Chapter 173 Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge
Chapter 173 Burning the bridge across the river
Let King Wu'an come back...
Shen Muchi's heart sank.
He has already thought of this method.
But he didn't want to.
But I heard Xu Jinglin say: "This time the Northern Qi Dynasty suddenly borrowed troops from the Qinghe County King. In fact, there is only one reason. It is that the local war is tight, so they want to divert the war.
King Wu'an pressed too hard in the front, making them unable to resist, so they had to use this method to force a truce.
Now that the prince is out of anger and the city that should be taken back has been taken back, it's almost done. He has to give Beiqi a step down.
The situation of three parts of the world has been maintained for so many years, how can we say that we have broken the old?"
Shen Muchi listened quietly to Xu Jinglin's words.
After a moment, he sneered.
"You think I don't know what you said?"
He is the emperor, Xu Jinglin can think of things, how could he not think of it.
However, he has to have his own considerations.
But Xu Jinglin kowtowed his head to the ground respectfully: "I know what your Majesty is worried about."
"In this matter, I have a clumsy plan, which may allow me to get the best of both worlds."
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Xu Jinglin stayed in Fulin Hall for a long time. He went in in the afternoon and came out at dusk.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he saw his sister waiting there with a worried look on her face.
"elder brother……"
Xu Meiren hurried up.
"What did my brother say to Your Majesty? Your Majesty will not hand over the Queen Mother, will you?" Xu Meiren asked anxiously.
Xu Jinglin looked around: "Are you crazy? Concubines are not allowed to discuss government affairs unreasonably. You come here to ask me these questions. Are you going to kill me?"
"I know."
Xu Meiren said as she spoke and pulled up Xu Jinglin's sleeve: "But brother, I'm too worried about the Queen Mother. I heard that the Prince of Qinghe County has a close relationship with the Princess of Zhenguo. How can I get the Queen Mother if she falls into his hands?" Well?
Wasn't it just for the Queen Mother's business that His Majesty asked you to enter the Fulin Palace just now?
Did you plead properly for the Queen Mother?"
"Brother, you are talking. Have you interceded for the Queen Mother?" Seeing that Xu Jinglin didn't speak for a long time, Xu Meiren kept asking him.
Xu Jinglin frowned when he looked at Xu Meiren.
The two brothers and sisters had fallen behind in their family fortunes, so they went to Jinling together to seek a life.
Fortunately, one of them passed the imperial examination, and the other was selected into the harem as a concubine because of her appearance, and was always by the king's side.
But because they have no background, they are suppressed and looked down upon everywhere. They only rely on each other for survival, so the relationship between brother and sister seems to be even deeper.
"You care about the Queen Mother?"
Xu Jinglin asked after a long time: "How long has it been since His Majesty called you to sleep with you? If you don't spend more time on Your Majesty during this time, do you know that a concubine who has lost your favor is more miserable than one who has never been favored?"
This is true, because no matter how beautiful you are when you are favored, there will be many pairs of jealous eyes behind you.
They are just waiting, waiting for you to fall off the high platform so that everyone can step on you.
It doesn't matter to others, but Xu Meiren does not have a powerful family behind her. She can only survive in the harem by relying on His Majesty's favor.
But Xu Meiren didn't seem to care about these.
She said: "Didn't Your Majesty also summon the other concubines? Your Majesty is just obsessed with political affairs.
Moreover... we are the Queen Mother's people, as long as the Queen Mother is fine, we will have her protection, and there will be nothing to fear."
When Xu Jinglin heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head.
"Silly sister, why are you still so naive now?
Haven't you seen how much His Majesty thinks about the Queen Mother?
The Queen Mother asked you to compete for favors just to distract His Majesty, and you are the only one who helped count the money after being sold, you idiot!"
"Brother, how can you talk so much?" Xu Meiren was a little angry.
"The Queen Mother is not who you say she is at all.
Besides, now you are a hot new noble in the previous dynasty, and I am the only favorite concubine in the harem. Aren't these all recommended to us by the Queen Mother?
Why should we be dissatisfied if we seek benevolence and receive benevolence? How can we speak ill of the Queen Mother after her death?
Don’t forget that I begged for you in front of the Queen Mother that you are here today. If you want to cross the river and burn the bridge, I will not agree!"
Seeing that his sister was really angry, Xu Jinglin quickly softened his tone.
"Okay, okay, okay, don't say it, don't say it, okay?"
"Don't worry, the Queen Mother will be fine," he said.
Xu Meiren smiled brightly when she heard this.
"I knew you wouldn't do anything ungrateful, brother."
"Okay, okay." Xu Jinglin said: "It's time for me to leave. If others see me chatting with you here for so long, should I talk again?"
Xu Jinglin added another sentence at this point: "Are there still money envoys?"
Xu Meiren smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not short of money."
"That's all. I'll have someone bring you some in two days. The more money you have in the palace, the safer you will be. Now His Majesty doesn't call for good fortune very often, and the rewards are much less than before."
When Xu Meiren heard what Xu Jinglin said, she didn't refuse and smiled sweetly.
"I knew that my brother was the best."
Xu Jinglin exchanged greetings with his sister and then left the palace.
Xu Meiren didn't see it. As soon as she turned around, her brother shook his head helplessly.
His silly sister, how could she still be so naive after going through so many things?
What ungratefulness? What burning bridges?
He has endured the humiliation step by step to reach where he is today, and he no longer cares about those false reputations.
Now he only needs to hold on to everything he has gained now, and his only sister.
As for the rest...
But he wasn't lying. The Queen Mother would be fine.
As for whether this result will be what the Queen Mother wants, that is unknown.
**
Even though spring has warmed up, the clouds at this time are still full of snow.
The military camp was extremely lively tonight. It was another victorious battle, and it was a joy to fight.
So those who slaughter chickens kill chickens, and those who slaughter sheep slaughter sheep, heat up the Shaodaozi wine, and drink it to their heart's content.
"After this battle, the entire Sixteen Youyun Provinces will be taken back."
"Yes, this seems to be the farthest we have reached in the past hundred years."
"Haha, this son of a bitch from Northern Qi still dares to harass us without even checking whether our general is a vegetarian."
"That's right, that's right, I have been in the army for so many years. If no one else obeys, I will obey the general."
"Who says it's not the case? When we go out and say that we are the Jiang family's army, who doesn't take a high look at us? Fifty thousand, eh, the prince has brought fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and he can chase the opponent's army of one hundred thousand for hundreds of miles. You say,
Our prince, is that a human being?"
"Of course not, he is a god, the god of war."
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The soldiers drank a few more bowls of wine, their tongues became bigger, and they gathered together to brag about their general.
In the hearts of these soldiers, they would not recognize the emperor even when he came, so they would recognize him as the prince.
At this time, Jiang Bo was sitting in the coaching camp wearing silver armor.
He looked at the lonely moon outside the tent and the bowl of Shaodaozi wine in front of him. He picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.