There was a sound in the big tent, and Chu Li came back from his thoughts, glanced at the leak next to him, and raised his voice to say to the subordinates serving outside, "Come in." ”

The attendant lifted the curtain of the door, walked in, bowed his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Lin Xu and Lin Yulu have been waiting for more than an hour to see you outside. ”

Chu Litian frowned slightly and asked, "Let him in." ”

The attendant hurriedly invited Lin Xu in, the emperor's voice was clearly in a bad mood, he had served Chu Litian for many years, and he saw that this thing was still okay, so he became more cautious.

And Lin Xu finally waited for the emperor's summons, as soon as he came in, he just knelt down, clenched his fists, and before he could say anything, he heard Chu Litian behind the desk say: "Get up, don't be polite." ”

"Your Majesty." Lin Xu was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly thanked him, got up and stood up.

The attendant changed Chu Litian with a new cup of tea on the side, and then quietly retreated. The vanguard of the army came to the emperor in the middle of the night, presumably there was something important to discuss, although Lin Xu did not show any special nervousness at the beginning, but the attendants still understood very well, at this time, they should not still stand in the big tent, otherwise sometimes I am afraid that they will directly provoke the disaster of death.

Glancing at the chair in the big tent, Chu Litian said lightly, "Lin Yanlu, sit down first." ”

Although Lin Xu felt a little inexplicable about the attitude of the emperor in front of him, he still thanked him and sat down on the chair below.

"The people below said that Lin Chenglu had already asked to see me outside more than an hour ago, why didn't he let the next person pass it on earlier, and Lin Chenglu wouldn't need to wait outside for so long." Chu Litian looked at Lin Xu and asked out loud, with a dull color in his tone.

Lin Xu opened his mouth, and just wanted to answer, but suddenly seemed to remember something, and quickly stood up, clenched his fists, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, it is not particularly urgent for Weichen to find the emperor, and I heard that the father-in-law said that the emperor is busy and no one is allowed to disturb." As a courtier, Weichen is just waiting for the emperor for an hour, which is nothing. ”

Looking at Lin Xu's serious appearance, Chu Litian suddenly chuckled and said a little helplessly: "Lin Xu, what you are doing now was taught to you by your father, right?" ”

Lin Xu looked at the emperor in front of him in amazement, and asked with some puzzlement: "Your Majesty, what ......do you mean by this?"

Adjusting a more comfortable posture, Chu Litian leaned on the soft cushion behind him, looked at the young man in front of him, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Your father Lin Ze is like this, he is trembling in everything, and if he says a word in front of me, he must also bow first." ”

Smiled a little embarrassedly, Lin Xu said with some embarrassment: "Emperor Shengming, sure enough, I can't hide anything from the emperor." Before going out, my father repeatedly told Weichen to pay attention to etiquette everywhere and never forget it. ”

Chu Litian played with the jade pendant on his waist and said casually: "Your father's self-denial and etiquette are really rare in the court, but he is indeed dignified and steady when he keeps etiquette all the time, but it is inevitable that he will lose a little bit of his acquaintance with me." After a pause, Chu Litian raised his eyes, looked at Lin Xu, and said meaningfully: "Lin Xu, your Lin family is full of loyal ministers, but sometimes, if you can understand my intentions, you don't have to stick to those rules all the time. ”

Lin Xu looked at Chu Litian in front of him with some consternation, he naturally heard Chu Litian say these words to envelop him, but he didn't understand, why did the emperor do this?

Chu Litian chuckled and asked again, "What?" Do you think I said these things all of a sudden...... Weird? ”

"Nope! Wechen don't dare! Lin Xu was a little flustered, and hurriedly said, "Weichen is just ...... Just ......"

"I just don't understand...... Why would I say these things all of a sudden, right? Chu Litian was not annoyed by Lin Xu's hesitation, but chuckled, "There are some things, in fact, you don't have to understand. ”

Lin Xu's young head finally turned, and he quickly knelt down, hugged Chu Litian and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is wise, and Weichen is naturally loyal to Your Majesty!" ”

Chu Litian said lightly: "You get up first." ”

Seeing Lin Xu get up, looking a little at a loss, Chu Litian continued: "This expedition to the Northern Qi Kingdom, Lin Xu, why do you think I did this?" ”

Lin Xu looked at Chu Litian with some hesitation, and saw the encouragement in his eyes before he said out loud: "Northern Qi Kingdom, as the name suggests, is located in the north of the continent, although the annual temperature is much lower than that of Anling Kingdom, but most areas still have plenty of rain, and the water and grass are fertile, especially suitable for captive livestock, and ...... Steed. ”

