Chapter 133: Powerful Minister 【02】
Half a month later, the Hulu cavalry really came to sneak attack, and then they were surrounded by soldiers and horses sent by Yuanjia to ambush, and they were taken away in one wave, obtaining the greatest victory with the least casualties.
Yuan Jia ordered people to put filial piety cloth on himself, and the guards around him also put on white filial piety cloth. He stood on the high platform and looked at the soldiers and said, "All soldiers, I wear sackcloth and filial piety today. You also know the reason. My father and brother both died on this battlefield. Would you like to kill the Hulu with me and take revenge?"
Meng Yuanjia's brother stayed in the Zhenbei Army for a short time and lacked prestige, but the Zhenbei Gong was different. He spent most of his life in this barracks and was loved by the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army.
Hearing that Yuan Jia wanted to take revenge for the Duke of Zhenbei, everyone immediately shouted excitedly: "Kill the Hulu! Take revenge!"
"Kill Hulu! Take revenge!"
"Kill Hulu! Take revenge!"
There is a saying: "The Soldier will win!"
The Zhenbei Army, which had lost its commander in succession, was a sad soldier. Yuan Jia led such a sad soldier, who was able to fight well and full of revenge, into the grasslands, attacked the Hulu army, and killed them. One was caught off guard, and the Hulu soldiers dragged away and fled in all directions.
After the great victory, Yuan Jia led the army to chase down the Hulu people into the depths of the grassland, determined that they would not be able to recover temporarily in a few years and needed to recuperate before returning to the barracks according to the planned route.
After temporarily solving the threat of the Hulu people, Yuan Jia sent someone to send a good news and a letter to the capital to the capital, and then decided to return to the court.
Yuan Jia would not bring only a small group of personal soldiers back to Beijing like Meng Yuanjia. He only left a 100,000 army to guard the border, just in case, the remaining 200,000 army was brought back to the capital by him.
In the imperial palace of the capital, the emperor was both happy and disappointed when he received the good news. He was happy that the Hulu people were defeated and would not commit any more crimes for at least a few years. He was disappointed that Meng Yuanjia came back alive with a great victory.
But immediately after a secret report came up, the emperor opened it and was furious: "Meng Yuanjia, this traitor!"
He actually brought the 200,000 Zhenbei Army back to the capital!
What is he trying to do?
The emperor's mind quickly came to the scene of Meng Yuanjia leading an army of 200,000 troops to besiege the capital, breaking into the city, and wanting to kill him and take his throne. Quickly issue my imperial decree, ordering troops from all over the world to enter the **** of King Qin in Beijing!"
The emperor lost his calm, and he quickly ordered people to summon important officials in the court to discuss how to deal with the matter, and then sent people to Zhenbei Gongfu to arrest Meng Yuanjia's family.
Fortunately, after the order was issued, he took it back rationally, otherwise he would seize Meng Yuanjia's family members with great fanfare now, which would be forcing Meng Yuanjia to turn against him.
"For the time being, don't make a big fight, first send people to stare at Zhenbei Gongfu, and don't allow anyone to escape! If it is necessary, listen to my orders and take down all the people!"
After the cabinet elders and the six ministers came, the emperor summoned them quickly and informed them that Meng Yuanjia led the 200,000 Zhenbei army to the capital, and asked: "My dear gentlemen, I don't know what to do with this matter. Is it good? This Meng Yuanjia has betrayed the trust of me and my ancestors, and actually rebelled openly, which is simply outrageous!"
The ministers looked at the panic-stricken emperor, and shook their heads slightly in their hearts. The emperor was still a little young, but at this time, he couldn't hold his breath and panicked.
The Minister of War was the first to stand up and comfort the emperor: "Your Majesty, Meng Yuanjia did not have a rush to lead his army into the capital, it should be just a normal triumphant return to the capital. As for the 200,000 Zhenbei Army, it may be because the Hulu was defeated. , the border no longer needs 300,000 Zhenbei troops to guard."
However, the emperor did not feel comforted. He was the emperor. As a result, a courtier could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from the border to enter the capital at any time. Such terrifying power made him feel that the dragon chair under his **** was uneasy.
The emperor said with a gloomy face: "Meng Yuanjia did not order his class teacher to return to the dynasty, is this not a big treason?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War is very helpless. You also know that he is rebellious. Then why don't you think that 200,000 elite divisions are in the hands of a rebellious person. You don't think about how to appease people and then deprive them of military power. Isn't this a fear of Meng Yuanjia's reaction?
At this time, as long as Meng Yuanjia did not raise the flag of rebellion with great fanfare, they should stabilize people first, and then slowly plot.
After discussing with these important officials in the court, the emperor did not discuss any results. These old foxes all told him to be patient, using Meng Yuanjia's family as a bargaining chip, and buying time to wait for King Qin's army to enter the capital to **** him.
The emperor felt that what they said was the same as what they didn't say.
But the emperor, who was terrified as if he could explode on the spot at any time, really calmed down a lot. He looked at the crowd, thought for a moment, and said, "Meng Yuanjia, the new Duke of Zhenbei, has done a good job in expelling the captives, and I will hold a banquet in the palace tonight to celebrate. some time."
"I will obey your orders!"
