Xuchanghua is gone, Jiang Anyi falls into deep thought, and the letter from the Li family reminds him of his family, missing his mother, Dong'er and Chenzhi who are far away in Texas.

At first, Dong'er was stuffed to Jiang Anyi by her brother as a transaction, and after entering Beijing with Jiang Anyi, she didn't get along well with Jiang Anyi, and she had a fit with Jiang Anyi by mistake, and Jiang Anyi accepted her based on responsibility. Dong'er is gentle and virtuous, and she doesn't ask much of Jiang Anyi, so it's very satisfying to be by his side silently.

In Jiang Anyi's degraded Fuluo County, Dong'er followed him to take care of him, with his eldest son Jiang Chenzhi, Jiang Anyi went to Huazhou as an official, and Dong'er was filial to his mother-in-law at home to take care of his son, and there was no complaint. After Yan'er eloped, Dong'er was willing to give up reuniting with him and serving her mother at home, how could she not move Jiang Anyi with everything she did, even Xinfei was ashamed of herself when she mentioned Dong'er.

The Li family sent a letter asking to put Tong'er's position before Dong'er, which made Jiang Anyi unacceptable, although he knew that he could win a lot of benefits for himself, but he couldn't cross the threshold in his heart when he asked himself why he treated his mother poorly.

The lights turned on, Xin Fei entered the study and lit the candles, her eyes swept over the letters on the table, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" But the Li family does not agree to the marriage? Jiang Anyi sat for more than half an hour, it was already dark outside, Xin Fei learned that Xu Changhua had left early, worried about something, and waited for Morningside to come over to take a look.

Jiang Anyi pushed the letter on the table, motioned for Xin Fei to read it herself, and asked casually, "Xing'er is asleep?" ”

"I just finished drinking milk and slept like a piglet. Siyu was looking at him. Speaking of her son, Xin Fei's face was filled with a loving smile, how could she have the appearance of a half-point decisive Longwei Inspector.

After a quick reading of the letter, Xin Fei said, "Jiang Lang, what are you going to do?" What the Li family wants is quite reasonable, but it is a little aggrieved Dong'er. ”

In Xinfei's heart, Dong'er's position can be above Tong'er, but she knows that Jiang Lang likes Tong'er more, so she wants to hear what he thinks.

Jiang Anyi sighed: "Dong'er has paid too much for the family over the years, and I can't wronged Dong'er in this matter, I plan to make it clear to the Li family that Tong'er and Dong'er are equally important." ”

Xin Fei's heart swept through the sourness, and it was not a pleasure to talk about other women with her husband. Raising her eyebrows, Xin Fei said coldly: "The Li family is now in decline, I want to use Tong'er to win you over as help, don't look at the strong writing in the letter, in fact, my heart is very empty, even if I don't agree to anything, the Li family will agree to this family business." Just taking into account Tong'er's feelings, you might as well write a letter to her and explain, Tong'er girl Bingxue is smart, and she will naturally understand your difficulties, as for Dong'er, if Jiang Lang feels guilty, she can take care of her family, doesn't her brother Li Shicheng want to be an official, Jiang Lang will help him. ”

The next day, Xu Changhua returned to Renzhou with Jiang Anyi's reply, and then the dart master of Zhenwei Dart Bureau went to Dezhou with Jiang Anyi's family letter, in which Jiang Anyi once again mentioned that let Niang and Dong'er bring Chenzhi to Huazhou, and the family was reunited.

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Thousands of miles to the west of Huazhou is a large area of abundant water and grass, there are many rivers and lakes, it was originally the land of the Esh Khanate, when the Great Wei was strong, the Esh Khanate was broken and divided into small khanates of large and small pro-Wei countries, and gradually formed the territory of the 28 countries of the Western Regions that are now called.

