Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 214 He rebelled

When Zhuang Xun received the news that King Donghua massacred the aristocratic family, it was already several days after He Heng returned. Unexpectedly, he originally thought he was going to fight a tough battle.

Can King Donghua solve the internal rebellion on his own?Then why did he surrender? Zhuang Xun began to suspect that King Donghua was playing tricks on him.

Do you want to use yourself to save a game and gather the aristocratic families to kill?Only by attacking on his own could he have reason to gather the aristocratic families, kill them and seize power.

Zhuang Xun was waiting for King Donghua to renege on his promise and was ready to attack. Li Rusi gave him the news to attack King Donghua.

The other party really voted. When Zhuang Xun received this letter, he was preparing for the New Year's sacrificial activities. This was his first year since he ascended the throne.

According to the letter, King Donghua has defected and surrendered. The army has been taken over by Li Rusi, and he will soon come to Hengdu to worship.

Zhuang Xun was puzzled. Why, why? You didn't surrender because you were afraid of the aristocratic family's rebellion. Now that the aristocratic family has been taken care of by you, why would you surrender?

However, the other party rushed to the Xia Kingdom, and Zhuang Xun could only suppress the countless doubts in his heart and wait for people to answer him when they arrived.

Sacrifice to heaven and earth, there was no holiday for Zhuang Xun on New Year's Eve. He had been busy all day and didn't think much about this letter.

Doing nothing is a kind of torture, yes, even if it is just standing there in a ceremonial manner, doing nothing is a kind of torture, which is enough to wear down Zhuang Xun's patience.

Maybe it's because he doesn't have the satisfying feeling of having power, the feeling of accomplishment that the world is attached to him and the world moves with his fingers.

Zhuang Xun feels more like going to work. He does what he has to do and has professional ethics. But he is really tired. The mascot also needs to go to work. Although he has to rest for thirty days after being tired, it is considered the best profession. This does not mean that Zhuang Xun will not be tired on this tired day.

He entertained the officials and sent them back to have the New Year's Eve dinner. Zhuang Xun's family also had the reunion dinner.

Six or seven of his harem concubines gathered together for a reunion dinner, but it was a pity that Li Rusi was not there, but now she did not seem to be Zhuang Xun's harem, so her absence this time would alleviate the embarrassment.

But it doesn't stop some people from feeling sentimental. Li Rusi also has a high emotional intelligence, and these concubines get along well with her, such as He Tan.

"It's a pity that Sister Li is no longer here." Following Si Qin Mi's example of how to discipline women, he took the initiative and took Zhuang Xun's current mood into account.

"It's a pity. I never dreamed that King Donghua would surrender with his army. If I had known this earlier, why would I have asked her to attack Donghua Road?"

Zhuang Xun couldn't help but sigh and said that it would be better to let Li Rusi continue to train his troops, so that he could prepare for the surrender while having a hard time traveling and traveling, and King Donghua would also be able to do a lot of work.

"Yes, without Sister Li, the family dinner feels like something is missing." Si Qin Mi also said with nostalgia as he put the vegetables into Zhuang Xun's bowl.

I have had New Year's Eve dinner with Li Rusi for several years, and we are now considered a family. It is really sad to see her not seeing her this year.

"What's missing is her braised carp. Her cooking skills are really good. I want to eat it." Licking the corner of his mouth, Zhuang Xun thought about what to eat. He had an appetite and picked up the sweet glutinous rice and put it in his mouth.

"It's a pity that I didn't learn the essence, so I won't show off. This dish is fried fish balls, which I also learned from Sister Li. Your Majesty, please try it."

Placing a plate of golden meatballs in front of Zhuang Xun, He Tan was embarrassed to say so and waited for Zhuang Xun's comments with a low eyebrow.

Zhuang Xun picked one up with his chopsticks and just put it in his mouth. Before he could comment, an attendant rushed in from the door and shouted: "Urgent report from Zhao Guo."

"What's the urgent message for the Chinese New Year?" Zhuang Xun chewed some meat and slurred his words. Si Qinmi took the initiative to get the letter, opened it and handed it to Zhuang Xun without even reading it.

In front of outsiders, she had always maintained Zhuang Xun's status and face in this way. Zhuang Xun couldn't feel it, so he took the letter, scanned it roughly, and blurted it out.

"It's over."

Everyone looked at him, and Zhuang Xun realized that he was overreacting. As an emperor, it seemed too unstable to say this in the harem including Tang Fengxia.

"What's wrong? What big thing happened?" Si Qin Mi asked calmly, acting as a ballast.

"King Jing is dead, Zhao Guo sent troops to Jing Guo." Zhuang Xun handed the letter to Si Qinmi and gave a brief summary.

"This is winter! You're crazy." Zhuang Xun couldn't believe that it wasn't spring yet, so why did the war suddenly start?

"The war will really start in the spring. It's better to gather the troops now." Si Qinmi judged, looking at the letter and then at Zhuang Xun.

