lady, please calm down

Chapter 312 Bah!
May 26.

At the end of Yinshi, it is the darkest scene before dawn.

The cat, who usually looked like a hard-working bee, slept a little more deeply today. The cat was about to wake up just after Chen Chu put on his clothes.

Seeing that the official was about to go out, Mao'er hurriedly got up and dressed and said, "Why didn't you call me when the official woke up?"

Chen Chu turned around and pushed Mao'er back on the bed. He raised his hand and rubbed Mao'er's face a few times. He said softly: "Just now, you can sleep for a while. I'll leave this time, as soon as one or two months, or at the latest half a year." Then go back, my wife has to work hard to take care of the house again."

Mao'er, whose brain had not yet completely restarted, gently rubbed his face in Chen Chu's palm and murmured in a low voice: "Mao'er knows that the officials can rest assured about the family affairs."

After a moment of tenderness, Chen Chu went downstairs, took out the kun knife, and walked out of Hanchundang.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse outside, and the refreshing morning breeze is refreshing.

As he strode to the front house, he met Cai Hua, dressed in red, beside the hanging flower door.

Cai Hua raised her head and looked at the slightly swaying lantern in trance, as if she was waiting for someone.

"Wake up so early?"

Among the female relatives of the Hou family, Cai Hua loves to stay in bed, but today she got up at the end of the day, which is surprising.

Cai Hua gave Chen Chu angrily, "If I didn't wait for you here, would you just leave?"

"Didn't I say goodbye to Hua'er last night?" Chen Chu couldn't help but smile.

Today Chen Chu led his army to set out. Last night the family had dinner together, and the farewells had already been said.

"Does Marquis Luan have nothing else to say to me alone?"

It seems that Cai Hua was not very satisfied with last night's farewell.

Chen Chu thought for a while and said seriously: "I have told Li Mulezi that Tie Dan will stay at home this time. He will report to you every day what is going on in the city. In short, if anything happens in the city, don't be afraid."

Chen Chu said these things once yesterday, and he repeated them again today.

"That's it?" Cai Hua was still not satisfied.

"What are you waiting for?"

"come here"

"What's wrong?"

"Kiss me before you leave!"

At two o'clock.

The eastern sky has slightly revealed a hint of fish belly white.

After a brief period of hustle and bustle, the front house has become quiet again.

In the back house, some maids got up early, carrying lanterns and walking through the courtyard with light steps.

Cai Hua was wandering around in the garden. It was about to enter midsummer. The vegetation in the garden was lush. The crape myrtle flower bones next to the rockery were stained with a little morning dew and were in bud.

The pink and white hydrangeas in the nursery are in full bloom in the faint morning light.

It's quite nice and exquisite, but Cai Hua is absent-minded. The home is still the same, and the garden is still the same garden. Every flower, every grass, every tree and every stone has not changed.

But when the man in the house left, Cai Hua's heart became empty. She found any beautiful scenery boring. Even the hydrangeas blooming in the wind became ostentatious.

Perhaps the proud face of the hydrangea made Cai Hua unhappy, so this vicious woman stretched out her hand and pulled the flower off.
Ru'er saw that the third lady who was destroying flowers was not in high spirits, so she couldn't help but yawned and muttered: "Sanniang, if you don't want to go shopping, let's go back to Qingpu Garden to catch up on our sleep. Yin Shizhong got up, you Aren’t you sleepy?”

After listening to Ru'er's suggestion, Cai Hua glanced at Qingpu Garden. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the lights were on in the screen window of Hanchundang's bedroom, so she thought on the spur of the moment: "Let's go find someone."

Hanchundang, outside the bedroom on the second floor, Bai Lu stood nervously outside the door.Seeing Ms. Cai Sanniang go upstairs, she felt like she had seen a savior, so she hurriedly stepped forward and whispered something.

Cai Yan heard the words, and couldn't help but say something wrong: "Cry? Well. I have been Mrs. Houfu's people.

Ru'er couldn't help but glance at Cai Hua and thought to herself: Sanniang, you are still saying that it's ridiculous, you can't see how lost you were just now, and you vented your anger on innocent hydrangeas.
After a while, the bedroom door opened slightly and Cai Hua entered.

However, they saw that Zhao Ren, who was becoming more and more dignified outside, was only wearing a plain white undershirt, huddled in the corner of the bed with his arms folded around his knees.

The huge pear wood bed formed a sharp contrast with the petite figure. I didn't know, I thought some girl was lost.

Seeing Mao'er being so hopeless, Cai Hua's heart instantly healed from disappointment, and she couldn't help but step forward with a smile.

Mao'er, who had his head buried in his arms, heard the footsteps and muttered without raising his head: "Didn't I tell you to get up later, Bai Lu, you are busy with other things first?"

"Hehe, the little wild cat is crying?"

