Chapter 221: Old Love

Wanton Mao Zhai

The emperor is in a very good mood, very good, the victory in southern Xinjiang is the best news received in recent times, of course, this time is also good news, but in any case, the victory of the sailor can finally shut up those who opposed the establishment of the sailor, and it is also worthy of His Majesty's response to the sailor's needs, the same son has distant relatives, and in recent years, His Majesty has treated the sailor more like a son.

"Zhuang Yong said that this time he hit hard enough, but Qiu Liren is not afraid."

The emperor glanced at the old dean curled up in the chair, and felt that the old dean had become more and more fond of shrinking himself in a very small place recently, and then wrapped himself in a thick felt blanket, as if he was always so afraid of the cold, so the emperor felt a little pain in his heart, time is the enemy of everyone, and it is irresistible.

"It's strange if it's so easy to be afraid."

The old dean held a cup of hot tea in both hands, looked down at the hot air and muttered to himself: "Zhuang Yong grasped the opportunity well, when he was in the northern Xinjiang, he was the one who was the best at taking advantage of the enemy's flaws, and His Majesty, the general who led the troops to fight and win thousands of miles, held a large handful in his hand, but if it was roughly divided, it could also be divided into two kinds, the first was to rely on himself to fight the opportunity, fight head-on, and never be afraid, such as Shi Yuanxiong, Tieliu, Li Pei Tingshan and others, all of them." ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "They have a keen sense of smell, they are good at catching the enemy's subtle flaws, and once they catch it, they will immediately strike a thunderbolt without giving the enemy any respite, and most of the time they will not take the initiative to attack, such as talking about Kyushu such as Zhuang Yong. ”

He glanced at the emperor: "On the surface, it seems that Tieliu Li Pei Tingshan is His Majesty's sword, and Kyushu and Zhuang Yong are His Majesty's shields, but in fact it is the opposite...... The shield hits directly into the front, and it is fierce and heavy every time, and the enemy will be afraid if it is smashed hard...... And Zhuang Yong stabbed the enemy with a knife suddenly, which could stab the enemy more painfully, but the enemy would think that it was an accident and that he was not careful enough, so they would go to find their shield. ”

The emperor nodded: "It is said that there are three sailors for Qiu Liren, the largest one has been disabled by Zhuang Yong, called the North Sea Division, and the two water divisions are called the East China Sea Division and the South China Sea Division, Ruan Tengyuan is capable and smart enough, but he is too arrogant, so I can almost think of what he will do next." ”

The old dean said: "He will send envoys to make friends with the surrounding countries, and then send a large number of warships from the South China Sea Division and the East China Sea Division to join the North Sea Division that was disabled by Zhuang Yong, and wait for the opportunity to fight again." ”

"I thought about it before the war."

The emperor took a sip of tea: "So the Ministry of Rites has asked them to send people three months ago, at the end of October last year, the envoys representing Daning went out in six ways, those small countries are not worth me to go around, but since I want to abolish the Qiuli people, I don't mind lowering my body and giving those small countries a good face......"

The old dean knew these things, and then laughed: "Therefore, the internal and external troubles of Qiu Li will come soon. ”

The emperor said: "Ruan Tengyuan will not admit defeat, he is very arrogant, he thinks that if he defeats my sailors, no matter how strong my Daning is, he will not be able to reach out, he will be able to continue to dominate among the many small countries in the southeast, and I will fulfill his ambitions." ”

The old dean smiled very freely, His Majesty began to deploy a few months ago, calculating the days, the people sent out by the Ministry of Rites are afraid that almost all of them have already arrived where they should go, and in two or three months, more good news will come back, as long as the emperors of those small countries are not crazy and stupid, they know what choice they should make.

"Zhuang Yong's grade is not good for the time being."

The emperor pondered for a while and then said, "Originally, there was a third-class knighthood, so let's add a first-class marquis." ”

The old dean nodded: "Those people will not quarrel with Your Majesty because of the title of a first-class marquis." ”

The emperor pouted: "They are not really stupid. ”

The old dean laughed, and it was also interesting that the emperor had a group of people who quarreled with him.

"Zhuang Yong's good news specifically mentioned Shen Leng."

The old dean's eyes immediately narrowed when he heard this, how much does the emperor prefer that little guy? Not long ago, Meng Chang'an of Northern Xinjiang was promoted to General Cong Sipin Yingyang, and that one could be regarded as Shen Leng's defeat, and the emperor couldn't wait to mention it to Shen Leng? Those two people combined are less than forty years old, and how many people have not been able to reach the fourth grade in forty years in the army.

"I'll leave it there for now."

The emperor's next words made the old dean not expect that the emperor would not be promoted to Shen Leng's military position?

"Haijiang victory, Zhuang Yong said that in the final analysis, it was because of Shen Leng's strategy, I will remember it for him, after all, he is too young."

"After all, too young?"

The old dean repeated, what does the heart mean by this? Meng Changan and Shen Leng can be promoted to the fourth rank at the same age, why is Shen Leng too young? Suddenly, the thought that the old dean had thought of before came up again, thinking that His Majesty really still preferred Shen Leng, so he felt that Meng Changan was a little aggrieved......

Your Majesty, I want to let Shen Leng succeed Zhuang Yong in the future, so press it now, so that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty feel that it is a little unreasonable for the emperor not to mention Shen Leng, and when it is suddenly mentioned in the future, those people will not say much...... His Majesty never sees the immediate things, because he has seen the immediate things a long time ago, and he sees the future.

"It's fine."

