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Chapter 1280: Chasing the Wolf Naked and Shameless
The most common tree near Jiucheng Palace is pine trees. There are many varieties of pine trees here, among which black pine is the most common. Crown Prince Li Hong stood under a huge black pine tree, looking up at the squirrels jumping among the branches.

The squirrels in Jiucheng Palace are larger than those in other places. In particular, they have mouths that look small but can hold a lot of food. At this moment, the mouths of those squirrels are bulging with walnuts, but they are reluctant to leave and are ready to wait for an opportunity to get more walnuts from the woman who is as bright as a flower.

Seeing Naha taking out a few more walnuts, Li Hong smiled and said, "Their greed is endless."

Naha smiled and said, "Although their mouths are very big, they still have a limit, and I still have a lot of walnuts here."

Li Hong put his arm around Naha's waist, leaned his head against her neck and whispered, "It seems that your return to the Western Region will be postponed again."

Naha held Li Hong's head and said, "Don't you like me to spend more time with you?"

Li Hong looked into Naha's eyes which were as deep as a pool and said, "If I become the emperor, I can give you more."

Naha sneered and said, "Can you help me govern the Western Buddhist Kingdom?"

Li Hong shook his head and said, "You know, this is impossible."

Naha followed up, "This is what I want the most. You don't need to give me the rest. I have it myself. My people have asked me to return to the Western Buddhist Kingdom more than once. They said they have prepared war horses, weapons, and are ready to fight the enemy. They have even trained hawks. They are just waiting for me to return. Then the 200,000-man army will set out all the way to the west."

Li Hong looked at Naha's delicate face, kissed her and said, "Stop making trouble. You don't understand what it means to march and fight."

Naha smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if I don't understand, as long as my generals understand."

Li Hong said: "Do you have many generals?"

Naha laughed and said, "All the generals that the Tang Dynasty didn't want are now with me, especially the Mo Dao generals who were eliminated by the Tang Dynasty army. They are now fighting bravely for me in Kunlun Mountain.

I heard from Grandpa Monkey that they didn't encounter an enemy on the battlefield that could resist them for a while, not even one. Why didn't the Tang Dynasty want such a good general? "

Li Hong was silent for a moment and then said, "Because Datang has something better."

Naha reached out and stroked Li Hong's brow: "The Tang Dynasty already has everything it needs, but your brows are always furrowed. This is not good."

Li Hong sighed and said, "Yes, I should be happy."

Naha took advantage of the situation and leaned into Li Hong's arms and said, "Brother's visit to Jiucheng Palace this time has caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "You know I made a lot of arrangements before, right?"

Naha nodded and said, "I know."

Li Hong said sadly: "It's all in vain."

Naha stood up from Li Hong's arms, looked him in the eyes seriously and said, "All your preparations are based on the fact that your father is going to die. These days I have been wondering why you, such a gentle person, would hope that your father would die so much?"

Li Hong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and his brows were tightly furrowed again.

Naha continued, "My elder brother said a long time ago that you, Li... forget it, those are all bad words. You are so smart, you should understand. I even think that you are not so anxious to ascend the throne, but your subordinates are anxious to let you ascend the throne, especially Zhang Jianzhi, who almost wants to kill your father with his own hands and then support you to the throne.

this is not good."

Li Hong found a clean stone to sit on, and said to Naha: "The merit of following the dragon is an incomparable temptation for a minister. It's not his fault. Sometimes, God gives you an opportunity, but if you don't seize it, it will bring disaster upon you."

Naha smiled and said, "That's because you are not strong enough. Just like my Buddhist kingdom, although I am always in the Tang Dynasty, the domestic affairs are left to those ministers to govern. When I return to the Buddhist kingdom, I will still be their supreme queen."

Looking at Naha's proud look, Li Hong actually wanted to complain. If there was no support from the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chang'an, Naha's Buddhist country would have been lost long ago.

However, I am lucky, and good luck is also a part of strength...

"What do you want to say? After all these years, you still can't make it clear. I doubt whether you can win when you lead an army of 200,000 to the west?"

Naha leaned on Li Hong again and said sweetly, "The population of Foguo has increased, there are not enough pastures and livestock, and many tribes have started fighting for pastures.

Grandpa Monkey said that at this time, as the queen, I must provide enough pastures and water sources to the tribes under my jurisdiction. Waging war will be the most effective means. He also said that this can consume part of the population of my own tribe and resolve many internal conflicts.

Tell me, why is it that the death of one of your own people can be considered a good thing?"

Li Hong smiled and said, "An emperor will always leave some room for error before doing anything, and will not say anything for sure. Your Buddhist country has domestic conflicts due to population problems. If you win the war, everything will be fine and all problems will be solved.

Similarly, if we lose a war, although there will be more trouble, because many of our own people died, the most acute conflicts in the country will be alleviated. This is what Monkey Master meant by this. "

"So, this battle can only be won if it is not fought, right?"

