Chapter 124: On the eve of An An's expedition

An An has been practicing in the army for nearly a year, he is diligent and hardworking, and he has learned everything else that General Zuo has taught. It's just that I haven't had a chance to play.

But he didn't mind, he just concentrated on studying the method of arranging troops, and went to the palace to accompany Yang Mubai in his spare time.

The eldest prince still looked at him unpleasantly, and often looked for opportunities to humiliate him.

On this day, the eldest prince asked An An triumphantly and said: "Brother Huang, we are about to go out to conquer Gao Canguo, this time by the general on the left, I am the deputy general." When I have made such military achievements, I don't know how my father will reward us. ”

An An said respectfully: "Congratulations to the imperial brother, and I also wish the imperial brother a victory." ”

The eldest prince said: "Brother Huang, your mother has left the palace, and you have no achievements in the army. Aren't you in a hurry at all? It is better for you to support me, and when I am successful, I will not treat you badly. ”

An An said: "Brother Huang, we are brothers, and I naturally support you." ”

The eldest prince said, "Then can you withdraw from the prince competition?" Take the initiative to present to your father that you don't want to be the crown prince? ”

An An said: "Brother Huang, the establishment of the crown prince is a state affair, and it depends on the meaning of the father and the ministers. I'm still young, and I can't control it, so I ask for the emperor's understanding. ”

The eldest prince snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "Brother Huang, I'm giving you a chance." Looking at the current situation, you don't still fantasize that your father will make you the crown prince, right? ”

An An said in horror: "Brother Huang, this is a state matter, I don't know, and I don't dare to discuss it." ”

The eldest prince said arrogantly: "I didn't expect the imperial brother to be so timid, and it seems that his efforts in the army for so many days are in vain." It's just a small talk between our brothers, so what's not to say? Besides, we're still brothers! ”

An Ancheng said in fear: "Brother Huang, if you talk about the court in vain, you will be killed." For as long as I can remember, my mother has taught me to be strict in my duty and not to exceed the rules. Please don't talk about it again. ”

The eldest prince said: "Isn't your imperial mother very arrogant in the palace? Why do you still teach you that? ”

An An said: "Brother Huang, please be careful, no matter where my mother is, she will abide by her duty......

The eldest prince said: "Your emperor's mother gave her father a flattering medicine in order to fix her favor, and you still said that he was ...... duty."

An An hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, that case has been clarified, and it was not my mother's doing. Do you talk so nonsense, do you not believe in your father's ruling? ”

The eldest prince said: "You don't use your father to press me, everyone knows that your father has favored your emperor for so many years." If she hadn't used the drug, who would have believed it? Her talent and appearance can't compare to my mother, and her appearance can't even compare to one-ten-thousandth of Shi Nianxin's. Tell me about it, what kind of charm does she have that makes my father addicted to it and can't extricate himself? ”

An An said: "Brother Huang, if you have any grievances, you can vent them to me." I have no right to intervene in the affairs of my parents, and I dare not talk nonsense. Now my mother is in the side, ignoring the affairs of the harem......"

The eldest prince said, "I mean, what can you do? Your imperial mother is staying in the side now, won't she return to the palace in the future? ”

An An said with a smile: "Since you said that my mother used drugs to confuse my father, now that she is in the side, she will definitely not be able to charm her father." After a while, my father has a new love, and I will forget my mother, and she will stay in the side forever. What else do you have to worry about? By the way, my imperial sister wrote to me, saying that my father was going to take concubines, and this time he was going to accept ten concubines. ”

The eldest prince said in surprise: "Then won't your emperor go back to the palace to stop you?" ”

An An said calmly: "No, my mother is still staying here." And in the last few months, there has been no correspondence with my father, so you can rest assured. My mother will not be a threat to you. If my mother doesn't return to the palace, I will always be with her, so I won't be a threat to you. You don't have to target me everywhere anymore. ”

