Resourceful beauty

Chapter 350
"The strength of the southeast battalion, plus the part that King Rui has prepared to build over the years, I estimate that the strength is as high as [-]. I really don't know where he got the confidence to bring such a small number of troops. Let’s attack Shangyang City.”

After returning from the imperial study, Chu Yuan naturally talked to Fang Ruxuan about King Rui's rise of troops, and there seemed to be some disapproval in his words.

"Don't forget, there is King Yong."

Fang Ruxuan took a sip of the tea bowl he handed over to her.

"You mean the inside should cooperate with the outside?"

Chu Yuan understood what Fang Ruxuan meant, and seeing her nodding, Chu Yuan shook his head in disapproval and said, "Now that the situation is unclear, King Yong will not respond to King Rui's actions so easily. Just watch, Rui This time, the king will definitely suffer a loss and dare not speak up."

"If King Yong doesn't respond, then their previous plan for a private alliance will come to naught?"

Now, it was Fang Ruxuan's turn to be confused.

The little woman looked confused, she didn't look like a mother of two children at all, Chu Yuan was amused, stepped forward to sit beside her, and said slowly: "King Rui is anxious to win, and King Yong is afraid of doing it." It was a mistake, so the two people's behavior styles are very different, so it is destined that they will not be able to join forces."

"What about King Xuan?"

Fang Ruxuan asked.

"King Xuan..."

There was a deep look on his face, and Chu Yuan turned positive and said: "According to their previous plan, when King Rui raised his troops, King Xuan should have taken action. However, how could I allow so many internal and external troubles? King Xuan If you have self-knowledge, you should know that as long as he moves, he will be lost forever, so I hope he will be smarter and choose an outcome that is beneficial to him and me."

Only then did Fang Ruxuan know that Chu Yuan had already made a decision about King Xuan when he decided to leave for the fief, but he didn't know what attitude King Xuan had towards Chu Yuan's decision.

As soon as King Rui raised his troops, King Ping sent a secret letter from Mozhou to Chu Yuan. Fang Ruxuan didn't ask much about how Chu Yuan replied to King Ping. However, Fang Ruxuan took the opportunity to send Wu Xiuyan a letter. The words are homely, but the lines are familiar, just like when they were not separated in the past.

The outside of the palace is not peaceful, and the inside of the palace is not much better.

As soon as the news of King Rui's rebellion spread to Shangyang City, Concubine Han immediately restrained Concubine Jing's feet. On the other hand, Chu Yuan sent a hundred imperial troops to surround Chongxi Palace.

For a while, the concubines who had been on good terms with Concubine Jing in the past even walked around the Chongxi Palace for a long time, as if they were afraid of getting into some trouble and couldn't explain it clearly.

When the news reached Shouchang Palace, the Empress Dowager Lou paused when she fiddled with the Buddha string. When she raised her eyes and saw Princess Rui's calm appearance, the Empress Dowager Lou smiled slightly, "Ya'er, you will not help me at all. King Rui is worried?"

"Sometimes there must be something in life."

Speaking affirmatively, Princess Rui raised her eyes to look at the Queen Mother and said: "Ya'er has always been with the Queen Mother since she was a child. Naturally, she understands the truth. What His Highness lacks is nothing more than the right time. Now, the King's health is not good, and the Crown Prince Being so arbitrary again, Ya'er thought, His Highness will have a good time soon, so Ya'er is not worried at all."

"You are right about that."

Nodding in response, thinking that there was still no movement in the palace, the Empress Dowager Lou couldn't help frowning, "The queen sent a message to the palace, but it's just to let the big families in Shangyang City not to speculate about the king's condition." , And by the way, to appease the mood of everyone in the palace. The prince is good, he took the chicken feathers as an arrow, and he completely imposed martial law. The Ai family wants to see how long he will play tricks."

If it is said that Chu Yuan intends to coerce King Yao to do something wrong, the Empress Dowager Lou will not believe it. After all, Chu Yuan is now the crown prince, as long as he does not make mistakes, nothing will happen.

However, since he is not worried, why bother to block the news of the palace?Could it be that he is not afraid that the queen of Zhou will cause chaos in the palace, and when the time comes, he will be in a dilemma?

The Empress Dowager Lou was puzzled.

As if guessing what the Empress Dowager Lou was thinking, Princess Rui said with a smile: "The prince is not afraid, because he must have left behind to guard against any unexpected actions by the queen in the palace. And the queen must be confident, so, Now that the two are restraining each other, the king will not be in any serious trouble."

"I hope so."

The Empress Dowager Lou lowered her head, suppressing the deep thought in her eyes.

Along with King Rui's rise of troops, the news from Lizhou changed three times a day. For a while, the truth and falsehood were mixed, which made the people in Shangyang City more and more unpredictable.

Chu Yuan was calm, as if everything was under control, and Fang Ruxuan followed with peace of mind.

When Concubine Han came, she saw Fang Ruxuan instructing the wet nurse to bathe Mingzhu, while Brother Ming was watching with a bath towel.

"You guys will hide away..."

