Study room, cigarettes and birds. Lan
When Luo Qingzhou came to the door, Her Majesty the Queen was sitting at the table, carefully reading the memorial in her hand.
Luo Qingzhou glanced through the bead curtain, lowered his head and bowed: "Qingzhou pays homage to Your Majesty."
Nangong Huoyue raised her head, looked at him majestically and said, "Come in."
Luo Qingzhou took off his shoes, opened the bead curtain at the door, lowered his head and walked in, standing in front of the table.
Nangong Huoyue stared at him majestically for a while, then Fang slowed down and said, "Sir, please sit down."
Luo Qingzhou knelt and sat down opposite him, lowering his head slightly and not squinting.
Nangong Huoyue placed the memorial in his hand in front of him and said in a low tone: "I felt unwell this morning and did not go to the morning court. Wang Jian, the imperial censor, wrote a letter to impeach my husband, saying that he harmed the king and ignored the country. , the crime deserves a heavy punishment. Sir, tell me, should I punish him for a show, or should I just behead the nosy Wang Jian?" Lan
Luo Qingzhou looked at the words on the memorial, paused, and said: "The imperial censor is devoted to the country, so naturally he cannot behead him. As for...his majesty's husband, he is not wrong either."
Nangong Huoyue said with cold eyes: "How do you know, sir, that he is not wrong?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said respectfully: "It's human nature to be newlyweds. If this is wrong, how can anything in the world be wrong?"
After a pause, he continued: "Qing Zhou felt that Mr. Chu just got married to His Majesty yesterday, and he was so excited that he inevitably didn't know the severity. Afterwards, if Your Majesty gives you some advice, he will restrain himself in the future. Between husband and wife, if because of Punishment for this kind of thing would be too...too unreasonable."
Nangong Huoyue looked at him coldly, moved her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense. However, he was too presumptuous last night, and I still have to punish him a little."
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and said nothing.
Nangong Huoyue withdrew his gaze, pushed a letter on the table in front of him, and said, "This is the news from the Huoyue Kingdom. The coalition forces of the seven vassal states will begin to besiege the city today." Lan
Luo Qingzhou opened the letter and read it carefully.
"With the strength and food of the Fire Moon Kingdom, there should be no problem in persisting for a month. A hundred miles away from them, the King of Thailand's 100,000 troops are stationed outside Youcheng, watching from the sidelines. We can bring out the rescue now. There are only 80,000 soldiers and horses, and other soldiers and horses still need to guard various places. After all, I have just ascended the throne as a daughter, and everyone is still dissatisfied, including Kyoto, so the troops stationed in these places cannot be withdrawn until critical moments... …”
As he read the letter, Nangong Huoyue explained the battle situation he was facing now and the situation in various places.
"There are still some soldiers and horses at the border, but the Thai king was not able to take them all away. Among his 100,000 soldiers and horses, at least 20,000 are under my command, and there are 30,000 more. I should be hesitant, and the rest are It’s his true strength.”
"So, after the coalition forces of the seven major princes turned around to attack Huoyue Kingdom, he immediately stopped advancing and did not dare to attack Kyoto alone."
"The forces of the seven coalition armies are all loyal to the princes and kings themselves. There are about 150,000 people in total. They suddenly gave up and came directly to Kyoto. They were probably afraid of the Fire Moon Kingdom's army and Kyoto's army attacking from behind, so they prepared First attack the Fire Moon Kingdom..."
Luo Qingzhou finished reading the letter and listened to her story carefully. Lan
Nangong Huoyue explained their respective military strength and defenses one by one, and asked: "Sir, do you think I should send troops to rescue the Huoyue Kingdom immediately, or wait. Or, stick to Kyoto, Don’t take risks. Also, how should the King of Thailand deal with it now?”
Luo Qingzhou pondered for a moment, looked at the map on the wall, and said: "The King of Thailand's intention should be very simple. He knows His Majesty's prestige in the army, so naturally he should not lead the army alone and go deep alone. It is probably He wants to wait for the coalition forces of the seven major vassal states to act together. Or, he wants to wait for His Majesty to mobilize the troops from Kyoto to rescue the Fire Moon Kingdom, and then take the opportunity to pounce on Kyoto..."
"As for whether His Majesty wants to send troops to rescue the Fire Moon Kingdom... Qingzhou feels that it is natural to send troops to rescue, and it must be done as quickly as possible without delay."
Nangong Huoyue raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? There are some differences between your ideas, sir. I think we should delay. The longer we delay, the better it will be for us. Huoyue Kingdom can hold on for a month, and by the time seven After the coalition forces of the major vassal states are exhausted, if we attack suddenly again, we will naturally win with one blow. The coalition forces of the seven major vassal states have been defeated, and the army of the King of Thailand is naturally frightened and has no intention of fighting. When the time comes, they will naturally Not my opponent."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said: "If it was before, your majesty was not the emperor, but just the eldest princess, and a general responsible for countering rebellion, this method would naturally work. But now..."
"What now?"
