The Promotion of Yuanchun in the Red Chamber

In the past, when Jia Rong wrote home letters, they were sent to the prince's messenger, brought back to the capital together with the battle report and letters from the generals, and then delivered to the recipients.

Yuan Chun specially taught this nephew, who was becoming more and more intelligent, that even though the brave wins in a narrow way when going out in battle, don't forget to give yourself some leeway as much as possible.

Because of this sentence, Jia Rong didn't sleep well for half a month, thinking over and over again what her aunt really wanted: let him stop confronting his father Jia Zhen?Or do you want him to give Qin Keqing some face?But when did my aunt ever go back on her word?

But it is said that Jia Rong followed a group of brothers to wander around in Guankou City when she was resting: a group of hot-blooded boys rode past on the street, and the leader... looked so familiar!

The man felt Jia Rong's gaze, turned his head to look... hurriedly rolled off the horse, stepped forward to salute, "I've seen Uncle Rong."

Jia Rong thought about it for a while: This person is the second boy of the family his aunt married as a dowry!When she was at home, Jia Rong often heard the women in the mansion secretly muttering that the Li family had a good life and went to heaven with the side concubine.

How can Jia Rong agree with these women?There are quite a few of the prince's subordinates around my aunt, who can stand out from this group of people and gain the trust and reuse of my aunt.As for why it is reused... because the people behind the second boy of the Li family have all served as soldiers!

Jia Rong used to be the prince's personal guard, and now she has become a school captain and leads his subordinates, how can he not see the iron and blood spirit in those people?He squinted his eyes, and asked kindly how his aunt's shop in Guankou was doing.

The second boy of the Li family came to the pass to transport and store medicinal materials from the Northeast for the side concubine... This is not for making money.It's not easy for him to deceive the concubine's favorite nephew casually, so he could only vaguely say, "That's fine."

Regardless of whether the business is really good or not, when asked by the relatives of the owner who have never been involved in the business, they will always hear the word "good". What is the meaning of "good"?

Jia Rong asked again, "Where are you from?"

The second boy of the Li family replied: "The east..."

Guankou City is not only the hub of the north-south land route, as well as the northern pass of Daqi, it also has a canal connecting the capital. Genping, these two seaports that can dock many large ships.

Jia Rong suddenly had a flash of inspiration: back road!Auntie don't mean this...

Half a month later, Yuan Chun received a letter from her nephew from the steward who ran her own dowry shop, and she was very satisfied: the "back road" she mentioned certainly did not mean looking for opportunities to be "on the wall".The grass on the wall is like the Han family. No matter how limited their foundation is, they are still first-rank members.

Therefore, this back road is not the back road for passing on news. Officials and contacts can rely on the big tree of Zhao Zhizhen to rise and develop, but intelligence news must have its own unique channel.

Therefore, in this year, Brother Rong's letters to Yuan Chun's family were returned to Beijing with the prince's messenger in the single month, and brought back to the palace by Yuan Chun's confidant in charge in the double month.

It's Dongyue now... and the letter was written quite sloppily, but the tone and handwriting were undoubtedly that of Brother Rong himself.It is said that Yuan Chun drank the medicine and was drowsy. After reading Brother Rong's letter, he was in good spirits!

She folded the letter a few times, her hands trembling slightly.Baoqin and Aomei looked at their concubine's appearance, and they were not sure whether she was excited, worried or afraid... They looked at each other and felt that the former was more plausible.

How could Yuan Chun have the heart to answer questions for her confidant girl?She repeatedly called Baoqin to call the uncle Zhao Han.

Baoqin quickly responded, without any hesitation, turned around and went out the door.

It's quite interesting to say that in the middle of the night, the side concubine sent someone to take away the son who was not born to her, and no one thought it was inappropriate-Zhao Zhizhen had already asked for the title of the eldest son, but now Zhao Han just "smiled" the title of son.

But Zhao Han was dressed in homely clothes, didn't have time to change, only put on a cloak, and rushed to the side concubine's yard with his confidantes.On the way, Zhao Han naturally had to ask a few questions. He heard that it was Yuan Chun's confidant who was able to enter the palace at night with a letter in his pocket.

And Zhao Han came to Yuan Chun in a hurry, and Yuan Chun handed the letter over without saying a word... Zhao Han glanced at ten lines, and immediately said after reading, "I will arrange it myself." After finishing speaking, he also walked away.

