When Zhao Qixuan hurried back to the two-bedroom mansion, he ran into Zhao Wei riding out on horseback. He hurriedly asked, "Brother Wei, where are you going?" ”

Zhao Wei said: "Brother Qixuan is back?" It's been hard all the way. I just heard that there was good news from Liaodong, and my grandmother asked me to go outside to inquire. Brother Qixuan went to the house to have tea first, and the younger brother will come back in a while. With that, he patted the horse and left.

When Zhao Qixuan entered the house, he saw that the people in the house were talking about each other, knowing that the Zhao family was still a sect after all, and when he heard about the victory in Liaodong, he was very concerned. A mother-in-law came to greet him: "The fourth master is here?" The old lady and the girl were in the upper room in the main courtyard. "Zhao Qixuan ranks fourth among the six-room brothers, so everyone calls him the fourth master, and the heirs of the second house are thin, and they are not worried that this name will be confused with others.

Since Zhao Qixuan is a clansman, he doesn't have to shy away from anything, so he went directly to the upper room of the main courtyard under the leadership of the mother-in-law. Zhao Xiu had already received the letter here, and came out of the door: "Brother Qixuan has worked hard all the way, when he came over, did he hear the news of the victory in Liaodong?" ”

Zhao Qixuan said with a smile: "I saw it on Qianmen Street, the people who spread the good news galloped all the way into the city, I only saw a back, and ate some dust, and asked others in the market, but no one could tell the details." I think this is the news that has just come back from the border city, and presumably the people have not spread it yet. My uncle and grandmother are here in the Hou Mansion, and they are Jiangmen, so they should be more informed than the outside, so they came over to ask. I didn't think of the door, but I met Brother Wei who wanted to go out to inquire, and it turned out that you didn't know. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and said: "If it was when my grandfather was here, this kind of thing would naturally be known to our family first." But now there is no one in the family. Although the elder brother has a knighthood, he has no official position, and he studies at home every day. Where do you know these messages? If he doesn't go out to socialize, I'm afraid that he is not as well-informed as the people outside. ”

Zhao Qixuan smiled, kowtowed to Zhang's family, sat down and said, "This is too presumptuous. Although there is no one in my uncle's and grandmother's family, there are many powerful people in the family who are good friends, and there is always a way to find out one or two. Look, didn't Brother Wei go out to inquire? ”

Zhang smiled and said, "What can he do?" It must have gone to the General Mansion of Shangzhu State. General Cao was on duty in the palace. The news in the court is quite well-informed. It's just that he hasn't returned home yet, and what he can inquire about is limited. I have already instructed Brother Wei, if I can't inquire about anything at the Cao family. Just go to his Aunt Akiba's house and ask. Liaodong's current border guard general, who is also an acquaintance, used to be the commander of the personal guard of the Guangping Palace, named Fan Benzhang. This time it made a great contribution. His uncle Akiba had been on an errand under this General Fan. I've always been familiar with each other, so I know a little more, but I don't know. ”

Zhao Xiu asked the Zhang family with some excitement: "Grandmother, this great victory in Liaodong, will the enemy army lose its vitality, and the Northeast will be much more peaceful in the future, and there will be no need to fight again?" ”

Zhang smiled: "If this is really the case, it will be my great Chu's blessing." ”

Zhao Wei came back before dinner. also brought back the specific news of the victory in Liaodong.

Maybe it's because of the chaos in the capital from the end of last year to the first half of this year, and the emperor is in trouble. The new emperor ascended the throne, and the court was injured. And because of King Ying and Hong Wencheng, many generals in the army were involved in the rebellion case, implicated, beheaded and robbed of their homes, and the lucky ones were also dismissed and exiled, and even among the guards in Liaodong, some people were removed or demoted, which was still not directly involved in the rebellion. Fan Benzhang was originally just a deputy general, but because of this incident, he was promoted to a regular position. Although he has been in Liaodong for many years, he has acted in a very inconspicuous way, he was born in the palace guard, and he was promoted to a border general by virtue of his relationship, and he has not made any conspicuous achievements, and he is underestimated in the eyes of the enemy.

Da Chu has changed the new emperor, and the general of Liaodong guarding the border has also changed, and the Qing side is a little moved. In the big battle three years ago, they lost their vitality, but now they have recovered a little, and when they heard that the border city had a bumper harvest in the summer, they had the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob.

