Chapter 102: Controversy
"Childe is really a filial person, and he doesn't forget his wife when he has a sweetheart." When the hawker heard that Hua'an was still going to buy it, he hurriedly praised it first.
"These dark hairpins are the most suitable for the elderly, dignified, steady, they must be suitable, you choose the same."
When Hua An heard the old man, he was suddenly a little unhappy, his mother was only thirty-five years old, and she looked very young, how could she say that the old man was old?
"It's too dark, my mother is still young, and it doesn't fit to wear." Hua An looked at the hairpin in the vendor's hand and shook his head.
When the peddler heard this, he showed a surprised expression on his face, paused and said: "Gongzi is really a person of filial piety, and it is the first time for the old body to hear his son praise his mother's youth. ”
As he spoke, the vendor handed Hua An a brown hairpin inlaid with white jade, and two strings of silver pendants hung from the hairpin.
"Bought it, wrap it." Hua An touched the feel of the hairpin and made a decisive decision.
"Okay! Wrap it for you. The peddler was so happy that he dared to buy without even asking the price, and it was rare for such a happy customer to be seen.
However, seeing that Hua'an was a filial child, the hawker felt that it was commendable, so he gave Hua'an a 20% discount on the price of the hairpin.
After Hua An finished paying, he was about to leave with the wrapped hairpin and jade bracelet, but Han Xueyu stood in place, reluctant to leave.
She tugged at her pink little mouth and looked at Hua An with an aggrieved expression, revealing a hint of longing in her eyes.
"What's wrong, Sister Cher." Hua An asked with concern.
Han Xueyu tugged at her mouth and muttered, "Brother Hua'an, Xue'er wants it too." After speaking, his eyes stared at the pile of jewelry in front of him.
When Hua An heard this, he was shocked, after all, Han Xueyu was only ten years old, and he was not yet at the age of dressing up, so he was actually interested in jewelry.
"Sister Xue'er, you are still too young, when you grow up, my brother will buy it for you, okay." Hua An felt that it was very inappropriate for a ten-year-old child to wear jewelry, and politely refused.
"Xue'er wants it now, just buy one, okay." Han Xueyu stretched out a finger and stared at Hua'an in a daze, waiting for Hua'an's decision.
Hua An understands that if she insists on not buying it, Xue'er will not be too forceful, but her young heart will definitely be hurt and her heart will be very uncomfortable.
Hua'an is naturally soft-hearted, especially can't bear to see girls sad, besides, Xue'er is also a little county lord in distress, and she looks so cute, such a trivial little request, how can she bear to refuse.
"Sister Xue'er, which piece of jewelry do you like, Brother Hua'an will buy it for you." Hua An bowed, touched Han Xueyu's little head, and asked softly.
"Thank you, Brother Hua'an." Han Xueyu's eyelids lifted slightly, and the corners of her mouth showed a sweet and satisfied smile.
This expression is very charming, it is a natural expression of happiness and feelings, it is a feeling that comes from the heart, and it also has a mischievous, triumphant verve.
"Brother Hua'an, is it good-looking?" Han Xueyu picked up a string of green jade necklaces and hung them around her neck, shaking her head and looking at Hua An.
Hua An looked at it and couldn't help but be amazed, the green jade necklace hung on Han Xueyu's neck, which seemed to complement each other.
The dazzling light reflected by the jade beads made Han Xueyu's young face even more dazzling.
As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold, Han Xueyu can have such a stunning effect when she is young, wearing a string of green jade necklaces, and she must be a great beauty who will captivate the country and the city when she grows up.
"Looks good, bought it." Huaan made a decision without hesitation.
"Hey, hey!" Seeing that Hua An really bought the necklace, Han Xueyu lowered her head and smiled shyly, her face flushed and very cute.
After Hua An finished paying, he took Han Xueyu's little hand and said loudly: "Sister Xue'er, put on a beautiful necklace and go home with my brother." ”
"Hmm." Han Xueyu nodded, answered loudly, and walked towards Wuyi Lane by Hua An's side, Lei Storm and Zhao Wu followed closely behind.
"It's really a good son, I don't forget my mother and sister when I have a sweetheart, it's rare, it's rare!" Hua'an didn't go far before the hawker's voice came from behind him.
When Hua An heard this, he laughed and continued to walk towards Wuyi Lane.
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In the palace of the capital, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together, and since they heard the news that Shi Hu's army was heading south, they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
The news was delivered in the middle of the night yesterday, and the ministers who learned the news early this morning hurried to the main hall and discussed it all morning, without any clue.
At this time, Sima Yan, the little emperor who was seventeen years old, was taking a lunch break, and he listened to the Manchu ministers arguing for a morning, and his head really hurt badly.
However, the ministers of the court did not leave, and they gathered in the main hall to discuss how to defend themselves against the enemy.
A general like Han Qian, who was leading troops outside, was rushing to the capital after receiving the emperor's order, and every once in a while, a general entered the main hall.
Han Qian, who entered the main hall, did not participate in any arguments, he had been standing in front of a military map in a daze, frowning and thinking carefully about how to resist Shi Hu's attack.
And Situ Wang Dao, Sikong Xijian, and Zhengxi General Yu Liang gathered together to discuss the strategy of sending troops, but after all, the enemy was outnumbered, and Shi Hu was menacing, although they were all important ministers of the imperial court, they couldn't make up their minds for a while.
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"What time is it?" Sima Yan, who was taking a lunch break at the back of the hall, rubbed his eyes and asked softly.
