In the first year of Hongxian, that is, the summer of the sixth year of the total, it was extremely hot, and just after the summer, the north was so hot that people couldn't stand it. www.biquge.info The farmer began to worry about the crops in the field, and if it was a dry season, the harvest of the year would be ruined.

Yuan Weiting's body, because of the change in the weather, became bad again. Although Chen Lianfang was summoned to ask for a pulse, the potion was not as effective as the last time. Just as worrying as the weather is the battle situation on the front line.

Judging from the data on paper, the number and military expenditure of Hongxian's army are beyond the reach of the Yunnan-Guizhou army, including the dispatch of ace troops such as the Third Division, which makes many people believe that this will be a devastating victory. If there is any problem, it is nothing more than the distribution of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, who should the emperor appoint as the overseer, and who should be the prince and who should be the marquis. However, the current situation is that the flames of war have burned into Sichuan, and the Beiyang soldiers have only stabilized the front, but they cannot push the enemy back into Yunnan, and this performance on the Yunnan battlefield is the best performance among the three fronts.

The People's Army in Hunan formed an alliance with the Communist Army, and Tang Zhuxin, the greatest hero of Wuchang's first uprising, has now become the most important pillar under the command of Emperor Hongxian. Although he had no experience in leading troops, he had a huge influence among the gentry and was familiar with public opinion. The troops equipped for it are fierce generals like Ma Jizeng and Zhang Zongyao, plus the Royal Forest Army like the Seventh Mixed Brigade.

In contrast, the People's Army was poorly equipped and poorly trained, and the troops of the Communist Army entering Hunan were also Yunnan-Guizhou guest troops, so they should not be welcomed by local forces. In Yuan Weiting's view, it should be easy to crush this kind of army with his own troops. However, the fact is that the progress of the troops is slow, and it is difficult to collect food and wages. Tang Zhuxin's influence on the local area cannot be counted on, as if this co-hero who once led the Hubei squires to declare war on the Jin Dynasty lost all his supernatural powers after the restoration of the imperial system.

The gentry did not buy soup to cast new accounts, nor did they refuse to assist in the supply of military supplies. The Beiyang Army had to fight the civilian army, but also faced a steady stream of assassinations, raids, and harassment day and night. The help that the gentry could give was extremely limited, and most of them adopted an attitude of sitting on the sidelines. Hunan is like a quagmire, trapping two divisions and one brigade in it, and it is impossible to pull out its legs at all.

A large number of soldiers are unfamiliar with the environment, and at the same time, they are not accustomed to the water and soil, diseases are rampant, and the phenomenon of non-combat attrition is serious. The secret telegram taken by Tang Tianxi repeatedly stated that many of the generals died of illness, the food and grass supply was insufficient, the stability of the front was still too weak, and it was impossible to advance the front.

Compared with Guangxi, the situation in Hunan is not too bad. Long Chaoguang's troops were ambushed by Ma Qi, a fierce general under Lu Ganqing, the overseer of Guangxi, in Baise, and all the troops were disarmed. After Lu Ganqing obtained this batch of munitions, he immediately swore an uprising, telegraphed against Yuan, and respected Cen Chunxuan as the commander-in-chief, and waved his army to attack Guangdong.

The people's army that swarmed up with the entry of Emperor Sun Xiang in Guangdong joined forces with the Gui army, and the First Fleet of the Navy, which originally belonged to Hong Xian, also raised the anti-flag and joined the Gonghe banner. The successive rebellions led to a complete disappointment in the situation in Guangdong, and Long Qiguang, who had been pinned on by Yuan Weiting, not only could not cut off Cai Feng's back road, but on the contrary, even Guangdong itself could no longer be controlled, and Liangguang had been occupied by the iron-blooded eighteen-star banner. Hongxian's banner is crumbling.

The continuous bad news was like a poisonous arrow shot at Yuan Weiting, beating the ambitious emperor physically and mentally exhausted and emaciated. He found that it was not as easy as he imagined to be emperor, and people would not become submissive just because the country suddenly had more emperors, and even the contradictions and conflicts would become more serious than before becoming emperor. The idea of stabilizing the position with a war has now become a joke.

No matter how much he tried to stabilize people's hearts and his physical condition, Yuan Weiting was no longer allowed to persevere, and the emperor, who was once forcibly supported and gave people the impression of being healthy and strong, finally fell ill again and ignored national politics. Shen Jinying boiled the medicine and sent it to Yuan Weiting's mouth in person, watching him drink the medicinal soup before he breathed a sigh of relief.

It's less than a hundred days away...... He shouldn't have woken up so early in his dream. Shen Jinying thought so. Before the proclamation of the emperor, the provincial overseers were on the persuasion table, and it should not be the way it is now...... It shouldn't be that way.

Yuan Weiting's wheezing sound was like pulling a bellows, and after a long while, he asked, "The front line...... Battle reports from the front......"

