Dajin royal family

Chapter 26
The emperor naturally understood Zheng Shanyuan's thoughts, but he didn't care. Now that the Shandong gentry also agreed to send troops to Luoyang, the Guanzhong nobles have nothing to say.

Dou Wei understood this truth, and immediately glanced at Duguzheng, who shook his head slightly.Dou Wei understood what he meant, and said: "The king of Dai is the pillar of the country, and his only son must not be lost. I ask your majesty to make a decision."

Duguzheng understood very well that no one cared about Jiang Chengxiao's life or death, but he couldn't forget the Dai Wang behind him. If he really died in Qi County, that Dai Wang would lead his army south immediately, and the King of Han would be defeated.

The emperor said: "Good, since all the nobles agree. Yang Xiang, I will make you Marshal Zhengdong, and lead the troops out of the customs in three days!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Fufengfang, Dugu Mansion.

In the backyard, Duguzheng, Dou Wei, and Wei Hong sat in the pavilion.

"Now he is determined to leave Luoyang, what should we do?" Wei Hong looked at Duguzheng.

Dugu said: "It's unrealistic for us to make Luoyang the main battlefield. Given the importance he attaches to Luoyang, he will never let it become the main battlefield. However, things are not without a turnaround. As long as Jiang Liang lasts longer, it may not be possible. We can’t force Yang Taisu to return to Luoyang, if we make another attack and ask him to change the general, then recommend our people to go up, it may not be impossible for us to succeed.”

Dou Wei said: "However, we must rescue the prince of Dai as soon as possible. If the prince is lost, the prince of Dai will lead his army south, and Jiang Liang will undoubtedly be defeated."

Duguzhen nodded, the generation of the prince is indeed an uncertain factor, the life of the prince is not important, what is important is the generation of the king.

Wei Hong sighed, and said: "If there is no this generation of princes, Luoyang will definitely be in ruins now."

Duguzheng did not agree with Wei Hong's opinion, even if there was no accident of Daiwang Shizi, that person would not let Luoyang become the main battlefield.What they are planning is unlikely to succeed, but if they sit back and watch that person move the capital, all the nobles in Guanzhong will suffer heavy losses.

Beidi, Wuyuan County.

Wuyuan County is the northernmost county in the Jin Dynasty and the closest to the Turks. There are only more than 2000 households in the entire county, and most of them are military households.

In Liyuan County, Dai Wang stationed 30 troops here to resist the Turks.

Daiwang Jiangling is in his 40s this year. He is the younger brother of the late emperor. He accompanied the late emperor all his life in the army.

Jiang Ling was wearing a black robe and silver armor, standing on the beacon tower, looking worriedly at the endless prairie.This time the Turkic army of 30 went south to invade the border, which made him fall into a hard fight here.Although he has more than 40 troops in terms of military strength, the Turkic army of 30 is all cavalry.There are only about [-] cavalry in the Jin army, and it is simply unrealistic to go out to fight.

He can only rely on the defense of the Great Wall, and wait for the winter to come, so that the Turks will automatically retreat.

Standing beside him was a tall and strong general with a horizontal knife in his hand. This person was Wei Chi Jiong, the Duke of Shun Kingdom.

"If the Turks miss a single blow, I'm afraid they will be harassed by a small group of cavalry." Yu Chijiong said.

Jiang Ling nodded, "Order, let the scouts pay close attention to the movements of the Turks, and report back immediately if they find that they are going around and attacking our army's luggage."

"Yes." A general next to him ordered to go on.

The group visited several beacon towers, and then returned to the Liyuan County station.

Jiang Ling changed into ordinary clothes, and knelt down in the hall with Yu Chijiong to discuss the Turkic War.At this time, a general walked into the lobby, knelt down on one knee, and presented a letter with both hands, "Master, a letter from Princess Jingzhong."

Jiang Ling stopped to talk with Yu Chijiong, and took the letter from the general.There are two letters in the family letter, one is written by Princess Zheng, and they are all homely words. After Jiang Ling read it, he put it down. The other letter was a bit beyond his expectation. It was written by his son Jiang Chengxiao. letter.

Although he didn't like this son because his beloved wife died of dystocia Jiang Chengxiao, he had to admit that he might only have this son in his life.There are more than 30 concubines in the palace, including Princess Zheng, but none of them gave birth to a son.

As he got older, this consciousness became clearer and clearer. No matter how much he cared about this child, he had to admit the reality of being the only child.

He didn't want to cover his face with hair and stuff his mouth with chaff after a hundred years, so that he would be ashamed to see his ancestors, and he didn't want to have no blood to worship after death.

Although he could adopt a child from the clan, how could he have a son of this blood relative.

He opened the letter, and he looked at it quietly, but when he saw Jiang Chengxiao "going to Qi County to pass the decree by the emperor's order" and "everyone in the clan is busy, only Chengxiao is free", his thick eyebrows frowned. .

