Chapter 187 Wrath (1)

It's already very cold in November. However, it was cold and windy outside, but inside the palace was warm as spring.

Concubine Song said to the prince: "Next month, it will be your birthday. Last year's birthday passed easily. This year can't be like this again." Concubine Song wanted to hold a grand birthday banquet for the prince.

The prince immediately said: "Mother and concubine, the treasury is empty now, so there is no need for these vain things." If it is done according to his mother and concubine's wishes, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It's not that he can't make up the money if he really forces the Minister of the Household Department to take out the money, but he doesn't think it's necessary. There is no money in the national treasury, and he still throws money in for his own birthday. How will the officials below see him as a prince. I must feel that the prince is incompetent.

Concubine Song did not agree, and said: "How much money can I spend on my birthday? If there is no money in the treasury, how can it be short of this money?" Her son is the crown prince, the heir of a country, and no one can treat her son badly. up.

At this moment, the eunuch outside hurried in and said to Concubine Song to the Crown Prince, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the urgent mail has arrived eight hundred miles from the northwest!"

The prince's complexion changed drastically, and he hurried out of the Liuli Palace.

Concubine Song said to Nanny Ying who was beside her, "Go and find out, what's the matter?" It's winter, and I don't know what kind of trouble these northern captives are making. .

Nanny Ying came back soon, and said to Concubine Song, "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy Cao De followed and waited for a group of people to be killed by horse thieves."

Concubine Song snorted coldly and said: "These horse thieves are really lawless, even the imperial envoys dare to kill them. We must let the emperor wipe them out."

Nanny Ying immediately complimented: "Your Highness is wise and powerful, and will definitely be able to exterminate these horse thieves." She said it as if the crown prince went to suppress the bandits himself.

Concubine Song didn't care much about horse thieves, but when she talked about the Northwest, she thought of Yuxi who married to the Northwest: "That bad girl from the Han family has been married to the Northwest for more than a year."

Nanny Ying said: "It's been almost two years. Madam, it's strange to say it. Monk Liaotong said that the Han family was destined to fail, but he didn't expect that after marrying Yunqing, not only did he not bring Yunqing to decline, but made Yunqing even worse. Yunqing is on the rise, and now Yunqing has become a general of the second rank!" Tian Nanny, who was killed by Zijin that day, and Ying Nanny are good sisters who are married to Jinlan. She has always wanted to avenge her sister, and now that she has an opportunity, she has to take advantage of it.

Concubine Song frowned.

Nanny Ying said: "Mother, Yunqing is now the general of the border town, with a hundred thousand troops in his hands. The Han family was married by your empress that day. If she is jealous..." At this point, Nanny Ying would not Say no more.

Concubine Song snorted coldly, and said: "She dares!" She said so but she still had no idea in her heart. Yun Qing controlled an army of 100,000, if under Han's instigation he became rebellious, the consequences would be disastrous.

Nanny Ying said: "Madam, how can the family members of the city generals stay with me here. You see, Mrs. Tong has always been in the capital with her son and grandson." Most of the generals in the frontier who lead troops to fight, their wives and children stay in the capital. On the surface, it was said that the imperial court settled their wives and children so that they could enjoy life in the capital without worrying about being afraid in the border towns. In fact, they were serving as hostages to prevent these generals from rebelling. It's just that the imperial court's control over the subordinates has not been as good as before, and the officials below are not willing to send their family members to the capital. What Nanny Ying meant was to let Yuxi return to Beijing as a hostage.

Mammy Ying's suggestion was very vicious. She just thought that Yuxi only gave birth to a daughter now, if she was taken back to the capital now, Yunqing would definitely take a concubine and have a son for the sake of the heir's inheritance. When the time comes, Yuxi will stay in the capital as a widow, and Yunqing will have a concubine in Yucheng to give birth to a child. After a long time, there must be no relationship between the husband and wife and only the status. After all, men must care more about the women and children who accompany them.

This kind of revenge is better than killing the Han family directly.

Concubine Song thought about it, and said: "It is true that the Han family should be allowed to return to the capital." Yun Qing has a grudge against the Song family, and although this Han family has always behaved harmlessly, she must be jealous in her heart. These two people must never be put together, they have to be separated.

The prince was furious when he learned that the imperial envoy had been killed by a horse thief, and immediately summoned Yu Xiang and Song Huaijin into the palace, and said to them, "The bandits and horse thieves in the northwest are too rampant and must be wiped out."

There is no need to discuss this matter at all. If the order to suppress the bandits is not ordered, what will be the face and prestige of the court. Therefore, even if it is now winter, this matter cannot be delayed. Yu Xiang didn't object, but just asked: "Your Highness, bandits and bandits are rampant in the Shaanxi-Gansu area. Ji Xuan has suppressed the bandits for several years, but not only was it ineffective, but these bandits and bandits became more and more rampant. Now they even dare to kill imperial envoys. Your Highness, This time the bandits should be suppressed by the imperial court.”

Song Huaijin snorted coldly and said, "I don't know who Yu Xiang thinks is the most suitable?"

Yu Xiang was an old fritter, and said to the prince respectfully: "Who is the most suitable person, I believe that His Royal Highness must have a candidate in mind."

There is really someone to choose for the crown prince, and this candidate is naturally Chen Yu: "Chen Yu is from a family of generals, and he was trained by Tai Ninghou, so he is most suitable for this important task." Apart from Chen Yu, the prince is not at ease.

