The letter was written by Hou Rongyan of Xuanyang.

After Gu Qingming and Yun Yao read the letter, they understood the general meaning.

"In other words, we are in the capital, in addition to the emperor and the Gu family army on Yuncang Mountain, there is also an internal response, that is, the Marquis of Xuanyang?" Yun Yao asked.

Now, the Rong family has fallen, Qin Zhen'er is dead, and Xuanyang Hou Rongyan no longer cares. He has been under the control of the Empress Dowager Qin for so many years, and now that he finally has a chance to fight back, how could he let it go?

So he took advantage of his identity to investigate the guards of the capital and the palace, although he was not a military general, and he didn't know how to fight, but where there were more people and where there were few, he could still see it.

Therefore, this letter is the information that Rong Yan passed to Shen Che, which roughly explains the defense of the capital, and Rong Yan's only condition is that after Shen Che attacks the palace, Rong Ya will be given a way out.

Even if Rong Yan and Qin Zhen'er are united because of use, even if there is no love between them, only misunderstanding and guilt, Rong Ya is still Rong Yan's only daughter. Even if he doesn't like Qin Zhen'er anymore, Rong Ya is innocent, not to mention, she is still so young.

"So to speak. Shen Che nodded at Yun Yao, then took out a map from the table, spread it out on the table, and said to Gu Qingming and Yun Yao, "You see, this is the Gyeonggi defense map drawn by the father and son of this king and General Du based on the letter of the Marquis of Xuanyang. Qingming, this is your forte, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingming got up and walked to the front of the defense map and looked at it carefully.

The entire Gyeonggi is divided into four city gates, southeast, northwest and northwest, and it took Rong Yan a long time to figure out some rules, Gu Qingming did not let go of every corner, and looked very carefully. But as time passed, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Is there any problem?" Yun Yao couldn't help but ask when she saw this.

"Impeccable. Gu Qingming shook his head, "There is nothing wrong with this arming map, it is perfect, if it were me, I might not do better than this." This deployment made full use of the inherent advantages of the capital, and made use of its strengths and avoided its weaknesses, like an iron wall. When Qin Yuankai fought against Nanyi in the past, he was known for being good at defending cities, and this must be his handiwork. ”

After listening to Gu Qingming's analysis, Shen Che's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of approval: "It's really worthy of being the God of War General, in a word." Yes, it is precisely because this defense map is impeccable and the entire capital defense is impregnable that I have been hesitant and thought of a way to be sleepy and not attack. ”

The defense that Gu Qingming and Shen Che affirmed so definitely must be extraordinary. If you really raise troops to attack, I am afraid that before you capture the capital, you will already have countless casualties. In the end, if you can capture the capital, it will be nothing more than a tragic battle, but if you can't attack it for a long time, it will not only affect the morale of the army, but I am afraid that the soldiers and horses of Yiguo will be lost here.

Shen Che obviously also thought of this, he didn't attack, but the same as before, small fights, besieged but not attacked, if the trapped capital ran out of ammunition and forced them to come out and surrender by themselves, it would be better.

But this is obviously not a long-term solution, because the capital is the imperial capital after all, and the first emperor chose to build the capital here, which shows that the foundation of the entire Daning is here. How much grain and how many hole cards there are in the capital, Shen Che has not yet fully figured it out. However, the grain and grass needed by Yiguo and other coalition forces had to be called in from the distant rear.

In this way, the superior is immediate.

What's more, although Beidi and Nanyi don't have the ability to attack now, if the Daning civil war is too long and the consumption is serious, they will also suffer losses when facing the Beidi army. If you wait for Beidi to recover, and Daning's internal damage is serious, it is even more dangerous.

Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of Daning's internal affairs or external enemies, this war should not be delayed for too long.

"Since Qin Yuankai is known for being good at defending the city, then for him, as long as he strictly guards the capital, there will be no problem. Yun Yao thought for a while and analyzed, "So his current strategy must be based on stability, even if we subdue all the counties around the capital, as long as he doesn't open the city gate to fight, we won't have anything to do with him." ”

"Exactly. Shen Che nodded.

"It's impossible to wait for him to take the initiative, and we can't be passive all the time. In this case, it is better for us to change our thinking and take the initiative, maybe there will be unexpected gains. Yun Yao said.

"Taking the initiative to attack the city is the best policy, and this king will not use such a method unless it is absolutely necessary. Shen Che didn't think about it, so he rejected Yun Yao's proposal.

"No, not the active siege. Yun Yao shook her head, deliberately selling a pass, but set her eyes on Gu Qingming.

Gu Qingming raised his eyebrows, as if he understood something, and then asked, "You mean ......?"

Yun Yao saw that Gu Qingming already understood, so she nodded, and said her thoughts in unison with Gu Qingming: "Assassination!"

"Assassinate whom?" Shen Che was puzzled.