The eldest prince sneered: "Are you lying to me? The relationship between your emperor and your father for many years, can you really say that it will be dispersed? ”

An An said: "I don't dare to talk about the matter between my parents. There are many beauties in the world, and it is common for men to like the new and hate the old. In the past, Mrs. Ye helped to make a stumbling block, but now my mother has fallen out of favor, isn't it reasonable? ”

The eldest prince asked, "Why are you so cold about this matter, aren't you worried about your imperial mother?" ”

An An said: "I'm worried about whether it will work? This is a matter between them, it is the choice of the father, and no one has the right to interfere. ”

The eldest prince thought for a moment and asked, "Then you want to go together on this expedition, right?" Maybe if you have made military achievements, your father will value you and love your emperor again. ”

An An said calmly: "In the army, General Zuo is in charge. I just had to obey, he didn't want me to go, I didn't want to think about it. ”

The eldest prince said: "I have a great friendship with General Zuo, I will help you talk about it, he will definitely be willing to take you on the expedition together." You're also thirteen years old, and you've been in the army for almost a year. I think that when I came to the army for half a year, General Zuo took me into battle to kill the enemy. ”

An An asked in surprise: "Brother Huang, are you really willing to help me?" ”

The eldest prince said, "I can help you. But you're going to follow me from now on, you know? ”

The light in An An's eyes quickly dimmed, and he said softly: "Father and Emperor are not allowed to form a party for personal gain. ”

The more the eldest prince gets along, the more he feels that An An is easy to deceive. However, his presence has always made him feel uneasy.

Why not take this opportunity to get rid of him secretly.

He smiled and said: "Brother Huang, if you don't follow me, don't compete with me in the future, I'll go and ask General Zuo for instructions and let you go on the expedition together." Fight the tiger brothers! ”

An An said: "In this case, then thank you Brother Huang." ”

The eldest prince came to General Zuo's residence, and he asked: "General Zuo, my imperial brother has been in the army for nearly a year, and this time he is going to Gao Canguo, can you let him participate and have a good experience." ”

The general on the left said: "Are your brothers still so close? He was too young to go on the expedition. When you joined the army, you were fourteen years old, and you were fourteen and a half years old, and you went out to fight a small tribe. Although this Gao Can country does not have many troops, all of them are brave and good at fighting. Several generals have fought against them, but they have all returned in vain. One of the generals also lost his life in battle, which can be said to be very dangerous. ”

The eldest prince said: "It was my imperial brother who begged me many times that I agreed to help him ask for instructions." He especially wanted to go with the army. ”

General Zuo glanced at him and said lightly: "His temperament is calm, and you don't care about him every day." How could he not know the danger of this trip and dare to ask to accompany him? ”

The eldest prince was happy in his heart: it turned out that he was embarrassed, and General Zuo Shang knew. He opened one eye and closed one eye, does it mean that he really hates An An?

He still played a brotherly drama and said: "I was joking with my royal brother, and there was no time when he was really hurt." This also lets him know that the army is not as good as the palace, and he can be pampered if he is the prince. ”

The general on the left said: "You go and call him over, and I will personally ask him to see if he is suitable to travel with the army." ”

An An came to the camp tent of the general on the left. He looked around slightly, then saluted the general on the left.

General Zuo asked, "Little prince, I heard that you want to go with the army to Gao Canguo, but are you serious?" ”

An An replied respectfully: "Yes, General Zuo, I have been training in the army for nearly a year. I want to practice on the battlefield and see how well I learn. ”

General Zuo asked, "Then do you know that Gao Canguo is very dangerous. ”

An An replied, "I know. The imperial capital fought five battles with Gao Canguo, all of which ended in failure, and one general was also defeated. Today, Gao Canguo estimates 20,000 mercenaries. Due to the flat terrain of Gao Changuo, it is inconvenient to set up an ambush. And their cavalry is strong and strong, if they want to win, they have to have more troops to form a siege. Slowly attack their capital, capture the thief and capture the king first, as long as they capture their lord, they can win. ”

