No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 128 Gao Yuren's Ambition (Part [-])
Regent's Mansion, Jingyuan.

"Gao Yuren left?" Xie Yan stood behind the desk and wrote with a brush, and asked without raising his head when he heard footsteps.

Wei Changting heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Don't leave, wait for you to kill them?"

He Ruomuti must have been very depressed this trip, and he came here full of ambition, not to mention that he didn't take advantage of the slightest advantage, and caused a mess all over.

After returning, He Ruoyashu's father would definitely trouble him, but he had to leave.If Dasheng deliberately delayed the investigation, it would be fine to keep these people for another two months.

At that time, when He Ruomuti went back, the day lily was really cold.

Of course, if you calculate it carefully, it's not like they cheated He Ruomuti, it's clearly He Ruoyashu's cousin who cheated him.

So it didn't seem difficult for He Ruomuti to leave him in Dasheng.

Wei Changting walked to the side and sat down, and said, "Aren't you afraid that Gao Yuren will turn against you if you torment them so much?"

Xie Yan looked up at him, and asked, "Did Gao Yu turn his back on him?"

Wei Changting rubbed his chin, shook his head and said, "No."

This is also very strange, when Gao Yuren was negotiating before, he was clearly arrogant and refused to give an inch to the officials of Dasheng.In the end, Xie Yan didn't give them any face, and even pressed them step by step but retreated. It seemed that his tolerance was still high.

Wei Changting suspected that Xie Yan would be able to squeeze some more benefits from Gao Yuren if the officials who negotiated in the early stage were not slowing down.

Could this be the legendary shamelessness?

If you are polite to them, they still want to look at you through their nostrils. Do you have to be slapped in the face several times before you know how to speak kindly?
Xie Yan put down his pen and said, "Gao Yuren has always been arrogant, and he is willing to back down after being suppressed like this. What do you think is the reason?"

"In order to form an alliance..." Wei Changting was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized, "You did it on purpose? To test Gao Yuren's reaction?"

Reminded by Xie Yanyi, Wei Changting's mind instantly broadened a lot.

"Before, we took the initiative to form an alliance with the Gao Yu people, and the Gao Yu people have always acted as dispensable. But now... the Gao Yu people actually value this alliance, so no matter how much you force and suppress them, He Ruo Muti is still willing to give in. He Ruomuti lost King Guqi's daughter, but he is not very worried about the situation after returning. It can be seen that he also knows that as long as the alliance is successful, even if King Guqi troubles him after returning, Gao Yu Wang and most of the Gaoyu people will also stand by his side."

"There is also He Ruoqiuti. He and He Ruoqiuti have always been at odds with each other, but this time he is on the side of He Ruomuti. In addition to sincerely serving the country, it should be that he also knows Gao Yu in his heart. Wang attaches great importance to this alliance."

Xie Yan said indifferently: "I said before, there is no need to rush to form an alliance with the Gao Yu people, they will beg us."

Wei Changting smiled helplessly, "You have this self-confidence, but those old antiques in the imperial court don't. Dasheng has been fighting for years, and he can't afford it. If the war drags on for another two years, those old guys might be able to wipe your neck in front of you .”

They worked very hard at the border, but it was not easy outside the border either.After years of wars, the people of Dasheng have long been unable to support them.If you don't rest and recuperate, I'm afraid Dasheng is not broken by foreigners, but messed up by yourself.

Knowing this truth, in the past two years, both Xie Yan and Luo Yun have tried their best to achieve a quick victory.

Now that the Qi people have been driven to the depths of the vast sea, and even the royal court has been forced to move westward, they finally have time to breathe.But behind the Qi people, there is still a large area of ​​land in the Western Regions, and there is also an ambitious king and Bai Jingrong who is full of hatred. It will be a matter of time before they make a comeback.

This is also the reason why Xie Yan agreed to form an alliance with Gao Yu. They needed Gao Yu to contain the Qi people from the north in a short time, so as to give Dasheng enough time to recuperate.

Speaking of business, Wei Changting also looked solemn, "Gaoyu people want to take this opportunity to occupy the territory of the Qi people?"

