Xianggui

Chapter 676 Counterinsurgency
Sun Mingjia took out her hard pen painting and asked Xun Xiang for guidance.

Madam Sun San smiled and said, "Our mansion has married two talented ladies, Dasao and Xiangxiang, and the fragrance of ink is even stronger."

Madam Sun was very happy and said modestly, "I dare not compare myself with Xiangxiang. My father said that Xiangxiang is his most proud disciple, even more satisfied than Sihai."

Xun Xiang laughed foolishly. If she hadn't traveled through time and space and borrowed the help of her predecessors, she would be much worse than her highly intelligent father, the Prince Consort.

Madam Sun San pointed in the direction of Jingxin Hall and whispered, "It's finally quiet there."

Mrs. Sun smiled but said nothing.

Old Mrs. Sun makes a fuss every day, complaining about something not going well here or there. She asks the younger generation to take care of her when she is sick, and she also says in words and deeds that her children and grandchildren are unfilial.

Old Marquis Sun was already unhappy with the old lady, and now he had exhausted all his remaining patience and affection.

He tacitly allowed his son and daughter-in-law to replace the servants around the old lady, and forbade her to leave Jingxin Hall again on the grounds that she had a serious illness.

In fact, it is a disguised form of house arrest.

The old lady's own son and grandson were away from home and couldn't take care of themselves. The grandson's husband and his family wanted to have a good relationship with the eldest wife and forbade Sun Mingxi to have any contact with her.

She finally recognized the reality and calmed down completely...

After they chatted for a while, the maid from the front yard came to report, "The eunuch just summoned the old marquis to come to the palace to discuss matters."

Madam Sun San's face turned bad, and she said worriedly, "My master is in the army, he won't go to suppress the rebellion, right? The terrain in Central South Province is complicated, and the war will be difficult to fight..."

The Prince of Nanlin refused to be summoned to the capital, and joined forces with some officials from the Central and Southern Provinces to suddenly rebel, killing the generals and some officials who were unwilling to rebel. The emperor was furious and was gathering troops to go to the south to quell the rebellion.

The emperor summoned the old marquis to the palace probably to discuss this matter.

Mrs. Sun thought of the years when her husband was missing and felt very sorry for Mrs. Sun. Fortunately, her husband was in the Ministry of War and her son was a royal guard, so they would not go to the front line to fight...

Xun Xiang also had the same idea, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tried to persuade the Third Lady for a while.

In the evening, only Madam Sun and Xun Xiang had dinner.

Madam Sun is gentle and sensible. She has liked Xun Xiang before, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along like real mother and daughter.

Xun Xiang felt that getting along with her was more relaxing and comfortable than getting along with Dongyang.

After the meal, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and Xun Xiang returned to Zixiayuan.

The next evening, after leaving the government office, the men discussed matters in the outer courtyard. At the end of the hour of Hai, Sun and Mu returned to Zixia Courtyard.

A gauze lantern lit up in the corner of the bedroom, making the room dim. In the gauze curtain, a graceful figure was lying sideways, with her black hair spilling onto the pillow.

Sun Yumu's heart was filled with tenderness and he felt even more apologetic.

His young wife just got pregnant, but he couldn't accompany her anymore and had to go to the front line to fight, which made her worried.

Today the emperor asked him again, "Xiangxiang is pregnant, do you still want to go and quell the rebellion?"

He bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, I am a military commander. It has always been my wish to defend my country and charge into battle. Although Xiangxiang is a female relative, she also cares about the court. She will understand my choice."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction. A general who didn't even dare to fight was not worthy of his Xiangxiang.

The emperor said, "Explain it to Xiangxiang and let her relax. This time we will set up a firearms battalion with 20 cannons and 500 muskets. You will be the lieutenant general of the firearms battalion..."

Sun Yumu understood that the emperor had given him a "good job". The artillery was far away from the enemy, so as to save as much life as possible.

