Man!

Seeing Shang Qingyi's first reaction, Princess Changle did not look at the other party's appearance, but quickly shrank behind the railing of the caravan.

Princess Changle's movements were really too fast, so fast that Jia Jiu couldn't react a little.

Princess Changle was only able to complain to him for two days and argue about who washed the clothes and who washed the dishes, Jia Jiu thought that he had come out, but it turned out that this guy was just pretending.

Jia Jiu shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "Do you recognize this guy?" ”

Princess Changle didn't answer, but grabbed Jia Jiu's wrist and didn't speak.

Jia Jiu said with a slight exaggeration: "Speaking of which, it's the first time I've seen such a person." When I introduced myself, I directly said 'in Xia Yu Hang Shang Qingyi', as if this name is so famous! His tone was as if he was saying, 'Ordinary people, kneel down and be grateful to my son!' 'Rub! It's as if this girl didn't know that he was heinous! ”

Princess Changle snorted and said, "You really don't know? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Should I know? Among the people in the palace of the court, there is no surname Shang. ”

Just like the ascension hall in the yamen, in the palace, there is also a saying about ascension, which actually refers to the actions of the courtiers to meet the king. Although it is said that all the subjects of the world kneel at the feet of the king, in fact, those who have the qualification to kneel to the king in the same room are actually of no lower rank. If the grade is not enough, even if the king calls for it, it can only kneel outside the threshold.

The temple man in the narrow sense is naturally the former, and the temple man in the broad sense. This includes those who have been ordained or are likely to be called by the king.

What Jia Jiu is talking about is actually a palace master in a broad sense.

However, now, he was naturally teased by Princess Changle: "They all say that you are a person with a heart." Why is there such a lack of heart and eyes at this time? Merchants are not famous now, but when Emperor Gaozu first ascended the throne, their family was a famous Shang Dynasty! Several ladies in the palace are from their families. Not only that, but the biological mother and adoptive mother of the imperial grandfather were the daughters of their family. It's just that after the imperial grandfather was made the crown prince, their family gradually faded out of the court, and after the imperial grandfather ascended the throne. Their descendants have all returned to their hometowns. The fact that there is no one in the business now is an official does not mean that no one in their family will participate in the scientific examination. This Shang Qingyi is like this. He is the son of a merchant. Six years ago, he won the Tanhua before he was crowned. The father originally wanted to keep him by his side, but he was politely rejected by the other party. After entering the palace to greet the emperor's grandfather, he left the capital to travel around. Originally. If it weren't for the fact that he had heard that he already had a fiancée. I'm afraid that a few aunts will fight for him. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Do you recognize? So this guy is genuine? ”

Princess Changle couldn't help but knock on the back of Jia Jiu's hand: "At that time, I was just the same age as you, and I just glanced at it from a distance. Where do you remember what he looked like? When I say I recognize, I only recognize the fan in his hand. That's the real handiwork of the emperor's grandfather. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Things are dead. Who knows where he got his fan! ”

Princess Changle said: "Although I don't remember his appearance, the flowing air around him is still impressive." ”

Jia Jiu glared at Princess Changle for a long time, and then said, "After talking about it for a long time, you are playing tricks on me!" ”

Princess Changle said: "What do you say? He came. I'll leave it to you. ”

Jia Jiu glared at Princess Changle angrily for a long time. I wanted to say something, but Shang Qingyi leaned over in a carriage: "Huh? Are you going to camp here today? ”

Jia Jiu glared at Shang Qingyi. looked at Princess Changle, who was cowering in the corner and grimacing at him, snorted, and said, "That's right! Eat and drink your own! It's just the four of us here, and no one is going to serve you. ”

Look at Shang Qingyi, and then look at Princess Changle, Jia Jiu decided to make a curtain for the caravan, so that Shang Qingyi couldn't let this guy see their caravan at a glance!

It was Shang Qingyi, he actually took the braised meat given by the Zhao family very comfortably, and then he didn't know where to find a small tea stove, and he actually started to make tea in the small position where he was driving.

That's still a group tea.

Looking at each other's appearance, it seems to be a tea!

Jia Jiu, who was nesting in the caravan with Princess Changle, was dumbfounded.

This guy is too ............

Princess Changle is very normal: "Look at your stupid appearance!" He was the same when he was in the presence of his grandfather. "Princess Changle ignored it very shamefully, and he was also such a fool at the beginning.

