Detective in the Red Chamber

Chapter 800

【Second Update】

Uncle Zhao Guo did not agree after all, and made peace with Jia Amnesty.

But he may have promised that he will not hold on to this matter for the time being, and he will not let the stone nerd go all over the street to complain again.

This includes Sun Shaozong's favor, but it is more based on his own considerations.

At the last birthday banquet, Zhao Guojiu actually planned to sue the royal court, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was rushed out of the door by the emperor before he could tell the serious matter.

At that time, I thought it was my attitude that angered the emperor, but when I turned around and thought about it, it was clear that the emperor had already guessed that he was going to expose this matter, so he had an attack in advance and drove the two 'brother-in-laws' out of the door together.

To put it bluntly, the emperor did not want a conflict between Zhao and Jia when Concubine Jia was pregnant.

In view of this, Uncle Zhao Guo is naturally not good at attacking the Jia family with this matter.

But this does not mean that he wants to give up this handle. Once the situation changes in the future and the emperor's blessing is not there, Uncle Zhao Guo will definitely fall into trouble.

Again, Jia Yuanchun's pregnancy this time may not be a good thing for the Rongguo Mansion.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

But he said that Sun Shaozong was in the carriage, thinking about what to do, when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside, followed by people shouting, it was very lively.

Even the carriage inherited by Sun Shaozong was also affected. First, it braked suddenly, and then evaded to the side.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Zhang Cheng report outside: "Second Master, it's an urgent report from the Ministry of War for eight hundred miles."

When Sun Shaozong heard the words, he immediately opened the curtain and looked around, but saw two officers carrying Yin Hong flags, urging their horses to pass through the downtown area.

His eyes fell on the shoes of the two men, and Sun Shaozong felt relieved—the boots full of mud were thin southern styles, so they must have nothing to do with the big brother who fought fiercely in Liaodong.

but……

Judging by the expressions of the two of them, it seems that something terrible has happened.

Japanese plague in the East China Sea?

Probably not, Wang Ziteng has now firmly suppressed the pirates in the southeast, even if he encounters a dying counterattack, he will not panic.

In this way, it is only the Southwest.

Can the six countries of southern Xinjiang finally bear it?

Sun Shaozong frowned and pondered. He was not worried that the situation in the southeast would be completely corrupted, but he was afraid that his father-in-law would be killed to sacrifice the flag.

But this day, the South China Sea and the North, no matter how much you worry about it, it will be of no avail.

Let's wait until things really settle down.

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong put down the curtain of the car, and calmly urged: "Go back to the house."

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Sure enough, as Sun Shaozong expected, when he was on duty in the yamen the next day, the news that the blood alliance of the six countries in southern Xinjiang swore to form a coalition to retake the old homeland had already spread throughout the capital.

It is said that the Allied Forces of the Six Nations have 10,000+ soldiers and horses, and they fought out from the two countries of Chenla and Qianxiang, and they seem to be annexing Yunnan and Guizhou in one fell swoop.

Five 10,000+ soldiers Ma Yunyun, Sun Shaozong did not believe it.

But two or three million should still be available.

Moreover, compared with the Zhou Dynasty army stationed in Sichuan, these people are more familiar with the humid and hot climate and terrain in the southwest, and they have worked hard for several years. Their strength must not be underestimated.

Anyway, everyone in the capital was disturbed by the news.

Even the yamen like Dali Temple, which has nothing to do with horses and cattle, is full of voices of discussion.

There are those who are cautious and those who are dismissive, but generally speaking, those who are optimistic account for the majority.

After all, since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has suffered only one loss in large-scale foreign wars—the time when Sun Shaozong's cheap father was ordered to commit suicide in the Yalu River.

And a few years later, Koryo, which had deflated Da Zhou, was also destroyed.

Especially in many people's minds, the barbarians of the six southern border countries are far inferior to the original Goryeo. Even the Allied Forces of the Six Nations are nothing more than a mob.

