Chapter 157: Battle (11)
Chapter 157: Battle (11)
Liu Han was a little surprised to see Su Tong, Su Tong didn't ask anything else, only asked the emperor about his mood at the moment, Liu Han shook his head, and didn't ask Su Tong deeply, only said that the emperor had been overworked these days, and he was not in a good mood when he was worried and sad.
Su Tongyan said that he had just learned that the third prince had gone to the palace of Concubine Ming after discussing things with the emperor, and Shi Li retired first.
Liu Han bowed his head and turned to leave.
Su Tong turned back, greeted Gonggong Li, entered the hall, walked into the apse, and vaguely saw a person lying on a low couch, with his head as if he was taking a nap, Gonggong Li glanced at Su Tong, pointed inward, and retreated.
"Come forward. The person on the low couch slowly half-sat up, and Su Tong also stepped forward, "Su Tong, the grass people, greeted the emperor." β
"Get up, sit down. Yun Yang stared at him extremely tiredly, and that deep gaze revealed a deep longing, warm and comforting, so that Su Tong didn't dare to feel it.
"The emperor works day and night, and he must also pay attention to rest. Su Daodao, rumors poured into the market in his mind for a moment.
The burial of the He family's army in Wuling Valley was the emperor's elaborate plan to weaken and support the forces of Prince Li Jing, severely damage the forces of Prince Yunjing, and take back the military power before the He family rebelled, and supported Yun Chu and Su Yi to ascend to the throne and command the generals.
"My body and bones are clear to me. Yunyang said slowly, there was no Yingrui, only the vicissitudes of life supported by a decayed and old skeleton, "Why did you come, just say it bluntly, I can give you permission." β
Su Tong's heart slammed violently, this may be his enemy, should he really serve his country?
Yun Yang saw Su Tong's unspeakable embarrassment, and smiled lightly, "You kid, you treat me as your father, you can say whatever you want, what's embarrassing?"
Su Tong stared at the deep wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, and knelt down, Yunyang's expression suddenly became solemn, and his voice was as cold as a bell, "If you come here to intercede for Lingyu, go out now, I don't want to hear it anymore." β
At the mention of Lingyu, Su Tong's face froze, "The grass people have a humble opinion, thinking that pinning all their hopes on the princess is not a foolproof strategy, the ambition of the Chu State has been a long time, and today Princess Lingyu and her relatives temporarily suppressed the ambition of the Chu State, but it is not a long-term solution......"
"Continue to ......" Yun Yang's face did not relax in the slightest, but became more solemn, and he was worried when he thought of Chu Guo's eyes, and he had no time to think about anything else.
"The grass people think that I, Yunhan, should take advantage of the princess and relatives, organize the soldiers and horses, prepare all the grain and grass, and be ready to meet or go to war at any time. Su Tong said in a deep voice.
No matter what Lingyu's trip is, taking precautions is a good way for Yun Han.
It's just that if Lingyu is loved by the heavens, really wins the heart of the Chu Emperor, dispels his coveting of Yun Han, and Yun Han lives in peace with the Chu State, he makes such a statement, let Yun Han enter the wartime preparations in advance, and a year and a half later, maybe Yun Han will send troops to the Chu State, then he is destroying the happiness of Lingyu today.
He can't fulfill her happiness, let alone protect her happiness, this friend, Su Er's brother, is really deserved.
"If it is detected by Chu Guo's eyeliner, it is self-defeating, and he gives someone a handle, Chu Jin will have an excuse to say that I am not sincere enough, and I am false with him, sacrificing my daughter to delay time, which puts Yun Han in danger of the people's hearts. Yun Yang thought for a while, but still expressed the worry in his heart.
Su Tong thought about this method, someone had already mentioned it to the emperor, so he was not surprised that the emperor had this concern, "Your Majesty, the survival of Yun Han still depends on the border soldiers who defend the country, and all hope that the princess is tantamount to giving the power of life and death to the Chu State, and the Chu State is now stronger than Yun Han, if you find a separate reason, even if it is not in order, it can become an excuse for them, at that time, they will raise troops and Yunhan, and Yun Han will not let people eat if they are defenseless?"
How could Yunyang not know the truth of striking first, and why didn't he understand that self-improvement and self-help were different from looking up to people and looking at people's faces and moods, but it was indeed a tricky thing to hide from the many eyeliners of Chu State.
"Your Majesty, the grass people are willing to be this messenger, to the princes of the various fiefdoms, the generals of the border passes, as long as they are secretly stepping up the training of soldiers and horses, mobilizing morale, we have taken the lead. Su Tong said, and found that Yun Yang slowly lowered his gaze on his face, as if he had reunited with a relative, and the familiar affection was moved, causing the gossip suppressed by Su Tong to start flying in his mind again.
"Your Majesty ......" Su Tong pressed himself, but the emperor did not answer.
"You've got something on your mind. Yunyang said in a deep voice, this is the conclusion he came to and not asking Su Tong, Su Tong was shocked, he was seen through, how was he seen through?
"I owe you and He Jin an answer, you want to know, he wants to know, but you don't ask, you all choose to check it yourself. Yun Yang's voice was cold and silent, "I must tell you first, otherwise I will get into the tip of the horns like He Jin and be led by the nose, and it will not be a big thing and ruin Yun Han." β
Yun Yang's words were extremely serious, Su Tong's heart was about to jump out when he heard it, and he stared at Yun Yang intently, "How could King Zhennan destroy Yun Han?"
