Chapter 677 Qingjun’s side!
Zheng Fan sat in the tub with his arms on the edge, squinting, enjoying the moment.
People who are used to taking baths will feel that something is missing in their lives if they don’t take baths for a period of time.
However, it is indeed difficult to find such conditions and opportunities when traveling outside the country.
Siniang walked in and wiped Zheng Fan's back.
"The master's recent state seems to be a little different."
"Yes."
Zheng Fan nodded. He did not specifically say that he felt that he was closer to advancing. Because we still don’t know when it will be possible, and there are a lot of demon kings around us when we come to Beijing this time, so there is no need for them to get nervous and get started now.
It’s not too late to tell them when you have truly advanced.
"Master, is it time to rest next?"
Zheng Fan shook his head and said, "Let's go out for a walk. We'll stay here today. The eunuchs who announced the decree and picked up the eunuchs have already arrived during the day. They should be heading to Beijing tomorrow."
The one I'm staying in now is outside the capital. Dongshan camp.
It can only be said that the prince is a prince after all, and his reputation is indeed greater than that of a marquis. Mr. Zheng also brought a group of flying fish uniform guards and an escort team of 800 riders.
As for King Jingnan, he received 10,000 Jingnan Army cavalry.
But, in fact, it is obvious that he, Lord Pingxi, is more timid, more afraid of death and easier to die;
Zheng Fan still doesn't know if there are any other Taoisms here.
Since ancient times, when a vassal king comes to Beijing, unless he wants to rebel, he has always been as low-key as possible, wishing he could bury his head in his crotch;
But big There is no precedent for the situation of Yan's emperor and two vassal kings.
As princes, they seem not to be sensitive to such things that violate the emperor's taboo;
As emperors, they are even more tolerant of the two vassal princes, which is incredible. degree.
At that time, the assassin-faced Xianggong of the Qian Kingdom was imprisoned and died by Han Xianggong on trumped-up charges. The reason for using trumped-up charges was because the assassin-faced Xianggong himself had no actual charges that could be caught;
The imperial court asked him to As soon as he entered the capital, he entered, one master and one servant;
As for his family members, they stayed in Beijing early.
The opposite is true here in Yan State.
If the two kings of the north and the south really want to be punished, then it is really not groundless. In fact, there are really too many accusations and evidences. But with the solid evidence in front of them, no one dared to make a fuss about it.
He, Zhao Jiulang, did not dare to imitate the old deeds of the Korean Prime Minister.
After all, everyone knows that Mr. Thornface is loyal to the country and cannot rebel;
But these two princes are capable of rebelling and may rebel. Who dares to provoke them?
Under the care of Siniang, Zheng Fan was dried, put on a fresh set of clothes, and walked out of the military tent.
In the military tent next door,
A Ming is playing chess with Sun Ying.
Sun Ying and A Ming had a lot of fun because Sun Ying had a hobby, which was wine.
As Taifu Sun's eldest son, although Taifu Sun felt guilty that he had been busy with government affairs and failed to properly discipline his eldest son, Sun Ying had never had a hard time since he could remember.
Situ Lei can be called a "brother" to Sun Youdao, the legitimate son of the Sun family, and entering the palace wine cellar of Dacheng Kingdom is like following his own wine cellar.
In addition, sometimes as a minister, you have to show some weakness and greed to give the superior a chance to satisfy your needs. Don't always be so open-minded.
Therefore, this difficult task has actually fallen on Sun Ying for a long time.
The reason why A Ming was very lonely before was that some of his hobbies were inevitably a bit highbrow.
The Lord doesn’t drink, and neither do the other demon kings. Liang Cheng can drink a glass of blood with him when he has nothing to do.
Now, he is with Sun Ying, sharing the wine he has privately brought with him, and tasting it together. He will not be reluctant to part with it. The real value of wine lies in the person who tastes it.
