Chapter 11: Stratagem

And when the morning light fills the earth, it is enough to make people forget all the past, and figure out some things as if they have found a pillar in their hearts again. As time passed, I gradually had the idea of leaving, and perhaps the appearance of Jiang Kan made me want to realize this idea more often. In the next few days, probably because Luotong's birthday is approaching, Gong Nandui has been with Luotong most of the time and has not stayed in the study, and I only occasionally meet a few times, and I haven't seen Luotong appear for a while. Gong Nandui is not here, so naturally I don't have to go to the study to be on duty, but I still have to look at some of the accounts that must be dealt with personally, and the big housekeeper will also send them to me on time.

I've become a regular person in their minds to deal with these things. So at this time, I slowly pulled the last one over with me, "Ah." The last one who was walking beside me suddenly slipped and grabbed my clothes, and my body shook and turned my face away, "Mom, I'm scared to death, how did you walk." I couldn't help but squatted down with a smile, the last one sat on the ground aggrievedly and stared at me, I squatted next to her and laughed and trembled, "The last one, you can fall down when you walk well." "The pebble is so light that it's slippery under your feet." The last one said angrily, "Then why didn't I fall." I pulled up the last one and continued to laugh. My hands are bruised, you see. The last one raised his little hand and said aggrievedly. Your hands are so tender and bleeding, let's go, I remember that there is medicine in the study to wipe it. I patted the dust off her body as I dragged her forward. When I came to the study, I saw at a glance the trauma medicine that was discarded in the corner by Gong Nandui, which I brought for him when his foot was bruised, I walked over and picked up the medicine and rubbed it carefully for the end, and I couldn't help but think in my heart, "Since you don't use it, it's still mine, how much like yourself, after all, I don't care about it and discard it in the corner." ”

In my spare time, I fiddled with some flowers and plants in the yard, stood in front of the bookcase to write and meditate, a large field of wild chrysanthemums outside the window has quietly bloomed, and the eyes are the whole brilliant tender yellow, and the petite petals are stained with drops of dew left in the morning, fresh and clean, with a trace of unpolluted air, and the cold exudes coldness. It's not amazing, but it's the only one that people like.

In the afternoon, I was extremely reluctant to pick a bunch and came to the study, it was rare that Gong Nan Twilight was also there, I didn't say anything, I walked over and took out the stars in the vase and replaced the newly picked wild chrysanthemum, Nan Twilight looked at me from a distance and smiled, I also smiled back, walked over and stood on his side and saw that he was painting plum blossoms again. "Lord Wang, Gongzi Jiang is here." Adu replied gently, "Hurry up and invite him in." I was slightly shocked and even more faintly surprised, "He came, most of the guests that Gong Nan met with in the past were in the hall, and almost no one was invited into the study" "Do I need to avoid it?" I asked quietly, "It's okay," he said gently,

Gong Nan Du didn't seem to care about anything, and seemed to have forgotten my reaction when I first saw Jiang Kan. "Participate in the construction of the prince." Jiang Kan walked in and said modestly, "No need to be polite, please sit down." I looked at Jiang Kan's slightly cast gaze and nodded gently, "I don't know what the prince asked Jiang Kan to come over." "Brother Huang has expressed his intention to accept you as a scholar many times, but you have not made a decision for a long time." "Lord Wang, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it." "You are humble, the emperor happened to be worried about a matter recently, and the ministers did not have any good plans, the emperor really liked you, so I asked you to discuss it." "How can you compare to those talented ministers in the court, it's really difficult for the prince to find him." "Your business can be managed so well, there must be a way, this is also the emperor's secret meaning, you can share some worries for the emperor." "Since the prince said so, what else is there to shirk in the future." "The king has thanked you first." Gong Nan said with a faint smile, "Don't dare." Jiang Kan was still gentle and respectful.

