Yi Song

Chapter 143 The different reactions of the monarch and his ministers

In the study of Zhileju in Taishifang, Cai Jing was half-lying on a chair, closing his eyes slightly and letting his eighteenth aunt take care of his beard.

The fragrant, warm breath swirled around him, making his seventy-year-old heart beat again and again.

Cai Jing couldn't help but stretched out his skinny right hand and touched the round part of the eighteenth aunt.

So round, so smooth, so round!

A young and youthful body is always so fascinating. Even now, in my rare years, I have always loved the young and beautiful body.

The eighteenth aunt smiled slightly, and from time to time she made intimate and inarticulate whispers, which made Cai Jing's beard curl up and up, and her hand couldn't help but squeeze it again.

The eighteenth aunt was smiling like a flower on the outside, but she was sneering in her heart.

You are so old that you can only raise your beard.

Knead, what's the use of squeezing again?

While Cai Jing was stroking around, his triangular eyes suddenly opened, his gaze was like a knife, and he turned around several times on the back of the eighteenth aunt.

"Daddy!" Cai Ji walked over gently and whispered beside him.

Cai Jing turned around and looked at the fifth son in surprise.

"Fifth brother, when did you come in?"

"just now."

"Just now?" Cai Jing's eyes were a little wandering, and his right hand deliberately patted the eighteenth aunt's round part, "Go, I have something to talk to Fifth Brother."

"Yes, sir." The eighteenth aunt lowered her head and responded gently, "Sir, I have done five of the seven dojos that my late parents gave me. I want to do the sixth one at Fayuan Temple tomorrow. .”

Cai Jing's eyes were like glass beads that had been cracked and the essence inside could not be seen clearly. He turned around and nodded slightly: "Well, go ahead, just go to the accounting office to pay."

"Yes, thank you sir."

Only Cai Jing and Cai Chi, father and son, were left in the study.

Cai Jing stood up holding on to the handrail. Cai Ji reached out to help him, but was pushed away calmly.

"What's going on over there in Nanjing City?"

"Dad, Tian Wenbao rebelled on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month and captured Luyi and Weizhen counties. He divided his troops into Bozhou and Zhecheng, and the main force went straight to Nanjing city." Cai Chi said with a complicated expression.

"This Fang Tianbao is indeed quite capable. Tian Wenbao was actually persuaded by him. How many troops are there?"

"It is claimed that there are 200,000 people. It is estimated that there are 120,000 to 30,000 men, women, old and weak, and about 40,000 to 50,000 young adults."

"Forty to fifty thousand young men are barely able to fight. How can he divide the troops? They should all rush towards Nanjing City and fight to the death with Liu Erlang." Cai Jing said dissatisfied.

"Dad, Liu Erlang has three thousand elites in his hands, and there are six to seven thousand forbidden troops around Nanjing City. Together, there are more than ten thousand. Nanjing City is the land of Longxing, with tall walls. Ten thousand forbidden troops guard the city. More than enough.”

Cai Jing smiled and walked to the desk and spread out a roll of rice paper.

Cai Chi quickly stepped forward to polish the ink.

"Fifth brother, many times, battles are defeated not because of external enemies, but because of internal fighting. In Nanjing, one hundred people have one hundred thoughts.

In addition to dozens of civil and military officials, there are also more than a dozen aristocratic families in Nanjing city, all of whom were honored ministers who once followed Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong to conquer the world.

They occupied a large area of ​​fertile land outside Nanjing, and the essence of the city was also in their hands. Whether the city of Nanjing is lost or not does not matter to them at all, but destroying a manor and burning down a restaurant will make these misers bleed in their hearts.

Liu Erlang wanted to defend the city, so he had to deal with these people first. "

Cai Ji polished off the ink, picked up the handkerchief next to him and wiped his hands, "Dad, Liu Erlang is resolute and courageous. This will be the way to march when the time comes."

"The law of marching is easy to say. If fighting was so simple, why would our country be controlled by Bei Liao and Xi Xia in every way? War is easy to fight, but people's hearts are hard to control."

Cai Jing grabbed a writing brush and used it to calligraphy, flying dragons and dancing phoenixes, doing whatever he wanted. It was completely different from his previous writing style.

"I have tried my best to plan it to this point, how can I allow Liu Erlang to survive!"

After finishing writing in one breath, Cai Jing held the brush and panted, with fine sweat on his forehead.

"Hululu will not hesitate to fight for millions, revenge thousands of miles away is as close as a stone's throw away!" The handwriting was wanton and crazy, and the murderous intent that soared into the sky turned into the light of swords and shadows.

