Da Suining

Chapter 273 Chapter 270 Three Cannibalism

King Lu personally led his troops to the southwest to suppress them. With a wave of his hand, the emperor dispatched a thousand elite soldiers.

One thousand elite soldiers, the southwestern bandits, I heard that there are three villages, adding up to three to 4000 people.

One thousand officers and soldiers against three or four thousand bandits.

This is my dear father.

The King of Lu, Guo Kai, took his order and returned to the mansion with the military amulet. Xiang Yan and a bunch of concubines hosted a banquet for him.

"My lord will beat those gangsters to pieces this time. Your lord is mighty." The concubine flattered.

"The emperor only sent one thousand soldiers to the southwest, and there are so many bandits, I'm afraid..." A young concubine just said this, but Xiang Yan reprimanded her: "The prince is about to leave, how can you say such depressing words. "

Xiangyan supported her stomach, although she was wearing a loose slanted shirt, there was still a bulge in her waist. Of course, she was more careful when she was pregnant with this child.

"The lord will return in triumph." Xiang Yan toasted Guo Kai with a glass of wine.

Guo Kai took the wine glass, but walked away.

If you take one step slower, you will pee in your pants.

This dog is wrong.

Back at the banquet, Guo Kai drank two more cups and felt sleepy.

Xiangyan was a little worried: "My lord, do you have an idea?"

"What... idea?"

"How to destroy those gangsters."

"This... what's so difficult about this." Guo Wei sighed while lying on the case: "Those thugs are not serious teachers. Once the elite soldiers of the court arrive, won't they be arrested without a fight?"

"I heard that the bandits in the southwest are disturbing the people and killing their lives, causing the people to live in dire straits. I'm afraid they won't be caught without a fight."

"Then fight until they are caught without a fight. What can a few thieves do? Although the imperial court has few elite soldiers, they are no match for those bandits at all."

Guo Cheng has no other advantages, but he is very confident.

If Guo Kai can win this battle, he will be regarded as a meritorious service in the court in the future, and his future will definitely be better than now.

If you lose, you will be sorry for the entrustment of the emperor, and you will not be able to hold your head up in the court in the future. I am afraid that Xiang Yan, the princess, will also be laughed at.

Xiangyan was worried, so she went back to her natal home to discuss with her family.

Xia Tian got off the carriage, starry in his eyes, finally stood still, looked up, and found a figure on the cherry tree in the courtyard.

Pink and pink cherries are hung all over the tree, crystal clear, as numerous as stars.

Because of the previous snowfall, the cherry trees that were supposed to bear fruit in March and April did not bear fruit at this time.

"The third sister is back." The people on the tree greeted.

It is the heart of Xiangguo.

"I'll come back and sit for a while before I leave. You don't have to rush to pick cherries for me." Xiang Yan waved her round fan, "There are a lot of bugs in summer, come down, the cherries are sour. I'm pregnant with a child, so I don't dare to eat them carelessly." .”

"Third sister, I'm not picking cherries for you. There are birds that eat cherries. I'll catch the birds and roast them. I'll let you taste them after a while. I'm sure you'll drool."

Catching a bird on a cherry tree.

Xiangyan had an ominous premonition in her heart. It would be nice if Guo Kai had a few capable lieutenants or military advisers behind him to suppress the bandits. Drilling on a cherry tree to catch birds, is this a suitable candidate for suppressing bandits?

It doesn't look like it.

Xiangyan went to consult Tang Xiaoniang, Tang Xiaoniang was a woman, she knew a little bit about leading the army to fight, and she would only say: "What kind of weather are those bandits in the mountain den? Once Wang Jun goes, they will definitely scare away." The rest, who were not afraid of death, were also beaten to death by my son-in-law. My son-in-law can't study well, and he has plenty of strength. With his status as a prince, why don't he scare those thugs to death?"

Tang Xiaoniang is more confident than Guo Kai.

If you listen to these words, you don't need to go back to Xiang's house at all, just listen to Guo Wei's words.

Xiang Daying rubbed his hands, but there was nothing he could do: "Although I am a literati, I have a specialization in military affairs, and I am not good at it. I just remember that there are 36 tricks in the military book, such as drawing salary from the bottom of the pot. The best strategy is to act..."

"What's the bottom line, and what's the best plan?" Xiang Yan frowned.

"This... needs to be used flexibly."

"How to use it flexibly?"

"This... father is not a general, how could he know this? Back then, the emperor asked Lu Wang and Guo Xin to go to the southwest to crusade, but I didn't agree. Lu Wang didn't say anything, Guo Xin is still digging bird's nests on the tree now. How can the two of you be worthy of great responsibility."

Xiang Yan frowned worriedly.

"Father knows that these two are not worthy of great responsibilities, but in order to prevent the Mei family from monopolizing power, the emperor insisted on letting King Lu go to the southwest with your younger brother. There is no way for the father's family. If the father has the ability to conquer the frontier, he can go with him." Okay, but father is not that material either."

