After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Chapter 174: A trapped beast fights, don’t provoke it

Qi Wushuang asked Qi Wu to take people to settle Humuhan and others, while he took Ye Wuwei back to Prince Qi's Mansion.

Upon learning that Qi Wushuang was coming back, Chu Yuhua still took Chu Yuyao to wait at the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion.

Qi Wushuang introduced Ye Wuwei and Chu Yuhua to each other:

"This is my cousin Chu Yuhua, this is my cousin Chu Yuyao, and this is Wu Wei."

Ye Wuwei smiled and called Chu Yuhua, "Sister-in-law."

Chu Yuhua happily agreed.

Only then did she understand why Chu Taian said that she would like Ye Wuwei as long as she met him in person.

Such a beautiful person! Such a beautiful smile! Such a sweet mouth!

Who wouldn’t like it!

When it was Chu Yuyao's turn, Qi Wushuang said, "Follow me and call me cousin."

Ye Wuwei called out again, "Cousin."

Hearing Ye Wuwei call him that, Qi Wushuang smiled with his teeth showing.

Chu Yuhua and Chu Yuyao didn't understand what Ye Wuwei meant by "cousin". They just thought to themselves:

It seems that Ye Wuwei is indeed very popular with His Majesty. Look at the smile on His Majesty's face when he looks at him.

"Your Majesty, which courtyard will Wu Wei be placed in?"

"He and I live in the same yard, so there's no need to prepare anything special for him. Also, prepare a few changes of clothes for Wu Wei."

Chu Yuhua took a look at Ye Wuwei's figure and agreed.

Chu Yuhua didn't think about anything else for the time being, because Qi Wushuang's yard was very large and had many rooms.

Qi Wushuang didn't let Chu Yuhua and the others follow him, and took Ye Wuwei into Prince Qi's mansion.

After entering Prince Qi's Mansion, Ye Wuwei said to Qi Wushuang in surprise:

"Why is the layout here the same as Prince Qi's Mansion in Changdu?"

The layout of this Qi Wang Mansion is the same as that of the Qi Wang Mansion in Chamdo City, except that the Qi Wang Mansion in Andu is larger.

“When I was a few years old, my father conferred upon me the title of Prince and granted me the fiefdom of Andu. At that time, my father had already ordered people to build the Prince Qi’s Palace for me in Andu.

When I was older, my father built me ​​a Prince Qi Palace in Qamdo based on the layout of the Prince Qi Palace in Andu."

Ye Wuwei sighed: "Your father is really good to you."

"In fact, the reason why my father loves me so much is not just because of my mother, but also because he thinks it's good that I am the only one left after his three sons are gone.

In my memory, every time the emperor saw him, his face was filled with disgust, and he usually wouldn't allow him to enter the palace."

Ye Wuwei knew that the "he" Qi Wushuang was referring to was the former emperor.

"Has your father ever thought of taking action against him?"

“There were times when I felt that my father wanted to kill him, but in the end he didn’t do it out of consideration for the family.

My father was worried that I was too young to check and balance the aristocratic families, and he had already married the Zhuang and Yuwen families by then."

"I've never asked you, which palace did you and your mother live in when you were little?"

"When I was a child, my mother and I lived in Fuxing Palace. At that time, Fuxing Palace was not a place for entertainment. After he ascended the throne, he demolished the palace where my mother and I lived."

This shows how much he hated Concubine Yu and Qi Wushuang that he even wanted to raze the palace where they lived.

As they were talking, the two of them had already entered Qi Wushuang's yard.

"My yard is connected to the hot spring water flowing down from the mountain. We will take a good bath in it later."

Qi Wushuang's recovery ability was super fast. His injuries were healed in just seven days. Ye Wuwei's injuries also healed two days ago.

Ye Wuwei was still not used to soaking in the hot spring directly, so he went to take a shower first.

When they were halfway through washing, Qi Wushuang said outside the house:

"Humuhan sent a message saying he has something to tell me. I'll go over there. You can have dinner first."

