Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 121 The Premonition of the Storm
The Imperial Palace in Beijing, inside the Huagai Hall.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has sent the latest military report from Hexi!" Dai Quan walked into the hall with small steps, holding the military report stamped with seal in his hand, and whispered to Jia De.

"Read!" Jiade sat on the soft bed, carefully read a memorial, and wrote two words with a Chinese ink pen: No!Then he raised his head and said to Dai Quan.

Dai Quan opened the military newspaper in his hand according to his words, and read clearly word by word: "The minister, Prince Teng Dun, would like to play: A few days ago, our Western Army camp has broken through Hexi, penetrated the grain road in Gansu Town, and defeated a group of [-] rebels." More than [-] people were captured, but the army of Jinglu, Longxi, and Minzhou on the South Road failed in front of the battle, causing a part of the rebels to flee to Huguang and Sichuan along Longnan, Hanzhong, Ankang and other places. There are also Xiongnu Hal and Lin Chilibatuo led tens of thousands of troops to attack the two towns of Gansu and Ningxia, Gansu was besieged for several days, the army was exhausted, and the camp in Ningxia was empty, so the ministers had to lead their troops back to help the two towns."

Before Dai Quan finished reading, Jia De snatched the military report in his hand, and after reading Wang Ziteng's military report, the solemn look on Jia De's face did not dissipate for a long time.

"Who is on duty in the cabinet today?"

Dai Quan replied: "Return to Your Majesty, today is Li and Yang, the two elders who are on duty, and the two elders are now listening to the announcement outside the hall!"

"Xuan! Send someone to announce Fu Donglai's entry into the palace!"

Dai Quan responded and left.

As soon as Fu Donglai stepped into the Huagai Hall, he felt the oppressive atmosphere in the hall, and at the same time he was thinking in his heart, what happened to Daqian?
If it was just about Huguang, the emperor probably wouldn't invite other people to discuss it except himself and Ye Baichuan. The three of them have always been making arrangements there. Since it's not Huguang, it's somewhere else!

Fu Donglai also felt tired for a while. During the Xuanlong Dynasty, Daqian's inner border was stable and there was no war on the border. Now Emperor Xuanlong has only been away for a few years, and singing and dancing are peaceful, like Dagan in the morning sun. What does this picture look like?

He could see Emperor Jiade's diligence. Out of twelve hours a day, Jiade spent more than eight hours on government affairs. In order to save money for the treasury, he also took the lead in reducing the palace's expenses. Expenditure, neither extravagance and pleasure, nor a fatuous and violent king, God why
"Alas, troubled autumn!"

With a deep sigh in his heart, Fu Donglai had already stepped into the east wing of the main hall, saluted Jiade, then turned around and nodded to the two colleagues next to him.

Jia De didn't speak, but motioned to Dai Quan, and handed Wang Ziteng's military report to Fu Donglai.

When Fu Donglai saw the seal letter on the military newspaper, his eyelids twitched slightly, and at the same time he prayed in his heart, it must not be a big border issue, the household department is poor now!

It's a pity, how could the development of the situation change because of one person's will?
Fu Donglai gently closed the military newspaper in his hand, a trace of exhaustion appeared on his face, and an indescribable depression in his heart, which finally turned into a soft sigh in his heart.

He couldn't show the boredom in his heart, especially in front of the emperor and other cabinet ministers!

Fu Donglai raised his head to look at the other three people in the hall, and the other three people also looked over, wanting to know what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Li Ge and Lord Yang are only the first military newspaper in Hexi. Although Wang Ziteng mentioned the invasion of the Huns, my two towns in Gansu and Ningxia are also heavily defended. As long as Wang Ziteng returns to help In time, it is impossible for Chili Batuo to break through the defense lines of the two towns with tens of thousands of people. Right now, it still depends on the follow-up military situation?

In addition, the imperial court also needs to send letters to several other border towns to find out whether it is just Hal and Lin Chili, or whether the Xiongnu outside the border have changed. There is no need to worry too much, the Xiongnu tribe will enter the border once a year, and the border troops of the two towns are enough to deal with it, not to mention the help of Shaanxi Town and the Western Army Camp! "

After hearing this, Jiade nodded and said, "Li Aiqing and Yang Aiqing also have the same opinion, but I am still worried. It is only May now, and the cattle and sheep are fattening on the grassland. Why is Chilibatuo beckoning at this time Woolen cloth?"