But they forgot that the current Great Zhou is not the previous Great Zhou.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the current form of the Great Zhou is besieged on all sides, although whether it is Mongolia and Mohe in the north, the Japanese pirates in the southeast, or the six kingdoms of Southern Xinjiang in the southwest, they are all at a disadvantage against the Great Zhou alone.

But the linkage between the north and the south is not a joke.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the new firearms have now been officially installed in the Shenji Battalion. It shouldn't be a problem to wait for my elder brother to accumulate experience in Liaodong and use them to resist the invasion of Mongolian cavalry.

"Second brother, second brother!"

Sun Shaozong was in his official office, worrying about the Forbidden City, when he suddenly heard a shout outside, followed by footsteps rushing towards him.

this sound...

Sun Shaozong looked outside wonderingly, and saw Liu Xianglian rushing in excitedly when the door curtain was raised.

It really is this kid!

Sun Shaozong couldn't help being speechless: "Didn't you swear to study hard at home in closed doors? Could it be that you changed your mind after only one day's work?"

If this is the case, it would really be a waste of the 300 taels of silver sent by Sun Shaozong's second sister Tuoyou.

"Yes...nor, I'm actually...anyway, huh!"

Excited, Liu Xianglian stuttered and couldn't explain why for a long time.

Finally, he stretched out his hand and slapped his mouth, and then he straightened out his thoughts, and said with a straightened chest, "Second brother, master, I will definitely quit, but when the country is in crisis, what's the use of studying hard? So Younger brother decides to inherit his father's will and join the army!"

Throwing a pen into the army...

Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "Where is this? Why is the national crisis at the top of the head? Besides, if you want to join the army, you should go to the Ministry of War. Why come to Dali Temple to make a fuss?"

Before Liu Xianglian could respond, another person came in from behind, grinning and saying, "Second brother, don't hide it from us!"

This person is not Xue Panxue with a big head, who else could it be?

To be honest, seeing Xue Pan so suddenly, Sun Shaozong was really guilty.

After all, it was only a few days ago that he did some horse riding on his mother.

Therefore, his reaction was half a beat slower than usual, and his expression was a little stiff.

Fortunately, Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan are both in hot blood, how can they distinguish carefully?

At that moment, you talked to each other and gave a general idea of ​​the purpose of coming, but Sun Shaozong listened to it and couldn't laugh or cry again.

But it turned out that it was widely rumored that Sun Shaozong had once been a military attache stationed in Qianxiang country, and he had just made great achievements in Huguang.

That's why Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan urgently came to him, wanting to go south with him and fight the Allied Forces of the Six Nations for [-] rounds.

"You don't want to think about it."

Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "Not to mention whether your family will agree..."

"Second brother, you used this word to fool us last time, but this time we don't do it, we will follow whatever we say!"

Xue Pan couldn't wait to interrupt Sun Shaozong's words.

Liu Xianglian also said from the side: "Yes, second brother, this imperial examination is a serious official career, so killing the enemy and serving the country is not it? Since you are willing to see me make progress, you can't help but support my brother in this meeting."

"That's right, that's right! That old Feng got five ranks of thousands of households, and showed off in front of us all day long, this time we have to earn some money!"

Participating in...

Although a military officer is not as expensive as a civil servant, is it so easy to become a fourth-rank general?

Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Listen to me first—this time, I am going to war with the six countries in southern Xinjiang. I am afraid that even Feng Ziying has a better chance than me. If you ask me to talk about this matter, you may find the wrong one. people."

"Why is this?"

When Liu and Xue heard this, they immediately became surprised in unison.

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Chapter 801

【late at night】

What else could it be?

Of course it's because of Yuxia's way of checks and balances!

Sun Shaozong went south to suppress the rebellion, and made extraordinary achievements; Sun Shaozu went to the Northeast to practice, and it happened that he gained a lot at the meeting-the two brothers are now shining brightly, and it can be said that they have stole the limelight.