The general on the left asked, "Is this what you learned from the military book?" You know what? How many troops do you need to surround them and capture their lord? ”

An An replied: "Their lord will not wait obediently to be captured, if you want to solve them quickly, you have to outwit them, and what you want is to be surprised." ”

General Zuo asked lightly: "How is it a way to outwit?" ”

An An replied: "We sent 50,000 cavalry, combined into several teams, to create a huge appearance. Then select dozens of soldiers with strong martial arts, pretend to be princes, and pretend to be captured. The lord of Gao Can Kingdom will definitely appear and ask the imperial capital for a city replacement. At that time, we will surround the army with all our might, take down their lord, and break the country of Gaocan. ”

The general on the left said: "The fake prince is easy to see. ”

An An said: "If General Zuo needs it, I can lead their lord to appear." ”

At this time, General Zuo's eyes had turned into admiration. He didn't expect that a thirteen-year-old prince would have such guts. And there is such a scheme, this is the blessing of the imperial capital!

He said softly: "Little prince, if this plan fails, you will die." ”

An An said: "Men die on the battlefield and serve the country, this is the best destination." But I believe that with the prestige of General Zuo, Gao Canguo will not dare to disadvantage me. ”

General Zuo said: "But how can we make Gao Can plan in the country?" ”

An An said: "You can pretend that I am not on good terms with the eldest brother...... The plan behind it, An An whispered in the ear of the general on the left.

Only then did General Zuo Shang begin to examine this thirteen-year-old little prince, who had previously thought that the eldest prince could endure hardships in the army. He also made great achievements on the battlefield, and he also appreciated him. Unexpectedly, this little prince has not yet been on the battlefield, and has calculated all the possibilities that have happened.

And every step is intertwined and seamless.

Gao Canguo attacked several times, but they all failed due to the terrain and the courage of their army. This undoubtedly made them more unscrupulous, repeatedly invading the border cities of the imperial capital. It made the people of the nearby city miserable.

This time, he led the army to crusade against Gao Canguo, and he was not ten percent sure, but he didn't expect it. This thirteen-year-old little prince dared to risk his life and vowed to capture Gao Canguo.

Such a person made him, an iron-blooded general, admire him so much.

Seeing that he didn't speak, An An said again: "If this plan fails, only a small team of mine will be sacrificed, and it will have no impact on the imperial capital." The next time the left general adjusts his strategy, he will definitely be able to defeat them. ”

General Zuo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Little Prince, how did you learn about Gao Canguo, and the results of several crusades." ”

An An replied: "Every time I go out in the army, I will go and read it. Then carefully analyze the successes and failures of this. Other small countries or some tribes rarely appear to be as long-lasting as Gao Canguo. I studied their tactics and troops. Count the number of their armies according to the size of their kingdom and the number of their people. ”

General Zuo said: "It is said that talking about war on paper is misleading the country, but I didn't expect that the little prince could calculate tactics just from paper, which is really a genius." ”

An An said with a smile: "General Zuo has won the award." The expedition has not yet been triumphed, and it is too early to say so. ”

General Zuo said: "With my many years of experience in marching, this law can be done. After saying that, he was a little embarrassed.

An An said: "That's very good. General Zuo does not have to worry about my life, I will keep a suicide note, this trip is my choice, and it has nothing to do with General Zuo and others. ”

General Zuo said: "In the past year, I have observed you two princes. In terms of character, you are more calm and modest than the great prince. I used to think you were just young and cowardly. I didn't expect you to know ......"

