The Submissive Emperor - Chapter 51

During the period of filial piety, if the situation is urgent, the generals can also go on the expedition. The official secretary said this is just a euphemism. The actual situation is clear to everyone. This generation of Anguo has never been on the battlefield, and has no ability to deal with Tarzi. .

“Tako attacked in the winter, contrary to common sense, the minister thought it was not as simple as plundering food and grass.” Right-hand Chen Shichang said, “The minister thinks that the person in charge must be carefully considered.”

The news came too suddenly and it was too late to discuss, so Emperor Chunde asked everyone to go back and write notes, and discuss again tomorrow morning.

Xiao Chengjun frowned slightly, Anguo couldn’t fight during the filial piety period, so the argument should be let Lou Jing fight for his father. After all, the Jinzhou army has always been controlled by the Lou family, and now no one mentions why.

“The emperor was weakening the Lou family’s power in Jinzhou a few years ago.” Lou Jing sneered. This situation was also in his expectation. Although Emperor Chunde has always admired his abilities, let him go on the expedition. Reluctantly.

Xiao Chengjun’s heart jumped when he heard the words. If the father can weaken the power of the Lou family, then the death of Old Anguo…

“The emperor must know about grandfather’s affairs,” Lou Jing picked up a small dumpling for His Royal Highness of Min Wang, and went down early this morning. Before he had time to go to the Yamen, he had breakfast with Xiao Chengjun in the palace. It is still unclear who gave the instructions.”

The death of Old Ang Guogong is not yet clear, and the situation on the border is so strange that Xiao Chengjun intuitively felt dangerous, “This time, I can’t let you go.”

“Maybe,” Lou Jing took a bite of the bun, “If you let me go, I’ll be careful.”

Xiao Chengjun shook his head. Today, the right minister suddenly said something, I’m afraid that he didn’t mean it, but in any case, he can’t let Lou Jing go until the matter is clear. Can Lou Jing handle the conspiracy that even Old Anguo couldn’t resist?

After breakfast, Lou Jing went to the Yamen, and Xiao Chengjun sent someone to pass the news to Zuoxiang, and met him in the afternoon.

After the dynasty, Chen Shichang went to the Imperial Study Room with Sun Liang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

“The emperor, the minister thinks that this matter is a bit weird, saying that it may not be Danzi’s infighting,” Chen Shichang said solemnly, “the minister thought that he could send an envoy to negotiate with King Danzi.”

“Tarzi has already hit the border, how can I negotiate?” Emperor Chunde frowned, “Lou family elder son was taught by Old Anguo, let him go.” This is what I meant today, who expected it. No one mentions letting Lou Jing go, so he had to go down early to mention these people.

“The emperor, there are some things that the minister doesn’t know whether to say it or not.” Chen Shichang hesitated.

“What’s wrong to say.” Emperor Chunde waved his hand and asked him to say something quickly.

“The minister heard that when the prince of Anguo was the crown prince, he had a very good relationship with His Royal Highness of the King of Fujian,” Chen Shichang looked at Emperor Chunde’s face and said carefully, “The Lou family has been operating in Jinzhou for several generations, with a solid foundation, like Jing The Southern Waiting is general to the Southeast, and now the North Korean central reserve position has not been determined, and the minister is a little worried.”

Sure enough, Emperor Chunde hesitated as soon as these words came out. In the final analysis, he abolished Xiao Chengjun’s position as a prince, because he felt that this son had been not close to him, and his work was not leaking, which made him feel uneasy. And Old Anguo was the confidant of the first emperor. Since he became the throne, he has always wanted to weaken the power of the Lou family, but that old fox has no handle. Now, if Lou Jing and Xiao Chengjun get close…

Sun Liang stood silently on the side, without a word, until the right phase winked at him, and then he said: “This time the offender is a small group of Tartars. There is no need to mobilize the Jinzhou army. The minister thought it was only A general is needed, and it can be settled with 20,000 soldiers.”

“If it’s a small stock attack, the minister would have an idea,” Chen Shichang said. “Now that the two princes have reached the age of being crowned kings, it is better to let the prince go on the battle. It is also a chance for the young princes to do meritorious service, so that they can make a reserve in the future.

These days, because the four princes had gotten a pair of children and they were raised under the lap of the queen, they were of equal status. Emperor Chunde thought that it was too troublesome to set up the third prince.

Emperor Chunde glanced at Chen Shichang and pondered for a moment, “Let’s go, I have my own decision.”

After too much time, Chen Shichang stopped talking, and led Sun Liang out of the imperial study room.

