Yuan Qingze just didn't expect that the general could even throw out the Nighthawk Battalion as an abandoned son.
But if you think about it carefully, if there is no such abandonment, the overall situation behind will not be changed.
Yuan Qing vaguely felt that something was not right, and he still felt a little uncomfortable, but he had to hide this discomfort carefully.
By now, he already understood why the general acted in such a seemingly rash manner.
There are people in the court who support it.
But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that there may be support from other big figures in the army.
Now that the 600,000 troops mobilized by the emperor are in Dongbo, there are no more troops in the entire Northern Territory of Dayu that can be mobilized to Lone Bamboo.
Send troops from Dayu's southern border to rescue him? As time goes by.
Besides, is anyone really going back to mobilize troops?
When he thought of this, Yuan Qingze's heart couldn't help but lift.
As a close confidant of the general, he naturally understood the general's intentions long ago.
The emperor and the general have used each other for twenty years, and now both of them understand that this situation has come to an end.
The emperor no longer needs generals, and generals no longer need the emperor.
It was obviously something he had thought of a long time ago, but when it came to him, he was still afraid, panicked, and a little at a loss.
This situation suddenly became weird, or did the general know that there would be such a situation from the beginning?
If so...
Yuan Qingze's eyes widened when he thought of this.
If that's the case, was the General's order for the Guzhu people to secretly collude with the Loufan people?
As soon as his thoughts came to this point, Yuan Qingze's hands were trembling slightly.
Because if this is true, then the general's situation is too big.
Not only Guzhu, but also Dongbo, and even the Loufan people were used by the general.
The more Yuan Qing thought about it, the more frightened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt chilled all over.
This thing is so terrible.
At the same time, Lone Bamboo.
On the huge imperial chariot, only the emperor and Lin Ye sat facing each other.
The emperor looked at this young man, and the more he looked at him, the more familiar he felt in his heart.
Just like when he met Liu Jigong back then, the only difference was that Lin Ye's eyes were not as innocent as Liu Jigong's.
This was something that the emperor had been worried about before. Even people like him were actually worried and uneasy.
It's just that the situation has reached this stage and he has bet so big that even if Lin Ye is not as innocent as Liu Jigong, he still has to use it.
When using new people, it is necessary to use new people who have hatred against Tuoba Lie, and more importantly, new people who are not so involved with the major families in Dayu today.
To be honest, there aren't many to choose from.
It is said that Dayu is full of talents, and many young talents emerge every year, but how many of these young talents have nothing to do with major families?
The emperor knows very well that when it comes to choosing people, even if he is Dayu's supreme leader, when it comes to choosing people, he has only two choices.
One was from the major families and powerful officials in the court, who placed in front of him people who had been selected and trained long ago.
One is the one left by the major families, but even if he is chosen by the emperor, he will be purged sooner or later.
The emperor seems to be aloof, but in fact, what he can see is what he sees after being filtered by the people at the middle level.
He is at the highest place, and the people are at the lowest place.
It is true to say that the common people are the cornerstone of the country, but it is not him, the emperor, who has direct contact with the common people.
It's difficult, even though he has worked hard for this big jade for more than twenty years, the current situation is still difficult.
But at the very least, he already has the strength to control the situation.
"I'm very pleased that you understand what I asked you to do in Lone Bamboo. However, your movements are slower than I expected."
When he said this, he looked at Lin Ye's reaction.
Lin Ye leaned slightly and replied: "I am indeed a little slow."
Seeing his reaction, the Emperor roughly guessed that this young man had already understood the situation.
Even if he didn't understand everything, at least he had a thorough understanding of the situation between Dongbo and Lone Bamboo.
Being able to recruit troops in Lone Bamboo explains everything.
"Tell me about it."
The emperor asked Lin Ye: "Why do I want you to recruit troops in Guzhu, but I don't directly tell you to do so?"
Lin Ye replied: "The people around your Majesty have other people's ears and eyes, so you can only rely on me to understand."
The emperor said: "Then who has the courage to let his eyes and ears stand beside me?"
Lin Ye: "It's not one person who has such courage, but a group of people who have such courage."
The emperor smiled and said: "As you said, then am I not alone?"
Lin Ye said: "Your Majesty walked from Geling to Yunzhou, and from Yunzhou to Yangzi. There were really not many people around him."
Having said this, he is brave enough.
The emperor leaned over and looked into Lin Ye's eyes and asked him: "Then you mean, I use you because I have almost no one left?"
Lin Ye raised his head, looked into the emperor's eyes and replied: "No, your majesty has people you can use. There are many people you can use, and I am one of them."
The emperor burst out laughing because of these words.
He leaned back.
"Tell me everything you think."
He pinched a piece of dried fruit and played with it in his hand without eating it.
Lin Ye thought for a moment, not thinking about the emperor's question, but thinking about where to start.
After a moment, he answered.
"The situation between Lone Bamboo and Dongbo is what His Majesty wants, and it is also what someone wants."
As soon as he said this, the emperor frowned slightly: "Are you so cowardly?"
Lin Ye spoke again: "The situation between Lone Bamboo and Dongbo is what His Majesty wants, and what Tuoba Lie wants."
