The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 379
After drinking for a long time, the banquet ended.

Jia Min sent a few people to the inn to leave, and Shui Rong and the others were still unsatisfied.

This time they came here, it was a private trip and did not alarm the government.

If the government knew that these figures had come to Zhili, the governor of Zhili might come forward to receive them.

However, this is also good, but it has reduced their entertainment a lot and made them feel a lot more at ease.

Although they drank a lot of wine, they were all veterans of the liquor store.It's just more excited, but not confused.

After a while, the entourage made tea, and several people talked about it while drinking tea.

"According to this old man, the matter of North Wendura still has to fall on Huaiyuan."

Although Jia Min tried his best to refuse at the wine table just now, Ji Mingluan decided on Jia Min.

"The talent of Huaiyuan can be reused. Since he said before that it would take a year to defeat the Tatars, I think he has a way."

This was said by Master Ji, so Liu Changfeng remembered it.

"Yes, Huaiyuan often does things unexpectedly. The more seemingly impossible things are, the more he can do them. We learned his skills when we were operating the public transport carriage that year."

"I've also heard about the bus carriage, but I don't know the details. Tell me, how did Huaiyuan manage it?"

Hearing what Xiu Tonggui said, King Beijing Jing also became interested.

So Xiu Tonggui and Liu Changfeng told you and me what happened at that time, and King Beijing was amazed.

"It seems that Huaiyuan does have a way to deal with the Tatars. However, what Huaiyuan said is also reasonable. We need to think about this matter in the long run, and we can't act too hastily."

King Bei Jing pondered for a while, and said these words slowly.

Everyone naturally understood what he meant and calmed down.

Previously, Jia Min resolutely opposed the war, and now North Wendula was defeated, which happened to fulfill his words.The most embarrassing thing at this time is the emperor.

If you ask the emperor to vindicate Jia Min at this time, or even re-enable Jia Min, it will undoubtedly make the emperor slap himself and make him a joke in the eyes of others.

The final result is likely to not only fail to rehabilitate Jia Min, but also bring disaster to him.

Jia Min asked a few people to watch the scene of "Guandu", which is already very illustrative.

Although it was just a play, in many cases, the reality is more exciting than the play.

"If you put it this way, then Huaiyuan will never be able to make a comeback? Who can take care of the North Wendura matter?"

Maester Ji felt a little frustrated again.

"Don't worry, Master Ji, I have a candidate in my heart."

King Beijing Jing took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly.

"Quickly, King Beijing, who is it?"

"Jingdu Envoy of the Beijing Camp, Wang Ziteng."

"Wang Ziteng?"

The other three were silent.

"Prince Beijing, please forgive me. Although Wang Ziteng is a handsome talent, he may not be able to handle the matter of North Wendula if he is asked to."

Liu Changfeng paused for a moment, then continued.

"It's not that Wang Ziteng is incompetent, but the soldiers in the Beijing camp are similar to the 15 army this time. There is nothing special about it. They are not opponents when they meet the Tatars."

"I used to act as an agent for the Beijing camp, and I still know the details of the Beijing camp. When I arrived in North Wendura, I was just a target for the Tatars."

"We don't need to worry about this. Wang Ziteng will naturally find a way to solve it."

"What will he do?"

"Everyone, have you forgotten the relationship between Wang Ziteng and Jia Huaiyuan?"

King Beijing Jing looked at several people with confidence.

"Yeah, why did I forget about this?"

Liu Changfeng slapped his thigh and suddenly realized.

"Wang Ziteng is Jia Huaiyuan's uncle. If Wang Ziteng takes this assassination job, can Jia Huaiyuan sit idly by? Naturally, he will go to help. Beijing Jing Wang Gaoming. Such a devious plan is really ingenious. "

"Changfeng is absurd. There is no way to force this idea. It's just that this matter has to be done quietly, and it is not appropriate to publicize it."

"Yes, it's going on in secret, Huaiyuan can't know about it, otherwise, he'll push back and forth again."

"This is just one, and the second is to do so. It can not only save the emperor's face, but also solve the problem of North Wendura. Perhaps the prince and princess can be recovered, and South Wendura can be taken back. It will be just around the corner."

King Jing's move is indeed very clever.

Although Wang Ziteng had opposed the war before, after being reprimanded by the emperor, he never came forward again.Now he is leading his troops in Shengjing again, ready to meet the enemy.

It can be said that asking Wang Ziteng to deal with the North Wendura matter is justified.

The emperor avoided the embarrassment of re-activating Jia Min, and he was able to solve the problem of North Vendura and save face.

As for Jia Min working for Wang Ziteng, that would be easy.He is Wang Ziteng's nephew, so what can he say when he helps his uncle?

This move successfully hit Jia Min's weakness, and he didn't even need to ask for Jia Min's favor.

So the four of them agreed to go back to the imperial capital, and after checking the wind, they would proceed with the matter calmly.

The plan for this matter has been decided, and several people can rest in peace.

