Zhenwu Tianxia: Summon Yuwen Chengdu at the beginning

Chapter 249 The Pillar of the Country, Lu Sheng's Royal Court is Destroyed
At the end of September in the third year of Shenghua.

The weather in Kyoto has turned cold, especially the wind in the morning and evening, which sometimes makes people shudder.

After the morning court, Qin Wei returned to the study, put on a thick cloak, and picked up the memorial on the desk to look through it.

The first one came from Ji Yuanchen, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet.

Those who are too old and sick ask to return to their hometowns!
Looking at Ji Yuanchen's memorial, Qin Wei was a little dazed.

Qin Wei is actually quite satisfied with Ji Yuanchen.

The old man served as the chief assistant for 30 years when the old emperor was in power, and after he succeeded, Ji Yuanchen can be said to have stabilized the court situation for him.

Since he succeeded to the throne, he has carried out several reforms several times. Although every time there was a lot of commotion among the people, the court has always maintained a high-efficiency operation, which is all due to Ji Yuanchen.

It's not that Li Ru and Di Renjie are not capable, but that their qualifications and prestige cannot be compared with Ji Yuanchen's.

In the court, Ji Yuanchen was a lubricant, stabilizing the relationship between the emperor and the court, and mediating conflicts within the court. Although Ji Yuanchen seldom intervened in specific matters, he still played an indispensable role.

And now that Ji Yuanchen wanted to ask for an official post, Qin Wei had already thought of it.

After all, Ji Yuanchen is old. Although he is a Confucianism cultivator, his life span and body are no different from ordinary people. His nearly 80 years old has already made him unable to deal with government affairs.

Since last year, Ji Yuanchen has been suffering from serious and minor illnesses. Qin Wei sent the imperial physician to treat him many times, and even Li Shizhen treated him several times.

"Eunuch Lu!"

Qin Wei called out.

"The old slave is here!" Eunuch Lu who was next to him hurried forward and said.

"Master Ji is going to retire, what do you think should be done?" Qin Wei asked.

Eunuch Lu was slightly stunned, and looked at him in surprise.

In the past two years, Qin Wei has handled the affairs of state with ease, and he rarely asks his opinion, but today he asks him abnormally, which makes him a little confused.

"Master Ji has devoted himself to the government, and should be treated favorably!" Eunuch Lu said after a little hesitation.

Qin Wei nodded slightly, "Then how should I reward you?"

"You can be named as a young master, especially Doctor Guanglu." Lu Gong said fairly.

These are Dali's old rules. As long as he works in the position of chief assistant until he retires, he can get a seal and then retire.

Qin Wei thought for a while, and said, "Let's seal up the national pillars again!"

"Old slave obeys!" Eunuch Lu responded, and was about to prepare the imperial edict.

"Wait!" Qin Wei stopped him again, "Prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones!"

After a while, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready, and a large piece of paper was laid out on the table, and Qin Wei wrote the four characters 'Pillar of the Country' with a brush.

Back then, Ji Yuanchen gave him a set of characters, and now he wants to give Ji Yuanchen another set of characters.

This word represents his recognition of Ji Yuanchen, and represents Ji Yuanchen's contribution to Dali.

At the same time, this word also has the meaning of stabilizing the court.

He wanted to show to all the civil servants and generals in the court that this was not because I was killing a donkey, but that the old man was really old.

no way.

Ji Yuanchen's influence in the court was too great, if he suddenly resigned from office, it would inevitably affect the hearts of some courtiers.

Qin Wei added seals and bestowed letters, but he didn't want chaos in the court.

"Frame it and send it to the mansion of the old man together." Qin Wei looked at his pen and ink, nodded in satisfaction and said.

"Here!"

Eunuch Lu responded, and quickly summoned two young eunuchs to dry the ink carefully, then put it away.

After Ji Yuanchen retired, the cabinet needed a new Chief Assistant.

Qin Wei pushed Di Renjie up without any hesitation.

At the same time, adjustments were made to the cabinet, increasing the number of cabinet ministers to eight.

Di Renjie, Li Ru, Luo Zheng, Song Yuange, Wang Lu, and Fu Chengyi, Sun Wenjian and Wang Shouren.

Li Siyuan, the former cabinet deputy, died of illness a year ago, and Di Renjie took over as his second assistant.

Everyone in the court knew that Di Renjie was Qin Wei's planned successor to the first assistant, so there was no problem in letting Di Renjie take over as the first assistant.

As for why not Li Ru.

how to say?

There is no problem with Li Ru's ability, but Li Ru tends to be resourceful, and he is slightly inferior to Di Renjie in government affairs.

