From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1088

Even in the dark, even in the rare sleep time, Xiong Kuohai couldn't hold back his anxiety, and ran towards the general's tent with Ye Mian, pushed away all the guards, and knocked hard on the door.

After knocking twice, he was even more impatient, and couldn't wait for the other party to open the door, so Xiong Kuohai kicked the door open.

"Hey, Lord Xiong, the general hasn't slept for several days, you..."

"Get away!"

Xiong Kuohai ignored him and rushed in directly, anxiously saying: "General, there is something important!"

Song Wu stood up all of a sudden, his eyes full of bloodshot, and said in a deep voice: "What is it?"

His heart was already sinking, because he knew that Xiong Kuohai and Ye Mian were not impulsive, and it must be something important that they rushed over in the middle of the night.

Xiong Kuohai said directly: "During this period, we have caught the traitors and investigated smuggling. We have found several business houses, and the Ma family is behind them."

"For decades, the smuggling of silk, porcelain, salt and iron is countless, and the amount involved is difficult to estimate. The officials of Suzhou Guard, Liangzhou Guard, Xining Guard, big and small, are probably fed by the Ma family. The entire northwest has become the world of the Ma family."

"The current situation is that we know that the garrison has been infiltrated, but we dare not investigate further. The war is in full swing. Once the Ma family is alarmed, this war will be difficult to fight."

Ye Mian added: "It's okay not to investigate. As long as we can get through this difficult time, we can tolerate one Ma family, but the key is that under this situation, the Ma family can largely determine the outcome of the war, which is what we cannot tolerate."

"When the victory or failure of defending the city depends on their faces, it almost means that we will fail."

Song Wu suddenly became energetic and hurriedly said: "You are experienced, judge whether the Ma family is likely to rebel?"

Ye Mian said: "They have been operating in the northwest for so many years. If they can avoid rebellion, they will definitely not rebel."

"It's just... they not only smuggle salt and iron, but also smuggle firearms. With a guilty conscience, it is possible that they will do something stupid."

Song Wu stood up, with veins on his forehead bulging, and said sternly: "Smuggling firearms? They dare to smuggle firearms!"

Xiong Kuohai said: "They smuggled firearms to the Yarkand Khanate. Before that, there were three kingdoms in the Western Regions, and they were in a stalemate and check and balance. Yarkand was the farthest from Xining Guard. The Ma family probably thought that smuggling firearms to them would not affect Northwest defense, but now Yarkand has unified the Western Regions and attacked the northwest, and the situation has changed all of a sudden. "

"In this case, if the Ma family can't keep their minds steady, they are very likely to rebel."

"If Xining Wei rebels, the three-point defense system will collapse instantly, and the Yarkand army can enter from Xining Wei, quickly occupy Zhuanglang Wei and Lintao Prefecture, cut off our retreat, and completely strangle our food supply line..."

"At that time, it will not be a question of whether we can defend it or not, but that we will be annihilated."

Song Wu's scalp numbed when he heard it, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You must write a letter! I'll write it! Appease first!"

He looked at Xiong Kuohai and said, "Is it time to show your cards now?"

Xiong Kuohai said, "We can't delay any longer. The other party has already felt a sense of crisis. Even if there are risks in showing your cards, we must It was done. "Song Wu said:" I guarantee to him in the name of the three generations of the Song family. As long as you pass the difficulties and keep the northwest, I will talk to His Majesty, and I will not investigate everything about it. " People took a deep breath, and said, "Use the imperial decree!" Song Wudang said: "It's too late! At least a month after a month, the war can't wait!" "Obiastic!" Ye Mian said: "I mean, we write the imperial edicts." Song Wu widened and murmured: "Do you mean ... The destiny of a country is urgent. "" His Majesty has always been good at power, knowing our difficulties, and won't blame. "He thought for a while before he bite his teeth:" You all have low cultural level, I will write it, I will write it myself. ”

“When the time comes, whether your majesty wants to exterminate the clan or chop off my head, I, Ye Qingzhou, will accept it.”

“The key is to send someone to deliver it immediately after writing it!”

Xiong Kuohai said: “How to write it?”

Ye Mian said: “Defend the northwest, not only will the past be forgiven, but also the Ma family will be crowned king, the Dingxi King, and the hereditary kingship will not be cut off from generation to generation!”

“Only in this way can we stabilize them.”

“After the matter is over, we can slowly clean it up in the future.”

Song Wu immediately said: “I will deliver it personally!”

“No!”

Xiong Kuohai said quickly: "You are the commander-in-chief. Once the other party turns against you, the situation will be out of control. Let Ma Guo go away. Isn't he here to do this kind of thing?"

Song Wu was silent for a moment, and growled: "He is seventy years old and still a cripple... He shouldn't bear this..."

Ye Mian interrupted directly: "I am also over seventy years old, Marshal, I dare to write an imperial edict, what is he afraid of?"

"Since you are here in the northwest, it means that you have a heart to serve the country."

"The Ma family is related to the entire northwest, and the northwest is related to the fate of the country. This is not the time to be indecisive!"

Song Wu took a deep breath and said in a concentrated voice: "Please, Ye Shi, you write the imperial edict, I will go to invite Uncle Ma."

...

On the other side of the ocean, in the magnificent palace, the students were busy and did not leave the classroom until the evening.

They saw an unexpected person.

Bai Yu tilted his head and took a closer look before he hurried over with his classmates.

"Hello, Ms. Avina. When did you come back?"

Other students also greeted her.

Kolodiya smiled and said softly, "It seems that you have learned well here. The University of Paris is one of the best colleges in the whole of Europe. I hope you can really learn skills, so that I can live up to the one million taels of silver Zhou Yuan gave me."

Bai Yu looked around and sighed, "I can indeed learn a lot of things, mainly learning how to think and seeing the historical waves of the world. I just miss home."

"Madam, has there been a letter from Dajin?"

Kolodiya took a letter from her bag and smiled, "It's not easy. It was sent at the beginning of the year. It changed seven or eight trading companies along the way before it finally arrived in Paris."

"But you all take a look."

Everyone hurriedly took the letter and opened it. The familiar words came into view. The faint scent of ink with the smell of dust from home made people want to cry.

There was not much content in the letter, just talking about some things that happened in Dajin.

Bai Yu murmured, "The Tsarist Empire is eyeing us covetously, and I'm afraid it has already started a fight with us..."

"Madam, you have a good relationship with the French royal family. Can you think of a way to let the countries that have conflicts with the Tsarist Empire take the opportunity to put some pressure on the other side."

"For example, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Poland, etc. If these countries can put pressure on the Tsarist Empire in the west, then the resources in the east will definitely be reduced accordingly, which will help ease the pressure on Dajin."

Kolodiya looked at the young man in front of her who was only fifteen years old, and couldn't help but be shocked. Is this a genius? He can have such a big picture at such a young age...

She thought for a while, and then said, "My relationship with the French royal family is not bad. It's not as good as you think. After all, I am Portuguese. I just rely on the name of importing goods from the East and signed some trade treaties with the royal family here. It can only be regarded as a cooperative relationship. "

"However... the survival of Dajin is also related to my vital interests..."

"I think I can give in a little in the contract and let France reveal the news of the emptiness of the Tsarist country to its corresponding neighbors."

"This is all we can do."

She looked at the young man in front of her and said lightly: "Dajin's affairs will be done by Dajin's people. You come here to learn."

"Study hard, time will pass quickly, cherish the hard-won opportunity."

She shook her head and walked away slowly.