The Red Mansions

Chapter 953 Emperor Chongping: The chance of decisive victory is within ten days!

Just when Huang Taiji was ambitious and wanted to give the big man a little detour and sneak attack, Shenjing, which was thousands of miles away, had become a mess.

After the military situation of the fall of Juyongguan was sent to Shenjing by six hundred li expedited and sent by flying pigeons, the public opinion in Shenjing City fell into an uproar.

Especially when contemporary Shanye led the army to enter from Qiangziguan and Yueguan, and after he also rushed towards Beiping, the army's situation was like fire, and spread to Shenjing through various channels.

And this is the fifth day since the fall of Juyongguan.

At this moment, the entire city of Shenjing was in an uproar, and the teahouses and restaurants were discussing the war.

Nan'an County Palace

In the hall, after listening to the young man's narration, the King of Nan'an County frowned slightly, forcibly suppressed the uncontrollable smile on his lips, and asked in a concentrated voice: "Juyongguan was broken, and which army from Jurchen attacked the city?" ?”

"I heard it's the Jurchen Eight Banners' Inlaid Red Banner and Zhenglan Banner, as well as some Mongols." Shi Guangzhu said.

Thanks to Jia Heng's previous annihilation of the Jurchen Xianglan Banner, the current big man, from the princes and nobles to the traffickers and pawns, knows the formation of the Jurchen Eight Banners yellow, white, blue, red and the Han Army Eight Banners.

"My lord, that's not enough. The Qiangzi Pass was also breached by the Jurchen's Zhenghong Banner. The Jurchen soldiers and horses have been divided into two groups to besiege Beiping again. The general army of Ji Town is sending troops to help, but I don't know if it's too late." After a slight pause, he said in a cold voice.

Chen Ruiwen smiled and said: "Shibo, Juyong Pass was breached, so it can be seen that the kid didn't keep an eye on the Jurchen Eight Banners elite, and suffered such a big defeat just now."

Although it was said that the east and west lines were divided at the beginning, Jia Heng's seal of the general of the Pinghu was actually responsible for the entire war against the captives. Now the soldiers transferred from Xuanfu Town broke through Juyongguan. In his eyes, all these should be counted on Jia Heng's head.

The king of Nan'an County said coldly: "Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not good enough for a region. Now that Beiping is being targeted by the enemy soldiers, and the people of Hebei are being abused again, how can Jia Heng children bear it?"

"Your Highness, the Holy Majesty will summon you into the palace later." Liu Fang said sarcastically.

Last time, the Son of Heaven deliberately summoned them to prove that they were wrong to oppose the boy leading the army, but what is the truth?

The king of Nan'an County pondered and said: "Now that Beiping is trapped, the Beijing camp should quickly dispatch troops to Beiping for rescue. After a while, this king will go to the palace and ask the Holy One to send troops to Peiping to clean up the mess for the boy."

Hou Xiaokang frowned, and said: "The cavalry from the Beijing camp has been dispatched to Datong for the Marquis of Yongning. Even if they want to rush to help, they will not be able to catch up."

Liu Fang said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Majesty should have understood by now, that kid is just a vain name, and the previous big victory was just good luck. When a blind cat meets a dead mouse, when it comes to deploying troops and generals, He is still a great general like Wang Ye. After he led the troops to the north, did he show any ability to deploy? Juyongguan is so important that he didn't know how to increase his troops. Fortunately, he still brought so many soldiers and horses, so he knew how to fight a dull battle. .”

Hou Xiaokang sneered and said: "That's right, the palace respects him so much, and it doesn't matter that he is not as young as the weak crown. This kind of battle between the two countries involves all aspects and needs to be considered carefully."

At this time, Shi Guangzhu nodded and said: "Brother Liu is right. The Marquis of Yongning did make a mistake. He should have increased his troops to help prevent the Jurchens from invading the invaders. Now the soldiers and horses have entered Hebei and other places, and the people in Yanzhao and other places have suffered a lot." people."

"Before, I heard that he and Mr. Li Ge each led the deployment of war on the east and west fronts." Mu Sheng said in a low voice with a calm face and thoughtful eyes.

Even an ordinary general knows how to divide his troops to help several passes to prevent the Jurchen from entering the invaders, but the Marquis of Yongning is not like this. Maybe it is difficult to deploy troops to face the Jurchen ruler on the western front?
"He bears the seal of General Pinglu, and the responsibility for this improper deployment cannot be shirked." Liu Fang argued anxiously.

When Mu Sheng heard this, his face paused, and he sighed inwardly.

