Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 96, at the moment when Shen Zhong was heartbroken, Liu Hong gave another gift?
You think that Liu Hong, who drew his sword in the Queen Mother of Northern Qi's bedroom, was arrogant and didn't know how to live or die.

He actually dared to face Queen Dowager Wei, the actual ruler of Northern Qi, and Shen Zhong, an important minister of Northern Qi, and refused to retreat.

In fact, Liu Hong has led his troops without a single defeat so far. He is a rising star in Nanqing. As the Minister of War, he has a great influence on the border troops. He is also the deputy general of Xiliang Road in the northwest.

Not only that, because the enclave of Qianlong Bay was difficult to manage, Liu Hong became Peibo, a fiefdom comparable to that of a marquis, and had his own private army.

Liu Hong usually behaves very timidly and cowardly, that's because he is facing either a grandmaster or a powerful force that he cannot afford to offend.

But don’t think that Liu Hong is really a coward.

Shen Zhong, whose power is about to be lost, is seriously ill and old, and Queen Mother Wei, who only wants stability in the court and the border, wants peace in the country.

How could Liu Hong not be tough!
Shen Zhong was so angry that he was shaking all over. This guy was so arrogant and rude that he actually dared to point a sword at him in the Queen Mother's bedroom.

I was just about to step forward and teach this guy a lesson on how to write the word death.

Queen Mother Wei's face turned completely dark, and she growled in frustration.

"That's enough! Are you going to tear down my bedroom?"

"Queen Mother, Liu Hong is arrogant and rude. Please execute him and destroy Qianlong Bay!"

Shen Zhong woke up as if from a dream, and then he remembered the existence of the Queen Mother, and hurriedly saluted with his fists.

Uesugi Tora became sarcastic at this time.

"Commander Shen really doesn't know the sufferings of the world! My Great Qi has just experienced a war, where can we get food to fight again? Besides, didn't you send a large amount of food to Qianlong Bay?"

Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Wei's face became so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

At that time, people in the border areas of Northern Qi were starving and starving everywhere. The price of grain had risen to two taels of silver per stone of coarse rice.

And Shen Zhong sent food to Liu Hong? Are they performing a double act in front of her to threaten her, the queen mother?
Shen Zhong felt as if he was in a cold cellar, looking at the empress dowager's cold eyes.

He knew that the favor he had always relied on was no longer there, and he might even lose his position as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Lord Liu, I will give you an explanation. Yan Bingyun should be returned. This is part of the peace talks, and the compensation will be paid by our royal family."

Queen Mother Wei forced a smile.

In fact, disgust towards Liu Hong almost filled her chest, and no one ever dared to draw a sword in her bedroom.

Liu Hong is still the first one.

Liu Hong retracted his dagger, bowed and saluted to thank Queen Dowager Wei.

Shen Zhong wanted to say something, but the Queen Mother's cold gaze fixed on him.

Almost in an instant, Shenzhong's scalp went numb, he gritted his teeth, and spoke with difficulty.

"Yan Bingyun, I will never give it to you!"

Shen Zhong was considered a great figure no matter which dynasty he was in because he disobeyed the Empress Dowager's order in front of her.

Queen Mother Wei suddenly slapped the phoenix chair beneath her and wanted to say something, but suddenly she started coughing.

Liu Hong walked slowly and smiled at Shen Zhong.

"Master Shen, don't worry! Your sister will take us to find Yan Bingyun's residence. She has probably already taken the delegation back."

When Shen Zhong heard this, his eyes darkened and he almost felt dizzy.

Why does everyone have to go against him!

He just wanted to save Da Qi and make Da Qi prosperous forever, what did he do wrong? Why did they treat him like this?
For a moment, a sweet taste came from Shen Zhong's throat, but Shen Zhong forced himself to swallow it.

He looked coldly at Liu Hong's increasingly disgusting face and spoke hoarsely.

"Okay, great!"

"enough!"

Queen Mother Wei finally let out a sigh of relief, looked coldly at Shen Zhong who had been making trouble, and spoke lightly.

"Shen Zhong, I understand that you are busy with state affairs! But everything should be done in moderation. If you continue like this, your command will be useless. Get down!"

Shen Zhong was anxious. If he went down, according to the conspiracy of Shang Hu and Liu Hong, the blood of Northern Qi would be drained!

"Go down!"

When Queen Mother Wei saw Shen Zhong being so tactless, she immediately spoke angrily and scolded him loudly.

