My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 98 96. The world is brave, I am the weak master sweeping all directions!

Emperor Jingming died.

The country was shattered, and I never thought that at this time, the emperor would die like this.

Zhao Xuanqi felt as if he was in a dream, and his mind went blank.

It was the crying next to him that woke him up.

He turned around and saw the little boy lying on the bed, crying so hard that his eyes were red, and the tear stain made him even more pitiful.

Zhao Xuanqi stroked his head: "You will be the emperor from now on, you can't cry anymore."

The little boy stopped crying immediately and asked with tears in his eyes: "Will I never see Grandpa Huang again in the future?"

Zhao Xuanqi opened his mouth, thought for a while, looked into the little boy's eyes seriously, and replied very seriously: "Don't be sad, your grandpa just went to another world to arrange a new home for you, just like he did in this life. First come first."

"In the future, you must work hard to grow up and protect all the people just like your grandpa protects you."

……

News of Emperor Jingming's death spread throughout the palace.

The palace was filled with the sound of crying.

This ancient and majestic palace was sent to its previous owner, but its latest owner was an immature little boy.

When Zhao Xuanqi came out, the eldest princess had red eyes and knelt down facing the palace without saying a word.

All civil and military officials also knelt on the ground and kept crying, mourning for the dead emperor.

Everything is filled with sadness.

A eunuch walked out from the side, holding a sword in both hands.

This is Shang Fang's sword.

Behead the treacherous officials at the top and the rebels at the bottom. Kill them first and then show them.

The eunuch knelt on the ground holding the sword, raised his hands high, and handed the sword to Zhao Xuanqi: "This is your majesty's will. The generalissimo will get the sword of Shang Fang. From now on, as a trusted minister, he has the right to kill first and then report later."

Zhao Xuanqi picked up the sword.

He just grabbed the sword.

Another minister came out next to him and took out an imperial decree. What he said roughly meant that Zhao Xuanqi would become the new emperor's teacher.

Have the ability to educate the emperor.

If the emperor is disobedient, he can also be punished and beaten.

After the civil servant finished speaking, he immediately handed the imperial edict to Zhao Xuanqi.

When Zhao Xuanqi regained consciousness, he already held these two items in his hands.

Zhao Xuanqi held Shang Fang's sword in one hand and the imperial edict symbolizing the emperor's master in the other.

Next to him were the kneeling civil and military ministers, and behind him was the dead emperor lying on the hospital bed. Next to him stood the little emperor, timidly holding on to his robe.

The country is in ruins, the mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and the young master is in doubt.

He couldn't believe it for a moment. Why did the entire country seem to put all the pressure on him at once?

Suddenly, he became the most powerful person in this country, with the power of life and death.

He never expected that it would come to this point.

He never thought that things would develop to this situation.

What situation could be more tragic than this?
He couldn't believe that a living emperor died like this.

When Zhao Xuanqi walked out of the palace, his head was dizzy. He walked on the street in the heavy snow, but his body did not feel any cold.

When he returned to his house, he realized what he was feeling.

Only then did he finally confirm that Emperor Jingming was really dead.

The emperor who had ruled the country for decades was indeed dead!

For a moment, Zhao Xuanqi sat on the bed in despair, and was silent for a long, long time.

It would be a lie to say that I am not sad.

Emperor Jingming had indeed treated Zhao Xuanqi very well over the years. How could he not be moved by such trust and trust?

But there are more sadness and less optimistic complaints.

Damn, I thought we could fight side by side, but you died like this and left this mess to me!
I really want to give up my life!
……

a few days later.

in the hall.

The little emperor sat high on the throne.

He was only six or seven years old, wearing a large dragon robe. His immature face tried hard to look serious, and he tried to sit upright and straight when he was sitting.

The new emperor, who is so immature, is sitting on a high position like this.

In the place covered by the curtain next to her, the eldest princess sat there without saying a word. Her face could not be seen clearly under the curtain.

Standing in the hall were important officials of the imperial court, as well as hundreds of civil and military officials.

More than half of the wealthy families were killed or injured, resulting in the loss of more than half of the civil and military officials. Now these cultural relic officials are all newly formed teams, a mixed bag of good and bad, and most of them are new faces.

