Datang New Order

Chapter 132 The Essentials of the Center

ps: This chapter is the first leader of the book-God's Wrath Brother, added to celebrate.

Last winter, the emperor who went out to train troops was humiliated by Zhao Ba, the cavalry general of the Yan army, and he felt very gloomy all the time.He often could not sleep at night, always having all kinds of nightmares, and then woke up in a cold sweat.The power of Yan Jun's iron cavalry was repeatedly reflected in his mind, which made him feel weak in limbs and weak in whole body.

The 7000 imperial troops raised by exhausting the national treasury collapsed in an instant. When the emperor wanted to let them return to the barracks, it was not so easy. Up to now, only [-] people have been recovered, and they can only barely protect them. Several gates of Miyagi and Outer City.

At this time, the emperor suddenly missed the middle officials who he tried to get rid of in the past.He remembered Yang Fugong who found him out of Shouwang's mansion and pushed him to the throne of the emperor. At that time, many courtiers refused to accept and wanted to support King Ji. It was Yang Fugong who asked the lieutenant Liu Jishu to lead the courtiers to stay in Shaoyang courtyard. One night, and the next day, the courtiers admitted that they were "clear in appearance and heroic."

He also thought of Song Daobi and Jing Wuxiu. During the Qianning period, he was kidnapped by Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou, for three years. Every night before going to bed, Song Daobi and Jing Wuxiu would put the bed outside their bedroom and close the door Blocked, sleeping outside the door, guarding his own safety all night.The emperor didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now he suddenly remembered that in those three years, these two middle officials took turns on duty, and they never missed a single day.

The Son of Heaven recalled the time in Fengxiang again, life was really difficult at that time, no one had good food.Once again, he was so hungry that he got angry in public, saying how he could only eat two steamed buns a day, and the porridge was so thin that no rice grains could be seen.At that time, I saw the strange expressions of the middle officials, so I quietly followed the middle officials after the court was over, and waited for the middle officials to return to the side room.He rushed in, only to find that Han Quanhui, Yuan Jianjian, Zou Jingrong, and Zhang Yanfan, the four leading eunuchs, were sharing three pieces of semolina cakes.

Once, when the Son of Heaven practiced the five or six thousand lazy and dead soldiers, he remembered the heyday of his army.It was the Beiya Forbidden Army that Tian Lingzi and Yang Fugong spent ten years building up. All the troops are strong and strong, and they can even be pulled out to fight against Qiangzhen.Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help feeling sad, if it wasn't for the strong advocacy of the prime ministers in Zhengshitang, how could he rashly send troops to attack Hedong.What is the so-called "ZTE" to seek, so that the army is defeated?If only I had listened to Liu Jishu and Wang Zhongxian, they tried their best to stop him under the stone steps of the bedroom. At that time, it seemed that Wang Zhongxian broke his scalp and bled a lot...

The reason why I think of those middle officials is because the courtiers are too incompetent now.The right servant of the Shangshu, Pei Shu, is a boring gourd. He doesn't say a word when encountering anything, and everything depends on the "sacred order";He never came up with any good ideas; Liu Can, the servant of Zhongshu, was a complete fool, saying one moment that this person had a good idea, and another moment saying that that person had a good idea as well.Not assertive at all.The other officials were no different, there was not even a single person in the entire court who could make up their minds!

In comparison now, those mid-level officials back then were much stronger.There is Yang Fugong.I don't need to worry about anything; with Jing Wuxiu around, I can give you many ingenious solutions immediately when you encounter problems; Han Quanhui has a very good relationship with the surrounding feudal towns, and he also has a lot of face in the feudal towns.There is a way to maneuver in the general situation; even Wang Zhongxian, who was the most vicious to him and locked himself in the Shaoyang courtyard, was brave enough to lead the army.

It's a pity that everything has turned into nothingness yesterday, and I am really alone.

Now that it is summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the emperor loves to run to the Vientiane Shrine more and more.He likes to stand on the top of the [-]-foot-high third-floor tower, enjoying the refreshing cool breeze, looking at the regulated and grand city of Luoyang, the bustling city life, and the majestic mountains and hills.Emperor Wu deserves to be Yao and Shun among women, only her grand old man can afford to build such a majestic shrine.I don't know how many years it will take to complete such a grand project with the current ability of the imperial court. Perhaps, it will never be repaired...

On this day, the emperor boarded the Vientiane Shrine again, and while he was leaning on the railing to look into the distance, he suddenly reported that the old prime minister, Zhang Jun, asked to see him.

The emperor was stunned for a long time, thinking that this old man is not going to retire, why did he come to Luoyang?Thinking of Zhang Jun, the emperor was very upset, because the excellent Beiya imperial army was led by Zhang Jun to conquer Hedong and was defeated.In that battle, while Zhang Jun lost his reputation, he also lost the support of the court, so he was forced to retire by the emperor.

However, this old man had been a prime minister, and he had traveled in the world for more than ten years, and he had always followed the king's business. It was a banner to call on the world to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

So the emperor wanted to play tricks on Zhang Jun, saying that he was on the top floor of the Vientiane Shrine, and asked him to come over to meet his majesty. He was not allowed to sit up, and quietly asked the attendants not to help him.Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun is over 50 years old and still has strong feet. He climbed to the top floor in just a few cups of tea.

"Zhang Xiang is hale and hearty, and his demeanor remains the same as before!" The emperor himself was a little embarrassed, and he turned a corner to express his apology.

"I have traveled all over the world for more than ten years, and my legs and feet have been trained, which makes Your Majesty worry about it." Zhang Jun smiled and saluted the emperor.

The emperor gave him a seat, and Zhang Jun was not polite, and sat on the embroidered pier with his sign slanted.

