It seems to be a bit difficult to explain the concept of "virus" to Zhu Houzhao. After all, people of this era almost have no idea about microbiology knowledge, so Xiao Yuer didn't force it. Then she changed her approach and asked Zhu Houzhao: "What I mean, if one day I get old and become ugly, will you still like me?"

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao blinked her eyes, then covered her mouth and laughed.↖

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's actions, Xiao Yu'er couldn't help but frown and said, "Why are you laughing at?"

"Haha, I laughed at you so stupid. Look at you, how old you are, you just think about these things. Hey, haven't you seen it yet? When it comes to old age, I must be faster than you, so why are I qualified to not like you?" Zhu Houzhao took Xiao Yu'er's hand with some emotion and said, "Actually, in my opinion, the happiest thing in this life is probably to stay with you until you grow old."

"The happiest thing I can think of is to grow old with you?" Zhu Houzhao's words made Xiao Yu'er stunned. She couldn't help but stare at the infatuated emperor in a daze, thinking that this was a coincidence. This guy actually learned to say something to coax people without a teacher, and this words were very trendy and popular, which made Xiao Yu'er feel a little magical.

However, although Xiao Yuer was a little moved by Zhu Houzhao at this time, she was very clear after all, so she immediately retracted her hand and hugged her knees and said, "Okay, I know your feelings. Things are impermanent. Let's take one step at a time. We haven't reached a safe place yet, so don't think about these things for now."

"Don't worry. I swear to you, before you are sixteen years old, I will never touch you. I have said that. I will wait for you to grow up," Zhu Houzhao looked at Xiao Yu'er and said confidently.

These words made the little girl feel relieved, so she nodded slightly and said, "Then, I thank you too. Okay, that time is already very late, I want to go to bed, so you can rest sooner."

"I'll take you back to the tent." As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he stepped forward and picked her up, and then sent her to the tent very gently to rest.

...

The moonlight is still there, but at this time, the atmosphere in the Anhua County Prince's Mansion in Ningxia was completely different from the quiet and leisurely on the grassland.

Zhu Zhifan, the prince of Anhua, frowned and was sitting quietly on the throne, listening to his subordinates' reports, and on both sides of him were many literati and warriors, who were the talents he had worked hard to collect over the years. They had been kept in the mansion before, but now they were going to come in handy.

Soon, the subordinates finished the report, but after hearing it, Zhu Zhifan unconsciously showed an excited look on his face. Then he asked the subordinate: "Are you sure all this true? The emperor has really left the capital privately?"

"Don't worry, prince, this matter is of great importance. A villain must not speak nonsense," replied the subordinate.

"Okay. Then, the capital city is in chaos now, but my cousin, I don't know where to hide. Hahaha, this is really God helping me." Zhu Zhifan waved his hand and asked the subordinate to go out. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked at the people on both sides and said, "How about it? You must have heard the news just now? What do you think we should do now?"

Hearing Zhu Zhifan's words, one of the left literati turned over and bowed to Zhu Zhifan and said, "Prince, if my son is privately inspecting today, the court will inevitably be distorted. This is a good opportunity for heaven. The villain thinks we must not miss this opportunity. If the prince takes advantage of this time, he thinks that even if he can't swallow the world, he can at least gain Ningxia and achieve a foundation."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhifan looked at the man and found that the person who spoke was the most conspiring person in the mansion. This man was named Sun Jingwen. Although he was just a student, he had a lot of strategy in his heart. The most important thing was that he was very loyal to Zhu Zhifan, so Zhu Zhifan also attached great importance to him. When he had nothing to do, he often asked him about some strategic matters. At this critical moment, he even regarded Sun Jingwen as a talent like Guan Zhong and Leyi.

"It turns out to be Mr. Sun," Zhu Zhifan looked at Sun Jingwen and couldn't help but feel happy and asked casually: "Mr. Sun said, it's a rare opportunity now, and Zhifan also wants to make a difference. Unfortunately, Zhifan doesn't know where to start. Mr. Wang, please know that now we have limited troops and horses. Don't say that we are attacking Datong from afar. Even our Ningxia Prefecture is not easy to deal with. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

"Hey, don't worry, Xiaoke has already thought about this matter," Sun Jingwen said, pacing slightly with his hands. The situation was very slightest. Then he heard him say, "Prince, Xiaoke has two strategies here, I hope the prince can adopt it."

"Sir, please tell me. If the plan is really feasible, Xiao Wang will listen," Zhu Zhifan looked at Sun Jingwen and said.

Seeing Zhu Zhifan say this, Sun Jingwen couldn't help but nodded, and then said, "Since the prince said that, Xiaoke will no longer hide his weakness. First of all, our city is to occupy Anqing Mansion. As for this matter, Xiaoke has been planning secretly for several years, and the purpose is to make this time. Don't worry, Xiaoke now has a plan in his sleeve, so he can guarantee that the prince can get the land of Ningxia without spending one soldier."

