The dry white melted into the brown water without a trace.
Lin Sui lay down beside the bathtub, frowned and avoided the area on his chest.
After washing his body, Lin Sui pressed the clothes he just wore into the water and watched the traces dissolve.
After such a toss, the time for the morning court is not far away.
Lin Sui pressed his aching temple, put on his dragon robe and prepared to go to court.
None of the courtiers below knew that a ridiculous incident had happened here this morning, so they reported the situation as usual.
They were a little cautious when speaking, and the reason was nothing more than other reasons. It was because the emperor's complexion was a little bad today. They didn't even look up and felt the oppressive force as if there was a real black cloud pressing down on the city.
The speed of the reports of the courtiers became shorter and shorter. The ministers who originally wanted to persuade the emperor to accept the harem gave up their thoughts and stood quietly in a group of people.
Lin Sui listened to the report below and heard about the battle in Mobei.
The north of Dayan is a desert, bordering the Rong people. The Rong people grew up on horseback, and they are all brave and good at fighting. They harass the border from time to time, and it is normal to rob once every few years.
When the first emperor was in power, he always turned a blind eye and closed one eye. He only asked for defense and did not attack. But Lin Sui was not used to them and gave orders to Yan Qin, even if a grass of the Rong tribe grew When you reach the border of Dayan, you have to pull out the excess parts.
Yan Qin has always listened to him very much, and won successive victories in the defensive battles in Mobei, even chasing them for twenty miles, and pulled out a garrison of the Rong people, which greatly boosted the morale of the army.
When the ministers mentioned this incident, they were all beaming, but the emperor's expression turned colder.
"The king of Qin acted without permission. He was so eager for success and instant benefit. It was difficult to be commander-in-chief. The order passed down and ordered Mao Yuqiu to be the commander-in-chief, and the king of Qin was appointed deputy commander-in-chief."
With these remarks, the courtiers below were stunned for a moment, each having their own thoughts.
Everyone knew that this was the emperor's intention to suppress King Qin, but the timing was not right, and it was too chilling.
Old General Mao didn't think too much about it, he was worried about other things, so he went out immediately.
"Your Majesty, it is a big taboo to change generals just before the battle. This move will shake the morale of the army. It must not be done!"
General Mao's anxiety was not entirely because of King Qin, but because Mao Yuqiu was his grandson.
My own family understands that General Mao knows that Sun Tzu's ability is not enough to take on a big responsibility. It is okay to fight small battles, defend the country's borders, and face the fierce Rong people. He is absolutely invincible, so he very much hopes that the emperor can take it back. Fate.
"Isn't the fight already over? The King of Qin has chased him for twenty miles, and the Rong clan will never dare to commit another crime. The Mao family is full of talented generals, so why worry?"
Lin Sui waved his hand and said indifferently.
Xue Dingchun also came out and spoke with disapproval.
Xue Dingchun didn't understand that if the emperor wanted to suppress King Qin, he wouldn't have sent him a foreign post. Why would he use it again, but he didn't want to appease him? Isn't this just looking for trouble for himself? It's not at all like His Majesty's past style.
"I've made up my mind to let General Mao set off today, that's enough, I'll be here today."
Lin Sui's eyes scanned everyone's faces, and those who still wanted to speak up could only hold back their hearts, and sent the emperor respectfully to the eunuch's "retreat".
After coming down to court, Lin Sui went down to the imperial study and soon received the news that Lord Lin asked to see him.
"Your Majesty, do you need to think again about changing generals?"
"The little general Mao really... has little experience and qualifications, and I heard that he is a bit stubborn when it comes to marching and fighting."
Master Lin's words are very euphemistic, but the meaning is obvious, Mao Yuqiu is no good.
How could Lin Sui not know Mao Yuqiu's virtues? On the contrary, he knew better than General Mao and Lord Lin, and he was the one he chose carefully.
Mao Yuqiu is a typical example of bad bamboo shoots from good bamboo.
