Chapter 1019 Thousands of Miles of Country, Just a Willow
Mianzhou City,
Dudu Mansion;
“Alang, tea.”
The old man will bring a cup of tea , delivered to Zu Zhuming.
Zu Zhuming reached out to take it, but put it aside, stretched out his hand, and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Alang, haven't you made up your mind yet?"
"They are forcing me."
Zu Zhuming's hair is already half white. At this moment, The word "Chuan" in the center of his eyebrows is particularly obvious.
At the previous military meeting, the public was extremely angry.
Some people are shouting that they want to return to the army and go to the capital to meet King Qin,
Some people are shouting that the situation is over, why not...
But the problem is that those who call King Qin are not necessarily pure and loyal ministers who really intend to go. , those who shout that the situation is over are not all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
More than ten years ago, before the Yan people went south for the first time, they formed their own system.
But following the battle in which the Yan people went south and fought under the city of Shangjing, the trilateral system was continuously filled with troops from all walks of life. For a period of time, the imperial court continued to fight out of fear. Pile up the "elites" from various places who can fight there.
And this has resulted in the current extremely complex power structure among the three parties.
Each army has complex components, complex territories, complex connections, complex mountains...
Zu Zhuming clearly remembers that during the first national war between Yan and Chu, the imperial court wanted to cooperate The Chu State launched the Northern Expedition, but was eventually suppressed by the old Xianggong Zhong. In the end, the Northern Expedition came to nothing due to the death of the old Xianggong Zhong.
Because the colors of the three-sided army are too "mottled", it is difficult to find a real talker to take charge of the overall situation. Even the court itself understands this.
But until now, this situation has essentially never changed.
In the past, although his ancestor Zhuming "managed and obeyed" the three parties on the surface, now, with the issuance of the surrender edict from the imperial court in Beijing, his ancestor Zhuming lost legal support.
How can a Jiangnan person completely convince the public on three sides?
Before the rise of his ancestor Zhuming, the Zu family was just an ordinary general in Jiangnan, and his level was only average, or even a little lower.
At that time, banditry was rampant in the southeast. His ancestor Zhuming was able to rise rapidly and establish his ancestral army by eliminating the troubles of pirates.
Therefore, to put it bluntly, Zu Zhuming came to serve as the governor of the three sides as a guest coach.
"Uncle Chen, these three sides can no longer be defended."
"Alang, you are in trouble."
Uncle Chen is the relative left behind by Zu Zhuming's father. Wei is loyal and has served his ancestral family for two generations.
At this moment,
A bodyguard came in and reported:
"Commander, there is...an old friend who wants to see you."
Zu Zhuming frowned slightly, looked at the veteran bodyguard, and said doubtfully:
“Old friend?”
“Commander, let’s go meet him, he is indeed...an old friend.”
......
An old friend is signing a pledge room.
This makes Zu Zhuming very strange, because ordinary guests, even distinguished guests, will first be placed in the front hall to wait for him to see him. In a place like the signed room, he, the owner, has to invite others or Just bring people here.
However, the group of people under him who have always followed the rules actually took matters into their own hands this time.
In the pledge room, there was a person standing, looking at the paintings and calligraphy hanging around.
At that time, Yao Zizhan also served as the Governor of the Three Kingdoms. This was the Governor's Mansion that he used, and he left behind many calligraphy and painting treasures. When Zu Zhuming took over, he firstly wanted to show respect for his predecessor, and secondly, ...Ordinary rich and powerful people often have to spend thousands of dollars to get a painting or calligraphy from Yao Zizhan, and they would only remove the original works if they are mentally ill.
It seems that he heard his footsteps,
The people in the security room,
turned around,
In Zu Zhuming's shock,
He knelt down directly on his knees:
"Father!"
This call made Zu Zhuming feel like he was struck by lightning.
“Father, my son is back!”
Zu Zhuming looked at the face of the visitor and said in disbelief:
"Dong...Dongcheng?"
"It's the child, father!"
"You...how are you...still alive?"
"Father, the child Unfilial, but the child is still alive.”
“The young master is back!” Uncle Chen exclaimed.
...
"Have you been living in the Yan Kingdom all these years?"
"Yes, father, during the First World War,
the child was photographed...
Being Zheng...
By Yan..."
Zu Dongcheng opened his mouth several times, but he could never say the name of that person.
Zu Zhuming said:
"Prince Regent. "
"Yes, after that battle, the child was captured by the regent, but the regent was not the prince at that time. ”
"So, the news that came out from the Yan Kingdom that you were in Yanjing and would rather die than surrender, that you cursed the late emperor of the Yan Kingdom and was immediately beheaded, were all false."
