My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 99 Ten days? !
It's really embarrassing.

When Liu Rong returned to the Phoenix Palace with brisk steps, he was really embarrassed to see his fifth brother Liu Fei standing next to his three brothers Liu De, Liu Yu, and Liu Yu like he stood out from the crowd.

Especially when Liu Rong stepped forward, even though he had straightened his waist as much as possible, he was still half a head shorter than the fifth brother, which filled the atmosphere with embarrassment.

"Well……"

"It's only been a few months, but has Lao Wu become more powerful?"

Slightly embarrassed, he forced a smile and praised, and after taking another look at his fifth brother Liu Fei, who was nearly eight feet tall and reborn, Liu Rong finally smiled and asked his brothers to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Fei glanced at Liu Yu, his fourth brother, uneasily, and then looked at Liu Rong with half uneasiness and half expectation.

Seeing the fifth brother acting like this, he clearly wanted to ask, but Liu Yu, the fourth brother, repeatedly stopped him with his eyes. Liu Rong just smiled, lowered his head, and took out the general's seal from his arms.

He raised his head again, smiled teasingly at his fifth brother Liu Fei, and then gently threw out the general's seal.

Liu Rong threw it away casually, but Liu Fei jumped up from his seat as if facing a powerful enemy, steadily received the general's seal, and held it in the palm of his hand as if he had found a treasure.

"Hey, hey, thank you brother!"

"Hey hey hey..."

Seeing his fifth brother, like a child who got a toy as he wished, he started playing with the general with a smile on his face and gesticulating around his waist from time to time. Liu Rongzi smiled again.

He stood up with a smile and stepped forward. With a little force, he 'snatched' the jade seal from Liu Fei's hand. Under Liu Fei's anxious gaze, he bent down and tied the jade seal around Liu Fei's waist.

He straightened up, looked up and down, then nodded with some satisfaction, and patted the muscular younger brother gently on the shoulder.

"good husband!"

"You are worthy of being my Liu family's son!"

A sonorous and powerful compliment made Liu Fei wave his hands with a nonchalant smile, his eyes fixed on the general's seal hanging on his waist, and he said in a loud voice without forgetting: "What kind of husband is not a husband? Liu's wife is not Liu’s;”

"If you can bear the seal of being a general, you can lead troops to fight!"

Liu Fei blurted out without thinking, ignoring the presence of his brothers, raised his arms slightly, and walked around the small courtyard, as if he wanted to see how much the general seal hanging on his waist would add to his elegance.

Next to Liu Rong, the fourth child Liu Yu, who was watching all this with a smile, could not help but darken his face when he heard his brother's inexplicable words!
Even Liu Rong was shocked by the fifth brother's vaguely taboo words.

After a moment, he nodded with a nonchalant smile, turned around, gently patted his fourth brother on the back, and pushed Liu Yu back to his seat;

He did not forget to say: "After all, he is still young, he is a warrior, and he has always been straightforward."

"It doesn't matter."

With Liu Rong's words, most of the worry on Liu Yu's face dissipated, and he did not forget to glare at his stupid brother fiercely after sitting down.

——What did you say!

No brains at all! ! !

Liu Rong, however, didn't pay much attention to it. On the contrary, because of the behavior of his fifth brother Liu Fei, the smile on his face became more and more direct to his eyes.

For the people in the palace, especially the princes including Liu Rong, and the concubines in various palaces, purity and kindness are always the most valuable qualities.

Although this kind of character was seriously contradictory to the long-term intrigues and infighting in the deep palace, it still did not affect Liu Rong, who regarded it as a very precious thing.

For example, my mother Li Ji, in terms of IQ and EQ, is probably not as good as the foolish village woman in the countryside!
Or the third brother Liu Yi, if he was born into a small landowner's family, he would most likely be played around by his brothers.

But Liu Rong doesn't think this is a bad thing.

——After staying in the palace for a long time, I am used to seeing intrigues, intrigues, and scheming, cunning and insidious people. It is really easy to feel mentally exhausted.

This is especially true for Liu Rong, the eldest son of the emperor, who has been in the arena of "fighting for the heir apparent" since the day he was born.

As time went by, Liu Rong inevitably became resistant to these dark things, and he became more tolerant of the 'pure and kind' characters of his mother and brother.

"Want to come~"

"My father fell in love with my mother back then, did he have a similar mentality?"

