Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 8 Duan

The Duan family, a country with the surname of the royal family, a country where all the people worship Buddha and all the people are soldiers. Due to the small size of the country, the small population, and the presence of a powerful country, the Duan family has always been wise and safe, and has never taken the initiative to provoke anyone. strong country.However, Duan Wang is not without a little bit of ambition, he always fantasizes that he will become the overlord and be feared by others.Therefore, I don't know when I started to be a fool.When several parties are at war, whichever side gains the upper hand, he will hang out with that side.If the side you follow is about to lose, you can immediately join the strong side, and if the side you follow wins, you can also take advantage of it.

It is precisely because of this that neither Liao, Jin, nor Daxia think highly of Duan Wang. This is a duplicitous villain, and they don't take him seriously at all.But every time there is something about his meddling, I'm still on guard, the core, secrets, tactical arrangements, etc., are all kept from Duan's people, so as not to leak the news.

Therefore, this time Duan's attack on Yongning Pass alone was really surprising. Maybe Duan Wang's head was smashed, maybe he took the wrong medicine.

"Yo ho, what does this mean? The little follower is ready to shake up too? Do you also want to stand up and be the master?" Tian Yun curled her lips with a look of disgust, "However, if you want to be the master, you have to choose one that suits him. Battlefield, right? Where is Yongning Pass? It is the number one indestructible pass in Daxia. Even our Jiaping Pass cannot be compared with others, right? Besides, the guard of Yongning Pass is Cao Guogong, old man I have fought all my life and have never lost a battle, but Duan, who is known as the invincible general of our Great Xia, can get any advantage by fighting him? Isn't this pure courting death!"

"That is to say, besides Cao Guogong, there is also Deputy Marshal Qin Zheng in Yongning Guancheng, that is a scheming and thoughtful old fox. I won't talk about other things, just look at the apprentices he brought out..." Xue Ruitian used His chin pointed to Shen Cha who was looking down at things, "I know what that deputy commander looks like, how smart he is. It turns out that when he was with my father and Uncle Shen, it was necessary for Liao Jin to attack here." Think carefully, for fear of falling into his trap and being fooled by him. No matter how cautious and careful you are, the number of times you fall into his hands cannot be more. But since the deputy commander was transferred to In Yongning Guancheng, the pressure on Liao and Jin is much less, and the brain seems to be much simpler. So, you say, if Duan Shi hits his hands, will he be killed by him? Duan Wang this People are a bit complicated, let’s say he is illiterate, sometimes he is quite witty, let’s say he has a lot of brains, in most cases, especially when it comes to fighting, he doesn’t seem to have enough brains. But In this way, I still dream of being king all day long." Xue Ruitian couldn't figure out what this Duan Wang was thinking, and 30,000 people attacked Yongning Pass, which was completely an act of hitting a stone with an egg.He looked at Song Qiyun who came to report the letter, and asked, "Qiyun, you must have made a mistake, right?"

"I also hope that I made a mistake. Unfortunately, this news was sent by His Majesty's Shadow himself. There is absolutely no mistake. Before he left, Deputy Marshal Qin had repelled their three attacks and captured nearly 5000 people. , but the Duan clan did not retreat, and was still stationed outside Yongning Pass, ready to come again.” Song Qiyun sat next to Xue Ruitian under the signal of Shen Haolin, “Your Majesty, Cao Guogong, and Deputy Commander Qin can’t figure out what the Duan clan is doing this time. The purpose of sending troops is very strange."

"It's very strange. Generally speaking, this is not the time to send troops!" Xue Ruitian touched his face, "Xiaocha, do you have any news about Duan's?"

"I'm looking for it, wait a minute."

"By the way, General Shen, the letter from Deputy Commander Qin was forwarded through His Majesty."

Song Qiyun took out a letter from his arms, stood up and handed it to Shen Cha.

