In the face of Arufa's request for war, Dikar II did not give an immediate reply. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why Dikar did not reply immediately was because the calculation in his mind was far more complicated than Arufa's simple request for battle.

During this period of time, Arubania can be said to be troubled internally and externally, and the wind and rain have been stormy. The so-called foreign invasion is, of course, the invasion of Palchi, since the war between the two countries, Arubania has not taken any advantage, so that it has been defeated and retreated to this day by people blocking the gate of the capital, which is a unique shame in Arubania since the founding of the country. The house leak happened to rain overnight, and at the moment when the external danger was imminent, there was also infighting - his three sons actually chose to take the risk of assassinating their opponents because they were threatened by their concubine Sula, and what is worse is that it was Sulla's political opponent Zailiu Urdas who instructed his son to do such a stupid act behind his back, and as a result, after the assassination failed, Dikar had to put his son under house arrest, and Biliuurdas was punished by being grounded at home.

In fact, if Dikar really wants to investigate this matter to the end, I am afraid that not only his own son and his prime minister, but even the henchmen of Biliuurdas will not be able to escape the involvement, but then the political situation in Arubania will be completely changed, and without the checks and balances of Biliuurdas, the entire court will become the world of Sulla's faction, then Dikal, the king, may be stripped of power. In order to prevent the birth of this situation, Dicard can only solve it with one word, and that is drag.

Both the interrogation of the two surviving princes and the cross-examination of Bilyuurdas proceeded unusually slowly. Of course, Sulla complained about this, but he was helpless, after all, this matter should not be rushed, otherwise his intentions would be revealed.

More concerned than these internal troubles, Dikar was more concerned with the invasion of foreign enemies, especially the commander of the army, Arufa, who was responsible for directing the resistance against foreign enemies. Even the children of Basradi knew that General Arufa was the son of the former general Adlem, but Adrim was forced out of the Arubanian military circle by Dikar and had to live in seclusion. This matter is a matter of course for Dikal, after all, Adlerm's prestige is too high, and the army's loyalty to him may threaten the king's power, but in the rumors on the streets, the common people do not buy this account, in their eyes Dikal is an ungrateful villain, if it were not for Adlerm's support, it is still unknown whether Dikal can sit on the throne of the king.

Therefore, Dikal always had a knot in his heart that could not be solved: on the one hand, he hated it most when people talked about Adlerum in front of him or tried to reactivate Adlem, and on the other hand, he had to admit that the situation in Arubania had deteriorated after Adrim left the military circle, and it was still unknown whether Basradic City would have maintained its reputation as an impregnable city if it had not been for Arufa's decisive efforts to lead his troops south.

At present, the Sulla party in the court has the upper hand, and the Biliuurdas faction is suppressed so that it cannot raise its head; The empire's greatest force is in the imperial capital, but in the hands of a general whose father was deposed by the king, how to play the next card is really not a simple matter for Dicard.

After much hesitation, Dikal finally opened his mouth to Arufa: "Lord Arufa, the widow has an idea, and I hope to get your advice. ”

Arufa respectfully knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, please say it directly, although Weichen's ability is limited, he must do his best to share His Majesty's worries." ”

In that case, the widow said it bluntly. Although you have had the experience of confronting Li Tianhao and the Palchi army head-on, and you also have an advantage in terms of the current strength ratio, but that Li Tianhao is a scheming person, and our army has drunk the bitter wine of defeat in front of him more than once, so the widow is worried that Li Tianhao will not fight you in a decisive battle after you lead the army out of the city, but will try to sneak attack the empty city of Basradi. Although you have trained a large number of people to defend the city, there is a lack of generals in the city who can command them, if you lose it."

"Wechen thinks that Lord Bu Bo can be up to the task of guarding the imperial capital." Arufa replied.

Dikar shook his head and said, "If the guards are trained regular troops, the widows also believe in the abilities of Lord Bobos. However, even if these people have been trained and have sophisticated equipment, they have not experienced actual combat, and their confidence and will to fight are the biggest weaknesses. At this point, although Lord Bubos is capable, he still lacks a little popularity. ”

"Then Your Majesty means to let Weichen continue to stay in the city?"

"No, no, no, long-term entrenchment is not good for our army, few people know this. The widow means that you might as well stay in the city for a few more days, and the widow wants to reactivate your father, Lord Adlem, and let him serve as the defense of the capital, and you can lead the army to the battle. ”

Hostages? The thought crossed Arufa's mind. But when I think about it, if Dikal does not have his father as a hostage, he will indeed be suspicious of himself, and if his father is in charge of the defense of the capital, he cannot be regarded as a hostage who has lost his freedom in life, in a sense, Dikal's doing this is more like a concession, a further attempt to thaw the relationship with Adlem after appointing himself as a general. If Dikar really understands that his father is the key to saving Arubania, it will be a boon to Arubania. Thinking of this, Arufa lowered his head and said, "Weichen, but act according to His Majesty's wishes!" ”

"Good, good," Dikal smiled, "since this is the case, the order will be made immediately." Your Excellency, you should go back first to intensify the training of the army, improve the battle plan, and when Ling Zun arrives, you can go out of the city to drive out the Palchi army, so that the imperial capital can restore peace. ”

After Arufa retreated, Dikar withdrew all his entourage, and only took a few henchmen and guards to quietly leave the palace by night, and went straight to the prime minister's mansion.

This was the first time that Dikal had personally visited the Prime Minister's Mansion since the assassination of Princess Sula, and the servants of Bilyuurdas were so frightened that they knelt down to greet him, but Dikal ignored it and went straight to Bilyuurdas's bedroom.

At this time, Biliuurdas was very drunk, and was in a car battle with four naked beauties in bed, and the king's arrival frightened the beauties into screaming, and they fled out of the door with their clothes in haphazardly.

Biliuurdas staggered out of bed and saluted: "Weichen didn't know that His Majesty was coming, yes, I hope Your Majesty will not be surprised if there is rudeness." ”

Dikar looked at the prime minister all over, and without blame, he leaned down and lifted the head of Pyruldas, looked him in the eyes, and said, "Now, the widow believes what you say. ”