Xia Dongqing didn't seem to be joking with him when he saw Xia Yuhua's expression, but his daughter, who had never paid much attention to his affairs, how could she suddenly take care of these things that shouldn't be her care today?

He couldn't help but become serious, even when Yuhua was unreasonable in the past, she was just willful in her own affairs, and she would never go beyond her duty to meddle in these political affairs of the court.

"Why did Yu'er say this? Daddy's affairs will be handled properly, you can't talk about the government without authorization, if it is passed on, it will be unfavorable to you, to Daddy or our Xia family, understand? "Xia Dongqing's principle of national affairs is much stronger than family affairs, otherwise, how to lead troops to fight and how to convince others.

Seeing Xia Dongqing like this, Xia Yuhua knew that she was stepping on her father's only bottom line for her, but there were some things she had to say, otherwise, it would be too late to regret it.

"Daddy, don't worry, my daughter will never talk about this with anyone other than my father, and I ask my father to listen to his daughter first." She didn't hesitate, seeing that Xia Dongqing didn't immediately refute at the moment, she knew that it was a kind of acquiescence, so she continued: "I know that my father went to Uncle Huang today for the matter of the northwest garrison, and I also know that the emperor saw that the border has stabilized in the past two years, so he wants to reduce the number of troops, and I know that my father and Uncle Huang must want to contact some courtiers and generals to write to the emperor not to reduce the number of troops and the army, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Dongqing suddenly glanced at his daughter deeply, as if he didn't know: "Yuhua, how do you know this?" Who told you that? ”

"Daddy, you sit down first, and let your daughter speak slowly." Xia Yuhua helped Xia Dongqing sit down as he spoke, and then stood aside and continued: "No one told me about this, Daddy just rest assured, my daughter will never be used by anyone, let alone do anything that is not good for Daddy and our Xia family." ”

"Then you tell Daddy, how do you know this?" Xia Dongqing's kung fu is no longer as inattentive as before, even if Yuhua is sensible now, but after all, she is only a fifteen-year-old girl, how can she know these things?

"My daughter has been paying attention to some of her father's actions these days, plus Uncle Huang has also been to the house a few times before, and a few days ago, I occasionally heard people in the house gossip about some things about the Northwest Garrison, and just now my father also said that he was going to Uncle Huang's house, so I guessed that my father should go out today for what he just said."

Xia Yuhua had already thought about how to deal with it, although she was willful and disobedient before, she never lied, and the explanation just now was reasonable, so she would not arouse her father's suspicion.

Sure enough, hearing Xia Yuhua's explanation, although Xia Dongqing felt a little incredible, he still chose to believe it, after all, his daughter has always been very smart, and now her temperament is much calmer than before, and her heart is much more careful, and it is not impossible to start from these details and speculate other things.

He nodded, no longer chasing how to know this question, and said again: "Yu'er, you said earlier that it was better for your father not to participate in this matter, what does this mean?" ”

It's also strange to say, this kung fu, he wants to hear what Yu'er means, he always feels that this kid is really completely different now, and what he says is always reasonable, maybe he can really remind him of his current affairs.

Seeing that Xia Dongqing clearly let himself express his opinion, Xia Yuhua hurriedly seized the opportunity and said: "Daddy, have you ever thought about why the emperor wants to reduce his troops?" ”

"Didn't the emperor say it, the border is stable now, there is no need for so many people to be stationed, and the treasury is tight, and the people are overburdened, so ......"

Before Xia Dongqing's words were finished, Xia Yuhua took it over and said: "These are indeed one of the reasons, but the most important thing is not these. ”

She said with great certainty that now she knows better than anyone else that the main reason for the emperor is because she is afraid that her father's military power is too large, the northwest garrison is as many as 200,000, and almost all the soldiers there are loyal to her father, and now there is no war, how can the emperor rest assured that he will raise the 200,000 for his father?

"What's the main reason for that?" Xia Dongqing frowned slightly, and it seemed that he had never considered anything else.

Xia Yuhua blinked and replied in a deep voice: "Daddy, you should know that when the border is chaotic, the 200,000 troops led by my father can make the emperor sit back and relax, but now that the wolf smoke is suspended and the border is not damaged, these 200,000 troops will only make the emperor sleepless day and night!" ”

The simple two sentences suddenly woke Xia Dongqing up like a drum. It is difficult not to be suspicious of the emperor, and there are still 200,000 troops in his hands, so it is reasonable to use the method of reducing troops and reducing the number of troops to weaken his power. He couldn't help but nodded, but he didn't expect such a simple truth to be neglected by himself.

"Yu'er is right, it seems that this matter is indeed a father who should avoid suspicion." After he said that, he thought about it again, but he still shook his head, raised his eyes to Xia Yuhua and said: "However, the emperor's move is related to the stability of the northwest border. You must know that those wolf ambitions have never really given up on occupying my Central Plains! ”

"Daddy's meaning Yu'er understands it, Daddy has always been loyal and patriotic, and there is no one who understands this better than Yu'er. It's just that the emperor is always the emperor, and for the stability of his country, I'm afraid that he would rather kill by mistake than miss it. Besides, this emperor's move was to see how Daddy would react, if Daddy and the ministers objected, wouldn't it make the emperor even more suspicious of you, and wanted to get rid of you first and then quickly? Xia Yuhua analyzed truthfully.

Xia Dongqing also felt that his daughter was right, but the safety of the border could not tolerate the slightest mistake, even if he knew that he was going to be suspicious of the emperor, he could not act as if he didn't know what to do, after all, for him, the honor and disgrace are small, and the rise and fall of the family and country is big.

"Yu'er, these fathers you said think they are very reasonable, but as a general king, it is the duty of the father to protect the family and defend the country, if he knows that the emperor's move will affect the stability of the border but ignores it because of his own scruples, wouldn't he become a selfish and selfish official, and he will soon become a sinner in the world who misleads the country and the people!"

"Daddy, don't worry, whether you come forward or not, this matter will not really affect the security of the border, but will only affect yourself." Xia Yuhua smiled slightly, and said the mystery in one word.

"What do you mean by that?" This time, Xia Dongqing was even more confused, and he couldn't understand what his daughter said at all.