As soon as General Lan stepped into the Lan Mansion, the waiting Lady Lan quickly ordered the maids to prepare hot water and clean clothes.
Lan Yingwu waved his hand impatiently, and ordered the maid to call Ye Lingyue and Lan Caier over.
"Beast chaos broke out in the northwest area. The imperial court decided to send troops to support it. The candidates to go to the northwest to pacify the beast chaos have been decided." Lan Yingwu's tone was filled with resentment.
"Father, could it be that Emperor Xia wants to send you to the northwest to suppress the rebellion?" Lan Cai'er heard this, her face full of anticipation.
After Lan Yingwu was transferred back from Licheng, he hadn't gone to war yet. As a general of soldiers and horses, he only had military power in his hands, but he had no place to use it.
"The people for the Western Expedition have been decided, and Hong Fang will be the chief general." Lan Yingwu laughed at himself.
This news surprised both Ye Lingyue and Lan Caier.
"Father, the imperial court didn't send you, a veteran general, to deal with such a big beast chaos in the Northwest. Why did they send Hong Fang instead? Although Hong Fang is well-cultivated, he is a civil servant and has never been on a battlefield. Let him go on the battlefield. , wouldn't that be like talking about war on paper?" Lan Cai'er felt sorry for her father.
In the imperial court of Great Xia, the civil and military divisions ruled. As for the generals, for many years, Lan Yingwu and Nangongjian have been competing in separate courts.
Among them, Nangong Jian is the leader of the lineage of noble generals, and Lan Yingwu is the representative of the commoner lineage.
After Nangongjian's death, Lan Yingwu was already the leader of the military generals in the court, second only to Marquis Wu, but this time, he unexpectedly failed to be selected as the general of the Northwest Expeditionary Army.
"Cai'er, your analysis is good, but there is one thing wrong. The counter-insurgency this time refers to the beast rebellion, not the usual battle to kill the enemy. Although Hong Fang is a civil servant, his martial arts cultivation is still higher than mine. Beast chaos in the northwest, legend has it that peak spirit beasts of the eighth or ninth order appeared, and even monsters appeared. Hong Fang traveled around the country in his early years and stayed in the northwest area for several years. He has sufficient experience in killing spirit beasts. .So it is reasonable for him to be selected this time." What Lan Yingwu said was actually only half of what he said.
Lan Cai'er seemed to understand but half understood, but Ye Lingyue who was on the side had already guessed seven or eight points.
This time, the crown prince was abolished, and Hong Fang was dismissed by the furious Emperor Xia. This inadvertently touched the interests of the great Xia nobles behind the crown prince.
Although Emperor Xia was angry with the prince's actions, in the final analysis, Emperor Xia is also a nobleman, and he is also an emperor, so he knows the importance of balance.
So on the one hand, he resigned Hong Fang, which made the civilian forces rejoice, and on the other hand, he had to appease the noble faction so that they would not be too dissatisfied.
If nothing else happened, as long as Hong Fang made great contributions in this northwest expedition, Hong Fang would be restored to his post after the service.
This also means that Ye Lingyue's efforts in the past are likely to be wasted.
"Hong Fang has become General Zhengxi, and he deserves his name. Do you know who is the deputy general of the Western Expeditionary Army this time?" Lan Yingwu snorted. Obviously, the candidate for the deputy general is what Lan Yingwu asked. Wu was even more dissatisfied.
Nangong Jian is dead, and the only ones who can serve as Hong Fang's lieutenants are the younger generals... It's just that Lan Cai'er and Ye Lingyue can't guess the right lieutenant after much deliberation.
"Xia Houhong, I don't know what method Hong Fang, Concubine Luo and others used to make the Holy Majesty let go and let Xia Houhong go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds." After Lan Yingwu finished speaking, he looked at Ye Lingyue worriedly.
The light in Ye Lingyue's eyes changed, and the centipede was dead but not stiff. It seemed that she still underestimated Hong Fang and Xia Houhong.
Emperor Xia released Prince Hong, and made him the deputy general of the Western Expedition Army. Not long after the imperial edict was issued, Xia Houhong was released from the prison.
"Hong'er, my poor Hong'er."
It's only been a few days, but Xia Houhong's appearance has changed so much that Concubine Luo and Hong Fang are very surprised.
Prince Hong was skinny, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, his legs were limping, and his body exuded a corpse-like smell. Who could connect him with the high-spirited Prince Hong a few days ago.
After taking Xia Houhong back to the bedroom, Concubine Luo quickly ordered Qiu alchemist to heal Xia Houhong's injuries. After the examination, it was found that Xia Houhong only had half his life left, and he was as weak as a three-year-old child.
Concubine Luo held Xia Houhong in her arms, crying until her heart broke.
"Who doesn't know how to live or die, dare to torture Hong'er!" Concubine Luo Gui was furious.
"Who else is that bitch Ye Lingyue. She has come to torture me every day for the past few days. I want to cut off that woman's flesh piece by piece." Thanks to Ye Lingyue, Xia Houhong finished Gouged out the position of the heart and mouth, but it has not been healed.
I don't know what method Ye Lingyue used, Xia Houhong didn't have any wounds on his body, but he felt pain all over his body, as if there were ants gnawing on his blood and bones all over his body.
"Four princes, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. When you inherit the great rule in the future, let alone a small Ye Lingyue, even if there are ten, I'll let you handle it." Hong Fang's words stunned Xia Houhong Startled.
"Master Hong, now that I have become like this, it is very difficult to keep the position of prince, let alone inherit the throne." Xia Houhong said angrily.
"Fourth prince, do you know why you were able to come out this time? It was because Concubine Luo joined the four nobles and knelt outside the Golden Luan Hall for six hours in exchange for this opportunity. Emperor Xia has ordered you to come out with me. Go to the northwest to quell the beast chaos. For the time being, you must take care of your injuries as soon as possible.” Ever since he found out that Xia Houhong had a special hobby and almost harmed his son, Hong Fang lost the closeness to Xia Houhong he had earlier. Heart.
In Hong Fang's eyes now, Xia Houhong is just a pawn that can be used.
If he is obedient and obedient, he can continue to enjoy his glory and wealth. If he is disobedient, Hong Fang will not mind at all, and directly destroys this chess piece on the battlefield in the northwest.
"What! Father is going to send me to the Northwest battlefield, isn't that telling me to die!" Xia Houhong jumped up when he heard it.
The northwest battlefield is the most dangerous battlefield in Daxia, and it is also the place where the border guards are stationed heavily.
It's just because, in other places, Xia's army is fighting with humans, but only in the northwest of Daxia, the soldiers have to fight against the sky and beasts.
Xia Houhong had heard a long time ago that the most ferocious army in Great Xia, the Tiger Wolf Army was stationed there.
I heard that food and grass are scarce there, and the soldiers have to rely on hunting animals for food. There are even rumors of cannibalism in winter.
There are many beasts there, in addition to spirit beasts that are difficult to deal with, there are even monsters that can transform into humans.
Compared with the Northwest Battlefield, the Sky Prison is simply a paradise on earth.
When the pampered Xia Houhong heard that he was going to the northwest battlefield, he was so frightened that his three souls lost his six souls, and he even scolded Hong Fang in his heart.