Amao nodded repeatedly, digested the general's orders in his mind, and then elaborated on how to distribute these tasks.
It wasn't until he thought everything through that he stood up and prepared to leave.
Descarnato was not dissatisfied with Amao's slow response, but waited patiently for Amao to react.
Smart people are common, but the smarter the person, the easier it is for the second-in-command around him to be too smart, think too much, and even mix his own ideas when giving orders, causing one step to go wrong.
Therefore, Descartes does not need a clever deputy. All these small matters in front of him can be solved with his brain and strength alone.
"By the way, let's tell Prince Jin to wait patiently. Even if Ning Wushang arrives in the capital, he doesn't have to worry. We in Beidi will handle this matter."
"Is that all you say?"
Amao Duo asked, and when he saw the smile in Descartes' eyes that was as cold as an ice pond in the Tianshan Mountains, he immediately fell silent, turned around and left the place.
Until he was far away, he seemed to be able to feel the general staring at him through the door and window.
When doing things around the general, you can't ask questions that shouldn't be asked. How could he be stupid again?
Fortunately, the general had no intention of punishing him, and he would not dare to be smart again in the future.
…
Prince Jin's Mansion, in the attic.
When King Jin finally got Descarnato's response, he knew that Descarnato had not read the information he had sent about Ning Wuchang, but that Beidi had wasted his time collecting information about Ning Wuchang. After finding out how to deal with it, I came to reply to him.
"We agreed to cooperate with each other and not be careful, but the Beidi people are more suspicious than me. This group of underfed wolves, I don't know if they can get any useful information with their own hands."
After King Jin finished his sarcasm, he turned to ask Zhou Yu who was sitting on the other side of the short table.
"If you are from Beidi, how should you deal with a poet who appears out of nowhere?"
Zhou Yu, who was exposed to this topic for the first time and also knew for the first time that his father had such a deep connection with the Beidi people, was still a little shaken at this time.
He did not expect that his father, as a descendant of the Zhou Dynasty, would collude with foreigners.
But seeing that his father was so familiar with it, it was obvious that it was not going to happen in a day or two, and it was impossible to stop. And judging from the fact that he could only know this secret after he became the heir, his father completely trusted him.
Although he didn't know what his father wanted to do by joining forces with the Beidi people, it must be for that position in the end, even if he was seeking skin from a tiger. No, precisely because he was seeking skin from a tiger, he had to stand unswervingly on his father's side.
"Return to my father..."
Zhou Yu's voice was still trembling, but he tried his best to control the tension and uneasiness in his heart.
After a pause before speaking, he returned to his usual calm state.
"I think attacking the city is the next priority, and attacking the heart is the highest priority. At this juncture, if something happens to Ning Wuchang, the emperor will definitely think that it is the action of the countries in the Western Regions. It is very likely that this will be the reason to cancel the competition. The Beidi people have carefully prepared This stage will definitely not allow anything to go wrong, Ning Wuhao is very powerful, but for the sake of the overall situation, they will definitely plan for it slowly."
"How to do it?"
"If it were me, I would first create some small troubles to paralyze Ning Wuhuang. After Ning Wuhuang adapts and thinks that the countries in the Western Region only have these small means, I will kill him with a thunder blow."
Zhou Yu's answer made King Jin's eyes flash with light.
He looked deeply at the eldest son in front of him, whom he had not paid much attention to before, and seemed to realize that this child was more powerful than he thought.
Perhaps, if he had asked Zhou Yu to participate in the fight for the reserve at the beginning and cooperate with Zhou An, Zhou An would probably...not want this anymore.
King Jin felt the change in his mood, quickly abandoned these thoughts, and took the lead in affirming Zhou Yu's opinion.
"You are right. Sometimes, quick success is better than quick success. You need to look at the problem from a long-term perspective. You are very far-sighted."
Zhou Yu, who rarely received exaggerations from his father, couldn't help but show a proud smile on his face.
Seeing that his father agreed with his idea, he boldly spoke up.
"Father, should we also take advantage of this good opportunity to fight against foreign enemies together to recruit people?"
After Ning Wuhuang wrote poems to Princess Xian and Prince Kang, many literati in the literary world who admired Ning Wuhuang's poetry and originally wanted to join them chose to wait and see.
Coupled with Grandpa Huang's operations, many people joined King Kang's camp, which was very disadvantageous for them.
Because my father has always advocated cutting off officer positions to free up official positions for civilians to take office, so as to consolidate the power in the court. If he cannot recruit more people, wouldn't he be used as a wedding dress for others?
"That's a good suggestion."
King Jin had this plan for a long time. Seeing that Zhou Yu dared to put forward his own opinions, he once again expressed his affirmation with actions.
"You go to the accountant and pay 50,000 taels, which will be used to recruit people. My father will send you 20 guards to help you. You should know where those literati like to gather, how to build momentum, and how to recruit them. You make up your own mind, my father doesn't care about your methods, he just wants to see you achieve something."
"Father, please rest assured, I will fulfill my mission!"
Zhou Yu added in his heart: I will definitely do better than my younger brother and replace my younger brother's position in the eyes of your father!
…
Zhangjiazhuang.
Qin Shi looked at Ning Wuyao galloping on the horse with eager eyes. After staring at Ning Wuyao's horse for a day, he also wanted to go up and try the effect of the stirrups.
He was not afraid of people's jokes. Although he came to Jinling from the capital on horseback, when he could take the waterway, he still took the waterway with the wind, because his equestrian skills were among the last among the Dragon Guards.
Didn't he never think about it before, why it is necessary to integrate man and horse into one, and why it is not good to use tools to promote the development of equestrianism?
It's just that he doesn't have the brains like Brother Jiang Yang to actually invent stirrups.
Thinking of this, Qin Shi looked at Jiang Yang with admiration in his eyes.
It is not difficult to imagine that when His Majesty learns of the existence of stirrups, he will reward the inventor Jiang Yang in this way. He will most likely be called to the capital to work as an errand in the Ministry of Industry, and there may be opportunities to meet him in the future.
At this time, Ning Wuhao came with a horse. He stopped the horse two steps away from Qin Shi without clamping the horse's belly. He used the power of the stirrup to put pressure on the horse and remind it to stop.
But after a day of training, the horse had a certain tacit understanding with Ning Wushu, and also formed a physiological reaction. The moment the reins were tightened, the horse arched its legs and its hooves no longer gripped the ground. Forward.
"Brother Qin Shi, are you tired after a day of watching?"
Qin Shi shook his head.
As a Dragon Guard, how can you say you are tired?
"Really? As expected of the Dragon Guard, he is very powerful. Since you are not tired, brother Qin Shi, why don't you still keep vigil tonight?"
Ning Wuyan's words made Qin Shi feel like a bastard who was working for free.
Especially when he felt a chill on his back and turned around to see the black guard holding a bowl of ice drink with his mouth full of juice, he felt that his feeling was correct.
I have seen people using dragon guards as guards, but I have never seen people using dragon guards as messengers.
But it was too late to regret it now, and His Majesty did not give him a chance to regret it. Qin Shi could only add one comment to Ning Wuyan in his heart: This boy has a very dark heart.
"By the way, Brother Qin Shi, you have worked so hard. I will cook you a mutton hotpot tonight to help you replenish yourself. You have received the emperor's order and cannot rest. I cannot disobey the emperor's order. I can only let you eat better. , in case your body can’t hold on, remember, if you can’t hold on in the middle of the night, call Yunfei and take turns with you at any time.”
