The wedding vacation was over in a blink of an eye.
On the first day of the holiday, when the family had finished breakfast, King Zhao said to his two sons: "You two come with me."
After a pause, he added: "The second daughter-in-law is also here."
Xu Yin responded calmly and followed them to King Zhao's outer study in the front yard.
Mrs. Xie also looked as usual and followed Princess Zhao to take care of various internal affairs.
King Zhao's outer study was an important place, and there were staff on duty at all times. Seeing Xu Yin coming with him, the man glanced quickly and asked for tea.
After all the people had retreated, the first thing King Zhao said was: "I plan to send troops in March, what do you think?"
Yan Cheng hesitated for a moment and asked: "Father, is March too early? The government has just been sorted out, and new ministers and old relatives are still mixed together, so trouble may easily arise."
King Zhao asked back: "Why, are you afraid that you can't handle it yourself?"
Yan Cheng said: "I'm afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public if my father is not here."
Jiang Yi was so powerful, and together with Qi County and other places, he occupied almost half of the country, King Zhao would naturally go out to fight in person. At that time, Yan Cheng would be in charge of the country.
King Zhao did not answer, but looked at Yan Ling again: "What do you think?"
Yan Ling did not hesitate: "We can't lose the momentum. March is just the right time. It can't be later."
King Zhao nodded slightly and explained to Yan Cheng: "We have conquered Yuzhou and regained the capital, and the world is excited about it. The military must be aggressive and take advantage of the situation. If this tone is lost, the battle will not go so smoothly."
"Moreover, we can't give Jiang Yi too much time. Jiangbei is originally rich. The longer he operates, the stronger he becomes and the harder it becomes to fight." Yan Ling added.
Yan Cheng was convinced: "Since my father has decided, I will go all out."
King Zhao nodded and reassured: "Don't worry, you did a good job before, but now you just need to add more people, you will be able to handle it."
Yan Cheng said yes and then heard him say: "Besides, you have helper this time."
He followed King Zhao's gaze and looked at Xu Yin.
Xu Yin looked back: "What does father need from me?"
King Zhao said: "You conquered the Chu Territory with your own hands. You know how the armaments and logistics work. My father wants to entrust this matter to you, so that A Cheng can also reduce some of his burden."
Xu Yin looked at Yan Ling first, then at Yan Cheng, and replied: "If the family needs it, I will do my best."
King Zhao smiled and said warmly: "We have too few family members, so we can only work hard for you."
After the brief meeting, the four people went about their business.
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Spring in Jiangbei comes earlier than in the capital city. As February approaches, spring grass emerges eagerly, and you can see a patch of fresh green in the distance.
Jiang Yi stepped into the military camp and was greeted by endless greetings.
With a smile on his face, he nodded in response and walked all the way to the racecourse behind the school grounds.
"Captain." The horse supervisor came over quickly to say hello.
Jiang Yi waved his hand to signal him not to stir up trouble and asked, "Where are the others?"
He didn't name him, but the horse supervisor knew who it was and pointed to the side: "They are brushing the horses!"
Jiang Yi nodded: "Go ahead."
This means don't disturb him. Supervisor Ma understood the idea and said: "Yes."
Where the horse prison pointed, a slave boy wearing a coarse cloth was brushing the horse. He was working very seriously, holding a bucket in one hand and brushing the horse's hair with the other, then rinsing and changing the water... There was sweat on his forehead, and he still
Didn't stop.
Jiang Yi walked over, picked up a piece of bean cake to feed the horse, and said to him: "The news from the capital is that Miss Xu San is getting married."
The servant's movements stopped for a moment and then resumed soon.
Jiang Yi continued: "You know who she married. I heard that Chu Jiu and Zhao Liu went to congratulate them, and even King Liang came to visit in person. The people of Chu spontaneously married her, and now
And congratulatory gifts are constantly being sent to the capital."
The servant turned around and continued brushing the horse with his back to him.
Jiang Yi finished feeding the bean cakes, patted the horse comfortingly, and said while washing his hands: "Looking back a year ago, she only had such a great reputation, and her actual conditions were far inferior to yours. But this year, you have done nothing but feed and brush the horses.
Although she has done it, she has unified the Chu territory from scratch, with military success and popular success at her fingertips. Ah Yue, do you want to continue to be so decadent?"
The servant stopped, and it was Jiang Yue's face that was exposed under the coarse cloth turban.
The young man who was once a high-spirited man is now as rotten as a dead tree.
Jiang Yi's whole heart turned into disappointment, and he laughed at himself: "It seems that I came here in the wrong way. Spending time on you is a complete waste. It is better to go back and take care of military affairs, so as not to lose the battle in a few months."
Too ugly!”
He turned to leave when a hoarse voice finally came from behind him: "The Yan family...has sent troops?"
Jiang Yi turned sideways: "Why, do you still care?"
Jiang Yue lowered his head and avoided his gaze.
Jiang Yi only felt an unknown fire burning out of his Dantian, and his tone became more and more indifferent: "Seeing you like this, I really regret bringing you back. Jiang Yue, I have taken you by my side since you were young. You
I taught you how to read, and how you learned riding from me. They are called master and apprentice, but they are actually father and son! But look, how do you treat me?"
Jiang Yue's eyes evaded, and the regret he had been familiar with over the past year came to his heart again. He wished he could die immediately, so that he would not have to face the disappointed look of the governor.
But this time Jiang Yi didn't let him escape and sneered: "Look, it's like this again. You feel that Nan Yuan and his party have caused a big disaster. It seems that you are blaming yourself and repenting, but in fact you are evading responsibility! You are afraid that I will blame you."
You don't dare to face the consequences of failure, so you just give up on yourself, making me feel distressed, making me feel sorry for you, making me worry about you every day besides my official duties. Jiang Yue, I treat you like my own son, and this is how you repay me.
Of?"
Jiang Yue felt a pain in his heart and opened his mouth to retort: "No..."
That's not the case, he just felt that he was too sorry for the governor and was not qualified to stand by his side or be his disciple. He just didn't want the governor to worry about a waste like him, so he voluntarily devolved to the racecourse, even to brush horses.
Feeding the horses, at least it comes in handy.
But Jiang Yi didn't listen to him. Perhaps the disappointment of this year had brought his emotions to the extreme, and he vented them out at this moment.
"You want to say that you are not, but how did you do it? The Jiangdu incident was defeated because of you, the layout of the capital was ruined in your hands, and Nanyuan asked the Chu and Zhao families to fall to the Xu family. You caused trouble, but you failed to clean up the mess.
Don’t touch it at all, throw away your hands and feed and brush the horses. Who are you doing this for? Don’t you just want to tell others that you are innocent and pitiful?”
Speaking of this, Jiang Yi actually felt a bit frustrated: "Okay, you continue to brush the horses and feed them, I will treat you like a heartless cat, and I will never come back after running away from home."
We have the imperial rule firmly in our hands, and we can only send out troops in three months at the latest. You may as well keep your horses and farm them. If Jiangbei loses, you still have a way to survive."
Having finished speaking, Jiang Yi turned and left.
"Captain!" A shout came from behind, followed by a "plop". Jiang Yue knelt on the ground, kowtowed and cried, "A Yue is incompetent and has repeatedly caused great disasters. It is not a pity to die for the governor to bear the name of rebellion. However, the governor
Until now, I have never given up. I cannot repay this kindness and love. A Yue is willing to be a pawn on the horse and be smashed to pieces in order to redeem himself!"