Chapter 147: Dissuasion

Liao Ying was just about to give up her hand, but was stopped by Sun Dezhang with a look,

This governor of the five armies knows the old emperor's thoughts, you Liao Ying has just been defeated, and even the general soldier Wang who Chongzheng has just transferred has been left behind, don't you find the reason from yourself first, and start to blame the court for allocating troops to you, right?

This is not an errand for the emperor, civil officials can, but you can't Liao Ying as a front-line general, even if Sun Dezhang is the head of the military attaché, it is suspected of protecting his shortcomings when he comes out of his mouth.

Chongzheng saw that the three of them didn't answer, and the anxious and angry energy in his heart came up again, and he turned around and slapped twice on the gold-inlaid handsome case behind him.

"Are you talking? Are they all dumb? ”

After Liao Ying gave the Metropolitan Governor a look, she just lowered her head and kept silent,

Sun Dezhang, who was standing in front of him, also lowered his head, but his eyes were raised without a trace, and he threw a look of help at Xu Liang, the eunuch of Bingbi behind Chongzheng,

Xu Liang's eyes were sweeping towards them, just matching Sun Dezhang's eyes, he often followed Chongzheng's side, so he still didn't know the thoughts of these courtiers, just laughed secretly, and said in his heart that this old rich man didn't have rice to cook, and then immediately changed out a flattering smile, and said to Chongzheng behind him: "Your Majesty, you see that General Liao has just come back, and he has come over before he has settled down, and his blood and qi rush to your dragon body with just the right wind and cold, and you also let them breathe a sigh of relief, right?" And .........."

As he spoke, he attached Chongzheng's ear with a smile on his face, and whispered: "And Concubine Hui sent a treasure to the emperor from Xi'an, waiting for you to go back and dismantle it!" I've heard it's a rarity! ”

Hearing the news of his beloved concubine, Chongzheng's face softened,

Sun Dezhang saw that Chongzheng's face improved, and hurriedly answered: "Yes, the emperor, General Liao and General Wang are both generals who have fought for a long time, and there must be a reason for this defeat. ”

Chongzheng remembered Concubine Hui's treasures in his heart, so he didn't care about it anymore, snorted heavily, pointed at the three of them and said, "Then my brother Wang will take the lead, you will draw up a charter for me, and it will be decided quickly, and I will do it tonight!" ”

"Minister, obey!"

The three of them bowed to Chongzheng and then retreated.

Xu Liang also walked out of the tent with the pace of the three, according to the number of etiquette, when the prince and the important ministers of the court retired, the emperor's attendant eunuchs sometimes sent them out, with the meaning of sending them on behalf of the saints, in order to show the royal courtiers' preferential treatment of the courtiers.

The Qingcheng Palace is not big, and the tent where Chongzheng is located is a separate courtyard, that is, the basic clothing, food, housing and transportation are all together, and the other courtiers live in Lanzhou City outside the palace.

After Xu Liang sent the three of them out of the brick courtyard wall of the Qingcheng Palace, he said goodbye and wanted to turn over, who knew that as soon as he took a step, his sleeve robe was pulled behind him.

Xu Liang looked back and saw that it was Sun Dezhang, who had just asked him to help him play the round in front of the palace, who had left him alone and dragged him, and asked with a smile: "The boss has something to look for?" ”

Sun Dezhang took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his arms, stuffed them into Xu Liang's cuffs without a trace, and said with a wrinkled smile on his face: "Just now in front of the palace, I want to thank my father-in-law for helping us out of the siege, and ask my father-in-law to drink a pot of good tea with a little meaning, don't be too little." ”

"I can't help it, I can't do it, my lord!"

Although Xu Liang was happy when he looked at this silver ticket in his eyes, he still pushed the silver ticket back in his hand, and said again and again: "My lord, the sizeless work of the miscellaneous family is usually full of the favor of His Royal Highness King De, where do you dare to reach out to the boss again, please take it back, please take it back." ”

Although Xu Liang said this, Sun Dezhang had no intention of taking it back, and then stuffed it into his cuffs: "Father-in-law Xu misunderstood, the old man didn't mean this, he had something else to ask his father-in-law." ”

"Great rights and commands!"

