serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 325 Laba Festival 2
After sending Wang Hetang and others away, Dai Quan returned to the upper study. Seeing that Emperor Jianwu was still lost in thought, he took the copper kettle from the compartment, poured the hot water into the copper basin, twisted a hot face towel, and said, "Your Majesty, wipe your face. Go and get tired.”

"Are you too impatient when it comes to court matters?"

Emperor Jianwu came to his senses and did not pick up the face towel.

Dai Quan's hand stopped there, thought for a while and replied: "Can't you blame the emperor for being too impatient? According to Yi Laonu, Enke Jinshi's gang of officials acted too openly. The most important thing is that they don't have an overall view of the situation and only think about it. They are trying to gain profits by playing some clever tricks. As for the military rations, they not only want to test the bottom line of the military, but they also want to take this opportunity to secretly figure out the holy will!"

Emperor Jianwu's eyes flashed with a faint light: "If this is really the case, I will never forgive you lightly!"

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment and said, "Old slave, I still have something to say."

"Say." Emperor Jianwu looked at him.

Dai Quan: "The power of Enke Jinshi has expanded too fast. Although it has stirred up the stagnant water of the court, it has also overwhelmed the Mei Party, Qingliu Party, etc., and even the cabinet has been greatly affected. The influence. This force is too strong, three points stronger than the Pei Party back then. It is not a good thing for one party to dominate!"

Emperor Jianwu didn't respond, but suddenly asked: "Who do you think is suitable to send?"

Dai Quan was startled at first, then immediately realized: "It's snowing and cold outside the pass, and the military's fast horses have to walk for a month. Several members of the cabinet are too young to reach Uliasutai."

Emperor Jianwu was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "Do you think that if I resume martial arts and vigorously train civilian generals, can the situation of the military be changed?"

Dai Quan was secretly shocked: "Old slave, if I break the taboo, if there is a good way, the Supreme Emperor will not think of using the old Prince Yizhong to purge the noble military. Also, who will teach these martial arts students? They are not just those noble military generals. The Lord of Heaven and Earth is his master, and the word 'master' can bind them together firmly!"

Hearing this, Emperor Jianwu sighed: "I understand. Hey, today is the Laba Festival. Let's get two bowls of eight-treasure porridge."

Dai Quan: "Yes." He answered and walked out.

Watching him go out, Emperor Jianwu had a sneer in his eyes, and then shouted: "Come here!"

A senior eunuch on duty walked in.

Emperor Jianwu: "Go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and call Jin Shuqing."

The great eunuch responded: "Yes." He bowed and retreated.

Snow was falling in the sky one after another.

Wang Hetang walked in front with his hands behind his back, and Yang Cifu and Zhao Zixun followed behind him.

Behind them, the door of Ningshou Palace was open, and the sounds of mourning and joy were faintly heard, mixed with the cries of many people.
Wang Hetang said as he walked: "There is nothing we can do. The emperor can't persuade us anymore. What do you think we should do now? We can't let a group of idiots sit on our heads and dominate us, right? The royalists, the royalists, Bullshit! A bunch of idiots who don’t know the heights of heaven and earth, do they really think that the emperor is re-employing them?!"

Zhao Zixun smiled secretly and said: "At least for now, they are indeed being used by His Majesty."

With a sneer, Wang Hetang said: "They are digging their own grave!"

Yang Cifu spoke: "Let them make trouble. If the trouble becomes too big and it affects the military's war, someone will naturally chop their heads off!"

Wang Hetang pondered for a while, and then said flatly: "No! It must not affect the military's war. Once the military suffers a major setback in one place, it will affect the entire situation, especially southern Xinjiang."

Yang Cifu: "I'm talking about southern Xinjiang. Huguang and other places have been experiencing drought for more than a month. I read the report from the Governor of Huguang, saying that there may be heavy rains after the severe drought. Based on this calculation, Sichuan's grain reserves are definitely not enough for disaster relief. . The food in Nanyang mainly supplies the army in southern Xinjiang. They have already tampered with the rations of one prince, and they may not tamper with the rations of another prince."

Wang Hetang smiled: "On this point, we thought of it together. We can chop off their heads through this matter, but we can't let Southern Xinjiang really be affected. By the way, aren't Lin'an Bo and Baoning Marquis organized? A caravan is transporting supplies to Prince Nan'an, so let's transfer grain from Liangjiang in advance and let them secretly transport the grain there."