Everyone has ambitions. Compared with the rulers of the Central Plains who owned rich land, these nomads outside the customs have ten times and a hundred times more ambitions and obsession with land.

Xie Yan said: "King Gao Yu and He Ruomuti are no less ambitious than Qi people."

Wei Changting frowned and said, "If the people of Gaoyu annex the Qi clan..."

Xie Yan said: "Although the Qi people are defeated, they are not really vulnerable. Let them bite the dog first. Dasheng... If you want to completely calm down the foreign aggression, you need at least five years of recuperation."

This is already a very conservative estimate. It will take at least 30 to [-] years for the people's livelihood in Dasheng not to mention returning to the heyday of the previous dynasty, even in the middle and late stages.

However, in order to completely settle down and develop the people's livelihood, the ambitious external aggression against Dasheng has to be eliminated.

Therefore, Xie Yan's plan is to use three to five years to recuperate and deal with affairs inside and outside the court.

Five years later... Both the Qi clan and Gao Yu had to obediently retreat back to their original territory.

Wei Changting nodded, and asked, "Then what about He Ruoyashu? Marriage...who do you plan to marry her?"

Xie Yan said indifferently: "Are you married?"

Wei Changting was taken aback, "I didn't offend you, did I?"

It seems that He Ruoya has a problem with his brain. Who wants to marry a foreign woman with a problem in his brain?
But having said that, He Ruoya Shu is also a noble daughter of Gao Yu after all, and Gao Yu's tough women can also practice martial arts and hunt. How can such a person be scared crazy by a bloody head?
Thinking so, Wei Changting asked his doubts.

Xie Yan looked at him calmly, with deep eyes: "It seems that you really want to marry her."

Wei Changting immediately jumped up from his chair, "Don't say it if you don't want to. I don't want to ask, okay?"

Anyway, she is just an abandoned child abandoned by Gao Yuren, apart from her own father who is thousands of miles away, who cares how she went crazy?
Gao Yuren was very high-profile in Shangyong before, but he left very low-key.

The second day Gao Yuren left Shangyong, Shen Lingxiang was carried into the Prince Regent's Palace in a small sedan chair.

On the second day after Shen Lingxiang got married, the Luo family still returned to the Luo residence, but became more low-key.Except for his own yard and Rong Le Hall, he hardly went anywhere.

The matter of Shangyong's first talented woman marrying Mr. Xuan Yu as a concubine also caused quite a stir in Shangyong, and even the matter of Luo Junyao's admiration for Xie Chengyou was also discussed by everyone.

However, because of Luo Junyao's and Xie Chengyou's tearful actions before and the Prince Regent's House taking the initiative to come to the door to make an apology, now most of the people's criticisms have shifted to Xie Chengyou and Shen Lingxiang.

Scholars in the capital are free, and they are very concerned about the gossip and anecdotes of these powerful families, and within two days they even published a storybook.

From various perspectives, these people speculated about the grievances and enmities between the three of them in the past two years, and suddenly they seemed to be popular in various teahouses and restaurants.

Therefore, gossip and conspiracy theories are the eternal love of the general public.What is the situation in the court, the game among the countries, those are the things that the people above are concerned about.

Luo Junyao also had to admit that one or two books actually made up [-]% of the truth.

The entire Luo family's reaction to this was quite flat, and Luo Junyao didn't care.When the original owner pursued Xie Chengyou with great fanfare, it was inevitable that he would be criticized.

Gao Yu left, but Luo Yun personally took Luo Jinyan and Luo Junyao to the Prince Regent's Mansion.

Luo Jinyan's beheading of General Gao Yu was not a trivial matter, but with Xie Yan suppressing this matter, it didn't come to light at all.

Since the two princes of Gao and Yu said that Tuli died of illness, the people of Dasheng naturally couldn't find trouble for themselves and say that he was killed. Therefore, the public statement now is that Tuli died of an emergency.

If this is not the case, at least those censors will inevitably have to read Luo Jinyan's book.

In addition, when Luo Junyao was assassinated, Xie Yan also helped, Luo Yun naturally wanted to bring his children to the door to thank him.

