The study room of Renxin Palace was completely silent for a while. No one dared to inquire about the secrets of the royal family, nor would they be stupid enough to ask more questions like Xiang Xiaotian did. Zhao Shen clasped his hands and looked around the four people in the study in silence for a long time. , until Eunuch Liu who was guarding outside the study door rolled in and crawled in. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, something serious has happened. News from the Eight Hundred Miles of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Jin Shizong Wan Yanyong sent more than 100,000 troops to Yan. Jing gathers here!"
"Ah! What! The Jin people came so quickly. Our Song Dynasty failed the Northern Expedition with Zhang Jun. Who can be the commander-in-chief of the army after Yu Yunwen died of illness? General Xin Qiji is still on the road. Is it possible that the generals of the Song Dynasty will wither? The sky is really going to destroy the Song Dynasty! Quickly order the mighty military commander Li Xianzhong to dispatch the troops from eastern Zhejiang to fight against Wanyan Yong." Song Xiaozong Zhao Shen fell on the chair of the imperial master in a helpless and decadent manner.
Xiang Xiaotian sighed: "It's really not easy for you as the emperor. So many generals like Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi, and Wu Lin have died on the battlefield wrapped in horse leather. I met them both in Yangzhou Prefecture and Jiangzhou Prefecture. Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang, who are both talented in civil and military affairs, are both loyal and good generals. If Your Majesty, you can use them, they will be good generals."
Shi Hao suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, since Master Chen has no intention of becoming an official, it is better to ask Master Chen's brother Xiang Zhuang to join the army as a general. Xiang Zhuang's battle with Chu Jiangfeng today was enough to show Xiang Zhuang's bravery. If he can do it for If the country kills the enemy, he will surely be a great general soon. Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If the country's general can destroy the world, the common people will be able to survive!"
Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty sighed and said: "Sir Xiang, I know that you possess extraordinary skills to defeat the commander of the imperial army, but I don't know that you are willing to contribute to the country and kill foreign enemies!"
"Hey, you two, the monarch and your ministers, are working together to set a trap for me! I am just a reckless man with only the strength of two arms. What kind of general talent is that? This matter is not a trivial matter. When my wife can move, we will I'm leaving soon." Xiang Xiaotian refused repeatedly with a blushing face.
Hu Gansi sneered and said: "I wonder where Xiang Zhuang will go after leaving Lin'an City? Your wife has just given birth to a child. She is in confinement. Can you bear to have her follow you and travel hard? It is said that a person can only die once in a hundred years. There is a way to die. Heavier than Mount Tai, there are also lighter than feathers. Is Xiang Zhuang willing to live in mediocrity all his life and not contribute to the country?" Hu Gansi's words left Xiang Xiaotian speechless. Thinking that Qi Ying had just given birth to a child, the bumpy carriage and horseback riding must be unbearable. , and the two of them accompanying Chen Mengsheng were useless and could not help them in times of crisis. The thought of seeing Jin Bing domineering in Shandong made me angry, and I really wanted to fight with Jin Bing...
Xiang Xiaotian turned back to Chen Mengsheng and asked: "Brother, do you think it would be better for me to help the Song Dynasty kill the Jin soldiers, or should I follow you to wander around the world to help the strong and the weak?"
Chen Mengsheng smiled and said: "Brother has actually made a decision in his heart. No matter what, as long as he doesn't regret it, I will support his decision. The eldest brother was already exposed by Huangshi Justice in Jiangzhou Prefecture. For one day, we are brothers. We will be brothers for life. Please take care of yourself, big brother, and we brothers will be reunited when we are destined to meet again in the coming day!"
"Haha, brothers are brothers after all. My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and you are the brother who knows my heart! I will wait here for Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang to defect to General Xin Qiji together." Xiang Xiaotian didn't care. said.
