"It is said that it was reported, but he was suppressed and not let the officials know."

"Why is that?" Ye Zhiqiu felt so strange, thought about it for a while, and suddenly came to his senses, "I understand, what he wants to hide is not only a hundred officials, but also a crown princess." ”

"The crown princess?"

"The crown princess is now four months pregnant, and if the news of the military department is made public, then the news that the Bihai Kingdom will be invaded south in a few days will soon spread. Once it reaches the ears of the crown princess, it must not sit idly by. And Bihai Country and my Cangwu Country have been allies for many years, Bihai is in trouble, and I Cangwu has turned a deaf ear, so where should his name of benevolence be placed? ”

"So he pretended to be deaf and dumb and kept it a secret?"

"Yes, as long as the Bihai Kingdom on the table is peaceful, then the Cangwu Kingdom can be ignored. And I fear that he may have more than that, and that he may have the idea of taking prey on his mouth. You know, he is the twin son of the Mu Yun clan. Isn't the serial scheme exactly what their ancestors did best? ”

Han Fu's expression was shocked, and he lowered his voice and asked, "What does Lord Ye mean...... He plans to take the opportunity to go east and carve up the Blue Sea Kingdom with the Imuran Kingdom? ”

"Whether that's the case or not, I don't know, but we can't let it go. You must know that according to the original agreement between us and Wen Lan, we are waiting for the Imulan army to take Taiye City before we start, if Wen Lan has not arrived in Taiye City, Li Houcong wants to seize the opportunity to cross the river, and it is difficult for Bao Lan to turn against us. ”

What do you mean by that? How can Li Houcong's vicious thoughts be blamed on us? ”

"Wen Lan is good at scheming and scheming, if we sit back and watch Li Houcong cross the river to attack the Bihai Kingdom, he will inevitably suspect that we deliberately let Li Houcong compete with him and want to profit from it. At that time, even if we don't have this mind, we will be suspected of jumping into the Hanjiang River to wash it away. ”

"Wen Lan really thinks like that?" Han Fu was a little skeptical, "But even if we let it go, what way can Li Houcong get by?" Aren't the tiger head ships and turtle head ships used to cross the Hanjiang River in the hands of the blue sea country? Are we overly worried? ”

Ye Zhiqiu glanced at him and said with a smile: "Lord Han is so confused, think about it, is he really helpless?" I'm afraid that he not only has it, but also has a good name. ”

Han Fuxiang was proficient in warfare, but whenever he analyzed the situation with Ye Zhiqiu, he always felt that he was slightly inferior, so he accepted his recklessness at the moment and asked sincerely: "I wish Lord Ye advice." ”

"Lord Han, do you still remember the events of the Poison Gold War back then? Emperor Bihai Ming once sent 800 li to urgently deliver a letter for help to my Cangwu country. ”

"Remember," Han Fu suddenly came to his senses as soon as he reminded him, "You mean...... You mean! ”

Ye Zhiqiu nodded, "As Lord Han also guessed, now that Imuran plans to go south again, the military situation is urgent, and Emperor Ming will definitely ask for help from my Cangwu Kingdom again." Therefore, there is no need for Li Houcong to think of any other way to cross the river, the Ming Emperor will prepare to get off the ship and carry the soldiers of my Cangwu Kingdom to Binzhou, and then ......

Han Fu couldn't help but stand up with the cold hairs on his back, and muttered: "At that time, he only needs to drive straight in, take advantage of the gap between the Golden Feather Battalion and the Imuran army fighting in front, and wantonly attack the city and ...... in the rear." ”

"Not bad. This is not a poisonous plan. ”

"But I still don't understand, if there is a letter from Bihai Country asking for help, it will inevitably be reported to the military department first, I am the commander of a battalion, and it is impossible not to know any movement. So far, I haven't seen any news from the Blue Sea Country. ”

Ye Zhiqiu raised the teapot and poured another cup for him, and said lightly: "Lord Han, the last time I went to Bihai, you may not know that Li Houcong had entrusted me to bring more than a dozen pairs of rare birds of all kinds to Emperor Ming. ”

Han Fu didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned this irrelevant bird.

"Parrots, starlings, mandarin ducks, and colored pheasants are all hidden eyes, and there is a pair of birds among them, but they are rare pigeon harriers in my Cangwu country."

"Pigeon Harrier!"

Han Fu knew that the pigeon harrier was the treasure in the army, and it was invincible to pass on the news, but there were only twenty or thirty such treasures in the whole country, and he didn't expect Li Houcong to send a pair to the Bihai Ming Emperor.

So since then, Li Houcong has had a more intimate correspondence with the Emperor of the Blue Sea. Now that the country of Bihai has been overwhelmed by the army of Imuran, at this time, Emperor Ming has a pigeon harrier by his side that is far better than eight hundred miles of urgency, what do you say will happen to her? ”

"No wonder the military department has never received any news, what Lord Ye meant...... In fact, Emperor Ming's letter for help has already arrived in the hands of Li Houcong? ”

"Well, eight or nine are not far from ten. If you think about what he said in the palace yesterday, Zhu Zhiling's death was because he got the letter from the Bihai Kingdom. However, when the prince of the allied country died, it was supposed to be the Prophet's meeting of the ceremonial department of the neighboring country, and then the funeral ceremony was carried out. However, our Ministry of Rites did not get the slightest news, and Li Houcong knew everything, and the letter that arrived in his hands so quickly within a few days was not a pigeon harrier. ”

"I see, that's ......," Han Fu suddenly realized.

