There was a violent storm on the sea, and the fishermen on the port fought against the sea at all costs just for that humble fishing boat. Zhong Roulan stood on the highest telescope building in Yu County and looked at the sea. Although it was thrilling, it was still unbearable.

You will also feel bored after a long time.

"Suli..." Zhong Roulan shook her head helplessly. She didn't know how many times this happened. She was still used to Suli being by her side, regardless of whether it was comfortable or not. The two had grown up together since childhood.

The relationship is no worse than that of two sisters.

"Citrus, have you sorted out the letters from the south yet?" Zhong Roulan was a little dissatisfied with this new maid. She had no tacit understanding. If it were Su Li, she would have boiled a pot of old wine and served it.

After a while, the sound of "Deng Deng Deng" coming up the stairs came from behind. It sounded a little panicked and not steady at all. Sure enough, a frivolous girl appeared behind Zhong Roulan. What was different from Suli's innocent and cute girl was this one.

The maid named Tangerine is naturally charming. Even women can be seduced by looking at her for a long time. Coupled with the current feeling of being thin with sweat and wearing clothes, even the Buddha can't bear to look at it twice. It doesn't matter.

Lust is just a desire to see a few more beauties in the world.

"Third Miss, I'm here," the panic in her words never stabilized, and she was seen cluttering the sorted letters in front of Zhong Roulan.

Zhong Roulan had nothing to do with her, so she could only sort it out by herself. After looking at it for a while, she said, "It's interesting. What the two brothers did is a bit interesting."

"Taste? What taste? There is no taste! The slave did not eat snacks while cleaning up." Orange's brain circuit has always been so strange.

"Citrus, it's okay to have snacks. It's just that your lady now wants to eat vegetables and drink wine. What do you think?" Zhong Roulan said with suppressed temper.

"Oh oh oh, I'm going to get ready now. It's time to drink some old wine on a day like this." Citrus rarely reacted quickly, and hurried downstairs without saluting.

Zhong Roulan picked up the letter and read it, her originally joyful expression gradually became solemn. On July 18th, the right army of the Chen Kingdom captured Luling lightly. Xiao Yu, the king of Zhanchuan County, regarded Wang Zongqing as the long history of Qilin, and Duanmu Yang stayed behind in Luling;

On July 20th, there was a heavy rain, and the left route army of Chen State was flooded. They captured Gu Qufeng's deputy general Chaoqun and two thousand soldiers alive. Gu Qufeng was defeated and fled to Lincheng. On July 23rd, the right route army Sima Luling Hou Zhuobai

Ling made a surprise attack and captured Lingling lightly.

Duke Mengyan of Shaochuan County asked the Central Academy to immediately send someone to take over Lingling and Linwu.

The two of them had completely different approaches. Xiao Yu was going all the way, placing his own people in local areas in the name of military intelligence, while Meng Yan seemed to be doing something more magnanimous, but he didn't say anything about the placement of the captured soldiers.

It seems that Meng Yan's eyes are still fixed on the military, and he is not very interested in local affairs for the time being. On the surface, it seems that Xiao Yu is cultivating his own power. In fact, if you understand deeply, you will know that Meng Yan's approach is the most terrifying.

It seems that there is no fighting or grabbing, but it actually wins people's hearts.

Zhong Roulan thought in her mind that Xiao Huli was still dependent on the two of them and would not take any action against them for the time being. However, it was hard to say what would happen after the Northern Expedition. It seemed that she had to do something.

Zhong Rouning was sitting in Shaonan's palace with a serious expression and a little angry, while Xiao Huli looked embarrassed and just listened to Xiao Huli's advice: "Yu'er is younger and more energetic. Whether it is Duan Muyang or Wang Zongqing, both are Chen

If Ning'er feels it's inappropriate to appoint a state official, after the Northern Expedition, the Central Academy will select a suitable official to take up the post." Xiao Huli was unwilling to believe that Xiao Yu had different intentions.

"Why didn't the captured Linwu and Lingling Gu's troops make arrangements?" Zhong Rouning asked.

Xiao Huli also has a temper. He is the leader of the Chen Kingdom. He has his own plans for making decisions. Zhong Rouning pressing her step by step is not what a wife should do. However, Zhong Rouning helps her a lot and is in charge.

