Chapter 449 Kindness

Princess Taiping's attitude made Xue Chongxun know in his heart, and the person he was familiar with after that was Cheng Qianli, the secretary of the military department, and a series of armament plans began to be designed and arranged. The contributions to the Turks in the summer and autumn of this year will still be fulfilled, but preparations for war have begun quietly early on.

During this time, Concubine Cheng was particularly favored, and Xue Chongxun stayed with her almost every day, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is pampered. His time is limited, and he can't treat every wife and concubine like this, Concubine Cheng has shared too much favor, and others naturally neglect a lot. Even Li Yan'er complained, she felt that Xue Chongxun didn't come to see it often after giving birth to a child, and once complained in front of Sun: "Is it that he gave birth to the little county lord, he doesn't like it?" ”

Sun shook his head and said: "I have never heard that Xue Lang cares about future generations, it has nothing to do with the little county lord, besides, we gave birth to one, and the others don't even have a daughter." ”

Li Yan'er frowned and said, "Then why is he tired of being with Concubine Cheng every day, he has never seen such a good time before, and now he suddenly remembers?" ”

Sun pondered for a moment, and seeing that there was no one else beside him, he whispered: "Recently, Cheng Qianli, the secretary of the military department, has often walked around in the pro-kingdom, mostly for business. Although Cheng Qianli is not Cheng Ting's father, and he doesn't often communicate with each other on weekdays, but since he is the uncle of the family, he will always occasionally ask questions or piggyback on a few words, Cheng Qianli heard that his niece is favored by Xue Lang, isn't he more attentive to doing business? ”

Li Yan'er listened and said: "Mother means that Lang Jun doesn't really like Concubine Cheng, but only deliberately dotes on her because of the prime minister?" ”

Sun nodded: "So you don't have to be envious, Xue Lang will come to accompany you after a while." You must not say these words, in case they reach Cheng Ting's ears, it will always be embarrassing. ”

Li Yan'er nodded obediently, and said quite sympathetically: "Concubine Cheng is really pitiful, if I were her, I would rather Langjun not be so good to herself." ”

Sun Shi was silent for a long time, and said seriously: "Let him go, state affairs are important, if the outside affairs are not done well, all of us will not have a good life." ”

…… Cheng Ting didn't care about Xue Chongxun's motives, let alone ask him about his business, she was full and happy these days, and she didn't go to play the leaf cards that women usually gathered, so she personally cleaned up the house every day, cooked and looked forward to Xue Chongxun's return, and waited for him meticulously.

One night, Xue Chongxun heard her say: "It seems to be back in Shanzhou again, and you will come back every day." ”

Xue Chongxun felt a little guilty in his heart, so he said clearly: "You know that I am not only a woman, but it is also normal, who is not like this in the princes and princesses?" And I have spent the most time with you recently, if Cheng Shangshu of the Ministry of War asks, you can tell the truth that I love you very much. I am preparing to use troops against the Turks, and I need him to preside over the overall situation of the military department, and only when the preparations are thorough will there be no dilemma like last year, in which there are no soldiers and no food to adjust. ”

Cheng Ting's face was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and she said "um".

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said softly: "Although I don't like it, I still treat you sincerely and don't deceive, are you angry?" ”

"Nope!" Cheng Ting shook her head vigorously, raised her head and barely showed a smile, "I don't blame you, I only blame Langjun for being a princely family, if you are an ordinary person and can only marry one, then there will be no such troubles." ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "If that's the case, where did you get the brocade clothes and food, and the pampering?" There are gains and losses. ”

Cheng Ting grabbed his arm, bowed his head and blushed and said, "You don't have to be clothed and fed, it's enough to have Langjun...... But it's hard for the people in the market to have such a civil and military talent as Lang Jun, well, it's so good at making people happy......"

Xue Chongxun said in his heart that Cheng Ting is really a little woman's temperament, and she hasn't changed in a few years, so he is happy to tease her: "Then you don't marry me because of our family situation, but because you like me?" ”

"Hmm." Cheng Ting responded sweetly.

Xue Chongxun put his mouth close to her ear and asked softly, "Where do you like it?" "His hands are not honest anymore.

Cheng Ting's ears were red, her body was soft, and she exhaled like a land: "I like it everywhere, do you want it?" ”

In order to make her feel better, Xue Chongxun said again: "If a major event fails one day, I happen to take you to live in seclusion in the rivers and lakes, you should be willing to follow me without accounting for coarse tea and light food, right?" ”

Cheng Tingjiao said: "Naturally, I don't like it, I will accompany you wherever Lang Jun goes......"

Xue Chongxun had a smile on his face, but he thought in his heart: If you really come to that point, where is there a place to live in seclusion in the world? Princess Taiping also ran to the mountains in history, and it was not easy to be caught.

His thoughts like this are also the expression of insecurity, and it is indeed not easy for the current situation to be worse like that, and he thinks too much about the bad things. Fortunately, he didn't come out, but seeing Cheng Ting's emotional and shy attitude, he couldn't stop disrupting and continued to kiss her ears and neck.

Cheng Ting's side face and ear hairline are the most beautiful and natural, and the delicate black hair and white skin set off are like dewdrops in the early morning of spring. Her face is not powdered, pure beauty, no wonder Xue Chongxun felt as kind and cute as the beautiful big girl next door when he saw her for the first time.

Her face was red, and she looked very good in white, and when Xue Chongxun kissed her neck, she naturally raised her head and gasped slightly......

