Chapter 125: The Marquis of Xianning is Commendable for Loyalty and Bravery
Qiu Luan, who was waiting anxiously in the General Military Mansion of Datong, finally waited for Shi Yi’s return, and heard Shi Yi say that the enemy general Tuo Tuo was willing to help them with An Da. When it came online, Qiu Luan was even more overjoyed!
As long as Anda can control the Tatar side from attacking the front line again, this will be a great achievement for Qiu Luan!
Of course, this great merit cannot be shown to the public, because once it is leaked, this great merit will no longer be a merit, but a serious crime against the Nine Clans.
“That Tuotuo really said that?”
Qiu Luan lowered his voice and confirmed to Shi Yi again.
Shi Yi replied: "The commander-in-chief heard this with his own ears. Tuotuo said that he would convey the commander-in-chief's wishes to An Da. I Da has been asking for the market to open for a long time. If he gets the big The commander's letter will definitely restrain his men from violating Datong."
Qiu Luan rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I am still very resourceful, and it is a pity that the Tatars stopped without any effort. My plan cannot be announced to everyone."
While Qiu Luan was speaking, he unconsciously crossed the two small silver seals hanging around his waist.
These two small silver seals are not ordinary seals, but dense seals awarded by Emperor Jiajing to his trusted ministers.
The dense seals that ordinary ministers received were either engraved with four-character phrases such as "learned and talented" or "loyal, diligent and smart", but Qiu Luan's two small seals were special.
The two small seals are engraved with "Xiang Qing" and "I only value you" respectively. This shows how great Emperor Jiajing's favor towards Qiu Luan was.
But it is a pity that Qiu Luan, whether it is his loyalty or his ability, cannot match the favor of Emperor Jiajing.
The reason why Emperor Jiajing blindly favored Qiu Luan was because he had no one available to him.
There is no shortage of children from other general families and even princely families in the capital, but in the impression of Emperor Jiajing, these people are either too stupid or do not understand their duties and do not know how to share the worries of their emperor and father. .
When Emperor Jiajing needed support during the Great Etiquette Controversy, these people turned out to be like dead people, just watching the various persecutions imposed on him by the civil servants. Only Qiu Luan stood up to support him.
So, at this critical moment when everyone is forcing Emperor Jiajing to change his father, at this moment of fighting alone, Qiu Luan's loyalty is so precious to Emperor Jiajing.
Therefore, Qiu Luan, who was still a little transparent, gained the Sacred Heart of Emperor Jiajing in one fell swoop, soared into the sky, and became a highly favored general in the Jiajing Dynasty. Even if he made some mistakes, Emperor Jiajing would choose to forgive them.
Because Emperor Jiajing needed such loyal ministers to protect him.
As for those civil servants with outstanding abilities and the ability to lead troops in war, although they were also very capable, in Emperor Jiajing's heart, these people were always alien to him, so Emperor Jiajing also always I cannot give my trust to these people.
It has to be said that this is also the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty. The hearts of the monarch and the ministers are separated, and it is simply difficult to achieve anything.
Tuotuo did not delay Qiu Luan's affairs. He quickly brought Qiu Luan's request and Qiu Luan's guarantee on the mutual trade to Nanda. After Anda got the information from Tuotuo, he was also moved in his heart. Mutual trading was something he had always dreamed of. If it could be done as soon as possible, that would be a good thing.
And judging from the information Tuotuo brought, the newly appointed Xuanda General Soldier seems to be just a faggot, and there is no need to take it seriously at all. Also, Datong has just been Tuotuo grabbed a wave and killed two general soldiers. At this time, neither the morale of the guards in Datong nor the wealth accumulated by Datong was worth Anda's focus on Xuanda.
Rather than doing this, it is better to give the newly appointed General Xuanda a face and let him continue to work hard to plan mutual markets for himself.
So Anda asked Tuotuo to accept the gold and silver treasures sent by Qiu Luan, and asked Hou Rong, Qiu Luan's envoy, to bring back his tokens: an arrow and a flag.
Forged a secret alliance with Qiu Luan and agreed that the Tatar troops would not attack Datong again while Qiu Luan was serving as the commander-in-chief of Xuanda.
After Qiu Luan received Ada's reply and token, he was overjoyed again. He felt that he was extremely smart and had saved Datong with his unparalleled wisdom.
But at this time, Anda also made new preparations. He had cleared up all the problems in Liaodong. Now he just wanted to give Daming another three points, and let Daming know that he was a A man of his word!
The mighty An Da army passed through Datong in a swaggering manner, heading east, with the intention of attacking the capital.
However, at this critical moment, Qiu Luan did not directly notify the court to guard against An Da, but continued to dream of becoming a famous general in Datong.
By the beginning of August, after the Anda troops had completely left the Xuanda defense line and moved far east, Qiu Luan's "crouching dragon and phoenix chick" Shi Yi and Hou Rong felt that there was another opportunity.
Shi Yi and Hou Rong suggested to Qiu Luan: "Commander, the Tatar army is marching eastward. If the lord can take the initiative to ask for protection of the capital at this time, not only can he take the opportunity to make achievements, but also go further. Get His Majesty’s Favor.”
When Qiu Luan heard the two people’s suggestions, he immediately felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a contribution. If he could seize it, he might get unexpected benefits.
As a result, Qiu Luan wrote on August 11th: "I am investigating the captives heading east and attacking Ji Town. I am afraid that the capital will be shocked. Please provide help at a cheap price, or fight with the thieves, or Go to Tongzhou for defense, just as ordered by the superior."
Not knowing that he had been betrayed by Qiu Luan, Emperor Jiajing was deeply moved when he saw Qiu Luan's memorial. He kept praising Qiu Luan in front of Huang Jin, "What is a public loyalty to the country?" What is sincerity? Qiu Qing is like this. It is a blessing from God that Qiu Qing is such a loyal minister." Huang Jin also knew Emperor Jiajing's love for Qiu Luan, so he naturally followed it. Said: "The emperor is so kind to the Marquis of Xianning, he will definitely not let down the emperor's trust, and will definitely do his job well."
Emperor Jiajing hummed, "I am very happy to reply to him. Appreciated by his loyalty and bravery, he allowed him to defend Juyongguan. If he heard the warning from the capital, he could directly lead his troops into the pass to rescue the capital."
Huang Jin immediately drafted an edict for Emperor Jiajing and sent him to the capital. The latest decree was sent to Qiu Luan.
Qiu Luan was overjoyed again after receiving Emperor Jiajing's will. Emperor Jiajing's favor and trust in him really reached a new level.
Then Qiu Luan took the initiative to express his support for mutual trading to Emperor Jiajing in order not to expose his secret agreement with An Da, and began to analyze the enemy's situation for Emperor Jiajing from a "God's perspective".
(End of this chapter)