"Now, Your Highness, you have the soldiers and weapons. What if I ask you to reduce the number to fifty thousand? What do you think? "
The Queen's voice was calm but firm.
Cold sweat immediately broke out on King Ming's back.
If not for Ming Yue's death, the Queen would not have exposed this move so early.
Immediately, Wisdom King's heart was plunged into a great struggle.
Should he insist on seeking justice for Ming Yue, or should he take a step back and listen to the Queen's arrangements?
After a long while, King Ming heaved a sigh of relief and said dejectedly,
"Since Your Highness has made up your mind, I will do as you say. However, my son's death cannot be in vain. "
The Queen had expected this answer.
The corners of his mouth curled up into a cold smile as he said,
"Don't worry, King Ming. I will definitely give you an explanation. As for the issue of the soldiers, I'm a woman and I don't know much about military affairs. What do you think, King Ming? "
King Ming looked at the Queen. It was no wonder that Jin State was still peaceful even though the emperor of Dajin had been ill for so long.
This woman was much more capable than her son.
"This matter is also my fault. I'm willing to reduce the number of soldiers by fifty thousand and double the tribute this year. What do you think, Your Highness? "
The tribute to Jin State was one-third of the output of the western vassal state.
King Ming had made a profit by exchanging two thirds of the tax for fifty thousand elite soldiers.
"A hundred thousand elite soldiers? Do you think that you look down on me and my son just because the emperor is ill? "
The Queen looked at King Ming coldly with her almond-shaped eyes.
Even King Ming could not help but be stunned by the look in her eyes.
Their gazes met in the air.
In the end, it was King Ming who gave in first.
"Your Highness, how many soldiers do you think is appropriate?"
The two of them actually began to bargain. The Empress smiled, picked up the fragrant tea beside her, took a sip, and said, "It's fine.
She said, "It's not difficult for King Ming to maintain a hundred thousand elite soldiers. However, I have a request. That is, out of these one hundred thousand elite soldiers, at least thirty thousand must be of use to me. "
The Queen's condition made King Ming's expression change slightly.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid this is going to be difficult. The western vassal state is thousands of miles away. I wonder how Your Ladyship is going to deploy them? "
The Empress looked at King Ming and said slowly,
"I will send a general to take charge of the thirty thousand elite soldiers. However, Your Highness can rest assured. Normally, these elite troops will still be under your control. They will only be used by me when I need them. "
Unexpectedly, the Empress had thought of this idea.
King Ming's face immediately turned extremely ugly.
If he did not agree, the Empress would probably ask him to immediately disarm the army.
But if he agreed, the person the Empress planted would be a knife in his heart.
A hundred thousand elite soldiers were the cream of the crop.
Although he could also think of a way to remove the people sent by the Empress, how could the Empress not know what he was thinking?
Perhaps, he had already thought of a countermeasure.
On the other hand, he was the one who had come to denounce them. He did not expect that he would end up in such a passive position.
"Your Majesty, my sons, Hu Lunan and Mingyue, died in the land of Dajin. Even if I don't need elite soldiers, I still want an explanation. "
After thinking about it, he could only use the matter of Mingyue and Hu Lunan to make a deal.
"This matter is of great importance. I feel that if Your Highness insists on doing this, I will be put in a difficult position. How about this, Your Highness, I will not pursue the matter further if you disarm twenty thousand elite soldiers. "
The moment the words came out of his mouth, King Ming felt that he had been tricked.
In fact, the Empress did not intend to use his elite soldiers.
She just wanted him to put forward the conditions, so that the Empress would give in.
The lives of a pair of children in exchange for thirty thousand soldiers.
King Ming felt that this deal was a good deal.
"Alright, let's do as you say. But no matter what, I have to get an explanation for my children. Please give me an explanation as soon as possible, Your Majesty. Let's go, Bei. "
The purpose had been achieved, and the deal was done.
King Ming also felt that it was useless to stay any longer.
He was ready to leave with his son.
"Take care, I won't see you out."
The Empress was elegant and there was no emotion on her face.
Watching the father and son of the Hu family leave, the smile on the Empress's face finally disappeared.
The Crown Prince looked at his mother uneasily. No matter what, he had failed this time.
His mother hated incompetent people the most.
He had failed again and again, and this time he had the Empress's tacit consent.
Not only did he fail, but he also disrupted his mother's plan.
The reason was that the Empress had kept the memorial for her own use.
"It's all my fault, Mother, for my incompetence. Please forgive me."
The Crown Prince's voice was trembling as he knelt on the ground.
The Empress sat on her seat, but her eyes did not stop on the Crown Prince.
