The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 397 Become a Grandson First and a Grandfather Later

It’s snowing heavily, falling all over the sky.

The team of guards from the Imperial Household Department all wore wide-brimmed winter hats and stood upright around the big tent in the flying snow, holding the hilts of their swords.

The curtain was lifted, and the second prince came out, wearing a thick fur cloak.

Several eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department on both sides of the big tent looked at him without paying any attention.

The second prince stretched out his palm to catch the snow falling from the sky. Due to the heavy snow, many goose-feather-like snowflakes fell into his palm. He looked at the snow and said, "New grape wine splashes into the flowing clouds, and the snow on Yanshan Mountain in October is like flowers. The emperor's back garden praises the jade tree, and Zhaojun plays the pipa in her Hu clothing." He turned his gaze to the direction of the capital, "It should be snowing in the capital too."

In the distance, shouts of "Victory, victory" could be heard.

The second prince turned around slowly, and the shouting gradually became closer, clearer and louder.

The guards looked at each other, and they all saw excitement and excitement in each other's eyes.

The second prince turned and walked into the big tent, sat down in front of the brazier, was silent for a moment, took out the amulet bag from his arms, opened it, and took out the yellow paper inside, on which was drawn a strange rune.

Looking at the talisman, the second prince was silent for a long time. He thought it was a secret order, but it turned out to be a peace talisman.

He understood what the emperor meant, but he was unwilling to give in. He wanted to avenge his mother!

But what could he do even if he was unwilling? Not to mention that he was just a commoner with a crime, even if he was a prince, what could it be? Once the crown prince was canonized, the status of the monarch and his subjects was completely determined.

Unless the crown prince and the grandson of the emperor are both dead, even the emperor cannot do it.
The second prince was shocked by his sudden idea, but at the same time he began to lean towards this idea. The emperor was in his prime, the crown prince would definitely not live longer than the emperor, and as for the crown prince's grandson, how old was he? It didn't matter, he would die anyway.

Huang Jinzhong was right. On the battlefield, swords and guns were blind. If he made a mistake, Li Hu would take the opportunity to kill him. A real man should be able to bend and stretch, be patient, return to the capital alive, and then ask for permission to keep vigil for his mother. Only after leaving the clan house can he have a chance to turn the tables.

If you want to achieve something, you must endure something. Be a grandson first and then a grandfather!
Thinking of this, his eyes sparkled.

Just then, the sounds of people shouting and horses neighing were heard amid the howling north wind.

Li Hu is back!
The second prince slowly stood up, looked at the amulet, then folded it carefully, stuffed it into the amulet bag, turned around and strode out.

"Your Highness, it's snowing hard. You'll catch a cold if you catch a cold. Please return to your tent."

"The army has won a great victory. As the emperor's son, I must go to congratulate them on behalf of the royal family. Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble."

On the other side, the White Lotus camp was a desolate scene, with intermittent cries and groans mixed in the dead silence.

There were many dead people lying on the snow, and from time to time dead bodies were carried out from the surrounding tents, and soon they were piled up as high as a small mountain.

Shui Rong led a group of White Lotus leaders to patrol the camp.

When they reached a "hill", Shui Rong stopped and said, "Why haven't these bodies been dealt with yet? Leaving them here will affect the morale of the army, don't you know?"

One of the leaders replied: "There are a lot of bodies to deal with and not enough manpower."

Shui Rong's face darkened: "I wonder if we can transfer personnel from other camps?"

Another leader said, "General Manager Yang instructed us before we set out that we must not let other battalions know about the loss of the left army, so as not to affect the morale of the army."

Shui Rong raised his head and stared at the falling snowflakes in a trance.

Everyone looked at each other. Many of them had followed Bai Hongzhi all the way here. They had fought dozens of battles, big and small, and had won and lost, but they had never suffered such a heavy loss at the beginning of a battle. In less than two hours of fighting, they lost nearly 20,000 main forces. Including the wounded, 25% of the troops were killed in one battle.

