Stunning beauty

Royal Palace.

Shou'an Palace.

Shang Huang looked at the secret letter from Mobei, and his expression became very ugly.

These barbarians are really wicked.

"Your Majesty, King Zhongwu seeks an audience!"

At this moment, a young eunuch walked quickly into the hall and saluted respectfully.

"Let him in."

Shang Huang came back to his senses and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The little eunuch took the order, turned and left.

It didn't take long.

King Zhongwu walked into the main hall, half kneeled and saluted, "See Your Majesty."

"stand up."

Shang Huang looked at the person coming, and said in a concentrated voice, "Have you received the news?"

"Ah."

King Zhongwu got up and said solemnly, "All the eight tribes in Mobei are hoarding food and grass, and they should be preparing to send troops to the south."

"This year in Mobei, many cattle and sheep froze to death. I have been worried about this for a long time. I didn't expect that they would make a decision so quickly."

Emperor Shang said with a gloomy face, "Based on your troops stationed in the north, can you stop the invasion of Ruomobei's eight tribes?"

"Can't stop it."

King Zhongwu said truthfully, "Although the [-] Zhenbei Army in the hands of the minister is brave and good at fighting, but this time, once the Mobei Eighth Division raises troops, it will definitely come fiercely. It is difficult to stop it with the Zhenbei Army alone."

Hearing this, Emperor Shang's expression became more gloomy, and he said, "How many more troops do you need?"

"At the very least, another King Wu and his garrison should be sent north."

King Zhongwu said seriously, "The 14 elite should be able to stop the cavalry of the eight tribes of Mobei."

Emperor Shang's eyes narrowed slightly, he nodded, and said, "It's not a problem to send another King Wu to go north, but what I'm worried about is that it shouldn't be that simple to send the eight tribes of Mobei to the south this time."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" King Zhongwu frowned.

"West."

The Emperor Shang said in a deep voice, "I am most worried about the west."

"Tianyu Palace?"

King Zhongwu had heard it, and his expression became condensed, and he said, "It is indeed possible that the Tianyu Palace spies on the Central Plains, and it is not a day or two. Too busy."

Having said that, King Zhongwu paused, as if he had thought of something, and continued, "If the situation of Dashang appears to be in danger, the Buddhist kingdom in the southwest and the Wu tribe in the southern border may not be safe, and it is very likely that they will take the opportunity to send troops Disturb my big business border."

"The cutting merchants of the world!"

Li Yuan.

After reading the secret report sent by his second brother, Li Ziye's eyes flickered a little.

"Going to war?"

On the side, Hong Zhu stepped forward, glanced briefly at the contents of the letter, and asked.

"Ah."

Li Ziye nodded and said, "Not only is there going to be a war, but I'm afraid it will be a big battle."

"Don't worry, the Great Merchants are so strong, the Mobei Babu may not even be able to break into the borders of the Great Merchants."

Red Candle said nonchalantly, "I heard that King Zhongwu's Zhenbei Army is guarding the northern border. In the past ten years, no Mobei people have taken half a step."

"That was before."

Li Ziye said in a condensed voice, "This is different from the past. In the past, there were endless wars between various tribes in Mobei, and there were countless tribes, large and small. Now, Mobei is divided into eight tribes, and the fighting has decreased. The entire Mobei can recuperate. Never before."

"Then they can't beat the big merchants."

Hong Zhu said confidently, "One Loyal Martial King is not enough, but a few Martial Kings will be enough."

"It's not that simple."

Li Ziye sighed softly, "The Heavenly Mandate Hall in the west has always been the big business's confidant, the Buddhist kingdom in the southwest also wants to spread their Buddha to the Central Plains, and the witch clan in the south is also unwilling to guard the size gap. The land wants to swallow a rich land of Dashang. Once the eight tribes of Mobei raise their troops and move the whole body, as long as Dashang shows half of its decline, all the waiting enemies will immediately send troops to take advantage of the fire to loot. The situation is very likely. Totally out of control."

After hearing the young master's explanation, Hong Zhu was also surprised, and asked worriedly, "Then what should I do?"

"There is no way."

Li Ziye said in a deep voice, "The Great Merchant must defeat the Eighth Division of Mobei as soon as possible, and win this war with a thunderbolt, so that everyone in the world can see that the Great Shang is still the invincible Great Shang and will not tolerate anyone Get your hands dirty."

just.

Will it be that easy?

A certain figure flashed through Li Ziye's thoughts, his face condensed.

That woman was the person he was most worried about.

Even the second elder brother gave her a very high evaluation of that woman who didn't play cards according to common sense. You must know that the second elder brother seldom praises others, and there are only a handful of people who can make the second elder brother agree.

At least, the second brother never really praised him once.

"The head of Confucianism."

Half a day later, the East Courtyard of Taixue Palace.

The four masters of the Confucian sect came together.

Chen Qiaoer took the letter from the court and handed it to the old man in front of her.

"Your Majesty, ask us to send a hundred disciples to go north with King Zhongwu to resist the Mobei Eight Clans who may go south at any time."

Chen Qiaoer looked at the head of Confucianism in front of her, and said with a heavy expression, "Should we agree?"

"reject."

Without any hesitation, Confucius replied, "Reply to tell Your Majesty, Confucianism, not to participate in this war."

The four Confucian sect masters were shocked when they heard the words.

"Confucian Chief, if we refuse, will His Majesty agree?"

Chen Qiaoer's face showed worry. Confucianism, after all, he was in a big merchant, and he openly violated the wishes of the Holy Majesty, which might cause the court's dissatisfaction.

"Just do what the old man said." Kong Qiu said calmly.

"Yes!"

Chen Qiaoer and the other three Confucian masters responded and left the small courtyard immediately.

"boom!"

The Imperial Palace, Shouxin Palace.

Seeing Confucianism's reply, Emperor Shang shattered the chessboard in front of him with one palm, showing murderous intent in his eyes.

The Confucian school is becoming more and more ignorant!

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, please see me."

At this time, a servant walked quickly to report.

"Let her in."

Emperor Shang came back to his senses, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said.

"Yes!"

The servant took the order, turned and left.

Soon.

A beautiful woman stepped forward, she looked about 30 years old, dressed in a fur robe, elegant and luxurious.

"What's wrong with your majesty, you are so angry?" Concubine Shu looked at her majesty in front of her and said softly.

"Concubine Shu."

Emperor Shang raised his head, looked at the biological mother of the third prince in front of him, and said indifferently, "What do you think, Confucianism is my big business?"

"Of course it's hard work."

Concubine Shu replied with a gentle expression, "The Taixue Palace of the Confucian School has trained many talents for my business, and it is the foundation of my business's prosperity to this day."

Emperor Shang had heard it, and said with a sneer, "Do you think the Confucian sect should obey the order of the Confucian leader, or I should obey the order."

Concubine Shu was startled when she heard the words, and immediately understood why His Majesty was so angry, she calmly suppressed the shock in her heart, and said softly, "Da Shang is His Majesty's Da Shang, a Confucian school. Abide by the rules of the Great Merchants, and the rules of the Great Merchants are His Majesty's will!"

"You, a woman, know the truth, but many people don't understand it."

Emperor Shang got up, looked at the north, and said coldly, "We are going to fight, let King Xuanwu prepare for it. After the spring, let's lead the troops to the north."

Concubine Shu heard it, she was shocked at first, and then her face showed joy.

His Majesty's intention is to let his elder brother regain the military power of the Qingyu Army!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Shu immediately knelt down and replied with a surprised face.