At this time, although the guards woke up from their sleep, they looked at He Suoyi and Shen Huo, their eyes were clearly clear, and they did not see the slightest tiredness, and only looked at the two respectfully and waited for orders.

Looking at the guards like this, Shen Huo couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and didn't say anything else, but just commanded: "This palace called you here this time, because I have something important to tell you to do." Do you have the confidence to do it well? ”

Hearing Shen Huo's words, the guards first exchanged a few colors extremely quickly, and the guard led by them looked at Shen Huo, with a respectful look in his eyes: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has any orders, even if he says it, his subordinates will definitely die." ”

Hearing this, Shen Huo showed a satisfied look and nodded: "Okay, this palace will explain this task to you in detail." ”

After that, he paused slightly, and then said the key to today's incident: "The two countries of Qi and Chu are not in harmony on the surface, but somehow, this palace is always not very relieved, and always feels that this is a disguise. A few of you will go to the Qichu border to test it out to see if the two countries are really at odds, or if there is something wrong. ”

It was related to the safety and well-being of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and several people naturally knew the importance of what Shen Huo had ordered, and they all nodded when they heard this, not to say anything else, but to deal with the task.

Seeing that they all responded, Shen Huo showed a satisfied smile. On the other side, He Suoyi looked at several guards like this, and nodded with satisfaction.

Due to the urgency of the situation, several people did not dare to delay, and hurriedly took advantage of the hazy and ambiguous night to quietly leave the palace, all the way to the border of Qi and Chu.

Running day and night, coupled with the strong martial arts of several people, although the road to Qichu is far away, it was almost half shortened by a few people. Within a few days, the guards sent by Shen Huo had already traveled to the border of Chu State.

On the other side, in the Great Zhou Palace. After Shen Huo sent those people to Da Zhou to observe, he was still a little uneasy in his heart, lest Xu Qinghe go to pass on some news to Chu State. So I thought in my heart that I would arrange for a few people to pay attention day and night.

Shen Huo thought about this, and immediately summoned a few henchmen and secret guards to the East Palace. After a few people came, Shen Huo looked at them and said in a deep voice: "This palace sent you to do something, you may do it well?" ”

"It is a blessing for his subordinates to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Several secret guards said in unison, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's orders, his subordinates will not give up and do their best." ”

"Good." Shen Huo's eyes showed a gratifying light, and he instructed a few people: "Then the palace will give you the order." These days, you are keeping an eye on the palace, focusing on the direction of the observatory. If a carrier pigeon appears, be sure to stop it and send it to the main palace. Do you understand? ”

"The subordinates understand. Please also rest assured that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Hearing this, all the secret guards nodded in unison and responded to Shen Huo's order.

Seeing that the dark guard nodded, Shen Huo naturally nodded with satisfaction, and just wanted to tell them to retreat, but He Suoyi on the side suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly ordered: "Wait a minute." Be careful, and remember to act in secrecy and not let others know. ”

"Thank you for the princess's teachings, my subordinates understand." The secret guard led by him bowed his head to He Suoyi, and said respectfully with a smile on his face, "If there is nothing else to order, the subordinates will retreat." ”

"Stand down." Shen Huo nodded and waved his hand at the group of dark guards. So a group of secret guards gradually retreated and left the East Palace.

After leaving the East Palace, one of the secret guards, who was slightly younger and more curious, opened his mouth in confusion: "Stargazing Platform, isn't this where the national teacher lives?" His Highness told us to stare at the observatory for something. ”

Because the matter of Xu Qinghe being a spy of the Chu State is very important, it is because Shen Huo and He Suoyi have never revealed it in front of people, and these secret guards naturally do not know.

Listening to the question of the younger secret guard, although the leader of the dark guard was also puzzled in his heart, he just frowned, scolded in a low voice, and said, "You are in charge of everything." ”

After saying this, the leader of the dark guard realized that his tone seemed to be a little heavy, and he hurriedly eased the expression on his face, looked at the dark guard and explained carefully: "You and I have followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since childhood, so we should trust him wholeheartedly, and there can be no suspicion. ”

"And where can we guess the thoughts of such nobles as His Royal Highness the Prince? And do it carefully as he instructs, and don't ask about it. ”

Just listening to the leader's headless, faceless, and heavy-handed reprimand, the little guard almost cried out aggrieved, and after hearing the explanation of the final leader, the little guard showed a look of sudden realization.

The little dark guard scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "That's true, I overstepped it." Next time, I will strictly follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and not ask more questions. ”

"It's good that you can think that." The leader of the dark guard nodded in satisfaction when he heard this. This little dark guard was raised by him, although the two have no blood relationship, but in the heart of the leader of the dark guard, he has long regarded the little dark guard as his younger brother. Now that he has figured it out, his heart is naturally relieved.

