Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1753 Three Years Later
Seeing how concerned she was, Xie Fu felt that he was unworthy of being a man. Ling Luo was so open-hearted and yet so nervous. That meant that he, as Uncle Fu, had not done a good job, which was why she felt so insecure. He said softly, "Uncle Fu heard it." "No, you don't take it to heart at all!"

When Xie Fu saw Zhang Lingluo's pitiful and aggrieved look, his blood suddenly surged in his heart: "If you didn't feel how much Uncle Fu loves you last night, then Uncle Fu will let you feel it again now." He said it as wildly as a wolf.

"Uncle Fu...Uncle Fu..." Zhang Lingluo begged for mercy.

"You little girl, don't try to act and deceive me again." Xie Fu said this without stopping his hands.

"Uncle Fu, this time we're not acting. Ling Luo is really scared."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be acting, Xie Fu stopped and said with a smile, "Are you really scared?"

“I’m really scared!”

Zhang Lingluo said, and quickly added: "Uncle Fu, you are so impressive."

Xie Fu laughed: "No! It's Lingluo, you are too petite."

Zhang Lingluo snorted, "You know Lingluo is petite, and you were so rough with her last night."

"I thought you were a big-tailed wolf and I would be eaten by you if I didn't show some real skills. I didn't know you were so vulnerable."

"It's not like I haven't seen any men before. Who knows, Uncle Fu, you are the best among men..."

"What in a man?"

"Big...beast!" Zhang Lingluo deliberately emphasized the word "big".

Xie Fu didn't know how he looked. He looked gentle and refined on the surface, but that part of his body was as ferocious as tiger teeth and dragon fangs. He smiled and said, "Does my Ling Luo like it?"

Zhang Lingluo, who had always been shameless, actually blushed. She had never thought that Uncle Fu also had such a shameless side: "Now I finally understand why Aunt Heqing, the tigress, was so submissive to you and obeyed your every word."

Although she didn't give a direct answer, it was a response from the side. If Aunt Heqing liked it, she would of course like it too.

"Okay, you're usually respectful to her, but you dare to call her a tigress behind her back."

Zhang Lingluo chuckled: "Aunt Qing is a tigress, isn't she? But no matter how powerful a tigress is, she will become a little lamb when she meets you, Uncle Fu."

"Aunt Heqing is a tigress, then what are you?"

Zhang Lingluo curled her lips and smiled: "Lingluo is a bad girl who specializes in seducing Uncle Fu."

Xie Fu laughed: "You are more than a bad girl, you are also a cute and charming little goblin."

"So Uncle Fu, do you like the tigress or the goblin?"

"You're asking me this question, isn't it embarrassing? Can I just say I like them all?"

Zhang Lingluo was delighted and took the initiative to kiss Xie Fu on the face.

Xie Fu said to himself: "Uncle Fu is crazy."

"It's Ling Luo who's gone crazy, crazy about love."

During the heavy snow season, Xie Fu's family moved to Lingnan, planning to spend their first Spring Festival in Lingnan, where the weather is warm all year round...

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In the summer of the fourth year of Shengyang, that is, the fourth year after Qin Chushang ascended the throne as empress, the Northern Di and Western Rong countries suddenly joined forces to march into Liangzhou.

As soon as the news of the emergency at the border reached Chang'an, the news of the annihilation of the Hexi Army came.

The government and the public were shocked! This well-equipped, brave and skilled army was gone.

In fact, ten years ago, in the battle between the Hexi Army and the Northern Di, half of the 73,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, and the officers and soldiers were fond of extravagant entertainment.

This brave army that penetrated deep into the northern border and blocked off the military communications between the Northern Di and Western Rong countries had long been in name only and was just fat meat that could be eaten at any time in the mouths of the Northern Di.

The reason why they did not eat this piece of fat meat was, firstly, to paralyze the Daguan Kingdom, and secondly, the time was not yet ripe, and it was not yet time to declare a full-scale war on the Daguan Kingdom.

The Beidi's wolfish ambitions have never changed. Over the past twenty years, they have swept across the northwestern countries, searched for countless wealth and resources, secretly accumulated national strength, and conquered the Western Rong. Now they have finally taken action against the Daguan Kingdom.

The officials in the court knew that this day would come sooner or later, but they did not expect that the Hexi Army stationed in Liangzhou would become so corrupt.

You have to know that a hundred years ago, the Hexi Army was still a feared existence for the Northern Di and the Western Rong, and it suppressed the two countries with its own army. Many officials who were not familiar with military affairs believed that even the Hexi Army was so vulnerable, and other armies would not be able to defeat the coalition forces of the two countries, so they advocated negotiating peace with the Northern Di and the Western Rong.

Where there are peace-seeking factions, there are naturally war-advocating factions. They clearly stated that our Daguan Kingdom has millions of strong soldiers, so why should we be afraid of the Northern Di and Western Rong countries?

Qin Chushang sat comfortably on the dragon throne, watching the peace-seeking faction and the pro-war faction arguing fiercely. Although he said nothing, he actually had his own ideas in mind.

Today's situation had been predicted long before she became queen.

Since ascending the throne, she has sought innovation and reform, with the goal of recuperating and restoring the country's strength to cope with the inevitable war today.

However, the accumulation of wealth in Daguan was not achieved overnight, and this was the time when the conflict between her and the wealthy and powerful families was the most intense. With internal and external troubles, it can be said that Beidi waited for twenty years and chose the best time to start a war.

If we give her another ten years... it would be meaningless to say this now.

It is not impossible to ask for peace. The Northern Di and Western Rong will definitely open their mouths wide. By then, the Northern Di's national strength will rise to a higher level, while the Daguan national strength will be weakened again. As one grows stronger while the other weakens, it will eventually be a dead end.

