"Above the court, between the military formations, in order to maintain the royal prestige, etiquette is indispensable, there is no need to be polite in private, the deep palace is not a place to make friends, and Duguying has few friends. For more than four years, the knowledge learned is still secondary, and I am very happy to meet so many partners as an equal. ”

Kyoto is in turmoil, the situation of the standard team is pressing, and the carefree life of a student soldier has since disappeared, and the lord of the empire, she must take responsibility.

"Today, you tie your net worth and life to me, there are gods in your head, Duguying swears with the heart of the Tao: Honor and disgrace are shared, life and death depend on each other, if you violate this oath, karma will burn your heart!"

"Swear allegiance to the county lord, if you violate this oath, karma will burn your heart!"

The three of Yan Ning knelt on the ground and swore an oath, and few people dared to violate the oath made by the Qi refiner with the Dao heart, unless they were willing to be mortals and suffer the punishment of karma in the reincarnation world. The coming-of-age ceremony of the aristocracy, in which everyone swears loyalty to the empire with a Taoist heart, is common to intrigue and fight each other, and there are few nobles who have committed treason.

There are many children of the royal family, and choosing a master worthy of allegiance and not violating the oath of the nobles is all the blood of the Dugu royal family, so naturally it cannot be regarded as a betrayal.

Dugu Ying pursed her lips and looked at the three of them, swearing allegiance to the county lord to the death, not mentioning the empire, the deep meaning in her words is self-evident, if she doesn't resist, these three people and the huge family forces behind her will not be restrained, and force her to fight to the end in disguise.

The life and death oath was closer, Dugu Ying's heart moved, and she looked at Yan Ning after pulling up a few people.

"Life and death depend on each other, why don't we become sisters with different surnames, Yan Ning, you go to find out Senior Sister Huayue's style, if you don't object, invite her over. ”

Yan Ning had already had this intention, and walked out after agreeing with a smile, Yuwen Jie hurriedly reminded: "Do you want to invite Qin Rufeng?"

"We became sisters, and a man was asked to do that. Ling Huqing was not happy, Duguying smiled and said: "Of course Qing'er doesn't want to bow to him, or-" Ling Huqing covered her mouth and confessed: "Don't say it." ”

There is a hidden feeling, Yan Ning blinked and went to invite Hua Yue, Yuwenjie did not relent: "Qing'er, Qin Rufeng is known as a man in the midst of thousands of flowers, and the leaves do not touch his body, do you really mean to?" Mei Ying also helped: "That is, how could your parents agree to the Qin family's courtship, one is Bingqing Yujie, the other is unruly, this is not a mess of mandarin duck scores, escape marriage, I support it." ”

"It's not going to run with you, giggles. Ling Hu Qing smiled and then changed the subject.

"Your Highness, what are you doing here?"

"Don't call Your Highness, call Mei Ying, this name will remain the same for life. Mei Ying went to scratch her, and Ling Hu Qing hurriedly changed her words: "Okay, Mei Ying, it will not change for the rest of your life." ”

"Mei Ying, my grandfather had something to say before I came, he said that if you want to do things, the apprentices of Jicuiguan are the best subordinates, I didn't dare to tell you before, hehe. ”

"My father is the same, Mei Ying, the Criminal Department has secretly investigated, the twenty-two standard camps, there are many noble children with the army, all of them are full of standard teams, in order to cover people's eyes, they chose to arrive in batches. ”

Ling Huqing's father is the Minister of Criminal Affairs, her news will never be wrong, Mei Ying secretly calculated, three full battalions, twenty full standard teams, more than 24,000 soldiers, far more than one legion, counting the guards with the name of miscellaneous soldiers, the strength will not be less than 30,000.

These 30,000 people cannot be underestimated, it is easy to get a general in a thousand troops, this is 30,000 well-trained middle and lower-level officers, as long as there are a few veteran generals in charge, the supply of food, grass and equipment can be supplied, it is not difficult to expand the army of 100,000, and it is not difficult to expand the army of 100,000.

What is the intention of grandpa and father? If they really want to start a war with the Sunset Empire, no, not a single regular army has been moved, and the national war cannot be won by relying on student soldiers alone, and there are too few people to stuff people's teeth. It's a bit like a deterrent by force, but the movement is too big, the transfer of troops from the eastern border counties is expensive, the cost of war is too great, and the shrewd grandfather will not make a loss-making deal.

