sbdcsierra Chapter 11 The Queen Consort of Great Xia (1)
Chapter 11 The Queen Consort of Great Xia (1)
Before the emperor could finish speaking, he was silenced by the eunuch's blow.
After finishing her work, Gu Shijiu sat in a chair waiting for the Prince of Yan to speak, unsure of what to do next.
Seeing that the emperor made no move, the Prince of Yan turned the man over with trembling hands.
Well, his sternum was caved in quite a bit, and he was spitting out a lot of blood. It seemed like even a god couldn't save him.
The Prince of Yan and Gu Shijiu looked at each other in bewilderment.
Gu Shijiu spread his hands, appearing quite nonchalant: "I only promised the Second Young Master to protect you; everything else is none of my business."
She knew she had made a huge mistake, but she didn't know how to clean it up.
Two months later.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the entire Prince Yan family moved to the capital.
The Prince of Yan was no pushover; after a series of coups, assassinations, and military clashes, he became emperor.
The prince has a long scar on his face, and his bones have also shifted, making him look quite frightening.
His leg hadn't healed, so he had to keep limping.
The princess who ordered the killing of Yuzhen and Yuzhu was no better off; she suffered internal injuries to her lungs after being buried in the house.
I cough every day, and I can see that I can take in air but can't exhale.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was like this, the Prince of Yan had no choice but to make him the eldest prince instead.
Yuzhu was forced to stay by the Crown Prince's side and endure his violent temper every day.
She is Yuzhen's younger sister. Although Gu Shijiu changed her name, no one dared to do anything to her.
She was merely serving the eldest prince; she was originally his mistress.
Yuzhu was terrified when she saw the eldest prince's face. She wanted to go find her sister, but Gu Shijiu was sent to fight and couldn't take care of her for the time being.
The Great Xia was in a period of power turmoil, and the Jurchens were bound to seize the opportunity.
To guard against the evil spirits brought by the treacherous Han people, the Jurchens mobilized all their able-bodied men this time, and even brought shamans, determined to subdue the evil spirits.
On the border, the two armies faced off.
The Jurchen general has been replaced; he is slightly older than the previous one, but looks remarkably vigorous despite his age.
The general returned and spouted nonsense, claiming that a monster was causing the trouble. He was then stabbed to death by the enraged King of Jin.
It wasn't until the warriors who had come with him all said so that the king realized he might have made a mistake.
There was no going back now, so they had no choice but to send a shaman with the army.
The shaman patted his chest and guaranteed that the monster would never return.
The old general, holding a long sword, rode a tall horse and stood at the very front of the formation.
The five thousand warriors faced off against the ten thousand troops of the Great Xia, and a chilling atmosphere filled the air.
Although the number of players was smaller, the veterans were not afraid at all.
It should be known that the Xia people were weak, and ten Jin people could drive hundreds of Xia people like livestock.
Even when facing the Xia army, the Jin army could fight ten against one.
Without 50,000 Xia soldiers, it would be impossible to stop my 5,000 men.
The veteran general challenged them fiercely, brandishing his long sword.
Gu Shijiu swallowed hard as she looked at the knife; so many gems!
According to the custom of the Jin people, for every battle a veteran general won, a gemstone would be inlaid on the hilt and scabbard of his sword.
The dazzling gemstones under the sunlight almost blinded Gu Shijiu; they were so beautiful!
Especially when the veteran general led the cavalry in a charge, he wielded his sword with great skill and flair.
The various gemstones reflected a dazzling array of colors, directly striking a chord with Gu Shijiu.
As the veteran general was fighting against the Xia army general, and the two sides were exchanging blows, a figure suddenly appeared on the battlefield like a gust of wind.
The Xia general finally breathed a sigh of relief: This Jurchen was indeed formidable; his tiger's mouth was throbbing painfully from the impact.
Xia Jun's previous plan was for Gu Shijiu to hide first, and then capture the Jin leader once he came out to fight.
Gu Shijiu was so engrossed in the long sword that she forgot the time and missed the battle.
Xia Jun's general was startled; he really couldn't defeat this veteran general of the Jin army, who had a distinguished military record.
Fortunately, although there was a slight mishap along the way, Gu Shijiu finally appeared before the Xia army general was knocked off his horse.
"Is this the monster you raised?" the old general laughed heartily.
The shaman accompanying the army began his ritual, holding a vessel in his hand, with a table in front of him covered with a pile of bottles and jars.
She first muttered something to herself, then started circling the table.
Gu Shijiu wasn't interested in such superstitious things; she reached out and grabbed the old general's knife.
The old general was secretly shocked. What great strength! He tried to pull the knife out, but all his strength seemed to vanish into thin air.
Looking at Gu Shijiu, who stood motionless with his sword in hand, the old general knew that the Jurchen man who had returned last time might not have lied.
The veteran lived up to his reputation, quickly changing tactics: "Hero, whatever the Xia people can give you, we Jin people will give you double!"
The wind was too strong, and Gu Shijiu didn't hear it.
She grabbed the veteran's shoulder and flung him off her head.
The veteran was thrown right onto the weapon raised by the Jin soldiers and died a heroic death.
Gu Shijiu stroked the gemstones on the knife. Although they weren't as exquisite as her own jewelry, they were still quite large.
In China, jewelry of this size is extremely rare, and each piece would fetch a high price at auction.
I never expected it to be so blatantly embedded in the knife here.
With some polishing, it will definitely look even better.
Enraged, the Jin man rushed forward to avenge the old general, but Gu Shijiu slashed him open with his knife.
Oh dear, the gemstone has splattered blood! Gu Shijiu was heartbroken and quickly wiped it clean with the golden man's clothes.
He picked up a spear from the ground and charged into the Jin army.
Wherever the spear goes, it will surely take at least one life.
Some golden figures tried to swing their weapons to cut, but they always missed.
Gu Shijiu moved so fast, like a husky running wild, that he was impossible to catch.
Due to the dense formation, there is also a possibility of accidentally injuring teammates.
Before long, the Jurchen troops were thrown into chaos, and their shrill screams echoed throughout the battlefield.
Seeing that things were not going well, the shaman threw down a sentence and turned to run away: "This demon is very powerful. I need to retreat for now and borrow magic power from the Eternal Heaven before I can deal with her."
The bloodthirsty soldiers had no intention of letting her retreat, and they hated her for her boasting, so they stabbed her to death.
Looking at the scene of devastation before him, Xia Jun felt fortunate that these were his own people.
The Jin army suffered heavy casualties and was unable to fight any longer. They wanted to surrender, but the Xia army refused to accept their surrender.
All able-bodied Jurchen soldiers on the battlefield were buried on the spot.
Gu Shijiu was somewhat puzzled; this was different from what she had seen before.
"General Gu, the Jurchens cannot integrate into the Xia people. If we let them go back to the mountains, they will easily cause chaos. This battle must be fought so hard that the Jurchens will be unable to invade the south for a hundred years."
Xia Jun's general was afraid that Gu Shijiu wouldn't understand the trouble-making, so he carefully explained it to her.
"The Jurchens have always coveted the prosperity of the Central Plains. If these young men are allowed to return, they will become a major threat to the Great Xia in a hundred years."
Where will another General Gu come from then?
Gu Shijiu couldn't understand it, but ultimately it was someone else's problem.
She didn't go to the battlefield after that, but the Jin army's elite forces were all wiped out, and the Xia army was no pushover either. They drove the Jin army westward and made them disappear.