Chapter 819 Qiao
“Like peeling oranges?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Xie Yuan picked up another orange and said:
"Your Majesty, there are many ways to peel an orange. Pinch it in the middle with your fingernail, then slowly peel it around along the opening, and finally, slowly pull out some of the remaining white whiskers.
You can also dig it out from the side and peel it along, one piece at a time. In the end, the front and back ends are connected together, and your fingertips will be stained with more green juice.
You can also peel a little bit and eat a little bit. After eating half of it, the remaining half is still wrapped in orange peel. The next time you want to eat it, it will still feel fresh when you look at it..."
"A few days ago, during the alliance meeting in Yunchi, I ate crabs with an official from the Qian Kingdom. The official gave me a set of utensils, including a hook, shovel, and hammer. They are also exquisite. You should like them, so I gave them to you. . "
"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty, but I only eat crab sauce at home on weekdays. "
"How come I haven't seen you eat these days? ”
"I'm afraid of offending Your Majesty when I reply to him."
"How can I care about this."
"What your Majesty said is true, but the king is the king and the minister is the minister. ."
"I'm scared."
"A new imperial garden will be built outside the capital of Ying. I will order people to plant many orange trees to prepare it for you."
"Thank you Lord for your kindness."
"The four pillars of the country have been established. Excluding the third one, the country is at the right time to employ people. On this occasion, the Xie family..."
"The Xie family must be in trouble, for the sake of the country, for your majesty, and for the great Chu, relieve your worries!"
The Emperor of Chu nodded and waved casually, standing next to him. The waiter replaces the sandalwood.
"Have you gained anything from being by my side these days?"
"When it comes to returning to Your Majesty, I feel that if I continue to accompany Your Majesty back to Yingdu, His Majesty's reputation may become bad. "
"Haha, hahaha..."
Emperor Chu laughed,
Then,
He opened his mouth and said;
“This is Dachu, not Jin. Besides, temporary rumors don’t matter. If someone else has his mouth, even I can’t stop the world’s mouth.< br>
After you have made achievements and established meritorious service for Dachu, naturally no one will do it again. What are you talking about and daydreaming about?"
"I will do my best for your majesty's reputation."
"Tell me, your father told me when he went to Weihe. You have a strategy to submit, but I have deliberately not asked you these days. I want you to think about it carefully;
Now,
do you think it can be submitted? ”
“Yes. "
"Are you so confident? "
"Your Majesty, do you know that what is most lacking in our country now? ”
Before the Emperor of Chu could answer,
Xie Yu'an replied first:
"It's confidence."
Xie Yu'an stood up, with the youthful and handsome spirit clearly revealed.
“I ask your Majesty to forgive me for my sin!”
"I never like to be punished for my words, so tell me, tell it happily."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xie Yu'an put the orange in his hand on the table,
Opened his mouth and said;
“Qi practitioners like to observe the wind and clouds to identify qi, and believe that the word qi contains the most fundamental truth in the world;
Jianghu people like to show off and compete for momentum. As the saying goes, if you lose, you don't lose.
But I believe that national affairs are also national power.
The trend of a country, whether it is prosperous or declining, is like the roaring waves of the East China Sea.
More than a hundred years ago, the Qian Kingdom was newly established. Qian Taizu unified the fertile land of ancient Xia. He had strong soldiers and horses under his command. The momentum of founding the country should be upward. The elite soldiers and generals who founded the country were also formidable.
However, Emperor Taizong of the Qian Kingdom was ruined by Yan in one fell swoop. Since then, the power of the Qian Kingdom has been cut off in the middle and has been running rampant to this day. ”
"The words are a bit far away." Emperor Chu reminded.
As an emperor, his time is very precious, and he doesn’t like the people he talks to constantly quoting classics. If he listens too much, he will get bored easily.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that before the first Battle of Wangjiang, the first emperor of Yan obviously wanted to push his eldest prince to the throne and suppress the lineage of King Jingnan, but the Yan people were After being defeated in the Battle of Wangjiang, the first emperor of Yan State issued three imperial edicts in succession, killing two eunuchs who issued the edicts, and finally he was able to mobilize King Jingnan came out to lead the army again.
Because the Yan people knew that if they wanted to compete in this era of great contention, they must have the power of great contention;
Over the years, the Yan people have conquered the south and the north. During the war, the country's strength was empty, but it always held on and survived.
