Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

"My lord, you are too kind."

General Du said indignantly.

"You just gave up the power that originally belonged to you. This is a great concession. But what did His Majesty do now? Now Daxia is surrounded by enemies, and I should have conquered them one by one. , can be powerful all over the world, but what about your majesty? Facing the provocations of the countries on the frontier, he turned a blind eye, and instead fought around inside, suppressing the voices of the ministers..."

When General Du said this, he drank all the tea in the teacup in his hand aggressively, and then put it on the tea table: "Why? Our country is rich and the people are strong, so why should we be afraid of those mere barbarians? Let's see In terms of internal affairs, His Majesty is currently incompetent, Duke An alone holds the power in the court, and everyone knows his wolfish ambitions, but what about Your Majesty? How many ministers are chilled by how many ministers he has forgiven him many times?"

"So, you want me to usurp the throne?"

King Jinshan shook his head, then looked at the other party seriously:

"General Du, Your Majesty has treated me with great kindness. Now that I want money and beautiful women, what do I want? Besides, that An Guogong is just a courtier. Your Majesty just hopes to squeeze out his value. Why? Come to be stupid?"

"Your Majesty, the last general and others have already made preparations. When your majesty gives an order, I will march west with 5 troops and several other generals totaling more than [-] will be waiting for your orders at any time. Don't let the last general Waiting for others to be disappointed!"

Seeing that King Jin Shan still wanted to refuse, General Du hurriedly knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

King Jinshan looked at the general half kneeling on the ground, and then heaved a long sigh.

Every day, it is not safe to catch a fish.

"Get up, General Du, I will not participate in this matter." King Jinshan said, looking at the calm water.

However, just when General Du's expression became stiff, he glanced at the general's expression, and then continued to add with a smile: "However, since you are worried about the country, General Du, I can take this matter as a No. If General Du really cares about the country and the people, I don't mind providing some support for General Du, but I don't have any soldiers to support you."

"You don't need to pay any price, the king, it will be resolved in the end."

General Du was overjoyed. Although King Jinshan did not clearly state that he would help him, judging from the words of the other party, there is no doubt that there was some looseness. This was in line with General Du's own expectations. How could His Majesty completely give up his power at this time when his majesty is fighting for power so badly?Once the time is right, he will definitely not give up this great opportunity.

Of course, this prince is really as cunning as a fox. He didn't explicitly say that he would join his side, but just gave an ambiguous statement. In this way, he would not take much risk, but once there is benefit, he can be the ultimate beneficiary.

It's really flattering to think about it.

But General Du doesn't care, the military power is in his hands, King Jinshan wants the position of emperor, and what he wants is real power. At present, it is possible for the two of them to cooperate together. For those friends, it is not a big problem to gather an army of 30 to [-] troops.

There is absolutely no problem in messing up the internal affairs of the imperial court. For him, the more muddy the empire is now, the better. Once King Chunshan can be helped to ascend to the throne, all problems will naturally be solved.In the final analysis, as long as there is such a small looseness on King Jinshan's side, he will have a chance to complete his plan.

Chapter 19 Harassment?

Qin Ji didn't know anything about King Jinshan's side, or in other words, even if he knew, he wouldn't bother King Jinshan.

Anyway, the other party is also a prince and His Majesty's own brother, so he still has to think about touching His Majesty's own brother.

Now Qin Ji is dealing with military issues.

"The northern barbarians are harassing the border again..." Looking at the military situation in front of him, Qin Ji felt his head was a little big, "When did they send it here?"

"My lord, it was delivered just the day before yesterday."

The internal officer in charge of delivering the information said.In order to speed up the administrative efficiency of the central government, each department in Tai'an City has its own internal officials. The so-called internal officials are not officials, but somewhat similar to messengers.The duty of the internal officials is to connect various departments and pass on information between different departments that need to cooperate with each other.Sometimes, the internal officials are also responsible for conveying His Majesty's will.

"It was already delivered the day before yesterday?" Qin Ji frowned, and his tone was a little harsh, "Why did you just deliver it to me today?"

"Uh... my lord, according to the rules, the report on the military situation must first be passed on to His Majesty as a memorial to His Majesty. If His Majesty has no time to deal with it, it will be passed on to the corresponding responsible officials... "

"Your Majesty has to be busy with so many things every day. It is common for many memorials to hang out for a few days. If the issue of the ruling policy is fine, the few days it will not affect the overall situation, but the military situation is like a fire, and how can you treat it like this? ?”