With this in mind, Liu Rong shook his head and smiled again, letting his fifth brother Liu Fei walk back and forth chattering, and started talking to his fourth brother Liu Yu in a relaxed tone.

"My father summoned all the generals to the martial arts hall, and first summoned the young master alone."

"I think in the next few days, the candidates to lead the army to counter the rebellion will be decided. In ten days at most, the army to fight the rebellion will be set off from the court."

"——Lao Wu, are you, Cheng, prepared?"

"Is there anything difficult about soldiers, military expenses, etc.?"

After hearing Liu Rong talk about business, Liu Yu finally stopped glaring at his fifth brother, and his expression straightened up a bit.

"Lao Wu has led the army. The Cheng family, the mother clan of my three brothers, will naturally equip Lao Wu with personal guards, as well as a certain amount of ordnance and expenses."

"Previously, there was no conclusion on this matter, so I didn't dare to prepare in advance;"

"Now that I have received my father's promise and the seal of general, I will go out of the palace to discuss the matter with my mother and uncle."

When Liu Rong heard this, he only nodded slowly with a normal expression.

A moment later, his words were gentle, but his tone was unquestionable: "When you leave the palace, take your dick with you."

As he said that, Liu Rong turned his head slightly and looked at his second brother Liu De, who was standing diagonally behind him: "Go find your uncle and ask me, Mrs. Li, to contribute."

"There must be at least a hundred soldiers, and they must be equipped with as many weapons as possible."

"By the way - uncle's bay-red horse is also brought back."

The indifferent words naturally caused Liu De to nod lightly, but Liu Yu was so frightened that he quickly jumped up from his seat!
"Big, big brother..."

Before Liu Yu could say his refusal, Liu Rong smiled and raised his hand. While swallowing Liu Yu's words, this relieved Liu Yu's anxiety. He wanted to speak, but the more anxious he became, the more speechless he became. situation.

Then Liu Rong turned his head with a smile and looked towards his fifth brother Liu Fei, who was not far away. There was a vague desire on his face, but he also cast hesitant glances at Liu Yu from time to time.

"Lao Wu, I did something that all my brothers should do, but none of them dare to do or have the ability to do."

"——Even single-handedly, he has earned a lot of respect for the Liu family."

"Just having this kind of heart is enough for everyone in the world to admire me as an elder brother!"

"What's more, Lao Wu's body and bones..."

"Hey, aren't you just going to Kanto for a walk?"

After saying that, Liu Rong looked sideways at Liu Yu again and nodded with a smile: "The fourth child is the elder brother, and I am also the elder brother."

"When Lao Wu calls Lao Si brother, he also calls me brother."

"——No need to say more."

"An Xin accepts my offer and asks Lao Wu to come back and bring me a few more thieves' heads."

At the end of the sentence, Liu Rong once again glanced at his fifth brother Liu Fei, who was nearly seven feet six inches (1 meters) tall.

At the early age of fourteen, he has grown to be seven feet six inches tall and weighs four hundred kilograms (100 kilograms)!
You must know that even Liu Rong, who is nearly seventeen years old, is only seven feet three inches tall (1 meters) and weighs only about 67 kilograms (60 kilograms).

In this era, if a man can reach more than seven feet (1 meters), he is actually above the average height and can be regarded as handsome;
When it reaches eight feet (1 meters), it is enough to be called: a great husband!

I can only say: Liu Fei, the fifth son of the emperor, was the embryo of a military general born in the royal family by mistake - and he was also the kind who could charge into battle and be unparalleled!
As the eldest son of the emperor, Liu Rong felt inexplicably relieved that he had such a "big-breasted and brainless" younger brother, and he also felt close to Liu Fei's pure and kind character.

At the same time, as his elder brother, Liu Rong also hoped to ensure Liu Fei's personal safety during his expedition to counter the rebellion.

——The prince leading troops to counter the rebellion can indeed greatly boost the morale of the army in the court and help the Liu family gain face;
But correspondingly: if Liu Fei makes a mistake, it will be a huge blow to both the morale of the army and the face of the Liu family...

"Hmm~"

"In this way, Lao Wu will first practice the soldiers gathered by the Cheng and Li families in the past few days."

"I'm going to the Young Mansion to see if I can get something good for Lao Wu."