Just as the King of Nan'an County was talking about the battle with Liu Fang, Ma Shang, Shi Guangzhu, Chen Ruiwen and others, a servant came to the eaves of the corridor, saluted the King of Nan'an County, and said, "Your Majesty, an angel has come outside to summon you." The prince and the whole class of military planes are going to the palace to discuss matters."

The king of Nan'an County was overjoyed when he heard this.

He said whether he would take the initiative to enter the palace to face the saint to give advice later. He was worried that the palace would lose face, but now it seems that the military situation in Hebei and other places is urgent, and the palace can no longer care about these things.

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall

The Chief Assistant of the Cabinet Han Huang, the Cabinet Minister Zhao Mo, and the Minister of Military Aircraft Shi Jie waited respectfully for Emperor Chongping.

At this moment, the faces of several people in the hall were not very good-looking.

Just now the military information about the fall of Juyongguan Pass has been delivered to Beijing, and everyone present is heartbroken

In fact, this is just Juyongguan. If Xuanda or even Taiyuan fell, the courtiers of Shenjing would have been unable to sit still.

And at this moment, Nan'an County King also led a large number of military aircraft drivers into the palace. Compared with the ashen-colored faces not long ago, although they all looked serious at the moment, they fell into the eyes of Han Huang, the chief assistant of the cabinet. gloat.

"Your Majesty is here." The inner warden called out in a sharp voice.

Everyone in the hall trembled.

At this moment, Emperor Chongping, surrounded by Dai Quan and all the eunuchs, came to the hall and sat on the imperial chair. The cold aura emanating from his body shocked all the officials in the hall.

The middle-aged emperor's complexion was as frosty, and his eyes flicked to the officials of the Han Dynasty below, from the chief minister of the cabinet Han Huang to the minister of military aircraft Shi Jie.

But before Emperor Chongping could make any inquiries, the next king of Nan'an County looked excited, and went out to play first: "My lord, Juyongguan is lost, Beiping is at stake, and the entire land of Yanzhao is flat. After Jurchen enters the city, they can attack Jinan in a big way. Your Majesty, you need to deal with it as soon as possible."

As soon as this remark came out, Emperor Chongping looked at King Nan'an, remained silent for a while, and asked, "How do you think Yan Qing should respond?"

Nan'an County Wang Yanye said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Beijing camp should be dispatched to help Beiping. At the same time, he urgently ordered the general Jia Heng to divide his troops to rescue Beiping. According to the old minister, the reason why Juyongguan was broken was because of the station Xie Zaiyi, the general of the Beijing camp in the Xuanfu, did not detect the movement of the Jurchen troops in time, otherwise, why can't they send troops to Juyongguan to increase their security?"

The words of the king of Nan'an County were extremely clear, and he paused every word in the hall, as if he was questioning Jia Heng who was sitting in Datong far away.

Emperor Chongping looked indifferently, looked at the minister of military aircraft at the side, and said, "Shi Qing, what do you think?"

Shi Jie said: "Your Majesty, I think that the pass in Beiping was not prepared enough. This is not a crime of war. Earlier, the Marquis of Yongning set up the western front and protected Xuanda to defend the pass. The soldiers and horses in Beiping have just been rectified. The best plan is to ask the Marquis of Yongning what the rules are? As the prince of Nan'an said, it is not enough to dispatch troops from the Beijing camp, and Shenjing and Sanfu also need to be guarded by soldiers and horses."

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, looked down at Han Huang and Zhao Mo, and asked: "In the beginning, Jia Ziyu and Li Gelao divided their troops into the east and west lines. The Jizhen and Beiping lines had few soldiers, and they were repeatedly attacked in previous years. Does the Marquis of Yongning have a military newspaper delivered?"

This shows the effect of Jia Heng's "small work and hard work" at the beginning. At this moment, no one in the ruling and opposition parties questions Jia Heng's ability to fight.

In fact, Juyongguan was broken, but it also confirmed that compared with Li Zan, a civil servant, Xuanda and Dacheng, guarded by Jia Heng, are as safe as rocks.

Of course, if cause and effect are imposed, it can still be said that there are some incongruities in Jia Heng's life.

Because in terms of military strength alone, the Xuanda Defense Zone, which gathers the Beijing camp and frontier troops, is indeed heavily populated, and it has an advantage in terms of military strength.

On the other hand, Jizhen and the capital of Beiping are much inferior in terms of military strength.

At this time, Shi Jie, the servant of the Ministry of War, cupped his hands and said: "Return to the Holy Lord, there is no military report yet."

Emperor Chongping looked at Dai Quan who was at the side again, and asked softly, "What about Jinyi Mansion?"

Dai Quan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there is no letter from Feige yet."

Emperor Chongping said: "Xuanfu, how is the situation in Datong? Is there a military report?"

