Chapter 365 Singing

Speaking of the Zhanghetan camp, after Jia Lian left, Xiang He and others were originally worried about the enemy coming again.

It was just because neither Jia Lian nor the princess had returned, and they did not dare to evacuate to Ganning Pass privately.

Moreover, the camp is far away from Ganning Pass. Once we encounter enemy cavalry on the way back, there will be no danger to defend. I'm afraid the situation will get worse.

Therefore, we could only repair the fortifications, treat the wounded, and wait in anxiety...

Fortunately, early the next morning, the reinforcements from Ganning Pass arrived as scheduled!

Commander-in-Chief Wu Shiwei personally led his troops to rescue him and led the advance cavalry team into the camp.

When it was learned that Jia Lian had led his troops to rescue Princess Zhaoyang but had not returned, he knew that Jia Lian and his wife had either been captured or killed, or were trapped in a tight siege.

So Wu Shiwei sent people to contact the Wala side, and at the same time he continuously sent troops into the Gobi to search and rescue Jia Lian.

With the addition of the Ganning Pass garrison, although the arrogant arrogance of the Tatar and Wala princes was effectively curbed, several days passed and the whereabouts of Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang were still not found.

And because the armies of Wei, Oara, and Tatar were all in this chaotic area, the competition between the three parties began. Small-scale battles occurred frequently.

After Xiang He thought about it for a long time, he knew that the situation here could no longer be hidden from the court. He could only concentrate on thinking about it and wrote a letter:

"Your Majesty Xiang He, fearful, reported to His Majesty:

Since I left the capital with the imperial edict, I have escorted the princess all the way westward, out of Yanmen, through Yulin, and even Ganning Pass.

Because the imperial envoy was entrusting Jia Lian with careful planning and clear rewards and punishments, the ministers and others assisted him. It took a total of two months and ten days to station at Ganning Pass on August 26th, and the journey was uneventful.
< br />However, ten days after leaving Ganning Pass and traveling more than 230 miles, when they arrived near the Zhang River, a large number of Tatar cavalry suddenly appeared and attacked. Fortunately, Jia Lian, the envoy, noticed it in time and found the convenient location to lead the soldiers of the three armies. Kill the invading enemies. In this battle, we killed more than 330 enemies and captured 200 horses. We had 153 killed and more than 300 wounded."

Writing this, Xiang He paused for a long time.

Because his memorial not only had to be presented directly to the emperor, but it was also the first urgent memorial to the imperial court regarding the Zhanghetan Incident.

So he not only had to explain things clearly, but also paid attention to his wording. After all, this is related to the subsequent definition, reward and punishment of this incident by the court.

It seems inappropriate to just say yes...

WrinkleAfter frowning for a moment, Xiang He continued to write: "At this time, Zhu Dahe, the general guarding the Ganning Pass, was brave in battle, but he was warlike and reckless, and did not respect orders. He privately led his troops to pursue the enemy's main force on the run, and was killed in Yin. Mulin is surrounded by enemy troops.

This is an insidious and sinister plan of the enemy. They intend to use this to lure us to divide our troops for rescue, mobilize the tigers away from the mountain, and then join forces to surround our camp.


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It is reported that this This conspiracy was all caused by Bahamu, the third prince of Oara, who conspired with Tatar Yachahamenge to kill my envoy and kidnap my princess in order to destroy the alliance between Wei and Oara...

Now, Jia Lian is leading his lone army deep into the enemy's camp to save the princess. There is no news for three days.

I am incompetent and frightened, so I can only go to His Majesty Chen to ask for the Holy Judgment.

The fifth year of Ningkang, September 10th, Youzheng."

After writing it, he ordered someone to copy it into two copies. After stamping the official seal, he ordered someone to rush the report eight hundred miles away. Sent back to Beijing.

A few days later, the Forbidden City.

In the Daming Palace, when he received the memorial from Xiang He, Emperor Ningkang turned purple and smashed his most cherished pen and pen on the floor of the south study room.

"What a thief, An Gan!!"

