The two patrolling aides were obviously tired and whispered to each other.

Cao, the sword-wielding servant, was the first to say, "What's the noise going on inside? The King of Chu is really good-tempered. He shouts with the voice of his ministers, making the tiles buzz."

Cao, the halberd-bearing servant, explained: "In military and state affairs, one side wants to fight and the other side wants to make peace. How can we not quarrel?"

The sword-wielding servant Cao joked: "Hey, I took off my pants and farted, so what's wrong with me because I've never fought in a war? Grandpa followed General Fei to fight Hulu in the clouds. How can it be so complicated? As long as the weather is good and you are in a good mood, you can do it."

Let's fight. If we really fight, life will be much easier then. It's not like walking around now with a knife in hand, and you don't even dare to let go of your fart!"

The chief servant, Cao, came up to him and scolded: "This is where you are waiting to chat? General Cao saw it later and dragged you over. He gave you a military stick!"

The two of them quickly became silent, but finally couldn't help it anymore.

The sword-wielding servant Cao asked: "Brother, I heard that the painting-like maid in the harem was killed by the Huns who had no money?"

The chief servant Cao glanced at him, and then replied: "How else could King Chu get such a big fire?"

The halberd-wielding servant Cao said angrily: "You are raised by dogs and wolves, how can we not become like this?"

The chief servant stared at him and said: "Shut your stinking mouth!"

Silence again. The voice inside came out, and it was Pang Tong's voice: "... No! Back then, Qin general Meng Tian swept across Donghu, opened up thousands of miles of land, and used the Gongsun River as the boundary, built up stones as the Great Wall, and planted trees as dangers.

The fortress made the Xiongnu dare not go south to herd horses. This was all obtained by force. If we only talk about benevolence and virtue but not force when dealing with the enemy, then I, a big man, will always be the only Gongsun Yang..."

After Cao, the halberd-bearing servant, heard vaguely, he clapped his hands and shouted softly: "Well said!"

The chief servant's eyes turned white again -----

In the main hall, Pang Tong continued: "...So I think that the Xiongnu can only be intimidated, but not benevolent."

Gao Shun continued: "Even if you are intimidated, you must use benevolence and wisdom. I have heard that soldiers can wait for hunger with fullness, wait for chaos with calmness, and wait for fatigue with ease. Only in this way can they win every battle. If our Chu army rashly goes deep into

Enemy territory..."

Pang Tong argued: "I have never said 'going deep into the enemy's territory'. To fight a war, you don't have to go deep into the enemy's territory. The censor is talking about the skills of war. If the difference between the minister and the censor is only about skills, then isn't that right?"

Say, the general no longer opposes the use of troops?"

Gao Shun was stunned.

Nie Zefeng asked: "General, is this what you mean?"

Gao Shunze explained: "The Huns' daily life and combat conditions are no different. But once we mobilize our troops, we still need to organize, mobilize, equip, recruit, and train... As for the Huns... they have learned to fight as soon as they are born.

Living on horseback, the knife in their hands is everything to them. They hold meetings, do business, eat, drink, and sleep on horseback..."

Nie Zefeng stopped him with his hands.

"I know very well about the Xiongnu's skill in fighting. No need to say more. Now I want to ask whether to fight or not to fight?"

Nie Zefeng inspected the ministers.

The ministers seemed to have noticed Nie Zefeng's tendency and remained silent.

"Chief Attendant Cao, take out the two things I brought here!"

Upon hearing this, the Chief Attendant Cao came over and presented two original certificates of credence with both hands.

Nie Zefeng held two books in his hand and said: "These are two archives found in Tianlu Pavilion. One is the credential written by the Xiongnu Chanyu to the Empress Dowager Lu at that time, and the other is the reply letter from the Empress Dowager Lu in response to the insults of the Xiongnu.

You, ah, all read it...listen, listen...listen to how the Huns used obscene words to tease the mother of my country in their credential; listen to the humble and groveling words that our mother of the country used to swallow her anger...

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The ministers passed around the two files one by one.

Nie Zefeng suddenly threw something on the table: "What is this? This is a national humiliation! A national humiliation! You may have forgotten, but I have not forgotten! Today, you are all here, and everyone must express their stance. In the next thirty years, I

Whether the Chu State is in war or in peace, you all must make it clear to me!"

Nie Zefeng pointed at everyone present.

The sky was getting dark, but the imperial guard of honor still did not withdraw.

A row of Gongsun's eunuchs came from the other side, carrying various kinds of food in their hands, and filed into the palace.

The ministers were chewing the food carefully.

Nie Zefeng's voice: "... After reading today's court discussion, the king's conclusion is already obvious. Yes, Shang Jingjun quoted from "Sima Fa", 'Although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish.' Very good. But.

Why did the prime minister only quote the first half of the sentence? What about the second half? Pang Tong, tell me, tell me the second half of the sentence too!"

Pang Tong explained: ""Sima Fa" says this: Although the country is big, if it is warlike, it will perish; although the world is peaceful, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger!"

Lu Bu felt embarrassed for a while.

Nie Zefeng continued: "Yes, don't just say one side of the story. I think the second half of the sentence is particularly important for today's Han Dynasty! 'Although the world is peaceful, if you forget to fight, you will perish!' From today on, the Shaofu and the inner court will

The History Office immediately prepares military expenditures. The elite Han army must complete the deployment and deployment and intensify their training. It can be said that the king has been thinking about this issue for ten years. This war is not to be fought for one or two years, but to be fought.

