kingly way

Chapter 59 Chapter 059

Tan King's Mansion;

Ying Zhen gathered together with Wei Wugan, Song Weidian, Lu Chaoyi, Ding Yibao and other generals;
"Thanks to the heroic fighting of all the generals, we finally conquered the country of Ju. All the generals should reward you according to your merits. Today, we have a celebration banquet to reward you all. Let me offer you a toast."

Ying Zhen raised the wine in his hand and said to everyone.

"cheers"

"cheers"

……

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all at one gulp;

"In terms of credit, the greatest credit this time should be the son." Song Weidian said.

"Well, yes, if there is no clever plan by the son this time, the city of Juyong will not be captured so quickly." Wei Wu said with a dry smile.

"Oh, by the way, where is your son?" Song Weidian asked.

"I didn't see it, it should be in the back garden." Wei Wugan said.

After the banquet was over, everyone left one after another;
Ying Zhen came to the back garden alone,
Ying Luo was sitting silently on the stone bench;
Ying Zhen walked over slowly, and sat down on the stone bench opposite Ying Luo,

"Why didn't you come to the back garden alone at the celebration banquet?"

Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo lovingly, and asked softly.

"I don't think this is anything worth celebrating." Ying Luo said lightly.

"Why did Luo Er say that?" Ying Zhen asked;
"Father held this celebration banquet, it should be insincere, and put on a show to cover people's eyes and ears?" Ying Luo said lightly;
"After winning the battle, how can holding a celebration banquet be insincere, and put on an appearance to cover people's eyes and ears? Luo Er's contribution is the greatest in capturing Juyong City." Ying Zhen said with a smile;

"The greatest contribution? In fact, my father was able to destroy Juyong City long ago."

"If it wasn't for Luo Er, how could I break the city so early?" Ying Zhen said with a smile;

"Breaking Juyong City, leaving the east gate to let Uncle Duan go, the child is just speaking for his father. My father has been thinking about how to break the city perfectly, and how to let Uncle Duan escape without any openings." Ying Luo said;
"Luo'er has already guessed what his father is thinking?" Ying Zhen asked;
"Luo Er just knows what his father is like."

Yingluo replied;
Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo approvingly and nodded silently;
"Father should know that doing so will bring disaster to him; and Uncle Duan is a man, and he doesn't want to harm the winner because of himself; that's why there is a decisive battle in the Chihua Mountains."

"Although my father and Lord Duan are both princes and kings of the Xu Kingdom in the land of Kyushu, they have never had the opportunity to compete in martial arts, so Lord Duan proposed a separate duel, and my father readily accepted it and made a wish." Ying Zhen said with a slight smile ;
"Father seems to be very sure of winning him." Ying Luo said lightly;
"My father heard that Duan Yingwu's martial arts is very high, but my father is not very sure." Ying Zhen replied;

"What if you lose? There are no other soldiers on the mountain." Ying Luo asked;
"Is Luo Er worried about his father's safety?"

Ying Zhen took Ying Luo's hand and smiled slightly, this is family affection;

"I'm not worried about my father's safety." Ying Luo said lightly;

"What does Luo Er mean?" Ying Zhen asked in surprise;
"How can a veteran player who is already winning the battle give up the victory in front of him and take a risk on purpose? And it is a risk that may lose his life. Could it be that this is just to satisfy the curiosity of martial arts? This is not like my father's character." Win Luo looked at Yingzhen and said lightly;

Ying Zhen suddenly looked at the son in front of him quietly, a joyful smile appeared on his face, and his eyes radiated hope: Son, you have grown up, and your intelligence is beyond your father's imagination. Father can not worried.

"Have you guessed it all?" Ying Zhen asked in a low voice;

"My son knows that the relationship between father and Lord Duan is no less than that of Uncle Zhao Qingyu, so Luo'er is not worried about his father's life when his father competes with Uncle Duan." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said with a smile;
Ying Zhen didn't answer, he looked at Ying Luo lovingly, he was waiting for Ying Luo's next words...

"First of all, my father captured other cities in Ju with ease, but he couldn't do enough to surround Juyong City for a long time. It was not because of his lack of troops and logistics supplies, but because his father had been thinking about how to deal with Prince Duan, his generals and them. From this, we can also see the private friendship between my father and Prince Duan." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said;

"Well," Ying Zhen nodded with a smile, and said;

There are only their father and son here, and Ying Zhen doesn't shy away from it, he lets his son continue talking, he wants to know what Luo Er thinks;

"Did father make a deal with Lord Duan?" Ying Luo asked;
"trade?"

A surprised expression suddenly flashed across Ying Zhen's face;

"Duan Houye exchanged the head of the item for the safety of his family members and soldiers." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and said;

Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo and smiled without speaking;
"It seems that Lord Duan is a man of great benevolence and righteousness." Ying Luo said;
"Duan Houye is indeed a benevolent and righteous person, such a person, even the king would not surpass him." Ying Zhen said with a sigh;

"Father, there is one thing I don't know, can I ask?" Ying Luo asked;
"What questions does Luo Er have?" Ying Zhen said;
"My boy suspects that Prince Duan is still alive." Ying Luo said lightly;

"Luo Er, you can't talk nonsense. Besides, Duan Yingwu's head was cut off by his father himself."

