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Chapter 392 The troubled "Autumn"

God bless the autumn of the second year, the end of September.

Zhu Yuheng, the eldest son of Zhu Lingxu, the former military commander, led [-] surrendered soldiers from Hongzhou as a vanguard army. They marched to Hongzhou a hundred miles outskirts of Fushui County, defected halfway, rushed to Hongzhou City, and then surrendered to Kuang to revive the army. .

In the afternoon of the same day, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Lingxu, the former military commander and the governor of Hongzhou, fled out of fear of crime. Wearing a woman's clothes, he quietly went to the west gate of Xunyang. When he was going through customs inspection, his whereabouts were exposed. He attacked and killed the guard. He was Ouyang Liang, the governor of Jiangzhou. Han beheaded and killed.

Jiangzhou was shocked and the wind roared.

These two pieces of news arrived almost in tandem, arriving at the center of the Zhou Dynasty, the divine capital, Luoyang.

For a moment, the government and the public were shocked, and the empress Long Yan was furious.

Zhu Lingxu and his son were originally a pair of generals who had been demoted. They turned against each other in the battle of Guling and were restored to their old posts as governors of Hongzhou. Later, they were recommended by the two kings of the Wei family. Her Majesty the Queen bought a horse bone with a large sum of money and granted amnesty. She approved the Wei family's proposal and agreed to Zhu Ling's plan. Xu's father and son led troops to the expedition and made meritorious deeds.

Such a pair, who were supposed to serve as role models to demonstrate the brilliance of the Divine Grace of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the influence of Her Majesty the Queen, actually defected in the face of battle!
  In the words of Confucius Di to the people around him after the meeting, it was unheard of since Taizong.

Shen Xisheng, who had always been passionate and strong-willed, said coldly to his colleagues, "Three surnamed slaves, one after another, are so ambitious that they should be punished."

Wei Zhenzai, another old prime minister of the political affairs hall, shook his head and sighed, "It's a troubled year, a troubled year."

On the day when these two frontline news came, the empress Wei Zhao led thousands of palace people and hundreds of civil and military officials out of the palace to the outskirts of Luoyang City. They climbed high to enjoy the autumn, and at the same time observed the people's autumn harvest. They went to the imperial fields, and the empress personally bent down to harvest wheat. , perform the "cutting of wheat ceremony", when the monarch, ministers and people are harmonious and harmonious.

As a result, the empress Wei Zhao had just granted amnesty to the world, and at the same time, the prince, prime minister, and his ministers were assigned to a new prestigious title that a long list of eminent monks had racked their brains and lost their hair.

On the back foot, news of great disadvantage to the front line came. It was the retaliation of the person who had been pardoned by the emperor... It was really detrimental to Long Yan.

On the same day, the empress Wei Zhao's emperor returned to the palace as usual. At night, many ministers received notification from the palace officials that the autumn feast that was supposed to be held in Shangyang Palace was temporarily canceled due to weather conditions.

In the morning court for the next two days, everything was obviously as usual. The old woman in dragon robe sat high on the dragon chair, sitting upright and calmly asking questions. Throughout the whole process, she did not mention anything about Zhu Lingxu and his son.
  However, the civil servants and military officers attending the court meeting below could feel the calm before the storm. They always felt that the Jinluan Palace was covered with gloom and there was no thunderstorm.

They couldn't help but look at the front of the group on the right, where the two princes of the Wei family were so quiet that they no longer looked like hawks or wolves in the past.

There are also people who are keen to discover something strange.

Hey, didn't the King of Wei just take over as the general manager of the march in Jiangzhou Road, and leave Luoyang with the imperial edict, pointing to Jiangzhou in the distance? Didn't he walk around the pass and preside over the formation of the Sixth Army for the conquest army?
  Why did you come back again? After receiving the news from Jiangzhou, did you come back overnight to rush to the morning court? Look at the cold sweat on his back, soaking some of the collar of the python robe... he must be dripping with sweat.

Some people gloated, some showed sympathy, and some looked on with cold eyes.

The two consecutive morning mornings were spent in this tense and depressing atmosphere.