All three of them understood what Jiade meant by "this time". The white bandits had been entrenched in Hexi for several months. Who knew if they had left the customs, colluded with the Huns on the grassland, or reached an agreement, otherwise why? As soon as they left, the Huns came?But the timing was just right, Wang Ziteng's army was still halfway, when neither side could take care of it!
"Your Majesty, the current situation is unclear, and the imperial court can't mess things up first. The veteran's suggestion is still that the imperial court send a letter to the Nine Sides to inquire before making a decision. Of course, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War must also prepare in advance. Nine Sides It has been quiet for many years, and no one can guarantee that the Huns will not make major moves." As the chief assistant, Li Endi naturally had to represent the cabinet to come up with sound suggestions on such a major matter.

"It can only be like this!" Jiade nodded after listening.

Then he said to the three of them: "Go down and arrange this matter, Fu Aiqing will stay here."

Li Endi saluted silently, and walked out of the hall. When Yang Jing turned around, he glanced at Fu Donglai without a trace, and followed him out of the hall.

When only Jiade and Fu Donglai were left, he heard Jiade say: "The minister should understand my worries!"

Fu Donglai nodded and said: "Wang Ziteng can't keep the white bandits in Shaanxi. Now, seeing their signs of fleeing south, I'm afraid they have something to do with Huguang, but I never thought that in the four provinces of western Xinjiang The plague of the white bandits, which has been in trouble for four years, is actually..."

Jiade snorted coldly, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said: "A wolf is ambitious, for his own selfish desires, he can even abandon his ancestors' country, I just want to ask him face to face, what is it for!"

For what?Apart from the supreme throne above the Golden Palace, Fu Donglai couldn't think of what else it could be for. After a moment of silence, he said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if Wang Ziteng is not restrained, so what? Can a demon be able to fight against the court?"

"What's going on in Huguang?" Jiade calmed down and asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the monsters in Jingzhou and Xiangyang have changed a lot, and the remnants of the White Bandits in Sichuan are also tending to move eastward. Cen Pingnan has secretly gathered the guards from Jingzhou and Xiangyang in Jingzhou City , Feng Hengshi sent Jia Ying to form a new army in southern Hunan, and the army of King Nan'an has reached the border between Guizhou and Huguang, and the army can go north at any time!" Fu Donglai reported the situation in Huguang to Guardian .

After a pause, Fu Donglai thought of the things mentioned in a secret letter Jia Ying gave him, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Ying wrote to report that Qi Benzhong's daughter is in Yiyang County. It was robbed!"

When Jiade heard this, his pupils shrank slightly, and he asked calmly again: "Isn't she in Beijing? Why did she go to Huguang again? Do you know who kidnapped her?"

Fu Donglai seemed to have sensed a slight change in Jiade, and immediately replied: "Return to Your Majesty, Jia Ying's letter mentioned that Qi Sixian was kidnapped when he brought his parents' remains back to his hometown. Those people seem to be the evil way of Sanyang Sect magician."

After Fu Donglai's words fell, Jiade was silent for a long time, with a pensive look on his face, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, I saw Jiade standing up from the couch suddenly, with unknown worries on his face, he looked at Fu Donglai and said, "Let Feng Hengshi not have to wait any longer, and immediately order Jia Ying to lead his troops to the north. The troops immediately marched from the border of Hugui, searched the palace of the Prince of Chu, wiped out the Bailian and Sanyang rebels in Jing and Xiang, and took Yang Huangsuo into the capital! You can do it now, and hurry up for eight hundred miles. The decree is urgently sent to Wuchang Mansion!"

Fu Donglai was shocked, not understanding why the emperor had such a big reaction.

"Your Majesty, isn't it?"

Jiade ignored Fu Donglai's confusion, and only said: "Do it right away!"

Xuanzhenguan, a guest came today.

On weekdays, Jia Jing, who was blindly cultivating and didn't even bother to meet with his own children and grandchildren, led the man to his quiet room for an unprecedented time.

"Brother Zhizhai, since the day you entered Taoism and cultivated Xuan, haven't you and I seen each other for more than ten years? You can see clearly, and hide in this forest outside the world to seek peace and comfort. I don't know when, I Only then can you be like you and be a free and unrestrained person!"

Jia Jing brewed a cup of hot tea for the visitor, and said pointingly: "If you can let go of the past and the worldly wealth, what's the difficulty in being a carefree person?"

The man smiled lightly and said: "Not everyone can easily abandon everything like you, brother Zhi Zhai!"

