Chapter 30 Good Strategies

Since knowing the truth, although Changsun Huanxuan is calm and strong enough on her face every day, she always imagines the scene when her parents were killed in her mind, and her heart has been immersed in the grief of being beheaded.

In the past few days, after the sadness, she gradually regained her senses. When she was dressing up in the morning, she couldn't help thinking in the mirror: Since Li Jin's party killed my family on the grounds of foremy with the king of Wu and attempted rebellion, where did the evidence of for the forgery they said come from?

Seeing Huanxuan behind him, Xiaoci looked sad, as if she was thinking about something, so she came over and said to Huanxuan, "Madam, what are you thinking? Can you tell Xiaoci? Let Xiaoci share one or two for you.

"Oh, I'm thinking about why Li Jin and others said that their father had an affair with the King of Wu? As far as I know, my eldest grandson's family has never had anything to do with the King of Wu, and my father has never had a good impression of this person. How could he cooperate with him to rebel? After the last adversity, Huanxuan has already treated Xiaoci as her own, and naturally told her everything she thought.

"Madam, I heard that it was the Empress Dowager Li who got the news that Lord Changsun and the King of Wu had a letter to rebel, and then Li Jin's group went to the house to search. As a result, they really found a letter from the King of Wu. In the letter, the King of Wu invited Lord Li to fight against the Li's party and asked Lord Changsun as a response in the capital to contact Li. The dissatisfied old ministers and righteous men agreed at the right time to overthrow the Li family and take the capital in one fell swoop. Xiaoci told Huanxuan.

"This is even more strange. At that time, my father had settled down at home and had no power in his hands. Most of the old ministers who had a good relationship with him did not resign and return to his hometown, or were dismissed by the empress dowager Li. His father's influence was not as good as before. Why did the king of Wu, who had a grudge against his father, come to him? Is it the king of Wu who has the intention to frame him? At this point, Huanxuan is even more puzzled.

Xiaoci interrupted, "But why did the King of Wu frame Lord Changsun?" What's the benefit of this for him?"

The two sat at the table, with their hands on their heads. After thinking for a long time, they didn't pay any attention to it. Huanying curled his lips and said to Xiaoci, "Tomorrow morning, we will go to the royal palace to find King Wei. I have something to discuss with him."

Although Huanxuan is a woman, she is stubborn by nature. This matter is suspicious, and there are still many unclear things. She can't help clenching her fists and swear in her heart: I must find out the truth, and I must not let my parents die in vain.

The next morning, Huanxuan and Xiaoci followed him to the Weiwang Mansion. Seeing Zhuo Ruitong, Huanxuan said that he had something to discuss with him. Zhuo Ruitong ordered his entourage to retreat and invited Huanxuan to the backyard study. Huanxuan and Zhuo Ruitong walked into the study and ordered Xiaoci to wait outside the door. Zhuo Ruitong greeted Huanxuan and sat down a few times before the case and asked her what she had to say.

"Rui Tong, I want you to promise me that in the future, if there is any news about the court and the King of Wu, you must not hide Huanying and tell you all the details according to the truth. I can't let my parents die for nothing. Even if I sacrifice my life, I will find out the truth. Huanxuan said excitedly.

Looking at the ripples of tears and emotions, Zhuo Ruitong's whole heart is about to break. You should know that every time he sees the pain of Huanxuan, his heart is tortured in all kinds of ways, and he can't wait for him to bear all the pain. Under the begging eyes, Zhuo Ruitong only nod his head and promised, "Okay, I promise you that I will never avoid any news about the court and the King of Wu in the future."

He replied gratefully, "Thank you, Ruitong!"

Zhuo Ruitong said unhappily, "There is no need to thank you between you and me."

"To this day, I won't hide it from you. Now Weijun is in a very difficult situation. Beirong has sent troops to invade Guanwai. In the south, the king of Wu also wants to join me to kill the imperial city. The Li party in the capital is even more pry, soft and hard to win me in..." Zhuo Ruitong said again, "I and Nie Kong and I have been thinking about it for many days, but I can't come up with it. It's a perfect solution, it's very distressing!"

"According to what you said, according to the current situation, Beirong has been in the desert for many years and has long accumulated strength to fight. Now it is just waiting for a suitable time. The south side under the jurisdiction of King Wu has always been rich and rich in products. In terms of its strength, it naturally dares to compete with the imperial court. In the imperial city of Kyoto, Not to mention the full treasury saved by the late emperor during his reign. In addition, the Li party secretly recruited people from the world and cultivated difficult figures such as Lou Xun. In this way, no matter whether Weijun competes with any of the three parties, he is only 50% sure to win, and only 60% or 70% at most. Therefore, the most urgent thing is to recruit troops, hoard grain and grass, expand strength, and then train a team of elite soldiers who can fight hard battles. Huanxuan analyzed.

"Well, you're right." Zhuo Ruitong listened.

Huanying continued, "The last time he captured the assassin, the young general was brave and resourceful. If Wei Jun had more talents like him, there would be nothing to worry about if he really fought in the future."