The government troops were too cruel. The two phalanxes of 10,000 people on the left and right wings were fine, but the left army, which was the main force, had less than 7,000 people escaped and was directly defeated!
Worry was revealed on everyone's face. If they continued fighting like this, they would be left alone in a few days.

Because of the heavy snow, a layer of snow had soon fallen on Shuirong's head and shoulders.

At this time, a leader exclaimed: "He's back!" Shui Rong came to his senses and looked over.

In the snow curtain, a streak of light snow dust came from afar.

Shui Rong's eyes flashed. So fast?
The rider on the fast horse gradually approached and stopped in front of Shui Rong. The White Lotus sect member on the horse jumped off the horse and knelt down to Shui Rong: "Report to the leader, the government troops have been prepared for a long time. The several mountain roads mentioned by the villagers are heavily guarded. Yang Zongguan's team was also ambushed by the government troops."

Shui Rong asked anxiously, "Where is Manager Yang?"

The White Lotus Sect member: "Manager Yang is fine. He ordered me to come back and report that Manager Yang is now leading people to the battlefield to observe the terrain."

Shui Rong thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and take a look."

At this time, Li Hu didn't know that Shui Rong had sent people to attack him. Even if he knew, he would just smile. As a person from later generations, how could he not be on guard?

Li Hu watched the Second Prince disappear in the snow, then looked down at the amulet bag in his left hand, thought for a moment, and handed it to the guard beside him, "Give it to the Second Prince."

The soldier took the amulet bag with both hands and strode after him.

Li Hu sighed. The reason for killing the Jiangxi general was not only because he disobeyed the military order of the Ministry of War, but also because of the Second Prince. He traveled thousands of miles to Xiangyang to protect the emperor. There must be some unspeakable deal involved.

By killing the general of Jiangxi and taking away the military power from the second prince, Li Hu has completed the tasks assigned by the prince.

As for the Second Prince, he was my brother after all. If the two sides fell out one day in the future, even if he didn't kill me, he could still use this incident to get rid of me completely, not to mention that the emperor was still alive.

The world is bustling with people because of profit. The world is bustling with people because of profit. In the relationship between people, there are only permanent interests, no permanent friends. The prince is good to me, that is only because their interests are the same, and he needs my help, so he is good to me. Once their interests conflict, he will never be good to me forever.

Even if you haven't read the history books, those TV dramas and novels have vividly portrayed the ungratefulness of those in power.

It is just like the old saying goes, human relationships are as thin as paper, and the world is like a new chess game each time.

Even sworn brothers can become enemies, let alone a ruler and his subjects.

What is the relationship between the ruler and his subjects? In the relationship between the ruler and his subjects, sharing adversity is friendship, and sharing wealth is a matter of concern. To put it bluntly, the relationship between the ruler and his subjects is this kind of relationship, and it has been the same throughout the dynasties.

People have no intention to harm tigers, but tigers have the intention to hurt people. Serving the king is like serving a tiger!

Once the Crown Prince is enthroned, the status of the monarch and his subjects will be completely determined, and the Crown Prince will have no worries. He will definitely continue to use himself, but will also take into account the civil officials and other forces.

As the famous saying from the previous life goes, where there are people, there is the world, and where there is the world, there are grudges.

Thinking of this, Li Hu shook his head. Never mind. There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. How can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?

Li Hu turned and walked towards the big tent.

Behind him, Xue Pan shouted, "My Lord!"

Li Hu turned around and saw Xue Pan leading a few servants walking towards him.

A servant in front was holding a hot pot, and several servants behind were carrying lunch baskets.

Li Hu was curious: "Where did the hot pot come from?"

Xue Pan smiled proudly: "I asked the craftsmen of the Firearms Camp to make it. Eating hot pot on a snowy day warms your heart and body." Then he pointed to the food baskets and said: "I bought these from the kitchen with my own money. I didn't take advantage of the court."

Li Hu smiled and nodded: "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)