After being angry, Emperor Ning Kang inevitably questioned again. After all, this is a big deal, so of course we can't just listen to Xiang He's words.

Therefore, there was no publicity and only two close ministers were informed for discussion.

But as the memorial from the guard of Ganning Pass came forward, and what he said was roughly the same as Xiang He, Emperor Ningkang had no choice but to believe this incident.

Suppressing his anger, he shouted: "Come here, tell the cabinet ministers, six ministers, Lantai Ling, Dali Temple Minister, general affairs envoy, and... Honglu Temple Minister to come to the palace to discuss matters!"

After a while, a group of ministers who were summoned urgently came to the south study room. When they saw the situation where needles could be heard in the hall, they secretly tightened their hearts.

"Read it!"

Following Emperor Ning Kang's order, Dai Quan, who had been standing beside him for a long time, with the same serious and handsome face, quietly opened his mouth and wrote about Xiang He's memorial. , read it slowly again in front of all the ministers.

Although after a night of fermentation, some people had heard about it, but when they heard it with their own ears, the ministers couldn't help but look at each other.

"Your Majesty, I don't know the news, can you give me more details..."

"Read it again!"

Emperor Ning Kang did not answer, but just askedDai Quan read out Wu Shiwei's petition together.

This time, no one dared to doubt the authenticity of the news. Some people are shocked for a moment, and some are secretly thinking about the benefits.

This news is so shocking. The imperial court spent so much effort to negotiate an alliance and fraternal policy with Wala, but it turned out to be a conspiracy.

Unfortunately, all of them were played by a little foreign prince.

Once this matter is confirmed, not only will the court lose face, but Princess Zhaoyang will also fall into the hands of the enemy. If word spreads, the scholars will be indignant, and the court will be known as ignorant and incompetent. The world.

Many people suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

"My dear friends, what do you think after hearing this, huh?"

Emperor Ning Kang slowly glanced at the ministers standing in the hall with his gloomy eyes. .

His eyes finally fell on the Minister of Honglu Temple.

If you remember correctly, he was the first person to stand up and support the marriage with Wala.

When the minister of Honglu Temple saw this, his legs trembled, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I really don't know that Prince Bahamu is a person with ulterior motives. Therefore, the proposal of marriage was because Princess Li asked someone to tell the ministers that Princess Zhaoyang was already an adult and had never been married. However, she was entangled with a minister who had a family, which was detrimental to the royal family's face.

It just so happened that Prince Bahamu was very handsome and proficient in Chinese. It was rare that he fell in love with Princess Zhaoyang at first sight, so he asked Wei Chen to mediate the matter.

Wei Chen also had good intentions and felt that Princess Zhaoyang This is a very good intention. I really didn’t know that such a change would happen, so please forgive me..."

In fact, the minister of Honglu Temple felt vaguely uneasy from the moment he entered the temple.

There were either assistant ministers or six ministers and nine ministers present. He was the only one of the third rank who knew something was wrong.

When he figured out the whole story, he saw Emperor Ning Kang's eyes sweeping over him. He still didn't understand what Emperor Ning Kang meant to deal with him, so he immediately told the story in detail.

I thought that Emperor Ning Kang might be able to spare him for the sake of his biological mother, the concubine.

But when he finished speaking, most of the other people in the hall shook their heads secretly.

At this time, let’s not mention Concubine Li...

Sure enough, Emperor Ning Kang’s face became colder and colder. He looked at him indifferently and suddenly waved his hand: "The minister of Honglu Temple has neglected his duty. Incompetent, not only cannot clearly defend evil, but also cover up evil for thieves and help the tyrants to commit crimes, causing the court to suffer huge losses.

I will be thrown into the sky jail and will be severely punished according to the law after a detailed investigation by the department! "

"Your Majesty, I know my mistake, and I beg your Majesty to forgive me..."

" Seeing the minister of Honglu Temple being taken away, the others in the palace just relaxed quietly. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Being deceived by villains has caused too much damage to the face of the court and even the emperor.

If you really think about it, the people who promoted the alliance and marriage in the first place will inevitably They are all suspected of dereliction of duty and ignorance. If calculated this way, at least half of the people present can't escape the blame.

