Lu Boxian was laughing, because he thought he was in control of everything, and he thought he could play with everyone, but Concubine Xu didn't laugh, not only did she not smile, but frowned.

"No. She whispered.

"What's wrong?" Lu Boxian frowned, in his opinion, this plan is still very possible, the little girl of Concubine Cheng's family and Du Shangshu's little grandson are also very compatible, plus the king personally issued a royal decree, Du Shangshu has no reason to refuse.

But Concubine Xu's next words shattered his dream.

"Wang, what kind of person do you think Du Shangshu is?"

"Du Shangshu?" Lu Boxian held his chin in his hand, revealing a thoughtful look. As a king, how could he not know his courtiers, just as his courtiers must have known him.

He pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "This Du Shangshu is an old fox. ”

Concubine Xu thought of Du Shangshu's old dragon clock's face, and couldn't help laughing, and said: "That's right, Du Shangshu is an old fox, do you think such an old fox can't see your thoughts?"

Lu Boxian shook his head disappreciatively and said, "Even if he sees it, what if he sees it? ”

There is no possibility of refusal, and there is no need for him to refuse. Concubine Xu was as white as Lu Boxian, "King you think, what Du Shangshu can see, King Cang must also see it, as long as Du Shangshu continues to maintain a neutral attitude, King Cang will not do anything to him at all, and even Du Shangshu may have resentment against the king because of this matter." ”

Lu Boxian frowned, he hadn't thought of this before, but hearing Concubine Xu say this at the moment, there was really something worth considering.

But he has always been stubborn and self-serving, so he was naturally reluctant to admit his mistakes, and said at the moment: "Concubine Xu is too worried, Old Man Du is a smart person, and his precious little grandson is in my hands, so naturally he will not do anything against me." ”

Concubine Xu hurriedly said: "King, you also know that Du Shangshu is a smart person, then you must understand the way smart people do things." ”

"It is true that he loves his little grandson, but if it is compared with the survival of the entire family, even his own grandson can be sacrificed. ”

Lu Boxian is not a stupid person, after Concubine Xu is like this, his heart is immediately like a mirror, and his face shows bitterness.

"How is this good? I thought it was a good opportunity to win over Old Man Du, but I didn't expect that I couldn't do anything. ”

He thought he had a plan, but he was speechless when he was refuted by Concubine Xu, his face was dull, and he was even more depressed in his heart, and at the same time, he was secretly lucky in his heart.

If he hadn't discussed this matter with Concubine Xu, if he had made an arbitrary decision, I am afraid that he would have made a big mistake at this moment.

Seeing the hesitation on Lu Boxian's face, Concubine Xu knew that her persuasion had played a role, so she smiled slightly and said softly: "Actually, the king doesn't do anything. ”

"Don't do anything?" Lu Boxian shook his head nondeniably, "What do you mean by that?"

Concubine Xu smiled: "You are the king, even if Du Shangshu does not favor one side, but in the final analysis, now you are the king, and you represent the entire Canglan Kingdom instead of the King of Cang." Although Du Shangshu is scheming, he can definitely be called the leader of Qingliu, although Qingliu is not the main force in the court, but he has a huge reputation in the opposition, and Qingliu has a characteristic, do you know?"

"Let's hear it," Lu Boxian's eyes moved, and he motioned for Concubine Xu to continue.

Concubine Xu bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Qingliu is absolutely loyal to the Canglan Kingdom, and you are the king of the Canglan Kingdom, representing the orthodoxy of the country. Du Shangshu did not express his position between you and King Cang, it was a wise gesture to protect himself, but if it really came to the time when orthodoxy collapsed, he would not hesitate to support you. ”

"What does Concubine Xu mean?" Lu Boxian narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth hooked an arc.

Concubine Xu smiled: "My meaning is very simple, you are the king, so you don't have to do anything in the court, you already control the vast majority of the power of the court, there is no need to force the centrists to show their hearts, on the contrary, you should support your own strength in the army." ”

"Army?" Lu Boxian muttered, smiling bitterly in his heart.

If the court is the place where he is proud, then the army is the pain in his heart, and it is precisely because King Cang controls all the armies except the Yunying and the Royal Forest Army that he is embarrassed at the moment.

"Hey, Concubine Xu, there are some things you don't know. Lu Boxian sighed, "The army is not so easy to control. ”

Concubine Xu frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that the king has lost control of the army?"

This is another taboo sentence, if it were someone else, Lu Boxian would probably have already ordered Qi to be pulled out, but Concubine Xu said that he didn't think there was anything wrong, husband and wife were one, and Concubine Xu's only relative in the government and the opposition was herself, and the interests of the two were the same.

Maybe it's a bit cliché to say that interests, but at this moment, Lu Boxian would rather believe in such a thing as interests.

He settled down and said, "I won't hide it from you, except for the Imperial Forest Army and Yunying, all other troops are under the control of King Cang, and the only troops under my control are the Royal Forest Army." ”

"What about Yunying?" Concubine Xu immediately grasped the crux of the matter.

