Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another four years have passed.

Prime Minister Nalan was already seventy-two years old. With Sima Qing's "consideration", he was finally able to return home to take care of his old age. Mrs. Nalan also passed away quietly in the winter two years ago. Nalan Ji and the third princess were together.

The girl who was born in the winter of the year when Surabaya was conquered was already three years and two months old. The emperor gave her the name Nalan Pingshui and she has been raising her by the Queen Mother's side.

Nalan Xue is already twelve years old. Under the identity of his brother Nalan Shu, he has been working hard in the court for four years. Based on the memory of his past life, he often puts forward some excellent strategies for governing the country to the emperor.

She trusted him so much that when Prime Minister Nalan returned home to take care of his old age, he made her the new prime minister of Mo Country.

As the saying goes, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

After four years of hard work, many frictions began to arise between the four-nation alliance that originally jointly dealt with Surabaya.

The Shang State and the Italian State were married. When the convoy of the Princess of the Italian State passed through the territory of the Feng State, it was robbed by "mountain bandits". The Shang State asked the Feng State to thoroughly investigate the mountains and forests and give an explanation to the Italian State. The Emperor of the Feng State verbally agreed.

However, it was only three months later that a group of less than a hundred soldiers were sent to search the place where the princess of Italy was kidnapped. After a few days of hasty searching, they returned to the city, and then, this matter came to light.

No more then.

The purpose of searching for bandits was to save the face of Shang and Italy. Originally, the emperor of Feng State only had to pick out a few random people from the death row and kill them, saying that they were captured bandits. But that was fine.

The emperor of the Feng Kingdom refused to give face to the Shang Kingdom and the Italian Kingdom. He simply sent someone to fool them, and then replied to the letter, saying that he had not found the bandits, nor the princess of the Italian Kingdom.

The dowry, shouldn't it be that the country of Italy is reluctant to part with the dowry and keeps it secret?

The Feng Country was the first to provoke, and all the other countries were ready to move, which they had suppressed for a long time, and they could no longer restrain themselves.

The marriage between Shang and Italy was naturally a group. Feng was the strongest among the four countries, and it was the first to stir up conflicts. It was also well prepared for friction and disputes. Only Mo, whose original strength was not good, also

There are no allies who are on good enough terms to advance and retreat together. Even though they took great advantage in the four-point battle four years ago, they still seem to be struggling to deal with it at this time.

As the conflicts intensified, some small-scale conflicts began to occur in the border cities of the four countries. The city that was originally separated from Surabaya, now serves as a border city and has become the main place of conflict. In this regard, Sima Qing was very troubled and sent troops to garrison.

, it seems that the Mo Kingdom is too ambitious and can easily be accused by the other three countries of breaking the alliance. It does not send troops to garrison. The original soldiers and generals in the city are not enough to deal with the elite soldiers sent by other countries to pretend to be bandits to rob houses and communities.

On this day, Sima Qing finally couldn't bear the pressure and sent people to Nalan Mansion, where he invited Nalan Xue into the palace alone to discuss countermeasures.

"Girl Xue'er, look, what should we do about this?"

When there are no outsiders, Sima Qing still calls Nalan Xue "Xue'er girl". Nalan Xue's situation is a secret that less than five people know about. Of course, one of these five people is Nalan Xue herself.

"When I went to court, those old guys kept nagging me for a long time, but no one could explain it. It really annoyed me to death!"

"After four years of operation, our Mo country's economy has initially developed, but militarily, it is still far behind Feng country."

Nalan Xue pondered for a moment, then took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Sima Qing, "I don't think it's time to get involved in the war now, Your Majesty."

"Do you think I want to go to war?! That would waste people and money, and may not bring any benefits! But, but, those three countries have already bullied us. If we don't do anything, they will still have to fight.

Are you going too far?!"

Sima Qing took the booklet handed over by Nalan Xue and threw it on the desk without looking at it. His face was very ugly, "I have told you so many times that you still have to work hard to read these fake things.

It’s useless! If you have any ideas, just tell me directly, it will save me from not understanding and having to ask you, you..."

"This is a proposal for military reform, Your Majesty."

Nalanxue was already used to Sima Qing's temper. Seeing him angry and irritable now, Nalanxue was not nervous or fearful. She just used the tone and speed she usually used when talking to Sima Qing, and said unhurriedly, "Over there with the Four Kingdoms Alliance, sir.

We have already found a way to deal with it, so please rest assured, Your Majesty, things will be calm on the other side of the border in ten days at most."

Nalan Xue never said anything that she was not sure about. Sima Qing knew this very well. At this time, after hearing her promise, he felt relieved, reached out and picked up the book that he had thrown away before.

Zhezi, I casually found a chair to sit on, and read through it.

In the booklet, Nalan Xue first made a very detailed analysis of the situation in various countries, so Sima Qing's original plan of just taking a casual look and finishing the matter disappeared in an instant.

There are many grasslands in the territory of the Feng Kingdom. The people are all tall and good at riding and shooting. Regardless of men or women, they can go to the battlefield if they pick up weapons. It can be said that it is a country where all the people are soldiers. The cavalry is their main force. To be precise,

They are the only type of army. The disadvantage is that they cannot farm, so all food and salt must be bought or plundered from surrounding countries.

