Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 291 The Urgent Three-Day Deadline

Jia Cong didn't know much about the war in southern Xinjiang. The imperial court was very strict about the battle reports from the south. Except for occasional small-scale victory news, the mansion newspaper almost never announced it to the outside world.

why?Since Shui Rong entered Guangxi, he has been retreating steadily, and even lost the two prefectures of Zhen'an and Siming, causing casualties of more than [-] soldiers and civilians.

Especially that idiot Shi Nai...

Leaving the army behind and fleeing directly led to the massacre of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Zhen'an Mansion by South Vietnamese monkeys. If it wasn't for preventing the morale of the army and the hearts of the people from being turbulent, Shi Nai's head would have moved.

Now that the coach of Southern Xinjiang has been captured, the entire army of Southern Xinjiang has collapsed, which really surprised Jia Cong.

"Didn't His Majesty let the army of Prince Mu's Mansion enter Guangxi from Yunnan to help the army in southern Xinjiang? Could it be that the people of Prince Mu's Mansion can't defeat the monkeys in South Vietnam?"

Yue shook his head and sighed: "Shui Rong, as the commander of Nanjiang, blocked the reinforcements from the Mu Palace in Guangnan and prevented them from entering Guangxi. They said they were stationed in Guangnan to prevent Nanyue from entering Guangnan. Invade Yunnan."

"Can't the water-soluble brain be kicked by a donkey? Mu Wangfu has guarded the southern border for generations, and the men and horses under his command are warriors who are good at fighting. Where did he get the courage to dare to abandon such combat power?"

Jia Cong's reaction made Yue Shi laugh bitterly, because the child's reaction was exactly the same as that of his little grandson Cao Jiugong.

Shui Rong really had his brain kicked by a donkey, so he turned away the reinforcements from the Mu Palace.

Jia Cong was still thinking about what water-soluble Ding had hidden secrets in Guangxi, and was worried that Mu Wangfu would find out about it.

Yue had no choice but to interrupt his thoughts, and said to Jia Cong: "We don't care what Shui Rong thinks or does. The most pressing issue now is the marriage. Not only my family, but also the families of princes and dukes." Girls of the right age are all candidates for marriage, including your family!"

Hey!
Jia Cong almost uttered a curse.

"If that's the case, why not choose the county magistrate of the Beijing Prince's House? I remember she is at the right age. Why should others be implicated in the disaster caused by my own family?"

Only Yue Shi said leisurely: "Unfortunately, a few days ago, the Shui family chose a husband and son-in-law for him, and they are already engaged. By the way, the person who chose him is known to Brother Cong. He is Wang Ziteng's nephew and your sister-in-law's relative." Brother Wang Ren."

"This goddamn..."

Jia Cong calmed down quickly, and he would not be surprised by what Wang Ziteng did.

The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to figure out that the DPRK and China intend to use peace to ease the pressure on southern Xinjiang.

It is said that since the founding of Daxia, there has been no precedent for making marriages. No marriages, no tribute, the emperor guarding the gate of the country, and the king's death in Sheji are not just words.

At the beginning of Zhaowu, Oirat, Tatar, and the eleven countries of the Western Regions jointly attacked Xia, and the enemy was about to hit the capital. Emperor Zhaowu didn't even talk about peace.

After nearly a year of hard fighting, the imperial driver finally drove the enemy back to the grassland and desert. After a few years, the tartars who fought five times in the north presented the king's seal and "danced" in front of the imperial court.

It didn't make sense that because of a defeat, an ambitious and talented man would be captured, and the Second Saint would agree to such a humiliating marriage as a marriage.

However, the Yue family spoke so eloquently that they were almost convinced that the imperial court would really break this rule and choose a daughter from the clan and royal family to be a princess and make a humiliating marriage with Nanyue.

Seeing that Jia Cong had calmed down, Mrs. Yue said to him: "Although there is no definite news about this matter in the court, all the princes' mansions involved have discussed marriage overnight. Your father and brother are not here. I happened to meet you today. Come back Discuss with your old lady after the mansion, and make a marriage for the girl at home as soon as possible."

No matter whether it is true or not, as Yue Shi said, if the imperial court wants to make a marriage, the preparations that should be made still have to be done.

Jia Cong nodded solemnly, thanking Yue Shi for his kindness.

"In three days, Ayu told the old man that the news can't be hidden within three days at the most. At that time, at the court meeting, a person for marriage will be determined."

"Who is Ayu?"

Yue couldn't help laughing: "You baby, you're still concerned about such details at this time. Ayu is the baby name of my little grandson, Cao Xiaoyu."

puff~
Jia Cong couldn't help laughing out that Cao Dudu had such a feminine nickname, but it relieved the depressive atmosphere in the room.

Cheng En Gong Mansion was also the home of princes before the emperor succeeded to the throne, covering a very large area, and the garden scenery is no less than that of Rong Guo Mansion.

In about two quarters of an hour, Cao Ying conquered the heart of the Jia girl with her flying knife skills.

Moreover, Cao Ying is both literary and military, and her poetry and calligraphy skills are not inferior to those of the ladies in Beijing. A few girls went to the garden to play, and they were very happy.

