Chapter 8
"No wonder people say they are happy and prosperous. It turns out that it has so many copper ores."
"Although wealth is wealth, the country has created a despicable people's customs. Princes and nobles, including the kings, do not know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, but only know how to fight in secret."
Chu Beijie hit the nail on the head and pointed out the biggest drawback of Guile's political situation. Pingting couldn't help but sigh--
The Jing'an Mansion was originally important in the Guile Dynasty. Pingting grew up there since she was a child. She saw and heard no more than ordinary people. She knew all kinds of open and secret struggles in the court.
If the king hadn't been afraid of the King Jing'an's Mansion and secretly harmed him, how could the King Jing'an's Mansion, which had been famous for a hundred years, become a sea of fire overnight?
Today, when I heard this "enemy" calmly telling the fatal point of Guile Kingdom, how could Pingting not sigh, press the piano lightly, and ask again: "Is there no princes and ministers in Guile Kingdom who take into account the overall situation?"
"Yes, King Jing'an is an important minister of Guile. He has been in charge of military power for many years. In order to win the rebellion and clear the border troubles, Chu Beijieping and gentle smiles showed a hint of appreciation, "But Prince Jing'an's mansion also violated the taboo of Guile's new king because of its excessive military power, and was wiped out overnight."
"Ah?!" A surprised voice came from the curtain, "Didn't the young master say that the people in Prince Jing'an's mansion are good people? Then King Guile is too confused."
Chu Beijie sat upright, showing his ambition to look down at the world, and said with a slight smile: "To Guile's loyal Prince Jing'an Mansion is a big concern for me. Now that the Prince Jing'an Mansion has gone, Guile has no more powerful generals. My King Donglin is wise and wise, and it is easy to conquer Guile."
Pingting was secretly annoyed, but her tone was extremely happy, "If that's true, then our Donglin will be even stronger. But... did not even escape from the people in Prince Jing'an's Mansion?"
"The people in the Jing'an Palace are very cunning, especially their little prince He Xia. I heard that they had already received news before King Guile drove them out of their way, and finally they fled from Guile Capital. He Su gave the king's order to hunt them down. It's a pity, it's a pity." His last two "sad" were, of course, a pity that Prince Jing'an Palace was not eradicated by He Su.
Pingting finally knew that the young master and the others had not been caught by the king for the time being, and she felt a little relieved.
The young master and the others should be hiding in a safe place to secretly explore the changes in the current situation? I am afraid there is no clue to them when I go to them at this time. Why not stay here and chat with Miss Hua first, and use the Donglin royal family to inquire about the news to benefit the future?
When Pingting thought of this, she picked her index finger lightly.
Chu Beijie sat outside the curtain and suddenly heard the sound of a melodious piano, melodious and flowing out of the curtain like flowing water. Compared to the song just now, his passion and ambition remained unabashed, adding a little charm to the daughter's house in the boudoir.
Before I could be amazed, a low and moving clear sound gradually arose with the sound of the piano.
"Therefore, heroes appear in troubled times; the4th heroes only have beautiful women. What will happen if they are chaotic, what will happen if they are chaotic..."
His voice is gentle and round, just like the sound of nature.
Chu Beijie was disturbed by the unexpected singing and his mind trembled slightly.
He was only twenty years old, but he learned all kinds of scriptures and military techniques since elementary school. He knew people well. He was used to seeing all kinds of beauties in the palace. At first, he felt gorgeous and charming. After seeing many, he gradually became disgusted with those belles. From then on, he ignored those vulgar fans and made a wish to find a truly and truly beautiful woman.
The person in the curtain has an unparalleled piano skill. He speaks well and even has a very moving voice. Although he has never met, the portraits presented by his subordinates are beautiful and charming. It seems that she is the one who can accompany him for life.
Every word sung is like a jade bead falling from the plate, hitting the listener's heart, and the sound is melodious and lingering. Then, "How is it chaos" is sang several times, and the sound of the piano suddenly turns from the high point and gradually becomes silent.
Chu Beijie closed his eyes and admired it for a long time before he came back to his senses and praised: "This 'helpful chaos' was originally a kind of helplessness and sadness of a beautiful woman, but from the mouth of the lady, it was more open-minded and less helplessness and sadness."
"Young Master is too much." Pingting replied in a low voice, but her face was filled with fatigue. Playing the piano and singing was a very exhausting thing for her, but in order to maintain the interest of Dong Dingnan, she had to barely do it.
"Young Master, I have heard of He Xia, the little prince of the Jing'an Prince. Everyone says he is the number one strong general in Guile, right?"
"good."
"Who is our famous Zhenbei King in Donglin compared with him, who is better?"
When the beauty mentioned her, Chu Beijie curled a faint smile on his lips and said calmly: "Where are you watching Miss Yi?"
"How could I know that I'm at home all year round? However, I heard from the distant relatives of my servants at home that He Xia had fought against King Zhenbei at the Guile border."
"Um."
