"He's so arrogant, what if he really studies tactics other than targeting us?" The second prince looked at Qingdi and said, "Sitting still has never been my style, I want to send troops." ”

Qingdi lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty just said that you have cultivated a soldier for land warfare, presumably Your Majesty must be very confident in this group of soldiers, but Your Majesty has always been the commander of these soldiers before, and now if you hand them over to other generals, something may go wrong......

"That's why I decided to go on a personal expedition." The second prince said.

Qingdi had long expected that he would say such a sentence, and said in a deep voice: "But the country has just stabilized, and the three princes don't know where to go. ”

When this sentence was asked, the other ministers also echoed it and said no.

"I have already planned, after I leave, all the affairs of the court will be handled by the mother," the second prince said, looking at Qingdi, the two looked at each other for a long time, and the second prince said, "You will assist the queen mother." ”

Qingdi frowned slightly: "But ......"

"It's nothing good, so it's decided." The second prince glanced at everyone, he saw that many ministers still had reluctance on their faces, as if they had something to say, but he didn't give them another chance, he said: "What's more, I also have my own plans to go to the border of Beidi, I want to see what happened to the little emperor of the Li State, after all, over the years, the Li State has become stronger and stronger, and we have to guard against them." ”

As soon as this reason was spoken, some ministers who did not fight were shaken...... The emperor was right, originally the place of Wu was not as big as that of Li, but before, there were still many barbaric and uncivilized places in Li State, and those places were simply a burden to a big country, unlike Wu, the whole country was beautiful and rich. Later, the Li State gradually opened up their wild places, and the Li State became stronger and stronger, and for decades, it had annexed many small neighbors, and sooner or later, he would set his sights on the head of the Wu State.

Now that Lebanon is in turmoil, all the surrounding countries are waiting for an opportunity, but there has been no update from the Li side, and no one knows who has the upper hand between Yin Sheng and Yin Lihui. Therefore, it is also necessary to explore the virtual reality.

"Well, if there are no other problems, let's just decide, and send troops in three days." The second prince glanced at Qingdi deeply and said, "You stay, and everyone else goes back." ”

When all the ministers left one after another, and finally only Qingdi was left, the second prince asked, "You just listened to what I said, do you still think that I shouldn't send troops?" ”

Qingdi nodded: "That's right, I don't think you should do such a thing as detecting the enemy's situation." The three princes don't know where to go, you are still the last hope of Wu Guo, if you really have three longs and two shortcomings in Li or Beidi, what do you let Wu Guo do? ”

The second prince suddenly laughed and asked, "Are you caring about me?" ”

Qingdi rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, I also held this position in your Wu Kingdom, my father-in-law is related to the Wu royal family, I just don't want the Wu Kingdom to flourish for so many years, and it will be destroyed when I arrive." ”

"If you don't want Wu Guo to be ruined, then you can assist the queen mother well." The second prince said: "I will send someone to step up the search for the third brother." If the third brother really hid by himself, instead of being held hostage, when he heard the news of my royal expedition, he would definitely come back to help the queen mother. The worst result is that I die, the third brother is also killed outside, and the queen mother will also face birth, old age, sickness and death. ”

"Assist Xiaohu to ascend the throne?" Qingdi looked at him suspiciously: "I heard me right, right?" Xiaohu doesn't understand anything, how do you let her ascend the throne? ”

"Xiaohu is still young, you can learn what you don't understand, what's more, isn't there still you?" Although the corners of the second prince's mouth were hooked with a smile, there was no longer the slightest smile in his tone, and he said: "I'm not like the third brother, the third brother is more likely to be influenced by you, but if I have my own ideas, whoever comes to persuade me, I won't listen." So you don't have to talk to me anymore. ”

He said it all, what else can he say? Qingdi sighed, don't listen to it, anyway, she is not always right, maybe the second prince really has the ability to find out the situation in the Li Kingdom, defeat the barbarians of Beidi, and then return safely.

"Anyway, I hope you can return safely." Qingdi said this, and he didn't persuade him anymore.

The character of the second prince, as he said, once decided, no one can persuade him. The Queen Mother also persuaded him for a long time, but he didn't listen, and the angry Queen Mother was reluctant to see him again.

On the day of the agreed expedition, the second prince went directly to the door of the queen mother's dormitory and kowtowed three times, and then left the palace without looking back. The Queen Mother really had no choice but to order someone to freshen her up and come to court again.

There is no major event in Wu Guoguo, and with the means of the Queen Mother and Qingdi, it can definitely be taken care of in an orderly manner, so it was smooth sailing at the beginning. It wasn't until half a month passed, and I didn't hear any news from the second prince who went on the expedition, the queen mother began to be anxious, and the ministers of the court and the central government also began to be a little excited.

