The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 234
With the sound of firecrackers, the year is gone, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu.In the blink of an eye, it was the new year. On the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month, Mu Xu brought Dai and his son Yu Gang back from the Lin Mansion. Two groups of people came, saying that His Majesty has something urgent to discuss with you."

Mu Xu was a little puzzled, not knowing what could happen to the New Year's Eve, but he still sent Daiyu and her son back to the back house, then changed into court clothes, and rushed towards the palace.

When we arrived at the Hall of Qinzheng, and saw Qi Bin, Minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Ding, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Shuirong, the representative of the nobles, and Niu Jizong, the head of the Zhenguo government's mansion, were all in the hall, Mu Xu understood that this must be related to the southern war .After he had met the ceremony with everyone, Tu Zhen ordered Zhao Le to bring a memorial to him. He opened it and found that it was the Southern Battle Report.

As soon as he read the first half, he frowned, because it was impressively written on it that the King of Nan'an led the navy to enter lightly, but was ambushed by the enemy, causing the entire army to be wiped out, and he was also captured .Although he had read the original book and knew about Nan'an King Hui's defeat in advance, the result was too tragic.

Seeing that there was still a battle report in the back, he continued to read it patiently. Fortunately, the second half was good news.It turned out that not long after King Nan'an was defeated, when the enemy relaxed their vigilance, the imperial army suddenly arrived and smashed the Qianxiang Kingdom's navy. In the end, they were only allowed to take the captured King Nan'an and others back with more than ten ships of various sizes.

"Biao...cough, the prince of Dongping Wang had expected that the king of Nan'an would be defeated by underestimating the enemy. I don't know what to think about the current situation. Do you want to take this opportunity to destroy the imperial court?"

Mu Xu arched his hands, and said in a deep voice, "From the current point of view, the Qianxiang Kingdom is nothing to worry about, but the imperial court still shouldn't make a large-scale invasion of troops. Because this country is located on an island, the climate is hotter than the Central Plains, and there are many miasma and mosquitoes. We Central Plains soldiers Most of them can't adapt, and once an epidemic occurs in the army, I'm afraid the consequences will be disastrous!"

Tu Zhen nodded slightly, and asked Qi Bin, "Does Qi Shangshu have anything to say?"

Qi Bin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, shook his head helplessly, "It's because I didn't think carefully, I didn't think of all the situations that Prince Dongping said."

"Master Qi is also dedicated to the country, and some negligence is understandable. I don't know if you have any different opinions?"

Niu Jizong gave Shui Rong several winks, but Shui Rong never responded, so he had no choice but to come out, "Your Majesty, although the king of Nan'an suffered a big defeat and humiliated the country by losing his master, please still read the words of his majesty who have served the country for generations in their family." For the sake of guarding the border, send envoys to redeem him."

Shi Ding on the side also chimed in, "Your Majesty, even if you don't look at the achievements of the past, you have to rescue King Nan'an, otherwise it will really damage the prestige of our celestial dynasty!"

Qi Bin suddenly interjected, "What if the king of Nan'an from the Qianxiang Kingdom threatens and forces the court to agree to some excessive demands? You can't just waste the credit of the frontline soldiers for a single hostage? Also, don't Forget about the [-] soldiers who lost their lives in the defeat of King Nan'an."

"You are all right. I really have a hard time making a decision for a while. Can the King of Beijing teach me anything?"

Shui Rong came out helplessly and replied, "I have little talent and little learning, so I dare not make a fool of myself. Your Majesty will decide everything!"

Tu Zhen cursed cunningly, then turned his gaze to Mu Xu.Seeing this, Mu Xu could only come up with an ambiguous idea, "We are far away in Shenjing City, and we don't know the specific situation on the front line. I think it's better to send someone to Qianxiang Country to find out their conditions, and then we can discuss the matter at that time." It's not too late. At present, the court's top priority should be to pay for the fallen soldiers and reward the ministers who have made meritorious deeds. You can't just stop doing other things because of King Nan'an!"

Qi Bin and Shui Rong immediately responded in unison, "The son of Dongping is right!", "The son of Dongping is a mature man who seeks the country!"

"Dashan, then let King Zhongshun suspend his return to Beijing, and let him take full responsibility for negotiating with Qianxiang Kingdom."