He was full of doubts, and Yun Yang didn't hold him accountable for pretending not to understand, "You don't care about this matter, I won't let the people behind the scenes succeed, I told you this because I didn't want you to be provoked by others, show your feet on the way to pass the message, and be used by the Chu State." β
Su informed that this matter is very powerful, and if he is not careful, it may trigger a war between the two countries, he knows the severity but may not be able to be unaffected by others at all times, and control himself, this is not that he is arrogant, even the emperor knows that he is a man of temperament, so he said so much.
Su Tong listened obediently, and Yunyang waited for a long time before he spoke.
"He Yi has been my playmate since childhood, but his closest person is my younger brother - Prince Yunjing, Yunjing was deeply implicated in the case of the Li family's tribute, and I am still unable to turn the tide through my mediation, because the people who support me are taking advantage of this opportunity to go to Yunjing's death, I can't control them, after Yunjing's affairs are over, I ascended the throne and proclaimed the emperor, and imprisoned the couple on the top of the snow-capped mountain.
"I dragged on for more than a year with a shortage of grain and grass, He Yi listened to the lamentation of the people who escaped death in the Li family, couldn't wait, suspected that I deliberately prevented him from attacking southern Xinjiang under the pretext of insufficient grain and grass, Bai Ying was just pregnant at the time, and he couldn't be persuaded from the side, more than a month later, He Yi led his troops south, I told him to let him give me half a year, it was about to be the autumn harvest season, and the matter of grain and grass soon had to be settled, but there was a great drought in the sky, not to mention that the grain and grass could not be paid in many places, and the court also needed relief.
"I sent someone to tell He Yi about this, He Yi didn't know who provoked, he actually raised troops to invade southern Xinjiang, and was deeply trapped in it, I mobilized grain and grass, Bai Ying also took Yan Shu to chase to southern Xinjiang when I was distracted, I ordered Yun Shuo, who was stationed in Huaiyin, to rush to the rescue, but Yuanshui couldn't save the near fire, and it took a lot of time to send the news back and forth to order, and the He family army who went to southern Xinjiang had no survivors, only Su Yi took his own team of people to rescue Bai Ying and Yan Shu, but they didn't survive in the end. β
Whose words are true?
Su Tong couldn't make a decision, and he didn't dare to rely on his intuition to trust anyone.
"Your mother, Bai Ying and Yan Shu were all harmed by my poor care and poor protection. Yun Yang looked at Su Tong, "It's okay for you to hate me, and it's okay to seek revenge on me, but I don't allow you to hurt Yun Han, do you understand?
Su Tong's breathing stopped abruptly, staring at Yunyang who was speaking, he knew, when did he know, he asked him to seek revenge on him......
"They are too naΓ―ve, although I only have a few faces to Bai Ying, but how can I forget that unparalleled appearance because of time, not to mention, she is also the sister of Yu'er's twins......"
Yunyang grasped Su Tong's thoughts so accurately, so appropriately applied to Su Tong's grace and power, and told Su Tong the relationship between those deceased people so closely.
Taking over a ring of red jade and green Cui'er from the emperor's hand, Su Tong walked out of Jiaoyang Hall in a trance.
The emperor said that he had He Yi's blood in his body, and that he was born to rush to the battlefield, and if he could complete the task, he would be given the title of deputy general, the first stop of his trip......
The first stop?
Su Tong's eyes flashed, he turned back, and almost bumped into Gonggong Li, who rushed out to chase him, "Second Prince Su, Princess Lingyu handed over this thing to you." β
Su Tong clenched a crescent-shaped jade pendant as red as blood in his hand, his palm was hot, "Father-in-law, I have one more thing I want to ask the emperor, I don't know." β
Gonggong Li glanced at him in embarrassment, told him to wait, and went to Tongyu first.
Su Tong stood in front of Yunyang again, not so wavering, he knelt down respectfully, and said in a very unswerving tone: "Weichen, you will live up to your grace and complete the task." β
"Do you still have anything to say?" Yun Yang looked at Su Tong who was prostrate outside the curtain.
Su Tong lay on his stomach and didn't get up, "Weichen has two reluctant invitations, one wants to ask the emperor to see her before the princess gets married, the princess has always respected the emperor, Weichen doesn't want her to have regrets, and the other wants to ask the emperor to answer Weichen's question." β
"Lingyu, I can't go to see her, because I can't bear her, what do you have a problem with. Yunyang actually told Su Tong and Pan what he thought from the bottom of his heart, which Su Tong didn't expect.
"Weichen wants to ask, is Wu Jin's death a trap set by Prime Minister Wang Cheng to squeeze out and weaken the generals?"
Su Tong's words are sonorous and quite military generals.
Yun Yang was silent for a while, and laughed out loud, "You said Wang Zhen, he is not an ordinary Wenchen, this time he proposed peace, he was at odds with your father, but he also mentioned this method of secretly strengthening the army and training troops to me at the same time." β
Anyone can tell their own truth, Su Tong felt that he didn't need to go back and ask Yunyang for a while, what was the truth, he had already had a stop when he decided to protect Yun Han first, and then talk about the rest later.