After leaving the court, the Queen Mother hurriedly called the Qingdi to the imperial study and asked her what she should do next.

Qingdi understood the Queen Mother's worries very well, not to mention, a few days ago, Chu Yaocen also told her another thing, that is, Zhang Xiuhe began to act, and Chu Yaocen did not say how to act.

"Queen Mother, I know you are worried about Your Majesty, but we don't have the slightest way now, we can only deal with the tasks left to us by the second prince and ensure that the rear is worry-free." Qingdi paused, lowered his voice a few degrees, and said: "Also, to put it mildly, the Queen Mother must be prepared for an accident with Your Majesty." ”

"You ......" Hearing Qingdi say that something would happen to the second prince, the Queen Mother's initial reaction must have been very angry, but she soon realized that fortunately Qingdi could say such things, if she was like other ministers, always talking about "God bless Wu Guo, Your Majesty will definitely return victorious", then there is no need for her to ask her.

The Queen Mother sighed and asked, "Although I know you are right, I still feel uncomfortable in my heart. Now that the second child has been on the expedition for more than half a month, the third child still hasn't taken the initiative to come back, will something happen to him? ”

Qingdi knew that the third prince was still fine, and there was no accident in terms of safety, but there was no way to tell the queen mother about this, and as soon as she said it, she was exposed. She thought for a moment and replied, "It is estimated that the third prince is hiding in a no-man's land, and he doesn't know the current situation. ”

The Queen Mother shook her head, let out a long sigh, and said, "If the second and third children can't come back, what do you think Wu Guo should do?" ”

"Queen Mother, the question you said is also what I have been considering, I have thought about it for a long time, and now there are only two people in the Wu royal family who can be used, one is Xiaohu, and Zhang Xiuhe of Shenjiang." Qingdi paid attention to the queen mother's reaction and said: "Xiaohu is an orthodox royal princess, and it is reasonable to succeed to the throne, but I'm afraid Xiaohu doesn't know much about the affairs of the court, Zhang Xiuhe is capable, but he was not born to the queen mother, I'm afraid the queen mother is unwilling to hand over the government to him......"

Qingdi hoped to hear the Queen Mother say that it could be handed over to Zhang Xiuhe, so that she and Chu Yaocen would not need to continue to make trouble in secret. She didn't need to help them openly, and followed Chu Yaocen to deal with them behind her back. It also saves Zhang Xiuhe from doing anything new, and it will be another bloody storm when the time comes.

However, of course, the Queen Mother was unwilling, she said: "Zhang Xiuhe's wolf ambition, when the first emperor was there, he ordered us to get rid of him, but he has not had any restless actions, and he has also solved the worm disease that has plagued Wu Guo for many years, we have not been able to do it, but let him enter the court, and let him be the emperor, this is absolutely impossible." Little Tiger ...... Although Xiaohu didn't have any ability before, we can teach her that Xiaohu is very smart, and if she has the heart, she can definitely do well. ”

Qingdi lowered his head and did not speak. Now that the Queen Mother has already made a decision in her heart, she has nothing to say.

The Queen Mother looked at Qingdi, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "You raise your head." ”

Qingdi was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at the Queen Mother, waiting for the Queen Mother to say something.

The Queen Mother didn't say anything, her eyes went back and forth on Qingdi several times before she said slowly: "Since you don't want to be my daughter-in-law, are you willing to be my daughter?" ”

Qingdi was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, you know that Yao Cen is my husband, and Yao Cen is your nephew, and you and I already have a close relationship. ”

"But my daughter is closer." The Queen Mother got up, walked up to Qingdi, and asked, "Are you willing to be my goddaughter?" You are the princess of our country. ”

Qingdi's heart was excited, what does the Queen Mother mean? Accept her as a goddaughter, do you want her to inherit the throne, or do you want to use this relationship to imprison her, so that she can assist the government with peace of mind in the future? Come to think of it, it's more likely to be the latter......

"What? Don't you want to? The Queen Mother asked again.

"Yes, I do." Qingdi hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother laughed, stretched out her hand to help her up, and said, "Your mouth is really sweet." From now on, you will be my daughter and Xiaohu's sister. ”

Qingdi smiled and said, "Thank you." ”

The Queen Mother nodded: "Also, when we discuss matters again in the future, bring Xiaohu with you, let her listen more, learn more, and get ready...... While I don't want anything to happen to my son, I have to think of any bad outcome. ”

Qingdi nodded, but I don't know if Xiaohu is willing.