Prince Boring and Concubine Qiao Ai

On the first night when Zhao Ling was eager to try, Luo Yi did not return to the mansion. There was his courtyard in the palace, and after Emperor Liang ascended the throne, he specially set it up for Lord Luo.

I heard that the urgent military report was sent from Babaili, the sixteenth county of the western capital. Emperor Liang left important officials in the imperial study for urgent discussions, and Lord Luo stayed in the palace without hesitation.

Luo Yi rearranged the study and installed a big bed. Zhao Ling lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

The sixteen counties in the western capital have always been the territory of his Liang Xue family army.

The Xue family, like the Luo family, is a founding hero and a famous nobleman.The fiefdom of the Luo family is in the north, bordered by the kingdom of Yan and the kingdom of Qingji, while the fiefdom of the Xue family is in the west, and has guarded the border with Daning for generations - the West Border Corridor.The promenade winds for thousands of miles, along the area along the promenade, among the [-] mountains, [-] counties are divided.

In his previous life, if he hadn't taken the initiative to ask for Ying, and followed his elder brother to Ningguo for a stroll, the dense forest area of ​​the [-] mountains in the west corridor was his fief. He could also be a general in his uncle's army, and when he attacked Ningguo, Charge into battle and earn a reputation for being loyal.

After his death, the west corridor returned to the Luo family.

Urgent military report, why?Ning State has been destroyed, and the land has been evenly divided among the four countries that jointly conquered it. Logically, the western border of Daliang, like the northern border, is also bordered by Yan State.Princess Yan is the queen of Liang, and she is married to her relatives, maintaining the friendly relationship between the two neighboring countries.

Could it be because he robbed Lin Zhuweng's carriage?No, the prince who is the sister-in-law is most concerned about the safety of Lin girl.

It was almost dawn before he fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was already past noon.

"Xiao Hua, what time is it?" Zhao Ling asked while getting dressed. '

No one answered him.

Except for sleeping time at night, Xiao Hua rarely left him three meters away, but with this brightness, it was obvious that the sun had already risen.

Barefoot, he jumped to the ground and pushed open the small door of the study, but Xiaohua was still not there.Go look in the yard.

Walking from the study, one must pass Luo Yi's main hall. Zhao Ling stopped after taking two steps.

Lord Luo is back.

With his back turned to him, Luo Yi was sitting beside the stone table quietly reading the memorial.

It's no wonder that Xiaohua is not there. Luo Yi likes to be quiet. When he is looking at things, he never has someone to wait by his side, because the sound of breathing can disturb his concentration.But thinking about occupying someone's study to sleep, and squeezing the owner Luo into the yard, I feel a little bit sorry.

But even if he feels sorry, he will never take the initiative to say hello to Luo Yi.Zhao Ling cautiously moved from corner to corner, trying to get out of the yard to find something to eat.

"Come here." Luo Yi gave an unremarkable order, and Zhao Ling had to roll back.

On the stone table, there are more than a dozen memorials and a roll of bright yellow cloth.That was the imperial decree of Emperor Liang.Zhao Ling stood next to him, feeling his stomach, missing breakfast and lunch, and it was empty inside. He became one of the few unlucky people who couldn't eat and were hungry in the era when the country was rich and food was abundant.

Seeing that Zhao Ling was staring at the imperial decree like an enemy, Luo Yi said, "Open it and have a look."

Zhao Ling's heart is cold, and nine out of ten the imperial decree is the adoptive son.Unwilling to die until the Yellow River, Zhao Ling murmured to himself whether it was right or not, and slowly opened the imperial decree.

His eyes were bigger than a copper bell, and he watched it ten times...

It's really not.

The general idea of ​​the imperial decree is that Lord Luo issued an order on behalf of the Son of Heaven to visit the Sixteen Counties of the Western Capital after the autumn hunting.Why I went, and what I did specifically, were not mentioned.

The imperial decree was written by the eldest brother himself, with strong pen and ink, but the style of writing is very colloquial, without even a big seal. At the beginning and the end, he also wrote a few nonsense such as the recent good appetite and the good weather.The national treasury has money, so you can't waste it so casually, use the imperial edict's fine gold silk brocade as letter paper!