Seeing Zheng Fan coming out,
Sun Ying pushed her wheelchair out of the tent first, while A Ming yawned.
One is a younger brother who has just joined the business, and the other is an experienced veteran who has been around since the start-up period. Naturally, the degree of hospitality is different.
"What orders does the Marquis have?" Sun Ying asked.
“It’s okay, just take a walk.” Zheng Fan said.
Soon,
Zheng Fan looked at Sun Ying and said, "Let's walk together."
"Okay, Lord Marquis."
Sun Ying started to push the wheel by herself, while A Ming stood up Get up and push the wheelchair forward.
"How did this happen, how did this happen."
Sun Ying was a little flattered. He knew the status of these people who were called "sir" in the Hou Mansion.
A Ming smiled nonchalantly,
“Not so polite.”
That day, Sun Ying accompanied the Lord to speak, and while speaking, he drank herbal tea;
After speaking, the Lord asked Siniang to add hot water;
The implication was that this Sun Ying had some skills and could be used.
Under the night,
Zheng Fan walked in front, and A Ming pushed Sun Ying's wheelchair behind.
"Yanjing City, have you been here before?" Zheng Fan asked.
“I haven’t said anything back to the Marquis. However, Ying remembers that when the late Emperor Chengguo was still alive, he said it while playing chess with his father. He said that the Great Yan Kingdom in the west will probably be conquered in the near future. It will become what the Three Jin Land is now."
"When did you say that?"
"Almost ten years."
"Oh."
At that time, Emperor Yan had already succeeded to the throne.
At that time, there were many clans in Dayan. To the west, Zhenbei Hou Mansion was the main one. In other places, various clans almost monopolized half of the population and land in other counties except Tiancheng County.
The Tian family, because Tian Wujing controls the Jingnan Army, has a tendency to be the leader among the clan.
Situ Lei, who had experienced the weakening of the imperial power and the division of the three dynasties into the Jin Dynasty, naturally believed that the Yan Kingdom would follow the same footsteps.
“But my father didn’t think so.”
“Oh, what did the old lady say?”
“My father said that when the first emperor of Yan was in power, he certainly respected Xuan. Go to the door, ask for elixirs and medicines, build the back garden, and indulge in pleasure;
But there is one thing that is particularly eye-catching.
The first emperor of Dayan had many heirs, but there was only one prince. Later, this prince entered the East Palace, and his position was not stable;
Since ancient times,
the fathers and sons of the Tian family, especially the emperor and There is bound to be little competition between the East Palaces, but only in the Yan Kingdom, there is no sign of this.
An emperor, no matter how dim, no matter how incompetent, no matter how indulging in enjoyment,
It is quite remarkable to have a successor who is so resolute and determined.
Throughout the ages, many prosperous emperors failed to arrange their successors in their later years, and eventually caused trouble. "
"Haha. ”
Zheng Fan smiled.
He knew these things, and Xiao Liuzi also told him about them.
When the first emperor of Yan State seized the throne, he was driven out of Yanjing and was hunted down. The prince in the palace escorted him to the death. He was seriously injured and became disabled.
Later,
with the help of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the late emperor was able to return to Yanjing and take the throne. Since then, he has been seeking immortality and medicine, and generously accepting foreign aid. People who build temples and Taoist temples.
But Emperor Yan’s position has always been stable.
On the one hand, he and Li Liangting grew up almost together, and on the other hand, marrying a daughter from the Tian family was not enough. When he was a prince, he married a daughter from the Min family as a concubine.
Later, he was canonized as a prince.
What is this East Palace configuration lineup?
To put it bluntly, if the current crown prince, that is, the second prince, had this lineup, I am afraid he would wake up laughing in his dreams.
The prince of a country already occupies the title of crown prince and holds the foundation of the country;
To the west, he has good relations with the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, is related by marriage to the powerful Tian family, and is also related to the Min family. A chaebol giant like ours is also an in-law;
In addition, the prince of Yan Kingdom has always had the tradition of commanding the imperial army. The second prince had also commanded the imperial army before.
