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Although I already had vague guesses, when I actually saw it, I was so shocked that my mind went blank.The body seems to have self-awareness: by the time I realized it, I had already knelt down and embraced the silently crying person in my arms.My temples felt wet because of this, I closed my eyes tightly, and the belated heartache surged up——

If you want to do this, what else can you ask for?

Xie Jingyu was not very cooperative.He wanted to step back, maybe even wipe his face, but he couldn't break away from my embrace. "Your Majesty..." he called out, with indistinct hesitation.

The other person's body temperature and heartbeat gradually soaked through the clothes on his chest, and now I don't care what he wants to say. "If you mess around again, I will demote you to Lingnan Road."

"Your Majesty," Xie Jingyu's hesitation suddenly turned into helplessness, "Rong Chen said, you have said this many times."

I reckon he wants to say something like a wolf is coming.As for the one who was interrupted by me at the beginning, it was nothing more than the fact that the current posture between me and him was seriously inconsistent with etiquette.It's all a waste of saliva and time, and I don't want to hear it at all.

Seeing that I was not moving, Xie Jingyu made his voice softer. "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry, I just cannot help myself for a while."

Hearing this, I opened the distance between the two of you, and reached out to wipe away the wet tears on his face. "Can't help it for a while?" I asked back.Before, he thought I was spoiling the scenery, but I think his skill in this area is by no means inferior to mine!

I don't know if my movements are too slow or too ambiguous, Xie Jingyu moved again, embarrassment mixed with embarrassment.There is something else, but in a deeper place. "Come here yourself." He asked.However, I am good at shooting and my physical strength is not weak, so his movements can only be in vain. "Your Majesty..." He called out again, finally met my eyes, and then suddenly froze.

I didn't ask him why he reacted this way, but just wiped away the tears little by little.But after everything was done, he still stayed there. "What's wrong?"

This seemed to wake up a certain nerve in Xie Jingyu. "Your Majesty, you..." he said, with a look of complete disbelief, "your eyes are red."

I thought he saw something. "It's no match for you."

I deliberately relaxed the atmosphere, but Xie Jingyu obviously didn't think like me. "You actually made His Majesty sad, I am truly guilty." He lowered his head, his face full of self-blame.

"I said it has nothing to do with you." I don't care much.After thinking about it again, I added: "No matter what happens, I am the emperor, and I can definitely think of a way."

Xie Jingyu looked up at me very quickly, then took it back. "Your Majesty can have such a heart, but I have nothing else to do."

Well, it's starting to get stuck again. "Get up, don't kneel." I didn't want to argue with him, so I got up.

But Xie Jingyu still knelt and did not move. "No matter when and where, I hope that your majesty will put the world first." He bowed his head and said, "Although the general trend of the world's separation and integration has its own laws, which cannot be changed by human power; but seeing that your majesty is about to create a new prosperous world, I would rather Even death is not willing to be an obstacle on this road." He paused, and added: "I only wish to be a stepping stone for Your Majesty."

He said the last sentence while facing my gaze.I can see that he is sincere, but...

I once thought that since the next emperor could give me such an unconventional temple name as Chengzu, it must be his own son.Thinking about it now, if I had made a plan earlier to adopt a suitable boy in the clan and spent decades to train him well, he might not be grateful for my kindness.

However, without a reasonable reason, the son of the adoptive clan will attract criticism and have a bad impact on the political situation.I have always been in good health, and I can’t just say that I’m good at Nanfeng like Xie Jingyu—even if Xie Jingyu said that, few people really believe that he is good at Nanfeng...

To sum up, we still need to think about it in the long run.Now I vaguely understand why the next emperor was not born until more than ten or twenty years later - it is not an exaggeration to set up a situation that is reasonable enough that everyone has no objection.

Having made up my mind, I said, "You don't have to worry about what I asked you before."

Xie Jingyu didn't answer right away, but all the things in his eyes immediately turned into worry.

This reaction really made me angry - I really didn't want to say it, it was a kind of worry that I might become a foolish king.I really don't understand the style... I really didn't like it, and I couldn't explain my plan clearly, so I forced him to stand up, and then blocked the mouth of what I wanted to say——

Rather than letting it say unpleasant things, it is better to swallow them all!

After that day, everything returned to what it was before Shangsi.

I continue to urge the progress of several edicts, some are fast and some are slow, the overall effect is better than unsatisfactory.But considering that my standard of passability is not low, the people below have already tried their best.

As for the palace examination, most people's papers are forgettable, only two are written with some original ideas.Based on the elements they selected, I assigned one to the Ministry of Rites and the other to the Ministry of Industry.There is also one who can barely catch the eye, and is sent to the Zhongshu Province to study a few years.After all, Zhou Bubi's imperial edict is not bad, and the Ministry of Zhongshu is currently not as short of manpower as the Six Departments.

