"She has probably found the real source now, and she can't tell which side she will favor."
"What do you mean?" Ehuang asked half-understanding and confused.
Gu Xun raised his hand and said, "Don't ask about everything!"
"After living in the Yin Yang family for so many years, do you still think you know everything?"
Ehuang fell into silence and finally stopped her curiosity, but after the silence she still replied:
"There are some things I really shouldn't know, but Lord Moon God will definitely not harm you!"
She and Nv Ying have been following the Moon God for many years. They are absolutely staunch members of the Moon God Party, and their loyalty cannot be compared with that of temporary workers like Young Master Siming under Xinghun.
After saying this, Ehuang took Nvying and was about to leave his bedroom.
Gu Xun didn't care about this, and just reminded him lazily, "Remember, don't talk about me to anyone, including the Moon God!"
"Don't worry, I won't go back on what I promised!" Emperor E replied without even looking back.
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Lingnan, Wuling Fortress, and Han Xin’s Camp.
In the past few months, Zhong Limei has really been helping Han Xin train troops.
The main reason is that there is really nothing to do, and it is winter now, which is not a good time to return to the Central Plains.
Although the winter in Lingnan is not very easy, Zhong Limei feels that it is somewhat better than in the north.
You must know that Zhong Limei was already a mid-level officer in the imperial army before he was appreciated by Gu Xun and promoted.
He was not from Guizhou Province, but he was not considered a member of a wealthy family. He could only say that he had no worries about food and drink. He was able to climb to this position at such a young age because of his own abilities.
But his ability was not intuitively accepted by the military. What really made him rise to the top was his military merit.
Zhong Limei has participated in countless large-scale wars, including fighting against the wolves in the North.
Wolves' incursions into the Central Plains often occur on the eve of winter, and even as winter approaches, the climate in the North is already extremely difficult for soldiers, let alone the cold winter that follows.
Zhong Limei also suffered from cold a lot back then.
Compared with the compound torture here in Lingnan, he still finds the pure and direct cold in the north more difficult to accept - at least in Lingnan there is no need to worry about peeing and freezing!
After Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo fought on all fronts, Zhong Limei was still looking forward to picking up some leftovers to taste.
As a result, the two men fought steadily, step by step, and ate up South Vietnam so completely that he couldn't even taste the soup.
Only some local Yue tribes had some commotion because of the restart of the war, but they were all easily suppressed.
Zhong Limei could not regard the basically unarmed tribal people as his real enemies and could not kill them at all. He only tightened supervision after suppressing them.
That day, after finishing his busy work on military training, Zhong Limei, who was bored, went to Han Xin for a drink.
Although Han Xin was not good at drinking, he had nothing to do, so he did not refuse.
The two of them hid in the camp, drank warm wine, ate side dishes, and chatted about the situation.
"Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo's offensive has slowed down." Zhong Limei said pointedly after taking a sip.
Han Xin looked paralyzed and replied calmly, "Normally, the further west we fight, the stronger Luo Yue's support will be, and the resistance will become greater."
"What's more, they are not in a hurry to end the war in Lingnan."
Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo will definitely be able to take advantage of this great victory in Lingnan.
For this reason, the two of them were unwilling to end the war in a hurry.
Ending it early will have no meaning other than saving some military rations, and it will not increase their contribution to a higher level.
On the contrary, it is time for them to consider how to digest such a large piece of meat.
The empire's military merits are bound to military titles. The greater the military merits, the higher the military title will be.
This is a sure thing and generally there will be no deviation.
But the military title of the empire is just a salary.
The empire completely abolished the old feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty, and the titles were raised to the sky, which only meant better treatment.
To ordinary people, this kind of treatment is a wealth that cannot be obtained even if their ancestors' graves are still smoking, but to Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, two serious imperial generals, it doesn't matter.
They had no interest in and no need to worry about how the title could be promoted. They were more interested in the kind of power they could get after the war, or... promotion.
According to the imperial military system, a general is the ceiling of a soldier's career. There is no essential difference between a general like Meng Tian and Wang Li and a general.
They are all qualified to lead their armies in battles abroad as generals.
There used to be a state captain, who was theoretically a military attache leader and was more capable than a general. However, the last state captain, Tu Sui, died in Lingnan.
After him, the imperial official system was changed, and the military attache leader was changed to a Taiwei, who theoretically controlled the world's troops.
