Chapter 1704 Military
Xue Ling whispered, "What's wrong? Aren't you going back to rest?"
Chu Xin said: "Just now——"
"What?"
"Who was talking just now?"
"Yes, it's the person serving that lady."
"No, I mean the one who answered him."
"That man, he's Li Lai. Like me, he was captured by the Sand Bandits, and later rescued by Ye—by the people under that lady."
"He...what kind of person is he?"
"ah?"
Xue Ling thought for a moment and said, "He's just an ordinary person, nothing special."
At this point, Xue Ling looked at her, his eyes flickering as he asked, "What's wrong? Do you have any thoughts about him?"
“…”
Chu Xin didn't say anything, but frowned slightly, as if a little light appeared in front of his dark eyes, or as if a twinkling firefly in the dark night, making people look at it intently, but unable to catch it.
She thought for a moment and said, "Why does that person's voice sound a little strange?"
Xue Ling said, "Oh, because a few days ago, there was a fire in the kitchen here. When he went to put out the fire, the smoke burned his throat, so the sound was like this."
"oh……?"
Chu Xin raised his eyebrows slightly.
Xue Ling looked at her for a while, then said, "If you're fine, you'd better go back quickly. It's freezing outside, and it's so cold. It would be bad if you catch a cold."
Chu Xin was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
With one hand holding a bamboo pole and lighting it on the ground, and with the other hand holding Xue Ling's hand, the two of them slowly returned to their room together.
On the other side, Li Lai followed Xiao Shunzi to the emperor's study. Halfway there, Nan Yan stopped and did not follow them. She only told Xiao Shunzi: "Serve the emperor well. If you need anything, come back to me immediately."
Xiao Shunzi agreed and continued walking forward with Li Lai.
After a while, they arrived at the emperor's study.
When Li Lai walked in, he already felt that the atmosphere here was different from the last time he came. Just by walking to the door, he felt a heavy sense of oppression in the air. He took a deep breath and walked in.
In front of him was Zhu Feng sitting behind the desk.
One hand was resting on the edge of the table, on which was spread a map of the area near Shazhouwei. However, the terrain of the Hot Moon Bay was still blank, with only one place being the entrance marked with cinnabar, the emperor's imperial pen.
It was exactly the place marked on the road view map that Li Lai had drawn for him before.
Li Lai just took a quick look.
He immediately knelt on the ground and said: "This commoner pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
After kneeling down, he tilted his head slightly. There were several pairs of feet beside him, belonging to Yang Dai and several other deputy generals.
Li Lai had lived in the Duwei Mansion for these days, and of course he had seen them. However, when he saw them in the past, they were either wearing official clothes or ordinary home clothes. But when he saw them today, they were all wearing armor and holding swords at their waists.
Li Lai's breathing became tense.
"Li Lai!"
Suddenly, Zhu Feng spoke. His deep and powerful voice shook Li Lai's entire body. He quickly lowered his head and asked, "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your voice has recovered."
"Yes, thanks to the care of the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine, the doctors in the palace came to treat me. Now, I am much better."
"You just came in, and I noticed that your legs and feet are much more flexible."
"yes."
Li Lai lowered his head and said, "I have been recovering from my injuries these days."
"Oh, how much has it recovered?"
"He's almost fully recovered," Li said, adding, "Even if I have to travel far, I can still do it."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "You sound like you know why I called you here, and you're showing your loyalty to me."
Li Lai lowered his head even lower.
He whispered, "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor. Everything in this world, including the bodies of ordinary people, belongs to Your Majesty."
“…”
"As common people, we should also be loyal to the emperor."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "Okay, well said."
“…”
"Then I'll ask you to demonstrate your loyalty. You said before that you could lead the way with the map you drew. Today, I'm going to send troops to Thermidor. I need someone to lead a team to attack them and disrupt the interior of Thermidor. Then, we can ambush them outside and wait for them to emerge, and then we can capture them all in one fell swoop."
“…”
When he said these words, several generals waiting on the side, especially Yang Dai, suddenly opened their eyes wide.
He looked at the emperor in some surprise.
Although the fact that they were going to send troops was not a secret in the Duwei Mansion, how to send troops and how to use them were still considered confidential matters.
especially……
Yang Dai looked at Li Lai with a complicated expression.
These days, in addition to training soldiers in the army and mobilizing their combat power, he also had one thing to do, which was to urge several of his men to copy the disassembled and burned crossbow found in the ashes in the kitchen.
Although the emperor and the imperial concubine did not say much, he knew it clearly in his heart.
The crossbow that injured Lord Ye was thrown into the kitchen and burned. It was obvious that the person was in the commander's mansion and was hiding.
There are not many people who can be suspected.
But when His Majesty the Emperor was making military arrangements, he called him over directly and told him some details.
this--
Yang Dai gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Zhu Feng continued, "But in this case, the road is very important."
“…”
"This group of people needs a guide, someone to lead the way."
When Li Lai heard this, he immediately raised his head.
His eyes lit up and he said, "Common people—"
Zhu Feng also looked at him. Compared with Li Lai's bright eyes, his eyes seemed deep and dark. It was even difficult to see the emotion in them. He just narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Li Lai.
"Can you?"
Li Lai quickly knelt up straight and said, "I can do it. I can do it."
“…”
Yang Dai on the side seemed to want to say something and took a step forward, but looking at Zhu Feng's gloomy face, she also knew that the emperor was shrewd in war and none of their generals could match him.
There was no room for them to speak.
So, after thinking about it, he retreated in silence.
Zhu Feng looked at Li Lai for a while.
Suddenly he said, "Someone come here."
At this moment, a tall figure walked in from outside the door and bowed to Zhu Feng, "Your Majesty."
Everyone looked up and saw Ying Shao, the commander of the imperial guards.
Zhu Feng asked, "Have you organized all your troops?"
Ying Shao said: "We have already arranged everything. We are just waiting for the emperor's order and can set off at any time."
This time, Yang Dai had no choice but to speak out——
"emperor!"
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