Qin Wei still felt that Di Renjie was more prudent and more suitable for stabilizing the court situation.

As for why Fu Chengyi entered the cabinet, Qin Wei has considered it for a long time. Since the Ministry of Rites was divided into the Ministry of Culture and Education and the Ministry of Performance and Military Affairs, Fu Chengyi has served as the secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Education. This time he was allowed to enter the cabinet. In terms of face, the second reason is that Dali will carry out education and popularization in the future, and Fu Chengyi needs to be responsible for this matter.

And Sun Wenjian's entry into the cabinet was something Qin Wei had promised before, so naturally he couldn't break his word.

The last one is Wang Shouren. Wang Shouren is too old. To be honest, Qin Wei didn’t plan to let him join the cabinet at first, but thinking of the Confucianism cultivator represented by Wang Shouren, he was still allowed to join the cabinet. Anyway, it’s a matter of time, sooner It doesn't matter.

In this way, the cabinet will be controlled by Di Renjie, Li Ru and Wang Shouren, and other assistant ministers will be replaced, and they will control the entire court for Qin Wei.

Similarly, the Military Aircraft Department will also be dominated by Bai Qi and Yu Wencheng.

As long as the cabinet and the military aircraft department are under control, there will be no chaos in Dali's court, and the whole of Dali will not be in chaos.

……

The next day.

Jifu put up the incense table, opened the middle door, and knelt down to welcome the imperial edict.

Eunuch Lu brought a group of young eunuchs and a team of Tianwuwei to the Ji Mansion to announce the decree in person.

"Thank you for your grace!"

After the decree was announced, Ji Yuanchen led the children in his family to kneel down to thank him.

"Master Ji, please get up!"

Eunuch Lu hurried forward to help Ji Yuanchen up.

Ji Yuanchen is really old, the age spots on his face can't be covered anymore, even kneeling on the ground, he can't stand up by himself.

"Eunuch Lu, you've worked hard! This old man has prepared some thin wine, and please give Eunuch Lu a favor!"

But Ji Yuanchen's spirit is not bad.

"Hehe, why is the boss so polite, you and I are old acquaintances!"

"Back then we worked together in the former emperor's mansion. Hey, 50 years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Eunuch Lu said with some emotion.

At that time, he was the little eunuch next to the old emperor, while Ji Yuanchen was the long history of the old emperor's palace. Later, when the old emperor ascended the throne, Eunuch Lu became the eunuch with the palm seal step by step. After 20 years of official career, Ji Yuanchen became Appointed the chief minister of the cabinet.

Both of them are people who the old emperor valued, and they are also the people who helped the old emperor the most.

"By the way, this is His Majesty's imperial pen!" Eunuch Lu asked him to carry over the words written by Qin Wei.

Looking at the words on the plaque, Ji Yuanchen's eyes couldn't help turning slightly red.

"The old minister thanked His Majesty!"

The pillar of the country!

This is probably his greatest honor.

After being a courtier for 50 years, there are really not many people who can retire after success.

At this time, Ji Yuanchen was both happy and fortunate.

He is glad that he was able to meet the two sage kings, which made his life a success.

Eunuch Lu didn't stop him, he just got out of the way and asked him to kowtow in front of the plaque.

In the next three days, the Ji Mansion held a grand banquet.

Although Ji Yuanchen has retired, Qin Wei's award and personal imperial letter raised his prestige in the court to a new height.

All civil and military personnel from the Manchu Dynasty came to congratulate, even Di Renjie, Li Ru, Wang Shouren and others came.

But on the first day of October, Ji Yuanchen passed away.

This is something no one thought of.

Even Qin Wei didn't think of it.

But the matter has come to this point, Qin Wei can only ask the court to arrange the funeral for him.

Naturally, there is no shortage of rewards that should be given.

Qin Wei even attended Ji Yuanchen's funeral in person, which was considered to be the last mile for the old man.

But when the court held the funeral for Ji Yuanchen, Lu Sheng Wang's court was caught in war.

Under clouds thick as lead dust.

Lu Zhiqing stood on the chariot, and the chariot was pulled by three horses.

The target was directed in the direction of Lu Sheng's capital.

Behind him, thousands of soldiers from the East China Sea Division waved their weapons, drums beat, and horns blew.

When the Dali Shui Division arrived at the capital, Lu Sheng's royal court was completely in chaos, and many ministers were trembling with fear.

No one knows Dali's prestige.

Three years ago, Lu Sheng Wangting dared to provoke Dali, but now they have no qualifications to challenge Dali.

The earth was shaking and the dust was churning.

