Qin Siyang didn't speak, he just stood quietly and looked at Han Qihai. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After being silent for a moment, Han Qihai suddenly sighed lightly again, and then said: "Fourteen years ago, the Mongolian people invaded the north, and my ancestor was ordered to resist foreign invasion. That year, 100,000 garrisons in Xuanhua attacked the city, and after a battle, they defeated the main force of 100,000 Mongolians, and they also went to 30,000 because of this battle. ”

Although Qin Siyang didn't understand why Han Qihai suddenly turned the topic to this again, he didn't ask, just listened silently and didn't interject.

And after that battle, when my father reported to the imperial court, he reported that Xuanhua had 200,000 garrisons. Half defended, half attacked. Destroy 100,000 enemies and lose 20,000 yourself. Han Qihai continued.

Qin Siyang raised his head and looked at Han San Gongzi who was half-squatting beside him with some eyes.

After a long time, he still didn't ask, because he knew that he didn't have to ask more, Han Qihai would take the initiative to tell him what he wanted to say.

After pondering for a while, Han Qihai continued: "Because only 20,000 people were reported, the pension issued by the imperial court was only 20,000 people. For the 10,000 brothers who died, the father could only compensate them with the empty salary. ”

It turned out to be such a use of empty salary, Qin Siyang couldn't help frowning.

I only heard Han Qihai continue: "After the war fourteen years ago, the main force of the Mongolian people was greatly damaged, and the northern border was quiet for many years. My father felt the hardships of the border guards, and for several years, he did not recruit any new recruits. Therefore, by the death of his late father nine years ago, the actual strength of Xuanhua had been reduced to 60,000, but the number recorded in the military department had increased back to 200,000. ”

Drifting clouds were light, obscuring the bright moonlight.

Qin Si raised his brows and frowned: "Two hundred thousand, with so many troops outside, how can the imperial court feel at ease." ”

"Exactly. Han Qihai nodded affirmatively and said, "Nine years ago, after my father and my eldest brother left one after another, Zhang Chengzhong took over the post of Xuanhua General Army. ”

"Hmm!"

Subsequently, the former secretary of the military department, Xu Shizhou, a friend of his father's former life, also died of illness and left the court. Three years after that......"

Speaking of this, Han Qihai suddenly paused, and looked straight at Qin Siyang with eyes like deep pools.

After waiting quietly for a long time, seeing that Han Qihai still didn't continue, Qin Siyang had to take the initiative to ask, "How about the next three years?"

Han Qihai lowered his eyebrows and smiled, stretched his hands back, and his half-squatting Shuangteng was loosened, and the whole person sat on the cold stone road.

"In the next three years, won't there be that sortie in the north?"

"Oh, yes!"

Han Qihai stared at Qin Siyang: "Speaking of which, the prince can think about it again, do you still think that six years ago, the idea of taking the initiative to attack outside the fortress was Zhang Chengzhong?"

"It's not him, who is it?"

"Hehe!" Han Qihai propped his whole body back with his hands back, looking up to the sky and laughing, "Lord Wang, think about it, Zhang Chengzhong was the commander-in-chief of the Xuanhua military and government at that time, it is impossible for him not to know how many troops he has on hand? In addition, the imperial court has been in arrears of military salaries for many years, and the morale of the army is not stable at all. ”

Qin Siyang was stunned for a moment and said, "So what?"

Han Qihai laughed again, looking up at the vast dark night covered with plaster: "Under such circumstances, how could Zhang Chengzhong, as a general with many years of experience in commanding troops, come up with such an idea of killing himself. ”

"Kill yourself?"

"Yes!"

Han Qihai paused for a while, and saw that Qin Siyang still didn't ask, before he continued: "That year, Zhang Chengzhong suddenly received a secret order from the imperial court, ordering him to lead the troops to attack Saibei within a year, and he fell into a dilemma at once. ”

"Dilemma? What is the solution?" This time, Qin Siyang finally couldn't help but ask.

Han Qihai looked at Qin Siyang with sneering eyes: "That secret order is extremely harsh, and it cannot be changed at all. If Zhang Chengzhong directly opposes, it is necessary to reveal the fact that he only has 60,000 troops at hand. In this way, more than half of the generals of Xuanhua will be guilty of capital crimes. On the contrary, Zhang Chengzhong did not object, with the only 60,000 soldiers he had at hand, he had more than enough to defend the city, and he wanted to attack outside the fortress for a general battle, but it was not enough to fight a big battle, and in the final analysis, it was still a dead end. ”

The clouds drifted by, the moonlight was cold, the night breeze was cool, and everything in the bamboo forest was quiet.

After being silent for a long time, Qin Siyang asked out loud: "Why do you know so clearly about these things, Master Han?"

Han Qihai looked up to the sky and smiled: "Lord Wang doesn't know, in many things, Zhang Chengzhong has long been used to asking my second brother. ”

"Your second brother?" Qin Siyang was taken aback, "Han Qishan, Han Leguang, who is known as Zhuge in the matter?"

Han Qihai nodded slightly, patted his buttocks and stood up: "Although the second brother has been paralyzed in bed for many years, he knows everything about the military defense in the north and Nanling, the East China Sea and the western frontier, and all places. ”

"Know it in your chest, strategize, hehe, what a Sai Zhuge , what a Han Leguang!"

Han Qihai bowed slightly and straightened up.

Qin Siyang asked again: "Then the plan to send troops together with Jizhou was made by Han Leguang?"

The second brother just gave a suggestion. Han Qihai replied, "He also said that the value of soldiers is in the fine, and the victory is in the qi, and it does not depend on the number." ”

"Yes, what a nice thing to say, but what about the result?"

