Fu Ciyi said, "For now, Second Uncle doesn't need to go to the battlefield. He can just be a military advisor in the capital."
"Your Highness, what about me? I can also be a military advisor." Lu Wenfeng volunteered.
"If there are good strategies, please offer your suggestions." Fu Ciyi turned his gaze to Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian. "The military power of the Ling and Lou families has been taken back. Currently, there is no official commander. I will recommend you to the emperor."
Since the military power was taken back from the Ling and Lou families, it is natural that the generals of the two families can no longer be employed, so the current chief generals are all acting generals.
Pang Gaozhuo and Yan Bojian stood up and bowed solemnly: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Fu Ciyi added, "Although the military power of these two families originally belonged to the Yan family, many years have passed and the officers and soldiers have been replaced frequently. The morale of the army needs to be consolidated. You are the new commander-in-chief. During this period, you should work hard to establish your prestige. In ten days, set out for the border with Northern Qi."
The two men bowed again: "We will definitely live up to our mission!"
Fu Ciyi raised his hand to signal them to take a seat: "We will march quickly when the time comes. I want you to arrive and respond in time when Gongsun Sheng launches a war."
"Brother-in-law is truly brilliant." Yan Xinghe gave a thumbs-up. "Gongsun Sheng and his entourage are returning to Northern Qi. Our army will maintain a ten-day distance from them, so he won't notice anything. By the time he returns to the Northern Qi royal family and returns to the border to start a war, our army will have already established defenses and rested."
"So that's how it is." Lu Wenfeng understood.
Fu Ciyi nodded. "Gongsun Sheng will definitely have a good excuse for the war. For example, what happened to Gongsun Man in Dajing? Or how the Empress of Dajing looked down on Beiqi and didn't agree with him marrying the legitimate princess? And so on."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze towards Yan Xinghe and Lu Wenfeng: "All the Hanlin scholars are eloquent. Compose a few more nursery rhymes based on Bei Qi's excuses and sing them out to let the world know Bei Qi's evil intentions."
"The power of public opinion cannot be underestimated. The people have the right to know the truth, and I believe they will make their own judgments about the situation." Yan Funing said softly, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Your Highness' timely dispatch of troops to the border can be considered to have safeguarded the safety of the people to a certain extent."
Otherwise, if the Northern Qi army arrives, the first to suffer will be the soldiers and civilians who originally guarded the border.
"Yes, Your Highness." Yan Xinghe and Lu Wenfeng stood up, bowed in response, and sat down again.
"I finally understand why Your Highness hasn't done anything about the Northern Qi delegation during this period. I even said that the Gongsun brothers and sisters were truly arrogant. Now I completely understand."
Lu Wenfeng sighed and punished himself with three glasses of wine.
Yan Xinghe explained on behalf of his brother-in-law: "Bei Qi thinks Da Jing is easy to bully, so he becomes arrogant. Once they become arrogant, things become easier to handle. This is the brilliance of my brother-in-law."
Yan Bojian also said, "The delegation consisted of only a few hundred people, and the Gongsun siblings were only three. Even if they were all imprisoned in Dajing, war would still have broken out. At that time, Dajing would have been wrong, and the world would have supported Beiqi. Now that my brother-in-law has released them back to Beiqi, he's playing the long game."
"Right, right, right. Play the long game to catch the big fish." Lu Wenfeng nodded repeatedly in admiration. "I'm the fool. I couldn't see your highness's long-term plan. Three more cups as punishment."
"You kid took the opportunity to drink too much." Pang Gaozhuo exposed him.
Everyone laughed.
Just then, Eunuch Song entered the dining room.
"Your Highness, an invitation has been sent from the Seventh Prince's Mansion."
Fu Ciyi didn't even bother to look at the invitation: "What's the matter?"
"It is said that His Highness and the Princess did not attend the wedding banquet of the Seventh Prince and his wife. They would like to host a banquet for you two tomorrow and have specially sent an invitation."
Eunuch Song unfolded the invitation and moved it under Fu Ciyi's nose. Seeing that His Highness didn't look at it, he moved it in front of Yan Funing.
Yan Xinghe said: "Hongmen Banquet."
Yan Bojian said, "It's definitely not a good thing."
Yan Funing said, "There must be something fishy going on."
"If Ningning and I don't go, Gongsun Man will probably persuade Long Lihui to win over the others, such as King Xian." Fu Ciyi said in a light voice.
Lu Wenfeng kept talking, "What should we do? Do we really want to go? Bring more people with us."
"Come here, surround the Seventh Prince's Mansion for me. No one is allowed to enter or leave the Seventh Prince's Mansion, not even a fly." Fu Ciyi ordered, "Go quickly."
Gongsun Sheng had already left, so he was too lazy to play with them, and would not give Gongsun Man the opportunity to disrupt the royal family.
Leng Feng brought Fu Jiang in quickly: "Yes, I obey your command!"
He quickly took the order and left.
Lu Wenfeng quickly stood up and poured Fu Ciyi some wine: "I've learned a lesson today."
The fool really couldn't see through Ci Yi's plan during this period. Not only was he foolish, but he sometimes even felt complacent and thought he had figured out something.
It seems that he has too much to learn now.
Pang Gaozhuo suggested in a low voice, "Your Highness, why don't you send your own people to the Seventh Prince's Mansion instead of reporting to the Emperor and then sending the Imperial Guards?"
Fu Ciyi drank the wine and said in a gentle voice, "My father has already handed the affairs of Beiqi over to me. You can rest assured."
On this side, a few people drank until late at night.
On the other side, at the Seventh Prince's residence, Long Lihui learned that he was under house arrest and started cursing loudly, which was very unpleasant to hear.
"He's rebelling. Father didn't give any orders, yet he actually thinks he's the crown prince. He even dared to lock me up. What a jerk."
The person beside him whispered, "Your Highness, you have not yet been crowned king."
Long Lihui slapped him: "You want me to say it, huh?"
The man immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
Long Lihui thought for a moment and bent down to grab the collar of the person on the ground: "Find a way to enter the palace and let my mother tell my father about this."
"But Your Highness, the Concubine Shu is not well-liked now."
"Then go to the Ling family!"
"Your Highness, you know that the Ling family has lost their military power and their official positions."
Long Lihui raised his leg and kicked down: "You mean I've completely lost?"
"No, that's not what I meant." The man guessed, "The princess had some problems with Prince Rui and his wife before, and perhaps today's invitation caused a misunderstanding. Your Highness, why not wait a while? After a while, the people from Prince Rui's mansion may have left."
Long Lihui yelled, "Idiots, a bunch of idiots! Can't the people I raise beat the dogs of Prince Rui's Mansion?"
The man covered his chest with his hands, a bitter look on his face: "They are all very skilled, we really can't beat them."
"Where is the princess?"
Long Lihui thought about it and felt that maybe there really was some misunderstanding.
It was almost midnight. He ignored the siege on his mansion and went out to have some fun with the wild Gongsun Man.
When the sun comes up, things may change.
At this moment, Gongsun Man also knew that the mansion was surrounded. She was much calmer than Long Lihui. She called her maid Yunquan.
"Has the letter been sent?"
Yunquan bowed and replied, "I have sent a letter by carrier pigeon. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just left, so I believe you will receive the letter soon. Don't worry, Princess. It won't be that easy for them to put you under house arrest. His Royal Highness will help you make the decision."
"Very good." Gongsun Man smiled. "It suddenly occurred to me that if my brother knew I was under house arrest, he would definitely take me back to Beiqi."
Since she couldn't get King Rui, she might as well go back.
(End of this chapter)
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