Detective in the Red Chamber

An old official fox like Jia Yucun would naturally not be deceived by those rumors outside - so he came to find Sun Shaozong, certainly not expecting Sun Shaozong to go south to serve as a general.

After removing this point, Jia Yucun Baba came here for military affairs, and there was only one point left to inquire about the enemy's intelligence.

"Sure enough, you can't hide anything from my virtuous brother."

Jia Yucun said, arched his hands to the north, and said solemnly: "It is said that the salary of eating the king is for the king to share the worries. Yucunxu has been serving as the servant of the military department for more than two years, but he has been eating vegetarian meals. If there are changes, I think about doing my best for the country and the people.”

Immediately afterwards, he took advantage of the situation and stood up again, bowing to Sun Shaozong to the end: "So I ask my virtuous brother to give me some advice."

hehe~

The words are better than the songs. In the final analysis, don't you want to get some credit for the soldiers?

However, since he was using the guise of 'serving the country and the people', Sun Shaozong couldn't refuse - especially since the job would definitely not fall on his shoulders, it would not be a loss to use some old news as a favor.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong briefly introduced to Jia Yucun what he had seen and heard in the Dao of Qianxiang Country.

"The Qianxiang Kingdom is the strongest among the six kingdoms, but it is also subject to the most checks and balances by our Great Zhou, and the Chenla Kingdom was at a disadvantage back then, so it was never under the special care of my Great Zhou."

"There is a feud between the Zhenla Kingdom and the Qianxiang Kingdom. If we really want to talk about it, it was after Da Zhou intervened that the two families stopped fighting..."

"In Qianxiang Kingdom, both young and old speak Han dialect, while the other five countries still mainly use the dialect of the southern border..."

"The queen of Qianxiang country is old, but the prince is still young, and he is only 15 years old. In name, he is the posthumous son of the old king, but the people of Qianxiang country believe that he is the right minister Ruan Fuzhong and the queen. illegitimate child."

Hearing Sun Shaozong talk about the secret affairs of the queen of Qianxiang Kingdom, Jia Yucun couldn't help but shook his head again and again: "The rooster is in the morning, and chaos will inevitably arise after a long time-plus the language barrier, it seems that the soldiers and horses of Qianxiang Kingdom are relatively weak." Weak link."

This is the same as Sun Shaozong's judgment, but he still reminded: "Although that is the case, Ruan Fuzhong is definitely not an easy person. If you really underestimate Qian Xiangguo, you may miss your horse."

Jia Yucun nodded, and said again: "Please tell me about the customs, climate, and geography of that place."

Although this old fox's character is not good, he still has a good method in doing things.

However, his arrival also reminded Sun Shaozong that although it was unlikely that the imperial court would send him to fight in the south, it was very possible to consult him.

It seems that after sending Jia Yucun away, preparations should be made early.

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Chapter 802

Jingren Palace, the outer study.

Unlike the passionate crowd during the morning meeting, the study room was rather deserted at this time, except for Emperor Guangde who was here to review the memorials, only the chief minister of the cabinet, He Tiren, and the minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Yanbin, were present.

Lu Yanbin, Minister of the Ministry of War, was standing there, talking about the general policy, logistics and supplies, and many other details.

After all, He Tiren was old and he was the chief minister, so he gave him a square stool and placed it on the lower left side of the imperial case.

At this time He Tiren was hunched over on the square stool, his loose eyelids almost covered his eyes, and the little eunuchs stared at him for a long time, but couldn't tell whether he was awake or dreaming.

After about two quarters of an hour, Lu Yanbin's long speech finally came to an end.

He bowed slightly, and asked the emperor for instructions: "Your Majesty, this is the adjusted response strategy of the Ministry of War according to the emergency report from Southern Xinjiang. Whether it should be submitted to the cabinet immediately or not, the elders of the cabinet will discuss it further, and please ask your majesty to judge."

Emperor Guangde pondered for a long while, but turned his gaze to He Tiren: "What do you think of Mr. He Ge?"

