Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Jianye, Taichu Palace.

Xiao Yu stood under the eaves with one hand behind his back, looking at the pattering autumn rain in the courtyard, a gust of cool wind blew by, and a piece of yellowed ginkgo leaf fell along with the wind and rain, floating leisurely on the ground.

He sighed slightly, unknowingly, the autumn mood was already so strong, he wondered if it was raining in Qinzhou, and whether the clothes and quilts of Lin Zhi and the soldiers could keep out the cold.

Min Chong came in from the outside and shouted from a distance: "Your Majesty!"

Xiao Yu hurriedly turned his head when he heard the sound: "Teng Yun is here. But is the military situation here?"

Min Chong quickly walked up to Xiao Yu, his face beaming with joy: "Exactly, General Pei's good news has arrived, Tongguan has been captured, and we have won a complete victory."

Xiao Yu was overjoyed, and stretched out his hand: "That's great! Show me quickly."

Min Chong handed the letter to him, noticed his slightly thin clothes, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, go back to the house. You are not wearing enough clothes, and you are easy to catch the cold. You are too ignorant. I don't know how to get a cloak for His Majesty." He scolded the servant beside him somewhat severely.

Xiao Yu waved his hands when he heard the words: "It's okay, I don't want to wear it. It's not a problem to cover spring and autumn, and it's not so easy to catch wind and cold."

He turned and walked toward the house, opening the letter as he went.Pei Linzhi brought back two letters, one was a good report, reporting the military situation, and the other was a letter from home, featuring His Majesty's personal letter.

Xiao Yu took out the letter paper from the opened victory report, and while reading it, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. His side conquered Tongguan with minimal casualties, wiped out nearly 1 enemies, and captured more than [-] horses. win.

Xiao Yu was so excited that he raised his head and laughed loudly: "Great, great! We won with minimal casualties."

Min Chong cupped his fists: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, taking Chang'an is just around the corner!"

Xiao Yu said, "By the way, have all the cotton-padded clothes and quilts from the army been delivered?"

Min Chong said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, they have all been sent there. They must have arrived by this time. We can't let the soldiers go to war if they don't wear warm clothes and sleep well. That's our dereliction of duty."

"With Teng Yun here, I feel much more at ease. I have Rinzhi in front and you in the back. You are all An Guo's pinnacle of Dinghai." Xiao Yu said happily.

Min Chong said with a smile, "Your Majesty still manages the country well."

Xiao Yu laughed: "That's all thanks to you. How is the harvest this year? Have you figured it out?"

Min Chong said: "It has already come out. The three prefectures of Guangjiaoya will not be affected, and Yizhou and Ningzhou will not be greatly affected. The rest of the prefectures will be somewhat affected, and the grain production will be reduced by about [-]%."

Xiao Yu said: "That's okay. Try to control the local balance, and the areas with insufficient grain production will be allocated from sufficient areas to control the price of grain."

Min Chong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already arranged the matter properly."

Xiao Yu nodded with satisfaction: "The battle is imminent, Xirong's success or failure depends on one action. Tuyuhun didn't know if it was reliable, so Linzhi dispatched another [-] troops to Chang'an to support. Dongrong's side should not be taken lightly, I plan to send Guan Shan to garrison the capital. Lai Feng's defense is handed over to him, and I still need you to assist him, is that okay?"

Although Min Chong is the Secretary of the Household Department, his experience in leading troops and fighting is no less than that of any military general. He is a typical all-rounder in civil and military affairs. When Pei Linzhi and Guan Shan are not around, he is Xiao Yu's most important person.

Min Chong agreed: "Yes. Your Majesty asked Guan Shan to guard the border because he was worried that Dong Rong would form an alliance with Xi Rong?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Xi Rong is now being attacked from both sides, Yuan Tan will most likely let go of his prejudice and request to form an alliance with Dong Rong to fight against us. It depends on what Yuan Song and Murong Gan plan."

When Min Chong heard this, he said: "I think Dong Rong will not send troops. They will wait and see what happens, and act as orioles catching cicadas."

Xiao Yu frowned: "Then we have to be more careful, and we can't be picked peaches at the last moment."

Xiao Yu knew that Dong Rong would definitely make some moves, Yuan Song and Murong Gan were not stupid, they must know the reason why their lips are dead and their teeth are cold.Once Xirong is destroyed, Dongrong will be next.

If Dong Rong fought desperately at this time, the pressure on his side would be quite high, because the main cavalry had been sent to Xi Rong, and the disadvantage of relying on infantry against Dong Rong's cavalry was quite obvious, so he wanted to send Guan Shan out.

Xiao Yu said: "Rouran should be the one who doesn't want Dongrong to fight us. Once they do, their tea source will be cut off. So I plan to send someone to Rouran secretly. As long as Dongrong dares to move us, let Rouran Then attack Dongrong."

Min Chong cupped his fists and clasped his hands: "Your Majesty's move is very clever. Only by combining vertical and horizontal, and restraining each other, can a certain balance be achieved."

Although Rouran is also a potential enemy, Xiao Yu does not regard him as a real opponent now. After all, there is still Dongrong in the middle, and Rouran has no fixed residence. Although it covers a large area, its population is very limited. Activities outside the Great Wall.

As long as the Rouran people retreat to the north of the Great Wall, the two countries can coexist peacefully, and they can still open border markets at the border gates in the future to carry out business exchanges.

If Anguo's national strength hadn't reached its peak, Xiao Yu had no plans to unify the entire East Asia, everything had to be done slowly.