The close voice startled Mao'er. He subconsciously looked up and saw Cai Hua leaning against his ear with a wicked smile on his face.

The cat quickly wiped the tears on his face with the back of his hand and complained: "If you don't sleep in your Qingpu Garden this morning, why are you here here?"

This time, Cai Hua rarely quarreled with Mao'er, but saw her doing magic, taking out a hydrangea flower from behind and handing it to Mao'er's face, "Here, someone wants to cry, please give me a flower." Take comfort."

"Not at all!"

Mao'er kept denying it, but still reached out to take the flower from Cai Hua, put it under his nose and sniffed it. The light floral fragrance and crystal clear morning dew really made him feel much better.

"No? No, then why are you crying?"

Cai Hua turned around and fell straight on the soft mattress of the big rosewood bed, asking reluctantly.

Mao'er, who was sitting on the corner of the bed hugging his knees, thought about it for a while, with a look of loneliness on his little face, and annoyance in his soft voice, "Hey, I knew that the official had to do something this morning, but I was too sleepy to cook for him. .I was angry with myself and cried. In the past, every time he went out to do things, he would ask me to feed him."

"Hey, anyway, he gave you some food last night. They were all the same."

"Last night? I didn't eat noodles."

As soon as he said a sentence, Mao'er understood the clues from the smiling face of Cai Hua, and his cheeks suddenly lit up.

Mao'er no longer wants to be a girl who understands things instantly.
"Can you be more serious?" the cat said in embarrassment.

"What's wrong with me?" The smile on Cai Hua's face had long since disappeared without a trace, turning into innocence, simplicity, and ignorance.

"What are you pretending to be! You are so arrogant!"

"Hey! Zhao Mao'er, let me tell you, you can say I'm not serious, but you can't say I'm old!"

"Just tell me, Cai Hua, don't you neigh, hahaha, don't scratch my itchy flesh."

The two were rolling in a ball, attacking each other's armpits, and after a burst of earth-shattering laughter, the two got back together again at some point. They actually covered themselves with a quilt and hid under the quilt and whispered something that was difficult for outsiders to hear.
Seeing this, Bai Lu outside the door closed the door with relief and sighed to Ru'er: "Miss Cai Sanniang has some tricks up her sleeve. She will make people happy in just a short while."

On the same day, Mao hour.

More than [-] soldiers from the Fifth Army of the Seventh Huaibei Army, who had been training at the school in the south of the city for several months, set off with Chen Chu in a low-key manner.

In the entire six counties of Caizhou Prefecture, only Liu Siliang's Jing'an Army and most of the Ningjiang Army deployed along the river were left.

During this expedition, [-]% of the Huaibei Five Armies, which had just experienced a round of military expansion, were new recruits.

Everyone knows that after the thieves were defeated last year, the veterans were rewarded with large sums of money.

There is no village around Caizhou that does not have one or two Huaibei veterans who were originally poor but suddenly had money to build a house and marry a wife in the past year.

Invisibly, veterans whose living standards have been greatly improved have become role models.

Therefore, the new recruits were not afraid of going to war, and were even a little impatient.

In addition to the leading soldiers of the Wuwei Army, Yang Yutian, Xu Xiaoyi, Qin Shengwu, Kang Shitou and others, each person in the meandering team carried a black iron pot on their back, which was their unique symbol.

Yang Yutian said that such a military career was unexpected and fucked!
In the following days, the Huaibei Army maintained a daily march of forty miles and marched toward the northeast without haste.

If they train on a daily basis and advance lightly, the most elite infantry of the armies in Huaibei, the Zhenhuai and Wuwei armies, can advance hundreds of miles a day.

Even the newly expanded Guangjie and Baoxiong armies of Peng Er, Wu Kui and others can advance eighty miles a day.

The marching speed of forty per day was a piece of cake for the Huaibei Army.

The soldiers only roughly knew that they were going to Shandong Road to quell the rebellion.

On the third day of June, the army marched through Bozhou and camped in the north of Luyi County that night.

More than two hundred miles to the north
At night, Haishi.At this time, most ordinary people who have worked hard all day have fallen asleep.
A life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset sounds romantic and peaceful, but the reality behind it is that people are reluctant to light lamps at night, and meals with clear soup and little water do not support people staying up late.

Only when you fall asleep will you not feel hungry.

But the nightlife for the rich and powerful has just begun.

Tokyo, the capital of Qi, is brightly lit all the time.

Fengle Tower, the most luxurious gold-selling cave in the city, was much more deserted than usual due to the news that the Hebei rebels were approaching Weizhou.

At [-]:[-] pm, an ordinary carriage entered from the corner gate of the back alley of Fengle Building and did not stop until it entered an independent courtyard.

