Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"What does Second Uncle mean?"

In the Jia Mansion, Lixiang Garden, Xue Baochai looked at Xue Ren who was sitting in the outer room and asked uncertainly.

"Right now, the rebel king of Dongping is coming aggressively and is approaching the capital. It seems that he is sure to win, but there are some things that cannot be seen just by looking at them."

Xue Ren stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, speaking meaningfully.

"We are the only ones here right now, so I'll be frank with you. But these words, once they come out of my mouth and enter your ears, must not be spread to anyone else!"

Xue Ren focused his eyes on Xue Pan for a few times, but finally shook his head in his heart. Fortunately, what he said was not the kind that could not be spread. In the current situation, if he did not explain the matter clearly, I am afraid that the people in the room would not be able to rest at all.

"When a country is about to fall, there will be signs of its demise. Now, the Great Kang State has been established for only a hundred years, with four generations of emperors. The current monarch has worked hard to govern the country, and ministers such as the Champion Marquis have emerged. They have pacified the northern border and expanded to the western barbarians. Although there have been natural disasters, there are no enemies surrounding us. This is a sign of the prosperity of the country."

"This"

  Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue were stunned when they heard this. If it was really as Xue Ren said, then what about these three rebel kings? If the emperor followed the will of heaven, shouldn't there be a good harvest and peace in the world?

"From the perspective of luck, Dakang should not encounter any major disasters in the next few decades."

Xue Ren sighed.

"Then according to what Second Uncle said, what is the current predicament in the capital?"

Among the people in the room, Baochai calmed down the fastest.

Although Aunt Xue is an adult, her insights on many things may not be as unique as Baochai's. As for Xue Pan, at this moment, it is estimated that what she said went in one ear and out the other.

Ever since Jia Baoyu changed his mind, this guy has lost a playmate. Aunt Xue always uses Jia Baoyu as an example, saying that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. If Jia Baoyu can become a scholar, then naturally Xue Pan can too.

Of course, at first she was planning to use Jia Hong as an example, but the Xue family had only one son, and Aunt Xue was reluctant to send him to the battlefield. As time went by, she gradually gave up the idea. After all, military merit was something that people with poor luck would not be able to enjoy.

“It’s not a big problem, of course.”

Xue Ren narrowed his eyes and spoke again.

"Can"

Baochai was about to speak again, but Xue Ren waved his hand and spoke.

"Don't panic, just listen to me and I will tell you slowly!"

"This time, the Dongping uprising was not just led by his troops, but by two other troops. The cause was that the Marquis of Guanjun killed the three princes, and these three princes raised an army to force the court to hand over the people!"

"This matter also involves Pan'er. Speaking of which, it's Jia Hong. In such a big city like Beijing, no one is willing to turn against these three. If it weren't for Jia Hong, I'm afraid the Xue family would have been robbed by these people. From this, we can see how powerful these three princes are."

Speaking of this, Xue Ren's heart sank. The three princes had been raising their own armies and were becoming too powerful to be controlled. It was only a matter of time before they would start a rebellion. However, Jia Hong had just brought it forward.

"In the past two years, the weather in Dakang has changed suddenly. Hebei, Henan, Shandong and even most of Jiangnan have no harvest. The people are complaining. If Jia Hong hadn't brought back those two magical crops, the court would have probably been torn apart by now."

As he continued to dig deeper, Xue Ren revealed the root cause of the chaos in the world in recent years. Natural disasters and man-made disasters had come together, and the people had already been in chaos. If it were not for the things Jia Hong brought back, it is estimated that people in various parts of Dakang would have risen up long ago.

Food is the most important thing for the people. If they can’t even get enough food, how can the people live a stable life? “The harvest of one season gave the people hope, so the uprisings in various places collapsed on their own. However, some people tasted the sweetness of being the king of the mountain and were reluctant to give up the power in their hands. They occupied the mountains and became the kings, which led to the continuous human disasters in Dakang.”

"And these three princes already command a large number of troops. The natural disaster at this time is a disaster for Dakang, but for them, it is also an opportunity. An opportunity to wear the yellow robe!"

"Originally, the rebellion of these three people might not be a big deal for the imperial court, but the situation got out of control only after Marquis Guanjun disappeared."

Xue Ren seemed to have particular confidence in Jia Hong. It seemed that as long as Jia Hong was there, nothing would happen in the capital, and even the whole world would not be in chaos.

"Is what Second Uncle said too much?"

Although she knew that Jia Hong was an extraordinary leader in battle, after hearing Xue Ren's tone, Baochai could not help but deny it uncertainly.

Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and others did not know much about leading troops to fight, so most of them were skeptical about Xue Ren's opinion. Now that Baochai asked about it, they all looked over.

"No"

Xue Ren was not actually very proficient in leading troops in battle, but based on Zhao Shouyi's past achievements and the business empire he had built, he was full of admiration for him.

"It is said that the best soldiers in the world come from the nine frontiers. The frontier troops stationed on the frontiers have no shortage of battles against those nomadic peoples. Their combat power is far superior to that of the soldiers in the capital!"

"But even such soldiers were exterminated by Jia Hong, and another group of them were driven out of Langjuxu Mountain. With such fighting power, it is no exaggeration to say that if there is an enemy thousands of miles away, there is no place in the world that they cannot reach."

When talking about Jia Hong and the soldiers under Jia Hong's command, Xue Ren's eyes sparkled.

"Even now, the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, without its commander, has blocked the Prince of Dongping in Hebei and Zhili for nearly a month. You should know that during this period, the Prince of Dongping did not even dare to set foot on land."

  Hearing this, Aunt Xue and Baochai looked at each other. They had not received any of this news, so how did Xue Ren know about it?

However, Xue Ren didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything about these things, so Aunt Xue and Baochai could only stop and not ask any more questions.

"Second Uncle, do you mean that we won't leave this time?"

Xue Pan didn't understand most of what Xue Ren said, but he understood one thing: Xue Ren didn't seem to intend to take the Xue family away.

“A cunning rabbit has three burrows” means that a rabbit will never leave its burrow with only one exit, in case an enemy invades, it will have nowhere to retreat.”

"The aristocratic families in the capital don't like to put all their eggs in one basket, but leaving may not be a way to survive, but a way to die."

"Why did Second Uncle say that?"

  Xue Pan was shocked by Xue Ren's words. Leaving is a dead end?

Doesn't that mean that whether you leave the capital or not, it's a dead end? ?

"The two rebel armies have already been defeated. Now there is only one left. It is difficult for them to hold out alone. It is true that the Prince of Dongping has a powerful weapon like the Thunderbolt Bomb, but the men and horses are exhausted. They are like trapped beasts fighting hard. They can't hold out for much longer."

"If there were no force majeure factors, the situation would have been doomed by now!"

(End of this chapter)