Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 699
When he heard that he was from the capital, Xiao Xu frowned. At this moment, he looked up at the gate. The little guy had already fled without a trace. He didn't want to pay attention to the news, but finally he moved his lips, "Go to the study."

After a while, Tu Ling stood still in front of the desk, presented the letter, and said, "Master, the news from this water spirit is not about the empress, but about the progress of the upcoming war between us and the Nancang Kingdom. "

"Oh?" Xiao Xu opened the letter paper and spread it out in front of him. After glancing at ten lines, his expression remained calm, "Did the fourth brother take the initiative to invite you?"

Tu Ling nodded, "Previously, the Fu family faction in the court had a lot of support for the fourth prince. It's not because there are no generals who volunteered to recommend themselves, but because His Majesty is not optimistic, and you have been attracting attention but have not shown up for a long time. The battle between the two armies is imminent. , even if the Liang family has been trying their best to protect you, they can't procrastinate, so His Majesty has long approved the plea of ​​the fourth prince."

Xiao Xu put down the paper, his expression was calm, "Even if this king took the initiative to come forward, the emperor might not give the general power to this king. He took it back with great difficulty, so it is not surprising that it is handed over to the fourth brother."

It can be said that he had already expected the situation today.

"Your Majesty has given you so much time, but it's not for the master, but to silence everyone, and let people know that you are willing to give up, the master, and you will get the infamy of abandoning the country's safety." Because you have stayed in the fief for a long time. , far away from the imperial city, Tu Ling's words were not as scrupulous as before, and he felt a little dissatisfied with the ninety-five supreme being in the capital, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. After all, he was still the master's biological father. Subordinates have no right to comment.

Xiao Xu knew that the earth spirit was complaining for him, but Xiao Xu still gave him a look as a warning.

The reason why the father dared to leave this period of time for him so reassuringly was because when he left, he promised that no matter what happened in the future, he would never interfere in the affairs of the court again, so he lived a peaceful life for the past few years.

He frowned, his eyes darkened, "The fourth emperor has no fame or outstanding achievements. Although the king has not been here for the past few years, those ministers in the court who are established but not young, and people from the Liang family , will not let the fourth emperor have too much real power, so this Nancang Kingdom's invasion is an opportunity. If he grasps it well, he will be able to gain a foothold in the court, and compared to this king who is in trouble in the country but For the prince who doesn't show up, he can better capture the hearts of the common people."

This is the father's calculation, and it is also what the mother is worried about, so he ignored his previous warning and wanted to capture the little guy at all costs to threaten him.

The earth spirit and fire spirit are very worthless for the master in front of them at this moment. If it weren't for the protection of the master for so many years, how could Xixuan have such a peaceful and prosperous world for nearly ten years?

"Are you two unwilling to take care of this king?" Xiao Xu smiled lightly, but before they could answer, he had already shook his head and continued, "A Yan is right in saying that giving people a sweet fragrance is not as good as giving someone a knife. Therefore, we can't force the people's thoughts, and we did so many things at the beginning, but because of the status of the emperor's eldest son, he eats the king's salary, and takes care of the king's worries. If the king doesn't need it, he can only obey orders. The imperial power is above , cannot be defied."

The earth spirit was surprised, when will the master no longer look away from His Majesty's favoritism and face it calmly?But whatever the reason, this is good.

In fact, for Xiao Xu, it was just because of the transfer of emotions. He used to look forward to the empress Xixuan's care and attention, but now because of the appearance of another person, he bets all the warmth that is rare in his life on her, and the rest are in his hands. In her life, the most is nothing but blood relationship.

At this time, Tu Ling had already adjusted his mentality, and asked, "Then master, do you think the fourth prince will lead the army this time and will win?"

"Things on the battlefield are unpredictable, and no one can say for sure. The fourth brother has never practiced in actual combat, but Father should have considered this point. There must be many good military advisers around him." Xiao Xu said calmly.

Tu Ling nodded, "Master is right. This time His Majesty has arranged for a general to be the deputy general of the Fourth Prince, accompanied by two civil servants. I heard that the general was single-handedly promoted by the Fu family in the past two years. His martial arts are good, and those two The civil servants are from the Fu family, and I heard that they have a deep knowledge of the layout of the art of war."

"I hope these people are not idiots." It's not that Xiao Xu doesn't know what his father is planning to appoint the fourth younger brother and reuse the Fu family. If the fourth younger brother becomes famous all over the world because of this battle, then not only his status, but also Even the Fu family is rising, and it will be easy to deal with the Liang family when the time comes, provided that he does not want to fight for the throne.

Huo Ling didn't have any good feelings for the Fu family, and sarcastically said, "The Fu family participated in the battle 15 years ago, but suffered heavy losses that time, and I don't know if we can turn the situation around this time."

After Huo Ling finished speaking, he was very relieved to see that his master was still calm, and he was no longer the person who would sacrifice himself for the country's affairs. He asked curiously, "Master, do you hope that the Fourth Prince will win this battle Is there a battle?"

The man Xiao Xu raised his eyebrows, "It would be best if we can win the battle, and I can relax for a while."

The meaning of the master is obvious, if the fourth prince loses, then only the master will be left to clean up the mess, but if the fourth prince wins, it is estimated that the matter of establishing a prince will be put on the agenda immediately, so Concubine Yue will be the first The object of attack is the master.

After thinking about it, Huo Ling felt very sad, no matter whether they won or lost this battle, their master would not have time to relax.

"Just pay attention to this matter, don't be too nervous, what should come will always come, write a letter for the king, tell the queen mother, let the people of the Liang family restrain themselves in the recent period, and don't touch them. Royal father nods his brows, no matter how good the battle report is."

"Yes!" Huo Ling didn't think too much, and took the order.

In the study, only the earth spirit is still standing there.

"Ling Feng is preparing a generous gift for this king." These few days seem to be the birthday of Ling Feng's eldest son, and he heard the little guy talking about it some time ago, so he remembered it today and started to give orders.

Huo Ling responded in surprise, shouldn't the little princess take care of these things on weekdays?When did the master take care of these trivial matters?

Xiao Xu saw through his subordinate's mind, but he didn't point it out. After such a commotion in the afternoon, the little guy probably wouldn't have the mind to think about these things for a while, so he arranged it for her.

"Master, you seem to be in a good mood recently?" Tu Ling was curious.

Xiao Xu didn't deny it, "Probably because people are in good spirits on happy occasions."

　(An'an: As soon as the big ice cube opens up, it will open up in various ways! Great!
　　Wood Spirit Counting: The first update arrives! )
　　
　
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