Jiang Heng slept until dawn, and his first night in Luoyan Palace made him feel surprisingly safe. This kind of stability is unprecedented. Even Luoyang and Haige have never happened before. The only one that can be compared is Xun Dong.
That's the feeling of home. This place is so unfamiliar, but it has a vague sense of home. Why? Just like a soul guarding him.
When Jiang Heng woke up, he suddenly found that Geng Shu appeared beside him again, and hugged him, lying on top of him, he must have come to sleep again in the middle of the night.
"Brother," Jiang Heng pushed him and said, "Why did you come here to sleep?"
They slept in the same bed when they were still in Luoyang. After five years of separation, Jiang Heng was used to sleeping alone. When they met again, Geng Shu naturally slept in the same bed with him again, holding him all night long. , did not want to be separated from him.
After returning to Luoyan City, Geng Shu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, so in the middle of the night, he came to Jiang Heng again, this time he didn't wake him up, but just fell asleep beside him.
"Get up!!" Jiang Heng said in his ear.
Geng Shu immediately jumped up and said, "What's wrong? Heng'er?"
Jiang Heng: "…"
With sleepy eyes, Geng Shu said, "Oh, at home."
So he went back to sleep.
Jiang Heng got up alone, and was used to washing his face with water. When Geng Shu heard the movement, he suddenly woke up, got up and said, "I'm coming, I'm awake."
Geng Shu went to the courtyard, there were palace servants on duty outside, prepared hot water, and hurriedly came in to serve Jiang Heng and Geng Shu.
"Where do Your Highness and Young Master use breakfast?" It was a bodyguard sent to Jiang Heng by Juicy Ling.
Jiang Heng said: "I'll just eat in the room. Your Highness will go over and ask the Queen Mother to have breakfast."
Jiang Heng had been the Grand Historian in Luoyang for three years, and he was very familiar with etiquette. According to the rules, he was a relative who came to live there and went to see the Queen Mother after dinner. Geng Shu is different, he is his own family.
Just as Geng Shu was about to refuse, Jiang Heng stretched out two fingers, indicating that he was about to pull his ears.
"I've been looking for you all morning, brother." Prince Taki's voice came, and he walked in without waiting for it to be heard. Seeing Jiang Heng and Geng Shu wearing single clothes, he was startled immediately, presumably the two of them slept together last night, just got up, and his face was a little uncomfortable.
"Well," Geng Shu replied, "you go out first and wait for me to change."
"It doesn't matter," Jiang Heng said with a smile, "what's the matter? Your Royal Highness is early."
With a smile on Prince Taki's face, Geng Shu said again: "Let them bring my bedding and clothes here. I'll sleep with Heng'er these few months."
"Anti-God Evil God"
Prince Taki: "This..."
"Your Highness, don't listen to his nonsense." Jiang Heng smiled, "It's just a few steps away from the hall."
Geng Shu: "Are you obedient or not?! Now what I say, you are going to back my mouth, right?"
"Yeah," Jiang Heng said indifferently, "what? Are you dissatisfied? If you are dissatisfied, don't come into my room."
Prince Taki: "..."
Jiang Heng and Geng Shu looked at each other and did not give in at all. Geng Shu finally gave in, his face full of impatience, but thinking that it was not a matter of his own words to come over to sleep, Jiang Heng couldn't refuse, so he decided not to quarrel with him on this matter.
"It's okay, you have the final say." Geng Shu said, "I asked them to make your favorite food. You eat more, and you didn't eat much last night."
"I have a good appetite." Jiang Heng smiled, "Go, have breakfast with them."
Jiang Heng smiled at Prince Taki, and went to change his clothes behind the screen. When Prince Taki saw Geng Shu in front of Jiang Heng, he was completely different from the former Geng Shu. The former Geng Shu was like a stone, a icy stele, and there was no joy or anger. There is no grief either.
