The Grandmaster Strategist

On May 13th, the 24th year of Wuwei, Emperor Taizong paid a visit to the general Qin. Wang heard about it and brought Princess Jingjiang to the meeting.

--"Yong Shi·Biography of King Ru"

Xia Jinyi stood outside the door, looking into the distance boredly, oh, why should I be the prince's personal bodyguard? Although from today on, he has become a figure comparable to his senior brother, but he is very sensible, and his own martial arts No, the scheming is not deep enough. Although he is a little clever, he will not have any big future. If his power is too high and his ability and status do not match, he will be in trouble. After all, he is usually kind to others and has made some bad friends. Otherwise, he wants to be transferred. Everyone would be looked down upon. Although he was at ease with the prince for a few months, he was always vaguely afraid of one person in his heart. A few days ago, he heard that the person was seriously injured and was dying. He once had hope for that person. He had the thought of dying so that no one would stare at him. But that night, when he went out to look for flowers and flowers, he found a silver ring in a wine pot with the word "江" written on it. He was frightened at that time. In a cold sweat, I immediately prayed to God to bless that man with a long life. At least he was not like a person who would burn bridges when crossing rivers.

Now time flies, I have become the prince's confidant, and the man has been out of danger. Until now, I have never received any information from him. It is as if they have never met. It is easy for a spy like this. Do, just be yourself. But am I really myself now? Xia Jinyi smiled bitterly, as if he was a boy again. At that time, he was a kind boy who was filial to his parents, respected his teachers, and was praised by everyone. Yan, why bother thinking about those unpleasant things anymore? He couldn't help but think of Xiu Chun's appointment to meet him tonight. He was afraid that he would not have time. Xiu Chun was a good woman, but it was a pity that she was in the royal family and could not help herself. The life of a maid cannot be decided by herself, and now something happened to Mr. Cui. If it involves the Crown Princess, no, I should go and tell the Crown Princess the news. After all, she is Xiuchun's master, and she also promised Let Xiuchun be free.

Thinking of this, Xia Jinyi thought to himself that after the princess arrived, he would definitely be fine for at least half an hour, so he might as well take a sneak trip. But the princess came from the princess. The princess should already know about this, right?

Just when Xia Jinyi was thinking wildly, he saw a woman dressed in snow walking in the distance. Her peerless elegance and gorgeous appearance made people feel admiration and shame in their hearts. But Xia Jinyi didn't feel this way at all. His whole body suddenly became cold and stiff, and his chest seemed to be burning with flames. It was a feeling like being in hell. He could hardly think, and he was bowing like a marionette. He heard himself The voice said: "Princess, Your Highness, Concubine Lan and Shaofu Lu are already waiting for the princess inside." '

Then he even eagerly opened the door for the princess with his own hands, his eyes filled with incomparable admiration. It was the behavior of a lustful but not obscene man when he saw a peerless beauty. It wasn't until Li Hanyou walked into the room that Xia Jinyi said with difficulty: 'I have some abdominal pain, please keep an eye on me first. ' Then he hurriedly walked to his residence regardless of the well-intentioned ridicule of his colleagues, and finally walked back to the quiet and independent small room. When he opened the door, he saw a slim figure sitting on the bed. It was Xiuchun, who must be from the Princess School. When she came over, Xia Jinyi suddenly pounced on her. The two of them were entangled and fell on the bed. Then the curtains fell. His roughness made Xiuchun scream. Not long after, his rough breathing and her pain moans mixed together.

After a while, Xia Jinyi, who was satisfied, let go of his hand and lay down on the bed. Xiu Chun stood up angrily, but was surprised to see tears on the face of this man who usually laughed and cursed, and his face was twitching. , ferocious and terrifying, but Xiu Chun could see that this man was in desperate grief. She hugged him regardless of her fatigue. The man shuddered, and then he stretched out his hand to hug her tightly.

