About half an hour later, the door to the living room finally opened.
However, from inside, only the figures of Wood and others came out, but the Prince and others were not seen.
Li Shouting quickly approached with a smile.
I stood outside for a long time and heard nothing, so I thought about what I could find out from Wood's mouth.
After all, when he came to the North this time, it was he who restored Wood to his original official position.
However, what he didn't expect was that before he could get closer, Wood bowed his hand to him.
"Master Li, take care of yourself!"
"Take care!"
Li Shouting could feel that he was deliberately keeping a distance from him!
Several other generals behaved in the same manner. After speaking, they walked out of the courtyard without explaining anything.
Li Shouting was confused, no! The more this happened, the more he wanted to know, and immediately he grabbed Wood's arm.
"General Wu, what did His Highness tell you?"
Thinking about what the prince said at the end, the matters being discussed at this time are all military secrets. If you reveal your plan to anyone before implementing it, you will be dealt with unexpectedly.
What is an unexpected disposition? No one knows.
But precisely because no one knew it clearly, there was a feeling of fear deep in my heart.
Even Wood is no exception.
Although Li Shouting was somewhat kind to them, everyone saw his disagreement with the prince.
If we say that before, Li Shouting was still a minister of the imperial court who had to pay three points of respect.
So now I am the unlucky guy that I am afraid of avoiding.
"Master Li, why don't you ask His Highness yourself?"
"Wood, you have forgotten that your reinstatement in the military this time was all won by me in front of His Majesty."
Wood laughed when he heard this.
"Li Shouting, are you afraid of flashing your tongue when you say this? This is His Majesty's edict, and it has something to do with you."
"Is it possible to say that the appointment and dismissal of this king are all decided by you, Li Shouting?"
Wood didn't give any face at all. What he said was correct, although it was Li Shouting who ordered Wood to be reinstated.
But it was also based on the emperor's order, and it really had nothing to do with him, Li Shouting.
Wood snorted coldly, and then left with his men.
Li Shouting stood in the courtyard minding his own business, blowing his beard and staring in anger.
But there is no way, he is not a prince, let alone an emperor. Even if the general does not give him a good look, he does not have any temper.
Now, he could only try his best to listen inside, hoping to learn something...
"Your Highness, just now General Wood asked you when the troops would be dispatched. You said wait. Are you trying to hide it? Or..."
Liu Qi looked at Wei Qin, smiled and shook his head.
"What's there to hide? That's what I really think."
Qin Wei frowned slightly.
"Your Highness, please don't forget that our expedition has a military period. Although His Majesty issued an order this time, he did not change the time limit of the military period."
"It has been almost two months since leaving Qingdu. By the beginning of next spring, there will only be less than four months left at most. Can we still wait for such a period of time?"
Qin Wei's worries are not unreasonable.
The difficulties Liu Qi is facing now are not only in terms of military strength, but also in terms of time.
Generally speaking, the time for an expedition can range from half a year to three to five years at most, which is very normal.
Let alone a year or two, under such a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, defeating the Huns in four months is simply an impossible task.
Time was already running out, but Liu Qi said he would continue to wait.
Wei Qin could even imagine that if the military period came and the expedition had not yet achieved results, Yang Wenyuan and his group would definitely report to His Majesty and accuse the prince of incompetence.
By then, even if the victory over the Kingdom of Seal was successful, it would be overshadowed by the defeat against the Huns.
But looking at Liu Qi again, he seemed to be fine.
He didn't seem to care at all.
"General Qin has no worries. We have just experienced a big battle. Why don't we make some adjustments to our army? Besides, we also need to use this time to understand the recent situation of the Xiongnu."
What the prince said made sense. All Qin Wei could do was obey orders.
At this time, Liu Qi took a sip of tea.
"Lu Liang, you have to rest in Pingcheng for a while. I have an important task to carry out. However, this task may be dangerous, so I don't know if you dare to do it."
Speaking of danger, going to the Kingdom of Seal alone would be a disaster if Saruman discovered it.
Lu Liang didn't even frown, so how could he be afraid this time?
"Your Majesty, just follow your orders."
"Okay, you have just taken up the post now, and the Huns don't know you yet. The Huns will definitely not be able to find any information about you."
"I want you to disguise yourself as a merchant and lead a caravan to travel among the various tribes of the Xiongnu. As for doing business, this should be what you are good at, right?"
Although he went as a businessman, who could be sure that Lu Liang's identity would not be exposed to the Xiongnu?
If the Xiongnu knew about it, this would be a life-or-death mission.
In comparison, this task is not much easier than that of Li Shouting.
However, even so, Lu Liang did not even hesitate.
"I will certainly live up to His Highness's trust."
"However, Xiaomin's mission this time is..."
"It's very simple. It's about understanding the current situation of these tribesmen and their attitude towards the Xiongnu Great Chanyu. It must be detailed and accurate."
Otherwise, Lu Liang understood Liu Qi's intentions just after thinking about it. He immediately stood up and bowed to Liu Qi.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Xiaomin will definitely do his best to complete this task."
Liu Qi was naturally relieved about Lu Liang.
But to be honest, it would be a lie to say that he is not worried about being such a strategist and putting him on such a dangerous task.
But apart from Lu Liang, there is really no other person around who can be qualified for this task.
No, it seems that in the future, we still need to recruit more advisers.
"Don't worry. You need to rest for three days. You don't have to do anything. After three days, you can act when you are ready."
As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, Bai Qi stood up.
"Your Highness, I have one last request."
"explain!"
"Mr. Lu Liang, can you take the general with you when you go? I want to go to the land of the Huns and really understand the situation there."
Unlike other generals, Bai Qi always made full preparations before launching troops.
Liu Qi had already seen this when he suppressed bandits in Jincheng.
But at this time, facing Bai Qi's request, he was a little hesitant.
This is an SSS-level military commander. Although he has never fought against the Xiongnu, his reputation has probably already spread.
If by any chance, he meets a person from the Kingdom of Seal who knows him, then the loss will be too great.
"Your Highness, please let me go. The master once said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles. If you can't understand the situation of the Huns, you will not be sure to fight this war well."
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Qi finally agreed.
There is no other way. If you want him to become a real god of death, you must give him a chance to accumulate experience.
"Okay, go ahead, but be extremely careful!"
"Luo Cheng, how about you go with us?"
Luo Cheng was a bold master. He was not afraid at all and agreed without thinking.
And just when Liu Qi was about to say something else, he suddenly heard a call from outside the door.
"Your Highness, General Gan Yuzhou wants to see you!"
