Huan Rong

In the fourth year of Taiyuan, in December, the cousins ​​of the Qin brothers delivered to Beijing. After some consideration, Qin Ce quickly decreed that he would not accept the request of the princes, and only adjusted the jurisdiction of a few people.

Qin Yu was in charge of Pingzhou, and together with General Xiahou, he was in charge of the military forces of the three Han states; Qin Jing led the armies of Jing and Henan states, and also led Shuofang County.

Qin Jue town Xihai, Qin Jue town Luozhou, Qin Jue town Xuzhou, Qin Yugai town Yongzhou.

Qin Jiu and Qin Yue's father and son are still in the town of Xihe, and Xu Zengzhou has five hundred soldiers.

Several decrees were issued, and it seemed that Qin Ce made concessions, trying to ease the relationship between father and son.However, if you study the meaning carefully, not to mention Qin Jing, even Chao Wenwu can't help frowning.

"The Sixth Highness is in Xuzhou, and the Fourth Highness is changing to Shuofang?"

It became increasingly difficult for everyone to understand what Qin Ce's plan was.

He said that he wanted to take back his son's military power, but he didn't take any substantive actions, but instead issued an order to appease him; it said that he gave up his mind and planned to submit to the old man to give up power.

"Your Majesty has not established a crown prince so far, and it seems that he has a lot of love for His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson."

A discerning person sees the key point, and points directly to the center.

Those who heard it were all dumbfounded, like thunder exploding in their ears.

"Your Majesty, this is to..."

The following words were not exported, and I dared not export them.

It is true that Qin Ce did not cut power, but he intentionally equalized it.Unable to cut off the power in his son's hands, he simply played with the balance.

If there were no accidents, the princes guarded the important places, which could not only guard against strong neighbors but also suppress the resurgence of powerful ones; if accidents happened accidentally, causing the brothers to separate, the chaos of the Eight Kings in the Western Jin Dynasty might repeat itself.

Although the ministers have selfish motives, they try their best to fight for the power of the court, but peace is rare, and no one wants to see the chaotic world repeat itself, especially if it is caused by the king.

However, the imperial decree has been issued, Qin Ce does not change his mind, the matter is a foregone conclusion.

The officials cannot openly resist the order, and supporting a prince to change the dynasty will only make the chaos come faster.There is no other way now, but to hope that Qin Ce can live a few more years, don't continue to be confused, and suddenly order Qin Yue to be the grandson of the emperor.

In the Jiaofang Hall, Empress Liu waved off the eunuchs and sat quietly in front of the couch.

Concubine Liu Shu's face was full of anger, and her silver teeth were gritted.

"Sister, what exactly do the officials want to do?"

"What are you doing?" Empress Liu sneered, "My sister still can't understand what happened? In the eyes of the officials, everyone in the world can play chess, including your sisters and Ah Zheng. It's a pity..."

Concubine Liu Shu looked at Empress Liu, her anger never diminished, "What a pity?"

"Officials are not good at playing chess. If you make a wrong move, you will be smart sooner or later, but you will be mistaken by your cleverness, and you will be trapped to death."

When Empress Liu was speaking, Goshawk ate the fresh meat on the plate, combed her feathers, and came to her side to please her.

"It's not like an eagle."

Being interrupted by this, Empress Liu's expression eased slightly, she lightly stroked the goshawk's back feathers, a dark look flashed in her eyes.

"The official has already made a move, so why not help him finish this game of chess."

"Sister?" Concubine Liu Shu was puzzled.

"After decades of husband and wife, who would have expected this step?" Empress Liu stopped her movements and lowered her eyes, seeming to be emotional, but also seemed to be sarcastic, her eyes were full of coldness, "In the end, we still have to go to the end. step."

It doesn't matter who lied to whom.

It doesn't matter who owes whom.

The past is like smoke, never to be found again.It doesn't make any sense to hang on to your heart all day, it will only let yourself get into a dead end.

Being a mother is stronger.

