An urgent message from the army was delivered to Mu Yan.
After Mu Yan read it, he calmly handed it to Li Yi. Li Yi took it and looked at it, and was stunned.
"Let me lead the guards directly to suppress the pirates?"
What do you say? I went out to the capital to supervise the training of the sailors. The task has been completed and I am about to return to the capital. Why was I suddenly asked to lead the troops to suppress the pirates?
Mu Yan thought for a moment and then said: "Let Kan Er come over."
After a while, Kan Er came over and said, "Master."
"Did you meet anyone when you returned to Beijing? What happened?"
Who did you meet and what happened?
Kan Er tilted his head and asked him to return to the capital as soon as possible to deliver the letter. He did not stop. He first went to the British government to deliver a letter to Miss Zhang, then returned to the mansion to deliver a letter to his wife. He also met the people he had left in the capital.
They sent a message to Yunnan and told me what I said...
Then I got Miss Zhang's letter and came back to see me early the next morning.
Kan Er recalled the incident and recounted it.
"Nothing happened in Beijing? Nothing happened in the mansion?"
What's going on? What could happen in the house? Kan Er doesn't know why.
Li Yi had already somewhat understood and glared at Kan Er. If he had known better, he would have gone back to deliver the letter. "Master? Could this be..."
Mu Yan twitched the corner of his mouth: "Tell me, who is in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army? Who can mobilize troops and generals in front of the formation?"
"British public?"
Li understood in an instant, "You are saying that the British Lord issued a military order, asking me to lead the Zhili guards and go to sea to suppress pirates?"
"Otherwise?" Who can let the emperor's personal guards lead the troops?
Mu Yan was so angry that he was anxious to return to Beijing so that he could see her and express his feelings to her to appease her heart. As a result, some people did not want him to return to Beijing.
Kan Er also understood, his eyes widened: "The British Lord is avenging his private revenge!"
"Didn't you meet the British father-in-law when you returned to Beijing?" Li Yi asked him.
"No."
Kan Er thought for a while, "However, I seem to have heard something. Miss Yu often follows the wife out of the mansion to attend various banquets. People outside say that she was sent by Yunnan to marry me. They also said that she was sent by Yunnan to marry me.
Miss Yu also brought a thick dowry and is waiting for me to return."
"Why didn't you say this?" Li Yi scolded him.
Kan Er scratched his head: "These are not important. I don't like her. Let others say what they want."
"Why isn't it important?"
Li Yi wanted to beat him, "It doesn't matter. Can the British Lord not let me return to Beijing? Can he send me out to sea to hunt down pirates?"
Kan Er frowned: "So I say that the British father-in-law avenges his own personal revenge! He is not afraid that his son-in-law will not come back. Bah, bah, bah, I won't be unable to come back!"
After saying that, he seemed to realize that he had missed important information, and his face looked a little unnatural: "Master..."
Mu Yan glared at him. Fortunately, Xi'er trusted him, otherwise he would have risked disobeying military orders and would have returned to Beijing.
"Go and get ready. We have to report to the commander-in-chief immediately."
"yes."
This time, the emperor appointed Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan as the commander-in-chief of the suppression of the invaders, and ordered him to command the navy of Fujian and Fujian. He also ordered the Zhili and coastal guards to be on standby for reinforcements. The British recommended him to lead the Zhili Guard.
Two thousand elite soldiers went to Jiading to join the army.
Yes, it was Zhang Fu who recommended Mu Yan to lead the troops to the sea to suppress the bandits.
Don't think that he can't hear the news from Beijing even if he is in the barracks.
Rumors spread that the Duke of Guizhou's palace welcomed a girl from Yunnan. She came all the way to marry Master Mu, and the dowry was sent to her.
Mrs. Geng also frequently brought her to various banquets to introduce her future granddaughter-in-law to all the ladies in the capital.
The old man really likes her.
Can Zhang Fu not be angry after hearing this?
The boy also brought the jade pendant he gave to his daughter. He frequently provoked him and expressed his feelings. He asked for it several times, but he refused to return the jade pendant to his daughter.
This kid is still in his observation period, what's the situation now?
When his daughter-in-law can’t get married and no one wants her?
