Hu Rui looked at the ministers in the eyes of his father's approval, and said: "Due to my negligence, my father's plan has been flawed, but the alliance's policy of sending troops cannot be changed. ”

Qiu Linda and others secretly admired that the eldest prince made people feel comfortable when he spoke and did things, much higher than the second prince, especially the credit went to the lord of the country, the fault belonged to his own style, and he was determined to win the favor of the lord of the country, and it seemed that the succession was uncertain.

"My father has studied Zheng Xue deeply, and Xiao Wang, under the influence of his father, has also studied with the scribes of Zheng Guo who were captured for a few days, and I remember that there is a sentence 'If the husband wants to be outside, he must first settle inside', which is in line with the current situation in our country."

Hu dared to sit upright, looked at Hu Rui with sharp eyes, and said, "Rui'er, you can tell me in detail." ”

"Of the twenty-eight countries in the Western Regions, I Rongmi and Xiuli, Leli, Huanglin, Zaichang and other countries are dominant, and although Weiche, Jusu, Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan and other countries take our country as their suzerain, they are only afraid of our military prestige, and their hearts do not surrender." Hu Rui turned to the side, faced Hu Kang, and said eloquently: "Although Zheng Guo has a large land and a large population, its people are cowardly, and their combat power is insufficient compared to the countries of our Western Regions. With the financial resources of Zheng Guo to support my Rong Mi, my country can become strong in a short period of time and dominate the countries of the Western Regions. ”

Tiger Dare nodded his head, his eyes encouraging Hu Rui to continue.

"However, facing Zheng Guo with the strength of my country, not to mention winning or losing, the casualties of the battle will also greatly weaken the strength of our country, this wise man does not do it."

Qiu Lin sighed: "The old minister is afraid that the king will advance quickly, and he will reduce his national strength under the continuous war, and he will not reach it quickly." ”

Hu Rui smiled: "The minister's worries are not unreasonable, but my father has a plan in his heart. Looking at these eastward advances, my father has sent a coalition army, and has sought the greatest benefits for my Rong Mi with the smallest sacrifice. ”

Indeed, the Rong Mi Kingdom formed the Western Regions Alliance to send troops, and every time it would use several small countries as the vanguard to attack the border cities, losing the strength of the subject countries, and when distributing the results, the Rong Mi Kingdom took the fattest fruits with the suzerain, as Hu Rui said, the national strength has developed rapidly.

Qiu Dalin picked up the cup and raised his glass with sincerity: "The ministers wish the king a thousand autumns, may the king be healthy and prosperous, and the fortune of the country will be forever." ”

The tiger dared to laugh, raised a glass and corresponded with the ministers, and the royal court was full of joy.

Waiting for everyone to be quiet for a while, Hu Rui continued: "Zheng Guohua Prefecture border tuntian, grain accumulation and garrison, the purpose is to target our Western Regions countries, once they let it do this, our Western Regions countries will have to pay several times the sacrifice if they want to go east, so my father decided to wait for Zheng Guo's northward advance to take advantage of the situation to advance eastward." This eastward march will no longer return after plundering the population and property, but will prepare to garrison troops in Huazhou, and return Huazhou to our Rongmi rule, so as to solve the problem once and for all. If Huazhou is returned to my country, the trade route is controlled by our country, and I don't say anything about the profits, and everyone understands. ”

The wealth is moving, and when it comes to controlling trade routes and profiting from them, the royal court suddenly became lively, and the civil and military officials discussed excitedly one by one, and even began to plan their own territory and benefits in a hurry, and when it came to urgency, they were ready to compete on the spot.

Hu Dare didn't say anything to stop it, arousing the greed of the ministers is good for the eastward advance, he ordered the attendant to pour a glass of wine and give it to Hu Rui, and said with a smile: "Wu'er knows the father's intentions, and the father is even happier than winning the three levels." Come, Father, toast you. ”

The boiling voice finally became a little quieter, Hu Rui's face became serious, and he raised his voice: "Everyone understands the benefits of eastward expansion, but the matter of the alliance is not satisfactory, why?" ”

Hu Rui's gaze swept over the ministers under the ranks, Qiu Lin sighed in his heart, no one is a fool, the lord of the country uses the subject country as a gunman, harming others and benefiting himself, these subject countries are unwilling to follow and send troops, but this cannot be said, otherwise it will damage the wisdom and martial arts of the lord.

"These vassal states think that they have suffered a loss and have less fruit, so they are reluctant to send troops." Hu Rui sneered: "But they don't want to think about it, if they don't have my Rong Mi Kingdom behind them, can they attack the territory of Zheng State?" When I just said 'keep the outside and the inside', I just want to beat them and make them not forget the power of the suzerain. ”

Hu Dare slapped the table heavily and said, "Yes, you should knock and knock them, otherwise no one will listen to the words of the suzerain." ”

There are five subordinate countries of Rong Mi, Weiche, Jusu, Chehe, Shasu, and Qianglan, and only Weiche and Jusu have made it clear that they are willing to send troops this time, and these two countries border Rongmi, and they are afraid of the strength of Rongmi, so they have to agree. And Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan and other countries are separated from Rong Mi by Weiche and Jusu, so they said that they would go back to report to the lord of the country for a decision. As for Huli and Leli, they are both among the five heroes, and they are not afraid of Rong Mi, they are willing to send troops just to share some fruits from them.

