Chapter 206: Return to Abyssinia (I)

In the Xinhua Palace in the capital, in the foreground of the Yuehua Hall of the Queen's Bedroom, a Junjian man carrying the rank of brigadier general on his shoulder was kneeling on one knee, and bowed to the Queen of Chengxian, Liu Qianhua, who was sitting sideways on the soft couch on the side of the hall, bowed his head and said, "My minister Li Ruishi, pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen, Long live my emperor, long live the empire..."

"Li Ruishi, you are finally back, get up quickly."

"Thank you, the Emperor..."

"Sit down quickly - you guys retreat first."

After leaving the female official, seeing Li Ruishi sit down, Liu Qianhua easily knocked out the little rabbit who had been dancing in his heart for a while, and then he smiled and nodded at him solemnly: "I've got a lot of money when I go to the front line this time?"

Li Ruishi was calm and calm, lowered his head and responded: "Yes, thanks to His Majesty's divine power, he was shocked and safe all the way. He experienced many things that were not visible in books, and personally verified some new methods of using troops that had caused controversy..."

Liu Qianhua interrupted him without hesitation: "Hello you Li Ruishi, how long has it been since you left the palace? You have learned a lot of rules and clichés. Why are you here to teach me?"

"I don't dare..."

"You have eaten the courage of the bear heart and the leopard, what else can you not dare to?"

The light makeup that had not changed for ten years was smiled and frowning under the bare face, but Li Ruishi seemed unmoved, but he supported his knees with his hands and his face was like a stone statue.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask for."

Liu Qianhua suddenly realized something, and the ambiguous state of mind that he had inadvertently indulged suddenly disintegrated.

"You want to ask me for an official?"

Li Ruishi continued to say, "I want to fulfill my promises back then and help Abyssinia restore the country. For this reason, a group of like-minded people have gathered, but they are weak and are controlled everywhere..."

"Who told you that the empire must help Abyssinia restore the country?" Liu Qianhua did not intend to attack him on purpose. On the contrary, she felt that this man's vision was really sharp and advanced.

"Aren't we prepared for the help of Abyssinia so much in the past to lay a nail in Africa? Now our army has a considerable advantage in the Indian Ocean. If we don't take this opportunity to restore the country and defeat the Allies in the future, Africa will be dominated by Germany. The seeds planted by the empire that year will inevitably be unrealized!"

Li Ruishi paused, as if he realized that his tone was too hard. While lowering his head apologetically, he softened his tone and continued: "Abyssinian's successor was exiled to our country. Although there were not many elites and nobles who fled with him, he never interrupted his contact with his hometown. Over the years, he has been constantly absorbing exiled young people and organizing training to establish a strict and powerful restoration group with considerable influence on all parts of Abyssinia that were divided by the great powers. With such a group, our army has assisted in sending troops to Abyssinia, which has not only sufficient justice, but also has support from the local people, but also adds an important bargaining chip to the international game after the victory."

"Not to mention that after the victory, even if Abyssinia was controlled during the war, the Suez Canal can be attacked through the Red Sea in the north, which can prevent the enemy from using the canal to enter and exit the Indian Ocean and attack our traffic line, and also have the opportunity to control the canal, so that our army can enter and exit the Mediterranean freely and reverse the situation of European war more quickly and effectively. To the south, it can attack British East Africa, rescue German East Africa, deter and harass South Africa, and if necessary, it can also seize Madagascar. In this way, it can effectively prevent the enemy based on South Africa from attacking our Indian Ocean traffic line."

After hearing this, Liu Qianhua nodded in praise: "The idea is good, but you have to act within your ability and act randomly. The most important thing at the moment is to open up transportation to Germany. To this end, you must gather the maximum available troops to achieve your goal with an overwhelming advantage. There will be no possibility of any troubles in the middle. Only after that can you divide the troops as appropriate and consolidate other places."

Li Ruishi straightened his chest and cut the railway firmly: "No matter what, please be sure to let me participate in the organization and planning of the Abyssinia strategy operation. A man is a real man, and he is hard to catch up with one word. If he doesn't bring them back to Abysinia, I will be uneasy in my life. I will also ask the emperor to fulfill his wish..."

"It seems that you have made a partner who can be entrusted to life and death, but I hope you remember that you are my minister first, followed by the emperor, and then the imperial citizen, and finally the life and death brothers of your African friends - can I expect anything from you?"

"As long as it is what Your Majesty wants, I, Li Ruishi, will go through fire and water, and will die! As long as it is beneficial to the empire, I, Li Ruishi, are willing to give up everything except Your Majesty!"

"What if what I want is in conflict with what you think of the imperial interests?"

After hearing so many heroic clichés, Liu Qianhua couldn't help but want to play a little bit in front of this man.

