Xiao Yu ended his three-day journey back to his dream and began to deal with the political affairs accumulated in the past few days. From the beginning of the hour to the next three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Yu was generally finished, and there was still the last time to report, he looked up at the sundial outside the door, put down the sheep's hair pen made of the native white goats of the grassland, and clapped his hands.

Guarding the door is a pseudonymous thousand households who have just been promoted by Xiao Yu, surnamed Lin Minghan, if you are serious about Lin Yinping's cousin, it can be regarded as Xiao Yu's brother-in-law. Last time, Lin Yinping stole the Eastern Capital, and it was this cousin's name that he took it. Lin Han came in from outside the door and said, "Donkey." ”

Xiao Yu didn't look up, but put the sheep's pen in his hand into the lotus watercolor pen jar on the table and slowly cleaned it, "Go and call Zhuge Gong." ”

Lin Han raised his head and peeked at Xiao Yu, and replied cautiously: "Donkey, Zhuge has gone to the Brobi Khan Department and has not returned yet. ”

Xiao Yu raised his head and glanced at him, "Where is the princess?"

Lin Han scratched his head, "My sister...... Oh no, the princess went to Lincheng to move, and she will probably be back tonight. ”

Xiao Yu was washing the pen for a while, frowned and hummed, hung the brush on the pen holder and said, "Then please ask Bonu to come here." ”

The brother-in-law, who played the role of brother-in-law Xiao Yu's close attendant, answered, turned around and walked out.

Xiao Yu leaned back on the back of the chair, crossed his ten fingers on his lower abdomen, looked at the newspaper on the table and whispered to himself: "Qin Quan, the king of Jin, led an army to garrison the Xiliang Corridor? Xu Lin wants to personally lead 230,000 lone troops into the grassland?"

"Qin Quan is on the left and Xu Lin on the middle, so who is the army on the right? It stands to reason that Qin Quan should stay in Xu Lin's Chinese army tent to supervise the army, and how can he lead an army by himself, this is incomprehensible to me. ”

"500,000 people are a lot, but they can be put on the vast grassland, but there are not many. If you attack in three ways and form a situation of encirclement for me, or if you encircle three and lack one, constantly compress my activity space, and finally seek a decisive battle, this is the right reason. But if I abandon the royal court and don't fight with you, and cut off your food route, this lone army will not be able to starve to death on the grassland?" Xiao Yu gently turned the green jade wrench on his thumb, "Xu Lin, you are a battlefield general, how come I can't understand it? Is it my grandfather who said that I read military books to death? Or Xu Lin, are you old and confused?"

After about half a pillar of incense, Lin Han walked in and said softly: "Donkey, the left phase has arrived." ”

Xiao Yu came back to his senses, "Please come in." ”

Bonu walked into Xiao Yu's study with a cane and gave a light salute, "Donkey." ”

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said: "Bo Lao is now the left minister, don't pay attention to these false courtesies, please sit down." ”

After Bonu thanked him with his cane in both hands, he carefully sat down on Xiao Yu's left side.

Xiao Yu handed the newspaper on the table to Bonu, "This is news from Zhongdu." ”

After Bonu took it, he looked at it carefully, and said in shock: "Although the old slave doesn't know how to lead soldiers, he also knows that it is taboo for soldiers to go deep alone, and the grassland is a barren and bitter cold land, so it is impossible to do the thing of fighting to feed the war, if the grain road is cut off, ......"

Xiao Yu said: "This is what I don't understand, what does Xu Lin think?"

Bonu pondered for a while and said, "According to the old slave's humble opinion, I'm afraid this is not what Xu Lin meant. ”

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, "Didn't Xu Lin mean it?"

