Zheng Xuansheng was stunned: "So my father has this consideration, but my son doesn't understand why you chose King Pei?"
Zheng Yuanning said in a deep voice: "Now King Pei has expressed his determination to fight for the throne to the world, but His Majesty has not stopped him. This shows that Your Majesty has not decided who will succeed the throne!"
"My child also has this suspicion."
Zheng Yuanning hummed: "In addition to your two highnesses, there is also the Wu family who is eyeing you. A hundred years from now, your majesty, who do you think the power in the world is most likely to fall into?"
Zheng Xuansheng pondered and said: "Judging from the current situation, the Wu family must be in control of the government in the beginning. If the prince succeeds to the throne, Queen Wu may return power to the prince. If His Royal Highness King Pei succeeds to the throne, he should work with the Wu family
There is a scramble."
"Return power to the crown prince?" Zheng Yuanning sneered:
"No one will give up power easily, especially an ambitious woman like Queen Wu. If the prince succeeds to the throne, he is likely to become a puppet of the Wu family. Only His Royal Highness King Pei succeeds to the throne, can it be possible to eradicate the Wu family."
Zheng Xuansheng pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Father, I feel that the Wu family has better prospects. Queen Wu controls internal affairs in the court, and Wu Chengsi's influence in the army is also growing. Why don't you choose the Wu family?
"
Zheng Yuanning narrowed his eyes and said: "Do you think that as a father, you make such a hasty decision? I have carefully analyzed Wu's political actions and found that she favored children from poor families more than His Majesty does today."
"Ah, that's true, she doesn't seem to care about family background at all when hiring people!"
"And this woman is more ruthless than His Majesty today. If she is allowed to gain arbitrary power over Qiankun, it will most likely be a disaster for us!"
Zheng Xuansheng thought of the fate of his predecessor, the Queen and his family, and nodded silently.
Zheng Yuanning sighed: "So I have no choice. The prince is cowardly. Although he has been the prince for twenty years, he has been at a disadvantage in several confrontations with King Pei. Look, among the hundreds of officials in the imperial court, there are still
Who will join him, we can’t choose him, right?”
Zheng Xuansheng said: "I heard that Li Chongyi, the prince of Hejian County, and Cen Changqian, the Hou of Dengzhou, have been visiting the East Palace frequently recently, and Chu Ke, Bozong of Yingyang, has always been more supportive of the prince."
Zheng Yuanning shook his head and said: "Except for Cen Changqian who was persuaded by Dai Zhide, the other two people did not really assist him. Li Chongyi was ordered by the emperor, and Zong Chuke was ordered by the queen. Can't you tell?"
"Since Your Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen chose to help the Crown Prince, why didn't they stop King Pei from competing for the heir apparent?" Zheng Xuansheng asked strangely.
Zheng Yuanning snorted coldly: "Who can guess the emperor's thoughts? Maybe there are some royal secrets involved."
Zheng Xuansheng nodded and couldn't help but said: "Father, how sure do you think His Highness King Pei is of success?"
"Don't think about these things!" Zheng Yuanning scolded: "You just need to remember that this is the only way out for our Zheng family, do you understand?"
Zheng Xuansheng concentrated and held his breath: "I know, kid."
…
On the sixth day of February, Wu Chengsi got up from the bed, glanced at Li Zhiying, who was sleeping soundly next to him, and gently caressed her face with the back of his hand.
Li Zhiying woke up immediately, met Wu Chengsi's eyes, sat up, leaned lightly on his shoulder, and said, "Are you leaving today?"
Wu Chengsi nodded and said: "Yes, General Xue left on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and my grandfather also set off after his wedding. Now that the weather is getting warmer, our army can attack Goryeo at any time. If we defeat the Goryeo people as soon as possible, I will also
I wish I could come back and reunite with you one day soon."
Li Zhiying grew up in a military camp. She was not as worried about separation as other women. She put on some clothes and said with a smile: "Mr. Sir, I will dress you."
He picked up the neat clothes stacked next to him and put them on for Wu Chengsi. After putting on the coat, he put on the armor on top of the coat.
Wu Chengsi looked at her focused expression and said softly: "When I am not at home, do you have anything to do in the house?"
Li Zhiying smiled and said, "Yes, I can play the piano and paint. When I'm bored, I can ask Yujin and Taiping to accompany me. Sir, don't you have to worry?"
Wu Chengsi put a strand of hair on her forehead behind her ears and said with a smile: "I know you love practicing medicine and giving out porridge. Your small medical clinic can continue to operate, and you can still do the porridge thing. For
My husband supports you."
