When he came back from the pharmacy that day, he was startled by a fierce horse, which made Zhu Zhongjun extremely uneasy.

He took Sun Ke and wandered around the city.

Gu Jinzhi asked him several times, but he interrupted him.

Even Song Pan'er could see it and asked Gu Jinzhi: "The prince is not idle these days, everywhere he goes, where does he go?" ”

Gu Jinzhi shook his head and said casually: "Sun Ke is following him, and he is in Beijing, who dares to do anything to the prince?" Mother, don't worry. He hasn't been back to Beijing for several years, and he suddenly wanted to look everywhere on a whim. ”

And that makes sense.

Song Paner didn't ask again.

And Gu Jinzhi himself is also thinking about the changes in Zhu Zhongjun before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When he came back from the palace, he said that the emperor and the queen mother were different, which was the beginning of his change; And the last time he was hit by a fierce horse in the back street of the pharmacy, he was extremely nervous.

His nervousness continued until news came back from the southern state of Annan.

He seemed to finally understand why the emperor's love was wrong, and the whole person relaxed a little.

Last year, the army was used against Annam, and the rebellion in Pyongan Nam was rebelled, but because of the topography of Annam, the counterinsurgency has not yet achieved a great victory.

But now, there are rumors that 100,000 troops have been ambushed by Annan and all of them have been annihilated......

The emperor probably heard such words last time, so he was sullen at the banquet of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The specific report has not yet reached the court, but the news is spreading more and more, and even Song Paner, who is in the inner house, has heard about it.

"How big is Annan, and this battle has been fought from last year to now?" After dinner, everyone sat and talked, and Song Paner talked about it, "Not only did it not quell the rebellion, but rumors spread that it was annihilated by the whole army." It's really a rice bucket! ”

Gu Jinzhi remembered the history he had read.

When the army arrived in Annam, it was unaccustomed to the water and soil. Many soldiers fell ill; the second is that the terrain is unfamiliar, and it is always attacked by the army of Annam; The three generals were incompetent, and they led the rebellion, which took more than two years to end.

"It's very rare to march and fight, you just sit and grind your mouth." Gu Yanzhen said, "It's the people of Yuan Pinghou who are in charge. If the rumors are true......"

He stopped and didn't continue.

If the rumors are true, it is the death of 100,000 soldiers in the future.

How many people's bones are separated, and they can't even see the last side?

Except for this. There are others.

After suffering such a big loss, it is impossible for the imperial court to calculate it like this.

It is necessary to re-elect generals and re-recruit troops. Once the army is used, the taxes will be increased, and the people will have to toss again.

Song Paner also knows these ......

"At the end of the day, it's the manager who has a bit of a pocket." Song Paner said.

The topic is a bit heavy. Song Paner and Gu Yanzhen didn't like it, and the children didn't understand it, so they shifted the topic to the human relations in Beijing.

The Tan family has already sent someone to propose marriage to the Ning family, and wants to marry Ning Cheng, the niece of the Queen Mother's mother's family, for Tan Guifei's younger brother, the eighth young master of the Tan family's family, which is the most lively topic in Beijing.

Song Paner also heard about it.

The marriage between the two noble families has attracted everyone's attention.

"I heard my sister-in-law say that many people in Beijing are greedy. I saw the eighth young master of the Tan family. I heard that when this eighth young master was five or six years old, he was always taken by Concubine Tan, and the sisters and brothers were like mother and son. Song Pan'er said to Gu Yanzhen, "Concubine Tan." The future is the life of the queen. Now that I have married the niece of the Queen Mother, I am afraid that the throne has been determined......"

Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun, like Brother Xuan and Brother Xiu, sat quietly and drank tea.

Adults talk, no children interject.

But this topic. The children were not interested at all, and just wanted to disperse quickly. Go back to your room.

But no one dared to say everything.

Zhu Zhongjun also wanted to hurry up.

What kind of wishful thinking the Tan family has, everyone in Beijing knows. Marrying with the Queen Mother's family and gaining the support of the Queen Mother, I am afraid that it has always been the plan of the Tan family.

Of course, except for the Tan family, no one has the capital to fight the Ning family.

Ning Cao's kind of character, anyone who is lower than their family's court, is regarded as a stammer.

In the entire capital, probably only the Tan family came to ask for marriage, and he felt that people were in line with them, right?

"Whoever is given the back position will not be our mother's turn......" Gu Yanzhenwen replied incorrectly, "You this!" ”

"Am I worried about this?" Song Paner retorted.

The two of them don't talk speculatively, and they feel a little like they're going to quarrel.

Brother Xuan and Brother Xiu immediately became nervous, and looked at Gu Jinzhi as if asking for help.

Gu Jinzhi got up and interrupted his mother's words: "Mother, let's go back first......"

Song Paner also knew that she was in a bit of a hurry to speak, but she was afraid that the children would be uncomfortable, and she didn't keep them and let the maids go out.

Coming out of the upper room, Zhu Zhongjun went to the outer courtyard, and Gu Jinzhi walked back.

The two of them are going to be on the same track.

Zhu Zhongjun asked Gu Jinzhi: "What is the matter with Annan?" ”

When Annanguo had an accident, he had just crossed into this world and didn't know much about it.

Gu Jinzhi carefully talked about Chen Yuchao.

"It's the same as history." Gu Jinzhi said, "The historical Annan rebellion also lasted for more than two years. After that, the state of Annam was incorporated into the territory and became the political secretary of Annam, and ceased to be a subject country. ”

Zhu Zhongjun was silent.

