Chapter 26 The concubines in the harem discovered something strange

Shen Liuzheng sneered when he heard this: "General Ye, do you dare to compete with me?"

"Why not?" Ye Heting responded nonchalantly.

It is said that Concubine Shu had learned some martial arts from General Shen, but it is estimated that she could only learn an embroidered pillow.

How could I possibly beat him?

"Your Majesty, please be a witness. If I win, General Ye will obey your orders during this expedition." Shen Liuzheng looked at the emperor.

Lu Yanshi nodded in agreement.

"The study is too small, let's go out and compete." Shen Liuzheng made a gesture of invitation to Ye Heting.

Ye Heting followed.

He glanced at the skirt of Concubine Shu and asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to go back and change your clothes and find a weapon that suits you? Or would you like me to show you three moves first?"

This is a bit arrogant.

Shen Liuzheng shook his head: "No need."

She took two steps at a time and walked quickly to the stone sculpture of a cloud dragon in the front yard.

This stone sculpture is about two meters high and one meter wide, and its total weight is estimated to be more than 800 kilograms.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Concubine Shu was going to do.

Ye Heting was a little confused.

"Shufei, do you still want to compete?"

Concubine Shu ignored him, took a quick look at the stone sculpture, hugged it with both hands, tested it for a while, and then lifted it up.

Crowd: !!!

Were they dazzled? How did Concubine Shu lift that heavy stone sculpture?

"General Ye, if you can catch the stone sculpture I throw at you, you win." Shen Liuzheng sneered, turned the pain of these days into strength, injected it into the stone sculpture, and smashed it towards Ye Heting.

Ye Heting's pupils dilated instantly.

What a joke! How could he catch such a huge stone sculpture thrown at him? He was crushed to death.

Madam Shufei has no martial ethics!

Seeing that the rockery was about to fall in front of him, Ye Heting quickly dodged.

"Boom!" The stone sculpture, which was more than two meters high, fell down and created a deep pit on the ground.

The stone sculpture cracked with a sound and broke into several pieces.

The eunuchs and palace maids who were watching the scene opened their mouths wide. Oh my god, the Concubine Shu is such a hidden talent.

Lu Yanshi was also surprised by her strength.

"Since General Ye doesn't dare to accept it, I win." Concubine Shu glanced at Ye Heting, who was still in shock, and clapped her hands.

The palace maid Qingshuang hurriedly handed her a handkerchief and asked her to wipe her hands.

"No, you just used brute force, how can you say I lose?" Ye Heting came to his senses and became anxious.

He didn't expect that Concubine Shu was born with supernatural powers.

Shen Liuzheng was too lazy to waste time talking to this idiot. If he refused to obey, he would just beat him until he obeyed.

Now she had to hurry to the border to collect the bodies of her father, elder brother and second brother.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?" She looked at Lu Yanshi who was watching the show silently.

Lu Yanshi said calmly: "General Ye, a real man should accept defeat. If you are not satisfied with my will, I will choose another commander."

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Ye Heting knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

"I am not dissatisfied with the emperor's order. I am willing to accept the defeat." He bit his lip and swallowed the loss.

He decided to create more trouble for Concubine Shu on the way. As a concubine who had been pampered, she would not be able to bear the hardship and would definitely return to the palace crying.

"Everyone else, please leave. Concubine Shu will stay."

Lu Yanshi gave the order.

Shen Liuzheng looked at him warily.

The Emperor won't go back on his word and not let her go to the battlefield, right?

"You smashed my stone sculpture. Remember to pay me one hundred taels of gold for it."

Shen Liuzheng:?

Why does the emperor have to argue with her about this?

She now has to go into battle and kill the enemy, and there are so many things to spend money on. The emperor took a hundred taels from her at once. Isn't this asking for her life?

It feels good to be brave, but you will end up in trouble if you lose money.

There was no other way. In order to be able to go to the battlefield, Concubine Shu had to pay the 100 taels of gold.

When Lu Yanshi received the gold, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Well, he remembered that Xiaojiu liked gold.

When the time comes, I will forge this one hundred taels of gold into a gold lock and give it to Xiaojiu. She will definitely be very happy.

Concubine Shu did a great job this time.

He had long been displeased with the ugly stone sculpture.

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It was unreasonable for a woman to join the army, so Lu Yanshi did not publicize it. Instead, he asked Concubine Shu to dress up as a man and follow Ye Heting to the battlefield under a pseudonym.

She announced to the outside world that she wanted to recite scriptures and pray for her family, so she would close the door and welcome visitors from that day on.

For a while, the concubines in the harem were a little uneasy.

The noble concubine hanged herself, the virtuous concubine was banished to the cold palace, the virtuous concubine is now refusing visitors behind closed doors, and the virtuous concubine Qu Zhiwei is the only one left among the four concubines.

Qu Zhiwei holds great power and commands the harem, and she has the intention of becoming the queen.

As a result, more people came to curry favor with her.

Qu Zhiwei felt very sad because her brother was sent to work in the Ministry of Industry and seemed to have a bright future.

In fact, his brother's heart has been replaced, and the emperor has set his sights on the Qu family. He doesn't know when the butcher's knife hanging over their heads will fall.

It is not certain how long she can stay in the position of Concubine Xian.

The person most likely to become the empress would probably be Xia Shuyi.

Just because she gave birth to a favored daughter, even if she could not become the queen, her future would not be bad.

Ever since she heard Lu Li's thoughts last time, Qu Zhiwei made a decision: she wanted to have a good relationship with Xia Shuyi and her daughter.

Therefore, she often sent gifts to Xia Shuyi and took the initiative to visit Lu Li at home.

Then, the concubines in the harem discovered something strange: they were trying to curry favor with Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian seemed to be trying to please Xia Zhaoyi?

From this perspective, Xia Zhaoyi is at the top of the harem food chain?

The concubines in the harem were guessing, and the ministers of the previous dynasty were also guessing.

When the court was about to start, someone tentatively mentioned the matter of establishing a queen.

Lu Yanshi had not yet decided on the candidate for empress and did not want to discuss this matter with them.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, some court officials stepped forward to change the subject.

"The issue of establishing a queen is not urgent, but the drought is. Spring rain is as precious as oil! If it doesn't rain, the people may not get any harvest this year."

"Yes, the people are complaining and crying out that they can't survive any longer."

It has been more than a month since the beginning of spring, and it has not rained at all. The sun is shining brightly every day.

The seedlings of crops planted by the people were almost killed by the sun.

When it comes to people's livelihood issues, Lu Yanshi also becomes serious.

"Regarding this matter, do you have any good suggestions?"

"The emperor is the true emperor. If he can pray for rain himself, maybe he can move God to rain!" an official suggested.

Lu Yanshi glanced at him expressionlessly: Huang Fangping, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, right? He remembered it.

What a crappy suggestion.

If he fails to make it rain, wouldn't that make people doubt that he is not the destined one?

Lu Li, who was chewing the gold lock given by her father, stopped when she heard this.

[If I can pray for rain, I wonder if my father will give me a few more golden locks? ]