Because of the porcelain, the Shaofu Ling Cenmai and Liu Rong had already formed a very deep friendship.

——Mainly an alliance of interests.

Cen Mai very much hoped that Liu Rong could do a few more 'tricks' and open up more steady streams of money for the young master.

Under this premise, Liu Rongduo did not dare to say: with the permission of the Emperor Qi - at least the tacit premise, it is not a problem to get a few pieces of armor from the Shaofu.

Brothers Liu Yu and Liu Fei were too kind to refuse the kindness of their eldest brother Liu Rong. Liu Yu was worried that there was something else that he had not considered, and that he should not accept this kindness on behalf of his brother.

Liu Fei is much simpler - he wants to accept it, but is afraid of being scolded by his brother.

In the end, Liu Rong insisted again and again, and the two brothers had to accept this heavy brotherhood.

Liu Rong also set foot on the road to Shaofu's studio again after nearly a year.

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On Liu Rong's side, under the trepidation of the Shaofu officials, he was choosing suitable armor for his fifth brother Liu Fei.

In the Xuanshi Hall, after Emperor Qi sent away Cen Mai, the Shaofu Ling who was supposed to be a headache for Liu Rong, he then appeared in the martial arts hall in the side hall.

——This martial arts hall has hardly been used since it was completed during the reign of Emperor Xiaohui.

Needless to say, Emperor Xiaohui: even when he came to the martial arts hall, he could only play war games with himself;
At that time, the late emperor tried to fight the Huns, but was stabbed in the back by Liu Xingju, the king of Jibei. After ruining all the plans, he began to concentrate on his development and never thought of mobilizing troops internally or externally.

But the emperor brought many blessings.

Since Emperor Qi ascended the throne the year before last, he would come to this martial arts hall almost every few days.

Investigating the reason, Emperor Qi clearly knew that there must be a battle between the separatist forces of the Chang'an court and the feudal lords of Guandong!
And because of the existence of King Wu Liu Bi, this battle will never be too far away.

Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that after King Wu Liu Bi raised his troops to rebel, the strategies he might adopt and the march route he might choose - every possibility had been deduced countless times by Emperor Qi in his mind.

This led to the fact that at this moment, Emperor Qi just appeared in the martial arts hall. Without waiting for the generals to express their opinions, Emperor Qi took a long stick and pointed directly at Suiyang, the capital of the Liang Kingdom.

"Suiyang City will be the key to this battle!"

"No matter what choice Liu Bi makes and which path he takes, the ultimate goal must be Suiyang!"

"——The city of Suiyang is broken, and the Wu and Chu rebels can continue to advance westward and approach Han Valley, causing people in the pass to be in chaos and the ancestral temples and the country to be shaken!"

"If Suiyang is not lost, Liu Bi will be unable to advance even an inch. As time goes by, the various princes who already have their own agendas will inevitably become disorganized and even defeat themselves without attacking!"

Giving his opinion on the rebellion with great confidence, Emperor Qi raised his head and scanned the generals who gathered around the sand table on the ground.

Seeing that the generals were silent, neither refuting him nor nodding in agreement with him, Emperor Qi vaguely realized that the atmosphere seemed a little too weird...

"how?"

"But Kanto, another battle report has been sent?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Emperor Qi was the first to deny this possibility in his heart.

——If a battle report is sent from Kanto, it will definitely be an eight-hundred-mile rush, starting from the starting point where the message was sent, changing people and horses along the way, and reaching the end point without stopping.

And this end point must be the Xuanshi Palace of Weiyang Palace.

If it was really a battle report, Ziqi would definitely be the first person to receive the information that day - at least one of the first people to receive the information.

The generals who were still struggling with whether or not to remind Emperor Qi became even more confused after hearing the news from Emperor Qi.

Guys, you look at me, I look at you;

In the end, among the people present, the most senior Quzhou Hou Liji stood up and handed over to Emperor Qiyi with a slightly weird look on his face.

"Forehead……"

"Your Majesty asked immediately, I dare not remain silent."

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"——His Majesty said that the key to this battle is the success or failure of Suiyang City."

"It's like as soon as the war starts, the old thief Liu Bi will fight the king of Liang in Suiyang."

"But in fact, it is not that easy for Liu Bi to invade Suiyang..."

After carefully considering his words and reminding Emperor Qi tactfully, Li Ji took two steps forward and stood on the small square representing Pengcheng, the capital of Chu.

