laughing soul

With a lot of worries in mind, Qiu Sheng barely listened to the government affairs in the capital for a few days, and found that although Na Qiuwei was proficient in managing peripheral communications, the old foxes in the court situation were still confused as always.Knowing that once the Jiangnan battlefield is put aside, the most important thing right now is how to clean up the overall situation and exchange the paper notes owed to many local rich people, in other words, how to rapidly increase the wealth level of Dai Viet in a short period of time.

The problem is a big problem, that’s right, but Gao Shan can’t stand still, no matter what, it’s better to settle this big issue before we talk about it, who knows that all these mouths here are talking with malicious intentions, but they are all in the open and in the dark Reminding Qiusheng to arrange Nan Daying to deal with the potential crisis of the Wugu village in southern Xinjiang as soon as possible, it is everyone who is serious.

He propped his chin up helplessly, and glanced at Qiu Wei who was standing beside him silently. When he glanced over, he saw the other party shrugging his shoulders calmly, and said gently with the military gesture that he didn't know when he learned. : "I did not arrange this, Your Majesty, spare me."

Qiu Sheng supported his forehead speechlessly, sighed and said lightly: "My dear friends, stop for a while."

It's not that he has never stayed in the big dye vat of the imperial court. There are many unwritten rules in his heart, and he is naturally like a mirror. Even if Qiu Wei doesn't explain it, Qiu Sheng will not naively push all the responsibility on his head. .

Just follow the wind and use the rudder, who wouldn't.

Everyone quieted down for a moment, and Qiu Wei's eyes came quietly from the side.

"I've said a lot, but I didn't listen to Master Jiang's opinion, Master Jiang?"

That person is still the same, probably because Xu Nianyue has suffered a lot under Qiu Wei's hands these days, and finally learned not to be a stickler, and shut up when it is time to shut up. It is a pity to say that many stubborn ideas of this old man It also happens to coincide with Qiu Sheng.

Jiang Chen, who was clearly standing at the front but shy of the head and tail, made a bow: "Go back to the emperor, I will see him."

Qiu Sheng smiled imperceptibly: "Tell me quickly."

Jiang Chen's eyes drifted towards Qiu Wei who had never said a word, and he opened his mouth and said: "I dare you, Lord Qing'an, please enlighten me first."

Qiu Wei's pupils shrank slightly: "My lord..."

He had plenty of reasons to avoid the sharp-pointed vs. Maimang debate, but Qiu Sheng, who was standing on the same front as Jiang Chen, never gave him this chance to retreat: "Uncle Emperor? I was also a little curious, so I said how?"

This is really not easy to handle.

Over the years, he has changed a lot of candidates in the court, all of whom have been replaced by his confidantes of high or low rank. At first, he only said that Qiu Sheng came back to the capital to find a reason why he wanted to attack southern Xinjiang and massacre. He arranged in advance for these characters their own rhetoric, without exception, to persuade Qiu Sheng to kill for a while.Unexpectedly, as soon as the young man came back, he didn't even give himself a chance to breathe, so he came to Ma Wei and dumped all the temptations of the mysterious dragon robe to him, which made him confused and confused that day. Surprised and delighted, he completely forgot about the change of rhetoric, and now he is chasing his own tail to climb up, and he can't even hide.

He rolled his eyes slowly, and without further ado, he stood up and knelt in front of Qiu Sheng: "Back to the emperor, I think what you ministers said is not unreasonable, but..."

Qiu Sheng gave him a leisurely smile: "Just what?"

"The soldiers of the South Camp have just gone through a fierce battle, and they must have been seriously injured. I heard that General Fang Jiu has also died for his country. He is very heroic. If the soldiers are forced to send troops again at this time, I am afraid that the damage to the South Camp will be worse. The price is really too high. Another point is that human life is at stake. It would be inhumane to drive the entire southern border to extinction because of those unreliable remarks. Send Jin Yiwei Lian to take care of it and investigate it before making a decision."

Qiu Sheng was tired for a while, and felt that she couldn't compete with his sharp-tongued uncle in terms of words.

This man was still kneeling in front of him, his eyes were piercing and serious, Qiu Sheng lamented in his heart and turned his eyes slightly, and saw Jiang Chen was holding up a wat board, hesitant to speak, and quickly gestured to Qiu Wei Sit down properly, such a big person kneeling in front of your eyes is bothering and annoying: "Master Jiang?"

"What the prince said is very appropriate. It would be great if this matter can be arranged in this way. I hope that your Majesty will listen to what I said."

Qiu Sheng frowned: "What advice does Master Jiang have?"