Empress Liu will not sit on Qin Ce's random layout, let alone allow her sons to become pawns.

"Auntie, would you like to help me?"

Concubine Liu Shu looked at Empress Liu and smiled silently.The smile is charming, like a flower blooming on the other shore, it is breathtakingly beautiful, but it is tainted with the breath of the Styx.

"I will do what my sister says." Concubine Liu Shu leaned slightly and said word by word, "Sister has a bottom line, and so do I. Since the official has crossed this line, how can I have any worries?"

Qin Jing and the others are the opposite scales of Empress Liu and Concubine Liu Shu. Anyone who touches them will die, and Qin Ce is no exception.

"it is good."

Empress Liu smiled, took Concubine Liu Shu's hand, and said softly: "The Empress Dowager Huan Han gave a gift a few days ago, and there are some good things in it."

"good stuff?"

"A few rare spices." Empress Liu said slowly, "It can refresh and cheer up. I ordered someone to try it, and the effect is excellent."

Refreshing?

Chewing these four words carefully, Concubine Liu Shu frowned slightly, a thought flashed through her mind, she asked in surprise, "Sister, you mean?"

"The official family has passed the year of obedience, and it is no longer a dragon and a tiger." Empress Liu groped the goshawk's neck, with a slight smile in her voice, "The official family has been lucky in Jiuhua and Lanlin in recent months. It will be powerless. Compared with pills, spices are naturally better."

After Zhao and Zhang's hands, it is impossible for Qin Ce to have any more children. Fortunately, no matter how many beauties there are, it is useless.

Before, Empress Liu and Concubine Liu Shu were regarded as jokes, but not now.Since Qin Ce had already crossed the bottom line regardless of the relationship between father and son, he naturally had to bear the consequences for his actions.

Empress Liu's original intention was not to let Qin Ce die immediately, the monarch died suddenly, and the stability of Chang'an would be unstable, which would be of no benefit to anyone.

Taking it slow, making arrangements carefully, and making sure nothing goes wrong is her style of doing things.

"Officials spend half their lives in the army, and they should enjoy themselves for a few days."

"Sister is right." Comprehending the meaning of Empress Liu's words, Concubine Liu Shu smiled even wider, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, sister, I will arrange this matter."

Empress Liu nodded, turned around to fetch the silk cloth, picked up a pen and wrote a short message, and when the ink was dry, folded it up and stuffed it into a bamboo tube, and tied it to the goshawk's leg.

The eyes and ears in the Jiaofang Hall have been cleaned up, neatly, without leaving any traces.

Even though Qin Ce was dissatisfied, he always had to do superficial work, and it was impossible to completely tear himself apart with Empress Liu.

As Da Changqiu had predicted before, Qin Ce had to swallow this breath of depression, and he had to swallow it if he didn't.I couldn't swallow it, so I had to close the door and cut off a low couch.Wanting to continue to put eyes and ears in the Jiaofang Palace is already as difficult as climbing the sky.

"Go."

Empress Liu went to the window and released the goshawk by herself.

The eunuch's palace servants stood with their backs to the wall, watching their noses, noses, noses, and hearts. It wasn't Empress Liu and Concubine Liu Shu who spoke, their eyes were always lowered, almost blending into the silent palace.

Taiyuan five years, January

Qin Jing received Chang'an's order, suspended his offensive steps, and sent his troops to Shuofang City to take over the military affairs in the city.

"All the land in Monan has been wiped out. The remnants of Rouran temporarily fled westward, and Gaoche's tribes dare not go south easily. They can find water sources and move the people to farm and herd."

Long before dispatching troops, Qin Jing discussed with Zhang Lian and others and made a careful plan.

Take down the whole territory of Monan, immediately relocate the people, build enemy forts near the water, and connect with Xihai County to form a solid barrier to prevent changes after the retreat.

Now that Shuofang County is in hand, it is easier to implement the plan.

