Chapter The Crisis
After hearing this, Hu Decai and Qi Chong both felt nervous. After careful consideration, there was something wrong. They could die to apologize, but it was not certain whether they could really get rid of the tens of thousands of robes behind them.
This kind of action that is almost equivalent to mutiny is a serious crime according to the laws and regulations of the country. If Your Majesty pardons them all, they will be happy for them. However, they will inevitably leave behind any future troubles. This behavior has been considered an evil example of "the following is the best". In the future, some unworthy people followed suit, and in secret, they were doing a miserable matter, which can be said to have caused endless harm.
If Your Majesty severely punishes the law and discipline to serve as a warning, it will be a shame for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty who are loyal to the king and the country. In the future, if there are illegal acts in the army, no one will stand up to stop them. It will inevitably cause military discipline to be abolished, and the generals who have lost their constraints will become increasingly arrogant and arbitrary. It will eventually lead to loss of morale, declining morale, and declining combat effectiveness.
"Marquis Du Yu, this matter was a matter of the lower officials and others, but the tree has been completed and the mistake has been made. The lower officials can only atone for death. Please inform His Majesty of this matter to His Majesty and not to implicate the robes behind him!" It was said that a word woke up the dreamer. Hu Decai thought of the consequences of the incident, and Daxia actually shivered. He really did a bad thing and put His Majesty on the fire and barbecued him. He sighed and said.
"A bastard, once you die, the tens of thousands of soldiers behind you don't know the truth. Just think that this official and he are forced to death in anger, and they will inevitably avenge you. At that time, the comrades turned against each other and killed each other, and the Eighth Army would be regarded as a rebel by the court, and the military trumpets were taken away, and the soldiers were punished and dismissed. How can you be worthy of the Eighth Army and the robes who were standing side by side with you?" Xie Ming twitched a few times and cursed angrily.
"I would like to ask Du Yuhou to show his advice. The officials do not want to become the criminal of the Eighth Army!" Hu Decai realized that his idea was too simple, and he could not exchange his life for everyone's safety, so he sighed and said.
"There is still room for recovery now, but you must not conflict with the brothers in the camp. Once you bleed, the situation will inevitably be out of control." Xie Ming pondered for a moment and said.
"I wish to listen to the orders of Du Yuhou!" the two of them answered together.
"Okay, first of all, tell the army about the safety of Your Majesty to stabilize the morale of the army. Then you lead your army out of the camp for three miles and standby, and isolate the troops stranded in the camp to avoid conflicts. Then you will record the whole story in detail, and I will also write another letter to your Majesty. You will send your confidant and confidant to send my token to the front of Fancheng. Then I will discuss with the Dushen and try to convince him to go to Fancheng to see you together!" Xie Ming thought for a while and said.
"But how to explain to the army? If you stay here for a long time, you may cause trouble!" Qi Chong said worriedly.
"Well... I'll say that Your Majesty is safe at the moment. We will go rashly for misunderstandings. We will send someone to contact us before taking action!" Xie Ming nodded and thought about it.
"Okay, just as Du Yuhou said!" Qi Chong said with politeness.
"Marquis Du Yu, you have to go to the camp alone to discuss with the Du Shuai. Will there be any danger? Should you send troops to protect him!" Hu Decai asked.
"No, if you lead troops into the tent, you may have misunderstandings. Besides, Du Shuai is still aware of the general idea. Only when he is confused for a moment will he offend His Majesty. I think he will regret it at this time!" Xie Ming waved his hand and said.
The plan was decided, and the three of them wrote a letter in their hands, ordering their confidants to take the seal of Du Yuhou and the letter to Fancheng. After explaining to the troops, Hu Decai and Qi Chong were in charge of the troops and were temporarily on standby three miles outside the camp. Xie Ming rode back to the camp alone to meet Zhang Ba, and advised him to go and protect the troops so as not to make mistakes and make mistakes, and to make mistakes in your own mistakes...
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After Fancheng broke through the city in the afternoon, Ni Liang led two brigades into the city. The Yuan army that had lost command retreated to Xiangyang, and there was no fierce street fighting. Then, the troops moved to clear out the remaining enemies and cleaned up the battlefield. There were sporadic battles in this situation. In order to ensure the safety of His Majesty, he still stayed outside the city for the time being and did not enter the city.
"Your Majesty, Fancheng was defeated in one battle. I hope the attack on Xiangyang will be so smooth!" Wang Yinglin accompanied the emperor to speak in the camp.
"Xiangyang is probably not going so smoothly. Now that the Jingxiang army is lazy, we must first rectify the morale of the army before fighting. I am afraid it will be delayed for a while." Zhao Bing chuckled at the fireworks that were not extinguished in Fancheng.
"Your Majesty has been away from the capital for nearly a year. All the ministers in the court hope that the priest will return early. It is better to fight and decide the battle in Xiangyang!" Wang Yinglin said.
"I am also thinking of returning home. When I left Beijing, the queen and the two imperial concubines were pregnant. I thought I could return to Beijing to accompany me when the war between Huaihe River ended, but unfortunately I missed it." Zhao Bing also said sadly.