As for going to war with the Northern Di and Western Rong countries, saying that our Daguan Kingdom has a million powerful soldiers is a sign of great power confidence. Daguan Kingdom is no longer the Daguan Kingdom of a hundred years ago. The army is no longer a strong army, and the division is no longer a powerful division, otherwise the Hexi Army would not be so vulnerable.

In addition, each military governor had his own troops, so these millions of soldiers were not completely controlled by her, the emperor.

Qin Chuchang waited until both sides were tired of arguing and the noise in the hall began to subside before she spoke: "Su Changning, what do you think?"

Both the peace-seeking and war-advocating parties looked at Su Changning.
More than two years ago, when Her Majesty the Queen gave birth to a prince, Su Changning, as the grandfather, was pardoned and conferred the title of Duke, the first rank of noble lord, and truly became a member of the royal family.

Soon after, the Minister of the Secretariat, Liu Dongxing, was old, and Su Changning succeeded Liu Dongxing as the Minister of the Secretariat.

In just less than three years, this chief academician of the Imperial College had become the most powerful official in the Daguan Kingdom. As the Queen's father-in-law, he was also the Queen's most trusted confidant.

Su Changning said: "My Daguan Kingdom has millions of soldiers, it is true."

As soon as these words were spoken, the pro-war faction immediately became very excited. It seemed that the Shangshu Ling was in favor of war, and his words carried more weight than any of theirs.

Unexpectedly, Su Changning changed the subject and said, "But our Daguan Kingdom has a vast territory, surrounded by enemies on all sides. The Jiannan and Lingnan armies have been guarding the south for many years. Firstly, the journey is too long, and secondly, the southern barbarians often riot. These two armies cannot be mobilized at all."

He then said: "The two armies of Pinglu and Fanyang suppress the Mohe, and intimidate Silla, Goryeo, and Japan in the east. This is the rear area of ​​our Daguan Kingdom, and the large tracts of fertile land are also important agricultural areas of our country. If there is a war, Mohe, Silla, Goryeo, and Japan must be eyeing them covetously and ready to make a move. If we transfer troops to the west to resist the northern Di and western Rong, these countries will take the opportunity to stab us in the back, and the consequences will be disastrous."

A minister who advocated peace said, "Lord Su, you mean that the armies of Pinglu and Fanyang cannot be deployed either."

Su Changning nodded.

Another minister who advocated peace spoke up: "Let me add that the armies of Pinglu and Fanyang are not good at horse fighting and their soldiers are not familiar with the terrain. If they are transferred to the west to defend, I am afraid they will not be able to exert their true combat power."

Su Changning continued, "The Anxi and Beiting armies were placed in the westernmost part of the country to suppress the Western Hammer Tribe and defend against nomadic tribes such as the Tuqishi and Jiankun tribes. At that time, our country had not yet gone to war with the Western Rong and Northern Di. Now, with the annihilation of the Hexi army and the occupation of Liangzhou by the Northern Di, we have become trapped. Let alone calling for combat, even delivering letters is not an easy task."

At this point, the civil and military officials in the court became serious. They were caught between the Northern Di and Western Rong, and there were also nomadic invasions. Originally, there was the Hexi Army to provide support, but with the capture of Liangzhou, the Anxi and Beiting armies were completely separated. You can imagine how difficult the situation was. "

"The only armies available right now are Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong. The Hexi army was completely wiped out, leaving Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong. The Eight Pillars of Longxi command a total of 95,000 soldiers, the Shuofang Jiedushi has 68,000 soldiers, and the Hedong Jiedushi has 55,000 soldiers. The three armies have a total of 218,000 soldiers."

A minister replied, "That is to say, although there are millions of soldiers, only 200,000 can be mobilized for battle."

Su Changning replied, "Yes, my Lords, what do you think of the chances of victory of these 200,000 men fighting against the Northern Di and Western Rong at the same time? Should we fight or make peace?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two sides started arguing again, but it was obvious that the number of people advocating peace had increased a lot.

Qin Chuchang glared at Su Changning with displeasure, and his eyes fell on Zhongshu Ling Xiao Zuokui: "Xiao Zuokui, I saw that you didn't say a word from beginning to end. Do you advocate war or peace?"

As Xiao Zuokui was an important official of the previous dynasty and also the Chief of the Secretariat, the hall immediately became quiet and everyone looked at Xiao Zuokui.

"Your Majesty, Beidi has been working hard for twenty years, and has accumulated a lot of strength just for today's battle. How can we make peace just by saying so? Even if we are willing to negotiate peace, we will have to peel off a layer of skin from Daguan. When Beidi proposes to assign the large areas of land west and north of the Yellow River to Beidi and Xirong, will Daguan agree or not?"

Qin Chushang said: "If you want to give up half of our territory in exchange for peace, I will certainly not agree to it."

Xiao Zuokui continued, "Even if Your Majesty is willing, the Northern Di and Western Rong will certainly station troops in Longxi and Guannei, which are only 200 miles away from our capital Chang'an. After stabilization and adjustment, there will be another war within three years. By then, the Northern Di and Western Rong will be stronger, and our Daguan will be weaker. Do we have to give up the rest of our territory to seek peace?"

A minister who advocated war said loudly: "Bullshit, all the territory is gone, isn't it the same as destroying the country."

Xiao Zuokui said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think that stretching your neck is a knife, shrinking your neck is also a knife, this battle is inevitable, even if we can't win a big victory, as long as we don't lose too badly, we can severely damage the front of the Northern Di and Western Rong troops, and let the two countries return home, at least to buy a breathing space for our Daguan Kingdom.

Qin Chushang shouted: "Fight!"