Rebellious Minister Part 1

The 15 soldiers and horses assembled by Dayan were divided into three groups by Jing Tingrui.

Among them, Jing Tingrui is the general of the middle road, the young talent He Lin he personally selected, and the veteran Guan Zhongguo are the deputy generals of the left and right roads, each with 5 people.

Zhang Huzi is the garrison of the northern Xinjiang city gate, with 2 people, and more than a thousand craftsmen and grooms as the logistics force.

From the deployment of these military and financial resources, it can be seen that Dayan is the largest empire today, but Jialan has a long history, strong financial resources, and has many famous generals.

In order to attack Dayan, they have also recharged their batteries and planned for a long time!

Therefore, this war has been in a stalemate from the very beginning. General Jialan knew that there would be no good fruit to eat head-on with the Dayan army, so he adopted guerrilla tactics, often harassing a city and plundering wantonly, which successfully attracted Dayan. The army, but they stopped fighting, beat the drums to withdraw the troops, and fled quickly.

However, when the Dayan army withdrew, they made a comeback, making the Dayan army toss around and exhausted.

Jing Tingrui naturally knew that Jialan was fighting a war of attrition, so he changed his strategy and sent a small group of soldiers to fight each time. It took three or four months, but most of Dayan's troops got a rest.

It's just that it won't work for a long time, not only will the expenditure be huge, but the food and grass will also be exhausted. In addition, Jialan wantonly ridiculed Commander Dayan, who turned out to be a rookie who has never been on the battlefield, which also shakes the morale of the army.

Some people began to advocate defense, that is, subdivide the force and strictly guard each fortress. If they come, they will be wiped out.

There were also those who advocated an attack, and simply combined the three armies into one, smashed their fortresses one by one, and beat him to death.

The public is right, and the wife is right. In short, Jing Tingrui, the commander-in-chief of the whole army, has become a decoration, and they have made nothing of it.

This completely confirmed Ke Weiqing's original worry. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the ideas of various staff members are even more dazzling and difficult to make decisions.

Jing Tingrui is young, how can he be the general of the Northern Expedition in an army that doubts him?

Although they have never lost a battle so far, they have not won a battle either.Some staff officers even wrote to the emperor, saying that Jing Tingrui had done nothing for the past six months, nothing special!

But is that really the case?

In the eighth month, when Jing Tingrui and all the staff were discussing matters in the military tent as usual, he suddenly said: "It's ready."

"What?" Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what he was talking about.

"It's time to fight back." Jing Tingrui's calm words made the main fighters very happy, but his next deployment still made people puzzled. It was still a three-way army, and Jing Tingrui himself It's a pioneer, in other words, it's cannon fodder to die!

"Is it possible to fight like this?" Some staff officers were worried that if Jing Tingrui got too deep into the enemy's belly, if he was captured, there would be no need to fight this battle, and he would commit suicide and apologize!

"Of course." Jing Tingrui's sharp black eyes swept across the doubtful people, and said firmly, "We're here to win the battle, aren't we?"

"What the general said is very true!" Some people acted according to the wind, and some remained silent. No matter what, the main attack started according to Jing Tingrui's plan.

——It was unexpectedly smooth!

I really don't know that Jialan's army has become accustomed to Dayan's passive style of play. Facing the vanguard army that killed them all at once, they were a little flustered, and some soldiers were still burying their heads!

They seemed to think that Dayan always chased for a while and let it go, but this time they fought all the way to their city gate, and broke through the city gate in one fell swoop, capturing more than a dozen of Jialan's chief and deputy generals alive.

This quick and complete siege battle undoubtedly inspired the entire army, but it also provoked Jialan's retaliatory counterattack!

The artillery fire shook the mountains and shook the ground, the fire covered the sky, the corpses were covered with blood, and Jing Tingrui won victory after victory on such a bloody and cruel battlefield!Simply invincible!

And those Jialan generals fell into extreme panic, because Jing Tingrui didn't leave a way out for himself when he was fighting.