The Mao family is full of loyalty, but Mao Yuqiu is the only one who is a traitor.
In the original book, during the battle, he was negligent and stupid to the Shangrong people and was captured. In order to save his life, he offered to exchange the border defense map. .
When Yan Qin heard this order, he must have thought that he was taking revenge for what happened yesterday, but he didn't think so.
He really wanted to use Mao Yuqiu to sway people, but it wasn't just Yan Qin who swayed, but the border generals and the people living there.
At that time, the emperor will definitely lose the support of the people, and there is no doubt about who they support.
"Needless to say, my decision will not change."
Lord Lin is also rude, kneeling down and continuing to remonstrate: "Your Majesty's move will definitely lose the hearts of the people. If you want to suppress King Qin, you can find someone to restrain you, such as giving a marriage..."
Lord Lin thinks it's okay to target, but it doesn't have to be so obvious at all, there are obviously ways, and King Qin is so obedient, why use this method, you can give him a few women to control him.
Before he finished speaking, a cup of hot tea was thrown in front of him, making him tremble all over.
"Grandfather, you'd better not get involved in some things."
The coldness in Lin Sui's eyes was bitter, giving Yan Qin a marriage would be the real way to disgust Yan Qin, but Lin Sui would not do such a thing, because such an action would also disgust him.
Lin Sui didn't want Yan Qin to think that he was inferior to anyone else. Lin Sui could use various methods to insult Yan Qin, stepping on his face and pinching his neck to tell Yan Qin that he was his dog, but he would never use others to insult him. Stimulate Yan Qin.
He will not deliberately get close to others to make Yan Qin jealous, Yan Qin's heart is smaller than the eye of a needle, unintentional contact can make Yan Qin angry, if Yan Qin intends to get close, I don't know what will happen out of control.
Similarly, he would not let others get close to Yan Qin, he was worried that he would lose control, and then the situation would really collapse.
Lord Lin was silent for a while, and did not apologize, but continued to say: "King Qin has a very good reputation among the people, and is even known as King Anding. Please be careful, Your Majesty."
The emperor sent King Qin to quell the banditry in the past two years. King Qin would kill treacherous ministers and manage the local situation during his visits. stable.
Mobei is a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. The king of Qin used his troops like a god to win the battles, and the local people only knew that the king of Qin did not know the emperor.
Master Lin knew that the reason for the emperor's jealousy was nothing more than fear of the King of Qin, plus the secret of his non-royal blood, but this would either be a pacification strategy, or he would not be sent to a poor place, why bother.
Lord Lin earnestly said: "Your Majesty, this move is forcing King Qin to rebel!"
The emperor snorted coldly: "He dares to rebel? Lin Qing, I think you've been worrying too much in your life, it's unfounded."
Lin Sui's face was not greasy, and the corners of his lips raised slightly the moment he lowered his head.
What he wants is Yan Qinfan!
According to Yan Qin's current temperament, as long as he doesn't marry a wife or give him a marriage, he can keep his eyes on him. Even if Yan Qin seizes power, he will definitely not become emperor, but let him be emperor properly.
The result Lin Sui wanted was not like this. He wanted to create setbacks and tribulations for Yan Qin, so he would not hand over the country to others. You must know that the main line this time is that Yan Qin seized power and ascended the throne to calm the world.
Officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel. The same is true.
Lin Sui had paved the way for Yan Qin long ago, and watched him suffer so much to reach the end of the light.
Lord Lin wanted to say something more, but saw the emperor raised his hand.
"If you throw an egg into a stone, all the eggs in the world will be filled, and the stone will be the same, and it will not be destroyed."
This sentence comes from "Mozi", if an egg hits a stone, even if all the eggs in the world are exhausted, the stone will still be a stone.
Master Lin looked at the arrogance and self-confidence of the emperor in front of him, and finally said nothing.
After Lord Lin left, Old General Mao came again, but Lin Sui invited him out without saying a word to him.
