At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the sky is getting brighter, but it is just the beginning of dusk, and bright candles are lit in the main hall of E Palace. Thick white wax swaying on the candlesticks is swaying with smoke, shaking Huai Qing who is performing something in the hall.

The long shadow like a thin bamboo pole flickers in the water waves, sometimes elongating and sometimes bending, which is a bit strange.

"Your Majesty, the army has been assembled outside the city, but it will take a few days to raise food and grass. I would like to ask Your Majesty, do you want to set off for Tonglu Mountain immediately?" The dim candlelight made Huaiqing's unique smokey duck voice a little vivid.

stand up.

"The prince and brother Jun are fighting, saying that more than 100,000 troops have surrounded Tonglu Mountain. If we don't move out, won't we have to wait for them to be destroyed and Tonglu Mountain to be captured?" E Yufang said, raising his eyes and glancing down the steps.

Huaiqing glanced at him and said teasingly: "Is it possible that I have some special opinions?" qs

"Your Excellency, I do have a different opinion about the march of the army, but I am still wary. I am afraid that if I speak out, I will be suspected of instigating the emperor's flesh and blood, so I dare not speak rashly. But if I don't speak out, it will be against others.

The righteousness of the minister is against the interests of the country of Hubei, so I decided to risk my life to speak out."

"Okay, okay," E Yufang waved his hand impatiently: "That's what you literati are like, you like to talk insignificant nonsense. If you have something to say, please say it quickly, and I will forgive you!"

"In this case, I am being presumptuous." Huai Qing spread his legs, made a generous gesture, and said loudly: "I think it is too early to send troops at this time. Your Majesty needs to wait until the prince and the army officially start a war before planning

It is better to send troops."

"Oh? How do you say this?" E Yufang raised his eyebrows and his tone suddenly became stern.

"First, the army is eager to recapture the Tonglu Mountain, and the lord is personally taking command. It is a time when morale is high. If your Majesty rushes to the Tonglu Mountain at this time, it will be a fierce battle. If you win, you will also win miserably.

But it is more likely that we will be in a stalemate with the accompanying troops. After all, our army is not fighting on the mainland, and it is easy to become passive on the battlefield, which is not good for ourselves."

E Yufang was fascinated by what he heard and couldn't help but nodded. In his impression, his brother-in-law had always been a rotten celebrity who only knew how to drop books. He didn't expect that he could analyze the battlefield situation so rationally. It seemed that he had underestimated him.

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"So, what about the second one?" He straightened up and asked seriously.

"Secondly, your Majesty has to guard against the Eighth Division of Chengzhou. I have heard that when the generals gathered in the shogunate, they openly declared that Wei Duoyou had agreed to send troops to support us, and to contain our army in Hubei so that we could not march westward to Qinglu with all our strength.

Shan. The city of E is really not far from Chengzhou. If your Majesty really forces the entire army to advance westward, how can you resist Chengzhou's army once it goes south?"

"This matter---didn't the Huaiyi tribe agree with me to contain the Eighth Division of Chengzhou? Could it be------" He tilted his head at Huai Qing: "You didn't do your best to handle this matter.

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"Your Majesty," Huai Qing shouted that he was wronged and his chest clapped loudly: "The people of my father's clan are trustworthy, but the Huaiyi tribes are so numerous that it is difficult to unite the hearts of the people. Moreover, they are lagging behind the Zhou army in terms of weapons. All we can do is harass them.

With regard to sneak attacks, it is impossible to confront them head-on. We can only bluff. If Wei Duoyou does not fall for the trick and will definitely go south, what should our country do?"

E Yufang did not express his position immediately, but just frowned and thought. He looked very nervous, as if he was having a fierce conflict in his heart. A needle could be heard in the hall, and the only thing that could be heard was the "hissing" of the remaining candles burning on the candlestick.

Voices.

Huaiqing didn't dare to raise his head and just stood silently. The big beads of sweat on his forehead revealed the nervousness in his heart. After a long while, he finally heard E Yufang's deep voice coming from behind Jun's case: "In your opinion, what's the matter?

untie?"

"The battle at Tonglu Mountain is unavoidable. But we can't go too early. Both the Crown Prince and Young Master Jun are recognized as good generals by the whole country. They are brave and strategic, and they occupy a favorable location. They will definitely be able to withstand the offensive of the accompanying army. When the offensive of the accompanying army is frustrated,

, when the soldiers were tired, your Majesty surrounded them and destroyed them in one fell swoop. The victory was determined in one battle. From then on, there is no longer any dispute about the ownership of Tonglu Mountain. Isn’t it settled once and for all?”

These last two sentences deeply moved E Yufang. How to make the emperor and the whole world recognize that the Tonglu Mountain belongs to the country of E is more difficult than fighting. Huai Qing's words made him enlightened. He only needs one battle to win.

Sui Guo, from then on there will no longer be a dispute over the Tonglu Mountain. This is exactly what he has been dreaming of for more than ten years!

"In that case, let's act according to your plan." He made a decision gently.

"No! I'm leaving." Huai Qing suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and saluted in the calmest tone possible.

Huaiqing had just walked out of the main hall, and a palace maid in her thirties quietly walked out from behind the big screen. She silently walked to Jun's desk and poured tea. E Yufang felt upset and wanted to find someone to talk to, but this

The palace maid pursed her lips tightly, refusing to meet his eyes for even a moment.

"Uncle, what's wrong with you today? You don't even look at me. You're not usually like this." E Yufang felt quite resentful.

"Your Majesty is a man with far-reaching ambitions, and your children don't even notice, let alone us slaves?" Shukuo's words were cold, but he still looked intently.

E Yufang suddenly understood: "Did you listen to the conversation between the widow and Huaiqing just now? In your heart, is it possible that the widow is such a ruthless and unkind father?"

"My slave dare not."

"I don't dare to say it, but that's what I think in my heart, right?" E Yufang's voice rose slightly, and he was already a little embarrassed: "If you have an opinion, just say it. I hate having things to say hidden, so this

That’s not your character.”

"In this case, that slave has become presumptuous." Shuju put down the teapot and looked directly into E Yufang's eyes: "Before the princess got married, your Majesty clearly knew that the emperor had a grudge against my E family's daughter because of the incident involving his queen.

, the princess will definitely not be happy when she marries into the palace. But in order to successfully destroy the country, the king still coaxes the princess to do it. That's all. After all, it is a great honor for the princess to marry into the palace. But in the eyes of the country, the princess can marry into the palace.

What about the crown prince? He is the heir of the E Kingdom and a general, but he is also the brother of the same mother as the king. In the eyes of the king, he can be sacrificed lightly just to make the battle at Tonglu Mountain easier.

Their lives?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" E Yufang snapped angrily: "I will definitely send troops, we just need to wait a little longer to make complete preparations."

"There is no need to say any more. Your Majesty has just made it very clear. Your ears are not deaf, and your heart is not deaf either."

Uncle knelt down solemnly, stretched out his long sleeves, and bowed three times to E Yufang. E Yufang was stunned: "Uncle, what are you doing? Could it be that ------ you are leaving me?

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"Your Majesty is acting like this, but I really don't agree with it. Please forgive me for the fact that I went to Haojing and narrowly escaped death. Please let me leave the palace and return home, so that I can die in the wild!"

"You------" E Yufang was pushed so hard that his chest rose and fell sharply. In the end, he just leaned on the desk slumped and waved his hand lightly: "Come on, come on, since you have decided to go, then let's go!"

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Chapter completed!