Transmigrated into the book to become the villain prince, the son of the plane to destroy

Fight against Dihu?

Xiao Ji couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, his expression was a little uncertain.

At the beginning, Xiao Ji followed Xiao Jie's suggestion and opened border trade with Dihu. Since then, there has been no war on the border between the two countries. The imperial court has also earned a lot of money for the treasury by selling tea bricks to Dihu. It can be said that it is a good thing that has the best of both worlds.

However, ever since the imperial court agreed to use troops against the Western Regions and expelled Dihu’s forces from the Western Regions, Dihu’s dissatisfaction has been aroused. They have repeatedly sent envoys to Luoyang to express strong protests and demanded that the Ning army withdraw from the Western Regions so as not to affect the diplomatic relations between Ningdi and Ningdi. Naturally, it is impossible for Xiao Ji to spit out the meat he swallowed, and ignore Di Hu's rude request.

In a fit of rage, Dihu no longer proclaimed himself a vassal to the Ning Dynasty, but he did not cancel the border market because of this. It was just news from the officials at the border market that the number of tea bricks purchased by Dihu had increased significantly in the past few months, far exceeding the The daily consumption of their Dihu people seems to be hoarding tea bricks.

Secondly, recently, Youzhou, Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Liangzhou have become increasingly rampant in smuggling ironware to Dihu. From time to time, the border officials have caught some desperate traders. It is still repeated.

All these made Xiao Ji feel that Dihu seemed to have accumulated strength to invade the south at any time, so he repeatedly ordered all frontiers to stand up and not let the Dihu people take advantage of it.

But now, according to what my son said, he actually wanted to take the initiative to start a war against the Dihu people. Although his main purpose was to transfer the other 20 troops under Wang Cheng's control, once the war started, it would not end so well. He was about to be violently retaliated by the Dihu people, and the land of the Central Plains would be devastated by then.

"Once there is a war against Dihu, I'm afraid Dihu's side will not let it go."

Xiao Huang smiled slightly, his eyes were full of confidence, and he spoke amazingly: "Father, what I mean is that I sent away 20 troops from my father-in-law to fight with Dihu, took the opportunity to destroy Dihu, and calmed down the troubled area in the northern part of the desert in one fell swoop." .”

Even though Xiao Ji was well-informed, he couldn't help being a little astounded at Xiao Huang's boldness.

You must know that the infantry in the Central Plains has a natural disadvantage against the cavalry in the grassland. In history, except for the talented and roughly Emperor Qin Wu, he was able to take the initiative to attack Mobei, and established the three major guards of Anbei, Shanyu and Beiting in the hometown of the Hu people. However, other emperors in the past dynasties could only choose to be on the defensive against the Dihu people.

Although Xiao Ji wholeheartedly imitated Emperor Wu of Qin and wanted to reproduce the great achievements of Emperor Wu of Qin back then, he also knew that Emperor Wu of Qin was able to sweep Mobei back then because he spent the entire country building an iron cavalry that could rival the barbarians. Daning is so short of horses, it is not wise to rush to war with the Dihu people, let alone wipe out the Dihu people in one fell swoop.

Xiao Huang seemed to see Xiao Ji's concerns, and said with a smile: "Father don't have to worry about horses, there are many good horses in the Western Regions, and we can also buy horses from countries in the far west. The problem of the horse will naturally be solved, as long as the father and the emperor give the son about a year, the son will be able to go north beyond the Great Wall, sweep the Mobei grassland, and completely wipe out the troubles of Dihu for me in Daning."

Xiao Huang's self-confidence also ignited Xiao Ji's ambition, he didn't hesitate any more, and nodded heavily: "Okay, I promise you, if you can really clear up Dihu for Daning, I will not hesitate to reward you."

Xiao Huang's heart moved, and he was also secretly guessing what the great reward his father was talking about.

But Xiao Ji pondered for a while, and said softly: "No matter what the situation is, I hope you can save Wang Cheng... Anyway, he is your father-in-law, and I don't want you to be criticized by the world."

Xiao Huang also nodded lightly: "Father, don't worry, I understand, he is Yu'er's father and Jing'er's grandfather after all, I will not hurt his life no matter what."

