Princess Promotion

General Park showed a bewildered expression as he looked at the dusty Li Xinghan and Lin Qingzhu in front of him.

After understanding the cause and effect.

General Park blurted out, "Is Fu Hongxuan crazy in some way?"

Li Xinghan was stunned for a few seconds before reacting and said, "No matter what Fu Hongxuan is crazy about, the situation is urgent now. The most important thing is to mobilize troops as soon as possible."

General Park refused without a second thought: "No!"

Lin Qingzhu didn't expect General Park to refuse so bluntly, and hurriedly said, "General Park, what we said is absolutely true. There is indeed something wrong with Fu Hongxuan."

General Park patted Lin Qingzhu's shoulder calmly and said, "Young man, don't panic when encountering problems. If Fu Hongxuan really has the intention of rebellion, he will be seeking his own death."

Lin Qingzhu opened his mouth slightly and was stunned for a long time.

The enemy is about to attack us, and you are speaking harshly to me?

Li Xinghan humbly asked, "I wonder what General Park's plan is?"

General Park paused in thought and said, "Since you've already informed the Duke as quickly as possible, if the Duke knows, then His Majesty also knows. But just to be on the safe side, I'll send another team back to Yundu City to inform them of the situation."

Li Xinghan nodded, saying that doing so would indeed ensure that nothing would go wrong.

Li Xinghan looked at General Park, waiting for his next arrangements.

The result was that the three of them looked at each other and suddenly became quiet.

Lin Qingzhu looked at him and reminded him, "General Park, what's next?"

General Park replied with a bewildered look on his face, "Of course we'll wait for His Majesty's orders. We'll just follow whatever His Majesty tells us to do."

Li Xinghan stood up suddenly, took a deep breath, and looked at General Park with anger and shock in his eyes.

Lin Qingzhu frowned and said solemnly, "General Park, the round trip is a long journey and will take a long time. By the time His Majesty's order comes, it will probably be too late."

General Park asked in confusion, "Why is it too late?"

Li Xinghan was so anxious that he wanted to stand up and punch General Park twice to wake him up!

General Park then realized that the two men had misunderstood him.

He quickly explained, "Calm down first. As for starting a rebellion, I have experience in this matter. I did it with Your Majesty in the past."

Li Xinghan and Lin Qingzhu were both stunned. It was true!

General Park said proudly, "If Your Majesty is second to none in raising an army to rebel, no one in the world would dare to claim first place."

Li Xinghan: This doesn’t seem like something that would bring honor to our family!

"If you ask me, the possibility of Fu Hongxuan rebelling is very low. He is just wandering around with a million troops."

The tone was as if Fu Hongxuan was not leading people, but millions of ducks strolling around.

Lin Qingzhu's pupils trembled. He looked at General Park and asked, "If we just wait like this, what if Fu Hongxuan launches a surprise attack?"

General Park said nonchalantly, "It's just a million troops. Only two cities were lost. Your Majesty will take action and they will be recovered soon."

Lin Qingzhu never dreamed that General Park would react like this.

Brother! Those are two cities, not two straw houses.

Li Xinghan was dumbfounded and said, "So we're just going to sit there and wait and do nothing?"

General Park shook his head and said, "If it is confirmed that Fu Hongxuan has really rebelled, then we must immediately get up and return to Yundu City to save our lives first."

Lin Qingzhu didn't expect that General Park actually trusted Fu Hongxuan so much. The evidence was right in front of him.

Li Xinghan asked the question that was on Lin Qingzhu's mind: "Why are you so sure that Fu Hongxuan will not betray?"

You must know that Fu Hongxuan is a former general of the Western Zhou Dynasty. As the saying goes, those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

I really didn't realize that General Park and Fu Hongxuan had such a deep connection.

General Park was not angry in the face of the question, but said matter-of-factly: "I am only an acquaintance of Commander Fu, I can't say I know him well."

"I just can't understand why Commander Fu would rebel!"

Lin Qingzhu said without hesitation: "Of course it's for the sake of power and emperorship. Who in the world doesn't want to reach the top position?"

"Given this ability and opportunity, how many people can resist being overwhelmed by this huge profit?"

General Park did not refute Lin Qingzhu's words, but followed up on his words and asked: "It is true that power can make people cross the bottom line and take risks for it, but the problem is if you are in a high position now."

"Your power is second only to one man, but if you were to rebel, you would definitely fail. There's not even a one percent chance of success. Would you still want to give up everything and seek death?"

Lin Qingzhu subconsciously retorted: "How can it be a definite failure?"

General Park said proudly, "It's all thanks to Your Majesty! As long as Your Majesty is still here, no one in this world can or dares to rebel."

