In the hall, Jia Yun, illuminated by the lights, knelt down and received the golden imperial edict handed over from Cao Wei.
The content of the imperial edict was not complicated. Since the Hangzhou Camp and the Zhenjiang Camp rebelled together, Emperor Tianzhi ordered Jia Yun to lead the Chang'an Camp to conquer the south of the Yangtze River.
This matter is very urgent, because Jiangnan is really important and is the economic lifeline of the Qing Dynasty. Zhenjiang is surrounded by Yangzhou, Jinling, and Suzhou. It would be a disaster for any of these three cities to be captured by the rebels, and the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty's war was in a state of constant artillery fire. If Jiangnan could not quickly suppress the rebellion, the Qing Dynasty's economy would be severely damaged, and it would be difficult for the Qing Dynasty's army to cope with the protracted war in the north and the south.
Because of this, Emperor Tianzhi decisively decided to send the Chang'an camp out for the expedition today, and asked Cao Wei, the military minister and the head of the bodyguard department, to rush to Chang'an in person and deliver the imperial edict to Jia Yun.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor said that this counter-insurgency matter is urgent and very important, and requires a quick solution. However, even if the rebellion can be suppressed quickly, Your Majesty will not be able to catch up with the wedding on the eighth day of August, and the wedding will probably be postponed.
." The one or two hundred miles of driving at high speed made the elderly Cao Wei physically tired. Now he cheered up and said to Jia Yun solemnly.
Today is the sixth day of June, only two months away from the eighth day of August, and this time Jia Yun is going to lead his army to the south of the Yangtze River. Even if he rushes on the road, it will inevitably take a lot of time on the road, not to mention the battle.
Jia Yun asked: "What if we can't put down the rebellion quickly?"
Cao Wei paused and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If this is the case, the emperor may punish the prince. Even if the emperor does not take the initiative to punish the prince, there will be people in the court who are dissatisfied with the prince."
The relationship between Cao Wei and Jia Yun is unusual, so he said this somewhat directly. Even if he didn't say so, Jia Yun also knew the consequences. He knew that if the rebellion could not be put down quickly this time, he, who had just taken over, would
It is unlikely that he will be able to serve as the military governor of Chang'an in the near future, which will also greatly affect his plan to seize the throne. Moreover, even if he is the military governor of Chang'an, he may die in this battle.
On the other hand, once he quickly suppresses the rebellion and resolves the dangerous situation faced by the Qing Dynasty, it will be a great military achievement. Even if he is not promoted, he will be promoted. As a county king, he will be promoted again.
He is a prince. In the Qing Dynasty royal family, although the literal difference between prince and county prince is only one word, the actual gap is very big. Moreover, if this happens, Jia Yun will become the first prince in the Tianzhi Dynasty to be promoted by military merit.
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In the years since Emperor Tianzhi ascended the throne, he has personally appointed several princes, including Prince Zhongyong, Prince Zhongshun, Prince Zhongxian, Prince Zhongqin, etc. Prince Zhongxian is Xia Hao, Prince Zhongqin is Xia Huang, and Prince Zhongyong
It was Xia Yi. Emperor Tianzhi only had five princes left in total, three of whom were granted the title of prince. Xia Hao, the loyal and brave prince, was the first prince personally granted by Emperor Tianzhi after he ascended the throne.
However, none of these princes were awarded the title based on military merit, but all based on blood. Even if Xia Yi was awarded the title of prince based on his outstanding performance in the battle of the palace, it was not considered a great military achievement. If Jia Yun
Being able to become the first prince in the Tianzhi Dynasty to be promoted through military merit will undoubtedly add a lot of color to his resume as a prince and be beneficial to his great cause of seizing the throne.
Military exploits, military exploits, military exploits inevitably come with risks. If you want to achieve great military exploits, you generally need to take great risks. This is the case for Jia Yun this time.
But he had no right to refuse. Since the imperial edict had been issued, he had no choice but to obey it and quell the rebellion. In fact, he did not want to refuse at all, but felt lucky.
He was fortunate that his first expedition was not to conquer the Qing Dynasty of the Shui family, but to conquer the Mu family and Mei Kui in the south of the Yangtze River. According to his prediction, the expedition to the Qing Dynasty would be as short as a year or as long as he knew how long.
Compared with the protracted war for many years, it was much easier to go to Jiangnan to conquer the Mu family and Mei Kui. This meant that this matter was a good opportunity for him to quickly establish military merit and become a prince.
Jia Yun lamented that her marriage to Xue Baochai was not easy. From the engagement last year to now, it has been a lot of trouble in just over a year. Now even the imperial edict of marriage has been issued, and the Ministry of Rites and both families are already preparing for the wedding.
, but suddenly faced a delay.
