Chapter 280 Jiangshan is indeed so beautiful
The wind and snow in Cangzhou are fascinating.
Shang Xi stood on the city wall, and all he saw was a blanket of white.
The snowflakes were blown by the strong wind, making it almost impossible to open your eyes.
The soldiers defending the city were covered in snow, and even their eyelashes were covered with ice crystals.
The iron armor reflected the snow and shone with a cold light.
"For the past two years, the Xiongnu have been constantly invading the border, passing through Yingzhou as if it were no man's land. Now the imperial court is unable to take care of itself and can only allow those foreign invaders to run rampant!"
Zhangye, the governor of Cangzhou, sighed.
"Even those foreign bandits come to Cangzhou to make trouble from time to time."
"Fortunately, Cangzhou is a strong city with a strategic location and natural defenses. The Xiongnu didn't gain any advantage despite several harassments, and they haven't come again this year."
The Huns' ambition will not diminish because of a princess' marriage.
They made peace that year simply because they were exhausted and wanted to recuperate, but they also wanted to make some money from Dayong and test its strength.
Those people in the court knew it very well.
But they didn't care at all. What mattered if it could buy a brief peace and preserve their glory and wealth, to sacrifice a woman?
The Huns only wanted women and money.
Anyway, the woman is a princess of the dynasty, and the money comes from the people, so they don’t have to pay for it anyway.
The war subsided and people began to sing and dance.
If the Huns attack again, the only thing we can do is continue to send women and silver, or at worst, cities and land.
If we are lucky enough to have another General Zhenbei emerge to quell the war, that would be great.
But if you want to get a share of their profits by virtue of your military achievements, then the young General Zhenbei is the best example.
Shang Xi knew best the true faces of those people in the court.
They all talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but in fact they are all sweet-mouthed and treacherous, cruel and ruthless.
If Shen Zhiyi comes to power, the power of the noble families headed by Shen Xiang will probably rise to a higher level.
Don’t even mention that this fake prince will be doomed to failure.
Xiao Ning is such an innocent and kind person, she can't beat those old foxes...
I'm afraid he will follow in the footsteps of the former General Zhenbei.
As for killing the aristocratic family...
Xiao Ning had thought of this at first.
But how difficult is this to do?
At least until now, Xiao Ning has not started any action and is still concentrating on suppressing the rebellion.
But the emperor is no longer able to do so. The second prince wants to succeed to the throne. Those who are ready to support Shen Zhiyi, led by Prime Minister Shen, will not miss this opportunity, and he does not want to miss this opportunity either.
There will be some chaos by then.
Fortunately, Shen Zhiyi is still trapped in the army.
If he wasn't there, then he would be the true prince, the legitimate descendant of the previous emperor.
Compared to the treacherous and ruthless second prince who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, he, the prince who has always been treated as a princess, is obviously more suitable to be a puppet emperor.
What's more, he has the support of the troops from the military governors of eight cities, including Cangzhou and Mingzhou.
Even if those ministers from aristocratic families were unwilling to support him, he could still break into the imperial city.
As long as the second prince is killed, he will be the only candidate to succeed him.
Of course, the premise is that I don't fight Xiao Ning...
Thinking of this, Shang Xi couldn't help feeling a little lonely.
It's been more than two months.
I don't know what Xiao Ning is doing now...
According to her previous plan, she must have already entered Yucheng by now...
I don't know if he was injured during the fight.
Have you ever felt sad about his leaving?
Thinking of this, Shang Xi laughed at himself.
How could she, such a free and easy person, be sad about his leaving?
She also said...
"If we ever meet on the battlefield, I will take your head and offer it to the military flag!"
This sentence was like a devil's voice, waking him up from his dreams countless times.
Shang Xi closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the surging emotions in his eyes subsided, reflecting the falling snow, which gave off a chill.
He said to Zhangye, "General, you must strengthen your defenses. Three years ago, the Xiongnu also attacked during a severe winter, which led to the loss of three border cities and the subsequent fall of Yingzhou."
Zhangye nodded.
The battle three years ago was a wake-up call, so he naturally did not dare to slack off, lest the Hun cavalry enter the Central Plains.
After all, Cangzhou is the most important line of defense at the border.
If Cangzhou City is broken and the Huns cross the Min River and Yuzhou, the Central Plains will be devastated and the country will be in ruins.
Although there is smoke of war everywhere now.
But this is Dayong’s own business, they should just solve it behind closed doors.
To put it bluntly, even if someone took the Shang surname, it would be an internal conflict within Dayong.
But once foreign enemies invade, the tragic situation will be even more difficult to deal with than the rebellions in various places, and they will become slaves of a conquered nation.
This is something Zhangye doesn't want to see.
The wind and snow are getting stronger.
Shang Xi tightened his cloak and followed Zhang Ye down from the city wall.
He has been in Cangzhou for two months.
Along the way from Shengjing to Jinzhou and then to Cangzhou, he witnessed with his own eyes the vastness of the world and the majesty of the mountains and rivers.
Now I see the scenery of the northern frontier again, with snow-capped peaks towering in the sky and steep mountains.
The country is indeed beautiful.
In the training ground, the soldiers trained in the wind and snow, each move neat and sharp.
It can be seen that after seeing the Xiao family army, Shang Xi always felt that the Cangzhou defenders were not up to par.
He couldn't help but think of the military training plans he had flipped through when he was bored.
Aning is a natural born general.
These generals would probably never have thought of such a way of training troops in their entire lives.
Shang Xi hesitated and gave Zhangye some pointers.
Zhangye listened, thought for a moment, and his eyes suddenly brightened. "I didn't expect that His Highness is also quite knowledgeable about military training!"
Shang Xi lowered his eyes and said, "These are General Xiao's research. I am just borrowing them."
Although Zhangye was far away in the border town, it had heard about the events in Shengjing. Naturally, it knew that the General Xiao Shang Xi was talking about was the prince consort when he was dressed as a princess.
He remembered that according to the rumors, this prince consort was uneducated and quite fond of men.
Zhangye glanced at the handsome prince in front of him.
I couldn't help but think off the topic, wondering if the prince consort had ever had any improper thoughts about this prince.
Realizing that he had gone astray, Zhangye coughed quickly.
"General Xiao is a young hero, and he has the demeanor of his father."
Shang Xi had never seen Xiao Rong and didn't know how handsome he was, but he felt that Xiao Ning was the most heroic man in the world and no one could compare to him.
Shang Xi's previous advice gave Zhangye some inspiration. After talking to Shang Xi for a few words, he went to talk to the generals who were training the soldiers.
Shang Xi returned to his room.
Since he came to Cangzhou and settled down, he has been in contact with Furong and others.
I don't know the situation in Shengjing very well, but I have a general idea of it.
The emperor was still hanging on to his life, sometimes waking and sometimes sleeping. He had become so thin that he looked unrecognizable, and there was no trace of his former majesty.
On the side of Shen Xiang...
All the nails he had put in the house were pulled out.
His whereabouts are less clear.
The second prince was obviously a little anxious and wanted to see the emperor buried so that he could take the throne.
But Shen knew that the emperor was not interested. How could Shen Xiang let the emperor die immediately?
He sent people to guard the place strictly.
The second prince is now the emperor's only son, so there is no need to risk regicide.
If someone were to catch him, even if he succeeded to the throne in the future, he would be branded as a patricide and usurper.
Therefore, he could only endure it, pretending to be a filial son and grandson every day, guarding the emperor's dragon bed, waiting for him to die.
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