Head-to-head, you can't beat it, use traps, use tricks, you can't beat it too, which makes all the famous generals in Jialan scream headaches!

Even the staff of Dayan's own country couldn't understand what General Jing's style of play was.

If you want to say that he won by recklessness, it is not at all. His use of troops is superb, and there are no rules to follow, which makes people really puzzled.

A staff officer of the Dayan Army specially wrote a letter back to the palace to report the matter. Huang Ye couldn't help smiling slightly after reading it, and asked Ke Weiqing if he understood General Jing's way of using troops, why he was able to win many battles despite being chaotic and chaotic!

Ke Weiqing thought for a while, and replied: "Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. He won because of changes in the enemy."

Huang Ye nodded. This is exactly the answer. Throughout the ages, those who can use the art of war in this way must be able to break out a path called "God General" on the battlefield of cruel fighting, and Jing Tingrui has great wisdom, courage, calm and calm personality , and his strong martial arts and riding skills made him invincible even more.

This is also the reason why Jing Tingrui was able to shine in the first place on the battlefield.A natural general will not be overwhelmed because of how harsh the outside world is, but will become more courageous as he fights.

As summer passed and winter came, Jing Tingrui's vanguard army beat the Jialan army to the point of throwing away their helmets and armor, and fled in all directions.

Once, Jialan's main force received a whistle while marching, saying that Jing Tingrui's army was a hundred miles ahead.

But Jing Tingrui still caught them, killed and chased them, and chased Jialan's army for hundreds of miles, until he captured Jialan's commander Li Chou, who was still a prince.

At this time, the war had lasted for two years. Emperor Dayan ordered King Jialan to surrender, and Jing Tingrui's troops had already arrived outside Jialan's palace gate.

King Jialan refused to die, killed 76 concubines, and wanted to commit suicide, but was captured by Jing Tingrui who sneaked into the palace alone, and Jialan was overthrown since then.

Emperor Dayan issued an edict to change Jialan Kingdom to Anruo Province, further expand the territory of Dayan, and stabilize the northern border.

There were also some Jialan remnants who surrendered after a few months. Jing Tingrui made outstanding military exploits and returned in triumph.

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In late summer and early autumn, the sky is clear.

Suiyang, the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom, is bathed in a golden morning light. The beautiful and flat ashlar avenues criss-cross, green brick and green tile houses are row upon row, and there are canals running through it. It is a bustling imperial city.

This year will be a bumper year, with another victory and the establishment of the Anruo Province, the celebrations in the city have almost never stopped.

No, in the teahouse with the morning market, there was a rhythmic "click! click" sound of money boards, and the storyteller beat the boards quickly, attracting the attention of diners.

Accompanied by the sound of the board, he vividly told a story of a world-class hero who fought against the enemy and defended his country, that is, the general Jing Tingrui of the Northern Expedition defeated the enemy army and made great contributions to Dayan. After talking for a while, the teahouse Inside and outside the door, adults and children were crowded, applauding and shouting "Okay!" from time to time.

Every day in Suiyang kicked off in this lively and joyful atmosphere.

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But no matter how hot and noisy the outside of the palace was, it could not reach the majestic gate of the palace. The same sunlight shrouded the sky of the East Palace, but it seemed so quiet, lonely, and even a little boring.

"Your Highness, are you listening to the old minister?" Xu Shi felt that the prince had been staring at the light outside the window in a daze, and the minister of rites could not help reminding Liang, with a little dissatisfaction in his voice.

"Ah, I'm listening." Chunyu Aiqing, who was already 14 years old, turned her head around. At this time, the sky was bright, and his skin was extremely white and bright, like jade, crystal clear.

His eyebrows are very black, curved like a moon, like his father, there is a sense of elegance between the brows, the lower eyes are big and bright, and the surrounding pupils are wet, like the eyes of a docile and lovely sika deer Eye.

His face is oval and still looks childish, but the bridge of his nose is as straight as a ridge, which makes up for this shortcoming.

Her lips were still the same as when she was a child, like petals stained with dew, ruddy and beautifully lined, slightly raised, like a smile that wasn't a smile.

