On September 14th, the twenty-fifth year of Wuwei, the emperor issued an order for autumn hunting, and changes were about to begin.
——"Yongshi·The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu"
Jiang Haitao looked at Jiang Zhe with reverence. He knew the importance of this man very well. He has been recuperating in the guest house these days, but Princess Yong often came to visit him and inevitably said some things to him, and Jiang Haitao had better
The strange thing is that this sickly young man could die at any time. Even though he was in trouble, he saved his own life. Moreover, he heard that his cousin King Yong obeyed his words, so Jiang Haitao thanked him in person.
The reason for entering the Han Garden. As soon as he entered the Han Garden, Jiang Haitao knew that King Yong really paid great attention to Master Jiang. The guards in the Han Garden were probably even tighter than the guards around King Yong.
I looked at this young man with a smile. He was young, with a childish look on his face, and a pair of clear eyes that allowed people to see through his thoughts immediately. I couldn't help but feel good about such a bright young man, but doubts also arose at the same time.
As the only son of the Marquis of Donghai, how could he have such a pair of eyes? After thinking about it, I asked skillfully: "The young Marquis is a general and a tiger, and he must be deep in water warfare. Didn't you come here today to borrow my books?"
Do you have a collection of "Ocean Illustrations"?"
I asked this question cleverly. For ordinary people, "Ocean Illustrations" is just an esoteric and difficult-to-understand book, but for Jiang, who is good at water warfare and shipbuilding, it is hard to find.
This book had originally been lost among the people, but before I passed the imperial examination, I accidentally obtained half of the incomplete copy. For me, this rare and unique copy was hard to find. After I entered the Hanlin Academy, I never read it.
Among the vast number of classics in the Hanlin Academy, I collected some fragments. With my own knowledge and extensive reading, I restored this book completely. When I presented this book to the Southern Chu court, no one found it.
However, when Da Yong was negotiating peace again, King Yong once asked Nan Chu to present classics. This book
Therefore, "Ocean Illustration" returned to my hands. I had deep feelings for this book, so I kept it. Somehow, King Yong had an only copy of "Ocean Illustration" in his hands.
The news spread like wildfire, and the news that King Yong rewarded me with this book was also known. There are still many knowledgeable people in Dayong. Many people wanted to meet me, but they all because I have never been seen outside.
Guest, I have no idea where to start. Today I used this question to question Jiang Haitao, but the meaning is very profound. If the Jiang Yong Jiang Marquis who was defeated in the East China Sea and therefore called himself the Marquis of the East China Sea is as proficient in water warfare and has far-sighted vision as the intelligence said, then
How could this "Ocean Illustration" not be mentioned by him? If Mr. Jiang Xiaohou knows this book, it means that Jiang Yong attaches great importance to his beloved son. Then the appearance shown by this young man is false. If he doesn't know anything about it,
I don’t know, unless this son is unworthy of education, otherwise Mr. Jiang is deliberately indulging his beloved son. But I think this young man is innocent and has excellent qualifications, just like pure gold. I am afraid that these two reasons are hard for me to believe.
Jiang Haitao stood up and said excitedly: "Ocean Pictures, I heard my father say it many times, and my father sighed and said, it's a pity that I can't see it with my own eyes. Are you really willing to lend it to me?" His expression was exciting and exciting. This is a young man.
Seeing the expression on my beloved's face, I became more and more clueless. I was curious about what kind of person this Jiang Xiaohou was, so I said: "Dong Que, go and get my copy of "Ocean Illustrated Chronicles".
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After a while, the "Ocean Illustrated Chronicles" that I had re-copied and compiled was brought. After I handed it to Jiang Haitao, I smiled and said: "But I can't lend it to you for free. After you read each article, I have to ask you
If you answer some questions well, I will allow you to continue reading. If you cannot answer them, you will not be allowed to read any more."
Jiang Haitao said with a calm expression: "Although Haitao is young, he has been following his father all year round. Although some things are not very clear, he still knows a little bit. As long as Mr. Jiang doesn't ask too difficult questions, Haitao is confident that he can answer them."
I smiled slightly and said: "Of course I won't deliberately embarrass you." After saying this, I motioned to Dong Que to take out the book and put it on the desk. Jiang Haitao knew that he could not read such a precious book in person, so he moved it excitedly.
He took a chair and sat in front of the desk. Dong Que stood aside and turned the pages for him.
