The eunuch carefully chose his words and slowly said, "There are some things that Little General needs to understand in his heart. I am not a flying immortal on the earth, I am only a eunuch with mediocre leg strength. How can I bring this secret edict to your Yifu today? Is it not because His Majesty, as soon as he learned that the Beiliang barbarians had sent troops ahead of time, thought that your adoptive father and the elites of the two huai would bravely stop them? Did he think that there would be a day like this? Otherwise, how could your Cai family have such a grand edict of imperial grace? It is clear that in His Majesty's heart, he greatly relies on your two huai and is willing to see you as a pillar of the country. "
Cai Bai faced the east, in the direction of Great Peace City, and kowtowed with all his strength.
What followed was not the usual polite greetings between eunuchs and officials of the capital. The accompanying eunuch was about to leave the tent and return to the capital to report. Cai Bai wanted someone to hurriedly send over some good items that were more valuable than silver, but the middle-aged eunuch refused with a smile and left without hesitation.
There were eunuchs in the world who were not greedy for money, but there were very few, and he was not one of them. He was only able to become an accompanying eunuch, especially when the first two head eunuchs were Han Shengxuan and Song Tanglu. He should understand that sometimes, when dealing with people, not taking money would not only be able to sleep soundly, but it was actually more valuable than taking money.
After Cai Bai carefully put down the imperial edict, he limped and insisted on sending the middle-aged eunuch to the gate of the camp. He watched as the eunuch entered the carriage and left until he completely disappeared from sight. Only then did he return to the lifeless tent and sit on the little stool by the bed. He did not say a word, and his eyes were dark and gloomy.
A hoarse voice that should not have appeared entered his ears. "Bai'er, that eunuch has left?"
Cai Bai was not shocked. He nodded and said, "Adoptive father has gone far."
Cai Nan's body did not move at all, only his lips moved slightly. He originally wanted to laugh coldly, but it was too difficult. In the end, the root of the illness had been planted. It was absolutely true. However, that young King had acted with great propriety and care.
Just like the actions of the ten thousand Beiliang cavalry.
It was to open the formation.
It was not to break the formation.
Did anyone from the Huai Border Army die? Of course, those who died were mostly Cai Nan's direct subordinates. However, this situation was very interesting. It looked like there were heavy casualties, but in reality, there weren't many dead people. On the contrary, there were countless injured people.
If one wasn't an old soldier who had experienced hundreds of battles, he wouldn't be able to understand the mystery behind it.
But if one were to say that Cai Nan had a tacit understanding with the Beiliang cavalry from the very beginning, and that she had wronged him, the Jiedushi, from the very beginning, Cai Nan did indeed have the heart to block the way, otherwise, she would not have placed the elite troops under her command at the front line.
Her body was far from fully recovered, but Cai Nan, who had recovered quickly, said smoothly, "Bai 'er, it's been hard for a rough person like you to act."
Cai Bai smiled bitterly and said, "Foster Father, this concerns the life and death of our Cai Family, how can Cai Bai not be concerned? But to be honest, it's much more difficult than going into battle. "
Cai Nan asked, "After hearing the two imperial edicts, what are your thoughts?"
Cai Bai said with mixed feelings, "If I didn't know beforehand that the Beiliang would not be allowed to go down south, and with the strange actions of the Beiliang cavalry, Cai Bai would really have believed that eunuch's nonsense today!"
Cai Nan, who was lying on the bed, stared straight at the top of the tent. "It's said that the fox grieves for the rabbit's death. Although I don't know what our Great General is thinking, I do have such thoughts. For so many years, I've seen the methods Li Yang used to deal with the Beiliang, both on the surface and under the surface, one after another. It's inevitable that my heart is beating like a drum. Why do you think Foster Father was able to hold military power at the border all this time? Is it because I, Cai Nan, have great ability to lead troops into battle? From what I see, my ability isn't small, but it's really not that great. Compared to Lu Shengxiang, Xu Gong, and the others, I'm still a little inferior. The reason why I was promoted all the way to become a provincial governor is actually because of two people. One is a Great General, and the other is a Great General. "
The last sentence sounded like nonsense, but Cai Bai knew that not only was it not nonsense, but the meaning behind it was rich. Not only could it make one's jaw drop, it could also make one's hair stand on end.