An An hurriedly said: "General Zuo has passed the award, and in this year, I don't understand many things, and I need to practice slowly." I am grateful to you for teaching me the art of military governance. ”

General Zuo said: "Actually, I passed it on to the eldest prince. It's a pity that his talent is far from yours. During this time, I don't care about you, will you be unhappy? ”

An An said: "There will definitely be a little unpleasant, but I also understand that my qualifications are too shallow. You have concerns, and you should be. ”

General Zuo asked again: "Others say that your emperor has a relationship with me, and I deliberately embarrass you." ”

An An said with a smile: "With the mind of General Zuo, how can you be obsessed with these little things, it's just a folk rumor, only an ignorant villain will believe it." ”

General Zuo nodded and said, "Open-minded, I just don't know if I have learned it?" ”

An An said: "My master has passed on some martial arts to me, I don't know if General Zuo is interested in learning from it." ”

If it was in the past, General Zuo would definitely not take care of these little kids, but this little prince is really hidden. He wants to try what great martial arts he can learn at his age.

He nodded and said, "Then let's have a brief discussion, and we'll get to the point." ”

An An said: "My martial arts are still shallow, and I also ask General Zuo to give advice." ”

After saying that, the two began to talk about it.

At the beginning of dozens of moves, An An only defended and did not attack. He was in a clever posture and easily lay down against the attack of the general on the left.

After dozens of moves, General Zuo said: "Little prince, your martial arts are really good, and there are not many people who can dodge my dozens of moves." Now, can you fight back? ”

An An said: "Okay, General Zuo, please." ”

With that, he raised his sword and began to attack sharply. Starting a few dozen moves, the left general dodged easily and easily fought back.

After dozens of moves, there were obvious signs of a draw.

General Zuo Shang was very surprised, how could this young man be so good at martial arts that he could tie with him, and very few people in the world could do it. Although he didn't use ten successful strengths, in terms of the little prince's martial arts, he was afraid that it would be difficult to meet opponents in the imperial capital.

Another hundred moves passed, and they fought inseparably, and General Zuo Shang already had a basic understanding of his martial arts. He used ten percent of his martial arts, and dozens of moves passed, and An An was defeated.

After An An was defeated, he said with a smile: "General Zuo is really powerful, having you guarding the border fortress is really a blessing for my imperial capital and a blessing for the people." ”

The general on the left said: "The little prince has won the prize." With the help of the little prince, Gao Canguo will be defeated. ”

An An said: "General Zuo, if you break through the Gao Can Kingdom in this expedition, please count all these schemes on you." ”

General Zuo said angrily: "Little prince, you are too underestimated. I'm not the kind of person who forgets what is righteous. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't take it from myself. ”

An An shook his head and said, "General Zuo, I have never doubted your character. If I don't believe in you, I won't dare to join you. It's just that my identity is sensitive, and I show my edge at this age, which is very unfavorable to me. And my mother is far away, I don't want to add to the incident. ”

General Zuo thought of what had happened recently in the DPRK and knew his concerns. Then he responded: "Okay, then it's up to you." ”

An An said again: "General Zuo, the personal maid next to my mother, who has taken care of me since I was a child, can I take her with me on this expedition?" ”

The general on the left said, "Of course. Five days later, go back and prepare! ”

An An returned to the palace.

He knelt down and said: "E-Niang, the child can go out in five days, please take care of yourself in the palace, take care of yourself, and wait for me to triumph." ”

Yang Mubai asked him to get up, touched his head and said, "My son has grown up." But I've heard that this trip is very dangerous, An'an, you must take care of yourself and don't put yourself in danger, you know? ”

An An nodded and said, "The child remembers." By the way, Eniang, the journey is far away, and there is no attendant by my side, can I let Aunt He accompany me? ”

Yang Mubai said: "Of course, a few days ago, your Aunt He said that she didn't worry about you, and she wanted to walk with you to take care of you." ”

An An said with a smile: "I know that He Jie loves me the most." ”

He Shengnan said: "Little prince, don't worry. I'll take care of you. ”

Yang Mubai prepared many amulets and peace charms for him, and prepared a lot of food.

