The rise of the prince

Chapter 822

"It has been a year and a half since the war with the Kingdom of Jin, and it has been nearly half a year since the army went north. First they broke through the Shanhaiguan Pass, and then they defeated hundreds of battalions of the Kingdom of Jin's army.

I am very relieved in my heart, and I also think about the approaching winter, the bitter cold in the north hurts people, I sympathize with the soldiers, and take into account the pain of homesickness.

Therefore, I am determined to withdraw the troops, and you draft an imperial decree for me, which should be more detailed, and I will check it myself and use it according to the best. "In the royal study, the emperor said lightly.

Degong listened silently, surrounded by imperial ministers, everyone was slightly puzzled, looked left and right, but no one spoke when they met eyes, thought for a while and began to write.

Degong understands everyone's doubts, why did the emperor summon him, and many Hanlin scholars from the Imperial Academy, just to write an imperial decree?
If according to the usual practice, the emperor speaks, and the Hanlin scholars just write according to their intentions, why did so many people write together this time?

The people in the Imperial Academy don't understand, but Degong understands that the emperor is taking care of the emperor's grandson's emotions.

He probably understands how warlike his grandson is. He has fought more battles in the past five or six years than he has in the past few decades. This time the army is winning steadily. Li Xingzhou will definitely feel dissatisfied when he orders the withdrawal of troops at this time .

For the emperor, expanding the territory is certainly important, but it is completely inferior to the continuation of the royal incense. Letting Li Xingzhou come back when he has made great achievements can not only ensure that his name will remain in history, his prestige will greatly increase, and he will be accepted both inside and outside the court. Its safe continuation of the royal blood is the best result.

Degong also agrees with this move, which is a good deed for the country and the people.

If Huang Taisun insisted on expanding the territory and keeping his achievements, he could send another general after he ascended the throne. In short, he couldn't take risks by himself.

And the emperor asked so many people to write, just to choose one that was well written and able to appease Mrs. Huang.

This move shows the emperor's concern for Li Xingzhou, and secondly, it also shows that Li Xingzhou's status in the emperor's heart has risen again after the Northern Expedition, and the emperor, who used to be arbitrary, will start to take his thoughts into consideration.

Degong stroked his beard with some relief. His son was not up to date, but fortunately his granddaughter married the right person.

The higher the status of the emperor's grandson, the higher the status of A-Jiao. With this kind of relationship, even if the Wang family does not have him, life will not be difficult.

Thinking of this, Mr. Fu'an came over suddenly and said that the emperor asked him to speak in the inner courtyard.

Degong quickly bypassed the screen and walked through the corridor. In the small pavilion in the backyard, a few young eunuchs were making tea on the stone table. There was a charcoal fire at the emperor's feet. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the south also began to have a slight chill.

"Your Majesty." Duke De saluted.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, let's do it."

De Gong followed the emperor's instructions and sat opposite the stone table.

"Do you think Xingzhou will agree to withdraw troops?" the emperor asked.

"Your Majesty's golden words, who in the world will not obey, the emperor's grandson will naturally respect His Majesty's wishes."

"You know that's not what I meant." The emperor was dissatisfied, and lightly tapped his knuckles on the table.

Degong understood that he could no longer be ambiguous and pretend to be stupid, so he had no choice but to say, "Looking at the emperor's grandson's past style, it may indeed be a little objectionable to ask him to withdraw.

But no matter what, His Majesty is thinking about the great interests of the country and the soldiers. "

The emperor didn't speak, and thought for a while, "Will he understand?"

"The grandson of the emperor will definitely understand. He has always been smart, and he will definitely understand the emperor's good intentions and the emperor's love for him."

The emperor said nothing, just nodded.

Afterwards, the little eunuch successively sent in the imperial edicts written by various Hanlin scholars for the emperor to review, and finally the emperor selected one. rare.

And this person is obviously very sensible, guessing the reason why the emperor asked them to draft the decree. Although the imperial decree praised the soldiers and the emperor's grandson for their merits, it was not the main thing, but Xiaozhi used emotion to reason and narrated the emperor's love for the soldiers. , He also said that the emperor's care for his grandson is tender and tender.

The rest of the imperial decree focused on military exploits, and only this man named Zhou Wei understood the emperor's thoughts. When such an imperial edict came to the north, even if the emperor's grandson did not want to withdraw his troops, he would understand the emperor's painstaking efforts.

Degong also smiled, no matter how far he went, it was time to go home and see his children.

Thinking of this, De Gong decided to go to see Gillian's child first.

In the small courtyard of the Wangfu, Gillian and Shiyu were lying on bamboo reclining chairs, with a brazier next to it, which was very warm. Not far away, two nannies were coaxing their children.

Parents understand the hardships of raising children, and wealthy families will have a nanny so that the mistress will not be tired.

Shiyu was talking to Gillian. She has a delicate heart, so she naturally understood that Gillian was disappointed. His Highness comforted them before leaving. It doesn't matter if they have boys or girls, he likes them both.

But that guy doesn't care, others will always care, and Gillian will feel that she is not up to date.

"Mr. De said that he will be back at the end of the year. There will be plenty of time then. Gillian is so young, so there is no rush." ​​Shiyu comforted in a low voice.

