Several days later, in the capital.
Li Qin looked at the military intelligence sent by fast horses from the Northwest.
It is a military report about the decisive battle between Gansu Town and Hong Chengchou.
Li Qin read through the pages one by one, and nodded after seeing that Chen Deze was dead.
The rebellion in Gansu town lasted much longer than he had imagined.
Of course, this was mainly because Hong Chengchou wanted to preserve his military strength and prevent his army from suffering too many losses and being devoured by the surrounding wolves.
Therefore, the most conservative defensive strategy was adopted, which was to deplete the grain and fodder of Gansu Town.
The reason for forcing the other party to take the initiative to attack.
Fortunately, although it took much longer than expected, the situation has finally calmed down.
Next, we will march south to conquer Jiangnan.
Li Qin looked at the map beside him, at the chess pieces representing the governor.
Especially that pawn representing the Jiangnan court, it's time to remove him.
Let's set the date for two months from now. By then, the weather will be autumnal, which will be perfect for the army to head south to the Jiangnan region.
Otherwise, it's too hot to go to Jiangnan right now.
His army in the south is now almost unable to withstand the heat.
Li Qin estimated that the temperature in Jiangnan was at least in the thirties.
Fighting in this weather is pure torture.
You know, at this temperature, it's hot even wearing just a single layer of clothing.
Not to mention wearing armor weighing dozens of kilograms, with thick clothing underneath to separate the armor.
This is equivalent to wearing a cotton-padded coat outside in temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius.
Even if you don't fight, you're impressive if you can stand still for an hour.
After Li Qin set the basic timeframe for the operation.
He immediately handed the plan over to the staff in the military intelligence room and asked them to produce the southward plan that had been revised countless times.
Let them tidy up and refine the plan further.
At the same time, orders were given to the generals of the armies in various locations to prepare.
Li Qin stood in the hall, feeling the heat wave around him.
Even the surrounding ice blocks couldn't lower the temperature.
Moreover, the original owner's body also came from Liaodong outside the Great Wall.
After finishing these tasks, Li Qin got up to go check out the backyard.
This hot weather is making me feel irritable.
If all else fails, we can build another summer palace north of the capital.
If the weather gets hot again...
He then led his officials and others to the north to escape the summer heat.
When Li Qin arrived at the backyard, the first thing he saw was Li Ruwen and Li Ruwu, who were having class.
Let's see how well they've learned.
After Li Qin arrived at the place where the two were studying.
Upon seeing Li Qin appear, everyone in the room immediately bowed to him and said:
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Li Qin raised his hand expressionlessly, gesturing for them to stand up.
Then he walked to the side of the first row, took one out of the ice pots used for cooling, and used it to cool down.
Li Qin's gaze swept over them.
They discovered that about half of the people in the room were missing.
In the first row, there was only one person, Li Ruwen.
Li Ruwu's whereabouts have long been unknown.
Li Qin knew without a doubt that this guy had probably gone off to find a cool place to play again.
Li Qin had secretly arranged for the Imperial Guards to protect both of his children.
However, they would only be monitored and protected after leaving the backyard.
After all, he wouldn't feel comfortable letting the Imperial Guards freely enter his backyard.
His backyard was heavily guarded, and he had long employed eunuchs to serve him there.
He simply disguised them all as servants.
Li Qin walked up to Li Ruwen, looked at him who was covered in sweat, handed him the ice cubes, and asked:
"Ruwen, where did your younger brother go?"
Li Qin looked at Li Ruwen with a smile. In the report, Li Ruwen basically knew that Li Ruwu went out to play, and sometimes he even covered for him in front of Zhuang Xiaoyu.
As for him, he certainly knew where Li Ruwu had run off to.
He just wanted to see if Li Ruwen would tell the truth in front of him.
After Li Ruwen reached out her small hand to take the ice cube from Li Qin, she held it up and said to Li Qin:
"Father, I do not know where my second brother has gone."
Li Qin looked at Li Ruwen, who was holding the ice cubes he had given him, and answered him.
I know this kid is just fooling himself, just like he fooled Zhuang Xiaoyu.
However, he didn't expose him, but silently nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand."
Then Li Qin said to his entourage:
"Isn't Li Ruwu playing in the cool hall?"
"Go and bring Li Ruwu, along with his friends, back to class."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing Li Qin's order, his entourage immediately turned and left.
Li Ruwen, who was standing in front of Li Qin, suddenly looked at his father, Li Qin, with surprise.
Does Father know where Ruwu went?
So why did he ask me what I was doing?
Did I give the wrong answer?
Then an unknown fear welled up inside me, and I couldn't tell if it was from the heat, tension, or terror.
His forehead, which was already covered in sweat, broke out in even more sweat.
Li Qin looked at Li Ruwen, who was sweating profusely again, but didn't say anything.
There was no intention to punish him; instead, he handed him another ice cube and said:
"It's hot, take care to avoid the heat, calm down, think it over, and give me your answer tonight."
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