After returning from the hunting ground, Qihe Manruo returned to his cool and cold appearance.
As he walked, he thought that this arrangement should be the most appropriate.
When he arrived at Zong Zheng Shiquan's side, he came closer and said in a low voice: "Holy Lord, Tuomu Leilei probably won't come back easily."
Zong Zhengshiquan glanced at him and nodded: "Just arrange it."
The Takumu family was so domineering before, it's time to teach them a lesson.
Qihe Manruo said: "I will arrange for people to spread the word. It was only today that Tuomu Leilei cried and begged your majesty, so your majesty allowed him to go to southern Xinjiang to retrieve his father's body."
Zong Zheng Shiquan nodded again.
If Qiheman is doing things, he will always be so relieved and at ease.
The brother he grew up with never felt dissatisfied with anything.
"If it weren't for this time, whoever leads the troops would be the target of public criticism. I really want you to go to southern Xinjiang and stay for a while."
Zong Zhengshiquan said: "No one dares to be dissatisfied when you lead the army. After all, you are also from the Shangsan Banners, and the people of the Nine Banners and Eighteen Divisions will also be satisfied."
Qihe Manruo said: "Holy Lord, please spare me. I will lead troops to the southern border now. I will be scolded whether I fight or not."
Zong Zhengshiquan couldn't help but smile.
Qihe Manruo was right. Most of the civil servants did not want to fight. If Qihe Manruo really fought, a group of civil servants would scold his ancestors.
The military generals all want to fight. If Qihe Manruo arrives in southern Xinjiang and remains stationary, the military generals will keep saying that he is as timid as a mouse.
Let's fight, Lou Fan's current national strength cannot support a larger war situation.
Don't fight, I'm feeling suffocated up and down now, and no one will feel comfortable if I don't fight.
"Holy Lord."
Qihe Manruo said: "At this time, the jade people have actually taken the advantage, and they have not harmed the country's strength, and they are even more looking forward to fighting."
Of course Zong Zheng Shiquan knew these things.
So he admired the Jade Emperor more and more. He used to think that he was his only opponent, but now he felt that it was a mountain in front of him.
The Jade Kingdom has also been at war, and it has been going on for the past few years. The wars have been going on, but the Jade Kingdom has not been harmed at all.
Not only that, the Jade Kingdom continues to benefit. Even the loss of a Northern Xinjiang Tuoba Lie did not damage the Jade Kingdom's skin.
After three years of fighting, Dongbo has now completely become the northern battlefield of the Jade Kingdom, and Lone Bamboo is even worse, having been destroyed.
Moreover, even though there was no direct confrontation, Lou Fan's national power was still consumed so much by the Jade Kingdom.
In the past three years, through the battlefield of Dongbo, Emperor Yu has defeated Lou Fan's nearly one million troops.
When I didn't think about it carefully before, I didn't think there was anything scary about Emperor Jade. Now, the more I think about it, the more frightening I find that opponent. The more I think about it, the more chills run down my back.
At this time, Lou Fan, whose national power was originally stronger than the Jade Kingdom, has become the weaker one.
Jade State dared to be aggressive, but now Lou Fan could only swallow his anger.
"Holy Lord, this matter is actually not without a solution. I have been thinking about it for the past few days, and I have come up with an idea."
Qihe Manruo said: "I just don't know if they are suitable."
Zong Zhengshiquan glanced at him: "When did you start to speak so hesitantly and wait for me to ask you to speak out?"
Qihe Manruo leaned over and said: "I don't dare... I thought about it carefully, do you really dare to attack me, Lou Fan, pretty lady?"
He raised his head and looked at Zong Zheng Shiquan: "The more I think about it, the more I feel that Jade Man does not dare, at least, does not dare to attack Lou Fan's territory directly."
"However, when the battle comes to this, what does Emperor Jade want? I think, what he wants is a foreshadowing."
"He will definitely launch a northern expedition in the future, and he will definitely have a decisive battle with Lou Fan's army that is destined to be recorded in history, in order to achieve the unparalleled reputation he wants."
