The military report from the frontier pass spread to the Dongling court, and the court and the public were shocked.
The methods used by Kun Wushang were too insidious. Looking through the history books, probably only Bai Qi, the famous general known as "Rentu" in the Warring States Period, can be compared.
One killed 400,000 surrendered soldiers, and the other turned a good place of water and soil into a barren land where people were devastated.
Emperor Ning was furious, and after being angry, he regretted endlessly, why didn't he directly pin Kunwu's injury to Dong Ling, or simply kill him!
If he hadn't been kind to women at the beginning, he wouldn't have lost tens of thousands of soldiers in vain!
Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Gu family army, loyal souls cultivated through generations of painstaking efforts, just died at the hands of Kun Wushang, with no room for resistance...
After much deliberation, there is always a sigh.
Du Yushi Ji Daogong was waiting under his seat. Standing beside him was Chen Yushi who had joined the cabinet. Now he is called Mr. Chen Ge.
The two old ministers looked at each other from the bottom of their heads, and they could clearly see Emperor Ning's remorse.
Old Chen Ge took a step forward, "Your Majesty, this is not the time to regret. Gu Hou sent a letter back, asking the Ministry of Households to help collect anti-toxin medicinal materials. It is unknown whether Princess Zhenjiang is at the border and can use these medicinal materials to detoxify the water and soil."
Emperor Ning nodded slowly, "Let the Ministry of Households handle this matter quickly, and the Ministry of War will help. No matter how many medicinal materials are needed, the toxicity in the water and soil must be alleviated as much as possible. Once the poison penetrates into the surrounding cities, it will not only be the Gu family who will suffer General!"
Old Chen Ge nodded, "This matter, the old minister immediately drafted an order. There is another matter. The Gu family army was seriously injured, but the Xikun army was in front and had no intention of retreating. Will your majesty send reinforcements to help Gu Hou? ?”
Emperor Ning thought for a moment, then waved his hand, "That's not necessary. Gu Hou acted steadily. If he needed reinforcements, he would definitely tell me. If we didn't say so, we wouldn't have to worry about it. Instead, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households should be more active in military supplies. Use your brains, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
The military supplies are used by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. This old Chen Ge can understand, why is the Ministry of Internal Affairs involved
He was about to ask a question when Ji Daogong, who had been keeping his composure all along, glanced at him, and old Chen Ge put his hands down again, thinking for a while before saying, "Yes, the soldiers in the army are still weak even after detoxification, Gu Hou and the generals are especially hard The minister will order the household department and the military department to send more good food, and then order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare all the items that the princess needs for the princess of Zhenjiang."
Emperor Ning nodded, satisfied with his understanding, and didn't have much to add.
The two old ministers exited the imperial study and walked along the corridor towards the outside of the palace, chatting with each other as they walked.
They were colleagues who had worked together in Yushitai for many years, and they cooperated tacitly with each other. Chen Ge said, "Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your reminder. If you hadn't mentioned it, I almost forgot Princess Zhenjiang. Speaking of which, the border crisis has been resolved." , and it all depends on the princess to turn the tide."
Ji Daogong did not take the credit, "Where, the cabinet has not yet been established, and the order of the first and second assistants has not yet been determined. Chen Gelao has a lot of things in the cabinet when he first entered the cabinet, so it is inevitable to be negligent. On the other hand, although the cabinet is not fully formed, the cabinet elder is now You don’t have to call yourself a subordinate to me if you are a first-rank official.”
Ji Daogong has a particularly fond eye for Mr. Chen Ge. After two dynasties and seventy years, Ji Daogong has a unique sensitivity to the court situation.
The recent series of changes in the government made him have an ominous premonition, the more so, the more he hoped that Chen Gelao, an upright person who does not form a party and pursues personal interests, will come to power.
Mr. Chen Ge twitched his brows when he heard the words of the first assistant and the second assistant. He vaguely realized something, and handed over to Ji Daogong, "I have served in Yushitai for many years, and I admire Mr. Ji very much. Thanks to Mr. Ji for his respect." , Your Majesty must be conscientious and dedicated to assist His Majesty."
Ji Daogong pursed his lips and smiled, his gentle eyes revealed ancient wisdom and transparency.
The two continued to move forward.