Fu Shu brought people in to clean up the remains of the broken teacup in the Imperial Study Room, tidied up the ground, served new tea, and left quietly.
Lin Sui sat on a chair and watched the memorial, and heard a systematic sigh in his mind.
It said nothing, and seemed to say everything.
In fact, the system didn't understand why Lin Sui was able to complete the task so strangely and successfully. It was clearly set up according to the person, but the result was different from what it imagined.
Sometimes it feels that this vixen really likes the child of luck, but it also feels that he was bewitched by the vixen, he is clearly so cruel.
Lin Sui continued to write the memorial, but the tip of his pen did not fall off.
In the long time and the change of identity, sometimes he can't tell whether he loves Yan Qin or is torturing Yan Qin.
It was as if he could no longer distinguish his original purpose, he had clearly given up on Yan Qin's love, yet he seemed to be waiting for Yan Qin's love to come again.
Lin Sui is a person who thinks clearly about everything, but this is the only thing that makes him want to escape.
If he did it again, he would still do it, but perhaps he would not deceive Yan Qin with his feelings.
He didn't want to be sorry for Yan Qin, but he didn't want to be sorry for his ambition and ambition. He just wanted to live as a person, not a tool.
The nib of the pen wandered on the memorial, and Lin Sui hung his head to write Zhu Zhu, as if he never hesitated to write.
Yan Qin hurried for three days and returned to Mobei exhausted.
His subordinate officer immediately helped him prepare the bathing water, saw the dried blood on his shoulder, and took the golden sore medicine.
Yan Qin didn't blink when he tore off the fabric of the wound, looking at the disastrous state of his flesh turned out, he thought that his imperial brother was really merciless.
After cutting off the carrion, Yan Qin put on the wound medicine, sat in the main tent, announced some officers, and arranged for defense.
After all, it is very possible that a thousand-mile beheading order is on the way, and his brother doesn't know how he will be angered.
If Lin Sui was an ordinary emperor, Yan Qin might feel that the other party would not attack blatantly based on the interests, but Lin Sui did not necessarily.
He thought it was possible for Lin Sui to come and kill him in person. After all, because of his understanding of Lin Sui's character, his brother is a man who will take revenge, and he can't tolerate sand in his eyes.
After Yan Qin arranged things, he unfolded the paper on the table, dipped his pen in ink, and traced the style of his sweetheart on the paper.
When the emperor cried, the feeling was unforgettable. He hugged the current emperor on the dragon chair of the Golden Luan Hall, and Yan Qin's heart welled up. Thinking of the emperor's red eyes and numb fingertips.
"Brother Emperor."
"A Sui."
His speech modality was obsessed, and he told the Mobei wind and sand to turn into Kyoto catkins.
Yan Qin thought that what he was waiting for would be a death order, but he didn't expect that he would only be demoted to the position of deputy commander. He was a little surprised and even a little elated.
Is this the emperor's pity? Even if it is such an offense that is enough to commit a capital crime, the emperor will not deal with him.
It was only later that Yan Qin knew what it meant to grind flesh with a blunt knife, and what it meant to be crushed to death by a high-ranking official. Even if he was the king of Qin, he was only a deputy commander.
Mao Yuqiu came to Mobei with arrogance and arrogance, because his grandfather felt that he was not strong enough, and he felt more and more that he had to prove himself and live up to the emperor's grace. He knew that King Qin had been a fool for many years, how could he be so powerful.
Thinking of his grandfather and uncle at home telling him that he is not as good as King Qin, and asking him to study hard and not make decisions without authorization, Mao Yuqiu became even more angry.
He is a general appointed by the emperor, how could he be worse than others, but others don't understand his strength at all, Mao Yuqiu secretly made up his mind that he must do something great, and surprise the family who looked down on him!
When the new commander-in-chief was airborne, both the army and the local people complained quite a bit, but the emperor's order was higher than the sky, and even if everyone felt dissatisfied, they did not make things too difficult under Yan Qin's order, but there were always times when they couldn't bear it.