"Did Zhang Xiang come from Shouguang? I have traveled thousands of miles to see me. I don't know what advice you can give me?" the emperor asked.

"It's nothing important, I just miss His Majesty, come here to pay a visit to His Majesty." Zhang Jun chuckled, and started chatting with the emperor.When Zhang Jun was in power, the world was not as bad as it is now. At that time, the imperial court had a powerful imperial army, and the southeast and Sichuan and Sichuan states were still sending gifts to the imperial court. The edict of the emperor was effective in more than half of the country. In the remaining half of the area, it still has a certain deterrent force.Even if there are all kinds of unsatisfactory things, they are much, much better than they are now!

Zhang Jun often recalled some of the original stories, which brought back the good memories of the emperor. Reminiscing about the years in those years always makes people feel happy. Before he knew it, the emperor also talked very much, and the tea was changed several times without knowing it. .

But when Zhang Jun talked about the world events he had seen in the past ten years, the emperor began to feel sad. The comparison between the two was definitely not pleasant.Talking and talking.The emperor became bored and stared blankly outside the railing without saying a word.

"I heard that His Majesty likes to come to this shrine all the time?" Zhang Jun asked suddenly.

The emperor nodded silently, his eyes looking outside became more and more frozen.

"How bold was the Emperor Wu back then, to build this magnificent and magnificent eastern capital, Chang'an, Luoyang, one west and one east, reflecting China, and all nations in the world came to worship, all of them were dazzled. But now Xijing has been reduced to rubble, but they don't know the east. How long will the magnificence of the capital last?" Zhang Jun sighed.

This is really what pot is not opened and which pot is lifted.The emperor couldn't help but feel a pain like a knife in his heart.

"I once thought, how wonderful it would be if the Tang Dynasty could return to the old view! If there is such a day, I would rather not be in power, not in charge, and not have to work so hard. I would like to read sage books and be a fisherman in my spare time. What a pleasure that is!"

The emperor couldn't help sighing: "What Zhang Xiang said is true, I was born in troubled times, and my life was hard. Sometimes I often wonder why I can't live in a prosperous age like Taizong, Gaozong, or Kaiyuan. Even if you can’t inherit the great treasure, it’s much better to be a Prince of Taiping... Sometimes I think, it’s better to let go of everything and just let it go... But I am the blood of Emperor Gaozu Shenwu, the land left by my ancestors I dare not give up, otherwise, what face would I have to meet Gaozu and Emperor Taizong in the ground..." As he said, the emperor's eyes turned red.Words have choked up.

Zhang Jun asked suddenly: "What if the world is expected to restore the old view of the Tang Dynasty? I take the liberty to ask Your Majesty, will Your Majesty still think so?"

The Son of Heaven bit his lip and nodded, Xuan'er shook his head again: "Impossible...Look at this country, it's so fragmented, how can we get it back..."

"If I say that this matter is hopeful?" Zhang Jun stared at the emperor, his eyes unblinking, his expression very solemn.

The emperor was stunned for a while, and after a long silence, he asked: "Mr. Zhang, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Zhang Jun then spoke eloquently, telling the emperor what he had seen and heard in Ziqing, as well as what he had learned about the situation in the world.

"...The King of Yan has occupied Hebei, Hedong, and Henan, and the people of the world have occupied one of them. He has ruled Haiyan and Heqing. He also has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and thousands of good generals. Looking at the princes of the world, the king of Qi has already attached himself, the king of Qi will be attached, and none of the other kings can match!...Your Majesty, the one who wins the Central Plains wins the world, and there is no opponent in the world!"

The Son of Heaven pointed at Zhang Jun and laughed loudly: "Haha, so you are a lobbyist sent by the King of Yan, haha, you claim to have finally reached the Tang Dynasty, but you also want to overthrow the country!"

Zhang Jun suddenly fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty! King Yan is the successor of King Xiang, and also Li Tang's clan!"

One sentence interrupted the emperor's laughter, and the emperor's face turned pale immediately, without saying a word.

Zhang Jun continued: "As long as the Li family is not destroyed, the world will always be the Li family's world, and the Great Tang will still be the Great Tang, Your Majesty!"

The emperor was stunned, looking at Zhang Jun with complicated eyes: "What exactly does King Yan want me to do?"

Zhang Jun raised his head slowly, and said softly: "Follow Emperor Gaozu's old affairs, abdicate the crown prince, and treasure the East Palace. King Yan said, Your Majesty will be the Supreme Emperor from now on, and you can live a lifetime without worry."

On the top floor of the Vientiane Shrine, the Son of Heaven was fascinated by looking at the sky and earth outside the railing. Zhang Jun fell down deeply and buried his head in silence.One monarch and one minister seem to be frozen, each of them does not move a bit.

After an unknown amount of time, the Son of Heaven suddenly opened his mouth, breaking the rigid picture, and the whole world suddenly moved again.

"Eleventh Lang...Where is Prince...?"

"The crown prince has arrived in Zezhou. Han Quanhui, Zhang Juhan, Zhang Chengye, Zhang Mao'an and others are by his side. Your Majesty need not worry."

"Okay, very good..." The Son of Heaven nodded, and suddenly strode forward, rushing towards the railing.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Jun was terrified, and wanted to get up to pull him, but he had no choice but to kneel for a long time, his legs and feet were numb, and he couldn't get up for a while.

The Son of Heaven leaned outwards, and was about to fall out, but he firmly grasped the railing with both hands. No matter what, he didn't have the courage to jump down, and he lay on the railing, panting heavily.

The waiters on both sides were also inexplicably horrified, each covering their mouths, looking at the emperor lying on the railing in fear, their minds were all blank.

After panting for a long time, the whole body of the emperor collapsed under the railing, crying: "Zhen...Zhen is a coward..." (to be continued...)

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