"At the moment of this great enemy, Lanzhou City is bound to be tight, the emperor's daughter is here, safety is the first priority, in case of injury to the dragon body, no one can afford it. Moreover, when the Holy Lord came to the front line in person, the soldiers were inevitably tied, and the old man couldn't let go of his hands to fight this battle, so it was inconvenient! ”

Xu Liangxin said that this Sun Dezhang is worthy of being an old minister of the two dynasties and an evergreen tree in officialdom, his benefits are really not so easy to take, and he just wants him to help coax Chongzheng back to Xi'an and untie the chains on his hands and feet.

After all, except for Li Jin, he has the most contact with the emperor, and he knows which piece of meat in Chongzheng is itchy, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly had an idea, but he put on a wry smile on his face that wanted to go to the sword mountain and the sea of fire: "Lord Sun, this is difficult to be a miscellaneous family, the emperor's holy will is unpredictable, how can we be able to influence it?" ”

Sun Dezhang didn't know what Xu Liang meant, and the stack of silver tickets in his hand was directly stuffed into Xu Liang's cuffs, and then arched his hand towards him,

"I hope my father-in-law will be perfected!"

Xu Liang hurriedly held him up with both hands, and said busily: "The boss has tortured the miscellaneous family, and the miscellaneous family will try it when he goes in." ”

Sun Dezhang and others are like this,

"Thank you very much."

Xu Liang smiled and said meaningfully: "No thanks, no thanks, don't forget to help the miscellaneous family bring a good one to His Royal Highness when the boss sends the letter." ”

Sun Dezhang nodded knowingly, and said humbly: "What did my father-in-law say, although Xun'er has a small merit, he is still shallow in the world, and there are many unceremonious answers in front of the saint, and I hope that my father-in-law will be around." ”

"This is a matter of miscellaneous affairs."

The two men arched their hands to each other and said goodbye to each other.

The King of Shu was walking with Liao Ying, only to find that Sun Dezhang was gone, and when he turned around, he saw the two people outside the courtyard saying goodbye to each other, and when he saw Xu Liangdui smiling, he couldn't help frowning, and asked Sun Dezhang, who was walking quickly: "Lord Sun, is this eunuch looking for you something?" ”

Sun Dezhang replied in a cover-up: "Oh, it's just some old things from the DPRK and China. ”

"These pickled things, playing with right and wrong in front of the emperor all day long, are the most hateful! Lord Sun, be careful. ”

Sun Dezhang knew that the King of Shu had always been a secret to the eunuchs, so he nodded at him with a smile and did not respond again.

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Xu Liang turned back to the courtyard, and as soon as he entered the tent door, Chongzheng couldn't wait to beckon him to come closer: "Why have you been there for so long, tell me quickly, what gift did Concubine Ai send me?" ”

Xu Liang smiled and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chongzheng,

"Your Majesty, look at it."

Chongzheng took the letter in his hand, looked at it front and back, and found that it was nothing more than the envelope made of pink paper, and there was nothing else special, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "The gift you said is this letter?" ”

Xu Liang nodded, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you might as well open it and take a look, since it is a gift from Concubine Hui's mouth, it is naturally special." ”

In fact, he didn't know what Concubine Hui wrote in her heart, but the person who sent the letter said that it was a gift to the emperor, so he said it as it was, but he knew in his heart that this lady who was loved by thousands of people had never disappointed Chongzheng in terms of surprises, which was also the root of her ability to suppress other concubines and even the queen.

Of course, this time will be no exception!

When Chongzheng opened the letter suspiciously, the folds on the old face bloomed with a smile, and there was not a word in the letter of Concubine Hui, only a deep red lip print printed on the pink letterhead.

"Good! Good! ”

Chongzheng was full of joy, said two "good" words in a row, and then took the letter and pasted it in front of him, squinted his eyes and sniffed deeply, and said happily: "Well! Fragrant! It is the smell of saliva incense. Sure enough, it was given by Concubine Ai, and only she could make such spices. ”

There are many rules and rights and wrongs in the palace, from the ladies to the queen, no one is not always reminding themselves to know the general situation and understand the etiquette, especially in front of the emperor, all of them are trembling, and they don't even dare to speak beyond the thunder pool by half a step.

And only this concubine Hui is delicate and beautiful at a young age, and she can always give the old emperor who is more than 30 years older than herself all kinds of "unexpected" and do some "arrogant" things that other concubines dare not imagine.

Emperor Chongzheng has lived in the palace for decades, and he has long been tired of being bound by various female ceremonies, like puppet-like harem women, but it is such a freewheeling concubine, but it has become a rare thing in the Forbidden City, and the pearl in the palm of his hand is generally held in the palm of Chongzheng all day long, and the two are affectionate, often boasting of each other as Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Yuhuan, and all the faux pas they do have become the character of daring to love and hate in the eyes of Chongzheng.

