I, make my own

Chapter 62 Rearing the Arms for War
"Oh? General Du is not loyal to me? How do you know?"

Zhou Xin leaned forward slightly and asked in a cold voice.

"Returning to Your Majesty, during the change of the imperial capital more than two months ago, Du Zan knew that what he received was a coercive edict, but he still ignored the objections of his humble ministers and insisted on leading troops to the imperial capital, wanting to help Zhou Lan in causing trouble for the emperor. All!"

"This is a serious crime. I wanted to report it to His Majesty, but Du Zan threatened the life of my family. I have never made up my mind. I know the crime and I am willing to accept any punishment!"

After Ma Yue finished speaking in a sad voice, his forehead hit the ground heavily, and he couldn't kneel for a long time.

"you you……"

Du Zan was frightened and angry, and the finger pointing at Ma Yue kept trembling.

Zhou Xin snorted coldly and spoke indifferently.

"General Du, what else can you say?"

Du Zan hurriedly knelt down, crying out in grief.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wronged! This is completely Ma Yue's false accusation, Your Majesty must not believe it!"

"At the beginning, when I accepted the imperial edict, because of the seriousness of the matter, I carefully verified the authenticity. But it turns out that the imperial edict is indeed true!"

"Seeing the imperial decree is like seeing His Majesty, how dare the minister resist the decree?"

"However, I also had doubts in my heart, so I didn't choose to storm the city gate at that time, but led the army back."

"As for the minister threatening Ma Yue's family, that's even more nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

"Injustice? Heh, now that things are going on, you still dare to call for injustice?"

Zhou Xin sneered, his eyes were cold.

Du Zan raised his head and shouted, "Your Majesty, there must be evidence in everything! Now, there is no evidence at all. How can Your Majesty trust Ma Yue's one-sided words?"

"Evidence? I have plenty!"

Zhou Xin snorted coldly, then changed his tone.

"However, why do I need to show evidence to a traitor like you?"

"Come on, drag it on, and behead it immediately!"

"only!"

Cheng Long strode forward and captured it himself.

Du Zan wanted to resist, but how could he win Kai Cheng Long's suppression?
"Tyrant! You tyrant! I don't accept it! I don't accept it!!"

Du Zan couldn't help but roar angrily with red eyes.

Cheng Long's eyes turned cold, and he slapped out a thick slap, which made Du Zan's teeth and hips dislocated, and he could no longer utter a normal syllable.

Deng Yuanji, who was still watching the fun, couldn't help being shocked, and quickly fell to his knees.

"Ma Yue, I also understand your situation. Since you were coerced by Du Zan, it is understandable."

"I'll keep this matter in mind for you first. I'll give you an errand later. If it's done well, you're not guilty of any merit. If something goes wrong, then I'll come and see you!"

Ma Yue felt relieved, and hurriedly kowtowed.

"I thank Your Majesty! I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty!"

Zhou Xin ignored Ma Yue for the time being, and looked at Deng Yuanji in a blink of an eye.

"General Deng..."

"Your Majesty! The minister is guilty!"

Deng Yuanji's heart trembled, and he hurriedly kowtowed.

Zhou Xin pulled the corner of his mouth, let out a breath, and spoke softly.

"Oh? What's your crime?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the crime of this minister lies in disregarding His Majesty's safety! On the night Du Zan sent troops, I received the news, but out of the thoughts of an outsider, I did not receive the call from His Majesty's imperial decree, so I just waited and watched. Therefore, my minister Guilty, please His Majesty punish you!"

Zhou Xin groaned lightly and smiled playfully.

"Oh? If you don't say it, I might not be able to remember it."

Deng Yuanji didn't believe it, he knew very well that the problem was that he didn't show his loyalty to the emperor in time.

If I don't plead guilty first, I might be accused of something else.

"Since that's the case, then I will fine you half a year's salary, and then demote you by half a rank, temporarily taking the post of General Huben."

"Sir, thank you for your majesty's extrajudicial grace! Willing to go through fire and water for your majesty!"

Deng Yuanji hurriedly thanked him, and finally let go of his tightly held heart.

Zhou Xin nodded slightly and waved his hand.

"Okay, let's all get flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Deng Yuanji and Ma Yue got up carefully, and then stood upright.

At this time, Cheng Long returned from the outside, and the bloody smell on his body made the two of them tremble.

"What do the two lovers think of the current situation in the court?"

Zhou Xin asked the question with a smile, and his face was very pleasant.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that the vassal king of Nine Towns is originally ambitious, but now he is subject to His Majesty's favor order, he must have rebelled, so we must guard against it!"

Deng Yuanji responded quickly, with a more solemn expression.

Unwilling to be left behind, Ma Yue nodded again and again, and added: "Your Majesty, there are also foreign enemies that cannot be ignored. If there are feudal lords colluding with foreign enemies, our Great Zhou will be in danger!"

Deng Yuanji frowned slightly, glanced at Ma Yue, and followed suit.

"Your Majesty, I believe that there are internal hidden dangers and we can't relax our vigilance. The Three Kings have always been ambitious, and Prime Minister Lin is an old fox...Your Majesty, now I have a lot of internal and external troubles in the big week. If I am not careful, I will... "

Deng Yuanji didn't dare to say the last few words, but everyone present could understand the meaning.

"Then according to the opinions of the two lovers, how should we solve it?"

Zhou Xin remained calm and asked quietly.

"This... I am dull, and I can't think of a proper countermeasure for a while."