Chen Yu knew that the crown prince asked him to suppress the bandits, not to mention how excited he was. After returning to Hou's mansion, he happily told Taining Hou the good news.

But Tai Ninghou was not happy, this errand was full of dangers.

Chen Yu's dream has always been to lead troops to fight. After hearing the good news, he was happy, but he didn't expect the crisis behind it. After hearing what Tai Ninghou said, he calmed down and said, "Father, you mean that Ji Xuan will be a hindrance."

Tai Ninghou nodded and said: "If Ji Xuan doesn't send you elite soldiers, but only gives you some remnants and defeated generals, do you think you can succeed in suppressing the bandits?" The crown prince just asked Chen Yu to suppress the bandits, but didn't ask him to lead the troops. Therefore, the initiative is still in Ji Xuan's hands.

Chen Yu's heart trembled. He wanted to make a contribution to suppress the bandits this time, not to be cannon fodder. After thinking for a while, Chen Yu asked, "Father, Ji Xuan is from the Song family, and we have no deep friendship with the Song family." Song Huaijin could only speak if Ji Xuan wanted to cooperate. It's not easy to let Song Huaijin speak up, unless they are willing to join the Song family, but this is absolutely impossible.

Tai Ninghou said: "Think about it carefully, how can we break this situation?"

Chen Yu wanted to come for a long time, and said: "If you don't want to be controlled by Ji Xuan, you can only use the Northwest Army. The court is not worried. I will ask the crown prince to issue a secret decree for Yunqing to send troops, and the crown prince will definitely agree. It's just that I am very happy." I am worried that Yunqing will not agree to send troops."

Tai Ninghou paused and asked, "If Yunqing is willing to send troops, what are you going to do?"

Chen Yu said: "The Northwest Army has fought against the captives for many years, and its combat effectiveness is very strong. If the Northwest Army is really used, only 5,000 people can wipe out the bandits in Gansu."

Tai Ninghou shook his head and said: "The idea is good, but you have overlooked one of the most important issues. No matter how brave the Northwest Army is, it will be useless if they don't obey your orders." success.

Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Dad, you mean I can't control these people?" Chen Yu was still very confident in himself.

Tai Ninghou said: "It's not that your ability is not good, but that although the Northwest Army is brave, these people are also very temperamental. In addition, so many people died in Yucheng in the spring, and the court didn't even pay the pension. Those widows and orphans have no means of living. Under such circumstances, the Northwest Army will not obey the orders of the generals who were airborne by the court." The court is not strong, and the soldiers below will naturally not obey the orders of the court. This is a normal thing .

Chen Yu was silent, and after a while he said: "The Northwest Army can no longer be used?" Chen Yu felt that it was a pity, if he could lead the Northwest Army to suppress the bandits, it would be more effective with less effort.

Tai Ninghou said: "Even if the Northwest Army wants to send troops to suppress the bandits, only the generals sent by Yunqing can do it." Only major events can dispatch them. Small things like suppressing bandits can’t work for the Northwest Army.” When the country’s safety is in danger, there is only rebellion in this situation.

Ji Xuan couldn't be trusted, the Northwest Army couldn't succeed, and he couldn't lead troops to the Northwest to suppress the bandits, so Chen Yu was stumped. After thinking for a while, Chen Yu said: "Although Ji Xuan is the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the governor Zhang Wenjie has always been at odds with him." Chen Yu wanted to call the Northwest Army at first, but he didn't want to get involved in local battles . The battles below are not less than those in the court, and he only went down to suppress the bandits and made military achievements, and he was not stationed in the place all the year round, so getting involved in their struggles was really troublesome. But now, it doesn't matter if you don't want to get involved.

Taining Hou looked at his son's troubled look and said, "This time the crown prince sent you to the northwest to suppress the bandits. It is an opportunity and a test. If you succeed, you will be able to go further. If you fail..." What about failure? , Tai Ning Hou did not say.

Chen Yu nodded with a heavy expression on his face.

Tai Ning Hou said: "Although Cao De is talented, he is too eager for quick success. If the Crown Prince had followed our advice and not sent Cao De to investigate the case of Xu's family, the situation today would not have happened." Taining that day At that time, he said that it was not appropriate to send Cao De to Yucheng, but the prince would not listen, and he had no choice.

As a result of Cao De's eagerness for quick success, Yunqing took the opportunity to kill Geng Jichen, Kang Donglin and other forces that were hostile to him. Now Yucheng's 100,000 troops are in his hands. Now that Yunqing's wings are full, even the crown prince's priority is to appease him. "

Chen Yu immediately said: "I think the biggest mistake he made was not eager for quick success, but underestimating the enemy. He underestimated Yunqing and the Han family." Underestimating the enemy is a big taboo for military strategists. He would never make such a mistake.

Tai Ninghou nodded and said: "When you arrive in the northwest, you not only have to guard against Ji Xuan and Zhang Wenjie's mediation, but also be careful of Yunqing. Cao De was killed, this is a bit strange." The meaning of these words is almost that Cao De is Yun Qing. Killed by Qing.

Chen Yu shook his head and said, "Father, Yun Qing couldn't have killed Cao De." No matter who it was, he would only kill someone if it was profitable. Killing Cao De would be harmful to Yun Qing.

Tai Ning Hou did not refute Chen Yu's words, he just felt that Yun Qing was suspicious, and he was not sure: "When you go to the northwest, you must be careful in everything." (To be continued)