retaliate

Chapter 1043 Upheaval in the Northland
Zhu Wei fell.

When the emperor waved, his face paled.

Standing up, he saluted tremblingly, "Your Majesty..."

The emperor frowned and glanced at him, then at Han Shitou.

Han Shitou came over and supported Zhu Wei, "Mr. Zhu, be careful!"

Zhu Wei didn't look at him, but looked up at the emperor, and then at Liang Jing who came forward to thank him, flashing the events of the past in his mind.

The emperor ordered the medical officer to diagnose and treat him, and he was indispensable in the etiquette department.

He is sincerely grateful to Dade, and he only wants to serve the emperor.

But in an instant, he fell from heaven to hell.

What kind of medical officer's diagnosis and treatment is just a pretext for the outside world to see.

Zhu Wei is not in good health, and I love him so much that he ordered the medical officer to diagnose and treat him.The medical officer reported that Zhu Wei's condition was serious... I feel sorry for him, but I can only let him rest.

The emperor turned around and achieved his goal of driving him away.

Zhu Wei thought of Song Zhen and Luo Wen, the emperor showed the domineering and free will of the emperor on these two... Get lost!

The emperor drove away important officials, just like driving away domestic slaves.

Then there was a backlash, Song Zhen and Luo Wen successively went to play in northern Xinjiang, and the officialdom was shaken.

Yes!

Yes!

This is why the emperor drove the old man away in a roundabout way.

Zhu Wei saluted, and under the complex gazes of the important officials, he tried his best to maintain calm and dignity, "Take care, Your Majesty. Minister, leave!"

He slowly removed the crown... The emperor did not have this request, but Zhu Wei did it anyway.

Without a hat, this is a gesture of apology.

Zhu Wei glanced at the emperor again, turned around and left.

He walked calmly and walked out of the hall.

Immediately, his body relaxed, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be much deeper.

A pair of old eyes, full of desolation.

He walked slowly, and the servant in front knew that his mood was probably very gloomy, so he didn't look back and walked very slowly.

After walking for a while, Zhu Wei looked back.

The palace is majestic, and the servants stand respectfully everywhere, everyone seems to be integrated into the highest power center of the Tang Dynasty.

He just seemed out of place.

Back at the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Wei started to pack his things.

"Shangshu!"

Several officials came to see me.

"The news hasn't come yet?" Zhu Wei asked.

"What news?" someone asked.

"Oh!"

Zhu Wei no longer continued this topic.

He put his things away and looked up.

"That year, the old man entered the palace for an exam, full of confidence, and swore that he would be able to leap the dragon's gate. On that day, the old man looked at the majestic palace, and vowed to come in again sooner or later, stand on the court, and assist the king. Give advice. This old man has done all of this.”

His eyes were bright, as if he had returned to his youth.

Outside the door, more than ten officials gathered at some time.

They looked at Zhu Wei and felt that there was something wrong with today's Shangshu.

"That year, the old man became an official, and he only wanted to serve the king. The old man was diligent in doing things, and he worked hard to do his own things. The old man thought that as long as he worked so hard, he would naturally achieve his goal."

Zhu Wei laughed at himself, "Then I ran into obstacles everywhere. I worked hard and was ridiculed as trying to please my superiors, and I was regarded as a different kind of upright... There is no such thing as an old man when he gets promoted, but he is always blamed. The old man gradually realized that there are rules in this officialdom." of."

What he said was common sense that everyone knew, so everyone looked complicated, obviously thinking of themselves who were ignorant back then.

"The old man wants to struggle, but this officialdom is like a big vat, which is filled with disgusting sticky things. It sticks the old man firmly in it, and he can't get out. After several struggles, the old man chose to compromise. Therefore, The old man's official career is smooth and smooth."

Zhu Wei sighed, "Think about it carefully, what have I done these years? Most of them are messing with each other, which is of no benefit to the country or the people. Occasionally, my conscience finds out that I do something for the country and the people. But when I do these things, the old man quietly Do it, and dare not make it public, as if... for fear of being ridiculed."

