Chapter 287: A Tight Three-Day Deadline
Jia Cong didn't know much about the war in southern Xinjiang, and the imperial court was very strict in managing the war reports from the south, and the palace newspaper almost never announced it to the public except for the occasional small-scale victory news.
Why? Because of the water dissolution into Guangxi, it has almost been a gradual defeat, and even lost Zhen'an and Siming, causing more than 100,000 casualties among soldiers and civilians.
Especially the idiot Shi Nai......
Unexpectedly left the army and fled, which directly led to the slaughter of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Zhen'an Mansion by South Vietnamese monkeys.
Now that the commander of Southern Xinjiang has been captured, the entire army of Southern Xinjiang has collapsed, which really surprised Jia Cong.
"Didn't you say that Your Majesty let the army of King Mu's Mansion enter Guizhou from Yunnan and gallop to the aid of the army in southern Xinjiang? Could it be that the people of Mu Wangfu can't beat the South Vietnamese monkeys?"
Yue Shi shook his head and sighed, "Shui Rong, as the commander of Southern Xinjiang, blocked the reinforcements of Muwangfu in Guangnan Mansion and prevented them from entering Guangxi. They said that they should garrison Quang Nam in case the South Vietnamese invaded Yunnan from Quang Nam."
"Can you get kicked by a donkey? Mu Wangfu has guarded the southern frontier for generations, and the men and horses under his command are men who can fight well, where did he get the courage to dare to abandon such combat power."
Jia Cong's reaction made Yue Shi smile bitterly, because the child's reaction was the same as that of his youngest grandson, Cao Jiugong.
Shui Rong was really kicked in the brain by a donkey, so he would turn away the reinforcements from Mu Wangfu.
Jia Cong was still thinking about what water was dissolved in Guangxi, and he was worried that Mu Wangfu would find Yunyun.
Yue had to interrupt his broken thoughts and said to Jia Cong, "We don't care what Shui Rong wants to do, the most urgent issue now is the matter of harmony. Not only my family, but also the school-age girls of the princes' mansions are one of the candidates and relatives, including your family!"
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Jia Cong almost scolded out of the country.
"In that case, why don't you choose the county lord of the Beijing Palace, I remember that she is at the right age. Why should others be implicated in the trouble that has broken into your own home?"
I only heard Yue's Youyou say: "It's unfortunate that a few days ago, the Shui family chose a husband for him, and he has already made a marriage. By the way, the person I chose, Brother Cong, knew that he was Wang Ziteng's nephew and your sister-in-law's brother Wang Ren."
"What the fuck ......"
Jia Cong quickly calmed down, and he would not be surprised if Wang Ziteng did anything.
The most important thing at the moment is to find out how the DPRK and China intend to use peace to ease the pressure on southern Xinjiang.
It is said that there is no precedent for harmony since the founding of the country, no harmony, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the words of the king's death are not just words.
At the beginning of the Zhaowu Dynasty, Wara, Tatar, and the eleven countries of the Western Regions jointly attacked Xia, and the enemy was about to hit the capital, and Emperor Zhaowu did not say anything about peace.
After nearly a year of hard fighting, the enemy was finally driven back to the grassland desert, and he was the first to present the king's seal to the five northern expeditions a few years later, and "danced" in front of the emperor.
There is no reason why because of a defeat, an ambitious and talented Yin man was captured, and the Second Holy Society responded to such a loss of face as peace and proximity.
But the Yue family's words were conclusive, and they were almost sure that the imperial court would really break this case, and choose a daughter from the royal family to canonize the princess, and humiliate and pro-Nanyue.
Seeing that Jia Cong had calmed down, Yue said to him, "Although there is no definite news about this matter, the princes' mansions involved have all been discussed overnight. Your father and brother are not here, and I happened to meet you today, so when I return home, I will discuss it with your old lady and set up a family affair for the girl in the family as soon as possible."
Regardless of whether it is true as the Yue family said, if the imperial court wants to make peace, the preparations that should be made must be done.
Jia Cong nodded solemnly and thanked the Yue clan for his kindness.
"On the third day, Ayu told the old body that for three days at most, the news would not be hidden. At that time, at the court meeting, the candidates for harmony will be decided."
"Who is Ayu?"
Yue couldn't help laughing: "You baby, it's all this time, and you're still caring about such details. Ayu is my little grandson's name, Cao Xiaoyu."
Burst~
Cao Dudu actually had such a feminine nickname, Jia Cong really couldn't hold back his laughter, but it alleviated the oppressive atmosphere in the room.
Cheng'en Mansion was also the prince's house before the emperor succeeded to the throne, covering an extremely wide area, and the garden scenery was not as good as the Rongguo Mansion.
In about two quarters of an hour, Cao Ying used his flying knife skills to conquer the heart of the girl of the Jia family.
Moreover, Cao Ying is both civil and military, and his poetry and writing skills are not worse than those in Beijing, and a few girls are playing in the garden, so happy.
