Horse on the World

Chapter 12 The Emperor Who Holds His Breath

Luoyang, the Tiangan Hall of the Imperial Palace, the young Emperor Tianqi of Great Chu was furious, threw the memorial in his hand on the ground angrily, slapped the table and cursed: "Is this the minister of my Great Chu? Is it a loyal minister of my Great Chu? When I was a fool or a fool, it was clearly a big defeat, the defeat was a complete mess, the death of the master and the humiliation of the country, and they actually let them write it as a victory. Is there such a victory!"

The memorial fell on the face of a white-haired veteran who was kneeling in front of him. The white-haired veteran remained motionless, picked up the memorial, took a few steps on his knees, placed it on the table, and then lowered his gray-haired head , allowing Emperor Tianqi to vent his anger.

Tian Qi, who was cursing for a while, vented a lot of the suffocation in his chest, sat down, looked at the white-haired veteran kneeling in front of the imperial court, and couldn't help apologizing, "Shoufu, I'm upset, I wronged you, come, give me Sit!" The terrified servant quickly moved onto the brocade stool and placed it in front of the white-haired old minister.

This white-haired veteran is Chen Xiyan, the leader of the Great Chu Dynasty.He was also the teacher when Emperor Qi was still the crown prince. He was the crown prince's chief minister, and he was the confidant of today's crown prince.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Xiyan struggled to get up from the ground, straightened his robes, and sat down on the brocade stool sideways.Apocalypse has been in power for ten years, and he has also been the chief assistant for six years. During the past six years, it has been difficult. Controlling the government, the power in the hands of the emperor was extremely restricted. Many government orders disappeared as soon as they came out of Luoyang, and they were not implemented at all. Restricting the aristocratic family to run rampant, but it is powerless.Seeing that Da Chu is getting worse year by year, he is very worried, but he has no choice but to think about it, his body is getting worse day by day.

"Your Majesty, calm down. This report is Qi Guogong Xiao Haoran, An Guogong Li Huaiyuan, and the second chancellor Fang Zhong. It is impossible for Your Majesty to stay in the middle school." Chen Xiyan said helplessly. The power represented by these three people is clearly there. It's not that His Majesty doesn't understand, it's just that he is extremely angry.If you don't post it in the middle, I'm afraid that the excerpts will fly up like snowflakes tomorrow.

"Could it be possible for me to be a puppet emperor and let them manipulate me? How dare they ask for credit for such a big defeat, and they are not afraid of clearing the public opinion?" Emperor Tianqi paused every word through his teeth.

Chen Xiyan sighed, "Your Majesty, be careful, in this situation, the three major families have formed a group, and even the court council cannot change it. If Your Majesty disagrees, I am afraid that other troubles will arise, so I have to follow them first." I will wait for the opportunity to make it in the future.”

Emperor Tianqi sneered and said: "Waiting for the opportunity? I'm afraid they will taste the sweetness and get out of hand."

Chen Xiyan shook his head: "Your Majesty, although the three major families have formed a group today, there are still many conflicts between them. Now it seems that Xiao Fang and his family are the parties involved, so they must try their best to protect their power in Dingzhou, while Li The Li family joined in because one of their sons made contributions in this war, so that the Li family could plant a nail in Dingzhou. There will definitely be internal strife in Dingzhou, and then there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Emperor Tianqi picked up the memorial silently, looked at it for a while, and said, "Li Qing? When did the Li family have this person? Why didn't you hear about it before?"

Chen Xiyan smiled slightly, "After reading the memorial, I ordered Fang Si to investigate this person. Speaking of which, this matter is still a scandal of the Li family. This Li Qing is a concubine son of Marquis Weiyuan, and his mother is Marquis Weiyuan. A maid in the study."

Emperor Tianqi understood immediately after hearing it, "It must be because of drunkenness and sex again, and he became interested in sex."

