"There are three princesses on the east side. The eldest princess, Di Yuwei, assists the empress in handling government affairs. The second princess, Di Xingwan, is responsible for internal affairs. The military power is in the hands of the third princess, Di Lingyi, and the fourth princess, Di Luoxi."
"However, the two princesses only have half the military power of Dongzhou, and they also have a general's palace."
"It is very difficult for the young general to control the military power of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
Wu Jian had been in the Eastern Zhou harem for some time and knew the internal affairs of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty very well.
The empress and the four princesses are not mediocre. It is too difficult to seize military power from them.
"I know it's not easy, but to destroy Nanliang, we can only rely on Eastern Zhou."
"This Poetry Competition uses Linjiang City as a bet. Nanliang will not hand it over obediently and will definitely send troops to attack."
"Who is most familiar with Linjiang City?"
Long Chen smiled slightly.
Wu Jian laughed in a low voice: "Of course it's the Major General!"
It was the Long family army that captured Linjiang City and transformed Linjiang City into a fortress against the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Regarding Linjiang City, Long Chen was the person he was most familiar with in the world.
"There will definitely be a big battle between Nanliang and Eastern Zhou in Linjiang City. I can take this opportunity to enter the Eastern Zhou military command, and then slowly take over the military power."
This is Long Chen's plan. As long as he enters the command level of Eastern Zhou, he is confident that he can gradually control Eastern Zhou.
By then, the empress and the four princesses will naturally be no problem!
"If there is any use for it, Major General, tell me."
"Don't call me Young General anymore, call me Chief Long, so as not to be discovered."
"Understood, Chief Long."
....
Fengming Palace.
The empress sat at the head, next to the eldest princess Di Yuwei, next to the second princess Di Xingwan, then Di Lingyi and Di Luoxi.
"We won the fight this time. Luo Xi did a good job."
The empress first praised Di Luoxi, and Di Xingwan was a little unconvinced.
"Mother, Fourth Sister found a powerful little eunuch from nowhere, and it's not her fault."
Di Luoxi sneered: "Second sister, if you win, you win, if you lose, you lose. Anyway, I won."
"It's a good thing if you win. Don't worry so much. Now we have to discuss how to take back Linjiang City."
"Although Nanliang uses Linjiang City as a bet, they will never hand over Linjiang City as promised. We must prepare for a fierce battle."
Everyone is well aware of the strategic position of Linjiang City. As long as you occupy Linjiang City, you can control the river, advance, attack, retreat, and defend.
Several battles broke out between the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Nanliang City in Linjiang City, with each side having its own victory or defeat.
It was not until General Long Ye personally led the troops and his five sons went into battle together. After a fierce battle, Linjiang City was successfully captured. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty retreated to the north of the river and entered the defensive stage.
To recapture it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"To capture Linjiang City, we must mobilize the strength of the whole country. Now Nanliang is at its strongest."
The fourth princess, Emperor Luo Xi, looked solemn.
The eldest princess, Di Yuwei, said: "Empress, my son and I suggest that we summon General Jing Tianlie back to the capital for discussion."
Although the female emperor was in power in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and there were many female officials in the court, there were also men as officials, especially in the army.
This Jing Tianlie was the general of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and he usually guarded the border.
Speaking of Jingtian Lie, the empress frowned and said: "A few days ago, Jingtian Lie also talked about the marriage of his two sons."
The four princesses felt very unhappy when they heard this.
Jing Tianlie has two sons. They want to marry the third princess Di Lingyi and the fourth princess Di Luoxi and become the court's consort.
This thing seems to be just marrying a princess, but in fact, it shows Jing Tianlie's ambition.
The military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into two halves, one half in the hands of Jing Tianlie, and the other half in the hands of Di Lingyi and Di Luoxi.
The son became the prince-in-law, and all military power in the Great Zhou Dynasty belonged to the Jing family.
Jing Tianlie, the father-in-law, could go one step further and even become the emperor himself.
Therefore, the empress never agreed to him, and Jing Tianlie was also dissatisfied because of this.
At this juncture, whether Jing Tianlie will contribute to the country is a big question.
"A toad wants to eat swan meat, but he doesn't care what his two sons are like."
Di Luoxi was the most unhappy, because the son who fell in love with her would have looks but not looks, and talent but not talent.
The son who liked Emperor Lingyi was slightly better. This man was a military commander and guarded Yanmen Pass in the north, but he liked killing people very much. He was too cruel.
Of course the empress knew it very well and sighed: "I'll write a letter to Jing Tianlie and see what his attitude is."
"Let's discuss it here for today. We will discuss it again when we get a reply to the letter."
After saying that, the four princesses left Fengming Palace.
....
The fourth princess, Emperor Luo Xi, returned to the West Palace and found that the two maids Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were not in the palace.
"Where are the two of them?"
"Report to the princess, the two of them are in Manager Long's room."
"Didn't Xiao Longzi go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why are you still here?"
"Manager Long said he still liked the West Palace better, so he didn't go there and stayed in the side courtyard of the West Palace."
"Oh? Take this princess to have a look."
Di Luoxi was very happy. She thought Long Chen would leave immediately, but she didn't expect that he would stay in the West Palace.
Di Luoxi followed the maid into the side courtyard and heard a commotion inside. Di Luoxi went in and saw Long Chen teaching the two of them how to write poems.
"Master Long, are you busy?"
Di Luoxi entered the room wearing a white cloak.
Xuan Yi and Qing Yue met immediately.
"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Long Chen bowed politely.
The princess' country is beautiful and fragrant, and there is a subtle fragrance floating around when walking.
Di Luoxi sat at the desk, picked up the manuscript on the table, and said with a smile: "You are the best scribe in the world now, so you don't need to be polite in the future."
"The plum blossoms and snow are fighting for the spring but they are not willing to fall, so Sao Renge spends money to comment on the poems. The plum blossoms are three points whiter than the snow, but the snow loses the fragrance of the plum blossoms."
"What a poem. Long Dawen is worthy of being from a scholarly family, and he has written another unparalleled poem."
Di Luoxi folded the poem and put it away.
"It was just written by hand."
Long Chen was modest.
"Anyone who writes casually has this level. A great scribe is a great scribe."
Di Luoxi leaned on the desk, looked at Long Chen with strange eyes, and asked: "You are so talented, why did you join the palace as a eunuch?"
Long Chen suddenly looked sad and lamented: "I wandered to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, was knocked unconscious by a group of bullies, and was sold into a clean room for six taels of silver. I... The most unfilial thing is to have no offspring. I feel sorry for my parents and ancestors."
Qingyue said angrily: "It's so unreasonable to be so lawless that you became a eunuch. Your Highness, we will arrest and behead those bullies!"
Di Luoxi turned sideways and looked at Long Chen with a smile, and said with a smile: "No, I want to reward those bullies heavily. If they don't send Xiao Longzi in, where can I find a great scribe?"
Long Chen complained in his heart: What a logic genius!
"Actually, what I'm best at is not poetry, I'm best at the art of war."
Long Chen turned the topic to the military.
"Oh? You also know the art of war?"
Di Luoxi was thinking about how to capture Linjiang City. When Long Chen talked about the art of war, she immediately became interested.
Long Chen can defeat the great scribe Yu Shinan. If he is the best at war, wouldn't he be invincible?
