Just as the Qi army captured the Youyue Pass and all the soldiers rushed to celebrate, in the distant city of Luo, Emperor Shengwei did not go to bed late at night.

In the luxurious dormitory, Emperor Shengwei was sitting on the brocade bed, looking at the secret report in his hand with relish, his face full of spring breeze. Suddenly, a palace maid hurriedly came in and whispered, "Holy Lord, Niangniang is here." Emperor Shengwei hurriedly put down the secret report and walked out.

The queen dragged the phoenix robe, with two palace maids in yellow skirts, moved lightly, walked in slowly, saw Emperor Shengwei with a smile on his face, walked quickly towards him, bowed with a delicate body, and said softly: "The concubine body is see Your Majesty." Emperor Shengwei looked at the queen's delicate face and said with a smile: "The imperial sister has finally come to see me, come in and sit down." Then the two of them went into the house and sat down.

The Empress asked: "Your Majesty, but what happy event has you encountered? You haven't slept in the middle of the night?" Emperor Shengwei smiled: "Yes, Gao Yu has made a great contribution this time, as soon as they arrived at the Crescent Pass, they annihilated the 30,000 elite cavalry of the Rong army, which is a great victory that has been rare in a hundred years." The Empress nodded, and then asked, "What about the losses of our army?" Emperor Shengwei smiled: "Gao Yu said that the losses of our army are not large, only a few thousand casualties, which is good." In addition, they saw through the Rong army's schemes, not only turned the tide of the war, but also occupied Youyue Lake, which can be regarded as a vicious blow for me. The queen nodded.

Emperor Shengwei spoke, and continued: "Gao Yu has made great contributions, and the benefits are in the future. It's just that he is already in the position of a lieutenant, so he can only reward him with more gold and silver. The queen said leisurely: "Gao Yu's meritorious service should indeed be rewarded, but Qin Tai also went out with the army, and his credit is indelible." Emperor Shengwei nodded with a wry smile and said, "It should be." I just want them to keep the crescent moon pass safe. After all, I'm old, if it weren't for the fact that the canopy ghost was obsessed with it, he would do such a bad thing. I also plan to pass the throne to him next year. It's a pity that he didn't know who was bewitched and wanted to assassinate me, which was really disappointing to me. However, he is my only son, and I must clean up the dynasty in my lifetime before I can rest assured that I will be able to hand over the throne to him. The queen nodded silently.

Emperor Shengwei looked at the queen and smiled reluctantly: "The imperial sister is still young, but unfortunately I am already old." So far, there is only one son, Tianpeng. The queen said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you are in good health now, and it will not be a problem to be in charge of the prosperous era for another twenty years." "Emperor Shengwei's face was full of red light. Nodding his head, he thought for a moment, and asked, "Imperial sister, is the demon all right?" said: "Majesty xià rest assured. You'er has always been with her concubine. Tomorrow the concubine will bring her to see you. Emperor Shengwei nodded and sighed: "Hey, it would be nice if the demon was a prince, my throne must be hers." The queen smiled: "Isn't my daughter bad?" Emperor Shengwei smiled: "It's different." There have always been rules for the succession to the throne, and they can't be messed up. After the demon was born, if I didn't stick to death, maybe we would have a prince. It's a pity that I can't turn back, I'm getting old. ”

When the queen heard this, she couldn't help but think back to the past. I couldn't help but cry softly. Emperor Shengwei smiled embarrassedly when he saw this, and then took the queen in his arms. At this time, the queen sobbed even more.