"Leave the front line alone, let's rest for now. As you said, you are the heaven of this people, the backbone of all peoples. Your health is not good, how can the people below be able to fight steadily. As long as your body and bones are good, this battle can be won. ”

Yuan Weiting shook his head, "How can things be so easy...... My troops, why did my troops become like this? From the small station training to the present, I have put so much effort into these troops, but in the end, they have repaid me in this way. No heart, no heart! ”

He scolded a few times in a row, and his mood was a little excited, and Shen Jinying hurriedly comforted, "It doesn't matter, don't worry." Look at it this day, it's still so hot in the house, let alone outside? I heard that the climate in Sichuan is hotter than here, and the soldiers can't stand it just by being exposed to the sun, so how can they fight? Wait, when it's cool, we should win. ”

"Confused! Wait until the weather is cool, how much will it cost? How did we come up with so much money? Yuan Weiting panted and said: "Quick decision, must be quick decision!" No, I'll have to change players. The former commander-in-chief of the enemy must be replaced. We use female officials in the palace, why don't we see Shandong people? He ran a women's school in Shandong, and he cultivated some female talents, why can't he see them in the palace? Didn't I let Shandong select women with outstanding talents and virtues to serve in Beijing, and he didn't send anyone there? ”

Shen Jinying hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't mention it, this crown marquis is also nonsense." chose a female official for His Majesty, and finally chose a woman for himself, causing a lot of turmoil. The fight in the inner house is much more lively than our palace, this thing is ...... It's delayed. ”

"It turns out that this is ......, which woman he likes, he will let him marry. You personally sent a telegram to Su Shi, saying that it was me, and asked her to focus on the overall situation. No matter what kind of woman it is, even if it is a famous lady or a daughter, she will be married! After getting married, he immediately mobilized troops and went to Sichuan to be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. I'll seal him...... Be the lord of the five southwestern provinces! ”

Yuan Weiting's voice became higher, and he seemed to have made the greatest determination. "Shandong is well managed by Guanhou, but now Shandong has developed to the limit, no matter how capable he is, he will not make Shandong better. Instead of this, it is better to let him go to another province to open a government and build a second, a third Shandong for the country. The more provinces like Shandong, the stronger our country will be, which will be of great benefit to the country and the nation. Hanyun's temperament, like Cao Zijian in the previous dynasty, is happy with poetry and books, and is lazy with politics. Such a person is not suitable to be a king, even if I hand over the country to him, he will not have the power to control it. So according to what I think, it is better to arrange for him to be a prince in a province and be a free prince. Eat and drink without worry, and follow his heart. Shandong is rich and the people are abundant, there is no need for capable officials, only need to keep it, and let Hanyun be in Shandong, which is the best ending for him. As for the crown marquis, the five southwestern provinces all gave him, let him be the southwest king of the country, and in the future, he will be the main south of the Yangtze River, side by side with me, and now, he should always be satisfied. ”

Yuan Weiting's arrangement is very ingenious. If he arranged for others to take the position in Shandong, Shen Jinying would definitely stand up and fight for Zhao Guanhou. But now giving the Shandong handsome position to Yuan Hanyun is tantamount to squeezing out her brother with her son. The two weighed it, but the son was more important than the brother, and Shen Jinying had nothing to say.

When Fusang invaded Shandong, Zhao Guanhou openly refused the order to relocate the arsenal, which in fact made Yuan Weiting quite dissatisfied. After the Battle of Shandong, Zhao Guanhou's prestige reached an unprecedented peak, and the prestige of the president was not as good as that of his subordinates. Combined with Shandong's military and economic strength, Yuan Weiting couldn't help but worry about whether he could control Zhao Guanhou if he was interested in taking the throne.

Based on the traditional idea of loyalty, he did not think that Zhao Guanhou would really rebel, but it is difficult to say what attitude he would adopt after his son succeeded to the throne.

Therefore, for Shandong, I have long wanted to make a move. But whether it is based on Shen Jinying's relationship, the friendly cooperation between the two families, or the public opinion atmosphere in society, he cannot take de facto action against Zhao Guanhou. This time, the use of force in the southwest did not go well, so that Yuan Weiting finally made up his mind to persuade Shandong to go out at the cost of sacrificing part of the emperor's authority.

It will take at least ten years to transfer Zhao Guanhou out of Shandong, cut off his connection with the foundation, and succeed in opening the province in the southwest. During that time, his son should be enough to train a strong army to subdue the provincial overseers, even Zhao Guanhou did not dare to act rashly. This is also the biggest thorn that he pulled out for his son.

