital.
Besides, even if he was the regent, he might not be able to control every soldier under him.
This is simply inviting a wolf into the house.
Attracting external enemies and destroying internal enemies is the stupidest thing to do in the world.
Zhu Qingchen said sternly: "I am bringing Chu Yunyang to the capital, and I have also made an agreement with the Duke of Zhenguo that if I am in trouble, he will definitely send troops to help me. You cannot send troops here!"
Seeing that Yuwen Shu didn't say anything, he patted Yuwen Shu's arm again: "Did you hear that?"
Yuwen Shu nodded obediently: "I heard it."
Zhu Qingchen patted his arm as encouragement: "This time you stay in the grassland, I will go to the capital and help you dethrone the emperor, even if it means ruining his reputation."
"Okay." Yuwen Shu responded, "I'll wait here for Teacher Zhu to come back."
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen shared the baked pancake with him, "Here, eat. I'll take you back later."
Yuwen Shu ate and drank his fill at Zhu Qingchen's place. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Zhu Qingchen put a helmet on him and took him out of the tent.
The freshly cut grass gave off a fresh scent, and the moonlight sprinkled on the grass, making it bright and clear.
Zhu Qingchen took off Yuwen Shu's helmet and asked quietly, "Where did you get our armor?"
“I picked it up.”
"Where did you pick it up?"
“On the way.”
Zhu Qingchen didn't believe it at all and started to take off his armor: "Take it off. If you take one piece, I will have a soldier without clothes to wear."
"Oh." Yuwen Shu obediently raised his hands and let Zhu Qingchen help him take off his armor.
The night wind blew by, and Yuwen Shu was only wearing a dark robe, with his slightly curly hair loose.
Before leaving, he looked at Zhu Qingchen deeply and opened his arms to him.
"Luckily, I have Teacher Zhu. Otherwise, I would be driven crazy sooner or later if I stayed here alone."
Zhu Qingchen thought the same thing, but he didn't hug him. He just clenched his fist and touched his hand to comfort him and encourage himself: "We will be able to go home soon."
Yuwen Shu was not annoyed, and put down his arm generously: "We will act separately this time, Teacher Zhu should be careful." Zhu Qingchen nodded: "I know."
Yuwen Shu took out a small bamboo whistle from his sleeve and put it in his hand: "This is for Teacher Zhu. If you encounter danger, blow the whistle, and the most majestic goshawk on the grassland will come over and use it to send a message to me."
"Okay, thank you."
Zhu Qingchen put the bamboo whistle in his arms and watched Yuwen Shu leave.
As the weather turned colder at night, the snow on the mountains melted naturally, and the water in the glacial river also decreased a lot.
Yuwen Shu was only wearing a black shirt. He rolled up his trouser legs and stepped into the river. The water only covered the top of his feet.
There is a gentle sound of water when walking.
Zhu Qingchen looked at his back and suddenly remembered that there was someone in the past who took him out to play when he couldn't sleep at night.
The next moment, Yuwen Shu turned around.
There was even a moment when Zhu Qingchen thought he was that person.
When the moonlight faded, Zhu Qingchen saw the unfamiliar face clearly and waved at him with some disappointment.
Yuwen Shu smiled and waved at him.
Back in the tent, Zhu Qingchen fell on the bed and wrapped himself in a camel-hair blanket: "I really want to go home."
He hasn't said something like this in a long time.
Except when I first started the mission and went to the first world, I was not very adaptable and always threw a tantrum and wanted to go home.
Other times, he behaved well.
But tonight, he just felt...homesick for no reason.
Maybe it’s because the moon is too round tonight.
The system stayed by his side and took out its own small screen to coax him: "Chenchen, do you want to watch cartoons together? I'll make an exception and let you watch one episode."
Zhu Qingchen did not answer, but curled up in the blanket and refused to come out.
The system continued to coax him, "Then let me show you two episodes? Three episodes? Don't be sad, come and watch the cartoon."
Zhu Qingchen got out of the blanket aggrievedly, leaving only his head exposed, and cried in a small voice: "I want to watch five episodes."
The system hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Zhu Qingchen was about to shrink back again, it quickly responded: "Okay, okay, five episodes is five episodes, there's really nothing we can do about you."
The system placed a small screen in front of Zhu Qingchen and showed him the cartoons that it had downloaded earlier.
Zhu Qingchen immediately burst into laughter: "Thank you, system."
The little blue ball of light sat beside him and watched with him: "You're welcome. Our Chenchen is still a little kid. Sometimes I wonder if I'm in the kidnapping business, kidnapping you to do missions without even asking if you're willing."
Zhu Qingchen smiled and hugged it: "I am willing to do the mission with you."
