Wu Mei'er stared at Li Lizhi and said, "There are 200,000 elite soldiers of Dayao in the southern border. If the princess returns to the southern border quickly and organizes the army to serve the king, I believe she can reach the capital in a short time."
"The Xiliang army is brave and loyal to the court. They will not surrender easily and will fight to the death. Therefore, Liu Li's army did not defeat them so quickly. Even if they were at the gates of the city, they would have suffered heavy casualties and would be very tired. The Jinwu Guards and the Imperial Guards in the city have more than 20,000 soldiers. They will definitely have no problem holding out for a few days..."
After saying that, Wu Meir turned to Liu Xian again and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good idea."
It seemed like she had planned it in advance, and her analysis was indeed correct. If they wanted to quell the rebellion, the army from the southern border was the best choice.
"Okay, very good, I agree!"
Liu Xian was now like a puppet being manipulated by others. What else could he say but to agree readily.
"What does the Princess think?"
Wu Meir was quite polite to Li Lizhi.
"It is my duty to quell the rebellion, but this matter is of great importance. I am afraid that my one-sided statement alone will not convince the soldiers. Even if they follow me, it will cause instability in the army's morale without the proper reason."
"Then what should we do according to the eldest princess's opinion?"
Wu Meir looked like she wanted to hear more details.
"First, your majesty will issue a secret decree to support the king, and then your highness the crown prince will read it out in person. Madam Fanghua and I will follow. I believe that the southern border army will be convinced and their morale will be extremely high."
"Okay, very good, it makes sense. Let's do as the princess wishes."
Hearing this, Li Lizhi frowned slightly. She had originally thought that since Liu Xian was a hostage in the capital, he would agree to her conditions. She was just a little surprised that he agreed so readily.
"Wait, I haven't finished speaking yet. This princess needs to take one person with her. One is to protect the Crown Prince and the other is to serve as a military advisor to this princess."
Li Lizhi was more convinced of the importance of this matter and adopted a tougher attitude.
Wu Meir smiled slightly, "As expected of the Princess Dayao who frightened Nan Chu, she is indeed courageous and bold. In this situation, she can still remain calm and thoughtful..."
As she spoke, she pointed at Xing Bang and said, "You are talking about my good son-in-law!"
"Exactly."
Li Lizhi said loudly. In her heart, she was very firm about one thing: Xing Bang would never harm them, even though his relationship with this witch seemed very delicate.
"I've already given you so much, so I might as well make you more satisfied. I promise you, and I believe my son-in-law is definitely a very good military advisor."
Wu Meir unexpectedly agreed again, not knowing that this was exactly what she expected.
Right now, only Li Lizhi is able to turn the tide and destroy the army of King Zhenbei, not to mention that her demands are indeed acceptable.
Although Xing Bang didn't say anything, he knew everything in his mind. In this situation, Wu Meir had no better way to deal with the King of Zhenbei's army, so she had to rely on Li Lizhi to lead the troops to defend the king.
Moreover, Wu Meir was worried that Li Lizhi was going to leave and never come back, but there was nothing she could do.
Now the situation is very clear. Wu Meir must have reached a consensus with Zhenbei King Liu Li, and helped Liu Li seize the throne of the emperor with internal and external support.
However, it was only a superficial agreement, Wu Meir had her own little plans.
If Li Lizhi was not allowed to lead the troops to defend the king, she would be unable to resist Liu Li's attack on the city.
Therefore, rather than believing that Li Lizhi would lead the troops back, Wu Meir had no choice but to do so.
It's a deadly weapon if released, but it's useless if kept in hand.
After weighing the pros and cons, even if Li Lizhi killed the Queen of Zhenbei and ignored Liu Xian's safety, it would not be much worse than the current situation.
Based on this, Wu Meir would never refuse Li Lizhi to take Xing Bang away. It can also be seen that their relationship should be unusual. But no matter what, he is still her son-in-law.
In a word, Wu Meier took a gamble...
"Okay, without further ado, you should leave now."
After saying that, Wu Meir walked to Xing Bang again and whispered something in her ear.
Xing Bang didn't say much, and left with Madam Fanghua, Li Lizhi and Crown Prince Liu Hui.
He did not say goodbye to Queen Xiao either. It was inappropriate and unnecessary as she had seen all sorts of storms and waves.
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After leaving Shouning Palace, Madam Fanghua asked Xing Bang, "Has that woman already put the torture chamber under surveillance?"
Xing Bang nodded, "Let's just leave the palace."
Wu Meir's last instructions to Xing Bang were to let him go to the southern border without worry, and that she would take good care of the people in the torture chamber and ensure that there would be no problems.
It was obvious how meticulous Wu Meir's plan was. She had even sent people to monitor the torture chamber in advance.
Xing Bang was not too surprised. He had originally wanted to go to the torture chamber to take a look, but after Wu Meir's words, he decided not to go anymore.
This is really nothing surprising.
Xing Bang can't be completely Wu Meir's, and vice versa for her.
After leaving the palace, Xing Bang and Li Lizhi rode horses, while Madam Fanghua took Liu Hui in a carriage.
The group headed out of the city.
An hour and a half later...
The few of them got away from the warring army and finally reached a safe area.
The capital city was already on high alert; without Liu Xian's order or Liu Jing's warrant, not even a fly could fly out.
In fact, Xing Bang also considered a problem. In addition to the 50,000 troops of the Western Liang Army that came to the capital, there were still a lot of soldiers left behind.
Marquis Xiliang is also trapped in the capital. Wu Meir must be planning to take action against him. She will most likely not let Marquis Xiliang leave the capital to mobilize troops, but she will definitely send someone to convey her order.
However, this is something that cannot be controlled.
"You...I want you to tell me the truth. Are you still trustworthy?"
Li Lizhi suddenly asked Xing Bang.
Xing Bang turned his head to look at her, then smiled slightly: "What do you think?"
"I... am not a worm in your stomach, how can I know what you are thinking?"
Li Lizhi spoke in a very low voice, and it was obvious that she deliberately lowered her voice because she still felt guilty. After all, the two of them had already had physical contact, although she still pushed away at the critical moment.
However, as a pure and innocent girl, it is impossible for her to be without burden in her heart.
"You don't know what I think, but I know what you think..."
"Then tell me, what do I think?"
In fact, Li Lizhi understood it with just one look. She clearly trusted him with her life, but she just wanted to hear him say it with her own ears.
This is a woman!
"Just stand firm in your own beliefs. I will not let you down!"
Xing Bang said solemnly.
Li Lizhi let out a long sigh and felt much better, then she changed the subject.
"Little Korean, what do you think we should do from now on?"
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