Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 287: Is this bragging? Just go and watch it.

Hearing that Zhao Mu planned to take Duan Yu to the battlefield, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but worry: "Since ancient times, swords have no eyes. Now on the battlefield, life and death depend on fate. Yu'er is the only son of his father. You are a virtuous son-in-law."

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, there won't be any danger in this trip."

Duan Zhengchun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said, "That's good. I just don't know how many troops the Song Dynasty plans to send?"

Zhao Mu did not answer, but stretched out three fingers.

Upon seeing this, Gao Shengtai said: "Three hundred thousand, it is really a big battle!"

Zhao Mu shook his head and said, "No! It's not three hundred thousand, but three thousand."

"Three thousand!?" This time it was Gao Shengtai and Duan Zhengchun's turn to sit still.

Gao Shengtai said, somewhat dumbfounded: "Three thousand? Your Majesty, are you kidding us?"

Zhao Mu still smiled and shook his head and said: "Of course it's not a joke. It's just three thousand troops. I originally planned to bring five hundred people, but Your Majesty insisted on allocating me three thousand people. You can't violate your orders, so I can only accept it. ”

"Five hundred!?" Gao Mei glanced at Zhao Mu, then folded his arms and said disdainfully, "Just brag!"

Zhao Mu looked at Gao Mei, who looked arrogant, and said with a smile: "Am I bragging? Princess, you will know if you come with us to see it?" At this time, Zhao Mu returned to his seriousness, and he continued, "'Grandson He said: Soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must not ignore it.' Naturally, I will not joke about this kind of thing."

Zhao Mu replied: "She is in Wan'er's face now. It is not appropriate for the newlyweds to meet before they get married. It is a troubled time now, so it is better to be cautious. Anyway, Wan'er and I's wedding ceremony is in five days. It looks like Wan'er has no interest in going to the Ancestral Temple with me to worship, so A'Zhu will take care of everything. It won't be too late to meet again then."

Seeing that Zhao Mu was about to leave, Duan Zhengchun asked, "I wonder when the virtuous son-in-law will go on an expedition?" Although Duan Zhengchun still felt that it was somewhat outrageous that Zhao Mu could defeat the Liao Kingdom with three thousand men. But seeing Zhao Mu's confident look, he could only believe him tentatively.

Zhao Mu replied: "Your Majesty will directly reject the unreasonable request of the Liao envoy tomorrow. They will rush back to the Liao Kingdom to reorganize their troops and prepare for war. It will take at least half a month. However, our Song Dynasty is restricted by the Chanyuan Alliance. , I will not be allowed to send troops until the emergency is reported at the border. So the battle will break out in about a month."

Although A'Zhu's actual age is younger than Duan Yu, due to the past at Mantuo Villa, and the fact that A'Zhu did not recognize Ruan Xingzhu, and A'Zhu was tight-lipped, no one knew that A'Zhu was Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu's other lover. a daughter. Therefore, Duan Yu still habitually calls A'Zhu "sister".

When Duan Yu heard that Zhao Mu was leaving, he asked, "Brother Zhao, Sister A'Zhu and I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much. Did you two go back without seeing each other?"

Zhao Mu then said to Duan Zhengchun, who had not yet recovered from the surprise: "Father-in-law, I am your son-in-law at home. Naturally, I will not harm you. But if I wait until I return in triumph, Dali can talk about the pursuit of Although there is still hope of success in the canonization matter. However, Dali may lose more things, and I, the Song Dynasty, may gain greater benefits from Dali. Even if I intend to help Dali, the civil servants in the court will also I won't agree. If my father-in-law comes to help His Majesty when he is upset, then many things are easy to discuss."

Zhao Mu stood up at this time. He saluted Duan Zhengchun and said, "My son-in-law has said this. I hope my father-in-law will think about it in detail. I came here today to discuss the canonization matter with my father-in-law, but now my father-in-law is shaken. I can’t say anything more. I have already pointed out the two paths to my father-in-law, and the rest is his choice. There was such a big event in the court today, and the news must have reached my mother’s ears from Princess Huyan. .In order to prevent my mother from worrying, I went back home first."

