Chapter 13: Lunch with the Three Princesses

Shan Dadu blocked it, Tianxing had to give up, and saw the three little ladies in the courtyard outside the hall looking at this side, smiling and beckoning for them to come over and talk.

Over there, Dugu Dadu Hu and the single deputy Dadu Hu finished discussing, and let Xiao Wu lead Xue Jian, Li Sicheng and others to eat outside, as for whether to go to Xuehualou or Temple Street Inn, where to love, the two of them left Pei Xuangui and Tianxing to eat at this Zheng Ji shop.

Zheng 13 came out of nowhere at this time, took the servant woman to tidy up the banquet, and led his second brother back to the room after finishing, so that he was not in the way.

The star and the three little ladies were babbling and boasting that he had seen turtles bigger than this house.

Dugu Dadu escorted him to the table, and when he saw the three little ladies, he also thought about inviting them to eat together, and Zheng Xiuer looked at Tianxing.

"People read at night with red sleeves, and the three of us are all red sleeves and wine, the so-called wine is not drunk, and everyone is drunk"

"Don't be crooked anymore" The single deputy mostly protected and drank, "Tianxing, Jiang Nan is my niece, if you are wronged on Temple Street, be careful of your wolf skin" It turned out that his single deputy was the brother-in-law of Wang Yu, the vice president of Datang Academy, and Wang Jiangnan's brother-in-law.

Dugu Dadu Hu also warmly said, "The three little ladies are seated with peace of mind, and they will wait for helpers when there is something."

So the first, second and third leaders of Anton's Dadu Hufu plus the third princess, the temple street folded Dugu Tianxing, the three little ladies were a total of eight people just at a table, as for Ximen Ying, they set up a table under the verandah of the hall to eat, Ximen Ying stood in the courtyard and did not enter the table, only A dog squatted on the bench and an old guard cup brought by the Dugu Metropolitan Governor, King Kong Bear smirked and held a pig's trotters and gnawed, Dugu God chewed the two buns and stood in the shadow of the corridor pillar like a ghost.

There is Tianxing's words will be a topic of conversation, a while to Kyoto to the two little ladies are his Bole, is his bosom friend, can read his poetry talent, a while to praise the three princesses for decent clothes, asked which shop is customized, the three princesses had to say that it was Xiao Wu Langjun purchased, Tianxing then proudly declared to the three little ladies that this is his design, is the temple street leather goods store products, in line with the human body line, in line with the current popular style, can show feminine softness, Balabala East pull West Rah.

Pei Xuangui's deputy capital protector is also an old man, following Duguzhen from Kyoto to Goryeo to Bohai, before and after the saddle, he has a lot of credit, he is still a disciple of the Pei family in Guanzhong, born in the gate, and has ten wives and concubines in his thirties, but he doesn't care about the three little ladies, his taste is quite heavy in the words of Tianxing, and he is only interested in tall women, and often comes to Temple Street to find fresh yaksha women.

Shan Sijing is also an old man of Anton, when he pacified Liaodong, he was the pioneer of Xue Shenqi Xue Daguan, and also served as a member of the military department, Emperor Yantang is also a former battalion general when the current saint conquered Goryeo, and he made great contributions, and after triumph, he became the champion general, and also served as the deputy protector of the capital in Beiting, three years ago, the Far East was defeated, and was appointed by the saint to come to fight the fire, and he also had a deep friendship with Dugu Su, the previous head of the wolf regiment.

Dugu Zhen needless to say, three years ago, the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate died up and down, the wounded were injured, and the rest of the officials lost their posts, and even killed the head to ask the guilt, Dugu Dadu Protector was originally the Hebei Provincial Observer Envoy, and was ordered to reorganize the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate in the past three years. Dugu Zhen word Zhengqing, this word is still the current Queen Mother Dugu Shi asked the first emperor to take, the current Queen Mother is his aunt, the first emperor Ruizong in the Wutang Dynasty difficult Luling, Dugu Zhen father and son served on the side, he and today's saint grew up together, and then followed the first emperor to the north to succeed to the throne, to assist the prince at that time and now the saint crusade against the remnants of the Wutang Dynasty, the saint ascended the throne and called the emperor, since he is in grace, the saint is quite long.

