Throne room.

The emperor of the Hongzhou Empire was a middle-aged man named Zhou Ming, known as Emperor Ming! He was forty-eight years old, and although he was not old, he had many heirs under his knees.

There are six born to the queen, but three died, and now there are only three princes, four princes, and six princes, and the six princes are Zhou Xie, among the three, the three princes and the four princes are not successful, one is demented, and the other is ugly, and they are not the best candidates for the throne.

Only Zhou Xie, dignified appearance, outstanding literary talent, is deeply loved by Zhou Ming, although he is usually a little arrogant, but Zhou Ming feels that this is all right, because Zhou Xie is the prince, and the prince should be above everyone, which is quite similar to when he was young.

In addition to the six princes born to the queen, there are hundreds of concubines, concubines, etc., in general, Zhou Ming's sons will not be less than two hundred, some of them have not even been seen by him, just given a title, although these people are also Zhou Ming's sons, but they are not qualified to compete for the throne, because there are ancient rules that the heir to the throne must be born to the queen.

Guxi County was in turmoil, Zhou Ming paid little attention, he had been enjoying himself in the palace, or playing with beautiful women, or wandering in the palace built of mercury, until Zhou Yi sent someone to ask for help, he didn't know that something happened in Guxi County!

Originally, he thought that Wang Xu and the others were just small people who disobeyed Zhou Yi, but he didn't expect that it was this small people who would occupy the entire Guxi County, and there was only one royal city left in the twenty-three counties of Guxi, and it was in danger.

Zhou Ming sat on the dragon chair of the Golden Luan Palace, his face was extremely ugly, there were hundreds of officials standing in the Golden Palace, glanced at everyone, Zhou Ming said: "The old general Yu Yuan is in poor health, and the matter of the Western Expedition has been forced to run aground, but the anti-thieves of Guxi County must be killed, do you Aiqing have any good suggestions?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the general should be sent to command the three armies immediately, and the matter of the western expedition should not be delayed, in case there is a change in the late one." Yang Mingyue came out of the queue; As the prime minister of the empire, he should give advice to himself.

At this time, the sixth prince Zhou Xie walked in, she was dressed in a pale golden robe, her face was like a crown of jade, she was not handsome, she first knelt down and bowed, and then said: "Father, the sons and daughters feel that the matter of the Western Expedition must be considered in the long run. ”

The emperor looked at Zhou Ming, with a faint smile on his face, he attached great importance to Zhou Xie's suggestion, because Zhou Xie may be the heir to the throne in the future, so he should exercise his ability to make decisions from now on.

"What does Xie'er think it should be?"

Zhou Xie got up and said, "Father, General Yu Yuan's martial arts are exquisite, but he was injured at this time, and his son is worried, this may not be a good omen, it is better to postpone the matter of the western expedition and make plans after the spring of next year." ”

Yang Mingyue frowned, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, you must not encourage the thieves anymore, you should immediately send troops to suppress it." ”

The emperor was expressionless and looked at the two quietly. No one knew what he was thinking.

Zhou Xie looked at Yang Mingyue and retorted: "I, the Hongzhou Empire, have millions of armor, thousands of key riders, and the source of blessings is vast, sitting on the ground for thousands of miles, and the Quartet is surrendered; What are you afraid of when a thief in Guxi County is in turmoil? ”

Yang Mingyue was a little puzzled in his heart, why was the Sixth Prince so abnormal today? I vaguely remember that a few days ago, he was still a strong advocate of begging for thieves, but now

The emperor smiled and nodded secretly, he was not afraid of any thieves, the small turmoil in Guxi County was like a mosquito in the air to him, although it was annoying, but it had no effect, compared to the huge empire, a few thieves were really nothing.

Looking at Zhou Xie standing below, the emperor was very pleased, the six princes were becoming more and more assertive, compared with the other two princes, I don't know how many times better, this is what he wants to see.

Zhou Xie took advantage of the victory to pursue, arched his hand towards the emperor, and continued: "It is the harsh winter season now, which is not conducive to the battle of our army, and General Yu was injured for no reason, so Erchen thinks that it is better to fight after the spring of next year, when the old general has recovered, the climate is mild, and the army will be able to win in one battle." ”

What Zhou Xie said was a bit reasonable, but it was a bit far-fetched, and the emperor still disagreed a little in his heart, but he didn't want to discourage his son's enthusiasm, so he felt that he would adopt it.