He looked at these officials, "I have a question at this moment, why do you have to cover up when you do things for the country and the people? But how can you be upright when you are doing things for yourself?!"

He put the burden on his back and walked out slowly.

"Whoever finds the answer in the future, come and tell the old man."

Only then did everyone wake up.

"Shang Shu, you are..."

"The old man is getting old."

Zhu Wei returned home.

Then, Liang Jing came.

Accompanied by the emperor's servants.

The new minister of the Ministry of Rites is in place, but he doesn't care much about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

Everyone understood that Liang Jing was Minister of Rites only for promotion.

The next step is to enter the dynasty as a minister.

So far in life, it can be described as a highlight moment.

Every day, people come to visit Liang Shangshu, treat guests to drinks, and offer to take refuge...

Reminiscent of flowers blooming brocade, fire cooking oil.

But Zhu Wei fell down.

It was exactly the reason why the emperor ordered him to become an official, because he was in poor health.

In the autumn wind, a group of cavalry arrived outside Chang'an City.

At this time, Zhu Wei ordered his family to carry him into the carriage and drove all the way to the outside of the imperial city.

"Get out of the car!"

Zhu Wei was carried down.

The sergeant guarding the gate couldn't help being stunned when he saw him, "How long has it been since Mr. Zhu has lost his shape?"

Within ten days, Zhu Wei's beard and hair were all white, and the flesh on his cheeks was almost gone.Deep-set eye sockets, high cheekbones.

Zhu Wei was held up by his family and looked at the gate of the imperial city.

He panted, "The old man entered from here, but today, the old man came again."

The eldest son cried, "Aye, go home!"

"No!" Zhu Wei shook his head, "I've been an official all my life, and when I'm done, I have to settle for myself."

Officials from Shangya came one after another.

Seeing Zhu Wei, most of them looked sad.

There are also very few people who look quite relaxed and comfortable.

The death of a fellow Taoist is not a poor one, and it is always good to have one more high-ranking official dead.

In this way, everyone will be promoted step by step!
"During Emperor Xuande's reign, the Tang Dynasty was in great power. When Emperor Wu came, he was still able to suppress the Quartet. At that time, Emperor Wu was a great man, and he wanted to suppress the clan and dignitaries, but he failed in the end."

"Aye!" Zhu Wei has the temperament of an old fritter, never willing to offend anyone, but today's words are suspected of poking the emperor's lungs.

"When a person is about to die, he will be extra sober. What the old man is seeing at this moment is the aftermath." Zhu Wei's eyes turned a little strangely red, and his cheeks gradually turned red.

"Although the old man is in the Ministry of Rites, he has also seen the changes in the world. Food is the most important thing for the people, and those who till it have their fields. This is the foundation of the world. But now the annexation of fields in various places is intensifying, and there are more and more refugees... This is The pyre, the pyre growing taller..."

"He is negligent on the Internet!" an official exclaimed.

The important minister is going, and most likely there will be an omission.This omission is a summary of my life and my last words to this country.

There is also the arrangement of the afterlife, such as children and grandchildren.

But Zhu Wei didn't choose to go to the obituary, but came outside the imperial city, and used this method to tell the emperor his last words, to tell the world.

"The foundation of this world lies in the people. The emperor can serve the people, but he must leave them a way to survive. As long as they can fill their stomachs, the people are always kind."

Da da da!
In the distance, the team of cavalry entered the city.

A piece of dew fluttered in the autumn wind.

"Great victory!"

In front of the imperial city, Zhu Wei's complexion became more and more ruddy.

"Farmers still know that if they want their oxen to plow the land, they have to be fed. Did the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, the carnivores of the Tang Dynasty know? Yes. They just ignored the people.