The old dean nodded, and didn't say much.

"I intend to postpone the date of the Great Rivalry of Armies."

"Your Majesty is the biggest."

The emperor glared at him, walked to the window and looked at the sky outside: "Meng Changan over there in the northern Xinjiang can't pull out for a while." ”

The old dean said in his heart, Your Majesty, what are you doing with Meng Chang'an, it's not that you want to wait for the war on the Haijiang side to come to an end, and Shen Leng can take a break from that kid to Chang'an City to participate in the battle of the armies...... But he's not stupid, of course he won't say it directly.

"I haven't heard you talk about that person named Bai Xiaoluo for a while."

"He's on leave, and his grandfather is seriously ill."

"Oh?"

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly: "Seriously ill? ”

The old dean shrugged his shoulders: "He hasn't entered the academy yet, and the academy is not an unkind place, so there is no reason to tell the false minister." ”

"One more thing."

The emperor suddenly changed the topic, and the old dean realized that the emperor didn't care about this Bai Xiaoluo at all, even if the old dean cared very much, even if that kid was an extremely rare talent, but who called him surnamed Bai?

"The matter of Beizhi and Yun Sangduo."

The emperor sat down again, and said this with an old motherly smile on the corner of his mouth: "After all, I owe him this matter, when I let him go to the grassland alone to kill Yun Sangduo's father, he can come back alive, I said that I will make up for it, but he refuses to ask for anything...... But I can see that he has true feelings for Yun Sangduo. ”

"But Yun Sanduo may not be."

The old dean knew his duty, although he didn't believe that Yun Sangduo would calculate Ye Beizhi, but he just wanted to think of everything that was possible, and then remind His Majesty.

"Yun Sangduo now has 200,000 wolf iron horsemen under his command, Your Majesty."

The emperor said, "So what? ”

The old dean sorted out the wording: "If Yun Sangduo wants to avenge her father, what should she do most?" It is to make His Majesty not suspicious of her, there is nothing more reassuring to His Majesty than marrying Ye Beizhi, she is really just waiting for Ye Beizhi to stay in Chang'an City for so long this time? Of course, she knows the relationship between Ye Beizhi and His Majesty, once Ye Beizhi is tied up, she knows every move of Daning well, so that His Majesty can rest assured, and then she continues to accumulate strength, this girl is not an ordinary person, she can snatch back the position of Da Ai Jin from among the many tigers and wolves and sit firmly, she has not shown anything for more than ten years, but she has made the Wolf Turk cavalry from the original 120,000 to the current 200,000......"

These emperors have thought of it.

"Beizhi will not fail me."

"But Ye Beizhi once failed Yun Sangduo."

"Let's see."

The emperor said, "If Beizhi plans to go back to the grassland with her, I will agree." ”

"But Your Majesty has just come out of the Tingwei Mansion from the criminal department, and the yamen of the Tingwei Mansion has not yet been built, if Ye Beizhi is let go at this time, who will carry the Tingwei Mansion?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The old dean was taken aback, His Majesty hasn't thought about it yet? Before you think about it, you're going to let Ye Beizhi go? This is completely inconsistent with His Majesty's temperament.

Then the old dean came to his senses, this is the emperor's temperament...... When he was young, he killed the enemy in the northern Xinjiang and rushed in front of his subordinates, and when he charged, he never shouted to me but followed me, for the sake of his subordinates, he dared to quarrel with the old emperor in the study, and even swept the folds on the desk, in his bones, the emperor is such a proud person, and part of his pride is because he treats his subordinates really like brothers.

It's not that the emperor can't do things that hurt the national body in order to fulfill Ye Beizhi, that is his true temperament.

How many years has the emperor suppressed his temperament since he ascended the throne? He worked hard to make himself a qualified or even perfect emperor, but he was disgusted with many things in his bones, why did those people who came out of the palace die for the emperor? Think about this to understand what kind of person the emperor is.

"Your Majesty thinks twice about this."

The old dean could only say this sentence.

"Sir."

The emperor looked at the old dean: "Beizhi's gamble is bigger than mine." ”

These words shocked the old dean's heart.

Yes, Ye Beizhi gambled even more, not only his own future glory and disgrace, but also the relationship between the emperor and his monarchs and ministers, and the love of calling each other brothers in the palace, once Yun Sangduo really had any disobedience, the first one to die was Ye Beizhi, Yun Sangduo didn't kill him, the emperor didn't kill him, and he couldn't allow himself to live.

"That's it."

The emperor shook his head: "Beizhi doesn't mention this matter, and I don't take the initiative to mention it to him." ”

The old dean let out a long sigh of relief: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

"Have you scolded me in your heart? Also Your Majesty Shengming? ”

The emperor glanced back at the old dean: "You have to take care of your body, I have never left Chang'an City for almost twenty years on the throne, so I plan to go to Dongjiang for a walk after a while, to see my old friends, you are going to go with me, if you can't stand the fatigue of the car and boat, and you can't stand the pleasure of dying in the middle of the way, I won't give you a good funeral." ”

The old dean pursed his lips and snorted.

Dongjiang.

No matter how complicated the situation is in southern Xinjiang, the emperor is not worried, there are Ye Kaitai, Ye Sedum, and Zhuang Yongcen Zheng, even if Bai Guinan believes it, the emperor doesn't think that it can really turn the world upside down, and His Majesty can't let go of Dongjiang in his heart, that Pei Manzi...... It turned out that His Majesty wanted to go to Dongjiang in person, why didn't His Majesty want to ask him, did he really miss the old feelings?