"Oh, sir, what are your tricks? Let's talk about it quickly!" Zhu Zhifan looked at Sun Jingwen excitedly.

"Your Majesty still remembers Zhou Ang, the commander of Ningxia?" Hearing Zhu Zhifan's words, Sun Jingwen couldn't help but smile and looked at Zhu Zhifan and asked.

"Zhou Ang?" Hearing this, Zhu Zhifan couldn't help but frown and said, "Hey, why did you suddenly talk about this person? Xiao Wang heard that this person is greedy for money and is easy to kill, and is not a good thing. Let's not talk about it, just talk about Xiao Wang. He has tried many times to extort him, but now he is talking about what he does?"

"Your Majesty, you said this a little badly. The reason why Xiaoke talked about this person is because of the success or failure of our uprising this time is uprising," Sun Jingwen said unconsciously, approaching Zhu Zhifan and whispered for a while. Then, after hearing this, Zhu Zhifan nodded repeatedly, and then said to Sun Jingwen: "Okay, since that's the case, then Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

"Hehe, don't worry, Prince, Jing Wen will definitely not let down the prince's expectations," Sun Jingwen smiled and then said to Zhu Zhifan: "However, Prince, in Xiaoke's opinion, it is not enough that we have only occupied Ningxia. Prince, don't forget that there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers guarding the border in Datong Prefecture, Shaanxi, and the general of Datong is even more of Yang Yiqing, who is a civil and military talent. This person is restraining the three sides and has great power. He can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops in an instant. Therefore, Yang Yiqing is a huge threat to us. At the beginning of the uprising, people's hearts were not stable and we must not fight him head-on. Therefore, Xiaoke has another plan here. If the prince is willing to obey, he can certainly hold Yang Yiqing temporarily so that he has no time to take care of us."

"Oh, sir, what good plans do you have? Say it quickly!" Hearing this, Zhu Zhifan couldn't help but his eyes shone. In fact, he was also worried about Yang Yiqing at this time. After all, Yang Yiqing was extremely strategic and very loyal to the court. Therefore, if he could not handle Yang Yiqing's affairs well at the beginning of the uprising, he would probably be strangled to death by Yang Yiqing on the land of Ningxia before he left Ningxia. Yang Yiqing's military soldiers were all good at fighting, and there were many, so he would never be able to confront Yang Yiqing head-on.

However, what Zhu Zhifan didn't expect was that he was worried, and Sun Jingwen had already thought of a countermeasure, which made him a little ecstatic.

Now, after hearing Zhu Zhifan's words, Sun Jingwen said to him: "Prince, Xiaoke's plan is to send people north to join forces with the Tatars and ask them to lead troops to attack the three passes. In this way, Yang Yiqing will inevitably lead his army to resist, and then he will naturally have no time to deal with us. But at that time, we can give him a cooperation between inside and outside and defeat Yang Yiqing. In this way, wouldn't it solve the big problem of being intimate?"

"Bastard!" As soon as Sun Jingwen said this, an old man stepped out from the crowd next to him and stared at Sun Jingwen and said, "Sun Jingwen, you are really shameless. You have forgotten that we are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Even if we want to rebel, how can we unite with the barbarians and foreign tribes to destroy our great China? What are your thoughts when you do this?"

Zhu Zhifan was stunned by the old man's words, and then he looked at the old man and found out that this person was Dou Qi, the oldest and most knowledgeable scholar in the mansion. Dou Qi was born in a prominent family in Hexi, and he was respectful of his identity, so he naturally disdained Sun Jingwen's conspiracy and plot. So at this moment, when he heard that Sun Jingwen wanted to join forces with the Tatars to deal with Yang Yiqing, he felt unhappy and couldn't help but speak up for justice.

After he said this, Sun Jingwen was indeed a little ashamed and dared not say anything more.

However, at this time, Zhu Zhifan's rebellion was settled and he was not worried about so many things. So he smiled slightly, so he comforted Dou Qi and said to him: "Master Dou, why bother to get angry? Mr. Sun's words have not been finished yet. We might as well listen to him first and then study whether this strategy is feasible. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Dou Qi couldn't help but look angry and retreated.

Seeing that Dou Qi had retreated, Zhu Zhifan asked Sun Jingwen to continue speaking.

Seeing this situation, Sun Jingwen quickly said, "Prince, Jingwen has no intention of uniting foreign tribes and selling the country for glory. Jingwen's meaning is to temporarily use the Tatars' troops to hold Yang Yiqing back, so that they can buy time for our uprising. In this way, we can also prepare for Ningxia's military affairs so as to compete with Yang Yiqing. Of course, if you want the Tatars to help, you must give them some benefits. This matter,

In Xiaoke's opinion, he could pretend to make promises to tell them that after the matter was completed, he could ced the Ulanbucha grassland to them. In fact, we just gave them a reason, because once we can win the world, Ulanbucha would be at the foot of the Great Wall. Wouldn't you want to get it back whenever you want? How could you let this great land be in the hands of foreigners forever?" (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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