Chapter 1029: Meritorious Service (3)
General Lian made great achievements, and the Lian family also straightened their waists.
was ridiculed and ridiculed by everyone back then, saying that no one in the descendants of the Lian family would let a woman come forward, and that it was ridiculous and ridiculous to say that a woman was a general. There are few people who dare to laugh at the Son of Heaven behind their backs, and there are really many people who mock the Lian family openly.
Today, the tide of events has turned abruptly.
Everywhere Lian Jiaerlang went, he was praised by everyone. When everyone mentioned General Lian, they were even more ambitious and praised together.
The happiest person is none other than thoughtful.
After Zhou Quan and General Lian got married, they have been getting together less and leaving more.
Zhou Quanquan was the commander of the Son of Heaven's personal soldiers, and he was on an errand by the Son of Heaven every day, and he could not leave without permission. And General Lian is the chief general of the Shu army, sitting in Shu. The husband and wife live separately in two places, and only at the end of each year, they either go to Shu or General Lian returns to Beijing, so that they can get together for a short time.
On the day they got married, they agreed not to have children. Over the years, they have lived in one side and been busy.
In the eyes of everyone, the two of them really don't look like husband and wife.
But there are husbands and wives in the world, who are accompanied by one heart and one mind, who are in the same bed and have different dreams, and who are like each other.
In short, it's good to be willing to do so.
General Lian won a great victory, and the good news was sent to the capital, and a letter from home was sent to Zhou Quan. General Lian was not born to be such a tender woman, and his family letter did not have many children's affection, which was similar to the war report to the imperial court......
Zhou Quan carried the family letter in his arms and took it out to read it in his spare time. In just a few days, I watched it dozens of times. Every time you look at it, you have to laugh silly.
Sheng Hong saw it in his eyes, felt quite funny, and deliberately quipped: "What did Master write on the letter?" You've been smiling every day these days. ”
Zhou Quan said happily: "It is to write the beginning and end of that great victory." In order to lure King Zhangde out of the city, she has been showing weakness to the enemy. It took three months of hard work to attract King Zhangde to be fooled and take the initiative to lead the troops to attack. ”
So, Master has copied the battle report again?
Sheng Hong was amused and continued to quip: "This is similar to the battle report sent to the imperial court!" ”
Zhou Quan continued to respond happily: "How can that be the same." The imperial court war report was written by a military intelligence officer, which was written by Shu Yuan herself. ”
Sheng Hong: "......"
Forget it, it's good if you're happy.
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As soon as King Zhangde died, there was chaos in Zhangde City.
King Zhangde had a total of four sons, the son of King Zhangde was a concubine, and the other three sons were concubines. Originally, the prince of Zhangde was supposed to take over the feudal army. The other three concubines secretly colluded and conspired to kill the prince of Zhangde in the mourning hall. The three concubines are also intriguing and fighting for power.
Of course, General Lian would not let go of this great opportunity, and while secretly ordering rumors to spread in the city, he stepped up the siege of the city. A month later, the city gates were finally breached.
Two of the three concubines of King Zhangde were killed in battle, and one was captured alive, General Lian stayed in the city to reorganize the remaining feudal soldiers, and ordered people to escort King Zhangde's young son and his family to the capital.
In the imperial army of the Three Roads Ping Domain, General Lian took the lead in victory. From the day the army set off, it was only half a year.
General Lian became famous in the first battle, and the limelight far surpassed that of the old and serious General Chu.
General Chu also fought several victories.
However, the king of Yingchuan was cunning by nature, and he couldn't shrink out, so he made up his mind to hide in the city. Yingchuan City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and General Chu spent several months of work failing to break the city. The war is stalemate.
Daqi has been recuperating for several years, and the treasury can barely support it. Rao is like this, Xiao Shangshu of the household department is also worried that he has lost a lot of hair, his head is bald, and his forehead is so bright that he can be used as a candle.
Whenever Sheng Hong asked about the household department's raising of military rations, Xiao Shangshu, who was old, would complain with a sad face: "...... Your Majesty, in the past six months, the military food and salary cost of the three-way army has been amazing. The treasury was once fairly full, but now it is stretched. The Ministry of War wants silver, and the Ministry of Rites, Works, and Criminal Officials all need silver. The old minister can't wait to split himself in half to support it! ”
As he spoke, he wiped a handful of bitter tears again.
Sheng Hong comforted Xiao Shangshu with a good voice: "...... There is no reason why it costs money to fight a war. I understand your difficulties. However, at this moment, it is really a critical juncture, and the military rations must be sufficient, and the military salaries must not be cut off. By the way, if there are soldiers who died in battle, they must prepare the money for the settlement family. ”
Xiao Shangshu trembled all over his body when he heard this, and he was about to cry again. I heard Sheng Hong open his mouth and promise: "If the treasury is not enough, I will pay some silver from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." ”
The silver in the internal affairs office is only the right to be used by the emperor and queen. To put it bluntly, it's the royal treasury.
Of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot be compared with the national treasury.
However, the emperor's willingness to come up with a sum of silver was already a surprise.
Xiao Shangshu was suddenly overjoyed, his legs stopped shaking, he was also energetic, and his voice was loud: "The minister thanked the emperor." ”
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That night, Sheng Hong returned to the Jiaofang Hall with a complicated expression.
Xie Mingxi saw that his expression was different, quite strange, and smiled and teased: "General Lian has won a big victory, and one of the three feudatories has been pacified." The war between the other two feudatories was also smooth, and the peace of the feudal domains was just around the corner. You should be happy. Why did this look come back? ”
Sheng Hong sighed and regretted his mistakes: "Don't mention it." I accidentally fell for Xiao Shangshu, an old fox. ”
Xie Mingxi was amused and asked, "What's going on?" ”
Sheng Hong sighed again: "Master has won the battle, and he has to be prepared to sacrifice the soldier's An Jiayin." Xiao Shangshu cried with a handful of snot and tears in front of me, saying that the treasury is not abundant, and silver is needed everywhere. He was so worried that he couldn't sleep all night, and most of his hair fell out. As soon as I relented, I said that I would come out with some money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”
As a result, he was knocked hard by Xiao Shangshu. One mouth is two million taels.
A third of the money in the Ministry of Internal Affairs went at once.
Rao is Sheng Hong's generosity, but he also feels pain. After Xiao Shangshu thanked him happily, he realized that something was wrong. Out of the Yiqing Palace, the more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became.
It was previously estimated that the silver in the treasury would not have a problem supporting the war for one to two years. It's only been half a year, how can there be no silver.
He jumped into the pit of Xiao Lao Fox.
Xie Mingxi rarely saw Sheng Hong's annoyed appearance, and chuckled: "That's it, the Ping Domain is the top priority in front of you, how can there be a reason not to spend money." It is also appropriate for you, the son of heaven, to allocate some money from his private treasury. ”
Sheng Hong's flesh hurt for a while, and he put the matter behind him. Just as he was about to hug his wife, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Gonggong Wei's anxious voice sounded outside the door: "Emperor Qi, the Divine Guard Army has sent an urgent report!" ”