Chapter Sixty-Four: Peacefulness must be achieved first
The regent, the real power figure of the kingdom, the younger brother of the first emperor. In recent years, his power in the court has gradually overwhelmed the Wu family, the leader of the civilian officials, and there is a great tendency to wipe out the Wu family. The Wu clan will naturally not be willing to lose power, and the dispute between the Wang Party and the Wu Party is the only melody in the DPRK. Song Hai was not very clear about these court battles, he was just a five-rank ranger general, and the capital and temples were all far away from him.
"Bold Song Hai, when I saw His Royal Highness the Regent, I didn't kneel down and salute." Feng Wangyuan shouted loudly at Song Hai, which made him come back to his senses in a trance. It is not so much that Song Hai did not kneel down in time to salute because of his intention, but that Song Hai was suppressed by the regent's momentum. Such a beautiful man, such a majestic prince, and such a gorgeous costume have never been seen in Song Hai's life. He didn't feel suspicious of what Qiu Sheng said to him in the big tent before leaving, and the person in front of him was not at all like the sinister and cunning man in Qiu Sheng's mouth. You can know that people's hearts are separated from their belly, it is difficult to draw dragons and tigers, and it is difficult to draw bones, and you don't know your heart. The world is full of changes, only people's hearts are difficult to measure.
Song Hai was about to salute, but he only listened to Chrysostom's words, "General Feng doesn't need to be like this, people are here, and there is no need to salute." ”
"Do as the king commands. Song Hai is in the list! Feng Wangyuan turned around and bowed to the regent, and then turned his head to signal Song Hai to stand in the column.
"Father-in-law Zhang, since everyone is together, you can read the holy decree!" There was a man standing next to the regent, with gray hair but no beard, and at first glance he knew that he was an official in the palace. When he heard the regent's command, he also bowed down and replied, "Old slave, this is read." He summoned the decree from his retinue, unfolded it slowly, cleared his throat in a low voice, and began to read it aloud.
"The generals take the order." All the civil and military officers in the tent knelt down.
"When the weather is good, I am hereby clearly ordered:
Emperor Taizu Gao was originally clothed, fine, fixed in the sea, set the troubled times on the contrary, pacified the world, inherent in the foundation of eternity, this destiny also! Passed on to the Nine Emperors, to the Second Emperor.
The two emperors were close to the ministers, far virtuous and virtuous, and did not take care of the government for a long time, so that there were many people in the temples who tended to be inflammatory, and there was a wind of bullying among the rivers and lakes. At this time, the people's grievances were boiling, the seven kings were in chaos, and the lives were devastated. The Di people took advantage of the chaos in the country to raise thieves, slaughter the people, and occupy Jiangbei. The capital is broken, and the princes will no longer be there.
Emperor Gaozuwen relied on the common people, and could not bear to abandon the country and go to it, so he succeeded to the unification in Jingkou Tianfangtai, loved the people, Kuang Sheji, and had three years in ten years! The fate of heaven is unpredictable, the first emperor has collapsed, and the world is miserable! I inherited the throne, never forgot the legacy of the first emperor, and ordered the general Qiu Sheng to lead the northern expedition to the thieves, which was the time when the monarch and the ministers worked together. However, the hatred and rebellion have the expectation of being disappointed, and the people who are connected with the outside and the traitors are the traitors who want to rebel and create chaos, which is also a capital crime. Prince Regent Qian, my imperial uncle, the pillar of the country, early detection of traitors, prevention in the future, disposal in times of danger, killing thieves, suppressing the world, and reassuring the people, I am very pleased.
Hatred and rebellion, the world is safe, but the boat cannot be without sails, the army cannot be without a handsome, I ordered the general Feng Wangyuan, the acting general of the military, the governor of the Northern Expedition soldiers and horses, do not live up to my heart.
Today, the edict and others, all the soldiers on the front line of Xihuaizhou will work together to recover their homeland as soon as possible, do their best, and die.