Jia Cong, who came out of the main hall, was depressed in his heart, and told his sister and sister that he was annoyed, and decided to go to the palace to inquire about the situation first, and then come back in the afternoon to pick up people.
Daiyu's mind was clear, and she saw that Jia Cong was worried, and wanted to ask for details, but saw Jia Cong shaking her head slightly.
"Then you go and get busy first, don't worry about us."
Daiyu tidied up Jia Cong's clothes and sent Jia Cong to the front yard alone.
After avoiding the crowd, Daiyu began to ask, "Is something happening?"
"The war in southern Xinjiang was unfavorable, and Shui Rong was captured by the South Vietnamese. The court and China intend to negotiate peace, but it will only be dissolved in water until Daxia sends the princess south to make peace......
Jia Cong roughly told Daiyu about the kiss, but saw that Daiyu's frowning brows suddenly relaxed after a brief surprise.
"Don't you think it's weird? The saint and His Majesty are both resolute kings, why did they allow the intention of peace between the DPRK and China to spread? Don't forget that there is no news from my uncle so far, and there is a chance that the matter of harmony will not be possible."
Daiyu's words reminded Jia Cong that his father had already set off from Songjiang by sea boat earlier, and there was no news for half a month.
Is there still a chance for the war in southern Xinjiang?
"I don't know anything about the battlefield, but one thing I do know is that Your Majesty will not discount the backbone of Great Xia for any face. It is difficult to break bones, not to mention that the dignity of the dynasty is not in the life and death of the captives of princes and county kings, in the final analysis, it is above the edge of the sword."
Daiyu tilted her head, stood on tiptoe and rubbed Jia Cong's brain: "You go and inquire about the inside story first, and then go back to the house." If you care, you will be chaotic, and what Mrs. Tai can see is only what the palace is willing to let see......
With red walls and green tiles, there seem to be two worlds inside and outside the palace gate.
After Jia Cong entered the imperial city, he originally wanted to go to the cabinet to inquire about the situation, but after learning that the cabinet minister on duty today was Qi Bohan, the second assistant of the cabinet, he turned around and walked in the direction of Miyagi.
According to Yue's words, Qi Bohan was the leader of the peace negotiations, and it was this old man who proposed the matter of choosing a noble daughter from the prince's mansion to be a princess and a personal peacemaker.
"General Xiao Jia, Your Majesty has decreed that no one will be allowed to enter the palace for three days."
I didn't expect that one day Jia Cong would be stopped at the gate of the palace, which was unusual.
Jia Cong took out the imperial gold order and still couldn't do it, and several princes of the clan who were originally stopped in front of the palace gate were in an uproar, avoiding Jia Cong and whispering together.
In desperation, Jia Cong bypassed the south gate with a black face and walked towards the east gate of Longshou Palace. Along the way, I passed through several small gates, all of which were guarded by the forbidden army, and of course, there were also princes of the clan who were blocked outside these small gates.
"It's weird......
Boom!
Jia Cong was looking down to think about the strangeness of this matter, but was slammed down by a yellow and black shadow, and then felt a wave of heat meet him.
"Don't lick!"
Liu Hong looked at Jia Cong, who was knocked down and rubbed and licked by the fierce meow, and said happily, "I knew you would come over, this time can suffocate the general." Why don't you take it to your house for a few days?"
Jia Cong finally pushed the big cat's enthusiastic brain away, and wanted to get up but was pressed down.
This thing doesn't have a little self-knowledge now, so I'm not afraid of crushing him to death?
"You're already a mature tiger, I can't hold you!"
Saying that, Jia Cong had no choice but to ask Liu Hong for help: "Fourth brother doesn't hurry up to help, I'm about to be crushed to death by this goods."
The forbidden army has cleared the field here, and Liu Hong came here to wait for Jia Cong, and there is not even a chamberlain beside him.
The two pushed and dragged, and finally pulled Jia Cong out from under the enthusiastic big cat.
Bang bang bang......
After patting the dust on his body roughly, Liu Hong took Jia Cong to a pavilion and told Jia Cong about the reason for the ban on entering the palace.
"You should also know about the relatives, the emperor's grandfather and father were troubled by the clansmen, so they issued an order not to let people enter the palace to see them......
Jia Cong struggled to hold the big cat's brain, frowned and asked, "Do you really want to kiss?"
Liu Hong nodded, then shook his head again.
"Yes or no, there are nine times out of ten that the matter of harmony, but whether it can be reconciled depends on whether the Marquis of Rong Guo can bring good news."
Yes?
Jia Cong was a little confused by Liu Hong's words, and asked suspiciously, "I don't understand, fourth brother, explain it to me clearly."
Of course, Liu Hong will not hide it from Jia Cong in this matter, and carefully explain the reasons for this matter.
To put it simply, the situation in southern Xinjiang is not optimistic, the impact of the commander Shui Rong's capture exceeded the imperial court's estimates, the whole territory of Guangxi was in chaos, and the monkeys of South Vietnam had a tendency to be pressed by the whole army.