After a long time, Xia Jinyi pushed her away and jumped out of bed. After he had regained his composure, he washed up and said calmly: "If the Crown Princess knows about Mr. Cui's death, you must persuade her to restrain herself. Now, Your Highness, We are discussing how to deal with it. You asked the Crown Princess to keep an eye on the plot, and Concubine Lan has been inside for a long time. '

Xiuchun looked at the man who gave her a sudden stimulation silently, and asked: "Jin Yi, what happened, tell me." '

Xia Jinyi smiled and said: "What can I do? His Highness is going to use me to do something, so don't talk nonsense." 'After that, he turned around and walked out. Looking at his back, Xiuchun couldn't help but feel bitter. It was the first time she knew that this frivolous and smooth-tongued guy was actually in such deep pain.

When Xia Jinyi walked out of the room, he was once again a handsome and elegant young man. There was not even a trace of his abnormality just now. He rushed back to the place where the prince was secretly meeting, but he saw a guard coming in a hurry. When he saw him, he shouted : 'Brother Xia, please go report it. Something big has happened. King Yong has arrived at General Qin's Mansion for almost two hours and he hasn't come out yet. '

Xia Jinyi's heart moved and he asked: "Did King Yong go there by himself? Do you know the reason? I can't report it in a vague way." '

The guard said: "King Yong brought many guards, as well as three generals, Sima Xiong, Jing Chi, Changsun Ji, and Jiang Zhe. Jiang Sima. We originally thought that King Yong was looking for trouble. Who didn't know that Qin Qing was also there?" He had a hand in the assassination of Jiang Zhe. He originally wanted to wait until King Yong left before reporting back. Anyway, he probably wouldn't stay too long, but he didn't expect that he hadn't come out for such a long time. We listened from the inside of the Qin Mansion. He said that they were very happy talking, so I came back to report. I'm afraid it's a little late. Brother Xia would like to say a few nice words for me. '

Xia Jinyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, when have I ever felt sorry for you?" 'Speaking of which, Xia Jinyi knocked on the door again and asked to see him. When he pushed the door open this time and went in, he saw that Prince Li An looked a little startled, while Lu Jingzhong and Concubine Lan both had sullen faces. Only Li Hanyou still looked so elegant. Li An said impatiently: "What's the matter? Don't you see Gu Gu discussing something?" '

Xia Jinyi hurriedly told the story. As soon as Li An heard that King Yong had gone to the Qin Mansion, his face immediately darkened. He waved his hand to repel Xia Jinyi and said coldly: "He has become more active. It seems that his father and son are showing favoritism these days." Make him forget his identity, Mr. Lu, you tried to drive a wedge between King Yong and the Qin family, but now they have united, what do you think we should do? '

Lu Jingzhong thought for a while and said: "Although I did not expect such a development at the time, it is not difficult to deal with. Since there is no rift between King Yong and the Qin family, then we will create a rift. If His Highness accompanies the princess now, What will happen if you go to the Qin Mansion? '

Li An's heart moved, remembering the marriage between Li Hanyou and Qin Qing. Although he had not yet received Qin Yi's consent, his father and mother were satisfied. If this matter were to come true, the Qin family would favor King Yong, and King Yong would be afraid. I won't believe them anymore. I can't let them get closer. Now that the matter has been decided, I will go to the Qin Mansion first. After thinking about it, Li An stood up and said, "Princess Princess, are you willing to follow me?" This king and his party? '

A red cloud floated over Li Hanyou's face, and he whispered: 'Hanyou obeys your order. '

Li An immediately called Xia Jinyi to arrange carriages and horses. He took Lu Jingzhong in a car. Li Hanyou had his own car. On the way, Li An said in a deep voice: "This Li Hanyou is really smart. He actually came up with a way to get the best of both worlds." Let's just say that Cui Yang discovered that someone was stealing or selling arms, so he investigated privately. Unfortunately, he was discovered by corrupt officials, and he died tragically. In this way, Cui Yang's reputation was flawless, and neither the princess nor the orphan had to worry about being implicated. Then he randomly found a few scapegoats in the Ministry of Household Affairs. It was said that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance made an oversight, and then the prince guaranteed that he would be punished and perform meritorious service. In this way, both of them were saved, and they would be dealt with slowly in the future. This was a good idea. Why were both the young master and Lan'er unhappy? '