Unexpectedly, although Fan Benzhang is low-key on weekdays, he is a capable person, and his actions are meticulous and rigorous. The cordon he created secretly sent back an alarm almost immediately, informing the border city of an enemy attack. Fan Benzhang immediately gathered his subordinates, set a trap for the comers, wrapped the enemy army in dumplings, and then counterattacked the enemy camp at night. Not only did he kill more than 10,000 enemies and capture more than 30,000 people, but he also captured four of the five enemy generals who led the army alive and hacked one to death. Eventually, only a few hundred remnants of the enemy fled back. Fan Benzhang also wrote a letter to ask for guilt in order to let go of this part of the enemy, pointing out that among the hundreds of remnants of the army, it is rumored that there is also the eldest son of the king of the Qing Kingdom.

However, the identity of the four enemy generals who were captured alive should not be underestimated, one of them is the brother of the King of Qing, the other is the sister-in-law of the King of Qing, and the prince of the Qing Kingdom, and the remaining two are also after the Eight Banners. It is rumored that the king of the Qing Dynasty was very fond of his only son-in-law, and his wife died in childbirth, so he immediately made the son born to her the crown prince, and raised and taught him personally since he was a child, and the other princes had to retreat. If it weren't for the customs of the Qing people, if you want to become a competent heir, you must have real military merits, and the Qing king may not be willing to send his precious son to the battlefield to take risks. Perhaps because the Qing people generally underestimated Fan Benzhang, the newly appointed general guarding the border, and regarded this raid as a good opportunity to make military achievements, so among the people sent, there were several noble relatives of the king.

After Fan Benzhang captured the people, as soon as he asked about their identities, he immediately sent people to guard them strictly, so as not to escape the prisoners, or seek death, and at the same time wrote a notebook, ordered his cronies to be sent to Beijing overnight, and then sent his henchmen to escort the four enemy generals to the south and then set foot on the journey back to Beijing. He led his troops to continue to harass the enemy camp, and never let the Qing soldiers take advantage of the opportunity to rescue the prisoners.

Fan Benzhang can see clearly, as soon as these four enemy generals with valuable status enter the capital of Great Chu, if the Qing king does not want to lose his brother and son, he has to negotiate peace. The Great Chu army was dragged down by King Ying's rebellion, which really hurt its vitality, and it took time to rectify, and it was not possible to clear the country for the time being. As long as they don't fight, at least for ten or eight years, both sides will be able to get along safely. After ten or eight years, Dachu was already strong and strong, with sufficient grain and grass, and was naturally not afraid of enemy invasion.

What's more, Fan Benzhang has a secret fold in the transcript, which shows that the king of the Qing Kingdom now has more than a dozen sons under his knees. Many of them are very promising, the eldest son is the one who escaped, and the second son is the concubine. There are real power outsiders behind each of them, and as the two princes get older, the battle for the throne becomes more and more intense. This time, the Qing army was defeated, the crown prince was captured, but the eldest son of the king fled, and the younger princes under him grew up one after another, and the Qing Kingdom may break out a new round of battle for the throne. Another civil strife. When things settle down, the Qing country's national strength will also be broken.

After Zhao Wei finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh to his grandmother: "My grandson also saw Commander Fan when he was a child. Why didn't you see that he was so shrewd and capable? ”

Zhang smiled: "You also underestimate him too much, and even more underestimate King Guangping." If General Fan was really mediocre, how could the prince keep him by his side? I won't recommend him to the border city. ”

Zhao Wei sighed. And he said, "It's just that he thinks well." But I don't know if the matter can work in the hands of those officials in the court. His fold was obviously a secret fold, but somehow, when he got to the middle book, it was leaked out. Now the officials of the six departments, the generals on duty in the palace, and even some heads and faces in the Jingzhong nobles all know this idea. The emperor is angry. dismissed several middle school scholars and knocked on the board. ”

Zhang hurriedly smiled. Yan said: "This is terrible, if someone leaks the secret in the book, something big will happen." This time, even if General Fan didn't play, others would think that the Qing Kingdom would still be chaotic, but if it was changed to other confidential matters, I am afraid the consequences would be unimaginable. ”