A mediocre relationship and a lack of etiquette are two different things.

"You don't have to be polite, the general. These are the things this king should do. How can I thank you?" Xie Yan said in a deep voice in the lobby of the Regent's Palace.

Luo Yun said with a smile: "I'd like to say that you are young and energetic, but I still want to thank the prince for taking care of me."

Xie Yan took a look at Luo Jinyan who was sitting next to him, but he didn't see any hint of youthfulness in the eldest son of the Luo family.

If he guessed correctly, Luo Jinyan was going to kill people from the beginning that day.

"Young master Luo has a unique vision, foresight and foresight, and can be called both wisdom and courage." Xie Yan said.

Compared with Wei Changting, the so-called wise general of Zhen Guojun, he looks like a fool.

All of Wei Changting's talents in this life were probably focused on the battlefield, and he was very reliable in battle. Xie Yan also felt that he had nothing to complain about.

Luo Jinyan cupped his hands and said, "My lord is absurd."

Xie Yan shook his head, "There shouldn't be any more wars at the border in the near future. Does the general intend to let the eldest son stay in Beijing temporarily?"

Xie Yan actually knew that Luo Yun should have planned to let Luo Jinyan go back to the border.But he felt that a person like Luo Jinyan should not only know how to fight.Besides, there has been no war at the border in the past two years, so it would be a waste of time for Luo Jinyan to go.

Luo Yun frowned slightly, he didn't expect Xie Yan to tell him this.

The Zhen Guo Army and the Xuan Jia Army have always been non-interfering with each other.

Luo Yun did not speak, and Xie Yan was not in a hurry.

Luo Junyao looked at his father and brother, and then at Xie Yan who was in the main seat, but he didn't interrupt.

Although she talks a lot, she still knows when not to speak.

After a while, Luo Yun opened his mouth and said, "What does your lord mean?"

Xie Yan said: "Mr. Luo is a talented man, so he shouldn't be buried. These years, the Imperial Forest Army and the Wuwei Army in Beijing have been very disreputable. I'm busy with business and don't have time to take care of them. I hope someone can help me."

Luo Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xie Yan to want Luo Jinyan to join the Imperial Forest Army and the Wuwei Army.

These two are soldiers and horses guarding the imperial city and the Gyeonggi area, but they are indeed a bit out of shape.This can't be entirely blamed on the general's dereliction of duty, but that a lot of resources have to be diverted to the battlefield over the years, and the training of the Imperial Forest Army and the Military Guard Army will inevitably be slack.

But Luo Jinyan is a major general of the Xuanjia Army, and his identity is sensitive, so it may not be appropriate to intervene in the Imperial Forest Army.

On the other hand, on the side of the Wuwei Army, Xie Yan would attack the Wuwei Army as soon as he came back, and they would help out from time to time...

Xie Yan said: "The general of the East Camp of the Wuwei Army was imprisoned by the king the day before yesterday, and there is currently no one to replace him. I wonder if Mr. Luo intends to take his place for a while?"

There are a total of [-] soldiers and horses under the Wuwei Army, and the commander is the first-rank Weiwu General.

His subordinates are divided into four battalions, east, west, north, and south, and the leaders of each battalion are all of the third rank.

Luo Jinyan is now a fourth-rank Xuanwei General, which is a bit low for both Luo Jinyan's identity and his achievements.

Xie Yan knew that Luo Yun deliberately suppressed the grades of his two sons.

For promotion in the army, Shangfeng needs to ask for credit on his behalf. He has the right to make his own decisions for the grades of the Xuanjia Army from Luo Yun and below, and he only needs to report it to the court for verification afterwards.

But if Luo Yun suppressed his son's achievements by himself, no one else could say anything.After all, people are being promoted rather than taking merit, as long as Luo Jinyan and Luo Jinxing have no objections.

"Jinyan, what do you say?" Luo Yun looked at the eldest son.

Luo Jinyan pondered for a while, then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord."

Knowing that he agreed, Xie Yan nodded and said, "Very well, the East Camp will be handed over to General Luo. I hope to see a different Wuwei Army in a year's time."

"Yes, the last general is in command."

(End of this chapter)