As Qin Ji spoke, he read the military situation in front of him.He really laughed at the so-called "centralization" of the new emperor after he took office.

Any major domestic matter must be reported to His Majesty first, and if there is no time to deal with it within three days, then it will be handed over to the officials to handle it...Qin Ji can understand what Xia Yuxiao means. Hold all power firmly in your hands.

The question is, is there something wrong with what you caught?How can there be such a centralization of power?

Assuming it is about national projects, financial appropriations, etc., it is not a big deal to delay for three to five days. After all, even if it is going through the normal procedure, it will take three to five days for a little delay.But the military situation is completely different.

Frontline information is as urgent as firefighting. If you delay the battle report and military situation for a day or two, and wait until you make a corresponding decision, you may not have to prepare the emperor to guard the country...

Thinking of this, Qin Ji couldn't help sighing. In the final analysis, he still has to deal with it in the end. In this case, it's better to just throw away those red tapes. Whoever is responsible should be responsible, which is good.

"Next time there is a military situation, first pass it to me, and then I will pass it on to His Majesty for decision, understand?"

Qin Ji frowned while holding the military information and comparing it with the northern strategic map in front of him, and said to the internal officer at the same time.

"But, this..."

The internal officer hesitated.

"What's there to hesitate? Is it difficult to understand what I'm saying?"

He waved impatiently.

The northern barbarians have mostly cavalry and are highly mobile. Although they are far inferior to the soldiers of the Great Xia in terms of organization and individual combat level, they are stronger than a fast one. To deal with them, the military response must be as fast as possible. , if you are faster than them, then you can seize the opportunity.Therefore, Qin Ji disapproved of this procrastinated military processing system.

"Understood, then, do you want to explain this matter to His Majesty?"

The internal officer asked cautiously.

Qin Ji thought about it carefully.

Said, of course I have to explain, don't worry about whether there is any problem with the system that Xia Yuxiao made, at least you still need to say hello to your majesty for such a big event, otherwise, the news hasn't reached your majesty yet, you can do it privately I was stopped by others and said something like that.

"Well, I will explain it to His Majesty when I have time, and you can just follow what I said."

Qin Ji was really worried that if he continued to toss around like this, the court would not know about it when all the foreign enemies broke into the territory.It is an extraordinary time and means. Your Majesty can only be regarded as a three-legged cat when she is engaged in military command. After all, the emperor does not do this. Only the former emperor, who is keen on expanding the territory and full of military virtues, will personally command the battle. Xia Yu Xiao's talent is mainly in the grand strategy of combining the situation, it is better to leave the detailed command to professional people.

The internal officer retreated, Qin Ji carefully looked at the military information in his hand, and then found the corresponding location on the map.

In the north, Hanyin City, now the northern barbarians occupy this city.This city is a pass city and also a pass on the border of the empire. Therefore, the city wall is strong and easy to defend but difficult to attack.Moreover, there are many large underground granaries and armories in Hanyin City. Even if the city is surrounded by water, as long as there are a few thousand soldiers, it will not be a problem to delay for a month or even a year or two.

This is an imperial pass, and Qin Ji's father personally set up the defense. How could it be occupied within a few days now?And it's still a small-scale harassment?

What's more, although the northern barbarians were brave and good at fighting, they had already been sent by the late emperor to sweep the northern royal court with [-] troops. Basically, the entire royal family except women and children were beheaded. They were so frightened that the barbarians did not dare to go south to harass them. Now the empire The military power has hardly changed, how could they dare to attack cities and territories on the border?

Just then, a voice came from behind him:

"This picture is quite strange."

Qin Ji was so frightened that he trembled all over, and turned around hastily.Qin Siyue was standing behind him, her delicate feet were exposed to the air, and her eyes were fixed on the map in front of Qin Ji.

"When did you come out? You scared me." Qin Ji stroked his heart.No wonder this girl didn't make a sound, the ground here was originally covered with carpets for comfort, and Qin Siyue was barefoot, so there was no sound at all when she walked.

"Just here, I'll bring you something to eat."

Qin Siyue picked her chin, and on the table next to her was a plate of crystal clear shrimp dumplings.

"That's it, I'll eat it in a while." Qin Ji said, suddenly remembered what Qin Siyue said just now.

"You just said that this picture is weird?"

"Based on the position of the enemy you drew just now, it's very strange," Qin Siyue added, "Look, Hanyin City is the prominent point of Daxia, wedged into Hanyin Canyon like a wedge. This kind of easy-to-defend The terrain is difficult to attack, and the enemy will actually use it... Moreover, there are several cities near Hanyin City. If I remember correctly, they were built to prevent Hanyin City from being breached. A city on the second line of defense."