Jia Jiu snorted and said, "It seems that you feel very good about him." That's good. When I went out to fight, I entrusted you to his care. ”

When Princess Changle heard this, she was immediately stupid, and it took a long time to react: "What did you say?" You're going to leave Hongu behind?! ”

Jia Jiu said: "What's so strange about this? Have you forgotten what I told you two days ago? As he spoke, he glanced at Princess Changle very strangely and said, "Or do you think what I said is false?" ”

Princess Changle said: "But, but, Daqi has soldiers, where do you need ......, no, no, you said that you want to reduce your strength on the grassland." The loss of 10% of the population does not alarm the grasslands, and the barbarians will only be happy for the ownerless pastures; The loss of twenty percent of the population will not alarm the steppes, but will only make the barbarians feel humiliated and arouse their determination to take revenge. Thirty percent, not forty percent, only the loss of forty percent, or even more of the population, will cause fear in the grasslands. Losing more than 60% of the population would leave the grasslands empty. When the number of people lost reaches eighty, the grasslands become numb...... That's what you think? Have you ever thought that someone might come to purge you before you gallop through the grasslands! ”

At the beginning, Jia Jiu was only in his left ear and out of his right ear, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He thought he had misheard.

"What do you mean?!"

Changle Gong took the initiative to move, pressed the flying curtain behind him, and pulled the blanket on himself, saying, "Literally." ”

Jia Jiu dropped the lid of the pot in his hand. Said: "But what I did was beneficial to Daqi?" Do you mean the capable people of the grassland? ”

Princess Changle said: "It's not just the people on the grassland, but also the people in the capital. ”

Jia Jiu was stunned. He quickly crawled over and sat down opposite Princess Changle. "What did you say?" ”

Princess Changle said: "It's the same as the matter of the palace and relatives, this is the government." ”

Jia Jiu was stupid.

His mind was knotted.

After a long time, I heard him say: "This is the real reason why Daqi was bullied by the grassland?" For many years, it's not that Daqi can't beat the grassland, but because Daqi cannibalizes each other, so the grassland has a loophole?! ”

Princess Changle said: "Exactly." ”

Jia Jiu sat there silently, like a stone statue, and muttered in his mouth, so that Princess Changle couldn't help but lean over and listen: "...... I swore it. Don't put or the heavenly halberd at the Qi people, this is what I swore in front of my ancestors. Not only the halberd, but also my sword. I can't align people's hands. Hiss! It's infuriating! If it was Daqi, so many soldiers would have lost their lives because of this. I don't know what they will think when they get to the Nine Springs! I really want to beat those people up. ……”

Princess Changle listened, patted Jia Jiu's shoulder, and said, "How?" There are fools in the Jingshi who are ungrateful, don't know anything about border matters, and even disdain those who risk their lives to protect them. It's just that these idiots are full of people up and down the court, even around the father and grandfather. As for the father and grandfather. They are now fighting over authority. I don't care about the grassland at all. ……”

Jia Jiu raised his head sharply and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Princess Changle hooked Jia Jiu's chin and said, "You dare to make such a decision, it means that you have this ability." Hongu also believes that you have the ability to reduce the number of people in the grassland, but that will definitely attract the attention of some people, and you will end up paying a great price. What do you think. Do you want to form an alliance with Hongu? There are some things that Hongu, the biological daughter of Banzai today, does. It will be more convenient. ”

If Princess Changle only reached an agreement with Jia Jiu based on the habits of court life before, then now, he will say such things to Jia Jiu after a comprehensive weighing.

Jia Jiu said: "I remember that the princess just said something similar two days ago. ”

Princess Changle said: "If according to the previous agreement, I am still a princess, you are still a girl from the courtier's family, and the family style is not good, and you are despised by most people in the capital, and you will be criticized in the future." From today onwards, the main shrine will treat you like a fellow sister, and when you return to Kyoto in the future, you will also be summoned to the palace......

"But I'm going to give up my previous decision and take you back to Beijing right away, right?"

Princess Changle nodded: "Not bad." ”

Jia Jiu was about to refute, but his lips were blocked by the other party's fingers.

Princess Changle said: "The birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked." You won't have heard it. The death of the general back then was not so much because of his high achievements, but because there was no threat outside, so some people felt that it didn't matter if he was there or not. It's the same now. If those people were not allowed to see the threat of the barbarians, they would always think that the lives of the Great Qi soldiers were worthless. ”

Jia Jiu stared at Princess Changle and said, "Does the Emperor Taishang think so?" Is that what Banzai thinks today? ”

A smile appeared on Princess Changle's lips, so shallow that she was almost invisible: "What do you say?" ”

Rushing out of the caravan, Jia Jiu felt like his chest was about to explode. He gasped violently, but saw Shang Qingyi raise his glass at him from afar: "How." The grassland is so vast, why don't you have a drink with me? ”

Jia Jiu snorted and jumped into the other party's caravan. The location of this caravan is not small, and Shang Qingyi deliberately vacated a position, which can accommodate Jia Jiu.

