Chapter VIII The New and Old Xijing Coup (7)
The weather was getting colder and colder. Tushan Yinyuan's fat body was swaying on the horse. The cold wind blew and he wrapped his fox fur tighter and tighter, but his heart was filled with fire. He was still the Civil and Commercial Department at that time.
When he was a waiter, he was greedy for a while and was killed by someone.
After fighting to the end, he even lost his title. He had been working diligently to manage the river in Dujiangyan. Fortunately, His Majesty was soft-hearted and this time he re-appointed himself as the Minister of Civil and Commercial Affairs and gave himself the title of Marquis of Shangxian County.
It is a great favor.
This time, His Majesty ordered him to accompany the princess to Hanzhong in Changsha, so that he could open up the trade routes in the Western Regions. How dare he fail to do his best.
"Sir, the Dingjun Village is ahead. Do we want to go in? It's too cold in Hanzhong." He asked complainingly.
"The princess didn't say anything because she probably didn't want to stay here. Let the brothers work hard and try to reach Hanzhong City before tonight." Tushan Yinyuan said tremblingly. Although she was also cold, the princess had no intention of stopping. She didn't care what she did.
You have to carry it through.
"My lord, is your highness the princess anxious to see your consort?" the attendant muttered in a low voice.
"Be careful! Don't say such nonsense. The princess has not yet married. Even if she has married the Marquis of Xixiang, there are still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the King of Hanzhong in Hanzhong." Tushan Yinyuan scolded in a low voice. He had experienced Daxuan's rule of law and learned this.
Be careful in your words and deeds.
While the master and servant were talking, the princess's maid came over and said respectfully: "Shang Hou, Her Royal Highness the princess told everyone to hurry up and make repairs in Hanzhong tonight."
Zhou Ce in Hanzhong City was sitting on pins and needles, wandering back and forth in the hall, while the three big bosses in the hall were drinking tea leisurely.
"Uncle Eleven, look at our Marquis Xixiang who is killing decisively on the battlefield and is dying of anxiety. I don't know whether he welcomes the imperial sister or not?" Meng Jingyan said teasingly.
"Zhou Ce is afraid. No one knows about Wanshu's temper. Your Majesty is very skillful. What do you think, Duke Beichuan?" Meng Huan said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I think you're going crazy, but it's going to snow. Should we give Zhou Ce a chance?" Gu Xifeng was also rarely relaxed.
"Oh? Uncle has a good idea?"
"It's not a good idea. Just now, the carrier pigeon from Dingjun Village came back and said that the princess has passed Dingjun Mountain and heavy snow is coming. As the quasi-consort, shouldn't Zhou Ce go to greet her?" Gu Xifeng said with a smirk on his face.
The three of them looked at each other, and then burst out laughing, especially Meng Jingyan who was laughing so hard that he rubbed his belly, out of breath, gave a thumbs up to Gu Xifeng, and said with a smile: "Uncle, okay! That's great!"
The three of them almost forced Zhou Ce to give orders to go out of the city to meet him, and Zhou Ce left the city with his head hanging down.
Zhou Ce's matter was just a small episode. After the three of them had lunch, Gu Xifeng took the lead and said: "Prince, King of Hanzhong, our people's deployment in Xijing has been completed, but Qingshuai has not responded yet. Do you want to urge him?"
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Meng Huan waved his hand and said: "Mr. Beichuan, don't worry. Your Majesty has previously decreed that matters in Xijing should be led by Qing Shuai. Maybe Qing Shuai is still waiting for something."
"It's nothing more than a Kaifeng issue. Commander Qing's heart is tied to Hanoi, and he is hesitant about whether to send troops to Hanoi." Meng Huan said seriously.
"I don't recommend fighting in Hanoi. There is no point in provoking Teng Han and Long Tingfei at this time. The relationship between Xijing and us is still an alliance. Once troops are sent to Hanoi, there will be a gap between the two families." Gu Xifeng said about the march into Hanoi.
It was refused.
"I agree that our front is too long now and there is no need to force Xijing and Jinling together." Meng Huan agreed.