Is it very unlikely that he wants to attack the king of Xiangyun County? It is unlikely, the founding blood oath is restrained, he did not pull up the anti-flag, the royal division is unknown, and the four county kings will join forces to resist, and the central forces will still have the advantage in the civil war, but the empire is surrounded by strong enemies on three sides, forcing the county king to collude with them, and Qinghui has no chance of winning.

Mei Ying sat behind the table and buried her head in thought, Yu Wenjie and Ling Huqing went outside to inspect, the female soldier on duty was Yan Ning's henchman, and she followed her through the trial battle, loyal and trustworthy.

The two walked to no one's place, and after looking at each other a few times, Yu Wenjie took the lead in speaking: "Qing'er, I think it is better to transfer some family dead, you can't rely on Yan Ning alone, she is credible, and everyone under her command may be reliable." Ling Huqing nodded: "Well, the Hua family also chooses some people, and the four of us will form a county lord and a personal soldier to contain each other to avoid accidents." Handed over to Gao Yuan's subordinates, Mei Ying will not be too careful. When she personally assembles her personal guards, she will immediately withdraw our people, lest there be rumors about holding the county lord hostage in the future. ”

"Or you think about it thoughtfully, hey, when Mei Ying inherits the throne, you go to be the internal minister, coordinate the affairs of the empire, I want to be a general, and I will be angry with those bastard men in Kyoto. ”

"Shhhh Seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and laughed: "I really want to do it." Hmph, although the family supports Mei Ying, there are still people who wait and see, saying that women are against heaven when they are in the country, and they want them to look good after the matter is completed. ”

Yan Ning entered the archer patrol without needing to report, and directly entered Huayue's tent, seeing that the brother and sister were discussing things, they ignored Qin Rufeng and pulled Huayue to whisper.

"The women's guard team is waterproof and fireproof like the wind, and you can shout it, is the young master's character so poor. ”

Qin Rufeng was so depressed that he complained.

Several times I went to find Ling Huqing, but I let the sentry block the way, is there something wrong? Okay, wait, go and ask the captain to come out and talk to you, I want to enter the camp, don't think about it! Yan Ru was embarrassed to relay the young lady's original words, wrote a note and threw it to him, so angry that Qin Rufeng turned his head and left, returned to the cavalry patrol and jumped and shouted, announcing that the women's team would come in the future, and they must be notified first, and several captains promised that when they got out of the tent, they would take it as a deaf ear, and report that no one would please come!

This time I followed my sister to the light, the sentry did not stop him, but when he entered the flag guard tent, he heard that several people were going to worship his sisters, and his face was as thick as he was embarrassed, why did he come in if he had nothing to do, he couldn't kneel down with a group of women and swore an oath, the young master of the Qin family was not so cheap.

"Brother, go and keep a guard outside the door, no one is allowed to come in, and no one can eavesdrop. When you come and meet people, you have to play a role. ”

"You use my brother as waste. ”

Qin Rufeng shouted in his mouth, the people had already arrived outside the tent, and the dignified cavalry patrol commander dutifully patrolled around the tent, which became a strange scenery for the women's team.

The worship is very simple, the incense case is ready early, the oath is ready-made, the kowtow oath is in order, the general age of the five people is sixteen years old, and they can only come according to the time of birth, Hua Yue is the eldest sister, Yan Ning and Dugu Ying followed closely behind, Ling Hu Qing pouted, he was ten days younger than Yu Wenjie, and he had no choice but to become a little sister, and he had to call his sister when he saw everyone.

"Fourth sister, meet gift!"

Being a little sister is also beneficial, and if you suffer a loss, you will get benefits, and the little hand stretched out to Yu Wenjie first, and the fourth sister shouted reluctantly.

"With a thick face, embarrassed to speak, chasing people to meet them. ”

Yu Wenjie took out a hairpin from the military bag, several people knew the goods, and at first glance it was a treasure, and muttered reluctantly: "Take advantage of the fire to rob, grandma's dowry, I am reluctant to wear it, it is cheap for you." ”

Hua Yue couldn't do anything about her, but fortunately, she was prepared, and the gifts were all exquisite and luxurious, so happy that she made Hu Qingmei smile, and she didn't give up: "Your family is solid, and the criminal department is Qingshui Yamen, and in the future, the little sister will not ask for money from the family for food and clothing." ”

Several people made a fuss, Qin Rufeng was so angry that he gritted his teeth outside, kowtowed a few heads and said a few words, it took so long, the young master had not been a sentry for three years.

