Step on a branch

Chapter 186 Showing the enemy to be weak
In the imperial study, Eunuch Xu served Qin Yin a cup of hot tea.

Qin Yin picked it up, opened the lid and sniffed it, put it back again, and said: "It smells so good."

Eunuch Xu said with a smile on his face, "Old Hou Ye likes it, after you drink this one, the miscellaneous family will add another one for you."

"Hey," Qin Yin sighed, "I don't have such a good fortune."

Eunuch Xu's smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

What does Marquis Yongning mean by this?
There is no poison in the tea!

The emperor is also very strange to Qin Yin's reaction.

In his impression, Marquis Yongning was very knowledgeable about wine, but not very particular about tea.

Drinking is drinking, of course, but even a layman can't tell the good from the bad, and even smelling the tea is very general.

It's not like when he is drinking, the same type of wine can still distinguish the high and low aroma.

In the old days in the imperial study, Qin Yin would drink tea whenever he could, but today this is...

Out of curiosity, the emperor thought about it this way, so he asked this question.

Qin Yin replied: "The imperial doctor said that tea and wine are not good for the heart and lungs of the veteran, so it is best to quit.

All the people in the mansion, young and old, took this word seriously, and they dared not give up the abstinence all at once, and reduced the amount every day.

Only drink a little, it's either wine or tea, the old minister thinks about it, it's still a bar.

It's not uncomfortable if you don't drink tea, but you can't taste any wine, and the old minister can't bear it. "

emperor:……

This is very Qin Yin.

Qin Yineng's reputation is famous all over the world, except for his drive to fight without fear of death, and his drinking capacity.

One bowl after another, can drink the entire camp to the ground.

"The imperial doctor specially ordered it," the emperor said, "Aiqing should take a good rest, look at it now..."

Marquis Yongning hurriedly interrupted the emperor's words: "The veteran can still fight the enemy for Great Zhou."

"How should I respond?" The emperor shook his head and asked, "It's the same as today, let your son and grandson carry you to Feimenguan?"

Qin Yin hurriedly sat up straight, and said: "The minister has recovered a lot compared to before, and now he can't walk a long way. In a few days, the minister, the minister will definitely be able to get on the horse."

"You can ride a horse," the emperor raised his face, "I dare not let you ride a horse."

Marquis Yongning lowered his eyes and let out a long sigh: "The military situation is urgent, and the veteran is at home, so I can't even lie down..."

Hearing this, the emperor cast a sidelong glance at Marquis Yongning.

The emperor was angry and dissatisfied with Qin Yin's obstinate behavior, but when he saw that he was thinner and weaker, listening to him talking about wine and tea, the anger in the emperor's heart gradually dissipated.

This point is clearly seen by Qin Yin.

In the art of war, this is called showing weakness to the enemy.

What annoys the emperor most, or what fears the most in his heart, is the toughness and dominance of these old people.

A person with a big fist has a big voice.

And he, Qin Yin, has always been a role model with big fists.

How can such a Qin Yin make the emperor relax his vigilance?

Only show weakness.

Of course, showing weakness also requires strategy.

It's too hypocritical to sell it bluntly when it comes up.

Therefore, after discussing with his old wife and A Luan, Qin Yin chose such a method.

Appear in front of the emperor with the method of "being carried into the palace in a sedan chair", which will definitely make the emperor disgusted and repulsed.

Then, his attitude slowed down, he abandoned his previous fierce and fearless image, and only talked about the small troubles caused by his illness in daily life, so that the emperor could see his weakness.

After such a step-by-step advancement, the emperor, who occupies the active and strong side, came to listen to Qin Yin, who was passive and weak, and became less vigilant.

Having said that, this set of plans to invite the emperor into the urn and bring the emperor into their preset atmosphere can be carried out so smoothly, thanks to Qin Yin's "thinness".

Thinking of this, Marquis Yongning couldn't help but praise Qin Luan in his heart.

How could there be such a powerful effect on such a piece of yellow paper with those unintelligible lines and words on it?

The one posted earlier made him energetic and flushed, and even his youngest son, who was more slow-witted than his father in everything he did, couldn't help boasting that he looked good.

Now it's posted to pretend to be sick, that's a miserable one.

If it wasn't for the fact that the old man was too aware of his physical condition, when he looked in the mirror, he would be frightened into sickness by his fading face.

After seeing that the emperor had relaxed a lot, Marquis Yongning brought out the blunt misery.

"Your Majesty," Marquis Yongning said with a wry smile, "for such a restless old minister, lying down to recuperate every day is much more uncomfortable than being bleeding from a knife.

If the battle goes well, it's not unbearable, but Feimenguan has suffered setbacks one after another, and Nanshu is ready to move.

This made the old minister really unable to lie down.

The old minister knew very well that with his body, he was bragging when he said he could ride a horse. The old minister's ability to stand on the city wall for a quarter of an hour without falling down was already the limit.

But even so, the old minister wanted to go, and wanted to do his best for Da Zhou. "

The mournful and heavy tone fell into the emperor's ears, adding a bit of the sadness of the old general's belatedness.

He frowned and drank a cup of tea in one breath.

It's quite pleasing to the ear.

Compared with before, when Qin Yin opened his mouth, the servants and guards outside the imperial study could hear the loud voice clearly, which was much more pleasing to the ears.

Therefore, he did not interrupt Yongninghou's words, and waited for him to continue.

"Before the late emperor passed away," Qin Yin said again, seeing the frown of the emperor with his sharp eyes, he didn't panic, and said again, "the late emperor summoned the old minister.

He said that the Great Zhou dynasty had not been established for a long time, and the foundation was not stable. When the news of his death spread, Xiliang and Nanshu would definitely take advantage of the emperor's first ascension to the throne and fail to straighten out the internal and external.

Once a war breaks out, there will be Xu Taifu and others in the court to maintain it, but to retreat from the enemy, the veterans must be more active.

The result of the initial battle has a great impact on the follow-up battle.

Fight fiercely and ruthlessly, so that the enemy is afraid, so that we can stabilize the line of defense.

If you get the upper hand at the beginning, and then fight back later, you will have to pay the price.

The first emperor told the old ministers privately, because the old ministers are not afraid of death, and the old ministers are the pioneers who dare to fight and fight.

You know what happened next.

The situation at the border was as the late emperor had imagined. After his death, Xiliang and Nanshu successively launched troubles.

The old minister killed those Xiliang tartars at Yushakou for seven days and seven nights, without taking a single step back!
That's not yellow sand, it's all red sand!
The Xiliang people were scared and retreated after killing them, so we were free to deal with Nanshu and survived that crisis. "

"Zhen..." The emperor's throat rolled, "Of course I remember everything."

Although he didn't know why Qin Yin mentioned that old matter, the difficulties at that time came back to his mind as Qin Yin told.

At that time, before he had time to savor the success of becoming emperor, he was caught off guard by the border war.

That's really dangerous.

In the past, such a situation was survived, but today, will it fail?

(End of this chapter)