Xu Liang saw Chongzheng's eyes with a smile, although he didn't know what Concubine Hui had prepared for the emperor in the letter, but he could feel that the emperor had missed Concubine Hui in his heart, so he stepped forward and interjected with a smile: "Your Majesty, when Concubine Hui sent Gonggong Su next to him to deliver the letter, she specially asked the minister to tell Your Majesty that Concubine Hui missed Concubine Hui in Xi'an day and night, and looked forward to your return, and everyone lost a lot of weight." ”

Chongzheng listened to Xu Liang's words, and said worriedly: "Concubine Hui has lost weight? How good is that? Didn't I explain that I wanted to take care of it when I left? When I go back, I must know that they are guilty of misservice! ”

"Your Majesty, Niangniang is the person at the top of your heart, you just give them a hundred guts, and they don't dare to slack off, right? But you also know the temperament of Concubine Hui, the pain of lovesickness is not something that can be replenished by a bowl of shark fin and a bird's nest. ”

"Alas!"

Chongzheng sighed heavily, sat back on the dragon chair, and said helplessly: "The war in the northwest is tight, and I have lost consecutive battles, I really can't get out." ”

Xu Liang said with a shy smile: "Your Majesty, if the minister says something you don't like to hear, it is better for you to go back to Xi'an here." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your Majesty also thinks that as soon as the battle of Lanzhou begins, the city will also enter a state of war readiness, and the daily food and drink will be reduced to a large army, and it will be inevitable that Your Majesty will also plan for the world, and take the initiative to reduce food and clothing to encourage the hearts of the army and the people. But this battle will inevitably be protracted, Your Majesty will eat coarse tea and inferior food all day long, and the dragon body will be worried for a long time.

The person said that you put yourself in danger with your golden body, but it made the soldiers in the city unable to let go of their hands and feet, and they did not dare to fight to the death in order to protect you, and it would also allow the Liao people to take advantage of the opportunity. ”

Chongzheng also wanted to go back in his heart, and he also knew the two things Xu Liang said, but because of the face problem and the fact that Wang Jingli was a group of civil officials, he had a hard time saying that he couldn't get off the stage.

He smiled bitterly: "You don't know, why don't I want to go back to Xi'an to see Concubine Ai to relieve the pain of lovesickness, but do you know what those civil officials say about me in the song?" They even buckled my head in the eighteen-year Liaojin War of Chongzheng! The whole world knows that the Jurchens were left by their father at that time, or did I use the Jiang family to pacify them, why did it become my sin? I'm afraid to hide in Xi'an like this, I'm afraid that these sour literati can say anything ugly. ”

Xu Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't think so. You personally led the army to Xi'an, which is called a roundabout battle, how can it be called an escape?

When the time comes, as soon as you leave, let Sun Dudu take the defenders in the city, and fight to the death with the Liao, until the Liao people are embarrassed, and they will inevitably retreat if they can't attack for a long time.

The Liao people had already lost their courage at that time, you can take Concubine Hui Niangniang to the grassland and recover the mountains and rivers, not only can the civil officials be speechless, but this heroic and beautiful story will also be passed on as a good story in the Great Xia Dynasty, which has a long history! ”

Xu Liang is confident that the "painting" he painted is absolutely lethal to Chongzheng, and it is impossible to refuse Gao Youxiao, who is bent on emulating his ancestors who galloped the world around the world, loves Concubine Hui, and wants to live a beautiful country.

Sure enough

Chongzheng's eyes were glowing when Xu Liang's words were shining, and he swept away the gloomy resentment on his face just now, and beat his hands excitedly: "Okay! Good! You've got a great idea! ”

But as soon as the words fell, he quickly hesitated again: "However, General Sun is not very easy to speak." ”

Xu Liang was prepared for a long time, and said with relief: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister of Sun Dudu will say that you just need to be ready to get together with Concubine Hui." ”

Chongzheng saw that Xu Liang took the initiative to ask Ying to help him speak, and he smiled happily, and the few furrows on the squeezed head became even deeper, "Okay!" If this matter is successful, I will definitely reward you when I return to Xi'an! ”

Xu Liang bowed deeply towards Chongzheng,

"It is the duty of the ministers to share the worries of His Majesty."