The army pressed down on the ground, and the breath of iron and blood paved the surface, like a hot current, setting off dust and dust all over the sky.

The cavalry battalion of the Donghai Division took the lead, followed by the [-] Marine Battalion.

Naturally, the Donghai Navy not only has sailors, but also [-] marine battalions and [-] cavalry battalions.As the main force of naval landing operations.

When the soldiers came to the foot of the king's city, seeing the panicked actions of the soldiers on the city wall, Zhiqing Lu showed a cruel smile.

War of Destruction!

Such a battle is simply a great blessing for him.

In the past two years, as the court has invested more and more in the navy, he has enjoyed his life as the commander of the navy.

Although Qin Wei punished him with thirty military sticks because of Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island, he is still grateful to Qin Wei, because Qin Wei gave him the opportunity to strengthen the navy and give him the opportunity to fight.

Now that he is fighting again, and it is still a war of destroying the country, he is even more excited.

The only thing that made him regret was that Lu Shengwang's court was too weak. In just over a month, their Donghai Navy attacked from the northern end of Lu Shengwang's court to the capital.

suddenly.

Lu Zhiqing's heart skipped a beat.

He turned his head and looked towards the south. In that direction, there was smoke and dust billowing, and the ground was trembling.

There was a flash of light in the eyes.

The generals around him also looked towards the south.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The army is roaring, and a large number of soldiers are wearing fine armor. Every time they step down, they will brandish their weapons and let out a hissing roar.

Its army is mighty, shaking the world, and the chilling atmosphere is like ice and snow.

Looking at the army slowly approaching, the corners of Lu Zhiqing's mouth twitched slightly, and couldn't help but curse secretly.

"Damn, this old guy Liu Zhen is really unwilling to be seconded!"

As the army marched to the front of the formation, a figure in silver and white armor rode a tall horse and galloped, surrounded by a group of personal guards.

People come before they come.

"Hahaha, boy Lu, I didn't expect you to be one step ahead!"

Lu Zhiqing's face turned even darker.

"Old man Liu, what are you doing here with your old arms and legs?"

The person who came was the commander of the South China Sea Navy, Liu Zhen, Dali Nanshanbo.

As the commander of the navy in the two major sea areas of Dali, Lu Zhiqing and Liu Zhen have been competing with each other.

Back then when Lan Yuehou dispatched the South China Sea Division from the Nanyuan River to Yunzhou and ambushed and killed a hundred thousand barbarian troops, Liu Zhen showed off in front of Lu Zhiqing.

Later, Lu Zhiqing led his troops to destroy Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island, and he also boasted in front of Liu Zhen for a long time.

It's okay if the two don't meet, as long as they meet, they will quarrel for a while.

Even if they don't meet each other, the two will bicker and flaunt their wealth through letters.

That's right, showing off your wealth.

Today their East China Sea Division has added a new large warship, and tomorrow their South China Sea Division has recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

As for the attack on Lu Shengwang's court this time, the two major naval divisions also fought at the same time, and the two sides competed vigorously. Although they didn't say anything publicly, the generals of the two major naval divisions knew what their boss was thinking.

Liu Zhen looked at him with a smile, "What? The old man is here to help you, you are still not willing!"

This time, on the surface, the East China Sea Division won the contest, but in fact it was the South China Sea Division.

This is because the Donghai division landed from the north of Lu Shengwang's court, only [-] miles away from the capital, while the Nanhai division landed from the south of Lu Shengwang's court, only a thousand miles away from the king's capital.

The two sides attacked the city and plundered the village, and the progress of the South China Sea Navy was much faster than that of the East China Sea Navy.

"Tch, why does this general need your help?" Lu Zhiqing said disdainfully.

Liu Zhen was not annoyed, turned his head to look in the direction of the king's capital, and said with a serious expression, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, it's time to attack. Let's work hard and take King Lu Sheng, so that we can return to His Majesty!"

Lu Zhiqing also knew that now was not the time to argue, but instead he ordered the army to attack the city.

"Command, attack the city!"

He ordered directly without concealment.

Seeing this, Liu Zhen immediately pulled his old face down. I came to discuss with you about the siege, and you ended up besieging the city like this.

But the Marine Battalion of the Donghai Division had already started to move, so he couldn't stay here any longer, so he galloped towards his own army formation.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The drums beat, and the horns resounded through the sky.

Thousands of soldiers swarmed towards the city wall.

They had no ladders, or even any siege equipment.

But they still launched a siege.

Because they don't need any siege equipment at all.

For the navy's marine battalion, siege equipment is a burden, and it is impossible to carry it with the ship, let alone manufacture it on the spot.

