Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 198 If I lead the army to attack Xia
The State Guesthouse, where the Xia Guo Mission resides.

Feng Chu wrinkled his face tightly, and waved away everyone, leaving only a few of his confidants and King Qi's personal soldiers to guard in front of the door, and then walked into the hall.

King Qi was there and waited for a long time.Seeing Feng Chu's frown when he came back, his face became a little ugly, and he said:

"found it?"

Feng Chu nodded and said in a deep voice:

"I found clues from the people in the city. I sent people to follow the clues to a deep alley of residents and found traces of fierce fighting. According to what the people said, there were soldiers from the patrol battalion there last night... ..."

Sure enough, King Qi felt a pain in his heart, knowing that his elite loyal soldiers had lost another batch.

If we put it in the past, King Qi would have become angry when he heard the news.

But determined to change his disposition, he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his temper, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Did Yunguo receive the action in advance? Or was it just discovered by the soldiers of the Yunguo Patrol Battalion afterwards?"

Feng Chu heard the words, and continued:
"According to the information collected, there were three groups of men and horses chasing after them, and then the patrol battalion in the city got the news and rushed over there. From this point of view, there should be too much movement, which attracted the attention of the soldiers and horses of Yunguo."

"Three parties? Besides the people from the Li Dynasty, who else is there? Could it be my brother who doesn't know who has mastered the embroidered clothes messenger of Yunguo?" King Qi couldn't help but ask.

King Qi knew that it was definitely one of his brothers who assassinated the real Princess Xia, his own sister Yu Yingyao.The purpose is to prevent King Qi from gaining the help of the Emperor Yun through his younger sister to stand out when he wins the heir.

But these brothers of his are not like him who has been in the army for many years and has personal soldiers around him who can be dispatched.In the capital of Xia Kingdom, all the princes naturally have to be cautious, it is impossible to raise too many people to give others a chance.

What's amazing is that with the few guards they have under their command, it is absolutely impossible to have enough manpower to send them to Zhongqing City in Yunguo to make trouble.So before, the only way to stop Yu Yingyao from getting married was by poisoning.

But if the third group of people were really subordinates of his brothers, then they could only be those embroidered emissaries who had been hidden in Yunguo!

Feng Chu heard the words, but shook his head decisively, and said:

"Impossible. I was in Jinling City for a long time before, and I couldn't really grasp the embroidered clothes of the direct envoys of the Yun Kingdom. The princes and princes in Beijing, through the high-level embroidered envoys who served, may indeed be able to command the embroidered clothes of the direct envoys of the Yun Kingdom." But now, the minister is here in Qingcheng, so that any transfer of the embroidered clothes cannot be hidden from the minister!"

Having said that, Feng Chu paused, and continued:
"Besides, since Emperor Yunguo established the East Factory and Sticking Pole Office, the situation of my embroiderer is not as good as before. It is impossible to mobilize so many capable people to participate in it!"

King Qi nodded, his expression livid and said:

"No matter what, since the Yunguo Patrol Battalion is present, it is very likely that Bian Liuyun has fallen into the hands of the Emperor Yunguo!"

Hearing this, Feng Chu was silent for a moment, and said:
"The young official of the Yun Kingdom named Song Ci, although I haven't known him for a long time, I can tell that he is a shrewd and sensitive person. I am afraid that the Emperor of the Yun Kingdom at this time must know a lot."

Before King Qi, too many flaws were revealed!
Feng Chu looked firm, took a deep breath, and boldly said:
"Your Highness, there is still room for turning around now! You only need to push the matter to the assassins you met along the way to explain why the princess used a substitute!"

At this time, hand over the real Yu Yingyao, and everything can be revealed quietly.

According to Feng Chu's layout, he can even cooperate with Yunguo's Dongchang and Sticky Pole in the future to find clues about the mastermind behind it.Taking advantage of the topic, even if one opponent on the road to the succession cannot be eliminated, Emperor Xia can still remember King Qi's grievances, making him ahead of all the brothers on the road to the succession!
But upon hearing this, King Qi frowned, his eyes widened, and he flatly refused:

"impossible!"

With so many arrangements and the loss of so many manpower, he just wanted to find a chance for his sister.Now, how could you give up so easily?
Feng Chu had already guessed that King Qi would flatly refuse, so there was no surprise at all.

He raised his head, looked at King Qi faintly, and said with deep meaning:

"Your Highness, on this road, you must learn to make trade-offs!"

King Qi said a little annoyed:

"Why did this king ever want to embark on this path? If it wasn't for..."

Halfway through the speech, King Qi suddenly felt a move in his heart.

Tradeoffs?

