The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

The farce is over, and everyone goes back to their homes, waiting for the funeral tomorrow!

As soon as he got home, Li Hu was stunned by the secret letter sent by Liu Er, before he had time to drink a sip of tea.

In the study, Li Hu stood in front of the military map woven from silk brocade, smiled bitterly, and remembered the lines in a TV series, "A overlord appeared on the grassland." Now another overlord appeared outside the Great Wall, unifying the Jurchens, the Mongolians south of the desert and the Mongolians north of the desert. He was able to command the overall situation and direct all the troops to act together.

Emperor Yongchang raised a tiger by raising a Gu. I wonder how he would feel when he saw this in heaven!
Li Hu glanced at the map. Dashun's troops were scattered in Mobei and Liaodong, and could be easily defeated one by one by the enemy. They were in a position of riding a tiger and could not retreat. There was also a Rakshasa who was about to arrive on the battlefield!
Just as he was thinking, Wang Daniu's voice came from outside the door: "Marshal, someone is coming from the palace. Please come into the palace immediately to discuss matters."

Emperor Wushang also knew about the changes in Shengjing?

Li Hu didn't have time to think about it, so he simply packed up and walked out.

A huge sand table appeared in the side hall of Baohedian, taking up almost half of the room.

The top three and second place in the imperial examination, who were trusted by three generations of the Emperor Wushang, Emperor Yongchang and Emperor Yongxing, were standing beside the sand table with a stack of official documents in their hands. While flipping through the documents, they were inserting small flags of different colors on the sand table.

The chief minister of the cabinet and the two grand secretaries Meng and Shi had all arrived and were standing in front of the sand table, each with a solemn expression.

The Supreme Emperor sat on the couch on the south side, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles white, and murderous intent in his eyes.

On the couch was a blood-stained bundle, containing a blood-stained shirt and a silver bracelet that was obviously taken from a baby's arm.

Suddenly, a eunuch reported from outside: "The Duke of Lu is here!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Hu strode in.

He saw the things on the couch at a glance, was stunned for a moment, and then strode over: "Supreme Emperor."

The Supreme Emperor raised his head and said, "The Rakshasas have come and massacred the two new cities in the westernmost part of the Ulanqab League, leaving only one soldier to report back."

This is a challenge! Are you so arrogant?!

Li Hu suddenly remembered, "Did the Western Mongols surrender?"

A cold light flashed in the Supreme Emperor's eyes, and he slowly stood up. "Without their help, the Luosha people would not have been able to pass through the barren desert so quickly and raid our new city and the garrisons along the way!"

At this point, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and slammed his palm on the couch, "In this battle, they must be destroyed together for me!"

Li Hu replied, "Yes."

The Prime Minister spoke up, "We must fight, but our intelligence is not accurate about how many troops the Russians have." He pointed to the sand table and said, "Our intelligence is from the time when the Russians destroyed the Kazakh Khanate. Now they have annexed the Western Mongolian tribes. How do we mobilize these troops?"

The Supreme Emperor raised his hand and said, "The Mongols are nothing to worry about. They are nothing but chickens and dogs, a bunch of rabble!"

He then said to Li Hu, "The court's hundreds of thousands of elite troops are all at the northern foot of the Yin Mountains. I am worried that the Russians will force their way through the Langshan Pass, enter the Hetao area from there, and then attack Shaanxi from the south. Go back and prepare, set off overnight, and make sure you reach the Hetao area within 15 days!"

"Yes." Li Hu answered, looking at him.

Supreme Emperor: "What's wrong?"

Li Hu: "Where do the soldiers come from?"

"The hundreds of thousands of troops at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain are under your command."

The Supreme Emperor suddenly remembered, "You are talking about Hetao! The garrisons in Shaanxi and Hetao are also under your control. I will ask the Imperial Horse Administration to transfer 10,000 war horses from the horse farm to the Yongwei Camp, including the 3,500 Hetao cavalry you newly recruited. There are about 40,000 to 50,000 people. If the Langshan Pass is not breached, you will hold on and wait for help; if the pass is lost, I will allow you to do what you want and keep the Russians outside the Yulin Great Wall."

Li Hu nodded.

Supreme Emperor: "Hurry up and go back to prepare."

Li Hu: “Yes.” He answered and turned and walked out.

Looking at Li Hu's disappearing back, the Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed. This is good. He can now go all out to deal with the Jia family!

Li Hu walked out of the imperial city with mixed feelings and headed towards his luxurious carriage.

"Duke!" A familiar voice stopped him in his tracks, and Li Hu looked in the direction of the voice. In the distance, under a large tree, there was an ordinary carriage parked, with the curtains half-lifted, revealing Heshen's somewhat "fat" face.

Why did this old guy come out? Is he going to negotiate?
Li Hu was stunned for a moment, then strode over.

"It's not convenient to go out, please bear with me, Duke!" Heshen said with his hands clasped.

Li Hu first glanced at the driver, then asked, "Why are you here?"

Heshen did not respond to him, but said with a smile: "I heard that the Duke has entered the palace, so I am waiting here to say goodbye to the Duke. I am going back to Shengjing City." As he spoke, he quickly wrote the word "Kang" on the palm of his other hand with his fingers.

Li Hu understood, clasped his hands and said, "In that case, I wish you a safe journey!"

Heshen bowed in return and said, "Thank you for your good wishes. Bye!" After that, he lowered the car curtains.

"Let's go!"

The driver whipped out his whip, tapped the horse's buttocks lightly, and shouted in a low voice: "Go!"

The horse pulled the cart slowly.

Li Hu looked at the carriage going away, his face suddenly darkened. How could he make progress now that King Kang was back? He snorted coldly and turned to walk towards the carriage.

"Okay, I'm going to war, not for a spring outing, so I just need to bring a bag."

"It's cold outside the pass, and the wind at night penetrates your bones"

Li Hu smiled and said, "There is everything in Yulin Warehouse. Just prepare a few fitted clothes for me."

Lin Daiyu was silent for a moment, untied the two bundles on the bed, and then packed them into a big bundle.

Li Hu laughed: "You!"

Lin Daiyu also laughed.

At this time, Xue Baochai came in and bowed slightly: "Master."

Li Hu smiled and nodded: "I'm not at home, please pay more attention and take good care of your wife."

Xue Baochai: "Yes." After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I want to ask you a favor."

Li Hu and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xue Baochai: "Master knows my brother's temper. I am worried that he might cause trouble in the capital, so I want to ask you to take him to Shaanxi."

Li Hulue thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let him hurry over."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Thank you, sir!" After that, she bowed to Lin Daiyu and walked out briskly.

Li Hu took Lin Daiyu's hand and said softly, "After I leave, you should not go to the Jia family again. If the old lady misses you, you can ask her to stay for a few days. Even if it's long-term, it's fine. Do you understand?"

"Is it so serious?" Lin Daiyu looked worried.

Li Hu thought about it and realized that when he was not at home, the information collected by Ni Er and others would be sent to Lin Daiyu, and she would know it sooner or later, so he told her everything that had happened recently.

Lin Daiyu was shocked and looked at Li Hu with wide eyes.

Li Hu took her into his arms and continued, "Don't worry too much. The Supreme Emperor will not do anything dirty before Prince Kang comes back."

Before he finished speaking, Zijuan came in with an envelope and bowed slightly to Li Hu: "Master, this is a letter from Ni Er." Then she handed the letter to Li Hu.

Li Hu took the letter, tore it open and read it, then shook his head. He started biting it so quickly!
Let them make a fuss, out of sight out of mind! (End of this chapter)