The newly formed civil and military officials are a dilapidated team.

Basically, they have to adapt to things again and re-learn government affairs. There are few people who can stand alone.

There are even many people who are not optimistic about the country and secretly plan to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune. What's more, they want to seek refuge with others. They are a mixed bag.

All civil and military officials have evil intentions.

Even Zhou Quan could only stand in the crowd with a sad face at this time without saying a word.

Zhao Xuanqi looked at the little emperor sitting upright above him, and suddenly felt that the little emperor was very pitiful.

He couldn't understand what the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs said, so he could only nod his head in confusion.

Even he could only look at the civil and military ministers with fearful eyes, without even a chance to express his meaning.

Obviously I don’t know anything, I obviously don’t understand anything, but I open my eyes wide, listen hard, open my ears, and study seriously.

Now, the ministers wanted to choose the emperor's other sons to be regents because Emperor Jingming had just died and the young emperor was too young to handle state affairs.

There was a vague news that it would be okay to choose a reliable prince to be the emperor. At least it could alleviate the unrest and suppress the country. There must be complicated forces involved in this, but it may not be their true thoughts.

This is the case for the master's young country.

Everyone is full of ghosts.

Zhao Xuanqi sighed, with the Shang Fang Sword hanging on his waist, and the name of the new emperor's teacher, and he was known for his loyalty outside, how could he abandon the emperor at this time?

The mood of giving up everything was instantly gone.

He slowly stood between the little emperor and the civil and military officials. He stood between the children and the ministers, taking on all the trouble. He looked at the officials and said slowly:

"The new emperor is the successor personally selected by the late emperor. We ministers can only follow it. How can we interfere in this decision just because the new emperor is young?"

"Today a regent will be added, and tomorrow another regent will be added. Let's just ask the regent to become the emperor. Why do we need the position of the new emperor?"

"Today, because the new emperor is young and unable to handle state affairs, he changed the princes to the emperor. If the emperor fails to do anything in the future, can he replace the princes with a new prince? If this happens, it will be unreasonable and the country will be in turmoil! "

Zhao Xuanqi defended categorically: "We should abide by the will. His Majesty is the only emperor!"

An old official stood up and wanted to defend himself.

Zhao Xuanqi immediately took out his sword from his arms and chopped off his head without saying a word.

Shang Fang's sword saw blood like this!

"If you still want to speak for the princes and kings, or discuss changing the emperor, this is the end!"

Zhao Xuanqi knew that doing this at this time would definitely have a profound impact, but he had to do this. He had to maintain the stability and uniqueness of the imperial power, otherwise it would only cause greater turmoil.

The bloody scene shocked many people.

They never thought that Zhao Xuanqi would be so determined at this point.

And he even dared to kill someone in public!
For a moment, everyone was watching, and the scene returned to silence, a deathly silence.

The so-called shooting of the first bird is when the first bird stands up.

Prime Minister Zhou Quan also stepped forward at this time, and he also expressed his determination to protect the little emperor.

In addition, the eldest princess sat above and said nothing.

As a result, no one dared to question the status of the new emperor.

Even if the country is destroyed, no one will question the status of the new emperor.

Someone pulled the body down and cleaned it up instantly.

No traces can be seen on the spot. If outsiders come here, they probably won't believe that an important official of the imperial court died here just now.

Zhao Xuanqi took a look and said: "Now that there is a new emperor, he should choose an era name. Only the emperor with an era name can be regarded as the real emperor."

Zhou Quangong cupped his hands and said, "Now that the late emperor is newly mourned and has not yet been buried, we should choose a more festive year name."

The civil and military officials began to discuss the reign name. Finally, they took out a book and waited for the choice of the Prime Minister and Zhao Xuanqi.

Zhao Xuanqi's eyes lit up when he spotted a year number.

"Qinglong"

Now that the country is in turmoil and in ruins, choosing a good year name can bring joy. This is the custom of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Zhou Quan also nodded when he saw the year number.

It can bring joy to the country.

Really good.

At this point, the little emperor completely confirmed his dominance and consolidated his position. No one would question the emperor because of his youth. He was the only emperor, the only legitimate emperor!
The new emperor ascended the throne, and his reign name was Qinglong, and he was Emperor Qinglong!
……

Emperor Jingming died and a new emperor ascended the throne.