"Thank you!" Shen Cha nodded towards Song Qiyun, and opened Master's letter.Her master has always been like this. Every time he writes to her, he always transmits it through His Majesty's Shadow. .Looking at it from another angle, this can be regarded as a way of showing loyalty. The letters exchanged in private are not shy of others, which shows that people on both sides have no ghosts in their hearts, and the emperor does not need to be suspicious.Shen Cha felt that his master was not only slick, but also had a hundred hearts, playing tricks and calculations with him would be suicide. "Marshal, Master said, the leader of the Duan clan this time is Duan Airong, the general who protects the country."

"General Protector? King Duan's half-brother, and the only one who is still alive?" Xue Ruitian rubbed his chin, looked at Shen Haolin, "Have we dealt with him before?"

"Well, last time the Liaojin Alliance, the Duan family also got involved, and he was the one who led the army."

"So, King Duan trusts him quite a bit, otherwise he wouldn't have handed over all the military power to him. This doesn't match King Duan's usual style. As far as I know, he is very suspicious." Xue Ruitian lay down on the table in front of him and yawned, "As long as someone opposes him, he will suspect that he has the intention of rebelling against him. What is so special about this prince that makes him feel so at ease."

"Suspicion is also divided into people. He will doubt ministers, he will doubt those princes, but he will not doubt this great general who protects the country." Shen Cha handed Qin Zheng's letter to Shen Haolin. She has learned a lot from her master, and it can be regarded as a half-teacher friendship.Shen Cha put aside the battle reports and mansion reports he had already read, stood up and walked to the door of the big tent to have a look, waved to Ying Shisan who had fallen down, whispered a few words, and watched Ying Shisan leave , turned back and continued, "I want to correct a mistake first, Duan Airong is not Duan Wang's younger brother, he is Duan Wang's biological son."

"My own son?"

Xue Ruitian opened his mouth wide in surprise, not only him, but everyone in the tent was shocked. Qiao Zi just took a sip of water before he could swallow it. Hearing Shen Cha's words, the saliva was sprayed on Lu Shengyuan next door. face.One of the two coughed continuously, and the other wiped his face with a handkerchief in disgust.

"Why are you so surprised? It should be normal for Duan Shi to have such a thing, especially when it happened to the old King Duan?" Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, pulled out the news sent by Duan Shi, and read it Said, "Duan Airong's biological mother is the favorite concubine of the old Duan Wang, her boudoir name contains the word Rong, so her son's name also contains this word. This favorite concubine was originally a childhood sweetheart with Duan Wang, and they have a very good relationship. But when King Duan was about to ask his father to give him a marriage, his father brought this girl and girls from several other important ministers' families into the palace and became princesses. Moreover, the old King Duan especially liked This former daughter-in-law-to-be."

"Hey, the father robbed his prospective daughter-in-law, this is it!" Tian Yun slapped her thigh hard, "It's simply unbearable!"

"This old King Duan is really nothing. Isn't their Duan family worshiping the Buddha with all the people? Is that how they do it?" Qiao Zi and Lu Shengyuan were also indignant, "If the Buddha knew, he would have to cry out of anger!"

"Buddha won't cry in anger, he will do justice for the heavens, and just accept this stinky shameless thing." Lu Shengyuan is considered the most civilized general in the entire Shen family army, and he doesn't like to curse, this time he actually burst into foul language , is also rare.

"That girl is willing? His family also agrees?" Song Qiyun shook his head, "If it were me, I would definitely not agree."

"It's you, and you have to agree." Shen Haolin read Qin Zheng's letter from the beginning to the end, and saw the part where Shen Cha was to supervise him to practice his boxing skills, the corner of his mouth couldn't help twitching, Deputy Commander Qin was worried There are so many things about him, and he is still thinking about him in Yongningguan City, which really touches him.Shen Haolin put Qin Zheng's letter away, looked at Song Qiyun, "If you don't agree, your whole family will die, because he is the king, the ruler, and has the power of life and death."

