Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 57 What are the chances of winning this battle? (Please read on!)
The two men left Yonghe Palace and went straight to the imperial study without even paying any attention to the two people kneeling on the ground.

Yuan Xinxiong and Wang Rong exchanged a glance. Just as they were about to kneel down and apologize, they saw the eunuch Cao Zhengchun standing in front of them. Although his gentle smile was very elegant, it also showed his intention to keep people away from him.
At that moment, the two of them bowed to the ground in the direction where the little emperor left, and did not stand up for a long time.

Royal study room.

Seeing the two people coming, Zhuang Mohan stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, Empress Defei."

"Master, there is no need to be so polite."

Zhan Doudou suppressed Zhuang Mohan's action with her palm and gestured for him to sit down.

There were no other servants serving in the hall. Even Taohong, who followed in, left after putting down the tea on the tray. Outside the imperial study, Cao Zhengchun shook off the dust and asked the people outside to stay away, while he himself guarded the door firmly.

Like a statue.

"My Lady, with your talent and knowledge, I should have taken this step a long time ago."

He stroked his beard and smiled, looking very dignified.

Although he looked calm and composed at the moment, he knew clearly in his heart that he was a literary giant of Northern Qi, and although Concubine De had some talent and learning, they had nothing in common.

The only thing that could be implicated was that on the day of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, he ignored the officials' doubts about his humble origins.
Today's invitation seems not simple considering Sean's captivity.

"How can I mention my little literary reputation in front of Emperor Wenzong?"

It was Li An who invited the person. Even if the other party was calm and played dumb, he couldn't get angry and lose his composure. "Mr. Zhuang, do you want to save Sean?"

As soon as this statement came out, it was shocking!

This was a very rude remark, but no one cared about it at this moment.

"What do you mean, empress?"

Zhuang Mohan didn't seem to care much about anything, but he felt a little guilty about his younger brother.

After Li An asked the question, he decided not to hide anything anymore. "Since the queen already knows the whole story, she should understand the purpose of what I did that day."

"I have no intention of blaming Mr. Zhuang."

After saying that, he drank the tea slowly. His unhurried look made Zhuang Mohan frown, but he didn't wait for the rest of the story for a long time.

Now, offense and defense have changed, Lao Deng!

He is still pretending, who is anxious now?

"My beloved concubine."

Zhan Doudou coughed lightly to ease the atmosphere.

"Mr. Zhuang, whether for His Majesty or for the sake of Great Qi, I will no longer hide it."

Putting down the teacup, Li An looked directly into Zhuang Mohan's cloudy eyes and sneered:
"The person who assassinated me outside the palace today was the Nanqing spy, who was also the chief of the intelligence of the Supervisory Council in Shangjing City. Although he had only been in this city for a short time, he had already learned the situation of our border troops and the information of the ministers in this court after coming all the way from Nanqing."

"Sean is Uesugi Tiger's adoptive father. It's easy to tell how the military intelligence here was leaked."

"And the information from the ministers in the court was obtained from the Qing Kingdom's embassy in Daqi."

Li An did not want to embarrass him by laying out the matter. He just said calmly, "I heard that the officials in the court and the officials in the Nanqing Guild Hall often visit you. I wonder what Mr. Zhuang thinks about this?"

Zhuang Mohan was startled when he heard this, and said, "We are just discussing some literary books. I will keep silent about state affairs."

"Your Majesty and I both trust you. Even the Queen Mother will not question your character."

"but"

"Where are the others?" "I understand!" Zhuang Mohan sighed, smiled bitterly, and drank the tea in the cup. "It turns out that my brother was in trouble, and I also contributed to it."

His secret was unknown to outsiders, but the royal family and some elders in the court knew it.

Whether it is exploitation or targeting.

Sean's accident was something that all the civil and military officials in the court welcomed. The royal family was weak, Sean was powerful, and he had a brother who was a great scholar in the world.

With such strength and prestige, coupled with his intelligence network and the military power under his adopted son.
Even though His Majesty and the Queen Mother have a close relationship with me, it is extremely difficult to ask them to help me. At most, they can only do some face-saving actions. In secret, I am afraid that they will add insult to injury and stimulate Nan Qing to kill Xiao En.
Zhuang Mohan hid his relationship with Sean from the world because he was worried that the royal family and court officials would be suspicious.

It’s also my brother’s fault that he didn’t see the situation clearly, which led to this end!
"Please speak frankly, Madam!"

Zhuang Mohan straightened his expression and asked, "If you want to save people, what should I do or what should I pay?"

"Mr. Zhuang, I'm glad you understand!"

Li An pointed in the direction of the main hall and said with a laugh: "You have seen the current situation. I will tell you how to rescue Sean, but I will have to borrow your name later!"

Zhuang Mohan looked at Li An deeply, without making any comment.

After a moment, he finally made up his mind, stood up and bowed: "In my life, apart from cultivating literature, I have done a lot of ridiculous things. Since my reputation as a scholar is still of some use to Madam Defei, please use it!"

It seems that for the sake of his younger brother, Zhuang Mohan even disregarded his own literary reputation.

Although Zhan Doudou was pulling his sleeves, Li An still sat on the chair and accepted the greeting calmly.
After the ceremony was over, Li An finally 'awoke' as if he had 'belatedly realized', and quickly stood up and held Zhuang Mohan's hand, saying: "Sir, why do you have to perform such a great ceremony?"

As he spoke, he took out a letter that he had prepared long ago, "All the methods are in it, burn it after reading it. Mr. Zhuang, please prepare as soon as possible. I believe that soon, Princess Nanqing's people will contact you!"

Zhuang Mohan was shocked.

Wasn't Sean kidnapped by Chen Pingping? Could it be that this was a game played by the court of Nanqing, allowing Concubine De to calculate that her brother's chance of survival lay with Li Yunrui?

After talking about the matter, Zhuang Mohan opened the letter in front of the two of them and read it carefully.

But his expression became gradually more solemn as he continued to read the letter. In the end, he was looking at Li Ang with a strange look.

After a long silence, he placed the letter on the candle flame and said without any emotion: "I will go to meet the courtiers in the palace now."

"Don't worry! Don't worry!"

Li An also called Cao Zhengchun to clean up the remaining paper ash on the ground. With a barely perceptible chill in his smile, he said softly, "Sir, please go back to your house to rest and get enough energy so that you can watch another good show at the court meeting tomorrow."

"Then it will be as your Majesty said. I will take my leave now."

Zhuang Mohan finally showed a smile on his face. Although he was not good at political schemes, he also saw that the method in the letter was highly feasible. If this could not save his brother Sean's life, then it could only be regarded as God's will. "No matter what, after this matter, I owe you a favor."

Zhuang Mohan left the palace.

"My beloved concubine."

Zhan Doudou looked solemn at this moment. She was aware of the crisis in Northern Qi. Although her face was calm at this moment, the sense of majesty that she had cultivated since she was a child in the deep palace could not be hidden. Suddenly, she said, "From what you said, is it possible that Nanqing and my Great Qi are about to go to war?"

Even the garrison situation of the border troops has been found out. How could this not be an attack on Northern Qi?
"Then in your opinion, if I change my deployment, what are my chances of winning this battle?"

Li An remained calm and replied calmly:
"Not even one percent!"

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