The 28 countries of the Western Regions, with Rongmi, Xiuli, Leli, Huanglin, and Zaichang being the strongest, and called the "Five Heroes", and the other 23 countries are divided into Jusu, Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan, Tianwei, Weiche, Wengu, Huguo, Tudu, Wumo, Wanlu, Piye, Yishu, Suyue, Manwen, Gulu, Beiheng, Midong, Chezi, Antou, Kandy, Haoyi, and Kanqu. These small countries are married to each other or dependent on large ones, and the open and secret struggle between them has never ceased.

Across the Gobi from Zheng Guohua Prefecture is Rong Mi, Xiu Li, Yu Che three kingdoms, two of the five Xiong are adjacent to Zheng Guo Hua Prefecture, Le Li is close to Rong Mi, but not with Huazhou, the middle of the Shasu, Qianglan, "Five Xiong" Rong Mi, Xiu Li, Le Li in the east, Yuche, Jusu, Chehe, Shasu, Qianglan, Tianwei, Wengu, Huguo, Tudu, Wumo, Wanlu, Piye, Suyue and other thirteen countries are attached to them, and Huanglin and Zaichang are in the west, Yishu, Manwen, Gulu, Beiheng, Midong, Chezi, Antou, Kandy, Ten small countries, including Haoyi and Kanqu, are headed by them, and on the whole, the forces on the east and west are the same.

A heavy rain passed by Crescent City, drenching the hanging flags like deweed-haired chickens, and three days had passed since the grand meeting of the Rongmi Kingdom, and the result was a great disappointment for the lord of the country. Of the twenty-eight countries in the Western Regions, there were only five lords who came to the alliance, Xiu Li, Wei Che, Ju Su, Che He, and Wen Gu; There were eight families that sent envoys, Leli, Shasu, Qianglan, Tianwei, Huguo, Tudu, Wumo, and Wanlu, plus themselves a total of fourteen, which was very different from the twenty that Hu dared to envision.

The atmosphere of the court meeting in the palace was somewhat depressing, and the ministers knew that the lord of the kingdom was in a bad mood, and the face that usually wore a gentle smile was as cold as ice, and it was likely to turn into a storm. Hu Rui's mood is heavy on the surface, but in fact, his heart is very relaxed, the younger brother who covets his position is under house arrest has lost the power to fight, and his father has begun to let himself manage the government, and the ministers can see that the lord of the country will pass on the throne to him.

Hu Rui was very clear about his father's bad mood, and the grand event of the alliance became anticlimactic, which was a heavy blow to the ambitious father, and Hu Rui even keenly noticed that the blonde hair on his father's head had turned a lot whiter. This alliance originally wanted to gather the strength of all countries to occupy Huazhou in one fell swoop, but only a few countries such as Xiuli, Leli, Weiche, and Jusu were enthusiastic about sending troops, and several other countries said that they wanted the country lord to decide, but in fact, they didn't want to send troops.

I heard that Huanglin and Zaichang were quite dissatisfied with the aggressive and strong forces of the eastern allies, and they restrained the subject countries from attending the meeting, and the worst thing was that the two countries that were originally dependent on the eastern allies did not send people to participate in the alliance, and according to the spy report, these two countries were very likely to turn their backs on the eastern allies and defect to the Spanish allies.

Hu Rui sighed and said, "This meeting is not satisfactory, what do you think?" ”

Prime Minister Qiu Lin stroked his chest and saluted: "The king, the minister has always believed that Zheng Guo is strong, and he can only be friends and trade with it for mutual benefit, and he should not rashly use troops as enemies. The fact that the allied countries were indifferent to the dispatch of troops shows that the use of troops is unpopular. ”

"Prime Minister Qiu Lin is too conservative, how much can he profit from trade alone, the last time he invaded Huazhou, he gained enough for five years of my country's profits, and he thought that the decision of the lord of the country was extremely wise, and it was much faster to use troops against Zheng than trade, in fact, there is no need for too many countries to send troops, as long as I send troops to Rong Mi and Hugh Li and Le Li, it is enough to sweep Huazhou." In the middle of the court, the golden protector general Yu Leda shouted in a thick voice.

