A Thousand Hills

Chapter 243

The situation between the DPRK and China was stalemate, and the Fifth Prince received news that the Eldest Prince was hoarding food and grass on a large scale.

The Ministry of War has always been the territory of the eldest prince. The fifth prince can get such news. The source of the news is self-evident. The fifth prince only told his wife. Xie Moru knew that the matter must be known to the fifth prince by Marquis Yongan. Xie Moru He was quite appreciative of the Eldest Prince's move, and said, "The Eldest Prince is surrounded by sensible people." In wartime, there is never too much food and grass.

The fifth prince said, "There is one more thing. Brother has recently gone to worship that pit god again."

"What pit god?"

"It's the god who is in charge of the latrine, called Zi, ah, Zigu's!" the fifth prince said, "Brother has always believed in the god of the pit."

Although Xie Moru didn't have much faith in gods and Buddhas, she could guess a little bit about the eldest prince's thoughts. She said, "The imperial capital is so chaotic, it is impossible for the eldest prince not to want to fish in troubled waters."

The fifth prince said, "It doesn't matter who returns to the court and who stays in the south of the Yangtze River, this matter cannot be delayed any longer." He was going to enter the palace again to talk to his father.

The fifth prince has always cared about the country's major affairs, even if he gets stuck, if he doesn't let him say what he wants to say, he will be suffocated.The fifth prince went into the palace to talk to his father, and said to his father, "At the beginning, my son was a vassal, and I specially asked my father to grant military and administrative power. To be honest, when my son went to Fujian, it was called The son only makes clay puppets and ignores the military and government affairs, so the son has no strength in his heart. The prince has always been wise, Wu Guogong is also a man of insight, and the Marquis of Nan'an is a senior general. All three of them are of high status. Comparing with the Marquis of Nan'an, I am afraid that the two of them will not be happy. This kind of stalemate will give the villain an opportunity."

"What do you say?" Emperor Mu Yuan was also quite annoyed, especially when the prince personally went to Ben to turn against Nan'an. This kind of thing seemed too abrupt to Emperor Mu Yuan.

The fifth prince said, "Slash the mess with a sharp knife. If the prince is not allowed to return to the court, he will be transferred back to the Marquis of Nan'an."

"Once Nan'an returns to the court, there will be no generals on the front line, so what will happen in the war?"

"The son is also of the same heart as the father, so I wanted to ask the father to call the prince back to the court. But the prince's prestige cannot be questioned. If anyone is wronged, it is not easy to wrong the prince." The fifth prince sighed, "The son's qualifications are limited. , After thinking for a long time, I can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds."

"The Marquis of Nan'an has been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than a year. Now who is transferred to take over, he has to be familiar with military affairs for a period of time. Besides, the military and government are integrated, and the governor and governor must cooperate in order to fight this battle. Jiangnan is currently at war with the governor. The Marquis of Nan'an has some criticisms, and I want my ministers to see that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, and the emperor always has to choose."

Emperor Mu Yuan said calmly, "How about you go to Jiangnan?"

The fifth prince showed shock, but he quickly calmed down. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, "If the emperor had sent me to the past in the first place, I would have been somewhat sure about it. Now, I have nothing to do with Jiangnan. As far as I know, it's just a decoration. Father also knows that at the beginning, I recommended Nan'an Hou. If I go, I have to replace Wu Guogong. I don't mean that Wu Guogong is not good, but if I don't change Wu Guogong, I have to replace Wu Guogong. Find a general who can get along with Wu Guogong and can fight. Otherwise, this battle cannot be fought."

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "It seems that you are the way to choose."

The fifth prince said honestly, "I have to come up with a better solution and talk to my father again."

Hey, the fifth son was really worried about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Anyway, he still had an idea, which was much better than those who had no idea. Emperor Mu Yuan didn't criticize him too much.

It has to be said that Emperor Mu Yuan still has the confidence to reconcile the prince and the Marquis of Nan'an.

The fifth prince returned to the mansion dejectedly, and Xie Moru, a close friend of Emperor Mu Yuan, said, "Your Majesty may feel that Jiangnan has not been corrupted to this point, and the conflict between the crown prince and the Marquis of Nan'an can still be resolved."