"If this is true, it must be that I am no longer trusted by Your Majesty. I will punish you in front of Your Majesty to prove your loyalty."

Liu Qianhua felt a slight sting in his heart, and a faint smile on his face: "Silly... do you think I will be happy like this?"

"I am not born for your happiness, I am living for your death!"

Seeing the strange, too dazzling light in Li Ruishi's eyes, Liu Qianhua understood that from then on, she had no reason to continue to treat the man in front of her as a substitute for another person. Obviously, he had found himself, but he was still far from able to solve the mystery that had long been wrapped up.

"If you live for me, then why do I exist? Until now, I can't be sure that I am really Liu Qianhua - your daughter whom Emperor Kaihong abandoned in a different dimension. No, even whether I am really a human being is still unsure. Such pain, the person in my memory cannot share it with me. And you, this substitute that approaches me in order to realize the ambitions that men often have, is actually the same..."

The unconcealable loss and melancholy erupted like ripples on the face of the queen in contemplation. Li Ruishi saw it and tried to comfort him: "Is Your Majesty resentful to me? Is my memory aware..."

"You know nothing." Liu Qianhua interrupted him lightly, "I will consider your request. Those like-minded people you mentioned, you will make a list later and leave it to Chief Ye - I am tired, you can go down first."

Li Ruishi blinked inwardly, but stopped talking, and finally got up to thank him, and stepped back in a mess.

After a while, the female official Ye Jingying, wearing a 'green' dress, walked in. When she saw Liu Qianhua's scary face, she had to carefully tentatively: "Emperor? Just now Li Ruishi gave me a list, saying that it was the one who was told by the emperor... I was afraid that the emperor would be anxious, so I took it here."

Liu Qianhua absent-mindedly stroked the velvet-haired kitten beneath her pillow: "It's okay, you can keep it for me first, and ask you for it when it's useful."

"That... Li Ruishi will not leave after coming back this time, right? He can also be considered as going to the front line and leaving for military achievements..."

"Don't mention him for now, is Gu Yingyang here?"

"Yes, I've been waiting outside."

"Tell him to come in."

Ye Jingying answered "Yes", turned around and took two steps, then turned back with concern and said, "I think the emperor's face is not very good. Maybe he was tired when he was mourning and had not yet recovered, right?"

Liu Qianhua glanced at her impatiently: "Don't worry about this, go and pass the message."

Ye Jingying stepped back with aggrieved and worried. With two sips of smoke, the new Chief of General Gu Yingyang strides in. When he is five steps away from the imperial throne, he kneels down and pays a favorable greeting. Liu Qianhua asked him to take a seat in Li Ruishi's seat just now, and said with great concern: "You have not solicited your own opinions in advance, so you have pushed you to the top of the storm. You must have been under a lot of pressure. Recently, the country and family affairs have been continuously, and the situation in the court is difficult to resolve. I have to do it. I hope Wu Linghou will understand it."

Gu Yingyang leaned against the back of the chair and smiled: "I dare not, I dare not, the old minister has a sincere heart for the country and the people. I am fortunate to be appreciated by the late emperor and the emperor. This life is enough. I don't care about those rumors and slanderous rumors at all."

Liu Qianhua turned sideways with satisfaction, smiled and nodded, "Okay, since you come here, you can rest assured, and I'll ask you to the base camp."

Gu Yingyang sat up straight and looked up and said, "Prince, please rest assured. As long as I, Gu Yingyang, still have a tone, the base camp will still be the emperor's base camp, and the imperial army and navy will still be the emperor's army and navy."

"Actually... the one who proposed that you officially take office as Chief of Staff is not someone else, it is Premier Yang."

When Gu Yingyang heard the queen suddenly say this, he was shocked: "Yang Zhengjin? How could he..."

"Prime Minister Yang said that he was the head of the government and served as the head of the military order. He was inconsistent with the spirit of the constitution, which could easily cause misunderstandings on public opinion and affect political unity. Therefore, he resigned and proposed that it would be more appropriate for you, the chief of staff, to take over."

Gu Yingyang stared at the floor and murmured: "I really didn't expect..."

Liu Qianhua smiled and sighed: "Prime Minister Yang is such a person, so don't think too much - you have been in office for several days. I have been in the palace for a while and have been recuperating. I have never sent military officers to the base camp. I really turn a blind eye to the matter outside the window. This time you are here, if you don't mind, let me talk to you."

Gu Ying raised her hands and said, "The emperor has an order, how dare the old minister refuse to obey? Actually, I was prepared for it-"

After saying that, he turned around and shouted: "Master, please hang up the map."

"Have you brought all the maps? Wu Linghou is really a person who is interested."

Gu Yingyang laughed: "The emperor has feelings and righteousness, but the old minister cannot do it without his heart."

"The map is here..."
Chapter completed!