I quietly walked to the table and poured two cups of new tea and walked over to them, first picked up a cup of tea and prepared to put it in Gong Nandu's hand, but he stretched out his hand to me very naturally, I handed it over carefully without a moment's stunned, and then silently walked to Jiang Kan's side, put the tea cup next to him, and looked at him warmly, hesitated a few times, and finally took it out, "You are careful of burning." Jiang Kan seemed to be a little surprised, paused for a moment before saying politely, "Thank you for the reminder." His slight stagnation made me feel a little embarrassed when I noticed my abruptness, I looked in the direction of Gong Nandui with my spare eyes, and I could clearly feel that he was not looking at me, and I was slightly relieved to smile at Jiang Kan and silently walked back to my bookcase. Secretly observing Jiang Kan, who was talking to Gong Nandui seriously, he couldn't help but think in his heart, "Jiang Kan, don't you really have a trace of curiosity about me?" Why did you never ask me if I cried like that the first time we met, and didn't care that I paid attention to you? "I sat there quietly and looked at a book,

But he didn't read a word, his eyes staring at the written book had already wandered, and he only secretly listened to their conversation, "Today, the emperor in the court has a big temper. Gong Nandu's face was slightly worried. The Yeqi Kingdom and the Ancient Nanyue Kingdom are both small countries on par, and if they really attack them, they will not consume much troops, and they are not enough to be troubled. Jiang Kan analyzed. Although it is a small country, it is not enough to deal with it, and if it is a war, it will definitely hurt, and it will only displace the common people, which is the last thing the emperor wants to see. Gong Nandui stood up and continued, "And the emperor wants to have the best of both worlds to solve this matter, after all, he doesn't want to fight each other for this big or small matter." "The envoy of the Yeqi Kingdom came to visit and openly asked the emperor for the youngest princess Yezun in front of all the important ministers, this is a provocation, this is a contempt for the imperial power of our Dali Kingdom, this is not a big or small thing." Jiang Kan said with a slight indignation. "In recent years, the tribute handed over by the Yeqi Kingdom to the Great Calendar has also been somewhat unsatisfactory, the number has been halved, the tribute is slightly uneven, and it has been delayed for a long time, and the emperor has been extremely dissatisfied and has endured it for a long time."

"The emperor is the son of heaven of the Great Calendar Kingdom, and he deliberately doesn't want to be too careful, so they have to be more and more presumptuous, don't you think about their small country?" Jiang Kan asked in surprise, "Actually, there have always been eyeliners ambushing our Great Calendar Kingdom on their borders. "If the Yeqi Kingdom has been preparing to move in recent years, it can only mean that they are prepared and have secretly strengthened their own forces. Otherwise, it wouldn't have offended the calendar so suddenly. Jiang Kan looked at Gong Nandui and continued: "I have also heard a little, I heard that two years ago, the king of the country of Qiang promised his pearl, Princess Zhu Koshan, to the crown prince of the ancient Nanyue country. It turned out that the two countries had their own suspicions and had never made friends, and secretly each wanted to annex each other, so why did they suddenly get married to each other, could it be that the two countries had already reached a premeditated plan. Gong Nan glanced at Jiang Kan thoughtfully, "You also thought of it, originally the two small countries of them were not enough to worry about their teeth, and they surrendered to the Great Calendar all year round, but the Yeqi Kingdom was suddenly so bold, and the emperor had already thought that they might join forces with the two countries, if they really attacked, the Ancient Nanyue Kingdom would unite with the Yeqi Kingdom to fight against us, and it would be a very troublesome thing at that time." "We are a strong country, they are superficially subservient but they all want to put this kind of bondage, only when the two countries join forces against the calendar can they have a chance of winning, otherwise it is not the best result for them to choose to rely on our big tree to enjoy the shade." So it's almost certain that they've joined forces. "The emperor doesn't want to solve it with troops for the time being, but he can't bear it." "But this situation is not necessarily better if it is indulged, and the Yejia Congress is becoming more and more presumptuous." "Today, the courtiers listen to the Yeqi country, and they don't want to pay tribute in the future." Gong Nan said expressionlessly.

