Chapter 122: Changes in the Court
"What happens when a tiger is raised and eats a tiger, and its son is hungry? Besides, who do you think will win when the dragon and tiger are in a fight?"
Shen Mushi smiled mysteriously.
Liu Qi was confused when he heard it, and he still didn't understand some places: "Naturally, it's a dragon." But since he wanted to help the princess of Beiyue, why did His Royal Highness send troops to hunt them down? ”
"Drama for North Vietnam."
Shen Mushi walked back to the barracks step by step, turned his head sideways and asked Liu Qi: "Liu Shangshu thinks that what is the key to our victory this time?" ”
"Naturally, His Royal Highness has a wonderful art of war, and he uses soldiers like a god. poisoned and killed his handsome, and the cold blade cut off his tail, so that he could only sit and wait for death at the end of his life. ”
Liu Qi sighed.
"No, that's all superficial stratagem. Liu Shangshu, the first focus of the art of war. As far as the mind goes, every move is a long-term plan. ”
Shen Mushi smiled disapprovingly, and continued to point to Liu Qi: "Where did Song Yue lose?" Lose in the breathless. The time, the place, and the people, he lost to the people, so he died at the hands of his sister. ”
Yes, the North Vietnamese soldiers actually changed their commanders before the battle to support Song Chengcheng.
Liu Qi nodded, it can be regarded as completely subduing Shen Mushi's city government.
"Did Chu Wei win? What's the win? Shen Mushi asked three times.
The man was cross-examining every word, and slowly taught his generals to think in the long run.
We must learn to think, keep thinking, and only by studying hard and reflecting can we be invincible.
"Of course, it is to conquer the city and destroy its monarchy."
Liu Qi replied categorically.
"If according to your words, Chu Wei is not a victory, how can he destroy his monarchy at the lowest cost?"
Shen Mushi's eyes were blazing.
"This hundred battles are won, and the good is not good; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. ”
Liu Qi already had the answer in his heart, and looked at the prince's deep eyes, and gradually showed a sense of admiration.
"Then what do you think Song Chengcheng does to me?"
Shen Mushi gathered the sable on his body, and looked up at the endless sky as blue as blue.
"She treats His Royal Highness like a drowning driftwood, and she will never turn her back, if she really becomes the empress, she will definitely marry Chu Wei, right?"
Liu Qi stared at Shen Mushi's back silently, feeling both admiration and fear.
Is it affectionate or ruthless? It seems to be ruthless but affectionate, and the Tao is affectionate and ruthless.
Shen Mushi withdrew his eyes, lowered his eyes slightly, and did not answer Liu Qi's question for the first time.
The art of war is cloudy: the way of the husband with soldiers, attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom, the heart is the top, the war is the bottom, and the public is willing to obey his heart.
He just listened to the lady's words and tried not to kill people, and exchanged the least price for peace in the world.
Shen Mushi sighed, thinking about someone so much for the first time.
Shuangshuang, his sweet little lady, doesn't know what he's doing at this time.......
In the middle of Tongzhong, Shen Mushi still did not return.
Both of them looked forward to it day and night, and the cherry blossoms they waited for were gone, and they didn't wait for their husband's figure, but the six guards of the East Palace closed the palace gate, and the commander Mu Jin came to ask for a meeting.
At that time, she was painting the peach blossom branches in the pale gold glaze vase, and when she heard that the ink pen was wrong, she completely ruined a good painting.
frowned, so he had to put down his pen and get up and follow Ning Yi to change into his regular clothes.
A crimson gold embroidered orchid costume was pressed heavily on the body, like a Buddha in the Ming Hall.
She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, she was only eighteen years old, why did she always dress up as dignified and serious?
Taking a deep breath, he led a few palace maids to the front hall.
As soon as Mu Jin saw Shuangshuang stepping into the main hall, he hurriedly stood up from the Taishi chair, clasped his fists together and saluted respectfully: "The last general, Mu Jin, see the crown princess." ”
"Commander Mu, excuse me."
Both shook their wide sleeves lightly and sat on the sandalwood chairs in the main hall in a regular manner.
The master did not give him a seat, so Mu Jin naturally didn't dare to sit back on the chair, and stood in the center of the hall with a long body to announce important matters:
"Yu Niangniang, the last general will guard the East Palace on the order of the prince, and His Royal Highness ordered when he left, if the previous dynasty was turbulent, the palace gate would be closed immediately. The day before yesterday, Zuo Suzheng handed over a memo to the Shengshang, impeaching An Guogong for forming a party for personal gain and perverting the law for bribes, and the Shengshang specially ordered Li Zuocheng to investigate the case......"
Zuo Su Zhengtai is a member of His Royal Highness, why did he attack at this time?
Although Shuangshuang was full of doubts, he quietly motioned for Mu Jin to continue.
But today, An Guogong admonished Li Zuocheng and Yu Shitai Xiao Yushi and their henchmen to pretend to be public and private, and their private morality was not good, and they robbed the people's daughters. The two parties attacked each other in the court, and the implication was widespread, and the saint had handed over the case to Lu Zuocheng to investigate the Beijing official. But Xiao Yushi's daughter Xiao Shiji is the prince's concubine, in order to ensure that the East Palace is not affected, the last general has let the six guards close the palace gate without Niangniang Yi will not be allowed to enter and exit, if the mother is alarmed, the last will voluntarily receive the punishment. ”
Mu Jin presented the major events that happened in the court word for word in one breath, and then carefully looked at the faces of Shuangshuang, and lowered his eyes to listen to the princess.
