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Yuan Cixian felt guilty and couldn't bear to chase Xu Shan away like this, so she stopped him and said, "Sir, don't say that. Since you are here, please sit for a while. I absolutely don't mean to blame you. I just lament that I am not destined to be with Minister Lu."
Fate or no fate? Can she say something auspicious
Lu Shiqing was choked with anger, but he remained calm and asked tentatively, "What do you mean, County Lord?"
This was not the first time Yuan Cixian had talked about Lu Shiqing with Xu Shan, so there was nothing unnatural about it. Moreover, this time he was really concerned about something, unlike the last time when he pretended to be drunk and talked nonsense.
She said seriously, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I feel like I've been abandoned by Minister Lu."
“…” I swear to God, he doesn’t.
Lu Shiqing seemed to think about it for a moment, then said, "As far as I know, Minister Lu doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is easily tempted by new things and changes his mind every day."
Yuan Cixian looked unhappy: "But my father has already come to Beijing, why hasn't he come to propose marriage? He must be afraid of my father and dare not come."
"Minister Lu shouldn't be such a coward."
Yuan Cixian looked strange and glanced at him: "Sir, it seems that you admire him very much?"
Admire, of course he admires himself. He has been admiring himself for more than 20 years.
He said seriously: "Xu is just telling the truth."
"Okay." Yuan Cixian sighed, "Actually, we can't blame him. He's afraid of even dogs. My father must be more fierce than a dog."
Lu Shiqing had no words to express his pain, so he said patiently, "Please don't be discouraged, County Lady. There may be some misunderstanding here. From what you said, it seems that the King of Southern Yunnan does not quite approve of your marriage with Minister Lu. If that is the case, there must be some intention to sow discord between you and Minister Lu."
Yuan Cixian felt that this made sense and was encouraged by his words: "Sir, you are right. I shouldn't have listened to my father's one-sided words. I should have asked Minister Lu in person." After saying this, she comforted herself, "Even if he really doesn't want to marry me, I will try harder..."
Lu Shiqing originally wanted to slowly lead her to the truth, but he changed his mind when he heard the words "try harder". In other words, if he pretended that he didn't want to marry her, maybe he could still seduce her a few more times
He continued to encourage calmly, "As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into a needle. It's right for the county lady to think this way."
Yuan Cixian thought deeply and sighed, "That being said, I have tried everything I could, and now I am really at my wit's end." She propped up her head and asked in silence for a while, "Sir, I believe you are very good at guessing people's hearts. Do you have any tricks to help me with, so that I can take another strong dose of medicine?"
Lu Shiqing seemed to smile: "The way to win people's hearts in this world is to change them all but remain essentially the same. In the final analysis, it's just four words: 'give people what they like'."
Cater to their preferences? Yuan Cixian went over these four words in her mind. It seemed that she had never really started from this point.
Lu Shiqing saw that his words were awkward and worried that she would not understand, so he reminded her: "County Lady, you might want to think about it. Has Minister Lu ever revealed his preferences in front of you? In fact, men in the world..." He seemed a little embarrassed to say this, but he continued awkwardly, "Nine out of ten have the same preferences."
When Yuan Cixian heard this, she thought about his tone and suddenly an idea came to her.
Oh, Lu Shiqing's tent...
She asked a little embarrassedly: "Sir, do you mean... that?"
Yes, that one, that’s it.
Seeing that she seemed to have been enlightened, Lu Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he also felt guilty for destroying the upright image of his teacher. He did not dare to look directly at Yuan Cixian, so he turned his head away and casually cast his gaze on the bookshelf in her room, saying weakly, "That's right."
Yuan Cixian was stunned when she saw this. Why was Xu Shan looking at her bookshelf
She followed his gaze and saw him focusing on a scroll of poetry, and she immediately felt embarrassed. It turned out that what he called "liking" was poetry, and she had misunderstood it and thought of something so shameless.
Yuan Cihan lowered his head guiltily.
Lu Shiqing turned around and saw that she had been burnt alive into a shrimp. The face behind the mask suddenly became a little excited.
She didn't even blush when she kissed him, but now she looks like this. It seems that she is preparing to move to a higher level.
He turned his eyes away and looked out the window at the bleak winter. Spring might be coming early.
*
Lu Shiqing restrained his steps that were about to fly up, and said goodbye to Yuan Cixian. He didn't want to play Xu Shan any more. When he arrived at the private residence in Yongxingfang, he was about to return home through the secret passage, but he saw Cao An coming with a serious expression. Seeing him, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My dear, the saint urgently summoned you to the palace. If you don't come, I will go to Shengyefang to find you."
He restrained his joy, took off his mask and asked, "What's the matter?"
Cao An shook his head: "I don't know, but it's not just you, all the important officials in the court have been summoned to the palace."
Lu Shiqing frowned slightly: "After the King of Southern Yunnan?"
Cao An nodded slightly: "What do you mean?"
"Something happened in southern Yunnan." He walked quickly towards the secret passage. Halfway through, he turned back and said, "Go back to the mansion and wait. If Yuan Cixian comes, don't tell her that I was urgently summoned to the palace. Just tell her to leave."
"Yes, sir."
*
When Lu Shiqing arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, a crowd of people had already gathered inside. Zhang Zhixian was arguing with several court officials, their faces flushed with anger. Yuan Yizhi was standing in front of them in silence. Further up, it was clear that Emperor Huining had lost all his patience. When he saw him coming, he seemed to have found his main focus. Without even asking him why he was late, he quickly waved for him to come forward, and then asked the eunuch to show him an urgent military report that had traveled eight hundred miles.
A group of court officials turned their heads. Yuan Yizhi turned slightly and glanced at him.