"Haha! Can you see it? This man is indeed wise and brave, and Nie Kong and I value him very much. To tell you the truth, I have ordered him to be the commander and secretly trained a Mingsha camp. They are hidden in the Mingsha Valley a hundred miles away from Weijun City, where there are natural hills formed by wind erosion. If outsiders who are not familiar with the terrain enter, they will only get lost and starve to death. In addition to the intensive training in the past few years, they are all brave, good at fighting, agile and extremely powerful. Zhuo Ruitong told Huanxuan.

"That's great! It seems that my previous worries are superfluous. Huanxuan's face was full of surprise.

Zhuo Ruitong sighed: "However, although the combat effectiveness of Mingsha Camp is strong, it can only be regarded as a small group of surprise attacks. When it really fights a big battle, the military strength is still far from each other! So, your worry is right! Otherwise, Nie Kong and I wouldn't have thought about it for so long and haven't come up with a good strategy.

"So that's it. The most urgent thing is to train and expand the strength." Huanxuan said after learning about the situation.

"Well, that's all we can do now." Zhuo Ruitong frowned.

After Huanying left, Zhuo Ruitong began to be embarrassed: this recruitment requires a lot of wealth. In this remote place of Wei County, the goods are scarce and the people are poor. The annual financial income and expenditure can only be balanced. How can there be extra money to use for military expenses?

"What exactly does Mrs. Shadow have to do with the King of Wei? Seeing that King Wei treated her with respect and courtesy everywhere, and when he looked at her, his eyes were full of tenderness, which was not like the cold eyes he usually looked at me, so this woman was definitely not as simple as a counselor. In the leisure pavilion, Ning Tanger secretly speculated.

Ning Tanger is really smart. In just a cup of tea and a few conversations, Zhuo Ruitong's attitude towards Huanying can be seen clearly, and Zhuo Ruitong's special affection for Huanying was broken at a glance.

"Since she only shows people as a counselor, I will wait and see what happens first, and I won't offend her for the time being." Ning Tang'er thought. Then, she ordered Wei Er to take some cakes and send them to the Goblet Palace.

"What are you doing?" The guards outside the Goblet Palace stopped the fear.

"Ning Ji sent me here and asked me to bring cakes to Mrs. Ying." Fearful reply.

It happened that Huanxuan and Xiaoci came back. The two looked at each other. Xiaoci stepped forward to take over the drawer cage containing the pastry and said, "When you go back and reply, just say that my wife thanks Ning Ji's kindness!"

Wei'er returned to the leisure pavilion and reported to Ning Tang'er: "They are very kind and thank you for your pastry." Hearing this, Ning Tang'er waved her hand and let Wei'er retreat.

"It seems that she wants to be friendly to her wife, otherwise how could she send someone to send cakes?" Xiaoci put down the pastry and said to Huanxuan.

"I think she just wants to test our attitude and position on her. Since she sent pastries, it's obvious that she hasn't regarded us as an enemy, and maybe she still wants to win over us. In this way, we can't take the initiative to offend her. We can treat each other with courtesy and be at peace." Huanxuan is holding a tea bowl.

A few days later, Huanxuan asked Zhuo Ruitong about the expansion of soldiers and horses. Seeing that Zhuo Ruitong looked embarrassed, he said, "There are still many relevant matters that have not been arranged properly, so we haven't taken action yet." Huanxuan was puzzled and was about to ask the reason. Nie Kong asked to see him outside the study. After Nie Kong came in and saluted, he said to Huanxuan, "Madam, what the Lord said is true. There is indeed something that has not been arranged properly. This recruitment requires a lot of money to buy horses, and the wife may not know that Weijun is remote and has a shortage of materials. The tax collected every year is only enough for expenses, and there is no extra money to recruit soldiers and horses. . Besides, the military expenditure required after the expansion of troops is not a small amount. The military expenses spent on training the Mingsha camp are also thrifty from the expenditure of the royal palace. In recent years, the royal family has also adopted a policy of appeasement to the people. The royal palace really can't afford this money!"

After listening to it, he frowned slightly and couldn't help sighing that it was not easy for Zhuo Ruitong, but he had no choice.

In the dead of night, when it is asleep, whether it is Huanling, Zhuo Ruitong or Nie Kong, the three of them are also anxious and can't sleep. Huanying lay in ** staring with big eyes and thinking about it, but she didn't think of a way. She couldn't sleep over and over again, so she simply put on her clothes and got out of bed. Standing in front of the window and looking at the curved moon in the sky for a long time, she finally thought of a way to raise money, and waited until dawn to tell Zhuo Ruitong.

In the study, all three of them looked tired. Zhuo Ruitong saw that although Huanxuan in plain clothes could not see her face while wearing a veil, her eyes were obviously a little less than usual, and there was a trace of glancholy in her eyebrows. Unexpectedly, she must not have slept well last night, and her heart suddenly felt sad.

Huanxuan glanced at Zhuo Ruitong and Nie Kong, shook the corners of his mouth, smiled and asked, "Have you two thought of a way to raise military expenses as soon as possible?"

Zhuo Ruitong shook his head and said, "I'm shallow and I haven't thought of a countermeasure yet."

Nie Kong also sighed and said, "I'm stupid and dull. I can't solve the problems of the Lord. After thinking about it all night, I still can't come up with a good plan."

Huanxuan smiled and said, "You don't have to be modest. Huanxuan came up with a countermeasure, and it depends on whether you think it is feasible."

"Please hurry up, madam!" Nie Kong arched his hand.