Chapter 184
Chapter 184
The second year of Yongkang, November 23.
After a day's rest, Ji Yuan and his group continued their journey.
However, before leaving, Ji Yuan left behind the few horses he brought with him. Except for a BMW for Wu Renhao, the others were betrothal gifts.
Although the betrothal gifts before were enough, it doesn’t matter if there is more of this.
In addition to arranging these things, the prefect of Wuxin Prefecture also brought his son over.
After a while, Dong Kang also arrived at Cheng Jiaoyu's house.
The first two people naturally wanted to curry favor with the new nobles in the court.
Dong Kang came to visit his friend, and assured him: "I'm resting at home anyway, I'll take care of your wedding for you."
This seems to be okay?
After all, it is a wedding, so it cannot be rushed, nor can it be handled by the bride's family.
Dong Kang, a friend of the same age, turned out to be the most suitable person.
Ji Yuan almost asked the governor of Ning'an Prefecture for help.
Dong Kang is an active person by nature, and his family has everything they need, so he can definitely do things like this in a respectable manner.
Dong Kang was chatting excitedly.
The prefect of Wuxin Prefecture and his son who were standing next to them were quite embarrassed.
Ji Yuan coughed lightly. He actually knew why he felt awkward. Yin Mao’s letter had said it all.
But it's embarrassing, there's nothing he can do about it.
In the end, Teacher Cheng was speechless and asked Dong Kang to go back and talk about it later.
Speaking of which, the prefect of Wuxin Prefecture will most likely stay in the capital when he returns to Beijing to report on his work.
Ji Yuan will also go back after he finishes dealing with things here.
By then, we will be colleagues.
Ji Yuan responded with a smile, and the atmosphere eased a lot.
Later, the prefect's son said, "I am indeed not as good as him. He has already passed the imperial examination with a sixth place in the imperial examination and has become a third-rank official at the age of 23. How can he still be so handsome?"
He was very convinced in his words.
Alas, there is nothing I can do. Comparing myself to others will only make me feel pissed off.
But his family was also happy.
According to Ji Yuan, we can visit more often after returning to the capital.
With Ji Yuan as a strong backer, life in the capital will not be too difficult.
Unconsciously.
Ji Yuan also became a pillar of support in the eyes of others.
However, when Ji Yuan and his companions left, the news that Lord Ji had returned to Dianzhou Prefecture spread instantly throughout Wuxin City, and also spread to many places with the movement of people.
There are countless versions of the story about why Lord Ji came back.
"Master Ji came here specifically for the wedding."
"Ah? Isn't Master Ji in Suzhou? This trip will take half a year."
"But hasn't Lord Ji's term of office expired yet?"
"Yes! Although he hasn't arrived yet, Lord Ji is worried about us, so he specially transferred us to Dianzhou Prefecture again! He wants to be the prefect of Wuxin Prefecture!"
"It's possible that our prefect's term of office will expire this year."
"Okay, as long as Prefect Ji is here, our lives will definitely be better."
As they were talking, Magistrate Ji had already been called over.
That means the new magistrate hasn't arrived yet, otherwise we would be completely confused.
Why is Ji Liuyuan trying to take his place?
For others, being the prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture is a good job. But for Ji Yuan, it shouldn't be something that he would fight for, right?
Ji Yuan arrived there before the news reached the capital of Dianzhou Prefecture.
"It's already December, and the weather here is still so good." Liu Bao looked at the blue sky and white clouds and exclaimed, "If it were Hexi Prefecture, it would have snowed heavily a long time ago."
Although I knew that Tianqi Kingdom was vast, I had never had a full idea of it. Only after this trip did I realize how vast the land was.
When I thought that this was not the first time Lord Ji had come here, I felt sincere admiration for him.
No wonder scholars always say that one should read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.
Lord Ji really did it.
On the seventh day of the twelfth month, Ji Yuan went directly to the local government office.
When he appeared, some people wanted to stop him. What was such a young man doing here?
After Ji Yuan produced his identity deed and the document issued by the imperial court, the people in the Dianzhou government office realized that this was not some young master, but a third-rank military commander Ji Yuan!
"General Ji! You are finally here!"
"Oh my God, you are so young!"
"Your Highness has been asking about your news, and it's finally here!"
Ji Yuan also said, "Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Training in the suburbs!"
Training troops?
Soon, the local prefect also ran over and was surprised when he saw Ji Yuan.
When the prefect of Wuxin Prefecture saw Ji Yuan, his first impression was also that he was young, but he did not look down on him at all because of his youth.
This is the era.
There is no need to say more about him.
"Master Ji, you are here."
