Chapter 1424
Chapter 1424
Chapter 1424
Nian Confucianism entered the palace.
After the defeat of the Northern Expedition, Nian Xu urged his lover Si Duo to send secret spies to southern Xinjiang to monitor the movements of the southern Xinjiang army.
With the news of the southern border army's retreat, Nian Xu's pressure on the lover's department gradually disappeared.
But Nian Ru did not let down his vigilance, and instead sent additional manpower to the north.
His dead face is a passport in the palace, and wherever he goes, ghosts and gods will change.The timid court lady would even exclaim when she saw it.
"What about Your Majesty?"
Ban Dao Nian Confucianism met the emperor's servant.
Although the servant is someone who can be used by Nian Xu's side, he is still a little apprehensive looking at the dead face, and lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty is drinking."
……
Nian Xu is in a good mood.
So people got some wine and food, and enjoyed this rare and comfortable moment alone.
"Fang Chong took the initiative to invite the shameless you this time. I wanted to reprimand him, but Peng Jing took the first step."
Nian Xu felt a little regretful, "I've wanted to scold that idiot for a long time."
Xie Yingong lowered his head and looked at the floor tiles under his feet, "Your Majesty, Fang Xiangchu was the number one scholar in the imperial examination, smarter than most people in the world."
"That's right! But where did the clever number one scholar go?" Nian Xu drank a glass of wine, "I got lost in the officialdom, lost in fame and fortune."
"Fame and wealth move people's hearts, and so did slaves." Xie Yingong was worried about the emperor's depression, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Then why did you wake up?" Nian Xu asked.
"The slave girl thought about it later. The slave girl doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking in the palace. Why do you want fame and fortune? If you have a reputation, you will have scruples, and you will worry that others will stare at your slave girl, and worry that your reputation will be damaged...The slave girl is mentally and physically exhausted for this. tired.
Until one night, the slaves suddenly realized that when there was no fame and fortune, even though they had little money and few people to flatter them, they were happier. "
"Then why don't you want flattery?"
"I ask myself what kind of life I want in this life. After much deliberation, I struggle between fame and fortune and happiness. In the end, I feel that happiness is more important."
"Oh!"
"Slaves feel that the simpler, the happier!"
"Fame and fortune are all burdens?"
"Yes. For most people in the world, fame and wealth are sweet poison."
"I didn't expect the people around me to be so enlightened that they could become a monk." Nian Xu laughed.
But the maid next to him saw satisfaction in Nian Xu's eyes.
The emperor seemed gentle, but he was quite wary of the people around him. Anyone who dared to interfere in politics would be reprimanded at the slightest and sent away with severe responsibilities.
"Being a monk is considered an escape in the eyes of slaves. If you want to practice, you can hear Sanskrit sounds in the downtown. If the six senses are not clean, even if you are around the Buddhas, you will still be in a mess."
Gee!
Nian Xu sucked his teeth, "You... really enlightened!"
Xie Yingong smiled and said: "For slaves, being by His Majesty's side is cultivation."
This remark unobtrusively compares the emperor to the Buddhas.
This kind of flattering means is unmatched.
Therefore, Xie Yingong has been able to gain a firm foothold beside the emperor for many years. Apart from his ability, his intelligence should not be underestimated.
Nian Xu's mood got better and better.
"Actually, I want Han Bi to lead the army."
Nian Xu expressed his inner thoughts at this moment, "Peng Jing has never led a soldier. Although I can order a general to assist him, Peng Jing is a headstrong person, but no one can say anything about what he believes. Even a general, in the face of power Zaifu also has to bow his head. Hey! Han Bi disappointed me so much!"
In Nian Xu's view, Han Bi knew he was hopeless, so he just pretended to be free and easy and gave up.
"His Majesty."
A servant came in, "Nianru, the commander of the department of lovers, asked to see him."
"It's so late at night, why is he here? But who drank too much and made a scandal?"
Nian Xu laughed.
There is an allusion to this saying.
The year before last, two courtiers went to the brothel to pursue a famous prostitute after they went down to the Yamen.The prostitute was born to be provocative, a look, a word, attracted the two people to go crazy, and finally they fought.
