retaliate

Nanzun City is a bridgehead outside of Shu, during the Taiping season, it is a foothold for entering and leaving Shu.When the two armies fight, this is the cannon fodder.

Behind Nanzun City is the mountain range, and there is an official road in the mountain range, but since the puppet emperor ordered the blockade of Shu, this official road has only been used by troops.

Nan Zuncheng thought to himself that he didn't have the strength to stop Chang'an's army, and they all looked at the guard eagerly.

The guard Chen Yan was originally in Yizhou. After the false emperor came, he was replaced by the guard of Nanzun City and asked him to guard, but the price was that all his family members stayed in Tongcheng.

The emperor used the family members of his courtiers as hostages, which happened a lot in ancient and modern times.Chen Yan admitted.He was on the front line and got a lot of news through businessmen.

When the new emperor suppressed the great family in Chang'an, Chen Yan laughed, saying that it was self-destruction, but when the news of the new emperor's success came, Chen Yan remained silent.

He knew what it meant.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the news that the Chang'an army was dispatched.

The pseudo-emperor of Tongcheng also sent envoys to encourage him, saying that his two sons have been appointed officials. The implication is that your sons have a bright future, so should you die too?
You will die in Nanzun!

Behind the warmth is cruelty. Chen Yan knelt down and vowed to live and die with Nan Zun.

The envoy left satisfied, and while Chen Yan urged his subordinates to repair the city, he sent people to inquire about the news.

"The false emperor's cavalry is not far away!"

On this day, the scout sent a message.

Li Xuan is also called the false emperor here.

"alert!"

Following this order, the gates of Nanzun City were closed tightly.

Zhao Yongzheng was preparing for a sneak attack, but he was discovered by enemy scouts halfway. He took care of several dereliction of duty generals and took his subordinates to check on Nan Zun's situation.

Nanzun City is not big, it is said to be a city, it is more like a large post station.In the peaceful years, it was indeed a post station.

The city wall is not too high, but you have to use wooden ladders to climb it.

"When will the infantry arrive?" Zhao Yong asked.

"Tomorrow afternoon."

"Surround Nanzun City and wait for the pawns."

"Yes!"

Lan Jian brought [-] pawns before noon the next day.

"I have seen General Zhao!"

Zhao Yong asked: "Who will command this battle?"

"Before coming, General Pei ordered the subordinates to obey General Zhao's orders!"

This is His Majesty's favor again... Zhao Yong was moved, "Have a half day's rest, and attack the city tomorrow morning."

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After entering Chang'an, the emperor reorganized the structure of the Tang army.

After sorting out, the army of the Tang Dynasty is mainly composed of the Northern Xinjiang Army, supplemented by selected soldiers.As for the generals, although the emperor used the Northern Frontier Army as the skeleton, there were also many other generals.

The northern border army formed its own system, and those outsiders were rejected one after another.

Without waiting for the emperor to react, Pei Jian and others had a small meeting, and then reiterated the emperor's words.

——From now on, you will be soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, forget about the word Beijiang!

The generals inside the old Northern Frontier Army tried to accept those outsiders, but the two sides were still clearly divided.However, the situation of confrontation and even hostility disappeared.

The emperor has been watching with cold eyes. In the words of the old thief, anyone who knows His Majesty's temperament should behave with his tail between his legs at this time.The more embarrassing it is, the worse it will be in the future.

When the emperor first arrived in Taiping, the defenders composed of criminals gave him a big blow, but the few who took the lead later did not end well.

The emperor was repairing in the city of Anzhou. Even today, it is not good for him to go to the army to appease the soldiers, otherwise it would be a bit of a violation.

Nothing to do?
"Your Majesty, the crown prince in Chang'an sent me a memorial!"

Qin Ze also served the emperor with the army.

The emperor was drinking tea, and when he heard the words, he glanced at the thick memorial, "Is there something important?"

"Not at all!" Qin Ze said with a smile, "I was also worried that some thieves in Chang'an would make trouble after His Majesty went out, but they didn't."

"Then, call back! Tell the prince, don't bother me!"

It seems that the emperor is going to sharpen the crown prince... Qin Ze agreed, turned around and then turned back, "Your Majesty, the battle report..."

"At that time, send a separate copy to the prince!"

"Yes!"

Qin Ze went out with a smile, and handed the memorandum to the messenger from Chang'an, "Your Majesty is busy! Go back and tell the prince, don't bother Your Majesty if it's nothing serious."

The messenger visibly relaxed.

The emperor went out to fight, and the prince supervised the country.Prison country sounds good, but how to supervise?

You take care of everything, will the emperor be unhappy?

I just let you supervise the country, do you really regard yourself as the emperor?

Therefore, the crown prince has always sent major events to the hands of the emperor, and he himself has dealt with some small matters.Moreover, even if a small matter is dealt with, it must be reported to the emperor immediately afterwards.

——Father, do you think there is anything wrong with the son-chen's handling?
come on!

Feel free to scold me!
At such times, scolding is a good thing.

But the current emperor dismissed the prince's messenger with a sentence of "don't bother me".

The messenger whispered: "Someone suggested to do this."

Qin Ze smiled, "Who can compare to His Majesty's orders?"

"Yes!"

The emperor is a novice, the prince is also a novice, but the courtiers are veterans.

How to stand out from a group of old ghosts, the prince has a long way to go!

When Qin Ze entered, the emperor asked, "What did the envoy say?"

"It was someone who suggested that the memorials be sent to the army regardless of their size."

