By the pond in the back garden of the East Palace, Long Xingrong sprinkled the mixed koji into the water one after another, and the fish who had been hungry for a long time came out to compete for the deliciousness. Long Xingrong picked up a fishing rod and threw it down, and it didn't take much effort for a fish to pounce and be caught. Long Xingrong proudly turned around and wanted to show off, but when he looked back, he saw Niu Tianci holding a net to go east and west, and there were several copies of it. Looking at Wang Meng, this guy simply carried a fishing net and threw it down, which means that he wanted to catch it all.

"Big brother, third brother, you are opportunistic, how can you fish like this."

"Second brother, I said that it would be good to see who got more fish, but I didn't say that I had to use a fishing rod. Hehe, second brother, you're doomed. ”

"Okay, you guys wait, see what I'm capable of. Peach blossom, take a thunderbolt. ”

Peach Blossom turned around to run, but was stopped by Gao Ping. Gao Ping smiled and pointed to Emperor Suzheng and Empress Su Zheng who were standing in the pavilion on the shore, and Peach Blossom was so frightened that she fell to her knees, and even said that the slave should die, and the slave should die.

Emperor Su Zheng walked over with a smile and said: "Fishing is about the mood, and fishing this winter is about the realm of fishing alone in the cold river." One of the three of you wants to get immediate results with bait, and the other takes the opportunity to fish in muddy waters, wanting to make a contribution in one fell swoop. Hahaha, Wang Meng, you want to catch it all, so what will you eat next year? In the end, you need to know that you can't be in a hurry to do things, let alone rush for quick success, all three of you need to be trained. ”

"The sons (ministers) obey His Majesty's teachings."

"Well, okay. Come with me to the study, I have something to ask you. ”

The elder brother followed Emperor Su Zheng and the queen to the study, and Emperor Su Zheng looked at Niu Tianci and Wang Meng, who were sitting in danger, and nodded approvingly.

"Godci, when you left the capital, there was only Wang Meng by your side, but now you have more than 100,000 troops and control the four states. You didn't disappoint me, and now that Dayan is in civil strife, I hope you can continue to put down the rebellion for me. Presumably the prince has already told you what I mean, and I want to ask you what is your best plan? ”

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already told the minister about this, and the minister has no doubt. The minister thought that the north should first pacify the rebellion and then the south, and once the north was pacified, the south would be just around the corner. ”

"If the counterinsurgency in the north takes a long time, won't the strength of the south be stronger?"

"The minister thinks that it is not necessarily, there are many rebel forces in the south, they do not belong to each other, and they do their own thing. If we don't attack the land south of the Yangtze River at this time, the various factions will clinch against each other, and you will fight for each other to form a melee. In this way, Jiangnan's strength will definitely decline, and when the north is calmed down, we will have no worries about the future after passing through Jiangnan. ”

"Well, that's a good point. However, Jiangnan is good at water warfare, but the northern soldiers are just the opposite, how to break through the Qingjiang natural danger, what are your clever plans? ”

"The minister intends to confront the Jiangnan forces along the river, make a posture of attacking Jiangnan, and arrange all kinds of illusions, so that the Jiangnan forces cannot figure out the focus of my attack, so as to attract Jiangnan's heavy troops to deploy along the river. But the minister wants to find another way to attack his back. ”

"Do you mean hitting Jiangnan's back? How do you transport the army over? ”

Long Xingrong asked with interest.

"Attacking its back can be real or false, and if it is attacked, Jiangnan will definitely send troops to rescue, and then our army will cross the Qingjiang River and storm the other side. If Jiangnan blindly defends the defense line along the river, then attacking its back will change from virtual to real, and the city will be attacked and plundered, so that the defense line along the river will be chaotic without a fight. In this way, the Jiangnan forces are put in a dilemma that is difficult to take care of, and the initiative of when and how to fight is completely under the control of our army. ”

"Hahaha, okay. It is worthy of Niu Tianci, and I am interested in how you attack Jiangnan Xiangbei. ”

"The minister wants the Liaozhou Naval Division, and he also wants to expand the Naval Division and increase large warships."

