The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 235 Good news?out of time
Seeing Zuo Haobai leave, Zhou Changsheng thought that he was just testing his attitude towards Zhao Xuanguo.

He secretly said in his heart: "It seems that this Zuo Haobai is definitely not a simple person. I must speed up the cooperation with Ran Hai, and then return to the front line. I can't stay in Hill City anymore, lest this Zuo Haobai treat me in the future. If you want to kill me, relying on this group of idiots under my command, wouldn't I just have to wait for death?"

While he was thinking about it, a soldier suddenly sent a battle report from the front line. The report said that the army of the Liuli Kingdom had been attacked by the city defenders in Yecheng.Seeing the urgency of the matter, Zhou Changsheng hurriedly changed his clothes and was about to enter the palace to meet the emperor, so he could take this opportunity to mention Ran Hai's matter.

The emperor in the palace had already received the same battle report, and was furious. As soon as he saw Zhou Changsheng appearing, he threw it directly in front of Zhou Changsheng.He said displeasedly: "Is this what Zhou Aiqing said to be foolproof? The Lord General is to blame for such a big incident, and you, the supervisor, are also responsible."

Zhou Changsheng was silent, he already knew the content of the battle report.According to reports, the defenders of Yecheng went out of the city in the dark and attacked Liuli Kingdom's camp by surprise, resulting in heavy casualties for the Liuli Kingdom's army, who retreated several miles in a row to defend.

The only thing that made Zhou Changsheng rush to some extent was that the number of casualties in this battle, just this sneak attack, actually caused the Liuli Kingdom to lose tens of thousands of people, which was absolutely beyond his controllable range. What Haobai said is right, if the strength of Zhaoxuan Kingdom is fully displayed, Liuli Kingdom will definitely not be able to covet it.I really underestimated Zhao Xuanguo's ability.

"Didn't you promise me over and over again that Zhaoxuan Kingdom has just experienced the catastrophe in southern Xinjiang, and its national power is in a period of extreme decline. Now? What's going on here? I hope you can give me a satisfactory explanation!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I really did not expect Zhaoxuan Kingdom to respond in such a short period of time. I underestimated it. Please forgive me..." Zhou Changsheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.Although the Lord of the Liuli Kingdom has always favored and trusted him, after all, being with the king is like being with a tiger, Zhou Changsheng dared not not be prepared in his heart.

"I will not hold you responsible for this matter for the time being. If I get the same battle report as today, next time, I will not forgive you lightly." The emperor looked at Zhou Changsheng who was kneeling below, and said, "You have been planning for so long , it shouldn’t be just this level, I hope you can show your results as soon as possible!”

"Weichen promises that there will be no next time!" Zhou Changsheng knelt down and said.

The emperor eased the atmosphere just now, and said, "Get up and talk!"

Hearing what the emperor said, Zhou Changsheng slowly raised his numb feet and walked to the emperor's side and said, "Your majesty, I have something I want to tell the emperor."

When the emperor heard that Zhou Changsheng had something to say, his nerves lifted again, he frowned and said, "I hope it won't be another annoying thing!"

Zhou Changsheng said: "Although it is not good news, it is indeed something that is beneficial to us.

"Oh? Good for us? Let's hear it."

Zhou Changsheng bowed and said, "The emperor knows that Nanjiang fought Zhaoxuan Kingdom not long ago, but does the emperor understand the internal structure of Nanjiang?"

The emperor nodded and said: "I have heard a little about this! It is rumored that the southern border is a barren land, and the people who live there are all brutal and vicious people, and they have never been liked by people from all countries!"

Zhou Changsheng said with a smile, "Your Majesty. The rumors are generally exaggerated and should not be fully believed. However, Southern Xinjiang has not coveted Zhaoxuan Kingdom for a long time. It has raised millions of soldiers to attack Zhaoxuan Kingdom. The emperor naturally knows about this matter."

The emperor nodded and said: "Xing million soldiers went to war. I haven't heard of such a large-scale national war for hundreds of years, but so what, the army of millions in southern Xinjiang failed to take down the city of Zhaoxuan in the end. One day, if I hadn't believed what you said about the end of the Zhaoxuan Kingdom's war, and that it was the time for emptiness, how could I risk the world's displeasure and take the risk to stroke this tiger's whisker in Zhaoxuan Kingdom? But Aiqing The result I saw was really, hum."

Zhou Changsheng explained: "Your Majesty, the army in southern Xinjiang is better than force. Zhao Xuanguo adopted the tactics of retreating and splitting up, and finally dragged down the army in southern Xinjiang. But we are different. The so-called lessons from the past and teachers for the future, we I will definitely not make a mistake on the same issue.”

The emperor still frowned and asked: "So what if we know? Even if we don't disperse our forces, can we really defeat Zhaoxuan Kingdom? The national power gap between Liuli Kingdom and Zhaoxuan Kingdom is too far. Recently, I have carefully analyzed the situation of the two countries. I already regret the impulsive decision I made at the time."

"But your majesty, you are already in a state of inability to ride a tiger. If you stop at this time, wouldn't it make the world laugh at you?" Zhou Changsheng quickly persuaded.

"Alas," the emperor sighed and the doctor asked, "but why are you talking about southern Xinjiang now?"

"This minister is thinking, since Southern Border is so determined to destroy Zhaoxuan Kingdom, why don't we use Southern Border as a help, then Zhaoxuan Kingdom will face enemies on both sides, and it will be hard for us to protect ourselves."