"Damn it, bah, what the hell!"
Someone couldn't help shouting and looked at Yan Qin.
"General, the kid surnamed Mao made it clear that he was looking for trouble, but he also denied your tactics. What kind of thing is he? He told him that the Rong people might encircle from the left wing. He didn't believe it, and he lost in the end. He also blamed us, really. Trash Dim Sum, that superintendent is really eccentric, he clearly provoked you first, and even said that you have no military discipline, who can bear such arrogance!"
Everyone didn't understand at first, it was clear that the general was the emperor's younger brother, why should the boss Mao give face, and the supervising army was still helping that person, but later everyone found out, it turned out that the emperor didn't like the younger brother of the general, it was strange, general Using soldiers like gods is the guardian of Mobei, guarding the country for the emperor, why does the emperor do this
Yan Qin's face became more and more profound and silent amidst the blood on the battlefield and the long-term dust, and it was almost impossible to see the innocent appearance in the palace back then.
He comforted his subordinate's emotions, hiding his astringency in his heart.
This is the punishment of the emperor's brother, and he is willing to accept it.
Lin Sui, who is far away in the capital, will receive information from below every few days.
Lin Sui leaned on the soft chair, read the content, and watched the paper being set on fire.
The cluster of flames reflected in his eyes, danced and burned, and then extinguished into ashes.
Mao Yuqiu is like a cockroach that dangles in front of people's eyes every day but can't be killed, which is particularly disgusting.
And observing his current movements, I'm afraid that he will be stupid in a short time.
As Lin Sui expected, Mao Yuqiu did something stupid.
He was the one who was truly overjoyed by his own strength, tried to take credit for it, but was captured by the Rong people.
Yan Qin was discussing how to rescue Mao Yuqiu, and Mao Yuqiu committed treasonous behavior consistent with the original book.
The grain storage in the camp was robbed, and Yanqin was hit by an arrow, but killed all the invading Rong people.
When Lin Sui saw Yan Qin's injury, he pinched the paper with his fingers a little harder, and then slowly released it.
By the time Yanqin brought Mao Yuqiu back from the enemy camp, it was almost winter in the capital.
Mobei had been freezing cold for a long time, and due to the winter, the attack of the Rong people became more and more fierce. Yanqin lost twice in a row. The battle report spread to Kyoto, and everyone was worried.
Lin Sui naturally knew why, and Yan Qin also understood why after two times, but he did not kill Mao Yuqiu as in the original book, and locked him up, planning to return to Beijing to report a year ago.
This is actually a very good way to deal with it, but Lin Sui wanted to force him to rebel, so how could he let this matter be easily exposed.
Lin Sui ordered Mao Yuqiu to be killed, and put the matter on Yan Qin's head, but he didn't expect that when the information came back, the situation was completely different.
"The general of the Rong tribe shot and killed General Mao, the king of Qin and the soldiers were very sad and angry..."
The Babaili urgent report was read out in the hall, and old General Mao didn't know what was going on, so his body shook for a while, and he almost fainted.
Yan Qin's trick was beautiful, he didn't take it on himself, he threw it on the Rong people, and he casually used Mao Yuqiu's death to inspire the soldiers and won a beautiful victory.
At the end of the year, Yanqin did not return to Beijing to receive the reward.
Lin Sui guessed that Yanqin knew the inside story of Mao Yuqiu's death, probably this time he was really discouraged, and probably would be able to rebel if he was stimulated again.
Yan Qin didn't plan to go back, what he thought was that his brother the emperor would definitely not want to see him, so he wouldn't go back to make things difficult for him.
Then he heard the news from Kyoto that the emperor had appointed the crown prince.
Chu Jun is the son of the concubine Yu concubine, only two years old.
Many people have already speculated that the emperor did not marry for many years, just because he was infatuated with the concubine. This child is not the blood of the former emperor, but the child of the current emperor.
Yan Qin got on his horse and galloped towards the capital.