The night provides the best cover for those walking in the dark. A hazy, indistinguishable shadow jumped out of the temporary residence of Cao Guobin's family silently.
After Shadow sneaked for several hundred feet, he met someone who "passed by unexpectedly".
"Everything is put away."
The shadow only said this, and it was transmitted through the spirit consciousness; then the shadow quietly returned. The whole process was silent, and no third person knew about it.
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The burning tallow torches illuminated the Emperor of Cai's place brightly; the blazing flames brought warmth and light, as well as an indescribable ruggedness and majesty.
But the flickering flames also cast a flickering shadow on the scene.
The Emperor of Cai sat on the throne, and below him stood Cao Guobin, who was swaying slightly. In front of Cao Guobin on the right was the Prime Minister Huang Fu, and in front of him on the left was the Marshal Ye Weirong. Civil and military officials sat around him.
Just as Huang Fu finished speaking, Ye Weirong suddenly spoke up, "Prime Minister, before you ask me, I want to ask, does the Prime Minister understand military affairs?"
"I have read all 10 commonly used military books. What, Marshal, do you have any questions?"
Ye Weirong's voice was a little low, as if mocking: "I am worried that the prime minister does not understand military affairs, and asked questions that make people laugh and cry. For example, why do soldiers use knives more often and swords less often? For example, why can't grains be husked during the transportation of grain and grass? The ancient sage once said that it is better to have no books than to believe in them completely. He can't just read books!"
"Puchi..." Some people have a low sense of humor and can't help laughing.
Huang Fu snorted, "Thank you for the reminder, Marshal. I will remember this favor in my heart."
Ye Weirong seemed to want to mock him to the end: "It's better if you forget it. If you remember it, I will have a demon in my heart."
Ye Weirong was naturally familiar with the powerful official Huang Fu; and since Huang Fu seemed to want to harm Cao Guobin, Ye Weirong would not sit idly by.
However, Ye Weirong had not figured out the specific situation of Cao Guobin yet, and rashly intervening would only make things worse; but he could appropriately warn Master Huang not to ask "wrong questions". By the way, he could also remind the emperor to have a concept in his mind - some questions are "stupid questions" and do not need to be answered.
Huang Fu did not seem to take Ye Weirong's ridicule to heart, and even had a bit of contempt in his tone - how can a warrior who only knows how to fight understand the arts of "questioning", "making things difficult", and "politics". The same question can be asked from a military perspective, but it can also be asked from a political perspective!
Perhaps from a military perspective, a question is not a challenge; but sometimes from a political perspective, a seemingly simple or even seemingly stupid question can make a general lose his head!
And for some problems, it is enough for His Majesty the Emperor to think that they are problems! Yes, I don’t understand military affairs, but His Majesty the Emperor doesn’t understand military affairs either!
These thoughts flashed through Huang Fu's mind almost instantly.
Under everyone's attention, Huang Fu asked the first question, "Grand Master, you have 800,000 troops, four times the size of Xiao's army, and you are in the native land of Cai. You have at least the advantage of time, place and people. Why don't you go out of the city to fight?"
Cao Guobin frowned, but his tone was very impolite: "They claim to have 800,000 troops, but in fact, there are less than 50,000 elite troops who can actually go out of the city to fight; the rest of the people can defend the city, but they will die if they take the initiative to attack! Those soldiers who were organized temporarily can't even arrange the troops and battle formations, how can they charge into battle! Besides, the saying that the right time, right place and right people are all outdated, and the use of arms has made many tactical ideas in the past outdated."