Chapter Ninety-Seven: Entering the Palace
In the evening, after Liu Sheng and Jia Fu were full of wine and food, Yihun ran over: "Son, there are guests visiting outside the door, and they are dressed as eunuchs in the palace."
"Someone from the palace? It's a rarity, it's the first time." Jia Fu looked at Liu Sheng in disbelief, his eyes full of doubts.
Liu Sheng looked at Jia Fu and thought about it a little: "If you don't understand, let's go...... Let's go out and see".
Jia Fu was the first to go out, followed by Liu Sheng and Yi Hun. Outside the mansion, Cao Gao looked up and down this mansion, he often heard people say that the prince and the people in this mansion have always had a good relationship, and the guards in front of the mansion are all slaves who paid tribute to the East Palace by the Tubo tribes in the past, which seems to be true. In his spare time, he also heard Li Miao vaguely remind him that the master of this mansion has a lot to do with the Jiangnan faction, so he is afraid that he can't ignore it. I remembered that the storage turmoil at the beginning, wasn't it this person who shot behind the back to calm it down in one fell swoop. At first, he wondered why the prime minister and his gang had made a move. Now that the emperor has died, and the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, if he can befriend this person, I am afraid that it will be wonderful.
There was a sound of footsteps in the house, and when Cao Gao saw Jia Fu, his eyes narrowed with a smile: "The person who came is Jia Fu, Jia Gongzi." Our Cao Gao, this is polite."
"Jia Fu has seen Gonggong Cao, so he can't be called a son." Jia Fu saw the smile on Cao Gao's face, and his tone was full of polite words.
Cao Gao smiled all over his face, and looked at Jia Fu to get into a relationship: "Our family has been obsessed with you for some years, I don't know if I can call you by your name."
"This is Jia Fu's honor, I am a businessman, my father-in-law doesn't have to be too polite" Jia Fu didn't feel much about the salutation, Sheng Ge'er said that the name was just a code name.
When Cao Gao was about to continue to get close, Liu Sheng came over to Cao Gao and asked, "My father-in-law came to the house in the evening, but what is the matter?"
"Dare to ask Your Excellency, but Liu Sheng, Mr. Liu, our Cao Gao has seen Mr." Cao Gao looked at Liu Sheng, and was not in a hurry to answer, but asked respectfully.
Liu Sheng didn't feel anything, and looked at Cao Gao and became even more puzzled: "I can't afford to be called a gentleman, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking Gonggong Cao to explain his intentions."
"How dare the old slave blame Mr., His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited the two of them to enter the palace for a while." Cao Gao heard Liu Sheng's question and said his meaning directly.
As soon as Jia Fu heard that he entered the palace, his eyes suddenly lit up, he didn't expect that he Jia Fu could enter the palace once in his life: "Please also ask Gonggong Cao to lead the way."
"Please come with us ...... family." Cao Gao made a gesture of invitation, pointed to the carriage not far away, and motioned for them to go up together. The two nodded, and followed into the carriage. The coachman flicked his whip and galloped towards the palace.
The palace was in plain water, and Chai Yu was guarding the coffin. Yang Yong followed left and right, looked at the scene in front of him, and sighed. At this time, Cao Gao was outside the hall and made a gesture of invitation to Liu Sheng and Jia Fu. Immediately behaved, stood at the door and stopped.
Liu Sheng walked in and looked at Chai Yu and Yang Yong with bitterness on their faces: "Your Highness, please, mourn and change."
"Yang Yong, you too, don't always have a bitter gourd face, people must look forward." Jia Fu hurriedly persuaded Yang Yong to get up, this pair of difficult brothers and sisters is really distressing to watch.
Chai Yu heard the voice and turned around with Yang Yong: "I don't know how Lonely, it's a pity that Li Hao in the northwest deceives people too much, and he doesn't take revenge for being a son of man."
"His Royal Highness is going to cut down Western Xia, and the minister Yang Yong is willing to lead the iron cavalry in his family to be the pioneer. If I don't take revenge on my father, I won't be able to sleep well." When Yang Yong heard this, he immediately bowed down and asked for his life. During this time, he looked forward to it day by day, and the imperial court sent troops. Just to invade Western Xia and avenge his father.
"Avenge your father is a matter of course. It's just that the current imperial court still has elite soldiers who can attack Western Xia." Liu Sheng comforted that people can have emotions, but don't be swayed by emotions. Making decisions on impulse is often the most likely to be bad.
After hearing this, Yang Yong shook his head directly, looked at Liu Sheng, and said in a cold tone: "Joke, how can there be no elite soldiers in the huge imperial court."
"There are elite soldiers, but as far as I know, they are all in the north and against Liao." Liu Sheng ignored Yang Yong, his tone was very flat, and his eyes looked at Chai Yu.
Chai Yu sighed, how could he not understand the situation of the imperial court: "Outside this Luoyang City, there is a group of 100,000 elites. It's a pity that one of them wants to defend the capital, and the other is to prevent accidents. Don't move lightly unless you have to."
"Your Highness, is it our father's revenge, that's it." Yang Yong's expression was excited, and these words were almost shouted out.