It is true.

Xiangyan didn't ask for any good ideas.

Xiangguoxin caught five or six birds, the aroma of roasting was tangy, and he brought them over for Xiangyan to taste.

Where can Xiangyan eat.

Xiang Guoxin's carefree appearance is really worrying.

Xiang Guoxin went to look for Xiang Suining with the barbecue.

Xiang Suining was at Tang's place, it was hot, so he measured Tang's body and asked Liuyunfang to make two summer clothes for her.

Originally, Tang quietly asked Xiang Suining to measure his body, but when he saw that Xiang Guoxin was gone, he hid in Ba Bu's bed like a child and refused to come out again.

"Mother, this is Guo Xin, you don't know him anymore?"

Tang shook her head, stared at Xiang Guoxin while hugging the Babu bed, then suddenly muttered to herself: "Ghost...Ghost...Ghost is here...Ghost is gone...Gone."

Lu Yu used many medicines.

Acupuncture has also been performed many times.

Although Tang is not as crazy as before, he is not better either.

Probably no one knows anyone, just blankly.

Xiang Suining and Xiang Guoxin came to the lakeside and sat in the gazebo to watch the moonlight.

Cool summer nights.

The breeze was blowing.

The lotus in the lake is also blooming, and the carp is jumping in the pond, occasionally jumping on the lotus leaf, causing bursts of water splashes.

The aroma of barbecue is very strong.

Xiang Suining's appetite was so great that he ate two of them.

"Second sister, they are afraid that I will lose the battle, and they are so worried that they can't eat barbecue."

"What do you think?" Xiang Suining wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth.

"Me? I don't know. Although I have read some books on war, I have never been to the Southwest, so I don't have any clue."

The two watched the moonlight quietly for a while, the moonlight shone in the pool water, and the pool water was sparkling.

"Second sister, what if you come back after losing the battle?"

"It's okay, you're still young, there's another time."

"It doesn't matter if I lose a battle, and I don't want to be rich, but my third brother-in-law can't suffer defeat." Xiangguo felt a little melancholy.

"Why do you say that?"

"The third brother-in-law has a bad temper. If he loses the battle and is reprimanded by the emperor, he will definitely vent his anger on the third sister when he returns to the palace. The third sister is pregnant with a child, and it is very difficult. I don't want the third sister to be wronged."

Xiang Suining stretched out his hand to hold Xiang Guoxin in his arms, the love between siblings was deep, and his heart was warm.

She whispered a few words to Xiang Guoxin, Xiang Guoxin's eyes widened, and then he couldn't help laughing: "Second Sister, I think your method is feasible."

Soon it will be the day to go to the Southwest.

Xiang's family sent Xiang Guoxin out, and Xiang Daying naturally confessed: "Be careful, don't be arrogant."

Xiang Suining took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve, on which a few lines of small characters were densely written.Xiang Guoxin took the rice paper, stuffed it into his sleeve, got on his horse, and soon went to join a thousand elite soldiers.

"What did you give Guoxin?" Xiang Daying asked.

"A paper."

"I know it's a piece of paper, what's written on it?"

Tang Xiaoniang was a little vigilant: "Don't be some banknotes, right? Don't be short of banknotes in the accountant."

Only money is in his eyes.

Xiang Suining lowered his eyes: "A lot of the cashier's banknotes are my mother's dowry back then, right?"

It was difficult for Tang Xiaoniang to answer the conversation.

Her little concubine almost married into Xiang's family naked.

Xiang Daying is a poor official, and her salary for one year is not enough to make clothes for her.

It is true that most of the expenses of the Xiang family come from the dowry of Mrs. Xiang and the Tang family.

"What was written on that paper?" Xiang Daying asked.

"It's nothing. It's just a bank note. If you go to the southwest, the emperor will give you the military salary, so we don't need the money from our family." Xiang Suining replied.

It is true.

The heat is getting heavier.

The heat gradually fell again.

During this period, Xiang Suining embroidered a screen, and Xiangyan's belly got bigger again.

Xiangyan sent her maidservant to Xiang's house to ask for news, but there was no news.

She couldn't sit still, so she wandered in the carriage and went to Hefei Palace to ask for news.

Concubine He's afternoon nap was disturbed by her, her head was covered with fog. Seeing her crying, she also felt unlucky: "Why are you crying? Why are you crying? Aren't you very capable recently? The prince is not in the mansion. I heard that you took that A few concubines tidied up the obedient posts, saying that you haven’t been able to sleep well lately while you’re pregnant, and asked them to kneel in the Buddhist hall to pray for your child before dawn, why are you crying now?”

"The prince never comes back, and the daughter-in-law feels uneasy."

"My lord's body has been ripped apart by you. Although I have traveled more than 1000 miles to the southwest, after all, there are so many cars and horses, and I have killed a few thieves. It is almost time to come back. Why is there no letter at all?" Concubine He was also a little worried. .

