Chapter 257 Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine, and open the city gate to welcome King Liang!

Xu Weixiong gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. At this moment, she made a crazy and bold decision.

Xu Weixiong knew his own background.

She is not Xu Chunlin's biological sister, but an orphan rescued by Princess Wu Su of Beiliang. Her father is Ye Baikui, one of the thirteen best soldiers in the Spring and Autumn Period, the military saint of the Great Chu, and the leader of the four famous generals in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Xu Weixiong's talent and wit seemed to be inherited from her father. She was extremely intelligent since childhood, had great skills in swordsmanship, and was extremely talented in the art of diplomacy and military strategy.

Back then, Ye Baikui was praised by Shangyin Academy as the only one in 500 years. He had fought 72 battles without a single defeat and was said to have never been defeated in a hundred battles in his life. He and Sun Xiji were once known as the "Twin Pillars of Western Chu."

He was praised as a master of military strategy who was as capable as an entire country. The 120,000 halberd soldiers under his command were invincible throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, and only Yan Wenluan's infantry could compete with him.

However, in the Battle of Xilebi, Chen Zhibao's wife and daughter were dragged to death by his warhorse in front of the enemy line, and he later died in the Battle of Xilebi.

But only she, Xu Weixiong, was left behind.

Later, the Princess of Beiliang brought her back to the palace. On the surface, she was the second princess, but in fact she was a death warrior, prepared to protect and assist the Prince of Beiliang in the future.

In Shangyin Academy, her attitude towards Zhao Kai was "indifferent". In fact, this could not be blamed on Xu Weixiong. It was not that she did not understand Zhao Kai's feelings for her, but as the second princess of the Beiliang Palace, her real identity was a loyal soldier of the Beiliang Crown Prince.

Xu Weixiong has no choice in dealing with many things. After all, she has a great responsibility, which makes it even more difficult for her to pursue and accept her own feelings.

Besides, even if Xu Weixiong accepted other people's feelings for her, Zhao Kai would never be his first choice.

Until later, she met someone who easily surpassed all her efforts.

The man played chess as skillfully as a ghost or a god, and could force her into a desperate situation with just two or three moves. Even the poems he recited casually were famous lines that have been passed down through the ages. His swordsmanship was so good that he could slay dragons and break the sea, and drop green lotus with his sword, which was far superior to hers.

At that moment, Xu Weixiong had a goal.

Her husband must be better than her. She wants to use herself as a resource to pull that man onto Beiliang's chariot. Once her frozen heart is promised to someone, it will no longer allow room for anyone else.

Persistent, crazy, even paranoid, Xu Weixiong, who had been strong all his life, turned hatred into love after being beaten to a pulp by someone.

But as fate would have it, that person seemed to have been by her side, the person she had always wanted to protect and serve, and even die for.

The man who once needed her protection now has a strong army and plans and arrangements that far exceed hers. He is powerful enough.

At this moment, Xu Weixiong smiled!
Xu Weixiong gently took off her outer robe, pressed it against Xu Chunlin's body, and whispered in his ear: "Chunlin, Second Sister is tired!"

The second sister, who had been strong all her life, spoke the softest words at this moment, and the delicate passion in her eyes was hard to dissipate.

Xu Chunlin sat in the commander's seat, rubbed Xu Weixiong's head, as if patting a cat's head, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll take you to rest."

Linglong dice puts red beans on the bones and knows nothing.

Xu Chunlin never thought that Xu Weixiong, whom he was afraid of when he was a child, would now lie quietly in his arms like a clingy cat.

Xu Chunlin gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Xu Weixiong's eyes, looked at the sweet smile on her lips, and her soft and smooth face, and found that Xu Weixiong had never looked so beautiful.

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One day later, the Qingzhou camp, which had been stable for a long time, mobilized again. At the same time, the troops of Yongzhou and Quanzhou also rose up again. This time, the commander in charge of dispatching was no longer Xu Chunlin, but Xu Weixiong. The second princess who presided over the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry in the original novel finally showed her brilliance.