Bonu said slowly: "The matter of the soldiers is not only involved in the affairs of the soldiers, but also down to the people of Li and the princes of the temples, which is not involved. Take the people as an example, if Emperor Zheng wants to send troops to the grassland, he will inevitably have to transfer grain from the state capitals, and the state capitals will inevitably increase taxes and taxes in order to cope with errands. As for the princes of the temple, except for those who have a reputation, the rest is nothing more than party disputes, Emperor Zheng canonized the sixth prince Qin Xian as the crown prince, and the prince's party overwhelmed the prince's party in the court, if Qin Quan, the king of Jin, can't turn over through this war, he will really be Qin Xian's yellow-mouthed child sitting in the dragon court. ”

Xiao Yu sighed and laughed at himself: "Listening to your words, it's better to read for ten years, the ancients said well, show talent rebellion, ten years will not work, Xiao is stupid to read." ”

Bonu pondered and said: "The horse is serious, the old slave just lives a little longer and sees a little more, so he can see it more thoroughly." ”

Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "In this way, this time Qin Quan is blatantly grabbing military power with Xu Lin, and the merit is here." If in this battle, Qin Quan's ability to suppress Xu Lin, with the merits of a hundred battles, even if Qin Xian sits on the throne, the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and he still has to let him, the uncle, control the government. ”

Bonu nodded, "That's exactly what the colt said. However, this also happens to give us an opportunity for the grassland. ”

Xiao Yu remembered the contact he had with Zhang Yu, Qiyu and others not long before he left the Eastern Capital, and said with a light smile: "Lao Fubo has handed over this palace report to Qiuye Zhenren, and asked him to use the back hand left by the Dao Sect in the Central Plains to find out the person who has not been the commander of the right-wing army. ”

Bonu stood up and said, "No." ”

After Bonu left, Xiao Yu looked at the sky outside, it was already Shen Shi, and beckoned to Lin Han who was guarding the side, "Later, your sister will come back and tell her that I will go to see Hu Lie'er's new camp for inspection." ”

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he left the study alone.

......

The residence of the governor of Xiliang Prefecture.

There is a small lake in the back garden of the house that leads water into the house, in the northwest such a bitter cold and arid place, it can be regarded as a great deal, at this time there is a leaf flat boat on the lake, two people on the boat.

The person in front of him was wearing a dark python robe embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon, and the person behind him was wearing a first-class governor's robe.

The two were Qin Quan, the king of Jin, and Li Chen, the governor of Xiliang Prefecture.

Li Chen personally supported the boat and slowly stopped until it reached the middle of the lake. Qin Quan turned around and said softly: "Here today, I can't go up to the sky, I can't touch the ground, what I say, only you, Lord Li, can hear it, I want to ask Lord Li a word, I don't know if it's okay?"

Li Chen bowed his head and said: "If the prince has something to say, just ask, the next official will know everything and say everything." ”

Qin Quan didn't go around in any circles, and said straight to the point: "Since the case of the crown prince five years ago, Your Majesty's body and bones have been getting worse day by day, and Mr. Fu said that Your Majesty's life will be exhausted. ”

Li Chen could barely hold the brace in his hand.

Qin Quan took a few steps forward, forced his eyes on Li Chen and said with a smile: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, what are you afraid of?"

Li Chen's body shook slightly, and his face turned pale, "This matter is not something that your subordinates dare to say. ”

Qin Quan smiled and said, "I can't help but say at this moment. After all, a kingdom cannot be without a king for a day. ”

Li Chen was silent.

Qin Quan said to himself: "Your Majesty has been tired of political affairs over the years, so that Xiao Lie and the shepherds have been rampant and lawless inside, and Hou Jian is eyeing him outside, and now there is another Xiao Yu wolf ambition, this son is an eight-year-old boy who sits steadily?"

Li Chen had cold sweat on his forehead, and he was silent.

Qin Quan continued: "I, Qin Quan, as the prince of Da Zheng, think about the imperial court, think about the foundation of my ancestors, and think about His Majesty today, how can I watch the foundation of my Great Zheng proprietor for hundreds of years be handed over to such an ignorant child? ”

Li Chen took a deep breath and tried to calm down: "Li Chen is an official and only thinks about the imperial court. ”

"There are not only good officials who are dedicated to the country, but also traitors who are dedicated to themselves, and of course mediocre officials who do not act. Sages pay attention to the golden mean, but officials can't pay attention to the golden mean. Neither side leans on, both sides offend. ”

Qin Quan patted Li Chen on the shoulder, "Lord Li is so self-conscious." ”

Li Chen was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth, lifted the corner of his robe and knelt on one knee, "Li Chen, the governor of Xiliang, is willing to serve His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

Qin Quan, the king of Jin, stretched out his right hand, and his five fingers were stretched out, and his hand was facing down.

Cover the sky with one hand.

Xiliangzhou is all in the palm of Qin Quan.