"Building a city requires a large number of young and strong, and the border counties may not have enough manpower. You might as well follow the example of Huan Han and choose a place to set up a post station for transportation. Wait for the number of young and strong to build the city."

Zhang Lian's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone.

"Your Highness, all the cavalry have family members, so you might as well move all of them to Monan." Ran Hu suggested.

Hearing this, Xia Houyan seemed to be about to speak, but was stopped by Zhang Lian, who secretly shook his head at him.

"Yes." At this moment, Qin Jing nodded in agreement, and said, "After the enemy station is built, I intend to open a commercial road along the way, and the army can rotate the guards."

"promise!"

Ranhu was overjoyed, his face was flushed, and he couldn't wait to go to the army to tell everyone the good news.

Seeing his thoughts, Qin Jing smiled slightly, indicating that he could step back.

"Thank you, King Khan!"

After Ranhu left, Xia Houyan finally had the opportunity to speak: "Your Highness, this is not appropriate!"

After finally expelling the Hu people's forces, and resettling these cavalry families in Monan, wouldn't it be leaving troubles for themselves?

"Shu Jun's words are wrong." Zhang Lian shook his head and explained, "Soldiers will inevitably miss their relatives when they are away, regardless of whether they are Han or Hu. Your Highness must carefully consider the placement of your family members in Monan."

"But……"

"When the Hus did not enter the Central Plains, they all lived by water and grass. In order to find pastures, they migrated to water sources all the year round." Zhang Lian continued.

"Being outside for a long time and not being able to reunite with family members will inevitably cause resentment. If you keep it in the Central Plains, the hidden dangers will be even greater. If you don't move it to Monan, and move the Han people to farm and live together."

Xia Houyan still couldn't turn the corner.

Zhang Lian sighed, looked at Qin Jing, and only after obtaining the latter's permission did he explain further: "Shu Jun, these 8000 people are a double-edged sword, which can hurt the enemy as well as oneself. Do you know that when His Highness left Chang'an, I never thought about going back."

"What?!" Xia Houyan was shocked, and looked up at Qin Jing, his face full of disbelief, "Why?"

In his opinion, Qin Jing is the most powerful heir to the throne after a hundred years from Qin Ce.Determined not to return to Chang'an, what is the reason?

"What Bo Kao said is not bad." Qin Jing confirmed Zhang Lian's words.

Xia Houyan was even more surprised.

"Your Highness, why?"

"It's hard to say clearly now." Qin Jing said in a deep voice, "But from now on, for at least five years, I will be stationed in the grassland. In the future, when I send troops westward, I will bring these cavalry with me. If I build a city elsewhere, Their families will follow them."

Qin Jing also seriously considered Xia Houyan's concerns.

The lesser of two evils.

If Monan's power vacuum continues, sooner or later it will cause even bigger troubles.It is true that moving cavalry families into the grasslands involves risks, but if handled properly, the risks can always be minimized.

The relocation of the Han people to reclaim frontier land and live together with the Hu tribe can also play a diversionary role.

The Ding households that Qin Jing wanted to move to were by no means ordinary people, most of them were young and strong border residents who had fought with the army and had a fierce temperament.Doing so can't completely eliminate the danger, and at present, it is actually the most feasible method.

Leaving the land of the Central Plains, some people will definitely feel dissatisfied.

Therefore, Qin Jing couldn't stop, and couldn't stop.

Only by continuing to fight, leading the army to continue to conquer, and making this bear journey continue to advance, can the danger be completely avoided.Even if it erupts suddenly one day, it will not affect the Central Plains.

"Your Highness, it is better not to delay the matter of emigration, as there may be changes in the future."

Zhang Lian could guess Qin Jing's thoughts, made a decision early, and vowed to follow in Qin Jing's footsteps.Even if you have to leave home for thousands of miles and never set foot in your hometown again, as long as you can drive away the foreigners and restore the Central Plains, you are still willing.