In the evening, Xiao Chengjun received Sun Liang’s news. He breathed a sigh of relief, but another layer of worries arose. The right phase strongly recommended the prince to go on the expedition. Who was the purpose of calculating? Do you want the third prince to take advantage of the opportunity to make military merits, or to harm the fourth prince, or…

“The news from Jinzhou,” Lou Jing handed a letter to Xiao Chengjun, “Look at it.”

Lou’s family is deeply entrenched in Jinju, so the news will be more accurate. Opening the envelope, the letter slenderly described the time and place of the Tartar invasion, the damage it caused, and the court’s response.

But it turned out that on the eighth day of the first lunar month, there were already small groups of people looting at the border. After that, tens of thousands of troops appeared and burned, killed and looted the three northern counties of Jinju. The garrison of Jinju was originally commanded by the old Anguo. Now it is temporarily under the jurisdiction of Jinju Governor, and Jinju Governor has not made any major moves so far, just blindly defending.

The governor is the largest official in a state, not only in charge of civil duties, but also in command of the military power. After Wang Jian died a few years ago, he replaced the current governor, and his life was far from Wang Jian.

Xiao Chengjun’s brows frowned more tightly, “Jinzhou governor, why is this inaction?”

“This man is a civil official from a poor background. He has never brought a soldier. The imperial court meant that Jinzhou is guarded by An Guo Gong, and there is no need to send a civil servant with both civil and military skills.” Lou Jing took the cup of His Royal Highness and drank. Mouth tea, said with a curled mouth.

The chief official in Xinjiang, who is not a stunning figure? The imperial court killed Wang Jian, who was extremely capable, and replaced him with such a sour Confucian. He had not yet acted as an old man, and was killed. Now the Tartar invasion is at a loss, and I don’t know who to blame!

Xiao Chengjun frowned, took out the pamphlet that Jing Wang copied for him, searched carefully, and soon found the name of Jinzhou governor, “This person is also a student of the right.”

I thought about it as well. Back then, the left and right sides were fighting against each other, and the right side was ruthless. He killed Wang Jian with an unwarranted charge, and he would naturally replace it with his manpower.

“Don’t worry,” Lou Jing took the person into his arms and kissed the frowning eyebrows. “If the emperor wants you to go on an expedition, I will definitely protect you.”

Xiao Chengjun shook his head, “I will go to the fief in the beginning of spring. My father will not send me. I am just worried that Jinzhou’s military power will be tainted by the right.”

Because of the Lou’s family, even if the right minister placed the governor in the past, he still could not get the military power of Jinju, and could only mobilize some soldiers and horses in critical moments.

“No,” Lou Jing shook his head, and pulled His Royal Highness Min King back to the inner room. “The Jinzhou army has a hundred thousand people, and the righteous is not that stupid. If you make that idea at this time, the emperor will definitely be suspicious.”

Facts have proved that Lou Jing is right.

The next day, the court, a minister mentioned that the prince should be sent out.

“This time the Tartar invasion is contrary to common sense. The minister thought that he should send the distinguished prince to there, one to reassure the people, and the other to negotiate with the Tartar King.” Right minister Chen Shichang said loudly.

“The minister seconded.”

“The minister seconded.”

For a time, many ministers agreed. Because there were not many enemy troops and the danger was not high this time, it was a good opportunity to do meritorious service. Naturally, ordinary generals did not dare to grab this beautiful job from the prince.

“In that case, who is willing to go to the princes?” Emperor Chunde swept across the three princes in the hall.

The fourth prince Xiao Chengzheng hesitated for a moment, remembering what the Emperor Brother had quietly told him earlier in the morning, “If anyone wants you to go on an expedition, you must never agree to it.”

Xiao Chengzheng has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and has been longing for killing enemies on the field. Now he is naturally unwilling to let go of the great opportunity. What’s more, I said before that I would make him a prince, but I couldn’t do it because he didn’t have any merits… I turned my head and looked at the three princes who were ready to move, struggling. Why did Brother Da Huang say that to him?

Suddenly remembered what Guangcheng Bo Shizi said to him that the eldest prince was abolished as the prince, he must be looking forward to his resurrection, so he would never really help other brothers to win the crown.

The third prince Xiao Chengduo took a half step forward, before he left the queue, the fourth prince had already stepped out, “I want to go!” After finishing speaking, he turned his head slightly and glanced at the third prince, only to find that the man had closed his feet again. When I went back, I was shocked.

Xiao Chengjun saw all this in his eyes and couldn’t help closing his eyes. The Fourth Emperor didn’t believe him after all.

