The poetry meeting ended with the early exit of the wine prince.

Zhong Shuyu sent Wan Jinxiu home, and gave many gifts to apologize for the mistake at the poetry meeting. Although she didn't make it happen, in the final analysis, she didn't make it clear to Wan Jinxiu, so she had the situation one after another.

Fortunately, Wan Jinxiu was not angry with her, and accepted the gift after refusing.

"I dare to be angry with her, me!" Wan Jinxiu said after returning home.

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As soon as Zhong Shuyu got home, he quickly called back the slush that was "wandering" outside and inquired about the situation.

"Back to the county lord, the Beiyi mission has come, and he is settling down in the pavilion at this time."

"Is it clear what to do?"

"The servants haven't heard about it yet, but they only know that the emperor urgently announced that the prince, the prime minister, the wine prince and the palace scholars have entered the palace."

Zhong Zhiyu played with the jade bracelet on his left wrist with his right hand.

Seeing that Zhong Zhuyu didn't have anything to ask, Chunhe waved his hand to let the slush retreat, poured another cup of tea for Zhong Shuyu, and said with relief: "The county lord doesn't have to worry, since the prince is also here, he will not let the county lord have anything to do." ”

Zhong Shuyu lowered his eyelids, and his long eyelashes imprinted a haze under his eyes: "I hope so." ”

This scene is all too familiar, and it was only after the Beiyi mission came that she left her hometown six years ago...... Are they now here to ask for sin? But the war between Beiyi and Xirong is so stale, how can they bother to find themselves?

"County Lord, it's time for dinner."

The crisp voice of the bamboo urged her back to her senses, Zhong Shuyu looked out, the sky was already dark, and she had no appetite for her favorite food on weekdays.

Zhong Zhiyu glanced at the dish lightly, and waved his hand to withdraw: "I don't want to eat, I'll wait for my father to come back." ”

Zhu Zhu wanted to persuade again, but was stopped by Chunhe's eyes, obediently removed the dishes, and waited in front of the room, thinking that the prince must come back early.

It's just that neither Zhong Zhiyu nor Zhu Zhu thought that the king of Zhenbei went to discuss the matter and did not return overnight.

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In the imperial study, the emperor in civilian clothes did not seem to have the momentum of the previous dynasty, and at this time he was more like a grandfather in a big family, showing his old age.

The emperor pinched his eyebrows, first pointed to the palace scholar, and asked, "Liu Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Liu Zhiyin, a scholar in the palace, was the same age as the emperor, and he didn't panic when he was named, and obviously thought of a rhetoric on the way: "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that the people from Beiyi are probably a blessing or a curse." ”

"What do you mean by that?" The prime minister was even more anxious than the emperor on his face, and asked anxiously.

Liu Zhiyin raised his right hand and pressed it a few times, signaling the prime minister to be calm and not impatient, and seeing that the emperor didn't mean to speak, he explained: "We have also fought with Xirong, and Xirong people are good at scheming and casting, and as enemies, it is really a big trouble." This must be more inventive to King Zhenbei. ”

King Zhenbei nodded, agreeing with his statement.

"Can you say something we don't know?" The prime minister's face was red, if it weren't for Liu Zhiyin's old age, he would have plucked his beard!

Liu Zhiyin was accustomed to seeing the prime minister's quick temper, so he said slowly: "So Beiyi must be too busy to take care of himself at this time, and he will not come to us for trouble again." ”

"But he's here!" The prime minister clapped his hands and raised his voice: "Now everyone is still in the hotel!" Didn't you come to find trouble, or did you come to us for help? ”

"Hey! The prime minister is right. As soon as the wine prince spoke, a strong smell of wine filled the air: "Your Majesty, the courtiers also feel that they are here to ask us for help." ”

Although Liu Zhiyin agreed, he was most unaccustomed to the appearance of the wine prince indulging in alcohol, and at this time, he was even more smoked by the wine, and his expression was very exciting.