Gillian lazily basked in the sun, and slowly leaned her head on Shiyu: "Sister Shiyu, I miss Your Highness so much."

Shiyu helped her smooth out the broken hair on her forehead, "It's only a few months away, he defeated the golden man in the north and became famous all over the world, maybe he brought a woman back again."

"Why?" Gillian was puzzled. She was born in a wealthy family, her father was a magistrate, and her grandfather was the prime minister. She grew up with a golden key in her mouth. Even if she married, she would marry the emperor's grandson. Be innocent.

Shiyu has seen a lot and knows a lot, snorted, and whispered in Gillian's ear, "War is actually about stealing money, food, and women.

He has won such a big victory and is so lustful, maybe he will snatch back the beautiful woman of the Jin Kingdom after falling in love with him. "

"Ah..." Gillian couldn't believe it, and felt that the world view was a little bit collapsed: "But His Highness is leading the righteous division of our Jing Kingdom, who fights against innocence, punishes villains, and punishes riots. This... Your Highness is not that kind of person, right?"

Shiyu shook her head lightly, but Gillian's doing this is also very good, making her clean and at ease, holding her in her hand and protecting her, satisfying her desire for protection.

"I'm just talking, just to tease you, take good care of your health now, and then we'll pick him up outside the city." In fact, he also missed that bad guy.

Gillian nodded happily, "Okay."

"Yue'er and Qiu'er will be back later, and Yelu Yali will come to see us." Shiyu said, "Go change clothes and see you again."

A-Jiao obediently nodded in agreement, Shiyu beckoned and asked the nanny to bring the baby over, and then the two slowly went upstairs surrounded by everyone.

In the north, it was already cold and windy after August, and the soldiers were shivering from the cold. Fortunately, the Mongolian horses endured the bitter cold and relieved a lot of burden for the army.

Half a month after the siege, the Zhongxing Mansion was broken, and it was the defenders in the city who opened the doors and surrendered automatically.

This time Li Xingzhou did not kill anyone. When the large group entered the city, he rode on Meixue's back, and there were densely packed guards and civilians kneeling on both sides of the street.

Meixue also seemed to feel this atmosphere, so excited that she raised the horse's head high, neighing from nostrils from time to time.

Afterwards, the Jing Dynasty official of the Zhongxing Mansion knelt down on the ground, with his face on the floor tiles and handed over his official seal. This kind of action of looking down on everyone and conquering everyone from top to bottom really gave people an indescribable pleasure.

Li Xingzhou took the official seal, and then asked them to stand up, ordering the confiscation of the weapons and armor of the soldiers in the city, and then moved them to the Xingfu treasury, and shipped them all to Jinzhou. This was his promise to the soldiers.

So far, the entire Liaoxi Corridor, plus a dozen states going north to Zhongxing Mansion, have been completely controlled by Jing Guo.

The strategic intention of the middle army has been realized, and the left army Yang Wenguang and Zhe Weizhong have also captured his Datong Mansion with the cooperation of the rebel army, realizing the pre-planned strategic vision.

Now only the right army's situation in Liaodong is still unclear, and it must be soon.

Li Xingzhou continued to send scouts to Liaodong, while the black cavalry led by Liu Ji in the north continued to burn, kill and loot around Shangjing, and at the same time attacked any Jin army who dared to leave the city. Wei Yubai might not be able to do this kind of thing, but Liu Ji did not No mercy.

It also played a great role, not only causing panic in Shangjing, but also causing chaos around Shangjing, making it impossible to effectively organize manpower to counterattack.

Two days ago, they even raided the Jinguo Racecourse in the west of Shangjing City, and captured more than 2000 horses, most of which were high-quality war horses. Liu Ji specially sent out a battalion of horses to drive them back.

Later, Liu Ji's scouts reported back. They encountered Tatar vanguard scouts in the north of Shangjing. Temujin did not break his word. troop.

The state of Jin was even more panicked at this time. There was an army of the Jing State in the south, and Mongolian cavalry was found in the north. They were attacked on both sides.

Li Xingzhou is acutely aware that this is a good time to negotiate!
The Jin people must have been extremely flustered when they were attacked from both sides. They couldn't get out of the capital, and they probably didn't know whether the Mongols were harassing or attacking in an all-out way.

At this juncture of life and death, for them, retreating all the way first, and then focusing on dealing with the other side is the last straw!

The Mongols' attack from the north undoubtedly gave him another big negotiating weight, and the weight was extremely heavy.

As for talking about a two-sided attack, the result of his unilateral peace talks is tantamount to selling out the Mongols.
Li Xingzhou didn't feel guilty at all, and the Mongols were not vegetarians. If they knew the situation in the southern battlefield, they probably would have sold him without hesitation.

Furthermore, Temujin took his things, but even sending troops was perfunctory without sincerity, a small group of troops harassed?Don't be ridiculous, what kind of army is this? It's just taking advantage of the fire to loot.

Since everyone is a whore, let's save the memorial archway.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou personally wrote a letter and quickly sent it to Liaodong, telling Wei Yubai and Yang Hongzhao to settle the battle quickly. As soon as the battle in the east came to an end, negotiations would start immediately while the Mongols were still harassing.

(End of this chapter)