River Drum Road, Shengguo Eastern Border Army, Chinese Army Big Tent.

There was a crackling sound of porcelain landing again, and this was the fourth time today.

Every time the porcelain furnishings in the big tent are broken, the people have to go in to clean up the pieces as soon as possible, and then replace them with a set of identical ones, so that the next time the king is in a bad mood, he will smash it.

Since a few days ago, Zhou Shikai got the news that King Xiao Ming's escort army had been attacked in Qushui County, and his son Zhou Yan's life and death were unknown, his temper has become more and more irritable day by day.

Because of this, the original plan to fight the Liang army in the next few days has also been postponed.

In this battle, the Shengguo Eastern Frontier Army had 400,000 soldiers, while their opponent, the Qianguo Liang Army, could only send 200,000 fresh troops to the Hegudao battlefield.

Twice as many as the opponent, before the battle began, Zhou Shikai, the king of the Ming Dynasty, said that this time he must completely eat the Liang army and open the western gate of the Qianguo.

But because of the incident of Xiao Ming Wang Zhou Yan, the war machine, which had already begun to operate at full capacity, cooled down again.

This made many people in the Eastern Border Army dissatisfied, especially General Zhendong, who was second only to Zhou Shikai in the army, Gu Qingshan.

The number two person in the Eastern Army, the third-rank officer personally appointed by Emperor Shengguo, was the first to raise questions.

At the high-level military affairs meeting of the Eastern Frontier Army this morning, Gu Qingshan directly proposed in front of everyone that the decisive battle with the Liang Army should be prepared as soon as possible, and it could not be delayed any longer, if it dragged on until the beginning of winter, the supply of grain and grass would become a problem.

As soon as Gu Qingshan finished speaking, Zhou Shikai, who was already in a very bad mood, was furious, angrily accusing the Zhendong general of having ill intentions, and a hasty decisive battle would only lead the Eastern Frontier Army to a dead end.

But Gu Qingshan was not afraid at all, Originally, His Majesty the Emperor sent him here to check and balance Zhou Shikai, so he spoke unceremoniously.

"If we ignore the overall situation because of which person and which life, that will really lead my 400,000 soldiers to death!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Shikai was furious, kicked over the table in front of him, and strode out of the military tent without looking back.

He secretly swore that if he found an opportunity in the future, he would definitely throw Gu Qingshan, the emperor's dog leg, into thousands of pieces and feed the dogs.

At this time, Zhou Shikai, who was venting in his tent, finally felt a little tired, half lying on the soft couch, closing his eyes and frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.

The trembling maids and maids outside the door, when they heard that there was no movement inside, quickly stood in a row, walked into the tent in a group, and began to pack up the porcelain fragments.

There were also two maids who walked up to Zhou Shikai's side, and without him opening his mouth, one gently rubbed his temples, and the other pinched his legs.

At this moment, a somewhat shrill voice sounded outside the military tent.

"Lord Wang?"

As soon as he heard this voice, Zhou Shikai knew that the one standing outside was his most trusted favorite, Zhang Di.

"What's the matter?"

"East...... A letter was delivered. ”

Zhou Shikai sat up suddenly, and the two maids hurriedly stepped aside.

"Is it a letter from Liang Jun?"

"Yes, looking at the handwriting, it should be written by Chen Shi himself."

"Why don't you bring it in?" Zhou Shikai said hurriedly.

When Zhang Di, who was standing outside, heard this, he hurriedly opened the curtain, walked in quickly, walked in front of Zhou Shikai, knelt on his knees, and held the letter high above his head, presenting it in front of King Ming.

Four words were written on the envelope, and the king of Ming personally opened it.

"What's written here?"

Zhang Di, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said: "My subordinates didn't dare to open the letter without permission. ”

Zhou Shikai nodded, picked up the envelope and opened it, and pulled out the stationery inside.

Before opening the letter, he took a deep breath, because he knew in his heart that whether his son was alive or dead, the answer should be on this letterhead.

There are not many words in the letter, but the words are mysterious.

"Your Excellency King Ming: Ling Gongziyan, wandering on the border of Qiansheng, the soldiers of our army, afraid that he will be ill, specially received to Dachong Pass, carefully guarded, two meals a day, all thoughtful. If your heart is anxious to meet, you should put aside the soldiers and then try to discuss them. Handwritten by Chen Shi. ”

Zhou Shikai looked at the letter with a gloomy face and did not speak for a long time.

Zhang Di, who was kneeling below, was a little anxious, and asked carefully: "Lord Wang, what is written on this?" But...... But Your Highness has news? ”

Zhou Shikai suddenly laughed and said with a smile: "This kid, his life is really big, just don't die, everything can be talked about if he doesn't die." ”

After speaking, he threw down the letter casually, and Zhang Di hurriedly picked it up and looked at it carefully.

As a result, after reading the letter, Zhang Di suddenly cried.

Zhou Shikai was puzzled: "Isn't this a good thing? What are you crying about? ”

"Lord, look at what is written in this letter, two meals a day, when did Your Highness suffer this sin? Chen Shi's old Wang Ba wrote this, obviously to deliberately anger you. ”

Zhou Shikai laughed twice, "It's okay, it's time to let this kid suffer a little, you go and help me reply to the letter, which means that my Eastern Frontier Army can withdraw its troops and let them release my son." ”

When Zhang Di heard this, he was immediately a little embarrassed, and said: "Lord Wang, not to mention that after we withdraw our troops, will Chen Shi let go of the talisman of His Royal Highness, it is your first step, and it is not so easy to withdraw the troops." ”

"What do you mean?"

"Before we set out on the expedition, the big words were released, and now that we are retreating, the government and the opposition will question the strength of our Eastern Army, and it is ......"

"And what?" Zhou Shikai said impatiently.

Zhang Di lowered his voice and said, "And with Gu Qingshan's bastard here, he will definitely not agree to withdraw the army, especially since His Highness was arrested." If you insist on withdrawing the army and reach this tacit agreement with Chen Shi, then Gu Qingshan really can't stop it, but he will definitely truthfully show the court. ”

Zhang Di paused, observed Zhou Shikai's reaction, and continued: "Then the imperial court will definitely have a lot of opinions about you, and I am afraid that there will also be resistance to the succession of His Royal Highness in the future." ”

After listening to Zhang Di's analysis, Zhou Shikai also calmed down, "I asked you to check Gu Qingshan's preferences, how did you check?" ”

"It's very difficult, this Gu Qingshan has almost no preferences. He has only one wife in Shengjing, no concubines, and no children. I visited a few of his former subordinates and said that Gu Qingshan had never confiscated any money that gave him silver, and would report the list of people who gave him gifts directly to the government. ”

"This person has almost no weakness, and it may be precisely because of this that he will be favored by His Majesty the Emperor and sent to us here, saying that he is assisting, but it is actually surveillance."

Zhou Shikai rubbed his temples and said, "You're right, you can't easily withdraw your troops without finding a good reason." ”

At this moment, the voice of the guard came from outside the door.

"Lord Wang, the quartermaster asks to see you."