General Park began to count the numbers: "When it comes to deploying troops, Your Majesty is second to none in this world. Who dares to claim first place?"

"Leading troops in battle doesn't guarantee victory simply by having more men, just like the endless grassland."

General Park said disdainfully, "Even the strong and robust barbarians who have occupied the country for many years are often plagued by famine and have to rely on plundering the Central Plains to survive."

"If Fu Hongxuan rebels, Your Majesty can simply cut off his food supplies and defeat him without even fighting."

Lin Qingzhu thought of a way to make up for this shortcoming and said, "As long as Fu Hongxuan can capture a city before the food and fodder are exhausted, the food and fodder gap can be temporarily filled by fighting to support the war."

General Park looked at Lin Qingzhu with a caring look and said, "Your Majesty has thought of this a long time ago. There are granaries built in several border cities, and sufficient explosives are buried under the granaries. Once an enemy attack is discovered, they will be blown up immediately."

"Fu Hongxuan couldn't even get a grain of rice, let alone food and fodder."

General Park continued to reason, "By then, there will be no food or fodder. Fu Hongxuan will have no choice but to eat humans or gnaw on tree roots if he wants to survive."

As soon as this guess came out, Lin Qingzhu felt creepy.

Lin Qingzhu had no desire to listen any further, but General Park became more and more excited as he spoke.

General Park continued, "If this continues, Fu Hongxuan may overcome his cannibalism, but will his soldiers be as dehumanized as him?"

General Park said, "Your Majesty doesn't even need to do anything. Just shout in the city that those who surrender will be spared and fed. I'm afraid half of Fu Hongxuan's soldiers will flee."

General Park slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "Tell me, before the battle even started, more than half of Fu Hongxuan's troops were eliminated, leaving only a few hundred thousand. What can he use to fight Your Majesty? You don't even need Your Majesty to do anything, I can defeat him."

Lin Qingzhu opened and closed his mouth, then opened and closed it again. After thinking for a long time, he decided to start a new business and said, "What if Fu Hongxuan has someone behind him who provides him with food and fodder?"

Lin Qingzhu's eyes suddenly lit up. That's it.

Lin Qingzhu said excitedly: "Fu Hongxuan must have solved the food and grass crisis, so he dared to blatantly disobey the order."

General Park said calmly, "So what? As early as when Commander Fu went out to attack the barbarians, His Majesty ordered the artillery to be set up on the city walls."

Lin Qingzhu asked in shock: "What? Is this really happening?"

Lin Qingzhu naturally knew the power of these artillery pieces, with these big guys guarding the city gates.

If you want to attack a city, you basically have to spend three times more troops than before, which can be said to be a direct cost in terms of human lives.

General Park said as a matter of course: "You think your majesty is you, you can't think of anything!"

"Ever since Commander Fu left the border, he should have fought honestly and returned victorious to serve as his commander."

"If he dares to betray me, the worst that awaits him is not only his bones being crushed to dust, but also his fate of becoming a barbarian and wandering the grasslands with his men."

"That's why I said, if Fu Hongxuan wasn't ill, why would he give up his position as a commander and run off to this grassland to be a bandit."

No matter how you think about it, this is not something a normal person would do.

Lin Qingzhu suddenly felt that it was a bit outrageous but also very reasonable.

Lin Qingzhu asked with a somewhat confused look in his eyes, "Perhaps Fu Hongxuan doesn't know about the cannons on the city wall?"

General Park decisively broke the illusion and said, "How could he not know? He brought the artillery to the border along the way."

Lin Qingzhu forced a fake smile and said, "Your Majesty is truly taking precautions!"

General Park: "Of course. Your Majesty is no match for us mortals. Long before Fu Hongxuan went to war, Your Majesty had already blocked all his escape routes."

General Park said earnestly, "It's not that I trust Fu Hongxuan, it's just the way your majesty does things. After all, a general is not subject to military orders when he's away from home."

"After all, we've brought most of His Majesty's wealth with us. He'll definitely be on guard. If we act rashly, what if we disrupt His Majesty's plans?"

Lin Qingzhu couldn't think of any reason to refute.

How can he fan the flames?

As soon as the flame started, it was extinguished by the empress with a bucket of water.

Now he was in a dilemma, and he couldn't draw his sword to force General Park to mobilize troops.

He couldn't be persuaded, and he couldn't be beaten either.

At night, the sound of insects chirping is endless.

Lin Qingzhu was so worried that she tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. Finally, she got up on tiptoe.

He escaped from the military camp and ran back and forth between the two sides for more than half a month.

After paying such a huge price, we are just one step away from success!

You absolutely can't get stuck with him.