Dugu Zhen is both civil and military, in Luling by her aunt at that time the princess Dugu to find a small family of jasper, after marriage is very affectionate, was not the hairpin at the time too old Feng Yuanyi ridiculed and forgot friends, Dugu is not ashamed but proud, after giving birth to two sons and a daughter, but one after another either died, or was killed by the blood, eight years ago even his wife died in an assassination, Duguzhen fell out with the hairpin Tai Sui, and went away to Hebei Road, from Yingzhou Thorn History to Hebei Province Observation Envoy, until Anton Dadu Protection, three years ago also strongly opposed the expedition to MoheLater, when he saw that the suggestion was ineffective, he hid in Pyongyang to ask for a clean up.

This time, he once again opposed the expedition to Mohe, and for this reason, when he returned to Beijing last year to take up his post, he made a big fuss about political affairs, and Yang Yi and Yang Changqing, the military bosses who strongly advocated the expedition of the forbidden army, almost started a fight, and then the sage decided to send troops this summer and take Mohe in the autumn, so as to wash away the shame of the defeat of three years ago as soon as possible.

The sage invited Duguzhen to have a secret conversation overnight in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, and Duguzhen cheered up and returned to the Far East to prepare for the war.

Dugu Zhen lives in a simple place on weekdays, and after the death of his old wife, he has not been close to women, since he met Tianxing, he has said to people several times that he wants to accept Tianxing as a righteous son, and it can be seen that he loves Dugu Tianxing.

As soon as everyone slowly became drunk, the third princess also raised her glass to toast Duguzhen, "This time I have added trouble to my uncle, and I am very afraid."

Duguzhen raised her glass and drank it all, put down the cup, and the third princess also hurriedly poured wine, and most of them accepted it calmly. "Arjun, you grew up with Zhi'er when you were a child, smart and resolute, and later insisted on going to the Foot Riding Academy, I suggested that you go to the Datang Academy" Dadu Hu said leisurely, Dugu Zhi is his eldest son, his aunt Queen Mother Dugu had intended to arrange a marriage with the royal family, and the royal family candidate was the third princess Yanqiong, who was still young at the time.

"Do you know that you have done something wrong in the Far East this time? Tianxing, don't patronize and eat, you can talk about it. Dugu Dadu suddenly saw Dugu Tianxing taking care of himself and the three little ladies who were like flowers and jade, and they were unhappy.

"Ha, the third princess is the son of the dragon and the grandson of the dragon, how can we be a remote boy who is qualified to order the scales?"

"Less nonsense, Lao Shan is not an outsider, let's talk about it casually, you demon wolf is bold, I know that you have hidden a lot of grievances these days, say it and I will solve it for you"

"Then I can say it" Dugu Tianxing also poured wine for the third princess to go: "Third princess General Yan, I was offended a lot yesterday, and I hope that Haihan is one or two"

The third princess gritted her teeth and accepted it, there is a hairpin in the affairs here, and the only humiliation she suffered yesterday was to break her teeth and swallow blood, and only the future will be long to seek justice.

"Do you listen to the truth or the fake? Big or small? ”

The third princess was stunned, and Shan Sijing was also very interesting, "Is this still true or false?" ”

"Why not? Everything has a doorway, from the way of heaven to the way of food, and the truth is false, there is a saying" Tianxing continues to show off.

"Let's talk about the Far East War first, Sun Tzu said: Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the way of survival, must not be ignored. In the eyes of the imperial court, our Far East is only a remote border state of the empire, Mohe is relatively close to the four towns of Anxi, and the great food of Tubo is only a problem of ringworm and scabies, and the cause of defeat three years ago is only unknown. Most of the single deputies retorted.