Prince Taki was shocked, how could Geng Shu coax people? ! Still talking so much
"Heng'er," Prince Taki said, calmly, "I will come to the Hongshu Hall today. Let's talk about it. The next thing, the father specially told me to ask you for advice."
Jiang Heng put on his clothes behind the screen, turned out, and smiled at Prince Taki: "It's not the time yet, Your Highness."
Prince Taki looked at Jiang Heng expectantly: "Huh?"
Jiang Heng said: "There are still some things I want to do. When I think about it clearly, I will do a good job for Yong Kingdom from now on."
With that said, Jiang Heng sat down beside the case and made a "please" gesture to Prince Taki.
"When I came out of Luoyan City, I already had the heart to serve Dayong. This is the place where my father sacrificed his life in the past. Please believe me wholeheartedly in this regard."
Jiang Heng became serious, and it was like a different person. At first, Prince Taki only regarded Jiang Heng as a child one year younger than himself, but these words sounded like Prime Minister Guan Wei's familiar calmness, neither humble nor arrogant.
Prince Taki looked at Jiang Heng up and down with a slight unease, but Jiang Heng raised his eyebrows at him and smiled.
In his expectation, just like the other princes he knew, Prince Taki should have asked, "What can't you understand, sir?".
Then Jiang Heng will answer him: "Homework is always to be done. Not only do I have to think about it clearly, but you also need to think about it clearly. Do you really understand your country?"
So the Prince of Yong Kingdom sat down and discussed some things with Jiang Heng, and these things were the homework he had to do before joining the East Palace, and it was the homework of both parties.
But Prince Taki did not.
He just said seriously: "Okay, then I won't force you, Heng'er, think about it slowly, and whenever you need it, come to me at any time."
Jiang Heng: "…"
Prince Taki looked at Geng Shu again, raised his eyebrows to show a desire to ask, and Geng Shu said to Jiang Heng, "I'll be back after dinner."
"Go." Jiang Heng said.
Prince Taki and Geng Shu left, Jiang Heng sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Sir, what can't you figure out?" Jie Gui appeared outside the door again, holding a food box and gloating.
"Go away!" Jiang Heng said, "Don't you have nothing to do? What are you doing poking around outside my room all day?"
Jie Gui only found it funny, but also felt embarrassed, and said to himself: "Master Taishi can't play this trick. It's a pity that Yong people are dead brains."
Jie Gui brought breakfast, Jiang Heng opened the food box and glanced at it. Someone moved, but he didn't say anything, and took out his chopsticks.
"Are you happy with the taste?" Jiang Heng said.
Jie Gui said, "Is it alright? Lighten up a bit."
Jiang Heng thought to himself, why do you think that someone in Luoyan Palace is going to kill me? What's the benefit of killing me
Yesterday, he learned from Jie Gui that the big assassin was under the orders of the Queen Mother Jiang. The Queen Mother first asked him to protect the prince, and now she sent him to protect herself, so the person who might be hostile to him must not be the Queen Mother Jiang. , it is inferred from this that it is impossible to be Princess Wuying.
Who else will there be? Juice Cong? how is this possible? If he kills him by poisoning him, Geng Shu will definitely turn his back on him. Besides, Juicong will also lose a talent that he finally found. Rao is that Jiang Heng is always smart, and he doesn't understand why Jie Gui pays so much attention to his life. He can only take this action as the care of the elderly because the Queen Mother Jiang is old.
At breakfast, Geng Shu's face finally looked better. He heard Jiang Heng's words last night. He didn't know whether it was true or not, but at least he gave him an excuse-that is, Empress Dowager Jiang and Princess Wuying were not really targeting Jiang Heng.
Empress Dowager Jiang only ate a little today and said, "I have a few words to say about Jiang Heng."
Ju Cong, Ju Ling, Ju Taki, and Geng Shu stopped and looked at Empress Dowager Jiang together.