Jia Cong, who came out of the main hall, felt overwhelmed, complained to his sisters and sisters, and decided to go to the palace to check the situation first, and come back to pick him up in the afternoon.

Daiyu's mind is clear, and she can see that Jia Cong is worried, but when she wants to ask for details, Jia Cong shakes her head slightly.

"Then you go to work first, don't worry about us."

Daiyu straightened Jia Cong's clothes, and sent Jia Cong to the front yard alone.

After avoiding the crowd, Daiyu began to ask: "Did something happen?"

"The war in the southern border was unfavorable, and Shui Rong was captured by the Nanyue people. The court intends to negotiate a peace, but Daxia will send the princess to the south to get married before releasing Shui Rong..."

Jia Cong roughly told Daiyu about the marriage, but saw that Daiyu's frown suddenly relaxed after a brief surprise.

"Don't you think it's strange? The sage and His Majesty are both resolute kings. Why do they allow the peace talks between the court to spread? Don't forget that the eldest uncle has not yet heard the news, and the marriage is likely to be impossible. .”

Daiyu's words reminded Jia Cong that his father, Mr. She, had set off from Songjiang by sea boat earlier, and there was no news for half a month.

Is there still a chance in the southern border war?

"I don't understand what happened on the battlefield, but I do know one thing. Your Majesty will not break Daxia's spine just to save face. It's hard to continue a broken bone. What's more, the dignity of the country is not about the life and death of princes and county kings. After all, it is on the edge of the sword."

Daiyu tilted her head, stood on her tiptoes and rubbed Jia Cong's head: "You go to inquire about the inside story first, and then go back to the mansion to talk about it. Concerns are messy, and what Mrs. Tai can see is only what the palace wants to see. ..."

……

With red walls and green tiles, there seem to be two worlds inside and outside the palace gate.

After Jia Cong entered the imperial city, he originally wanted to go to the cabinet to inquire about the situation. After learning that the cabinet minister on duty today was the cabinet minister Qi Bohan, he turned around and walked towards Miyagi.

According to what Yue said, Qi Bohan was the leader of the peace negotiation, and it was this old man who proposed the matter of choosing a noble daughter from the prince's mansion as a princess and negotiating peace with him.

"General Xiao Jia, His Majesty has an order to prohibit anyone from entering the palace within three days."

I didn't expect that one day Jia Cong would be stopped at the gate of the palace city, which is strange.

Jia Cong took out the imperial gift order and still couldn't do it. The several clan princes who were originally blocked in front of the palace gate were all in an uproar, avoiding Jia Cong and whispering together.

In desperation, Jia Cong walked around the south gate with a dark face, and walked towards the east gate of Longshou Palace.Along the way, he passed through several small gates, all of which were firmly guarded by the forbidden army. Of course, there were also clan princes blocking these small gates.

"It's weird..."

Bang!
Jia Cong was lowering his head to think about the strangeness of this matter, but was suddenly knocked down by a yellow and black shadow, and then he felt a rush of heat.

"No licking!"

Liu Hong looked at Jia Cong who was thrown down, rubbed and licked by the fierce meow, and said cheerfully: "I knew you would come, the general has been very bored these days. Why don't you take him to your house for a few days?" sky?"

Jia Cong managed to push Big Mao Mao's enthusiastic head away, but was firmly suppressed when he wanted to get up.

This guy doesn't have any self-knowledge now, isn't he afraid of crushing him to death?

"You are already a mature tiger, I really can't hug you!"

As he said that, Jia Cong had no choice but to ask Liu Hong for help: "Fourth brother, don't rush to help, I'm about to be crushed to death by this guy."

The imperial army has already cleared the field here, Liu Hong came here specially to wait for Jia Cong, without even a servant by his side.

The two pushed and tugged, and finally pulled Jia Cong out from under the passionate big cat.

bang bang bang...

After roughly patting the dust off his body, Liu Hong brought Jia Cong to a pavilion, and told Jia Cong why entering the palace was forbidden.

"You should also know about the marriage. The grandfather and father were troubled by the clan, so they made an order not to allow anyone to enter the palace..."

Jia Cong struggled to hold the big cat's head that was rubbing against him, and asked with a frown, "Do you really want to get married?"

Liu Hong nodded, then shook his head again.

"It's true or it's not. There are nine out of ten marriages, but whether the reconciliation can be achieved depends on whether Rong Guohou can bring good news."

what?
Jia Cong was a little confused by Liu Hong's words, and asked suspiciously: "I don't understand, please explain clearly to me, fourth brother."

Of course Liu Hong would not hide this from Jia Cong, and carefully explained the whole story of the matter.

To put it simply, the situation in southern Xinjiang is not optimistic. The impact of the capture of the commander-in-chief Shui Rong exceeded the court's estimates.

Moreover, the Nanyue army's bravery in fighting, fearless of death like a devil's state really frightened the imperial court army, and a secret letter was sent by the dragon guards and dark guards accompanying the army. The anomaly in South Vietnam was related to the Westerners.

The state of the South Vietnamese army seems to be involved in some secret medicine.

