This luncheon was extremely lively. June is the most comfortable season of the year in northern Xinjiang. The climate is neither cold nor hot. Today, there was a drizzle of rain, bringing a moist and refreshing feeling.
Everyone happily listened to General Li talk about the wonderful process of defeating Sudimir's army. General Ji praised the case and said, "Finally, I am proud of myself."
Yao Xu interrupted at the right time, "Uncle, you are a great general, are you still angry with these tribes?"
General Ji smacked his drink. He had been in Northern Xinjiang all year round and was not familiar with his nephew. However, the two families were real relatives and he was straightforward. He said casually, "My nephew, you have been in the imperial capital all year round and don't know much about our affairs in Northern Xinjiang.
We have a pacification envoy's office in northern Xinjiang. These tribes are under the jurisdiction of the General's Office and the pacification envoy's office. Although there is no explicit regulation, every year the ministries come to Xinyi to talk to the yamen. If they have any difficulties, we will help them.
One, and the other is to have more contacts, which is easier to manage. Sudimir's tribe never came. Not only did they never come before, His Highness summoned all the tribes to come to Xinyi, but they didn't come either. Instead, they were offered leave.
But I didn’t write this leave application form myself, but the local magistrate wrote it for me. Are you annoyed?”
"Annoyed." Yao Xu nodded resolutely, clearly showing that he did not give the Third Highness the dignity, and blamed the Third Highness for sending troops to pacify them.
General Ji asked Yao Xu, "Xiannie, we are going to accuse the Sudimir tribe this time. Are the censors in the court not complaining?"
Since Princess Shang, Yao Xu has been directly promoted from a humble official to a prince-in-law, and now he has begun to follow him to the court. He thought for a while, "It would be derelict in the Yushitai's duty not to speak, but I listened when I went to court.
The main thing is that everyone is surprised, it would be great if we win."
Yao Xu said simply, "Before we came here, we thought that there was a raging war in Northern Xinjiang, and we were afraid of encountering rebels on the road. It was completely different from what we thought. The journey out of Yumen Pass was peaceful. You know, there is no need for Qin.
The general went out of his way to pick us up, so it would be a shame for General Qin to take the soldiers on this trip."
Mu Anzhi had a profound meaning, "General Qin personally led the army there, and there are still people spying on you. If you don't need someone to escort you, how can you get to Xinyi safely?"
Yao Xu was surprised, "Is it true that there are many ruthless bandits on the road just like what the court said?"
"There are not ruthless bandits, there are horse bandits, but their noses are sharper than hunting dogs. They felt they were no match for them, so they quietly retreated without getting closer." Mu Anzhi has been waiting for his wife to give birth to a son since midnight.
He didn't even drink any water, so he picked the cucumber with chopsticks and ate it. "However, I thought they had to at least give it a try, but I didn't expect them to be so timid." As he said this, he glanced at General Qin. General Qin also felt very sorry.
"Yes, if I had known this earlier, I would have filled the empty carriage with some things and taken the carriage along with me. Maybe I could have attracted some rebels."
General Qin was embarrassed. He immediately felt that the mutton in the bowl was no longer fragrant, and blamed himself, "This is all the general's negligence." Oh, yes, let him let go of this unfinished military exploit!
"Just pay more attention next time." Mu Anzhi pretended, but actually he was laughing half to death. The method used by General Qin to receive the armor was really clever. He took five thousand soldiers directly to Yumen Pass to divide the armor and weapons, and then put it on himself.
, who would want to rob again, unless they have the ability to wipe out five thousand soldiers and horses. Facts have proved that most of them avoided it when they saw it from a distance, and General Qin and his party returned to Xinyi safely.
What Mu Anzhi laughed at was that the old man of the Lu family probably thought that his idea of escorting heavy armor thousands of miles was extremely clever, especially in northern Xinjiang, where the weather was bad and the roads were difficult to travel, but who would have thought that General Qin would use such a method?
Method, you send 5,000 sets of armor, and I will take 5,000 cavalry out to meet them. When we get to Yumen Pass, we can put on new armor and then abandon the chariot and drive quickly.
Thinking of this, Mu Anzhi drank two glasses of wine happily, one with General Qin and the other with the two princes-in-law. Mu Anzhi said to them, "You two are very lucky and arrived safely.
I caught up with your sister-in-law to give birth to a son for me. It’s my first time to come back to Xinyi. I want to stay a little longer and see the exotic customs here. It’s just the same. I need to bring enough people when I go out. I’m not worried about you. I’ll make some snacks by myself. Mr. Lu Guogong and I
The forces are at odds with each other. I originally expected that the Ministry of War would find an excuse to give these armors to others, but since the Ministry of War has given them to others, why would they send you two consorts to come forward to escort the armors like this? His majesty cannot be the one who doesn't like his son-in-law and just picks up hard work.
Here you go. I'll just pay back the hard work. Once you enter the northern border, you will have to count on me if you break a piece of oily skin. If you are good and evil, even if I just won a battle, I will be charged with a serious crime. It's not me.
Provocation, otherwise how could we send a large army there? Is it just to receive the armor? Knowing that it was you two who were escorting the armor, I was worried for several days."
Mu Anzhi's understatement and indifferent tone made everyone present change their expressions, especially Qin and Yao. Qin Ting had always been reticent, but he was not ungrateful, "Thank you, third brother, for the tip.