*
Zhu Qingchen watched three episodes of cartoons, but he couldn't bear it any longer and fell asleep with tears in his eyes.
When I woke up, it was already daybreak.
Zhu Qingchen wiped his eyes, climbed out of bed, washed up briefly, and took out his official uniform.
I'm going to a peace talk today, so I should dress more formally.
As soon as he put on his official uniform, Chu Yunyang arrived.
Early in the morning, he was full of energy: "Teacher! Are you up?"
Zhu Qingchen responded: "I'm up, what's wrong?"
"My parents asked me to bring something over."
"What? Come in."
Chu Yunyang ran in holding a wooden box as if offering a treasure: "Teacher!"
Zhu Qingchen opened the box and took out a thin piece of...
Small vest?
"Golden Silk Soft Armor! It's my family's heirloom. Wearing it will make you invulnerable to swords and guns!" Chu Yunyang introduced, "Aren't you and my father going to meet the Regent today? The teacher doesn't know martial arts, so my parents asked me to get it for the teacher to use for self-defense."
Zhu Qingchen understood and nodded: "Thank you very much, I will put it on."
"Then the teacher should change clothes first. I will go out and get breakfast for the teacher."
"Okay, thank you."
Zhu Qingchen smiled and had no choice but to take off his outer official uniform and wear the golden soft armor inside.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion didn't know that the Regent was on his side, they were just simply worried that he didn't know martial arts and would be bullied.
He dressed neatly, had breakfast, and went to the river bank with the Duke of Zhenguo.
The sun gradually rose, and the Duke of Zhenguo ordered people to build a shed on the river bank and put a coffee table with cushions on it so that people could sit more comfortably.
The grassland people on the opposite side also built a tent and shouted over here, "Two Dukes, please come over here!"
The soldiers here also shouted: "Your regent, please come over here!"
"Come here!"
"Come here!"
The troops on both sides shouted at each other across the river, neither willing to cross first.
Zhu Qingchen stood on the other side of the river with his hands folded, and gestured to Yuwen Shu: "You come over, or should I go over?"
Yuwen Shu spread his hands helplessly and said loudly: "I'll go over." "Prince Regent, you can't do that!"
The grassland people wanted to stop them, but Yuwen Shu didn't care. He waved his hand, handed the long sword at his waist to his followers, then took off his shoes, rolled up his clothes, and waded out of the river.
Seeing that he was so sincere, the Duke of Zhenguo felt embarrassed and threw the dagger hidden in his sleeve to his follower, asking him to step back.
Zhu Qingchen was shocked: "Didn't you say yesterday that you wouldn't bring any weapons?"
"All's fair in war." The Duke of Zhenguo smiled, "If a fight breaks out later, young master, hide behind me."
"good."
At this time, Yuwen Shu also came in front of them, raised his right hand, and gave them a grassland people's greeting.
Zhu Qingchen returned the greeting in a pretentious manner: "Please, Regent."
The three men sat down on either side of a long table, with soldiers on both sides behind them, ready to rush up and start a fight at any time.
Zhu Qingchen boiled water and made tea. Yuwen Shu crossed his legs and sat on the cushion. He got straight to the point: "This time, I came to see the two dukes to negotiate peace."
"Our Great Zhou and Great Xia have been fighting for a hundred years, and there has never been a winner. Along the way, regardless of whether it is Zhou or Xia, the people are all in danger and have nowhere to live. It is heartbreaking."
"I am here with full sincerity. The covenant has been prepared. Within ten years, I will not raise an army. There are no additional conditions."
Zhu Qingchen poured him more tea and looked at the Duke of Zhenguo.
Zhu Qingchen had no objection, it mainly depended on him.
The Duke of Zhenguo sighed and said solemnly, "That's true. My family has been defending the northwest for generations. Even if it is so, even if we put all our efforts into it, we can't protect the people of the northwest to live and work in peace. If we can negotiate, it would be the best."
Of course, the Duke of Zhenguo also left them some room: "It's just that this matter is of great importance. I can't make a decision on my own. I need to report it to the emperor and ask His Majesty to make a decision."
The peace talks went relatively smoothly.
There are only three people in total, and two of them have been discussed long ago. All we have to do is to deal with the Duke of Zhenguo.
Finally, Zhu Qingchen and the Duke of Zhenguo agreed that when Zhu Qingchen brought Chu Yunyang to the capital, he would report the matter to the emperor.
In addition, during the negotiations, neither side is allowed to launch an attack.
Zhu Qingchen and Yuwen Shu shook hands and swore an oath that they would never break their promises!
*
Three days later, everything was ready and the day of departure had arrived.