Lu Shiqing walked quickly forward, took the military newspaper, read it silently at a glance, and handed it back calmly.
The military report said that two days ago, Nanzhao and Tubo combined 150,000 troops and attacked Jiannan in three routes. One route broke through the western border, one route broke through the southern border, and one route cleverly avoided Yaozhou and headed north, heading straight for Yizhou.
Emperor Huining knew that he was probably thinking about countermeasures, so he did not ask him first, but looked at Zhang Zhixian: "Have Zhang Pushe and others discussed countermeasures?"
Zhang Zhi first bowed and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I have a doubt." He glanced at Yuan Yizhi, "I would like to ask the King of Southern Yunnan, let alone the tens of thousands of people guarding the border, Yaozhou is a military stronghold in Southern Yunnan, which has always been easy to defend but difficult to attack. How could it be "cleverly" avoided by a mere rapid march?"
Yuan Yi looked at him straightly and remained silent. However, Emperor Huining's face turned ugly and he scolded, "Zhang Pushe, what I just asked seemed to be a countermeasure, right?"
Zhang Zhixian nodded in fear and dared not say anything more.
Lu Shiqing blinked lightly.
The answer to this question is very simple. Because Emperor Huining was afraid of Yuan Yizhi, he secretly sent several trusted generals to Yaozhou to guard southern Yunnan with him. On the surface, they were assisting him, but in fact, they were monitoring him. Now, Yuan Yizhi went to Beijing according to the regulations and left Yaozhou. When the generals who stayed behind saw the enemy coming, they naturally rushed to make suggestions. As a result, a few idiots pointed the enemy into the hinterland of Jiannan.
Zhang Zhixian thought that this was the fault of Yuan Yizhi's carelessness in his arrangements, but he didn't know that he had stepped on the saint's sore spot.
He quickly apologized, "Your Majesty, calm down. We have just discussed a few countermeasures. I think that the King of Diannan has been traveling north and is exhausted. It is not appropriate for him to go south to fight. Your Majesty may appoint another prince or general to join the local garrison to stop the enemy. As for the candidate, Minister Chen of the Ministry of War just recommended the second prince, and I recommend Governor Wei."
An argument soon broke out.
"I agree that the Second Prince should lead the army. The Second Prince has always been brave and good at fighting. In his early years, he joined forces with the Uighurs to defeat the Turks. Although he has been imprisoned in the palace for half a year, why not let him atone for his crimes?"
"I agree that the Wei commander should go south to fight."
"I believe that no one is more suitable than the King of Southern Yunnan to fight against Nanzhao."
Emperor Huining felt a headache after hearing this. He gestured to stop them and said, "Minister Lu," motioning him to speak.
Lu Shiqing stepped forward, clasped his hands, and asked the court officials, "Why do you have to fight? The Great Zhou has suffered natural disasters tonight and human disasters tonight. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If we start a war at this time, the people will be in turmoil and the public will be in a turmoil. When the time comes, there will be a strong enemy invading from outside and troubles will arise from within. How many of the Second Princes and the Wei governors will you send to suppress the situation?"
Zhang Zhixian was choked by his words, and then snorted coldly: "It seems that Minister Lu is preparing to hand over the entire Jiannan to someone else."
Lu Shiqing curled his lips and looked at Emperor Huining: "What I mean is that defeating the enemy without fighting is the best strategy."
The entire Xuanzheng Hall was silent for a moment, and then someone burst into laughter: "When Nanzhao and Tubo joined forces, no one is easy to talk to. Is Minister Lu joking with us?"
Lu Shiqing smiled faintly: "It's not easy to talk to Nanzhao, and it's not easy to talk to Tubo either, but if Nanzhao and Tubo join forces, it will be easier to talk to them."
Everyone was shocked and seemed to understand something. Emperor Huining also stared at him and asked, "Do you have a good idea?"
Lu Shiqing lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down: "I ask to go south to fight the enemy and swear to reach a peace agreement with Nanzhao and Tubo."
Emperor Huining pointed at him and asked: "How sure are you?"
He raised his head slightly, his thin lips slightly curved: "100%."
*
It was dusk when Lu Shiqing returned home. He had not yet informed Xuan that she would be leaving for southern Yunnan the next day. He first asked the servant Yuan Cixian whether she had been there. When he heard that no, he felt somewhat disappointed and hurried back to the yard. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw Cao An and Zhao Shu desperately jumping up under a dead tree, as if they were trying to pick a kite hanging on the tree.
Lu Shiqing choked up immediately. When did these two become so childish? In this freezing cold weather, they were flying kites with the northwest wind
From afar, he saw Cao An stepping on Zhao Shu's shoulder to take down the azure kite. After looking at it carefully for a while, he said in surprise: "This seems to be the handwriting of the Princess of Lancang County."
Lu Shiqing was stunned, but before he arrived, he said, "Bring it here."
Cao An looked back and hurriedly handed him the kite, explaining, "My dear, this kite flew from somewhere and happened to get stuck on your tree. I see that it seems to be the handwriting of the Princess of Lancang County."
Lu Shiqing looked down and saw that it was indeed Yuan Cixian's handwriting. On the kite was a doggerel poem: I am determined to hold on to you and never let go. My roots are in the broken rock. After thousands of blows, I am still strong. No matter which direction the wind blows.
He was choked for a moment, as if his heart was hit by something huge, hitting a very soft spot.
He suddenly raised his head and asked Zhao Shu: "What did the Princess of Southern Yunnan call her last time in front of the palace?"
Zhao Shu thought for a moment and replied, "It sounds like a nickname for me, Yaoyao."
Lu Shiqing lowered his head again, staring at the words "bite Qingqing and don't let go" and smiled: "Oh, bite."
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