After the leader of the dark guards nodded, he suddenly thought of something and ordered the remaining dark guards: "Let's go back and rest quickly." Today's hour is not early, and tomorrow we will act according to the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, and when we are busy, we will be very tired from day and night. Let's seize this time to have a good rest. ”

The leader of the dark guard said seriously, and his words were full of sincere concern for these dark guards. Several secret guards naturally understood, nodded gratefully, and scattered back to sleep.

At this time, in the East Palace, the two of them saw that almost everything they could do at the moment had been done, and the order was also ordered, so they could only wait and see what happened.

"I only hope that the letter revised by you and me will have some effect, and it can be sent to the side of Chu as soon as possible, so as to delay their pace, so as not to fall into a war in the Great Zhou at that time." Shen Huo knocked on the table aimlessly and said with great concern.

Seeing his worried look, He Suoyi hurriedly comforted: "Please also rest assured His Royal Highness the Prince." Our handwriting is very similar, presumably the king of Chu will not find out the clues. We can only wait and see what happens, and go to sleep first. It's not early, it's time to rest. ”

When He Suoyi said this, Shen Huo really felt a little sleepy, yawned lightly, and fell asleep with He Suoyi.

And the letter that the two of them had been secretly worried about was safely delivered to the Chu State, and Chu Lingshen was in his hands.

The carrier pigeon sent by Xu Qinghe is the best, and it is really very competitive, even if it has experienced a hardship, it is still safe to send the letter to Chu Lingshen, but this news has already been stolen and replaced by fake news forged by Shen Huo's side.

Because of Xu Qinghe's loyalty to the Chu State, Chu Lingshen knew that after Chu Lingshen received the letter, he really didn't doubt it, but only looked at it carefully.

After Chu Lingshen finished reading it, he first frowned, and then showed a somewhat clear expression: "The hundred-legged insect is still dead but not stiff, the Great Zhou is a big country, presumably this granary incident cannot cause a fatal blow." ”

As he said this, his eyes showed a little worry, and he hurriedly summoned the Qi State to discuss with the Qi State how to reduce the national strength of the Great Zhou.

Summoned by Chu Lingshen, the Qi people naturally came in a hurry, and the first person was Taiwei Lin. These days, the two countries have established a treaty relationship, and Taiwei Lin is also accustomed to Chu Lingshen often calling the Qi people to come to discuss things day and night, so although it has just dawned at this time, he does not show any puzzled look on his face.

Taiwei Lin just looked at the note in Chu Lingshen's hand, and asked with ease, "How?" But there was news from the right prime minister's side. ”

"Exactly." Chu Lingshen said as he handed the note he was holding tightly in his hand to Mrs. Lin to read: "The note that this king received just now, please read it before Mrs. Lin speaks." ”

Taiwei Lin took the note, looked at it carefully, and frowned tightly: "The strength of the Great Zhou is really strong, even if the military salary is destroyed, it has not dealt a fatal blow to them. What should we do now? ”

When Chu Lingshen heard this, he began to think carefully in his heart. Chu Ling thought deeply for a while, and suddenly remembered that the Great Zhou Emperor had always believed in Xu Qinghe.

Chu Lingshen thought about it a thousand times, and then he thought about it and said to Mrs. Lin: "Mrs. Lin." Today, the king has an idea. Listen to it, and if it's not good, just change it. ”

After that, Chu Lingshen looked at Taiwei Lin and nodded, and said: "At present, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty trusts Qinghe very much, it is better to let Qinghe make a statement to the emperor and tell the news, right now, the State of Chu has gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses, and it seems that there is a rebellion, so let Qinghe persuade the emperor to send troops." ”

Speaking of this, Chu Lingshen looked at Taiwei Lin's expression a little confused, as if he didn't quite understand what he meant, so he explained to him: "Taiwei Lin, don't be in a hurry, listen carefully to this king." ”

"On the surface, the state of Chu gathered 30,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact it was just a cover. All of them were sent by the State of Qi to send some soldiers and horses, and a total of 70,000 soldiers and horses were ambushed with our Chu State, at the junction of Qi and Chu. And Da Zhou listened to Qinghe's news, and naturally only knew that there were 30,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, their salaries are short these days, so they need to be cautious in the use of troops, and they will never send more than 50,000 troops. Chu Lingshen seriously analyzed with Taiwei Lin.

In fact, hearing this, Taiwei Lin already vaguely understood Chu Lingshen's meaning in his heart, but his face remained silent, and he only listened quietly.

I only heard Chu Lingshen say again: "At that time, once the Great Zhou sends troops to pay, Qi and Chu join forces, it will be a full 100,000 army, which is enough to wipe out the elite soldiers sent by the Great Zhou in one fell swoop, so that the strength of the Great Zhou will be greatly reduced." ”

After hearing the end, the look on Taiwei Lin's face changed from initial confusion.