A girl who is a criminal in the medical profession has a good fortune, and aristocratic families are

King Xiang was the elder brother of Emperor Tai'an. He fell seriously ill in the fief when he was seizing the throne, so he did not participate.

Hunan borders the two states of Fan and Ning, and there are many foreign ethnic groups in these two states.

Although these foreign tribes submitted to the Dongrui Dynasty, they often had small-scale conflicts with the Dongrui court due to their different customs and cultures.

In order to suppress these foreign tribes and prevent them from becoming disobedient, when King Xiang was crowned king, the late emperor transferred 30,000 troops from Xingzhou Prefecture to him.

The imperial court also allocates money to support these 30,000 troops every year, so it has always been peaceful.

Unexpectedly, King Xiang led his people to cross Chuzhou quietly this time and arrived at the border of Zhongzhou.

Yao Ge Lao dragged his recovered body to court. This happened on the first day. He suddenly felt dizzy and could hardly stand.

"Mr. Yao Ge, do you want to find an imperial doctor to take a look?" Jin Shangshu supported him and asked.

Yao Gelao waved his hand, "I'm dizzy for a moment, it's okay, continue."

Duan Anmu said: "In normal times, why would a 30,000-strong army be of any concern? It's just that the Zhongwu Army in Yanzhou has not yet recovered, and the Zhenxi Army in Qingzhou is out of reach... This is not easy to deal with. .”

Seeing several people pondering in silence, he added: "I don't think King Xiang has any objections. After all, he is your Majesty's brother. He probably knows what happened in Ruidu and is worried about your Majesty's health. That's all." I think it is better for us to send the eldest prince to Zhongzhou to meet with him. Once the uncle and nephew meet, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved."

Jin Shangshu shook his head, "That's not right. What you said, Duan Shangshu, is all based on conjecture. What if the King of Xiang knew that His Majesty was unwell and planned to seize the opportunity to usurp the throne? If the eldest prince goes to see him, wouldn't it be a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and you may suffer the consequences bear?"

"If the King of Xiang really wanted to rebel, he could have crossed Zhongzhou just like he passed through Chuzhou and reached Ruidu. Why would he choose to stay in Zhongzhou and make noise?"

"Of course it's because there is a King Xunyang in Xuzhou. Although King Xunyang has long ceased to hold military power at the northern border, he is a king with a different surname from Dongrui, and the garrison in Xuzhou can also be at his disposal. King Xiang If you want to go further, you have to ask King Xunyang if he agrees."

"Jin Shangshu, when you are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, you don't understand how much harm the war has done to the people. Now that you don't choose a bloodless method, are you determined to let King Xunyang fight against King Xiang? Have you ever thought about the people of Zhongzhou?" Duan An Mu asked sharply.

Jin Shangshu was not forced by his momentum and asked instead: "If you take one step back, you will step back step by step. If King Xiang wants Ruidu, will you also give in?"

Seeing that he couldn't convince Jin Ziming, Duan Anmu asked Yao Ge, "Mr. Ge, what do you think?"

Little did he know that Mr. Yao Ge, who used to be more biased toward him, said: "This matter is a big one, so let it be decided by Your Majesty. How can it be decided by your majesty, your Majesty the Dragon King, that we, the ministers, can decide it?"

Duan Anmu frowned and looked at him.

He would not know how much His Majesty loves the eldest prince. If it were up to His Majesty to decide, he would definitely keep the eldest prince in Ruidu. Why would he let the eldest prince take risks in Zhongzhou?

"Master Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Hui glanced at a few people, lowered his head and said, "What Mr. Yao said is absolutely true."

The group went to the Yangxin Hall again.

Emperor Tai'an has coughed less these days and rested better at night. He is in good spirits today and is getting out of bed to move around.

Seeing several people coming together and looking wrong, he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? But where is the epidemic serious? Or is there something strange at the border?"

He was afraid that someone would take advantage of the situation and rob him at the border.

Jin Shangshu said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is relieved, the epidemic in Ruidu is now under good control, and the people are gradually recovering. The various ethnic groups on the border are still troubled by the epidemic, and there has been no abnormal movement."

Emperor Tai'an breathed a sigh of relief and asked with some confusion: "Then what are you doing?"

The maknae of Yao Ge told the story about King Xiang.

Emperor Tai'an immediately gritted his teeth, "Is Xiao Hang trying to rebel? Does he know what he is doing?"

Duan Anmu repeated what he had just said at the right time.

Emperor Tai'an sneered: "If I let Cong'er go, I would be confused."

"A mere 30,000 troops still dare to clamor against me? Does he think I'm dead?"

Duan Anmu advised again: "Your Majesty, I know that you feel sorry for the eldest prince, but the case of you and the second prince being poisoned is still unsolved. Even if you trust the eldest prince, you still can't completely clear him of the suspicion. I want to come to King Xiang As your brother, I thought so too, so I stopped in Zhongzhou to question the imperial court."

"In my opinion, it's better to let the eldest prince go to the front of the battle and explain. We are all one family. If we clear up the misunderstanding, we can fight without any blood. The reason why I insist on the eldest prince going is because Xunzhou has only five thousand troops. If the troops from Yuzhou, Qinzhou, and Jinzhou want to be transferred to Zhongzhou, it will take time."

To be able to achieve the position of Minister of War, Duan Anmu is definitely not a fool.

Regardless of his camp and personality, at least he was resourceful enough when it came to arranging troops and dispatching generals, and what he said was reasonable to a certain extent.

Emperor Tai'an slowly sat back on the edge of the bed and thought carefully about his words.

The country of Dongrui is vast and has borders with other states. Those troops are used to defend against foreign enemies and cannot be easily mobilized.

In order to prevent the local princes from having too much power in Dongrui, in addition to the existing ones, Emperor Tai'an arranged few troops after he came to power, and most of them were scattered. The total number of troops in each state was less than 10,000. .

Without mobilizing Yanzhou soldiers, it would indeed take time to gather enough troops to resist the 30,000-strong army of King Xiang.

I wonder if Liu Boyi’s handiwork was involved in the King of Xiang’s matter?

But......

Emperor Tai'an's head began to hurt again.

Before he could make a decision, a message from Zhao Sanbao came from outside, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince wants to see you."

"Let him in."

Xiao Cong just entered the main hall and said: "Father, I want to go to Zhongzhou immediately to see King Xiang. I think it was the emperor's uncle who misunderstood me, so I did something stupid."

Emperor Tai'an looked at his son who had no idea what he was thinking, and asked worriedly: "Do you know that this trip is dangerous?"

King Xiang was most likely just looking for an excuse, but actually wanted to rebel.

It's just that he wasn't brave enough and just wanted to test the waters, so he found a reason to move forward and retreat appropriately.

Xiao Cong nodded, "We are going to Zhongzhou on this trip. The mountain roads are indeed difficult to walk. I heard that there are foreigners from the north hiding in the mountains of Qin and Jin. They often pretend to be mountain bandits and plunder. Why don't you give them to me?" The order allows me to dispatch the garrison troops from nearby states to protect me, and if we encounter these bandits along the way, we can also eliminate hidden dangers for the people."

Emperor Tai'an thought for a while and felt it was reasonable, so he nodded in agreement, "Okay, I will write an order now, allowing you to dispatch garrison troops from various states."

Duan Anmu frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

But thinking that the number of troops stationed in the surrounding states was only a small amount, he gave up.

He didn't stop him again.