So,
At that time, Emperor Yan had a forbidden army in the capital and strong reinforcements from the Zhenbei Houfu outside. He also had a very good relationship with the powerful families, and the officials in the East Palace such as Zhao Jiulang Others also took important positions in the government early, and princelings spread throughout the government and the public.
It is no exaggeration to say that
The Emperor Yan, who was still the crown prince at the time, could have a risk-free "Xuanwu Sect" with just a flick of his finger;
The late emperor could only serve as the Supreme Emperor and take care of himself in his old age.
Sun Ying continued: "At that time, my father also said that when the king asked for immortality, he was not really seeking Taoism. He was seeking Taoism. What he was seeking was immortality.
Immortality is not In order to continue to ask, I will die if I hear the truth morning and evening;
But because this dragon chair and this position are so charming, I want to sit on it for a long time.
So
According to historical records, all emperors who pursued immortality were extremely selfish and valued power and status more.
However,
the Emperor of Yan State was not like that. Not only did he delegate power to the East Palace, he had no intention of suppressing it, and he did not promote any other princes as a check and balance.
Here,
there is something wrong. ”
When Sun Ying said this, she stopped and said with emotion: "Ying has always admired my father's gaze."
The fact is, as Sun Youdao said at the beginning, there is indeed a problem, and Emperor Yan continued After taking the throne, he first spent more than ten years consolidating and developing his own power, and then making secret preparations;
In fact, this time took longer, because this preparation was made when he was still a prince or a prince. , is already being done.
The next step
is to step on the door and expand externally;
Even if Dayanzhen's national destiny collapses and the most extreme second generation dies, Ji Runhao is destined to be honored as a talented and strategist by the history books.
And Sun Youdao can indeed bear the title of unparalleled national scholar.
Unfortunately,
When Dacheng State surrendered to Yan State, Emperor Yan issued several decrees hoping that he would serve in Yanjing, but Sun Youdao refused because he was already old.
“But your Majesty is old now.” Zheng Fan said.
Sun Ying, it’s no longer strange;
I followed the team all the way here,
These days,
What impressed Sun Ying the most was the kind in the Hou Mansion... How should I put it, an extremely liberal political atmosphere.
At first, Sun Ying thought it was the people below, such as those gentlemen who wanted to influence the Marquis;
As a result, Sun Ying gradually discovered that this prince was the true emanation point of this "freedom".
Sun Ying was even confused for a time.
Perplexed that in order to restore the country and rebel,
she was tinkering there, almost destroying the Sun family. Yes,
What is this picture?
If I had known earlier, I would have come to seek refuge with this Marquis, wouldn't it be essentially the same?
"Sun Ying."
"My subordinate is here."
"I think you are a talented person."
"Thank you, Hou. I praise you, Ying..."
"But..."
Sun Ying immediately stopped being modest and obedient.
“However, some things will be completely different from what you imagined. Dayan’s current court and today’s military and political situation are not any situation that has been seen in history books.”
"Ying understands, Ying will take a good look at it tomorrow, watch carefully."
"Very good."
Zheng Fan nodded,
Then,
looked at A Ming who was helping to push the wheelchair,
asked;
"Where is San'er, today I don’t think I saw him.”
"Ali seems to have a bad stomach."
"Jumping?"
"No, it's constipation."
"Huh?"
A Ming explained: "Ali's body has a relatively high resistance to drugs. Ordinary laxatives have no effect. San'er is preparing a powerful one for him."
"Don't risk your body by trying it."
In the past, Xue San gave himself a medicinal bath, and the medicinal properties tortured him to the point of death.
"Don't worry, my lord, San'er knows it well."
A Ming didn't tell the lord, San'er was going to experiment with Pixiu, and then give it to Ali to eat.
“Where’s yours?” Zheng Fan asked again.
