Youwei, the heir of the Red Chamber

At the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, Rouran raised troops many times in an attempt to seize the opportunity to dominate the Central Plains, and once invaded the heavily armed Liuzhou City in the east.Emperor Taizu personally led the conquest, and personally commanded the founding generals to fight against Rouran outside the territory, and greatly damaged Rouran's troops, so that Rouran willingly surrendered, attacked the Celestial Dynasty every year, and took the initiative to send Rouran Khan's daughter to the Celestial Dynasty Marriage, after being protected by several generations of emperors, Rouran and Tianchao are already related by marriage. Although they guard against each other, they are also close relatives.Prince Zhongshun, the most beloved brother of His Majesty today, is from Princess Rouran Yu Jiulu's clan.This time Rouran broke the peaceful relationship for many years and suddenly sent troops, it can be said that people were caught off guard.

The news of Rouran's attack spread to the capital, and the officials were outraged.These ministers, who were still dreaming of the dream of conquering the kingdom, sneered at the overconfident Rouran people, and asked the Ministry of War to dispatch troops in the fastest time to wipe out Rouran in one fell swoop.Even the Hanlin Academy where Jia Lian lived lost its former tranquility. The literati and scholars were discussing fiercely how to deal with Rouran's rebellion and how to drive Rouran back to her hometown.Jia Lian has never joined such a useless discussion. In his opinion, Rouran must have sufficient confidence and preparation for this attack. The border chaos this time will definitely deal a heavy blow to the subjects of the Celestial Dynasty. .

The turmoil in the frontier did not affect the dreamy life of Rongguo Mansion. Jia She had nothing but to visit the shop and walk the dog every day, but he lived a carefree life.As for the second room, there were occasional reprimands.Jia Lian turned a blind eye to these things. Recently, his grandfather often called him to his house to teach him.

In the study of the scholar's mansion, Xu Ru was wearing a gray silk uniform, walking around the study with a frown, and finally couldn't help but look at Jia Lian, who was studying chess by himself, "Lian'er, what are you doing?" How could this Rouran dare to attack rashly, their national strength is very small, if they lose the battle, it will be a disaster for the country."

Jia Lian didn't raise his eyebrows, his slender fingers twisted a sunspot, but he didn't lift it up.

Seeing that no one responded, Xu Ru got angry and said angrily, "Why don't you reply?"

Then Jia Lian raised his head, showing his handsome eyebrows, and said with a smile: "It's the grandson who shouldn't, the grandson is just thinking that the white man seems to be weak, but the son is in the important position. And the sunspot grandson Seemingly numerous, but scattered and useless, my grandson is in trouble and I don't know what to do."

Xu Ru dubiously walked to the past, stretched out his head to look, and saw that Baizi really had the tendency to win more with less.

Jia Lian said with a smile: "In war, the people's hearts are the most important, the generals are second, and the national strength is weak. Although Rouran is small, the hearts of the people are united. Although the national strength is weak, the most important thing is to raise soldiers. My country is big, but the frontier has been peaceful for many years. The soldiers are scattered, and the literati are flourishing, so it is impossible to say how this battle will be."

Although these words were brief, they hit the point. Xu Ru thought about it carefully, and he felt worried.

These days, there is a lot of quarrel in the court, thinking about how to deal with Rouran after the victory of this battle, and some people even openly proposed to put Prince Zhongshun and other royals with Rouran's blood under house arrest, but no one proposed how to resist the enemy, how to defend against the enemy outside the door.On the other hand, Rouran's coming is turbulent this time, and Rouran's current Khan Aguli is extremely resourceful and capable of governing the country.If you dare to take risks this time, you must be fully prepared.

Seeing Xu Ru's gloomy face, Jia Lian just shook his head slightly and continued to look at the chessboard.In fact, there was another thought in Jia Lian's mind that he didn't express clearly, no matter how strong Rouran's troops were, he still couldn't eat a piece of meat pie like Tianchao.I'm afraid Rouran's rise of troops is just one of them. In the future, northern, southern, and western borders will follow one after another.This single spark in Eastern Xinjiang has turned into a prairie fire. If the monarchs and ministers do not wake up from this dream of the heavenly kingdom, they will really sleep forever in this dreamless dream.

I don't know how Xu Ru played a role in this court, and the chattering arguments in the court finally stopped.The emperor also attached great importance to this incident of Rouran's violation of the border. Not only did Feng Tang, the martial general guarding the eastern border, lead troops to meet the enemy, but he also ordered the north, south and west to send more troops to the eastern border.There is a tendency for the whole country to meet the enemy.

While the whole country was preparing for war, some veteran officials took the opportunity to write to the emperor to send King Zhongshun, who had been recuperating in Kyoto, back to Qingzhou fiefdom.

Due to the pressure of the situation at this time, the emperor ordered King Zhongshun to return to Qingzhou to recuperate.

The terrain of Qingzhou is flat, the climate is suitable, and the people are rich, so it can be regarded as a place for recuperation.King Zhongshun obediently accepted the order, and left for the fief after only a few days.

Both Xu Ru and Jia Lian were dressed in imperial uniforms, and they sat firmly in the carriages watching the luxurious carriages slowly pass through the streets of the capital city and drive towards the city gate.

Looking at the gorgeous carriage at the front, but the windows and doors were closed, looking lonely, Jia Lian couldn't help frowning and said: "King Zhongshun has the blood of Rouran, so logically he should be in Beijing. If he really has a different heart, this time he will let the tiger go back to the mountain." Act of."

Xu Ru sneered and said: "King Zhongshun is a great help to the Holy One. This time they just want to take the opportunity to weaken the power of the Holy One. Those old things dare to be so blatant."

When Jia Lian heard the words, he suddenly realized that if he guessed correctly, these old officials must be the minions of the deposed prince, King Yizhong.When he first entered the imperial court, Jia Lian vaguely understood some grievances and grievances among the royal family.Because of the rebellion, the deposed prince was abolished and imprisoned in the palace on the outskirts of Beijing by the emperor's decree.When the decree was issued, the name was banned for life. Later, it was estimated that he was thinking about the love between father and son, and felt remorse, so he intentionally or unintentionally revealed his concern for this son, so that some veterans thought that the emperor's favorite was righteousness. Loyal to the king, coupled with the acquiescence of the emperor, these people even secretly joined the abolished princeling party.

Seeing the carriage team getting farther and farther away, Jia Lian thought to himself: "Where did the father-son relationship come from in the Tian family? The Holy Majesty and the deposed prince are just pawns used by the emperor to balance. Now the loyal and obedient king is obviously forced to leave. I'm afraid there will be another storm on the day of return in the future."

Xu Ru said slightly indignantly: "Hmph, if Feng Tang can't defend against the enemy this time, let's see what these people who are trying to gain fame can rely on." Then he ordered to the outside world: "Go back to the house!"

The groom who was driving the carriage hurriedly replied: "Yes, sir." Following the words, the carriage started to move slowly.

Jia Lian looked at the distant sky through the car window, the clouds and tides were surging, and the situation was changing.