Shuangshuang thought for a moment, was very satisfied with Mu Jin's vigilance, and then ordered:
"Commander Mu, you have done a good job, you have worked hard, you must not be careless in guarding the East Palace for a while. By the way, if there is no decree of the palace, those who enter and leave without permission will be killed. ”
Mu Jin is the person arranged by the prince, and the safety of the inner court of the East Palace is actually in charge of him alone, but he still came, told the crown princess about the cause and effect, and humbly asked for punishment, which shows that Shen Mushi's people have been ordered, and the princess will be respected as the hostess in the future, and she should be the first in any case.
Just like this time to close the palace gate early, it seems a bit of a fuss, but the East Palace is easy to control without a door, and the crown princess can also use an excuse to avoid the queen's troubles, and there is no better way than this.
"The last general will listen to the mother's orders."
Mu Jin clenched his fists and listened to the order, turned around and walked out of the Liuyun Hall with his head held high.
As soon as Commander Mu left, Shuangshuang hurriedly summoned Lu Yi and whispered in her ear: "Lu Yi, inform the Lu family's secret guards, the information about the queen and the Xiao family in the palace has been submitted recently, and I want to know all the details." ”
"Yes."
Lu Yi walked out of the hall with a solemn face, and did not dare to delay for a moment.
"Yanxi, is there any news from His Highness?"
Shuangshuang turned his head to Yanxi, who was walking this way, and asked.
Yan Xi just made hot tea, and gently put the hot tea cup before replying:
"Niangniang is relieved, now His Royal Highness is ploughing the city to settle the army and civilians, distributing military rations, in addition, he is also busy building the city wall and taking care of military affairs, and he has not returned to the palace so soon."
"Alas......"
Shuangshuang sighed, stood up in disappointment, and looked at the misty weather outside, and his tone was rather resentful:
"No matter how busy you are, you should bring a letter back, it's not a war. The last letter was received 24 days ago, and it was just five words, the defeat of the North Vietnamese army, not a word more, how many letters I have written to him........."
Yanxi covered her mouth and smiled.
His temperament has changed a lot now, he didn't like to inquire about these things of love and love before, but now he especially likes to enlighten the crown princess, but he seems to be the person who was brought into the palace by both hands instead of Shen Mushi:
"Niangniang, maybe His Royal Highness is really busy and has no time to write a letter, if you miss him, why don't you write to him again?"
Yan Xi smiled and came up with an idea.
There's no way, his ears are going to be calloused these days, and the crown princess has to ask him about the news of His Royal Highness every day, and I'm really afraid that if I don't find something to do for her, I'm afraid that she will be suffocated.
"He didn't even reply, what to write! Let's go for a walk in Ningbo Pond! Pretending to be sick for more than a month has made me suffocated, and now that the palace gate is closed, outsiders can't enter, so I can finally go outside for a walk. ”
Both shook their wide sleeves and stood up, and they were about to go out for a walk.
The heavy winter clothes on his body were replaced by thin spring clothes, but Shen Mushi didn't even have a word.
No wonder she was restless and depressed. And after being locked up in the temple for so long, the mood has long been terrible, and if you don't go out for a walk, sooner or later you will get sick.
Jing'er happened to step into the hall from the outside with a tray, and happened to bump into both of them going out.
His Royal Highness, who was in a hurry outside, was not in the palace, and Jing'er couldn't help but stop it for fear that someone would be there:
"Niangniang, now that the palace gates are closed, where are you going?"
Shuangshuang glanced at the bowl of black and steaming medicinal juice in Jing'er's hand, and a small plate of sweet plums on the side, and couldn't help but wrinkle a bitter face:
"I'll just go for a walk in Ningbo Pond, it's okay, can you let me take a breath, I don't want to drink medicine......"
Jing'er looked at her mother and played a little temper, like a child, sighed, and had to persuade bitterly:
"This is not good, Imperial Doctor Zhou has instructed the slave maid, Niangniang's pulse has been chaotic recently, you have to drink this medicine twice a day, for the sake of the emperor's heir, Niangniang will bear with it! You see, didn't I prepare sweet plums for my mother? ”
Recently, the master's mood has fluctuated, and serving her medicine has become a chore, every time she drinks medicine, she either urges her three times or changes her way to make her happy, and even Ning Yi can't coax her anymore.
"Don't! Now when I see sweet plums, I think of the bitter taste of the medicinal juice, and I can't swallow it!"
Both pushed the tray in disgust.
It's also a headache to watch Yanxi from the side, this master is a slave if he doesn't drink medicine, he has to think of a way to make the princess drink the medicine.
"Why don't you change the cookies? Don't you love honey cookies? The slave will go and tell someone to do it for you. ”
Yanxi cleverly took the tray in Jing'er's hand, turned around and was about to walk to the dining room.
"It's better for me to go, you stay here with Niangniang, and I'll be back soon."
Jing'er stopped Yanxi and motioned with her eyes that he would find a way to keep the crown princess and not go out.
Shuangshuang saw the two of them going back and forth, and they didn't want to embarrass these minions.
sighed, took the medicinal juice on the tray and poured it down, frowned after drinking, stretched out his tongue and gasped: "I'm bitter!" ”
Yanxi was about to stop the crown princess too late, but she pinched a sweet plum and stuffed it into her mouth, and said vaguely: "I'm done drinking, can I go out now?" ”
Shuangshuang finally went out of the palace gate, but Ning Yi and Jing'er also came out, and the group of people didn't seem to go for a walk, but as if they were going somewhere to attend the rally.
The ice has melted, and koi fish often come to the surface of the water to feed.
Shuangshuang grabbed a handful of fish feed from Jing'er's hand and sprinkled it down, and a large group of carp squeezed on the surface of the Jiuqu Bridge where she stood, opening their mouths to grab food.
For a time, the red, white, orange and black koi fish of all colors churned on the water waves, splashing and sparkling.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a funny scene, and I just giggled.