Rolling up the imperial decree and putting it back in place, Zhao Ling quickly listed two pieces of information in his mind: Xidu is more important, and the matter of adopting the son has to be postponed; after the autumn hunting, Lord Luo will not be in the Luo Palace for a while.

God help me too.

His escape plan, the right time and place, and he both occupy it.

Zhao Ling was complacent, and the corners of his mouth curled unconsciously.

"I'll test you."

Luo Yi can always suppress the particularly exciting atmosphere into boredom and boredom. He is busy with his work, and he still doesn't forget the school exam homework?Luo Yi picked up a memorial and handed it to Zhao Ling, "What do you think?"

He doesn't have half a rank, so how can he have the qualifications to meddle in the affairs of the court?

The eldest son of the Luo family is a pit!

I don't know what Pork Gourd wants to ask, Zhao Ling obediently opened the memorial, ready to come up with a wrong answer to make Pork Gourd mad, but after reading a line, his face darkened. reason.

At the border between Liang State and Yan State, there is a river running from east to west. When Ning State was still alive, it was called Fenghuang River. The soil gave rise to several big cities in Ning State, which are the most prosperous in the world. The natural water system and mountains and rivers formed a natural barrier.

Today, Ningguo is divided into four, and Liangguo gets the southernmost one.The border of Liang State extended hundreds of thousands of kilometers to the north, with the Fenghuang River as the boundary, separated from the north and south of Yan State.The Fenghuang River has become a public river for the two countries.

Last month, four tragedies of killing people and taking goods happened in Fenghuang River.All the people on the ship were beheaded with a knife, and all the live animals transported on the ship were also robbed by the Jiang bandits.

In Zhao Ling's memory, the water bandits in Fenghuang River were rampant, not in a day or two.

Before he was born, the grandparents of the Ning family in Ningguo had organized troops to fight several times, but all ended in failure.Water bandits are well versed in water, so they run away if they can't beat them, or just abandon the boat and swim to escape. They jump into the water and scatter in countless directions. In vain.

Liang Guo, like Ning Guo, is a nation on horseback, and its cavalry can outnumber a hundred cavalry, but it doesn't have a team of sailors that can handle it.

The book was not copied for nothing. The official history of Emperor Jing'an that I copied a few days ago said that after the split of Ningguo, Luo Yi was in charge of the Western Capital, and he was still helpless against the water bandits.

Also suffering from the same troubles was Yan Guo in the north. Prince Lin of Yan Guo went south in person and spent a few days and nights to complete Luo Yi's work.

The two countries of Yan and Liang negotiated with the leaders of several water bandits and reached an invisible agreement. The water bandits only rob passing merchant ships, official ships and passenger ships will not touch each other, and they will not kill anyone if they rob money. As long as this limit is not exceeded, the coastal government will Up and down, they turned a blind eye and closed their eyes, giving financial and tax relief to those wealthy businessmen who lost their property, as a comfort, and turning major events into minor ones.

This strategy is very effective, and the Fenghuang River Basin has been safe and sound so far.

But since last month, the river has become uneven again.The four successive tragedies have left the magistrates devastated, and the public grievances in the affected cities have almost boiled over.There are people who are full of food, and the government does not do anything. They organize themselves, carry hoes and shovels, and wander around the river every day.

The most terrible thing is business. The entire pier along the river is dull and desolate. Merchants would rather choose to go to the east and take the overland route instead of passing through the Fenghuang River.

The tax revenue of the Phoenix River is huge. Without this business line running from east to west, Liang Guo is not in a hurry, but Yan Guo, whose harvest is not good this year, is in a hurry, and a young minister of Yan Guo died in the fourth on a hijacked ship.

So Lin Guo sent [-] elite soldiers to camp along the river, vowing to rely on numbers to completely eradicate the hidden dangers of water bandits in the Fenghuang River.

The Kingdom of Liang and the Kingdom of Yan had a good relationship, and they never regarded the Fenghuang River as a border. The guardian of Xidu saw the [-] elite soldiers from the north to station here.

Zhao Ling can basically infer that the unanimous judgment reached by several old friends last night is that if there is no war, there will be no war.

