Chapter 207 Feng Liuli
Chapter 207 Feng Liuli
Two days later, Mengze City, a border town between Liang and Qi, welcomed an extremely noble woman, the Queen of Liang - Feng Liuli.
This was not the first time she led the army in person. Since she ascended the throne, Liang had been plagued by internal and external troubles. She had led the army to attack the small border countries around Liang many times, in order to intimidate the villains and to establish her own prestige.
After all, her throne was not obtained legitimately. If she does not use tougher means, she will not be able to sit firmly on the throne.
Moreover, unlike the An Kingdom where women were respected, the Liang Kingdom could actually be considered a feudal dynasty in the traditional sense, where men were respected as the heaven, and women could only crawl on the ground and regard their husbands as the heaven.
It was almost impossible for her to defeat all her brothers and sisters as a woman and sit on the throne.
So she chose a completely different path to the throne from her brothers and sisters. She killed her father, brother, and brother, and by the way, she also massacred the royal family members.
It can be said that in the entire royal family of Liang Kingdom, except for her, there is not even an ant left within the five generations.
Just when those loyal court officials were secretly discussing whether to select a suitable male heir from outside the five generations of mourning to succeed the throne, they discovered...
Anyone they chose, once exposed to them, would either break their legs or get their heads smashed, or even fall into the toilet and drown...
As a result, these loyal court officials became a nightmare in the eyes of the Feng clan.
No one wants to be chosen by them. Even if they accidentally meet them, they will avoid them for fear of being accidentally liquidated for no reason.
This also led to the fact that when Feng Liuli became emperor, the people who most agreed with and hoped that she would succeed were actually those royal relatives who still had some blood ties with her.
And because of Feng Liuli's ruthless methods, after she ascended the throne, the entire court almost became her one-man show.
Just when those important officials who were loyal to the royal family and the late emperor thought that a woman ascending the throne was nonsense and would soon turn the court into chaos, Feng Liuli showed her outstanding political ability both inside and outside the court.
Not only did he handle state affairs in an orderly manner, but he also always maintained a tough attitude in foreign wars.
It can be said that if Feng Liuli were not a woman, she would definitely be the best candidate for a wise ruler in their minds.
Even in the harem, Feng Liuli behaved like a wise leader.
First, she recruited handsome men and beautiful women to enrich her harem. Although the court officials had some complaints about the empress's love of women, fortunately, the empress was not against men. Instead, she treated every concubine equally.
So even though the empress had not been pregnant, the court officials were not very anxious.
After all, the empress is still young. If all else fails, she can still adopt a son from a distant relative as the future king.
However, ever since the empress showed great interest in the fourth princess of Qi, the court officials began to get anxious.
Loyalty is a beautiful virtue, but it should not appear in an emperor.
Otherwise, it would be easy to confuse the king's mind and ruin the great country.
Unfortunately, Feng Liuli, who was inadvertently fascinated by Mu Lingshuang's heroic appearance on the battlefield, became more and more obsessed with her as time went by.
Feng Liuli, who fell in love for the first time, didn't know how to pursue the person she liked. Thinking about how she had fought for everything she wanted since she was a child, she immediately had an idea and led her army to pursue Mu Lingshuang, who had just defeated a small country and was preparing to return to the capital.
Feng Liuli's idea at that time was very pure and simple, which was to snatch the woman he liked and cherish her.
But when he tried to snatch her away, he found that the woman he liked was really strong and tough. Not only could he not snatch her away from him, but many of his secret guards and generals were killed by her with a hammer.
However, this actually aroused Feng Liuli's interest even more. All the women in her harem, both men and women, were weak and left-wing. The sudden appearance of a different one caught her eye and made her like this woman even more.
But her likes are different from others. She wants to tie the person she likes to the bed and lock him in her room so that he can only see her and like her.
If it were an ordinary person, she might have succeeded.
Unfortunately, the person she fell in love with was Mu Lingshuang, a victorious general with extraordinary combat power who had never been defeated since joining the army.
The key is that this guy has a bad temper. He has long been unable to tolerate Feng Liuli's continuous harassment.
Mu Lingshuang even ignored her father's repeated orders to summon her back to the court, and took her soldiers to attack the Liang Kingdom.
Then, in less than two months, they successively captured the three cities of Mengze, Cuiwei and Xingyao of Liang State.
Although the grain and grass transport officer repeatedly stressed that they were running low on food and grass and that if they continued fighting, the soldiers would not even have enough porridge to drink, Mu Lingshuang still insisted on capturing the Qiluo City, which was the closest to them.
Unfortunately, the weather was not good and several consecutive heavy snowfalls caused the temperature to drop sharply.
Now, the soldiers not only had no food to eat, but also had to endure the biting cold. There was no other way. Even someone as strong as Mu Lingshuang had to temporarily compromise and return to the court.
On the way back, everyone from generals to soldiers looted a lot of valuable things, and then everyone endured the cold and returned hungry.
Ugh……
It is no exaggeration to say that if the soldiers of Qi had been able to eat enough, it is unknown whether Liang would still exist today.
Therefore, most people who knew the inside story were opposed to Her Majesty the Queen's personal expedition.
Putting aside whether their Liang army can resist the Qi army under Princess Rong'an, even if the person is really taken back by the Queen, given the Queen's obsession with this woman, it will not be a good thing for the Liang Kingdom.
Not to mention, the Princess of Qi has never been defeated in the ten years since she joined the army.
This carelessness could lead to the destruction of the country!
So ever since Feng Liuli decided to lead the army in person, many loyal ministers have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood on the dragon pillars of the Qinzheng Hall.
Unfortunately, no matter how they bumped into her, the Queen remained unmoved.
Seeing that they could not persuade the empress, the court officials could only hope that the empress would be blessed by heaven and defeat the Qi army.
Or maybe, like last time, the Qi army ran out of food halfway through the battle, and faced with a dilemma, they had no choice but to return to the capital, and even keep the captured city for themselves like last time...
But soon their hope was shattered by their own queen herself.
"According to spies, Qi has borrowed enough food from the Jiang and An states to sustain a large army. This battle will undoubtedly be dangerous. I urge all of you to proceed with extreme caution and not be careless."
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of panic, and the people below began to talk about it:
"What? Qi State borrowed grain?"
"Qi State borrowed grain from Jiang and An States. Does that mean Qi State has support from these two states?"
"Is it still necessary to worry about this now? What Qi lacks is not manpower, but food!"
"Yeah, that makes our chances of winning even smaller."
"Who says it's not? We still don't know whether Qi has allied with these two countries."
"My Liang country is in danger!"
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NFBE