Beijing.
This time, Da Zhou fought against Liao, because Emperor Xuande first sent troops to retake the fourteen states of Youyun, but the three-way army suffered a disastrous defeat. Therefore, the Liao army was aggressive when it went south, and Da Zhou's officers and soldiers had lingering fears, and the initial situation was not conducive to Da Zhou. King Shou, as a prince, supervises the army, first boosting morale and then making a decision in the face of danger. The Liao army's several fiasco defeats are almost all due to King Shou. Zhao Heng has not yet returned to Beijing, and the people and officials of the capital have long praised him.
Zhao Heng was in the limelight, and Prince Rui was the first to be unhappy. Of the four princes, he was the only one left to compete with the third for the crown prince. The third was rising, and his fame was bound to fall. In this case, Prince Rui was eager to make meritorious deeds, so he heard the youngest son and wanted to lead troops to attack Shu, but Prince Rui couldn't stand, and immediately went out to fight to go to Shu. The Khitan iron cavalry has retreated, and the rebel army composed of 200,000 poor people in Shu is not easy to deal with? Of course, Prince Rui wanted to grab such an easy opportunity for meritorious service.
His blending made it a little bit like two kings competing for merit. The civil and military ministers bowed their heads and watched the excitement silently. Before King Shou made his merits on the battlefield, it was inevitable for the courtiers to be more optimistic about King Rui. After all, King Shou had a bad mouth. But today is different from the past. King Shou, who had a mouth disease, successfully ruled the Yellow River, and also successfully repelled the Liao soldiers. His credit suddenly surpassed that of King Rui, who has always been in charge of prisons. Who will fall in the future? No one dared to stand in line easily.
On the dragon chair, Emperor Xuande looked at the two sons standing side by side, thinking differently.
The Khitan is a fierce tiger, and the rebels in Shu are wild sheep, attacking from the north and the south. Emperor Xuande must first deal with the tiger. At the end of the first month, the Liao Kingdom took the initiative to seek peace. At the same time, Emperor Xuande breathed a sigh of relief and finally turned his main energy to the land of Shu. . Li Shun was so arrogant that he declared himself emperor without authorization, and Emperor Xuande wanted to skin him alive, but how to restore the hearts of the people in Shu and completely eliminate their grievances against the court was not something that could be done by force.
Emperor Xuande didn't want to be partial. The third child had already made great contributions. Emperor Xuande wanted to give the second child a chance, so he looked at Prince Rui and said, "The rebels are 200,000 and occupy the natural danger of Jianmen. Do you have a good plan?"
Prince Rui’s invitation to Ying was an impromptu idea, and he never thought of a good strategy. In a hurry, Prince Rui suddenly remembered the strategy of Emperor Gaozu’s crusade against the Meng Dynasty Shu, and after simply sorting out the words, he held his head high and said: “Father Royal My son wants to divide his troops into two routes, the north route will go out of Fengzhou by foot and horse, and attack Jianmen directly, and the east route will be out of Guizhou by the navy army, westward along the Yangtze River, and finally join forces outside the city of Chengdu, and attack Chengdu in one fell swoop.”
His voice was loud and eloquent, and it reached the ears of all the ministers. The younger ministers, especially the civil officials, nodded in succession, and they all felt that Prince Rui's plan was good. The older ones were Li Long, Guo Boyan, the prime minister, Li He, and deputy ministers. Lu Wei and others, their eyes changed. It is true that there is no problem with Prince Rui's strategy. Emperor Gaozu defeated Meng Shu in this way, but...
Li Long secretly observed the emperor on the dragon chair.
Emperor Xuande's expression did not change in any way, he hummed neither lightly nor heavy, his eyes turned to the third child who spoke first: "Shou Wang talk about it."
