readx;?readx; Chapter 248 I'm not fighting alone!

Prince Jia did not deny that he was indeed ordered by the Queen Mother to come to Qin Lei to be relieved. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But unlike Le Buyi, he is the little uncle of the Queen Mother, knows more things, and also bears the responsibility of delivering words for the Queen Mother, so when Qin Lei asked sullenly: "Why didn't she say a word when I was by her side, she had to go around in circles." Prince Jia smiled and explained for him: "Don't be careful, there are some things that the queen mother can't say, and she still has to take care of your brother's harmony." ”

This was already very clear, Qin Lei nodded. Prince Jia was afraid that he would think too much, so he comforted him gently: "Although I can't say it, her old man has always cared about Your Highness the most." He said softly: "Two years ago, when you were still in Eastern Qi, our negotiations with Qi broke down, and at that time, the Taiwei Mansion was very inclined to sacrifice you in Shangjing. Your Highness was able to survive in the end, in addition to relying on your grandfather's full rescue efforts, as well as the help of her old man. ”

Hearing this, Qin Lei groaned: "When the Shen family picked me up at that time, it was in the name of the Queen Mother, and her old man missed me. ”

Prince Jia smiled: "Look at the cautious appearance of the Shen family, if there is no approval from the Queen Mother, they dare to act in the name of her old man?" Not only that, but the Queen Mother also wrote a letter to the old Queen Mother of Qi State, moving the old lady to tears, saying that she wanted the emperor to put you back. The Son of Heaven rules the world with filial piety, and this is your way back to China. ”

Qin Lei said with emotion: "Indeed, at that time, I was still sighing with the uncle of the Shen family, how things went smoothly in the evil sect, at that time, it was only a few million taels of money to open the way, and the nobles of the Qi country were stunned, but I didn't know that there was still a grandmother behind the back. ”

Prince Jia said with a smile: "And as soon as you came back, you offended Ruguifei, but it was her old man who protected you down, and asked the prince to divide half of his prince's guard for your self-defense, so you had your trip to Beishan Ranch." ”

Qin Lei said in his heart, I only acted generously as the second child, loved my brother, and was really grateful for a while, but I didn't expect this kid to just give him a favor. After thinking about it, it must be that the Queen Mother hopes that she will inherit the second child's love, and her heart will be peaceful.

Seeing Qin Lei's face moved, Prince Jia said harder: "If you say these two times, it's just that the old grandmother wants to compensate for the little grandson who has been displaced for many years. But the next few times, it was the Queen Mother and her old man who were deliberately cultivating and maintaining you. ”

Qin Lei nodded and said: "At that time, if I went south, if I didn't have *** help, I would not be able to move an inch, let alone quell the rebellion and rectify the military system, I would be lucky to be able to protect myself." ”

Prince Jia smiled and said: "The old man doesn't like what he said, although His Royal Highness is a prince and has a lot of resources, he has no foundation and no experience. And after returning to China, the environment faced is extremely dangerous, and the reason why the journey has been smooth is not only your personal efforts, but also inseparable from the care of her elderly. ”

After thinking for a moment, the old prince whispered again: "That time you were assassinated in Shannan, it was the Queen Mother who mobilized the royal secret spy and used the power of the three provinces to form a lore, which killed Li Yijiang and shocked Xiaoxiao, so that they did not dare to fight the idea of directly eliminating His Highness." ”

Qin Lei's face was shocked, he always thought that Emperor Zhaowu had suddenly changed his feminine temperament and avenged himself, but it turned out that the lovely old lady in Cining Palace helped him. His face was excited for a while, and he said sincerely: "When I returned to Beijing this time, I really stood on top of the temple, and I really felt the energy of those noble lords, which made the Son of Heaven have to avoid them temporarily." Thinking back to her journey, if God helps, today I know that her old man is the great god. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Lei sat up straight and said in a clear voice: "Although I, Qin Lei, have never considered myself a good person, I still know how to repay my kindness. said that the imperial grandmother had done so many things for me and helped me save me so many times, and that grandfather and grandson love alone made the child must agree to her old man's request. Then he said resolutely: "Uncle, please tell me, what does the imperial grandmother want me to do?" ”

Prince Jia also said with a straight face: "Your Highness has this filial piety, that is the best." As he spoke, he took out a yellow silk from his sleeve, got up and said solemnly: "Pass the Empress Dowager's decree." Qin Lei hurriedly got up and saluted: "The son Qin Lei received the order, and the Holy Empress Dowager was Ci'an." ”

"Holy Mercy." Prince Jia read in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother's Holy Message: My grandson Yutian, my grandmother is already seventy or six, and she has never been old, but since the spring of this year, her eyes have gradually become dazzling, and her ears have begun to be back, and in the autumn, she is even more unate, and her body is tired and lazy. It's really unacceptable, and the time to go is not far away. But the Qin family, who has always been relieved to worry about it for decades, has to arrange the future for the clan before they can be blinded. ”