Nan Honghuoyue's eyes turned cold. Lan
Luo Qingzhou said: "Now, Your Majesty has ascended the throne of God as a daughter. This is unprecedented, and there are many people in the world who are dissatisfied. Now everyone in Great Yan is watching this war, and it must be resolved quickly to calm the hearts of others. . The longer it is delayed, the more shaken and uneasy the defenders and other vassal states in various places will be, which is likely to cause all riots. What's more, the Fire Moon Kingdom is your Majesty's former feudal state, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and people there will Be loyal to His Majesty. If His Majesty wants to use their sacrifices to achieve victory in this war, what will others think?"
"Even the soldiers and people who are loyal to Your Majesty, and even His Majesty's own people, Your Majesty is so cold-blooded and ruthless. Regardless of this, the other princes and defenders who were already hesitant will never trust Your Majesty again, and they will probably all follow. The King of Thailand and the seven vassal states rioted together..."
"In fact, even these soldiers in Kyoto may feel cold towards Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty once led the troops and won every battle. It was for the country, and everyone was united as one, so as long as the strategy was appropriate and the command was correct, there was no big problem. But now, just having a strategy and knowing how to fight may not be enough. , we still need to win over people’s hearts..."
"People's hearts are very complex and fickle. Once His Majesty hesitates and delays, once His Majesty fails to win them over as quickly as possible, then they will disperse, or they may be won over by others..."
"At that time, even if your Majesty has military talent and knows how to fight, he will be unable to sing with his hands and cannot recover from the flood..."
The door was not closed. Lan
Yueying and Yuewu both stood at the door, listening quietly.
The expressions on their faces were constantly changing according to his words.
There was silence in the study for a long time.
Nangong Huoyuefang said: "Sir, what do you think I should do now? I only have 80,000 troops to mobilize now. If all of them go to rescue, the coalition forces of the seven princes are now in full strength and will be difficult to defeat at once. If the King of Thailand Wouldn't it be dangerous if the army suddenly attacked from behind or suddenly rushed towards Kyoto?"
Luo Qingzhou asked: "How many silver-armored cavalry does your Majesty have?"
Nangong Huoyue said: "Eight thousand."
Luo Qingzhou looked at the map on the wall and said: "Outside the city of Huoyue Kingdom, all the way to Yumen Pass, there is a flat plain, which is very suitable for cavalry to charge. Qingzhou feels that your majesty only needs to send a reliable general with eight thousand silver Just go with the armored cavalry and 20,000 elite soldiers who are good at guarding. The remaining troops will all be stationed in Yuncheng to strangle the throat to Kyoto. They can also intercept the King of Thailand's army at any time and prevent him from rescuing the coalition of seven princes..." Lan
"Of course, after those eight thousand silver-armored cavalry and twenty thousand elite soldiers pass by, don't attack immediately. Just camp outside and build defensive projects. It's best to occupy Yumen Pass as quickly as possible, put pressure on the coalition forces of the seven princes, and directly fight with Huoyue The defenders in the country formed a flanking attack, but they only defended, not attacked..."
"If the seven princes allied forces split their forces to attack, both sides would defend. If they combined their forces to attack one place, the other side would immediately send troops to harass..."
"You can delay it then. The longer you delay, the more advantageous it will be..."
"At the same time, His Majesty immediately promulgated a new decree, abolished the order of grace, granted amnesty to the world, and gave rewards to other vassal states and defenders. In accordance with the Queen Mother's decree and the emperor's decree, he promised that as long as they did not participate in the rebellion, they would not be held responsible for anything afterwards... …”
"Of course, if someone is willing to participate in counter-rebellion, Your Majesty will also promise greater benefits. At this time, you must not be stingy with any land and money. Your Majesty can tell them that if someone leads troops to participate in counter-rebellion, no matter how many troops he leads, After Your Majesty defeats the Thai King's army and the seven princes' coalition forces, the territory of the Thai King and the seven princes will be divided among them, and the court will not want an inch of it..."
"Of course, this will be very dangerous, but that will happen in the future... When His Majesty has completely stabilized the situation, and when everyone returns to their hearts, then we will weaken them one by one..."
"Also, Your Majesty must win the sympathy of the people and the army. Your Majesty once had great prestige in the army and a high status in the hearts of the people. So at this time, Your Majesty must put down his dignity and explain the reason why he ascended to the throne of God. Announcement to the world. As for the reason, the more miserable the better, it must be forced, and it must be that His Majesty himself does not want to be the emperor, but there is no way, for the sake of the people, for the sake of the world, so His Majesty was forced to push by the Queen Mother and the ministers of the DPRK. After ascending to the throne..." Lan
When Luo Qingzhou said this, Empress Dayan's eyebrows jumped a few times.
"Also, Your Majesty will use the Emperor's decree and the Queen Mother's decree to tell the King of Thailand and the soldiers of the seven vassal states that as long as they rein in the precipice and stop the rebellion in time, no soldiers will be held accountable afterwards... At the same time, let those who are mixed up inside Their own people spread rumors and told the soldiers at the bottom that their hometown had begun to distribute land and money. As long as they had household registration and men at home, they would be allocated a few acres of land and some money... If there were no men in the family, not only would they get everything. If not, the wife, daughter, and son at home will have to be distributed to other men..."
