Pretending to have a stomachache was discovered, Tang Si grabbed my ear, and said viciously: "I used to pretend to have a heartache, but now I pretend to have a stomachache, even menstrual pain. Are you really addicted to pretending?"
I slapped his hand off, and shrank in the direction of Master and Tao Qing, seeking shelter.
"This...isn't it necessary for extraordinary people to do extraordinary things at extraordinary times..." I retorted weakly. The master rubbed my heart and sighed, "This sentence is not used in this kind of place..."
Tao Qing snorted, and said rather dignifiedly: "Are you still eating?"
Tang Si and Qiao Yu glanced at each other, turned away, seeing each other was not going well, each sat and ate far apart with their rice bowls in their arms.
Tsk, what's so awkward, I didn't dare to fight to the death when I really used martial arts, I kept my strength in every move, it was clearly purely for venting, feeding each other's moves, but after such a fuss, the atmosphere was not as good as it was at the beginning Embarrassed, since I hid in the arms of the master, I took advantage of the situation and refused to leave.
After the meal, Tao Qing dragged Tang Siqiao Yu to do their unfinished business that I had just interrupted. The master said he wanted to find Mo Wei, but I stopped him.
"Mo Wei, Mo Wei...every time I say I want to find that bastard Mo Wei." I took a sip, "Master, if you want me to treat him better, don't always use him as an excuse! It makes me feel so scared when I hear this name." Physiological disgust!"
"Uh..." the master looked at me, silently silent...
I moved a little more into his arms, and I felt that he seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and he was exactly a pair of bumps with me. In the past, Mo Wei said that I put away my wolf paws in front of the master and turned into a little wild cat, but now, I probably turned into a fat cat...
I had prepared a lot of excuses, and was about to talk to my master about the past, when I heard Mo Wei begging to see him.
Gritting my teeth, closing my eyes and slandering for a while, I opened my eyes and said angrily, "Let him come in smoothly!"
There was a loud laugh from outside the door, Mo Wei lifted the curtain and came in, and saluted me respectfully, I waved impatiently, "Sit down, sit down, talk quickly if you have something to say, and go!"
Mo Wei waved his gold-painted ebony fan regardless of the seasons, pretending to be coquettish. At this moment, he listened to my words and straightened his expression a little. When he closed the fan, the master also pushed the "soft as boneless" stick to his body I, with a serious look on my face, asked: "You came all night, do you have something important to do?"
Mo Wei said seriously: "I have been restless for the past few days. Looking at the scenery of Wuyi Mountain from a distance, there seems to be a murderous intention hidden in the beautiful scenery of the green mountain. Last night, I made a hexagram, and the hexagram showed that the sinking of the stars and the shaking of the earth, and the overturning of the mountains and rivers are bad omens!"
Bah, and the bra...
I waved my hand and said disdainfully: "Mo Wei, that set of things is unreliable. The reason to hide the murderous intention is because there is a war in the first place, and the hexagram is fierce because you are already restless, so you naturally lean towards the inauspicious place. You used to read the hexagrams and predicted that Han Xin would have no heirs in this life, so he must have broken his sleeves. Now that he has a wife and son, what do you say? So you can’t tell, you can’t!”
Mo Wei smiled wryly and touched his nose. "Yi Xue is extensive and profound, and it's difficult for outsiders to see its secrets. If you don't believe me, you can't either. But as far as the current war is concerned, it is very bad."
"Why? We have the upper hand."
"Yes, at least on the surface." Mo Wei looked solemn, "In the past two months, the number of soldiers assembled on the southern border has reached 150,000. In the past few years, natural and man-made disasters have caused the national treasury to be empty and armaments to be reduced. The military strength is only 500,000, not to mention scattered in various counties and counties, the emperor can directly mobilize only 300,000 troops, and now 150,000 are hoarded in the south, and the defense in the north is empty, and they may be attacked by the enemy at any time."
"But isn't there still 150,000 soldiers in northern Xinjiang?" I don't understand.
"No, there are 50,000 guards in the imperial capital, 30,000 guards in the southwest, and only 70,000 guards in the north, but even 170,000 are useless. There are no generals who can be responsible for the important tasks. Once Liangguo launches an offensive and fights on two fronts, the situation will be difficult. Very bad."
I froze for a moment, then turned to look at the master. "What he said is true?"
The master nodded heavily. "So at this time, there should be no civil strife, and Xu Li should be kept steady."
"No, I mean, how high is the possibility of Liang Guo invading the border?"
"It depends on Chen Guo's performance in the battle against Minyue. Although Chen Guo has declined in recent years, the power of the Celestial Dynasty is still there. Liang Guo will not dare to rush to send troops until we find out the root cause. Once we show our cards, The situation is dangerous." Mo Wei's brows were tightly furrowed, and these words wiped out my original good mood.
My understanding of state affairs comes from the words and deeds of my master and Mo Wei, and from the gossip from the Guozijian. My understanding of Liang Kingdom and Minyue Kingdom is no different from that of ordinary people. After all, I am still a layman when it comes to state affairs.
"Then what do you say?" I humbly asked for advice.
"You can't fight in Fujian and Yue." Mo Wei said firmly, "Retreat and discuss peace."
