majestic tiger

Chapter 333
After dinner, in the main house, the father's story was told.

Surrounded by his sons and daughters, under the watchful eyes of the two children, the father started from the first border war provoked by the Xirong people in recent years.

That year, my father was still in the capital, and the general stationed in the border town was He Hongtong, the elder brother of the current prime minister, Mr. He.

Speaking of Mr. He's elder brother, the first emperor was not outstanding when he was there, he was just a fifth-rank master in recruiting deputy envoys.However, after the current emperor ascended the throne, he quickly became famous and became the emperor's confidant and favorite general, and was soon promoted to be the deputy envoy of the second rank.

His rapid promotion made the ministers' eyes widen at that time, wondering how he won the emperor's favor.

In private, some people also said that he had bad luck, he was lucky enough to serve the emperor during the Jingbian battle, and he fell into the eyes of the emperor, that's why the emperor treated him so kindly after he succeeded to the throne.

Anyway, this Mr. He has changed from an unknown little military officer to a hot celebrity in one fell swoop.There was an endless stream of fawning, seeking help, and flattering people. It is said that his house was almost broken down in a short time.

Of course, there are some people who are not convinced, especially the military generals who have fought bloody battles on the battlefield and have made a lot of military achievements. However, because they were appointed by the emperor himself, everyone only dared to talk about them in their hearts. Those who are very close will quietly mock them when they meet. Next, this is Shumi He who didn't start out with real skills.

The rest of the people can only dare not speak out.

After listening to her father's words, Yunxia thought about it for a while, and felt that the reason why the emperor regarded He Hongtong so highly was that he must have done something for the emperor or knew some little-known things about the emperor.

Yunxia's heart skipped a beat when she thought about the murder of the late Emperor in the Jingbian Battle.

She quickly asked her father: "Father, what do you mean when the late emperor was killed, he was there?"

"He should not be there, but he was a member of the army that accompanied the late emperor to the west."

"Father, don't you think there is a connection between them?"

My father blinked, and said disapprovingly, "Is there any connection? With his official rank back then, he probably couldn't even enter the third floor of the late emperor's camp."

"But there is uncertainty in everything, right? I mean what if he can get in?"

My father shook his head and said, "Xia'er, back then my father was also on the expedition with the late emperor himself. It is impossible for the army under my command to have such mistakes, and it is impossible for him to sneak into the late emperor's camp."

"Sister, let Dad finish talking first, okay?"

Yun Xiao, who was listening enthusiastically, made a suggestion, Yun Xia nodded, and followed her younger brother to ask her father to continue talking.

Father took a sip of tea, waved his fan and continued.

Later, Privy He also introduced his younger brother He Honglin to the emperor to serve him.

His younger brother has some skills, he once gained fame as a prostitute, and then entered the Hanlin Academy.

It was only after several years of obscurity in the Imperial Academy that he was sent out to release the magistrate.

After Privy He was promoted, he begged the emperor, and under his mediation, He Honglin returned to the capital to serve as a capital official, joining the inner circle of power.

Because his work was very liked by the emperor, the emperor kept him by his side and made him a second-rank captain.

At that time, Prime Minister Shen was still in charge of the court, so He Honglin worshiped Prime Minister Shen as his mentor and followed him to learn how to govern the country.He respected Shen Xiang as if he was serving his father, and Shen Xiang certainly spoke well of him in front of the emperor.

So he soon became the emperor's confidant, and won the emperor's trust and value.

After Shen Xiang retired suddenly, this younger brother became the successor prime minister logically.

Hearing this, Yun Xiao whispered to her elder sister, "Is that Mr. He who hosted a banquet for Brother Fifteen during the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"Exactly." Yunxia also replied in a low voice.

"What are you two talking about?" The father stopped and asked the two children when he saw the two muttering.

The pouting Yun Xiao said: "Father, this Mr. He is too extravagant."

"Where did Xiao'er say this? Where did you hear it?"

"Father, after the Dragon Boat Festival cuju competition, Mr. He held a banquet to celebrate the victors. Our Feihong Club won the championship. Brother Fifteen and the people from the Cuju Club went to Mr. He's house. Brother Fifteen said that He's house has a meal. A commoner is enough to feed for a year.

My sixteenth brother also said that people who live not far from He Mansion often see white rice flowing out of the gutters of He Mansion.

I don't like him anyway. "

After finishing speaking, Yun Xiao pouted, with a sullen expression.

Yun Xia immediately testified to her younger brother's words, and said angrily: "Father, after I heard what my younger brother said, I asked someone to inquire about it. This Mr. He is really worthy of her master, but everything is spent on food and clothing. Extravagant. But on the outside, he still pretends to be thrifty and respectful."

Father's face darkened obviously: "He can really enjoy it. The soldiers in the border towns are short of supplies and often don't have enough to eat. This Prime Minister also reduced the supply of military supplies to let the soldiers understand the difficulties of the court."

The veins on the father's hands on the back of the chair were bulging, and his tight lips revealed his inner dissatisfaction.

However, he probably felt that the children were too young to disturb them with these things, so he quickly put away his emotions and smiled at the children.

"One of the missions that Dad came back this time is to solve the problem of the shortage of military supplies. Alright, let's continue with what Dad just said."

He Hongtong took the initiative to ask Ying to be stationed in the border town. He didn't have much experience in fighting, but he just had some skills on paper.It is okay to defend the city when the frontier is peaceful, but once there is a war, it will immediately become insufficient.

Not long after arriving in the border town, one day, a group of Xirong people met a few border town residents who were out of the city to cut firewood outside the city.

People from both sides fought for a while, and each was injured. One of the Xirong people fell into a coma immediately after being injured and was carried back.

In fact, the brawl this time was purely initiated by the Xirong people. They made trouble for no reason, and the residents of the border city couldn't bear it before they took action in self-defense.

As everyone knows, the next day, the Xirong people pulled a team and clamored outside the city.

He Hongtong led his subordinates to look down from the city gate, and saw the Xirong people throwing a corpse in front of the city gate, and then they all shouted with righteous indignation.

The Xirong man who died was the one who was seriously injured yesterday, and it is said that he died on the way back.

The soldiers in the Xirong army were excited, all of them raised their arms and shouted, eager to rush forward and tear down the border town.

Because he couldn't understand Xirong dialect, he became a little anxious after his subordinates who understood Xirong dialect translated the words of those people to He Hongtong.

The slogan that the Xirong people shouted was to demand the lives of the residents of the border town who participated in the brawl yesterday.

But He Hongtong said angrily: Tell them not to provoke the Xirong people, they won't listen, what should we do if we provoke this mess?Go and arrest those troublemakers for me, and appease the Xirong people first. "

Hearing this, Yunxia couldn't bear it anymore, she interjected: "Father, how could he say that? He should at least understand the situation before making a conclusion?"

(End of this chapter)