Since there were only four princes willing to go, Emperor Chunde praised him a lot and decided to send a general to assist him. The fourth prince Xiao Chengzheng was in charge, and he went to Jinzhou three days later.

“Father, did the child minister do something wrong?” The four princes stepped down from the court, daring not to speak to Xiao Chengjun, and ran directly to Fengyi Palace to see Ji Zhuo.

Queen Ji kept her eyes silent, and said for a long time, “This is the end of the matter, be careful of everything.”

“Father, in the early days, the emperor once persuaded the children not to accept…” Xiao Chengzheng did not regret agreeing to go on the expedition. This was the opportunity he had been looking forward to for a long time, but Xiao Chengjun’s words and Xiao Chengduo’s actions made him a little nervous.

Ji Jue looked at the four princes who were eager to try and were full of anxiety, and sighed heavily, “You are already a father, you must know what you want to do.” After all, they can’t trust each other.

Three days later, the fourth prince Xiao Chengzheng set off with a hundred soldiers in command. Because it was not the army that left Beijing, Emperor Chunde did not come personally, and the King of Fujian saw him off on his behalf.

“Be careful about everything here.” Xiao Chengjun filled the Fourth Emperor’s brother with a bowl of wine and drank with him.

“Brother Huang, don’t worry, the younger brother will definitely make a great contribution!” Xiao Chengzheng smiled heartily, raising his head and drank the spirits.

Xiao Chengjun stood with his hand in his hand, watching the hundred cavalry go away, the red wing on the cap and helmet of the four princes gradually disappeared in the sky.

“Do you want me to protect him?” Lou Jing dressed in a short suit, pretending to be a guard, and joined in the fun. Jinju is under his control. If you say hello to the Jinju sergeant, the four princes will not be embarrassed and will be relatively safer.

Xiao Chengjun shook his head lightly, and gave birth to a strange brother, no matter how kind to him, he would not appreciate it.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there was still a family banquet in the palace, but because there was no need to keep the year old, the Haishi was gone.

Xiao Chengjun left the palace gate and sat in the carriage for a while. After a while, he got in and threw himself directly into his arms.

“Standing all night, my legs are about to be broken.” Lou Jing hummed and asked His Royal Highness Min King to rub him.

“If this is the case, don’t look at the lantern.” Xiao Chengjun chuckled him twice. There were lanterns on Fortune Street tonight, and Lou Jing had long been thinking about seeing them.

“His Royal Highness rubs it and it’s okay,” Lou Jing kicked his leg immediately, “Look, it’s alive and well again. It’s not a problem to walk eight hundred at night!”

Xiao Chengjun laughed and went to see with him.

“Jinyang also has lanterns on the fifteenth every year, but it’s not as lively as the capital.” Lou Jing stood at the end of the street, looking at the brightly lit street.

Lighting the lights is like the stars in the Milky Way, spreading to the horizon, for a moment it is not clear whether it is a light or a star.

This night, it is rare for people to stop at sunset. The streets are lively, mostly men, and there are women who follow their husbands to watch the lights, all with joy.

The dragon dance lanterns, the revolving lanterns, and the lotus lanterns are sometimes placed on the ground or hung on the treetops. The workmanship is exquisite and vivid. Excluding these lanterns, there are people selling Lantern Festival, word puzzles, buying lanterns, juggling, and so on.

There were so many people, and no one would notice anyone. Lou Jing reached out and took the hands of those around him.

Xiao Chengjun trembled insignificantly, they had never been so close in the public. Turning his head to look at Lou Jing, the gentle smiling face looked unusually warm under the flood of light, and he couldn’t help but chuckle, slowly holding his hand back, with his five fingers intertwined.

Holding hands secretly in a crowded place is actually more embarrassing than being sincere in no one. Both of them are a little excited, walking slowly aimlessly on the long streets. I feel that this feeling can’t be better. I only hope that this road will never reach its end.

“Lanterns, sell lanterns, son, buy a lantern!” The old man who sold lanterns smiled, holding a lantern, and greeted the two passing by.

Xiao Chengjun glanced at the lantern on the stall. “When Cheng Jin was a child, I always wanted a lotus lantern, but unfortunately no one in the palace could do it, and I couldn’t get out of the palace.” At that time, my brother had just been poisoned and was very sick. Wu wanted to go out of the palace to see the lantern, but couldn’t get out, so he grabbed his sleeve and asked him if he was dying and would never see the lantern again?

Lou Jing smiled and bought a lotus lantern. “We will send it to King Jing in a while.”