The issue of peace talks is complicated and complicated. There are a lot of things involved, and there are many issues involved.

To say simple, it is also simple. In the final analysis, it is just a matter of strength between the two sides, and it is always who has the hard fist and who speaks effectively.

It is precisely at this point that the imperial court has no confidence.

Although Bukui said that they would defend Bukui to the death. However, in the end, whether it can be saved or not, no one has a bottom in their hearts.

With only 6,000 troops, what are the odds of victory against the 100,000 Tatar cavalry who easily defeated an army of 150,000?

Even if he gathers a large army, will he be able to defeat the Tatars?

The elite of the northwest cannot be drawn, and even if they come, it is unknown whether they can beat the Tatars.

The army of the three feudal clans in the southwest can be regarded as the elite of the army of the Dade Empire, but it is said that at present, the Tusi in the southwest is in chaos again, and the bandits are rising again, and they are busy suppressing the bandits, and they can't get out.

In fact, the ministers know this situation in their hearts. In their hearts, many of them are inclined to talk to the Tatars.

It's just that no one dares to say it publicly.

The ministers' worries are actually a bit unnecessary.

Yuan Heng Tianzi doesn't have any good ideas now. Previously, he had discussed this matter with Scholar Lu, and Scholar Lu was also at a loss for anything.

Now seeing that no one spoke, he had no choice but to give up, waved his hand impatiently, and dispersed.

At present, he has just put forward the request for peace talks, and he still has time to consider this matter.

At four o'clock in the afternoon of July 23, after a month of intense travel, Jia Lian rushed back to the imperial capital with Xue Pan.

The two went directly to the court room outside the Forbidden City to register, and reported the news of their return, and then waited for the emperor to summon them.

After the registration was completed, the two rushed to the house.

When they arrived at the entrance of Rongning Street, the two stopped.

"Second Brother Lian, what do you say?"

Xue Pan was riding on the horse, and his legs trembled.

These days, he doesn't know how he managed to hold on.

That terrible news, like a poisonous snake, was gnawing at his heart all the time.

Almost every night, he would wake up with a nightmare and sit there until dawn.

He looked forward to going home as soon as possible, but he was afraid to go home every day. Once he got home, he didn't know how he was going to face the people in the house.

Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan and sighed.

"Just follow what I taught you, and tell your ancestors first. Then bring someone to your house and explain the truth. ”

"What do you say when you see Fourth Brother Min?"

"Don't worry, Fourth Brother Min is now in Zhili. Okay, be mental, don't let the ancestors see it, go in. ”

As soon as the two entered the gate, Shan Daliang, the housekeeper who was in the West Flower Hall, came out, hurriedly saluted, and took the horse.

Walking in the house, the subordinates saw it and came up to greet them. Some of them had fast legs, so they ran to report to the old lady.

By the time Jia Lian arrived at the old lady's room, the old lady was already standing at the door waiting.

The two hurriedly walked a few steps and knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Say hello to our ancestors, we're back."

"Okay, good, it's good to be back. Why didn't Baoyu come back with you? ”

The old lady still didn't give up, and was still looking around, hoping to see Baoyu's figure.

Daiyu also snuggled up to the old lady and looked around.

"Back to the ancestors, Baoyu is now in the army of Bu Kui's family, Feng Ziying and the others are there, safe. Because his uncle's army was scattered, he had to wait there for a while to see if any of the king's children could come back. It's good to gather the team. I'll be back in a while. ”

After Xue Pan finished speaking, he finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These words were taught to him by Jia Lian, and along the way, he didn't know how many times he memorized them, for fear of saying a wrong word.

"Look at it, Baoyu is really sensible now, and knows how to sympathize with his subordinates. It's okay, it's the right thing to do, come back later, come back later. How are Brother Rong and Brother Huan? ”

"The two of them are there, too, with Baoyu. They all told me to greet their ancestors on their behalf. ”

"Hehe, so far away, where do you need so many courtesies. If only everything was safe. Where's your uncle's brother? ”

"Brother Xin'er is also there. When the time comes, he will come back with Baoyu and the others. ”

"Okay, I'm relieved. It doesn't matter if you lose a battle, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, as long as people are safe, it is good luck. Okay, Brother Pan, go home quickly, your family is thinking about you every day. Alas, seeing that you have lost weight, poor child, ask your mother to get you something to eat. Treat yourself to it. ”

Xue Pan was relieved, knelt down and kowtowed to the old ancestor again, and quickly slipped away.

As soon as Xue Pan left, the people in each room heard the news, and soon the courtyard of the ancestor was crowded.

The masters entered the house, the subordinates stayed in the courtyard, and Amber and other maids discussed with the subordinates the news they had just heard from Xue Pan, and they were all very happy to hear that Baoyu and the others were safe and sound.

Inside the room, Jia Lian repeated what he had just said over and over again with his masters. Jia Yu, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, and Mrs. Wang asked the most detailed questions.

Although Wang Xifeng wanted to say a few words to Jia Lian, the elders were all there at this time, and they were embarrassed to say anything, just looking forward to going home as soon as possible. It's good to whisper.

