Pampered Tian's Wife: The Little Weaver Girl in the Farmhouse

Chapter 572
In the study room, Duke Ding Chu Kangsheng sat down on the desk, looking into the distance with his brows tightly furrowed, as if he had something on his mind.The eldest princess saw her husband like this when she came in, so she naturally wanted to ask.

"The princess didn't know that Nan Shao rebelled. The king of Nan Shao was very dissatisfied with the killing of Princess Qingluan, so he united several small countries around him and rebelled. In less than half a month, he had captured more than a dozen people on the border of Daliao. A state and a county." Facing his wife, Chu Kangsheng naturally did not hide anything, so he told the matter again.

It turned out that after the news of Princess Qingluan's beheading reached Nanshao, the whole country of Nanshao was furious.The King of Nanshao didn't really submit to Daliao in the first place, but now that his beloved daughter was killed again, he naturally refused to let it go like this, so he united with several nearby small countries and sent troops to attack Daliao.

In the past few years, the border of Daliao has been stable, and the guarding generals have been a little slack, let alone the soldiers.The Daliao soldiers who once galloped invincibly on the grasslands have already raised fat heads, big ears, and brains full of fat.In the face of Nanshao's sudden attack, the soldiers of Daliao had no power to fight back. In just half a month, more than a dozen counties were captured.

The urgent battle report from eight hundred miles was sent to the capital, and the emperor was furious after receiving it, and lost his temper in the early court today.After that, he discussed with the ministers about sending troops.

"Ziren, you didn't take the initiative to invite Ying to fight, right? Feng'er is not at home now, if you lead the army to fight again, there will only be me and Yun girl at home, that's not okay." After hearing this, the eldest princess asked quickly.What she cares most about is not Nanshao's rebellion, but whether Chu Kangsheng will lead another army.

Chu Kangsheng shook his head, "No, how could I not know about the situation at home? Of course I dare not invite Ying to fight easily. But seeing His Majesty's intentions, I really want me to go to war. I have been pretending to be stupid. Your Majesty has also seen it. Therefore, I didn’t say anything, and finally decided to send other people to lead the army.”

When the eldest princess heard this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, "You still have a bit of conscience, I can tell you, if you dare to volunteer and leave me at home, I will never end with you. There are so many capable conscripts in the Liao Dynasty. A good fighter, you are not bad, why do you think of us whenever you have something to do, and leave us alone when you run out?"

Today's Eldest Princess is not the elder sister who was focused on helping the Emperor secure the throne at the beginning. What the Emperor has done in the past few years has really chilled the Eldest Princess.Especially about Qiaoyun, even if the emperor did not take any excessive actions later, there are some things that cannot go back to the past after all.

"Our Chu family has devoted themselves to Daliao. What do we end up with in the end? Isn't it trembling like walking on thin ice? You wait for Feng'er to come back this time, and from now on we will be the princes of Xiaoyao, ignoring everything. It doesn't matter at home." The princess was a little angry.

Chu Kangsheng smiled, walked up to the eldest princess, put his arms around the shoulders of the eldest princess, and said softly, "Okay, it's up to you, and I don't care about anything in the future. I just feel sorry for the people. When there is war, the people will suffer again. Yes. I hope this incident will subside soon, otherwise, not only the people on the border will suffer, but the people all over the country will also suffer."

For war, there must be enough food and military pay. Now there is not much silver in the treasury of Daliao. If you want to fight, you have to take money and food from the people.Needless to say, this year's tax will increase again, Chu Kangsheng feels sorry for the common people, and he can't help expressing emotion.

However, Chu Kangsheng's wish did not come true, and the Nanshao rebellion not only did not stop quickly, but became more intense.The emperor sent troops three times in a row and selected generals to lead them three times, but they were defeated one after another.

The Nanshao rebel army was as powerful as a bamboo, attacking cities and villages all the way, and captured dozens of counties and counties.Wherever they passed, there was not even a single bit of gold, silver, food and grass left, the men were directly arrested and exiled, and the women became camp prostitutes for people to play.For a time, mourners were everywhere in the southwest, and the people were suffering unspeakably in the midst of water and fire.

Under such a situation, the entire Erjing City was also filled with a tense atmosphere.The emperor was furious all day long, and all the ministers were trembling, for fear that they would get into trouble if they were not careful.It is precisely because of this that no one is in the mood to celebrate this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. All the official residences in central Beijing are quiet, so how can they dare to feast and have fun?

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the battle became more and more tense, and the battle reports from the front were sent to the capital continuously like snow, all of which were requests for reinforcements.Under such circumstances, the emperor once again appointed generals in the early court and wanted to send generals to lead the army.

"Father, my son is willing to lead the army to Nanshao to share your majesty's worries." It was none other than Tie Mu'er who spoke.

It stands to reason that after the prince gets married, he will be granted the fiefdom by the king, and then leave Beijing to go to the fiefdom.However, the emperor loved Tie Muer more, and he was reluctant to leave Tie Muer. In addition, Zi Ling was pregnant, so the queen pleaded with the emperor several times.Please wait for Ziling to give birth to a child, and then let Tie Mu'er and his wife leave Beijing and go to the fiefdom.In this way, the emperor acquiesced, and did not mention the matter of becoming a king.

The emperor was very happy to see that Tie Muer could take the initiative to stand up, but it was impossible for him to let his own son go to lead the army to fight.This time Nan Shao came aggressively, so many fierce generals were no match, how could the emperor dare to let Tie Muer go out?So the emperor shook his head.

"I understand your heart, but you are still young, and you have never led a soldier to fight a war since you were a child. It is really difficult to take on a big responsibility. Besides, your daughter-in-law is now pregnant, and it is time for you to be by my side. , Let’s forget it.” The emperor waved his hand, signaling Timur to back away.

"Everyone, I don't know what you think about the Nanshao rebels? Which Qing family can recommend a man who can recruit and fight well?" When the emperor said this, his eyes turned to Chu Kangsheng.

How could a smart person like Chu Kangsheng fail to understand what the emperor meant?In fact, when the emperor appointed generals a few times ago, he had the intention to ask Chu Kangsheng to send troops, but Chu Kangsheng kept silent all the time, and the emperor had no choice but to use others.Although the current situation is not good, Chu Kangsheng has always remembered what the eldest princess said, and he must not take the initiative to ask for a fight.So he still pretended to be stupid and stunned, but didn't speak.

Of course, Chu Kangsheng didn't speak. It doesn't mean that others can't understand the meaning of the emperor. He saw someone stand up and said, "Your Majesty, I recommend one person. If this person leads the army, he will surely put down the Nanshao incident." It was Prime Minister Zuo who stood up.

"Dingguo Lord Chu, who led the army in the South and North Wars and made illustrious military exploits, is a world-renowned marshal of soldiers and horses. If Dingguo Duke is willing to take command of the expedition, Nanshao's small rebellion is not worth mentioning at all. Your Majesty, please issue an order that Duke Xu Dingguo will lead the army." The Prime Minister Zuo said while looking at Chu Kangsheng.

(End of this chapter)