Ye Wuwei didn't care, "Come back soon."

He was still waiting to give Qi Wushuang a surprise tonight.

Qi Wushuang agreed.

After taking a shower, Ye Wuwei soaked in the hot spring for a while, and all the fatigue in his body disappeared.

After soaking in the hot spring and having dinner, I waited for a while, but Qi Wushuang still hadn't returned.

Ye Wuwei thought to himself: Why not go and see Qi Wushuang?

Thinking of this, Ye Wuwei left Qi Wushuang's yard.

Before leaving Prince Qi's Mansion, Ye Wuwei ran into Chen Shusheng.

Chen Shusheng grabbed Ye Wuwei's arm and said, "Minister Ye, it's great to see you here."

"I was promoted and now I am a lieutenant."

"You've been promoted so quickly."

Chen Shusheng dragged Ye Wuwei out and said, "I heard you were in Andu, so I came here specially."

"Where are you taking me?"

"The scholars from Changdu are gathering at Liufeng Pavilion tonight to compete in talent. Can you help me see if there are any talented people available?"

Ye Wuwei thought that since it was nothing to do, he might as well go with Chen Shusheng to see what was going on.

"You brought so many scholars to Andu with you, didn't you ever consider that Andu might be occupied by the Ati people?"

"Your Majesty has personally gone to the battlefield, so there's no way Andu will fall. Besides, don't we still have you?"

"You really have confidence in us."

"To be honest, I've learned physiognomy from a master. Your Majesty is protected by purple energy. He is the true dragon emperor. Nothing will happen to him."

It was the first time Ye Wuwei heard that Chen Shusheng had such a special ability, and he asked doubtfully, "Is it true?"

"It's fake. I was just joking with you."

After being disturbed by Chen Shusheng, Ye Wuwei could no longer tell whether what Chen Shusheng said was true or false.

"You never joked before."

"Isn't this just a joke because we're familiar with each other?

I think that a few years ago, even though there were no iron weapons, Your Majesty was able to defeat the Ati people, drive them out of the south of the desert and drive them back to the north.

Now the army not only has iron weapons, but also tempered steel armor. The Ati people are a tired army that came from the north all the way. Your Majesty cannot fail to defeat the Ati people.

Facts have proven that my judgment was correct. Your Majesty defeated the Atti people in just one battle."

I didn’t expect Chen Shusheng to hit the nail on the head!

"You're right. In fact, if we continue fighting, we can wipe out 100,000 Ati people."

"Thank goodness you didn't do that, but chose to negotiate."

"What makes you say that?"

“If you continue to fight, I believe you can indeed wipe out 100,000 Ati people, but your losses will not be small.

Because the Atti people were fighting a battle with no way out.

A trapped beast should not be provoked to fight. "

Ye Wuwei never expected that Chen Shusheng, a mere scholar, could say something similar to what the famous military strategist Sun Tzu said.

Sun Tzu once said in "The Art of War" that "a trapped beast fights, and a desperate enemy does not need to be pressed."

Sun Tzu said:

In war, when the enemy is in trouble, if you attack them forcefully, they may fight back desperately, which may result in heavy losses for your side.

Therefore, it is wise to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy in such situations, and instead look for other ways to weaken the enemy and ultimately achieve victory.

Ye Wuwei was certain that there was no such person as Sun Tzu and no Sun Tzu's Art of War in the history of the Qi Dynasty. Qi Wushuang's acceptance of the peace talks in the North was similar to what Sun Tzu said because Qi Wushuang had rich experience in war.

But Chen Shusheng, a scholar who had never been to the battlefield, had such insights, which showed that he was truly talented!

Ye Wuwei patted Chen Shusheng heavily: "Dude, you're awesome!"

Chen Shusheng hesitated after being slapped by Ye Wuwei: "Captain Ye, please show some mercy."

"Isn't it said that a gentleman studies the six arts? But I see you look so naive."

"I've had poor coordination since I was a child, and I can't learn archery or flying."

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at Liufeng Pavilion.