That's all for cheap brother, after all, he is almost forty, and it is not too much to be a third-rank commander.

But Sun Shaozong was only in his early twenties, and now he was already a senior official of the fourth rank. If he was released to make some extraordinary achievements, wouldn't he be promoted to the third rank?

Then when he was 30 years old, Sun Shaozong's qualifications should also be qualified to be the head of the Six Departments.

What about waiting until the age of 35 or 40?

He is a martial artist who has not passed the imperial examination, can he still enter the cabinet?

Therefore, without the court's explicit statement, Sun Shaozong knew that in the past few years, unless there were special circumstances, he must have missed military merits.

On the contrary, the eldest brother may have the opportunity to go further.

Of course, I am afraid that I may not be able to count on being a second-rank Zhengying official in the Beijing camp, at most, I will be a second-rank deputy.

However, these principles are not easy to explain clearly to Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan.

Especially Xue Pan, this guy has always been unable to control his mouth, if Sun Shaozong's words are really spread, it will be a lot of fun.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong just used other reasons to prevaricate - for example, the emperor wanted him to make some achievements in Dali Temple, so he would not be allowed to give up halfway.

Liu Xianglian was still a little dubious, but Xue Pan, like a deflated ball, slumped down on the chair and muttered, "Fortunately, I still want to fight seven times with my second brother."

"Come on you!"

Liu Xianglian broke the stage and said: "Second brother is fine, look in the mirror yourself, how do you look like Zhao Zilong?"

"Where is it different?"

Xue Pan pointed to his own face: "That white-faced general, isn't that what Master Xue looks like?"

Well, even though this guy was born with a big and thick skin, his complexion is fair and tight, and he is in the same line as his mother, Aunt Xue.

Just when he was speechless because of Xue Pan's thick skin, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside, and then the respectful voice of a small official: "My lord, the governor of Shuntian Mansion, Jia Mansion, please see me."

Jia Yucun is here?

What is he doing here?

Didn't he and Jia Amnesty be notified of the promise he got yesterday?

Suspicious in my heart, but since the majestic third-rank mansion Yin came to visit, Sun Shaozong wanted to see him both publically and privately.

Therefore, he told Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan to take care of themselves, and he went to the front hall to welcome the guests.

…………

After a few words of greeting and the guests and hosts were seated, Sun Shaozong didn't bother to play riddles with Jia Yucun, and asked straight to the point: "My brother came here this morning. Could it be that I sent people the news last night? What's wrong?"

But Jia Yucun shook his head and said solemnly: "Brother, I came here today for business and state affairs, but not for my own selfishness."

Public affairs, state affairs?

Sun Shaozong was a little baffled at first, then leaned forward and said anxiously: "Could it be that the master of the black post did something amazing?!"

As far as the official business that Jia Yucun can find urgently, this seems to be the only one recently.

It was deduced before that Ding Xiu might become the subordinate of the master of the black post, so Sun Shaozong's vigilance against the master of the black post increased greatly.

Geinna Dingxiu is a rebellious person and has a lazy temperament. The master who can make him willingly run for several years is naturally not to be underestimated.

Who knew that Jia Yucun was taken aback when he heard the words, then shook his head and laughed and said, "My brother misunderstood, although I am here for official business, it is not the official business of Shuntian Mansion, but the official business of the Ministry of War."

The business of the Ministry of War?

Hearing what he said, Sun Shaozong remembered that he also held the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Concurrently serving as the Minister of the Six Departments is the practice of successive Shuntian Prefecture prefects, but it is only in name only, what really needs to be worried about is the job of Shuntian Prefecture.

Therefore, before Jia Yucun mentioned it, Sun Shaozong didn't think about it at all.

Now that he was reminded, Sun Shaozong couldn't help frowning, hesitantly said: "Brother, do you mean that you want to learn about the situation of the six countries in southern Xinjiang from me?"