After Jia Jing made a cup of hot tea for the other party, he sat down on the futon beside him, closed his eyes and chanted sutras, as if he didn't hear it at the moment.

The man didn't care about Jia Jing's disrespectful behavior at all, he just said to himself: "Brother Zhizhai, when we were in the palace, we were led by you, now the building collapsed, we people died, Scattered, now the rest are like lingering breaths, are you willing?"

Jia Jing's eyes were still closed, but he said in his mouth: "Everything in the past is the dust of the past. Today's Jia Jing is just a person who follows the Tao. He eats and drinks, and he is accompanied by scriptures every day. Qingdeng, how can you not be willing to say this after saving your remaining life? If you want to talk to me about this, you should leave early."

But I saw a look of disappointment flashing across that person's face, but he said unwillingly: "Brother Zhizhai, I know that loyalty and righteousness will last forever in your heart. Before coming here, I have been to the Qin Mansion. How could this marriage be formed? Do you know why we were defeated back then? Brother Zhi Zhai, come out of the mountain, we need your help!"

Jia Jingming looked calm, still closed his eyes tightly, and said: "I thought you were an old friend, so I was willing to see you just now. If you want to tell me these things, you can go, and don't disturb my purity!"

After all, no matter what the man said, Jia Jing would not answer.

The man said angrily: "Do you think you can avoid it by hiding in the Taoist temple? If I fail, that person will settle with our lineage sooner or later. At that time, it will not only be you, I am afraid Even your Jia family can’t escape!”

Jia Jing remained silent.

"Hmph! You do it for yourself!" After finishing speaking, the man threw up his sleeves and slammed the door away in anger!

When only Jia Jing was left in the quiet room, he slowly opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness and worry flashed in his eyes.

In a garden somewhere in the capital, Xu Fengyan was full of anger, and shouted at a person: "Are you crazy? If you want to court death, don't implicate me!"

"Master Xu, the matter has come to this point, do you think you still have a way out?"

Xu Fengyan stared wide-eyed, glared at the person who spoke, and said, "Li Maocai, are you not afraid that I will take you and hand you over to His Majesty?"

But seeing the person called Li Maocai, he smiled lightly and said: "Master Xu, why do you say these children's words? If you really hand me over to His Majesty, Master Xu thinks that your Xu family will be able to avoid being implicated? No Forget, all these years, the affairs of Huguang have been inseparable from your Xu family. How did the arms and firearms of the Ministry of War be sent to Huguang, and then disappeared? There is also the money sent to your father and son by the Chu Palace every year. Not less."

"I am me, and my father is my father! You want to control my father through me? This calculation is too smart! Do you think my father will compromise with you because of me? You think of yourself Too smart, or do you think others are fools?" Xu Fengyan couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and roared almost like a growl.

But I heard Li Maocai say: "Master Xu, we don't want to rule over anyone, and we don't treat anyone as a fool. Our prince just wants to find a partner. Besides, the Xu family and the Chu Palace have long been on the same boat. Can you get it down? Or, if you hand me over to the emperor, your Xu family will be able to get rid of the relationship?"

Xu Fengyan's waist and knees softened, and he slumped on the chair, feeling infinite regret in his heart, but he knew that Li Maocai was telling the truth, and at this point, it would be impossible for the Xu family to get off the boat!

"What do you want me to do? Let me also warn you, if you just want to use our father and son as gunmen, you should stop thinking about it as soon as possible, I, Xu Fengyan, am not that cowardly yet!" Xu Fengyan gave Li Maocai a cold look .

Li Maocai smiled slightly and said, "Master Xu thinks of us as someone. As I said before, the Xu family and our Chu Palace are partners, and our lord just wants to get your support at critical times!"

"What critical moment?" Xu Fengyan asked warily.

"Master Xu, don't worry, you won't embarrass your Xu family!" Li Maocai said with a slight smile: "Our lord said, if in the future when the army of Chu Palace is approaching the city, I hope Mr. Xu Ge can stand by our side. side!"

"Is that all?" Xu Fengyan felt slightly relieved.

Li Maocai said with a smile: "Master Xu, what do you think our lord wants you to do? Can you still let you assassinate the emperor? Of course, if our people encounter any minor troubles in the capital, we will ask Master Xu to help us a little bit. "

Xu Fengyan sneered and said, "Is your lord so confident? Or do you think all the princes in the court are incompetent?"

But I heard Li Maocai say: "It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to God to make things happen! Since our Chu Palace dared to do such a big event, we were naturally well prepared. Master Xu, you will understand in a few days!"

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