"It's just ......" Ye Zhiqiu flashed a look of hesitation, "One thing I'm very strange, it stands to reason that the soldiers are fast, if he really has the intention of snatching food, why don't you just let you stay by the river for a few days, once there is a change on the other side of the Hanjiang River, you can cross the river at any time." Why do you want to return to the imperial capital with the army first? ”

Han Fu thought for a while: "Xu is Mu Yunzuo's matter has never been settled, he is always a little uneasy, or the letter of the Ming Emperor asking for help was not delivered immediately?" ”

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and said suspiciously: "I don't know, but I always have a feeling that Li Houcong seems to be waiting for something." ”

For a while, there was silence in the courtyard, and occasionally the koi in the pond jumped up and made a few splashes.

"Anyway, Lord Han, this is our most critical moment, and if we want to grasp Li Houcong's thoughts, we must get as close to him as possible. He has a lot of trust in you now, and this is a great opportunity. In your hands is the Songyang battalion, which is one of the most powerful in battle, if I guess correctly, he will privately summon you into the palace again in the near future to talk about your use of troops against Bihai. Now that the Taishi Mansion has become a pile of dry graves, there are very few people in the army who can compare with you in terms of seniority and talent, you must see the opportunity to automatically ask for help, and hold the military power of the army in your hands, so that our plan to restore the country is not far away! ”

Han Fu was thrilled by what he said, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Master Ye is really a god and a ghost, and everything is expected to be the enemy first, I think even if it is a descendant of the Mu Yun clan, it is nothing more than that, then Li Houcong's thoughts are not all clearly understood by Lord Ye." Lord Ye, please rest assured, if he really comes to summon me into the palace again and secretly talks about the blue sea, I will definitely deal with it as Lord Ye told me! ”

"So very good, so very good...... Ye Zhiqiu picked up the teacup and took a sip first.

This four-leaf gourd tea has a light fragrance, and there is a hint of sweetness of melon and fruit, and the entrance is sweet. However, after putting down the teacup, Ye Zhiqiu somehow felt an indescribable uneasiness. He always felt that he vaguely seemed to have missed something, and this unsettling feeling was like the inexplicable depression that swelled up in his chest when he woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night, which could not be dissipated for a long time.

Watching Han Fu disappear silently behind the rockery, Ye Zhiqiu was about to go back to his room to rest for a while, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Mrs. Ye standing beside the pillar.

"Madame, how do you stand in that tuyere?"

Mrs. Ye asked rhetorically, "Is he gone?" ”

"Hmm."

"Does he know about Li Taijun and Concubine Wei?"

"I told him."

Mrs. Ye said movingly: "Zhiqiu, things have come to this point, even if you hide your heads and tails, even I, an outsider, can sense the danger in this, don't you feel it?" ”

"Madam, Li Taijun is to blame, and Concubine Wei is a woman's jealousy. Their death is a matter of time, so what is there to fear? Ye Zhiqiu frowned and said, "What's more...... Madame, you have never been an outsider. ”

"But as long as you want, we can stay out of the matter, and now that the Taishi Mansion has become an empty mansion, what are you going to do?"

"The Taishifu is just the beginning, none of us can stay out of it, do you think it's okay to return to the dust of Imuran? He has been kept in the dark since he was a child, and even now he has become the lord of a country, and people like you and me who have insight into the overall situation have hesitation in their hearts, isn't it a joke? ”

"Dust...... Dust, he ......" Mrs. Ye's eyes were suspicious, but she knew that one day it would be like this. Her eyes were red, and she couldn't help crying: "I really don't know how tormented he is now......"

"Torment? I don't think so. Madame is afraid that she still doesn't know, right? He even changed his name to Su You. Madame, people always change. Even a hairy boy knows how to judge the situation......"

"Didn't you join forces to force him?" Mrs. Ye's expression became excited, "You personally sent him to the Imurans, and you only left that letter. He knows that you have been hiding so many things from him for so long, how can he not be annoyed with you? ”

"Annoyed is annoyed, no matter how annoyed I am, it can't change the fact that I have raised him for seventeen years. No matter how the world changes, he has to repay me for this kindness! ”

"You're so confident he'll listen to you?"

"I'm not that confident," Ye Zhiqiu said indifferently: "But...... Isn't there still a lady here? ”

"You ......" Mrs. Ye was speechless for a while, she didn't expect her husband to even count his love for Su Xiaochen.

"Madame...... The appearance of a strict father and mother, you and I have been dressed well for so many years. The so-called division of labor has its own division of labor, and each is good at it. Where I'm too strict, don't you dredge it well? Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly: "For example, I don't let him practice calligraphy, but you teach him quietly without me." He's always been submissive to me, but he's closer to you. As long as he fears me more, he will respect you more. He will be able to be affectionate to you in the future, and it will not be in vain for my good intentions. ”

Mrs. Ye shook her head in disappointment and said, "Pretend? Maybe you've been playing a good father. But I was sincere in treating him and protecting him, and I never thought about pretending to be anything. I taught him calligraphy only because he liked it, and he didn't have so much calculation. ”

Ye Zhiqiu laughed, nodded and said: "Madam is very right, treating him sincerely is the highest realm, like me, I have the mind to pretend, after all, it shows traces and falls down." It can be seen that compared with my wife, I am inferior, inferior. ”

Her husband's words made Mrs. Ye's chest swell with an inexplicable nausea, and she almost wanted to be disgusted when she heard it, so she hurriedly reached out to hold the pillar.

Ye Zhiqiu saw that her face was pale and wanted to reach out to help, but Mrs. Ye brushed her sleeves and said coldly:

"No!"

The two of them each took a step back and turned their backs.

No one noticed that there was a figure hidden in the corner of the corridor, it was Ye Yin who had returned from playing outside.