Li Yi gradually woke up. He could not remember how he fell asleep or how he returned to his room. She only remembered seeing an extremely beautiful man following the sound of the zither. After taking a sip of the fruit wine he gave her, her mind went blank. With his ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, he was actually knocked down by a cup of low-concentration fruit wine. Was there a need to think about it? There must be something wrong with that cup of fruit wine. Men always said that beautiful women couldn't be trusted, but it turned out that women shouldn't trust beautiful men either!
She hurriedly checked her clothes. There were no traces of movement, and she felt that her body was not uncomfortable. It seemed that he had not done anything irreparable to her. He was really a pig! She didn't even know who he was or what his name was, yet she fell for his trap. Why did he deliberately set her up? What did he do when she was drunk? If she couldn't understand, she couldn't care less. If she didn't take revenge, she wouldn't be a gentleman. If she didn't vent her anger, she wouldn't be a woman. If he didn't experience the consequences of offending a woman, he wouldn't understand what it meant by " a poisonous scorpion's tail is the most poisonous needle in a woman's heart "! Why did these words sound so awkward? It should be to let him know that women were the animals that could not be offended in the world.
She got up angrily, washed up, and asked the two maids who the man was. The two maids shook their heads like rattles. She didn't believe that he could just disappear into thin air. If she couldn't get anything out of them, Sun Zhiyang would definitely know. If no one helped her find Sun Zhiyang, she would go herself. After getting rid of the maid's obstruction, she left the room. She didn't know where to look first, so she went to the small pavilion on the water based on her memory from last night.
The scenery was still the same, but the gauze and bead curtains on the gazebo had been removed. The man from last night was still sitting there. He had changed into a simple green robe. In front of him was no longer a zither or an incense burner, but a table of untouched food and wine.
He raised his head and saw Li Yi. He nodded and smiled. He elegantly picked up the wine jug and filled two cups.
Li Yi held back his anger and walked over expressionlessly. He did not give in and sat directly opposite him.
"Young Master's wine is really different! He could actually reach the realm of 'wine doesn't intoxicate people, but people get intoxicated by themselves'.”
He wasn't afraid at all. The corners of his mouth moved, which was considered a smile." Wine can't intoxicate people. It's people's hearts that intoxicate people. A drop of heart in the wine is drunk, and a thousand cups of heart outside the wine will not fall.”
Li Yi sneered," Then, is Young Master's heart in the wine or outside the wine? Since you already know how powerful this wine is, why did you invite me to drink with you?”
He placed the full cup in front of Li Yi as if nothing had happened. He said calmly,"It was my negligence not to tell you in advance, so I specially prepared this table today to express my apologies."”
Li Yi was so angry that smoke was rising from his seven orifices. What was this? If you drugged someone else's wine and the other party questioned you afterwards, you would say that you were sorry for not telling you beforehand. He was really thick-skinned. He said those words so naturally.
He looked at Li Yi and did not say anything else. He picked up the cup in front of him and drank it in one gulp. Then, he rolled up his sleeves and placed the cup upside down, not leaving a single drop behind to show his sincerity.
Li Yi's face was stern. Looking at his honest face, he could not bring himself to be angry. There was a desire slowly flowing in his eyes. Even if he wanted to set him up last night, he was not so anxious. He was not looking forward to drinking this glass of wine. For some reason, his gaze touched the softest part of her heart. It was not easy for a person who had no desires to have something to look forward to. She didn't have the heart to kill him. After all, he had only knocked her out yesterday and had not done any real harm to her. Out of curiosity, she wanted to drink the wine he gave her again and see what else he could do in broad daylight.
She looked straight into his eyes, picked up the wine glass, and took a small sip. She could not help but frown. The cup was not filled with wine, but clear water. This confused her. She didn't know what he wanted to do.
"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. I have specially prepared a pot of water to entertain my confidant.”
