In the territory of Anyu Kingdom, Ji Wang He Zexu brought one-third of the troops he had brought to recover the three cities of Xuzhou, and took the rest back to the capital.
Lieutenant General Zhan is responsible for the remaining one-third of the soldiers.
Watching the prince's handsome army go away, Vice General Zhan was still in a state of confusion.
The prince brought them to recover the three cities of Xuzhou. On the way here, all the soldiers were mentally prepared to die in battle.
Because, I have long heard that it was said that three cities in Xuzhou were recovered, but in fact they now have six cities. Moreover, these six cities that originally belonged to three countries were not small cities.
Although there are only six cities, their military strength cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, why would it have been more than ten years and still not one and a half of the cities have been taken over by any of the Three Kingdoms.
Other countries are in war, turmoil caused by natural disasters, and the people are living in dire straits.
The courts of various countries were also in chaos. They had no time at all, and they did not have enough energy and troops to regain the city occupied by a little woman.
It is said that in these six cities, the people can live and work in peace and contentment and live a pretty good life without the presence of court officials to manage them. From top to bottom, they work together to form a rope and firmly protect them.
's city.
Now that they want to recover it, of course they are not willing to do so.
The people who have suffered from wars and were displaced by natural and man-made disasters don't care at all which country they belong to. It has nothing to do with who is the emperor. They have tasted the sweetness. Now, who can make them live a stable life?
Day, who is the Bodhisattva in their hearts who saves people from suffering.
That Mrs. Gu is their backbone.
In fact, many soldiers in the army are thinking in their hearts that it would be great if they and their families could live a stable life like Liucheng.
No one is willing to risk his life, and no one is willing to go to the battlefield to fight.
But they had no choice but to accept their fate and obey the court's orders.
However, who would have thought that King Ji brought them here without starting a war with the three cities of Xuzhou.
Just let them station themselves near Yuncheng, and then there was no movement.
A few days later, when the prince appeared again, he still did not order a battle to attack the city, but took them back to the capital.
There was no need to fight anymore, and all the soldiers were relieved. Although the soldiers who stayed behind were puzzled and didn't understand the reason for staying, the soldiers didn't dare to inquire about what was going on.
I secretly observed Lieutenant General Zhan and felt that he seemed to be preoccupied.
How could Lieutenant General Zhan not be worried? He thought that the prince ordered him to stay because he would take them all away, and then return and go back and forth later, which would waste the army and lose money. He thought that he and a third of the soldiers were left behind to defend the six cities.
Lady Gu, the city lord.
However, what the prince told him before leaving shocked him extremely. The prince asked him to lead the troops and stay here. What he asked him to pay attention to was the changes around the six cities. Whenever something detrimental to the six cities happened, they must
Send troops to assist the six cities.
The six cities to assist were not the three cities of Xuzhou in the Anyu Kingdom, but the two cities of Yecheng in the ancient Yan Kingdom and Mingli Kingdom.
After calming down, Vice General Zhan understood that what he had to do was to help Mrs. Nagu!
But what is the purpose of the prince's move? Is it possible that he is taking a long-term view to catch the big fish, and when the time is right, he directly takes over these six cities? To expand the territory of Anyu Kingdom?
Vice General Zhan felt that if this was the case, the prince's idea was quite good, but a bit unrealistic.
why?
Because, although the current situation in Anyu Country has improved a bit and is not as messy as it was in previous years, it is still a long way to go to allow the people to live a good life in peace and stability like in the Six Cities.
The officials were both good and bad, and the emperor's own princes and grandsons were also uneasy. The country was already riddled with holes, but this did not affect their overt and covert struggles.
In such a prosperous country, even if the emperor is not a coward, what is the use?
How can he know the real situation in various places among the people when he is sitting on a dragon throne? Just rely on King Ji, a simple and honest son, to quell rebellions and rebellions everywhere. Without good officials to govern, the fundamental problem will not be solved.
King Ji actually worked hard in vain.
As a lieutenant general, although I didn't know much about the prince's sudden return to the capital with his troops, I had a rough idea that there was something wrong in the capital.
As for the specific issues, Vice General Zhan didn't bother to analyze them.
Since the prince trusts him, he should do his part well. I just hope that Mrs. Gu, the lord of the six cities, knows that these soldiers will stay, not against her six cities, but with good intentions.
Otherwise, if Mrs. Gu took advantage of the prince to take away most of the troops and led troops to destroy them, then he would not be sure of victory.
What Lieutenant General Zhan was thinking was unknown to the generals who followed He Zexu back to the capital.
Anyway, on the way back to Beijing, I felt that the prince was acting strangely.
He likes to be alone more than before, and his temper has changed from being calm when things happened in the past to becoming moody.
He often talks to himself, laughs inexplicably, and gets angry easily.
He Zexu's followers who were close to him discovered that his master had another abnormal behavior, that is, he actually cared about how much property he owned. How to sell it cost-effectively, and whether there was the fastest way to make money and realize it.
You know, he never cared about this before.
But only Manager Fang in the palace knows these things best.
If the close followers didn't quite understand their master's temperament, they would really think that the master was planning to run away.
Therefore, several close followers became even more curious. What did Mrs. Gu say to the prince that night when she left Damascus City? What could make the prince's temperament changeable and demonic?
However, when they arrived at Diancheng, which was eight hundred miles away from the capital, the team's journey was blocked.
The gates of Dian City were closed tightly, and guard Lu Shuishi stood on the city wall in armor. On the top of the walls on both sides, soldiers could be seen staring down with vigilance.
"Lu Shoubei, King Ji is here, how dare you be so rude? Open the city gate quickly." General Wen behind He Zexu was annoyed.
In fact, seeing this scene in front of them, everyone knew that since the city gate was closed, it would not be opened easily.
Lu Shuishi ignored General Wen's scolding and only looked at Prince Ji on horseback at the foot of the city: "Your Majesty, it's not that someone below the rank committed an offense, but that the current situation in Beijing is special. Your Majesty must also have received the news and knew that His Majesty was responsible for his crimes."
He has overworked himself on state affairs and has contracted a serious illness. Now King Yu is entrusted with acting in government affairs, and the subordinate officials will also act according to the orders. Please be considerate and don't embarrass the subordinate officials."
Lu Shoubei talked about the prince, but there was no respect in his tone.
What? It’s already like this?
He Zexu, who was on horseback, felt his heart sink when he heard this. He received the news two days ago that his father was still fine, but he had changed like this in just two days?
Since I haven't received any news from my people in the past two days, there are only two possibilities. One, Lu Shoubei is lying.
Another possibility is that the messenger in Beijing was intercepted or even killed.
"Since my father is seriously ill, and as a prince, I have to return to the capital to visit you, Lu Shoubei, why did you stop me?" He Zexu suppressed his murderous intention and asked coldly...