I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 156 Destiny
At the beginning of September, Shangjing was full of joy.

Zhao Fubai, the eldest grandson of King Yong, married Fu Zhujun, the wife of the British public.

One is a young talent from the clan, and the other is the prostitute daughter of a general of the honored martial arts family.The matchmaker is still the Emperor Daojun.

It's hard to imagine such a happy event not being grand, the empress personally bestowed on the Fu family a complete set of jewelry, as well as a phoenix coronet and a xiapei.

Zhao Fubai was directly named King of Xianyang County.For Zhao Fubai's marriage, King Yong, Zhao Shenli and his son also came to Shangjing early.

And on the day of the wedding, when the documents of victory from Hezhou arrived, everyone from the Emperor Daojun and His Royal Highness to the traffickers and pawns in Shangjing was very excited.

Riding with [-] steps, defeated more than [-] enemies head-on, beheaded [-], and captured more than [-] prisoners. Wu'an Hou Fu Jinchuan's reputation has reached a new level.

The Daojun Emperor, who attended the wedding banquet, was in high spirits and drank to his heart's content with his distant cousin Wang Shuyong, cousins ​​Zhou Wang and Zheng Wang, and British Duke Fu Maoxiu.

At the wedding banquet, Wu Yaoshi was out of tune with all the clan members, only Fu Balang, who was sitting not far away, winked at him while eating.

Zhao Fubai was deluded by all the guests, and it was the sixth prince Zhao Yuanying, Fu Jiashiro and other relatives who rescued him in the end.

Otherwise, it would be interesting for the bridegroom to be so drunk in the bridal chamber.

After returning home, Fu Maoxiu asked someone to fetch Hezhou's battle report and made a pot of strong tea. After reading the battle report, he was furious.

If someone read the description of Wuqi Luezhen, the first reaction would definitely be that the battle report was copied wrong, and the words should have been left out. It should be five hundred or five thousand, or even fifty, right?

Five rides?What are you kidding?
But knowing his son is like his father, he knows best what kind of courage his own Saburo has.Not to mention five, he dared to go through it himself!
People watching the excitement may be overwhelmed, but the first reaction of my family is definitely fear.

After all, this kind of feat destined to be recorded in history is also an extremely dangerous move.

Immediately, Fu Maoxiu directly wrote a letter to his family Saburo, which was a reprimand.It's not like a general to reprimand him for taking the responsibility of a general and taking personal risks.

While writing, the eldest son Fu Huaichuan came back.

"Aye."

Fu Maoxiu just finished writing here, and then pointed to the battle report on the table, "Look at it, San Lang is really worrying."

Hearing this, Fu Huaichuan picked up the battle report and frowned.

"Sanlang's move should be to boost morale. After all, he has no available soldiers. If the court wants to quickly counter the rebellion, it still has to send elite soldiers and strong generals. It only relies on the soldiers of Jianghuai and the tens of thousands of forbidden troops. For three to five years."

Fu Maoxiu took a sip of the strong tea and almost woke up from the wine. He sighed and said, "Your father-in-law still doesn't know the outcome of this battle. Your Majesty is waiting for the outcome of the Xuanzhou battle. Reinforcements have been sent."

It takes time for the imperial court to dispatch reinforcements, and it also needs food and payment.

At present, Hebei has just been pacified, and the Jianghuai is in chaos, which has led to a lack of food and salaries.Fortunately, Miefo got a lot of property and land.

But there are many places where the court needs money.

If the Wu Ni rebellion can be put down by relying on the existing forces of Jianghuai, this would be the most ideal state for the court.

Among them, the battle of Hezhou was the end of Wu Ni's plan to cross the river to seize the Huaihe River and quickly go north, while the victory of the battle of Xuanzhou was related to whether the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River could be put down in a short time.

The Emperor Daojun of Daming Palace did not look like Fu Maoxiu after reading the complete battle report, but he was still a little worried.

Therefore, in the edict of the commendation, the subordinates specially added that Wu'an Marquis Fu Jinchuan didn't have to take the lead when he was going to battle.
The meaning of exhortation is also very obvious.

Fu Jinchuan's official rank was conferred as the third-rank General Guide, and he just stepped into the ranks of senior generals.There were no more than a dozen generals in the entire Jin Dynasty.

However, the increase in troops requested by Fu Jinchuan is still pending.

Because once the Battle of Xuanzhou is won, there is no need to send additional reinforcements to pursue the victory.When the army moves, it costs a lot.

In mid-September, it is already autumn, and the weather is a bit cold.So much so that Emperor Daojun started alchemy again.

Zhao Yuantan went to pay his respects in the morning, and by the way, he had to discuss the new army and new policies with Emperor Daojun.

Fu Maoxiu took his eldest son Fu Huaichuan out of the city to send his in-laws Prince Yong and his son back to Guanzhong.

