serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 231 Influence
It was dusk.

Long live cheers came from the camp of the Yongwei Battalion.

In the teaching ground, Emperor Jianwu boarded the dragon chariot with the support of Dai Quan, obviously a little drunk, he waved to the soldiers with a smile from time to time, and said to Dai Quan beside him: "Call Jia Hu here. "

Dai Quan hurriedly got out of the chariot and walked to Jia Hu's side: "Duke Ning, the emperor asked you to come over."

Jia Hu was slightly startled: "The emperor called me?"

Dai Quan smiled and nodded: "Please."

Jia Hu strode towards the chariot, ran to Emperor Jianwu, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Jianwu smiled: "You have made great achievements for the court several times, and today I will ride the dragon chariot with you to show my glory!"

Jia Hu hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on one knee and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"I'll support you." Dai Quan walked over.

Jia Hu nodded: "Mr. Dai, please."

In the eyes of everyone, Jia Hu in armor boarded the chariot, and the soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion let out heartfelt cheers!

Dai Quan shouted in a high pitched voice, "Let's drive!"

Under the escort of the imperial cavalry, the dragon carrying Emperor Jianwu and Jia Hu drove towards the gate.

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live!"

Looking at the jubilant army, Emperor Jianwu was excited, and at this moment he was really drunk.

Daxiangguo Temple
The sound of wooden fish mixed with the sound of chanting scriptures came from the hall next door.

Wuya Ruixing was sitting in front of the incense table, counting the beads with her eyes slightly closed, and silently chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a snap.

Wuya Ruixing moved her body, but her eyes were still closed.

King Yizhong in casual clothes came in, looked at Wuya Ruixing who had her eyes closed tightly, picked up the chime and pestle on the incense table, and knocked on the copper chime.

Hearing the clear and long sound of the copper chime, Wuya Ruixing opened his eyes and looked at Yizhong County King.

King Yizhong sat down on his ass: "It's just a woman, just find another one."

Wuya Ruixing just looked at him and didn't answer.

King Yizhong curled his lips, and then said: "Is there any big deal to come to me in such a hurry?"

"Don't ask me about the new firecrackers, I'm also confused." Duke Yizhong added.

Wuya Ruixing: "I just heard the news that there was a conflict within the Horqin League Banner."

King Yizhong became interested, "Oh?"

Wuya Ruixing: "Some people proposed to pay tribute to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and some people proposed to maintain neutrality between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty. They no longer followed in the footsteps of the Manchus. Only a small number of people still insisted on following the Manchus. .”

King Yizhong's eyes flashed: "What about the other Mongolian alliance?"

Wuya Ruixing replied: "Among the Mongolian tribes in Monan, the Horqin tribe has the closest relationship with the Manchu and Qing nobles. Now they are considering retreating. This kind of firecracker that can be loaded with ammunition on horseback is too threatening. "

King Yizhong stood up, walked to the window, pondered for a while, and then said, "Let's talk about this later. By the way, how is your Prince He Shuorong's preparations going?"

Wuya Ruixing sighed: "I don't know what went wrong. Shangjing noticed it and transferred the Korean servant army in charge of security out of Gyeonggi Province, and urgently recruited [-] young and strong from the local Han people. Hurry up and train. It looks like the Manchu emperor is preparing to use troops against Liaodong."

King Yizhong pretended to be surprised: "Oh? Then what should we do? Are you sure you can hold Liaodong?"

Wuya Ruixing glanced at him, took out a piece of letter paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

Yizhong County King was slightly taken aback, took a look, and immediately changed his face, but soon calmed down, squinting at Wuya Ruixing coldly, without saying a word.

Wuya Ruixing sighed again: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else. E Bi also knows that the leader of the Xianghuang Banner is the emperor's confidant, and it happens that there are people from Wuya's family by his side, so I will The county king's letter was replaced in advance to prevent it from falling into E Bi's hands in the future and becoming a handle to blackmail the county king."

The King of Yizhong County calmed down and nodded: "You are right. This king is also worried that the emperor's health will not last until the end of the year, so he wants to provoke a war between Liaodong and North Korea, so that the emperor will deal with the situation in advance. Use troops in Liaodong."

Wuya Ruixing: "This has to be done slowly. By the way, in order to get support from the emperor, Obi may hand over the secret agents lurking in Gyeonggi and the list of officials who were bribed by them to the emperor. You have to be prepared, Get it cleaned up quickly."

After hearing his words, a fierce light flashed in Yizhong County King's eyes, and he nodded immediately.

At this moment, the Dragon Head Palace is brightly lit, and the door of the main hall is open.

The Taishang Emperor, who the Yizhong County King said might not last until the end of the year, was doing Tai Chi in the main hall, and his complexion was much better than before.

Xu Yuanlu was standing at the side of Taiyuan Hospital.

The people sent by Dai Quan were standing at a distance, looking over from time to time.

Xu Yuanlu: "Shoufu's health is not very good, and he probably won't last long."

The Supreme Emperor frowned: "How long can it last?"

Xu Yuanlu: "It can be as long as a year and a half, and as little as ten days and a half months. You can't say for sure."

The Supreme Emperor: "What is this?"

Xu Yuanlu: "It all depends on the breath in your heart. Once the heart is gone, even the gods will be hard to save!"

The Supreme Emperor nodded: "That's it?"

Xu Yuanlu glanced outside the hall first, then bent forward, and said softly: "The news just came, there has been a change in the Kong family, and it seems that they want to leave a way out."

The Supreme Emperor accepted the ceremony, and the eunuchs on duty hurried over.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at it, and several people were shocked immediately, not daring to come forward.

After snorting, the Supreme Emperor said to Xu Yuanlu, "You do something for me."

Xu Yuanlu: "Please tell me."

The Supreme Emperor: "Go and ask for the pulse of King Zhongshun, and tell him the news by the way."

"Yes." Xu Yuanlu replied.

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand: "Go."

Xu Yuanlu: "Yes." Bowed and retreated.

At this time, Xia Shouzhong came out of the bedroom with a medicine bowl in his hand, and limped over with a cane in his left hand.

"Go slowly."

The Supreme Emperor greeted him, "Be careful not to fall."

Xia Shouzhong forced a smile on his face: "The old slave is not a waste, and he can't fall down."

The Supreme Emperor also laughed, took the medicine bowl, took a deep breath, and drank the big bowl of medicine in one gulp.

Xia Shouzhong took the medicine bowl and said to the eunuchs on duty: "Close the gate of the palace."

The Supreme Emperor walked towards the bedroom with his hands behind his back, and said at the same time: "Find a way to contact the spies outside the palace."

Xia Shouzhong was surprised: "This Xu Yuanlu is not willing to continue to pass on the news?"

The Supreme Emperor stopped in his tracks: "I promised him that after the affairs of the Kong family are over, the affairs of his uncle will be over."

Xia Shouzhong's eyes flashed: "He has helped deliver so much news, he has already committed a capital crime, and there is nothing left for him."

The Supreme Emperor raised his hand: "When did I take back what I said?!"

Xia Shouzhong didn't say anything more.

The Supreme Emperor spoke again: "Also, find a way to find out about the new type of firecracker that King Zhongshun mentioned, especially if there is such a firecracker around the emperor. If possible, try to get some from the Military Weapons Bureau."

(End of this chapter)