"You send him a secret telegram explaining what I mean. The Taixi people were capricious, and they promised to support me in the newspaper to claim the emperor, but they turned around and did not allow our troops to attack Yunnan by the means. It is clearly to bully us to be weak, and only a strong general like Guanhou and a person who is familiar with diplomacy can not be bullied by foreigners. Moreover, now that a great war has broken out in Taixi, the influence of the great powers on China is limited, and it is a good time for China to rise. Since the pre-Kim era, Vietnam was captured by Capetian and became a colony of the Thai and Si powers. This time, I will take the opportunity of using troops in Yunnan, and I will give support to Guanhou so that he can recover Vietnam and include it in the Chinese territory. Breaking Fusang in the front, collecting Vietnam in the back, sealing the wolf Juxu's merits, comparable to the Han champion Hou Huobi. He shares the world with Zhao every day, and I will give him the financial and military power of the people in Jiangnan. Hurry up and send the report! ”

Although Shen Jinying knew that Zhao Guanhou Yu did not support or oppose the emperor's newspaper, he would not send troops for Hong Xian. But right now, Yuan Weiting has pinned her hopes for a turnaround in Shandong, and she can only hope that the old friendship can be used again. The promise of dividing the river and ruling the world with half of the world may be exchanged for Shandong's troops...... I hope so.

Looking at Yuan Weiting's haggard face, Shen Jinying secretly prayed: God bless, let his dream be able to last a few more days.

When the telegram was sent to Jinan, Zhao Guanhou was offering a treasure and put an ice bowl made by himself in front of Chen Lenghe.

"I'm telling you, if you want to talk about this ice bowl, you have to eat Huixiantang. There are ten acres of lotus pond near the left, the river is planted with fresh water lotus root, the source of the pond water is the same as that of Beifu, it is the water of Yuquan Mountain in western Beijing, so the river fresh is better than the lotus root of West Lake. In addition, the river pond also produces chicken head rice, the chicken head that has just been strong, not only does not produce the amount, but the pharmacy does not accept it, so no one is willing to pick it, only Huixiantang has. The last time you went to the God of Wealth banquet of Liang God of Wealth in Huixian Hall, this is what you ate. Although our Jinan can't compare to the capital, but a city with mountains and half a city lake, there is no way to eat a mouthful of river fresh? Try my craft, the materials are a little worse than those in Beijing, but it is also a freshly cut seed, a good river fresh, do you think the taste is like? ”

Pregnant women are so bad that they don't know what to eat, and the sultry weather makes pregnant women more emotional. Chen Lenghe is now in such a stage, although he has an electric fan, he doesn't dare to blow it, and his hot heart is dry, so he thinks of the Huixian ice bowl he ate in the capital.

The difficulty of this thing lies in the material, even if Zhao Guanhou has his hands and eyes, he can only invite the head chef of Huixian Hall, but he Xian can't get it. I don't want him to cook in person, and he tried his best to make up such a river fresh in Jinan, and his skills naturally can't be compared with famous chefs, but Chen Lenghe eats is sweet from his mouth all the way to his heart.

Ah Jiu looked at the two of them with envy, "Dashuai is so good to Sister Leng He, he didn't even read the telegram in the capital, he was busy cooking food for Sister Leng He in the kitchen, and he was sweating a lot, I wanted to help, but Dashuai still refused." ”

"Shut up! What's so hard about this kind of thing, you can make Matsue Benbang dishes, but you can't make this northern ice bowl, you are not helping or making trouble. In the future, these little things don't need to be reported, if you dare to talk more, I will marry you to the most ugly and wife-beating officer under me. Zhao Guanhou threatened, but Ah Jiu was not afraid of him

"With Sister Leng He here, I'm not afraid. Besides, I can get a divorce if I get married! Now Shandong knows that women can divorce men, and it's a big deal to go to court. ”

Although Zhao Guanhou deliberately changed his clothes, Leng He can also imagine what kind of heat he will be in this sultry weather, busy in the kitchen. What's more, a provincial overseer cooks ice bowls for his wife, even if he says it, no one believes it. Sister Hanzhi, I will definitely win you this time.

When she thought of this, she felt both smug and guilty. "Aren't you afraid you'll spoil me? Next time, I'm going to eat something even rarer, see what you do? ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled: "Then what else can I do?" Of course, the wife has an order, and she must not be disobeyed. Women are meant to be spoiled, and if they can't enjoy it, how can they be considered the Overseer's wife? Come, let me hear what our children are doing. ”

Looking at her husband, Chen Lenghe's heart rippled infinitely, her luck was indeed good, and she almost missed it with such a man. Looking back, the biggest regret is that we met too late, and all kinds of twists and turns have now become part of the sweet memories between husband and wife.

The two of them snuggle together, in the general trend of the world, who belongs to the country, and they don't care about it. Chen Lenghe asked, "Is the telegram very important?" I have Ah Jiu here to serve, everything is fine, now that the country is in chaos like this, I can't hold you back, if you want to be busy...... I wouldn't mind. ”

"It's not a big deal, the emperor wants to share the world with me. It's only half a country, I don't care, the sky is big, my wife is the biggest, don't move...... Let me listen to the child's heartbeat, and I'll help you go for a walk later. With you by my side, it is for an emperor, and I will not change it. ”