Cannon Fodder Strategy

"Empress..." Huayi was taken aback, and Lily spoke in a longer tone: "Why are you so anxious? How should you treat Su Ho or Su Ho in the future? Don't let anyone catch the clues." She said. It's not that he didn't trust the two of them that he specifically told them these words. If he really didn't trust them, he wouldn't have said these words to them at all.

The two palace maids also knew it well. The reason why Lily warned her like this was simply because she was worried that Huayi's temper was not as calm as Shiqi's, and she was afraid that she would accidentally reveal her secrets and ruin her affairs.

Both of them nodded, but Huayi couldn't bear it: "Is the empress really winning over Su Ho?" They waited beside Lily. They had never seen Lily dealing with Su Ho. If they didn't know Lily's character, she would not deceive others. , I'm afraid they both thought she was here to make them happy.

Lily responded, closed her eyes to rest, and stopped talking.

Empress Dowager Lu spent ten days recuperating, and it was not until the fifth day of February that all the palaces resumed the rules of going to Fengming Palace again to pay their respects.

Ever since Su Ho accepted the olive branch from Lily last time, there has been no movement either because Su Ho is cautious and steady or because he is waiting to see Lily's strength. Lily also understood that although Su Ho had resentment towards Empress Dowager Lu, she was betraying her master. Once the incident came to light, Empress Dowager Lu's character would probably not allow her life. A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and it is reasonable for her to want to wait and see if the lily is worthy of her refuge.

In Fengming Hall, Queen Mother Lu was still in the back hall and did not appear, but the third concubine and Liu Wanyi had already arrived, and Su He was standing in the main hall with her. However, A Ji, who was newly promoted to Empress Dowager Lu, was nowhere to be seen. He was obviously serving Empress Dowager Lu in the inner hall. Lily glanced at Su Ho, who lowered her head. As if she couldn't feel Lily's gaze, Lily's eyelids drooped. Su Ho wanted to see if she was qualified, and she also wanted to see if Su Ho was a smart person.

"General Gao returned victoriously. He is truly a tiger general of the Northern Qi Dynasty." Queen Mother Lu waited for half an hour and still did not come out. Everyone in Fengming Hall was sitting awkwardly in silence. Occasionally, they could only hear the lid of the tea cup hitting the cup. The sound of body movement. Lily suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the room.

De Concubine was stunned for a while before she realized that Lily was talking to her. She didn't expect that Lily would praise her brother, so she couldn't help but stayed for a moment. When she realized it, De Concubine showed a proud look on her face: "Then It’s natural.”

In the past, Concubine De had an outgoing temperament, but she suffered a loss last time and was repaired by Emperor Yongming. Now that he has restrained himself a lot, he is obviously worried about bringing disaster to the Gao family because of himself. But people may learn to behave after suffering a loss, but the situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. When Gao heard someone praising the Gao family, her previous pride returned a little bit. Full of glory.

"General Gao is capable of both literary and military skills. He has made great contributions to the Northern Qi Dynasty. He is truly remarkable." Lily praised him again, attracting puzzled looks from Liu Wanyi and Concubine Xian.

Ever since Liang Mubei's accident, Lily's temperament has changed drastically, and everyone can clearly feel that she talks much less than before. The former imperial concubine was jealous and loved to seize power. If An Xue had climbed onto the emperor's bed and had Emperor Yongming's child, I am afraid Zhou Baihe would be more anxious than anyone else to get rid of the piece of meat in someone else's belly. Get rid of it. So as not to threaten Liang Mubei's status.

But after Liang Mubei died in the pond in the Imperial Garden. After Emperor Yongming usurped Zhou Baihe's position as imperial concubine and no longer favored her, and did not go to the concubine's palace for several months on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, Zhou Lily's temperament became much more restrained. Now he is no longer as eager to seize power as before, and when he sees the emperor, he doesn't always approach him without thinking. Even though An Xue has been pregnant for such a long time and everyone is waiting for her to take action, they are stunned that until now, An Xue is still raising the fetus in her womb.

At this moment, Baihe actually praised Gao's brother. You must know that she used to dislike Gao. On that day, Zhou Baihe and Gao entered the prince's east palace almost at the same time. It can be said that Gao robbed Zhou Lily of her newlywed life. Sweet, just as the Gao family resented Concubine Xian for taking away her favor, Lily Zhou also resented her for taking away her favor just because she had a Gao family. Today she would praise the Gao family. This is really like the sun stretching from the west. rise.

"That's natural." When Mrs. Gao heard Lily praising her brother again, she couldn't help but smile even deeper on her face, as if all the previous gloom had been swept away: "Brother Chen Concubine has been learning riding from Zhou Changchi since he was five years old. He is a master of martial arts, and he has read military books well. He gets up before dawn every day before the rooster crows. I don’t know how much hard work it is to achieve what he is today." Speaking of his brother, Gao looked forward to Shenfei, and his face regained a bit of his former expression. radiance.

Concubine Xian and others did not care much about General Gao's achievements, nor did they want to flatter Concubine De. They were not very interested in Lily talking about this topic, so they did not interrupt and listened quietly.