"But I don't think it's time for them to be full-fledged, so there's no point in going any further. At this time, it is more than enough to attack them by surprise. Jiang Kan proposed. If you want to fight, you will be annihilated in one fell swoop, and you can't leave any trouble, but in this way, the rare peaceful life of the people will be broken" Gong Nan Dusk frowned faintly. Listening to their conversation, I already had a rough outline in my heart, looking at the faces of both of them that were not very good-looking, I hesitated again and again, and finally made up my mind to stand up, I quietly stepped forward to exchange for a new cup of tea and handed it to Gong Nandu, he looked at me slightly puzzled, "You take a sip of tea first, can I say a few words?" I said as I looked at him with calm eyes. You said. I listened to Miyanami's words and felt a little moved, I knew that Miyanami would never ignore my proposal, and he would respect my ideas from the bottom of his heart. I took a slight breath and said quietly. "The Great Calendar is a strong country, that is, it belongs to the top of the food chain, and the Yeqi Kingdom and the Ancient Nanyue Kingdom are two small countries that are attached to the Great Calendar, so as to get a balance. Now the emperor of the Great Calendar suspects that the two small countries have secretly connected, and he doesn't want to make a rash move.

It's a lot like a solid frame made of three wooden frames, we just need to find a breakthrough point and tear off one of them, and the other will scatter on its own. I turned to look away and continued to say calmly, "Didn't the Yeqi Kingdom propose to marry the little princess?" Then we will promise to marry the princess to them, not only to marry, but also to announce that the prince of the National People's Congress of the world will marry and marry the country of Yeqi, and the marriage will be extremely grand, so that everyone can feel the friendship of the country and the importance of the country of Yeqi. In addition, he issued an edict announcing that the emperor of the Great Calendar would exempt the Yeqi Kingdom from all future tributes. The folk are the fastest place to spread rumors, and some news is secretly released, so that the people can spread the word that the Great Calendar Kingdom may have been connected with the Yeqi Kingdom, and this layer of meaning should be looming best. Let this hazy overture push the country of Yeqi to the top. I saw Gong Nan's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and continued, "The Yeqi Kingdom and the Ancient Nanyue Kingdom are almost the same, although they may be connected, but the Ancient Nanyue Kingdom has not moved.

However, the Yeqi Kingdom is so unbearable to provoke several times, which proves that the king of the Yeqi Kingdom is not enough to be a calm and city-rich person, according to his uncontrollable temperament, seeing the Great Calendar Kingdom waving to them so regardless of the previous suspicions, he will definitely be moved in his heart, calculate and weigh the pros and cons, and the connection with the ancient Nanyue Kingdom is the only way to fight against my Great Calendar Kingdom, but we have to wait for the opportunity, but when the time comes, I don't know whether it will be successful or not, if it succeeds, I don't dare to guarantee that the two countries will meet each other in order to divide the land, If one side is a little stronger, it will take the opportunity to annihilate one side, and now that there is such a good opportunity, it will not be a problem to join forces with the Great Calendar Power to destroy a small ancient South Vietnamese country, and the benefits will be more at that time. It is very likely that he will accept all this, first of all, to shake their hearts, and then to tell his husband on the day of the wedding under the guise of a princess, and to tell the king of the kingdom of Yeqi that everything that the kingdom of the Great Calendar has done is so clear, you must have already known it in your hearts.

Make them convinced. "But even if the king of the Night Realm is not thoughtful enough, there will be other people, in case they are allowed to think through these plans, won't they fail?" Jiang Kan asked gently, "So we have to be cautious and deal with the details, once these news spread, the ancient Nanyue country will have some doubts about whether the Yeqi country has broken its promise, and it is very likely that they will go to verify it, at this time, we need our people to quietly create some misunderstandings in the middle, appropriately invade the ancient Nanyue country and blame the Yeqi country, as long as there is a trace of doubt buried in their hearts, and then a little action will make them more convinced." At this time, the ancient Nanyue Kingdom will make a choice for the sake of its own people, so they will definitely choose to renegotiate with the Great Calendar, and the marriage between the two countries will definitely not be as good as the marriage between the Great Calendar and the Yeqi Kingdom. It's not hard for them to see this. We waited quietly for their envoys to arrive, and then achieved our true purpose of connecting with the ancient South Vietnamese state. Then the news will be announced to the world. In this way, not only will the people not be displaced, but they will also make the people feel that the benevolence of the emperor will only win the hearts of the people. When the time comes, we will be both graceful and powerful, and the two countries will no longer trust each other, and the country of Yejia will have no power to resist. ”