The emperor hummed: "Continue talking."
Lin Ye said: "Tuoba Lie must have noticed a change in the Loufan people's strategy of going south a long time ago."
When he said this, he looked at the emperor, who didn't respond and also glanced at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye continued: "Just because Tuoba Lie saw Lou Fanren's plan, he knew that he could use it to his advantage."
"The first step was that he was sure that Guzhu would not dare to collude with the Loufan people easily, so he must arrange for someone to come and convince the Lord of Guzhu that doing so would be of great benefit."
"In the second step, under Tuoba Lie's instruction, Lord Guzhu agreed to the Loufan people's request and prepared for the Loufan people to go south."
"The third step is that as long as the Loufan people enter Dongbo from Guzhu, Tuoba Lie firmly believes that His Majesty will not tolerate Guzhu."
"The fourth step is that because His Majesty does not trust him, and there has just been civil strife in Dongbo, for the sake of the overall situation, His Majesty will definitely visit Yunzhou in person."
"The fifth step is that your Majesty learns that something happened here in Lone Bamboo. The minister and Lord Ning were ambushed one after another, and will probably come to Lone Bamboo in person."
Speaking of this, the emperor smiled and asked: "I can come or not come, so why do I have to come?"
Lin Ye replied: "Because the five steps I just mentioned are not the five steps prepared by Tuoba Lie, but the five steps that His Majesty has calculated accurately, so His Majesty will definitely come."
He said: "Unless there is a crisis, Your Majesty will not be able to see clearly how many people in the civil and military affairs of the DPRK and China are sincere and how many are fake."
The Emperor smiled and said: "I am the Supreme One, why would I put myself in danger? No one can do anything to me if I stay in Geling. Even if I just stay in Yunzhou, no one will dare to be presumptuous in front of me."
Lin Ye replied: "Because of His Majesty's grand plan, this is the last step."
The emperor looked at Lin Ye with eyes filled with admiration.
Lin Ye continued: "The situation over Dongbo suddenly became chaotic because His Majesty was preparing to make this move."
"Lu Gang, the commander of the Yu Ling Guards, once told me that the Yu Ling Guards had discovered something was wrong with the Loufan people a long time ago, but His Majesty did not give any instructions on the matter, did not respond, and even let it go."
Lin Ye looked at the emperor.
He said: "For more than ten years, your Majesty has not punished the king of Dongbo. It's not that your Majesty didn't know that he colluded with Tuoba Lie and the Loufan people. It's because the time has not come yet."
The emperor's smile grew stronger.
He had indeed doubted Lin Ye's abilities before, and was worried that Lin Ye was not as innocent as Liu Jigong.
Now, his eyes are full of admiration for this young man.
Lin Ye said: "If Tuoba Lie wants to rebel, the only chance is to design a plan to get His Majesty to leave Geling, or even Dayu."
"For more than ten years, the King of Dongbo and the King of Lone Bamboo must have been secretly colluding with Tuoba Lie."
He said: "Your Majesty knew that Tuoba Lie's plan was about to begin, so he disrupted part of his plan in advance."
"This part is the replacement of the king of Dongbo. His Majesty replaced Yu Yu Cheng Yuan with Yu Yu Cheng Chong."
"As a result, Tuoba Lie cannot fully control the situation on Dongbo's side, so he can only pin his hopes on Lone Bamboo."
"As long as your majesty comes to Guzhu, he will definitely act, and..."
Lin Ye looked at the emperor again.
"Moreover, His Majesty has always been cooperating with him."
The emperor asked: "Where can we cooperate?"
Lin Ye said: "First, your Majesty is here, and second, Your Majesty did not bring Wanyu Tower."
The emperor's mood was really extremely good at this moment.
Lin Ye said: "Tuoba Lie wants to plot rebellion, but he doesn't want to bear the infamy, so he needs someone to cover him up."
"If something happens to His Majesty in Lone Bamboo, and in the Wanyu Building in Yunzhou, we can use the real power of the prime minister to block the news and prevent Ge Ling from knowing about the situation on His Majesty's side."
Lin Ye took a deep breath.
He said: "The people in Dayu don't know what happened on your Majesty's side, but this ignorance means that the people don't know."
"They are afraid of His Majesty and the people, because they know very well that His Majesty has the support of the people, and the people are His Majesty's greatest support."
"Blocking the news is blocking the eyes and ears of the people of Dayu, but those who have some power and stand in high places have already known everything."
Lin Ye said: "After this matter, your Majesty will be able to tell who is sincere and who is fake, who is wavering and who is determined to be loyal."
The emperor got up, walked to the car window, and looked outside for a long time without speaking.
After a long time, the emperor breathed out gently.
"On the day I came to the throne, I said... I want Dayu to change its appearance, I want the country to change its color, and I want to make the world happy."
He looked out the window with complicated eyes.
"I also said that I would use thirty years to do something that will be remembered forever in history. Now it seems that thirty years... won't take that long."
"One of the reasons why I am not afraid of any opponent is because of you."
The emperor looked back at Lin Ye: "They have only accumulated resentment in the past ten years, but I have accumulated you in the past ten years."