Prince Rui's heart suddenly felt, could he be wrong
Zhao Heng looked at Prince Rui and calmly said: "My son heard that Gao Zai retreated to Zizhou, Li Shun's main force attacked it, and the southern Shu army was loose. Therefore, 20,000 navy troops could be sent along the river into Shu, and the Lord should appease the people and recruit security. Avoid military conflict. My son is willing to lead a large army to attack Jianmen, and after entering Shu, severely punish the rebel generals and treat the people of Shu leniently, so as to reassure the people and make the father and emperor benevolent."
It is also divided into two groups. Prince Rui said it simply, but Zhao Heng went into detail about the two-way battle strategy, including how to deal with the aftermath.
Emperor Xuande laughed, and the third one's mouth disease improved again, and he was able to speak six words, and the third one thought deeply. The second child should only want to make meritorious deeds, but the third child has long cared about the people of Shu. With the facts in front of him, Emperor Xuande admitted that he had indeed been negligent before and had already made a mistake, which caused the disaster of rebellion in Shu. This time, Emperor Xuande was determined to solve the hidden dangers in Shu completely.
"King Rui and King Shou have their own strategies, Prime Minister, what do you think?" Emperor Xuande asked Li He with a smile.
The emperor obviously liked King Shou, and Li He was not blind, so he immediately went out and said: "The prince came to suppress the chaos in Shu, which can best show the court's importance to the people of Shu. It is the luck of the emperor and the luck of all the people, but, His Royal Highness King Shou has just led his troops to repel the Liao soldiers. If His Highness is sent to attack Shu, the rebels will definitely be afraid, and they will first frustrate the opponent's spirit and enhance the prestige of the court."
It seems that the two princes boasted, but after all, they made a choice.
Zhao Heng didn't change his face, but Prince Rui secretly remembered Li He in his heart, just wait, sooner or later he will replace this prime minister.
Since the prime minister recommended King Shou, Emperor Xuande did not hesitate any more, and decreed that King Shou Zhao Heng should be deployed for the army and horses before the camp in Xichuan.
Zhao Heng took the lead.
Next came the generals who led the troops. Emperor Xuande swept over Guo Boyan, Li Long and others one by one, silently pondering. Guo Boyan looked ahead, but out of the corner of his eye he could see the tall figure like Shouwang Qingsong, and his heart turned a thousand times. In Guo Boyan's view, King Shou was a master who kept a low profile and kept a low profile. Even if he wanted to perform meritorious deeds, his achievements in repelling the Liao soldiers were already great enough. After returning to Beijing, he should act humbly and keep a low profile, so as not to be suspected by the emperor.
But King Shou didn't. On the second day of his return to Beijing, King Shou was in a hurry to attack Shu, eager for quick success, as if he had changed a person.
Guo Boyan had to think more. King Shou is by no means a fool. He did not attack Shu for meritorious service. Moreover, his daughter has been missing for two months. Now King Shou is most pressing to find his daughter. Go to Shu... Could it be that my daughter is in Shu
Guo Boyan was in a cold sweat. The Liao Kingdom did not sacrifice her daughter until its defeat. It can be seen that her daughter was not kidnapped by the Khitans, not a Khitan, and she was familiar with the situation of the Duke and Shou's mansion. Guo Boyan could almost conclude that this was the work of his evil son Guo Xiao. The daughter is in the land of Shu, that is to say, the son is in the land of Shu. Could it be that the rebellion of the people in Shu has something to do with the son
Guo Boyan's lips trembled, he hesitated several times to take the initiative to ask Ying, but finally suppressed the anxiety and impulsiveness.
He can't go, the palace of King Shou is very deep, he can think of his son, and King Shou, who once warned him to discipline his son, may have guessed it. At this time, he followed him to the land of Shu. Will the lord misunderstand that he wants to help his son secretly, and even cooperate with him. The son betrayed the court together
With the thought together, Guo Boyan pursed his lips tightly. He can't go, even if King Shou catches his son and kills him, he can only watch it, otherwise the whole family of the Duke's Mansion will become a thorn in the eyes of the royal family.