Jia Yun is not too depressed about this. He has waited for more than a year, so why not wait a few more days? He is confident that he can quickly put down the rebellion in Jiangnan this time, and once he quickly puts down the rebellion, once he is crowned the prince,
At that time, he will marry Xue Baochai as a prince. The scale of the wedding will naturally be more grand, and the glory that comes with it will be more brilliant. Xue Baochai will be the prince and princess as soon as he passes the wedding.
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There is the Chang'an Garrison Office in Chang'an City. The Garrison Office is not far from the mansion where Jia Yun lives. Chang'an City is not big, so how can it be far away? Under night, Jia Yun and Cao Wei left the mansion on horseback and came to the garrison.
The garrison office, which originally had only a few lights on, became brightly lit.
Di Changping, Fang Degong, He He, Lu Qi, Cao Wu, Tang Daqian... Under Jia Yun's urgent summons, Chang'an's generals and civilian officials, whether they were already asleep or taking a rest in Chang'an Mansion, arrived one after another.
He rushed to the garrison at night and accepted Jia Yun's relevant orders. Even Xin Yong, a ninth-grade firearms factory manager, was urgently summoned by Jia Yun.
There are more than 40,000 officers and soldiers in the Chang'an camp, and this expedition will dispatch 40,000. Jiedu envoys, deputy generals, and generals will all be dispatched. It can be said that the entire army is dispatched.
"You and Brother Wu are my right-hand men. This time I go on an expedition in person. I am worried about Chang'an. I need one of you two to be in charge. Brother Wu is a bit reckless and is not suitable for such a thing. This matter will
I can only leave it to you. The firearms factory makes trip mines and explosive packets, and you also need to take care of them."
"I know that this matter is unfair to you, and you have missed a good opportunity to make military achievements, but don't worry, there will naturally be good opportunities for you in the future. What's more, you have just been promoted to two ranks, and you have a knighthood. Once
Xijue is already a second-class uncle, so this good opportunity to be promoted to a noble rank should be given to Brother Wu first, please be considerate."
When Tang Daqian came to the garrison, Jia Yun said this to Tang Daqian. This time he wanted to leave Tang Daqian in Chang'an to take charge. It was really because he and Tang Daqian were brothers that he could comfort him so earnestly.
Jia Yun did not avoid Cao Wei when he said these words. On the one hand, he showed his care for Cao Wu, and on the other hand, he also showed his closeness to Cao Wei. He even said these words in front of Cao Wei.
What is it but closeness?
"Your Majesty, please feel free to go to war, I will take care of Chang'an." Tang Daqian said, his expression was solemn when he said this, and he even clasped his fists.
"It is very important to make trip mines and explosive charges. These trip mines and explosive charges may be of great use in this war. Remember not to delay this matter." Jia Yun warned.
Tang Daqian clasped his fists again: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Brother Wu asked the prince to take care of him again this time. Thank you very much!" After Tang Daqian left, Cao Wei thanked Jia Yun. He knew that this was indeed a good opportunity for Cao Wu to make military achievements and be promoted to a noble title. If Jiangnan could be quickly pacified,
If Cao Wu rebels and makes great military achievements, he will definitely be promoted to a noble title, and he may even be promoted.
Jia Yun said: "Master Cao is out of town. Xiao Wang has said many times that Xiao Wang and Brother Wu are brothers."
Cao Wei smiled and nodded, and asked curiously: "I have seen the trip thunder developed by the prince before. With all due respect, although this firearm is strange and powerful, it also has great limitations. Although the prince used it to kill Yun
Light, but in this battle like the Jiangnan rebellion, how can this trip mine be of great use? Why does the prince attach so much importance to it? There is also the explosive pack recently developed by the prince. The prince also attaches great importance to it. I have never seen this firearm. Can you please
Lord Lao, would you like to explain it to me?"
Jia Yun first explained to Cao Wei the explosive packs he had developed, and then said: "To be honest with Mr. Cao, Xiao Wang currently just believes that trip mines and explosive packs may be of great use in this counterinsurgency battle.
Things are still uncertain, and how it will be used has not yet been decided, but since it may be of great use, it is natural to prepare well."
Cao Wei nodded and did not continue to ask.
In fact, Jia Yun already has a plan in mind on how to use trip thunder. According to his prediction, if his plan can be implemented smoothly, trip thunder, a firearm he first developed in the world of Red Mansions, will be able to suppress the rebellion in Jiangnan this time.
It was of great use in the battle. However, this was an important secret that even Cao Wei and Jia Yun would not reveal easily. As for how to use the explosive packs, Jia Yun had no plan for the time being.
It is a pity that trip mines have only been developed not long ago. Although the Chang'an Firearms Factory has been manufacturing trip mines very quickly these days, the current stock of trip mines is only more than 200, and the explosive packs were only produced three days ago.
manufactured.
