Volume 3 The Beginning of Sorrow Chapter 103 Dreams are like bubbles and must be broken in the end
The wind in early summer is warm, but it blows cold...
Ni Ju was standing aside with his hands down, not daring to speak. He clearly knew that Emperor Yonghua's state of mind at this moment must have been extremely punished. The general Rui Rumin was killed at home, the whole city was flooded in Pingzhou, the missing soldiers of the main general of the Pinan outpost mutinied, and the army of Shatuo who had just reported to him led troops to invade the territory and connected two cities... Anything can make him anxious, not to mention that everything is all together.
To the great surprise of the courtiers, Emperor Yonghua did not get angry after learning of these bad news one after another, but was surprisingly calm. When Hu Xiuan reported Rui Rumin's death, he really had the heart of death. Unexpectedly, Emperor Yonghua just waved him away, but he did not surrender in the slightest, which made him feel like he would have the rest of his life.
"Huh~~~" Emperor Yonghua took a deep breath, his eyes were cloudy and yellow, and he was looking blankly at the sunset that was about to set, and his hand was gently rubbing the urgent music sent by Zhan Ming, the head of the True Martial Arts Temple.
"Hehe, it's really embattled!" The sea disaster in the east is still in the process of relief, and the north is hit by a flood that has not been seen in a century, and there is a mutiny at the outpost in the south, and Shatuo, who has always shown weakness in the west, dares to lead troops to attack!" Emperor Yonghua said softly to himself, "Floods, mutinies, invasions... How could it really be a coincidence?" Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but twitch, and he said coldly, "Duanmulan, could it really be a good thing you did?"
"Ju Zheng, go and summon Mu Ren, Mu Chao, Mu Yang, and Mu Yan to the imperial study, I have something to do with them!" Emperor Yonghua grabbed his hands tightly on the stone railing, his face suddenly became cold, and he said to Ni Ju on the side.
Ni Juzheng received the order and hurriedly sent someone to do it.
"Three hundred and twenty-seven years of Dahua must not be lost in the hands of my Xia Yuhua!" Emperor Yonghua said softly.
Xia Muren has been very worried in recent months, and has been thinking about it, "Which is more important than the foundation of the emperor and the ancestors?" Although Dahua is gradually weakening, the foundation is much stronger than that of the Ji Kingdom, Shatuo, Snow Country, and Xian Ma.
"Now that the national crisis is at hand, I still want to hinder it, how can I become so selfish?" Xia Muren looked at the mountains of twists and turns, and couldn't help but ask himself, "My lips are dead and my teeth are cold." If Dahua is gone, don't say that the emperor, even this prince will not have to do it. What's more, how many lives the ancestors sacrificed to conquer the country, as the son and grandson of the Xia family, I have the responsibility to defend the land..."
"Lord, someone from the palace said that the emperor was urgently summoned. The voice of the steward came from outside the door.
Xia Muren's thoughts were interrupted, and his mind became clear for a while, and the words "duty to defend the land" always lingered in his mind, and he hurriedly went out of the house.
"Did Zhao Qianming fold it up?" Xia Muyang looked at the map on the shore and asked Lu Siliao, the left of the military department on the side.
Lu Siliao replied without thinking: "The military department has not received a report from General Zhao in the past half a month, thinking that there is a lot of rain on the road, and it has been delayed. ”
Xia Muyang's face sank, and he said coldly: "Hmph, Shatuo's army has been killed in Mianzhou, and he, the general stationed in the north, doesn't even have a single piece of the fold, is it possible that the entire camp in the north is dead!"
"It's... Hehe, the lower officials don't know. Lu Siliao smiled awkwardly. The general stationed in the north is one of the four generals of the four Quartet in this dynasty, and his rank is one order higher than his Zuo Cheng of the military department from the second rank.
"His Royal Highness, I can find you! The emperor has an edict, and he urgently announces your entry into the palace to discuss matters!" The eunuch of the decree inquired several times before finding Xia Muyang in the deacon hall of the military department, and hurriedly explained his intention.
Xia Muyang raised his eyebrows and replied, "Okay, let's go!"
As night fell, the exquisite lanterns were lit, and the palace was as bright as a galaxy.
When Xia Muchao arrived at the imperial study, he saw that King Yi, King Zhen, and King Yun were already standing.
"Okay, now that we're all here, let's take matters into account. Emperor Yonghua got up from the dragon chair, took a brocade stool and sat down in front of the four of them, and said, "You should also sit down!"
