Only Jia Huan always felt like something was wrong.
According to common sense, Jin Guo just suffered a big loss last year. In recent years, they need a period of rest and recuperation.
Now they don't have much ability to go south and invade Daxia.
What's more, if they really wanted to invade Daxia, how could they possibly gather troops to garrison the border?
In the past, when they invaded Daxia, they secretly gathered forces to kill Daxia by surprise.
After all, the strongest force in the Jin Kingdom is the cavalry. They rely on their super mobility to continuously attack Daxia with guerrilla attacks.
Positional warfare and siege warfare are not their strengths.
Jia Huan looked at the movements of the Jin Kingdom. It didn't look like they were going to invade Daxia, but rather they seemed to be dragging Daxia's troops with them.
Of course, even if Jia Huan is a court official, he must pay enough attention to the movements of the Jin Kingdom.
Whether the opponent will attack Daxia is one thing, but necessary defense is indispensable.
Next, the imperial court received a report from the western border.
The Da Yuezhi in the western part of Daxia also stationed troops on the border and were eyeing the border of Daxia.
After receiving this report, Emperor Chongkang and all the ministers in the court couldn't help but take a breath.
Blessings come in pairs, misfortunes never come alone!
Just one Jin country gave them a lot of headaches, not to mention that there was now another Yueshi.
Emperor Chongkang and his ministers smelled a hint of conspiracy.
Da Yueshi is further away from Daxia, and the transmission of messages will be much slower.
However, if calculated based on the time of message transmission, in fact, the time for stationing troops on the border between the Jin Kingdom and Dayuezhi should be almost the same.
If you say that there is no connection between the two countries, even a fool will not believe it.
The two countries are not connected at the border, and there is usually no exchange, not even commercial exchange.
When did they hook up?
Do they really want to unite to invade Daxia?
Or is there a Daxia traitor plotting this?
So what is their plan?
The Jin Kingdom and Dayue clan stationed troops on the border, and it didn't seem like they were really going to attack Daxia.
But Daxia has to guard against these two forces, which will definitely involve a large number of Daxia's troops.
If there really is a traitor in Daxia planning something, they must have another move.
I just don’t know, what is their next plan?
And just a few days later, the mystery was finally revealed.
It turned out that their next plan was along the West Sea.
In Chapter 52 of The Book of Red Mansions, Xue Baoqin said: When I was eight years old, my father and I went to the West Coast to buy foreign goods. Unexpectedly, there was a girl from Zhenzhen country who was only fifteen years old.
However, in the book, the specific location along the West China Sea is never mentioned.
Now Jia Huan finally knows that it turns out that the West Sea Coast is in the southwest of Daxia. Outside the West Sea Coast, there is a country called Nanman.
Unexpectedly, one month ago, the Southern Barbarians suddenly invaded on a large scale.
The troops stationed on the border of Daxia were caught off guard and completely defeated.
Today, in the southwest of Daxia, thirteen cities have been occupied by the Nanman.
Wei Hong, a heavy general in the southwest, led his troops to fight back. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by the Nanman barbarians. He was seriously injured and had to ask the court for help.
After receiving the report from Southwest asking for help, Emperor Chongkang was immediately furious.
According to Wei Hong's report, the Southern Barbarians raised an army of 200,000 men and were approaching fiercely.
As for the southwestern garrison, there are currently less than 100,000 soldiers and horses left, and it is extremely difficult to withstand the southern barbarian attack. The imperial court is also requested to send reinforcements as soon as possible.
The southwest must be defended. If it cannot withstand the Nanman offensive, the southwest will surely be destroyed.
And if the southwest is in chaos, I am afraid that the Jin Kingdom and the Dayue clan will take advantage of it and invade.
In Daxia, there are also aristocratic families who are ready to make a move.
Once they launch civil strife in many places, Daxia will soon fall apart.
Therefore, in this battle in the southwest, we must not only fight, but also win a great victory!
With the momentum of great victory, he could intimidate the Jin Kingdom and the Da Yuezhi, and at the same time frighten the aristocratic families in Daxia.
This victory will bring peace to Daxia for more than ten years.
As long as Daxia is given more than ten years of peaceful development, Daxia will be able to smoothly carry out changes nationwide.
By then, the rise of Daxia will be irresistible.
But if this battle is defeated or falls into a state of anxiety, Daxia will soon fall into a quagmire.
The Xihai Yanzi is very far away from the capital. It would take several months to send troops from the capital to the Xihai Yanzi.
The distant water cannot quench the near thirst. By the time the reinforcements from the capital arrive, the situation in the southwest will probably have already deteriorated.
