Jing Dynasty, Dadu, Changshan County Palace.

"Say hello to my father."

Qingyu Huaijin stood at the foot of the hall and bowed down in accordance with the traditional etiquette of the Jinglian people.

There was no one else in the hall, Qing Yu looked at her daughter's lowered eyebrows, and noticed that she had changed her title - in the past, when there were no outsiders, Qing Yu Huaijin always liked to call him daddy affectionately, not like now.

A complicated emotion flooded his heart and asked, "Have you seen Your Majesty?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin bowed his head and said, "Yes, father." As soon as the daughter entered the city, there was a fireman in the palace at the city gate, and then the daughter followed them into the palace to meet His Majesty. ”

"Sit down and talk."

Qing Yugong slowed down his tone and emphasized: "At home, it's still the same as before." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin took a light breath, barely squeezed out a smile, and then obediently sat down.

Qing Yugong didn't ask her about her experience in the palace, although Emperor Jing would often beat him, the marshal of the Southern Courtyard, in the open and in secret, but he would not use the emperor's heart trick in front of Qing Yu Huaijin, one was not necessary, and the other was that he did have some sincere love for Qing Yu Huaijin.

After a moment of silence, Qing Yugong said slowly: "My father knows that you arrived in Dadu today, but he didn't pick you up in person, do you have any dissatisfaction in your heart?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin shook his head and said, "Daddy, my daughter knows that this peace talk has brought shame on Dajing, and some people in the court will definitely be angry with us Qing Yu. If Daddy makes a big show at this time, it will make them find a reason to attack. The daughter is not filial, and it affects the situation of her father in the court, how can she make nonsense anymore? ”

"It's best if you think like this."

Qing Yugong's eyes were calm, and he said: "Previously, Your Majesty made public the three conditions put forward by Lu Shen, and my father advised His Majesty on the spot to refuse to negotiate peace with Nanqi. Maybe this will make you unable to get out of the trap, but you should understand that as a descendant of the Qingyu family, you will inevitably face such moments. The only thing a father can do is to avenge you afterwards, or be honest with you as you are now. ”

There is no doubt that his words are unkind to ordinary people, and since Qingyu Huaijin has returned, he can be relieved as a father.

Qingyu Huaijin listened quietly, without the slightest hint of resentment, and nodded: "Daddy, my daughter understands." ”

Qing Yugong bowed slightly, and then said in a complicated tone: "Actually, if your father doesn't let go, Your Majesty will also redeem you." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin couldn't help but think of what someone once said.

She thought for a moment and hesitated: "Daddy, Lu Shen also said so." ”

Qing Yugong's eyes condensed slightly.

When she mentioned Lu Shen, her tone was very calm, and she didn't have the hatred when she mentioned the enemy at all.

Qing Yugong pressed the doubts in his heart and asked lightly, "What did he say?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin briefly repeated Lu Shen's analysis, and then said: "Daddy, he seems to believe that His Majesty will always suppress our Qing Yu clan. ”

"He's right."

Qing Yugong responded simply and directly, and said: "Your Majesty is eloquent, suppressing the Qing Yu clan is inevitable, and it is not once or twice, this kind of suppression will last for a long time." ”

Qingyu Huaijin will not ignore this problem because of Emperor Jing's love for her, in fact, when Lu Shen talked about these things, she didn't care about it on the surface, but she was actually very worried in her heart, and she didn't need to continue to hide it in front of her father at this moment.

Qing Yugong smiled indifferently and said: "As long as Your Majesty is willing to suppress, Qing Yu's clan will not be in any danger, if he stops suppressing me one day, that is when you really need to be vigilant." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin was shocked, and soon understood the true meaning of this sentence.

Although the suppression is annoying, it is a tacit understanding between monarchs and ministers. The royal family represented by Emperor Jing could not allow other nobles to override themselves, and Qing Yugong's prestige within the Jing army was too high, and it was no joke to be a hero. In order to maintain a normal relationship between the monarch and the minister, Emperor Jing had to beat Qing Yugong from time to time, otherwise it would lead to an imbalance in the court and then civil strife.

If Emperor Jing stopped beating one day, there were only two possibilities - he didn't have the ability to continue beating Qing Yugong, or Qing Yugong completely lost his threat.

Looking at the tired look in his father's eyes, Qing Yu Huaijin felt extremely guilty.

If she hadn't become a prisoner of the Qi army, her father would have been much less stressed.

Thinking of this, she said softly: "Daddy, Lu Shen asked his daughter to convey to you that he is very aware of Qing Yu's situation and intends to leave us a way back. If things are not harmonious in the future, he is willing to accept Qingyu's Nantou. If Daddy has plans to do this, he wants you to take a moment to avoid a dilemma. ”

This time, she didn't hide anything, and retold Lu Shen's words one by one.

Qing Yugong was silent for a moment and sighed lightly: "This young man is indeed very interesting. ”

Interesting?

What is this evaluation?

Isn't it insidious and cunning? Or is it a clever one?

Qing Yu Huaijin's eyes widened slightly.

"You should think deeper, why did Lu Shen take the initiative to say this proposal? Does he really know all about the secrets of my dynasty? It's not that simple. ”

Qing Yu Gong followed the temptation and continued: "The reason why he did this is because this young man is full of a sense of crisis and racks his brains to find more ways to protect himself. ”

"Crisis ......"