After he read an article, I asked him a few questions, and he answered them fluently. Although some of the questions were superficial, they were outstanding for his age. What surprised me most was that after I repaired
This book involves a lot of missing content. Although I have added content compiled from other maritime classics, there are still many uncertainties. In such places, I have marked them in the margins.
Where did he get this opinion, as well as several other opinions and my final judgment. I deliberately asked him about these points. He had his own unique opinions, some of which were obviously more correct than my judgment. In the next few days
, he and I exchanged questions every day and had endless fun.
In the end, in addition to concluding that Jiang Haitao is a natural commander of the navy, I also came to the conclusion that he is a straightforward person who doesn't care much about anything except water. If he goes out to sea in a boat or fights on the water, he is definitely a good person.
A good general, but you don't have to count on him for other things. I think Jiang Yong must have been both happy and distressed. With a slight smile, I wrote a short letter for Dong Que to keep. Dong Que accepted it slowly.
In the past few days, I had given him several short notes, but Dong Que was a smart man and didn't read any of them, nor did he ask me what I wanted to do.
On this day, I was admiring chrysanthemums in the garden. King Yong Li Zhi came to me and said in a deep voice: "Suiyun, the situation is already on the verge of breaking out."
I smiled lightly and said, "Your Highness, please speak."
Li Zhi said: "My father announced that he will go to the Hunting Palace to hold an autumn hunt the day after tomorrow. All the royal family in Beijing will participate. King Qi sent a letter to complain about his illness, but my father asked him to go with him despite his illness."
I said thoughtfully: "It seems that the emperor is also very careful. I wonder why the emperor held the autumn hunt?"
Li Zhi sighed and said: "A lot of trivial things have happened in the past few days, which are really difficult to describe. I originally thought that I didn't need to trouble Suiyun, but now it seems that I have to do it for you."
I said seriously: "Your Highness has such great love for Zhe. If Zhe cannot serve His Highness at the critical moment, wouldn't it be a betrayal of your great kindness? Please speak frankly."
Li Zhi sighed and told me about the past few days.
Since I fell ill on the third day of September, while I was recuperating, King Qi only made small moves at first. However, King Yong was a master of military strategy, and it didn't take long to discover that the only purpose of King Qi's army was to prepare for an ambush.
Today, Li Yuan issued an edict to hold the Autumn Hunt. This time, he was accompanied by 20,000 people from the Forbidden Army, led by General Qin Yi. Among them, there were a total of 10,000 people belonging to the East Camp of the Forbidden Army. Qin Qing was the orthodox leader, and the two deputy commanders were Huang Xia.
, Sun Ding commanded 5,000 people, the south camp of the Forbidden Army had 5,000 people, led by Commander Yang Qian, and the deputy commander Hu Yanjiu, the north camp of the Forbidden Army had 5,000 people, the orthodox leader Pei Yun, and the deputy commander Xiahou Yuanfeng would accompany him. Prince Yong, Yong
The king and the king of Qi are all accompanying him according to the imperial edict. In addition, Empress Dou, Concubine Ji, Concubine Changsun, Concubine Yan, Princess Li Zhen of Changle, and Princess Li Hanyou of Jingjiang will also accompany him. The ones staying in the capital are Prime Minister Wei Guanhe, who is recovering from his injuries.
The person in charge of the security of the capital is Tan Yi, the commander of the Western Camp of the Forbidden Army. There are countless other ministers accompanying him. Among them, the ones worthy of my attention are the Duke of Wei, Cheng Shu, the father of Princess Qi, Qin Zheng, and the minister of Zhongshu, Qin Wuqi.
Wei Ying, who had recently become a scholar, and Prince Shaofu Lu Jingzhong.
Not to mention, the emperor issued an edict that King Yong and King Qi could only bring a hundred guards this time. During the autumn hunting period, everything would be done according to military orders. Fuyuan General Qin Yi was the commander-in-chief. It seems that the emperor was aware of the current tense situation.
After King Qi's letter to refuse to accompany him failed, King Qi's army stopped moving. However, King Yong judged that these troops could travel hundreds of miles in one night and ambush the emperor's emissary on the way back to Beijing. Moreover, King Qi
There are good reasons for moving the army. Of course, King Yong has also made preparations and can block King Qi's army at any time. However, this will inevitably lead to a war.
