Chapter 338 Sensation from Heaven
Bianjing
As officials and wealthy businessmen donated more and more money and food, and the disaster in Jiangzhou was also under control, Zhao Xing's mood also changed Get better.
Although sporadic rebellions also occurred, due to Shen Xianggong's proper disaster relief and Cao Qin's timely response to the rebellion, no major chaos occurred.
The natal families of the concubines in the harem also helped a lot in this matter. Zhao Xing naturally wanted to favor each one of them as a token of gratitude.
After all, they not only spent money but also offended many people.
While Zhao Xing was busy rewarding his concubines in the harem, a happy event also happened in the palace. Li Yunchu went into labor and gave birth to a son.
This is Zhao Xing’s second child and first son.
Although Zhao Xing was a little displeased with Li Yunchu because of her attitude, he still liked the child very much.
Every day I take some time to go there and take a look.
Maybe it was because of giving birth to a child, or maybe it was because he had grown up a lot after being left out in the cold during this period, but in short, Li Yunchu didn't show off to Zhao Xing like he did before.
With the disaster under control and the birth of another heir, Zhao Xing was in a very good mood.
But on this day, a piece of news came, which broke Zhao Xing's good mood.
"Your Majesty, a rumor suddenly spread in Bianjing, saying that it was because your Majesty did not practice virtue and God was sensing it that disasters were brought down."
"Huh!" Zhao Xing sneered when he heard this: "This is another trick of sensing the heavens and humans. I'm afraid it has something to do with some people in the court."
The induction between heaven and man was proposed by Dong Zhongshu, which roughly means that there is induction between heaven and earth, and the visions of heaven and earth are God's judgment of the monarch.
If the monarch is wise, heaven will send down auspiciousness.
If the monarch is fatuous or has bad moral character, God will send disasters.
Some people say that the purpose of Dong Zhongshu's proposal of telepathy between heaven and man was to consolidate the king's power and restrict the monarch.
Let God's will represent public opinion to a certain extent. If the monarch is unvirtuous, God will send disaster warnings to restrict the monarch's behavior.
Let’s not say whether Dong Zhongshu thought so, but his theory did have a great influence on subsequent emperors.
As powerful as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was also forced to issue an imperial edict because of this theory.
Don’t they know this theory is nonsense?
They know it very well, but in order to fool the people, emperors in the past dynasties will promote the divine right of kings and call themselves emperors.
In ancient times, it was a common legend that emperors were born with visions in order to create mystery and legitimacy.
Therefore, even if the emperor knew that the heaven-human telepathy was nonsense, he could only hold his nose and admit it, not daring to deny it.
In the later period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, natural disasters occurred frequently. As a result, his ministers used the influence of heaven and man to make excuses, and he had to issue an edict to punish himself.
After Li Shimin came to the throne after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, there were constant natural disasters. Not only was he forced to eat locusts alive, he was also ordered to admit his fault many times.
Now that this rumor has spread, I am afraid that they want to force him to confess his mistakes.
However, these people were timid enough and did not dare to propose it in the court. Instead, they first brewed it among the people.
"Go, send someone to find Yin Hanzhang and ask him to wait for me at Longtuge." Zhao Xing ordered.
“Yes!” Sanshui responded and hurried away.
"Queen, I can't accompany you anymore. You can go shopping by yourself." Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Guifen and said apologetically.
"State affairs are important. Your Majesty will just go and get busy." Zhang Guifen said with a smile.
Zhao Xinglou advocated Guifen, kissed her on the cheek and said, "I will go first."
"Yes." Zhang Guifen smiled and nodded.
Zhao Xing left the Imperial Garden and came to Longtuge. After watching Zazi for a while, Yin Hanzhang arrived.
"I pay homage to your Majesty!" Yin Hanzhang saluted.
“Have you heard the rumors among the people?” Zhao Xing said lightly.
