Chapter 263 A Great Opportunity
In the Southern Kingdom, inside the mighty general’s mansion.
Master Li pushed a brocade box in front of General Weiwu and opened it. Inside was a jade ruyi of excellent jade quality. "General, you have worked hard recently. This is a small gift from the Li family. Please accept it."
The mighty general took a glance at it and closed the brocade box. "It is my duty to protect my country. I can't say whether it is hard or not."
"Yes, I don't know if we will fight with the State of Chu again this time."
General Weiwu did not respond. This kind of thing could not be easily told to others.
Master Li Er was tactful and did not ask any further questions. He just slowly smiled and lowered his voice and said, "General, you should know that the King of Chu, Xiao Jin, is currently hiding in the Northern Wasteland, waiting for an opportunity to strike."
General Weiwu frowned, "Where did you get this information?"
"General, you may not know that a few days ago, I sent people to the Northern Wasteland to do a business with someone, but I didn't expect to see Xiao Jin. He is now in the Northern Wasteland. After seeing our people, he immediately dodged away. General, do you think they want to make a feint to the east and attack in the west to catch us off guard?"
General Weiwu's face gradually became tense. There had been news before that the Chu State exiled Xiao Jin as a trap to make them in the South relax their vigilance. But they had sent people to look for him, but none of them returned. Until now there has been no news at all. Those spies who went to investigate were most likely in danger.
This also made them more certain of their guess. Before they had a clear understanding of the situation, they did not act rashly to avoid losing more people.
So when Master Li said this, General Weiwu did not doubt his words too much.
"Did your people really see Xiao Jin?"
Master Li said calmly, "It's absolutely true. They also said that he was hiding in a fortified city. Could it be that the State of Chu had already occupied a place in the northern wilderness?"
Hearing this, General Weiwu's face became even gloomier.
"General, this is undoubtedly a huge threat to our Southern Country. If we don't eliminate it before they take action, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
Seeing that General Weiwu did not respond, Master Li Er continued, "I will be going to the Northern Wasteland to purchase medicinal materials the day after tomorrow. Why don't you send a team of people to follow and take a look?"
After a moment of silence, General Weiwu made a decision. "Later, Japan will send a hundred people to investigate the situation. If it is confirmed that Xiao Jin is really waiting for an opportunity over there, we will make plans."
After coming out of the general's mansion, Mr. Li got directly into the carriage.
At the moment when the curtain fell, a triumphant smile appeared on his face. The purpose of his trip was not to ask General Wei Zhen to send a large number of people to follow him, but to involve the army of the Southern Kingdom.
"Second Master, this move of using the opponent's force to counterattack is really wonderful."
Master Li laughed triumphantly. He had no idea whether Xiao Jin was in the Northern Wasteland. He just pinched General Wei Zhen's sore spot. Anyway, even if he didn't see Xiao Jin, he could still say that he had escaped and no one would blame him. "We just need to sit back and watch the show."
"What the Second Master said is,"
In the training ground of Tiankui City, Xiao Jin stood on the high platform and watched Jiang Yun and the others train.
"Your Majesty, Lin Kun is here."
Xiao Jin nodded, walked towards the platform, and came to the rest hut. Lin Kun was already waiting in the hut.
"Your Majesty."
Seeing that his face was red from the cold and his ears were swollen, Xiao Jin motioned for him to warm up by the stove.
Lin Kun rode his horse all the way here. Even though his head and face were wrapped in cotton cloth, the biting cold wind still made him cold all over.
Only after Jiang Yang gave him a bowl of ginger soup did he recover.
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Chu and the Kingdom of the South might really start a war."
After they deliberately created some minor conflicts on the border of the Southern Kingdom, the waste Xiao Jue was scared away. But what he didn't know was that his running away deepened the Southern Kingdom's speculation about the purpose of the Chu Kingdom's peace talks. So during this period, the frictions on the border between the two countries became more and more frequent. The two countries had long-standing grievances and the possibility of fighting was very high. Even if the monarchs of the two countries were unwilling to fight again, at this time, whichever side was weaker would lose.
"Your Majesty, if a fight really breaks out, it will be a great opportunity for you."
As a general who has witnessed the cruelty of war, Xiao Jin does not like war, but if the two countries really go to war, he will not miss the opportunity to fight back.
At night, when Su Ying came back from the residential area, she saw Xiao Jin writing something at the table.
She didn't move closer to take a look, but just lay down on the bed.
Xiao Jin looked up at her and asked, "What did you do to make you so tired?"
Su Ying turned over and frowned, "Nothing." It's just that with so many people, it is indeed more troublesome to manage. Fortunately, those tribes are still managed by patriarchs, otherwise it would be even more chaotic.
What is this? Because there are many people in the family, we need to live in a big house. That house must be sheltered from the wind because it is cold...
These little details gave her a headache.
After Xiao Jin finished writing, he put down the pen and waited until the ink dried before folding the paper and putting it in the envelope.
Su Ying saw this and asked, "Is there any news from the State of Chu?"
Xiao Jin put the letter away and said, "Well, if the two countries go to war, it will be an opportunity for me." He didn't like war, he was just stating a fact.
Su Ying understood clearly, "A chance to fight back to Chu?"
Xiao Jin nodded.
"You still have a lot of power left in the State of Chu? Then why were you so miserable when you were exiled?" Su Ying didn't notice that she had let the cat out of the bag.
Seeing that she asked as if it was natural, Xiao Jin said calmly, "Why am I so miserable? Don't you know better than me?"
Su Ying paused before realizing that she had said the wrong thing. "I have a bad memory, I forgot."
Xiao Jin knew that she would not tell the truth, so he did not hold on to it. "I have been mostly in my fiefdom these years, and I do not have much influence in the capital." This is why after he was framed, none of the powerful civil officials stood up to plead for him. Most of his influence lies with the military generals, and his confidants are almost all on the side of Jincheng.
At first, some people followed the exile team to protect him and his children, but most of them were intercepted. At that time, his legs were seriously injured. If she had not arrived, he might have died on the road.
"Kill them back and don't let go of anyone who persecuted you." Su Ying said.
"You think I should go back too?"
Su Ying sat up from the bed, her eyes were particularly determined, "Even if I die, I will drag those people to hell!"
Xiao Jin's dark eyes darkened, "Okay."
Su Ying knew that when Xiao Jin was really about to set off, he would be fully prepared. She just had to trust him and continue to provide certain assistance when necessary.
"Don't worry, if you die, I will bring the children to clean the grass on your grave every year."
Xiao Jin: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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