Later, the third prince of Qi, Liu Chi, poked his head out of the carriage, and Xiang Qiang, the proprietor of Fengle Tower who had been waiting outside, whispered: "Mr. Cai and the others have arrived."

Liu Chi nodded and looked around cautiously again before getting out of the car.

Seeing this, Xiang Qiang said: "Chi'er, don't be suspicious, our family is taking care of the inside and outside of Fengle Building, so nothing will happen."

Everyone knows that Fengle Tower has a powerful background, but few people know that the proprietor here is the younger brother of the imperial concubine.

After a while, Liu Chi, dressed in casual clothes, walked into the hall.

The two people who were waiting here stood up to greet each other. The older man was Mr. Cai, and the younger one was Mr. Li.

This is not the first time the two parties have met, so they quickly got down to business after a brief greeting.

"Your Highness, if nothing unexpected happens, the Huaibei Army should have arrived in the north of Luyi, Bozhou, which is only 260 miles away from Beijing tonight."

Before Cai Yuan finished speaking, his meaning was already very clear, that is, Marquis Lu An could arrive in the capital within three days. This was an excellent opportunity.

Liu Chi only nodded to indicate that he was aware, but did not make any statement.

His slimy attitude made Li Ke very irritated. It had been more than two months since the two of them had been in Beijing.

These three princes obviously coveted the throne, but after Li Ke and Cai Yuan approached him, Liu Chi first said that he was not the eldest son and might not be as prestigious as King Lu.

Subsequently, the Xiangcheng incident occurred in Chenzhou, and the public reputation of King Liu Lin of Lu plummeted.

Then, Liu Chi was concerned that the Taining and Jingnan armies controlled by Liu Lin were stationed outside Tokyo and did not dare to act rashly.

Then, the Hebei Road rebels came to Weizhou, and Liu Lin led the Jingnan Army to leave Beijing to resist the enemy.
They helped him solve this trouble one after another, but Liu Chi also said that Li Zhong, the leader of the Forbidden Army who was close to him now, only had [-] sergeants. He was worried that he would not be able to withstand Liu Lin's counterattack, and hoped that Lu Anhou's troops could be closer to the capital. , to ensure rapid rescue after an incident.

Therefore, Cai Yuan brought the news that Chen Chu was now only more than 200 miles away from Beijing.

But looking at the situation in front of him, Liu Chi hesitated again.
'indecisive!Not enough! '

If Li Ke hadn't been hindered by the other party's identity, he might have scolded him long ago, so he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness! You must continue to suffer from his chaos! King Lu leaves the capital, and the opportunity is fleeting! If it drags on any longer, King Lu will Return with victory, and everything will be over!"

Liu Chi remained silent, but Li Ke couldn't help but increase his tone, "Your Highness knows the magnanimity and magnanimity of King Lu and the Queen best! If King Lu succeeds to the throne on the day when the Emperor Long controls Bintian, Your Highness will want to be an idle prince. Neither is allowed."

This was a confession that was not polite. Liu Chi frowned slightly, but before he could speak, Xiang Qiang who was accompanying him took the lead and scolded: "How dare you speak to His Highness like this!"

As soon as Xiang Qiang opened his mouth, Liu Chi relaxed his brows and waved his hands in a generous gesture: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Li is telling the truth. If King Lu hadn't been so aggressive, how could I have made such a plan?"

After saying that, he pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes.

Even if Li Ke had just made Liu Chi unhappy, the latter could not punish him.

After all, among all the military leaders in Da Qi, Lu Anhou was the only general who had expressed loyalty to him in private.

Literary men cannot be trusted, but warriors can also deceive ghosts with their mouths.

Naturally, Liu Chi would not trust Chen Chu with his wealth and life just because of Chen Chu's few words.

Now the reason why he dared to plan such a huge event with Chen Chu was because Marquis Lu An was in the same situation as him.
After Liu Lin ascended the throne, Liu Chi's life was not good, but Marquis Lu An, who madly offended Liu Lin, still suffered no good consequences.

This was the basis for Liu Chi to trust Chen Chu. Da Qi only had two princes, so Chen Chu resisted King Lu, so Liu Chi could only support him.

After an awkward silence, Cai Yuan spoke slowly, "Your Highness, given the current situation, everything Lu Anhou can do to help His Highness has been done. If Your Highness is not determined to put his life to death, we will kill him as soon as possible." Right. Although Lu Anhou has a rift with King Lu, he is a general who leads the army. Even King Lu needs to think twice.

If it really comes to a point where nothing can be done, Marquis Lu An will probably lead his troops to surrender to Zhou. But, Your Highness, do you still have a place in the world? "

Cai Yuan spoke more straightforwardly than Li Ke. Xiang Qiang's face darkened and he was about to reprimand, but Liu Chi waved his hand to stop him in advance.