Fortunately, more than 200 trip mines can be put to good use, and Jia Yun also gave an order to Tang Daqian and Xin Yong, requesting that they use half a month to quickly create a hundred trip mines and a hundred explosive packets.
Chang'an Firearms Factory's current scale of craftsmen can accomplish this, and the batch of trip mines and explosive packets were quickly transported to Jiangnan in half a month.
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It was already midnight, and Cao Wei was arranged to stay at an inn in Chang'an City. He would rush back to Shenjing City after dawn.
In the dark of night, Jia Yun returned to the mansion where he lived. Qingwen and Xiang Ling did not rest, and were waiting for him.
Jia Yun will lead his army on an expedition tomorrow morning. This expedition will take at least two to three months. If the rebellion goes smoothly, it will be his wedding when he returns from the expedition. He has no intention of letting Qingwen and Xiangling continue to live in Chang'an.
City, without him, wouldn't it be boring for these two maids to live in Chang'an City? It might also be dangerous. Jia Yun will send someone to take them back to the capital. Because of a sudden war, their trip to Chang'an will only be
It lasted for ten days and then had to be discontinued.
Under Qingwen's service, Jia Yun took a bath. It would have to wait at least two or three months for Qingwen to serve like this next time, so Jia Yun cherished it this time. Although Qingwen also knew this, she did not cherish it.
I was always depressed and worried during the service, depressed about the sudden separation from Jia Yun, and worried about the danger Jia Yun would encounter during this expedition.
There is a Babu bed in Jia Yun's bedroom. Although it is not as good as the Babu bed in the palace, it is still quite luxurious. There is also an outside bed in the room, which has been very quiet during the last ten days.
Sleeping here every night, even though Jia Yun has not yet cheated on her, they have been dreaming in the same room for ten days. The relationship between the two has invisibly improved, and the improvement is not small.
Qingwen made Jia Yun's bed and said to Jia Yun: "Your Majesty, go to bed quickly. Tomorrow... you have to get up early today and will go on an expedition in the morning. Fortunately, you still have three hours to sleep."
When she said this, her expression and tone were filled with a gentleness that was rarely seen in ordinary times, which made Jia Yun's heart flutter. Coupled with her beautiful face illuminated by the light and her slender figure with slender shoulders and waist, Jia Yun was even more moved.
, and the time to show her favor was clearly ripe now, so Jia Yun, who had hesitated many times before, no longer hesitated at this moment.
"Oops!" Qingwen was about to blow out the lights when she was suddenly attacked from behind by Jia Yun and hugged her sideways. The lights that had not been blown out were still burning, and in the swaying light, Qingwen was
The prince who sneaked up on her carried her into the bed.
"Your Majesty, if you give me a favor tonight, will you reward me with two thousand taels of silver? Just like how you treated Zijuan when you attacked someone before?" Contrary to Jia Yun's expectation, Qingwen didn't resist much, but when good things were about to come true, Qingwen didn't resist.
Before, she suddenly asked this question that she cared about very much. When Zicuckoo was attacked and each of them got two thousand taels of silver, she was very moved and has been thinking about it.
Jia Yun couldn't laugh or cry, thinking that this little hoof boy was really a money man, and he still didn't forget this kind of thing at this time. He would not be stingy with his concubines, not to mention that the prince's concubine had more than two thousand taels of silver.
The ladder is normal. So he said: "Of course I should reward you with two thousand taels. I will reward you when you get up. How about it?"
Qingwen immediately beamed, nodded "Yeah" while lying down, and took the initiative to hug him.
The firelight continues to sway. Tonight, the two lovers are in love, and they are like mandarin ducks. What a beautiful snow, moon and wind!
And after dawn, Jia Yun will ask for the Autumn Wind Iron Horse!
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In the morning, the Chang'an Association's camp was crowded with people and horses. Not only the soldiers and horses of the Chang'an Association, but also the soldiers and horses of Shun'an Camp and Chang'an Camp were gathered here.
Jia Yun was wearing the military attache uniform of Chang'an Jiedushi and was delivering a speech on pre-war mobilization. Since there were no loudspeakers or radios in this era, there were hundreds of officers and soldiers scattered around the scene. Whenever Jia Yun said
With one sentence, these hundreds of officers and soldiers would shout his words loudly so that the 40,000 officers and soldiers gathered at the scene could hear him.
After a speech that was not very passionate but was enough to mobilize the morale of the troops, following Jia Yun's order, 40,000 officers and soldiers poured out of the Chang'an Xie Camp like a torrential river and rushed to the south of the Yangtze River.
Let's go to war and camp in Chang'an!
In total, this is Jia Yun's fourth trip south. This trip south is very different from the previous three trips south, because this time he led an army of 40,000 Chang'an camp as a military general to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang and Hangzhou.
He seemed to have been waiting for this day for a long time.