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In the quiet night, I heard his body, and my whole body seemed to be tightening slightly, subconsciously stretched my neck and looked in the direction with red light.

What is that?

I felt as if something was happening, so I took a step forward and looked ahead with concentration. If I had suspected that the red light had been looking at the night for too long, and the phantom appeared in my eyes. When time passed by little by little, I could clearly see that the red light was real, and it was expanding little by little, becoming brighter little by little.

Soon, a large red color could be clearly seen, almost lit up the darkness in the horizon.

That's the fire!

I recognized it at a glance.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao's breathing slowly sank.

This is what he is waiting for.

I whispered: "Your Majesty..."

He didn't look back or respond to me, but he heard footsteps coming from afar. I turned my head and saw Eunuch Yu walking up directly with Zhang Ziyu. Seeing that I was here, Zhang Ziyu was stunned for a moment, and immediately came over to salute Pei Yuanhao: "Emperor."

Pei Yuanhao turned to look at him: "How?"

"It's done!"

"good."

After saying this, he repeated himself: "Very good."

I immediately understood that they did have other arrangements. Even if the previous sneak attack failed, it was within the scope of their acceptable range.

Zhang Ziyu said tentatively: "Then, the emperor, next--"

Pei Yuanhao said: "According to what was arranged before, open the city gate and welcome them back to the city with great fanfare."

"yes."

Zhang Ziyu took the order and immediately turned around.

When he left, I immediately turned to Pei Yuanhao: "Your Majesty..."

At this time, Pei Yuanhao slowly stood up. The dark haze on his body seemed to dissipate a little, and his face also had a little relaxed pleasure, and he said, "Yes, I originally planned to attack the enemy camp, but Zhang Ziyu was worried that the enemy would be on guard against us for sneak attacks. Therefore, I asked them to deliberately mobilize the army in the past two days to prepare to attack the enemy camp, so they should be alert tonight. When the confrontation between the two sides begins, they will send a team of troops to detour behind them to burn food and cut off the food route."

I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

By this time, it is really rare for them to plan so calmly.

I asked, "Well, which general is the one who went to burn the food and grass?"

"It's Yang Bo."

“…”

Is it General Deng?

I was a little surprised. General Deng had already shown fear in front of Pei Yuanhao several times before, and because of his relationship with Qinghan, I really didn't have more favorable feelings for this person, but I didn't expect that this time, Pei Yuanhao would put him in such an important position in such an important position in such an important action.

Fortunately, this person lived up to expectations.

Now, Pei Yuanhao asked Zhang Ziyu and the others to open the city gate to welcome him back to the city, not only because he made his first contribution this time, but I think more importantly, to let the people in the city know that they have burned down the enemy's food and grass, so that people's hearts will be settled and the people in the city will no longer cause trouble.

It's a good move.

Pei Yuanhao said: "Let's go and go with me."

I nodded: "Yes."

He had already made people prepare outside. As soon as we left, Chang Qing had already gotten on the carriage. I got on another carriage and soon arrived at the city gate.

Although it is still very dark now, you can hear many ordinary people coming out along the way and discussing it. When we arrived at the city gate, it was already crowded with people. Although it was not as crowded as before when we crowded to the city gate and asked to open the city gate, it was still crowded. When I saw it, I was shocked.

After the carriage crossed the street and continued to turn in, I knew that Pei Yuanhao still had to wait in the place before.

As the emperor, he still cannot appear at this time.

The carriage was parked at the back of the street. After getting off the car, you could still hear the sound from the city gate in front. Several of us walked in from the small door, went up to the second floor, and were still sitting in front of the window. Someone had prepared refreshments on the table.

It was not until this time that Chang Qing had time to talk to me. She looked at my face and said, "Didn't you sleep well?"

I whispered, "Or, no."

"I guessed that you must have gotten up early in the morning and had not had time to use breakfast, so I asked them to prepare some."

"Thank you, the Queen."

After she finished speaking, she presented another cup of hot tea to Pei Yuanhao and said softly: "The emperor has been working hard for several days, but he has not been satisfied with his eyes and his appetite is not good. I will use it for a little today."

After all, there was good news in front of him, Pei Yuanhao's face was also very happy. He nodded gently, took the teacup and took a sip, and then ate something.

On the street downstairs, the voices began to boil, because everyone heard the sound of horse hooves from afar, and large areas of smoke and dust rose up.

At this time, the soldiers on the city tower shouted: "Open the city gate."

After this sound, everyone's voice fell down. As the two tall city gates slowly opened, the common people had all calmed down. They saw a group of people rushing in from outside the city, even with fireworks, the morning light shining on each of them, revealing the fatigue of the night's battle and the joy of victory.

And the one who took the lead in rushing to the front was General Deng!

Compared to the soldiers behind who were in a fireworks and some were injured, he was safe and sound. He waved high with a long sword in one hand, looking proud and satisfied after victory. Although the people around him were not sure what was going on, they were naturally excited to see his general returning from victory. After all, their safety still depends on the protection of these people, and they immediately started to cheer.

Immediately, the city gate fell into jubilation.