"So, now that Lin Ye is in Dongbo Northern Xinjiang, he is paving the way for this war for Emperor Jade. Lin Ye has to make the Jade Kingdom full of civil and military officials and feel that such a decisive battle can be fought. His role in Northern Xinjiang is to make the emperor Everyone in the Jade Kingdom is confident that they can win."
Qihe Manruo said: "If your conjecture is correct, then Lin Ye's target cannot be my Loufan territory, but Loufan's vassal countries."
"Lin Ye will continue to suppress those small countries and force them to take a stand and choose sides. Moreover, the more, the better."
"The more small countries that choose to submit to the Jade Kingdom, the more confident the Jade people will be. This is what the Jade Emperor wants to see."
Zong Zheng Shiquan nodded when he heard this. Qihe Manruo's thinking was very reasonable.
"Lin Ye sent people to continuously conquer Loufan's vassal country. When these news are returned to the Jade Kingdom, everyone in the Jade Kingdom will be extremely excited. They feel that I, Loufan, are nothing more than this."
Qihe Manruo said: "So, I think this matter can be exploited."
Zong Zhengshiquan was thinking solemnly, and after a moment, he looked at Qihe Manruo: "You mean, let Lin Ye attack, fight, and force those vassal countries to surrender to the Jade Kingdom."
"yes......"
Qihe Manruo said: "The Holy Lord can secretly send people to put pressure on the small countries in southern Xinjiang, but the courtiers cannot know."
"The Holy Lord asked people to tell the heads of those small countries that if they dare to collude with beauties, they will be destroyed."
"We must also tell them that once they discover that the beauty is heading north, they must do their best to stop them. Anyone who dares not to fight will have their family and country destroyed."
"The greater the pressure the Holy Lord puts on these small countries, the more frightened they become. If Lin Ye sends people to put pressure again, they will either kill Lin Ye's envoys or surrender directly to Lin Ye."
Hearing this, Zong Zheng Shiquan immediately laughed.
"You are indeed very thoughtful."
Zong Zhengshiquan said: "If someone kills Lin Ye's envoy, Lin Ye will definitely send troops to conquer because of this."
"This matter was done by those small countries themselves and has nothing to do with Lou Fan. So even if I don't plan to send troops, the courtiers will not force me. They also think that the matter has nothing to do with them."
Zong Zheng Shiquan smiled and said: "But if someone surrenders to Lin Ye, this kind of thing will be intolerable."
Qihe Manruo said: "The Holy Lord will send troops to conquer these small countries that are afraid of Lin Ye. Since we are sending troops to fight anyway, the generals who are leading the battle can also shut up."
"To attack these small countries, Lou Fan's army will be overwhelming. After destroying the country, all the money and materials will be transported back to Lou Fan to replenish the national treasury."
"We didn't have a head-on confrontation with the Jade Kingdom, but we sent troops to exterminate the rebellion. If the news was sent back to Lou Fan, the courtiers and people would still feel that they should be beaten, and they would not feel useless."
Zong Zhengshiquan smiled and said: "You didn't come up with this casually. It's very good, very good, so... you should lead the troops to southern Xinjiang."
Qihe Manruo: "Holy Lord, this..."
Zong Zhengshiquan said: "You came up with the solution. Of course, no one can do it better than you. Who else can do it besides you?"
"As I said just now, you are from Shangsanqi. If you go, no one will stop you... As soon as the news of Tuomu Leilei's death reaches Jinting, I will get angry in the court and appoint you. General, lead the troops south."
Qihe Manruo looked helpless: "But the Holy Lord just said that at this time, whoever leads the troops will be scolded."
Zong Zhengshiquan said: "After much thought, it is most appropriate for you to be scolded."
Qihe Manruo sighed again: "If the Holy Lord really wants to let me go, then I would like to ask for the Holy Lord's will."
"you say."
"If I lead an army, I must have the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises. I can deal with everyone in the army at will, no matter what their status is."
