Section 43 Sharpening knives
Seeing that her brother was still not convinced, Situ Yushuang shook her head helplessly, she also knew that if she wanted to touch the hearts of her brothers at this time, only strength, and only people with strength would attract their attention, and only those with strength would be helpful to their future so-called imperial hegemony, and they didn't care about everything else, this was the true portrayal of being a royal person.
"Thirteenth sister, I heard that Li Wufeng's surname is Fengliu, and he is quite popular with women, but he has not yet been married, I wonder if you have seen him?" Situ Lang saw that his sister had not spoken, so he diverted the topic.
"No, this guy used to be just an insignificant wing captain in the City Guard, and then he only returned to Yanjing once after gaining a foothold in the northwest, and I haven't met him yet. Situ Yushuang shook his head and replied, raised his head and glanced at Situ Lang, not knowing what his brother's idea was.
"To be honest, this guy really has some ability, he can climb to this position in just a few years, although there are opportunities and other factors, but if there are no two hits, even if you sit on it, you have to fall, and this kid is rising steadily, even his father admires him. I don't know how he did in Luzon this time, if he planted a somersault, even his father would be difficult to shelter him, but if he could get an inch of land, I am afraid that even if everyone slanders and opposes it, it will be difficult to offset the good mood of his father to expand the territory, and when the time comes, I am afraid that this guy will want stars in the sky, and his father may have to agree without thinking. Situ Lang's scheming is actually no less than that of his brothers, especially his keen prediction is in the same vein as Situ Yushuang, after all, he was born to a mother.
Situ Yushuang snorted lightly and didn't say anything.
"By the way, Thirteenth Sister, I also heard that he has a close relationship with Angel of the Huey family, probably this kid has fallen under Angel's pomegranate skirt, why haven't you seen him?" Situ Lang knew that his sister had a good relationship with Angel.
"I've heard about it, too, but I haven't asked Angel in person, why, you regret not pursuing her in the first place, do you?" Angel asked with a smile.
"Haha, thirteenth sister, it's not that you don't know your ninth brother's spleen surname, I don't have much interest in these noble ladies, not to mention the big shelf, and I can't play a little temper at every turn. If you want to find beautiful women, what kind of slave market or Liujin Street wants, as long as you can afford it, you can choose from it. It's just the common people, as long as your ninth brother nods, I'm afraid there will be a long queue outside the house. Situ Lang has always paid attention to women, and he is not very interested in those noble daughters and young ladies, and several princes and ministers proposed marriages for him, but he refused them all.
"Sister, your age is not too young, what, is there anyone you like? If there is, Brother Jiu will go to the door to enlighten him, and ask him to come to the door to ask for a kiss as soon as possible. However, I think it is difficult for the entire empire to find a young man who can be worthy of your sister, alas, in the past two years, it is difficult to even meet a person who can be eye-catching, let alone find someone worthy of you. Situ Lang also felt that there were not a few children of princes and ministers in the entire empire, but all of them were gentlemen, either intoxicated by the sound of dogs and horses, or some people who could only talk about the world, and they couldn't find a few characters.
Situ Yushuang's face turned cold, "Brother Jiu, you still have to worry about your own affairs, I don't need you to worry about my affairs!"
"Don't be busy, Brother Jiu is also for your good, I heard that Viscount Lanxi, the son of Duke Lanmeng, the Minister of State of Grand Duke Gerlok [***], is a person, and he is also very infatuated with you, you don't seem to be pretending to be a color to him, why, you still can't look at it?" Situ Lang asked Situ Yushuang with concern, and he was also making an idea.
"Brother Jiu, don't worry about my affairs, even my father didn't ask me about it, what do you have to worry about it in a day?" a hint of blush flashed on Situ Yushuang's delicate face, "That Lan Xi only knows how to chant poetry and paint a day, and he has no power to restrain the chicken, so he is also a character?"
"What about General Pippen, the second son of Duke Pique, the vice-minister of military affairs of the DPRK and China? He has admired you for a long time, and he is rarely loyal, and he is not careful, and now he is the deputy commander of the Fourth Division of the Second Army, and his future is bright, and he is quite good. Situ Lang was not discouraged and continued to recommend.
"Pippen, loyal and honest, say that he is rude and stupid, only knows how to dance with knives and sticks, and his face is hateful, I will take a fancy to him, and I will not be able to take his turn in the next life. Situ Yushuang had a contemptuous expression.
"What about Qin Tiecheng of the Qin family? Born in a famous family, he is now very likely to inherit the hereditary title of the Qin family, and he is good at business, I heard that he has done his business to the Japanese people of the Great East, it's not simple, he is quite good at literary and martial arts, and he also won the fifth place in the Yanjing Poetry Competition last year, and the personal disciples of the Luoyue faction are not mixed, and he has already mentioned it to me a few times, how about it?" Situ Lang gushed endlessly.
"Qin Tiecheng is full of copper smell, his face is annihilated, and he is pretentious and extraordinary, I am disgusted when I see him. If his eldest brother Qin Tieliu reverses the past twenty years, I can still consider it. Situ Yushuang was even more dismissive.
"Sister, I can convince you, the literary is not good, the martial arts are not good, the literary and martial arts are still not good, the few I said don't seem to be as unbearable as you say, they are all devalued by you, it seems that our empire is really looking for anger out of what you can see. Situ Lang smiled and shook his head helplessly.
"So you're bothered. Situ Yushuang also smiled and tidied up her clothes and prepared to leave.