"Exactly. What else is needed? ”

"The minister led the army to quell the rebellion, and the Far East should not be stable, please Your Majesty strictly order the son of the army to immediately launch a purge of the Rong Department. Winter is the season of Rongbu Cat Winter, and the personnel are relatively concentrated, and eliminating a tribe now is equivalent to one less thousand people in the next year. This time cannot be wasted. ”

"Exactly. Anything else? ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked to guard the grassland, and he should wait until after the beginning of spring. Otherwise, the Dragon Guard Army will not adapt to the grassland climate, and it will inevitably lose its troops without a fight, so the time for changing defenses should be in the spring. And the minister must personally hand over to His Highness. If you can, you are willing to put the Iron Arm Army and the Siege Army under the command of Your Highness, and assist Your Highness in holding Urakan. ”

Emperor Su Zheng looked at Niu Tianci's face carefully, and Niu Tianci's face was as usual, as if he was talking about a simple ordinary thing. Who is willing to give up the troops in hand, Niu Tianci actually said that he wanted to assign the Iron Arm Army and the Attacking Army to the Dragon Guard Army, Emperor Su Zheng felt that in addition to Niu Tianci not worrying about the prince, there was no other reason.

"Well, the time for the change of defense is set in the spring according to what you said, but the Iron Arm Army and the Siege Army do not need to be assigned to the Dragon Guard Army. You can't lead the army to quell the rebellion without your own troops, the Flying Tiger Army is reluctant to move, just stay in Liaodong, if there is something in the Far East, the Flying Tiger Army can also quickly support. The Leopard Cavalry Army is stationed in Liaozhou, and the Iron Arm Army and the Storming Army are stationed in Jizhou, so it will be convenient for you to lead the army to quell the rebellion in the future. I want you to sit in Jinyang, Jinyang is the place where the ancestral veins of the Long family are located, and there can be no mistakes. Quickly put down the rebellion, if the rebellion is not peaceful, I will not be able to sleep and eat for a day. ”

"The minister should die to repay His Majesty's kindness."

When the queen returned to the harem and asked Emperor Su Zheng why Niu Tianci proposed to assign the two armies to Long Xingrong, Emperor Su Zheng did not agree. Emperor Su Zheng said faintly: "The original intention of God is good, and it is for the safety of Rong'er. However, the Dragon Guard under Rong'er's command is too far from the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Legion, once the two armies are included in the Dragon Guard, those experienced officers will immediately emerge and become commanders at all levels of the Dragon Guard, so is the Dragon Guard still the Dragon Guard? Niu Tianci may not have thought so, but Rong'er did. Didn't you see that when Tianci brought it up, Rong'er didn't speak? Rong'er was unwilling. ”

"Then send more troops to Rong'er, isn't that Gao Zan already built an army called the Flower Arm Army? Let's give it to Rong'er together. ”

"Hehe, five thousand people are of little use, and besides, the Flower Arm Army can still be reluctant to deter the place, and it is still unsatisfactory to go into battle and fight, so it is better to let them be Rong'er's personal guards."

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that Rong'er and Tianci don't seem to be too close, is this good or bad?"

"There's nothing good or bad, Rong'er has to do it. Otherwise, it is inevitable to raise a tiger, Niu Tianci is a fierce tiger, and it seems that he is still loyal, but there are a few temptations that can be resisted in the face of power. Rong'er wants Niu Tianci to understand that without him, Rong'er can still become a promising king. But Niu Tianci will not be able to move an inch if he leaves Rong'er. Rong'er can think of this, which means that he has grown up and matured, and has begun to try to conquer him. The queen took the time to summon Tian Yancui into the palace and rewarded him generously. Wang Meng is simple-minded, and Rong'er solved the trouble caused by the marriage for him, so Wang Meng and Tian Yancui will definitely be grateful to Rong'er, and it is best to let him rely on Rong'er. In this way, even if Niu Tianci is in power in the future, with Wang Meng on the side, Rong'er will rest easy. Hehe, this is also the reason why I raised Wang Meng's title as high as that of God. It's a pity that Yarao'er is too young, otherwise it would be her and God who would have given the marriage. ”

"Okay, leave this matter to the concubine. Hehe, I didn't expect that it was to pave the way for Rao'er, but I had no intention of inserting willows and letting Rong'er show favor to Wang Meng, Your Majesty is really calculating. ”

After the queen left, Emperor Suzheng summoned Gao Ping and retreated. Gao Ping looked at Emperor Su Zheng with a serious face, and couldn't help but kneel on the ground with weak legs.

