After breaking off the marriage, the Zhuangyuan Lang who was picked up was dressed weakly every day

Chapter 76
The winter of the 12th year of Yongxing was destined to be an unstable winter.

This year, Zhang Jun, one of the two prime ministers of the Great Zhou Kingdom, adopted a series of aggressive strategic deployments, which caused the generals of the Great Zhou Kingdom to be stationed on key roads.

Many ministers in the court advocated withdrawing the bailout of Jiangnan and staying on the river. Zhang Jun opposed all opinions. On the one hand, he regarded his master as Jiangshang and actively prepared for war. He also wrote a suicide note warning several generals who objected not to withdraw from the bailout. On the other hand, he wrote to the officials who objected. Shoujiang, and the discussion of ordering the Yue family's army to move eastward.Officials supported it.

In July of that year, Zhang Jun entered Huaixi to supervise local defense.

Among them, General Liu Guang was ordered to guard the main road.

This series of actions made Liu Yubei, the emperor of the "Qi Kingdom" recognized by the Jin Dynasty and sandwiched between the Zhou Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, feel threatened. After he failed to seek help from the Jin Kingdom, he ordered his sons and nephews Liu Lin, Liu Ni and others to Divide into three groups and attack Da Zhou in the south.

When the Liu family's troops went south, Liu Guang, who was in charge of the defense of Huaixi, did a stupid thing - only sent a few soldiers to station in Luzhou, while the main force stayed in Dangtu, leaving Jiangbei empty.

Liu Jun then took Luzhou directly and was so unstoppable that he once threatened several cities in the Zhou Dynasty.

To make matters worse, the local prime minister Zhang Jun was nowhere to be found.

After the news came back to the court, the ministers discussed it a lot.

The conservative faction headed by Qin Hui couldn't help but be secretly proud.

Zhang Junfei was not able to take the lead in deploying defense, and even went north to recover the Central Plains. This was good. Liu Yu was finally angered by his actions and sent his troops south. Liu Guang's men happened to be vulnerable. Isn't this the same as fighting? Has Zhang Jun lost face?
To be precise, it was not only a slap in the face of Zhang Jun, but also a slap in the face of the officials who gave Zhang Jun the right to operate in this way.

On the day of going to court, Emperor Gaozong of the Great Zhou Dynasty could no longer sit firmly at the top. Instead, he walked around with his hands behind his hands with an extremely ugly face. After pacing back and forth a few times, he asked his subordinates: "Do you have any good ideas?"

All the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent, and no one was the first to step forward.

After all, the officials themselves were hesitant about resisting gold or not.

For a moment, the entire morning was silent, uncomfortably silent.

The corners of Gaozong's mouth curled into a straight line of extreme displeasure.

After a while, Qin Hui moved his head slightly. Liang Wenchang, who was behind him on the right side, got the hint and quickly took a step to the left, raised his hands and said, "I think that the most urgent thing is to send someone to make peace with Liu Yuyan first. Find the chapter and then plan the follow-up."

It's peace again.

Over the years, whenever there is a war, ministers will inevitably say such depressing words, and the word "yanhe" will sound like cocoons in their ears.

Yu Yunwen, the general judge of Pengzhou who had always had the same idea as Zhang Jun, couldn't help but sneer after hearing this, and said bluntly: "The soldiers are fighting bloody battles in the front, waiting for reinforcements, but the people in the rear are afraid of fighting and demanding peace. In the long run, things continue like this. , simply don’t do any defense. As soon as the enemy comes, we will make peace! Anyway, the money and gold and silver sent are not from your own salary, but from our official family."

"You..." Liang Wenchang choked at Yu Yunwen's words and secretly looked at Gaozong's face.

Gaozong's face turned darker.

Yu Yunwen's words have their own reasons. In the final analysis, the purpose of negotiating a peace is to give money and goods to the other party, so that the other party will be merciful and stop fighting.

The matter of negotiating peace was naturally a bit embarrassing for him. In addition, the property sent out also came from the treasury. Giving more and giving less had nothing to do with these ministers who received salaries. Anyway, all the money sent out was It's his own money.

In the 12 years since he ascended the throne, Dajin has invaded his territory from time to time in the north. The military has expenditures every year, and natural disasters have occurred from time to time. Although Dazhou is not considered poor and weak, after so many years of consumption, there is really not much left in the national treasury. Used for expenditure.