Lu Jingzhong smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, although this idea is the best of both worlds, it actually supports the minister. If Cui Yang's reputation is preserved, then the status of the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince will be as stable as a mountain, and then Empress Lan will naturally not be happy. She invited her junior sister from the same school to come over. She originally wanted to help her, but she didn't expect that the princess supported Jing Zhong, so the empress was angry. The reason why I was unhappy was because Li Hanyou had an extraordinary mind. On the surface, she was conciliatory. But it made Concubine Lan and I feel at odds. I think the princess will definitely tell the princess that I am the prince's confidant and cannot go against me. They are sisters in the same family and will soon reach an understanding. Then I will be the target of public criticism. The Lord is so scheming, why don't you worry me? Your Highness, the Fengyi Sect can help you, but cannot be controlled by it. If Li Hanyou's move was not the order of the Fengyi Sect Master, I would have stopped her marriage to Qin Qing. '

Li An frowned and said: 'But if this is not the case now, how can I suppress the arrogance of the second brother? The Hubu incident is about to break out. If the second brother takes the opportunity to attack, I am afraid that the Hubu department will no longer be my world. '

Lu Jingzhong sighed and said, "This is why I am in trouble. Your Highness is going to expose the illegal affairs of the Household Department in the next few days. Your Highness is in charge of the Household Department. Although such a thing can be explained away, the Emperor cannot help but feel a little angry. So now His Highness has to rely on them to suppress King Yong, and wait until the situation calms down before he can think of a way. In fact, it is also beneficial to win over the Qin family, but it is a pity that Fengyi Clan takes advantage again. '

Li An hesitated and said: 'Li Hanyou is also from the royal family, so he will not be too biased towards his master. 'His voice was full of unconfidence.

Lu Jingzhong smiled bitterly and said: 'Your Highness is right. 'There was a strange and meaningful look on his face. The prince, who was bent on destroying King Yong's efforts to win over the Qin family, didn't pay attention.

Today, Qin Yi was treated with great honor and favor. While he and King Yong were having a banquet in the back garden, his family came to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived. Qin Yi smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that he had always been clean and self-sufficient, but he had become the trigger of the fight between the two princes. No matter what he thought, he could only lead the crowd to greet them.

When Li An got out of the car and drove, he saw Qin Yi and King Yong approaching in a hurry. They came forward and bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Li Zhi and Qin Yi, please pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince." '

Li An stretched out his hand to support him and said: "Second brother and the general don't be too polite. Today I am here to accompany the princess to pay a visit to the general and Mrs. Qin. I didn't expect that the second brother is also here." Hanyou, come and see the general. '

Following Li An's voice, a beautiful woman wearing snow clothes walked out of another Chinese car. She walked up to Qin Yi, bowed down and said: "Hanyou meets the general, and my father mentioned it many times." As for fighting side by side with the general, a few days ago, Han You sent a meager gift on behalf of his father, but the general declined it. He thought the general was angry that Han You was late for a visit, but it turned out that Han You had been accompanying the queen in the palace recently. My dear, please forgive me, General. '

Qin Yi looked indifferent and said with a smile: "The minister and the prince are indeed deeply in love, but the emperor's orders are with him, the prince is guarding the outside, and Qin is accompanying him in the capital, so I haven't seen him for many years. The princess's feelings are understood by Qin. There was no reason to refuse the princess's gift, except that except for the emperor's reward, Qin never accepted other people's gifts. The princess was too worried. '

Now everyone came to the back garden. Qin Yi had already asked people to change the food and wine. Li An was sitting at the head table and looked up. The back garden of the Qin Mansion was different. There were no exotic flowers and plants, pavilions and pavilions. After leveling an open space in Nuo University, it was paved with bluestone slabs and trees were planted around it, turning it into a small school ground. There were weapon racks, stone locks and other things on the ground, and in a corner of the school ground, there were several war drums. Now that the spring was shining brightly, Qin Yi set up a banquet under the big tree outside the school grounds, and allowed his generals and warriors to compete in martial arts on the school grounds. It was the most lively time just now, and the guards under King Yong and the generals of the Qin Mansion all came out to compete. The winner will be rewarded with a cup of wine, and the loser will not be punished. They are both from military backgrounds and do not have so much scheming. King Yong and Qin Yi will not have the desire to fight because of this.

It's a pity that Li An's arrival made the atmosphere here a little cold. Qin Yi asked the family members to disperse and invited Mrs. Qin to accompany the princess. After all, everyone here was used to officialdom, so everything was calm.