The reason why this is theoretically the case is that Ying Zheng felt that the power of the Taiwei was too heavy, so he created an official position but did not arrange for anyone to be the official.
Of course, it doesn't matter to Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo whether it is a fake thing or not. Anyway, such good things cannot be ranked among the two 'rising stars'.
All in all, for these two generals who were about to make great achievements, Xianyang, which seemed to be the center of imperial power, was not a good place for them.
There is no good pit left for them in Xianyang.
The best place for them is to stay in Lingnan, which they conquered with their own hands, in this new, undeveloped land.
Although this place was regarded as a barren land in the Central Plains, it had no value except to satisfy the emperor's ambition to expand the territory and the military's need to gain military glory.
But they saw another possibility here - another way out for them.
Originally, they didn't need to worry about this.
Again, Lingnan has no value in the eyes of most people.
If given a choice, almost no Central Plains people would be willing to come here - most of the second-class citizens such as merchants and merchants who were sent here were not willing to come, and would rather be servants in the Central Plains.
If the two of them want to stay, there will be basically no one to compete with them, and there will be no resistance - the empire has a tradition of governing whoever conquers it.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In that year, Nei Shiteng conquered South Korea, and he stayed here to manage the internal affairs.
The specific length of stay will depend on the subsequent needs of the court. If it is long, it may be several years or even longer, and if it is short, it may be just a few months.
Like Wang Jian, he rarely stayed in one place for long.
Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo are both complex talents, and they are not only capable of leading troops in wars. In addition, there are no wars that require them to fight except Lingnan. Basically, they can stay in office as long as they want.
But unexpectedly, a Gu Xun came in halfway.
First, he arranged for Nei Shiteng to intervene in the Battle of Lingnan. Not only did he gain a lot of military exploits, he also managed the Minzhong County that was captured in the early stages of the war.
Later, Han Xin was arranged to guard the main traffic routes in and out of Nanling.
He didn't take much credit, but with Nei Shiteng at the rear, he seemed to be ready to swallow up Lingnan after the war.
Of course Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo were unwilling to provoke Gu Xun, but they were even less willing to let Lingnan be robbed by the eldest son's faction.
What's more, they are more reasonable in this matter.
Everyone must follow some rules when they go out to hang out. Even Gu Xun can't pick peaches out of thin air, right?
When Han Xin said this, Zhong Limei immediately understood and said with a smile, "It seems that they are really determined to win Lingnan, and they don't even care about the attitude of the National Master."
"All the Imperial Masters have disappeared now." Han Xin replied with a paralyzed face and a smile, "No matter how powerful the deterrent force is, it is of no use if the people are gone."
"Power cannot be lost for a moment. If you disappear, others will naturally fill in."
Even if the emperor Ying Zheng fails to show up after being assassinated, it will cause a violent shock to the entire empire, let alone a 'powerful minister' like Gu Xun.
Zhong Limei curled his lips, disapproving of this, "Aren't they afraid that the Imperial Master will come back to settle accounts with them?"
"After all, there is an emperor on top, and the Imperial Master still has to talk about some principles and rules - in their opinion, that's probably it." Han Xin took a sip of wine and said lightly, "In fact, it's almost the same, as long as
If the emperor is willing to come forward, most of the imperial advisers are willing to make concessions."
"So, Master Imperial Master, he really wants to..." Zhong Limei gestured curiously, but did not finish his sentence.
Gu Xun intends to invade Lingnan. This is Zhong Limei's guess, and it is also Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo's guess. There is no conclusive evidence.
If anyone knows the truth, only Han Xin and Nei Shiteng - they look like the nails inserted by Gu Xun to restrain Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo. If Gu Xun plans to do something, there must be no way around it.
Open them both.
Han Xin waved his hand, "According to my judgment, our Imperial Master has no clear intention to get involved in Lingnan."
"What he did was just to ensure that the situation in Lingnan would not deteriorate to the point where it is difficult to deal with."
"As for who owns this land... he doesn't seem to care at all, at least not yet."
Zhong Limei shook his head, somewhat puzzled by Gu Xun's train of thought:
"This operation of the Imperial Preceptor...seems to conclude that Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo intend to threaten the troops and support themselves!"
Han Xin shrugged, "I don't understand either, but he just made this judgment."