The old man wants to say... There are more and more refugees, and the pyre is getting higher and higher, and you who don't know how to restrain yourself are just idiots who are constantly trying to light this pyre.Wait, do you want to burn yourself? "

Panting, he got rid of the support of his children and grandchildren.

Under the indifferent eyes of those people, they saluted towards the imperial city.

"If the Tang Dynasty continues like this, it will inevitably decline. When those refugees rise up, the world will be in chaos. Beiliao is on the side, and it will definitely step on the Central Plains. Old man, I seem to have seen..."

Zhu Wei's body shook for a while, "I seem to have seen the fireworks engulfing Chang'an, and the emperor fled in panic...Your Majesty, there is still time, there is still time for all this! Your Majesty!"

He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Aye!"

"Mr. Zhu!"

Zhu Wei smiled wryly, "I seem to have seen the Northern Liao iron cavalry grinning in Chang'an...Your Majesty, take care!"

When the time comes, the imperial city opens.

The officials were just about to go in.

I saw Zhu Wei fell into his son's arms.

There was still a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Great victory!" Someone shouted.

He blinked his old eyes, "Great victory?"

"Beijiang defeated Longhua Prefecture, and [-] Beijiang troops defeated [-] Beiliao cavalry!"

Boom!

In front of the imperial city, it was as if a thunder had sounded.

"Aye!"

Zhu Wei's son hugged him and knelt down slowly.

The corners of Zhu Wei's mouth trembled, "Great victory..."

A grandson ran over to look at Lubu, came back and knelt beside him, choked up and said:
"In August of the 12th year of Daqian, Yang Xuan, the governor of Northern Xinjiang, led an army of [-], and broke through Longhuazhou of Northern Liao. He confronted the [-] Ningxing reinforcements and repelled them. Duke Qin told the world... a Tang, when five Hu!"

"really?"

Zhu Wei suddenly grabbed his grandson by the collar.

"Really!" The grandson looked into his eyes and nodded vigorously.

Zhu Wei's eyeballs stared out suddenly, and he asked again in a hissed voice, "Really?"

Is this because the ear is broken before you leave?
The grandson said loudly: "As expected, I can recite it all."

Zhu Wei suddenly smiled wryly, and his body trembled with the laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Aye!"

Zhu Wei stopped laughing, and suddenly he began to cry, howling loudly, his voice gradually became thinner.

"Northern Xinjiang broke the Northern Liao Dynasty, the old man should be happy. But the master is weak and the minister is strong, and the way to bring disaster..."

"Aye!"

"Aon!"

Zhu Wei pointed at the gate of the imperial city, his throat gurgling.

"Old man... I regret that I... entered... this door."

……

Longhua Prefecture was broken.

The officials of the Ministry of War looked pale.

I don't know what the soldiers are still saying. If Yang Xuan goes on like this, he will die sooner or later.

The important ministers looked dignified and spontaneously gathered together.

"This matter is important." Yang Songcheng said in a deep voice: "Once Longhua Prefecture was broken, Yang Ni was able to see Ningxing. For hundreds of years, Beiliao was facing such a crisis for the first time. This is not the power of a country, but a corner How will the people of the world view Chang'an? How will they view us?"

Zhou Zun was excluded, and Zheng Qi glanced at him not far away, and said, "Impeaching Yang Ni is impossible."

Someone sneered, "How to impeach? He took down Longhua Prefecture and made Beiliao panic. This is credit. You have to have a reason for impeachment."

"The common people will rejoice and feel that this is a great achievement." Chun Yushan glanced at the direction of the imperial city.

Someone whispered: "Your Majesty is sitting on the wax."

"Shut up!" Yang Songcheng scolded.

The emperor yelled at Yang Ni one by one, shouting to be beaten and killed, but now it has become a joke.

Things are in trouble.

No one paid attention to Zhou Zun.

Several officials who had been friends with him distanced themselves from him at this moment.

However, the eyes are communicating, which is mostly comforting.

Even, envy.

Lao Zhou, your son-in-law, has made a big fuss!