As soon as Zhao Han sat in the study, he hurriedly recruited the chief minister of the palace, the chief manager of the palace, and several staff members who were still on duty today.After about a quarter of an hour, Chang Shi and the chief executive of the mansion came to Yuanchun's room together, and had just reported to the side concubine the arrangement of the late son Zhao Han... Princess Han Xu came uninvited.

The candlelight in the room was shining brightly, and Han Xu's face became more and more ugly, and everyone saw it.Especially after the chief executive took Jia Rong's family letter and resigned with Chang Shi, Han Xu's hesitant appearance fell into Yuan Chun's eyes.

Speaking of the letter that Brother Rong sent back at a critical moment...it is unlikely that it will change the world, but it is likely to cause another wave.In fact, Baoqin and Aomei deserved to be with her for so many years, and even she guessed exactly what she was thinking.

In the previous life, the prince also held the northern camp, but in this life, uncle Lin Hai and elder brother Jia Zhu... from time to time, the small things in the court are "minor things". The power of the prince is stronger than in the previous life, but not so strong. It is enough to change the entire situation in North Korea and China.

All in all, the road to the throne of the prince in this life will only be more stable and smoother than in the previous life.

When she received the secret letter from her nephew, she suddenly felt... This is a good opportunity for her natal family and even for herself!

Originally, she thought that her natal family would be able to avoid the catastrophe of family robbery, and not lose the great prestige of her great-grandfather and grandfather, while she would have children, watch them grow up and start a family, and then give her some lovely grandchildren... For the rest of her life Not to mention unhappiness and joy.

But today, she is not surprised that she can "go one step further" and even leave a name in history and be listed in the "Biography of Concubine" instead of just leaving a few simple strokes in the history books. To... Excited.

Under the turbulent mood, Yuan Chun's cheeks were slightly flushed, but Han Xu, who was full of worries at the moment, didn't notice it at all.

Yuan Chun looked at Han Xu for a long time from the corner of his eye, and finally made up his mind: being safe with each other doesn't mean not giving face, and besides, there are some things that the princess should know.

Compared with the concubine's cunning and calculating father who just wanted to take advantage of Jiedushi, the concubine has a longer-term vision and acts more decisively.

So Yuan Chun suddenly made a sound to contemplate Han Xu's meditation, "The elite from Beidi couldn't do anything to us Daqi, so they moved their minds to the northeast."

Hearing about the movement of Beidi's elite, and the leader of the army this time is the prince of Beidi, Zhao Zhizhen's favorite general Li Jing also brought the elite soldiers out of the pass, and went forward to stop them.

It is said that the north and northwest of Daqi are boundless prairie, and the northeast has continuous mountains that "keep the people of Beidi and Daqi away". But beyond these mountains, there are rivers, land and sea. ——Thus, those tribes in the Northeast guard their homes with rich products, and they have a small population, so they have no intention of invading their "near neighbors" for more than a hundred years.

For the people of Beidi, entering the northern pass of Daqi is a flat and fertile plain, and if they can only ride two or three hundred miles on horseback, they will be the most prosperous and prosperous capital in Daqi.

Therefore, Beidi people have been attacking Daqi all the year round, but they rarely send troops to the northeast: cavalry rushing into the mountains... It is obviously a tragedy, but for Daqi people and those tribes in the northeast, it is a good show.

Based on the same reasoning, the Hedong area guarded by the concubine's father also had many mountains and little flat land, so there were only a handful of times when the Beidi people also invaded the Hedong pass.

However, the Beidi people are not monolithic, and the kings of several tribes have different opinions: some are more greedy and warlike, and they are at odds with Daqi, and they are determined to take advantage of the fire to loot, and naturally there are also those who are more willing to live in peace~ Lord ~ ​​and ~ pie.

Coincidentally, several Beidi kings in the Zhuhe faction had some friendship with the princess's father, and they even had a secret "tacit understanding" several times: Although both sides had to send troops due to the situation, there were not many casualties , and in the end it was even more... they retreated from each other, and nothing happened.

There are not many people who know about this matter, but Princess Han Xu is one of them: Where did the millions of family wealth accumulated by her family come from?In addition to doing business with the countries in the Northwest, he also had a lot of transactions with those Beidi kings!

Her father has been very careful in his actions for more than ten years. From the perspective of others, her father loves to hide his secrets, but he prefers to keep his own power carefully. But every time the imperial edict is issued, he will follow it carefully and do not shirk it. Da Qi has no second thoughts about the Holy Majesty.

After hearing what Yuan Chun said, Han Xu suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Yuan Chun. After three breaths, he realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly lowered his eyes, "My lord... won't this matter drag you down?"