Although there are not too many clans in the Jin Dynasty, it is not a problem to find one or two clans who are idle and have nothing to do. He knows his child's body better than anyone else. It is too weak to describe it as "weak". It's just a jar of medicine, let Cheng Xiao go to Qi County, is this trying to kill someone?

As for Jiang Chengxiao's letter saying that the emperor favored him and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, he even scoffed at it. How could the emperor not worry about a child with a yellow mouth who didn't perform the crown ceremony.

More importantly, the fact that the king of Han supported his troops was self-respecting, and basically everyone in the government and the opposition knew this fact.

What does the emperor want to do?
Jiang Ling's face was uncertain, this child was his only son, if something happened in Qi County, his line of succession to the king would be extinct.

"Tong Yuan, what's the matter?" Seeing that his expression was not right, Yu Chijiong asked.In private, Yu Chijiong generally called him by his name.

Jiang Ling said: "The emperor asked Cheng Xiao to go to Qi County to pass the decree, ordering the King of Han to return to Beijing."

"Cheng Xiao?"

Yu Chijiu paused, and then said: "That child has been in poor health, how can he be so exhausted, what does the emperor mean by this?"

Jiang Chengxiao is his future son-in-law, and he knows some basic information.

Jiang Ling frowned, for a moment he couldn't figure out what the emperor wanted to do.He was in the frontier, and the news of the affairs in the court was blocked, so he couldn't figure out what the emperor meant by doing this.

Is it.
Jiang Ling suddenly thought of something, and his face suddenly changed, "No, Shandong has changed!"

He is not a pure martial artist, he immediately understood the emperor's thoughts after a little contact with Qi County, and Cheng Xiao became a pawn to explore the way!

It would be fine if he could recall the King of Han, but if the King of Han refused, Cheng Xiao's life would be in danger.

Hearing this, Yu Chijiong also thought of something, "Shandong has changed, could it be the King of Han?"

Jiang Ling nodded, confirmed his guess, and said firmly: "No, I will lead the army to Qi County immediately."

Seeing this, Yu Chijiong stopped him and said, "You can't go, the Turks are still watching. If you divide your troops and leave, the Turks will definitely go south. What's more, the child must have already set off, and now he may have entered the King of Han's palace." Sphere of influence, even if you rush over now, the King of Han will definitely take Cheng Xiao as a hostage, what will you do then?"

Jiang Ling knew that Yu Chijiong was right, but what should the child do?
Yu Chijiong continued: "You don't have to worry. The King of Han should not dare to touch Cheng Xiao for a while. If he resists the edict and disrespects him, he will only put Cheng Xiao under house arrest. And once he kills Cheng Xiao, the court will send troops under the pretext of being fair and honest. At the same time, His actions will offend you because of this, and when you lead the army south, he will definitely be defeated."

Jiang Ling thought for a while and said, "You mean that I stand still and watch the battle between the court and the King of Han?"

Yu Chijiong nodded, "Although it's not fair to Cheng Xiao to say so, you can't lead the army south without the emperor's decree. According to my guess, the emperor must be sure that the King of Han would not dare to move Cheng Xiao casually. Only then will the child be allowed to deliver the decree, if the King of Han complies with the decree, everyone will live in peace, if the King of Han does not obey, the court will send troops immediately on the grounds of disrespecting the king's order."

This is conspiracy!

Jiang Ling understood, but he couldn't help it.Because when the emperor let Cheng Xiao go, the King of Han hadn't rebelled, so he couldn't say anything about it.

Jiang Ling's complexion changed, and he held the letter tightly with his big rough hands. After a while, he said: "Go down and call all the generals here to discuss the Turkic war."

Yu Chijiong understood that he was going to a decisive battle with the Turks.

Although it is not the right time for a decisive battle, Cheng Xiao's matter is urgent, what if the King of Han is insane.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Yu Chijiong got up and left quickly.

Jiang Ling snorted heavily, he, the emperor's nephew, really practiced the emperor's power skills properly, and this method can also be thought of by him.

Once the king of Han enters the capital, he will either die or be imprisoned, so the king of Han must rebel!
Jiang Ling took out a small bell from his bosom, shook it "dingling bell", and a voice appeared in the corner of the lobby: "Master."

"Go to Qi County immediately and rescue the prince."

"Yes."

Jiang Ling got up slowly, walked outside the house, looked at the clouds in the south, and was in a tangled state of mind.

He had been fighting abroad all year round, and suddenly found that he didn't know the new king well.If the first emperor was in power, he would never let the clan be used as bait. The emperor really chilled him by doing so.

It's just that what Jiang Ling and Yu Chijiong didn't expect was that the emperor was impatient to mobilize troops.

(End of this chapter)