Zhao Wei said: "This is the first big victory after the new emperor ascended the throne, and he is giving the emperor a long face. If something else happens in the future, and it is only revealed, it will be too late. ”

Zhao Xiu asked with some curiosity: "What is the name of the prince of the Qing Dynasty who was captured alive?" ”

Zhao Wei shook his head: "How do I know about this kind of thing?" It was probably mentioned in the newspaper that I asked Uncle Lu to inquire, but he did not say the name of the captive, but said the title of the brother of the Qing King, as if it was called King Gong. ”

Zhao Xiu thought about it in his heart. The identities of the two captives with valuable status, as well as the current situation of the princes competing for the crown prince of the Qing Kingdom, how can it sound familiar, maybe the Northeast is now staging a good show of Kowloon to seize the heir? However, the Qing army was driven out of the pass by Emperor Taizu, and the Qing king was not a true dragon emperor, if his son had to fight for the position of the crown prince again, the national strength would definitely be affected. In this matter, the model chapter is indeed like a god.

I just don't know if the king of Qing will temporarily put aside his ambitions and make peace with Da Chu for the sake of this concubine who loves him like a treasure.

Facts have proved that the reigning king of Qing is indeed a good father, he took action to suppress the eldest son who was about to move, imprisoned him on the charges of defeat and defeat, abandoned his comrades and fled, and took the initiative to send an envoy to submit the credentials of peace to Dachu. Da Chu had just won a great victory, how could he agree to negotiate peace so lightly? The new emperor rejected the credentials. The king of Qing didn't spend too much time entanglement, so he once again ordered someone to send the national letter. This time, on behalf of the Qing State, he was willing to become a subject state of Great Chu and serve Emperor Chu for generations.

In fact, the Qing State experienced this defeat, and also lost a large number of young and strong, regardless of the soldiers who died in the battle, and the more than 30,000 people who were captured called Fan Benzhang were detained, and they would not come back. The new emperor had a decree and ordered him to send these captives to Shanxi to open mines, and no one was allowed to return them unless the Qing State paid for ransom. These are the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Qing State, and after tossing for a few years and then putting them back, they have long become remnants. The Qing country implements the system of eight banners, although the king of the Qing Dynasty is the lord of the country, but those eight banner owners are not easy to get along with, if their children die in battle, but since they are still alive, they are only captured, if they do not negotiate peacefully, will they not lose their lives? Even if the king of Qing was willing to give up his brother and son-in-law, the magnates of the Eight Banners refused to give up their own flesh and blood. If the Qing king insists on going his own way and causing a backlash, his throne may not be secure.

And although the eldest son of Wang was imprisoned, the people behind him refused to stop. Since the crown prince has been captured, most of them will not be able to come back, and even if he comes back, he is no longer worthy to sit on the throne, who else can take over the position of the prince except the eldest son of the king? He was not the only one who had this idea, but several young princes also had other ideas. If the son-in-law loses the position of the prince, and the others are all concubines, who says that only the eldest brother can be the prince?

If he wanted to suppress these turmoil, King Qing was exhausted, and he really didn't have the strength to think about anything else. There is nothing wrong with being a subject of Great Chu for the time being, as for whether the Qing State will be so honest after it recovers its vitality, that is a matter for the future.

The new emperor knew this very well, and was not in a hurry, so he sent two of his confidants to the border city to discuss peace with the envoys of the Qing Kingdom. It's not that you can recognize the subject country, the procedures and ceremonies of submission are the same, and even the lord of the Qing State has to personally go to the capital of the Great Chu State to bow down and pay respects, who will the Great Chu send to the Qing State as an envoy, and should the Qing army be dismantled? There are also many matters such as the crown and clothing of the country, the name, and the vassals, all of which must be discussed. If the Qing Kingdom wants to redeem their crown prince, King Gong and generals, they should also discuss the conditions. With so many details to be carefully discussed, can't it take a year and a half?

The new emperor's attention is now focused on the funeral of Emperor Zigong in the day after tomorrow.

The dead Emperor Chengqing, the final name is Emperor Chu Hui, the temple name is Taizong, and the palace is about to be moved to the imperial mausoleum in the north of Baoding.

The 100-day national funeral has come to an end. (To be continued......)