Chapter 778

In the study, cigarette smoke curls up.

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 front of him and said calmly: "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, should I punish him formally, or should I just kill Wang Jian for meddling in his own business?"

Luo Qingzhou looked at the words on the memorial, paused, and said: "The imperial censor is dedicated to the country, so naturally he cannot kill 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 had just married His Majesty in the wedding ceremony 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. If between husband and wife, 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 Huoyue Kingdom. The coalition forces of the seven vassal states will begin to besiege the city today."

Luo Qingzhou opened the letter and read it carefully.

"With the strength of the Fire Moon Kingdom's troops and food, there should be no problem in persisting for a month. A hundred miles away from them, the Thai King's army of one hundred thousand troops was 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 and attacked the Fire Moon Kingdom, he immediately stopped advancing and did not dare to attack Kyoto alone."

"The forces of the seven coalition armies are all the princes' own armies, and they are all loyal. There are about 150,000 people in total. They suddenly gave up and came directly to Kyoto. They were probably afraid that the Fire Moon Kingdom's army and Kyoto's army would attack from behind, so they prepared First attack the Fire Moon Kingdom..."

Luo Qingzhou finished reading the letter and listened to her story carefully.

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 attack Kyoto..."

"As for whether His Majesty will send troops to rescue the Fire Moon Kingdom... Qingzhou feels that it is natural to send troops to rescue the country, 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 it is delayed, the more beneficial it will be to us. Huoyue Kingdom can hold on for a month, and by the time seven of the great vassal states After the coalition forces are exhausted, if we attack suddenly, we will definitely win with one strike. The coalition forces of the seven vassal states are defeated. The Thai king's army is naturally frightened and has no intention of fighting. They will naturally not be my opponents by then. "

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..."

"How now?"

Nan Hong Huoyue's eyes turned cold.

Luo Qingzhou said: "Now, Your Majesty has ascended to the throne of God as a daughter, which is unprecedented, and there are many dissatisfactions in the world. 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 defenders and other vassal states will be in trouble. The more shaken, the more uneasy it is, and it is likely to cause an entire uprising. What's more, the Fire Moon Kingdom is your Majesty's former vassal country, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and people there are loyal to your Majesty. If your Majesty wants to use their sacrifices to achieve this. What will others think of the victory in this war?"

"Even the soldiers and people who are loyal to Your Majesty, and even Your Majesty's own people, Your Majesty is so cold-blooded and ruthless. Regardless of your disregard, 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 Your Majesty hesitates and delays, once you fail 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 still be unable to sing with his hands and be unable to recover from the flood..."

The door was not closed.

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 they all go to rescue, the coalition of seven princes will be in full strength and it will be difficult to defeat them all at once. If the King of Thailand Wouldn't it be dangerous if the army suddenly attacked from behind or 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 Fire Moon 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. All the remaining troops will be stationed in Yuncheng to strangle the throat to Kyoto and intercept the King of Thailand's army at any time to prevent him from rescuing the coalition of seven princes..."

"Of course, after those 8,000 silver-armored cavalry and 20,000 elite soldiers pass by, don't attack immediately. Just camp outside and build defense 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 combined forces of the seven princes attack separately, both sides will defend. If they attack one area together, the other side will 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 favor, 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 or 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, all 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..."

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"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 has returned 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. Therefore, 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. For some reason, the more miserable the better, it must be forced, 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 ascend the throne by the Queen Mother and the ministers of the court. ..."

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 of one’s own people spread rumors and sue Tell the soldiers at the bottom that their hometown has begun to allocate land and distribute money. As long as they have household registration and men at home, they will be allotted a few acres of land and some money... If there are no men in the family, not only will they get nothing, but the wives at home will also get nothing. Daughters and sons have to be divided among other men..."

"Your Majesty, think about it, why do those soldiers at the bottom join the army? Aren't they unable to survive at home, in order to have a mouthful of food to eat, 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?”