Chen Xiyan said: "Exactly, Li Qing's concubine came out. At that time, Marquis Qiu of Weiyuan Marquis had no sons, but only one daughter. Marquis Qiu was very jealous. Li Qing's mother and son had a miserable life in Marquis Weiyuan. Five years later, the Qiu family had a son, Li Feng, the legitimate son of Marquis Weiyuan. Li Qing's mother and son had a better life, but they were still like slaves at home. Li Qing was like this, and his mother was even more miserable. At the age of 15, Li Qing ran away in anger and went to Dingzhou to join the army. He accumulated meritorious service and was promoted to Captain Yunhui. So much so that Li Qing has not yet been included in the ancestral genealogy. I am afraid that it is because of this incident that Duke Ang just found out that he has this grandson."

Emperor Tianqi couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen to the majestic Duke Anguo's mansion. Then Mrs. Qiu is the daughter of Lan Tinghou, right? Why is she such a pungent person?"

Chen Xiyan chuckled, "Lantinghou has no offspring, only this one daughter, so she is naturally spoiled. Alas, every family has scriptures to recite indiscriminately!"

Emperor Tianqi was indignant that the Li family also participated in this forced palace. Hearing about the scandal in Duke Ang's mansion, he couldn't help but feel very happy, "I think I was scolded bloody this time, but this Li Qing can be regarded as Be proud."

"This time Li Qing can be said to be at the right time. There is no precedent for a 20-year-old general in our dynasty!" Chen Xiyan shook his head.

Tian Qi said: "As long as the three of them can fight, hehe, let alone a general, or a deputy general, why would I be reluctant." Chen Xiyan heard the words and said, "Your Majesty agrees to this memorial?"

Tian Qi sighed: "So what if you don't agree, didn't the first assistant already say it before? Criticize it, first assistant, give them whatever they want." Chen Xiyan couldn't help feeling sorry for the young man who seemed to have a stooped back.

Not to mention the intrigue in Luoyang, the capital city, which was full of chaos. At this time, Dingzhou finally returned to calm. After the barbarians looted the counties in Dingzhou, they did not storm the heavily fortified Dingzhou City. Tens of thousands of cavalry showed off their might After a while, he went away. On October [-]th of the tenth year of the Apocalypse, under the watchful eyes of the Dingzhou Army, he set fire to the four fortresses of Dingyuan, Weiyuan, Zhenyuan, and Fuyuan, and left the customs.

The cloud of war hanging over Dingzhou has finally dissipated. Hundreds of thousands of refugees gathered in Dingzhou have also begun to return home one after another under the arrangement of the state capital. Ordinary people are all smiling when they see that the war can be avoided. It started to be lively again, various shops opened for business, and Dingzhou City gradually regained some vitality.

However, the prefect and military government became more and more busy, not to mention that the entire Dingzhou was robbed, countless refugees needed to be resettled, and food needed to survive the winter, otherwise it would not be a joke to starve to death or cause a wave of refugees, and the Dingzhou Army The second thing to do is to reorganize. Fortunately, there are so many people breaking down and destroying their homes. Countless young and strong have to sign up to join the army in order to have a bite to eat. The soldiers are not worried, but weapons, war horses, etc. are extremely difficult to obtain , and these people want to form combat power, it is not a matter of one day, when thinking of these troubles, Xiao Yuanshan hates Ma Mingfeng so much.But now Dingzhou has more urgent matters, that is, the imperial edict is finally coming down, and the result is not as expected by Shen Mingchen, but the candidates who came to read the imperial edict and supervise the military affairs of Dingzhou were unexpected. When the court was in Shouning, Li Tuizhi, the deputy capital inspector and imperial envoy.

Xiao Yuanshan who got the news at the first time was a little dazed, Shen Mingchen thought for a moment, and smiled: "Marshal, it seems that the sequelae of this matter have come, not only Li Shi is going to come to Dingzhou to get involved, even the emperor is a little impatient Yes. Let Shou Dinghou come to announce the decree, clearly to support Li Shi, so that Li Shi can blatantly knock nails in Dingzhou."

Xiao Yuanshan smiled and said: "At the beginning, didn't you already expect it? It's nothing, Li Tuizhi always has to leave, it's impossible for him to stay in Dingzhou for a long time."

Shen Mingchen nodded and said: "That's right, Li Qing has been confirmed as the chief officer of the Changsheng Camp, and then we will choose a good place for him." The two looked at each other and smiled.

(End of this chapter)