Unlike what was written in the original book, Chu Yunyang happily rushed to the capital with only a few personal guards.
Under Zhu Qingchen's deliberate arrangement, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion made sufficient preparations.
In addition to Chu Yunyang's personal guards, there were nearly a hundred elite soldiers from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, each of whom was a skilled fighter who could fight a hundred men at once. They disguised themselves as ordinary soldiers transporting gifts and escorted them all the way to Beijing.
In addition, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion also specially prepared self-defense weapons and life-saving pills, as well as some letters for them.
Although the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had moved away from the capital for a long time, most of the military generals in the capital were subordinates of the old Duke of Zhenguo.
The Duke of Zhenguo and his wife discussed together for three days and three nights, selected trustworthy colleagues, and wrote earnest letters for Zhu Qingchen and Chu Yunyang to carry with them.
When necessary, take the letter to these people and they will definitely help.
They have prepared every possible avenue.
On the day of departure, there were no clouds in the sky and the northwest sky was clear.
Outside the city gate, the Zhenguo family saw them off.
The two brothers Chu Yunqing and Chu Yunyang hugged each other and said goodbye reluctantly.
Chu Yunqing warned: "Once you are there, listen to Teacher Zhu in everything. Don't act on your own or run around. Come back as soon as the time comes."
Chu Yunyang nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I'll remember it, don't worry, brother."
Chu Yunqing continued: "Do you remember what I told you? What should you do if someone gives you an expensive gift?"
Chu Yunyang replied: "She said I was still young and didn't need such expensive things, so I had to go back and ask the teacher."
"Yes." Chu Yunqing nodded with satisfaction and asked, "What should we do at the banquet?"
"You can't drink like you do at home, drinking to death, and you can't force others to drink. You have to drink slowly, one cup at a time."
"Um."
Chu Yunqing wanted to ask a few more questions, but Chu Yunyang was a little annoyed: "Brother, you are just learning it yourself, and you still ask me."
"Brother, isn't this worrying about you?"
"You're not much smarter than me, then."
"Just shut up and don't make me beat my brother in front of everyone."
The Duke of Zhenguo patted Zhu Qingchen on the shoulder, a little embarrassed: "I am really sorry to trouble you, young master. Yunqing and I are both military commanders. It is not good for us to leave our post without permission. I am afraid that it will cause trouble to His Majesty... So I have to... Alas... I am really ashamed."
He turned around, picked up two cups of sake from the wooden tray held by his wife, and handed them to Zhu Qingchen: "Thank you for your kindness. My family, the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, is grateful to you for your kindness. If you are in trouble, I will protect you even if I have to give up Yun Yang."
Zhu Qingchen took the wine and clinked his glass: "You are too polite. Duke Zhenguo, please guard the northwest. I will definitely protect Yun Yang. It's all for the people."
The Duke of Zhenguo raised his head to drink the sake, put down the cup, and waved to his servants to bring up the two war horses.
"I have trained these two horses. In times of crisis, they can take the young master and Yun Yang back to the northwest. This journey is dangerous, please take care of yourself."
"Thank you very much."
Zhu Qingchen touched the tip of the white horse's nose, and the white horse leaned obediently on his shoulder, even breathing lightly.
On the other side, the two brothers of the Chu family were still bickering, but when they heard that the Duke of Zhenguo and Zhu Qingchen had finished speaking, they shut up.
They knew it was time to go.
Chu Yunyang opened his arms and hugged his brother: "Brother, I'm leaving."
"Yeah." Chu Yunqing was a little stiff and patted his back.
Chu Yunyang walked up to his parents again and hugged them: "Dad, Mom, I'm leaving."
The Duke of Zhenguo and his wife both cried, "Okay, be careful on the road."
After saying goodbye to their families, Zhu Qingchen and Chu Yunyang took the reins of the horses and mounted them.
Zhu Qingchen looked back and raised his hand slightly: "Let's go."
As the guards in front began to move forward, the entire team slowly began to move.
Wiping her tears with a handkerchief, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo followed the team and reminded them, "Yun Yang, listen to your teacher when you are outside. Wear two more layers of clothes when it's cold. Young Master, thank you for your kindness. I will never forget it!"
It was not until the team had gone far away that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo could no longer keep up and was supported by the Duke of Zhenguo.
Zhu Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly heard a sharp eagle cry above his head.
He looked up and saw a pitch-black hawk circling overhead.
They were not the ones given to him by the Duke of Zhenguo, but the ones given to him by Yuwen Shu.
Zhu Qingchen pursed his lips and made up his mind.
Isn't it the capital? Isn't it the emperor?
Just go, what's there to be afraid of? !
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