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Cheng Qianli's plan to arrange armaments is a major matter of military aircraft, and secrecy is a must, but it is not airtight, and people inside the military department know all kinds of detailed rules; The officials of the Ministry of War were strictly ordered not to reveal outsiders, but there were also people who risked breaking the law to sue their friends who had a particularly good relationship, of course, provided that they trusted each other very much. Among them, there was a squire surnamed Zhang, who leaked the military plane into the ears of his friend Du Xian. Du Xian's position is already at the level of the envoy of the temperance, and he is in charge of the army, but he is not a person from the military department who cannot participate in the central defense, and he knows that the detailed rules of this matter are really not in accordance with the rules.

The relationship between this is not complicated, Zhang Shilang of the military department is the brother of the family of Zhang Xiaosong, the general of the northwest, Du Xian and the Zhang family have a very good relationship, and they often live in Zhang Shilang's house after reporting to Beijing, and the two do not see each other. Obviously, there are people in the court who are much more down-to-earth wherever they go to be officials.

Zhang Shilang had a lot of disdain for Shangshu's armament arrangement between his words: "Everything is redundant, but he doesn't grasp the key point." Isn't this time preparing for the Northern Expedition to the Turks? What's the use of attacking the steppe, tinkering with other things, making up cavalry is more real than anything! ”

Du Xian took a sip of wine and echoed: "Zhang Shilang hit the nail on the head, I agree with this sentence, whether the north is dealing with the Turks or the Khitan, you have to rely on cavalry." ”

Zhang Shilang took the opportunity to say: "If Brother Du can become a general, or even preside over the military department, we will have a lot of peace of mind...... During the Battle of Helong, Brother Du had saved the King of Jin, and then the King of Jin also cultivated more, did he have the opportunity to enter the political hall in Beijing this time? ”

Du Xian's face sank, and he said sullenly: "It is estimated that it will be a little worse." Cheng Xianggong was born as a general, and unfortunately he also made meritorious contributions in the Western Regions, and he is still in his position; If I re-enter the phase at this time, it will give people an unfair pretext. Therefore, King Jin has not expressed his position so far. ”

"Which law says that two prime ministers cannot establish a war in one place?" Zhang Shilang shook his head and said.

Du Xian said: "Having said that, the rules are not set to death, but everyone knows it. ”

Zhang Shilang said with a smile: "Brother Du can see through the key points, but he has not grasped the key in this matter. ”

Du Xian was curious and hurriedly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhang Shilang moved the stool forward a few steps and whispered next to Du Xian: "Let's not fight the rules first, let's just say that Cheng Qianli's phase, if you go up, you have to work until you die of old age, and you can't retreat?" But people didn't return, why? Brother Du forgot that there is a side concubine surnamed Cheng in the Jin Palace? ”

Awakened by such a point, Du Xian suddenly said in his heart: This brother who often mixes in the capital really plays the power field very carefully.

Zhang Shilang said with a smile: "The phase you want is indeed a little worse, but it is not a rule, it is almost nepotistic." ”

Du Xian sighed: "I can't compare to Cheng Xianggong in this regard, I don't have any relationship with the palace, but there is no way." ”

Zhang Shilang shook his head again: "This is wrong. Cheng Qianli is not surnamed Li, let alone Xue! ”

Du Xian couldn't help laughing and said: "Concubine Cheng was promised to King Jin by Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping, and she was demoted to a lowly status because of General Cheng's sins, we can't learn this." Du Mou couldn't find the door by himself, saying that our Du family's little lady was good-looking, so give it to King Jin...... Didn't it make the people of the world laugh off their big teeth, what kind of face will Du have in the future? ”

Zhang Shilang sneered and said, "Our own people, I'll give you an idea." The Taiping Palace*** side of the Yu Liben and I got along well, and I heard him say that the Taiping Duke asked Xue Lang to find a plump woman to give her a grandson. Think about it, Xue Lang is a person who has been established for a long time, and he doesn't even have an heir, can His Royal Highness Taiping care about it? If you are willing to give up a daughter of the Du family, let Yu Liben talk in front of Taiping, what is the difficulty of the little lady who came out of the lintel of your family to be a concubine? Isn't Princess Taiping a believer, find a Taoist priest to give the little lady a face, saying that she wants to pass on incense, isn't this done? ”

Du Xian was stunned, only to hear Zhang Shilang's crackling call, which sounded like a joke, but he really felt very reliable when he thought about it.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Zhang Shilang dropped a sentence: "Brother Du has thought about it for the past two days, and he may have believed it to me, we have such a relationship, who will I not help you?" ”

The appearance will be the lintel of the glory, and the glory of the career is beckoning to Du Xian, and it is a lie that he is not moved. However, he thinks that he is a person who reads the books of sages and sages, and he always feels that such a promotion is a bit dishonorable, so at least he must be hesitant, otherwise it will be cheesy.

When Zhang Shilang said this, he was not in a hurry to persuade him, but said lightly: "If Brother Du has figured it out, you have to think about choosing someone, otherwise it will be useless if you go in and will not be favored." ”

Du Xian said quietly: "It is better to control the authority of the country, or to make meritorious contributions through the right path...... Cease? ”

"Yes, Cheng Xianggong has no merit? The victories of the Western Regions and Helong are not child's play. There are six people left in the political hall now, and there is still a position, so there is no need to squeeze people down to fight for it now, Brother Du should think about it thoroughly. ”Q