"Let's talk about it after we go out and eat..."

Not wanting to say such things in front of these attendants and concubines, Si Qinmi pressed Zhuang Xun's hand and told him not to panic, as everything could be solved.

"You guys eat first, I and the Queen will go out for a while." Zhuang Xun was worried and lost his appetite. He got up and went to the study. Si Qin Mi followed him.

The importance of this information would postpone the importance of the New Year's Eve dinner. He hoped that King Jing could live like King Yu and persist for a few years.

"You should have finished eating. Why didn't you wait for me to finish? After finishing eating, you didn't rush for a few minutes."

Si Qinmi smiled bitterly and said that she could understand Zhuang Xun's hurry, but it was not so urgent that he didn't even have time to eat.

"The Duke of Zhou spits out food and stops washing, because important things and important people have to come. I think this thing should be solved as soon as possible."

Who has time to eat? If he doesn't stop Zhao Guo now, he will really wait for him to bring peace to the world.

"How to solve it? Even if you want to send people to harass Zhao Guo, have you decided who to send?"

Si Qinmi comforted Zhuang Xun. She knew that Zhuang Xun was in a hurry, and there was no point in being anxious. Considering the actual situation, the important thing was that she knew what Zhuang Xun was in a hurry for.

"That's what I meant. I wanted to send Si'er there. Now that she's gone to Donghua Road, what should I do? It wouldn't be a good idea to transfer her back..."

What Zhuang Xun was most anxious about was the issue of candidates. Zhao Guo had already chosen to attack, and Zhuang Xun was also ready to launch a surprise attack from behind and stab him in the back.

Zhao Guo could never be allowed to take over Zheng and Jing two countries comfortably. Although the plan made with Siqin Mi, even if they took over King Donghua's territory, the main target was Cheng Guo.

The victory of Zhuangxun in Jizhou only really gained momentum, so the attack on Zhao was a secondary feint. It was enough to cause trouble and draw Zhao's energy away. It was the main attack, fighting on two fronts. Which country can withstand this kind of consumption?

"She rushed back just a few days after taking over. It was a waste of people's energy and there was no time. She should have been allowed to stay on Tung Wah Road, but..." Of course Zhuang Xun wanted to choose Li Rusi. As I said before, he wanted to avoid her and Li Rusi. He didn't want to see Li Pingyuan fight and the father and daughter kill each other.

It's just that Li Rusi is not someone he can choose if he wants to. The last decision was to send Li Rusi to Yu Di to pacify King Donghua, and then transfer her back. Now it's too late in time, and the command system will be completely messed up.

"But then we have to send General He, and become Li Rusi to defend Li Pingyuan. General He will deal with Zhao Guo. Li Pingyuan will have to fight Sister Li in the end. You don't feel good about it."

Guessing Zhuang Xun's thoughts, Si Qinmi revealed that it was not that he didn't trust Li Rusi, but he just wanted to prevent Li Rusi from being sad or hurt.

Zhuang Xun has a good personal quality and is very kind to his own people. Because he regards Li Rusi as one of his own, he does not want her to get hurt. Just like Zhuang Xun avoided Lu Buming and Si Qinmi meeting, he protects his own people within his own ability. family.

"Well, I feel bad. Don't you not believe Si'er? You probably don't want her to lead the eastern army to attack Chengguo."

Zhuang Xun glanced at Si Qinmi and said that Si Qinmi had clearly opposed Li Rusi's control of the military from the very beginning because he was afraid that Li Rusi would have second thoughts and send Li Rusi to harass Zhao. This was a very good idea. way to avoid the crisis of distrust.

"Now and then, weighing the pros and cons, General He should be allowed to go into battle. In the same situation, Sister Li is already in Donghua, so be it. Without her to guard Donghua Road, the Yu region will be in chaos. It’s unreasonable for you to transfer her back.”

Si Qinmi looked at the problem from a developmental perspective. Different environments had different criteria for judging people. At this moment, Li Rusi was suitable for Donghua Road, and with her title of Shura Girl, she was able to impress the local troubled families.

"After taking office and resigning, without any results, and being transferred again, establishing prestige has become a joke. There is no news from Chengdu yet. Don't worry, maybe King Qinghe knows the news we gave him, so he is living in seclusion. , so Li Pingyuan’s plan was cancelled.”

Si Qinmi persuaded Zhuang Xun to calm down, with a smile on his face, like the spring breeze blowing on his face. Seeing her smile, Zhuang Xun felt really relieved.

"How is it possible? You have analyzed it yourself. If you miss this window period, Li Pingyuan really has no chance. My father-in-law is very thoughtful. Do you still remember the first time he went to Jidu? His biological daughter kept it secret. I will definitely take action.”

Zhuang Xun borrowed Si Qinmi's analysis and said that Li Pingyuan really only has this chance. Whether he becomes a dragon or not, at this moment, if he misses this window period, Jizhou will have to face an eyeing Zhuang Xun if he seizes power again. .

