Meng Chang has recently resumed his activities of going to the Ruixiang Hall every day, and he sometimes even brings the recitals to the Ruixiang Hall for review. Whenever this happens, Xu Rui will burn a soothing incense in the hall, and ask the red cherry to prepare a health soup made of honeysuckle, white chrysanthemum, schisandra, wheat winter, etc., find a book by herself, and quietly flip through it on one side.

The sunlight penetrates the flowers and trees outside, drills through the carved window lattices and casts fine golden light indoors, and the incense burns on the copper animal head incense burner in the corner of the house, which has a feeling of quiet time. Meng Chang looked up by chance and saw Xu Rui's quiet and beautiful face, and he cherished it in his heart. How good it would be if there were no wars!

However there is no if. If he loses, he will no longer be able to protect her, nor their children. Meng Chang's gaze slowly moved down to Xu Rui's abdomen, and her belly was already obviously pregnant. In three months, their child will be born.

Meng Chang's eyes darkened. He had to think of a safe way out for their mother and son.

Xu Rui felt Meng Chang's gaze, and raised her head with a warm smile, which instantly dazzled Meng Chang's eyes. It's been five years, and she can always bring him the same touch as when they first met.

Xu Rui noticed Meng Chang's deliberate closeness to her recently, or it can be said to be attachment. He spent almost all the time with him outside of business, and he didn't say much, just quietly eating, walking, and resting with her, but at some occasion, Xu Rui felt that his hand was trembling slightly. Apparently his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

Was he worried about the defeat of the war? If the internal traitors could be eliminated, the Shu State would have the advantage of having the right time, place and people, and the Sword Gate was a rare dangerous pass in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Northern Song Dynasty was not so easy to attack. As long as it can hold out for a month, there will be problems with the supply of the Northern Song army, and then the initiative will return to the hands of Shu.

Before Xu Rui helped Meng Xuanzhe solve the two generals of Li Hao's faction, now the guards of Jianmen, Gao Yanyu and Luo Ji, were all martyred generals in their previous lives, Meng Xuanzhe is not as cynical as he seems, Xu Rui is still relatively optimistic about the situation in Jianmen.

However, no matter how Xu Rui comforted Meng Chang, she didn't see him getting better.

It wasn't until a month later that Meng Chang came to the Ruixiang Hall again, waved off all the attendants, and let the henchmen guard the door, leaving only Xu Rui alone with him. The two looked at each other, Meng Chang didn't have to say anything, Xu Rui knew that he had something important to say to himself.

"You and your children should go to Qingcheng Mountain to escape the heat! Zhang Chengjie, the head of the Heavenly Master Dao there, has an old relationship with my Shu royal family, and I have negotiated with him, and he will let you be properly taken care of there." You can bring your father-in-law and mother-in-law, I've already informed them. ”

Meng Chang said eloquently, took out a piece of ink-colored jade pendant engraved with the word "Zhang" in his hand, and hung it on Xu Rui's waist with his own hands.

"Your Majesty, what are you...... I'm not going!" Combined with Meng Chang's recent appearance, Xu Rui felt as if the other party was arranging things after his death. She couldn't accept this and rarely refused his orders.

"Rui'er, be obedient! It's just going for a while, and I'll pick you up when the situation gets better." Meng Chang was like coaxing a child, and coaxed Xu Rui softly.

"If you don't tell me the reason, I won't go. You know that this reason is not convincing to me. Xu Rui turned sideways to Meng Chang with a sullen look.

Meng Changqing knew that he couldn't fool Xu Rui, so he had to break her body and explain seriously: "Li Hao does have a problem, but he has helped me manage Shu for so many years, and his power has been deeply rooted, and he has left a lot of backhands for himself. At such a critical moment in the war between Shu and Song, if he was moved, it would definitely shake the foundation of Shu. Besides, my mother is old and has not been in good health recently, so she definitely can't accept this betrayal. So I can't move Li Hao for the time being, I can only make peace with him. But the risk of doing so is that you don't have full control over him, and it's hard to predict what his next move will be.

Although I am the monarch of Shu, I dare not say that Shu is safe. After all, the Northern Song Dynasty was too powerful. I want to send you and the child away, but I don't want you to be his bargaining chip. In any case, he can't directly hurt me and my mother, but you are different from children. ”

"Your Majesty, I understand your concerns, but I can't agree to them. Xu Rui looked directly into Meng Chang's eyes and said, "At this time, the child and I must be with you." ”

Just kidding, if he leaves now, it is equivalent to putting everything out of his body, how can he complete the task? Besides, Meng Chang planned for himself so thoughtfully, and called his parents "father-in-law and mother-in-law" like a son-in-law of the people, how could he leave him only for his own safety?

"Rui'er ......"

Meng Chang was in a hurry and wanted to persuade again. Xu Rui said to him: "Your Majesty, in fact, we are not without a chance. ”

"What?" Meng Chang said in surprise. After thinking about it, he really couldn't find any chance to grasp!

"Your Majesty, the Northern Song Dynasty has recently stolen the rivers and mountains of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and his emperor has just been hot, but the army of the Northern Song Dynasty has not yet been completely in his hands, and if one of his subordinates also gives him a 'Chenqiao Mutiny', the Zhao family's country will change hands again.

Therefore, the concubine felt that what he had to do now was to find a way to place the children of the Zhao family in various armies, and find a way to make them meritorious and grasp real power.

But these days, you have reviewed and reviewed the folds with me, and the concubine has also flipped through some of them, and found that in such an important battle as the war of Shu, Zhao Kuangyin only sent two generals with foreign surnames to lead the troops, and these two people did not seem to be particularly important generals in the Northern Song Dynasty, so the concubine guessed that there must be his henchmen hidden in this army, and he would not appear until the time of the war, taking military merits and catching all the forces in the Northern Song Dynasty off guard.

This henchman is likely to be surnamed Zhao, and his status in the Zhao family should be very important, that is, one of the few people second only to Zhao Kuangyin.

If we can capture him, he can become our handle to clamp down on Zhao Kuangyin, and it will be difficult to say the direction of the battle of Shu and Song at that time. ”

"You mean, it could be Zhao Kuangyin's son or brother?" Meng Chang's eyes lit up.

Considering his age, it is more likely that his younger brother Zhao Guangyi will come. Xu Rui nodded and added.

In order to persuade Meng Chang, Xu Rui had to slowly reveal the news that Zhao Guangyi might come. If the certainty of victory is relatively large, he will not force himself to go, right?

"Concubine Ai is really smart! she is worthy of being the essence of flowers!" Meng Chang listened to this section, his eyes lit up excitedly, and he gave Xu Rui a strong hug.