Let's just fight each other, each go back to each house, each finds each mother, let's fight again next time.
But the two of them refused to give up, and immediately called their friends.The friends each summoned a group of men, and a massive brawl ensued.
It was for this that the Confucianists asked for an audience that night.
Nian Confucianism came in.
"His Majesty."
Nian Xu looked at his dull face and said with a smile, "You should always smile."
Nian Ru put on a straight face, "My lover's secretary secret has an urgent report..."
"What's the matter?" Nian Xu picked up the jug and poured wine for himself slowly.
The wine slanted out from the spout and poured into the wine glass.
"In January, King Qin led an army of 12 to a decisive battle with Shi Zhongtang's [-]..."
Nian Xu looked up.
"King Qin wins!"
Nian Xu's hand seemed to be frozen.
The wine filled the glass and overflowed from the rim.
"Shi Zhongtang fled to Qinghe with more than ten thousand cavalry."
The wine flowed down the table, dripped on the floor tiles, and meandered along the cracks... until Nian Ru's feet.
Bah!
The jug fell on the table.
Smash!
……
Peng Jing and Fang Chong were also drinking, but the difference was that they had booked a restaurant.
This is my own territory, so I don't need to shy away from saying anything... There are people watching around, even those gophers who are good at hiding in the lover department can't get close.
"Han Bi's pretentious posture today is disgusting!"
Peng Jing raised his glass.
"That's a villain!" Fang Chong raised his glass and smiled forcedly.
Peng Jing said sincerely: "The old man has no intention of being famous in Japan today, but His Majesty treats us..." He lowered his voice, "Recently, Your Majesty is a little dissatisfied with you and me."
"Worry about our power!" Fang Chong had already seen it, but he didn't care, "But there are two groups of people in the court, either us, or Sun Shi's group. Sun Shi is disheartened, and Han Bi is suppressed by us I can't move. Your Majesty has no choice!"
Peng Jing nodded, "The failure of the New Deal seems like we are obstructing, but we are often involuntary!"
"Local tyrants, dignitaries and relatives, how many people rely on those ancestral rules to feed their brains. Your Majesty ordered Sun Shi to carry out the new policy, just to smash the iron rice bowl that has been in place for hundreds of years. Will those people be willing?"
Fang Chong's eyes were full of disdain, "Speaking of which, we are just representatives of those people. Your Majesty knows this, and at first he wanted to use Sun Shi's toughness to smash that iron rice bowl, but what he didn't expect was that those people People and officials joined forces to distort the New Deal, no matter what strategy Sun Shi devised, it all turned into an act that harmed the people. If the New Deal is invincible, God will not allow it!"
"If the general trend of the world remains unchanged, His Majesty will naturally stop the flags and drums. But Beiliao is gone. The king of Qin in the northern border is bigger. If this is the case, it's okay. But Shi Zhongtang raised troops on the side of the Qing emperor, and there were turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, and then the king of Qin blew himself up and raised troops to fight for rebellion …At that time, the monarchs and ministers in the court were looking forward to it, wishing that the Tang Dynasty would repeat the scene in the last years of the Chen Kingdom. In this way, the Great Zhou can still get a share of the pie.”
The last Northern Expedition was a product of this trend of thought. As a result, he was not given any soup and was beaten severely instead.
"It doesn't matter if King Qin and Shi Zhongtang are evenly matched, but after Daozhou's defeat, King Qin's unification of the Tang Dynasty is unstoppable."
Peng Jing took a sip of wine to soothe his throat, and sighed: "There are three states in southern Xinjiang that were the territory of the Great Zhou, but they were occupied by the Great Tang in the early Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has always remembered this, so he supports the Northern Expedition."
"Taking the three states will give Great Zhou a barrier, and it will be difficult for Great Tang to attack Great Zhou in the future," Fang Chong said.
"The purpose of this old man leading the army is to capture the three states." Peng Jing's eyes brightened, "King Qin's martial arts skills are amazing, but there is a problem."
"What?" Fang Chong seemed to be casual, but his ears were pricked up.
"Prisoner killing order!"
"Prisoner kill order?"
"Yes!" Peng Jing said: "If he is willing to recruit the rebels, he might have already reached Qinghe by now."