Several of them were busy checking each other's activities while chatting. While Lu Jingzhong was echoing the prince, he was paying attention to King Yong Sima Jiangzhe intentionally or unintentionally. This person was always talking leisurely with Qin Qing and Qin Yong. What were they talking about? The three generals under King Yong were also discussing next to them. Lu Jingzhong pricked up his ears to listen, but they were talking about military tactics, mountain geography, etc. He was not good at these, and Mrs. Qin was chatting and laughing with Li Hanyou. , Li Hanyou was generous and generous, which was very popular with Mrs. Qin. Originally, Qin Qing had been listening to Jiang Zhe's conversation, but after a while, he became obviously distracted and his eyes fell on Li Hanyou repeatedly. While the prince, King Yong, and Qin Yi were having a lively conversation, Qin Qing gradually began to let go of her courage and started chatting with Li Hanyou. Mrs. Qin seemed to be happy to see what happened, and helped them from time to time.

Although Li Hanyou seemed to be concentrating on pleasing Mrs. Qin and dealing with Qin Qing, the corner of her eyes always fell on Jiang Zhe and Xiao Shunzi standing behind him. She had already obtained the master's information. This seemed She has already read the information describing the actions of some thin and haggard young people in Nanchu. Who would have known that this young man, who was famous for his literary talents, used such vicious strategies to pacify Shu and alienate Dayong. If Prince De had not died, This man was afraid that he would bring greater losses to Dayong. Unfortunately, Fengyimen did not notice him until King Yong captured him and returned him to Dayong. After careful inspection, they discovered that this man was a genius. In order to cut off King Yong Yuyi, the sect leader personally ordered him to assassinate this person, but unfortunately he failed.

As for Li Shun, Li Hanyou suddenly felt helpless in his heart. In terms of age, he was older than him. In terms of background, his mentor was one of the three great masters, but this young man's martial arts actually surpassed his own. According to his own According to the information I received, this young man's martial arts skills are far superior to mine. Apart from the sect leader, there are probably only six or seven elders in my sect who can defeat him. What makes me most dissatisfied is that such a young man with strong martial arts skills is willing to do this. That slave of a scholar who has no strength in his hands, you see that he is obedient and obedient at the moment, completely looking like a well-trained slave, which makes people really angry. If such a master is used by me, Li Hanyou sighed, This man happened to be disabled, and the Fengyi Sect's "Shenfeng Heart Technique" was completely useless.

When Qin Qing saw Li Hanyou sighing, he couldn't help but ask: 'Why did the princess sigh? '

Li Hanyou was moved in his heart and said: "I have also heard my father talk about some military affairs. Unfortunately, my father did not allow me to participate. General Qin and all of you are almost all famous generals who have fought bloody battles on the battlefield. I wonder if you can tell me about it." What about things on the battlefield? '

Qin Qing smiled and said: 'The princess is a disciple of the Fengyi Sect, but unfortunately she is from the clan. Otherwise, there would be no difficulty in going to the battlefield. Although the general has also fought bloody battles on the battlefield, it is a pity that if these things are told, it will be a bit embarrassing. '

Li Hanyou saw some hesitation on Mrs. Qin's face, and said quickly: "I don't want to hear about the killings. I just heard that the desert is picturesque with beacon smoke, the scenery in Shu is beautiful, and Southern Chu is full of wind and moon. I don't know these things." Compared with Dayonglai, which local scenery is more moving? '

Although Li Hanyou's voice was not high, everyone heard it clearly and couldn't help but think about it. Most of these people were knowledgeable. Li Hanyou said that they had not been to all of the places he mentioned, but they had been to most of them. But if he said where The scenery is the most prosperous, but this doesn't help them. Even if they feel that a certain place is the best in their hearts, they feel that there is no evidence for their empty words.

Although Li An didn't know what Li Hanyou's purpose was, he said with the same hatred of the enemy: "This is a good topic. It would be a bit boring for us to gather together today and talk about military and political affairs. Why don't we just talk about our own experiences?" That's not bad. How about we take this as a drinking order, and each person can name a scenic spot, but it needs to be proved by the poems of the predecessors. If he can't name it, he will be punished by drinking three drinks. '