Yes, Emperor Mu Yuan had the intention of resolving the conflict between the two, but he didn't think of a good candidate for a while.Originally, Emperor Mu Yuan wanted to ask which son to come over to persuade him, but he could think about several sons. The eldest son was abrupt and reckless by nature, the fourth son was the son-in-law of the Marquis of Nan'an, and his position was biased, and the fifth son recommended the Marquis of Nan'an, and he always advocated summoning the Marquis of Nan'an. The prince is still in court, but the third son is neutral, but Emperor Mu Yuan is worried about the gentle temperament of the third son.As for the sixth son, who was still working as a long-term worker in the valley, Emperor Mu Yuan didn't think about him at all.

If his son couldn't do it, Emperor Mu Yuan chose him among the ministers.

Really chose a very suitable candidate for Emperor Mu Yuan: Marquis Yong'an.

Marquis Yong'an, uncle of the princes.In terms of seniority, he is still the cousin-in-law of the Marquis of Nan'an.Moreover, the two sons of the Marquis of Yong'an were under the tent of Nan'an, and the crown prince also respected this uncle very much. Emperor Mu Yuan thought about it, and wrote a handbook by himself, ordering Marquis of Yong'an to go south to mediate one or two.

This was the only surefire plan that Emperor Mu Yuan came up with, not wanting to lose the former general, Marquis of Nan'an, let alone damage the prestige of the prince.

Emperor Mu Yuan earnestly confessed to his brother-in-law that you said that it would be difficult for Marquis Yongan, but he was not afraid of hard work, but he was afraid that he would not be able to persuade the prince and Marquis of Nan'an to give in!
Princess Wenkang was quite depressed when she knew that her brother sent an errand to her son-in-law. What kind of errand is it called? Are these two hard-headed peacemakers old?
Princess Wenkang was about to enter the palace to find her brother to judge, but Marquis Yong'an held her back and said, "It's just right, I don't worry about Ayu, let's take a look at him by the way."

Speaking of the second son, Princess Wenkang regretted it. If she had known about the mess in the south of the Yangtze River, she could not have asked her son to go there. Princess Wenkang said, "You have to ask Ayu to be more careful. On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes." " Actually, the eldest princess really wanted her second son to return to the imperial capital, but when she was born at war, she couldn't say such words again.I had to send a few more family generals to make my son be careful.

"I know."

Emperor Mu Yuan's move surprised many people.

The fifth prince was worried, "I don't know if Uncle can persuade you."

Xie Moru kept silent, the Fifth Prince liked to listen to his wife's opinion, and asked her, "Do you think this method will work?"

"I'm afraid that what I said may not be very pleasant."

"It's okay, there is no one else in the room." They are a couple who like to talk privately. Basically, when talking about court affairs, no one is left in the room, just to speak freely.

The fifth prince pricked up his ears and waited for his wife's comments. Xie Moru said, she talked about Gulai, "It is said that after Princess Mingyue passed away, the first emperor wanted to raise an army. It was originally agreed to raise the flag of rebellion, but it turned out The first night, Emperor Xian was very hesitant and could not make up his mind. Empress Dowager Cheng found out about this and slapped the two of Emperor Xian, and Emperor Xian stopped hesitating immediately, raised the flag, and formally rebelled.

Because the fifth prince had always been filial to his father, he didn't understand what his wife meant for a moment, and asked, "You mean, Jingjiang is going to raise troops?"

Really stupid~ Xie Moru rapped his fingers on his forehead, and said, "Your Majesty is not blessed. If you have a mother like the Empress Dowager Cheng like the late emperor, if you slap him twice, your Majesty will not have the dream of being reconciled."

The fifth prince can't do anything about being mean to his wife, but the fifth prince also feels that his father's method probably won't work.The fifth prince said, "Don't say that when you are outside, Father also wants everyone's best."

"Since the first emperor, members of the old Mu's family have had some indecision problems, which are brought out in their bones, and it is really difficult to cure."

The Fifth Prince quickly said, "If I want to do the same someday, just hit me."

Xie Moru knocked him again, and asked with a smile, "Is that so?"

The fifth prince held her hand, "Knock again and the bag will come out."

"Nonsense, I'm useless."

The fifth prince burst out laughing, and said with a burst of laughter, "Last time you threw the sixth brother to the ground, my god, my elder brother has looked at me very strangely for several days, I guess he is glad he didn't have too much trouble earlier. Offend you, otherwise I will beat you up and lose face."