He Tiren, who was originally made of clay and wood, seemed to have been triggered, and immediately stood up from the square stool, bowed and said: "The strategy of the Ministry of War can be said to be detailed and appropriate. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with it. OK, it's just..."

"Just how?"

"The veteran thought that it was a wise move to choose the coalition forces of Qianxiang, Wuke, and Mange as a breakthrough point, but the matter of taking advantage of the victory afterwards is debatable."

"Old man!"

Hearing this, Lu Yanbin couldn't help questioning: "The Qianxiang country is no better than the other four countries. It has been managed by my Dazhou for more than [-] years. The roads are smooth, the language is not hindered, and there are quite a few people who are close to my Dazhou. .”

"Although the strategy of taking advantage of the victory and pursuing the pursuit is not foolproof, as long as you play steadily and steadily, you will surely be able to compete for success!"

"And once the Qianxiang Kingdom is captured, not only will it deter the remaining four countries, but it will also be a two-pronged attack, making the Chenla Kingdom at a loss!"

"It seems so, but I don't know what's wrong?"

Although the chief assistant of the cabinet is a high position and weight, the Minister of the Ministry of War is not the answer of the cabinet.

What's more, this strategy was presided over by Lu Yanbin himself, and worked hard to formulate it according to the consultation gathered by all parties. How could He Tiren deny it in a few words?

He Tiren listened to his repeated defenses, and finally asked himself, that old face, which looked like terraced fields, became more and more warm, smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Lu Shangshu, don't worry, there is nothing wrong with this strategy in terms of military affairs. ..."

Having said this, He Tiren suddenly stopped.

But it turned out to be the eunuch Qiu Shi'an, who walked in with a memorial.

He bowed, put the memorial on the imperial case, and made a gesture to step aside, but suddenly stopped, hesitated again and again, and then reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this is Yin Jiayu Village of Shuntian Prefecture." , and the co-signed memorial of Sun Shaozong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple - it is about the war in southern Xinjiang."

Emperor Guangde didn't look at the memorial at first, after all, there are at least fifty or sixty memorials piled up on his imperial case.

But when he heard that it was Jia Yucun and Sun Shaozong's joint performance, and the performance was about the war in southern Xinjiang, he immediately became 'interested', took the memorial in his hand, and first scanned it at a glance.

After reading it, the emperor had a playful smile on his face, put the memorial back on the table lightly, raised his head and asked, "You two loves, do you know what is written in this memorial?"

When Lu Yanbin heard the words, he waited for He Tiren to speak, but after waiting for a long time, the other party did not come forward, but the emperor called his name instead.

Lu Yanbin had no choice but to frown and speculate: "Although Sun Shaoqing is a civil servant, he was born in martial arts after all, and he just quelled the Huguang rebellion—could it be Jia Shilang, who wants to recommend him to serve in the army?"

Although Jia Yucun had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Yanbin really didn't work with him much.

As for Sun Shaozong...

Although it is now a big victory, his impression of Sun Shaozong still cannot escape the word 'reckless'.

Hence the following conjectures.

When he heard Lu Yanbin's words, Emperor Guangde smiled noncommittally, and then turned his head to look at He Tiren: "What does Mr. Ge think?"

He Tiren finally reacted again this time, he lowered his head and beard slightly, then shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, the old minister has thought about it, but he really can't guess what these two are playing."

Old slick!

Lu Yanbin cursed secretly, but this trick also depends on seniority, if he was so perfunctory just now, he might lose his impression in the emperor's heart immediately.

"Ha ha……"

At this time, Emperor Guangde suddenly laughed, took the memorial in his hand again, and shook it at He Tiren: "He Ge couldn't guess what was written on it, but what the two of them were thinking, they were afraid It is similar to Ge Lao."

He Tiren raised his head to look at the memorial in astonishment, and finally showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

Emperor Guangde refused to directly reveal the answer to the mystery, but said with a smile: "Mr. Ge might as well say everything he wanted to say just now, and then match it with this memorial, how about it?"