Chin this! ”
As soon as the decree was read, a flood of "long live" sounded in the tent. The generals stood up with three shouts, their faces were gloomy, and the most ugly face was Song Hai, who was standing at the back of the queue.
Song Hai didn't want Qiu Sheng to be killed by the court like this, and he was even more angry in his heart. His mind was full of Qiu Sheng's face, his Bole, his commander, his mentor, his friend, the person to whom these labels pointed, no longer existed. He couldn't control his feelings, turned around and rushed out of the big tent.
"Bastard, stop him." Feng Wangyuan scolded the soldiers outside the tent to stop Song Hai, but Song Hai raised his hand, ignored them, and walked away from his horse.
"Come on, arrest that thief." Feng Wangyuan was still unwilling to let Song Hai go like this, and hurriedly sent someone to chase him.
The regent watched this scene silently, with a slight displeasure on his face, "General Feng will not be too late to deal with it afterwards. ”
Yesterday's is in the past, tomorrow is not yet known, time is so rushed, don't stay, don't stay, let him, let him!
"Generals, everyone has heard the emperor's will, some people in the court have opinions about those here, you must focus on the cause of the Northern Expedition, and the emperor will definitely be rewarded."
The generals looked at each other, bowed down again, and were sent out.
The regent left Feng Wangyuan alone, but sent other generals away, thinking that he had something important to say to him. Feng Wangyuan naturally knew in his heart, and after everyone had almost left, he approached the regent and asked softly, "What does the prince command!" ”
"Qiu Sheng's matter is settled, the military power of the Northern Expeditionary Army is in your hands, but you must seize the opportunity." This was an obvious implication that he was following himself.
"The last general will live up to the trust of the emperor and the prince, and will soon launch an army to the north, pacify the Mumu country, and restore the homeland." Feng Wangyuan's heart had already blossomed. You must know that although he and Yi Ting are both Qiu Sheng's deputy generals, in terms of intimacy, Yi Ting has been Qiu Sheng's subordinate general for many years; In terms of kindness, he may not even be able to compare with Song Hai, but now that he is in charge of front-line military affairs, he must let the army know his Feng Wangyuan's methods.
Feng Wangyuan's face was full of pride, and he didn't notice the change in the regent's expression, he didn't know that these words were exactly what the regent didn't want to hear. The regent carefully flipped through the "Sun Wu Art of War" on the table in front of him, even though Feng Wangyuan was talking about it there, he didn't look up at him more, and sighed in his heart "stupid". Of the military generals in the Shangguo Dynasty, there are only a few who can enter the eyes of the regent, and Qiu Sheng is one of them.
"General Feng, do you remember the chapter of "Sun Wu's Art of War: Attacking"?" The Lord Regent still didn't look up at him, so he asked suddenly.
"The last will remember. Where the law of using soldiers, the whole country is the first, and the country is secondary; The whole army is the first, and the broken army is second; The whole brigade is the first, and the broken brigade is second; The whole pawn is the first, and the broken pawn is second; The whole army is the first, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good ones who are not good are also; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. Feng Wangyuan recited the whole article in one breath.
"A soldier who surrenders without a fight, and a good man who is good. Since the Northern Expedition, the war has been scorched to this point, and it has long become the end of a strong crossbow, and it is useless to forcibly use troops. The imperial court has assigned a competent person to the Mumu country for peace talks, and what you have to do is to return to the court after the peace talks are successful. When the word peace talks came out, Feng Wangyuan was surprised for a while, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, his eyes widened unconsciously, and his eyeballs were about to fall. He stammered, not knowing what to say.
"If you are in trouble, you must first settle down. General Feng, do you know? ”
The regent closed his eyes quietly, as if he was carefully recuperating. Seeing this, Feng Wangyuan thought that the regent didn't want to say anything more to him, so he retreated with interest.