The atmosphere turned cold for a moment. Meng Jingyan suddenly stood up and walked to the hanging map to study it. After about a cup of tea, Meng Jingyan turned around and cupped his hands towards the two of them and said: "Uncle Eleven.
,Uncle, I thought Hanoi must be captured!"
The two of them were a little surprised. Although Meng Jingyan was the prince, he never took the initiative to offer advice in the army. Meng Yan asked him to join the army to train with the veteran generals.
"Uncle Eleven, uncle, have you ever considered that we are currently working hard to cause civil strife in Xijing. Quan Qing has basically completed control of the overall situation. Once a coup is launched, will the relationship between our two families be the same as before?"
The two people who were sitting couldn't sit still after listening to it, and they were both lost in thought. Meng Jingyan was right! Didn't a large group of them work hard just to cause chaos within the Ling Dynasty? Since they have chosen
Quan Qing must be prepared for the two families to break up. Once the two families turn against each other, the situation in Heluo will be completely different.
Seeing the two people thinking, Meng Jingyan continued: "If we muddy the water in Hanoi, maybe we can take the opportunity to capture Hanoi, so that we have a foothold on the river, the river and the Huai River, so that we can stand up
We are in an invincible position, so I think Qingshuai’s plan makes sense.”
They are all veteran generals in the army. Once the key link is found, the matter will become clear. Gu Xifeng said: "What the prince said makes sense. It seems that the battle in Hanoi must be fought. As for how to fight, it is worth thinking about."
"Mr. Beichuan, the battle in Hanoi is crucial, but the person who can influence the situation of the battle may not be in Hanoi, but in Hanzhong and Jiujiang." Meng Huan said thoughtfully.
"Uncle Eleven, tell me, I don't understand this very well." Meng Jingyan looked like he was asking for advice.
Meng Huan was very satisfied with Meng Jingyan's attitude. He knew what he knew and didn't know what he didn't know. He didn't put on airs just because he was the prince. This was the most rare quality. At the same time, it was also a good signal for veteran generals like them, at least not
He will have a bad old age because of the veteran's outstanding achievements.
"Not to mention Hanoi, there are three forces in the river area. Long Tingfei from Ling Dynasty, Teng Han from Ning Dynasty, and Xuan Song from our dynasty. None of these three are famous generals in the world. If the three families fight, everyone will
We will not take advantage. While we are in Hanzhong, we need to divert the attention of Quan Qing and Quan Bo to us, while His Majesty is in Changsha.
The inspection is actually putting pressure on Xiao Yu. As long as His Majesty is in Changsha for a day and Yu Qingwu cannot move, Xiao Yu's focus will be on Changsha, so Hanzhong and Jiujiang are the key, and I think Qingshuai's request will not be too big.
Gao, as long as we capture Jijun north of Kaifeng, our goal will be achieved." Meng Huan analyzed in detail.
"Your Majesty, Teng Han must be looking at Jijun now!" Gu Xifeng said worriedly.
"So Huaihou's army has been stationed in Kaifeng and has not moved. If Commander Qing has thoughts about Ji County, I estimate that military orders will come in the next two days. I don't know whether to call you or me to garrison Nanyang. Hanzhong and Nanyang are connected together.
"I'm afraid Quan Bo won't be able to sleep." Meng Huan basically concluded what Chen Zhiqing was thinking.
"Does Your Majesty mean that Qingshuai will personally command the battle of Jijun?" Gu Xifeng was a little excited. Chen Zhiqing has rarely personally commanded the battle since the battle of Xiangyang. If he personally takes the field this time, it will definitely be another classic battle example.
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"Um, two elders, can I go to Kaifeng?" Meng Jingyan's excitement was beyond words. This was so exciting. The most coveted people in the Xuan Army were Ye Bohuai and Chen Zhiqing's command of the battle. Ye Bohuai was very interested in Meng Jingyan.
People of his age are already mythical, but Chen Zhiqing is still in charge of military affairs, and the battle examples he commanded have long been regarded as classics by the teachers and students of Baize Martial Arts Academy.
The two looked at each other and smiled, Meng Huan said with a smile: "You are not under my control, you have to ask Xuan Song, he is your superior officer."