Emperor Shengwei hurriedly comforted: "Allure." Don't cry. In the past, I was sorry for you, brought you into the palace, and let you give birth to a demon for me, and let you live in the deep palace for nearly twenty years. The queen stopped sobbing softly and said in a low voice: "Brother Huang, do you know that the prosperous era you have spent forty years to build has become a miasma in just five years. If the Yuan Continent begins to be turbulent today, the concubine is worried about things as Si Tianjian said, my Great Qi National Fortune is declining, and the Emperor Star is displaced?" Although the people of Si Tianjian are proficient in astrology, they may not be accurate. Besides, our Zhu family is an ancient family that has been passed down since ancient times, if anyone dares to seek to usurp the throne, the ancestors of the clan elders will not spare them. The queen nodded. Emperor Shengwei continued: "For example, the minds of the people of the Yuan Continent have changed today, but this is just the appearance. As long as the ancient family does not move, the world will not be chaotic. The art of imperial domination lies in not believing anyone's words lightly, being able to endure what others cannot endure, being able to reward and punish subordinates clearly, and being ruthless and decisive when dealing with enemies. So what you were worried about before was unnecessary. As long as the empire is stable, just rumors can't shake my Zhu family!" the queen nodded silently. Immediately, the two of them silently coexisted, and the dormitory fell into a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

At noon the next day, Emperor Shengwei finished his dynasty in the morning, and the entire court and the opposition were shaken. Officials, large and small, had their own thoughts and talked loudly, and in just a few hours, the whole Los Angeles City was boiling. From the court officials to the beggars, they all knew the happy event of Marshal Gao's lightning expedition and defeat the Rong army. Of course, everyone is happy on the surface, but not everyone is happy in their hearts. Qin Hui is one of them.

At this time, Qin Hui had just returned home and was sitting in the house drinking tea slowly.

"Xiangye, Lord Wang and Lord Zhao ask to meet. Suddenly, a servant ran into the hall and reported it. Qin Hui was upset at this time, and said lightly: "Go back and tell them, I'll talk about it at night if I have something, and now I want to rest." When the servant heard this, he hurried out.

After a while, a bewitching young woman in a flower skirt walked in and said softly: "Master, it's time to eat." Qin Hui shook his head and said, "You go down first, master, I'll rest for a while." The woman said with concern: "Master, are you worried about today's affairs?" Qin Hui waved her hand impatiently and motioned for her to go out. The woman wanted to say something, but when she saw that the old man's face was not good, she left in a hurry.

After a while, a young and thin middle-aged man walked in, closed the door and window, and said to Qin Hui, "Father." "The person who came is Qin Shou, the secretary of the criminal department of the dynasty. Qin Hui said lightly: "Sit down." Hearing this, Qin Shou stepped forward and sat down.

Qin Shou said: "Father, although that Gao Yu Lao'er defeated the Rong army, it is not necessarily a good thing, not necessarily that he is happy today, but tomorrow he will be sad?" Qin Hui said leisurely: "Shou'er, why can't you see through the root of this matter?" Qin Shou smiled: "Father, I know what my father means, isn't it just that the merit is high, we have been civil officials for generations, we only care about making money, what else does it matter?" Qin Hui smiled bitterly, looked at his son, who was thin and not very eye-catching, and said lightly: "Shou'er." If you spend your mind on playing with women on political affairs, my father and I won't worry so much. The way to be an official lies in one word. Steady. Our family has been an official for four generations, rich for hundreds of years, and has countless family wealth, and now I am in the position of prime minister, so it is naturally impossible to rise again. All we have to do is to take our place and remove anyone who dares to covet our place as soon as we find him. In this way, our family can continue to be rich. Your grandfather and great-grandfather have told me about it. Seek a stable word for officials, learn to trickle down the stream, and slowly accumulate wealth. To my father's generation. I had the privilege of being prime minister, and I knew that our family had reached its prime, and that it might be going downhill next. So when I was an official, we all tried our best to transfer our wealth to the local area. Solidify the foundation of the Qin family. Now Gao Yu seems to be in a hurry for quick success. took the initiative to break the situation, father, I am not afraid of him, but I am worried that the emperor will find a new person to replace us. Qin Shou exclaimed: "Father, won't you?" The Holy Lord relies on you to handle political affairs for him, how can he move us lightly?" Qin Hui smiled and said: "The emperor will indeed not touch us for the time being." But people have no long-term worries, there must be near-term worries, back then Zhan Tian was a hundred times more beautiful than Gao Yu, and the mansion was built as luxuriously as a palace, but where is the Zhan family now? On the contrary, I was just a small city lord at that time. Because of his meritorious service in assisting the Holy Lord to remove Zhantian, he was given the post of prime minister. Who can say in the future? For example, Zhang Fan's kid has a high level of cultivation, if he comes back with a lot of military exploits this time, we angered him last time, who can say that we will definitely be able to escape his overthrow next time?" Qin Shou nodded.

