The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Chapter 132 No Looking Back

"If I were really in danger on the battlefield, what would you do? Why would you risk your life?"

After returning to the tent, Sima Yao couldn't help but teach Gu Nianzhi a lesson with a gloomy face.

Gu Nianzhi looked at Sima Yao who was pretending to be angry, but she was not afraid at all. She just smiled at him and spoke the truth in a joking tone.

"Then of course I'll follow you."

Sima Yao obviously didn't expect Gu Nianzhi to answer like this, and she paused.

The words of lecture that he was about to start were suddenly blocked.

"fool."

He reached out and held Gu Nianzhi's hand, his eyes became moist and his eye sockets slightly red.

"If I really die, you can live well. Go to Jiya Pavilion to find your Miss Qiluo, and live a life of drunkenness and dreams like this. I won't blame you."

Gu Nianzhi burst out laughing.

Could this guy still be jealous of Qiluo?

She just wanted to tease him on purpose.

"I do want to, but if you really die, no one will give me so much silver, and I'm afraid Miss Qiluo won't like me anymore. So, you must not die."

"Gu Nianzhi, you..."

"What? You asked me to go find Miss Qiluo, and now you're angry again?"

"No, I'm not angry."

Seeing Sima Yao's deflated look, Gu Nianzhi felt a little bit reluctant.

"Don't worry. You are the most important person to me. Otherwise, I wouldn't risk my life for you and go to the battlefield. By the way, do you have any tricks up your sleeve in the next two days? Is a truce your plan?"

Gu Nianzhi was indeed a little confused about the truce of the past two days. Although on the surface, the truce was not what Sima Yao had requested, but was the result of the other party's situation and unexpected circumstances, she always felt that things were not that simple.

In addition, Lin Heng has not been with Sima Yao for a long time, which is even more strange.

"Did you send Lin Heng to do something?"

"Mr. Gu is really smart. Nothing can be hidden from you."

Sima Yao stood up and opened the battle preparation map.

"Qibei, Xichuan and Modong are just a pile of scattered sands. Now they are gathered together for the fat piece of meat of Qiangyi."

Sima Yao pointed to two places marked in red on the map and said, "I asked Lin Heng to lead two teams of soldiers, disguised, to Xichuan and Modong, and spread rumors that Qibei took the lead in organizing this war, but actually sent the least number of troops, and would gain the most by winning. After Dasheng joined the war, Xichuan and Modong must increase the number of troops, so they will soon forcibly recruit men from the civilian population. It's a life-threatening journey."

"The war took place in Qiangyi. The people didn't feel much about the war, but now that their relatives might go to the battlefield, they are anxious. Is that right?"

"That's right. With the spread of rumors and our people deliberately stirring up trouble, many local people have started to cause trouble in the government office. Currently, unrest has occurred in Xichuan and Modong, and it has begun to spread at a very fast speed."

"Under such circumstances, even if the King of Xichuan and the King of Modong come out and promise not to arbitrarily recruit soldiers, no one will believe it. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Sima Yao looked at Gu Nianzhi with interest, but he didn't tell her the answer. He wanted to hear it from her own mouth.

"Unless you withdraw your troops and return to the capital."

Sima Yao smiled and gave Gu Nianzhi an answer.

Talking with smart people is like this.

Sima Yao likes this kind of tacit understanding.

What I like more is that the person who has a tacit understanding with me is Gu Nianzhi.

"Now, under such circumstances, Xichuan and Modong will certainly not dare to rashly deploy large armies for reinforcements. Qibei, the leader of this battle, will also have to consider whether it has the strength to fight against Dasheng and Qiangyi without reinforcements from its allies."

"The goal I want to achieve is to win without bloodshed."

Sima Yao spent his early years in Dingxi Prefecture, where he witnessed the cruelty of war and the disputes between the two countries.

He hated war and all power struggles that did not take human life seriously.

Those ordinary people are not just black and white pieces on a chessboard, but real people.

The soldiers on the battlefield are not born bloodthirsty, but they use their sacrifice or disability to exchange for a moment of peace for the old and young at home.

Gu Nianzhi looked at Sima Yao, and she suddenly understood why she came here.

Her judgment about Sima Yao was correct.

If Sima Yao ascended the throne, he would definitely become a wise ruler.

However, the process of ascending to the throne is bound to be filled with blood.

He is so kind-hearted, can he do it?

"Oh, by the way, Princess Ulanya wants to see you."

"Who?"

"Princess Wulanya of Qiangyi."

"Ulanya? The one on the battlefield today?"

Gu Nianzhi frowned slightly. She really couldn't think of when she had ever met this princess.

"Correct."

"Have I met her before?"

"The last time we came to Qiangyi, the young man we met outside the casino was Princess Ulanya disguised as a man. I think she wanted to meet you because you helped her."

"Oh, it's her."

Gu Nianzhi's expression didn't look surprised at all.

Sima Yao asked doubtfully, "Did you know she was a girl?"

"According to Qiang customs, women pierce their left ears and men pierce their right ears. Both men and women can only wear earrings in one ear. That day I met Princess Ulanya and her maid. Although they both wore earrings on their right ears, their left ears were pierced. It was obvious that the two were women dressed as men."

"Mr. Gu is very observant."

Sima Yao's words sounded a bit strange to Gu Nianzhi.

"What's going on?" Gu Nianzhi leaned over and pretended to sniff around Sima Yao: "Why do I smell something sour?"

Sima Yao took a step back and answered honestly: "The sun is very hot today, I sweat too much, and I haven't had time to wash up..."

Gu Nianzhi smiled, and seeing Sima Yao's eyes that showed fear of being disliked, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"As for me, what I smell is the sour smell of a vinegar jar being overturned..."

Sima Yao was stunned at first, then he reacted.

The expression on his face relaxed suddenly, and with a hint of shame and anger, he glared at Gu Nianzhi fiercely, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"How about I not go to see Princess Ulanya tomorrow?" Gu Nianzhi teased, "Because then the whole tent will be filled with a strong sour smell..."

"Gu-Nian-Zhi...Do you believe that I will punish you by military law?"

Sima Yao couldn't argue with her, so he could only bring up the word "military law".

Gu Nianzhi was not afraid, and leaned close to Sima Yao's ear: "Are you willing to give it up?"

Sima Yao turned his head and looked into Gu Nianzhi's smiling eyes.

There is a strong sense of ambiguity in the air.

Gu Nianzhi suddenly realized that he seemed to have gone too far.

Her expression, tone and content now fully revealed her little daughter's true nature.

She looks like a pure girl, acting coquettishly in front of her boyfriend.

And there was something wrong with Sima Yao's eyes.

"Why are you, like a goblin..."