Looking at the appreciative eyes cast by the emperor sitting behind the desk, Lin Xu's heart became more confident, and continued: "Although the Northern Qi Kingdom is uniquely endowed, the climate is suitable, and all kinds of resources are very sufficient, but after all, it is located in the plain, a flat river, easy to attack and difficult to defend, coupled with the mediocrity of the emperor of the Northern Qi Kingdom, the continuous struggle between the royal families has long caused the dissatisfaction of the people in the country, and the people's hearts have been lost. After decades of attrition, the domestic forces of the Northern Qi Kingdom have long been like a fictitious force, and the generals have been killed or exiled by the mediocre monarch. ”

Chu Litian looked interested, looked at Lin Xu, and asked, "The best time?" Why do you think so? ”

Lin Xu said more and more smoothly, and his expression was flying: "The soldiers are cold, and the people's hearts are lost, but the Anling country is a faction of the country and the people, and the people are sent in the name of benefiting from Anling to rescue the people from the sky, and wherever the army goes, the people of the Northern Qi Kingdom are all happy and excited, and they want to line up to greet each other, only this one is to win the hearts of the people." ”

After speaking, Lin Xu felt a little uneasy, and hurriedly looked at Chu Litian, waiting for his next words.

Chu Litian bowed his head, and his eyes were full of appreciation: "You are right, and you have analyzed the shape very thoroughly." It's just ......" paused, and Chu Litian turned around: "...... It's just Lin Xu, you haven't said my true intention to attack the Northern Qi Kingdom. ”

"Wechen is stupid." Lin Xu frowned, but he could only admit helplessly, "I still hope that the emperor will give you some guidance." ”

Chu Litian chuckled lightly and said, "There are some words, in fact, there is no need for others to sue you. Lin Xu, you just need to remember what I said tonight, as for my thoughts, you can go back and think about it slowly, this is not in a hurry. ”

Lin Xu hurriedly clenched his fists, saluted, and said, "Yes, Weichen obeys." ”

As if he had just remembered, Chu Litian suddenly asked, "By the way, you just asked to see me, but do you have anything to tell me?" ”

Lin Xu then remembered the reason why he asked to see the emperor tonight, and hurriedly said: "If you go back to the emperor, the matter that the emperor ordered Weichen to investigate before is already a little eyebrows, and Weichen specially came to report to the emperor. ”

"Fortunately, it's an irrelevant matter, Lin Xu, if you can delay everything for so long in the future before you remember, then I'm afraid that even if I want to reuse you, I will have to think about it carefully." Chu Litian said with a smile, his face was a little blurry under the light of the candle flame.

Lin Xu looked at the handsome face behind Chu Litian's candle in a daze, and it took a while to hear the meaning of Chu Litian's words, and he quickly knelt down again, clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice: "Weichen must swear to follow the emperor to the death, and there will never be two hearts!" ”

Chu Litian pursed his lips and said softly, "Get up." ”

Outside the big tent, the night is as dark as ink, and the moon is as clean as jade, gradually slanting westward. In the east, slowly whitening, the night is about to pass, and the dawn is approaching.

In the big tent shared with another military attache of similar rank, Lin Xu lay on his bed, his eyes open, no lamp, and fell into deep thought in the dark.

He has been back in the big tent for a long time, but he hasn't fallen asleep, and he has been constantly thinking about what the emperor said in the big tent.

The Lin family is loyal to the lord, although it can't be said that the people of the whole clan are motivated people, but Lin Xu can pack the ticket, and the people of his Lin family will definitely not betray Chu Litian, the monarch of Anling Kingdom!

It was precisely because of this that in the big tent tonight, Chu Litian suddenly said those sweeping words, which made Lin Xu's head a little unable to turn. If Chu Litian didn't believe in his father Lin Ze, the secretary of the military department, he wouldn't have said these things to himself, but if he trusted Lin Ze, how could he do this to envelop himself as Lin Ze's son?

Turning over, there was the snoring sound of the military attache on the other bed when he was asleep, Lin Xu frowned slightly, and continued to ponder what Chu Litian said tonight.

Chu Litian said: "Lin Xu, you just need to remember what I said tonight, as for my thoughts, you can go back and think about it slowly, this is not in a hurry." ”

Appointed a national teacher, worshiped under the national teacher, practiced spells, implemented new policies, and sent troops to attack the Northern Qi Kingdom, but it was not just because the Northern Qi Kingdom was already at the end of the strong crossbow, Chu Litian's practice made Lin Xu a little unpredictable.

Lin Xu has always been a teenager with a young heart, a hot-blooded man, before this, he only knew that Chu Litian, the emperor, was wise and wise, and he was an emperor worth following, and he didn't have too much trouble.

But the words that Chu Litian, who was in the big tent tonight, said made Lin Xu fall into deep doubts in his heart.

Thinking about it, the pajamas finally attacked, Lin Xu was a little overwhelmed, and gradually fell into the darkness. As he was about to fall asleep, a thought crossed his mind.

The emperor is so deliberate, I'm afraid it's not just for a Northern Qi country, right?