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Bianjing

Xingguofang

Duke's Mansion of Qi

The Duke of Qi has gone to court.

In the dining hall, the female envoys stood with their heads bowed.

There were morning birds chirping on the trees in the yard, and the distant sounds of people singing and selling, making the hall even quieter.

Princess Pingning sat at the table and ate her breakfast carefully. The maid beside the table picked up the dishes, spread out some of the dishes, and put them on another porcelain plate.

The smoothed porcelain plate was put into the food box held by the female servant at the side.

In this quiet atmosphere, there was a sound of hurried footsteps.

Soon, the figure of the servant appeared at the door of the hall. After stepping in, he bowed and cupped his hands and said:

"Mother, my young master got up a little late today. He said he was rushing to the Sheng family, so he skipped breakfast."

Princess Pingning put down her chopsticks and looked at Buwei at the door without saying anything. The hall fell into silence again.

Then, Buwei bowed deeper.

After the nun beside her closed the food box, Princess Pingning said calmly: "Take it and let Brother Heng eat it on the way."

"Yes! Concubine!"

As he said that, Buwei stretched out his hands. After grandma put the food box in his hands, he walked backwards from the door, turned around and walked quickly out of the courtyard.

Seeing Buwei disappear, Princess Pingning picked up her chopsticks and continued eating breakfast.

after dinner,

Princess Pingning walked out of the hall waving the exquisite fan, followed by a dozen female envoys slowly walking around the Duke's mansion.

After walking a few steps, a stewardess came quickly with a beautiful post in her hand.

After giving a gift, he handed the post to Princess Pingning's personal maid and left quickly.

The personal nanny looked at the name on the post:

"Princess Princess, a post from the Gao family in Laizhou."

After hearing the words of the nanny, the waving fan stopped for a moment in the arms of Princess Pingning and continued to move.

Then Princess Pingning stretched out her hand and took the post.

After reading the post, Princess Pingning said calmly: "This ancestor of the Gao family was entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple during the late emperor's time. Not only is he related to the Chai family, but he is also related to our old father-in-law. Please give him a generous gift!"

"Yes, empress! From Laizhou to Wanxi, we are all close to King Jing's fiefdom. This marriage is really far away!"

Princess Pingning hummed and said, "Get the car ready, I'll go to the palace to visit my mother!"

On the way south from Xingguofang,

Qi Heng was eating breakfast in the car.

"Sir, please get up earlier next time! If you are sleepy, we can still sleep for a while on the way! The princess is suppressing her anger today."

"Aren't I so happy after knowing Xu Hou's victory! No, do you know what the power of three sides is? !!"

At this time, the coachman's voice came from outside the carriage: "Young Master, I have to rein in my horse!"

"Wang Huzi, what's wrong?" Buwei asked.

"It's not my brother's fault. There are police officers blocking the way near the entrance of the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen. It seems that the Fuxi Prison is escorting the prisoners."

After hearing this, Buwei opened the corner of the car curtain and saw several prisoners with heavy shackles and tattoos on their faces walking out of the street not far away.

Relatives of criminals were gathered around to deliver things and money.

While talking, the carriage stopped.

Coachman Wang Huzhu looked at the group of prisoners: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don't know how many miles these prisoners have been in prison, and they are wearing shackles, so they must be guilty!"

Qi Heng, who was in the car, took a look and waved his hand, indicating that he would lower the car curtain.

After the prisoner passes,

When the Qi family's carriage was about to move forward, onlookers blocked the road again.

Passers-by asked questions from outside the car:

"Master Cha, I heard that Marquis Yongyi won a great victory in the north. Will he be released today?"

"Yes! Mr. Cha, when Marquis Tuoxi won the battle last month, he let some people go! My two tigers..."

An impatient voice shouted:

"It's so fast! Let's break up!"

"Don't get in the way here!"

"Can't you see the car blocking the Duke's mansion?"

Then, the voice immediately changed to a flattering tone: "Hey, Mr. Wang Liu! This way you go!"

In the carriage, Qi Heng raised his chin slightly.

Buwei said from behind the car door: "Wang Hu, the young master wants to reward you."

"yes!"

"Young Master will reward you! Go on."

Then, the clang of copper coins was heard outside the car. The jailer took the thrown bunch of copper coins, and another shout of thanks came.

The sound of cars rumbling,

After eating, Qi Heng yawned and squinted in the car for a while.

Arriving at the door of Sheng's house, Qi Heng and Buwei hurriedly got out of the car and walked quickly towards the courtyard of the book school, listening to the shouts of the time on the street.

Before entering the courtyard of the school, Qi Heng heard hearty laughter.

After entering the door, they saw Xu Zaijing, Chang Bai, Gu Tingye and Zai Zhang standing at the door. The folding fans in their hands were swinging fast, with smiles on their faces.

Qi Heng hurriedly greeted him and joined the discussion on the period of Bai Gao Kingdom's destruction.

The end of Chenshi (9 a.m.)

Sun rise,

People who are exposed to the sun feel a little uncomfortable.

Southwest of Bianjing,

Outside the gate of Zailou in the outer city,

A group of prisoners carrying heavy shackles walked outside the city. Amid the shouts of being relieved, they walked to the roadside to rest in the shade of a tree.