Early the next morning, several people set off to return to the imperial capital.When Jia Min came to see him off, they never mentioned this matter.

King Beijing Jing even pretended to say a few words of regret, and several other guys also echoed.

Seeing that several people finally understood his difficulties, Jia Min thanked them again and again.He promised that when he arrived in the imperial capital, he would treat a few people to dinner.

Several people naturally readily agreed.

A few people said goodbye and left. After walking not far, they turned around and saw Jia Min going back. They couldn't help it anymore and burst out laughing.

After half a month, the emperor finally resumed his early court. ,

At this time, the chief military master has already received the definite news from the imperial capital to Bukui.

The results of the battle of Erdaojiang mentioned in the memorial of Feng Ziying and others who acted in charge of Bu Kui's affairs are true.The Tatars were indeed blocked west of the Erdao River and did not dare to go south.

So far, the biggest hidden danger after the defeat of North Wendura has been lifted.

In this Battle of Erdaojiang, the Fubing Regiment stationed at Bukui can be said to have made the greatest contribution.

Under normal circumstances, they should be highly praised.

It is completely reasonable for the emperor to comfort and even reward the officers and men.

However, none of the ministers made a suggestion in this regard.The emperor didn't mention it or read it, but said a few words about courage and responsibility for guarding the land.

Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that this is naturally because Jia Min's color is too heavy in the Fubing Regiment.

The Fu Corps was established and trained by Jia Min, and last year it won the South Wendura victory.Anyone with a little bit of knowledge and interest would not flick the emperor's sensitive beard at this juncture.

Seven days later, the second memorial from Bu Kui arrived.

The memorial mainly said two things.

The first thing is that the Fubingtuan has been looking for the whereabouts of the prince and princess.However, there are still no results.They will keep trying to find it.

The second thing is that the Tatars sent envoys to Bukui to convey their request for peace talks to the imperial court.Before the end of the peace talks, the Tatars will not take any offensive actions, and will live in peace with Bukui with Erdaojiang as the boundary.

The Tatars also roughly listed a few conditions for the negotiations.

The main contents are: In the future, the Erdao River will be used as the boundary with the imperial court, and the river will be ruled.The 70-year tribute of North Wendura will be exempted, and it will never be collected in the future.Compensate the Tatars for military expenses of 100 million taels of silver, open the trade route from Bukui to North Wendura, and cancel the quotas and monopoly of strategic materials such as salt, iron, tea, spices, and saltpeter.

Another one is more sensitive.North Vendura made peace with the court, and the court married the princess to the leader of the Tartars.

This last point brought to the surface the issue of the disappearance of the prince and princess that had been avoided before.

The disappearance of the prince and princess is as sensitive and important as other issues.

It would be easier if the two were killed in battle.It is certainly a great loss for the royal family to die.However, for the imperial court Sheji, there is not much consequence.

If it is not dead, the problem is more complicated.

One possibility is that the two are still hiding somewhere.Another possibility is that he was captured.

The latter possibility is the most terrifying.

If the Tatars take the two as hostages and ask the court for a price, it will be very tricky.

Now the Tatars have made a marriage request, but they are only asking to marry the princess.Information about Princess Chang'an was not disclosed.

There are two possibilities for this. One is that they haven't caught Chang'an yet.The second is that Chang'an has been captured, but it is kept in a state of secrecy. When negotiating peace with the imperial court in the future, he will suddenly take out this bargaining chip to put pressure on the imperial court.

If the negotiation breaks down, or if they are not satisfied with the outcome of the negotiation, it is entirely possible that Chang'an will be forced to marry, take a concubine, or even become a slave.

That is the greatest humiliation to the imperial court, and the dignity of the heavenly kingdom will be wiped out.

The defeat of North Wendura this time has actually caused the imperial court to lose face greatly.

Now the Tatars' request for peace talks actually carries a strong sense of threat.Even if the peace talks are successful in the future, for the imperial court, it will mean an alliance under the city.

The tribute that should have been collected was confiscated, and it was waived.Lost money, land, and people.

A small wild place in the extreme north dared to propose such a condition to the dignified kingdom of heaven. Even if the negotiation broke down, it would be a great humiliation to the court.

Emperor Yuanheng did not bring up the matter of the disappearance of the prince and princess.

The fact that the Tatars demanded peace talks cannot be concealed in the future and must be raised.

After the emperor raised this topic, the court immediately fell into a deathly silence.

Because of the defeat, Luo Qihua, Li Yuan, Wan Xintang and others who were active in the main battle had completely shut up and dared not open their mouths.

Their crisis doesn't stop there.Many people who have participated in the war have reflected on the rotten military rations and low-quality bows and arrows.

Now, what they are most concerned about is not the military affairs of the imperial court, but how to avoid the exposure of the deficit and how to protect themselves.

As for the other ministers, when the situation is unclear and the emperor's intentions are unclear, they dare not express their opinions casually.

I was afraid that what I said would go against the emperor's intention and become the target of the emperor's anger.

Jia Min is a lesson from the past.

(End of this chapter)