"Your Majesty, I have heard about it. These rumors seem to have spread in Bianjing overnight, and I am arranging people to investigate!" Yin Hanzhang said quickly.
"You didn't notice anything before this?" Zhao Xing said with some dissatisfaction: "I asked you to bribe the servants in the officials' homes. How did it go?" This matter is closely related to those officials. He had already asked Yin Hanzhang to bribe some The servants in the official's house were not aware of it at all, so they would naturally be dissatisfied.
"Back to Your Majesty, many officials' families have bribed some people, but these people have low status and can provide limited information. I didn't notice it in advance, so I ask Your Majesty to punish me!" Yin Hanzhang knelt down on one knee. Come down.
"Okay, now is not the time to ask questions. Find out who is behind the scenes as soon as possible. In addition..." Zhao Xing gave instructions in a low voice for a while and said, "Do you understand?"
He You also know that most personal servants are loyal servants who have been slaves for generations. Such people are difficult to bribe.
If one is not good, the other party will find out.
And if there is any secret, except for close friends, no one else has access to it, so it is normal not to notice it.
"I understand!" Yin Hanzhang responded.
"Go ahead." Zhao Xing waved his hand.
"I resign!"
Watching Yin Hanzhang leave, Zhao Xing sneered: "You are too young to play this trick with me."
"Your Majesty, urgent report from the northwest."
At this moment Sanshui walked in, bowed, and stepped forward to deliver the urgent report.
Zhao Xing took it and opened it and read it. He put down the emergency report for a long time and began to think deeply.
The change in the situation in Hehuang Land was something he did not expect.
With the current situation, if the DPRK and China want to send troops, it may not be easy for the DPRK and China to pass.
Although he could forcefully suppress the opposition and send troops, in this case, the news of sending troops would not be concealed.
The Song Dynasty must have spies arranged by Xixia. Once Xixia knows about it in advance, they will definitely send troops to intervene.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Xing decided to kill first and play later.
The power to mobilize troops is in the hands of the Privy Council. If you want to mobilize troops from the western suburbs camp, you must inform the Privy Council.
However, he did not plan to mobilize troops from the camp in the western suburbs. There were many troops in the northwest itself, and there were nearly 50,000 troops from the three armies guarding Hehuang.
In addition, some troops and horses can be mobilized from the British Crown in the north to support them.
As long as they are commanded properly, it is not a big problem for these soldiers and horses to take advantage of the civil strife in Hehuang and capture Hehuang.
Grain and grass can also be transferred directly from the north. After all, the Great Wall was built there and a lot of grain and grass was stored.
The distance between the two sides is closer than the Bianjing side, and the efficiency is faster.
When the Hehuang land is conquered, it will be too late for the courtiers to object.
As for Wang Shao's plan to recruit and surrender, Zhao Xing was a little hesitant.
He did not remember how Wang Shao opened the Xihe River in history, but he knew that Wang Shao seemed to have recruited the Qiang people before, and he was indeed successful.
However, the Qiang people often rebel, which shows that the Qiang people are not trustworthy.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Xing decided to agree to Wang Shao's surrender.
Occupying Hehuang cannot involve blind killing, otherwise what is the use of just occupying the territory?
Are the people moved there?
Let’s not talk about the cost of relocating people. There are not many people in the north and northwest borders. If they are relocated, these places will be empty.
However, those who are not from our tribe must have different hearts. Even if the Qiang tribe surrenders, they cannot be trusted.
The reason why Zhao Xing agreed was that after he planned to surrender, he would send the Qiang soldiers to the northern border and put them under the jurisdiction of the British Duke.
Then the British soldiers and horses were transferred to Hehuang to defend Xixia.
In this way, the Qiang people may not dare to rebel easily.
When troops are launched against the Liao Kingdom in the future, these people will be the best cannon fodder.
After wanting to understand this, Zhao Xing drafted two edicts himself. After stamping the jade seal, he asked Sanshui to arrange for people to be sent to the northwest and north.
(End of this chapter)