Meng Huan's guess was basically correct. Chen Zhiqing's commanding officer arrived during dinner time. However, it was different from their previous assumptions. First, Meng Huan was asked to sit in Hanzhong and he could move towards Chencang as appropriate. Second, Gu Xifeng was asked to
He left the town of Nanyang, temporarily took charge of Nanyang's military affairs, and moved to Ruyang in due course. The third was to let Xuan Song cross the river to attack Jijun years ago. What is worth pondering is the fourth command, which asked Zhou Ce to return to Caizhou and take the initiative to harass Daning.
Zhou Ce drove to Hanzhong with Meng Wanshu's car at around two o'clock in the morning. Meng Huan, as the king of Hanzhong, had to go out to greet her in person according to etiquette.
"Uncle Eleven, what are you doing out here in the middle of the night?" Meng Wanshu said as she hurriedly got out of the car. Then she saw Meng Jingyan and Gu Xifeng behind Meng Huan. She directly ignored the silly Meng Jingyan and said to Gu Xifeng.
Huan Shili said: "Why is my uncle also coming out?"
Meng Jingyan, who looked embarrassed, coughed twice but received no response. In order to avoid embarrassment, Gu Xifeng quickly said: "Your Highness, let's go into the city quickly. The snow is getting heavier and heavier."
A group of people hurried into the city, leaving only Zhou Ce to accompany Meng Jingyan in a daze in the snowy night. Zhou Ce looked at Meng Jingyan helplessly and said, "Your Highness, let's go into the city too?"
"Uncle, uncle, this time I have come to reorganize the Mingjian Department of Hanzhong and Liangchuan under His Majesty's order. We are all a family and there is no need to be polite. How far has things gone?" Meng Wanshu asked immediately as soon as she sat down.
"Xijing's deployment has no problems and we are waiting for the final launch."
Meng Huan said solemnly.
"Well, has Qingshuai made a decision?" Meng Wanshu asked urgently.
Meng Huan glanced at Gu Xifeng, who immediately handed the warmed Shuai Ling document from his arms to Meng Wanshu. Meng Wanshu frowned at first, then gradually relaxed, and finally said excitedly: "Shuai Qing is coming in person.
With the front-line command, this matter will definitely have a good ending, and we can have a good year!"
"Ahem! Sister Huang, did you ever remember that you had a younger brother?" Meng Jingyan couldn't bear the feeling of being ignored, but his cough shocked Zhou Ce who was hiding next to him. Isn't it bad to be invisible?
?Must provoke her?
"General Zhou? You are going to Caizhou, aren't you happy?" Meng Wanshu continued to choose to ignore Meng Jingyan, but instead came to Zhou Ce.
Zhou Ce was said to be missing all the way from Dingjun Mountain to Hanzhong City, and even Tushan Yinyuan couldn't help but secretly laugh, so embarrassed.
"Now that we have the command, the general will go down and prepare." Zhou Ce just wanted to escape from here quickly. Although he knew that he would never escape from Meng Wanshu's hands in his life, he was still anxious to escape if he had the chance.
Except for Meng Jingyan, whose chest was heaving up and down, everyone in the hall laughed because of Zhou Ce's embarrassment.
This pleasant conversation finally ended with Meng Jingyan's roar.
"Sister Royal! Can you please pay attention to me?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone exited in an orderly manner under the auspices of Meng Huan. As the King of Hanzhong was in charge of military affairs, it was natural for him to intervene when business opened. Meng Huan smiled like an aunt and pulled Tushan Yinyuan to discuss their money-making plan.
, and Gu Xifeng was ready to go
Nanyang deliberately avoided Nanyang's excuses, but Zhou Ce wanted to leave. Meng Jingyan held him tightly and refused to let him go. He was yelling, but he had to be cowardly when it was time to be cowardly. Zhou Ce was a ward of disasters, and his future brother-in-law
He is also a brother-in-law, and I learned the principle of being a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist from the elder sister here.
"You're so brave, you actually yelled at me?!" Meng Wanshu didn't need to hold the bag when everyone was gone.
"Hey, sister Huang, isn't it because you have been ignoring me?"
Chapter completed!