Zhang Fu was very angry.
Therefore, during a court meeting, I heard that the emperor wanted to order the general to command the navy to sail to the island and take advantage of the opportunity to conquer and suppress the border gangsters. He wanted to dispatch a group of elite soldiers from the Zhili Guard Station for reinforcements and asked the generals to recommend a young general to command Zhili.
When the guards were on duty, Zhang Fu came out.
He recommended Mu Yan to the emperor.
List his various outstanding combat skills and excellent troop leadership ability when he was in Annan.
At that time, the two armies were defending by the river and could not attack for a long time. It was Mu Yan's good idea that allowed our army to invade Annan. He was not only excellent in land warfare, but also had outstanding abilities in leading naval operations. Xiao Qizu.
If he doesn’t lead the troops, who will?
"Besides, he is the emperor's personal guard and represents the emperor. One is to provide reinforcements, and the other is to supervise the battle for the emperor. Mu Yan is the most suitable."
The emperor was moved by the British Duke's sharp tongue. He didn't expect that he would have such an outstanding general beside him. Wouldn't it be a pity to let him guard the main hall?
Thinking again of the rewards given to the generals who put down the rebellion in Annan, Mu Yan was only rewarded with some gold and silver.
After thinking about it for a while, I agreed to the recommendation from the British public.
Therefore, Mu Yan's decree to lead Zhili elite reinforcements was carried out.
Zhang Fu is relieved. You, Master Mu, please stay on the sea for a while longer. I will let you come back after I choose a good match for my daughter.
Huo Xi didn't know this.
She didn't mind that Yu Wenying frequently accompanied Mrs. Geng to various banquets in the capital and made friends with ladies from high-ranking families.
She knew Mu Yan fairly well. He was not the kind of person who could accept coercion. Moreover, he would never compromise with Yunnan.
Back then, he was constantly being hunted and killed, and he was even poisoned even if he just had a meal in the mansion. I was afraid that he would never be able to reconcile with Yunnan.
The more Yunnan tries to force him to submit, the more likely he will do the opposite.
Huo Xi would occasionally attend some flower parties and banquets with the Hou family, and would also run into Yu Wenying. Yu Wenying never said hello to Huo Xi again, and Huo Xi just pretended that he did not know her.
When Mrs. Cheng saw Huo Xi, she was still the same as before. She would talk to her and introduce some people to her.
Mrs. Geng on the other side will also pull Yu Wenying and lead her to integrate into the circle of nobles in the capital. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are at odds with each other.
So, gossip spread everywhere.
The nobles in the capital are all human beings, and their lives are not interesting. They are trapped in the inner courtyard of the house and have some entertainment for entertainment, so naturally they will not let it go.
So it became more and more lively.
When Mrs. Hou was asked about Huo Xi's marriage, she would smile and say: "Which family are you talking about? Oh, he is the eldest son of her family? That child is good. I wrote it down quietly. When the time comes, wait for the country to
When the father-in-law comes back, I will listen to him, after all, he still has to make the decision."
Someone asked Mrs. Cheng, who looked surprised: "Mu Yan is engaged? Why didn't I know? He wants to be engaged, and I will tell you openly. Then everyone will be invited to drink the engagement wine and be a couple.
witness."
In this sultry summer, everyone has seen enough excitement.
The news of discord between the wife of the Duke of Guizhou and the Duke of Guizhou also spread everywhere.
Huo Xi also began to receive some posts, and she would choose some to accept appointments, and also met some ladies from the Xungui family.
But most of the time, I just stared at the shop. In addition to watching them sell the goods shipped back from the extra time, I also watched them hoarding some grain, cloth and other items.
Not only because of the weather, but also because of the increasing demand for grain and cloth in the north.
Nowadays, most of the business in Guangfengshui is to purchase various grains and cloth from the south of the Yangtze River and transport them to the north.
In the past, the fleet made one trip to the north in January, then two or three times. This year, we bought ten more boats and were able to make eight round trips in January.
On this day, Huo Xi was reading the account books. Huo Nian came back from the Imperial Academy and came to Xianglan Courtyard, "Sister, Mr. Zhao wants to see you!"