Rebirth of Glory and Splendour

Unexpectedly, Wei Zhao changed the subject and said, "It's just that I think it's not the best time to send troops at this time."

"Oh?!" The emperor was slightly startled, and asked back with a half-smile, "King Qin thinks when is the right time?" He wasn't surprised that Wei Zhao would invite Ying to fight, but he didn't expect that he would say something about the wrong timing.

Wei Zhao pursed his lips, and said with a dignified expression, "I want to report to my father, I have checked the information of the transfer department and the military department. If troops are sent out now, the support that the imperial court can provide is only equivalent to the battle in 39."

Wei Su was silent for a moment, and said for a moment: "Do you think it is not enough? In the autumn of 40, Mrs. Li took back Youzhou." Eight years ago, Mrs. Li was able to take back Youzhou with [-] troops. Eight years later, he gave Wei Zhao has the same team, but he thinks there are too few...

Wei Zhao stared straight at the emperor with no fear in his eyes: "Father, today is different from the past. At the beginning, Youzhou was all owned by Fuyu, and we were mainly infantry and supplemented by cavalry. It was enough to deal with them. Now, Youzhou Divided into two, the Wusu prairie fell into the hands of Tiele. If we had the same force configuration, we would have no chance of winning, so we might as well not fight. To retake Wusu County from the Tiele people, there is not enough cavalry. So my son said that the time to send troops is not ripe."

Wei Su nodded slowly, and asked in a deep voice, "How many cavalry do you want?" In the early years, Wei Su used troops against Tie Le year after year, almost exhausting the country's horses, and has not yet recovered.

Without hesitation, Wei Zhao replied without hesitation: "2 people, [-] horses, at least not less than this number." If they can't effectively contain Tiele, they will fight endlessly with Fuyu.

Before Wei Zhao finished speaking, there was a gasp in the hall.King Qin's request seems not high, but what he wants is pure cavalry, the kind that don't care about anything except charging, and behind them, there must be logistics personnel several times their number.

Wei Su thought for a while, then pondered: "Give me two years, and I will give you [-] elite cavalry and [-] pawns. If you..."

Before the emperor could finish speaking, Wei Zhao knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "I hereby issue a military order. If the Fuyu people cannot be expelled to the north of Arslan Ridge, I will ask my father to deal with it by military law."

Hearing this, the courtiers were completely speechless.To the north of the Arslan Ridge, it is a truly bitterly cold place, with long winters and no summers, and the sky is freezing cold.King Qin wanted to drive out all the people in Fuyu, but thinking about what happened to him in those years in Fuyu, who would dare to say anything against it.

Even Wei Ming just sighed lightly and didn't speak any more.

He could see that the emperor and Wei Zhao had reached a consensus long ago on the matter of conquering Fuyu.Their dispute is nothing more than when and how to send troops. These are negotiable and do not hurt the overall situation.

After coming down to court, Wei Su sent Qin Wang Weizhao, Pingjun Wang Weichang, Changning Wang Jixin, Hubu Shangshu, and Bingbu Shangshu to speak in the imperial study, obviously to discuss the preparations for the expedition to Fuyu.

Crown Prince Wei Ming has always been the master of harmony, so it is not surprising that he is not in the summoned ranks. It does not make sense that General Xiao Feng of the West City has not been summoned.Besides, he was just going through the motions. King Pingjun was not the same, but he went to the imperial study.For a time, there were different opinions and no consensus.

It is more reliable to say that Prince Ping and King Qin are working together happily, but Xiao Feng and Ji Xin obviously have some problems getting along with each other.Otherwise, starting from the spring of the previous year, one of the reasons why the East City camp defeated the West City camp in every exercise was that the generals did not agree.

When Wei Zhao came out of the Xuanshi Hall, seeing that there was still plenty of time, he went to Weiyang Palace to greet the Queen, and had a chat with her for a while.

When Ji Wan saw Wei Zhao, it was customary to talk about his marriage again, saying that he would be 25 this year and could not delay any longer.Marrying the concubine early will allow Wei Chongrong to have a younger brother and sister to accompany him. If he likes men, it is also possible to marry the emperor.