Seeing his son so clearly distinguishing between public and private, Xiao Ji was deeply relieved and nodded slightly.

However, when Xiao Huang mentioned Wang Yu and Xiao Jing, Xiao Ji hesitated for a moment, and said: "If Princess Qin and Prince Qin's son stay in the frontier fortress, it will be against the court's law. You should send someone to send their mother and son back to the capital as soon as possible. Bar."

Xiao Huang's heart was shocked suddenly, but his expression remained calm, he just nodded and said: "I obey the order."

Xiao Ji told Xiao Huang a few more words, and then asked Xiao Huang to leave, so as not to miss his itinerary.

Just looking at the back of Xiao Huang who turned and left, Xiao Ji felt a little uncomfortable. How could he not know the harm his last sentence would do to his son? It's just that even the queen mother knows that state affairs should be the most important thing in everything. You can't be influenced by the relationship between father and son, and ignore the safety of the Daning country and society.

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As soon as Xiao Huang walked out of the gate of the imperial study, he saw Xiao Jie who was standing outside the door bored, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and then realized that Xiao Jie was about to return to Jiaozhou, thinking that his father called him into the palace to tell him face to face A few words.

Xiao Jie was blocked from the imperial study by the guards at the door, so he naturally knew that Xiao Huang was discussing matters with his father inside, and he was also curious about what the two of them would talk about inside, but seeing Xiao Huang's solemn expression, he wanted to chat The topic is not easy.

Xiao Jie was still thinking about whether to greet Xiao Huang or not, but Lian Yi had already walked out, and said to Xiao Jie with a smile: "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty invites you in."

Xiao Jie had no choice but to nod to Xiao Huang, then followed Lian Yi into the imperial study room, bowed his head and kowtowed respectfully to Xiao Ji:

"The sons and ministers see the father, long live the father, long live the father."

Xiao Ji nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't need to be so polite, let's be flat."

"My son thanked my father." Xiao Jie thanked En and got up, stood with hands down, quietly waiting for Xiao Ji to speak.

Xiao Ji's eyes fell on Xiao Jie's face, and he said calmly: "Do you still remember that before you left Beijing to go to Jiaozhou to take office, I once promised you that I would not wrong you for too long, as long as the chaos of Jiaozhou chieftain is settled , I will transfer you back to the capital. Now that everything in Jiaozhou is over, it is time for me to fulfill my promise."

No matter how free and easy Xiao Jie is in his heart, it is not a good feeling at the moment. At the beginning, Jiaozhou was a poor and barren land. After his careful management, it has now become the first tax-paying state in Daning, but now the imperial court came to pick the ready-made peaches. , He was naturally very uncomfortable.

But Xiao Jie didn't show anything on his face, he just said calmly: "My son thanked Father Huang."

Xiao Ji didn't see any dissatisfaction on Xiao Jie's face, and he knew it in his heart, but he still asked in a deep voice: "You have put in so much effort for Jiaozhou, and it has finally improved, but now you have to hand it over to others. , don't you have any complaints?"

Although he slandered a question in his heart, he still had to say what he should have said: "Father, the emperor is serious. Jiaozhou is the Jiaozhou of the imperial court. It is not the Jiaozhou of the son and minister. The son is just governing Jiaozhou for the court. If the court There are other arrangements, how dare my son have any complaints."

Facing Xiao Jie's impassioned statement, Xiao Ji was noncommittal, and continued to say calmly: "There is one more thing. Gao Yang's murder of his wife was too much, which damaged the dignity and image of the Jinwu Guard. Now it happens that Youzhou There is a lack of a deputy governor, so I plan to transfer him to be the deputy governor of Youzhou, what do you think?"

A burst of sadness surged in Xiao Jie's heart. He didn't know what he had done wrong. His father wanted to suppress him in this way again and again. left the capital.

Is it really because I have repeatedly prevented Xiao Huang from marrying the Li family of Longxi, causing my father to have a different view of him, thinking that I am indifferent to my family and definitely not a good man?

Although he feels wronged, Xiao Jie knows that he must not show half of it: "Father is joking, Jinwu Guard is Father's Jinwu Guard, General Gao is also Father's subject, how Father arranges naturally has his own intentions, son minister Don't dare to lie."