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No matter how turbulent the waves are in the dark, on the surface it still looks calm.
Zhenbei Gongfu.
The soldier who delivered the letter delivered the family letter written by Yuan Jia himself to Mrs Yan, who was extremely worried about his son's safety.
Yan Shi excitedly opened the letter from home, and when she saw the words "Children's well, mother and grandmother don't read" written on the front of the letter, she couldn't help crying.
She hurriedly wiped away the tears on the letter paper with a handkerchief, but the letter paper was still wrinkled. Looking at the content written by Yuan Jia, who had already defeated the enemy and was about to return to the imperial court, Mrs Yan stood up happily, holding the letter. The paper went to the yard where the old lady lived.
Since the old lady received news of the death of her only son and eldest grandson one after another, she has fallen ill and has been in bed all the time, worrying about her second grandson who also went to the battlefield.
As soon as Mrs Yan came in, the old lady lying on the bed turned her head to look at her expectantly: "But is there any news from Yuan Jia?"
Yan Shi took out the letter sadly, wiped her tears, and smiled happily: "Mother, Yuan Jia has sent a letter! He has already won the battle and is on his way back!"
The old lady's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, she felt that her body immediately became more energetic, she sat up with support, and Yan hurriedly walked to the bed to support her.
The old lady stretched out her hand and took the letter in Yan's hand tremblingly, squinting her eyes and looking at each word carefully, making sure that her only remaining grandson really came back safe and sound, and wept with joy: "Okay, okay! Come back! It's fine! It's fine!"
The old lady and the Yan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a rare and harmonious relationship and sat together to talk about Yuan Jia.
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"Yuan Jia will be back soon, although he still has three years of filial piety, but he is not too young, it is time to give him a look, and once he is out of filial piety, let him become his biological son immediately, absolutely can't delay! "
The old lady grabbed Mrs Yan's hand with a serious expression and instructed.
Yan Shi nodded earnestly. It was rare for her to reach a consensus with her mother-in-law when it came to marrying her son.
In the past, the relationship between the old lady and the Yan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very ordinary, and even in the early days, it could be said that the relationship was bad.
Because the old lady's own husband was killed in battle, she knew that for the men of Zhenbei Gongfu, it was difficult to die, so continuing the Meng family's bloodline was a top priority.
When it comes to her son's generation, there is only such a single seedling. She married her son Yan's wife early, hoping that her son will spread branches and leaves for the Meng family as soon as possible, so that one day her son will not die in battle, and the Meng family will be completely defeated.
However, the Duke of Zhenbei has been at the border all year round, and he and his wife Yan have few meetings and separations, and it is difficult to have children. So the old lady saw that the Yan family had not been pregnant for two or three years, so she wanted to give her son a few concubines to win.
However, Duke Zhenbei had a deep relationship with his wife Yan's family and was unwilling to take a concubine. The old lady naturally felt that Yan's family was pushing her, and she was extremely dissatisfied with Yan's family.
This prejudice continued until Yan gave birth to the eldest son, and then the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law eased.
But the rift and rift have already formed, and it is impossible to completely resolve it. The relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law has always been ordinary.
Now the Duke of Zhenbei has encountered the biggest crisis. The Duke of Zhenbei and his eldest son died in battle one after another, and the second son followed him on the battlefield. The only two of them left in the palace were their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to keep warm.
As for Meng Xi's adopted son, the old lady has always been indifferent to Meng Xi, who is not of her own blood.
At this time, Meng Qi was still secretly digging the corner of the Zhenbei Gongfu, accumulating his own strength, helping his biological mother, and preparing for the future confrontation with the Zhenbei Gongfu!
Listening to the old lady's words, Mrs Yan also wondered which girl would be suitable for her daughter-in-law.
After experiencing the pain of losing her husband and son suddenly, Mrs. Yan had to think about the continuation of the Meng family's bloodline like the old lady. If one day her only son also suffered the same accident as his father and brother, he might as well keep a bloodline. Offering incense in the world will not become a lonely ghost.
After the old lady received Yuan Jia's letter from home, her condition improved a lot, and she was able to get up and walk two steps the next day.
Meng Qi, who had just returned from his biological mother, greeted the old lady and Mrs. Yan every day as usual. Seeing that the old lady was able to get up, she was shocked, but her face showed joy: "Grandma, is your condition better?"
The old lady looked at Meng Qi with a gentle smile, nodded and said, "It's much better after lying in bed for so many days. Qi'er, have you eaten breakfast? If it's useless, stay with grandma. Let's use it together!"
Although the old lady was not close to Meng Xi, her unrelated grandson, she was very gentle and polite. After all, Meng Xi's biological father was trying to save his son's death, so she could never give Meng Xi a face.
Meng Qi thought of the soft and sweet meals that the old lady often used, and implicitly refused: "Grandmother, grandson wants to have breakfast with grandmother, but grandson still wants to say goodbye to mother, so he won't disturb grandmother's breakfast. already."
The old lady smiled and said, "Then go!"
Meng Qi sneered in his heart. Sure enough, it was not because he was his own grandson that he was very hypocritical. He didn't even bother to hold back one more sentence. The previous invitation was obviously just a casual remark.
With a respectful look on his face, he turned and left without showing any abnormality.