"Ah?" I was stunned, and opened my mouth wide, "Negotiating peace? Isn't that a sign of weakness? Didn't you just tell Liangguo that we can't do it?"
"No." Mo Wei shook his head, "Now we have an absolute advantage. At this time, the terms of the peace negotiation are beneficial to us, and it also shows the magnanimous attitude of our country. If we continue to fight, we may not win, and we will lose Sorry."
"No, no!" I interrupted him, "We have no reason to lose. The Minyue Kingdom will soon run out of ammunition and food. Their land is less than one-tenth of ours, their population is less than one-fifteenth of ours, and their military strength It's only less than one hundred thousand, as long as the Nine Thunder Formation is broken, what's there to be afraid of?"
"But the hexagrams show that the ground cow turned over, and the blood shot to the sky..."
"The hexagram is unbelievable!" I still interrupted him, "There has been no earthquake in Minyue for a hundred years, how could it be such a coincidence?"
Mo Wei sighed and continued to argue: "Historical records show that Minyue was also hit by an earthquake hundreds of years ago. The mountains have their own movement to form ups and downs. The movement generates energy by itself, and the energy is emitted outside, so it is called Di Niu Turning. In some places there are weak earthquakes, but in some places there are no earthquakes, and one shock shakes the world. There is such a possibility in the mountains of Fujian and Yue."
I smiled and said: "You also said it is possible. Once in hundreds of years, how could it happen this time? Walking is afraid of the sky collapsing, sleeping afraid of the ground sinking, so how can you make such a big deal?" I pushed the master lightly, "Master, what do you say?"
The master came from the same school as Mo Wei, and seemed to agree with Mo Wei's rhetoric.
"What Mo Wei said is not unreasonable. I am not as good as my brother in Yixue, astronomy, and geography. It is hard to say whether there will be an earthquake in Fujian and Yue." Dong Zhixiang made this inference. It is not easy to convince Yu'er with these words, not to mention that the armed forces are in full swing. If they want to withdraw troops for this reason that sounds absurd, I am afraid that most people will not accept it. And the matter of peace negotiation is indeed That's right, the reason, but it can't be the so-called 'one-in-a-century earthquake'."
Master, I agree with the negotiation...
I scratched my head in distress: "Mo Wei, have you told His Majesty yet?"
"Not yet, I originally wanted to discuss it with Dongli before making a plan."
"It's still him who makes up his mind now, and it's useless to ask me. Besides, we agree to negotiate a peace, and Minyue may not agree."
"They will, as long as we give them what they want." Mo Wei affirmed.
"Ceding land and paying compensation, we can't do it." I shook my head.
"No, as long as there is trade." The master excused, "Open the trade route from Minyue to Chen State, and even extend to Liang State. Minyue is rich in products, but many resources are scarce. Seriously, both countries have plundered borders. Later emperors even directly cut off business ties. Liang and Minyue were unable to trade, or they had to bypass Chen, which increased risks and costs. Minyue The country is small, and it will go to war with Chen Guo because of survival. As long as we agree to open border trade, all this will be easy to talk about."
Listening to what the master said, it seems to make sense...
I thought for a while, "Minyue country wants to do business, that's fine. What does Liang country want?"
The master replied: "Liang country is located in a bitter and cold place in the north. There are advantages and disadvantages. Some countries mainly want tea from Minyue and food from Chen country, while others want the land from Chen country. If you can't give, you can only fight. The current leader of the Liang Kingdom is very ambitious, but he doesn't dare to take too many risks, so he waited and waited for a long time and let Minyue take the lead. As long as Minyue's threat is lifted, Liangguo will They dare not fight recklessly, otherwise, the flames of war will be ignited on both sides at the same time."
I rubbed my chin, lowered my head and pondered for a moment, and said, "Every day we fight, there will be more casualties. It would be best if we can negotiate a peace. Mo Wei's words are difficult for normal people to accept. Let my master and Ah Che Say." Astronomy and geography are too mysterious and not as easy to understand as the master's theory of international relations. The relationship between countries is similar to that between people.
Ah Liang wanted to rob Da Chen's house and money, but was worried that he would not be able to beat Da Chen. It happened that Xiao Min was hungry and wanted to steal a few dollars from Da Chen, so A Liang sold a dagger to Xiao Min and instigated Xiao Min to rob Da Chen. , he just watched from the sidelines. As long as Da Chen is injured, he will join hands with Xiao Min. If Da Chen is still strong and destroys Xiao Min, he will pretend that he doesn't know anything. If Da Chen wants not to get hurt, he must defeat Xiao Min completely, which cannot be guaranteed, or make peace with Xiao Min, and take a few taels of silver from his million-dollar family to feed Xiao Min, so that Ah Liang will have nothing to do.
You see, for such a complicated matter, it is much simpler and more human to explain it this way. I have a relatively simple mind and cannot accept things that are too complicated.
"It's not too late, Dongli and I will go to the tent of the Chinese army to speak to His Majesty." Mo Wei looked at the master, and wanted to take my man away again...
The master gently pushed me away and looked down at me with more tenderness than in the past two months, which made my heart rippling round and round.
"Your Highness, I will take my leave..." This was rippling, and even he didn't feel so uncomfortable when he changed to call me "Your Highness".