Li Hong nodded and said, "It is imperative."

Naha nodded in agreement.

Perhaps it was because Li Hong and Naha were too gentle that the squirrels became bolder. They even climbed up by pulling Naha's skirt and searching for walnuts everywhere.

Naha screamed and ran away, and Li Hong's eyes changed from gentle to sharp.

A eunuch in black came out from behind Hei Song, knelt at Li Hong's feet and said nothing.

"Tell Lou Shidao to gather all the troops and horses and return the same way. Wait for the right time and warn Zhang Jianzhi that the troops in Hedong must not move rashly. Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed!"

The black-robed eunuch nodded in agreement and left in a hurry.

Li Hong looked coldly at a squirrel at his feet that wanted to ask him for walnuts. He raised his leg and kicked it suddenly. The squirrel screamed and flew into the black pine forest. After that, there was no sound.

Li Hong brushed off the squirrel hair on his boots and said through gritted teeth: "Master, Master, do you really want to shape me into a perfect emperor who no one can find any flaws in?
But, can an emperor without flaws still be called an emperor? "

Li Hong could only face the black pine forest with a gloomy and ferocious face. When Naha ran back again after getting rid of the squirrel with a giggle, a smile that was in line with his upbringing appeared on Li Hong's handsome face again. He helped Naha pick a squirrel off her skirt, held it and put it on the pine tree. He watched the squirrel climb up and squeak proudly while standing on the branch.

Yun Chu stayed overnight in Haozhi County. However, after Li Zhi moved into Qianling Mausoleum, this place would be renamed Qian County. Shrouded in the night fog, Yun Chu could not see the Qianling Mausoleum which was still under construction. He always felt that he should have a place in Qianling Mausoleum in the future.

Yun Chu knew very well about Qianling Mausoleum. It was the joint tomb of Li Zhi and Wu Mei. No matter how disharmonious the two of them were at the end of Li Zhi's life, after Wu Mei died, she still wanted to sleep with Li Zhi.

As for whether she would fight with Li Zhi, who had been cuckolded countless times, after entering Qianling Mausoleum, Yun Chu had no idea.

In fact, Yun Chu didn't really want to be buried in Qianling Mausoleum, because he knew that except for the tombs of Li Zhi and Wu Mei, which had not been excavated for archaeological excavations by later generations, the tombs around Qianling Mausoleum had already been visited by tomb raiders of every dynasty.

There were too many people, so Yun Chu couldn't stay in the inn by himself. Fortunately, it was early autumn and it wasn't very cold at night, so he could still stay overnight in the wilderness.

Yun Chu took a knife and cut the roasted lamb leg for Yu Xiurong, then continued to grill the lamb leg over the charcoal fire.

Yu Xiurong lay on her side on a brocade couch, moaning in comfort, eating a piece of roasted lamb leg from the gray-haired Fatty Er, and drinking a sip of cold fermented glutinous rice from the jade bottle in Fatty San's hand, and then said to Yun Chu who was grilling meat, "I haven't had such a comfortable day for a long time."

Yun Chu said: "If we don't handle it well this time, there will be good days like this in the future."

Yu Xiurong said: "My dear, you have completely sided with Your Majesty this time. Aren't you afraid of ending up like Shangguan Yi?"

Yun Chu shook his head and said, "The Queen can't kill me, and the Crown Prince can't kill me, so I am safe."

Cui Yao, who was standing by Yu Xiurong's side, sneered and said, "This is clearly the result after weighing all the pros and cons. Why do you have to say that you are so loyal and righteous at this time? Although the roasted lamb leg smells delicious, it won't be so good after it smells like fart."

Chunyu boldly took a piece of lamb leg from Yu Xiurong's plate and ate it, chuckling softly and saying, "Chang'an is a separate clan. Although it has a good relationship with the crown prince, it is not a long-term solution. If it is mixed up with the queen, Chang'an will be tarnished. Only by closely following the legitimate emperor of the Tang Dynasty can people all over the world respect Chang'an.

No matter how good the prince is to Chang'an, he is only one generation of emperor. What Chang'an wants is that all future emperors treat Chang'an well. Therefore, even if the emperor is deserted by his friends and relatives at this time, Chang'an must still follow the emperor closely, so as to tell the world that Chang'an is the Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, and will not perish for the sake of Jie, nor for the sake of Yao, and will wholeheartedly blend with the Tang Dynasty."

Yun Chu laughed and said to Yu Xiurong: "You see, this is why I only love old women."

Yu Xiurong glanced at Cui Yao and Chunyu and said, "How about setting up the tent tonight and letting these two old ladies serve the Marquis?"

Yun Chu laughed and said, "My love for this old lady has long surpassed the things that happened in bed. It is the light of wisdom under the bright moon and in the starry sky. This brilliance will shine from the Tang Dynasty to thousands of years later."