"Sigh, get up. You're not to blame for this."
To the Crown Prince's surprise, his mother did not fly into a rage.
He looked at his mother carefully. Fortunately, although she looked displeased, she was not as cold as ice.
"Do you know why you lost this time?"
The Crown Prince thought for a while and shook his head.
"Because you were not as ruthless as her. If you were to deal with Mingyue, would you be able to do it?"
At the mention of Mingyue, the Crown Prince felt nauseous.
When the guards carried the body away, he only saw an arm sticking out of the ground.
The white bones and the bloody flesh formed an extremely strange and ferocious feeling.
Not only the Crown Prince, even the knowledgeable coroner could not help but throw up at the end.
It was enough to show the brutality of the body.
"I … I …"
The Empress looked at her son, sighed and said,
"The way of an emperor is achieved by fighting on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. If you want to win, you have to do whatever it takes. On this point, the girl from the Lin family is better than you. "
The Empress's words made the Crown Prince tremble.
Then, a huge wave of emotions rose in his heart.
"Mother, you mean …"
"If you want to defeat your enemy, it doesn't matter what means you use. What's important is, first, don't get yourself into trouble, and second, do everything you can to achieve your goal."
The Empress helped her son up in person.
All along, under her protection, the Crown Prince had been successful in everything he did.
Therefore, when Lin Mengya, who did not abide by the rules, appeared, the Crown Prince panicked.
But it did not matter.
Now, Lin Mengya had killed Mingyue, which was also a warning to the Crown Prince.
Interesting, there was someone who dared to make love in front of her.
It seemed that she really had to meet the eldest daughter of the Lin family, Princess Yu of Prince Yu.
"I understand."
The Crown Prince's eyes were finally filled with emotions.
The Empress nodded. Now, whether it was King Ming or Long Tianhao, they were both worthy of her.
When they returned to the mansion, Lin Mengya fell into a deep sleep in the horse carriage.
Carefully, she carried the girl in her arms back to the Liuxin Courtyard.
"Your Highness, is Master alright?"
Baiji stood at the gate of the Liuxin Courtyard with a lantern, waiting for Long Tianhao and Lin Mengya.
Baisu went ahead to inform the people in the Liuxin Courtyard.
The other three maidservants had already come forward to welcome them.
"Mengya's hand is injured. Go and prepare some medicine and clean water."
Long Tianhao instructed in a low voice, for fear of waking up the girl in his arms.
The four maidservants looked at Lin Mengya, who was in his arms, but they had no choice but to obey.
He carried Lin Mengya into the room and carefully placed her on the bed.
Although she was asleep, the frown on her face showed that she was still in pain.
"Every time she bumps into you, nothing good comes out of it."
A voice filled with resentment rang out behind him.
Long Tianhao straightened up and saw Qinghu, who was in a bad mood.
He swaggered up to Long Tianhao, holding many small boxes and bottles in his hands.
"Get up, I'm going to apply medicine for her. How dare you call yourself a man, but you can't even protect a woman. "
Long Tianhao's face fell when he heard Qinghu's sarcastic tone.
However, seeing that Qinghu had already applied the medicine for Lin Mengya, he had to endure it.
"Get out of here after you've applied the medicine."
Every other day, Night would return to Qinwu Courtyard to report about Lin Mengya.
Among them, the one who talked about Lin Mengya the most was the fox.
He didn't know what Lin Mengya was thinking. How could she be so close to this fox all day long?
Although he knew that these two people were innocent, Long Tianyu still felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
It was as if his most precious treasure was coveted by someone else.
However, this guy somehow managed to win Lin Mengya's trust.
If he was an ordinary person, he would have asked his men to kill him.
Otherwise, he would be an eyesore here.
"Sister, are you alright?"
Before Qinghu finished applying the medicine, Lin Zhongyu's anxious voice sounded again.
The two maidservants guarding the bed tacitly put their index fingers on their lips, indicating to Lin Zhongyu not to wake Lin Mengya.
Lin Zhongyu immediately stopped talking, but like Qinghu, he took out a pile of small boxes and bottles from his arms.
"This is the best medicine for healing. Apply it to Sister. She will recover soon."
Qinghu raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Lin Zhongyu to be so generous.
These were all high-quality goods, and some of them were secret medicines that couldn't be found easily.
Without hesitation, he took the best one and gently poured it on the wound.
"Hiss … Who dared to hurt Sister like this?"
Lin Zhongyu's black eyes were intertwined with pain and anger.
He had been practicing martial arts with those people for half a year. He had made rapid progress and gradually learned to be calm.
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