"Annam, is it the Vietnam of the future?" He asked Gu Jinzhi.

He is not familiar with history, but the acumen of politicians is undiminished.

Gu Jinzhi nodded: "It should be." Maybe the territory is a little different, but it's roughly what Vietnam was later......"

"I remember that in the Vietnam War, there was a very important tool, did it restrain the suppression of the unrest?" Zhu Zhongjun said.

"What?" Gu Jinzhi has no interest in war, and she knows very little about this space-time war, and she can't think of it for a while.

"Elephants." Zhu Zhongjun said, "The elephant has thick skin and thick flesh, and it is huge and friendless, and the bow and arrow have little effect on it. Vietnam has a long history of domesticating elephants as one of the secret weapons of war. ”

What Gu Jinzhi vaguely remembers is a history book, not a war history book......

"Very likely." Gu Jinzhi praised, "It's hard for you to think of this." The troops and weapons of Annam are not as good as ours, and the territory is not lofty mountains and mountains, but there are many rivers. It was not difficult to cross the river, and there was no progress after fighting for so long. also sent back the words of the annihilation of the whole army, which shows that Annan has something that we can't do. ”

Zhu Zhongjun pursed his lips and smiled.

"For this war to end, there needs to be a way to deal with elephants." Zhu Zhongjun said, "I have a ready-made way to steal ......."

Then, without saying anything more, he turned around and went to the outer courtyard from the fork in the road.

Gu Jinzhi didn't hear the following, and felt quite uncomfortable.

She had been thinking all night about how to deal with the elephant, what was Zhu Zhongjun's method.

Elephants are too big. Bows and arrows are useless; Before the artillery could be filled, the elephants had already rushed over; Or if it is already filled, it will shoot when it catches up with the elephant, and it may not be able to hit it in one hit. If you don't hit it. It's too late to fill, and I can't run and run, just the fate of being trampled to death......

After thinking about it for a while, I was not familiar with war, and I didn't know much about the specific habits of elephants, and slowly fell asleep.

Zhu Zhongjun didn't sleep.

After he bathed, he sent the maids down. Only Sun Ke was left to talk in front of him.

He asked Sun Ke: "Who of these people who came to Beijing has ever been to the south to garrison, or is himself a person from the south?" ”

Sun Ke didn't know why.

He thought about it seriously and said, "Yao's mistake is from Guangxi. His family is a ringing horse. ”

When Zhu Zhongjun heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Tell me more about ......"

"Lord Wang, there is no need to say more, Yao is the dead soldier of Lord Ning. Loyal. His house was a ringing horse, when the court rebelled. His father was killed, and he and several uncles were arrested. It was Lord Ning who saw that he was as powerful as an ox, so he stayed under his command, and returned the whole corpses of his uncle and father to him for burial. Sun Ke said.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled even more.

Sun Ke could also see that Zhu Zhongjun and Ning Xi were not of the same mind, which was very good.

If you can break it in person, it's even better.

Zhu Zhongjun doesn't pretend to be a fool in front of Sun Ke on weekdays.

At this moment, it has the meaning of piercing the window paper.

Seeing Zhu Zhongjun's smile, Sun Ke's heart was apprehensive and tentative, and he slowly returned to his place, and he also smiled rarely.

"Everyone has shortcomings." Zhu Zhongjun smiled and said to Sun Ke, "In this world, there is nothing impossible. You have also heard about the war in Annam. Regardless of whether the whole army is wiped out or not, it is bound to suffer a loss. If the imperial court wants to send troops again, I will recommend myself and use all the guards of the palace as reinforcements. You're going too, and I want you to make a great contribution...... But you must bring someone who is familiar with the situation in the south, otherwise it will not be convincing. Do you dare? ”

Sun Ke listened, and the corners of his eyes jumped.

He didn't dare to be conceited and talented, but he had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, maybe it was his luck to show his skills.

Once he wins, after he comes back, he will be able to stand side by side with Ning Xi. If you don't work in the military department, you can also send a commander of the political secretary, and your status will not be worse than Ning Xi.

"Of course you dare!" Sun Ke said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your cultivation!" The subordinates will not disappoint the high expectations of the prince. ”

"Okay." Zhu Zhongjun laughed, "It's enough to have this heart." That Yao asked the wrong question, you tell me carefully, I'll help you think of a way, let's win him over......"

Sun Ke smiled and said yes.

He tried his best to ask the wrong Yao he knew, and told Zhu Zhongjun little by little.

“…… What about his mother, what about his brothers and sisters? Zhu Zhongjun listened for a long time and found that the Yao in Sun Ke's mouth was wrong, he was an iron-blooded man, he had no hobbies, and it was difficult to start.

But his family is a ringing horse, and his father, uncles and brothers are dead, so his mother and sister should have run away, right?

Sun Ke was stunned.

"I haven't heard him say ......," Sun Ke said, "he doesn't necessarily care." ”

"People who are affectionate and righteous care about it!" Zhu Zhongjun said firmly, "The more he doesn't say it, the more he can't let go of it." You remembered my words, and when you took him there, you thought of helping him find his family. Once you find a living one, you are his greatest benefactor, and he will be your cronies in the future. ”

Sun Kedao is.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled and told Sun Ke everything he knew about elephants.

The two talked until the rooster crowed.

The next day, sure enough, an accurate report arrived at the imperial court.

Annan's counterinsurgency army was ambushed at Jiling Pass, and was attacked by a sneak attack on the Jialin River, losing half of it, and the commander asked for reinforcements.

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