Two years ago, the empress had the idea of ​​adopting Wei Chongrong, which made Wei Zhao very unhappy, and he didn't even return to the palace for a while.Fortunately, Princess Yuankang came forward to talk about marriage, and the queen gave up this idea, and the relationship between mother and child was restored.

Wei Zhao told Ji Wan more than once that he did not intend to get married.The queen never heard of it, and every time she saw him, she would bring up the old story again.Fortunately, she was just talking, and would not really send him a concubine or a prince, so Wei Zhao just let her go, anyway, he didn't listen.

It's the same today, the queen spoke earnestly, but Wei Zhao listened listlessly.Seeing that the time was almost up, Wei Zhao said that he was going to Gong Xue to pick up Wei Chongrong from school, so he left Weiyang Palace.

Seeing that her son was only thinking about his grandson with impure blood, and even unwilling to get married because of him, Ji Wan could do nothing but sigh.

When Wei Zhao arrived at the palace school, Wei Chongrong hadn't finished class yet, and a group of little radish heads were shaking their heads and following the teacher to study.

He stood outside the window and peeked at their class.I have to say that Wei Ming's words are very reasonable. With his classmates as companions, Wei Chongrong is obviously much more serious in listening to the lectures than in the mansion, and sometimes he will ask his own questions to the teacher.

Wei Zhao occasionally suspects that what his son falls in love with is not reading itself, but Wei Chongrong's character, which belongs to the kind that refuses to admit defeat. No matter what he does, he likes to be the first. Both were uncomfortable, so had to work on it.

The teacher was still talking on it, "The way of university lies in Mingmingde, being close to the people, and stopping at perfection." Wei Chongrong suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, as if someone was staring at him from behind, and took advantage of the teacher's inattention. , turned his head and glanced out the window.

But he never thought that that person was actually Wei Zhao, and the eyes of the two collided in the air...

Wei Chongrong smiled at Wei Zhao subconsciously, and then realized that he turned around quickly and continued to listen carefully.

Seeing his son's expression of "being caught doing bad things", Wei Zhao was delighted and burst out laughing.

To be honest, Wei Chongrong's performance in Gong Xue was much better than he expected, and he would not care about the occasional desertion.

Not long after, the teacher finished today's content and announced that school was over.Wei Chongrong hurriedly said goodbye to his classmates, and rushed towards Wei Zhao.

Before he could rub Wei Zhao's body for a while, there was a series of "meet His Royal Highness King Qin" around him, mixed with "meet the Fourth Emperor Uncle" in the middle.Wei Zhao smiled and raised his hand, signaling to the children not to be too polite.

Wei Chongrong curled his lips unhappily, since Wei Zhao returned to Dongcheng Daying, it took him ten days and a half months to see his father once.It was a rare time for Wei Zhao to come to pick him up, but he was interrupted by someone, which made him very upset.

Wei Zhaogang praised his son in his heart for being sensible, but before he had time to say it, he showed his childish side, and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The students dispersed one by one. Wei Chongrong held Wei Zhao's hand and walked slowly towards the Baihumen Gate, asking as he walked, "Daddy, is what they said true? You set up your grandson in Yuanyi Hall." Is there a military order?"

Wei Zhao was taken aback when he heard the words, as if he didn't expect that the gossip in the palace could spread so quickly, and within half a day, all the children in the palace school knew about it.He recovered, nodded and said: "It's true, I did say that."

Wei Chongrong frowned, and said hesitantly: "Father, are you sure of victory?" The military order is not a joke, if Wei Zhao can't take Fuyu, he will have to die and die for the country.

Wei Zhao stretched out his hand to caress Wei Chongrong's forehead, and said with a light smile, "Kids, don't frown all the time, the president has forehead tattoos."

Seeing that Wei Zhao didn't answer his question directly, Wei Chongrong held his hand and insisted, "Daddy, I'm serious about asking you, so don't play it perfunctory."