At this time, Nan'an County King sneered deeply in his heart.

When the child's war is at a stalemate, how can he play on the table?There is nothing you can do if you want to invite pets.

Seeing that Emperor Chongping was silent again, the King of Nan'an County cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think that I should send imperial envoys to urge Marquis Yongning to expel the Jurchens who entered the country, and they cannot be allowed to poison the land of Yanzhao."

At this time, the cabinet minister Zhao Mo went out to play and said: "My lord, I think what the king of Nan'an said is reasonable. Every time the Jurchen invades and plunders, the people in Yanzhao and other places suffer from it."

Emperor Chongping listened to what Zhao Mo said, and said, "We have to wait for news from Jia Ziyu on this matter."

Zhao Mo: "..."

At this time, we still have to wait for news from the Marquis of Yongning. What kind of favor is this?

At this time, Shi Guangzhu from below said: "My lord, I would like to lead troops to help. If the imperial court has no reinforcements, I would like to go to the land of Yanzhao alone to help!"

At this moment, Hou Xiaokang, Ma Shang, Chen Ruiwen and others took the initiative to invite Ying.

Seeing this scene, the king of Nan'an applauded secretly.

This is slapping Jia Heng's child hard in the face.

Emperor Chongping looked at the disciples of Wu Xun, the four kings and eight lords who had asked to join him, his cold face moved slightly, and he said: "You are commendable for your loyalty and bravery, you are worthy of being the disciples of Wu Xun."

In any case, this is the political cultivation of an emperor, even if he knows that some of the people below are just acting on occasion.

Emperor Chongping said: "Dai Quan, go to Jinyi Mansion and send a letter to the Marquis of Yongning with a flying pigeon, asking how the Jurchen invaded Beiping and how to control the enemy?"

Shi Guangzhu, Hou Xiaokang: "???"

But after thinking about it, this is not bad, at least it can make the emperor issue a questioning order to Jia Heng's child.

And at this moment, a Jinyi mansion guard wearing a flying fish suit trotted over from the jade steps outside the hall, and said, "My lord, the secret of the Marquis of Yongning is urgent."

As soon as this remark came out, it was as if a firecracker had been thrown in the entire Hanyuan Hall, and the complexions of the cabinet ministers and military planes who were thinking about it changed suddenly, and they almost all looked at the guard in unison.

"Dai Quan." Emperor Chongping suppressed the joy in his heart and ordered.

And Dai Quan's originally pale Sima face finally loosened for a moment at this moment, he quickly stepped down from the Royal Majesty, went to the guard of the Jinyi Mansion, took the secret box containing the memorabilia from it, and quickly turned back.

Emperor Chongping took the memorial and quickly flipped through it, reading the words on it.

The meaning of the memorandum is very simple. It explains the focus of the east and west lines. The main force of the Jurchen army is in Datong and Xuanhua, while the Jurchen army from Beiping is just a partial division, and troops are sent to Juyongguan for support.

At this moment, Han Huang, Zhao Mo, Shi Jie, and even the king of Nan'an County were very curious about what kind of memorial Jia Heng had sent to Emperor Chongping at this moment. The emperor, who was originally frowning and gloomy, gradually calmed down.

Emperor Chongping put down the memorandum in his hand, met the eyes of the officials in the hall, and said: "Masters, Jia Ziyu has made a comprehensive plan. The attack on Juyongguan is only a part of Jurchen's division. Jia Ziyu has sent two groups of troops to go there. Surround and annihilate the invaders' Jurchen soldiers and horses."

The king of Nan'an County said: "My lord, what about Datong and Xuanfu?"

Emperor Chongping's mood became much lighter, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "On the Datong side, the Jurchen's tens of thousands of elite soldiers are facing each other. Datong's soldiers and horses are not easy to mobilize, and the chance of decisive victory is within ten days!"

This is the last sentence Jia Heng put forward in the memorial. For Emperor Chongping, this sentence of Jia Heng's suggestive meaning aroused the infinite reverie of Emperor Chongping.

As soon as this remark came out, the King of Nan'an didn't know how to respond for a moment, his face was gloomy for a moment, then he suddenly remembered the text in the memorial earlier, and asked: "I don't know what the chance of winning the battle that Marquis Yongning said?"

Han Huang and Zhao Mo also looked at the suddenly "vigorous" emperor, with some doubts deep in their hearts.

Emperor Chongping said: "Jia Ziyu didn't mention it. I think I'll wait for the opportunity to show up. Now that Datong has blocked Jurchen for a long time, Jurchen should not stop at invading my land of Yanzhao."

It can be said that the emperor was waiting for Jia Heng's words, and this memorial was actually more like a consolation letter to appease the restless mood of the emperor.

