Du Heng came in with tea and gently placed it in front of Lu Zhishan: "General, Marilin just sent someone here to deliver a message."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Lu Zhishan put down the book in his hand, took a sip of tea, and looked at Du Heng.
"Long Live Lord has secretly instructed Prince Hui to secretly prepare military supplies for the southwest," Du Heng said slowly, "This afternoon, Prince Hui personally went to the Ministry of War to discuss the matter with Ma Ruilin."
Lu Zhishan took a sip of tea and said, "Compared to Prince Huai, Lord Long Live is indeed more trustworthy to Prince Hui."
"General, if Prince Hui is allowed to continue investigating like this, the situation in Culun and Southern Xinjiang will definitely not be covered," Du Heng said solemnly, "The reason why Ma Ruilin was promoted to the position of Minister of War was naturally for the general. Over the years, with Marillin taking care of our great cause, our Culun and Southwest armies have also been able to develop rapidly. If King Huijun notices something fishy at this time, I am afraid it will be a big deal, so Marilin is very anxious now and is busy. I will send someone to report to the prince."
"It's not a good thing to be noticed by Prince Hui. It's just a cover-up. I'm afraid it will make people more suspicious. It must be no bigger than before, and it's not easy to hide. If Marilin is involved because of this, , that would be even worse." Lu Zhishan put down the tea cup, paused, and said to Du Heng, "Go and tell Ma Ruilin, don't worry about being exposed."
Du Heng was startled: "General, Prince Hui has always been the most obedient to Lord Long Live. Now that he is so favored by the Holy Spirit, it is impossible for him to be of the same mind as us. If he notices it, Lord Long Live will naturally know about it."
"It doesn't matter," Lu Zhishan gently stroked the pattern of two dragons playing with beads on the tea cup, and said slowly, "The current court is no longer the court ten years ago, and we are not the same ten years ago."
"Yes, it is indeed different from ten years ago. Now the troops in Culun and Southern Xinjiang are just waiting for the general's order," Du Heng agreed, but paused, "It's just that Prince Hui seems too smart."
"I like to deal with smart people the most." Lu Zhishan said calmly.
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The tenth day of October in the twenty-seventh year of Jiasheng
Guangxi Governor's Yamen.
While Zhou Chi and Zhou Ran were having breakfast, they received a secret letter from the capital.
Before Zhou Chi could open the secret letter, the letter was snatched away by Zhou Ran. She opened the letter hurriedly, and Zhou Chi had to retract her hand in a dignified manner and continued to drink porridge until the whole bowl of porridge was finished. Zhou Ran didn't say a word. He felt a little strange. He put down the bowl and chopsticks in a hurry and asked Zhou Ran: "Sister, what are the instructions in the general's letter?"
"The general asked us to be prepared. Xie Lun will soon send all the military supplies and weapons used by the Southwest Army to Guangxi," Zhou Ran's eyes could not leave the familiar ink on the paper as he continued, "The general said If Siam and Tubo dare to cross the border, we will fight back directly!"
Zhou Chi was startled: "Don't you need to ask the imperial court for instructions? Don't you need to ask the general for instructions?"
Zhou Ran nodded: "The general means that we don't need to take into account the court's wishes. Everything depends on our decision."
Zhou Chi was a little stiff, paused, and then suddenly smiled: "After so many years, the general has finally made up his mind."
"The general is kind-hearted and has endured in the capital for so many years. Naturally, he still has a glimmer of hope for the emperor." Zhou Ran pursed his lips sarcastically, "Who would have thought that this time, Siam and Tubo would be so shameless and disrespectful?" The price, but the imperial court was so cowardly and even asked the dignified prince to go and talk to Renhe in person. The general was afraid that he was finally cold-hearted, and then he finally made a decision. "