Chapter 188 Handover
"Since the general doesn't agree to give up power, then Ji can only take other measures." Pei Yian didn't care what the other party thought of him. After all, after lurking for several months, most of the people in the military camp were his people.
Seeing the sword on his neck getting closer and closer, Sima Gong broke out in a cold sweat and could only grit his teeth and agree. As long as the mountains are green, there will be no shortage of firewood.
He just didn't believe that this counselor Ji had any extraordinary ability to trap him so tightly.
At that time, he would write a letter to the emperor, asking him to send troops to punish Ji, the treacherous counselor who had committed treason!
Sima Gong certainly would not have thought that there was no one available around him. Faced with such a bomb, how could he allow the other party a chance to tip off and turn the tables!
In the huge military camp, a transfer of power was completed tonight.
After Pei Yian came to power, Sima Gong was just an empty figure. He could only watch helplessly as the other side completed a major reshuffle of the military camp.
And he can't do anything.
After the internal reorganization was completed, Pei Yian continued to attack the barbarian tribe, winning battles again and again. With sufficient supplies, the barbarian tribe retreated step by step and was driven back into the depths of the grassland.
He did not report this news to the imperial court, but only said that the situation between the two sides was still at a stalemate and the current situation was not optimistic. He hoped that the higher authorities could provide more support in terms of food and military pay.
After receiving the letter, the emperor who was far away in the capital looked grim. He waved his hand and swept many things on the table to the floor.
Sima Gong has been staying in the borderland for half a year, but he hasn't captured a single city and hasn't made any progress at all. He is simply a waste!
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have sent this waste out. But it's too late to say this.
Sensing that the emperor was in a bad mood, the eunuch did not dare to say anything. He just stood aside and watched.
When the emperor is angry, it is not so easy to calm him down, so naturally no one would step forward to offend him.
"Father, what's wrong? What makes you so worried?" the Sixth Prince asked with concern.
After seeing that it was Lao Liu, the emperor's expression calmed down a little, "Your injury hasn't healed yet, why are you running around?"
"Father, my wound is not a problem. I don't know who made you angry. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by anger!"
The emperor was very pleased to hear the Sixth Prince's caring words, and his anger dissipated a lot. He never expected that the person who cared about him the most was an insignificant Sixth Prince.
Not long ago, at a banquet, for some unknown reason, an assassin sneaked in. The people around him did not protect him in time, so an assassin took advantage of the opportunity and raised his sword to stab him in the heart.
When everyone was in a panic, the most inconspicuous Lao Liu jumped out and blocked the damage for himself.
It was at this time that he realized Lao Liu's admiration and concern for him.
After being on the throne for a long time and having reached the right age, the emperor longed for family affection. Just at that time, the appearance of the sixth brother satisfied his desire.
He also began to take this ordinary Sixth Prince seriously again, and didn't mind giving him more care and love.
"It's all because of those useless trash on the border! We haven't made any progress in dealing with the barbarians, and all they know is to ask for food and money." The emperor complained dissatisfiedly.
A thought flashed through the Sixth Prince's mind, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Father, please don't be angry. General Sima is just not used to it yet. He will be fine after a while." With the comfort of the Sixth Prince, the emperor's mood improved a lot.
After all, he was the one who sent him out. Even though he felt that General Sima was a waste, he could not just sit back and do nothing as he did before.
Along with the money and food, he also sent a letter ordering General Sima to capture the barbarian city, even just one, otherwise he would be beheaded.
His newly appointed general is not even a bit better than the previous one. Isn't that a slap in his face?
The Sixth Prince watched all this coldly, feeling it was ridiculous to the extreme. His good father, the Emperor, was truly extremely foolish!
But what does this have to do with him?
After the Sixth Prince came out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he ran into the Fourth Prince. He greeted him with a smile, "Fourth Brother."
"Sixth brother, your wound hasn't healed yet, why are you running around? Go back and have a good rest." The Fourth Prince sounded concerned.
"Thank you for your concern, Fourth Brother. I will go back and have a good rest." The Sixth Prince replied with a smile.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two separated. As they watched the figure disappear into the distance, the Fourth Prince's attendant muttered, "This Sixth Prince has become quite popular lately. How happy he is!"
"Who knows if he had anything to do with this!" The Fourth Prince said disdainfully. To say that this life-saving grace was too much of a coincidence.
But even if he is a big celebrity recently, what can he do? He has no money, no power, and no influence from his mother's family, so what kind of waves can he cause?
He may not be able to bear the emperor's favor!
Pei Yian also received the food and money sent by the court shortly afterwards. The efficiency was so fast that it really made people applaud!
Along with these supplies, there was also an envelope from the emperor. Looking at the words written on it, he raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth, and then threw the envelope in his hand into the brazier and burned it clean.
Today happens to be Laba Festival, which is also a small festival. Ji Zhisui is cooking Laba porridge in the kitchen.
Cooking Laba porridge is very simple and requires no special skills. Soak mung beans, red beans and other ingredients overnight, then put them into the pot and cook for an hour. After all the ingredients in the pot are cooked, add brown sugar and cook until it melts. Then a pot of thick and sweet Laba porridge is ready.
The Pei family and the restaurant helpers all received a bowl of sweet Laba porridge. In this cold weather, this bowl of hot rice porridge really warmed people's hearts.
Ji Zhisui held the bowl and chopsticks, watching the hot air he exhaled turn into white mist.
Not long ago, she received a letter from Ango, who said that everything was fine at the border, except that it was snowing and quite cold.
Qizhou County is in the south, and it rarely snows throughout the year.
The Chinese New Year is still more than twenty days away, and I don’t know when Brother An will come.
Pei had also embroidered her wedding dress not long ago, one for herself and one for Pei Yian. The red wedding dress was embroidered with dragons and phoenixes in pairs. The embroidery was exquisite and the stitching was delicate.
Even though Ji Zhisui didn't know much about embroidery, he knew that if this wedding dress was sold on the market, it would definitely be worth a lot of money.
In the past few months, Pei has hardly taken on any private work and has been busy embroidering wedding dresses for them, which has put a lot of effort into it.
Ji Zhisui had seen how busy Pei had been in the past few months and was thinking about how to repay her. Pei would definitely not accept money, so what about giving her a shop?
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