Chapter 151 The regent is destined to have no heir?
In mid-September, Xie Tinglan took the tiger charm and 3,000 elite soldiers and rushed to the border to join the army and officially launched the conquest of Mobei.
The poor Mobei royal family thought that their prince and envoys could complete their self-righteous plan, but they did not expect that the regent of the Yong Kingdom did not follow the rules at all. Before the Mobei envoys could leave the Yong Kingdom, the border pass The army was ready to go, planning to catch them off guard.
The eldest princess of Pingyao was responsible for the rear army's food and fodder affairs. She urged the Ministry of War to do things every day with a big belly. The Ministry of War passed the responsibility to the Ministry of Household Affairs, saying that the Ministry of Household Affairs did not allocate the money. Princess Pingyao went to the Ministry of Household Affairs with a full belly. Once the Ministry of Household Affairs said Without money, she threatened to ransack the house, starting with the Minister of Household Affairs and the two ministers.
As the person in charge of the national treasury, it is absolutely impossible for Shangshu's family to have no money. He has made countless profits over the years. He does not dare to give Princess Pingyao a chance to ransack her house, so he can only cooperate as much as possible.
One fights at the front, and the other supports at the rear.
Ji Yucang still went to court every day, while Shen Ning focused on training the Feifeng Army and didn't care about other things at all.
Time passed day by day in this busy and tense atmosphere.
In mid-October, the eldest princess of Pingyao suffered from abdominal pain at night and gave birth to a fat son early the next morning. This meant that she would spend the next month in confinement to recuperate her health and could not go out.
The officials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households all breathed a sigh of relief.
However, they relaxed too soon.
After Qin Yumo was taken care of by the Princess Mansion for two days, Princess Pingyao rushed her to the Ministry of War to take over her responsibilities. She was required to report the progress of the officials of the Ministry of War every day. At the same time, Qin Yumo was allowed to practice alone, and the other two princes-in-law were given the responsibility. his assistant.
This undoubtedly heightened the dissatisfaction of the Ministry of War officials.
But unfortunately, no one cares about their dissatisfaction.
In addition to grain and grass, Qin Yumo also inquired about the progress of making cotton-padded clothes every day.
As early as the end of September, the eldest princess of Pingyao urged the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to prepare warm clothes for the border officers. The weather in northern Xinjiang is severely cold, and it is even bone-chilling in winter. Without decent cold-proof clothes, how can the army survive?
These clothes are handed over to different merchants in batches to make them. The quality is guaranteed and they are all made of good cotton. If anyone pretends to be inferior, they will be punished.
Even a profit-seeking merchant would never dare to adulterate the cotton-padded clothes of soldiers.
When the cotton-padded clothes were delivered to Mobei, Xie Tinglan led the generals to distribute the clothes one by one. When the clothes were held in their hands, the soldiers were all in high spirits.
At the end of the year, good news came from the border, together with a letter of peace request written by the Emperor of Mobei - of course, before that, the overwhelming abuse and clamor in Mobei was the most ferocious.
They rebuked the Yong State for starting a war without any reason, showing no respect for military ethics, disregarding the request of the two countries to form an alliance, and imprisoning the prince of Mobei in the Yong State as a hostage. This was a completely unethical act.
They demanded that Yong Guo immediately release the prince and envoys, and reprimanded Ji Yucang's move for causing public outrage in the world.
However, when the Yong army captured three of their cities one after another, Mobei did not dare to curse anymore. All the letters of abuse and accusation were burned by Xie Tinglan, and then he continued to sue for peace and an armistice agreement.
Xie Tinglan ignored him and decided to fight him anyway.
He had been by Ji Yucang's side since he was a boy. Although his fighting methods were different from his, his behavior was somewhat similar. Mobei was completely confused about his tactics and would suffer losses no matter how he fought.
As for Mobei's request for peace, Ji Yucang just threw the peace letter into the incense burner and made the next plan.
Yan Qingchen was assisting him in court affairs, so Ji Yucang had to worry a lot less.
Qin Yumo has gained a lot of experience during this period. When he was with Princess Pingyao, in addition to his courage and character, he also gained a bit of majesty. He was no longer the inferior and reserved mentality he had before.
During the day, he shuttled between the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and at night he returned to the Princess Mansion to take care of Pingyao and the child. He often held the child in his arms and was reluctant to let go. I heard that on the night Pingyao gave birth, Qin Yumo saw the child for the first time and his eyes were red with excitement.
Probably recalling the misfortunes he had suffered in the first half of his life, and thinking that he was now happy with a wife and children, and that he had gradually gained a foothold in the court, had his own career, and lived out the meaning of life, which made him not know whether he was sad or happy for a moment, and his mood was a little lighter. He lost control and was teased by Pingyao for several days.
With good news during the New Year, Ji Yucang ordered fireworks to be set off all night, so that the people in the city could see the growing strength and prosperity of the Yong Kingdom.
Maybe one year, maybe two years, maybe three years at most.
The flag of the Yong Kingdom will be erected everywhere in the world, and their people will all become the people of the Yong Kingdom. From now on, there will be no more wars in the world, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and will no longer have to suffer from wars.
February brings spring to the earth.
The good news on the land of Mobei came like snow. While the civil and military officials in the court were happy, they were also shocked by Xie Tinglan's tactics and couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Isn’t Xie Tinglan a civil servant? Why does it feel like you have divine help when you go to the battlefield?
Even when the regent was at the border, he was not as powerful as he was, cleaning up the Mobei city like harvesting crops.
So, you know what you do and what you do.
When Ji Yucang fought with Mobei, three of Mobei's most courageous coaches died in his hands within a year and a half. Most of the iron cavalry they trained were lost in Ji Yucang's hands.
If the late emperor hadn't been seriously ill and summoned him back urgently, Ji Yucang might have been able to destroy Mobei in one go.
It is precisely because of this that Mobei is now worried about Yong Guo raising troops, because their lost vitality has not yet been restored. It takes time to recruit troops, train new soldiers, and purchase equipment. It takes time and money. Relatively speaking, these are all easy to handle.
But the people in Mobei who were good at leading troops had been killed by Ji Yucang.
Therefore, the fierceness of Xie Tinglan's offensive and the rapid fall of Mobei City were completely within Ji Yucang's expectation.
The war in Mobei didn't even require his attention, as all his energy was focused on the Western Zhou royal family.
In early March, the first document from the Western Zhou Dynasty came from the southern border.