Moreover, the courage of the South Vietnamese army, the state of not being afraid of death like a devil really frightened the imperial army, and the secret guard of the dragon guard with the army sent a secret letter, and the anomaly of South Vietnam is related to the Westerners.
The state of the South Vietnamese army seems to involve some kind of secret medicine.
It was rumored in the DPRK that the peace was a plan set by the two saints, the first assistant Wei Qinghe, and the British prince Zhang Yue, the governor of the capital.
"The first is to paralyze the South Vietnamese people, and the second is to have a last resort just in case. If the Marquis of Rong Guo can successfully raid from the sea and capture Thang Long Mansion, the danger in southern Xinjiang will naturally be solved. But if Wei's plan to save Zhao fails, the fake harmony will become the true harmony."
Liu Hong's explanation made Jia Congmao pause, but at the same time, a question arose: "But there is no reason to negotiate peace from now on because of the defeat in World War I." Not to mention the 12 guards of the Beijing camp, the nearby Yunnan and Guangdong guards were also enough to block the offensive of the South Vietnamese. When the king arrives, the crisis will be solved."
But seeing Liu Hong's expression, there was a wry smile: "If it was only South Vietnam, the emperor's grandfather would naturally not do this humiliating and pro-family policy. Siam and Burma also sent large armies to suppress Yunnan. There has also been turmoil in the Uszangdu Division, and there is a faint tendency to betray the national dynasty."
At this point, Jia Cong had already understood the reason for the two saints' actions.
The instability of Southern Xinjiang is no longer a country of South Vietnam, and almost all of the three major southern Xinjiang vassals have betrayed the Celestial Empire, and even the Wusi Zangdu Division is unstable.
Jia Cong had a flash of inspiration and figured out a possibility from Liu Hong's words.
"Fourth brother is saying that there are Westerners in the South Vietnamese army?"
"You found out?"
Liu Hong smiled bitterly: "Not only South Vietnam, but also Siam, Burma, and Uszangdusi's affairs, all have the shadow of Westerners. This group of red-haired devils treat my Great Xia as fat, and they are going to borrow a knife to kill people, cut a piece and taste it."
With Liu Hong's explanation, Jia Cong finally understood why southern Xinjiang was like this, and became more clear about why a strong monarch like Emperor Taishang would easily respond to the policy of peace and affinity after losing World War I.
If the Lord can land in South Vietnam from the sea and capture the royal capital Thang Long Mansion, then the situation will be reversed.
South Vietnam is the strongest of the three countries in southern Xinjiang, and as long as South Vietnam is destroyed, the other two countries are easy to say. But if the pardon lord is also defeated, the fake and kiss will come true.
Jia Cong didn't stay in the palace for a long time, and took the big cat who didn't want to stay in the palace out of the Forbidden City, and returned to Rongguo Mansion all the way without stopping.
Just in case, the second sister Yingchun and the third sister Tanchun of the appropriate age must set a family affair.
War has always been unpredictable, and the Lord Pardon only brought 5,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 Songjiang sailors to the south, with the strange combat power of South Vietnam now, it is really difficult to say whether the winner or loser.
The old lady was still wondering why Jia Cong suddenly returned home, but after learning the reason, she even called the heavens.
"You're right, we can't pin all our hopes on your father, the relationship between the second girl and the third girl must be decided first."
The old lady asked the mandarin duck to take a booklet, and Jia Cong leaned over to take a look, good guy, it turned out to be a portrait of a young man, with the identities and family backgrounds of these people written next to them.
"It's ......"
The old lady smiled: "The old woman doesn't really care about things, a few girls have grown older in the past two years, how can I, who is a grandmother, not care about their family affairs? These are the brothers who can be seen in Jingzhong."
Hiss!
Sure enough, people are old and well, whether it is the one in the Cheng'en Mansion or the one in their own family, none of them are simple.
"The second girl's family affairs are easy to say, I will have someone send a letter to the Zhongshun palace in a while, Liu Erlang is a good candidate, your father is not there, I will make the decision for the second girl." It's too late to go through the six salutes now, so let's change the Geng post first."
The old lady seemed to be firm in her convictions, chattering on a long list, and kept flipping through the booklet in her hand.
Suddenly, she put the booklet in front of Jia Cong, pointed to the person on it and said, "How do you look at this person? Isn't it appropriate to set him for the third girl?"
Jia Cong leaned over to take a closer look, and the portrait of the character was just like that, and he couldn't see anything at all.
However, the few lines of small words next to it made Jia Cong cry and laugh, because this person was also someone Jia Cong knew.
Daiyu brother Lin Bai's friend in the same year, Yuan You five years will be Yuan, Tanhualang, Hanlin Academy editor Tang Yin.
Sixteen years old, unmarried, born in a poor family, and the same age as Tanchun, he is a good candidate.
However, the mandarin duck on the side reminded loudly: "Old lady, third master, the slave met Ergou at the gate early this morning, he was talking to someone about Tanhualang's marriage, could it be Tang Tanhua?"
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