"Give it."
Zong Zhengshiquan said: "I will give you what you want. This time the difficulty is over, and you can stabilize your job of leading troops and being a general in southern Xinjiang."
He looked at Qihe Manyuo: "Southern Xinjiang is the top priority. I am most at ease with you leading the troops. If Southern Xinjiang is left in the hands of others, I will not be able to sleep well."
"Saint King, don't worry."
Qihe Manruo leaned down and said, "I accept the decree, and I will handle this matter well so that the Holy Lord will not worry."
Everyone in Jinting City knows that there are two princes in Shangsanqi, who are the most prosperous.
One is Qihe Manruo, who is a good friend of the emperor who grew up together. Because of this relationship, he has a special status, but he has a humble personality and a low-key personality.
One is Tuomu Leilei, who is domineering and arrogant. Because his aunt is the queen mother and his cousin is the queen, he runs rampant in Jinting City and can even be said to do all kinds of evil.
But who would have thought that this Qihe Manruo, who seemed to be modest, courteous, and kept a low profile, would casually take advantage of the current situation in the world to get rid of another prince.
That person who is domineering and unscrupulous will not give up until he takes military power. In the end, he will get nothing and even lose his life.
But this man who seemed to have nothing to do with the world actually had military power in his hands.
After coming out of the hunting ground, Qihe Manruo let out a long breath, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly involuntarily.
But at this time in the hunting ground, Emperor Loufan looked at Qihe Manruo leaving, but there was something gloomy in his eyes.
Sixteen days later, Southern Xinjiang finally arrived, and Tuomu Leilei was full of resentment.
He knew that traveling such a long distance would be hard, but he didn't expect it to be so hard.
He was pampered and had never traveled such a long distance before. In addition to being tired, his butt also hurt terribly.
At night, his men found a place with good terrain to camp. To reach the southern Xinjiang camp, they would have to travel for another day tomorrow.
It was very cold at night. Even though I got into the tent, the wind blew in so hard that Tuomu Lei Lei kept cursing in the cold.
The confidant next to Tuomu Leilei was named Huo Kemu. He apologized and comforted him, and when he finally got out of the tent, he couldn't help but spit.
"You all have worked hard. I will lead someone to keep watch tonight. You all should go to a place with leeward wind to rest."
As soon as he gave the order, all the Lou Fan soldiers became grateful and expressed their gratitude.
In the second half of the night, Huokemu calculated that the time was almost up, so he asked someone to light a torch and wave it, and then he ran away with the people.
Not long after, the cavalry arranged by Qihe Manruo roared in and flattened the camp.
Poor Tuomu Leilei, he never thought that the person who killed him was Qihe Manruo until his death.
He was dragged out of the tent by fierce masked soldiers, hacked and his body was separated.
They deliberately left a few alive and deliberately dropped some evidence to prove their identities.
Not the Jade Army, but the border army of a small country not far from here.
Qihe Manruo didn't want to lead the troops but fought to the death with the Jade Army. With this evidence, it was enough to prove that the small country had surrendered to the Jade Army.
Picking up the weak ones, pinching them and beating them, and then sending the good news back to the country, this matter is over.
As for how the general named Lin Ye of the Jade Army wanted to fight, Qihe Manruo had already thought of a countermeasure.
The more you want to fight, the less I will fight.
Go ahead and destroy those small countries. Go ahead as much as you want. Anyway, if you don’t destroy them, I will do it later.
The more Lin Ye fights, the more he destroys, and the more he arouses the hatred of the remaining small countries.
Qihe Manruo just wanted to take over the military power safely, and then cultivate his power safely in southern Xinjiang.
The big city called Jinting is indeed prosperous and beautiful, and it is indeed attractive, but how can it be as tempting as holding military power?
Not long after, after Zong Zhengshiquan heard the news, he became furious in the court and announced that he would avenge Tuomu Leilei. He appointed Qihe Manruo as the general and led 150,000 troops southward.