He must take advantage of the moment when Zhuang Xun is digesting the land and attacking King Donghua to carry out a coup, so that he can find a way to become a dragon.

"You forgot what you learned today. Donghua defected and came to surrender. If he had information about this earlier than we did, he might have changed his plan."

Si Qinmi deduced the possibilities, of course, more to appease Zhuang Xun. Even if Li Pingyuan changed his plan, he would take action during this period.

Since Zhuang Xun's army was not consumed by the King of Donghua, it was now Li Rusi's task to command the Eastern Route Army to recover Chengguo and occupy Yuguo's land, and even attack Chengguo.

If they can't sit back and watch Cheng Guo complete the coup, the father and daughter will have to meet on the battlefield, and there will be no time to change generals.

"That's right." Zhuang Xun was slightly convinced. He didn't find any loopholes and stepped into Si Qinmi's words.

"Besides, the father and daughter are really going to meet each other in battle. Sister Li must have been waiting for this moment for a long time. She has told me more than once that she wants to surpass her father Li Pingyuan. This kind of opportunity must be her dream."

After appeasing Zhuang Xun, Si Qinmi started talking freely and described what Li Rusi had said.

She mainly wanted to prevent the impulsive and worried Zhuang Xun from doing confusing things, and to stabilize him from the bottom of her heart. Now that the battles were laid out, no matter how much Si Qin Mi distrusted Li Rusi, she could only express her trust and did not dare to change generals again.

"Really, she told me that to surpass Li Pingyuan, battlefield confrontation is indeed the most direct way, which can be regarded as realizing her long-cherished wish."

Zhuang Xun calmed down and thought that Li Rusi did have this kind of will. If he wanted to defeat Li Pingyuan and chose to fight against Li Pingyuan, Zhuang Xun's guilt and sense of responsibility were relieved a lot.

Seeing that Zhuang Xun was convinced, Si Qinmi held his hand and said, "It has already happened. Don't think about it. Just send General He. I hope Jingguo can resist. Let's start preparing supplies for General He tomorrow."

"Yeah, let's summon him now, give him an appointment, send him to control, and let Zhao Guo mobilize troops."

Zhuang Xun nodded, and the biggest problem was resolved. He said relaxedly, thinking about arranging everything quickly.

"How old are you? How urgent is it? You have to call someone here at this time. Don't you have no one to eat with you on New Year's Eve? No one to stay with you? You need to call your subordinates. At least let them spend time with their families today. It’s time to eat.”

Si Qinmi pinched Zhuang Xun's face and said angrily: "Although he is your father-in-law, the relationship between their family and yours is fine for you to be part of the same family, but we also want you to accompany us."

"Oh, let's talk about it tomorrow. King Jing died at the wrong time." Zhuang Xun muttered, just like taking a lottery test. He knew he would have to take the test sooner or later, but he always chose the wrong time.

Because I didn’t review, I didn’t have anything in mind, so I always thought it was too early to draw the numbers, so I was not prepared enough, so I hurriedly responded.

"At least there is good news about the surrender of King Donghua. We will reorganize the army and absorb and integrate it in a few months. The spring will bloom and we will become a country."

Si Qinmi was very optimistic and made a prediction. He would reorganize King Donghua's army and eliminate members of the big families. There would be no problem in using it to attack Chengguo, or it would be good to serve as a partial army.

"The premise is that there will be a fight. I just said that there will be no fight. Another situation is that if Li Pingyuan succeeds and uses thunderous means to deal with King Qinghe, these aristocratic families will adapt to the wind and wait for the wind to fight. Are we still going to have to fight a tough battle?”

Zhuang Xun suddenly thought that he no longer had any hope in the integrity of the aristocratic family. These things only put profit first and there was no loyalty at all.

"That's right, but aren't we in need of a tough battle? What His Majesty the King of Rotations said last time was to let the gods see hope and not break it at the first touch."

Si Qinmi smiled and said that she didn't take it seriously, not because she didn't pay attention to it, but because she had already reached the limit of her ability, ensured logistics, provided food and equipment for the soldiers, and lost in the end. It can only be said that destiny is not here.

"Believe Si'er, I really want to go to the front line to accompany her." Zhuang Xun said after thinking of Li Rusi.

"Don't cause trouble, you are a rich man. You can't sit down in court. You are already the emperor, and you are still so impatient."

Si Qinmi reprimanded Zhuang Xun, but Zhuang Xun did not respond to avoid being continued.

Walking back to the table, no one moved their chopsticks, waiting for him. Zhuang Xun suddenly felt a strong sense of class. He had to take care of others in his own words and deeds.

He just sat down and hadn't called out for dinner yet.

Another urgent report came, and it was as unexpected as it was unexpected. The plot of Chengguo was not Li Pingyuan's persecution of King Qinghe.

According to the information, King Qinghe took the initiative, but he rebelled.

(End of this chapter)