Fengqi crabapple

Chapter 140
After two days of relaxation, the imperial court received a report from Fujian.

The emperor has recently become obsessed with Taoism, and he spends more time meeting Taoist priests than the empress in the harem, not to mention the ministers he doesn't like to meet in the first place.The emperor, who had not been in court for several days, hurriedly summoned all the military officers and civil servants to the main hall to discuss countermeasures.

"My dear friends, Japanese pirates are rampant along the southeast coast. The imperial court appeases and compensates the people every year, but the people are ungrateful and have captured the local government offices several times. I wonder which general is willing to lead troops to suppress the Japanese rebellion?"

"Your Majesty," Ji Ruicheng, the Duke of Zhongguo, came out and said: "Suppressing Japanese is a small matter, just appoint generals who are good at fighting, but quelling chaos is a big matter, and the princes and clans can suppress the formation. Please make your decision, Your Majesty!"

Ji Ruicheng wanted to take action as soon as possible.If Prince Duan or Prince Kang can be pushed out, if they come back and forth again and again, and there are some obstacles in Fujian, they will not be able to return to the capital within a year and a half, and then they will lose one fetter in the capital.Especially Duan Wang, who has led troops, will definitely become the emperor's first choice.

The emperor nodded in agreement. As soon as he glanced at Prince Duan, Prince Duan immediately stepped out and said, "My son is willing to go to war to relieve my father's worries! However, Qin Tianjian has set the date for my wedding on July [-]." On the [-]th of the month, God's will cannot be violated. I can only endure the pain and give this opportunity to serve the country to others."

The emperor thought about it, yes, his third son was already twenty years old, and he was just getting married. This was a major event in life, and he really couldn't miss the wedding date by going to war.It seems that Prince De's son cannot go out for the same reason.

King Xian and King Kang were depressed and were looking down at the floor, thinking about how to make up a reason for rejection.A young voice came out from behind the team and said, "The last general, Zhao Muzhe, is willing to lead troops to Fujian to fight against the Japanese!"

Zhao Muzhe can indeed be regarded as a royal family member.His mother, Princess Yayun, was the emperor's half-sister, but when Zhao Muzhe was two years old, after his mother gave birth to his younger sister, Zhao Jiamin, she suffered from insufficiency and had endless menstruation.Although the Marquis consulted famous doctors and used various expensive tonics, it only took less than a year before he passed away.

Later, in order to have a mistress to discipline the girl at home, the Marquis requested an imperial edict and took Zhao Jiayi's mother as his concubine.The Marquis was a concubine and could not take concubines. The emperor only allowed Zhao Muzhe and Zhao Jiamin to take concubines because they were young and the Marquis had to lead troops to fight. However, it was not allowed for him to be his wife or even his wife. possible.

Mr. Zhao, who was standing in the first three rows, was shocked. He didn't know that this bastard had the wrong tendon, and he actually volunteered to run this thankless job.

The emperor took a look and saw that wasn't Mr. Zhao Xiaohou, the eldest son of the Kangding Hou Mansion, my nephew!Back in the day, Kang Dinghou was also a majestic young general who led troops to charge into battle, and Princess Yayun fell in love with him.The tiger father has no dogs, and now Zhao Muzhe is serving as the commander of the Habayashi Guard. Although his position is important, he is sitting in the palace every day with nothing to do, which must have stifled him.

The emperor suddenly had an expression of "understanding" on his face, and he patted Long An with great joy and said: "Okay! Commander Zhao, I will make you a mighty general and lead [-] elite troops to Fujian to suppress the Japanese and quell the rebellion!"

"The last general has given orders. I am determined to fulfill my mission!" Zhao Muzhe's words were sonorous.Zhao Muzhe suddenly had a headache today. Although it was not because of a muscle injury, he was definitely stimulated.

Yesterday, he was dragged out for a drink by King Xian. King Xian used both soft and hard tactics to ask him to go back and convince his father to agree to regain control of the Fifth Army Camp. Otherwise, Zhao Muche would be asked to take over the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army.

The current Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army, Feng Guangcai, is a veteran general. He only recognizes the emperor in his heart and has always remained neutral in the court. Neither King Xian, King Kang, nor Duke Zhongguo could use him for their own purposes.King Xian and Duke Zhongguo discussed it and decided that in order to capture the fifth military camp, Feng Guangcai must be moved.

As for the replacement, King Xian wanted to give it to Concubine Zhao's father, Lord Zhao, but Duke Ji wanted to take the opportunity to transfer his son Ji Hai, who was in charge of the Hunan Guards, back to Kyoto.

But Lord Zhao knew very clearly that King Xian just wanted to control the Fifth Army Camp through him. How could he be willing to be King Xian's gun?So he firmly rejected the proposal of offering the king.Even if Zhao Jiayi went back to her hometown several times to give her a hard time, Mr. Zhao would only argue that he was old and in poor health and would not change his original intention.

Deciding to settle for the next best thing, King Xian focused on his elder brother-in-law. His cousin Zhao Muche was the commander of the Yulin Guards, so it was not impossible to take over the fifth military camp.Since he wants to get rid of Ji Dang, he must not let Ji Hai take this position!

So as soon as the emperor went to court today and announced that he would go on an expedition to the southeast, Zhao Muche immediately came up with a good way to get rid of King Xian, which was to lead his troops on an expedition and temporarily leave the capital.

My uncle was so wise that he agreed immediately!Zhao Muzhe was overjoyed.

How could King Xian fail to see the little Jiujiu of Mr. Zhao Xiaohou?For a moment, Concubine Zhao was so angry that she said, "Your father and brother don't give you face, so don't blame me for not giving you face!"