"Yang Xiu is the second!" The emperor shook his head, and said disdainfully: "No, Yang Xiu can at least figure out the emperor's mind, these people, but I don't know that what I hate the most is this kind of cleverness."

"Yes, these people judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Qin Ze said.

It is common for courtiers to speculate on the emperor's mind, including Liu Qing and others.But you can figure it out!To pretend to be smart is to be stupid!

In the eyes of those people, the relationship between the emperor and the prince is more of a monarch and his ministers, the more respectful the better.

But in the eyes of the emperor, between the monarch and his ministers, father and son are the first!
If the order is reversed, the tragedy between the false emperor and the prince will not be far away.

Not to mention the memorandum, even if A Liang really moved a few disobedient courtiers, the emperor would only applaud secretly, and by the way, ask someone to go back and give the prince a reassurance—my son Niubi!
But he could not encourage the prince to do so.

You can figure it out by yourself, but you can't ask me to teach you by hand.

This is the emperor's way of teaching children.

Not long after, Jin Yiwei sent a message.

"The prince's servant, Zhang Qiang, suggested that the prince should pray for His Majesty in the early hours of the day, listen to the opinions of Liu et al. and talk less about daily political affairs... In addition, no matter how big or small, you should report to Your Majesty immediately..."

Qin Ze found that the emperor's face was more cold.

The emperor tapped on the table with his fingers.

"Is he trying to make Ah Liang a submissive person? His heart can be punished!"

Qin Ze's heart trembled, thinking of that Grand Tutor Zhang.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he immediately canonized the prince.The manpower of the East Palace has also been gradually allocated.

It stands to reason that Liu Qing and others should concurrently hold the positions of Prince and Taifu, but the emperor used a large number of officials from outside the Northern Xinjiang Department in the East Palace.

Some people praised that the emperor was well versed in checks and balances.

Yes!

Most of the emperor was surrounded by officials from the Northern Xinjiang Faction. If the East Palace was arranged like this, the Northern Xinjiang Faction would be the only one. In this way, the influence of Liu Qing and others would be too great.

Zhang Qiang is an old courtier with high morals and high prestige, he is qualified to be a prince and tutor.At the beginning, he was quite effective in rectifying the East Palace, and the emperor even rewarded him with [-] yuan.

But it wasn't long before Zhang Qiang got involved in the matter between the emperor and his son.

Qin Ze thought of one thing. On the day of the expedition, the emperor left the palace first, and he would be later.On the way out of the imperial city, he saw that many officials relaxed a lot.

He didn't think about it carefully at that moment, but thinking about it now, those people were afraid of the emperor.

Once the emperor is gone, it's time for many people to have fun!

Zhang Qiang is just one of them.

It cannot be concealed.

Qin Ze thought of this, and said, "Your Majesty, when the servants and servants left the imperial city, many officials looked relaxed when they saw them."

"When I'm a tiger?" The emperor's expression was still cold, "Zhang Qiang is an old courtier, so he should know that my love for A Liang is extraordinary, but he still pushes A Liang like this, what is his intention?"

An old courtier doesn't mean a person is honest.

Seeing that the tea was gone, Qin Ze went out and asked someone to bring it.

Turning around again, the emperor sneered and said, "I want to see what tricks these people can come up with!"

His Majesty didn't care?

Qin Ze was stunned.

"Qin Ze!" the emperor said suddenly.

"The servant is here." Qin Ze bowed slightly.

"What do you think the prince is thinking?"

"Slaves, don't dare to speculate."

"Yeah! You don't even dare to speculate, but some people do."

Qin Ze's back felt hot, and he wished he could fly out with his wings.

"Go!"

The emperor picked up the paperwork.

Qin Ze resigned after receiving an amnesty.

Walking outside the door, I heard the emperor laughing lightly.

"Ah Liang, don't waste the whetstone my father prepared for you!"

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"Your Highness!"

After the emperor left, the prince supervised the country.A Liang will discuss with Liu Qing and others every day, but he mainly listens and occasionally expresses his opinions.

"Ok!"

Ah Liang was a little distracted just now.

"Your Highness, the price of grain in Chang'an market has dropped a lot," Cao Ying said.

"What do you think about this matter?" A Liang took a pen casually, wrote a line in the booklet, and then closed the booklet. .

The booklet and pen were used by him when he was in charge of the government. The emperor encouraged him to record the important things he thought, without worrying about embarrassment.

After recording, Ah Liang raised his head.

He saw the disappointment in Cao Ying's eyes.

"I thought that the court should pay for the purchase of grain and raise the price of grain. After all, cheap grain hurts farmers!"

Although it is the first time to supervise the country, and the first time to face important ministers without the protection of the emperor, Cao Ying hopes that A Liang will dare to speak out and dare to try and make mistakes.

Ah Liang nodded, "That's very good."

Afterwards, they discussed a few more things, and after a decision was made, A Liang ordered people to be sent to the army.

He immediately went to the queen's place. The mother and son talked for a long time, and played with Li's second son for a while, and then returned to the study tiredly.

He casually put the pamphlet on the desk, sat down, and relaxed on the swordsman's back.

Outside the door, Fugui squatted, not allowing anyone to approach.

A Liang narrowed his eyes, put his hands on the back of his neck, and said softly:
"Everyone treats Gu as a child!"

A gust of autumn wind blew in and stirred the booklets on the desk.

The page of today's record was turned to the front.

——The low price of grain hurts the farmers, so pay for it and boost the price of grain!