The Great General and His Little Scholars

In the general's mansion, He Qing paced outside Liao Mingsi's courtyard. The courtyard door was closed, deserted.He Qing couldn't help sighing, the maid Yuping saw this, and comforted her: "The eldest son has grown up, and the eldest princess has come to the house, it's good for him to move out to avoid suspicion."

He Qing smiled wryly, and said, "If that's all it is, then it's fine."

At this time, the gate of the courtyard opened suddenly, Xing'an came out with a package, saw He Qing at a glance, was startled, and instinctively hid the package behind him.

He Qing said angrily and amusedly: "Can you block such a big package? When did you learn this sneaky skill?"

Xing'an hurriedly knelt down and said: "If you go back to Madam, this is not stolen by the little one, it is something that the eldest son left here, let the young one come back and get it."

"It's just a joke, why are you nervous. You have been with Mingsi for so many years, and I still don't know your character." He Qing asked Xing'an to stand up, looked at the package and said, "It must be Jiang Tong's stuff inside. It's Ming Si's, what are you hiding?"

Xing'an grinned, lowered his head and said: "Madam, I have found clearly that it is indeed the belongings of Mr. Biao. Because of the haste of moving, Mr. Biao was also in a coma a few days ago. After waking up these days, he talked about some useful things. Come back and get it."

He Qing paused, but still couldn't help asking: "Is Ming Si... in Fucheng Palace now?"

Xing'an knew he couldn't hide it, so he nodded.

He Qing sighed, and said to Xing'an: "Let him take care of his health, and he will go out after the New Year's Eve. He has to take care of the patients, and he must also take care of himself."

"Ma'am, don't worry, the little one and Cuiqiao are watching out. Luckily, Mr. Biao was not seriously poisoned, and he has recovered a lot."

"That's good." He Qing turned to Yuping and said, "You take Xing'an to my house, and bring the box of bird's nest that the queen mother gave you, and let Xing'an take it with you to mend Jiang Tong's body. The child suffered from this It's a big disaster, the general and I are busy with the wedding and didn't go to see him, so let's go with some thoughts."

After hearing this, Xing An hurriedly said: "Thank you Madam, the eldest son must be very happy to know."

He Qing took a look at Xing'an: "Why do you want him to be happy, I feel sorry for that kid Jiang Tong." After saying that, he raised his head, turned around and left with airs on his shoulders.

In Prince Fucheng's mansion, Liao Mingsi looked at the box of high-quality bird's nest on the table, and listened to Xing'an's description of He Qing's performance. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Mother is still so arrogant, but she actually loves us in her heart."

"Yes, the eldest son should understand Madam's feelings, after all, you are his only son." Xing'an said: "Turn around, sir, please go back and talk to madam."

Liao Mingsi nodded, told Xing'an to take the bird's nest to the kitchen, got up and went to the bedroom by himself.

The sleeping Jiang Tong moved, turned over, and opened his eyes ignorantly.Seeing Liao Mingsi, he smiled in a daze.

Liao Mingsi stretched out his hands to smooth the hair on his cheeks, and said softly, "Do you feel better?"

"Yeah." Jiang Tong put his arms around Liao Mingsi's leg on the couch, and rubbed his head over, "After sleeping for these days, my bones are so brittle."

"Then I'll rub it for you." Liao Mingsi slid his hand down Jiang Tong's hair, kneading his shoulder.The bony feel of the tentacles made Liao Mingsi feel pain in his heart.

Jiang Tong was born thin and thin. He was imprisoned this time because he couldn't eat well or sleep well.Although the poisoning was not deep, but in order to detoxify, he couldn't eat for several days, and he was almost tortured out of shape.

In the past few days, Liao Mingsi took good care of him, and he regained some energy, and his pale cheeks also became a little blush.

Liao Mingsi stroked the sharp-edged bones on Jiang Tong's back, his nose was sore, and he murmured, "I made you suffer."

Jiang Tong buried his head on Liao Mingsi's lap comfortably, and said with a smile, "It's hard, but I'm so thankful for this experience. If it wasn't for being poisoned, my brother would watch over me every day. I can see it every day when I open my eyes. Seeing my brother's face, I think it's worth being poisoned again."

A cold light flashed in Liao Mingsi's eyes: "If it happens again, I won't want anything, just take the life of that bastard directly."

After finishing speaking, he said distressedly: "The matter of the secret edict, you should tell me earlier. Knowing that it is so serious, I will not be so careless."

"Brother is right not to know, otherwise King Zhao will not let you go." Jiang Tong said: "However, King Zhao failed this time, and he will definitely be more cautious in the future. We must also be on guard against his plots."

Liao Mingsi frowned, and thoughtfully said: "The best way is to let him jump over the wall in a hurry, reveal his feet, and expose his crimes to the world, the emperor will have a way to deal with him, and then we can all breathe a sigh of relief. "

Jiang Tong raised his head, looked at Liao Mingsi and said, "Did brother have an idea?"

"I didn't have any idea at first, but I received a message a few days ago, which reminded me of a plan."

"what news?"

Liao Mingsi smiled and said, "Do you still remember Li Chengwu, the often-defeated general who checked the man?"

"Of course, I still have a deep impression of this man in the Imperial Academy who asked for reinforcements and the emperor reprimanded the defenders all day long." Jiang Tong said, "Isn't my brother going to reinforce after the Chinese New Year?"