These people who are talking about peace have no idea how frugal his harem is, let alone how empty his treasury is.

He wants to go to Qi State and negotiate peace with Dajin. How can he bear it?
Gaozong felt a headache and raised his hand to rub his temples.

At this time, Wang Ji came out and said in a very puzzled tone: "This Liu Guang has been writing to guard Yijiang before. It's not like Xianggong Zhang didn't know, so why did he appoint him as the general guarding the important road in Huaixi?" Woolen cloth."

These words, which seemed like a sigh and a reproach, fell to the ground lightly, but they really aroused great waves in Gaozong's heart.

This is where Wang Jihui looked. He understood what Gaozong was thinking very well, and was willing to tell him what he was thinking, but he was too embarrassed to say it seriously.

Gao Zong was already a little angry at Zhang Jun for being poor at employing people, and he immediately rushed to the top. He secretly said that Zhang Jun was now proud and complacent, and he was not good at appointing people.

After the last August victory in Huaixi, Zhang Jun's reputation increased day by day. Even several officials in the court who advocated peace talks had no choice but to leave because of Zhang Jun's petition. But now Zhang Jun has caused such a thing, even he He himself has disappeared, how can he teach him how to openly support his political views and arrange a few generals for the Northern Expedition?

At this time, Wang Huan echoed and said: "What's so surprising about this? In the battle of Fuping, Zhang Xiang led an army of 20 people, but he didn't triumph."

Wang Huan said this with his own selfishness.

At that time, the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a mess. His brother Wang Shu was also sent by Emperor Gaozong to take charge of the northwest. The result was very embarrassing. A local guard named Qu Duan refused to accept it and actually took away Wang Shu's seal. , and even almost chopped off Wang Shu’s head.

On the contrary, Zhang Jun entered the northwest and quickly changed the local style. He not only strictly implemented the orders of the central court, but also said harshly, "If you understand, you must obey, and if you don't understand, you must obey." After Qu Duan openly resisted Zhang Jun's orders, , Zhang Jun directly dismissed his post, and later even executed Qu Duan.

It is true that after Wang Shu came back from the northwest, he was demoted and dismissed by Gaozong. But later, Zhang Jun still failed in the Battle of Fuping with an army of 20 people. What was the result of Zhang Jun?
Instead of being demoted, he was promoted!Not only did he become prime minister, he also held military and political power.

How can the Wang family be convinced by this?

Hearing his wife's brother talk about the Battle of Fuping, Qin Hui secretly thought it was not good.

No one knew better than him that the Battle of Fuping was a failure on the battlefield, but it was a success in terms of the entire imperial court's strategy.

The cause of the Battle of Fuping was that the Jin army went south to attack Chuzhou. To the south of Chuzhou was Jiangnan, where the official family was located.If no one restrains the Jin Army, then their main force is likely to gather on the Huainan front line, and there is no telling when another major sweep will be carried out.

At that time, Gaozong was afraid of following in the footsteps of the two men who had gone before him and being captured by the Jin army and taken to the Kingdom of Jin. He summoned his ministers to discuss it many times at night. It was Zhang Jun who advocated that it would be better to fight a war of unprecedented scale in the northwest region. In the battle, the main force of the Jin army was transferred away.

Gaozong agreed to the proposal at that time, and then asked Zhang Jun to gather the army.

Later, the Battle of Fuping was indeed defeated. Several generals, including Liu Qi, were injured. The Great Zhou Dynasty suffered heavy losses and the entire northwest was lost. However, because a large number of the main forces of the Jin Army were transferred to the western battlefield, the Jin Army in the east The offensive on the battlefield could not be sustained, and Jiangnan was safe, and the current imperial court was saved.

Therefore, after Zhang Jun returned to Lin'an from Sichuan and Shaanxi, he was increasingly promoted.

——Wang Huan was short-sighted and could not see the underlying reasons. Qin Hui, who is now extremely clever in the officialdom, realized it. When Wang Huan mentioned the failure of the Battle of Fuping, Qin Hui felt that he was superfluous and unnecessary. !
If not, it will lead to insufficient success and more failure than success.