Deng Yuanji smiled awkwardly and lowered his head.

Ma Yue gritted his teeth, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the best way to break the situation is to strike first!"

Zhou Xin looked at Ma Yue in surprise, and said with interest:

"Oh? How about a first-mover approach? Tell me in detail."

"Yes! Your Majesty, if the feudal lords from all over the country and the thieves in the court are allowed to unite to attack, the imperial court may be powerless to resist. Therefore, it is better to attack certain feudal lords first and destroy them with a thunderbolt!"

"In this way, on the one hand, they can weaken their strength and reduce the threat to the court; on the other hand, they can deter other Xiaoxiao, and even force some vacillating people to fall into the embrace of the court!"

As soon as Ma Yue finished speaking, Deng Yuanji immediately shook his head and objected.

"No! Your Majesty, it is the time when chaos is fermenting within the feudal lords in various places. If the imperial court sends troops at this time, it may actually eliminate the chaos, help the vassals integrate and stabilize the interior."

"In addition, the court's military strength is limited."

"The frontier army has to guard the border and defend the rear vassals. It is almost impossible to mobilize. Even if it can be mobilized, the available troops are extremely limited."

"And the only battleable armies directly under the imperial court are the Huwei and Huben armies. The forbidden army must guard the imperial capital and the palace, and they cannot move at all."

"Although the two armies of Huwei and Huben are strong, they only have 20 troops. If the vassal king joins forces to resist, the two armies will be trapped to death."

"At that time, other vassal kings besieged the imperial capital together, and they couldn't defend it with only [-] forbidden troops!"

"Your Majesty! Don't rush into battle!"

After Deng Yuanji finished speaking, although Ma Yue felt that it made sense, he was still a little upset.

"Then according to General Deng's words, what should we do? Could it be that we can only wait?"

"This... there is always a way..."

Deng Yuanji was a little speechless, and found an excuse, but his voice was a little weak, obviously he didn't have much confidence.

Zhou Xin took a deep look at the two, and then smiled slightly.

"What the two lovers said has their own reasons. I have already made up my mind about this matter. You two should go back to prepare the army and prepare for the battle at any time!"

"Also, Ma Yue is acting as General Huwei for the time being. In the following battles, if he wins, the previous events will be ignored; if he loses, he will come and see you!"

Deng Yuanji and Ma Yue's hearts shuddered, and they had a vague premonition of something.

"According to the order!"

"Remember, no matter how the war develops, don't be smart if you don't have my will, you just need to complete the tasks I entrusted to you!"

Hearing Zhou Xin's entrustment, the two were a little confused, but they didn't dare to think too much, bowed their heads and left after accepting the order respectfully.

……

At noon, Zhu Gaoyang hurried into the palace.

"Your Majesty, Wang Xicai has found a humble minister..."

"Wang Xicai?"

Zhou Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

"Wang Xihe's younger brother who is the captain of the North City Gate?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it's him!"

Zhu Gaoyang nodded quickly.

Zhou Xin smiled playfully, stroked the imperial pen and said in a low voice: "He is looking for you, is there a gift he wants to offer?"

Zhu Gaoyang showed a look of admiration in his eyes, nodded honestly, and then told the story.

"Haha, it makes some sense."

Zhou Xin smiled slightly after listening, "Who do you think came up with this idea?"

Zhu Gaoyang thought for a while, and then responded: "Your Majesty, I think it should be Wang Lin or Wang Xihe. Wang Xicai also has some understanding of Wang Xicai, he probably doesn't have that brain."

"Well, Dongsheng Wang, you can get rid of it or not. Since you know the way, then give him the promise you want."

"Yes!"

Zhou Xin squinted his eyes. In his opinion, this idea should be Wang Xihe's, and that woman is not very simple.

If it was really Wang Xihe, then if she wanted to achieve something, she would have to spend all her time on "Mr. Yan".

Putting this matter aside for the time being, Zhou Xin changed the subject again.

"How's Qilin Guard?"

"Return to Your Majesty, in five days, 800 people will be fully armed!"

"can."

After Zhu Gaoyang left, Zhou Xin pondered for a while, then looked at Leng Yun.

"Make arrangements, I will go to Yunwu Villa in half an hour."

"only!"

……

Cuiyin Building.

"I want to see Mr. Yan."

After Wang Xihe got out of the shower, he looked at the two maids with "professional fake smiles" in the room, and said in a deep voice.

"Miss, don't embarrass us. You are busy with business, and you don't have time to meet Miss."

The maid in yellow on the left spoke softly, although her words were helpless, her expression did not show any helplessness.

Wang Xihe snorted softly, and said forcefully: "I have something important to meet with Mr. Yan, if you delay, you can't afford it!"

The two looked at each other and nodded.

"The lady waits first, I will ask for instructions."

The maid in yellow walked out after speaking, leaving only the maid in blue to guard the door.

Only then did Wang Xihe look slightly relaxed, and turned around, walked to the dressing table and sat down.

She had no intention of running away, not to mention that she never thought of running away, even if she wanted to, she couldn't.

Although these two maids may look weak and weak, they are actually masters at the beginning of the eighth rank, and they seem to be demons!

"Miss, do you need a maid to comb your hair?"

"What do you say?"

Hearing Wang Xihe's displeased words, the maid in Tsing Yi didn't feel annoyed, she still walked forward slowly with a smile, and began to do Wang Xihe's hair bun.

(End of this chapter)