"In the past three years, Mohe Tutun Hu has set up, the right wing Chamo distance is extremely low-key, the third prince Sha Ti Luoli special service is also nowhere to be found, Mohe Zhang Ming Zhang Tietou deliberately sent troops to provoke several times, after contact, it was quite advantageous, and the princes of the imperial court thought that the previous Turkic Khanate had suffered heavy losses in the Far East, and their lives were hanging by a thread, and they were in danger. The third princess also thinks so, right? Dugu Tianxing didn't care about himself.

"Actually, you are wrong, the decisive factor in the war in the Far East is not man but heaven?"

"You're not thinking that's new?" Bae Hyun-gyu's deputy capital protector also spoke out to brush up on his sense of existence.

"First of all, the Far East is freezing cold, and the suitable season for sending troops is only four or five months, and if the cultivation season is removed, the time and months that can be fully engaged in the war are only three months, and if you miss these three months, you will have to wait for the next year to fight again."

"Our forbidden army and the border army have also specially conducted training in the cold weather in the past two years, and this combat time issue should be extended" The third princess also came prepared, and retorted.

"Mohe is surrounded by mountains on all sides, located in the center of Anbei, Song Desert, and Far East, there are only two paths to attack from west to east, and 300,000 troops are invested, and the strategic width is not enough," Tianxing continued.

"Okay, these are all in your heart, this time I am in the center, through the middle road, Zuo Weiwei general, Henan Provincial Governor Yang Tong commanded Zuo Weiwei, the right leader Wei Rao Le, the people of the Desert Governor's Mansion are responsible for the left road, the right route is the commander of Lao Dan, right Weiwei, Heishui and your temple street crossed the Qinghei Mountain, and attacked along the Heishui from the right road, these three routes have been consulted with you in detail, and the process has been deduced many times, and finally the implementation is only the will of God."

"That was two years later, two years earlier!" Tianxing said dissatisfied.

"Since it has been decided this year, the court has already made a resolution, and if you have any objections, you can only implement it," Dugu Dadu Huyi waved his hand and said in annoyance.

"There is also pressure on the majority of the protectors, so don't mention the question of war or non-war anymore," Shan Sijing also said.

"Who doesn't have pressure, I have worked hard in Temple Street for three years, and it is easy to open up a little situation, at this time, the war does not mention that many planned things have to be stopped, if there is a war, many places will be in chaos, and after the war, I have to start again, and I don't know how many people will die in this war? The Far East was originally sparsely populated, so where would I find someone to do after the war? ”

"Don't complain anymore, I will leave Hebei Province after this war, you will have a wide sky, and no one will care about you anymore" Dugu Dadu said Suoran.

"It's a matter of time, whether you win or lose, you Dugu Dadu will pick your son and leave," Dugu Tianxing said coldly, "But what about us little soldiers?" If you lose, most of you will bow your head and go back to Kyoto to retire, and if you win, you will have to go back to Kyoto to report on your work, what about us, if you lose, your life will be gone, and if you win, we will still die."

Everyone was stunned, "How can you die if you win?" Wang Jiangnan muttered

"This time you returned to the Beijing Imperial Court and the sage mentioned the matter of the Far East military reduction, right?" Dugu Tianxing asked coldly.

"There is such a thing, in recent years, the use of troops has been too frequent, and the household department has a lot of complaints, and there will be a big change in the imperial court after this war" Dugu Dadu is not afraid of leakage.

"Therefore, war has always been a continuation of politics," Dugu Tianxing drank a glass of wine alone and said indignantly: "This is the biggest mistake that the third princess has made this time."

"In this year's Far East War, there is not much difference between winning and losing for the Prime Minister of the DPRK and China, and it is even better to lose," Dugu Tianxing said again in an astonishing voice.

