There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 346 South Islander

The other situation is much simpler, and that is the hero in troubled times.

As long as you are brave enough, charismatic enough, and become a hero after going through troubled times, then you will be the founding emperor of a new dynasty, and the battles you have fought before will automatically become royal conquests.

Obviously, Xia Houjue's two conditions did not meet.

It is too unusual for a great Xia Dynasty with great national strength, a prosperous Qinghe era with strong soldiers and horses, and a beautiful country with rich people and strong people to actually require the emperor to personally conquest.

What's more, it's another battle with an uncertain future. To put it bluntly and unpleasantly, if the battle is defeated, wouldn't it damage the emperor's prestige and face?
Even if the matter of face is not mentioned, if the emperor is unhappy, their life will not be too easy. All in all, it is not a matter of pleasing both public and private.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and refused to get up, persuading the ground tremblingly, Xia Houjue's face was dark and refused to give in, the atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was very deadlocked.

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind, you all get up." Xia Houjue turned around wearily, and walked away slowly.

Only Xiahou Shanchuan and a group of kneeling ministers were left in the main hall. The group of ministers wanted to persuade them again, but Xiahou Shanchuan stopped them.

"There is no need to persuade. No one can change what my father has decided. You should go back and think about how to dispatch troops to win this battle."

As his son, Xia Hou Shanchuan always understood Xia Hou Jue a little bit more. He knew that this was probably the last wish and achievement of his father in his life.

He wanted to persuade, but couldn't bear it.

Maybe everyone will misunderstand themselves, saying that they love power and are eager to take charge of the country, that they are eager to push the father down and take the position themselves, and some people may even say that they don't care about the father's life and death, and only care about enjoying the benefits in the capital.

But no matter what others think, at least I don't think so, and that's enough.

"Since my father entrusted the government to the prince, I still don't want everyone to worry too much, and I don't want my father to still worry about the government before leaving. I think everyone should understand what I mean, don't you?"

The 13-year-old boy stood in the main hall, unflappable and calm in the face of danger. His piercing eyes, slightly deep voice and iceberg-like face are very much like the iron-faced prince back then.

As expected, like father, like son, the ministers thought to themselves.

Even though there were 1 worries in their hearts, everyone didn't dare to persuade them anymore, and they all retreated respectfully.

When Xiahou Shanchuan left, he looked back at the empty hall one after another, his tense cheeks finally couldn't stretch anymore, and a line of tears rolled down his cheeks.

Royal father, this son-in-law can only help you so much.

He hardly dared to think about his father's back that was getting thinner day by day, let alone imagine how he would face all the civil and military officials alone if his father was gone one day.

Royal father, royal father, please walk slowly, a few more years, a few more years, he still hasn't understood the file full of this room.

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Tang Wanning was shocked when she heard the news that Xia Houjue was going to travel.

"You... wait, you're not lying to me, are you?"

"You want the royal driver to conquest? Are you kidding, your body doesn't allow it?"

Xia Houjue didn't say a word, and finally persuaded Tang Wanning with only one sentence. He said, "Wanwan, this is my last wish."

As soon as these words came out, Tang Wanning was heartbroken. Even if there were 1 reasons, what chance would she have to stop him?
"Okay, since we must go, then I will accompany you, wherever you go, I will accompany you!" Her eyes were determined, and there was an indestructible firmness in her eyes and heart.

Xia Houjue opened his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't open his mouth to stop him. At this time, he couldn't bear it. Besides, with himself around, she would not be in danger, even if he risked his life.

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Without further ado, the two of them didn't stop after making a decision, but immediately prepared their bags and set off.

In the early summer season, the capital has just sent off the cold spring and ushered in the slightly hot summer, while the south is already humid and high temperature.

In order to prevent heatstroke, Tang Wanning asked the Imperial Hospital to bring a lot of herbal medicines for clearing heat and relieving heat, so that they could drink tea on the road. They heard that there were many insects and miasma in the south, so they also brought a lot of medicinal powders along the way.

In order to conceal his whereabouts, Xia Houjue traveled directly in micro-clothes. In addition, several gorgeous royal carriages came out of the palace and drove out of the capital in different directions. This was also done to confuse the line of sight and protect the itinerary.

Except for Tang Wanning, Xia Houjue only brought two accompanying imperial physicians, two cooks and four accompanying eunuchs. The rest of the hidden guards were secretly protecting and would not reveal their whereabouts at will.

The whole group knows some kung fu, is good at equestrianism, and travels day and night. It only takes half a month from the capital to Hainan.

When Xia Houjue arrived, the place was already in dire straits, and the battle was in full swing.

Seeing the burning and looting of the fishing villages along the way, Xia Houjue's face darkened quickly, and he clenched his fists tighter and tighter.

"Who are they? What are their backgrounds?" In the camp, Xia Houjue asked several generals guarding the border.

"My Majesty, I have already found out that it is indeed the South Island people who are making trouble, and there are not many people on the other side, but they are naturally good at drilling around in the dense forest, like wild monkeys or orangutans, but when our people arrive In the dense forest, you will get lost, and you may even accidentally fall into traps, get caught in miasma, get lost, etc..."

The general's name was Cui Huai, he was born and grew up in Hainan, and he had made great contributions in several naval battles. Xia Houjue knew that he was brave and resourceful, so he asked him to lead the military in Hainan.

Now that he's here, naturally he's the only question.

Then Cui Huai was not a simple person, so he quickly analyzed the situation to Xia Houjue, and Tang Wanning was also listening.

After analysis, Hainan has only two advantages: one is its strong national strength, which can support such a large-scale tough battle.The second is that Hainan is my own base after all, no matter how good others are in dense forests, they will not have the advantage of being familiar with places.

There are also people living in the mountains and forests. It is not easy to figure out the terrain?As long as you take the time and study hard, nothing is impossible.

It's a pity that there are only these two biggest advantages after all, and the rest are disadvantages.

For example, the soldiers in Hainan have only been trained to fight in groups, and they are not suitable for running around in dense forests.For example, their soldiers are not so strong to survive in the dense forest.

If the other party is hiding in the woods and they are asked to find them one by one, they may really lose the battle.

Otherwise, the common people will suffer. Anyway, this is an extremely difficult case.

"People from the South Island... people from the South Island!" Xia Houjue gritted his teeth. How did this group of people come to the door?

(End of this chapter)