"But they didn't bring anything!" On the contrary, he retorted: "Is this like an attitude of asking for help? ”

"The people of Beiyi have always been shameless." Seeing that he was disgusted, the wine prince covered his mouth with his sleeve and spoke: "Didn't the county lord come back a few days ago......

Before he finished speaking, everyone present turned their heads to look at King Zhenbei, who stiffened and looked pale.

He's afraid that things will develop to the point where they will be involved with his daughter!

"What? Could it be that you still threaten us, and if you help, you won't pursue the county lord and flee back without permission? The prime minister pursed his lips with a sarcastic expression.

The emperor rested his left hand on his knee, and his right knuckles tapped regularly on the sandalwood table, and no one spoke for a while.

"Yongnian, you haven't opened your mouth yet, what do you think?"

The king of Zhenbei was silent for a moment before replying: "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that no matter what Beiyi is trying to do, the Zhong family army will definitely fight a powerful battle!" “

This is not a positive answer to the emperor's question, and I didn't expect that the king of Zhenbei, who has always been straightforward, would also be a civil official, which attracted Liu Zhiyin's frequent sideways.

"Good!" The emperor was not perfunctoryly annoyed, his eyes suddenly burst out with a light that did not belong to his age, and asked: "The battle will be won?" ”

"Fight to win!" King Zhenbei replied sonorously, obviously very confident.

After getting this answer, the emperor mentioned the wolf's hair, dipped it in ink and waved it on the paper, and after writing it to dry, he asked the little eunuch to take it out to the household book: "Spread my word, from today onwards, the barracks will be allocated another 10%!" ”

"Emperor Xie!" King Zhenbei knelt down on one knee and thanked him.

When the other three people in the palace saw this, they all glanced at each other, and the prime minister asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you preparing to start a war with Beiyi?" ”

The emperor's face remained unchanged, and he said ambiguously: "Just prepare for battle." ”

The three of them were silent again.

Six years ago, the war was still vivid, the treasury was empty and could not afford to pay the military salaries, so taxes had to be increased, and the people had to bear high taxes on the one hand, which led to complaints among the people. And these officials are not having a good time, and their families have been confiscated by the emperor to support the front line, so they have to live with their belts on their belts...... It's only been a few years, why do you have to fight again!

But the three of them are not stupid, if they want to be beaten, it is better to take advantage of the fact that Xirong is also at war with Beiyi now, and fight back together, otherwise the last game will be Dayu.

Liu Zhiyin turned around in his heart, and reminded: "We still have to be prepared, what if this is a plan for Xirong and Beiyi to unite with us in Dayu?" ”

The prime minister's face turned pale: "The Xirong people are scheming, but they seem to have such an idea." ”

"If that's the case...", the emperor pondered for a moment and looked at the king of Zhenbei.

The king of Zhenbei understood, stepped forward and said: "The minister swears to defend Dayu to the death!" ”

"Yongnian is serious, what can't die, I don't want you to die." Having said that, the emperor still showed a pleased smile on his face very honestly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the wine prince hurriedly spoke: "I don't think it's like a strategy between Beiyi and Xirong, how proud the people of Beiyi are, their eyes are on the top of their heads, and they may not cooperate with Xirong." ”

"That's not necessarily, we have a lot of resources, and they can't even think of a lot of good things. We'd better think of a way to deal with it. The prime minister retorted again.

The emperor looked at the prime minister with satisfaction, and the most satisfying thing about the prime minister was that he would raise the bar! Many complete strategies have been found by him, and they have become full of loopholes.

"So what do you say?"

The temple was silent again.

"Okay, let the Beiyi mission come to the court tomorrow, if we find any clues, we will strike first."

In the end, it was the emperor who made the decision, dismissed everyone, and left the king of Zhenbei alone to inquire about the details of the army - at least to ensure that Dayu was foolproof in defense!