Lin Qingzhu decided to ask for external help.

Lin Qingzhu walked to the corner of the outer courtyard wall and put the letter he had written into the seventh brick from the bottom.

At three o'clock in the morning, someone will pass by and take the letter away.

Since the approach of asking General Park to cooperate with him voluntarily is not feasible, then try another approach.

Lin Qingzhu thought of General Park's weakness, that he only obeyed Yao Chuguang's orders.

Then why didn't he let General Park receive Yao Chuguang's instructions? This would save a lot of trouble.

As a result, just when Lin Qingzhu put the letter away, cleaned up the marks on the brick wall, and suddenly looked up.

Lin Qingzhu's face froze. He saw General Park squatting on the roof, holding a sword and looking at him.

That expression contained a mixture of sarcasm and the satisfaction of having everything under control.

As if to say, he is right!

Unless Fu Hongxuan is tired of living, there is no way he would rebel.

If Fu Hongxuan had not betrayed, then there must be something wrong with Lin Qingzhu and Li Xinghan who came to Gaomi to find him.

You must know that if Fu Hongxuan had not rebelled and he easily mobilized the city defense troops, when the two armies fought, he would have no way to explain himself.

By then, they will be fighting to the death on the grassland, and the city gate will be empty, which will give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and break in.

Lin Qingzhu knew that he had been caught red-handed, and it was useless to quibble.

Lin Qingzhu turned around and ran without hesitation, like an agile cheetah, quickly climbing over the high courtyard wall.

He rolled over several times using his hands and feet, hiding his figure in the darkness.

Soon, Lin Qingzhu's figure completely disappeared into the night, as if he had never appeared.

General Park looked at Lin Qingzhu's disappearing figure and scratched his head in confusion.

What is Lin Qingzhu doing late at night?

You know, although General Park was sitting on the roof, Lin Qingzhu was standing in the shadow of the corner.

General Park couldn't see what Lin Qingzhu was doing from that angle.

Typical, you can see me but I can't see you.

It was the middle of the night, the lights were dim and General Park didn't have sharp eyes, so what he could see on the roof was very limited.

General Park saw Lin Qingzhu walk out of the room and then walk to the corner.

I thought Lin Qingzhu got up at night and was in a daze, so she couldn't find the toilet and went to the corner to relieve herself.

General Park did this often, so he didn't find it strange.

But now when Lin Qingzhu came out and saw him, she was startled at first and then ran away quickly.

No matter how slow General Park was, he realized that there was something wrong with Lin Qingzhu.

He immediately climbed down from the roof and walked to the corner where Lin Qingzhu was standing.

I started groping right away, and after searching for a while I finally found a loose brick.

When he took out the bricks, he saw a letter inside.

When I took it out and looked at it, I immediately gasped.

This turned out to be an instruction to forge a military order. I couldn't imagine that if this letter was really sent out, and he got the fake military order and really attacked Fu Hongxuan, wouldn't he become a sinner for all eternity!

General Park felt relieved to have survived the ordeal.

It is indeed right to listen to His Majesty.

It was actually a coincidence that General Park would appear on the rooftop in the middle of the night with a sword.

Although General Park felt that Fu Hongxuan was unlikely to rebel, everything was uncertain and he could not be 100% sure.

That's why I insisted on waiting for your Majesty's instructions before taking any action.

But General Park did not have any suspicion towards Li Xinghan and Lin Qingzhu, which was mainly due to Li Xinghan's identity.

Li Xinghan is the eldest son of Duke Li. A hundred years after Duke Li's death, Li Xinghan will inherit the Duke's Mansion.

Moreover, Li Xinghan is the cousin of His Majesty. Given these identities, General Park never thought of doubting Li Xinghan.

Lin Qingzhu was brought by Li Xinghan, and General Park subconsciously believed him.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qingzhu turned out to be a spy who was trying to sow discord!

When General Park and Yao Chuguang were trapped in Yicheng, Yao Chuguang once joked to General Park: "With our status, we are more likely to encounter danger."

Yao Chuguang lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "This princess has read a lot of books and summarized a life-saving experience."

At that time, General Park asked curiously, "What experience?"

Yao Chuguang: "The first iron rule of novels is that, whether you're at home or out and about, if you encounter an uninvited guest, you absolutely cannot sleep in your bed the first night. You must quietly crawl to the roof and hide there."

General Park found it even more strange. Why did he leave his bed alone and instead climb onto the roof to stay there?

Yao Chuguang said with an unfathomable expression, "Why? Don't worry about it. In detective novels, uninvited guests always cause trouble and kill people on their first night. Hiding is definitely the right thing to do."

General Park now thinks that His Majesty is truly prophetic!