As for how to climb the high city wall, they naturally have their own way.

When the soldiers approached the city wall, the two stood under the city wall with their hands together, and one by one the soldiers stepped on their palms and jumped up.

That's right, that's how they ascended the city.

Although the ordinary soldiers of the two major naval divisions are all low-grade warriors, with the cooperation of the two soldiers, they can leap several feet in a single leap. Even the three-foot-high city wall of Lu Shengwang Capital can't stop them at all.

As a famous soldier jumped onto the city wall, the soldiers of Lu Shengwangting were completely in panic, and their morale fell to the bottom.

Under the menacing Dali soldiers, they were defeated in just a moment.

"kill!"

"Catch Lu Shengwang alive, a reward of one thousand taels!"

Lu Zhiqing stood on the top of the wall, shouting loudly.

Suddenly the soldiers became excited.

A reward of one thousand taels is ten thousand taels of silver. For the soldiers at the bottom, such a reward is definitely a heavy reward.

Click!

The heavy city gate opened, and the army from outside the city poured directly into the city.

Standing outside the city, Liu Zhen looked at educated youth Lu on the top of the city, and said with a light smile, "It's good to be young and have a drive."

But at this moment, his expression turned serious, "Be careful!"

On the top of the city, a figure flew towards Lu Zhiqing with a sharp blade.

In an instant, Lu Zhiqing only felt that the hairs all over his body were standing on end, and his face was pale.

"Congenital Martial Artist!"

Before he had time to think about it, he drew back and jumped directly to the top of the wall.

But even if he didn't hide, the blade would not be able to hurt him, because a figure had already appeared in front of him.

With a crisp ding, a beam of sword light blocked the edge of the blade.

The one who brought out the sword was Lu Qingfeng.

How can a large army not be equipped with innate warriors?
This time when he came to Lu Shengwang's court, Qing Fushan dispatched seven innate warriors, with Lu Qingfeng as the leader.

The person who attacked Lu Zhiqing was Hai Mingxin, the same Hai Mingxin who followed Lu Zhi to Dali Kyoto.

Lu Qingfeng looked at Hai Mingxin without any fluctuations in his expression, and the long sword in his hand pointed straight at Hai Mingxin's chest like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter.

The sword was almost at its peak, and Hai Mingxin didn't react at all under the haste, and was directly pierced by the sword.

Hai Mingxin is an innate warrior, but Lu Qingfeng is a top innate three-realm powerhouse, only one step away from suddenly reaching the stillness.

In the past two years or so, the changes in Dali are not only the changes in internal affairs, the strength and cultivation of the innate warriors have also been greatly improved.

For example, Lu Qingfeng, Situ Changkong, Yan Zhen, Li Xun, etc. have all touched the threshold of the Jade Realm.

However, they only touched the threshold, and it was those pawn figures who were really powerful.

In more than two years, Qin Wei has acquired a total of nearly a million powers. Instead of transforming new chess pieces, he put all the powers into the existing chess pieces.

It takes 15 energy to raise the cultivation base of a pawn character from the three congenital realms to the early stage of the stillness realm and the first level of the divine artistic realm.

The aura of a million potentials is enough for Qin Wei to raise the cultivation base of the six pawns to the early stage of the Silent Illumination Realm and the first level of the Divine Artistic Realm.

However, Qin Wei has only raised the cultivation levels of Ye Gucheng, Zhao Gao, Huang Yaoshi, Zuo Ci, and Cao Zhengchun so far.

In terms of the number of experts in the Silent Illumination Realm alone, Dali has surpassed Yuehai Island.

However, their cultivation bases are all at the early stage of the Silent Illumination Realm and the first level of the Divine Artistic Realm, and their strength is far inferior to those of the top Silent Illumination Realm experts.

Although she has an advantage in numbers, Dali is still not as good as the Dongfang family in Yuehai Island in terms of strength.

At present, Qin Wei is accumulating aura of momentum, preparing to transform a top-notch powerhouse in the Stillness Realm, as the support of the Dali Dynasty.

Hai Mingxin didn't expect that he couldn't stop Lu Qingfeng's sword, but he had no time to think about it. The severe pain and loss of vitality made his consciousness fall into a coma.

There were no more accidents in the ensuing battle, and the battle lasted from morning until dusk.

Most of the princes and ministers of Lu Shengwang's court were captured alive. Of the six innate masters, except for one who escaped, the remaining five were either beheaded or captured alive.

This was a battle without any suspense. From the moment Dali sent troops, Lu Shengwang's court was doomed.

(End of this chapter)