However, Song Xiaozong Zhao Shen shook his head and said: "This time the Jin army is coming fiercely. I hope Xiang Zhuangshi can also lead a group of troops to flank Li Xianzhong. Xiang Xiaotian heard the order and I will make you the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition to save the country, and wait until Lin'an Mansion is mobilized. Immediately march out after the Xiang army!"
Xiang Xiaotian said anxiously: "Hey, hey, hey, your Majesty, why did I become the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition to save the country without even knowing how to lead an army? Doesn't this mean I'm being asked to lead an army to die? I've done a lot of things along the way. When I saw the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, most of them had no fighting spirit at all. I wanted them to fight to the death unless the sun came out from the west." Zhao Shen, Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty, immediately became unhappy when he heard this and looked at Shi Hao.
Shi Hao shook his head helplessly and said: "General Xiang pointed out the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty's military system in one sentence. The emperor may not know that there are 20 million soldiers in the Song Dynasty. However, there are less than one million people who can actually fight. Since the reign of Emperor Shenzong, they have all been free-spirited troops. In recent years, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have fled when they saw the Jin army, so the Jin people occupied Shandong!"
Zhao Shen had also heard about the inside story of the military system, but he did not expect it to be so exaggerated. He said to Xiang Xiaotian: "Since General Xiang pointed out that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have no fighting spirit, General Xiang, do you have any good strategies?"
"This...the number of soldiers and the lack of soldiers is secondary. The quality of soldiers lies in their skills. If you can give me ten days, I will personally go to the Xiang army to select a group of veterans and let them lead the young soldiers who have never seen blood. Let's give it a try. I am a hunter in the mountains and don't know much about the art of war, but I know that the wolves in the mountains will always eat such weak cubs." Xiang Xiaotian said solemnly.
"Okay! Survival of the fittest and strong troops are indeed a good way to defeat the enemy. I will tell you that General Xiang will personally select the Xiang army in Lin'an City tomorrow. The Renxin Hall in the palace will be General Xiang's residence for the time being until the new General's Mansion is completed. Let General Xiang move in. It's getting late, so today I'm going to have a banquet in the Renxin Hall. Firstly, it's for Master Chen's kindness in saving me twice, and secondly, I wish General Xiang can win the victory. Mr. Hu, the prime minister of history, and they are all ordinary people. My trusted ministers no longer need to observe the etiquette of a monarch or a minister today. I will issue an order to announce that Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang will rush into Lin'an City to assist General Xiang..."
Zhao Shen went back to the Wende Hall to draft the edict, while Shi Hao and Hu Gansi left the study to busy themselves with dinner. Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian were the only two people left in the study. Over the years, the relationship between Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian has grown The deep love has surpassed that of biological brothers. Chen Mengsheng was silent for a while and said worriedly: "Brother, I had vaguely guessed your decision today when I was in Shandong Mansion. So I quietly checked the life and death on the boat back to Lin'an. Bo. My eldest brother will have a military career of six years, and he will be worshiped as the Fourth Rank Minister of Gyeonggi Province. But..."
Xiang Xiaotian laughed and said, "You kid, just say it if you have something to say. You are leaking secrets to me! I can still be a fourth-grade official, that's a good thing!"
"Haha, the law is nothing more than human kindness. I just want you to remember, six years later, that you, Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang, with 5,000 men and horses, will be besieged by Jin Shizong's iron cavalry in Qingzhou Mansion. Brother, you Originally, you could escape with the tip bag given to you by Huang Shigong. But you couldn't bear to watch Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang die under the arrows of the Jin people. As a result, you divided the tip bag given to you by Huang Shigong with Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang yourself. But..." Chen Mengsheng said sadly.
Xiang Xiaotian stared at Chen Mengsheng in shock and said: "Brother, are you saying that I gave this thing to others, but I was killed by the Jin Man?" Xiang Xiaotian took out the kit from his arms and asked.