Chang Mu said softly: "Mr. Lang, from now on, there is no room for compromise."

Zhou Zun nodded, "Let someone go home and tell Aye, Mrs. Zhou, it's time to prepare."

He didn't say what to prepare.

Chang Mu knew that Zhou Qin was even more clear.

Zhou's son-in-law has made great achievements.

In the palace, the emperor who had just woken up was taking a pleasant walk when he got this 'bad news'

"Bah!"

Uncommonly, the emperor became angry and kicked down the vase beside him.

The imperial concubine was stunned.

Han Shitou lowered his head slightly, still maintaining his appearance when he made the report.

Looking solemn.

"Rebel!"

The emperor is roaring.

"Dog thief! How dare you spy on the artifact?"

The imperial concubine was stunned.

A voice came from behind him.

"If this continues, we will hit Ning Xing. But this is not your Majesty's achievement..."

That Yang Ni's prestige is about to reach the peak of the sky.

A servant came in, "Your Majesty, the father-in-law and others are asking to see you."

The emperor turned around with sharp eyes, "Change!"

Han Shitou agreed and asked people to prepare.

Accompanied by him, he walked cautiously all the way to the front.

When the monarchs and ministers met each other, they all looked ugly.

"Military Department!" the emperor said.

Minister of the Ministry of War Zhang Huan was sick at home due to the cold, Liang Jingfei was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and today is Minister of the Ministry of War Zheng Yuandong.

Zheng Yuandong saluted, "Please give me the map, Your Majesty."

Han Shitou beckoned, and two servants came over with maps.

Zheng Yuandong pointed to Longhua Prefecture on the map, glanced at the emperor, and then at the courtiers, "Beijiang took Longhua Prefecture, and Ning Xing felt the coldness of the blade for the first time. In front of Cangzhou, Yanzhou, Jiangxi Zhou...if Beijiang goes all out and goes forward desperately, it is not impossible for soldiers to come to Ningxing City."

This is the most intuitive explanation.

Datang's Bingfeng!
It is the first time to rule the heart of Beiliao, Ning Xing!
But Yang Xuan didn't dare!
also can not!
If he goes all out on the front foot, Chang'an can send troops to raid his lair on the back foot.

Everyone present knows this truth.

The emperor squinted, his eyes flickering with sternness.

What the emperor failed to do, was done by a traitor.

This old dog... Zheng Yuandong continued: "The three forces of Ningxing will inevitably merge, and then launch a counterattack."

The emperor stroked his beard, "Zheng Qing thinks, what will happen next?"

Zheng Yuandong said: "The follow-up must be the main attack of the Northern Liao Dynasty, but the northern border has won Kunzhou, Longhuazhou and other places, protecting the confidant area. Therefore, I think it is difficult to say."

"Is it hard to say?" The emperor's eyes narrowed into triangles.

Zheng Yuandong looked at the map calmly, and even took a step back.

sizing up.

"Beiliao counterattacked, but I remember... last time, who said that the Shegu people are also counterattacking?"

"Scaremongering!" Someone sneered, "The Shegu people are just barbarians. They have been in trouble for many years, but it's just a minor problem."

Zheng Yuandong glanced at him with a calm expression.

The emperor shouted fiercely: "Let the king guard you."

After hearing the good news, Wang Shou knew that he was going to be unlucky.

He waited outside early, got the news, and trotted all the way into the hall.

"Do you know about the ancient people?" the emperor said.

Wang Shou didn't expect to ask this, and his mind turned for a while, remembering that someone mentioned this last time, "It is said that the people of Shegu have won consecutive battles recently."

"Lian Chan Lian Jie..." The emperor looked at Zheng Yuandong.

Zheng Yuandong said: "The people of Shegu have a saying, Shegu is not full of ten thousand, and full of ten thousand is invincible!"

He saluted, "Your Majesty, Beidi, I'm afraid there will be drastic changes."

(End of this chapter)