This group of people couldn't feel anything in prison, but after putting on these heavy shackles, they walked less than ten miles out of the city, and everyone's necks were already scratched.

The wound was sore from the sweat.

The leading escort looked at the prisoners with a playful look on his face. Just as he was about to give the order to start again, a constable came to the city gate on horseback.

After a conversation, the escorting escort nodded repeatedly.

Some of the prisoners looked happy and expectant, and began to talk excitedly.

After a while,

the escort bowed and sent away the constable who had delivered the order, and walked in front of the prisoners.

"Heh~teh!"

After the escort spitted, he saw everyone looking at him, and he bowed to the sky and said:

"The saint is kind!"

"Marquis Yongyi won a great victory in the north, and you damned stubborn prisoners can also get some blessings."

"Come here! Change the heavy shackles to medium shackles, medium shackles to light shackles, and light shackles to hand shackles!"

"After changing, wait for the clerks in the yamen to change your seals!"

Looking at the happy expressions of the prisoners, the escort continued: "Don't be happy too early! The prefect also said that during the escort, who among you dares to move?"

"Humph! Kill immediately!"

As he said, the escort glanced at the prisoners.

Some prisoners with strange eyes lowered their heads.

Jiying Lane

Sheng Family Academy

Minglan, who was sitting in the last row in the corner, raised her head and looked forward at Zhuang Xuejiu, who was in a good mood and was teaching Changfeng's homework in a powerful voice. She then shook the brush in her hand beside the inkstone and continued to write on the copybook.

"Thank you, thank you Xuejiu for your teaching! I will remember it"

Changfeng, who was also sitting in the last row, stood up and said with a guilty look.

Molan, who was in the first row, frowned and looked back at her brother Changfeng with some reproach.

When she accidentally looked at Qi Heng, Molan smiled again, turned her head back, and stroked the hair by her ears uncomfortably.

Seeing Molan like this, Rulan in the middle rolled her eyes and pouted in disgust.

Zhuang Xuejiu nodded: "Well, sit down!"

After that, Zhuang Xuejiu picked up the folding fan on the table, walked a few steps in front of the table in a good mood, looked at his students with a smile, and said:

"When I entered the yard just now, I happened to hear you talking about the affairs of Baigao Kingdom. It was very lively! Now the lesson has been finished, let's continue to discuss it."

"How long can this Baigao Kingdom last! Why! Changbai, you go first!"

Changbai stood up and bowed: "Yes, Xuejiu!"

"Xujiu, I think Baigao Kingdom can still last for three years! There are several reasons."

"First, although since the birth of the prince, Since that year, Your Majesty has adopted Lord Wang Shao's strategy of opening up the Hehuang border for ten years. However, at this critical moment of life and death, the Baigao Kingdom will definitely mobilize the whole country's troops to fight to the death with our Great Zhou. With hundreds of thousands of troops fighting each other and millions of people fighting, it will not be possible to destroy the country overnight! "

"Secondly, I think Your Majesty will definitely learn from the experience of winning and then losing the battle with the Baigao Kingdom at the beginning of his succession to the throne. This time, you will definitely take a steady approach. Although Tuoxi Hou attacked Youzhou Road and Yongyi Hou destroyed Heishan Weifu Military Division, the combined strength of Youzhou Road and Heishan Weifu Military Division is only 40,000 to 50,000 people, and the Baigao Kingdom has not suffered any serious damage. "

"Third, the Northern Liao is involved in the threat of the Jin Kingdom, so it must be However, they do not want our Great Zhou to recover the former territory of Baigao and remove the constraints of our Great Zhou in the northwest! For example, the envoys of Northern Liao discussed the expedition against Baigao with our Great Zhou in Nanyu Garden before, but they did not send many troops.

At this time, Baigao may have sent a letter to ask Northern Liao to mediate! The Southwest Recruiting Office of Northern Liao may send troops to threaten our Great Zhou in Hebei and Hebei!"

"Fourthly, although Baigao had internal strife, because Northern Liao was watching covetously, our Great Zhou delayed the war for a year, and Baigao also remained stable for a year."

"Therefore, I think it will take at least three years. Scholar!"

Student Zhuang waved his hand to signal Changbai to sit down, and said: "Zai Zhang!"

Xu Zai Zhang stood up and said : "Student, I think it may take two years, and the reason is the same as Changbai's! But after all, there is a civil war in Baigao now, and three years will not be enough. I think two years will be enough!"

Student Zhuang waved his hand and said, "Brother Heng?"

Zai Zhang sat down, Qi Heng stood up, and bowed his hands and said, "Student, I have the same opinion as Brother Zhang."

"Tingye?"

Qi Heng sat down, Gu Tingye stood up, and bowed his hands and said, "Student, I have the same opinion as Changbai. But there is one thing Changbai said wrong!"

Student Zhuang: "Oh?"

Hearing this, Changbai also looked at Gu Tingye in confusion, and his eyes signaled Gu Tingye to say where he was wrong.