"Lost, just rectify military affairs, the Far East is afraid that it will be changed to a defensive position, the military affairs will shrink, the border army will be changed to the government soldiers, the Governor's Mansion will be abolished, and the military generals of Anton's capital will be suppressed, since the defeat has been defeated, Anton has nothing to say, as for winning, although there has been no war in the Far East since then, but it has to appease the generals, and reward the meritorious deeds, the Far East does not need too many soldiers and horses, and then it is necessary to dismantle the military government, and the defeated arrogant soldiers and fierce generals are not easy to send, and my temple street is not big or small is just the best candidate to kill chickens and set an example for monkeys, At that time, just find a reason, I Dugu Tianxing will be thrown into prison, and the autumn queen will ask beheaded, is it to fight or not to fight? Do you give me a reason to go to war on Temple Street? ”

"After the war, the Far Eastern Governor's Mansion will be established, which is where the personnel of your Temple Street will be placed," Dugu Dadu Hu Wen said.

"Really? The Metropolitan Governor of the Far Eastern Governor's Mansion is Lao Pei, right? Dugu Tianxing asked, "Before this war started, how many official positions have you sold?" ”

"Hugh is talking nonsense, our own position has not yet been decided, how can we have the leisure to do these things?" Bae Hyun Gyu returned immediately.

"It is precisely because it is still to be determined, those deputy governors, long history, and Sima have exchange value" Dugu Tianxing rolled his eyes, "Then Zheng Er's shopkeeper didn't look for you?" ”

"It's just a matter of talking, how can so-and-so call the shots?" Bae Hyun-gyu blushed and said.

"Of course you can't be the master, it's your head of the family who is in charge, as well as those princes, scholars, and court ministers," Dugu Tianxing said indignantly.

"You don't prepare for war all day long, why do you think about this?" Dugu Dadu Hu said, "I have asked the saint, as long as you drive away the barbarian soldiers of the Turkic Khanate, the Far Eastern Governorate will have your own position as Dugu Tianxing"

"Is it Sima or Captain Zhichong?" Tianxing did not show weakness: "Do you think it is possible for me to stay in the Far East after the war?" ”

Everyone was shocked again, and looked at the Demon Wolf Tianxing in horror.

"A great magician, with heavy troops in his hands and some money, is placed in a place where the hands of this court can't reach, you are the next Dadu Protector, can you rest assured? You Pei Deputy Metropolitan Protector is the incoming Governor of the Far East, can you rest assured? The Far East is long in the sky, let a certain in the Far East, the court and the saints will rest assured? Demon Wolf Celestial Star continued to question.

"So, my Dugu Tianxing and Dugu Dadu are actually in the same situation, if you win, you will only be crowned king, a king with a different surname? The saint trusts you again, and the guilds of the imperial court have no suspicions? At that time, even if you return to Kyoto in triumph, it will be idle, and maybe you can't even be a prince for a reason. And I'm Dugu Tianxing, it's not that I'm talking big, without my temple street people, your expedition this time is very suspenseful, in case I make some contributions, you want to use a Governor's Mansion Sima to fool, even if I accept my fate, I can't explain to the Yan Tang soldiers in the world, so if I die in battle, it is a happy thing for everyone. ”

"As for losing, each of you has your own destiny, the reason for your defeat? My Temple Street is the biggest scapegoat, disobeying military orders, and passing the buck in everything, which is not enough for my head? ”

"Okay, you often say that there is a tall man when the sky falls, as long as we don't die, we will arrange it for you" Dugu Daduhu said, "This time I also asked the saint for a decree, after the war, I will accept you as a righteous son, who dares to touch you, really when I am a clay sculpture?" ”

"I know how you Dugu protects me, as for the adoption of the righteous son, I have no father or mother, born and raised, if this battle is not dead, it doesn't matter if I recognize you as my father. You also know that I am not interested in this power and wealth, my biggest ideal is to go on the road alone, travel the world," Dugu Tianxing actually said emotionally, "Ah, the world is so big, I want to go and see"

"I have always had an old relationship with you, and I will not be harsh on you," Shan Sijing also said.

"Don't look at me, I just want to suppress you, and the temple street must have this ability," Pei Xuangui smiled bitterly.