Think about it, Prince Lin's trip to the south this time is called a visit to relatives, but it is actually a test of the word.Seeing that Emperor Liang didn't intend to send troops to participate, he didn't force it. In the past, Ningguo only sent a few thousand people, so naturally he couldn't deal with the water bandits. Now he has [-] elite soldiers, and at worst, he can completely fill up the Fenghuang River.

When Emperor Liang got the report, Prince Lin had already left.It's not that he is worried about Yan State, and there is no need to send troops to confront it. The problem is, it is Ning State.

Twenty years ago, the Ning Kingdom had just experienced a brutal war, and the peaceful relationship between those who survived and the people of the Liang Kingdom who migrated here was very fragile.The hatred of being slaughtered by the country has always been buried in their hearts.Once there is a sign of war, they are really likely to join forces with water bandits and cause riots.

No one wants to see someone die again.

Yan Guo's actions must be stopped.

However, Emperor Liang could not order Emperor Yan.In the end, it can only rely on favors.First stabilize King Yan, quickly investigate the case, find out the truth, arrest the murderer, and give Yan an explanation, and Prince Yan will probably withdraw his troops.

He, Zhao Ling, is dead, and Luo Yi is the best candidate to win favors.Lin Zhuweng would always give Luo Yi some face, after all, Luo Yi had saved his life.

Zhao Ling looked at it and figured it out, raised his head, and met Luo Yi's eyes.

Luo Yi seemed to be looking forward to his opinion.

But what can the Thirteenth Prince think?I have lived for 18 years and have never even been out of the palace. How can I see the important affairs of my family and country clearly from a few short sentences in the memorial?

Zhao Ling put the memorial back neatly, chose the most illogical idea and said, "We have to defend the country of Yan. What if his soldiers finish fighting the water bandits and go south to attack us?"

"Yes," Luo Yi nodded in agreement.

With Lord Luo's affirmation, the thirteenth prince was elated, and said nonsense in a serious manner, "Yes, yes, Daliang must also send [-] soldiers to confront them across the river! If they dare to fight, we will fight back."

Luo Yi should be able to feel that this thirteenth prince has a superficial appearance and is good-looking but is an idiot inside. In the future, after taking over the Luo family's wealth and the Luo family's army, not only will he not be able to glorify the lintel, but it is very likely to save the Luo family for generations to come His family fortune was turned upside down.

It's still too late to return it for another one.

Luo Yi didn't comment. He stood up, touched the top of the thirteenth prince's head, and said in a fatherly tone, "Come to the banquet tonight, and come with me."

Zhao Ling didn't react, and was touched by him.

With a hand on top of your head?He quickly dodges, almost breaking Luo Yi's arm with an eagle claw.Do you know that the head is not long?He has been short enough in his life, a little shorter than Luo Yi's shoulders, and at his age, there is no possibility of growing up!

He flushed with anger and shouted, "I haven't washed my hair for three days."

Don't you have cleanliness?I can't kill you.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ling hurried back to the study and closed the door.What is not good to touch, but touch the head.

The Xue family has a strange ancestral motto, which is as weird as the allusions of the ancestors of the emperor and the ancestors of the Luo family. Fortunately, this ancestral motto is only known to the insiders of the Xue family, and it has not been circulated for the folks to arrange for fun.

Since he was a child, he knew that the person his mother and concubine liked was not his father, and the person he wanted to marry was not his father.

But the daughter of the Xue family, how can she decide her own marriage?In the end, she entered the royal family's door gracefully, was conferred the title of noble concubine, and became pregnant with him, her position and honor.

He asked the concubine mother, what's so good about that man?It's just getting to know each other first and touching the top of my head.Father is infatuated with her, obedient and obedient, has he not been moved for so many years in the palace?When the concubine mother answered him, she smiled beautifully, like a little girl in a boudoir who didn't know much about the world, she was shy and cute.

Fortunately, his surname is Zhao, not Xue, and this ancestral precept has nothing to do with him.

But why does he mind so much?He acted even more uncomfortable than Luo Yi, a clean freak.Is cleanliness also contagious?