The reign name was Qinglong, and he was assisted by three important ministers of the court.

One month after Emperor Qinglong ascended the throne, the news spread all over the country, and everyone in the world knew the news.

It is now January and the ice and snow are melting.

The territory of King Huainan.

King Huainan laughed loudly, and his laughter was full of joy.

"I originally thought that my imperial brother did not die in the Wandering Army and could survive this winter, but I didn't expect that he died in this winter after all!"

"The little emperor ascends the throne?"

"Isn't this funny? It's better to give the throne to me, a prince and king. I also have the blood of the royal family. Why can he be the emperor, but I can't?"

He opened the secret report, especially after seeing Zhao Xuanqi killing officials in front of the court, he smiled happily.

Those who knew the whole story would naturally know that Zhao Xuanqi killed people to protect the new emperor and was an upright and loyal minister.

Naturally, the King of Huainan also knew.He even praised Zhao Xuanqi, a loyal minister.

His smile was sarcastic:
"But, many people don't care about the whole story. They only care about you killing someone in the palace."

"If you kill someone, you are deceiving the emperor!"

"To deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors, this is a traitor!"

"Emperor Jingming died well, died well, God is helping me, God is helping me!"

"Now that January is here and spring is coming, it's a good opportunity to take action. Let's get started in advance!"

He immediately issued an order: "Send someone to contact Beimang first and tell them that this is the best opportunity to send troops!"

"After they send out troops, we, the princes and kings, will go to the capital to Qingjun's side and kill the traitorous ministers!"

"Attack from both inside and outside!"

On the side of Qingjun, the teacher is famous!

It's a great time!

Along with the sending of information.

Soon, Grassland Beimang received the signal.

In this cold season, it is even colder in the north. Even in January, it is still cold. They have long been short of food and clothing and cannot survive on the grassland.

It's just that due to the Northern Wei's reputation and impressive achievements over the years, they have suffered heavy losses, so they dare not come down.

It happened to be that the major princes and kings were cooperating, and it also showed that the imperial court was weak. If it did not move now, when would it be better to wait?
So, Beimang sent troops without hesitation!
After hearing the news about Beimang sending troops, King Huainan, King Hengshan and other vassal kings, a total of eight vassal kings, with the slogan of Qingjun side, passed through the pass and beheaded the generals, and entered the capital to Qingjun side!
……

By the time Chang'an City received the news, it was already February.

In January, Beimang attacked, and millions of cavalry came to knock on the border. The border was in a hurry and could approach Chang'an at any time!

In February, the Eight Kings led by the King of Huainan rebelled. They attacked the city and plundered the territory under the banner of the Qing Dynasty. They were armed with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The princes from all over the country gathered to follow them. Countless officials and princes invested in it. They were invincible and unstoppable. They had occupied several cities. Daoshanhe!

Emperor Jingming hadn't even been buried yet, when such bad news came, it was like the earth was shattering.

in the hall.

Hearing these two depressing news, all the civil and military officials didn't know what to do for a while, like headless flies.

Zhao Xuanqi stood aside and looked up.

Among the civil and military officials, there is no one who can take responsibility, and they are all useless. The eldest princess is heartbroken. How can the daughter's family shoulder the burden?Emperor Qinglong was too young and didn't understand everything...

Look at the ruins, your family and country will be overthrown right now!

Almost everyone believes that the world will be overturned.

No one is optimistic about Chang'an City.

The court was as cold as the cold wind outside, icy and desperate, with no life in sight.

In this depressing environment, Zhao Xuanqi became extremely calm. He recalled the face of Emperor Jingming and the purpose of coming to this world.

Suddenly, there was nothing to fear.

Who else would I be at this time?

Zhao Xuanqi must go up, but he has to go up if he can't. At this time, Zhao Xuanqi can only stand up, and no one else can except him.

The worst case scenario is death.

Forget about treason. He came to this world just for a good reputation. Whether he was loyal to the old emperor or loyal to the new emperor, he had no reason to treason.

