Genius Demon Empress

When she thought of Fa Xiaoyi, Yue Jinghua's neck felt hot and painful as the bite mark left by Fa Xiaoyi full of hatred, just like a fire.

Fa Xiaoyi seems to be different.

Yue Jinghua sighed, rubbed his eyebrows, and carefully analyzed the two pieces of intelligence from the Eagle Department at hand.

At first glance, Yue Jinghua couldn't help but admire the Eagle Department's ability to collect information.

The two pieces of information she had in hand were more complete than all the information held by Princess Long Xue and the military.

From the Northern Expedition all the way to the Shang Kingdom, until Xiao Jinnuo led a group of dragon knights into the misty canyon, everything was detailed, almost as if they were tracking and recording all the way.

Among them, what impressed Yue Jinghua the most was Fa Xiaoyi's fighting style.

Before the Northern Expeditionary Army attacked the Shang Kingdom,

He first made a surprise attack and forced the palace to capture the concubine Sha and the young prince of the Shang Kingdom.

He also used the lives of Concubine Sha and her son to force Xiao Jinnuo and Zhan Bei'ao, who arrived in a hurry before they could set up camp, to have a disagreement and split the original Northern Expeditionary Army into two.

Then he set up a Hongmen Banquet to lure Zhan Bei'ao into the palace, set up an ambush in the Shang Palace, killed Zhan Bei'ao, announced the adultery between Sha Fei and Zhan Bei'ao to the people of Shang State, and killed the little emperor, and used this to fight Avenge his brother, revive the slogan of Shang State, mobilize the people of Shang State to resist the Northern Expedition, and sign a non-aggression treaty with the Ruisong Federation.

Every step is carefully planned. It is not difficult to see that he is thoughtful and considerate.

When she was in the Shang Kingdom, Yue Jinghua never really regarded Fa Xiaoyi as an opponent. In her eyes, Fa Xiaoyi was just a selfish and arrogant prince. His failure was due to his lack of consideration, and he was eventually defeated. Zhan Bei'ao took advantage of the opportunity and met a miserable end.

But this time during the Northern Expedition, Fa Xiaoyi's behavior was completely different.

At the beginning, Fa Xiaoyi was like a ferocious beast, he only knew how to advance but not how to retreat.

But now, he is more like a dormant cobra, advancing and retreating in a controlled manner. At the most appropriate time, he opens his big mouth to swallow unsuspecting prey.

After Yue Jinghua read the two intelligence reports from the Eagle Department, he had a new hunch that his elder brother Yue Minzhi's trip to the imperial city to report on his duties would not go well.

In the imperial capital, if you leave Zhan Tianwai, I'm afraid there won't be any suitable generals to go to the Shang Kingdom for reinforcements.

Yue Minzhi came back at the wrong time.

After reading all the information, Yue Jinghua closed the intelligence.

She pondered for a moment, put the information back into her suitcase, and returned to the Duke's Mansion first.

As she expected, Yue Minzhi has not returned since entering the palace.

After chatting with Lie Rou for a few words, she ordered Salman to prepare a dress for entering the palace. After changing her clothes, she entered the palace to ask for Princess Long Xue.

In the imperial city, Princess Longxue was finishing talking to Yue Minzhi about the Northern Expedition. Yue Minzhi was shocked and hesitant about the princess' request for him to go to the Shang Kingdom.

Zhan Tian also told the story about the assassin in the imperial capital.

As a minister, Yue Min couldn't refuse the princess' order.

But it had only been half a day since he returned to the imperial capital, and the dragon knights accompanying him had not yet recovered. If they could go to the Shang Kingdom, they would be exhausted even if they arrived at the Shang Kingdom.

In addition, he is very familiar with the skills of marching and fighting. Even the "War Zombie" Zhan Bei'ao died in the Shang Kingdom, so how can he capture Fa Xiaoyi.