" "Yes, father."
"You surrendered?" Zu Zhuming asked.
"My child... my child..."
"Don't hesitate, tell the truth."
"Haier did meet the late Emperor of Yan State, but the late emperor did not persuade him to surrender."
"Heh."
Zu Zhuming smiled,
reached out his hand,
Patted on the thigh,
"Yes, it should be an extremely humiliating thing for your direct son to be captured. Even my father and the ancestral army at that time may have been suppressed by the court for this.
I will kill you. , creating a reputation of loyalty and bravery who would rather die than surrender, not only If I can eliminate the matter of being captured because of you, my father's status will be improved.
Otherwise, how could my father sit in the position of governor of these three sides.
Yan people,
The late emperor of the Yan Kingdom
was really good at planning and calculating! ”
Zu Zhuming cracked his knuckles,
He was very angry,
The reason for his anger was,
The late emperor of the Yan Kingdom kept his son as a chess piece, and seemed not to worry about the threat his ancestor Zhuming could pose to the Yan Kingdom because he could control the three sides.
The reason for anger comes from being underestimated.
But this anger comes suddenly and goes away just as quickly.
Because it was the late emperor of Yan who looked down upon him.
Being looked down upon by someone like that... doesn't seem to be a particularly humiliating thing.
"Did the Emperor of Yan send you here?" Zu Zhuming asked.
"Yes, father."
"Sent you to persuade me to surrender as a father?"
"Yes."
Zu Zhuming looked in front of him This eldest son, who he had once made himself proud of and regarded as his true successor, said:
"You can try."
Zu Dongcheng knelt down again and said:
"Father, you should already know the news about the attack on the capital. The regent's army has already Entering Shangjing City, the official family and hundreds of officials They have already surrendered. What's the point of continuing to hold on to the three sides?
Even,
if the three sides have lost the support of Shangjing and Jiangnan, will they still be able to hold on? ”
"As a father..." Zu Zhuming took a deep breath, "My ancestral family has been a great general for generations, how could it be like this..."
"The officials have all bowed their heads, and the officials have all surrendered. , Father, the Zhao family themselves knelt in front of the Yan people. What happened to my ancestral family? "
"Dongcheng, the official family, can it represent the country of Qian?"
"The official family...isn't it the country of Qian?"
"I am a great leader? , how can it be represented by the Zhao Guan family?"
"Father, the child understands what his father means."
"Oh, you understand?" Zu Zhuming was a little surprised.
"Before the child came, His Majesty met the child specially and said some words to the child about his father."
Zu Zhuming's eyes narrowed slightly,
Road:
"Emperor Yan, what did you say?"
"Your Majesty said that my father is a loyal minister, a loyal minister of the Qian Kingdom, and a loyal minister of the Qian people. My father's loyalty is so great that it can contain the waves of the entire East China Sea."< br>
"Heh...hehehe."
Rao is as majestic as his ancestors,
being so "praising" by the enemy emperor,
In my heart, I am also happy.
The same flattery, if told by different people, will have completely different effects.
"Your Majesty also said..."
"What else did your Majesty say?"
"He said that the last person who was as loyal to the country as his father... …It’s Mr. Thorny Face.”
"..." Zu Zhuming.
The assassin-faced Xianggong was imprisoned that year and finally died in prison. It was almost a forbidden area in the political arena of Qianguo.
But there is nothing new under the sun. Things that are confusing to ordinary people, in the eyes of those who are truly powerful, are nothing more than...that's the same thing.
As a neighboring country of Qian State, Yan State also attaches great importance to the death of Mr. Xiang Mian. No matter how incompetent the Secret Intelligence Department is, it can still be done to deliberately inquire about such a big matter.
Zu Zhuming was silent for a long time,
Seeing that his father was silent,
Zu Dongcheng broke the brief calm:
"Father should have received...a letter from home, right?"
Zu Zhuming nodded. head.
Zhao Yuannian established a puppet dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, and the ancestral home was within Zhao Yuannian's sphere of influence.
Part of the reason for the previous chaos in the military discussions was that everyone had received word that the Jiangnan ancestral family had defected to Zhao Yuannian.
From Taiwei to General, if you look at the official positions of first-class generals, there are a lot of them with the surname Zu.
So,
Zhao Yuannian's time as an official in Jiangnan had the absurdity of "Tai Er" Mountain,
but it also exerted real political influence.
At any rate, he could still be related to the Prince Regent as a half "adopted son", so Zhao Yuannian was still of some standard.