The Northern Liang cavalry in Yongzhou marched southward and attacked Shuzhou; the Northern Liang cavalry in Quanzhou marched eastward and headed for Kunzhou, heading straight for Tai'an City.

The troops led by Xu Chunlin set out from Qingzhou and took over the four states of Deng, Xiang, He and Liu.

Deng and Xiang states are separated by the Guangling River. The Qingzhou navy led by Zhou Yu can take advantage of the situation and transport supplies. As for Hezhou and Liuzhou, they have few soldiers and generals, so there is no need to worry.

Qingzhou is particularly important. It can be said to be the center of the territory occupied by Xu Chunlin at this stage. It is most appropriate to leave Xu Weixiong here to be responsible for the central dispatch of food and supplies.

The Yellow Turban Army also cooperated with him and began to mobilize on a large scale. Before the three armies, they had already begun to besiege the six states. Long before Xu Chunlin's troops arrived, they had broken down the city gates and looted the people, led by the Yellow Turban strongmen.

Xu Chunlin's Northern Liang cavalry, with their mighty military might, entered the six states and drove out and hunted down the Yellow Turban bandits. Of course, most of this was just a show.

But in the eyes of the common people, it was the Northern Liang cavalry that drove away the Yellow Turbans. They already harbored hatred towards the Yellow Turban bandits, so they were naturally delighted at the arrival of the Northern Liang troops.

Wherever the Yellow Turbans passed, all the noble families were wiped out, leaving behind a lot of ownerless land. So wherever Xu Chunlin's troops went, not only did they not harm anyone, they also provided relief to the victims of disasters, gave out porridge to the poor and needy, and even allocated land to the people for them to cultivate in order to reassure them.

Faced with a stale order, the best way to save it is to tear it down.

Due to what Xu Chunlin did, a slogan gradually spread among the people.

"In the morning, we seek promotion; in the evening, we seek marriage. These days, it is hard for poor people to survive. We open the gates early to pay respect to the King of Liang, and make everyone happy. We kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine, and open the city gates to welcome the King of Liang. The King of Liang comes without paying taxes. We eat his mother and wear her mother. It's not enough to have the King of Liang. We don't serve, we don't pay taxes, and we can have a good time!"

Wherever Xu Chunlin went, he took over the entire state, claiming that the local troops were insufficient to resist the invasion of the Yellow Turbans, and kept it firmly in his hands.

He also cultivated his cronies, placed people in his position, and controlled officials of all ranks. This was because most of the heads of the prefectures and those in charge were killed when the Yellow Turbans broke into the city. Xu Chunlin entered the city in accordance with the imperial decree to wipe out the Yellow Turban bandits and purge the court. With Zhao Fengya being a princess of the royal family, who would dare to speak out against it?

Opponents, those foolishly loyal people, were all labeled traitors by Xu Chunlin, and their heads were hung on the city wall as a warning to everyone.

A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a good minister chooses his master to do his work.

Just as Xu Chunlin said, when I rule the Central Plains, there will be great scholars to debate for me!

For a time, there were countless people praising Xu Chunlin. In their eyes, Xu Chunlin was a loyal and virtuous man who saved the country from collapse and turned the tide.

As Tai'an City was targeted by one of Xu Chunlin's troops, it had no choice but to quickly dispatch troops and recall some of the soldiers and horses that were sent to Liyang to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion in order to defend the capital.

There was an even louder quarrel in the court.

Gradually, the wind direction changed. In order to protect their own lives, some civil and military officials pushed out chess pieces to test the situation. They reported to the emperor: Send out Prime Minister Zhang Julu and Minister of War Gu Jiantang to be beheaded in public to calm the people of the world.

The evil of human nature cannot be guessed!

What's more, Zhang Julu had already offended the aristocratic families, and countless people wanted him dead. The aristocratic families also wanted to use this opportunity to test the intentions of Emperor Li Yang.

Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun naturally refused to answer. He knew very well that the Liyang Dynasty at this stage still needed these pillars to support it. If Zhang Julu and others were gone, that would be the real time for the Liyang Dynasty to collapse.

What's more, he is the emperor, how can he be influenced by him in making decisions?

(End of this chapter)