"Of course it's Qin Yuankai. Yun Yao said, "The movement of the defenders of the capital is all in the hands of Qin Yuankai alone, if he dies, the defenders will be leaderless, and they must be scattered." What's more, Qin Yuankai is the only support of the Empress Dowager Qin now, without her, the Empress Dowager Qin's palace will definitely not be able to hold it. Besides, when His Royal Highness invades the capital, people like Qin Yuankai must be killed to make an example of future troubles, and sooner or later they will die, it is better to die more valuable, and provide us with convenience. ”

Each of the three reasons is very reasonable, which makes Shen Che suddenly realize it like an initiation.

That's right, now their biggest enemy is Qin Yuankai, if Qin Yuankai dies, won't all problems be solved?

"Yun Yao, you are really unparalleled in wisdom, you are really a female Zhuge !" Shen Che couldn't help but admire.

If it was said that Shen Che still had doubts about Yun Yao in the past, but as time passed, his admiration for this woman became deeper and deeper.

He had never seen the things that happened in the Ning Palace, but Shen Ze and Gu Qingming both admired her, which showed that she did have a certain ability. In the years of Yiwang's palace, she formulated a plan to hide from the world and cross the sea, turning the Empress Dowager Qin into a blind person, so that Yiguo gradually growing;

And now, the problem that has plagued Shen Che for many days has been solved so easily by her.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your compliment, but although there is a way, how to implement it still needs to be considered in the long run. Yun Yao said, "Qin Yuankai is strong in martial arts, it is not easy to kill him, this matter may still have to be handled by Qing Ming." ”

"Naturally, if you don't say it, I'm also going to ask for it. Gu Qingming nodded, "But with my understanding of Qin Yuankai, he must be very wary of me now, and it is easy to sneak into the capital, but it is not so easy to get close to him." ”

"It's okay, there's no urgency. Shen Che said, "Anyway, it's not been a day or two for us to besiege the capital, so you have to think of a way to complete this task." As for the king, tomorrow he will send troops to attack the nearby towns, and make a trick to make them think that we are going to fight hard. ”

When Gu Qingming and Yun Yao heard this, they nodded, agreed with King Yi's opinion, and decided to think about it in the long run.

"By the way, Yun Yao, I heard that the hemostatic powder you configured in Chicheng is very effective, and the lieutenant generals of this Wang army also need such good things, can you trouble you to configure some with the military doctor?" After discussing Qin Yuankai's matter, Shen Che changed his words and mentioned hemostatic powder.

"No problem. It just so happened that Qingming was going to discuss with His Royal Highness about the dispatch of troops tomorrow, so I went back to the account to write the prescription first, and then went to find a military doctor. Yun Yao nodded, Ying Cheng came first, and then retired.

After she left, Shen Che joked with Gu Qingming: "Qingming, you really picked up a baby." ”

"What His Royal Highness said is that it is Qingming's blessing to be favored by A-Yao. Gu Qingming was obviously very interested in this, so he bowed down and said.

After the gossip, the two talked about business, talking about the dispatch of troops tomorrow. Although it doesn't take any ingenuity to attack a small county town, having Gu Qingming as a staff officer can minimize casualties to the greatest extent.

And after Yun Yao left Shen Che's tent, she walked towards her tent.

She lifted the curtain and stepped in, frowning slightly, then slowly walked to the table, took a cup and placed it on the table, and was about to pour a glass of water to drink.

In addition to the teapots and teacups on the table, there were also several bottles and jars, which were the medicinal powder that Yun Yao had arranged on the way from Chicheng to the east.

Just as the teacup was full, and she was about to put it in her mouth, a cold touch appeared on her neck, and she tilted her head slightly, but saw a sword on her neck.

As if frightened, the teacup in Yun Yao's hand let go, and it smashed on the medicine bottle on the table with a bang, and the medicine bottle and the teacup rolled down the table and fell to the ground, shattering.

The tea was spilled on the ground, the teacup was torn apart, the medicine bottle was also shattered, and all the medicinal powder inside was spilled on the ground, exposed to the air.

Everything happened suddenly, like a perfect accident.

"Don't move, or I'll kill you. A deep voice came from behind her, like a man and a woman, male and female, male and female, but the tone was very fierce, it seemed that as long as Yun Yao dared to move, this sword would cut her neck.

Yun Yao turned her back to the assassin holding the sword, the corners of her mouth hooked up a beautiful arc, then slowly straightened up, and said slowly: "Miss Geshu, you have come from afar, it is better to sit down and rest, otherwise I, the master, will not be inhospitable?"

The hand holding the sword behind him paused slightly, and his voice changed in an instant: "How do you know it's me?"

"Can I move now? The etiquette of the Central Plains tells me that it is rude to talk to people face to face, otherwise it is rude. Yun Yao didn't answer the rhetorical question.

"Then you turn around. Ge Shuying said.

Yun Yao turned around slowly, carefully avoiding the sharp sword tenacity, facing Ge Shuying, the smile on her face was still faint.

Ge Shuying moved the sword to Yun Yao's neck again, looking at the plain-clothed woman in front of her, her smile was always so shallow and calm, no different from being trapped in the Beidi camp at that time.

She was even wondering if Yun Yao would not be angry, would not panic, and would never have any other emotions. Otherwise, why are you always so calm? This is the case when you are trapped in an enemy camp, and it is the same when you are put to your neck with a sword.