"Drag?" Yuan Chun was surprised. "Whether General Li can be regarded as 'advancing' is another matter. Whether it is a crime or a fault or a credit, don't you have to wait for the battle report to come? The general's foreign military orders will not be accepted."

Han Xu was silent for a moment, and then forced a smile, "You are right. I..." She breathed out, "If you care about it, you will be confused."

How could his father, who has been in contact with Beidi King all year round, know nothing about the movements of Beidi's elite!Father, you must not be confused!

Yuan Chun nodded, "As long as it's not a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain."

She also only told Princess Rong about half of the content of Brother Rong's letter, and hid the most important second half: General Li Jing had fought against the Beidi elite twice after leaving the customs, and they both took advantage of it, but the written notes were sent away. Someone sent it back, but the person who sent the message hadn't disappeared after more than half a month.

Jia Rong was more thoughtful, and after discussing with General Li and other extremely generals, she also sent her own soldiers to report back to the pass under the guise of sending letters home—Jia Rong also had an uncle Jia Lian who was an official at the pass!It's a pity that this personal soldier also... never came back.

So Jia Rong hurriedly wrote a text message and handed it to the dead brother, who asked him to go to Donglin across the northeast mountains and take the port to deliver the letter: Jia Rong's cheap brother-in-law also made great efforts in this matter.

But Yuanchun's confidants and stewards received the secret letter and the messenger's message, and instantly understood the importance, so naturally they did not dare to neglect. They traveled day and night and managed to enter the city before the gate of the capital was closed, and even brought the letter into the palace in time. , and handed it over to their respected "owner" Yuanchun.

However, Yuan Chun's words of "tricks to divert the tiger away from the mountain" sounded like thunder to Han Xu's ears, her heart beat wildly, and it was difficult to speak, "There is a way that soldiers never tire of deceit, and General Li is also a battle-hardened man. "

Yuan Chun replied: "Isn't that right. The prince naturally cares about it."

Han Xu became more and more unhappy, and he heard what she wanted to know anyway, so he excused Yuan Chun to rest and took the initiative to leave.

The concubine walked for a while before Aomei asked in a low voice, "Side concubine, look..."

Yuan Chun shook her head, "She's guilty, but the concubine always knows what's in her heart." She waved her hand, just about to kindly point out her two big girls...

Uncle Zhao Han went and came back, saw Yuan Chun straight to the point and said, "I can't send the news."

The failure to send it in of course means that it cannot be sent into the palace.

Yuan Chun said: "As expected."

Her calmness infected Zhao Han, Zhao Han took a deep breath, "What can the side concubine teach me?"

Yuan Chun said softly: "Master, you understand everything, why don't you use me for nagging?" After a pause, he said firmly, "What you and I thought... must be the same thing. This day can't be changed."

Zhao Han's hands in his sleeves were tightly nestled together, and his nails dug deep into his palms, he didn't seem to feel it, "That's right. I'm making some preparations, and you have to worry too much." After finishing speaking, he said goodbye again .

And two hours ago, Zhao Zhizhen in the palace sent the little eunuch to spread the word: he will be on duty in the palace tonight, don't worry.Seeing that it was almost an hour, he didn't wait to report back...

In fact, his favorite general went out to meet the enemy, just as Yuan Chun expected, the battle report never came, and his merits and demerits are still unknown, so of course Zhao Zhizhen would not be in any trouble: he stayed in the palace because the Holy Majesty caught cold and had a fever.

According to the rules, the princes and princesses, especially the princes, have to be filial in front of their father's bed. If there are enough princes, they will naturally have to arrange a shift and divide the work.

Now the Crown Prince and the First Prince are busy handling government affairs, Zhao Zhizhen has never been involved in government affairs and personnel, so he is duty-bound, and he will be on the first shift tonight.

It is said that after Zhao Zhizhen returned to Beijing, the whole person inevitably relaxed a little bit, but the "sense of smell" cultivated over the years was still extremely keen: the little eunuch did not reply, and he immediately remembered Yuan Chun's reminder that "the Fei family has a strong family and a big heart." ...

Looking at the righteous father who fell asleep after drinking the medicine on the dragon bed, Zhao Zhizhen thought to himself: Father, it's just a cold, and some people can't wait.

He called the eunuch next to him - he recognized this person, who was promoted by his adoptive mother and noble concubine.

Zhao Zhizhen ordered softly: "Go and ask the imperial concubine if she has rested? If she has rested, ask if she has rested well?"

The eunuch lowered his head, didn't even let Zhao Zhizhen see his face clearly, and nodded heavily after hearing the words, "I've made a note of it."