This made the maids and elder sisters feel envious when they looked at it, but Keiqing herself didn't like it, and would reject looking in the mirror.

Because he is a boy, he looks heroic with a scar on his face.

However, whenever he said that, even his father, who had always indulged him, found it ridiculous and told him not to act recklessly.

And daddy sighed while resting his forehead, and the second younger brother, Yan, touched his forehead worriedly, and asked repeatedly: "Brother emperor, what's wrong with you? Tell me if you feel uncomfortable. I'll call the imperial doctor. Don't worry about it." Hold on."

It wasn't until Aiqing waved his hand away impatiently, and repeatedly stated that she was fine, that Yan would be greatly relieved, but her eyes still fixed on him, she was more mother-in-law than a mother.

Tianyu and Tianchen are even more hateful, laughing at him being too stupid, saying that in the world, is it only heroes with scars on their faces?Where is the prisoner?Don't you also have tattoos on your face?

Although this incident has long passed, thinking about it at this moment, Ai Qing felt even more depressed. They didn't understand his real intention.

"Your Highness, how do you think you should respond to the matter that King Kang wanted to marry his daughter as a princess?" Wen Liang asked again.

"I think it's very good." Ai Qing calmed down and said with a smile: "There are not many princesses in the court."

"But, this is really against the rules!" Wen Liang's superior, Minister of Rites Dong Youwei, stepped forward and said, "The prince of the county is not in the same generation as the prince."

"The tug-of-war has begun again..." Aiqing sighed inwardly. The princess is the eldest son of the prince, and the princess is the eldest daughter of the prince. No matter how many generations there are, they are all close relatives of the royal family.

It's not an exaggeration for the relatives to want a decent wedding, and Ai Qing is also willing to make their family's wedding happy, but maybe because of the relationship between the emperor's relatives, the various etiquette constraints are particularly complicated, and I feel dizzy when I hear it.

Regarding this marriage, Mr. Shang Shu has actually talked about it several times. Ai Qing is really worried that if the discussion continues, the princess will become an old lady.

Moreover, no matter what Ai Qing said, Master Shang Shu objected, what about Master Minister?Then he will be facing the minister for a while, and he will be facing himself for a while, vacillating.

This situation has existed since last summer.

The source of it is because the father entrusted him to handle all the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, saying that it was to exercise his ability to handle affairs.

However, Ai Qing also knew that the main reason behind it was that the emperor wanted to spend more time with his sick father, so he divided some government affairs.

So apart from going to school, practicing martial arts, and practicing riding and archery, Aiqing still needs to read a bunch of playbooks. Sometimes, in order to deal with some difficult matters, he has to get up before dawn to see the adults.

When Shangshu was rambling on about the principle that monarchs, ministers and ministers, and classes should not be messed up, Aiqing couldn't help it after all, and interrupted: "There is a way that the old and the old are the same as the old, and the young and the young are as old as the people." The youngest. The King of Kangxi has only such a daughter, and she loves her very much. Now she has found a good husband, but she has to marry far away. The King of Kangjun is reluctant, and wants to hold a grand wedding for her daughter. , if you married Master Dong’s daughter, wouldn’t you think so?”

"This……"

"Master Dong has always been famous in the imperial city as a loving father. I think he can understand King Kang's feelings very well." Aiqing smiled and showed her white teeth, looking so cute, "So, let's do this."

"Of order, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Shang Shu and Shi Lang clasped their hands together, and Ai Qing let them go down.

"The next one is Mr. Jiang, the servant of the household department. Let him in." Aiqing said to Xiao Dezi beside him.I also looked through the memorandum on the desk. The Ministry of Households is responsible for collecting money, food and taxes across the country. I came here today to report on the taxation situation since the beginning of autumn.

Also, some princes and county kings wanted to enclose and exchange land. Some of their land was handed down from their ancestors, but it had been abandoned for a long time and was not suitable for farming. They wanted to take advantage of the victory of the country and share some fertile land. Peng said this.

