Chapter 177: Edict
"It's finally here." Chen Ji said with a smile, this should be the first time he has shown such a smile in many days, and the relaxation on his face has never been shown since the last battle of Luliang.
Heaven once gave him a chance to go on a northern expedition, but unfortunately Yu Wenyong's movements were too fast, and by the time Chen Ji came back to his senses, this opportunity had disappeared without a trace, and the situation was unexpectedly not improved, but worsened.
And now God has the virtue of a good life, and sent a second chance to her, as long as she can take Xiliang, Nanchen can threaten Huaibei to the east, Sichuan and Shu to the west, and to the north can directly approach the Central Plains, this strategic node is now being exposed in front of Chen Ji.
This opportunity, Chen Ji resolutely did not allow himself to give up.
"How sure is Aiqing?" When these words were spoken, Chen Ji's lips trembled a little, and his voice trembled even more.
Although he had asked Xiao Maha more than once before, he still asked it again today.
Xiao Maha Huoran raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Now that the army is marching, the Northern Zhou barbarian defense is empty, plus Yang Jian left, Wei Chi Hui took office as a new official, and he is not very familiar with the Xiangfan area, even if Xiliang has already taken precautions, the minister is eighty percent sure, but if it drags on, it will ······."
"Troops!" Chen Ji stretched out his hand and slapped the table, his voice was full of murderous aura, "Eighty percent sure, it's enough!" ”
At this moment, Chen Ji's face looked a little hideous, he had been waiting for this day for too long, and he didn't need Xiao Maha to explain too much.
Xiao Maha was stunned for a moment, and nodded solemnly: "If you obey the order, you must live up to your mission!" ”
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"It's a letter from Li Xin's heart." Chen Shujian said in a deep voice, compared to the anger just now, his face was a little more solemn at this time.
For Li Xinchen, it is impossible to say that the two brothers do not have a little resentment, the reason why they have been punished by Chen Ji again and again is because of this Li Xinchen, if there is no Li Xinchen, even if Lechang can slander them, it is useless to catch them.
But then again, the last time in the restaurant, it was Li Xinchen who agreed to intercede with His Majesty through the East Palace, so as to avoid the punishment of their grounding. Facts have proved that Li Xinchen should still be right, Chen Shujian and Chen Shucheng don't believe that just with Chen Bogu's recital, that stubborn and suspicious old man will easily let them go.
And now Li Xin is sending a letter, obviously wanting the two of them to fulfill the promise they made before.
"Brother, how should this be?" Chen Shucheng looked at the letter.
Chen Shujian held the letter, as if holding a coal: "If this surnamed Li just asks us to listen to the rumors and probe the wind, then even if we agree to him, it will be okay to avoid revealing our ugly things, but if you really want us to do anything excessive, then we have to go to Chen Shizhong to explain the matter, otherwise once Li Xinchen still has dealings with us in the future, it will be difficult to get out of Chen Shizhong's suspicion." ”
After carefully opening it, he realized that the letter was only a few lines on it.
Chen Shucheng stepped forward to take a look, and was stunned for a moment: "Li Xinchen asked us to be careful of Lechang?" ”
Taking a deep breath, Chen Shujian said coldly: "This Li Xinchen has always been cunning, what the hell is the idea this time?" ”
Rubbing his chin slightly, Chen Shucheng stretched out his hand and pointed to the letter that was also scribbled and obviously written not long ago, and said, "Brother, you say, why did this Li Xinchen let us be careful of Lechang for no reason?" Unless he already knows······"
"He knows that Lechang is slandering his father!" Chen Shujian's expression suddenly became solemn, "But the ear and foot sent by my mother sent the news over, and the back foot of Li Xinchen's letter also came, this is not reasonable at all, is Li Xinchen ······ No, did Donggong also lay ears and eyes around Lechang? ”
"Even if there is someone in the East Palace by Lechang's side, then this news must be sent to Zhou Qu or Fu Wei in the East Palace first, and then they will transfer it to Li Xinchen, the speed cannot be so fast!" Chen Shucheng's face turned red, he had never felt that he had seen everything so clearly today, "Brother, this shows that Li Xinchen has known about this for a long time!" ”
Chen Shujian's face was gloomy: "In this way, Lechang and the East Palace have already discussed it to His Majesty, and the target is definitely not only the two of us, it is estimated that there are also Chen Shizhong, Lu Shilang and others." ”
"I didn't expect Lechang to really stand on the side of the East Palace." Chen Shucheng said indignantly, "Yangzhou Assassin Shi didn't offend her before, why would she be so resolute against us?!" It's unbelievable! ”
Waving his hand, Chen Shujian said coldly: "People's hearts are unpredictable, we have no way of knowing what Lechang thinks, but now Lechang is really the enemy of us." This time, Li Xinchen told us about this, just to let us be on guard, indicating that at least in Li Xinchen's heart, he still trusts us, otherwise he would definitely not tell us about it. ”
Chen Shucheng nodded: "Then let's ······ now"
There are two choices in front of them, one is naturally to really become the shadow son of the East Palace from now on, even if Lechang really punishes them, the East Palace will not stand idly by; And another choice is naturally to tell Chen Bogu the news directly, so that it is estimated that the next time I meet with Li Xinchen or Princess Lechang, it will really be endless.
Chen Shucheng looked at his brother nervously, he wasn't sure if he had the courage to make a choice, so he still wanted to listen to his brother.
"We have to learn a lesson, it's not safe to step on a boat." Chen Shujian's eyes were cold, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table, "No matter which side we are on, it is obvious that we will be hit first by the other party, so we must not really make our position clear and go all the way to the dark." ”
This is also to blame others, the two of them did have a lot of tricks before, and they didn't even need to bother to collect them at all, so no matter which side they were on, the other party would definitely catch them and attack first. The previous two times were already sufficient lessons, and of course Chen Shujian did not allow himself to make the same mistake again.
"Brother, what do you mean?" Although Chen Shucheng had already thought about the cause and effect of the matter clearly, the more this happened, the more he was at a loss.
After all, understanding the ins and outs of the matter and how to properly solve it are two different issues.
"No one can tell this news." Chen Shujian stretched out his hand and threw the letter neatly into the stove, "Everything today, just treat it as if nothing has happened, and wait and see what happens." Then if Li Xinchen doesn't come to us, it's fine, if there are any more requirements, let's move according to the situation. ”