What's the connection between water and mud?
Tuoba Yu frowned slightly. How did these two things get together? And they shouldn't be smoking when they're together. There's something strange about this.
"I don't know!" the Evil Bodhisattva replied bluntly.
I genuinely don't know.
Tuoba Yu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I feel that Lin Yi is plotting something. Order the soldiers to assemble as soon as possible. We must attack Dayu County ahead of schedule, and we must do so before the enemy's city walls are completed!"
Speed is of the essence in war. Now that Lin Rusong's military pressure in the east is gone, he will naturally make a move against Xiliang.
If this drags on any longer, Lin Yi will only get stronger!
"Yes!"
The Evil Bodhisattva's expression changed slightly, and he immediately agreed, feeling that he also needed to speed things up.
However, there is still one problem: the Prince of Beining Commandery!
"General, what if Li Sansi attacks us from behind if we attack Xiliang?" he whispered.
Tuoba Yu pulled a letter from his pocket and laughed, " Li Sansi wrote to me earlier, saying he's not helping either side this time, clearly intending to reap the benefits without lifting a finger. He won't make a move until we conquer Xiliang!"
"Haha, this guy's got some good ideas!" The Evil Bodhisattva couldn't help but laugh out loud. Li Sansi was dreaming.
However, plotting against one's own general is not such an easy task.
On the other side, at the residence of the Prince of Beining Commandery.
Looking at the continuous stream of intelligence reports, Li Sansi couldn't help but beam with excitement. Tuoba Yu was finally going to make a move against Lin Yi, which meant he could now start watching the show.
"Tsk tsk, once they've fought to the bitter end, we'll go in and clean up the mess, and while we're at it, we'll steal Lin Yi's potatoes and sweet potatoes, and let that kid show off!" Li Yunqing said with a gloating expression.
This not only caused heavy losses to the Northern Liang, but also secured sweet potatoes and potatoes, making them extremely happy.
Snap!
Li Sansi slapped him across the face and roared, "What do you mean by 'robbery'? We're going to support Xiliang, to support our allies, don't you understand? As for the sweet potatoes and potatoes, those are gifts of gratitude!"
These are all our own people, how can you say it's robbery!
Tsk tsk, we're quite the connoisseurs.
Li Yunqing's lips twitched. As expected of his father, the old fox was indeed shrewd.
The father and son exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.
But just then, a guard rushed in, interrupting the father and son's grand plan.
General He is back!
"Why has he been gone for so long this time? It's been several days, hasn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Li Sansi frowned slightly, He Zudao somewhat dissatisfied with He Zudao. It was unreasonable that this guy had been gone for so long this time.
"This..."
The guard's face stiffened upon hearing this, and he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
This attitude displeased Li Yunqing, who said in a deep voice, "Just say what you have to say. Why are you beating around the bush? Is there anything you can't say?"
We are a royal residence, what can't we say? As long as it's not the emperor himself, we have nothing to fear!
After being reprimanded, the guard gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. General He's warhorse was stolen by the Heir of Northern Liang, so he walked back, therefore..."
puff!
Li Sansi, who was thinking about reaping the benefits, spat out a mouthful of tea and exclaimed, "What? This guy got robbed? How could Lin Yi be so arrogant?"
"Bring He Zudao in immediately! I want to question him myself!"
Damn it, weren't we going there to deliver gifts? How come they were robbed? Isn't this a rebellion?
And this He Zudao, how could he be so trash? Wasn't he supposed to be seeking revenge? He actually got it stolen by Lin Rusong's son. He's utterly useless.
He was furious and wanted to confront He Zudao.
However, when he saw He Zudao's appearance, he couldn't help but gasp. He was only wearing a pair of shorts, and his upper body was even covered by leaves.
That's so tragic.
"Your Highness!" Upon seeing Li Sansi, He Zudao couldn't help but shed tears, not knowing why he wanted to cry.
Forehead!
Li Sansi's anger subsided considerably, and he frowned, saying, " He Zudao, what's wrong with you? Even if Lin Yi is ruthless, he wouldn't treat you like this!"
He almost lost his underwear; that's terrible.
"This..."
He Zudao blushed and said awkwardly, "This wasn't done by Lin Yi, but by his chief steward. He said that Xiliang is facing a crisis and therefore hopes to ask us for help. Naturally, I wouldn't dare to agree to such a big request on behalf of the Prince."
"To my utter surprise, this guy actually detained our warhorses and hundreds of soldiers, saying he was keeping them to help Xiliang defend the city."
Forehead!
Li Sansi's lips twitched. This was outrageous! Who was this guy to not only detain his warhorse but also hundreds of soldiers? This was too arrogant.
He retorted angrily, "It's one thing for the soldiers to be detained, but what about your clothes?"
"They said Xiliang lacked food and clothing, and didn't even have armor, so they stripped me of my clothes too. I couldn't fight them all by myself!" He Zudao awkwardly, his face turning red.
He wouldn't tell Li Sansi that it was because he lost to Mi Zhu; that would be far too humiliating.
Bang!
Li Sansi slammed his fist on the table and roared, "This is outrageous! This guy is utterly lawless! Is there no justice left? I will impeach him, and impeach his dead father too!"
This is outright robbery, a brutal and outright theft.
"Uh, he didn't just steal from the prince!"
"What's the meaning?"
"He even tried to steal the Emperor!"
He Zudao chuckled dryly and told the Prince of Beining Commandery about Lin Yi's memorial, which made the latter's face turn green.
"Holy crap, how can there be such a shameless person in the world!" Li Yunqing was astonished. Someone actually dared to extort even the emperor. This Heir of Northern Liang was even more audacious than himself.
Only Li Sansi's expression was grave, and he said in a deep voice, "This is a very bad situation. This Heir of Northern Liang has no respect for the emperor whatsoever; he will surely be a scourge in the future."
To dare to deceive the current emperor like this is something even he wouldn't dare to do; this Heir of Northern Liang is far too arrogant.
Such a person is either a fool or just as you imagine.
But can someone who swept through the Northern Liang Royal City and the Xiliang Commandery really be considered a fool?
It is obvious that Lin Yi is no ordinary person; in fact, he is an extremely terrifying individual whose ambition is perhaps even more frightening than that of the Prince of Northern Liang.
Although Lin Rusong had always supported Northern Liang, he had never been this arrogant. Even when supplies were cut, he gritted his teeth and endured it, but this kid went ahead and acted first and asked for permission later.
This means that he doesn't care about Great Ning at all, and for him, rebelling will be as easy as drinking water or eating.
Li Yunqing's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "Father, if this guy is so rebellious, could he directly join forces with the Northern Region Barbarians to break through our Great Yu Mountain defense line?"