"According to the current pace of the army, we can arrive at Shuofang in three days." Qin Jing spread out the map, pondered for a moment, and said, "After arriving at Shuofang City, immediately post a notice calling the border people to enter Monan. In addition, sending tribal songs is the same as dyeing tigers." Go to the West Sea, and talk to your second brother about the emigration."

"promise!"

Zhang Lian promised to go down immediately to make arrangements.

Not long after the curtain was lowered, it was raised again.

It turned out that the goshawk flew into the camp and found Qin Jing's big tent, and rushed into the tent without waiting for the "communication" of the trilogy.In a blink of an eye, he landed on the desk, managed to stand still, honked twice at Qin Jing, and stretched out a leg as if asking for credit.

"Come here." Qin Jing untied the bamboo tube and called for someone at the same time.

"What orders does Your Highness have?" Bu Qu heard the voice and took orders in front of the tent.

"Prepare fresh meat."

"promise!"

噍——

Satisfied, Goshawk rubbed the back of Qin Jing's hand and stood aside to comb his feathers.

Qin Jing took out the silk cloth, looked at it from beginning to end, slowly closed her eyes, and tightened her fingers until she squeezed the silk cloth into her palm and kneaded it into a ball.

Goshawk tilted his head to look at Qin Jing, with fluffy chest feathers, and suddenly leaned over.

Qin Jing opened her eyes, brushed her fingers over the snow-covered eagle feathers, and said to herself, "The ten-year agreement may have to be brought forward."

The ups and downs in the north will not affect Jiankang for the time being.

Entering the first month, the whole city of Jiankang is immersed in the festive atmosphere.Even if snow falls from the sky, it will not affect everyone's happy mood in the slightest.

On the first day of the palace banquet, Huan Rong sat in front of the hall and received gifts from the officials.

Some foreign envoys congratulated together, and directly carried the cages containing the beasts to the hall; there were also envoys dressed in colorful clothes, dancing in the hall to the sound of music, bowing to the ground after dancing, and shouting "Long live".

After the congratulations, Huan Rong temporarily retreated into the inner hall, thinking of what he saw just now, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It wasn't that he was laughing, he couldn't control it.

Think about it, a tall and thick man with a colorful body, spinning on the ground like a top, with that speed, that sense of balance, even 32 rounds of gyrations would be inferior.

If it's a woman, with a delicate figure and colorful clothes, it's really pleasing to the eye to spin and leap like this.

If it were a man, he would still be as strong as a hill. The scenery is so beautiful that it is unimaginable.Huan Rong bit his cheek hard to maintain his seriousness and did not laugh on the spot.

Recalling the expressions of Xi Yin and others, the "shock" they received at that moment is probably not much different from their own.

After laughing, Huan Rong got up to change clothes.

After being reminded by the eunuch, he walked out of the hall accompanied by music, sat in front of the hall again, and was toasted by all the officials.

There were two visitors who brought hundreds of officials to the hall, they were from the Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Chenjun.

Xie An has become Situ and no longer serves as a guest in front of the palace.Instead, Xi Chao took the Baiguan Shoujiu and knelt down in front of Huan Rong.

During the whole process, the music never stopped, accompanied by bursts of drums, melodious mixed with a bit of clang.

Huan Rong can be said to be massive, and he is already drunk after a thousand cups.

However, with the wine in his throat, he looked down at the officials in front of the palace, and he was in a trance for a moment.

Back then, it was the same Yuanri palace banquet, also in the main hall, Sima Yi was sitting on the throne, and he was the one who toasted.Now, Sima Yi is hiding in Qingxili, and he is on the throne, getting closer and closer to the goal of ending the troubled times and unifying China.

Recalling the scene at that time, Huan Rong couldn't help being a little distracted, and the music in his ears became hazy.After being reminded by Xi Chao, I just realized that I was wandering in public, and I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on longevity!"

Huan Rong picked up the wine cup, raised his head and drank it down in one gulp.

In the vagueness, there seems to be an eagle chirping to tear apart the music, and the sound is beating on the ear drum.