The rise of the prince

Chapter 554 Seeing off the army
There are often unsatisfactory things in life, and most of the time, this is not as easy as it is irreversible. There is no distinction between high and low.

Di Zhi rode fast all the way, with mixed emotions in his heart, how could anyone not care.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

When he went south alone to make a living, his old father, who had worked so hard all his life, told him that if he didn’t have the ability to make a living, he would go back and pass on the family line;

He was a peasant boy, and he thought that relying on his ability to achieve the best was the ultimate, but he never thought that he would meet the prince by accident.

At first he thought it was an unavoidable catastrophe, but he didn't expect it to be the greatest blessing in his life.

Since I met the prince, I have been in the capital since I was a child, to the army commander (du, battalion, army, Xiang, xx army), deputy commander, Xiang commander, deputy commander of the new army
Di Zhi didn't even dare to think that in just two years, he would come to this point. The prince's kindness to him, I am afraid that he will never be able to repay him in his lifetime.And it's not just fame and power, the prince's treatment of him made him realize the respect and importance he had never had before.

Whether the army is under the jurisdiction in a critical moment, or whether he is allowed to sit as a guest when he enters and exits the palace at ordinary times, or about Prince Kang, what the prince thinks is to let him decide by himself, even if it is such a big matter.

Di Zhi originally thought that as long as he was on the saddle for the prince, he would be his greatest reward, but slowly, he understood what is the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety since ancient times.

His eyes were a little damp and hot. He understood what would happen if he married a princess like him. The princess herself was a first-rank man, but he was only a fourth-rank warrior, so he would have no right to speak at home.

In fact, concubines and county horses have been like this since ancient times. If you have a family background, it is good. If you don't, you can only find a place for the royal daughter.

Di Zhi understood the consequences of this, but if it could help the prince, he would not hesitate to do so.

When the horse arrived on the dusty training ground, the wind and sand were probably too strong, and the moisture in the corners of his eyes had long since disappeared.

The personal guard led the horse for him and asked him with a smile if he was okay.

Di Zhi scolded with a smile: "None of your business, are you taking the opportunity to lead my horse to escape training?"

"No way, the general was joking." The soldiers laughed.

Di Zhi kicked him and scolded: "Go back quickly, I won't know your little thoughts."

The soldier walked away with a smile, and he put away his smile. As a general, he must not let his negative emotions infect the soldiers at any time. He understands this truth, and an optimistic army will always be more daring to face life and death.

Things have been agreed upon, the next thing is who to learn.

In the evening, Gillian imitated listening to the chef in Yulou making duck soup for him. Everyone tasted it and thought it was good.

Gillian was very happy, she was so excited that she had to make it tomorrow, Li Xingzhou quickly stopped her and asked her to try another dish.

Under the moon, Li Xingzhou took a few little girls and sat around under the gazebo, telling them stories. The stories he told were messy, with everything, from the Water Margin of the Three Kingdoms, to Journey to the West to Liaozhai, all kinds of strange and famous stories in later generations. That said, there is always something to say.

The little girls were fascinated by what they heard. Qiu'er hugged his arm and slowly fell asleep leaning on his shoulder.

She is too busy. After more than a month of hard work, there are already craftsmen in the palace who want to finish the grinding of the boring tool. The existence of steam engines and boring knives is meaningless.

So these days Qiu'er has also led the craftsmen to get busy.
However, to Li Xingzhou's disappointment, there are now more than 20 craftsmen who have heard the news, and they are all arranged to use their own wisdom to polish boring knives day and night in the back hill of the palace. There seems to be no top craftsman who may surpass the craftsmen of the palace.

He gently carried Qiu'er back into the house and put her in a good place, and then he told everyone that he was going to send someone to learn how to make colored glaze from Grandma Seven.

Unexpectedly, the little girl Yue'er was the first to raise her hand to say she wanted to go, and Gillian also said she wanted to go. She looked forward to it, and took his arm coquettishly: "I used to be very curious about those things at home, but my father said yes. It’s so ingenious, you’re not even allowed to look at it.”

Glass making is no more than other crafts. Glass blowing is more a test of ingenuity than physical labor, but it does not mean safety.

When blowing, the colored glass glue still maintains a high temperature of several hundred degrees, and there is a risk of burns if you accidentally touch it.

Of course Li Xingzhou was worried and explained his interests to the two little girls, but they didn't intend to give up at all.

Shiyu also chimed in: "Although I don't know what you want to use those colored glazes for, seeing your actions is definitely not a trivial matter. It's better to have Sister Gillian supervise this kind of matter, so that you can rest assured that learning or not is not the key."

After she said that, Li Xingzhou had no choice but to let go.

Then he asked Gillian and Yue'er to pick people in the palace, to pick young people, five men and five men each, and preferably the old men of Xiao Wang.

The two little girls were very happy.

Li Xingzhou's palace is not very far from Prince Kang's mansion, but Shiyu specially arranged carriages and horses for them the next day. Gillian and Yue'er took one together, and the rest of them took three together.

For the next month or so, they will all go back and forth to Prince Kang's Mansion to learn the craft of glass blowing.

Time flies, and before you know it, it's the beginning of March. The emperor himself takes the lead, and all the civil and military officials are listed in the north of the city.

The flags were flying, the army was in formation, and the black crowd lined up at the foot of the hunting mountain. From south to north, you couldn't see the end at a glance.

There are many spears and spears, and the black pressure gives people a sense of oppression. Guandao Mountain is full of troops ready to go, and these are just the vanguard, the general of the Fuguo, and the Shenwu Army under the command of Marshal Yang Hongzhao of the Chinese Army.

Guanbei Jiedu envoy Wei Chaoren's Ling Jie army; Taiyuan prefect, the leader of the Sanjiao military commander Yang Wenguang's Wu Lie army.

Li Xingzhou looked at Yang Hongzhao, Wei Chaoren, and Yang Wenguang from a distance in the crowd and knelt in front of the emperor, received the wine from the emperor, and then the emperor bestowed the emperor's sword and the army commander Yang Hongzhao.

The arrangement is actually quite backward. The Ling Jie army should have fought the most battles among the four armies of the Forbidden Army. It was also the army led by Prince Xiao. Prince Xiao and Wei Chaoren are family friends. They fought together in Guanbei back then, so It is best to hand over Lingjie Army to Wei Chaoren's control.

And Yang Hongzhao has been in Beijing all year round, and the Shenwu Army is also responsible for defending the capital. When the southern rebellion was suppressed, it is most appropriate to entrust the Shenwu Army to his control at this time.

Afterwards, worship the sky, sacrifice the flag and swear to the master, and then the drums sound, the auspicious time has come, and the army will go out!

As the striker asked for the commander-in-chief flag, the mighty army officially set off.

Li Xingzhou and the officials watched the brigade leave slowly, and they were actually worried. Going to this battle will be related to the fate of Jingguo. Everyone will be happy if they win, but if they lose...
He had to carefully consider the consequences. If the Jin people went south, the mountains and rivers were broken, the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, how could the palace be preserved?
Until the banner of the army disappeared in the vast mountains in the north and could no longer be seen, the emperor ordered everyone to go back.

Before leaving, the emperor called him to his side and said to him: "The news that Tang Long's important town was breached by Xia Guo had already reached the Privy Council. The reason why I kept it secret was because I was afraid of delaying the army's expedition. What do you think should be done now?" ?”

(End of this chapter)