Fortunately, Emperor Ningkang's anger has been greatly dissipated by the Minister of Honglu Temple.

Therefore, he had no intention of dealing with the person anymore. He just looked at the humerus of the court and asked: "Now that the matter has come to this, what do you think the court should do? "

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that we should immediately send someone to question King Wala and ask him to give an explanation for the Zhanghetan incident and hand over a group of people who conspired to murder my delegation! ”

“We must also compensate our country for its losses...”

Those who can stand here are all human beings. We all know that the most important thing at the moment is They want to save the face of the court.

Therefore, most of their opinions are to blame King Wala and let him bear the responsibility for this incident.

The Minister of War observes the words and deeds. Realizing that Emperor Ning Kang did not seem to be interested in such a proposal, he seized the opportunity and said: "I feel that the route of this mission has been planned in detail by the imperial court and is foolproof.

However, such a thing still happened, and it was still in the territory of Wala.

It can be seen that Wala must have betrayed the covenant. I boldly speculate that it is Navarre who is teasing me, the great Wei Dynasty, with his head on both sides.

Therefore, I feel that in order to maintain the majesty of the imperial court, we should immediately suspend all alliances with Oara and send troops to attack Oara to teach other foreign countries that anyone who deceives or offends our great Wei will be punished by us. Wei will definitely attack him! "

"Master Fan, this is too much.

Don’t say that winter is coming soon, it is definitely not war time. Moreover, we know clearly that the Tatars are conspiring to unite with the western factions in an attempt to invade our territory. By sending troops to conquer Oara, isn't this forcing Oara to form an alliance with the enemy?

I think this proposal is very inappropriate. ”

　“Exactly. Moreover, judging from the news, King Nawala was obviously deceived by his own son, and he probably had no intention of offending the Wei Dynasty.

In these troubled times, the main thing to do with Wala is to be gentle and win over..."

"I think our main focus isHe should focus on welcoming the princess back.

If the princess is kidnapped by the Tatars, then how can I, the Wei Dynasty, have the face to face the world?

This matter may depend on King Navarre, and it is indeed not appropriate to offend him.

In my opinion, as long as King Nawala hands over Bahamu, the culprit, and returns the princess, we should ignore the past grudges and continue to discuss the matter of alliance..."

Because Xiang He didn’t know that Jia Lian had successfully rescued the princess, he naturally didn’t know that Bahamu had become a ghost under the sword.

For people in the court, since Bahamu was With people with ulterior motives, it is naturally impossible for anyone to insist on making peace.

But most people still hold the attitude that the alliance with Wala should continue.

After all, , Judging from the news sent back by Xiang He, King Wala is really innocent...

"Master Yan is right. "

Emperor Ning Kang silently looked at the people arguing in the palace, but his mind was already a little far away.

Although he originally did not agree with the marriage with Wala, it was just out of sympathy. Considering the overall situation, I agreed to this matter.

But at this time, it is useless to say this. Once this matter is exposed, people in the world will definitely think that he is an incompetent king. , and he is not a good father, personally sending his beloved daughter into the pit of fire...

It is conceivable that if Zhaoyang cannot return to Beijing safely this time, he will never be able to wash away this stain in his life. !

Thinking of this, even as the ninth emperor, Ning Kangdi couldn’t help but feel helpless and indescribable anger.

Suddenly thought of his biological mother, the concubine. , if she had not insisted on brokering this matter, the court would not have fallen into the trap of the thieves so easily.

Of course he knew that the Minister of Honglu Temple did not lie, and he was indeed under the instruction of Concubine Li.< br />
As a son, at this time, you must maintain your mother’s dignity.

But, this kind of thing only happens once...

Thinking back He, who originally didn't want to make any judgments about some of the things his mother had done over the years, couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps, she was really old.

He sighed quietly. , did not listen carefully to all the speeches of the ministers, and finally issued an order: "There is a time limit of one day. After you wait, I will come up with a charter on this matter. I want to read it personally.

