A Thousand Hills

Chapter 239

All things did not happen without a reason, and it did not happen suddenly, so that it was in this situation.

For example, the crown prince himself participated in impeachment of the Marquis of Nan'an, and there were early signs.

As early as years ago, the prince ordered someone to hand over the memorial to the imperial capital and said that the opportunity to fight has arrived and Jingjiang can be taken quickly.

However, when Emperor Mu Yuan asked the Marquis of Nan'an, the Marquis of Nan'an said in his memorial that Jiangnan's attack would have to wait a little longer.So, after waiting for another half a year, don't you just wait for the prince anxiously.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye guessed what the prince was thinking. He went to Jiangnan for rewards last year. If the rewards were over, the prince would go back to the imperial capital and it would be fine. As a result, the prince did not come back, and he stayed in Jiangnan to assist in the war.With this help, Jiangnan didn't improve much, or didn't have any great achievements, and the prince might not be able to return to the imperial capital.

In this way, the crown prince is anxious for the Marquis of Nan'an to fight for a big victory. Marquis of Nan'an is the governor of Jiangnan, and the army is in his hands. He has his own considerations.The main issue is the position of Marquis Nan'an. Marquis Nan'an is not an official of the Eastern Palace family, but an official of the imperial family.What's more, the Marquis of Nan'an has fought wars for many years, relying on real knives and guns to fight, and the life and death of tens of thousands of people, how can the Marquis of Nan'an be careless!He will not fight this battle for the benefit of Donggong!
At first, everyone thought about their respective identities, and they were all tactful. After a long time, the Marquis of Nan'an had no intention of cooperating with the Eastern Palace Clan, and the prince couldn't help but get angry.The prince is the proud son of heaven, how could he be treated so coldly.In fact, before the prince's memorial was sent, Wu Guogong had clashed with the Marquis of Nan'an many times.

Although the crown prince has always been on Wu Guogong's side, it is the first time that he has directly attacked the Marquis of Nan'an in the middle of the court.

Xie Moru tapped her knees with her fingers, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, she said, "The prince is in a hurry."

The fifth prince also thinks this way. The fifth prince is a person who has been a powerful vassal. In fact, it is very common for subordinates to have conflicting opinions. As the superior, it is fine to listen to the opinions of both parties and make a judgment. A straightforward person like the prince It's not because of the tolerance of the superior that he turned against Marquis Nan'an. After all, the two just have different views on Jiangnan. Marquis Nan'an is the pillar of the country, so it's easy to discuss things.It's not good for the heir of a country to fight directly with the pillars of the country for the country's major affairs.Of course, it can be seen that the prince's dissatisfaction with the Marquis of Nan'an is also true.Another point is that the crown prince is only the crown prince, and the East Palace is only the crown prince. Now the person who makes decisions in the court is their father. How can the crown prince directly confront the Marquis of Nan'an?
The fifth prince said, "I said a long time ago that the prince cannot be asked to go. It is better for the fourth brother to go if the prince goes. I said that at the beginning, the prince only thought that I had selfish intentions. See, something really happened this time."

Xie Moru waved the round fan to fan the Fifth Prince, saying to him, "What's the use of complaining at home, you should talk to His Majesty instead."

"I said it earlier." The fifth prince said, "It's just that I said this before, and now it's just a cliché. I'm afraid that someone will think that I am out of selfish grudges, and I can't win the trust of my father."

"Then you have to say what should be said." Xie Moru and the fifth prince's position on this matter are consistent from beginning to end. If you don't listen to the general in war, should you listen to the prince?The prince has never fought a war.

The fifth prince was worried, "I think the Marquis of Nan'an is in danger this time." Dong Gong showed his face to fight with the Marquis of Nan'an. If his father supported the Marquis of Nan'an, then what would the prince's face be?Donggong Weixin will suffer a crushing defeat.Even if his father supports Marquis Nan'an, if Marquis Nan'an has a grudge with the crown prince, the future will not be easy.If his father believed in the crown prince, it would be extremely worrying for Jiangnan to go.