Empress Dowager Jiang first said to her grandson, "You have never liked Jie Gui."
Prince Taki said embarrassedly: "Also... It's not like I don't like it, but I was frightened by him a few times when I was a child, and I was always a little afraid of him."
Juicong said, "His face was a wound that was made to protect your uncle."
"I know," said Prince Taki, a little aggrieved, "I respect him. It's just that when I slept, there were a few times when he stared straight at me, and it scared me when I woke up."
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "It doesn't matter, Jie Gui and Geng Yuan were both outstanding assassins in the past, and they also had friendship. I didn't see the people who followed Jiang Heng, so I sent them to him. In this way, No matter what he does, no matter what he does, he will be watched and reported to the palace at any time, and Jie Gui, who others dare not remind him, can remind him, lest the child not understand the rules and cause trouble everywhere."
Geng Shu was about to speak, but suddenly thought of Jiang Heng's words last night, so he didn't rush to explain.
Juicong thought for a while, Jiang Heng was very angry in the city yesterday, and it was always good for Jie Gui to follow him and teach him the rules.
After speaking, the Queen Mother Jiang turned to Juicong and said, "Jiang Heng is so daring that he dared to stab at the Yubi Pass, and even caused my Dayong to lose the Yubi Pass. When I saw it yesterday, I didn't know how high the sky is..."
Juicong said: "Okay, mother, I have already said that the past is the past."
Empress Dowager Jiang said with a little anger in her voice: "You don't care, and others don't care about it? How many soldiers were killed by him? Who wasn't born and raised by his parents? It's impossible to guarantee that no one will come to take revenge on him."
Juicong replied: "That's true, it's up to him. If he can make contributions to convince the public, it's always good, okay, let Jie Gui follow him for a while."
"Okay, let him protect Heng'er." Prince Taki breathed a sigh of relief and sent Jie Gui away. He really couldn't ask for it. In the Lama Temple, the person he was most afraid of was Jie Gui. The ghost of her, and she often complained to the Empress Dowager and Juicong. Every time he sued, his life was not easy.
Just imagine that someone is always by your side, and everyone is staring at every move. It's really a headache. This headache can finally be given to Jiang Heng. Prince Taki still feels a little sorry for him.
"I've run out." Geng Shu put down his chopsticks and said.
"Where are you going?" Juicong frowned.
As soon as Geng Shu got up, Ju Ling saw his expression and knew that he was going to find Jiang Heng again, and before Ju Cong could speak, he reprimanded: "Yubi Pass is still in the hands of the enemy, so you go to the south to be happy and get down to business. Why don't you do it? Seriously, help me in the military! The land is confiscated, but you still want to play? Do you have any face? Paoze who died in battle has not returned to the court, how can you explain it to the people and soldiers of Yong Kingdom!"
Geng Shu finally got his wish and was scolded. The aunt, Ju Ling, had not spoken harshly to him for a long time.
"Let him go to accompany Heng'er," Juicong said instead, "Just come back, don't be in a hurry."
"No way!" Ju Ling suppressed her anger and said, "Why did she suddenly look like a child?"
Everyone also discovered that although Geng Shu was only nineteen years old, he used to be very stable and mature in the palace, and he didn't say a few words. But as soon as Jiang Heng came back, Geng Shu was in a hurry, and he became a stunned young man.
"Yes." Geng Shu has always taken Jue Ling the most, and everything Ju Ling said hit his sore spot.
Prince Taki said: "I'll go and call Heng'er later, everyone, let's go to the details together."
Geng Shu nodded, and Ju Ling was angry and didn't say more.
How to recover the Yubi Pass, Yong Guo has already turned over and over, and discussed countless times. At present, the pass is firmly in the hands of Zheng Guo. It took 100,000 people to guard a pass, and it was obvious that Yong Guo could not be taken back.
