Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 42

"Xiao Shisan and the others are back?" After taking two mouthfuls of porridge, Shen Haolin recalled the shadows he had sent out, and explained, "I asked them to go to the border to observe. It is an eventful time now, and we need to prepare more."

"I came back yesterday morning." Shen Cha nodded, and said very flatly, "After returning, the military division will be responsible for receiving it."

"Jin Jing? What can he do? Oh!" Just as he asked, Shen Haolin reacted belatedly. He touched his nose and said with some embarrassment, "I'm sick, and they are punished, right? "

"It's good for brother to know." Shen Cha put some vegetables into Shen Haolin's porridge bowl, "While letting them remember, let brother remember that no matter what happens, no matter what situation they are in, there is always someone by their side." No one, at least one of the three of them must stay."

"I remember, I won't worry you again in the future." Shen Haolin stretched out his hands to pinch Shen Cha's face, "Don't be so serious, come on, have a smile!"

The corner of Shen Cha's mouth twitched, and with some difficulty, it pulled out an arc.

"How are those three boys now?" Shen Haolin stuffed a quail egg into Shen Cha's mouth, and turned a page of the note at hand, "Give them to Jin Jing, isn't that kid so happy? It's been a long time since you entrusted him with the heavy responsibility to teach Shadow a lesson, and his hands are already itchy."

"That's true. It's a pity that he can't let him enjoy himself this time. After all, these three boys didn't intend to make mistakes. The military adviser has already shown mercy. They will be alive and kicking again after a few days of recuperation. Brother don't have to worry."

"They are considered innocent, so let's give them a few more days off and have a good rest." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha and smiled, "With you by my side, I don't need other people at all, right? "

"This is natural." Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, ate the last wonton in chicken sauce in the bowl, and shook his head triumphantly at Shen Haolin, who tried to divert her attention but failed, and said, "In terms of kung fu, this mansion Among the people here, one counts as one, which one is my opponent? Even my brother, he probably doesn’t have the confidence to beat me, right? It’s perfect for me to be my brother’s bodyguard.”

"Then it's settled, Cha'er will be my bodyguard, and I will entrust all of my wealth and life to you." Shen Haolin put down the empty bowl in his hand, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Those boys What useful news can you bring back? Is there any change in Liaojin?"

"If there is a change, the two countries have both strengthened the defense of the border. The news sent back by Xiaomin and our people in Yiqing Mansion confirms this. There is no large-scale deployment of troops in the country. All the transfers of troops It all happened at the border, not only against us, Liao and Jin are also very closely guarded against each other, and even the border towns have been closed." Shen Cha put down his chopsticks, took a sip from his teacup, and said, "According to these circumstances, I don’t think you need to worry too much, maybe they are just in case someone will attack them at this time.”

"I don't think so." Shen Haolin shook his head lightly, "Maybe they have other plans for doing this."

"Brother, are you worried that Liao and Jin will raise troops to invade the country at this time?" Shen Cha put all the dishes and chopsticks on the tray, put them aside, and said, "No way? Judging from the news from Liao and Jin, The situation they are currently encountering is far more serious than we thought. Liao Kingdom is currently experiencing snowstorms, including Linhuang Mansion, which has been under heavy snow for nearly a month, and the situation in Linhuang Mansion and surrounding counties is better , the snow in other state capitals is already very thick, and it is difficult to go out, let alone assemble the army and prepare for war. Besides, in such cold weather, countless pigs, cattle and sheep have died of freezing , There is no way to guarantee the supply of food and grass for the army.”

"Is there enough food and grass for the armies on all sides?"

"Yes, it's very sufficient." Shen Cha nodded, "Yelu's most important thing is the frontier army. All the generals were single-handedly picked up by him. It can be said that he is the confidant of the confidant, so he will not just watch the frontier army. No food. Every year before winter, Yelu will allocate enough grain and grass to the border to support the next spring, and this year is no exception."

"In this way, even if life in the country is very difficult, the sergeants guarding the border will not be hungry." Shen Haolin sighed, "Yelu knows the priorities, and knows who is the most important."

"Yes, the people of the Liao Kingdom have no objection to this move. Not only do they have no objection, but they also quite support it." Shen Cha handed Shen Haolin a cup of hot water, "I was worried that the people of the Liao Kingdom would be distracted by this catastrophe. , there will be more people who oppose Yelu, and Yelu came to trouble us in order to divert domestic conflicts. Unexpectedly...they are very united!"

