Chapter 57 Wuning Palace, Betting on King Jin

After listening to Zhuge Yunsheng's words, Wuning King Liu Xinwu frowned and remained silent for a long time.

For a moment, he was a little unsure about the black-robed old monk Dongfang Xiao, who deliberately proposed to Zhuge Yunsheng, the housekeeper of the palace, to sign a marriage contract with Wuning Palace before leaving.

Was it the instruction of Jin Wang Chen Huaian, or was it the restless old monk who acted on his own.

But there was one thing that Liu Xinwu knew very well.

That is, the reason why Chen Huaian agreed to his request must be because of his influence and prestige in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, um, now it should be the fifteen prefectures of Youyun except Yunzhou.

In the future, Chen Huaian's Longcheng Jingnan Division will continue to march south to fight against the rebellion, and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun will bear the brunt.

If the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun can be taken into his pocket, it means that Chen Huaian will own half of the Great Xin Dynasty and have the strength to divide the river and rule with the court.

Next, whether it is war or peace, the initiative will be firmly in the hands of Chen Huaian.

This little bastard looks harmless and gentle, but in terms of scheming and tactics, he is much more powerful than his father Chen Polu!

Liu Xinwu's mind recalled the scenes of the few times he and Chen Huaian met in the court of the capital for no reason.

To be fair, he had a good impression of Chen Huaian, a gentle, modest and courteous young man.

Although, in the Daxin Dynasty where "martial arts are respected", Chen Huaian, the son of the King of Jin, has not achieved any fame on horseback.

He is a "waste" of a tiger father and dog son in the mouths of a group of generals in the court, and the "Bimawen" who is in charge of the logistics and food of the Polu Army.

However, only Liu Xinwu, who is also a king of a different surname, knows that it is much more difficult for a person who is in charge of the military and political affairs of the fiefdom and is responsible for the 300,000 Polu Army to eat horse biscuits than to knock down the enemy's main general on horseback.

Chen Huaian, the useless prince in the eyes of the world, is not useless at all. It is more appropriate to say that he is wise but foolish and humble.

As expected, when faced with the death of King Jin, the emperor seized power, and the prince's title was changed, it was a deadly chess game.

Chen Huaian, the useless prince in the eyes of the public, joined the game himself, holding high the banner of "clearing the emperor's side and eliminating treacherous officials" and raising troops in Longcheng to quell the rebellion;

In just two months, he successively conquered the two important military towns of Yunzhou and Shuobei, and wiped out 300,000 Yunhui troops;

He even led a lone army to the north, penetrated deep into the northern desert and attacked the Turks, and directly attacked the royal court, forcing the remaining Turks to flee far to the south of the desert.

Which of these things is not a shocking feat?

You know, Chen Huaian is only 24 years old, and he has already achieved such achievements.

In time, the trapped dragon will ascend to heaven, how can this be?

At this time, the old monk Dongfang Xiao proposed to sign a marriage contract with the Wuning Palace. It seemed that he was taking advantage of someone's misfortune, but it was actually a righteous act of helping others in need.

If the Wuning Palace and the Jin Palace were to form a marriage, after Chen Huaian took over the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, whether it was dividing the river with the court or continuing to unify the country in the south, the Wuning Palace would be the absolute beneficiary.

For Liu Xinwu, the identity of the father-in-law of the future founding emperor was much more real and more reliable than any title of a king of a different surname.

Besides, what the old monk Dongfang Xiao said made sense.

He would eventually die, and his daughter's second half of her life really needed to be entrusted to someone worthy of entrustment.

From the current point of view, looking at the entire Daxin Dynasty, no one is more suitable than Jin Wang Chen Huaian.

This little bastard is not only scheming and skillful, but also a dragon among men.

He is a handsome young man with good looks and temperament, and he is a good match for my daughter. If Shujun marries him, it can be considered a good match.

However, once the two families are married, the fate of Wuning Palace will be completely tied to Jin Wang Chen Huaian.

Prosperity and loss are all together.

After thinking again and again, Liu Xinwu finally decided to bet on Jin Wang Chen Huaian.

At this point, he must show the courage and boldness of "willing to sacrifice his life and dare to pull the emperor down".

"Prince——"

At this time, seeing that his own prince had been silent, his face was sometimes gloomy and sometimes silly.

Zhuge Yunsheng, the housekeeper of the palace, could no longer help but say with concern: "Prince, are you okay?"

Hmm?

