"Be serious?" After hearing the other party say this, Situ Yutang suddenly felt a glimmer of hope in his heart, and his face turned back. Taking Longdong, Tianshui would have no worries. If he could work with the third brother, he would be able to retake Heshuo.

"If you take it seriously or not, Yutang, you still don't know?" Wufeng replied with a smile, "But your third brother still has to do a good job. I don't think he is willing to do this."

After a moment of silence, Situ Yutang also knew the difficulty. Now his brothers are all respectful. Moreover, they think these troops have become the bargaining weight for their throne, so how can they be easily used? And Situ Yutang, the city guard army led by Yusufu, was definitely instructed by a certain brother, so he dared to act so boldly, otherwise he would not dare to disobey his father's orders head-on.

"In this regard, I will find a way to convince the third brother that the safety of the empire is all about him. Even if they want to fight for that position, they should wait until the unrest and exterminate the enemy." Situ Yutang lowered his head and whispered, "They will only make a waste of money from the Taiping Cult and the tigers and wolves around the empire. Can't they see the situation clearly?"

"Haha, Yutang, I think your highness may be too obsessed with certain aspects. If you keep stalemate and watch each other, you will be afraid that it will really cause a disaster." Wufeng also stood up and walked slowly while standing there with his hands behind his back.

"Hmph, they are vigilant and are all looking at the position of the Nine Five Great Treasures. I think they will eventually suffer the consequences. But in this way, the empire will fall into the abyss." Situ Yutang, who has always endured himself, also rarely commented on his brothers in front of Wufeng. "We cannot let this situation continue, so we must find a way to retake Heshuo, which is related to the life and death of the empire!"

"Yutang said it was right." Wufeng nodded with a smile, "I hope Yutang can convince the third highman that the Northwest Army is willing to follow Jiwei."

The autumn wind was rustling, and the eyes were depressed. There were suddenly fewer pedestrians on the streets that were so prosperous in the past. All the visitors were in a hurry. Many shops were half-closing their doors, and some even closed the doors, and put on signs for sale and transfer. He Zhiqiu sat in the sedan chair with expressionless face, looking at all in front of him coldly. Could it be that the cold winter of the empire has finally arrived?

Recalling the scene when he met His Majesty just now, He Zhiqiu felt even more uncomfortable. His Majesty, who was in a daze, was as thin as skinny as his bones. He needed a rest for every few words. The continuous blows had already made His Majesty's nerves a little numb. Even reporting on Lin Guoxiong and Lang Yongquan's request to be crowned king failed to attract His Majesty's attention. At the moment, this mess seemed to have even lost confidence. All matters were entrusted to him and His Highness Nine, as if he and His Highness Nine could turn the tide. But in this situation, could His Highness Nine really support this crisis?

Looking out of the sedan window with a daze, a gust of autumn wind passed through the thick sedan curtain. He Zhiqiu couldn't help but shiver. The guy Yusufu was so surprised that He Zhiqiu was not sure who Yusufu dared to do this for, but he was afraid that His Majesty the Emperor knew as much as he did. This was another guy who wanted to fight for the throne that dared to do such a despicable thing. The current situation was afraid that even His Majesty the Emperor would not dare to easily set a throne. If it was not done well, it would stir up a storm and split the huge empire. The plan he had made for His Majesty the Emperor seemed to have failed. Unexpectedly, the princes could join forces with the Taiping Sect for their own interests. This was indeed a bit beyond their expectations, and failure was reasonable.

"Sir, Your Highness Ninth Prince's Mansion is here." The guard's words interrupted the Secretary of Military Affairs' contemplation, "Well, I understand."

Through the courtyard, an elegant study room was presented to you, "Your Highness, Lord He has arrived."

As soon as the guard finished speaking, a handsome man with golden crown and hair tied with hair was already greeted, and a tall girl was following him. When he looked closely, He Zhiqiu was stunned for a moment, but he bowed respectfully and said, "I have seen Your Highness Ninth and Your Highness Thirteenth Princess."

The tall woman is naturally Situ Yushuang, the Thirteenth Princess of the Empire who was born with Situ Lang's mother. She followed her brother without saying a word when she saw He Zhiqiu's arrival. When He Zhiqiu saw that the woman in front of her had been much thinner than the previous few months, she was obviously worried about the crisis in front of the empire.

"Come in and sit down, Mr. He, I invited the Thirteenth Sister. The current situation is already like this. One person has more heart. Besides, the Thirteenth Sister is also a famous talented woman in our royal family. I guess Mr. He wouldn't mind?" Although Situ Lang had been carefully decorated, it was still difficult to hide the deep worries behind his eyebrows.