The old prince paused, and then said: "My grandson is smart, and he naturally sees the general trend and domestic disputes more clearly than the old woman, so there is no need to say more. I have said to Prince Jia, looking at the Qin family, those who can bless our country and protect my clan are only you and Qin Lier. However, your eldest brother has a lot of misunderstandings about His Majesty and the old body, and it is because of this that you are the only one. ”

"The old woman has three requirements for you, one is to treat the clan well, the clan is the foundation of my royal family, the clan is strong, the royal family is prosperous, and if the clan is the royal family, the royal family is declining. Therefore, it is not allowed to indiscriminately kill unless it is absolutely necessary. Both, be patient and don't rush for quick success. You must know that seventeen years ago, grandma relied on our uncompetitive clan army to speak in the middle capital. These people are not the straw bales that the outside world thinks, and grandma believes that her grandson can make them angry. I've told the old ones to help you so don't worry too much. ”

"Third, no matter what method is used, we must win the military exercise in the autumn of next year, and I believe that the old woman, as long as there is a victory, these indisputable things will change greatly, otherwise they will never be able to compare with the forbidden army. As long as you do these three things, the old woman will be satisfied, and it will not be in vain for me. The reason why you have to let your uncle tell you is that I believe you understand the reason. ”

"In addition, there is a Mr. Le Xiang Gu will come to find you in the near future, his identity is inconvenient to say, but he is a great talent in the world, and he helped grandma countless times back then, grandma can take millet from the fire, and keep our Qin family, he is a great meritorious, and what our royal family owes is not repaid in a few lifetimes. Even grandma can only invite with kind words, hoping that her grandson can perform the gift of master and apprentice and nephew, treat her well, and will definitely benefit immensely for life. That's all there is to it. ”

Qin Lei respectfully accepted the order, and Prince Jia hurriedly helped him up and sat down again to speak. After announcing the queen mother's will, the two can be regarded as comrades who are fighting for the same goal, and they naturally speak much more directly. Qin Lei finally raised a question that had been bothering him for a long time: What happened to the Zongzheng Mansion soldiers? Why did it quickly return to its original shape after a flash in the pan?

Prince Jia, who was not too old at the time, naturally participated in this matter personally, and Qin Lei was the right person. After a moment of silence, Prince Jia said in a loud voice: "This is also a last resort, in fact, after such a long time of defense, although the quality of our government soldiers is not as good as the forbidden army, but the courage and fearlessness are not inferior, if you choose one or two brave generals, carefully trained, the combat power will always remain above the level." But the environment at that time was ......," Prince Jia sighed: "The Li family and the other family control almost all the forbidden army, but we only have two crippled Imperial Forest Army and Zongzheng Army. At that time, although the two families had conflicts, their fear of the royal family was the same. If we resist, we will definitely let them put aside their disputes for the time being, and join forces to crush us into powder. ”

Qin Lei said suddenly: "So the imperial grandmother took the initiative to disband the government soldiers to show weakness, and then find someone to talk to, so that both families believe that the existence of the royal family not only cannot threaten the two families, but can also become a necessary buffer between the two families that are opposed to each other." ”

Although he didn't see it in person, Qin Lei relied on his speculation to tell the situation that day was exactly right, and Prince Jia nodded frequently: "Yes, the royal family that only left the Imperial Forest Army finally made those two families not feel threatened." They weren't sure they would be able to beat each other, so they wanted to have a buffer before getting ready. ”

said with some fear: "At that time, the people in the market knew that the day when the balance of power between the two families was broken was the time when the Great Qin Dynasty changed. At that time, everyone in our royal family was in danger, and no one could have imagined that after only more than ten years, the situation was saved step by step by the Queen Mother and her old man, and our two grandfathers also had the opportunity to speak here. ”

Qin Lei nodded and asked softly, "Where did those disbanded Zongzheng Mansion soldiers go?" ”

Prince Jia stroked his beard and smiled: "The prince asked the point, the queen mother gave you the greatest support, not the ghost...... It's just an ordinary ancient thing, it's not our group of old things, it's this ......" said and took out a booklet from his sleeve, handed it to Qin Lei, and said softly: "This is the list of soldiers who followed the Queen Mother to defend the city back then, you must hide it closely, this can be described as the treasure of her old man's pressure at the bottom of the box." ”

Qin Lei nodded and took it, looked at it, and was almost dazzled by the names on it, and said in a lost voice: "So many generals and prefects? He found the names of Qin Youcai on the second page, and among the rows of names, they were extremely inconspicuous.