The first Great General was said to be Foster Father's benefactor, the second pillar of the Li Yang Dynasty, Gu Jiantang. The second Great General was the old Prince Liang, Xu Xiao, who was called the Butcher of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Cai Nan said in a low voice, "But even if I feel sorrow in my heart, I, Cai Nan, only have reverence for the old emperor Zhao Li and the late emperor Zhao Dun. I don't have the slightest bit of rebellious thoughts. Why? It's simple, because they're powerful. Regardless of the internal reasons, they were still able to suppress the two Great Generals, suppress the civil and military officials of the imperial court. Zhao Li was able to make Xu Xiao willingly help him conquer the world, and even helped Li Yang fight Beimang to defend the world until his death. After his death, he was able to make our Great General Gu wear an official's robe instead of armor, and sit on a bench in that cramped Ministry of War's yamen for no less than twenty years. Zhao Dun wasn't bad either. He wanted that Grand Secretary Zhang, who had the power to overturn the world, to die, and Bi Yan 'er obediently died. After Zhao Dun died, he similarly left behind a large amount of property for the current emperor. It's just a pity that although Zhao Dun had his personal grudges, they were generally harmless to national affairs. In Zhao Zhuan's hands, he couldn't control the scale. However, you can't say that the young emperor is really wrong in this kind of matter. The affairs of the world are like this, we can only explain it as fate making fools of people. That being said, I also believe that if Zhao Li was the emperor, Beiliang might not even have the thought of sending troops to Guangling. As for Zhao Dun, he would've delivered the imperial edict to our hands much earlier, and definitely wouldn't be so hesitant. "
Cai Bai said hesitantly, "Although I don't have a good impression of the young emperor, if it were me, I'm afraid I would've done even worse."
Cai Nan made a sound of agreement. "Zhao Zhuan isn't bad. As long as he's given time, he might've done even better than his father and grandfather. However, in the end, he's still a bit inexperienced. In addition to the current imperial court, with Bi Yan 'er's death and Tantanon's seemingly unchanged, I reckon he's more or less disheartened. Although there's still Qi Yanglong, who was left to our Liyang by the previous emperor, compared to this Shangyin Academy Grand Chancellor who came out of seclusion halfway, especially Yuan Benxi's benefactor, Zhao Zhuan naturally trusts Chen Wang, who he personally promoted. Unfortunately, at the same time, he won't place too much importance on Chen Wang's opinion at crucial moments. This is because Chen Wang is young, and the emperor is also young. Without Xu Xiao in the northwest, Beimang immediately attacked. Without Yuan Benxi and Zhang Julu in the imperial court, problems also arose. I'm guessing that if Zhao Zhuan could be more magnanimous in the matter of the water transport, then Hsu Fengnian would've at least done some superficial work for this inexplicable dispatch of troops, such as sending someone to Great Peace City to request an imperial edict. However, in the bottom of the young emperor's heart, he still hopes to use our Huai and Huai border armies to weigh the weight of the Beiliang cavalry, to see how much of an exaggeration there is. Now, it's a mess, and the imperial court doesn't have a tinker like Bi Yan 'er … as long as I think of this in the past two days, the bit of anger in my heart will lessen. "
Then Cai Nan sighed and said, "If Qi Yanglong and Huan Wen don't say a few words of justice at this time, Liyang, which has a great situation, will probably really be in big trouble."
Cai Bai didn't understand.
Cai Nan didn't explain anything. His hoarse and deep voice became even more vague. "This time, adoptive father barely escaped death. After thinking about it, there's something I should tell you, but adoptive father hasn't really thought it through. You can think about it yourself."
Cai Bai leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Adoptive father, speak, I'm listening."
Cai Nan's tone was calm. "'Openly guard against the Beiliang Xu family, secretly guard against Chen Zhibao. Be a good general on the border, great things can be expected.' This is the only secret letter that the general has given me in all these years. It's a message, not written on paper. "
Cai Bai's pale face became even paler, but it quickly turned a sickly red.
Cai Nan closed his eyes and said tiredly, "After dying once, I found that now, looking at it, that young man surnamed Xu is still the most interesting, the others are just like that. That's right, Bai 'er, when I really receive the imperial edict of being conferred the title of Count Zhongyi, you can lead the army. As for whether you can become a Jiedushi, that will depend on your own ability. Adoptive father can't help much. Don't try to persuade me. Maybe I feel that there's no meaning in it. "
Cai Nan didn't say anything and just kept his eyes open.
His ears could vaguely hear the drums of the war of the Spring and Autumn Period, his eyes could vaguely see the smoke of the war of the Spring and Autumn Period, and his heart could vaguely see the bravery of his youth.
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During the reign of Yonghui, the world only knew that there was a Zhang Lu Gu Lu in the imperial court, but they didn't know that there was a strategist who lived at the edge of the palace. Until now, in the year of the Auspicious Talisman, the civil and military officials still didn't know that there was a blind guest in a secluded house not far from Yuan Benxi's residence. His surname was Lu, and his name was Xu. He only had a personal maid to serve him.
On this day, a young man with a special identity came to Lu Xu's residence. The former was both the guest and the host, because although the one surnamed Zhao was the guest of this small courtyard, he was the host of the entire Liyang.
The current emperor, Zhao Zhuan, didn't wear a dragon robe, but a jade belt and green robe. He sat opposite Lu Xu, who had secretly become the imperial court's great spy.
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