"But it was the killing order that gave Da Zhou a chance!" Fang Chong laughed.
"Yes!" Peng Jing shook his head, "Prince Qin is stubborn, I hope he won't regret it in the future!"
Knock knock knock!
There was a knock at the door.
"What's the matter?" Fang Chong asked.
"You two gentlemen, there are people from the palace."
The door opened, and a servant appeared outside, and he walked in.
"The two ministers, Your Majesty summoned you."
"What do you know?" Fang Chong asked.
"Urgent, military affairs!"
At the same time, Han Bi, who was drinking in another place, also received orders from the palace.
When he arrived outside the imperial city, many important officials had already arrived.
Peng Jing and Peng Jing rushed over, Fang Chong looked at those sergeants first, and found that they were still those people, he felt relieved.
If the emperor falls seriously ill, the palace will inevitably strengthen its vigilance.
"Xie Yingong is here."
Xie Yingong walked over quickly, "Everyone, please follow us."
Everyone followed him into the palace.
When I got to the front of the hall, I saw that the lights inside were brightly lit.
The emperor was looking at the map, and when he looked from behind, he seemed a bit bleak.
"I have seen Your Majesty!"
People salute.
The emperor didn't turn around, but slid his fingers across the map.
"How far is it from Bianjing to Yongzhou?"
Yongzhou is the border state between southern Xinjiang and Dazhou.
"Far, but not far."
The emperor's voice sounded a little erratic.
"Since I was taught by Shufa, I have learned that Yongzhou and other three states belonged to the Great Zhou Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, they were captured by the Great Tang General Cen Hua. Yongzhou and other three states are mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In Zhou's hands, we can curb Datang's ambitions for Great Zhou. I am thinking about taking them back all the time."
"Wang Qing and Qin Wang reached a joint agreement. I thought it was an opportunity and I was so excited. But this is a dream after all."
The emperor turned around.
"Your Majesty..." Han Bi asked, "But what happened?"
Nian Xu looked at him with blank eyes.
"In January, King Qin defeated Shi Zhongtang, and Shi Zhongtang fled back to Qinghe with only ten thousand riders."
The ministers: "..."
The emperor's voice still came calmly.
"Shi Zhongtang, it's over. Da Zhou, there is no need to send troops..."
The idea of teaming up to attack the southern border army suddenly became a joke.
Peng Jing's body shook, "How did you lose so quickly?"
No one answered him.
The emperor waved his hands disheartened, "I'm tired."
But the ministers did not move.
Han Bi came out.
"King Qin is a fierce tiger!"
It was rare for him not to ridicule Peng Jing and the others.
"Wang Xiang went to discuss the matter of joining forces. He was noncommittal. It wasn't that he was belittling Da Zhou, but that he didn't think it was necessary at all."
Wang Ju's old face was as red as a monkey's butt. Thinking about it carefully, King Qin was indeed a little careless at that time.
As if to say: This is it?
Fang Chong felt relieved.
Shi Zhongtang was about to die.
That's okay, Da Zhou doesn't need to send troops.
In this way, there is a high probability that the old man's Northern Expedition will be the swan song of the Great Zhou's foreign conquest.
Whether it's defeat or victory, no one can prove that he is stronger than the old man.
He glanced at Han Bi with a sigh of relief.
Han Bi's eyes...how come there seems to be sadness?
What does he mean?
Fang Chong was surprised, but also a little curious, wondering if it was Han Bi who wanted to become an official?
Han Bi is strong, if not for him, the conservative faction would have already ruled the court.
Good thing!
Fang Chong was secretly happy.
Han Bi came out.
Fang Chong lowered his eyes.
"His Majesty!"
Han Bi saluted.
"The matter of the Northern Expedition has been put on hold." Nian Xu said flatly.
"I know."
Then why are you still out of work?
Do you want to use this to attack Peng Jing and others?
It's fine at other times. When the world is in great turmoil, can't you let Zhen'an live a little longer?
Nian Xu felt strongly dissatisfied with Han Bi for the first time.
Han Bi still spoke.
"I'm worried that King Qin will go south in a big way!"
The hall was as quiet as if it was empty.
The ministers: "..."
Nian Xu: "..."