What the Yan people are afraid of is not that they will be defeated in the war. They will come again immediately after the defeat. What they are afraid of is that the momentum of the Yan country will be interrupted and will not come back.
In my opinion, the death of Qu Zhuguo in Yupan City was nothing. He could just fight back. But in the subsequent national war between Chu and Yan, General Nian shrank his head. The turtle's strategy of overwhelming the Yan army seems to be a mature method, but in fact, it has dissipated all the remaining breath of our great Chu.
Ping Xihou of Yan State once claimed that his cavalry were invincible;
In fact, it was us who pushed them to the top. It was we who told ourselves over and over again that we , can't beat the Yan people.
Therefore,
This time, Ping Xihou led his army out of Shanggu County and headed west. It was like entering an uninhabited land. If there were garrison troops along the way who dared to take the initiative to block it for a moment, so that the military information could be conveyed, the Dugu family's army would not be beaten at the foot of Fan City. Caught off guard.
It can only be said that General Nian took the initiative to lower his head in front of the Yan people, and his final end was just... sowing causes and reaping consequences. ”
“Strategy. "
"For the current plan, we should take the initiative to attack and seek a victory in one place as much as possible to restore the people's hearts, the morale of the military, and the national power. ”
“That’s what Nian Yao did. ”
"General Nian is playing with danger and playing with fire..."
The Emperor of Chu took a deep look at Xie Yu'an and said, "How to do it?"
"Persimmons, you have to pick the soft ones. Yes, since Zhennanguan has Pingxi Houfu Town If you want to defend, let’s eat somewhere else, such as... Nanmen Pass.
In the past, Yan Guoqiang was the leader of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army;
Today, Yan Guoqiang is the leader of the Jingnan Army. Pingxihou Fuqiang;
But how could the Yan people be elites throughout the country?
In the first battle of Wangjiang, I, the great Chu Erlang, was also able to drive the Yan army into Wangjiang to feed the fish! "
"I'm tired, please step back first. "
"I retire. ”
After Xie Yuan went down, Xiong Tingshan walked out from behind.
"Fifth brother, what do you think?"
"In reply to your majesty, I think that this Xie family's thousand-mile horse is nothing more than that.
After listening to the whole article, they are all general remarks. , seems very reasonable, but in fact, they are all floating in the sky, very similar to the scribes that are abundant in Qian Kingdom
<. br>The most uncomfortable thing for my brother is that Nian Yao's slave was caught and castrated in public by Zheng. It was indeed a great humiliation for our country of Chu, but the humiliation did not belong to Nian Yao;
He wanted to cater to his superiors and throw dirty water on Nian Yao's servant
This is not a gentleman's behavior. "
Emperor Chu nodded,
holding his chin with both hands,
looking at his fifth brother,
said;
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"Fifth brother, do you know what I am thinking about now?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
"I am wondering if this kid is deliberately hiding his clumsiness in front of me. "
"Zangzhuo?"
"The Xie family is the only one left in the four pillar countries, I'm afraid..."
"The Xie family is worried..."
The Emperor Chu shook his head and said: "The Xie family should not be worried, but I should be worried."
"The Xie family has any objections?"< br>
“In the four pillar countries back then, Qu was on my side, and Qu Tiannan was also on my side. After persuasion, he led the Qingluan Army into the Jin Dynasty; Shi Yuantang was a fair man, and he would listen to whoever became the regent, but in the final analysis, he still favored me;
The Dugu family is used to being lax, and they also He is used to being proud, but this Dugu Mu also has a heart for his country
Only this is the Xie family;
Wasn’t there a saying back then that the more chaos there is in the mountains, the more chaotic it is. Firstly, if you look at Wutong County, where you are staying, and secondly, if the Xie family is not in chaos, the ancestors of the Xie family have peace. The tradition of intermarriage in Shanyue.
Originally, the Xie family should not only be ranked among the four pillars of the country, but also be among the four major nobles. After all, the strength of their family is not inferior to that of the Qu family at its peak.
But because of his family background, he was not able to get in, and Mr. Xie has always kept a low profile.
A live fish is so slippery and full of scales that I can’t catch it at all. ”
"Your Majesty, isn't Xie Zhuyang already in the Weihe River?"