Ten years, twenty years, or even longer.”

But after all, in the end Nie Zefeng also felt that the time was not ripe, and finally chose to retreat to Yecheng, to his newly built capital.

After returning to Yecheng, the first thing Nie Zefeng did was to marry Lady Gongsun Yan of Liaodong.

However, Gongsun Yan, who was a prisoner of war, of course successfully became Nie Zefeng's princess.

The motorcade approached slowly, with Yi Ji, the matchmaker, and Gong Sun Xiang, the old servant of the Gongsun family, walking in the front.

When Yi Ji saw Nie Zefeng, he hurriedly rode forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Fortunately, my subordinates have fulfilled their orders and have brought back the new princess safely."

Nie Zefeng showed a satisfied look on his face, nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Ji, you have worked hard all the way. I will drink a few glasses of my wedding wine later."

"Then you're welcome, I'm not going to be polite. I won't stop drinking until I get drunk at the general's wedding banquet tonight."

The two ministers looked at each other and laughed, and Nie Zefeng personally escorted his fiancée into the city slowly.

After receiving blessings from the people of the city along the way, the convoy arrived at the prefect's mansion.

Gongsun Yan, who was dressed in wedding clothes and with a pearl chain on her head, got out of the carriage with the support of several maids, and walked into the mansion with graceful steps.

After all the worship ceremonies, the bride was sent to her new house in the backyard, and Nie Zefeng began to accept congratulations from his subordinates in turn.

As the saying goes, people are in high spirits during happy events. Nie Zefeng already has a great capacity for drinking. In addition, today is his big day and he is in a happy mood, so he does not reject anyone who comes and drinks freely.

It was getting late, and all the guests were sent away. Nie Zefeng was already drunk, and he went to the new house with half-hearted interest.

At this moment, Gongsun Yan in the new house has been waiting alone for a long time.

She had been sitting there for a long time, feeling very bored, but as she listened to the noise outside gradually fade away, she gradually became nervous.

On the night before leaving the pavilion, the wet nurse had already told herself the incident in the wedding room in a tactful way.

Gongsun Yan felt panicked when he heard this, but the wet nurse smiled and comforted herself. Her daughter's family would eventually have to go through that test. She could endure it and pass it, and it would be like floating in the sky from now on.

"It's like floating in the sky, what would it feel like..."

Gongsun Yan rubbed his handkerchief and had random thoughts in his mind.

I thought about it for a long time, but suddenly I thought about my daughter's family. How could I think about these shameful things and not feel ashamed.

Under the pearl chain, a slight blush could not help but creep up on the pretty face lightly painted with makeup.

Just when he was panicking, the door creaked open, and that heroic figure walked in.

The little deer in her heart suddenly beat more wildly. She could even hear the thumping sound, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.

The red candle burned high, making the new house glow like fire.

The half-drunk Nie Zefeng stared at Gongsun Yan sitting upright on the bed with a smile, and walked over step by step.

The maids on the left and right consciously stepped aside, all lowering their heads and laughing to themselves.

Nie Zefeng sat next to her, and the faint body fragrance hit his nostrils, making his heart skip a beat.

Under the beaded necklace, the beautiful woman pursed her lips and smiled, infinitely shy.

Nie Zefeng stretched out his hand, and the maids quickly handed over a small bamboo stick, and he smiled and took away the pearl chain from the bride's head.

When that beautiful face came into view, Nie Zefeng felt almost suffocated for a moment.

It is an extremely beautiful face, so beautiful that one cannot stop looking at it.

When they first met, Nie Zefeng thought she was pretty, young, and exuded the aura of a noble lady.

Now I see her with a little makeup and red lips and thin eyebrows, but she has a mature charm, which is even more touching.

Gongsun Yan bit her red lips with her fine teeth, a faint shy smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her slender eyelashes trembled slightly, showing some panic in her heart.

"Without speaking words, her air is like an orchid. Her graceful and graceful appearance makes me forget to eat. My wife, Nie Zefeng, is indeed a beauty in this world..."

Nie Zefeng was so impressed that he couldn't help but borrow some wonderful lines from "Fu of the Goddess of the Luo River" to praise his bride.

Although he did not have a liberal arts background in his previous life, Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu" was a famous work handed down from generation to generation. He was forced to memorize it when he was in school. Although he could not remember most of it, he could still recite a few good lines in it.

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When Gongsun Yan heard this, his beauty changed with surprise. He was shocked that Nie Zefeng, a martial artist, could recite such amazing poems. It was really incredible.

Surprised, she couldn't help but wonder: "I didn't expect the general to have such attainments in poetry."

Nie Zefeng was also half drunk, and had just borrowed a few lines from "Luo Shen Fu". At this time, Gongsun Yan asked in surprise, and then he realized.

"It's just my random scribblings and random thoughts." Nie Zefeng said casually.

"Graffiti?" Gongsun Yan couldn't help but be confused again when she heard a new word.

Nie Zefeng was startled, thinking that he was really drunk, and if he continued like this, he might say a lot of things that he shouldn't have said.

At that moment, he laughed and said, "How can such a good time and beautiful scenery be wasted? Princess, let's do something serious."

Changing the topic, he took advantage of the situation and took Gongsun Yan's delicate hand.
Chapter completed!