Ji Yuan is now a third-rank military commander and has no other duties.
The prefect of Wuxin Prefecture held both the actual position of a fourth-rank prefect and the honorary title of a third-rank prefect, but he was still very polite when facing Ji Yuan.
Everyone knows that if Ji Yuan can clear the obstacle of He Hui Kingdom and then intimidate the entire small country in the southwest, he will surely rise to prominence.
Ji Yuan was not arrogant. He said whatever he wanted to say. He said, "Let's go meet His Highness first. I heard he has been here for a month."
"Yes, Your Highness came in early November, exactly one month ago." The prefect said with a smile, and personally took the epoch-old t with him.
The prince had already received the news about Ji Yuan, and when he saw him coming, he took the initiative to step forward and said, "Ji Yuan! You are finally here!"
"It must have been a hard journey."
Ji Yuan was almost tired of hearing these two sentences.
But I know that everyone cares about him.
Ji Yuan bowed and said with a smile, "You are used to running now. Your Highness, are you used to the climate here?"
"I'm used to it." The prince also smiled, "Before I only heard you say that it's like spring all year round here, but I didn't expect it to be true."
The prince is already nineteen years old, and will be twenty next year.
This is the first time I have left the capital.
Everything is naturally new and novel.
However, the hardship of traveling is not reduced just because he is the prince.
It seems that he has suffered a lot, but he does not complain. He just thinks the outside world is interesting.
Yes, at the age of nineteen or twenty, climbing the Five Mountains at night should not be a problem.
The prince still had a lot to say, so he continued, "Hey, the Suzhou you described in your letter is a different scene. The cement factory is also interesting."
"There are also Jiangnan, Yuedi, and Jinzhou. They should all be interesting."
"It would be great if I could travel all over the mountains and hills."
Ji Yuan said casually: "There are isolated islands and continents overseas, and there is the moon and stars in the sky. There are many places to go."
People around couldn't help laughing. It was fine to go to an isolated island or continent, but how could one go up to the moon and stars?
The prefect laughed: "Master Ji is really good at joking."
Ji Yuan was not smiling at this moment. He pointed at the sun in the sky and then at the target in the distance.
"Is this target big or small?"
"The farther you are, the smaller you are."
That's for sure. There's a difference between putting the target in front of you and putting it a hundred feet away.
"Since objects are smaller when they are far away and larger when they are near."
"How big is the sun, which is very far away from us?"
"The sun is like this, so the stars and the moon are also big, big enough for people to stand on."
This, this seems right?
No one has ever thought about this question before.
But now that Governor Ji said this, it really is the case.
The prince looked up at the sky and said, "Yes, the sun must be very big, and the moon is also very big. People can definitely go up there."
That’s not right, the sun is too hot, but the moon seems to be okay?
Ji Yuan just mentioned this, his main point was still to come: "But relatively speaking, it is easier to find the isolated island continent."
Yes, you can get there by boat from overseas.
Many fishermen were blown away by the sea breeze, and some sea merchants went out to trade.
The moon, stars and other things are still too far away.
What should I do? After hearing what Ji Yuan said, it seemed that the isolated island continent overseas was not a difficult task.
Especially the prince.
He had always wanted to go out of the capital.
Now that I have come to Dianzhou Prefecture, I feel that its reputation is well-deserved.
What do the overseas isolated islands and the mainland look like?
It's a pity that it's too dangerous outside and his father won't let him go.
Seeing the scene quiet down, Ji Yuan coughed lightly: "That's all for the future, let's just look at the target in front of us."
Unconsciously, although Ji Yuan was a lower-ranking person here, he controlled the entire situation, and even the prince couldn't help but listen to him.
Are you saying that the prince is young, so you should listen to him?
That's not true. The prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture is still old, so why should we listen to him?
I can only say that this is a talent.
This is what the two officials from the Prince's Palace behind the Prince thought.
These two people have known each other for a long time.
He was the companion student selected from the Hanlin Academy's scholars.
The emperor's eldest grandson became the crown prince, and their statuses also rose.
This time when they came to Dianzhou Prefecture, the two of them also traveled as accompanying officials.
Shi Xinhui and Cui Wei nodded to Ji Yuan and acted very close to him.
After all, we are of the same age, but our friendship is different.
Speaking of which, Ji Yuan was running around outside.
They are completely different sides of the same coin. Ever since becoming the prince's companion, he has been in the capital.
Both of them have some respect for Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan also greeted them, and everyone's attention turned to the target.
"Your Highness, are you experimenting with the compound bow?"
With one hundred and fifty compound bows, the northwestern barbarians were defeated.