Prince Jia smiled proudly: "Seventeen generals, fifty-eight captains; There was one governor, three governors, twenty-four prefects, and seventy-seven officials of the seventh rank and above. These 180 officials at all levels are where those retired government soldiers are today. At the beginning, the Queen Mother said to Li Hun and others: 'Today we disbanded the government soldiers, but these people are all thanks to the community, the old woman really can't bear to see them starve to death on the streets, please give me a way out, if you are not at ease, the old woman will break them up, and send them to various places as a small soldier and a small official, so that they can be regarded as having something to eat. ’”

After a pause and a sip of water, the old prince continued: "The Li family, the Huangfu family, and the later Wen family all feel that as long as the Zongzheng Mansion soldiers are split into various places and stay away from Gyeonggi, it will be impossible to have an impact on the temple, not to mention that they are just petty officials such as county officials and team leaders. agreed to the old lady's request. ”

Qin Lei said happily: "This hand has been broken into pieces, but it has deceived everyone. ”

Prince Jia picked up the teacup, drank happily, and said with a smile: "At that time, Mr. Le said that since we are far behind others, we can only think long-term, take a defensive position in the center, cultivate strength in the local provinces, rest for ten years, grow for ten years, and be able to compete with it in twenty years. And his eyes are always staring at Zhongdu's slap, and his mind is at most thinking about things within three or five years. Those small soldiers and officials were nothing at that time, but they couldn't stand the number of people for a long time, and after 16 or 7 years, there are 180 capable generals today. ”

Qin Lei exclaimed: "Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain, this Mr. Le is really a talent who has passed through the heavens and the earth! He also finally understood where Le Buyi's fanaticism for the government soldiers came from, not only because he might have commanded them that day, but also because of his planning seventeen years ago, and finally came to fruition.

"Your Highness said it so well, Mr. Le is indeed a man of God who plans everything and the overall situation, don't slack off." After saying so many words, Prince Jia, who was nearly eighty years old, was very tired, but his spirit was surprisingly excited, and he drank ginseng soup to refresh himself, and said in a deep voice: "These people are our royal family relatives, and they are loyal to the Queen Mother. Saying that, he tempted Qin Lei and said, "They are all under the jurisdiction of your Zongzheng Mansion. As long as Your Highness can handle this errand well, eighty percent of the old sisters-in-law will really hand over these people to you. ”

Qin Lei immediately thought of the cruise ship on Qingchuan Lake that day, Qin Youcai and the three of them were respectful when they mentioned the Queen Mother, and after listening to the Queen Mother's question, several old men were still crying bitterly, that kind of feeling, that kind of loyalty, but it is not easy to buy.

At that time, what did the old slippery head of Xue Naiying say, a few of them followed the Queen Mother to carry the stretcher, Qin Lei was muttering in his heart at that time, there are more ordinary people who help carry the stretcher, why are you so good? Now that I naturally understand, the Queen Mother must have instructed them to keep a low profile, so as not to let people think of the soldiers when they mention them. I don't complain about Xue Naiying's vague words.

Qin Lei was happy in his heart, he originally thought that his position as a great sect was just an ornament, but he didn't expect that there were so many Dao Dao in it. But after thinking about it, he was not so happy anymore, and said with his eyebrows: "Our Zongzheng Mansion can manage thousands of clan relatives in Beijing, but people from all over the world are no longer in Beijing, but it is beyond the reach of the whip." Besides, even if these people listen to me, but they are all officials, big and small, and they can't come back to be soldiers, and they still can't quench their thirst. ”

Prince Jia twisted his beard and smiled: "These problems, we thought of them more than ten years ago, the old queen mother gave an order to all the soldiers who were released, so that they could each train loyal and reliable people, and I don't know how many have been bred in the past ten years." ”

Qin Lei was pleasantly surprised: "Is there anyone who can enrich the soldiers who enter the palace?" ”

"That's natural, those seventy-five generals and captains have all cultivated cronies in their respective armies and accepted the children of the clan, and over the years, it is not a problem for each of them to come up with one hundred and eighty. And it will not alarm the military. The old prince squinted his eyes and said happily: "These people have received the order of the Queen Mother and her old man, to retire some of the subordinates who have been secretly trained and placed in the army, and rush to the central capital as soon as possible to report to His Highness, I believe that it will not be long before His Royal Highness can have a strong basic force and will not start from scratch." ”

Qin Lei was very satisfied, this reinforcement that fell from the sky was completely unexpected, and they came from all over the world, originally belonging to different armies, which was more conducive to the implementation of Qin Lei's plan.

Qin Lei was very happy. On the way out of Prince Jia's Mansion and on the way to the Hot Spring Villa, he kept humming a strange and ugly ballad: "Our old ... Commoners... I'm so happy today! Glad! Xu Tian, who was in the same car, had a twitch in his stomach, but he still had to pretend that nothing happened, which was really embarrassing for him.

I can't help but be unhappy, since he came to this world, he has been fighting alone, although he has not expected others to help him, but the feeling of being isolated and helpless and fighting the world with his own strength is really not good. Now that I finally know that Cining Palace is facing me, and the old queen mother is helping me, this feeling is so good, Qin Lei pushed the car window, poked his head out, and shouted loudly: "I'm not fighting alone!" ”

The sound was transmitted through the speeding carriage to the blue sky, startling the passing geese into flying high, and a lot of fresh bird droppings crackled like a shower of rain, drenching His Royal Highness the King of Longwei County, who was opening his mouth wide and howling wolf.

He only had time to close his eyes and mouth......

A famous saying of the ancients suddenly appeared in his mind: 'People are happy and have no women's affairs, and dogs call to snatch corpses and rice to eat', but Lao Tzu is not a dog?