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Yanhe Palace.

"Your Majesty, there are envoys from the state of Wu asking to see you." The eunuch came to convey the message.

Chu Yi looked at Chu Ling and Qin Shan, "Jiang and Wu are at war, and Wu is here as an envoy. What do you think?"

"..." Qin Shan first looked at Chu Ling, saw that he didn't answer, so he said: "Wu Guo sent his army southward, and the attack is menacing. Jiang Guo's new emperor has not been on the throne for a long time, and his foundation is not stable. In the past two years, Jiang Chi continued to kill and attack. After depleting the national power, Wu has already gained the upper hand. But Jiang is a big country after all, and its strength should not be underestimated."

"What General Qin said is very true." Chu Yi nodded, and said to Chen Ling: "Prince, do you have nothing to say?"

"The emperor thinks what General Qin said is good, but he didn't specify the main points." Chu Ling said calmly, analyzing the situation: "Wu Guo went south, and I heard that Jiang Guo asked Luo Feng and Qiu Suo to fight. The two emperors have met before, and they are more than brave. , but compared to Jiang Chi's resourcefulness, they are still a bit inferior, presumably Wu's [-] troops have exhausted them."

"Then, in your opinion, what is the purpose of us leaving the country when Wu came here?" Chu Yi said.

Chen Ling lifted three cups and cups on the table as a demonstration, and said, "Father, please look, these three cups are just like the positions of Li, Jiang, and Wu. They are lined up from south to north. Wu has already Swinging troops south, if we send troops north at this time, Jiang Guo will definitely suffer from the enemy. Now most of Jiang Guo’s army has been transferred to confront the Wu army, and there is no way to spare manpower to deal with the south. So...Wu Guolai, there are eight or nine out of ten. If you want to sign a covenant with us, please cooperate with them in attacking."

Chu Yi smiled but did not comment on Chen Ling's analysis. He winked at the little eunuch who passed on, and said, "Please envoy."

"Please envoy—" said the little eunuch.

Come in three people.

A man with a white face and no beard, a thin figure, wearing a long gray coat, holding a closed folding fan in his hand, gentle and bookish.

A man with a hulking back and a swollen face, wearing a black linen suit, with a bronze mirror on the chest and back, and a machete in his hand, it should be a guard or something.

There was another person that Chen Ling knew.The king of Huainan, Jiang Sheng.

"I've seen Emperor Li." Jiang Sheng said, looking at Chen Ling: "There is also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I never thought that we would meet again so soon."

"Come here, give me a seat for the special envoy!" Chu Yi said with a smile.

Chen Ling picked up a cup of tea, slowly flicked the tea foam with his downcast eyes, without looking at Jiang Sheng, and said, "I didn't expect that the one who invited the special envoy of the State of Wu was Prince Huai of the State of Jiang."

"Ha——" Jiang Sheng smiled: "The old man is just a lobbyist invited by Wu Guo. As for whether he is from Wu Guo or Jiang Guo, what does it matter?"

Chen Ling sipped his tea slowly, but still didn't raise his eyes: "For the kind of people who go to Qin Muchu, collaborate with the enemy and treason, I have different ways, so I don't think it's a conspiracy."

"Hey, prince." Chu Yi shouted.

Chen Ling stopped talking and just played with the cup in his hand, making no effort to hide his dislike for Jiang Sheng.

"I don't know why King Huai came here on behalf of Wu this time?" Chu Yi asked.

"Prince Huai doesn't dare to be. The old man is already a wanted criminal by Jiang Guo, and he is no longer a lord." Jiang Sheng said with a smile: "All of you are smart people here, and everyone knows that people don't speak dark words. The old man is here this time. It is precisely to ask Emperor Li to send troops to help King Wu attack Jiang Guo."

"Hmm..." Chu Yi pretended to be deep in thought, and said, "As we all know, the three neighboring cities between Jiang and Wu are battlegrounds for military strategists. If I send troops to help, Wu wins, and Wu wins. But I am far away from the country. The mountains and rivers of those three cities can't share a piece of the pie, I'm afraid it's a thankless effort."

"Haha, Emperor Li really thinks so?" Jiang Sheng smiled meaningfully.

Chu Yi smiled without saying a word.

Jiang Sheng said: "Emperor Li suffered a loss from Jiang Chi a year ago, can he swallow this easily?"

Chu Yi: "Hehe..."

Jiang Sheng continued: "Now the main force of Jiang State's army is restrained by Wu State. As long as Li Guo is willing to send troops to attack Jiang State's southern border, he will surely win a big victory. At that time, no matter whether Wu State wins or loses, several cities in the south and The underground iron mines are all out of the country.”

"Duke Huai made such an attractive offer, it's hard for me to refuse." Chu Yi laughed.

Chen Ling paused, held the cup in his hand, and his eyes were unpredictable.

Noticing Chen Ling's movements, Chu Yi said, "What? The prince still has something to say?"

Putting the teacup lightly on the table, Chen Ling raised his head and said, "Is the father determined to send troops?"