The fifth prince asked Xie Moru, "Tell me, who will win this time and who will lose?"

Xie Moru was sure, "The Marquis of Nan'an is going to be in danger."

The fifth prince had always had confidence in his father, and said, "Even if the father supports the prince, he will also protect the Marquis of Nan'an."

"It's not about that." Xie Moru shook his head, "Your Highness only saw the official seal on the face, and based on this memorial, how could His Majesty replace the commander of Jiangnan? This chapter of the Crown Prince is just the beginning, Your Highness, don't forget , Princess Ningrong and King Jingjiang are brothers and sisters, and King Jingjiang is the uncle of the Marquis of Nan'an. How brave the Marquis of Nan'an was last year, and there will be no war this year. I'm afraid that someone will join the Marquis of Nan'an for selfish reasons. Willing to send troops."

The fifth prince got angry when he heard this, but he didn't jump his feet. He endured his anger and thought for a while. The fifth prince frowned, "It's polite to say that Nan'an refuses to send troops. If someone is vicious, falsely accuse the Marquis of Nan'an of colluding with King Jingjiang. Conspiracy is possible."

The Fifth Prince couldn't sit still any longer, and said, "You eat first, I have to go and talk to Fourth Brother."

Xie Moru held him back, "What's the hurry, there is only time for this meal, you should eat honestly here, and don't delay the fourth prince's dinner. After eating, what can't be discussed?"

The fifth prince said, "I can't wait, how can I wait."

"There is a lot of effort. Even if someone said this at the beginning, His Majesty would definitely reprimand you. At least you have to wait for the cabinet to make a decision. It will happen overnight. Listen to me and eat honestly. The children are coming soon. .”

The fifth prince had no choice but to sit down and wait for dinner, and said to Xie Moru, "How do you think the Marquis of Nan'an will deal with it?" The Marquis of Nan'an didn't give it for nothing.

Xie Moru said, "If I were the Marquis of Nan'an, I would immediately ask for an order to return to the imperial capital. Jiangshan is not named Hu, so what are you doing? What will happen to your old Mu family's love? Taizu established the country and killed the former royal family. It's almost the same, but as for the ministers of the former dynasty, Mr. Beiling is considered to have a backbone, it is nothing more than a minister who does not serve two masters, and there are people like Jin Ninghou who have switched to the new dynasty and are still dignified."

The fifth prince trembled when he heard it, and said in a low voice, "You are not allowed to say this in the future. What is meant by 'your old Mu's family' is 'our old Mu's family'. Besides, the country was brought down by our ancestors. How can you not worry about it?" The fifth prince said the truth, the fifth prince and Xie Moru are actually cousins, the grandfather of the fifth prince, Emperor Taizu, and Xie Moru's grandmother, Princess Fusheng, are direct brothers and sisters, the emperor Taizu Compared with Princess Fusheng's grandparent, Empress Cheng, who is the great-grandmother of the fifth prince and Xie Moru's great-grandmother, the fifth prince and Xie Moru are not far from each other.

Xie Moru shook the round fan, "That's what I said, if you want to let me go, I will do it like this, retreat is the closest."

The fifth prince was about to discuss some matters with his wife, Dalang and his companions came over, holding a few sheets of ink paper in each hand, Xie Moru asked with a smile, "Have you finished your homework?"

Da Lang nodded, "Concubine Mu, we have finished writing."

The fifth prince took over the homework of the children and checked them one by one. Dalang, Erlang, and Saburo are at the same level, and Shiro and Goro are at the same level. Liulang just entered school this spring and has the least knowledge. Sister Xin is a girl, and her homework is different from that of her brothers. , Hand it over to Xie Moru for inspection.Xie Moru also checked the homework of his companions.