"When the cabinet was first established, His Majesty has completely dismissed Yin Shuo as the prime minister. He has no intention of including him in the new cabinet, nor does he intend to abolish the position of prime minister. But from ancient times to the present, there is no precedent for the cabinet and the prime minister to stand side by side."
Ji Daogong's words were very meaningful. Chen Ge thought for a while before he said: "That's true. Your Majesty knows that the cabinet was first established, and many things are handled without regulations, but he would rather leave it to the cabinet than let Prime Minister Yin intervene. Especially Gu Jiajun His Majesty seems to be very jealous of Prime Minister Yin."
Ji Daogong said: "Yin Shuo's power as prime minister has been emptied, but the position of son-in-law is real. I heard that Princess Danyang was very dissatisfied with this son-in-law at first, but now she is like glue. Mr. Chen Ge himself should be careful, don't let others in This time took advantage of the cabinet's loophole."
Chen Ge stood still in a daze, suspecting that he had misunderstood Ji Daogong's meaning.
He was hinting to himself, would Yin Shuo take advantage of the fact that the cabinet did not gain a firm foothold in the court, and attack the cabinet ministers
The Yin family has accumulated for several generations, has the identity of a son-in-law, and with the help of the second prince's brother-in-law... it is not impossible.
Chen Gelao immediately thought of his domineering old man. If political enemies in the court and China wanted to attack him, they would be the first to find Chen Chuxiu.
Just as he was about to thank Ji Daogong, when he looked up, the figure of the old man had gone far away.
Looking at it this way, it looks a bit like a god of medicine, Xunchi.
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"Is the son back?"
When Chen Gelao returned to the mansion, the first thing he did was to find Chen Chuxiu.
The servant came forward and reported, "Young master and some young masters from the Duke's family went out to race horses, and they said that they would definitely come back before dark, please rest assured, master."
"Hmph, the youngest sons of the Duke's family are the ones he often contacts with. They don't need to inherit the family business and have their own father and brother to take care of them. Can he be the same? Although he is young, he is my only son! I will provoke the family in a hundred years. How can you fight with those people all the time?"
Chen Gel usually pampered him, but today when he heard the taciturn Ji Lao personally pointing him out, his heart hangs in the air, for fear that something will happen to Chen Chuxiu outside.
The servant comforted him: "Master, don't be angry, the young master is playing too much, isn't it because he is young? After two years, when he gets older, he will naturally become more stable. What's more, the young master is playing around outside. After all, he didn't cause any trouble. Big disaster, isn't it?"
"It's too late to cause a big disaster! Others didn't touch him because of my face. My status is not noble, but who in Mandidu doesn't know my most precious son? Now my status has changed and people covet it. I'm afraid that those who dared not touch him before will now take the initiative to find him instead!"
The servant was stunned, "The master is now a cabinet elder, a first-rank official, who else would dare to take the young master's idea?"
Old Chen Ge sighed, "I'm not the only one who is a senior member of the court and a duke of the same rank. Hurry up, send more people to find the young master!"
The servant bowed immediately, "Yes, this servant will order someone to look for it!"
There are many racecourses in the suburbs, some for civilian use and some for official use. If there are royal family members among the sons traveling together, they may be in the royal racecourse.
The servants of Chen's mansion went to various racecourses to look for Chen Chuxiu separately, and the people who came back to complain one after another said that they did not see Chen Chuxiu.
Old Chen Ge was very anxious, at first he wanted to wait for Chen Chuxiu to come back and beat him up, so that he would not dare to leave the house at will these days, but now he only cares about his well-being.
He is only such a son in his life, but he must not fall into the hands of villains!
It was just getting dark, and the sound of whistles came from outside the gate. Chen Chuxiu came in from outside the mansion with his outer shirt in his hand.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw a grand teacher's chair in the middle of the empty courtyard, and Chen Ge was sitting on it upright.
No, this is a gesture to hit your son!
Chen Chuxiu saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run away, but he heard a loud shout from behind, "Come back!"
The monk could not run away from the temple, so he was about to get angry anyway, so he might as well let the old man vent his anger now, so as not to ruin his body.
Chen Gelao walked over with his hands behind his back, "Where did you go?"
"Go to Ningxuan's mansion and pay a visit to that Princess Xikun."