With Tuogu’s blessing,

Just be Zhuge Liang!
As the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant. Even a thousand years later, some people still hope that Zhuge Liang can win. If he can gain such a reputation, he will make a lot of money!
Emperor Jingming is indeed worthy of Zhao Xuanqi working for him. For reputation and reward, everything can be done!
Suddenly, Zhao Xuanqi found his direction.

What the little emperor cannot do, I will do it!
I will do what civil and military officials cannot do!

If no one is optimistic about something, then I have to do it!
What everyone in the world thinks is bound to fail, I am determined to change my fate against the will of heaven!

Support the building when it is about to collapse, save the world from water and fire!

Besides, I have a firearm, so what should I be afraid of?

It doesn’t matter if the young master is suspicious of the country, but I’m just sweeping all directions for the weak master!
All the rebellious officials and traitors must die!
Zhao Xuanqi couldn't imagine how much reward he would get if he could really change his destiny, and how much fame he would gain in the long river of history!

Even if he dies, he will definitely leave his name in history, and he will definitely have a place in the biography of loyal ministers!
If you can succeed, your reputation will be doubled and you will be praised for generations!

Whether you lose or win, this is a guaranteed profit without losing money. This is a good deal!

His blood boiled all of a sudden.

After living in this world for a long time, I almost forgot that this is a dungeon world. Death is not terrible, just die in a proper way!

Zhao Xuanqi came to his senses and immediately plucked up the courage. He respectfully comforted Emperor Qinglong in the court, saying that even if he sacrificed his life, he would protect the safety of Chang'an and bring peace to the Northern Wei Kingdom.

The confidence on his face instantly swept away all the gloom.

The sonorous and powerful voice broke the dead silence and gloominess of the court, like a ray of dawn falling in the eyes of the little emperor.

All the officials in the court were shocked.

Are you confident about winning?

The Rebellion of the Eight Kings…

The troubles of Beimang...

There are treacherous ministers and thieves everywhere under your eyes.

The world is full of rebellious people.

How do you fight?

Everyone was impressed by Zhao Xuanqi's courage and froze in place for a while.

Zhao Xuanqi picked up the plane and intimidated the civil and military officials to stop them from making small moves, and then handed over the logistical tasks to Prime Minister Zhou Quan and Princess Xiaoyao.

After doing all this, he went to the battlefield to order his troops.

Ziyun Army.

Royal Army.

Custodes.

A total of fifty thousand troops.

Thousands of people were lost in previous wars, but at least 5 troops were left.

Forget about bombs and artillery, the past few months have been too short, and they have not been successfully produced at all, and they are basically unusable.

There are very few explosive packs available.

But many muskets were produced.

And it is not an inferior matchlock gun, but a flintlock gun. It is basically not afraid of strong winds and rains, has good performance, and is powerful enough.

It is precisely because in this short half year, the craftsmen have been carefully making flintlock muskets, and the production of flintlock muskets has been delayed, so the production of bombs and artillery has been delayed.

But having a flintlock gun is enough.

In addition, Zhao Xuanqi has been training soldiers to be proficient in muskets and firearms. It is still possible to gather a 1000-man musket unit!
Of course, Zhao Xuanqi did not intend to use these troops to stop Beimang.

You know, Beimang was born to live on the grassland. Many people grew up on horseback. All of them are cavalry, and their number is known as millions!

Although it is probably all an exaggeration, no matter how small it is, there must be at least a dozen or 20!

Moreover, when Beimang went south to plunder, he basically wandered around, plundered everywhere, and absolutely robbed all the nearby areas. He committed crimes on the move. Zhao Xuanqi basically could not stay in the city and defend it, but had to take the initiative to stop it.

It is simply a joke for you to let this army, which is mostly infantry, take the initiative to stop a cavalry army of more than 20 to [-] thousand people from outside!

Not even 1000 muskets will do.

Therefore, Zhao Xuanqi had no intention of using these three armies to stop Beimang. Instead, he used all of them to suppress the rebellion of the Eight Kings!
Of these [-] troops, [-] troops are needed to stay in the capital.

Another [-] troops need to stop the rebellion of the Eight Kings!

As Zhao Xuanqi's confidant, Zhao Wuwei is the only one who can shoulder this important task.

