The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

But so that the Dragon City Feijiang will be there, he will not teach Huma Du Yinshan.

After Dashun captured the Hetao area, in addition to building cities on a large scale in Hetao, it also repaired and utilized the Qin and Han Great Wall and built a new Great Wall to protect the Hetao area.

Jilushai is a very important pass. It happens to be a gorge, guarding the main traffic route through Langshan Mountain. It is regarded as the northwest gateway of Hetao and an important pass from Hetao to Ulanqab League.

The city of Sai was built on a cliff, standing on the west side of the gorge. To the north were towering mountains, majestic and spectacular; in front of the mountains was open and flat, with sloping plains. To the east of the city of Sai, the valley mouth was open and unobstructed, making it very easy to defend.

In contrast to the bright and sunny capital city in spring, it is still cold and windy here, with snow covering the fields.

On the corner tower, Li Hu tightened his fur cloak. What Lin Daiyu said was right. The cold wind outside the Great Wall was indeed bone-chilling.

Wang Daniu smiled and took out a pot of wine from his arms and handed it to Li Hu: "Marshal, have a drink to warm yourself up."

Li Hu took the gudong and sipped it for a long time, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "No wonder Jia Zheng doesn't want to go back to Beijing. It's really comfortable outside. You can do whatever you want without so many broken rules."

Wang Daniu blinked his eyes: "The emperor can ignore these rules."

Li Hu stopped the wine jug that was about to reach his mouth and looked at him: "Did Zhang Cheng write you a letter?"

"This wine is Zhang Cheng's gift to the Marshal."

Wang Daniu looked around and said softly, "After the battle in the Central Plains, the people's hearts were no longer on the side of the court. There were so many rumors, and the new policy of equalizing the land tax offended the aristocratic families. Zhang Cheng said that as long as the army of the Prince of Nan'an crossed the Yangtze River, all parts of the Central Plains would surrender."

At this point, he suddenly knelt down and said, "I have hidden something from you, Marshal. Even if you kill me today, I will tell you."

Li Hu looked at him and said, "If you have anything to say, please stand up and speak."

"Yes." Wang Daniu stood up and said, "The Prince of Nan'an escaped across the Yangtze River under the protection of Zhang Cheng."

Li Hu was silent. He should have thought of it earlier.

Wang Daniu: "Zhang Cheng went to Chen Qiang's army and persuaded him to let the Prince of Nan'an return to southern Xinjiang. Chen Qiang disagreed at first, but Zhang Cheng analyzed the situation for him and said that as long as the Prince of Nan'an entered the capital, the commander-in-chief could wear the yellow robe and ascend the throne to become the emperor. Chen Qiang agreed."

Li Hu's face suddenly changed color: "How dare you! How dare you!"

"This matter cannot be blamed on Zhang Cheng and Chen Qiang. The royal family has lost three emperors in a row. The luck has run out and a change of dynasty is inevitable. We have seen everything the Marshal said and did. Only you are truly kind to the people!"

Wang Daniu knelt down in front of Li Hu again, "We will bear the blame and go to hell. As long as the Marshal can ascend the throne, for the sake of the people of the world, we will be willing to go to the eighteenth level of hell!"

Li Hu looked at him, his eyes no longer angry: "When did this happen?"

Wang Daniu took out a letter from his arms: "This letter was delivered to you the day before yesterday when you went to Guancheng. In the letter, Zhang Cheng asked me to keep it a secret from you, saying that I must not let your reputation be damaged, let alone make things difficult for you. I have told you the truth now, you can kill me or chop me up as you please, but don't blame Zhang Cheng and Chen Qiang." Then he handed the letter to Li Hu.

Li Hu said unhappily: "Get out!" and took out Zhang Cheng's letter and read it.

Wang Daniu stood up, his eyes shining with excitement.

