"Don't tell him a word of what you hear tonight. Violators, Zhu clan. ”

"What?!they?" Tu Boan looked at Won-hee in shock, as if Won-hee was telling him a thriller story. Tu Boan was stunned for a long time, and then smiled a little: "Sect Master, are you kidding me, right? How is this possible? Even if the prince is a bastard, he is also the son of the emperor, how could he do such a poisonous act to his father?"

Yuan Xi didn't speak, but Tu Boan saw an unmistakable taste in her blood-red eyes.

"Yes, is it true?" Tu Boan still didn't believe it, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly knelt down on one knee and arched his hand: "Sect Master, what do you want the general to do, you just have to order." ”

"How many people are there in Donglin Prefecture?"

Tu Bo'an made a rough estimate and said: "There are more than 1,000 soldiers in the government, if the sect master needs it, he can recruit strong men from the people, and he can gather about 2,000 people." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head: "It's still too little." ”

"The new army that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trained in Donglin before has all been brought to Guiyunzhou, and it has only passed a short time, and it is really not easy to gather strong men again. Tu Bo'an raised his face: "What is the sect going to do with so many soldiers?"

"I don't do anything, I just think that Donglin Prefecture is too small, and I want to expand my territory. Yuan Xi said casually.

"Huh, expand, expand the territory?" Tu Boan smiled awkwardly: "Sect Master, you're not joking, are you?

"Yuexi, and Tongzhou. Yuan Xi said succinctly.

Although the first emperor gave them the money for revival, it took time after all, and the old school always got in the way, so the progress of the revival in Yuexi has been very slow. To this day, Yuexi's economic source still relies on the sale of cheap goods to earn some small profits. As long as they cut off the main transportation routes for their goods, Yuexi will be self-defeating.

But Tongzhou is different, Tongzhou has always been a rich place, and the people of Tongzhou have never worried about silver. Moreover, the land in the same state is fertile, and there is no need to buy grain from other state capitals like Yuexi.

"Yuexi is easy to fight, but Tongzhou ...... The suzerain, on the border of the same state, are all rich masters, and they all have families and homes. If the government gathers the soldiers and soldiers of those rich merchants, we may not have many of them. We only have a few thousand soldiers and horses at most, and if the imperial court presses the border again at this time, we will be attacked by the enemy. ”

The military power of the imperial court is still in Rong Zhan's hands, even if Xiao Rongshen wants to suppress the territory, who will listen to him? Zuo is just those people in the hands of Xiao Rongcheng, the fourth elder, but that is useless.

Yuan Xi thought about it for a while, but still felt that this thing was worth doing, where there are poor people, there are indispensable rebels who are not afraid of death, and Yuexi will not be an exception. As long as you take Yuexi, are you still worried about the people who don't have food for the soldiers?

"Captain Tu, if you lead a thousand men and horses to raid Yuexi from Ankang Town, can you take Yuexi?"

Tu Boan nodded, and hesitated a little for a while: "Sect Master, if I take everyone away, what will happen to the mine?"

The mine has been dug for so long, and it is only halfway dug, and the gravel is mixed with broken gold, and some broken hands and feet are very messy. There is no hope of finding another living person from inside, and now I can only hope to clean up the mine as soon as possible and continue to open the mine, so as to provide support for the military salary of Guiyunzhou.

"You don't have to worry about this, I will arrange for the people to go up the mountain. ”

Tu Boan arched his hand and said, "Sect Master, rest assured, the last general will definitely live up to his mission." ”

After sending Tu Bo'an away, Mother Zhong saw that Yuanxi's mood was gradually calming down, so she dared to step forward and ask: "Why didn't the master let the imperial physician know about these things?

Yuan Xi shook his head: "It's because he's a loyal minister that I can't tell him." Raiding Yuexi and Tongzhou is a desperate thing, and once Wang Nianen knows about it, he will definitely stop me with his character. But I have to. I didn't want to argue with him, so I didn't tell him. ”

"But why do we want to expand the chassis? Isn't Prince He already giving orders in the capital? If we do this, won't it be tantamount to rebelling against the imperial court? Isn't this a handle for them?" asked Mother Zhong.

"Rebellion? Hmph, my father didn't rebel back then, but he was labeled a rebel by Xiao Rongshen. Today, I, the daughter of a traitor, am not afraid to sit on the charge again. Yuan Xi looked coldly at the dark sky: "I'm going to rebel today, I want to see what he Xiao Rongshen can do to me!"

"Just to gamble?" Mother Zhong was a little surprised: "Master, you weren't the kind of person who vented your personal anger in the past. ”

Yuan Xi smiled: "I'm not right now." ”

"And you?"

Yuan Xi said: "Tongzhou, Yuexi, Donglin, the three state capitals are connected in a line, and you can cut the Great Chu waist in half." In this way, we and the prince are no longer two isolated and helpless points, but have half of the country. Xiao Rongshen had no military power, and his few men and horses were concentrated near the prince. Once we connect the three states in a line, Xiao Rongshen's order will not be transmitted. When the time comes, he will not be able to transfer troops, and the capital will become a piece of meat on our lips, and we can eat it whenever we want. There are no soldiers and no money, so I'll see what he can do to defend the city. ”

"Huh?" Mother Zhong smiled: "I really don't know what this Prince He thinks, he doesn't have military power and wants to seize power? Isn't this looking for his own death? He would be so stupid?"