It was rumored in the court that the marriage was a plan made by the two sages, the chief assistant Wei Qinghe, and the British governor Zhang Yue.

"One is to paralyze the South Yue people, and the other is to be a last resort just in case. If the Marquis of Rong Guo can successfully raid from the sea and capture Shenglong Mansion, the crisis in southern Xinjiang will naturally be solved. But if the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao fails, fake A kiss is a real kiss."

Liu Hong's explanation made Jia Congmao suddenly enlightened, but at the same time, a question arose: "But it's unreasonable to negotiate peace from now on because of the defeat in World War I. Not to mention the twelve guards of the Beijing camp, the nearby guards in Yunnan and Guangdong are also enough. Block the offensive of the Nanyue people. Once the Wang Shi arrives, the crisis will be resolved by itself."

However, there was a wry smile on Liu Hong's expression: "If it was only South Vietnam, the emperor's grandfather would naturally not implement such a policy of humiliation and marriage. Siam and Burma also sent troops to suppress Yunnan. The Uzang capital also happened. There is turmoil, and there is a faint tendency to rebel against the country."

At this point, Jia Cong already understood the reason why the second sage took this strategy.

The instability of southern Xinjiang is no longer a country in South Vietnam. Almost all the three major southern border vassals have betrayed the Chinese dynasty, and even the Uzang capital is unstable.

Jia Cong had a flash of inspiration, and figured out a possibility from Liu Hong's words.

"Fourth brother is saying that there are Westerners in the South Vietnamese Army?"

"Have you found it?"

Liu Hong smiled wryly and said: "Not only South Vietnam, Siam, Burma, and Uzbekistan's affairs all have the shadow of Westerners. This group of red-haired devils treat my big summer as fat, and they are going to kill people with a knife and cut off a piece of it." Taste it."

With Liu Hong's explanation, Jia Cong finally understood why the Southern Border became like this, and he also became more aware of why a powerful monarch like the Supreme Emperor would easily agree to make peace and get married after losing the First World War.

The pressure was instantly placed on the Elder She who has not disappeared and passed back. If the Elder She can land in South Vietnam from the sea and capture the king's capital Shenglong Mansion, then the situation will be reversed.

Nanyue is the strongest of the three countries in southern Xinjiang. As long as Nanyue is destroyed, the other two countries are easy to talk about.But if Grand Master She also loses, the fake marriage will come true.

……

Jia Cong didn't stay in the palace for long, and took the big cat who didn't want to stay in the palace out of the Forbidden City, and went back to Rongguo Mansion without stopping.

Just in case, the age-appropriate second sister Yingchun and third sister Tanchun must make a marriage.

Wars are always unpredictable. Master She only brought [-] forbidden troops and [-] Songjiang Navy to the south. With Nanyue's strange combat power, it is really hard to say who will win or lose.

The old lady was still wondering why Jia Cong returned home suddenly, but after learning the reason, she even called out to Master Tian.

"You're right. We can't pin all our hopes on your father. The marriage between the second girl and the third girl must be settled first."

The old lady asked Yuanyang to fetch a booklet, and Jia Cong leaned over to take a look. Good guy, it turned out to be portraits of teenagers, with their identities and family backgrounds written beside them.

"This is……"

The old lady chuckled: "It's not that the old lady really doesn't care about things. In the past two years, the girls have grown older. How can I, a grandmother, not care about their marriage? These are things that Beijing can see clearly. brothers."

hiss!
Sure enough, people are old and refined, whether it's the one in Cheng'en Gong's mansion or this one in my own family, there is no one who is simple.

"Er Yatou's marriage is easy to talk about. I will send someone to send a letter to the Zhongshun Palace in a while. Liu Erlang is a good candidate. If your father is not around, I will make the decision for Er Yatou. It is too late to go to the sixth ceremony, so I will change the Geng Tie first. "

The old lady seemed to be consolidating her beliefs, she babbled a long list, and kept flipping through the booklet in her hand.

Suddenly, she put the brochure in front of Jia Cong, pointed to the person on it and said, "What do you think of this person? Is it appropriate to appoint him to the third girl?"

Jia Cong leaned over to take a closer look, and found that the portraits of the characters were all the same, nothing could be seen at all.

But the few lines of small characters next to it made Jia Cong dumbfounded, because this person was also someone Jia Cong knew.

A friend of the same year as Daiyu's elder brother Lin Bo, Huiyuan, Tanhualang, and editor Tang Yin of the Imperial Academy in the fifth year of Yuanyou.

Sixteen years old, unmarried, from a poor family, and about the same age as Tanchun, he is a good candidate.

However, the mandarin duck on the side reminded: "Old lady, third master, this servant met Ergou at the gate early this morning, and he was talking to people about Tanhualang discussing marriage, could it be Tang Tanhua?"

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　Thanks for the reward of affectionate and charming beans.

　　I wrote something I shouldn't have written, and was blocked yesterday.It has been modified today, and the plot has changed a little.The secret medicine mentioned in the article should be understood by all the readers, so I won't go into details.

　　Let's stop here tonight, and tomorrow I will ponder the plot loopholes caused by Yuan Yiyuan's being blocked.

　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)