Han Xin had previously told Zhong Limei that Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo were dishonest. Part of the reason was that he noticed that there was something slightly wrong with what those two people were doing, but mostly it was because Gu Xun made the judgment that there was something wrong with them.
He chose to trust his superiors.
"Maybe he knows some inside information that we don't know, or maybe... he is just deceived?"
Zhong Limei smiled and put down the chopsticks in his hand, "The former is more reliable. If you want to talk about the latter... I believe that he is deliberately seeking bad luck for Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo."
"They're just the same thing." Han Xin replied casually as he ate his snacks.
Zhong Limei brought the topic back to Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo's recent activities, "Speaking of which, the two of them have been making frequent moves recently, and they also want to take advantage of the emperor's northern inspection tour, right?"
"It's not just them!" Han Xin sneered, "I don't know how many people in the world are waiting to see this excitement."
Zhong Limei lowered his voice unconsciously, and asked furtively as if someone was eavesdropping, "Then do you think the eldest son Fusu will..."
When it came to the latter part, he didn't dare to specify it and just made a gesture.
As newcomers who were later absorbed into the quicksand, the two of them knew limited things, but they didn't know everything.
At least they both know that Liusha has been making big moves in the North recently.
And for such a large-scale operation, the probability of not violating taboos is extremely slim.
If Ying Zheng catches some mistakes during this northern tour, it is likely to cause a new storm, and as the only student of Liusha leader Gu Xun, the eldest son Fusu will hardly be affected by this storm.
As the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor, he has been demoted from the imperial capital of Xianyang, far away from the center of power of the empire, and almost received the most severe punishment.
If the emperor were to remember this again, he would probably be exiled to Lingnan to watch the snarling teeth of pythons in the jungle, or be exiled to Liaodong to dig ginseng in the ice and snow.
Zhong Limei didn't care that his backer had fallen - he didn't even have an official position now, so he didn't care about these things.
He just couldn't bear to see the emperor persecuting Fusu - he was a die-hard member of the emperor's eldest son's faction before he was appreciated and discovered by Gu Xun.
In comparison, Han Xin was not as careful as Zhong Limei.
He has no feelings for Fusu, or in other words, he has no feelings for all the princes, nobles, high officials and ministers of the empire, even the emperor Ying Zheng is no exception.
The only exception is Gu Xun, because Gu Xun can completely destroy him physically, and he can't even run away.
This is unacceptable.
"No one can say for sure about this now." Han Xin replied calmly, "It is basically impossible for Ying Zheng to not notice what happened in Beidi, and it is difficult to predict how he will react - he is a wanton
The arrogant emperor."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhong Limei couldn't help but sigh, "It's really troublesome... but at this time, the Imperial Master has disappeared!"
"Maybe..." Han Xin shrugged, "He has more important things to do."
"What could be more important?" Zhong Limei was confused.
The situation in the empire was deteriorating, and the emperor was now vaguely pointing his finger at the Northland. Even a person like Zhong Limei, who was not sensitive to the political situation, had a vague feeling that the collapse of the earth might only happen overnight.
At this critical moment, what more important things could Gu Xun have to be busy with?
Han Xin twitched the corner of his mouth and replied with a half-smile, "How can you and I see clearly the big shot's calculations?"
This is not a gap in ability, this is a gap in information.
Zhong Limei gave a bitter smile and shook his head with emotion, "Big shot... forget it, we shouldn't worry about it!"
"Spring is about to begin, and I have to leave too."
"It's time to say goodbye. I don't know when we will meet again. Come on, have a drink!"
"Drink!" Han Xin responded by raising his glass.
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In the thirty-sixth year of the First Emperor's reign, it was the second month of February.
The cold winter that has been raging for several months has finally subsided, spring has returned to the earth, everything has recovered, and the people can breathe a sigh of relief.
And Ying Zheng also began to prepare for his new round of tour early.
As Ying Zheng's western tour began, the war in Lingnan also came to an end.
Because Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo slowed down their offensive, the war that was supposed to end in early Yin was delayed until a month later.
However, the Baiyue tribe has basically completely lost its ability to resist.
Xiou in South Vietnam has completely fallen, and Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo's troops have invaded Luo Yue's territory.
However, the war could only end there. Luo Yue's territory was too far south and there was no point in conquering it all.
In ten days at most, the Lingnan War that has been dragged on for many years will officially end.