Ying Zhen was shocked when she heard what Ying Luo said;

"When my father brought the head of Lord Duan down from the Chihua Mountains that day, my child became suspicious." Ying Luo said with a slight smile;
"How could Luo Er be suspicious?" Ying Zhen asked in shock;

"How could my father suddenly meet Prince Duan for a decisive battle in the Chihua Mountains? How could the prince fall into the cliff during the decisive battle? Since Lord Duan fell into the cliff, how could father get his head back so quickly? Everyone knows how high the cliffs of the Chihua Mountains are! Can you find them so easily after falling off the cliffs?"

Ying Luo asked several questions in succession, Ying Zhen's expression changed;

He looked at Ying Luo in amazement, he never expected that Ying Luo would observe so meticulously and think so meticulously;

"Haha...Okay, okay...Father can rest assured. Haha..." Yingzhen suddenly laughed;

"Father..." Ying Luo looked at Ying Zhen and stopped talking;

"Well, Luo Er wants to ask where Prince Duan is now?" Ying Zhen asked;

"No, I have a worry." Ying Luo said;
"Luo Er, tell me." Ying Zhen looked at Ying Luo and said;
"Father, who is that head?" Ying Luo asked;
"Luo Er is sure that the head is not Duan Yingwu's?"

"Didn't father design a cliff-fall situation just to hide people's heads and disfigurement?"

"Hey, I didn't expect that the trick that my father carefully designed to deceive the sky and cross the sea is now being told by Luo Er, it is full of loopholes." Ying Zhen said with a sigh;

"It's not the father's fault. It's just that the child knows his father too well. He hopes to hide it from others. Can the father tell the child who the head is?"

"It was a soldier who died on the battlefield. My father placed it on the mountain in advance. After Prince Duan went up the mountain, he changed his clothes, took his head and threw it into the cliff." Ying Zhen said;
"Father, although you and Lord Duan ruined the faces of the soldiers, think about it, the ruined faces that fell off the cliff are not easy to forge. Since the child can think of it, others should be able to think of it too." Win Luo said;
"Well, this is my father's carelessness." Ying Zhen said in surprise;
"No, it's because my father and Uncle Duan are too attached to love and righteousness. My father is even more reluctant to cut off the head from Prince Duan's neck. There is no other better plan than that." Ying Luo said;
"Well... people can't be ruthless, let alone unrighteous, but because of the emergency, we can't find a good countermeasure at the moment."

Ying Zhen said that since he has taken this step, he will not regret it, not to mention that he has his own plan;
"Father……"

Yingluo understands Yingzhen's inner difficulties and helplessness; he doesn't know what to say now;
"Don't talk about this, let's talk about other things. Luo'er's trip to the military camp this time has made my father have more confidence in you. My father has nothing else to ask for. I just hope that Luo'er will continue to study hard. Maybe one day my father will not be able to take care of you. Now, you have to take good care of yourself." Ying Zhen said with a slight smile.

"Father..." Ying Luo was interrupted by Ying Zhen as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Luo Er, don't ask too many questions, remember what your father said." Ying Zhen said.

"The child feels the same as the father." Ying Luo said.

"Luo Er, it's a good thing to be cautious, remember to act cautiously in the future." Ying Zhen said.

"Has father ever thought about becoming king on his own?" Ying Luo asked suddenly.

"Shh, this matter should not be publicized. The king is already suspicious. If the news reaches the king's ears, it will be like giving others a clue." Ying Zhen said.

"The big vassal states in the land of Kyushu are Xing State, Dan State, Beiwan State, Nanyue State, and Ning State, followed by Ji State and Ju State. Uncle Zhao made the most contribution and was the strongest in pacifying Kyushu, so the king did not dare to offend the three of them because of their strength, and assigned the big kingdoms of Kyushu to Xingguo, Danguo, and Beiwanguo to Uncle Xiao, his father and Uncle Zhao. You were named kings with different surnames in the three major vassal states, but later the king was afraid of your power and was extremely scrupulous about you." Ying Luo said.

"It's a pity that you, Uncle Xiao, saw through the power and retired, retired to the mountains and forests, and became a happy person. This is our great regret." Ying Zhen said.

"Originally, the king did not dare to deal with any of the three of you, father. He was afraid that the three of you would form an alliance. Uncle Xiao resigned from the title of prince, which was just in line with the king's wishes. Xing country was changed into a county system. Yin was directly appointed by the king, so naturally he would not form an alliance with you, which solved a serious problem of the king." Ying Luo said.

"Well. But your third uncle Zhao Qingyu's contribution is getting bigger and bigger, and his ambition is getting bigger and bigger. After a certain period of time, he may still regard his father as a stumbling block. Hey, it's all about the desire for power! " Ying Zhen said with emotion.

"Now the king is worried about his father and Uncle Zhao. He gave Uncle Zhao such great power to restrain you, and Uncle Zhao now feels that he has the power over the world, so he is even more arrogant. Father said before If you kill his subordinates because of the military law in a few days, he will feel ashamed and think that you are against him on purpose. You have formed a relationship with Uncle Zhao, so he won’t just let it go. Strict military law is a good thing. But you must offend others." Ying Luo said.

"Father is also worried about this." Ying Zhen said.

"Once this layer of worry is lost, the king will soon get rid of your threat; Uncle Zhao will also take the opportunity to remove your father as a stumbling block. Father should be careful." Ying Luo said.

(End of this chapter)