"It's locked in a cage." A Ming replied.
The old vampire named Cahill;
Zheng Fan doesn’t need to give orders about this matter. A Ming regards his “blood bag” as a treasure, and he is also doing all kinds of good things these days. They provided him with food and drink, and even mobilized Zheng Fan's personal guards and troops from the Jingnan Army to go all the way to strangle the rebels in Jin.
Poor those rebels who just occupied a hilltop, waved the flag a few times, and planned to bargain with the county magistrate for recruitment. The Juyi Hall had not been built yet, and the seats had not even been lined up. Yan's most elite cavalry rushed towards them.
Before they died, they themselves felt, was this too much?
"Is the Marquis worried about what will happen after entering Beijing?"
Sun Ying asked.
Zheng Fan nodded.
“If two kings gather together, where will trouble come from?”
“So, Sun Ying.”
"My subordinate is here."
"Look more and look carefully."
"My subordinate knows that I am wrong, my subordinate... understands."
"Reply Come on, come back, take a nap and go to Beijing tomorrow."
Zheng Houye waved his hand and turned around and went back to his military tent.
There,
Siniang had already made a bed and was lying in it. She was knitting clothes with needle and thread in her hand.
They are clothes for children, knitted for Tiantian.
Master Zheng took off his shoes and clothes,
and lay down on the quilt.
Face up,
eyes open.
Siniang put down her sewing, turned sideways, stretched out her hand, and patted Zheng Fan's chest gently:
"Master Hou, are you still feeling uneasy?"
Zheng Fan nodded and sighed.
"What is supposed to come, will come eventually."
"I know, I know." Zheng Fan stretched out his hand and hugged Siniang's waist, "When tomorrow comes, things will come to an end, and I will feel at ease. "
......
The next morning,
several groups of eunuchs and people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War rushed back and forth to prepare for the welcome of King Jingnan and the Marquis of Pingxi to the capital.
It has been more than four years since King Jingnan last visited Beijing.
When the royal flag of King Jingnan appeared again in the capital, many people subconsciously recalled that bloody night in the suburbs of Beijing.
Fortunately,
those who are busy and extremely nervous are the people in the capital. The team entering the capital is in good order.
King Jingnan rode Pixiu in front,
Zheng Fan was half a body behind on his own Pixiu.
On both sides and in front and behind were Zheng Fan's bodyguards in flying fish uniforms.
On the outside are the black-armored cavalry guards.
"Your Majesty, aren't these clothes good?" Zheng Fan showed off his personal guard's clothes to Lao Tian.
The Pixiu under the crotch snorted,
He rolled his eyes,
and said to me,
Aren’t you also showing off your new skin?
“Well, that’s good.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll send a set to your bodyguard when we get back.”
"Okay."
Zheng Fan smiled and continued to follow.
The news coming from the front is that my side arrived earlier than the King of Zhenbei, but the King of Zhenbei will probably arrive in the next two days.
So,
all the pomp and circumstance today are to welcome King Jingnan into the city.
At this time,
a large tent appeared in front,
the emperor Luanjia also came out.
It’s just that,
the emperor came to Luanjia, but there was no emperor.
It is etiquette for Luan Jia to go out to welcome King Jingnan, which represents the respect of the royal family and the court for King Jingnan.
In front of Luan,
the prince was dressed in a red python robe inlaid with gold, riding a horse in front;
Following him,
the sixth prince Ji Cheng Jue, the fourth prince Ji Chengfeng and the seventh prince.
Boss, he's not back yet.
The fourth prince is ranked behind the sixth prince, and no one cares about it, even the officials of the Ministry of Rites pretend not to notice;
In terms of seniority, in the face of absolute ability, nothing can be said not worth.
Luan Jia stopped,
Forbidden troops arranged,
The golden veils of ritual utensils were arranged along the lower edge.
Hundred officials lined up behind them in an orderly manner.