"Hurry up, you can travel eight hundred miles in one day and one night. If there is a messenger, the letter should have arrived by now." Xiangyan wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "I'm afraid it's not..."

She endured it, and swallowed the words "annihilated" into her stomach.

"Don't say that unlucky thing. No news is good news." Concubine He seemed to be comforting Xiangyan, but also comforting herself: "You are getting heavier and heavier, I will send someone to tell you if there is any news , don’t toss back and forth, the child you tossed about last time disappeared, and you still don’t have a long memory.”

Xiangyan stopped crying and went back to the house.

Autumn is a good time for chrysanthemums, and the chrysanthemums planted in Dongkua courtyard are also in bloom, yellow and bright, like a layer of oil paint.

Xiang Suining straddled the basket and picked some chrysanthemums, and took them to the table to dry.

When the chrysanthemums are dried, they are best used to make tea.

There were still some dried chrysanthemums that had been dried in the old year, and Xiang Suining brewed a cup for Mrs. Xiang, and the grandfather and grandson leaned on the porch looking at the unpicked chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum tea leisurely.

"Second Miss... Second Miss..." Mingzhu trotted over.

"what happened?"

"Yes... yes..." Mingzhu swallowed.

"What is it?"

"It's the young master who is back. I heard that the young master has returned from the southwest."

The chrysanthemum tea in the cup suddenly became sweet.

There has been no news of Xiang Guoxin for some days.

There was not a single letter, and no one brought a message.

Xiang Suining hangs a heart every day.

But in front of Mrs. Xiang, he had to pretend to be indifferent to comfort her: "Guoxin has some kung fu, and there are a thousand elite soldiers following him, so there will be no mistakes."

Tang Xiaoniang was anxious several times: "If you lose the battle and are captured by those bandits, isn't that the end? Our family has lost a son, and the palace has lost the prince. By then we and Yan'er will not have a good life. .”

"How could it be so serious." Xiang Daying retorted washing his feet.

"I heard that those bandits in the Southwest even eat human flesh. Didn't the thousand soldiers from Qingcheng go to the bandit's nest of three or four thousand? Didn't they go into the mouth of a tiger? Or maybe they were roasted and eaten by them. Otherwise, why has there been no news for so long?"

Xiang Daying was at a loss for words.

During the period, a sorceress was invited to dance in the mansion.

After eating a meal of wine and meat, the sorceress said that the two of them might not be able to come back. She said that the ghosts of the two were wandering in the southwest. .

It caused Tang Xiaoniang to cry again.

Now that Xiang Guoxin has returned, Xiang Suining's hanging heart finally fell to the ground: "Where is Guoxin?"

"Young master has been arrested and taken into the palace."

"Arrested into the palace?" Xiang Suining frowned.

Could it be that he lost the battle?
Mrs. Xiang stood up on crutches: "King Nalu...is he still alive?"

"He's still alive, he's still alive, it's King Lu who took the young master into the palace."

This is beyond my comprehension.

If Guo Kai died, Xiang Guoxin didn't protect the prince well, he was guilty of a crime, and being taken into the palace is still a reason.

Now that Guo Kai is living well, why did he capture Xiang Guoxin into the palace?

There was only one reason, and that was the defeat.

"Well, we've lost the battle after all." Mrs. Xiang sighed, "Although Guo Xin is clever, he hasn't experienced this before, so it can be regarded as experience. It's just that the emperor is stingy, and he is angry with a brat. If you lose a battle, you will be dealt with, who else dares to lead the army?"

Xiang Guoxin didn't come back until night, followed by Xiang Daying.

The whole family sat at the table and waited. After changing the candles in the lanterns in the corridor, they finally came back.

It was late at night, and the food was already out of heat on the table.

No one spoke, and there was no appetite.

"Grandmother, Second Sister, I have won the battle." Xiang Guo was overjoyed, and when he came up, he put his arms around Xiang Suining's neck.

"What, you fought...and won the battle?" Xiang Suining was taken aback and heaved a long sigh of relief.

"Let's eat first. I've been boasting for a long time at the emperor's place just now. It's not too late to brag when you're full." Xiang Daying didn't pick his nose or eyes this time, and spoke a little more gently.

This time the emperor appointed Lu Wang and Xiang Guoxin to go to the southwest to quell the chaos, and the two returned triumphantly. Can you use it? You see, there are as many young heroes in my Qingcheng as stars, and any one of them can win the battle.

After staying in the Southwest for several months, Xiangguo's heart became much stronger.

"Thanks to Second Sister's scheme, we were able to win easily." Xiang Guoxin looked at Xiang Suining with admiration.

"She is a boudoir daughter's family, what kind of strategy can she have?" Tang Xiaoniang didn't believe it for a dime.

(End of this chapter)