Then he raised his head and pointed towards Suiyang City, which was a dozen steps away.

"Your Majesty, wait and see."

"Now, the Wu and Chu bandits have gathered in Pengcheng and will be leaving soon."

"Starting from Pengcheng, we first go north around Huainan, and then head west towards Suiyang - the distance alone is no less than a thousand miles away."

"A thousand miles, even a forced march, will take at least fifteen days;"

"What's more, these thousands of miles away, the Wu and Chu bandit armies will not be able to travel unimpeded, without encountering even the slightest resistance?"

Having said this, Li Ji did not forget to raise his head and glance around at the other generals;
Seeing that no one had objections, most of them nodded to express their approval, and then they said firmly: "In my opinion, the Wu Chu bandit army of Wu King Liu Bi, after setting off from Pengcheng and heading north, may go to join the Qi clan."

"Liu Bi will not advance westward until the Wu-Chu coalition becomes the Three Kingdoms of Wu, Chu and Qi - or even a multi-national coalition."

"On the way, we should still be blocked by various local counties, especially Huaiyang County."

"If we can't join forces with the Huainan faction, it will take at least a month for the Wu and Chu rebels to reach Suiyang City."

"——Isn't it so strange to even spend three months or even half a year?"

After saying this, Li Ji looked at the generals again, as if asking his colleagues for their opinions.

All the generals lowered their heads and looked at the mountains and rivers on the ground. Most of them nodded, agreeing with Li Ji's inference.

Only Lieutenant Zhou Yafu, with a thoughtful expression, did not seem to agree with Li Ji's opinion, but he did not directly veto it.

It was at this time that a powerful old voice came into the hall from outside the hall door.

"Not that long!"

Everyone followed the sound and saw that Prime Minister Shen Tujia was now wearing armor, and his gray beard was lifted forward by the belt under his chin.

Striding forward under the gaze of all the generals, Shen Tujia only lowered his head and glanced at the sand table, then immediately handed over his hands and knelt down on one knee towards Emperor Qi.

"The local counties in Guandong will definitely not be able to last that long!"

"Don't say support - there may not even be anyone who would really dare to send troops to stop Liu Bi's march to the west!"

"If we can close the city gate tightly and just allow the rebels to bypass the city, it will be very valuable;"

"It is more likely that local counties have also been coerced by the rebels' military strength, and either actively or passively joined the rebels."

"So, Liu Bi led his army westward, from Qidi to Suiyang, the capital of Liang - this road must be smooth!"

After hearing this, Emperor Qi's already somewhat unsightly face suddenly became a bit unnatural.

Pretending not to see the armor on Shen Tujia's body, he asked in a deep voice: "In the Prime Minister's opinion, how long will it take for the rebels to reach Suiyang City?"

But when Shen Tujia heard the words, he just took a deep breath, and his cloudy eyes stared deeply into the depths of Emperor Qi's eyes.

"Your Majesty, you can think so;"

"Liu Bi's rebels will not encounter even the slightest obstacle from Pengcheng to Suiyang City."

"Local counties either closed the city and allowed Liu Bi to bypass; or they opened the city to welcome him and join the ranks of the rebels."

"So, how long it will take for Liu Bi's rebels to reach Suiyang City depends solely on how fast the rebels can move."

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"If you travel fifty miles in a day, the distance of a thousand miles is twenty days;"

"It takes only fifteen days to travel seventy miles a day."

"If Liu Bi simply gives up going north to join the Qi clan, and instead goes west from Pengcheng, directly across Huainan, and goes straight to Suiyang..."

At the end, Shen Tujia took another deep breath and threw out a number that made everyone present, including Emperor Qi, stunned.

"I believe that based on the worst-case scenario: Liu Bi's rebels are likely to arrive at Suiyang City within ten days!"

"And today is already the eighth day after Liu Bi led his army to Pengcheng and met with King Liu Wu of Chu..."

　I was a little stuck, so I spent an entire afternoon just writing the first update...

　　Please bear with me, everyone. The wedding is just around the corner, and I have too many things to worry about. I get distracted at every turn, and it’s not smooth when I write. I don’t want to fool around...

　　The second one will probably be after twelve o'clock, but it will definitely happen.

　　Again, I beg you all to bear with me

　　
　
(End of this chapter)