Now, with three hundred swords, it shouldn’t be a problem to attack Hehui Kingdom.
But what surprised Ji Yuan was that the prince smiled slightly and said, "Yes, look at my compound bows on the left and right sides of the army."
Three hundred compound bows, divided into two groups, left and right, with a total of nine hundred people.
In other words, one bow is matched with three people.
The main archer is responsible for shooting arrows, while the secondary archer holds a sword and shield to protect the main archer.
There is another one who is responsible for carrying arrows.
What we are practicing now is the coordination of these nine hundred people.
Moreover, the left and right armies can form five-man compound bow teams at any time, which can facilitate mobile operations.
Ji Yuan found it magical.
The prince has only been here for a month, how did he come up with this tactic?
"Hehe, this is a method given by the Ministry of War. It was originally intended to be trained in the Imperial Guards to protect the safety of the capital."
"But the small country in the southwest must be stable, so let me bring it with me."
So that's how it is.
Fortunately, the prince was very obedient and really trained his troops. These 900 soldiers were obviously well-trained.
But the special forces have been trained, but what about the main army?
You know, they are not the defenders, but the attackers.
The difficulty of these two is different.
The prince continued, "General Zhenwei has already gone to Suixu City, and he has also transferred troops from various places to strengthen training. Don't worry."
General Zhenwei, Ji Yuan still doesn’t know who he is.
Shi Xinhui, who was born in the same year, told Cui Wei privately: "He is an old general who was very good at suppressing bandit rebellions in Fujian. This old general is 49 years old this year, in the prime of life, experienced, and although he is silent, he has a very good temper."
"After arriving at Dianzhou Prefecture, he contacted the commanders of various places. He brought 30,000 troops with him and transferred another 60,000. These troops are on the way."
The more Ji Yuan listened, the more familiar it seemed.
It was not until I slept in the small courtyard of the prince's palace at night that I realized this.
ah?
Isn’t this just an enhanced version of Nie Shiming?
I still remember that year, it should have been twelve years ago?
This was what Nie Shiming looked like when he first went to Zhengrong County.
Nie Shiming's uncle carefully selected a good place for him so that he could accumulate political achievements.
Afraid that he would be bullied as a new official, he surrounded himself with experienced old officials and a group of followers.
In a word, I was accompanying the "Prince to study".
The main purpose is to make Nie Shiming's future promotion path smoother.
And now, the real prince has arrived.
Now I am really accompanying the prince to study.
The old officials around him were replaced by General Zhenwei, as well as Shi Xinhui and Cui Wei who were in charge of internal affairs.
Even myself.
This is a deluxe upgraded version of "Nie Shiming".
No wonder he could train compound bows on both sides with peace of mind in the back.
I’m afraid this is also General Zhenwei’s suggestion?
Not only would it be safer for him to stay in the capital of Dianzhou Prefecture, but he could also make some contributions.
As for the more urgent matter of actual fighting, it was left to the experienced General Zhenwei himself.
There are 100,000 troops over there and 900 squads over here.
Why aren't you accompanying the prince to study?
He, General Ji, is more like someone who accompanies the prince in eating, drinking and having fun!
Ji Yuan was helpless and wiped the sweat from his head.
Moreover, the prince must have other ideas and will definitely take people to Suixu City.
In fact, for Ji Yuan, it is optional to go or not.
Leave the matter to more professional people.
General Zhenwei is much more professional than them.
And judging from the general's expression, he probably doesn't want the prince to go to the front line.
Knowing the inside story, Ji Yuan still slept well.
After traveling for so long, I finally fell asleep soundly.
Early the next morning.
The prince then led everyone to train composite bow soldiers.
Standing behind the prince were Shi Xinhui and Cui Wei, and now there was an additional era.
The prefect looked at this situation and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he doesn't make a fuss about going to Suixu City, he can focus on delivering the letter to General Zhenwei.
But he hasn't sent the letter yet.
At noon, the prince said, "The era has arrived. Can we discuss going to Suixu City?"
Go to Suixu City.
The city closest to Hehui Kingdom.
At this moment, they are gathering troops and preparing to take action.
It seems just right to go there now.
"The compound bow archers have also been well trained, and they will surely be able to achieve a surprise victory," the prince continued.
But when he finished speaking, silence fell all around.
How to say it.
That's true.
But do you really want to go?
Shi Xinhui first said: "Your Highness, the archers still made mistakes this morning. Is it appropriate to go now?"
Cui Wei continued, "Your Highness, why don't you wait a little longer? There will be no fighting for a while. It is already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are still more than twenty days before the Chinese New Year. I don't think they will fight during the Chinese New Year."