Gu Tingye looked around the school and continued, "Yesterday I saw the family report, the North Liao Southwest Road Recruiting Office is not a meeting! But it has already sent troops."

Hearing this, everyone in the school looked unhappy.

At the suggestion of the scholar, Gu Tingye sat down, and Changfeng stood up and echoed Gu Tingye's statement.

After a moment of silence, Zhuang Xuejiu said, "Zai Jing? What do you think?"

Xu Zai Jing stood up and looked at Changbai, Gu Tingye and others who turned back to look at him. He smiled and bowed his hands and said, "Xu Jiu, I think what Changbai, my brother and Ye Ge'er said are all reasonable! But they overlooked some things."

Hearing this, Zhuang Xuejiu's eyes lit up: "Oh? Tell me what you think!"

Xu Zai Jing bowed his hands in response and continued:

"Xu Jiu, Changbai's first point is right!"

"But Changbai's third point overlooked one thing! Although the Baigao Kingdom has gained a year of respite because of the covetous eyes of the Northern Liao Kingdom, hasn't our Great Zhou also been preparing for war for a year?"

Hearing this, everyone in the school nodded.

Xu Zai Jing continued:

"Ten years ago, the Baigao Kingdom had always massacred and plundered the tribes of the ethnic minorities in the Hehuang area. Many tribes had feuds with the Baigao Kingdom! When our Great Zhou opened the border in Hehuang, the Great Zhou army was very powerful, and Lord Wang had a good strategy. He conquered, pacified, promoted commerce, and established schools. In the past ten years, Xihe Road has become increasingly prosperous, and the annual commercial tax alone is 800,000 strings of cash."

"There are more than 60,000 regular and ethnic soldiers in Xihe Road, including many cavalry! Last year, the court recruited 50,000 soldiers from Chengdu Prefecture to make up for it. 110,000. The Gansu Military Command of Baigao Kingdom has only 40,000 troops in total!"

"Excluding the troops of Baigao Kingdom defending against the Uighurs in the west, Baigao Kingdom has only more than 300,000 troops on the front line, plus the Gansu Military Command, it is 400,000!"

"And in my Great Zhou, after the reinforcement last year, General Cao, Marquis of Tuoxi, has nearly 400,000 Western Army troops! My father, Marquis Yongyi, has 80,000 troops under his command. Last autumn, the Bianjing Imperial Guards, the Duke of Ying, and the Marquis of Ningyuan gathered 10,000 cavalry to supplement! "

"600,000 troops Against 400,000! Excellent"

Xu Zaijing stopped himself from planting the flag in time and said: "Although the military strength of Baigao Kingdom was not greatly damaged, as my brother said, the internal strife of Baigao Kingdom was very widespread before!"

"Many families with close ties to the Li clan were killed! ! "

"It's like a person commanding his limbs after changing his head, it must be difficult! The cohesion of Baigao Kingdom has decreased a lot compared to before!"

"The outstanding generals of the younger generation of Baigao..."

Gu Tingye on the side interrupted: "You, Brother Jing, have crippled a few more, and they have surrendered to my Great Zhou!"

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Brother Ye is right!"

"And among these surrendered generals, there are cavalry generals and infantry generals, all of whom have a blood feud with Bai Gaoliang Yi's family! Now most of them are serving as military advisers to Marquis Tuoxi and Marquis Yongyi."

Gu Tingye interrupted again, "That's right! As soon as the generals on the opposite side stick out their butts, we know they want to..."

"Cough!"

Chang Feng coughed, and Gu Tingye quickly stopped talking.

Xu Zaijing glanced at Gu Tingye: "One loss and one gain, can also let my Great Zhou army know ourselves and the enemy!"

"Also, the Li clan has led the Baigao Kingdom for many years, and the only two legitimate heirs are on my Great Zhou side. With them, it will not be difficult to surrender the garrison."

"As for the North Liao Southwest Recruiting Office mentioned by Changbai and Ye Ge'er."

"Tsk! When there was no Jin Kingdom, the Duke of Ying and the Marquis of Ningyuan stationed in Hebei dared to confront them head-on, let alone now!"

Hearing this, Gu Tingye straightened his back and nodded.

Zhuang Xuejiu held his beard and smiled: "So, how long do you think Jing Ge'er think it will be?"

Xu Zaijing bowed: "Xu Jiu! I have no conclusion, but. Next year is the year of your majesty's birthday!"

"Hiss!!!"

After understanding the shocking meaning in Xu Zaijing's words, everyone in the school took a breath of cold air.

Seeing everyone's surprised look, Xu Zaijing secretly said in his heart: There is also an uncle named Zhao Taifeng hiding in the Chuihuan Division.

"This is too optimistic!"

Xu Zaijing bowed: "The scholar is right!"

Zhuang scholar nodded, put his hands behind his back and said: "Let's take a break!"

After speaking, the scholar sat back at the table, took out a piece of paper and started writing.

After writing, the scholar folded the paper and put it in an envelope, and wrote the words "To the prefect" on the envelope, and put the envelope on the side of the table.

At this time, Gu Tingye's voice rang in the school: "Changbai, if the prince of Baigao country had not died, would Liang Yi's family still plot against Baigao country?"