Chapter 948 Entering the Palace (Part 2)
Luoyang is undergoing reconstruction.
As the motorcade headed towards Duanmen, many official residences near the palace were being converted into government offices along the way.
The palace city inside Duanmen is also being renovated, but when Shao Xun's car arrived, the servants were quickly taken away.
The guards guarding the palace city all prostrated themselves on the ground.
Most of these are the fellows from the East China Sea who were summoned by Sima Yue back then. There are a thousand people in total. Later, they were gradually added to the number, and now there are no less than a thousand and a half.
According to the usual standard procedure for Shao Xun to enter the palace, Puyang soldiers entered first and occupied every corner.
Then his car was surrounded by pro-army troops and drove directly into the palace city, but there were some changes today.
Zheng Shida, a redundant servant, came to the East Palace with a hesitant look on his face and removed the halberd-wielding warriors from the Zhaode Hall in the main hall.
He didn’t know which bitch made the slander.
The samurai holding halberds in Miyagi City are different from the bodyguards. Most of them are descendants of loyal Fubing family members. Those in their hands are not real ones, and their number is pitifully small. During non-court meetings, most of the palaces did not have halberd-wielding warriors, and a few of the main halls only had a few people, not even in the sleeping halls.
These people who have almost no weapons are not at ease and are simply acting randomly.
Of course, no matter how dissatisfied Zheng Shida was, he had to protect the face of King Liang.
The reason he gave was to receive the reward: King Liang said that everyone had worked hard and went to Yunlongmen to receive the reward.
Everyone was in high spirits and quickly left in formation.
Zheng Shida stood in front of Zhaode Hall, the main hall of the East Palace, waiting quietly - there is also Zhaode Hall in Ningshuo Palace in Pingyang, but it is one of the main halls of the harem.
He didn't wait long when he saw a large group of soldiers escorting a huge golden root chariot approaching from a distance - the golden root chariot, the emperor's driving force, driving six dragons (the royal horse is called a dragon).
The golden root chariot was given to King Liang by the imperial court. After all, he had made too many contributions to the revival, and "everything he responded to with majesty was like an emperor."
However, the ceremonial guard accompanying the golden root chariot was not brought out, and those who surrounded him turned out to be killing warriors, which made Zheng Shida couldn't help but tighten his assholes, thinking again that after all, King Liang was the hero who was about to conquer the world, even if After ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, he is probably different from ordinary emperors.
He would find red tape annoying.
Miyagi will definitely not be able to imprison him, he will wander around just like in the army.
Maybe a military training ground will be opened in the palace city, and King Liang will personally go there to teach the guards.
In a word, Emperor Taiping can do anything he cannot do. No one dares to persuade him, and no one is qualified to do so.
"Your Majesty." After the golden root car stopped, Zheng Shida ran quickly, then slowed down as he approached, and finally stopped ten steps away and bowed to salute.
Pro-military governor Huang Zheng opened the curtain.
Shao Xun walked down slowly, first looked at Zheng Shida, then at Gongcheng, and said with a smile: "It's been many years in the future."
"The king is the lord of Luoyang and can come at any time." Zheng Shida smiled.
Shao Xun moved forward.
The soldiers wore helmets and armor, guarding the left and right, and there were actually some people holding large shields as if they were fighting on a corpse field.
Shao Xun frowned and said: "Put away the shield."
Because he has been on the battlefield many times, these soldiers have become accustomed to doing this. The big shields are layered layer after layer, and even the crossbow bolts can be blocked by you.
Tong Qianjin gave an order, and the sword and shield players immediately retreated as a team.
"Your Majesty, actually..." Zheng Shida followed up and said calmly.
"You did a good job." Shao Xun looked at Zheng Shida and said gently: "I will go to Chang'an in a while, serve as the prefect of Jingzhao, and watch over Guanxi for me."
Zheng Shida was very happy. , said repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Although he was reluctant to part with the position of serving as a close minister, compared with it, the Jingzhao Prefecture had a broader world. Once you hold this position, you can be promoted to the position of governor. Once you become the governor, it is easier to enter the Taiwan cabinet and become an important minister of the country.
He could still tell the difference between what was light and what was serious. King Liang was cultivating him, and it was not in vain that he reluctantly gave away Zheng Yingtao.
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Needly footsteps sounded outside the East Palace, getting closer and closer.
Prince Sima Duan stood in front of Zhaode Hall with an ugly expression.
The inside and outside of the palace were deserted, not even a single person in the palace was around, and they were all temporarily sent away. In the Zhaode Hall today, apart from him, there are only two other people, the author Zhang Yu and the Crown Princess Qin.
The clanging sound of beetle leaves gradually stopped, and the shining silver warriors were divided into the corridors, standing full of people.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, originally wanted to send troops into Zhaode Hall to search for them, but was stopped by Shao Xun.
After all, we can’t do this.
"I have met the prince and the princess." Shao Xun nodded towards the two of them and said directly without saluting.
However, the prince and the princess had to salute him: "I have met King Liang."
The military governor Huang Zheng brought several official building owners inside to inspect them carefully. This was also a workaround. method.
Shao Xun was talking to the two of them in the corridor.
"I returned from Chang'an and just wanted to report my victory. I was surprised to hear that His Majesty was in ill health and had trouble sleeping and eating..." Shao Xun sighed: "Has the Crown Prince ever visited Zhaoyang Palace?"
< br>"I greet you every morning and evening, and it has never stopped." Prince Sima Duan said expressionlessly.