Qing Yu Huaijin retold it softly, and gradually came back to his senses.

She had asked people to investigate Lu Shen before, so she naturally knew that his situation in Nanqi was actually not good, and the monarchs and ministers of Nanqi in Yongjia City did not trust this rising star of the border army very much. This also has her credit, the rumor about Lu Shen's life experience has an extremely far-reaching impact, and it cannot be dissipated in a short time.

Qing Yu said to the side respectfully, "Yingye." ”

A man in his thirties appeared from behind the curtain and bowed his head and said, "Lord Wang." ”

Qing Yugong said: "Go and get the No. 7 file of A." ”

"Yes, lord."

The man bowed and withdrew.

After about half a burnt of incense, the man went and returned, holding a thick dossier in both hands.

Qing Yugong motioned for him to hand over the file to Qing Yuhuai Jin, and said indifferently: "You take a look first." ”

Qingyu Huaijin took the file and put it on his lap, turned the first page, and saw that it was written: No. 7, Southern Qi Lu Shen.

"Lu Shen, the word Jing'an, a native of Guangling Mansion in Huaizhou, Southern Qi, was born on June 13 of the fifth year of Qi Yuankang. His father, Lu Tong, is Zhongming. His mother, Ning, died in September of the fifth year of Qi Jianwu. Lu Tong did not continue the string, and Lu Shen had no brothers and sisters. ”

"The Lu family lived in Shanyang County, Guangling, and moved to Guangling Mansion City to Lu Shen's grandfather. The Lu family started 47 years ago, and it is suspected that they started doing business because of the help of nobles. The identity of the noble person is no longer examinable, or it may be related to Yang Guangyuan's father. Today, the Lu family's business spreads all over the six prefectures of Huaizhou, and at the same time it is involved in Jiangnan, Yandi, and our dynasty. ”

"Lu Shen was young and intelligent, but he never had the intention of learning. In the fourth year of the establishment of martial arts, Lu Shen first entered the realm of martial arts, and was suspected to have been taught by Lin Jie, the leader of the Seven Star Gang. In the first half of the first month of the twelfth year of Qi Jianwu, Lu Shen led a caravan out of Longguan to sell goods in Yanguo Tieshan City, and suddenly fell into a coma after getting drunk......"

Qing Yu Huaijin held the dossier and gradually became fascinated, and at the same time, the shock in his heart became stronger and stronger.

The information recorded in this dossier is extremely detailed, especially in the two years from Lu Shen's first business trip to the recent capture of Heluo by leading his troops.

There are some things that Qingyu Huaijin already knew, but there are also many records that she saw it for the first time.

She looked up and said in surprise, "Daddy, this is ......"

"This is the information that my father asked me to collect, and it took about a year to sort it out half a month ago."

Qing Yugong explained for a moment, and then said, "If you want to deal with your enemy, you must know as much as possible about his past. You can take this dossier back and read it slowly, because my father just wants to tell you that Lu Shen was interesting before, because he was not a loyal minister in the traditional sense, which can be seen from every choice he made in the past. ”

Such a man cares most about his own interests, and is willing to be a loyal servant to whom everyone praises, even if he does not threaten himself. However, once his core interests are touched, whether it is Li Duan or Xiao Wangzhi's Li Tianrun, he will definitely not bow his head and retreat. ”

Qing Yugong looked at his daughter with antiquation, and encouraged: "The next thing you have to do is to forget the humiliation of Heluo, and seriously think about a problem, how to use Lu Shen's characteristic to meddle in the intricate network of forces in Southern Qi and find our breakthrough point outside the battlefield." ”

From beginning to end, he didn't deliberately comfort Qing Yu Huaijin, but at this moment, the young little county lord had already ignited his fighting spirit, got up and said, "Daddy, please rest assured, my daughter will definitely think about it carefully." ”

Qing Yugong smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to the back house to see your mother." ”

"Yes, Daddy."

Qing Yu Huaijin took the file and bowed and retreated.

Qing Yugong was still sitting in place, and after a while, the three armored generals walked into the main hall.

"The last general will meet the prince!"

The three got down on one knee and shouted in unison.

"Get up. You are called here today to inform you of something. ”

Qing Yugong got up and walked forward, came to the three of them, looked at them one by one, and said: "Loyalty still needs to be experienced, and the sharpness of the good tiger has lost its embarrassment, and they can only defend it and make it difficult to forge ahead." You have followed this king to fight on the battlefield since you were a child, and you have made many meritorious achievements in the battle of Pingzhao, so you should continue to make meritorious contributions. The king has asked His Majesty that after the arming is completed, you can lead the army south. ”

"This king has only one request, to do everything possible to annihilate the main force of Southern Qi."

"Don't occupy an area, only kill people, understand?"

The three of them did not squint, and said loudly: "The last general takes the order!" ”

Qing Yugong bowed slightly: "This year's autumn is the day when you go on the expedition. This king hopes that you will keep in mind that the prestige of the Dajing Xiongshi cannot be damaged, and the achievements of the Qingyu Xiashan Army for decades cannot be discredited. The past two years have made the Qi people arrogant and proud for too long, and they should understand the simplest truth, the Jinglian warriors are the best warriors in the world. ”

His tone was very calm, but the three tiger generals of different ages were already full of murderous energy, and they responded in unison.

"Obey the Prince's orders!"

(End of chapter)