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Ashina didn't forget what he promised Zuo Ying, so he had to swallow the rebuttal, dismounted and walked to the parade platform, kneeling down to obey orders.

Zuo Ying paced to the edge of the parade platform, looked at Ashina and said aloud: "Ashina is boundless, you have outstanding martial arts, heroic and unparalleled, I now crown you as General Yingyang, give you the rank of four ranks, and be under the command of the general Xiahou Yuan, and wait for dispatch in his camp during wartime." ”

Ashina hadn't reacted yet, Xiahou Yuan had already stepped forward with a smile and knelt down to thank him and said: "Thank you for your kindness, if Xiahou Yuan's account gets such a good general, our army will definitely be invincible!" ”

Ashina Wuji was not interested in the reward of the Great Zhou Emperor, but I heard that it was under the command of the veteran who had fought with him just now, and since he had fallen in love with him, he gave up his hand and thanked him according to the covenant: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

When the soldiers heard that the empress was canonized like this, they thought to themselves that this Turkic man had not come to show off his might and make us look ugly, but he would fight side by side with us in the future.

Zuo Ying got down from the parade platform and smiled at Xiahou Yuan: "General Xiahou, please command the soldiers to line up; I took the imperial husband to the watchtower and had a good look at the demeanor of my Great Zhou soldiers. ”

"Obey orders!" Xiahou Yuan was in a good mood today, and his stomach was even more energetic after a bowl of wine, and he strode onto the parade platform, commanding like a bell.

Zuo Ying pulled Ashina and walked in the direction of the stands. But as soon as he came to the bottom of the watchtower, he was blocked by a person.

"Your Majesty, please stay! The minister has something important to say. I saw Helan Chu blocking the road with a gloomy and cold face, although he was bowing, he couldn't see how much humility he had, but he looked like he was asking for guilt.

"Why is Aiqing here?" Now that he had seen Xiahou Yuan, Zuo Ying was not surprised at all by Helan Chu's appearance, on the contrary, Zuo Ying felt strange if he hid and did not appear. She smiled lightly and said, "Aiqing has something important, just say it." Don't worry about disturbing me and the royal husband. ”

When Helan Chu heard Zuo Ying say this, his eyes became even colder, and there was a faintly suppressed anger in his deep voice, "Your Majesty, the country has a big business, please follow your ministers to the inner court to discuss, don't play here." ”

No one would be surprised that such disrespectful words to the emperor came out of Helan Chu's mouth. On the contrary, the empress now looks indifferent, which makes all the entourages feel that she has drunk a little too much and doesn't know what she means to live or die, and secretly wipes sweat for her in their hearts.

"Aiqing. How can this be considered child's play? Zuo Ying said while wanting to continue to move forward, but the person in front of him was too domineering, and if he didn't move, it seemed that even if there were thousands of troops in front of him, he couldn't move forward, "Aiqing, you also put down your official duties." How about climbing the lookout with me and watching the soldiers line up? ”

"Your Majesty," Helan Chu's voice was not loud, but the words were shocking, and the sharpness in his eyes could pierce people's bodies and minds, "A major flood broke out in the Yongding River, and the five counties downstream were seriously affected, and thousands of victims were displaced. Countless people have died in the disaster! Disaster relief is urgent! The monarch and the ministers are in urgent need of being tired and the common people are in danger of hanging upside down, but His Majesty is here to tease the three armies with the imperial husband! This is not what Mingjun did! ”

Zuo Ying listened to Helan Chu's words, staring at his eyes that seemed to be hiding a flame in the depths, and couldn't help but be deeply shocked in her heart. In front of her, he was a political enemy and an enemy who wanted to take her life several times, but his words like enlightenment and his expression full of sorrow made her feel shocked and admired more than once, and even made her feel that she would become shorter than her current body in front of him. And she knew that it wasn't just because of what he said or the look he gave her that way. It's an awe-inspiring aura exuded from this person's body - although she is deeply hidden under the arrogance of committing crimes, killing kings, and usurping the country, she can't deny the reality of this feeling.

This made Zuo Ying suddenly feel that the corners of her lips were very heavy, and she couldn't hook them easily, and even took a deep breath before she could say it. "Aiqing, I know that the flood situation is very different and instantaneous, but basically there is a law to follow, and it is not the most difficult thing to quickly decide on a disaster relief plan; The most difficult thing is who will supervise the implementation of the plan after it is formulated. First, the official position of the person who supervises the office cannot be high, because the official position is low, even if he is named Qincha, the officials below will be dissatisfied; However, his official position should not be too high, and people with high official positions are usually entrenched in the officialdom and have interests with many people. Second, the person who supervises the supervision should not be too tactful and get along with everyone, because such a person cannot be selfless, fair and honest; However, we must not be too fierce and ruthless, and we must not eat the fireworks of the world, otherwise we will not be able to be sympathetic, adapt measures to local conditions, and be flexible, and it is likely to arouse greater official and public resentment. So, finding someone who meets all these conditions is really the most headache. ”

Zuo Ying's words broke into the inside, which coincided with Helan Chu, which made him secretly surprised. If you have to say that she has learned about the disaster of the Yongding River and that she still cares about state affairs, then the analysis that has considered the key to the problem so thoroughly just now is really not something that can be done by simply caring.