"In this way, it can not only settle the Yeqi Kingdom, but also connect the ancient Nanyue Kingdom, and also make the people of the Great Calendar more submissive to the emperor, killing three birds with one stone." Gong Nan Twilight looked at Leng Chiwan happily. "I saw if the temptation that the emperor gave to the Yeqi Kingdom was big enough." I said calmly. "Miss Chiwan is really smart." Jiang Kan looked at me with a familiar smile on the corner of his mouth. A hint of enthusiasm suddenly rose on his face, and he looked at them with a smile and said gently, "I hope this plan can succeed." Gong Nandui looked at Leng Chiwan, who was smiling with a gentle face, and his heart was filled with a feeling of uneasiness, Jiang Kan seemed to have unintentionally swept over the faces of the two, but he had already confirmed in his heart: "It turns out that the little prince cares about this one. It's really fun," "Then let's go ahead with the plan for later." Gong Nandui looked at me and said, and I smiled back quietly. Then Brother Jiang, you should consider this gift as soon as possible, the imperial brother has no heirs, it is the stage of employing people, Brother Jiang should not live up to my imperial brother's wishes. ”

"I'm afraid this is a little embarrassing, I'm a piece of business material, I'm used to being free and casual, I can't lead troops to fight, and it's not okay to chew books and bite words with literati. Not to mention meritorious service, it would be good not to have problems with the emperor. "Brother Jiang is really too modest, it must be reasonable for the imperial brother to value you, so don't pretend to be empty and inkless here with me." This is also the royal brother, let me persuade you well" "Then let me think about it for some more time." "Okay, just don't let the royal brother wait." Listening to them, I couldn't say a word, so I just silently whispered to myself, and after a while, I heard Gong Nandui call Adu to send a gift to Brother Jiang, I instantly cheered up and looked straight at Jiang Kan's face with some reluctance, I don't know when I will see you next time, or will I never see you again in this life? "Then I will say goodbye to the prince first, and there is Miss Chiwan." A sentence woke me up, and I owed a slight debt to say goodbye to him. "Late, you go back first, I have to enter the palace to see the imperial brother later." "Well, okay, then be careful on your way."

Leaving the study, I was bored on the way back, passing by the bamboo forest near Luotong's residence when I heard a whisper, I naughtily pricked up my ears and sounded: "Recently, I heard the side concubine Niangniang say that the prince is about to pick up the young lady of the general's family into the house." "It's the pearl of General Feng's palm, and I'm already preparing things, and I should be going to enter the mansion soon." "Then do you say that this general's daughter is good-looking, will she be more favored than the side concubine?" Their chattering voices became farther and farther away, and my thoughts pulled back, "It turns out that what Gong Nandui said is true, is it about to marry into the mansion?" Will the general's daughter be canonized as a side concubine or a concubine? "My heart is inexplicably empty" I know very well that the royal family does not recognize me as a princess, and not many people even know it, so where should I go in my life here, as a maid or a transparent existence, or one day when Gong Nan is tired of it, throw it away at will? The illusion of recent days has made me almost forget that I am nothing, and returned to Liao Lengge in a trance, "Miss, you are back, it is so early today, are you hungry, I will prepare some food for you." Mo Yi's sweet voice appeared in his ears. Well, I'm a little hungry, don't you say I haven't noticed it yet, so prepare some noodles for me. "Okay, I'll tell you to go down." As he spoke, he jumped out and ran out.