Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 156 Big Event

After the Lantern Festival rest.

Lai Shangrong was attracted by two major events in the court.

First of all, Concubine Wu and Zhou Gui's family, who were originally planning to visit the bride, suddenly reported that the disaster in Henan had not subsided, and as courtiers could not bear the extravagance, they requested an order to cancel the visit.

The emperor also agreed without hesitation, which inevitably led to a lot of wild thoughts.

Then, the Qianxiang Kingdom's delegation came to Beijing to ask for help.

It has been a year and a half since the Western Yi invaded the Qianxiang Kingdom. At first, the Qianxiang Kingdom relied on its favorable location, large number of people, and convenient supplies. In addition, the Western Yi army was far away, so the two sides were at odds with each other.

But since the monsoon season last year, Xiyi mobilized troops and generals, and then the situation began to take a turn for the worse. Seeing that the country was losing ground and was losing ground, Queen Qianxiang hurriedly sent an envoy to ask for help from the suzerain country, Daxia Dynasty.

Of course, for Lai Shangrong, these have little to do with him. Whether it is the direction of the court or military affairs, no one will ask him what he thinks.

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Inside the Linjing Hall.

Emperor Zhenglong was high-spirited and waved to the people standing below him: "Qining! Are all the spies from Qianxiang Kingdom back?"

Qi Ning immediately replied: "Go back to the emperor! Everyone is back. This is why I came here!"

Then he handed over a booklet.

"Your Majesty is wise! The spies sent by me have watched several battles in the Qianxiang Kingdom. The firearms do have merits. The Western Yi relied on the advantages of firearms to defeat the many with few, but the problem is not small. I The advantages and disadvantages have been attached above.”

"Okay!" Emperor Zhenglong shouted, and then said to Qiu Duo: "It seems that I was right. Shenji Camp asked Yijun to step up their training. Among the eight guards in the capital, I am also the Yulin Guard guarding the palace. I have gone through so much trouble to arrange for you to be the captain, and the other seven guards are all from their line, how can I feel at ease!"

After hearing this, Qiu Duo hurriedly knelt down and said, "I will defend the emperor to the death!"

Emperor Zhenglong waved his hand and said, "It's just to take precautions before they happen. It won't reach that point!"

He laughed and said: "After all, I have my destiny! Last year's Xu Wen, this year's Minister of War Zhou Qiong, and Qingguo Duke Wu Tianyou have all started to change the direction!"

The people below immediately knelt down and shouted, God bless our emperor.

Emperor Zhenglong gave him a false support and said: "Get back on your feet! At this time, you can't be careless. Fortunately, I found a new way and formed the Shenji Battalion. They just controlled the military department, controlled the bows and crossbows, and held their lives. But where did they go?" I know how cheap this firearm is.”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Zhenglong smiled and said: "When I accept Zhou Qiong, I will transfer Prince Teng out of the capital camp, and then you will be appointed as the governor of the capital camp!"

"Thank you Long En!"

"Yijun is inexperienced after all, you have to give some advice!"

King Zhongshun said with a smile: "Don't worry, the emperor! The tiger father has no dogs, this kid from Captain Qiu's family is quite prestigious in the Shenji camp, even the younger brothers have heard of it!"

Qiu Duo shook his head and said with some embarrassment: "Boss is pretty good, but this little one is really ineffective. The sap that beat Feng Tang that guy last time actually got a beating!"

After a burst of laughter, Emperor Zhenglong straightened his face, and said in a deep voice: "According to the opinions of all my dear ones, should Qianxiang be saved or not?"

Qiu Duo said: "Qianxiang Country is a barbaric land, with dangerous mountain roads and miasma. Our soldiers will inevitably be acclimated to the climate. If we rushed to help at the beginning of the war, we could still rely on the geographical advantage and supply advantage to repel them. Now I am afraid that there are only five or five Number!"

He still took the court's face into account when he said this, and the soldiers were not convinced. Now that most of the Qianxiang Kingdom has fallen, the supply of the army going south is problematic.

