The royal capital, the Prime Minister's Mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xia Qiu, the eldest son of King Zhennan, was sitting in the tea room, drinking snow chrysanthemum tea from the cold mountains with a flat expression. He took a leisurely sip and looked at Prime Minister Lu with admiration.

"It is worthy of being a tribute to the Western Regions, with a mellow return and a fragrant smell, and I want to spend a lot of money on it. ”

"The little prince likes it, so I'll bring a pound when I go back. Prime Minister Lu smiled and continued to pour Xia Qiu a cup, "The matter of the royal capital is about to be decided, why don't you discuss it with the king of Zhennan?" ”

"Conclusive?" Xia Qiu smiled disappreciatively, "Prime Minister Lu Cheng said with a smile. ”

"The lord of the country has been sober these days, and he also said it in the early court today, he has made an edict, and the momentum that several princes have painstakingly created, I don't know how much is left at this moment. The little prince has a good attitude, he is not in a hurry, he is not afraid of the position of this treasure tripod, and he will miss it?" If you want to say how much political wisdom there is, Prime Minister Lu Cheng really can't say much. But when it comes to judging the situation, there are few old slippery heads who can compare.

Xia Qiu, the eldest son of King Zhennan, is the object of his investment. The princes are all old, even if they ascend the throne, I am afraid that it will not last long. Prime Minister Lu Cheng's vision is long-term, he didn't stare at the path of the three princes early in the morning, and looked at the heirs of the three princes early.

The son of the King of Hanyu is pompous and useless, and he only knows the sound of dogs and horses, and he is completely a waste.

King Xuan's son is too young, has a cowardly personality, likes literature and dislikes martial arts, although he has cultivated a gentleman's frame, but the position of the lord of the country, where can a scholar sit.

There is only Xia Qiu, the son of the king of Zhennan, who is wise and resolute, both civil and military, and can fight with the elite generals of Chu on the battlefield, and the judgment of the situation in private is also rare in the world, almost no different from the strategists and military advisors, so it is the best investment object.

"The position of the lord of the country, the capable person resides in it, since ancient times. Xia Qiu shook his head, "With just a piece of paper, you can decide the unification of the Xia Kingdom, this is really too child's play." ”

"Speaking of which, the Baoding of Xia Guo still has to have a foundation to sit and sit firmly. Otherwise, the people will be angry, and the Xia State will be in turmoil, and the Chu State and the Han State will not sit idly by. ”

"That's right. Prime Minister Lu was happy and took a sip of tea. "However, the lord of the country canonized the Huofeng strong army this time, and in order to defend the new lord, it is the joint force of the three kings, and I am afraid that the victory or defeat is very unpredictable. ”

"The Fire Phoenix Army is strong. Xia Qiu admits this, "100,000 border soldiers, soldiers of a hundred battles." Even if it is compared with the elite troops of the Chu State, it is not far behind. No one can deny this. ”

"I think that even if I send Luohe to garrison the whole army, I am afraid that I will not be the opponent of the Fire Phoenix Army. It is not only a matter of combat strength, but also the other side's ingenuity and strategy, which can be brought out in large numbers, is not so easy to deal with. ”

When Prime Minister Lu heard Xia Qiu say this, he was stunned for a moment, "Oh, even the little prince thinks that the Fire Phoenix Army is invincible?"

"Don't talk about others, just in this military report, this military advisor called Egret is what capable people can't, with a small and broad, he actually wiped out the Duolun prince Yu Ye of the grassland royal court, and he was wise and martial arts, and I was willing to bow down. ”

"And it's best not to be hostile, of course. Xia Qiu smiled slightly, "They are all the strong troops of my Xia country, why bother to eliminate them in internal friction." ”

"This is not like what the little prince should say. Prime Minister Lu shook his head, "When the Fire Phoenix Army is in place to take over the royal capital, the situation after this will not be between you and me." ”

"The prime minister is too worried. Xia Qiu still looked unimpressed.

"You and I are allies, and we also rely on Prime Minister Lu to take care of you in the royal capital. So there are some things that I can mention to you. Xia Qiu said slowly, "The Fire Phoenix Army is stationed at the border pass, no matter what its strength is, it has never had the heart of rebellion and independence. Even suppressed the power of the Hanyu King at the border pass, judging from the fact that the strength of the three kings was the weakest, the old general Qin Kong was also dissatisfied with the three kings' struggle for the lord of the country. ”

Prime Minister Lu raised his eyebrows, of course he knew that the old general Qin Kong was a diehard loyalist of the lord of the country, isn't it because of this that the current situation is a bit of a headache.

Xia Qiu didn't let Prime Minister Lu interrupt him, but continued.

However, the old general Qin Kong was dissatisfied, and the situation after that had nothing to do with him. Xia Qiu smiled, "It is said that in the first battle of the grassland, the old general Qin Kong and Ji Puli were desperate for life and death, and after killing Ji Puli, they had some understanding, and they had already retreated and cultivated, and they went straight to the king-level realm!"

"What?!" Prime Minister Lu Cheng's face changed, this is not a trivial matter! If there is an additional king-level protector on the side of the Fire Phoenix Army, it is a completely different concept. Doesn't this mean that the Fire Phoenix Army will be a big force in the Xia Kingdom that no one can control anymore!

There are three king-level masters in the Xia Kingdom, one is a master of the Star Ring Sword Sect, one is an enshrinement in the secret guard, and the other is a strange Taoist priest from the old Taoist temple outside the royal capital. These three people have guarded the Xia Kingdom for more than seventy years, and it is precisely because of these three king-level masters that the Xia Kingdom and the other two countries are evenly matched. However, the three kings are all natives of the Xia Kingdom, and they don't have any power in their bodies, so they can't make any big moves.

And if Qin Kong is promoted to the king level, this is a general who has been a general for decades, with countless subordinates, and the army will return to the heart. Even if the king-level is not in charge, how can the 100,000 Fire Phoenix Army pay attention to this problem! A king-level with military power is simply more terrifying than nuclear weapons!

"Don't be afraid. If Qin Kong was promoted to the king level, he would lose the qualification to compete for the throne. Xia Qiu smiled, "Do you really think that the people under him can't have the same heart as him?"

Prime Minister Lu gradually eased his shocked expression, and asked a little strangely, "What do you say?" ”

"This lord of the country wants to receive the heart of the Fire Phoenix Army with a high reward. But I don't know the recent situation of the old general Qin Kong, which is the biggest failure. Xia Qiu smiled coldly, "If you want the new master to be in place and use the army to protect you, it's naturally right." But after the old general Qin Kong became a king, he had no right to speak as a general in the royal family. He can't do the post of generalissimo of soldiers and horses! This person has a die-hard personality and is very discipline-abiding, so he will naturally make the choice of retirement after being promoted to the king level. He was reluctant to be talked about, saying that he had gained power by force and interfered in government affairs. You can't be wrong with that. ”

"And when there is a shortage of high positions in the army, the subordinates will be unevenly divided. The seven or eight generals under his command who followed him were all general-level officers, and without the leadership of the old general Qin Kong, who would be willing to obey whom? Not to mention the distance, just talking about Nan Xiao is a big hidden danger. ”