"Wang Meng was abandoned at the mountain gate of Fanlin Temple as soon as he was born, when the wind and snow were raging, and at this time, Master Wuchen returned to the temple to pick up Wang Meng. Just after Master Wuchen returned to the temple, someone jumped away from the top of the mountain gate, this person's body is vigorous, fast as a dragon. It's a pity that it was still discovered by others. Gao Ping, don't you want to say something to me? ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't know what to say?"

"Then why do you repeatedly protect Wang Meng, it is true that the Far East Wang Meng has made outstanding achievements in this battle, but it will not be a marquis in one fell swoop. And you have repeatedly suggested that I make him a marquis, and you insist on making him a marquis of Liaodong, if you say that there is no selfish secret, I don't believe it. Say, do you want me to be kept in the dark forever? ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave deserves to die, and now the old slave will tell Your Majesty the truth. The person who sent Wang Meng to Fanlin Temple was the old slave, and Wang Meng was the son of Concubine Cao and His Majesty. ”

Emperor Su Zheng looked at lying on the ground and didn't even dare to raise his head, but his face was calm.

"I had already guessed that I had a feeling in my heart from the moment I saw Wang Meng. Wang Meng had her shadow between his eyebrows. Well, that's good news. Meng'er, my father is really happy. Get up, Gao Ping, you are my most caring person, I and Concubine Cao, thank you. Don't spread the word about it, and don't let the queen know about it. Gao Ping, I want to meet Meng'er. ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave will arrange it, Your Majesty is not in a hurry."

In recent years, every household has been buying goods for the New Year, although the rebellion has not been quelled, the goods are much less than in previous years, and the price is also 10% higher. But the year still has to pass, after all, this is the capital, and it is still much more prosperous than other places. Niu Tianci and Wen Wen'er went to visit Yanwang Long Changshou, Wang Meng and Yancui couldn't stay at home, and Yancui also wanted to visit the capital with Wang Meng, so the little couple took the servant entourage to drive the carriage to the West Market.

The two of them went shopping for a long time, and Yancui bought a push of things, and the old and young in the family thought of it. Later, the two went to a leather store, and Yancui took a fancy to a snow-white fox fur shawl. Wang Meng was the most reluctant to pay for Yancui, he pulled Yancui into the store and pointed to the shawl and shouted: "Boss, I want this shawl, take it off for me immediately." ”

The shopkeeper ran over and took off the shawl and gave it to Wang Meng respectfully, and Wang Meng draped the shawl on Yancui's shoulders. Yancui is already beautiful, but now she is lined with this shawl, and she is even more noble in her beauty, making Wang Meng's eyes turn red, and she only knows how to grin and smirk.

"Boss, how much?"

"Hehe, back to Liaodong, someone has already paid the bill for you."

"What? It's paid, who is it? ”

"Master Hou, please come with me."

Wang Meng asked the maids to accompany Yancui to see if there was anything else he liked, and he followed the shopkeeper to the second floor. The shopkeeper pushed open the door of a private room, bowed down and asked Wang Meng to enter. Wang Meng walked into the house and said loudly: "It's not a friend who will settle the account for me, thank you first." But I don't know why my friend is like you, hey, Your Majesty, it turned out to be you. ”

Wang Meng was about to pay a big salute, but Emperor Suzheng stopped him. Emperor Su Zheng looked at Wang Meng carefully, and touched Wang Meng's head with a trembling hand.

"Now that I'm not a monk anymore, why do I have a bald head?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is impatient with trouble, and it is inevitable that he will be injured on the battlefield, and it is easy to treat injuries with a bare head, so he has been shaving his head."

"Sit down, get closer to me. Gao Ping went to get some food and then heated the pot of wine. Oh, go and invite Mrs. Liaodong Hou to come up too. ”

After a while, Yan Cui rushed in with a sea tiger skin hat.

"Mengzi, you see how good this hat is, you are always bareheaded, and you are not afraid of catching a cold when you wear this. Ah, Your Majesty, the concubine Tian clan pays a visit to Your Majesty. ”

"Hehe, excuse me. Sit down, don't be restrained, this is not in the court, don't be formal. Just call me uncle~~~. Can I take a look at this hat? ”

Yancui smiled and handed over the hat, Emperor Su Zheng took it in his hand and took a closer look, nodded again and again to express satisfaction, and praised Yancui's good eyesight. When Yancui told Emperor Su Zheng that he and the shopkeeper had negotiated a sky-high price for a long time, and the shopkeeper gave a 20% discount, Emperor Su Zheng couldn't help laughing.