"The position of the Zhuguo is that the power behind it is strong enough to have this name and sit in this position, not the one who holds the throne
Xie,
I can’t let go of him.”
Speaking of which,
Emperor Chu leaned back,
put his hand on his forehead and said:
"If it hadn't been for that slave Nian Yao who came to me and made the situation almost out of control, I would not be willing to take advantage of Yun Yao.
Haha,
In the early years,
These nobles of our Da Chu pride themselves on having noble blood and believe that they are inherited from the oldest bloodline in the Xia Dynasty. They look down upon the Xie family and you. "
Xiong Tingshan married a Shanyue woman. If he had not surrendered to his fourth brother with Wutong County, and the fourth brother finally won, otherwise, such a treasonous act would have inevitably been suppressed by the aristocratic forces;
When the late emperor was on the throne, the nobles had no choice but to force the Xiong family to clean up the family.
"What now? ”
The Emperor of Chu spread his hands,
Tao;
"They shouted, if the Xie family doesn't come out, what will happen to the common people in Chu?
The Xie family that they once looked down upon has now become their hope.< br>
I cut them into pieces It’s too cruel. Now, one by one, they are about to go to the Xie family to marry their ancestors.”
“Since your Majesty already understands, why do you still want to hand over the imperial guards along the Wei River to Xie Zhu? Yang? ”
"The first emperor of Yan State could tolerate the king of Jingnan and the king of Zhenbei. The current emperor of Yan State can also accommodate my sister-in-law. Why can't I tolerate a Xie family?
I believe he is Xie He also knows that there are still intact eggs under the overturned nest. That's right.
By the way,
After summer, the money and food from Qian Kingdom will also arrive. It's up to you to continue training the new army.
In addition... …”
Emperor Chu's eyes darkened,
"I plan to do what Xie Qianliju said and ask him to go outside the South Gate and knock on the door."
"Your Majesty, he is only thirteen. Years old."
"If Da Chu still has its national destiny, if Da Chu should not die, and God is not so kind to one,
ah,
It’s time to cast down a monster or two for me, right? "
......
"Young Master, you are back. "
The maid stepped forward to serve her kindly, but at this moment, a shadow came from behind, hitting the maid's eyebrows, and the maid immediately passed out.
The shadow appeared, revealing the old man's face. Figure.
"Young Master, you are back."
"Yes."
Xie Yu'an put his hands into a basin of hot water and washed his hands.
The old man placed the maid on a chair and waved incense in front of her nose.
This maid was from the Phoenix Nest Guards. It was obvious that Xie Yuan did not want to spread the following conversation.
"The master is very worried about the safety of the young master." The old man said.
"Let dad take care of himself. He is facing Zhennanguan. He cannot protect our great prince who is opposite and wants to go out and go crazy while the weather is fine."
"The master said that his side will be careful, and the Yan people have been dismissed into the snow sea Guan's barbarian servants should not be involved in military affairs in the near future."
"Well, who knows?"
Xie Yu'an picked up the handkerchief and wiped his face. , his skin is very good, but he never takes care of it. Perhaps this is the "natural beauty" that women envy.
"Young Master, does your Majesty want to do something to our Xie family..."
Xie Yu'an shook his head and said; "Maybe he did it before, or even, maybe he did this before, but now, he won't, Your Majesty I thought I had enough time to pick up the broken jars and put them back together again;
Who knows that even though the emperor and the prince have changed, the Yan people still seem to want to take advantage of your illness to kill you
The Yan people, I have never seen you before. The beast with the biggest appetite."
"In that case..."
"Don't worry about that. When I first met His Majesty, I told His Majesty a lot of nonsense. Your Majesty should have heard it."
"Young Master, are you hiding your clumsiness in front of Your Majesty?"
"Look at what you said, am I that smart?"
"The young master is an old slave. The smartest person I have ever seen in my life.”
“I like to hear such honest words from you, but Your Majesty is by no means idle. Let’s not talk about the late Emperor of Yan State. I even think that now. Nowadays, from top to bottom, the only person in our country who is not worse than Yan is our Emperor
To digress, tell dad when you go to his place that I will probably be sent to the Liang Kingdom. "
"Where do you want to go, young master? ”
The previous emperor of the Liang Kingdom originally had the blood of the Xiong family of Dachu, and could be said to be one of his own, but the current emperor rose to the throne by launching a coup with the prime minister, and later reconciled with him. The Chu army fought a battle, and now they are determined to be the slaves of the Yan people.
