Linzhi

Before Emperor Jiayou could speak, He Rong said: "The Marquis of Zhenyuan is good at military affairs. If he leads troops to Lingnan, there will be a little rebellion. Naturally, it is not a problem, but the important place in the capital needs a general who can guard it. I am afraid that I am not enough to take on the important task. Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Lingnan to suppress the rebellion together with Wulang."

Li Kuan looked at He Rong, and the two looked at each other.

He Rong nodded slightly.

Li Kuan returned with a peaceful smile.

He Muzheng was grateful for He Rong's help in reconciling himself with He Xiu, and he wanted to reciprocate. Hearing this, he said: "Your Majesty, Sanlang and Goro went to Turkic and made great achievements. They have a perfect understanding with each other. If you go to Lingnan will definitely be able to suppress the rebellion and return with a big victory."

Fan Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, asked, "I wonder if your Highnesses have any countermeasures against the Nanyi Rebellion?"

He Rong didn't answer, as if he wanted to leave the chance of coping to He Zhan.

The latter did not disappoint him either, he pondered for a moment, and said: "I want to take away [-] imperial troops from the capital, plus [-] troops from Hongzhou, making a total of [-] troops, and head to Lingnan."

Emperor Jiayou hesitated and said: "I heard that the Nanyi people are brave and fierce. Young children start hunting in the mountains and forests as soon as they are toddlers. They are like the savages who drink blood. Is one hundred thousand soldiers enough?"

He Zhan said: "Just now I heard what Prime Minister Zhou said. There are conflicts between the six tribes of Nanyi. We must fight, but we can't just fight blindly. If we can supplement it with soliciting dissension, it will surely get twice the result with half the effort. Brother, director, with him, I will double my confidence."

He Rong was a little speechless, as if he was only engaged in sowing discord.

But he didn't show his face, and still cooperated with his younger brother and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the land of Nanyi will not come out of the king's land. No matter how arrogant the Nanyi people are, they have been my people in China since ancient times. If we go here only by violent suppression, I'm afraid they won't come out." In a few years, they will revert to their old ways, and the ministers and others hope to send troops to suppress them, supplemented by wooing and enlightening, in order to hope for a hundred years of peace in Lingnan."

Fan Yi said: "Your Highness has such an ambition, I naturally admire it, but the Nanyi people have killed countless Han people, I am afraid it is not easy to educate, the two Highnesses will go, they must be vigilant, maybe they will take advantage of the mountains and forests in the south The poisonous terrain is used to deal with the imperial army, the two of you must not take it lightly."

Li Kuan also said: "There is a staff member in the minister's mansion who is from the south. He also traveled to Lingnan for a few years in the past, and he has some understanding of the terrain and climate there. If your highness needs it, I can ask him to visit the two highnesses and explain There are some things that need to be paid attention to, so that His Highness can prepare early."

He Rong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Li Hou for your great help."

Li Kuan replied: "This is my duty, Your Highness is serious."

Emperor Jiayou saw them straightening things out with each other, his eyebrows gradually relaxed, nodded and said: "Then it's settled, Sanlang and Wulang, you should make some preparations first, and the forbidden army will be chosen by you, what's the matter?" If you need it, just come and tell me."

The matter was agreed, and everyone discussed some details, and then they all resigned one after another.

He Mu purposely stayed at the end, calling to stop He Xiu who was walking in front of him.

"Erlang stay behind."

He Xiu stopped and turned around, her expression was still calm, but she looked better than before.

"What's your order, brother?"

I don't know when, between the brothers, they have reached the point where they don't talk too much.

He Mu sighed secretly, even he had to think for a while before he could remember what he wanted to tell the other party.

"We don't want the matter of the second brother and sister to happen, but the matter has come to this point, you should take it easy and mourn. The second brother and sister are in the spirit of heaven, and I probably don't want to see you hurt yourself like this."

He Xiu cupped his hands, but didn't make a sound.

He Mudao: "At first, the Empress mentioned to Your Majesty that there are many unmarried women from high schools in Beijing, and she wanted to reunite for you..."

He Xiu interrupted him and said, "Brother, Lu's bones are not yet cold, and I have no plans to continue."

He Mu didn't force himself, nodded and said, "The dead cannot be brought back to life, and the living must continue to live. Take care."

He Xiu: "Let's talk about this matter when I come back from Ganzhou."

He Mu said: "Although there is no war in Ganzhou right now, the borderlands are bitter and cold after all, not as comfortable as the capital. If you need anything, just ask, even if it will be difficult for a while, Big Brother will try his best to help."

He Xiu: "Thank you, brother."

The tone is still light, and seems to be a little less alienated.

……

Li Suian knocked on the door a few times, and when he heard the people inside say "come in", he pushed the door open and entered.

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Li Kuan raised his head and raised his hand: "Sit. Where have you been?"

Li Suian said: "I will go to the Princess Mansion to pay my respects to my grandmother."

Li Kuan nodded: "Your grandmother is also getting old, you can visit her more often, there are not many old people left in the clan now, your grandmother is very respected, if there is anything wrong, you don't have to come to ask me, Just go directly to the palace to invite the imperial physician, His Majesty will not refuse."

Li Suian complied.

She was aggressive and strong outside, but she was reticent in front of her father, like two different people.