(End of this chapter)
Nian Confucianism entered the palace.
After the defeat of the Northern Expedition, Nian Xu urged his lover Si Duo to send secret spies to southern Xinjiang to monitor the movements of the southern Xinjiang army.
With the news of the southern border army's retreat, Nian Xu's pressure on the lover's department gradually disappeared.
But Nian Ru did not let down his vigilance, and instead sent additional manpower to the north.
His dead face is a passport in the palace, and wherever he goes, ghosts and gods will change.The timid court lady would even exclaim when she saw it.
"What about Your Majesty?"
Ban Dao Nian Confucianism met the emperor's servant.
Although the servant is someone who can be used by Nian Xu's side, he is still a little apprehensive looking at the dead face, and lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty is drinking."
……
Nian Xu is in a good mood.
So people got some wine and food, and enjoyed this rare and comfortable moment alone.
"Fang Chong took the initiative to invite the shameless you this time. I wanted to reprimand him, but Peng Jing took the first step."
Nian Xu felt a little regretful, "I've wanted to scold that idiot for a long time."
Xie Yingong lowered his head and looked at the floor tiles under his feet, "Your Majesty, Fang Xiangchu was the number one scholar in the imperial examination, smarter than most people in the world."
"That's right! But where did the clever number one scholar go?" Nian Xu drank a glass of wine, "I got lost in the officialdom, lost in fame and fortune."
"Fame and wealth move people's hearts, and so did slaves." Xie Yingong was worried about the emperor's depression, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Then why did you wake up?" Nian Xu asked.
"The slave girl thought about it later. The slave girl doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking in the palace. Why do you want fame and fortune? If you have a reputation, you will have scruples, and you will worry that others will stare at your slave girl, and worry that your reputation will be damaged...The slave girl is mentally and physically exhausted for this. tired.
Until one night, the slaves suddenly realized that when there was no fame and fortune, even though they had little money and few people to flatter them, they were happier. "
"Then why don't you want flattery?"
"I ask myself what kind of life I want in this life. After much deliberation, I struggle between fame and fortune and happiness. In the end, I feel that happiness is more important."
"Oh!"
"Slaves feel that the simpler, the happier!"
"Fame and fortune are all burdens?"
"Yes. For most people in the world, fame and wealth are sweet poison."
"I didn't expect the people around me to be so enlightened that they could become a monk." Nian Xu laughed.
But the maid next to him saw satisfaction in Nian Xu's eyes.
The emperor seemed gentle, but he was quite wary of the people around him. Anyone who dared to interfere in politics would be reprimanded at the slightest and sent away with severe responsibilities.
"Being a monk is considered an escape in the eyes of slaves. If you want to practice, you can hear Sanskrit sounds in the downtown. If the six senses are not clean, even if you are around the Buddhas, you will still be in a mess."
Gee!
Nian Xu sucked his teeth, "You... really enlightened!"
Xie Yingong smiled and said: "For slaves, being by His Majesty's side is cultivation."
This remark unobtrusively compares the emperor to the Buddhas.
This kind of flattering means is unmatched.
Therefore, Xie Yingong has been able to gain a firm foothold beside the emperor for many years. Apart from his ability, his intelligence should not be underestimated.
Nian Xu's mood got better and better.
"Actually, I want Han Bi to lead the army."
Nian Xu expressed his inner thoughts at this moment, "Peng Jing has never led a soldier. Although I can order a general to assist him, Peng Jing is a headstrong person, but no one can say anything about what he believes. Even a general, in the face of power Zaifu also has to bow his head. Hey! Han Bi disappointed me so much!"
In Nian Xu's view, Han Bi knew he was hopeless, so he just pretended to be free and easy and gave up.
"His Majesty."
A servant came in, "Nianru, the commander of the department of lovers, asked to see him."
"It's so late at night, why is he here? But who drank too much and made a scandal?"
Nian Xu laughed.
There is an allusion to this saying.
The year before last, two courtiers went to the brothel to pursue a famous prostitute after they went down to the Yamen.The prostitute was born to be provocative, a look, a word, attracted the two people to go crazy, and finally they fought.
Let's just fight each other, each go back to each house, each finds each mother, let's fight again next time.