Pei Linzhi's family letter was only opened after Min Chong left. In addition to asking about his health and confiding his heart, he also wrote the detailed process of the Battle of Tongguan, as well as the analysis and prediction of the current battle situation. At the end, he also shared the scenery and customs of Qinzhou.

"Eight hundred li in the middle of the Guanzhong, a flat river, high sky and open land, there is a sense of desolation and heavy. The former capital of Qin and Han Dynasties is really well-deserved, and you will definitely like it. If you move the capital, I think Chang'an is very good. Wait for me to take the land of the Three Qin Dynasty for you, At that time, I will ride with you in the wilderness and drink horses and rivers."

Seeing the description in the letter, Xiao Yu couldn't help but be full of fascination. In the future, he must set the capital in Chang'an.He picked up his pen and wrote back to Pei Linzhi.

While writing, Dayong hurried over, stood outside the door, and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, Xiaochun is born."

Xiao Yu stopped writing: "Have you given birth? Son or daughter?"

Dayong smiled brightly: "It's a girl."

Xiao Yu laughed loudly: "Okay, our palace can be regarded as an addition. Go to the warehouse to get 20 taels of silver, which is the nutrition money I gave to their mother and daughter, and buy some delicious food to supplement Xiaochun."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Please give your Majesty a name for the little girl."

Xiao Yu thought for a while: "Naming is the responsibility of the elders, and I will not overstep it. You and your wife can make the decision. If you are not satisfied, please ask Master Min to help. He is equivalent to your elders."

Both Dayong and Xiaochun were adopted by Min Chong, and Min Chong is their greatest benefactor.

When Dayong heard this, he said, "Okay, I'll go and ask Master Min to give you a name. Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the figure of Dayong leaving, Xiao Yu raised the corner of his mouth, that's how it should be, adding more words, endless life, and endless inheritance.He had to tell Rin the good news.

A little later, Guan Shan was called into the palace, and when he heard that he was going to guard the border, he agreed without hesitation.Several people seriously discussed the border military situation and discussed various possible situations.

After it was over, Guan Shan hesitated to speak, Xiao Yu said, "If you have a key sentence, just say it."

Guan Shan said, "Your Majesty, I have one more request."

Xiao Yu said, "Just say it."

A shy yet happy smile appeared on Guan Shan's face: "My wife is pregnant. I don't know how long it will take me to go. I hope Your Majesty can help me take care of the young and old at home."

Xiao Yu was very pleasantly surprised: "Really? Congratulations, you are going to be a father too! Dayong just gave birth to a daughter, this is really a double blessing."

The corner of Guan Shan's mouth couldn't move: "Really? Born today?"

"Yes. You just go, I will take good care of your family." Xiao Yu said.

Lai Feng patted Guan Shan on the shoulder: "Yes, I'm going to be a father."

Min Chong said from the side: "Hey, General Guan is going to be a father too. How many months has Mrs. Su been pregnant? Why do I see her still in the office today?"

Guan Shan smiled: "Four months. My wife said that she felt healthy and didn't have much pregnancy reaction, so she has been going to the office all the time."

Xiao Yu smiled and said: "Let's do it. It's easy to pass the time with some things to do. Tengyun will take care of her so that she doesn't work too hard. She will take maternity leave one or two months before she is due to give birth, and take half a year before coming back to the Yamen. What? It’s time to take a vacation, Mrs. Su can figure it out, Guan Shan can go back and explain to her.”

Guan Shan hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Brother, let's go and hand over who is in the barracks."

Lai Feng nodded: "Okay."

Min Chong got up: "The minister also retired."

Xiao Yu said, "Go."

After everyone had retreated, Xiao Yu happily said to Xiang Yang who was beside him, "It's such a joyful event to have children one after another."

Xiang Yang smiled: "Great victory on the front line, and new arrivals in the palace, it is indeed a series of happy events."

Xiao Yu squinted at him: "Guan Shan is going to be a father, Xiang Yang, are you not in a hurry?"

Xiang Yang smiled faintly: "I'm happy for Brother Nine."

Xiao Yu had no choice but to lower his head and play the piano to the cow, forget it, let's not talk.

After handing over to Lai Feng, Guan Shan took his personal guards and set off for Yuzhou.Yuzhou is close to Luoyang, the capital of Dong Rong, and the army stationed here is enough to deter Dong Rong to a certain extent.

At the same time, Xiao Yu also sent envoys to visit Rouran Khan, form an alliance with Rouran, and restrain Dong Rong.

There were frequent military reports from the front line of Qinzhou. In order to consume the Xirong cavalry, Pei Linzhi often went to attack the Xirong barracks with a small group of troops, and often achieved good results.

This is also a matter of last resort. The [-] Xirong cavalry has been wiped out, [-] have been wiped out, and there are still [-] remaining, while the Anguo cavalry has only less than [-]. The strength is very different. To deal with about [-] cavalry, this is a huge pressure and deterrent for the An army.

By the end of November, the army of Xirong was assembled.Reinforcements from the An army also arrived, and the 17 An army and the 12 Xi soldiers confronted each other outside Chang'an, and the war was imminent.

Although the An army has a slight advantage in numbers, Xirong has [-] cavalry, and they are all elite, so this is an extremely difficult battle.

Xiao Yu had known about Pei Linzhi's marching plan a long time ago, and since late November, he has been restless.Pei Linzhi has experienced many battles, but this time is the biggest battle he has faced, and it is also the most difficult battle.

This battle must be won, and I hope that the casualties will be as few as possible, and Lin Zhi and Xiao Yao will not be injured.