"Well, what's the problem?"

"If it were me, I would not attack Hanyin City, but would go around the melted river in Hanyin Mountain and attack directly from the east bank."

Qin Siyue pointed to the map in front of her.

Chapter 20 Emergency Meeting

Qin Ji couldn't help but agree with his sister's opinion.

This is indeed the case. Although Hanyin City is a pass city specially set up in the canyon, if the northern barbarians really want to harass the empire's territory, they can take a long way around and go to the east, which is relatively flat and unobstructed by mountains. The plains, cross the river to attack.Although there are also fortress cities with strong defenses there, due to the relatively flat terrain, it is convenient for the northern iron cavalry to expand their teams to fully utilize the advantages of cavalry.It can be said that attacking from that side will cost less.

But in fact?

They chose to attack Hanyin City, and they succeeded in capturing it.

"Brother, do you know?" Qin Siyue said while biting the snack in her mouth, "When I was playing strategy games, facing a city like Hanyin City, I would not easily snatch it, especially It is my advantage in the case of mobility. It is not a wise choice for a group of cavalry to stick to a city. Unless..."

She didn't continue talking, but pointed to several cities near Hanyin City, and then, as if deliberately emphasizing something, she clicked on several cities, then pointed her palm in the direction of Xia Guo, and said: A "retreat" front.

Qin Ji suddenly remembered something.

Judging from the military situation in other regions, there is no doubt that the battle this time is not fierce. Although some people saw that Hanyin City was in flames and shouted continuously, but, according to the released spies, Hanyin City was under attack. During the attack, there was no material mobilization and military mobilization with other cities.

This is very abnormal, because the greatest significance of Hanyin City is to serve as a nail stuck firmly on the border of the empire, nailing all enemies who try to go straight through the Hanyin Mountains in this grand canyon, and laying a solid foundation for the empire's subsequent defense and development. The counterattack stalls enough time.

Therefore, according to the strategic deployment within the empire, when Hanyin City is attacked, all the cities behind will mobilize materials and personnel, and quickly make preparations to build a second line of defense behind Hanyin City.

But the fact is that during the entire Hanyin City was attacked, the news from his long-term stationed in Hanyin City was that the surrounding cities had only been transferred in a symbolic sense.

This may indicate a problem -

Hanyin City in the north, including the cities around Hanyin City, is likely to have colluded with the enemy.

The problem is serious.

"Prepare the horse! Hurry up! I want to see Your Majesty immediately!" Qin Ji was covered in cold sweat. After he ordered, he thought for a while, "Lingyan!"

"Here, what's your order, Master?"

"I'm going to His Majesty's side. Time is short. You ride fast and immediately find all the military personnel including General Bai, and let them rush to the palace immediately to prepare for the discussion!"

"Yes!"

Lingyan didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. Facing Qin Ji's request, she quickly responded—she galloped to the stables, jumped on her own batch of snow-white fast horses, and then clamped her legs on the horses' bellies, and gave an order Suddenly, the fast horse galloped out with her, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Qin Ji's horse was also brought over by his servant, he got on the horse, and then thought for a moment.

"Siyue."

"what?"

"You get on the horse too."

"...Huh?" Qin Siyue was taken aback for a moment, she never expected her brother to say such a thing.

"You don't need to do anything, you can just watch from the side. If there is something that I may have misjudged, please help me to remind me." Qin Ji said, "You don't need to deal with those people, leave it to me." I."

"But I can't ride a horse... ehhhhhhh?"

Qin Siyue hadn't had time to react, and Qin Ji grabbed her arm and picked her up on the horse.Then, the horse jumped out and galloped on the streets of Tai'an City.

...........................

Xia Yuxiao looked at Qin Ji in front of her, and Qin Siyue who was hiding behind Qin Ji and dared not look up at her, and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Qin Ji's arrival doesn't matter, this guy actually brought his younger sister here, which is quite strange, she also knows about Qin Siyue's condition, it is said that the hysterical younger sister's condition is sometimes good and sometimes bad, Qin Ji He actually brought it here for her, are you really not afraid of being disrespectful in front of the imperial court?

Hmm...Probably he is really not afraid, after all, this guy has already dared to confront himself. He probably doesn't care about the imperial misbehavior or something, and he definitely thinks that he will forgive a hysterical patient .

"Is this all your military emergency report?"

Looking at Qin Ji who was still sweating, Xia Yuxiao asked.