"Aiqing," Zuo Ying didn't just throw the question out, "I recommend the two of you to you." One is the counselor doctor Dong Lin, and the other is the crossbow general Tuoba Shou. Dong Lin, the counselor, does not have any clan background in his family, but he has been promoted from a secretary to his official position today. He is an upright person, worried about the country and the people, and has real insight into the government and politics, and can preside over the overall situation and grasp the important points in supervising and handling disaster relief; And the crossbow general Tuoba Shou is a military attaché, who has little contact with state officials and even ministers of the DPRK and China, and he is upright and upright, and can do princess affairs, although his current official position is humble, a slight promotion can just help Dong Lin enforce the law impartially. These two people, one soft and one rigid, one wide and one strict, can just complement each other and supervise disaster relief matters in all aspects. ”

When Helan Chu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sudden enlightenment. I couldn't help but feel stunned again, the empress not only knew everything about state affairs, but also knew so well about the affairs of the DPRK and China!

"Aiqing," Zuo Ying saw that Helan Chu had nothing to say, so she smiled lightly and said, "I have another suggestion for supervising the disaster relief, but let's go to the lookout first to see the troop arrangement." Now that the order has been delivered, the soldiers must not be disappointed. ”

Helan Chu finally bowed his head sideways, letting Zuo Ying pass in front of him, and he followed silently.

At this time, Ashina had no intention of listening to Zuo Ying's conversation, so he climbed up to the lookout alone and watched from a distance.

It was getting late, and torches were lit on all sides. Looking down from the observatory at a height of several tens of meters, I saw thousands of soldiers below, holding blades and torches, scattered and gathered together for a while under the commander's orders and the beating of war drums. From a distance, the formation stretches out like a wild goose with two wings for a while, and runs in a column like a giant snake for a while, and the formation is ever-changing, and it is extremely mysterious. Because all the soldiers are holding torches, it looks even more spectacular from the lookout; It is also because they are all running in the night with torches in their hands, as long as there is a slight mistake or omission, even if it is just one or two people who make a mistake, it will make the condescending people see it clearly, but now these thousands of people, but no one has hesitated or omitted, just like all these ever-changing formations are completely familiar in the hearts of every soldier, and these people have a fairly high degree of tacit understanding, so that Ashina, who saw such a scene, couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

He couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Hmph, it turns out that the formation of the Great Zhou people is so ingenious, no wonder although our bow horses are powerful, once they leave the grassland, they are often not their opponents." ”

"Imperial Husband," Zuo Ying's voice came from behind him with a smile, "Since our two countries are about brothers, and we have the friendship of Qin and Jin, these Great Zhou warriors will also be used by you in the future." Our two countries will join forces, whether it is the grassland or the Central Plains, whether it is the desert or the hinterland, in the future, why worry about the obstacles and the strong enemy? ”

Ashina turned around indefinitely, looked at Zuo Ying, recalled everything he had experienced and seen since he stepped into the school field today, and suddenly woke up to the fact that this Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty actually showed her military strength in front of him without reservation, and did not have the slightest guard against him. ”

Seeing this scene, Helan Chu was silent, and secretly had some thoughts and speculations in his heart.

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In the evening, Zuo Ying had dinner, and after returning to the Yishen Temple, she withdrew all the palace people, leaving only Scarlet Feather by her side, closed the door, and began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets in the house to find things.

"What is Your Majesty looking for? Your Majesty is tired today, please let Scarlet Feather do it for you. Scarlet Feather knelt beside Zuo Ying, watching her concentrate on rummaging through the bookshelves and drawers, not only afraid that the sharp crumbs of the wood would pierce her tender fingers, but also worried that she would not be able to find it and not sleep, which would affect her rest, and the psychology of being curious about what she was looking for was not too heavy.

Zuo Ying stopped, frowned, and said, "It's not that I don't want you to do it for you, but I can't say it clearly." I just vaguely remember that when I was a child, I once came here to play and found something similar to a letter, sandwiched in a certain book, and the envelope seemed to say 'To Helan Chongshu'. ”

"'Helan Chong'?" Scarlet Feather said strangely: "Isn't Helan Chong the father of the late King of Pingnan and the current Taishi?" ”

Zuo Ying nodded, "Exactly." ”

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