Talking with a smile, Concubine Han sat on the side of the soft couch and talked to Fang Ruxuan about the affairs in the palace.

No matter how big or small, after a while, Fang Ruxuan became a little uncomfortable.

When she was pregnant before, as long as Fang Ruxuan was around, Concubine Han would pick up the affairs of the palace, and talk to her about everything big and small. Sometimes, she would even mention the twists and turns of the clan family in Shangyang City.

Thinking that this was Concubine Han's suggestion to her, Fang Ruxuan dealt with it with 12 points of caution.

However, these days, there are constant turmoil outside the womb, and Fang Ruxuan is in confinement again. Concubine Han Guifei will come to Xuanyi Hall every other day.

At first, Fang Ruxuan didn't think about it, but Chu Yuan laughed and joked, Fang Ruxuan had to think about it now.

Chu Yuan said, mother and concubine are like this, I am afraid that I know that you will have to take care of these yourself in a short time, and I am afraid that you will not be too busy at that time, so I will do your homework for you in advance.

At this moment, Concubine Han Gui spoke slowly, and Fang Ruxuan felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"Are you listening carefully?"

Sensing Fang Ruxuan's absent-mindedness, Concubine Han raised her eyes suspiciously and asked.

"Mother, I..."

Mumbling, Fang Ruxuan didn't know what to say.

Concubine Han smiled knowingly, "How long do you think you can do as a free and unfettered concubine? If you don't rush to pick it up now, will you make a joke by then?"

This time, Fang Ruxuan was really uncomfortable.

Concubine Han Guifei did not expose Fang Ruxuan's careful thinking, and instead talked about the news from Lizhou, "I heard that King Rui came all the way from Lizhou, and he was still recruiting troops on the way, but it was not a big deal. smoothly."

Speaking of this matter, Concubine Han showed a faint pride on her face.

Fang Ruxuan suddenly became interested, nodded her head hurriedly, and said in more detail, "That day, there was a severe drought in the south, and His Highness went to stay there for a few months, which can be described as a waste of sleep and food. Later, they vigorously promoted winter plowing. Presumably, the common people all watched it. It's in your eyes and in your heart."

The troops brought by King Rui, as Chu Yuan said, besides all the troops in the southeast battalion, are the ones he has secretly raised over the years. Now, for what he is going to do, the more people he needs, the better. , Therefore, even if he decided to raise troops temporarily, King Rui was not idle along the way.

It's just that the common people are not so easy to fool, just relying on King Rui's banner of King Qin, they follow him to Shangyang City without hesitation.

The people's minds are not that big, they only hope that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, that their families can fill their stomachs, and it will be even better if they have some surplus food at home.

What Chu Yuan did that day has already satisfied their thoughts. To them, Chu Yuan is still competent as the crown prince. Therefore, King Rui wanted to attack his brother. With such an excuse, the common people obviously did not buy it. .

Naturally, no one will respond.

"I don't know if King Rui will become angry from embarrassment, and forcefully recruit soldiers like he used to arrest young men."

Han Guifei sighed lightly.

"will not."

Fang Ruxuan shook her head firmly, "Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, King Rui will definitely understand this truth. The riot in the southeast camp was forcibly suppressed by several generals. If King Rui now forcibly Conscription, I am afraid that if the soldiers are not recruited, the low-level soldiers under his command will have a different heart, and the gain will not be worth the loss."

Concubine Han was startled, and immediately praised with eyes full of appreciation: "You can see clearly."

Fang Ruxuan lowered her head in embarrassment, "Usually I hear His Highness mentioning these things, so I can roughly guess what the people are thinking by judging others by myself."

Nodding her head with a smile, her eyes flicked past Brother Ming, Concubine Han said softly, "I don't know what's going on in the palace now."

This was the first time that Fang Ruxuan heard Concubine Han take the initiative to mention the matter of the palace since King Yao left the palace for the palace.

These days, Concubine Han Gui's behavior has become calm, making Fang Ruxuan feel that she doesn't care if King Yao will die or not, and she doesn't worry that Queen Zhou will take the opportunity to happen.

At this moment, she finally had a sense of reality, Fang Ruxuan asked cautiously: "Is the mother and the concubine worried about the father?"

Hearing this, Concubine Han smiled and shook her head, "Even if the king is sick, he is still a beast in the mountains. He has his own pride and dignity, so even if he is in a difficult situation, this palace knows that he will do this." There must be his reason. Therefore, you and the crown prince should rest assured and do your own thing well. As for the rest, it is up to God to decide."

What she said was unfathomable, but Fang Ruxuan was overwhelmed.

According to Concubine Han Guifei, although King Yao is far away in the palace and his health is not in good shape, he knows all the movements inside and outside the palace and Shangyang City?
But how is it possible?

Fang Ruxuan didn't think of a reason until Han Guifei had left.

I mentioned it to Chu Yuan before the break at night, but saw that Chu Yuan also had an inscrutable expression on his face: "Just wait and see, the king father is the one who plays chess. As for the others, they are all chess pieces in his hands. Shrewd and powerful, he can't even jump out of the chess game he set up."

(End of this chapter)