What did " friendship between gentlemen is as light as water " mean? Did he want to be her friend? What a weirdo. Was he deliberately testing her to see if she still had the courage to drink this glass of wine after what happened last night? After all these things, he was really special. She wondered if there were any benefits in making friends with him. It was better to do less things that did not benefit him. Who knew what he was up to? But was this "Ran Ran" his name? The strange thing was not a monk who cultivated with his hair down, right?
His eyes were bright as he looked at Li Yi. Every expression on her face was so vivid. Every little thought could not escape his eyes, but he clearly knew that she was scheming, but he did not hate her. Instead, he was a little cute. It was as if she was looking at the child who was up to no good. It would make the adults look forward to what she would do.
Li Yi thought about it randomly and knew that there was nothing wrong with the things in the wine pot today. She glanced at his calm face. She had been angry the moment she opened her eyes. She hadn't even drunk a glass of water or eaten anything. There was no need to be polite in front of someone who had wronged her. She raised her glass and drank it in one gulp, not feeling thirsty at all. He simply picked up the wine pot and gulped it down to his heart's content. He didn't even bother with the thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Li Yi, you're awake? Sun Zhiyang also said that you haven't recovered yet, so you can't be the vanguard general for the capture of Ping Jin. I knew it. How could you care about such a small injury? Before he could recover, he started drinking with Ran.”
Li Yi was shocked and quickly covered his mouth with his hand to prevent himself from spraying water. He stood up and looked behind him. Zhou Qing, dressed in a yellow brocade dragon robe, walked over cheerfully. Behind him was Sun Zhiyang, who was wearing a Knurled Young Master's T-shirt. When he saw Li Yi, he had the urge to kill him. His gaze seemed to want to tear her into pieces, but it would not satisfy his hatred.
She took a closer look at Zhou Qing's dragon robe. It was made of yellow fabric specially used by the royal family. On the chest was a flying dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Each claw had four toes. It seemed that Zhou Guang was indeed the Crown Prince Zhou Qing. The official robes of the Great Zhou were yellow, red, blue, green, and purple according to their positions. Yellow was the exclusive color of the royal family. The emperor's dragon robe was a five-toed flying dragon, the crown prince's dragon robe was a four-toed flying dragon, and the other kings 'dragon robes were three-toed flying dragons. After that, there would be the special dukes who would wear dragon robes. However, the cloth was red and the three-toed flying dragon was displayed. How could the grade and status be distinguished by the material, texture, and color of the official waist token? Even if Zhou Qing didn't wear a waist tag, his clothes were enough to prove that he was the crown prince.
Li Yi respectfully knelt down and bowed,"I, Li Yi, pay my respects to Your Highness."”
Zhou Qing chuckled." Get up! You're quite capable. Even a strange person like Ran, who doesn't care about the world and likes to be alone, is willing to lower himself to drink with you. Your face is really not small.”
Li Yi stood up and took a glance. That was right. This person was really arrogant. When he saw the Crown Prince, he only stood up and nodded. The strange thing was that his face was indifferent. Not only did it not make people feel that he was arrogant and unruly, but it also made people feel that this was his true nature. He was detached from the world of mortals and was not disturbed by anything.
Zhou Qing sat down and looked at Li Yi. He smiled and said,"You woke up just in time. Pingjin City is now controlled by that traitor Hu He." How can the Imperial Court tolerate him? I've already sent troops from the Zhuo Continent to recover Pingjin. However, it would take some time for his military supplies to arrive. I intend to appoint you as the vanguard general and transfer 5,000 soldiers from Taihe Prefecture to you. What do you think?”
"How about you ask me? Do I have the right to say no?”The novel network didn't jump. Wasn't it obvious that the Crown Prince was setting a test for him? Perhaps in terms of personal friendship, he could barely be considered a friend of the Crown Prince. However, that was before he revealed his identity. Now, he was the Crown Prince, and he was a subject under the Crown Prince. With such a huge difference in status, how could he only care about personal feelings? He had the intention of letting him be the vanguard marshal. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use this opportunity to see how capable he was and whether he could be put in an important position.