In the past few months, Prince Ling has sent almost all his followers to lobby, and will unite the remaining three countries in the south to form a new alliance. The news that Yong Guo received was that Prince Ling will gather 400,000 troops under Yubi Pass, lead the army to go out, and attack Luoyan City in one go.
Now, in Juicong's hands, there are only 20,000 troops in Songxian County, which is an extraordinary army.
Before launching the army, Prince Ling would definitely remove the garrison in Songxian County, so as to avoid unforeseen changes. Jiang Heng and Geng Shu went to Daiguo and successfully returned the Daiguo in the alliance. At least Daiguo may not join the coalition. This move bought Yong the most precious time.
But how to fight the battle of Yubi Pass and how many people were sent to fight it still gave Juicong a headache.
After breakfast, Ju Cong and Ju Ling summoned all the generals in the army, namely Zeng Yu, Zuo General Wei Zhuo, General Geng Shu, East Palace Gatekeeper Lu Ji, and Prince Taki. The director, Zeng Yu's eldest brother Zeng Rong.
This is the core general of the military commander faction in the Juicong court. Lu Ji is also the military advisor of Juicong's army. , the rapid acquisition of Song County a few years ago was his initial discussion.
There are not many military attaches under Juicong's hands, but each of them is a brave general on his own.
At this time, when Geng Shu returned, everyone knew that Juicong was going to try to use troops, so they waited for Juicong's orders. Although Geng Shu was defeated and captured, he lost Yong Guo's face once, but he quickly regained a game and retired to Dai Guo's heart.
After all, he proposed a heads-up and defeated Li Hong, which was enough to make him famous in history. Putting the king under house arrest and supporting Prince Mi to stage a coup d'etat was something Yong Guo never thought about. After 30 years of fame, one of the three great gods of war with Juicong and Chongwen lost all power just like that. Geng Shu really shocked the whole Shenzhou.
"The threat of Daiguo has been resolved." Juicong said, "The most important thing right now is the 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed at Yubi Pass by Che Yu. Think about it, how to solve it. I have deduced it many times, and I feel that this is the case. The battle is very hanging... Is Jiang Heng here yet?" But that was said to Prince Taki.
"Send someone to spread the word." Prince Taki said, "We still have Song County's strange soldiers on hand, so it's not impossible to fight. Brother Wang previously thought that if 20,000 people were sent, the coalition army would gather under the Yubi Pass. , when Anyang's defense is empty, it may be a good idea to attack the capital of Liang Kingdom."
Geng Shu said, "Heng'er came up with the solution."
"This time, that's the time." Zeng Rong said, "Before launching the army, Zhao Lingding will attack Songxian first, otherwise he will be attacked by the enemy, and he will not allow it... The most important thing for us now is not to win the barrier, but to spend the smallest price. Otherwise, even if the casualties are heavy, what is the use of retaking the pass and the dead soldiers cannot be replenished within a few years?"
Zeng Rong is a young man in his thirties, he acts upright and steady, and he is like an elder brother to Prince Taki.
Lu Ji was about the same age as Juicong, and when he was about to know the year of destiny, he was very open to it, and said with a smile: "It is important to know that the bell still needs to be tied to the bell. I heard that the young gentleman who was already emerging at a young age, Come to Yong Kingdom. Is there anything he can do?"
Juicong sneered.
When Jiang Heng came to Yong Kingdom, the news naturally traveled quickly. Zeng Rong heard about it ten days ago and knew that he was Geng Yuan's son. He smiled and said, "Mr. Lu still wants to ask him for Yubi Pass?"
Lu Ji stroked his gray beard and said, "I don't think so, is he willing to stab Prince Ling with another sword?"
Juicong was dumbfounded, and at this moment, Jiang Heng came.
At the same time, there were several sounds of walking sticks outside the hall.
Everyone looked up from the map, and Jiang Heng appeared outside the hall, dressed in military uniforms, holding a long stick that was cut from somewhere, looked at everyone, and laughed.