"Zheng Guo has a large land and a large population, and once a war is launched, I am afraid that the incident of the Esh Khanate will be repeated." Qiu Lin said with deep concern: "If you anger the tiger, the wise man will not do it." ”

"Zheng people are weak, what kind of tiger are they, my Rong Mi light cavalry with one enemy and ten, with an army of 100,000, can sweep Zheng Guohuazhou."

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There were many arguments in the royal court, and no one could convince anyone, and it seemed that they were ready to solve it by hand. Hu Dare's anger grew, and he slapped the armrest heavily, and shouted: "Let you come up with ideas, not let you quarrel, stop the king." ”

The tiger dared to be extremely powerful, and the ministers did not dare to resist and returned to the court. Hu Dare glanced at his son Hu Rui, who was standing at the front, and said, "Hu Rui, you are the presiding officer of the alliance, what do you think?" ”

Hu Rui's heart sank, the specific matters of this alliance were handed over to him by his father, so that he could deal with the lords and envoys of various countries, which originally meant the transition of royal power. It's just that the alliance is not satisfactory, it seems that the father wants to blame himself, Hu Rui hurriedly congratulated himself and said: "The son is not effective in handling things, and he has failed his father Shengming, please punish my father." ”

"Okay, this king doesn't blame you", Hu Dare said impatiently: "Tell me, is it feasible to attack Zheng Guo?" ”

"It is imperative to attack Zheng Guo", Hu Rui said categorically: "My father thinks about the future of my Rong Mi Kingdom, this matter is beneficial for a thousand years, and no one can doubt it." ”

Seeing a smile on Hu Kang's face, Hu Rui knew that his words had reached his father's heart, and his father's unhappiness with him was eliminated.

Sure enough, Hu dared to nod with satisfaction and said, "Rui'er, you tell me in detail, so that everyone can also listen to the reason." Let's pass the banquet first, everyone relax, and talk while eating. Qiu Lin sighed in his heart when he fought these lords and factions, the mind of the lord of the country had been decided, and if he wanted to say more, he would be in trouble, and those who fought the main battle had their eyebrows fluttering, knowing that the performance just now was pleased in the heart of the lord of the country, and it would be beneficial in the future.

Sitting next to his father, Hu Rui first poured wine for Hu Dang, and diligently prepared vegetables. Tiger dared to laugh and scolded: "Okay, don't be busy here, I have my own hands." Tell everyone about the reason for using troops against Zheng Guo. ”

Hu Rui responded "yes", stood up and said to the ministers who were eating and drinking at the bottom of the stairs: "In fact, my father has told you many times about the truth of Zheng Yongbing, and I will say that it is also to pick up my father's tooth wisdom, the reason why Prime Minister Qiu Lin still has doubts is not to oppose his father, but he is a little worried about the national strength of our country, especially not long ago, the second brother led his troops to be defeated by the Zheng army, and the stronghold of Stoy was destroyed by the Zheng army, which is a pity." ”

Quietly said some good things for Prime Minister Qiu Lin, and belittled Hu Li by the way, seeing that the ministers who were waiting for Qiu Lin to wait for the Lord and the Minister showed a grateful look on their faces, and his father's brows were slightly frowned, and he drank all the wine in the cup, Hu Rui was secretly happy in his heart, and continued: "Actually, Prime Minister Qiu Lin's worries are not unreasonable, Zheng Guo is indeed big enough, more than ten times more than my Rong Mi Kingdom, and the Xidu Protectorate alone has 160,000 troops, and it is true that it cannot easily move troops. ”

Hu dared to put down the cup and looked at his son expressionlessly, Hu Rui didn't dare to play tricks anymore, and said hurriedly: "Because of this, my father will convene the alliance of the Western Regions and unite the power of all countries to attack Zheng State, which is exactly where my father's foresight and wisdom lie, which makes his sons and ministers extremely admired." ”

As he spoke, Hu Rui respectfully saluted Hu Dare, and Hu Da stroked his beard and laughed.