Liu Chi had stayed in Caizhou and knew that the old man had a special relationship with Marquis Lu An and should not be offended easily.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Chi sighed and said, "Mr. Cai, although King Lu has left the capital with Dan Ninggui's Taining army, there is still Li Qiong's Taining army outside the city! With him here, I feel uneasy. Ah! If Marquis Lu An has a way to get him away, I will be [-]% sure!"

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You are worried about King Lu's reputation, and Marquis Lu An helps you combat King Lu's reputation.

You are worried about the troops stationed outside the city. Marquis Lu An will help you detach one.

The remaining Taining army still needs to rely on Marquis Lu An
Is Marquis Lu An your father?
After several contacts, Li Ke's filter on the Dragon Seed Prince was completely shattered, and he looked down on Liu Chi who wanted to eat fruit but was hesitant.

However, because of his heavy responsibility, Li Ke did not show any emotion. Instead, he looked at Cai Yuan and the latter finally said: "Your Highness, it may be difficult to transfer Li Qiong away, but... there is a way to help Your Highness get rid of him!"

"really!"

Liu Chi blurted out, but then thought of something and hurriedly said: "You can get rid of him, but you can't let others doubt me!"

"."

It's too late, and you're still so damn afraid of being suspected. If you succeed in taking the throne, everyone in the world will doubt you, and who will dare to say anything about you?
If you fail, you will be a pure white rabbit, and your brother will have to turn you into a spicy rabbit head!

"This is natural." Cai Yuan said.

"Okay! Then please ask Mr. Cai to arrange it! As long as Li Qiong can be removed, I will arrange the affairs in the palace!" Liu Chi finally made up his mind.

At the end of Haishi.

Before the two parties parted ways, Liu Chi, who was in a good mood, suddenly said: "Mr. Cai, I remember that Mrs. Lu Anhou has a sister, right?"

Cai Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your Highness, Ren Ren's sister is still young and not as old as Jin Chai."

Not as good as Jin Chai means that the woman is under 12 years old and Cai Yuan is a human spirit. As soon as Liu Chi opened his mouth, he guessed his intention.

No, Liu Chi didn't take it seriously after hearing this, and said directly: "In another two or three years, I will grow up. Mr. Cai helped me ask Lu Anhou for my sister's birth date. Let me do the math."

The purpose of asking for a woman's horoscope is very straightforward
In fact, this is easy to understand. If this happens, Chen Chu's strength will expand many times. A foreign military leader is too tyrannical, and people above the dragon position will naturally be uneasy.

If you become a brother-in-law with him through marriage, it will be an added layer of insurance.

Although Liu Chi was indecisive, he was thinking far-reachingly. Before he ascended the throne, he had already taken care of what an emperor should.

Li Ke, who was on the side, was born in Tongshan, so he had naturally seen a tiger head. Somehow, he remembered that innocent little girl, and then looked at Liu Chi. Li Ke's view of him suddenly changed from indifference and contempt to disgust.
Late at night, Cai Yuan and Li Ke returned to the inn just opened by Sihai Trading Company in the capital. The latter converted the content of tonight's conversation into Ah Subo's code book and prepared to use the carrier pigeon of Sihai Trading Company's Tokyo store to send the message tomorrow.

After finishing the work, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

Finally, at midnight, I got up half-dressed, held a jar of wine and knocked on the door of Cai Yuan's room next door.

The sleepy Cai Yuan was not annoyed when he saw this. He just smiled and put away the jar of wine, and whispered: "When you are in the capital, you can't be negligent for a moment. Don't drink this wine. I will help you put it away. I’ll pay you back when I get home.”

Although this is their first time working together, Cai Yuan is an old man worthy of Li Ke's respect, no matter in terms of his style of conduct or his identity as Lord Hou's father-in-law.

So Li Ke listened to his words and gave up the plan of drinking.

But he finally couldn't hold back the entanglement in his heart, "Uncle Cai, although it's not my place to comment on the arrangement of the Marquis. But whether it is character or temperament, what makes the three princes worthy of our help! I can't figure it out!"

Li Ke cocked his head and looked sulky.

Seeing this, Cai Yuan said meaningfully, "It's true that we helped him, but who said we helped him ascend the throne?"

"Ah?" Li Ke seemed to understand, but not too much.

When I asked him again, Cai Yuan just laughed and said nothing.
The seventh day of June.

The Tokyo branch of Sihai Commercial Bank received a pigeon letter from the south. In his last letter, Li Ke reported that Liu Chi had inquired about the tiger's head and eight characters. By the way, he asked the owner how he should respond if Liu Chi asked again.

But after getting the pigeon letter, Li Ke was stunned for a while, and then he couldn't help laughing.
This time the pigeon letter didn’t even use the A-Zhibo character code, so no translation was needed.

There was only one word in the pigeon letter, but it clearly conveyed Chen Chu's attitude.

Pooh!
(End of this chapter)