The emperor was about to say yes, but he didn't want another person to come out of the left side of the main hall at this time, that person was nine feet tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and he was not strong.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has been paying attention to the war in Guxi County, and he knows Wang Xu very well, in the opinion of the old minister, what the six princes said just now is very wrong, and Your Majesty must not accept it."

The name of the person who spoke was Ao Yuntian, the general of the empire, who governed the army of 500,000 in the imperial court, and was the most powerful general of the empire, and was deeply appreciated by the emperor.

However, Ao Yuntian spoke without scruples, his words were sharp, and he directly seriously injured Zhou Xie, the emperor was a little displeased, waved his hand, and Emperor Zhou Ming said: "If the general has any objections, you might as well talk about it." ”

Ao Yuntian reasoned his thoughts, and then said like a few family treasures: "Wang Xu, a nameless beggar, only saved the exiled King Guxi by chance, so he was named General Jingliao, and then, with two thousand weak soldiers to carry grain for disaster relief, in just a few months, he has developed from an unknown person to the present; With 100,000 troops, he dominates Guxi, and it is reported that his subordinates are fierce generals, and even Guxi's general Aguche was killed by him, and his ruthlessness and strategy can be seen. ”

Before Ao Yuntian finished speaking, Zhou Xie directly interrupted him and said unceremoniously: "General, what do you want to say?" We know the strength of the thief army very well, and we don't need you to remind us. ”

Ao Yuntian ignored Zhou Xie, he continued: "What the old minister wants to say is that Wang Xu is by no means an ordinary thief, Your Majesty must no longer tolerate and nurture traitors, and should be suppressed immediately, if it is delayed, the thief army will become more and more powerful, which is by no means a blessing for the imperial court." ”

The Emperor still didn't speak, he looked at his son, he now hoped that his son would dismiss Ao Yuntian, because it was more important than eliminating the thieves.

At this time, Zhou Xie's eyes and the emperor came to look at each other, from the emperor's eyes, Zhou Xie saw the expectation, suddenly, Zhou Xie's mind turned a thousand times, he understood very well that Aoyun Tian was high and powerful, and he was the object of the imperial court's dependence, but from another point of view, the emperor did not like this general, because every time he went to the court, Ao Yuntian did not give the emperor the slightest face.

Zhou Xie thought about it, but in the end he didn't disappoint the emperor, turned to look at Ao Yuntian, and said, "General, why do you want to increase the morale of the thief army and destroy your own prestige?" No matter how powerful he Wang Xu is, what if he is powerful? It's just a hundred thousand weak recruits, and if you think about the army of my empire, which one is not the best of the best. ”

"There are 500,000 elites under the general alone, all of them are tigers and warriors of my court, and secondly, there are six troops stationed around the imperial capital, with a total of more than 100,000 troops, which of these troops can be resisted by the thief army? What are we afraid of? ”

After Zhou Xie finished speaking, he looked at the emperor and said: "Father, the son also hates the thieves very much, saying that these are not to give up the suppression of thieves, but to postpone, the current ice and the ground are frozen, it is indeed not conducive to marching and fighting, forget your father and the emperor think twice, and consider the soldiers of the three armies." ”

"You" Ao Yuntian was speechless for a while.

Looking at the decay of the general's face, the emperor had a pleasant pleasure, and his heart was finally revenged, and he saw that you would dare to go against me in the future.

Ao Yuntian was about to speak again, but was stopped by the emperor, looked at Zhou Xie, and the emperor smiled and said: "Xie'er is sympathetic to the soldiers of the three armies, which is commendable, and I will play accurately." ”

Ao Yuntian took a deep breath and slowly retreated into the queue, his face was extremely ugly, how many years, no one dared to refute him like this, today's six princes were extremely abnormal, which made him a little uncomfortable, but in the end, the prince was always the prince, and he couldn't continue to say anything, he chose to be silent.

"Listen to the order, the matter of the western expedition will be stopped for the time being, and we will discuss it after General Yu is injured in the spring of next year, as for the thieves in Guxi County, let them live a few more days."

"Retreat!"

The emperor's words could not be questioned, and everyone knelt down at the same time: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Zhou Xie wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, he succeeded, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems that the remaining 10,000 taels of gold are also safe" Thinking of this, Zhou Xie's face was full of joy.

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