Jia Peng was very troubled by this, because these were all nobles, and he couldn't offend any of them, so he handed it over to the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Households, after discussing for a long time, issued a memorial to stuff this hot potato. into the hands of the prince.

"Those meritorious ministers have all repaid their money and received rewards, how can they be replaced by the emperor's uncles?" Aiqing blurted out: "And the land allocation of the emperor's uncles has been allocated for a long time. It is inconvenient to replace it.”

The Household Department agrees with the Prince's opinion very much, but Ai Qing doesn't know that the decision he made at this time has offended these aristocratic families who are pampered but have a solid foundation, and it has laid a lot of ground for his future career as an emperor. bane.

After dealing with all kinds of memorials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs, Aiqing really felt that her shoulders and neck were stiff. Xiao Dezi hurriedly beat him, but also whispered that the school had come to remind him several times, asking the prince when go to school.

"Understood, I'll go later." Ai Qing promised, but he couldn't control himself and quickly walked out of the study, left the East Palace, and went all the way to the tower of the North Palace Gate.

When the guards saw him, they were very surprised. They all knelt down and shouted, "Thousands!"

Ai Qing waved at them, telling them to get up and go about their business, but the guards didn't dare to walk away, they all surrounded the prince.

In this battle, I'm afraid not even a flying insect can get close to the prince.

Aiqing had no choice but to turn around, no longer paying attention to the guards, then he stood on tiptoe, pawing the high and thick wall bricks with both hands, looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going and busy traffic outside.

"It's really lively." Ai Qing thought, how long has he been out of the palace?The things in the palace can never be finished, and the classrooms in the palace can never be finished.

The last time I went out was the Lantern Festival four years ago. Father Huang and Daddy took their brothers to play in disguise.

Just thinking about it, Ai Qing burst out laughing, his pure smile stunned the guards at the side, if Xiao Dezi hadn't coughed, he would still stare at the prince without knowing how to measure it!

"Xiao Dezi, tell me, when will Rurui come back?" Aiqing murmured, but her mind was all on Jing Tingrui, and she didn't care about others.

Although I heard my father say that Jing Tingrui is coming back soon, my father didn't mention the exact day.

"This slave can't say for sure. General Jing's journey will not be without congratulatory banquets from various houses. It may be delayed for a few days." Xiao Dezi thought for a while and replied respectfully.

"Oh..." Aiqing frowned, he wanted to leave some scars on his face, and he missed Jing Tingrui's relationship too much.

I always feel that after Jing Tingrui went to the battlefield, his soul flew away with him. He couldn't sleep well at night, and he would have nightmares. He dreamed that Jing Tingrui was covered in blood and was in danger!

When she heard the news that he was about to return triumphantly, Aiqing had never been so happy, and she was so excited that she couldn't sleep. In the middle of the night, she kept her eyes open and guessed wildly.

He was worried that it had been three years, would Jing Tingrui still remember him?

It's all Yan Yan's fault. Jing Tingrui went to the battlefield for three years and didn't even send back a letter, so he knows that there is no "Prince" in his heart.

And Jing Tingrui is now a great general with outstanding military exploits. He is no longer the little prince's personal bodyguard, and he will not take the prince seriously. The person he wants to follow to the death is the emperor.

Ai Qing was already very disturbed, but after being told by Yan, she felt very sad.

"Think about it, he will have staff who are utterly devoted to him, and comrades who will go through life and death. You, a prince who is raised in the deep palace, may have been left behind by him long ago. Why do you still miss him?"

Every word Yan said hit Aiqing's heart like a heavy hammer, making him feel so sad that he wanted to cry, but because he was the prince, he had to face everything with strength, so he forced himself to hold back his tears went back.

This unspeakable pain caused Aiqing to fall into a panic she had never experienced before.

Because he felt extremely sad, he wanted to solve the problem. He thought about doing something so that he wouldn't be compared by those comrades.

But he couldn't go to the battlefield, and he couldn't pretend to be the heroic spirit of taking the lead and fighting the enemy bravely.That's why I thought of the scar on my face.