Sure enough, Gaozong stopped pacing, looked at the group of people below, and raised his lower lip coldly.

"So, you all only know how to comment on others, but you don't have any useful suggestions yourself?"

Listening to this tone, how could there be anything pleasant about it?

As soon as the emperor's majesty came out, the few people who were making sarcastic remarks immediately shut up.

At this time, the scouts were outside asking for an audience.

Gaozong was startled for a moment and raised his voice: "Xuan."

The scouts were ordered to step forward and report to the public: "Mr. Zhang has been recovered and is now safe. The sergeants have been organized to counterattack, and generals Wang De and Li Qiong have been ordered to lead elite troops. They have defeated Liu Yu's generals, Sun Hui and Yang. General Yizhong also attacked with all his strength, and now the Qi army has retreated northward in a hurry! Huaixi is safe!"

Such a sudden reversal made Emperor Gaozong immediately overjoyed and said "good" three times.

The scout took out a memorial and handed it to Gaozong. Gaozong sent someone to fetch it. When he saw it, Zhang Jun asked Liu Guang to relieve him of his military power because he was too lazy to fight and could not become a general.

Gaozong hesitated now.Liu Guang is no ordinary person.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Guang defeated the Xixia army in the battle of Xingzibao, which colluded with Da Jin and cooperated with Da Jin in going south to attack the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that he was also a soldier who repeatedly performed extraordinary feats; later, the Jin army attacked south again, Liu Guang led three thousand infantry and cavalry to Tokyo to serve the king. Although he failed to save his father and brother, the following year, Liu Guang led his troops to Jinan and defected to him, who was still King Kang at that time.

It was Liu Guang who suggested that he go to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, or even go south to the south of the Yangtze River to settle down, establish a country first, recharge his batteries, and then plan for the follow-up.

It can be said that when it comes to the founding hero of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Liu Guang can be regarded as a very important general.

It was good that Zhou's national policy at this time was to emphasize literature over military affairs, but he didn't want to think about it yet, because Zhang Jun, a minister who was always regarded as a civil servant, reduced Liu Guang's position in just a few words.

Emperor Gaozong closed the memorial, did not comment on the matter, and waved his hand to the scouts to leave.

The morning court ended with the smiling faces of the courtiers from the main battle party.They didn't expect that Zhang Jun would risk his life and survive. If they fight Dajin again in the future, they would have the confidence to bring it up again.

On the other side, the few people following Qin Hui looked unhappy unexpectedly.

After going to court, Qin Hui said to Liang Wenchang, "I'm here to discuss matters today, and I'll take Yi Fei with me."

Liang Wenchang glanced at the Wang family members who were walking in front of the two of them, frowned slightly, and suggested in a low voice: "It's better to wait until we have made a decision before instructing Saburo to do anything."

Before Qin Hui was about to have an attack, he quickly added: "It's winter these days, and my wife's health is not in good condition. Not only is Sanlang worried about his mother's condition, but even the husband's wife has come to visit many times. Whenever the husband's wife comes, I also need to ask Saburo a few more words."

Liang Wenchang was talking about private matters, but Qin Hui immediately heard the implication. This meant that Wang Qiong was paying close attention to Liang Yifei's recent movements.

Recalling the resistance in Wang Qiong's eyes when he tried to bring Liang Yifei back to the Qin family tree recently, and knowing Wang Qiong's great concern for Liang Yifei, Qin Hui nodded and said: "It will work."

He can wait for 19 years, and he can still wait for more time.

*
When the news from the court was transmitted back to Lanyuan, Qin Yue, Huai Zheng and Shen Yanhan were packing their luggage to go back to Qiuwang Garden. They collected their clothes and a lot of calligraphy and paintings. After they had generally packed up, they took a break.

Yang Dong strode into the room with a sharp sword in hand, and saw Qin Yuehuai standing in front of a desk with his back to him, leaning slightly.

Looking at Qin Yuehuai's back, he was about to speak when he saw an embroidered shoe suddenly exposed from the corner of his cloak.

The embroidered shoes swayed back and forth like a swing.

At the same time, Shen Yanhan smiled in Qin Yuehuai's arms and said, "It's so itchy, so itchy, I won't play anymore! Your saliva is all over my face..."

