My father is Jiajing

Chapter 125: Loyalty and Bravery Commendable to Xianning Marquis

Qiu Luan, who had been anxiously waiting in the Datong General's Mansion, finally waited for Shi Yi's return. When he heard Shi Yi say that the enemy general Tuotuo was willing to connect them with Anda, Qiu Luan was overjoyed!

As long as Anda can control the Tatars and prevent them from invading again, it will be a great achievement for Qiu Luan!
Of course, this great achievement cannot be shown to the public, because once it is leaked, it will no longer be a achievement, but a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan.

"Did that Tuotuo really say that?"

Qiu Luan lowered his voice and confirmed it to Shi Yi again.

Shi Yi replied, "I heard this with my own ears, Marshal. Tuotuo said he would tell Anda what you want. Anda has been asking for the market to be opened for a long time. If he gets the Marshal's letter, he will definitely restrain his men from offending Datong."

Qiu Luan rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I am indeed very clever. I made the Tatars stop fighting without sacrificing a single soldier. It's a pity that my plan cannot be announced to everyone."

While Qiu Luan was speaking, she unconsciously crossed up the two small silver seals hanging around her waist.

These two small silver seals are not ordinary seals, but secret seals bestowed by Emperor Jiajing on his trusted ministers.

The seals that ordinary ministers received for secret memorials were engraved with either "learned, talented and outstanding" or four-character phrases such as "loyal, diligent, quick-witted and capable". Only the two small seals of Qiu Luan were special.

The two small seals are engraved with "Xiang Qing" and "You are the only one I value" respectively, which shows how great the favor Emperor Jiajing showed to Qiu Luan.

But unfortunately, Qiu Luan, neither his loyalty nor his ability, could match the favor of Emperor Jiajing.

The reason why Emperor Jiajing was so blind as to favor Qiu Luan was, after all, because he had no one else at his disposal.

There were also many children of other military families and even dukes and marquises in the capital, but in the impression of Emperor Jiajing, these people were either too stupid or did not understand their responsibilities and did not know how to share the worries of the emperor and father.

During the Great Ceremony Controversy, when Emperor Jiajing needed support so much, these people were like dead people, just standing by and watching the civil servants oppressing him. Only Qiu Luan stood up to support him.

Therefore, at this critical moment when everyone was forcing Emperor Jiajing to change his father, at this moment when he was fighting alone, Qiu Luan's loyalty was so precious to Emperor Jiajing.

Therefore, Qiu Luan, who was still an unknown person, immediately won the favor of Emperor Jiajing, rose to prominence, was awarded many general seals, and became a favored general in the Jiajing Dynasty. Even if he made some mistakes, Emperor Jiajing would choose to forgive him.

Because Emperor Jiajing needed such loyal ministers to protect him.

As for those civil servants who are outstanding in their abilities and can lead troops in battle, although they have outstanding abilities, in the heart of Emperor Jiajing, these people are always separated from him, so Emperor Jiajing can never give his trust to these people.

This has to be said to be the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor and his subjects were alienated from each other, and it was extremely difficult to get things done.

Tuotuo did not delay Qiu Luan's matter. He quickly brought Qiu Luan's request and Qiu Luan's guarantee on the trade to Anda. After Anda got this information from Tuotuo, his heart was moved. The trade was something he had always dreamed of. If it could be achieved as soon as possible, it would be a good thing.

Moreover, judging from the information brought by Tuotuo, the new general of Xuanda seemed to be just a show-off and should not be taken seriously at all. Also, Datong had just been robbed by Tuotuo, and two generals were killed. At this time, no matter the morale of the defenders in Datong or the wealth accumulated in Datong, it was not worth it for Anda to focus on the Xuanda front again.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to give face to the new general Xuan Da and let him continue to work hard to plan the trade for himself.

So, Anda asked Tuotuo to accept the gold, silver and treasures sent by Qiu Luan, and asked Qiu Luan's envoy Hou Rong to take back his token: an arrow and a flag.

He formed a secret alliance with Qiu Luan, agreeing that the Tatar troops would not attack Datong again during the period when Qiu Luan served as the general of Xuanda.

After Qiu Luan received Anda's reply and token, he was overjoyed again. He felt that he was extremely smart and had saved Datong with unparalleled wisdom.

But at this time, Andada had also made new preparations. He had cleared up all the problems in Liaodong. Now he just wanted to show some strength to the Ming Dynasty and let it know that he was a man of his words!
The mighty Alda army marched through Datong in a swagger, heading eastward, with the intention of attacking the capital directly.

However, at this critical moment, Qiu Luan did not directly inform the court to guard against Anda, but continued to live a life of drunkenness and debauchery in Datong, dreaming of becoming a famous general.

It was not until the beginning of August, when the Anda troops had completely left the Xuanda defense line and headed far east, that Shi Yi and Hou Rong, the "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix" under Qiu Luan, felt that it seemed like another opportunity.

Shi Yi and Hou Rong advised Qiu Luan: "General, the Tatar army is marching eastward. If you can take the initiative to submit a petition to protect the capital at this time, you can not only take the opportunity to make achievements, but also further gain the favor of Your Majesty."

When Qiu Luan heard the two people's suggestions, he immediately felt that this seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a contribution. If he could seize it, he might be able to gain unexpected benefits.

Therefore, Qiu Luan submitted a memorial on August 11, saying: "I have learned that the enemy is heading east and is about to invade Jizhen. I am truly afraid that the capital will be shocked. Please respond as you see fit, either by fighting with the enemy or heading directly to Tongzhou for defense. I will follow your orders."

When Emperor Jiajing saw Qiu Luan's memorial, he was so moved that he kept praising Qiu Luan in front of Huang Jin, "What is loyalty to the country? What is sincerity? Qiu Luan is just like that. It is a blessing from heaven that I have such a loyal minister like Qiu Luan."

Huang Jin also knew that Emperor Jiajing favored Qiu Luan, so he naturally said, "The Emperor is so kind to Marquis Xianning, he will definitely not let the Emperor down, and will definitely do his job well."

Emperor Jiajing nodded, "Give him a reply. I am very pleased with his loyalty and bravery. Let him defend Juyongguan. If he hears an early warning from the capital, he can lead his troops directly into the pass to rescue the capital."

Huang Jin immediately drafted an edict for Emperor Jiajing and sent Emperor Jiajing's latest decree to Qiu Luan.

After receiving the imperial decree from Emperor Jiajing, Qiu Luan was overjoyed. The emperor's favor towards him had indeed risen to a new level.

Then, in order to avoid exposing his secret agreement with Anda, Qiu Luan took the initiative to express his support for mutual trade to Emperor Jiajing, and began to analyze the enemy situation for Emperor Jiajing from a "God's perspective".

(End of this chapter)