"It turns out, it turns out you know everything."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the queen's strange eyes and gently turned the jade ring on his thumb.
"Hehehe, to put it mildly, I used to be a minister to my husband, but now I am the king of a country to my husband.
As a husband, I am in this position, and it is difficult for me not to think clearly about some things. "
The Queen nodded gently, folded her hands on her chest, looked at Young Master Liu and asked curiously: "Hellless, since you know everything, do you think the reason why Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai are so slow in using troops? Because of the former? Or because of the latter?"
Seeing the Queen's curious expression, Liu Mingzhi rubbed the stubble on his chin with his fingers and pondered for a while, then said with a faint smile: "As a husband, I prefer the latter."
"the latter?"
"That's right, as a husband, I prefer the latter compared to them not wanting to bear the infamy of having to use a butcher's knife.
To put it mildly, do you think it’s the former or the latter? "
The Queen rolled her eyes slightly and stretched lazily.
"Wanyuan is the same as my husband, I prefer the latter.
Since ancient times, nine out of ten people who have great achievements will not end well.
The remaining people can either choose to retreat bravely in order to protect themselves, or take the path where the king forces the ministers to rebel, and the ministers have no choice but to rebel.
Don’t talk about it at all, just talk about you, husband, aren’t you the best..." As the Queen spoke, she seemed to realize something, and she coughed a few times with a bitter look on her face: "Uh-huh, cough, cough, cough. "
Young Master Liu looked at the resentful look on the Queen's pretty face, pinched the Queen's earlobe and gently twisted it a few times.
"To put it bluntly, you want to say that as a husband, I am the best example, right?"
The Queen slapped away Young Master Liu's big hand that was squeezing her earlobe, and said with a smile: "Hey, hey, you said this yourself, you said this yourself."
Young Master Liu nodded cheerfully, and replied in a pretense of annoyance: "Yes, yes, I said it myself as a husband, and it has nothing to do with you Wanyan, okay."
The Queen smiled, pinched the tip of Young Master Liu's nose and shook it.
"Keke, that's pretty much it."
"Hahaha, you."
"Heartless."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"Since your thoughts are more towards the latter, and you can also understand the difficulties faced by Zhang Shuai, Nangong Shuai, and Huang Shuai.
Then why don't you just send them a letter from the Golden Eagle and order them to continue marching westward and use troops?
After all, with your order, husband, they old foxes don't have to think too much and can use their troops with peace of mind. "
Liu Mingzhi stood up and left the queen's slender jade legs, leaned under the bench and pulled out a piece of dead grass, picked it up and played with it gently.
"Because, as a husband, I am waiting for an opportunity."
The queen's pretty face was stunned, and her expression suddenly became confused.
"Ah? Wait for an opportunity?"
"Yes, I am waiting for an opportunity as my husband."
"What...what kind of timing?"
Young Master Liu pinched the dead grass at his fingertips tightly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes.
"Wanyuan, do you still remember what my husband told you just now?"
When the Queen heard this, she rolled her eyes at Young Master Liu angrily.
"You just said so many words, how do I know which words you said?"
"To put it mildly, I am just saying that for my husband. Our dragon is thousands of miles away from those small barbarian countries in the far west."
The Queen nodded in sudden realization and said softly: "So what you said is exactly what you said, yes, yes, you did say this just now.
But, is there any necessary relationship between this and what you said you were waiting for an opportunity? "
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted the Queen's shoulder, stood up from the bench and walked towards the path ahead.
The Queen immediately stood up and chased after her with a light step.
"Heartless?"
"To put it mildly, do you know how much time it takes to rush from the border of our Dalong homeland to the Anxi Protectorate?
The shortest period is March or April, and the longest period is about half a year.
If some unforeseen circumstances occur along the way, it may take about seven or eight months, or even a year. "
Liu Mingzhi gently snapped his fingers and looked at the Queen with a smile.
"It will take three or four months for us to rush to the Anxi Protectorate.
Dashi, Tianzhu and other foreign barbarian countries are even further away from our dragon. "
When the Queen saw the meaningful smile on Young Master Liu's face, she narrowed her eyes slightly and began to think secretly.
After a long time.
Suddenly, the Queen's eyes lit up and she hurriedly looked towards Young Master Liu.