After listening to Zhou Changsheng's words, the emperor nodded and said: "This method can indeed be tried, but the southern border is located in the south, if there is a real fight, although it will echo us and attack from both sides. But those southern barbarians, whether Will you really assist with all your strength? But it is still hard to say."

Zhou Changsheng said: "This minister has also thought about it, but he hasn't thought of a good plan yet, but when the minister returned to Beijing, Prime Minister Feng mentioned to me a person who can be used. This person can be said to hate Zhaoxuan State to the bone, and he can't wait to see it." The Kingdom of Zhaoxuan will perish as soon as possible."

The emperor asked: "Zhou Aiqing, who are you referring to? Why do you have such resentment?"

Zhou Changsheng replied: "Has your majesty heard of Ran Hai, the prime minister of Zhaoxuan country? I believe the emperor should know about what this person did in Zhaoxuan country from the information sent back by the spies, right?"

"Oh? The former prime minister of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, didn't he escape to the southern border? Why did he come to my Liuli Kingdom again?"

Zhou Changsheng then told the emperor in detail the grievances between Ran Hai and Zhaoxuan Kingdom, and some things and plans that Ran Hai had done after he arrived in southern Xinjiang.

The emperor was very interested in hearing this, and after listening to Zhou Chang's description, the emperor couldn't help but moved: "What a Ran Hai, I can't imagine that a dying person can single-handedly stir up the two big countries of Zhaoxuan and Nanjiang into a miasma, okay, This Ran Hai is a talent."

Zhou Changsheng said: "What the emperor said is that just now, I suddenly thought that maybe we can use the good relationship between Ran Hai and Nanjiang to let Nanjiang join our camp, so that the two countries may be of one mind. "Zhou Changsheng felt that Ran Hai's timely appearance was a step up for himself, and it happened to be a recommendation.Next, it depends on Ran Hai's own ability.

Zhou Changsheng has certain confidence in Ran Hai who has been in office for many years. After all, they have the same goal for Zhao Xuanguo.With his understanding of the tribes in Nanjiang and his ability to speak well, he will definitely be able to persuade the emperor to join forces with Nanjiang.

After hearing Zhou Changsheng's words, the emperor said "Oh", and seemed to have an idea. After a while, he said, "In this case, I will meet this Ran Hai and hear what he has to say. Zhou Aiqing, this matter I'll leave it to you to handle it."

"Yes, I will arrange for Ran Hai to enter the palace and have an interview with the emperor."

Zuo Haobai returned to the inn after leaving the Zhou Mansion, at this time Nian Se had just returned from the outside.

When Zuo Haobai saw him coming back, he asked her where she had been.

Nian Se said: "Just now someone reported that the person in charge came back from Yecheng. Hearing that I was here, he came to find me."

Zuo Haobai said "Oh?"

Nian Se didn't care about him, and said to himself: "He's coming back, it's a big deal, do you know who the general guarding the city of Yecheng is?"

Hearing what he said, Zuo Haobai seemed interested, and asked, "Who is it?"

Nian Se said with a look of admiration: "The general guarding the city is the famous General Fu Chengfu of Zhaoxuan Kingdom. He even took advantage of the fact that the Liuli Kingdom was stationed unstable, and directly launched an attack at night. It was really wonderful, beheading more than ten thousand soldiers and horses of the Liuli Kingdom, and burning some of the food and grass. It is really satisfying!"

Hearing this, Zuo Haobai frowned and said, "Zhou Changsheng's attitude now has a tendency to cooperate with Ran Hai. If this battle is completed, it will definitely anger the Liuli Kingdom and bring unprecedented pressure to the Liuli Kingdom. I'm afraid it will be even faster. The cooperation between the Liuli Kingdom and the Southern Border was facilitated, this battle is not due to the timing.!"

Zuo Haobai sighed at each other, wondering how the Liuli Country should deal with the situation in Yecheng next.Thinking about it, Ran Hai's pawn is about to start playing his role before he knows it.

Zuo Haobai continued to ask Nianse: "Is there any other news besides this? I asked you to investigate the cause of the former emperor's death. Is there any news in the country recently?"

After reading the words, a sad expression appeared on his face, which left Zuo Haobai speechless.He thought that a woman's face-changing speed was really faster than turning the pages of a book.But when she heard about Gu Xinning, she couldn't sit still anymore.

It turned out that news came from the person in charge that Ye Junyan had returned to the capital and recovered from his injuries.It's just that Gu Xinning who followed back to the capital was obviously seriously injured and fell into a coma when she arrived in the capital.Fortunately, after the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, there are signs of improvement.

But what are the signs of improvement?The person in charge is not clear either.

Zuo Haobai couldn't hold back his emotions, Nian Se saw it in his eyes.Instead, she regained her sanity faster than Zuo Haobai.

Nian Se said to Zuo Haobai: "Leader Zuo, our trip is entrusted by the empress, no matter what happens in the capital? We must not mess up our position first, or we will fail the entrustment and trust of the empress?"

Zuo Haobai was still a little agitated: "Ning'er's injury is unknown at the moment, how could I not be in a hurry!"

"What's the use of being anxious, this is Liuli Kingdom. Don't forget the purpose of our coming here." Nian Seyu said with tears, "I am also very concerned about your mother's injury, so we should speed up the task. Besides, your mother An auspicious person has his own nature, she has survived so many storms, this little injury will definitely not trouble the empress."

Zuo Haobai stood up to read Se's words, and blamed himself for being confused, yes, the situation of all parties is complicated now, how can they be confused.Zuo Haobai tried his best to restore himself to a normal state.

(End of this chapter)