After the husband and wife finished checking the children's homework, it was time for dinner.Xie Moru asked the children what they had for lunch in the palace, and Da Lang said, "There are fish, shrimp, mutton, green vegetables, radishes, one eight-treasure meatball soup, one sweet soup, and two desserts, roses Powdered fruit and milk cake, the rice is Oden rice. After the meal, the fruit is cherry and loquat."

Erlang added slowly, "I think the mutton is a bit tough."

San Lang spoke quickly, "Second brother, you are changing your teeth, and you don't feel good about eating anything, but the mutton is fine for me."

Shiro thought for a while, and added, "The little waiter who delivered food to Liulang today has changed, and I don't quite recognize him. The eldest brother didn't ask Liulang to eat his share, but asked Liulang to eat with us."

Goro also nodded along.

Xie Moru said, "The person who is in charge of delivering meals to the emperor's grandchildren is Eunuch An from the imperial dining room, did he say anything?"

Da Lang was the oldest, about ten years old, with clear logic and clear words. He said in detail, "It's Mr. An's apprentice Feng Jinzhong and Eunuch Feng who brought the servants to deliver meals. Eunuch Feng said, The little pavilion where the sixth brother delivered meals broke his stomach, so he replaced it with this little bamboo. I thought, even if the little pavilion couldn’t be used, Eunuch Feng should deliver it himself. The beads are unwell, so Eunuch Feng personally gave them to me. I've never seen this little bamboo before. I didn't let my sixth brother eat that portion."

Although he knew that the status of the grandson was different, but the same emperor and grandson were treated differently, especially when it was his own son who was treated differently, the fifth prince was really not at ease, so he said to the children first, "Da Lang did the right thing, and we will do the same in the future." , you all have to remember, don’t eat anything given to you by strangers.”

The children responded with a drawn out voice.

Xie Moru ordered the wisteria to pass on the meal, the whole family sat down to eat, and the friends and readers sat at another table. After the meal, it was time for the children to play by themselves.Xie Moru let the children play without restricting them.The Fifth Prince rinsed his mouth, drank half a glass of warm water, and said, "I'll go talk to Fourth Brother."

Xie Moru got up and straightened his collar, "You should also persuade the Fourth Highness, don't make him anxious, this is not a temporary thing."

The fifth prince agreed, and went to the fourth prince's residence. The two families were neighbors, so they really didn't need a car, and just went for a walk after dinner.Xie Moru went for a stroll in the garden to digest food.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince were close to each other. When the fifth prince passed by, the fourth prince's family had just had dinner.The two brothers went to the study to talk, the maid served tea, and the fourth prince ordered them to leave.Speaking of this matter, how could the fourth prince not worry about his father-in-law? The fourth prince belonged to his mother, who was of low birth and died early, but he was quite favored during his lifetime. Entering the concubine position, but it is also true that the word "Qing" is not among the four concubines of "Guide Shuxian".The fourth prince's family is not capable, and his family still counts on his nephew.In the court, the fourth prince relied heavily on the Yue family, and he had a good relationship with the fourth prince and concubine, so he was naturally close to the Yue family.The fourth prince hadn't told his daughter-in-law about the prince's impeachment of his father-in-law, but he was afraid that the daughter-in-law would be anxious and would have nothing to say with the fifth prince.The fourth prince said, "It's not that I don't speak well. No matter how wise the prince is, he is still a novice in war. Even Wu Guogong, I don't believe he can be more familiar with military affairs than my father-in-law. I also expected that the prince will go to the south of the Yangtze River to grab merit. But it’s too much to make a joke about Jiangshan Sheji. Even the emperor Taizu, who had the constitution of heaven in his mouth, didn’t say that wherever he wins, he will win. The prince said that Jiangnan can be fought. If it can be fought, can’t his father-in-law see it? "The fourth prince's memorial to the East Palace was very angry. He usually did not feel sorry for the East Palace at all, but he cheated his father-in-law like this!In the eyes of Donggong, he has never seen him as the Fourth Prince!
"We have all said these things to the emperor today. Hey, I didn't want the prince to go to the south of the Yangtze River. The prince only thought that I had selfish intentions. After a war, I want to win a battle. In addition to choosing the timing carefully, I don't know The flesh and blood of so many soldiers were piled up. If the prince wants to make great achievements, there must be a big battle. A big battle will ruin all industries." The fifth prince sighed, and before he got down to business, he shared his and his wife's guesses with the fourth prince, "Fourth prince Brother, you have a bottom line in your heart. If you want me to tell you, the crown prince is tearing his face, and he must get Lord Hou back. Instead of letting those villains resort to dirty tricks, fourth brother, let's face the emperor tomorrow and talk to the emperor. Royal Father Chen Qing is very powerful here, it is better not to let Lord Hou suffer this wrong."