Han Qihai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This is a political matter, not a military matter." ”

The boy froze.

Yes, I have had a long guess, do I need to say more? What kind of person his father is, doesn't he know it, he has learned enough since he was a child.

The clouds have dispersed, and the moonlight is like water, sprinkled on the earth.

Han Qihai flicked his sleeves and half-squatted down again, his eyes looking directly at the boy. His expression was gentle, and his voice was light, but he said without losing his strength at all: "Han San came here tonight just to make it clear to the prince that no matter what choice the prince makes when he goes down, and whether the plan to leave the city is successful or not, and how the situation develops. Han San has made up his mind to support the prince until the end. ”

With such firm eyes and such resolute words, Qin Siyang could no longer ignore them.

He involuntarily took a step back.

'Support until the end!' What righteous and awe-inspiring words, and what faithful tones. But when Qin Siyang heard it, he always felt that something was wrong.

Although these words are words of loyalty, they also have a coercive connotation.

Coerced him into a path of no return.

"Doesn't the prince want to?" After a long time, seeing the boy standing there without saying a word, Han Qihai had no choice but to ask.

Qin Siyang was stunned, and subconsciously took a step back.

"Thank you!" staring at Han Qihai for a long time, Qin Siyang reluctantly spit out these two words.

Han Qihai just smiled, reached out and took out something from his arms, and handed it to the boy: "This token, please take it away." If there is anything wrong with going down, the prince can take this token to any treasure bank in the world. As long as you see this token, there will be someone in the money village to help the prince. ”

Qin Siyang was stunned again, looking at the token in Han Qihai's hand.

It was a palm-sized universal token made of pure gold, and there was nothing special about it on the outside.

Han Qihai smiled and shoved the token into the boy's hand.

Qin Siyang held the token and looked carefully, and saw that the front of the token was only engraved with a thick form of order, and the back was only decorated with meticulous brushwork at the lower end, and there were four small characters - Baoyun Golden Seal.

"The gold character of the gold seal refers to the surname of the treasurer shopkeeper, not the meaning of gold and silver. Han Qihai explained with a light smile.

Qin Siyang nodded, looked at the token in his hand, and teased: "I heard that the Marquis of Yongding has always been honest, and the families in the house are all poor. But since three years ago, after the second young master of the Han Mansion married the eldest lady of Baoyun Qianzhuang, the Yongding Hou Han Mansion can be said to have become rich overnight. Hehe, Han Sangongzi is really generous, such a gold-lettered token is given away casually. ”

Han Qihai smiled slightly: "There are only three of these golden tokens in the world. A copy of the treasure fortune money village is kept by the eldest young master, and one is received by my second brother and sister-in-law, and then there is this last one, which is now in the hands of the prince. ”

Qin Siyang held the golden token tightly and said for a long time: "Does the third prince think this is worth it?"

Han Qihai said with a smile: "You can rest assured that the prince has a decision in his heart." ”

"Yes, but don't you think it's unfair to you to do this to me?"

"Unfair?" Han Qihai burst out laughing, once again reversing his usual gentle attitude: "Haha, what is fairness? Han San doesn't know, Han San only knows that the eldest husband is in the world, and he should do something, so that his life is worthwhile." What he is doing now, Han San thinks that as long as he is worthy of the sky, the earth, and the thousands of people in the world, why should he care about the rest. ”

A good person in the world, a good person who takes the world as his own responsibility.

Qin Siyang listened but still had a cold face, his feet leaned back, staring at the third son of Han in front of him. He didn't know if such high-profile words, in this third prince of the Han Mansion, were they sincere, or were they just casual words?

After all, after this year's fugitive career, the boy already had the idea of retreating in his heart. The home he once had, the Jinyang Palace, he didn't go back until now. It's not that he can't go back, it's because he has a plan not to go back.

His mother, who had been threatening him, died, his teacher, who had been urging him, was hidden, and most of his subordinates who were loyal to him were also gone in a series of battles. As for the queen's protection and care for him, she wants to accept him as a prince, just because she has nothing to do, and she wants to use him as a chess piece.

If he goes back, with the support of the queen, as long as he works hard, it is not impossible to compete for the supreme position. This is also the reason why he retreated to Shanxi and was hunted down.

But what if you win that supreme position?

It's just a pawn of the queen Zheng family's power.

It's late at night, and the wind is getting cooler!

Han Qihai half-squatted down, stared at the boy deeply, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "There are some things that the prince doesn't have to think about now. When people can't make a decision, let the heavens decide. This token is kept by the prince for the time being, and everything will be decided later. Three days later, I asked Ling Xue to escort you out of the city. If everything goes well, after leaving the city, where the prince and Miss Liu will go, it is up to you to decide, and Han San will never interfere. ”

"Are you sincere?" Qin Siyang questioned.

"How is it not true?" Han Qihai smiled shallowly.

"You have the ability not to be true. The boy pointed straight to the point.

Han Qihai shook his head: "There are some things in the world that cannot be forced." Therefore, Han San will not force it. ”

"Really?"

"Yes!"

Qin Siyang still stared at Han Qihai with deep suspicion.

Expressing his own attitude, but giving the other party enough time to consider and choose. This Han San Gongzi is really so open-minded, wise and wise?

The boy didn't know, but Han Qihai had a certain number in his heart.

Because there is a sentence that Han Qihai had already said to the boy at the beginning, but now he will not say more.

That is: some people's lives are predestined at birth, and human beings can no longer change them!

The green bamboo is half seeded, and the new shoots are only out of the wall!

There is still a long way to go, but the road ahead is impossible to change.