As long as he was able to command the army well and did a good job in the battle to recapture Pingjin, he would be able to do a good job. Not only could he be exempted from the crime of abandoning the city, but with the Crown Prince as a big tree, in addition to his original friendship, it was not impossible for him to rise to the top. However, Li Yi was not that interested in this. After all, there was a risk of being exposed at any time if she disguised herself as a man. It was safer for her to leave the officialdom as soon as possible. However, the Crown Prince had already asked her to be the vanguard general to quell the rebellion, so she could not refuse. She might as well agree. With the help of Nighthawk, Du Qingshan, and Li Mu, it was not impossible to win this battle.
Li Yi cupped his fists and said respectfully,"I am willing to personally lead the soldiers to make up for my mistakes and ensure the eternal stability of the Great Zhou Empire."”
"Good, very good! As expected of the son of the ever-victorious general, Li Changsheng. If you were to be the commander of the entire army, how would you plan to recover Pingjin?”
Li Yi secretly glanced at Zhou Qing. It seemed that he had underestimated him. After all, he was the crown prince who had grown up in the palace. There were needles hidden in cotton wool, and every word he said was full of wit. First, he praised him. Then, without giving him time to think, he directly asked about the strategy. Wasn't he just trying to see if he had real talent or needed his subordinates to come up with a plan? Li Yi did not dare to be negligent. He quickly went through all the stories, TV series, and scripts that she knew about the war in his mind. No matter what, he had to find a few emergency words!
Zhou Qing looked at Li Yi with a smile and did not rush him. Sun Zhiyang's face darkened as he broke out in a cold sweat for Li Yi. She glanced at him and saw that he didn't seem to care about her at all. Her expression turned even uglier. He had tried his best to help Li Yi push away the position of the vanguard general, but this Ming Ran had actually drunk with Li Yi and was caught red-handed by the Crown Prince.
Li Yi thought for a moment and said nervously,"There is also a way to attack. It must be to examine the strength of the other party and measure our numbers. Some attack but not surround, some surround but not attack." If you know this truth, you can win! If we are strong and the enemy is weak, there is no enemy outside to help us, and our strength is enough to subdue them, we should restrain them and wait for their exhaustion. This is not to attack with troops, but to besiege them with stratagems, so that they can extricate themselves and destroy themselves. If the city is strong and the army is large, and we want to keep our army, and the foreign aid is about to arrive, we will be attacked from both inside and outside. It is not enough to help them, and it is enough to weaken our prestige if we do not conquer them. In this way, the generals will not be able to bear their anger and will be like ants clinging to them. The soldiers will be injured, and the city will not be conquered after all. This is the disaster of attacking. Know the amount of food in the city, calculate the cost of manpower, cut off the enemy's reliance, that is, cut off the enemy's grain road and guard the enemy's escape route, so that foreign relations can not help each other. If the enemy's troops must be more than 300 paces away from the city, then the enemy's bows and arrows will not be able to catch up, the traitors will not be able to communicate with each other, and the enemy will break out of the siege, and the enemy's forces will be exhausted. If you want to attack one side of the enemy, you can harass the enemy on all sides, so that the enemy does not know where to guard against, and you can recover Pingjin!”
Zhou Qing nodded and smiled in satisfaction. It seemed like it was unintentional, but his eyes burned even brighter. He probed," That's a good idea. But to spite Prince Pingzheng, I've already promised to take back Pingjin within half a month." Hu He has 20,000 soldiers. You have the Li family's personal guards and the 5,000 soldiers from the Taihe Prefecture, so you only have 6,000 soldiers. It will take a few days for the Zhuo Continent's troops to arrive. I'll leave the task of recovering Pingjin to you in half a month. If they were delayed for even a day, they would be punished by military law!”
"Take back Ping Jin in half a month!" Li Yi felt as if his mind was filled with crows. He looked at Zhou Qing's smile, which was uglier than crying. He braced himself and cupped his fists.”
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