Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 117: King

"Is this true?" Hearing what the other party said, Situ Yutang suddenly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and turned his face away. After taking Longdong, Shui will no longer have to worry about the future. If he can work together with the third brother, he might be able to regain Heshuo.

"Whether it's serious or not, Yutang, you still don't know?" Wufeng replied with a smile, "It's just that your third brother has to work hard, I don't think he may be willing to do so."

After a moment of silence, Situ Yutang also knew how difficult it was. Right now, his elder brothers all supported their own troops, and they thought that these troops had become their weight in the fight for the throne, so how could they easily use them? As for the city guard army led by Yusuf, Situ Yutang was sure that he was instructed by a certain elder brother, so he dared to act so boldly, otherwise he would not have dared to disobey his father's order with his courage.

"In this regard, I will find a way to convince the third brother that the safety of the empire depends on him. Even if they want to fight for the seat, they should wait until the chaotic party is eliminated and the enemy is eliminated." Situ Yutang lowered his head. , whispered, "What they do will only benefit the Taiping Sect gang and the tigers and wolves around the empire in vain. Could it be that they can't see the situation clearly?"

"Hehe, Yutang, I think your highnesses may be too obsessed with certain aspects. If you stand in a stalemate and watch each other, I'm afraid it will really lead to disaster." Wufeng also got up and slowly Pace in place.

"Hmph, they're so blinded by profit, they are all looking at the Ninth Five Great Treasures, I think they will reap their own consequences after all, but if this happens, the empire will fall into the abyss." Situ Yutang, who has always been restrained, is also rare. He commented on his elder brothers in front of Wufeng, "We can't let this situation continue, so we must find a way to regain Heshuo. This is related to the life and death of the empire!"

"Yutang is right." Wufeng nodded with a smile, "I hope Yutang can convince the Third Highness that the Northwest Army is willing to follow Jiwei."

The autumn wind is rustling, and the eyes are full of depression. There are suddenly fewer pedestrians on the bustling street in the past, and all the people who come and go are in a hurry. signboard. He Zhiqiu sat in the sedan chair expressionlessly, looking at all this coldly, could it be that the cold winter of the empire has finally arrived?

Recalling the scene of meeting His Majesty just now, He Zhiqiu felt even more uncomfortable. His Majesty, who was in a trance, was as thin as skin and bones, and needed to rest for a while after every few words. The continuous blows had already numb His Majesty's nerves Well, even the fact that I reported Lin Guoxiong and Lang Yongquan's request to be crowned king failed to attract too much attention from His Majesty. It seems that even His Majesty has lost confidence in the current mess. His Highness seems to be able to turn the tide, but in the current situation, can His Highness Ninth really support this crisis?

Looking out of the car window in a daze, a gust of autumn wind passed through the thick car curtain, He Zhiqiu couldn't help shivering, He Zhiqiu was also surprised by Yousuf's open disobedience, he didn't know who Yusuf was for Dare to do this, but I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor knows as well as himself that this is another guy who wants to fight for the throne to dare to do such a heaven-defying thing. In the current situation, even His Majesty the Emperor would not dare to easily set a reserve. If you don't do it well, it will stir up storms and make this huge empire fall apart. The plan I made for His Majesty the Emperor seems to have failed. I didn't expect the princes to join hands with the Taiping Sect for their own interests. It was indeed beyond my expectations, and failure was a reasonable thing to do.

"My lord, His Highness the Ninth Prince's residence is here." The words of the guard interrupted the Minister of Military Affairs' contemplation, "Yes, I see."

Walking through the courtyard, an elegant study room appears in front of you, "Your Highness, Mr. He has arrived."

As soon as the guard finished speaking, a handsome man in brocade robe with golden crown and hair came out to meet him, followed by a tall girl. Taking a closer look, He Zhiqiu was taken aback for a moment, but still bowed respectfully and said: "I have seen His Highness Ninth Prince, and I have seen Her Royal Highness Thirteenth Princess."

The tall woman is naturally Situ Yushuang, the thirteenth princess of the empire who was born with Situ Lang's mother. She followed behind Brother Nai silently with a cold face. Nodding her head, He Zhiqiu could tell that the woman in front of her had lost a lot of weight compared to the previous few months, and she was obviously worried about the crisis in front of the empire.

"Come in and sit down, Mr. He, I invited the Thirteenth Sister. The current situation is already like this. One more person has more heart. Besides, the Thirteenth Sister is also a well-known talented woman in our royal family. I think Mr. He will not know how to do it." Do you mind?" Although Situ Lang had carefully groomed, it was still difficult to conceal the deep worry behind his eyebrows.

"Your Highness is serious. Since His Majesty has entrusted His Majesty with important matters, His Majesty's opinion will prevail. The Thirteenth Princess is quick-witted, famous in Jinghua, and a compatriot of His Majesty's first mother. Naturally, she is the best to assist His Majesty in planning Candidates." He Zhiqiu naturally knew the blood relationship between the two, and the thirteenth princess's resourcefulness was well known throughout the court. At this time, His Majesty's body was like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time, and he had vaguely set the position on this handsome man in front of him. Of course, the only way is to assist with all my heart and do my duty as a courtier.