As if to interrupt the rhythm of everything going on the right track, at the beginning of May, a letter sent from Jiannan Road, eight hundred miles, was urgently delivered to my case.

The secret letter was written by Jiannan Jiedu envoy Li Yu himself. It is very short and only includes two things.However, neither of these incidents is trivial—

First, Tubo defeated Tuyuhun, the capital of Tuyuhun fell, and the remnants had already retreated to the junction with Jiannan Road.Tuyuhun Shanyu was dead, General Murong Qi was lucky enough to pick up his life, and he has defected to the court.

Second, Murong Qi brought news that Tubo was backed by Dashi and had great ambitions.Now that Tuyuhun is gone, Tubo will attack the dynasty next.

Tubo attacked Tuyuhun, of course I already knew about it.Tuyuhun has harassed Jiannan Road for many years, because of the superior terrain, they can't stop fighting, it's really annoying.I really didn't expect that Tuyuhun lost so quickly this time, and it was a disastrous defeat that was close to annihilation of the entire army.

This is quite serious, and I called several prime ministers, generals, and Minister of the Ministry of War Wei Ji to the Ganlu Hall overnight.Hearing these two pieces of news, His Majesty immediately exploded.

"This news was brought by Murong Qi? I think that the words of surrendering generals may not be credible. After all, Tuyuhun has been harassing the border of the dynasty for years, and Murong Qi is the one who bears the brunt of it. Maybe he has colluded with Tubo, so he pretended to surrender, Shaking the morale of the soldiers on the frontier with fake news!" Wei Ji said angrily, obviously hating Murong Qi very much.

"What Wei Shangshu said is not impossible. However, Tubo has great ambitions, and this has long been a clue. The year before last, the second prince of Tubo killed his elder brother, and then ascended the throne Zanpu. He is really an ambitious person. Now it has passed In two years, he was afraid that he had wiped out the remnants of the eldest prince's influence and wiped out Tuyuhun, so he wanted to take advantage of the victory to challenge our court because he believed that his army was strong."

"General Cui's words are very true, and I agree with you. Dashi has old grievances with this dynasty, and it is indeed very possible to secretly support Tubo. I am not saying that Murong Qi is completely trustworthy. But I think that if Murong Qi deliberately treats this dynasty Unfavorable, he doesn't have to go into such detail. After all, the more you say, the more mistakes you make; wouldn't it be better to say a few words and let me catch the wind and catch the wind?"

"Now it can't be regarded as catching wind and shadows. After all, he only said that Tubo would attack the dynasty, but did not say when and where. The territory is as vast as the dynasty, and it would be a waste of manpower and material resources to try to defend it from all fronts."

"If you know something about the Tubo people, it's not difficult to predict. July is the time when the rice and millet are newly ripened, which is always the favorite time of those barbarians. Now it's May, and we don't have much time left!"

I stand with my hands behind my back.In front of him is the map left by his father and painted on the entire wall, and behind him is the fierce debate among the ministers.Because of the urgency of the matter, I only wore a cloak over my coat.To be honest, it's a bit chilly, but I don't care at all right now. "General Cui, in your opinion, Tubo is very likely to attack the dynasty in July?"

As soon as I spoke, the hall immediately fell silent.

"I don't think so, I think I'm at least [-]% sure." Cui Yinglang replied loudly.

I nodded without commenting further. "Then where do you think Tubo is most likely to attack?"

Cui Ying hesitated for a moment. "The border defense of Jiannan Road has always been strict, and there is no obvious weakness. From the perspective of Tubo, it should not be easy."

I nodded again. "Then if you were Tubo Zanpu, what would you think is the best plan?"

"A strong attack is inevitable, but this is the worst strategy." Cui Ying replied, thinking in his voice, "If you want the best strategy, it is a sneak attack..."

As soon as the word "sneak attack" came out, the hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean..." Wei Ji asked, his voice was no longer angry, but frightened.

I didn't take his word for it. "I want everyone in the hall to think about it. If you were Tubo Zanpu, you originally planned to wipe out Tuyuhun. Seeing the victory is in sight, Murong Qi ran right under your nose. Do you know that?"

"Of course I know." All the ministers responded in unison.

"I wish I could catch him back and silence him," Wang Ruojun added.

"That's the reason." I nodded. "Whether it's true or not, Murong Qi has indeed fought against Tubo, so he must have a certain understanding of Tubo's military strength and formation. It is not a small risk to let him be a spy: if Murong Qi is incited to rebel, Tubo will not be worth the loss. Now, Murong Qi Knowing that only this court can rely on, in order to gain trust, he naturally knows everything he can say. Tubo must have expected this, plus the best strategy that General Cui said before..."

I didn't say any more, but there was no need to say any more.

"I invite you to fight!"

"I invite you to fight!"

"I invite you to fight!"

But in the blink of an eye, all the generals knelt down.

"Yes." I said.But before they could thank me, I turned around and smiled. "But I'm going too."