"However, this battle will not last too long, only three to five days at most. But father-in-law, you only have half a month to think about it. If I lead the troops and leave, your Majesty will only care about the battle reports on the front line, not I am concerned about the canonization of Dali. So before I leave, if my father-in-law still wants to accept the canonization of the Song Dynasty, it is not too late."

Duan Zhengchun murmured: "Half a month? It seems that it is too late to ask the emperor for instructions." Then Duan Zhengchun's heart sank, and he continued, "Forget it, my virtuous son-in-law, give me a few days to think about it, and then no matter what Whether it succeeds or fails, I will give my virtuous son-in-law an answer."

Zhao Mu replied: "Okay, then I will wait for the good news from my father-in-law. I hope my father-in-law can choose the right path." Zhao Mu was about to leave, and Duan Zhengchun said at this time: "Wait a minute, good son-in-law!"

When Zhao Mu heard this, he stopped and asked, "Does anything else happen to my father-in-law?"

Duan Zhengchun smiled and said: "Haha, the emperor's brother-in-law and the King of Zhongshan have finished discussing the state affairs, and it's the turn of Weng and son-in-law to talk about family matters. Before we left, Fenghuang and the empress asked me to take care of my mother-in-law. Gifts. Since your good husband is going back home, let’s take these gifts back with him.”

Zhao Mu shook his head when he heard this and said: "No need, my son-in-law wants to return to his own mansion. But now my mother on the surface is Princess Chai of Dongping County Prince's Mansion. I am not the mother-in-law, and my relationship with her does not count. Great. Since these gifts are given to my mother-in-law by the two empresses, they should be sent to the palace of Dongping County Prince."

Gao Mei said: "Huh? It turns out that your mother is also your biological mother!"

Zhao Mu said with a smile: "It's natural. Wan'er is a concubine, and so am I. My mother was born in a humble family, so naturally she couldn't be the mother-in-law of the Dali Princess, so I was designated by the emperor as the mistress. The mistress is Princess Chai of Prince Shang's Mansion is also the royal concubine of my father. It is perfect for me to use my background to marry Wan'er."

Duan Zhengchun murmured: "That's it. If that's the case, those gifts that have been registered will be exempted, and the good son-in-law will not be short of those things. All those things should be sent to the Dongping County Prince's Palace. But this 'in-law' 'After all, we still have to meet him. I don't know when your majesty will have free time, so Duan Zhengchun should pay him a visit in person."

Duan Zhengchun smiled to himself at this time, and continued: "This girl Wan'er has a strong temper, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to serve her mother-in-law in the future. Now that we have met, I can give Wan'er a few good words in front of my in-laws."

When he heard that Duan Zhengchun wanted to see his mother, although Zhao Mu always felt that Duan Zhengchun was not interested in drinking, Zhao Mu did not stop him. After all, there's no way to stop this kind of thing. It's impossible for both parents to never see each other for the rest of their lives.

He said: "Haha, my father-in-law said something serious. Wan'er is the princess of Dali. How could my mother treat her badly? But these relatives still have to meet each other. Although there are changes in the government and the public, the marriage between Wan'er and I has just been completed recently. This is a top priority. Today’s matter is over, and the emperor should not have any other matters to summon me. My father-in-law can come tomorrow.”

Duan Zhengchun smiled and said: "Okay! Then I will visit you tomorrow."

After Weng and son-in-law finished speaking, Zhao Mu turned and left. Duan Yu personally sent him outside the post office.

But this time, Duan Zhengchun really had no other intention, he just wanted to meet his in-laws.

But it was not because of the wishes of the sister-in-law and Dao Baifeng, but because of Qin Hongmian's request.

But now Mu Wanqing is officially the only daughter of Queen Dali, and has nothing to do with Qin Hongmian.

Qin Hongmian could not marry her daughter as the biological mother, which made her somewhat disappointed. Mu Wanqing was the only daughter she had brought up through all kinds of hardships. Now that her daughter was getting married, Qin Hongmian naturally didn't want her daughter to suffer any injustice after marriage.

But when he thought about his daughter's character, even if Zhao Mu could tolerate her.

But Qin Hongmian was afraid that Zhao Mu's mother would dislike Mu Wanqing's wild girl's temperament. Therefore, she wanted Duan Zhengchun to meet Zhao Mu's biological mother and say something nice along the way. Let her be more patient with Mu Wanqing.

(End of this chapter)