"Your Majesty, think about it, why do those soldiers at the bottom join the army? Is it because they can't survive at home, in order to have a mouthful of food, and in order not to starve to death? As long as they have food to eat and land to farm, Who is willing to pick up a knife and fight to the death?"
"In this way, those armies can be disintegrated from the inside..."
"When the time comes, I'm afraid that without His Majesty's troops taking action, the rebels will collapse on their own..."
Yueying Yuewu, who was standing outside the door, was mesmerized by what she heard. The expression on her face changed completely, and her heart was even more shocked.
In the study, Nangong Huoyue also listened to the silence. She sat there, motionless. She even held back when she wanted to pick up the teacup and drink water, for fear of disturbing him or for fear that she would miss a sentence. Lan
Luo Qingzhou spoke for a long time, and Fang stopped with his mouth dry.
He picked up the teacup on the table, but found that there was no water in the teacup.
Nangong Huoyue suddenly woke up, quickly picked up his teacup and handed it over.
Luo Qingzhou started talking and didn't think too much. He took the tea cup and drank it in one gulp. There was still a faint fragrance on the rim of the cup.
He didn't react until he finished drinking. He was stunned and quickly returned the teacup.
Nangong Huoyue silently picked up the teapot, poured him another cup, then picked it up again and handed it to him.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at her, hesitated, took it, and drank it down again. Lan
Three drinks in a row.
Nangong Huoyue put down the teapot and looked at him with complicated eyes, but said nothing.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head slightly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you think Qingzhou's suggestions are feasible? Of course, Qingzhou is just a scholar. He has never been on the battlefield and may only talk about war on paper. This war is of great importance, and your Majesty only needs to listen. That’s it.”
Nangong Huoyue was silent for a long time, then Fang said: "I will think about what you said, sir."
After saying that, she stood up and said: "It's getting late. I still have things to do, so I won't leave my husband for dinner. I originally wanted to have lunch with him, but what he said was so exciting, I really don't want to go." Stop it, wait until next time.”
Luo Qingzhou quickly stood up and bowed to leave.
Yue Wu sent him to the outside gate, suddenly looked at his back and said, "Master Luo." Lan
Luo Qingzhou turned around and looked at her, and said politely: "What are your orders from Miss Yuewu?"
Yue Wu looked at him with bright eyes and said: "What Mr. Luo said to His Majesty in the study room, Yue Wu listened to every word. The young master's talent is rare in the world. If the young master leads an army, he must be a marshal; if he is engaged in politics, , must be the prime minister. With the young master assisting His Majesty, Yuewu believes that Your Majesty will definitely win, and Dayan will definitely be better."
Luo Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "Miss Yue Wu is so complimentary."
Yue Wu looked at his handsome cheeks and gentle and elegant temperament, her expression was dazed for a moment, her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.
Luo Qingzhou said: "Miss Yuewu, take your leave."
After that, leave quickly.
Yue Wu stood at the door and stared at him blankly for a while. When his back disappeared around the corner, Fang turned back with a lonely look. Lan
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She entered the study and Yueying was standing inside.
Nangong Huoyue glanced at her, with a touch of sarcasm on her lips, and said, "Why, are you reluctant to let him go?"
Yue Wu lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Yue Wu feels that what Mr. Luo just said..."
"I'm asking you if you are reluctant to let him go!"
Nangong Huoyue interrupted her coldly.
Yuewu suddenly knelt down, lowered his head, and said with a blushing face: "Subordinate... I just want to hear Mr. Luo speak..."
Nangong Huoyue sneered and didn't pursue it any further. She looked at the letter on the table. After looking at it for a while, she turned her head and looked at the map on the wall. She was silent for a while and murmured, as if talking to herself: "Senior sister, thank you... thank you for helping me discover such a genius... thank you for giving him to me... I have seen so many geniuses, but none of them are as... perfect as him..." Lan
She suddenly turned her head and said: "Yueying, you and Gu Qin will lead the silver cavalry and 20,000 elite soldiers. Set off tonight and rush to the Fire Moon Kingdom immediately! You should have heard what Mr. Luo said, just do as he said!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Huoyue looked at Yue Wu again and said: "Go and invite Yuchi Ling and tell him that I need him to lead the army to go on an expedition! If he doesn't obey, he will kill his whole family..."
At this point, she paused, and suddenly thought of what he just said about the human heart...
There was silence for a while.
She softened her tone and said, "Tell him that I and the people of Dayan need him. If he doesn't come... then forget it, let him and his family go, and don't worry about them anymore."
Yuewu was slightly startled when he heard the words, and said: "Your Majesty..." Lan
Nangong Huoyue said calmly: "Go. If he doesn't come..."
At this point, she raised her head and said, "I'll let Mr. Luo go, and you'll follow me to serve him. How about that?"
Yue Wu suddenly froze, lowered her head, her face turned red.
