Daughter Raiders

Chapter 241
For the convenience of the alliance and talks, the Khalkhas stationed the six chiefs of the six tribes in the camp. The late-night raid launched by Zhenbeihou was considered a one-off. Under the double attack of the raid, one of the six chiefs died, one was seriously injured, the other was slightly injured, and the other became a prisoner. After the other three raided out of the encirclement under the desperate cover of their subordinates, they immediately fled northward in a panic, and the alliance was interrupted before it even started.

Two days later, Kuai Ma sent the battle report back to the imperial court. Long Yan was delighted, and named Mu Huan, the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei who led the sharp soldiers into the enemy camp, as the fifth-rank general Longxiang, and rewarded the second son of Marquis of Zhenbei, Mu Zhen, who was injured in the battle. From the rank of fifth-rank riding captain, Mu Zhen was allowed to return to Beijing to recuperate.At the same time, Su Hao, the prefect of Liaodong, was appointed as the military preparation envoy of Liaodong, and as the prefect of military preparation, he assisted Mu Yuanjiang, the general of Liaodong, to discuss the secrets of the war.

A few days later, Su Hao received the order in the government office. Although he didn't show it on the surface, he couldn't help laughing and sighing in his heart.

You must know that the magistrates of the Dasheng Dynasty are all fifth-rank officials. If he also serves as a military preparation envoy, he will be promoted to the fourth rank by two consecutive ranks. However, Liaodong has been included in the territory of the Dasheng Dynasty since decades ago. A solitary Liaodong Mansion had never set up a provincial governor's mansion and chief secretary, let alone a military and military governor, and now the Holy Majesty suddenly appointed him a military prefect... It's too abrupt, isn't it?
Of course, if it were another magistrate, even if the military equipment envoy was a deaf man whose ears were purely for display, he would definitely be happy.After all, this is just over two years since he took office, and he has been promoted by two ranks in the official position. It is not in vain to go out to practice. In addition, he has the qualifications of this military preparation envoy. Maybe he can find a servant of the Ministry of War after returning to Beijing. , but Su Hao's old father also held the position of Secretary of the Ministry of War. How can there be any reason for father and son to be officials in the same government?

Besides, in the past few years, the old Marquis of the Zhenbeihou Mansion frequently begged his father, didn't he just want to ask the court to send a governor to Liaodong, so that there would be an extra "mother-in-law" to control the military power of the general army?After his father and several senior ministers euphemistically clarified the pros and cons, the Holy Majesty also felt that it was a bit of a fuss to send a governor to a mere Liaodong Prefecture. Didn't he put him on the fire for nothing?
Su Hao trusted Mu Yuanjiang's character very much, and he would definitely not have any quarrel with him in this matter, not to mention that the two of them are likely to become relatives in the future.But the Holy Majesty gave him this position, didn't he want him to be a decoration?

As the magistrate of Liaodong Prefecture, he does have the duty to protect the people from outsiders, but that is also within the jurisdiction of civil servants.Now that there is such an extra title of military preparation envoy, the memorials in the future will be thicker, won't they?This, this tells him how to get along with Zhenbeihou in the future!

When Su Hao went down to the office and returned home, he was still depressed about this matter.Tao Ran called Yang Ping out and asked, knowing that his father was worried about this matter, so he came to the study with a smile and explained: "I guess it must be that Zhenbeihou wrote the ins and outs in the battle report to the court, and said that it was thanks to my father's original plan." The ingenious plan gave him a whole winter's head start to win this big victory. Let me tell you, you can just treat that military envoy as a vain job, as a reward from the Holy Majesty."

She heard from Mu Huan that although the Khalkhas are the best at riding and shooting, they are nomadic and hunting people, so they are unavoidably cautious and even suspicious.When Daddy was injured and made a big fuss about it, the leaders of several major tribes in Khalkha suspected that this was a prelude to playing an empty city plan, which made the border in the first winter extraordinarily quiet...

Su Hao frowned slightly: "You heard that kid from the Mu family say this? I deliberately publicized the fact that I was seriously injured to save the people of Liaodong from being harassed and plundered for a winter, not to ask Zhenbei Hou to stand in front of the Holy One for me. Sing praises and be rewarded!"

Seeing that her father seemed to have hurt his self-esteem by her words, Tao Ran hurriedly put away his smiling face and said solemnly: "Daddy's words are wrong. Even if it is true that what was said in Zhenbeihou's battle report, it is what Dad really did. , it's not an exaggeration..."

"Sister Tao, you are still young, you don't understand..." Su Hao frowned even tighter: "These generals and soldiers stationed on the border are most afraid of being controlled by others. This is me. I'm afraid it will be difficult to live in peace with you, Uncle Mu, in the future!"

"I know." Tao Ran looked at his father with bright eyes without blinking: "The reason why the old Hou Ye of Zhenbei always sent Brother Mu to the door frequently no matter how cold his grandfather treated him was because he wanted to ask his grandfather I have also encountered two times to say a few good words for Liaodong about the establishment of a governor."

"But you have said it yourself. It would be difficult for someone else to live in peace with Uncle Mu. Then, wouldn't it be better for you to take the position of military envoy than someone else? If you weren't there, you would be able to work part-time, Your Majesty." Sending a military envoy to supervise the army from elsewhere, that's the beginning of the nightmare for Uncle Mu and you."

In fact, Su Hao was really as Tao Ran thought. He was not afraid that he would be difficult to get along with Zhenbei Hou Mu Yuanjiang from now on, but that this position came too easily, and even hurt his self-esteem. An arrow wound, and deliberately publicized it, the purpose is just to change the peace of the border in winter, what is the direct relationship with this big victory now?
But he got great benefits, and was promoted to two ranks. From his point of view, it was probably because Zhenbeihou had piled up flowers for him in the battle report, and even... Zhenbeihou Mu Yuanjiang wanted to tell him to be obedient. It was a prelude to dedicating her darling daughter to the Mu family as a daughter-in-law.

But now hearing what his daughter said, Su Hao suddenly got out of the dead end.One must know that he has been an official for seven years, so how come he doesn't know that the most important thing in imperial power is to be good at balancing?

At the beginning, the Holy Majesty agreed not to set up a governor in Liaodong. He never thought of his daughter, this military envoy... should be set up, and it must be set up!
So what my daughter said is absolutely right, instead of asking the court to send someone else to be the military envoy, it is better for him to do it!The relationship between him and Zhenbei Hou Mu Yuanjiang is here, whether it is the balance that the Holy Majesty wants, or whether the two of them have reached an agreement in private, this is not a problem, but it is the best choice for the court, him and Mu Yuanjiang , Liaodong people have also benefited a lot.

"It's also the reason you said." Su Hao smiled helplessly.

In fact, why didn't he not understand something that even his daughter could understand?He had thought this way when he received the decree, but it was still difficult to convince himself - he hadn't nodded and agreed to marry his daughter to Mu Huan yet!That old boy Mu Yuanjiang claimed credit for him in the battle report without his consent, which made him feel that he was promoted to two ranks in exchange for selling his daughter!

But then again, if the daughter is really worthy of that old boy Mu Yuanjiang's plan to please him, it seems to be a good thing?What's more, Mu Yuanjiang didn't suffer any disadvantages. With him as a partner who is easy to talk and easy to get along with, and his daughter will be the wife of the Mu family in the future, the old boy is the one who can have it both ways. !
Su Hao thought so, and felt a little angrily in his heart.

(End of this chapter)