But the two of them refused to give up, and immediately called their friends.The friends each summoned a group of men, and a massive brawl ensued.
It was for this that the Confucianists asked for an audience that night.
Nian Confucianism came in.
"His Majesty."
Nian Xu looked at his dull face and said with a smile, "You should always smile."
Nian Ru put on a straight face, "My lover's secretary secret has an urgent report..."
"What's the matter?" Nian Xu picked up the jug and poured wine for himself slowly.
The wine slanted out from the spout and poured into the wine glass.
"In January, King Qin led an army of 12 to a decisive battle with Shi Zhongtang's [-]..."
Nian Xu looked up.
"King Qin wins!"
Nian Xu's hand seemed to be frozen.
The wine filled the glass and overflowed from the rim.
"Shi Zhongtang fled to Qinghe with more than ten thousand cavalry."
The wine flowed down the table, dripped on the floor tiles, and meandered along the cracks... until Nian Ru's feet.
Bah!
The jug fell on the table.
Smash!
……
Peng Jing and Fang Chong were also drinking, but the difference was that they had booked a restaurant.
This is my own territory, so I don't need to shy away from saying anything... There are people watching around, even those gophers who are good at hiding in the lover department can't get close.
"Han Bi's pretentious posture today is disgusting!"
Peng Jing raised his glass.
"That's a villain!" Fang Chong raised his glass and smiled forcedly.
Peng Jing said sincerely: "The old man has no intention of being famous in Japan today, but His Majesty treats us..." He lowered his voice, "Recently, Your Majesty is a little dissatisfied with you and me."
"Worry about our power!" Fang Chong had already seen it, but he didn't care, "But there are two groups of people in the court, either us, or Sun Shi's group. Sun Shi is disheartened, and Han Bi is suppressed by us I can't move. Your Majesty has no choice!"
Peng Jing nodded, "The failure of the New Deal seems like we are obstructing, but we are often involuntary!"
"Local tyrants, dignitaries and relatives, how many people rely on those ancestral rules to feed their brains. Your Majesty ordered Sun Shi to carry out the new policy, just to smash the iron rice bowl that has been in place for hundreds of years. Will those people be willing?"
Fang Chong's eyes were full of disdain, "Speaking of which, we are just representatives of those people. Your Majesty knows this, and at first he wanted to use Sun Shi's toughness to smash that iron rice bowl, but what he didn't expect was that those people People and officials joined forces to distort the New Deal, no matter what strategy Sun Shi devised, it all turned into an act that harmed the people. If the New Deal is invincible, God will not allow it!"
"If the general trend of the world remains unchanged, His Majesty will naturally stop the flags and drums. But Beiliao is gone. The king of Qin in the northern border is bigger. If this is the case, it's okay. But Shi Zhongtang raised troops on the side of the Qing emperor, and there were turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, and then the king of Qin blew himself up and raised troops to fight for rebellion …At that time, the monarchs and ministers in the court were looking forward to it, wishing that the Tang Dynasty would repeat the scene in the last years of the Chen Kingdom. In this way, the Great Zhou can still get a share of the pie.”
The last Northern Expedition was a product of this trend of thought. As a result, he was not given any soup and was beaten severely instead.
"It doesn't matter if King Qin and Shi Zhongtang are evenly matched, but after Daozhou's defeat, King Qin's unification of the Tang Dynasty is unstoppable."
Peng Jing took a sip of wine to soothe his throat, and sighed: "There are three states in southern Xinjiang that were the territory of the Great Zhou, but they were occupied by the Great Tang in the early Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has always remembered this, so he supports the Northern Expedition."
"Taking the three states will give Great Zhou a barrier, and it will be difficult for Great Tang to attack Great Zhou in the future," Fang Chong said.
"The purpose of this old man leading the army is to capture the three states." Peng Jing's eyes brightened, "King Qin's martial arts skills are amazing, but there is a problem."
"What?" Fang Chong seemed to be casual, but his ears were pricked up.
"Prisoner killing order!"
"Prisoner kill order?"
"Yes!" Peng Jing said: "If he is willing to recruit the rebels, he might have already reached Qinghe by now."