Yang Cifu nodded.

Zhao Zixun frowned
In Ulyasutai, the heavy snow suddenly stopped, and the sky was clear. The sun was dazzlingly white, and the thick snow reflected the sunlight, making it difficult to open one's eyes.

Outside the Chinese army's tent, hundreds of soldiers protected the tent, standing motionless with the handles of their swords in their hands.

In the big tent, Lin San was squatting in front of a small stove, fanning himself and boiling some medicine.At this time, the lid of the medicine jar made a slight snapping sound. Lin San opened the lid of the jar, gently blew away the white steam, then placed a pair of chopsticks horizontally on the jar, and then placed the lid on the jar. On the pair of chopsticks, suddenly, a burst of gunfire and roaring sounds came faintly from outside the tent, and he subconsciously looked towards the big case.

There was a quilt on the couch next to the big case, Jia Hu was half lying and half sitting there, with his eyes slightly closed and a face towel on his head.

Jia Hu was sick, and his cheeks looked even darker and thinner.

Lin San then opened the lid of the medicine jar, wrapped the handle of the medicine jar with a piece of cloth, slowly poured the medicine soup into the medicine bowl, walked to the big case with the medicine and put it down, and then twisted it from the copper basin on the side. He took out a face towel and replaced it on Jia Hu's head.

"What time is it?" Jia Hu suddenly asked.

Lin San took out his pocket watch from his pocket and replied: "The time is almost over."

Jia Hu still closed his eyes: "There should be news coming." After saying that, he opened his eyes suddenly and looked towards the tent door.

A sentry rushed in and knelt down to Jia Hu: "Report! General Wang Dalei has defeated the Rakshasa's right-wing cavalry and is launching an attack on the Rakshasa's central army!"

Jia Hu: "Explore again."

Detective: "Yes." He ran out again.

Jia Hu took the towel from his head and stood up from the recliner.

"Your Majesty!" Lin San hurriedly went up to help him.

"I'm not that weak!"

Jia Hu pushed him away and walked to the sand table. He looked around on the sand table and said after a while: "As long as the old battalion can hold back the main force of the Luosha Central Army's infantry, the coalition cavalry led by Wang Dalei is [-]% sure to annihilate them all." Twenty thousand infantry." As he spoke, he coughed loudly.

"Your Highness, please drink the medicine." Lin San came over with the medicine bowl.

Jia Hu took the medicine and drank it in one breath.

Lin San took the medicine bowl and turned around to bring another bowl of water.

Jia Hu waved his hand, then looked around the sand table with his hands behind his back, and suddenly remembered: "How is Supervisor Zhao doing?"

Lin San poured out the dregs of the medicine in the medicine jar and replied: "I just sent someone to take a look, and it's much better. It's just that the military doctor told me not to go out for ten days and a half, otherwise it will be even more difficult if you catch the cold."

Jia Hu nodded. The commander and supervisor of the army fell ill, and they were all blown down by the night wind.

Fortunately, Jia Hu is not the kind of person who monopolizes power and does everything by himself. Appropriate delegation of power also allows Xie Qiong, Li Si, Wang Dalei and others to have good commanding abilities. They discussed the battle plan together, and Jia Hu stood by to take care of them. Check for leaks and fill them in, and help them improve their battle plan.

In the past half a month, the two sides conducted seven large-scale decisive battles around the city of Khovd. The fierce battles caused heavy losses to both armies. The more than 3 Mobei Mongolian recruits had been wiped out. The Monan Mongolian coalition forces that arrived also killed more than [-] people. I have to admit that with the same number of people and equipment, the Cossack cavalry is indeed sharp.

However, the losses of the Cossack cavalry were not small. The main cavalry of the Zhou army led by Li Si and Wang Dalei successively killed two thousand cavalry troops. Coupled with the losses on the left and right wings, there were not many Cossack cavalry left. The balance of the war was It's completely tilted.

At this moment, another sentry rushed in and knelt down to Jia Hu: "Report! Our army defeated the Rakshasa army, and the Rakshasa people withdrew."

Jia Hu frowned: "Withdraw the troops?"

Sentinel: "Yes. The left and right wings of Rakshasa were also retreating at the same time. General Xie Qiong said that the situation was unclear, so no troops were sent to pursue it."

Jia Hu nodded.

(End of this chapter)