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Ye Qinghuai was stunned for a moment and said nothing for a moment.

It was a serious crime for a commander to lose his army, which could range from exile to beheading.

She never expected that He Qingchang would make such a suggestion. For a moment, she even doubted whether He Qingchang had betrayed Gu Dang.

He Qingchang stared at her for a moment, his eyes as calm as a pool of still water, with no ripples visible.

Just as calm as he usually is.

Ye Qinghuai immediately dismissed the doubts in his mind.

He Qing has always been stable and has no trace of the temperament of a gambler. He will never betray Gu Shihai, who has been following him for many years, suddenly and without warning.

But if this is the case, this is Gu Shihai's instruction.

Ye Qinghuai narrowed his eyes slightly.

really interesting.

Ever since the Wang Siyun case, Ye Qinghuai had been thinking about what method should be used to completely cure Gu Haiwang's death penalty.

She is not the only one who is thinking about it, I am afraid there are many other people who are thinking about it.

But when Gu Shihai really handed the knife to Ye Qinghuai and asked her to do it, she hesitated.

Gu Shihai had four children, but he only had this son. If she really killed his only son, what would Gu Shihai do?

Ye Qinghuai didn't know. But she felt it must be beyond her imagination.

Gu Shihai is not someone who believes in "taking a step back and enduring the calm for a while."

Thinking of this, Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

This is indeed not He Qingchang's style, but it is Gu Shihai's style of conduct.

When he handed the knife to Ye Qinghuai, he was forcing her to make a decision.

He bet that Ye Qinghuai would not dare to kill Gu Haiwang. And it's a 100% sure bet.

Ye Qinghuai's expression turned cold, and she slowly clenched her fists.

She suddenly remembered that when she insisted on thoroughly investigating the Chunwei fraud case, Gu Shihai rushed into her Jingshou Palace and asked her face to face why she repeatedly interfered in the affairs of the court. He also asked her mockingly: "Isn't it fun in the harem?"

At this moment, although Gu Shihai was not in the Qinxian Palace, Ye Qinghuai seemed to see the stern gaze that once squinted at her, asking her: "I gave you the knife, do you dare to do it?"

Looking at the whole scene, the only person who can be so arrogant and unbridled is Gu Shihai.

After all, he is the only powerful official who can command the entire Gyeonggi Guard and most of the Kyushu Jiedushi.

Ye Qinghuai suddenly felt that although she had eliminated many people who were interested in the party in the past year and cultivated her own power, when facing Gu Shihai, she was still as powerless as before.

The only force she can really control is the imperial army in this one-mile-square imperial city.

However, this imperial army of more than 10,000 people is nothing more than a worm shaking a tree in front of the nearly 100,000 Gyeonggi Guards and more state divisions.

Not to mention, they still have to deal with Beidi who is ready to make a move.

Once Gu Shihai was provoked into doing something crazy, the consequences would be disastrous. After a long moment of silence, Ye Qinghuai slowly loosened her clenched fists. She sighed silently, as if she had slowly swallowed the humiliation.

"Gu Haiwang was defeated in the battle. Although he was suspected of harming the country, he finally blocked Beidi's first wave of offensive. Since he has served as a gatekeeper for the country and can be exempted from the death penalty, I will draft a decree to inform the world and demote Gu Haiwang to a commoner and deprive him of the power. He has a hereditary title. His leg injury is almost healed, and I will send him to Huihu Mansion in a few days." Ye Qinghuai said.

Naturally, she said these words to Gu Shihai.

He Qingchang also understood Ye Qinghuai's intention. Since this was said to Gu Shihai, He Qingchang had no reason to accept the order, so he kept kneeling on the ground and looked up at Ye Qinghuai.

Although his eyes were still calm, they were deeper, as if he was observing Ye Qinghuai carefully.

After a moment of silence, Ye Qinghuai turned to the next topic: "Beidi will definitely make a comeback after the New Year. Does He Qing have any good ideas?"

A hint of surprise flashed in He Qingchang's eyes. He was anxious when he arrived, thinking that the topic of entering the palace tonight would revolve around Gu Haiwang, and that he might even have a dispute with the emperor, but he didn't expect that the matter would be overturned so easily.

Compared to Gu Haiwang, the emperor seemed to be more concerned about the war on the front line.

This made He Qingchang feel relieved.

He stood up, saluted Ye Qinghuai sincerely, then walked to the map behind her and circled it with his hand.

"Our army has 100,000 troops stationed on the south bank of the Baishui River. Now that the army in Beidi has retreated, there is no need for so many people on the front line. I plan to divide our troops to the west. There have been recent disturbances by rogue bandits in the Hanhai area to the west of Yunzhou, and with the previous disturbance by the Xirong, our army After losing some farms and troops in Hanhai, Weichen planned to take advantage of Beidi's withdrawal to calm down the fighting in the west and station an army mainly composed of cavalry."

He Qingchang pointed to the northwest side of the map and said: "The Hanhai goes north around the Qingshan Mountains and crosses the ancient corridor west to reach the Beidi Royal Court. If the Beidi army dares to cross the river and go south, this garrison can attack the hinterland of Beidi from behind. As soon as their army crosses the Baishui River, they will have no time to return to defend the imperial court. Therefore, I plan to garrison troops in the area of ​​Gansha Castle, firstly to guard against Xirong, and secondly, to deter Beidi."

He then moved his gaze to the east: "In addition, I also plan to deploy surprise troops at the border of Qizhou. If the Beidi army makes a move to retreat north, this surprise troops can launch a surprise attack from Pingling County and cut off their retreat."

Ye Qinghuai stood aside and listened carefully to He Qingchang's strategic plan. He Qingchang was obviously well prepared. His deployment plan took into account everything from the distribution of troops between the enemy and ours to the construction of our army's food roads, and even changes in terrain and hydrology. It was obviously the result of many people discussing it together. from.

He Qingchang explained it in detail. Considering that the emperor had never been to the north and would be unfamiliar and confused about some place names and local terrain features, He Qingchang would add some explanations from time to time to help the emperor understand.

Ye Qinghuai accepted his explanations very quickly and even immediately asked him some key questions that were not easy to detect.

For example - "The Baishui River floods in March and the water flow is very fast. I don't think Beidi will cross the river at that time."

Another example - "There is a section of the Longxi Ancient Road that passes through the desert. Does He Qing think the cavalry can survive?"

The emperor's understanding of the North was obviously beyond He Qingchang's expectations.

What He Qingchang didn't know was that every month several letters would be sent from the frontline camp to the emperor's desk by the Eagle Guard Secretary. In these letters, Lu Yanchen described everything about Yunzhou to the emperor in detail.

Of course, he will also make some war-related suggestions.

Ye Qinghuai was a little surprised to find that many of Lu Yanchen's suggestions coincided with He Qingchang's plan.

Especially when it comes to military deployment in the west, the two people's ideas can be said to be exactly the same.

Ye Qinghuai still remembered that Lu Yanchen once reminded her in this suggestion that if the army is stationed in the west of Yunzhou, it is forbidden to use people from the capital as commanders, because most of the people from the capital are either eager to achieve success or mediocre and timid. Both can be bad.

Thinking of the warning in Lu Yanchen's letter, Ye Qinghuai asked He Qingchang: "Who is He Qing going to command the garrison in the west?"

He Qingchang had obviously thought about this problem for a long time. He looked at the northwest direction on the map, his eyes darkened, and he replied: "Lu Yanchen." (End of this chapter)