Therefore, after some deliberation, Emperor Chongkang and his ministers finally decided to dispatch 100,000 troops from Jingzhou and Yuzhou to rush to the aid of the West Sea.
Then he issued an order to Wei Hong, ordering him to defend and wait for reinforcements.
Jingzhou and Yuzhou are very close to the coast of the West Sea, and reinforcements from these two places can arrive soon.
With the soldiers of these two groups, plus the soldiers and horses of Southwest China, the three combined into one, they should be able to defeat the Southern Barbarians.
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During this period, while Jia Huan was training the Red Flame Army, he was chatting with Sister Lin at home, and his life was quite comfortable.
On this day, Jia Huan came to Qin Keqing's place for a tryst with him again.
Jia Huan saw that Qin Keqing's expression was not as usual, and her brows were furrowed with sadness.
He couldn't help but ask: "But Qing, if you have anything, just tell me and I will help you solve it. Don't hide it in your heart."
Qin Keqing hugged Jia Huan and said uneasily: "It's King Qin. He contacted me again. I didn't want to tell you about this."
Jia Huan smiled and said, "What can't you tell me? Didn't I tell you earlier? If anything happens, don't bear it alone. Just tell me. I will make the decision for you."
Qin Keqing nodded slightly, feeling sweeter in her heart. She said softly: "The King of Qin said he wanted to meet you and asked you to meet at Mingyue Tower in three days."
King Qin wants to see me? Invite me to meet at Mingyue Tower?
After learning the news, Jia Huan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
What did the King of Qin do when he saw me?
It’s definitely not about admiring my character or appreciating my talent.
Now he is the commander of the Red Flame Army. The Red Flame Army was created by the emperor and can be said to be the emperor's personal guard.
The only force defending the capital apart from the capital camp is the Red Flame Army.
With his status as King of Qin, he must not get too close to any general.
Once you get too close, it will definitely arouse Emperor Chongkang's suspicion.
If the King of Qin wants to see him, he is afraid that his plans are not trivial.
Seeing that Jia Huan was silent for a long time, Qin Keqing couldn't help but said quietly: "Sanlang, is my concubine putting you in trouble?"
Jia Huan hugged Qin Keqing tightly and said with a smile: "Ke Qing, what does this have to do with you? All this is just because I hold the military power. Even without you, King Qin will definitely come to us as long as he is interested."
"You don't need to worry about men's matters. You just need to take good care of yourself. Let me check for you and see if you have lost weight in a few days."
"If you lose weight, you must have family law to take care of you."
For a moment, the wind and moon were boundless.
Three days later, Jia Huan went to Mingyue Tower as scheduled.
Since King Qin wants to see him, he should meet him.
Even if he didn't come this time, King Qin would probably think of other ways to meet him.
Before this, Jia Huan had never been to Mingyue Tower.
After some inquiring, Jia Huan found out that Mingyue Tower was located in Dongcheng. It was a teahouse and was quite famous in Dongcheng.
However, Jia Huan was a layman, and he had never been to a brothel, let alone a teahouse.
Although he also loves tea, but he has a little girl to help him make tea at home, so there is no need to go to a teahouse to have tea?
Jia Huan walked into Mingyue Tea House with several personal guards.
After entering the teahouse, Jia Huan discovered that there was a huge difference between the teahouses of this era and the teahouses of later generations.
The modern teahouse has arched corridors and winding paths leading to tranquility, elegance, simplicity, and elegance.
In the teahouses of this era, there were storytellers and women who were preparing to play music or sell songs.
On the first floor, a group of young men were sitting in a noisy manner, shouting and making noises.
As soon as Jia Huan entered, a waiter greeted him.
"This young man looks strange. Is this his first time coming to our teahouse?"
Jia Huan nodded. He didn't know whether King Qin was coming or when he would come.
There was no prior agreement between the two parties.
However, Jia Huan expected that if the King of Qin wanted to see him, as long as he came here, the King of Qin would be able to find him.
It's just that there are so many people talking on this floor that it's really not the place to talk.
Jia Huan then said, "Find me a private room and make a pot of good tea."
"Yes, sir, please come upstairs. Please come with the younger one."
Soon, the teahouse waiter led Jia Huan to the private room upstairs.
The teahouse is originally hollow in the middle, with windows facing the stage on the first floor in the east and the river in the south.
If you want to listen to storytelling or playing on the first floor, you can open the window and listen.
If you find it too noisy, you can close the windows and draw the curtains.
Jia Huan sat for a while, and then a tea girl came to perform tea art with a long-mouthed kettle.
The soft waist, figure, and elegant movements are really pleasing to the eye.
After making the tea, Jia Huan picked up the tea cup and smelled it carefully. Sure enough, he smelled a delicate scent of tea.