Chai Yu looked at the excited Yang Yong, and his eyes became firm: "This revenge must be avenged, but there are three difficulties in sending troops, can you help Gu?"
"Your Highness? Could it be that Your Majesty died by someone who was assassinated?" Jia Fu listened to it for a long time and felt confused. Why did Li Hao in the northwest kill the emperor again. The more he listened, the more confused he became.
Chai Yu heard Jia Fu's question and shook his head: "In the palace, who has such courage to assassinate his father."
"It's not an assassin sent by Li Hao, so why did he become your father-killing enemy again." When Jia Fu heard Chai Yu's answer, he was even more puzzled, and simply asked directly.
Chai Yu took out the urgent report from the northwest from a pile of concerts next to him and handed it to Jia Fu: "My father has a heart disease, and after reading this letter, the urgent report from the northwest is extremely angry and dies suddenly."
"In this way, Li Hao of Western Xia is really His Highness, the revenge of killing his father." After reading the recital, Jia Fu nodded approvingly, and only then did he sort out these relationships.
Yang Yong was on the side, and couldn't wait to ask: "Please also ask Your Highness to make it clear that there are three difficulties in sending troops."
"One: In recent years, natural disasters have continued, and the household department has lost money and has no money. Second: The Liao State continues to increase its troops in Yanjing, and our dynasty must send troops to confront it. It can also be said that there are no soldiers to fight. Third: Hundreds of officials oppose it, I am afraid that the resistance will be huge." Chai Yu told these three points one by one, and he finally understood at this time. Why did my father get angry and say those words before he died? He secretly swore in his heart that such a situation would never happen again in his future life. Only when the treasury is full and the army is strong can he kill his father's revenge.
After listening to this, Liu Sheng carefully analyzed the three figures: "Although Li Hao founded the country at this time, his time was still short and his foothold was not stable. Although there are six states, they need to be garrisoned. Calculate carefully, including the capital of Western Xia and Xingqing Mansion. His strength on the Eastern Front was only 150,000 at most. If the imperial court sends 100,000 troops, it may be able to fight with one at this time. His Royal Highness said that there is no money in the court, but I don't think so. In the past, Renzong, when your imperial grandfather was in power, the Northern Expedition to Liao intended to recover Yanyun. It's a pity that the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, after the defeat of this war, he saved money and built a warehouse, intending to buy back Youzhou from the Liao State, I don't know if this matter is true."
"In the past, the emperor's grandfather built this warehouse is indeed true, some time ago, my father ordered the emperor to go to count the property, and the materials in it can indeed support an army of 100,000 people for several years." Chai Yu looked at Liu Sheng in surprise, how did he know about this secret. These belongings are all his imperial grandfather. Saved for 20 years. There it is, and it is now on a scale. Thinking about the frugality of the royal family's life at the beginning, his heart was also sour.
Liu Sheng continued to calculate and looked at Yang Yong: "Now that there is no problem in terms of financial resources, how many troops can your Yang clan send."
"30,000 foot soldiers need to stay in the passes of Xiazhou, and 50,000 iron horsemen can pour out." Yang Yong almost didn't think about it, and said his biggest hole card.
Chai Yu was overjoyed when he heard it, 50,000 cavalry. This is the cavalry he longs for day and night on Sunday, but unfortunately it is not a soldier and horse directly under the imperial court: "Fifty thousand iron cavalry, it seems that your Yang family is planning to go out."
"In order to avenge his father, how dare the minister hide it privately". Yang Yong's eyes were firm, as long as the people in the northwest party saw the Yang clan's cavalry passing by, they would be a little less courageous. This is the prestige that they have fought for countless years.
After listening to the conversation between the two, Liu Sheng smiled slightly: "As long as the imperial court sends 50,000 troops, there is basically no problem in terms of troops."
"How can Lone not think of it, in fact, the biggest problem here is how to convince the officials." Chai Yu became distressed, and he pondered for a long time about this problem.
When Jia Fu saw Chai Yu, he couldn't help but interject: "Do you have to send troops to attack Western Xia?"
"The revenge of killing the father is not shared". Chai Yu and Yang Yong almost said these eight words in unison.
Liu Sheng thought for a while in his heart, and looked at Chai Yu and suggested: "After His Highness ascends the throne, maybe you can give it a try."
"Brother Sheng is right, you haven't tried it until now, how can you know what the resistance is." Jia Fu interjected and added, watching them think about it, it was better to go straight in and try it.
Chai Yu was stunned and looked at Yang Yong. Seeing him nod, he suddenly woke up. At this time, he was the crown prince, and after ascending the throne, he was the emperor. is so cringe, in the end, it is for that: "Okay, after Gu ascends the throne." Gather the ministers and discuss the matter."
"Then Jia Fu and I, I wish Your Highness success first." Liu Sheng looked at Chai Yu with a proud face and congratulated him in advance.
Chai Yu looked at Liu Sheng and Jia Fu, and then turned his gaze to Yang Yong: "Lonely will not, let you down."
"I am willing to avenge Li Hao of Western Xia for His Royal Highness." Yang Yong's heart also gave birth to a sense of pride. Looking at the two who were eager for revenge, Liu Sheng sighed in his heart.