I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 175 Shen Changgong Delivers Medicine

After Shen Changgong returned to the camp, he got off the carriage and entered the general's tent.

Then I saw a small box on the table in front of the empress, and she was reading a letter in her hand.

"Where did you get the information?"

Shen Changgong came up to her and asked.

"From the capital."

"The capital? What's going on?"

"There's no trouble, and this isn't intelligence. It's a letter from my husband's family to my husband. I'll open it and take a look."

"A letter for me? How could you read someone else's mail?"

Shen Changgong sat on Yan Fuyao's soft couch, put his arm around her slender waist, and then looked at the paper in her hand.

"Why? My husband's relatives are my relatives. Can't I read the letters written by my relatives?"

"Sure, I just want to find a reason to deal with you."

"Deal with me? You are such a rebel!"

The handwriting on the letter was neat and beautiful, and the whole letter was full of concern for Shen Changgong, telling him to wear more clothes as the weather was cold and to protect himself on the battlefield, and not to worry about his family. His parents were in good health and the family business was growing, so he didn't have to worry about the family's food, clothing, and other expenses.

The final signature is the three words "Jiang Ruoxue".

My sister-in-law’s full name is Jiang Ruoxue, and her nickname is Jiang Xueer.

Shen Changgong smiled and put the letter away.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this handwriting is really beautiful."

Yan Fuyao reached out and picked up the clothes in the box, touched the material, and said,

"The silk cloth produced by the Lanling Weaving Bureau has really beautiful stitching and is beautifully made. It seems that the person who made this dress put a lot of effort into it.

With such beautiful calligraphy and clothes, I guess the owner must be very beautiful too, right?"

"You'll know when you see her when you get back. You, as a daughter-in-law, have never been to your husband's house once."

"Okay, then when I get back this time, I'll go see how pretty that legendary little sister-in-law is."

The empress glanced at Shen Changgong playfully, and then said,

"What did Yu Huatian say? Is he willing to surrender?"

"I think he will most likely surrender. Emperor Kun treated him like that, so he probably won't die out of loyalty to repay the emperor's kindness. There's no such thing as loyalty without a reason in this world.

But he loves his soldiers like his own sons, otherwise his subordinates would not love him so much.

I think he should surrender, but he will have to go through a psychological struggle and feel uncomfortable for a long time.

By the way, has the medicine for the cold arrived? I see Yu Huatian's face is pale, and his lips are even paler. He must be sick."

"Sent."

"Yes, have someone send it to Yuhuatian."

"He dares to take the medicine you gave him?"

"It's a kind gesture, and we should slowly influence him."

Shen Changgong took the clothes his sister-in-law sent him and put them away.

He vaguely sensed that something seemed to be wrong with the empress, so it was better not to wear the clothes made by his sister-in-law in front of her at this time.

Well, I’ll wear it to show my sister-in-law when I get home.

The guard took the bag of medicinal herbs and rode at full speed to the foot of Qianxing City, and asked the people above to pull the medicine up in a hanging basket.

When the soldier handed the medicine to Yu Huatian, he was sitting in the lobby without saying a word, while the generals around him were arguing fiercely.

"General, this is the medicine that King Lanling of Yan State gave you. He said it can cure colds."

Hearing this, Zheng Xiong quickly said,

"Marshal, you absolutely cannot take this medicine! You must not fall for Shen Changgong's honey trap!"

Yuhuatian was completely confused.

"What's the plan?"

Zheng Xiong always believed that Shen Changgong had ulterior motives towards Yuhuatian, and even had an affair with him. In order to protect the Marshal's dignity and status, Zheng Xiong was extremely anxious and spared no effort to discredit Shen Changgong.

"Marshal, this Shen Changgong is not a good guy. We can't be fooled by him. He must think you are pretty and has intentions towards you.

This man is obviously a lecher, you must not be influenced by him..."

"Liang Kai!"

"The general is here!"

"Drag Zheng Xiong out and give him thirty lashes."

"As ordered!"

Several generals dragged Zheng Xiong out together.

"General, I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. Honest words are hard to hear!"

Zheng Xiong ignored Yu Huatian's already ashen face and continued to advise him earnestly, risking his life.

Yuhuatian was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. There weren't so many perverts in the world.

He looked at the bag of herbs in front of him without saying a word. After a moment, he stood up and returned to the bedroom.

The generals looked at each other, took the packet of medicine and went to boil it.

Yu Huatian lay in bed alone, feeling mixed emotions.

He could not accept surrendering to the enemy.

If possible, he would choose to die, let his soldiers surrender, and wait for Kun State to negotiate with Yan State to redeem them with gold and silver.

As for himself, Yu Huatian had no desire to live. After all, Emperor Kun had clearly intended to kill his entire family, and a wanted order had been posted throughout the country. Even if he surrendered to the Yan State, Kun State would still be on his negotiating list, demanding he be returned for trial.

My family is gone, the war is lost, and the enemy hasn’t attacked the city because they are attacking my heart.

As a coach, the best thing for him is to die on the battlefield.

But Shen Changgong didn't even give him the right to die.

If he died, Shen Changgong would kill all these soldiers without leaving a single one alive.

He has to be responsible for these people.

For a surrendered general like Yu Huatian, living means endless humiliation.

But what does personal honor and disgrace mean compared to the lives of these 150,000 soldiers?

Half of the 300,000-strong army has died.

I am an incompetent coach who has killed so many people. I can't let the rest die.

Even if I am humiliated, even if I become a slave, it is better than death.

As long as I'm alive, there's still hope that I can return home one day.

Now I just hope that Shen Changgong can keep his promise and not go back on his word.

But if you put all your hopes on the other person's thoughts, it is absolutely unreliable.

He must also try his best to gain a higher position in Yan State, preferably one that is very important, so that Shen Changgong will be cautious and treat those soldiers well and keep his promise in the future.

In other words, his constant claim that he would never serve the State of Yan was no longer valid.

He knew that Shen Changgong wanted to recruit him, and he didn't want to serve the enemy country, but now, for these people, he had to go against his conscience.

"Marshal, are you asleep?"

Liang Kai asked while standing outside the door.

"come in."

Yu Huatian sat up and saw Liang Kai coming in with a bowl of medicine.

"General, this is the medicine Shen Changgong sent you. Drink it while it's hot. We've asked the doctor to check it out, and it's indeed medicine for treating colds. I've already taken it, and it's not poisonous."

Yu Huatian looked at the medicine bowl with dull eyes. After a moment, he suddenly picked up the bowl and drank the bitter and disgusting medicine in one gulp.

The medicine is very bitter.

But it was not even one ten-thousandth of the pain in his heart.