Chapter 105: Preparation
Not long after Concubine Shu left, Ling Qianyu came.
As soon as he stood still, he saluted Ling Chu, "Son, see my father." The look was calm and humble.
Ling Chu nodded with a smile, raised his hand and said, "Get up." ”
Among all the sons of Ling Chu, the eldest Ling Qianyu and the third Ling Qianmo are complete. But the third child's temperament is gloomy, which makes him feel that he sees his darkest side, so he has never been particularly close, and the boss is ......
To say that Ling Qianyu didn't have a little bit of his own mind, it was impossible! can compete with his black-hearted third brother, and it is really difficult to succeed without some ability!
But at least he has a lot of temperament, and his appearance is most of his own, although he is a handsome and beautiful man, but his resolute silhouette is not angry and self-righteous, which is the material of the emperor!
Ling Chuchu preferred this son even more, and Empress Yichun had never had an heir, so Ling Qianyu, as the eldest son, naturally inherited the position of prince.
Ling Qianyu got up and instructed the attendants behind him to present the newly imported melons and fruits, and said with his hand: "Father, this is the watermelon and lychee that just entered from Anxi, and it was sent overnight. ”
The bright red watermelon is cut into slices, and there is a faint mist because it has been chilled, while in the other bowl are the snow-white and moist lychees that have been peeled, and the grains are full and crystal clear.
Ling Chu smiled, picked up a silver skewer and picked a lychee and put it in his mouth, nodded and praised: "Well, sure enough, the fruit of Anxi is the sweetest and most delicious, and it can't even be compared to the palace!" ”
Such a seemingly random sentence. Ling Qianyu's eyebrows were almost inaudible.
The things in the palace have always been the best, even if he is the crown prince, he must not enjoy it more than his father. Father, this means that he has trespassed......
Ling Qianyu sneered, and arched his hand and said: "Father doesn't know, Hua Yun has had severe morning sickness in recent days, and he has no appetite for anything to eat, and he remembered the Anxi melon fruit that his father rewarded last year, and he was hungry for a while, and begged his son to get it. Erchen has always loved Huayun. Everything depends on her, so she did not hesitate to rush to it for 800 miles. ”
As he spoke, he shook his head with a smile. The expression was very sneering.
The father is still protective of his heirs, if it is because of the fetus in Hua Yun's womb, he will not pursue it more, not to mention that it only consumes some manpower, material and financial resources. For the Prince's Mansion, it's just a drop in the bucket.
In addition, Hua Yun is the daughter of the Xu family, the queen mother's mother. Since childhood, it is human nature to be more meticulous in life, and no one will say a word.
So he was sure that his father heard this, even if he had some suspicions before, it disappeared at this time.
"Yes, Hua Yun, this child has been in body for more than three months now, and he depends on her more in everything. She's a firstborn, or a twin. In addition, she is weak on weekdays, so you can't play tricks on her to make her unhappy. Ling Chu followed his words, and inserted another piece of watermelon into the mouth, the sweet and crunchy taste comfortably narrowed his eyes, so he signed another piece.
He actually knew that Yu'er had sent these things, but the drunkard didn't mean to drink, but mainly for other things.
"By the way, it's been more than ten days since Miss Qing went to Chuzhou, how is the situation now?" Ling Chu asked seemingly casually.
Ling Qianyu paused, and then smiled embarrassedly, "The father asked this, but it was difficult for the son, the son-in-law did not manage Chuzhou, how could he know the current situation of the princess?" ”
The clear eyes were calm and calm, and there was a faint embarrassment on his face, which made people believe that what he said was true when they looked at it, but Ling Chu just smiled and did not reply.
At that time, at the Jinluan Palace, Mo'er proposed to let Qing Li go to treat the plague, and he knew that he was deliberately uneasy and kind, and he also knew that the child would definitely take the opportunity to do something, but he actually didn't want Qing Li to have a good time, so now he simply let it go.
If Qing Li can return unscathed under Mo'er's obstruction, it can only show that she is more capable than she expected.
Yu'er was in a-for-tat confrontation with Mo'er at that time, although he belittled Qing Li every sentence, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was actually trying his best to defend it.
I heard that Qingli and the crown princess seem to have a good relationship, but they won't let Yu'er do such a field.
Ling Chu squinted his eyes and thought about it, remembering the last time Yu'er was in the Gu, I am afraid that it was to repay that favor, and he was relieved at this time.
"Well, I really shouldn't have asked you." Ling Chu said lightly, and signed a lychee and took it into his mouth, the sweet but not greasy juice wrapped his mouth, and swept away the depression in his heart.
Seeing that his father didn't care much, Ling Qianyu was also relieved, so he didn't hurry up and got down to business: "Father, my son recently got the news that there is an obvious transfer of troops and horses in Xichuan, and several troops have been assigned to patrol the land of Shuobei. ”
Nishikawa has always been ambitious, as can be seen from the many strongholds that Ling Yichen made up in Kyoto last time.
In the last confrontation, Xichuan returned home, with Gu Shaojue's pride, he would definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and he would definitely make a comeback, and if they were not fully prepared, they might really be caught off guard.
Ling Chu's face was stern, he looked at the prince standing below, and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”
Ling Qianyu raised a faint smile and said firmly: "For today's plan, just four words, take precautions!" The loud and powerful words were sonorous, which aroused Ling Chu's interest.