But what puzzled King Yong and his generals and staff was why King Qi would agree to accompany him. In this way, absolutely no one could command King Qi's army to attack Shengji.
I looked at the information in my hand and couldn't help but frown. I could have imagined such a result. Just the day before yesterday, King Yong sent a secret letter to General Qin, telling him that Li Hanyou's background was suspicious, although there was no
Show evidence, but Li Hanyou was indeed separated since childhood, and was later sent back to Jingjiang Palace by Fengyimen. This would at least make General Qin suspicious. Some things, it is better to believe that they are true than to believe that they are not true. The effect
I already know that as soon as the letter arrived at the General's Mansion, Cheng Shu was invited over, and then Qin Yong was also summoned. Although I don't know what they discussed, Qin Yong had already rushed to the General Qin's army to take charge. In fact
Above, during the Autumn Hunting Period, the army controlled by Qin Yi was under the control of Qin Yong. I originally did not expect them to believe it, but just asked them to be on guard. This has exceeded my expectations.
In addition, just yesterday, Huo, the wife of Shao Hanlin, the imperial concubine of the East Palace, committed suicide by hanging from a beam. Then overnight, the news that the prince forced his wife to rape her and made her commit suicide in shame spread throughout the city. Although it was just a talk in the streets, what she and the prince had done before
A comparison shows that everyone believes it. Although the emperor may not know it yet, after the Autumn Hunting, it will definitely not be hidden. Therefore, if the prince cannot force the palace during the Autumn Hunting, then I am afraid that the fate of being deposed will be difficult to change.
I sighed. Although the prince was forced to rebel by me, why is the layout of Fengyi Gate so weird?
I originally thought that Fengyimen would arrange for King Qi's army to suddenly break into the emperor's palace. After all, the prince and Fengyimen could control at least part of the 20,000 forbidden troops. They should cooperate with each other to attack suddenly. My plan was to let General Qin discover the abnormality "in time"
, and then set a trap. Once those Qi King's troops arrive, and General Qin and Yong King come forward, no matter what happens to Qi King, we can control the situation, and then with the cooperation of experts from various factions, Fengyi Clan can be eradicated in one fell swoop.
. But this is not the case now. The nearest army of King Qi is also two hundred miles away from the autumn hunting place, and the nearest army of General Qin is within a hundred miles, and the army of King Yong is also two hundred miles away. So,
I absolutely do not believe that the rebellion can be successful just by relying on the disciples of Fengyi Sect Master. Moreover, Fengyi Sect Master is still in Qixia Temple and has no plans to go to Qiuxiu with him. In my expectation, Fengyi Sect Master should accompany him.
, but now it is completely different. I am really at a loss as to how the situation will develop. The master of Fengyi Sect really reacted very differently. The army of King Qi is not more than that of King Yong. If the two armies fight, what will happen?
Without the King of Qi in the army, it would be impossible to succeed. Now that the Forbidden Army is under the control of General Qin, rebellion is impossible. So why should Fengyi Clan rebel?
Regarding the actual military affairs, I am not as good as King Yong and the generals. After repeated discussions, we still can't find the possibility that the prince can force the palace to succeed. But if there is no possibility of success, they will never proceed. In the end, we have to
It was agreed that Changsun Ji would lead King Yong's army to attack at any time to block King Qi's army. Jing Chi and Sima Xiong accompanied him to escort him. Shi Yu and others were in charge of the overall situation in the capital. Master Cizhen appointed fifty masters from various factions to serve as Yong's army.
Wang Jinwei, and admitted that it was the common intention of several sects, and he himself was monitoring the master of Fengyi Sect. In fact, masters of their level could detect each other's presence even though they were separated by several miles.
, Therefore, we are not worried that he will follow the leader of the Diufengyi Sect, and both Xiao Shunzi and Dong Que will participate in the autumn hunt with me. Although I have not recovered from my illness, this matter is very important this time. How can I not go?
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Although I can only wait and see what happens now, I still asked Xiao Shunzi to pass on my order. The secret camp is all in motion. We must be able to respond to various changes at any time. I am not worried about this. They are all good at adapting to changes, and
I also gave them the token of Prince Yong's Mansion, which they can get at any time. I clenched my fists and must believe in myself. Even if the situation suddenly changes, I can still turn the tide, not to mention that I can't see Prince Yong yet.
What's wrong with my layout?