"The sixth prince is a coward. You can see that he has no kung fu when you see him walking with his soles floating. Don't worry about the eldest prince's lack of brains. He has good skills. I only know a few moves, but the eldest prince is definitely not good at it." Yun's opponent." Xie Moru said, "Tell me, why does the eldest prince trust Zi Gu so much?"

"It's not surprising. It's said that you believe in Buddhism."

"Master Wenxiu is a well-known eminent monk who attained the Tao. What's more, Master and I have never cared about Buddhism." Xie Moru said, "What kind of Zigu is she? The prince is a religious believer, aren't the Sanqing gods more Taoist than Zigu's?"

"Who knows, according to elder brother, Zi Gu Ling is amazing."

"I also heard from my sister-in-law that she always worships Aunt Zi at home."

The two talked about Zi Gu, and the fifth prince said again, "There is one more thing, I just found out, the eldest brother went to the central Sichuan to be the governor for the activities of his side concubine's father-in-law."

"Which concubine?"

"It's Concubine Li." The Fifth Prince remembered, "It's the girl's husband's family from the Yu family."

"A Yao's husband's family." Yu Yao is logically older than Xie Moru, because she is young, and Xie Moru is the princess, sometimes she calls her by her name directly, Xie Moru said, "Before we go to Fujian, Master Li He is the prefect of Luoyang, and now he has been promoted to the governor of central Shu, so it can be seen that the First Prince has put his heart into it."

Xie Moru said, "Going to Shuzhong is nothing more than the intention of Emperor Xue."

"I think so too, but Emperor Xue has long since retired to Mount Qingcheng. Back then, when his father was the crown prince, he wanted to invite Emperor Xue to come to court, but Emperor Xue said he was in poor health and declined politely. Governor Li may not have such great skills , win over Emperor Xue."

"Compared to Emperor Xue who stirred up the situation back then, these officials are no more juniors. It is worthwhile to talk about winning over and leaving a good impression on Emperor Xue."

The Fifth Prince thought so deeply, and said, "Tell me, what about Governor Li?"

"The vision is not good." Xie Moru said, "Things flock together, and people are divided into groups. As for people, talent is one aspect, and vision must not be bad. Since he has taken refuge in the First Prince, how can he lose the Sixth Prince's land as an official? Sixth Prince is good. Confused, if you are a shrewd person, if you don't do anything, tell your majesty that if you don't take up the feudal right now, and send your subordinates to take care of the fiefdom, Governor Li will not fare well. The eldest prince's hand is stretched too far, I don't understand Rules, breaking a taboo."

The fifth prince sighed, and did not hide his wife's words, "Miss Yu often comes here. At first, I thought Mrs. Li was good, but unfortunately I have no connections in the official department, and he has taken refuge with the elder brother, so that's fine."

"If you are not well-connected, you can't rely entirely on your connections when you are an official. If you really want to talk about connections, you will be inferior to being an official and a person." Xie Moru shook his head and said, "We don't care about these trivial matters. It's Yong'an Hou is afraid that he will leave in the next two days, so His Highness should go over to talk, since His Highness recommended Li Yu to the Marquis of Nan'an back then."

The Fifth Prince said, "It's getting late, I'll go again tomorrow."

Xie Moru really couldn't stand the old Mu's family's slander, so he slapped him with his fingers, "Go!"

The fifth prince was still rambling, "I didn't give you a red forehead, did I?" It's a bit embarrassing to have a red forehead.

Xie Moru drove him away.

The fifth prince said, "When the children come back, you can check their homework."

"Don't eat at the Princess Mansion, the Eldest Princess must have something to say to Marquis Yong'an."

"I know, I know." The fifth prince waved his hand, got up and went.

The Fifth Prince had a sincere conversation with Marquis Yong'an, and he did not stay at the Princess's mansion for dinner. After all, Marquis Yong'an was leaving tomorrow.In the end, Marquis Yong'an didn't make it, because the next morning came the battle report of Jiangnan's defeat!
The voice of recalling the Marquis of Nan'an in the court was even louder, but Su Xiang said, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. How can you recall the general just because of defeat. The south of the Yangtze River is restless. The body of the crown prince is the foundation of the country. I ask your majesty to call the prince back to the court!"

(End of this chapter)