Chapter 127: Know yourself and know the enemy, knowledge of people!

Yu Ke looks at the expectant eyes of the crowd, feeling awkward, yet his face remains calm.

He says in a long tone: "The Art of War says, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles'; this is the essential strategy for overcoming the enemy."

Once these words are spoken!

The generals of the Lu Family Army nod in agreement one after another, their eyes revealing heartfelt admiration and conviction.

After all!

Although this Shaobao has lived in Mount Zhongnan for a long time, far from the hustle and bustle of the world, he can also see through the chess game of the disputes between the kingdoms, and even if it seems like looking at flowers in the fog, he actually has his own hills and valleys in his heart, not unclear at all.

Seeing this, Dou Gu understands, hurriedly standing up, and begins to tell the story of the changing situation between the Qianyuan, Han, and Chu kingdoms and those famous leading figures.

"The Qianyuan Kingdom is strong in soldiers and horses; ten years ago, heroes competed for the deer, carving up one side. Now, the Empress holds power alone, ruling the universe, and the Qianyuan soldiers and horses all bow their heads and obey..."

Subsequently!

Before the words are finished, a small booklet compiled by the mysterious "Mercury" organization with painstaking effort, gathering the essence of the world's intelligence, is gently placed on the table.

It is extremely precious, containing top-secret information concerning the rise and fall of nations and military secrets, and its importance is self-evident.

Yu Ke gently moves it to his side, flipping through it page by page.

He sees that where the red pen is drawn between the pages, they are all key matters, sources of information, and time contexts, all detailed, with no omissions.

If there is any inaccuracy in the source, the booklet also attaches well-thought-out analysis, fully showing the rigor and meticulousness of the compiler.

Yu Ke secretly praises in his heart; the leader of this "Mercury" is truly meticulous, with no flaws.

In "Lu Chen's" memory, there emerges!

A gentle and elegant noble son in a wheelchair with disabled legs, smiling lightly under a pear tree.

Huang Yu!

The behind-the-scenes commander of Mercury, a person hiding in the dark, controlling a huge intelligence network.

In the Lu Family Army, those who know his true identity are few and far between.

Yu Ke cannot help but sigh again, the Lu Family Army is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!

He withdraws his thoughts, continues to flip through the booklet, and his gaze focuses on the core figures of the Qianyuan Dynasty.

First is the Empress of Qianyuan.

Wu Ying!

Wu Ying's mother came from the Sun family, one of the three prominent clans of Qianyuan; she was originally a noble daughter of a high family, but because of a private affair, she secretly developed feelings for a prince who was not favored at the time, eventually ending up being expelled from the family and removed from the name.

The following year, in a village in Qianyuan, she gave birth to Wu Ying.

It is rumored that at the time of her birth, a phoenix actually flew over the courtyard, with various strange phenomena.

Yu Ke reads to this point, and the corners of his mouth cannot help but hook up a faint smile.

He secretly thinks: This is the so-called "Spring and Autumn brushwork"; the birth of a great person always has to be accompanied by some mystery and extraordinariness to show that it is the mandate of heaven, not ordinary.

Wu Ying was naughty when she was born, climbing roofs and uncovering tiles, catching fish and touching shrimp, all of which she was proficient in; she did not like playing with girls, but instead liked dancing with guns and sticks.

By the age of seven or eight, she became the "little bully" of the village.

At the age of ten, a wandering Daoist priest passed by, valued Wu Ying's aptitude, and began to teach her martial arts, the specifics of which are no longer verifiable.

Until the age of ten, a noble carriage galloping from the capital of Qianyuan stopped at the entrance of the village, picking her and her mother back to the imperial palace.

Her mother was named Consort Shu.

Wu Ying had a new identity, the Princess Chaoyang of Qianyuan.

The reason for all this change is!

Ten years later, that unfavored prince counterattacked and ascended the throne as Emperor.