The four thanked them and sat down as they said.
"What do you think of what has happened recently?" King Yi, you speak first!" Emperor Yonghua said as if he were a family.
Xia Muren had already considered it all, and replied immediately: "According to Erchen, the flood in Pingzhou is by no means a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. On the one hand, although the rain this year was heavy, it was not much heavier than in previous years, so why did the dam suddenly burst? On the other hand, why did not a single dam guard survive? The guards were stationed upstream, so the embankment would have burst, and it would not have been so that the dozens of guards happened to be downstream at the time and all of them happened to be washed away? I was afraid that they had been killed and thrown into the river and washed away. As for the mutiny at the Pinan outpost, it was even more bizarre! Where was Rui Tulu? Where did he send the grain soldiers to? Hmph, I am afraid that they have all been poisoned by the Turks! Sha Tuo has never dared to make enemies of our country, but this time he actually raised half of the country's troops to attack it, which is really incomprehensible. In addition, the Turkic State sent people to kill so many high-ranking ministers of our dynasty, it is not difficult to think that this is all Duanmu's attempt to subvert Dahua. ”
"Yes, Erchen thinks what Brother Yi Wang said is exactly what he said!" said Yun Wang Xia Muyan agreed.
Emperor Yonghua looked at Xia Muchao and Xia Muyang and asked, "What do you think?"
"There is no hesitation in this matter, it must have been done by the old dog of Duanmu in the Turkic country!" Xia Muyang said coldly. Xia Muchao also nodded in agreement.
"It's rare that you four brothers don't quarrel! Brothers work together, and their profits are gold!" Emperor Yonghua said with a smile.
When the four of them heard this, they couldn't help but secretly blame themselves. I heard Emperor Yonghua continue to say: "I have already decided this matter, so that you have something to do!"
Emperor Yonghua looked at Xia Muren and said: "King Yi, you are good at disaster relief, this time I will take you to Pingzhou, water repair, agricultural restoration, residential reconstruction, new Lifang City, all kinds of good, but fast!"
"Yes, Erchen takes the order!" Xia Muren said in a straight voice.
"Jaw King, Mei Siyuan is the minister you recommended, he did an excellent job in Anxian, this time you and he worked together to quell the rebellion of Shatuo Kingdom!" Emperor Yonghua said simply.
"Yes, the son will not dishonor the holy order!" replied Xia Muchao.
Emperor Yonghua nodded, and then said to Xia Muyang: "King Zhen, your white-clothed army is stationed in Xiahe County, and it is only more than six hundred miles away from Pinan. In addition, the nearest outpost of the Turkic country is in Fuqi City, and the garrison is only 20,000. Now that your white-clothed army has drawn out its camp and set out for battle, how can there be any reason not to kill the enemy? I order you to teach them a harsh lesson!" At the end of his words, there was a rare air of hegemony.
Xia Muyang stood up, smiled evilly, and replied, "Erchen must give them an unforgettable lesson!"
In the end, only King Yun Xia Muyan did not give the order, and Emperor Yonghua chuckled and said to him: "Mu Yan, you have been sensible a lot in recent years. I've sent you something important to do this time!"
Xia Muyan was rarely praised by his father, and he was overjoyed, so he stood up and asked for his life: "Please be appointed by my father, and my sons will do their best to do things well!"
"Hmm. I have sent officials to the gates of the rivers and lakes, and recruited them into the capital to receive the order of killing. This matter is also quite cumbersome, so you will do it on my behalf! These Jianghu people are extremely skilled in martial arts, and there may not be no people who do not know what to do, so I will send you a hundred people from the internal guard battalion. Emperor Yonghua's face was kind, meaning Xia Muyan said. Xia Muyan is the youngest and has the shortest time to enter the court, so he doesn't need to leave the capital to do this, which is the most suitable for him.
Xia Muyan gladly accepted the order. The four of them each had their own promises, and after receiving the order, they left the palace in a hurry.
Emperor Yonghua stood under the eaves and watched the four princes leave in a hurry, remembering that after so many years, he seemed to have never worked so hard for the country, and couldn't help but feel ashamed and ashamed, and muttered: "The dream of immortality is a dream bubble after all!
The wind is blowing again, and the coolness is rising again.
"Your Majesty, go in and rest!" Ni Juzheng stepped forward to put on a windbreaker and said softly.
Emperor Yonghua tightened his windbreaker, turned his head and said to Ni Juzheng: "Swing and go to Duanwangfu!"