The Secretary of General Administration also slept and ate very little, and suppressed his anger and said: "Meng Yan's left route army encountered relatively big obstacles. I have ordered all the captured soldiers to be handed over to Baize's army."

"You are just sitting back and watching Meng Yan grow bigger. He is not a member of the Xiao clan!" Zhong Rouning's words showed distrust.

"Then according to your opinion, only people from the Zhong clan can be trusted?!" Xiao Huli was angry, and very angry.

"Hahaha, it turns out that the king of the country actually views me like this," Zhong Rouning stood up, walked to Xiao Huli, gave a big salute, and then said: "Zhong Rouning interferes in the government affairs and asks the king to take back the power of the General Affairs Department.

, let knowledgeable people take over, and I will go back to Chencheng to reflect." After saying that, he stood up and left without any nostalgia.

Xiao Huli did not block the comfort as before, but directly arranged for Zhong Rouning to be sent back to Chencheng. However, he did not take back the power of the General Affairs Department. As far as the General Affairs Department was concerned, Zhong Rouning did nothing wrong. Xiao Huli

What makes him angry is that Zhong Rouning's hand is stretched too long and needs to be beaten. He, Xiao Huli, has been immersed in officialdom for many years and single-handedly supported the second prince of South Vietnam to ascend the throne. He is more sensitive to the smell of danger than anyone else.

His behavior of indulging Xiao Yu in this way is currently within the controllable range. Xiao Yu is just proud after his first taste of power. Meng Yan's behavior is not problematic. At least Meng Yan doesn't have too many thoughts now.

, and more importantly, no one is more suitable than the two of them for the Northern Expedition, but it is necessary to hammer it out. After deciding, he shouted: "Come here, please invite Mr. Cang Shu and Ping Haigong to come to the banquet."

Xiao Yu, the governor of Luling, was standing in the center of the hall. On both sides were the core figures of the Qilin Army, Zhang Jin, the Marquis of Daijun, Ying Zongyue, the Marquis of the same county, and the newly appointed Luling left to guard Duanmu Yang, while Xiao Cong was guarding outside the hall with his confidants.

"What do the Marquises of Dai think of what was mentioned in Pinghai's official letter?" Xiao Yu asked casually.

"Your Majesty, Duke Pinghai is your father-in-law. He is kind to you to some extent. The things mentioned in Pinghai's letter must be the intention of the king. It seems that we need to make amends." Zhang Jin said cautiously.

Judgment.

But Ying Zongyue, the Marquis of the same county, did have different opinions. He took over the words and said: "Ping Haigong is just a guess without any evidence. The conflict between the king and the queen is natural and irreconcilable. My subordinates think that the county

There is nothing wrong with what the king is doing, and the king is also happy to see that the conflict between you and the queen is getting deeper and deeper, so that the king can feel more at ease."

"What both of you said makes sense. I did want to test Duanmu's matter, and I expected that Zhong Rouning would object. However, it's really unexpected that my uncle didn't even have the intention to reprimand me." Xiao Yu put his hands behind his waist.

Then, interlace the fingers of both hands back and forth.

"The king still trusts the prince. His subordinates have heard that the queen seems to be having trouble giving birth. The king has no plans to enrich the harem for the time being, so the king's detached status is inevitable. It's just that the Zhong family is in charge of Dongyang City alone.

When we take down the Fuzhou front line, we will really have to face the pressure from Dongyang City." Zhang Jin analyzed.

"The Zhong family is actually waiting. When we basically finish the conquest of Jiangyou and carve up Jiangyou's power, it is said that the third wife of the Zhong family has already stationed troops in Yujun." Duanmuyang interjected.

"Duanmu is right. Dongyang City is divided into three factions. Zhong Jue, the head of the Zhong family, has an agreement with the country's leader. Zhong Fan, the head of Dongyang City, is obviously more inclined to Shaochuan County. After all, they are close brothers. In this way

Zhong Sanniang's attitude is particularly important. If we can win Zhong Sanniang's support, both Fan Lihu and Zhuo will change their current attitudes." Ying Zongyue glanced at Xiao Yu as he spoke.

The capital of the country knew about the relationship between Xiao Yu, Meng Yan and Zhong Roulan. He said this to remind Xiao Yu not to be fettered by emotions.