When King Jingnan returned to Beijing, the entire court, no, to be precise, the entire civil and military elite of Yanjing was almost emptied out.
I think back then, even when Zhenbei Hou came to Beijing, there was no such big pomp.
Xu,
It's because King Jingnan's reputation among the people is not good. The worse it is, the more serious and courteous it must be to treat him, and the less he dares to slack off in the slightest.
Or,
In terms of military achievements, prestige, and meritorious deeds in recent years, the King of the South of Yan has long surpassed the former Marquis of Zhenbei, the undisputed No. 1 of the Great Yan A military god and the pillar of the country.
The prince rode a horse and stepped forward slowly;
Ji Chengjue, Ji Chengfeng and Xiao Qi all dismounted and followed.
On the other side,
a king and a prince riding Pi Xiu also slowly stepped forward, and Pi Xiu's hoofs stepped on the solemn and noble yellow cloth.
However,
Jingnan King and Ping Xihou did not get off their mounts.
Zheng Houye has entered the mode of following suit and is too lazy to think about anything else. If Lao Tian in front does not come down, he will not come down either.
The distance between the Prince Supervisor here and there is getting closer and closer.
Someone has to dismount first, and someone has to say hello first;
It stands to reason that
At present, in the country, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, except for the one on the dragon throne. , he is the well-deserved second noble.
But...
Maybe the prince had imagined it in his heart;
At least,
Ji Chengjue thought so as he looked at King Nan and Zheng Fan behind him who still had no intention of making love.
If at this time,
Jingnan King takes the initiative to come down first, not to mention salutes, but to simply say hello. Even as an uncle, this is the biggest thing for the prince. benefits and recognition.
It's a pity, it's a pity,
The King of Jingnan,
is the King of Jingnan after all;
he Tian Wujing, after all, is Tian Wujing.
The prince dismounts,
The three princes behind him all stopped.
The prince folded his hands in front of him and saluted King Jingnan who was still sitting on the Pixiu:
“My uncle has fought for the country for several years, opened up new territories and made extraordinary contributions. , my nephew is here to greet his uncle!”
Ji Chengjue and other princes also saluted:
“I have met my uncle, uncle Fukang.”
Tian Wujing's sister is the queen and the aunt's mother of all the princes. He is also the uncle of all the princes.
Tian Wujing’s eyes
fell towards the empty Luan Jia behind him,
asked;
“Where is your Majesty?”
The prince replied:
"My father is recuperating in the back garden. I went to invite him in advance. He occasionally felt cold and could not come out to greet my uncle for the time being. He asked me to drive out with my luan and greet him on my behalf.
I also asked my uncle to go back to Beijing to rest first. Everything has been arranged.”
Tian Wujing reached out and patted Pixiu’s head under his crotch,
Pixiu opened his mouth,
the gun flew out and landed in the palm of his hand.
The next moment,
all the knights of the Jingnan Army behind him drew their swords, and a chilling air rushed towards their faces!
The prince opened his mouth slightly,
Even Ji Laoliu at the back had a look of shock in his eyes;
The ministers and nobles at the back were in an uproar,
This, this, this is a rebellion, and Can it be so direct?
Tian Wujing lowered his head,
Looking at the prince standing in front of him,
Slowly said:
"This dragon chair, in this life, I will only recognize one person worthy of sitting on it."
Speaking,
with majestic eyes Scanning the other three princes behind the prince,
said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty has not passed away for a day. You bastards are not qualified to use that 'like I am here in person'!
One hour,
I will give you one hour,
Within one hour,
I will not be able to see His Majesty Long Yan,
I will regard you and the following as criminals, imprisoning your Majesty, and plotting against your will.
I, the King,
and the tens of thousands of cavalry I have brought this time,
will be killed immediately. Entering the capital,
putting an end to the demonic atmosphere,
Yi Qingjun's side! "(End of this chapter)