He Nuanliang smiled lightly, put his lips to Gu Zhiheng's ear, and said carefully.

At night, the palace is much quieter than during the day. Everything sank into a peaceful sleep, except for the stargazing platform, where there was still a little light and was quietly lit.

At this time, Xu Qinghe sat at the table, with a bean-sized lamp beside him, a pen and paper in front of him, and a carrier pigeon standing quietly on the desk.

Xu Qinghe thought for a moment, then picked up the pen, dipped it in thick ink, and waved it on the paper. When it was finished, and seeing that there was no problem, he carefully packed it and tied it to the pigeon's leg.

In the past few days, Xu Qinghe and Chu Lingshen have exchanged letters for a while, and the carrier pigeon has long been familiar with the mode here, and after silently letting Xu Qinghe tie it up, he went out of the window and flew away into the distance.

The carrier pigeon flew away, and Xu Qinghe stood by the window and watched carefully. When the carrier pigeon flew away and gradually shrank into a small dot, he relaxed his heart, closed the doors and windows, and went to sleep.

What Xu Qinghe didn't know was that as soon as he turned around, the carrier pigeon that was originally flying smoothly was suddenly shot down by a stone, and without even making a wail, it fell to the ground softly.

Even though a man came in a hurry, picked up the carrier pigeon and glanced at it, and then hurriedly took the carrier pigeon and went away.

The direction in which this person went was the East Palace. It didn't take long for him to walk to the door of the East Palace and knocked lightly.

"Knock, knock." As soon as the knock on the door fell, a clear voice came from inside: "Come in." ”

This voice is Shen Huo. Even if it was late at night, Shen Huo's voice couldn't hear the slightest tiredness, but was very clear. The man respectfully pushed the door in, handed the carrier pigeon in his hand to Shen Huo, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have captured another letter from the other side of the stargazing platform tonight. Please take a look at it. ”

"Got it." Shen Huo took the letter with both hands, looked at him and smiled, "You go down and continue to squat." ”

After the man left, Shen Huo glanced at He Suoyi on the side, and reached out to remove the letter from the carrier pigeon's leg.

Tonight, Shen Huo was discussing with He Suoyi and the two of them about the plan to send troops to Chu at that time, but he didn't expect to intercept the letter again. Shen Huo unfolded it himself, first looked at it carefully, and then handed it to He Suoyi with a smile.

Bengong was still worried in his heart, and he couldn't find conclusive evidence that Xu Qinghe was a spy of the Chu State at the moment, but he actually sent it himself. Look at this letter. The smile between Shen Huo's eyes couldn't be hidden, and the dimples at the corners of his mouth were almost overflowing with wine, full of complacency.

When He Suoyi heard this, he also took the letter with both hands and looked at it carefully. I saw that the letter clearly wrote: "At present, the poor road has successfully bewitched the Great Zhou to send 50,000 troops to send troops, and I also ask His Highness to ambush the 70,000 army at that time, capture the Great Zhou army in one fell swoop, and greatly damage its vitality." ”

Looking at this letter, He Suoyi also smiled: "At the moment, this is conclusive evidence." Your Highness, I will take this letter to the emperor tomorrow and say that the emperor will agree with our previous plan. ”

This previous strategy refers to the strategy of the Great Zhou to prepare a 150,000 army to follow behind and wipe out the 100,000 army of Qi and Chu. Shen Huo naturally understood what she meant, and nodded and said, "This palace understands." ”

……

Next. Seeing that the expedition was imminent, Shen Huo hurriedly entered the imperial study to meet the emperor and had a secret conversation with the emperor.

"Father." Shen Huo first saluted respectfully and said, "Regarding this expedition to the Chu State, the sons have something to report. ”

"What's the matter?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Shen Huo's serious expression, couldn't help but sit up straight, looked at Shen Huo and said, "The emperor said it's okay." ”

"Please also ask my father to read these two letters first." Shen Huo carefully took out two letters from his arms and handed them to the emperor.

Of these two letters, one was sent to Xu Qinghe by Chu Lingshen about this plan. In order to avoid Xu Qinghe's suspicion, Shen Huo copied a new copy, and the original was given to Xu Qinghe again; The other one is naturally the letter that Xu Qinghe sent back to Chu yesterday.

The emperor took the letter and was looking at it carefully, and Shen Huo explained on the side. He first stated Xu Qinghe's true identity: "Father." To be honest, Erchen has long been suspicious of Xu Qinghe. I have been investigating it carefully for the past few days, and finally found his feet. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Huo paused first, and then said: "A few days ago, Erchen intercepted a letter, and I wanted to report it to you first. I was afraid that I would be scared by the snake, so I didn't move. Another letter was intercepted last night, comparing the two sides, Xu Qinghe is ostensibly a national teacher, but in fact, the evidence of his secret collusion with the Chu State is also clear, and he also asked his father to look at them one by one. After that, Shen Huo told the emperor in detail about the news he had received these days.

When the emperor heard what Shen Huo said, he didn't believe it at first, but Xu Qinghe's handwriting on the letter in front of him couldn't be clearer, so he had to believe it. The emperor's brows furrowed tightly, almost twisted into a pimple.