"Heartless, you mean, easy to fight but hard to cure?"
Seeing that the Queen finally understood what he was thinking, Young Master Liu clasped the tip of his nose with his fingers and nodded happily.
“To the point.”
The Queen took a sip of the drink and looked at Young Master Liu with an amazed expression and tapped his head a few times.
"Oh, I finally understand.
No wonder, no wonder.
No wonder you, the heartless one, haven't sent a letter to Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai, ordering them to continue to use troops in the far west!
It turns out that you were worried about this problem. "
"if not?"
The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly and was silent for a long time thoughtfully, looking at Young Master Liu with strange eyes.
"Husband."
Young Master Liu turned his head and looked at the Queen. Seeing the strange look in her eyes, he gradually put away the smile on his face.
"Um?"
A flash of light flashed in the Queen's bright eyes, she looked at Young Master Liu with narrow eyes, and said in a sweet voice with a calm tone: "Husband, if you don't say so politely, I would have expected.
In fact, you have never been afraid of having the reputation of being a heavy-handed warrior, let alone Zhang Shuai, Nangong Shuai and the others, who will achieve great success.
From beginning to end, you only have one problem to worry about.
That's the problem you just mentioned.
If you were really worried about Zhang Shuai, Nangong Shuai and the others being successful, you wouldn't let them lead the expedition.
After all, any one of the generals in the Six Guards of the New Army would be a brave general who could single-handedly defeat a city and destroy a country.
They have followed you in wars and conquests for so many years, and they all have a life-long friendship with you, your husband.
In other words, they are your true confidants and the people you can trust the most.
Then, the person who is most suitable to lead the Western Expedition's thousands-mile expedition should be selected from among the six of them.
However, the official positions they finally got were only the positions of generals at the vanguard of the Western Expedition.
Husband, why are you doing this? "
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at the Queen and asked with a smile: "Hahaha, hahaha, to put it bluntly, why do you think my husband would do this?"
The Queen's steps suddenly stopped, and her eyes looked at Young Master Liu with a playful look.
“When the time comes, the old coach steps back and the new coach takes over.
The achievements of the Western Expedition were divided into two, with the old commander and the new commander each accounting for five.
At that time, the old commander can reward him with gold and silver, but he cannot be crowned king.
Those whose merits are too great may be rewarded with titles and official positions to reassure their children.
And the merits of the new commander are not enough to be crowned king.
In this way, the former is worry-free and the latter is worry-free.
As for you, husband, as the king of a country, you can naturally be carefree.
Everything is happy. "
Husband, Wanyuan must have guessed correctly, right? "
Sensing the Queen's condescending eyes, Mr. Liu gently stroked the stubble on his chin and laughed bitterly.
"Hahaha, hahaha, indeed.
As a husband, I know it. As a husband, it’s better that I don’t say anything about this topic.
As long as I briefly express my thoughts, you can immediately guess what I am really thinking about.
Facts have proved that I was not wrong about my husband. "
The Queen raised the jade gourd and took a sip of wine. She looked at Young Master Liu's expression and let out a sigh of relief.
"Hey, what a pitiful bunch of old foxes who think they are smart.
This is really in line with the saying, cleverness leads to cleverness. "
Seeing the queen's sighing expression, Young Master Liu couldn't help but sneered a few times.
"Hehehe, politely."
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"How can you be so sure that those old foxes can't guess what my husband is thinking?"
The queen's pretty face froze, she turned to look at Young Master Liu, and frowned involuntarily.
Seeing the slightly raised corners of Young Master Liu's mouth, with an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, the Queen began to think rapidly.
After a long time.
The Queen's pupils suddenly shrank, and she couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"Hey, husband, what do you mean?"
Young Master Liu raised his arms high, stretched out, and laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, hahaha.
Uncle Zhang Kuang and Uncle Nangong Ye have been struggling under the hands of their father, Emperor Li Zheng, for decades, but they are still safe and sound. They can securely stay among the six guards of Northern Xinjiang, and the two guards are General Ma. people.
Besides, Brother Huyan, you politely said that you had a lot of dealings with him back then. There is no need for me to tell you what his character is like as a husband. "
The Queen nodded without hesitation and said, "Yeah, yeah, Hu Yanyu is very clear about what kind of person he is."