However, the younger brothers are right, bandits and prisoners will also have scars on their faces.And Yan said, if he really changed his appearance and became ugly, if Jing Tingrui didn't like him even more, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Thinking of how stupid she is, not as smart as the younger brothers, Aiqing feels inferior, and even has the idea of ​​giving up the crown prince to the younger brother, but she is afraid that the father will be furious, and then many lives will be implicated.

The emperor has always doted on him, except for the position of the crown prince, he never compromised, insisting that he be the crown prince.And Aiqing is also very afraid that if she doesn't do well enough, she will disappoint her father, father, and the people of the world...

Over the years, he has become more disciplined, and of course, he has lost a lot of fun.

"His Royal Highness, Grand Master Wen won't be seeing you right now, you should be in a hurry..." Seeing the prince standing here with a sad face, Xiao Dezi thought he was unwilling to go to the school, so he reminded him aloud.

"Understood, I'll go right away." Ai Qing nodded, before he went down the tower, he looked back reluctantly, the street houses under the sun and the pigeons flying by were all imprinted in his mind like a picture .

He was looking forward to Jing Tingrui's return, but he didn't know that he had already come to this bustling street...

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Jing Tingrui rode a tall horse, wore a bamboo hat, and wore a light dark blue cotton jacket with a long sword at his waist. He looked like a country swordsman who came to the imperial city to find opportunities, rather than an army commander.

And this kind of swordsman is very common in the imperial city, and most of them are hired by Hua Jia's family.

Behind him followed a broad carriage. The driver was a strong man, and he kept yelling hard to make passers-by avoid carefully, so that the cart could pass through the busy street.

Under the wind and sun, the faded car curtain lifted a corner from time to time, revealing a shy and curious girl's face.

Her eyebrows are well trimmed, like willow leaves, with the tips of the eyebrows down, showing a charming look, but not too much.

Under the willow eyebrows are a pair of big and black almond eyes, set off on the oval face, they are so delicate, people have to think of the beautiful boy in the pear orchard.

Of course, she was a girl, and that quiet and soft beauty like autumn water could not be imitated by a young man no matter how he dressed up.

Such a beautiful girl just sat quietly in the carriage, just looking out from time to time, like a timid kitten.

The carriage turned left and right, drove for a while, and finally came to a secluded road.Every fifty steps, there are guards standing with an axe, which makes the girl a little nervous, looking forward frequently to Jing Tingrui, who is riding on a tall horse, but his posture is still so tall and straight, standing still .

As if seeing him would calm the girl's heart, she put her hands on a colorful cloth bag.

Not long after, Jing Tingrui reined in his horse and stopped in front of the imposing gate of Prince Jing's mansion. Two door officials rushed down to ask questions when they saw this, with a very aggressive tone.

"What are you doing?! How dare you stand in front of the palace's gate! Don't die, kid!"

Jing Tingrui took off his bamboo hat, revealing a slightly dark, upright face. The doorman took a closer look, and immediately bent his legs and knelt down, "Why, why is it the young master! I greet you!"

Although Jing Tingrui is a concubine, he is also the eldest son of Prince Jing, especially his current status is not what it used to be, and the attitude of the gatekeepers is very different from the past. He knelt and kowtowed several times.

Seeing this, the other people rushed to the mansion to spread the news. Jing Tingrui ignored the kneeling doorman, got off his horse, came to the carriage, raised the old curtain, and stretched out his hand to help the girl get off the carriage.

"Hey, what's going on? Why didn't the general inform you when he returned home?"

As soon as the girl stood firmly on her feet, someone came out in a hurry. It was Lao Liu, the chief housekeeper of King Jing's Mansion. Although he was old, his legs were extremely fast. He was the first one to run out of the mansion.

Behind him was a large group of people, the leader of which was Jing Tingrui's father Jing Anchang, and then the princess Sun Yuting. Beside her was the eldest son, Jing Tingrui's half-brother Jing Tingyun.

Compared with three years ago, Jing Tingyun has really grown into a man, much taller.