Liu Bao, who was following behind Ji Yuan, thought to himself, how could that be possible.
Last year, the northwestern barbarians took advantage of the time around the New Year to attack.
Although local people do not attach much importance to the New Year, it is a holiday after all, and it allows people to relax their vigilance.
Liu Bao didn't say much, he knew this was not the place for him to speak.
The prince had obviously heard this countless times. This time he looked at Ji Yuan expectantly: "General Ji, what do you think?"
Everyone stared at Ji Yuan.
He knew what answer the prince wanted.
He also knew what the local prefect and his two classmates wanted to hear.
Ji Yuan said: "Whether to take action or not is not clear."
"But one thing is clear, the troops from Suixu City have not yet arrived. It should be okay to go there now."
General Zhenwei is an extremely stable person.
Thirty thousand personal soldiers are not enough, and another 60,000 troops must be mobilized.
However, the specific numbers and where they come from are military secrets and are not known to outsiders.
Why do we need to transfer so many people?
Because no matter how small the number of people in Hehui is, there are still millions of them.
You are planning to fight a war of annihilation, and you have given them nearly three years to prepare. These 90,000 people are actually a little too few.
Of course, it wasn't intentional to give them time to prepare. It was really because their troops were too scattered, which gave each other the opportunity to prepare for war.
The prince also knows a little about the inside story.
But no matter what, Suixu City has the most things happening at the moment.
How come everything is fine?
Ji Yuan added: "Your Highness's travel will certainly attract attention, and the spies will often try to find out about Your Highness's news."
"If you go to Suixu City, the Hehui Kingdom will definitely be on guard, which will be disadvantageous to us."
"If you're still here, they'll let down their guard."
In other words, you are in Dianzhou Prefecture, where you can confuse the place even more!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief!
It has to be the era!
Look at this excuse.
Oh no, look at the reason!
There’s nothing wrong with that!
The prince frowned, somewhat disapproving.
But he had experienced what happened to Mr. Chu, so he could hide his temper a little.
After lunch, the prince looked at Ji Yuan, and Ji Yuan naturally stayed obediently.
"Don't lie to me. That was just an excuse."
The prince is now nineteen years old, so it is naturally difficult to deceive him, and Ji Yuan has no intention of deceiving him.
So Ji Yuan told the truth directly: "You were too dangerous in the past, and it would make General Zhenwei afraid to act."
Although the prefect and others had already left the yamen.
But the people around the prince were still there, and when they heard Ji Yuan directly state the reason, their faces changed drastically.
Ji Yuan asked them to calm down and continued, "This is not General Zhenwei's fault, and it is certainly not your fault."
"Everyone is in a different position and must have their own considerations."
The prince was disappointed and said, "If you come all the way here but don't go to Suixu City, what's the point of that?"
"So we have to wait for the right time and communicate properly with General Zhenwei."
After that, Ji Yuan whispered, a voice that only he and the prince could hear: "What I just said, your whereabouts can confuse the enemy, is not nonsense. General Zhenwei should be able to catch them off guard by using this trick."
The prince opened his eyes wide.
That’s right!
Use his whereabouts to confuse the other party!
In this way, not only will you be useful, but you can also influence the outcome of the battle!
Ji Yuan was not lying at this time, he was giving serious advice.
The prince was happy, Ji Yuan was really useful!
He went to write the letter happily, and two of his classmates from Jiyuan gave him a thumbs up, saying it was so great.
But this is only a stopgap measure.
The prince must go to Suixu City. This time he must achieve "military merit" to eliminate the impact of his killing of Scholar Chu.
And this matter can be regarded as Ji Yuan's debt to the prince.
He will also give back seriously.
However, Ji Yuan did not think that he could have an impact on the overall war situation. At most, he could follow General Zhenwei to help and collect some land.
Besides.
The last time, the small countries that harmed the late emperor were not only Hehui Kingdom, but Jing Kingdom as well.
Ji Yuan took out a map.
This map mainly depicts Ning'an Prefecture and Jing State.
In the middle is the territory of Laman.
This obstacle must also be cleared, otherwise the development of Ning'an Prefecture will definitely be restricted.
Besides, Jingguo also got an advantage.
The era looks further south.
Further south of Jingguo, there is an outlet to the sea.
This outlet leads directly to the Bay of Bengal and then to the Indian Ocean.
That’s not right. It is neither called the Bay of Bengal nor the Indian Ocean now.
It seems that the locals have their own name for it.
If people from Tianqi State went there, perhaps the country would still be called Tianqi State.