This team of people walked in from outside the city without any speed. More and more ordinary people gathered on both sides of the street, applauding them. When the last rider entered and the city gate was closed, I could hardly see the figure of General Deng, who was leading the city.

However, the cheers of the people were rising and falling.

Because I had already heard vaguely that some people in the crowd were saying that not only did the sneak attack on the enemy camp successfully last night, but General Deng also took advantage of the situation to burn the enemy's food and grass and won a great victory. When the people heard this, they naturally applauded.

Someone in the crowd was even loudly saying: "Where can the enemy attack our Linfen with such a great victory? I see, they will get out as soon as possible, so as not to know how they die!"

Someone around immediately echoed: "That's it!"

"It's still Lord Zhang's good."

"General Deng is also extremely brave. If he hadn't burned the enemy's food and grass, how could he have achieved such a great victory?"

"Yes, yes, General Deng is really brave!"

...

For a moment, I looked back at Pei Yuanhao and seemed to have not heard it. Perhaps because he didn't sleep well last night, he even squinted his eyes and began to calm down.

I have heard a long time ago that some generals of the court have skills when reporting military merits. Often, a small defeat will be a small victory, and a small victory will be a great victory. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Many things are only clear about on the frontline. In order to appease some useful military generals, the emperor often turns a blind eye. This has almost become a routine in the officialdom.

But what I didn't expect was that this time, the court also played this trick with the people.

The person sent by Zhang Ziyu to attack was actually failed, but he didn't mention it. Because of the success of burning food and grass, the people thought that the defenders of Linfen won a great victory last night. In this way, everyone naturally believed that Linfen could defend, and it would be a matter of time before the enemy troops outside the city retreated.

Sometimes, the victory of a war is not just about how many enemies are killed or how much land population is captured. To a greater extent, the victory or defeat of a war is related to the people's confidence in the court. Before, Pei Yuanhao's prestige had been reduced to the lowest level, and even when everyone had begun to question the ability of the emperor, such a great victory was indeed the prestige for the emperor and the strongest support for the consolidation of imperial power!

Sure enough, I saw the common people looking at each other with their faces after cheering and looking at the people around me.

Originally, some people seemed to be planning to come early in the morning to urge the army guarding the city to open the city gate, and they were carrying bags behind them. At this time, they hesitated, and a few of them even retreated silently.

This trick is really wonderful.

Chang Qing kept looking at the situation below. At this time, she also understood that the biggest crisis at the moment was temporarily lifted. She stood up and smiled and said to Pei Yuanhao: "I congratulate you on the emperor and congratulate you on the emperor."

Pei Yuanhao also had a smile on his lips, but he only waved his hand lightly: "This time, thank you for your hard work."

Chang Qing said: "I dare not speak of my hardship."

While speaking, Eunuch Yu walked up and said, "Your Majesty, General Deng asked for a visit."

"Prince."

Eunuch Yu went down to announce the imperial edict, and soon he saw General Deng coming up and kneeling in front of Pei Yuanhao: "The last general will pay homage to the emperor!"

"Flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

As he slowly stood up, Zhang Ziyu and several of his generals also came up and saluted Pei Yuanhao. A few of them could be seen that the smoke and dust on his face had not left and there was still some injuries on his body. It was obvious that he led his men out of the city to sneak attack the enemy camp last night, which was actually a cover for General Deng.

However, they are still a little dirty at the moment, while General Deng is proud of his face.

Pei Yuanhao looked at him and said, "Brother Yang, thank you for your hard work this time."

"It is the duty of the last general to go into battle to kill the enemy, and it is not worth mentioning by the emperor!"

"That's right, I should indeed give you a first merit in this battle."

"Thank you for your grace!"

General Deng knelt down again. When he stood up, he seemed to glance at me, and his eyes were filled with unspeakable pride. I knew that his eyes were not as simple as looking at me. Everyone here knew the relationship between me and Liu Qinghan. Before Liu Qinghan ridiculed him in public, he must have always held a grudge. Now the emperor wants to give him a first merit, that is, he admits his talent, and he will avenge his previous shame.

However, he was so proud that he could not hide his companionship while speaking, but he did not mention the achievements of his colleagues at all.

Although he was indeed the first merit last night, he had to rely on Zhang Ziyu's strategy. So many people went to cover him and made him get the advantage. But now the generals were still standing aside with injuries on their bodies, but he didn't mention it at all, just caring about seeking credit in front of Pei Yuanhao. Everyone had some resentment on their faces.

Chang Qing was always silent at this time, for fear of being charged with interfering in politics in the harem, but with her keenness, she had long noticed it, especially as the general, Zhang Ziyu stood by and said nothing. She only listened to General Deng’s loud comments, so she moved towards Pei Yuanhao and said softly: “Emperor.”

Pei Yuanhao turned to look at her: "What do you want to say to the queen?"

Chang Qing smiled cautiously and said, "I saw that those generals were very hard-working. I thought that the fierce battle last night, and everyone was very tired. I specially asked someone to prepare a small wine downstairs. It would be better to let the generals go down and drink it, so they all went back to rest and recuperate."
To be continued...