I saw that the emperor's eyes were constantly changing the color of anger and surprise, and Shen Huo on the side only watched silently and waited for the emperor to recover. After a long time, the emperor eased up and opened his mouth to break the silence in front of him.

“…… The national teacher is really bold. The emperor was full of anger at the moment and had nowhere to vent, almost spreading to Shen Huo.

The emperor looked at Shen Huo with a gloomy face, and said, "So, the emperor also knows about Chu State's plan, but he doesn't say it?" At that time, the 100,000 army of Qi Chu will be overwhelmed, what should you do? ”

"Please don't worry." Looking at the emperor's angry appearance, Shen Huo was not in a hurry, "Erchen has already made up his mind in his heart, and he asked his father to listen carefully." After that, Shen Huo informed the emperor of his plan with He Suoyi.

Looking at Shen Huo's appearance in front of him, the emperor was a little surprised. In the emperor's memory, this child still seems to be the one who didn't like him very much, and unconsciously, he has grown into a man who can take charge of himself.

The emperor was surprised, thought about it carefully, and felt that Shen Huo and He Suo's plan was very good, so he approved the plan of the two.

"In that case, the emperor is solely responsible for this matter. I will hand over all the military power to you, and I will not bother with the rest. The emperor pondered for a moment, and then said to Shen Huo.

"As for Xu Qinghe." Speaking of this, a few traces of cruelty flashed in the emperor's eyes, "When the emperor returns victoriously, I will deal with him well." ”

On this matter, Shen Huo and the emperor discussed it carefully for a while, and immediately decided that the letter intercepted by Shen Huo would be sent to Chu as it was, so as not to startle the snake.

After discussion, Shen Huo walked out of the imperial study alone. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw He Suoyi's anxiously waiting figure, and couldn't help but smile lightly, with some tenderness in his eyes: "I've been talking with my father for a long time, so I'm in a hurry." ”

"It doesn't matter." He Suoyi shook his head gently, and looked at Shen Huo tenderly: "How did you talk to your father?" ”

After listening to what the palace said, the father first didn't believe it, and then he became angry and discussed with the palace how to deal with the national teacher. Let's talk while we go, and this palace will tell you everything that happened just now. Shen Huoluo took a few steps forward and hugged He Suoyi, and said with a smile.

He relied on Shen Huo to embrace him. The two drifted apart, all the way to the East Palace.

After that, time seemed to pass faster than usual, and it seemed that the day of departure was approaching. In order to smoothly send 150,000 elite soldiers without Xu Qinghe noticing, Shen Huo secretly discussed with the emperor and arranged a farewell banquet.

At the banquet, it was very lively. As the marshal of this expedition, Shen Huo sat next to the emperor, looked at him and said, "Tomorrow, the ministers will send troops to annihilate the 30,000 troops sent by the Chu State." The sons first gave their father a cup, wishing his father thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and infinite health. ”

The emperor was also very happy when he heard this, raised his glass and said, "The safety of the border people is entrusted to the emperor." Wanghuang'er returned triumphantly and won a great victory. ”

As the glass of wine was consumed, the banquet began. There was talk and laughter at the banquet, and there was joy.

Xu Qinghe thought that the state of Chu would be able to win a big victory in the near future, so he was happy, he drank more, and he was also drunk, and when the banquet was over, Xu Qinghe took the carriage and returned to the stargazing platform to fall asleep.

At this time, dozens of soldiers sent by Shen Huo had already lurked near the courtyard, monitoring Xu Qinghe's every move in real time.

Seeing that Xu Qinghe had not moved, Shen Huo and He Suoyi were relieved and prepared for tomorrow's expedition with peace of mind. The two are very affectionate, and they are a little reluctant to give up on the separation after tomorrow's expedition, and they will say goodbye until late at night.

Next. After the early dynasty, the emperor naturally brought hundreds of officials to bid farewell to Shen Huo, and Gu Zhiheng and Xu Qinghe were also among them. Looking at Shen Huo, who was standing majestically on a high place, Xu Qinghe secretly rejoiced in his heart, thinking: Once this plan is successful, it will definitely greatly consume the power of the Great Zhou, and the plan of the Chu State to dominate the world is also a step further, but he didn't know that the plan between him and the Qi State of Chu had been discovered by Shen Huo.

He Suoyi and Chu He were also very worried about Shen Huo's expedition, especially He Suoyi. She was afraid that once Xu Qinghe noticed it, the 150,000 army would be in a loophole, and Shen Huo's status in the eyes of the emperor would definitely be greatly reduced.

Looking at He Suoyi like this, Shen Huo faintly guessed what she was thinking, and couldn't help but comfort He Suoyi and said, "Soyi doesn't have to worry about this palace." The palace and the father emperor have already discussed it, and Xu Qinghe's side is also controlled by the soldiers placed by the palace and the father. All you need to do is wait for the triumphant return of the main palace. ”

After He Suoyi heard this, he knew that Shen Huo had always been a measured person, so he was a little relieved. However, Chu He didn't know anything about the expedition, and was only secretly worried.

He Suoyi saw Chu He with a sad face, so he comforted Chu He and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is for the sake of Da Zhou." After the triumphant return, it will be a good thing. Don't worry too much. ”

After experiencing Shen Huo's disappearance before, the relationship between the two has been much better.