When King Xian was thinking wildly, he only heard the voice of a courtier behind him: "His Majesty, Zhang Zhi is willing to be the supervisor of the army and lead the troops to Fujian with Zhao Xiaohou." This is Zhang Zhi, the Duke of Xichang.Zhang Changgong did a good job some time ago, which resulted in an extra 100 million taels of white money in the emperor's private treasury.The emperor was overjoyed. Who said the emperor was not short of money?Recently, I have been practicing Taoism and refining elixirs, but I don’t have enough money to spend.He also felt that Zhang Zhi was a truly loyal person and was willing to rely on him in everything.

Seeing that Zhang Zhi took the initiative to ask for a job, the emperor naturally agreed.In this way, the emperor made a decision on the spot and decided that Zhao Xiaohou would be the commander and Zhang Zhi would be the supervisor. Three days later, he would lead an army of [-] and set off.The emperor was satisfied and announced his resignation from the court, and quickly returned to Wuying Hall to practice Taoism.

Lianyun Pavilion.

Mr. Shen has always felt that the officialdom is dark, including his own father and younger brother who ran for the prince: That brother-in-law, the prince, is mediocre and not enterprising. Why do a group of people still carry him to death?Because he refused to become an official, news from the DPRK was always slower to come.He learned about Zhao Muzhe's expedition to the southeast at the farewell banquet at Lianyunge that night.

"It's so inspiring! Mr. Zhao Xiaohou, you are finally unwilling to be a caged bird. You are going to gallop on the battlefield and kill enemies for your country! I would like to be your guest and go to Fujian with you." Shen Congxi took the cup. He drank the wine in one gulp and said passionately.

Shen Congxi originally dismissed Zhao Muzhe's work in the palace. The Yulin Guards were, to put it nicely, the emperor's personal guards, or to put it unfavorably, they were the emperor's bodyguards.Just because he doesn't like the filthy atmosphere in officialdom doesn't mean that he doesn't have the enthusiasm to serve the country. It's just that his dream of serving the country is more idealistic than others: assisting a wise king?Is Mingjun elected?It was inherited from the family!
"Good brother! Why can't I achieve military success without you?" Mr. Zhao Xiaohou drank it in one gulp happily.Shen Congxi is well-read and knowledgeable. If he can help, he will definitely benefit a lot.This guest cannot be invited even with money.

"Okay! I wish you victory in advance!" Xie Ruitang laughed loudly, poured wine for himself, Xie Yuanfang and Cheng Hanbai, and said sincerely: "I just want to remind you to strive for a quick victory, otherwise, the three of us will If you can’t make it back in time for my wedding, won’t we all have to receive two less gifts?”

When Cheng Hanbai saw the mention of himself, he also smiled and said: "I heard that fighting Japanese pirates is different from fighting Northern bandits. There is water connecting the sky and the ground. You can't ride a horse, you can only run a boat. It's not like you want to pinch the horse's belly twice as fast. It’ll be quick. But it doesn’t matter if the person isn’t there, I’ll definitely get the generous gift!”

Xie Yuanju looked at them and said, "There are still a few days before we leave. I will go to the racecourse tomorrow. I will send each of you a good horse. You have time to get acquainted with them in these two days." They are all trained by Du Zhongshan and are most suitable for war horses.

"This sounds like what a friend said! It's not like those two, who are all debt collectors." Zhao Muche was so excited that he was gearing up and said, "The horse you gave me should at least be no worse than Cheng Hanbai's horse chasing the wind through the snow!"

Shen Congxi also had the passion to put pen to paper and join the army. He picked up his chopsticks and knocked on the table, then took the lead in singing: "I remember most when we were young, we knew each other. With the flick of the sword, we can change the country. Don't hesitate to draw the bow. If we don't see each other in court, The border town is filled with smoke and smoke. Where the hero has his halberd, the beauty is intoxicated and lovesick."

None of these passionate young people, especially Shen Congxi, knew that this trip to Fujian had changed his life.

After drinking two more glasses of wine, Zhao Muche revealed the plot of King Xian and Ji Ruicheng to seize the military power of the fifth military camp.He said: "If he married my biological sister, my father would still be wary. Now he is marrying a concubine. She was born there. Besides, she was indifferent to me and my sister at home before she got married. How could we compromise with King Xian because of such an in-law?"

Xie Ruitang also remembered that in his previous life, Xie Ruitang married Zhao Jiamin, the legitimate daughter of Lord Zhao, instead of the current Zhao Jiayi, so that Lord Zhao and Zhao Muzhe were held hostage by him.In this life, why has Xie Ruiqiao been replaced?

What Xie Ruitang didn't know was that if Cheng Haitang did not enter Prince Xian's mansion in this life, Princess Xian's children would not be saved, and everything in Prince Xian's backyard would have changed.Before King Xian ascended the throne in his previous life, he had three sons and one daughter in his family. When he died, he had a total of six children, two of whom were posthumous.

"Even if you don't do it, we can't take advantage of Ji Hai." Xie Ruitang sneered.

The prince nodded and told his future sister-in-law Cheng Hanbai: "Captain Feng is getting old and he will be unable to guard against King Xian and Ji Ruicheng after all. Hanbai, I'm afraid you have to find a way to remind him to take more precautions."

Since Cheng Hanbai returned to Beijing last year, he has become much more mature in his behavior and treatment of others. Governor Feng has always been generous to him, and Governor Guo also favors him. He will remember this in his heart.

He immediately said: "I will remind his generals when I get back, and I will pay more attention. I will not let Ji Ruicheng kill Zhongliang at will!"

　I finally caught up with the change of contract status a year ago, and I’m going to celebrate with an extra chapter today!
　　
　
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