At this time, He Tiren retracted his eyes again, and returned to the state of no waves in the ancient well. After listening to the emperor's order, he bowed and said: "The old minister obeys the order."

As he said that, he looked at Lu Yanbin kindly again: "Master Lu, according to the strategy of the Ministry of War, after conquering the Qianxiang and Chenla countries, do you want to continue to go deep into southern Xinjiang?"

"This……"

Lu Yanbin hesitated for a while, but shook his head decisively and said: "I'm afraid it's not right, the other three countries are all in the mountains, so it's very inconvenient to travel - and it will take a lot of time to capture Qianxiang and Zhenla, and I'm afraid there will be miasma in southern Xinjiang. Dasheng, it is really inappropriate to continue marching."

Speaking of this, he actually roughly understood what He Tiren meant, so he continued to explain: "In the opinion of the following officials, you can learn from my old affairs and leave some elites to station in Qianxiang, the fortress of Chenla, and the capital of the country. Among them, the rest of the soldiers and horses will return to Yunnan and Guizhou to rest, so that the expenditure on military supplies will not shake the foundation of the country."

The smile on He Tiren's face was bitter, and he shook his head and said: "If Lu Shangshu's words are heard by the Ministry of Household Affairs, there will be an uproar in the sky right now - the southeast is not peaceful at the moment, and the north is full of troubles, even if it is just A small number of elites may not be able to support them for a long time."

Lu Yanbin also knew that the imperial court had suffered frequent deficits in recent years, but he was the Secretary of the Ministry of War after all, and the first thing to consider was not finances, but the imminent war.

Therefore, knowing that He Tiren's words were true, he still retorted: "Then according to Ge Lao's intention, should we send them out of the country safely, and then do nothing wrong with them? Do you want to station heavy troops on the border?"

"Lu Shangshu, please be safe and don't be impatient."

He Tiren raised his shriveled right hand, shook it lightly by his ear a few times, waited until Lu Yanbin lowered his head again, and then said: "The old man means to destroy his army and govern his country—first use thunder according to the strategy of the Ministry of War." , Defeat the main force of Qianxiang Kingdom, and must kill a lot."

"However, the soldiers and horses of my Great Zhou should not go deep into the barren land in southern Xinjiang. Instead, they should take advantage of the panic in the Qianxiang Kingdom, and be punished by the court envoys, and help Queen Qianxiang set things right, and use them again to get close to me. A courtier of the Great Zhou."

Hearing this, Lu Yanbin couldn't help but interjected again: "Elder Ge! Don't forget that I have been in Mi Lexixiang Kingdom for more than seventy years, but Bi Bei still harbors hatred in his heart, waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos——Elder Ge and How can we ensure that Queen Qianxiang won't end up with both ends?"

"Ha ha……"

He Tiren shook his head and said with a smile: "The reason why Qianxiang Kingdom turned its back on us is because it thinks its wings are full, not because of any hatred - just cut off its arms now, and then drive it to turn against Zhenla Kingdom, then it will be weak Thieves are strong, so naturally they can only rely on me to breathe!"

"In this way, we can calmly free up our hands to eradicate the Japanese plague in the southeast and solve the border troubles in the north."

After these words, Lu Yanbin finally had no words.

Because he had to admit that what He Tiren said was practical.

"Ha ha……"

At this moment, the emperor laughed again, and motioned to Qiu Shi'an to hand the memorial to He Tiren, and while he was flipping through it, he said with a smile: "As expected, Mr. He Ge is related to this memorial." Coincidentally."

But He Tiren pulled out a pair of glasses from the skirt of his clothes, and after reading word by word, he sighed leisurely: "It's really scary for young people."

Then he cupped his hands and said: "The strategy of supporting the son of Qianxiang Kingdom to succeed to the throne and making his lord and ministers suspicious is more practical than the old minister's so-called ordering out of chaos just now-but according to the old ministers, we might as well go one step further!"

