The emperor always wants to promise himself

Chapter 461

The letter was sent out quickly, with Fu Yixiao's help, everything went smoothly, but at this time, Jun Rong didn't know that Xiao Yu had delivered the letter to him, and he had been on the road for several days.

After recuperating at Yunlao's place, he took his cold clothes and set off for Fengguo, but Bingzhou was originally a very remote state in the inland of Daqian, and it was very far away from Fengguo, so it took them ten days to walk. Just arrived in Jiangzhou.

Jiangzhou is located in the south of Dagan, a rich and fertile water town. As soon as they entered the city, they were fascinated by the completely different scenery here from the north.

Because they wore human skin masks and the court relaxed their pursuit of them, they can now walk on the street openly.

"As soon as I arrived here, I felt very humid. When I entered the city, there were small bridges and flowing water everywhere, exquisite and graceful." Ning Zhao looked at the men and women coming and going, and looked at their flowing and thin clothes, and suddenly felt that they were a bit out of place.

"My lord, let's find an inn to stay for a couple of days. We need to change our clothes. It gets hotter as we go south, so our clothes are getting thicker."

Junrong didn't dress up as a little girl this time, but as a rich man, and she smiled when she heard her say this, "Okay, you're exhausted from the rush these days, let's rest for two days before leaving .”

"Then my subordinates will go to the inn. The young master and young lady will sit here for a while."

Tsing Yi pointed to the tea shed by the roadside and said.

Xiao Er was busy cleaning the table. Hearing this sound, he looked up and saw Tsing Yi pointing to this side, and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face: "Do you want some tea? We have freshly picked tea this year. It tastes good." Good job!"

Everyone said so, Jun Rong didn't refuse, nodded and said: "Then let me have a pot of good tea, and some wonton noodles, five bowls."

"Okay! Guest officers, please sit down!"

Xiao Er graciously introduced them to the tea shed. This tea shed is run by a husband and wife. The husband cooks wonton noodles and the wife cooks tea. It seems that the husband and wife are loving and harmonious.

The mellow fragrance can be smelled from far away.

Needless to say, they are really a little hungry.

Jun Rong and Zhang Lao sat on one side, Ning Zhao sat on the right, Han Yi sat on the left, Lan Yi looked at it, and naturally sat down beside Ning Zhao.

There are a lot of inns in Jiangzhou, but none of them are very big, and each one has similar decorations. Tsing Yi picked the one that looked good. After paying the deposit, he found that there were a lot of vacant rooms here, so he proudly asked for five. Go to the house, anyway, they have nothing but money now.

Xuanyiwei has quite a lot of property, which can be found everywhere in Dagan, so they don't lack money wherever they go.

Tsing Yi was ready to go out after settling the room, but as soon as he turned around, he heard someone say: "The border side has lost again. It is said that the court is very noisy and there are no generals available. Now the hearts of the people are scattered. The emperor made a big fuss in the early court. In the end, Lord Zhen Guo stood up and asked for orders to go to the border."

"Duke Zhen? Hasn't he already handed over his military power to recuperate at home? Why did he come out again? It seems that there is really no one in the court... Sigh."

"Who says it's not? If the Xuanying Army was still there, General Feng would have beaten them to death! How could the people of Fengguo be so rampant?"

"Speaking of which, the current emperor cannot be entirely blamed. When the old regent was alive, the first emperor was very afraid of the generals who held heavy troops. He was afraid that a second regent would be raised, and the military power of the local area would be cut again and again. The garrison army has also been reduced again and again, if the old regent was not tough, the Xuanying army would not be able to keep it, and the situation that resulted today would not have been the result of one person in one day!"

This is very objective and sober, but it is precisely because of this that it makes people feel more uncomfortable.

Tsing Yi heard the silence in the room, inexplicably feeling heavy in his heart.

He pursed his lips and listened for a while, but no one spoke, so he left with a heavy heart.

When he arrived at the tea shed, Han Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at him: "Why have you been here for so long?"

Tsing Yi's expression was not quite right, Lan Yi glanced at it and said, "Did something happen?"

"Well... nothing happened. I just heard something and felt a little awkward."

He sat on the only vacant bench, looked at the soft and rotten face in front of him, felt even more sad, and sighed.

Jun Rongren couldn't help laughing, "You are not a temperament that hurts the spring and the autumn, why are you suddenly unhappy, tell me."

Tsing Yi looked around and saw that no one was looking this way, so she lowered her voice and said, "When I was looking for the inn, I heard people in the lobby say something about the border before I left, and I felt quite uncomfortable. .”

He picked up his chopsticks and fiddled with the wontons in the bowl and said, "They said that the frontiers are retreating steadily, there are no generals to use, people's hearts are scattered, and there is a lot of quarrel in the court, and the emperor is very angry."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of everyone at the table changed slightly.

The smile on Jun Rong's lips faded.

"There are no generals available, Ziyi told me before, but it is not possible to cultivate a good general overnight, and it is hard to pick out one or two, and they are our people, and now the court is in charge. , definitely won’t work.”

"When is this, are they still clinging to that mess? Shouldn't they deal with the border issue first?"

Ning Zhao was very puzzled by the thoughts of those above.

"Guess who was sent in the end?"

Tsing Yi betrayed her.

Jun Rong blinked his eyes slowly, and said thoughtfully: "The ones sent to the border at this time must be generals with rich combat experience, so as to stabilize the morale of the army. If you can count them, except for those who have already gone to the border, the only civil and military man in the Manchu Dynasty is Zhen Guogong who is more suitable."

"Master, you are so smart! It's Duke Zhen. I heard from them that Lord Zhen had already handed over his military power and recuperated at home, but this time he had to stand up and invite him to go to the border. I think he is not too young. If If this battle is defeated, I'm afraid it will be late."

This is the most uncomfortable thing for Tsing Yi.

"Why is it late?" Ning Zhao was thoughtful, but she didn't understand these things on the battlefield.

Lan Yi explained: "When a general gets old, it is very difficult to go to the battlefield. It is best to return to his hometown after the victory, so that he can leave a good reputation. If he loses, people will say that he is old. It’s too big, it’s too late, it’s time to abdicate and give way to the virtuous. The previous achievements will also become the basis for their sighs and sighs, and no general is willing to hear these words.”

"But now it's a different situation. The Feng Kingdom invaded, and the Dagan border collapsed. The people are panicking. If they go, they can turn the tide and win the battle. But once they lose..."

Ning Zhao instantly understood, "If he loses, no matter how many victories he has won and how many military achievements he has made before, he will be questioned, saying that his name is all false, but in fact he cannot be reused at all. At that time, the resentment of the people will be transferred to him. body, blame him for being incompetent."

After finishing speaking, Ning Zhao's face turned ugly, and she pursed her lips, feeling a little suffocated.

"Not everyone is like this, but it's not a minority." Jun Rong said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)