There are many cold areas in the territory of the Shang Kingdom. The people are short in stature but strong. They are able to cope with the harsh combat climate. They can still fight without losing their ability to fight despite the lack of supplies. Their population is the smallest among the four countries, but individual soldiers

Their combat capability is the highest among the four countries. A young warrior from the Shang Kingdom can easily fight against ten cavalry from the Wind Kingdom. Heavy armor is their main force. It is precisely because of this that their weapons and armor are insufficient.

The consumption is huge, and the country does not produce minerals. The money used by the national treasury to purchase minerals every year accounts for 70% of the tax revenue.

There are many plains in the territory of Italy. The physical strength and stature of the people are the same as those of the people of Mo. However, they are rich in products and have a large population. The recruitment of troops is the easiest among the four countries. The military pay is also the lowest among the four countries. However, due to

Living in a peaceful environment for a long time, most of the soldiers lacked fighting spirit. Desertion has always been a major headache for the Italian rulers. According to detailed intelligence reports, dating back to the most recent time, the Italians participated in the most intense war with real swords and guns.

In a battle, the Italian deserters actually accounted for more than 10% of the total number of Italian soldiers.

The territory of Mozambique is very large, with many mountains and hills and few plains. It has a mild climate and a huge food output. If it does not trade with other countries, the food produced in one year is enough to feed the people and army of Mozambique for four years. It is rich in minerals.

There are not many skilled craftsmen. Most of the people are self-sufficient by farming and mulberry silkworms. There are few merchants. Except for a few descendants of big families, there are few who practice martial arts. There are few who can be generals and only a handful of commanders. Moreover, there are many

He is already old and cannot bear the heavy responsibility of conquest.

…

When Sima Qing was concentrating, time always flew by very quickly. By the time Sima Qing had finished reading the entire book, the sky had completely darkened, and the cautious knock of the eunuch in charge could be heard outside the door.

"Your Majesty, would you like to pass on the meal?"

The little eunuch who used to lead the ministers to court has now been promoted to the chief eunuch. Because of his cleverness in doing things, he has won the trust of Sima Qing. He takes care of all the food, clothing and daily life. This eunuch is also good at doing things.

He has been favored by the emperor, but he is not arrogant and arrogant. He smiles with everyone and does not offend anyone.

"It's already dinner time? Send it to the Imperial Study Room. I'll use it with the Prime Minister!"

After being asked this question, Sima Qing came back to his senses from the book he was looking at. He raised his head and glanced at Nalan Xue, who was still standing there. He was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly stretched out his hand and pointed at Nalan Xue, who was not far away from him.

A chair, "Why are you still standing?! Sit down! Sit down!"

The reform of the military system in any country cannot be a trivial matter. After talking with Sima Qing until midnight, Nalan Xue was able to return to the house. The door of Nalan House was not closed and the lights were on. At the door, a figure had already

The tall old man, supported by a strong man and a boy, stood tremblingly, raising his head from time to time and looking towards the street.

Maybe this is home.

Nalan Xue, who saw this scene behind the curtain of the carriage, couldn't help but burst into tears. That old man, his father, was seventy-two years old and had been in power for fifty years. How could he have waited like this for her?

Passing others? She is the first, and perhaps, the last.

"It's so late, why don't you go to bed, daddy?"

Hastily drying the tears in her eyes with her sleeves, Nalan Xue pretended not to know and pushed the door curtain of the carriage out. She looked at Nalan Duan as if she was surprised, "Didn't I tell you that today,

Will I come back later?"

"Today...it's so hot that I can't sleep, so I asked your brother to help me and take me out for a walk..."

Nalan Duan is a smart man who has been the prime minister for fifty years, but in front of his precious daughter Nalan Xue, he cannot even tell a lie, "Well, have you...had anything to eat at night?"

Are you hungry? I was afraid that if you didn't eat well in the palace at night, you would be hungry when you came back, so I asked the cook to make a midnight snack for you. If you want to eat, I will have someone bring it to you now..."

"Since Daddy can't sleep, just eat some with me."

Nalan Xue knew that Nalan Duan would definitely not be able to eat well today's dinner if she was not around, so she simply followed his words and invited him to have supper together, "I will also tell dad what to do in court today."

Some interesting things.”

"Daddy hasn't been able to talk to you all day, so I'll have some midnight snacks with you and talk."

Hearing what Nalan Xue said, Nalan Duan was very happy, with a crooked smile, as if he had suddenly become thirty years younger, "Uncle Fu, have someone bring the midnight snack to Shu'er's room.

Son, go get daddy’s chessboard, daddy..."

"Dad, I have to go to court tomorrow."

If it were normal, Nalan Xue would definitely not refuse when Nalan Duan wanted to play chess. However, the night was already halfway through, and it was long past the time to rest. If Nalan Duan was not afraid that she would be late, Nalan Duan would not refuse.

Going to bed like this would make her hungry, but she wouldn't even let him have a midnight snack with her. "What do you think? Tomorrow, after tomorrow's court, I'll have three dishes with you!"
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