Contrary to Rong Suihe's mood at the moment, Xijiang is currently thriving.
After Saili was ambushed, he was defeated like a mountain. Out of self-respect for raising the bandits, Rong Suihe did not go too far and focused on plundering the horses and baggage.
After Seli led the remnants of his troops and fled hundreds of miles away, completely withdrawing from Damu's territory, Rong Shuihe and Cao An counted and captured tens of thousands of horses that were uninjured or slightly injured. Other materials such as horses, cattle and sheep, after layers of deductions and concealments, still made the well-informed Cao An smile.
Due to the political choices of Zhao Shi and Cao An, although Cao An, out of veteran instincts, was very greedy for those war horses, he had reluctantly declined Rong Shuihe's proposal to divide the two sides, saying that Western Xinjiang was a waste of money. When you are ready, especially if you need to start from scratch if you are an elite rider, or if you need war horses, you can share some horses and baggage with Bundong.
Rong Suihe had no intention of actually giving him the war horses. He was very dissatisfied when he saw this, so he asked people to select four good horses from the horses and give them to Cao An individually as a reward.
After dividing the spoils in a harmonious and friendly atmosphere, it was confirmed that Seli had returned to the king's tent... He had no choice but to return. After Nafuzhen reunited with his tribe, he ordered his legs to send letters to the heads of the tribes who supported him with hawks. , hurry up and force Dengchen Liyu to give an explanation. Originally, Dengchen Liyu was struggling to support him. He hoped that Saili could win a big victory and use the many trophies from Damu. It is best to have a prince of Damu. prisoners to gain more supporters and prestige for their side to resolve the storm that was similar to forcing the emperor to marry.
At that time, Serili was defeated and retreated to the grassland, and it was impossible to see Coco regrouping and winning in a short period of time. Tonchen Riyu, who was forced by Nafuzhen's group and was at a loss what to do, naturally asked Serili to go back and discuss a wrong plan. , please let Sai Li be the scapegoat.
Once Sai Li leaves, will Western Xinjiang be temporarily peaceful
The people of Yizhou who had been evacuated before were also allowed to return to the city.
The city of Yizhou that was burned to the ground was devastated. Although the rich families were severely damaged, the poor families were left without a piece of tiles and completely unable to survive.
At that time, Rong Suihe ordered people to lift several large cowhide boxes that had sunk during the retreat from the well in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. They contained many dowries brought by Princess Sheng Weiqiao from Western Xinjiang, as well as gold, antiques, silks, satin, and rare ornaments.
According to Sheng Weiqiao's instructions for the people, he publicly sold those belongings to the caravans coming to Western Xinjiang in exchange for food and cloth, which were used as wages to hire displaced people to rebuild their homes.
Porridge sheds were also set up outside the city for the elderly, young, children, and women's families to get food. If any young and strong men wanted to get something for nothing, they would be punished with whipping and then hard labor.
As for the local ruffians and other trivial matters such as disturbing the people and teasing good families, there is no use in reporting Sleeping Crane. Gongsun Yingdun said impatiently: "Then trivial things are worth disturbing the county king? Did Yizhou City before? How were they burned? Could it be that the gangsters in the city were leading the way for Ruru's spies? In that case, who knows if those people at that time were in the same group as those beasts who were willing to be traitors? First chop a few to show the public. Say it again!”
With such a combination of kindness and power, not only was Yizhou City rebuilt month by month, but Rong Shuihe's reputation in Western Xinjiang was also growing day by day.
During that period, Le Yangwen took the time to organize a group of literati to write a few scripts. The content was nothing more than how cruel Fu Ruru was, how ruthless his father Mi Zhen was, how brave he was at killing enemies, and some people with ulterior motives. Qingpi takes the blame for himself, let the storyteller tell it everywhere in Western Xinjiang.
Of course, he did not forget to remind the listeners in his storybook that from the beginning to the end, the imperial court had always lived in Western Xinjiang.
Even if the capital of Yizhou was burned and the Northern Xinjiang army rushed to the rescue, General Huaihua of Northern Xinjiang, under the persuasion of Princess Sheng Weiqiao of Mizhen County who understood the righteousness, showed the risk of being accused by the court and sent the troops without permission. Soldier!
After such an operation, the west border is in the east, and the sleeping crane and his wife are in awe of each other, and the rift between them and the court naturally arises.