"By the way, in terms of conditions, in fact, there is still a person who fully meets your requirements in all aspects, and definitely likes your wishes. Situ Lang finally threw out his carefully planned bait.
"Who?" asked Situ Yushuang, who was about to leave, casually.
"Li Wufeng!"
"He?!" Situ Yushuang couldn't help but be stunned.
"Yes, Li Wufeng is young, he is already one of the three major festival envoys of the empire, and he has been named the Marquis of Baisheng by his father, and he is also from a scholar family, and now he has become an unshakable idol in the hearts of the young men and girls of the empire.
"Hmph, I'm going to take a fancy to him, ambitious, no one in his eyes, a snob in the twilight of Qin, it's not worth mentioning at all!" Situ Yushuang looked like autumn frost, and after a slight pause, he walked out, unable to see what he was thinking in his heart.
Situ Lang was disappointed, he didn't expect his sister to have such a bad impression of this person, but he was not discouraged, "You haven't seen it yet, how can you make up your mind?" Father has already summoned him back to Yanjing to report on his work, when the time comes, I think you will have many opportunities to meet, maybe you are destined." A mysterious smile already appeared on the corner of Situ Lang's mouth.
"Juetian, I heard that kid in the northwest of the Tang River is very arrogant during this time. Lying on his back in a loose easy chair, the graceful middle-aged man wiped his face with the towel that the maid was kneeling on, put it back on the tray, and waved them to leave.
"Well, I've noticed it too, I didn't expect this kid to dare to send troops to Luzon to share a spoonful of soup, which is indeed a bit unexpected. Lei Juetian, the minister of state of the Maqi Khanate, who had a cautious face, also frowned.
"Doesn't it mean that he and the surrounding Luope and the people of the Western Regions are very unhappy, why does he dare to send troops south?" The middle-aged man was naturally Bihili, the Great Khan of the Macede Khanate.
"Our intelligence is still not accurate and fast enough, Li Wufeng, this guy actually sacrificed the interests of the Western Regions countries to curry favor with the Luope people, and by the way, the Luope people also contained the Western Regions countries, he took the opportunity to free up his hands to send troops to Luzon, killing two birds with one stone, and the future is terrifying. Lei Juetian felt a lot of feelings, and at the same time felt the pressure.
"Our intelligence network there needs to be strengthened, it seems that you are right, sooner or later this guy will become a stumbling block for us, we have to take precautions, make some necessary preparations first, and when the time is ripe, we must do it. Bi Xili also sensed Li Wufeng's dangerous surname, and a trace of an eerie chill welled up on his face.
"The Great Khan should not be overly concerned, at least for the time being, he does not have a direct conflict of interest with us, and perhaps sometimes we will have the same interests for a common goal. Although Lei Juetian was also a little worried, he knew that it was a matter of the future after all, and the first task now was not to consider Li Wufeng.
"Are you saying that he will also set his sights on the Tang River Empire?" Bi Xili immediately understood, and his brown eyes showed an interested look.
"This is not surprising. Which of the Sanjiang Lin family and the Tiannanlang family is not the idea of fighting the Tang River Empire? As for the surrounding countries, there are even more, including us. Lei Juetian said lightly, not feeling anything wrong at all, "The strong survive, the weak are eliminated, this world is like this, what kind of morality and justice is worthless." The saying that might is truth is not entirely true, but it is true at least many times in this era. Li Wufeng is very ambitious, once he has the strength to compete in the Central Plains, what do you think he will think?"
"The declining Tang River Empire is so tempting that everyone wants to take a bite, and it seems that we have to step up. Bichli turned his gaze to the north, a look of yearning on his face.
"The Great Khan is right, so we need to step up our reserves. Now that the situation in Ankun City and Jemelo has basically calmed down, and our policy of appeasing the people has also achieved good results, and everything is on the right track, the next step is to take action against the people of Viet Ching. Lei Juetian's eyes flashed with a leopard-like light.
"Really, do you think the time is ripe?" Bi Xili also became excited, the Yuejing Kingdom was already under the siege of the Macedian Khanate, and it was only a matter of raising his hands to take it, so he didn't do anything because he was afraid of the reaction of the Tang River people.
"Almost, we can't wait any longer, the Tanghe people are now paralyzed by our friendly gestures, and they are not prepared for anything, plus we are not attacking their mainland, their central army is still separated by Sanjiang County and Tiannan County, so they can't react much at all. Our various materials have been able to last for a while after the savings of the past year, and we have also made full preparations in other aspects. Lei Juetian's serious face showed a confident expression.
"Well, in that case, our army needs to adjust immediately. Bichley nodded without hesitation, for he had always advocated a decision on such a matter.
"We can't be too anxious, to prevent the enemy's intelligence department from detecting our intentions, we can do it step by step secretly, it won't take much effort to take the country of Yuejing, the main thing is to deal with the possible reaction of the Tanghe people, I think a week should be enough. Lei Juetian was still very cautious, "The Great Khan can immediately gather the generals and start the deployment." ”
"Very good, it seems that my dream of Yuejing is finally coming true, and I will invite you to swim in the Red Lake (Note 1). Bi Xili was full of ambition and in a good mood.
Note 1: Leaning on the Red Lake, a scenic lake in Yuejing City, the capital of Yuejing Kingdom, is a famous scenic spot, the lakeside area is planted with red willow and red maple trees, there is a small island in the lake called Cui Island, warm in winter and cool in summer, there are several hot springs, the whole lake belongs to the royal family of Yuejing.
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