Jia Jiu looked at Shang Qingyi's clothes that were almost half-hung outside, and said, "Are you good?" ”

Shang Qingyi smiled: "Oh? Such a high level of vigilance? Aren't you afraid that I will do my hands and feet in the tea? ”

Jia Jiu snorted and said, "You can give it a try." ”

It's a big deal that he will recover from the [Advanced Cultivation Ground], and when he is well, he will come out and slaughter this eye-catching guy.

The other party was very personable, seeing that Jia Jiu was drinking water like an old cow, he poured a cup at once, not to mention, but also filled a cup for Jia Jiu, and even took out a small box - which was the special candied fruit of the Eight Treasures Building of Jingshi - to share with Jia Jiu.

Jia Jiu was very polite. Or rather, he is very childish. I actually ate all the candied fruit of the other party, and I thought that the candied fruit had been left for a long time, and the taste was not as good as the one I just bought.

Shang Qingyi smiled. "Are you angry? ”

Jia Jiu glared: "Can't you?" ”

"Because Princess Changle persuaded you to return to Beijing?"

"That's right."

Shang Qingyi said: "The right decision." ”

Jia Jiu glared.

Shang Qingyi said: "400,000 people, because of you, there are only six left in the Eight Alliances of the Di people." Do you know how it is spread on the grassland today? If you don't go back, I'm afraid you'll never be able to go back. Further north, the snowfields, which are forbidden areas, are also an important reason why the grasslands will become a constraint for the Great Qi. ”

Jia Jiu said: "What? ”

Shang Qingyi said: "You are a smart child. My Daqi is not only Taoism, but also Confucianism. It's just that the strength of Buddhism is a little weaker, but it's not like there is no one anymore. Haven't you ever thought about what was wrong? Taoism has an appointment with people, but Confucianism and Buddhism do not have this constraint. Why didn't they send out? ”

Jia Jiu raised his head abruptly and said, "Is it because of that Snow Plains Forbidden Domain?" ”

Shang Qingyi said: "That's right. ”

"Do you just watch Daqi suffer?"

Shang Qingyi said: "Sometimes, suffering is a blessing. ”

"Bastard!"

Jia Jiu snapped and crushed the cup in his hand. He had no idea that this was an antique from the Sui and Tang dynasties. Of course. He didn't care if he knew.

Jia Jiu sat there sulking, and after a long time, he heard him say, "What do you have to do to destroy that snowy forbidden area?" ”

"Now, Daqi doesn't have this strength. Even if Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism are united. ”

"We're going to do nothing?"

Shang Qingyi smiled: "No, you have already done it." ”

Seeing Jia Jiu raise his head and stare at him, he said, "Didn't you find it yourself?" Your strategy is actually the best weapon to deal with the grassland. For the people of the steppe, they chose to raid for a living. Of course, because of nature, but also because there is no hope. They can only choose to live and reproduce in this way. And your strategy. has the power to change that. Don't take your life lightly, you can be worth more elsewhere. ”

"Who the hell are you?"

Shang Qingyi smiled: "I was born in Bailu Academy, and I was ordered by Master Yan to come to find you and lead you back to the south." ”

Jia Jiu was silent.

After a long time, he said, "No, I can't just go back." At least, I didn't find what I was looking for. I want to confirm whether Princess Duanrong has betrayed Daqi. ”

Shang Qingyi said: "Is this important? With your abilities, do you need to care if he betrays Daqi? ”

"You ......"

Shang Qingyi said with a smile: "You and I both know very well that it doesn't matter how Princess Duanrong is. The important thing is whether he is useful in the hearts of the Emperor Taishang and today. If he is useful, then he is the eldest princess of Daqi, and if he is useless, then he is the princess of the grassland who is in the heart of Daqi. It's not worth taking the risk for something like this. Have you ever thought that right in front of you, the Di people have set a lot of traps, waiting for you to fall into a trap. ”

Jia Jiu said: "But I'm so unwilling! ”

Shang Qingyi said: "What if you are unwilling? You yourself have said that the word forbearance is a knife in your heart. Instead of fighting the grassland and letting people attack you and your family with your exploits, it is better to go south now. Now, the grassland is ready to go, just waiting for the annual large-scale grass valley. ”

Jia Jiu was stunned: "Is there anything wrong with this?" ”

"Think about An Yuanwei."

Shang Qingyi gave him a look, and from this look, Jia Jiu understood Shang Qingyi's words that he didn't say.

Jia Jiu is very aware of the current situation of the Daqi border pass. It can be said that since Prince Yizhong twenty or thirty years ago, Daqi has been deducting military salaries and deducting this kind of military supplies. Even if the generals tried their best to support it, it was now at its limit. Jia Jiu's way of staying in An Yuanwei is a good way to solve the military supply problem, but in the eyes of those generals, if such behavior is promoted, then the court will conjure up more ways to deduct military salaries.