Wei Zhao smiled, and said solemnly: "Before the war, no one dared to say that they are sure to win, but as long as they are fully prepared, adapt to the situation, and wait for the opportunity, most of them can get the desired result."

Wei Chongrong looked directly at Wei Zhao, and he let out a sigh of relief after a long while. Wei Zhao should be very confident in saying this, but the worry in his heart could not be reduced at all.

Seeing that Wei Chongrong still had a serious expression on his face, Wei Zhao smiled and said, "There are still at least two years before the war can start, Rong'er, don't think too much about it, let's go to Qing'er's for a meal first."

"We're going to Zhaoyanghou's Mansion? Why?" Wei Chongrong didn't believe it. Wei Zhao suddenly thought of going to Zhaoyanghou's Mansion on a whim.But Wei Zhao is right, they don't fight unprepared battles, everything is possible, opportunities are only given to those who are prepared.

Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked back, "Don't you want to see the little monkey? Not long ago, I heard someone say that he personally cut a wooden sword for the little monkey or something..."

Wei Chongrong grinned: "Who said I don't want to see you anymore, I'm just curious, how did you suddenly think of going to Zhaoyanghou's house for dinner?" .

Wei Zhao stopped teasing him, and explained: "Xin'er told me when I was going down to court, let's go over for dinner. It's Qing'er's birthday in two days, and we probably won't be free, so we got together early."

Oh, so that's the case, Wei Chongrong suddenly realized and nodded, and then exclaimed: "Daddy, isn't Zhaoyanghou's birthday your birthday?" Sure enough, it's been a long time since I saw him, and I almost forgot his father's birthday , Unfilial.

"Yes." Wei Zhao nodded with a smile, and asked Wei Chongrong, "What? You want to congratulate me?"

Wei Chongrong puffed up his face, and said helplessly: "I really want to, are you free to come back?" Wei Zhao entered the Dongcheng camp, as if he had taken root.It's not easy for him to enter the important military camp, so how to celebrate his birthday.

Wei Zhao shook his head, and replied honestly, "No time." He didn't care about birthday celebrations, and besides the elderly and children, everyone else was also unhappy, but his son didn't forget his birthday, so Wei Zhao still A little happy.

After leaving the White Tiger Gate, the carriage of Prince Qin's Mansion was already waiting there to take Wei Chongrong home. As for Wei Zhao's horse, it was directly left in the palace and was not brought out.

After getting in the car, Wei Zhao sat leaning against the window, but Wei Chongrong lay down on the couch, and put his head on Wei Zhao's lap.

The carriage swayed towards Zhaoyanghou's mansion. Wei Chongrong was bored, so he asked Wei Zhao a question he had been curious about for a long time: "Father, do you know who Zhaoyanghou's mother is?"

After King's Landing, the mothers of Zhaoyanghou for two consecutive generations were unknown, so it is impossible not to attract people's attention.It's just that no matter how curious people are, the identities of the two Madam Hou are unknown, which makes them even more mysterious.

Wei Chongrong knew about Junhua's life experience after he was reborn, but Junqing's, he really has no clue and is full of interest.

Wei Zhao lowered his head and glanced at his son. Seeing that he was purely curious, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm as old as Qing'er, how can I know his life experience? In the year I was born, my cousin Junlin went to his hometown Langya to visit relatives. He has two children, one is Qing'er who is still in his infancy, and the other is his half-brother, who is also Prince Neijun. The cousin didn't mention anything about Qing'er's mother, so others naturally No way of knowing."

"You grew up together, you must have heard of something, right?" Wei Chongrong couldn't hold back his chatterbox as soon as he started, and he seemed to break the casserole and ask the bottom line.

Wei Zhao shook his head speechlessly, picked up Wei Chongrong, sat on his lap, and asked him, "Rong'er, do you know how many older sisters I have?"

Wei Chongrong snapped his fingers, and replied, "Thirteen." His imperial grandfather, who was born with the fate of his father-in-law, had two younger sons, Wei Hao and Wei Yang, and the number of sons was barely more than half of that of his daughters.