"It's good to go there. Anyway, it's easier than going to my father's place to face our prince-in-law with him." .
Oh,
Tsk,
Tell me, why does this great Chu just say no and then stop?
When I was eight years old, I persuaded my father. I put a knife under my crotch and threatened my father with the two beads. If he dared to stand up to the Fourth Prince, I would let him do this. An unparalleled lineage. ”
Xie Zhuyang has many wives and concubines, but he has only one son, not even a daughter.
So, this threat is very serious.
"What have become of the Qu family and the Shi family, who were the first to recognize the Fourth Prince and chose to stand firmly by his side to support him?
Our Majesty, in the past few years, we wanted to learn The first emperor of the Yan Kingdom also played a Chu-style horse-stepping style and put his head in advance. Not only would he not be grateful, but he would also feel satisfied. With one strike of the knife, it clicked..."
"But young master, this time..."
"This time I persuaded my father not to listen to those guys' deception and send troops to clear the emperor's side. Those nobles looked down on our Xie family back then and thought that our Xie family His bloodline is dirty and he is not worthy of being ranked in the nobility;
Now, one by one, they are coming together like dogs, wanting me, Mr. br>
They treat me, Mr. Xie, as a fool.
I also treat His Majesty as a fool.
Wangjiang was defeated,
National War was defeated,
Ying was burned,
Nian Yao was captured,
After several wars in the past few years, our elite generals in Da Chu have been damaged too much, but the foundation of the Xiong family, the royal forbidden army, has actually been preserved.
Without Nian Yao and the Fifth Highness, it was really impossible to pick out another slave. If those nobles were the nobles back then, they would be able to play, but they even dug up their ancestral graves. , to say that they are strong outside but capable in the middle is considered to be a compliment to them. If Xie takes the lead on her own, that is just looking for trouble. "
"Master..."
"It's so embarrassing to tell you. I fought with a knife once when I was eight years old, and I have to fight again when I am thirteen. Alas, it's all gone now. I don’t dare to play with the maid anymore, I accidentally got a seed...
Now that Dad has a grandson, he won’t be afraid of me if I can’t stand my sword, and I won’t be able to threaten him.
You said it would be fine if my father had bad health and bones and would not live long. But apart from being unable to give birth to younger brothers and sisters, my father has a very strong body and bones. Unless he died in battle, he would have lived a long life. Look.
Alas..."
The old man's face twitched. He couldn't answer these words.
"Alas, I'm not good at cultivation. I'm a loser in martial arts. You can't feel the qi even if you are practicing qi. It's a witchcraft. Just looking at those snakes, insects, rats, and ants makes you feel sick in your stomach.
They are thirteen years old, some are getting married, some are becoming fathers, but we don’t dare to really go into the alley, we are worried to death. "
The handsome young man muttered to himself, saying these "unbearable" dirty words.
The old man stood silently on the side, like a wooden man.
"By the way, give me an extra message for my dad. "
" Young Master, you said. ”
"This time I want to make some achievements. Firstly, it will improve the situation in my Dachu where everyone is panicked. Secondly, it will show the Xie family, the old people in our family.
In the past, they only knew that I was smart, and Qianliju and other things were passed down by them themselves. But they still think that I am young and need my father to support the situation.
After this time, I have to let them see my ability and I can stand alone."
Xie Yu'an again. He took out an orange,
peeled it and said:
"Tell my dad to listen to me more in the future. If you are stupid, you have to realize that you are stupid. After this time, if you don't obey again, I won't be too lazy to use the knife on myself.
I think,< br>
Look at whether my aunts are pretty after wearing mourning. ”
"This..."
"The original words are sent to you. Don't worry, the old guy will get mad and beat you up, but he won't cut off your head, because he has to let you come back to send me a message again. Well, who is Xie, your Qinggong is the best and your legs are the most nimble?”
"Old slave..."
Xie Yu'an brought the peeled orange meat to the old man's mouth. The old man opened his mouth and swallowed. Obviously this was not the first time.
Clap your hands,
The young master of the Xie family smiled,
said:
"Actually, I know what the old guy will ask you to say to me.
He will say:
If the others are gone,
I, as a son, will also You have to wear sackcloth and mourn,
and you are more beautiful than those aunts” (End of Chapter)