"Marshal is right. It's you. You have to agree with your humiliation. Otherwise, you will bring great disaster to your family. The old king Duan is bloodthirsty, and the minister who died under him for no reason But quite a lot. But..." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "Didn't the old King Duan find out that these two people not only have a relationship behind his back, but also have a secret relationship?"

"I found out, so the old King Duan is dead." Shen Cha sneered, "When he died, he probably never thought that his favorite son and favorite concubine would kill him, let alone think about it. When the news of his death spread, the whole country celebrated with joy, and there was no trace of sadness in the whole country." Shen Cha handed Shen Haolin a cup of tea, "When the old King Duan died, Duan Airong had just turned one year old, and the beloved concubine couldn't do it because of the little prince. After leaving her mother, she did not go to the family temple with those concubines of the old King Duan, and she has lived in the palace safely until now."

"This relationship can be regarded as a bright future."

"The news from the Duan family said that this great general who protects the country has just passed his 25th birthday. King Duan held a special banquet for him, and at the banquet he named him the regent, and he supervised the administration of the country. .”

"What about Duan Wang himself?" Several generals looked at each other, Tian Yun asked, "Are you going to abdicate?"

"There is such a saying, but it is not certain." Shen Cha copied the situation from Duan's side on a piece of paper, and put it on Shen Haolin's handsome case first, "But what is certain now is that this protector The general is in the limelight, and his reputation has long surpassed those princes of King Duan. Therefore, those princes want to get rid of him quickly. It is said that after the birthday banquet, Duan Airong has been assassinated no less than ten times."

"Duan Wang doesn't know?"

"You should know that he has dealt with the two princes through these several assassinations. Now the struggle for power within the Duan family is intensifying. Not only are the battles between the princes and their uncles, but they are also fighting each other. Lehu. From my point of view, King Duan should have sent someone out to protect his most beloved son, just to keep Duan Airong away from the circle of right and wrong."

"You mean, by the time he goes back, King Duan has already cleaned up the son he doesn't like?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding slightly, Xue Ruitian and Shen Haolin looked at each other, "No way, tigers don't eat poison." Son, those sons, although they are not the ones he loves the most, are still his own flesh and blood, so they shouldn't be so ruthless, right? If he does this, what is the difference between him and his father? "

"There is no difference. The essence of the father and son is the same." After reading Duan's news, Shen Haolin handed the piece of paper to Xue Ruitian. From my point of view, King Duan has his own plans. Judging from the current situation, he should want to remove all obstacles for his favorite son. Therefore, knowing that Yongning Pass City will not be defeated, he still wants to send a general to protect the country. Go to attack. It is estimated that when he cleans up those princes, the general will be able to retreat."

"The only heir in King Duan's mind is Duan Airong. The other sons are pawns, used to win over ministers. Once he dies, those people's role will be gone, and it will be a disaster to keep them. Therefore, in order to ensure that I can survive in the century Afterwards, when Duan Airong takes over his throne, those sons must be wiped out." Shen Cha sighed heavily, "Just wait and see, Duan's big troubles are yet to come!"

"Then how do you answer His Majesty's words?" Song Qiyun looked at Shen Cha and then at Shen Haolin, "Is it just so clear?"

"Well, let's just say that, let Your Majesty, Cao Guogong, and Deputy Commander Qin not have to worry. They can fight if they want to. It's best to capture this great general who protects the country, and let that Duan Wang worry. Maybe Duan It will become a vassal state of our Great Xia!"

"Let's forget it!" Xue Ruitian waved his hand, "That kind of duplicitous thing, don't forget it! I hope to kill him directly, so that I won't be annoyed by jumping around all day long." After finishing speaking, he Standing up, he bowed his hands to everyone, "There is no need for us to intervene in this matter of Mrs. Duan, so let's stop here. Everyone, please continue, I'm going back to rest, and I'll be on duty tomorrow."

"Master Hou, go slowly!"

"Walk slowly, don't send!"

　It’s late today, sorry~~~Tomorrow is about this time, it’s almost Chinese New Year, I’m a bit busy~~~

　　

　

(End of this chapter)