Seeing the interest in his father's eyes, Ling Qianyu said eloquently: "Xichuan has been staring at our piece of fat for a long time, and there have been small battles for several years, but there has been no big move. Ink and Haoyue are in-laws, a few days ago the six princes of Haoyue ascended the throne, and now the new emperor is on the throne, it is the time to rectify the dynasty, and he is too busy to take care of himself. ”
Ling Chu nodded, "That's true, but after all, they didn't make a fuss, they only inspected the frontier, if we rashly sent troops, didn't we just give them a justifiable excuse?" ”
"Erchen thought so too." Ling Qianyu bowed his head, "So." In order not to startle the snake, Erchen believes that it is not appropriate to hand over to Emperor Chen's brother this time. Emperor Chen's brother has always been prestigious. If he is allowed to go temporarily, it will alarm the other party, so we need to save this trump card until the end. ”
After a pause, Ling Qianyu's eyes shone with a little light, "The third prince of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, Nangong Yuenai, was born as a military general, and he is more brave and resourceful than his two Confucian generals' brothers. Over the years, he has made a lot of contributions, and he has gradually established prestige in the army, and they all say that the third prince will be the successor of the general. They have called him a major general. ”
Erchen believes that it is most appropriate to send the major general this time. First, after all, the prestige of the young general is not as good as that of Emperor Chen's younger brother, and it will not attract too much jealous attention from Xichuan. Just to hide people's eyes. Second, since Xichuan is in the name of patrolling, we can also let the major general lead 3,000 men and horses to patrol the frontier, so that they can't find the slightest mistake, and they are above board, killing two birds with one stone. ”
A loud voice lingered in the imperial study, Ling Chu smiled and nodded, "Yu'er is really thoughtful. "Attack. You can retreat, and you don't say it if you are thoughtful. There is also a lot left behind the back road, which is indeed a good policy.
Sure enough, this kid is not easy to deal with......
The smile in Ling Chu's eyes grew stronger, but the bottom of his eyes seemed to be stained with a layer of frost, as cold as the ice cubes in the house.
He knocked the lid of the teacup a few times, and the crisp sound was particularly clear in the quiet study at this time, and it was a little more depressing.
Ling Qianyu wanted to say something more, but he was suddenly a little uneasy by this sudden change in the atmosphere, and subconsciously stopped talking when he came to his mouth.
At this time, Ling Chu suddenly asked, "Then in your opinion, what should Chen'er do?" ”
In a word, Ling Qianyu asked everything he wanted to say, and an embarrassment flashed on his lowered face.
In fact, when he came here today, what he just said was not the point, it was just an excuse, and the real point was to help Emperor Chen's brother get rid of the job of training recruits.
My father didn't know what to do, so he arranged such an errand for Emperor Chen's brother.
Train recruits, big or small.
To say that Da Li is to teach the newcomer well and lay the foundation for protecting the family and defending the country, but to say Xiao Li is just to find an excuse to drive him out of Kyoto, so as not to make waves.
Brother Chen Huang is actually on his side, but outsiders never know.
This cousin had been friends with him since he was a child, and later went to the bitter cold land of the border, although he did not keep in touch often, but the occasional exchange of letters a year was still essential, and he also helped himself a lot in secret.
In recent years, Emperor Chen's brother's strength has gradually increased, and he has a heavy army in his hand, and his father must be embarrassed by him, and it is expected that he was sent to train soldiers, and he also admitted it.
However, the father still wants to attack Qing Li!
The person who Emperor Chen's brother can't wait to hold in the palm of his hand, his father said that he would be assigned, and he clearly didn't give King Chennan and Emperor Chen's brother face, and gave them face, how could this be endured?
If it weren't for the fact that he was still thinking about such a little courtesy from the monarch and ministers, maybe Emperor Chen's younger brother would have thrown off his sleeves and ran to Chuzhou, where would he still be so frightened and frightened as he is now, and he would have to persuade his father?
I have to say that my father really forced people to be anxious this time, and this thing is really not authentic!
Ling Qianyu's heart flashed with a burst of slander, but he was still overjoyed and angry.
It just so happened that he was about to mention this, and his father asked that it would be the best!
"Father, although Emperor Chen's younger brother should not be assigned to Shuobei for the time being, it is time for him to make some plans. Training recruits is important, but it is still a little more important than defending the country at hand. ”
Quietly glancing at Ling Chu's calm face, Ling Qianyu said again: "The eldest son and the second prince of the General's Mansion are resourceful and very familiar with the affairs of the army. ”
The third prince of the Zhenguo General's Mansion was sent to the border, for the soldiers and the general's mansion who were born bloody and vowed to throw their heads and spill their blood, this was a matter of great face to protect their families and defend the country.
And the eldest and second sons were sent to the battalion to train recruits, and it sounded like rear support, which was actually a pity for them.
This kind of overt and covert rise and fall is not only a reminder to prevent the general's mansion from being too majestic and let them know how to restrain themselves, but also to strengthen their awe of imperial power.
I have to say that Ling Chu is very satisfied with this idea! But I don't quite understand why Yu'er let Chen'er come down so idle?
"Okay, just do as you say." No matter what, it doesn't hurt, let him be idle and idle, can he still give a whole flower?
Ling Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his face was happy, "Yes, Father!" Erchen will do it! ”
After Ling Chu nodded his head, Ling Qianyu immediately went out of the palace gate, quietly made a gesture, the secret guard hiding in the dark saw it, and immediately rushed away, and soon, a sturdy white dove flew to the camp outside the city.
Ling Qianyu sat on the chariot when he came, lifted the corner of the sedan curtain and looked at the deep and magnificent palace gate, but his bright eyes were getting colder inch by inch, deeper than the dark night.
With a self-deprecating smile on his lips, he sighed softly and lowered the curtain, and gave a faint order, "Let's go", and the carriage carried him away...... (To be continued......)