"Since the son is not yet married, you might as well choose a daughter from an official family and order her to be the queen—if you can have a son and a half daughter, you can change the throne again."

Speaking of this, the old man grinned unkindly and said: "There is already a Qianxiang queen on the left and right, so what's the point of having another one? At that time, I will be chosen as a match, and the cycle will turn into summer."

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Chapter 803 Rumor

Beijing Palace, piano room.

"really?!"

Wei Ying suddenly jumped up from the ground, then leaned forward, put her palms on the most precious guqin, and ignored the creaking sound of the piano body, tensed her two long and healthy legs, A series of urging voices asked:

"Then Sun Shaozong, is he really going to fight in southern Xinjiang?!"

Nian Xia, the personal maid, was taken aback by the sudden excitement of the master, and she couldn't turn her head at the moment - she just said something casually while changing the sandalwood, how could she react so much?

Seeing Nian Xia's inexplicable astonishment, Wei Ying also knew that she had lost her composure, so she knelt down slowly and returned to her original position, trying to find a reason: "I... Lang Geer wanted to thank him for a while, I never thought Master Sun would go to war again."

This excuse is really as lame as it is, but Nian Xia is a slave after all, no matter how suspicious she is, how dare she ask more questions?

Immediately he hurriedly laughed and said: "The servant has just heard a few gossips, so it's not sure if it's true or not."

It better be real!

Wei Ying prayed secretly, remained silent for a moment, and couldn't help asking Nian Xia to repeat the gossip she had heard carefully.

Hearing the rumor seemed to have a nose and eyes, Wei Ying felt a little more joyful - she was already worrying about how to keep Sun Shaozong away from the palace, if the news was true, naturally there was no need to add anything to it.

The person surnamed Sun had better die in southern Xinjiang, once and for all!

This thought flashed in my heart, but in an instant he hesitated again. Although the surnamed Sun was despicable, what he did could barely be called a 'hero'.

If he were really allowed to die at the hands of the barbarians in southern Xinjiang, it seemed...it seemed quite a pity.

wrong!

I was humiliated by him, why should I feel sorry for him?

However, although that guy is a little licentious, he is a person who loves the poor and the weak, and can give up his life for the country...

Wei Ying seemed to be playing left and right in her heart, chaotically thinking one after another, and finally came to her senses, only to find that Nian Xia was still standing in front of her.

"You go down first."

She waved her plain hand, waved away the maid Nian Xia, and fiddled with the guqin lightly, but the original crisp sound of the piano seemed dull, obviously it was damaged just now.

But Wei Ying didn't realize it suddenly, because another undecidable question arose in her heart: Tomorrow, when Sun Shaozong came to the palace, should she still see him?

It stands to reason that since she has such an opportunity, she should just wait for the following, instead of rushing to take the risk of meeting that Sun Shaozong.

however……

If the news is true, this sight may be the separation between heaven and man forever.

Thinking of this possibility, Wei Ying couldn't make up her mind, the rhythm of the strings fluctuating with her fingertips became more and more chaotic, but the depression in her chest was still difficult to express.

Clang~

Pressing the seven strings heavily on the body of the qin, Wei Ying suddenly stood up, took off the sword from the south wall, and pulled out the sheath with a clang. A group of silver moons danced in front of me.

…………

"puff!"

Xing Zhong took a sip of the old Jimo wine, and it spewed out Zhang Xu Laiyuan, and the drinking buddy sitting opposite him was the first to bear the brunt.

The man subconsciously raised his hand to wipe it, but rubbed the dregs of his sleeves, which was sticky and didn't know what it was. He was annoyed immediately, and jumped up as soon as he slapped the table, waiting to turn his face against Xing Zhong.

Unexpectedly, Xing Zhong reached out first, grabbed his collar tightly, and shouted with red eyes: "What you said just now is true?! Then Sun Shaoqing is really going to fight in southern Xinjiang?!"

The man was forced by his aura, and remembered that the man in front of him was a relative of the Rongguo Mansion, so he was afraid that it would be difficult to make a real move.