nycdaug Chapter 366 I really want to punch him
Chapter 366 I really want to punch him
"Sigh, Lord Zhu, what do you think I should ask His Majesty the Northern Emperor for? Money is a given, I'm worth at least 100,000 taels of silver. Then I should ask him to grant me the title of Marquis of Pingyang and a wealthy city. It should be easier to be an official in the Great Zhou than in our Great Yong!"
"Deputy General Meng, your thinking is very dangerous. This is treasonous thought. You must correct it!"
As soon as Meng Benbo finished speaking, Mei Ruhua couldn't help but remind him.
"Actually, I also think that what Deputy General Meng said makes sense. We've come all this way to support the Northern Emperor, so he should indeed show some appreciation. Just based on your relationship with him, we're all practically royalty! Ouch! Why are you hitting me?"
Before Zhu Si could finish speaking, Mei Ruhua had already given him a good beating!
"You've been dreaming of getting promoted and making a fortune all along! There's no way it will be your turn!"
Mei Ruhua gave the two a warning glance, then turned her gaze to the silent Minister of Works riding ahead. She quickened her pace slightly to catch up, saying, "My lord, we're at the border ahead. We're already within the territory of Hanyang City. Should we head directly to Hanyang City, or..."
Lord Sikong snapped out of his reverie, looked up at the road ahead, and gently pulled on the reins, saying to the captain of his personal guard beside him, Berger, "Give me the map."
Berger quickly handed her the map, which Sikong Jin took casually. She opened the map and examined it carefully, soon finding her location on it.
"How far is it from the nearest Jiangxi fortress? Xi Fenglie's more than 200,000 troops should be around this location, right?"
Sikong Jin pointed to a point on the map and spoke.
Mei Ruhua leaned closer, took a look, and then nodded. "Yes, sir! Xi Fenglie's more than 200,000 troops are in the southern part of their Liao border, Liaonan City... um, this should be it. It's about 500 or 600 li away from here. We are more than 300 li away from Jiangxi Fortress. But it's not far from Hanyang City, less than 100 li away."
"Sir, let the soldiers find a place to camp. The wind and snow are getting heavier, and it seems like it's going to rain. Besides, it's getting late, so it's not advisable to travel any further. We should set up camp as soon as possible and cook some hot soup for the soldiers to warm up."
As Mei Ruhua's voice faded, Berger's somewhat worried voice followed.
Braving the wind and snow, some soldiers were already exhausted. Such frigid weather was indeed unsuitable for travel, and many soldiers had caught colds. If it weren't for the ample preparation of medicinal herbs before the march, things would have been quite troublesome.
Sikong Jin closed the map in her hand and handed it back to Berger. She looked up at the gray, snow-covered sky for a while before nodding. "Send word to find a flat place ahead to set up camp. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning."
"Yes, my lord!"
Berger quickly went to inform the messenger.
"Deputy General Mei, immediately send out several scouts to investigate the situation ahead, to see how things are in Hanyang City now, and what the situation is like in Liaonan City."
After traveling for several days, Sikong Jin looked tired and listless, so she thought she would rest well tonight and continue her journey tomorrow.
"Yes, my lord!"
Mei Ruhua quickly went down to relay the order.
Lord Sikong sighed, feeling a strange mix of emotions as the distance drew closer.
On one hand, I really want to see him, but on the other hand, I also want to beat him up!
The army quickly set up camp on a nearby flat area. It gradually got dark, and with the rain and snow falling heavily, the weather was particularly cold. Apart from the soldiers on duty, most of the people were hiding in their tents, warming themselves by the fire and drinking hot soup to ward off the cold.
Inside the central command tent of the Grand Commander, the Grand Commander and his female deputy, Mei Ruhua, were warming themselves by the fire. The weather was so cold that she wanted to curse; her fingers were covered in chilblains and hurt at the slightest touch. She was alright, as she hadn't fallen behind in her daily training. Zhu Da Pangzi and the other soldiers were in a much worse state; their fingers were swollen like radishes, completely devoid of any definition. Meng Benbo also had a large, swollen, and bruised patch on his ear, which looked quite frightening.
Mei Ruhua picked up a piece of firewood and threw it into the fire in front of her. She rubbed her hands together and looked at Lord Sikong, who was engrossed in reading with an unusually strange expression. Suddenly, she noticed that Lord Sikong seemed to be smiling, and his smile was very eerie, with a kind of ambiguity that made her feel very uneasy. She thought for a moment and decided to use a somewhat uncivilized word to describe it—lewd!
She waved her hand in front of Lord Sikong a few times, but the focused man was completely unaware of it!
What kind of book could make adults so engrossed and absorbed?
Mei Ruhua thought for a long time, then carefully got up, quietly approached, and followed Lord Sikong's gaze. A large illustration on the page immediately caught her eye—
The usually stern and unsmiling Deputy General Mei Ruhua's fair and beautiful face flushed crimson in an instant, especially when she saw the vulgar and disgusting descriptions below the illustrations. She finally lost control and raised her hand to strike at Lord Sikong, shouting in a powerful voice, "You disgusting dog of an official! Perverted! Vulgar!"
The sudden attack and shout startled Lord Sikong. He instinctively clutched the book in his hands and quickly dodged to the side, looking at Mei Ruhua with innocent confusion. He was completely unaware that Mei Ruhua had seen the contents of the book in his hand. She exclaimed, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Why are you so angry? What happened? Why is your face so red? Did Meng Benbo steal a kiss from you?"
"Stop pretending! I saw what book you were reading, and you were laughing so lewdly! Sir! So you're really that disgusting. This kind of pornography is forbidden in the army. Confiscate it!"
As Mei Ruhua spoke, she pounced forward, her fierce aura and cold expression sending a chill down one's spine.
Lord Sikong dodged the attack with a quick movement, looking at Mei Ruhua with a surprised and innocent expression. He protested, "Deputy General Mei, calm down. Do I look like that kind of person? I've always been a man of few desires and would never read such superficial pornographic books. I just confiscated these from Lord Zhu... Hmm? Why are you rolling your eyes? I'm telling the truth! If you don't believe me, go ask Lord Zhu!"
"Asked me what?"
Before Lord Sikong could finish speaking, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and Zhu Si and Meng Benbo walked in.