The little eunuch beside him hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, it's already halfway over." ”
"Oh, it's not time." Sima Yan stood up as he spoke, and then frowned again.
"Why is the hall still so noisy, the ministers of civil and military affairs haven't left yet." Sima Yan rebuked unhappily.
The little eunuch hurriedly replied: "Where are they all?" When the emperor fell asleep, more than a dozen generals came. ”
When Sima Yan heard this, he sighed, rubbed his forehead, and said helplessly: "It's really annoying, this group of useless ministers, they can't think of any ideas, they will only shout in the hall, what use do I want them to do, what do they use." ”
The louder he spoke, the louder he kicked the table in front of him in a fit of rage, knocking over the dishes and some delicious snacks on the table.
"The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry." The little eunuch beside him hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, the generals who just came in the afternoon may have good ideas, they have been fighting on the battlefield all year round, and they must be very clear about the war." ”
"Oh!" Sima Yanqing slowed down slightly, lowered his head and thought for a moment, waved his right hand, and said softly: "Get up." ”
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"The Hu people are strong, and it is impossible to divide the troops."
"That's right, you should concentrate the main force, destroy one of its roads first, and then take the momentum of victory, destroy the remaining roads in one go, if you are lucky, maybe you can go straight to Yecheng and destroy Zhao State."
"It's really a pipe dream, if the main force concentrates on attacking the enemy all the way, the remaining enemy troops will be like a bamboo, smashing the hinterland of my Great Jin, once the capital is surrounded, my Great Jin is in danger of losing the country."
"It's nonsense, in your opinion, it is to divide the troops to block the enemy, my Dajin Jing and Yang Erzhou can only draw 50,000 or 60,000 troops each, and the enemy army is 150,000, and the combat power is stronger than our army, and the division of troops to resist the enemy will be broken one by one."
In the main hall, several grumpy ministers quarreled loudly.
"The emperor drove to ......"
With the shout of the little eunuch, Sima Yan walked in from the apse.
"The ministers knock on the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live." When the Chinese military ministers saw Sima Yan walking in, they all knelt down to pay respects.
"Zhongqing is flat." Sima Yan waved his hands lightly and motioned for the ministers to get up.
"Your Majesty." After thanking the ministers, they rose in turn and stood on either side according to their official positions.
Sima Yan looked at the ministers and asked, "You Aiqing have been discussing for so long, but you have a good plan to defend against the enemy. ”
When the ministers heard this, they immediately looked at each other, none of them came up with any very good ideas, and they were not sure of winning several strategies that had been arguing for a long time.
"Hmph, since you can't think of an idea, why are you still staying here!" Sima Yan reprimanded angrily.
"The emperor is angry, Shi Hu has a lot of troops going south, it is indeed tricky, and the method has to be discussed slowly." Seeing that Sima Yan was angry, Yu Liang stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice.
"Uncle Guo has any good plans, you might as well say it bluntly." Sima Yan saw that it was his own uncle who spoke, and his anger suddenly eased a lot.
When Yu Liang heard this, he hugged his fists and responded: "The minister still thinks that he should concentrate the main force, first annihilate the enemy all the way, deter the enemy's courage, and then attack the rest of the enemy army with the momentum of victory." ”
"How should the remaining two groups of the enemy army deal with it?" A minister asked rhetorically.
Yu Liang smiled slightly, pointed to the huge military map in the hall, and explained: "This general will lead the main force of the Jingzhou Army of 50,000 people, cross the river to support Lujiang County, and join forces with the local defenders of Lujiang to annihilate the 20,000 horses of Ma Qiu, the commander of the right army of Zhao State. Of the 50,000 main forces of the Yangzhou Army, 30,000 were assigned to support Huainan County, and the remaining 20,000 were to support Guangling County. General Han's Northern Expeditionary Army of 30,000 men was responsible for defending the Beijing Division, and coordinated with all parties, and when the main force of our Jingzhou Army annihilated the enemy's right route army, it would immediately launch an attack on the enemy's middle route army. ”
Yu Liang smiled proudly after speaking, and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military support and opposition were half.
Sima Yan nodded, and was just about to make a decision, among the ministers, Sikong Xijian immediately came out of the queue and objected: "Uncle Guo is really good at calculating, why do you Jingzhou Legion concentrate the main force to destroy the enemy, but my Yangzhou Legion has to divide the army into two places." ”
"Xi Aiqing has any opinions, you might as well say it bluntly." Sima Yan was excited when he saw Xi Jianqing, and asked.
Xi Jian glanced at Yu Liang, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, the main force of my Yangzhou Army is 50,000 horses, crossing the river to support Guangling County, and joining forces with the Guangling defenders to break the 20,000 horses of the commander of the left army of Zhao State, while the Jingzhou Army is divided into two places, supporting Huainan County and Lujiang County respectively. ”
After Xi Jian finished speaking, he looked at Yu Liang with a dissatisfied expression.
The strategy he said was exactly the same as what Yu Liang said, but he had different opinions on the assignment of tasks among their respective legions.
In addition to the 50,000 horses of the rear army commander Kui'an, the 100,000 horses of the front army were divided into three ways to attack, and they all wanted to concentrate the main force of their own legion to destroy the enemy, so as to obtain the credit of breaking the enemy, and let the opposing army face the attack of the enemy on both sides.
The two of them were always arguing in the main hall, and their respective subordinates were also shouting in chaos.