Wu Meiniang had never experienced anything like this before, so she could only bury her face in Li Gan's shoulder and neck, not daring to make any move.
Even though his clothes were thin in summer, Li Qian could clearly feel the soft heat coming from his body, and he couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart.
But Li Qian still suppressed his impulse and carefully felt Wu Meiniang's bare hands.
'Hmm... it's a little rough... there are still some calluses on my hands...'
Li Qian lowered his head and looked over. Although he had taken good care of himself recently, he could still vaguely see the back of his hand and a few invisible scars on his fingers.
He suddenly had a guess in his mind.
If you were raised in a wealthy family since childhood and were well-dressed and well-fed, your hands would definitely be smooth and delicate.
It now seems that the warrior Yu should have died a long time ago, and Wu Meiniang and her mother suffered a lot outside.
'Even so...it may have nothing to do with Li Yuan...'
But there is still a mystery. Since Wu Meiniang was kicked out of the Wu family, what happened to this draft?
Li Qian let go of Wu Meiniang's hand and rubbed his brow in silence.
It must have been written on the list of beautiful ladies when they entered the palace, but at that time he was only looking at the beauties and did not hear clearly what Wei Zhongxian was saying.
'I will definitely ask my companion later...'
However, after this consideration, Li Qian can initially feel relieved.
As for complete trust...that is definitely not possible now.
'It's hard to fully understand the human heart, no matter how far it is from the belly... I just need to watch Wu Meiniang's whereabouts...'
As time goes by.
If Wu Meiniang is really secretly working for Li Yuan, sooner or later she will be exposed.
After thinking about these things, he took a long breath and paid attention to the beauty in his arms again.
Wu Meiniang's body was warm and she lay in Li Qian's arms.
It was past noon at this moment, and it was extremely cool inside Doctor Liang's pavilion, and there was a faint coolness rising in the cold pool outside.
Under such a world of ice and fire, Li Qian was inevitably a little moved and impulsive.
It's just that the environment here is open, so it wouldn't be nice if someone passes by and sees it.
Moreover, if you catch a cold after taking off your clothes, it will be a big joke.
Li Qian held Wu Meiniang's smooth shoulders, pulled her to his side and leaned against him:
"Mei Niang, my body is a little numb, please change my position first..."
When Wu Meiniang heard this, she hurriedly turned sideways and got off Li Qian's chest, and stretched out her bare hands: "Your Majesty, I will rub it for you."
Li Qian's brows jumped and he quickly held her hand down: "There's no need for this, I can just take it slow myself."
"Mei Niang, please have a chat with me and say something."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Meiniang nodded obediently and looked at him intently with her beautiful eyes.
At this moment, Li Qian was lying on the wooden platform, Wu Meiniang Zhen leaned her head on Li Qian's shoulder, and wrapped a jade arm around his waist.
Li Qian could still feel a burst of warmth coming from his side, and his neck was itchy from Wu Meiniang's hair.
He took a few breaths of cool air, thought about it, and asked bluntly: "Does Mei Niang know about the war in Wuyue in recent days?"
Wu Meiniang didn't know Li Qian's intention yet, so she replied honestly: "I know."
"Because of the war, the Wuyue silk cloth sold in Beijing has become more expensive."
The silk from Wu and Yue is the highest quality in Daqian and is very popular among the people.
"yes."
Li Qian sighed softly, frowned and continued:
"The State of Yue is not a rival to the State of Wu. It has been invaded and is about to be in danger of destroying the country, so they come to ask for help..."
It was as if he was just a husband coming home from the next morning, casually talking about today's work and pouring out his worries...
"Anyway, the civil servants and military generals all hold their own opinions now, and no one can convince anyone."
Li Qian said in a rather depressed tone: "If this continues, I will have to get up early every day to accompany them to court."
Wu Meiniang had been listening quietly to Li Qian's words just now.
After Li Qian finished speaking, she looked a little hesitant, as if she didn't know whether to say something or not.
Li Qian seemed to sense her mentality, and once again grabbed Wu Meiniang's hand with his big hand, and continued to ask: "Meiniang, do you think I should listen to the words of those civil servants? Or listen to the words of those military generals?"
Wu Meiniang was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine...I don't know..."
"What do you know about this? Just say whatever you want."
Li Qian chuckled and squeezed Wu Meiniang's hand: "We are not going to court now, and you and I are not monarchs and ministers."
"I just wanted to complain to you, but I didn't think of a good solution."
Wu Meiniang is still a strong woman by nature, and these words just made her feel a little more competitive.
She raised her head and looked at Li Qian steadily: "Your Majesty, I do have some foolish opinions."
"Um?"
Li Qian smiled and said nonchalantly: "Then I'd like to listen."
Seeing him like this, Wu Meiniang straightened her body with her hands and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I think it is best to rescue the Yue Kingdom."
"How can it be so simple?"
Li Qian shook his head gently: "First of all, the civil servants will not agree."
"Even if we can barely convince those civil servants, Marshal Zhao, General Yang and Duke Tang will definitely have endless disputes."
Wu Meiniang looked into Li Qian's eyes and said slowly: "We are not letting the military generals lead the troops on the expedition, but lending the troops to the Yue State. All the money, food, wages and silver consumed will be borne by the Yue State."
Li Qian subconsciously wanted to refute, but stopped when the words reached his lips.
Leading troops and borrowing troops are just the same word.
But the meaning is completely different!
Seeing that Li Qian was stunned, Wu Meiniang continued to explain: "Your Majesty, I cannot see through the minds of the adults in the court, but it was only when Your Majesty mentioned what Mr. Wei Zheng said just now that I suddenly understood."
"It's not that the civil servants don't want to send troops, but they are afraid of the military generals and don't want them to send troops. And if the Yue Kingdom takes the troops from the imperial court, wouldn't it just solve this problem?"
Li Qian was startled after hearing this, and felt that this was becoming more and more feasible. He couldn't help but pat Wu Meiniang on the back of her hand: "Meiniang, continue."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Wu Meiniang received Li Qian's approval, a slight excitement appeared on her face, and then disappeared without a trace.
She continued: "Your Majesty just said that the civil servants used the excuse that the national treasury is empty and the people and money are wasted to shirk. Now that the Yue State is responsible for the money and food for sending troops, do they still have any reason to shirk?"
Li Qian nodded slowly: "The civil servants have no reason to obstruct it anymore, and the country of Yue will definitely agree to this method."
The land of Wu and Yue is rich and prosperous. If the Yue State is asked to choose between providing money and food or being destroyed by the Wu State, they will definitely choose the former.
This time there was no need for Wu Meiniang to continue, Li Qian automatically thought of the generals' reactions.
"Now we can send troops to quell the chaos, punish the Wu State, and boost the imperial court's danger. Naturally, they can't refuse."
"Moreover, this borrowing of troops cannot be from just one person. The Grand Marshal, the General and the Duke of Tang have to take care of it..."
As he thought about it, Li Qian's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he felt more and more that this strategy was feasible.
Wu Meiniang smiled coquettishly in Li Qian's arms: "Your Majesty is wise, I am ashamed of myself."
Li Qian was stunned for a moment, then he burst out laughing and slapped her on the hip: "You dare to laugh at me? I'm asking for a beating!"