Seeing that it was almost time to set the meal, the old lady was happy, so she left everyone to eat at her place.

It was summer, and the weather was not cold, so I set up a table in the courtyard and asked the kitchen to bring all the food here. While everyone was eating and drinking, they listened to Jia Lian tell the story of North Wendura and the story of Baoyu and others.

This is the old lady's selfishness, she wants to call more people to listen to Baoyu's story.

Jia Lian had already seen this little bit of the old lady's thoughts, and secretly complained in his heart.

In fact, he has always been in Bukui, and he has not been to North Vandula at all.

Baoyu and the others did not go to the Fu Corps at the beginning, but passed in Bukui without entering, and followed the large army directly to North Wendula, if he hadn't met Xue Pan, he didn't even know that Baoyu and the others went to North Wendula, and thought they were at home.

The Wang family's army of government, and even the entire imperial army, arrived in North Wendura, and they did not fight any decent battles at all. The first time he fought head-on with the Tatars, he was defeated and fled. Where is the record to be made?

However, in order to make the ancestor happy, Jia Lian had no choice but to make up some stories.

Fortunately, he now knows how to lead troops, and has fought tough battles such as Red Rock Beach and two Erdaojiang battles. When it comes to the story, it's not troublesome, as long as you put the things you experienced on Baoyu and others.

Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhen and others asked in detail, and Aunt Zhao also came over and asked some things about Jia Huan. Hearing that Jia Lian praised Baoyu and these people for their great bravery, they were all very happy.

In the midst of the discussion, he mentioned the dispute between Baoyu and others and Jia Min when they were leaving.

Jia Min is Jia Zheng's son, and he is not easy to say. When Jia Yu said it, he had no scruples.

Now that Jia Lian has a future, he is the main person who defeated the Tatars in Erdaojiang, and he is waiting for the emperor to summon him, and his future is limitless.

On the other hand, Jia Min offended the emperor, and now he can only hide outside, and he doesn't even dare to return to the imperial capital, so he can't help but look down on Jia Min.

"Alas, this Brother Min is really ignorant of current affairs. If you don't go against the emperor, how can it be like this, it is smart that you are mistaken by cleverness. ”

Seeing that his father was still so prejudiced against Jia Min, Jia Lian was not very happy in his heart. However, after all, it is his own father, and it is not good to say something excessive.

"The fourth brother Min has an upright temperament, and this anti-war is really a wise move. He is the only one who knows the situation in North Ventura. Isn't that really a defeat? If it weren't for the Tatars who had been severely damaged by our army at Erdaojiang, they would have gone south by this time, swept thousands of miles, and reached Shengjing. ”

"What does this have to do with Brother Min, and it's not all your work?"

"Father doesn't know that it was Brother Min who arranged this battle."

"Was it really arranged by Brother Min?"

"Exactly, my father doesn't believe in others, doesn't even I believe in me?"

"Even so, Brother Min is also kind to outsiders, and he is a little mean to his family."

Jia Zhen, who hasn't spoken much, has spoken now.

"Brother Zhen doesn't know that Brother Min is very good to his family. He trained our family's government corps like this, who dares to say that he is not good? Last year's South Windura, this year's Erdaojiang blocked the Tatars, so that they did not dare to go south, they all won more with less, looking at the world, how many dare to compare? ”

"I mean, he's a little mean to Baoyu and Brother Rong. Try your best to stop Baoyu and a few of them. Now without him, aren't a few of them also showing bravery? If it weren't for bad luck, I am afraid that I would have earned my military merits long ago at this time. ”

"Yes, Brother Min also looks down on Brother Huan'er everywhere, and now that Brother Huan'er is out, he will dare to despise Brother Huan'er in the future."

Aunt Zhao, who was sitting at the adjacent table, also interjected uninterestingly.

On this occasion, Aunt Zhao was not qualified to sit and eat with her masters.

The old lady was still happy, thinking that Jia Huan was with Baoyu, so she specially asked her to sit down for dinner today.

If it was usual, the masters talked, and she didn't dare to interject easily.

Now that Jia Min is unlucky, Jia Huan is proud, and Jia Yu and Jia Zhen are dissatisfied with Jia Min, she feels that there is an opportunity to vent the dissatisfaction she has accumulated before.

"Supposedly, Brother Min has some skills. It's just that I'm really mean to my own family. Even if they are brothers, they close the cage at every turn and don't give them food. Seeing Baoyu and the others as worthless, it seems that only he is the most capable. Brother Lian will see him in the future, and he will persuade him more. ”

Mrs. Wang usually doesn't talk much, but at this time she rarely said more.

Jia Lian was almost crying without tears.

Everyone said that the fourth brother Min was mean and locked up in a cage, and he still remembers it.

If it weren't for Fourth Brother Min's cage at the beginning, where would I, Jia Lian, be where I would be today? Isn't it the same as those pieces of garbage?

They all say that their sons are good, and they all blame the fourth brother Min for being mean to them, but do you know what your sons have done?

If you listen to the fourth brother Min, where will you end up today!