Several eunuchs hurriedly surrounded Shen Zhong, pleading in their eyes. "Master Shen, please take a good rest! You are too tired."

As he spoke, his footsteps gradually approached, and he actually forced Shen Zhong back out of the hall.

Shen Zhong looked at the Empress Dowager's bedroom in despair. He had never been treated like this before.

Sean is alive, and Fan Xian has reestablished his relationship with the Northern Qi royal family.

He was no longer the only important official trusted by the Queen Mother.

Shen Zhong slowly closed his eyes, suppressing his anger.

Liu Hong did a lot of small things in Qianlong Bay, such as smuggling and privately making armor, but these crimes could not arouse the murderous intention of Emperor Nanqing.

It was not until now that Shen Zhong suddenly realized that he had never been able to control Liu Hong from the beginning to the end...

Moreover, Shen Zhong didn't dare to let everyone know about Liu Hong's little trick.

Liu Hong's ambition is constantly nurtured by Qianlong Bay. Sooner or later, he will confront the Kingdom of Qing and extend the reign of Northern Qi by ten years.

If Liu Hong were to be exposed now, Emperor Qing would issue an imperial decree to take back all of Liu Hong's power.

After all, it is Northern Qi that will suffer in the future. This action is tantamount to infighting, which will only benefit the fishermen.

Shen Zhong withdrew his thoughts, with a bitter look on his face, and left the Queen Mother's bedroom.

"I am a foreign minister, and I have lost my manners in front of the palace. Please punish me, Queen Mother."

As soon as Shen Zhong left, Liu Hong surrendered without hesitation.

After Qianlong Bay, he will have to rely on Northern Qi's strong support. If the relationship becomes too strained, it will be difficult to suck Northern Qi's blood.

Queen Mother Wei looked at Liu Hong, who was arrogant at first and respectful later, and was confused for a moment.

However, he still maintained his royal dignity and nodded lightly.

"In that case, then fine him ten thousand taels of silver!"

Both Liu Hong who lowered his head and Uesugi Tiger curled their lips unconsciously.

Why is this queen mother so greedy for money? Seeing Fan Xian cooperating with the royal family, she smiled happily and agreed.

In order to avoid paying silver compensation to Liu Hong, he took advantage of the situation and used the fine and compensation to offset the silver.

Ridiculous... He openly drew his sword in the Empress Dowager's bedroom, but was fined ten thousand taels of silver and the matter was hastily concluded.

Not to mention the officials of Qing, even the ministers of Northern Qi noticed that the royal family was powerful on the outside but weak on the inside.

Si Lili was also quite helpless. This empress dowager was good in every way, except that she was a bit like an ordinary citizen who had to calculate carefully for everything she did.

"The Queen Mother is so kind, I am afraid! I am willing to pay two thousand war horses as compensation to atone my sins."

To put it bluntly, the Queen Mother originally thought that the matter was over, but Liu Hong still had to flatter her and find ways to give gifts to the Queen Mother.

Even the war horses of the Northern Qi Dynasty were quite expensive, with a minimum price of three hundred taels of silver per horse, comparable to the Mercedes-Benz of the automobile industry.

When Queen Dowager Wei heard these words, most of her resentment disappeared.

As a result, the way he looked at Liu Hong became much more kind.

Liu Hong is a loyal and honest man after all! Unlike Shen Zhong who is arrogant and unrepentant.

Only Uesugi Tora rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Hong's actions.

Shen Zhong was right. Liu Hong's army had only a little over 20,000 men and 5,000 cavalry. They had no strength to attack Northern Qi.

They are still maintaining the war horses of the previous Qianlong City defenders, which is simply not enough to cover their expenses.

No matter how greedy Liu Hong was, he could not make ends meet by developing Qianlong City's business.

Besides, Liu Hong collected a tax of one tenth of the tax in Qianlong Bay, which was barely enough to feed his brothers.

It was a waste of time to cooperate with the Qin family and have a garrison of 50,000 people.

"Master Liu is very thoughtful. Please give me this gift again on my birthday in a few days."

The Queen Mother spoke with a smile. Without Shen Zhong making trouble, isn't everything going well?
By the way, to give Liu Hong some face, this warhorse was not an apology, but a congratulations on her birthday.

　Oh, I have to hurry up! I didn't expect that the first volume, which was originally planned to be 150,000 words, is now almost 220,000 words, and the first volume is not yet finished.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)