Horse on the World

Chapter 449 Luoyang Situation (4)
"Father!" The young Emperor Zhaoqing ran forward a few steps, but stopped abruptly. In his heart, the tragic scene of his father walking towards the burning palace was unforgettable, and he suddenly saw that he should have died. The person reappeared in front of him, and after the ecstasy, he was immediately full of doubts.

Tian Qi looked at his son's pale face, with some frightened and wandering eyes, and couldn't help feeling sour. In the past two years, under Xiao Haoran's high pressure, Zhaoqing's life can be imagined, even though he is still very young , but the children in the palace, especially the princes like Zhaoqing who were trained as successors, were not bright and precocious.Presumably, for such a long time, he has been spending time in panic, worrying day and night when he will die in the palace inexplicably.

Going forward, he patted Emperor Zhaoqing's immature shoulder lightly, "Imperial son, you have done a good job in the past two years, there are some things, let's talk to you slowly!" During this period of time, for The young Emperor Zhaoqing was cruel, but for his future, it might not be a kind of wealth.The heirs to the throne raised in captivity in the deep palace are far inferior to those who grew up in the bloody storm. Only through experience can one understand.Back then, why didn't I walk through the wind and rain step by step?
"Master Shoufu is here!" A chicken-skinned and white-haired eunuch walked in and reported to Tianqi.

"Please hurry up!" Tian Qi walked towards the gate of the palace, and personally went to meet his teacher, the chief assistant of Da Chu, Chen Xiyan could afford this courtesy.

"Your Majesty, you've broken the old minister!" Seeing Tian Qi approaching the entrance of the hall, Chen Xiyan hurriedly knelt down across the threshold.

"Teacher, please get up quickly, you have suffered for more than a year!" Tian Qi helped the elderly Chen Xiyan, led him into the hall, and Xiang Ping, Xu Zecheng, Qiu Zhi and others followed.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers and concubines are resigning!" Seeing a group of important officials entering the palace, Xiang Tianqi immediately bid farewell to the queen, holding the hand of the little Emperor Zhaoqing, and prepared to return to the harem.

"Let the emperor stay!" Tian Qi looked at Zhao Qing and said.

Although he had been in Zhao Prison for nearly two years, Chen Xiyan did not suffer much except that he had no freedom of movement, and his complexion was much better than before. When he saw Tianqi holding the hand of Emperor Zhaoqing and walking towards the head, he suddenly felt uneasy, as the saying goes It is said that there are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country, but at present, there are actually two emperors in Dachu.

"Everyone, sit down!" Tian Qi sat on the large couch, Tian Qi sat sideways on one side, and the eunuch below had already moved several brocade stools, everyone thanked them and sat down one by one.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. After ten years of planning, it finally came to fruition. Now King Ning is trapped in the south, and there is no day. Local forces will never have the ability to threaten Dachu again!" Chen Xiyan smiled happily, as a participant and maker of the entire plan, what could be more exciting than being able to live to see success!

"His Majesty, congratulate the emperor, revive the rivers and mountains, and reshape the court, the Great Chu will rise again in the hands of His Majesty!" Several important ministers clasped their hands together to congratulate.

Tian Qi chuckled, "The majesty of the imperial court will be established, and the great Chu will be restored to a state of peace, and the world will be ruled. This is my wish, but all of this will be realized in the hands of the emperor, not me."

Several people were surprised, "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Tianqi smiled and said, "The teacher is asking again knowingly, Tianqi is dead, how can he be resurrected, there can only be one emperor in Dachu, and that is Emperor Zhaoqing. I have disappeared with the fire."

"Your Majesty!" Several people stood up at the same time.

Tian Qi waved his hand, "Needless to say, before the majesty and reputation of the Great Chu royal family, my personal gains and losses are nothing. If I come to court again, what I did before is nothing. How will the history books evaluate me, how will they evaluate the royal family of Great Chu? Isn’t it going to be infamous forever.”

"The history books are always written by the victors!" Xiang Ping said in a deep voice.At this moment, there was no trace of frivolity on that fat face.

"How can the mouths of hundreds of millions of people in the world be blocked!" Tian Qi said with a smile: "What's more, I have exhausted my energy and energy over the years, and my body is not as good as before. I just retire here and enjoy the rest of my life in peace."

"Your Majesty." Xu Zecheng stood up, "The four major forces of Xiao Ning and Lu Zeng are indeed in decline, and they are no longer a threat, but Li Qing in Dingzhou is rising irresistibly and has become the biggest threat to Great Chu. Your Majesty is retreating." , the emperor is young, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to the government."

Tian Qi said: "I understand what you said, of course I won't just let go, help the emperor onto the horse, and I will send him off for a while, if I don't knock down these local warlords, how can I retire with peace of mind? rural?"

Yuan Fang stood up and said: "The emperor has already made a general plan for the next move. The first step is to defeat the Xiao family. The Xiao family is the most powerful and the most harmful to the Great Chu. We will wipe it out and return the rich land of the Central Plains." With the hands of the imperial court, the second step is to recover the southern states, King Ning is no longer able to resist the imperial court's attack, and after defeating Xiao Yuanshan's lone army, Lord Qu Yongjie will use his victorious army to truly defeat King Ning."