"I think it's not the time for the Dai Viet army to recuperate. If you say anything more, I'm afraid it's still too early."

Are there still battles to be won?

Qiu Sheng frowned: "Master Jiang, could it be that the descendants of Deng Qi in Weizhou want to start another dispute?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. No matter how suspicious the old minister is, he will never turn his thoughts to the Northwest Army. General Gao and Wang are the sharpest swords in Da Yue's hands. At such a juncture, we are negligent against Beili... those small countries such as Guijue are nothing to worry about, not to mention that they just resolved the silver dispute with you and others a while ago. An enemy." Jiang Chen paused, "Your Majesty?"

Qiu Sheng had never seen such a hesitation and playing charades in the past, and was about to say a word of urging, but it was choked in her throat and slowly swallowed. She turned several times in her head to react, and understood that Jiang Chen must not want to. He said it himself.

Dai Yue's right minister still has some scruples about opening his mouth, this matter must be related to the whole trend of Dai Yue.

"You...Since the north is safe and the south has settled down, the traitorous ghosts have been sorted out in the past few years, so the hinterland should be fine..."

Qiu Wei stroked his chin, and looked at Qiu Sheng with slanted eyebrows.

A few people in the hall stared quietly at Qiu Sheng as if they were watching a fire, leaving all the officials in a daze.

"You mean..." Qiu Sheng raised his head suddenly, "You mean!"

"Westerners didn't get away with it that year?!"

There was an uproar in the hall.

"There are many unimaginable things in this world. If you still can't figure out the reason why the other party is doing it, you can think about it. Since the Westerners left for no reason a few years ago, the old minister has been trying to pretend to be a Western military advisor. , to spy on Yalf’s actions. I didn’t think of it at the beginning, but it was Yalf’s boss, the bishop, who figured it out... It wasn’t until the situation in Da Viet gradually became clear over the years that I realized. Why did they withdraw back then."

Qiu Sheng: "Go ahead."

"At the time when the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the situation in the court was turbulent, and the northern and southern tigers and wolves were lurking and waiting for the opportunity to do evil. Even if the Westerners understand the complicated relationship between the front and the back, they are unwilling to get involved in this muddy water. Instead of participating in this chaos It's hard to see the river clearly, so it's better to be quiet for a few years, wait for the two sides to finally win the battle, and then use the troops and ammunition accumulated in the past few years to fight to the death with the victor." Jiang Chen said seriously, listening The ministers behind him were stunned, "The maximization of benefits is the theory that Westerners like to talk about most. They never do stupid things that lose troops and lose their generals without gaining any benefits. In their eyes, Da Viet is a piece of fat that they can't help but feast on. I am afraid that there will be another fierce battle soon."

There was another commotion worse than before, and before Qiu Sheng could say anything, the immortal Dong Qi said, "Your Majesty, I think this is nothing short of worrying and nonsense. If people have the leisure time to wait for five or six years to do nothing and just watch the show, why can't they simply think that they are afraid of the increasingly powerful naval force of Dai Viet? It's really hard work to cause trouble for themselves by doing nothing. grown up."

There were thorns in the words, Qiu Sheng leaned back, and Jiang Chen, who was on fire, took the hot potato by himself: "Master Dong, you and I don't know the situation in Da Yue back then. If we fight on the fourth side again, I am afraid that we will end up in chaos for decades. Yalf is a very smart person, and he is much better at planning and even calculating than everyone here, not to mention that the Pope of the West is a A veritable idiot, if the orders given by his subordinates cannot be completed, he will not withdraw the orders even if he spends several years waiting, I am afraid Master Dong is not clear about this...Moreover, the Tai Yue Navy is Known for its shortcomings, Westerners rely on their great strengths, will they be afraid of you, a baby soldier who hasn't sharpened their skills yet?"

Dong Qi: "Master Jiang is saying that my Da Yue Navy is a useless child soldier?"

Although the Da Yue Navy was previously in the hands of Su Wanyue, whose identity was unknown, and after a few rounds, Fang Jiu was given the full power of the half-dead soldiers, and now it is completely in the hands of Zizhong. Take on such a burden.Jiang Chen's words can't be compared with Dong Qi's. Even the rightful master of Da Yue sat on top of him and said nothing, and this Minister of the Ministry of War wanted to get on top: "This statement is a bit frivolous, Mr. Jiang!"

Jiang Chen: "...Master Dong, you..."