Now, the trilateral army is divided into multiple factions, each with different political goals and needs.
Some want to surrender to the Yan people, let’s not talk about it.
Some want to lead their troops away from the three sides, go to their hometown to separate the kingdom, and then see which way the wind blows;
Some want to support a certain vassal king and establish a new one. imperial court.
There are quite a few people in the last category, because a hundred years ago, Emperor Taizu of the Qian Kingdom started his career and established the Hundred Years of Daqian in such troubled times.
Correspondingly,
Zu Zhuming was incompatible with the surrender faction because of his moral obsession;
And because of the defection and betrayal of the Jiangnan ancestral family, Zu Zhuming Ming couldn't integrate into those rebel factions;
And because his ancestral family is based in the south of the Yangtze River... If he wanted to go back to separate the country, he would have to span the entire Daqian from north to south, which is almost impossible to achieve. Are Yan people blind?
Let you lead the ancestral army all the way home under your nose?
Therefore,
the dignified governors of the three sides have completely different positions and wills from the factions under them.
"Dongcheng, how have you been living in Yan during these years?"
"Father...the child is living well."
Zu Dongcheng gritted his teeth,
continued:
"The child has become his biological son."
"Son?"
"Yes, you are here Yandi has two grandsons and two granddaughters.”
"Congratulations, Alang." Uncle Chen said immediately.
Zu Zhuming quickly asked:
"Who is your wife?"
"She is Princess Xianshuo of Dayan, the late emperor... who married her."
Dayan, there once was a very famous princess, the one from Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
However, this does not mean that there is only one princess in Dayan... There are still many princesses in the Ji family royal family.
"The Yan people are really willing to...spend money." Zu Zhuming said with emotion.
My daughter-in-law is the daughter of the brother of the late Emperor of Yan.
In the clan, they are considered a very distinguished group.
“Hehehe.”
Zu Zhuming lowered his head and laughed,
"Co-author...I have been guarding the three sides for so many years, but I am blocking my own in-laws?"
"Father...Your Majesty He said that he is willing to govern Qian with benevolence and righteousness, and Qian people will be treated equally as Yan people."
"There is no need to talk to my father about these nonsense."
Zu Zhuming looked at himself. son,
Asked:
"Children, how old are they?"
"Replying to my father, the eldest son and the second son are twins. They are thirteen years old this year. The eldest Ya is eleven years old, and the second Ya is eleven years old. Ten years old."
"Already thirteen years old? Are you so anxious?"
Zu Dongcheng lowered his head in shame.
He knew what surprised his father. Judging from the age of the eldest son and counting the ten-month pregnancy, after his ancestor Dongcheng was captured, he basically didn't last long before he went to have a baby with the daughter of the Ji family clan... .
"Father, Your Majesty has something, please give the child to your father."
"A letter?"
"No."
Zu Dongchengcong He took out two pieces of yellow silk from his arms and sent them to Zu Zhuming via Uncle Chen.
"This is..." Zu Zhuming's eyes widened, "A marriage certificate?"
"Yes."
On the marriage certificate, a large seal was used.
Although it was the first time for Zu Zhuming to see it, he could tell at a glance that these were his two granddaughters born to his eldest son.
Da Ya was granted marriage to the prince of Yan Kingdom.
Erya was granted marriage to the Prince Regent's son.
Rao is Zu Zhuming's military life,
Faced with these two marriage letters,
I am also a little speechless,
Is it true that I have nothing to say? There is something to be said.
He originally thought that since he sent his son to persuade him to surrender, it would probably be just a few twists and turns.
Who would have thought that
His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan would be so...such...such...
Zu Zhuming could not even think of a suitable one vocabulary to describe the move of Emperor Dayan.
Although, in the marriage certificate, it is not mentioned that they are the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess, so it is most likely that they are the concubines.
But no matter what...
Looking at the entire Qian Kingdom,
it is estimated that it is really difficult to find a second Qian Kingdom clan whose ancestral family has a close connection with the Yan Kingdom.
This is directly related to the Dayan Tian family and the regent's palace, and in terms of seniority, his ancestor Zhuming is one generation higher than the emperor and the regent.
Take a step back and talk,
Even if there is a civil war in Dayan in the future.
Whether the emperor wins or the regent wins,
his ancestral family...
is still a relative of the emperor.
"Dongcheng..."
"Father..."
"You beast!"
...
A new round of military discussions was held again in Mianzhou City.
Because the Yan army stopped its offensive after conquering Liang Town, all generals were basically able to participate.
