After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

Chapter 299 A Scathing Rebuke

Cheng Mian also had self-respect, and his relationship with Rong Zhengyu was actually similar.

If one day someone were to surpass him in medical skills, he would surely feel terrible.

But more than this so-called self-esteem, he cared about right and wrong.

In his view, Rong Zhengyu's choice was wrong.

Li Shu's attitude made him realize that if they really clashed in the future, unless A Zheng stopped offering advice and fighting for the Shao family, A Zheng would be Li Shu's enemy if any soldier on this side lost his life because of him.

Li Shu never hesitates to show mercy to his enemies.

Those officials, those rebel generals, or Pang Xiong, one after another, died tragically!

He didn't want his closest friends to end up as pieces of a corpse, despised by everyone.

It wasn't that he thought Rong Zhengyu couldn't win, but now that things had come to this, he genuinely believed that Li Shu could be the leader. In comparison, he didn't want to see Li Shu fail.

She carries the hopes of too many people on her shoulders.

Cheng Mian was panicked. Thinking of the curses Li Shu had uttered, he gritted his teeth and hurriedly returned to his residence.

Prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone immediately, and begin writing the letter.

Li Shu's words were probably a reminder to him!

Keep in touch!

Does that mean he should give him a good scolding?!

Would scolding him awake be a good idea?

The two, one a scholar and the other a warrior, had gotten along well for many years and had never argued. Cheng Mian himself was a very refined person, always kind and gentle to everyone, and even when he was angry, he never uttered a single curse word. Therefore, when he picked up the calligraphy brush, his mind went blank...

Cheng Mian was so anxious that he searched everywhere for help.

Soon, Li Shu's generals learned that Cheng Mian had "gone mad."

He would carry around a small booklet all day, listening to everyone swear, writing down every word. If he didn't understand something, he would ask carefully, which became a great source of amusement for everyone.

Although everyone found him strange, they didn't ask any further questions. It was just swearing; it was a minor matter.

Cheng Mian studied diligently for several days before finally sending out the letter.

These days, delivering letters is difficult, and everything is in a mess. He was afraid that the letters wouldn't reach Rong Zhengyu's hands, so he planned to send one every few days, one after another.

A few months later, the war between the Prince of Zhennan and the Prince of Tongan reached a stalemate.

The rainy season has arrived again in the south.

That year, heavy rains caused many deaths and injuries. When the floodwaters broke through the dikes, people and crops downstream could not escape.

The court had never sent anyone to repair the dikes back then, and now that there was a traitor named Tong'an, the court was even less willing to take care of it. Moreover, Emperor Yanxing believed that Tong'an was able to have such military strength because the local people did not know what was good or bad and followed Tong'an in rebellion. Therefore, he was angry and forbade anyone to accept the refugees from the south.

The imperial court refused to accept it, but Li Shu did.

She was known for her ruthlessness during her military campaigns, and now is the time for her to prove herself.

However, the Prince of Tong'an was not a bad person and had many lenient policies towards the local refugees. The reason why people could not be retained was not because the Prince of Tong'an was not good enough, but because the war continued and the people were uneasy.

In contrast, Li Shu's side has sufficient troops and there has been no forced conscription.

Taking advantage of the unrest in the south, Emperor Yanxing indeed dispatched troops to launch a swift attack on Prince Tong'an, together with Prince Zhennan.

The Shao family was attacked from both sides and lost two states in succession.

During Rong Zhengyu's most difficult time, she received a letter from Cheng Mian.

He looked exhausted, as if he had aged ten years in a short time. His once clean face now had stubble, and even without a mask, people in the capital might not recognize him.

Upon opening the envelope, one could see that it was Cheng Mian's handwriting.

Rong Zhengyu felt somewhat comforted.

At this moment, receiving a letter from a good friend was heartwarming for him. Only Cheng Mian could make him feel that he was still alive and that there were still people in this world who cared about his life and death.

However, before he could even sigh, Rong Zhengyu saw the contents of the letter.

Those hands trembled uncontrollably, and the few thin sheets of paper slipped from their grasp and fell to the ground.

Somewhat disbelieving, I pulled it up to take a look, and my heart felt as if it had been crushed; the pain was so intense that I couldn't breathe.

It's all... foul language.

He could hardly believe that the gentle and kind Cheng Mian would berate him, calling him a fool, heartless, and selfish, and saying that he had come to the south because he had lost to Li Shu so badly that he was unwilling to accept it...

These words are one thing, but there are even more vulgar ones, such as cursing one's parents and acting as if they have a blood feud with the other's ancestors!

This letter could absolutely not have been written by his friend!

How could his friend say such foul language?!

He didn't believe it, absolutely didn't believe it.

However, he knew the handwriting better than anyone else.

Cheng Mian used special paper, which had been fumigated with medicinal herbs. He pressed it against the paper and smelled it carefully several times to confirm that it was genuine. Moreover, Cheng Mian seemed to know that he would have doubts, so he emphasized at the end of the letter that it was written by himself...

Rong Zhengyu's face turned pale from all the scolding.

He knew that if word got out that he had joined the Prince of Tong'an, he would be cursed, but he never imagined that the first person to curse him would be Cheng Mian!

Just then, the visitor invited Rong Zhengyu to come and discuss matters.

Rong Zhengyu quickly put the letter away. The messenger noticed that his expression was a little strange and only glanced at the letter.

Soon, Rong Zhengyu went to the council hall, where a group of people sat, each with a worried expression.

Rong Zhengyu also knew that the situation had been very bad recently.

The imperial court ordered the Prince of Zhennan to deplete their military strength, while the Prince of Zhennan also wanted to seize more territory. Thus, the two sides fought to the death, and they originally had the upper hand. However, with the arrival of the rainy season, the situation immediately changed.

Emperor Yanxing was also very cunning. If they launched an attack at this time and forced a fight, their chances of winning would be slim.

Yesterday, everyone agreed to temporarily back down.

They planned to send someone to inform Emperor Yanxing that they and Prince An were willing to join forces with the court and Prince Zhennan to recover the border city.

This is only a temporary solution.

Emperor Yanxing despised Li Shu to the extreme. If they were willing to join forces, Emperor Yanxing would be more than happy to wait for them to fight amongst themselves. Moreover, if Prince Zhennan was unwilling to cooperate, they could take the opportunity to sow discord between the court and Prince Zhennan, which would also alleviate their situation.

This is the best solution, but after it was brought up yesterday, Rong Zhengyu was the first to object.

Rong Zhengyu, now known by the alias Yu Rong, has made great contributions to the Prince of Tong'an and is a highly capable general. His thoughts are also very important.

"General Yu, do you have any other solutions?" Prince Tong'an asked with considerable authority.

This man was the head of a prominent local family. He was nearly forty years old. Before Rong Zhengyu arrived, he already had many trusted confidants around him. However, Rong Zhengyu was young and had a mysterious background, which made people wary of him.

After Rong Zhengyu joined the party, he was kind and never cared about gossip. He also fought very hard, which is why he gradually gained important positions.