Qin Hui looked at his son's appearance, and then said: "People have no long-term worries, there must be near-term worries, the emperor is old, and the empire has reached a period of alternating between the old and the new. Father, it is impossible for me to participate in the next round of court battles, and the future of our Qin family is in your hands. So what to do, you should know. Qin Shou nodded, then stood up and said, "Father, the child understands." I'll do it. With that, he walked away quickly.

Qin Hui glanced at his son lightly, and sighed: "Hey, if you can have half of Lao Tzu's ability, can Lao Tzu worry about it so much?" He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea slightly, with a faint smile on his face, and said to himself: "Maybe he has his own way." As long as the end is achieved, the means do not matter. The room fell silent.

After a while, there was a "purring" sound. Qin Hui felt hungry in his stomach, so he stood up and walked towards the side hall.

At the same time, far away in the mountains on the south bank of the northwest of Liangzhou, Zhang Fan was eating in the military tent. In the big tent, in addition to Zhang Fan and the maid Qingluo, there were also several generals in the army who participated in the battle for Youyue Pass last night.

Zhang Fan gathered all the generals and had dinner together in order to understand the details of the sergeants and soldiers of the army, and at the same time to discuss the defense of the North Shore Mountain.

Zhang Fan drank strong wine and ate barbecue while saying to the soldiers: "Soldiers, we succeeded in winning the pass last night, but the defense of the North Shore Mountain is empty. The commander will lead 5,000 soldiers to defend the North Shore Mountain. What are your good plans?" Daniel Zhang said, "General, last night we used the mountainous terrain on the north bank to sneak attack the Rong army, so that we could destroy the enemy smoothly." We all know that the mountains on the north shore are full of peaks, ravines, and beasts. It is a difficult task to prevent the Rong army from invading the south from the mountains and forests on the north bank. We only have 5,000 men and horses, and at that time, the maximum of 4,000 people who can really be sent to the battlefield will be scattered in the mountains and forests, and they really cannot play a defensive role, and at most we can find out and convey the news of whether the thieves have invaded the south. Zhang Fan said with a smile: "Four thousand people is already a lot. If we have 4,000 men and horses and can't hold the North Shore Mountain, then the commander will give us 50,000 men, and we still can't hold the Mengmeng North Shore Mountain. Zhao Meng said in surprise: "What the general means is that we will combine the virtual and the real as last night, and send elite soldiers as spies to find out whether the thieves have invaded the south." Then concentrate the armor soldiers to do a fixed-point siege and exterminate the thieves who have mixed into the mountains on the north bank?" Zhang Fan smiled: "Yes, that's what Ben Jiang meant." We must use our brains more, turn passivity into initiative, and turn disadvantages into advantages. The two of them said in unison: "General Dazhi!"

Zhang Fan said lightly: "The general called everyone to come, that is, he ordered everyone to go to the camp of the Chinese army later, lead the soldiers, and go to the mountains on the north bank immediately with the general." We can't wait until it gets dark, or we won't be able to stop the thieves from invading, and we'll be buried in the mountains and forests. The generals said, "Yes, General." Zhang Fan said again: "This time, we will deploy 2,000 soldiers and horses on both sides of the Crescent River, and 200 soldiers. The remaining 1,000 soldiers continued to ambush in the mountains on the south bank as a backup. The soldiers nodded.

Zhang Fan looked at Daniel Zhang and Zhao Meng and said, "Daniel Zhang and Zhao Meng, the two of you stood out in the battle to capture the pass last night, and you immediately led the two thousand foot soldiers and two hundred elite soldiers assigned by the commander to the general to defend the north bank mountains on both sides of the river valley to prevent the thieves from invading south. Ben will lead another 50 elite soldiers to explore in the mountains. The remaining wounded soldiers remained in the mountains on the south bank to stand by. All the generals said in unison: "Yes, General." Zhang Fan said lightly: "It's not too early, you guys leave immediately." Then the soldiers departed. Then Zhang Fan also went to prepare. (To be continued......)