Tian Qi nodded, "That's right, but during this period, Li Qing still focused on using troops in the north, and he wanted to annex the Lu family and the Zeng family, so he would have no spare power to penetrate into the Central Plains. It will take several years to digest it, and during this time, I own the most affluent place in the Central Plains, with hundreds of millions of people, and my strength is far beyond him. If he persists in his enigma and plots against the law, and the whole court is united, he can easily organize an army of millions, Li Qing, how can I block my thunderbolt?"

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate Li Qing!" Xiang Ping said: "Looking at the fact of Li Qing's rise, I really have nothing to say except to describe it as a miracle. This man is very human, and he must do extraordinary things!"

Tian Qi smiled and said: "This son is indeed a change in my plan, but it doesn't matter to the overall situation. Yuan Fang and I will deal with this person personally. As for everyone, please concentrate on assisting Huang'er and revive the country!"

"promise!"

Among all the people present, Qiu Zhi was extremely embarrassed. Although he was the confidant of Emperor Tianqi, he had an inexplicable relationship with the Li Group. It's not true if you don't say it, sweat is faintly oozing from the vest.

"Qiu Aiqing!" Tian Qi looked at him with a smile.

"My minister is here!" Qiu Zhi hurriedly stood up, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"You and Mrs. Li have a deep relationship. I intend to ask you to do something. I wonder if it is possible?"

"The humble minister is loyal to the emperor wholeheartedly, but the emperor has orders, and the humble minister will do his best."

Tian Qi laughed loudly: "Qiu Aiqing doesn't have to be like this. Although you and Mrs. Li have friendship, I firmly believe in you. The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the toughness knows the hero. In the past few years, with the big waves washing the sand, those double-minded people have already revealed their true colors And Qiu Aiqing made me feel very relieved."

Qiu Zhi felt excited, and couldn't help but burst into tears, "I don't know what orders the emperor has?"

"You go to Yizhou and invite An Guogong, Mr. Li, to serve as an assistant to the emperor for me." Tian Qi said.

"This?" Qiu Zhi was stunned for a moment.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Xiyan stood up, "Without Li Qing, Duke Anguo would be the minister of Great Chu and a pillar of power, but with Li Qing, the Anguo Guild would become the most dangerous and enemy of Great Chu. Go, I'm afraid you won't come back."

Tian Qi sighed softly: "I don't want to go to war with Li Qing as a last resort. After all, he is still Qingqing's husband-in-law. There is no risk for Qiu Zhi to go. No matter what, Duke An will not detain you." After you come back, Qiu Zhi, you can concentrate on training a new army for me in Beijing!"

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that Tianqi's move was to show that the chariot and horses were trying to test Li's intentions. If An Guogong Tathagata came, the big thing would be settled. fighting.

All the people in the room are outstanding in the world, but none of them has even the slightest confidence in this matter.

Luoyang is full of turmoil. Yesterday the dignitaries became prisoners today. A large number of officials were arrested and sent to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice. A group of people with higher status were sent to Zhao Prison. They were still struggling in prison a few days ago. Today, the prisoner put on official robes, sat in the lobby, and looked proudly at the former interrogator kneeling at his feet.

The court is more dangerous than the rivers and lakes. Although the rivers and lakes are evil, they seldom affect the family members. However, in court disputes, the loser often harms the nine clans, especially this kind of treason against the king.

For dozens of days, at Caishikou in Luoyang, criminals were brought here every day, but this time the citizens of Luoyang have seen all kinds of methods of executing criminals.

At Caishikou, the blood does not coagulate all day long.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, some people fell down, and some people stood up.Chen Xiyan served as the chief assistant of the Great Chu, Xiang Ping knew the Ministry of Households, Xu Zecheng knew the Ministry of Officials, Qiu Zhi knew the Ministry of Industry, and Qu Yongjie, who was still in the front line, became the General of the Great Chu, commanding all the soldiers and horses under the Great Chu, and the vacant Minister of the Ministry of War One position is naturally reserved.

In Luoyang, some families are happy and some are sad. In Zhao Prison, Xiao Haoran sits on the couch with disheveled hair. The former high-spirited and powerful official of the Great Chu is now just a crooked old man on the verge of death. up.

A jailer came in, and quietly tidied up the messy little room, all the way to the couch, and suddenly said in a low voice: "Master, do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Haoran opened his eyes abruptly, staring fixedly at the ordinary jailer in front of him. The man looked nervous, glanced at the door and window, quickly took out something from his arms, and it lit up in front of Xiao Haoran.

Xiao Haoran's eyes lit up.He tore off a piece of underwear, bit his middle finger, wrote a few words quickly on the underwear, rolled it up, and handed it to the jailer, "Think of a way, and hand it over to Yuan Shan."

"Yes, my lord." The jailer took it and hid it carefully.

"How's it going outside?" Xiao Haoran asked.

The jailer shook his head, turned and walked out without speaking.

Xiao Haoran immediately understood everything.

(End of this chapter)