64 Chapter 64

◎Second update◎

Yanzhou has always been the most advantageous passage to the north. Li Cheng had long been interested in it. He was still young, so he was naturally eager to try. Huiyin knew nothing about the war outside, so she only said, "I won't say much else. Since the Cao family has sent food this time, you should organize the army to fight. But don't forget that I have hidden a thousand stones of food in the Hongruo Temple in Xuzhou. If you are in desperate situation, just take it. Here, this is the jade token."

Li Cheng had heard her talk about preparing a thousand shi of grain before, and he thought Huiyin was just joking, but he didn't expect it to be serious. Although it might not be used, it was really a pleasant surprise: "Thank you very much."

"It's too polite to say this between husband and wife. I would like to ask you whether the grain sent by the Cao family is mixed with poison. Also, if the war lasts until winter, have you prepared cotton clothes for the soldiers?" Huiyin changed the previous drawing and felt it was much better.

Li Cheng saw that Hui Yinsi did not take any credit and her tone was normal. In fact, he was quite curious: "I always feel that you are a person who does not return the favor. Why are you so open-minded?"

After hearing this, Huiyin just smiled and said, "I'm not a saint, how can I be open-minded? It's obvious that I won't help anyone I don't want to help. If it's too troublesome, I won't help at all. Let me put it this way, if Jiang Bibo didn't have a relationship with you and came to me without permission, I might not help. I'm not the saint you think I am. Alas, the truth is very unpleasant."

In the end, she just felt that this was the kind of person she was. She would never help others without permission when she was in dire straits. But if she really helped, she shouldn't expect anything in return, because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Li Cheng suddenly ran over and hugged Huiyin: "I won't let you down. Let's put it this way. If I ever let you down, you can hit me and I will never fight back."

"You have thick skin and tough flesh, why should I hit you?" Hearing her husband's silly words, Huiyin couldn't help but stroke his handsome face, and his face became the only beautiful one on her body.

But Li Cheng just wanted to show her his determination. Seeing Huiyin so gentle made him even happier. He picked her up and spun her around. Huiyin felt dizzy and patted his arm before he stopped.

What's going on? He used to be a wise and brave young general and a nobleman, but now he has become a fool.

Li Cheng was originally a person with too strong execution ability. After getting married, he became more stable. He had long intended to take Yanzhou. Now that he had a strong army and horses, he was ready to act.

Of course Li Cheng still had to make preparations, and Huiyin couldn't help much during this period, so he might as well just rest more. Just like Mother Nan said, worrying too much is not good.

Her days were quite leisurely, but Yin Liyi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. She was talking to Xie Jiuyi, "I didn't expect the Cao family to come upstairs and pull the board, so despicable."

"I'm afraid this man has been bribed by Prince Huaiyin a long time ago, and he deliberately paralyzed me to get his way. Now, Nanjun, which was originally a sure thing, is almost lost. If I hadn't been prepared, I would have been cheated by the Cao family." Xie Jiuyi was also angry. He had given many military businesses to the Cao family, but he didn't expect the Cao family to be so ruthless and think he was a fool. Fortunately, he discovered it in advance.

Yin Liyi sighed, "Now the Cao family has fled to Xuzhou, and there is nothing we can do. I always wonder if it is because of the Cao family..."

Xie Jiuyi interrupted: "No, the Cao family will never turn against them just because of a woman. Women are nothing to the Cao family."

With such an exchange of interests, it is impossible for the Cao family to be so angry for the sake of the woman. Besides, Li Cheng did not take Cao's daughter as a concubine.

"I'm afraid it's because the Cao family saw that Prince Yuzhang was young, so they chose another one."

Yin Liyi thought what he said made sense. She also thought that it would be better if Li Cheng did not become independent. At this time, Wei Di could completely compete with Wei Duo. Unfortunately, there is no if.

After Yin Liyi was convinced by her husband, she overheard Madam Xie complaining one day: "What's wrong with taking a concubine? I think Cao is gentle and considerate, and she's not the kind of person who would compete for favors. Why can't you tolerate her?"

"Madam, please don't let the lady hear this," the servant advised.

Madam Xie's voice became even softer, and she was probably criticizing Yin Liyi. Yin Liyi was very hurt when she heard it. She thought that Zheng Huiyin was still the princess, and she still did not allow the young prince to take a concubine. Why is no one saying anything now?

Unfortunately, she couldn't show it. If she wasn't careful, people outside would say she was jealous. Even her cousin Yin Lijun, who was really virtuous, gave her dowry maid to her husband after she got married and started her daily life. Even her sister didn't care about it, as if she was the only one who thought there was a problem.

In fact, Huiyin also encountered the same problem, because the governor of Yanzhou wanted to offer his daughter to avoid war. She had heard of the daughter of the governor of Yanzhou in Xuzhou. She was born with a beauty that could conquer a country and a city. She was especially good at embroidery, and even painted with embroidery. The people of Yanzhou called her a goddess who had descended to earth.

Nan's mother and the others were terrified when they heard this, and they all advised: "Ms. Huo was once the King of Wei's woman, so if the young prince doesn't want to marry her, then forget it. But the daughter of Duke Song of Yanzhou is like a goddess, if the young prince is tempted, what can you do? There is a saying that goes, when the benefits are great enough, people will be tempted."