Chen Mengsheng nodded and said: "Exactly, everything I say now will happen in the future. You and I may never see each other again after the eldest brother leads his troops to the Northern Expedition. In five years, Shi Hao The prime minister will recommend you to be the chief general. All I want is for you, brother, not to take over the position of chief general, but to take your sister-in-law and a pair of children from now on and live in seclusion. Only in this way can you escape the disaster and live to the age of eighty-one without any illness."
Xiang Xiaotian blurted out and asked: "What about the Song Dynasty?"
"Everything is God's will. Song Xiaozong and Zhao Shen worked hard to govern, but in his later years, the talents in the court withered. Under the instigation of the Lord He faction, he had to surrender to the Jin people. God's will is beyond our control." Chen Mengsheng said. The secret was revealed to Xiang Xiaotian because he didn't want him to die tragically at the hands of the Jin. There was only so much Chen Mengsheng could do to help him.
Xiang Xiaotian smiled bitterly and said: "That's not bad. I will go find you after I live in seclusion. Where will you and the girl be in five years?"
Chen Mengsheng said awkwardly: "On the life and death book, there are only the lives and deaths of mortals. I can't find out what will happen to Yanran and I in the future. Maybe by chance, we can meet again with my elder brother and sister-in-law. I really don't know this." Got it..." The study fell silent for a moment.
Eunuch Liu's loud laughter suddenly came from outside the door. He knocked on the door and came in, cupping his hands with Xiang Xiaotian and saying, "Old slave, I'd like to congratulate General Xiang. Your Majesty has already set up a banquet in the Zhaoyang Palace of Renxin Hall. Please invite the two of you. Went to the banquet in the past. Your Majesty thinks highly of General Xiang. General Xiang’s future is limitless. From now on, General Xiang will have to take more care of the old slave."
Liu Fuan spoke in Mandarin, but Xiang Xiaotian didn't understand the mystery. He shouted to him: "Okay, I will take you with me when I go out to fight the enemy." When Liu Eunuch met this kind of reckless man who did not understand the world, The husband angrily stamped his feet and turned away, leaving Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian laughing...
Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian entered the wing of Renxin Hall and went to see Qi Ying and her son first. When they saw Shangguan Yanran holding the child, her face was full of smiles. Xiang Xiaotian lost no time in teasing her: "Girl, you will have a baby soon." Come on. Otherwise, I won’t care if your kid is bullied by my kid in the future!" Shangguan Yanran blushed, hugged her child and glanced at Xiang Xiaotian. She wanted to retort but was too embarrassed to speak.
The maids and maids in the palace were clearing away the leftovers on the table and bowed to Xiang Xiaotian one after another. They called General Xiang, which shocked Qi Ying and Shangguan Yanran. Xiang Xiaotian waved his hand to make them retreat and align themselves. Ying said: "Oh, the Jin people have raised troops to attack Bo Lieji again. I am not being chased by that old boy Shi Hao. I will go on an expedition when Xu Ruoyi and Mu Shiguang arrive."
Qi Ying hugged the child in Shangguan Yanran's hands and said, "Then let's call this child Xiang Sheng, with the word Pangui. What do you think, brother Chen?"
Chen Mengsheng stepped forward and touched the child's forehead and said: "There is no reason for the name given by my sister-in-law. My nephew, who is not lacking in five elements, will definitely do great things in the future."
Shangguan Yanran spat: "I'm not ashamed, this is the female dependents' room in the Renxin Palace. You two men should go outside and don't get in the way here."
Qi Ying chuckled and said, "It's hard for sister Yanran. You've been working hard all day. Come to your room and take a rest soon."
"Hehe, the food in the palace is so delicious. I'm still very full right now. Xiang Sheng teases us again, and now he can't sleep when he returns home." Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian left with a smile.
After leaving the wing, we went to Zhaoyang Palace for the banquet.
Chen Mengsheng didn't know whether it was because of the tightness in the palace or the cold wind at night, but he felt a cold wind blowing on the back of his neck for no reason...