Chapter 113: Both
Li Lei said sonorously word by word, showing his loyalty to Chu Xiuran.
"Tell me, then, how are you going to help me?"
Chu Xiuran's narrow phoenix eyes narrowed dangerously, and he looked condescendingly at Li Lei, who was still kneeling in front of him, as if as long as he said something that displeased him, he would immediately execute him.
When Li Lei heard this, he didn't speak, but raised his head and looked at Chu Xiuran with expectant eyes.
Chu Xiuran frowned, and said impatiently:
"Alright, you get up first!"
"Emperor Xie!"
After receiving Chu Xiuran's consent, Li Lei quickly got up from the ground and said to Chu Xiuran with a dog's smile:
"Your Majesty, Weichen believes that the emperor should make a decree to let His Royal Highness King Han attack South Vietnam, but he will not send troops to His Royal Highness King Han."
Li Lei's words, Chu Xiuran frowned when he heard this, and said:
"King Han only brought 2,000 soldiers to the border pass, if he didn't give him more troops and horses, he would rashly attack South Vietnam, this is undoubtedly an egg hitting a stone, and there is no chance of winning at all."
Not only did he have no chance of winning, but he might accidentally anger South Vietnam, but he would lose the country in his hands, and the power in his hands was not secure, so he didn't dare to try such a risk easily.
However, when Li Lei heard this, he just hooked his lips and smiled, and said:
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that this time His Royal Highness King Han used 2,000 soldiers and horses, plus 10,000 soldiers and horses at the border pass, but repelled 100,000 soldiers and horses from Nanyue to more than 30 miles outside the pass, Your Majesty, the strength of His Royal Highness King Han, you must not underestimate it."
Li Lei said meaningfully, Chu Xiuran naturally understood what Li Lei meant, if it weren't for Chu Xiuhan being too powerful, he wouldn't want to rush to get rid of him, Chu Xiuhan brought him too much of a threat, and he couldn't keep such a hidden danger all the time.
But it is precisely because of Chu Xiuhan's strength that he can confront South Vietnam in such a menacing situation, if Chu Xiuhan is rashly eliminated like this, then who will fight against South Vietnam?
Chu Xiuhan had to get rid of it, and South Vietnam had to be suppressed, and now that he is facing enemies left and right, this matter must not be hasty.
Li Lei saw that Chu Xiuran had been frowning and silent, so he naturally understood what he was worried about, so he continued to speak:
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured, what do you think, what will happen if you really let His Royal Highness King Han lead troops to attack South Vietnam?" Li Lei said confidently, and after speaking, he didn't wait for Chu Xiuran's answer, but continued to say to himself:
"Nanyue is already afraid of His Royal Highness the King of Han, if His Royal Highness the King of Han rashly attacks South Vietnam, South Vietnam will definitely do its best to fight against it, when the time comes, His Royal Highness the King of Han will definitely fight to kill the enemy in order to protect himself, but no matter how His Royal Highness the King of Han fights bloodily, he only has the 10,000 soldiers in his hands, against South Vietnam, even if he tries his best, in the end he can only end up in a lose-lose situation, when the time comes, the emperor will send the general to South Vietnam, first, you can successfully take South Vietnam into the bag, second, And when His Royal Highness the King of Han was exhausted, he was killed on the battlefield, and then announced to the outside world that His Royal Highness the King of Han died on the battlefield in order to protect the Great Chu River and Mountain, so that no one would have doubts, Your Majesty, you see, isn't this the best of both worlds. ”
Li Lei narrated the plan in his heart, and after speaking, he looked at the reaction on Chu Xiu's face for a moment.
A look of satisfaction flashed in Chu Xiuran's eyes, but he was hidden by him in an instant, and said lightly on his face:
"I have my own decision on this matter, you can step down!"
"Wechen retired."
Li Lei saluted Chu Xiuran again, and then bowed and withdrew from the imperial study, although Chu Xiuran did not clearly tell him whether he would adopt his suggestion, but he knew very well in his heart that Chu Xiuran would definitely do what he said.
The corners of Li Lei's lips couldn't help but rise, and he walked towards his carriage.
"Good news, good news, good news, princess, ......"
As soon as Su Ye stepped into Jinlan Garden, he said excitedly, probably because he was too excited, at this moment, he completely forgot about the etiquette rules, and only shouted with an excited face.
Xiao Ruoxi sat in front of the dressing mirror, a little unhappy that Su Ye had recklessly intruded into Jinlan Garden like this, but he didn't say anything, just frowned, and asked casually:
"What good news, it's worth all the fuss you make."
Because Xiao Ruoxi had his back to Su Ye, Su Ye didn't notice the displeasure in Xiao Ruoxi's eyes, and still said in surprise:
"The prince won a complete victory on the front line, but in just two or three days, he repelled the South Vietnamese barbarians to a place more than 30 miles outside the pass."
"What?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ruoxi was also taken aback, and immediately stood up from the vanity mirror, turned around, and looked at Su Ye, with a joy on his face that could not be hidden.
"What you said is true?"
Seeing Xiao Ruoxi's face full of surprise, Su Ye nodded solemnly and said:
"It's true, the good news that just came this morning is now known all over the city."
"Great."
Hearing the news of Chu Xiuhan's complete victory, Xiao Ruoxi was so happy that he almost jumped up.
Ever since Chu Xiuhan left Kyoto to go to the border, she was worried all the time, afraid that Chu Xiuhan would be impulsive and do something irreparable wrong when the time came.
After all, this time, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was implicated, and she couldn't be careless, and now that she heard that Chu Xiuhan was bent on defending against the enemy at the border pass, Xiao Ruoxi's hanging heart could finally be put down.
"Is the prince coming back soon?"
Xiao Ruoxi suddenly looked at Su Ye with bright eyes and asked, Chu Xiuhan went here to solve the crisis at the border pass, but now that the crisis has been solved, does that mean that Chu Xiuhan is about to come back.
"This ......"
Su Ye paused, not knowing what to say.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Su Ye's appearance of spitting and stopping, Xiao Ruoxi frowned and looked at Su Ye.
Su Ye thought for a moment, and casually found a reason to prevaricate:
"The prince will stay at the border for a while, and when the South Vietnamese side is completely stable and does not dare to mess around again, he should return to the court."
Su Ye's eyes were a little evasive, he didn't dare to look directly at Xiao Ruoxi's bright eyes, he thought, there are some things, it's better not to tell her now.
Hearing Su Ye say this, Xiao Ruoxi instantly breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Su Ye's stumbling appearance just now, she thought that things had changed.
Now it seems that she is thinking too much, probably because the whole thing is related to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she is becoming more and more sensitive to this matter, and she must not allow any mistakes.
It is good that Chu Xiuhan stays at the border pass and completely solves it, as long as he finally returns to Kyoto safely, the Prime Minister's Mansion will be fine.
After sending Su Ye away, Chunyin suddenly walked in from outside, took a post in his hand, walked in front of Xiao Ruoxi, and said:
"Princess, the post from Kunning Palace."
Chunyin said, and at the same time very obediently put the post in front of Xiao Ruoxi.