This father, who had regained what he had lost, gave extreme favor to Wu Ying and her mother, always keeping them by his side.

According to historical records, this Princess Chaoyang was lively in nature before the age of twelve, raising a deer she particularly liked, often riding the deer to chase and play in the imperial palace.

In the imperial city, she was also called "Princess Elk".

Until the age of thirteen.

Consort Shu was convicted of a trumped-up charge and was given poisoned wine.

This thirteen-year-old princess sought to see her father the Emperor many times but was not seen, and was also pressed into the Imperial Clan Court.

Until the spring of the second year, she was released.

Since then, it is said that this extremely beautiful woman changed her personality, often covering her face with a terrifying ghost mask.

That deer was also released back into the mountains and forests by her.

Wu Ying returned to her mother's family, the Sun family, this choice.

Returning to her mother's family, the Sun clan, the relationship between her and her father gradually distanced.

But in Qianyuan, a country with a flourishing martial spirit, women can also inherit titles.

At the age of fourteen, with the firm support of her mother's family, Wu Ying obtained the power to open a mansion and build teeth.

At that time!

Rebellions broke out one after another in Qianyuan, and the people were in dire straits.

The Son of Heaven sent other princes to lead an army of eighty thousand to expedition, but they were defeated and returned, causing the court to be shocked and terrified, and the strength of the rebel army became even greater.

Wu Ying asked to fight again.

Under her insistence and the full support of her mother's family, the Son of Heaven finally nodded in agreement, but only granted her four thousand troops.

The court was in an uproar!

How dare a woman be a general?

Thus, in February of the same year, the Battle of Dingjun Mountain shocked the world.

She won with fewer troops, using only four thousand troops to repel seventy thousand rebel troops in three months, beheading more than ten thousand enemies and capturing more than twenty thousand people.

The court was shocked, and after returning in triumph, Wu Ying also said that sentence:

"Do not say that women are not heroic, night after night the Longquan sword rings."

Wu Ying, after the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, officially entered the vision of the Qianyuan court.

In the next ten years, she made repeated meritorious services by virtue of her outstanding military talent.

Her military achievements grew, and no one dared to look down on her again.

Until her father died of illness, Qianyuan fell into chaos and turmoil even more.

History calls it, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings!

Wu Ying used six years to end the troubled times with iron-fisted means and reunify Qianyuan.

At the Fengshan Ceremony held at Mount Shou, she officially changed the reign title to "Kaiyuan", opening a new era for Qianyuan.

After ascending the throne, the first decision Wu Ying made shocked the court—she ordered the execution of all the concubines her father had before his death.

The meritorious officials who helped her in the early stages, such as the Sun family, were also completely liquidated by her for some unknown reasons, with none spared.

The annotation on the booklet is related to the death of her mother.

Wu Ying returned to the village of her childhood and built a magnificent mausoleum for her mother.

In addition!

She re-enabled the new Prime Minister, began to pardon the world's taxes, punished corrupt officials, and even issued policies such as women being able to wear phoenix crowns and ceremonial robes when they marry!

There are many other things in the booklet about this Empress's military use.

With a deep understanding of her.

Yu Ke's eye sockets are slightly hot.

In his heart!

An inexplicable sense of familiarity actually appears, as if he has known this Wu Ying for a long time.

Yu Ke seems to see a little girl jumping and jumping in the village, then the Princess Elk in the imperial palace.

Finally, the Empress who holds power over the world!

The baptism of wind and rain in childhood, like a whetstone, polished Wu Ying's tough, unyielding, and hot heart.

Although she appears cold and domineering on the outside, her heart is full of persistence for justice and deep concern for the people.

Knowing how to use swords, and knowing how to trade off.

Only then did she stand with the Sun family against her father after being released from the Imperial Clan Court, with political keenness, and she bet right step by step.

Until the end, she cleaned up everything!

PS: There is another chapter tonight!

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