Wei Zhao took a deep breath, and said with an emphatic tone: "I ask you, how many kisses are there?"

Wei Chongrong didn't break his fingers this time, and said without hesitation: "Three." The emperor has many daughters, except for the eldest daughter, Princess Yuankang, the rest are generally not taken seriously.

Wei Zhao rubbed his head, and then asked: "How many times have you seen?"

Wei Chongrong said in a low voice: "I have only met the eldest aunt, not the third and fifth aunts."

"Do you know where they all went?" Speaking of the two unfortunate sisters, Wei Zhao's tone became a little heavy unconsciously.

Wei Chongrong bit his lower lip and said: "The third aunt died, and the fifth aunt married far away." Princess Suining and Princess Gaochang were rarely mentioned in the palace, and he could not show that he knew their situation very well. .

Wei Zhao sighed and said, "Sister Sanhuang committed suicide by drawing a sword on the day of cousin Junlin's death. I once heard from the wet nurse that Sister Sanhuang had a heart of admiration for her cousin, and both the father, the queen and the queen thought they were a good match. I wanted to betroth San Huangjie to Cousin Junlin, but he refused."

Wei Chongrong stared wide-eyed, watching Wei Zhao not speak, but thinking in his heart, Junlin really has a character.The emperor bestowed a marriage on the princess, and he would not marry if he said he would not marry, without hesitation at all.

Wei Zhao paused, then continued: "Among my three older sisters, Sister Sanhuang is the most stubborn. My cousin rejected her, but she still refused to give up. My cousin refused to disclose the identity of Qing'er's mother. There is her reason in it. Of course, it is also possible that there is something wrong with their relationship and they separated after giving birth. His death was for him after all. The Empress Mother has a grudge in her heart and never mentions them in front of Qing'er and me..."

After all, it was all Wei Zhao's guess. Wei Chongrong couldn't help asking: "Father, is it possible that Marquis Zhaoyang was born to Marquis Huan... son..." Ever since he knew Junhua's life experience, he had wondered. The idea is gone.

"Birth? Of course Qing'er is my cousin's own son!" Wei Zhao subconsciously said, and then understood the meaning of Wei Chongrong's words, and added: "This is impossible. In the summer of 22, uncle and cousin Beijian Tiele fought Wuya Latai in the decisive battle in Mobei. Qinger must have been with someone before the expedition..." Realizing that the topic was a bit inappropriate, Wei Zhao immediately shut up and refused to continue. .

Wei Chongrong saw that Wei Zhao didn't know much more than himself, so he stopped asking, and rubbed against him, still thinking about it. Besides, since he didn't have a chance to celebrate, he had to prepare it himself for his father's birthday. A gift will do.

Originally, Wei Chongrong was still wondering if he and Wei Zhao were the only two guests today.It wasn't until Zhaoyang Hou's mansion that he discovered that there were also Sun Shu, the Duke of Guo, and his son Sun Jian.These two are sitting in the flower hall, teasing Junhua for fun.

Wei Chongrong was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Sun Shu was Junlin's half-brother, so it was not surprising that he would visit Junqing's birthday.Can't help but sigh, there are so many younger brothers in Junlin, and you can meet them everywhere, and Prince Neijun is also his younger brother, but he is a half-brother.

Junhua is already over two years old, she looks round and round, pink and cute, with a pair of watery and slender eyes, as if she can talk.What made Wei Chongrong even more happy was that his legs were intact and he could run safely.

"Little monkey, come here quickly and see if you remember who I am?" Seeing Junhua running around the room holding a small wooden sword, Wei Chongrong waved to him, beckoning him to come to him.

Junhua stopped, looked at Wei Chongrong and blinked, maybe wondering who he was.After a while, Xu Shi recognized Wei Chongrong, and Junhua ran towards him with a sword in his hand, kicking his short legs with great vigor.

Running in front of Wei Chongrong, Junhua suddenly stabbed him with a sword, and shouted loudly: "Look at the trick!"