Chapter 16 - Intricacies

In the west of Kyoto, there is a luxurious compound that is even better than the Eagle House, and the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing on the door plaque are carved with 'Cai'.

In the antique study, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a mustache is flipping through the letters with a smile on his face.

He is Cai Houzhu, the prime minister of the dynasty and the leader of the Lizhi Party.

There were also three men in front of him, and their age distribution was not much different from the three around Ying Zuodong.

"What do you think of the arrangement of the Jinqing Party? Xiguo, you will talk about it first. ”

The man in his twenties among the three saluted and then talked about it.

"The original intention of building the Tianfu defense line was to deal with the current critical situation. We have been preparing for more than 20 years, and with the two generals of the Jinqing Party guarding it, we believe that it will not collapse suddenly like the Liaodong defensive line. ”

Cai Houzhu's smile disappeared and he nodded slightly.

Liang Xiguo didn't dare to catch his breath anymore, and hurriedly told all the words behind him.

"But two years ago, when the earthquake struck, a ravine appeared in the towering mountain range that the ape wanted to climb to the top of the mountain. Zhonghe City, which didn't need too many people to guard in the north of Tianyou City, needs to send a large army, so I think..."

"The generals who command Tianyou City and Fushun City are all members of the Jinqing Party, and the guards of Zhonghe City will naturally be members of our Lizhi Party. Any other ideas?"

"We can't do anything in Liaodong, and if the party has made great contributions to protecting Guangwu, we will be in a disadvantageous situation. Therefore, the lower officials believed that the top priority at the moment was to find a place beyond the reach of the party whip to expand the territory or recover the lost territory for Guangwu. ”

"And where do you think it's appropriate?"

"Tianxiong Island!"

"Hmm. What do you two think?"

Only then did Liang Xiguo dare to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Tell the prime minister, the lower officials don't have much confidence in the Tianfu defense line. To really say it, the Liaodong defense line consumed dozens of times more manpower and material resources than the Tianfu defense line, but the whole line collapsed in only seven days. ”

"The matter that the lower officials are worried about is also here, east of Kyoto, in addition to the Tianfu defense line, there will be a flat river. And the invincible world of the wind happens to be the iron horse, if we make a desperate bet, the Tianfu defense line is broken, the consequences are unimaginable!"

After the two men finished speaking, they looked at each other and fell to their knees.

"The lower official implores the lord to advise the saint to move the capital as soon as possible!"

"I know, I'll figure it out, you all go down. ”

"Yes. ”

The three of them left, and Cai Houzhu still slowly flipped through the letters.

After a puff of incense, his ears flickered imperceptibly.

"Lord Changshan, is there any latest news?"

The bookshelf slowly turned, and a figure covered in a black robe walked out slowly, unable to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

"It's still stepping up the accumulation of power as before, and there is interesting news from Lingnan. ”

I can't tell if it's a man or a woman in the voice, but I can get a glimpse of it from Cai Hou Zhu's somewhat anxious expression.

"There's no outsiders here, so you don't have to wear that obstructive outfit anymore. ”

As he spoke, Cai Houzhu put down the letter, got up and walked towards the visitor.

The man ripped his robe open, and a resentful voice spread through the study with a burst of aroma.

"It's not because of you, when are you going to give me a rightful place?"

The robe faded, and the beautiful woman who still had the charm of the beauty came into view.

If those young talents in the capital who like to look for flowers and willows are here, I am afraid they will be surprised.

The person who came turned out to be the principal of the first green building in the capital - Yue'e Building - the matchmaker.

Not to mention that Yue'e Lou has a lot of unsightly relationships in the capital and even Guangwu, and the principal matchmaker alone is an amazing woman.

There has always been a saying in the market that if you enter the capital but don't see the matchmaker, even if you see the emperor, it will be a trip for nothing.

From her appearance to the present, there are no less than dozens of people who think that they have a lot of money or power have thought about her, and the final result is very bleak.

So for a while, people were full of curiosity about her identity.

In the end, it was widely accepted by everyone that she was originally a princess of a certain country, and because the kingdom was defeated, she was exiled to the capital.

It was originally dedicated to the emperor, but a certain minister cut off his beard halfway, and there were a series of things.

As for the authenticity, no one knows.

However, looking at this situation, the rumors and facts in the market are already inseparable.

"Just bear with me a little longer, and I'll arrange it as soon as possible. Lingnan: What's the interesting news? I'm just going to talk to the Lingnan Tian family about something. ”

Cai Hou Zhu hugged the matchmaker, and his two hands swam restlessly.

The matchmaker raised her hand and patted, her body writhed like a snake, and she broke away from Cai Houzhu's embrace.

"I told you you to marry me to do this, and you forgot about it?"

The most painful thing is that the beauty is right in front of you, but you can only look at it, you can't touch it.

Although Cai Houzhu's eyes were full of flames, he still nodded.

"I haven't forgotten, it's me who lost my temper, you continue. ”

The matchmaker's seductive peach blossom eyes flashed with her special light all the time.

But in an instant, it will be covered by the mist inside, and even Cai Houzhu, who claims to be the smartest person in the world, has never found out.

"Recently, the Tian family has been collecting the displaced people who have run into Lingnan from Liaodong, and they are also secretly building warships. ”

Cai Houzhu's eyes lit up slightly, and he walked briskly in the study a few times.

"Where did you hear that?"

"Didn't they cry that there were too many displaced people and that there was chaos in Lingnan and that they needed help from the imperial court? ”

"Since it came out of his mouth, there is nothing false about this matter, is there any more detailed information?"

"He won't say anything later, but we don't have to think about it, we can roughly know their intentions, right?"

Cai Houzhu nodded.

"Before you came, Xi Guo proposed to me to send troops to Tianxiong Island, and I was still thinking about how to contact the Tian family, what a coincidence. ”

Cai Houzhu glanced at the matchmaker meaningfully, and the matchmaker looked natural, so she continued to talk to herself.

"Tianxiong Island has been occupied by Sakura and Barbarians for more than twenty years, and from time to time there is news from above, and the situation is much more chaotic than this. ”

"Tian Heng's army is only 100,000, and he has to cross the sea to fight, if he can make any waves, it will be a miracle. ”

"So what?"

Cai Houzhu sat back in his chair and immediately started writing.

After a stick of incense, hand the envelope to the matchmaker.

"Take the letter to Tian Man. ”

The matchmaker's peach blossom eyes shone again, fleetingly.

"Hmm. ”

......

Xia Bing'er opened her beautiful eyes, her panicked expression flashed, and she regained her clarity.

But yesterday's experience turned into an irresistible flood of grief, instantly breaking the embankment she had not had time to build.

Tears welled up in his eyes, and he let out a low whimper.

The reason why she does things day and night is because of Yang Fengqing.

In addition, when the consciousness is empty, it is always difficult to distinguish whether what is being experienced is reality or a dream.

After realizing that it is reality, emotions are drowned out by grief.

The grief that was painful but had nowhere to tell her continued to torment her.