He was secretly happy. Of course, he was not happy because he could save his life as much as possible, but because he believed that firearms were more lethal than swords not only in naval battles, but also in land battles, and he wanted to prove it through this battle.

Now, some officials in the court believe that firearms should not be vigorously developed. They think that they are expensive, fancy, impractical, too troublesome to use in land battles, etc.

This view was held not only by civil officials but also by many military officials. However, officials such as Lord Sun and Prince Consort Xun believed that firearms must be vigorously developed.

In the past two years, Sun Yumu had often discussed with Xun Fu Ma, Dong Ping, Wang Qing and others how to use firearms to deploy troops and attack the enemy in land battles, and had come up with many ideas.

This time, General Sun came to the capital and discussed these things every day...

Sun Yumu went to the bathroom quietly, washed up, and changed into a shirt and pants. When he went to bed, he still woke up Xun Xiang.

"came back?"

Sun Yumu smiled apologetically, "Did I wake you up?"

"Uncle San is going to fight?"

"It's been confirmed. Uncle San doesn't need to go."

"Oh, Aunt San doesn't have to worry anymore."

Sun Yumu lay down and hugged Xun Xiang in his arms, gently stroking her flat belly and said, "This time when suppressing the rebellion, the emperor wanted to see the role of firearms in land warfare, so the Southern Expedition Army specially set up a firearms battalion."

Xun Xiang regained consciousness and placed her small hand on the big hand. "Grandfather Emperor is wise. Firearms will replace swords. This is the inevitable trend of weapon development. If we remain complacent, our borders will be breached one day..."

Just like the Braid Dynasty in the previous life.

Suddenly, Xun Xiang's heart sank. Sun Yumu had always been interested in firearms...

She asked, "You're going to war?"

Sun Yumu tilted his head and kissed her forehead, then said, "Well, the emperor has appointed me as the lieutenant general of the Southern Expedition Army, in charge of the Firearms Battalion. I will go to the Firearms Battalion in the suburbs for training in ten days, and will set off in a month... Don't worry, I'm in charge of firearms, and I won't fight the enemy face to face in close combat."

Xun Xiang turned sideways and stared at Sun Yumu and said, "How could I not be worried?"

Her tears welled up.

Sun Yumu stroked her face with one hand and said slowly, "Xiangxiang, I am a military commander. I cannot stay out of the war between the imperial court and you... I also cannot bear to leave you and the unborn child behind. I will definitely protect myself."

Xun Xiang calmed down, knowing that it was impossible to get the emperor to take back his order. She also knew that Sun Yumu was under a lot of pressure after being promoted to the first-class guard in front of the emperor. Many people thought that he was promoted because of her. Some even thought that even if he did nothing in the future, he would be promoted higher and higher with Xun Xiang.

Of course the proud Sun Yumu were unwilling to do that.

After all these things, Xun Xiang absolutely believed that she had a very prosperous fate. If she could bring prosperity to her family, her husband, and the world, and if she brought prosperity to her husband, Sun Yumu would not die.

This is idealism.

She then gave him a purple gourd to save his life.

This is materialism.

With a two-pronged approach, Sun and Mu will surely come back safe and sound.

Moreover, Sun Yumu was smart and had been studying how to use firearms to attack the enemy. He discussed with theorists like Xun Qiandai, and also learned from people like Wang Qing who had practical experience...

But she still couldn't bear to leave.

She buried her head in his arms and whispered, "I know your ambitions and I won't stop you. But you must remember your promise. You must not take risks and always consider your own safety...

"You can't let me become a widow and my child an orphan. Think about how hard life was for you and your mother-in-law."

Sun Yumu felt soft and bitter in her heart, and she promised again and again, "Yes, yes. You stay at home and take care of your pregnancy, give birth to a healthy child, and wait for my triumphant return..."

The article is almost finished, Qingquan was a bit slack, and didn't update yesterday. Sorry.