However, Jia Jiu's method of staying in An Yuanwei will definitely be promoted. Because of that method, there was no need for the court to spend anything, but the soldiers below benefited, and countless businessmen followed suit, and it was both official position and money.

Even if it is just to solicit such a useless-level official position, there are countless businessmen who rush to it.

The generals couldn't make it go away. Because it is not in the interests of the soldiers.

But if that way spreads, the imperial court will definitely be more harsh on the military and the army. The generals also know that if this kind of thinking spreads again. I'm afraid that Daqi will no longer have a living space for soldiers, and soldiers will also be regarded as untouchables by Daqi people, no, it should even be said that they are inferior to ants.

After a long time, I heard Jia Jiu say in a low voice: "You mean, this is the decision of the generals?" With their lives, with the lives of the border soldiers. Use the entire northern frontier of Great Qi to let the court know how unforgivable the mistakes they have made are? ! ”

Shang Qingyi said: "That's right. So. You have to go back to Daqi. This is the best choice for Daqi, and only in this way can we live up to the sacrifices of the generals. ”

"Damn! In the end, I couldn't do anything. ”

Shang Qingyi said: "No." And what you and I can do. Take care of their families......"

"What's the use of that!" Jia Jiu grabbed the other party's collar violently. "I actually drove them to a dead end......

Shang Qingyi said: "Even without you, they will die, and they will be forced to die little by little by the people above." Being able to die on the battlefield is the best ending for a general. ”

Helpless choice.

Painful choices.

Last resort.

Because of the threat of the grassland to Daqi, because of Jia Yu and Jia Lian in An Yuanwei, Jia Jiu chose to go deep into the grassland. Kill so many people, and the bones can be piled up into a mountain.

Didn't he have nightmares? But for the sake of his family and Daqi, he gritted his teeth and survived.

But because of his movements. Enraged steppe, now steppe. The total population and total combat strength may not be as good as before, but the intensity and scale of the grass valley in autumn and winter are definitely higher than in previous years.

Jia Jiu knows this, and the soldiers at the border pass know it even better.

But they still made the decision to sacrifice.

The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen.

A family, as long as it is not chaotic, is the harsh environment outside, and if you survive it, you will be able to keep the clouds open and see the moon. But if you dig your own foundation, then this family will be hopeless.

This is the case with the Jia family in the original book.

The same is true of the current Daqi.

If it weren't for Jia Jiu's actions, Daqi's army would have been destroyed by the Daqi people themselves. But with Jia Jiu, with Jia Jiu's methods, and with Jia Jiu's connection, the army of Daqi has a little more vitality, and it also gives the generals room to operate.

With their own lives, and the lives of the soldiers and civilians at the northern border of Daqi, they sounded the alarm for Daqi.

If this is not done, the shape will deteriorate further, and the army of Great Qi will have no future. The court of Great Qi will strangle its own army alive.

Now, they have a future, as long as they make a little sacrifice and get through it, the present of Daqi will be in a stalemate, but the imperial court will attach importance to the border passes, and in the future, when facing military supplies, it will also consider the consequences.

Jia Jiu said: "So, I have to go back." ”

Although it is an interrogative sentence, it is in an affirmative tone.

Shang Qingyi didn't answer, and the Zhao family inside also leaned against the plank and didn't say anything.

After a long time, I heard Jia Jiu say: "Can I go to An Yuanwei?" ”

Shang Qingyi said: "Want to keep your family? ”

Jia Jiu nodded and said, "Yes." Don't persuade me again, I won't go back to Beijing. I will not return to Beijing until I am sure that my family is safe. Princess Changle wants to go back, so he will trouble you. ”

Shang Qingyi raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid that Princess Changle won't want to see you." Let him go with you to An Yuanwei. ”

Jia Jiu glared at Shang Qingyi angrily: "You know the reason, but you let him go to An Yuanwei, who is full of men." You ......"

Shang Qingyi said: "He always has to come out." Living in fear all the time is the greatest sorrow for him. went to An Yuanwei and took up arms with his own hands to vent his anger and resentment on those Di people, and only in this way could he really come out. ”

Jia Jiu let go of Shang Qingyi hatefully and said, "What about you?" Will you come with us? ”

Shang Qingyi straightened his clothes and said, "What do you say?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "Since there is a big war next, I will definitely go to the battlefield." Or the halberd should shine a sharp light on the battlefield. Once I get to An Yuanwei, I can't take a break to protect him. You're related to him, and you're going to protect him, right? ”

Shang Qingyi said: "I am also a man. ”

Jia Jiu glared angrily.

Shang Qingyi had no choice but to raise his hand and surrender: "Okay, okay, I'll go to An Yuanwei with you." However, when you get to the place, maybe you won't need me. ”

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know when you get there." (To be continued......)