After Yu Qingtan said goodbye, Zhou Bujie looked at the small sword he had just obtained in his hand, and his mood suddenly became sad.

Does his father actually have to face such a huge Dongxun alone under such circumstances?

Because of his father, Zhou Buyi’s first teacher when he was a child was the Bai family commander who was very famous in Nanli. He has learned military skills since he was a child. Although now, in the words of the Bai family commander, he

He was still an idiot commander, but even so, he could see how stretched the available troops in his father's hands were.

Qingtan just told Zhou Bujie in general terms that the current garrison in Shangzhou was about 30,000. Leaving aside those garrison troops who were stationed in important places and could not be moved without permission, the number of troops that his father could mobilize after arriving in Shangzhou was only a little over 10,000.

, and the garrison equipment in Shangzhou is replaced every six years, which is far inferior to the three-year replacement of the garrison in other border states, let alone the annual replacement of the Forbidden Army.

Dragging a group of troops with old equipment and numbering over 10,000 to face the pressure exerted by the entire Dongxun, such an overwhelming situation, I am afraid that even if the soldiers are alive, it will be difficult to reverse the situation, right?

Even if his father's reputation is still as great as before, and he can summon thousands of people to die for him with one word, the situation is still very rare. Although he doesn't know much about the Dongxun Kingdom, it is still one of the top three countries in the mainland along with Nanli.

One of the big countries, how can it send more than 100,000 troops with all its national strength?

I have seen the map of Shangzhou before. There are not many dangerous areas, and most of them are plains and hillsides. As long as the commander of Dongxun is not stupid, he uses Shangzhou as a breakthrough point to attack Nanli. Even with divine help, his father can only

It can stick to one place and cannot return to support other places.

After Zhou Bujie pondered this carefully, his eyes became calmer.

It seems that the deciding factor for this mission is really the top priority.

But after thinking about this, Zhou Buyi's face became even more ugly.

"Ouch"

Zhou Busuo accidentally bumped into someone head-on, causing him to take a few steps back. He touched his head. Zhou Buyi looked up and saw the person he had hit.

It turned out to be Kumu who was going to be with him on this trip.

The man next to Kumu who was similar to Kumu's age must have suddenly smiled.

Kumu frowned as he looked at the somewhat silly Zhou Buji, then sighed helplessly for some reason, pointed at Zhou Buji and said with a smile to the side.

"This guy is the little kid we are going to take with us on this trip."

Suddenly he smiled when he realized that the silly kid in front of him was actually the prince of Zhou. His expression suddenly changed, he wiped his eyes with his hands, looked at Zhou Buyi carefully and then at Kumu.

, what do you want to say.

Kumu, on the other hand, leaned into his ear, whispered something, smiled suddenly, nodded slowly, and said to Zhou Buyi rather boldly.

"It turns out that you are the eldest son of Prince Zhou. Just follow me on our way to Dongxun. I will take good care of you. I will definitely not be disturbed by some young people.

Bad intentions."

When he said this, his smile looked a little different, but Zhou Buyi didn't pay attention to this, he just hummed quietly.

Then he suddenly smiled and saw that Kumu didn't speak for a long time, so he curled his lips and greeted Zhou Buji.

"Come on, come on, you kid, just follow us. The three of us will go to Xuanshi Palace to see His Majesty to receive the decree, and then we will prepare to leave the city and head to Dongxun."

Zhou Bujie didn't say anything, he just walked to Kumu's side and remained silent.

Suddenly he smiled and said nothing, because the very first time he saw Zhou Buyi, he recognized that this child was the target of the assassination he led to Pingyu County last month.

But after receiving this mission, the Finance Department gave me this

The child's background said that the child was the illegitimate son of a corrupt official in the imperial court, so he told him to shoot the child on the spot when he saw it.

However, when I received this mission, I did have a lot of questions, because if this mission was just to assassinate a child, why would I, as a commander, need to go there in person? Besides, this is not something that their Gold Division should be responsible for, right?

?

Moreover, it was not enough for a commander like himself to go there in person, but also to bring a team of Habayashi Guards there.

Yes, it’s the Yulin Guard. When I set off, I suddenly laughed and was stunned. The Yulin Guard is the most mysterious system among the Imperial Forbidden Army. Anyone who can enter it is a loyal minister of Nanli regardless of their ancestors.

, or his personal strength is a top-notch expert, and the Yulin Guards are also one of the few troops who only obey the orders of Emperor Li.

He is a master of archery, plus a team of Habayashi guards. This lineup can assassinate the monarchs of some small countries, but now they have to go out to kill a little kid with no strength?

Although I later met Ku Mu and Ji Wuying in Pingyu County, which prevented this lineup from playing no role, Hu Dixiao was not a fool. An army that only obeyed the orders of Emperor Li actually participated in such a

There must be a lot of big shots and secrets behind this mission. If it weren’t for the extraordinary status of my master, Zen Master Tie Jian, and his talent in the archery path, otherwise it’s hard to say whether he would have been tricked to death by now.

.

And all the speculations at that time, when he learned that the child turned out to be Zhou Dunyi's only son, Zhou Buyi, suddenly smiled and confirmed a lot of what he was thinking.

This game is a naked conspiracy against King Zhou Dunyi. That guy Kumu is a retainer of Queen Zhou who has a strange life experience. If you guess this.

Secretly sent someone to assassinate the legitimate son of the Prince of Zhou, and then killed Kumu, a major supporter of the Prince of Zhou's position, and then cut off the wings of the Prince of Zhou in the court, and now even sent the Prince of Zhou to Shangzhou to lead the resistance.