"He's not stupid," Yuan Xi stroked the majestic scabbard of the Tai'a Sword and said, "He should have been suddenly forced to do something about it, and this matter should be a major event that determines life and death." Otherwise, with Xiao Rongshen's character, he would never do such a brainless thing. ”

Mother Zhong exclaimed: "Could it be that our house caught his eyeliner, and he was afraid that the emperor would punish him, so he made the first move?"

Yuan Xi frowned, it was completely possible, she couldn't help but shudder, if it was really this reason. Isn't half of the emperor's death his own responsibility?

Seeing Yuanxi's expression, Mother Zhong suddenly realized this, and hurriedly helped her sit down: "Don't worry too much, master, who would have thought that Prince He was such a beast who didn't recognize his six relatives?"

Anyone can think of it, but she has to think of it. In her previous life, she had loved him for five years, but he used himself to get the throne, and killed the emperor and Rong Zhan in his previous life. Yuan Xi stroked his lower abdomen, only to feel a cold pain in his lower abdomen, could it be that she was in too much of a hurry? But how could she do this? If she didn't fight against the army, Xiao Rongshen would also push herself into a corner.

A thunderstorm suddenly sounded in the night, and the night was as bright as day, and Mother Zhong was startled: "This, it's not spring yet, what kind of thunder is it?"

The heavens are in a vision, and great things will happen. Yuan Xi sighed and looked down at his lower abdomen: "Mother Zhong, help me bring me a cup of red date tea." ”

Yuan Xi drank hot red date tea and felt that his stomach didn't hurt as much as he did just now. Mother Zhong looked down at her and couldn't help but smile: "The master has only been two or three months, and this belly has already shown a little, I see that when a woman is pregnant, it seems that she is not pregnant so early." ”

Mother Zhong said and sighed: "When women are pregnant, they are mostly thirsty and sleepy, but the master has to work hard, and she can't sleep well at night, and she doesn't even have time to take a nap during the day." It's just that the rest is not good, but there is little to eat, these days the stone and jade water are changing tricks for the master to do, and he has not been able to ask the master to eat a few more bites, in the long run, I am afraid that it will hurt the body. ”

Yuan Xi rubbed his eyebrows, so what can be done, she and Xiao Rongshen are like two ants rolling with the wheels, no matter who stops to rest, they will be thrown out by the rolling wheels and fall to pieces. If she loses, I'm afraid she won't even be able to save her life, so how can she keep the child?

Ling'er poured a soup woman and held it in Yuanxi's hand: "Master, you have stayed up for most of the night, and if you don't stop for a while, the sky will be bright." If you don't sleep yourself, the little son in your belly will still sleep. If the prince knew that you were staying up like this, he would definitely be angry. ”

Mother Zhong served Yuanxi to lie down, and Ling'er said: "Mother Zhong, you have been staying up for most of the night, let me accompany the master in the second half of the night, you always take the time to sleep and recuperate your spirits, I see that your eyes are blue." ”

......

Yuan Xi leaned sideways on the soft pillow and patted the empty seat next to him: "You will lie down for a while, right?"

Ling'er shook her head: "I'll serve Miss here, if Miss is hungry and thirsty, she will order Ling'er." ”

Yuan Xi moved his body to the bed and made way for a bunk: "You lie here, let's talk to me for a while, just like when we were in Weifu before." If you want to serve, you can get out of bed. ”

Ling'er lay down, and suddenly felt a little emotion in her heart, and said with a smile: "Miss, what do you say His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing now? Will you miss Miss under the moon?"

Yuan Xi looked sideways at half of Ling'er's face and said with a smile: "Do you care about Ah Zhan or Qin Shunna?"

Ling Er's face turned crimson: "Miss, what are you talking about!" Qin Shun, hmph, who cares about him, so incomprehensible, so boring, so stupid! I don't want him." ”

Yuan Xi stroked his lower abdomen and said with a smile: "Yes, he is stupid, if Qin Shun is not stupid, how can he fall in love with you?"

Ling'er turned sideways and faced Yuanxi face to face: "Miss, I've been following you for so many years, why are you talking to him?"

Yuan Xi smiled without saying a word, reached out and stroked Ling'er's cheek, and looked at her intently.

Ling'er was a little surprised, and she also touched her face twice: "Miss, why did you suddenly touch my face? Is there something on my face?"

Yuan Xi shook his head solemnly: "I'll touch it for General Qin." ”

"Hmph, Miss you!" Ling Erjiao turned her head in disgust and turned her face away: "If Qin Shun dares to do this, I will beat him until his nose is blue and his face is swollen." ”

"Qin Shun is a general, his martial arts are outstanding, how could he be beaten by you obediently? Don't people fight back? Maybe it's you who has a blue nose and swollen face. Yuan Xi laughed.