From Yan Huisheng's few words, the old protector could tell that the situation in Southern Chu was very serious.
How could the Wei Crown Prince Yuan Zhao not know about such a severe situation? Can you bear not to send troops? Why don't you take advantage of Su Rong to gain a firm foothold and devour Nan Chu's fat piece of meat?
As for Daliang, the political situation is now stable, His Majesty has completely delegated power, and the Crown Prince's status is very stable.
The old protector of the country said: "Your Royal Highness, I think this is the strategy of the Crown Prince of Wei to invade the east and attack the west. The purpose is just as you said, he wants to use the Nangong family to seize Southern Chu."
Yan nodded in response, "It seems that the old Duke and Gu have the same idea."
The old protector of the country said: "Even so, it does not rule out that the Wei Dynasty has the intention to attack Daliang. In this way, the veteran has experienced hundreds of battles and is quite experienced. It is not as good as the veteran to ask for orders and go to the border town to sit in command."
Yan Huisheng immediately said: "Su Xingze is in the border town, so there is no need for me to go personally."
The old Duke shook his head, "Although Su Xingze is good at both civil and military skills and was taught by Xie Yuan, he has no experience. As long as the old minister goes there, he can quickly analyze the Wei Dynasty's actions and combat methods in the border towns to determine whether the Wei Dynasty really wants to Move troops against Daliang."
When Yan Huisheng heard this, he thought it made sense and looked at Princess Sheng'an.
Princess Sheng'an immediately said: "Your Highness, let him go."
"There are only a few days left to celebrate the New Year." Yan Hui said a little embarrassed, "Let's talk about it after the New Year!"
The eldest princess of Sheng'an snorted, "What's not new year? Brother Gu is not here this year, and Zhou Shen and Zhou Che are also out with their troops. Only Zhou Wei is in the capital, but there is no holiday. We are the only ones in this mansion. People are not all human beings. It is not interesting to think about it this year, so let him go. The Wei army is a big deal, so we should make sure we can deal with it early."
The old Protector also nodded, "I will set off early tomorrow morning."
Yan Hui nodded and said, "That's fine. I can send Yun An alone to escort me, together with the old Duke."
The old Protector nodded, "Okay."
So, the matter was settled like this. Yan Huisheng talked with the old protector and the eldest princess of Sheng'an for a while, then stood up and left.
After he left, the eldest princess Sheng'an sighed, "I just said that Brother Gu and Su Rong are in big trouble, and they don't have enough time to do both. You still blame me for being so anxious."
The old protector of the country said: "There is nothing we can do."
"Why is there nothing you can do? There are still too few guards around Brother Gu." Princess Sheng'an said: "You must have a bowl of water and let your daughter-in-law go to the Cui family to borrow someone for Brother Gu, but the Nangong family With such great power, he entered Nanchu with so few people, just like a small fish entering the sea. Didn’t you hear? Even the hidden piles His Highness the Crown Prince buried in Nanchu were uprooted by the Nangong family. What’s more, there are so few people around him to protect him, how can they be enough?”
The old Protector looked at his old wife, "So? Should I send people to him now? Is it still too late?"
"Why is it too late?" Princess Sheng'an said: "Think about it, Brother Gu has gone to Nanchu, and he will be the king's husband in the future. He will not have his share of the family property in Daliang, our Duke's Mansion. In this way, Why are you guarding a bowl of water? It is unfair to him to give him such a few people. In my opinion, it is better to convert it into human hands and give it to him with money. He should be in greatest need."
The old Protector thought, "What you said makes some sense."
"You old thing." Princess Sheng'an scolded, "Hurry up! I am just a little grandson who was thrown into the East Palace by you since he was a child. Everyone said that he is arrogant, but he is not really arrogant anymore. He is also a direct descendant, but he doesn’t really enjoy much of the treatment of a direct descendant. Most of the time he is scolded severely by you. Oops, I feel sorry for you when you talk about it and it almost makes me mad. If you don’t give him something, just give it to him. With so few manpower, what do you want him to do as Su Rong's wife? Look at Ye Guixue, she has the entire Ye Xiang Mansion as her backer."
When the old wife said this, the old protector felt that something was wrong with him, and immediately said: "It is only through his true ability that he can secure his position as the king's husband."
"Get out of here! My grandson is really capable, but he can't rely on his family for help." Princess Sheng'an was angry.
"Okay, okay, I'm going to get out of here. I'm going to send some people. Don't be angry. He's my grandson too. I don't feel bad for him anymore. Should I pay for the 300,000 soldiers and horses that little girl Su Rong took away?" What’s your idea?” The old Protector repeatedly begged, “I never thought that the situation in Southern Chu would be so bad.”
The eldest princess Sheng'an calmed down her anger slightly after hearing this, snorted coldly, saw that he agreed, ignored him and got up and returned to her yard.
After the eldest princess Sheng'an left, the old protector of the country thought about it for a while, called someone and made arrangements.
After the eldest princess Sheng'an returned to her courtyard, she was so angry that she still called the housekeeper and quickly packed some luggage for the old protector.
After hearing this, the Duke's wife quickly came over and asked Princess Sheng'an why her father-in-law suddenly left home and what happened.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an mentioned to her the situation in the border towns of Nanchu and Daliang. The Duke's wife was a little worried, "Why don't you let the prince go? Why do you need to let the father-in-law make this trip?"
"Hey, he has been in the military all his life and has rich experience. Although Zhou Wei is also good, he is inexperienced and needs to learn a lot. In the past, when Brother Gu was here, he had some burdens. The old man took care of it for Brother Gu selfishly. , which lightened the burden on the prince Zhou Wei, but now that Brother Gu has left Daliang and gone to Nanchu, shouldn't he be required to shoulder all the burden? He still has to practice, but he doesn't necessarily have anything now The danger is that even if he goes to the border town to judge the truth, he can still do it." Princess Sheng'an said: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal."
The Duke's wife was still worried, "My father-in-law is old after all. It's freezing outside, especially in the border towns. It's even colder."
"It's okay, let him bring the accompanying doctor, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent the first bodyguard Yun An to follow him." Princess Sheng'an patted her hand, "No need to worry, his old bones are strong I need to worry, but I am more worried about Brother Gu and Su Rong. There is no news about those two children so far. It is said that Nanchu is in chaos. "
The Duke's wife actually received the news from the Cui family's secret guards. She asked the Cui clan chief to give Zhou Gu two hundred secret guards. During the constant fighting in Nanchu, only a dozen people were still alive. A few days ago After the news came back, she was shocked and frightened. She didn't think about food and drinks. She kept it secret and didn't tell Princess Sheng'an and the old protector of the country, fearing that they would worry about Zhou Gu. Now that she heard what Princess Sheng'an said, she thought carefully and said: "Mother , you don’t have to worry too much, auspicious people have their own destiny, no news is the best news."
"Hey, you said so, but I always feel uneasy. I have asked that damn old man to send more people to Brother Gu." Princess Sheng'an said: "I shouldn't have listened to him in the first place. If a bowl of water is flat, there should be more people carrying it."
"My father-in-law is right. We are all descendants of the Duke Protector's Palace. We shouldn't treat one over the other so much that we hurt their brotherhood." The Duke's wife said, "I will write a letter when I get back later and ask my father to Send some people to Brother Gu to go to Nanchu."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an patted her hand and said, "No need to say more, I have agreed with the old man that you don't need to bother your mother's family anymore. It's inappropriate to bother her too much. The Cui family is also a big family."
The Duke's wife couldn't say that her letter had been written long ago, so she nodded after hearing this, "Listen to mother."
(End of chapter)