After contemplating for a moment, King Qi suddenly changed the topic and said:
"This king will go to meet Emperor Yun to discuss the formal peace talks."

Hearing this, Feng Chu was taken aback for a moment.
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Palace, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Majesty, the disposal of this memorial has been completed. The corresponding disposal method has been attached to it, please take a look at it!" A middle-aged official in a green official robe stood beside Xiao Cheng and said solemnly .

Xiao Cheng flipped through these memorials one by one, glanced at ten lines at a glance, and saw the handling method proposed by the officials, nodded slightly, and immediately tapped the ink pen in his hand, which was regarded as a review.

At this time, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, there are still more than a dozen officials transferred from various yamen agencies, walking in the hall, sorting out the various memorials handed over from the imperial court, and after discussing with each other how to deal with them, write them into notes. Then hand them to Xiao Cheng.

These people are the official positions established by Xiao Chengxin, and the cabinet walks.They are all served by senior officials who are familiar with government affairs in the court, or new scholars.

The main responsibility is to reduce Xiao Cheng's burden and help handle the state affairs.

Since regaining power and taking charge of the government, Xiao Cheng's life has been more tiring than that of "997". Most of his energy is spent on state affairs throughout the day, and he rarely has time to be happy when he returns to the harem.

This is done like this, what is the difference between a cow and a horse?
Thus, this cabinet came into being.

The cabinet that Xiao Cheng set up at this time was more like the cabinet in the early Ming Dynasty. It was filled by middle- and lower-level officials. They were only responsible for helping the emperor and handling state affairs, not for formulating national policies and grasping the direction of national development.

Simply put, it is a secretariat!

Having such an organization naturally made Xiao Cheng's efficiency in handling government affairs much higher.It's only been half a day today, but the memorials and government affairs handled are comparable to those handled the whole day before.

At this time, a young eunuch quietly came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and whispered a few words in Feng Bao's ear.

Feng Bao's face suddenly frowned, and he immediately leaned towards Xiao Cheng's side, and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, King Qi begs to see you!"

Xiao Cheng paused the ink pen in his hand, frowned and said:
"What is he doing here at this time?"

"They said they came here for the formal peace talks!" Feng Bao replied.

Xiao Cheng nodded, suddenly the corner of his mouth curved, and said:
"Let him wait first, and then send someone to bring Wu Zixu back!"

Feng Bao immediately nodded his head when he heard the words.

Xiao Cheng stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice:

"Where are Xiao Yu and Yang Yanhe in the cabinet?"

Among the officials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, two square and handsome young officials quickly put down their affairs, walked out of the crowd, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said in unison:
"Chen is here!"

Xiao Cheng waved his sleeves and said with a smile:

"Come with me!"

"Yes!" The two quickly clapped their hands together.

Seeing Xiao Cheng deliberately let the two of them follow, with a look of simplicity in the emperor's heart, all the officials in the palace showed envious expressions.

However, they also knew the identities of these two. One was a relative of the Xiao family. After Zhongliang, he gave up his title to become an official.The other is a member of the Yang family who has great influence in the court.

The identities of the two are not simple. During this period of time in the cabinet, they have shown their ability to govern the country.Now it is only natural to gain the emperor's trust, and there is no sense of imbalance in the hearts of the officials.

On the other side, King Qi was quietly waiting for the eunuch's transmission in front of the palace.

The commander of the guards at the side, Zhou Quan, was impatient. Seeing that no one had been summoned after waiting for a long time, he couldn't help cursing softly, and immediately said:
"Your Highness, let's go back! This Emperor Yun is really worthless, and he deliberately tortured us with this trick!"

Upon hearing this, King Qi raised his head to look at the sky, then shook his head slightly, took a deep breath, and said:

"Wait a little longer, there's no rush. Emperor Yun can't keep seeing me, after all, the peace talks can't be dragged on forever!"

"But this has been waiting for almost an hour..."

Zhou Quan still wanted to say something, but he suddenly realized that His Royal Highness's behavior today was not like him before, and he felt a little overwhelmed, and his mouth froze.

King Qi looked at the majestic palace wall of Yunguo Palace in front of him, his eyes were deep.

About half an hour later, I saw several young eunuchs rushing over unhurriedly, bowed slightly to King Qi, and said:

"King Qi, Your Majesty declares!"

King Qi chuckled uncharacteristically, turned his head to look at Zhouquan, and said:

"Look, after all, this king is more patient!"

Looking at the suddenness in front of him, Zhou Quan covered the edges and corners of his body, and his highness, who was no longer sharp-edged, moved his throat, feeling aggrieved and depressed in his heart, and an unknown fire did not know where to pour it.

King Qi straightened his clothes and said:
"You stay here!"