Prime Minister Li Fuzhi, Xie Qian and Li Fa used to handle government affairs in the political affairs hall as usual, and it is not just the generals who fight.

Mrs. Yang of the British government and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Wei Guogong, accompanied the empress to the Shouqing Temple outside the city to offer incense.

Wu Yaoshi was in the study with Zhang Zhixun, Chen Jianzhou and his younger sister Wu Mingda replaying the battle of Hezhou and deducing the outcome of the Xuanzhou battle.

And Qilang Hachiro went to the Imperial College to study as usual, but there was a little episode.

Hachiro had a fight with Li Anping, the eldest grandson of Duke Wei, his elder brother's brother-in-law.

The reason is also very simple. During the break, Hachiro said in front of everyone that the third brother was brave in battle, and he was the No. 1 general in the world.

But Li Anping was not happy, saying that he was the No. 1 general and the generalissimo, and Marquis Wu An had to obey his orders from Duke Wei.

The two quarreled because of this, and even moved their hands. In the end, the two were punched with bruised noses and swollen faces and were punished to stand.
"It's all your fault. You have to quarrel with me. Are you okay now? You have to stand here as a punishment, and you probably have to copy books."

"Blame me? Aren't you talking big? Bragging?"

"I'm bragging? My third brother's record is based on fighting. Didn't the weak defeat the strong? On the contrary, it was you, Aunt. There are more than [-] horses fighting so there is no news."

"Fu Balang, if you're talking about me, I won't be polite."

"What did I say? Isn't it the truth? You are welcome? My eldest sister-in-law is your aunt, and I am your elder. If you don't give me an apology for today's matter, it will be over."

"I"

The two and a half boys naturally knew little about the war, they only knew that when the two armies were fighting, the winner would be the hero, and the loser would be the defeated general.

So the two of them blushed for this fight.I dare not fight anymore, and if I beat him again, I will probably find an adult at home.

Zhou Jijiu, who was inspecting the lessons, saw the two standing outside the classroom and frowned.

Fu Balang is notoriously naughty on weekdays, but recently after returning to Beijing from the UK, he has become much more stable.

As for Li Anping, although he came from a noble family and was a bit arrogant as the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion, his usual academic performance was justified, and he treated Mr. Jiao Xi with a lot of respect. What is it today?

"Why were you two forced to stand?"

Zhou Jijiu looked at the two teenagers of the same age, examined them and asked.

"Hui Shanzhang, Fu Balang slandered me, Ah Weng, that's why I got into a fight with him."

As soon as Balang heard that the villain Li Anping complained first, he immediately defended: "If you go back to the head of the mountain, I didn't slander Li Anping's old man."

Zhou Jijiu did reprimand after listening to the two of them: "Your father, grandparents and elder brothers have made great achievements in the war for the country. Is it because you risk yourself to show off to your classmates?"

"Besides, soldiers, the important things of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival. Famous generals have always been cautious when using soldiers, but you two speak big words without shame. Is this what the adults in the family taught you?"

"It's just that you are all the children of the Wu family. Copy the "Art of War" ten times after you go back!"

After listening to it, both of them were as sluggish as Shuang Da, thinking about how long it would take to copy the art of war ten times. They didn't have the mood to argue.

But as soon as the sacrificial wine left here, someone from the Li family came. It was Li Anping's fourth uncle, Li Zhaoren, who took him, the eldest grandson, home.

At the same time, it brought a bad news that had just been sent to Beijing from Jiangnan.

Fu Balang who was standing next to him was dumbfounded when he heard this.Li Anping burst into tears after hearing this, distraught.

The messenger who reported the funeral went straight to Daming Palace with Li Shizhong's legacy.Emperor Daojun and the prince were also shocked by the news.

Wei Guogong Li Shizhong died.

Compared with this news, Xuanzhou's defeat of more than [-] people is simply negligible.

In other words, the army of the imperial court in Jianghuai is now in a state of leaderless.

The news spread to the Fu family that Fu Maoxiu, who had just rushed home, was immediately called into the palace, and Fu Huaichuan immediately went to the home of his father-in-law, Duke Wei.

For a while, all the nobles in Shangjing were in a mess.

In the study room of Prince Yan's Prince, Zhang Zhixun looked at the map of Jiangnan West Road, sighed and said, "Duke Wei is a famous general after all, he was able to arrange his affairs in an orderly manner before he died, but Xue Julin is still not good enough." Otherwise, the [-] troops of the imperial court might be completely annihilated. However, the time of coming and going has given King Wu time to breathe, really "

Pharmacist Wu also sighed: "This king of Wu is really lucky. He was about to die in Hezhou, but he was rescued by a wind. If Xue Julin's army hadn't died of illness suddenly, the whole army might be wiped out. It’s Xue Julin’s way!”

"Could it be that this is really destiny?"

(End of this chapter)