After reading Zhang Cheng's letter, Li Hu smiled bitterly. According to what Zhang Cheng said in the letter, the Prince of Nan'an could return to Southern Xinjiang by the end of April at the latest. The imperial envoy sent by the Supreme Emperor to persuade him to surrender should arrive in Southern Xinjiang at the end of this month. An internal fight is inevitable!

Wang Daniu: "Even without us, the government troops gathered in southern Xinjiang would have been defeated. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and many people are suffering from acclimatization. The rainy season is coming soon, and the logistics supply is not smooth. It is difficult for our army's firearms to exert their power." Li Hu shook his head and handed the letter back to him.

At this moment, footsteps were heard on the stairs.

Then, a personal soldier came up holding a bundle and said with a smile, "Marshal, this is something that my wife sent for me."

Li Hu also had a smile on his face. He untied his bag, revealing a large crimson woolen cloak.

He reached into his cloak and fumbled around, then his eyes lit up and he took out an extremely delicate embroidered purse with a picture of mandarin ducks embracing each other. He opened it and found a few pink peach blossom petals inside. He put it under his nose and smelled it, then smiled and stuffed it into his arms.

Li Hu took out another letter from his cloak, opened the seal and read it.

Li Hu smiled as he watched. Xia Jingui got the divorce document from the Xue family in exchange for half of the family property. It wasn't that Xia Jingui was easy to talk to, but that she couldn't wait any longer because she was pregnant.

If Xue Pan knew about this, he would probably eat her alive!
Li Hu became curious again. Whose child was in Xia Jingui's belly?
Then looking down, Li Hu frowned.

The Supreme Emperor actually gave the little emperor to the Empress Dowager to raise. Is he going to take action against the Jia family? Does he dare? !
Seeing this, Li Hu couldn't help but think of that farce.

Who would have thought that Wang really died of illness.

The autopsy farce not only brought shame to the Rongguo Mansion, but also dragged the Supreme Emperor and the royal family into it, damaging their reputation.

In her previous letter, Lin Daiyu said that the capital was abuzz with rumors that the Supreme Emperor wanted to use this incident to purge the Jia family's influence in the court, then depose the young emperor and support Prince Kang to ascend the throne.

The group of upright people in the Censorate, Hanlin Academy and Imperial College were not good at other things, but they were incredibly powerful in the "struggle for the foundation of the country". They submitted memorials, blocked the Meridian Gate, and made death-defying appeals, forcing the Supreme Emperor to come out and express his position, saying that he had no intention of deposing or enthroning an emperor.

This is the Han royal family. If it were the Manchu Tartars, they would directly play the Nine Clans Elimination Game with you.

It’s only been ten days, what’s going on?
After reading the letter, Li Hu shook his head slightly. He understood that Wang died of illness, but she was definitely killed by illness, and it must be related to Jia Jing.

This old guy’s hands are too dark, we can’t let him stay!
Suddenly, the sound of a horn was heard in the valley, followed by the sound of a deep drum.

Wang Daniu started to curse: "Damn it! These damn bugs, when the reinforcements arrive, I will tear their heads off and use them as chamber pots!"

At this time, the alarm bell rang in the military camp at the mouth of the valley.

Li Hu took the telescope handed to him by Wang Daniu and looked into the depths of the valley, where stood a majestic fortress.

Whenever he saw this fortress, Li Hu couldn't help but praise King Kang in his heart.

When he was in charge of the Ministry of Works, in order to win credit from Emperor Yongchang, he not only rebuilt the Great Wall of Qin and Han Dynasties and Jilushai, but also built a fortress in the canyon.

If there were no Guancheng, Jilushai would have been overwhelmed by the Russians' human wave tactics long ago!
There is no news from Liaodong yet, and I don't know what's going on? Heshen is too unreliable!
With the sound of hurried footsteps, a large group of government troops rushed into the valley to support the city.

Wang Daniu: "According to the time, the reinforcements should be arriving soon."

Li Hu put down the telescope and said, "Let's go to Guancheng and take a look." (End of this chapter)