The general's surname was Tu, and her name was Tu Chaoyang.
This general was invincible in battles and never suffered a defeat. She had been guarding the border all along.
All the members of General Tu's family were loyal and heroic.
All the elders in her family had died in battles, and only this legendary general remained alive.
The neighboring countries were eyeing Ze State covetously and constantly harassing its border.
They even united to try to attack Ze State.
However, unfortunately, this general was simply too powerful and a genius in military strategy.
People all said that as long as Tu Chaoyang was alive, Ze State would always be a tough nut to crack.
What people really talked about with relish was not her heroic deeds that would go down in history.
It was the fact that this general was actually a woman.
Tu Chaoyang defeated several neighboring countries. Ze State signed peace treaties with these countries, and they promised not to invade for the next few decades.
Naturally, she was summoned back to the capital by the emperor to await rewards.
She was the first and only female marquis.
In that era, the title of marquis did not bring her much glory.
Instead, it brought more ridicule.
The well - bred young ladies and noble families in the capital all thought that Tu Chaoyang would never get married.
So what if she was good at fighting?
That was what men should do.
For a woman like Tu Chaoyang to become a general and be rewarded with the title of marquis was such a great irony.
They all said that Tu Chaoyang would never be able to get married in her life.
However, Tu Chaoyang didn't care about others' opinions of her or the gossips outside.
After the battles ended, she practiced martial arts in her mansion every day, living a very comfortable life.
She would just go to the city wall of the capital from time to time.
Staring into the distance in one direction, lost in thought for a long time.
No one knew that she was waiting for someone,
Waiting for her lover.
During her last battle, Tu Chaoyang captured more than a hundred thousand prisoners.
A kind - hearted person cannot lead an army.
She originally intended to kill all these prisoners because only in this way could the enemy country be severely damaged.
It would never be able to withstand any more upheavals.
But just as she was about to give the order, a monk came to her.
The monk was good - looking, with clear and handsome features.
He exuded a peaceful and serene aura that made Tu Chaoyang feel particularly at ease.
She received the monk, and the two of them talked in the military tent all night.
The monk spent the whole night persuading her not to give the order and to spare those people's lives.
Tu Chaoyang found the monk very interesting and was attracted by his demeanor, so she proposed a condition.
If he was willing to return to secular life and marry her,
She would release those people.
Actually, she had already been persuaded by the monk. She was not a blood - thirsty person. She made such a decision only to protect her country.
The monk was not from Ze State. He came to negotiate on behalf of the enemy country.
His starting point was not for the interests of his own country but to really save so many lives.
The conditions he offered were very generous. It was to sign a peace treaty. For the next few decades, the enemy country promised not to invade Ze State again.
The original intention of Tu Chaoyang to kill those prisoners was to make the two countries stop fighting.
With this treaty, it didn't really matter whether to kill the prisoners or not.
The condition she proposed was the final test.
Tu Chaoyang didn't like to be deceived, so she wanted to know whether the monk was willing to sacrifice himself for his country or just seeking fame and fortune.
The monk agreed to her, which surprised Tu Chaoyang, but she didn't go back on her word.
The monk said that within three months after she returned to the capital, he would come to Ze State as an envoy.
He would openly ask the emperor for a marriage edict to marry her.
Tu Chaoyang had been waiting, waiting quietly.
But four months passed, and the monk didn't come.
What she waited for was the emperor's edict of bestowing a marriage.
The old emperor wanted her to marry a playboy, a well - known good - for - nothing.
He was also the younger brother of the emperor's favorite concubine.
Tu Chaoyang knew that this was the emperor's test.
Even though she was a woman, the emperor still had many suspicions about her. He wanted to take back her military power but had no proper reason, so he thought of using marriage to restrict her.
If she didn't accept this edict, she would surely die.
It was just a playboy. After she got married, they could just live in peace and harmony.
If the other side caused any trouble, she was capable of handling it.
After much thought, she agreed.
But there was still a bit of pain in her heart. She finally didn't wait for the man she fell in love with at first sight.
That lying monk.
The wedding was prepared in great haste. Everything was cut down as much as possible within seven days.
There was no grand wedding procession, no generous dowry,
Nor was there a very grand and lively wedding.
This wedding was quite hasty.
Sure enough, the life after marriage was as she had expected. Her good - for - nothing husband never came home and never entered her room.
The two of them were just the most familiar strangers living under the same roof.
Tu Chaoyang thought that living like this for a lifetime was also good. Although there was a regret in her heart, whose life could be perfect in every aspect?
But three months after her marriage, the monk came with the envoys.
He had really returned to secular life.
His hair had grown out.
He looked even better than before.
It was only then that she knew that the monk was actually a prince of the enemy country.
He had a predestined relationship with Buddhism since childhood and was kind - hearted. He became a monk after he came of age.
The monk, according to the agreement, asked the old emperor if he could marry into her family. In this way of inter - marriage, the diplomatic relations between the two countries could be stabilized.
At that time, the monk didn't know that Tu Chaoyang was already married.
The old emperor would surely not agree. Only when Tu Chaoyang was under his control could he feel at ease.
However, he also wanted the inter - marriage.
The monk was a prince of the enemy country. Choosing to marry into his own country was simply a profitable deal.
So the old emperor asked the monk to marry someone else.
He wanted the monk to marry his daughter.
If the monk didn't agree, it would prove that the monk's country had no intention of making peace, and the two countries could go to war at any time.
The monk didn't want the two countries to go to war. War would only bring suffering to the common people.
He had his great love and great compassion.
Even though he was extremely reluctant in his heart, he still agreed to stay here at the old emperor's request.
But it was not in the way of marrying into the family but as a hostage.
After the monk stayed, he tried every means to contact Tu Chaoyang secretly.
The two of them communicated by letters. As time passed, their hearts got closer and closer.
They were attracted to each other's unique souls and were as affectionate as any other couple in love.
But paper cannot wrap up fire. Their close communication was finally discovered.
Tu Chaoyang's good - for - nothing husband found that he seemed to have been cuckolded.
Even though he himself was philandering outside, bringing one concubine after another into the courtyard, and had no feelings for this wife at all, not even having said more than a hundred sentences to her in half a year.
He still felt extremely angry.