In any case,
Everyone has to make plans for their future as soon as possible.
But the difference this time was that
halfway through the military meeting, the soldiers suddenly rushed in and directly captured all the generals.
Then,
The various departments of the Zu family army began to connect in series. In order to divide and control them, although Zu Zhuming's power did not account for a high proportion in the entire three sides, he had his people in every place.
With mental arithmetic and unintentional calculations, coupled with the decisiveness of Commander Zu, the land-grabbing city was opened directly from the inside, and in conjunction with the Yan army's takeover, Daqian operated for hundreds of years, consuming countless manpower, material resources and efforts. The three-sided defense line of the Yan people was stuck in their throats for countless days and nights...
Completely occupied!
……
“The last general, Zu Zhuming, pays homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live me!”
"Marquis Donghai, please get up quickly."
Ji Chengjue personally stepped forward and helped Zu Zhuming up.
Zu Zhuming, who was helped up by the emperor himself, felt a little dizzy. What is this name?
Immediately, he came to his senses.
After enlightenment, I could only kneel down again:
"Your Majesty is so kind to you, but you will not deserve it."
Everyone in the Xia Dynasty knows that Yan is stingy with his nobility.
In the past, it was only for people with different surnames, but after the emergence of two mean emperors, the late emperor and the current emperor, even the title of the clan has shrunk several times.
Don’t you see, among all the brothers, there is not even one prince.
And the Marquis, a Marquis with a different surname and military merit, has an even more extraordinary meaning in Dayan.
The emperor's eldest brother is now only a military lord, but his dignity is much greater than that of the royal family before.
Now there are only three princes with different surnames in Dayan, Prince Regent, Zhenbei, and Jingnan. Their predecessors were all military lords.
This "Marquis of Donghai" came down,
Zu Zhuming's title is really easy to calculate.
If the emperor is not included in the ranking, Zu Zhuming will be ranked fifth in the Yan Dynasty.
Ji Chengjue deserves to be from a business background. When it is time to spend money, he must spend money. But when it is time to be generous, he can also be more generous than anyone else.
"My dear, you deserve it."
The emperor once again helped Zu Zhuming up.
The significance of the three sides is great for the Gan people, and it is equally great for the Yan people.
Although the Qian Kingdom is now almost destitute of generals due to its defeat, Zu Zhuming's "Hongmen Banquet" can be said to have directly eliminated the chaos and troubles that would cause Dayan to rule Qian Land in the future. half!
When the late emperor was "extremely military" in power,
Ji Chengjue was the late emperor's logistics manager.
So he knew very well that
often the cost of defeating the opponent's army and overthrowing the opponent's government was not as great as the cost of rule and governance.
The former is often a one-shot deal, while the latter... is a constant bloodletting.
After appeasing Zu Zhuming,
the emperor laughed loudly in the imperial tent,
said:
“Okay, I can finally go to Beijing to see the man named Zheng. ”
This,
He said it loudly;
But only Eunuch Wei, who was standing next to the emperor, knew that His Majesty said this with some gritted teeth.
Because not long ago,
the Regent sent a letter to His Majesty.
The letter said that the prince said that he had already sat on the Dragon Throne in the Daqian Palace. ;
And he also said,
When he sat, there was a little gap left on the side of his body, which was enough for His Majesty to bend his knees sideways and sit with him.
After the emperor read it,
he scolded the regent three times in succession,
respectively:
"Beast, bitch, bitch!"
Then,
The emperor planned to drive him to the capital in person.
When he came out, he would first sit on the dragon throne, and then give the surname Zheng He left a gap to get the place back.
Eunuch Wei did not dare to remind the emperor that it is said that the regent has now entered the realm of a third-grade martial artist. Can your ass, your majesty, be able to squeeze the regent?
...
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
In the north, Emperor Yan personally conquered almost all three sides, and was leading his army to immediately go south to Beijing.
Here in Shangjing,
it seems much quieter.
A cup of fruit drink was placed in front of him.
Zheng Lin put down the pen in his hand, picked up the tea, took a sip, and said:
"Daddy, this is too sour."
"This is refreshing. ”
The blind man stretched out his hand, and a stool next to him moved over by himself and sat down.
"I'm fine." Zheng Lin said, "It's not like I have to work hard on the paperwork."
"My godfather is very pleased. When we were in Jinghai City before, your father pushed you out to take charge of the affairs. Although you sit down There, but I can see that there is a burning sensation in my body.
Now,
I am a month younger, but I can still calm down."
"Yes. "Huh?" Zheng Lin asked.
The blind man nodded.