Li Suian himself didn't quite understand why the relationship between father and daughter came to this point.

She still remembers that when she was a child, her grandmother, Princess Yiyang, seldom went back to Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion. Zeng had a lot of criticisms in front of Li Suian, but after all, she is a princess, and no one can do anything about it.

The relationship between her grandparents is mediocre, and the relationship between her grandmother and her father is also indifferent. Li Suian even once suspected that her father was not born to her grandmother. She asked her mother in private, and was scolded by her mother. Of course, her guess was proved to be unreliable. His father is undoubtedly the eldest son of the Hou family, the princess's own son, there is absolutely nothing to confuse the blood and pretend to be a false son.

However, Princess Yiyang, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, has been promoted to the grandmother of the eldest princess. Even in front of her, Li Suian's father is rarely mentioned. The noble lady who knows how to have fun is no different. Over time, Li Suian got used to such a peculiar family relationship. Sometimes she thought it might be because her grandmother was a princess after all, so she couldn't compare with ordinary people. When she was not sensible, there may have been a rift between her father and grandmother, so that there was a discord between the face and heart for many years.

But is there any gap that can make mother and child feel like strangers for decades?Li Suian couldn't understand no matter how he thought.

Li Kuan said: "You are not young anymore, your mother is looking for a marriage for you, what does your grandmother say? If there is, you have to tell me as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass your grandmother in time. "

Li Suian was still thinking wildly, when he heard the words, he subconsciously said: "I haven't heard grandma mention it."

Li Kuan nodded: "That's good."

Li Suian was startled, and quickly recovered: "Father, I'm still young, so I don't want to get married so soon!"

Li Kuan shook his head: "It's eighteen, why are you still young? Your grandmother already has me at your age. Don't worry, with our Li family's family status, we must choose young talents who are well-matched. hansome."

Li Suian bit his lower lip, and was thinking about how to evade it, when his father said again: "What do you think of His Royal Highness Prince Ji?"

King Ji?Second prince?

Li Suian was taken aback, and said without thinking, "I don't want it!"

Li Kuan's tone was still calm, as if in the court hall, he spoke slowly and without rush.

"Although His Royal Highness Ji married a wife, he has no children under his knees. Your mother has also inquired about it. Now he has no concubine in his house, not even a maidservant. After you marry, you will be Princess Ji who is being married by the Ming Dynasty. You are similar in age. Ji Wang also likes to run outside, isn't it just a coincidence?"

Li Suian also heard that his parents were choosing a marriage for him recently, but when he actually heard the news in person, he still couldn't help feeling like a bolt from the blue.

"Father, I don't know King Ji well, and I don't want to marry him."

Li Kuan disagreed and said: "The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, any marriage nowadays, unless a man and a woman are childhood sweethearts, how can there be any acquaintances before marriage? If you want to see His Royal Highness Ji Wang, when you get engaged, you can often We met."

Li Suian was flustered, and blurted out: "I already have someone in mind!"

"Who?" Li Kuan finally lost his expression.

Although the world is open nowadays, unmarried adultery between men and women is still cast aside by the world, let alone a woman of Li Suian's status.

Li Suian didn't know how to answer, his mind was in a mess, countless thoughts flashed by, but the one that came to mind the most was He Rong's face.

She couldn't calm down and think about it, but seeing Li Kuan's face getting more and more ugly, she could only say: "King An, I like King An!"

Li Kuan said lightly: "Impossible."

Li Suian was still a little guilty, but when he heard his father say this, he became angry: "Why is it impossible? King An and King Ji are not the same!"

Li Kuan: "Of course it's different. In terms of identity alone, His Royal Highness Ji Wang's biological mother has been named a virtuous concubine by His Majesty, and His Royal Highness An's biological mother, I don't need to say more. You should have heard of it too. Besides, Wang An is disabled, how could he let you marry him as a father?"

Li Suian: "King An's leg disease doesn't affect his daily life. I've seen him ride a horse faster than me. He's also a second concubine. I'd rather be Princess An!"

Li Kuan stared at her for a moment, seeing his daughter's gaze did not flinch, finally shook his head: "He will not marry you."

Li Suian: "...Why is father so sure?"

Li Kuan said calmly, "If you don't believe me, you can go and ask yourself."

Li Suian gripped the embroidered skirt on her knees tightly.

……

"What are you laughing at?"

Seeing Ji Ling writing at his desk, laughing while writing, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and the maid who served his pen and ink couldn't help asking curiously.

Looking at it again, Ji Ling's calligraphy is all ordinary calligraphy, and there is nothing worth laughing about.

Ji Ling didn't answer, but wrote the last stroke, looked at it, and said with satisfaction: "Is father back?"

The maid said: "The servant girl has inquired about it. The gentleman has just returned, and he is in the lady's courtyard."

Ji Ling put down his pen and got up to straighten his clothes.

"Just right, I have something to report to them, follow me."

"Yes." The maid didn't know why, but she knew a little bit that it must not be a trivial matter that made the master so solemn.

The author has something to say:

He Zhan: Third brother, you have a tacit understanding with me in the matter of asking for orders to go to war today. We have two swords combined, and we are invincible in the world!

He Rong: It's a pity that you don't have a tacit understanding with me on another matter.

He Zhan: Huh?

He Rongbi gestured for money.

He Zhan: ...