"This sea tiger skin is produced in the Far Eastern Seas, and it is very difficult to catch, and there is not much profit at eight percent. That's you, it's good to be someone else who doesn't give a price increase. Hehehe. ”

Gao Ping personally walked in with a large plate of food, Wang Meng got up and was about to pick it up, but Gao Ping hurriedly stopped him.

"Liaodong doesn't have to be polite, it's right to serve you."

"Hehe, everyone, you're welcome, I'll go shopping with you when I'm full, okay?"

"That's naturally good, Your Majesty, uncle, tell me what you like, and I'll buy it for you."

Yancui said, but her eyes were as attracted by the sumptuous food as Wang Meng. When Emperor Su Zheng saw Yancui and Wang Meng's appearance, he couldn't help but smile even more happily, and even Gao Ping smiled so that the folds on his face were like blooming chrysanthemums.

"Eat, eat, you're welcome. Wang Meng tasted this osmanthus crisp, back then, you and your aunt liked to eat this the most. ”

"Well, it's delicious, it's so fragrant and sweet, I've never had such a delicious snack."

Wang Meng's words almost made Emperor Su Zheng shed tears, and after taking a sip of wine, he asked: "The temple is bitter, how have you come over all these years?" ”

"My master is kind to me, he thinks about me for all kinds of delicious food, but you can't eat meat in the monastery. Sometimes when I was hungry, I went down to the river with my junior brother to catch fish and shrimp, went up to the trees to catch birds, and ate pheasants and hares, even snakes. I have to hide it from the master, otherwise the master will punish me for copying Buddhist scriptures. Later, after I met Cui'er, it was often Cui'er who brought me delicious food, her dried tofu and tofu skin were delicious, I could eat as much as I wanted, hehehe. ”

Wang Meng looked at Yancui and smiled stupidly, and Yancui glanced at Wang Meng with a red face. Gao Ping turned around and quietly wiped his eyes, and Emperor Su Zheng raised his sleeves while laughing.

"Hehehe, interesting, really interesting, my tears are laughing. It seems that I am right to give you marriage. Yancui, you are sincere to Wang Meng, I am very happy. Take this jade plaque, and come to me with this plaque in the future. No matter what, I'll give it to you, and I'll call the shots for you. ”

The white dragon pattern jade plaque is like a bright moon radiating a soft light. Even people like Wang Meng and Yan Cui, who are not good at jade, know that this brand is worth a lot of money. What's more, this jade plate is also carved with a dragon pattern, who dares to use such a pattern in Dayan except for the royal family, so this value is even more immeasurable.

After the four of them were full, they went shopping, and after a while, Emperor Su Zheng was the same as Wang Meng, holding a meatloaf in one hand and an elbow in the other hand while walking and eating. Wang Meng saw that Emperor Su Zheng was bareheaded, and felt bad, so he put the sea tiger skin hat that had been covered by his big bald head on Emperor Su Zheng's head. Emperor Su Zheng wore a hat crookedly, and he looked like a landlord and an old fortune, which made Gao Ping's eyes hot for a while.

Before parting, Yancui bought a large bag of things to give to Emperor Su Zheng, and after an afternoon of contact, Yancui had already treated Emperor Su Zheng as an uncle next door. I also bought a lot of hand bibs, leather scarves, and even purse snacks.

Emperor Su Zheng reluctantly looked at the little couple who walked away hand in hand, wrapped the leather scarf around his neck, and wiped his hands clean and stuffed them into the hand scarf.

"Gao Ping, isn't my appearance funny?"

"No, Your Majesty looks very kind. Old slave, old slave wants to cry. ”

"Hehe, so do I."

The next day, Emperor Suzheng's decree arrived at the Liaodong Hou Mansion, and gave Ruiguo Gongtian and his wife 2,000 acres of good land and a grange, and Jintian Yancui ordered Mrs. from the second grade, plus 3,000 households in Liaodong Houshiyi. This decree attracted people's attention, and the Liaodong Hou Mansion and the Cangshan Hou Mansion became the two most dazzling mansions in the capital. (To be continued.) )