"This way we can dismantle those armies 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 in silence, sitting there, motionless, even wanting to pick up the teacup to drink water, she held back, afraid of disturbing him, afraid that she would miss something.

Luo Qingzhou talked for a long time, and then stopped with a dry mouth.

He picked up the teacup on the table, but found that there was no water in the teacup.

Nangong Huoyue suddenly woke up, and hurriedly picked up her own teacup and handed it over.

Luo Qingzhou was talking excitedly, and didn't think much about it. He took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. The edge of the cup still had a faint fragrance.

After he finished drinking, he reacted, was stunned, and hurriedly returned the teacup.

Nangong Huoyue silently picked up the teapot, poured him another cup, and then picked it up again and handed it to him.

Luo Qingzhou glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, took it, and drank it all again.

He drank three cups in a row.

Nangong Huoyue put down the teapot and looked at him with complicated eyes, but did not speak.

Luo Qingzhou bowed his head slightly and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you think Qingzhou's suggestions are feasible? Of course, Qingzhou is just a scholar who has never been on the battlefield and may only talk about war on paper. This war is of great importance, Your Majesty just needs to listen."

Nangong Huoyue was silent for a long time before she said: "I will think about your words again."

After that, she stood up and said: "It's getting late, I still have things to do, so I won't keep you for dinner. I wanted to have lunch with you, but you said so much, I really don't want to interrupt, let's wait until next time."

Luo Qingzhou quickly stood up and bowed to leave.

Yuewu sent him to the gate outside, and suddenly looked at his back and said, "Mr. Luo."

Luo Qingzhou turned around and looked at her, and said politely, "Miss Yuewu, what do you want?"

Yuewu looked at him with sparkling eyes and said, "Yuewu listened to every word that Mr. Luo said to His Majesty in the study. Your talent is rare in the world. If you lead the army, you must be a marshal; if you are in politics, you must be a prime minister. With your assistance, Yuewu believes that Your Majesty will win, and Dayan will definitely be better."

Luo Qingzhou bowed and said, "Miss Yuewu, you are too kind."

Yuewu looked at his handsome face and gentle and elegant temperament, her expression was dazed for a while, her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.

Luo Qingzhou said, "Miss Yuewu, goodbye."

After that, she left quickly.

Yuewu stood at the door and stared at him for a while, until his back disappeared around the corner, she turned around with a lonely expression and went back.

She entered the study, where Yueying was standing.

Nangong Huoyue glanced at her, a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said: "Why, are you reluctant to let him go?"

Yuewu bowed her head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Yuewu feels that what Mr. Luo said just now..."

"I am asking you if you are reluctant to let him go!"

Nangong Huoyue interrupted her coldly.

Yuewu suddenly knelt down, lowered her head, blushed and said: "I...I just want to hear what Master Luo has to say..."

Nangong Huoyue sneered and did not pursue the matter. She looked at the letter on the table, looked at it for a while, turned her head and looked at the map on the wall. She was silent for a long time, and murmured in her mouth, as if talking to herself: "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 is as perfect as him..."

She suddenly turned her head and said: "Yueying, you and Gu Qin lead the silver-armored cavalry and 20,000 elite soldiers, set off tonight, and rush to Huoyue Kingdom immediately! You should have heard what Mr. Luo said, just do as he said!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Nangong Huoyue looked at Yuewu again and said: "Go and invite Yuchi Ling and tell him that I need him to lead the troops to go to war! If he doesn't obey, just kill his whole family..."

At this point, she paused, and suddenly thought of the human heart he just mentioned...

Silence for a long time.

She slowed down her tone and said, "Tell him that I and the people of Da Yan need him. If he doesn't come... then forget it, release him and his family, and don't worry about them anymore."

Yue Wu was slightly startled when she heard this, and said, "Your Majesty..."

Nangong Huoyue said calmly, "Go. If he doesn't come..."

At this point, she raised her head and said, "I will let Mr. Luo go, and you will follow and serve him all the way, how about that?"

Yue Wu froze, lowered her head, and blushed.

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