Liu Xinwu finally came to his senses and told Zhuge Yunsheng:

"Yunsheng, I already know about the matter. You must have been tired on the journey. Go down and rest first!"

Hearing this, Zhuge Yunsheng wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. He just bowed to Liu Xinwu and then turned and left.

"Yunsheng, wait a minute!"

Suddenly, Liu Xinwu stopped Zhuge Yunsheng who was about to leave, and lowered his voice to tell him:

"By the way, tell the king to keep all the chickens, ducks, and geese brought back to the palace today in the backyard!"

"In addition, the matter I told you last time to find an honest and reliable blacksmith to work in the palace should also be put on the agenda. The sounds of the chickens, ducks, and geese in the backyard can just cover up the sound of the blacksmith forging iron."

"Do you understand?"

Zhuge Yunsheng nodded, bowed, and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do it right away!"

Liu Xinwu waved his hand and said, "Go!"

Soon, Zhuge Yunsheng left in a hurry.

Liu Xinwu followed closely, left the study, and walked towards his daughter Liu Shujun's boudoir.

The boudoir of Princess Liu Shujun occupies the best courtyard in the whole palace, with gurgling water, rockery and trees, and the occasional chirping of insects and birds, which adds a bit of quiet charm to the courtyard.

Liu Xin came with a dragon-like step. Before he saw his daughter Shujun, he heard the desolate sound of the guzheng.

When he got closer, he saw that it was Princess Liu Shujun playing the guzheng in the courtyard. The music she played was "Guangling San", one of the ten great guqin pieces.

Liu Shujun's slender jade fingers flew on the strings of the guzheng, expressing her full of resentment with the sound of the guzheng, and the sound was full of indignant and unyielding sound.

Princess Liu Shujun of Wuning Palace, who was in her prime, was originally a proud daughter of heaven who was loved by thousands of people.

However, the emperor Zhao Gan issued an imperial edict to ask her to go to the Huihe Khanate, 6,800 miles away, to marry an old man from a foreign country who was about to die. How could she accept this?

Ever since the emperor sent the imperial edict that named her Princess An Ning and ordered her to go to the Huihe Khanate in the spring of next year to marry, it was sent to the Wuning Palace in Changshan County.

The lively and cheerful Princess Liu Shujun became depressed and silent, and spent all day with the zither to express her dissatisfaction with the sound of the zither.

The face that was originally as white as jade and clear as water was also full of sorrow and resentment.

At the end of the song, Liu Shujun was lost, and her eyebrows were full of melancholy.

"Shujun--"

Until then, Wuning King Liu Xinwu, who had already arrived outside the courtyard gate, came in a hurry with a smile on his face, greeted his daughter, and waved his hand to signal all the maids in the courtyard to leave.

"You all, please leave!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After the maids left, Liu Shujun stood up and greeted Liu Xinwu: "Dad, you are here!"

Looking at his daughter's melancholy and resentful look, the father saw it and felt pain in his heart!

Liu Xinwu thought for a moment and decided to test his daughter's attitude first.

He asked tentatively: "Shujun, Dad has been busy helping you to see how to avoid the marriage with the Huihe people."

"Now, there is a clue to this matter!"

Hmm?

Hearing this, Liu Shujun's eyebrows stretched, with a look of surprise, and asked in disbelief: "Dad, is it true? I really don't have to go to the Huihe people for marriage?"

Liu Xinwu nodded heavily.

"Wow, that's great!"

After receiving his father's affirmative answer, the resentful haze on Liu Shujun's face was swept away, and he even turned around happily, and his silver bell-like laughter resounded throughout the palace.

After a long time, Liu Shujun, who was still unable to hide his excitement, confirmed with Liu Xinwu again: "Dad, you didn't lie to me?"

Liu Xinwu nodded again and said firmly: "Of course, when did Dad lie to you?"

Liu Shujun was overjoyed and said: "Dad, you are so good, hehe!"

As he said that, Liu Shujun ran back and forth in the courtyard with light steps, and said to himself with a smile: "That's great, I don't have to go to the marriage, I will accompany Dad in the Wuning Palace in the future, and I won't go anywhere, hehe!"

On the side, Wuning King Liu Xinwu looked at his daughter and regained his lively and cheerful appearance in the past, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

The tentative words came to his lips, but he could not say them out.

Forget it, I will talk to my daughter when I have time later. Anyway, this matter will not be rushed for a while.

The most urgent task is to find a way to help Chen Huaian get through the stage of Emperor Zhao Gan's personal expedition!

Liu Xinwu thought so.