Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 73 Preparation
The little Taoist thought: In the heart of the princess, am I an all-knowing counselor?Like Zhang Zifang and Zhuge Liang?

Thinking about it this way, the little Taoist couldn't help feeling complacent in his heart that year, and thought: So the princess thinks so highly of the poor, hehe~
Jiang Sile didn't play tricks anymore, and directly told the little Taoist all the stories she had heard from Luzhi before.

"So, do you think I want this sword well?"

Jiang Sile was full of smiles, and this smile was as gorgeous as a hundred flowers blooming.

But the little Taoist priest opposite her was completely immune to this charm, and he was thinking about what Jiang Sile said just now, and the more he thought about it, the more wonderful he felt.

"Good! Excellent!"

"That sword, really beheaded the first prince?"

The little Taoist kept asking excitedly, gossip shining in his eyes.

But here, seeing that the little Taoist priest had lost his knots and looked excited again, Jiang Sile lost the interest to continue talking.

She leaned lazily on the soft pillow, narrowed her eyes slightly, not wanting to speak.The ink-colored hair was tied up gently, leaving only a little bit of it falling on the shoulders.

But the little Taoist's excitement didn't fade away, he kept asking, like a big fly that was alive and kicking.

"Yes, yes, I cut it with my own hands, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Impatient with being entangled, Jiang Sile resisted the desire to throw the only counselor out of the car, turned her face away, and said perfunctorily with her eyes closed.

"Yes, according to the year and month..."

you were not born yet...

Seeing that the little Taoist priest was still chattering, Jiang Sile was so angry that he drove the little Taoist priest out.

The embarrassed little Taoist got up from the ground, patted the dust on his body, and muttered involuntarily:

"It's so temperamental...it looks exactly like the late emperor..."

……

Chengzhou City-fuya
Chengzhou Zhizhou Tao Xiao was in the government office, exhorting a group of officials under him, and said with a serious face:,

"This princess is about to come to our Chengzhou, so don't cause trouble. Tao can't tolerate sand in his eyes, but the princess's eyes can't tolerate it even more."

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh, wanting to alert everyone, and said, "Think about the tragedy in Jiangzhou. When the time comes, if you cause trouble, I will call Tao to wipe your ass!"

Seeing their boss blowing their beards and staring like this, those officials in Tsing Yi said in unison: "I will never forget my lord's instruction."

Tao Xiao was stroking his beard, nodding his head in satisfaction, but saw another person coming into the room.

This man was wearing armor and was imposing. His beard was already grey, but his face did not look old-fashioned at all.

Tao Xiao waved his hand, and everyone retreated knowingly.

There were also people who secretly glanced at the person with fear on their faces.

"Brother Luan, why are you free to come to my mansion today?"

This person is Luan Shichang, the Zhenyuan general stationed in Chengzhou.

General Luan sat down on the mahogany chair beside him carelessly, with a smile on his face, but he had a majestic and burly face, even if he smiled, others would be more afraid when they saw him.

But Tao Xiao is different after all, he and Luan Shichang have been colleagues and friends for many years, he has seen quite a few of this picture, even Tao Xiao has seen this man's embarrassing picture.

"If I don't come, you probably will invite me.

So here I am, who doesn't know the current affairs..." General Luan took the new tea served by the maid beside him, which was just a meal of beef.

"Yes, I am going to find you."

Master Tao also had a smile on his face, but General Luan looked at it and felt that the smile was really scary, so he changed the subject and asked.

"How many days until the princess arrives?"

"I reckon it will arrive tomorrow." Master Tao said clearly.

"It's finally here..." General Luan couldn't help stretching his muscles, and continued: "I should have arrived in Chengzhou half a month ago, but it will take a long time..."

Master Tao raised his eyebrows and said, "That's not something you and I can control. How about the army? Are you all on the alert?"

General Luan nodded lightly, the smile on his face subsided, and he said seriously: "Aren't you worrying for nothing?"

"I don't believe that the man under my hand can be bought by the princess."

Hearing this, Master Tao couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and said, "Isn't this just in case?"

"You didn't see the boiling public opinion. Not to mention far away, it is Suizhou, which is the closest to us."

"In that bitter place, after the mission stopped for three days, it is said that tens of thousands of people saw him off, and the people of the entire Suizhou City went to see His Highness off..."

"Even the white-haired old woman walked several miles to see her off..."

As he spoke, Master Tao couldn't help shaking his head with emotion.

"Don't talk about it, since I read your letter that time, I believe you said that she is really a goddess descending to earth."

After the previous shock, General Luan was obviously no longer sensitive.

Tao Xiao glanced at this old friend, and continued: "Take care of you, this time the princess will only be in Chengzhou for three days at most.

The Qingyi people couldn't wait any longer, and sent cavalry to dawdle at the border several times. "

"I think they are just ambitious!" General Luan said angrily.

Over the years, he has confronted the Qingyi cavalry many times, but alas... the battle situation can only be said to be mixed.

Especially the former Qingguan, it was a gain and a loss, a loss and a gain.

Qianqingguan is close to Qingyi, but far from the nearby guard city.The old general took it back several times, but was taken away again within half a month. After learning from the pain, he suggested to the court to build Shanhe Pass not far from Qianqing Pass and Wangcheng.

In this way, the army was stationed at Shanhe Pass to mediate and fight with Qingyi.

The old general didn't know the news until the Qingyi soldiers arrived at the Sishui River last time.

At first glance, it turned out that it was the former Qingguan detour who quietly touched the back of Shanhaiguan.

At that time, the old general was also in a cold sweat. He thought that Qingyi would definitely send more troops to pursue the victory, and that he, the general, would be infamous for the crime of dereliction of duty.

Just when he was full of remorse, he suddenly received news from the court asking him to continue to guard Shanhe Pass.

Only then did General Luan hear that Qingyi sent troops this time to marry a princess.

……

Tao Xiao didn't care what this old friend was thinking, and warned: "Tomorrow, when I come to receive the princess with the old man, I must bring three hundred soldiers.

It is said that the princess is recruiting people along the way, and now there are more than [-] soldiers in the mission..."

As he said that, Tao Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

Every year when the imperial court recruits troops, most of the young and strong men run to the north, each wanting to enter the Beijing camp, and each wanting to be an imperial army.

If you want to join the army and serve the country, who would come to this miserable and remote Chengzhou?

Master Tao knew the old soldiers under General Luan very well.

The newcomers were either sent by the imperial court after committing a crime; or they were from nearby remote villages and towns, and poor places like Suizhou, where the people had nowhere to go and had to join the army.

(End of this chapter)