Zhao Wuwei asked doubtfully: "The army has gone to suppress the rebellion of the princes. Why don't we stop the grassland Beimang? Are we going to let them plunder everywhere in the Chang'an City area?"

Zhao Xuanqi replied: "Beimang is a plundering clan. The most they can do is plunder this area. No matter how many people are killed or injured and there are still property, it will not overthrow the dynasty."

"Because their purpose from beginning to end was robbery."

"In other words, even if we successfully use these [-] troops to stop Beimang, the mountains and rivers will not be destroyed. Even if we don't stop them, the mountains and rivers will not be destroyed. In this case, the most important thing is the princes and kings!"

"The princes and kings are different. Their goal is the country of the Northern Wei Dynasty. They pass through the border and kill generals. Countless officials and princes join their troops. Once they occupy too many mountains and rivers, the country will have to change ownership, and the change of dynasty will be among them. If we don’t stop them, who will we stop?”

Zhao Wuwei said: "Are we just going to abandon the people near Chang'an City like this?"

Zhao Xuanqi replied: "This is naturally impossible. I am going to communicate with King Shan Yu alone and try my best to reconcile. I want to stop them without any blood!"

"If the negotiation fails, then we can only fight a tough battle with Beimang. Naturally, we cannot abandon the people of Chang'an City. These are the only people controlled by the Northern Wei Kingdom!"

"So what you do next is very simple. You lead the Ziyun Army and the Yulin Army, a total of [-] troops, and stand ready. If the negotiation succeeds, you will stop the Eight Kings. If the negotiation fails, you will fight against Beimang, and find another way to fight against the Eight Kings."

"Yes!" Zhao Wuwei nodded. Although he didn't know what Zhao Xuanqi could do to stop Beimang, he believed in Zhao Xuanqi.

Afterwards, he led an army of [-] people and began to raise military supplies. As long as the supplies and baggage were prepared, he could start fighting as soon as possible.

If Zhao Xuanqi fails to negotiate successfully and fails to negotiate with Beimang, then he will lead his troops to fight against Beimang and think of other ways to deal with Prince Fang.

If Zhao Xuanqi's negotiations are successful, it won't be too late for him to set out to suppress the rebellion among the princes as soon as possible!
Zhao Wuwei's eyes were full of anxiety.

"What should I do?"

He knew one thing clearly.

If Zhao Xuanqi can successfully negotiate and Beimang retreats, then the Northern Wei Kingdom will be saved. He can lead all the troops to fight against the Eight Kings, and it is not certain who will win.

If the negotiations fail, the imperial court will only have an army of [-], and it will need to deal with Beimang's million cavalry and the Eight Kings' hundreds of thousands of armored warriors at the same time. Basically, defeat is certain!

His palms were sweaty and he prayed silently in his heart.

Pray that Zhao Xuanqi can successfully negotiate!
In addition to Zhao Wuwei, countless people in Chang'an are praying for Zhao Xuanqi. It can be said that everyone hopes that he will succeed!
Zhao Xuanqi had a very important task right away. He immediately went to find the craftsmen and asked to make something. This thing was very important and might play a vital role in the subsequent negotiations.

Then, he called an envoy to go to Beimang's army, hoping to negotiate with King Shanyu face to face.

Sometimes war is not the only way to solve the problem, negotiation may also be a good solution!

When King Shanyu received the message, he led his cavalry to the opposite side of Chang'an City, and could overlook Chang'an City across the river.

When he received the news from Zhao Xuanqi, the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, he fell into silence, wondering what pills Zhao Xuanqi was selling in his gourd.

But after coming, he decided to meet this guy!
After getting consent.

Zhao Xuanqi came to the river alone.

Negotiations can be solved by one person, so why call for extra manpower?
The two sides looked at each other across the river.

Even if I fail, it’s nothing to me!
The river was rolling, and on the other side of the river, King Shan Yu led a so-called million cavalry display. The cavalry all over the mountains and plains looked quite mighty. He was surprised to see Zhao Xuanqi arriving alone, and was impressed by this courage.

"There are such brave people in the world!"

"I went to the appointment alone. Could it be that no one from the Northern Wei Dynasty disapproved of me?"

(End of this chapter)