"What Tonghou said is reasonable. Zhong Sanniang's attitude will also influence Zhong Jue. It is a fact that the queen has no children, and the identity of the county king is ready to be revealed." Duan Muyang added.

Xiao Yu did not respond directly to the two of them but asked Zhang Jin: "Daihou also thinks so?"

"What Tonghou and Duanmu said are reasonable, but my subordinates believe that regardless of their attitudes, capturing Fuzhou, Yuanzhou, and Yiyang as soon as possible is our most important task at the moment. Only by capturing these three states can our Qilin Army

The capital sat down with them and talked about it. In the same way, only by quickly conquering these three states can we stand firm in the court." Zhang Jin's words were resounding.

After hearing this, Xiao Yu turned around and sat down in the main hall. He kept tapping the table with his index finger. The hall suddenly became quiet. Suddenly, the sound of tapping on the table stopped. Everyone let out a breath, knowing that Xiao Yu had already

Decided, "Duanmu, please write a confession for me about the appointment and dismissal of officials without permission. You should consider the specific details. Do not specify a time after writing. You can submit it after we set off to conquer the three states."

"Would the prince please attach my resignation or ask the king to re-appoint officials?" Duan Muyang asked cautiously.

"No need. Since my uncle didn't explicitly say that he won't let you stay in Luling, he has tacitly agreed. In the book, he just apologized and nothing else." Xiao Yu was resolute, and then said to Ying Zongyue: "Tonghou, you

Responsible for organizing the army and formulating the strategy for the expedition, I want to capture three states at once within two months!"

Ying Zongyue was shocked. Although the Zhuo family lost all their main fighting force after the battle at Xianghu, there were still enough soldiers in the three states. Taking the three states in two months would be like killing two of the Zhuo family's soldiers and horses like pigs.

It was difficult for Yue to finish, so Ying Zongyue tried to ask: "Prince, are you too anxious?"

Xiao Yu responded with a wry smile, "Tonghou, we can't afford to wait! Bai Ze's army has already captured Lingling and Linwu, and Lincheng is currently an isolated city. Meng Yan doesn't care what happens to Lincheng now. He has gathered most of his troops

We are preparing to capture Shaoling in one fell swoop at Lingling, will your Cao Li be Meng Yan's opponent?"

"The county king has carefully considered that taking Shaoling is equivalent to opening the door to Hezhou. Hezhou is located at the junction of the Tushan clan and Shaoling. As long as the Tushan clan closes the pass, Hezhou's situation will be the same as that of Lincheng.

." Zhang Jin added.

Ying Zongyue broke into a cold sweat after figuring out the joints, and hurriedly said: "My subordinate Meng Lang is here, I will go down immediately to make arrangements."

After Ying Zongyue and Duanmu Yang took the order and left, Zhang Jin whispered: "The prince, can you please ask the princess to come forward and talk to the Shaochuan County Duke and his wife? If the prince wants to achieve something big, the support of the Shaochuan County Duke is crucial."

.”

Xiao Yu smiled, looked at Zhang Jin and said: "The marquis Dai is talented and has a long-term vision. However, the princess is on the ship to Yujun. What our Qilin Army needs most at the moment is Dongyang City's attitude and Zhong Jue's thoughts.

It’s unusual. Back then, he gave up the position of Lord of Dongyang City as soon as he gave it up, and his scheming can be seen. As for Meng Yan, Bai Ze has become the leader."

Zhang Jin's body trembled. The friendship between youth and the status of brothers was nothing more than that in the face of power. Xiao Yu said that he was talented. Zhang Jin thought that he could not avoid being moved. After a quick storm in his mind, he bowed and said: "Jun

King, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters, Shaochuan County Duke must have our talents!"

Xiao Yu helped him up, raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "I already understand the thoughts of the marquis, but Meng Yan is my brother, and he has many famous soldiers and generals under his command. If you are not careful, you will hurt your brother.

Love, don’t say this kind of thing again.”

After Zhang Jin left, Xiao Yu stood alone at the door, looking at the thick fog in the mountains in the distance, rubbing his fingers, and said to himself: "When will this fog dissipate? When will this person's heart be seen through? Brother, don't you?

Do you really have other thoughts?"
Chapter completed!