"His prestige in the Liao Kingdom is much higher than that of the current Liao King. Many people support him to be king. If it were the Liao King who did this, there would definitely be people's resentment." Shen Haolin rinsed his mouth and raised his head. Asked, "How is the situation on Jin's side, is there still a confrontation?"

"Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping are about to face catastrophe, and those nobles are still against them, and they don't agree to rescue those victims at all. And..." Shen Cha shook his head, and said in disapproval, "Now it's not just the people who oppose them The nobles, the prominent gentry and wealthy merchants in the various state capitals are also on the side of the nobles, and they don't care about what Wanyan Ping and Wanyan Zongcheng say."

"How could this be? I remember, before I got sick, it wasn't so serious."

"What kind of person is Wanyan Zongcheng, brother, don't you remember? He is so self-righteous and capable of tossing around!" Shen Cha showed a contemptuous smile, took a coat and put it on Shen Haolin, "Before he asked the nobleman He cooperated with the disaster relief, but those nobles ignored him. He was very displeased, so he sent someone to smash the shop opened by the leading noble's house. The people who sent out didn't know what they were thinking, and all the shops on that street , and residential buildings were smashed, and everything was robbed." Shen Cha sneered, "Brother said just now that the people are boiling with grievances, which is a true portrayal of Wanyan Zongcheng, Wanyan Ping's father and daughter at this time. The tranquility of Yiqing Mansion After being disturbed by all the beatings, smashing, and looting, the wind of abolishing Wanyan Zongcheng in the city may have blown."

"Is your people mixed in?" Shen Haolin held Shen Cha's hand, "You don't plan to join in such excitement?"

"I have already warned them to wait and see what happens, and not to get involved in it. At this time, it is better to hide in the dark and watch the show." Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, "If they accidentally show their feet, these days Years of hard work have been wasted."

"That's true. Not only was the effort in vain, but it also gave them an excuse to attack. Since they have increased the alertness of the city defense, we have to follow suit. Otherwise, if Yelu or Wanyan feel that their life is not easy, they don't want to Let us have a good time, make trouble for us, and we have no defenses, that would be bad."

"What brother said is that Brother Xiaotian and the military advisor and I also think the same way." Shen Cha nodded, stood up and walked to the back of the desk, took out a few pieces of paper, and handed them to Shen Haolin. "This is our preliminary plan. In addition to city defense, the city also needs to increase its vigilance. Although we have caught a lot of secret operations, there are still some fish that slip through the net. Even if Liao and Jin will not send troops to attack at this time, But it is also very possible to secretly order the secret operations in the city to create some chaos during the Chinese New Year."

"I want to go with you." Shen Haolin looked at the preliminary plan, "Cancel the leave of some soldiers?"

"That's the plan. However, the Marshal must agree to it. If my brother doesn't agree, this proposal will have to be voided."

"I agree with this proposal, but there are conditions. As for the conditions, we will discuss them later."

"Yes!" Shen Cha took a pen and paper from the desk and came over, "Brother, I don't think the current ban needs to be lifted, the gates of the city are still closed, and there are no tokens from Zhen Guo Gong Mansion, Wu Ding Hou Mansion, and Shen Jiajun. In and out. The patrol team of the city tower has been increased from ten to 20 people, and the rotation is every two hours. The soldiers guarding the gate of the city have been increased from the current eight to 12 people, and the rotation is once every hour. The current patrol team in the city has a total of Ten people, from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, increased to [-] teams, and each team increased from the current [-] people to [-] people." Shen Cha wrote down all these while speaking, "Besides, I'm also thinking about setting up two special teams, all made up of shadows, each team has twenty people, two people, scattered around the city. What I'm more hesitant about now is whether to use the training camp Pull out newcomers and let them practice their skills."

"That's a good idea, why not?"

"Inexperienced, it's easy to slow down!" Shen Cha curled her lips, "Maybe there will be more success than failure!"

"Don't think like this, newcomers have the benefits of newcomers, maybe they will surprise us!" Shen Haolin looked out the window, "The wind is blowing, and the first heavy snow of this year is coming!"

(End of this chapter)