Lily picked up the tea cup, touched the edge of the cup lightly with her lips, and then quickly put the cup down: "I don't know much about marching and fighting, but I have read some books and know a few allusions."

After she finished speaking, she paused for a while: "If we say the most exciting thing, it is the Three Kingdoms period. I have also seen Prime Minister Zhuge borrowing arrows from a straw boat and the Battle of Chibi." Concubine De was only interested in the glory of the Gao family. But he wasn't very interested in these allusions, so after hearing what Lily said, he snorted listlessly, obviously a little unconvinced: "It's just a trick to win, it's better to use a clear sword and a clear sword to risk your life." It came out fine.”

"You can't say that. If you can win by tricking, it's better than risking your life. Otherwise, if your life is gone, even if you try to gain wealth, but you can't enjoy it, what's the point?" Liu Wanyi couldn't see it. Concubine De was so arrogant. She was still thinking about Concubine De's hatred for making her childless, and now she sarcastically said: "I think the concubine is right. If she can just use the empty city strategy like Prime Minister Zhuge in the book, If you can scare off the enemy, maybe General Gao won't end up like this this time." As soon as Liu Wanyi said these words, Concubine De's brows stood up and a look of anger appeared on her face.

"Ouch, look at my concubine's mouth. She really deserves a beating. I'm sorry, Sister De Fei. It's all because of my inappropriate words and deeds that I offended the general. I'm here to apologize to my sister." Liu Wanyi said, Slowly getting up, Concubine De's face turned red with anger and her whole body became tense.

Concubine Xian gloated and laughed. Seeing this scene, Lily sighed:

"Liu Wanyi's health is not yet well, how can Sister Gao argue with you? Although my sister's words are a bit one-sided, it is true. In ancient times, capable people were prepared. When Zhou Yu hit the yellow cover, one was willing to hit, and the other was willing to knock down. It has become a legend for the ages." When she said the second half of the sentence, her voice rose slightly, and she glanced at Su Ho again. Su Ho felt her gaze and raised his head, and his eyes met Lily's. She added a little more emphasis when she said, "Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to suffer." Su Ho heard clearly.

To other people's ears, these two sentences did not sound strange, but to Su Ho's ears, they always felt that they had other meanings. When he was a little confused, Lily spoke again:

"Well, it's so early in the morning. It's my fault that I shouldn't have mentioned this matter of fighting and killing. How can a woman in the inner palace know anything about the battlefield? It's hard to avoid making people laugh by gesticulating here."

Several people responded in unison: "That's what the imperial concubine said."

As soon as he finished speaking, Queen Mother Lu finally came out supported by A Ji: "What are you talking about, looking so lively?"

Although she was asking questions, her eyes fell on Su He. Liu Wanyi answered first: "It was the noble concubine who mentioned the matter of General Gao, so she sighed a few words and talked about Prime Minister Zhuge in ancient times and Sister De Fei. If you are not convinced, it is better to use tactics to force the enemy back than to kill them with one blow, and it is better for the Queen Mother to comment."

Queen Mother Lu hadn't seen her for a while, and her complexion seemed to have improved a little. She was wearing a thick dark-colored palace dress, which made her look extremely complicated. After hearing Liu Wanyi's words, she saw Su He nodded slightly and imperceptibly at her. , obviously what Liu Wanyi said is true.

A group of women in the harem actually talked about the affairs of the court. Empress Dowager Lu lowered her eyelids to block the cold look in her eyes, but a just right smile appeared on her face: "The women of the harem do not interfere in the affairs of the court. Let alone fighting a war. What should women say nonsense about things like this? In addition to being brave and brave, those who lead troops in war also need to have wisdom, benevolence, trust and other qualities in order to be able to convince the people." After hearing this, everyone hurriedly said: "Queen Mother It’s a lesson learned.”

"Empress Dowager, I was angry with Su He because of Mu Bei's incident before. Now I have calmed down. Although I resented the person who harmed my concubine Mu Bei and cursed her with a bad death, if you think about it carefully, I blamed Su He that day. But He was a little impulsive. I wanted to give her something twice but she didn't accept it. But are you afraid of the Empress Dowager's reproach?" Baihe waited for Empress Dowager Lu to sit firmly and told her about her reward to Su He. Empress Dowager Lu didn't expect it. She would say something like this. When she heard her cursing the person who killed Liang Mubei to have a good death, Empress Dowager Lu clenched her hands under her wide sleeves, and a sinister look flashed in her eyes: " The imperial concubine's words were serious. The Ai family felt very sorry for Mu Bei's death. It can be seen that this child has never been destined to the emperor. The child had an accident in Fengming Palace. Su Ho failed to take care of her. You should teach her a lesson. Su Ho just How can a slave deserve to be so serious when you reward her over and over again?"

At this moment, Empress Dowager Lu thought that Lily just wanted to pass the reward to win over the people in her palace. She sneered in her heart, Su Ho was hers, but the imperial concubine thought that a slap in the face would be enough to win over the people in her palace. Being able to subdue her, Empress Dowager Lu lightly blocked Lily's words. Seeing what Empress Dowager Lu said, Lily fell silent. (To be continued ~^~)

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