"How many times have I told you, don't call him by his first name! That's a royal family member of the same generation as His Majesty, and all princes and princesses should respectfully call him uncle. How can you be neither big nor young?"
Mr. Chen Ge blew his beard, "You guys have a good relationship, so you just shouted and shouted in private. Why did you tell the people in the house that you went to a horse race with the young masters of the Duke's family? Do you know that because of your father, you ordered people to search all the racecourses in the suburbs of the city?" , just three feet away from digging the ground!"
Chen Chuxiu said: "I was going to race horses. Who knew that the fifth son of Uncle Weiyuan's family, nicknamed Slug, knocked over the oil seller's oil barrel on the road because he was not good at equestrianism. Two barrels Oil is not a big deal, but it's a shame that slug doesn't pay other people money, and blames people for blocking his way. The boy doesn't want to play with this kind of villain, so he simply turned around and went to Ningxuan's residence."
It turned out that there was such an accident.
When Chen Gel saw that he came back safely, half of the anger in his heart had disappeared. Seeing that his son had a clear distinction between good and evil, the remaining half of the anger was almost gone.
He asked, "You just left like that?"
Chen Chuxiu said: "No, before I left, I gave the oil seller a piece of silver as a payment for his oil. I also asked him to clean up the oil on the ground, so that others would not slip and hurt their feet on horseback. By the way..."
"By the way what?"
Chen Chuxiu laughed dryly, and scolded the fifth son of Uncle Weiyuan's family for such a thing, it's better not to tell his father, lest his father's anger that had been so hard to dissipate come back again.
"It's nothing, I just bought the pastries from Yushanlou, my wife's favorite, and then I went to visit his wife!"
Old Chen Ge heard that he hadn't caused any trouble, and his face relaxed, "You are still sensible. As a father, I don't want you to hang out with those dudes, because I am afraid that you will learn from them. You can distinguish between good and evil. not worried."
He took out the hand behind his back, Chen Chuxiu's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously hid back. After a closer look, he found that his hand was empty, without a board or a whip.
"Father, you scared me to death, I thought you were going to hit me!"
"Are you still afraid of being beaten?!"
Chen Gelao raised his voice, thought for a while, and then calmed down again, "Are you hungry after going out for a day? Go ahead and eat, and I have something to tell you as a father after eating."
Chen Chuxiu held his arm affectionately, "Yes, baby, I will help you in for dinner!"
Troubleshooter, bastard, good at causing trouble outside, and even better at acting like a spoiled child at home.
Chen Ge didn't say anything, his heart was as sweet as honey, and he asked him what he had seen and heard about going to Ning Tang's uncle's house, and Chen Chuxiu answered them one by one.
Chen Ge said: "When making friends, you should make good teachers and helpful friends. My father was afraid that you would cause trouble, so he told you not to get too close to him. One is that he is a member of the royal family, and his father is an old uncle. If you provoke him Even my father can't keep you. Second, he married Princess Xikun, so his identity is more sensitive, and he is afraid that you will cause trouble for his father."
"However, these days, it seems that Princess Xikun is very knowledgeable. After getting married, Ning Xuan got a job in the court and became more and more stable. It seems that his former dissoluteness was an illusion, but he himself didn't want to be serious. That's all. Friends, you can still keep in touch."
Chen Chuxiu didn't raise her head, "Yes, yes, my son has been learning from him! Dad, be careful of the steps—"
After finishing the meal, Chen Ge thought for a long time whether he should tell Chen Chuxiu the situation in court.
Tell him that his children may not understand it, and it is not good to spread it. If you don't tell him, with his willful and reckless temperament, I'm afraid he won't be obedient.
After weighing for a long time, Mr. Chen Gel planned to hide half and reveal half, "Xiu'er, my father's current position in the court has changed. This change is seen as a favor by others, but it will also arouse the envy of some people. Dad knows you listen I don't understand, it's okay, Dad just wanted to tell you that you'd better not go out these days, and stay in the mansion obediently... "
"Father wants to say that some people don't want the cabinet to be established, and they will attack you, who is the most hopeful to become the richest man, and find father's weakness from the child, right?"
Chen Ge was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect his stubborn son to understand so clearly.
How could he know about these things in court
Chen Chuxiu put down his chopsticks and looked at him with a smile, "Father, your reaction is too slow, the person you are worried about has already attacked the child."