Jiang Sheng said: "The old man knows that His Highness is a nostalgic person, if he wants to leave the country and send troops, I'm afraid it will embarrass His Highness."

Qin Shan said displeased: "What does Duke Huai mean by this?"

"What do you mean God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know, Your Highness knows." Jiang Sheng laughed.

Chu Yi frowned, and asked Chen Ling in a deep voice, "Prince, what Duke Huai said..."

"Father, if sending troops is beneficial to us, the emperor has no objection." Chu Ling said, his eyes swept over Jiang Sheng lightly, "It's just that since King Huai can easily betray Jiang Guo, how can we guarantee that he will not betray our covenant? .For those who have no faith at all, it may not be beneficial to have more contacts."

Jiang Sheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, in order to express my sincerity, the old man will stay in Liguo until the outcome of the battle is decided, and fight side by side with the generals."

Chen Ling said lightly, "Oh?", and raised his eyes, "Did Duke Huai say he wants to stay as a hostage?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince can call you whatever you want." Jiang Sheng didn't think it was disobedient.

"Since this is the case, the dispatch of troops has been decided." Chu Yi said: "General Qin, get [-] soldiers as soon as possible, and march northward within three days!"

"The last general commanded the decree!" Qin Shan said, stepped forward to receive the military talisman and went out.

"This old man has just left the country and has nowhere to stay. Your Highness the Crown Prince will settle us down." Jiang Sheng said, "I wish us a happy cooperation."

Chu Yi smiled and said: "There is still a flag to win."

Jiang Sheng said: "Replace wine with tea, let's drink this cup together!"

Chen Ling held up the cup and put it to his lips. After a long silence, he raised his head and drank it, "Father, if there is nothing else, the emperor will leave first. The inn that King Huai will live in will be arranged by the emperor."

Chu Yi had no doubt about it, and nodded in tacit agreement.

After leaving Yanhe Palace, Chen Ling walked aimlessly along the palace road.

The weather in early spring, the breeze is slightly cool, and the small flowers planted on both sides of the road have already exposed their buds, full of spring.

At some point, a light rain began to fall in the sky, dripping down, wet the bluestone palace road, and also wet the corners of Chen Ling's clothes.

There seemed to be a hint of dampness in the air.

"It's raining, why don't you know how to hide?"

As I was walking, suddenly a shadow fell over my body, the rain above my head stopped, but the rain around me was still falling.

Chen Ling turned his head and saw that it was Qin Shan who took off his coat and used it as an umbrella to block the sky above him.

"No need, compared to this..." Chen Ling smiled, "Today, I want to walk in the rain."

"Huh?" Qin Shan was taken aback.

Chen Ling walked forward alone, leaving Qin Shan behind.

Looking at Chen Ling's back, Qin Shan suddenly felt that he and Chen Ling were in two different worlds and different time and space.Even if he was chasing after him, he could still only watch from behind like now.

"Xiao Ling!" Qin Shan ran a few steps to catch up, "Go back, you will get sick if you get wet in the spring rain, and your body is already..."

"You carry me on your back..." Chen Ling stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Qin Shan, and said softly, "Carry me on your back and walk in the rain, okay?"

"Yes!" Qin Shan was flattered, and agreed immediately.Covering Chen Ling with his clothes, he walked slowly in the rain with his back on his back.

"Didn't you go to the military camp?" Lie on Qin Shan's back, Chen Ling closed his eyes.

Once upon a time, it was also such a gentle wind and drizzle, someone carried him on his back, running in the rain like this.Thinking about it now, it seems like a lifetime away.

"I'm worried about you." Qin Shandao: "If Li Guo and Jiang Guo go to war, you will be caught in the middle...will it be very embarrassing?"

"It's embarrassing..." Chen Ling smiled lowly, and said lightly: "No...I hate him, I wish I could kill him... How can it be possible to make things difficult..."

"..." Qin Shan didn't speak any more.Feeling that Chen Ling was slipping a bit, she bumped him up and held him tightly to send him back to the bedroom.

"General Qin, Your Highness, this is..." When she arrived at the East Palace, Xing'er saw that Qin Shan had carried Chu Ling back, and rushed to pick her up.

"Hush——" Qin Shan lowered his voice and said, "Fell asleep. Go find some clean clothes and help the prince change later. When he wakes up, make some ginger soup for him. Be careful not to let the prince catch the cold."

"Well, don't worry, General." Xing'er said, and ran to make the bed.

Qin Shan put Chen Ling on the bed, and took a dry towel to wipe Chen Ling's hair, but someone grabbed his wrist.

"Achi...Achi..."

Qin Shan froze for a moment, opened Chen Ling's fingers, pressed him with one hand to make him calm down, and continued to wipe his hair with the other hand.

"Since you can't forget it, why are you pretending not to care about it? This time the two countries are at war, which is not good for Jiang Chi... You are actually worried, Xiao Ling?"

"Why...we became like this, Ah Chi..."

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