If supplies were to be supplied from the Daxia Dynasty, the mountain roads would be dangerous, and loss and route safety would be problems.

Although the emperor may not know the key to it, he is used to reporting good news but not worrying.

So I have made a decision in my mind.

But where there are people, there are different opinions. Even if it is a losing situation, there are people who are willing to bet their wealth and life, not to mention that there is no need to gamble and it is profitable.

In the Beijing Prince's Mansion, four kings gathered together, including Bo Niu Ji Zong, the first-class son of the Zhenguo Duke, and Liu Fang, the first-class son of the Liguo Duke. "Although we are rushing to help the vassal country, it is also for the sake of the court's face after all. Our noble family started out with military merit. Now it is rare to have a sword. If we miss this opportunity, it will be too late to regret it in the future."

"Although our family doesn't need this military merit, those down there still rely on this merit to maintain their titles!"

"Besides, there are already people who are taking advantage of the situation and are taking advantage of this opportunity to let those in the court take control!"

"The envoy Qianxiang said that to expel Xiyi will be thanked with the whole country's funds!"

"Hey! It is said that Queen Qianxiang threatened that whoever can help her keep the country, she will sweep the couch and serve her! Although she is a foreign barbarian, she is the lord of a country..."

"Jie Jie Jie! I heard that in order to show sincerity this time, I even brought a close-fitting red sweat scarf!"

"Only the prince is worthy of enjoying this glory and beauty!"

When the topic reached this point, he could no longer hold back his momentum and headed straight for the next three roads.

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The next day in the court hall, there was a heated exchange of words, with both sides insisting on their own words and refusing to give in to each other.

In the Daming Palace to the east of the imperial palace.

There was a roar: "I'm not dead yet, so I can't wait to seize the class and power!"

Queen Tian knelt on the ground and said without being humble or arrogant: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty has always been benevolent and filial. How could you have such thoughts? They are just trying to guess the Holy Will without permission!"

"Hmph!" The Supreme Emperor snorted coldly: "Whether they speculate on the holy will or not, I have my own judgment!"

Then he shouted loudly: "Dai Quan! Show off to the Golden Palace!"

In the Jinluan Palace, the two parties were still arguing, and a thin scream was heard from outside the palace.

"The emperor is coming!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor!"

The emperor stood up quickly and led all the officials to kneel down to say hello!
The Supreme Emperor walked to the dragon chair and sat down. He didn't even shout to get up. He only said in a deep voice: "What are you discussing?"

Emperor Zhenglong hurriedly reported Qianxiang Kingdom's request for help truthfully.

After pondering for a long time, the Supreme Emperor slowly said: "Get back on your feet!"

Emperor Zhenglong stood up and stood on the side of the dragon chair, bowed and said, "Why are you here, Father!"

"Hmph! I'm not old yet!" The Supreme Emperor snorted coldly: "Tell me! How did you discuss it?"

Immediately, the two sides began a new round of verbal exchanges.

After a long time, the Supreme Emperor sighed: "My Daxia is so powerful that I can't allow Xi Yixiao to be so arrogant. Although Qianxiang is a vassal state, he has always been interested in Daxia. This matter was presided over by Wang Shuirong of Beijing, who immediately drafted a rescue plan. Of the policy."

"My son! Your Majesty! I obey the order!"

The Supreme Emperor then stroked his sleeves and stood up and said, "You have never seen a weapon after all. You have been enjoying peace for a long time. Please come with me to this year's hunt in Tienwang Mountain!"

"Yes! I obey the order!" Emperor Zhenglong prostrated again.

With a cry: "Retreat from the court!" the Supreme Emperor walked away.

The whole palace was left with astonished and uncertain monarchs and ministers.

That night, nearly a hundred fully loaded carriages drove out of the Sifang Pavilion of Honglu Temple and the courtyard where the Qianxiang Kingdom's envoys stayed.

Among them, most of them were carriages heading towards the Prince's Palace in Beijing.

(End of this chapter)