Emperor Chongping said: "Now wait for the news. At the same time, soldiers from Shandong and Hebei will also support Beiping."

This is because Chen Han's capital is not in Beiping, so although he attaches great importance to Jurchen's siege of Beiping, he has not yet reached the sense of urgency to forget his life and death.

Seeing this, the king of Nan'an County looked indifferent, but he snorted coldly in his heart.

He just looked at the kid's abilities and his chances of victory, he just saw that he was just deceiving the emperor.

After Jia Heng's explanatory note, the undercurrent at the courtier level of the Han Dynasty gradually came to the surface.

However, Ke Dao's impeachment was sent to Emperor Chongping's desk like a snowflake by the Secretary of General Administration in the next two days, and Emperor Chongping stayed in the middle school and ignored it.

And at this moment, Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall

Mother Jia's old face was full of worry and asked Jia Zheng who came back from the government office, and said in a low voice, "What's going on with Brother Heng?"

Jia Zhengdao: "It's not Ziyu's side, but the line between Beiping and Jizhen. Originally, Ziyu was not in charge, but he is the general who conquers the captives and is fully responsible for the war against the captives. That's why there are criticisms in Beijing."

Aunt Xue, who was sitting under Jiamu, asked, "Brother Heng, can you do anything with him?"

"I didn't participate in the imperial meeting, but the Holy Majesty was not angry. I heard that Ziyu sent a memorial to explain the matter." Jia Zheng said in a low voice.

Mother Jia took a deep breath and said, "That's good, I thought so too. Didn't Brother Heng just win a battle not long ago, so he didn't lose any pass, and it really wasn't the one he was in charge of. Son."

It can be said that Jia Heng led the army to fight in the north, and in the entire Ningrong and Rongfu, perhaps Jia Mu was the only one who knew the importance of this battle.

If they are defeated, the flames cooking in front of them, and the flowers blooming in brocade, will all become a passing cloud and nothing will remain.

And the worry on Aunt Xue's face gradually dissipated, but her eyes flickered, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Madam Wang pursed her lips, her face expressionless, but deep down in her heart there was a hint of anticipation.

Jia Zheng said a few more words, got up and said goodbye, "Mother, if nothing else happens, I'll go back first."

"Go and rest." Mother Jia waved her hand to signal Jia Zheng to leave, with a dignified look on her old face, she said in a low voice, "Yuanyang, go and call Feng girl, and let her get ready to go to Qingxu Temple for a few days. A fast, prayer and prayer."

This girl Feng doesn't know what's wrong, she always goes to Dongfu recently, even if she talks to brother Heng's daughter-in-law to amuse herself, she can't stay there all day.

The mandarin duck responded, and then went.

At this time, Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu and said, "Old lady, this is a war."

Mother Jia sighed and said, "Brother Heng has won this battle. Our Jia family has been rich and honored for at least 30 years. Baoyu will be taken care of no matter whether he studies literature or martial arts in the future. If... no There was a time like that, but if something bad happens, the whole family will not live in peace."

Mrs. Wang's face was dazed when she heard the words, and there was a hint of fear in her eyes, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

When did the Jia family's rise and fall of honor and disgrace have already been tied to that Uncle Heng.

Aunt Xue smiled, and quickly changed the topic and said: "Old lady, don't worry, when did Brother Heng worry us? He has never been invincible in any wars in the past two years."

Thinking of winning a big victory this time, he came back and asked the palace to marry her Jiabao girl.

Well, by the way, I have to go back later and ask Bao girl if she and Brother Heng have... the reality of husband and wife?
If in case...

Mother Jia nodded, with a kind smile on her face, and said, "Brother Heng's ability to fight is not much different from those nobles who founded the country."

Everyone spoke self-comforting and enlightening words, and the original dignified atmosphere in Rongqing Hall was slightly dispelled.

And at this moment, a nanny entered the hall and said to Mother Jia: "Old lady, Princess Nan'an and Princess Nan'an are here."

Mother Jia's expression froze when she heard the words, she knew that Concubine Nan'an came here mostly to say intimidating words, every time she came here she was like this, she didn't want to see her, but after all, she was an old relative for many years, so it would be a bit embarrassing if she refused. It was too embarrassing, and he pondered: "Go and welcome people over."

Mrs. Wang stood up and said, "Old lady, I'll go meet you."

"Well, it should be." Jiamu nodded, and then took a sip from the teacup beside her.

She made up her mind at the bottom of her heart that when that Concubine Nan'an came over, no matter what she said, she would just do what she said.

Not long after, the Grand Concubine of Nan'an and Princess Luo of Nan'an entered the hall under the guidance of Mrs. Wang.

(End of this chapter)