As long as you remember, don’t let the world think that you are all incompetent ministers, and I am an incompetent king. ”

Emperor Ningkang's eyes were stern and deep, which made all the ministers tremble. They all understood that Emperor Ningkang meant that they should find a way to save the court's face!

After they all responded, they went down to rack their brains, trying to come up with an answer that would satisfy Emperor Ning Kang.

A few days later, a piece of good news put a smile on Emperor Ning Kang’s face, which had been frowning for several days.

At that time, Lantai ordered Lin Ruhai to perform a duet in the south study. When he saw this, he couldn't help but seize the opportunity and asked Emperor Ning Kang what was going on.

Emperor Ning Kang looked at him carefully, then asked someone to hand the memorial to Lin Ruhai, and said with a smile: "You really recommended a useful talent to me."

Lin Ruhai probably understood something when he heard this. After taking the memorial and reading it, he found that it was indeed sent back from the west.

It turned out that some of the people who went to rescue Jia Lian with Jia Lian that day returned to the camp safely. Knowing that the princess had not fallen into the hands of the bandits, Xiang He naturally reported the news to Kyoto immediately.

It was really good news. When I saw what was said in the letter, Jia Lian only led a few hundred cavalry to successfully rescue Princess Zhaoyang from the heavy siege, and also got rid of the enemy's pursuit. , Even Lin Ruhai couldn't help but nodded.

I was just a little worried when I saw the news that Jia Lian had killed Bahamu.

As expected, the imperial court had not given up its plan to form an alliance with Oara. Jia Lian was afraid that this move would be criticized by the ministers of the DPRK and China.

After gathering the memorial, Lin Ruhai cupped his hands and said with a smile: "His Majesty is still wise and discerning.

However, it is his duty to protect the safety of the princess to the death. If he were to do it this time If His Royal Highness the Princess can be safely escorted back to the capital, I ask Your Majesty to forgive him for his poor protection."

Lin Ruhai, as Emperor Ningkang's latent minister, was also a confidant. Emperor Ningkang thought that he was in poor health and could only During solo duets, he was always asked to sit down.

Upon hearing Lin Ruhai’s words, Emperor Ning Kang couldn’t help but glance at him sideways.

“If he can escort Zhaoyang back to Beijing safely, I will not only forgive him for his poor protection, but also reward him heavily!”

In Xiang He’s memorial , Jia Lian fought against the enemy twice and won both times. As far as this is concerned, Jia Lian has merit but no fault.

After all, the rebellion of the third prince of Wala was a mistake in the court's decision-making and had nothing to do with Jia Lian.

If Jia Lian can successfully rescue the princess from the enemy's siege, it will definitely be a great rescue.

Moreover, what Emperor Ningkang was most worried about before was that Princess Zhaoyang fell into the hands of the Tatars. Then Tatar is bound toUsing Princess Zhaoyang to provoke and insult the Wei Dynasty was something he could not accept under any circumstances.

Therefore, Jia Lian's recapturing of Princess Zhaoyang from the traitors was the last fig leaf for the entire Wei Dynasty!

Although it is just a small fig leaf, it is what he needs most now.

Recalling that when he went to see the Emperor the day before yesterday, the Emperor asked him lightly about this matter. He was so ashamed at that time that Emperor Ning Kang secretly swore in his heart.

As long as Jia Lian can successfully escort Princess Zhaoyang back to Beijing, he will definitely reward him heavily!

Thinking of this, Emperor Ning Kang suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Ruhai, "Ruhai thinks that Jia Lian is so brave and loyal, should the court reward him?"

"What does your majesty mean? "

"Come here and tell me my will..."

" After sending two edicts of reward to Rongguo Mansion and Jia Yuanchun, Emperor Ningkang felt that it was not enough.

"Order the Hanlin Academy to compile a book about Jia Lian's wise battles with bandits and heroic protection of the emperor, so that it can be sung in the classroom!"

After hearing Emperor Ning Kang's strange order, Lin Ruhai thought for a long time before reacting.

At this time, there should be something eye-catching like this to reduce the impact of the court being deceived by thieves.

Your Majesty, you are indeed wise and admirable.