In Qixia Temple, the Master of Fengyi Sect stood under the moonlight with her hands folded. Behind her, on both sides stood her trusted disciples, Wen Ziyan, Xiao Lan, Feng Feifei, Xie Xiaotong, Yan Wushuang, Li Hanyou, except Liang
Wan has gone crazy, Ling Yu is injured and is gone, and Qin Zheng can't escape. Everyone is here, and behind these disciples, there are a hundred female swordsmen standing. They are all dressed like snow and have cold faces. They
They are the backbone of Fengyi Sect who were personally trained by the master of Fengyi Sect. These women were all adopted by Fengyi Sect since childhood. The Taiyin Scripture they practiced was missing some key points, so they were all ruthless and cold-hearted.
Like Bing, in their eyes, there is only loyalty and killing.
After a long time, the master of Fengyi Sect said calmly: "During the autumn hunting period, it is the time for us to launch. This matter must be successful, otherwise our Fengyi Sect will be in ruins."
Wen Ziyan said in a cold voice: "Master, don't worry, everything has been arranged. If we still fail, it will be fate."
Fan Huiyao said coldly: "I never believe in destiny, Ziyan, remember, although I can't go there in person, you must cooperate sincerely, Hanyou, Xiaotong, you are responsible for the emperor's affairs, Qin
Zheng will obey your orders when the time comes, Xiao Lan, Fei Fei, you are responsible for cooperating with the prince to eliminate all the resistance forces, Zi Yan, Wushuang, you are responsible for encircling and annihilating King Yong, and I also have to deal with that nosy Cizhen, just
I can’t go to you anymore.”
Everyone knelt down and said, "Disciple, I obey."
Fan Huiyao did not let them get up, and said: "There is another person who will cooperate with you. He is a registered disciple that I have secretly accepted."
Following her words, a man walked out of the room. Wen Ziyan and others' eyes fell on his uncovered face, and they all showed surprised expressions.
Fan Huiyao said calmly: "He is the protector of Fengyi Sect. This time, you must listen to his opinions."
Wen Ziyan and others suddenly understood many things that they had not understood before, but they did not show it, and just responded respectfully.
The master of Fengyi Sect looked at the confused night and said: "Even if King Yong and the others guessed, they would not have thought of my layout. Huh, they want to force the prince to rebel. Don't I know that? Only the prince and Lu Jing
Zhongcai will believe that Li Yuan is indeed planning to depose the crown prince, but he does not know that I have known Li Yuan for many years and know his personality very well. Although he has already had this intention, he has not yet made up his mind, but this is fine, Li Yuan
If we waver, it will definitely be detrimental to us. Besides, if the prince succeeds in his rebellion, there will be endless troubles. He will have to rely on our sect even more in the future. Listen, after the incident is completed, our Fengyi sect will be the mastermind behind Dayong, so you must do your best.
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Wen Ziyan and others all have strong ambitions in their eyes. As women, they are about to complete a career that no one can match. What could make them more proud and proud than this?
In Prince Qi's palace, behind heavy curtains, Li Xian was lying lazily on the soft couch with an indifferent expression. Qin Zheng came over with a somewhat uneasy look, brought a bowl of ginseng soup, and said: "Your Majesty, please use ginseng soup."
Tang, we will start our autumn hunting tomorrow, so you’d better rest early.”
Li Xian looked at Qin Zheng and smiled sarcastically: "Okay, Princess Qi, you are very powerful. A bowl of medicine made me powerless. It seems that you are loyal to the master, but you have forgotten
What are the three obediences and the four virtues?”
Qin Zheng cried and said: "Your Majesty, I really do it for your own good. Although I was ordered to be close to His Highness, I really have true feelings for Your Majesty. But I can't resist Master, and they said
That's right. If the prince ascends the throne, the prince can be a very human minister, and the concubine and the children can be safe and sound. If King Yong succeeds to the throne, not only the lives of the concubine and the children will be in danger, but even the prince, you will be harmed by King Yong sooner or later. If not
For the sake of the prince, I would rather die than harm the prince."
Li Xian smiled bitterly and said: "Am I also duplicity? Although I scold you, I actually hope you can succeed. Otherwise, the whole family will really go to hell together."
Qin Zheng said excitedly: "No, no, we will definitely succeed. Master will never fail."
Li Xian sighed and thought, could it really be that easy? He thought of that thin and frail face.
Tonight or later, I don’t know how many people have trouble sleeping at night.