Le Yangwen was very dissatisfied with this, and asked Rong Suihe to go to the court to ask for tax exemptions for the ten years since Western Xinjiang connected to the east. The reason was that the war had just ended, and the people were devastated, and the people were in urgent need of recuperation.
When Chang'an received the memorandum that was justifiable and arrogant in order to scare them from agreeing, a group of powerful officials almost died of anger: Do you think they can't see it
The whole people of Western Xinjiang know that they are telling the truth. If they agree, good people will not be allowed to do anything. If they don't agree, from then on in the minds of the people of Western Xinjiang, they will be regarded as "treacherous ministers"!
The most angry person in Bu Nao at that time was not King Gaomi, because Marquis Zheng resolutely pushed the job to him. The reason was: "There were many things going on in the court during that time, so much so that Ruru's soldiers invaded Western Xinjiang. I didn’t even have time to take it into account. If Prince Mingzhen of Mi Zhen County has done a good job in guarding the land and is so considerate of the people, it is up to the prince to decide, with the loyalty and filial piety of father and son!"
Of course King Gaomi doesn’t want to!
The heir he is looking for is the prince Rong Qingzui, or the youngest son Rong Suihe who returns unexpectedly!
When there was an emergency in Western Xinjiang, how much effort did he put in to get the court to turn a blind eye
The plot is to reveal Rong Suihe's trump card, and the key point is to find out what is the relationship between him and the Emperor Huan Guanlan, whose life and death are a mystery. It turns out that God did not fulfill people's wishes, and the Emperor is still like a flower in the clouds, Rong Suihe Did He take the opportunity to break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly? He looked like he wanted to run Xijiang into a base camp!
At that time, the King of Gaomi was too late to punish his son, let alone serve as a stepping stone for him? !
Is it true that the principle of avoidance of the imperial court has been adopted? Is it possible to avoid suspicion just because Rong Suihe is not his biological son? This kind of thing should be handled by Zheng Hou!
Then Zheng Hou said: "Why is the prince suddenly so foreign? As the saying goes, don't avoid relatives when doing foreign affairs, and don't avoid enemies when doing foreign affairs. We discussed the matter of Jinghai before. Didn't you strongly recommend that your son go there? At that time, we Bian has questioned whether the prince has always been in Chang'an and has never been to the sea. Moreover, he is a kind man and may not be able to control the murderous gang. Can you sworn that although the prince has been in Chang'an and has never been overseas, but If you have noble status, talent, and intelligence, you will definitely be able to succeed immediately."
"As for being kind, is it suitable to influence those gangsters who don't accept the king's rule?"
"Why is it that now it is the turn of the youngest son, Prince Mi Zhen, and you are asking for forgiveness? Most of the biological flesh and blood of your father-in-law are not the direct descendants of the original wife. The prince is so kind to one and favors the other. If Prince Mi Zhen knows about it, wouldn't it be sad?" Otherwise, if the people of Western Xinjiang know about it, they will certainly seek to defend the county prince!"
King Gaomi's face was ashen when he was blocked, so he tried to evade: "The prince is kind-hearted and filial, and has never done anything wrong, so he does not need discipline at all, just encouragement. However, the youngest son has been living outside for many years, and it is inevitable that there will be some problems." If he is unruly and rebellious, he must be disciplined strictly to prevent him from becoming proud and complacent. The two sons of the two brothers have always treated each other equally, so it’s just a matter of whether they can teach them according to their aptitude!"
It turned out that Meng turned around and revealed the news to Mrs. Sheng and the Xu family.
Although Mr. Sheng had not considered the overall situation before and had sold his direct granddaughter, grandson-in-law, and eldest daughter-in-law's natal sister, but at that time Ruru had been defeated, and there were great victories in Western Xinjiang and Northern Xinjiang, so of course he did Back to the kind and ruthless elders.
After hearing the news, he was very angry. He took Mr. Xu, Mr. Feng, and the three old men to the palace to pay homage to him. He begged King Gaomi to explain why Rong Suihe was so rebellious. !