"The ancients said: A family is rich in money, but they cannot sit in the hall." Wang Yinglin said seriously, "Your Majesty is a body of thousands of gold. You first conquer the two Huai Rivers and then fight Jingxiang. You always take risks with yourself. If there is any one, the country will be without a master. In addition, our dynasty is only two years old to recover Jiangnan. Although the people are willing to surrender, there are always people who are unjust to die. Your Majesty will leave the capital for a long time, and you will take the opportunity to cause chaos. It is better to go back to Lin'an early when you go."
"If there is an empress dowager in the capital, I can be free of worries, and I have no choice but to take advantage of the situation!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that after the Meng Yuanqihe delegation entered the capital, someone wrote a letter to welcome Emperor Deyou. The Empress Dowager issued an imperial edict to hold a court discussion to discuss this matter." Wang Yinglin knew that he was arguing about the Empress Dowager and was suspected of inciting His Majesty's mother-son relationship, but when he thought it was related to state affairs, he still said it.
"Haha, I know what the King's Prime Minister means. There are empresses who have abused power and chaotic government in all dynasties, but there are very few things that the Queen Mother has chaotic country. What do you think?" Zhao Bing said with a laugh after hearing this.
"This... what Your Majesty said is exactly what happened to abolish the queen in history, but the Queen Mother's rule was few of her ministers against him!" Wang Yinglin lowered his head and thought for a moment, as His Majesty said.
"Well, with the Queen Mother here, I can rest assured outside, and there is no need to worry about the affairs in the palace!" Zhao Bing nodded.
Zhao Bing knew that Wang Yinglin's confusion was also the confusion of many people. Throughout the world history, the ancient Chinese empress dowager was the strongest in the world and had the top ranks of the upgraded harem. However, ancient Chinese empresses were often deposed, but the empress dowagers repeatedly held power. Why is this? Why are traditional literati and doctors who have always opposed "the heroine's rule" and "the hens in charge of the morning" so loyal to the empress dowager?
Zhao Bing also thought about this question in his previous life. It was the time when "The Legend of Miyue" was popular. The empress dowager was in power since the beginning and was the first empress dowager in the true sense, and she was the first to invent the word empress dowager.
Mi Yue was the wife of King Huiwen of Qin. She was a noble family in Chu. Although she had a low status in Chu in her early years, she was favored by King Huiwen of Qin. However, at this time she was just a favorite concubine. After King Huiwen of Qin died, she was sent to Yan State, and her son Ying Ji became a hostage. However, Mi Yue was extraordinary in power and Ying Dang, who later ascended the throne, died too early.
Qin State had no master, and Mi Yue took the opportunity to take Ying Ji back to the country to ascend the throne. You should know that when Mi Yue and his son returned to the country, they were full of dangers, but when Mi Yue came back, she immediately eliminated her dissidents and became the ruler of Qin. Ying Ji, also known as King Zhaoxiang of Qin, was young at that time, so she relied on her mother's support. This became the first time in history that the foreign relative and the queen mother were in charge of the rule.
Since Queen Xuan of Qin, Liu Bang's wife, Empress Lu, became a new peak. Empress Lu's talent was not shown when Liu Bang was alive, but her skills were also quite powerful. After Liu Bang's death, she began to be regent and first called the system, which was called "system" by her documents, and the emperor called "chi". At that time, Empress Lu's authority was still above the emperor. Even in the later period, Empress Lu named her Lu clan the prince, which was extremely powerful.
What's ridiculous is that Liu Bang just set a rule: if the king is not the surname Liu, the whole world will attack him. It can be said that Liu Bang's face was swollen, but when Empress Lu was there, no one in the world dared to rebel. When Empress Lu died, the kings of Liu raised their troops to revolt and restored their country. Next, we have to mention Wu Zetian. As the only female emperor in my country's history, Wu Zetian controlled the government for more than 40 years and was the queen mother among the queen mothers.
However, an extremely powerful and monopoly regent like Wu Zetian and Empress Lü was not the entire face of the ancient empress dowager. In history, there were also so-called harmonious regents. For example, Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the famous Emperor Xiaowen were peaceful regents, as well as Emperor Shengzong of Liao and Empress Dowager Xiao, Xiaozhuang and Kangxi. The empress dowager helped the young lord to manage for a period of time and would return the power to the emperor.
Among them, Xiaozhuang was very planned to cultivate Kangxi. Xiaozhuang personally presided over his academic and government affairs studies in the early days of Kangxi's succession. When Kangxi became an adult, Xiaozhuang returned the power to Kangxi and helped him cut off the powerful minister Oboi, allowing Kangxi to grow up quickly. It can be regarded as a model between the empress dowager and the emperor. Since the empress dowager is so powerful, what is the situation in Chinese history?
Compared with the empress dowager in ancient China, the life was not easy.
First of all, there is a large family in the harem, and the queen is the lord of the central palace. For example, Emperor Xianzong of Ming Dynasty favored Wan Zhen'er, so the queen had to take a detour. Sometimes, you are not the only queen. For example, Emperor Xuan of Zhou had five queens and even had the same number as Go, such as the Tianyuan Empress Yang Lihua and the Tianzhong Empress Chen Yueyi. In fact, it would be better to just go southeast, north, west and middle.
However, there are more difficult things than imagined. There are no fewer conspiracies and tricks in the harem than in TV series. There are countless deposed queens in Chinese history. The better outcome is that they are thrown into the cold palace and almost die directly. In history, they can deeply grasp power as the queen, in fact, there are only two people, one is Sima Zhong’s queen Jia Nanfeng and the other is Wu Zetian.
Chapter completed!