Speaking of which, the two brothers are only one year apart, but because Jing Tingyun wants to inherit the mantle of the palace, let alone go to the battlefield, even if Jing Tingyun touches a knife or gun, the princess will stop him, saying that it is too dangerous to do so!

As a result, this royal son who was spoiled by his servants and parents since he was a child, except for learning a set of high-sounding rhetoric in the officialdom, did not make progress at all.

When he saw Jing Tingrui, he cupped his fists and bowed, and then called out hypocritically, "General! I'm so disappointed!"

Jing Tingrui nodded to him, then bowed to the prince and princess, and said solemnly: "The general has seen the prince and princess."

"Forget it! They're all from my own family. Kuai Tingrui, come in and talk." Jing Anchang looked very happy, his brows and eyes narrowed into lines when he smiled, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were exposed.

Although they talked about their own family members, it was unprecedentedly grand for all the family members to go out to welcome this son.

Jing Tingrui looked at the back of the crowd, a lady without any maid, although she was over forty years old, her appearance was still radiant, and her kind eyes were full of expectations for Jing Tingrui.

However, due to her status as a concubine, she was obviously the general's biological mother, but she had to hide behind the servants so as not to damage her status.

"Mother." Jing Tingrui greeted her from a distance, and then Prince Jing suddenly realized: "Concubine An, come forward and talk with your son."

The princess was a little displeased, but she still stepped aside and let Concubine An come forward.

Jing Tingrui took his mother's hand, and beckoned the girl to follow, and then entered the gate of the mansion together with the others.

"Who is this girl?" After the tea was served, Prince Jing asked Jing Tingrui flatteringly, "You look really upright."

"Her name is Tian Rongrong, she is 14 years old this year." Jing Tingrui just said, and everyone present was stunned, and all their eyes were on Concubine An. It turned out that Concubine An was a singer before entering the mansion, and her stage name was Rong'er.

Rongrong stepped forward, bowed to the people seated with a reddish face, and then stood in the lobby, looking very graceful, Concubine An saw it and nodded in satisfaction.

"She was originally from Dayan, and she went to Jialan with her parents to do business. Later, her parents died of illness, and she was alone in the war, so I took her in."

"It was General Jing who saved me." Rongrong said suddenly, crying uncontrollably, "King Jialan robbed my property and forced me to live on the street in order to fight the war. Already sick and starving to death!"

"Oh, my poor child, I have suffered so much at such a young age." Concubine An stood up, took out her handkerchief, and wiped away her tears.

"Rongrong has no relatives in Dayan, but I am in the military camp, and I am all men, so it is inconvenient to take her with me, so I want to ask the palace to take her in." Jing Tingrui clasped his fists and said.

"My lord," Concubine An immediately looked at her husband and begged, "I'm just looking for a servant girl, look..."

"Well, it's not a big deal to accept a girl, so you can rest assured." Prince Jing stroked his beard, thought for a while and said, "It's just that the name needs to be changed, it's not good to have the same name as the master."

"My little girl begs the lord to give her a name!" Rongrong immediately knelt down.

"Let's call her Tian Yajing." Prince Jing looked at the girl and said, "Elegant and quiet, she is a good girl."

"Thank you, Yajing, for taking me in!" Tian Yajing immediately kowtowed to thank her.

"My lord's name is really nice." The one who spoke was Princess Jing, and said with a smile on her face: "General, you can relax, the man you brought will be raised by the wang's house to be white and fat. Like."

"Look at what you said, don't scare people." The prince smiled and shook his head.

No one expected that after this Tian Yajing went to the palace, she would really come out like a lotus, slim, well-informed and reasonable, becoming a well-known beauty. Of course, this is a story for another time.

"Father, I still have work to do, so I'm leaving first. Allow me to visit you later." After chatting for a while, Jing Tingrui got up to leave. A short get together.

However, she also understands that her son's glory abroad determines her position in Prince Jing's mansion, and she has to let go.

Jing Tingrui came and went in a hurry, because he was always worried about the next thing, so he didn't go back to the court with the army, but came back first by himself.