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Yao Xu did not make any pretentious gestures like ordinary literati. He said, "I thought that after entering Northern Xinjiang, I was afraid that the journey would not be peaceful, so I thought less about it. Third brother, thanks to your care, I won't say thank you."
"Yao Xu came from a wealthy family, but he really didn't expect that he would become a chess piece. What's terrible is that he was treated as a dead chess piece. This is too disrespectful.
"As long as you know what you're talking about, come on, let's drink." Mu Anzhi kept saying that he was not provoking, he just put the provocation out in the open, but the key point was that what he said was reasonable and reasonable, and there was no reason why people would not think more about it.
Even the three generals Ji, Qin, and Li felt cold after hearing this. We all knew that the armor was important, and we also knew that the two princes-in-law had a noble status. However, we thought that if something happened to the armor, our troops and horses would be equipped with it.
Nothing happened, but I never thought about what would happen if something happened to the prince-in-law.
Yes, the Prince Consort is definitely more important than five thousand pieces of armor!
Not to mention five thousand pieces of armor, even fifty thousand pieces of armor can't compare to two princes-in-law!
The three of them immediately admired His Highness the Prince, thinking that His Highness is really perceptive, insightful, discerning, and thoughtful. He is indeed worthy of being His Highness.
Marquis Lu drank a cup of it solemnly. In fact, the purpose behind transporting the armor is not difficult to guess. There are two pits in it, one is the armor. Armor is a heavy thing, and the carriage and horse are heavy and difficult to move, so it is easy for others to take advantage of it. The second is
The two consorts have high status and are the husband-in-law of the princess after all. As Mu Anzhi said, once something happens to the consort, it will be more troublesome than if something happens to the armor. Therefore, it seems that the armor is bait, but in fact, the consort is the key.
It is easy to think of these two points. Lu Hou believes that there are others at this banquet who can think of them. However, few people say it directly like Mu Anzhi. It was originally a conspiracy behind the scenes and a shady trick, but Mu Anzhi directly said it.
During the banquet, he showed off his splendor and uprightness, which made people feel good about him.
Mu Anzhi didn't let go of the topic. He immediately asked about Patriarch Sudimir, "Didn't the Patriarch say he was seriously ill? Is he dead?"
"No." General Li said, "I have been lingering on his bed for three or five years. After this battle, I will wait until he is escorted back to Xinyi. How can I still be lingering on him?"
Mu Anzhi sneered, "If you have been arrogant for a long time, you will inevitably sit in a well and look at the sky."
Talking about the war, everyone talked about the two sons born to the princess. Tang Mo asked, "Third brother, what do the nephews born to my sister-in-law look like? Are they handsome? Are they more like you or like my third sister-in-law?"
"Of course he looks like me." Mu Anzhi felt very proud and arrogant as a first-time father, "But there are also three sisters-in-law like you, like the two of us. I think he picked the best of both of us and is particularly handsome."
Mu Anzhi was surprised, "Why don't you run over and take a look."
"I didn't look at the child. I just saw that the third sister-in-law and the children were all safe, so I came out quickly. I heard that giving birth to a child is very scary, so I will wait until the third day to see again." Tang Mo's words made everyone laugh,
Du Changshi said, "I'm not letting you give birth, so what are you afraid of?"
"That's scary too." Tang Mo said while holding the sweet wine. Everyone knew that he was the youngest son of Princess Fengyang. He had been pampered since he was a child, so it's understandable that he would be timid.
However, it is interesting to think that our Lord Marquis is a hero among the world, but he got such a noble son-in-law who is a flower of wealth in the world.
However, people who have seen Tang Mo take action will not laugh. Qin Ting looked at Tang Mo one more time and thought to himself that last time we were in Henan, Tang Mo swung his sword and several heads flew up, and blood spurted out, how cold and cruel it was.
, why are you even afraid of women giving birth? I really can’t see that you are a timid guy.
After the celebration banquet, Qin Ting and Yao Xu went to rest in the courtyard that had been prepared in advance. The two of them had been traveling all the way. When they were at Yumen Pass, they had already seen the Northern Xinjiang general's unique method of receiving armor, but the biggest
The shock still comes from this morning.
Mu Anzhi was bold and cheerful about the war, and he was fully aware of Lu Guogong's plans behind his back. He even did not shy away from their subtle reminders about the future war.
Sudimir's war will not be the last.
Next, there will be another war in Northern Xinjiang. Those tribes that are unwilling to submit to His Highness, His Highness will definitely not be polite to them.
In the imagination, it should be a scene of wars raging for three months, with bones exposed in the wild, but in the upper reaches of Northern Xinjiang, the generals are in high spirits and ready for war, just like the hungry and thirsty land of Northern Xinjiang, which has been waiting for the rain of war for a long time.
As his body was immersed in the slightly hot water, Yao Xu let out a soft groan of comfort. He thought of his father's words: For civil servants, peace may be a prosperous time, but for generals, no matter how sharp the knife is, it will become dull if it is not unsheathed for a long time.
The breeze was blowing the dark green branches of the peach tree. Qin Ting was sitting on the porch, holding a snow-white silk handkerchief in his hand, slowly and carefully wiping the cold iron saber.