"How are the children of the Sheng family? From Nanfeng County to Chang'an, I asked about anything and couldn't tell anything bad!" Whether the old man felt sorry for the junior or out of the guilt of abandoning the junior before he made a mistake, he was working extra hard at this moment to bring the prince to the palace. The table was slammed loudly and he said angrily, "Prince Mi Zhen was in the Sheng family before. Their elders have always regarded his upbringing as their own. No one has ever thought that he is unruly, proud and complacent. If he regains his status in the clan, If he behaves like that in the future, the prince can tell him and ask him to correct it, but he won’t change it even if he asks for it. The prince and princess are reluctant to teach him a lesson, so the old man is definitely wrong and can do it for him!"
"If the child has never done anything like that, as the biological father of the prince, when the eldest son is so painful, can he also love Mi Zhen?!"
"Isn't it a good thing to give birth to a direct heir? Being partial to the elders will not only hurt the child's heart and harm the harmony between the children?!"
Mrs. Sheng and Mr. Xu were singing and cooperating seamlessly. From the beginning to the end, King Gaomi couldn't even get a word in, but Mrs. Feng was sighing and sighing, indicating that he was a man of his age. The reason why he came to Chang'an alone , maybe because he offended his old wife at home, and his old wife, Mrs. Zhan, loved her granddaughter Sheng Weiqiao the most in her life.
The ruthless house is as dark as black, and the grandson and son-in-law are as ruthless as sleeping cranes.
If he knew that he was in Chang'an, but Rong Suihe was bullied, he would never dare to return to Nanfeng County in his life. So if King Gaomi didn't give an explanation on this matter, he, a commoner, had no power and nothing to do, and Just relying on a little fate from the past, I went to the two empresses Shu in the palace to cry!
Although those three people were all in the east of King Gaomi in terms of status, the relationship involved and their age made it difficult for King Gaomi to expel them from the palace. They were entangled for more than half a month and finally secretly sent a letter to Concubine Mo in the palace. , and asked Concubine Mo to send a palace official to tell her that she was ill and beg her son to come to the palace for a visit, before she took the opportunity to slip away.
For several months after that, he didn't even dare to go through the main entrance when he returned to the palace, for fear of being blocked by those three people again.
Then, the mentally and physically exhausted King Gaomi, after thinking about it, went to the restaurant again and summoned Rong Qingzui: "The plan I mentioned before... can it be used now? It is said that Mi Zhen has sent people to the Western Xinjiang. His good name is spread everywhere.”
"Father, if you use it now, the effect is much better than before!" Rong Qingzui, who was afraid that it would not be used and miss the opportunity, immediately cheered up and persuaded her, "Mi Zhen has achieved such achievements at such a young age. , not only does it make my father worried, but how can the Meng family be so willing to see him develop smoothly? Just beg us to help him, and the Meng family will definitely help tacitly!"
"Even if Mi Zhen has just survived the disaster, he started late and has a weak foundation. How can he compete with the alliance between his father and the Meng family?!"
He added, "Father, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. Mi Zhen has just begun to train the Xijiang Jingqi in his legs. Once the Jingqi is formed, he will have an army of direct lineage on his legs. When the time comes, he can aspire for the top position. If he retreats, But if you go to a corner of Western Xinjiang, your reputation will have little impact!"
King Gaomi's face was as dark as water and he said, "That guy knows!"
"Father, can you not bear to think about the family relationship between father and son?" Rong Qingzui noticed King Gaomi's irritability and hesitation, his thoughts turned around, and he lowered his eyes and said, "But Mi Zhen clearly knows that my uncle has been assisting father for many years. Although he was his father's indispensable right-hand man, he still instigated the princess to rely on the legacy of Mr. Sheng and Ning Weihou in the military to force his uncle to turn to him, making his father a joke in Meng's mouth... When he did this, he also Why do you take your father so seriously? If your father wants to teach him a lesson, but you don't want to take his life, isn't it a matter of course for a father to teach his son?"
"... You don't need my instructions to do things!!!" After hearing this, King Gaomi turned his head instantly and shouted, "I just have to do my own thing well. Don't think that I have forgotten the sins I did back then!!!" "
Rong Qingzui immediately stopped talking and knelt down obediently: "I know you're wrong, kid!"
King Gaomi looked at him expressionlessly, and after a moment, he walked out without saying a word.
When he was outside the door, he said something back: "The human leg orphan will give it to me. Remember, this matter was not done by me alone. It has nothing to do with the orphan, the prince, or the palace!"