With the support of Hu Dar, Hu Rui's words became more and more firm, and said: "As the suzerain, the subject countries such as Chehe, Shasu, and Qianglan actually disobeyed the order, which caused our country to lose face when it met the alliance, and they should be severely reprimanded, ordered to compensate for our country's losses, and send troops according to the agreement." ”

Tiger Dare narrowed his eyes, blocking the light in his eyes, over the years, Wei Che and Ju Ci have taken the opportunity to annex a lot of land, and since he succeeded to the throne, he has a dream, that is, to merge the subject country into the territory of Rong Mi, so that Rong Mi will become the only suzerainty in the Western Regions. However, if he really wants to use troops to invade those subject countries, he will definitely resist desperately, and his allies Hugh Li and Leli will not sit back and watch Rong Mi become a big force, and Rong Mi will become a public enemy at that time, but it will not be beautiful, so he will set his sights on his neighbor to the east, and use Zheng Guo's hand to wear down the strength of his subject country, and at the same time enhance the strength of his own country, it should be said that he has done a good job in the past few decades.

Holding his snow-white beard in his hand, Hu Dare sighed in his heart, he is old, although his body is still strong, but at the age of sixty-five, he is always a little powerless to do things, and it seems that he has to rely on Rui'er to inherit his career. Fortunately, Rui'er knows his mind very well, and acts according to his heart, hoping to establish a powerful Rongmi country in his hands.

If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan and other countries did not know that they did not agree to jointly send troops when they met the alliance, and they were determined to be wrong by Rong Mi State, and in the royal court, the monarchs and ministers of Rong Mi Kingdom were enthusiastically preparing knives and guns, preparing to cut some flesh and blood from these small subject countries.

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The cold wind of Shasu in August has arrived, the back garden of the palace, the tall oak trees stand like sentinels guarding the high dome, the white palace wall shows solemnity and simplicity, the red brick paved road bypasses the main hall under the cover of the long corridor to a small lake, the lake is filled with heat and is actually a warm pool. The small lake is surrounded by a promenade around the lake, and the surrounding pines and cypresses are verdant, and the flowers are like brocade, and it is like spring here, and the chill outside cannot blow into here at all.

On the long corridor paved with nanmu, a child ran with a smile and ran towards the pavilion not far away, and behind him was a group of palace maids with flowers and branches, smiling and pretending to chase behind. The child, about four years old, with black hair and black eyes, dressed in a sky-blue beard with bright gold patterns, and small leather boots under his feet, ran very fast into the pavilion surrounded by a group of blonde maidens.

The golden wall in the hall is splendid, the ground is covered with a thick carpet, the golden brocade is hung in front of the window, the couch in the middle is full of soft fox furs, the princess Rona is wearing a green narrow sleeve short undergarment, the lower body is wearing a red and yellow silk long skirt, and the snow-white wrist is supporting the head, and she is reclining on the couch thinking about her thoughts.

The child ran in with a smile, and Rona sat up with a smile, and the child threw herself into her arms, giggling, and calling out "Mother". Luo Na lovingly took off the ear cap on her son's head, wiped the sweat on his head with a silk scarf, and said with concern: "Longgai, didn't I let you play for a while and then come into the house, why have you been playing for so long, what should I do if I get cold from this sweat?" ”

The boy Longai grinned and said, "Mother, I was hunting in the yard just now, and I almost caught a rabbit. "The four-year-old child was naughty, and there were many rare birds in the back garden of the palace, and they became the target of the child's capture.

Rona ordered someone to pour a bowl of fragrant pear and honey fruit, watched her son drink it in a big gulp, and instructed the maid next to her: "Take Longgai to take a bath, change him into clean clothes, and be careful that he catches a cold." The maid complied, and took the little prince to the bath, and the palace fell silent.

Looking at the jeweled items in front of her, all the clothes she wore were extremely luxurious, but Rona felt unspeakable distress, and her troubles flareed up for no reason, and she reached out and pushed the utensils on the table in front of her to the ground. The melons and fruits rolled to the ground, and the maids knelt down one after another, although they didn't know why the princess was angry, but they said: "The princess is angry, the princess is angry." ”

Rhona's anger grew, and she stretched out her leg and kicked down a maid beside her, and walked out of the hall. Although there was the temperature of the warm pool, it was still much colder than in the hall, and Rona felt a hint of coolness on her bare arms, and the maids were too frightened by her nameless fire to step forward to put on a fox fur for her, and Luo Qiu simply strolled along the promenade around the lake.

It has been five years since she was married to Luxera, and the titular prince Longai is already four years and two months old, but in fact, Rona and Hasera have never been husband and wife. The rumors of Doshela's preference for men are well known, and after becoming the lord of the country, Dosera has intensified, and spends all day with a group of male pets drinking and dying.

With Luo Nagui as the princess, the Tule family began to ascend to heaven by one person, and now Tu Lezan's eldest son is the deputy prime minister, Luo Na's father is Kanlu (equivalent to the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households), the third son is Taza (equivalent to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment), and even the guard Lang Luo has become a general.

The struggle for power never stops, represented by the old forces of the former dynasty led by the Minister of State Gai Yinghe and the favored minister of the Roshera, Lan Hezhi, and the Tule clan competed.