Chapter 67: The Concubine's Decision (3)
Seeing that Jing Xuan refused to take the initiative to say a way that could not only ensure that the territory was not lost, but also effectively hold Yu Chengen hostage and prevent him from forming a tail-ending situation, the emperor had to cough twice and redirect the words to Yu Chengen.
"I have heard that when Jing Gong was the deputy marshal in charge of the three armies in Hezhong, Yu Chengen, as the military supervisor, repeatedly made restrictive moves. I still suspect that he has some connection with the theft of the ancestral tomb of the Aifei family, such a person, if I put 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, I am really a little relieved. However, according to the current situation, the Divine Crane Army was created by Yu Cheng'en himself, if he wants to hand over the military power, and choose another good general to go to Jingzhou to lead the army, I am afraid that the general will not know the army, and the soldiers will not obey the general, not only will it be useless, but it will increase his resentment. For this reason, I hope that my concubine will teach me. ”
Jing Xuan heard that the emperor finally said what he really thought in his heart, and as the emperor said, no matter whether he increased troops or changed generals, it was difficult to ensure that nothing went wrong. Obviously, the emperor had thought about this matter repeatedly before coming to the Treasure Elephant Palace to ask him for advice, so he also fell into deep thought.
The main hall of the Treasure Elephant Palace became as silent as death, and only the long sound of knowing could be heard from outside the palace from time to time.
A light breeze blew into the main hall, bringing a fragrant smell to the dreary air of the hall.
The emperor raised his nose and smelled it, and felt that it seemed to be the smell of sandalwood wafting in the wind, and couldn't help but ask Zhu Shuang, who was standing at the entrance of the hall: "In the small Buddha hall of Baoxiang Palace, who is burning incense and praying early in the morning?" ”
Zhu Shuang looked at Jing Xuan and saw that she was speechless, so he walked quickly to the emperor, bowed down and replied: "If you go back to the emperor, it is Cailuan who is taking Princess Xueqing to burn incense and pray for the dead Prince Bin." ”
"Oh, Xue Qing is not yet three years old, isn't it too early to do this?" As he spoke, the Emperor stood up and walked out of the hall.
Jing Xuan also hurriedly followed behind the emperor, and walked towards the small Buddha hall on the west side of the main hall, while explaining to the emperor: "Although Bin'er has not lived in Yuxiu Palace for a long time, after all, he ascended to heaven next to the concubine, and the concubine often feels indebted to Sister Wang for this, so after Bin'er died, he ordered someone to set up his tablet in the small Buddha hall, and every morning and dusk, the concubine will pray for him."
Later, thanks to His Majesty's care, he was worried that Xueqing would be frightened when she lived in Yuxiu Palace, and asked her concubine and Xueqing to move to this Baoxiang Palace to live.
In the past few days, Xue Qing suddenly contracted a strange disease, every evening, early morning, low-grade fever does not go away, consciousness is close to blur, the Imperial Doctor Department has come back and forth three sets of doctors to see, but no one can tell what kind of disease she has.
Coincidentally, the day before yesterday in the morning, Xue Qing got up earlier than usual, ran to the courtyard alone, and saw the concubines burning incense and praying in the small Buddha hall, so they also ran over shouting to pray for Brother Bin. The concubine couldn't help her, so she let her Qingxiang bow three times to Bin'er's tablet.
Strangely enough, since the day of the fight, Xue Qing's illness has magically disappeared, and she has not committed it again in the past two days.
So, the concubine secretly guessed that maybe she was blessed by Bin'er's spirit in the sky, so that she would eliminate the disaster and get rid of the disease. Therefore, he ordered her to replace the concubine twice a day in the morning and dusk, to burn incense and pray for Bin'er, praying that the Bodhisattva would bless Bin'er to be reincarnated as soon as possible and reincarnate as a human being. ”
The emperor stood outside the door of the small Buddha hall, looking at Xue Qing's small body kneeling in the Buddha hall, and bowed to the tablet of Li Bin placed on the side of the Bodhisattva statue.
Almost at the same time, Jing Xuan, who was standing beside the emperor, was also inspired by the daughter in front of him and came up with a good strategy for the emperor to deal with the situation in the Western Regions.
When Xue Qing had finished praying for her brother to burn incense sincerely, when she turned around, she found that her father and mother were standing side by side outside the door of the small Buddha hall, nodding and smiling at her, opening her arms happily, and plunging into the emperor's arms, begging angrily: "Brother Bin treats Xue Qing best, Xue Qing is entangled in illness, fortunately Brother Bin drove the illness away, Xue Qing can be safe." Father, is it okay for you to be the king of Brother Fengbin? ”
The emperor was amused by Xue Qing and laughed: "Okay, good, good, what do you want your father to do, what does your father do, okay?" ”
said, kissed Xue Qing's pink little face, as if to Xue Qing, and as if to Jing Xuan: "It's hot on a hot day, but don't be too greedy, if you don't cover the quilt at night, you will catch a cold the next day, don't listen to your father?" ”
Xue Qing stared at her father and mother with a pair of big watery eyes, and replied loudly: "Xue Qing will definitely listen to her father's words, and she will not be greedy for cold, and she will not catch a cold." ”
Jing Xuan heard the emperor's words, but his face was slightly red, and he ordered Cailuan on the side: "Take the princess down quickly, you will be more vigilant at night in the future." ”
Cailuan agreed, stepped forward to take Xue Qing from the emperor's arms, and carried her to the backyard to play.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has just thought of a way, maybe it can help Your Majesty deal with the crisis in the Western Regions."
Jing Xuan stood still, looking at the emperor with burning eyes.
The emperor watched Cailuan walk away with Xueqing in his arms, and he had not yet completely freed himself from the warm atmosphere of father-daughter affection, when he suddenly heard Jing Xuan say this, he restrained his smile and asked, "Is there any good plan, Ai Concubine say it quickly." ”
"According to the practice of this dynasty, whenever there is a war in the country, the emperor will choose a prince to be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and lead the world's soldiers and horses on behalf of the Son of Heaven. Now that King Mu has returned to Beijing safely, why doesn't Your Majesty appoint King Mu as the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, build a tooth and open a mansion, allocate subordinate officials, and control all kinds of soldiers and horses? In this way, all the generals in the world who lead troops must obey the unified orders of the Marshal's Office, and their power will be reduced by themselves.
Second, His Majesty's worries are not due to the lack of soldiers and food, but the people who suffer from the command of the army have different intentions, although Yu Chengen received the canonization of His Majesty and commanded the three soldiers and horses, His Majesty did not authorize him in local government affairs. Your Majesty might as well take advantage of the opportunity of Cheng'en to ask the imperial court for food, select capable officials, and serve as assassins in Helong, so as to control the military and government of the Western Regions in the hands of the imperial court. ”
After hearing this, the emperor's mood suddenly brightened, and he praised him sincerely: "Concubine Ai is worthy of being my ovary, Kong Ming, acting according to Concubine Ai's plan, and the affairs of the Western Regions can be worry-free." ”
Jing Xuan pointed to the tablet of Li Bin enshrined in the small Buddha hall, and said apologetically: "If it weren't for Bin'er's spiritual position reminding me, I'm afraid that the concubine would have nothing to do for a while." ”
The emperor's heart trembled, and he stared at the small wooden spiritual seat through the fading cigarette, and thought with emotion: Yes, this hard-working child himself was reminded by him, so he had a good idea to avenge his grandfather! (To be continued.) )