"Sisterhood can be kept in mind, and it is better to call it by name in the future. Hua Yue ordered as the eldest sister, the four of them were smart, and nodded again and again, it is strictly forbidden to form a party in the army, no wonder Qin Rufeng was allowed to go to the sentry, it turned out to prevent the news from leaking.

Next, to discuss the matter, the first thing is to figure out the old king's plan, and his sisters don't need to be taboo.

"The heavy military drills on the border are nothing more than two purposes, to deter the enemy country and warn the county king, which is the practice of the empire. The three apprentices of the standard camp gathered, and the young nobles all came, which had never happened before, which was a suspicious point. I think it's deliberately embarrassing for the nobles. In these years, it has been peaceful, the children of the nobles have become a trend of fighting chickens and dogs, and there is no return to the martial arts of the past, and after a few battles, the gap with the apprentices will be clearly on the table, will His Majesty the King hint: The royal family does not have the support of the nobles, and still has enough strength to control the empire. ”

Hua Yue's analysis made sense, it seems that many aristocratic families are going to decline, and a large number of upstarts will emerge in the empire, indirectly spurring the ninety-nine hereditary nobles, and then let the children indulge in wine and pleasure, the title will not change, and the power will be redistributed.

"In this way, there will be many deaths and injuries of the children of the nobles, Your Majesty will face the criticism of the aristocratic group, and the House of Nobles will collide with the imperial power, and the political situation will be turbulent, why should Your Majesty take the risk?"

The Imperial House of Nobles, nominally representing the interests of all nobles, is actually a contest for the peaceful division of power among the great nobles, and the imperial family that tries to absolutely control the power of the empire has always been in opposition for thousands of years.

Yan Ning's question was not answered for a while, and they each pondered and analyzed, and after a while, Ling Huqing said in a low voice: "The royal family will face reproach, with Your Majesty's means, make some concessions at that time, the House of Nobles can only die down, and it is the responsibility of the nobles to die fighting for the country, and there will be no big trouble." But the king of Xiangyun County was afraid that he would bear the anger, and half of the people fell in his fiefdom, unable to escape the responsibility of poor protection. ”

Yan Ning secretly praised Linghu Qing for being smart, and saw the worries of the county king and his father, simply royal, the four county kings can also work together to resist, and the nobles of the whole country unite against a county king, the outcome can be imagined, and the idea of the royal cutting of the feudal domain will be realized from Xiangyun County first, you must know that among the people who died in the battle, there are also children of small nobles in Xiangyun, and then there will be internal chaos first.

"Even if grandpa has this plan, I will think of ways to stop it, this is a disguised slaughter of noble children. Mei Ying's words made the four of them settle down, weaken the power of the nobles, and blame the king of Xiangyun County, killing two birds with one stone, and the old king can do it.

"It is to clean up the aristocratic discipline, but not in an extreme way. Yan Ning, you might as well reveal it to the old marquis, the king of Xiangyun County retracted his hand from the standard camp, Dugu Ying will never violate the blood oath of his ancestors, if he insists on going his own way, the royal family will really cut the domain sooner or later, and he will not hesitate to fight. ”

Hua Yue waved his hand in opposition and said with a low smile: "You can say it in the first half, don't mention it in the second half, there are some things that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, and the point is over." ”

Yan Ning understood, and thanked Mei Ying with a smile: "The county king is not opposed, the royal family is not moving, with your words, most of my father's worries will be gone, and the county king can also feel at ease, which is beneficial to us." ”

Yu Wenjie has been listening, and thinks that these sisters are so amazing, even my grandfather took a lot of effort to guess it, and several people muttered for a while that the conclusion was similar.

"Let's leave the big things alone, let Your Majesty and the elders have a headache. I've got an idea of what to do now. ”

"Mei Ying came to the border county to encourage the morale of the soldiers, the role of staying in the standard team is limited, and he is also panicked, more than 30,000 students in Jicuiguan are not unified with each other, and they are not all fighting for each other, I think it is better to show the banner of the county lord and form a soldier corps, first grasp this army, and there are soldiers in their hands and everything is worry-free. ”

"Great idea!"

Yan Ning was the first to agree, Hua Yue and Ling Huqing did not object, Mei Ying thought for a while and nodded in agreement, the voice in the tent was lower, the five sisters discussed the details and assigned the task, outside the tent Qin Rufeng scolded while patrolling, and the female soldiers on duty stood in the distance and snickered.