Once you reach the Indian Ocean, head west, first to the South China Sea, and then to the Pacific Ocean.
There are the overseas isolated islands and overseas continents mentioned in Ji Yuan.
There is no need to say more about the rest.
Corn, cotton, potatoes, rubber trees, sweet potatoes.
But they are all over there.
Although if you really want to find new continents overseas, it is more appropriate to start from Bohai Sea and East China Sea.
But if we take over this seaport, it will only be more convenient to transport goods from Dianzhou Prefecture to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong by sea.
Who would complain about not having enough access to the sea?
Moreover, this outlet is a bit far from the New World, but it is very suitable for going to Africa.
Even the current ships are not very good.
But the development of steam engines will sooner or later be used on ships.
If Tianqi Kingdom does not occupy this land, someone else will occupy it in the future.
More importantly, we must let the people of Tianqi know that there is a bigger world out there.
Ji Yuan felt that he might have been traumatized by a certain period of history in his previous life, so he had an extraordinary obsession with the seaport.
Ji Yuan put away the map, now is not the time to take it out.
Those super-high-yield crops can only be put in mind for the time being.
On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in Dianzhou Prefecture, the prince could no longer bear it and decided to go to Suixu City.
However, this time they would advance in secret, bringing only elite troops with them.
The previous elite compound bow soldiers were also defeated. Take some of them away first and deal with the rest later.
I heard that it was General Zhenwei who had no choice but to give in, and he also said that Suixu City was relatively safe.
It seemed that the Hehui Kingdom took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles, and was further away from Suixu City.
When Ji Yuan heard this, he felt something was not good.
He had dealt with the prince of Hehui Kingdom before. That prince was not someone who would ever admit defeat. He would only admit defeat in front of others, but he had other plans in his mind.
I think the prince of Hehui Kingdom must hate him to death.
After all, that person is so smart.
And the conveniences he has here.
I roughly guessed the reason for the late emperor's death.
The late emperor died from the elixir from Hehui Kingdom.
Or die somewhere else.
This prince probably knows what's going on.
In this situation, it would be strange not to hate him.
December twenty-fifth.
Prince, Ji Yuan and his party have finally arrived at Suixu City.
Although Ji Yuan was working in Dianzhou Prefecture, he had never been here.
The biggest intersection with Suixu City was probably when he was looking for Champa rice, he happened to encounter Jingguo soldiers pretending to be Tianqi soldiers and oppressing the border residents of Hehuiguo.
Just hand this matter over to Suixu City for handling.
Other than that, there really was no more interaction.
So when he came here, Ji Yuan felt a little emotional.
However, the gloominess of Suixu City was far beyond his imagination, and the local people only dared to move around in a small area.
Even though a lot of supplies were transferred in, the local food prices still rose slightly.
This is also because of Champa rice. If it weren’t for the bumper harvest of Champa rice, local food prices would probably have skyrocketed.
After all, 90,000 troops have been assembled here. Although they are their own soldiers, they are not the real army of later generations.
The soldiers at this time will also scare the people of their own country.
That is to say, General Zhenwei's rule is relatively strict, otherwise all kinds of troubles, big and small, would be a headache.
This is also the reason why General Zhenwei did not want the prince to come.
This is war, and it is a very serious matter.
But when Ji Yuan and the others arrived, they saw General Zhenwei looking at him with complicated eyes.
ah?
What are you looking at him for?
And this look is too complicated.
After everyone was settled, General Zhenwei's men came over to invite him: "General, please ask General Ji to go to the tent to discuss matters."
The prince is resting, why call him?
Ji Yuan had no intention of actually getting involved in the war.
An amateur guiding an expert, does he think he is not dying fast enough?
When he arrived at the place, he saw General Zhenwei, who was intimidating without being angry, and said directly: "The king of Hehui Kingdom is dead."
???
When did it happen?
"A month ago."
"He died from taking the pills."
Ji Yuan couldn't believe it.
Did the prince’s father also take the elixir?
Ji Yuan calculated the time.
The former emperor of Tianqi State was already in poor health, and he died after taking too much for more than half a year.
This person has been eating it for more than three years?
Also gone?
Calculating the time, it seems to be about the same.
"Prince He Hui said that he could not possibly harm his father."
"So the recipe was not given by him at all. Someone deliberately framed him. They deliberately used the poison recipe to kill an emperor, a king."
General Zhenwei said directly: "He said that person is Ji Yuan."
It’s an era.
Well, the old emperor of Tianqi is dead, so the blame can be put on him.
How come the King of Hehui Kingdom died, so why give it to him?
Use him to settle the account? !
That’s too much!
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