People’s temperament needs to be tempered, especially the temperament of young people.
And the best way to polish it is to give him something to be in awe of.
The blind man had to admit that the Lord succeeded in this regard.
“I just think that although dealing with these things is tedious, it is still interesting.”
"Didn't you mean to make me happy by saying this?"
"No."
"Do you like this feeling?" the blind man asked, "Sitting in the royal study room, grading a paper Daozhezi; you know, this Behind the Tao Dao Zhezi are thousands of people’s lives.”
“I don’t like it,” Zheng Lin said, “It’s just a kind of practice.”
This answer is quite satisfactory.
The blind man can't be said to be very happy, and of course, it doesn't go well with being disappointed.
The desire for power is something that attracts people;
Those who have experienced hardship and oppression since childhood will often be extremely thirsty for power and status once they have the opportunity;
But this has nothing to do with his godson.
He was born as the crown prince, even a status similar to the second crown prince of Dayan. Just like he was born into the ninth rank, he was born with it. If it is too easy to get it, it is often difficult to develop attachments. read.
But fortunately,
Lin'er is not like his biological father in two lifetimes, so he is not that Buddhist.
In short,
there is still hope for the future and great achievements can still be expected.
“These things at the moment are actually small matters. Today, more than 80% of government orders do not leave the capital.”
"I know."
"But it's almost over." The blind man stretched out his hand and took out an orange from his pocket.
Zheng Lin saw the orange color change.
Fortunately, the godfather did not peel it off, but put it in his hand to play with:
“The news I just got is that the emperor has tamed the three sides and is coming to us.”
"Oh, are you worried, godfather?"
"I'm not worried. The world is still uncertain. It is estimated that the establishment of counties and enfeoffments will be carried out at the same time, and the suppression of rebellions and suppression in various places will not be completed in a short time. .
The food is on the table and it’s hot to the touch. Very soon, it’s not time to divide the dishes.
I guess in the next five years, Yan land will still be the imperial court’s Yan land, and Jindong will still be the royal palace’s Jindong.
The rest of the territory. , I am in you, you are in me.
As long as you don't break your face, you won't appear to be different. "
"Oh. "Zheng Lin nodded.
"That's all. I won't tell you this for now. The time is coming. You can go to the north of the city. "
"What kind of ceremony is father going to hold? ”
The blind man picked up the fruit drink that Zheng Lin only took a sip of,
I took a sip,
and then my expression trembled slightly,
so sour!
After overcoming this sourness,
the blind man replied:
"Arbor Day."
......
A site in the north of Shangjing City was cleared.
The regent of Dayan, surrounded by generals, bodyguards, ministers and common people;
He picked up the shovel and dug two more symbolic shovels into the tree pit that had been dug.
Then,
reached out to take a small willow tree that was moved over and placed it inside.
Finally,
He picked up the shovel again and symbolically returned two shovels of soil;
The guards in brocade clothes beside him quickly stepped forward and filled in the soil.
A new willow tree takes root here.
The prince clapped his hands,
Took two steps back,
Looking at this willow tree,
and looking at the towering Shangjing City Wall not far away,
a smile appeared at the corner of my mouth.
More than a hundred years ago,
The first generation of Zhenbeihou defeated the 500,000-strong Northern Expeditionary Army of the Qian Kingdom and planted a willow branch at the border.
It means that when the willow branches grow green, he has already led the Yan cavalry to the capital to avenge the traitor's sneak attack!
It is a pity that fate has played a trick on people. Due to the urgent war in the north, the Yan State could no longer allocate more troops and horses to the first generation Zhenbei Hou from the front line of the decisive battle with the barbarians.
The first generation of Zhenbeihou had to lead his army to conquer the three northern counties of Qian State to absorb the population and wealth and return to the country. Later, for the sake of checks and balances, the first generation of Zhenbeihou, who was a southerner, was granted a title in the north and could not complete his journey southward for the rest of his life. Pogan’s long-cherished wish.
More than a hundred years later,
The regent of Dayan was at the edge of Shangjing City,
Plant a willow tree and order a team of soldiers to guard it day and night so that it cannot be damaged.
At the same time,
erected a monument next to the willow tree,
engraved a poem on the monument: whipping up the horse to chase the silver waves, and walking away to see the peach blossoms.
This poem describes the scene when the first Zhenbei Hou defeated the army and was also the origin of the name of Yinlang County.
What is surprising is that
the signature below the inscription
is not the regent of Dayan,
but:
Cuiliu, Yinlang County Fort garrison - Zheng Fan. (End of chapter)