Chapter Thirty-Nine: Introduction to King Xuan
Zhu Xuan explained: "Daliang has been at war with the Jin State for many years, and has been suppressed under the army of King Xuan, if I visit directly, it is inevitable that the news will cause unnecessary trouble. My meeting with King Xuan this time is only a private matter, not a state affair, if you can secretly introduce it, you can reduce unnecessary trouble. He spoke modestly, without the posture of a prince.
Zhu Xuan came to Beiyan alone to see King Xuan, naturally he was not looking for him to fight, Zhu Xuan also went to the battlefield of Daliang and Jin Kingdom several times, all of which were small fights in recent years, and he heard many legends on the battlefield of King Xuan, but he never met King Xuan. Now that he has been defeated by the queen, and all the men around him have been wiped out, he is a prince even if he returns to the queen of Daliang and can't easily treat him, but he can only be a useless prince. And in front of him, he has an opportunity to grow his power.
When he entered the Jin Kingdom to seek relatives, officials of all sizes had also seen it, and if he swaggered into the palace as the prince of Daliang, he would be confused by the soldiers around King Xuan, so that Emperor Jin or Daliang would not benefit anyone if he learned about it.
Li Guangyi nodded knowingly, and said: "Since this is the case, then I am also willing to give it a try for King Yue, but the timing of this meeting will allow me to make a little arrangement and wait for the news." ”
After sending Li Guang away, two more people came in the compartment, and after saluting Zhu Xuanqi, one of them said: "Report to Your Highness Yue, my subordinates have been keeping an eye on the mansion where King Xuan lives recently, and I can confirm that King Xuan is no longer in the mansion." But the news from the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the Jin State stationed in Liaocheng was that King Xuan did not want to fight against each other, so he entered the city first to persuade Emperor Yan. ”
Zhu Xuan nodded, and then asked the other person, "What news did you get?" ”
Another person called to avoid the attack continued to report: "The subordinates have also inquired in the surrounding states and counties, and it is true that as King Xuan warned Emperor Yan, the Jianghu forces led by You, He, Xu, and Qing have gathered no less than 100,000 Jianghu soldiers and horses, and this news has also been confirmed by the Marquis of Yuling of Northern Yan, who is the representative of the lord of Northern Yan, and according to his advice to Emperor Yan, these 100,000 Jianghu forces are related to Linjun of the Northern Regions. ”
Zhu Xuan's eyes were heavy, and he cupped his forehead and said: "This Xuan King is really not ordinary, the power of the Northern Regions Linjun in the north can be said to be under his command, and he has never been recruited by various countries, he was able to let the Northern Regions Linjun help him gather 100,000 soldiers and horses, how did he do it." He was puzzled, and said questioningly: "With such great ability, but willing to take a poor 3,000 soldiers and horses to help others sit on the throne, will anyone really be so loyal?" ”
Dodge continued: "The subordinates also wonder how King Xuan got the help of Linjun of the Northern Regions, and they also inquired carefully, there was no communication between King Xuan and Linjun of the Northern Regions before. And it is speculated that with Linjun's power in the north, the 100,000 soldiers and horses are conservatively estimated to be only two-three tenths of Linjun's power, if King Xuan is related to Linjun in the northern region, plus the 100,000 elite iron cavalry of King Xuanwang in the south of the Jin Kingdom and the Great Liang, if the Great Liang really swears to fight to the death with the Jin State, I am afraid ......"
"Keep sending people to investigate, you go down first." Dismissed his men, he frowned and drank a whole pot of tea in the compartment. Behind King Xuan seems to be an unfathomable mountain, and he wants to borrow strength but also has some fears. With the strength in the hands of King Xuan, it can be said that he has controlled nearly half of the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom, although the Jin Emperor has obviously been continuously reducing the military power in the hands of King Xuan in recent years, but after all, the war on the border still needs to count on him to pacify. If King Xuan wants to rebel, just the rampage in the south of the Jin Kingdom is enough to give Emperor Jin a headache, not to mention that King Xuan can get the help of the Linjun of the Northern Regions, wouldn't it be easy to be the monarch of the Jin Kingdom. And King Xuan has always looked at Emperor Jin's suspicion and jealousy of himself, but he has not shown any disrespect for Emperor Jin, is he really not interested in the throne of the monarch?
After a pot of tea, the sky was getting dark, and when I returned to the bedroom, I passed by the door of Cao Ran's bedroom, and knocked lightly twice on the door to see if she had returned.
In a moment, the head poked out was a little baby with a ruddy face and a fat baby. Xiaowa looked up at him: "Who are you looking for?" ”
Zhu Xuan saw the immature doll and looked left and right at the door again, and asked inexplicably, "Whose family are you?" Did you run to the wrong room? ”
Xiaowa snorted lightly and said, "What did I do when you were an idler." As he spoke, he was about to raise his hand to close the door, but Zhu Xuan resisted it.
Zhu Xuan looked down at the little baby, seeing that the clothes should not be from ordinary people, and scarelessly said: "Don't lie, this room is mine, if you don't tell the truth, I will call the shopkeeper over and let him sell you." ”
Xiaowa looked very disdainful, "My sister asked me to live here, this is my sister's room, not yours." Saying that, the little baby used her strength to breastfeed and pushed Zhu Xuan hard.
"What are you doing?" Outside the door, Cao Ran held a medicine bottle in his hand and asked a big and a small one who were frozen at the door.
"Sister, he's a bad guy, he's going to sell me to the shopkeeper." When the little prince saw Cao Ran, he rushed over and hugged her, and Yang Yang said.
Seeing Zhu Xuan leaning against the door with his arms crossed, waiting for her explanation, Cao Ran smiled at the little prince and said, "He lied to you, and the shopkeeper is not a human trafficker, so he won't want you." The little prince put away his resentment, and felt that this was not quite right, and he couldn't say it for a while.
Zhu Xuan said coldly: "I didn't lie to him, his origin is unknown, I will sell him." ”
Cao Ran glared at him and said confidently, "Do you know where I come from? I don't know where I came from, so let's sell it together! She didn't believe it, he was a prince anyway, and he could still do human trafficking business!
Cao Ran took the little prince's hand and walked straight into the room, "Sister bought you gold sore medicine, come in and sister will help you wipe it." "When I was taking a bath, I noticed the whip marks on the back of the little prince, even if it was a proton from another country, it would not be such a heavy hand on such a young child. The angry Cao Ran scolded the Yan Emperor throughout the bathing process, and he really didn't have the bearing of a monarch of a country.
Zhu Xuan stood in front of the door and didn't come in, raised his eyebrows and said unhappily: "It's okay, how much you two sold can be worth some of the food money you owe in the morning." ”
"What money do I owe for food? You also have everything to eat, why do you want it from me? Cao Ran raised her voice to hide her weakness, and she paused for a second, "That'...... Even if you want to ask me, you'll have half of you. ”
Zhu Xuan hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled evilly: "Then how do you count that half?" Watching Cao Ran gently take off the baby's shirt, and gently smearing the medicine more carefully, he said coldly: "Then sell him and pay off the debt!" ”