Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2436 Bring a Message 99.0

Xia Chen didn't say anything, just smiled at Shen Cha, picked up his teacup and took two sips.

"What do you mean?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly when he saw that his reaction was not right. "Are you leaving?"

"I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Xia Chen was almost choked, and hurriedly explained, "Before I came, I had already told Your Majesty that I would stay until the war was over. If you need someone to stay in the rear, I can do it. After all, I am a prince, right?"

"What do you mean by a prince?" Mr. Jiang couldn't help laughing. "However, what you said is right. Every time they go to war, we are always trembling in fear in the rear, fearing that someone will attack us. Although they have also arranged the defense in the rear very well, but..."

"You guys are just a little bit unsure, aren't you?"

"That's right." Master Jiang nodded. "Before they came back, we old guys couldn't eat or sleep well. We spent every day in agony." He reached out and patted Xia Chen. "Now that you're here, I feel more or less relieved." He looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha. "Duke, General, what do you think?"

"We think." Shen Cha and Shen Haolin looked at each other and said in unison, "Very good!"

"I'll leave the rear to you this time." Shen Cha smiled and looked at Xia Chen who started to shake his head proudly. "Just now, why did Seventh Brother have such an expression on his face? We mistakenly thought you were leaving."

"I was just thinking, when I was very young, I also saw war."

"Seen it? When I was very young?" Shen Haolin frowned slightly, thought for a while, and shook his head gently, "I have no impression at all."

"How could you possibly have an impression?" Xia Chen chuckled, pointing at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "When that happened, neither of you were born yet!" At this point, he was a little uncertain, and turned to look at Mr. Jiang, "Right?"

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "You remembered correctly, they were not born yet." He looked at Shen Haolin, "You were born at the end of the second year after that incident, so it's correct that you didn't know. And at that time, the Shen family was not in Beijing, but at the border of the northwest. Not here, but at Jialing Pass."

"I know." Shen Haolin thought for a while, "After we returned from Jialing Pass, my mother found out that she was pregnant. The palace was worried, so they sent people from the palace to the Duke's Mansion. After I was born, my mother took me to the palace and lived there for a long time, while my father and grandfather returned to Jialing Pass. After another two years, they were transferred back to Beijing. After living in Beijing for a few years, we came to Jiaping Pass."

"That's right." Mr. Jiang nodded and looked at Xia Chen, "When that happened, you..."

"I should have been around four or five years old, but I'm not very clear about what happened." Xia Chen shook his head gently, "I just remember one night, every street in Xijing City was occupied by the patrol camp and the imperial guards. My uncle was in Beijing at the time, and he was in charge. I was young at the time, and my family couldn't control me, so I climbed to the highest place in the house and watched everything that happened in the city."

"The highest place in the house?" Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, "The top of Wanghai Pavilion?" "Yes!" Xia Chen nodded, "It was the top of Wanghai Pavilion. I watched it for the whole night. From that day on, I especially admired my uncle. He is so handsome. I also thought that if I am interested in martial arts when I grow up, I can worship my uncle as my teacher."

"Forget it!" Shen Cha raised her eyebrows slightly. "Seventh brother has never liked martial arts since he was a child. He refused to practice even when forced. If you take uncle Huang as your master, you will have a hard time." She patted Shen Haolin. "Brother is so talented and hardworking, but he suffered a lot when he was young!"

"I know." Xia Chen touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "So, knowing that the emperor's uncle accepted Haolin as his apprentice, I was relieved. Because at that time, my family already hoped that the emperor's uncle would accept me as his apprentice."

"I know, Master said so!" Shen Haolin nodded, looked at Xia Chen, chuckled, and said, "After Master knew that the elders had this intention, he directly refused."

"Fortunately, I refused. Xiaojue and I went to watch you practice martial arts. At that time, we both thought that the emperor's uncle was so cruel. How could he be so cruel?" Xia Chen sighed, "However, when I was watching the chaos in Kyoto, I didn't think about these things. I just thought he was very handsome and heroic. That night, Kyoto..." He paused, his expression was not very good, "It can be said that there was a river of blood in Kyoto, and all the ministers who participated in the rebellion of Duke Heng were liquidated."

"Duke Heng?" Shen Cha thought for a moment, "Then I know what's going on. Duke Heng Shu Shi is also a fierce general. On the surface, he looks like a gentle scholar, but once he goes to the battlefield, he is like a tiger rushing down the mountain. He is a fierce general who is no less fierce than my grandfather and father. It's just that..." She sighed softly, "My uncle, my master, and my master never said why he would rebel. Logically speaking, he is the only duke besides my grandfather, and the only general with a large army outside the Shen family army. My grandfather didn't take away his military power, nor did he treat him harshly. Why did he do that?"

"He's been bewitched." Master Jiang sighed. "Shu Shi is the most fanatical believer of the Green Lotus Sect. The soldiers under him and the ministers he interacts with are also believers. His rebellion is just the beginning of the second crackdown on the Green Lotus Sect by the late emperor. If he hadn't taken action, the crackdown might not have been so fierce, and it might have been planned slowly. But he has already made plans, and has even started to purge the soldiers under his command who are not Green Lotus Sect believers. The nature of this is completely different."

“So there is such a thing.”

"Yes!" Master Jiang nodded gently. "Although the scope of the encirclement and suppression was not as large and wide as that of my brother, a lot of people were swept away in secret, and the Qinglian Sect was dealt a heavy blow again. It was because of this that they had to stay away from Daxia and go to sea."

"It is also because of this time that all their business dealings have gone underground, right?"

"That's right!" Mr. Jiang nodded gently, "But Xiao Qi said that this was the battle he had seen, which is not very accurate. It should be considered one-sided."

"Encirclement and liquidation, right?" Shen Haolin chuckled. "My master doesn't need the patrol battalion and the imperial guards. If something happens in Xijing City, his men are the most capable of fighting. The patrol battalion and the imperial guards are only responsible for guarding the four city gates and preventing anyone from escaping."

"And calm the people down and prevent them from feeling fear." Shen Cha sighed softly and looked at Master Jiang. "Uncle Huang's people are still the most powerful in the entire Daxia."