During this period, someone complained about whether Jiang Governor Ouyang Lianghan was too strict in enforcing the law. Even though Zhu Lingxu was suspected of absconding and defecting, at that time he was still the former military commander who had not yet been dismissed. He was the largest on the front line in Jiangzhou. The official, Ouyang Lianghan, actually used the military law of city defense and directly executed him, which was a bad start.

Some people also complained, accusing the female military supervisors and garrison censors in Jiangzhou on the front line of being so lax in supervision and allowing Zhu Lingxu and his son to defect so easily. One person took [-] soldiers and left, and the other returned. Almost escaped from Xunyang City.

These two kinds of noises that appeared seemed to be matter-of-fact and fair questioning, but depending on the timing of the utterances and the subtle thoughts of the speakers, no one in the government or the public could hear them.

The ruling that interferes with the scope of liability deviates from the focus of the incident and implicitly exonerates Wei.
  In addition, to a certain extent, I was testing the attitude of His Majesty, who had a straight face and remained silent.

Her Majesty the Queen sets aside the memorial.

So soon, several censors came out to impeach the heirs of King Wei of Wei. They were deeply favored by the emperor and served as marshals. However, they secretly accepted bribes from Zhu Lingxu and his son, recommended treacherous ministers, deceived the Holy See, and had disobedient intentions. They should be suspended from office and investigated. Others Find good generals and take charge of the overall situation on the front line as soon as possible.

The Minister of Xia Guan retorted with a righteous look on his face, saying that His Highness the King of Wei is loyal and loyal. Lower ring.

Although the whole thing was the defection of Zhu Lingxu and his son, the issue that everyone was debating gradually shifted to whether it was still necessary for Wei Wang Wei's heirs to continue to unite the troops to quell the rebellion.

Regarding the appointment and removal of the chief military officer of Jiangzhou Road, the Liberation faction and the Wei family once again quarreled fiercely.

But later, along with more detailed information about the defection of Zhu Lingxu and his son, the results of the proactive investigation by the female official Caichang, and the unified confessions of the officials involved in Jiangzhou, they were all handed over to the old woman in the dragon robe in the Luoyang Palace. of imperial case.

Soon, Wei and his crony officials who used their interests to win over became disappointed.

On the fifth day, after the meeting of hundreds of officials and the meeting in front of the Queen in the Nuan Pavilion in the East Palace, the Queen of Zhou officially issued an edict:
  Zhu Lingxu and his son were demoted to low status, and their families were confiscated for the crime of rebellion. In the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhu family in Hongzhou never hired him. At the same time, Caishang's female historian and Jiangzhou officials were ordered to strictly investigate their associates;

Then he granted the title of Li Fusu, Prince of Xunyang King, as a farewell officer to Jiangzhou. He assisted Jiangnan's pacifying ambassador and King Xunyang Lixian to sit in Xunyang City, pacify the officials and the people, and calm the hearts of the people on the front lines.

He also issued a book and conferred the title of Zuowuwei General Qin Jingqin, who was recuperating in Yangzhou, Jiangnan, as the general manager of the march of Jiangnan Road. He mobilized troops and horses and commanded Jiangnan Road to suppress the rebellion. He went to Jiangzhou today to take charge of the overall situation.

The governor of Jiangzhou, Shi Ouyang Rong, was again appointed as the commander of the marching battalion of Jiangnan Road to assist the army in suppressing the rebellion...

Orders were issued one after another.

The ruling and opposition parties were silent for a while, and then there was an uproar.

There is already a Jiangzhou Road Marching General Manager, and now there is a Jiangnan Road Marching General Manager, who seems to have a bigger name than "Jiangzhou Road"... Some attitudes are self-evident.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Wei Wang Wei, the general manager of Jiangzhou Road's march, wrote a letter complaining about his illness and asked to return to Beijing to recuperate. The empress refused and dismissed it.

Wei Jisi wrote again.

The empress should not.

Write another letter.

After doing this three times in a row, he finally approved the word "accurate", which was extremely precious in the eyes of everyone in the Wei family and the emperor's grace was immense.

The official position of Grand Commander of Jiangzhou Road March was not taken away, but Wei Jisi returned to Luoyang in despair.
  All the food and supplies for the troops and horses that had been prepared before were respectfully handed over to Qin Jingqin, the veteran general who was about to take office.

As for the generals of the expeditionary army who were "carefully" appointed by King Wei, they naturally returned to their respective families. Of course, Qin Jingqin would not appoint his predecessor's team...