"But it was the killing order that gave Da Zhou a chance!" Fang Chong laughed.
"Yes!" Peng Jing shook his head, "Prince Qin is stubborn, I hope he won't regret it in the future!"
Knock knock knock!
There was a knock at the door.
"What's the matter?" Fang Chong asked.
"You two gentlemen, there are people from the palace."
The door opened, and a servant appeared outside, and he walked in.
"The two ministers, Your Majesty summoned you."
"What do you know?" Fang Chong asked.
"Urgent, military affairs!"
At the same time, Han Bi, who was drinking in another place, also received orders from the palace.
When he arrived outside the imperial city, many important officials had already arrived.
Peng Jing and Peng Jing rushed over, Fang Chong looked at those sergeants first, and found that they were still those people, he felt relieved.
If the emperor falls seriously ill, the palace will inevitably strengthen its vigilance.
"Xie Yingong is here."
Xie Yingong walked over quickly, "Everyone, please follow us."
Everyone followed him into the palace.
When I got to the front of the hall, I saw that the lights inside were brightly lit.
The emperor was looking at the map, and when he looked from behind, he seemed a bit bleak.
"I have seen Your Majesty!"
People salute.
The emperor didn't turn around, but slid his fingers across the map.
"How far is it from Bianjing to Yongzhou?"
Yongzhou is the border state between southern Xinjiang and Dazhou.
"Far, but not far."
The emperor's voice sounded a little erratic.
"Since I was taught by Shufa, I have learned that Yongzhou and other three states belonged to the Great Zhou Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, they were captured by the Great Tang General Cen Hua. Yongzhou and other three states are mountainous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In Zhou's hands, we can curb Datang's ambitions for Great Zhou. I am thinking about taking them back all the time."
"Wang Qing and Qin Wang reached a joint agreement. I thought it was an opportunity and I was so excited. But this is a dream after all."
The emperor turned around.
"Your Majesty..." Han Bi asked, "But what happened?"
Nian Xu looked at him with blank eyes.
"In January, King Qin defeated Shi Zhongtang, and Shi Zhongtang fled back to Qinghe with only ten thousand riders."
The ministers: "..."
The emperor's voice still came calmly.
"Shi Zhongtang, it's over. Da Zhou, there is no need to send troops..."
The idea of teaming up to attack the southern border army suddenly became a joke.
Peng Jing's body shook, "How did you lose so quickly?"
No one answered him.
The emperor waved his hands disheartened, "I'm tired."
But the ministers did not move.
Han Bi came out.
"King Qin is a fierce tiger!"
It was rare for him not to ridicule Peng Jing and the others.
"Wang Xiang went to discuss the matter of joining forces. He was noncommittal. It wasn't that he was belittling Da Zhou, but that he didn't think it was necessary at all."
Wang Ju's old face was as red as a monkey's butt. Thinking about it carefully, King Qin was indeed a little careless at that time.
As if to say: This is it?
Fang Chong felt relieved.
Shi Zhongtang was about to die.
That's okay, Da Zhou doesn't need to send troops.
In this way, there is a high probability that the old man's Northern Expedition will be the swan song of the Great Zhou's foreign conquest.
Whether it's defeat or victory, no one can prove that he is stronger than the old man.
He glanced at Han Bi with a sigh of relief.
Han Bi's eyes...how come there seems to be sadness?
What does he mean?
Fang Chong was surprised, but also a little curious, wondering if it was Han Bi who wanted to become an official?
Han Bi is strong, if not for him, the conservative faction would have already ruled the court.
Good thing!
Fang Chong was secretly happy.
Han Bi came out.
Fang Chong lowered his eyes.
"His Majesty!"
Han Bi saluted.
"The matter of the Northern Expedition has been put on hold." Nian Xu said flatly.
"I know."
Then why are you still out of work?
Do you want to use this to attack Peng Jing and others?
It's fine at other times. When the world is in great turmoil, can't you let Zhen'an live a little longer?
Nian Xu felt strongly dissatisfied with Han Bi for the first time.
Han Bi still spoke.
"I'm worried that King Qin will go south in a big way!"
The hall was as quiet as if it was empty.
The ministers: "..."
Nian Xu: "..."
(End of this chapter)