However, if he didn't go, King Shou held a grudge against Shu, son... At this moment, Guo Boyan couldn't hear anything, couldn't hear who the emperor had chosen to be the general of King Shou, couldn't hear who was leading the decree, so he didn't notice Zhao Heng. The obscure gaze casted over.
Zhao Heng was really suspicious of Guo Boyan, but Guo Boyan kept silent, so Zhao Heng suppressed that suspicion for the time being, and the top priority was to save her.
Zhao Heng is going to leave in three days. In the past three days, Zhao Heng spent the rest of his time with Zhaozhao and Brother You, except to discuss matters in the palace. Brother You is young, so he is happy when he hugs and teases the boy, babbles to his father, and Zhao Zhao, who was kidnapped and lost his mother, seems to have grown a few years older and has become a preoccupied man. little princess.
"Father, mother doesn't wear a cloak, you bring a few more pieces for mother to wear, it's cold outside." After dinner, Brother You fell asleep, Zhaozhao still didn't want to sleep, leaning on father's arms and thinking of mother. Tomorrow, my father will go to my mother. Zhaozhao doesn't want to cry at all. I just hope that my father will save my mother and come back soon, so that my mother can come back dressed warmly.
The daughter is sensible and heartbreaking. Zhao Heng loves her daughter and her who is thousands of miles away. He hugs his daughter tightly and makes a low hum.
Zhao Zhao continued to tell his father how to take care of his mother, Zhao Heng listened quietly, and when his daughter had said enough and said she was sleepy, he kissed the top of her daughter's head and whispered: "Father is not at home, Zhaozhao wants to help father and take care of him. Brother, wait for the father and the king to come back, and I will hurt Zhaozhao again."
Zhaozhao agreed in a daze, and before closing his eyes, he didn't forget to emphasize: "Mother is also back." She missed her mother so much.
Zhao Heng instantly wet the corners of his eyes.
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Shu land, Chengdu city.
On the second day Song Jianing moved into Guo Xiao's mansion, Guo Xiao brought six women over and asked her to pick two of them as maids. The rough envoy had already arranged it, and now the one who will serve Song Jianing in close proximity.
Song Jianing was disappointed, but Guo Xiao insisted on giving it to her, she could only accept it, otherwise she would be entangled by him all the time.
They were all fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, and they all came from poor people with a bitter look. If it was in the manor of the state, Guo Xiao would definitely prepare a trained maid for Song Jianing, but the two kept their names anonymous in Shu, and the less knowledgeable the people around them, the better.
Song Jianing only read it once, and picked two people who were close to each other. One called herself Wu Niang and the other was Zhu'er. Guo Xiao asked Song Jianing to change her name. In the next few days, Guo Xiao seemed to have a big business to do. He only went back to the house to accompany her for dinner every day, and did nothing for the time being. When he came back, Song Jianing was worried, but when he left the house, Song Jianing relaxed.
This morning, Song Jianing sat in a daze, and Wu Niang, who was helping her comb her hair behind her, suddenly said softly, "You are like a fairy, why do you frown every day?" Are you proud to serve adults
Song Jianing smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Wu Niang stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and continued to comb her hair.
The maid in the mirror was thin and small, but she seemed very happy when she was busy. Song Jianing looked at it for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Where are you from? How did you become a maid?"
It was the first time that the beautiful girl took the initiative to talk to her, Wu Niang was flattered, and she couldn't hide her excitement: "I'm from Jiangyuan, and my family was in a famine. My father sold me into a kiln behind my mother's back. Fortunately, I just entered, The emperor broke down Jiangyuan City and saved us poor people... The emperor rewarded us a few to the adults, and the adults took us as maids, waiting to serve you."
It was a miserable man.
Song Jianing couldn't help feeling pity, the people of Shu really suffered, Wu Sanniang and Ah Cha seemed to be from Jiangyuan...
Thinking of Wu Sanniang, Song Jianing's heart suddenly moved, and the maid who carefully measured herself, the more she saw Wu Sanniang's shadow!