An An said helplessly: "Eniang, there are too many of these, just one amulet and peace charm, okay?" ”

Yang Mubai stopped: "No, everything must be worn on the body." This is what I asked for from different gods in various temples. ”

An An said: "There are so many gods blessed, it is better to wear it yourself." ”

Yang Mubai said: "How is this the same? When you go on the expedition, you must wear it and bless you with safety. ”

An An had no choice but to accept: "Okay, I'll put it on." E-niang relaxes, and the child will be able to return safely. ”

Pei Shengyuan investigated for nearly ten days, but still found nothing.

Yang Xiangguo has closed the door, and none of the officials of the DPRK and China have asked to see him. In order to avoid suspicion.

Even after he closed the door, the court was also calm and calm, and there was nothing abnormal.

This made Pei Shengyuan even more puzzled, all the evidence pointed to Yang Xiangguo, this matter must not be simple. If it was really him, it would be terrible. To make everything so obvious means not to take him seriously at all.

It would have been even more terrible if someone else had framed it, because until now, he had not found out who had done it.

I don't have a clue.

Zhang Shuo and Xu Lang were also anxious about this matter, they couldn't find out what to do, so everything was related to Yang Xiangguo.

If Yang Xiangguo's suspicion cannot be cleared, Yang Mubai will not come back easily.

If she doesn't come back, Qiuyue won't come back, Zhang Shuo is going to die of worry, he misses his daughter-in-law very much!

And Xu Lang felt very guilty about Yang Mubai because of the poisoning of peony, so he thought that she would return as soon as possible so that he could apologize in person.

A few days later, Pingping received a letter from Yang Mubai, saying that she wanted to be peaceful and was going back to the palace. When An An returns from the expedition, he will return to Beijing immediately.

After Pei Shengyuan saw the letter, the whole person became happy, she still loved him. No, as soon as she heard that he was going to take a concubine, she hurried back.

Although he was not mentioned in the letter, what could make her change her mind so quickly and come back must be because he said that he wanted to take a concubine. He knew her too well.

Zhang Shuo and Xu Lang did not relax when they heard the news of Yang Mubai's return to Beijing.

Because they didn't find out about this conspiracy, even if she came back, it wouldn't be peaceful.

If you want to have a peaceful birthday, you have to find out what is behind the scenes.

Pei Shengyuan thought that Yang Mubai would have to wait for some time to come back, and he couldn't wait. He really wanted to go to the side and get her back immediately, but the stalemate was so stubborn that he finally had to win again. Anyway, he had waited for so long, and this time, he had to bow to him by Yang Mubai.

On the one hand, he was eager to see Yang Mubai, and on the other hand, he told himself rationally that he had to wait. Wouldn't you just wait another ten days and half a month? It's been almost a year. kept admonishing himself in his heart to stop the urge to take her back to the palace.

He would come to Pingping Palace every day to accompany her.

Ping Ping sometimes said: "Father, if you are busy with court affairs, you don't have to come here every day. I'm fine on my own. ”

Her sensibility made him sad, and she used to rely on him a lot for a teenage child.

Pei Shengyuan said with a smile: "Pingping, there is still time to accompany you." You don't need to worry. ”

Ping Ping asked: "Father, do you miss my emperor's mother?" ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Yes! My father misses her very much. ”

Ping Ping asked again: "I heard from the palace people that there are many concubines in the palace who are younger and more beautiful than the emperor's mother, do you miss them?" ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "How can they be compared to your imperial mother. ”

Ping Ping said: "But they are all old and decrepit mothers, and they can no longer be favored by their fathers......"

Pei Shengyuan asked angrily, "Who did you listen to these words?" ”

Ping Ping said: "I heard the palace people talk about it......"

Pei Shengyuan asked, "Who are they?" ”

Ping Ping shook his head and said, "I don't know them. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "You don't have to take these words to heart in the future. Your emperor will always be my favorite person. ”

Ping Ping sighed and said, "Father, I know. After saying that, he laughed happily, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.