Even though he had resentment in his heart, Chu Junxiu knew very well that he was not fighting solely for the person in his position. He also had his family, countless soldiers who followed him, and their families.
For the sake of these people who have entrusted their loyalty and lives to themselves, it is also their responsibility to protect them.
Thinking of the upcoming emperor's birthday, the three people in the room fell into silence for a while, feeling somewhat heavy.
Today's situation in the court is not clear. The emperor is obsessed with taking back military power, but these powers are scattered in the hands of various princes and are not completely controlled by the emperor himself.
Nowadays, the crown prince, the second prince and the third prince form a tripartite force. Although currently, even under the influence of the Jiang family, the prince's reputation and power have suffered a certain loss, the prince's position is still stable, and the emperor has not replaced the prince. idea.
But if the prince was recognized, why did the emperor let the second and third princes develop and grow?
The emperor obviously loved the second prince and the third prince equally. He allowed the internal strife among several princes to compete for power without even restricting it. On the contrary, it was detrimental to the Zhou Dynasty and gave the surrounding countries the opportunity to develop and grow. Even In turn, it threatens the safety of Dazhou.
The fundamental reason for Poland's sudden change was due to internal strife. The Yuejia on the southwest border was so focused on annexing the Chu family that they relaxed their deterrence against Poland, allowing Poland to recover so quickly and once again I became restless.
"Not only the southwest, but also the Gudan Kingdom in the north and the Nanlin Kingdom in the south may not be too peaceful." Wu Zechen said with a solemn expression.
"The Nanlin Kingdom has always been strong. Before, General Xi was in charge, and it was quite stable. Now that General Xi has been staying in Beijing for a long time, I am afraid that the Nanlin Kingdom has also noticed the instability in the capital of our great Zhou Dynasty." Although Chu Junxiu was in the capital, But we have always paid attention to the situation of all parties.
Then he asked uncertainly: "What's the situation now in the Gudan Kingdom?"
"The civil strife has subsided a few years ago. Judging from the information coming out there, the old King Gudan lost his mind to take care of government affairs after purging the country of Gudan because he missed his late queen. The throne was passed to her the year before last. The only son of him and the late queen, the current King of Gudan is a skillful and powerful king. In just two years, he has completely restored the vitality of the Gudan Kingdom, and now the national power cannot be underestimated." Wu Zechen also has a lot of knowledge about the north. Pay attention, so I understand it fairly well.
Just mentioning the Ancient Dan Kingdom, Wu Zechen glanced at Xia Luotong beside him calmly.
Xia Luotong noticed Wu Zechen's gaze and knew what he meant, because he once said that he might have blood from the Ancient Dan Kingdom, but he didn't know if this guess was correct?
"The Gudan Kingdom is a country with a strong military. If it had not been in civil strife before, how could the northern border have been stable for so many years? But now if the Gudan Kingdom has calmed down, I am afraid that the north..."
Chu Junxiu frowned, and his eyes were filled with worry.
"Now the Zheng family and the Wu family of the Northern Army are only focused on fighting for power and have no interest in border defense. They are also slacking off in military training. If the Gudan Kingdom really invades, the north may be unstable." Wu Zechen is not optimistic about the Northern Army at all. .
The Zheng family and the Wu family have been able to defend the north without any trouble in these years, mainly because of the civil strife in Gudan. How could they think of marching to the border when they were too busy to take care of themselves?
In the past few years, there has been almost no large-scale war on the northern border. It can only be regarded as a small friction. Under such circumstances, coupled with the fact that the generals only care about personal interests, the soldiers below naturally have a strong atmosphere of laziness.
"Right now, I have too much time to take care of myself, and I can't even care about the north." Chu Junxiu sighed, with a worried look on his face, "We'll see what the attitude of the Gudan Kingdom's envoy is then, and we can roughly guess who the new Gudan King is. Got an idea.”
Wu Zechen nodded and said nothing more. After all, that was all he could do.
Fortunately, the western border and the northwest border are guarded by Prince An's Mansion and the Si family, so nothing will happen for the time being.
Xia Luotong saw that the two of them were almost chatting, and then he said: "Since the young Marquis has decided to go back to the southwest, he should come to Lingshan Pavilion again before departure. I will prepare some medicines in the next two days. Just in case you need it in case of emergency, Mr. Marquis can come and pick it up when he arrives, and I will inform the people below in advance."
Chu Junxiu was slightly stunned, then raised his eyes and looked into Xia Luotong's eyes. He saw concern for himself in them, but this was limited to the concern between friends and was not mixed with any other emotions.
Lowering his eyes slightly, Chu Junxiu's eyes flashed with sadness. When he raised his head again, he had returned to his original state. He raised the casual smile that usually hung on his face and said jokingly: "Atong still cares. If I don’t have a good time at Prince An’s Mansion in the future, I will go to the southwest to find me.”
Xia Luotong was stunned, with a helpless smile on her face, but before she could say anything, Wu Zechen stood up first.
"General Chu, you can rest assured. Tong'er will live well in Prince An's Mansion and will not have the chance to go to the southwest to find General Chu." Wu Zechen said with a straight face and a stiff tone, "General Chu should put his mind at ease. You should be in the southwest, I will help you decide on your return to the southwest!"
After saying that, he even raised his hand and touched Chu Junxiu's injured shoulder as if in a friendly manner, making Chu Junxiu grimace in pain.
Seeing Chu Junxiu covering his shoulders and not forgetting to cast a pitiful look at Xia Luotong, as if he was accusing himself of his evil deeds, Wu Zechen became more and more determined to deal with this "unscrupulous person" no matter what. "Send them back to the southwest!" So as not to hang around his wife all day long!
"Ah Chen, he's injured." Xia Luotong looked at Wu Zechen's rare childish side in amusement, but didn't say anything about his actions just now, because Xia Luotong knew that he was measured in his actions and would not really hurt him. It was built by Chu Jun.
"It doesn't matter. General Chu has been on the battlefield for many years. This minor injury is nothing." After saying that, Wu Zechen pulled Xia Luotong directly, half-hugged her and took her out of the house, and then planned to leave, "General Chu is injured." We need to rest, we can’t disturb you any more, so we’ll say goodbye.”
Wu Zechen's series of movements were so fast that he barely gave Chu Junxiu and Xia Luotong a chance to react, and he had already pulled them out of the door.
"Atong..."
Chu Junxiu only had time to call Xia Luotong's name, and saw that the two people had already walked out of the door and slowly disappeared into the night.
His outstretched hand still stayed in mid-air, as if he wanted to grab something, but in the end he was unable to fall down. A corner of his heart was empty, as if he had lost something.
Looking down at his trembling palms, he knew that he would have no chance...