"Zhongshu Sheng received express reports from Chenzhou and Bozhou yesterday. My father has written a letter to transfer Wang Qi, who was left behind in Nanjing, back to Bianjing in order to hand over the responsibility of guarding the city to Liu Erlang.

The official documents from Yubi and Zhongshu Sheng were sent to Nanjing City at night. Whether he was happy or not, he must stay in Nanjing City and stay at the burial place I chose for him! "

Cai Chi silently looked at his old father who was gritting his teeth and almost going crazy, unable to say a word.

In Baozhuan Palace, Zhao Ji, who had made sixteen rounds, walked into the back garden of the palace with his hands behind his back. Gao Qiu quickly caught up with him and put the crane cloak on him.

"Guan family, it's windy and cold outside."

"Come out for a walk and get some fresh air."

Since the rise of mahjong, Zhao Ji has spent more and more time in Baozhuan Palace.

This is not a harem, and it is very easy for the partners to come in and out. Zhao Ji was also very happy to take advantage of the good fortune and kill everyone in front of many ministers.

This place is far away from the harem, and there will be no favored concubines sending maids to greet me under various banners, wildly hinting to Zhao Ji, the official, you haven't favored your concubine for a long time, the fields are dry, come and water them.

Zhao Ji has always prided himself on being charming and suave, and treats the beauties he loves "equally". The palms of his hands and the backs of his hands are full of flesh, and anyone he alienates will feel heartbroken.

Hiding in Baozhuan Palace, no one comes to ask for advice, and now you are pure.

Making choices is so torturous.

Sometimes when the mood strikes, I go back to the harem to have some fun, and then I go out to Baozhuan Palace to practice Taoism.

"Gao Qiu, I just heard a little Huangmen say that there are thieves in Huaibei?"

Whose subordinate? Mouth so fast! He actually leaked court secrets to the officials.

Gao Qiu rolled his eyes and said, "I'm afraid the officials heard it wrong. Today is peaceful and peaceful, so how can there be chaos and thieves? I just came from the front office of the palace and did not receive an urgent report of rebellion. Otherwise, May I ask Grand Master Cai?"

Zhao Ji disagreed.

When thieves break out in the local area, the first thing the prefectures and counties report is the Zhongshu Province and the Privy Council. When it's time to dispatch troops and generals, they go to Sanya. Gao Qiu didn't know, which just showed that he was "competent" and didn't reach out randomly.

"Liu Erlang just sent an urgent report, saying that the dredging project will be completed in fifteen days, and he confidently asked the Ministry of Works and the Capital Water Supervision to send people to check and accept it. At this juncture, thieves have appeared in Huaibei. Gao Qing, don't you think Abnormal?"

Gao Qiu's Adam's apple trembled twice.

Officials are very smart and not confused.

It's just that he is too lazy to think deeply. What's more, his thinking is in the wrong direction. It is very different from the actual situation and seems very ridiculous.

But he also prides himself on being smart and wise, and does not allow others to refute or correct him.

"The official family is indeed abnormal. However, I think that if there are real thieves, it is nothing to worry about. There are nearly 10,000 forbidden troops near Nanjing. With a stroke of the imperial pen, the Sanya can quickly mobilize tens of thousands of troops from all over the country to destroy the dead. How many thieves are also called it Turn into ashes.

Everyone in the world calls Liu Erlang brave. There are thieves causing trouble this time, so it's time to see if he knows how to fight. If you are not only brave, but also good at fighting, then God knows the official’s long-cherished wish and uses Queen Mingda to bestow a famous general to help the official achieve martial virtue and achieve unparalleled achievements! "

"What Gao Qing said makes sense. When Master Shicheng and Elder Xiang told me that Liu Erlang was Empress Mingda's nephew, I had this idea in my heart. God finally heard my prayers day and night.

Twenty years have passed since my birth, and God has given me a champion. The thieves in Huaibei should be Liu Erlang's whetstone. "

Zhao Ji didn't take the Huaibei thieves to heart.

He stood taller than others and could see further.

What he saw was to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, defeat the Hexi family, surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, and become the first king of the Song Dynasty and the first king of the ages.

As for the few thieves under the nose, they are just wild flowers and grass on the roadside. Thousands of troops and horses galloped past, and they were naturally wiped out.

Gao Qiu immediately echoed: "Official sages, from this we can see that your majesty is indeed an immortal sage who has been born with destiny and is dying in all directions!"

Seeing the official's smile, Gao Qiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Erlang, I am worthy of Han Shangxian’s land and house deed that you sent me. I am worthy of my heart!

(End of this chapter)