A group of people came out from the gate of the palace, and Mu Xufang was about to get on the horse, but Niu Jizong shouted behind him, "Young Master, wait a moment!" Mu Xu had to stop, and turned around to Niu Jizong, pretending to be stupid, and said, "Niu Shibo, I have something to do with my nephew. ?”

"Hey, isn't this the time when the imperial court rests for the New Year's Eve, and the old man invites us nobles to have a drink at the mansion!"

"As a junior, my nephew should not join in the fun, but..." Before Mu Xu could finish his resignation, Niu Jizong grabbed his wrist and said, "My father is not in the capital, and my nephew represents Dongping." How can you be absent from the palace for no reason? Besides, the King of Beijing Jing and the Marquis of Zhongjing have already agreed that this meeting has already gone ahead, so let's go there soon."

"Forget it, since Uncle Shi said so, then I'll go through with it." Seeing that there was no way to evade it, Mu Xu had no choice but to agree.

Following Niu Jizong's arrival at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he entered the main hall and took a look, Mu Xu said in his heart, ah, this is really neat, four kings, eight dukes and twelve lords, except for those who have already been expelled, everyone who can come here , and they are all the heads of the prefectures.

Seeing the two of them coming in, everyone stepped forward to salute, and everyone greeted each other.Niu Jizong dragged Mu Xu to the head and asked him to take the seat. Mu Xu knew that he was representing his father today, so he didn't refuse, so he sat down next to Shui Rong.I didn't want to look sideways, but it was Huo Kun who was sitting across the water.But this guy is finally being honest now, sitting there like a defeated rooster, dejected, without any energy.

After looking left and right, he found that there was no one from Xining Palace. Mu Xu couldn't help being a little surprised, so he asked Shui Rong, "Brother, why don't you see anyone from the Jin family?"

Shui Rong leaned his head over and replied in a low voice, "Xiao Wang just heard that Concubine Xining is not in good health, so the Jin family is preparing for the funeral." Mu Xu nodded to show that he knew, and then listened to Shui Rong and said, "Niu Jizong This guy brought everyone here, obviously to discuss how to save King Nan'an, what advice does Brother Shi have?"

Mu Xu pretended to drink tea, and said in a low voice, "What good opinion can my little brother have, but I just came here to fill up the number of people, lest people say that our Dongping Palace is not in the crowd. But the people present today are the most respected elder brothers, and they can run away later." Don’t open it to give everyone advice!”

Hearing this, Shui Rong immediately put on a bitter face and wanted to say something more, but saw Niu Jizong walk to the center, bowed his hands and made a circle salute, and said loudly, "Today is the Spring Festival, so Niu prepared some water and wine, please dare Let's get together. First, we all belong to the honorable family. Our ancestors are friends of eight generations. Naturally, we should get closer. Second, Niu is a big boss, and he has the audacity to mediate the conflicts between several families. If there is any offence, I apologize to everyone here in advance!"

Pausing for a moment, seeing that no one jumped out to object, Niu Jizong immediately smiled with satisfaction, and then gave instructions to the servant at the door, and after a while, someone brought in the food and wine with a tray.After the food and wine were served, Niu Jizong invited everyone to the table according to their status, and then said a few auspicious toasts, and then invited everyone to do whatever they wanted.He himself made a toast next to the table, and then went to the next side room, inviting people in to mediate their conflicts from time to time.

After the banquet was over, Niu Jizong invited everyone to sit in the back hall, and then ordered people to guard the door, and then he talked about the most important topic of this time, "Everyone knows about the prince of Nan'an, so I won't repeat the details. I just want to ask everyone's opinion, what should I do about this matter?"

Before anyone could speak up, Huo Kun, the prince of Nan'an, was the first to be unable to sit still. He got up and saluted, and then opened his mouth and said, "Our four kings, eight princes and twelve princes have always been in the same spirit. Everyone must help our family tide over the difficulties this time, and this kindness will be rewarded in the future!"

Huo Kun thought that his actions could show everyone the sincerity of his family.However, in the eyes of everyone, they thought that he was restless and showed no sign of a city mansion. Many people even shook their heads and sighed secretly, thinking that there was no successor to the Nan'an Palace.

(End of this chapter)