Lu Boxian smiled bitterly and said: "Yunying Marshal Ye Shengtian is my friend of life and death, it stands to reason that he should be biased towards me, but Ye Shengtian is this person." ”

"What's wrong with this person?" asked Concubine Xu.

When she entered the palace, Ye Shengtian had already been sent to guard Beishan, and she naturally had never seen this man whose prestige in the army was second only to that of General Yue Qisheng back then.

Lu Boxian sighed and said: "If you want to protect yourself, among the people I have seen, Ye Shengtian should be the first." He doesn't form a gang, he doesn't pull factions, he only ends up in the Canglan royal family, but whether it is me or Cangwang, they all have the blood of the Canglan royal family, Ye Shengtian is the commander of the special force of Yunying, and his status is transcendent, no matter how much I and Cangwang are so wooed, he just doesn't want to let go. ”

Concubine Xu frowned and said, "Then does he have any relatives?"

Lu Boxian said: "Single. ”

Concubine Xu said again: "Do you have any friends?"

Lu Boxian smiled bitterly: "My friends are all in Yunying. ”

"There will always be a protégé. ”

Lu Boxian's smile became more and more bitter, "There are no protégés, but there are officials, but none of them have a good relationship with him." ”

Ye Shengtian is a great wonder in the military circles of Canglan Country, with only two brothers around him, and he is not pretentious to other subordinates, but he loves soldiers very much, and is deeply respected by ordinary officers and soldiers.

In addition, he has been stationed in Beishan all the year round, and I don't know how many times he has repelled the invasion of Beishan demon beasts, so he also has a lot of prestige among the people.

It is very difficult for such a person to find his gap.

Concubine Xu frowned and said: "There are no relatives, no friends, no protégés, and I can't find anything wrong with myself, so it seems that I can only start from another aspect." ”

Lu Boxian's eyes lit up and said, "Concubine Xu has a way?"

Concubine Xu said: "There is a way, but I don't know whether it will succeed or not." ”

"Tell me about it. ”

At this moment, Lu Boxian has been sick and rushed to the doctor, if it was normal, he would never listen to Concubine Xu's nonsense - even the think tank under his command has no way, will Concubine Xu have a way?

But Concubine Xu's next words proved that she not only had a way, but also a very good way.

"The cloud camp is stationed in Beishan County, responsible for preventing the demon beasts of the North Mountain, this time the demon beasts are attacking, and the cloud camp will definitely fight. ”

"That's right. Lu Boxian nodded and said: "The Yun Battalion is certain to send troops, it is just a matter of how many troops to send, after all, the Yun Battalion is only to prevent the demon beasts from breaking through Beishan County and reaching Canglan City, not the troops guarding Beishan County." ”

Just kidding, Beishan County is the world of the Mu family, and Yunying is the army of the Canglan royal family, how can the royal family be kind enough to help the Mu family protect Beishan County? As long as Canglan City is not attacked, it is good that Beishan County is not breached.

Using demon beasts to consume the power of the Mu family, and then using Yunying to balance the demon beasts and the Mu family, can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone for the Canglan royal family.

It's a bit despicable to say, but politics is a bunch of despicable people doing despicable things.

Concubine Xu smiled and said softly: "This is easy to do, the king can issue an imperial decree and let the Yun Ying send troops to snipe the demon beast army with all his might." ”

"So?" Lu Boxian said: "It's easy to send troops, but if the Mu family uses it and the loss is too great, the royal family will lose a chess piece buried in Beishan." ”

Concubine Xu said: "This is a matter of timing, and Ye Dashuai is not a person without skills. ”

Lu Boxian said with a smile: "This is natural, my Lu family sent people, naturally I will not send a straw bale." Ye Shengtian and Ye Shengtian are extremely powerful people, at least on the battlefield, he is not inferior to Yue Qisheng back then. ”

"That's fine. Concubine Xu said with a smile: "The king only cares about the next will, and the rest will be handed over to Ye Dashuai, I believe he will make a decision." ”

Lu Boxian's eyes lit up, pointed at Concubine Xu and laughed: "Yes, yes, this Ye Shengtian, let him fight a good battle now." ”

Concubine Xu said with a smile: "Not only to let him fight a good battle, but also to publicize and exaggerate his achievements." ”

At this point, Concubine Xu's meaning is already obvious.

If Ye Shengtian does not make meritorious service in this battle, it is fine, if he makes meritorious service, he will definitely not be able to lead the cloud camp again.

Even if Lu Boxian doesn't move him, he will take the initiative to ask for a transfer. After all, for a general who is accustomed to protecting himself, life safety is the first priority.

"Concubine Xu, Concubine Xu, you are really my timely rain. Lu Boxian laughed.

Concubine Xu's face turned red, she lowered her head shyly, and said softly: "King, I just said it casually, I don't know if it will be successful or not." ”

Lu Boxian said with a smile: "How can it not be done? The feasibility of this plan is very high. ”