Zhouquan lowered his head and said in a harsh voice:

"Yes!"

Several young eunuchs led King Qi all the way to a palace in the palace.

Before entering the hall, I heard someone's voice coming out of it.

"If you lead my Dayun army and order your troops to go out to the south of the sky and attack the Xia Kingdom, what will you do?"

When King Qi heard the voice from the hall, his feet stopped suddenly.

The little eunuch had been specifically told before, seeing King Qi stop, turned his head away, and said in a low voice:
"King Qi, Your Majesty is in the palace, please come in and pay your respects!"

King Qi's eyes moved, he took a deep breath, and said:

"it is good!"

Immediately, several eunuchs opened the door of the palace.King Qi walked into the hall with his head held high.

King Qi raised his eyes and looked towards the palace, his heart skipped a beat, his eyes became extremely sharp.

It can be seen that there is no gorgeous decoration in the entire hall.What catches the eye is the exquisitely crafted, small mountains and rivers.

Hills and mountains, rivers and rivers, city passes, everything is like a replica of the real scene.Being in it, it is like sitting above the nine heavens, overlooking the world.

King Qi glanced around, and the corners of his eyes twitched violently.

In the past few years, he has commanded the Southwest Frontier Army of Xia Kingdom.Naturally, he was quite familiar with the terrain of the southwest border.The terrain in this hall, at a glance, is a map of the border between Xia and Yun.

King Qi looked at the young emperor in the palace wearing a red-gold dragon robe, his face was uncertain.

When they summoned him, what was their intention behind making such a move?If the majestic emperor of Yun Kingdom only wanted to humiliate himself, he would be too imposing!
In the main hall, Xiao Cheng glanced at King Qi from the corner of his eye, curled his mouth, then looked at Wu Zixu, and said with a light smile:
"If you have something, you might as well speak up boldly!"

Admitting that he couldn't see it, a few lines of characters suddenly appeared on the Golden Finger panel.

[Wu Zixu, famous member, named Zixu, a native of Chu State, a doctor and military strategist in the State of Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period.Because of being implicated by Prince Jian of Chu State, all the families died.Wu Zixu flees to the state of Wu, and with the help of the state of Wu, he invades Yingdu of the state of Chu, exhumes the tomb of King Ping of Chu, and whips the corpse to avenge his family.Later, he helped Wu to dominate, and was afraid of Fu Chai, the king of Wu, so he committed suicide.

Force 83, Literature 75, Wisdom 92, Morality 51, Age 29, Domination 95, Politics 74, Charm 70, Loyalty 100, Ambition 48]

At this time, Wu Zixu looked at Xiao Cheng in front of him, and couldn't hide his excitement, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to King Qi who was coming behind him.

Ever since something happened to his family, he knew that his strength alone was not enough to avenge his family, so he could only flee to Yunguo, hoping to use the power of Yunguo to fulfill his obsession.Along the way, he has experienced countless hardships and abandoned many original perseverance in his heart.

I thought that I would have to show my talent and learning in Jixia Academy before I could enter the eyes of His Majesty Yun Kingdom, but I never expected that this opportunity came so quickly and so suddenly!

He took a deep breath, his expression was a little dull, but his eyes were full of killing.

Because of the suffering during this period, his slightly restrained edge appeared again, like a sharp sword drawn out of its sheath, which made people feel cold.

Wu Zixu cupped his hands slightly, and said loudly:
"If Your Majesty allows me to lead the army to attack the Xia Kingdom, I can swallow up the six southwestern counties of the Xia Kingdom for Your Majesty!"

After all, Wu Zixu took a few steps impatiently, pointing to the map sand table under his feet, and said:

"In the southwest of Xia Kingdom, there are six counties in total. Among them, Wuzhou in Hechi County, across the river from Yongzhou, is stationed by [-] troops from the Southwest Frontier Army of Xia Kingdom. Yongzhou in Shaoyang County guards Tanjiang River, and has [-] troops stationed there. Jiangyang County is where the commander of the Southwest Frontier Army is stationed. He was defeated by the Zhenbei General Cheng Bushi before, and now there are probably less than [-] troops left to garrison."

"These three places are the key points in the southwestern part of the Xia Kingdom, where military strategists must contend. If the three cities are not lost, there will be no harm. If the three cities are lost, the southwestern lifeline will be in the enemy's hands..."

Just as Wu Zixu was talking eloquently, a voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Why are you so familiar with my Southwest Frontier Army?"

Wu Zixu paused for a moment, turned his head and looked behind him, and saw King Qi's face was extremely gloomy, staring at Wu Zixu with a pensive look on his face.

(End of this chapter)