Li Zhiying raised her head, her beautiful eyes stared at his face, and said softly: "Lang Jun, can I really continue to do these things?"
"Of course, I don't want to lock you up like a canary."
Li Zhiying smiled sweetly and continued to dress him.
After the two of them got dressed, they went to the side hall to have breakfast together. After eating for a while, Qiu Chan entered the room. She first said "Hello, Madam" to Li Zhiying and said: "My lord, several generals are here.
Wait outside the door."
Wu Chengsi picked up the bowl and drank the meat porridge in one gulp, stood up and said, "I'm going out right now." He strode out the door, and Li Zhiying hurriedly put down the bowl and chopsticks, picked up her dress and followed.
When they arrived at the courtyard, they saw Han Cheng and a tall man in a ge-shirt waiting together. Wu Chengsi walked up to the man and said, "Deputy Commander Lu, my wife's safety will be left to you from now on."
The tall man was Lu Xiong of the Ye Yuqiu Huyuan. After Wu Chengsi got married, he was worried about his wife's safety, so he asked Han Cheng to recommend someone to serve as the deputy commander of the palace. Han Cheng recommended his friend Lu Xiong.
As soon as Lu Xiong became the deputy commander of the palace from the brothel guardian, he would wake up laughing at night these days and say loudly: "Don't worry, sir, Mr. Lu will never let anyone hurt my wife!" He said with full force.
Wu Chengsi nodded and came outside the mansion. He saw Wu Youji, Pei Xingjian and Russell all arrived and talking to each other.
Wu Chengsi stepped forward to greet the three of them, glanced at Russell, but did not see the figure of Little Khan Fu Nian, and asked: "Is Little Khan Fu Nian still unwilling to come to Zuowu Army?"
Russell hesitated and said: "He hesitated for several days and still said that he was not suitable for military life."
"Then he still lives in Chang'an?"
"In Chang'an, and also entered an academy." Russell replied.
Wu Chengsi nodded. Fu Nian was just his next step and might be used against the Turks in the future, as long as he stayed in Chang'an.
Everyone got on their horses, Wu Chengsi turned around and waved to Li Zhiying, waved his riding whip, and galloped away.
On the way out of the city, Wu Chengsi noticed that there were many more scholars on the street, and then he remembered that this year's imperial examination would be held in ten days, but it was a pity that he would not be able to see this grand event.
…
In February, winter turned to spring, and the land of the Central Plains was full of vitality. On the way north, Wu Chengsi enjoyed the picturesque scenery of the mountains and rivers with flowers rising and the moon rising at dusk.
After crossing the Liao River and then crossing the Hun River, Nan Sioux City finally appeared in the field of vision again. After a trip back to the Central Plains, I was used to seeing the tall Chang'an City. When I looked at Nan Sioux City again, I felt that it was quite short.
Although the crowds at the city gate are not as busy as the traffic in Chang'an City, they are much more lively than when they left, and some anger can be seen on the faces of the people.
After being occupied by the Tang army for nearly half a year, these Korean people gradually discovered that their future life was not as bad as they imagined, and they had to live their lives how they should.
Only a small part of the Tang army remained in the city, and the larger force was stationed in the camp in the north of the city.
Wu Chengsi, Pei Xingjian and others had just arrived at the camp. Hei Te Changzhi, Liu Shenli, Yuan Biao and other remaining generals came out to greet them.
Hei Te Changzhi hurriedly said: "General, you are finally back."
Russell sneered and said: "What's wrong? Look at your anxious expression. Could it be that the Koreans are coming?"
Hei Te Changzhi rarely quarreled with him, and said seriously: "Although the Koreans did not attack us, they began to attack Buyeo City in early February. The scouts sent by Yuan boys to ask for help could not break out of the siege. The situation was very critical. Even Marshal Li
I sent people over to ask several times.”
Wu Chengsi waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, let's go into the tent and discuss it." He came to the commander's tent with the other generals, first asked about various military matters, and then asked Liu Shenli about the situation of the Khitan people.
After learning that everything was safe, he asked in detail about the situation of the Goryeo Army.
Buyeo Castle is located in the northeast of Goryeo, between the first line of defense and the second line of defense. To the northeast are the Mo Brown tribes.
The Goryeo army that attacked Buyeo Castle consisted of fifty thousand horse and infantry troops led by the famous Goryeo general Lobo. In addition, Mo Brown also added more soldiers and horses, and the cavalry was close to ten thousand.
There are only more than 30,000 troops in Buyeo City. Facing nearly twice as many enemies, the situation is indeed critical.