Although Yue Minzhi is loyal by nature, he is not a fool. After all, he still has the blood of Grand Duke Yuenian of Xueying in his body.

"It's not that I'm unwilling to serve, it's just that the dragon knights and their group were physically and mentally damaged after experiencing the Southern Expedition. Several Asian dragons were also infected with the disease and will need at least half a month of recuperation before they can go on another expedition." Yue Minzhi didn't know what he meant. He refused and just used the excuse of Asian Dragon's illness to block Princess Long Xue's order.

Half a month?

The current situation of the Northern Expedition was critical. It would take seven or eight days to get from the imperial capital to the Shang Kingdom, even with the fastest empty ship in the empire.

Coupled with the half-month rest period, I am afraid that Xiao Jinnuo and others have already been defeated.

If Xiao Jinnuo died in the Shang Kingdom again and lost dozens of dragon knights, where would the reputation of the Dragon War Empire be?

After hearing this, Princess Longxue looked displeased.

But Yue Minzhi's reasons were also reasonable. If she used force to force her to agree, it would probably cause the dragon knights to backlash. Princess Long Xue had no choice but to cast a look at Zhan Tian for help.

Zhan Tian frowned and thought for a while, and was about to speak when he saw the female palace whispering in Princess Long Xue's ear.

After hearing this, Princess Long Xue's expression immediately turned clear. She coughed and compassionately allowed Yue Minzhi to return to the Duke's Mansion to rest. A few days later, she would reward the meritorious officials of this southern expedition in the imperial city. .

When Yue Min saw Princess Long Xue, she suddenly relaxed and wiped away cold sweat. She didn't dare to ask any more questions and stepped back respectfully.

Yue Min's feet left before Yue Min, but Yue Jinghua's hind feet entered the palace.

"Is it you?!" Zhan Tian frowned and snorted when he saw Yue Jinghua.

Yue Jinghua pretended to be his brother and secretly learned about his Dragon King domain. It was like a thorn in Zhan Tian's heart that would pop up from time to time.

"Yue Jinghua, what good thing have you done?" Princess Long Xue smiled sinisterly and looked at Yue Jinghua with an unfathomable expression.

"It's an honor for a humble minister to be able to handle public affairs." Yue Jinghua knew in her heart that she was questioning Long Jiuzun, but she didn't say it clearly. The two of them looked at each other as if they were playing a riddle. Zhan Tian, ​​who was watching on the sidelines, was suspicious.

"I will investigate the matter of the Southern Expedition later. Let me ask you, is it true that what you asked the female officer to tell me just now is true?" Princess Long Xue couldn't hold it any longer. Even if she was as calm as she was, in the face of such a When faced with internal and external troubles, one cannot help but lose sense of proportion.

The words that Yue Jinghua asked the female officer to tell her just now were like a kitten's claws, tickling her heart.

"It's true, as long as Princess Long Xue can agree to a few of my conditions, I can ensure that within two days, without any troops from the empire, we can rush to the Shang Kingdom, save Lord Xiao Jinnuo, and win the victory. Northern Expedition." Yue Jinghua said calmly, with full confidence in his starry eyes.

"Two days? Ridiculous. How could it only take two days to go from the imperial capital to the Shang Kingdom?" Zhan Tian shook his head after hearing this.

"Tell me your conditions," Princess Long Xue signaled Zhan Tian not to interrupt. She believed that Yue Jinghua would not make random promises.

"My conditions are actually very simple. For the princess, it is just a piece of cake. First, please merge the two counties of Fontainebleau and Bailu into one, place them under the ownership of the Duke's Palace, and reduce the taxes in the two counties for ten years. Second, please , granting marriage to the Duke's Palace and the Protector General's Palace. Third, if the Northern Expedition succeeds, please canonize the July Mercenary Group as the First Dragon War Corps." Yue Jinghua spoke clearly, her voice was like pearls falling to the ground, and the words fell into the ears of the two of them. , like a muffled thunder, the two people present were stunned.