When Ouyang Rong received the imperial edict from the capital, he was inspecting the construction of the Donglin Giant Buddha between the two peaks.

He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing the news.

Qin Jingqin, an old general of Qin, once stood out as a young general when he was conquering Dongyi during the reign of Emperor Gaozong and the Second Saints. He was a veteran of three dynasties and a great general... Well, he was a famous general in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He had fought for many years and accumulated a lot of experience in Dongyi. He had military exploits. Before going to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River to recuperate the year before last, he was promoted to General Zuo Wuwei.

And speaking of it, Ouyang Rong actually had a relationship with Mr. Qin before...

As for the other arrangements of the empress, he was not surprised. Only the appointment of Li Dalang as Jiangzhou's special driver made Ouyang Rong a little silent.

The so-called "Don't drive, don't drive" actually originally meant accompanying the governor when traveling.

A state is not usually established in ordinary states. Even if it is set up, it is only for the children of the Li family to hold the position concurrently. It is regarded as an honorary title. However, in the Zhou Dynasty, the empress' surname is Wei, and the children of the Wei family have begun to enjoy this kind of treatment.

Therefore, the current official positions in various states in the world are all held concurrently by the sons of Li and Wei, and their reputation is greater than their reality.
  Although in theory, Yizhou Biejia's status is above Chang Shi and below the governor, he has no real power for a long time. Even if he is the nominal second-in-command, the actual second-in-command is still Chang Shi.

However, if a state has no control, it can be regarded as having the power to supervise the local governor and can restrain the governor of the state.

Logically speaking, Ouyang Rong should be happy that he can help further restrain Wang Lengran by leaving Fusu and taking charge of Jiangzhou.

However, the empress Wei Zhao did not grant the title of King Xunyang Lixian this time, but took a different approach to grant the title of Prince Li Fusu to Jiangzhou. This faintly sent a signal...

Even though this day had been expected for a long time, Ouyang Rong still sighed a little when it came:
  "Dalang has finally come to the front of the stage this time. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse to be paid attention to by his grandmother..."

As for the new position he received as battalion commander of the Chinese Army.

Ouyang Rong raised his head, looked at the Buddha and was quiet for a while, then Shao Qing turned around and returned to the Jiangzhou lobby.

He silently took out an empty memorial, studied ink calmly, and wrote a letter...

A few days later, an ordinary memorial arrived in Luoyang.

Soon, a piece of gossip quietly spread from Feng Pavilion in the imperial city.

Ouyang Lianghan resigned from his position as commander of the marching battalion of Jiangnan Road on the grounds that assisting King Xunyang in making statues was cumbersome and his own abilities were insufficient. He asked His Majesty to re-select talents, or to ask General Qin to recommend talents who could be used easily. , to avoid break-in time.

The words of resignation are sincere and extremely serious.

The government and the public looked sideways.

Talk about it.

The empress acquiesced.

He didn't argue with Ouyang Lianghan.

Of course, if Ouyang Rong dares to resign directly, he must not clear his name.

After all, to clear your name, you have to be a prince, prime minister, a minister of stock, or a close confidant of the emperor. A mere petty official dares to use the emperor to clear his name. What if the emperor directly allows his resignation and will never care about you again? , where to cry.

So at this juncture, Ouyang Lianghan's move has an obvious meaning: he really wants to resign.

This kind of "hard work" but "high achievement" job is given to you, and you don't need to earn military merit or share the cake?
  This can't help but make a small number of officials in the court who originally disliked Ouyang Rong look at him differently, as if they are indeed not people who want to gain fame...

As a result, this popular position was vacant and was recommended by Qin Jingqin, the marching general manager of Jiangnan Road who later took office...

Ouyang Lianghan still served as the governor of Jiangzhou and assisted King Xunyang in the statue. At the same time, as a Jiangzhou official, he also assisted the new chief officer's conquest army, which was regarded as free work.

In this troubled autumn, when the storm subsides, people's hearts gradually calm down.

　Today I am hosting a friend from far away. I have been busy for a long time and I can’t bear to ask for leave. This chapter is a bit short. Let’s be lazy for a while. Tomorrow will be as usual. Hug my dear brothers or2
  　　
  　
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