"Your Highness is so serious. Since Your Majesty has entrusted the major matters to Your Highness, everything will be subject to Your Highness's opinions. The Thirteenth Princess is quick-witted and famous, and is also the best candidate to assist Your Highness in planning." He Zhiqiu naturally knew the blood relationship between the two. The Thirteenth Princess's wisdom is well known to the court. At this time, Your Majesty's body is like a candle in the wind, and can be destroyed at any time. She has vaguely set her throne on the handsome man in front of her. Of course, she can only assist her with her heart and strength and do her duty as a minister.

"Mr. He is too proud. Yushuang is just an ordinary woman. How can he bear such praise from Master He? It's just that the country is in a critical state and his father is in poor health. All the civil and military officials in the court are helpless in the face of the rampant bandits. Although Yushuang is a daughter, she is unwilling to become a slave to the destruction of the country. Since Brother Jiu is supervising the national affairs, Yushuang naturally has to share the worries for Brother Jiu." Situ Yushuang's tone was very indifferent, but the worries in her heart could not be hidden from the mature He Zhiqiu.

"Okay, Mr. He and Thirteenth Sister should not be humble. The situation is at stake. The thief army has reached the eastern border of Jin, while the eldest brother and the third brother are both deaf and dumb. The seventh brother is pretending to be sick in Jiangnan, but he is firmly holding the Seventh Legion. There is only one imperial guard army in the imperial capital city. Mr. He, what do we do now?" Situ Lang was not an impatient person, but the bad news coming from every day really hurt him. The three brothers are all stopping and watching. Do you really have to defend this imperial capital city and wait for the Taiping Army to attack?

Seeing that although the other party was quite indignant about the behavior of his brothers, He Zhiqiu felt something was wrong and his heart was tightened. Is there anything strange about it? His Majesty the Emperor hated You Sufu who was against the order. However, considering that he was afraid of forcing the opponent to investigate and investigate it at this time, and there was no better way to solve this problem. Thinking of this, He Zhiqiu felt even colder. It seemed that the dispute over the throne was enough to make people abandon anything, and even the relationship between father and son could be left behind.

"Your Highness don't have to worry too much. According to the old minister, although the Taiping Rebellion Army took over the Heshuo area, it was already at the end of its strength. The tug-of-war in Hejian caused them to lose a lot of money. Moreover, the Heshuo area has always been the heart of the empire. The Taiping Cult has not had a solid foundation in this area. If you want to gain a foothold in this area, you are afraid that they will still need to spend some time and energy. The imperial capital should still be an unattainable luxury for them. They have no strength to consider the imperial capital at present." He Zhiqiu calmed down, threw the random thoughts in his mind aside, and analyzed the current situation step by step.

"In He Lao's opinion, could we just wait here and do nothing?" Situ Lang asked anxiously. Sitting and waiting like this, I am afraid that both the courtiers and the people of the empire will lose confidence in his nobles, the governors. The father might change his attention and let his chances of having great hope fail, which he could not accept anyway.

"Your Highness, there are only 100,000 troops of the Imperial Guards in the Imperial Capital City, and the Taiping Army gathered in the Heshuo area has reached 200,000. And they have just won a great victory and are in a strong morale. Now it is not the time to face them head-on. It is better to rely on the strong city of the Imperial Capital and wait for work with the unparalleled fortifications in the Imperial Capital, which is enough to make the Taiping Army who want to attack the Imperial Capital suffer a great pain. The old minister is worried that the Taiping Army will not easily attack the Imperial Capital." Although He Zhiqiu noticed the other party's thoughts, it is indeed not the time to act based on personal feelings at this moment, and he had to patiently persuade the other party.

"But Lord He, if he blindly retreats and indulges in the rioters, I am afraid that they will gain a foothold in the Heshuo area. We will pay a greater price to recover the lost land. Have you ever thought of this?" Situ Yushuang's words were not emotional at all, and they were as cold as if squeezed out of the gap in the iceberg.

"But, according to His Highness the Princess, how should we deal with it now? Should we really let the Imperial Guards fight?" He Zhiqiu knew that the other party must have a remark. He didn't want to argue with the other party more and asked indifferently.

"Of course, it is impossible for the Imperial Guards to fight, but aren't there three large governors in the empire? Didn't Lin Guoxiong and Lang Yongquan write letters to ask their father to give them kings? You have to take out something to prove their loyalty to the empire to the empire. Isn't the reward for this throne so good? Of course, you have to set an example, Lord He, don't you?" Situ Yushuang said this question casually and said lightly.

He was hesitant and asked himself and the two of them. Situ Lang pondered: "I really want to make them kings? I'm afraid that this is not custom-made by the ancestors, but I'm afraid that my father will find it difficult to agree."

"Customization of the Ancestral Code? Now even the Empire is at a critical moment of survival, who will pay attention to the customization of the Ancestral Code? As long as the empire can be solved, let alone the two kings are enthroned, so what if you have been enthroned ten kings?" Situ Yushuang retorted coldly.
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