The hand of the fourth prince holding the teacup trembled slightly, his face was already blue with anger, he let out a long breath after a while, put the teacup on the begonia table, gritted his teeth, "It's really deceiving!"

"Fourth brother, don't be annoyed. You are so angry that you took advantage of others. The more villains you have, the more we have to take care of yourself." The fifth prince had to persuade his fourth brother to be at ease.

The fourth prince's eyes were gloomy, and his tone of voice was particularly gloomy, he said, "Why bother causing such bad luck, why not ask the father-in-law to return the capital, if the prince is willing to make troubles, let him make troubles."

The fifth prince had discussed this matter with his wife long ago, and upon hearing what the fourth prince said, he said, "It's a measure, but I'm afraid it won't be this easy. Father has always been a wise man, so how can he be so easily influenced by villains? The Marquis of Nan'an will be recalled."

"Then recall the prince." The fourth prince said something he couldn't believe, and then slowly shook his head, "Father has always valued the prince, so it is impossible to sweep the face of the East Palace like this."

The fourth prince couldn't think of a way out for his father-in-law, and said, "Could it be that Jiangnan is so frozen?"

The fifth prince couldn't think of it for a while.

At this moment, someone in the imperial capital thought of it. Zhao Lin and Zhao Shiyu said to the eldest prince who was elated because of the fight between the crown prince and the Marquis of Nan'an, "Your Highness's chance has come."

"How do you say that?" the eldest prince said, "I think they have to pinch for a while, the Wu family is quite powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, but the Marquis of Nan'an is not a vegetarian, otherwise the crown prince wouldn't roll up his sleeves and pinch him personally."

"Isn't this an opportunity for the Marquis of Nan'an and the Crown Prince to lose both?" Zhao Lin said solemnly.

Seeing Zhao Lin's serious face, the eldest prince also became serious, but he had a different view on this, saying, "One loses and the other wins, why both sides suffer?"

"Since the prince has made a move, the Marquis of Nan'an will return to the imperial capital sooner or later. Your Highness should make preparations first, and stockpile more food and grass for later use."

The eldest prince and Zhao Lin have been in a relationship for many years, and they are not familiar with each other. He still doesn't understand, and said, "If the Marquis of Nan'an comes back, Jiangnan will completely become the prince's territory. If the prince regains Jingjiang, the position of the East Palace will be as solid as gold, and it will be difficult to move again." carry on."

"The prince doesn't know how to fight. King Jingjiang has been running Jiangnan for decades. How can he bow his head so easily?"

"But, what if?"

There was a trace of coldness on Zhao Lin's elegant face, but his soft-spoken words carried a palpitating chill, which made the eldest prince shiver slightly.Zhao Lin looked at the eldest prince and said softly, "There will never be such an event, there will never be a chance for the prince to regain Jingjiang."

The eldest prince asked more carefully, Zhao Lin whispered a few words to him, the eldest prince couldn't help but change his face, and at the same time made up his mind: Tomorrow I must ask Zi Gu!
(End of this chapter)