"As for your imperial uncle Wanyan Chiezha, and my brothers Yeluha, I won't say much about their virtues as husbands.
Regarding this point, I would like to say that you have more say than my husband. "
The Queen looked at Young Master Liu's strange eyes, her lips raised slightly and she chuckled.
"Hehehe, Ranye."
"To put it bluntly, as my husband just said, which one of these old foxes has matured with age?
Their thoughts are more numerous than a hornet's nest.
Do you really think they can't figure out your husband's thoughts? "
"Uh! This! This!"
Young Master Liu reached out and took the wine gourd from the Queen's hand, then raised his hand and patted the Queen's shoulder with a laugh.
"Haha, hahaha, that's polite.
There are some things that the husband knows clearly in his heart, and they know it even more clearly in their heart.
In this life, who hasn’t come through step by step, step by step?
People, don’t think anyone is smarter than anyone else.
After all, isn't it just a tacit understanding in the final analysis?
I don't tell my husband, they are pretending to be stupid.
Everyone is happy, everyone is happy! "
As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, he lifted the gourd of wine and put it into his mouth with a smile.
The Queen looked at Mr. Liu, who was sipping the wine, and shook her head with a wry smile.
"Hehehe, oh, it's not until today that I understand why I, the little goblin, and we sisters couldn't fight you alone.
Your heartless thoughts are too thoughtful.
We sisters take one step and think ten steps.
You take one step, but you want to take a hundred steps.
Sometimes I really don’t understand how your brain grows.
Mom, I am obviously a few years older than you, and I have experienced many more things in the world than you.
According to common sense, I should be stronger than you.
But why... why..."
"Full of doubts?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm full of doubts."
"I don't understand why?"
"Yeah, yeah, of course."
"Then I'll tell you about it, husband."
"I'm all ears."
"Because when I was my husband, I was very afraid of death."
The Queen looked startled and frowned involuntarily.
"What? Are you... are you afraid of death?"
Seeing the Queen's stunned look, Young Master Liu sighed sadly.
"Oh, yes, I was very afraid of death as a husband.
I remember that back then, my husband and I were beaten violently by Yun'er in the Yanyu Pavilion, and she threw me directly from the second floor.
Later, as a husband, I realized that I had been reborn...when I was reborn.
At that time, as a husband, I really couldn't understand your ancient... ahem, your old-fashioned ideas.
Like a scholar who can be killed but not humiliated.
It's like taking righteousness first and serving righteousness generously.
It's like dying for your country and dying well.
As a husband, I really can’t understand the idea of waiting.
I have already died for my husband...I have already escaped death once from Yun'er's hands.
Therefore, I am particularly afraid of death as my husband, and I just want to live well.
Even if you have to survive for the rest of your life, as long as you can live well, that's all.
What is so-called face, what is so-called dignity, as a husband, I don’t care at all.
As a husband, I only know that living is better than anything else.
Therefore, for my husband, I racked my brains and thought of ways to stay alive.
He was alive when he was a minister under his father, the old man, he was alive when he was charging on the battlefield, and he was alive among his colleagues in the Manchu Dynasty.
Everything is just to live. "
"Because you are afraid of death, so you try every means to stay alive?"
"Yes, because I am afraid of death, I try every means to stay alive.
I think back then, in order to survive as a husband and as a minister under my father, the emperor, I had to fulfill my duties loyally and welcome others with a smile.
When I get along with my colleagues in the Manchu Dynasty, I have to scheming with them as a husband.
On the battlefield, as a husband, I have to take precautions to ensure victory.
Because only if I have the winning ticket, can I be safe and sound.
So, gradually, gradually.
For my husband, I am a dandy who tries every possible means and just wants to live a good life.
I don't know when he started, but he gradually grew into an old fox who is proficient in tactics and scheming. "
The Queen looked at Young Master Liu's sighing expression and reached out to hug Young Master Liu's arm.
"What now?"
"Now?"
"Well, what now?"
Liu Mingzhi rubbed his chin in silence for a long time, then smiled slightly.
“When I was young, I always wanted to live a few more years.
Now, as I grow older and have more life experience, I gradually start to look away from my husband.
Life is full of vegetation and autumn.
Many things cannot be avoided.
Death doesn't seem that scary.
only……"
(End of chapter)