Although Dong Qi suffered a lot in the barracks of the Northwest Army back then, and was seriously injured in the bloody shell battle with Deng Qi, he was still a high-ranking official who had played fists and kicks. If he pretended to be dumb in this situation, he could only Looking helplessly at his old Jiangtou being beaten violently by this old man, Qiu Sheng hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Master Jiang, what you said is really too much...It's just Master Dong, this naval force and my Da Yue Compared with the South Camp of the Northwest Army, it is indeed a big shortcoming that cannot be ignored. I have heard that it is safe and sound, so what kind of fire are you on? Be careful not to get angry."

After following the two hairs, Dong Qi turned his head angrily and said nothing, Jiang Chen let him go, and continued: "Your Majesty, this matter must be handled with caution, even if the old minister is too worried, he must be dealt with as soon as possible. There is no harm in strengthening the protection of the entire coastline and taking precautions."

"It's about..." Qiuwei interjected lazily, "Maybe these gangsters have already walked around the coast of Dayue a few times."

"Master Dong."

Dong Qi, who was still angry just now, hastily knelt down: "The old minister is here."

"Write an urgent military report and pass it to General Yu, waiting to get the military seal... I will go and see in person in two days..." Halfway through speaking, Qiu Sheng turned her head slightly to look at Qiu Wei, "Uncle Emperor."

Qiu Wei said knowingly, "Don't worry."

Qiu Sheng nodded slightly, no longer in the mood to face the chaotic courtiers in the hall, turned his head to signal, Li Ci raised his voice and said sharply: "Back to the court——"

Tao Qinglin still looked like he didn't understand, so he couldn't catch his breath. When he looked up in a daze to meet Qiu Sheng's cold gaze, he saw a few fine wrinkles gathered around the corners of his eyes, and hair grew on his temples.

Qiu Sheng's blind eyes could clearly see the undisguised oldness of the man's face through the glazed mirror, and couldn't help feeling emotional.

From being the top scholar in the literary examination to being caught in a vortex and unable to get out, I have to be sucked up by this chaotic court bit by bit. The period is only three to five years, and the time has passed, but things have changed. .

Even if it is a heavy burden, I have to bear it.

At this moment, the shockingly pale army of dead soldiers along the coast is mixed around the edge of the naval force, and everything is still arranged in the form of mourning and condolences. There seems to be another face in the handsome tent, but it is tightly clutching the red-tasseled gun that the man used to use before. , I don't know which skilled craftsman put the broken body in one place, holding it in his hand is full of murderous aura.

Serving the country with his body, as a general should be like this, he knew in his heart that no matter what, he should not be sad and grieved, after all, that person died dignifiedly on the road to his proper destination, rather than being trapped in deep water and imprisoned in peacetime. Being attacked by those bullshit high-ranking officials who have only grown a tattered tongue in their lives.

I understand what I think in my heart better than anyone else, but I still can't let go.

Yu Zizhong sighed and remained silent, but he heard shouts from outside the tent: "General Yu -- hurry up the military report!"

No matter how many emotions were mixed, he immediately covered them up, Yu Zizhong raised his eyes: "Come in!"

The messenger of the dead came in in a hurry, and it really was a letter from Haiwen in his hand, he quickly accepted it, and after reading it word for word, his heart felt cold.

Will there be another dispute along the south of the Yangtze River?Or is it a Westerner who has quietly launched the Dai Viet site a few years ago to restrain the edge?

No matter who this news is, at first glance, it is a bit unbelievable, not to mention that Fang Jiu had instilled too many bad deeds about this person in the army of dead soldiers, and he knew that this person likes to make fun of boring people with serious business He actually questioned the credibility of this so-called "urgent military report" immediately.

"General Yu...the letter seems to have a hidden page..."

Yu Zizhong: "Huh? Hidden page?"

He looked up at the messenger standing in front of him, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He realized that this person was a good player who had been trained under Qiu Sheng back then, and he was familiar with the codewords that the South Camp Fire Army had figured out by himself. , knowing how to use this strange thing called sea-pattern paper, he quickly gathered himself together, watching the other party carefully wet the back of the soft sea-pattern paper with white water, the next moment his eyes widened in shock.

"This is?!"

"This is the hidden page, a ball of sea paper the size of a fragrant pill. It is really completely flattened enough to cover the entire bed. If there is something urgent and confidential, use oil wax to seal the whole piece of sea paper Half, in this way, the entire half page can be locked in the inner page and cannot be seen directly... General, what you saw just now is just the tip of the iceberg, probably what His Majesty really wants to convey is in this hidden page."

After the messenger cleaned up his hands and feet quickly, he took three steps back consciously. Yu Zizhong raised his hand to signal him, and looked at it with some luck, but who knew that what he looked at was actually quite different from what he expected.

