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The summer wind blew the rain into the pavilion. Xia Hong was not repelled by the rain. Instead, he stretched out his hand calmly and let the flying rain accumulate in his palm.

With her dragon robe fluttering and her hair flying, Xia Hong, standing facing the wind, suddenly felt that she was the omnipotent ruler of the world who could call the wind and rain.

Shen Jinmo took Xia Hong's condition into consideration. Combining it with the current situation, he personally overturned all the speculations he had made on the day Tian Ding returned to the court.

"Your Majesty is right. Even if Han Shu lost his trace during the suppression of the bandits, with his ability, he would never be killed by a few bandits."

How could Han Shu, who couldn't hold back tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, be killed by a few insignificant bandits?

"Where does Wang Heng think Han Shu is now?"

"No matter how rampant the bandits are, they cannot escape the fate of being wiped out. Tian Ding left with the imperial edict. Han Shu and his sister must have thought that if they left the East Territory at this moment, they would never be able to avenge themselves in this lifetime."

"Based on my understanding of these two siblings, they immediately decided to count their men and head towards East Japan."

When Xia Hong issued the imperial decree to summon the siblings back to the court, his intention was to let Han Shu guard the border. In order to delay the opportunity, Han Zhou was forced to return to Shendu to mediate.

Once the discussion has concluded, Han Shu will make all the preparations for the expedition to the east.

Xia Hong could take advantage of the opportunity of sending Han Shu to East Wo and use Han Zhou's delay in returning as an excuse to accuse Han Zhou of treason.

As for Marquis Zhongqin, he should also be imprisoned.

When Han Shu returned victoriously, Xia Hong, for Han Shu's sake, first pardoned the Marquis of Zhongqin, and then rewarded Han Shu handsomely by granting him a marriage.

From then on, the Huwei Army, having lost its leader and soul, could only survive under Xia Hong's control.

But now the time, place and people are all right, and everything meets Xia Hong's expectations.

This was a better situation than what Xia Hong had originally envisioned: "They dared to go on an expedition to the East with only 20 warships. These Han family members are really desperate."

Shen Jinmo must ensure that these thirty warships exist in the world with full legitimacy.

Otherwise, just deceiving the king about the progress of shipbuilding would be enough to make Xia Hong disloyal to the Han family, and then become more cautious about everything related to the Han family.

"Han Zhou has been delayed in returning from the East Territory. I believe that this is not only to confuse the eyes and ears of the Divine Capital, but also to complete the construction of the remaining ten warships so that the subsequent supplies and soldiers can be sent to the front line."

Xia Hong took the handkerchief handed over by Eunuch Lin and wiped the water stains on his palms, then turned around and sat on the stone bench in the pavilion.

"Summoning the two siblings back to the gods was a temporary measure, and Han Shu's going out to sea to suppress the bandits was also a coincidence. The Han family has always been very good at dealing with their soldiers and generals, and if they were to go on an expedition to the East, it would be too hasty and would easily cause these Tiger Power soldiers to die at sea."

Xia Hong tacitly agreed with Shen Jinmo's speculation.

By the time Han Zhou could be summoned back to the court, warships, supplies, and manpower would have already been sent to the front line.

Shen Jinmo: "The supplies that can be collected in three to five days are limited, so the two siblings agreed that one of them would go first with the existing funds, and then slowly make up for it later."

"The Tiger Power Army are all Han's personal soldiers. Faced with such a deployment, they must keep their mouths shut."

How could the words "Han's personal soldiers" not touch Xia Hong's heart?

It was because these soldiers were disobedient and difficult to tame that Xia Hong did not send them to the border to be self-sufficient even though he spent money to support them.

Xia Hong smiled, feeling very proud: "After this battle, there will be no Han's personal soldiers or no personal soldiers in this world."

"Half of the veterans of the Tiger Power Army died on the battlefield, and another half were lost in the East Japan. When Han Shu returns to the court, she will marry into the royal family. Then the Tiger Power Army will not be able to achieve anything."

Shen Jinmo looked into the distance through the rain curtain.

The mighty army that I had witnessed in my youth will eventually be eroded by the mist and rain, and nothing will be left.

But if Han Zhou works hard, he will regain everything that the Han family has lost.

"This Han Shu is truly worthy of being my royal daughter-in-law. By following the trend, she will surely save me millions of taels of silver."

Killing three birds with one stone, Xia Hong became the biggest winner without any bloodshed. How could he not be happy?

"Your Majesty, there is not much time left in summer. You and the Queen have never traveled together. When the autumn weather is nice and cool, why don't you take the Queen with you to go hunting?"

Xia Hong looked up at Shen Jinmo, his lips curled up slowly, revealing his peace of mind: "You really understand your grandmother. Although she never practiced martial arts, I still remember her heroic figure on horseback after so many years."

Worried that Shen Jinmo couldn't appreciate the beauty, Xia Hong gave an example: "It's about 70% similar to Pingnan riding a horse, but it's more beautiful than Pingnan's."

His eyes were calm, without any ripples caused by the mention of his mother: "Then I am lucky this time, I can bring Xie Nanxing to see the grace of the queen."

Shen Jinmo was not irritated by Xia Xin, but Xia Hong lowered his head and picked up the teacup because of Xie Nanxing who was suddenly mentioned.

He would not let Shen Jinmo realize any hostility he had towards Xie Nanxing before things were already settled.

"When do you think autumn hunting is best?"

Shen Jinmo touched the stone table with his index finger: "I think it would be best to wait until King Ling summons Han Zhou back to the court."

How could the strategy proposed by Shen Jinmo be just to get Xia Hong and Zhong Yuanyuan to go hunting?

He is a person who always looks ten steps ahead before taking one step.

"Humph." The smile made the wrinkles on Xia Hong's face even more crowded: "Xiao Linzi, get ready early. I will make my eldest sister-in-law happy during this hunting trip."

"On the way, I'll go to Ling Wang Mansion and pass on a message, asking Ling Wang to personally bring his trusted aides to the East Territory to summon Han Zhou back to the Divine Capital."

"If Han Zhou doesn't come back, King Ling doesn't have to come back either."

Eunuch Lin bowed and accepted the order: "Yes, I will go right away."

Shen Jinmo turned his head and looked at Eunuch Lin. The sharpness in his words faded a little when he spoke to Xia Hong, and he dressed Shen Jinmo up again.

"Eunuch Lin, do you know who this confidant is referring to?"

If Shen Jinmo didn't mention it, Eunuch Lin might not know.

Shen Jinmo mentioned it, and Eunuch Lin remembered it immediately: "I understand, thank you for your reminder, Lord Shen."

After Eunuch Lin left, Shen Jinmo held an umbrella for Xia Hong with one hand and fanned Xia Hong with a folding fan with the other.

The wind grew stronger and the rain heavier. Half of Shen Jinmo's body was soaked, but Xia Hong was clean and not stained by any mud.

The king and his minister were thrown into the fierce storm.

"Wang Heng, I can't live without you in this life."

There are people who are better at serving others than Shen Jinmo, but none as good at getting things done as Shen Jinmo.

There are people who are more capable than Shen Jinmo, but not as obedient as Shen Jinmo.

No, no one in this court or country can get things done better than Shen Jinmo.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will always be by your side."

Accompany him until the day Xia Hong dies.

Shen Jinmo wanted to see Xia Hong die with his own eyes.