The governor of Yanzhou said that if Li Cheng took her as his principal wife, they would be willing to give up Yanzhou and not let Li Cheng lose a single soldier.

"Mother Nan, the governor of Yanzhou must know that the prince treats me well, so he set a trap for me." Huiyin thought about it for a moment and found it interesting.

Queen He did not dare to promise to marry the daughter of the Zheng family and make the Zheng family hand over Jizhou. This situation is very likely to be a beauty trap, and also to put Li Cheng in a difficult position. If he does not marry the Song woman from Yanzhou, as long as someone dies in the war, those soldiers will think that he values ​​beauty over power, which will make it extremely difficult for him to rule. But if he marries the Song woman, there will be another problem. Zheng Fang may attack from Qingzhou. If the beauty trap of Yanzhou works, Yanzhou can repel Li Cheng and even go south to take Qingzhou.

But if the beauty trap of the Song lady in Yanzhou fails, Yanzhou will not acknowledge it and will continue the war.

No matter what choice is made, Yanzhou will be invincible. No wonder Yanzhou still has a place in the struggle for hegemony among the princes. It should not be underestimated.

Nan's mother was afraid and asked, "What if the prince is fooled?"

"Then what awaits you is my revenge." Huiyin will not let him go.

Even though Rao had been serving Huiyin for many years, Nan's mother shuddered. It was obvious that the couple were so loving to each other before, but now they could turn against each other in an instant.

Yuwen Dang followed Li Cheng and couldn't help but say, "In my opinion, even if you marry the Song girl, it won't matter if you attack Yanzhou. If you marry the Song girl and Yanzhou really surrenders, then we will get a piece of land for free. But if Yanzhou doesn't surrender, we will just stop attacking anyway."

For him, getting a beautiful woman is nothing to his lord.

Li Cheng turned his head and looked at him: "Nonsense, we did not take Yanzhou for women. The people of Yanzhou betrayed us and helped the villains during the chaos in Qingzhou last time. There is no need to say more about this for now."

He is now finally independent, which means he is in charge of everything by himself. Does Yanzhou think he is a three-year-old child?

Yuwen Dang had always believed in Li Cheng, and the others continued to march forward. However, the governor of Yanzhou, Song, asked anxiously, "Why is he not moved at all by what I said?"

The governor of Song had just got a daughter when he was old. Because she was born with extraordinary beauty and a special fragrance, he regarded her as a treasure. Li Cheng took over Yuzhou and other places around Yanzhou. Seeing that Li Cheng was coming in a powerful way, the governor of Song prepared for war on the one hand, and promised his daughter to two families on the other hand, hoping that Wei Duo and Li Cheng would fight each other.

Of course, if Li Cheng was really willing to marry his daughter as his principal wife, he would be the descendant of King Wu, and if he really took over the world in the future, he would also be the father-in-law of the king.

Unexpectedly, Li Cheng was not fooled at all and did not mention the marriage. He just led his troops to attack the city and occupy the land. He would not relax his pace.

Upon seeing this, Governor Song immediately sent another person over. Seeing that Li Cheng was young but handsome, he could not help but say, "Young Prince, I respect your reputation, so I want to marry my daughter to you. Since you are my son-in-law, why not give you Yanzhou?"

"Old Song, stop talking nonsense. I welcome your surrender. Let your soldiers lay down their weapons and make room for us. As for you, you want me to abandon my wife and children for a small city like Yanzhou. You are really courting death." Li Cheng snorted coldly.

Seeing that his son was unmoved, the Governor of Song stopped talking and directly sent his son to fight a few rounds with Yuwen Dang. Li Cheng's side was mostly composed of very young soldiers, who had just conquered Yuzhou a few months ago and were all waiting to capture Yanzhou so that they could be reused by Li Cheng.

Li Cheng doesn't care whether you come from a wealthy family or not. He only cares about your talent. Look at Guo Zhao, who came from a poor family but became the governor of Yuzhou and married the wealthy Jiang. It was like giving away land and money.

Although Governor Song was defeated in this battle, he still did not give up. He bribed a lobbyist with a high price and brought a portrait of his daughter, Ms. Song. Li Cheng took a look and pointed at himself and said to everyone, "I, Li Cheng, don't even have concubines. Why don't I understand? Everyone wants to give me beautiful women? Do I look like I am obsessed with lust?"

In his own opinion, he is so wise and brave. If he sent people to incite his conspirators and generals to rebel, why don't they send him beauties if they are capable? How bad must his image be to make everyone think so?

Military strategist Jian Qin also discovered Li Cheng's flaw by chance. He is a bit of an overly argumentative person. He doesn't show it at ordinary times, but he is very easy to be serious. Just like now, he can't wait to drag Old Man Song out for a 300-round argument. It's obvious that he is extremely powerful.

He quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "My good lord, it's just that Governor Song is vulgar himself, and he thought you were also vulgar. Please don't bother with him."

"The military advisor is right. We will continue to move forward tomorrow." Li Cheng slammed the table, not wanting to argue with Governor Song any more.

【Author’s words】

Huiyin's daughter: Our big orange has made everyone laugh