"What a filial son." Shao Xun smiled and looked at the prince up and down.
The prince was only twenty-seven years old and lost his father at a young age.
Among the three brothers, the eldest brother is dead, but the second brother is still there. He is the king of Qinghe, but he is actually a public servant in Luoyang. The third brother was the former prince Sima Quan, and both his husband and wife were killed by Shao Xun.
In short, the lineage of Sima Ya, King of Qinghe, was really unlucky. Three of the four sons were appointed princes, two of them died, and the current prince Sima Duan Whether he can survive or not is hard to say.
Although Sima Duan is nearly thirty years old, he has never experienced anything, and he has spent his childhood in fear.
While Sima Quan was still alive, Sima Duan was named King of Yuzhang - this title was simply a preparation for the crown prince.
His brother Sima Quan could still marry Runan He from a wealthy family as the crown prince, but he couldn't. No one from a wealthy family was willing to marry him.
In the end, only the family business was destroyed, and the Xinxing Qin family, who was born in the Qin family and the former servant Qin Zhun's family, who was also having a hard time, was willing to marry a daughter, who is now the crown princess.
A poor little couple.
Shao Xun had no intention of doing anything to them, but he couldn't help but be afraid.
"Your Majesty." Huang Zheng nodded in Zhaode Hall.
"Come in, I have something to say." Shao Xun stepped inside and found a single couch to sit down on.
The prince and his wife sat together, while the author Zhang Yu knelt down behind the desk on the other side, slowly spreading out his paper and pen.
Shao Xun’s face darkened.
He was most annoyed by these historians. It's okay when you go out to fight, and it's easy to get rid of the writers, but it's difficult to get rid of them in the palace, and you shouldn't get rid of them.
"Your Majesty has been in power for twenty years, and has never slacked off for a day. However, the affairs of the world cannot be achieved by hard work. In the past twenty years, floods, droughts, and locust plagues have spread all over the land. Captives and thieves arose together, and the court mobilized troops and generals. However, the thieves became more powerful, and Li Yuan Yu is more sleepy. "Shao Xun said: "Kang Yao Xing is here. This is why God warned me. If something unbearable happens, the prince should be prepared."
The abdication process must be completed. A year and a half is not something that can be completed in a short period of time.
Shao Xun is now making preparations.
If the emperor dies midway, let the prince ascend the throne.
If the emperor can survive to the end, that would be great.
After hearing Shao Xun’s words, Sima Duan’s face turned pale.
To be honest, at this time, only people with abnormal brains want to be emperor. In fact, except for their eldest brother Sima Tan (the deposed prince, killed by Sima Yue), no one in their family wanted to be the prince. They were all forced to do so.
If the emperor collapses today and the abdication is not completed, will he not be allowed to ascend the throne as emperor and serve the last duty? How would he like it?
Sima Duan was silent, but Zhang Yu had already started recording.
"The King of Liang said: 'The emperor grew up in a deep palace and was secretly concerned with the affairs of the country. Although he lamented all day and night and worked tirelessly, the affairs of the country were declining day by day and the king's government was becoming increasingly disordered.'"
"Within a few years, , Monster stars are seen frequently. The emperor is hiding from the palace, and the dragon body is ill. If there is a landslide, the world cannot be without a king. "
What should I say? This time the record was quite "objective", with a little added drama, but this was a chronic disease of the historians at this time, and you can't expect them not to create a second time.
"Prince?" Seeing that Sima Duan didn't speak, Shao Xun increased his tone.
"Whatever the general wants, you can do it." Sima Duan lowered his head and said in a low voice.
Shao Xun was silent and looked at Sima Duan for a long time.
Sima Duan quietly raised his head and saw Shao Xun looking at him, and immediately lowered his head again.
Zhang Yu continued to record——
"The prince of Liang looked at the prince and said: 'You should do this and try your best to do it.'"
"The prince is afraid of being struck by a sharp blade. , The princess burst into tears, unable to speak. ”
Shao Xun looked at the prince again.
The prince still lowered his head, but Crown Princess Qin mustered up her courage and glared at Shao Xun.
Shao Xun was too lazy to argue with them. He sighed, stood up and said, "There is nothing else to do today, the prince can do as he pleases."
After that, he left the Zhaode Hall.
He has already seen that Prince Sima Duan's character is relatively easy to control, and he may be more afraid of death. If Jinshang really dies midway, the prince can step in and go through the whole process.
However, I don’t know what the history books will say——
Huh? He paused and turned to look at the author, Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu shook his hands, was stunned for a moment, then stood up and saluted.
That’s it! Shao Xun waved to him and left.
He knows how pissy these historians are, but it doesn’t matter.
Most of the records will not be included in the actual records, and most of the contents in the actual records will not be included in the history books. In other words, almost 90% of the content will be deleted. Only the remaining 10% will be compiled into official history and presented to future generations.
The image of emperors and generals comes from this content, which even includes the part where historians modify and beautify the emperor, and when historians interview heroes in their later years, they brag and beautify themselves.
Of course this is not comprehensive, and may even give people a wrong understanding of these emperors and generals, but this is history. If you cannot go to ancient times to personally investigate, you can only believe in these things.
The only disadvantage may be that the historian is too subjective, always adding drama, even trying to figure out your psychological activities, and then writing it down according to his own knowledge.
In a word, it is too subjective and not objective.
After Shao Xun left the East Palace, he returned to his home and summoned his close aides and generals to discuss the matter.
(End of this chapter)