After taking a sip, I had an endless aftertaste.
Next, Jia Huan waved his hand and drove the tea girl away.
Jia Huan decided to wait here for a pot of tea. After drinking this pot of tea, if the King of Qin hadn't arrived yet, he would turn around and leave without waiting a moment longer.
Just when Jia Huan had just finished drinking a cup of tea, the door of the private room was pushed open, and a group of people walked in with hearty laughter.
The man who came in was very young, and Jia Huan was also known to Jia Huan. He was Feng Ziying.
Feng Ziying, Jia Baoyu and Xue Pan were acquainted with each other, and they had drank and partyed together many times.
Although Jia Huan and Feng Ziying were not familiar with each other and had never drank together, they had met a few times and said hello.
Seeing Jia Huan, Feng Ziying smiled heartily and said: "I didn't expect that Brother Jia would have arrived a long time ago. It's because I was late. I will have to drink three drinks as a penalty."
This is a teahouse, but there is no wine for you.
Jia Huan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Feng came just in time, and I just came."
I had just drank a cup of tea when they appeared.
It was obvious that they must have arrived earlier than me, and they would definitely not come later than me.
While talking, Feng Ziying had already closed the door to the private room.
Jia Huan stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Feng, please sit down and talk."
Feng Ziying smiled slightly and said: "How can I sit down and talk in front of the prince?"
"Your Majesty, please, let me get out of the way first."
After saying that, Feng Ziying and several other boys turned around and walked back.
He walked to the wall and pushed, but a door opened. Several people walked in and closed the door.
No wonder they asked me to meet at Mingyue Tea House. It turned out that Mingyue Tea House was their stronghold.
Jia Huan couldn't help but look at the remaining boy in the room, and found that the boy took off the cucumber skin hat on his head, and his demeanor suddenly changed.
When Jia Huan saw it, he couldn't help but admire it.
This temperament really changes at the drop of a hat. It would be a pity to have this talent if you don't change your face when singing or performing.
The face of this King of Qin is three-thirds similar to that of Emperor Chongkang.
However, he is younger and has a more determined look on his face.
And he has a kind of friendly nature about him, which makes people feel friendly at first sight.
This is similar to Qin Keqing's charming physique. The two are indeed brothers and sisters.
Jia Huan calmly saluted and said, "I will finally meet the prince."
King Qin smiled and said: "Why does Jin Yu need to be so polite? You and I are meeting in private, not involving official business, so there is no need to be so formal. Come, let's sit down and talk."
"Your Majesty, please!"
King Qin smiled and said: "Why should Jin Yu be so reserved? As I just said, why should we be so indifferent between you and me?"
"Jin Yu, you probably know that Keqing is my sister, and you and Keqing are in love with each other, so you can be regarded as my sister-in-law. You can call me brother as long as Keqing calls me."
Hearing King Qin's words, Jia Huan couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The King of Qin passed the news through Keqing, so he must have known about the relationship between Qin Keqing and him.
But being exposed in person like this, Jia Huan still felt embarrassed.
Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I will not dare to obey my order."
King Qin smiled again and said: "Why should we be so open-minded between you and me?"
"Your uncle Jing from the East Palace was originally my father's Imperial Attendant in the East Palace, and he also taught me how to read."
"Your Uncle Pardon of the West Mansion was also an honored guest at my father's throne back then. Your Jia family is already very close to my father, so why does Jin Yu need to meet this king?"
Hearing King Qin's words, Jia Huan couldn't help but complain in his heart.
How the Jia family fell, and why the Tianrongguo Mansion was in trouble a few days ago, wasn't it because of our close relationship with your family?
Don't you have any idea at all?
If I get close to you again, I will definitely drag the entire Jia family into the abyss.
Jia Huan couldn't help but said: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I will abide by my duties as a minister and dare not exceed the rules."
King Qin smiled and said: "You are very boring. I wonder what Jin Yu thinks of the current situation in Daxia?"
Just as King Qin was speaking, Jia Huan's mind suddenly changed.
The King of Qin came to see him through Qin Keqing, so he must have some agenda in mind.
He must be thinking of controlling the Red Flame Army in his hands by wooing him.
And for so many years, King Qin didn't know how many arrangements and manpower he had.
He was trying to win over him, maybe just to wait for the day when he would start trouble, so that he could help him.
This is a rebellion, and if it fails, it will be the crime of killing the nine tribes.
Of course, if it succeeds, the reward will be extremely high, and you will have the power of following the dragon.
Rebellion has always been a high-risk, high-reward venture.
However, Jia Huan does not need such an opportunity. (End of chapter)