"Is it reliable for you to write that thing? You don't even have a military seal. Is it true that Yu Zizhong is an idiot?"

Chu Yu frowned while vigorously rubbing his temples: "It's not like you don't know what kind of guy Qiu Zizhan is. Although he has become stronger in the past two years, it's easy to numb his claws when he encounters such a trivial matter. He can handle it himself." Throw the military seal into the sky...Besides, I imitated his handwriting enough to make it look like the real thing, and with that hidden page, it's hard for him to believe it or not...you put it on top of my head Needles, it hurts badly."

"Take it in your hand first, and I'll show you your pulse." Xu Liushan put down the black and green plaster he was pounding in his hand, turned around and lit a fire, and threw a few long needles into a small pot to cook slowly by himself, "You How do you know Master Qiu won't send letters over there? Let's see if you can run away."

The head hurt so much that the pavilion master wanted to hit the big wall with the Tianling cover, and quickly took a small licorice leaf and chewed it slowly in his mouth. After carrying it for a while, he said slowly in a hoarse voice: "He is holding I wandered the boundary between life and death and still did not forget to share his worries. I would be happy to be caught by him... The Westerners are probably in collusion with Chu Quan. I have ordered Qiu Sheng to block the news in all directions. I don’t know, it’s impossible for him to have this foresight.”

Xu Liushan sneered and said, "Are you looking down on him?"

Chu Yu raised his eyebrows and smiled at him: "I am a calf protector, fart, I look down on him, look down on him, I am here to work for him now?"

It's really smelly and shameless, Xu Liushan thought to himself while looking at his terrified face, he could even say it out loud.

There was not even a trace of blood on his pale face. Xu Liushan put a silver needle on his wrist and turned it slightly, and handed over a bowl of warm medicinal soup: "Come on, fake and shoddy will be spotted by the real master sooner or later, you first Be prepared to explain your words to that person when the time comes..."

He didn't know which sentence he misspoken, but he saw that Chu Yu's expression was slowly becoming ferocious. Before he could ask, he heard a harsh sword cry. His usual long knife was out of its sheath, and he pointed coldly at the Hidden low door.

Xu Liushan didn't dare to vent his anger, so he asked in a low voice, "Is there anyone?"

This question is really meaningless, Chu Yu squinted his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him, but heard the person outside the door laughing in a low voice: "My lord, are you here all right?"

The voice was all too familiar, and the three cold sweats on Xu Liushan's forehead suddenly dried up, he snatched the long knife from Chu Yu's hand, pressed his shoulders and slapped him back on the bed: "My brother, you beat him ten times .”

As soon as he finished speaking, the good-for-nothing old brother in his mouth pried open the small door and jumped in. This man rushed towards the wind angrily, and even Chu Yu, who was puzzled by Monk Zhanger beside him, couldn't control him. Then he pressed against Xu Liushan's white pig's neck: "Boy, who are you talking about?"

Whether the owner of the pavilion can beat this person alone is still unknown, but it is a certainty that this person will beat himself ten times. "Brother, wrong, wrong, wrong."

Xu Sheng'an is also a master who is easy to discuss. With a "shua", he retracted his sword and knelt down: "Pavilion master."

Chu Yu: "...Eh."

"I heard that you have recently settled in a small shabby medical clinic in Huadu. The subordinates have something to tell you."

Xu Liushan groaned behind his back: "Who are you talking about being a rotten..."

Xu Sheng'an didn't turn his head back, he just calmly said: "Go smash your medicine, don't interrupt."

Xu Liushan babbled a few words silently, but in the end he shut up honestly, washed his hands and made medicine.

Chu Yu: "..." Every family has a hard-to-read scripture...

"Pavilion Master?"

Chu Yu said seriously, "Say it."

"Previously, the master of the pavilion had placed the Soul Enlightenment Lamp at the Huadu Station. After this kid was returned to the Cuiwei Pavilion, his subordinates placed it safely on the high pavilion. No one has touched it for several years. But just a few days ago , my subordinates went to the pavilion to clean up the accumulated dust, and found that the soul-enlightening lamp was no longer on the pavilion, presumably it was..."

Chu Yu let out a long sigh: "Chu Yu."

"That's right," Xu Sheng'an said with an uneasy expression, "Although the pavilion master no longer needs that thing, since he is deliberately trying to steal it from the high pavilion, it will probably be disadvantageous to you..."

He paused, and saw Chu Yu chuckle coldly.

"Finally...Iron Horse Glacier, pouring out."