"Lord He is overrated. Yushuang is just an ordinary woman. How can she deserve the praise of Lord He? It's just that the country is in critical condition now, and her father's health is not good. The civil and military courts are helpless in the face of rampant bandits. Yushuang Although Shuang is a daughter, she doesn't want to be a slave to the subjugation of the country. Since Brother Ninth is in charge of state affairs, Yushuang will naturally share the worries for Brother Nine." Situ Yushuang's tone was very indifferent, but the worries in her heart could not be concealed from the old man He Zhiqiu from He Zhiqiu.

"Okay, Mr. He and Thirteenth Sister should stop being self-effacing. The situation is at stake right now. The bandit army has arrived in the middle of Shanxi, and the elder brother and the third brother are pretending to be deaf and dumb and standing still. The seventh brother is in the south of the Yangtze River. Pretending to be sick, but holding on to the Seventh Legion, there is only one Imperial Guard Legion in the imperial capital, what do you think we should do now, Mr. He?" Situ Lang was not a quick-tempered person at first, but now the bad news that comes in every day It really broke his heart, the three older brothers were all standing still and watching. Could it be that they really wanted to stick to the imperial capital and wait for the Taiping army to attack?

Seeing that although the other party was quite indignant at the actions of his elder brothers in words, but did not mention the city guard regiment that was close at hand, how could Qiu Yin vaguely feel that something was wrong, and his heart tightened. Could there be something in it? eccentric? His Majesty the Emperor already hated Yusuf, who went against orders, but considering that he was afraid of forcing the opponent at this time, he had not made an order to investigate and deal with it, and now there is no better way to solve this problem. Thinking of this, He Zhiqiu's heart was even colder. It seemed that the battle for the throne was enough to make people abandon anything, even the relationship between father and son.

"Your Highness, don't worry too much. From the observation of veteran officials, although the Taiping Rebellion Army took the Heshuo area, they are already at the end of their strength. The tug-of-war in Hejian caused them a lot of losses, and the Heshuo area has always been an empire. The Taiping Sect’s foundation in this area is not solid. If they want to gain a firm foothold in this area, I’m afraid they still need to spend some time and energy. The imperial capital should still be an unattainable luxury for them. , They don’t have the strength to consider the imperial capital at the moment.” He Zhiqiu calmed down, put aside the wild thoughts in his mind just now, and analyzed the current situation step by step.

"According to your old opinion, could it be that we are just waiting here and doing nothing?" Situ Lang asked anxiously, sitting and waiting like this, I am afraid that both the courtiers and the people and gentry of the empire will be angry. His Royal Highness, the supervisor of the country, has lost confidence, and his father might change his mind and make his own chances that he had hoped for come to nothing. This is something he can't accept no matter what.

"Your Highness, there are only 100,000 troops of the imperial guards in the imperial capital, while the Taiping Army gathered in the Heshuo area has reached 200,000. Moreover, they have just won a big victory and their morale is booming. It is really not a good time to confront them. When confronting each other, if you don't rely on the strong city of the imperial capital, relying on the unparalleled fortifications of the imperial capital, you can wait for work with leisure, which is enough to make the Taiping army who want to attack the imperial capital suffer a lot. The old minister is worried that the Taiping army may not easily attack the imperial capital~IndoMTL .com~Although He Zhiqiu is aware of the other party's thoughts, it is indeed not the time to act on personal feelings at this moment, so he has to patiently persuade the other party.

"But Mr. He, if we blindly give in and indulge the thieves, I'm afraid they will gain a foothold in the Heshuo area, and we will pay a higher price if we want to regain the lost ground. Have you ever thought about this?" Situ Yushuang's words had no emotion at all, as if they were squeezed out from the crack of an iceberg.

"But, according to Her Royal Highness, how should we deal with it now? Is it true that the Imperial Guards are allowed to fight?" He Zhiqiu knew that the other party must have something to say, and he didn't want to argue with the other party, so he asked lightly.

"Of course it is impossible for the imperial guards to go to war, but don't the empire still have three envoys? Didn't Lin Guoxiong and Lang Yongquan write a letter requesting the emperor to make them kings? You have to come up with something to prove to the empire They are loyal to the empire, how can the reward of the throne be so good, of course you have to set an example, Mr. He, don't you think so?" Situ Yushuang said such a question lightly with a calm demeanor come out.

The hesitant teacher asked himself as if he was asking two people, Situ Lang pondered and said: "Do you really want to make them two kings? I'm afraid it's not in line with the custom of the ancestors, and even the emperor will find it hard to agree."

"Ancestral custom? Now that even the empire is at a critical moment, who would pay attention to any ancestral custom? As long as the empire's upside-down situation can be resolved, let alone two kings, even if ten kings are named ?" Situ Yushuang retorted coldly.

Seeing that Situ Yushuang was so tough and resolute, He Zhiqiu couldn't help admonishing him: "It's easy to withdraw from the feudal domain, Your Highness. You have to think about it carefully."