Yang Dong stiffened, his steps fixed, and he stood in the same place, not knowing whether to move forward or retreat.

Qin Yuehuai caught a glimpse of the shadow on the ground, and then he put away his troubled tongue, removed his lips from Shen Yanhan's chin, raised his sleeves, and carefully wiped Shen Yanhan's saliva that she disliked.

Yang Dong paused for a moment and saw Qin Yuehuai slowly turning around to look at him and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Out of curiosity, Yang Dong looked behind him.

Shen Yanhan was sitting on the table behind Qin Yuehuai, with his feet dangling in the air like a naughty child, with one hand still on Qin Yuehuai's shoulder, and his eyes showed joy and relaxation.

Seeing him coming, she said in surprise: "Yang Langjun, where have you been these days? Mujin said you don't live in Qiu Wangyuan anymore. Why? Have you found any relatives? It just so happens that we are moving back to Qiu today. Now that we are in the garden, will you come back with us?"

She asked several questions in a series, but Yang Dong's mind was full of business matters that he wanted to report. He was stuck when she asked him. For a moment, he could only open his mouth and couldn't say anything.

Qin Yuehuai turned to look at Shen Yanhan and said, "Take these inkstones away as well. Meng Silang said they would be given to us as gifts."

Shen Yanhan diverted his attention as he wished, "Huh?" She said, "Will you give this to us too?"

She was really dumbfounded by Meng Changqing's generosity. He gave away the murals in the study, the drawing paper, the ancient bookshelf, and the screen...

Naturally, Shen Yanhan would not know that this was the work of her wily husband-in-law.

When Shen Yanhan didn't know it, Qin Yuehuai used the rumor that the mother-in-law's rumors were written by the Duke of Qi's wife, and sat down with Meng Changqing and made sarcastic remarks to Meng Changqing, causing Meng Changqing to beg for mercy again and again.

"Meng Si, my wife, who was killed by your mother, has taken a fancy to the screen in your study."

"Qin Yuehuai, move everything you like in Lanyuan! If you can't move it, I'll find someone to move it for you. Is that possible?"

"I think my wife would like this yard..."

"This yard alone can't do it! You took over it before I even came to live in it after I bought it. Are you still not satisfied or something? Don't you have the money to buy it? You are really smarter than anyone else!"

"Then, the rent for these few months..."

"Where's the rent? I'm just lending it to you."

"Then you go tell her clearly."

"Cheng Chengcheng, let me go. I really... want to give you free accommodation and free things. Qin Yuehuai, Qin Yuehuai, you just cut me in pieces and blackmail me..."

Meng Changqing's complaints were particularly loud in his ears. Qin Yuehuai looked at Shen Yanhan and said with a smile, "He also said he would send a sum of money to Qiuwang Garden."

Shen Yanhan's beautiful eyes narrowed, "Send money? Why send money?"

Qin Yuehuai didn't say it was his wealth, but looked at Shen Yanhan without changing his expression and said, "He said he wanted to order a few sets of clothes."

As soon as she mentioned her business, Shen Yanhan jumped down from the table as if she had been given a shot of blood, "Then I'll go find him to measure him!"

*
Seeing Shen Yanhan leaving happily, Qin Yuehuai said seriously: "Say."

Yang Dong reported the affairs of the court.

Qin Yuehuai was silent for a moment and said, "Do you know the content of the book?"

Yang shook his head, "The news about Ouchi will not come out until tomorrow morning."

Qin Yuehuai said: "This should be the secret of raising an army to investigate the crime. Let's take a look."

After a pause, he ordered Yang Dong: "Tell them to go to Qiuwang Garden."

This refers to the guards assigned to Zhang Mansion. Yang Dong was startled, "Master Lang, are you really not going back to Zhang Mansion? But Mr. Zhang is going back to Lin'an Mansion soon."

Qin Yuehuai shook his head, looked at Yang Dong, and said: "From now on, wherever Madam is, we will be there."

Although he had long treated Lady Shen as his master's wife, this was the first time that his master had addressed Shen Yanhan as "Madam". Yang Dong appraised the importance in his heart and nodded seriously: "Yes." ! I will follow my wife and master to the death!"

Qin Yuehuai glanced at him, nodded, and went to fiddle with the drawing paper on the desk that was messed up by him kissing the young lady uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)