Dongxun may launch an attack, hehe, you just sent it if you said you would. Before sending it, you have to find a fake excuse that cannot be faked anymore and transfer more than half of the permanent troops from Shangzhou to re-equip and prepare.

Shangzhou has always been a place that neither father nor mother loves. The Ministry of War has acquiesced that the Ministry of War will change its uniform every six years. Now that it has only been more than three years since the last time it was changed, Hu Dixiao will definitely not think that the Ministry of War will be like this.

Good intentions, this transfer must have Emperor Li's will in it.

As long as more than half of the garrison is transferred, and the excuse of changing clothes is used to delay it for a month, at worst, Emperor Li will come forward to find an excuse later, which can delay it for another half month.

Judging from the information found, the troops that can be mobilized to participate in the war are estimated to be the 100,000 Central Army troops in Chengdu.

It seemed that Emperor Li was going to plot against King Zhou this time, but this move was too clumsy. He could easily guess that Kumu and the others.

Thinking in his mind, he suddenly smiled and glanced at Kumu quietly, and saw that Kumu was still as expressionless as an iceberg.

They didn't get as much information as I did, but they probably had some vague guesses.

Would Emperor Li really use such a flawed strategy?

This is what Su Dixiao is confused about now. If this matter was caused by some ordinary people, I would probably take it for granted. After all, ordinary people don't have so many ideas.

But if it is placed on Emperor Li...

Is this really the plan laid out by a guy who has been sitting in that position for more than ten years?

I had also heard about the battle for the throne of the previous generation from my master, Zen Master Tie Jian. Although the current second prince of King Zhou was the most promising prince to inherit the throne at that time, and all the princes at that time were

It can be called the overlord of one side. When they encountered the coalition forces of various countries in Nanli, these princes were also the ones who took the lead. Although the reason why the coalition forces of various countries retreated in the end was due to the sudden rise of Feng Buping, the efforts of the princes were visible to everyone with a discerning eye.

have to

come out.

At that time, the current Emperor Li was just a prince who had not left the imperial court, with no connections and no family background. However, in the end he was able to defeat those outstanding brothers and successfully ascend the throne.

Could such a character be a fuel-efficient lamp?

Not long after, under the notice of the eunuch outside the Xuanshi Hall, the three of them entered the Xuanshi Hall and saw Emperor Li who was correcting memorials on his couch.

At this time, Emperor Li had taken off his dragon robe and put on a light and comfortable yellow robe. Although he was a monarch, Emperor Li now looked a little haggard, looking at the mountain of memorials and another pile on the chopping board.

Ancient books, and the cold ginseng soup.

It seems that His Majesty has been dealing with government affairs for a while and has not even bothered to eat.

After the three of them entered the Xuanshi Hall, they knelt down on the ground, holding their left hand and right hand to support themselves on the ground. Then they slowly kowtowed to the ground and saluted with great respect.

Emperor Li saw these three people only after being reminded by the eunuch beside him. He waved his hands and said to them kindly.

"You three don't have to pay me such a big gift. Just get up without any ceremony."

After the three of them said "I obey" in unison, they stood up. Emperor Li took out an edict from the memorial on the side and handed it to the eunuch beside him.

The eunuch held the edict in both hands and slowly walked to Kumu. Just as Kumu was about to salute and accept the order, he heard Emperor Li say with a smile.

"I told you that there is no need to salute. Just take this edict and prepare to leave as soon as possible."

Kumu nodded blankly, took the edict with both hands, and put it away calmly.

Emperor Li nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Zhou Buyi, who was a lot shorter among the three, smiled and waved to him, saying

"No doubt, come to me."

Zhou Buyi walked up to Emperor Li obediently. To be honest, he and Emperor Li were already acquaintances. According to his wet nurse, Emperor Li hugged him when he was young, and she didn't know if he made fun of her.

Li Di took a loving and serious look at the young face of the child in front of him, stretched out his hand to rub Zhou Buji's head, and comforted him softly.

"Actually, you don't have to go on this trip, but this is the intention of Uncle Wang. He said that he wants you to go to Dongxun to see the world and experience it. But no doubt, if you don't want to go, just tell Uncle Huang,

Uncle Huang can still take you off the list."

Because of Zhou Dunyi's relationship with Emperor Li, theoretically speaking, Emperor Li was really Zhou Buyi's uncle, but only Emperor Li could take the initiative to say this.

After hearing Emperor Li's caring and kind words, Zhou Buyi resolutely shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"No, my nephew knows the importance of this trip, and my nephew's father is still on his way to Shangzhou to preside over it. No matter whether it is for public or private purposes, my nephew should not avoid this matter because of his cowardice.

thing."

Hearing Zhou Buyi's words, not only Li Di's face was a little shocked, but even Kumu, who had always looked like an iceberg, had a look of disbelief.

The reason why Emperor Li was shocked was because he felt that once a second-generation man knew the dangers of this trip, he would definitely cry and beg him to be removed from the list. But what he didn't expect was that Cong Zhou Buyi

In his expression, Emperor Li did not see any fear or fear about this matter.

As for Kumu's feeling of disbelief, it was because he had been in contact with Zhou Buyi several times. His view of this child was that he was smart, timid and cowardly. Originally, after hearing His Majesty say that Zhou Buyi could be removed, he thought

Zhou Buji should be happy, but he never expected that Zhou Buji would refuse?

"Hahahahaha. As expected of the second brother's child, hahahahahaha."

After being surprised for a while, Emperor Li suddenly laughed loudly. This child is really good, not bad.
Chapter completed!