"Maybe sooner."

In King Zhao's mansion, Song Yuanhao looked at a piece of secret note in his hand, his brows knit into knots.Liu Chang said worriedly at the side: "Your Highness, the people of Chaman's army are currently unstable, and there is a fear of mutiny."

Song Yuanhao said angrily: "Li Chengwu is really a man who fails to achieve success but fails to succeed. Such a simple plan can't be completed!"

"General Li said that he was injured, that he couldn't bear the hardships of the northern border, and he was procrastinating and unwilling to implement His Highness's plan with the Russian-captive alliance." Liu Changdao: "Now many middle and high-level generals in Li Chengwu's army are quite familiar with his strategic deployment. Dissatisfied, the captain of the personal guard has defected again."

Liu Chang paused and said, "Your Highness, the most urgent task now is to find that captain of the personal guard."

Song Yuanhao gritted his teeth: "Pass the king's secret order to Zhao Qun, and ask him to send experts to investigate closely. That traitor must not be allowed to return to Beijing. Otherwise, if the general finds out and reports it to the emperor, we may lose. Frustrated."

After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "Tell Zhao Qun, if the captain is allowed to return to the capital, let Zhao Qun hold his head to see the king!"

Fucheng Palace, in the big living room.Sima Jingxuan asked in surprise, "Li Chengwu's personal guard captain has defected?"

Liao Mingsi nodded and said: "The situation in Chaman is very tense now. The generals are very dissatisfied with Li Chengwu's incompetence, and there is a possibility of mutiny at any time. The captain of the personal guard has long been displeased with Li Chengwu's domineering, but passive fighting. He secretly contacted a mid-level general, but was discovered by Li Chengwu, who was charged with disturbing the morale of the army and wanted to execute him."

"The captain of the personal guard escaped with the help of the general, and went to another garrison fifty miles away - Fengluan. The guard there, General Wu, is my friend. After asking about the situation, he sent me a secret letter. .”

Sima Jingxuan said happily: "In that case, as soon as this person returns to the capital, he can immediately accuse Li Chengwu. The emperor can immediately issue an order to dismiss him on the spot."

"We can't wait until then." Liao Mingsi said: "King Zhao's secret guards are widely distributed. Although it is the best arrangement for the captain of the personal guards to return to the capital to meet the emperor, but the time is too long, and I am afraid that things will change. .”

"I have already discussed with Fu Zhengchun, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. A few days ago, he connected to two memorials to Li Chengwu asking for help. He can take advantage of this opportunity and request to send troops in advance."

Sima Jingxuan frowned and said, "Send troops early? You mean..."

Jiang Tong continued: "Brother, what you mean is that after the troops are dispatched, the captain of the personal guard will be secretly taken away at the peaks and mountains, and confronted with Li Chengwu. In order to frame the captain of the personal guard, Li Chengwu will definitely go up in a few days." A note slandering him for defecting."

"Teacher, you can suppress it for a few days, and then play the card after the elder brother leads the troops far away. In this way, King Zhao and Li Chengwu will think that the elder brother is not aware of this matter, so they will continue to play this card."

"Oh...and then when Ming Si arrives at Chaman, he will catch Li Chengwu by surprise in person?" Sima Jingxuan suddenly said.

"Exactly." Liao Mingsi said: "Abolishing Li Chengwu over there cut off Song Yuanhao's plan, and also cut off his way of exploiting military pay and embezzling military expenses by checking up on the Russian captives. If Li Chengwu is a wimp, he will definitely provide a lot. project management evidence."

"As for the Russian captives, there are Chaman defenders and the Liao family army. It's not a problem at all. When Dajie returns to Beijing, escort Li Chengwu back and see what Song Yuanhao has to do."

Sima Jingxuan said happily: "In this way, Song Yuanhao's fortune will be cut off, and he will be able to join the army. It really kills two birds with one stone."

Liao Mingsi's eyes flickered and he said, "The prince thinks that it is feasible for me to use this plan to change the emperor's guarantee?"

"What guarantee?" Sima Jingxuan asked in surprise.

Liao Mingsi took a deep look at Jiang Tong: "I promise that Jiang Tong's case will be dismissed as soon as possible after I leave, and that he will be safe."

Jiang Tong's face turned red, he bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, brother, the emperor knows what happened to me."

"There must be a guarantee, otherwise I won't feel at ease." Liao Mingsi patted Jiang Tong on the shoulder and said, "This time I go to check Man and I must concentrate on dealing with Li Chengwu. I believe the emperor will not let me be distracted."

At this time, there was a sudden preaching from the outside: "The emperor has a decree, and the son of Prince Fu Cheng, Lord Sima and the major general will enter the palace to have an audience."

The three looked at each other in surprise, Sima Jingxuan said: "Is this something important?"

Liao Mingsi stood up and said: "As I'm talking, I have a chance to enter the palace, that's just right." After speaking, he looked at Jiang Tong worriedly: "Is your body still able to hold on?"

"It's all right, I just ate the bird's nest my wife gave me, and I'm very energetic." Jiang Tong said, "Since the emperor has summoned the three of us to enter the palace, I'm afraid that the matter of my case has some clues, we need to do it as soon as possible. "