"Who won this battle?" Pingting naturally knew that the winner was her young master. But she always felt that there was something strange about the victory of this battle. With the strength of the King of Zhenbei at that time, even if she won a small victory with a trick, she should not immediately admit defeat and retreat.
After returning to Donglin Capital, King Chu Beijie would be punished for his defeat? If King Donglin cut off Chu Beijie's military power, it would be like to eliminate a major problem for Guile.
"He Xia won." Chu Beijie said as if nothing had happened.
"So, did the King of Zhenbei lose?"
"No, the King of Zhenbei won too."
"oh?"
Chu Beijie exuded a smile with a unique meaning, "He Xia won a small victory, Zhenbei Wang won a big victory."
Others don’t understand why this is said, but Pingting was deeply shocked.
She knew very well about this frontier battle. The border was invaded for two years. At the beginning, King Guile insisted not to send the young master to the battle. When Guile's army was about to be defeated, he hurriedly issued a transfer order, ordering the young master to defend the border city.
Injuries, food shortage, heat, and the strict army of Donglin all threatened the morale and strength of Guile's army.
Why win? She has many assumptions on this question, and Dong Dingnan's answer correctly determined the hypothesis that she least wanted to come true.
King Zhenbei intentionally retreated in order to stimulate King Guile and make King Guile make his mind to deal with Prince Jing'an's Mansion. In this way, the loss of Prince Jing'an's Mansion will sooner or later fall into Donglin's control.
"Why don't you say anything, Miss?" A low question came from outside the curtain.
Pingting was bored for a moment before sighing: "The constant struggles in the world are really annoying."
Chu Beijie heard that the beauty was depressed and did not understand the reason. "The state affairs were troubled, and the lady should not be upset about these things. It would be better to say something elegant."
"Okay. Talking about the romantic, flowers and plants is serious."
Pingting did not want to arouse the other party's suspicion, so she changed the subject according to his intentions. She was worried that too much knowledge would reveal her foundation, and did not take the initiative to speak out. She always asked Chu Beijie for the customs and favors of various places in a curious tone.
Chu Beijie had an excellent opportunity to show himself, but he was not frivolous at all. He talked about customs from all directions, but he was in the blood of the royal family and never forgot how to expand his territory. Often after talking about customs, he would turn to the terrain here for a while, and then talked about what means should be used if he attacked and fought - why he attacked in a strong way, why he attacked secretly, how to soothe people's hearts after attack, whether it was better to dominate iron fist or to dominate Huairou... all of them were well-informed.
Hearing that there was no movement in the curtain for a long time, Chu Beijie laughed and said, "I'm talking boring, and I'm talking about leading troops to fight again."
Pingting was impressed by the sound of hearing it in the curtain, guessing that this must be a powerful general in the enemy country. She immediately became shocked and wondered: Could this person be the King of Zhenbei?
No, how could such a coincidence happen? Pingting quickly shook her head and threw away the guess, and whispered to the outside of the curtain: "Young Master Gao Jian, I am a mere woman, I don't understand these things."
The two of them talked through the curtains and even chatted for the whole afternoon.
When it was getting dark, the door was suddenly knocked lightly twice. The young man who served the piano last time walked in silently, bowed his head and said a few words in Chu Beijie's ear.
Pingting saw it and couldn't help but secretly speculate that they might be talking about the news in the army, and maybe there would be news from the young master and Prince Jing'an's mansion. She couldn't help but feel anxious. It's a pity that they were too far away, and they both whispered again, unable to hear anything.
After listening to the report from his subordinates, Chu Beijie raised his lips slightly, sat upright and bowed to the curtains, and said warmly: "I heard the beautiful songs today and had a chat with the lady. It really made Dingnan happy both physically and mentally. I dare not disturb the lady anymore, Dingnan said goodbye. I came to the door to ask for a meeting in two days."
He was anxious to say goodbye at this time, and Pingting felt that the matter was related to the young master. She changed her tone and said coldly: "I'm afraid that another lady is coming to visit Mr. Dong."
Her tone was completely different from the moment, and Chu Beijie couldn't help but be shocked. He felt that "Miss Hua" was too rude and lost most of her favor. Just as he was about to answer, Pingting suddenly burst into laughter in the curtain and said naively: "I know that the one who can attract Mr. Dong is not a beauty, but only soldier and war are what the master likes. With these interesting things, I naturally can't keep Mr. Gong here."
Her soft laughter flowed out like a spring in the curtain. Chu Beijie felt his fingertips tremble slightly, and there was a smile in his eyes. He said unconsciously: "Miss just mentioned that Guile Xiao Jing'an may be seen within the day."
These words exploded above Pingting's head like thunder. Her hand shook slightly and almost swept down the teacup beside her - Could it be that the whereabouts of the young master have been controlled by the enemy of Donglin? Or maybe the young master has been arrested and is being escorted to the capital of Donglin?
Pingting was about to ask again, but Chu Beijie stood up and bowed and asked, "I really can't stay for a long time, so I'll say goodbye."
Pingting barely suppressed the panic in her voice and called out, "Please stay, please stay."
Chapter completed!