Chapter 589: Xijiang People Attack the City
Jun Lie, are you doing well in Jiashui City? Are the Xijiang soldiers much worse than the Yongzhao soldiers? I don't know when you received this letter.
It is already the beginning of June, and the rice seedlings in the fields are growing very strong. Shi Lizheng said that this year's rice seedlings are growing better than last year's. Who knows, the harvest may be even better than last year's!
I have also inquired about the entire Hongdu. Except for some newly reclaimed fields that do not have enough base fertilizer and are not growing well, the rest are growing very well. It is estimated that Hongdu's grain output will at least double this year.
Don't worry, even those newly reclaimed fields can be harvested with our methods.
Those gentry used to scold you, saying that you were autocratic and insisted that they follow us to learn farming. Now, they no longer say such things. After the grain production increases, I am afraid that those gentry will even thank you!
In the first half of this year, the village added more than a dozen new households. I have already given six gifts for wedding banquets alone!
I have good news to tell you, Lianxin is also pregnant. This girl has been hiding it from me. However, I understand that she is definitely doing this for my own good and is afraid of putting pressure on me, right?
Jun Lie, tell me, do you like boys or girls?
If we have a child, shall we name him Little Star? Like the stars in the sky, whether it is the moon or the sun, the stars will always try their best to emit their own light.
I hope our baby can be like the little star.
The cow at home has given birth to a calf again. It wasn’t enough to make milk tea before, but now there are so many that they can supply Fengchunlou.
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Xiao Jiuyue spoke eloquently and chattered as if she was having a conversation, filling up several pages of paper. When she saw the name "Xiao Xingxing", she hesitated for a long time, but finally wrote it down.
In this way, even if he comes to settle the score with her later, she can tell him with confidence that she has hinted to him but he just didn't understand.
"Little Star, Mommy has already told your daddy. Whether you can know or not depends on your daddy!"
Xiao Jiuyue touched her slightly bulging belly and said with a smile, "Little Xingxing, wait for your father to come back and let him give you a formal name, okay?"
“…”
"If you don't say anything, then I assume you agree?"
Xiao Jiuyue chatted with Xiao Xingxing in a rambling manner. After the letters were dry, she folded them up in order. For several pages of letter paper, she would mark the serial numbers with Arabic numerals and write "End" at the end. In this way, she could immediately find out if there were any broken pages.
"Donggui, have someone deliver this letter to the prince." Xiao Jiuyue handed the sealed letter to Donggui, feeling a little excited. When would this letter reach Jun Lie's hands?
Mid-June.
“Pah.”
Jun Lie slammed his hand on the table. "These Xijiang soldiers are really going too far. They simply don't treat the people of Nanyue as human beings!"
The Xijiang soldiers raided a border village, not only looting all the things and food in the village, but also killing all 52 villagers!
"Send out troops, send out troops tomorrow!"
When Jun Lie thought about seeing the dead people today, he couldn't stop feeling angry.
Since arriving in Jiashui City, he had to find a way to deal with Prince Duan, who was a hindrance and always plotting against him, and also deal with the cunning Xijiang soldiers. Those Xijiang soldiers were brutal, cruel to others and even crueler to themselves.
After obtaining the musket, the Xijiang soldiers used it without any scruples, indiscriminately attacking both the soldiers and the civilians of Nanyue.
"Your Highness, although I also want to send troops, the Xijiang people have captured thirty of our Nanyue citizens, and the reinforcements have not yet arrived."
Guo Sheng reminded him, "We are also very angry, but the enemy is strong and we are weak..."
"Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? And there's food!" Jun Lie asked in a deep voice, "This isn't normal. Have you sent someone to inquire?"
Prince Duan wrote a letter, and after he arrived here, Xijiang sent an additional 10,000 soldiers, but he only brought 3,000 soldiers. Even if the 3,000 soldiers from Prince Duan were added, it would still not be enough.
"Reinforcements are on the way, and so are provisions. They should arrive in two days." Guo Yang replied, "News has also come from the capital. The emperor has indeed sent reinforcements. They are young generals from the Wang family."
"Hmm." Jun Lie took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked, "Is there any other news in Beijing?"
"Yes," Guo Yang said, "Ever since Princess Muxi of Yongzhao was named Consort Zhao, she has been particularly favored. Now the Emperor...stays in Consort Zhao's palace every night. If it weren't for Consort Zhao's status, I'm afraid the Emperor would have wanted to make her his empress."
"Empress? Impossible." Jun Lie raised his thick black eyebrows. "The Imperial Noble Consort has been striving for the position of Empress her entire life, but she has never achieved it. How can a Zhao Consort possibly be made Empress by our father?"
"That's just a rumor. In my opinion, they're all just rumors. However, our spies reported that the Emperor favored Concubine Zhao. Concubine Qi accidentally scared Concubine Zhao's cat, so the Emperor had it executed."
Guo Yang said the news he had just received, "Not only that, but Concubine Qi was also confined to her house. This cat has been with Concubine Qi for many years. Concubine Qi was so angry that she fainted."
"That orange cat with a yellow body and a white belly?" Jun Lie immediately remembered the cat that often broke into his palace. It was raised by Concubine Qi and was very pampered.
"Yes." Guo Yang responded, adding, "Also, the Crown Prince raised a dog, which frightened Concubine Zhao, and the Emperor scolded him. The Crown Prince called Concubine Zhao a demon concubine, and the Emperor slapped him in the face and put him under house arrest."
The prince's impulsive nature didn't surprise him at all that he would do such a thing, but the emperor's reaction was very special.
Jun Lie lowered his eyes and said, "It seems that father really dotes on Concubine Zhao, but..."
Something is wrong.
Yongzhao sent a princess to marry, but Princess Muxi did not marry an adult prince, but chose the emperor instead. Could it be that she really acted on impulse?
Prince Duan lured him to Jiashui City, and he easily resolved Prince Duan's several plots. Instead, the battle with the Xijiang soldiers became more and more intense, with such a battle happening every now and then!
In particular, the Xijiang soldiers' massacre of the village today seemed more like a provocation, as if they were sure that they would not dare to send troops.
Jun Lie closed his eyes, trying to string together all the complicated clues, but there was not a single thread.
Yongzhao, Nanyue, and Xijiang.
"No, Prince Duan brought me here, firstly to detain me, and secondly, to get rid of me with the Xijiang soldiers!" Jun Lie tapped his fingers on the table and muttered to himself, "So what exactly is the deal between him and the Xijiang people?"
"Your Highness, it's bad. The Xijiang soldiers have entered the city. The attackers are saying thank you, Prince Ling!" Lan Feng walked in with a serious expression. His voice, which he tried to remain calm, still revealed his panic.
Jun Lie's pupils shrank slightly, and he understood instantly: "He wants to use the entire Jiashui City to get rid of me!"
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