Chapter 163 The Duplicity of the Northern King
The Prince of Zhenbei takes a serious attitude towards war. Even if he is concerned about the Princess of Zhenbei, any personal matters must be put aside when it comes to major tactical and strategic matters. After all, the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are at stake.
Today, his ears were about to be callused by those old bastards, and his patience was running out. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with them anymore.
Because no matter what they said, he would not agree to send out spies.
He said, "Send the letter in."
When General Qi heard this, he knew what the Prince of Zhenbei was planning. He simply didn't want to stay any longer and wanted to use the family letter as an excuse to get away.
He and the other generals looked at each other helplessly. It was really that the temper of the King of Zhenbei was like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard.
They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts and planned to discuss tactics and strategies again.
The soldier entered the tent and noticed that the atmosphere inside was not right. He walked forward with bated breath and respectfully handed a letter from home to the King of Zhenbei.
King Zhenbei released his hand from the long sword, reached out to take the letter from home, tore open the seal, and pulled out a page of letter paper.
He saw that it was a letter written by Gu Zongci and glanced at it hastily.
Suddenly, his sight stopped.
He read it from beginning to end twice, his cold face tense.
When General Qi saw this, he knew that the discussion could not continue today.
King Zhenbei put on a cold face, as if something serious was written in the letter. How could they dare to keep anyone and persuade him to send out spies?
Sure enough, they saw King Zhenbei stuffing the letter into his chest and preparing to slip away.
"Where were you talking about just now?" asked the King of Zhenbei.
General Qi replied subconsciously: "Please send out spies to investigate the enemy situation."
As soon as he finished speaking, General Qi realized that the King of Zhenbei did not leave, but asked about the previous tactical plan.
Could it be...
General Qi's heart stirred, and he offered a probing question: "Your Highness, since you arrived to support the northern border, our morale has soared. As if assisted by God, we've been driving the enemy back step by step. In my opinion, they must be retreating to protect themselves, awaiting reinforcements. They're deliberately creating the appearance of an ambush, waiting for us to enter, to discourage us from pursuing their victory."
The King of Zhenbei said without hesitation: "General Qi is right. I think your proposal has merits, but we need to rearrange our troops."
Although his guess was confirmed, General Qi still looked at the King of Zhenbei in disbelief, suspecting that he was old and hard of hearing and must have heard it wrong.
He blurted out, "Your Majesty, didn't you deny it before? You didn't want to let your spies sacrifice themselves?"
"I will go in person." The King of Zhenbei glared at General Qi and said two words: "No?"
General Qi: "..."
"The northern border is short of food and grass. The war cannot be dragged on. We need a quick victory." King Zhenbei pressed his broad palm against his chest and said in a deep voice, "I will personally investigate the enemy situation."
General Qi looked solemnly at the King of Zhenbei standing in front of the sand table and giving orders, and an inexplicable idea arose in his mind.
He was not going there to spy on the enemy. He clearly wanted to lead an elite force to attack the enemy's lair and annihilate all the enemy troops.
Thinking of this, General Qi became more and more curious about what was written in the family letter, which made the King of Zhenbei, who had never wavered after making up his mind about the war, suddenly change his mind.
Even go to spy on the enemy personally!
He glanced obscurely at the chest of the Zhenbei King, and saw that the Zhenbei King pressed his chest like a treasure, as if he wanted to hide the letter deeper.
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Duke's Mansion, Lanxue Garden.
Shen Qingtan sat in front of a bronze mirror and put on her makeup, while Liu Yue stood behind her and put on a golden hairpin for her.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the window. Shen Qingtan looked out the window and saw Tingxue running towards him with excitement on her face.
Seeing this, Liu Yue said helplessly: "This girl is always impatient."
"Second Madam." Tingxue's voice came in before she even entered the house. Then she stepped into the house and walked towards the inner room: "Second Madam, I have heard great news."
"Oh?" Shen Qingtan finished drawing her eyebrows with black ink, looked at her sparkling eyes in the yellow bronze mirror, and asked cooperatively, "What's the good news?"
"I heard that the storytellers in the teahouse and theater were still making up stories about your elopement, and even mentioned that you were the second owner of the Qin's Trading Company. In the end, they were disrupted by the audience and fled in disgrace."
Ting Xue said with great joy, "They smashed up a few storytellers' places, which scared the others away. No one dared to criticize you anymore."
Shen Qingtan smiled and said, "It is indeed good news."
Many people will believe what they hear and spread rumors, but they still have kindness in their hearts. After realizing that she has been wronged, they will inevitably feel guilty.
Once you feel guilty, your conscience will be condemned and you will want to make up for the mistakes you have made, so you are willing to stand up for her.
After all, there are dark and villainous people in this world, but there is also no shortage of upright and kind people.
Tingxue said angrily, "This matter must have been spread by the Cheng'en Marquisate. Otherwise, who would have revealed that you are the second owner of the Qin's Trading Company?"
Shen Qingtan put down the snail-shaped daisy in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Grasshoppers in autumn always have to jump again."
Tingxue pouted, "They are cruel and have committed countless crimes. It would be best to bring them to justice as soon as possible, so that they won't always cause trouble for you."
Shen Qingtan paused holding the small mirror. Now that she had left the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, she no longer had to worry when dealing with them.
She thought of her parents who were far away in Liangzhou and the northern border, and only wanted to deal with the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion as soon as possible.
At this time, Chunjiao came in carrying a food box: "Second Madam, these are some snacks you asked the kitchen to make."
"Let Tingxue carry the lunch box." Shen Qingtan stroked her hair and said with a smile, "Let's go visit Fourth Aunt."
Chunjiao handed the lunch box to Tingxue and left silently.
The master and servant came out of the house and just as they stepped out of the courtyard, they were stopped by Shen Mingzhu, who had been waiting for a long time: "Second sister-in-law, mother sent me to deliver a message to you."
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